She and Her Perfect Husband Episode 1 Recap
> She and Her Perfect Husband Recap
Humans are strange creatures. Despite lacking wings, they have a deep yearning for heights. That’s why people around the world are obsessed with building skyscrapers. And among all, Asians are particularly infatuated with them. Of the world’s top ten tallest buildings, nine are in Asia, and five of those are in China. On this particular day, divorce lawyer Qin Shi was having a rough time.
She arrived at a hotel only to see Ren Meimei trying to break down the door to her husband Qin Wenyu’s room. As Ren Meimei’s representing attorney, Qin Shi stopped her from smashing the door. She had originally intended to hand the divorce papers to Qin Wenyu, but he refused to open the door and face Ren Meimei. Qin Shi persuaded Ren Meimei to leave temporarily and entered the room alone to negotiate.
Sure enough, inside the room, she discovered a woman hiding in the wardrobe. Though Qin Wenyu was her older brother, Qin Shi, acting as the attorney, upheld her professional ethics and didn't show favoritism. She took photos and brought Qin Wenyu downstairs to discuss the divorce with Ren Meimei. Qin Wenyu and Ren Meimei were financially independent and had no children. The current divorce agreement was already the seventeenth draft, yet neither was willing to be the first to sign.
Qin Shi determined the two were unlikely to divorce and warned Qin Wenyu, as a married man, to avoid spending time alone with other women. She also told Ren Meimei that if she wanted to maintain the marriage, she should give her partner respect and trust. Before leaving, she warned them that if they wanted her to be their divorce lawyer again, the fee would be doubled.
Yang Hua’s mother arranged a series of blind dates for him, but he nitpicked each woman and rejected all of them. Though she didn’t necessarily want her son to become rich and famous, she hoped he would give back to society and the family, get married, and have children. Yang Hua was tired of her nagging and seized the first opportunity to return to his room and trade stocks.
His mother followed him into the room, expressing concern that despite graduating from a prestigious university, Yang Hua stayed home all day trading stocks, drawing criticism. She arranged another blind date for him that evening at 8 p. m. with a lawyer named Li Dai. Back at the law firm, Qin Shi received a video call from Tang Yihui, who asked her to help choose clothes.
Tang also mentioned that Wu Fei, the niece of the vice president of the Bar Association, had joined the firm, and asked Qin Shi to take care of her. Tang Yihui also revealed that Bian Jing from the 11th floor was about to leave, hinting that Qin Shi had a better chance at promotion if she behaved well. She asked Qin Shi to bring her husband to a party that evening.
Qin Shi declined, saying her husband was on a business trip abroad. In truth, she had no husband—she had pretended to be married when she joined the firm, claiming her husband worked in finance. That evening at the party, Qin Shi arrived late and presented a gift to Tang Yihui, congratulating her and her husband Jin Cheng on their 20th wedding anniversary. Tang Yihui discreetly pointed out a bejeweled woman across the room—Lan Xiaoting, president of the Women Entrepreneurs Association.
Their association was changing legal advisors, and in their social circle, there was an unspoken rule against dealing with single or divorced women. Tang promised that if Qin Shi could win over President Lan, she would secure her the 11th-floor office and a partner position. Tang then brought Qin Shi over to introduce her.
Meanwhile, Yang Hua arrived at the party looking for Li Dai, his blind date, and was spotted by Tang Yihui, who recognized him from a photo as Qin Shi’s "husband. " She brought Yang Hua over to see Qin Shi. Qin Shi was shocked to see Yang Hua but quickly composed herself and walked up to kiss him. Yang Hua was stunned, and Qin Shi pulled him away.
Two years earlier, when Qin Shi joined the firm, Bian Jing had insisted that single female lawyers had no future and had helped fabricate a marriage for her by randomly picking someone online to pretend to be her husband. That person turned out to be Yang Hua. Qin Shi apologized for the deception and said they should stay out of each other’s lives going forward.
Yang Hua, however, believed this lie would have a butterfly effect on his life and mental state and demanded a “divorce. ” Qin Shi tried to stall, but Yang Hua gave her only three days to prepare.
To prevent colleagues and superiors from discovering the truth about her fake marriage, Qin Shi agreed to announce the divorce within three days but also insisted that if Yang Hua’s identity was discovered within that time, he must still acknowledge being her husband and avoid harming her professional reputation. At the party, Tang Yihui encountered Zhao Danping, President Lan’s niece, but Zhao was dismissive. Tang asked Qiao Siming to investigate her background.
They learned Zhao Danping truly was Lan’s niece, and that Li Dai had handled her divorce case—explaining Zhao’s grudge against the firm. Tang felt all her hard work was wasted, but her husband Jin Cheng comforted her, saying losing President Lan as a client wasn’t a big deal and that he believed in her abilities. When Yang Hua returned home, he found his mother had changed the lock. She told him that he could return only once he was ready to get married. His father couldn’t stop her, so he told Yang Hua to stay elsewhere for a few days.
