Chapter Summaries

Lu Jingheng watched a video of Su Qiao singing and was shaken by how dramatically her appearance and demeanor had changed. Lin Bai became interested in pursuing her after hearing she had broken up with Lu Jingheng, leaving Lu Jingheng furious but unable to argue against Lin Bai’s reasoning.

• Lu Jingheng made Lin Bai watch Su Qiao sing in a video and remarked that her sorrowful eyes seemed unlike her.
• Lin Bai recognized Su Qiao and marveled at her changed appearance, confident manner, and captivating voice.
• After hearing that Su Qiao had broken up with Lu Jingheng, Lin Bai said he wanted to comfort her and pursue her.
• Lin Bai reminded Lu Jingheng that he had pursued Bai Zhilan and threatened Su Qiao because of her, leaving Lu Jingheng with no way to refute him.

Lu Jingheng ordered Lin Bai to investigate a mysterious figure and banished him from headquarters for the rest of the year. Liu Yuan then told Lin Bai that Lu Jingheng liked Su Qiao, leaving Lin Bai stunned.

• Lu Jingheng reviewed documents about an unidentified person who had attacked headquarters and ordered Lin Bai to keep investigating.
• Lu Jingheng forbade Lin Bai from returning for the rest of the year, and Lin Bai protested that the punishment would stop him from pursuing Su Qiao.
• Lin Bai went to Liu Yuan for an explanation, and Liu Yuan told him that Lu Jingheng now liked Eldest Miss Su.
• Liu Yuan said Lu Jingheng had pursued Bai Zhilan because her eyes resembled those in a painting kept in his safe, and Lin Bai was left devastated.

Lin Bai learned that Su Qiao was the person Boss had been searching for and gave up on pursuing her. Su Qiao left Lewen Entertainment and packed her belongings, where Bai Zhilan confronted her about Lu Jingwen.

• Liu Yuan told Lin Bai that Su Qiao was the original person Boss had been looking for, and Lin Bai abandoned his hopes of pursuing her.
• The next morning, Su Qiao heard from Xiao Si that people online were questioning the stolen song draft incident.
• Su Qiao went to Lewen Entertainment, completed the procedures to terminate her contract, and began collecting her belongings from the recording studio.
• Bai Zhilan approached Su Qiao and accused her of clinging to Lu Jingwen despite their lack of affection.

Su Qiao packed her belongings at the recording studio and announced that she was terminating her contract, then confronted Bai Zhilan and Lu Jingwen about their relationship. The argument ended with Su Qiao insulting Bai Zhilan’s mother, provoking Bai Zhilan’s fury.

• Su Qiao packed her things and told Bai Zhilan she had come to terminate her contract, not to see Lu Jingwen.
• Su Qiao said she had broken off her engagement with Lu Jingwen because she wanted him to be happy, and criticized Bai Zhilan for trying to control him.
• Lu Jingwen entered, told Bai Zhilan to stop making a fuss, and asked Su Qiao to say less.
• Su Qiao warned Lu Jingwen that Bai Zhilan’s distrust and possessiveness could make their future difficult, but Lu Jingwen defended Bai Zhilan’s insecurity.
• Bai Zhilan accused Su Qiao of driving a wedge between them and told her to stay away from Lu Jingwen.
• Su Qiao compared Bai Zhilan unfavorably to her mother, and Bai Zhilan angrily ordered her not to mention her mother.

Su Qiao confronted Bai Zhilan and Lu Jingwen, exposed Bai Zhilan’s campaign of online harassment, and revealed evidence that the song Bai claimed as hers had been stolen. The recording studio and livestream audience learned the truth as Su Qiao posted proof on W-Blog.

• Su Qiao stopped Bai Zhilan from slapping her and criticized Lu Jingwen for ignoring the truth about the sheet music.
• Su Qiao showed Bai Zhilan records of her payments to online trolls and their chat logs.
• Su Qiao explained that the stolen manuscript was only a rough doodle and uploaded express-delivery receipts showing she had sent her work to her father.
• The recording-studio staff checked Su Qiao’s W-Blog as 444’s livestream spread the evidence online.
• Online commenters condemned Bai Zhilan for seducing Lu Jingwen and hiring trolls to smear Su Qiao.

Su Qiao used an old mailing receipt and Bai Zhilan’s contradictory statements to expose Bai’s claim that she wrote the song. Lu Jingheng appeared at the recording studio, leaving Lu Jingwen unable to follow Su Qiao as she walked away.

• Su Qiao’s posted mailing receipt convinced online commenters that she had drafted the song before Bai Zhilan claimed it, and they condemned Bai for stealing it and slandering Su Qiao.
• Bai Zhilan claimed she had written the song over a month earlier, but Su Qiao pointed out that Bai had previously said she wrote it that day and had not finished the score.
• Lu Jingwen tried to apologize to Su Qiao, but Lu Jingheng arrived and called attention to the broken engagement.
• Lu Jingwen questioned how Su Qiao knew Lu Jingheng, while Su Qiao told him to stop involving himself in her affairs and left.
• Lu Jingheng blocked Lu Jingwen from pursuing Su Qiao and told him a qualified ex should act as though they were dead.

Lu Jingheng confronted White Zhilan over her claim that she had saved him, while Su Qiao’s departure left White Zhilan facing public backlash. Lu Jingwen then confronted White Zhilan, who apologized and explained her jealousy through stories of her difficult childhood.

• Lu Jingheng questioned White Zhilan’s claim that she had saved him and said he would soon discover whether she had impersonated someone else.
• Liu Yuan told Lu Jingheng that Su Qiao had left, and Lu Jingheng complained that she had abandoned him without thanking him.
• Netizens criticized White Zhilan and defended Su Qiao, while company employees began avoiding White Zhilan.
• Lu Jingwen took White Zhilan to his office and confronted her for what she had done to Su Qiao.
• White Zhilan apologized to Lu Jingwen, confessed she was jealous of Su Qiao, and described the hardships of her childhood.

Bai Zhilan pleaded with Lu Jingwen to forgive her, and he promised to talk Su Qiao out of suing her. Meanwhile, Su Qiao arranged for a video exposing Bai Zhilan to spread online, leaving Bai Zhilan and Sister Yang scrambling to handle the scandal.

• Bai Zhilan cried to Lu Jingwen about her jealousy and said she could not live without him.
• Lu Jingwen comforted Bai Zhilan, forgave her, and promised to ask Su Qiao not to pursue the matter.
• Su Qiao and 444 watched Bai Zhilan and Lu Jingwen together as they drove home, and Su Qiao scrolled through her phone with a malicious smile.
• Xiao Si helped spread the video of Su Qiao confronting Bai Zhilan across the internet before noon.
• Sister Yang confronted Bai Zhilan about the online rumors, and Bai Zhilan blamed Su Qiao for the video going viral.
• Sister Yang told Bai Zhilan to stop being jealous and find a way to resolve the scandal before her album release.

Bai Zhilan faced pressure to settle the online video scandal, while Lu Jingheng refused to help her. Lu Jingwen met Su Qiao to discuss the matter, and she confronted him with how much she had changed.

• Sister Yang told Bai Zhilan to persuade Su Qiao not to sue, and Bai Zhilan claimed Lu Jingwen had agreed to speak with her.
• Lu Jingheng refused Bai Zhilan’s call and said she should bear the consequences of her actions.
• Bai Zhilan smashed her phone after Lu Jingheng ignored her, deepening her hatred of Su Qiao.
• Lu Jingwen worked to settle the online scandal for Bai Zhilan and arranged to meet Su Qiao at a café.
• Su Qiao told Lu Jingwen she had needed to become stronger to withstand online abuse, and reflected that she had prevented the videos from causing the harm they had in her previous life.

Su Qiao persuaded Lu Jingwen to make Bai Zhilan publicly apologize and planted doubts about her motives, while Lu Jingwen’s feelings shifted toward Su Qiao. As Su Qiao left, she encountered Lu Jingheng again.

• Lu Jingwen apologized for misunderstanding Su Qiao and asked her to stop pursuing the matter of the song, saying Bai Zhilan had acted out of love for him.
• Su Qiao described how Bai Zhilan’s jealousy and suspicion made Lu Jingwen’s life exhausting, causing him to reconsider their relationship.
• Su Qiao agreed to forgive Bai Zhilan if she publicly apologized on Weibo, and Lu Jingwen promised to arrange it.
• Su Qiao warned Lu Jingwen that someone might use him as a tool for revenge, leaving a seed of doubt in his mind.
• Su Qiao left without Lu Jingwen asking about her relationship with Lu Jingheng, then encountered Lu Jingheng in his car.

Su Qiao teased Lu Jingheng about trying to pursue her, so he changed into an outfit to match her style and asked for her opinion. She laughed at his attempts to look cool, then joked that he was too old to pretend to be young.

• Lu Jingheng offered to drive Su Qiao, praised her outfit, and helped fasten her seat belt.
• Su Qiao teased Lu Jingheng about falling for her and told him he would need to be more handsome than her.
• Lu Jingheng went into the International Trade Building and returned in clothes matching Su Qiao's outfit.
• Su Qiao mocked Lu Jingheng's new look as a street punk, then admitted it suited him and made him look younger.
• Su Qiao joked that Lu Jingheng was too old to pretend to be young.

Su Qiao teased Lu Jingheng about his age, then chose hotpot despite knowing he could not eat spicy food. Afterward, Lu Jingheng called to tell her his stomach hurt, leaving Su Qiao worried as he said he had no medicine and lived alone.

• Lu Jingheng invited Su Qiao to dinner, and she teased him about being too old before reluctantly agreeing to go.
• Su Qiao chose hotpot, and Lu Jingheng ate the spicy food she kept putting in his bowl despite being unable to tolerate it.
• Su Qiao arranged for the Su family's driver to take her home, while Lu Jingheng went home with his assistant.
• Lu Jingheng called Su Qiao after she showered and accused her of making him eat spicy food on purpose.
• Su Qiao became anxious when Lu Jingheng said his stomach hurt, and he told her he had no medicine and nobody to care for him.

Su Qiao went to Lu Jingheng’s villa with medicine and ingredients after he said he was sick, while Lu Jingwen persuaded Bai Zhilan to apologize to Su Qiao and promised they would marry. Su Qiao found Lu Jingheng alone at home, gave him medicine, and planned to cook him porridge.

• Su Qiao called Lu Jingheng, got his address, and decided to visit him with medicine and food supplies.
• Lu Jingwen told Bai Zhilan she should apologize to Su Qiao, and Bai Zhilan reluctantly agreed.
• Lu Jingwen told Bai Zhilan that he had spoken to his mother and that they would marry after some time.
• Su Qiao arrived at Lu Jingheng’s empty villa and found him lying in bed.
• Su Qiao gave Lu Jingheng medicine and said she would cook him some light porridge.
• Lu Jingheng apologized for making Su Qiao come over and claimed he felt weak and might be dehydrated.

Su Qiao finished recording her album and prepared to release it ahead of Bai Zhilan’s launch. At the Crown Hotel, she made a striking appearance at the album event and performed two of its main tracks, leaving the crowd with a preview of her music.

• Su Qiao left Lu Jingheng after caring for him, and he recovered and returned to work the next day.
• Lu Jingheng waited for a message from Su Qiao for two days, while she focused on setting up her studio and recording her album.
• Su Qiao finished recording the songs and anticipated Bai Zhilan’s album launch, planning to surprise her.
• Three days later, Su Qiao attended her album event at the Crown Hotel in a stylish black suit and left most reporter questions to Sister Wu.
• Su Qiao sang two of her album’s main tracks live at the event.

Su Qiao’s songs moved the audience and revealed to Lu Jingheng that she was the woman from his dreams, leaving him devastated over his past mistakes. Meanwhile, Bai Zhilan grew furious that Su Qiao had held her album launch at the same hotel, while Sister Yang urged her to focus on her own performance.

• Su Qiao sang “Past and Present Lives” and “Misplaced Love,” moving the audience and bringing some listeners to tears.
• Lu Jingheng recognized Su Qiao’s appearance as the scene from his dreams and realized he had mistaken Bai Zhilan for the woman he had been seeking.
• Liu Yuan stopped Lu Jingheng from rushing out, and Lu Jingheng returned to his seat, overwhelmed by regret and grief.
• Bai Zhilan angrily accused Su Qiao of deliberately holding her album launch at the same hotel and on the same floor.
• Sister Yang told Bai Zhilan to focus on performing well and try to outsing Su Qiao.

Su Qiao’s performance overshadowed Bai Zhilan’s, and Lu Jingheng confronted Su Qiao backstage, regretting how he had treated her in the past. After the press conference, Bai Zhilan accused Su Qiao of deliberately competing with her.

• Bai Zhilan’s manager, Sister Yang, concluded that Bai Zhilan could not compare with Su Qiao and gave up hope for the press conference and album sales.
• Su Qiao returned backstage, where Lu Jingheng praised her song and regretted his past hostility toward her.
• Su Qiao dismissed Lu Jingheng and told 444 that she did not need a man who had stayed unmarried for another woman.
• Su Qiao left the smoothly concluded press conference with her assistant, Xiao Tang.
• Bai Zhilan confronted Su Qiao and accused her of releasing an album and holding a press conference at the same hotel and time on purpose.

Su Qiao taunted Bai Zhilan over their competing album releases, and her presales quickly surpassed one million while Bai Zhilan's fell short of one hundred thousand. Su Qiao left to celebrate with her studio, while Bai Zhilan angrily called after her.

• Su Qiao challenged Bai Zhilan's claim to exclusive rights over album releases and hotel rentals, while Lu Jingwen tried to calm Bai Zhilan.
• Xiao Tang told Su Qiao that all one million presale copies of her album had sold out and orders were still coming in.
• Su Qiao promised Xiao Tang a reward, raised her studio staff's salaries by thirty percent, and invited them to dinner at the Crown Hotel.
• Bai Zhilan asked Sister Yang about her album presales, and Sister Yang reported that fewer than one hundred thousand copies had sold.
• As Su Qiao started to leave, Bai Zhilan shouted for her not to go.

Su Qiao confronted Bai Zhilan with the truth about their families’ past and the death of her mother. Bai Zhilan denied her account, leaving the conflict unresolved as Lu Jingheng stood protectively beside Su Qiao.

• Bai Zhilan blocked Su Qiao and accused her of making things difficult for her, while Lu Jingwen tried to calm Bai Zhilan.
• Su Qiao said Bai Zhilan’s mother had drugged Su Qiao’s father, and that her mother had died after running out during the resulting quarrel.
• Su Qiao confronted Bai Zhilan over blaming her father and pointed out that she had witnessed her mother’s death as a small child.
• Lu Jingwen reached for Su Qiao, but Lu Jingheng slapped his hand away and pulled Su Qiao into his arms.
• Bai Zhilan rejected Su Qiao’s account and claimed Su Qiao’s father had coerced her mother and Su Qiao’s mother had driven her away.
• Su Qiao pushed Lu Jingheng away and laughed coldly at Bai Zhilan’s accusation.

Su Qiao confronted Bai Zhilan with evidence that Bai Man had drugged Su Ruidong and betrayed the woman who had supported her. After showing Bai Man’s recorded confession, Su Qiao left Bai Zhilan facing the truth about her mother.

• Su Qiao told Bai Zhilan that remittance records and former employees could confirm Bai Man’s past actions, but Bai Zhilan dismissed them as fabricated.
• Su Qiao produced a video disc and had Xiao Tang play it at the press conference hall.
• The recording showed Bai Man kneeling before Su Qiao’s mother, admitting she had drugged Su Ruidong and pleading for support for herself and her unborn child.
• Su Qiao stopped the recording after the confession and asked Bai Zhilan whether she had seen how shameless her mother was.

Su Qiao confronted Bai Zhilan with the truth about her mother’s actions and refused Lu Jingwen’s pleas to accept her. After the press conference, she thanked Lu Jingheng for coming and asked whether his stomach had improved.

• Su Qiao accused Bai Zhilan’s mother of stealing her songs, spreading rumors, and causing Su Qiao’s mother’s death.
• Bai Zhilan rejected the revelations and fled the press conference, while Lu Jingwen started after her but stopped when Su Qiao confronted him.
• Su Qiao told Lu Jingwen that she and her father had no obligation to forgive Bai Zhilan, and Lu Jingwen apologized before leaving.
• Lu Jingheng and Xiao Tang urged Su Qiao to rest, but she handed Xiao Tang her card and told everyone to keep their dinner plans and charge the meal to her.
• Su Qiao asked Lu Jingheng why he had stayed and thanked him for attending; when she asked about his stomach, he complained that she had not checked on him.