Chapter Summaries

Director Ge questioned Su Qiao about her connection to Third Master Zhu’s murder and her visit near the Zhu Residence. Su Qiao and Nanny Wu denied going close to the residence, and Director Ge offered to arrange an eye examination for her.

• Su Qiao blamed Tang Meina’s hostility on jealousy and said Sister Jin could confirm her account.
• Sister Jin supported Su Qiao and admitted she had neglected Tang Meina while focusing on Su Qiao.
• Director Ge asked whether Su Qiao had gone near the Zhu Residence, and Su Qiao asked Nanny Wu to answer for her.
• Nanny Wu said they had passed hundreds of meters from the residence while shopping for paper and ink, and named the Wantong Bookstore owner as a witness.
• Su Qiao told Director Ge that doctors had been unable to treat her blindness, and he offered to ask ophthalmologist Jenny to examine her.

Su Qiao agreed to let Director Ge’s foreign doctor examine her, while planning to use her bugs to kill him before he could interfere with her plans. Chu Yihan arrived with another doctor and declared that he intended to marry Su Qiao, leaving both doctors ready to examine her.

• Su Qiao accepted Director Ge’s offer to have his foreign doctor examine her eyes, while secretly deciding to kill him with her bugs.
• Su Qiao told Nanny Wu to brew tea as Director Ge’s doctor prepared to examine her.
• Chu Yihan arrived with Wei Hong and another foreign doctor, then took Su Qiao’s hand and said he wanted to marry her.
• Chu Yihan denied that he was getting engaged to Chairman Tian’s granddaughter and said his older brother Chu Qingyun was the one involved.
• Ge Zhihao proposed that both foreign doctors examine Su Qiao together.

Chu Yihan brought two foreign doctors to examine Su Qiao’s eyes, and they said surgery abroad might restore some vision but could not guarantee it. Su Qiao agreed to try, and Chu Yihan promised to stay by her side; after Ge Zhihao left, Sister Jin vowed to deal with Luo Meina herself.

• Chu Yihan asked two foreign doctors to examine Su Qiao’s eyes, and they said full recovery was nearly impossible but surgery abroad might partially restore her sight.
• Su Qiao worried that surgery might fail and waste money, but Chu Yihan promised to pay for it and support her whatever happened.
• Su Qiao smiled at Chu Yihan’s promise to be her eyes and accompany her wherever she went.
• Ge Zhihao took his people and left after exchanging farewells with Chu Yihan and Su Qiao.
• Sister Jin watched Chu Yihan and Su Qiao together and vowed to tear Luo Meina apart for causing trouble.

Su Qiao used Gu Worm eggs to target an enemy while Sister Jin went to confront Tang Meina. She then pressed Chu Yihan about Miss Tian and his history with other women, leaving him unable to deny his past spending.

• Su Qiao persuaded Sister Jin to confront Tang Meina, then revealed she had slipped Gu Worm eggs into someone’s cup.
• Su Qiao asked Chu Yihan about Miss Tian, and he insisted she was betrothed to his big brother and had nothing to do with him.
• Su Qiao accused Chu Yihan of spending money on Tang Meina and other women, leaving him flustered and struggling to explain.

Su Qiao reassured Chu Yihan that she was not truly angry about his past, while Tang Meina failed to convince Director Ge that Su Qiao was suspicious. After Su Qiao returned to her apartment, 444 warned that people from the Police Department were watching her.

• Chu Yihan swore that his past flirtations meant nothing and insisted he intended to marry Su Qiao properly.
• Su Qiao let Chu Yihan off, and he praised her as kindhearted despite her claims that she was not.
• Tang Meina questioned Director Ge about whether he had caught Su Qiao, but he reprimanded her for making a false report.
• Tang Meina told Xiao Yu to get lost after Xiao Yu confirmed that Su Qiao was blind.
• Su Qiao finished her mission, informed Sister Jin, sent Chu Yihan home, and returned to her apartment with Nanny Wu.
• 444 noticed two figures outside the courtyard and warned Su Qiao that the Police Department was watching her.

Su Qiao learned that Deputy Director Ge Zhihao had died in a bizarre insect-related incident, and Chu Yihan explained why people linked his death to the other corrupt men who had died. With the Hong Gang in disarray, Chu Yihan planned to take Su Qiao and Nanny Wu to his secluded house in Baoshan before selling his businesses and going abroad for her eye treatment.

• Su Qiao told Chu Yihan she expected her watchers to soon be too distracted to keep an eye on her.
• Chu Yihan told Su Qiao that Deputy Director Ge Zhihao had died after insects crawled out of his mouth, nose, and ears.
• Chu Yihan explained that the public suspected Ge Zhihao was killed by the same mysterious person who had killed Wang Siming, Manager Qian, and Third Master Zhu because they had all been corrupt or cruel.
• Chu Yihan told Su Qiao that the Hong Gang was in turmoil after Third Master Zhu’s death and proposed taking her and Nanny Wu to his secluded house in Baoshan that night.
• Chu Yihan said he would sell his foreign trading firm, restaurant, and casino so they could go abroad and get Su Qiao’s eyes treated.

Su Qiao refused to leave with Chu Yihan until she recovered her bond of indenture from Sister Jin, while Chu Yihan prepared to sell his businesses and take her abroad. The chapter ended with Nanny Wu worrying that Chu Manor would pursue them, a concern Su Qiao dismissed.

• Su Qiao told Chu Yihan she needed to retrieve her bond of indenture from Sister Jin before leaving, and Chu Yihan offered to handle it with money.
• Su Qiao refused his offer and said she would find her own way to get the bond back that night.
• Chu Yihan said Su Qiao sometimes seemed unlike her real self, but she brushed off his concern and told him to leave while she worked.
• Chu Yihan proposed starting a record company abroad and marrying Su Qiao, and she agreed to make him her manager.
• Chu Yihan said he would find buyers for the hotel and casino and return to collect Su Qiao in a few days.
• Nanny Wu asked whether Chu Manor would let Chu Yihan leave with Su Qiao, and Su Qiao said its people would not stand in her way.

Su Qiao prepared to leave the country with Chu Yihan and Nanny Wu, while the Hong Gang’s power struggle ended with Yu Old Four taking control of Xianle Mansion. After the banquet, Su Qiao planned to retrieve her Bond of Indenture but was summoned by Tang Meina’s maid, Xiao Yu.

• Su Qiao told Nanny Wu that she could leave with her or stay behind with money and a secure place to live, and Nanny Wu chose to follow her abroad.
• The Second-in-Command was assassinated, and Yu Old Four defeated him and became the Hong Gang’s leader.
• Yu Old Four took over Xianle Mansion and hosted a banquet for Haicheng’s prominent figures, while Sister Jin concealed her anxiety and Su Qiao sang as usual.
• Su Qiao planned to retrieve her Bond of Indenture after the banquet, anticipating that Tang Meina might use it against her.
• After Su Qiao packed and waited for Nanny Wu, Xiao Yu arrived and told her that Tang Meina wanted to discuss something with her.

Su Qiao learned Yu Old Four had died from suspected poisoning but continued toward Tang Meina’s room after Xiao Yu insisted she go. She planted blood on Xiao Yu and exposed it to the guards, leaving Xiao Yu unable to explain herself as Nanny Wu arrived.

• Xiao Yu urged Su Qiao to visit Tang Meina and tried to help her up the stairs.
• 444 told Su Qiao that Yu Old Four had died after spitting blood and that Tang Meina was alone in the room.
• Su Qiao pricked her finger and flicked blood onto Xiao Yu as they climbed the stairs.
• Su Qiao told the guards she smelled blood on Xiao Yu, and Xiao Yu panicked when she found blood on her skirt.
• Nanny Wu arrived and asked whether the blood beneath Xiao Yu’s skirt was from her period, leaving Xiao Yu speechless.

Su Qiao escaped being framed for Yu Old Four’s death after she noticed blood on Xiao Yu, the maid sent to summon her. Chu Yihan urged her to leave with him, but she stayed while he promised to finish his affairs and return for her.

• Xiao Yu ran toward the stronger smell of blood, and the men chasing her told someone to go to Fourth Master Yu.
• Nanny Wu led Su Qiao back to the apartment, where Chu Yihan arrived after hearing about Yu Old Four’s banquet.
• Su Qiao explained that Yu Old Four was likely dead and that Tang Meina had probably summoned her to make her a scapegoat.
• Chu Yihan scolded Su Qiao and tried to take her to retrieve her Bond of Indenture, but she persuaded him not to go while the situation was chaotic.
• Chu Yihan agreed to be careful, told Su Qiao to contact him at the Grand China Hotel if anything happened, and promised to return for her.

Su Qiao learned that Ninth Master Tian abused young boys and decided to eliminate the people and businesses that disgusted her. She broke into Tian Residence, maimed Ninth Master Tian, and confronted him to find out what she needed to know.

• Chu Yihan decided to sell his businesses at a loss so Su Qiao could leave the country quickly.
• Xiao Yu and Tang Meina were taken to the Police Station for murdering Fourth Master Yu, while Sister Jin temporarily regained control of Xianle Mansion.
• Nanny Wu warned Su Qiao that Ninth Master Tian abused young boys, prompting Su Qiao to decide to deal with him.
• Su Qiao broke into Sister Jin's residence, found her Bond of Indenture, and replaced it with a fake.
• Su Qiao infiltrated Tian Residence, severed Ninth Master Tian's hands and feet, and threatened him as he awoke.

Su Qiao confronted Ninth Master Tian over his smuggling operation, learned that he hid ledgers and stolen palace relics beneath his house, and killed him after revealing her identity. She entered the secret chambers but found more valuables than her storage space could hold.

• Su Qiao demanded the smuggling ledger from Ninth Master Tian and accused him of trafficking opium and palace relics.
• Su Qiao told Ninth Master Tian that she had witnessed him inspecting goods with Chu Qingyun, Ge Zhihao, and foreigners, and admitted killing several of his associates and burning the warehouse.
• Little Four told Su Qiao that the ledgers and a large cache of palace relics were hidden in an Underground Room beneath the house.
• Su Qiao revealed that she was the Blind Singer, Su Hu's daughter, and Chairman Cheng's goddaughter, then slit Ninth Master Tian's throat.
• Su Qiao navigated the secret passage and found chambers filled with valuables, but Little Four warned that their storage space could not hold everything.

Su Qiao secured the storeroom with traps, then carried the barely alive Ninth Master Tian to the city market and exposed his crimes. The crowd’s discovery of the jade bottle and placard drove Ninth Master Tian to his final breath.

• Su Qiao decided to reinforce the storeroom’s defenses and discovered the jade bottle containing what Ninth Master Tian had left behind after being castrated.
• Su Qiao used fast-acting powder to keep Ninth Master Tian barely alive, then added poison, knockout smoke, and Gu Worm eggs to the storeroom’s traps.
• Su Qiao restored the storeroom and carried Ninth Master Tian and the bedding to the largest vegetable market.
• At daybreak, people found Ninth Master Tian hanging at the market gate beside the jade bottle and a placard listing his crimes.
• The crowd learned Ninth Master Tian’s identity and gathered to whisper and point until he kicked his legs and died.

After Chairman Tian was found dead, Su Qiao learned that Chu Yihan was under attack and secretly saved him by killing his assailants. Chu Yihan recognized her as she tried to leave and took her back toward Xianle Mansion.

• People discussed Chairman Tian’s crimes and the recent assassinations, including Fourth Master Yu’s death.
• Su Qiao left the roof after 444 warned her that Chu Yihan was surrounded by attackers nearby.
• Su Qiao used 444’s directions to kill the ambushers one by one, allowing Chu Yihan to escape.
• Chu Yihan caught Su Qiao as she tried to climb over a wall and said he knew who she was.
• Chu Yihan covered Su Qiao with his coat, removed her hood, and pulled her toward Xianle Mansion.

Su Qiao returned to the apartment with Chu Yihan and admitted that she had carried out her revenge against the people who killed her father and godfather’s family and blinded her. Chu Yihan confronted her about the danger she had faced, leaving the two of them in a tense argument.

• Su Qiao and Chu Yihan climbed over a secluded section of the wall to return to the apartment, where Nanny Wu was absent.
• Su Qiao washed and changed, then found Chu Yihan waiting on the sofa, shaken by what he had learned about her.
• Su Qiao explained that she had pursued revenge for her father and godfather’s family and had dealt with Ninth Master Tian the previous night.
• Chu Yihan revealed that he had suspected Su Qiao was the person who saved him during the warehouse fire and carried out the other attacks.
• Chu Yihan angrily warned Su Qiao that her blindness had made her revenge mission dangerous and said she could have asked him for help.
• Su Qiao insisted she had been confident she could succeed, and Chu Yihan sat down in frustration as she began to comfort him.

Su Qiao refused to flee abroad, explaining that leaving suddenly would draw suspicion, and agreed to return home with Chu Yihan instead. She and Nanny Wu went to tell Sister Jin they were leaving, arriving at the shuttered Xianle Mansion.

• Chu Yihan tried to take Su Qiao away, but she warned that the Police Department and the Chu family might be watching them.
• Su Qiao said her blindness protected her from suspicion and agreed to go home with Chu Yihan.
• Su Qiao asked Nanny Wu to accompany her to tell Sister Jin they were leaving.
• Su Qiao and Nanny Wu arrived at Xianle Mansion, which had closed after Third Master Zhu and Yu Old Four were killed.

Su Qiao visited Sister Jin as Xianle Mansion fell into disarray after Third Master Zhu and Fourth Master Yu died. Sister Jin feared losing the club and considered the foreigners as possible new rulers.

• Sister Jin told Su Qiao that Third Master Zhu’s sudden death had left Xianle Mansion in chaos and halted business.
• Sister Jin said she would wait to see who took control of Xianle Mansion and hoped Su Qiao could help her regain influence.
• Sister Jin told Su Qiao that Tang Meina had been tortured in the Police Station and seemed mentally unwell.
• Su Qiao reflected that Tang Meina had informed on others, tried to have her poisoned, and framed her for Yu Old Four’s murder.
• Sister Jin suggested foreigners might take over the club, and Su Qiao remembered foreigners drugging and abusing women at a banquet.

Su Qiao told Sister Jin that Chu Yihan was taking her to Baoshan for about a week, while concealing that the Bond of Indenture could no longer control her. She left the club with Nanny Wu and Chu Yihan, as Sister Jin believed she still had Su Qiao in her grasp.

• Sister Jin told Su Qiao that Xianle Mansion might fall back into foreign hands after Third Master Zhu and Ninth Master Tian were gone.
• Su Qiao said Chu Yihan wanted to take her away for a few days because the area was dangerous, and Sister Jin asked where they were going.
• Su Qiao said she and Chu Yihan planned to stay at his Baoshan villa for about a week so she could work on new songs.
• Sister Jin agreed to the trip and arranged for Nanny Wu to accompany Su Qiao, while Su Qiao declined additional servant girls.
• Su Qiao packed a few changes of clothes and jewelry, then left the club with Nanny Wu and Chu Yihan.

Su Qiao broke into a building in the British Concession to question three foreigners about the men who had killed her family and smuggled opium and cultural relics. After learning that the suspects were General Neil’s sons and had returned home, she secured her hidden valuables, and a building in the concession went up in flames.

• Su Qiao left the gold bars and jade hidden beneath the bed, while Chu Yihan was detained by Marshal Chu and sent her a letter promising to retrieve her the next day.
• Su Qiao sneaked into the British Concession and bound three foreigners who had harassed her at the club.
• Su Qiao showed the men a photograph of the two foreign ringleaders and demanded to know where they were.
• One captive revealed that the men were General Neil’s sons and had returned home; Su Qiao then searched her former apartment and stored her hidden gold and jade in her spatial storage.
• A building in the concession caught fire shortly after three in the morning, lighting up half the sky.

After a foreign consulate pressured the Police Department over the scandal involving three rescued soldiers, Chu Qingyun invited Su Qiao to Chu Manor to meet Marshal Chu about her relationship with Chu Yihan. Su Qiao calmly accepted, reassuring Nanny Wu that she would return soon and hinting that they should prepare to leave.

• The rescued soldiers were punished and sent back to their country after the scandal, prompting the foreign consulate's highest-ranking official to demand that the Police Department solve the case.
• An adjutant arrived to summon Su Qiao to Marshal Chu, and she asked whether Marshal Chu or First Young Master Chu had sent him.
• Chu Qingyun entered and said Marshal Chu wanted to discuss Su Qiao's relationship with Chu Yihan at Chu Manor.
• Su Qiao finished breakfast, told Nanny Wu to tidy her songbooks and prepare to leave, then went with Chu Qingyun to Chu Manor.
• Chu Qingyun asked Su Qiao whether she was truly unafraid as they left.