Chapter Summaries

Xie Yuan learned that Su Wanyue was plotting another attack on Xie Ran and arranged to gather evidence and report her to the police. After warning his family that Su Wanyue might strike again, Xie Ran decided to bankrupt the Gu Corporation, and Xie Yuan rebuked Xie Mo for calling that excessive.

• Su Wanyue, feeling threatened by Gu Yanzhou's attention to Xie Ran, made a call to set another plan in motion.
• The Wicked System told Xie Yuan about Su Wanyue's plot, and he ordered it to preserve evidence, monitor her, and anonymously report her to the police when she acted.
• Xie Yuan learned that Su Wanyue had been livestreaming regularly while pregnant and told the Wicked System to notify him when she livestreamed again.
• At dinner, Xie Yuan warned Xie Ran and Xie Mo that another attack could happen, and Xie Ran blamed Gu Yanzhou for Su Wanyue's jealousy.
• Xie Ran decided to bankrupt the Gu Corporation to stop Su Wanyue from targeting her, and Xie Yuan supported her decision.
• When Xie Mo questioned whether bankrupting the Gu Corporation was too much, Xie Yuan reminded him that Xie Ran had repeatedly been endangered and told him he could leave the Xie family if he disagreed.

Xie Yuan rejected Xie Mo’s defense of the Gu Family, insisting that the Xie Family had repaid its old debt and that Gu Yanzhou’s actions had ended their families’ friendship. Later, Xie Yuan watched Su Wanyue’s livestream as viewers challenged her about her pregnancy and relationship with Gu Yanzhou, and she said she would not mind their insults.

• Xie Mo apologized to Xie Yuan and promised to support him and Xie Ran, while Xie Yuan told him to reflect on his excessive loyalty to the Gu Family.
• Xie Ran and Xie Yuan left Xie Mo alone in the living room; Uncle Wang teased him before Xie Mo went upstairs.
• Mu Ze comforted Xie Yuan, who said he was fine and opened Su Wanyue’s livestream.
• Su Wanyue told viewers she was in early pregnancy and described the baby as a repayment of kindness, prompting fans to praise her and argue with curious viewers.
• Viewers accused Su Wanyue of becoming Gu Yanzhou’s mistress and getting pregnant before his engagement ended, and she said she would not mind being insulted.

Su Wanyue turned her livestream into a sales pitch for the Gu Corporation’s formula, using emotional appeals and her fans’ devotion to promote a discounted bulk offer. Xie Yuan and Mu Ze recognized the tactic, and Xie Yuan dismissed it as an old sales trick.

• Su Wanyue cried and asked her fans not to insult people on her behalf, while her top fans removed casual viewers and critics from the livestream.
• A viewer asked about Su Wanyue’s pregnancy formula, and she said Brother Yanzhou had brought home samples from the Gu Corporation.
• Mu Ze told Xie Yuan the formula was ordinary and that sales had been mediocre, leading Xie Yuan to realize the Gu family was using Su Wanyue to sell it.
• Su Wanyue announced a limited offer of fifty thousand orders with a buy-five-get-one-free discount and assured viewers the formula was freshly produced.
• Su Wanyue said children’s, high-calcium, and middle-aged and elderly formulas would also be listed, while Xie Yuan called her sales routine a tired old tactic.

Su Wanyue promoted the Gu Family’s formula during a livestream, then announced that she and Gu Yanzhou would hold an engagement banquet soon. Xie Yuan learned that the Gu Family had made no such plans and wondered how Gu Yanzhou would react to her announcement.

• Xie Yuan and Mu Ze recognized Su Wanyue’s formula sales livestream as an attempt to help Gu Corporation clear stock and recover losses.
• Su Wanyue’s fans placed orders, but many newcomers left after learning about her celebrity gossip and the formula’s high price.
• Su Wanyue tried to steady the livestream and answered a fan’s question by saying her wedding to Gu Yanzhou would be delayed.
• Su Wanyue announced that she and Gu Yanzhou would hold an engagement banquet in a few days and livestream it for fans.
• Xie Yuan asked Xie Ran about the banquet, and she said she had heard nothing and doubted Old Master Gu would approve it.
• Xie Yuan told Xie Ran she might be disappointed, hinting that Su Wanyue’s announcement could cause trouble.

Xie Yuan watched Su Wanyue blame Xie for the attack and urge her to forgive the attackers during a livestream. He confronted Su on camera, ending by declaring that he was naming names.

• Xie Yuan and Mu Ze realized Su Wanyue had arranged the engagement banquet without approval and planned to use her unborn child as leverage.
• Su Wanyue told her viewers that Xie had provoked the attack and should issue the attackers a letter of forgiveness.
• Xie Yuan entered Su Wanyue's livestream from his main account and repeatedly requested a video call.
• Su Wanyue declined Xie Yuan's first call but accepted after her fans urged her to answer.
• Xie Yuan joined the livestream with Mu Ze, insulted Su Wanyue's supporters, and challenged Su to stand by her remarks.
• When Su Wanyue said they had not named anyone, Xie Yuan replied that he was naming names.

Xie Yuan confronted Su Wanyue for urging Xie’s family to forgive people who had broken the law, then announced he would pursue legal action against fans insulting him. After he sent Su Wanyue an unknown item, she was terrified, leaving the livestream viewers to misunderstand what had happened.

• Xie Yuan challenged Su Wanyue’s arguments for forgiving the people who attacked President Xie, and she insisted the law could not be influenced.
• Su Wanyue’s fans attacked Xie Yuan in the livestream comments, so he told Mu Ze to preserve screenshots for court.
• Xie Yuan warned the commenters they would be held responsible, while Mu Ze grew angry and Xie Yuan comforted him by holding his hand.
• A commenter claimed one attacker was desperate because his family depended on him, prompting viewers to demand that the Xie Family issue a letter of forgiveness.
• Xie Yuan asked Su Wanyue whether the attackers were connected to her, then sent her something that made her drop her phone in terror.

Xie Yuan confronted Su Wanyue during her livestream and threatened to send someone to explain his message to her. After smoothing things over with Gu Yanzhou and persuading him to agree to an engagement banquet, Su Wanyue decided Xie Yuan was her biggest threat, then was startled by a sudden string of voices.

• Xie Yuan challenged Su Wanyue to reveal his message during her livestream, then asked for her address and threatened to send someone to explain it.
• Su Wanyue ended the livestream and answered Gu Yanzhou's angry call about her announcement of an engagement banquet.
• Su Wanyue argued that the banquet would help the Gu Corporation's reputation, and Gu Yanzhou agreed to proceed with it.
• Su Wanyue asked Gu Yanzhou about formula sales, then privately resolved to deal with Xie Yuan and keep his secret hidden.
• A sudden string of voices startled Su Wanyue.

Su Wanyue told Gu Yanzhou that Xie Yuan was tormenting her, prompting Gu Yanzhou to head to the Xie Family Villa to confront him. Xie Yuan waited for Gu Yanzhou, who immediately asked where Xie Ran was, and challenged him about why he had come looking for her.

• Su Wanyue called Gu Yanzhou in tears about noise upstairs and claimed Xie Yuan had sent people to frighten her.
• Gu Yanzhou promised to confront Xie Yuan, then discovered Xie Ran had blocked him and left his company for the Xie Family Villa.
• Xie Yuan told Mu Ze he had a plan and sent the Wicked System to Su Wanyue's apartment to leave things for her.
• The Wicked System reported that property management found no one upstairs, Su Wanyue called the police, and Gu Yanzhou was driving to the Xie Family Villa.
• Xie Yuan told Xie Ran that Gu Yanzhou was coming to get back at him for Su Wanyue; Xie Ran returned to her bedroom while Xie Yuan waited downstairs.
• Gu Yanzhou arrived and immediately asked where Xie Ran was, so Xie Yuan questioned whether Su Wanyue knew he had come looking for her.

Gu Yanzhou confronted Xie Yuan over the disturbance at Su Wanyue’s residence, but Xie Yuan mocked him and beat him while Xie Ran made clear she hated him. After police questioned Xie Yuan and found no evidence linking him to the noise, they asked Gu Yanzhou whether he was accusing Xie Yuan of intentional assault.

• Gu Yanzhou accused Xie Yuan of sending people to frighten Su Wanyue, but Xie Yuan denied it and taunted him about the livestream.
• Xie Yuan punched and kicked Gu Yanzhou, saying he would take Su Wanyue’s place because she could not be hit.
• Xie Ran told Gu Yanzhou she hated him and did not want to see him.
• Uncle Wang brought two police officers to speak with Xie Yuan about Su Wanyue’s noise complaint, and Xie Yuan denied sending anyone.
• The officers said they had found no one disturbing the peace, then asked Gu Yanzhou whether he was accusing Xie Yuan of intentional assault.

Xie Yuan used his ability to hide the marks from the blows he had dealt Gu Yanzhou, leaving the police unable to confirm Gu Yanzhou’s accusation. After the officers left, Xie Yuan punished Gu Yanzhou for repeatedly saying Xie Ran’s name.

• Gu Yanzhou asked the police to charge Xie Yuan with intentional injury, but an officer found no marks on his stomach or leg.
• The officers suggested Gu Yanzhou seek a hospital assessment and left, while Xie Yuan admitted he had known his injuries would leave no marks.
• Gu Yanzhou accused Xie Yuan of deliberately hiding the evidence and complained that Xie Ran had changed, but she defended her brother.
• Xie Yuan reminded Gu Yanzhou that he would punch him every time Gu Yanzhou said Xie Ran’s name, then repeatedly punched him in the abdomen.

Xie Yuan beat Gu Yanzhou and drove him out of the Xie residence, while he and Mu Ze discussed the livestream’s trending searches. Gu Yanzhou returned to Su Wanyue, who reassured him about their baby before slipping into the bathroom with him.

• Xie Yuan told Xie Ran that Gu Yanzhou would recover soon, and she went upstairs after warning her brother not to hit him again.
• Mu Ze told Xie Yuan that the livestream had trended, with netizens criticizing Gu Corporation for relying on Xie Ran to sell its products.
• After recovering, Gu Yanzhou left the Xie residence when Xie Yuan threatened to hit him again.
• Gu Yanzhou returned to Su Wanyue, who said the noise had stopped and told him she was afraid for their baby.
• Su Wanyue noticed Gu Yanzhou was disheveled, brought him pajamas, and joined him in the bathroom after saying the doctor had told her they could be careful.

Old Master Gu warned Su Wanyue and Gu Yanzhou about the online backlash and told them to avoid the Xie Family, especially Xie Yuan. Xie Yuan agreed to let Mu Ze handle sharing his ointment formula with the authorities, while Su Wanyue soon moved in with Gu Yanzhou.

• Old Master Gu summoned Su Wanyue and Gu Yanzhou, warned Su Wanyue that her actions represented the Gu Family, and told them to avoid the Xie Family, especially Xie Yuan.
• Su Wanyue and Gu Yanzhou agreed to prepare for their engagement banquet after Old Master Gu dismissed them.
• Xie Yuan told Mu Ze that his ointment could treat external injuries, and agreed to give him the formula to pursue cooperation with the authorities.
• Xie Yuan joked that everything Mu Ze owned belonged to him, and Mu Ze happily agreed.
• Xie Yuan sent the Wicked System to play sounds for Su Wanyue, and she moved in with Gu Yanzhou after two days.

Su Wanyue moved into the Gu Family villa, prompting Yang Lianting to leave and Gu Dewang to refuse to bring her back. At Gu Yanzhou and Su Wanyue’s engagement banquet, Xie Ran arrived with Feng Leyao, who told Xie Yuan he would stay in Nan City until he won her over.

• Gu Yanzhou brought Su Wanyue to live at the Gu Family villa without telling Yang Lianting, who was disappointed and moved out the next morning.
• Gu Yanzhou asked Gu Dewang to persuade Yang Lianting to return, but Gu Dewang refused to support Su Wanyue moving in.
• News of Su Wanyue’s move and Yang Lianting’s departure spread through Nan City before Gu Yanzhou and Su Wanyue’s engagement banquet.
• Xie Yuan and Mu Ze attended the banquet, where Xie Ran arrived with Feng Leyao and drew attention from the guests.
• Gu Yanzhou noticed Xie Ran with Feng Leyao but delayed approaching her until after the engagement ceremony.
• Xie Yuan asked Feng Leyao about his plans, and Feng Leyao said he would not leave until he won Xie Ran over.

At Gu Yanzhou and Su Wanyue’s engagement banquet, Xie Ran and her companions traded pointed remarks with the couple while Feng Leyao made his feelings for Xie Ran clear. Su Wanyue left with Gu Yanzhou after claiming she felt unwell, and Feng Leyao dismissed her attempt to provoke them.

• Xie Yuan asked whether Xie Ran and Feng Leyao were officially dating, and Xie Ran said they were still getting to know each other while Feng Leyao declared he liked her.
• Gu Yanzhou and Su Wanyue completed their engagement ceremony, which Su Wanyue livestreamed to her fans.
• Gu Yanzhou and Su Wanyue approached Xie Ran’s group, where Xie Yuan, Mu Ze, and Feng Leyao exchanged sharp remarks with them.
• Su Wanyue said she felt unwell, and Gu Yanzhou took her upstairs to rest.
• Feng Leyao called Su Wanyue the only one who treasured Gu Yanzhou and told Xie Ran to ignore them.

At the Gu Family engagement banquet, Xie Ran avoided drinking after Feng Leyao reminded her of the previous drugging attempt, while an argument broke out in the livestream over the Xie Family’s attendance. Su Wanyue eventually used her main account to ask her fans to stop arguing, and they agreed to let the matter drop.

• Feng Leyao took the wineglass from Xie Ran and relaxed when she confirmed she had not drunk from it.
• Su Wanyue's fans attacked Xie Ran and the others in the livestream comments, prompting other netizens to defend them.
• A staff member told Gu Yanzhou about the escalating argument, and he went to find Su Wanyue to make her stop it.
• Su Wanyue pretended not to know about the argument and agreed to tell her fans to stop, but her messages in the Fan Group did not resolve it.
• Su Wanyue entered the livestream using her main account, sent gifts, and asked her fans to stop arguing; they agreed.

Su Wanyue ended her livestream after netizens attacked her over her fans’ comments about the Xie Family, while Gu Yanzhou went to confront Xie Ran about her companion. Feng Leyao blocked him, and Gu Yanzhou challenged him, saying he had no standing with Xie Ran.

• Gu Yanzhou urged Su Wanyue to end the livestream, and she agreed after he promised to invest in a production for her later.
• After the livestream ended, Su Wanyue blamed her fans and told Sister Ping to reassure them before heading back to socialize at the banquet.
• Gu Yanzhou returned to the banquet and followed Xie Ran and Feng Leyao into the garden, while Xie Yuan, Mu Ze, and Su Wanyue followed behind.
• Gu Yanzhou asked Xie Ran to speak with him alone, but Feng Leyao stepped in and insisted that Xie Ran did not want to see him.
• Gu Yanzhou accused Feng Leyao of having no standing to interrupt his conversation with Xie Ran.

At his engagement banquet, Gu Yanzhou tried to win Xie Ran back, but she rejected him and left with Feng Leyao and Xie Yuan. Su Wanyue later found Gu Yanzhou.

• Xie Ran rejected Gu Yanzhou and warned him not to approach her again, while Feng Leyao blocked him.
• Gu Yanzhou attacked Feng Leyao, but Xie Ran kicked him and pulled Feng Leyao away.
• Gu Yanzhou accused Xie Ran of having an affair with Feng Leyao, and she told him she had attended only because of family cooperation and that their engagement was over.
• Xie Yuan stopped Gu Yanzhou from grabbing Xie Ran and warned him not to say her name again, threatening to hit him each time.
• Xie Ran left with Feng Leyao, and Xie Yuan followed after telling Gu Yanzhou he would collect the promised beating later.
• Su Wanyue pretended to come looking for Gu Yanzhou and asked why he was there.

After leaving Gu Yanzhou’s banquet, Xie Ran returned to the Xie Family Villa with Feng Leyao, who asked when he could become her boyfriend. She let him continue courting her, and the chapter ended with Xie Yuan confirming she had forgiven Feng Leyao rather than Gu Yanzhou.

• Su Wanyue returned to the banquet with Gu Yanzhou, who searched for Xie Ran and the others while Su Wanyue quietly made a decision.
• Xie Yuan tried to send Feng Leyao away, but Xie Ran let him stay overnight because he had attended the banquet as her date.
• Xie Yuan and Mu Ze kissed outside the villa, prompting Xie Ran to leave them alone and stop Feng Leyao from going out to watch.
• Feng Leyao asked Xie Ran when he could officially become her boyfriend, and she warned him not to compare their relationship to Xie Yuan and Mu Ze’s.
• Feng Leyao hugged Xie Ran in excitement, then apologized for crossing a line; Xie Ran forgave him.
• Xie Yuan came inside and asked whom Xie Ran had forgiven, then relaxed when she clarified it was Feng Leyao, not Gu Yanzhou.

Xie Ran and her family joked about Gu Yanzhou, then learned Feng Leyao intended to pursue her and would wait for her to accept him. The chapter ended with Mu Ze coaxing Xie Yuan to act spoiled with him.

• Xie Yuan worried Xie Ran might forgive Gu Yanzhou, but she reassured him that she would not.
• Xie Mo joined the family and regretted missing the chance to confront Gu Yanzhou before learning Feng Leyao wanted to pursue Xie Ran.
• Xie Ran and Xie Yuan told Xie Mo that Mu Ze had married into their family and that the Mu family approved of his marriage to Xie Yuan.
• Feng Leyao confessed that he had liked Xie Ran for years and would wait until she accepted him, while Xie Mo agreed not to oppose his pursuit.
• Mu Ze asked Xie Yuan to act spoiled with him, and Xie Yuan reluctantly agreed to stop his wheedling.

Xie Ran warned Xie Mo to resolve Xia Yunrou’s situation and avoid seeing her until he did. Xie Yuan learned that Su Wanyue’s livestream scandal had hurt the Gu Corporation and that the Gu family and Cui family were preparing to target the Xie family; meanwhile, the Gu family reprimanded Su Wanyue and Gu Yanzhou.

• Xie Ran confronted Xie Mo about Xia Yunrou’s pregnancy and told him to handle the situation himself without meeting Xia Yunrou in the meantime.
• The Wicked System told Xie Yuan that Su Wanyue’s livestream scandal had spread online, the Gu Corporation’s stock was falling, and Gu Yanzhou had contacted the Cui family about targeting the Xie family.
• Xie Yuan ordered the Wicked System to investigate the Cui family and told it to watch Su Wanyue after learning she had agreed to the Black Market’s conditions and wanted him to pay a price too.
• Old Master Gu scolded Su Wanyue and Gu Yanzhou, ordered Gu Yanzhou to focus on the company, and told Su Wanyue to stay out of public view during her pregnancy.
• Su Wanyue stopped Gu Yanzhou as he left and asked whether she had done something wrong, saying he had been neither warm nor cold toward her since the engagement banquet.