Chapter Summaries

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.

Gu Wenze brought his wife, Qiao Hua, to visit the Ruan Family, where they met Ruan Hanli and her parents. In Ruan Hanli’s room, an old photo and a childhood promise revealed how close she and Gu Wenze had once been.

• Qiao Hua resisted visiting the Ruan Family, but Gu Wenze persuaded her to come by teasing that they could stay home and do something else.
• Gu Wenze introduced Qiao Hua as his wife to Mr. and Mrs. Ruan, who had heard rumors about how she married into the Gu Family.
• Ruan Hanli greeted Gu Wenze affectionately, then took Qiao Hua upstairs after Qiao Hua agreed to let her use her name in private.
• When Mrs. Ruan hinted at rumors about Qiao Hua, Gu Wenze said Qiao Hua was the woman he loved.
• Ruan Hanli showed Qiao Hua a childhood photo of herself with Gu Wenze and said he had promised to marry her.

Qiao Hua visited Ruan Hanli and learned that Gu Wenze had never promised to marry her, while Ruan Hanli tried to probe Qiao Hua about her relationship with him. As Qiao Hua and Gu Wenze prepared to leave, a servant bumped into Qiao Hua, and the visit ended with news that Ruan Hanli's necklace was missing.

• Qiao Hua and Ruan Hanli looked through childhood photographs, and Qiao Hua dismissed Ruan Hanli's claims that Gu Wenze had once promised to marry her.
• Ruan Hanli asked Qiao Hua about Jiang Nan, and Qiao Hua said she did not know whether Gu Wenze liked her.
• Gu Wenze arrived, denied ever saying he would marry Ruan Hanli, and took Qiao Hua home.
• A servant accidentally bumped into Qiao Hua, and Gu Wenze checked whether she was hurt while Qiao Hua assumed he was concerned about the baby.
• As Qiao Hua and Gu Wenze were about to leave, a servant reported that Ruan Hanli's necklace was missing.

At the Ruan family villa, Qiao Hua was framed for stealing Ruan Hanli’s diamond necklace, but Gu Wenze defended her and prevented a search. After leaving, Qiao Hua revealed the necklace had been planted in her pocket, and Gu Wenze said he trusted her.

• The Ruan family discovered Ruan Hanli’s necklace was missing, and a maid said Qiao Hua was the only person who had entered her room.
• Gu Wenze challenged the maid to produce proof and threatened to sue her for defamation if a search found nothing, so the maid backed down.
• Mr. Ruan confronted Ruan Hanli, suspected she had framed Qiao Hua, then accepted her denial and told the family to keep looking for the necklace.
• After leaving the villa, Qiao Hua found the missing necklace in her pocket and concluded the maid had planted it there.
• Gu Wenze tossed the necklace into the bushes, and when Qiao Hua asked whether he trusted her, he assured her that he did.

Qiao Hua confronted Ruan Hanli after the necklace incident, while Gu Wenze surprised her by keeping his distance from Ruan Hanli. He insisted Qiao Hua join him for a business dinner, but she learned he mainly wanted her to try a renowned chef’s cooking.

• Gu Wenze told Qiao Hua he trusted her and promised to investigate the necklace incident, though she doubted he would challenge the Ruan Family.
• At work, Qiao Hua rejected Ruan Hanli’s apology, accused her of acting, and warned her to stay away.
• Gu Wenze rebuked Ruan Hanli when she tried to take his arm, reminding her to keep her distance from a married man.
• Qiao Hua questioned Gu Wenze about his harshness toward Ruan Hanli, but he instead ordered her to accompany him to a business dinner.
• Gu Wenze explained that he wanted Qiao Hua to try food prepared by a nationally renowned five-star chef.

Gu Wenze took Qiao Hua to a business dinner, where the clients noticed their closeness and President Luo made an unwelcome advance on her. Gu Wenze returned and stopped him, snapping his wrist after warning him that he had crossed the line.

• Gu Wenze took Qiao Hua to a private dining room and introduced her to the clients as his secretary.
• Gu Wenze let Qiao Hua choose the dishes and refused to make her drink for him when President Li offered a toast.
• After Gu Wenze left to take a call, President Luo offered Qiao Hua a job and touched her thigh.
• President Luo reached toward Qiao Hua's clothes, and Gu Wenze grabbed his wrist when he returned.
• Gu Wenze warned President Luo that he had crossed the line, then snapped his wrist.

Gu Wenze attacked President Luo after he groped Qiao Hua, then confronted her about not fighting back. Qiao Hua fell asleep on the ride home, and Gu Wenze arranged for President Luo to receive special treatment at the hospital.

• President Luo groped Qiao Hua, so Gu Wenze broke his wrist and threatened him before taking Qiao Hua away.
• Qiao Hua asked Gu Wenze to let President Luo go, and President Luo apologized and begged her to intervene.
• In the parking garage, Gu Wenze scolded Qiao Hua for not fighting back, while she teased him and avoided his attempted kiss.
• Qiao Hua got into the car and fell asleep beneath Gu Wenze's jacket during the drive home.
• After they arrived at the villa, Gu Wenze called Lin Chao and told him to make sure President Luo's hospital care was thorough.

Qiao Hua learned that an anonymous person had exposed her relationship with Gu Wenze at the company, reigniting rumors that she had used connections to get her job. She suggested resigning, but Gu Wenze refused and accused her of wanting to work at Yan Yu's Company.

• Qiao Hua asked Gu Wenze whether he had carried her to the car, then rode with him to work while keeping their relationship discreet.
• At the company, Qiao Hua heard coworkers whispering about her and learned that an anonymous email had shared a video and photo of her with Gu Wenze.
• Qiao Hua confirmed her relationship with Gu Wenze to Assistant Du, who told her people were accusing her of using connections and causing Jiang Nan to be fired.
• Qiao Hua told Gu Wenze about the leaked footage, and he denied exposing their relationship himself.
• Qiao Hua suggested resigning to escape the gossip, but Gu Wenze grabbed her arm and accused her of wanting to return to Yan Yu's Company.

Qiao Hua faced office gossip accusing her of being Gu Wenze’s mistress, while she rejected Ruan Hanli’s attempt to comfort her. Gu Wenze publicly declared Qiao Hua his wife and left the cafeteria with her, warning the staff to stop spreading rumors.

• Qiao Hua refused to let Gu Wenze prevent her from resigning and heard employees gossiping about her in the restroom.
• Ruan Hanli told Qiao Hua she believed the rumors were meant to target her, but Qiao Hua accused her of pretending to care.
• Qiao Hua ate lunch with Assistant Du while coworkers called her Gu Wenze’s mistress, and she stopped Assistant Du from confronting them.
• Gu Wenze arrived and told the cafeteria that Qiao Hua was his wife, then insisted she return to the office with him.
• Qiao Hua went along with Gu Wenze’s public display of affection, and he warned the employees not to spread rumors about his wife.

After Gu Wenze publicly confirmed that he and Qiao Hua were married, the company’s rumors about her being his mistress faded, and Qiao Hua continued working for him. While delivering a document for Assistant Du, Qiao Hua became dizzy and weak, and President Zhu grabbed her, revealing that someone had arranged for her to be brought to him.

• Gu Wenze announced that he and Qiao Hua were married and threatened to fire whoever had spread the rumors, leaving Ruan Hanli distressed.
• Qiao Hua confronted Gu Wenze about revealing their marriage, but he warned her not to plan to divorce him and forbade her from resigning.
• News of the marriage spread through the company, shifting coworkers’ opinions of Qiao Hua and allowing her to ride home openly with Gu Wenze.
• Assistant Du asked Qiao Hua to deliver a document while she rushed to the hospital, and Qiao Hua agreed.
• At President Zhu’s office, Qiao Hua waited for half an hour, then became dizzy and weak as she tried to leave.
• President Zhu caught Qiao Hua from behind and called her an exquisite beauty, suggesting she had been deliberately sent to him.

Drugged and trapped in Zhu Dejie’s office, Qiao Hua fought to protect herself while Gu Wenze searched for her. Gu Wenze found her injured in the locked resting room and shouted her name.

• Zhu Dejie lunged at Qiao Hua, but she shoved him away and escaped into the resting room, locking him outside.
• With her phone missing and the drug affecting her, Qiao Hua smashed a lamp and held a shard to stay alert.
• Gu Wenze noticed Qiao Hua was missing and learned she had gone to Warm Sun Technology to deliver a document for Assistant Du.
• Gu Wenze rushed to Warm Sun Technology, where Zhu Dejie denied that Qiao Hua was there.
• After hearing something fall inside the locked resting room, Gu Wenze kicked the door open and found Qiao Hua curled in a corner with a shard in her bleeding hand.