Chapter Summaries

Gu Yanzhou reassured Su Wanyue while privately questioning his feelings, as Xie Ran’s family watched Feng Leyao try to find ways to care for her. The chapter ended with Feng Leyao taking Xie Yuan to a foot spa where he had been learning massage, unaware that Xie Mo had secretly followed them.

• Gu Yanzhou comforted Su Wanyue and promised to stay with her, though he privately recognized that he was lying.
• Feng Leyao tried cooking soup for Xie Ran, but she told him to stay out of the kitchen after tasting it.
• Feng Leyao told Xie Yuan he was learning massage to ease Xie Ran’s work fatigue and invited him along to practice.
• Feng Leyao told Xie Mo that he and Xie Yuan were going shopping, then took Xie Yuan to a foot spa to learn massage.
• Xie Mo secretly followed Feng Leyao and Xie Yuan to the foot spa.

Feng Leyao took Xie Yuan to a wellness massage club, prompting Xie Mo to suspect they were up to something and alert Xie Ran and Mu Ze. The chapter ended with Mu Ze and Xie Ran arriving as Feng Leyao enjoyed a massage with five therapists.

• Feng Leyao brought Xie Yuan to a wellness massage club and chose five therapists, while Xie Yuan declined to try a massage.
• Xie Mo saw the therapists enter their private room and called Xie Ran, who then asked her assistant about the club and decided to investigate.
• Xie Mo told Mu Ze what he had seen, and Xie Ran hurried to the club after asking him to come too.
• Feng Leyao resumed his massage while Xie Yuan watched, then Mu Ze entered and checked that Xie Yuan had not received a massage.
• Xie Ran arrived behind Mu Ze, surveyed the five therapists, and remarked that Feng Leyao certainly knew how to enjoy himself.

Xie Yuan and Mu Ze resolved their jealousy over Feng Leyao’s massage plans, but their intimate moment was interrupted when the Wicked System warned that Su Wanyue had begun her scheme. Xie Yuan learned she was acting on a deal with underworld figures and asked the system about their chances of catching her that day.

• Feng Leyao explained that he wanted to learn massage for Xie Ran, while Xie Mo teased him and Xie Yuan left with Mu Ze.
• Mu Ze sent Xie Yuan home with Assistant Zhang and took a cab to his meeting, leaving Xie Yuan wondering whether he was angry.
• That evening, Mu Ze admitted he had been jealous about Xie Yuan requesting male massage therapists, and Xie Yuan reassured him that he welcomed his clinginess.
• The Wicked System interrupted Xie Yuan and Mu Ze to report that Su Wanyue had arrived for the day of her deal.
• Xie Yuan told Mu Ze that Su Wanyue had enlisted underworld help to target him and his older sister, then asked the system about their chances of catching her.

Xie Yuan and Mu Ze watched Su Wanyue’s suspected drug handoff and helped the police arrest her. After learning that Xia Yunrou was targeting the Gu Family company, Xie Yuan ordered security to catch her and decided to move against Zhao Zhiyu as well.

• Xie Yuan learned that Su Wanyue had little protagonist halo left and told Mu Ze she planned to transport drugs.
• Su Wanyue drove to a bar carrying a bag of drugs and went to the restroom to hide them.
• Xie Yuan and Mu Ze watched the bar until special police told them to leave ahead of an operation.
• The Wicked System told Xie Yuan that Xia Yunrou was going to steal confidential company information, so he ordered the security guards to catch her and prepared to act against Zhao Zhiyu.
• Police officers posing as people looking for a lost item entered Su Wanyue’s restroom stall, arrested her, and showed her a search warrant.

Su Wanyue was exposed with a hidden packet of drugs and lost her baby while trying to escape. Xie Yuan gathered his siblings after Xia Yunrou was caught at the office, then admitted that he and Mu Ze had gone to see Su Wanyue.

• Officers found a hidden packet in Su Wanyue's compact, but a group of people attacked while they escorted her away and she lost her baby as she tried to flee.
• The Wicked System told Xie Yuan that Xia Yunrou had been caught stealing confidential company information, so he called Xie Ran and told her to bring Xie Mo to the office.
• Xie Ran and Xie Mo arrived at the office, where Xia Yunrou claimed she had only come to pick up a few things, and the police took her away to investigate.
• Xie Ran ordered Xie Mo not to interfere in Xia Yunrou's case, then asked Xie Yuan why he and Mu Ze had been out so late.
• Xie Yuan admitted to Xie Ran that he and Mu Ze had gone to see Su Wanyue.

Xie Ran learned that Xie Yuan and Mu Ze had watched Su Wanyue get arrested, while Xie Yuan secretly called the police, and warned them to stay quiet. After Su Wanyue was injured and miscarried during her escape, Gu Yanzhou signed her surgery consent form and confronted the police, leaving the hospital scene in an angry standoff.

• Xie Ran scolded Xie Yuan and Mu Ze for watching Su Wanyue’s arrest, then told them to keep Xie Yuan’s call to the police secret.
• Xie Ran, Xie Yuan, and Mu Ze waited for Xie Mo and left the company as photos of Su Wanyue being taken to an ambulance spread online.
• Su Wanyue’s fans blamed Gu Yanzhou for her injury and renewed their criticism of his relationship with her.
• Gu Yanzhou received a police call about Su Wanyue’s surgery and rushed to First Hospital, leaving before he got news from the Cui Family.
• Gu Yanzhou signed Su Wanyue’s surgical consent form and learned that she had miscarried after a thug knocked her down while she fled.
• Gu Yanzhou blamed the police for Su Wanyue’s miscarriage and threatened not to let the matter go without an explanation.

While Su Wanyue remained in surgery, online rumors about her and police involvement sent Gu Corporation’s share price falling and sparked conflict between Gu Yanzhou and his father. Zhao Zhiyu received a message arranging her escape and set out to take her son and parents with her, while the police captain warned Gu Yanzhou that he would be questioned after the surgery.

• Gu Yanzhou blamed the police for Su Wanyue and the baby’s situation, threatened to report them, and waited outside the operating room.
• Gu Dewang’s PR department told him that rumors about Su Wanyue and police involvement were driving down Gu Corporation’s share price, so he ordered them to control public opinion.
• Zhao Zhiyu received a message saying plane tickets were ready, then dressed, went to get her son, and called her parents to prepare to leave.
• Gu Dewang berated Gu Yanzhou over the online uproar and Su Wanyue, and Gu Yanzhou retorted by exposing his father’s affair.
• Gu Yanzhou read the online rumors, ordered the Legal Department to respond, and demanded that the police clear Su Wanyue’s name; the captain refused and said Gu Yanzhou would be questioned after the surgery.
• Gu Yanzhou threatened to expose the police, but the captain told him he could not have too much contact with the outside world.

Xie Yuan revealed that the Gu Family had helped Xia Yunrou steal company secrets and had already sent evidence to the police, while the Gu Family struggled to contain the scandal surrounding Su Wanyue. The chapter ended with Su Wanyue’s surgery finished, Gu Yanzhou restrained at the hospital, and online speculation growing about an arrest connected to the Xie Group.

• At the hospital, the police restrained Gu Yanzhou and stuffed a cleaning rag into his mouth after he threatened them and disrupted the ward.
• Xie Ran told Xie Yuan, Xie Mo, and Mu Ze that news of Su Wanyue’s incident was spreading online, and Xie Yuan revealed that the Gu Family had helped Xia Yunrou steal company secrets and that he had sent evidence to the police.
• Gu Dewang tried to stop the online attention from growing, but Gu Yanzhou did not answer his calls, and Gu Corporation’s directors demanded that he resolve the crisis by morning.
• A media outlet posted video of police taking someone from the Xie Group, prompting online commenters to speculate that the person was connected to Xie Yuan and had stolen company secrets.
• The Wicked System told Xie Yuan that Su Wanyue’s surgery was over and her baby was gone, then described how Gu Yanzhou had been tied up and left watching over her.

Xie Yuan arranged to protect Zhao Zhiyu and expose Xia Yunrou’s role in stealing the Xie Family’s confidential information for the Cui Family, while the scandal also dragged the Gu Family into trouble. As Gu Dewang struggled to contain the fallout, his employees suspected that Gu Yanzhou had been detained by the police, and Gu Dewang returned from making a call with grim news.

• Xie Yuan learned that Zhao Zhiyu and her family had left the country with money transferred from Gu Dewang’s liquid funds, then told the Wicked System to keep the online scandal alive and link Xia Yunrou to the Cui Family.
• The Wicked System posted evidence that Xia Yunrou had stolen the Xie Family’s confidential information on the Cui Family’s orders, sending online discussion soaring.
• Gu Dewang faced angry employees in a meeting as the scandal engulfed the Gu Family, while an employee suggested Gu Yanzhou should hold a press conference to explain.
• The employees wondered whether Gu Yanzhou had been arrested after becoming unreachable at the hospital, and Gu Dewang left to make a call.
• Gu Dewang returned with a grim expression and ordered the employees to find a way to control public opinion online.

After Su Wanyue survived surgery, police questioned Gu Yanzhou about her drug trafficking and then accused him of stealing trade secrets. News of their arrests fueled online speculation and sent Gu Corporation’s stock to its daily limit down, leaving Gu Dewang facing angry shareholders.

• Su Wanyue came out of surgery safely, and the police took Gu Yanzhou back to the station after he tried to approach her and resisted officers.
• During questioning, Gu Yanzhou denied knowing about Su Wanyue’s activities and learned that she had transported a considerable quantity of drugs.
• After returning Gu Yanzhou’s phone, the captain warned him not to leave the country, and Gu Yanzhou saw that the scandal had become a top online topic.
• Police accused Gu Yanzhou of stealing trade secrets based on statements from Xia Yunrou and Cui Chengyou, then took him away again.
• Reporters filmed Gu Yanzhou’s arrest, while online users argued over whether he or Su Wanyue had dragged the other into trouble.
• Gu Corporation’s stock hit its daily lower limit, and shareholders demanded an explanation from Gu Dewang, who called his father after failing to reach Gu Yanzhou.

Old Master Gu collapsed after hearing about the crisis, while Xie Ran and her family followed the fallout from Su Wanyue’s arrest and the Gu Family’s troubles. Police told the Xie family about Su Wanyue and Xia Yunrou’s confessions, then asked who had provided the evidence.

• Old Master Gu spat blood after hearing his son’s report, and Gu Dewang rushed to the hospital when the butler called.
• Xie Ran went to work while Xie Yuan, Mu Ze, and the others stayed at the villa to follow the developing cases.
• Feng Leyao learned that Xie Yuan and the others had watched Su Wanyue’s arrest from nearby the night before.
• Police told Xie Yuan that Su Wanyue had confessed to transporting drugs to take revenge on him and President Xie.
• A second police group said Xia Yunrou had confessed to stealing company secrets at the instigation of the Cui Family, Cui Chengyou, and Gu Yanzhou, then asked who had provided the evidence.

Police questioned Xie Mo as evidence emerged against the Gu Family, while Su Wanyue woke in the hospital and confessed to her role in the crimes. As Gu Corporation faced public outrage and Old Master Gu was hospitalized, Gu Dewang blamed Yang Lianting for Gu Yanzhou’s actions and their argument turned violent.

• Police took Xie Mo to the station for questioning, while Xie Yuan reassured Feng Leyao that he was not surprised.
• After learning that Gu Yanzhou had been arrested, Su Wanyue confessed to contacting Sister Ping and the thugs and described what she had done.
• Police had already arrested Sister Ping and the thugs, while Old Master Gu survived emergency treatment and Gu Corporation’s stock hit its daily lower limit.
• Gu Dewang blamed Yang Lianting for Gu Yanzhou’s actions and demanded that she find him and make him fix the crisis.
• Yang Lianting slapped Gu Dewang and accused him of causing the family’s troubles, and he grabbed her by the throat and told her to shut up.

Yang Lianting confronted Gu Dewang, then visited Gu Yanzhou at the police station and left without trying to bail him out. As the Gu and Cui families faced growing trouble, Xie Yuan pressed the Wicked System to find the people who had abducted Older Sister in the Original Novel.

• Gu Dewang tried to strangle Yang Lianting, but stopped when he heard people approaching the stairwell.
• Yang Lianting read online reports about the Gu Family, went to the Police Station, and told Gu Yanzhou he had to bear the consequences of his actions before leaving him behind.
• Reporters photographed Yang Lianting leaving the Police Station alone, prompting netizens to speculate about Gu Yanzhou’s role in the theft of trade secrets.
• Mu Ze began pursuing projects connected to the troubled Gu and Cui families while Feng Leyao went out for paid massage lessons.
• Xie Yuan asked the Wicked System to identify the people who had sold Older Sister to a mountain village, and it promised to find them and give the evidence to the Police Station.
• The Wicked System told Xie Yuan that Gu Corporation shareholders were demanding answers from Gu Yanzhou and that Cui Family members involved in stealing trade secrets had been taken by police.

Xie Yuan learned that the Cui Family had operated as spies for generations and ensured the police received evidence against them. At dinner, Xie Mo felt neglected by his family, and Feng Leyao teased him about his refusal to find a partner.

• Xie Yuan learned from the Wicked System that the Cui Family's spy operation began with President Cui's great-grandfather and that the whole family had participated.
• The Wicked System confirmed that it had anonymously sent the police all its evidence against the Cui Family, and Xie Yuan told it to watch for any escape attempt.
• Xie Yuan asked when the Wicked System would unbind from him, learned it would happen when his life ended, and fell asleep against Mu Ze.
• Xie Mo returned from the Police Station and complained that his family had not asked why he went, but said he could not discuss the classified matter.
• Feng Leyao teased Xie Mo about being traumatized by Xia Yunrou and suggested he see a therapist, until Xie Ran told him to stop.

Xie Ran brought Feng Leyao and Xie Mo to her office, where she made Xie Mo handle company documents while Feng Leyao stayed close to her. At the hospital, Old Master Gu offered to have Gu Yanzhou divorce Yang Lianting, but Gu Dewang declared that he would not divorce her.

• Xie Ran agreed to let Feng Leyao and Xie Mo accompany her to work, then assigned Xie Mo a stack of documents to process.
• Feng Leyao offered to make Xie Ran coffee while Xie Mo warned him not to take advantage of her.
• Old Master Gu woke in the hospital and asked where Gu Yanzhou was, while Gu Dewang concealed the company's troubles.
• Old Master Gu told Yang Lianting that the Gu Family had wronged her with the arranged marriage and offered to have Gu Yanzhou divorce her.
• Gu Dewang objected and said he would not divorce Yang Lianting.

Old Master Gu supported Yang Lianting’s decision to divorce Gu Dewang, but Gu Dewang refused and tried to use Gu Corporation’s crisis as an excuse to delay. Yang Lianting left after revealing that Gu Yanzhou had been taken by the police, while Gu Dewang was left demanding to know what his son had done.

• Gu Dewang accused Yang Lianting of influencing Old Master Gu, who became distressed and was warned by the doctor to avoid further agitation.
• Old Master Gu urged Gu Dewang to divorce Yang Lianting, but Gu Dewang argued that the timing could damage Gu Corporation.
• Yang Lianting agreed to the divorce, and Old Master Gu declared that the decision was settled despite Gu Dewang’s protests.
• Outside the ward, Gu Dewang dragged Yang Lianting to the stairwell and threatened her, but she insisted on divorcing him and said the Gu Family’s troubles were no longer her concern.
• Yang Lianting revealed that Gu Yanzhou had been taken away by the police, and Gu Dewang realized his son had contributed to Gu Corporation’s crisis.
• Yang Lianting left and told Gu Dewang to sign the divorce papers, while he demanded to know what Gu Yanzhou had done.

Gu Dewang and Yang Lianting signed their divorce agreement while Gu Yanzhou remained in police custody over a case involving the Cui Family. Old Master Gu died after learning of Gu Yanzhou’s arrest, and Xie Yuan said he felt no guilt about the death.

• Gu Dewang tried to persuade Yang Lianting not to divorce him, but they both signed the divorce agreement.
• Yang Lianting told Old Master Gu that Su Wanyue had lost her baby and Gu Yanzhou was staying with her; Old Master Gu asked to see Gu Yanzhou.
• Gu Dewang learned Gu Yanzhou could not be released on bail and that his case involved the Cui Family.
• Old Master Gu collapsed after Gu Dewang revealed Gu Yanzhou’s arrest was connected to the Cui Family, and the doctors could not save him.
• Xie Ran told Xie Yuan that Old Master Gu had died, and Xie Yuan insisted he was not overthinking it or feeling guilty.

Xie Ran’s family decided to attend Old Master Gu’s funeral, with Feng Leyao agreeing to stay by her side and avoid provoking the Gu Family. As the Gu Corporation’s crisis worsened, Gu Dewang discovered Zhao Zhiyu had vanished, then arrived late to the funeral procession, where Gu Yanzhou was already angry at his absence.

• Xie Ran decided that her family would attend Old Master Gu’s funeral, and she allowed Feng Leyao to accompany them on the condition that he stay close and avoid trouble.
• Xie Ran warned Xie Yuan to restrain himself, while the Gu Corporation’s shareholders grew more alarmed and Gu Dewang struggled to manage the company’s crisis and the funeral.
• Gu Dewang went to his apartment and found Zhao Zhiyu gone, with none of her clothes or jewelry missing; he searched for her, then fell asleep in the walk-in closet.
• Yang Lianting called Gu Dewang on the day of the funeral procession, and he hurried back after realizing how late he was.
• Gu Yanzhou returned under temporary bail with police officers, became angrier when he saw that Gu Dewang was absent, and Mu Ze quietly asked Xie Yuan whether he knew what was happening.

After Old Master Gu's burial, Gu Yanzhou accused Gu Dewang of deliberately causing his grandfather's death, but Yang Lianting revealed that Old Master Gu had died after learning Gu Yanzhou was arrested. At the cemetery entrance, Gu Yanzhou sought comfort from Xie Ran, who rejected him as Feng Leyao intervened.

• Xie Yuan told Mu Ze that Gu Dewang had visited his mistress, and said he had sent her away.
• After Old Master Gu was buried, Gu Yanzhou accused Gu Dewang of letting his grandfather discover his affair on purpose, and Gu Dewang slapped him.
• Yang Lianting revealed that Old Master Gu had died from shock and anger after accidentally overhearing that Gu Yanzhou had been arrested.
• Gu Yanzhou was left at the cemetery until the police arrived, then ran to Xie Ran and said he was scared.
• Feng Leyao blocked Gu Yanzhou from Xie Ran, who agreed with Feng Leyao that she did not want to see him.
• Gu Yanzhou complained that Feng Leyao was being mean to him, and Feng Leyao called him disgusting.

Xie Ran rejected Gu Yanzhou’s plea to reunite, and Xie Yuan drove him off before she left with Feng Leyao. Gu Corporation later went bankrupt, while Su Wanyue and Gu Yanzhou faced long prison sentences; the chapter ended with Xie Yuan revealing that they wanted to see him.

• Gu Yanzhou begged Xie Ran for another chance, but she told him she did not love him and wanted him to stop pestering her.
• Feng Leyao protected Xie Ran from Gu Yanzhou, and Xie Yuan kicked Gu Yanzhou before police officers intervened.
• Xie Ran reassured Feng Leyao that she was not angry with him for speaking up, and he promised to ask her opinion in the future.
• Gu Corporation went bankrupt, and news reports said Su Wanyue and Gu Yanzhou would each face more than ten years in prison.
• Xie Yuan told Xie Ran, Xie Mo, Mu Ze, and Feng Leyao that Su Wanyue and Gu Yanzhou wanted to see him.