Chapter Summaries

Song Shiwei exposed Xiao Liang’s drug use after he insulted her, and the arrival of the supplier confirmed the suspicion. President Liu then thanked Song Shiwei for helping him catch his wife and friend stealing his valuables.

• Xiao Liang insulted Song Shiwei and accused her of being Jiang Ye’s mistress, while Jiang Ye defended her.
• Song Shiwei learned through the Gossip Compendium that Xiao Liang and the woman were using a new drug with dangerous side effects.
• A doctor suspected drug use, and Boss Zhang arrived and accidentally revealed that he had supplied Xiao Liang with the drug.
• The assistant director approached President Liu to pitch an investment, and President Liu hurried over to greet Song Shiwei.
• President Liu recalled that Song Shiwei’s warning had helped him catch his wife and friend secretly moving his valuables.

President Liu attended the film festival to trace nearly a hundred million his wife had moved into a film production, only to learn the assistant director had gambled away over half the investment and planned to lure him into covering the loss. Song Shiwei exposed the scheme through her thoughts, and the chapter ended as the assistant director leaned toward President Liu while she feared he was trying to send her to his bed.

• President Liu discovered that only Youyou was his biological child and had secretly investigated his wife's finances while preparing for divorce.
• President Liu traced more than ninety million to the production of the unfinished film Wind Blows over Rivers and attended the festival to investigate.
• The assistant director approached President Liu and treated Song Shiwei as an old acquaintance.
• Song Shiwei's thoughts revealed that the assistant director had gambled away over fifty million and was trying to persuade President Liu to invest.
• President Liu realized his wife had arranged the trap and gave the assistant director a cold warning.
• The assistant director leaned toward President Liu, and Song Shiwei feared he intended to deliver her into President Liu's bed.

President Liu called for help after Assistant Director Li made lewd remarks, but reporters exposed Li’s threats on a livestream. Song Shiwei’s thoughts hinted that Li was involved in fraud, drawing the crowd’s attention as Xiao Liang’s drug scandal and his fans’ backlash spread online.

• President Liu warned Assistant Director Li to watch his mouth, while Li offered him drugs and eyed Song Shiwei.
• President Liu loudly accused Assistant Director Li of wanting to drug him, and the reporters confirmed they were livestreaming.
• Assistant Director Li demanded that the reporters stop filming, while Song Shiwei’s thoughts accused him of fraud.
• The crowd and Best Actor Jin stopped to watch as the gathering scandal drew attention away from Movie Night.
• Xiao Liang’s fans were stunned by the apparent proof of his drug use and mocked online for helping get China Central Television’s official account taken down.
• Yang Jiayi’s fans used the scandal to recruit Xiao Liang’s disgruntled fans, who rejected their idol’s college-student persona and claims of male virtue.

Xiao Liang faced accusations of drug dealing after a man blurted out that he had drugs for him, while fans argued online over whether to defend him. Jiang Ye and Zhang Lexuan restrained the pair and exposed the drugs, as police waited to make arrests.

• Yang Jiayi's fans tried to recruit Xiao Liang's supporters, but the fans rejected them and argued that there was no solid evidence against Xiao Liang.
• Song Shiwei confronted Xiao Liang about whether she and the others were his clients and whether he had sold them drugs with harmful side effects.
• The man who entered the hotel claimed he had drugs for Xiao Liang, then tried to deny knowing him while admitting the drugs were still in his pocket.
• Jiang Ye and Zhang Lexuan pinned Xiao Liang and the man to the floor, and Jiang Ye pulled a bag of colorful drug-like items from the man's pocket.
• Police officers waited downstairs while coordinating several investigations, and Yang Jiayi watched Xiao Liang's apparent downfall with delight.

Xiao Liang turned the production’s scandal into a chaotic fight, attacking Yang Jiayi and Assistant Director Li while exposing their secrets. Jiang Ye and Zhang Lexuan finally subdued him, and Assistant Director Li backed down from calling the police.

• Yang Jiayi pretended to help restrain Xiao Liang, but Xiao Liang broke free and knocked him down.
• Xiao Liang straddled Yang Jiayi, slapped him, and exposed alleged scandals involving him and the director.
• Xiao Liang stopped to strike Assistant Director Li after hearing Song Shiwei’s inner voice praise him, then beat Li while revealing more secrets about the production.
• Jiang Ye kicked Xiao Liang down, and Zhang Lexuan sat on him to stop the attack.
• Assistant Director Li threatened to call the police, but President Liu urged him on, and Li hesitated rather than risk arresting himself.

Zhang Lexuan and Jiang Ye restrained Xiao Liang after his drug-fueled rampage, drawing praise and speculation from online viewers. The viewers falsely concluded that Song Shiwei was LY Group’s hidden second young miss and invented an elaborate family story around her.

• Zhang Lexuan sat on Xiao Liang while Jiang Ye pinned him down, and netizens argued over whether the restraint was justified.
• Zhang Lexuan and Jiang Ye boasted about their bravery and traded jokes while Song Shiwei and Zhang Leyao watched.
• Netizens speculated about Song Shiwei’s connection to Zhang Lexuan and Jiang Ye, then pieced together a false theory that she was LY Group’s second young miss.
• The rumor about Song Shiwei’s supposed wealthy family background climbed the rankings as netizens envied her imagined life.

Police and tax officials arrived at the production and began arresting and investigating people based on Song Shiwei’s revelations. The officers then questioned President Liu and Assistant Director Li, while Song Shiwei revealed that Assistant Director Li was also a criminal.

• Police, narcotics officers, cyber police, criminal investigators, and tax officials arrived after receiving reports and Song Shiwei’s gossip.
• Tax officials questioned Yang Jiayi and Xiao Liang about tax evasion, while Song Shiwei disclosed their hidden income, inflated employee wages, and unpaid studio staff.
• Narcotics officers arrested Xiao Liang and his supplier after Song Shiwei revealed Xiao Liang also dealt drugs.
• Officers called for Liu Weili, and President Liu nervously identified himself without knowing why they wanted him.
• Assistant Director Li asked whether President Liu’s money could go to him, and Song Shiwei revealed that Assistant Director Li was a criminal too.

Liu Liwei reported his wife and Li Shengqiang for transferring marital assets and gambling losses, then revealed her tax evasion to the authorities. He said he would drop the matter if she agreed to divorce him, leaving the police and online spectators baffled by his willingness to let the money go.

• Liu Liwei told police he was reporting his wife for illegally transferring marital assets and Li Shengqiang for gambling away tens of millions.
• Li Shengqiang snatched Liu Liwei’s phone and smashed it, but officers restrained him while Liu Liwei handed over a USB drive, account books, and printed evidence.
• Liu Liwei confessed that his wife had evaded taxes while managing the company’s finances and said he had already repaid the withheld taxes.
• Liu Liwei told the officer he would not pursue the accusations if his wife agreed to divorce him, and that the tens of millions could count as her compensation.
• Song Shiwei called Liu Liwei a love brain, while Jiang Ye was caught in her remark and online spectators urged Liu Liwei not to let his wife’s crimes go unpunished.

Yu Hui tried to stop Liu Liwei’s report by accusing him of being gay and using her as a beard, then produced a supposed lover as evidence. The witness’s mistakes exposed the setup, and he admitted Yu Hui had asked him to give false testimony.

• Yu Hui slapped Liu Liwei and accused him of reporting her, then claimed he was gay and had staged the incident to force her out of the marriage penniless.
• When an officer asked for evidence, Yu Hui said she had brought Liu Liwei’s young lover and presented a fashionably dressed college student.
• Yu Hui’s witness mistakenly knelt before Li Qiangsheng and mixed up the names in his prepared speech, while Liu Qiangnian watched nearby.
• After the officer questioned whether the young man was really Liu Liwei’s lover, Yu Hui pressed him to speak, and he stood up and admitted she had asked him to act and give false testimony.

A college student exposed Yu Hui’s plot to frame Liu Liwei, prompting Liu Liwei to report her for financial crimes. As Yu Hui was arrested, Song Shiwei discovered that she had become the top trending topic online.

• The college student returned Yu Hui’s five hundred yuan and told Liu Liwei that Yu Hui had hired him to deceive him.
• Yu Hui accused Liu Liwei of conspiring against her, but the crowd revealed that paid trolls had made Liu Liwei’s story trend instead.
• Liu Liwei confronted Yu Hui about her tax evasion, asset transfers, and cheating, then told the police he wanted to report a crime.
• The police handcuffed Yu Hui, while Liu Liwei decided that he would divorce her and focus on what to give Song Shiwei.
• Song Shiwei saw that she had become the number-one trending topic and wondered what people were saying about her.

Song Yurou fueled online rumors that Song Shiwei had fabricated a wealthy background, but Song Shiwei remained unbothered as people close to her publicly claimed her. The chapter left the hateful comments facing an increasingly united response from the Zhang, Jiang, and Song families.

• Jiang Ye, Zhang Lexuan, and Zhang Leyao saw netizens and paid trolls attacking Song Shiwei over rumors that she had faked being the LY Group's second young miss.
• Song Shiwei calmly joked about embracing the invented identity, while Jiang Ye, Zhang Lexuan, and Zhang Leyao worried about the abuse.
• Song Yurou watched the scandal spread and celebrated, then tried to speak with Gu Xiujin, who told her to stay away from him.
• Jiang Ye offered to clear Song Shiwei's name, but she declined and laughed off the rumors.
• Zhang Leyao posted that Song Shiwei was her sister, the Jiang family's official account called her Mrs. Jiang, and the Song Family declared her its eldest young miss.

Song Yurou’s attempt to expose Song Shiwei backfired after several wealthy families publicly acknowledged Song Shiwei as family, and netizens caught Song Yurou replying to herself from the wrong account. As Song Yurou lost control of her accounts, an old post with photos of Song Shiwei was published, leaving its effect on the online backlash unresolved.

• Three Weibo posts acknowledged Song Shiwei as family, prompting netizens to rally behind her and mock Song Yurou for replying to herself from her main account.
• Song Yurou blamed the netizens and watched helplessly as Song Shiwei’s popularity surged and her paid trolls kept posting attacks.
• Song Yurou remembered a queued post on her alternate account containing photos of Song Shiwei from her former home and school.
• Weibo froze as the time reached 10:00, and Song Yurou’s prepared post went live, calling Song Shiwei a liar and a country girl.

Song Group clarified that Song Shiwei was the real heiress and accused Song Yurou of inciting online abuse, turning netizens against Yurou. As netizens searched for old evidence, Shiwei remained unaware of the uproar and amused herself by reading gossip.

• Song Group issued a statement apologizing to Song Shiwei and identifying Song Yurou as the girl who had taken her place.
• Netizens realized Song Yurou had tried to turn them against Shiwei and condemned her for exploiting them.
• Song Ruchu posted a defense of Song Yurou, prompting netizens to recall his earlier conflict with Shiwei and mock his loyalty.
• Netizens began searching for video evidence of the Song Family scandal while Shiwei privately wondered why people were defending her and thanked them.

Song Shiwei remained cheerful despite online attacks over her background, while the Jiang family worried about her and prepared to defend her. Father Jiang and Jiang Lanxin suspected the Song Group would soon reveal another bombshell, leaving the family waiting to see what Chen Jingxian was planning.

• Zhang Leyao reassured Mother Jiang that Song Shiwei was fine and wanted to cosplay as Cardcaptor Sakura.
• Jiang Zhuxin rushed to her parents, furious about online attacks on Song Shiwei and blaming Song Yurou for the photos.
• Jiang Lanxin joined Jiang Zhuxin in offering to confront Song Yurou and the hostile commenters.
• Father Jiang told them to wait, saying another revelation from the Song Group was likely coming soon.
• Mother Jiang recalled Chen Jingxian’s control of the Song Group and suspected she might be deliberately letting damaging information resurface to seek revenge.

Jiang Xun arranged for cyber police to pursue the people attacking Song Shiwei online, then privately liked and saved posts praising her. At the hotel, Yang Jiayi’s ex-girlfriends arrived to expose his string of short relationships, and Song Shiwei’s thoughts revealed that he had allegedly swindled them out of more than ten million.

• Jiang Xun told Special Assistant Wen to report the vicious comments about Song Shiwei to the police and cyber police.
• Jiang Xun liked posts praising Song Shiwei’s beauty and secretly saved her pictures.
• Several of Yang Jiayi’s ex-girlfriends, led by Su Tianxia, arrived at the hotel after discovering that he had deceived dozens of women.
• Su Tianxia learned that Yang Jiayi had allegedly swindled more than ten million from his ex-girlfriends and turned in shock toward the women behind her.

Su Tianxia and the other women confronted Yang Jiayi after Song Shiwei’s thoughts exposed how he had tricked them into giving him over ten million. They reported him to the police and submitted evidence, leaving Yang Jiayi facing accusations of fraud and illegal fundraising.

• Song Shiwei’s thoughts revealed that Yang Jiayi had mocked the women who gave him money and that some had used family savings or taken out private loans.
• Su Tianxia urged the women to report Yang Jiayi, then told the officer that he had defrauded her while they were dating.
• The other women joined Su Tianxia and reported that Yang Jiayi had tricked them into giving him money for luxury goods and other expenses.
• Su Tianxia submitted screenshots of their conversations as evidence and accused Yang Jiayi of betraying the women who loved him.
• Su Tianxia slapped Yang Jiayi twice and warned him to wait until he was in prison.

Su Tianxia and the other sisters-in-law beat Yang Jiayi after learning he had taken their money, while his fans melted down online. As police prepared to arrest him for illegal fundraising, Yang Jiayi tried to escape by crawling across the floor, but his accounts and entertainment-industry presence were swiftly erased.

• Su Tianxia kicked Yang Jiayi, and the other sisters-in-law joined in, slapping and kicking him while demanding their money back.
• Yang Jiayi's fans reacted to the scandal with furious, contradictory posts, and netizens reported their accounts.
• Police concluded from the sisters-in-law's chat screenshots that Yang Jiayi was suspected of illegal fundraising and moved to take him into custody.
• Yang Jiayi broke free from the tax bureau staff and crawled across the floor while singing about being a gecko, apparently trying to escape.
• After Song Shiwei's inner thoughts alerted the police to Yang Jiayi's escape attempt, his fans' accounts were banned and his Weibo, related topics, programs, and information were taken down.

After Yang Jiayi and his fans were banned, police arrested the people tied to the production’s crimes, including the director. Movie Night’s Best Actor award was put to an audience vote, and Jin Alin won by an overwhelming margin.

• An official account announced Yang Jiayi’s internet-wide ban and permanent bans for his fans after they reported several official accounts.
• Yang Jiayi’s fans realized their accounts and IP addresses had been banned and could no longer defend him online.
• Police took Yang Jiayi, Xiao Liang, Li Qiangsheng, President Liu’s wife, Liu Qiangnian, and an unconscious drug-using actress into custody.
• Song Shiwei’s thoughts exposed the director’s misconduct, so a police officer arrested him as well; Jiang Ye felt relieved that he had skipped the audition.
• The host announced that the Best Actor selection was void because the head judge had broken the law and let the audience choose the winners.
• Jin Alin won Movie Night’s Best Actor award by an overwhelming audience vote.

At an awards ceremony, Song Shiwei won the “melon eater of the year” award and was pressed about her background. She bluntly thanked her family for losing, marrying off, exposing, and betraying her, leaving the host and Song Yurou speechless as the online controversy flared up again.

• Best Actor Jin accepted his long-awaited Best Actor award while Song Shiwei congratulated him and privately joked about his excitement.
• Song Shiwei was called onstage to receive the “melon eater of the year” award and thanked the audience as Sister Song Gua.
• The host asked Song Shiwei what she thought about her background, while Song Yurou hoped to use her answer to regain control of the controversy.
• Song Shiwei publicly thanked her father, stepmother, younger sister, and younger brother for their roles in her life, provoking laughter and renewed online criticism of Song Yurou.
• Song Shiwei asked whether the host had any more questions and offered to leave the stage, leaving the host at a loss.

At the Movie Night red carpet, Song Shiwei publicly called on Song Yurou to apologize for insulting her, then exposed Yurou’s attempt to shift the blame. Song Yurou was left speechless as the crowd watched.

• Song Shiwei told the host she was unbothered by her sister’s insults and asked Song Yurou to apologize in person.
• Song Ruchu attacked Song Shiwei on Weibo, then lost his temper and argued with netizens who mocked him.
• The host called on Song Yurou to speak, and her manager signaled that she had to face the situation.
• Song Yurou tearfully apologized while accusing Song Shiwei of forcing her, but Song Shiwei pointed out that Yurou had insulted her first.
• Song Yurou could not respond, while Jiang Ye admired Song Shiwei’s clear rebuttal.