Recaps

Qiao Hua escaped Gu Wenze’s captivity with Gu Junxing’s help, but Gu Wenze found her and brought her back under close watch. After her depression and workplace conflicts, Jiang Nan learned that Qiao Hua was pregnant with Gu Wenze’s child and vowed to target her.

• Qiao Hua tried to escape Gu Wenze’s basement by making herself sick and injuring herself, but after being hospitalized she convinced Gu Junxing to help her flee.
• Gu Junxing arranged Qiao Hua’s escape from the hospital, and Gu Wenze later discovered his brother had helped her.
• Gu Junxing confessed his feelings to Qiao Hua, but Gu Wenze caught them together, took Qiao Hua back, and sent Gu Junxing to manage the Haicheng branch.
• Qiao Hua’s confinement left her depressed, and after she cut her wrist, Gu Wenze ended the basement imprisonment and allowed her to return to work under his supervision.
• Gu Wenze kept Qiao Hua in his office and monitored her closely, while she continued looking for a chance to escape and worried about her pregnancy.
• Liao Anna destroyed Qiao Hua’s work report and accused her of stealing a confidential document, but Gu Wenze showed the police footage proving Liao Anna had taken it.
• Gu Wenze had Liao Anna detained and dismissed, while Jiang Nan learned about Qiao Hua’s pregnancy and vowed not to let her off.

Jiang Nan kidnapped Qiao Hua and tried to force Gu Wenze to marry her, but Gu Wenze rescued Qiao Hua and was stabbed protecting her. After recovering, Qiao Hua returned to work amid office rumors and Ruan Hanli’s arrival, while Gu Wenze continued trying to keep Qiao Hua from leaving him.

• Gu Wenze brought Qiao Hua to You Xiaonian’s birthday party as his wife, then rescued her when Young Master Huang tried to assault her.
• Jiang Nan and Liao Anna arranged Qiao Hua’s kidnapping, and Jiang Nan demanded Gu Wenze divorce Qiao Hua and marry her.
• Gu Wenze forged divorce certificates to deceive Jiang Nan, then reached the warehouse in time to save Qiao Hua from the men Jiang Nan had brought.
• Jiang Nan tried to stab Qiao Hua, but Gu Wenze stepped in front of her and took the knife in his back before police arrested Jiang Nan.
• Gu Wenze admitted he had lied about divorcing Qiao Hua, while Gu Junxing returned and asked Qiao Hua to run away with him.
• Gu Wenze took Qiao Hua to visit Jiang Nan in detention, then brought her home and argued with her over Gu Junxing and her plans after divorce.
• Ruan Hanli joined the Gu Group, and rumors that Qiao Hua had caused Jiang Nan’s kidnapping spread until Gu Wenze helped Qiao Hua make the coworker publicly retract them.
• Ruan Hanli learned Qiao Hua was Gu Wenze’s wife and agreed to keep their marriage secret, while Gu Wenze asked Qiao Hua to accompany him to the Ruan Family’s home.

Qiao Hua endured Ruan Hanli’s schemes, and Gu Wenze exposed and punished her before confessing his feelings for Qiao Hua. After Qiao Hua and Shen Zhen reconciled, Shen Zhen disappeared from her new apartment, while Qiao Hua’s secret search for a way to leave remained unresolved.

• Gu Wenze introduced Qiao Hua as his wife to the Ruan Family, and later defended her when Ruan Hanli’s necklace was planted in Qiao Hua’s pocket.
• Gu Wenze protected Qiao Hua from President Luo and publicly confirmed their marriage after rumors spread at work.
• Zhu Dejie drugged and trapped Qiao Hua, but Gu Wenze rescued her and uncovered Ruan Hanli’s role in arranging the attack and spreading rumors.
• Qiao Hua refused to accept Ruan Hanli’s apology and demanded that she leave the city, while Gu Wenze let Qiao Hua decide how to respond.
• Ruan Hanli broke into Gu Wenze’s office to steal confidential data, and Gu Wenze caught her and called the police.
• Qiao Hua asked to leave after giving birth, and Gu Wenze confessed that he liked her and said he would prove she was the only woman he wanted.
• Qiao Hua and Shen Zhen reconciled, and Shen Zhen moved into a rental after ending her relationship with You Xiaonian.
• Qiao Hua secretly visited the harbor to ask about a boat, then went with Gu Wenze to Shen Zhen’s empty apartment and requested the surveillance footage.

Qiao Hua and Shen Zhen escaped together, but their new life was interrupted when Gu Wenze and You Xiaonian tracked them down and took control of their lives. Gu Wenze kept Qiao Hua confined while she awaited her baby, and the arc ended with Zhou Qiwen abducting her.

• Qiao Hua rescued Shen Zhen from You Xiaonian, and the two women decided to flee the city together.
• Qiao Hua and Shen Zhen escaped by boat, opened a milk tea shop, and learned that neither could safely end her pregnancy in the way she had planned.
• A viral photo revealed their location, You Xiaonian seized Shen Zhen, and Gu Wenze found Qiao Hua and took her to Hillside Manor.
• Gu Wenze confined Qiao Hua and refused to let her contact Shen Zhen, while You Xiaonian also kept Shen Zhen against her wishes.
• After Zhou Qiwen broke into Qiao Hua’s room and attacked her, Gu Wenze intervened and allowed her a brief call with Shen Zhen.
• Gu Wenze stayed with Qiao Hua after a car crash, and she learned how severely he had punished Zhou Qiwen.
• Zhou Qiwen set a fire to draw away the guards, incapacitated Qiao Hua with ether, and abducted her.
• Gu Wenze found the ether-scented handkerchief and recognized Zhou Qiwen when he called.