Chapter Summaries

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.