Recaps

Ji Xiangchen struggled with the idea of calling Fang Ning his big sister, while Fang Ning met Xia Qing, a beautiful actress who secretly loved Ji Xiangnian and openly resented her. After Xia Qing insinuated that Fang Ning had won her role through connections, Fang Ning retorted that Xia Qing had simply been unlucky.

• Director Wang and the assistant director teased Ji Xiangchen about looking like Fang Ning's goofy little brother, and Fang Ning asked him to call her big sister.
• Ji Xiangchen privately objected because he was older than Fang Ning and thought of her as his sister-in-law.
• The director announced that Xia Qing was joining the cast, and she introduced herself to Fang Ning while giving her a hostile look.
• The system told Fang Ning that Xia Qing was friends with Ji Xiangyi and had a secret crush on Ji Xiangnian, making her a potential romantic rival.
• Xia Qing hinted that Fang Ning had won her role through connections, and Fang Ning answered that Xia Qing had been unlucky not to get it.

Fang Ning and Ji Xiangchen filmed the Zhao siblings’ pursuit and tragic death scene in "Great Chen Dynasty," impressing the director with their performances. The scene ended in one take, with Ji Xiangchen so overcome by grief that his acting seemed real.

• Xia Qing dismissed Fang Ning as a well-connected actress and searched for Ji Xiangchen, hoping to win the acceptance of his older brother, Ji Xiangnian.
• Fang Ning and Ji Xiangchen filmed a scene in which Zhao Yue'er and Zhao Yan were pursued by enemies while traveling to the capital.
• Fang Ning’s Zhao Yue'er took a sword strike meant for Zhao Yan and died in her younger brother’s arms.
• Ji Xiangchen became overwhelmed in character and cried out for Zhao Yue'er, delivering a grief-stricken performance.
• The director called cut after the scene was completed in one take and praised both Fang Ning and Ji Xiangchen.

After filming, Ji Xiangchen realized he had mistaken Fang Ning’s performance for her real death and was relieved to find her safe. Xia Qing, hoping to get close to Ji Xiangchen and help him see Fang Ning’s supposed flaws, brought him a gift, but he rejected her coldly.

• Ji Xiangchen snapped out of his daze after filming and felt relieved when Fang Ning assured him she was unharmed.
• Fang Ning realized Ji Xiangchen cared about her, while he denied worrying about her despite his warm expression.
• Xia Qing watched Ji Xiangchen and Fang Ning together, then decided to bring Ji Xiangchen a food gift.
• Xia Qing approached Ji Xiangchen at his hotel and introduced herself as Ji Xiangnian’s friend.
• Ji Xiangchen recognized Xia Qing and refused her gift, leaving her struggling to hide her embarrassment.

Fang Ning invited Ji Xiangchen to eat with her and asked about his feud with Zhou Lu. Ji Xiangchen defended himself, relieved that Fang Ning believed him, and overheard her thinking that Zhou Lu was more cunning than he was.

• Xia Qing watched Ji Xiangchen leave to join Fang Ning and concluded he was interested in her.
• Fang Ning invited Ji Xiangchen to share a buffet meal, and he accepted.
• Fang Ning asked whether Ji Xiangchen had a grudge against Zhou Lu, and Ji Xiangchen insisted Zhou Lu had lied about him.
• Fang Ning told Ji Xiangchen she believed him, and he felt relieved before awkwardly offering her his uneaten vegetables.
• Ji Xiangchen heard Fang Ning think Zhou Lu was scheming and that Ji Xiangchen was no match for him, then offered her the vegetables again.

Fang Ning was offered a chance to audition for the second female lead in Director Zhang’s film, The Journey Home, and consulted her agent about it. The chapter ended with Sister Xue incredulous that Fang Ning was hesitating over such a prestigious opportunity.

• Zhou Lu gossiped that Fang Ning and Ji Xiangchen were involved and insulted them, so Ji Xiangchen punched him and warned him to stop going too far.
• Director Wang offered Fang Ning a chance to try out for the second female lead in Director Zhang’s arthouse film, The Journey Home.
• Fang Ning read the script and said she would discuss the role with her agent and company before deciding.
• Fang Ning called Sister Xue, who was shocked that she would even consider turning down a role in a Director Zhang film.

Fang Ning intervened when she saw Ji Xiangchen being beaten by Zhou Lu and another man, and the four were taken to the police station after the fight. During questioning, Fang Ning explained that she had struck Zhou Lu with a beer bottle to stop Ji Xiangchen from being beaten to death, while Ji Xiangchen denied that he had fought poorly.

• Fang Ning saw Ji Xiangchen fighting Zhou Lu and another man, and hit Zhou Lu with a beer bottle to help Ji Xiangchen.
• The police took all four to the station, while the director ordered the production staff not to discuss or post about the fight.
• After Zhou Lu complained to Officer Li and accused the others of beating him, he and the other man stayed silent about why the fight began.
• Fang Ning told Officer Li she had used the bottle because Ji Xiangchen was weak and she feared the men would beat him to death.
• Ji Xiangchen insisted that he had held his own against two people and challenged Fang Ning to try fighting them herself.

Fang Ning and Ji Xiangchen explained that they had beaten Zhou Lu because he spread rumors that they were having an affair. The confrontation escalated at the police station, where Ji Xiangchen revealed that Fang Ning was his sister-in-law, leaving everyone stunned.

• Fang Ning and Ji Xiangchen argued over who had fought Zhou Lu more effectively until Officer Li ordered them to explain what had happened.
• Zhou Lu claimed that the two had attacked him, but Ji Xiangchen said Zhou Lu had spread rumors about him and Fang Ning.
• Fang Ning splashed warm tea water on Zhou Lu and mocked him, while Ji Xiangchen agreed that heavier tools were better for hitting scumbags.
• Zhou Lu lost his temper and tried to fight again, but Officer Li pushed him back down and scolded all of them.
• Ji Xiangchen revealed that Fang Ning was his sister-in-law, shocking Officer Li and leaving Zhou Lu stunned.

After Zhou Lu called his agency for legal help, Fang Ning and Ji Xiangchen tried to find someone to support them at the police station. Ji Xiangyi ignored Ji Xiangchen’s calls during a meeting but answered Fang Ning’s, leaving Ji Xiangchen’s assumption about her unchanged.

• Zhou Lu called his manager and asked the agency to send a lawyer, while Fang Ning and Ji Xiangchen’s managers did not answer their calls.
• Fang Ning suggested calling Ji Xiangyi, but Ji Xiangchen predicted she would refuse to help.
• Ji Xiangchen called Ji Xiangyi three times, and she hung up on him.
• Fang Ning called Ji Xiangyi, who answered and recognized her voice.
• Ji Xiangyi ignored Ji Xiangchen’s repeated calls while attending a Ji Group shareholder meeting about its manufacturing expansion in City B.

Ji Xiangyi received Fang Ning’s urgent call asking for a lawyer after she and Ji Xiangchen ended up at the police station. Meanwhile, Zhou Lu’s manager and Lawyer He prepared to exploit the incident for publicity and pressure Fang Ning and Ji Xiangchen into apologizing publicly.

• Ji Xiangyi left a meeting to answer Fang Ning’s call and learned that Fang Ning and Ji Xiangchen were at the police station and needed a lawyer.
• Zhou Lu’s manager arrived with Lawyer He, saw Zhou Lu’s swollen, tea-streaked face, and sent him to the hospital for an examination.
• Zhou Lu told Lawyer He that he wanted Fang Ning and Ji Xiangchen to apologize publicly or face a lawsuit.
• Zhou Lu’s manager and Lawyer He discussed using the police incident to attract online attention and planned to monitor trending searches.

Lawyer He threatened Ji Xiangchen and Fang Ning on Zhou Lu’s behalf, but Ji Xiangyi arrived with Lawyer Lin to represent them. After hearing their account, Ji Xiangyi understood what had happened and noticed how familiar the two had become.

• Lawyer He demanded that Ji Xiangchen and Fang Ning apologize to Zhou Lu and pay his medical expenses, threatening to take them to court when they ignored him.
• Ji Xiangchen and Fang Ning discussed whether Ji Xiangyi would come while treating Lawyer He as though he were not there.
• Ji Xiangyi arrived with Lawyer Lin, whom Lawyer He recognized as a renowned senior from their law school.
• Ji Xiangchen and Fang Ning each described the fight to Ji Xiangyi, bickering over whether Ji Xiangchen had been too weak to handle his opponents.
• Ji Xiangyi noticed the pair’s newfound familiarity, then said she understood what had happened.

Ji Xiangyi protected Fang Ning by ordering a thorough investigation into Star Entertainment Company and its actions. On the ride back, Ji Xiangchen decided to visit a hospital, but Ji Xiangyi refused to let him use her car because she was in a hurry to attend a meeting.

• Ji Xiangyi warned Lawyer He to ask his boss whether he wanted to sue Fang Ning and Ji Xiangchen, then told Lawyer Lin to investigate Star Entertainment Company thoroughly.
• Ji Xiangyi left negotiations to Lawyer Lin and went outside, where she criticized Ji Xiangchen for starting a fight he could not win and dragging Fang Ning into trouble.
• Fang Ning calmed the siblings, and the three got into Ji Xiangyi's car to head back.
• Ji Xiangchen asked the driver to take him to a hospital to have his bruised face checked.
• Ji Xiangyi told Ji Xiangchen to find his own ride because she needed her car to get back for a meeting.

After Fang Ning was caught in Ji Xiangchen and Ji Xiangyi’s fight, Ji Xiangyi took her to the Ji Family’s private hospital for a thorough checkup. Fang Ning feared she had a serious illness, but Ji Xiangyi and Ji Xiangchen reassured her and urged her to stay overnight for examinations.

• Fang Ning asked Ji Xiangyi and Ji Xiangchen to take her to the hospital after she was hit in the head during their fight.
• Ji Xiangyi brought Fang Ning to the Ji Family’s private hospital and arranged a full examination, while requesting only a basic checkup for Ji Xiangchen.
• The hospital director arranged a bed for Fang Ning, leaving her worried that the doctors had discovered a serious illness.
• Ji Xiangyi explained that Fang Ning was being kept overnight because the examinations could not be done until the next day and the Ji Family owned the hospital.
• Fang Ning said she only needed a head check and worried about the cost, but Ji Xiangyi and Ji Xiangchen urged her to stay and get thoroughly examined.

After recovering in the hospital, Fang Ning agreed to audition for a role and was asked to handle an urgent matter at Ji Xiangzhou’s school. Meanwhile, Ji Xiangyi ignored a call from Ji Xiangnian’s assistant and hurried back to work.

• Fang Ning told Director Wang she would audition for Director Zhang’s role, and he promised to send her the contact information.
• Ji Xiangnian’s assistant asked Fang Ning to go to Ji Xiangzhou’s school because Ji Xiangnian was abroad and the other siblings were unavailable.
• Fang Ning agreed to go after the assistant offered compensation and asked for the details and school address.
• Ji Xiangyi thought about taking a vacation and unexpectedly pictured Fang Ning.
• Ji Xiangyi rejected a call from Ji Xiangnian’s assistant and told Uncle Chen to drive faster to the company.

Ji Xiangyi faced Zhao Cheng and his parents as they tried to persuade her to take him back, while Fang Ning went to Ji Xiangzhou's school for a parent-teacher meeting. The chapter ended with Ji Xiangzhou's homeroom teacher doubting that Fang Ning was really his guardian.

• Ji Xiangyi arrived at the Ji Family's commercial building and found Zhao Cheng waiting with his parents and a bouquet of roses.
• Zhao Cheng and his parents blamed other women for his cheating and urged Ji Xiangyi to give him another chance so the Ji Family would restore its investment in the Zhao Family.
• Ji Xiangyi tried to leave without engaging with them, but the three blocked her way as she struggled to avoid making a public scene.
• Fang Ning left the hospital and went to Ji Xiangzhou's school after Ji Xiangnian sent a car to pick her up.
• Ji Xiangzhou's homeroom teacher, aware of his excellent grades and recent late-night escape and fight, was surprised by Fang Ning's youth and suspected she was posing as his guardian.

Fang Ning visited Ji Xiangzhou’s school after he climbed the wall to play games and got into a fight, while Ji Xiangzhou expected none of his guardians to show up. He was stunned when a classmate announced that his guardian had arrived.

• Fang Ning told Teacher Chen she was Ji Xiangzhou’s sister-in-law and listened as Teacher Chen explained his misbehavior.
• A student overheard Fang Ning’s conversation and rushed to tell Ji Xiangzhou that his guardian was at school.
• Ji Xiangzhou told Ye Yang that he expected no one to come get him, recalling how his family had repeatedly missed school meetings.
• Zhao Fei burst into the dean’s office and announced that Ji Xiangzhou’s guardian was waiting in Teacher Chen’s office.

Fang Ning came to Ji Xiangzhou’s school as his guardian after he climbed the wall, and Ji Xiangzhou eventually remembered that she was Ji Xiangnian’s wife. They left the teacher’s office together, with Ji Xiangzhou wary of her trying to interfere and Fang Ning treating the visit as an obligation.

• Zhao Fei told Ji Xiangzhou that his sister-in-law had come to get him, leaving Ji Xiangzhou confused about who she was.
• Ji Xiangzhou met Fang Ning in the school office as she assured Teacher Chen that she would discipline him for climbing the wall.
• Teacher Chen told Ji Xiangzhou to go home with Fang Ning and reflect on what he had done.
• As Fang Ning led him downstairs, Ji Xiangzhou remembered Ji Xiangnian’s marriage and recognized her as Ji Xiangnian’s wife.
• Ji Xiangzhou decided he would push back if Fang Ning tried to boss him around, while Fang Ning regarded the meeting as a task that did not require her real involvement.

Fang Ning finished her school visit and offered Ji Xiangzhou a ride home, but he chose to stay and meet his friends to play games. Her unexpected kindness left him unsettled as she drove away.

• Fang Ning asked Ji Xiangzhou what game he played, then suggested he move off campus rather than risk injury climbing the wall to play Honor of Kings.
• Fang Ning invited Ji Xiangzhou to go home with her, but he declined because he had plans to play games with Ye Yang and Zhao Fei.
• Fang Ning told Ji Xiangzhou to stay safe and avoid fights before leaving in her car.
• Ji Xiangzhou waited at the milk tea shop, and Ye Yang and Zhao Fei ran out of school to meet him.

Ji Xiangzhou told Ye Yang and Zhao Fei that Fang Ning was his new sister-in-law, while Fang Ning reported that the school matter had been resolved. Back in the United States, Ji Xiangnian learned that Fang Ning and Ji Xiangchen had fought on set and ended up at the police station.

• Ye Yang and Zhao Fei met Ji Xiangzhou at the milk tea shop and asked about the beautiful woman who had come to his school.
• Ji Xiangzhou explained that Fang Ning was his brother's new wife and agreed with Zhao Fei that she might have poor taste for marrying Ji Xiangnian.
• Fang Ning called Ji Xiangnian's assistant and told him that the situation at Ji Xiangzhou's school had been taken care of.
• After his negotiations in the United States ended, Ji Xiangnian learned that Fang Ning had resolved Ji Xiangzhou's school issue and told his assistant to increase her living allowance.
• Ji Xiangnian's assistant reported that Fang Ning and Ji Xiangchen had fought on set and gone to the police station.

Ji Xiangnian learned that Fang Ning had helped Ji Xiangchen in a fight and that Ji Xiangyi had gone to the police station to get them both released. He prepared to return home, arranged a meeting with Xia Mingchang, and planned to ask Fang Ning to accompany him to a charity gala, while Ji Xiangzhou continued losing at a game.

• Ji Xiangnian heard that Fang Ning had joined Ji Xiangchen in a fight and that both had ended up at the police station.
• His assistant told him that Ji Xiangyi had brought a lawyer and secured their release, leaving Ji Xiangnian puzzled by her actions.
• Ji Xiangnian said he would return home in a few days and asked his assistant to arrange a meeting with Xia Mingchang at a private restaurant instead of accepting a family dinner invitation.
• Ji Xiangnian accepted a charity gala invitation and said he would ask Fang Ning to accompany him.
• Ji Xiangzhou played several rounds with Zhao Fei and Ye Yang, repeatedly lost, and complained that an opponent had stolen the monster he was fighting.

Ji Xiangzhou left his gaming buddies to return to the Ji family home for his allowance, while Fang Ning went to her agency to discuss a TV drama opportunity. There, she learned that Yu Qin had once pursued the original owner and had been badmouthing her, and she left after putting him in his place.

• Ji Xiangzhou told Ye Yang and Zhao Fei he was going home to get his allowance, then left the bubble tea shop.
• Fang Ning went to her small agency after Sister Qing called her in to discuss a TV drama opportunity and related matters.
• Yu Qin greeted Fang Ning with insults about her marrying someone rich, while the system explained that he had pursued the original owner and resented being rejected.
• Fang Ning told Yu Qin that her husband was richer than him and then left to find Sister Qing.
• Nearby staff spoke up for Yu Qin and criticized Fang Ning after she walked away.

Fang Ning accepted a reduced drama role for the same pay and learned that Yu Qin planned to expose her at the company anniversary party. After explaining her fight with Zhou Lu to Sister Qing, Fang Ning prepared to attend the gathering.

• Yu Qin decided that Fang Ning had lied about marrying a rich man and planned to expose her at the company party.
• Fang Ning agreed to play the fourth female lead while receiving the pay for the second female lead, then accepted Sister Qing's invitation to the free anniversary party.
• Sister Qing questioned Fang Ning about fighting Zhou Lu and ending up at the police station.
• Fang Ning explained that she had intervened to protect her younger brother-in-law, Ji Xiangchen, and Sister Qing stopped reprimanding her.
• Sister Qing advised Fang Ning to get a medical checkup and told her to dress well for the party at the xx Hotel, starting at eight.

Ji Xiangzhou returned to the Ji Family villa and asked after Fang Ning, while Fang Ning agreed to accompany Ji Xiangnian to a charity gala on the eighteenth. The chapter ended with her accepting the invitation, expecting to attend as his wife.

• Ji Xiangzhou returned to the villa and found that Ji Xiangnian and Fang Ning were absent.
• Ji Xiangzhou asked Butler Li whether Ji Xiangnian's wife had come home, then went upstairs after learning she had not.
• Ji Xiangnian called Fang Ning and asked her to accompany him to a charity gala on the eighteenth.
• Fang Ning agreed to attend because she had no other plans that day.

Fang Ning agreed to accompany Ji Xiangnian to a charity gala and explained the fight involving Ji Xiangzhou, while Ji Xiangnian began to suspect he could hear her thoughts. She returned to the Ji Family villa and found Ji Xiangzhou gaming on the sofa.

• Fang Ning agreed to accompany Ji Xiangnian to the charity gala in exchange for compensation.
• Ji Xiangnian realized Fang Ning's spoken words did not match her thoughts and suspected he could hear her mind.
• Fang Ning recounted the fight involving Ji Xiangzhou and blamed Zhou Lu's foul mouth for provoking it.
• Ji Xiangnian thanked Fang Ning for helping his younger brother and apologized for the trouble with Xiangzhou.
• Fang Ning returned to the Ji Family villa and found Ji Xiangzhou playing a game on the sofa.

Ji Xiangzhou realized he could hear Fang Ning’s thoughts and wondered whether he had gained a mind-reading ability. Fang Ning chose a white formal dress for her agency dinner, but still felt something was off.

• Ji Xiangzhou heard Fang Ning’s unspoken thoughts insulting his gaming skills and suspected something was wrong with his brain.
• Fang Ning went upstairs to get ready for the agency dinner, leaving Ji Xiangzhou to find food if he was hungry.
• Ji Xiangzhou asked his classmates in a WeChat group why someone might hear other people’s thoughts, and they suggested he might have gained a mind-reading ability.
• Ji Xiangzhou concluded that he had heard Fang Ning’s thoughts and frowned at her calling him edgy.
• Fang Ning tried on several outfits and settled on a white formal dress, though she still felt something was off.

Fang Ning attended the company gathering dressed in a House D gown and luxury jewelry, then joined Yu Qin’s table despite Sister Qing’s warning. The other guests challenged her about the dress’s authenticity, and the chapter ended before she answered.

• Fang Ning dressed up for the company gathering and arrived at the hotel with Sister Qing.
• Yu Qin invited Fang Ning to sit at his table, and Sister Qing warned her that he might be seeking revenge after she rejected him.
• Fang Ning joined Yu Qin’s table and answered a guest’s taunt about looking down on ordinary people with a sharp retort.
• Yu Qin and his companions questioned whether Fang Ning’s House D dress was genuine, while Fang Ning calmly ate her food.