Chapter Summaries

Su Qiao fought off villagers’ suspicions and Xia Yao’s accusations to treat Xiao Bao with a Silver Needle. The treatment eased his chest pain and breathing, and the villagers accepted that she had helped him.

• Su Qiao told the Old Village Chief and Grandma Liu that she had practiced inserting Silver Needles for ten years and urged them not to delay Xiao Bao’s treatment.
• The Old Village Chief trusted Su Qiao, and Old Lady Liu agreed to let her proceed despite Xia Yao’s objections.
• Su Qiao inserted a Silver Needle into Xiao Bao’s acupoint and used Internal Energy to strengthen the treatment.
• Xiao Bao said his chest felt warmer, hurt less, and he could breathe more easily, prompting the villagers to cheer.
• Su Qiao told Xiao Bao to stay still and breathe gently while she watched over him.

Su Qiao stabilized Xiao Bao’s broken ribs with acupuncture and a makeshift chest binder, then took him to the town clinic. The doctor confirmed the emergency treatment had prevented worse injuries and asked who had inserted the silver needle, as Old Lady Liu pointed him toward Su Qiao.

• Su Qiao made a chest binder, secured Xiao Bao, and had villagers carry him carefully to her vehicle.
• Fu Jingyao joined Su Qiao in the passenger seat as she drove Xiao Bao to the town clinic.
• Su Qiao paid the clinic fees while Fu Jingyao waited with Old Lady Liu outside the operating room.
• The doctor said Xiao Bao had two broken ribs, set and secured them, and expected him to recover after about a month of rest.
• The doctor asked who had inserted the silver needle, and Old Lady Liu pointed toward Su Qiao as she approached.

Su Qiao learned that Xiao Bao had come through surgery safely and reassured Grandma Liu, covering the boy’s hospital deposit. As Su Qiao and Fu Jingyao left the hospital, the doctor wondered about her needle technique, while Fu Jingyao finally began to question her.

• The doctor confirmed that Xiao Bao was out of surgery, and Grandma Liu thanked Su Qiao for helping stabilize him.
• Su Qiao told Grandma Liu she had paid a ten-thousand-yuan deposit and offered to cover any further costs.
• The young doctor asked whether Su Qiao had inserted the silver needles, and she confirmed it but refused to teach him her technique.
• The livestream audience defended Su Qiao after seeing the doctor praise how well she had treated Xiao Bao.
• As Su Qiao and Fu Jingyao walked through town, he watched her with concern and finally began to speak.

Su Qiao took Fu Jingyao to eat noodles, then bought a Transformers toy for him at the town department store. On the way back, she explained how she had once earned money by selling herbs and lived without many conveniences.

• Su Qiao and Fu Jingyao ate beef noodles together in town.
• Su Qiao bought the biggest Transformers toy at the department store, telling the owner that her nephew had been hurt and was staying in the hospital.
• The department store owner recognized Su Qiao as a regular who used to watch television there and remarked on her beauty after she left.
• Fu Jingyao asked whether Su Qiao used to watch television at the shop, and she said she had walked more than ten li from her home to do so.
• Su Qiao told Fu Jingyao that she had sold wild ginseng and medicinal herbs to pay for home improvements, appliances, furniture, and daily necessities.

Su Qiao told Fu Jingyao about her past illness and showed her skill at treating Xiao Bao, making the villagers rely on her while Xia Yao grew jealous. Fu Jingyao began investigating whether Su Qiao had been forced to leave him, then Su Qiao woke him early and ordered him to exercise.

• Su Qiao explained that she had taught herself medicine after being ill for a long time, and fans speculated about her past.
• Su Qiao gave Grandma Liu noodles and Transformers, then returned to the village with Fu Jingyao after Xiao Bao recovered.
• The villagers became more dependent on Su Qiao, and Xia Yao vowed to stop her from winning Fu Jingyao back.
• Fu Jingyao ordered his subordinate to investigate old hospital records and wondered whether Su Qiao had been forced to leave him.
• Su Qiao woke Fu Jingyao early, called him weak, and told him to get dressed for exercise.

Su Qiao got Fu Jingyao out of bed and gave him clothes she had made before ordering him to train with her. When she mentioned his family, Fu Jingyao’s mood darkened, and he challenged her assumption that he had lived well there.

• Su Qiao threatened to make Fu Jingyao prepare all his meals if he did not come out, and he emerged from the bedroom.
• Fu Jingyao realized Su Qiao had made him a cyan changshan and provided shoes that fit him perfectly.
• Su Qiao told Fu Jingyao to finish his honey water and join her outside.
• Su Qiao ordered Fu Jingyao to jog ten laps around the house and then practice tai chi with her.
• Fu Jingyao reacted bitterly when Su Qiao asked whether his family had abused him, saying she thought he had a good life in that family.

Su Qiao struggled to understand Fu Jingyao’s resentment while keeping him busy at the village house. After learning about his future bankruptcy and injury, she decided to investigate Fu Heng’s company and remove the threat before it could harm Fu Jingyao.

• Fu Jingyao angrily left the courtyard to run after Su Qiao remarked that he had survived without losing a limb, and Su Qiao resolved to find a chance to talk with him.
• After breakfast, Su Qiao sent Fu Jingyao to water the vegetable garden and explained to 444 that she would not search for medicinal herbs while the production crew was present.
• Su Qiao recalled that Fu Jingyao would later go bankrupt and lose a leg after his elder brother, Fu Heng, dealt with him.
• Su Qiao told 444 to investigate Fu Heng’s company so she could strike at the root of the threat, while deciding to let Xia Yao bring about her own downfall.
• Su Qiao handed over the rest of the cloth work to 444 and told it to return to monitoring its system database.

Su Qiao uploaded her calligraphy and paintings to her online shop, then went to town to buy supplies for Yun Gui's family's full-month celebration. On her way back, flashy-dressed thugs blocked her car at the village crossroads.

• Su Qiao asked 444 to upload her calligraphy and paintings and decided to study modern painting.
• Su Qiao questioned the high prices listed for her work, but 444 insisted her art was worth the money.
• The Old Village Chief gave Su Qiao a list of supplies to buy for Yun Gui's family's celebration.
• Su Qiao went to town, bought the requested items, and drove back toward the village.
• A group of flashy-dressed thugs stopped Su Qiao's car at the crossroads, and she stepped out to face them.

Su Qiao fought Brother Ming and his gang after they demanded money and tried to intimidate her. As the punks fled, a skilled stranger held Su Qiao back, and Fu Jingyao rushed in to help.

• Brother Ming demanded medical expenses from Su Qiao and told her to become his godbrother, but she charged at him and his men.
• Su Qiao beat down the punks until the Old Village Chief and villagers arrived with clubs, prompting most of the gang to flee.
• Su Qiao kicked Brother Ming to the ground, but a tall, burly stranger with disciplined martial arts blocked her and let the other punks escape.
• Fu Jingyao hurried over with a woodcutter's knife and tried to intervene, while Su Qiao warned him to stay back.

Su Qiao sparred with He Chengwuu while Fu Jingyao and the Old Village Chief questioned Elder He, who said he had come to find her. After the fight, Su Qiao accused He Chengwuu of helping the street thugs escape, and he offered to catch them and bring them back.

• Fu Jingyao demanded that Elder He explain why his grandson was fighting Su Qiao, while the Old Village Chief watched in confusion.
• Elder He said he had come specifically to find Su Qiao and insisted that the fight was only a sparring match.
• The production crew and livestream viewers watched as Su Qiao and He Chengwuu continued their impressive sparring match.
• After they stopped, He Chengwuu praised Su Qiao, but she asked whether he was with the street thugs and blamed him for letting them escape.
• He Chengwuu denied helping the thugs and offered to catch them and bring them back.

Su Qiao refused Elder He’s request to examine her Needle Application Technique, and Fu Jingyao took her home. There, he angrily questioned whether she had been hurt fighting He Chengwuu, then stormed into his room.

• Li Minglang introduced Su Qiao to Elder He and his grandson, He Chengwuu, who apologized for their earlier fight.
• Elder He asked to see Su Qiao’s Needle Application Technique, but she refused to share it with outsiders.
• Fu Jingyao took Su Qiao away, and Elder He accepted her refusal while Li Minglang felt disappointed.
• At home, Fu Jingyao asked whether He Chengwuu had hurt Su Qiao, and she said she was fine.
• Fu Jingyao scolded Su Qiao for worrying about the villagers instead of herself, then slammed his bedroom door.

Su Qiao left Fu Jingyao behind to deliver supplies, while his jealousy and Xia Yao’s hostility toward her surfaced. At Yun Gui’s baby’s one-month celebration, Yun Gui and her husband suddenly collapsed after drinking soup, and Su Qiao identified the cause as poisoning.

• Su Qiao left to bring the village chief the supplies in her car, while Fu Jingyao watched her go angrily.
• Livestream viewers argued over Su Qiao and Xia Yao, and Xia Yao angrily declared that Su Qiao would never be with Fu Jingyao.
• Su Qiao attended Yun Gui’s baby’s one-month celebration with Fu Jingyao.
• Yun Gui and her husband collapsed and foamed at the mouth, so villagers called Su Qiao over.
• Su Qiao examined the couple, recognized signs of poisoning, and asked what they had eaten.

Su Qiao discovered poisonous mushrooms in the soup and saved the villagers who had eaten it. She explained that someone had mixed fresh poisonous mushrooms into the dried ones, while Xia Yao challenged her explanation.

• Su Qiao tasted the soup, identified it as poisoned, and warned the villagers not to eat it.
• Su Qiao treated Aunt Gui and her family by inducing vomiting and giving them medicinal powder and fluids.
• Su Qiao told the villagers that someone had deliberately mixed poisonous mushrooms into the soup and considered the village ruffians or Xia Yao responsible.
• Su Qiao showed the villagers how the suspicious mushrooms differed from the dried mushrooms she had bought.
• Xia Yao innocently questioned whether the mushrooms looked any different after cooking.

Su Qiao defended herself after poisonous mushrooms were found in the soup, and Elder He confirmed that the mushrooms were fresh and poisonous. As Su Qiao and Fu Jingyao called for the police to test the soup, Xia Yao recalled seeing children wash fresh mushrooms by the well.

• Fu Jingyao took Su Qiao's hand and defended her while the crew and livestream viewers questioned whether she had bought poisonous mushrooms.
• Elder He arrived with his grandson and confirmed that the mushrooms were fresh but poisonous.
• Elder He told Director Lu that he had come to ask Su Qiao some questions.
• Fu Jingyao and Su Qiao urged the Old Village Chief to preserve the soup and report the poisoning to the police for testing.
• Xia Yao recalled seeing two children washing fresh mushrooms by the well.

Xia Yao blamed the poisoned mushroom soup on two children, and Su Qiao tested the food so the villagers could safely continue eating. Afterward, Xia Yao stopped Su Qiao at the foot of the mountain and asked whether she would disregard their past affection.

• Xia Yao claimed two boys had accidentally mixed poisonous mushrooms into the dried ones, and the boys admitted it when the villagers questioned them.
• Su Qiao tested samples from the dishes with her machine and found poison only in the mushroom soup.
• Old Village Chief told the villagers they could continue eating, and the livestream chat criticized those who had blamed Su Qiao.
• Su Qiao lost her appetite and decided to return home to cook for the guests and Fu Jingyao.
• Xia Yao caught up with Su Qiao at the foot of the mountain and asked whether she would disregard their affection, while Su Qiao questioned what affection they had shared.

Su Qiao confronted Xia Yao over her past schemes, but Fu Jingyao overheard her hint that Xia Yao owed a debt and demanded an explanation. Su Qiao brushed him off and later hosted Grandpa He and He Chengwuu, discovering that Grandpa He knew about Traditional Chinese Medicine Meridian Hypnosis.

• Xia Yao accused Su Qiao of taking Fu Jingyao away, and Su Qiao reminded her that Xia Yao had once used underhanded schemes to get him.
• Fu Jingyao arrived and asked Su Qiao what she meant by saying that debts would be repaid, while Xia Yao hurried away after noticing the cameraman.
• Su Qiao changed the subject and sent Fu Jingyao to chop firewood, prompting him to complain that she still treated him like a child.
• Su Qiao prepared a meal for Grandpa He and He Chengwuu, then chatted with them over tea beneath the osmanthus tree.
• Su Qiao learned that Grandpa He knew about Traditional Chinese Medicine Meridian Hypnosis, a subject she had never studied.

Fu Jingyao grew jealous as Su Qiao and Grandpa He bonded over traditional medicine, then tried to stop He Chengwuu from helping with chores. The chapter left Fu Jingyao guarding the household tasks and arguing with He Chengwuu before Su Qiao asked what they were arguing about.

• Su Qiao became close friends with Grandpa He as they practiced tai chi, discussed traditional Chinese medicine, and tested their theories together.
• Fu Jingyao grew annoyed when Su Qiao ignored him to spend time with Grandpa He.
• Fu Jingyao took the hatchet from He Chengwuu and insisted that chopping wood was his job.
• Fu Jingyao also stopped He Chengwuu from sweeping or washing dishes, claiming the chores were his and telling him to eat with the production crew.
• Su Qiao asked Fu Jingyao and He Chengwuu what they were arguing about.

Fu Jingyao drove He Chengwuu away and enjoyed being alone with Su Qiao again, but Su Qiao soon discovered that an obscene video featuring someone who looked like her had spread online. She and 444 began working to report the video and involve the police.

• Fu Jingyao convinced Su Qiao that He Chengwuu wanted to eat with the production crew, so He Chengwuu left.
• Fu Jingyao happily did chores, then became excited when Grandpa He left with He Chengwuu, leaving him alone with Su Qiao.
• 444 alerted Su Qiao to an obscene video whose scantily clad woman looked almost identical to her.
• Su Qiao recognized that someone was targeting her and said she would report the people spreading the video and call the police.
• 444 set out to search for clues so they could teach the woman responsible a lesson.

After Su Qiao called the police, livestream viewers spread vile rumors about her, prompting Fu Jingyao to defend her in the chat. He followed two fans who urged people not to spread claims without evidence.

• 444 promised to investigate the woman thoroughly for Su Qiao.
• Livestream viewers accused Su Qiao of having a filthy illness and urged Fu Jingyao to leave her house.
• Fu Jingyao argued with the viewers and insulted those spreading rumors about Su Qiao.
• Two fans cautioned others not to treat unverified claims as fact, and Fu Jingyao followed them.

Su Qiao and Fu Jingyao prepared to head into the mountains after the village’s power and network returned. Before they could leave, Xia Yao confronted Su Qiao with insinuations that she had harmed the villagers for money.

• Fu Jingyao cursed out the livestream commenters before Su Qiao could respond, making her laugh at his unexpectedly childish side.
• The power and network went out, and Fu Jingyao pretended it was a technical failure while trying to take Su Qiao into the mountains.
• When the power returned, Su Qiao agreed to go herb-digging with Fu Jingyao, and they changed into climbing clothes and packed supplies.
• As Su Qiao and Fu Jingyao set off, they encountered Xia Yao and production crew members outside the courtyard.
• Xia Yao implied that Su Qiao had smeared the villagers’ reputation for money, and Fu Jingyao told her to shut up.