Chapter Summaries

People in the discussion debated Su Qiao’s wealth, her breakup with Gu Hualei, and the accusations against Yu Aiwei. The conversation ended with readers worrying that Yu Aiwei’s promoted cosmetics and bird’s nest products might be unsafe.

• Li San defended Su Qiao and invited doubters to verify that one landlord owned eighteen shops, including Li San’s clothing store.
• Other commenters asked for the location so they could set up street stalls nearby and joked about selling alongside a billionaire heiress.
• Commenters discussed Su Qiao’s breakup with Gu Hualei and condemned his attempts to control her and make her look like another woman.
• Several commenters said they would unfollow Yu Aiwei and worried that the products she promoted might contain poison.
• Clouds in the Wind recapped how Su Qiao’s father abandoned her and her mother after marrying into a wealthy family, and how Yu Aiwei later attacked Su Qiao over Gu Hualei.

Su Qiao watched public opinion turn against the people who had accused her, while Chu Jingchen continued trying to sell his goods at the stall. He remained confident a customer would come, hoping to earn the feast he had promised himself.

• Online commenters condemned Gu Hualei and blamed Yu Aiwei's family for deceiving them, while others criticized those who had attacked Su Qiao.
• Su Qiao checked the comments and saw that public opinion had begun to turn, as she and Little Four had predicted.
• Chu Jingchen asked whether Su Qiao felt happier, then unscrewed a bottle of water for her.
• Su Qiao asked Chu Jingchen whether he had found a likely customer, and he insisted one would appear.
• Chu Jingchen hoped to have his promised feast the next day and wondered whether to message his subordinates to pose as customers.

Su Qiao and Chu Jingchen sold alarm devices at the night market, where customers bought them after Chu Jingchen demonstrated how they worked. Su Qiao realized He Jianhui had helped draw attention to the stall and confronted him, while he remained worried about her safety despite her four bodyguards.

• Su Qiao and Chu Jingchen attracted buyers by explaining the alarm devices and their after-sales service.
• A street vendor bought the first pair after hearing a recommendation from the shoe-selling couple, and more customers followed.
• Su Qiao was astonished as the devices sold quickly and asked Chu Jingchen whether he had hired people to pose as buyers.
• Third Brother Li told He Jianhui he felt guilty for helping him, and He Jianhui reassured him that Su Qiao would blame him instead.
• Su Qiao called He Jianhui and asked whether he had arranged the online buzz, and he admitted it.
• He Jianhui said he was still worried about Su Qiao's safety even though he had arranged for four bodyguards to stay nearby.

He Jianhui urged Su Qiao to move her street stall and stop livestreaming because her fame put her at risk, and she agreed to relocate after the month ended. After a late-night celebration with Chu Jingchen, she went home in good spirits and slept until ten the next morning.

• He Jianhui warned Su Qiao that people knew where her stall was and said he had reserved a private villa for her to move into.
• Su Qiao agreed to move after the month ended, and He Jianhui insisted she stop livestreaming and keep a lower profile.
• He Jianhui reflected that he had fallen for Su Qiao and felt relieved that Chu Jingchen might take over worrying about her.
• After the night's goods sold quickly, Su Qiao invited Chu Jingchen to eat beer and skewers at a street-side restaurant.
• Chu Jingchen left with Wang Bin rather than stay overnight, and Su Qiao slept until ten the next morning.

After shopping for dinner, Su Qiao received an angry call from Yu Aiwei, who demanded to meet and accused her of hiding a camera in the Yu family home. Su Qiao refused to be intimidated and left Yu Aiwei furious and still unable to find the camera.

• Su Qiao bought groceries and seafood, while neighbors and security guards treated her with extra respect after seeing her expensive car and knowing she owned many homes in the residential compound.
• Su Qiao received a call from Yu Aiwei and answered despite the system warning that Yu Aiwei would likely say something unpleasant.
• Yu Aiwei ordered Su Qiao to meet her at a café, but Su Qiao mocked her and refused to go.
• Yu Aiwei demanded to know where Su Qiao had obtained the photos online and hidden the camera after her people failed to find it in the house.
• Su Qiao dismissed Yu Aiwei's accusations, while Yu Aiwei vowed to find the cameras and have Su Qiao arrested.

Su Qiao taunted Yu Aiwei in the car, refusing to reveal where she had put something and warning her that Gu Hualei found her disgusting. Yu Aiwei threatened to destroy Su Qiao, while Su Qiao recognized that the Yu Corporation remained the real obstacle to bringing her down.

• Yu Aiwei demanded to know where Su Qiao had put something, but Su Qiao refused and mocked her threats to call the police.
• Yu Aiwei accused Su Qiao of stealing Gu Hualei and damaging her reputation, while Su Qiao insisted Gu Hualei was the one pursuing her.
• Su Qiao told Yu Aiwei that Gu Hualei had psychological mysophobia and felt disgusted by women he considered filthy.
• Yu Aiwei panicked when Su Qiao hinted that she knew about Yu Aiwei's life abroad and the reason she and Gu Hualei had broken up.
• Yu Aiwei threatened to destroy Su Qiao, who dismissed her warnings and regarded the Yu Corporation as her greater enemy.

Su Qiao threatened to expose Yu Aiwei’s past, and Yu Aiwei crashed her car while arguing with her. Su Qiao then invited Chu Jingchen and Grandma Chu over for lunch, leaving Chu Jingchen disappointed that their date had become a meal for three.

• Su Qiao threatened to send Yu Aiwei’s secrets to her family, the Gu Family, or the public.
• Yu Aiwei panicked and crashed her car into roadside landscaping while talking to Su Qiao; she was injured and passed out.
• Su Qiao dismissed responsibility for the crash and called Chu Jingchen to invite him and Grandma Chu to lunch.
• Chu Jingchen complained that his date with Su Qiao had turned into a meal for three.
• Grandma Chu hurried upstairs to dress for her first meal at Su Qiao’s home while Housekeeper Old Li reminded her there was still time.

Su Qiao impressed Chu Jingchen and Grandma Chu with her cooking and lively conversation, and Grandma Chu asked to join Su Qiao at the Night Market. Su Qiao agreed to let her help at the stall for one hour, and the two women went together that evening.

• Su Qiao prepared a delicious meal suited to Grandma Chu’s dietary restrictions, leaving both Grandma Chu and Chu Jingchen impressed.
• After dinner, Grandma Chu reminisced with Su Qiao and asked to experience running a street stall again.
• Chu Jingchen worried about Grandma Chu’s health, but Su Qiao agreed to take her to the Night Market for no more than an hour.
• Su Qiao and Grandma Chu arrived at the Night Market together, where vendors noticed the wealthy-looking old lady joining her at the cart.

After an evening with Chu Jingchen and the old lady, Su Qiao faced accusations from Yu Manwen, Su Yunyang, and Su Chifeng over Yu Aiwei’s car accident. She denied causing the crash and warned them not to make claims without evidence.

• Su Qiao packed up her stall after the old lady had enjoyed herself and drove her and Chu Jingchen home.
• Chu Jingchen persuaded Su Qiao to stop for skewers, and the two ate together at a street-side stall.
• Yu Aiwei’s car accident threw the Yu Family and Gu Family into chaos at the hospital.
• The next morning, Yu Manwen, Su Yunyang, and Su Chifeng confronted Su Qiao and accused her of provoking Yu Aiwei into crashing.
• Su Qiao rejected Yu Manwen’s accusation of murder and said she could sue for defamation if they had no evidence.

Su Qiao confronted Su Yunyang and Su Chifeng over their neglect and hypocrisy, rejecting Su Yunyang as her father and condemning her brother for defending Xiao Wei. The Yu family responded by portraying Yu Manwen as remorseful, while Su Qiao remained scornful of them.

• Yu Manwen angrily pointed at Su Qiao, but Su Yunyang pulled her back and accused Su Qiao of being vicious and targeting Xiao Wei.
• Su Yunyang claimed he had pleaded with the Yu and Gu Families not to press charges against Su Qiao, but Su Qiao mocked him as a powerless man who did not deserve to call himself her father.
• Su Qiao told Su Yunyang to look at himself and said she was glad she had never had him as an example, then compared Su Chifeng to him.
• Su Chifeng defended Xiao Wei, accused Su Qiao of jealousy and ruining Xiao Wei's relationship, and offered to bear her resentment himself.
• Yu Manwen sobbed in Su Yunyang's arms and blamed herself for falling in love with Su Yunyang and breaking up Su Qiao's family.

Su Qiao confronted Su Yunyang, Su Manwen, and Su Chifeng over their family drama and rejected the idea that she was jealous of Yu Aiwei. She left Su Chifeng struggling to defend his loyalty to his stepmother and stepsister.

• Su Manwen cried and blamed herself for the family’s troubles, while Su Yunyang and Su Chifeng tried to comfort her.
• Su Qiao mocked their emotional display, and Su Chifeng accused her of being cold-blooded.
• Su Qiao insulted Su Chifeng and said he had stopped being her brother when he failed to call their mother.
• Su Qiao asked whether she was supposed to envy Yu Aiwei’s family and called Su Chifeng spineless for ignoring his mother and sister to please his stepmother.
• Su Chifeng denied that he was trying to curry favor and said Yu Manwen had raised him well, while he and Yu Aiwei had always gotten along.

Su Qiao rejected Su Chifeng’s accusation that she had broken up Yu Aiwei and Gu Hualei, and argued that Gu Hualei was the one pursuing her. She challenged the family to investigate Yu Aiwei’s time abroad, leaving Yu Manwen and Su Yunyang furious and threatening her.

• Su Qiao mocked Su Chifeng for feeling grateful to Yu Manwen, whom she called a mistress who had ruined his parents’ marriage.
• Su Qiao said Yu Aiwei had cheated on Gu Hualei before their breakup and insisted she had not even known Gu Hualei then.
• Su Chifeng warned Su Qiao not to interfere now that Yu Aiwei and Gu Hualei were engaged, citing their families’ alliance and business cooperation.
• Su Qiao accused Gu Hualei of pursuing her and said Yu Aiwei had caused trouble for her behind the scenes.
• Yu Manwen threatened Su Qiao over her accusations, while Su Yunyang warned her to be careful.
• Su Qiao told them to investigate Yu Aiwei’s life abroad, and Yu Manwen vowed not to forgive her.

Su Qiao drove Yu Manwen, Su Yunyang, and Su Chifeng from her home after showing them records and photos about Yu Aiwei. Gu Hualei then confronted her over the online incident and Yu Aiwei’s car accident, but changed suddenly before she could answer.

• Su Qiao sent Yu Manwen, Su Yunyang, and Su Chifeng hospital records, abortion receipts, and photos about Yu Aiwei, shocking them.
• Yu Manwen accused Su Qiao of fabricating the evidence and tried to slap her, but Su Qiao kicked her away.
• Su Qiao chased Yu Manwen, Su Yunyang, and Su Chifeng out of her home and shut the door on them.
• Su Qiao prepared to leave for groceries and disinfectant, then found Gu Hualei at her doorway.
• Gu Hualei questioned Su Qiao about the online incident and Yu Aiwei’s car accident, then suddenly changed before Su Qiao could answer.

Su Qiao confronted Gu Hualei with evidence about Yu Aiwei and told him to stop pursuing her. After he rushed off to confront Yu Aiwei, Su Qiao ran into Chu Jingchen, who offered to deal with him.

• Gu Hualei tried to grab Su Qiao and asked if she loved him, but she kicked him away and denied ever liking him.
• Su Qiao showed Gu Hualei information and photos about Yu Aiwei, then suggested he verify the truth with a doctor or private detective.
• Su Qiao mocked Gu Hualei for being deceived by Yu Aiwei and left him stunned before locking the room behind her.
• Gu Hualei refused to believe Su Qiao and rushed downstairs to hear the truth from Yu Aiwei himself.
• Su Qiao met Chu Jingchen at the building entrance, and he asked whether she wanted help dealing with Gu Hualei.

Chu Jingchen brought Su Qiao groceries from his grandmother and offered to cook for her and help with chores. Su Qiao welcomed the arrangement, and they headed into her home together as he revealed he had also bought her a dishwasher and robotic vacuum.

• Su Qiao said she was going grocery shopping, and Chu Jingchen showed her the vegetables, meat, seafood, milk, and fruit he had brought from home.
• Chu Jingchen insisted on carrying the groceries and said he wanted to learn cooking so he could prepare meals for his grandmother.
• Su Qiao teased Chu Jingchen about whether he would cook only for his grandmother, and he offered to cook for Su Qiao too.
• Su Qiao happily accepted his offer, and Chu Jingchen joked that he was her humble servant as they entered the elevator.
• Chu Jingchen told Su Qiao he had bought her an automatic dishwasher and a robotic vacuum.

Su Qiao received a court summons after Yu Aiwei, the Yu Corporation, and the Gu Corporation sued her, but she refused Chu Jingchen’s offer to intervene because the case served her plans. As the lawsuit spread online, people debated whether Su Qiao could withstand the powerful families, while one commenter worried that family members who had used Yu Aiwei’s recommended cosmetics and Bird’s Nest were falling ill.

• Su Qiao and Chu Jingchen returned home, where a courier delivered a court summons naming Yu Aiwei, the Yu Corporation, and the Gu Corporation as plaintiffs.
• Chu Jingchen offered to step in, but Su Qiao said she did not need his help and viewed the summons as part of her plan.
• Su Qiao connected the court date with the growing influenza outbreak and believed the lawsuit would become the plaintiffs’ downfall.
• News of the lawsuit spread online, and commenters speculated about whether Su Qiao and Chu Jingchen could face the Yu and Gu families.
• An online commenter said their mother and younger sister had used Yu Aiwei’s recommended cosmetics and eaten Bird’s Nest, and both had developed mild colds.

Su Qiao cooperated with government staff investigating the flu outbreak and the suspected problems with Yu Corporation's skincare products and Gu Corporation's Bird's Nest. The staff agreed to investigate the companies and postpone the lawsuit's final verdict, leaving Su Qiao prepared to appear in court the next day.

• He Jianhui brought two Food and Drug Administration staff members and a testing researcher to meet Su Qiao.
• Su Qiao detailed how she had discovered and tested the products, then answered their questions with expert knowledge.
• The staff thanked Su Qiao, promised to investigate Yu Corporation and Gu Corporation, and asked to consult her during their research.
• A staff member said Su Qiao might still need to attend court, but they would arrange to postpone the final verdict until test results were ready.
• After the visitors left, Chu Jingchen sat beside Su Qiao and asked whether she was thinking about the court appearance.

Su Qiao decided to develop medicine and vaccines to address the spreading disease, while Chu Jingchen offered support and tried to keep her from overworking. They went to visit Grandma Chu, who had been missing Su Qiao and wanted to help run her street stall.

• Su Qiao worried that the disease could cause public panic and resolved to develop effective medicine and vaccines as soon as possible.
• Chu Jingchen offered the Chu Family's pharmaceutical companies and research teams, but Su Qiao said she could handle the research herself if she had the necessary equipment and ingredients.
• Su Qiao told Chu Jingchen that He Jianhui was already helping prepare a research lab and gather supplies.
• Chu Jingchen invited Su Qiao to his house for dinner, saying Grandma Chu missed her and wanted to help with her street stall.
• Su Qiao agreed to visit Grandma Chu and told Chu Jingchen that Grandma could call or video-chat whenever she wanted.

Chu Jingchen urged Su Qiao to spend more time caring for Grandma Chu and suggested that Su Qiao move in with him. Su Qiao refused to move or give up her Night Market stall, and Chu Jingchen accepted her choice.

• Chu Jingchen told Su Qiao that Grandma Chu was forgetting things, refusing food and medicine, and showing early signs of dementia alongside heart disease and high blood pressure.
• Chu Jingchen suggested Su Qiao move into one of his empty houses to avoid her family disturbing her and to reduce her long commute, but Su Qiao said she did not plan to move.
• Su Qiao said she needed to keep setting up her stall at the Night Market, and Chu Jingchen worried that the late nights were exhausting and unsafe for her.
• Su Qiao explained that the stall helped her relax, and Chu Jingchen told her to do what she liked without objection.

Su Qiao visited Chu Jingchen’s home and discovered he had kept a painting she made. As they discussed how he had first encountered her and why he helped her, Chu Jingchen recalled that he had spent two years searching for her and had fallen deeply for her.

• Su Qiao arrived at Chu Jingchen’s home, delighted Grandma Chu, and stayed until Grandma Chu fell asleep after lunch.
• Su Qiao recognized her own painting in Chu Jingchen’s room, and Chu Jingchen admitted he had taken it from Gu Hualei’s operating room.
• Chu Jingchen told Su Qiao that he had seen her sneak out of the hospital after changing clothes, while 444 explained it had been focused on surveillance and helping her avoid detection.
• Su Qiao asked why Chu Jingchen had helped her, and he said he had disliked Gu Hualei and found Su Qiao interesting.
• Chu Jingchen remembered searching for Su Qiao for two years and realized that helping her had led him to fall in love with her.