Chapter Summaries

Qiao Hua began working at Yan Yu’s company and later ran into Gu Junxing and Tan Ruiyu at a market, where her thoughts revealed Tan Ruiyu’s plans and Gu Junxing’s future illness. She returned to the villa pleased that Gu Wenze would be absent for dinner, while the housekeeper withheld that a woman had been heard on his call.

• Yan Yu told Qiao Hua that he owned the company, explained why he had hired her, and welcomed her as his assistant.
• Qiao Hua quickly learned her new job, then told Yan Yu she would take a taxi home rather than rely on her husband.
• Qiao Hua encountered Gu Junxing and Tan Ruiyu at a market, where Gu Junxing mocked her job and compared her unfavorably with Jiang Nan.
• Qiao Hua’s thoughts predicted that Tan Ruiyu would leave Gu Junxing and that he would later develop advanced AIDS, alarming him.
• Tan Ruiyu grew jealous of Qiao Hua’s polished appearance and office job and began thinking about her own future.
• Qiao Hua returned to the villa and celebrated that Gu Wenze would miss dinner, while the housekeeper kept quiet about hearing a woman’s voice during his call.

Qiao Hua enjoyed Gu Wenze’s absence and brushed off Jiang Nan’s attempts to provoke her, even urging her to hurry up and marry him. When Gu Wenze returned, he grew irritated that Qiao Hua no longer cared where he had been, then learned she had told the housekeeper to serve him only vegetarian food.

• Qiao Hua joked with Yan Yu about her unusually good mood and went out to buy lunch.
• At the restaurant, Jiang Nan bragged that Gu Wenze had been staying at her home to care for her sprained ankle, but Qiao Hua stayed indifferent and told her to focus on getting Gu Wenze to agree to a divorce.
• Qiao Hua returned to the villa and found Gu Wenze back from Jiang Nan’s home.
• Gu Wenze asked why Qiao Hua had not asked where he had been, and she said it was none of her business.
• Gu Wenze complained that dinner was bland, and the housekeeper explained that Qiao Hua had ordered vegetarian meals because Gu Wenze had supposedly become a monk.

Qiao Hua resisted Gu Wenze’s advances, concealed her pregnancy, and encouraged him to go to Jiang Nan, while Gu Wenze grew unsettled by her changed behavior. As Qiao Hua set out early to end her pregnancy, Gu Junxing unexpectedly arrived at her door.

• Gu Wenze accused Qiao Hua of trying to get his attention, forced a kiss on her, and got bitten when she fought him off.
• Qiao Hua vomited during dinner, hid her concern from Gu Wenze, and urged him to answer Jiang Nan’s call and go to her.
• Gu Wenze left for Jiang Nan’s home, then defended Qiao Hua when Jiang Nan blamed her for his split lip and refused to discuss divorce.
• Qiao Hua decided to terminate her pregnancy the next day, while Gu Wenze asked his assistant to investigate what had happened to her at the hospital.
• Jiang Nan asked Gu Wenze whether he had considered divorcing Qiao Hua, but he dismissed the question; the next morning, Qiao Hua found Gu Junxing at her door.

Qiao Hua tried to leave to terminate her pregnancy while Gu Junxing waited for Gu Wenze after Tan Ruiyu dumped him. Gu Wenze returned and comforted his younger brother, then stopped Qiao Hua as she tried to go out.

• Gu Junxing visited Qiao Hua to look for Gu Wenze and admitted Tan Ruiyu had dumped him.
• Qiao Hua tried to leave, but Gu Junxing grabbed her and accused her of going to meet another man.
• Jiang Nan rejected Qiao Hua’s call on Gu Wenze’s phone and persuaded him to take her to the hospital for a scan.
• Gu Wenze returned, learned Gu Junxing regretted breaking with the family, and promised to speak to their mother for him.
• Qiao Hua tried to leave, but Gu Wenze asked where she was going.

Gu Wenze stopped Qiao Hua from leaving, then questioned her about where she had been going and whether she had called him. After checking his call log, he suspected Jiang Nan had rejected Qiao Hua’s call without telling him.

• Gu Wenze forbade Qiao Hua from leaving, and she went upstairs after realizing she could no longer reach the hospital in time for surgery.
• Gu Wenze gave Gu Junxing a black card and said he would explain the situation to their mother, then warned him to get a medical checkup.
• Gu Junxing asked about Jiang Nan, and Gu Wenze said their relationship had no future because he now saw her only as a friend.
• Gu Wenze confronted Qiao Hua in the guest room about where she had planned to go and asked whether she had called him.
• Gu Wenze checked his call log and realized Jiang Nan might have rejected Qiao Hua’s call without telling him.

Qiao Hua continued to hide her pregnancy while Gu Junxing unexpectedly softened toward her and urged her to have a child with Gu Wenze. At dinner, Jiang Nan arrived to see Gu Wenze, leaving the uneasy household facing her presence.

• Qiao Hua returned home and traded barbed remarks with Gu Junxing, who showed her a clean medical report and said he had been tested.
• Gu Junxing suggested Qiao Hua get checked and have a child with Gu Wenze to secure her place in the Gu family, but she refused to discuss it.
• Gu Wenze told Gu Junxing he had spoken to their mother and asked him to return to the family residence to make amends.
• At dinner, Gu Junxing noticed the distance between Qiao Hua and Gu Wenze, but the doorbell interrupted him.
• Jiang Nan arrived at the Gu home while Qiao Hua, Gu Wenze, and Gu Junxing were eating.

Qiao Hua invited Jiang Nan to stay for dinner, hoping to create time alone for her and Gu Wenze, while Gu Junxing grew worried about the tense situation. Qiao Hua and Gu Junxing left the table, and Gu Junxing called after her as she headed upstairs.

• Jiang Nan visited Gu Wenze's house to see Gu Junxing, and Gu Wenze questioned how she knew he was there.
• Gu Junxing invited Jiang Nan to dine elsewhere, but Qiao Hua persuaded her to stay for dinner.
• Jiang Nan learned that Gu Junxing had broken up with his girlfriend and tried to draw Gu Wenze into conversation.
• Qiao Hua teased Gu Wenze about Jiang Nan's presence, then left the table early to give them time alone.
• Gu Junxing also left the table and hurried after Qiao Hua, calling to her as she reached the corner.

Qiao Hua told Gu Junxing she no longer loved Gu Wenze and wanted a divorce, while Jiang Nan tried to turn Gu Wenze against her over dinner. After Gu Junxing urged his brother not to divorce Qiao Hua, Gu Wenze confronted her about inviting Jiang Nan to dinner.

• Gu Junxing warned Qiao Hua that Jiang Nan might rekindle Gu Wenze's old feelings, but Qiao Hua said she wanted a divorce and her share of the assets.
• At dinner, Jiang Nan asked Gu Wenze if she had upset him, then suggested Qiao Hua was unhappy about her visit; Gu Wenze defended Qiao Hua's invitation.
• After Jiang Nan left, Gu Junxing told Gu Wenze that Qiao Hua seemed changed and wanted to set him up with Jiang Nan, then urged him not to divorce her.
• Gu Wenze caught Qiao Hua as she left her room and demanded to know why she had invited Jiang Nan to dinner.

Qiao Hua told Gu Wenze she wanted a divorce, but he continued to suspect she was acting out of jealousy over Jiang Nan. After Yan Yu drove Qiao Hua home through heavy rain, Gu Wenze saw them together and asked who Yan Yu was.

• Qiao Hua insisted to Gu Wenze that she wanted a divorce so he could be with Jiang Nan, but Gu Wenze accused her of scheming and refused to believe her.
• Qiao Hua waited outside work in heavy rain because she had no umbrella, and Yan Yu offered her a ride home.
• During the drive, Yan Yu asked why Qiao Hua's husband had not picked her up, and she said Gu Wenze was busy and she did not want to trouble him.
• Yan Yu walked Qiao Hua to her villa under his umbrella and agreed to accept her offer of a meal as thanks.
• After Yan Yu drove away, Qiao Hua turned and found Gu Wenze at the entrance; he asked who the man was.

Qiao Hua presented Gu Wenze with a divorce agreement, but he tore it up and refused to let her initiate their divorce. After ignoring her messages, Gu Wenze called her and heard another man speaking beside her, leaving him demanding to know who it was.

• Qiao Hua told Gu Wenze that Yan Yu was her boss and explained that he had driven her home because she lacked an umbrella.
• Qiao Hua gave Gu Wenze a divorce agreement, but he accused her of having another backer and tore the document in half.
• Gu Wenze left home for several days, while Qiao Hua sent him messages offering to accept a smaller settlement so he could be with Jiang Nan.
• Yan Yu asked Qiao Hua to honor her offer to treat him to a meal, and she agreed to go to a French restaurant with him.
• Gu Wenze read Qiao Hua's messages, called her, and heard Yan Yu speak in the background before demanding to know who was beside her.

Qiao Hua rejected Gu Wenze’s attempt to question her about Yan Yu and insisted that she would only discuss their divorce. She went to dinner with Yan Yu, where their easy conversation brought them closer, until an unexpected voice interrupted them.

• Yan Yu told Qiao Hua he had booked a restaurant, and she dismissed Gu Wenze’s call as a nuisance call.
• Gu Wenze questioned Qiao Hua about Yan Yu and whether they were having dinner, but she refused to discuss anything except their divorce and hung up.
• Gu Wenze canceled his plan to accompany Jiang Nan to the hospital, leaving her worried that Qiao Hua was involved.
• Qiao Hua and Yan Yu shared dinner, and Qiao Hua realized they had been close during university and were growing closer again.
• An unfamiliar voice interrupted Qiao Hua and Yan Yu’s dinner, saying it was a coincidence to find them there.

Qiao Hua had dinner with her boss and college friend Yan Yu when her husband, Gu Wenze, arrived and became jealous of their closeness. After dragging her from the restaurant, Gu Wenze questioned how she had joined Yan Yu’s company and ordered her to resign the next day.

• Gu Wenze introduced himself to Yan Yu as Qiao Hua’s husband and joined their dinner after claiming his business partner had canceled.
• Yan Yu peeled shrimp for Qiao Hua, prompting Gu Wenze to slam down his chopsticks and demand that she come home.
• Qiao Hua refused to leave, but Gu Wenze took her phone and dragged her out of the restaurant despite Yan Yu asking him to let her go.
• Outside, Gu Wenze confronted Qiao Hua about working for Yan Yu, and she said she had applied without knowing it was his company.
• Gu Wenze told Qiao Hua to resign from Yan Yu’s company the next day.

Gu Wenze demanded that Qiao Hua quit her job because he suspected Yan Yu was interested in her, but she refused unless he fired Jiang Nan and made her his secretary. After Qiao Hua reminded him they were getting divorced, Gu Wenze kissed her, while Jiang Nan secretly contacted his cousin Gu Jinman to help keep Qiao Hua away from him.

• Gu Wenze ordered Qiao Hua to quit her job, claiming Yan Yu had ulterior motives toward her, and offered to arrange another position at his company.
• Qiao Hua demanded that Gu Wenze fire Jiang Nan and make her his secretary, then refused to quit when he declined.
• Qiao Hua told Gu Wenze to sign the divorce agreement, and he shoved her against the car and kissed her while restraining her attempts to fight back.
• Jiang Nan witnessed Gu Wenze kissing Qiao Hua, feared he had fallen for her, and called Gu Jinman to arrange a meal.
• Gu Wenze touched Qiao Hua's exposed skin as she struggled to recover from the kiss.

Qiao Hua resisted Gu Wenze’s advances and refused to quit her job unless he fired Jiang Nan, while Gu Junxing told Gu Wenze that Qiao Hua had saved their mother and questioned whether Gu Wenze had misunderstood the incident that led to their marriage. Gu Wenze remained suspicious of Qiao Hua and challenged his brother for defending her.

• Qiao Hua stopped Gu Wenze from going further by invoking Jiang Nan, and Gu Wenze declared that she would never get a divorce without his permission.
• Qiao Hua again refused to quit her job unless Gu Wenze fired Jiang Nan, and Gu Wenze assumed she was staying because of another man.
• Gu Junxing arrived at the villa after apologizing to his mother, and Gu Wenze warned him not to make the same mistake again.
• Gu Junxing told Gu Wenze that Qiao Hua had warned their mother about a dangerous clinic and that Jiang Nan had known of the danger but said nothing.
• Gu Junxing suggested that a misunderstanding might have caused Gu Wenze to believe Qiao Hua had drugged him, but Gu Wenze cited the waiter’s confession and questioned why his brother was defending her.

Qiao Hua told Yan Yu she was going through the divorce process, then rejected Gu Wenze’s demand that she cut off contact with Yan Yu. Gu Wenze asked when she would return to the master bedroom and accused her of wanting a divorce because of Yan Yu.

• Qiao Hua apologized to Yan Yu for their interrupted dinner and admitted she and Gu Wenze were going through the divorce process.
• Yan Yu said he supported Qiao Hua and regretted not confessing his feelings after graduation.
• Gu Wenze confronted Qiao Hua about helping Weng Fenghua, then offered to let her keep her job if she stayed away from Yan Yu outside work.
• Qiao Hua reluctantly agreed, while privately intending to decide for herself how to follow through.
• Gu Wenze stopped Qiao Hua from closing the door and asked when she would move back into the master bedroom.
• Qiao Hua said she would move out after their divorce, and Gu Wenze asked if she wanted the divorce because of Yan Yu.

Qiao Hua tried to persuade Gu Wenze to accept their divorce, but he refused because he suspected she wanted to be with Yan Yu. The next day, Yan Yu comforted Qiao Hua about her marriage and privately wondered whether her divorce would give him a chance with her.

• Qiao Hua told Gu Wenze their marriage problems had nothing to do with Yan Yu and urged him to sign the divorce agreement, but Gu Wenze refused and warned her to give up on Yan Yu.
• Qiao Hua tried to bring up the divorce again the next morning, but the nanny told her Gu Wenze had already left.
• Qiao Hua met Yan Yu in the elevator on her way to work, and he asked whether she and Gu Wenze had argued after dinner.
• Qiao Hua told Yan Yu she was divorcing Gu Wenze because he loved someone else, and Yan Yu said Gu Wenze had terrible taste for failing to appreciate her.
• After Qiao Hua left the elevator, Yan Yu watched her and wondered whether her divorce would give him a chance with her.

Jiang Nan and Gu Jinman discussed Qiao Hua over dinner, while Qiao Hua repeatedly called Gu Wenze to negotiate their divorce. Gu Wenze defended Qiao Hua, then left Jiang Nan with the driver after she pretended to injure her ankle, and Gu Jinman secretly photographed them embracing.

• Jiang Nan met Gu Jinman, who comforted her and promised to protect her from Qiao Hua, while Jiang Nan hinted that Qiao Hua had mistreated her.
• Qiao Hua repeatedly called Gu Wenze to discuss their divorce, but Gu Jinman answered his phone and insulted her while Jiang Nan pretended to defend her.
• Gu Wenze returned, rebuked Gu Jinman for disparaging Qiao Hua, and later called Qiao Hua back after seeing her missed calls.
• Qiao Hua offered to give up the house in exchange for money, but Gu Wenze angrily hung up and threatened to deal with her when he got home.
• Jiang Nan pretended to stumble into Gu Wenze's arms, and Gu Jinman secretly photographed them before Gu Wenze offered to have a driver take Jiang Nan to the hospital.

Jiang Nan tried to reconnect with Gu Wenze, but he left their meal early and returned to confront Qiao Hua over her phone call about divorce. Their argument ended when Qiao Hua splashed water in Gu Wenze’s face as he approached her.

• Jiang Nan declined Gu Wenze’s offer to take her to the hospital after twisting her ankle and returned to the restaurant with him.
• Gu Wenze left the meal early, and Gu Jinman sent Qiao Hua a photo of him embracing Jiang Nan before learning that her boyfriend and best friend could not meet her.
• Gu Wenze confronted Qiao Hua at the villa about her divorce request, and she demanded a reason to stay married.
• Qiao Hua showed Gu Wenze the photo and threatened to sue him for adultery, but he warned that the Gu Family’s lawyers could leave her with nothing.
• Gu Wenze advanced on Qiao Hua, and she splashed the water from her glass in his face.

After Qiao Hua stopped Gu Wenze from taking advantage of her, he warned Gu Jinman to stay out of their relationship. The next morning, Gu Jinman confronted Qiao Hua, heard her thoughts about being betrayed and sold by her boyfriend and best friend, and began to doubt them when neither answered her calls.

• Qiao Hua splashed water on Gu Wenze and fled, while he called Gu Jinman and warned her not to interfere with him and Qiao Hua.
• Gu Jinman told Jiang Nan that Gu Wenze had scolded her for sending Qiao Hua a photo of him helping Jiang Nan.
• The next morning, Gu Jinman confronted Qiao Hua at her office and urged her to divorce Gu Wenze so he could be with Jiang Nan.
• Gu Jinman heard Qiao Hua's thoughts predicting that her boyfriend and best friend would betray her and sell her to human traffickers.
• Gu Jinman called her boyfriend and best friend, found both lines busy, and wondered whether Qiao Hua's warning was true.

Gu Jinman confronted Song Zixuan about his call with Xu Peiya, then believed his excuse that he was planning an anniversary gift. Qiao Hua accepted Yan Yu’s invitation to a business banquet, while Gu Wenze asked her to attend one with him and insulted her after she refused.

• Gu Jinman accused Song Zixuan of cheating with Xu Peiya, but he claimed he had called Xu Peiya to ask about an anniversary gift, and Gu Jinman believed him.
• Qiao Hua told Yan Yu that Gu Family members looked down on her, then agreed to accompany him to a business banquet the next evening.
• Gu Wenze received an invitation to a business gala and thought of a smiling face before putting the invitation away from Jiang Nan.
• Gu Wenze asked Qiao Hua to accompany him to a banquet, but she refused because she had other plans.
• Gu Wenze angrily told Qiao Hua she was unfit to appear in public and would disgrace the Gu Family.