Recaps

Qiao Hua decided to stay home instead of joining Gu Wenze at the office, where Xia Feiyan tried to win his favor by securing a major client. Gu Wenze demanded that Xia Feiyan apologize to Qiao Hua, but she refused and left harboring resentment.

• Qiao Hua told Gu Wenze she would stay home with their son, and he accepted her decision after kissing her.
• Gu Wenze arrived at the office alone and found Xia Feiyan waiting with documents about a new partnership.
• Xia Feiyan explained that she had spent three nights drinking with the client to secure the deal, but Gu Wenze only praised her work and dismissed her.
• Xia Feiyan apologized to Gu Wenze for her earlier actions, but he told her to apologize to Qiao Hua instead.
• Xia Feiyan refused, left Gu Wenze's office, threw the documents to the floor, then picked them up and walked away resentfully.

Qiao Hua and Gu Wenze grew closer at home, though he warned her he would press the issue of their relationship at Gu Jinyang’s first birthday if she still refused. The next day, while looking for Shen Zhen near You Xiaonian’s home, Qiao Hua was surrounded by several thugs.

• Gu Wenze told Qiao Hua that Xia Feiyan had secured a major client, and he promised to give her a bonus but not take her to dinner.
• Gu Wenze entered Qiao Hua’s bathroom and kissed her, then asked whether she had made up her mind about their relationship.
• Gu Wenze told Qiao Hua he would give her another year before forcing the issue at Gu Jinyang’s first birthday banquet.
• Qiao Hua went out to look for Shen Zhen near You Xiaonian’s home and felt that someone was following her.
• Several men dressed like thugs appeared from an alley and surrounded Qiao Hua.

Qiao Hua was cornered by a gang of thugs, but a stranger intervened and helped her defeat them. After the gang fled, the man steadied Qiao Hua and asked if she was all right.

• Qiao Hua tried to give the thugs money and warned them that her husband, Gu Wenze, would punish them, but the blond ringleader attacked her anyway.
• Qiao Hua slapped the blond, then ran toward an intersection before the thugs caught and dragged her back.
• As the blond prepared to strike Qiao Hua, an unfamiliar man caught his arm and challenged the gang.
• The blond attacked the stranger, who fought back, while Qiao Hua grabbed a stick and struck one of the thugs.
• The stranger beat the gang, and the blond fled with his men after threatening Qiao Hua and the stranger.
• The stranger steadied the shaken Qiao Hua and asked if she was all right.

After Qiao Hua escaped an attack by thugs with help from Chen Xingjian, she returned home injured and told Gu Wenze what had happened. Gu Wenze took her to the hospital and ordered his assistant to identify the men who hurt her.

• Chen Xingjian helped Qiao Hua after she fought off a thug, and they exchanged names and contact details before parting.
• Qiao Hua returned to the villa, where Auntie Feng noticed her bleeding arm and brought her a first-aid kit.
• Gu Wenze came home after Auntie Feng reported the incident, questioned Qiao Hua, and learned that thugs had attacked her.
• Gu Wenze took Qiao Hua to the hospital, then called his assistant from the corridor to track down the thugs.

After Qiao Hua returned from the hospital, Gu Wenze cared for her and secretly set out to confront the men who had attacked her. At the warehouse, he learned the attack had been planned and demanded to know who had ordered it.

• Gu Wenze urged Qiao Hua not to hide her injuries from him, and she followed the doctor's instructions before falling asleep.
• Lin Chao told Gu Wenze that they had tracked down the thugs, and Gu Wenze ordered him to gather them discreetly.
• Gu Wenze went to an abandoned warehouse, where the thugs recognized him as the president of the Gu Group.
• The thugs revealed that their blond-haired boss had told them to teach a woman a lesson, and Gu Wenze questioned the boss about targeting Qiao Hua.
• Gu Wenze asked the blond-haired man who had told him to lay a hand on Qiao Hua.

Gu Wenze discovered that Xia Feiyan had arranged for the blond thug to attack Qiao Hua, and he confronted them with proof of her involvement. He punished the thug and fired Xia Feiyan, leaving her future uncertain.

• Gu Wenze had the blond thug tortured until he confessed that someone had sent him after Qiao Hua.
• Xia Feiyan tried to call the thug at work, then denied knowing him when Gu Wenze brought him to her office.
• The blond thug revealed that he had recorded Xia Feiyan asking him to teach Qiao Hua a lesson, and Gu Wenze played the recording.
• Gu Wenze ordered his bodyguards to take the blond thug away and cut off the hand he had used to hurt Qiao Hua.
• Gu Wenze told Xia Feiyan she did not need to come to work starting the next day.

Gu Wenze fired Xia Feiyan for arranging the attack on Qiao Hua, then told Qiao Hua that she and their child mattered more than anyone else. Xia Feiyan left his home furious, while Qiao Hua learned how far Gu Wenze had gone to protect her.

• Gu Wenze fired Xia Feiyan and ordered her to leave the company after confronting her about targeting Qiao Hua.
• Xia Feiyan followed Gu Wenze home, discovered he had a child, and begged him to give her another chance, but he refused.
• Xia Feiyan accused Gu Wenze of changing because Qiao Hua had given him a child, and he said he would love Qiao Hua even if she could not have children.
• Qiao Hua woke beside Gu Wenze and learned he had tracked down and punished the thugs who attacked her.
• Gu Wenze told Qiao Hua that Xia Feiyan had sent the thugs and that he had fired her.
• Gu Wenze reassured Qiao Hua that no one mattered more than her and their child.

Qiao Hua kissed Gu Wenze and grew more comfortable with their marriage, then met Chen Xingjian to thank him for rescuing her. Chen Xingjian revealed that he had investigated the thugs who attacked her and confessed that he had fallen in love with her at first sight.

• Qiao Hua kissed Gu Wenze, and he asked whether she had accepted him as her husband; she told him she was not planning to run away again.
• Gu Wenze asked Qiao Hua not to go out alone and offered to accompany her, but she arranged to meet Chen Xingjian after he left.
• Qiao Hua met Chen Xingjian for lunch at the Sea Tide Restaurant and told him her arm had only been scraped.
• Chen Xingjian gave Qiao Hua a file showing that a senior executive at the Gu Group had put the thugs up to attacking her.
• Qiao Hua said Gu Wenze had already found out and asked Chen Xingjian not to involve himself in her affairs again.
• Chen Xingjian asked whether Qiao Hua would believe he had fallen in love with her at first sight.

Qiao Hua had dinner with Chen Xingjian, the man who had saved her, until Gu Wenze arrived and angrily took her away. In the car, Gu Wenze confronted her about meeting Chen Xingjian and asked whether she was interested in him.

• Chen Xingjian flirted with Qiao Hua and served her food while she explained that she was married.
• Gu Wenze spotted Qiao Hua dining with Chen Xingjian, confronted them, and introduced himself as Qiao Hua's husband.
• Gu Wenze dragged Qiao Hua from the restaurant despite her unfinished meal, while Chen Xingjian said he would wait to hear from her.
• In the car, Gu Wenze questioned Qiao Hua about hiding Chen Xingjian's identity and dining with him.
• Qiao Hua said she had only wanted to thank Chen Xingjian, and Gu Wenze asked whether she was interested in him.

Gu Wenze warned Qiao Hua to avoid Chen Xingjian and gave her a tracker ring before taking her to his office, where they discussed Xia Feiyan’s departure. Days later, someone kidnapped Qiao Hua’s baby at a mall, and Qiao Hua was knocked unconscious after chasing the abductor into an alley as a familiar figure approached.

• Gu Wenze warned Qiao Hua that Chen Xingjian seemed suspicious, gave her a tracking ring, and insisted she accompany him to work.
• Assistant Du told Qiao Hua that Xia Feiyan was leaving, and Gu Wenze said he cared more about his wife than losing a talented employee.
• A few days later, Qiao Hua took her baby to a mall with the nanny and went to the restroom while the nanny watched him.
• A masked man ran off with Qiao Hua’s baby, and she told the nanny to call the police before chasing him into an alley.
• After losing sight of the abductor, Qiao Hua was struck in the neck and passed out as a familiar figure approached.

Qiao Hua and Gu Jinyang were abducted by a hired kidnapper who intended to kill them by sending their container out to sea. Qiao Hua realized her tracking ring might lead Gu Wenze to them, but water began leaking into the container.

• Qiao Hua woke in a shipping container and found Gu Jinyang unharmed beside her.
• A masked man told Qiao Hua that someone had paid him to kill her and Gu Jinyang, then locked them inside.
• The container lurched and began moving across the ocean, revealing that the kidnapper had sent them out to sea.
• Qiao Hua failed to force open the door and hoped Gu Wenze could track her using the ring he had given her.
• Qiao Hua noticed water leaking into the container.

Qiao Hua struggled to keep herself and Gu Jinyang alive as seawater flooded their shipping container. Gu Wenze arrived just as she lost consciousness and pulled her from the water.

• Qiao Hua failed to open the container door, plugged a leak with her jacket, and searched for food and water while waiting for Gu Wenze.
• Qiao Hua fed Gu Jinyang soaked bread and climbed onto shelving as the container filled with seawater.
• Qiao Hua became feverish and kept Gu Jinyang above the rising water until she was nearly submerged.
• Gu Wenze burst open the container doors after Qiao Hua heard a helicopter and rescued her from the water.
• Qiao Hua asked Gu Wenze why he had come so late, urged him to check on Gu Jinyang, and then lost consciousness.

After waking in the hospital, Qiao Hua told Gu Wenze she had accepted their son and no longer held a grudge against him. Gu Wenze revealed that the police had identified the person behind her kidnapping, and Xia Feiyan was arrested at the airport.

• Qiao Hua woke in the hospital and learned that she and Gu Jinyang were being treated after the kidnapping.
• Gu Wenze asked whether Qiao Hua had accepted their son, and she admitted that she had.
• Qiao Hua told Gu Wenze she no longer held a grudge against him, and he happily took her hand.
• Gu Wenze confirmed that the police had caught the kidnapper and were making an arrest.
• At Ronghe Airport, police arrested Xia Feiyan on suspicion of involvement in a kidnapping and murder case.

Qiao Hua and Gu Wenze confronted Xia Feiyan in the detention center, where she confessed to hiring someone to attack Qiao Hua and her baby. After returning to the hospital and learning Gu Jinyang was unharmed, they were interrupted by Chen Xingjian.

• Gu Wenze brought Qiao Hua to the detention center to visit Xia Feiyan.
• Qiao Hua accused Xia Feiyan of targeting her, and Gu Wenze revealed that the police had traced Xia Feiyan's overseas account.
• Xia Feiyan admitted to hiring someone to attack Qiao Hua and her baby, then blamed Qiao Hua for her own choices.
• Gu Wenze told Xia Feiyan she would spend the rest of her life repenting in prison, and she begged him to let her go.
• At the hospital, Qiao Hua learned Gu Jinyang's examination showed nothing serious and held him in her arms.
• Chen Xingjian entered the hospital room, and Gu Wenze's expression turned thunderous.

Chen Xingjian visited the injured Qiao Hua, provoking Gu Wenze with pointed remarks about his poor judgment in hiring Xia Feiyan. After Chen Xingjian left, Gu Wenze accused Qiao Hua of secretly contacting him and forbade her from seeing him or having dinner with him.

• Chen Xingjian arrived at the hospital with gifts, and Gu Wenze questioned how he had learned Qiao Hua was injured.
• Chen Xingjian asked whether Xia Feiyan's attack was connected to the earlier attempt on Qiao Hua, then criticized Gu Wenze for hiring her.
• Qiao Hua defended Gu Wenze, and Chen Xingjian left after reminding her that she had promised to treat him to dinner.
• Gu Wenze pulled Qiao Hua into his arms and accused her of secretly contacting Chen Xingjian, but she pointed out she had been with him and had no phone.
• Gu Wenze held Qiao Hua tighter and ordered her not to see Chen Xingjian or have dinner with him.

After returning home from the hospital, Qiao Hua convinced Gu Wenze to let Auntie Feng return to work and spent several days resting with Gu Jinyang. Chen Xingjian then arrived at the villa to collect on Qiao Hua’s promised dinner.

• Gu Wenze told Qiao Hua he had fired Auntie Feng, but Qiao Hua persuaded him to give her another chance.
• Auntie Feng returned to the villa, apologized to Qiao Hua, and promised to be more careful; Gu Wenze warned her not to make the same mistake again.
• Qiao Hua reassured Auntie Feng and asked her to make cold noodles with shredded chicken.
• Qiao Hua stayed home to recover and spent time playing with Gu Jinyang.
• Chen Xingjian arrived at the villa and reminded Qiao Hua that she still owed him dinner.

Qiao Hua reluctantly went to dinner with Chen Xingjian to repay him for saving her, while keeping her distance from his obvious attentions. Chen Xingjian revealed that he had asked about her lingering health complications and offered to arrange a specialist, but Qiao Hua said Gu Wenze had already done so.

• Chen Xingjian showed up at Qiao Hua’s villa and insisted that she repay her promise by having dinner with him.
• Qiao Hua persuaded Auntie Feng not to report her dinner plans to Gu Wenze, explaining that Chen Xingjian had saved her and she owed him a meal.
• Chen Xingjian drove Qiao Hua to a private restaurant, where his attentive manners made her uncomfortable.
• At dinner, Chen Xingjian said he had learned about Qiao Hua’s lung complications and offered to arrange a specialist for her.
• Qiao Hua declined Chen Xingjian’s offer because Gu Wenze had already arranged for an overseas doctor to see her.

Qiao Hua rejected Chen Xingjian’s advances and returned home after their dinner, believing their favor was settled. The next morning, Gu Wenze discovered that Chen Xingjian had sent Qiao Hua red roses with a note asking to dine with her again.

• Chen Xingjian urged Qiao Hua to leave Gu Wenze for him, but Qiao Hua refused and said she trusted Gu Wenze’s actions over Chen’s promises.
• Qiao Hua paid for their dinner and rejected Chen Xingjian’s request to be friends, explaining that she wanted to avoid anything improper while married.
• Qiao Hua returned to the villa and the nanny told Gu Wenze that she had stayed home all day, as Qiao Hua had instructed.
• The next morning, a bouquet of red roses arrived for Qiao Hua, and Gu Wenze read Chen Xingjian’s note inviting her to dine with him again.

Gu Wenze confronted Qiao Hua after Chen Xingjian sent her flowers, then learned she had gone to dinner with him to repay a favor. After Qiao Hua insisted she would not see Chen Xingjian again, Gu Wenze apologized for losing his temper and admitted he feared she would run off with another man.

• Gu Wenze saw Chen Xingjian's flowers and card, questioned Qiao Hua about meeting him, and forced the nanny to reveal that she had gone out the previous day.
• Qiao Hua admitted she had treated Chen Xingjian to dinner to repay a favor, while Gu Wenze accused her of wanting to see him and asked whether she had fallen for him.
• Qiao Hua insisted she was not interested in Chen Xingjian, said they had only eaten dinner, and argued that Gu Wenze had no right to control whom she saw.
• Qiao Hua told Gu Wenze she had made clear she would not see Chen Xingjian again, and Gu Wenze kissed her and told her not to hide things from him.
• Gu Wenze followed Qiao Hua into the bathroom, apologized for losing his temper, and admitted he was afraid she would run off with another man.

Qiao Hua and Gu Wenze reconciled, but after he left for work, she called Chen Xingjian to reject his unwanted advances. Chen Xingjian ended the conversation by asking whether she wanted to complete the mission and leave sooner.

• Gu Wenze admitted he feared Qiao Hua would leave him, and she reassured him before they made up.
• Qiao Hua and Gu Wenze shared breakfast, and he left for work after she said she still felt unwell.
• After Gu Wenze left, Qiao Hua called Chen Xingjian and told him she disliked the flowers he had sent.
• Qiao Hua accused Chen Xingjian of deliberately sending the flowers before Gu Wenze left, and Chen Xingjian admitted he had his own motives because he wanted to be with her.
• Qiao Hua rejected Chen Xingjian and warned him not to send flowers or cause trouble again.
• As Qiao Hua prepared to hang up, Chen Xingjian asked whether she wanted to complete the mission and leave sooner.

Chen Xingjian revealed that he was a transmigrator and told Qiao Hua that she had become the novel’s female lead because Gu Wenze and his family could hear her thoughts. He then offered to help Qiao Hua leave by asking her to be with him.

• Chen Xingjian told Qiao Hua that he was a transmigrator and had known she would be in danger in the alley.
• Chen Xingjian revealed that Qiao Hua had replaced Jiang Nan as the female lead because she had her own will and changed the story.
• Chen Xingjian told Qiao Hua that Gu Wenze and his family could hear her thoughts, explaining why events from the original story had changed.
• Chen Xingjian admitted that he had been tasked with winning Qiao Hua over and offered to help her leave if she would be with him.

Chen Xingjian offered Qiao Hua a chance to leave the world by completing her mission with him, but she hesitated as she considered leaving Gu Wenze and the body’s original owner. As Gu Wenze comforted her and suggested a family trip, Qiao Hua asked what he would do if she were gone.

• Chen Xingjian told Qiao Hua that working with him to make her date him would complete their missions and let them leave together.
• Qiao Hua hesitated and asked whether the body’s original owner would return if she left, and Chen Xingjian said he thought she probably would.
• Qiao Hua considered the possibility of leaving Gu Wenze and her son, then went upstairs and lay down, troubled by the choice.
• Gu Wenze came home, noticed Qiao Hua seemed distracted, and suggested taking her and their son on a trip.
• Qiao Hua wondered how Gu Wenze would react if she disappeared and asked him what he would do if she were gone.

Qiao Hua worried that she might have to leave Gu Wenze and Gu Jinyang, while Gu Wenze grew anxious about her strange question and secretly arranged for the nanny to watch her. The chapter ended with Qiao Hua holding Gu Jinyang and telling him to listen to his father if she ever left.

• Gu Wenze accused Qiao Hua of considering running away and vowed he would find her if she left.
• That night, Gu Wenze pressed Qiao Hua about her question, while she concealed what Chen Xingjian had told her about Gu Wenze hearing her thoughts.
• Gu Wenze pulled Qiao Hua close and promised to treat her well, and she lay awake after he fell asleep.
• After leaving for work, Gu Wenze instructed the nanny to report where Qiao Hua went and whom she met.
• Qiao Hua visited Gu Jinyang and told him to listen to his father if she left someday, and he grabbed her clothes.

Qiao Hua grew more attached to Gu Jinyang while preparing to leave, and Gu Wenze panicked when she briefly disappeared to help Assistant Du. After he begged her never to leave him, Qiao Hua asked what he would do if she were no longer the same person.

• Qiao Hua told Gu Jinyang that his real mother would care for him when she returned, even as she held him close.
• Gu Wenze came home early and joined Qiao Hua in playing with Gu Jinyang, while Qiao Hua resisted the thought of staying with them.
• Over the next few days, Gu Wenze noticed he could no longer hear Qiao Hua's thoughts and felt that he was losing control of something important.
• Assistant Du called Qiao Hua for help with her harassing ex-boyfriend, and Qiao Hua left the villa without telling the nanny.
• When Qiao Hua returned, Gu Wenze rushed to embrace her and asked her to promise she would never leave him.
• Qiao Hua asked Gu Wenze what he would do if she were no longer the same person he used to know.

Qiao Hua reflected on Gu Wenze’s devotion and decided not to leave with Chen Xingjian. She told Chen her choice over the phone, while Gu Wenze believed she would still be home when he returned.

• Gu Wenze told Qiao Hua that the person before him was all that mattered to him.
• Qiao Hua remembered Gu Wenze’s desperate search for her and Gu Jinyang’s reluctance to let her go, then decided to stay.
• Gu Wenze asked whether Qiao Hua would be home when he returned from work, and she reassured him that she would.
• Qiao Hua stopped Auntie Feng from answering the phone and took Chen Xingjian’s call herself.
• Qiao Hua told Chen Xingjian that she was sorry but would not go with him.