Chapter Summaries

The Third Brother delivered seafood to Ding Jihan and learned that Su Qiao had warned him about Ding Shaofeng, prompting Ding Jihan to order discreet surveillance. Later, Su Qiao and Ding Jihan secretly installed cameras around the Wu Family’s courtyard and left without being noticed.

• The Third Brother rejected Ding Shaofeng’s advice to interfere in Ding Jihan and Su Qiao’s relationship.
• The Third Brother brought seafood to Su Qiao’s courtyard and reflected on his late wife and his understanding of Ding Jihan’s efforts to win Su Qiao back.
• Ding Jihan told the Third Brother to have trusted men watch Ding Shaofeng after Su Qiao sensed something was wrong with him.
• The Third Brother hurried off to arrange the surveillance, while Su Qiao felt reassured that Ding Jihan was taking her warning seriously.
• Su Qiao and Ding Jihan secretly installed cameras around the Wu Family’s courtyard without disturbing anyone.

Su Qiao used her technology to invest in upgraded electronics, made money, and bought eight houses to rent out. Meanwhile, Su Ya Ni’s search for help from her sister failed, leaving the Wu Family furious after learning the house and shop were gone.

• Ding Jihan acquired an electronics factory for Su Qiao, but she refused to manage it and instead invested her technology for a larger share.
• Su Qiao’s improved computers and mobile phones sold well, and she bought and renovated eight houses to rent out.
• Su Ya Ni struggled to find suitable work, faced increasing criticism from Mother Wu, and returned with Wu Haishan to her sister’s former home.
• The third brother warned Wu Haishan and Su Ya Ni away, telling them the house had been sold and threatening them if they returned.
• Wu Haishan suggested checking the Wholesale Market shop, but Su Ya Ni and Wu Haishan learned it had also been transferred.
• The Wu Family blamed Su Ya Ni for her sister’s apparent severing of ties, and Wu Chunlian angrily questioned whether they were really sisters.

After Su Qiao refused to help the Wu Family, Su Ya Ni lost her comfortable shop job and struggled under their growing hostility. Hoping to save her relationship with Wu Haishan, she planned to take a lower-paying job at his factory, but the chapter left her speaking to him while he lay drunk and dismissive.

• Mother Wu and Wu Chunlian cursed Su Qiao for refusing to help the family, while Su Qiao calmly expected Su Ya Ni’s life in the Wu household to worsen.
• The Wu Family treated Su Ya Ni with disdain, and she took a factory front-desk job, worked through the day, and did chores at night.
• Wu Haishan grew cold toward Su Ya Ni, came home late and drunk, and ignored her complaints about their lack of time together.
• When Su Ya Ni helped the drunken Wu Haishan onto the bed, he kicked her to the floor and told her to get lost.
• Su Ya Ni covered Wu Haishan with a blanket and said she would quit her job to work at his factory, accepting lower pay so they could save money together.

Su Ya Ni learned that Wu Haishan had never truly believed they could save for a home together and suspected he had married her for her sister’s money and house. After she fainted, the Wu Family discovered she was pregnant, leaving them unable to simply drive her away.

• Wu Haishan told Su Ya Ni that saving for a house was impossible and admitted he had only been comforting her before.
• Su Ya Ni spent the night awake, heartbroken and unsure what to do after her sister had left and Wu Haishan had rejected their shared plans.
• Su Ya Ni fainted the next morning with a high fever, and Old Mrs. Wu took her to a nearby clinic.
• The clinic found that Su Ya Ni was pregnant, leaving the Wu Family unable to send her away.

Su Ya Ni realized that the Wu Family did not care about her or her unborn child and regretted how she had treated Su Qiao, but she felt too ashamed to seek her sister out. Su Qiao knew about Su Ya Ni’s situation but did not sympathize, while Ding Jihan’s rental-house repairs kept disrupting her peace.

• Su Ya Ni stayed with Wu Haishan after learning she was pregnant and forgiving his apology, then took on the Wu Family’s chores as her morning sickness kept her from working.
• Su Ya Ni overheard Mother Wu and Wu Chunlian say that her baby did not matter to them, and she regretted marrying into the Wu Family and rejecting Su Qiao.
• Su Ya Ni considered going to Su Qiao but felt ashamed because she had insulted her sister and joined in scheming to take her house and shop.
• Su Qiao knew generally what was happening to Su Ya Ni but did not feel sorry for her, believing she had to face the consequences of her own choices.
• Su Qiao grew frustrated that Ding Jihan’s rental house kept needing repairs, despite limiting his visits to twice a week.

Ding Jihan and Su Qiao argued over his repeated repairs and his attempts to get her to move in, while he tried to care for her menstrual cramps. When he returned for his wallet, he spotted a masked intruder entering the living room as Su Qiao came out of the bathroom, and rushed to stop him.

• Ding Jihan urged Su Qiao to move in with him, but she angrily refused and complained about the broken fixtures in her rented home.
• Ding Jihan gave Su Qiao honey water and offered to buy a new faucet, brown sugar, and late-night food.
• Su Qiao suffered from severe menstrual cramps, and Ding Jihan worried that she might need medical care.
• Ding Jihan returned inside for his wallet and saw a knife-wielding masked thief sneak in from the balcony.
• Su Qiao came out of the bathroom unaware of the intruder, and Ding Jihan shouted a warning as he charged at the thief.

A thief attacked Su Qiao, but Ding Jihan took a knife wound while protecting her. Su Qiao stopped the bleeding and insisted he go to the hospital, and Ding Jihan finally agreed.

• A thief rushed at Su Qiao, but Ding Jihan threw her behind him and was slashed in the abdomen.
• The thief fled by jumping from the second-floor balcony, and Ding Jihan tried to pursue him until Su Qiao stopped him.
• Su Qiao used a Silver Needle to stop Ding Jihan's bleeding while he flirted with her despite his injury.
• Su Qiao ordered Ding Jihan to go to the hospital for stitches, and he hurried out after she warned him about the consequences of refusing.

After a break-in and fight, Su Qiao and Ding Jihan went to the hospital and reported the attack to the police. Back home, Su Qiao learned that footage might link Wu Haishan’s younger brother to the crime and discovered Ding Jihan had tattooed her name on his chest.

• Su Qiao and Ding Jihan went to the hospital for their injuries, called the police, and gave statements.
• 444 analyzed the camera footage and identified a possible image of Wu Haishan’s younger brother, Wu Xiaojun, watching the alley.
• Su Qiao considered whether Wu Xiaojun had been involved in the murder from her previous life and decided to give the footage to the police in three days.
• Su Qiao tended Ding Jihan’s wounds at home and found a tattoo of her name intertwined on his chest.

Su Qiao learned why Ding Jihan had tattooed her name over his heart and scolded him for trying to die and be buried with her. After forgiving him, she ordered him to rest and put him on a strict diet, while he hoped they could lie together until morning.

• Ding Jihan explained that he tattooed Su Qiao’s name on his chest so he would not forget her and could carry her with him if she never appeared.
• Ding Jihan insisted that he had loved Su Qiao because he was genuinely attracted to her, not because of a dream.
• Su Qiao cleaned his wounds and scolded him for taking medicine to die alongside her in their previous life.
• Ding Jihan realized Su Qiao had forgiven him and asked her not to be angry anymore.
• Su Qiao told Ding Jihan to rest and forbade him from eating meat or spicy food, then left to make porridge.
• Ding Jihan complained about the diet but obeyed Su Qiao when she warned him to stay in bed, and he invited her to lie beside him.

Su Qiao cared for Ding Jihan as he recovered, but refused to sleep with him while he was injured. As the seasons passed and Su Qiao progressed toward her degree, Su Ya Ni grew increasingly isolated in the Wu Family and asked Wu Haishan for money to visit her sister.

• Su Qiao eased her menstrual cramps and made congee for Ding Jihan, who insisted she feed him.
• Ding Jihan pretended to be too weak to get out of bed, then pulled Su Qiao onto the bed and asked her to sleep with him; she shoved him away because he was injured.
• Summer gave way to winter, and Su Qiao received her associate degree diploma while working toward her bachelor's degree and journalist certification.
• Seven months pregnant, Su Ya Ni waited late at night for Wu Haishan, who snapped at her when she questioned his absence.
• Su Ya Ni asked Wu Haishan for five yuan to take a bus to visit her sister, explaining that walking so far might be risky with her large belly.

Su Ya Ni confronted Wu Haishan over his refusal to give her money and the way his family treated her while she was pregnant. She declared she would leave the next day, and Wu Haishan tried to calm her when she became agitated.

• Wu Haishan questioned why Su Ya Ni needed five yuan to visit her sister and accused her of being calculating.
• Su Ya Ni reminded Wu Haishan of the money she had spent supporting him in college and accused him and his family of taking advantage of her.
• Su Ya Ni said she would leave the next day and listed the work, criticism, and disrespect she had endured from the Wu Family.
• Wu Haishan worried about the baby and tried to support Su Ya Ni, but she angrily asked whether he would have abandoned her if she were not pregnant.

Su Ya Ni told Wu Haishan she wanted to get rid of the baby because his family mistreated her, but he pleaded with her to keep it and promised to confront them. At the main house, Mother Wu reacted furiously to the threat, insisting Su Ya Ni had no right to endanger her grandchild.

• Su Ya Ni told Wu Haishan she planned to visit her sister and get rid of the baby because his family treated her badly.
• Wu Haishan soothed Su Ya Ni, apologized for neglecting her, and promised to make his family stop burdening her and leaving her hungry.
• Wu Haishan went to the main house and challenged Mother Wu about making Su Ya Ni work and not giving her enough to eat.
• Mother Wu defended the chores by comparing them to the work she had done during her own pregnancies.
• Wu Haishan told Mother Wu that Su Ya Ni planned to get rid of the baby, and Mother Wu threatened to fight her if she did.

Wu Haishan confronted his parents over their treatment of his pregnant wife, Su Ya Ni, and persuaded them to stop making her work and feed her properly. Su Ya Ni felt some relief at his defense, but the damage to her trust in him remained.

• Wu Chunlian overheard Wu Xiaojun say the house had not been sold, but he denied saying anything and went back to sleep.
• Wu Haishan argued that Su Ya Ni should stop working because she was carrying a boy, and Father Wu agreed.
• Wu Haishan argued with his parents until they promised to stop making Su Ya Ni work and give her enough food.
• Wu Haishan told Su Ya Ni that his parents had agreed, and she felt some of her resentment fade while recognizing that she no longer trusted him as before.

Su Ya Ni chose to forgive Wu Haishan and stay with him while pregnant. Meanwhile, Wu Chunlian visited Su Qiao’s home and was rebuffed by Ding Jihan, leaving furious and vowing to make him fall for her.

• Wu Haishan promised Su Ya Ni she could rest at home while he handled everything, and she agreed to forgive him and maintain the status quo.
• While Su Qiao was away taking her final exam, Ding Jihan prepared a seafood dinner to celebrate her exams and upcoming diploma.
• Wu Chunlian arrived at Su Qiao’s home asking for her, and Ding Jihan recognized her as someone from the Wu Family.
• Wu Chunlian tried to enter and asked about Ding Jihan’s relationship with Su Qiao, but he insulted her and slammed the door.
• Wu Chunlian became furious and vowed to make Ding Jihan fall for her and beg her.

Su Qiao and Ding Jihan discussed how Wu Chunlian had found their home and Su Qiao’s plans to watch the Wu Family suffer. Ding Jihan proposed marriage again, but Su Qiao refused to promise anything.

• Ding Jihan told Su Qiao that Wu Chunlian had stormed off, and Su Qiao wondered how the Wu Family had found her home.
• Su Qiao recalled that Wu Xiaojun had escaped during the previous home invasion and suspected Wu Haishan had framed her to protect his brother.
• Su Qiao said she wanted to keep the Wu Family nearby and watch what happened as Su Ya Ni’s child approached its due date.
• Ding Jihan offered to start a film company for Su Qiao, and she agreed without much concern.
• Ding Jihan proposed marriage again, but Su Qiao said she might consider it depending on her mood.

Su Ya Ni visited Aunt Yun to ask where her sister had moved, and Aunt Yun discovered that Su Ya Ni's engagement ring was fake. Wu Haishan arrived and found Su Ya Ni there, while Aunt Yun judged him for deceiving her and scheming against the sisters.

• Su Ya Ni visited Aunt Yun, who invited the heavily pregnant woman inside to rest.
• Aunt Yun recognized Su Ya Ni's ring as a cheap imitation and told her so.
• Su Ya Ni asked Aunt Yun where her sister had moved, and Aunt Yun began to give her the address.
• Wu Haishan rushed in and scolded Su Ya Ni for coming out alone.
• Su Ya Ni no longer trusted Wu Haishan, and Aunt Yun asked whether he was her husband while privately condemning his actions.

Su Ya Ni left Aunt Yun with Wu Haishan and decided to stop seeking out Su Qiao, accepting that she would bear the consequences of her choices. A month later, Su Qiao learned that Su Ya Ni had gone into labor after a fall, and the Wu Family waited anxiously outside the operating room.

• Aunt Yun told Su Ya Ni that her sister had likely left the city to start over, and Su Ya Ni went home with Wu Haishan.
• Wu Haishan tried to turn Su Ya Ni against her sister, but Su Ya Ni defended Su Qiao and resolved to stop looking for her.
• A month later, Su Qiao returned from collecting her undergraduate diploma and learned from 444 that Su Ya Ni was about to give birth.
• Su Ya Ni had slipped while drawing water to wash clothes and was rushed to the hospital for an emergency delivery.
• The Wu Family waited outside the operating room as a middle-aged doctor arrived and another doctor came out with documents.

At the hospital, Doctor Guo prepared to deliver Wu Haishan’s injured wife while Mother Wu insisted that the baby be saved even if the mother died. The doctors entered the delivery room, leaving Wu Haishan to confront his mother about how his wife had fallen.

• Doctor Guo learned that Wu Haishan’s wife was 32 weeks pregnant, bleeding, and in severe pain, and ordered preparations for an immediate delivery.
• Mother Wu urged Doctor Guo to save her grandson instead of her daughter-in-law, while Doctor Guo questioned whether she meant to sacrifice the mother.
• Wu Haishan asked the doctors to do everything they could to save his wife, then signed the consent form.
• After the doctors entered the delivery room, Mother Wu scolded Wu Haishan for prioritizing his wife over his son.
• Wu Haishan questioned how his wife had fallen, and Mother Wu denied mistreating her and defended making her wash a bedsheet.

Wu Haishan argued with his parents after they blamed him for choosing to save Ya Ni and her unborn child. He revealed that Ya Ni’s older sister had become a successful factory owner with government backing and had earned a university degree, leaving the Wu Family stunned.

• Wu Haishan scolded Mother Wu for making eight-month-pregnant Ya Ni wash bedding and reminded her that Ya Ni was supposed to rest before giving birth.
• Wu Haishan’s father slapped him and accused him of choosing the woman over his own son, while Mother Wu urged him to use the situation to advance his career and marry someone more useful.
• Wu Haishan said he had asked the doctor to save both Ya Ni and the child, then revealed that Ya Ni’s older sister had opened a factory with government support.
• Wu Haishan told the Wu Family that Ya Ni’s older sister had earned a self-study bachelor’s degree and was expected to become a news reporter.
• Mother Wu doubted the claims, but Wu Haishan insisted that the sister’s degree was equivalent to his own.

Wu Haishan argued with his parents that they had to protect Su Ya Ni because Su Xiaomei would retaliate if anything happened to her, but they insisted that saving their grandson came first. He also revealed that his relationship with Zhuzhu was going well, though he feared telling her about his circumstances.

• Wu Haishan told his parents that Su Xiaomei's self-study diploma and job assignment left him worse off despite his years of college.
• Wu Haishan urged his parents to save Su Ya Ni, warning that Su Xiaomei would come after them if her sister came to harm.
• Mother Wu and Father Wu insisted that the grandson's survival mattered most and that Su Ya Ni's fate was up to Heaven.
• Mother Wu blamed Su Xiaomei for abandoning Su Ya Ni and leaving the Wu Family to support her.
• Wu Haishan said Zhuzhu liked him and her parents approved of him, but he had not told her about his situation.