Chapter Summaries

Key events

• Tang Tang, a month-old baby with an adult mind, tells Tang Xiancheng to stop eating so much ice cream. Embarrassed, he asks his older brother, Tang Xianqi, to finish it for him.
• Tang Xiancheng offers to hold Tang Tang, but her teasing thoughts make him feel rejected. Tang Xianqi reassures him by guiding Tang Tang’s hand to his, and she lets him hold it.
• Tang Tang reflects that Xianqi has died young in all her past lives. She feels little attachment to most of the family, but pities Xianqi and wants to spend time with him while she can. Her baby’s limitations soon tire her out, and she falls asleep.
• When Tang Xiancheng tries to move the pouch Tang Tang is lying on, she wakes and fiercely protects it. He explains he was only trying to keep it from making her uncomfortable; Tang Tang realizes she misunderstood, though her apology is less than convincing.
• Tang Dongcheng returns with a Peace Talisman from Taoist Master Yunlong and puts it on Xianqi, following instructions to keep it near him at all times. He says the master believes it can help avert Xianqi’s calamity.
• Tang Dongcheng adds that the master said Tang Tang does not need a talisman and left a message for her. Tang Tang eagerly waits to hear it, but the chapter ends before the message is revealed.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Tang is sharp-tongued, protective of her belongings, and secretly concerned about Xianqi’s fate. Her teasing unsettles Xiancheng, though she also plays along when Xianqi tries to bring them closer.
• Tang Xiancheng shows consideration by offering to hold Tang Tang and later trying to move the pouch for her comfort, but he remains sensitive to her imagined criticism.
• Tang Xianqi patiently mediates between the siblings and is amused by Tang Tang’s mischievous nature.
• Tang Dongcheng and Su Xiajing are relieved that Xianqi may be protected. Dongcheng credits Xiancheng’s nightmare—and Tang Tang’s information—for prompting him to seek help.

Significant themes

• Family care and connection: Small gestures reveal the siblings’ growing bond, even amid teasing and awkwardness.
• Foreknowledge and fate: Tang Tang’s memories of past lives and the talisman offer hope against Xianqi’s recurring early death.
• Contrast between appearances and inner thoughts: Tang Tang looks like an ordinary baby, while her thoughts are perceptive, blunt, and unusually self-aware.

Plot points

• Tang Dongcheng relays Taoist Master Yunlong’s advice: “Just let things take their natural course with the child.” Tang Tang interprets this as permission to stop striving and simply enjoy life.
• Tang Tang remains determined to protect her mother, Su Xiajing, and hopes she will divorce Tang Beichen before the Tang family can hurt her again. Frustrated by her helplessness as a baby, Tang Tang kicks and punches in her crib.
• Tang Beichen comes home early with sunflowers for Su Xiajing. Tang Tang’s thoughts warn her mother not to trust him and urge her to finalize the divorce.
• Tang Dongcheng challenges Beichen’s work habits, then openly tells Su Xiajing that he and Qi Xian will support her if she chooses to leave the Tang family. He even offers to recommend a divorce lawyer, leaving Beichen bewildered.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Tang is determined to safeguard her mother, though her infant body prevents her from intervening. She sees Beichen as a threat because of what happened in her previous life.
• Su Xiajing silently resolves to divorce Beichen and survive with her daughter.
• Tang Dongcheng shifts from relaying the master’s message to firmly backing Su Xiajing, openly criticizing Beichen.
• Tang Xiancheng, hearing Tang Tang’s thoughts, decides that if she dislikes her father, he will dislike him too.
• Tang Beichen returns affectionately, but is baffled by the family’s coldness and his brother’s apparent determination to end his marriage.

Themes

• Family loyalty and protection: Tang Tang and her supporters want to keep Su Xiajing safe.
• Fate versus agency: The master’s advice suggests letting events unfold, while Tang Tang still longs to change her mother’s future.
• Broken trust and accountability: Tang Tang believes Beichen’s past betrayal makes him unworthy of trust, despite his present gestures of affection.

Chapter summary

Key plot points and events

• Tang Dongcheng confronts Tang Beichen about the harm he has caused Su Xiajing and Tang Tang. He offers to help Su Xiajing find a divorce lawyer, but Beichen insists the marriage is between him and Xia Jing and tries to send his brother away.
• After Dongcheng leaves, Su Xiajing challenges Beichen’s insistence that she stay. He finally apologizes and says he will reconsider the divorce, asking for more time. His change of heart surprises both Su Xiajing and Tang Tang.
• Tang Tang hopes her mother can escape the tragic fate she remembers from a previous life. She believes that keeping Tang Tang alive avoids the devastating loss that contributed to Xia Jing’s early death, and that Xia Jing can recover even if Beichen later abandons her.
• A month later, Tang Tang wakes in an elevator and learns that her parents are taking her for vaccinations. At the hospital, they run into Beichen’s brother Tang Xifeng, his wife An Jie, and their sons, Youzhen and Youhao.

Character developments

• Tang Beichen begins by resisting outside involvement and refusing to accept divorce, but Dongcheng’s warning and Tang Tang’s memories of Xia Jing’s gravestone force him to recognize that clinging to his wife may be selfish. He apologizes and agrees to reconsider.
• Su Xiajing remains hurt and determined to protect herself, yet Tang Tang’s affection gives her comfort. Beichen’s sudden shift leaves her surprised and emotional rather than immediately reassured.
• Tang Tang continues to protect and encourage her mother, believing she can alter the family’s tragic future. Once the immediate tension eases, she returns to the routine of being a baby—until the prospect of vaccinations.
• Tang Dongcheng takes a protective stance toward Xia Jing and Tang Tang, warning Beichen to think about the consequences of his actions.

Significant themes

• Love versus selfishness: Beichen realizes that love does not justify keeping Xia Jing trapped in a painful marriage.
• Second chances and changing fate: Tang Tang’s presence and knowledge of the previous life offer hope that Xia Jing’s and the family’s futures can change.
• Mother–child support: Tang Tang’s affection gives Xia Jing strength, while Xia Jing’s care comforts her daughter.
• Family intervention and boundaries: Dongcheng wants to protect the couple’s family, even as Beichen insists their marital decisions are their own.

Character interactions

• Dongcheng openly challenges Beichen and privately reassures Xia Jing that she can call on him for help.
• Xia Jing rejects Beichen’s attempts to dismiss her brother’s concerns, prompting Beichen’s apology and reconsideration of divorce.
• Tang Tang’s silent encouragement and protective feelings affect both her parents, though they cannot hear her thoughts.
• At the hospital, the family meets Xifeng, An Jie, and their sons. Tang Tang recognizes Youzhen and Youhao from her memories as the “crybaby” and the “scaredy-cat,” prompting surprise from those around her.

Key plot points and events

• At the hospital’s vaccination area, Tang Xifeng hears Tang Tang’s thoughts for the first time and is startled, though he keeps his reaction to himself.
• Tang Tang sizes up her three-year-old twin brothers: Tang Youhao is timid, while Tang Youzhen is extremely prone to tears. She privately criticizes them, unaware that they can hear her.
• Youzhen, offended by being called a crybaby, slaps Tang Tang. She tries to strike back but is too young and weak to reach him, prompting a brief commotion.
• The adults calm the children and sit with them while Tang Beichen and Tang Xifeng go to get a queue number. An Jie apologizes for Youzhen, and Su Xiajing reassures the family that Tang Tang will grow fond of her brothers.
• Tang Tang privately dismisses the twins as chubby rather than cute. Youzhen takes this as another insult and bursts into tears, setting the adults soothing him again.
• While waiting in line, Tang Xifeng tells Beichen that he was wrong to upset Xiajing so soon after she gave birth, revealing that the family knows about their marital trouble. Beichen wonders how widely his mother has spread the news.

Character developments

• Tang Tang: Reveals her sharp, judgmental inner voice and strong temper. Though an old soul, she reacts like an offended baby when Youzhen hits her.
• Tang Xifeng: Begins to realize Tang Tang’s thoughts may be audible to him, but does not disclose what he heard.
• Tang Youzhen: Sensitive to criticism and quick to cry; his pride in being considered cute makes Tang Tang’s remarks especially upsetting.
• Tang Youhao: Shows his habitual timidity, hiding from Tang Tang and feeling frightened by her.
• Tang Beichen and Su Xiajing: Their marital conflict remains present beneath the family’s lively hospital visit; Beichen is uncomfortable that others know about it.

Significant themes

• Appearance versus inner life: Tang Tang’s infant exterior contrasts with her mature, blunt thoughts.
• Family comedy and misunderstanding: The adults cannot hear Tang Tang’s thoughts, while the children appear to understand enough to react to her insults.
• Childhood personalities: The twins’ established traits—timidity and tearfulness—shape their interactions even at a very young age.
• Private problems becoming public: Beichen’s marital trouble has spread through the family, embarrassing him and prompting unsolicited advice.

Character interactions

• Tang Tang’s silent judgments provoke Youzhen into slapping her, while Youhao retreats in fear.
• An Jie apologizes to Tang Tang and promises to discipline Youzhen; Su Xiajing tries to smooth things over by assuring Tang Tang she will love her brothers.
• Tang Xifeng privately advises Beichen to treat Xiajing more considerately, while Beichen silently questions how much the family has been told.

Plot points and events

• Tang Beichen’s brother, Tang Xifeng, asks why Su Xiajing wants a divorce. Beichen cannot reveal everything Xiajing has endured or admit his own wrongdoing. He recognizes that he—not just his grandfather—is responsible for hurting her, and that protective measures cannot undo the harm.
• Tang Xifeng supports Beichen but tells him to apologize and accept the consequences if he has wronged Xiajing.
• An Jie checks in with Xiajing about the divorce. Xiajing says Beichen is still thinking it over, and An Jie is baffled that he needs time when he is at fault. She and Xifeng offer Xiajing their support. Xiajing expects an answer soon.
• The family takes the children to get vaccinations. Youzhen cries loudly before, during, and long after his shot; Youhao is quieter but still sniffles. Tang Tang remains calm through hers and teases Youzhen, while the adults comfort the children.

Character developments

• Tang Beichen realizes that his love and security measures are not enough: because he has hurt Xiajing, ending their relationship may be the only way to protect her. He remains unable to explain himself to his family.
• Su Xiajing stays composed about the unresolved divorce and appreciates An Jie’s support.
• Tang Tang is fearless during her vaccination and uses her sharp, teasing wit to comment on everyone else’s reactions.
• Youzhen is highly fearful and vocal, while Youhao is more subdued and watches nervously.

Character interactions

• Xifeng questions Beichen, then offers him support while urging him to take responsibility toward Xiajing.
• An Jie affirms Xiajing’s worth and encourages her to leave if Beichen cannot value her.
• Tang Tang’s teasing of Youzhen draws reactions from the adults; An Jie also compares the children, urging Youzhen to be brave like his sister.

Significant themes

• Love versus harm: Beichen recognizes that claiming to protect someone does not excuse having hurt them.
• Accountability and consequences: Xifeng urges Beichen to apologize and accept the outcome of his actions.
• Family solidarity: Xifeng and An Jie support both Beichen and Xiajing in different ways.
• Courage and humor: The vaccination scene contrasts the children’s different fears and gives Tang Tang a chance to lighten the mood.

Key events

• Su Xiajing and baby Tang Tang attend lunch with Tang Xifeng’s family after keeping visitors away since the birth. Tang Youzhen eagerly approaches Tang Tang, while his sleepy twin, Tang Youhao, hangs back.
• Youzhen tries to play with Tang Tang but pats her too roughly. Their father encourages both twins to meet her, eventually having Youzhen lead Hao over.
• Youzhen calls Hao a scaredy-cat. Hao retaliates by calling him a crybaby and shoving him; Youzhen falls and wails. Tang Beichen reassures Hao that he was defending himself, surprising Tang Tang with his fairness as a father.
• On the way home, Xifeng mentions an upcoming family gathering: their sister will return to the country, and their eldest brother plans a welcome-home dinner alongside Grandma’s birthday celebration. Beichen is reluctant, but Xifeng clarifies it will be held at the eldest brother’s home, not the main residence.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Youzhen is outgoing and eager to play with his baby sister, but also impulsive, easily hurt, and prone to tears.
• Tang Youhao is quiet and timid at first, but stands up for himself when provoked. His parents rush to comfort Youzhen, while Beichen makes sure Hao knows he did nothing wrong.
• Tang Beichen shows calm, fair parenting. Tang Tang, who had not realized this side of him before, reflects that he was too busy to be present in her later childhood.
• Tang Tang observes and humorously judges the adults and children, while anticipating the chance to meet relatives at the upcoming gathering.
• Su Xiajing remains protective of Tang Tang, while the families’ interactions are friendly despite their shared wariness of the old man.

Significant themes

• The chapter contrasts the twins’ very different temperaments and shows how sibling rivalry can quickly flare up—and be settled—with reassurance.
• Family protection and trust remain important: Su Xiajing and Beichen are cautious about contact with the old man, shaping which family events they are willing to attend.
• The upcoming gathering hints at Tang Tang’s expanding family connections and future relationships.

Key plot points and events

• Tang Beichen brings Su Xiajing and their infant daughter, Tang Tang, to a family welcome dinner for Tang Nanzhou and Tang Jian.
• Tang Nanzhou is startled to hear Tang Tang’s private thoughts, though the baby’s mouth is occupied with a bottle. She realizes she may have gained the ability to read Tang Tang’s mind—and that no one else seems to hear it.
• Tang Tang eagerly anticipates meeting her ten-year-old second brother, imagining him as a delicate, sickly beauty. Instead, Tang Jian greets her with an overconfident, theatrical pose.
• Tang Tang silently ridicules his oily behavior and closes her eyes in disappointment. Tang Jian appears to hear her insults and is left bewildered. Tang Nanzhou scolds and smacks him for pointing at his baby sister.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Nanzhou shifts from confident hostess to stunned listener as she discovers Tang Tang’s thoughts reveal knowledge of the future. She also learns that Tang Jian will remain frail as an adult, unsettling her hopes that he will grow healthier. She covers her shock by complimenting Tang Tang.
• Tang Tang shows a sharp, opinionated inner voice and familiarity with her family’s future. Her high expectations of Tang Jian collapse when she meets his childhood show-off persona.
• Tang Jian tries to impress his new sister but instead becomes the target of her blunt criticism. He seems to hear her thoughts, just as Tang Nanzhou does, and cannot make sense of the experience.
• Su Xiajing and Tang Beichen are accustomed to Tang Tang’s unusual behavior. Their strained arrangement—sleeping separately while Su insists on caring for the baby herself—is briefly noted.

Significant themes

• Mind-reading and hidden knowledge: Tang Tang’s thoughts expose future traits and family history, while different relatives begin discovering they can hear her.
• Appearance versus reality: Tang Jian’s “delicate doll” appearance contrasts with his cocky, greasy manner.
• Family bonds and comic embarrassment: A warm family gathering becomes awkward and funny as Tang Tang’s candid thoughts unsettle the adults and wound her brother’s pride.

Plot and events

• Tang Nanzhou recalls raising Tang Jian alone after leaving his unfaithful father. Because Tang Jian was frail as a child, she remains protective of his health and is alarmed by the thought of him smoking, drinking, and partying when he grows up.
• Tang Jian realizes he can hear baby Tang Tang’s thoughts, even when she is asleep and not moving her lips. He is baffled, but quickly accepts that the ability is real.
• When Tang Youzhen rushes into Tang Tang’s stroller, she threatens in her thoughts to cry and tell the adults he is bullying her. Afraid of being scolded, he tries to cover her mouth, but his mother, An Jie, pulls him away.
• The family gathers inside, where Tang Xianqi arrives. Tang Tang eagerly asks him to hold her, and he does. She enjoys his company and privately praises him, while criticizing Tang Jian’s vanity.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Jian begins to recognize that Tang Tang’s silent thoughts are genuinely audible to him. He is also comically defensive about her preference for Tang Xianqi and her insults about his looks.
• Tang Tang proves sharp-tongued, strategic, and strongly biased in favor of her gentle older brother. She uses the threat of tattling to deter Tang Youzhen and enjoys teasing Tang Jian in her thoughts.
• Tang Nanzhou is shown as a devoted but anxious mother, though her worry over Tang Jian’s future habits briefly turns into exasperation.
• Tang Youzhen eagerly wants to play with Tang Tang, but his impulsive behavior frightens her; he backs down when he fears being scolded.
• Tang Xianqi is gentle and attentive, readily picking Tang Tang up when she asks.

Themes

• Family care and protection: Tang Nanzhou’s years of concern for Tang Jian’s health contrast with the children’s rough-and-tumble antics.
• Hidden thoughts and comic misunderstandings: Tang Jian’s new ability lets him hear what Tang Tang says internally, creating humor as he reacts to her unspoken judgments.
• Sibling rivalry and favoritism: Tang Tang prefers Xianqi, while Jian feels slighted and insists that his own good looks make him the better “pretty boy.”
• Appearance versus character: Tang Tang argues that looks are superficial and that an interesting personality matters more—a lesson Jian immediately resists.

• Key events: Tang Tang reflects that Tang Xianqi is unlikely to be changed by Tang Jian’s showy personality, despite her earlier worry that her eldest brother may not live past thirteen. Tang Nanzhou connects Tang Tang’s ominous prediction with A-Cheng’s nightmare and realizes that Taoist Master Yunlong—who supplied the Peace Talisman—is Tang Tang’s master, raising questions about how a month-old baby became his disciple. Tang Tang then dismisses her worries, fearing she may not remain with the family anyway. To cover the awkward silence her thoughts create, Tang Jian jokes that he is heartbroken because Tang Tang seems to prefer Xianqi. The family gathers around Xianqi and the baby; Youzhen repeatedly tries to get close and play with his little sister, but Tang Tang rejects the idea and he nearly cries.
• Character developments: Tang Tang is self-aware about her anxious thoughts but quickly retreats into enjoying baby life. She is especially fond of Xianqi, sharply dislikes Tang Jian’s flashy manner, and has little patience for the younger children’s noise and tears. Tang Nanzhou becomes more alert to the strange overlap between Tang Tang’s predictions, A-Cheng’s nightmare, and the talisman. Tang Jian remains theatrical and eager to win Tang Tang’s affection. Youzhen’s devotion is clear, though his eagerness and sensitivity make him cry easily; he has also realized that no one else can hear Tang Tang’s private remarks.
• Character interactions: Xianqi calmly holds Tang Tang and explains to Youzhen that she is too small to play yet. Youzhen accepts the explanation but still asks to play with her when she grows; Tang Tang privately refuses, while Xianqi patiently comforts him. The adults redirect the tense mood by talking about fruit and encouraging Jian to keep trying to bond with Tang Tang. The children crowd around the baby, prompting her silent complaint that she is being treated like an exhibit.
• Themes: The chapter contrasts affection with mismatched expectations: the family dotes on Tang Tang, while she privately resists attention and the children’s attempts to play. It also emphasizes the gap between what characters say and what they think, since Tang Tang’s biting inner commentary goes unheard. Beneath the comic family scene, the talisman and the linked warnings foreshadow a more serious mystery about Tang Tang’s knowledge, her master, and the family’s future.

Key events

Tang Xianqi gets Tang Youzhen and baby Tang Tang to shake hands and agree to play together when she grows up. Tang Tang refuses to seal the promise, pretending to sleep, so Xianqi gently postpones it. Tang Jian asks how Xianqi became so close to their sister; Tang Tang privately credits Xianqi’s charm—and the diamond watch he gave her—while Jian concludes that gifts might be the secret.
At dinner, restless Youzhen repeatedly steals meat from his quieter brother, Youhao. After adults scold him and replace the stolen food, Youzhen does it again. Youhao finally knocks over his brother’s bowl, prompting Youzhen to cry loudly and disrupting the meal. The adults marvel that Tang Tang is unusually quiet, unaware that she is awake and silently commenting on everyone.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Xianqi remains patient and diplomatic with the children, smoothing over Tang Tang’s refusal and caring for the younger siblings.
• Tang Tang shows a sharp, judgmental inner voice and little patience for her brothers, though she has accepted Xianqi’s friendship. Her narration reveals that she entertains herself by observing and criticizing the family.
• Tang Jian is blunt and curious, comparing his relationship with Tang Tang to Xianqi’s and jokingly deciding that presents may win her affection.
• Tang Youzhen is energetic and impulsive, then cries dramatically when Youhao retaliates.
• Tang Youhao is generally quiet and self-contained but finally stands up for himself.
• The adults mistake Tang Tang’s silence for calmness; most cannot hear her thoughts, though Li Qixian and An Jie apparently can.

Significant themes

The chapter plays on the gap between outward behavior and inner thoughts: Tang Tang appears peaceful while privately offering nonstop commentary. It also contrasts the siblings’ temperaments, shows the family managing children’s conflicts, and uses dramatic irony as the adults praise the very baby who is silently making fun of them.

Key plot points and events

• Tang Youzhen’s crying abruptly stops when Tang Tang’s thoughts interrupt him. His parents think he was pretending, while Tang Tang privately mocks his acting and calls him a “crybaby.”
• Trying not to earn more teasing, Youzhen stubbornly holds back tears. His twin, Tang Youhao, then slaps him, prompting him to burst into tears. Youhao calmly returns to eating, apparently satisfied that the brothers are even after earlier squabbles.
• After the chaotic meal, the family disperses. Tang Tang is exhausted and falls asleep while the younger children gather around her.
• In a private conversation, Tang Nanzhou asks Tang Beichen what he plans to do about the danger to Tang Tang and Su Xiajing. The family knows the old man arranged for the baby to be abandoned, but the lack of evidence leaves Beichen relying on bodyguards.
• Tang Nanzhou then criticizes Beichen for apparently being the main reason Xia Jing wants a divorce. Beichen accepts the blame rather than defending himself, thinking that his family has already decided he is a bad person.

Character developments and interactions

• Tang Youzhen is sensitive and easily upset, but he makes a determined effort to suppress his tears because he wants Tang Tang’s approval. His twin’s slap undoes that effort.
• Tang Youhao remains largely indifferent to the surrounding commotion. His casual slap seems to settle a score, revealing the brothers’ petty rivalry.
• Tang Tang continues to judge events through amusing, blunt inner commentary. Her thoughts shape how the others interpret the children’s behavior, though they still believe she does not know they can hear her.
• Tang Beichen appears resigned to being blamed by his family. Instead of explaining himself, he accepts responsibility for failing to protect Xia Jing and Tang Tang.
• Tang Nanzhou is direct and protective of Xia Jing, pressing Beichen about both the unresolved threat and the marital conflict.

Significant themes

• Miscommunication and secrecy: The adults and children can hear Tang Tang’s thoughts, but she remains unaware of it, creating comic misunderstandings.
• Family loyalty and distrust: The threat to Tang Tang has damaged Xia Jing’s relationship with the family patriarch and intensified strain in her marriage.
• Sibling rivalry and affection: The children tease, provoke, and compete with one another, even as they remain closely connected.
• Guilt and judgment: Beichen’s willingness to accept blame contrasts with his private frustration that his family has already judged his character.

Plot points and events

• Tang Nanzhou confronts Tang Beichen about his marriage to Su Xiajing, asking whether divorce is the only way forward after the Tang family patriarch’s attempt to abandon their daughter, Tangtang.
• Beichen admits his sister is right but complains that his family is judging him before he has a chance to make amends. His brothers, Tang Dongcheng and Tang Xifeng, insist that comforting him would not undo the harm done to Xiajing and Tangtang.
• Nanzhou urges Beichen to give his wife and daughter the freedom and happiness they deserve. He says he will handle the situation himself, though his family remains skeptical.
• Nanzhou later reassures Xiajing that the Tang family supports her, whatever she chooses, and that she and Tangtang will remain part of the family even if she divorces Beichen.
• At home, Beichen resents his siblings for supporting Xiajing. He tries to reassure her that he has not fallen for anyone else and mentions an investigation he commissioned.
• Tangtang’s thoughts reveal that, in the future she remembers, Beichen eventually falls for Su Chuchu while Xiajing is in a poor mental state; she suspects Su Chuchu is already pregnant.

Character developments

• Beichen recognizes the seriousness of his family’s wrongdoing but feels overwhelmed and unfairly blamed. He wants to make amends, yet his defensiveness and jealousy about his family’s support for Xiajing remain evident.
• Nanzhou acts as a forthright mediator: she challenges her brother while offering Xiajing genuine compassion and support.
• Xiajing accepts Nanzhou’s reassurance and appears more comfortable asserting her own and Tangtang’s interests.
• Tangtang continues to judge her father harshly, drawing on her knowledge of the future to distrust his assurances.

Themes

• Accountability and the limits of remorse: Beichen’s distress cannot erase the harm caused to Xiajing and Tangtang.
• A woman’s autonomy and a mother’s right to protect her child.
• Family loyalty can mean supporting the person who was wronged, rather than shielding a relative from consequences.
• The gap between Beichen’s present intentions and Tangtang’s knowledge of his future betrayal creates dramatic irony.

Character interactions

• Nanzhou and Beichen have a blunt, tense exchange, with Dongcheng and Xifeng backing her criticism.
• Nanzhou embraces Xiajing and offers unconditional support, strengthening their bond.
• Beichen later questions Xiajing about Nanzhou’s conversation, then tries to defend himself; Tangtang’s inner commentary undercuts his claims.

Key plot points and events

• Tang Tang realizes Su Chuchu may have secretly had a child before going abroad. In the future, Su Xiajing and Tang Beichen will adopt that child, while Chuchu later uses Xiajing’s declining mental health to grow close to Beichen and become involved with him.
• Tang Beichen and Su Xiajing are shocked by Tang Tang’s thoughts. Beichen recognizes Su Chuchu as the woman he will betray Xiajing with and sees how deeply his future actions would hurt his wife and daughter.
• Xiajing asks Sister Wang to take Tang Tang, then brings up divorce again. She gives Beichen a new agreement and asks him to respond within a week.
• Beichen reads the document rather than tearing it up, says it needs revisions, and proposes discussing a new version the next day. He nearly reaches for Xiajing’s cheek out of habit, then stops himself and leaves.
• Afterward, the couple barely speaks, leaving Tang Tang unsure whether they have argued or reached an agreement.
• The next day, Su Jiansen arrives unannounced with Wei Shufen and Su Chuchu, explaining that Chuchu is about to go abroad and the family should gather. Chuchu asks where Tang Tang is, prompting an uneasy reaction from Xiajing.

Character developments

• Tang Beichen is shaken by the revelation and begins to understand why Tang Tang despises him. He appears to take the divorce seriously for the first time, though his request to revise the agreement leaves his intentions unclear.
• Su Xiajing remains composed despite her anger and hurt. She calmly advances the divorce while keeping her feelings concealed.
• Tang Tang connects the clues about Chuchu’s pregnancy and abandoned child, but is frustrated that she cannot join her parents’ private discussion.
• Su Jiansen acts impulsively by bringing his family over without warning, while Su Chuchu arrives as if this is an ordinary visit.

Significant themes

• Betrayal and moral responsibility: Beichen confronts the harm his future affair would cause, including the cruel irony of Xiajing raising Chuchu’s child.
• Family secrets and hidden histories: Tang Tang’s deductions expose a possible concealed pregnancy and adoption.
• Estrangement and restraint: Xiajing and Beichen’s restrained conversation—and their silence afterward—show how far their relationship has deteriorated.
• The past shaping the future: Tang Tang’s knowledge of what may happen forces the adults to reconsider choices before the predicted betrayal occurs.

Character interactions

• Tang Tang’s unspoken thoughts deeply affect both parents, though she does not realize they can hear them.
• Xiajing handles Tang Tang’s care through Sister Wang before confronting Beichen privately about divorce.
• Beichen responds to Xiajing cautiously, shifting from his former refusal to tear up the agreement to asking for revisions.
• Su Jiansen’s surprise visit brings Chuchu into the household at a tense moment, setting up a difficult encounter between her and Xiajing.

Plot points and events

• Su Xiajing is surprised when Su Chuchu arrives with their parents, since she expected her to be leaving the country. She notices Chuchu’s loose clothing and suspects she is pregnant.
• Tang Tang wakes and demands to be brought out. Su Jiansen gives her gold jewelry, which delights her.
• While Tang Tang watches Su Chuchu, her thoughts reveal that Chuchu is about six months pregnant and has been hiding it. Tang Tang also recalls Chuchu’s long-standing fixation on Tang Beichen and her role in betraying Su Xiajing.
• Su Jiansen hears Tang Tang’s thoughts and realizes the pregnancy may be real. He is further shaken by her claims that Chuchu and Tang Beichen will cause Su Xiajing’s death, and that Chuchu’s daughter will cause Tang Tang’s.
• Tang Tang’s anger gives way to resignation. Convinced that she cannot escape the fate that has followed her through ten lifetimes, she focuses instead on saving money and making the most of the time she has.

Character developments

• Tang Tang shifts from furious protectiveness toward Su Xiajing to emotional numbness and fatalism. She still loves her mother deeply, but doubts she can change their future.
• Su Jiansen moves from cheerful grandfatherly affection to shock and suspicion as Tang Tang’s thoughts expose Chuchu’s pregnancy and the family’s possible future.
• Su Xiajing remains guarded and restrained around Chuchu, though she still handles the visit politely.
• Su Chuchu presents herself as meek and considerate, while apparently concealing a late-stage pregnancy and a history of betrayal.

Significant themes

• Fate versus agency: Tang Tang’s repeated deaths have convinced her that resistance may be futile.
• Betrayal within family: Tang Tang sees Chuchu’s behavior as a pattern of taking what belongs to Xiajing, from childhood possessions to her husband.
• Protective love and helplessness: Tang Tang’s attachment to her mother intensifies her anger, especially because she is too young to protect her.
• Appearance versus truth: Chuchu’s polite, innocent presentation contrasts with the secrets Tang Tang believes she is hiding.

Character interactions

• Su Xiajing confronts Chuchu with cool reserve, while Chuchu seeks reassurance from Wei Shufen.
• Su Jiansen enthusiastically gives Tang Tang gold and argues that a grandfather’s gift is special.
• Tang Tang’s observations—unheard by most of the family—lead Su Jiansen to examine Chuchu’s belly and question what he has been told.
• The chapter ends with Su Jiansen silently reacting to Tang Tang’s grim predictions about the family’s future.

Key events

• Su Jiansen is shaken by Tangtang’s revelations about Su Chuchu’s apparent feelings for Tang Beichen and her possible connection to Xia Jing’s past. He realizes Tangtang’s warnings may be true.
• When Tang Beichen returns, Su Chuchu openly shows her infatuation with him. He ignores her and sits beside Xia Jing, claiming he came home to have lunch with Xia Jing and Tangtang.
• Su Jiansen abruptly takes Wei Shufen and Chuchu away. Once outside, he privately hires an investigator to examine Chuchu’s recent activities, relationships, and medical history.
• In the car, Su Jiansen asks about Chuchu’s plans to study abroad and offers to accompany her. She refuses. Repeated calls and messages make her visibly uneasy, though she dismisses them as nuisance calls.
• Near home, a man confronts their car, insists he knows Chuchu, and demands to speak with her. Chuchu denies knowing him and urges her father to leave. Su Jiansen opens the window and questions him; the man identifies himself as Chuchu’s boyfriend and claims to be the father of her child.

Character developments and interactions

• Su Jiansen shifts from stunned disbelief to suspicion. He carefully watches Chuchu, investigates her privately, and finally confronts the man rather than accepting her denial.
• Su Chuchu is exposed as having strong feelings for Tang Beichen, while her alarm at the calls and the stranger suggests she is concealing a significant relationship.
• Tang Beichen behaves gently toward Xia Jing and pointedly ignores Chuchu, though Tangtang suspects he may be trying to contact someone secretly. He changes his mind about going to the balcony after Tangtang’s thought challenges him.
• Xia Jing remains wary and detached toward Tang Beichen, tolerating his closeness despite their pending divorce.
• Tangtang provides sharp, humorous commentary through her thoughts, exposing Chuchu’s behavior and coloring others’ interpretations of events.
• Wei Shufen leaves with Su Jiansen and Chuchu, but does not appear to know why he is suddenly suspicious.

Significant themes

• Secrets and deception: Chuchu’s denials clash with her visible reactions, while Su Jiansen begins uncovering what she has hidden.
• Trust and family protection: Su Jiansen’s concern for his daughter turns into active investigation when he suspects she may be in trouble.
• Appearance versus reality: Polite family behavior masks infatuation, secret communications, and an undisclosed pregnancy or child-related relationship.
• Suspicion and dramatic irony: Tangtang’s observations—and the reader’s—make the adults’ seemingly ordinary interactions feel charged with hidden motives.

Plot points

• After Su Chuchu’s boyfriend leaves, Su Jiansen reads a report revealing that the man had recently been jailed for injuring someone while drunk. He asks Chuchu whether the baby she is carrying is his.
• Chuchu’s pregnancy was unplanned, and she had considered ending it, but a doctor warned that she might not be able to conceive again. She decided to keep the baby and conceal the pregnancy while leaving to study abroad.
• Su Jiansen accepts that she intends to keep the baby but orders her to go abroad with Wei Shufen and not return for several years. He had already decided to send her away to protect her from further harm.
• Tang Beichen receives confirmation from his secretary that the matter has been handled. Later, he gives Su Xiajing a revised divorce agreement.
• The agreement largely matches Xiajing’s original version, but Beichen has changed the asset division: aside from company equity and similar holdings, he is giving her his cash, funds, and real estate.

Character developments and interactions

• Su Jiansen is overwhelmed by several revelations but responds firmly, prioritizing his daughter’s safety over her wishes to remain close to home.
• Su Chuchu is frightened and ashamed, struggling to explain her pregnancy and uncertain future.
• Wei Shufen defends Chuchu as a victim, then is stunned when Jiansen orders mother and daughter abroad for years.
• Tang Beichen appears calm and decisive, quietly arranging matters and offering Xiajing an unusually generous divorce settlement.
• Su Xiajing is surprised by the revised agreement, while Tang Tang silently approves of Beichen initiating the divorce but shows no reluctance at the thought of separation.

Significant themes

• Parental protection and control: Jiansen’s decision is severe, but motivated by a desire to shield Chuchu from further harm.
• Consequences and responsibility: Chuchu’s concealed pregnancy and her boyfriend’s criminal behavior force the family to confront difficult choices.
• Separation and new beginnings: Chuchu is sent abroad, while Beichen and Xiajing move closer to divorce.
• Unexpected generosity and changing relationships: Beichen’s settlement suggests a major shift in how he treats Xiajing, even as Tang Tang remains emotionally detached from him.

Plot points and events

• Tang Beichen confirms he is willing to give Su Xiajing all his assets, and advises her not to rush back to work after giving birth.
• Su Xiajing reviews the revised divorce agreement, finds no further problems, and signs it. Tang Beichen signs as well.
• Before they finalize the divorce, Tang Beichen asks to wait until after his grandmother’s ninetieth birthday in two days. He wants the elderly woman to meet Tang Tang and avoid upsetting her.
• Su Xiajing agrees, since the grandmother has treated her kindly. She and Tang Tang will attend the birthday gathering before the divorce is finalized.
• Tang Tang becomes excited about meeting relatives and receiving welcome gifts, then imagines her mother’s wealthy, independent future and what kind of partner she should date.
• Overwhelmed by Tang Tang’s unspoken thoughts, Tang Beichen hands her to Su Xiajing and retreats to his study.

Character developments

• Su Xiajing remains composed and firm about ending the marriage, while showing affection for Tang Tang and consideration for Tang Beichen’s grandmother.
• Tang Beichen accepts the divorce and gives up his assets, but still hopes to honor his grandmother’s wishes. Tang Tang’s internal commentary makes him increasingly uncomfortable.
• Tang Tang is devoted to her mother and eager for her freedom and happiness. Her childish excitement about money and gifts contrasts with her surprisingly protective, thoughtful concerns about her mother’s future.

Significant themes

• Separation and new beginnings: The divorce is settled in principle, with only the grandmother’s birthday delaying its completion.
• Family duty and affection: Su Xiajing agrees to attend out of respect for the grandmother, while Tang Beichen seeks to spare her distress.
• A mother’s autonomy: Tang Tang wants her mother to enjoy life, pursue relationships, and avoid sacrificing her freedom for her child.
• Comedy through dramatic irony: Tang Tang’s private thoughts—especially her matchmaking plans and focus on wealth—are invisible to her parents but strongly affect Tang Beichen.

Character interactions

• Su Xiajing and Tang Beichen negotiate the final steps of their divorce with relative civility.
• Tang Beichen tries to show concern for Su Xiajing’s recovery and asks for a short delay for the family celebration; she agrees.
• Tang Tang’s thoughts praise, tease, and unsettle her father, while revealing her deep affection for her mother. Su Xiajing responds with amused exasperation and affection.

Key plot points and events

• On the old lady’s birthday, Su Xiajing and Tang Beichen prepare baby Tang Tang for a full day at the family home, packing extra formula, diapers, and clothes in case the other children make a mess.
• Tang Yuan arrives with Tang Lin and young Tang Ziyang. She gives Tang Tang a gold necklace, which the baby eagerly grabs after silently expressing her delight.
• Tang Yuan realizes she can hear Tang Tang’s thoughts, though Su Xiajing seems not to hear them. Tang Lin also hears Tang Tang speaking mentally, but doubts his own perception.
• Tang Tang is thrilled to meet her fourth older brother, Ziyang, whom she remembers as kind and supportive in her previous lives. Ziyang, startled by her apparent voice, initially hides behind his father, but approaches when encouraged.

Character developments

• Tang Tang shows her strong attachment to gold and her excitement at meeting Ziyang. She also judges her young aunt and uncle as comically foolish, contrasting them with how she remembers the family.
• Tang Yuan shifts from cheerful aunt to stunned observer when she discovers she can hear Tang Tang’s thoughts.
• Tang Lin is similarly confused by the baby’s apparent speech, while trying to act normally and comfort his son.
• Ziyang is wary at first but trusts his father enough to approach Tang Tang.

Significant themes

• Family affection and belonging: Tang Tang is welcomed with gifts and attention, and eagerly anticipates meeting a brother who once cared for her.
• The uncanny amid ordinary family life: Tang Tang’s ability to communicate through thoughts creates private confusion for some relatives, even as the adults continue with routine preparations.
• Reincarnation and memory: Tang Tang’s memories of earlier lives shape her feelings toward Ziyang and her expectations of the family.

Character interactions

• Su Xiajing and Tang Beichen coordinate Tang Tang’s preparations, with Beichen sharing her concerns about the children.
• Tang Yuan affectionately greets Tang Tang and gives her a necklace; Tang Tang’s thoughts and reaction leave Yuan wondering whether she imagined hearing the baby speak.
• Tang Lin and Yuan exchange confused reactions to Tang Tang’s thoughts, while Beichen remains unaware and assumes Lin is simply admiring the baby.
• Tang Lin encourages Ziyang to approach his little sister, helping him overcome his initial fear.

Key plot points and events

• Five-year-old Tang Ziyang eagerly asks to hold his baby sister, Tang Tang. With Su Xiajing’s help, he safely cradles her, and Tang Tang happily pats his face.
• Tang Yuan explains that she came to see Tang Tang before the others because she felt they were destined to meet: their names both evoke food. Tang Lin finds the reasoning far-fetched, but Tang Yuan insists.
• Tang Tang admires Ziyang’s cheerful, gentle nature and thinks his age makes him especially cute. She urges him, in her thoughts, to keep smiling—but warns that his kindness may make him vulnerable to scammers and exploitative romantic partners.
• Su Xiajing, Tang Beichen, and Tang Lin are troubled by Tang Tang’s apparent foreknowledge of Ziyang’s difficult future. Tang Lin, who suspects she may foresee events, is particularly shaken.

Character developments

• Tang Ziyang is shown as mild, affectionate, and eager to please; he is delighted by Tang Tang’s attention.
• Tang Tang feels fondness and protectiveness toward Ziyang, while worrying that his trusting nature will lead him into trouble.
• Tang Yuan treats her connection with Tang Tang as fate and confidently defends her playful name-based explanation.
• Tang Lin grows more suspicious that Tang Tang knows things about the future.

Significant themes

• Kindness versus vulnerability: Ziyang’s warmheartedness is admirable but may leave him open to exploitation.
• Family bonds and fate: Tang Yuan interprets her special connection to Tang Tang as evidence they were meant to be family.
• Foreknowledge and concern: Tang Tang’s thoughts suggest she knows the family’s future, prompting the adults’ anxiety.

Character interactions

• Ziyang carefully holds Tang Tang, who responds by touching his face and silently praising him.
• Tang Yuan plays with Tang Tang’s hand and debates her “food-name fate” theory with Tang Lin.
• Tang Beichen and Su Xiajing watch the siblings’ exchange, while the adults’ amusement turns to worry as Tang Tang’s thoughts reveal Ziyang’s possible future hardships.

• Arrival for Great-Grandma’s birthday: Tang Beichen’s family arrives with Tang Tang. Tang Lin asks whether Beichen and Su Xiajing are divorcing, reflecting the family’s persistent rumors. Beichen refuses to explain, saying their marriage is private and they owe nobody else an account.
• The cousins meet Tang Tang: A crowd of young relatives gathers around the baby. Tang Tang silently thinks they are noisy and that she is tired of the fuss. Tang Yiyi hears her thoughts for the first time and nearly blurts it out, but covers by saying Tang Tang seems unhappy. The children decide she is merely overwhelmed by the crowd and keep watching her.
• Tang Jian tries to bond with her: Tang Jian asks to hold Tang Tang, but she refuses in her thoughts, calling him a “flashy peacock.” His mother, Tang Nanzhou, interrupts to warn him away because he has a cold and has been told to avoid Tang Tang and the twins. She drags him inside despite his protests.
• Tang Tang’s alarming prediction: Watching Tang Jian, Tang Tang thinks he will remain frail into adulthood and neglect his health through smoking, drinking, and partying. She suggests Tang Nanzhou should stop exhausting herself caring for him and have another child instead. Tang Jian is devastated; Nanzhou, however, finds the suggestion tempting.
  Character developments and interactions: Tang Lin’s teasing gives way to concern that Beichen’s silence is allowing rumors to grow, while Beichen remains firm about keeping his marriage private. Tang Yiyi discovers she can hear Tang Tang’s thoughts but keeps the ability secret. Tang Jian is eager to win his little sister’s affection, yet her blunt private judgments repeatedly wound him; Nanzhou’s protective frustration contrasts with her son’s eagerness to play.
  Themes: The chapter mixes family affection and comic misunderstandings with the tension between public gossip and private boundaries. Tang Tang’s candid inner voice exposes the gap between how relatives behave and what they really think, while her apparent glimpse of the future raises questions about fate, health, and family responsibility.