Recaps

Gu Wenze took Qiao Hua to You Xiaonian's birthday party, where he introduced her to his friends as his wife and kept a close watch on her. When Qiao Hua left to use the restroom, the blond man who had offered her a drink slipped out after her.

• Gu Wenze invited Qiao Hua to You Xiaonian's birthday party and warned her he would watch her all night.
• At the party, Gu Wenze gave You Xiaonian a birthday gift and told the guests Qiao Hua was his wife.
• A blond man offered Qiao Hua alcohol, but Gu Wenze refused for her and gave her water instead.
• You Xiaonian teased Gu Wenze about bringing Qiao Hua out, and Gu Wenze said she could not escape.
• Gu Wenze stopped Qiao Hua when she tried to leave for the restroom, then let her go after she pointed out his people guarded the exits.
• The blond man watched Qiao Hua leave and quietly slipped out of the private room.

Qiao Hua secretly called Gu Junxing, who vowed to return and save her, then rejected a blond man who tried to buy and assault her. Gu Wenze arrived just as the man attacked her.

• Qiao Hua borrowed a woman’s phone and called Gu Junxing, reassuring him that she was back at work and telling him not to interfere.
• Gu Junxing insisted that he would return and grow strong enough to challenge his brother, while Qiao Hua ended the call and returned the phone.
• The blond man cornered Qiao Hua and offered to pay double to keep her, but she mocked him and refused.
• The blond man grabbed Qiao Hua and tried to kiss her, so she slapped him and reached for a vase to defend herself.
• Gu Wenze kicked the blond man away before Qiao Hua could strike him with the vase.

Gu Wenze rescued Qiao Hua from Young Master Huang after he tried to assault her, then took her home and insisted she wash. The chapter ended with Gu Wenze declaring that he had changed his mind and would bathe with her.

• Gu Wenze arrived as Young Master Huang tried to assault Qiao Hua, and Qiao Hua pointed out that security footage would prove what happened.
• You Xiaonian revealed that Qiao Hua was Gu Wenze's legally married wife, and Gu Wenze ordered his bodyguards to drag Young Master Huang away.
• Gu Wenze asked whether Qiao Hua was hurt, then took her from the bar and told her to call him if anyone threatened her again.
• At the villa, Gu Wenze pushed Qiao Hua toward the bathroom and told her to wash because she was dirty.
• When Qiao Hua asked what he was doing, Gu Wenze said he had changed his mind and would bathe with her.

Qiao Hua fended off Gu Wenze’s advances and later rejected Liao Anna’s offer of coffee after accepting her apology. After days of feeling watched, Qiao Hua was ambushed in the company restroom and lost consciousness.

• Gu Wenze tried to bathe with Qiao Hua, but she warned him not to endanger their baby, so he left for the guest bathroom.
• Liao Anna stopped Qiao Hua outside the company and apologized for her past actions, but Qiao Hua refused her invitation for coffee.
• Qiao Hua told Gu Wenze about Liao Anna’s apology, and he said Liao Anna would never return to the company.
• Qiao Hua repeatedly felt someone watching her as she went to meet Gu Wenze after work, and a dark figure emerged after his car drove away.
• Someone covered Qiao Hua’s mouth and nose in the restroom, restrained her, and rendered her unconscious.

Gu Wenze discovered that Qiao Hua had disappeared from the office and realized someone had kidnapped her. Qiao Hua woke in an abandoned warehouse and learned that Jiang Nan was behind the abduction.

• Gu Wenze sent Assistant Du to look for Qiao Hua, but no one in the company knew where she had gone.
• Gu Wenze reviewed security footage and saw a suspicious cleaner enter the restroom after Qiao Hua, then leave with a garbage cart.
• Lin Chao learned that the cleaner had been attacked and her uniform and cart stolen, leading Gu Wenze to conclude that Qiao Hua had been taken against her will.
• Qiao Hua woke in an abandoned warehouse after remembering that someone had drugged her in the restroom.
• Jiang Nan stepped out of the shadows, and Qiao Hua recognized her as her kidnapper.

Jiang Nan kidnapped Qiao Hua and called Gu Wenze, confirming that Qiao Hua was in her hands. She offered to release Qiao Hua if Gu Wenze divorced her and married Jiang Nan.

• Jiang Nan told Qiao Hua that she had arranged the kidnapping with Liao Anna and used her former access as Gu Wenze's secretary to enter the company.
• Gu Wenze learned from Lin Chao that Jiang Nan appeared in the company access logs and realized she had taken Qiao Hua.
• Jiang Nan called Gu Wenze and let him hear Qiao Hua's voice.
• Jiang Nan demanded that Gu Wenze divorce Qiao Hua and marry her in exchange for Qiao Hua's release.

Jiang Nan kidnapped Qiao Hua and demanded that Gu Wenze divorce her, and Gu Wenze agreed when Jiang Nan threatened Qiao Hua's life. While Qiao Hua secretly welcomed the chance to divorce, Gu Wenze struggled to locate her and prepared to contact the Civil Affairs Bureau.

• Jiang Nan told Gu Wenze she had kidnapped Qiao Hua and demanded that he marry her, while Gu Wenze confronted her about her past lies and mistreatment of Qiao Hua.
• Jiang Nan gave Gu Wenze half a day to decide, and he agreed to divorce Qiao Hua after she threatened to make Qiao Hua disappear.
• Jiang Nan ordered Gu Wenze to produce divorce certificates before the next day and warned him not to call the police.
• Qiao Hua concealed her relief at the prospect of divorce while Jiang Nan left her tied up and without food in the warehouse.
• Gu Wenze learned that Lin Chao had not yet found Jiang Nan's location and asked him to contact someone at the Civil Affairs Bureau.

Jiang Nan told Gu Wenze she would release Qiao Hua after marrying him, while Gu Wenze searched for Qiao Hua and pressured Liao Anna for information. Liao Anna revealed that Jiang Nan had imprisoned Qiao Hua in an abandoned warehouse under the Wu River Bridge.

• Jiang Nan let Gu Wenze hear Qiao Hua’s voice, and Gu Wenze promised he would get her out soon.
• Jiang Nan showed Gu Wenze’s divorce certificates and arranged to marry him at the Civil Affairs Bureau the next day, threatening Qiao Hua if he went back on his word.
• Lin Chao told Gu Wenze that Jiang Nan had met Liao Anna before kidnapping Qiao Hua.
• Gu Wenze confronted Liao Anna and threatened her parents until she revealed Qiao Hua’s location.

Gu Wenze rushed to the warehouse after learning where Jiang Nan had taken Qiao Hua, while Jiang Nan tried to force Qiao Hua to lose her unborn child. The three men Jiang Nan had brought in were about to assault Qiao Hua when Gu Wenze arrived.

• Gu Wenze sent Lin Chao to verify Liao Anna’s information, then ordered Lin Chao to take her away and headed for the warehouse.
• Jiang Nan showed Qiao Hua the divorce certificate and said she would release her after marrying Gu Wenze, but demanded that Qiao Hua’s pregnancy be ended first.
• Jiang Nan brought in three men and told them to assault Qiao Hua, dismissing Qiao Hua’s pleas and warning that she and Gu Wenze were divorced.
• The men pinned Qiao Hua down and tore her dress as she struggled, and Gu Wenze appeared at the warehouse entrance.

Gu Wenze rescued Qiao Hua from Jiang Nan and her hired attackers, but Jiang Nan took Qiao Hua hostage when the police arrived. As Jiang Nan stabbed at Qiao Hua, Gu Wenze shielded her and took the knife in his back.

• Gu Wenze arrived as Jiang Nan's men attacked Qiao Hua, drove one man off, and carried Qiao Hua away under his jacket.
• Jiang Nan blocked Gu Wenze and admitted she had arranged the attack to make Qiao Hua lose her baby; Gu Wenze said he still loved Qiao Hua and regretted meeting Jiang Nan.
• Jiang Nan ordered the men to attack again, but Gu Wenze fought them until the police arrived and arrested them.
• Jiang Nan seized Qiao Hua and held a knife to her neck, threatening to kill her and blaming Gu Wenze for what had happened.
• Jiang Nan thrust the knife at Qiao Hua, and Gu Wenze stepped in front of her and was stabbed in the back.

After Gu Wenze took a knife meant for Qiao Hua, she accompanied him to the hospital, where he recovered from a wound that missed any vital organs. He explained how he found her and promised to deal with those who hurt her, then revealed that he had lied to Jiang Nan about arranging their divorce certificate.

• Gu Wenze took a knife for Qiao Hua, and police arrested Jiang Nan as she screamed that she hated him and still loved him.
• Qiao Hua went with Gu Wenze in the ambulance and stayed at the hospital while doctors treated his wound.
• Gu Wenze told Qiao Hua that he had found her by having Lin Chao track down Liao Anna, and he promised to punish those who harmed her and the baby.
• Qiao Hua told Gu Wenze she would consider his taking the knife for her repayment for the trouble his actions had caused.
• Qiao Hua asked whether Gu Wenze had arranged their divorce certificate, and he admitted that he had lied to Jiang Nan.

Qiao Hua learned that Gu Wenze had faked their divorce and realized they were still married. While caring for Gu Wenze’s wound, she reluctantly agreed to give him a sponge bath and deliberately made it uncomfortable, but then noticed something was wrong.

• Gu Wenze admitted he had forged the divorce certificate, and Qiao Hua hid her anger while lamenting that she was still his wife.
• The next day, Qiao Hua saw how severe Gu Wenze’s back wound was and offered him her hand while the doctor changed his dressing; Gu Wenze held it until the treatment ended.
• Gu Wenze asked Qiao Hua to give him a sponge bath, and she refused before agreeing after she accidentally tugged at his wound and felt guilty.
• Qiao Hua wiped Gu Wenze down, deliberately dragging the towel across his wound, then suddenly noticed something was wrong.

After rescuing Qiao Hua from Jiang Nan’s kidnapping, Gu Wenze kept her close in the hospital and refused to divorce her, while his family learned she was pregnant. The chapter ended with Weng Fenghua revealing that Gu Wenze’s younger brother was returning.

• Qiao Hua teased Gu Wenze while tending to him, then reluctantly stayed in his hospital bed when he pulled her into his arms.
• Gu Wenze told Qiao Hua he would protect her but would never let her and the baby leave, rejecting her request for a divorce.
• Old Master Gu and Weng Fenghua arrived after learning about the kidnapping and Qiao Hua’s pregnancy, and Weng Fenghua scolded Gu Wenze for hiding it.
• Old Master Gu ordered someone to protect Qiao Hua, and Gu Wenze vowed that Jiang Nan would spend the rest of her life in prison.
• Weng Fenghua announced that Gu Wenze’s younger brother had heard about what happened and was on his way back.

Gu Junxing returned to the hospital to see Qiao Hua, provoking a tense confrontation with Gu Wenze. After promising he would protect Qiao Hua, Gu Junxing asked her to run away with him, and Gu Wenze ordered him to let go of her.

• Gu Wenze warned Qiao Hua not to flirt with Gu Junxing when he returned.
• Weng Fenghua saw Gu Wenze's wounds and condemned Jiang Nan for hurting him.
• Gu Junxing returned and argued with Gu Wenze over whether he could protect Qiao Hua.
• Qiao Hua and Gu Junxing caught up, and he told her he had not given up on her.
• Gu Junxing took Qiao Hua's wrist and asked her to run away with him, and Gu Wenze demanded that he let go.

Gu Wenze confronted Gu Junxing over his closeness with Qiao Hua, then took Qiao Hua to visit Jiang Nan in detention. He refused to forgive Jiang Nan and threatened to arrange for her to suffer the same assault she had planned for Qiao Hua.

• Gu Wenze pulled Qiao Hua into his arms and drove Gu Junxing away after Gu Junxing visited her in the hospital.
• Gu Wenze accused Qiao Hua of wanting to leave with Gu Junxing, while Qiao Hua worried that Gu Wenze still cared for Jiang Nan.
• After a week in the hospital, Gu Wenze was ready to leave, and Lin Chao told him Jiang Nan wanted to see him.
• Gu Wenze took Qiao Hua to the detention center, where Jiang Nan tried to appeal to their former closeness and ask for compassion.
• Gu Wenze told Jiang Nan she would spend the rest of her life in prison, then threatened to have her gang-raped as she had intended for Qiao Hua.

Gu Wenze refused to forgive Jiang Nan and arranged for her to remain in prison for life, while Qiao Hua wrongly assumed he would eventually reconcile with her. After returning home, Qiao Hua went with Gu Wenze to the Old Residence, where tensions between Gu Wenze and Gu Junxing surfaced over Qiao Hua and the family business.

• Gu Wenze took Qiao Hua away after telling Jiang Nan she would never leave prison, and Qiao Hua speculated that he would eventually get her released.
• At the villa, Auntie Feng welcomed Qiao Hua home, and Weng Fenghua called to invite her and Gu Wenze to dinner at the Old Residence because Qiao Hua was pregnant.
• Weng Fenghua fussed over Qiao Hua and served her chicken soup while Gu Junxing watched her and Gu Wenze blocked his view.
• Gu Junxing taunted Gu Wenze about fearing that he would steal Qiao Hua, and the brothers exchanged pointed remarks about taking back what belonged to Gu Junxing.
• Gu Junxing said he would return to the company the next day and asked Qiao Hua to see him off at the airport.

Gu Wenze grew jealous when Qiao Hua agreed to see Gu Junxing off, then accompanied her to the airport the next morning. After Gu Junxing left, Qiao Hua’s thoughts about finding a new lover after divorce made Gu Wenze’s face darken.

• Qiao Hua agreed to see Gu Junxing off, but Gu Wenze objected and refused Weng Fenghua’s request for Qiao Hua to move into the Old Residence.
• In the car, Gu Wenze accused Qiao Hua of still having feelings for Gu Junxing, kissed her, and said he would go with her to the airport.
• At the airport, Gu Wenze warned Gu Junxing not to take Qiao Hua away, while Gu Junxing told Qiao Hua to care for herself and promised to take her away if Gu Wenze mistreated her.
• After Gu Junxing departed, Qiao Hua accused Gu Wenze of treating her as promiscuous, then privately imagined finding a new young hottie every week after their divorce.
• Gu Wenze’s mood darkened when he heard Qiao Hua’s thoughts about dating after their divorce.

Qiao Hua returned to work after her kidnapping and learned that coworkers were spreading rumors that she had stolen Jiang Nan’s boyfriend. Gu Wenze promised to find the source, but their conversation was interrupted by Ruan Hanli, who arrived from the airport and demanded to learn from him.

• Gu Wenze warned Qiao Hua not to fall for other men and claimed she was the only woman in his heart, but Qiao Hua rejected his demands for faithfulness.
• Qiao Hua returned to the office, where Assistant Du told her the company was gossiping that she had seduced Gu Wenze and provoked Jiang Nan’s kidnapping.
• Qiao Hua denied the rumor to Assistant Du, then told Gu Wenze about it when he questioned their conversation.
• Gu Wenze said he would find whoever had spread the rumor and would not allow anyone to slander his personal secretary.
• Ruan Hanli arrived at Gu Wenze’s office, embraced him, and said Auntie Weng had sent her to learn from him.

Ruan Hanli joined Gu Wenze’s company at his mother’s request, while Qiao Hua and Gu Wenze clashed over whether she was jealous. The chapter left Ruan Hanli assigned to work with Lin Chao instead of sharing Qiao Hua’s office with Gu Wenze.

• Ruan Hanli called Weng Fenghua, who confirmed she had agreed to let Ruan Hanli intern at the Gu Group, and Gu Wenze reluctantly accepted her on condition she made no mistakes.
• Gu Wenze asked Lin Chao to show Ruan Hanli around, then told Qiao Hua that Ruan Hanli was the daughter of the Ruan Family and his childhood neighbor.
• Gu Wenze accused Qiao Hua of being jealous, but she said she wanted to catch him cheating so she could divorce him, and he insisted he would never let her go.
• After finishing her onboarding, Ruan Hanli asked to share Qiao Hua’s office, but Gu Wenze said she would work outside with Lin Chao and that Qiao Hua’s position as his personal secretary was not up for grabs.

Ruan Hanli grew suspicious of Gu Wenze and Qiao Hua’s closeness, then interrupted them as Gu Wenze nearly kissed Qiao Hua. Gu Wenze reprimanded Ruan Hanli afterward, insisting she treat him like any other employee at work.

• Ruan Hanli questioned Lin Chao and Assistant Du about Gu Wenze’s relationship with Qiao Hua, but they told her they were only boss and employee.
• Gu Wenze stopped Qiao Hua from going to lunch and asked her to apply medicine to his back in the private lounge.
• Gu Wenze pulled Qiao Hua into his arms and was about to kiss her when Ruan Hanli entered and caught them with their clothes disheveled.
• Gu Wenze told Ruan Hanli to leave, then released Qiao Hua after she reminded him of their agreement to keep their relationship secret at work.
• Gu Wenze found Ruan Hanli outside the office and told her to knock before entering and to address him as President Gu at work.

Qiao Hua kept her relationship with Gu Wenze secret from Ruan Hanli and Assistant Du, while Gu Wenze grew jealous of the attention she gave others. The chapter ended with him refusing to drive Ruan Hanli home after hearing Qiao Hua welcome the chance to leave him and meet handsome men.

• Gu Wenze dismissed Ruan Hanli from his office, then teased Qiao Hua before she escaped to get water.
• Ruan Hanli approached Qiao Hua in the break room, asked about her relationship with Gu Wenze, and accepted Qiao Hua's claim that they were only boss and employee.
• Qiao Hua told Assistant Du she usually commuted by subway, then secretly got into Gu Wenze's car after work.
• Gu Wenze complained that Qiao Hua talked to others more than him, and she suggested discussing their divorce.
• Ruan Hanli asked Gu Wenze for a ride home, but he refused after hearing Qiao Hua hope she could meet handsome men on the subway.

Qiao Hua saw Gu Wenze reject Ruan Hanli’s attempts to get close to him at work, while Gu Wenze insisted Qiao Hua handle anything involving him. The chapter ended when Lin Chao reported that the person spreading rumors had been caught.

• Gu Wenze refused to let Ruan Hanli into his car and threatened to kiss Qiao Hua when she showed no jealousy.
• Ruan Hanli made coffee for Gu Wenze at the company, but he demanded to know why Qiao Hua had not made it.
• Qiao Hua explained that Ruan Hanli had offered to make the coffee, and Gu Wenze sent Ruan Hanli away.
• Gu Wenze pulled Qiao Hua close and warned her not to let anyone else handle work involving him.
• Lin Chao entered and told Gu Wenze that they had caught the person spreading rumors.

Qiao Hua confronted the coworker who had spread rumors accusing her of coming between Gu Wenze and Jiang Nan, and made her apologize publicly. The coworker confessed in front of the company, but the employees’ reaction followed without showing what happened next.

• Lin Chao brought the coworker who had gossiped about Qiao Hua to Gu Wenze’s office, where Gu Wenze confronted her with chat records proving she had spread the rumors.
• Gu Wenze let Qiao Hua decide how to handle the coworker, and Qiao Hua demanded a public apology.
• The coworker claimed Qiao Hua had come between Jiang Nan and Gu Wenze, but Gu Wenze denied having any relationship with Jiang Nan.
• When Qiao Hua threatened to have Gu Wenze fire her, the coworker agreed to confess publicly rather than risk losing her job.
• In front of the assembled employees, the coworker admitted she had made up the rumors about Qiao Hua, Jiang Nan, and Gu Wenze.

After Gu Wenze helped Qiao Hua expose the employee who spread rumors about her and Jiang Nan, he insisted that Qiao Hua was the only person he had ever touched, but she remained unconvinced. Ruan Hanli later tried to explain blaming Qiao Hua for the coffee incident, and the chapter ended with her visiting Gu Wenze at home just as Qiao Hua came downstairs.

• The woman publicly apologized to Qiao Hua for spreading false rumors, and Qiao Hua warned her not to do it again.
• Ruan Hanli heard that Jiang Nan had been detained and suspected Gu Wenze was secretly helping Qiao Hua.
• Gu Wenze told Qiao Hua that she was the only person he had ever touched, but she continued to doubt him, and he left angrily.
• Ruan Hanli apologized to Qiao Hua for letting her take the blame over the coffee, but Qiao Hua told her not to interfere with her work again.
• The rumors about Qiao Hua disappeared, while Gu Wenze stopped speaking to her and began sleeping in the guest room.
• Ruan Hanli visited Gu Wenze and asked him to dine with her parents, but when Qiao Hua came downstairs, Ruan Hanli's smile froze.

Qiao Hua and Gu Wenze acknowledged their marriage to Ruan Hanli, then argued and flirted over breakfast as Gu Wenze tried to reconcile with her. He ended by asking Qiao Hua to accompany him to the Ruan Family's home.

• Ruan Hanli visited Gu Wenze and learned that Qiao Hua was his wife, then promised to keep their marriage secret.
• Gu Wenze sent Ruan Hanli home after she asked whether Qiao Hua had forced him into marriage.
• Gu Wenze told Qiao Hua that his feelings for Jiang Nan had ended, but Qiao Hua dismissed his explanation.
• When Gu Wenze asked what reward she wanted to give him, Qiao Hua fed him porridge, and he kissed her.
• Gu Wenze asked Qiao Hua to go with him to the Ruan Family's home after breakfast.