Chapter Summaries

Su Qiao explained that she had drawn Chu Jingchen after casually seeing his photo on Gu Hualei’s phone, leaving Chu Jingchen crushed by the revelation and still convinced she might once have secretly loved him.

• Su Qiao pointed out that Chu Jingchen had wanted to watch her make a fool of herself, and he admitted he had been childish.
• Chu Jingchen asked why she had drawn him, hoping to learn whether she had been in love with him.
• Su Qiao said she had casually drawn him after seeing his photo on Gu Hualei’s phone.
• Chu Jingchen felt devastated that she had seen him through Gu Hualei and hurried out, forgetting there was a bathroom in the room.
• Su Qiao wondered why her explanation had upset him, while Chu Jingchen reconsidered whether her old actions had meant she was secretly in love with him.

After Chu Jingchen and Su Qiao spent time together, Su Qiao returned to her busy stall while he was called away by work. Later, director Li Yuanzhao approached her after seeing a video of her fighting a human trafficker and asked whether she had formal martial arts training.

• Chu Jingchen took Su Qiao home after they walked around a park together.
• Su Qiao set up her stall that evening while Chu Jingchen handled an unexpected problem at his company.
• Su Qiao's stall and online orders grew busier, with Xiao Si and He Jianhui's people handling the online sales.
• Li Yuanzhao introduced himself to Su Qiao as a director, but she showed no sign of recognizing him.
• Li Yuanzhao told Su Qiao he had seen her video confronting a human trafficker and asked whether she had learned formal martial arts.

Director Li Yuanzhao invited Su Qiao to join his fantasy martial arts film, but she refused because she had no interest in an entertainment career. As Li Yuanzhao lingered after accepting her decision, 444 urged Su Qiao to make an exception, leaving her curious about its motives.

• Li Yuanzhao invited Su Qiao to join his film, praising her appearance and martial skills.
• Su Qiao rejected the offer, explaining that she was busy, financially secure, and uninterested in acting.
• Li Yuanzhao asked whether pay was the issue, but Su Qiao said she preferred setting up street stalls and had no plans to become an entertainer.
• Li Yuanzhao noticed Su Qiao's German technical book, acknowledged her abilities, and accepted that she had her own plans.
• As Li Yuanzhao lingered, 444 urged Su Qiao to make an exception, and she questioned what it was up to.

Su Qiao learned that her screenplay had led Director Li Yuanzhao to seek her out for a role in Galaxy Exploration Team. Li Yuanzhao pressed her to accept, explaining why her natural bearing and fighting skills suited the character, but Su Qiao remained unconvinced.

• Su Qiao learned that Galaxy Exploration Team had been written by her, revised, and passed to Li Yuanzhao, who had chosen it for his film.
• Su Qiao explained that she and Little Four had pursued many ways to earn money, while He Jianhui kept her identity secret.
• Li Yuanzhao offered Su Qiao generous accommodations to persuade her to act in his production.
• Su Qiao questioned his decision, pointing out that fighting ability did not prove she could act and suggesting he use a stunt double.
• Li Yuanzhao insisted that Su Qiao’s cool, strong presence, appearance, and fighting style made her perfect for the character.

Su Qiao agreed to act in Li Yuanzhao’s film, provided he had not changed the script for Galaxy Exploration Team. She revealed that she had written it herself, leaving Li Yuanzhao stunned to learn she was the mysterious screenwriter Fourth Brother.

• Li Yuanzhao passionately urged Su Qiao to take the lead role, insisting she was the only person he wanted for it.
• Su Qiao considered her plans to run a street stall, then agreed to try acting after weighing Li Yuanzhao’s determination.
• Su Qiao asked whether Li Yuanzhao had changed the script and confirmed she would only act in Galaxy Exploration Team.
• Li Yuanzhao grew concerned that the script might have been leaked, but Su Qiao told him she had written it herself.
• Li Yuanzhao realized Su Qiao was the mysterious screenwriter Fourth Brother and expressed surprise that she was a woman.

Su Qiao revealed to Li Yuanzhao that she was a major shareholder of Xuhang Films and discussed her script with him. At the stall, Chu Jingchen and He Jianhui met, and Chu Jingchen admitted he had searched for Su Qiao for two years.

• Li Yuanzhao realized Su Qiao was one of Xuhang Films' largest shareholders, and she confirmed it with a nod.
• Li Yuanzhao asked Su Qiao about her script, and they talked animatedly at her stall.
• Chu Jingchen and He Jianhui ran into each other by the parking lot and discussed visiting Su Qiao.
• Chu Jingchen declared that he was determined to win Su Qiao, while He Jianhui pointed out that he had known her for over two years without making progress.
• Chu Jingchen told He Jianhui that he had spent two years searching for Su Qiao and had not known He worked for her.

Chu Jingchen assured He Jianhui that Su Qiao would be safe the next day and headed over to help her deal with Director Li. Su Qiao remained unaware of him and continued talking with Li Yuanzhao, who learned that she had written many popular songs.

• He Jianhui explained that he had kept Su Qiao's whereabouts secret because Gu Hualei was looking for her and his boss had not authorized him to reveal anything.
• Chu Jingchen promised that Su Qiao would be safe the next day and that someone else would suffer instead.
• Chu Jingchen grew jealous of how often He Jianhui saw Su Qiao, but He Jianhui said his wife admired his boss more than him.
• He Jianhui told Chu Jingchen that Li Yuanzhao would keep pressing Su Qiao until she agreed, so Chu Jingchen crossed the road to intervene.
• Li Yuanzhao asked Su Qiao whether she had written most of the songs that had become popular across the country over the past two years.

Su Qiao discussed her indifference to money with Li Yuanzhao, who tried to persuade her to act in his film. He Jianhui and Chu Jingchen worried that her night-market stall was unsafe as she prepared for a court case against the Gu Family and the Yu Family the next day.

• Su Qiao told Li Yuanzhao that she cared little about money because she trusted her ability to recover from setbacks.
• Li Yuanzhao asked Su Qiao again to act in his film, and He Jianhui encouraged her to try it for fun.
• Su Qiao asked why He Jianhui and Chu Jingchen had arrived together, and He Jianhui said he had come to report on the next day's matters and watch out for trouble.
• Su Qiao said the Gu Family and the Yu Family were waiting to deal with her in court the next day, while Yu Aiwei had hired online trolls and reporters to attack her.
• Chu Jingchen and He Jianhui warned Su Qiao that continuing to run her stall was dangerous, but she thought they had mistaken who was most at risk.

Su Qiao agreed to pause her stall business and move into Chu Jingchen’s home for her safety, while planning to open an online livestream shop and join a television production. She moved in that night and was given a room next to Chu Jingchen’s.

• Su Qiao agreed to stop setting up her stall for now and open an online livestream shop instead.
• Chu Jingchen suggested Su Qiao stay at his home because the Yu Family and Gu Family might come looking for her after the next day’s events.
• Su Qiao agreed to move in, and Chu Jingchen and He Jianhui urged her to take precautions and promised to protect her.
• Li Yuanzhao was pleased that Chu Jingchen and He Jianhui supported Su Qiao joining the production crew.
• Su Qiao packed her belongings and moved into the Chu Family’s home that night, where her room was next to Chu Jingchen’s.

After moving temporarily into the Chu family home, Su Qiao received public support from director Li Yuanzhao and other prominent celebrities on the eve of her court hearing. Their posts revealed that she was the acclaimed creator known as “Fourth Brother,” while customers who had bought Yu Aiwei’s livestream products grew increasingly alarmed.

• Su Qiao moved temporarily into the Chu family home, making Old Madam Chu happy.
• Li Yuanzhao publicly supported Su Qiao’s rights case, praised her script, and announced she would work on his new production.
• Other popular directors, actors, and singers posted similar messages supporting Su Qiao, intensifying attention on the hearing.
• Online commenters connected Su Qiao to the pen name “Fourth Brother” and discussed her work as a screenwriter and songwriter-composer.
• Yu Aiwei’s customers began doubting her product certifications and turning against her, while people who had never bought her products remained more relaxed.

After Li Yuanzhao’s online post threatened to expose Su Qiao’s identities as a writer and screenwriter, she accepted that she could no longer stay low-profile and prepared for the next day’s court hearing. Meanwhile, Gu Hualei confronted Yu Aiwei over her plans to target Su Qiao, but Yu Aiwei blamed him for not supporting her.

• Li Yuanzhao apologized to Su Qiao for impulsively posting about her, and she said she would handle the matter after tomorrow and delay filming until she had time.
• Su Qiao went to bed early so she would be rested for the next day’s court hearing.
• Gu Hualei asked Yu Aiwei whether she really needed to make things difficult for Su Qiao.
• Yu Aiwei angrily accused Gu Hualei of betraying her and complained that Su Qiao had hurt her reputation, livestream audience, and sales.
• Gu Hualei recalled the photos Su Qiao had sent him of Yu Aiwei embracing other men and felt disgusted with her.

Gu Hualei and Yu Aiwei argued over his lingering feelings for Su Qiao and the political benefits behind their engagement. Their confrontation ended with Gu Hualei revealing that he knew what Yu Aiwei had done abroad.

• Gu Hualei blamed Yu Aiwei for provoking Su Qiao, insisting Su Qiao did not attack others without reason.
• Yu Aiwei accused Gu Hualei of keeping Su Qiao's photos, searching for her, and lying that his former girlfriends had only been substitutes.
• Gu Hualei admitted he could not let Su Qiao go but said he would not leave Yu Aiwei or end their engagement.
• Yu Aiwei said Gu Hualei stayed engaged to her only because the Gu Family wanted an alliance with the Yu Family.
• Gu Hualei confronted Yu Aiwei about her conduct abroad and said it made him sick to be near her.
• Yu Aiwei was shocked that Gu Hualei knew, and guessed who had told him.

Gu Hualei rejected Yu Aiwei’s attacks and called off their engagement before leaving the Yu Family home. Yu Aiwei vowed to retaliate against Su Qiao, while her parents waited for her to calm down.

• Yu Aiwei attacked Gu Hualei after he exposed her actions, but he pushed her away and condemned her behavior.
• Gu Hualei ended their engagement and left, despite Yu Aiwei refusing to accept the breakup.
• Yu Aiwei chased after Gu Hualei and threatened to sue Su Qiao and ruin her.
• Gu Hualei ignored Yu Manwen and Su Yunyang, got into his car, and drove away from the Yu Family home.
• Yu Manwen worried that Yu Aiwei might hurt herself, but Su Yunyang urged her to let their daughter vent while Su Chifeng brought them hot water.

Gu Hualei returned home and declared that he wanted to end his engagement to Yu Aiwei, but his parents opposed him because of their business ties with the Yu Family. Meanwhile, Su Qiao agreed to sell Gu Zhongxuan the West Mountain plot and waited for his payment.

• Su Chifeng went upstairs, reflecting on how unlike her former sweet and lovable self Yu Aiwei had become.
• Gu Hualei told his parents he wanted to end his engagement to Yu Aiwei, but his father refused and insisted they marry as soon as possible.
• Gu Zhongxuan messaged Su Qiao to reserve the West Mountain plot, and 444 told her about the offer.
• Su Qiao agreed to the sale, instructed 444 to require immediate payment into her overseas account, and prepared to receive the funds.

Su Qiao’s scheme to sell the West Mountain land to Gu Zhongxuan succeeded, bringing her six hundred million before the trial. She arranged for the land documents to be delivered to the Gu Family, leaving Gu Zhongxuan to collect them without realizing how the deal had been manipulated.

• After considering the reply, Gu Zhongxuan ordered his assistant to transfer six hundred million to an overseas account.
• Su Qiao confirmed the money had arrived and told He Jianhui to leave the West Mountain land documents outside the Gu Family home without being seen.
• He Jianhui recalled that Su Qiao had acquired the plot over a year earlier and later instructed him to sell it at a high price to the Gu Family or Yu Family.
• He Jianhui retrieved the documents from his safe and secretly left them at the Gu Family’s entrance.
• 444 monitored He Jianhui’s departure, messaged Gu Zhongxuan to collect the documents, and erased He Jianhui’s movements from the surveillance footage.

Gu Zhongxuan received the completed documents for the land purchase and expected his family’s upcoming court case to benefit their reputations. Su Qiao and Chu Jingchen arrived at the courthouse, where Yu Aiwei was posing for reporters before the hearing.

• Gu Zhongxuan received the land transfer contract and supporting documents after paying six hundred million, and felt reassured that the deal was complete.
• Gu Zhongxuan expected the Yu and Gu Families to win the upcoming case and gain publicity from it.
• Chu Jingchen prepared breakfast with Grandma Chu before he and Su Qiao left for the courthouse.
• Su Yunyang, Su Chifeng, Yu Manwen, Yu Aiwei, the two elderly relatives, and Gu Hualei’s parents gathered at the courthouse ahead of the hearing.
• Yu Aiwei invited reporters and posed for photographs as fans and curious onlookers crowded outside the courthouse.
• Su Qiao and Chu Jingchen arrived and encountered Yu Aiwei posing for reporters on the courthouse steps.

Su Qiao confronted Yu Aiwei and the Yu family outside the courthouse, trading insults and warning Yu Aiwei she would regret her choices. As the trial had not yet begun, Su Yunyang pulled Su Qiao aside and urged her to reconsider.

• Yu Aiwei taunted Su Qiao and said the public would hate her once the day was over.
• Su Qiao insulted Yu Aiwei and her mother, then warned Yu Aiwei she might regret her choices.
• Yu Aiwei insisted she had never known regret and joined Old Master Yu and Old Madam Yu as they entered the courthouse.
• Su Qiao mocked the Yu family for failing to investigate whether their factory products truly had problems.
• Su Yunyang pulled Su Qiao aside and urged her to reconsider before the trial began.

Su Yunyang and Su Chifeng pressured Su Qiao to apologize to Xiao Wei and the Yu and Gu families to avoid prison, but she rejected their appeals. Su Qiao exposed their self-interest and condemned Su Chifeng for forgetting the mother who raised him.

• Su Yunyang and Su Chifeng urged Su Qiao to apologize, warning that the lawsuit could lead to compensation and prison.
• Su Yunyang grabbed Su Qiao's shoulders and offered to send her overseas, but Chu Jingchen pulled him away and protected her.
• Su Qiao stopped Chu Jingchen from intervening and mocked Su Yunyang for worrying about the Yu and Gu families' opinions.
• Su Chifeng called Su Qiao ungrateful and threatened that she would go to prison, so she reminded him that they were biological siblings.
• Su Qiao said their mother would be ashamed of Su Chifeng, who had never tried to contact her despite her years of longing for him.

Su Qiao rejected Su Chifeng and Su Yunyang’s attempt to persuade her, while Chu Jingchen defended her and revealed that they were engaged. As Gu Hualei arrived and urged her to give in, the dispute over the public apology remained unresolved.

• Su Qiao rebuked Su Chifeng for his selfishness and said she was not the one who would go to prison.
• Chu Jingchen confronted Su Yunyang and Su Chifeng for ignoring him and questioned whether they recognized his status.
• Chu Jingchen took Su Qiao’s hand and announced that she was his fiancée and they planned to marry.
• Su Yunyang and Su Chifeng were shocked by the engagement, while Chu Jingchen warned that they might be the ones sent to prison.
• Gu Hualei arrived at the courthouse and asked Su Qiao to stop being stubborn and lower her head just once.

Su Qiao arrived at the courtroom for the trial while Gu Hualei tried to stop her and Madam Gu taunted her about Gu Hualei’s engagement to Yu Aiwei. He Jianhui and Li Na welcomed Su Qiao and offered her ginseng tea before the proceedings began.

• Gu Hualei tried to speak with Su Qiao, but Chu Jingchen shoved him aside and warned him to leave her alone.
• Su Qiao tugged Chu Jingchen away, and Gu Hualei angrily punched a wall as Gu Zhongxuan called him back to the Yu Family elders.
• Madam Gu told Gu Hualei that he and his fiancée, Yu Aiwei, were well suited and loudly warned him against associating with improper women.
• He Jianhui greeted Su Qiao in the courtroom and offered her water, but she said she was not nervous about the trial.
• Li Na brought Su Qiao ginseng tea and said it would help her outshine Yu Aiwei.