Chapter Summaries

Tang Xiao stopped Gu Qingcheng and Tang Shiba from drinking Tang Xueqing’s poisonous mushroom soup, then grew suspicious of Tang Xueqing’s motives. Later, Tang Shiba learned that Tang Xueqing had hired someone to target her and hurried off to confront the new threat.

• Tang Xiao caught Tang Shiba’s warning about the soup and snatched it away before Gu Qingcheng could drink it.
• Tang Xiao confronted Tang Xueqing about the poisonous soup and warned her not to pick random mushrooms again.
• Tang Shiba’s system revealed that Tang Xueqing had evaded taxes, and anti-fans reported her along with several celebrities.
• Tang Shiba heard that Tang Xueqing had hired someone she knew to target her, learned the person had a weapon, and ran off during a filming break.

Tang Shiba spent several nights keeping Gu Qingcheng awake by tapping her head, but fell asleep the night a kidnapper came. Zhao Shen carried Gu Qingcheng into the Woods, while Tang Shiba and Tang Xiao pursued him.

• Tang Shiba drove Si Wuyu away from her balcony and later noticed Gu Qingcheng had grown distant from her.
• Gu Qingcheng told Fang Cheng that someone had been knocking on her head at night, and Tang Xiao grew jealous of their closeness.
• Tang Shiba kept Gu Qingcheng awake with her stick but fell asleep after Gu Qingcheng finally put down her phone.
• Si Wuyu and Tang Xiao each checked the room and left, after which Zhao Shen carried the sleeping Gu Qingcheng away.
• Tang Shiba woke and chased Zhao Shen into the Woods, while Tang Xiao followed after hearing her thoughts.
• Gu Qingcheng woke while tied to Zhao Shen's back, bit his neck, and was slapped when she struggled.

Tang Shiba helped rescue Gu Qingcheng from Zhao Shen, who had abducted her to take revenge on Tang Shiba. Zhao Shen was captured after Tang Xiao was injured protecting Tang Shiba, while Tang Xiao's defense of Tang Shiba drove Gu Qingcheng away in tears.

• Zhao Shen held Gu Qingcheng hostage with a dagger and demanded that Tang Shiba take her place.
• Tang Xiao reluctantly tied Tang Shiba up and handed Zhao Shen the rope, allowing Gu Qingcheng to escape when she struck Zhao Shen.
• Zhao Shen fled with Tang Shiba dragged behind him, but she tied the rope to a tree, freed herself, and hid in the bushes.
• When the production crew arrived, Tang Shiba attacked Zhao Shen, and Tang Xiao took a slash to his hand while disarming him.
• Si Wuyu checked that Tang Shiba was safe, while Gu Qingcheng bandaged Tang Xiao's hand and complained about Tang Shiba.
• Tang Xiao scolded Gu Qingcheng for her attitude after Tang Shiba saved her, and Gu Qingcheng ran away in tears.

After Zhao Shen was arrested for trying to kill Gu Qingcheng, Tang Shiba and the others staged a fake police interrogation to scare Tang Xueqing into revealing her guilt. The scheme left Tang Xueqing unconscious, while Si Wuyu arranged to recover data from her smashed phone.

• Tang Shiba taunted Zhao Shen as the police took him away, and Tang Xiao went down the mountain to handle the case.
• Tang Shiba and Fang Cheng pretended that Zhao Shen had confessed and that Gu Qingcheng had died, while the Gossip Buddies prepared a fake corpse and staged police officers.
• Tang Xueqing denied involvement but panicked when the fake officers claimed Zhao Shen had shown them messages, then smashed her phone.
• The group showed Tang Xueqing the fake corpse, and she fainted when she encountered the returning, unharmed Gu Qingcheng.
• Si Wuyu gave Tang Xueqing's smashed phone to Chang Hua to recover its data, while Gu Qingcheng remained confused about the staged scene.

Tang Xueqing was removed from the production after news of her tax evasion broke, while Tang Shiba’s anti-fan following surged. Jiang Na took over Tang Xueqing’s supporting role and thanked Tang Shiba for the opportunity.

• Si Wuyu told Chang Hua to use Tang Xueqing’s recovered messages with Zhao Shen to inflame the Weibo backlash.
• Tang Xiao told Tang Xueqing she was no longer filming and ordered Xiao Wu to take her home.
• Tang Shiba learned that Tang Xueqing was being investigated for tax evasion and knocked her unconscious when she resisted leaving.
• Gu Qingcheng saw the tax-evasion reports on Weibo, while Tang Xiao told her to be more careful about her friends and arranged an assistant for her.
• Tang Xueqing’s disgrace sent fans flocking to Tang Shiba’s Anti-Fans, whose numbers later rose from over twenty million to over forty million.
• The production crew gave Tang Xueqing’s supporting role to Jiang Na, who thanked Tang Shiba and offered to pay her.

Tang Shiba followed the production crew's gossip and helped care for Si Wuyu after he deliberately caught a chill for filming. The chapter ended with Fang Cheng asking her to make the feverish Si Wuyu take his medicine.

• Tang Shiba learned that an unknown backer had helped Tang Xueqing pay her taxes and told her gossip system to keep monitoring Tang Xueqing.
• Tang Shiba discovered that Si Wuyu could understand the Gossip Buddies, but he could not explain their chatter to her, making her laugh and run off when she caught him staring.
• Si Wuyu soaked in the cold pool for an hour to make his sick-role performance realistic, while Fang Cheng asked Tang Shiba to look after him after filming.
• Tang Shiba overheard that Fang Cheng's childhood sweetheart was a woman who liked him, and Fang Cheng hurried off to confront his friend.
• Chang Hua gave Tang Shiba a bathrobe for Si Wuyu, who collapsed after filming and developed a high fever.
• Fang Cheng dragged Tang Shiba to his room and handed her medicine, asking her to make Si Wuyu take it.

Tang Shiba coaxed the sick Si Wuyu into taking his medicine, while he secretly used his illness to lure out his Second Uncle’s men. After leaving the production crew, Tang Shiba received gifts from her anti-fans and accidentally began building a loyal fanbase.

• Tang Shiba got Si Wuyu to swallow his medicine after threatening him, and he asked her for a kiss before taking it.
• After his fever broke, Si Wuyu confronted two men sent by his Second Uncle and warned his uncle to stop his schemes or face his last chance.
• The Director announced the production crew could leave after the morning’s filming, and Tang Shiba prepared to go home to her family.
• Tang Shiba’s anti-fans and Gossip Buddies gave her gifts, and she shared pearls from her necklace with them.
• Shanshan recruited about twenty people into the anti-fan group, where they learned to act hostile toward Tang Shiba publicly but protect her in private.

Tang Shiba returned home to a warm welcome, while Tang Xueqing failed to persuade the family to let her join Tang Company. At dinner, Tang Xiao told Tang Shiba she would appear in the next episode of “A Loving Family,” and Tang Lin volunteered to join her.

• Xiao Wu picked Tang Shiba up from the villa, and she fell asleep during the drive home as the system tallied her points.
• Si Wuyu learned Tang Shiba had already left the production set, and Fang Cheng promised to invite her to a meal.
• Tang Mother welcomed Tang Shiba home, while Tang Xueqing grew jealous of her family’s attention.
• Tang Xuan offered to mentor Tang Xueqing at Tang Company, but Tang Dad and Tang Mother rejected the idea, and Tang Lin suggested she become his assistant.
• At dinner, Tang Xiao said Tang Shiba would join the next episode of “A Loving Family,” and Tang Lin volunteered to go with her.
• Tang Xueqing focused on Tang Xuan as her remaining hope of getting into Tang Company, while Tang Shiba ate until she was too full to move.

Tang Shiba discovered Tang Eldest Brother’s hidden savings and ended up with the bracelet he had bought for Tang Xueqing. The chapter left her confronting Tang Xueqing, whom she caught feeding Er Gou something.

• Tang Lin told Tang Xueqing that Tang Eldest Brother seemed to have feelings for her, and she decided to use that to stay with the Tang Family.
• Tang Xiao sent Tang Shiba a contract for the renamed show, and he hurried off to check on Gu Qingcheng after learning she might still be in danger.
• Tang Shiba’s gossip system revealed that Tang Eldest Brother had hidden savings and bought a bracelet for Tang Xueqing, prompting Tang Lin to search his bag.
• Tang Lin took the bracelet, but Tang Mom bought it from him for a hundred thousand before Tang Xuan asked for it back.
• Tang Mom demanded a million from Tang Xuan for the bracelet, then gave it to Tang Shiba, who ran off with it.
• Tang Shiba found Tang Xueqing feeding Er Gou something and shouted at her.

Tang Shiba caught Tang Xueqing trying to drug Er Gou, then took the dog to watch Tang Lin get into a bar fight and helped him escape. A system warning sent Tang Shiba and Tang Lin hurrying home after Tang Xueqing went to seduce Tang Eldest Brother.

• Tang Xueqing accidentally swallowed the drug she had meant to give Er Gou, and Tang Shiba warned the dog not to accept food from her.
• Tang Shiba took Er Gou to meet Little White, but a boy mistook her for a dangerous tigress and shut the door on them.
• After the system warned Tang Shiba that Tang Lin was about to fight at a bar, she brought Er Gou along to watch.
• Tang Lin fought with his friends after they tried to stick him with a five-hundred-thousand bottle, and Tang Shiba joined the brawl when the men blocked her way.
• Tang Shiba carried Er Gou out of the bar, leaving Tang Lin to chase after them, and the system then warned that Tang Xueqing had gone to seduce Tang Eldest Brother.
• Tang Lin hurried after Tang Shiba as they headed home to catch the new drama.

Tang Xueqing was caught embracing Tang Xuan and tried to blame him, but Tang Dad and Tang Mother expelled her from the Tang Family. As the servants dragged her away, Tang Xuan secretly saw her departure as his chance to be with her.

• Tang Dad caught Tang Xuan holding Tang Xueqing and demanded that Tang Xuan either sever ties with the family or let Tang Xueqing go.
• Tang Xueqing claimed Tang Xuan had improper intentions, but Tang Xuan asked whether her earlier confession to him had been true.
• Tang Xuan refused to sever ties with the Tang Family, and Tang Dad ordered Tang Xueqing expelled with only her identification and bank cards.
• Tang Xueqing pleaded with Tang Mother, Tang Third Brother, and Tang Xiao, but they refused to help her stay.
• Tang Xueqing blamed Tang Shiba and tried to retrieve her belongings, but Tang Mother ordered the servants to drag her out.
• Tang Xuan privately thought Tang Xueqing leaving would give him a chance to be with her.

Tang Dad and Tang Mom held a family reunion banquet to announce that Tang Xueqing had been adopted and Tang Shiba was their biological daughter. Tang Shiba made a striking entrance, and the guests welcomed her with gifts despite her fearsome reputation.

• Tang Dad and Tang Mom sent Tang Xueqing away, and Tang Mom arranged to sell her belongings and give the money to Tang Shiba.
• Tang Mother helped Tang Shiba choose a pale blue gown for the banquet, while Si Wuyu and Fang Cheng arrived at the Tang Family home.
• Tang Dad announced that Tang Xueqing was adopted and had severed ties with the family.
• Tang Dad revealed that Tang Shiba was the Tang Family's biological daughter, and she entered the gathering to everyone's surprise.
• The guests praised Tang Shiba cautiously and gave her gifts, including a bank card containing five million.

Tang Xueqing brought the police to accuse Tang Xuan of assault, but Tang Shiba exposed her scheme with evidence posted on Weibo. Tang Xueqing was taken away with her reputation ruined, and Tang Xuan asked Tang Shiba to beat him up.

• Tang Xueqing arrived with the police and accused Tang Xuan of assaulting her, showing a suggestive photograph and bruises as evidence.
• Tang Shiba learned that Tang Xueqing had slept with another man and framed Tang Xuan, then helped Tang Mom calm down when she became distressed.
• Tang Shiba showed the police a Weibo post with photographs proving Tang Xueqing had staged the accusation, and the officers arrested her.
• Tang Xuan slapped Tang Xueqing and ended their sibling bond before the police took her away.
• After the banquet ended early, Tang Xuan asked Tang Shiba to beat him up, and she eagerly considered accepting.

Tang Shiba beat her eldest brother after he asked her to, while Fang Cheng and Tang Third Brother argued over whether Fang Cheng had tried to steal Er Gou. In private, Tang Dad warned Si Wuyu not to pursue Tang Shiba, but Si Wuyu promised he would never hurt her.

• Tang Shiba slapped and punched Tang Eldest Brother, while Fang Cheng watched and messaged Shanshan about the beating.
• Tang Xiao took Tang Xuan to see a doctor, and Tang Mother questioned Tang Third Brother about his swollen face.
• Fang Cheng and Tang Third Brother argued over Er Gou, and Tang Third Brother apologized before leaving with a threat.
• Tang Shiba ran to play with Er Gou, while Si Wuyu told Tang Dad that he liked her.
• Tang Dad told Si Wuyu that Tang Shiba was guarded and advised him not to pursue her; Si Wuyu promised not to hurt her, and they turned to business.

Tang Xueqing was blacklisted and blamed the Tang Family and Gu Qingcheng, while Tang Shiba prepared to travel to Wind City for filming. At the airport, Tang Shiba's anti-fans clashed with obsessive fans, and Si Wuyu and Fang Cheng spotted her boarding.

• Tang Xueqing learned that the Tang Family had cast her out and the entertainment industry had blacklisted her, then called an unknown person who urged her to kill Gu Qingcheng.
• Tang Second Brother changed Gu Qingcheng's phone number and kept Tang Xueqing from reaching her.
• Tang Shiba packed for the Wind City shoot, accepted a blue jade pendant with a protective talisman from Tang Dad, and declined to bring an assistant.
• At the airport, Tang Shiba's anti-fans joined forces with Si Wuyu's CP Fans and pelted his obsessive fans with rotten eggs.
• Si Wuyu and Fang Cheng saw Tang Shiba at the boarding gate and hurried after her, hoping to keep her from being discovered.

Tang Shiba discovered that a man cheating with his secretary on the plane was her uncle, Tang Wang, and exposed their relationship in front of the passengers. The woman was filmed as the passengers recognized Tang Shiba as the entertainment industry's queen of exposés.

• Tang Shiba sat beside Si Wuyu on the plane, admired his looks, and warmed her hand on his abs while sharing snacks.
• Tang Shiba overheard that a couple nearby was unmarried and the man was taking his mistress on a trip, then recognized him as her uncle, Tang Wang.
• Si Wuyu grabbed Tang Shiba's hand, causing her phone to fall onto the woman's head as Tang Shiba tried to photograph the pair.
• Tang Shiba confronted the woman and called out her affair, while Si Wuyu's icy glare made the woman back down.
• Tang Wang recognized Tang Shiba, admitted she was his niece, and claimed the woman was his secretary; the woman quietly asked him what would happen if Tang Shiba told on them.
• Passengers recognized Tang Shiba and discussed posting the incident online as someone filmed the confrontation.

Tang Shiba exposed her uncle Tang Wang’s airport affair and arrived at the hotel, where she learned that Wang Ming was threatening Director Li’s wife, Wu Yan. She rushed to intervene and was left pounding on the door while claiming she had come to scan a code.

• Tang Wang hurried away from Tang Shiba after his companion left, while Fang Cheng learned that Tang Wang was married and pulled Tang Shiba toward the airport commotion.
• Airport bystanders detained Tang Wang and the woman, and Tang Shiba filmed them and sent the video to Tang Mother.
• Anti-Fans spotted Tang Shiba and Si Wuyu together at the airport, then spread news of their supposed hand-holding in their group chat.
• Tang Shiba reached the hotel, found that Gu Qingcheng was her roommate, and rushed upstairs after hearing that Director Li’s apprentice Wang Ming was causing trouble.
• Wang Ming held Wu Yan and urged her to leave with him, while Tang Shiba arrived outside the room and demanded that someone open the door so she could scan a code.

Tang Shiba and Fang Cheng exposed Wang Ming’s affair with Wu Yan, and Wang Ming provoked Director Li before Wu Yan publicly rejected him. Wu Yan thanked Tang Shiba with a business card, and Tang Shiba learned that Wu Yan was Shangpin Group’s largest shareholder.

• Wang Ming tried to leave Wu Yan’s room, but Tang Shiba and Fang Cheng brought him to Director Li’s set.
• Wang Ming claimed he had slept with Wu Yan and demanded that Director Li divorce her.
• Wang Ming insulted Director Li and admitted he wanted Wu Yan, while Tang Shiba and the crew accused him of pursuing her for her money.
• Wu Yan slapped Wang Ming, ordered him to stay away, and he hurried off.
• Wu Yan thanked Tang Shiba and offered her help with acting roles; Si Wuyu revealed that Wu Yan was Shangpin Group’s largest shareholder.

Tang Shiba refused Huang Yue’s attempts to win her over, then filmed her scenes while Gu Qingcheng struggled with nausea. Huang Yue tried to use Fang Cheng’s interest to provoke Tang Shiba, who called out her approach and left her flustered.

• Tang Shiba beat Huang Yue at a mobile game but refused to carry or teach her, despite Huang Yue offering emergency chocolates.
• The next morning, Si Wuyu warned Fang Cheng not to trust people who flattered him, but Tang Shiba jokingly told Fang Cheng to befriend them, so he went to find Huang Yue.
• Gu Qingcheng repeatedly vomited during an eating scene, while Tang Shiba suspected Huang Yue’s chocolates had upset her stomach; Tang Shiba then completed her own scenes in one take.
• Huang Yue told Tang Shiba that Fang Cheng wanted to be friends with her, and Tang Shiba mocked Huang Yue by suggesting she call her Dad.
• Huang Yue insisted she was not afraid of Tang Shiba, but Tang Shiba pointed out that she was shaking.

Tang Shiba and Si Wuyu followed Fang Cheng and Huang Yue through Wind City's snack street, where Tang Shiba discovered Huang Yue's dangerous bathing habit and her attempt to replace dichlorvos with men's urine. As they neared the hotel, Tang Shiba had recruited Fang Cheng to puncture Huang Yue's bag, but he still had not acted.

• Tang Shiba learned that Huang Yue had been washing and bathing with dichlorvos since childhood because her superstitious family told her it would drive away possession.
• Si Wuyu took Tang Shiba to the snack street, where they spotted Fang Cheng buying Huang Yue snacks and gifts while she praised him and tried to get his contact details.
• Tang Shiba discovered Huang Yue had gone to steal men's urine after failing to find dichlorvos, and she explained the strange family belief behind Huang Yue's plan to bathe in it.
• Tang Shiba recruited Fang Cheng to puncture Huang Yue's bag and drain its contents, but Fang Cheng mistook the urine for a drink and avoided it.
• Tang Shiba and Si Wuyu followed Fang Cheng and Huang Yue toward the hotel as Tang Shiba grew impatient that Fang Cheng had not yet punctured the bag.