Arc 1Scandal and Shifting Loyalties
Ye Jin used her knowledge of the novel’s plot to help Lin Xiwen take control of the Su Group and expose betrayals around the family. On set, Ye Jin helped Yang Manhui recognize He Cheng’s infidelity, and Yang publicly exposed him, leaving his career in jeopardy.
- Ye Jin revealed through her thoughts that Su Yang was cheating on Zhou Wanqing with Chen Ruxue, and Zhou Wanqing exposed their affair at the Su Group signing ceremony before withdrawing the Zhou Corporation’s support.
- Lin Xiwen learned from Ye Jin’s thoughts that Xu You could not be trusted, made him general manager of the East China region, and won the board’s support to become chairwoman and CEO of the Su Corporation Group.
- Zhou Wanqing supported Lin Xiwen and gave Ye Jin a pink diamond, while Lin Xiwen gave Ye Jin company shares and arranged to rescue Su Chengjing from an island in international waters.
- Ye Jin returned to her acting set and recognized that Yang Manhui’s relationship with He Cheng matched the novel’s pattern of betrayal, prompting Yang to investigate He Cheng’s assistant Meng Xiaoya.
- Ye Jin challenged He Cheng for taking Yang Manhui’s contributions for granted, and Yang began to believe Ye Jin’s warning that He Cheng and Meng Xiaoya were involved.
- Ye Jin proposed that Huo Yun join her in starting a film and television investment company, while Yang Manhui hired a detective and confirmed that Meng Xiaoya was disguised as a man and intimate with He Cheng.
- Yang Manhui livestreamed her wrap celebration and led viewers to He Cheng’s vehicle, where they saw him kissing Meng Xiaoya and heard him admit that he had fallen in love with someone else.
- Yang Manhui ended the livestream after He Cheng admitted he had wronged her, but clips spread online and pushed the scandal to the top of Big-Eyed Boy’s trending searches, leaving He Cheng afraid he would be blacklisted.