Chapter Summaries

Su Qiao confronted Chen Jue after learning she had returned with Duan Ruifeng, Chen Jue’s boyfriend and superior. She claimed she had tested him for Chen Jue and left Chen Jue confused about what she meant.

• Xiao Si told Su Qiao that Chen Jue had returned with Duan Ruifeng.
• Su Qiao recalled that she had once tried to seduce Duan Ruifeng, which explained Chen Jue’s hostility toward her.
• After learning Duan Ruifeng had gone to the bathroom, Su Qiao went to the living room and talked with Chen Jue.
• Su Qiao bragged about attracting men’s attention and advised Chen Jue to keep observing Duan Ruifeng before trusting him.
• Chen Jue asked what test Su Qiao meant, and Su Qiao claimed she had tested Duan Ruifeng because Chen Jue had seemed lovesick and uncertain about him.

Su Qiao pretended that Chen Jue had asked her to test Duan Ruifeng’s feelings, leaving Chen Jue scrambling to explain herself. Duan Ruifeng then asked Chen Jue how many boyfriends she had in university.

• Chen Jue grew anxious when Su Qiao claimed she had helped sound Duan Ruifeng out, but Su Qiao insisted she had only been helping a longtime friend.
• Duan Ruifeng appeared at the bathroom entrance and called out to Chen Jue after hearing Su Qiao’s claims.
• Su Qiao pretended to be surprised that Duan Ruifeng was in the apartment and teased Chen Jue about bringing a man home.
• Chen Jue tried to explain that she had never asked Su Qiao to test Duan Ruifeng, while Su Qiao defended the supposed test and returned to her room.
• After Su Qiao left, Chen Jue nervously held Duan Ruifeng’s arm, and he asked how many boyfriends she had had in university.

Duan Ruifeng confronted Chen Jue about Su Qiao’s supposed test of his feelings, and Chen Jue pretended to accept his warning while blaming Su Qiao afterward. Su Qiao then invited her next-door neighbor Lu Han to share takeout and mousse cake, delighted by how cute he was.

• Duan Ruifeng questioned Chen Jue about whether she had sent Su Qiao to test him, and Chen Jue denied having had any previous boyfriends.
• Duan Ruifeng told Chen Jue not to test his feelings again, and Chen Jue agreed even though she had not sent Su Qiao.
• After Duan Ruifeng left, Chen Jue blamed Su Qiao and vowed not to let her off easily.
• Su Qiao ordered takeout after finding no ingredients at home, then invited Lu Han to eat with her when he came out next door.
• Lu Han accepted Su Qiao’s invitation and sat down to eat, while Su Qiao privately admired his cuteness.

Su Qiao ate takeout with Chen Jue and Lu Han, teasing Chen Jue about her new boyfriend, Duan Ruifeng. She also stopped Lu Han from taking another piece of cake, leaving him displeased.

• Su Qiao invited Chen Jue out to eat after Little Four reminded her not to pinch Lu Han’s cheek.
• Chen Jue asked whether Su Qiao had driven away another admirer, and Su Qiao said she had gotten rid of a shallow man.
• Chen Jue brought up Si Yu, and Su Qiao teased her about remembering him and urged her to consider Duan Ruifeng instead.
• Chen Jue revealed that she and Duan Ruifeng were dating and said she had brought him home to introduce him to Su Qiao.
• Su Qiao told Chen Jue to coax Duan Ruifeng, then gave Lu Han rice instead of letting him have more cake.

Su Qiao and Lu Han ate with Chen Jue, whose questions made her suspicious of their closeness. Their conversation turned to the Jewelry Design Competition, and Su Qiao remembered that Chen Jue had stolen the original avatar’s designs.

• Su Qiao pushed cake toward Lu Han and explained to Chen Jue that she and Lu Han shared a rental and worked in the same department.
• Lu Han reacted coldly when Chen Jue was called Su Qiao’s childhood good friend, then suspected Su Qiao had an ulterior motive.
• Su Qiao ruffled Lu Han’s hair, and he shook off her hand while Chen Jue questioned how intimate they seemed.
• Chen Jue asked whether Su Qiao had entered the Jewelry Design Competition, and Su Qiao said she had but doubted her chances against senior designers.
• Chen Jue said Ruifeng had encouraged her to enter, while Su Qiao recalled that Chen Jue had stolen the original avatar’s design drafts.

Su Qiao made Lu Han finish his dinner by threatening to withhold treats, then went to work and discovered a rumor that she had won the lottery. She was baffled because she had heard nothing about winning.

• Su Qiao put meat and greens in Lu Han's bowl and insisted he finish his rice, threatening not to bring him cake or milk tea if he refused.
• Lu Han reluctantly finished his meal, then went to his room while Chen Jue also left the table.
• Su Qiao entered the design department and noticed her coworkers were looking at her with envy and resentment.
• A coworker congratulated Su Qiao, then told her people believed she had won the lottery.
• Su Qiao was astonished and wondered who had started the rumor.

Su Qiao denied winning the lottery after coworkers spread a rumor that she had won three first prizes worth 1.8 million. She suspected someone had deliberately made her a target, and the chapter left her hearing coworkers gossip about her appearance and finances.

• Su Qiao checked her bank balance and told her coworkers she had not won the lottery.
• After hearing that the rumor claimed she had won three first prizes, Su Qiao wondered who had spread it and why.
• Su Qiao returned to her small office, where a colleague asked to borrow money and left unhappily after she refused.
• Su Qiao heard coworkers outside accuse her of lying about the lottery and spread degrading rumors about her clothes, possessions, and relationships with men.

Su Qiao confronted a coworker who had been gossiping about her, while the boy in the white hoodie watched her with admiration. Zhang Wu then bullied the boy by ordering him to type and copy a document, and Su Qiao witnessed it.

• Su Qiao splashed overnight water on a coworker who had insulted her and defended her appearance and work.
• Su Qiao went to the pantry after telling the coworker to focus on her work.
• The boy in the white hoodie watched Su Qiao leave and admired her sharp tongue.
• Zhang Wu struck the boy with a folder and ordered him to type a document and make three copies for an afternoon meeting.
• Su Qiao came out and saw Zhang Wu bullying the boy.

Su Qiao confronted Zhang Wu for making Lu Han run errands and warned him not to touch Lu Han again. Zhang Wu resented the humiliation and vowed to teach Su Qiao a lesson.

• Su Qiao accused Zhang Wu of abusing his authority by making Lu Han handle errands and threatened to take the matter to Director Yu.
• Su Qiao told Lu Han to study his work materials and come to her for help.
• Su Qiao warned Zhang Wu not to touch Lu Han's head again, threatening that he could lose a body part.
• After Su Qiao returned to her office, Zhang Wu called her a country bumpkin and vowed to teach her a lesson.

Lu Han wondered why Su Qiao had defended him, while Su Qiao waited for him to approach her but he left work without a word. She decided to use her evening to address past troubles and buy lottery tickets with 444’s chosen numbers.

• A dark-skinned colleague warned Zhang Wu that Su Qiao had a frightening, almost military-grade murderous aura, and the men decided to stop bullying Lu Han.
• Lu Han brooded over why Su Qiao had helped him, then went to the restroom and called the situation disgusting.
• Su Qiao noticed Lu Han had already left work and felt disappointed that he had not come to speak with her.
• Su Qiao told 444 she planned to buy a lottery ticket and deal with some men from her past.
• 444 sent Su Qiao ten number sets it predicted had an eighty percent chance of winning first prize, and she decided to buy twenty tickets for each set.

Su Qiao bought lottery tickets, then met Si Yu at Starbucks and asked to borrow money. She told him her family wanted her to pay one million yuan for her cousin’s wedding expenses, and the chapter ended with her explaining why she felt pressured to help.

• Su Qiao bought ten sets of lottery tickets for four hundred yuan.
• Si Yu called Su Qiao, and they agreed to meet at Starbucks.
• Su Qiao asked 444 to find out Si Yu’s likes and dislikes so she could act against them.
• Si Yu arrived at Starbucks, and Su Qiao asked him to lend her money.
• Su Qiao told Si Yu her family wanted one million yuan for her cousin’s house, bride price, and car.
• Su Qiao said her cousin’s parents had raised her and that the village would call her ungrateful if she refused to help.

Su Qiao asked Si Yu for a million yuan to help her younger brother’s family, but he refused and broke up with her. After Duan Ruifeng offered help, Lu Han arrived at the café and found Su Qiao with him.

• Su Qiao told Si Yu that her younger brother’s family had threatened to cause a scene at her company if she did not give them money.
• Si Yu refused to fund Su Qiao’s younger brother’s family and ended their relationship.
• Duan Ruifeng sat down with Su Qiao and offered to help, but she mocked his change in attitude.
• Lu Han arrived with a blue folder and saw Su Qiao sitting with Duan Ruifeng.

Su Qiao left Starbucks with Lu Han after meeting Duan Ruifeng and joked that Si Yu had been her experimental subject. On the taxi ride home, she revealed that she had been estranged from her family since leaving home seven years earlier, and Lu Han quietly agreed that being alone could be good.

• Lu Han asked to stay at Starbucks for milk tea and cheesecake, and Su Qiao agreed to leave with him after reminding him to eat dinner.
• Su Qiao and Lu Han said goodbye to Duan Ruifeng and took a taxi home.
• Lu Han asked whether Si Yu was Su Qiao’s boyfriend, and Su Qiao claimed she had tested him because he pursued her despite her rejections.
• Su Qiao complained that Si Yu would not spend one million on her, then asked Lu Han why men were so shallow.
• When Lu Han asked about her family, Su Qiao said her parents had died when she was five and she had not planned to return home since leaving seven years earlier.
• Lu Han said quietly that being alone could be good too.

Su Qiao and Lu Han returned home, where she teased him about his wealth and praised his appearance and personality. The chapter left Lu Han asking her to stop calling him “Little Friend” because they were the same age.

• Su Qiao refused to buy Lu Han another cake that day and promised to get him one tomorrow.
• Lu Han asked whether Su Qiao had won the lottery, and she joked that he was coveting her wealth.
• 444 revealed that Lu Han had once offered a man two million yuan to break up with his girlfriend, surprising Su Qiao.
• Su Qiao asked Lu Han whether he had ever had a girlfriend, and he shyly said nobody would like him.
• Su Qiao called Lu Han cute, and he felt disappointed because she had called Duan Ruifeng handsome.
• Lu Han asked Su Qiao to stop calling him Little Friend because they were the same age.

Su Qiao learned that Lu Han came from a powerful foreign family and had fled to avoid being forced to marry his paternal cousin. She kept his records erased and concealed her supposed lottery winnings from Chen Jue, while Lu Han retreated to his room under her scrutiny.

• Su Qiao asked 444 about Lu Han and learned that Kano was only a small company belonging to his family.
• 444 told Su Qiao that Lu Han had run away because his family wanted him to marry his female cousin and produce an heir.
• Su Qiao told 444 to erase Lu Han's travel records, and 444 said it had already done so.
• Chen Jue asked Su Qiao about rumors that she had won 1.8 million yuan, and Su Qiao claimed she had won only 2,000 yuan.
• Su Qiao watched Lu Han closely, and Lu Han said he was returning to his room to review materials.

Su Qiao was interrupted by a noisy neighbor and learned that Old Lady Li was mistreating her daughter-in-law, Lin Mei, who had given birth three days earlier. The chapter ended with Lin Mei trying to reach her crying baby while Old Lady Li blocked her path.

• Su Qiao went to her balcony and argued with the old woman next door about the noise and her insulting remarks.
• 444 told Su Qiao that the neighbor was forcing her postpartum daughter-in-law to do chores and wash bedsheets in cold water.
• Su Qiao watched as Old Lady Li berated Lin Mei for giving birth to a girl while Li Shizhong sat smoking nearby.
• When Nini began crying, Lin Mei tried to go feed her, but Old Lady Li blocked the bathroom doorway and stopped her.

Su Qiao heard Old Lady Li mistreating Lin Mei and her newborn, Nini, and finally confronted her from the balcony. She left Old Lady Li furious and gasping as Su Qiao accused her of abusing her daughter-in-law.

• Old Lady Li insulted Lin Mei and stopped Shizhong from soothing Nini, insisting Lin Mei wash clothes instead.
• Su Qiao told 444 that Lin Mei had to stand up for herself, then tried to return to drawing.
• When the neighbors argued late at night, Su Qiao shouted that she would report their noise and berated Shizhong for failing to protect his wife and child.
• Old Lady Li reached toward Su Qiao with a laundry pole, but Su Qiao challenged her and condemned her treatment of Lin Mei and Nini.
• Su Qiao accused Old Lady Li of passing on the mistreatment she had suffered from her own mother-in-law.

Su Qiao drove Old Lady Li away after confronting her about mistreating her daughter-in-law, then went to Lu Han’s room to work on design drafts. A phone call from a man returning from abroad interrupted her, and she began to recognize him from her memories.

• Su Qiao threatened to call the police if Old Lady Li kept disrupting her and breastfeeding her granddaughter’s mother, and Old Lady Li retreated after her son yelled at her.
• Lu Han brought Su Qiao water and invited her to draw in his room, where they worked quietly side by side.
• A man called Su Qiao and said he had returned after a month abroad, prompting her to search her memories and recall a refined figure dressed in white.

Su Qiao arranged to meet Gu Wenxuan while trying to hide their conversation from Lu Han, who grew jealous and suspicious. The next day, Lu Han accepted Zhang Wu’s repayment, leaving Zhang Wu frightened of him.

• Gu Wenxuan called Su Qiao and suggested a video call, but she said she was busy and arranged to meet him at Autumn Memory Restaurant the next day.
• Lu Han asked whether Gu Wenxuan was Su Qiao’s boyfriend, and she insisted he was only a friend.
• After Su Qiao left, Lu Han suspected she had more men around her than she admitted.
• At Kano Design Department, Zhang Wu awkwardly repaid Lu Han two hundred yuan for takeout.
• Lu Han thanked Zhang Wu with a gentle smile, and Zhang Wu hurried away, startling his colleague.

Lu Han’s coworkers repaid the meal money they owed him after Zhang Wu warned them, while Su Qiao left work to claim her lottery prize and avoid revealing her identity. Lu Han arrived at her office looking for documents and grew annoyed when he learned she had gone out.

• Zhang Wu pressured his male coworkers to repay Lu Han, and they each gave Lu Han the money they owed.
• Su Qiao remembered that one of her lottery tickets had won and planned to claim the 11.2 million yuan prize in disguise.
• Su Qiao asked for two hours of leave and hurried out of the company.
• Lu Han went to Su Qiao’s office to borrow documents, but Liu Yan told him Su Qiao had left and offered to lend him the documents herself.