Chapter Summaries

He Jianhui confronted Third Brother Li for mistreating Su Qiao, then revealed that she owned his shop and much of the surrounding property. He asked Third Brother Li to look after her while she tried setting up a street stall, and Third Brother Li offered to apologize.

• He Jianhui rejected Third Brother Li's excuses and demanded a better attitude toward Su Qiao.
• Third Brother Li apologized and promised to give Su Qiao the best spot outside his shop and let her rest inside.
• He Jianhui revealed that Su Qiao owned the shop and the other shops and houses nearby.
• He Jianhui explained that Su Qiao wanted to experience running a street stall and told Third Brother Li to inform him if anything happened to her.
• Third Brother Li offered to invite Su Qiao inside for tea and apologize again.

Third Brother Li learned that Su Qiao owned the houses and shops and was He Jianhui’s boss, and he realized she was far wealthier and more powerful than he had imagined. He warned his wife to keep her identity and assets secret so they would not offend her or attract trouble.

• He Jianhui told Third Brother Li not to disturb Su Qiao and left to handle other matters.
• Third Brother Li asked his wife for cold water after He Jianhui departed, shaken by what he had learned.
• Third Brother Li and his wife discussed Su Qiao’s properties and He Jianhui’s ten-million-yuan salary and dividends.
• Third Brother Li speculated that Su Qiao had a powerful background and told his wife not to reveal anything about her.

He Jianhui gave Su Qiao cars and arranged discreet security, but she returned to her street stall and focused on selling her goods. A neighboring vendor noticed Su Qiao's flashy sign and was shocked by the price of her accessories.

• Third Brother Li warned his wife that He Jianhui was powerful and not softhearted, and she promised not to tell anyone about them.
• He Jianhui gave Su Qiao keys to two cars and parking spaces, and told her that four security personnel would secretly protect her.
• Su Qiao accepted the cars but objected to having bodyguards, though He Jianhui insisted and she eventually relented.
• Su Qiao returned to her stall and watched the nearby vendors while the sock-selling auntie asked why she was running a stall despite her well-off family.
• Su Qiao explained that she did not need to call out because her flashing LED sign showed what she sold, and the auntie was astonished to see a pair priced at 580 yuan.

Su Qiao struggled to sell her expensive Smart Scanning Alarms at the night market, where shoppers doubted that a street stall could offer valuable goods. After chatting with a sympathetic aunt, she remained determined not to mix ordinary merchandise with her devices.

• Su Qiao explained that her 580-yuan phone charms were newly developed Smart Scanning Alarms designed to prevent child abduction, but no one bought them.
• After facing skepticism and mockery all evening, Su Qiao stopped pitching her goods and sat down to read.
• An aunt sat beside Su Qiao, learned that she had graduated from a teachers' university and left teaching to make big money, and suggested she sell ordinary goods too.
• Su Qiao refused to mix ordinary goods with the alarms because she believed good products would eventually sell and did not want to diminish their prestige.

Su Qiao was on her way to claim a spot at the Farmers Market when she witnessed a trafficker being chased by police. The trafficker took an old lady hostage and refused Zhou Ronghao’s offer to take her place, then ordered Su Qiao to come over.

• Su Qiao left home early and heard a woman cry for help as a trafficker carried off her young son.
• Two police officers chased the trafficker; the lead officer rescued the boy and continued after the fleeing man.
• The trafficker seized an old lady with a knife and threatened the officers as he retreated with her.
• Zhou Ronghao tried to calm the trafficker and offered himself as a hostage, but the man refused.
• The trafficker spotted Su Qiao and ordered her to come to him.

Su Qiao rescued an elderly woman by breaking a human trafficker’s arm and knocking him unconscious. After returning to her stall, she saw the old woman collapse with symptoms of a serious medical emergency.

• Su Qiao agreed to replace the elderly woman as the trafficker’s hostage, then broke his knife-wielding arm when he tried to grab her.
• The trafficker fled across the road, but Su Qiao chased him down and knocked him unconscious while Zhou Ronghao and Little Liu watched in shock.
• Su Qiao told Zhou Ronghao she needed to return to her stall at the Farmers Market and went back to retrieve her cart and goods.
• The elderly woman suddenly collapsed, and bystanders called for emergency help and worried that she had high blood pressure or heart disease.

Su Qiao treated an old woman showing early signs of a cerebral hemorrhage while the crowd waited for an ambulance. After using ice and golden needles, she said the woman should be fine and hurried back to find her cart.

• Zhou Ronghao and the crowd searched for medicine and a doctor, then prepared to take the old woman to the hospital.
• Su Qiao used Little Four to examine the old woman and stopped the crowd from moving her, warning that she might be having a cerebral hemorrhage.
• Su Qiao cleared space, laid the old woman on her side, and reassured her while Zhou Ronghao and others discussed how to help.
• Third Brother Li brought crushed ice and a towel, which Su Qiao wrapped around the old woman's head.
• Su Qiao used several golden needles on the old woman, then removed them after about ten minutes and said she should be fine.
• Su Qiao told the crowd to move the old woman into a car and keep her warm, then hurried to look for her cart.

Su Qiao resumed setting up her stall after helping an old woman and assisting the police in catching a human trafficker. As Zhou Ronghao took the suspect away, a video of Su Qiao’s impressive skills spread online and sparked speculation about who she was.

• Su Qiao retrieved her belongings from Third Brother Li and told the onlookers to wait for an ambulance while she went to set up her stall.
• The ambulance arrived, and doctors examined the old woman before taking her to the hospital.
• Su Qiao set up at her previous spot as the young police officer asked Zhou Ronghao whether she was an ordinary person.
• Zhou Ronghao said they would investigate Su Qiao later and had the police escort the waking human trafficker to the station.
• A video of Su Qiao’s actions spread online, and viewers praised her skills and speculated about her identity.

Online viewers discussed Su Qiao’s beauty and skill as she resumed running her stall. After the couple whose child had been nearly abducted thanked her, Su Qiao offered them a pair of Smart Anti-Abduction Alarms, and they considered buying them.

• Online viewers debated Su Qiao’s appearance, her acupuncture, and the golden needles in the video.
• Zhou Ronghao went to Su Qiao’s stall instead of returning with the other team members.
• The couple whose two-and-a-half-year-old son had been nearly abducted thanked Su Qiao and the others for helping recover him.
• Su Qiao offered the couple a pair of Smart Anti-Abduction Alarms and explained how the devices monitored and protected children.
• The woman, frightened by the incident and tempted by the alarms, suggested that she and her husband buy a pair to try.

Su Qiao made her first sale after selling a couple a pair of electronic watches and reassuring them about returns and repairs. She continued chatting with Zhou Ronghao at her stall, where he asked about her products and why she was selling them herself.

• Su Qiao sold a couple a pair of watches for 580 yuan and taught them how to use the devices.
• Su Qiao promised the couple a one-week return window and explained the repair hotline and future repair centers.
• After the couple left, Su Qiao celebrated her first sale and realized she had forgotten to bring a waist pouch for her money.
• Zhou Ronghao examined a phone charm and asked whether Su Qiao’s products were useful and whether she worked in electronics.
• Su Qiao said she was testing market response before mass production, then told Zhou Ronghao she had set up the stall because she was bored.

Su Qiao sold Zhou Ronghao a pair of watch charms, while he questioned her about her fighting skills and background. After he paid by scanning her QR code and left without learning much, Su Qiao was relieved she could focus on her stall again.

• Zhou Ronghao asked Su Qiao where she had learned to fight, and she said she had practiced on her own in the mountains.
• Su Qiao urged Zhou Ronghao to buy something instead of blocking her stall, and he chose a pair of sports watch charms for his son.
• Su Qiao realized she had no change, so Zhou Ronghao paid by scanning her QR code.
• Zhou Ronghao questioned Su Qiao further but only learned that her family dealt in digital products before leaving.
• Su Qiao sighed with relief that Zhou Ronghao had finally left her stall.

Su Qiao posted a video of her products online after another slow night at the stall, while 444 promoted it across multiple sites. The next day, she headed to the Night Market early, hoping to make more sales or find another opportunity.

• Su Qiao closed her stall with only the two earlier transactions and felt discouraged by the lack of customers.
• 444 told Su Qiao that a video of her had become popular and suggested promoting the stall online.
• Su Qiao agreed to post a product video but did not want to livestream until the next day.
• Su Qiao uploaded photos and product information to her old video account, and 444 shared the post on several other sites.
• On her third day running the stall, Su Qiao set off early with her cart, hoping for good luck and more sales.

Su Qiao struggled to sell her shoes at the street stall, as customers scoffed at her price and nobody bought anything. Chu Jingchen finally showed interest in buying several pairs, and Su Qiao recognized him as someone who resembled Little Friend from a previous plane.

• Su Qiao waited at her stall for hours, but no customers came to buy anything, and she gave up on her livestream.
• Su Qiao grew tired of people asking about the shoes without buying and considered selling ordinary goods instead.
• A man in black sportswear asked Su Qiao if he could pay in cash, but she refused and told him to scan the QR code.
• Su Qiao recognized the man as Chu Jingchen and froze when she saw his face.
• Chu Jingchen asked to buy several pairs as gifts and asked if she could ship them, but Su Qiao told him to arrange delivery himself.

Su Qiao turned down Chu Jingchen’s suggestion that she handle online orders, while Little Four defended her against viewers criticizing her livestream. Chu Jingchen tried to make conversation about her mechanics book but found her as distant as before.

• Chu Jingchen asked Su Qiao to ship online orders sooner, but she said the extra work was too troublesome and explained that Little Four handled online orders through He Jianhui’s assistants.
• Su Qiao appeared in her livestream, where viewers criticized her for being unwilling to work hard or keep change on hand.
• Little Four responded to the viewers, saying Su Qiao could run her stall however she wanted and that her earnings were nobody else’s business.
• Chu Jingchen noticed the foreign-language mechanics book Su Qiao was reading and tried to start a conversation, but her cool replies left him discouraged.

Chu Jingchen approached Su Qiao at her Night Market stall, claiming he had come to thank her for saving his grandmother. He also revealed that he had helped her avoid Gu Hualei two years earlier.

• Chu Jingchen asked Su Qiao to spare him a few minutes, and she questioned why he acted so familiar with her.
• Su Qiao guessed that Chu Jingchen had not come to shop, and he asked what kind of person she thought he was.
• Chu Jingchen explained that he had changed into ordinary clothes to visit the Night Market, though he had forgotten to remove his expensive watch.
• Chu Jingchen told Su Qiao that the old lady she saved the previous day was his grandmother.
• Chu Jingchen reminded Su Qiao that he had helped her avoid Gu Hualei when she left two years earlier.

Chu Jingchen reflected on his two years of longing for Su Qiao and realized she no longer seemed to care about him. He invited her to dinner at his grandmother’s house to thank her, but Su Qiao declined.

• Chu Jingchen remembered discovering Su Qiao’s portrait two years earlier and regretted not finding her before she disappeared.
• Chu Jingchen recalled how excited he had been when Su Qiao returned and how he had eagerly gone to see her after she saved his grandmother.
• Su Qiao explained that she had helped because she hated human traffickers, not because she knew the victim was Chu Jingchen’s grandmother.
• Chu Jingchen accepted that Su Qiao’s feelings may have changed and told her his grandmother wanted to invite her to dinner.
• Su Qiao declined the invitation, saying saving his grandmother had been a small favor.

Chu Jingchen persuaded Su Qiao to visit his home for lunch the next day so his family could thank her for helping his grandmother. After leaving, he fretted over his awkward behavior but felt encouraged that he would see Su Qiao again.

• Chu Jingchen explained his grandmother’s health problems and asked Su Qiao to visit, and she agreed to come at noon the next day.
• Su Qiao teased Chu Jingchen for knowing where she lived, and he hurriedly left after realizing he had sounded suspicious.
• As he walked away, Chu Jingchen regretted not admitting that he had sent someone to find Su Qiao because he wanted to see her.
• Wang Bin praised Chu Jingchen’s mature and refined conduct when Chu Jingchen asked how he had done.

Su Qiao wondered why Chu Jingchen seemed so different from how he had been two years ago, then returned to investigating the Yu and Gu families. As she prepared to close her stall, Gu Hualei arrived at the night market and spotted her.

• Su Qiao dismissed 444's concerns about Chu Jingchen's changed personality and told it to keep investigating the Yu and Gu families for exploitable loopholes.
• 444 warned Su Qiao that an old acquaintance was on his way, and she guessed that it was Gu Hualei.
• Su Qiao spotted Gu Hualei across the road, looking recovered and refined, as he began walking toward her stall.
• Su Qiao complained that Gu Hualei had arrived just as she was about to pack up, while 444 reminded her that she could hire more bodyguards.

Gu Hualei confronted Su Qiao at her stall, mocking her simple life and reminding her of the damage she had caused him two years earlier. Su Qiao dismissed his complaints and showed no sympathy for his pain.

• Su Qiao joked that she would not hire thugs because she was a law-abiding citizen.
• Gu Hualei arrived at Su Qiao’s stall, and a nearby vendor mistook him for another of her brothers.
• Su Qiao mocked Gu Hualei’s altered nose, recalling the plastic surgery failure that had made him a laughingstock and ended his medical career.
• Gu Hualei criticized Su Qiao’s modest clothes and stall, insisting she would have been better off staying with him.
• Gu Hualei complained about the time, effort, and pain it took to restore his appearance, and Su Qiao scoffed at his suffering.

Su Qiao confronted Gu Hualei about using Gu-like Bewitchment to make her undergo plastic surgery and rejected his claim that she had loved him. She left him facing the truth that she had never liked him.

• Su Qiao challenged Gu Hualei for expecting money and gifts to make her obey him and get plastic surgery.
• Gu Hualei demanded to know whether Su Qiao liked Chu Jingchen and insisted she had loved him.
• Su Qiao accused Gu Hualei of wanting to remodel her and explained that she had copied his behavior by trying to reshape a man herself.
• Gu Hualei complained that Su Qiao had made him undergo three surgeries and deceived his feelings.
• Su Qiao told Gu Hualei that he had controlled her to turn her into Yu Aiwei and that she had never liked him.