Chapter Summaries

Gu Wenze rescued Qiao Hua after Zhu Dejie drugged her and took her to the hospital, where a doctor treated her and warned that the drug could have endangered her pregnancy. Gu Wenze confronted Zhu Dejie afterward and learned that someone had instructed him to target Qiao Hua.

• Gu Wenze found Qiao Hua injured and drugged, then punched Zhu Dejie and rushed her to the hospital.
• A doctor treated Qiao Hua and said the drug’s effects would wear off, but it could have endangered her pregnancy.
• Gu Wenze left Qiao Hua resting and ordered Lin Chao and the bodyguards to bring Zhu Dejie to him.
• Gu Wenze questioned Zhu Dejie about targeting Qiao Hua and ordered his hands broken when he suspected Zhu Dejie was lying.
• Zhu Dejie admitted that an unknown caller had told him Qiao Hua would deliver documents and encouraged him to assault her.

Gu Wenze punished Zhu Dejie for drugging and hurting Qiao Hua, then stayed beside her as she recovered in the hospital. Qiao Hua suggested Ruan Hanli might be behind the setup, and Gu Wenze insisted he believed her.

• Gu Wenze stabbed Zhu Dejie through the palm, then ordered the bodyguards to take him to the police station.
• Qiao Hua woke in the hospital and realized Gu Wenze had saved her and stayed by her bedside.
• Gu Wenze explained that Assistant Du had told him Qiao Hua went to deliver documents, and Qiao Hua learned Zhu Dejie claimed someone had put him up to it.
• Qiao Hua defended Assistant Du and recalled that Ruan Hanli had originally been meant to deliver the documents.
• Qiao Hua doubted Gu Wenze would believe her about Ruan Hanli, but he told her he did believe her.

Qiao Hua recovered in the hospital while Gu Wenze promised to investigate the attack and gave her a new phone. After Lin Chao identified the suspected attacker as Ruan Hanli, Gu Wenze confronted her at the Gu Group.

• Qiao Hua learned that her baby was doing well, accepted a new phone from Gu Wenze, and asked whether he would defend her even if someone close to him had hurt her.
• Gu Wenze promised to protect Qiao Hua and left to investigate the person who attacked her.
• Lin Chao showed Gu Wenze surveillance footage and a file containing the attacker’s identity, which angered Gu Wenze.
• Gu Wenze summoned Ruan Hanli to his office and told her Qiao Hua was in the hospital.
• Gu Wenze coldly asked Ruan Hanli whether she knew why Qiao Hua had been hurt.

Gu Wenze exposed Ruan Hanli’s schemes against Qiao Hua, including the attack that left Qiao Hua injured and pregnant. After Ruan Hanli confessed, Gu Wenze spared her and said he would let her parents deal with her.

• Gu Wenze showed Ruan Hanli surveillance footage proving she overheard Assistant Du’s family emergency and anticipated that Qiao Hua would deliver the documents.
• Gu Wenze confronted Ruan Hanli with photographs showing her at a public phone booth and accused her of contacting Zhu Dejie to target Qiao Hua.
• Gu Wenze revealed that Ruan Hanli had spread photos and videos of him and Qiao Hua and had arranged to plant a necklace in Qiao Hua’s bag.
• Ruan Hanli admitted she framed Qiao Hua because she believed Qiao Hua had taken Gu Wenze from her.
• Gu Wenze told Ruan Hanli that Qiao Hua was pregnant and nearly died with her unborn child, then released Ruan Hanli and said he would leave her punishment to her parents.

Gu Wenze told Ruan Hanli’s parents about her schemes against Qiao Hua and showed them the evidence. After her father struck her and she defended her actions, he asked Gu Wenze to avoid calling the police, but Gu Wenze left to visit Qiao Hua and postponed the discussion.

• Ruan Hanli begged Gu Wenze not to tell her parents, but he called them and they came to his office.
• Gu Wenze gave Ruan Hanli’s parents evidence gathered by Lin Chao and explained how she had targeted Qiao Hua, including arranging for Zhu Dejie to drug her.
• Ruan Hanli’s father confronted her, struck her, and condemned her actions as criminal.
• Ruan Hanli accused her parents of promising she could marry Gu Wenze and claimed Qiao Hua had no right to be with him.
• Ruan Hanli’s father asked Gu Wenze not to call the police and offered to discipline her and arrange compensation, but Gu Wenze said he was going to the hospital to see Qiao Hua.

Gu Wenze told Qiao Hua that Ruan Hanli had drugged and hurt her, then left the decision about how to punish Ruan Hanli to Qiao Hua. The next morning, Ruan Hanli's parents brought gifts to the hospital and made their daughter come apologize.

• Gu Wenze confronted Ruan Hanli and informed her parents that she had hurt Qiao Hua, then returned to the hospital with congee for Qiao Hua.
• Qiao Hua learned Ruan Hanli was responsible, and Gu Wenze assured her she could choose how to respond without worrying about his family ties.
• Gu Wenze fed Qiao Hua and told her he would support whatever punishment she chose for Ruan Hanli.
• The next morning, Ruan Hanli's parents arrived at the hospital with gifts and brought Ruan Hanli to Qiao Hua's room.
• Ruan Hanli's father ordered her to apologize to Qiao Hua.

Qiao Hua rejected Ruan Hanli’s apology and demanded that the Ruan family keep her out of the city permanently. Ruan Hanli’s father accepted the condition, while Gu Wenze stood by Qiao Hua’s decision.

• Ruan Hanli apologized for framing Qiao Hua, spreading rumors, and arranging an attack, but Qiao Hua refused to accept her apology.
• Qiao Hua reminded Ruan Hanli’s parents that she had nearly been raped and lost her baby, and said the police could handle the case if Ruan Hanli still denied wrongdoing.
• Gu Wenze left the decision to Qiao Hua and pretended to be affectionate with her so the Ruan family would not suspect their relationship was strained.
• After Ruan Hanli protested, her father kicked her and tried to win Qiao Hua’s sympathy, but Qiao Hua demanded that Ruan Hanli never return to the city.
• Ruan Hanli’s father agreed to Qiao Hua’s condition.

Mr. Ruan ordered Ruan Hanli to leave the country for further studies after her plot against Qiao Hua, and Gu Wenze reassured Qiao Hua that he supported her decision. After Assistant Du visited and left, Qiao Hua noticed the date was the eighteenth and wondered why it seemed familiar.

• Mr. Ruan had Ruan Hanli taken home and said he would send her abroad for further studies.
• Gu Wenze told Weng Fenghua that Ruan Hanli had plotted against Qiao Hua and that the Ruan Family would send her out of the city.
• Assistant Du visited Qiao Hua to apologize for asking her to deliver the documents, while Gu Wenze blamed her for Qiao Hua getting hurt.
• Qiao Hua defended Assistant Du, and Gu Wenze agreed to stop blaming her.
• Qiao Hua noticed the calendar showed the eighteenth and wondered why the date seemed familiar.

Gu Wenze discovered that Ruan Hanli planned to steal confidential data from the Gu Group and set a trap for her. After catching her in his office with the documents, he refused her parents’ plea to let her go and said he would handle the matter himself.

• Qiao Hua remembered that Ruan Hanli was planning to steal Gu Wenze’s company documents, and Gu Wenze secretly asked Lin Chao to investigate her whereabouts.
• Lin Chao confirmed that Ruan Hanli was missing, so Gu Wenze left Qiao Hua and went to the Gu Group.
• Ruan Hanli broke into Gu Wenze’s office and found confidential experimental data, but Gu Wenze, Lin Chao, and the Ruan family caught her.
• Mr. Ruan rejected Ruan Hanli as his daughter, while Mrs. Ruan pleaded with Gu Wenze to spare her.
• Gu Wenze refused to overlook Ruan Hanli’s crime and said he would settle it his own way.

After Gu Wenze caught Ruan Hanli stealing confidential documents, Qiao Hua wondered how he had learned of her plan and struggled with the approaching birth of her baby. Once Old Master Gu left, she asked Gu Wenze to let her leave after she gave him the child.

• Gu Wenze had Lin Chao prepare a trap, caught Ruan Hanli trying to steal company documents, and called the police.
• Gu Wenze questioned how Qiao Hua had known Ruan Hanli would come, then asked her about it when she woke at the hospital.
• Qiao Hua learned Ruan Hanli had been arrested and felt relieved that the company had escaped losses.
• After Qiao Hua was discharged, Old Master Gu visited and spoke happily about meeting his great-grandson in four months.
• Qiao Hua privately asked Gu Wenze to let her leave after the baby was born in exchange for giving him the child.

Gu Wenze confessed that he liked Qiao Hua and insisted she stay with him, while Qiao Hua struggled to reconcile his feelings with her mission to bring him and Jiang Nan together. At a hospital follow-up, Qiao Hua encountered You Xiaonian as he stopped a woman from colliding with her.

• Qiao Hua proposed having Gu Wenze's child so she could leave, and Gu Wenze angrily grabbed her wrist and confessed that he liked her.
• Qiao Hua wondered how Gu Wenze's feelings for her fit with her mission involving Jiang Nan, and Gu Wenze threatened to make her have children one after another if she talked about leaving again.
• The nanny told Qiao Hua that Gu Wenze had carefully cared for her while she was hospitalized, and he returned that evening to apply medicine to her wounds.
• Gu Wenze told Qiao Hua that he no longer had feelings for Jiang Nan and would prove that Qiao Hua was the only woman he wanted, but Qiao Hua turned away to sleep.
• A few days later, Qiao Hua went to the hospital for a follow-up, where You Xiaonian caught the wrist of a woman who barreled into her.

At the hospital, Shen Zhen broke up with You Xiaonian, while Gu Wenze warned him not to take her for granted. After Qiao Hua's checkup, she and Gu Wenze found Shen Zhen soaked in the rain outside their villa, and Qiao Hua invited her inside.

• Shen Zhen told You Xiaonian she wanted to break up, but he refused and dragged her out of the hospital.
• Gu Wenze called You Xiaonian and advised him to make things right with Shen Zhen if he cared about her.
• The doctor confirmed Qiao Hua's examination results were normal, easing Gu Wenze's worries about her and the baby.
• On the way home, Gu Wenze and Qiao Hua saw Shen Zhen arrive at the villa in the pouring rain with a suitcase.
• Shen Zhen asked whether Qiao Hua was still angry with her, and Qiao Hua invited her inside after Gu Wenze reluctantly agreed.

Qiao Hua welcomed Shen Zhen into Gu Wenze’s home after learning about her breakup with You Xiaonian, but Gu Wenze initially refused to let her stay. He changed his mind when Qiao Hua threatened to leave for a hotel, and Shen Zhen settled into the guest room, where she declined You Xiaonian’s call.

• Qiao Hua and Shen Zhen reconciled as they discussed their past misunderstandings and Shen Zhen’s breakup with You Xiaonian.
• Qiao Hua invited Shen Zhen to stay the night because she feared she might be harassed on the way to a hotel.
• Gu Wenze refused to let Shen Zhen stay, so Qiao Hua threatened to leave with her for a hotel.
• Gu Wenze relented and had the nanny prepare the guest room for Shen Zhen.
• Shen Zhen settled in and declined a call from You Xiaonian.

Qiao Hua helped Shen Zhen find a rental while seeking a chance to escape Gu Wenze’s control, and Shen Zhen confirmed her breakup with You Xiaonian after learning her grandfather had died. Shen Zhen returned to her new home, where You Xiaonian appeared at the door.

• Gu Wenze initially refused to let pregnant Qiao Hua go house hunting with Shen Zhen, but relented after Qiao Hua insisted she would go.
• Qiao Hua and Shen Zhen found a well-priced rental, and Shen Zhen signed the lease.
• At the restaurant, Shen Zhen answered You Xiaonian’s repeated calls and told him she had moved out and wanted to break up.
• You Xiaonian revealed his anger after Shen Zhen confronted him about concealing her grandfather’s death and said she owed him nothing.
• After Qiao Hua and Shen Zhen exchanged phone numbers and parted, You Xiaonian appeared at Shen Zhen’s new door.

Qiao Hua arranged to flee by boat, then hid her plans from Gu Wenze with a watch she bought as a gift. When Shen Zhen stopped answering her calls, Qiao Hua went to find her with Gu Wenze and sought access to the apartment complex’s surveillance footage.

• Qiao Hua learned that the harbor’s next boat would not leave for a month and gave a man her number so he could contact her.
• Gu Wenze confronted Qiao Hua about returning late, but she covered her visit to the harbor by claiming she had gone shopping for his watch.
• Qiao Hua noticed Shen Zhen had not replied to her message and found that Shen Zhen’s phone was switched off.
• Qiao Hua insisted on checking Shen Zhen’s apartment that night, and Gu Wenze went with her.
• After finding Shen Zhen’s apartment empty, Qiao Hua asked property management to show her the surveillance footage, and Gu Wenze challenged the manager to contact his boss.

Qiao Hua used Gu Wenze’s connections to learn from security footage that You Xiaonian had taken Shen Zhen, then confronted You Xiaonian at his residence to demand Shen’s release. As the confrontation grew tense, Gu Wenze arrived.

• Gu Wenze revealed that the residential complex belonged to the Gu Group, and the manager gave Qiao Hua access to the security footage.
• Qiao Hua saw You Xiaonian take Shen Zhen from her apartment and questioned Gu Wenze, who promised he had not told You Xiaonian where she was staying.
• Qiao Hua decided to rescue Shen Zhen despite Gu Wenze’s warning and left for You Xiaonian’s residence without him.
• Qiao Hua used Gu Wenze’s name to get past the butler and confronted You Xiaonian, threatening to call the police unless he handed Shen Zhen over.
• You Xiaonian warned Qiao Hua to stay out of it, but Gu Wenze arrived at the residence and told her he had asked her to wait for him.

Qiao Hua rescued Shen Zhen from You Xiaonian with Gu Wenze’s help, then brought her to stay at their home for safety. After Shen Zhen said she wanted to leave the city, Qiao Hua proposed that they leave together.

• Gu Wenze confronted You Xiaonian and demanded that he release Shen Zhen, while Qiao Hua’s call to the police prompted You Xiaonian to let her go.
• Qiao Hua helped Shen Zhen leave the villa, and Gu Wenze said he had come because he was worried about Qiao Hua.
• Qiao Hua explained how she had found Shen Zhen, and Shen Zhen suggested that Gu Wenze cared about Qiao Hua.
• Gu Wenze offered to let Shen Zhen stay at their home, and Qiao Hua agreed because You Xiaonian might try to take Shen Zhen again.
• Shen Zhen said she wanted to leave the city, and Qiao Hua asked her to leave together.

Qiao Hua and Shen Zhen planned to escape together, while Gu Wenze fell out with You Xiaonian to protect Shen Zhen. You Xiaonian found Qiao Hua’s villa and threatened to drag Shen Zhen back if he found her.

• Qiao Hua told Shen Zhen she planned to leave and end her pregnancy, and Shen Zhen agreed to escape with her.
• You Xiaonian confronted Gu Wenze about hiding Shen Zhen, and the two men ended their friendship when Gu Wenze refused to reveal her whereabouts.
• Gu Wenze told Qiao Hua he did not regret falling out with You Xiaonian to make her happy.
• You Xiaonian arrived at Gu Wenze’s villa and demanded Shen Zhen’s location, but Qiao Hua denied that she was there.
• You Xiaonian threatened to find Shen Zhen and drag her back, then kicked over the trash can and left.

After You Xiaonian came to the villa looking for Shen Zhen, Qiao Hua and Gu Wenze discussed keeping Shen Zhen safe, and Gu Wenze insisted he would remain faithful to Qiao Hua. Later, Qiao Hua received a message confirming a meeting at Bay Harbor Pier, giving her the chance to escape with Shen Zhen.

• You Xiaonian came to the villa to take Shen Zhen away, but Qiao Hua protected her and warned her not to go outside.
• Gu Wenze questioned Qiao Hua about You Xiaonian's visit and suggested finding Shen Zhen somewhere else to stay, but Qiao Hua said Shen Zhen was safer at the villa.
• Gu Wenze tried to initiate intimacy with Qiao Hua, who rejected him and told him to find another woman; he kissed her and vowed he would touch no one but her.
• You Xiaonian stopped returning to the villa, and Qiao Hua and Shen Zhen grew closer while Shen Zhen enjoyed a peaceful stay.
• Qiao Hua received an unknown text telling her to meet at Bay Harbor Pier at eight the next evening, confirming her chance to leave with Shen Zhen.

Qiao Hua and Shen Zhen carried out their plan to escape Gu Wenze, while Qiao Hua concealed their destination from him. They boarded a boat to leave the city, and Gu Wenze remained unaware as he went to buy her dim sum.

• At breakfast, Shen Zhen announced she was leaving, and Qiao Hua persuaded Gu Wenze to let her see Shen Zhen off alone.
• After Gu Wenze left, Qiao Hua and Shen Zhen prepared to escape, with Qiao Hua taking only cash.
• That night, Qiao Hua told Gu Wenze she and Shen Zhen were heading to the airport, then asked him to buy dim sum from East Sand House.
• After ending the call, Qiao Hua removed and discarded her SIM card while Gu Wenze turned toward East Sand House.
• Qiao Hua and Shen Zhen reached the dock, looked back at the city, and boarded the waiting boat.