Chapter Summaries

Cheng Haoming tried to reassure Su Qiao after she suggested they divorce, promising they could have a child through IVF. Su Qiao agreed while concealing her contempt for his plan to pass off Mei Yuxin’s baby as theirs.

• Cheng Haoming suspected someone had upset Su Qiao and promised to take her away once his father transferred the company shares to him.
• Su Qiao suggested they divorce because she believed her condition was holding Cheng Haoming back.
• Cheng Haoming insisted he would never abandon Su Qiao and promised to talk to his parents about having a child.
• Cheng Haoming proposed IVF, planning to claim Mei Yuxin’s baby as theirs after it was born.
• Su Qiao agreed to IVF, and Cheng Haoming offered to have bird’s nest prepared for her.

Cheng Haoming discovered Mei Yuxin eating Bird's Nest and accused her of trying to win over his mother, then treated her as nothing but a vessel for his child. When Mei Yuxin tried to quit, he grabbed and lifted her, while Su Qiao’s host drove a needle into her own chest.

• Cheng Haoming left Su Qiao to find Bird's Nest after she said the supply at home was gone.
• Cheng Haoming found Mei Yuxin eating Bird's Nest in the kitchen and threw her bowl into the trash.
• Mei Yuxin said Cheng Haoming's mother had forced her to eat, but he accused her of hypocrisy and said she was only a vessel for his child.
• Mei Yuxin tore off her apron and tried to leave, but Cheng Haoming grabbed her and lifted her into the air.
• 444 noticed that its host was driving a needle into her chest.

Su Qiao called Qi Muhan and pretended to be seriously ill, prompting him to rush to her side. After he set off, she admitted to 444 that she had called to stop Cheng Haoming and Mei Yuxin from spending the night together.

• Su Qiao stuck Silver Needles into herself and called Qi Muhan, claiming she had chest pain and difficulty breathing.
• Qi Muhan hurried to his car and instructed Su Qiao to take her heart-saving medicine and breathe deeply while he stayed on the phone.
• Su Qiao took a pill, removed the needles, and reassured Qi Muhan that she was feeling better as he drove to her.
• Su Qiao told 444 that she had called as soon as Cheng Haoming and Mei Yuxin entered a room because she did not want them to sleep together.

Su Qiao told 444 to prevent her from sleeping with Cheng Haoming before she became pregnant, though she kept her reasons secret. Qi Muhan came to examine her, reassured her that she did not need hospitalization, and gave her medicine before bed.

• Su Qiao told 444 that she had her reasons for preventing Cheng Haoming from sleeping with her again before she became pregnant.
• The guards at the Cheng Family gate recognized Doctor Qi and notified the butler, who let Qi Muhan into the courtyard.
• Qi Muhan hurried into Su Qiao's room, examined her, and reassured her that her condition was not serious enough for hospitalization.
• Qi Muhan gave Su Qiao several pills and warm water, and she swallowed them.

Su Qiao explained that Cheng Haoming had failed to hear her call for help while she was struggling to breathe, so she had summoned Qi Muhan instead. Qi Muhan noticed the suspicious behavior around the missing Bird's Nest and confronted Cheng Haoming, who left to prepare some for her and asked Qi Muhan to come outside.

• Cheng Haoming rushed into Su Qiao's room and grabbed her hand, but she pulled away and said she was feeling better.
• Su Qiao told Cheng Haoming that she had called and rung the bell when her chest hurt, but no one had answered, so she had called Qi Muhan.
• Cheng Haoming remembered he had been looking for Bird's Nest and apologized for not hearing her.
• Mei Yuxin arrived, and Su Qiao remarked that she could make do with water instead of Bird's Nest.
• Qi Muhan suspected Cheng Haoming and Mei Yuxin were connected to the missing Bird's Nest, then questioned whether the Cheng Family could afford it.
• Cheng Haoming offered to cook Bird's Nest for Su Qiao and asked Qi Muhan to step outside with him.

Qi Muhan confronted Cheng Haoming over neglecting and betraying Su Qiao, whom he had promised to care for. He left Cheng Haoming to face the consequences of breaking his vow to her.

• Qi Muhan comforted Su Qiao and left her bedroom to speak with Cheng Haoming outside.
• Qi Muhan punched Cheng Haoming and accused him of arriving from an affair without cleaning himself up before visiting Su Qiao.
• Cheng Haoming admitted that he had been unfaithful and begged Qi Muhan not to tell Su Qiao, blaming pressure from his parents.
• Qi Muhan condemned Cheng Haoming for giving bird's nest to a maid instead of Su Qiao and forgetting to find it for her.
• Qi Muhan grabbed Cheng Haoming by the collar and reminded him of his promise to care for Su Qiao.

Qi Muhan condemned Cheng Haoming for upsetting Su Qiao and warned him to leave her if he could not keep his vows. Cheng Haoming blamed Mei Yuxin for his actions, while Mei Yuxin’s guilt over Su Qiao shifted into jealousy.

• Qi Muhan told Cheng Haoming that he was responsible for Su Qiao’s care as her attending physician and warned that stress could endanger her life.
• Qi Muhan entered the villa, leaving Mei Yuxin to see his contempt for her.
• Cheng Haoming regretted neglecting Su Qiao and accused Mei Yuxin of provoking him.
• Mei Yuxin argued that Cheng Haoming had dragged her along, but he shoved her and ordered her to stay away from him.
• Mei Yuxin rejected Cheng Haoming and wondered why Su Qiao had earned the devotion of two outstanding men.

Su Qiao reassured Qi Muhan that he was not to blame for her accident, and he promised to keep caring for her as her doctor. The two shared a warm conversation, ending with Su Qiao teasing him about how handsome he looked without his glasses.

• Qi Muhan checked whether Su Qiao's chest still hurt and told her to rest and call him if anything happened.
• Su Qiao told Qi Muhan not to blame himself for the icy-road accident, and he agreed to stop dwelling on it.
• Qi Muhan said he remained responsible for treating Su Qiao and thought about taking her away from the Cheng Family when the time was right.
• Su Qiao remarked that Qi Muhan looked more handsome without his glasses, and he playfully asked whether his features looked different.

Qi Muhan felt flustered when Su Qiao praised his hands, so he left to compose himself and then called Mother Qi overseas without knowing what to say. The chapter ended with him hesitating on the phone, unsure why he had called.

• Qi Muhan teased Su Qiao for not blushing when she saw him, and she said she was following Big Brother Qi’s advice to stay calm.
• Qi Muhan offered to read Su Qiao a story, and she praised his hands and compared surgery to playing the piano.
• Su Qiao’s Host pointed out that her intense gaze was frightening Qi Muhan, but she denied doing anything unusual.
• Qi Muhan went to the bathroom to cool his cheeks, then called Mother Qi overseas on impulse.
• Mother Qi asked whether something was wrong, and Qi Muhan struggled to explain why he had called.

Qi Muhan told his family that the woman he liked seemed unhappy with her husband and asked whether he should help her. His mother, sister, and grandmother urged him to pursue her, leaving his mother eager to know whether he would finally make a move.

• Mother Qi turned off the television and asked Qi Muhan whether he had stolen someone else's girl.
• Qi Muhan admitted he had not made a move yet, and Mother Qi urged him to pursue the woman if he liked her.
• Qi Muhan said the woman seemed unhappy with her husband and asked whether he should help her.
• Mother Qi and the other women celebrated what they saw as Qi Muhan's opportunity, and Old Madam Qi told him to make the woman fall for him before she learned the truth about his car accident.
• Qi Muhan hung up despite Mother Qi's protests, and his sister asked whether he was finally serious this time.

Mother Qi and the old lady planned to separate Qi Muhan from Su Qiao, while Qi Muhan and Cheng Haoming competed to stay by Su Qiao’s side overnight. The chapter ended with Cheng Haoming insisting on arranging a sofa bed so Qi Muhan would not be alone in her room.

• Mother Qi and the old lady agreed they needed a plan to pry Qi Muhan away from Su Qiao.
• Cheng Haoming brought Su Qiao Bird's Nest that Nanny Wu had finished cooking, and Su Qiao recognized that Mei Yuxin had left it unfinished.
• Su Qiao refused Cheng Haoming’s offer to feed her and took the bowl herself.
• Qi Muhan decided to stay in Su Qiao’s room overnight to observe her condition.
• Cheng Haoming tried to send Qi Muhan to a guest room, but Qi Muhan said he would sleep on the sofa.
• Cheng Haoming insisted on having a sofa bed brought in so he could stay in the room too.

Su Qiao recovered and received medicinal powders from Qi Muhan, then secretly began preparing medicine after Cheng Haoming left her room. Meanwhile, Madam Cheng pressured Mei Yuxin to keep trying to become pregnant with Cheng Haoming’s child, leaving Mei Yuxin torn between her reluctance and the promised money.

• Su Qiao told Qi Muhan and Cheng Haoming to leave so she could sleep, and both men agreed to stay close by if she needed help.
• The next morning, Qi Muhan confirmed Su Qiao was fine and went to work, while Cheng Haoming instructed the servants before leaving.
• Madam Cheng left Su Qiao alone and transferred Mei Yuxin elsewhere, officially to let Mei Yuxin focus on her pregnancy.
• Qi Muhan brought Su Qiao books and medicinal ingredients, gave her packets of medicinal powders, and watched her take her medicine before leaving.
• After Cheng Haoming read to Su Qiao and returned to his room, Su Qiao locked her door and began preparing medicine from the packets.
• Madam Cheng urged Mei Yuxin to keep trying to get pregnant, reminding her that she would receive no money unless she became pregnant; Mei Yuxin hesitated because Cheng Haoming was hostile toward her.

Madam Cheng persuaded Mei Yuxin to keep pursuing Cheng Haoming, but he rejected and humiliated her until she declared she would leave the Cheng Family. As Mei Yuxin tried to go, Cheng Haoming stopped her and demanded an explanation.

• Madam Cheng urged Mei Yuxin to marry into the Cheng Family and promised her the Young Madam position if she bore a grandson.
• Mei Yuxin went to Cheng Haoming's room, but he dragged her off his bed and told her to leave.
• Mei Yuxin condemned Cheng Haoming for his arrogance and vowed never to ask the Cheng Family for help again.
• Mei Yuxin ran toward the door in tears, and Cheng Haoming released her briefly before grabbing her again.
• Mei Yuxin refused to turn around or explain herself when Cheng Haoming told her not to leave.

Su Qiao used incense to make herself appear ill, drawing Cheng Haoming away from Mei Yuxin. After he helped her take medicine, she discouraged him from calling Qi Muhan, leaving Cheng Haoming feeling guilty about putting his own interests ahead of her health.

• Su Qiao put powder in the incense burner, unlocked her door, and rang for Butler Liu.
• Butler Liu found Su Qiao clutching her chest and alerted Cheng Haoming, who left Mei Yuxin and rushed to her room.
• Mei Yuxin cried after Cheng Haoming left and realized her feelings for him were stronger than she had thought.
• Cheng Haoming helped Su Qiao take medicine and asked whether he should call Qi Muhan.
• Su Qiao told Cheng Haoming not to call Qi Muhan, saying she was better and that it would be inappropriate for him to visit late at night.

Su Qiao used incense to put Cheng Haoming and the people in the villa into a deep sleep. After Cheng Tianhao returned drunk and passed out, she carried him to Mei Yuxin’s room and arranged the two of them together.

• Su Qiao convinced Cheng Haoming to stay with her, then secretly added powder to the incense burner after he left to change.
• At midnight, Su Qiao asked 444 about Cheng Tianhao and instructed it to alert her once he was sleeping soundly.
• Su Qiao added more powder to the incense burner and left her door slightly open, letting the scent spread through the villa.
• After Cheng Tianhao returned and fell unconscious, 444 told Su Qiao he was completely out.
• Su Qiao carried Cheng Tianhao to Mei Yuxin’s room and helped the two of them remove some of their clothes.

Su Qiao secretly drugged Mei Yuxin and Cheng Tianhao, then watched as they woke up together the next morning. Cheng Tianhao blamed the encounter on his drunkenness and told Mei Yuxin she was only a means for the Cheng Family to produce an heir.

• Su Qiao gave Mei Yuxin a fertility drug and used another substance to sober Cheng Tianhao and agitate him.
• Mei Yuxin woke beside Cheng Tianhao and realized they had slept together.
• Cheng Tianhao said he had entered the wrong room while drunk and questioned why Mei Yuxin had not resisted.
• Mei Yuxin said she had taken a sleeping pill after arguing with Young Master Cheng.
• Cheng Tianhao promised compensation but told Mei Yuxin she was only a tool for the Cheng Family to produce an heir and should forget what happened.

Cheng Tianhao offered Mei Yuxin money and a house to keep quiet about their encounter, while warning that speaking up would ruin her reputation and harm her family. Su Qiao expected Mei Yuxin to accept, but believed the consequences of what had happened were already beyond their control.

• Cheng Tianhao told Mei Yuxin to leave the Cheng Family and offered to provide enough money for her to live comfortably.
• Mei Yuxin admitted to herself that she had fallen for Cheng Haoming and felt distressed at the thought of cutting ties with him.
• Cheng Tianhao warned Mei Yuxin that speaking out would bring trouble, damage her reputation, and potentially hurt her family.
• Mei Yuxin challenged Cheng Tianhao over whether she was expected to swallow the humiliation, and he insisted she had entered the wrong room.
• Cheng Tianhao offered to transfer ten million yuan and give Mei Yuxin a house in a high-end residential complex if she agreed.
• Su Qiao predicted that Mei Yuxin would accept the deal because of her reputation, her father's illness, and her brother's gambling debts, but said the consequences were no longer under their control.

Su Qiao mixed more medicine while Mei Yuxin fled the Cheng Family after the previous night’s events. Su Qiao believed Mei Yuxin would return once she discovered she was pregnant, though 444 doubted she would keep the child.

• Su Qiao used the empty house to mix more medicine.
• Madam Cheng told Cheng Tianhao that she thought Mei Yuxin had slept with their son and might be pregnant, and suggested finding a better house for her.
• Cheng Tianhao avoided the subject, said he had urgent business, and left for the company.
• Mei Yuxin quietly got dressed and left the Cheng Family, unsure what to do next.
• Su Qiao said Mei Yuxin would return once she discovered her pregnancy, while 444 argued that she could have an abortion instead.

Su Qiao predicted that Mei Yuxin would not end her pregnancy or leave the Cheng family, while Qi Muhan grew closer to Su Qiao during his visits. Cheng Haoming learned why Mei Yuxin had taken leave and admitted he had wondered whether she was carrying his child.

• Su Qiao told 444 that Mei Yuxin would keep the baby because she was ambitious, had fallen for Cheng Haoming, and Madam Cheng would not let her go.
• Madam Cheng approved Mei Yuxin's leave, and the Cheng Family grew quiet while Mei Yuxin stayed away for half a month.
• Qi Muhan visited Su Qiao daily until he left for an overseas symposium, bringing her medical books, medicinal powders, flowers, and pastries.
• Cheng Haoming asked Madam Cheng about Mei Yuxin, and she explained that Mei Yuxin was caring for her father, who needed surgery for a serious brain tumor.
• Madam Cheng told Cheng Haoming about Mei Yuxin's brother's gambling debts and her mother's threat to force her into marriage, then asked if he had fallen for Mei Yuxin.
• Cheng Haoming denied liking Mei Yuxin and said he had only asked because he wanted to know whether she was carrying a grandson for Madam Cheng.

Madam Cheng realized Cheng Haoming had fallen for Mei Yuxin and promised to watch for signs of Xiao Qiao’s reaction. Su Qiao called Qi Muhan, told him she missed him, and teased him by claiming she felt unwell, leaving him alarmed.

• Madam Cheng reassured Cheng Haoming that she would tell him if Xiao Qiao showed feelings for him, and he went upstairs in embarrassment.
• Madam Cheng watched Cheng Haoming leave and smugly declared that she would keep an eye on Su Qiao.
• Su Qiao called Qi Muhan, who said he would return after his seminar in about ten days and bring her a gift.
• Su Qiao told Qi Muhan she only wanted him to come back and admitted she missed him.
• Qi Muhan asked whether Su Qiao had felt unwell, and she deliberately said yes, prompting him to jump up and urgently ask where it hurt.