Chapter Summaries

Tongtong chose Chen Jingxian as her adoptive mother, and the two embraced as they began forming a family. Captain Liu said Chen Jingxian could complete the adoption paperwork the next morning and that Tongtong could also stay with the Jiang Family or visit the Song Family and Zhang Leyao.

• Captain Liu gently asked Tongtong whether she would go home with one of the women, and Tongtong said she wanted to go with Chen Jingxian because she felt like a mommy.
• Tongtong asked Chen Jingxian if she could call her Mommy, and Chen Jingxian agreed before hugging her.
• Captain Liu told Chen Jingxian to come the next morning to complete the adoption paperwork and reminded her not to falsify Tongtong's identity or control her assets.
• Chen Jingxian asked whether Tongtong could stay at Song Shiwei's house, and Captain Liu said she could stay with other families as long as Chen Jingxian arranged her care.
• Zhang Leyao invited Tongtong to stay at her house and promised to prepare a princess room for her.

Tongtong stayed with Chen Jingxian and Song Shiwei instead of going home with Zhang Leyao, while Chen Jingxian and Song Shiwei reconciled outside the police station. After Song Shiwei publicly clarified Tongtong’s adoption arrangements, she recognized Song Yurou behind an online account spreading rumors and confronted her.

• Tongtong refused Zhang Leyao’s invitation and agreed to return the next day to complete the paperwork and go home with Chen Jingxian.
• Chen Jingxian wrapped her scarf around Tongtong, promised to pick her up, and thanked Song Shiwei; Song Shiwei told her not to blame herself for Song Linhai’s actions.
• Song Shiwei and the others returned and issued statements as online arguments over who would adopt Tongtong continued.
• Song Shiwei opened a Weibo account, announced that she could not adopt Tongtong but would remain her big sister, and said she would protect her.
• Song Shiwei recognized Song Yurou’s alternate account spreading rumors and tagged her in a public challenge.
• Song Yurou realized Song Shiwei had exposed her account and grew more jealous, blaming Song Shiwei for the opportunities she had lost.

Song Shiwei exposed Song Yurou’s campaign to incite cyberbullying, while the police identified Song Yurou and other accounts and warned they could face legal consequences. Tongtong was approved for adoption by Chen Jingxian, and Song Shiwei announced that Tongtong’s substantial assets had been secured; the chapter ended with Song Shiwei celebrating the child’s new home with Jiang Xun.

• Song Yurou secretly manipulated netizens into attacking Song Shiwei and the Jiang Family, believing Song Shiwei could not prove her involvement.
• Yanjing Police named Song Yurou and other accounts as suspects in steering online abuse and spreading rumors, and the cyber police summoned Song Yurou for questioning.
• The Song Group announced that Chen Jingxian met the requirements to adopt Tongtong, while public figures and businesses voiced support.
• Song Shiwei posted notarized documents showing Tongtong’s inheritance and additional assets from the Jiang Family had been secured, prompting netizens to rally behind her.
• Song Yurou was overwhelmed by the backlash and fainted, while Song Shiwei celebrated Tongtong’s new home with Jiang Xun.

Tongtong was adopted by Chen Jingxian, with the Jiang Family accompanying them to complete the paperwork. Outside the police station, Song Shiwei encountered Song Yurou, who had been forced to write a self-criticism, and taunted her before she stormed away.

• Song Shiwei woke early and brought Tongtong downstairs to join the Jiang Family on the way to complete the adoption.
• Chen Jingxian signed the adoption paperwork at the police station, and Tongtong embraced her new mother.
• Song Shiwei spotted Song Yurou at the station and recalled that cyber police had exposed her online identity.
• Song Yurou had been taken to the hospital after passing out, then brought to the police station, where she wrote a self-criticism.
• Song Shiwei mocked Song Yurou about being taken into custody again, and Song Yurou left in a rage while vowing revenge.

Song Shiwei celebrated Tongtong’s new life with the Chen Family, then confronted Song Linhai and finally felt the original owner’s painful memories come to an end. The next day, she joined the third episode of Let’s Gossip Together, but left viewers waiting while she and Jiang Zhuxin slept through the livestream.

• Song Shiwei celebrated Tongtong’s new life with the Chen Family and stayed to support her as she grew more confident.
• Song Shiwei visited Song Linhai, taunted him about his situation and Song Yurou, and rejected his accusations of being an unfilial daughter.
• Song Shiwei felt the original owner’s painful memories come to an end after she saw Song Linhai’s condition.
• Song Shiwei returned to the Jiang Family home and prepared to take part in the third episode of Let’s Gossip Together in a Hami melon-growing region.
• Song Shiwei and Jiang Zhuxin slept through the livestream while viewers speculated about their relationship.

Song Shiwei and Jiang Zhuxin were jolted awake when Yang Jiayu rear-ended their RV, and Song Shiwei heard a voice reveal that Yang Jiayu and another guest had been framed by their managers. The livestream audience attacked Yang Jiayu while Wang Yang arrived, pleased by the comments and ready to perform.

• Song Shiwei and Jiang Zhuxin slept in their vehicle until Yang Jiayu rear-ended it and startled them awake.
• Yang Jiayu apologized and worried about the damage, her financial troubles, and her grandmother's hospital treatment.
• Song Shiwei heard a voice say Yang Jiayu had been wronged by her manager, who wanted to make room for a newly signed rookie.
• Livestream viewers recognized Yang Jiayu and flooded the chat with insults, though some expected Song Shiwei to uncover the truth.
• Wang Yang arrived at the Gossip Courtyard, read the chat, and prepared to perform.

Song Shiwei discovered that He Qinfeng and Yang Jiayu had been set up by their managers as scapegoats to improve two newcomers’ reputations. She resolved to expose the scheme, while the two men realized she knew they had been wronged and considered striking back at the entertainment industry.

• He Qinfeng and Yang Jiayu froze when Song Shiwei’s inner thoughts revealed that they expected to be driven out of entertainment.
• Song Shiwei’s thoughts explained that their managers had arranged for the two to be portrayed as notorious celebrities so newcomers could look innocent by comparison.
• Li Ziyan confronted He Qinfeng, and Song Shiwei revealed that he had been blamed and harassed for years over a brief relationship and a greasy role.
• Song Shiwei realized the managers were trying to use her show to ruin two innocent people and vowed to expose the scheme.
• He Qinfeng and Yang Jiayu understood that Song Shiwei knew they had been framed and considered exposing the entertainment industry in retaliation.

He Qinfeng accused Li Ziyan of tax evasion and claimed he had a fiancée, while Li Ziyan accused him of harassment and threatened to sue. As online commenters turned against He Qinfeng, Wang Yang saw an opportunity to win over the audience with Yang Jiayu nearby.

• He Qinfeng invented a fiancée to explain that he was pursuing her, then confronted Li Ziyan about allegedly evading taxes through dual contracts.
• Song Shiwei speculated that Yang Jiayu might be He Qinfeng’s fiancée, and He Qinfeng decided he could pretend to be engaged to her.
• Li Ziyan denied the tax-evasion claim, accused He Qinfeng of harassment and defamation, and threatened to sue him if he could not provide proof.
• Netizens attacked He Qinfeng online, damaging his already poor reputation and flooding his comment sections with negative ratings.
• Wang Yang watched the backlash and planned to use the moment to win over the audience, especially with Yang Jiayu present.

Wang Yang joined Li Ziyan in accusing He Qinfeng and Yang Jiayu of harassment, driving online outrage and a trending campaign against them. The backlash began to unravel when official platforms deleted promotional materials featuring Wang Yang and Li Ziyan and the tax bureau followed both, leaving viewers wondering whether He Qinfeng’s allegations were true.

• Wang Yang backed Li Ziyan’s accusations against He Qinfeng and claimed he understood her predicament, while implying Yang Jiayu had faced similar allegations.
• Fans attacked Yang Jiayu and He Qinfeng online, and #YangJiayuAndHeQinfengGetOutOfTheEntertainmentIndustry# rose to the top of the trending list.
• Li Ziyan’s and Wang Yang’s managers celebrated the publicity, and Wang Yang’s manager proposed promoting the pair as a ship who supported each other after harassment.
• Two official platforms deleted promotional materials featuring Li Ziyan and Wang Yang, while the tax bureau followed both of them.
• Viewers alerted the livestream to the official accounts’ actions and began questioning whether Li Ziyan had evaded taxes and whether He Qinfeng’s claims were true.

As Li Ziyan tried to win sympathy and accuse He Qinfeng, He Qinfeng and Yang Jiayu challenged her and exposed the manager’s schemes. Yang Jiayu then began naming other entertainment figures and threatening to reveal evidence, leaving the audience overwhelmed by the allegations.

• Li Ziyan assumed He Qinfeng had no evidence, but He Qinfeng said the contracts had originally been meant for him and denied harassing her.
• He Qinfeng said he had a fiancée, while someone challenged him to prove that he had never harassed Li Ziyan.
• Yang Jiayu played a recording of her manager pressuring her to spend a night with President Li and sign a tax-evasion contract, then said she had paid the taxes and would sue the manager.
• Yang Jiayu accused Yang Le of having several girlfriends and raising money through fans, then aired allegations about other entertainment figures.
• Yang Jiayu called out Li Jiahui, Xu Ziyan, and Lin Jing and warned them to respond or face the release of evidence.

Yang Jiayu and He Qinfeng exposed alleged crimes and misconduct by figures across the entertainment industry after Li Ziyan and Wang Yang drove them into a corner. The tax bureau confirmed evidence against Li Ziyan and Wang Yang and announced their arrests, while the other exposed figures feared an industry-wide scandal.

• Yang Jiayu rejected any plan to return to the entertainment industry and accused Wang Yang of tax evasion and gambling.
• He Qinfeng accused Director Liu, Sister Li, Zhou Yi, Liu Xilin, Jiang Shan, Yu Zheng, and Director Chen Xu of misconduct and other wrongdoing.
• The tax bureau announced that Li Ziyan had engaged in illegal fundraising and tax evasion, and that Wang Yang had also induced fans to launder money, and said it would send personnel to arrest them.
• Netizens reacted to the accusations as the tax bureau followed the other named figures, and exposed people in the entertainment industry feared a massive scandal.
• Li Ziyan and Wang Yang denied the accusations, insisting they had done nothing wrong.

After the tax bureau exposed Li Ziyan and Wang Yang for tax evasion, Yang Jiayu and He Qinfeng confronted them during a livestream. Wang Yang’s panicked accusations revealed alleged crimes by their managers and fueled calls for investigations across the entertainment industry.

• Yang Jiayu and He Qinfeng mocked Li Ziyan and Wang Yang after they saw the tax bureau’s post about their tax evasion.
• Yang Jiayu challenged Wang Yang to expose her and bluffed that his bar laundered money; Wang Yang’s shocked response prompted police accounts to ask for details.
• Wang Yang blamed his manager, Yang Le, and accused him of helping artists evade taxes, laundering money through the bar, and pimping for investors.
• Wang Yang also accused Li Ziyan’s manager of sending them to target Yang Jiayu and He Qinfeng and of telling them to flatter Song Shiwei for resources.
• Yang Jiayu and He Qinfeng urged the police and tax bureau to investigate more alleged misconduct, including tax evasion, workplace abuse, concealed investments, and withheld wages.

He Qinfeng and Yang Jiayu exposed Li Ziyan and Wang Yang on the livestream, sending the entertainment industry into panic as tax authorities and police took notice. As they prepared to reveal more scandals, celebrities rushed to confess their own wrongdoing in the livestream’s comments.

• Actors and directors exposed by Li Ziyan and Wang Yang cursed them and panicked as tax authorities and police monitored their accounts.
• He Qinfeng and Yang Jiayu continued exposing Li Ziyan and Wang Yang while Song Shiwei and Jiang Zhuxin watched and joked about the spectacle.
• Song Shiwei predicted that bigger scandals were still to come and pointed out that the tax bureau had arrived for a reason.
• Celebrities exposed earlier entered the livestream and posted confessions, including Li Jiahui admitting tax evasion and Xu Ziyan admitting to bullying minor actors.

After celebrities confessed to their crimes, netizens uncovered how they had driven innocent minor actors out of the entertainment industry and rallied to support them. The chapter ended with tax bureau staff and police arresting Li Ziyan and Wang Yang, as Li Ziyi revealed she had joined the tax bureau after being forced out of acting.

• Qiu He and Lingtian, along with other celebrities, confessed to their wrongdoing in the comments.
• Netizens learned that villains in the entertainment industry had framed and blacklisted many minor actors, and they urged the victims to return to the industry.
• The marginalized actors discovered their accounts were full of support after viewers directed them to the variety show livestream, "Let's Gossip Together."
• Police and tax bureau staff entered the courtyard and formally arrested Li Ziyan and Wang Yang on charges including illegal fundraising and tax evasion.
• Li Ziyi identified herself to Li Ziyan as the former actor she had cyberbullied and forced out of the industry, and revealed she had joined the tax bureau.

Li Ziyi confronted Li Ziyan after joining the tax bureau and revealed that she was arresting her over a hundred million in tax evasion and underpayment. As Li Ziyan threatened to report her, Li Ziyi reflected on how Li Ziyan’s past cyberbullying had driven her to take the civil service exam.

• Li Ziyi told Li Ziyan that she had passed the civil service exam and joined the tax bureau after Li Ziyan and her manager incited fans to cyberbully her.
• Li Ziyi said Li Ziyan’s tax evasion and underpayment gave her a major case for her first assignment, and Li Ziyan threatened to have her fired.
• Li Ziyi dismissed Li Ziyan’s threats and said her arrest was legal, while Song Shiwei’s inner thoughts praised the security and satisfaction of civil service.
• Li Ziyi recalled how she and Li Ziyan had once struggled as aspiring actresses before Li Ziyan leaked edited hotel footage and accused her of stealing a role.
• Li Ziyi remembered how the ensuing cyberbullying, threats, and harassment had left her terrified and close to jumping from a rooftop.

Li Ziyi recalled how she survived years of cyberbullying and debt by passing the civil service exam, only to meet Li Ziyan while handling her first case at the tax bureau. As Li Ziyan and Wang Yang faced public scorn and police scrutiny, Li Ziyi finally saw those who had harmed her confronted with consequences.

• After losing her endorsements and facing a billion yuan in contract penalties, Li Ziyi and her manager endured harassment and debt while she studied for the civil service exam.
• In her second year of preparation, Li Ziyi ranked first in both the written exam and interview and joined the tax bureau without paying the penalties.
• Li Ziyi encountered Li Ziyan during her first case and felt her past grievances surge as she revealed her identity.
• Jiang Zhuxin shared the encounter in the group chat, while Song Shiwei and the others delighted in Li Ziyan facing retribution.
• Yang Jiayu mocked Li Ziyan and warned Wang Yang that she might become a police superintendent; Wang Yang knelt and blamed Yang Le for his false accusation.
• A police officer rebuked Wang Yang, struck him on the head, and warned that he and his manager would face the law.

Police arrested Wang Yang, Li Ziyan, their managers, and numerous other entertainment-industry figures after Song Shiwei's revelations exposed their crimes. Yang Jiayu and He Qinfeng celebrated their freedom from cyberbullying and decided to prepare for the civil service exam together.

• A police officer dismissed Wang Yang's threats and attempts to play dead, then prepared to take him in for questioning.
• Captain Liu showed the officers that police had arrested Wang Yang and Li Ziyan's managers, fifteen or twenty tax evaders, and other suspects, while Jiang Cheng led a team to make more arrests.
• Wang Yang lost his last hope and collapsed as Yang Jiayu and He Qinfeng celebrated the arrests.
• Yang Jiayu asked Li Ziyi about the civil service exam, then bought study materials and vowed to prepare for it.
• He Qinfeng joined Yang Jiayu's plan, offered her money, and the two joked about becoming civil servants and escaping their contract penalties.

Li Ziyi gave He Qinfeng and Yang Jiayu civil service exam guides, and Song Shiwei’s thoughts prompted them to plan to study together. After a day of celebrity scandals and arrests, the police announcement implicated even more people and marked a wave of collapses across the entertainment industry.

• Li Ziyi offered He Qinfeng and Yang Jiayu her civil service exam guides, and Yang Jiayu enthusiastically thanked her and tried to soak up her luck.
• Yang Jiayu offered to share the guides with He Qinfeng, and Song Shiwei’s thoughts led them to agree to study together and take the exam.
• Jiang Zhuxin opened the civil service registration page and decided to sign up for the exam.
• The police announced that more celebrities had been implicated alongside those already arrested, as scandals continued to topple reputations across the entertainment industry.

Song Shiwei celebrated Chen Jingxian and Tongtong’s improving relationship, then shared a shy, affectionate call with Jiang Xun as he secretly continued negotiating a lucrative partnership for her. That night, Song Shiwei dreamed of the original story’s tragic endings and watched the people around her die or suffer despite her efforts to save them.

• Song Shiwei spoke with Tongtong and Chen Jingxian, who told her about their happy day together and showed signs of recovery.
• Jiang Xun called Song Shiwei, called her “baby,” and felt reassured by her delighted inner thoughts.
• Jiang Xun returned to negotiating a partnership, intending to add more money to Song Shiwei’s bank account.
• Song Shiwei dreamed that Jiang Xun rejected her and the people around her met the original story’s tragic fates.

After a vivid dream showed Song Shiwei the novel’s characters dying as destined, she resolved to change their fates and give them lives of their own. She reassured Jiang Zhuxin that she was only tired, then strengthened her resolve to fight fate.

• Song Shiwei woke from a realistic dream in which she watched the characters die, and decided she would not let them remain disposable NPCs.
• Jiang Zhuxin invited Song Shiwei to breakfast and asked whether she had fought with Jiang Zhuxin's brother.
• Song Shiwei said she had not slept well, while Jiang Zhuxin wondered if gossip had kept her awake.
• Jiang Zhuxin offered to ask the director to let Song Shiwei rest, but Song Shiwei worried netizens would criticize her for skipping work.
• Jiang Zhuxin promised to help Song Shiwei rest if she felt unwell, and Song Shiwei vowed to fight against their fates.