Chapter Summaries

Song Shiwei agreed to join Yun Xi’s lucrative variety show but wanted a companion for safety. Jiang Lanxin arrived hoping to recruit her for another project, while Song Shiwei’s inner protests left both women reconsidering their plans.

• Song Shiwei accepted Yun Xi’s offer to join the variety show after deciding the earnings could help her escape, but asked to bring someone along because she feared being attacked.
• Jiang Ye eavesdropped outside and met Jiang Lanxin, who asked where Song Shiwei was and teased him about worrying that Yun Xi would influence her.
• Jiang Lanxin entered and hugged Song Shiwei, proposing an investment opportunity, but Yun Xi told her they had already arranged for Song Shiwei to join the variety show.
• Jiang Lanxin pitched a second variety show about gossip from celebrities, wealthy families, and ordinary people, prompting Song Shiwei to complain inwardly that she was being worked to death.
• Yun Xi suggested they reconsider Jiang Lanxin’s plan so they would not overwork Song Shiwei.

Yun Xi and Jiang Lanxin finalized a partnership for the variety show and chose Jiang Zhuxin as a panelist, while Song Shiwei’s thoughts revealed her excitement about dragging Zhuxin into the work. After Yu Xiuhua left without a deal, Jiang Lanxin confronted Jiang Ye about his feelings for Yun Xi, and Yun Xi asked him directly whether he liked her.

• Yun Xi offered to split a 50% stake with Jiang Lanxin, and they agreed to bring in Jiang Zhuxin as a non-celebrity panelist.
• Yu Xiuhua tried to invest and offer guests, but Jiang Lanxin and Yun Xi turned down the partnership and sent her away disappointed.
• Song Shiwei noticed Jiang Ye waiting outside and wondered whether he liked Yun Xi.
• Jiang Lanxin reminded herself that Jiang Ye had been devoted to Yun Xi since childhood and pressed him about why he had come.
• Jiang Ye denied that he had come specifically to see Yun Xi, and Yun Xi asked him whether he liked her.

Yun Xi confronted Jiang Ye about his fear of being unworthy, and he admitted he had loved her since childhood and asked to be with her. The next day, Jiang Lanxin and Yun Xi added Song Shiwei and Jiang Zhuxin to a group chat to organize their travel variety show, where Jiang Zhuxin was offered a stake for joining the cast.

• Yun Xi told Jiang Ye that his past relationship did not make him unworthy, then challenged him to admit his feelings.
• Jiang Ye confessed that he had liked Yun Xi since childhood but had distanced himself because he feared she would overshadow him.
• Yun Xi said she would consider being with Jiang Ye depending on how he behaved, then walked away; Jiang Lanxin urged him not to squander his chance.
• Jiang Lanxin and Yun Xi created a group chat with Song Shiwei and Jiang Zhuxin to discuss their variety show.
• Jiang Lanxin offered Jiang Zhuxin a 1% stake for joining the travel show and told her to make sure their eldest sister-in-law was lost.

Song Shiwei’s investors announced a new variety show with her as a regular guest, and its teaser drew huge attention from netizens. Hungry late at night, she received braised pork rice from Jiang Xun, while Jiang Ye hurried downstairs with a suspiciously concealed item.

• Yun Xi’s entertainment company announced that Song Shiwei would be a regular guest on the proposed variety show, prompting a flood of excited netizen comments and suggestions.
• Song Shiwei worried that the netizens would make her film an absurd number of episodes and lamented that she was hungry after the cook had gone to bed.
• Jiang Xun brought Song Shiwei braised pork rice, and she wondered whether he had made it especially for her.
• Jiang Zhuxin arrived and asked for some rice, while Jiang Ye came downstairs with a flushed face and denied that he was holding chocolate.

Jiang Xun’s special treatment and confession left Song Shiwei flustered, while Jiang Zhuxin felt excluded by her brothers’ romantic attention. The chapter ended with Jiang Xun reassuring Song Shiwei that she did not have to return his feelings and that they could take things slowly.

• Jiang Ye admitted he had been talking with Yun Xi and left to deliver things to her, prompting Jiang Zhuxin to suspect they were dating.
• Jiang Xun revealed he had made only one bowl of braised pork rice, especially for Song Shiwei, and offered to order Jiang Zhuxin takeout.
• Jiang Zhuxin ordered lavish meals at her brothers’ expense and went upstairs after seeing Jiang Xun put Song Shiwei’s slippers on for her.
• Jiang Xun held Song Shiwei’s hand and led her downstairs to eat, while her thoughts revealed how excited and overwhelmed she felt.
• Jiang Xun confessed that he had started to like Song Shiwei, then reassured her she need not feel pressured and that they could take things slowly.

Jiang Xun confessed his feelings to Song Shiwei and promised to become someone she could rely on, while Song Shiwei accepted his care and enjoyed the meal he made. Afterward, she threw herself into preparing a variety show, and the arrangements were finally complete.

• Jiang Xun told Song Shiwei he would learn how to win her heart and asked her to give him an answer when she was ready.
• Song Shiwei admitted she was scared of their dangerous fates, but Jiang Xun promised to protect her and encouraged her to enjoy the meal.
• Song Shiwei thanked Jiang Xun for treating her with care, and he comforted her before serving her sour soup and cleaning up.
• Jiang Zhuxin teased Jiang Xun for falling in love and urged him to treat Song Shiwei well, so Jiang Xun promised to be someone she could rely on.
• Song Shiwei worked for more than ten days to prepare a variety show, completing arrangements for the guests, crew, blind-box segment, and livestreams.

Jiang Zhuxin, Jiang Lanxin, Yun Xi, and Song Shiwei celebrated getting their travel variety show ready in record time, and Huaxi Entertainment announced its premiere and first five guests. Netizens eagerly anticipated the drama between the cast, while Jiang Zhuxin planned to use her blogger identity to prove herself.

• Jiang Zhuxin, Jiang Lanxin, Yun Xi, and Song Shiwei admired how quickly the variety show had been approved and prepared.
• Yun Xi announced that "Let's Eat Melons Together" would premiere in two days and visit a watermelon production base in Yuxi City.
• Yun Xi revealed Song Shiwei, Xinxin-chan Who Loves Eating Bamboo Shoots, Xi Zining, Bai Qiuhe, and Xu Zizhen as the first stop's guests.
• Netizens reacted to the volatile guest lineup and discussed Jiang Zhuxin's reputation as a combative wealth-flaunting blogger.
• Jiang Zhuxin kept her real identity private and resolved to prove her abilities on the show.

Jiang Zhuxin, Jiang Lanxin, Song Shiwei, and Yun Xi went to Jiu Bar to celebrate, but the waiter tried to stop them from using their booked private room with a suspicious excuse. The women suspected something was being concealed, while Song Shiwei had yet to uncover any gossip.

• Jiang Zhuxin invited the others to a bar, and Jiang Lanxin asked whether Song Shiwei and Yun Xi could go because they had partners.
• The four women went to Jiu Bar, where Song Shiwei eagerly anticipated her first visit to a bar.
• A waiter told Jiang Lanxin that room 408 was unavailable because of an electrical fault and offered the women seats in the main hall instead.
• Jiang Lanxin questioned the waiter's explanation, and she and Yun Xi suspected the bar was hiding something.

Jiang Lanxin, Jiang Zhuxin, Yun Xi, and Song Shiwei uncovered a male celebrity’s secret exploitation of young women at the lounge bar and called the police. Song Shiwei’s thoughts then identified the celebrity as Ma Boming, whose connections to Xu Zizhen and Xi Zining caught Yun Xi’s attention.

• Jiang Lanxin and another customer confronted the waiter after the bar repeatedly claimed its private rooms were unavailable because of electrical faults.
• Song Shiwei’s inner voice revealed that the bar hosted a male celebrity’s monthly selection of women, including minors, and that he had ties to two guests announced that day.
• Song Shiwei learned that the celebrity’s events involved sexual abuse, coercion, and girls recruited from film academies, so Jiang Zhuxin, Yun Xi, and the others called the police.
• A potbellied drama director arrived, and Song Shiwei’s thoughts revealed that he was conspiring with the celebrity to entertain an investor and producer.
• Song Shiwei’s gossip identified the celebrity as Ma Boming and connected his ex-wife and current girlfriend to Xu Zizhen and Xi Zining, making Yun Xi realize who he was.

Yun Xi and Song Shiwei uncovered Ma Boming, his agent, and company deputy finance director President Li’s scheme to exploit aspiring actresses and embezzle company funds. Yun Xi started a livestream to expose them, and the chapter ended after the agent assaulted a girl who tried to warn the others.

• Song Shiwei and three women were mistaken for actresses recruited for President Li and ushered into private room 409 by Ma Boming’s agent.
• Inside, they saw Ma Boming and the Young Emperor director flattering President Li beside a table of sexual implements.
• Song Shiwei’s thoughts revealed that President Li had embezzled nearly ten million in company funds, and Yun Xi decided to make the men pay.
• Yun Xi activated her bracelet, quietly broadcasting the private room live across major platforms.
• Ma Boming’s agent offered the women wine and promised them acting roles and entertainment-industry resources in exchange for pleasing President Li.
• A girl warned the women that the men were liars, but Ma Boming’s agent slapped her and had waiters carry her away.

Song Shiwei and the Jiang sisters fought back when Ma Boming tried to make them drink drugged alcohol, while viewers watched the confrontation unfold on a livestream. Song Shiwei's mask came off, revealing her identity to the millions watching.

• President Li and Ma Boming pressured Song Shiwei and the other women to drink, while livestream viewers realized the women were in danger and contacted the police.
• Ma Boming tried to force Song Shiwei to drink, but she kicked him down and attacked him.
• Jiang Zhuxin and Jiang Lanxin joined Song Shiwei, and Jiang Lanxin poured whiskey down Ma Boming's throat as he lay pinned.
• Viewers recognized Ma Boming and speculated that one of the masked women was Song Shiwei as the livestream passed two million viewers.
• Song Shiwei's mask came off during the fight, and viewers confirmed her identity.

Yun Xi revealed that she was the company president and confronted Li Baoguo over his role in the assault plan. She rejected his excuses and left him facing the police as he turned against Ma Boming and his agent.

• Jiang Lanxin forced spiked alcohol down Ma Boming’s throat, while Jiang Zhuxin threatened him and his agent.
• Li Baoguo threatened the group until Yun Xi removed her mask, prompting him to drop to his knees and address her as President Yun.
• Yun Xi accused Li Baoguo of transferring company assets without authorization and backing Huo Xiuzhu’s project despite the scandal.
• Yun Xi listed the evidence of the planned drug-facilitated assault and told Li Baoguo to make his excuses to the police.
• Li Baoguo denied responsibility and blamed Ma Boming and his agent for arranging everything.

Ma Boming and his agent tried to pin the consort-selection scheme on Li Baoguo, while their past trafficking and blackmail plans came to light. Song Shiwei’s Gossip Compendium revealed that the two men were long-term lovers who had manipulated Xi Zining and Xu Zizhen into fighting over Ma Boming.

• Ma Boming’s agent accused Li Baoguo of requesting the consort-selection banquet and said they had chat logs to prove it.
• The narration revealed that Li Baoguo had proposed continuing Xizhu Entertainment’s investment and had suggested doing something exciting, prompting Ma Boming and his agent to bring him to the lounge bar.
• Ma Boming and his agent had used the bar to lure film academy students, supply them to investors, and secure investments through blackmail videos.
• Song Shiwei read in the Gossip Compendium that Ma Boming and his agent had been lovers for over a decade and had secretly found partners for each other.
• The Gossip Compendium revealed that Ma Boming had married Xi Zining after playing with her, then his jealous agent arranged their divorce and set up Xu Zizhen, fueling a feud between the two women.

Song Shiwei’s thoughts exposed Ma Boming and his manager’s secret relationship and their exploitation of women, while viewers uncovered the scandal during Xu Zizhen and Xi Zining’s public feud. The police arrived, and the director immediately tried to shift all blame onto the others.

• Jiang Zhuxin, Jiang Lanxin, and Yun Xi overheard Song Shiwei reveal that Ma Boming and his manager were secretly a couple, while Yun Xi rejected Li Baoguo’s excuses and told him to explain himself to the police.
• Livestream viewers learned that Ma Boming had cheated on Xu Zizhen and Xi Zining, arranged consort selections, and exploited girls, prompting fans to urge the two women to watch the broadcast.
• The viewers discovered that Ma Boming and his manager had been playing Xu Zizhen and Xi Zining against each other while concealing their relationship.
• Police broke into the room, and the director fell to his knees and claimed that Ma Boming, his manager, and Li Baoguo were responsible for everything.

Captain Liu’s officers uncovered Ma Boming and his manager’s role in a drugging and prostitution scheme at the bar, while Ma Boming’s confession pointed to further crimes inside the club. Officers from several stations arrived to investigate, including newly promoted Officer Xiao Rong.

• Song Shiwei and the others restrained drugged girls and covered them with jackets after finding them near Ma Boming and his manager.
• Li Baoguo told Captain Liu that Ma Boming and his manager had promised him women in exchange for investment, then tried to shift the blame onto them.
• Ma Boming kicked Li Baoguo and claimed that Li had ordered the scheme, while admitting that he and his manager arranged sexual partners for each other.
• Song Shiwei revealed that the same consort selection was happening upstairs, and Captain Liu ordered officers to block the entrance and search the bar.
• Officers from the stations contacted by Jiang Zhuxin, Jiang Lanxin, and Yun Xi arrived, led by newly promoted Officer Xiao Rong from the Yanjing Municipal Bureau.

After the police raided the bar and uncovered several illegal activities, Xu Zizhen learned that Ma Boming had been cheating on her with his manager. She and Xi Zining both rushed to confront him, while still insisting they would resume their feud afterward.

• Captain Liu ordered Xiao Rong and the officers to search the bar, where they uncovered an underground casino, drug use, and people playing naked hide-and-seek.
• Netizens spotted famous singer Ma Boming among those arrested and flooded Xu Zizhen’s and Xi Zining’s Weibo posts with comments.
• Xu Zizhen’s manager told her that Ma Boming’s reputation had collapsed and urged her to check the online news.
• Xu Zizhen watched the livestream and discovered that Ma Boming had been involved with his manager, leaving her furious.
• Xu Zizhen announced she was going to catch Ma Boming cheating and said she would fight Xi Zining again later.
• Xi Zining posted that she was also going to catch a cheater and would continue her fight with Xu Zizhen when she returned.

Xu Zizhen and Xi Zining arrived at the scene carrying weapons and bickered with each other while searching for Ma Boming. They entered his private room to confront him, leaving Captain Liu and the onlookers unsure whether the women would fight one another or Ma Boming.

• Xu Zizhen and Xi Zining rushed to the scene carrying an iron rod and a spiked club.
• Captain Liu questioned how they had brought the weapons inside, and they said they were looking for Ma Boming.
• Xu Zizhen and Xi Zining argued over who had copied whom, while Captain Liu tried to keep them calm.
• Xu Zizhen charged into the private room and called for Ma Boming to come out.
• Xi Zining followed her inside and accused Ma Boming of cheating on her.

Ma Boming crawled out of the private room and confessed to Captain Liu, revealing that he and his manager had arranged his relationships with Xi Zining and Xu Zizhen. After the two women threatened him with their clubs, he changed his story and admitted he had wanted to sleep with them, but they rejected him.

• Captain Liu stopped Xu Zizhen and Xi Zining from bringing their weapons into Ma Boming’s private room.
• Ma Boming crawled out and claimed Xu Zizhen and Xi Zining wanted to kill him over their past jealousy.
• Ma Boming confessed that his manager had found Xi Zining and Xu Zizhen for him, and that both relationships had been purely romantic because he and his manager were impotent.
• Xu Zizhen and Xi Zining heard Song Shiwei’s inner thoughts and realized they had both avoided intimacy with Ma Boming because he could not perform.
• Xu Zizhen and Xi Zining threatened Ma Boming with their spiked clubs, and he admitted that they had rejected his advances and insulted his size.

Ma Boming confessed to tax evasion, while Xu Zizhen and Xi Zining stopped Li Baoguo from attacking Yun Xi and were praised by the livestream viewers. Song Shiwei learned how Xu Zizhen and Xi Zining had fallen in love online and mistaken each other for the same deceptive online friend, though their relationship still ended badly.

• Ma Boming tearfully confessed to tax evasion, and Captain Liu warned him and Li Baoguo they would face consequences.
• Li Baoguo lunged at Yun Xi, but Xu Zizhen and Xi Zining knocked him down with an iron rod and a spiked club.
• Captain Liu and the livestream viewers reacted as Xu Zizhen and Xi Zining claimed they had acted in self-defense.
• Song Shiwei read in the Gossip Compendium that Xi Zining had mistaken Xu Zizhen for the online friend who deceived them both.
• Xu Zizhen and Xi Zining confirmed the account and admitted they found their bad ending too embarrassing to explain.

Song Shiwei’s thoughts revealed how Xu Zizhen and Xi Zining’s breakup and years of feuding were tangled up with Bai Qiuhe’s schemes. After the onlookers struggled to make sense of the scandal, Captain Liu ordered everyone to return to the station and give statements.

• Song Shiwei’s thoughts revealed that Xi Zining and Xu Zizhen had broken up after Xu Zizhen rejected her, though Xi Zining had secretly helped suppress Xu Zizhen’s scandals.
• Xu Zizhen learned from her manager that Xi Zining had pushed her down the trending searches and decided to get to the bottom of it.
• Song Shiwei’s thoughts exposed Bai Qiuhe as the instigator who deceived Xu Zizhen and Xi Zining, impersonated their fans, and fueled their feud.
• Xu Zizhen and Xi Zining were stunned to learn Bai Qiuhe had claimed to be terminally ill before abandoning her account and disappearing.
• Captain Liu ordered everyone to return to the station to give statements, and police escorted fifty or sixty criminals out of the club.