Chapter Summaries

Su Qiao named Yu Xiaoliu Yu Shengan, meaning she hoped he would live peacefully and safely, and began buying him clothes and necessities. With her time and money limited, she decided to sell gemstones stored in the Spatial Grid to fund her plans, and 444 went to look for buyers.

• Su Qiao suggested the name Yu Shengan, and Yu Xiaoliu eagerly accepted it.
• Su Qiao ordered several styles of clothes for Yu Shengan, who worried he could not repay her.
• Su Qiao bought more clothing and necessities and explained that she could sell gemstones from the Spatial Grid for money.
• Su Qiao listed a house, rare medicinal herbs, and research instruments among her needs, and 444 searched for suitable gemstone buyers.

Su Qiao bought Yu Shengan a knife after he said it would help protect him, then resolved to teach him basic education and rules. After the landlord refused to rent her the second room and told her to move out, Su Qiao decided she needed to earn money faster and buy a house.

• Su Qiao noticed Yu Shengan admiring a miniature outdoor knife and bought it after he explained that he wanted protection from people who hurt him.
• Su Qiao warned Yu Shengan not to hurt people recklessly and promised to teach him reading, life skills, and basic laws.
• Yu Shengan took the bedding to the next room and made his own bed before going to sleep.
• Su Qiao called the landlord to rent the second room, but the landlord refused and demanded that she move out.
• After 444 returned and saw Su Qiao's gloomy expression, Su Qiao decided to earn money faster and buy a new house.

Su Qiao planned to sell her rare gemstones while preparing to punish Lan Jiaye and the people who had harmed her. She left the voice recordings in place for now, intending to expose Lan Jiaye after arranging a public humiliation and cutting off her escape routes.

• Su Qiao discussed finding a Black Market buyer for her gemstones and planned security measures to prevent robbery during the sale.
• Su Qiao told 444 to prepare materials for her mission to make those who had harmed her suffer and receive punishment.
• 444 said the fabricated voice-over resembled Lan Jiaye's voice by seventy percent.
• Su Qiao ordered 444 to replace the voice-overs online and in downloaded copies, but said they would wait for the right moment to expose them.
• Su Qiao planned to humiliate Lan Jiaye in public and bring down the Lan Family despite Lan Chenshan's influence.

Su Qiao and Little Four divided up their plans to investigate Lan Chenshan and build an online following, while Ji Guiyun and Lan Jiaye dealt with their mysteriously disabled devices. Ji Guiyun tried to reassure Lan Jiaye about his encounter with another woman, but she remained angry and unconvinced.

• Su Qiao said Lan Chenshan’s past would need careful investigation, and Little Four promised to uncover his weaknesses.
• Su Qiao suggested Little Four build its own online platform by sharing useful predictions and information, and Little Four agreed to start.
• Su Qiao took responsibility for investigating Ji Guiyun and Lan Chenshan while Little Four handled the online account.
• Ji Guiyun’s computer and Lan Jiaye’s phone both stopped working, making Ji Guiyun suspect something was wrong.
• Ji Guiyun apologized to Lan Jiaye and claimed he had only planned to take pictures of the other woman, but Lan Jiaye rejected his explanation.

Ji Guiyun convinced Lan Jiaye that he had no feelings for Su Qiao, and the couple reconciled without knowing Su Qiao had obtained important files and videos from their hacked devices. The next morning, 444 woke Su Qiao, who realized it was already eight o’clock.

• Lan Jiaye believed Ji Guiyun's excuses and told him to treat the money he lent Su Qiao as payment for her family's medical treatment.
• Ji Guiyun failed to realize that Lan Jiaye's bodyguards had injected Su Qiao with drugs, and he remained unaware of her addiction and brain tumor.
• Lan Jiaye warned Ji Guiyun to be careful around other women, and he promised to accept any punishment from her father if he cheated.
• Ji Guiyun and Lan Jiaye made up and went to bed, unaware that Su Qiao had obtained important files and videos from their hacked phones and computers.
• Su Qiao went to sleep after reviewing the materials, and 444 woke her the next morning at eight o’clock.

Su Qiao found Yu Shengan hiding under the bed and discovered he had a high fever. She went out to buy medicine, leaving him instructions to rest and eat porridge.

• Su Qiao found Yu Shengan missing from his bed and discovered him hiding underneath it.
• Su Qiao gave Yu Shengan slippers and learned he had slept on the floor because he was not used to the bed.
• Su Qiao noticed Yu Shengan had a high fever and told him to lie down and eat meat-slice porridge.
• Yu Shengan worried that medicine would cost too much, but Su Qiao said she had money and left to buy some.

After leaving Yu Shengan’s apartment, Su Qiao faced gossip about her scandal and returned home with medicine and dumplings. There, director Hu Yueshan forced his way into her apartment after claiming he wanted her for a film role.

• Yu Shengan watched Su Qiao leave and decided her visit had not been a big deal.
• Su Qiao ignored the residents’ insults and suspicious looks as she went to buy cold and fever medicine and dumplings.
• Su Qiao found Hu Yueshan waiting outside her apartment, and he praised her appearance while proposing her for his film’s female lead.
• Su Qiao entered her apartment without answering Hu Yueshan, but he blocked the door with his hand and leg and pushed his way inside.

Hu Yueshan tried to recruit Su Qiao for a film, but she recognized the scheme as another attempt by Ji Guiyun to exploit her and drove him away. Back inside, Su Qiao stopped Yu Shengan from confronting Hu Yueshan and cared for him while he was sick.

• Hu Yueshan offered Su Qiao a female lead role, high pay, and help suppressing negative news in exchange for signing his contract.
• Su Qiao learned from the host that Hu Yueshan was a pornographic-film director backed by Ji Guiyun, and she kicked him when he made a lecherous advance.
• Hu Yueshan threatened Su Qiao as he left, and she warned him not to harass her again.
• Su Qiao stopped Yu Shengan from going after Hu Yueshan with a broom and sent him back to bed.
• Su Qiao gave Yu Shengan cold medicine and a fever reducer, covered him with a quilt, and asked whether he had eaten porridge.

Su Qiao cared for Yu Shengan and prepared to go out to buy an Infrared Security System and arrange identification for him. She learned that he was actually twenty and considered how to help him recover from his years of deprivation.

• Su Qiao and Yu Shengan ate breakfast together, and she urged him to sleep afterward.
• Su Qiao prepared to leave, but Yu Shengan asked where she was going, so she taught him how to use the television and promised to bring him a phone.
• Su Qiao asked Yu Shengan how old he was, but he did not know, and she initially planned to put eighteen on his identification card.
• 444 told Su Qiao that Yu Shengan's bone age was twenty and explained that regular meals, nutrition, and sunlight might still help him grow taller.

Su Qiao destroyed the photographer's retained negatives and bought supplies, while deciding to implicate Ji Guiyun in the photographer's secret photography. Back home, she cared for the boy as his fever subsided and gave him warm clothes and a phone.

• Su Qiao left the boy at home and went to the photographer's residence, where she took and destroyed the negatives with Little Four's help.
• Su Qiao decided to pin the photographer's secret photography on Ji Guiyun and believed both of them would eventually face consequences.
• Su Qiao visited Trade City to buy electronic equipment, but found no leads on obtaining an ID card and considered asking someone at the Black Market for help.
• Su Qiao returned home and found the boy watching cartoons; she checked that his fever had gone down and told him to take his medicine.
• Su Qiao gave the boy a fleece-lined tracksuit, thermal underwear, and a royal-blue phone.

Su Qiao gave Yu Shengan a phone and helped him start studying, then spent the day modifying the security system while he recovered. Her health continued to worsen, and she worried about having little time left to settle everything and make arrangements for him.

• Su Qiao taught Yu Shengan how to use his new phone and downloaded lessons and everyday-life apps for him.
• Su Qiao reflected that Yu Shengan's childhood had left him sensitive to kindness and resolved to treat him well while she still could.
• Su Qiao felt exhausted and unwell after only a few hours out, and 444 advised her to rest and avoid getting sick.
• Su Qiao stayed home to modify the Infrared Security System while Yu Shengan attended an online class nearby.
• Su Qiao ordered light takeout for dinner because both of them were unwell, and they ate together.

Su Qiao finished building a laser security system and arranged for a gem buyer to visit because she had run out of money. As she helped Yu Shengan unpack his new clothes and knife, she warned him to be careful outside, and he stopped her from throwing away cardboard boxes that could be sold.

• Su Qiao told 444 to message the buyer surnamed Wang and invite him to inspect the gem at her home within three days.
• Su Qiao dressed Yu Shengan in the clothes she had bought him and took pictures while he shyly smiled.
• Su Qiao warned Yu Shengan not to smile like that outside because it could attract dangerous people, and he agreed.
• Su Qiao gave Yu Shengan the knife he had asked for and reminded him to handle it carefully.
• Yu Shengan stopped Su Qiao from throwing away the cardboard boxes, saying they could be sold for money.

Su Qiao answered Ji Guiyun’s call and heard him threaten to leak hotel photos unless she listened to him. As he justified deceiving and exploiting her, Su Qiao ordered an investigation into his other victims.

• Su Qiao let Yu Shengan keep the cardboard boxes, reminded him to finish his homework, and told him she would teach him to cook.
• Su Qiao instructed someone to investigate Ji Guiyun for cheating and exploiting other women.
• Su Qiao answered Ji Guiyun’s call after telling Yu Shengan to be careful with his knife.
• Ji Guiyun threatened to send Su Qiao’s hotel photos to small websites if she hung up.
• Ji Guiyun blamed Su Qiao for trusting him and claimed the photos were repayment for his help and gifts.

Su Qiao confronted Ji Guiyun over the explicit photos and recordings he had used to control her. He offered her a female lead role as an apology, but she had not yet responded.

• Ji Guiyun threatened Su Qiao with the photos and recordings to pressure her into working for him.
• Su Qiao accused Ji Guiyun of deceiving her and coercing her into taking photos and recording voiceovers.
• Ji Guiyun blamed Su Qiao for his actions, claiming she had forced him to upload the recordings by refusing jobs and blocking him.
• Su Qiao realized Lan Jiaye had not told Ji Guiyun about her current situation, so he continued to believe he could pressure her.
• Ji Guiyun offered Su Qiao a female lead role in a script and proposed they call the past even.

Su Qiao confronted Ji Guiyun over his attempt to lure her into a film and revealed that she had accessed his and Lan Jiaye’s devices. She left him rattled by threatening to expose his confidential files and insisting she had nothing left to fear.

• Su Qiao rejected Ji Guiyun’s offer and accused him of trying to send her to a lecherous director for a pornographic film.
• Su Qiao warned Ji Guiyun to be careful, then admitted she knew his phone and computer data had been erased and that she had obtained the files.
• Ji Guiyun panicked over the confidential files and threatened Su Qiao and her family, but she told him her family had disowned her and her school had expelled her.
• Su Qiao challenged Ji Guiyun to kill her if he dared, saying she was no longer afraid of dying or taking him down with her.

Su Qiao rejected Ji Guiyun’s attempts to placate her and demanded that he prove his love by breaking up with Lan Jiaye. Ji Guiyun offered excuses and promises instead, while 444 secretly sent Lan Jiaye a recording of his words and the evidence they had uncovered.

• Su Qiao threatened Ji Guiyun and mocked his claim that powerful people could escape death.
• Ji Guiyun apologized, blamed his anger on caring for Su Qiao, and asked her not to act recklessly.
• Su Qiao demanded that Ji Guiyun call Lan Jiaye, confess his love for Su Qiao, and break up with her.
• Ji Guiyun blamed the Lan Family’s influence and promised to leave Lan Jiaye later, erase the online evidence, and help Su Qiao become a top-tier celebrity.
• Su Qiao pointed out that she could erase the recordings and photos herself, while 444 revealed it had sent Lan Jiaye a recording of Ji Guiyun and their earlier evidence.

Su Qiao tricked Ji Guiyun into receiving recordings and photos of his affairs, while online speculation about her backing grew and she ignored the abuse. Lan Jiaye confronted Ji Guiyun at his office after seeing the evidence, and he tried to talk his way out of it.

• Su Qiao told Ji Guiyun she had sent Lan Jiaye a recording of his words and photos of him with four other women, then hung up.
• Ji Guiyun cursed Su Qiao, while the photos disappeared from the internet and people speculated that someone powerful was protecting her.
• Su Qiao ignored online insults and messages, and 444 reported that it had blocked the accounts contacting her.
• Lan Jiaye saw the recording and photos, drove to Ji Guiyun's company, and demanded an explanation for his affairs.
• Ji Guiyun tried to take Lan Jiaye's hand and coax her, but she was no longer easy to fool.

Lan Jiaye exposed Ji Guiyun’s affairs, ended their relationship, and withdrew the Lan Family’s investment from his company. The chapter ended with Su Qiao buying fresh ingredients the next morning.

• Lan Jiaye rejected Ji Guiyun’s claims that the photos were fake, saying her father’s company had verified they were real.
• Lan Jiaye accused Ji Guiyun of secretly contacting Su Qiao and said she would withdraw the Lan Family’s investment and end all business dealings with his company.
• Lan Jiaye drove away while Ji Guiyun vowed to win her back and blamed Su Qiao.
• Ji Guiyun’s employees wondered whether Su Qiao had been wrongly accused, but stayed silent to protect their jobs.
• Su Qiao went to the supermarket early the next morning and bought fresh ingredients.

Su Qiao tried to help Yu Shengan feel secure in his new home while encouraging him to eat well and exercise. She left him with snacks and money before taking him to the living room for his morning workout.

• Su Qiao searched Yu Shengan's room and found him asleep in the wardrobe, wrapped in his quilt.
• Yu Shengan asked if he could keep sleeping in the wardrobe, and Su Qiao agreed while suggesting he use thicker quilts.
• Su Qiao gave Yu Shengan a bag of snacks and five hundred yuan, but he hesitated to accept the money.
• Su Qiao reassured Yu Shengan that she could afford it and told him to follow her to the living room to exercise.

Su Qiao encouraged Yu Shengan to exercise and learn practical skills so he could grow stronger and feel useful and secure. He agreed to take on household responsibilities, and at dusk he reluctantly followed her outside to learn about life beyond the home.

• Su Qiao persuaded Yu Shengan to exercise by promising to feed him and asking him to grow strong enough to protect her.
• Yu Shengan agreed to exercise and help Su Qiao, and they cleared space in the living room to practice.
• Su Qiao assigned Yu Shengan cooking, cleaning, laundry, and other household duties, which made him feel happy and needed.
• Su Qiao encouraged Yu Shengan to leave the apartment with her so she could teach him basic life skills.