Chapter Summaries

Lu Sangning punished Zhang Yong for betraying her by having him beaten and then kicking him into a pond, while Lu Chi chatted with Guagua about his classmates’ secrets in class. Guagua began revealing a scandal about Su Yunian’s family, leaving her listening in anger.

• Lu Sangning ordered her bodyguards to beat Zhang Yong, then forced him to call Zou Nana and lure her to his home.
• Lu Sangning kicked Zhang Yong into the pond and drove away as he shouted for help.
• In class, Lu Chi and Guagua traded gossip about their classmates and learned that Lu Jiyang had written Su Yunian a love letter.
• Su Yunian angrily insulted Lu Chi after hearing his thoughts, and Guagua revealed that her father had been involved with the family doctor.

Lu Chi learned that Su Yunian's father, Su Jingang, and the family doctor, Zhao Min, had two secret children and that Zhao Min planned to cause Xie Qing to crash her car. Su Yunian believed Lu Chi's warning, alerted her mother not to drive, and met her safely at the school gates.

• Guagua told Lu Chi that Su Jingang and Zhao Min had two children and that Zhao Min had arranged to tamper with Xie Qing's car.
• Su Yunian believed Lu Chi's inner voice and rushed to get leave so she could protect her mother.
• When Su Jingang did not answer, Su Yunian called Xie Qing and warned her not to drive her car.
• Xie Qing agreed to take a DiDi, and Su Yunian left school after asking Han Xiaoran to hand in her leave slip.
• Su Yunian met Xie Qing at the school gates and threw herself into her mother's arms in tears.

Su Yunian discovered that Xie Qing’s car had been sabotaged and urged her mother to report it, though Xie Qing refused to suspect her husband. Meanwhile, Lu Chi confronted Lu Jiyang at home and slapped him after Lu Jiyang mocked him.

• Su Yunian admitted to Xie Qing that she had faked being sick and asked her to inspect her car.
• A repair employee confirmed that Xie Qing’s car had faulty brakes, disabled airbags, and doors that could lock shut.
• Xie Qing blamed Old Wu for the sabotage and insisted that Su Jingang would never harm her, while Su Yunian urged her to call the police.
• Lu Chi returned to the Lu Family mansion and ate lunch with Lu Jiyang, who asked whether he would enter the school sports meet.
• Lu Jiyang insulted Lu Chi and threatened that the family would kick him out, so Lu Chi slapped him and called him an impostor.

Lu Chi provoked Lu Jiyang into attacking him, then beat him while pretending to be the victim and recording the confrontation. When Lu Yuanqing arrived, Lu Chi staged a pitiful scene that made his father turn on Lu Jiyang.

• Lu Chi slapped Lu Jiyang and secretly started an audio recording, then taunted him into a fight.
• Lu Jiyang decided Lu Chi was an obstacle to his plans to seize the Lu family fortune and lunged at him.
• Lu Chi overpowered Lu Jiyang, targeted places where the bruises would not show, and pretended to beg him to stop.
• After Auntie Wang called Lu Yuanqing, Lu Chi kicked Lu Jiyang away and punched himself in the nose to make his injuries look worse.
• Lu Chi told Lu Yuanqing he would rather return to the slums than endure Lu Jiyang's abuse, and Lu Yuanqing kicked Lu Jiyang in the stomach.

Lu Chi used a recording to expose Lu Jiyang’s plan to frame him, prompting Lu Yuanqing to punish Jiyang and withdraw his money. Later, Lu Yuanqing announced the cancellation of Lu Sangning’s engagement to Zhang Yong, but an unexpected figure interrupted her statement.

• Lu Yuanqing kicked Lu Jiyang while Lu Chi acted as though he was trying to protect his brother.
• Auntie Wang and the other servants refused to support Lu Jiyang’s claim that Lu Chi had struck first.
• Lu Chi played a recording of Lu Jiyang boasting that he would frame him, and Lu Yuanqing canceled Jiyang’s allowance and took back his cards and money.
• Lu Jiyang blamed Lu Chi and resolved to win back Lu Yuanqing’s favor while guarding against future recordings.
• Lu Yuanqing announced at a press conference that Lu Sangning’s engagement to Zhang Yong was canceled and that the Lu Family would end business with the Zhang Family.
• An unknown figure barged in just as Lu Sangning was about to speak.

Lu Sangning rejected Zhang Yong’s public pleas, planned to expose his affair and investigate the Zhang Clan, while Lu Chi learned that classmates were gossiping about his fight with Lu Jiyang. The chapter ended as Lu Jiyang limped into Lu Chi’s classroom and approached him.

• Zhang Yong begged Lu Sangning to keep their engagement, but she rejected him and accused him of pretending to be devoted to protect the Zhang Clan.
• After Zhang Yong staged a tearful apology for reporters and pleaded with Lu Sangning in the rain, she had her bodyguard kick him away and left with Qin Yi.
• Lu Sangning ordered Qin Yi to monitor Zhang Yong, publicize evidence of his affair, and investigate the Zhang Clan’s businesses for possible crimes.
• Lu Chi learned from Guagua that Su Yunian was at the police station after suspects in the attack on her mother’s car were arrested.
• Lu Chi heard classmates repeating Lu Jiyang’s account of their fight and suspected Lu Jiyang had spread the story.
• Lu Jiyang limped into Class 2 and walked over to Lu Chi.

Lu Chi turned Lu Jiyang’s hamburger stunt against him, while Guagua revealed Lu Jiyang’s plan to use Li Bingqing to sabotage Lu Chi’s studies. At the Su family’s old residence, Su Yunian learned Zhao Min had been released and decided she and Xie Qing should fire her, while keeping her suspicions about Zhao Min’s relationship with her father to herself.

• Lu Chi smashed Lu Jiyang’s hamburger into his face and accused him of spitting on it, turning the classroom against Lu Jiyang.
• Guagua told Lu Chi that Lu Jiyang had paid Li Bingqing to make Lu Chi fall in love with her and distract him from the college entrance exams.
• Li Bingqing cleaned Lu Chi’s desk and told him she believed him, but Lu Chi decided she was not his type.
• Xie Qing told Su Yunian that Zhao Min had been released after her cousin confessed to tampering with the car.
• Su Yunian suspected Zhao Min’s cousin had taken the blame for money and told Xie Qing to fire Zhao Min when she returned.
• Su Yunian kept her suspicion that Zhao Min was her father’s mistress from Xie Qing and resolved to handle the matter carefully.

Su Yunian showed Xie Qing evidence that Su Jingang was involved with Zhao Min, and the two women decided to gather proof and protect the family assets. Meanwhile, Lu Chi was brought to a welcome-home gathering for his returning second sister, Lu Qingru, who immediately insulted him.

• Su Jingang secretly met Zhao Min, and Su Yunian's investigators photographed and filmed them.
• Su Yunian showed Xie Qing the evidence and explained that Su Jingang and Zhao Min might have conspired to harm her.
• Xie Qing recalled how Su Jingang had favored Zhao Min and her children, then agreed with Su Yunian to gather evidence and safeguard the family assets.
• Lu Chi endured his school routine, determined to wait until after the college entrance exam before enjoying himself.
• Pan Feng took Lu Chi to the Haitian Grand Hotel, where Lu Yuanqing introduced the returning Lu Qingru as his second sister.
• Lu Qingru called Lu Chi a stinking country bumpkin and complained that he had brought chaos to the Lu Family.

At Lu Qingru’s welcome-home dinner, Lu Jiyang won her sympathy with a cheap watch and acted like a wronged younger brother. Lu Chi’s thoughts revealed that Jiyang had used Lu Yunke’s money to pay Li Bingqing to frame him, leaving the family shocked.

• Lu Yuanqing stopped Lu Chi from leaving and warned Lu Qingru not to blame him for the family’s recent troubles.
• Lu Yanxin, Lu Xiaoyue, and Lu Yunke whispered that Lu Chi was cruel to Jiyang, while Lu Sangning privately appreciated Lu Chi for exposing Zhang Yong.
• The family toasted Lu Qingru’s successful concert, and Lu Jiyang gave her a watch while implying that Lu Chi had left him penniless.
• Lu Qingru praised Jiyang and promised to protect him, while Lu Chi’s thoughts revealed that the watch was a cheap fake.
• Guagua revealed that Lu Jiyang had spent the four hundred thousand Lu Yunke gave him to bribe Li Bingqing into framing Lu Chi, and Lu Yunke reacted with shock.

Lu Jiyang tried to win Lu Qingru’s favor with a cheap pink watch, then used Lu Chi’s forgotten gift to belittle him. Lu Chi exposed that Jiyang had spent the 400,000 yuan Lu Yunke gave him, and Jiyang dodged questions by pretending he had used it for school supplies and meals, leaving the family without an explanation for the money.

• Lu Jiyang gave Lu Qingru a pink watch and flattered her until she accepted it as a token of his affection and offered to take him shopping.
• Lu Jiyang asked Lu Chi what present he had prepared for Lu Qingru, and Lu Chi explained that he had not known she was coming back that day.
• Lu Jiyang suggested Lu Chi was forgetful and distant from Lu Qingru, prompting her to insult Lu Chi as a stray cat or dog.
• Lu Chi mocked the cheap watch and reminded Lu Jiyang that he had given away the 400,000 yuan from Lu Yunke, leading her to demand to know where the money went.
• Lu Jiyang claimed he had spent the money on odds and ends, school supplies, and meals for classmates, then apologized tearfully.
• Lu Qingru told Lu Yunke not to spoil her welcome-back banquet over the money, and Lu Yunke let the matter drop.

Lu Chi met Li Bingqing at a tea bar after learning that Lu Jiyang had arranged their encounter to distract him from studying. He uncovered Li Bingqing’s desperate reason for accepting Lu Jiyang’s money and enlisted her in a plan to deceive him, while Lu Jiyang celebrated the photos he believed would help ruin Lu Chi’s exam prospects.

• After the welcome banquet, Lu Chi wandered into the Pi Star tea bar while his siblings went their separate ways.
• Guagua told Lu Chi that Lu Jiyang had directed Li Bingqing to stage a chance encounter with him, and Lu Chi agreed to hear her out.
• Li Bingqing claimed she had planned to visit a bookstore with Zhao Feifei, but Lu Chi confronted her about her father’s injury and the four hundred thousand Lu Jiyang had paid her.
• Li Bingqing admitted she had no choice but to deceive Lu Chi, and he proposed a plan that she accepted.
• Chen Xianpeng secretly photographed Lu Chi and Li Bingqing and sent the pictures to Lu Jiyang, who expected to use them to distract Lu Chi from his exams and strengthen his own hold over the Lu Family companies.

Lu Chi learned from Guagua that Zhao Feifei was using Lu Jiyang to hurt Su Yunian, then spent a carefree day at an amusement park. When he returned home after dark, he encountered Zhang Yong at the residential compound entrance.

• Li Bingqing left with Zhao Feifei after confirming that she would follow Lu Chi's plan.
• Guagua told Lu Chi that Zhao Feifei had rejected Lu Jiyang only to make him pursue and then abandon Su Yunian.
• Lu Chi decided to find a chance to help Su Yunian and oppose Lu Jiyang.
• Lu Chi went to Starry Sky Entertainment City, played games and rides until dark, and ate beef noodles before heading home.
• Lu Chi ran into Zhang Yong at the entrance to the residential compound.

Lu Chi encountered Zhang Yong making a public plea for Lu Sangning to forgive him and agreed to deliver a message after extracting two million from him. He recorded Zhang Yong’s consent, then went inside and complained to property management about the disturbance.

• Lu Chi watched Zhang Yong set up a banner and shout through a megaphone outside the villa compound, asking Lu Sangning to forgive him.
• Zhang Yong recognized Lu Chi and asked him to plead his case to Lu Sangning, but Lu Chi demanded two million in exchange.
• Zhang Yong agreed to transfer the money, and Lu Chi recorded him saying the payment was voluntary and not fraud.
• Lu Chi told Zhang Yong to keep shouting while he went inside, then confronted property management about the banner and noise.

Lu Chi watched as Zhang Yong staged a public plea for Lu Sangning, only for property manager Li Bo and his employees to fight him and ruin his display. Lu Sangning made clear she had come to mock Zhang Yong, leaving him pinned on his knees before her.

• Li Bo took employees to stop Zhang Yong from causing a disturbance at the community gates, while Lu Chi followed Lu Sangning there to watch.
• Zhang Yong continued declaring his love and pleading for forgiveness, pretending not to notice Lu Sangning had arrived.
• Li Bo and his five employees fought Zhang Yong and his four employees as they tried to take his loudspeaker.
• Lu Sangning watched the brawl, then had her bodyguards pop Zhang Yong’s balloon columns and seize control of the scene.
• Zhang Yong rushed toward Lu Sangning, but her bodyguards forced him to his knees, and she said she had come to laugh at him.

Lu Sangning rejected Zhang Yong and had him beaten after exposing his motives, while Lu Jiyang used the confrontation to win her gratitude. At dinner, Lu Jiyang agreed to enter a singing competition and invited Lu Chi to compete too.

• Lu Sangning refused to forgive Zhang Yong, kicked him in the mouth, and watched as property staff threw his belongings away.
• Lu Jiyang arrived and kicked Zhang Yong, then slapped and threatened him, earning Lu Sangning's thanks.
• Lu Chi returned home and joined the Lu Family for dinner after Lu Yuanqing and Pan Feng called Lu Sangning home.
• Lu Qingru told Lu Jiyang about a singing competition and offered to sign him up; Lu Jiyang eagerly accepted.
• Lu Jiyang asked Lu Chi whether he would enter the singing competition as well.

Lu Chi agreed to enter a singing competition after Lu Jiyang tried to bait him into losing, while Lu Chi secretly planned to outshine him. At school, Guagua revealed more about Su Yunian’s family scandal, and Li Bingqing approached Lu Chi.

• Lu Jiyang urged Lu Chi to enter a singing competition, hoping to humiliate him, while Lu Chi pretended to lack confidence and agreed.
• Lu Qingru explained that Century Imperial Entertainment and Hua Central Television were hosting the competition, whose first prize was six million.
• At school, Guagua told Lu Chi that Xie Qing and Su Yunian were gathering evidence against Su Jingang and needed to protect the company’s ownership.
• Guagua revealed that Zhao Feifei was Su Jingang’s daughter but Zhao Jinxuan was Zhao Min’s child from another man, and Su Yunian resolved to tell her mother.
• Li Bingqing walked over to Lu Chi with a sweet smile.

Lu Chi and Li Bingqing pretended to grow close to mislead Lu Jiyang, who hoped Lu Chi would neglect his studies and lose his place in the Lu family. At home, Lu Qingru and Lu Jiyang ignored Lu Chi and criticized him for starting lunch without them.

• Lu Chi and Li Bingqing walked together past Lu Jiyang’s classroom and ran laps, prompting Lu Jiyang to believe his plan was working.
• Su Yunian grew cold toward Lu Chi, who dismissed her mood and returned to sleeping at his desk.
• Lu Chi asked Li Bingqing about her father, and she said he had survived but would never walk again; Zhao Feifei then caught up and invited herself to visit him.
• Lu Chi left Zhao Feifei behind and went home, where Lu Qingru warmly greeted Lu Jiyang but ignored him.
• Lu Chi began eating after Auntie Wang announced lunch, and Lu Qingru scolded him while Lu Jiyang encouraged her anger.

Lu Chi confronted Lu Qingru and Lu Jiyang over their insults and favoritism, defending the original owner’s place in the Lu family. Lu Sangning interrupted their escalating argument, leaving Lu Qingru and Lu Jiyang’s response unresolved.

• Lu Chi challenged Lu Qingru and Lu Jiyang after they criticized him for eating alone, then slapped Lu Jiyang when Lu Qingru threatened him.
• Lu Qingru tried to strike Lu Chi, but he caught her wrist and accused her of siding with Lu Jiyang, while Guagua urged him to calm down.
• Lu Chi told Lu Qingru that he had been stolen from his birth family and condemned her for repeatedly humiliating him and supporting Lu Jiyang.
• Lu Jiyang denied wanting the Lu family’s fortune and pretended to run away, while Lu Chi urged him to leave and Lu Qingru threatened to make Lu Chi leave too.
• Lu Sangning arrived and demanded to know why everyone was shouting instead of going to afternoon classes.

Lu Sangning defended Lu Chi and tried to understand his warning about Lu Qingru, who left to meet Li Tian despite the danger. Meanwhile, Su Yunian told Xie Qing that Zhao Jinxuan was not Su Jingang’s biological son, and they planned to obtain hair for paternity tests.

• Lu Sangning stopped Lu Jiyang and Lu Qingru from blaming Lu Chi, then explained that she was grateful to him for exposing Zhang Yong and urged Lu Qingru to reconsider her prejudice.
• Lu Sangning tried to get Lu Qingru to recall Lu Chi’s inner warning, but Lu Qingru did not understand, and she left to meet Li Tian’s mysterious guest.
• Lu Sangning worried that Lu Qingru would face trouble far from home and decided to spend more time with Lu Chi to hear his inner voice.
• Su Yunian told Xie Qing that Zhao Jinxuan was Zhao Min’s child from a one-night stand, not Su Jingang’s biological son.
• Xie Qing asked Su Yunian to obtain hair from Zhao Feifei and Zhao Jinxuan for paternity tests, and Su Jingang returned home.

Su Yunian and Xie Qing hid their knowledge of Su Jingang’s affair while Xie Qing persuaded him to give her a job at his company. At school, Su Yunian took the pearl bracelet Su Jingang gave her to Zhao Feifei, who was surprised to see her.

• Su Jingang returned home and gave matching pearl bracelets to Su Yunian and Xie Qing, while Su Yunian concealed her hatred of him.
• Xie Qing told Su Jingang she wanted to work at his company, insisted after he tried to dissuade her, and got him to agree to arrange a position.
• Lu Chi left home for school, encountered Lu Sangning, and later passed Su Yunian, who deliberately bumped his shoulder.
• Su Yunian went to Class 5 carrying her bracelet and asked a student to call Zhao Feifei over.
• Zhao Feifei stopped admiring her love letter and reflection when she saw Su Yunian outside the window.