Chapter Summaries

Su Qiao tricked Wen Congyuan into transferring eighty thousand yuan by impersonating her father’s doctor, then had 444 hide the money and erase the call records. The next day, she noticed Wen Congyuan and Jiang Jinghao following her and sent Jiang Jinghao away before he could get caught up in Wen Congyuan’s plans.

• Su Qiao used a voice changer to impersonate a doctor, convincing Wen Congyuan that her father’s condition had worsened.
• Wen Congyuan transferred eighty thousand yuan, and Su Qiao had 444 move it to the old lady’s rarely used bank card and erase the call traces.
• Wen Congyuan returned home without mentioning the money or Su Qiao’s father, while Su Qiao pretended not to know about the transfer.
• 444 told Su Qiao that the old lady had secretly taken her phone and brought it to Wen Congyuan.
• Su Qiao spotted Wen Congyuan’s car nearby and learned that Jiang Jinghao was following her, so she told Jiang Jinghao to wait for her elsewhere.
• Jiang Jinghao reluctantly left after Su Qiao threatened to stop talking to him if he kept following her.

Su Qiao avoided a suspicious traffic accident after realizing Wen Congyuan might have engineered his ex-girlfriend’s fatal crash. She left the crossing safely, while 444 warned her that Wen Congyuan’s car had departed and that he might use chemicals against her.

• Su Qiao asked 444 to erase her call records and voice-message traces with Jiang Jinghao.
• Wen Congyuan called Su Qiao as she crossed the road, but she did not answer.
• Su Qiao’s bag split and its contents scattered, but she left them behind and kept walking until she reached the other side safely.
• 444 concluded that Wen Congyuan may have deliberately arranged the circumstances that caused his ex-girlfriend’s traffic death.
• Su Qiao warned that there were many traffic lights and cars where an opportunity for such a scheme could arise.
• 444 reported that Wen Congyuan’s car had left and cautioned Su Qiao about his expertise in chemical analysis.

Su Qiao retrieved Qin Li’s phone, prepared to erase traces, and secretly left her home to meet Jiang Jinghao. She settled into the secluded house he had prepared and cut her long hair, leaving her with a new look.

• Su Qiao retrieved Qin Li’s phone after confirming Wen Congyuan had left, then told Jiang Jinghao to rent a more secluded house.
• Su Qiao secretly climbed out of her fifth-floor window at midnight and slipped past the sleeping security guard, with her surveillance footage erased.
• Jiang Jinghao mistook disguised Su Qiao for a thin boy until she removed her makeup and height-increasing shoes.
• Su Qiao told Jiang Jinghao she would not return home, and he welcomed her to stay in the house he had prepared.
• Su Qiao showered, cut off her long hair, and changed her appearance to a neat, short-haired look.

Su Qiao reassured Jiang Jinghao that she did not care about his education or job, and learned that he had bought the stocks she recommended. The next morning, she anonymously sent police a blurry photograph suggesting a murder at the Wen Family, and officers arrived at Wen Congyuan’s home.

• Jiang Jinghao worried that Su Qiao would look down on him for never attending college or having an ordinary job, and she told him she did not care.
• Jiang Jinghao said he had bought the stocks Su Qiao recommended and had studied how to invest.
• Su Qiao explained that she wanted Jiang Jinghao to make money for his future plans.
• The next morning, Su Qiao had Xiao Si anonymously call the police and send a blurry photograph that looked like a murder scene.
• Police arrived at Wen Congyuan’s home, and his mother opened the door and asked why they were looking for her son.

Police took Wen Congyuan and his mother in for questioning after someone reported that he had murdered Su Qiao, who had vanished from her bedroom. At the station, Wen Congyuan claimed she had gone to her parents’ home and explained that both of her parents were seriously ill.

• Captain Zhang and the police arrived at Wen Congyuan’s home to investigate a report that he had murdered Su Qiao.
• Wen Congyuan and his mother insisted Su Qiao had been in her room the previous night, but the police found her missing and the room seemingly tidied up.
• Captain Zhang questioned Wen Congyuan about his lack of concern for Su Qiao, and he said she had likely gone out to clear her head.
• The police took Wen Congyuan and his mother to the station, where Wen Congyuan claimed Su Qiao had gone to her parents’ home.
• Wen Congyuan told Captain Zhang that Su Qiao’s mother had severe heart disease, her father had uremia, and her father needed a kidney transplant.

Wen Congyuan explained Su Qiao’s disappearance and their marriage to Captain Zhang, claiming she had likely returned to her parents’ home. He was detained while Old Madam Wen was hospitalized under guard.

• Wen Congyuan said Su Qiao had refused to leave for home before secretly disappearing a few days later.
• Captain Zhang questioned why Su Qiao’s phone had been left behind, while Wen Congyuan claimed she had gone to her parents’ home and offered to show his money transfer records.
• Captain Zhang sent Li Yan to check the transfer and questioned Wen Congyuan about how he met and married Su Qiao.
• Wen Congyuan said he had paid Su Qiao’s father’s medical expenses, helped support her siblings, and sent her family money each month.
• Captain Zhang said the police would investigate, and Wen Congyuan was temporarily detained.
• Old Madam Wen fainted during the questioning and was taken to the hospital, where someone stood guard outside her room.

Su Qiao’s evidence left Wen Congyuan unable to explain why his calls and travel records were missing, and Captain Zhang detained him while the investigation continued. As Su Qiao waited for the next move, Jiang Jinghao brought her a freshly baked Thousand-Layer Pancake.

• Little Li reported that Su Qiao’s father was stable and that investigators found no record of her leaving the city.
• Wen Congyuan insisted Xiao Jun had called about his father and offered his transfer records as proof, but Li Yan said they found no calls to or from out of town.
• Captain Zhang told Wen Congyuan he would be detained because someone had reported him for harming his wife and because he had lied during questioning.
• After Captain Zhang left, Wen Congyuan suspected Su Qiao had interfered with his plans.
• Su Qiao told 444 that this was only the beginning, then tried the Thousand-Layer Pancake Jiang Jinghao had made.

Jiang Jinghao and Su Qiao settled into life at home while searching for a kidney donor for Su Qiao’s father. After Su Qiao’s online appeal brought in more than a dozen potential donors, she called Jiang Jinghao into her room, but he mistook her invitation to sit down and began undressing.

• Jiang Jinghao lost his restaurant job after taking too much leave, and he stayed home with Su Qiao.
• Su Qiao and Jiang Jinghao searched online for a suitable kidney donor for her father because she could not go outside.
• Su Qiao posted an offer of money for a kidney donor, and more than a dozen potential donors responded that afternoon.
• Su Qiao called Jiang Jinghao into her bedroom to discuss the leads, but he became flustered and started taking off his shirt.
• Su Qiao asked why Jiang Jinghao was undressing and told him to cool down instead.

Jiang Jinghao missed his chance to spend time with Su Qiao after she fell asleep, then began checking the kidney offers she had given him. Meanwhile, Captain Zhang questioned Wen Congyuan about Su Qiao’s disappearance, and Wen realized she had set a trap for him.

• Jiang Jinghao took a long bath, returned to find Su Qiao asleep, and tucked her in before going back to his room.
• The next day, Jiang Jinghao secretly investigated the people offering kidneys, seeking legitimate donors or sellers.
• Captain Zhang and his men questioned Wen Congyuan again after investigating the case for a day and a night.
• Wen Congyuan insisted that Su Qiao was missing and demanded to be released so he could search for her.
• Wen Congyuan realized Su Qiao had laid a trap for him and recognized that he had underestimated her.

Captain Zhang confronted Wen Congyuan about Su Qiao’s disappearance, presenting evidence that he had secretly tracked her and transferred eighty thousand yuan to his mother’s account. Wen Congyuan insisted he did not know where Su Qiao was, even as the investigation uncovered his repeated abuse of her.

• Li Yan challenged Wen Congyuan for not knowing where his wife had gone, and he claimed Su Qiao had disappeared without his knowledge.
• Captain Zhang revealed a tracking device Wen Congyuan had installed in Su Qiao’s phone and exposed his false claim that she had often called home about her father.
• Captain Zhang showed transfer records indicating Wen Congyuan had sent eighty thousand yuan to his mother’s old account instead of Su Aijun.
• Wen Congyuan insisted he had transferred the money to Su Aijun and wondered how the records had changed.
• Captain Zhang said Su Qiao’s father had not been seriously ill, Su Aijun had not contacted Wen Congyuan, and the investigation had found that Wen Congyuan repeatedly abused Su Qiao.

Li Yan and Captain Zhang confronted Wen Congyuan with testimony and a video showing him beating Su Qiao, undermining his claim that she abused him. Wen Congyuan realized the surviving recording exposed him, then asked whether Su Qiao had sent the old phone to the police.

• Li Yan cited neighbors, market sellers, and coworkers who could testify that Wen Congyuan had beaten Su Qiao, while none had seen injuries on him.
• Wen Congyuan claimed Su Qiao had beaten him and that she was mentally ill, but Captain Zhang challenged his account.
• Li Yan played a video of Wen Congyuan beating Su Qiao, leaving him stunned because he believed the recordings had been deleted.
• Captain Zhang and Li Yan condemned Wen Congyuan for abusing his wife, and Captain Zhang calmed Li Yan when she became agitated.
• Captain Zhang asked where the smashed old phone had been found, and Wen Congyuan asked whether Su Qiao had sent it to them.

Team Leader Zhang and Li Yan interrogated Wen Congyuan about Su Qiao’s disappearance and his abuse of her. Wen Congyuan denied killing her, then refused to answer without a lawyer, leaving the police without news of Su Qiao.

• Team Leader Zhang told Wen Congyuan that Su Qiao had hidden evidence in the living-room ceiling and accused him of coercing and abusing her.
• Wen Congyuan claimed Su Qiao had chosen to marry him, broken her promise, and been unfaithful, insisting she deserved to be beaten.
• Team Leader Zhang pressed Wen Congyuan to reveal where he had taken Su Qiao and questioned whether something had happened to her.
• Wen Congyuan denied killing Su Qiao and claimed he had beaten her because he loved her and wanted to keep her with him.
• Li Yan confronted Wen Congyuan and urged him to confess, but he requested a lawyer and ended the interrogation without answering.

Jiang Jinghao took Su Qiao out to watch movies, then carried her home after her shoes rubbed her feet. He told her about his plans for their future together, and Su Qiao felt warmed by his care.

• Jiang Jinghao took Su Qiao to the movies after she disguised herself, and they watched two films together.
• Jiang Jinghao noticed Su Qiao’s shoes had rubbed her feet and threw them away.
• Jiang Jinghao carried Su Qiao on his back and told her he would protect and spoil her.
• Jiang Jinghao described his plans for their marriage, family, and restaurant, and Su Qiao felt warm listening to him.
• Jiang Jinghao said he had even chosen names for their children.

Jiang Jinghao carried Su Qiao home, and she fell asleep before he could continue their intimate moment. Meanwhile, Team Zhang’s investigation of Qin Li’s diary uncovered deaths linked to Wen Congyuan, raising fears that Su Qiao was in danger and prompting a deeper search.

• Jiang Jinghao suggested names for their future child and recalled how he first met Su Qiao by a little bridge.
• Su Qiao fell asleep on Jiang Jinghao’s back, leaving him to talk to himself.
• Li Yan told Team Zhang that Qin Li’s diary described Wen Congyuan abusing his ex-wife and an earlier girlfriend who died while pregnant.
• Team Zhang and the others connected the deaths of Wen Congyuan’s former partners and worried that Su Qiao was in danger.
• Team Zhang ordered a thorough search of the Wen Family’s house and requested permission for Forensic Doctor Ning to join them.

Su Qiao learned that Captain Zhang’s team was investigating Wen Congyuan’s ex-wife and ex-girlfriend, and she asked 444 to retrieve the old Aluminum Electrolysis Plant explosion case files. Captain Zhang’s team uncovered evidence of Wen Congyuan’s abuse and changed insurance policy, then brought him in for another interrogation.

• Su Qiao learned that Captain Zhang’s team suspected Wen Congyuan was involved in the deaths of his ex-wife and ex-girlfriend, and asked 444 to retrieve the old explosion case files.
• Li Yan told Captain Zhang that Wen Congyuan had changed the amount on Su Qiao’s accidental death insurance policy.
• Li Yan reported that Su Qiao had been isolated from friends and neighbors and that Wen Congyuan and his mother had concealed her injuries.
• Captain Zhang decided to interrogate Wen Congyuan again and asked him to explain the bloodstains on his living room wall.

Wen Congyuan denied killing Su Qiao and tried to explain away the evidence found in the Underground Passage. He claimed Su Qiao might have disappeared or harmed herself, leaving the investigation focused on finding her.

• Wen Congyuan said the blood, hair, and sulfuric acid were ordinary and accused the investigators of drawing absurd conclusions.
• Captain Zhang warned Wen Congyuan to confess, but he insisted he had committed no crime.
• Li Yan confronted Wen Congyuan with the insurance policy showing that Su Qiao’s accident coverage had risen from three hundred thousand to five hundred thousand.
• Wen Congyuan claimed Su Qiao had insisted on raising the payout and suggested she might have become unstable because her father needed a kidney transplant.
• Wen Congyuan urged Captain Zhang to search for Su Qiao while secretly planning to divorce her if she was found.

Captain Zhang and Li Yan questioned Wen Congyuan about Su Qiao’s disappearance and suspected insurance fraud, then confronted him with suspicions about his ex-wife’s death, his pregnant ex-girlfriend’s fatal car accident, and a deliberate food-poisoning attempt. Wen Congyuan denied responsibility and blamed Su Qiao, but the investigation revealed that she had narrowly avoided being poisoned.

• Wen Congyuan insisted that Su Qiao might have faked her death for insurance money, but Captain Zhang pointed out that her father was healthy and her alleged motive made no sense.
• Wen Congyuan blamed Su Qiao and demanded that the police find her, while Li Yan told him to stop trying to direct their investigation.
• Captain Zhang questioned Wen Congyuan about concealing the truth about his ex-wife’s gas-poisoning death and his pregnant ex-girlfriend’s fatal car accident.
• Captain Zhang revealed that Wen Congyuan had deliberately caused a recent food-poisoning incident, which Su Qiao escaped because she had already drunk mung bean soup elsewhere.

Team Leader Zhang and Li Yan interrogated Wen Congyuan about his attempts to harm Su Qiao and the deaths of his former partners. Wen Congyuan denied responsibility and stopped answering questions, but the officers vowed to investigate him and find Su Qiao if she was still alive.

• Wen Congyuan claimed Su Qiao's seafood poisoning was an accident and blamed her mental instability for their argument.
• Team Leader Zhang confronted Wen Congyuan with evidence linking him to an incident where Su Qiao's bag split at a traffic light while Wen Congyuan called her.
• Team Leader Zhang connected the incident to Wen Congyuan's ex-girlfriend, whose heel broke before she was struck by a car while on a call with him.
• Team Leader Zhang presented Wen Congyuan's medical record, and Li Yan accused him of murdering his ex-girlfriend, his ex-wife, and Su Qiao.
• Wen Congyuan refused to answer further questions, and Team Leader Zhang promised to investigate his actions and search for Su Qiao.

Su Qiao went to the Police Station with Jiang Jinghao to report a case after deciding the time had come to deal with Old Madam Wen and Wen Congyuan. She revealed herself to Captain Zhang and prepared to explain what had happened.

• Su Qiao decided to act now that Old Madam Wen had recovered and a suitable kidney had been found for her father.
• Su Qiao told Jiang Jinghao to come with her to the Police Station, and he grabbed a black laptop bag before they left.
• Old Madam Wen confronted Su Qiao at the Police Station, but Jiang Jinghao stepped in to protect her.
• Li Yan recognized Su Qiao and led her and Jiang Jinghao to Captain Zhang's office.
• Su Qiao confirmed her identity to Captain Zhang and apologized for worrying the officers.
• Captain Zhang asked Su Qiao to explain what had happened, and she offered to show him something first.

Su Qiao played a recording proving Wen Congyuan had deliberately caused a deadly explosion at the Aluminum Electrolysis Plant, then explained his history of abuse and why she had been unable to seek help. She revealed that she fled the Wen Family after discovering clues that Wen Congyuan had been involved in the deaths of his former wife and pregnant girlfriend.

• Su Qiao played Captain Zhang and Li Yan a recording of Wen Congyuan and his parents discussing the plant explosion.
• Su Qiao explained that Wen Congyuan had deliberately caused the explosion to vent his anger and that his impotence likely stemmed from childhood trauma, not his year at the plant.
• Su Qiao said she had found Qin Li's old phone and recording hidden in a diary and suitcase, then had the phone repaired.
• Su Qiao told Li Yan that Wen Congyuan's family had watched her closely, preventing her from reporting his domestic abuse or using a phone.
• Su Qiao explained that the diary made her suspect Wen Congyuan had caused the deaths of his ex-wife and pregnant former girlfriend, and that she feared he would harm her after she raised divorce and threatened him with recordings of his abuse.