Chapter Summaries

Li Xiulan and Jiang Guoqiang defended Song Yutang against Chen Ruyin, Wu Caixia, Jiang Sinian, and Wang Yaru’s accusation that she was having an affair. Jiang Dingkun ordered the accusers removed, but Zhao Chuan and Dong Ying intervened on Song Yutang’s behalf, and the chapter ended with Dong Ying mocking Jiang Sinian’s accusation of a cover-up.

• Li Xiulan and Jiang Guoqiang blocked the family from investigating room 8866 and argued with Chen Ruyin and the others.
• Chen Ruyin, Wu Caixia, and Jiang Sinian urged Jiang Dingkun to investigate, while Wang Yaru claimed she had seen Song Yutang enter the room with Cheng Yun.
• Jiang Dingkun rejected their pressure and ordered his bodyguards to take the group away.
• Zhao Chuan said Young Master Gu had ordered the accusers taken to the Lan Residence, and Dong Ying arrived to stop Jiang Dingkun’s men from taking them.
• Zhao Chuan’s bodyguards hauled Wang Yaru and her group into another elevator, and Dong Ying rebuked Jiang Sinian for alleging they were silencing witnesses.

Chen Ruyin pushed Jiang Dingkun to confront Song Yutang over a fabricated cheating accusation, while Song Yutang and Jiang Muyan remained inside room 8866. After their intimate teasing, Song Yutang got dressed, and Jiang Muyan looked at her with an unexpected pause.

• Li Xiulan and Jiang Guoqiang accused Chen Ruyin of arranging dinner to frame Song Yutang, while Chen Ruyin insisted she only wanted to clear Song Yutang's name.
• Jiang Dingkun ignored his family's warnings and led everyone toward room 8866, while Chen Ruyin privately planned to eliminate Song Yutang and her relatives.
• Jiang Sinian pounded on the room door as Song Yutang and Jiang Muyan paused their intimacy and realized the family had arrived outside.
• Jiang Muyan teased Song Yutang until she called him hubby, then promised they would make up their wedding night later.
• Song Yutang searched for her clothes, retrieved her bra from Jiang Muyan, and changed in the bathroom before he dressed.
• Jiang Muyan watched Song Yutang as she emerged from the bathroom, and she asked what was wrong.

Song Yutang and Jiang Muyan prepared to face the Jiang family’s attempt to catch them in a compromising situation while keeping Jiang Muyan’s recovery secret. When Jiang Sinian forced his way to their door, Jiang Muyan emerged and struck him.

• Jiang Muyan teased Song Yutang about her smudged lipstick, then gently cleaned and cared for her face.
• Song Yutang said she was not afraid of the people outside and agreed to help drive them away without revealing that Jiang Muyan had woken up.
• Jiang Sinian and the others waited outside the room while Zhao Chuan and Dong Ying challenged their accusations against Song Yutang.
• Wu Caixia suggested Song Yutang was having an affair, and Li Xiulan slapped her for insulting her daughter-in-law.
• Jiang Sinian tried to open the door, but Song Yutang opened it first, slapped him, and called out his family’s lack of propriety.
• Jiang Muyan came out from behind Jiang Sinian, punched him twice, and condemned the scandal that had disrupted the household.

Song Yutang and Jiang Guoqiang’s family turned the second branch’s accusations back on them, but their public mockery angered Jiang Dingkun. Song Yutang prompted Jiang Guoqiang and Li Xiulan to soften the confrontation by appealing to Jiang Dingkun’s sympathy, leaving Jiang Guoqiang recounting his painful childhood.

• Wu Caixia accused the masked stranger of being alone with Song Yutang, and Dong Ying, Jiang Guoqiang, and Li Xiulan countered by insinuating that Wu Caixia had taken lovers and that her sons might not be Jiang Dingkun’s descendants.
• Chen Ruyin questioned Song Yutang’s fitness to bear children for the Jiang family, while Jiang Dingkun demanded to know why she had asked a strange man for help.
• Jiang Guoqiang and Li Xiulan said they had called Little Gu to rescue Song Yutang and mocked Jiang Dingkun’s willingness to give family assets to outsiders.
• Jiang Dingkun became furious at Jiang Guoqiang’s remarks and confronted him about previously saying he did not blame him.
• Song Yutang signaled Jiang Guoqiang to calm Jiang Dingkun, and Jiang Guoqiang and Li Xiulan pleaded that they had only reacted out of love for Song Yutang.
• Jiang Guoqiang described his hardships growing up in an orphanage as Li Xiulan asked Jiang Dingkun not to hold his words against him.

Song Yutang exposed the setup meant to frame her for an affair, and the Jiang family members who arranged it were beaten in the hotel room. Jiang Dingkun was left to face the evidence and the possibility that the Jiang Family would have to answer for slandering Young Master Gu.

• Song Yutang invited Jiang Dingkun and the others into her hotel room, where they found broken furniture and cameras scattered across the floor.
• Dong Ying pointed out the cameras, while Song Yutang showed Jiang Dingkun her injuries and argued that she had been framed.
• Li Xiulan attacked Wu Caixia, and Jiang Guoqiang pinned down and beat Jiang Sinian as their aides joined in.
• Song Yutang ordered Dong Ying to slap Chen Ruyin for interrupting her, and Dong Ying reminded Jiang Dingkun that the eldest young madam was setting the family rules straight.
• Zhao Chuan told Jiang Dingkun to check the surveillance or call the police and demanded to know how the Jiang Family would answer if Song Yutang had been framed.

Jiang Muyan forced Jiang Dingkun to acknowledge that the accusations against Song Yutang were baseless and punish those who caused the scene. He left Jiang Dingkun facing the need to clear Song Yutang’s name and make amends.

• Jiang Muyan threatened to involve the Gu Family elders and Song Yutang’s political relatives, prompting Jiang Dingkun to accept that the confrontation was a misunderstanding.
• Jiang Sinian continued accusing Song Yutang, so Jiang Muyan ordered bodyguards to drag him away and beat him.
• Jiang Muyan challenged Jiang Dingkun over Chen Ruyin and Wu Caixia’s conduct and warned that rumors could damage the Gu Family’s reputation.
• Jiang Dingkun slapped Chen Ruyin, then ordered bodyguards to drag her and Wu Caixia away and slap them.
• Jiang Dingkun apologized and promised to visit with a generous gift, while Jiang Muyan insisted that Song Yutang’s reputation be protected.

Song Yutang and Jiang Muyan forced Jiang Dingkun to make the second branch pay for its actions and leave the main building. Jiang Dingkun ordered Wu Caixia’s family to move to the remote Spring Radiance Building, leaving Chen Ruyin stunned.

• Jiang Dingkun made Chen Ruyin and Wu Caixia apologize to Song Yutang, while Zhao Chuan forced Jiang Sinian to apologize too.
• Song Yutang and Jiang Muyan argued that apologies were not enough and demanded compensation from Chen Ruyin, Wu Caixia, and Jiang Sinian.
• Jiang Dingkun ordered the bodyguards to strip the three of their jewelry and accessories, and Song Yutang gave Jiang Sinian’s items to Jiang Muyan.
• Song Yutang and Jiang Muyan challenged the second branch’s right to live in the main building and urged Jiang Dingkun to make them move out.
• Jiang Dingkun ordered Wu Caixia to pack that night and move to Spring Radiance Building, and Chen Ruyin protested.

After Song Yutang escaped the hotel trouble, Jiang Dingkun returned home to confront Chen Ruyin and Jiang Qingyu over their family’s actions. Song Yutang’s pointed village story left Jiang Dingkun furious, while Jiang Muyan waited for her at home.

• Jiang Muyan told Jiang Dingkun he would provide evidence against those who had caused trouble, and Jiang Dingkun promised to discipline his family.
• Dong Ying covered Song Yutang’s injuries and marks, and Song Yutang rewarded her with a doubled bonus.
• Song Yutang learned Jiang Muyan had asked Dong Ying to come and had deleted the hotel surveillance footage; he then sent Song Yutang a picture of the bath he had prepared and said he was waiting for her.
• Jiang Qingyu and Chen Ruyin begged Jiang Dingkun for forgiveness, but he accused Chen Ruyin of using the same retreat-to-advance tactic for nearly sixty years.
• Song Yutang and Li Xiulan told a story about a man who ignored his daughter’s suffering, and Jiang Guoqiang compared the man’s fate to Jiang Dingkun’s, prompting Jiang Dingkun to smash a glass in anger.

Jiang Dingkun rejected Chen Ruyin’s attempts to manipulate him after she provoked his anger, and told Jiang Qingyu’s family to move to Spring Radiance Garden. He left Chen Ruyin with the judgment that she had been too greedy.

• Jiang Dingkun erupted and smashed objects in the living room after Jiang Guoqiang and Li Xiulan’s story enraged him.
• Chen Ruyin pretended she would die to appease Jiang Dingkun, but Jiang Guoqiang and Li Xiulan offered her a knife and challenged her to follow through.
• Jiang Qingyu accused Jiang Guoqiang of trying to drive Chen Ruyin to her death for the family fortune, but Jiang Guoqiang calmly said he thought she meant what she said.
• Jiang Dingkun rebuffed Jiang Qingyu’s appeal to their father-son bond and ordered Jiang Qingyu’s family to move to Spring Radiance Garden.
• Chen Ruyin clung to Jiang Dingkun and reminded him of his promises, but he told her he had given her everything he could and that she was too greedy.

Jiang Dingkun confronted Jiang Qingyu and Chen Ruyin over their betrayal and ordered their family to move out of the main house to Spring Radiance Garden before dawn. After they blamed Song Yutang and were escorted away, Song Yutang warned Li Xiulan that their troubles were only beginning.

• Jiang Dingkun rejected Jiang Qingyu and Chen Ruyin’s pleas for forgiveness and said he would divide the household, leaving the main house to his elder brother’s family.
• Jiang Dingkun ordered Butler Wang to help Jiang Qingyu’s family move to Spring Radiance Garden before dawn.
• Chen Ruyin appealed to Jiang Dingkun’s old promise to care for her, but he left without turning back.
• Jiang Qingyu, Wu Caixia, and Jiang Sinian blamed and threatened Song Yutang, and Butler Wang and the bodyguards escorted them away.
• Li Xiulan asked whether the family could finally live in peace, and Song Yutang said their troubles were only beginning.

After the second branch’s greed became clear, Song Yutang’s in-laws fussed over her minor injury while she returned to Jiang Muyan. She understood why he had hidden his recovery and reassured him that they had faced the family’s troubles together, leaving him overwhelmed with affection and kissing her.

• Li Xiulan and Jiang Guoqiang called a doctor to treat Song Yutang’s cut and anxiously questioned him about her care.
• Song Yutang returned to the bedroom and found Jiang Muyan standing by the window after a work call.
• Jiang Muyan showed Song Yutang the one-way glass, surveillance feeds, and alert line he used to monitor the house.
• Jiang Muyan admitted he had awakened long ago and felt guilty for deceiving Song Yutang and leaving her to handle the family alone.
• Song Yutang explained that she understood his caution and believed they had supported each other as husband and wife.
• Jiang Muyan kissed Song Yutang as her reassurance moved him.

After Song Yutang was injured, Jiang Muyan cared for her and blamed himself, while she reassured him and asked him to treat her even better from then on. As he helped cover her wounds so she could bathe, Song Yutang realized her husband in this life was unexpectedly wonderful.

• Jiang Muyan stopped kissing Song Yutang when he accidentally pressed on her leg wound and apologized for failing to protect her.
• Song Yutang told Jiang Muyan she understood he had done his best and was content with how he treated her.
• Jiang Muyan said he still had not been good enough to her, and Song Yutang asked him to treat her even better from then on.
• Jiang Muyan prepared a rose-scented bath and waterproof dressings for Song Yutang, who hurried into the bathroom, embarrassed by his thoughtfulness.
• Song Yutang struggled to cover her wounds, so Jiang Muyan entered and carefully applied the waterproof dressings for her.

Song Yutang and Jiang Muyan spent their wedding night teasing each other and confessing what they had concealed. Jiang Muyan told her he had liked her for a long time, and the next morning he urged her to keep sleeping when Doctor Fang arrived for his routine checkup.

• Jiang Muyan gave Song Yutang ointment for her wound, then playfully fed her anti-inflammatory medicine with a kiss.
• Song Yutang got upset when Jiang Muyan teased her about calling him useless, but he apologized and she asked what else he had hidden.
• Jiang Muyan revealed that he founded Hengxing Technology, was worth billions, had used Gu Zheng's identity to cover his lies, monitored the estate's cameras, and blocked the male streamers Song Yutang tipped.
• Jiang Muyan told Song Yutang he had started liking her much earlier than she thought, and they went to sleep in each other's arms.
• Doctor Fang knocked the next morning for Jiang Muyan's routine checkup, but Jiang Muyan asked Song Yutang to ignore him and sleep longer.

Song Yutang learned that Jiang Muyan had secretly kissed and bitten her while pretending to be in a vegetative state, and Jiang Muyan explained why he had done it. The chapter ended with Jiang Muyan baffled when Song Yutang apologized for how she had treated him while believing he was unconscious.

• Jiang Muyan told Song Yutang that Doctor Fang had known about his act from the start, then urged her to keep their relationship private.
• Song Yutang let the medical team examine Jiang Muyan, and he revealed himself to Doctor Fang and introduced Song Yutang as his wife.
• Doctor Fang teased Jiang Muyan about his health routine and revealed that he had been biting Song Yutang, prompting her to realize the marks on her body had come from him.
• Jiang Muyan explained that he exercised and drank chrysanthemum and goji berry tea to prepare for having a child, and admitted he had bitten Song Yutang out of jealousy and frustration.
• Song Yutang apologized for having acted disrespectfully toward Jiang Muyan while believing he was in a vegetative state, leaving him confused about why she was apologizing.

Song Yutang and Jiang Muyan discussed their marriage, but Jiang Muyan realized he could no longer hear her inner voice and wondered whether consummating their marriage had caused it. Over breakfast, Song Yutang learned that Maid Sun had helped Jiang Muyan hide that he had been eating while pretending to be in a vegetative state.

• Song Yutang told Jiang Muyan they should put their past disagreements behind them and build a life together, while insisting she liked him because he was her husband.
• Jiang Muyan tried to listen to Song Yutang’s inner voice but heard nothing, and suspected the ability had disappeared after they consummated their marriage or he stopped pretending to be unconscious.
• Song Yutang returned with breakfast for two, and Jiang Muyan explained that he had eaten the meals brought as part of his treatment.
• Jiang Muyan said Doctor Fang and Maid Sun had agreed to claim the food was thrown away if anyone noticed the empty plates.
• Song Yutang realized Maid Sun had been helping Jiang Muyan and asked whether she was one of his people.

Jiang Muyan explained to Song Yutang that she had a rightful place in the household and could keep trusted people of her own, then took her to meet Gu Zheng after the interrogation. The chapter ended with Gu Zheng joking about hiring male models and Jiang Muyan threatening to tell his father.

• Jiang Muyan listed the Jiang Family staff who secretly worked for him and explained that Song Yutang could also use her own people.
• Song Yutang reflected on how differently Jiang Muyan treated her compared with Li Zerui, while Jiang Muyan realized he could no longer hear her thoughts.
• After Gu Zheng called to say the interrogation was over, Jiang Muyan erased the surveillance footage, disguised himself, and drove Song Yutang to the Lan Residence.
• Gu Zheng greeted Song Yutang with an exaggerated introduction, and they joked about being trapped on Jiang Muyan’s “pirate ship.”
• Gu Zheng offered to arrange male models for Song Yutang, and Jiang Muyan threatened to tell Gu Zheng’s father.

Song Yutang learned that Jiang Muyan had been protecting and respecting her even when she was not there, while Gu Zheng brought in the people behind the scheme against her. Cheng Yun blamed Jiang Sinian for forcing him to target Song Yutang, and Wang Yaru begged her for forgiveness.

• Gu Zheng joked with Song Yutang and Jiang Muyan until he explained that Jiang Muyan insisted his friends treat Song Yutang as his wife and respect her.
• Song Yutang realized Jiang Muyan had quietly been protecting her, and she felt moved by being taken seriously.
• Gu Zheng summoned Cheng Yun, who confessed that Jiang Sinian had threatened him and arranged the auction encounter and class reunion to make him seduce Song Yutang.
• Jiang Muyan ordered the bodyguards to silence and remove Cheng Yun after hearing his confession.
• Wang Yaru was brought in and pleaded with Song Yutang to forgive her, claiming her brother's gambling debt had forced her to act.

Song Yutang exposed Cheng Yun’s plot, chose to have the guilty parties dealt with according to the law, and decided to use evidence against the Jiang Family’s second branch and the old master. The chapter ended when a manager told Gu Zheng that the Jiang Family’s third young madam was waiting downstairs.

• Wang Yaru confessed that Cheng Yun had promised to pay her brother’s gambling debts in exchange for helping him lure Song Yutang to a hotel, and Cheng Yun admitted he had arranged the gambling trap himself.
• Song Yutang said Wang Yaru had repaid her past kindness by helping her before, but insisted that Wang Yaru must accept punishment for setting her up.
• Song Yutang ordered Cheng Yun, Wang Yaru, and Cheng Yun’s three longtime accomplices handed over to the police, while letting the reporters who had chased the story go and offering them red envelopes.
• Jiang Muyan gave Song Yutang evidence to use against the Jiang Family’s second branch and the old master, and Song Yutang said she was willing to risk everything to confront them.
• A manager told Gu Zheng that the Jiang Family’s third young madam was waiting for him in a private room downstairs.

Jiang Muyan and Song Yutang discussed Gu Zheng’s relationship with Wen Jingyan before planning how Song would use evidence to gain shares and power from Jiang Group’s second branch. Jiang Muyan revealed that the second branch caused his relatives’ overseas car crash and that his investigation into their embezzlement had led to the crash that left him pretending to be in a vegetative state.

• Gu Zheng explained that he had taken his mother’s surname and met Wen Jingyan after defending her from Jiang Sinian, and Jiang Muyan and Song Yutang agreed to let them be.
• Jiang Muyan advised Song Yutang to demand a large share of the company and the presidency, then bargain for smaller stakes and the foundation chairmanship.
• Jiang Muyan told Song Yutang he had secretly installed surveillance in the old man’s study and urged her to use the evidence in negotiations.
• Song Yutang suspected the second branch had caused Third Uncle and Aunt’s overseas car crash, and Jiang Muyan confirmed they had.
• Jiang Muyan explained that the second branch’s efforts to undermine the company had prompted the crash that left him pretending to be in a vegetative state, then thanked Song Yutang for investigating as well.

Song Yutang confronted Jiang Dingkun and Jiang Qingyu with evidence that Jiang Sinian had arranged to drug and assault her, then challenged Jiang Dingkun over the family's infighting. She left the old man asking what more she wanted, while she had yet to state her demand.

• Jiang Muyan thanked Song Yutang in the car, and the two agreed they would not need to thank each other.
• Song Yutang followed Jiang Muyan's advice and joined Jiang Dingkun by the lake to discuss the family's problems.
• Song Yutang called Jiang Qingyu over and played recordings and other evidence showing Jiang Sinian had plotted to drug and disgrace her.
• Song Yutang accused Jiang Dingkun of allowing the family to decay through internal conflict, and Jiang Dingkun asked what more she wanted.