Chapter Summaries

Meng Fuyu learned that Chu Yu and Gu Jinhuai’s marriage alliance had been decided at the last minute and began considering how to stop it. At the Chu Family villa, Gu Jinhuai faced Chu Chen and Lu Haoming’s test before he could enter, and quickly answered their first questions about Chu Yu.

• Meng Fuyu called Huang Yinian, who confirmed the marriage alliance had not been discussed within their group and seemed to be a last-minute decision.
• Meng Fuyu concluded that he had a way to stop Chu Yu and Gu Jinhuai’s marriage alliance.
• Gu Jinhuai arrived at the Chu Family villa with gifts, but Chu Chen and Lu Haoming blocked the courtyard entrance.
• Chu Chen tested Gu Jinhuai on Chu Yu’s interests and hobbies, and Gu Jinhuai immediately answered that she was a Scorpio who liked fresh coconut lattes.

Gu Jinhuai answered Chu Chen’s final question about Chu Yu, convincing him to let Gu Jinhuai meet her parents. He explained the marriage alliance to Chu Tingnian and Fang Lanzhi, but the chapter ended with Chu Tingnian questioning whether it was only meant to protect their companies.

• Gu Jinhuai described Chu Yu as independent and capable, while recognizing how much she carried and how rarely she complained.
• Chu Chen accepted Gu Jinhuai’s answer and allowed him into the living room to face Chu Yu’s parents.
• Fang Lanzhi welcomed Gu Jinhuai and approvingly remarked on his looks, while Chu Tingnian remained guarded.
• Gu Jinhuai explained that he and Chu Yu had arranged the marriage alliance to counter the processing-plant scandal and his car accident.
• Chu Tingnian challenged Gu Jinhuai over whether the alliance was only intended to save their stock prices, and Gu Jinhuai answered, “No.”

Gu Jinhuai declared his genuine feelings for Chu Yu and sought her parents’ approval, then joined the Chu family for lunch. Meanwhile, news of the marriage alliance and Chu Tingnian’s return sent the Gu and Chu companies’ share prices soaring.

• Gu Jinhuai told Fang Lanzhi and Chu Tingnian that his feelings for Chu Yu were genuine and promised to earn their approval.
• Chu Yu woke near noon, discovered Gu Jinhuai downstairs, and was invited to join the family meal.
• Gu Jinhuai served Chu Yu boneless fish, prompting Chu Chen and Lu Haoming to pile more food into her bowl.
• News of the marriage alliance and Chu Tingnian’s return helped the Gu and Chu companies’ share prices surge.
• Reports of Gu Jinhuai’s personnel shake-up revealed that rumors about his imminent death had been a smokescreen.

Meng Fuyu pressured the Luhua News Agency into publishing a scoop about Gu Jinhuai’s ex-girlfriend, while other wealthy families leaked similar stories to undermine the Gu and Chu families’ marriage alliance. Wen Zhixin told Meng Fuyu that the coordinated stories were ready to go, leaving the attack on Gu Jinhuai and Chu Yu about to begin.

• After seeing the Gu and Chu Groups’ shares soar, Meng Fuyu asked his assistant for the Luhua News Agency editor-in-chief’s contact information.
• Meng Fuyu threatened Editor-in-Chief Song into accepting a one-time collaboration to publish a scoop about Gu Jinhuai’s ex-girlfriend.
• Luhua News Agency employees worked overtime to prepare a headline questioning Chu Yu’s place in Gu Jinhuai’s life, while other media outlets prepared similar stories leaked by wealthy families.
• Wen Zhixin told Meng Fuyu that the Luhua News Agency would publish the scoop first and that other outlets would follow to turn public opinion against Gu Jinhuai and Chu Yu’s marriage alliance.

Wen Zhixin reassured Meng Fuyu while the Luhua News Agency prepared to publish allegations accusing Chu Yu of breaking up Gu Jinhuai and his ex-girlfriend. Gu Jinhuai allowed the story to run so he could identify who was behind the smear, and the exposé sparked a heated online debate.

• Wen Zhixin feigned concern for Meng Fuyu, who promised that nothing would happen to him and that he would still marry her.
• Editor-in-Chief Song weighed Meng Fuyu's threat against his fear of Gu Jinhuai and decided to warn Gu Jinhuai about the planned exposé.
• Editor-in-Chief Song told Gu Jinhuai that the story alleged Chu Yu had come between Gu Jinhuai and his ex-girlfriend; Gu Jinhuai said to publish it so he could see who was pulling the strings.
• The Luhua News Agency published its headline alleging Chu Yu had been the other woman in Gu Jinhuai's past relationship.
• Meng Fuyu's paid trolls spread the exposé online, where netizens argued over whether its claims were credible.

A fabricated exposé about Gu Jinhuai and Chu Yu spread across the media, causing Weibo to crash and drawing intense speculation about Gu Jinhuai’s ex-girlfriend. While Chu Tingnian grew more accepting of Gu Jinhuai over tea, an assistant arrived with news about the exposé and hesitated to discuss it in front of him.

• Netizens flooded WeChat groups with speculation after Weibo crashed under the attention surrounding the exposé about Gu Jinhuai and Chu Yu.
• After Weibo came back online, users debated who Gu Jinhuai’s ex-girlfriend was, while Meng Fuyu planned to keep the rumors alive regardless of what she said.
• Meng Fuyu told his assistant to have other media outlets publish matching exposés, making the story seem more credible.
• At the Chu Family villa, Gu Jinhuai learned the art of tea from Chu Tingnian, who became less hostile toward him.
• Chu Tingnian’s assistant arrived and hesitated to tell him about the exposé while Gu Jinhuai was present.

Chu Tingnian and Gu Jinhuai realized the exposé about Gu Jinhuai’s ex-girlfriend was meant to sabotage the Gu and Chu families’ marriage alliance, and they planned to use the controversy to identify who was behind it. As the rumors spread, Chu Yu and Gu Jinhuai discussed going public at a banquet, but Chu Yu insisted he still had to prove his sincerity.

• Chu Tingnian questioned Gu Jinhuai about the online claims that Chu Yu had been the other woman, and Gu Jinhuai said he had known the story was coming.
• Chu Tingnian concluded another wealthy family was likely behind the attack, and Gu Jinhuai said he needed Chu Tingnian and Chu Yu’s cooperation to expose the person pulling the strings.
• Netizens circulated increasingly wild guesses about Gu Jinhuai’s ex-girlfriend, while Meng Fuyu decided the ongoing rumors could pressure both groups’ shareholders to block the marriage alliance.
• Chu Yu asked whether she and Gu Jinhuai should go public at the banquet, then warned him that this did not mean she would marry him easily.
• Gu Jinhuai offered Chu Yu all his assets as proof of sincerity, and after she left, he asked his assistant how to make a woman feel that he was sincere.

Gu Jinhuai prepared a banquet while Meng Fuyu plotted to use new revelations to undermine him and Chu Yu. After Gu Jinhuai and Chu Tingnian learned that Meng Fuyu and Huang Yinian were behind the scandal, Gu Jinhuai offered to deal with them and stayed overnight at the Chu Family home.

• Gu Jinhuai asked his assistant for advice on making a romantic gesture, then sent banquet invitations to Beijing's prominent families.
• Meng Fuyu suspected the banquet was meant to answer the rumors and told media outlets to prepare more revelations.
• Online speculation about Gu Jinhuai and Chu Yu intensified, while Chu Yu complained about the fabricated stories and said she would soon set the record straight.
• Chu Tingnian and Gu Jinhuai learned that Meng Fuyu and Huang Yinian were working together, and Gu Jinhuai offered to handle them.
• Gu Jinhuai stayed overnight at the Chu Family home, where Fang Lanzhi told him he would sleep in the room next to Chu Yu's.

Gu Jinhuai and Chu Yu openly rekindled their relationship, while rumors about them spread and hurt both companies’ stock prices. On the day of Gu Jinhuai’s elite banquet, Chu Yu’s team prepared to release a clarification, and Xu Mengying waited for their plan to unfold.

• Gu Jinhuai thanked Fang Lanzhi and took Chu Yu upstairs, prompting Fang Lanzhi to seek engagement dates with Chu Tingnian.
• Gu Jinhuai told Chu Yu he was happy to be with her openly, embraced her, and wished her good night.
• Rumors about Gu Jinhuai and Chu Yu spread online for two days as Gu Group and Chu Group shares fell, and netizens learned about Gu Jinhuai’s banquet at the Bulgari Hotel.
• Xiao Qi announced that Chu Yu and her company would release a clarification statement, reassuring the worried fan group.
• Xu Mengying recalled that Chu Yu had told her the plan and that Gu Jinhuai’s banquet preparations had been kept secret from Chu Yu.

Chu Yu prepared for the banquet and arrived with Gu Jinhuai, while Meng Fuyu brought Wen Zhixin to the venue as his partner. The two couples headed to the banquet, where guests admired Meng Fuyu and Wen Zhixin together.

• Fang Lanzhi had Chu Yu get her hair and makeup done and choose a one-of-a-kind white gown for the banquet.
• Fang Lanzhi secretly called Chu Chen, who reported that the banquet preparations were going smoothly.
• Gu Jinhuai waited outside the Chu Family villa and offered Chu Yu his arm when she emerged in her gown.
• Gu Jinhuai covered Chu Yu's exposed collarbones with his jacket before they left for the banquet.
• Meng Fuyu arrived at the hotel with Wen Zhixin and opened the car door for her himself.
• Guests whispered about Meng Fuyu and Wen Zhixin's relationship as they walked into the banquet hall together.

At Gu Jinhuai's banquet, he and Chu Yu arrived to a warm reception and became the center of attention. Wen Zhixin tried to use online rumors to embarrass Chu Yu, but Chu Yu calmly turned her words back on her, leaving Wen Zhixin angry and Meng Fuyu resentful.

• Gu Jinhuai arrived at the banquet in a business van and helped Chu Yu out, drawing the guests' attention.
• Gu Jinhuai and Chu Yu entered the venue and received enthusiastic toasts from executives, who gathered around them.
• Wen Zhixin felt jealous as the executives left her and Meng Fuyu to approach Chu Yu and Gu Jinhuai.
• Wen Zhixin approached Chu Yu and alluded to the online scandal, prompting guests to recall the rumors about Chu Yu.
• Chu Yu said a clear conscience needed no defense, leaving Wen Zhixin embarrassed and forcing her to leave.
• Wen Zhixin gritted her teeth in anger, while Meng Fuyu watched Chu Yu and Gu Jinhuai with resentment.

At a banquet, Meng Fuyu received a photograph of Wen Zhixin and a warning about the night they first met, but chose to believe her when she denied hiding anything. Meanwhile, Chu Chen, Lu Haoming, and Xu Mengying prepared balloons, music, and a slideshow as Chu Tingnian and Fang Lanzhi arrived.

• A mysterious man gave Meng Fuyu a photograph of Wen Zhixin in a taxi and hinted that it revealed what really happened the night they met.
• Meng Fuyu pulled Wen Zhixin aside and asked about that night, and she briefly panicked before insisting she had already told him the truth.
• Meng Fuyu told Wen Zhixin that he believed her and comforted her, while she worried that her lie would be exposed.
• Chu Chen and Lu Haoming inflated balloons in a lounge, and Xu Mengying confirmed that the music and slideshow were ready.
• Chu Tingnian and Fang Lanzhi arrived at the banquet, drawing the guests’ attention.

Chu Yu discovered that her family and friends had gathered for a banquet that turned out to be an engagement celebration for her and Gu Jinhuai. As the banquet began, Fang Lanzhi announced a clarification of the rumors about Chu Yu, while the Gu Group and Chu Group published legal statements online.

• Chu Tingnian and Fang Lanzhi arrived at the banquet, followed by Chu Chen, Lu Haoming, and Xu Mengying.
• The banquet hall went dark, and a photograph of Chu Yu and Gu Jinhuai in school uniforms appeared on the large screen.
• Fang Lanzhi announced that the event was an engagement banquet for the Gu Group and the Chu Group.
• Chu Yu questioned Xu Mengying about the engagement, and Xu Mengying said the proceedings had accidentally been moved up.
• Fang Lanzhi began refuting the rumors that Chu Yu had interfered in another relationship, as the Gu Group and Chu Group posted legal statements saying evidence had been sent to the police.

Gu Jinhuai and Chu Yu exposed Meng Fuyu’s role in spreading the online allegations by releasing evidence and filing complaints with the police. At the banquet, Fang Lanzhi revealed that Chu Yu was Gu Jinhuai’s supposed ex-girlfriend and that they had been together all along.

• Meng Fuyu hired trolls and marketing accounts to pressure the Gu and Chu families into stopping their marriage alliance.
• The Gu Group and Chu Group issued matching statements, submitted evidence to the police, and warned that those responsible would face legal consequences.
• Fang Lanzhi announced the legal action at the banquet, leaving Meng Fuyu worried that his identity would be exposed.
• Fang Lanzhi introduced the next agenda item and displayed intimate photos of Chu Yu and Gu Jinhuai together from their youth.
• Fang Lanzhi revealed that Chu Yu was Gu Jinhuai’s ex-girlfriend and that they had long been in love, refuting the claim that Chu Yu had interfered in another relationship.

Gu Jinhuai revealed that Chu Yu was his former girlfriend, overturning the rumors that she had interfered in his past relationship. As fans celebrated and the story spread online, Meng Fuyu tried to distance the Meng Family from the fabricated allegations while the Chu and Gu groups prepared legal action.

• The guests learned that Chu Yu had been Gu Jinhuai's former girlfriend, and many fans rushed over to celebrate and meet her.
• Wen Zhixin grew furious as she realized Gu Jinhuai had loved Chu Yu all along.
• Meng Fuyu contacted the media to remove the allegations and warned his paid trolls to hide the Meng Family's involvement.
• Editor-in-Chief Song said Luhua News Agency had avoided legal trouble because he had warned Gu Jinhuai about the allegations beforehand.
• News and school photos of Chu Yu and Gu Jinhuai spread online, and public opinion turned in their favor.
• The legal departments of Chu Group and Gu Group compiled a list of users who had spread the rumors.

Gu Jinhuai orchestrated Chu Yu’s safe exit from the crowd and made a romantic entrance with blue roses, while Meng Fuyu learned that the tax bureau was investigating the Meng Family’s company. The chapter ended with Meng Fuyu blaming Gu Jinhuai and leaving with Wen Zhixin to deal with the crisis.

• Gu Jinhuai told the security captain to get Chu Yu out safely and take responsibility for anything that happened.
• The guards and fans opened a path, and Chu Yu escaped the crowd as she noticed Fang Lanzhi and Xu Mengying had disappeared.
• Gu Jinhuai appeared on the second floor with blue roses and descended toward Chu Yu as Xu Mengying played a symphony.
• Meng Fuyu’s assistant told him the tax bureau had arrived at the company to inspect its books.
• Meng Fuyu suspected Gu Jinhuai had reported the Meng Family and left with Wen Zhixin to return to the company.

The Meng Family faced a tax audit and was ordered to suspend operations, while Gu Jinhuai proposed to Chu Yu at the banquet and she accepted. After the tax bureau’s order, a mysterious man in a black suit told Meng Fuyu he had one final gift, just as Meng Fuyu’s phone began vibrating.

• Meng Fuyu told Wen Zhixin that the tax bureau had arrived to audit the Meng Family’s accounts, and she concealed her doubts about their future when he confronted her.
• News of the Meng Family’s tax troubles spread through the Capital, leaving families that had backed Meng Fuyu regretting their support.
• Gu Jinhuai knelt before Chu Yu and confessed his feelings, and Chu Yu accepted his ring as Chu Chen photographed them.
• Tax bureau officials ordered the Meng Family’s company to suspend operations and cooperate with an investigation, leaving Meng Fuyu and Wen Zhixin shocked.
• A man in a black suit who had given Meng Fuyu an envelope at the banquet appeared at the company, called his visit a final gift, and urged Meng Fuyu to check his vibrating phone.

Meng Fuyu discovered that Wen Zhixin had lied about the taxi driver and, realizing she had manipulated him into targeting Gu Jinhuai and Chu Yu, threw her out. At the Gu and Chu families' engagement banquet, Gu Jinhuai and Chu Yu shared a tender moment beneath the fireworks as the main story ended.

• Meng Fuyu received dashcam footage of Wen Zhixin telling the taxi driver she was going to meet the man she believed would become her boyfriend and protect her.
• Meng Fuyu released the man in the black suit, grabbed Wen Zhixin by the throat, and accused her of lying about the taxi driver.
• Meng Fuyu realized Wen Zhixin had encouraged him to target Gu Jinhuai and Chu Yu, slapped her, and ordered her to leave.
• The man in the black suit quietly considered his mission accomplished.
• At the engagement banquet, Gu Jinhuai and Chu Yu watched the fireworks together, and Gu Jinhuai held Chu Yu as she said she was cold.