The Lawyer She Slept With

Episode 1

Zhao Zhaozhao is the kind of girl a whole neighborhood brags about—top marks, endless errands, and a place at Jiangcheng's most famous law university. She's supposed to become a great lawyer.

Then the address is wrong.

She knocks on the wrong door and walks straight into a stranger's room, where a drugged man grabs her. She fights, insists he's got the wrong person, and refuses the money shoved at her. His foggy confusion—wondering whether she was sent by someone—hints this night wasn't random at all. She runs. But the mistake has already been made.

Episode 2

Eight months earlier, Zhao Zhaozhao's mother sold her for a 300,000 dowry—and the address was wrong. That error dropped her into a stranger's bed. Now she's pregnant, trapped in a forced marriage to Chen Qiang, and whispering a promise to her unborn child: she will divorce him and raise this baby far away.

Her escape plan leads to Tianheng Law Firm, where free legal aid is offered in the name of founder Pei Yansheng—her legendary senior from law school, a lawyer who has never lost a case. She asks for a divorce and custody. What she doesn't know is that Pei has spent months hunting for the woman from that night.

Episode 3

Pei Yansheng's staff can't find the woman he's been chasing. He describes her anyway—how she smiles, how her eyes go red when she cries—and swears he'll know her the instant she stands in front of him.

Meanwhile, Zhao Zhaozhao sits in the firm with fresh bruises. She admits Chen Qiang has beaten her for half a year, whenever anything upsets him. The lawyers tell her to keep her evidence safe and hand her a receipt, promising they'll help. She rushes off to work before anyone can ask more.

Then a legal-aid application list lands on Pei's desk. Her name is on it.

Episode 4

Chen Qiang's mother rages that the family paid 300,000 for a daughter-in-law, not a lady of leisure. She demands Zhao Zhaozhao's earnings, scoffs at the small amount, and orders her to wait tables at the night market—pregnant or not. When Zhao Zhaozhao says her belly makes it hard, the older woman sneers that if she wants to keep the child, she'd better work.

Zhao Zhaozhao endures it all, telling herself to hold on until the legal aid comes through. One day, she promises, she'll be free of this nightmare. But the abuse is escalating, and the money she's secretly saving is about to be discovered.

Episode 5

Zhao Zhaozhao makes a quiet vow: she'll go to the firm, she'll push through no matter how hard it gets, and she'll protect her baby until this is over.

Then Chen Qiang catches her hiding something. He tears through her things, demanding to know what she's stashed and who it's for. She insists it's her own saved money—money meant for the baby—but he won't hear it. He calls her a used woman he paid 300,000 for, and rants that he'd rather die than let his money go to the child in her belly.

His rage doesn't stop at shouting. And she's running out of places to hide.

Episode 6

Pei Yansheng's grandfather ambushes him before a celebration dinner, complaining about his health and demanding a great-grandchild before it's too late. Pei deflects with dry humor, but the old man refuses to leave until he sees what work matters more than carrying on the family line.

Then they spot Zhao Zhaozhao—pregnant, bruised, clearly beaten. The grandfather is outraged that anyone would strike a pregnant woman and orders Pei to help her. Pei freezes. The timeline fits. Could the child be his? He quietly orders an investigation into her—and his assistant points out what's at stake if it is.

Episode 7

At home, Chen Qiang's mother has found Zhao Zhaozhao's hidden savings and turns on her for hoarding money. But the real prize is a watch—the only thing Zhao Zhaozhao has left from her father. She begs them to give it back; they taunt her with how much it might fetch.

In the struggle, something worse surfaces: a divorce lawsuit receipt. They realize she's been planning to leave. The rage turns dangerous, and Zhao Zhaozhao understands she can't wait for the legal process to save her. She has to get out now—before they take everything, including her child.

Episode 8

Zhao Zhaozhao's attempt to escape collapses. The family discovers she's been sneaking out—and that she's pregnant—and their fury explodes. They drag her back, threatening to make an example of her so she never dares run again.

A search is closing in on her location: Xiangyang Road, in the city's urban village. But the Chen household moves faster. Chen Qiang's mother orders her son to strip Zhao Zhaozhao and beat her, determined to break her will completely. The walls of the house are thin, and what happens inside is about to be heard by someone outside.

Episode 9

The beating turns savage. Zhao Zhaozhao begs them not to hurt her baby, but Chen Qiang's mother coldly says a dead child would save them the cost of an abortion. Her screams carry beyond the door.

Outside, someone hears a woman crying out and wonders what's happening at this hour. Inside, the family panics at a knock and tries to silence her before anyone can get in. The door stays shut—and the people behind it have everything to lose if she's found alive.

Episode 10

Pei Yansheng arrives at the Chen house with his team, demanding to see Zhao Zhaozhao. Chen Qiang bristles, mocking him as some pretty-boy lover she must have seduced. Pei doesn't flinch: she filed for a personal protection order that day, and under the anti-domestic-violence law they have the right to confirm their client's safety.

The family scrambles. Chen Qiang's mother panics that the lawyers might actually find her; her son insists they can bluff their way through. Chen Qiang claims his wife went to her parents' home and isn't there—daring them to search.

Watch how a wrong address turns into a fight for one woman's life—and see who opens the door first.