Chapter Summaries

After cleansing herself in a Spirit Spring bath, Su Qiao revealed a dramatically slimmer figure and tried to disguise the change with baggy clothes. She returned to the Huo Family residence, where Liu Yan confronted her for skipping class.

• Su Qiao soaked in a Spirit Spring bath and purged the impurities from her body, then discovered she had lost thirty-five pounds.
• Su Qiao wore the Original Avatar’s oversized clothes, but her pants fell down, so she fastened them with a belt.
• Su Qiao had her hair trimmed and went out to buy clothes and shoes, drawing furtive glances despite her baggy outfit.
• Su Qiao returned to the Huo Family residence and ran into Liu Yan, who demanded to know where she had been and scolded her for missing class.
• Su Qiao asked 444 whether the homeroom teacher was sick, and 444 explained that the school required students to ask for leave.

Su Qiao endured Liu Yan’s insults and attempt to forbid her from eating, then defied her by eating before dinner. Liu Yan chased her around the table until Huo Zhenting came home and interrupted them.

• Liu Yan insulted Su Qiao’s appearance and threatened to disown her if the Che Family Young Master rejected her.
• Su Qiao considered killing Liu Yan, but 444 urged her to make Liu Yan suffer instead.
• Liu Yan ordered Su Qiao not to eat dinner, but Su Qiao went to the kitchen and began eating before nightfall.
• Liu Yan tried to take Su Qiao’s bowl, and Su Qiao carried it around the table while continuing to eat.
• Huo Zhenting returned home and asked what was going on as Liu Yan chased Su Qiao.

Liu Yan used tears and reminders of their past to deepen Huo Zhenting’s guilt and secure his promise to treat her well. Huo Zhenting continued to resent Su Qiao, while 444 watched Liu Yan’s performance with amusement.

• Liu Yan rushed into Huo Zhenting’s arms and claimed Su Qiao had misunderstood her efforts to help.
• Huo Zhenting comforted Liu Yan and warned Su Qiao with a cold look to stop upsetting her.
• Liu Yan reminded Huo Zhenting of their painful past while absolving him of blame, making him feel more guilty.
• Huo Zhenting promised Liu Yan they would spend their future together, and Liu Yan thanked him.
• 444 praised Liu Yan’s acting to Su Qiao.

Huo Hanfeng returned home and confronted Liu Yan and his father, Huo Zhenting. Liu Yan smoothed over the tension and drew Huo Zhenting away before father and son could argue further.

• Su Qiao dismissed Liu Yan and Huo Zhenting's tender exchange as a relationship built on deception.
• Huo Hanfeng came downstairs and mocked Liu Yan, who had just been acting affectionate with Huo Zhenting.
• Huo Zhenting scolded Huo Hanfeng for staying away, while Liu Yan defended him and offered to have dinner prepared.
• Liu Yan threatened Su Qiao with a glance as she passed her on the way to the kitchen.
• Liu Yan returned and led Huo Zhenting to the living room, leaving the strained father-son relationship unresolved.

Huo Zhenting and Liu Yan worried about Su Qiao’s future while overlooking how much she had changed. After they left, Huo Hanfeng followed Su Qiao to her room, where their argument ended with her privately questioning why he acted so childishly.

• Liu Yan worried that Su Qiao’s willfulness would make it hard for her to marry and apologized to Huo Zhenting for the trouble she caused.
• Huo Zhenting comforted Liu Yan and said he would share responsibility for Su Qiao, while they discussed the Che Family’s interest in an arranged marriage.
• After Huo Zhenting and Liu Yan left, Huo Hanfeng criticized Su Qiao for not standing up for herself, but she ignored him and went upstairs.
• Huo Hanfeng followed Su Qiao into her room and claimed he could go anywhere in the Huo Family because it belonged to him.
• Su Qiao called Huo Hanfeng childish, and he angrily denied it while she silently rolled her eyes.

Su Qiao wondered why Huo Hanfeng kept appearing across different planes while he grew flustered as he noticed her looks. After seeing the marks on her arm, Huo Hanfeng criticized her for not resisting and returned with ointment, which Su Qiao said she did not need.

• Su Qiao asked 444 why Huo Hanfeng had appeared in all three planes, and 444 said it could find no information about him.
• Huo Hanfeng stared at Su Qiao, realized she seemed pretty, and blushed before looking away.
• Su Qiao gave Huo Hanfeng cold water and told him to return to his room.
• Huo Hanfeng noticed the red marks on Su Qiao's arm, grabbed her wrist, and scolded her for not dodging or pinching back.
• Huo Hanfeng returned to Su Qiao's bedroom with ointment and claimed he was letting her have it cheaply, but Su Qiao said she did not need it.

After Huo Hanfeng mocked Su Qiao’s old bear doll, she explained that it had protected her from her abusive father. Huo Hanfeng regretted his behavior, then spent much of the night convincing himself that insulting her father had been justified.

• Huo Hanfeng offered Su Qiao a gift, then left in embarrassment when she refused it.
• Huo Hanfeng mocked the Little Brown Bear Doll, and Su Qiao explained that her father had stabbed out its eye while drunk and that it had saved her from being hurt.
• Huo Hanfeng realized he had judged Su Qiao too hastily and awkwardly tried to comfort her by insulting her father.
• Huo Hanfeng fled to his room, scolded himself for his clumsy words, then decided Su Qiao’s father had deserved the insult.
• Huo Hanfeng remembered that Su Qiao’s father had already died, but stayed awake for most of the night with his anger bottled up.

Su Qiao prepared a medicine and secretly used incense in Huo Zhenting and Liu Yan’s bedroom to prevent Liu Yan from becoming pregnant, though she denied doing it to help Huo Hanfeng. The next morning, she reluctantly went to school, still preferring to focus on her medicinal research.

• Huo Hanfeng left after deciding to treat Su Qiao better, and 444 told Su Qiao that his sympathy had lowered his Darkening Value to 7/10.
• Su Qiao mixed medicinal powders despite 444 urging her to focus on Huo Hanfeng.
• Su Qiao sneaked into Huo Zhenting and Liu Yan’s bedroom, lit incense, and slipped away to hide on the balcony.
• Su Qiao told 444 she only wanted to prevent Liu Yan from having children, while denying that she meant to help Huo Hanfeng.
• 444 woke Su Qiao for school, and she left reluctantly after buying meat buns and soy milk.

Su Qiao agreed to attend school and arrived to find students surprised by how much weight she had lost. Bai Ting tried to approach her, but Su Qiao kept her distance while classmates praised Yu Lu as Che Lixuan’s ideal match, angering Bai Ting.

• Su Qiao agreed to go to school after 444 reminded her that she had missed the ordinary experiences of childhood.
• Su Qiao and 444 reached the school, where students recognized her and commented on her dramatic weight loss.
• Bai Ting tried to greet and grab Su Qiao, but Su Qiao avoided her and told her not to block the way.
• Students defended Bai Ting and said Su Qiao was not worthy of Che Lixuan, whom they believed was best matched with Yu Lu.
• Bai Ting became angry when students paired Che Lixuan with Yu Lu, believing Che Lixuan favored her instead.

Bai Ting reflected on her jealousy of Su Qiao and tried to maintain her false-friendly act, but Su Qiao told her to stay away. Meanwhile, Huo Hanfeng grew irritated that Su Qiao had left without speaking to him and complained about her to Liu Song.

• Bai Ting recalled that she had posted Su Qiao’s love letter out of resentment after learning Su Qiao’s mother had married into the Huo Family.
• Bai Ting defended Su Qiao to other students, then asked whether something had put her in a bad mood.
• Su Qiao told Bai Ting she was not kind and asked her to stay away.
• Huo Hanfeng learned that Su Qiao had left the Huo Family home without saying hello and left without eating breakfast.
• Huo Hanfeng complained to Liu Song that Su Qiao had irritated him, and Liu Song asked if he meant the freeloader living at his place.

Huo Hanfeng denied that he liked Su Qiao, but his reactions made Liu Song suspect otherwise. Meanwhile, Teacher Li accused Su Qiao of skipping class and dating, then told her to leave school as the college entrance exams approached.

• Liu Song teased Huo Hanfeng about rushing back to school because he was worried about Su Qiao, and Huo Hanfeng insisted she was not fat.
• Huo Hanfeng became horrified when he realized he might like a voluptuous girl, then returned to class to sleep.
• Su Qiao listened attentively in class and found school interesting when no one bothered her.
• Teacher Li summoned Su Qiao to the office over the love letter posted on the bulletin board and accused her of skipping class and dating.
• Teacher Li told Su Qiao to drop out and go home rather than affect other students preparing for the college entrance exams.

Su Qiao denied writing the love letter and challenged Teacher Li to prove it, then explained her absence by saying classmates had locked her in a restroom. The teachers were left with no evidence against her as she offered handwriting comparison and surveillance footage.

• Su Qiao told Teacher Li that a name on the love letter was not proof she had written it and offered to provide a handwriting sample.
• A middle-aged female teacher backed Su Qiao, urging Teacher Li to consider the lack of evidence.
• Su Qiao said professional technicians could compare the handwriting, discouraging the teachers from involving the police.
• Teacher Li questioned Su Qiao about missing class and homework, and Su Qiao claimed students had locked her in a restroom until she climbed out through a window.
• Su Qiao said the classroom had been locked before she could retrieve her schoolbag and invited Teacher Li to check the surveillance footage.

Su Qiao confronted her teachers about ignoring the bullying she had endured and warned Teacher Li not to accuse her of dating when her mother was seeking an alliance marriage for her. The teachers wondered whether Su Qiao came from an influential family, while she returned to class and focused on studying.

• The teachers urged Teacher Li to drop the matter, but Su Qiao reminded her that she had previously reported the bullying and received no help.
• Teacher Li told Su Qiao the school would investigate, and Su Qiao said she would handle any future incidents herself.
• Su Qiao told Teacher Li that her mother was looking for an alliance marriage and warned her not to accuse her of dating.
• The teachers speculated that Su Qiao might be connected to a school director, while Teacher Li admitted she did not know her family’s circumstances.
• Su Qiao devoted herself to reviewing and mastering her studies, and 444 watched with satisfaction.

Bai Ting took Su Qiao to Che Lixuan’s birthday party, where she planned to make Su Qiao embarrass herself as she had in the past. Su Qiao avoided Bai Ting and headed toward the stairwell, planning to change her appearance and ruin Bai Ting’s scheme.

• After school, Bai Ting urged Su Qiao to confide in her and led her into a taxi despite Su Qiao’s silence.
• Su Qiao recognized that Bai Ting was taking her to Che Lixuan’s birthday party, where her clone had been humiliated in her previous life.
• Su Qiao considered killing Bai Ting, but 444 warned her that Bai Ting had to live longer to resolve the clone’s resentment.
• At the hotel, Su Qiao said she was going to the bathroom, then left Bai Ting waiting and headed for the stairwell.
• Su Qiao told 444 she planned to change her appearance so Bai Ting’s plan to embarrass her would fail.

Su Qiao discovered that 444 had secretly taken money from Liu Yan’s account and used it to fund their stock investments. While shopping, Huo Hanfeng grabbed Su Qiao and insisted on improving her sense of style.

• Su Qiao asked 444 about their stocks and said she needed a way to earn more money.
• 444 revealed that their investments had earned twenty million yuan and confessed that it had transferred ten million from Liu Yan’s account.
• Su Qiao told 444 to make sure it had erased any traces of the transfer.
• Huo Hanfeng saw Su Qiao being mocked for her clothes, grabbed her arm, and dragged her off to correct her style.

Huo Hanfeng took Su Qiao to a styling salon for a makeover, but rejected every outfit despite being struck by her beauty. The stylist defended Su Qiao and offered to pay for the makeover himself.

• Huo Hanfeng brought Su Qiao to a styling salon and told the staff to teach her what beauty was.
• Su Qiao emerged with a new hairstyle, light makeup, and a white dress, leaving Huo Hanfeng stunned by her appearance.
• Huo Hanfeng called the dress ugly and made Su Qiao try three more outfits, rejecting each one.
• Huo Hanfeng said Su Qiao should wear her old clothes, angering the stylist.
• The stylist praised Su Qiao's beauty and figure, then offered to pay for her makeover.

Su Qiao left the clothing store wearing a pale aqua-green dress and arrived at the banquet hall, where her dramatic transformation stunned the guests. She faced Bai Ting with a calm smile, setting the stage for their reunion at the party.

• Huo Hanfeng bought every outfit Su Qiao had tried on, despite criticizing them, and tried to stop her from running off in her new clothes.
• Su Qiao escaped Huo Hanfeng and hurried to the banquet hall, remembering that her previous self had been humiliated there.
• Bai Ting spotted Su Qiao at the entrance and was shocked by her appearance.
• The guests recognized Su Qiao and stared at her transformed figure in disbelief.
• Bai Ting asked why Su Qiao was dressed that way, and Su Qiao replied that she wanted to try the clothes and colors Bai Ting had said did not suit her.

At Che Lixuan's banquet, Su Qiao exposed Bai Ting's hypocrisy by confronting her with clothes Bai Ting had secretly mocked, turning nearby guests against her. Che Lixuan arrived and was stunned to learn that the beautiful girl was Su Qiao.

• Su Qiao offered Bai Ting a gray oversized T-shirt and pocketed casual pants, then called her out for supposedly praising the clothes.
• Bai Ting tried to avoid changing at the banquet, and Su Qiao implied that Bai Ting had only pretended to like her clothes because she feared being outshone.
• Nearby guests overheard the exchange and began viewing Bai Ting as calculating and untrustworthy.
• Che Lixuan approached and asked Bai Ting what was wrong, then questioned Su Qiao's identity.
• Bai Ting introduced Su Qiao as her good friend, and Che Lixuan reacted in disbelief that the beautiful girl was the formerly timid, overweight Su Qiao.

Su Qiao confronted Bai Ting and Che Lixuan at the birthday gathering, exposing their closeness and rejecting any possibility of being pressured into marrying him. She left Che Lixuan swearing that his family would never pursue a marriage alliance, while she waited for him to break that promise.

• Su Qiao rebuked Bai Ting for misleading her about Che Lixuan's birthday party and accused her of trying to embarrass her for attention.
• Che Lixuan defended Bai Ting, but Su Qiao asked whether he was Bai Ting's boyfriend or fiancé and mocked their ambiguous relationship.
• Su Qiao said she would explain the situation to her family and would not let anyone pressure Che Lixuan into marrying her.
• Su Qiao warned that the Che family might seek a marriage alliance if something happened to their company, and Che Lixuan swore they would not.

Su Qiao confronted Madam Che after she insulted Su Qiao and praised Bai Ting, then rejected Bai Ting’s claim that they were friends. The chapter left Su Qiao walking away while Bai Ting and Che Lixuan sided with each other.

• Madam Che arrived and learned that Su Qiao was the daughter of Liu Yan.
• Madam Che insulted Su Qiao and praised Bai Ting as a more suitable match for Che Lixuan.
• Su Qiao fired back with cutting remarks about Madam Che, Bai Ting, and Che Lixuan.
• Su Qiao told Bai Ting not to call her a friend and walked away to find food.
• Bai Ting acted hurt, and Che Lixuan comforted her while criticizing Su Qiao.
• Su Qiao mocked Bai Ting and Che Lixuan as two of a kind.