Chapter Summaries

At the Lu Family gathering, Song Chaoyue insulted Lu Xiaoxiao and urged Lu Jiaoyue to reject her, but Lu Jiaoyue and the others defended her. Song Chaoyue reluctantly apologized to Lu Xiaoxiao and left with Song Chaoyan.

• Song Chaoyue told Lu Jiaoyue to recognize her blood relatives and distance herself from Lu Xiaoxiao, prompting Lu Xiaoxiao to mock him.
• Song Chaoyue berated Lu Xiaoxiao, while Lu Yubai warned him to stop before she slapped him.
• Lu Jiaoyue stopped Song Chaoyue from leaving and tearfully demanded that he apologize to Lu Xiaoxiao.
• Lu Xunli backed Lu Jiaoyue and insisted Song Chaoyue apologize as guests watched and whispered.
• Song Chaoyan urged her brother to make amends, and Song Chaoyue reluctantly apologized to Lu Xiaoxiao before leaving with her.

Lu Xiaoxiao was comforted by her siblings after Song Chaoyue’s confrontation, while Lu Shiyan and Lu Xunli discussed the flaws in Song Chaoyue’s business venture. At the Song Family’s old residence, Song Zhilan reunited with her family and heard her father criticize Song Zhizhu for choosing not to have children.

• Lu Bochen and Lu Jiaoyue comforted Lu Xiaoxiao, who reassured them and took Lu Jiaoyue to fix her makeup.
• Lu Shiyan realized Lu Bochen and Lu Jiaoyue might also hear Lu Xiaoxiao’s thoughts and decided to investigate discreetly.
• Lu Xunli warned Lu Yubai not to get involved in Song Chaoyue’s game project, explaining that the company was unlikely to succeed and Lu Yuan had invested only a limited amount to please his wife.
• Xie Qingli brought Song Zhilan and Lu Yuan to meet Song Zhuting and the other Song Family relatives, and Lu Yuan presented Song Zhuting with a birthday gift.
• Song Zhuting complained that Song Zhizhu had no children and praised Song Zhilan for giving birth to four sons, leaving Song Zhilan unable to respond.

At Song Zhuting’s birthday gathering, Song Zhilan realized her family treated her and Song Zhizhu as tools for childbearing and profit, while Lu Yuan stood by her. She confronted Song Zhulin over his schemes and his comments about their adopted daughter, and Song Zhuting ordered her to apologize or leave the Song Family.

• Song Zhulin urged Song Zhuting and Song Zhibo to pressure Song Zhizhu into having a child, even suggesting that Chen Jiangshu secretly tamper with her contraception.
• Song Zhilan objected to the family’s pressure on Song Zhizhu and recalled how the elders had controlled her sister’s education, study abroad, and marriage.
• Lu Yuan comforted Song Zhilan as Song Zhulin proposed that the Song Family buy shares in the Lu Corporation; Lu Yuan refused and warned that the proposal could be seen as a hostile takeover.
• Song Zhulin told Song Zhilan to send away or marry off their adopted daughter Xiaoxiao, calling her a useless stand-in and a burden on the family.
• Song Zhilan confronted Song Zhulin about refusing to help Lu Yuan during the Lu Corporation’s crisis and accused him of scheming for shares as soon as Lu Yuan attended the banquet.
• Song Zhuting rebuked Song Zhilan and demanded that she apologize to Song Zhulin or leave the Song Family.

Song Zhilan confronted the Song Family over their attempt to exploit Lu Yuan and their plan for Song Zhizhu, then decided to cut ties with them. As she left the banquet with Lu Yuan, she urged Song Zhizhu to escape their family’s control too and took comfort in her sister’s old words about flying toward her mountain.

• Song Zhuting berated Song Zhilan for interfering in business, and Lu Yuan revealed that she owned as many Lu Corporation shares as he did and co-owned the Lu Family’s properties.
• Song Zhilan told Song Zhuting that she would end contact with the Song Family, defended Lu Xiaoxiao as her daughter, and left with Lu Yuan.
• Song Zhilan told Song Zhizhu about the Song men’s plan to force her to have a child, and Song Zhizhu believed her and confronted Song Zhibo.
• Song Zhilan and Lu Yuan headed for the exit to collect the children, while Song Zhizhu dragged Song Zhibo back to confront their father and uncle.
• Song Zhilan recalled Song Zhizhu’s notebook inscription, “You should fly like a bird toward your mountain, never looking back,” and walked out with renewed resolve.

After Song Zhilan cut ties with the Song Family, the Lu family returned home for a warm dinner, where Lu Yubai declared he would become a study machine after being kicked out of the kitchen. The evening ended with Lu Xunli announcing that he planned to marry Chen Xiwan, shocking Lu Xiaoxiao.

• Song Zhilan explained her conflict with the Song Family, and the Lu family agreed to have dinner together at home.
• Lu Yubai bungled several kitchen tasks, so Lu Xiaoxiao kicked him out of the kitchen.
• Lu Yubai refused to join dinner and declared that he would become a cold, unfeeling study machine, while the family left him to do his homework.
• Lu Xunli told his family that he planned to marry Chen Xiwan, and Lu Xiaoxiao reacted with shock.

Lu Xunli told his family that Chen Xiwan was pregnant and that he intended to marry her, while Lu Xiaoxiao and Lu Yuan urged him to be cautious. He defended Xiwan’s intentions, but Xiaoxiao remained convinced that she was manipulating him.

• Lu Xunli revealed that Chen Xiwan was a little over a month pregnant and said he wanted to take responsibility by marrying her.
• Song Zhilan scolded Lu Xunli for being careless, and he admitted that he had been drinking when they slept together.
• Lu Xiaoxiao warned that the pregnancy might be a scheme, prompting Lu Yuan to ask whether Lu Xunli had verified the prenatal report and recalled that night clearly.
• Lu Xunli said the pregnancy was confirmed and explained that Xiwan had asked to break up, returned his gifts, and planned to raise the baby alone.
• Lu Xunli recounted that Xiwan feared his family would judge her and said she thought Lu Xiaoxiao disliked her.
• Lu Xiaoxiao privately concluded that Xiwan’s breakup and returned gifts were a calculated act to win Lu Xunli over.

Lu Xiaoxiao failed to convince Lu Xunli not to marry Chen Xiwan, but Lu Yuan persuaded him to bring her home and postpone the wedding until after the baby was born. After dinner, Lu Xiaoxiao called Ji Yunhuai to tell him about the family drama.

• Lu Xunli explained that he trusted Chen Xiwan and intended to take responsibility for her pregnancy, despite Lu Xiaoxiao's warnings.
• Lu Xunli told Lu Xiaoxiao and Lu Shiyan that he planned to marry Chen Xiwan and move out with her.
• Lu Shiyan supported Lu Xunli's choice but advised him to have his premarital assets notarized.
• Lu Xiaoxiao changed her approach and urged Lu Xunli to bring Chen Xiwan home instead of moving out.
• Lu Yuan agreed that Chen Xiwan should live with the family and said Lu Xunli should wait until after the baby was born to arrange a wedding.
• Lu Xiaoxiao returned to her room after dinner and called Ji Yunhuai to share the gossip.

Lu Xiaoxiao told Ji Yunhuai about her suspicions that her eldest brother’s fiancée had cheated and manipulated him into a pregnancy, and Ji Yunhuai offered to investigate. Their teasing conversation turned serious when Lu Xiaoxiao admitted that her visit to the Song Family had upset her, and Ji Yunhuai asked whether she had been deeply hurt.

• Lu Xiaoxiao told Ji Yunhuai she suspected Chen Xiwan had cheated on her eldest brother and might have drugged him, but 037 said she lacked the points to check Chen Xiwan’s information.
• Ji Yunhuai agreed that Lu Xiaoxiao’s suspicions were reasonable and offered to investigate her brother’s fiancée.
• Lu Xiaoxiao asked whether Ji Yunhuai had really been drunk the night he pinned her against a wall, and he teased her by refusing to answer directly.
• Ji Yunhuai joked about joining Lu Xiaoxiao’s harem, then threatened rebellion when she eagerly asked whether she could have one.
• Lu Xiaoxiao said her cousin had picked on her at the Song Family birthday banquet and admitted she had been angry, prompting Ji Yunhuai to ask whether she had felt really hurt.

Lu Xiaoxiao reassured Ji Yunhuai and agreed to sneak out to meet him, then exchanged messages with her cousin Song Chaoyan about her dress. Song Chaoyan revealed she wanted to commission a wedding dress from Luna Devereaux.

• Ji Yunhuai asked Lu Xiaoxiao to meet him, and she agreed to climb down from her second-floor balcony and meet him discreetly.
• Lu Xiaoxiao noticed Song Chaoyan's message apologizing for Song Chaoyue's rudeness and politely accepted the apology.
• Song Chaoyan remarked that Lu Xiaoxiao seemed more open and confident and asked whether Luna Devereaux had designed her dress.
• Lu Xiaoxiao confirmed the dress was Luna Devereaux's work and asked whether Song Chaoyan wanted to commission one.
• Song Chaoyan said she wanted to commission a wedding dress.

Lu Xiaoxiao agreed to ask Luna Devereaux about designing a wedding dress for Song Chaoyan, then sneaked out of the Lu Family residence to meet Ji Yunhuai. The chapter ended with Ji Yunhuai spotting her atop the wall and asking if she had really climbed over it.

• Song Chaoyan told Lu Xiaoxiao that her family had arranged an engagement with someone she did not like and asked for an introduction to Luna Devereaux so she could wear a dress she loved.
• Lu Xiaoxiao agreed to ask Luna Devereaux for Song Chaoyan and promised to get back to her.
• Lu Xiaoxiao changed into dark, easy-to-move-in clothes and recruited 037 to guide her as she climbed out the window.
• Lu Xiaoxiao reached the ground, sent 037 back into her head, and learned that Ji Yunhuai was waiting by the wall opposite her bedroom balcony.
• Lu Xiaoxiao climbed onto the wall and came face-to-face with Ji Yunhuai, who asked whether she had really climbed over it.

Lu Xiaoxiao jumped down from the wall into Ji Yunhuai’s arms, and they set off to find somewhere to drink. She teased him about getting clingy when drunk and flustered him by pointing out that his ears had turned red.

• Ji Yunhuai opened his arms, and Lu Xiaoxiao jumped down from the wall into his support.
• Ji Yunhuai opened the car door for Lu Xiaoxiao, and she buckled her seat belt before suggesting they find somewhere to drink.
• Lu Xiaoxiao bragged that she held her liquor well and was better behaved drunk than Ji Yunhuai.
• Ji Yunhuai denied acting clingy when drunk, while Lu Xiaoxiao teased him with an innocent tone.
• Lu Xiaoxiao caught Ji Yunhuai’s sleeve and told him his ears had turned red after she teased him.

Lu Xiaoxiao tried to tease Ji Yunhuai, but he flirted back until she blushed. She seized his chin and threatened him, leaving their playful standoff unresolved.

• Ji Yunhuai caught Lu Xiaoxiao by the wrist and leaned closer, asking whether she ever got shy.
• Lu Xiaoxiao denied being easily embarrassed, but Ji Yunhuai pointed out that her face was already red.
• Lu Xiaoxiao pulled her hand free and grabbed Ji Yunhuai's chin.
• Lu Xiaoxiao narrowed her eyes and warned Ji Yunhuai that he was playing with fire.

Lu Xiaoxiao and Ji Yunhuai turned their romantic moment into a playful acting bit, and Ji Yunhuai cheered her up by giving her a gold bank card. The chapter ended with Lu Xiaoxiao delighted by the gift and stunned that Ji Yunhuai did not know how much money was on it.

• Lu Xiaoxiao broke character while acting out a domineering CEO scene and asked Ji Yunhuai to try again.
• Ji Yunhuai teased Lu Xiaoxiao that she lacked the money to play a convincing domineering CEO.
• Lu Xiaoxiao pretended to hold invisible money in her palm, and Ji Yunhuai slipped a gold bank card into it.
• Lu Xiaoxiao accepted the card and asked how much money it contained.
• Ji Yunhuai said he did not remember and told her to ask him for more when she spent it.

Lu Xiaoxiao and Ji Yunhuai headed to the lounge Everlasting Night, where she reflected on how her understanding of him had changed. She sincerely told Ji Yunhuai that people who got to know him would want to be his friends, leaving him quietly affected by her praise.

• Lu Xiaoxiao asked whether they were going to a bar, and Ji Yunhuai suggested a quieter lounge called Everlasting Night.
• Lu Xiaoxiao learned that Ji Yunhuai knew the lounge's owner and remarked on how many friends he had.
• Ji Yunhuai asked why she was happy, and Lu Xiaoxiao said she was glad that so many people liked him.
• Lu Xiaoxiao thought about Ji Yunhuai's prickly manner as a defense against his father's rejection and reconsidered her earlier judgments of him.
• Lu Xiaoxiao told Ji Yunhuai that anyone who got to know him better would want to be his friend, calling him charming.

Ji Yunhuai reflected on why he was drawn to Lu Xiaoxiao’s honest, warm nature as they drove together. He admitted that many people sought his friendship for personal gain, and that he viewed relationships similarly.

• Ji Yunhuai quietly considered how Lu Xiaoxiao had cheered him up after he had set out to comfort her.
• Ji Yunhuai reflected that he valued Lu Xiaoxiao’s directness and kindness, unlike the concealed feelings he had grown up around.
• Ji Yunhuai realized he was deeply drawn to Lu Xiaoxiao’s openness and how easy she was to understand.
• Ji Yunhuai told Lu Xiaoxiao that many people wanted to be his friend for what they could gain, and that he thought much the same way.

Lu Xiaoxiao and Ji Yunhuai traded teasing remarks before arriving at Everlasting Night, where Ji introduced her to its owner, Yin Jinye. Ji warned Yin not to flirt with her, and Lu Xiaoxiao introduced herself.

• Lu Xiaoxiao teased Ji Yunhuai about thinking she was flirting, and he replied that her compliments showed she was nice.
• Lu Xiaoxiao and Ji Yunhuai arrived at Everlasting Night and went inside its luxurious lounge bar.
• Lu Xiaoxiao admired the long-haired man mixing drinks, and Ji Yunhuai told her he was the owner, Yin Jinye.
• Yin Jinye greeted Ji Yunhuai and asked whether Lu Xiaoxiao was his new friend.
• Ji Yunhuai told Yin to talk properly and not flirt with Lu Xiaoxiao, then invited her to sit beside him.
• Lu Xiaoxiao introduced herself to Yin Jinye as Lu Xiaoxiao-Xiao with the bamboo radical.

Ji Yunhuai brought Lu Xiaoxiao to Yin Jinye’s bar, where she chose drinks and learned that Ji had helped fund the business. The three prepared to move to the sofas and spend time together.

• Yin Jinye welcomed Lu Xiaoxiao and offered to explain the bar’s drinks.
• Ji Yunhuai recommended Tipsy Moon Shadow to make Yin Jinye work harder, but Lu Xiaoxiao chose Twilight Forest instead.
• Lu Xiaoxiao asked Yin Jinye for a nonalcoholic drink for Ji Yunhuai, and he agreed to have Starlight Soda.
• Lu Xiaoxiao offered to pay for the drinks, but Yin Jinye said Ji Yunhuai’s friends did not pay because Ji had lent him money to open the bar.
• Ji Yunhuai explained that he and Yin Jinye had been high school classmates and suggested they move to the sofas to play games.

Yin Jinye mixed beautiful drinks for Lu Xiaoxiao and Ji Yunhuai, who took photos before tasting them. Ji Yunhuai quietly enjoyed appearing in Lu Xiaoxiao’s Moments, and she then proposed a two-person game of truth or dare.

• Yin Jinye quickly mixed the Twilight Forest and Tipsy Moon Shadow for Lu Xiaoxiao and Ji Yunhuai.
• Lu Xiaoxiao stopped Ji Yunhuai from drinking so she could photograph the drinks and send him the pictures to choose from.
• Ji Yunhuai picked the photo that showed his hand, and Lu Xiaoxiao posted it to Moments.
• Ji Yunhuai liked Lu Xiaoxiao’s post and felt pleased that he had left a small trace in her life.
• Lu Xiaoxiao suggested that she and Ji Yunhuai play truth or dare using dice.

Lu Xiaoxiao and Ji Yunhuai played truth or dare, and after she won the dice game, Ji Yunhuai chose a dare. The chapter ended with Lu Xiaoxiao telling him to call his first contact and ask to be taken in because he was broke.

• Lu Xiaoxiao proposed truth or dare, hoping to get Ji Yunhuai to open up or give her a chance to prank him.
• Lu Xiaoxiao rolled a one, and Ji Yunhuai also rolled a one, tying the round.
• Lu Xiaoxiao rolled a three, then Ji Yunhuai rolled a one and gave her the win.
• Ji Yunhuai chose dare, and Lu Xiaoxiao told him to call the first person in his contacts and ask them to take him in because he was broke.

Lu Xiaoxiao challenged Ji Yunhuai to prove she was first in his contacts, and discovered he had saved her as “Aaaaaaaaaa Xiaoxiao.” After teasing each other about the dare, they continued their dice game.

• Lu Xiaoxiao dared Ji Yunhuai to call the first person in his contacts.
• Ji Yunhuai called Lu Xiaoxiao, whose ringtone played “Love Like Fire.”
• Lu Xiaoxiao saw Ji Yunhuai had saved her as “Aaaaaaaaaa Xiaoxiao” and learned He Mingchuan had suggested the name.
• Ji Yunhuai asked whether he had passed the dare and teased Lu Xiaoxiao about taking him in.
• Lu Xiaoxiao joked about supporting Ji Yunhuai, and he pushed the dice cup toward her for the next round.