Chapter Summaries

After Aunt Ye and Fang Yien left the Ye household, Third Uncle Ye questioned Ye Yongxin about why the boys had thrown rats into Ye Mo’s room. Ye Yongxin said Fang Yien wanted to drive Ye Mo out to defend Ye Baozhu, leaving the family to confront Baozhu about her role.

• Ye Zhipeng defended Ye Mo and told Aunt Ye it was time to return home; when nobody asked her to stay, she left with Fang Yien.
• Third Uncle Ye criticized Aunt Ye for spoiling Fang Yien and warned Ye Yongxin against the boys’ behavior.
• Ye Yongxin said Fang Yien had wanted to drive Ye Mo out because he believed she had taken Ye Baozhu’s place in the family.
• Ye Baozhu denied asking Fang Yien to intervene, while Ye Sen suggested Fang Yien had acted on his own.
• Ye Lin asked how Fang Yien could know Baozhu felt wronged when they were far apart, and Baozhu admitted she had told him over the phone that she feared her family no longer liked her.

Ye Mo warned Ye Baozhu to stop plotting against her, then cautioned Ye Yongming that Second Uncle Ye’s friend Zou was conspiring to trap him. After the family returned to City B, Ye Mo attended the New Year’s Day banquet, where Zhou Xiaoyu and Shen Yan arrived as guests.

• Ye Mo confronted Ye Baozhu in private and threatened to expose videos showing her healthy and pretending to be ill if she continued her tricks.
• Ye Mo warned Ye Yongming that Second Uncle Ye’s friend surnamed Zou was plotting with someone to trap him, and Ye Yongming urged his father to investigate.
• Second Uncle Ye confirmed he was considering a business collaboration with Zou and took Ye Yongming’s warning seriously.
• Ye Mo and her family returned to City B, where Ruan Xianyue had Ye Mo try on gowns for the New Year’s Day banquet.
• Zhou Xiaoyu and Shen Yan arrived at the banquet and marveled at the famous and influential guests, while Ye Mo was being introduced to relatives and friends.

At the Ye Family banquet, Ye Mo learned from 888 that He Zhen’s boyfriend and his friends planned to mistreat her when he took her to meet them at midnight. Though they were enemies, Ye Mo went to warn He Zhen, leaving her to wonder how Ye Mo knew about the plan.

• Ye Mo greeted Shen Yan and Zhou Xiaoyu at the banquet before noticing He Zhen in the crowd.
• 888 told Ye Mo that Jiang Qiming knew his friends intended to take advantage of He Zhen when they met later.
• Ye Mo decided to approach He Zhen and told her parents she was going to greet a friend.
• Ye Mo greeted He Zhen and Jiang Qiming, then asked He Zhen whether her boyfriend planned to take her to meet his friends after the banquet.
• He Zhen asked how Ye Mo knew about the planned meeting.

Ye Mo warned He Zhen that Jiang Qiming planned to take her to meet dangerous friends, but He Zhen remained torn between trusting Ye Mo and her boyfriend of three years. Ye Mo asked 888 to monitor He Zhen, then learned from Qi Yuheng how far Qi Yuwen had gone to seize control of the Qi Corporation.

• Ye Mo warned He Zhen not to meet Jiang Qiming’s friends, saying they had bad intentions toward her.
• He Zhen doubted Ye Mo’s warning because Jiang Qiming had treated her well for three years, but she hesitated when he brought her food.
• Ye Mo left and asked 888 to alert her if He Zhen went with Jiang Qiming to meet his friends.
• Ye Mo later met Qi Yuheng, who thanked her for warning him about Qi Yuwen and explained that Qi Yuwen had conspired with their half brothers to ruin him and take his position.
• Qi Yuheng said he had sent Qi Yuwen to Africa to develop new markets and barred him from returning until he succeeded.

Qi Yuheng forced Qi Yuwen and Zhang Hanyue to marry after their affair was exposed, while Ye Mo attended the Ye Family’s banquet welcoming her home. The chapter ended with guests spreading malicious rumors about Ye Mo and her adoptive parents.

• Qi Yuheng proposed that Qi Yuwen and Zhang Hanyue marry, but Zhang Hanyue objected and denied having feelings for him.
• Qi Yuheng revealed that witnesses from the Ye, Hu, and Yuan families knew about the affair, prompting both families’ elders to demand that Qi Yuwen and Zhang Hanyue marry or lose their family ties.
• Ye Mo heard 888’s account of Qi Yuheng’s actions and later greeted Hu Hejia and Yuan Youzhi at the banquet.
• Ye Zhipeng introduced Ye Mo as his daughter at the welcome banquet, without mentioning that she and Ye Baozhu had been switched.
• Several guests began gossiping that Ye Mo was a country-raised minor celebrity who had mistreated her adoptive parents.

Ye Mo confronted the women gossiping about her and exposed several of their secrets, claiming she could tell fortunes. She then revealed that Ning Xue was hiding something involving her younger sister, leaving Ning Xue visibly shaken.

• Ye Mo overheard the women insulting her and challenged their claims about her manners and character.
• Ye Mo exposed one woman for stealing her friend’s jade necklace and revealed where she had hidden it, prompting the friend to leave and search her home.
• Ye Mo began to reveal a secret about Mrs. Luo, who interrupted her and apologized for gossiping.
• Ye Mo claimed she could divine the women’s secrets, then identified the young woman as Ning Xue and named her younger sister, Ning Shuang.
• Ye Mo said Ning Xue’s secret concerned her younger sister, and Ning Xue’s startled reaction confirmed that Ye Mo had guessed correctly.

Ye Mo amazed the guests at her welcome banquet by telling fortunes and giving them surprising explanations for their troubles. Ye Zhipeng summoned her to greet the He Family, whose old marriage pact was tied to the generation Ye Mo belonged to.

• Ye Mo told a girl to break up with her boyfriend, claiming he was bringing her bad luck, and the girl left convinced.
• Ye Mo reassured a worried middle-aged man that his wife was secretly visiting cats because he was allergic to them, not having an affair.
• Ye Zhipeng and Ye Lin found Ye Mo holding fortune-telling sessions for a long line of guests.
• The He Family arrived, and Ye Zhipeng sent Ye Lin to fetch Ye Mo before welcoming the family’s old patriarch.
• Ye Mo greeted Grandpa He and was introduced to He Mingzhen and He Mingzhang.

Ye Mo learned that the He and Ye families had an old marriage agreement that once made her He Ruilin’s intended fiancée. She rejected any interest in him, leaving He Ruilin stung by her blunt insults and asking who she considered good enough.

• He Mingzhang greeted Ye Mo, and she remembered meeting him on the Tale of Scheming set; 888 told her he was the He family head and that He Ruilin would have been her fiancé if she had not been switched at birth.
• Ye Lin introduced He Ruilin and He Ruixiang, and He Ruilin and Ruixiang warmly reassured Ye Baozhu that Ruilin loved only her.
• He Ruilin accused Ye Mo of expecting him to honor the marriage agreement, while Ye Mo said she had never heard of it and mocked the pair for assuming she wanted him.
• He Ruixiang explained that the agreement arose after her grandfather saved Ye Mo’s grandfather and that Ye Mo and Ruilin had been chosen to marry.
• Ye Mo told Ruilin she was not interested in him or the agreement and said he did not meet her standards; Ruilin demanded to know who was good enough for her.

At a banquet, Ye Mo teased He Ruilin by saying his uncle He Mingzhang met her standards for a partner, then explained that He Ruilin had disparaged her over the Ye-He marriage agreement. Ye Lin and He Mingzhang confronted He Ruilin, and Ye Mo accepted He Mingzhang’s apology while questioning He Ruilin’s arrogance.

• Ye Mo listed her standards for a partner and mischievously said He Mingzhang would suit her, not realizing he was standing behind her.
• After learning He Mingzhang had heard her, Ye Mo greeted him cheerfully and insisted she had been praising him.
• Ye Mo told Ye Lin and He Mingzhang that He Ruilin had warned her not to covet him and had said he recognized only Ye Baozhu as his fiancée.
• Ye Lin rebuked He Ruilin for privately disparaging a Ye family daughter and said he would tell his parents so the families could reconsider the marriage agreement.
• He Mingzhang apologized for He Ruilin, and Ye Mo accepted while asking why He Ruilin assumed she wanted to cling to him.

After He Ruilin disparaged Ye Mo over the engagement, the Ye family rejected his behavior and Ye Mo said she did not want the engagement. A misunderstanding led Ye Zhipeng to decide that she liked He Mingzhang, while the He family confronted He Ruilin about his treatment of Ye Mo.

• Ye Zhipeng and Ye Lin condemned He Ruilin for intimidating Ye Mo, and Ye Mo firmly said she did not like him or want the engagement.
• Ye Lin revealed that Ye Mo had joked about pursuing He Mingzhang, and Ye Zhipeng mistakenly took the joke as a confession of love.
• Ye Mo insisted that she did not like He Mingzhang, but Ye Zhipeng decided to arrange a match between them anyway.
• He Mingzhang rebuked He Ruilin for insulting Ye Mo instead of discussing his objections with the family.
• He Ruilin insisted that he would marry only Ye Baozhu, and his mother objected that Baozhu was no longer the Ye family's eldest young lady.

At the He Family banquet, He Mingzhang suggested that someone other than He Ruilin could marry Ye Mo. Meanwhile, He Zhen weighed Ye Mo’s warning about Jiang Qiming, but ultimately agreed to go meet his friends with him.

• The third madam objected to He Ruilin marrying Ye Mo because Ye Mo was no longer part of the Ye Family.
• He Mingzhang pointed out that He Ruilin was not the only marriageable man in the family, surprising the others.
• After the banquet, 888 told Ye Mo that He Zhen had gone with Jiang Qiming to meet his friends, and Ye Mo concluded that He Zhen still doubted her warning.
• He Zhen told Jiang Qiming that Ye Mo was her workplace rival and struggled to decide whether Ye Mo’s warning was true.
• He Zhen initially backed out of meeting Jiang Qiming’s friends, but his understanding response made her feel guilty, so she changed her mind and agreed to go.

After learning that Jiang Qiming had taken He Zhen to the Moon-Gazing Pavilion, Ye Mo enlisted Ye Lin to help her intervene. They set out as He Zhen entered a private room and faced Jiang Qiming’s unsettling friend.

• Ye Mo learned from 888 that Jiang Qiming had taken He Zhen to the Moon-Gazing Pavilion and changed clothes to go after them.
• Ye Mo explained He Zhen’s danger to Ye Lin and persuaded him to accompany her using his membership.
• Ye Lin and Ye Mo drove through the newly falling snow after 888 told Ye Mo that He Zhen had arrived.
• He Zhen followed Jiang Qiming into a dim private room, where his friend made a disturbing remark about playing with her.

He Zhen went with Jiang Qiming to meet his friends, only to discover he had brought her there to be handed over to them. She regretted ignoring Ye Mo’s warning and was left trapped as the men forced alcohol on her.

• Jiang Qiming led He Zhen into a private-room suite, where his friends surrounded her and called her his girlfriend.
• He Zhen tried to leave after one of the men leered at her and grabbed her hand, but the group pushed her back and pressed a drink to her lips.
• Jiang Qiming ignored He Zhen’s calls for help while one of his friends said he had given her to them.
• He Zhen remembered Ye Mo’s warning and tried to fight her way out, biting a man who was restraining her.
• The men slapped He Zhen, pinned her down, and forced liquor into her mouth before releasing her as she coughed.

Ye Mo and Ye Lin stormed a private room while searching for He Zhen, whom a group of men had drugged and trapped in an inner room. The chapter ended as Jiang Qiming recognized Ye Lin and realized who Ye Mo was.

• He Zhen tried to escape but was dragged back into the inner room, where she discovered cameras recording her.
• He Zhen realized the liquor she had been forced to drink was drugged, and the men prepared to assault her.
• Someone pounded on the private room door, and Ye Mo entered with Ye Lin and another man, demanding to know where He Zhen was.
• The men denied knowing He Zhen, but Ye Mo insisted she was inside and warned them to bring her out.
• The partygoers recognized Ye Lin as the Ye Family's eldest son, and Jiang Qiming recognized both Ye Lin and Ye Mo.

Ye Mo and Ye Lin confronted Jiang Qiming and the others to retrieve He Zhen, who was drugged and at risk of being photographed. Ye Mo got He Zhen out safely and began to take her away, while the group’s actions remained concealed for the moment.

• Ye Mo claimed He Zhen had taken her family heirloom necklace and demanded that the group bring her out.
• Inside the room, Brother Hong and Jiang Qiming planned to strip He Zhen and take nude photos of her before Ye Mo’s system warned her.
• Ye Mo moved to search for He Zhen, but a muscular man blocked the group as Ye Lin named their families and warned them against opposing the Ye Corporation.
• Brother Hong abandoned the plan after hearing that the Ye family would search the suite if He Zhen was not brought out quickly.
• The group brought out the drugged He Zhen and claimed she had drunk too much.
• He Zhen recognized Ye Mo, stopped struggling, and cried as Ye Mo comforted her and led her away.

Ye Mo rescued He Zhen from Jiang Qiming’s group and gave police officer Qi Tingyun evidence about their blackmail operation. He Zhen was treated at the hospital and was expected to recover after resting.

• Ye Mo and Ye Lin took He Zhen to their family’s hospital, where Doctor Xu examined her.
• Qi Tingyun said he would investigate the group, and Ye Mo told him she knew their website address and how they operated.
• Ye Mo explained that 888 had supplied her information, but Qi Tingyun believed she had learned it through divination.
• Ye Mo sent Qi Tingyun the website address and left the investigation to him.
• Doctor Xu said He Zhen had been given a small dose of a nerve-damaging sedative, pumped her stomach, and advised that she rest and fast for twenty-four hours.

Ye Mo contacted He Zhen’s manager and Shen Yan after He Zhen was hospitalized, then returned home and slept through the day. That evening, Ye Mo and Ye Lin kept the reason for their overnight absence private from Ye Miao.

• Ye Mo called Shen Yan and He Zhen’s manager, Xiong Wang, to tell them He Zhen was in the hospital.
• Xiong Wang and Shen Yan arrived at the hospital, where Ye Mo explained that He Zhen had consumed something dangerous and credited Officer Qi with helping rescue her.
• Ye Mo left the hospital with Shen Yan and Ye Lin, then went home and slept until evening.
• Ye Mo learned from 888 that it was eight o’clock, woke up hungry, and went downstairs to eat.
• Ye Miao questioned Ye Mo and Ye Lin about their night away, but they refused to reveal details because the matter concerned someone else.

Ye Mo watched Ye Miao boast about his girlfriend, knowing she was dating several men, then accepted He Zhen’s thanks and apology after rescuing her. He Zhen recovered emotionally in the hospital, and Ye Mo visited her, though online fans mocked reports that the longtime rivals had reconciled.

• At dinner, Ye Miao bragged about his girlfriend’s affection while Ye Mo privately learned that she was dating five men, including Ye Miao.
• Ye Mo accepted He Zhen’s friend request, and He Zhen thanked her for rescuing her and apologized for doubting her warning.
• Ye Mo bluntly told He Zhen not to pity men, and He Zhen cried as she faced how close she had come to being harmed.
• Xiong Wang felt relieved when He Zhen finally cried and began speaking with people again, and Qi Tingyun later spoke with her privately.
• Ye Mo visited He Zhen the next day, and the two talked peacefully for the first time after years of conflict.
• Paparazzi reported He Zhen’s hospitalization and photographed Ye Mo visiting, but netizens mocked the suggestion that Ye Mo had gone to see her.

Ye Mo visited the newly acquired company to meet its new boss and renew her contract, discovering that her cousin Ye Yongming had taken over to help protect her. After she signed a contract with unusually favorable terms, the company upgraded her support staff and assigned Hu Tiantian as her assistant.

• Ye Mo asked Shen Yan whether the new company boss would be easy to work with, and Shen Yan told her she would meet him soon.
• Ye Mo discovered that her cousin Ye Yongming was the new boss and learned that Ye Lin had encouraged him to enter the industry to protect her.
• Ye Yongming gave Ye Mo a new contract with terms tailored to her interests, and Ye Mo signed it.
• Ye Yongming promised Ye Mo a new van, an assistant, a makeup artist, and a stylist.
• Ye Mo learned that Hu Tiantian would be her assistant, and Hu Tiantian explained that she would earn two salaries and could help with contracts and security.

After [Brilliant Star] changed owners, Ye Mo reassured her fans, signed a better contract, and secured two major endorsements. She spent the approach to Spring Festival at the Ye family’s old residence in Q Province, preparing for her first leading role in “Flowers Fall Throughout the City.”

• [Brilliant Star] changed hands, and Ye Mo told her fans she would stay with the company because the new boss and her contract terms were good.
• Ye Mo secured endorsements for mineral water and athletic shoes, while the company’s other artists also made progress under its new owner.
• Ye Mo returned with the Ye family to their old residence in Q Province to celebrate Spring Festival with her relatives.
• Ye Yongxin avoided Ye Mo after she had frightened him with a rat prank, while Ye Mo spent much of her time studying the script for “Flowers Fall Throughout the City.”
• Ye Mo read the novel and script, learned filming had been postponed until after New Year, and welcomed Spring Festival at the family residence.