Chapter Summaries

Jiang Xuefu learned that Su Jiu had grown close to Senior Lu and decided to interfere, while Su Jiu’s strained place in the family and Jiang Xuefu’s sabotage at school came into view. The chapter ended as Su Jiu worked through Jiang Xuefu’s Class 1 homework and someone opened her bedroom door.

• Zhao Yu told Jiang Xuefu that Su Jiu had left with Senior Lu and that he had lent her his jacket.
• Jiang Xuefu returned to the Su residence and ingratiated herself with Jiang Sheng and Su Jing while Su Jiu remained distant.
• Su Jing scolded Su Jiu for refusing to call Jiang Sheng Uncle, and Su Jiu tearfully accused her mother of never caring about her.
• Su Jiu recalled that Jiang Xuefu had switched their placement-test papers, putting herself in Class 1 and Su Jiu in Class 11.
• Su Jiu worked on the Class 1 homework Jiang Xuefu had given her, and someone opened the door behind her.

Jiang Xuefu took Senior Lu’s school uniform from Su Jiu and set her sights on Lu Zhiyan, while concealing her mistreatment of Su Jiu from the Su family. After Jiang Xuefu rejected a wealthy classmate and drew Tan Shu’s interest, Lu Zhiyan hinted that her student council application might reveal more about her.

• Jiang Xuefu kept Senior Lu’s uniform from Su Jiu and said she would return it at the student council gathering.
• Jiang Xuefu made Su Jiu leave the car before school and relied on the driver’s loyalty to keep Su Jing from learning about it.
• Jiang Xuefu rejected Shen Er’s public confession and decided to pursue Lu Zhiyan instead.
• Tan Shu watched Jiang Xuefu’s rejection with Lu Zhiyan, then searched a group chat for her contact information.
• Tan Shu asked whether Jiang Xuefu was the new student council junior, and Lu Zhiyan pointed him toward the stack of information forms.

Jiang Xuefu used a student council gathering to get closer to Lu Zhiyan, returning his uniform and adding him on WeChat. The gathering ended late, with Jiang Xuefu tipsy and flushed.

• Jiang Xuefu arrived at the gathering and chose to sit beside Lu Zhiyan, surprising the other guests and Tan Shu.
• Jiang Xuefu handed Lu Zhiyan the uniform jacket she had taken from Su Jiu, claiming she had washed it for him.
• Jiang Xuefu asked Lu Zhiyan to add her on WeChat, and he agreed despite his apparent shyness.
• Jiang Xuefu joined the drinking game and quickly mingled with the wealthy student council members.
• The gathering ended close to eleven, and Jiang Xuefu left with flushed cheeks and hazy thoughts.

Jiang Xuefu leaned on Lu Zhiyan after drinking, and he carried her home, where she hugged him good night. She recalled envying Su Jiu as a child, while Su Jiu watched them together and mourned that she had met Lu Zhiyan first.

• Jiang Xuefu asked Lu Zhiyan to walk her out, then leaned into his arms as he removed her loose hair ribbon.
• Lu Zhiyan remembered first seeing Jiang Xuefu in Shanghai and thinking she was adorable, then carried her to his car and took her home.
• Jiang Xuefu woke near the Su family villa, hugged Lu Zhiyan, and said good night using his name.
• Jiang Xuefu entered the quiet villa and recalled arriving at the Su family home as a child and envying Su Jiu.
• Su Jiu cried over her diary as she remembered seeing Jiang Xuefu and Lu Zhiyan together and thought she had met him first.

Su Jiu tried to warn Lu Zhiyan about Jiang Xuefu, but he rejected her and left with Jiang Xuefu. After Jiang Xuefu complained to her father, Jiang Sheng ordered Su Jiu dragged to the hidden basement room, where her punishment began.

• Su Jiu waited outside the student council building and asked Lu Zhiyan to speak with her privately, hoping to expose Jiang Xuefu.
• Jiang Xuefu intervened, and Lu Zhiyan supported her, leaving Su Jiu in tears as they went to the student council office.
• Lu Zhiyan pressed Jiang Xuefu against a desk and pulled her into an embrace, though he decided to wait before acting on his desire for her.
• At home, Jiang Xuefu complained to Jiang Sheng that Su Jiu was going against her, and he promised to teach Su Jiu a lesson.
• Jiang Sheng ordered Uncle Zhang to seize Su Jiu and drag her toward the hidden basement dark room.

Jiang Xuefu locked Su Jiu in the basement and lied to Su Jing about where she was. Half a month later, Su Jiu showed Lu Zhiyan a recording of Jiang Xuefu threatening her, but he took Jiang Xuefu’s words as proof that she liked him and kissed her.

• Jiang Xuefu ordered Uncle Zhang to lock Su Jiu in the basement, then told Su Jing that Su Jiu was staying at a classmate’s house.
• Su Jiu spent half a month trying to warn Lu Zhiyan about Jiang Xuefu and finally approached him alone at a restaurant with a recording.
• Lu Zhiyan listened to the recording but warned Su Jiu not to secretly record Jiang Xuefu, saying he liked her regardless of her character.
• After Su Jiu left, Lu Zhiyan played the recording for Jiang Xuefu in the car and asked her to explain herself.
• Jiang Xuefu admitted the recorded words were her true feelings, and Lu Zhiyan kissed her, interpreting them as proof she wanted him.

Jiang Xuefu and Lu Zhiyan became a couple, and Jiang Xuefu's family welcomed him while Su Jiu kept her distance. As New Year's Day approached, Jiang Xuefu prepared to host the school gala and learned that Su Jiu would perform a violin solo.

• Jiang Xuefu announced her relationship with Lu Zhiyan at dinner with the Su family, leaving Su Jiu silently hurt.
• Lu Zhiyan visited the family, and Jiang Xuefu led him to the garden, where they kissed and spent time together.
• Su Jing noticed Su Jiu was missing from dinner, but Jiang Xuefu said she had not seen her and the family ate without her.
• Before the New Year's Day gala, Lu Zhiyan asked Jiang Xuefu to meet his parents afterward, and she agreed while worrying they might dislike her.
• Jiang Xuefu returned home and heard Su Jiu practicing violin, realizing that Su Jiu had signed up for a solo performance at the gala.

At the gala, Jiang Xuefu sabotaged Su Jiu’s violin performance, but Su Jiu finished by playing piano. Afterward, Su Jiu confronted Jiang Xuefu backstage, while Madam Lu overheard their argument and decided the Lu family would never accept Jiang Xuefu.

• Jiang Xuefu watched Su Jiu begin her performance and grew furious as Su Jiu drew the audience in.
• A violin string snapped during Su Jiu’s performance, and Su Jiu recovered by playing the piano instead.
• Su Jiu confronted Jiang Xuefu backstage and demanded to know why she kept targeting her.
• Jiang Xuefu told Su Jiu to die, while Madam Lu overheard the argument from outside the dressing room.
• Su Jiu warned Jiang Xuefu that everyone would eventually despise her, and Jiang Xuefu slapped her across the face.

Jiang Xuefu slapped Su Jiu after the performance, then fled when Su Jiu chased her and was protected by Lu Zhiyan. After New Year's Day, she continued to ignore Lu Zhiyan's mother's dislike, confident that Lu Zhiyan's affection mattered most.

• Jiang Xuefu kicked a chair into Su Jiu's path and ran from the dressing room, but Su Jiu caught up with her.
• Jiang Xuefu collided with Lu Zhiyan and accused Su Jiu of wanting to hurt her; Su Jiu told Lu Zhiyan that Jiang Xuefu had broken the strings and slapped her.
• Lu Zhiyan sent Su Jiu to treat her face, then tended Jiang Xuefu's swollen palm and checked her feet before taking her to dinner.
• Lu Zhiyan told Jiang Xuefu that his parents had canceled dinner, concealing that his mother had rejected Jiang Xuefu as a suitable partner.
• After New Year's Day, the Su and Lu families resumed contact, but Lu Zhiyan's mother repeatedly showed her dislike for Jiang Xuefu.
• Jiang Xuefu decided she did not care about Lu Zhiyan's mother's opinion as long as Lu Zhiyan loved her.

Mother Lu and Father Lu sent Lu Zhiyan abroad for four years in hopes that he and Jiang Xuefu would separate, but Jiang Xuefu went with him and their relationship endured. After graduating, Jiang Xuefu decided to return to China ahead of Lu Zhiyan, leaving him a message that warned him she had already gone.

• Mother Lu and Father Lu agreed to let Lu Zhiyan study abroad for four years, after which they would accept his relationship with Jiang Xuefu if he still wanted to be with her.
• Lu Zhiyan asked Jiang Xuefu to accompany him abroad, and she agreed because she found school in China boring.
• Four years later, Jiang Xuefu completed her graduation defense while Lu Zhiyan continued working in Country M, and they planned to return to China together later.
• Jiang Xuefu thought about Su Jiu and Mother Lu and decided she wanted to go back to China early for entertainment.
• Lu Zhiyan read Jiang Xuefu's message saying she had already returned to China and resolved to punish her when he caught up with her.

Jiang Xuefu returned to the country and learned that Su Jiu was dating Jiang Huaiyu, then arrived at their startup and drew the attention of the team. The chapter left Su Jiu focused on Jiang Huaiyu while Jiang Xuefu charmed Yang Shen.

• Jiang Xuefu returned to the country, and Su Jing picked her up and welcomed her into the Su home.
• Jiang Xuefu learned that Su Jiu was living elsewhere and dating Jiang Huaiyu, then studied a photo of the couple.
• Su Jiu brought lunch to the startup and found Jiang Xuefu surrounded by the team in the meeting room.
• Su Jiu ignored Jiang Xuefu's greeting and took Jiang Huaiyu's lunch to his office.
• Jiang Xuefu played hurt when Yang Shen comforted her, leaving him blushing after he was caught staring.

Su Jiu learned that Jiang Xuefu had tried to seduce Jiang Huaiyu, but he rejected her and reassured Su Jiu that he disliked her. After Jiang Xuefu visited Jiang Huaiyu every day for a week, Su Jiu found them sharing a meal, leaving her alarmed and uncertain about their relationship.

• Su Jiu brought Jiang Huaiyu lunch and asked what he thought of Jiang Xuefu.
• Jiang Huaiyu recalled rejecting Jiang Xuefu when she propositioned him and tried to touch him.
• Jiang Huaiyu told Su Jiu that he disliked Jiang Xuefu, and Su Jiu felt reassured.
• Jiang Xuefu visited Jiang Huaiyu's office every noon for a week, while Yang Shen looked at Su Jiu with increasing suspicion.
• Su Jiu arrived late and found Jiang Xuefu and Jiang Huaiyu sharing a meal, with Jiang Huaiyu smiling.
• Jiang Huaiyu told Jiang Xuefu to speak normally when she called Su Jiu her dear sister.

Jiang Xuefu argued with Su Jiu after Su Jiu found her having a meal with Jiang Huaiyu, and Jiang Huaiyu explained that the meal was a thank-you for finding his cat, Xiao Mi. Su Jiu's jealousy eased after seeing their messages, but she broke down again when she noticed Jiang Huaiyu was eating dishes with scallions and garlic despite his usual preferences.

• Su Jiu confronted Jiang Xuefu, who insulted her and refused to leave until Jiang Huaiyu pulled her outside and shut the door.
• Yang Shen saw Jiang Xuefu leave upset and wrongly concluded that Su Jiu had bullied her.
• Jiang Huaiyu explained that Xiao Mi had gone missing after becoming ill, and he had offered Jiang Xuefu a favor for finding and taking the cat to a clinic.
• Su Jiu watched Jiang Xuefu's video with Xiao Mi and questioned when Jiang Huaiyu had added her on WeChat.
• Jiang Huaiyu showed Su Jiu their messages, and she saw that Jiang Xuefu had sent most of them and that he had barely replied.
• Su Jiu noticed the half-eaten dishes contained scallions and garlic, and accused Jiang Huaiyu of eating food Jiang Xuefu brought despite his preferences.

Jiang Xuefu’s staged photo led Su Jiu to break up with Jiang Huaiyu, who realized he had fallen for Jiang Xuefu. The chapter left Jiang Huaiyu resigned to losing her while Lu Zhiyan confronted Jiang Xuefu over the photo and demanded that she never leave him.

• Jiang Huaiyu agreed to have dinner with Jiang Xuefu so she would tell him where Su Jiu was, and Jiang Xuefu secretly took and sent them a photo together.
• Su Jiu sent Jiang Huaiyu a breakup message and a picture, and he rushed to her apartment after the call failed.
• Su Jiu told Jiang Huaiyu that she believed he had feelings for Jiang Xuefu and ended their relationship before they could become unable to remain friends.
• Jiang Huaiyu studied Jiang Xuefu’s photo at a bar and admitted to himself that he had hidden his affection behind apparent dislike.
• Jiang Huaiyu tried to message Jiang Xuefu, but Lu Zhiyan rejected his friend request and warned him to stay away from her.
• Lu Zhiyan confronted Jiang Xuefu about the photo, and she told him she had only been playing around and had missed him.

After returning to China, Jiang Xuefu and Lu Zhiyan arranged their engagement and wedding, and Jiang Xuefu began working as Lu Zhiyan’s secretary to avoid gaining weight. Bored at the office, she took documents to the marketing department, leaving Zhou He behind in a daze.

• The Jiang and Lu families set the engagement for the following month and tentatively planned the wedding for January.
• After gaining two jin, Jiang Xuefu agreed to work as Lu Zhiyan’s secretary at the Lu Group.
• Lu Zhiyan picked Jiang Xuefu up for her first day and brought her breakfast, which they shared in the car.
• Jiang Xuefu grew bored playing games at her desk and slipped out of Lu Zhiyan’s office.
• Jiang Xuefu offered to deliver Zhou He’s documents to the marketing department, and he told her it was on the seventh floor.

Jiang Xuefu found Su Jiu interning at Lu Group and used her influence to burden and humiliate her until Su Jiu was summoned to become her assistant. The chapter ended with Su Jiu discovering Jiang Xuefu and Lu Zhiyan embracing in the office, deepening her resentment.

• Jiang Xuefu recognized Su Jiu in the marketing department, and Su Jiu hurried away as employees admired Jiang Xuefu’s beauty.
• Jiang Xuefu arranged for Su Jiu to be overloaded with copying and document work, leaving her to work through the night for several days.
• Zhang Yuanyuan woke Su Jiu and told her that Assistant Zhou had summoned her to the top floor.
• Jiang Xuefu told Su Jiu she would be her assistant and threatened that resigning would worry Su Jing, then ordered her to bring coffee and massage her legs.
• Lu Zhiyan carried Jiang Xuefu to the desk and kissed her while Su Jiu arrived with coffee and saw them embracing through the partly open door.

At Lu Zhiyan and Jiang Xuefu’s engagement ceremony, Su Jing discovered her daughter Su Jiu kissing Chen Xi in the garden. Su Jiu agreed to leave with Chen Xi, believing his attention offered the devotion she had never received from Jiang Huaiyu.

• Tan Shu congratulated Lu Zhiyan on his engagement to Jiang Xuefu and admitted that finding love depended on fate.
• Jiang Sheng socialized with influential guests while Su Jing reflected on his mistresses and his refusal to divorce her.
• Su Jing went onto a balcony and spotted Su Jiu kissing Chen Xi in the garden below.
• Chen Xi asked Su Jiu to go home with him, and Su Jiu agreed after comparing herself unfavorably with Jiang Xuefu.
• Chen Xi eagerly scooped Su Jiu into his arms to leave the engagement ceremony.

Su Jiu rejected Su Jing’s belated attempt to intervene and left with Chen Xi, while Jiang Xuefu refused to help and revealed her hostility. After Su Jing woke from a three-day faint, she learned Chen Xi’s fiancée had exposed him and Su Jiu at a hotel, and Chen Xi had abandoned Su Jiu amid the ensuing abuse.

• Su Jing tried to pull Su Jiu away from Chen Xi, but Su Jiu reminded her how she had failed to protect her from Jiang Xuefu and Jiang Sheng, then left with Chen Xi.
• Su Jing asked Jiang Xuefu to help find Su Jiu, but Jiang Xuefu said Su Jiu’s whereabouts were none of her concern and dismissed Su Jing’s worries.
• Su Jing realized how deeply she had misjudged Jiang Xuefu and fainted; Jiang Sheng left her hospitalized without care.
• After Su Jing woke three days later, Mother Lu told her that Chen Xi’s fiancée had found him and Su Jiu at a hotel with a group of friends.
• Chen Xi fled alone while Su Jiu was left exposed and abused, and Su Jing regretted her past actions and hoped Su Jiu would return.

Su Jiu returned home devastated after Chen Xi's fiancée exposed her affair, then discovered she was pregnant and chose to raise the child despite Su Jing's warnings. Meanwhile, Jiang Xuefu married Lu Zhiyan, had a daughter, and lived a long, cherished life; after her death, Lu Zhiyan prepared to follow her.

• Su Jiu accused Jiang Xuefu of arranging for Chen Xi's fiancée to find her, and Jiang Xuefu admitted it before leaving her sobbing.
• Su Jiu spent two months withdrawn at home, then learned she was three months pregnant and refused Su Jing's pleas to have an abortion.
• Su Jing cared for Su Jiu through the pregnancy, and Su Jiu gave birth to a boy ten months later while the two struggled financially.
• Jiang Xuefu and Lu Zhiyan returned from their honeymoon, and Lu Zhiyan took over his father's company.
• Jiang Xuefu gave birth to a daughter two years later, and Lu Zhiyan's mother stopped openly criticizing her so she could see her granddaughter.
• Jiang Xuefu lived into her seventies, and after she died, Lu Zhiyan kissed her eyes and said he was coming to join her.

Jiang Xuefu kissed her intern Meng Yun after he confessed his feelings, then returned home to her trusting husband, Rong Chao. Rong Chao found a used pink lipstick in her jacket and suspected someone was trying to seduce his wife.

• Jiang Xuefu drove the drunk Meng Yun home after a company dinner.
• Meng Yun confessed his love for Jiang Xuefu and kissed her, and she kissed him back.
• Jiang Xuefu and Meng Yun continued fooling around in the car for several hours before she went home.
• Rong Chao welcomed Jiang Xuefu home and showed his trust and affection for her.
• Rong Chao found a used pale pink lipstick in Jiang Xuefu's jacket and grew suspicious.