Chapter Summaries

Gu Wenze took Qiao Hua for a prenatal checkup, where she worried about the baby and spotted a chance to escape. When she disappeared from the bench, he feared she had run away, but she soon returned with a cup of water.

• Gu Wenze confronted Qiao Hua for thinking about Gu Junxing and told her that Gu Junxing was doing well but would not return for several years.
• Qiao Hua spent the next few days working under Gu Wenze's close watch and noticed that company employees were gossiping about them.
• Gu Wenze took Qiao Hua to a prenatal checkup, where they saw that the baby had grown and Qiao Hua worried that it would soon be too late to terminate the pregnancy.
• After the checkup, Gu Wenze left Qiao Hua outside while he spoke with the doctor, and she noticed the quiet corridor offered a chance to escape.
• Gu Wenze came out and found Qiao Hua missing, but his bodyguards said she had not gone downstairs.
• Qiao Hua appeared carrying a cup of water, leaving Gu Wenze uncertain where she had been.

Qiao Hua stayed with Gu Wenze instead of escaping and later confronted coworkers who gossiped about her. When she asked to move back to her old workstation to stop rumors about their relationship, Gu Wenze calmly confirmed that they were having an affair.

• Gu Wenze found Qiao Hua getting water and asked why she had not run away; she said he would catch her anyway.
• Gu Wenze eased his surveillance and allowed Qiao Hua to move around the company.
• Qiao Hua overheard Liao Anna and other employees gossiping that she had seduced Gu Wenze, then confronted and insulted them.
• Qiao Hua asked Gu Wenze to move her workstation back, citing rumors about their affair.
• Gu Wenze agreed that the rumors were true, leaving Qiao Hua stunned by his calm response.

Gu Wenze forced Qiao Hua to undergo another psychiatric examination, then suspected she had faked her depression after the psychiatrist said she had recovered. The next morning, Qiao Hua discovered someone had shredded her market research report, and Gu Wenze ordered Lin Chao to check the surveillance footage.

• Gu Wenze refused to let Qiao Hua move out of his office and arranged for Doctor Chen to examine her at the villa.
• Doctor Chen told Gu Wenze that Qiao Hua had completely recovered from depression, leading Gu Wenze to accuse her of faking her illness.
• Qiao Hua denied pretending to be sick and argued that leaving the basement had helped her recover.
• Qiao Hua finished a market research report and left it in her desk drawer before going home.
• The next morning, Qiao Hua found the report shredded and told Gu Wenze someone had destroyed it.
• Gu Wenze told Qiao Hua to print another copy and messaged Lin Chao to identify who had entered his office.

After Liao Anna destroyed Qiao Hua’s market research report, Gu Wenze used police and surveillance footage to expose her. Liao Anna begged Qiao Hua to forgive her, but Qiao Hua refused.

• Qiao Hua printed another copy of her market research report and gave it to Gu Wenze.
• Gu Wenze reported a missing confidential document to the police, prompting employees to speculate that Qiao Hua had stolen it.
• Liao Anna accused Qiao Hua of stealing the document, but the police brought Liao Anna into Gu Wenze’s office.
• Gu Wenze showed surveillance footage of Liao Anna taking a document from Qiao Hua’s desk early that morning.
• Liao Anna admitted she had destroyed Qiao Hua’s document and pleaded with Qiao Hua to forgive her.
• Qiao Hua rejected Liao Anna’s apology.

Qiao Hua learned that Gu Wenze had punished Liao Anna for destroying her document, and Gu Wenze promised he would believe her in the future. After Liao Anna lost her job, she asked Jiang Nan for help, prompting Jiang Nan to resent Qiao Hua and vow revenge.

• Gu Wenze had the police take Liao Anna away after she destroyed Qiao Hua’s document, while coworkers realized Liao Anna had falsely accused Qiao Hua.
• Gu Wenze told Qiao Hua he had acted to protect her and promised to believe her from then on, but Qiao Hua remained wary of his sudden devotion.
• Qiao Hua’s coworkers treated her more warmly, and a new experienced assistant joined the company a few days later.
• After a few days in detention, Liao Anna received the company’s dismissal notice and asked Jiang Nan to help her return to the Gu Group.
• Jiang Nan learned that Qiao Hua was Gu Wenze’s personal secretary and pregnant with his child, then vowed not to let Qiao Hua off.

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.