Chapter Summaries

Lin Tingyue learned that Ying An’s birthday was coming up and received an invitation from him, while she and Fan Qing enjoyed dinner and a mall outing. After Ying An visited the Lin family home, Lin Tingyue excluded Lin Shengyan from the invitation, and Lin Shengyan later left to join a major film production.

• Fan Qing and Lin Tingyue ate tom yum hot pot, then spotted a birthday support video for Ying An at the mall.
• Lin Tingyue messaged Ying Ning to ask what Ying An liked, and Ying An replied that anything would be fine before delivering Lin Tingyue a birthday invitation the next morning.
• Lin Tingyue escaped playing badminton with Lin Yuhuan by asking Ying An to take her place, and Ying An and Lin Yuhuan played to a draw.
• Lin Shengyan took Ying An’s invitation, but Lin Tingyue retrieved it and said the family would attend except for Lin Shengyan.
• Lin Shengyan told Lin Tingyue he was joining another production, and she learned its investors had put in 180 million before he left to pack.

Lin Yuhuan took Lin Tingyue shopping, where they rescued Beibei from a man who had been abusing and trying to abandon the dog. At the mall, Lin Tingyue overheard that Yi Sheng had bought crystal ornaments for his wife and lovers, just as his wife, He Jingning, arrived and contradicted his claim about her preferred ribbon color.

• Lin Yuhuan offered to buy Lin Tingyue whatever she wanted and took her to a pet shop to choose a dog.
• A frightened dog named Beibei hid behind Lin Tingyue and Lin Yuhuan, and Lin Tingyue realized the man claiming it was his was abusing it and planned to sell it.
• Lin Yuhuan called the number on Beibei's tag, and Xin Xiu arrived, reclaimed her dog, and slapped her fiancé Luo Zhen before telling him to explain himself to the police.
• Lin Tingyue and Lin Yuhuan went to the mall, where they encountered Yi Sheng collecting a box of crystal ornaments for his wife and lovers.
• He Jingning arrived as Yi Sheng said his wife preferred pink ribbons, and she corrected him by saying she preferred blue.

Lin Tingyue witnessed Yi Sheng and He Jingning’s affair-filled double life unravel in a crystal shop, then comforted Xu Lanfeng after Yue Boyuan’s scandals broke. The group later encountered Song Hezhu, who arrived at the mall to catch her cheating boyfriend.

• He Jingning and Yi Sheng revealed their mismatched preferences and admitted their marriage was for show while shopping for crystal ornaments.
• Yi Sheng’s lover confronted him, and He Jingning broke up with Yue Boyuan, whose scandalous relationships were exposed when Xu Lanfeng arrived as a fan.
• Lin Tingyue treated Xu Lanfeng to milk tea and desserts as Xu mourned Yue Boyuan’s collapse and asked whether Lin Yuhuan planned to debut.
• Lin Tingyue, Lin Yuhuan, and Xu Lanfeng ran into Song Hezhu, who said she had come to catch a cheater and exempted Lin Yuhuan from her claim that all men were trash.

Song Hezhu confronted Bian Feiguang for cheating, broke up with him, and left the police station after he framed her as an overzealous lover. At Ying An’s birthday party, Lin Tingyue gave him a present, while Ying Ning’s encounter with their younger cousin Ying Qingyan ended in an argument.

• Song Hezhu led Xu Lanfeng, Lin Tingyue, and Lin Yuhuan to a cosmetics store, where they found Bian Feiguang letting another woman apply lipstick to him.
• Song Hezhu berated Bian Feiguang, broke up with him, and charged at him with scissors before the store owner called the police.
• After leaving the police station, Song Hezhu learned that Lin Yuhuan had called a psychiatric hospital about Bian Feiguang and the woman.
• Lin Tingyue attended Ying An’s birthday party, searched for him with Ying Ning, and gave him her present when they met in the hallway.
• Ying Ning confronted her younger cousin Ying Qingyan, who took offense at Ying Ning’s blunt reply.

Ying Ning exposed Ying Qingyan for stealing her necklace during a confrontation at Ying An's birthday party. The dispute revealed Ying Leshui's attempt to steal the Ying family's trade secrets, and he was detained as the scandal spread.

• Ying Ning realized Ying Qingyan had stolen her necklace and followed her with Lin Tingyue after Ying Qingyan fled to her mother, Qiu Yiwen.
• Qiu Yiwen accused Ying Ning of bullying Ying Qingyan, and the families moved to a lounge to discuss what had happened.
• Ying Ning said her necklace was missing, prompting Ying Qingyan to reveal it from beneath her collar; Ying Ning reclaimed it and called her a thief.
• Ying Leshui apologized for Ying Qingyan and claimed the main family was entitled to the branch family's property, while Ying Ning's parents learned he had teamed up with a rival company to steal trade secrets.
• Ying Leyou and Gu Shaohua called the police, and the following day Lin Tingyue learned Ying Leshui had been detained and that companies in City A would not work with his family.

The Ying family invited Lin Tingyue to dinner to thank her, while Lin Tingyue and Lin Yuhuan picked up Old Master Lin and caught him arguing with Old Master Sang at the university for seniors. Old Master Lin behaved himself at home after being caught, then returned to school with Lin Tingyue and Lin Yuhuan, where Old Master Sang approached him and announced that his family had something to celebrate.

• Ying An called Lin Tingyue to invite her to dinner on Saturday, and Lin Tingyue told Lin Yuhuan about the invitation while they were out together.
• Lin Tingyue and Lin Yuhuan found Old Master Lin arguing with Old Master Sang at the university for seniors, and Old Master Lin later made them promise not to tell anyone about it.
• Old Master Lin behaved politely while staying at Lin Rusong and Bai Yaxin's home because he worried Lin Yuhuan and Lin Tingyue would reveal his behavior at school.
• The next morning, Old Master Lin tried to arrange for someone else to take him to school, but Lin Tingyue reminded him of his argument with Old Master Sang, so he went with her and Lin Yuhuan.
• Old Master Sang greeted Old Master Lin at the university for seniors and said his family had something to celebrate.

Sang Jie's blind date went awry when Du Chengzhi fell for Mo Li instead, and Sang Qin collapsed after Lin Hong teased him about it. The Lin family learned why Mo Li had arranged the match, while Lin Jiasi stayed abroad and joked about sending her father a photo of Fu Jingtian; the chapter ended with Bai Yaxin teasing Lin Tingyue about her dress.

• Mo Li accompanied Sang Jie to meet Du Chengzhi, who ignored Sang Jie and asked Mo Li to marry him after learning she liked badminton and had a child.
• Sang Jie clarified that Mo Li was her sister-in-law, and Lin Hong teased Sang Qin about the failed blind date until Sang Qin passed out and was taken to the hospital.
• Lin Jiasi told the Lin family that Mo Li had arranged Sang Jie's marriage to curry favor with Sang Qin and help her brother become general manager, but Du Chengzhi had fallen for Mo Li instead.
• Lin Jiasi said Sang Jie planned to take refuge with her and considered sending Old Master Lin a photo of Fu Jingtian to discourage him from arranging her marriage.
• Lin Tingyue showed Bai Yaxin a dress she had designed, and Bai Yaxin joked that she looked like a peacock.

Lin Tingyue visited Ying An on set and witnessed Muxin being publicly pressured by her stepmother, who livestreamed the confrontation. After Ying An exposed the family’s history and the truth about Muxin’s father and brother, Muxin recovered her composure, and Lin Tingyue and Ying An left to visit Lin Shengyan.

• Lin Tingyue went to Ying An’s set, where he welcomed her and gave her a staff pass.
• Muxin’s stepmother knelt before her and demanded money for Muxin’s sick biological father, then threatened to shame her when Muxin refused.
• Muxin’s stepmother livestreamed the dispute, prompting viewers to condemn Muxin, while Ying An’s assistant contacted the platform.
• Lin Tingyue’s thoughts revealed that Muxin’s stepmother had been her father’s mistress, had tormented Muxin and her mother, and that Muxin’s brother had gambled away her father’s medical money.
• Ying An released evidence about Muxin’s family, and security escorted her stepmother away; Lin Tingyue and Muxin’s assistant comforted Muxin as she regained her resolve.
• After Ying An finished his shoot, he and Lin Tingyue set out to visit Lin Shengyan, with Ying An carrying the things Bai Yaxin had prepared.

Lin Tingyue and Ying An visited Lin Shengyan on set, where filming was disrupted by conflict between Chu Weiran and Cao Xingcheng. The reporters rushed to a corner after hearing a scream and found Chu Weiran, while one reporter shielded her and the others deleted their photos.

• Lin Tingyue and Ying An visited Lin Shengyan on set and brought him supplies from Bai Yaxin.
• Lin Shengyan learned that Chu Weiran's scene was delayed, and Director Meng later supervised her through a successful take.
• Cao Xingcheng confronted Chu Weiran privately and threatened to damage her reputation if she revealed their marriage.
• Director Meng sent reporters to find Chu Weiran, but a scream drew them toward the corner where she was.
• A reporter shielded Chu Weiran while the other reporters deleted the photos they had taken.

At dinner with the Yings, Lin Tingyue’s inner thoughts exposed Zheng Xi’s past betrayal of Gu Shaohua and revealed that he liked men. The family had Zheng Xi removed, then settled in to eat, while Ying An quietly moved dessert closer to Lin Tingyue.

• Chu Weiran accused Cao Xingcheng of hitting her as reporters photographed the confrontation.
• Lin Rusong and Bai Yaxin discussed trouble in the entertainment industry while Lin Tingyue ate ice cream before dinner at the Yings’.
• Zheng Xi arrived at the Yings’ dinner and claimed he and Gu Shaohua had parted amicably, but Gu Xuebing called out his cheating and had him escorted away.
• Lin Tingyue’s inner thoughts revealed that Zheng Xi liked men, surprising the family.
• Gu Shaohua thanked Lin Tingyue for helping protect the family’s confidential information, and Ying An moved the chocolate pastries closer to her.

At a restaurant, Han Wenyu learned that her husband Zeng He had attacked Zheng Xi over an old affair and decided to divorce him, while Xia Qing revealed that she had also secured a divorce agreement and asked to live with Han Wenyu. Later, Lin Tingyue accompanied Song Hezhu to an art gallery, where Song Hezhu praised a painting as healing before a stranger challenged her interpretation.

• Ying Ning and Lin Tingyue saw police detaining Zeng He after he attacked Zheng Xi, and the onlookers revealed the men’s past relationship and complicated marital connections.
• Han Wenyu learned that Zeng He had pursued Zheng Xi despite knowing he was married, and she announced that she would divorce him.
• Han Wenyu declared that Xia Qing could live with her, and Zeng He was taken to the police station while the police investigated Zheng Xi’s injuries.
• Outside the station, Xia Qing showed Han Wenyu her signed divorce agreement and asked whether they could live together; Han Wenyu agreed.
• Lin Tingyue admired Song Hezhu’s beauty at an art gallery as Song Hezhu claimed a painting would heal her heart, prompting a stranger to question how she knew its deeper meaning.

Song Hezhu and Lin Tingyue discovered that Huo Hanyun’s boyfriend, Xu Yang, was exploiting women at his art exhibitions and helped the victims expose him. Afterward, Song Hezhu encouraged Lin Tingyue to consider becoming her own boss, though Lin Tingyue remained unsure about her future.

• Song Hezhu and Lin Tingyue met Huo Hanyun at Xu Yang’s exhibition, where Huo Hanyun treated them to coffee and milk.
• Lin Tingyue’s inner voice revealed that Xu Yang selected young women at his exhibitions and passed their contact information to powerful men.
• Song Hezhu discreetly directed the victims to Xu Yang’s interview, and they confronted him and exposed his actions.
• Song Hezhu contacted a media friend to protect the victims’ identities, while Huo Hanyun also helped; the two women then left the exhibition.
• Song Hezhu asked Lin Tingyue about her future, and Lin Tingyue admitted she did not feel suited to becoming a boss.

Lin Hong announced that he intended to divorce Xu Yinan, leaving the family shocked and prompting Xu Yinan to stay with Lin Rusong and Bai Yaxin. Lin Jiasi returned and urged her mother to choose whether to divorce or reconcile with Lin Hong, but Xu Yinan had not yet decided.

• Lin Yuhuan picked up Lin Tingyue and Song Hezhu, then drove Lin Tingyue to the old residence for Lin Hong's announcement.
• Lin Hong declared that he wanted to divorce Xu Yinan, and the family learned that his anger had begun when Xu Yinan mentioned going to the senior dance center.
• Bai Yaxin and Lin Jiaxin comforted Xu Yinan and arranged for her to stay at their home while Lin Jiasi returned.
• Lin Jiasi arrived at the Lin family villa before dawn and told Bai Yaxin she had long wanted her mother to divorce Lin Hong.
• Lin Jiasi asked Xu Yinan what she wanted to do and laid out two choices: divorce Lin Hong or reconcile and continue facing his criticism.

Xu Yinan struggled to decide whether to leave Lin Hong, while Lin Jiasi and Bai Yaxin reassured her that they would support her. At the company, Lin Tingyue’s mysterious inner voice revealed that secretary Fang Jingling’s best friend was about to marry a man who repeatedly mistreated her, and Fang Jingling confronted her friend about the engagement.

• Bai Yaxin encouraged Xu Yinan to take time to consider her choices, and Lin Jiasi promised to support her while urging her to respect herself.
• Lin Tingyue announced she would go to work with Lin Yuhuan, then met his new secretary, Fang Jingling, at the company.
• Lin Tingyue’s inner voice revealed that Fang Jingling’s best friend planned to marry a man Lin Tingyue considered a scumbag, and Fang Jingling checked their chat and found wedding booklets.
• Xiao Ou stopped Fang Jingling from smashing her phone, and Fang Jingling decided to confront whoever had sent the messages.
• Fang Jingling’s best friend called to say the man had proposed, and Fang Jingling challenged her for defending him despite his behavior toward her.

Fang Jingling cut ties with her friend, while Lin Tingyue visited Lin Group’s entertainment company and her thoughts revealed troubling gossip about Shen Huizhi and his younger brother, Shen Yuezhi. Lin Yuhuan learned the rumor and wondered whether the planned collaboration with Shen Huizhi was still secure as the family gathered for dinner.

• Fang Jingling refused her friend’s dinner invitation, wished her well, then blocked her and declared the matter solved.
• Lin Tingyue visited Lin Group’s entertainment company, admired trainee Shen Yuezhi, and the person in charge believed her thoughts foretold the company’s future success.
• Lin Tingyue’s thoughts revealed that Shen Huizhi had kept a sister and brother whose younger brother resembled Shen Yuezhi, and that Shen Yuezhi later cut ties with Shen Huizhi.
• Lin Yuhuan escorted Shen Huizhi out of his office and noticed the employees staring at him after hearing Lin Tingyue’s thoughts.
• On the ride home, Lin Tingyue’s thoughts let Lin Yuhuan learn the rumor about Shen Huizhi, prompting him to worry about their collaboration; the family then gathered for dinner.

At Old Master Du’s birthday banquet, Du Zhishan arranged for Du Xiangshan to meet Wu Yingxun, the son he had with Auntie Wu, while Rong Anshuang was beside him as his declared true love. Wu Yingxun revealed that Rong Anshuang was his girlfriend, and his story showed how Du Zhishan’s visit had convinced him he was destined for greatness.

• Lin Jiasi took Xu Yinan to the senior dance center and encouraged her to enter a dance competition.
• Lin Jiasi arrived at the Du family banquet with Bai Yaxin and Lin Tingyue, then ignored Lin Hong and advised other young heirs to resist marriage pressure.
• Du Xiangshan announced Rong Anshuang as his true love, while Du Zhishan and Du Yingnan arranged to reunite him with his son by Auntie Wu.
• Wu Yingxun entered and called Du Xiangshan Dad, then greeted Rong Anshuang as his wife, shocking the guests.
• Wu Yingxun’s story revealed that he had failed to establish himself by thirty and had believed himself destined for greatness, especially after Du Zhishan came to see him.

At the Du birthday banquet, Wu Yingxun’s claim to be Du Xiangshan’s son collapsed, while Lin Jiasi supported Xu Yinan in pursuing her own life apart from Lin Hong. The chapter ended with Lin Jiasi and Bai Yaxin learning that a woman and child had died after falling from a building, and Lin Tingyue’s thoughts revealed that the father had pushed them.

• Wu Yingxun tried to hide his relationship with Rong Anshuang, but Du Zhishan exposed her as his stepmother, and Du Xiangshan confronted them.
• Du Xiangshan learned Wu Yingxun was not his biological child, struck him, and accused Du Zhishan of mishandling the paternity test; Lin Tingyue thought that most of Du Xiangshan’s supposed children were actually Du Zhishan and Du Yingnan’s people.
• Lin Jiasi teased Lin Hong about his impending divorce, and both Lin Hong and Old Master Du ended up hospitalized after becoming overwhelmed with anger.
• Lin Jiasi picked up Xu Yinan, encouraged her to attend a dance competition, and took her shopping; Lin Hong later became upset when Xu Yinan neither visited him nor came to collect him from the hospital.
• Lin Jiasi and Bai Yaxin came across the bodies of a woman and child after a fatal fall, then returned home and found Lin Tingyue watching a report about it; Lin Tingyue thought the father had pushed them himself.

After learning that a man had murdered his wife and child, Bai Yaxin took Lin Rusong and Lin Tingyue to a temple to pray for protective talismans. Lin Tingyue unexpectedly met Ying An there, and the two spent time together before reaching the main hall.

• Bai Yaxin watched news of the murdered woman's mother confront the man, who blamed his mistress, and decided to get scum-repelling talismans for her friends.
• Bai Yaxin persuaded Lin Rusong to drive her to the temple, and Lin Tingyue joined them to pray to the God of Wealth.
• Lin Tingyue went to the Hall of the God of Wealth while Ying An, nearby with his assistant, heard her voice and then ran into her.
• Lin Tingyue and Ying An talked as they walked; she hurried back after realizing she had not prayed, and Ying An gave her warm water.
• Ying An told Lin Tingyue that prayers at the temple came true, and she promised to invest in his TV drama if she made a fortune.

Ying An learned that Chi Yu was keeping a little ghost and later saw the scandal threaten Chi Yu’s place in the film. Lin Tingyue visited Lin Shengyan with supplies, including a talisman to ward off scumbags.

• Lin Tingyue’s parents met Ying An at the God of Wealth’s hall, and Ying An offered to drive them home before they left in their own car.
• Chi Yu accused Ying An of looking down on him, but Ying An told his assistant to ignore him; Lin Tingyue’s thoughts revealed that Chi Yu’s backer was tiring of him and that he kept a little ghost.
• Three days later, news exposed Chi Yu’s backer and the little ghost, and Ying An noted there was still time to replace him before filming began.
• Ying An’s assistant teased him about acting differently around Lin Tingyue, and Ying An checked their chat before asking Lin Shengyan whether Lin Tingyue had sleep problems.
• Lin Tingyue visited Lin Shengyan and brought him warm clothes, food, cold medicine, and a scumbag-repelling talisman.

Lin Tingyue visited Lin Shengyan on set, where gossip revealed that top star Wu Yousong had a secret wife and child and was cheating on his wife, Rao Yang. After learning the truth, Rao Yang confronted Wu Yousong and walked away, leaving him desperate to stop her.

• Lin Tingyue gave Lin Shengyan a scumbag-repelling talisman and sleep-aid aromatherapy, and he accepted both gifts despite complaining.
• Director Meng Xingge searched for Wu Yousong, who had disappeared to speak with his child's mother and then welcomed his wife, fansite manager Rao Yang, to the set.
• Lin Tingyue's thoughts revealed that Wu Yousong had secretly married Rao Yang, cheated on her, and had a child with another woman, while the news began trending online.
• Wu Yousong's manager warned him to keep Rao Yang from seeing the news, but Rao Yang confronted him after learning about his secret marriage and child.
• Wu Yousong claimed he had been set up and pleaded with Rao Yang to protect his career, but she left, warning him not to lay a hand on her.