Chapter Summaries

Song Shiwei and the others pressured Secretary Lin into paying them four hundred thousand yuan, then promoted Qingyuan Town’s melons on their livestream instead of helping him sell them cheaply. Song Shiwei’s thoughts suggested Lin had embezzled public funds, and the villagers were left wondering how to seek justice as he called the women aside.

• Xu Zizhen, Xi Zining, and Jiang Zhuxin agreed to demand money from Secretary Lin for promoting the village’s melons, and Song Shiwei’s group secured a hundred thousand yuan each.
• Secretary Lin transferred four hundred thousand yuan, and Song Shiwei’s thoughts revealed that he had allegedly stolen all the government funds intended for the villagers.
• Song Shiwei and Xi Zining enthusiastically promoted Qingyuan Town’s melons to the livestream while Jiang Zhuxin ate one, prompting viewers to speculate about Lin’s wealth.
• Angered that the women were praising the melons instead of helping him sell them cheaply, Secretary Lin called them outside to speak privately.
• The villagers feared they could not report Lin or defend their rights because they did not know how to seek help.

The villagers learned that Secretary Lin and Boss Zhang had used violence and murder to control Qingyuan Town’s melon trade, while Secretary Yu had secretly gathered evidence against them. Secretary Lin threatened the four guests and offered them money to pressure the villagers into selling melons cheaply, and Xi Zining secretly recorded him.

• The villagers considered asking Secretary Yu to return but feared he would refuse after their past treatment of him.
• Song Shiwei’s thoughts revealed that Secretary Lin and Boss Zhang had arranged attacks on Secretary Yu and melon buyers, and had concealed crimes to control the town’s melon sales.
• Song Shiwei’s thoughts also revealed that Secretary Yu had spent years collecting evidence against Secretary Lin and had arranged for it to be sent from his email account.
• Secretary Lin and Boss Zhang pulled Song Shiwei aside while she angrily thought about the crimes described in the Gossip Compendium.
• Secretary Lin warned the four guests and offered them four hundred thousand to persuade the villagers to sell melons cheaply; Xi Zining secretly turned on her phone recorder.
• Jiang Zhuxin challenged Secretary Lin after he threatened them for refusing to cooperate.

Song Shiwei’s group exposed Lin Yaohua’s scheme to buy villagers’ melons cheaply, and police arrived in Qingyuan Town with excavators. Song Shiwei’s thoughts revealed further crimes and evidence hidden on the back mountain, giving the officers new leads as they moved against Lin Yaohua.

• Lin Yaohua and Beast Zhang threatened Jiang Zhuxin and the others, then offered them commissions to help buy the villagers’ melons cheaply.
• The livestream viewers reacted to Lin Yaohua’s threats and suspected corruption, while one viewer connected the case to his father’s old beating.
• Police arrived in Qingyuan Town with excavators, alarming Lin Yaohua and Beast Zhang and delighting Song Shiwei.
• Song Shiwei’s thoughts told the officers to search the back mountain for evidence tied to a businessman and a student, and accused Lin Yaohua of murder and rape.
• The officers recalled that Yu Shuqiang had filed a real-name report against Lin Yaohua the previous day.

The police uncovered how Lin Yaohua had terrorized the victims’ families and located a lead to the bodies buried behind Qingyuan Town. As Captain Zhang arrived to search the mountain, Song Shiwei and Jiang Zhuxin publicly exposed Lin Yaohua’s attempts to swindle and threaten the villagers.

• The police found that both victims’ families had been paid one million and driven away after being beaten, threatened, and forced to sign letters of forgiveness.
• Officers discovered the father of one victim was about to drink paraquat and rescued him before he could take his life.
• A caller reported finding a skeletal hand on the mountain behind Qingyuan Town, and Yu Shuqiang recalled a voice saying that people had been buried there.
• Captain Zhang arrived with an excavator to search the mountain, while Lin Yaohua tried to act helpful and Beast Zhang attempted to speak with him privately.
• Song Shiwei grabbed Lin Yaohua and accused him of trying to swindle the villagers, and Jiang Zhuxin said Lin had threatened to beat them if they refused to cooperate.

Xi Zining’s recording and Song Shiwei’s thoughts helped Captain Zhang arrest Lin Yaohua, while an excavation uncovered the bodies linking him and Beast Zhang to the crimes. Yu Shuqiang revealed that he had spent five years gathering evidence against Lin, who ended the chapter accusing Beast Zhang of betraying him.

• Xi Zining played a recording of Lin Yaohua’s threats, and Captain Zhang arrested Lin on suspicion of multiple offenses.
• Beast Zhang tried to stop the police from going up the mountain, but Captain Zhang recognized him as Zhang Qinshou and had him arrested.
• After Song Shiwei predicted the bodies were close, officers found them at the excavation site, strengthening the case against Lin Yaohua and Beast Zhang.
• Yu Shuqiang confronted Lin Yaohua and revealed that he had spent five years gathering evidence to seek justice for the people Lin had harmed.
• Lin Yaohua threatened Yu Shuqiang, then accused Beast Zhang of giving him evidence to seize the money for himself.

Yu Shuqiang exposed Lin Yaohua and Beast Zhang’s affair and corruption, and both were arrested. He refused the townspeople’s plea to return as Qingyuan Town’s secretary, but Song Shiwei agreed to help sell their melons online as he left for Qingxi Town.

• Yu Shuqiang revealed that Lin Yaohua’s mistress was Beast Zhang’s wife and that her unborn child was not Lin Yaohua’s, then Captain Zhang took Lin Yaohua and Beast Zhang to the police station.
• The livestream viewers celebrated the arrests, while Qingyuan Town’s townspeople apologized to Yu Shuqiang and begged him to return as their secretary.
• Yu Shuqiang refused to return, saying he was happier with his work in Qingxi Town, and urged the townspeople to use their newfound attention to sell their melons.
• Song Shiwei offered to promote and sell Qingyuan Town’s melons online, and Yu Shuqiang left for Qingxi Town.

Song Shiwei and the others livestreamed to help Qingyuan Town sell melons, then left after helping the villagers sell about a third of them. At the airport, the four women reunited with friends and Jiang Xun welcomed Song Shiwei home as his wife.

• Song Shiwei and the others livestreamed for seven hours, but sold less than half of the villagers’ ten million jin of melons before ending the stream from exhaustion.
• The group continued livestreaming the next day, then left Qingyuan Town with local specialties as the villagers came out to thank and see them off.
• At Capital International Airport, Xu Zizhen and Xi Zining clasped hands, while Xu Zizhen offered Song Shiwei help with future investments.
• Jiang Xun met Song Shiwei at the airport, took her bags, and gave her red roses as he welcomed her home.
• Xu Zizhen mistook Jiang Xun for Song Shiwei’s suitor, and Jiang Xun clarified that Song Shiwei was his wife.

Jiang Xun welcomed Song Shiwei at the airport with flowers and publicly called her his wife, while Song Shiwei felt shy and secretly touched. After they fled a crowd of fans together, Song Shiwei admitted to herself that holding his hand made her happy and chose to keep doing it, though she was unsure whether she was falling for him.

• Jiang Xun greeted Song Shiwei with flowers and took her hand, and Xu Zizhen, Xi Zining, and Jiang Zhuxin realized the couple were still dating despite being married.
• Jiang Xun pulled Song Shiwei into his arms to avoid a runaway suitcase and proudly told its owner that Song Shiwei was his wife.
• A young woman recognized Song Shiwei as Sister Song Gua, drawing the attention of airport onlookers, so Jiang Xun suggested that they run away together.
• Jiang Xun and Song Shiwei escaped the airport hand in hand, and Song Shiwei laughed that they had been silly.
• Jiang Xun joked that he had considered eloping with Song Shiwei, and she replied that they could not elope but could hold hands.
• Song Shiwei reflected that holding Jiang Xun's hand made her happy and cautiously took it again.

Jiang Xun and Song Shiwei returned to the Jiang Family estate, where Jiang Xun was assigned to attend Hongwei Investment Company's listing reception. Song Shiwei's gossip revealed that the company's chairman planned to discard his longtime girlfriend for his returning white moonlight, who was actually a ladyboy.

• Jiang Xun paid Jiang Zhuxin a hundred thousand yuan to bring their luggage home, and she eagerly accepted the job.
• Jiang Zhuxin fawned over Song Shiwei when the couple returned to the Jiang Family estate, while Mother Jiang warmly welcomed Song Shiwei and invited her out the next day.
• Father Jiang told Jiang Xun to attend Hongwei Investment Company's listing reception because he had to accompany Mother Jiang.
• Song Shiwei's gossip revealed that Hongwei's chairman planned to announce his engagement to his returning white moonlight at the listing press conference, abandoning the girlfriend who had supported him.
• Song Shiwei revealed that the chairman's white moonlight was a ladyboy, leaving Jiang Xun and Father Jiang stunned.

Song Shiwei agreed to attend Hongwei Investment Company's listing press conference with Jiang Xun after he promised she could avoid socializing, and the two arrived to a crowd eager for gossip. Song Yurou saw them and, consumed by resentment over Song Shiwei’s success and her own downfall, prepared to carry out her plan.

• Jiang Xun invited Song Shiwei to attend Hongwei Investment Company's listing press conference with him, and she accepted after he assured her she could sit comfortably without socializing.
• Jiang Zhuxin messaged Yun Xi and Jiang Lanxin about the gossip, and they decided to attend as well.
• Song Shiwei and Jiang Xun arrived at the press conference together, drawing the attention of the crowd and the gossip-hungry Jiang women.
• Song Yurou and Chen Cheng saw Song Shiwei arrive and were pleased that their plan could proceed.
• Song Yurou recalled how her schemes had instead boosted Song Shiwei’s popularity, while her own career and reputation had collapsed, and she wished Song Shiwei dead.

Song Yurou and Chen Cheng plotted to ruin Song Shiwei’s reputation using Chen Cheng’s pregnancy, hoping to make the world forget her and allow the system to erase her. Their plan was ready when Song Shiwei arrived at the venue with Jiang Xun, where she immediately recognized something unusual about Chen Cheng.

• Song Yurou learned that Song Shiwei could not be erased until people forgot her, and the system proposed ruining her reputation through a staged scandal.
• Song Yurou contacted Chen Cheng, the former lover of the Hongwei Investment Company chairman, and agreed to help her take revenge on Lin Jia.
• Song Yurou and Chen Cheng decided to use Chen Cheng’s child to bring Lin Jia down and make Song Shiwei the target of the scandal.
• Feng Ziyi sent an invitation, and Song Yurou and Chen Cheng waited for Song Shiwei to arrive so they could blame the matter on her.
• Song Shiwei entered the venue with Jiang Xun and privately wondered whether Chen Cheng had undergone advanced ladyboy surgery.

At a reception, Chen Cheng shocked the guests by claiming a baby was kicking, while Song Shiwei’s thoughts revealed that Chen Cheng was a man who had undergone surgery in Thailand and that Feng Ziyi had mistaken him for a woman. The chapter left the guests stunned as Song Shiwei began recounting how Feng Ziyi’s girlfriend Lin Jia had been wronged.

• Feng Ziyi brought Chen Cheng to greet Song Shiwei and Jiang Xun at the reception.
• Chen Cheng said the baby was kicking, leaving the guests confused about how a ladyboy could be pregnant.
• Song Shiwei’s thoughts revealed that Chen Cheng had gone to Thailand for surgery and that Feng Ziyi had long believed Chen Cheng was a woman.
• Song Shiwei’s thoughts exposed that Feng Ziyi had slept with Chen Cheng without realizing Chen Cheng was a man.
• Song Shiwei began describing how Lin Jia had supported Feng Ziyi from high school through his business success, while he resented her and favored Chen Cheng.

At Feng Ziyi and Chen Cheng’s engagement press conference, Jiang Zhuxin challenged Feng about his relationship with Lin Jia, while Song Shiwei’s unseen voice exposed his apparent betrayal. Lin Jia arrived carrying her painting supplies, leaving Feng scrambling to understand why she had returned early.

• Feng Ziyi heard Song Shiwei’s voice condemning him for using Lin Jia, but saw no one speaking and dismissed it as nonsense.
• Jiang Zhuxin recognized Feng Ziyi and asked why his girlfriend was not Chen Cheng, recalling how Lin Jia had given up her art career to help him build his venture capital firm.
• Chen Cheng challenged Jiang Zhuxin, but Jiang ignored her and demanded to know Feng Ziyi’s relationship with Lin Jia.
• Lin Jia entered the press conference carrying her painting supplies, and Feng wondered why she had returned early from her sketching trip.

Lin Jia returned to Feng Ziyi’s listing press conference and confronted him after learning from Song Shiwei’s inner voice that he planned to frame her. As Chen Cheng demanded that Feng Ziyi leave Lin Jia for her, Lin Jia publicly challenged the story of Chen Cheng’s departure, hinting that she knew a secret about Chen Cheng’s identity.

• Lin Jia confronted Feng Ziyi for announcing the company’s public listing without telling her, and he claimed she owed Chen Cheng for separating them years ago.
• Song Shiwei’s inner voice revealed that Feng Ziyi and Chen Cheng would frame Lin Jia and send her to prison, while Lin Jia realized she had been used despite their five-year relationship.
• Chen Cheng accused Lin Jia of reporting them and demanded that Feng Ziyi break up with Lin Jia and be with her.
• Lin Jia asked Feng Ziyi whether Chen Cheng had really gone abroad or had fled because Chen Cheng feared being exposed as a man.

At a press conference, Chen Cheng blamed Lin Jia after being flung to the floor and bleeding, prompting Feng Ziyi to attack Lin Jia. Feng Ziyu and the shareholders intervened, while Song Shiwei’s inner thoughts exposed Feng Ziyu’s long-standing crush on Lin Jia and urged her to take control of the company.

• Feng Ziyi realized Lin Jia had called Chen Cheng a man, while Chen Cheng denied it and rushed to seize Lin Jia.
• Chen Cheng flew backward after grabbing Lin Jia, landed hard, and cried that she had lost her baby as blood spread across the carpet.
• Feng Ziyi grabbed Lin Jia by the neck and accused her of causing Chen Cheng’s miscarriage, but Feng Ziyu kicked him away and shielded Lin Jia.
• Feng Ziyi insisted that he would avenge the baby even if it cost him the company, prompting the shareholders to defend Lin Jia and point out that Chen Cheng had launched herself backward.
• Jiang Zhuxin pulled Lin Jia to safety as Song Shiwei realized Feng Ziyu had loved Lin Jia for nearly ten years and thought Lin Jia should take over the company.

At Hongwei Investment Company's press conference, Chen Cheng accused Lin Jia of causing her miscarriage, but a doctor revealed that Chen Cheng was a man and the blood was dog blood. Feng Ziyi rejected the evidence and declared his love for Chen Cheng in front of the gathered shareholders and guests.

• The shareholders backed Lin Jia, while Chen Cheng threatened her and Feng Ziyi urged a doctor to examine Chen Cheng.
• Chen Cheng resisted the examination and insisted on going to Ren'ai Hospital, but Feng Ziyi had the doctor brought in.
• The doctor examined Chen Cheng and announced that Chen Cheng was a man.
• The doctor identified the blood on the floor as dog blood, but Feng Ziyi accused him of conspiring with Lin Jia.
• Feng Ziyi declared that he would marry Chen Cheng and never marry Lin Jia, unaware that he was making the speech at Hongwei Investment Company's press conference.

Yun Xi exposed Lin Jia as the force behind the company while Feng Ziyi publicly humiliated her, then a doctor’s outburst revealed that Chen Cheng was a woman. Feng Ziyi discovered the truth and, as more gossip about his relationship with Chen Cheng came out, broke down under the guests’ mockery.

• Yun Xi told Jiang Lanxin that Lin Jia had built the company and that Feng Ziyi was living off her work, while Jiang Lanxin went to speak with Jiang Xun.
• After Feng Ziyi insulted his business partner, the doctor refused to treat him and revealed that Chen Cheng was a woman.
• Feng Ziyi felt between Chen Cheng’s legs, discovered the truth, and threw Chen Cheng away as Jiang Zhuxin announced it to the guests.
• Feng Ziyu and the guests mocked Feng Ziyi, while the inner voice revealed that Chen Cheng had drugged him and forced him to bottom.
• Feng Ziyi rejected Chen Cheng and frantically denied the accusations as the shareholders watched and he broke down.

Feng Ziyi learned that Chen Cheng had been giving him hallucinogens for months, explaining his memory loss and the doctor’s claim that he had been drugged. He attacked Chen Cheng in a rage while the doctor watched.

• Feng Ziyu asked Feng Ziyi for evidence, while the doctor dismissed him and the spectators laughed.
• Feng Ziyi asked Chen Cheng whether the doctor’s claim was false, and Chen Cheng admitted she had added something to make him feel happy.
• The doctor explained that Chen Cheng had been giving Feng Ziyi hallucinogens and that his memory gaps could be a side effect.
• Feng Ziyi recalled forgetting parts of his nights with Chen Cheng and realized the drugs might have caused it.
• Feng Ziyi grabbed Chen Cheng by the neck, accused her of drugging him, and threatened to kill her as the doctor watched with satisfaction.

At a press conference, Feng Ziyi’s violent behavior led the shareholders to remove him as chairman and back Lin Jia as his successor. Song Shiwei’s revelations about Feng Ziyi, Feng Ziyu, and Chen Cheng’s shared father left Feng Ziyi in agony, demanding to know Chen Cheng’s identity and mother.

• Feng Ziyu kicked Feng Ziyi to stop him from choking Chen Cheng, and the shareholders unanimously removed Feng Ziyi as chairman of Hongwei Investment Company.
• Feng Ziyu and the shareholders supported Lin Jia as the next chairperson, while Feng Ziyi protested that he had built the company.
• Feng Ziyi accused Feng Ziyu and Lin Jia of betraying him and blamed Lin Jia for Chen Cheng’s transformation.
• Song Shiwei discovered that Feng Ziyi, Feng Ziyu, and Chen Cheng were half brothers with the same father, and her inner voice revealed details about their parents.
• Feng Ziyu was stunned by the revelations, and Feng Ziyi clutched his head and demanded to know who Chen Cheng was and who his mother was.

Chen Cheng learned that he and Feng Ziyi were half brothers, while Feng Ziyu revealed their father’s affair. Feng Ziyi begged Lin Jia to forgive him, attacked her, and collapsed as psychiatric doctors arrived to take him for treatment.

• Feng Ziyi recognized Chen Hui’s name and realized Chen Cheng was his half brother through their father.
• Feng Ziyu explained Chen Cheng’s parentage and reflected on how their father had hurt his mother.
• Lin Jia condemned Feng Ziyi for his betrayal and rejected his plea to reconcile and share control of the company.
• Feng Ziyi lunged at Lin Jia and grabbed her throat, but collapsed from the effects of the hallucinogen and his exhaustion.
• Psychiatric doctors arrived, and Lin Jia asked them to take Feng Ziyi for treatment.