Recaps

Qiao Hua rejected Chen Xingjian’s plea to leave with him, choosing to stay with Gu Wenze and Gu Jinyang until the original owner returned. After Assistant Du visited to thank Qiao Hua, a familiar voice called her from behind.

• Chen Xingjian urged Qiao Hua to leave with him for the real world, but she refused and promised to help him in other ways.
• Qiao Hua spent time outside with Gu Jinyang, and Gu Wenze returned early and held her, relieved she was still there.
• Assistant Du visited to thank Qiao Hua for helping her get rid of her ex-boyfriend.
• Gu Wenze warned Assistant Du to call the police next time and not put Qiao Hua in danger.
• After Assistant Du left, someone familiar called out to Qiao Hua.

Chen Xingjian kidnapped Qiao Hua after she refused to leave with him, hoping to force her to accept his offer. Qiao Hua realized her tracking ring was gone, leaving her without an obvious way for Gu Wenze to find her.

• Qiao Hua refused Chen Xingjian's offer to leave with him and said she had decided to stay.
• Chen Xingjian injected Qiao Hua with a syringe, and she collapsed before losing consciousness.
• Qiao Hua woke in an unfamiliar room with her arms and legs bound, and Chen Xingjian demanded that she agree to be with him.
• Qiao Hua rejected Chen Xingjian and hoped Gu Wenze would locate her through the tracking ring he had given her.
• Chen Xingjian told Qiao Hua that he had thrown away her tracking ring on the way to the room.

Chen Xingjian forced Qiao Hua to choose between leaving with him and dying, but Gu Wenze found their hiding place before she could answer. Qiao Hua refused Chen Xingjian and escaped into Gu Wenze’s arms, only to discover that Gu Wenze had been shot.

• Chen Xingjian gave Qiao Hua until morning to agree to return to the Real World with him, threatening to take her down if she refused.
• Qiao Hua questioned whether leaving Gu Wenze would fail her mission, while Chen Xingjian insisted she had no choice but to decide.
• As Chen Xingjian counted down, Gu Wenze kicked open the door, and Chen Xingjian aimed a hidden handgun at Qiao Hua.
• Qiao Hua told Chen Xingjian she would not go, bit his arm, and ran toward Gu Wenze.
• Gu Wenze lunged to shield Qiao Hua when Chen Xingjian fired, and Qiao Hua found blood on her hand.

After Chen Xingjian was arrested, Gu Wenze lay gravely wounded after taking a bullet for Qiao Hua and admitted that he knew she was not the original Qiao Hua. He promised to stay alive for her, but his heart stopped in the ambulance, leaving Qiao Hua waiting at the hospital in shock.

• Police officers arrested Chen Xingjian as he tried to shoot Qiao Hua again.
• Qiao Hua rode with Gu Wenze in the ambulance, told the paramedic she was his wife, and urged him to stay awake.
• Gu Wenze told Qiao Hua he knew she was not the original Qiao Hua and revealed that he had realized she could hear his thoughts.
• Qiao Hua begged Gu Wenze to stay alive for her, and he promised he would.
• Gu Wenze lost consciousness, and the doctor announced that his heart had stopped.
• At the hospital, Qiao Hua sat dazed and thought she would never leave Gu Wenze if he survived.

Qiao Hua waited anxiously while Gu Wenze underwent surgery and learned that Gu Junxing had been hearing her thoughts, which had helped change the Gu Family’s fates. Gu Wenze’s surgery succeeded, but the doctor warned that he might become a vegetative state if he did not wake within seventy-two hours.

• The Old Master and Weng Fenghua arrived at the hospital, and Qiao Hua blamed herself for Gu Wenze being shot.
• Gu Junxing arrived and comforted Qiao Hua as they waited for news of his brother.
• Qiao Hua asked Gu Junxing if he could hear her thoughts, and he admitted he had been hearing them since bringing his ex-girlfriend home.
• Qiao Hua realized the Gu Family had learned their fates through her thoughts and that she had changed their original story.
• The doctor announced that Gu Wenze’s surgery had succeeded but that he needed intensive care for seventy-two hours.
• The doctor warned Qiao Hua and the family that Gu Wenze might become a vegetative state if he failed to wake within seventy-two hours.

After Gu Wenze was shot protecting Qiao Hua, doctors warned he might never wake up, and Qiao Hua stayed by his side as she realized how much she cared for him. After seventy-two hours without a response, the doctor said Gu Wenze would most likely remain in a vegetative state for the rest of his life.

• The doctor warned Qiao Hua and Gu Wenze's family that he might never regain consciousness, and Qiao Hua stayed at the hospital.
• Qiao Hua arranged for the nanny to care for Gu Jinyang while she remained beside Gu Wenze's intensive care unit.
• Gu Junxing told Qiao Hua he understood that Gu Wenze was the better match for her and admitted he might not have risked his life to protect her.
• Qiao Hua visited Gu Wenze in intensive care and promised she would stay with him and their son if he woke up.
• After seventy-two hours passed without Gu Wenze waking, the doctor told Qiao Hua that he would most likely remain in a vegetative state.

Qiao Hua stayed by the unconscious Gu Wenze for more than half a month and tried to reach him through their son, Gu Jinyang. When she threatened to leave him for Chen Xingjian, Gu Wenze finally spoke, begging her not to go.

• After Gu Wenze's condition stabilized, doctors said he might never wake, but Qiao Hua kept visiting and asked how she could help him regain consciousness.
• Qiao Hua brought Gu Jinyang to the hospital and urged Gu Wenze to respond to their son, but he remained unconscious.
• For more than half a month, Qiao Hua continued caring for Gu Wenze despite Weng Fenghua's pleas that she go home.
• After overhearing nurses say she should remarry, Qiao Hua threatened to leave with Chen Xingjian and never return.
• As Qiao Hua turned to leave, Gu Wenze hoarsely told her not to go.

Gu Wenze woke from his long unconsciousness, and Qiao Hua and the Gu Family rejoiced as doctors confirmed he was well. Left alone with Qiao Hua, Gu Wenze held her close and reminded her of a promise she had made while he was asleep.

• Qiao Hua saw Gu Wenze open his eyes and hurried to his bedside, where he confirmed he had woken up.
• Qiao Hua cried and scolded Gu Wenze for sleeping so long, and he apologized and comforted her.
• The Gu Family and medical staff rushed into the ward, and doctors examined Gu Wenze and confirmed his memory was intact.
• Gu Wenze reunited warmly with Weng Fenghua and Gu Junxing before the family left him alone with Qiao Hua.
• Gu Wenze held Qiao Hua's hand and told her he had missed her, while she teased him about finding another man.
• Gu Wenze vowed not to let anyone take Qiao Hua away and reminded her that she had promised not to leave him if he woke up.

Qiao Hua and Gu Wenze reconciled after his recovery, discussed how he had discovered her identity as a transmigrator, and promised to stop worrying each other. As Gu Wenze teased her about repaying him for taking a bullet, Qiao Hua became dizzy and the chapter ended with her vision spinning.

• Gu Wenze asked whether Qiao Hua had promised not to leave while he was unconscious, and she admitted it but warned him not to fall into a coma again.
• Qiao Hua asked how Gu Wenze found her after Chen Xingjian kidnapped her, and he explained that his people searched properties belonging to Chen Xingjian and his friends.
• Gu Wenze confessed that he knew Qiao Hua was not the original Qiao Hua and told her he loved her as she was.
• Qiao Hua confronted Gu Wenze about hearing her thoughts, and he agreed to stop listening; they also promised to avoid worrying their son, Gu Jinyang.
• While his wound dressing was changed, Gu Wenze suggested Qiao Hua could repay him another way, but she teased him by refusing strenuous activity until he recovered.
• Qiao Hua hopped off the bed and suddenly became dizzy as the world spun around her.

Qiao Hua developed a fever and nearly collapsed, so Gu Wenze insisted that she be examined and treated while they stayed in the same hospital bed. After learning she had cared for him throughout his two weeks unconscious, Gu Wenze held her close as she slept; when she woke, he warned her that touching his face was arousing him.

• Gu Wenze caught Qiao Hua when she nearly fell and discovered she had a fever, then insisted that the doctor examine her first.
• The doctor found that Qiao Hua had low blood sugar and a fever from exhaustion, and Gu Wenze ordered an IV despite her objection.
• Gu Wenze refused to let Qiao Hua move to another room and teased her while the doctor treated his reopened wound.
• After Qiao Hua fell asleep, Gu Wenze learned from the doctor that she had cared for him every day during his two weeks unconscious.
• Qiao Hua slept for a day, woke beside Gu Wenze, and carefully traced his face before he warned her that he could not promise what he would do.

After Gu Wenze woke, Qiao Hua admitted she had fallen in love with him, and the two shared a flirtatious breakfast in the hospital. Gu Junxing arrived with soup, and after Qiao Hua left for a checkup, he told Gu Wenze he had given up competing for her.

• Gu Wenze asked Qiao Hua why she had cared for him, and she admitted she had fallen in love with him.
• Gu Wenze tried to get intimate with Qiao Hua, but stopped when she reminded him they were both still sick.
• Gu Wenze insisted on feeding Qiao Hua breakfast until Gu Junxing arrived with chicken soup from their mother.
• After Qiao Hua left with a nurse, Gu Wenze accused Gu Junxing of returning to compete for her.
• Gu Junxing said he had once planned to fight for Qiao Hua but had given up.

Gu Junxing accepted that Qiao Hua loved Gu Wenze and urged his brother to treat her well. Later, Qiao Hua feared Shen Zhen was in danger, and Gu Wenze told You Xiaonian to take her warning seriously.

• Gu Junxing told Gu Wenze that Qiao Hua had stayed by his side and urged him to stop bullying her, and Gu Wenze promised to care for her.
• When Qiao Hua returned from her examination, Gu Wenze said Gu Junxing had gone back to the company and grew jealous when she asked about him.
• You Xiaonian visited Gu Wenze in the hospital and was surprised that Qiao Hua had stayed with him.
• Qiao Hua recalled that Shen Zhen had once died by suicide and urgently asked You Xiaonian whether Shen Zhen had broken a plate that day.
• You Xiaonian dismissed Qiao Hua's worry, but Gu Wenze solemnly advised him to listen to her.

Qiao Hua warned You Xiaonian that Shen Zhen might be attempting suicide, and the nanny found her with cut wrists in the bathroom. At the hospital, Qiao Hua blamed You Xiaonian for driving Shen Zhen to despair, leaving him to confront his guilt as Shen Zhen underwent emergency treatment.

• You Xiaonian called the nanny, who confirmed Shen Zhen had broken a plate that day, and Qiao Hua urged him to check whether Shen Zhen had cut her wrists.
• The nanny and the bodyguards broke into Shen Zhen’s locked bathroom and found her bleeding from cut wrists.
• You Xiaonian rushed to the hospital, and Qiao Hua went with Gu Wenze despite his wound as Shen Zhen was taken into emergency surgery.
• You Xiaonian demanded to know how Qiao Hua had predicted the suicide attempt, and Gu Wenze stepped in when You Xiaonian grabbed her wrist.
• Qiao Hua slapped You Xiaonian and blamed him for imprisoning Shen Zhen, leaving him to realize he had caused her suffering.

Shen Zhen survived her attempt to slit her wrists, and Qiao Hua stayed with her until Gu Wenze persuaded her to leave. The next morning, Shen Zhen asked Qiao Hua how she had known she was in danger.

• The doctor told Qiao Hua and You Xiaonian that Shen Zhen and her baby were out of danger.
• Qiao Hua refused to leave Shen Zhen until Gu Wenze used his wound as a reason to take her home.
• You Xiaonian stayed beside Shen Zhen and asked whether she wanted to leave him badly enough to die.
• Gu Wenze comforted Qiao Hua in the car, and she admitted she still felt responsible for not preventing Shen Zhen’s crisis.
• The next morning, Shen Zhen woke and asked Qiao Hua how she had known she was going to slit her wrists.

Qiao Hua visited Shen Zhen after her suicide attempt, but Shen Zhen asked her to stay out of her relationship with You Xiaonian. Back at the hospital, Qiao Hua reflected on Shen Zhen’s future while Gu Wenze teased her about hearing her thoughts; the chapter ended with police saying Chen Xingjian wanted to meet Qiao Hua.

• Qiao Hua visited Shen Zhen in the hospital and offered to help her leave, but Shen Zhen asked her to stay out of things between her and You Xiaonian.
• You Xiaonian ordered Qiao Hua and Gu Wenze to leave, then confronted Shen Zhen; when she said she wanted to die, he kicked over a trash can and stormed out.
• Qiao Hua decided not to help Shen Zhen escape, believing Shen Zhen would later harm herself and You Xiaonian would regret his actions.
• Gu Wenze admitted nothing about hearing Qiao Hua’s thoughts, and she warned him not to tell You Xiaonian what she had thought about his future remorse.
• A police officer told Qiao Hua and Gu Wenze that Chen Xingjian claimed to be a transmigrator on a mission and wanted to meet Qiao Hua.

Qiao Hua refused to leave with Chen Xingjian, while Gu Wenze privately questioned him at the detention center. On the way home, Gu Wenze finally told Qiao Hua he had asked whether the old Qiao Hua would ever come back.

• Qiao Hua refused to see Chen Xingjian, but Gu Wenze said he had something important to ask him.
• Qiao Hua and Gu Wenze visited Chen Xingjian, who urged Qiao Hua to leave with him, but she rejected his offer.
• Gu Wenze stopped Qiao Hua from leaving and sent her to wait outside while he spoke with Chen Xingjian alone.
• After the conversation, Gu Wenze emerged pale and trembling, then held Qiao Hua tightly without explaining what was wrong.
• On the way home, Gu Wenze told Qiao Hua he had asked Chen Xingjian whether the old Qiao Hua would ever come back.

After Chen Xingjian warned Gu Wenze that Qiao Hua might leave when the original owner's soul returned, Gu Wenze begged her not to go, but she could not promise to stay. The next morning, after spending the night smoking and worrying, Gu Wenze told Qiao Hua to go with Chen Xingjian.

• Gu Wenze told Qiao Hua that Chen Xingjian had said she would leave him someday.
• Qiao Hua admitted she did not want to leave but could not promise what would happen if the original owner's soul returned.
• Gu Wenze held Qiao Hua through the night as both of them lay awake, fearing her disappearance.
• After Qiao Hua fell asleep, Gu Wenze wondered whether keeping her beside him was selfish.
• Qiao Hua woke to find Gu Wenze on the balcony, surrounded by cigarette butts.
• Gu Wenze told Qiao Hua to go with Chen Xingjian.

Gu Wenze tried to send Qiao Hua back to her own world to protect her, but she insisted on staying with him despite the risk that the original Qiao Hua could return. They reconciled, and Gu Wenze threw away his cigarettes after Qiao Hua teased him about finding another man if he died.

• Gu Wenze urged Qiao Hua to leave with Chen Xingjian, believing it was her best chance to survive.
• Qiao Hua angrily rejected his decision and told him he had to take responsibility for keeping her by his side.
• Gu Wenze apologized and warned her that the original Qiao Hua might return, but Qiao Hua said she still wanted to stay.
• Qiao Hua scolded Gu Wenze for smoking and joked that she would find a handsome young man if he died.
• Gu Wenze threw his cigarettes away and resolved to quit smoking and drinking, while Qiao Hua privately wished the original Qiao Hua would return later.

Qiao Hua and Gu Wenze recovered together in the hospital, while Qiao Hua learned that You Xiaonian had taken Shen Zhen home and anticipated their future reconciliation. Gu Wenze then asked Qiao Hua how their own story ended in the novel.

• Qiao Hua and Gu Wenze slept in each other's arms, then Lin Chao brought them dinner, and Qiao Hua fed Gu Wenze while teasing him about bathing.
• Qiao Hua visited Shen Zhen's room but learned from a nurse that You Xiaonian had discharged her and taken her home.
• Qiao Hua told Gu Wenze she was worried about Shen Zhen, and he reassured her that You Xiaonian would be cautious after Shen Zhen's suicide attempt.
• Qiao Hua asked Gu Wenze to have someone monitor You Xiaonian's home because Shen Zhen might soon need her help.
• Qiao Hua said You Xiaonian and Shen Zhen eventually lived happily ever after, and Gu Wenze asked what happened to him and Qiao Hua in the novel.

Qiao Hua told Gu Wenze how he had ruined the original Qiao Hua’s life, leaving him shaken and guilty. They reconciled at the hospital, but their conversation about the original Qiao Hua’s possible return ended with a call from the detention center reporting trouble with Chen Xingjian.

• Qiao Hua told Gu Wenze that, in the original story, he had ended up with Jiang Nan, forced her out, prevented her from finding work, and caused her to die alone in a hospital.
• Qiao Hua returned to the villa for the night, dreamed that the original Qiao Hua accused her of taking her husband and child, and brought breakfast to Gu Wenze at the hospital the next morning.
• Gu Wenze told Qiao Hua he had someone watching You Xiaonian, then asked her to feed him breakfast.
• Qiao Hua asked Gu Wenze to treat the original Qiao Hua better if she ever returned, and Gu Wenze insisted that he loved only Qiao Hua and would not let her take her place.
• Gu Wenze received a call from the detention center and told Qiao Hua that something had happened to Chen Xingjian.

Qiao Hua learned that the original Chen Xingjian had returned and that the man now in custody knew nothing about the crimes committed by his predecessor. After Gu Wenze was discharged and reunited with Gu Jinyang, he reminded Qiao Hua of her promise to be intimate with him, leaving her to play dumb.

• Gu Wenze told Qiao Hua that Chen Xingjian had gone mad after trying to escape, and they suspected the original Chen Xingjian had returned.
• Qiao Hua and Gu Wenze visited Chen Xingjian in a psychiatric hospital, where he insisted he knew nothing about the crimes and begged to be released.
• Gu Wenze told Qiao Hua that Chen Xingjian had also raped a minor and covered it up, easing her guilt about his likely confinement.
• After nearly a month in the hospital, Gu Wenze was discharged, and he and Qiao Hua returned to the villa and reunited with Gu Jinyang.
• Gu Wenze reminded Qiao Hua that she had promised to be intimate with him after his discharge, and Qiao Hua pretended not to understand.

Qiao Hua finally agreed to be intimate with Gu Wenze, and the next morning she was sore and embarrassed while he happily cared for her. Gu Wenze decided to stay home to spend time with her and their son.

• Gu Wenze confronted Qiao Hua about her earlier promise, and she agreed to be intimate with him after warning him not to hurt her.
• The next morning, Qiao Hua woke sore and blushed as she remembered the night before, while Gu Wenze joked that he had lost control for a moment.
• Qiao Hua bit Gu Wenze, then nearly fell when she tried to get out of bed, so he helped her to the bathroom.
• Gu Wenze brought breakfast upstairs and fed Qiao Hua when she demanded it.
• When Qiao Hua told Gu Wenze to go to the office, he said he planned to stay home with her and their son.

Qiao Hua reassured Gu Wenze about her safety, then went to work with him and worried that Assistant Du's ex-boyfriend was harassing her again. Gu Wenze agreed to help Qiao Hua protect Assistant Du, but their office moment was interrupted by You Xiaonian, who asked him to meet for a drink.

• Qiao Hua realized Gu Wenze feared she might disappear like Chen Xingjian and reassured him before agreeing to work as his personal secretary.
• Qiao Hua learned Assistant Du had taken leave after something happened at home and suspected her ex-boyfriend had returned to bother her.
• Gu Wenze refused to let Qiao Hua leave to check on Assistant Du, but agreed to deal with the ex after she asked him for help.
• Gu Wenze tried to kiss Qiao Hua in his office, but You Xiaonian's call interrupted them and he invited Gu Wenze out for a drink.

You Xiaonian told Gu Wenze that Shen Zhen had severe depression and asked what he should do, torn between keeping her captive and letting her go. Gu Wenze said he would let her go, even though his former self would have refused.

• You Xiaonian asked Gu Wenze to meet for drinks, and Gu Wenze brought Qiao Hua along.
• You Xiaonian told Gu Wenze that Shen Zhen had depression after she harmed herself and a nanny found her.
• You Xiaonian admitted he had mistaken Shen Zhen's distress for an act and feared she would abort their child if he let her go.
• Gu Wenze said that his former self would never have let Shen Zhen go, but now he would.

Gu Wenze urged You Xiaonian to consider letting Shen Zhen leave so she could recover, while You Xiaonian struggled with the choice. Back upstairs, Gu Wenze found Qiao Hua being approached by a blond man and later learned she expected You Xiaonian to suffer while trying to win Shen Zhen back.

• Gu Wenze told You Xiaonian that Shen Zhen’s life mattered more than keeping her by his side, and asked whether he could stop her from attempting suicide again.
• Gu Wenze left You Xiaonian alone to think and returned upstairs, where he found a blond man flirting with Qiao Hua.
• Qiao Hua rejected the blond man’s advances, but Gu Wenze arrived, called her his woman, and tore up the man’s business card.
• Gu Wenze accused Qiao Hua of flirting, and she calmed him by praising him as her handsome husband.
• Qiao Hua asked about You Xiaonian and Shen Zhen, then predicted that You Xiaonian would go through hell trying to win his wife back.