Chapter Summaries

After a system awakened from a twenty-year dormancy, Ye Jin learned she had transmigrated into a world of old-school novels and was meant to be a vicious supporting character in the Su Family. Her husband Su Chengjing had been kidnapped abroad three days earlier, and she faced an uncertain future as she began to understand the plot around her.

• Ye Jin recalled that she had agreed to a system's offer to transmigrate in exchange for a wealthy life, but it had gone dormant after she arrived in the world.
• Ye Jin grew up following her parents' plans to marry her into wealth and later married Su Chengjing, whose workaholic habits suited her well.
• Su Chengjing was kidnapped while attending a meeting abroad, leaving Ye Jin unsure whether he was alive or dead.
• Ye Jin learned that her world contained numerous old-school novels with twisted values, and that she and the Su Family were destined to be villainous supporting characters.

Ye Jin learned that Xie Haoyu’s revenge would destroy the Su Group and that Su Yang’s announcement at the signing ceremony would let him seize power. She decided to help Lin Xiwen stop him, but had no clear way to intervene before the ceremony.

• Ye Jin reviewed the novel’s plot and realized that the Su Group’s signing ceremony would trigger its collapse and the eldest branch’s ruin.
• Ye Jin recalled that Xie Haoyu blamed her for abandoning him, though she had ended their relationship before his family’s bankruptcy, and that he later drove her toward suicide.
• Lin Xiwen found Ye Jin looking pale, and Ye Jin reassured her that she would attend the ceremony.
• Ye Jin resolved to stop Su Yang from seizing control but recognized that she lacked influence or security to act.
• Su Yang and a formally dressed woman approached Ye Jin and Lin Xiwen, and the woman questioned why Ye Jin was hiding away.

At a gathering where Su Yang and Zhou Wanqing planned to announce Su Chengjing’s kidnapping and disrupt a contract signing to seize power, Ye Jin’s unheard thoughts exposed Su Yang’s affair to Zhou Wanqing and Lin Xiwen. Lin Xiwen suspected she could hear Ye Jin’s thoughts, while Zhou Wanqing reeled from learning that her husband had deceived her for years.

• Su Yang and Zhou Wanqing arrived to press Lin Xiwen, who replied that negotiations with Company W were nearly complete.
• Ye Jin silently mocked the couple and revealed that they planned to announce Su Chengjing’s kidnapping at the signing ceremony.
• Zhou Wanqing tried to confront Su Yang but found herself unable to speak, then heard Ye Jin’s thoughts accuse Su Yang of keeping a mistress and an illegitimate daughter.
• Ye Jin revealed that Su Yang’s mistress was Chen Ruxue, Zhou Wanqing’s supposed best friend, and that they had been secretly meeting for years.
• Lin Xiwen realized Ye Jin’s lips had not moved and considered whether she could hear Ye Jin’s thoughts, while noticing Zhou Wanqing looked shaken.

Ye Jin’s inner thoughts exposed Su Yang’s affair with Chen Ruxue and his lavish gifts to her, leading Zhou Wanqing to suspect her husband and resolve to investigate. As Su Yang led Zhou Wanqing away, Lin Xiwen decided she needed to bring them under control while continuing to study Ye Jin.

• Ye Jin’s thoughts revealed that Chen Ruxue and her daughter were attending Su Yang’s celebration, and Zhou Wanqing recognized a fifty-million-yuan necklace she had once asked Su Yang to buy for her.
• Ye Jin’s thoughts exposed that Su Yang and Chen Ruxue had spent the afternoon together in a hotel suite, and Zhou Wanqing connected this to his past absences and Chen Ruxue’s daughter.
• Zhou Wanqing hid her suspicions from Su Yang and agreed to leave with him, planning to investigate through her family connection to the hotel.
• Ye Jin wondered why Zhou Wanqing had left without arguing, while Zhou Wanqing resisted returning to berate her and vowed to make Su Yang regret betraying her.
• Lin Xiwen decided to use a forceful method to control Su Yang and Zhou Wanqing, then reconsidered her understanding of Ye Jin.

At the Su Group signing ceremony, Ye Jin worried that Su Yang would expose Su Chengjing’s disappearance and seize power, while Lin Xiwen tried to contain the situation. Just as Su Yang moved to take the microphone, Zhou Wanqing announced she would divorce him, and security restrained him when he tried to stop her.

• Lin Xiwen tried to warn Ye Jin that she could hear her thoughts, but found herself unable to speak.
• Ye Jin and Lin Xiwen attended the signing ceremony, where Lin Xiwen kept Su Yang and Zhou Wanqing locked in a lounge until the event was nearly over.
• Su Yang and Zhou Wanqing returned to the banquet hall after Su Yinan let them out, and Su Yang glared at Lin Xiwen.
• As the signing ceremony reached its final stage, Su Yang tried to take Lin Xiwen’s microphone, but Zhou Wanqing took it first.
• Zhou Wanqing announced that her marriage to Su Yang had ended and that she would soon divorce him.
• Su Yang tried to snatch the microphone from Zhou Wanqing, but two security guards restrained him.

Zhou Wanqing exposed Su Yang and Chen Ruxue’s affair at the event, shattering their public images and provoking Su Yang’s fury. Chen Ruxue stayed at Su Yang’s side and pleaded with Zhou Wanqing to blame her instead.

• Zhou Wanqing showed security footage of Su Yang and Chen Ruxue embracing and kissing in a hotel corridor.
• The guests recognized Su Yang and Chen Ruxue, and Su Yang struggled against the bodyguards while accusing Zhou Wanqing of invading their privacy.
• Chen Ruxue lost her composure as the guests looked at her with contempt, while Su Yinan caught her and defended her parents’ relationship.
• Su Yinan urged Chen Ruxue to leave and let Su Yang handle the situation, but Chen Ruxue chose to stay beside him.
• Chen Ruxue told Su Yang not to speak harshly to Zhou Wanqing, then wept and claimed that she alone was at fault.

At the signing ceremony, Zhou Wanqing cut off the Zhou Corporation’s business ties and investment with Su Yang, who fainted after realizing the threat to his company. After the ceremony ended, Lin Xiwen and Ye Jin read online gossip about the public scandal and the people involved.

• Chen Ruxue pleaded with Zhou Wanqing to forgive Su Yang, and Su Yang insulted Zhou Wanqing while defending Chen Ruxue.
• Zhou Wanqing announced that the Zhou Corporation would end all business dealings with Su Yang’s company and withdraw its investment.
• Su Yang fainted, and an ambulance took him to the hospital as the signing ceremony was brought to an end.
• Zhou Wanqing left the banquet hall, while the guests departed and Lin Xiwen recognized Ye Jin’s role in changing events.
• Ye Jin and Lin Xiwen browsed a trending hashtag about the ceremony and read posts revealing details about Su Yang and Chen Ruxue.

Ye Jin followed online gossip about Su Yang and Chen Ruxue, then used a sockpuppet account to reveal that Su Yang had pursued Zhou Wanqing for power. Lin Xiwen heard Ye Jin’s thoughts from a nearby bedroom and realized they were living inside a novel.

• Ye Jin and Lin Xiwen read netizens’ discoveries about Su Yang and Chen Ruxue, while Ye Jin thought about exposing Su Yang’s motives.
• The two returned to the Su Family estate, where Ye Jin went back to following the gossip and reviewing the plot information she had learned.
• Ye Jin posted anonymously that Su Yang had left Chen Ruxue and pursued Zhou Wanqing to gain influence in the Su Family.
• Netizens embraced Ye Jin’s theory and criticized Su Yang and Chen Ruxue as more details spread online.
• Lin Xiwen discovered she could hear Ye Jin’s thoughts from within roughly one hundred meters and realized their lives matched the plot of a dog-blood novel.

After learning from Ye Jin’s thoughts that Su Chengjing was safe but might meet another woman, Lin Xiwen sent his location to the security team and police so they could bring him home sooner. The next day, she and Ye Jin each assumed the other had been out late, while Lin Xiwen tried to recruit Xu You to help run the Su Group.

• Lin Xiwen learned that Su Chengjing was stranded on an island in international waters and would encounter a devoted rich young woman on his way home.
• Lin Xiwen sent Su Chengjing’s location to the security team and police, then received a call from Xu You.
• Ye Jin overslept after staying up late and went to the dining area at the Su residence to order food.
• Lin Xiwen appeared late as well, and Ye Jin apologized for sleeping in; Lin Xiwen reassured her instead of scolding her.
• The butler told Lin Xiwen he had worried when she did not leave her room all morning and had considered breaking down the door.

Ye Jin learned that Xu You had secretly helped Xie Haoyu bring down the Su family, and she recognized him as a threat when he visited Lin Xiwen. She left the story with Lin Xiwen unaware of Xu You’s betrayal and Ye Jin furious about his past.

• Housekeeper Wang worried that Lin Xiwen had stayed up late, and Ye Jin silently realized her mother-in-law had also been reading gossip.
• Xu You arrived to meet Lin Xiwen, who welcomed him warmly, while Ye Jin recognized him as an undercover agent for the male lead.
• Ye Jin recalled that Xu You had loved Gu Jingxian and had secretly raised Xie Haoyu after Gu Jingxian’s suicide.
• Ye Jin remembered that Xu You later used Lin Xiwen’s trust to help Xie Haoyu bankrupt the Su Group.
• Ye Jin cursed Xu You for betraying the Lin family and suspected that neither of his children was biologically his.

Lin Xiwen learned from Ye Jin’s thoughts that Xu You was scheming against her and the Su Group, and decided not to trust him with the company. She offered him a position leading the East China division instead, hoping to keep him at a distance without exposing her suspicions.

• Ye Jin’s complaints made Lin Xiwen reconsider Xu You’s past behavior and suspect that he had been using her to get close to Gu Jingxian.
• Xu You returned and claimed he wanted to help Lin Xiwen, but Ye Jin’s thoughts revealed that he was trying to deceive her and pursue her while thinking of his white moonlight.
• Ye Jin’s thoughts warned that Xu You’s incompetence could ruin the Su Group, while Lin Xiwen had the ability to manage it herself.
• Lin Xiwen abandoned her plan to rely on Xu You and offered him responsibility for the East China division instead.

Lin Xiwen rejected Xu You’s expectation of taking over the Su Group and offered him a regional manager position instead, exposing his pride and limited ability. She then became chairwoman and CEO of the Su Corporation Group, while Zhou Wanqing unexpectedly supported her.

• Lin Xiwen offered Xu You the job of general manager of the East China region, and he argued that his experience deserved a higher position.
• Lin Xiwen challenged Xu You about his poor performance, and he angrily pretended to leave while hoping she would stop him.
• Ye Jin’s thoughts and Xu You’s behavior led Lin Xiwen to see him as selfish and unworthy of trust.
• With Su Yang absent, Lin Xiwen won over eighty percent support and became chairwoman and CEO of the Su Corporation Group.
• Zhou Wanqing attended the board meeting for the Zhou Corporation and voted in support of Lin Xiwen.
• Ye Jin recalled online gossip that Su Yang had learned the Zhou Corporation withdrew its investment and later begged Zhou Wanqing to take him back.

Zhou Wanqing rejected Su Yang’s attempt to win her back and explained to Lin Xiwen that she supported Lin Xiwen to help take the position Su Yang wanted. She gave Ye Jin a pink diamond as a belated wedding gift, and Lin Xiwen and Zhou Wanqing realized they could both hear Ye Jin’s thoughts before Ye Jin accepted it.

• Su Yang knelt before Zhou Wanqing, but she shook him off and walked away as the scene went viral online.
• Lin Xiwen asked Zhou Wanqing why she was supporting her, and Zhou Wanqing said she wanted to take everything from Su Yang.
• Zhou Wanqing realized that Ye Jin had been leaking stories about her and Su Yang online and approached Ye Jin with a gift.
• Zhou Wanqing offered Ye Jin a large pink diamond as a belated wedding gift, while Ye Jin suspected a hidden motive.
• Lin Xiwen told Ye Jin to accept the gift, and Zhou Wanqing and Lin Xiwen realized they could hear Ye Jin’s thoughts before Ye Jin thanked Zhou Wanqing.

After Zhou Wanqing gave Ye Jin a pink diamond, Lin Xiwen doubled Ye Jin’s allowance and gave her shares in the Su Group. Lin also revealed that she had news of Su Chengjing and had arranged a rescue, then told Ye Jin to return to work and remain calm while the family prepared to announce his situation.

• Zhou Wanqing gave Ye Jin a pink diamond and left in frustration after hearing Ye Jin mistake her reaction for stinginess.
• Lin Xiwen reassured Ye Jin that she could keep or sell the diamond, then doubled her monthly allowance.
• Lin Xiwen presented Ye Jin with shares in the Su Group, and Ye Jin signed the transfer documents after learning they had been set aside for the family’s daughter-in-law.
• Ye Jin wondered how to tell Lin Xiwen about Su Chengjing’s whereabouts, and Lin revealed that she had news of him and had arranged for people to rescue him.
• Lin Xiwen said she would announce Su Chengjing’s circumstances after stabilizing the company and told Ye Jin to return to work and stay calm.

Ye Jin reconsidered her acting career and decided to return to the set while exploring the possibility of investing in the entertainment industry with Huo Yun’s help. Huo Yun agreed to arrange Ye Jin’s return, then changed her plans to confront her on set.

• Ye Jin remembered Huo Yun’s past efforts to build her acting career and considered whether to keep acting or invest in entertainment instead.
• Ye Jin called Huo Yun and said she had finished handling matters at home and could return to the set the next day.
• Huo Yun warned Ye Jin that her accumulated work meant she would face a demanding schedule, and Ye Jin agreed to work hard.
• Huo Yun canceled her plans to accompany her managed actor to a variety show and decided to wait for Ye Jin at the set.

Ye Jin returned to filming after staying up late following gossip, and Huo Yun was surprised to see her diligently preparing for her scenes. At the set, Ye Jin encountered popular actress Yang Manhui, who had joined the drama as a cameo, while He Cheng remained focused on his phone.

• Ye Jin admitted to Huo Yun that she had stayed up late reading gossip, and promised to protect her appearance and focus on work.
• Huo Yun watched Ye Jin rehearse lines in the van and wondered whether the Su Family was in trouble, but dismissed the idea after recalling the Su Group's rising share price.
• Ye Jin arrived at the set for her role as the senior sister who rescued the male lead, Ran Shi, and took him back to her sect.
• Yang Manhui appeared on set to play the male lead's fiancée in a cameo, drawing cheers from the crew.
• He Cheng asked his assistant Xiao Meng to retrieve his phone, and Xiao Meng told him that his manager had called.

Yang Manhui heard Ye Jin’s unseen voice expose He Cheng’s plans to keep their relationship secret and predict that he would betray her for his assistant. The voice revealed that the assistant, Meng Xiaoya, was a woman in disguise, leaving Yang Manhui to examine the assistant with growing suspicion.

• Yang Manhui remembered agreeing to keep her relationship with He Cheng hidden to protect his career, though she wanted them to be public.
• After hearing the voice criticize He Cheng for using her resources while concealing their relationship, Yang Manhui wondered why He Cheng showed no reaction.
• The voice claimed He Cheng would get together with his assistant and later announce their marriage, making Yang Manhui suspect he was cheating.
• The voice identified He Cheng’s assistant as Meng Xiaoya, a woman disguised as a man, and Yang Manhui noticed signs that seemed to support the claim.

After hearing Ye Jin’s inner voice reveal He Cheng’s betrayal and her own grim future, Yang Manhui considered secretly investigating Meng Xiaoya’s identity. Ye Jin confronted He Cheng over his attitude toward Yang, and the chapter ended with Yang realizing Ye Jin was the source of the mysterious voice.

• Yang Manhui heard Ye Jin’s inner voice describe He Cheng’s cheating and predict Yang’s downfall, then decided to investigate whether Meng Xiaoya was a woman disguised as a man.
• Ye Jin praised Yang Manhui for carrying He Cheng’s show and suggested the cast should reward her for the value she brought.
• He Cheng accused Ye Jin of making Yang’s role sound mercenary, and Ye Jin mocked his poor track record as an actor.
• Meng Xiaoya urged He Cheng to calm down because Ye Jin had powerful backing, so He Cheng restrained his anger.
• He Cheng challenged Ye Jin to ask Yang why she had accepted the role, and Yang recognized Ye Jin’s voice as the one she had heard in her mind.

Yang Manhui stopped defending He Cheng and called out his lack of gratitude after he treated her coldly. As Ye Jin’s thoughts prompted her to reconsider their relationship, she remembered how she had helped He Cheng rise to fame and acting opportunities.

• Yang Manhui told He Cheng that although she had come willingly, others should not take her efforts for granted.
• Ye Jin was surprised that Yang Manhui had not defended He Cheng, while He Cheng grew angry at her pointed remark.
• Ye Jin challenged He Cheng to show gratitude, and he reluctantly thanked Yang Manhui in front of everyone.
• Yang Manhui recognized the resentment behind He Cheng’s forced thanks and recalled their early relationship and how she had helped his career.

Ye Jin and Yang Manhui filmed alongside He Cheng, whose resentment toward them disrupted his performance. After the shoot, Huo Yun stayed at Ye Jin’s apartment because Ye Jin had acted far better than usual, leaving her wondering whether Ye Jin was ready to focus on her career.

• Yang Manhui considered Ye Jin’s suggestion to treat He Cheng like a dog by rewarding him with opportunities when he pleased her.
• Ye Jin and Yang Manhui performed their scenes smoothly, while He Cheng’s anger toward them made his acting falter.
• Director Chen He criticized He Cheng’s performance, and He Cheng apologized before getting back on track.
• The director approved the scenes after He Cheng’s performance became passable, and Ye Jin returned to her rented apartment after filming.
• Huo Yun stayed at Ye Jin’s apartment, impressed by her improved acting and wondering whether she had decided to focus on her career.