Chapter Summaries

Su Qiao recovered at the Huo Family while using evidence against the Su Family to damage its business and expose its money laundering. Five days later, Huo Sihan continued insisting she drink nourishing soup, despite her protests.

• After Huo Sihan left, Su Qiao asked Little Four about the Su Family investigation and received money laundering evidence and information on its competitors.
• Su Qiao sent out the evidence, and the Su Family suffered stolen projects, failed returns, supply chain disruptions, and a visit from the tax bureau.
• The Su brothers struggled to manage the crisis, while the Su Family could not identify who was targeting it.
• After five days of recovery, Su Qiao protested when Huo Sihan brought her another bowl of nourishing soup.
• Huo Sihan refused to let Su Qiao skip the soup and told her she was too thin, not fat.

Huo Sihan coaxed Su Qiao into finishing her soup by promising to take her out, but led her only to the courtyard, where he tried to keep her safe at home. Su Qiao suspected he wanted to restrict her freedom, and Huo Sihan defended himself by saying there were many bad people outside.

• Huo Sihan promised Su Qiao she could go out if she finished her soup, and she gulped it down.
• Su Qiao changed into a dress and prepared to go out, but Huo Sihan took her to the courtyard lake instead.
• Su Qiao accused Huo Sihan of plotting to restrict her freedom and lock her away somewhere deserted.
• Huo Sihan admitted the outside was unsafe and pointed out the easel Butler Lu had prepared by the lake.
• Su Qiao pressed him for an answer, and Huo Sihan said there were many bad people outside.

Su Qiao persuaded Huo Sihan not to keep her confined at home, and he reluctantly agreed to accompany her outside after she recovered. Later, she made pastries for them, but Old Master Huo arrived before she could call Huo Sihan downstairs.

• Huo Sihan said he wanted Su Qiao to stay home, where he could keep her safe and spend every day with her.
• Su Qiao insisted that she could not stay home forever, and Huo Sihan reluctantly agreed to take her out once she recovered more.
• Su Qiao decided to communicate with Huo Sihan so she could stop him from restricting her freedom.
• After lunch, Su Qiao made sago dessert and pastries while Huo Sihan worked upstairs.
• Butler Lu was eating a pastry when he saw Old Master Huo enter the hall.

Old Master Huo confronted Su Qiao over her divorce from Huo Han and demanded that she leave the Huo Family and stay away from him. Su Qiao questioned whether Old Master Huo's words carried any weight, then prepared to answer him directly.

• Old Master Huo arrived with Huo Xiaoyan, who asked Butler Lu to brew tea while he went to inform Young Master.
• Huo Xiaoyan complained that Huo Han had kicked her out for Su Qiao, and Old Master Huo assured her he would stand up for her.
• Old Master Huo asked Su Qiao about her divorce, then said she was no longer suited to remain with the Huo Family.
• Huo Xiaoyan accused Su Qiao of stealing Huo Corporation secrets and meeting a man at Hyatt Club, while Old Master Huo demanded that she and Huo Han go their separate ways.
• Su Qiao asked whether Old Master Huo's words counted and began to speak plainly to him.

Su Qiao confronted the Huo family over the accusations against her and exposed Huo Xiaoyan’s involvement in the Hyatt incident. She blamed Huo Xiaoyan for preventing her from saving her mother, then attacked her with golden needles.

• Su Qiao denied leaking Huo family secrets and explained that she had ended her marriage to Huo Sihan because it was cold and unequal.
• Su Qiao accused Huo Xiaoyan of arranging for her to be drugged at the Hyatt and described how she had beaten the hired men.
• Huo Xiaoyan denied the accusations, while Old Master Huo ordered Su Qiao to leave because she and Huo Sihan were divorced.
• Su Qiao said the Hyatt had also plotted a car accident and blamed Huo Xiaoyan for keeping her from seeing her mother one last time.
• Su Qiao shot four golden needles through Huo Xiaoyan’s limbs and knocked her to the floor.

Su Qiao used golden needles to incapacitate Huo Xiaoyan, who had tried to summon Old Master Huo, and Huo Sihan finally came to her defense. After apologizing for arriving late, Huo Sihan was left to handle the aftermath as Su Qiao withdrew her needles.

• Su Qiao pulled the golden threads attached to four needles, flinging Huo Xiaoyan onto the floor and warning her not to move.
• Huo Xiaoyan wet herself, and Old Master Huo called for someone to arrest Su Qiao.
• The bodyguards refused to act against Su Qiao, and Huo Sihan came downstairs to protect her from Old Master Huo.
• Huo Sihan apologized for coming late, and Su Qiao told him to handle the situation before withdrawing the four needles.

Huo Sihan defended Su Qiao against Old Master Huo and rejected any suggestion that he would divorce her. He accused Huo Xiaoyan of arranging for Su Qiao to be drugged and warned her that he would make her pay if he found evidence she caused the car accident.

• Huo Sihan calmly cared for Su Qiao while Huo Xiaoyan convulsed and wailed on the floor.
• Old Master Huo questioned Huo Sihan about keeping Su Qiao after their supposed divorce, and Huo Sihan said he would never divorce her.
• Huo Sihan defended Su Qiao, saying she had not helped the Su Family and had altered the bid proposal.
• Huo Xiaoyan accused Su Qiao of having an improper relationship with Zhang Mingyue, and Huo Sihan ordered her to shut up.
• Huo Sihan accused Huo Xiaoyan of having Su Qiao drugged and warned he would punish her if he found evidence she caused the car accident.

Su Qiao and Huo Sihan rejected Huo Xiaoyan’s attempt to claim him as her brother while concealing her desire to marry him. Old Master Huo urged Huo Sihan to marry Xiaoyan instead, but Su Qiao and Huo Sihan confronted him over his past abandonment of his grandson.

• Su Qiao accused Huo Xiaoyan of wanting to become Huo Sihan’s wife, and Huo Sihan publicly declared that Su Qiao was the only woman who would ever be his wife.
• Old Master Huo realized Huo Xiaoyan loved Huo Sihan, and she admitted that she had fallen for him because he was outstanding.
• Old Master Huo urged Huo Sihan to marry Huo Xiaoyan rather than Su Qiao, whom he considered dangerous and unsuitable for the Huo Family.
• Huo Sihan rejected the proposal and told Old Master Huo that they shared only blood, not familial affection.
• Su Qiao explained that Old Master Huo had forfeited the right to interfere when he abandoned Huo Sihan to protect the company, then condemned him for meddling in Huo Sihan’s life.

Su Qiao confronted Huo Xiaoyan by playing a video that raised suspicions about her role in the past tragedy. The chapter left Huo Xiaoyan facing Su Qiao’s accusation that she had killed Madam Huo to secure the Huo Family’s assets.

• Huo Sihan was moved by Su Qiao’s determination to protect him, while Old Master Huo collapsed onto the sofa in anger.
• Huo Xiaoyan accused Su Qiao of bullying Old Master Huo and worried aloud about his health.
• Su Qiao played a recording of Huo Xiaoyan at the hospital, pointing out her frightened and guilty expression.
• Huo Xiaoyan denied that the video proved anything and claimed Su Qiao was jealous of her.
• Huo Sihan and Old Master Huo were shaken by the suggestion that Huo Xiaoyan had caused Madam Huo’s death and the plane crash that killed Huo Sihan’s father.
• Su Qiao accused Huo Xiaoyan of killing Madam Huo because she feared being driven out of the Huo Family.

Su Qiao exposed Huo Xiaoyan’s role in Madam Huo’s death, leaving Old Master Huo to order her locked away. Huo Sihan protected Su Qiao when Huo Xiaoyan attacked.

• Su Qiao used hypnosis to make Huo Xiaoyan reveal that she had put something in Madam Huo’s tea, triggering the asthma attack that led to her death.
• Old Master Huo slapped Huo Xiaoyan and demanded to know what she had done after hearing Su Qiao’s accusation.
• Huo Xiaoyan begged Old Master Huo to believe she was innocent, then charged at Su Qiao and accused her of spreading lies.
• Huo Sihan pulled Su Qiao into his arms and kicked Huo Xiaoyan to the floor.
• Old Master Huo ordered his people to lock Huo Xiaoyan in the Underground Room.

Huo Sihan had Huo Xiaoyan dragged away after she was exposed, then carried Su Qiao upstairs when the commotion gave her a headache. In private, he revealed his guilt over his mother’s illness after his childhood kidnapping and blamed himself for Huo Xiaoyan’s adoption, while Su Qiao comforted him.

• Huo Sihan ordered the bodyguards to take Huo Xiaoyan to the back garden and stuff her mouth when she kept shouting.
• Huo Sihan carried Su Qiao upstairs to rest, ignoring Old Master Huo’s complaint that he cared more about her than his grandfather.
• Butler Lu, Mama Zhang, and Huo Sihan’s bodyguards reflected on how Su Qiao’s gentle appearance had concealed her fierceness.
• Huo Sihan held Su Qiao in the bedroom and admitted that his mother had fallen ill from worry when he was kidnapped.
• Huo Sihan blamed himself for leaving the family and believed that, without his choice, his parents would never have adopted Huo Xiaoyan.
• Su Qiao comforted Huo Sihan and told him Huo Xiaoyan was responsible for her own vicious motives.

Su Qiao comforted Huo Sihan over his childhood trauma and learned why he had pushed her away, while their divorce agreement turned out to be missing. She then asked 444 about the Su Family and learned they might have been involved in her father’s fatal car accident.

• Su Qiao reassured Huo Sihan that his family’s betrayal and Huo Xiaoyan’s adoption were not his fault.
• Huo Sihan told Su Qiao that he had pushed her away because his feelings for her made him feel out of control, and he admitted he did not want a divorce.
• Su Qiao questioned Huo Sihan about the divorce agreement, and he claimed it was lost before rushing off to tear it up.
• Su Qiao asked 444 about the Su Family and learned that Su Wentao had been arrested, the company had been sealed, and Old Master Su had fallen ill.
• 444 told Su Qiao that the family of the person who killed her father had long done business with the Su Family, though there was no conclusive evidence linking them to the accident.

Su Qiao learned that Huo Xiaoyan had been driven out of the Huo Family and settled into a comfortable life with Huo Sihan at her side. Huo Sihan grew jealous when he saw her admiring a young celebrity on television.

• Su Qiao learned that Old Master Huo had expelled Huo Xiaoyan from the Huo Family, and she decided to wait and see whether the outcome satisfied her.
• Old Master Huo returned to his mountain villa, leaving Su Qiao to enjoy herself at the Old Manor.
• Huo Sihan brought his work home so he could stay beside Su Qiao.
• Huo Sihan saw Su Qiao watching JoJo perform and questioned whether she thought he was handsome.
• Su Qiao praised JoJo's looks and physique, while Huo Sihan silently compared himself to the singer and considered showing off his own physique.

Su Qiao learned that her plan had brought the Su Family to the brink of collapse, and agreed to return to see her ailing grandfather. As she and Huo Sihan set out for a hot spring, she chose to handle her uncle’s request herself.

• Su Qiao noticed Huo Sihan had become more talkative, and he suggested taking her to a hot spring.
• Su Qiao and Huo Sihan set off after Butler Lu arranged a car.
• Su Wenbin called Su Qiao and demanded that she arrange a meeting with Huo Sihan, explaining that Su Wentao had been arrested and the Su Family’s funds had been frozen.
• Su Wenbin told Su Qiao that Old Master Su had fallen ill and ordered her to return to care for him.
• Huo Sihan offered to deal with the situation, but Su Qiao declined and said she would handle it herself.

Su Qiao visited Huo Sihan’s private hot spring villa, where she discovered his impressive physique and struggled to hide her attraction. The chapter ended with Huo Sihan blushing after she asked to touch his abs.

• Huo Sihan took Su Qiao to Ruoshui Villa, a private property that had not yet opened to the public.
• Su Qiao changed into a swimsuit and got into the outdoor hot spring.
• Huo Sihan joined her, saying he was worried she might faint if she soaked too long.
• Su Qiao admired Huo Sihan’s abs and learned that he went to the gym four times a week.
• Su Qiao asked if she could touch his abs, and Huo Sihan flushed bright red.

Su Qiao teased Huo Sihan by touching his abs, and he fled in embarrassment after getting a nosebleed. As they left the hot spring, Su Qiao pretended to hurt herself, making Huo Sihan rush to her side in concern.

• Su Qiao poked Huo Sihan's abs and admired his eight-pack, causing him to flush and flee the pool with a nosebleed.
• Su Qiao laughed at Huo Sihan's embarrassed reaction but decided not to record him.
• Huo Sihan cooled himself under cold water and worried that Su Qiao would think he was a lecher.
• After soaking and showering, Su Qiao called Huo Sihan from outside the men's bathroom, and he hurried out without meeting her eyes.
• As Huo Sihan headed home, Su Qiao cried out and tilted to one side, prompting him to rush back and ask if she was hurt or had chest pain.

Su Qiao pretended to have twisted her ankle, prompting Huo Sihan to summon the family doctor and insist on treating her. Doctor Lü found no real injury but invented a reason for Huo Sihan to massage her ankle, leaving Su Qiao bewildered and 444 amused.

• Su Qiao claimed she had twisted her ankle, and Huo Sihan carried her out to arrange for a doctor.
• Huo Sihan summoned Doctor Lü, who examined Su Qiao and confirmed that her ankle was fine.
• Huo Sihan remained concerned and asked whether he should apply medicine or a warm compress.
• Doctor Lü claimed Su Qiao might have a soft-tissue injury and gave Huo Sihan medicinal oil, instructing him to massage her ankle.
• Doctor Lü told Su Qiao to let Huo Sihan show his concern, while 444 explained that the doctor was trying to bring the couple closer.

Huo Sihan insisted on caring for Su Qiao's supposedly injured ankle, while Su Qiao struggled to convince him that she was fine. He promised to take her to JoJo's concert if she rested, and the next morning she prepared to visit the Su family home despite his concern.

• Doctor Lü tactfully left after Su Qiao realized he was not a quack doctor.
• Huo Sihan massaged Su Qiao's ankle, mistook her ticklish reaction for pain, and stopped her from jumping off the bed.
• Huo Sihan promised to accompany Su Qiao to JoJo's concert if she rested and recovered, and she corrected him on the singer's name.
• While massaging Su Qiao's foot, Huo Sihan grew flustered, and Su Qiao sensed his gentleness beneath his cold demeanor.
• After breakfast the next morning, Su Qiao prepared to visit the Su family home, but Huo Sihan worried about her ankle and did not want her to go.

Su Qiao went with Huo Sihan to the Su Family’s home, hoping to watch a spectacle and lift her mood. Huo Sihan carried her inside despite her protests, while Su Wenbin greeted them and questioned her ankle injury.

• Su Qiao told Huo Sihan she wanted to visit the Su Family to watch the show and improve her mood.
• Huo Sihan decided to go with her and carried her from the sofa to the car.
• Su Wenbin waited anxiously for Su Qiao to arrange a meeting with Huo Sihan, then hurried outside when the Huo Family’s car arrived.
• Su Wenbin’s anger shifted to a welcoming smile when he saw Huo Sihan, who carried Su Qiao and scolded her for trying to walk.
• Su Qiao said she had sprained her ankle, and Su Wenbin stared at her feet and wondered if her car-accident injuries had left aftereffects.

Su Qiao and Huo Sihan visited Old Master Su, who was recovering from a stroke, and Su Qiao questioned him about the Su Family’s troubles. Huo Sihan made clear he would not let anyone bully Su Qiao, while Su Wenbin’s attempts to downplay the family’s problems left their seriousness hanging over the visit.

• Su Qiao asked Huo Sihan to carry her inside and agreed to visit Old Master Su after Su Wenbin said he had suffered a mild stroke.
• Su Qiao and Huo Sihan found Old Master Su in a wheelchair, and he recognized Su Qiao despite having met her only once.
• Huo Sihan kept Su Qiao on his lap and said he had come to accompany his wife, warning that he would not allow anyone to bully her.
• Su Qiao asked Old Master Su whether the company’s troubles, funding crisis, and Second Uncle’s imprisonment were true.
• Su Wenbin called the problems minor, and Su Qiao reminded him that he had urgently asked her to arrange a meeting with Huo Sihan.