Recaps

Xia Zhi tried to escape her doomed marriage, but a mission to reform Lu Heng forced her to reconsider while he secretly heard her thoughts. As their divorce remained pending, Xia Zhi countered Tang Fangjing’s birthday schemes and fought off Fu Ting'an’s assault.

• Lu Heng discovered he could hear Xia Zhi’s thoughts when he presented her with a divorce agreement.
• Sponge told Xia Zhi she had to reform Lu Heng or vanish, and Lu Heng discovered he could control the corruption that determined her punishments and rewards.
• Lu Heng delayed the divorce and took Xia Zhi to the Lu Family’s old residence, where she noticed his distance from his family.
• Lu Heng’s corruption rose after Mrs. Lu demanded a company job for Taozi, and he soothed Xia Zhi’s resulting itching before treating her injuries.
• Lu Heng left for Country X and postponed the divorce until his return, while Xia Zhi urged Lu Kuo to help his family treat Lu Heng better.
• Xia Zhi used Lu Heng’s money to buy gifts in his name, and he realized she was trying to win people over for him.
• Xia Zhi attended Tang Fangjing’s birthday banquet and frustrated her with an elaborate tea gift and questions about tea culture.
• Xia Zhi fought off Fu Ting'an’s assault and countered Tang Fangjing’s misleading photographs by pretending to tell Lu Heng about the harassment.

Xia Zhi tried to provoke Lu Heng’s jealousy while navigating his suspicions about Fu Ting'an and Tang Fangjing, and she secured an acting role. Her attempts to set Lu Heng up with Song Ye backfired as Lu Heng’s corruption value fell to 70, leaving Xia Zhi curious about her system reward.

• Xia Zhi rejected Tang Fangjing’s advice to make Lu Heng jealous, but Lu Heng grew upset after hearing she had been with Lu Kuo at his blind date with Ji Qinghe.
• Xia Zhi helped Lu Kuo and Ji Qinghe connect, visited Ji Qinghe’s studio, and won a role in A Woman's True Colors after impressing the director.
• After Zhou Chijun sent Lu Heng photos of Xia Zhi with Fu Ting'an, Lu Heng returned early and questioned her, but Xia Zhi played a recording that proved she had rejected Fu Ting'an.
• Lu Heng accompanied Xia Zhi to return Lu Kuo’s car, helped her obtain a hair for her system mission, and took her to Tang Fangjing’s home, where Xia Zhi provoked Tang Fangjing and kissed Lu Heng.
• Xia Zhi hired Song Ye as a supposed gift for Lu Heng, but left him alone with Lu Heng and went to dinner with Ji Qinghe, prompting Lu Heng to storm into the café and carry her home.
• Xia Zhi took Song Ye shopping with Lu Heng’s card, while Zhou Chijun accused her of fooling around with him and later complained to Lu Heng.
• Song Ye asked Xia Zhi for a loan and offered his services whenever she needed them, while Lu Heng found her asleep with her script and questioned whether she could play Shu Man.
• Lu Heng heard Xia Zhi murmur about her family in her sleep, and the system lowered his corruption value to 70, and Xia Zhi told him she had passed the audition, and Little Sponge teased her about her reward.