Chapter Summaries

Qin Yu tried to explain Su Qiao’s car accident as driver Old Chen falling ill, while Qin Mohan said he would investigate and promised to protect her. Su Qiao challenged Qin Yu’s account by recalling that Old Chen had apologized to her as the car went out of control.

• Qin Yu thanked Qin Mohan for taking Su Qiao to the hospital and said he and Su Qiao would soon be family, causing Qin Mohan’s Darkening Value to rise.
• Qin Mohan said the accident might have been an attack aimed at him and promised to investigate it thoroughly.
• Qin Yu worried that an investigation would expose Xiaoyu’s involvement and decided to erase more traces.
• Qin Yu blamed the accident on Old Chen’s illness, claiming he had later learned that the driver had terminal liver cancer.
• Su Qiao questioned how Qin Yu knew Old Chen had fallen ill and pointed out that the driver had shouted, “Miss Su, I’m sorry,” during the accident.

Su Qiao settled into her room, rejected Qin Yu’s attention, and prepared to expose what was happening in Qin Mohan’s house. The chapter ended as 444 began recording two people in a room on the third floor.

• Su Qiao refused Qin Yu’s offer to wheel her back to her room and left on her own.
• Su Qiao checked her room for cameras, tried to cultivate, and then hid her medicine bottles and Silver Needles beneath the bed.
• Su Qiao ate dinner in her room and turned down Qin Yu’s visits while looking through information online.
• 444 showed Su Qiao a scene from a third-floor room, and she asked it to record the two people there.
• 444 explained that recording without existing cameras cost Points, then paused when it noticed something.

Su Qiao discovered Qin Yu and Guo Xiaoyu’s secret relationship and recorded them admitting that Qin Yu’s courtship of her was an act. She uploaded a revealing video of the pair, leaving their identities exposed as the clip spread across trending lists.

• 444 found hidden cameras in Qin Yu and the others’ room, and Su Qiao ordered it to record while warning it not to watch.
• Qin Yu told Guo Xiaoyu that his pursuit of Su Qiao was an act meant to help them stay together, and Guo Xiaoyu admitted she resented being unable to marry him because of her status.
• Guo Xiaoyu praised Qin Yu for breaking Su Qiao’s leg, saying it had nearly ruined her plans, and the two reconciled.
• At midnight, Su Qiao had 444 edit and upload a mosaicked video of Qin Yu and Guo Xiaoyu, keeping their faces clear.
• 444 pushed the clip to major trending lists, where viewers recognized Qin Yu and Guo Xiaoyu.

Su Qiao watched the scandalous video spread online and went to sleep, leaving 444 to keep stirring up public anger against Qin Yu and Guo Xiaoyu. Qin Mohan saw the online uproar and, believing Su Qiao had exposed the pair herself, concluded that she had no feelings for Qin Yu and wanted revenge.

• Su Qiao read the flood of comments condemning Qin Yu and Guo Xiaoyu for deceiving her and having an affair.
• Su Qiao went to sleep, and 444 promised to keep the scandal spreading.
• Qin Mohan’s subordinate reported that the Guo Family’s attempts to delete the video had failed and asked who had posted it.
• Qin Mohan told his subordinate to leave the matter alone and mistakenly assumed Su Qiao was a skilled hacker.
• Qin Mohan concluded that Su Qiao had returned to the Qin Family for revenge, then felt an urge to visit the room next door.

Qin Mohan sneaked into Su Qiao’s room and claimed his headaches and insomnia had become unbearable. When he mentioned the snake venom that had nearly blinded him, Su Qiao checked his eyes, leaving him flustered by her closeness.

• Qin Mohan used a spare key to enter Su Qiao’s room, but she woke and demanded to know what he was doing there.
• Qin Mohan said he had a headache and had been sleeping no more than two hours a night for over half a month.
• 444 noticed that Qin Mohan’s Darkening Value had fallen from 8/10 to 5/10.
• Qin Mohan told Su Qiao that a venomous snake bite had left aftereffects and nearly blinded him.
• Su Qiao switched on the bedside lamp and examined Qin Mohan’s eyes, while he blushed and stiffened at her closeness.

Su Qiao realized Qin Mohan wanted to sleep beside her because her presence helped him rest, while 444 reminded her that she had once helped an injured, snake-bitten boy who might have been him. The chapter ended with Qin Mohan mentioning that he had already showered, leaving Su Qiao speechless.

• Su Qiao asked Qin Mohan about his lingering symptoms, and he described headaches, sleeplessness, chest tightness, and irritability.
• Qin Mohan told Su Qiao that he had fallen asleep quickly while holding her in the car and pleaded to sleep beside her.
• Su Qiao refused, but Qin Mohan said he had not slept six hours in a row without taking many sleeping pills.
• 444 reminded Su Qiao that she had met a blind, snake-bitten young man as a child, and she recalled treating his wounds with gathered herbs.
• Su Qiao began to ask Qin Mohan about the childhood encounter, but he said he had already showered, leaving her startled and speechless.

Su Qiao revealed that she was the little girl who had helped Qin Mohan after he was bitten by a venomous snake and blinded on Lotus Mountain. Qin Mohan recalled the childhood kidnapping and the deaths of his parents, and the chapter left him remembering how the girl’s help had given him hope.

• Qin Mohan lay down on Su Qiao’s bed, and she asked whether he had been bitten by a snake on Lotus Mountain.
• Su Qiao reminded Qin Mohan that an eight- or nine-year-old girl had helped him gather medicinal herbs, and he realized she was that girl.
• Qin Mohan excitedly grabbed Su Qiao’s arms and recalled that she had gathered herbs, given him water, and gone to find help.
• Qin Mohan remembered how kidnappers had killed his parents at an abandoned Chemical Plant and how he had escaped, been bitten by a snake, and lost his sight.
• Qin Mohan recalled that Su Qiao had supported him despite being frightened and had managed to gather the medicinal herbs he taught her to find.

Qin Mohan recognized Su Qiao as the girl who had helped him when he was stranded as a child and joyfully held her close. Su Qiao corrected his childhood nickname and tried to get him to sleep, while their renewed closeness left him ecstatic.

• Qin Mohan remembered how a little girl had given him water and gone for help after he was injured, then recognized Su Qiao as that girl.
• Qin Mohan embraced Su Qiao and called her Jiaojiao, while Su Qiao insisted she had said her name was Qiaoqiao.
• Qin Mohan told Su Qiao that he had searched for her in Bai City and later sent people to look for her again after returning from treatment abroad.
• Su Qiao complained that Qin Mohan was making her dizzy and urged him to let her sleep, but he carried her to the bed and held her close.
• Qin Mohan agreed to sleep with Su Qiao, and she gave him a disgusted sideways glance.

Qin Mohan coaxed Su Qiao into sharing his bed, and 444 reported that his Darkening Value had fallen to 2/10. At dawn, loud banging at the Qin family’s gate woke Su Qiao, who found Qin Mohan still clinging to her and ordered him back to his room.

• Qin Mohan insisted that he and Su Qiao had already “slept together” in a car and held her as she went to sleep.
• 444 told Su Qiao that the Great Demon King's Darkening Value had dropped to 2/10.
• Someone banged loudly on the Qin family’s front gate at dawn, waking Su Qiao.
• Su Qiao found Qin Mohan’s arm across her chest and pushed him away.
• Qin Mohan pulled Su Qiao close again and asked to sleep longer, but she told him to return to his room.

Qin Mohan slipped out of Su Qiao’s room after kissing her, while the Qin family woke to a scandal involving Qin Xiaoyu and the Guo Family. The Guo Group’s stock had plunged, and Father Guo blamed his runaway daughter as the families faced the fallout.

• Su Qiao scolded Qin Mohan for staying in her room, and he kissed her cheek before darting away.
• 444 reflected that Su Qiao had become more expressive since the two Soul Fragments fused.
• Steward Lu and several bodyguards arrived at the Qin family home and told Qin Haidong to check the online news about Qin Xiaoyu.
• Qin Haidong answered Father Guo’s call, but Father Guo angrily said the Guo Group’s stock had fallen by more than ten points.
• Father Guo complained that Qin Xiaoyu had ignored his calls and blamed himself for bringing her back.

Qin Yu’s relationship with Guo Xiaoyu triggered a crisis for both the Guo and Qin families, and Qin Haidong sent Guo Xiaoyu home before turning on his son. The chapter ended with Madam Qin pressing Qin Yu to deny the reports, while he could not answer.

• Father Guo told Qin Haidong that both families’ stocks had fallen and suspended their cooperation.
• Qin Haidong checked the Qin company’s stock and learned that Guo Xiaoyu and Qin Yu’s relationship had become public.
• Steward Lu told Guo Xiaoyu to return home, and Qin Haidong ordered her to leave the Qin residence.
• Qin Haidong slapped Qin Yu, blamed him for damaging his future and the company, and hurried to the office.
• Madam Qin asked Qin Yu to deny the reports, but he struggled to respond.

Qin Yu tried to convince Su Qiao that his night with Guo Xiaoyu meant nothing, but Su Qiao rejected his excuses and mocked his betrayal. Madam Qin defended her son and dismissed his infidelity as normal for a man.

• Qin Yu claimed he had been drunk and insisted that Su Qiao was the person he loved, while Qin Mohan pointed out that the video contradicted him.
• Su Qiao refused to believe Qin Yu and taunted him about choosing Guo Xiaoyu over her.
• Qin Yu knelt beside Su Qiao and pleaded for her to take him back, but she pulled away and mocked his claims of love.
• Madam Qin told Qin Yu to stop begging Su Qiao and said he could find plenty of better women.
• Qin Yu insisted he would not break up with Su Qiao, and Madam Qin defended his behavior as ordinary for a man.

Su Qiao rejected Madam Qin’s defense of Qin Yu and left the argument, while Qin Mohan offered to show her his collection of rare books and medical texts. She agreed to visit his study, leaving Qin Yu behind as he assumed she still loved him and could be won back.

• Madam Qin decided Su Qiao was a better match for Qin Yu than Guo Xiaoyu and tried to persuade her son to accept his affair as harmless.
• Su Qiao asked 444 about evidence it had found on Qin Yu’s father’s computer and decided they would use it later.
• Qin Mohan challenged Madam Qin’s claim that men needed to play around, and Madam Qin insulted Su Qiao for failing to win Qin Yu’s heart.
• Su Qiao mocked Madam Qin and left for her room, while Qin Yu believed she still loved him and could be coaxed back.
• Qin Mohan offered to show Su Qiao his rare books and medical texts, and she agreed to go with him.

Su Qiao explored Qin Mohan’s study and shared breakfast with him as he recalled her childhood promise to become a doctor and cure his blindness. The memory returned to her in fragments, and Qin Mohan began explaining why he had been crying back then.

• Su Qiao removed her cast and got out of the wheelchair, while Qin Mohan helped her put on a slipper.
• Su Qiao admired the books in Qin Mohan’s study, and he told her about the lessons he had received as the family heir.
• Qin Mohan brought breakfast and made Su Qiao eat before returning to her book.
• Qin Mohan told Su Qiao she had promised as a child to study medicine and cure his eyes, and she recalled comforting a crying boy.
• Qin Mohan blushed and began to explain that he had been crying because of his parents.

Qin Mohan told Su Qiao how his parents died while rescuing him from kidnappers, and she shared that her own family had been killed when she was a child. Their conversation was interrupted by Guo Min, who threatened to expose Su Qiao, and Su Qiao warned her that a video of her with Lu Yong could soon be posted online.

• Qin Mohan told Su Qiao that his parents had died in an explosion while saving him from the kidnappers.
• Su Qiao asked whether Qin Mohan had found his enemies, and he said the kidnappers were dead and he suspected the Qin family.
• Su Qiao received a call from Guo Min, who cursed her and threatened to tell Brother Yu about her.
• Su Qiao warned Guo Min that a video of her fooling around with Lu Yong would soon appear on major video websites.
• Guo Min accused Su Qiao of recording the video and plotting against her.

Su Qiao told Guo Min that Guo Xiaoyu had used him and had a video of Guo Xiaoyu uploaded online. As the scandal spread, Guo Xiaoyu returned home and faced her furious father.

• Su Qiao told Guo Min that Guo Xiaoyu had arranged the room cameras and had used him, then hung up and ordered 444 to upload Guo Min's video with mosaics.
• 444 told Su Qiao that Lu Yong had survived but was hospitalized after being found half-dead.
• Qin Mohan offered to avenge Su Qiao, but she said she preferred to handle things herself and went back to reading.
• Qin Mohan offered to order Su Qiao medical equipment, hoping to win her over by treating her well.
• Guo Xiaoyu returned home, and Father Guo slapped her and berated her over the scandal while Mother Guo asked whether she and Qin Yu were involved.

Father Guo confronted Guo Xiaoyu over her relationship with Qin Yu and ordered her to leave the country, but she insisted he loved her and would marry her. Guo Min discovered that her video with Lu Yong had been posted online and realized Su Qiao had told the truth about Guo Xiaoyu using her.

• Father Guo blamed Mother Guo for spoiling Guo Xiaoyu and ordered Xiaoyu to pack and leave the country.
• Guo Xiaoyu refused, arguing she deserved the same chance to marry for the family’s benefit as Guo Min.
• Guo Xiaoyu claimed Qin Yu loved her, planned to raise their child as his heir, and would marry her after taking control of the Qin Group.
• Mother Guo warned Guo Xiaoyu that Qin Yu was deceiving her, while Father Guo dismissed her hopes of him taking over the Qin Group.
• After speaking with Su Qiao, Guo Min found the video of herself and Lu Yong online and realized Guo Xiaoyu had used her.

Guo Min confronted Guo Xiaoyu, accusing her of arranging the video that destroyed Guo Min’s reputation and sabotaged her chances with Qin Yu. Father Guo struck Guo Xiaoyu after she admitted her role, while Guo Min declared that only hatred remained between them.

• Guo Min charged at Guo Xiaoyu, but Father Guo pulled her back and demanded to know why she was acting that way.
• Guo Min accused Guo Xiaoyu of setting her up by installing a camera, posting the video online, and letting her be harmed.
• Guo Xiaoyu admitted that Guo Min had tried to deal with Su Qiao but dismissed responsibility for what happened.
• Guo Min said Guo Xiaoyu had used her to target Su Qiao and then planned to make Qin Yu hate her.
• Father Guo slapped Guo Xiaoyu and accused her of harming Guo Min for Qin Yu, while Mother Guo struggled to respond.
• Guo Min said she and Guo Xiaoyu were now enemies and gave Guo Xiaoyu and her mother a cold smile.

Guo Min revealed that Father Guo had a grown son with Liu Yu, hoping to undermine Guo Xiaoyu and her mother’s hold on the family. Father Guo went with Guo Min to get the son’s information, while Guo Xiaoyu vowed to protect what she believed was hers.

• Guo Min accused Guo Xiaoyu of endangering the family for Qin Yu and told Father Guo she knew where Liu Yu was.
• Guo Min revealed that Liu Yu had borne Father Guo a son who now worked under Qin Mohan.
• Mother Guo challenged Guo Min’s claim, but Guo Min urged Father Guo to verify it with a paternity test.
• Father Guo asked for the son’s information and Liu Yu’s address, then left with Guo Min.
• Mother Guo confronted Guo Xiaoyu after they left, and Guo Xiaoyu vowed that the Guo Family and Qin Yu were hers.

Su Qiao learned that Qin Mohan’s past downfall was tied to her death, while he continued his plan to acquire Qin Yu’s family’s shares. The Qin Family’s scandals spread, and Mother Qin woke to find the servants looking at her strangely.

• Su Qiao asked 444 to investigate the Guo Family’s illegitimate son, and 444 discovered updated information linking Qin Mohan’s eventual madness to Su Qiao’s death in her previous life.
• Qin Yu struggled as the company’s stock fell and shareholders began selling their shares, while Qin Mohan secretly bought them up.
• Su Qiao woke in Qin Mohan’s arms and prepared to watch the latest gossip with 444.
• Scandals about Qin Yu, the Guo Family’s eldest daughter, and Qin Haidong continued to make headlines and unsettle the Qin Family’s servants.
• Mother Qin woke without knowing how to handle her son’s problems and noticed the servants looking at her strangely.