Chapter Summaries

Su Qiao confronted Gu Hualei about manipulating her into resembling Yu Aiwei, and he admitted that Yu Aiwei only had plastic surgery after going abroad. When Su Qiao questioned why he accepted Yu Aiwei’s engagement despite once resenting her relationship with another man, Gu Hualei grew agitated and began explaining his past feelings.

• Gu Hualei nearly struck Su Qiao but stopped himself and accused her of being ruthless.
• Su Qiao accused Gu Hualei of exploiting her grief to control her appearance and habits so she would resemble Yu Aiwei.
• Su Qiao questioned why Gu Hualei admired Yu Aiwei’s surgically altered face and suggested he could have had many women made to look like her.
• Gu Hualei admitted Yu Aiwei had only undergone plastic surgery after going abroad and said he disliked her current unnatural appearance.
• Su Qiao asked why Gu Hualei could now accept Yu Aiwei’s engagement, and Gu Hualei recalled being unable to accept her involvement with another man when they were in love.

Gu Hualei confronted Su Qiao about her past and her alleged Dual Personality, hoping to learn whether she or her former self had loved him. Su Qiao denied ever liking him and told him to stay away, leaving him agitated and unwilling to believe her.

• Gu Hualei recalled that he had struggled after Su Qiao disappeared and agreed to become engaged to Yu Aiwei because his family needed an alliance with the Yu Family.
• Gu Hualei asked when Su Qiao learned about his engagement and whether she really had Dual Personality.
• Su Qiao warned Gu Hualei not to visit her again and said the Little Fool had not appeared since suffering a severe blow.
• Gu Hualei asked whether Su Qiao or her former self had ever loved him, and Su Qiao firmly said neither had liked him.
• When Gu Hualei tried to grab her hand, Su Qiao pulled away and explained that her former self had only depended on him after losing her mother, and had never loved him.

Su Qiao told Gu Hualei that he was only a substitute, provoking him into trying to grab her. Chu Jingchen intervened and struck Gu Hualei, who then confronted Su Qiao about their relationship.

• Su Qiao told Gu Hualei that she disliked him because he reminded her of the man who had abandoned her and her mother, and called him an emotional comfort tool and substitute.
• Gu Hualei tried to grab Su Qiao, but she dodged him before she could retaliate.
• Gu Hualei's assistant restrained him, and Third Brother Li came out of the shop with a broom.
• Chu Jingchen rushed over and punched Gu Hualei, accusing him of hitting a woman.
• Gu Hualei asked whether Su Qiao and Chu Jingchen had been in contact for the past two years, but Su Qiao refused to explain their relationship.

Gu Hualei stormed away after Su Qiao rejected him, and Chu Jingchen helped her clean up her overturned stall. Chu Jingchen then offered to escort Su Qiao home, and the nearby vendors began packing up for the night.

• Gu Hualei threatened Su Qiao and Chu Jingchen, then left the Night Market with his assistant.
• Chu Jingchen reassured Su Qiao and explained that he had returned to bring her hot cocoa and make sure she got home safely.
• Su Qiao agreed to let Chu Jingchen take her home, and he helped her gather her scattered goods.
• Third Brother Li condemned Gu Hualei for attacking Su Qiao after she rejected his courtship.
• The nearby people defended Su Qiao, and Third Brother Li urged everyone to pack up and go home.

After the trouble at the stall, Su Qiao rewarded Third Brother Li by waiving his rent for the coming year and left with Chu Jingchen, who offered to escort her home. Third Brother Li and his wife celebrated their good fortune, while Su Qiao and Chu Jingchen’s relationship remained unspoken.

• Third Brother Li asked whether they should call Manager He, but Su Qiao said it was a minor matter and waived his rent for the coming year because he had stood up for her.
• Third Brother Li offered to see Su Qiao home, but Chu Jingchen took her cart and said he would escort her instead.
• Su Qiao told Third Brother Li that Chu Jingchen was her friend and that he did not need to tell He Jianhui.
• Third Brother Li and his wife watched Su Qiao and Chu Jingchen leave, then discussed Chu Jingchen’s expensive car and the rent waiver.
• Third Brother Li and his wife went home to prepare a late-night meal and celebrate the waived rent.

Chu Jingchen's cousin Chu Yisheng showed up and teased him about Su Qiao, exposing Chu Jingchen's feelings for her. After Su Qiao tripped Chu Yisheng and he was driven away, Chu Jingchen insisted he preferred reserved, aloof women.

• Chu Yisheng ran up to Chu Jingchen and Su Qiao and teased Chu Jingchen about coming to see her.
• Chu Jingchen tried to keep Chu Yisheng away, but Chu Yisheng circled Su Qiao and questioned what Chu Jingchen liked about her.
• Su Qiao tripped Chu Yisheng, and Chu Jingchen dragged him into the car while Wang Bin drove him away.
• Chu Jingchen explained that Chu Yisheng was his troublesome younger cousin and denied liking sexy women.
• Su Qiao teased Chu Jingchen about his preferences, and he said he preferred reserved, straightforward, and aloof women.

Su Qiao teased Chu Jingchen about his feelings, then went with him to meet his family the next day. Their conversation left Chu Jingchen wondering why she seemed to pay so much attention to his older brother.

• Su Qiao suggested Chu Jingchen had someone in mind, but he dodged the question by stopping to buy milk tea.
• The next day, Chu Jingchen picked Su Qiao up and told her his family consisted of his grandmother, his older brother, and himself.
• Chu Jingchen hinted that he was single, and Su Qiao joked about why he had no girlfriend despite his good conditions.
• Su Qiao explained that women were intimidated by Chu Jingchen's older brother, prompting Chu Jingchen to ask why she paid so much attention to him.

Su Qiao rejected a pushy company owner’s request to partner on her Smart Anti-Abduction Alarm, explaining that she already had plans for the device. Chu Jingchen learned she was not seeking outside agencies, and the chapter ended with him wondering about her plans.

• Chu Jingchen reassured himself that Su Qiao’s interest in his older brother came only from seeing him in online reports, then claimed he preferred keeping a low profile.
• Su Qiao noticed Chu Jingchen was sweating and let him open the car window before he asked about her patented Smart Alarm Device.
• An unfamiliar caller asked Su Qiao for an agency partnership, but she refused and ended the call after he tried to pressure her with a low offer.
• Chu Jingchen asked why Su Qiao had rejected the agency arrangement, and she indicated that she already had other plans for the device.

Su Qiao gave Chu Jingchen exclusive distribution rights for her security device, and Chu Jingchen drove her to a courtyard. She fell asleep in the car, and after he cared for her, she woke up when they arrived.

• Chu Jingchen proposed working with Su Qiao, and she granted his company exclusive distribution rights to the device.
• Su Qiao told Chu Jingchen to watch the road and dismissed his concerns about the price and payment terms.
• Su Qiao fell asleep in the passenger seat, so Chu Jingchen pulled over, turned on the heater, and covered her with his coat.
• Chu Jingchen wiped the drool from Su Qiao's mouth while 444 watched in embarrassment.
• Su Qiao woke up and asked if they had arrived, and Chu Jingchen confirmed they were outside a courtyard.

Su Qiao woke up at Chu Jingchen’s home after he let her sleep in, and he teased her with a video of her snoring and drooling. He brought her inside to meet his family, where Grandma Chu and Eldest Young Master Chu were waiting.

• Su Qiao apologized for sleeping while Chu Jingchen waited, and he explained that he had let her rest.
• Chu Jingchen showed Su Qiao a video of her snoring and drooling, embarrassing her and nearly getting him kicked.
• Chu Jingchen reassured Su Qiao that his family was easy to get along with as they headed into the courtyard.
• Su Qiao grew nervous about meeting Chu Jingchen’s family, and he teased her for denying it.
• Chu Jingchen led Su Qiao through the automatically opening gate, where Grandma Chu and Eldest Young Master Chu were waiting.

Su Qiao visited Grandma Chu, who enthusiastically tried to match her with both of her grandsons. The conversation left Chu Jingchen embarrassed and Chu Zhenghao flustered as Grandma Chu praised and criticized them in turn.

• Su Qiao arrived at Grandma Chu's home, where the old woman happily held her hand and chatted with her through dinner and tea.
• Chu Jingchen stayed nearby to serve tea, cut fruit, and attend to Su Qiao and Grandma Chu, while Chu Zhenghao quietly remained on his phone.
• Grandma Chu asked Su Qiao what she thought of Chu Jingchen and whether he could become her boyfriend, making him blush and Su Qiao unsure how to respond.
• When Su Qiao hesitated, Grandma Chu suggested her elder grandson Chu Zhenghao instead, causing both grandsons to protest.
• Grandma Chu praised Chu Jingchen as a good person despite his shortcomings, and Chu Jingchen argued that handsome celebrities could make a living from their looks.

Chu Jingchen tried to defend himself after Grandma Chu teased him about admiring beautiful people, while Su Qiao watched him suspiciously. His big brother intervened to enforce Grandma Chu’s dietary restrictions, leaving her frustrated.

• Chu Jingchen agreed with Su Qiao that admiring handsome men could lift people’s spirits, prompting Grandma Chu to admit she had liked looking at handsome men when she was young.
• Grandma Chu teased Chu Jingchen about liking beautiful women, and Su Qiao grew suspicious when he became flustered.
• Chu Jingchen tried to distract Grandma Chu with a tangerine and asked his big brother for help.
• Chu Jingchen’s big brother took away the tangerine and tea because of Grandma Chu’s health, then asked Old Butler to bring her warm unsweetened milk.
• Grandma Chu complained that her grandsons would not let her eat or drink anything she wanted.

Chu Jingchen and Su Qiao coaxed Grandma Chu out of an argument and into taking a walk around the courtyard. Chu Jingchen promised to take her to Sanya, and Su Qiao agreed to join them as he began booking their trip.

• Grandma Chu rejected the milk and oatmeal Chu Jingchen offered, but Su Qiao distracted her by suggesting they look around the courtyard.
• Grandma Chu led Su Qiao toward her flower garden, while Chu Jingchen joined them, citing the pond as a safety concern.
• Chu Jingchen promised to take Grandma Chu to Sanya once she felt better, and she invited Su Qiao to come along.
• Su Qiao agreed to the trip, and Chu Jingchen immediately began booking plane tickets and a hotel.
• Grandma Chu reminisced with Su Qiao about past trips to Sanya with her husband.

Su Qiao visited Grandma Chu and left with Chu Jingchen, then warned Chu Zhenghao not to pursue the West Mountain plot because something important lay beneath it. She had secretly arranged for He Jianhui to acquire the land, hoping to prevent the deaths she knew had happened in a previous life.

• Chu Jingchen booked plane tickets and hotels while accompanying Su Qiao and Grandma Chu, who reluctantly let Su Qiao leave.
• Chu Jingchen teased Su Qiao about liking beautiful things, and she agreed that he was better-looking than Chu Zhenghao.
• Su Qiao asked Chu Zhenghao to speak privately and warned him that the country would not allow the West Mountain plot to be developed or excavated.
• Su Qiao recalled that Chu Zhenghao and Chu Jingchen had died in events connected to the plot in her previous life, and that she had arranged for He Jianhui to acquire it.
• Chu Zhenghao accepted Su Qiao's warning and thanked her.

Su Qiao warned Chu Zhenghao that someone close to him was leaking his whereabouts, and he trusted her because he trusted Chu Jingchen’s judgment. As Su Qiao prepared to leave, Chu Zhenghao reassured Chu Jingchen that he liked someone else, then asked whether Su Qiao was the person Jingchen had searched for over the past two years.

• Su Qiao told Chu Zhenghao to watch the people around him because someone had been leaking his whereabouts.
• Chu Zhenghao accepted Su Qiao’s warning and considered dealing with Gu Hualei’s side.
• Grandma Chu asked to join Su Qiao’s stall, and Su Qiao said she could come after her health recovered.
• Chu Zhenghao teased Chu Jingchen about being nervous over Su Qiao and described the petite, fish-loving person he liked.
• Chu Zhenghao asked Chu Jingchen whether Su Qiao was the person he had been looking for, and Jingchen was surprised that he knew.

Chu Zhenghao urged Chu Jingchen to confess his feelings to Su Qiao before Gu Hualei could act, and Chu Jingchen drove Su Qiao home while struggling to speak to her. Su Qiao explained how Gu Hualei had exploited her grief and tried to remake her in the image of another woman, and Chu Jingchen asked whether she knew Gu Hualei had been searching for her.

• Chu Zhenghao accepted Su Qiao into the Chu family and urged Chu Jingchen to pursue her before Gu Hualei could get ahead of him.
• Chu Jingchen told Chu Zhenghao he had not confessed to Su Qiao, then resolved to act after his brother offered to hold Gu Hualei off.
• Chu Zhenghao helped Grandma inside while Chu Jingchen drove Su Qiao home and remained distracted.
• Su Qiao prompted Chu Jingchen to ask what he wanted to know, and he asked about her past with Gu Hualei.
• Su Qiao said Gu Hualei had taken advantage of her grief to try to remake her as the woman he loved, and that she had eventually turned the tables on him.
• Chu Jingchen condemned Gu Hualei, then asked Su Qiao whether she knew he had been searching for her for two years.

Su Qiao told Chu Jingchen how she had disappeared for two years and reassured him that she would stay. Chu Jingchen offered to be there for her, while Su Qiao noticed his embarrassment and quietly teased him.

• Chu Jingchen asked Su Qiao not to leave again, and she promised she was not going anywhere.
• Su Qiao explained that she had disguised herself as a man, used a man's ID, and taken a train to teach in a small town in the northwest.
• Su Qiao said the quiet, fulfilling life had suited her and that her mother's wish had been for her to become a teacher.
• Chu Jingchen apologized for bringing up painful memories and offered to treat Su Qiao as family and help her with future problems.
• Su Qiao pointed out Chu Jingchen's red face, and he blamed it on wine and the heat in the car.
• Su Qiao agreed to let him open the window while privately admitting she had teased him on purpose.

Su Qiao discovered that people online were spreading accusations that she had seduced someone else’s fiancé for money, and she grew furious at the insults and demands to expose her personal information. She decided to teach the people responsible a lesson.

• After breakfast, Su Qiao heard 444 warn her that online rumors were calling her a gold digger and mistress.
• Su Qiao checked the posts and suspected Yu Aiwei was behind the accusations.
• She read commenters’ insults about her appearance, work as a street vendor, family, and supposed motives for pursuing a wealthy man.
• Su Qiao became enraged by the false claims and the commenters’ personal attacks.
• Su Qiao decided to teach them a lesson.

Su Qiao ordered 444 to investigate Yu Aiwei and a company owner who had helped stir up abuse against her online, while planning to expose Yu Aiwei’s private behavior without breaking the law. The chapter ended when an unfamiliar middle-aged man called and asked whether she was Su Qiao.

• 444 recorded the identities of people attacking Su Qiao online, while Su Qiao ordered it to find the small company owner's information for He Jianhui so his company could be driven bankrupt within three days.
• Su Qiao asked 444 to investigate Yu Aiwei's life overseas and gather evidence of the difference between her public image and private behavior.
• Su Qiao agreed that 444 should expose the worst online abusers but warned it not to break the law or attract official scrutiny.
• An unfamiliar man called Su Qiao, asked if she was Su Qiao, and left her wondering who he was.

Su Qiao rejected Su Yunyang and blocked Su Chifeng, then discovered that her personal information and address had been leaked online amid Yu Aiwei’s accusations. She left the leak unresolved as she faced growing public scrutiny.

• Su Yunyang called Su Qiao and identified himself as her father, but she denied having a father and blocked his number.
• Su Qiao wondered whether He Jianhui had received the inspection results for the skincare products and Bird's Nest, then worked on blueprints for medical technology.
• Su Chifeng called, and Su Qiao blocked him without answering.
• 444 told Su Qiao that her information and address had been posted online, apparently at Yu Aiwei’s instigation.
• Su Qiao searched for one of her videos and confirmed that her personal information had been leaked.