Skip a Beat – He Ruixian, Luo Zheng

Gu Yi, the president of Ansha Group, is a shrewd and capable individual who always stands by his decisions. On this day, he secretly went to discuss a historic mansion project with his secretary, Qiao Jing. Unexpectedly, they encountered obstruction from their competitor, Chen Jia. With their seamless cooperation, not only did they successfully secure the project, but they also exposed Zhang Chen, who had leaked their confidential conversation, and subsequently fired him. Few people know that Qiao Jing is not only Gu Yi's capable right-hand assistant but also his clandestine girlfriend. Due to his emotional disorder, Gu Yi appears extremely cold and indifferent. Despite her discontent, Qiao Jing chooses to endure. Bai Yun, who claims to be Gu Yi's fiancée, warns Qiao Jing not to get entangled with Gu Yi and threatens to harm her. Not backing down, Qiao Jing firmly presses Bai Yun against the washstand.

Bai Yun fell into a disadvantageous position during her confrontation with Qiao Jing, fueling her anger and resentment. During a gathering, Bai Yun deliberately spilled wine on herself, blaming Qiao Jing for it. In an attempt to calm the situation, Gu Yi took Bai Yun's side and made Qiao Jing polish Bai Yun's shoes. Fortunately, Bai Yan came to Qiao Jing's rescue, allowing her to escape from the situation. Bai Yan informed Qiao Jing that Bai Yun is plotting against her, as she is preparing for marriage with Gu Yi. Upon learning this, Qiao Jing's emotions became complicated.

The next day, Bai Yun suddenly became Gu Yi's special assistant at Ansha Group, targeting Qiao Jing at every opportunity. Furthermore, Bai Yun concealed an important contract, intending to frame Qiao Jing for incompetence. However, although Gu Yi reprimanded Qiao Jing and other members of the executive office, he did not agree to Bai Yun's request to dismiss them. Bai Yun concluded that Gu Yi was protecting Qiao Jing and decided to seek help from Gu Yi's mother, Fang Pei.

Fang Pei organized a "Hongmen Banquet" in an attempt to persuade Qiao Jing to leave Gu Yi. However, Qiao Jing refused and left directly. On her way back, she experienced severe menstrual cramps. After unsuccessfully seeking help from Gu Yi, she nearly fainted. Fortunately, Bai Yan arrived in time and rescued her.

Bai Yan carefully looked after Qiao Jing and brought her to a hotel. Unexpectedly, their entrance and exit from the hotel were captured by Bai Yun's people and made public. Gu Yi misunderstood the relationship between Qiao Jing and Bai Yan, blaming Qiao Jing and accusing her of being unclear. Feeling unjustly accused when Gu Yi didn't trust her, Qiao Jing was deeply aggrieved, leading to a conflict between them. Seeing that her efforts to persuade Qiao Jing were in vain, Fang Pei approached Gu Yi and demanded that he break up with Qiao Jing as soon as possible. Considering the benefits to his career from a marriage alliance with the Bai family, Gu Yi agreed to Fang Pei's request but asked for some time. As Qiao Jing's birthday approached, Gu Yi decided to use this opportunity to tell her the truth. They agreed to celebrate their birthdays together, but Gu Yi chose to break the promise due to a scheduled engagement discussion on his birthday. Qiao Jing was completely heartbroken and determined to leave Gu Yi. This angered Gu Yi immensely, as he believed that Qiao Jing was merely throwing a tantrum and repeatedly causing trouble for him. Unable to bear his harassment any longer, Qiao Jing, with Bai Yan's help, managed to escape from Gu Yi's pursuit.

In a fit of anger, Gu Yi and Bai Yan engaged in a physical altercation. Seeing Bai Yan injured, Qiao Jing felt guilty, knowing that it was Gu Yi's doing. Bai Yan took the opportunity to confess his feelings, but Qiao Jing rejected him. In order to force Qiao Jing to return to his side, Gu Yi targeted Bai Yan's company. Upon learning of this, Qiao Jing reluctantly compromised. To please Qiao Jing, Gu Yi instructed Xiang Sese to help him select a necklace. Gu Yi presented the necklace to Qiao Jing and took the opportunity to ask her to deliver lunch for him. However, they coincidentally encountered Bai Yun, who had come to make a similar gesture. Seeing the necklace around Qiao Jing's neck, Bai Yun caused a scene in the office.

Late at night, Gu Yi apologized to Qiao Jing, but she did not pay much attention and acted obediently. On the day of their engagement, Qiao Jing sent Gu Yi away and took the opportunity to escape with Fang Pei's help. It turns out that Qiao Jing's compliance was just a ploy to deceive Gu Yi. On the day she delivered lunch, she had already made a deal with Fang Pei. Upon learning that Qiao Jing had left, Gu Yi finally understood his true feelings. He called off the engagement and chased after Qiao Jing to her hometown, only to witness Qiao Jing and Bai Yan acting intimately together.

Qiu Bo found Gu Yi, who had run away from the wedding, and persuaded him to go back. Qiao Jing's younger brother, Qiao Zhi, happened to pass by and misunderstood Qiu Bo as bullying someone. He bravely intervened and pulled Gu Yi away. Upon learning Qiao Zhi's identity, Gu Yi devised a plan and became friends with him. Gu Yi used Qiao Zhi to stay at the skewer shop and constantly compete with Bai Yan, eventually succeeding in moving into Qiao Jing's home. Late at night, Gu Yi accidentally came across a photograph. The man in the photo resembled the man from his nightmares for many years, which left him puzzled. Gu Yi tricked Bai Yan and Qiao Jing into leaving together, but he returned midway and encountered Qiao Zhi, who was preparing a gift for his sister. Although Gu Yi was puzzled by the discrepancy between Qiao Jing's birthday and what he knew, he didn't inquire further. It was not until that night when Qiao Jing got drunk that Gu Yi discovered the truth. He learned from Qiao Jing that their shared birthday belonged to the man in the photograph, Su Juan, whose heart had been transplanted into Gu Yi's body. He was shocked and filled with grief and anger.

After learning the truth about Qiao Jing's intentions, Gu Yi fell into despair and drowned his sorrows in alcohol every day. Bai Yan took this opportunity to demand an explanation from Gu Yi but was informed that he would not marry her. Zhou Rui, seeing Gu Yi's constant depression and Bai Yan's pain, tricked Qiao Jing into returning to Nan City under the pretense of Gu Yi being in trouble. After a dispute with Gu Yi, Qiao Jing and Gu Yi parted ways unhappily.

Seeing Gu Yi's constant anguish and lack of focus on work, Fang Pei confined him to the villa. However, Gu Yi, in order to see Qiao Jing, resorted to a hunger strike in protest. Gu Yi managed to escape from the villa by climbing out of a window but accidentally fell into a lake and was rushed to the hospital for rescue. Fang Pei softened her attitude toward him, and Gu Yi used the excuse of wanting to eat to send her away. He then went to Qiao Jing's home. When Qiao Jing saw the pale-faced Gu Yi, her heart was moved. Unexpectedly, after Gu Yi made a sincere confession, he fainted in her arms. Qiao Jing had no choice but to send him to the hospital.

To investigate the truth about Su Juan's car accident, Qiao Jing agreed to stay by Gu Yi's side for a year. Gu Yi was overjoyed by this and secretly made a determination to capture Qiao Jing's true heart within that year!

After recovering from his illness and being discharged from the hospital, Gu Yi handed over the information Qiao Jing had investigated to Zhou Rui, instructing him to continue the investigation following the lead of a person named Li Changlin. Fang Pei was rejected by Bai Yan and ordered Gu Yi to apologize to her. Gu Yi agreed to apologize but refused to discuss the marriage. Fang Pei was furious and suspended Gu Yi from work, cutting off his source of income.

Gu Yi went to Qiao Jing's home and asked for her shelter. He even took the initiative to do household chores but ended up making a mess of things. In an attempt to please Qiao Jing, Gu Yi dressed up as a "playboy bunny." Unexpectedly, while they were in the middle of covering up their actions due to the arrival of a colleague, Gu Yi and Qiao Jing became flustered and were discovered by everyone.

Qiao Jing advised Gu Yi not to go to such lengths to please her, which left Gu Yi feeling defeated. However, the next day, his love for Qiao Jing was reignited, and he bought many items for himself and Qiao Jing in couple styles. When Qiao Jing went out, Gu Yi followed her and they ended up at the library. From Qiao Jing's borrowed library card, Gu Yi saw the name Su Juan. It reminded him of the date list he saw behind Su Juan's photo. It turned out that this day was the day Qiao Jing had planned to confess her feelings to Su Juan!

Qiao Jing went to the amusement park to continue completing the tasks on her checklist. During this time, a doll person accompanied her all along, and inside the costume was Gu Yi. Qiao Jing asked why he did this, and after a heartfelt confession, Gu Yi tightly embraced Qiao Jing under the fireworks.

Jiang Ling found Qiao Jing and hoped she could help with the unsold flowers. Gu Yi volunteered himself. With the help of colleagues and onlookers, Gu Yi successfully sold all the flowers by pretending to propose and even sold the flowers hidden in the car to Zhou Rui. Afterwards, he proposed a date that belonged to Qiao Jing and Gu Yi.

Unexpectedly, as the date was just beginning, Gu Yi was called back home by Gu Nan and was asked to cut off contact with Qiao Jing. Gu Yi felt dissatisfied and left with Qiao Jing, who came to pick him up.

The next day, Gu Nan approached Qiao Jing and forced her to leave Gu Yi. Gu Yi came to find Qiao Jing and knelt down in the rain, hoping that Gu Nan would let them be together. However, Gu Nan ignored him and secretly made up his mind not to hand over Ansha to Gu Yi.

Qiao Jing and Gu Yi's feelings for each other are gradually deepening. At this time, Zhou Rui also found a clue about Li Changlin. The person's real name is Yao Shunde. When Gu Yi heard this name, he remembered that Yao Shunde was once Gu Nan's assistant. Therefore, they both separately searched for clues. Gu Yi found a mobile phone that Fang Pei secretly contacted Yao Shunde with, knowing that Su Juan's death is related to Fang Pei. He felt anxious and kept this information from Qiao Jing. Meanwhile, Qiao Jing also found something on Fang Pei but was determined to face this matter together with Gu Yi.

Gu Nan introduced Su Juan to the Gu family and arranged for her to work as a project manager in Ansha. Gu Yi went to Qiao Jing's house and discovered that she had already packed his luggage. After a struggle, Qiao Jing threw Gu Yi and his luggage out of the house. Su Juan officially started working at Ansha, but Gu Yi didn't care. However, he didn't expect Su Juan to be exceptionally capable at work, earning praise from everyone. Gu Yi didn't pay much attention to it. That night, he went to Qiao Jing's house again, but to his surprise, Su Juan arrived shortly after. When the rivals met, there was intense jealousy. After a confrontation, Su Juan closed the door and embraced Qiao Jing, leaving Gu Yi furious and smashing the wall in anger.