Recaps

At a company event, Fang Ning fired back at Yu Qin and his coworkers after they mocked her marriage and clothes. Ji Xiangyi recognized Fang Ning amid the commotion and went to intervene, believing the men were bullying her.

• Yu Qin mocked Fang Ning for wearing knockoffs and claimed she had missed her chance by rejecting him, while his coworkers joined in.
• Fang Ning insulted the men and told Yu Qin to stop talking about her because she was married and had nothing to do with him.
• Ji Xiangyi heard the argument nearby and recognized Fang Ning's voice.
• Believing the men were bullying Fang Ning and insulting the Ji Family, Ji Xiangyi stood up to go with a company executive and confront them.

Ji Xiangyi discovered Fang Ning arguing with Yu Qin and intervened after learning that Fang Ning was being blamed. The talent agency's boss confronted Yu Qin, while Fang Ning prepared to explain that the men had provoked her.

• Ji Xiangyi saw a man angrily confront Fang Ning and told the talent agency's boss that Fang Ning was her sister-in-law.
• The boss realized Fang Ning was married to the Ji Family's chairman and hurried over with Ji Xiangyi and an executive.
• Fang Ning welcomed the chance to borrow Ji Xiangyi's authority as the group approached her table.
• President Wang questioned Yu Qin, who blamed Fang Ning and asked Lao Jin and his friends to back up his account.
• Lao Jin and the others accused Fang Ning of starting the insults, and she admitted insulting them but claimed they had started it.

At the agency’s anniversary celebration, Yu Qin accused Fang Ning of pretending to be married to a rich man, and the boss tried to contain the scandal after realizing who Fang Ning and Ji Xiangyi were. Ji Xiangyi called Ji Xiangnian for a decision while he was working in the United States, where his assistant reflected on how he had rebuilt the Ji Group and made a successful investment in African resource companies.

• Fang Ning explained that Yu Qin had insulted her family by using her dress to claim she had married a fake rich man.
• Yu Qin continued accusing Fang Ning, but the boss ordered him to stop and apologized to Fang Ning and Ji Xiangyi.
• The onlookers realized the boss was treating Fang Ning and Ji Xiangyi with unusual respect and feared Yu Qin would face consequences.
• Ji Xiangyi said Fang Ning was her sister-in-law and called Ji Xiangnian to ask what he wanted done.
• In the United States, Ji Xiangnian reviewed difficult documents while his assistant recalled how he had regained control of the Ji Group and acquired resource companies during an African coup.

Ji Xiangyi called Ji Xiangnian to tell him that Fang Ning had been mistreated and urge him to act as her husband. Fang Ning explained what happened to Ji Xiangnian, who challenged her claim that she could handle it herself.

• Ji Xiangnian's assistant answered his phone and told him Ji Xiangyi was calling.
• Ji Xiangyi greeted Ji Xiangnian as her brother, then criticized him for neglecting Fang Ning and told him she was in trouble.
• Ji Xiangyi handed the phone to Fang Ning, who apologized for disturbing Ji Xiangnian.
• Fang Ning explained what had happened and said she would handle it herself.
• Ji Xiangnian asked how she could confront the person without power or money.

Fang Ning let Ji Xiangnian handle the agency’s response after Yu Qin spread rumors about her, and the boss fired Yu Qin and his associates. Fang Ning and Ji Xiangyi left together, while the people at the gala gossiped about Fang Ning’s marriage into the Ji Family.

• Ji Xiangnian spoke to the agency’s boss through Fang Ning’s phone and arranged a response to Yu Qin’s behavior.
• The boss handed the phone back to Fang Ning and asked to speak with Ji Xiangyi, but Ji Xiangyi hung up on her brother.
• Fang Ning and Ji Xiangyi left the agency, and Fang Ning warned Yu Qin that his words could backfire.
• The agency’s boss ordered Yu Qin, Wang Zhi, and the others to leave and told them to discuss their compensation with finance.
• The remaining guests gossiped about Fang Ning’s marriage and speculated about how she had joined the Ji Family.

Ji Xiangnian wondered why Fang Ning had become so popular, then decided to finish Gu Ming’s backlog so he could return home. On the drive back to the Ji Family villa, Fang Ning thanked an exhausted Ji Xiangyi, who kept her troubles with the Zhao Family to herself.

• After his call with Ji Xiangyi ended, Ji Xiangnian wondered what made Fang Ning so charming and asked his assistant for Gu Ming’s unprocessed documents.
• Ji Xiangnian said he would go home after finishing the work because he had stayed in the United States too long.
• Fang Ning rode with Ji Xiangyi to the Ji Family villa after sending her own driver back.
• Fang Ning noticed Ji Xiangyi’s exhaustion and offered her water, but Ji Xiangyi said her problem was minor and she could handle it.
• Fang Ning thanked Ji Xiangyi for helping her, and Ji Xiangyi replied, “No need,” leaving Fang Ning confused.

Ji Xiangyi left the Ji Family villa to handle trouble involving Zhao Cheng, while Ji Xiangzhou learned that he had to bring a parent or guardian to the police station over the previous night’s incident. He struggled to find someone to accompany him until Fang Ning returned and asked what had happened.

• Ji Xiangyi received a call saying Zhao Cheng was causing trouble at the company and left to deal with it after Fang Ning offered help.
• Ji Xiangzhou finished his homework and received a call from the police telling him to come to the station with a parent or guardian.
• Ji Xiangzhou considered whom he could ask, but learned from the butler that Ji Xiangnian was abroad and did not want to ask Ji Xiangyi or Ji Xiangzhou.
• Ji Xiangzhou ran into Butler Li in the hall, offered him water, and reassured him when he complained about his age and health.
• Fang Ning returned, overheard their conversation, and asked Ji Xiangzhou what had happened.

Fang Ning learned that Ji Xiangzhou had been summoned to the police station after a group attacked him and then accused him of causing their injuries, so she agreed to go with him. At the station, Ji Xiangzhou learned she had also been there earlier with Ji Xiangchen and grew unsettled by how close they seemed.

• Fang Ning pressed Ji Xiangzhou to explain why he was troubled, and he told her the police had called him in over an accusation of injuring people who had attacked him.
• Fang Ning became indignant and offered to accompany Ji Xiangzhou to the police station, and he accepted.
• Fang Ning changed out of her formal gown, then left with Ji Xiangzhou for the station late at night.
• An officer recognized Fang Ning from an earlier visit and learned that Ji Xiangzhou was her younger brother-in-law, after Ji Xiangchen had been her brother-in-law at noon.
• Ji Xiangzhou realized Fang Ning had gone to the station earlier with Ji Xiangchen and wondered how she had become so close to him.

Fang Ning accompanied Ji Xiangzhou to a police mediation room after his fight with a group of thugs. While Ji Xiangzhou mistook her calm silence for indifference, Fang Ning quietly told him to pretend he was injured.

• Fang Ning and Ji Xiangzhou entered the mediation room, where Ms. Mo accused Ji Xiangzhou of injuring her son and demanded compensation.
• Ms. Mo blamed Ji Xiangzhou while Fang Ning listened calmly, leading Ji Xiangzhou to think she was as heartless as Ji Xiangnian.
• After Ms. Mo finished speaking, Fang Ning whispered to Ji Xiangzhou to pretend his foot, head, and hands hurt.

Fang Ning defended Ji Xiangzhou by challenging the other boy’s mother to provide evidence and then pretending Ji Xiangzhou was injured, driving them away. On the ride back, Ji Xiangzhou received messages from Ye Yang and Zhao Fei, who had arranged for their families to support him at the police station.

• Fang Ning told Ji Xiangzhou to pretend he was frail and in pain.
• Fang Ning demanded proof that Ji Xiangzhou had injured the other boy and argued that the boy had also hurt Ji Xiangzhou.
• Fang Ning prompted Ji Xiangzhou to clutch his stomach and claim that it hurt, though he delivered the act without emotion.
• The woman decided to leave rather than risk paying compensation, and Fang Ning celebrated driving her away.
• As they drove back, Ji Xiangzhou received messages from Ye Yang and Zhao Fei, who said their families were coming to support him.

Ji Xiangzhou told Ye Yang and Zhao Fei that Fang Ning had helped resolve his situation at the police station, while dismissing their suspicions about her motives. Fang Ning was about to invite him for a late-night snack when Ji Xiangyi called to ask whether she could still come to her for help.

• Ji Xiangzhou told Ye Yang and Zhao Fei that Fang Ning had helped him and they no longer needed to go to the police station.
• Ye Yang and Zhao Fei suspected Fang Ning might be after the Ji Family fortune, but Ji Xiangzhou said he did not care about the money.
• Fang Ning considered asking Ji Xiangzhou to join her for a late-night snack.
• Ji Xiangyi called Fang Ning and asked whether her offer of help still stood.
• Ji Xiangyi was fed up with Zhao Cheng and his parents, who had returned to her company looking for her.

Ji Xiangyi faced Zhao Cheng and his parents when they came to her office at midnight to pressure her into restoring the Zhao Family’s investment. Exhausted and unwilling to call the police, she searched her contacts for help and found herself thinking of Fang Ning.

• Ji Xiangyi returned to her office with her assistant and a night-shift security guard, where she found Zhao Cheng and his parents waiting.
• Zhao Cheng’s parents demanded that Ji Xiangyi forgive Zhao Cheng or reinvest in the Zhao Family, while Zhao Cheng claimed he had changed.
• Ji Xiangyi’s assistant warned the three to leave or face a police call, but Zhao Cheng’s parents insulted him and accused him of having an affair with Ji Xiangyi.
• Ji Xiangyi stayed quiet and searched her contacts for someone to rely on, thinking of Ji Xiangnian and Ji Xiangchen before Fang Ning came to mind.

After Ji Xiangyi asked Fang Ning for help dealing with a man harassing her, Fang Ning brought Ji Xiangzhou along to Ji Group. The receptionist recognized Fang Ning when they arrived, leaving the reason for her recognition unclear.

• Ji Xiangyi called Fang Ning for help confronting the three men, and Fang Ning agreed to come right away.
• Fang Ning asked Ji Xiangzhou whether he wanted to return home or accompany her, and he chose to go with her.
• On the way, Fang Ning asked Ji Xiangzhou if he could curse at Ji Xiangyi’s harasser, but he said he could not.
• Fang Ning and Ji Xiangzhou arrived at Ji Group, where the receptionist excitedly recognized Fang Ning.

Fang Ning and Ji Xiangzhou went to meet Ji Xiangyi, whose confrontation with the Zhao Family continued over her decision to withdraw her investment. Fang Ning arrived and challenged Zhao Cheng, leaving the two sides facing off.

• The receptionist tried to stop Ji Xiangzhou from accompanying Fang Ning upstairs, but Fang Ning persuaded her to let him through.
• Ji Xiangyi ignored the Zhao Family as they demanded that she keep investing in their business and threatened to keep waiting for her.
• Fang Ning heard Zhao Cheng pressuring Ji Xiangyi and entered the room to condemn his behavior.
• Zhao Mother demanded to know who Fang Ning was, while Ji Xiangyi noticed Ji Xiangzhou following her inside.
• Fang Ning sat opposite the Zhao Family Parents as Ji Xiangzhou entered without speaking to Ji Xiangyi.

Fang Ning confronted Zhao Cheng's parents and frightened them with vivid threats about how the Ji Family could make them disappear. The Zhao Family left too shaken to keep challenging Ji Xiangyi and the Ji Family.

• Fang Ning insulted Zhao Cheng's parents and warned them that harassing people could come at a price.
• Fang Ning described how the Zhao Family could vanish and their remains remain unidentified, unsettling all three of them.
• Ji Xiangyi was surprised by Fang Ning's bold threats, while Ji Xiangzhou admired how calmly she delivered them.
• Fang Ning suggested the Ji Family could hire an untraceable killer, and Zhao Cheng's parents grew frightened and stopped protesting.

Fang Ning drove Zhao Cheng, his parents, and their allies out of the office by threatening and embarrassing them, leaving Ji Xiangyi reconsidering her past relationship with Zhao Cheng. Afterward, Fang Ning suggested a late-night meal, but while she was away, Ji Xiangyi and Ji Xiangzhou were left alone together in their usual silence.

• Fang Ning warned Ji Xiangyi not to trust Zhao Cheng and hinted to Zhao Cheng's mother that her husband and son might betray her.
• Ji Xiangyi recalled hearing that Zhao Cheng and his father had entered a hotel with someone between them, and she became disgusted by Zhao Cheng and grateful for Fang Ning's intervention.
• Zhao Cheng and his parents left the office, and Fang Ning declared that the troublemakers needed a tongue-lashing to behave.
• Fang Ning invited Ji Xiangyi and Ji Xiangzhou to get a late-night meal, while the assistant went home and the security guard returned to his shift.
• Fang Ning went to the restroom, leaving Ji Xiangyi and Ji Xiangzhou alone together in the office without speaking.

Ji Xiangyi and Ji Xiangzhou argued over their closeness to Fang Ning while waiting for her, and Fang Ning invited Ji Xiangchen to join their late-night meal. Ji Xiangchen accepted, but as he reached the hotel lobby, he unexpectedly encountered Su Mo.

• Ji Xiangzhou asked Ji Xiangyi when she had become close to Fang Ning, and Ji Xiangyi challenged him about visiting Fang Ning at midnight.
• Ji Xiangyi threatened to have Ji Xiangzhou removed from her office, and the siblings waited in silence for Fang Ning to return.
• Fang Ning received Ji Xiangchen's message asking to treat her to a meal, declined his invitation for the next day, and invited him to join her late-night meal instead.
• Ji Xiangchen accepted Fang Ning's invitation, gathered his things, and headed to the hotel lobby.
• Su Mo called out to Ji Xiangchen, who recognized her and asked what she was doing there.

Ji Xiangchen reunited with Su Mo, who apologized for their past fallout and learned he was meeting Fang Ning. Su Mo grew suspicious of Fang Ning, while Ji Xiangchen arrived at the barbecue stall expecting to meet Fang Ning’s friends and found Ji Xiangzhou and Ji Xiangyi instead.

• Ji Xiangchen ran into Su Mo, who explained that her agency had forced her to publicly blame him for their past scandal.
• Ji Xiangchen told Su Mo he no longer blamed her and declined her offer to eat together because he had plans with someone.
• Su Mo’s assistant told her an online tip claimed Ji Xiangchen had fought another actor over an actress surnamed F, and Su Mo learned the actress was Fang Ning.
• Fang Ning invited Ji Xiangzhou and Ji Xiangyi to a barbecue stall without telling them Ji Xiangchen would join them.
• Ji Xiangchen arrived at the stall and discovered Fang Ning was eating with Ji Xiangzhou and Ji Xiangyi.

Fang Ning brought Ji Xiangzhou and Ji Xiangyi to an open-air food stall, where they asked about the friend joining them for a late-night meal. When Ji Xiangchen arrived, the siblings were dismayed to find he was the friend, and they immediately began trading insults.

• Fang Ning, Ji Xiangzhou, and Ji Xiangyi sat down at an open-air food stall, where Ji Xiangyi struggled with the noisy surroundings.
• Ji Xiangyi and Ji Xiangzhou asked Fang Ning about her friend, and she described him as handsome and decent-looking.
• Ji Xiangzhou and Ji Xiangyi grew curious about Fang Ning's friend and asked whether he was married, had a girlfriend, played games, or managed a family business.
• Ji Xiangchen arrived and was surprised to find Ji Xiangzhou and Ji Xiangyi with Fang Ning; the siblings realized he was the friend Fang Ning had described.
• Ji Xiangyi and Ji Xiangzhou said they did not need Fang Ning's surprise, and Ji Xiangchen argued with them before Ji Xiangyi mocked his fans.

Ji Xiangyi, Ji Xiangchen, and Ji Xiangzhou traded insults until Fang Ning stopped their quarrel and urged them to eat. Ji Xiangyi hesitantly accepted a grilled skewer from Fang Ning, preparing to try the unfamiliar street food.

• Ji Xiangyi and Ji Xiangchen fell silent, then Ji Xiangyi and Ji Xiangzhou joined Ji Xiangchen in trading insults.
• Ji Xiangchen mocked Ji Xiangyi for being dumped, and Fang Ning defended her by accusing Ji Xiangchen of siding with the man who hurt her.
• Fang Ning told the three siblings to stop arguing and eat first, and they began ordering barbecue.
• Ji Xiangyi eyed the street food warily without eating, so Fang Ning offered her a grilled meat skewer.
• Ji Xiangyi accepted Fang Ning's skewer, bracing herself for the possibility of getting sick.

Fang Ning shared barbecue with Ji Xiangyi, Ji Xiangzhou, and Ji Xiangchen before returning to the Ji Family Villa with Ji Xiangzhou. The next day, she headed to audition for Director Zhang’s production, while her manager tried to learn what had happened the night before.

• Ji Xiangyi enjoyed the barbecue, and Ji Xiangzhou tried to get Fang Ning to share skewers with him.
• Ji Xiangchen pretended not to like barbecue in hopes of getting Fang Ning to offer him some, but she told him not to eat it.
• After the meal ended in the early morning, Fang Ning and Ji Xiangzhou returned to the Ji Family Villa, while Ji Xiangyi and Ji Xiangchen went to their own homes.
• Fang Ning’s manager, Sister Qing, asked her what had happened the previous night, and Fang Ning gave her an implausible account about confronting Yu Qin and receiving help from the boss.
• Sister Qing dropped the subject and reminded Fang Ning to make the most of her audition for Director Zhang’s production.

Fang Ning auditioned for the second female lead in Director Zhang’s The Journey Home and learned that Xia Qing was also pursuing the role. The chapter ended with Fang Ning and Xia Qing exchanging barbed words at the audition venue.

• Director Zhang had largely settled on Fang Ning for the role but arranged an audition for a businessman’s daughter as well.
• Fang Ning arrived at the hotel and met Director Zhang, who explained that he would decide after both candidates auditioned.
• Fang Ning’s agent advised her to do her best while admitting she doubted Fang Ning’s chances.
• Xia Qing recognized Fang Ning at the audition venue and asked why she was there.
• Fang Ning answered Xia Qing sarcastically, and Xia Qing grew more disgusted but said little more.

Fang Ning and Xia Qing discovered they were competing for the same role in Director Zhang’s production. Xia Qing auditioned first and impressed the casting director, while Fang Ning’s audition remained to come.

• Xia Qing ended her argument with Fang Ning and said she was auditioning for Director Zhang’s production.
• Director Zhang waved Fang Ning over, but Xia Qing mistakenly thought he was greeting her and introduced herself as Uncle Chen’s referral.
• Director Zhang introduced Fang Ning and Xia Qing as competitors for the role and invited them to audition together.
• Xia Qing volunteered to audition first and performed an emotional breakup scene from The Journey Home.
• The casting director praised Xia Qing’s performance, and Xia Qing thanked him while hiding her delight.

Fang Ning auditioned for the second female lead in The Journey Home and impressed Director Zhang with a subtle, moving performance. Xia Qing dismissed Fang Ning’s success and called Uncle Chen, who assured her the role would be hers, while Director Zhang left to discuss casting with the producer.

• Fang Ning studied the revised script for The Journey Home and became interested in playing its second female lead.
• Fang Ning performed a scene in which the character explained why she was going to teach children in a poor rural area.
• Director Zhang and the casting director praised Fang Ning’s performance and judged it stronger than Xia Qing’s audition.
• Xia Qing called Uncle Chen, who promised that the role would belong to her.
• After the auditions ended without an immediate decision, Director Zhang went to discuss casting with the producer.

Director Zhang chose Fang Ning for the role despite pressure to consider Xia Qing, and Fang Ning received several advertising offers. Back at the Ji Family Villa, she found Ji Xiangchen in an unusually cold mood and wondered what had happened to him.

• The producer urged Director Zhang to consider Xia Qing because Chairman Chen had invested in the film, but Director Zhang decided Fang Ning's acting was too good to pass up and said he would handle Chairman Chen.
• Fang Ning's manager gave her several advertisements to choose from, and Fang Ning agreed to review the offers when she got home.
• Fang Ning returned to the Ji Family Villa and was surprised to find Ji Xiangchen there alone, dressed in pajamas and playing on his phone.
• Ji Xiangchen responded to Fang Ning with unusual indifference, and she suspected something was wrong and wanted to ask him about it.