Chapter Summaries

Qiao Hua and Gu Wenze confronted a young assistant who had confessed his feelings for her, and later learned Jiang Nan had died in prison. The chapter ended with Gu Jinyang asking how his parents met, then revealing Gu Wenze had told him they met in bed.

• Gu Wenze confronted Qiao Hua about the new assistant’s confession, and she explained that she had not spoken to him since Gu Wenze told her to stay away.
• The new assistant asked Qiao Hua about the card, and Gu Wenze revealed that she was his wife before warning him to give up.
• Qiao Hua and Gu Wenze learned that Jiang Nan had gone mad in prison and refused her repeated requests to see Gu Wenze.
• Jiang Nan tried to escape prison, was caught and placed in solitary confinement, then died by suicide after cutting her wrists.
• Gu Jinyang asked Qiao Hua how she and Gu Wenze had met, then said Gu Wenze had told him they met in bed.

Qiao Hua and Gu Wenze discovered they were expecting a second child, and Gu Wenze watched over her anxiously until she gave birth to a healthy girl. After Qiao Hua regained enough strength to sit up, Shen Zhen arrived at the hospital with You Xiaonian.

• Qiao Hua confronted Gu Wenze for telling Gu Jinyang that his parents had met in bed, and Gu Wenze teased her before she spent the next day recovering from his punishment.
• When Gu Jinyang started middle school, Qiao Hua felt unwell and learned at the hospital that she was two months pregnant.
• Gu Wenze gave up business engagements to care for Qiao Hua, and she rested at home before being admitted to the hospital a month ahead of her due date.
• Qiao Hua went into labor two days before the estimated due date, and Gu Wenze accompanied her into the delivery room as she gave birth to a girl.
• After Qiao Hua recovered enough to sit up and eat, Shen Zhen entered her hospital room with You Xiaonian.

Shen Zhen visited Qiao Hua after her birth, and they caught up while Gu Wenze spoke with You Xiaonian outside. Years later, after Gu Wenze retired and their family settled into a peaceful life, Qiao Hua woke with a different way of addressing him, leaving him to wonder whether the original Qiao Hua had returned.

• Shen Zhen and You Xiaonian visited Qiao Hua with Shen Tianyi, and Qiao Hua gave her godson a red envelope.
• Gu Wenze took You Xiaonian outside to talk, while Shen Zhen told Qiao Hua that You Xiaonian refused to leave her.
• Shen Zhen played with Qiao Hua's newborn daughter, Gu Tiantian, and joked about marrying her to Shen Tianyi.
• Qiao Hua was discharged, and Gu Jinyang grew up doting on his younger sister.
• Gu Wenze stepped down and handed the company to Gu Jinyang, then spent several years traveling with Qiao Hua.
• Qiao Hua woke and called Gu Wenze “Wenze,” prompting him to ask who she was.

Gu Wenze mistook Qiao Hua’s impaired speech and behavior for the original Qiao Hua returning, so he locked her in the basement. After Qiao Hua fainted, he learned a head injury had caused her symptoms, and they reconciled at the hospital.

• Gu Wenze accused Qiao Hua of not being herself and ordered the bodyguards to lock her in the basement, alarming Gu Jinyang and Gu Tiantian.
• Gu Jinyang and Gu Tiantian failed to reach Gu Wenze for several days, until Gu Jinyang called to say Qiao Hua had fainted.
• Gu Wenze rushed Qiao Hua to the hospital, where a doctor explained that a blood clot in her head had affected her language abilities.
• Qiao Hua woke and confronted Gu Wenze about imprisoning her, and he apologized after admitting he had feared the original Qiao Hua had returned.
• Gu Wenze held Qiao Hua and begged her not to leave him, and she embraced him and promised she never would.