Chapter Summaries

Lu Chuan was exposed for spending millions to pose as a rich heir and gain access to wealthy circles, then spent the next decade regretting the act. At thirty-one, after seeing classmates mock him online, he was struck by an out-of-control truck.

• Chen Ziang confronted Lu Chuan at a private gathering and pointed out how he flaunted borrowed status and pretended to understand business.
• Zhao Yifan told Lu Chuan that he had wasted several million yuan seeking approval and connections, then showed him a chronological summary of his spending approaching eight figures.
• Lu Chuan realized his efforts had not brought him into the circle and had instead left him financially and emotionally drained.
• After the gathering, Lu Chuan abandoned his persona, worked various jobs in different cities, and regretted his college years.
• At thirty-one, Lu Chuan saw classmates comment that he had stopped pretending because he could no longer afford it, then an out-of-control Dayun truck rushed toward him.

Lu Chuan awoke on August 3 at eighteen, one month before university, with the ten million yuan from his family’s demolition compensation still in his account. Rejecting the fake-rich persona he had pursued in his previous life, he chose practical goals and began searching for a home in Quiet Garden.

• Lu Chuan checked his phone and bank account, confirming he had returned to August 3 with ten million yuan untouched.
• Lu Chuan reviewed his old searches and notes and remembered how his attempts to infiltrate wealthy social circles had ended in humiliation.
• Lu Chuan deleted his plans for renting sports cars, buying status symbols, and joining rich circles.
• Lu Chuan wrote down four goals: buy a comfortable home, buy a car he liked, use his past-life memories to earn money, and start university as usual.
• Lu Chuan opened Jiangcheng’s property listings and searched for Quiet Garden, a residential complex he had wanted to live in.

Lu Chuan searched for a quiet, comfortable home and found a direct-sale listing for an apartment in Quiet Garden. After earning the seller’s interest by recognizing the home’s peaceful character, Lu Chuan arrived for their meeting, where the seller scrutinized him and asked whether he had really come.

• Lu Chuan rejected flashy real estate listings and wrote down his requirements for a quiet, bright, orderly home.
• Lu Chuan found the Quiet Garden owner’s plain listing and called to arrange a viewing after describing the home as a place that could put the mind at peace.
• Lu Chuan set aside his logo-covered clothes, dressed simply, and gathered his documents for the meeting.
• Lu Chuan arrived early at Quiet Garden’s south gate and inspected the quiet, well-kept surroundings near Jiang University.
• The seller arrived in a black Mercedes-Benz, looked Lu Chuan over, and asked, “You really came?”

Lu Chuan toured a quiet top-floor apartment in Quiet Garden and impressed its owner with his practical appreciation of the home, earning an offer of twenty million yuan. He left determined to find a way to fund the purchase, then spotted a white Bentley Continental GT that made him want to buy a car as well.

• Lu Chuan toured the Quiet Garden apartment and praised its natural light, comfortable study, and home-like design.
• The middle-aged owner offered Lu Chuan the apartment for twenty million yuan and agreed to hold it as his first choice.
• Lu Chuan asked about the parking spaces, property title, and furnishings, then said he needed to review his finances before signing.
• Outside Quiet Garden, Lu Chuan calculated that his ten million yuan in demolition compensation would not cover the purchase and resolved to make money quickly.
• Lu Chuan spotted a white Bentley Continental GT at a luxury used-car dealership and considered it the mobile space he had wanted.

Lu Chuan bought a white Bentley Continental GT and enjoyed its quiet, comfortable ride through Jiangcheng. After realizing his rental complex was unsuitable for the car and the life he wanted, he resolved to settle on Quiet Garden.

• Lu Chuan ignored the flashy supercars and chose to inspect the white Bentley Continental GT.
• Lu Chuan test-sat in the Bentley, approved of its quiet cabin, and signed Zhou Guangsheng's 2.8-million quotation without haggling.
• Lu Chuan paid for the car and declined Zhou Guangsheng's offer of a flashy pickup ceremony.
• Lu Chuan completed the ownership transfer, received the consecutive-number plate Jiang A·54321, and drove the Bentley across Jiangcheng.
• Lu Chuan stopped by the river, realized he needed a proper place to park and settle down, and resolved to choose Quiet Garden soon.

Lu Chuan planned how to preserve his cash while buying the Quiet Garden apartment, then signed a mortgage-backed purchase contract with Mr. Fang. After they discussed Lu Chuan’s choices over tea, Mr. Fang introduced himself as Fang Zhiyuan, president of the Jiangcheng Chamber of Commerce.

• Lu Chuan calculated that buying the apartment and keeping enough cash for future plans would require a mortgage, then arranged to meet Mr. Fang and a bank manager.
• Lu Chuan arrived at Quiet Garden in his Bentley and gave Manager Chen his documents, which qualified him for the bank’s fast-track loan process.
• Lu Chuan and Mr. Fang signed the twenty-million-yuan apartment purchase contract, including the parking space and agreed furnishings, taxes, and handover terms.
• After Manager Chen left, Mr. Fang asked Lu Chuan about his car and finances, and Lu Chuan explained that he valued comfort and wanted to preserve cash for future plans.
• Mr. Fang said he felt relieved to sell the apartment to Lu Chuan, then introduced himself as Fang Zhiyuan, president of the Jiangcheng Chamber of Commerce.

Lu Chuan accepted Fang Zhiyuan’s offer of help and housewarming gift after buying a home in Jiangcheng. Left with just over 600,000 yuan, he turned to the news to find a way to make money and spotted an alert about turmoil in a Middle Eastern oil-producing country.

• Fang Zhiyuan gave Lu Chuan his business card and offered to help him with problems in Jiangcheng.
• After learning Lu Chuan was from the Capital and would study in Jiangcheng, Fang Zhiyuan gave him calligraphy and antiques as a housewarming gift.
• Fang Zhiyuan left, and Lu Chuan calculated that his remaining balance was a little over 600,000 yuan after buying a car and making the down payment on Quiet Garden.
• Lu Chuan decided he needed to make money soon and searched recent financial news for the right timing.
• Lu Chuan saw an alert about upheaval in a Middle Eastern oil-producing country and unusual movement in the international crude oil market.

Lu Chuan prepared to trade crude oil futures after recognizing a market opportunity tied to news from the Middle East. He opened a cautious initial position and ended the chapter watching the market move slightly in his favor.

• Lu Chuan reviewed the developing news and recalled that the market reaction could create a profitable trading window.
• Lu Chuan opened a futures account with Manager Liu and reviewed crude oil trading rules and risks.
• Lu Chuan calculated a position using only part of his funds, rejected a larger high-risk plan, and set entry and stop-loss levels.
• Lu Chuan opened an initial crude oil position after the market moved and added a second position when the price reached his planned range.
• Lu Chuan watched the market make a small jump around eleven, confirming that its direction matched his expectations.

Lu Chuan carefully traded the oil market for half a month, closing his positions with a net profit of thirty-nine million and rebuilding his cash reserves. He cleared out the short-term rental and settled back into Quiet Garden, then prepared to return to school as a normal person.

• Lu Chuan followed his trading plan through volatile oil-market swings, taking profits in stages and adding positions only after confirming the news and price action.
• As public excitement peaked on the sixteenth day, Lu Chuan closed his final trades and confirmed a net profit of thirty-nine million.
• Lu Chuan allocated his money for loan payments, daily expenses, future plans, and a separate buffer before ending his trading session.
• Lu Chuan returned to the short-term rental, discarded the clothes and guides he had used to imitate wealth, and drove back to Quiet Garden with his luggage.
• Lu Chuan received the school's notice to register in three days and planned to pay the remaining balance on Quiet Garden, buy supplies, and attend school normally.

Lu Chuan used his trading profits to pay off the remaining mortgage on Quiet Garden, while Fang Zhiyuan interpreted his casual remarks about rare tea as proof of an unusually powerful background. Fang Zhiyuan warned President Chen at Jiangcheng University to make sure its staff treated Lu Chuan carefully, and Lu Chuan drove off to buy clothes for school.

• Lu Chuan asked Fang Zhiyuan to arrange an early repayment of the Quiet Garden loan and confirmed that his funds had come through.
• Manager Chen verified Lu Chuan's thirty-nine million balance and its source in a futures settlement account, then helped him pay off the remaining mortgage.
• Fang Zhiyuan served Lu Chuan rare tea and took his casual familiarity with its taste as a sign of his deep roots in the Capital.
• Lu Chuan said he had earned the money through market trades, and Fang Zhiyuan concluded that he was no ordinary rich second generation.
• After Lu Chuan left, Fang Zhiyuan called President Chen to warn him to keep Jiangcheng University's staff from offending the extraordinary new student.
• Lu Chuan drove away from Quiet Garden to buy clothes for school.

Lu Chuan went to an upscale mall to buy comfortable clothes, leaving behind his old habit of choosing brands for their status. After selecting several expensive pieces, he was cautioned by a sales associate, and he asked, “So?”

• Lu Chuan drove to an upscale mall after settling his house payment and getting his car.
• Lu Chuan passed a flashy luxury brand he once prized and chose not to go inside.
• Lu Chuan entered an understated menswear store and selected several garments after feeling their quality.
• The male sales associate warned Lu Chuan that the clothes he had picked were expensive.
• Lu Chuan looked at the associate and asked, “So?”

Lu Chuan used his knowledge of Aethel’s hidden VIC customs to gain the store manager Eddie’s respect, then spent eight hundred thousand yuan on clothes, home goods, and a carful of understated comforts. He drove away feeling prepared for his next day, when he would officially report to school.

• Lu Chuan asked the associate to bring out store manager Eddie and demonstrated his knowledge of Aethel’s reserved fabrics, hidden stitching code, and workshop fast-track channel.
• Eddie apologized for the poor reception, arranged personal service, and helped Lu Chuan choose more than a dozen clothing items worth over three hundred thousand yuan.
• Eddie gave Lu Chuan three exclusive store gifts, including a cloth doll that Lu Chuan remembered would become highly valuable in the future.
• Lu Chuan bought bedding, household goods, a backpack, and a suitcase, bringing his total bill to eight hundred thousand yuan.
• Eddie arranged for the purchases to be loaded into Lu Chuan’s white Continental GT and gave him his card.
• Lu Chuan drove out of the mall, reflected that he had prepared what he needed, and looked ahead to reporting to school the next day.

Lu Chuan registered at Jiangcheng University and headed to his assigned dorm, room 504. He left behind his old habit of showing off and networking, and opened the dorm door with memories of his previous life stirred up.

• Lu Chuan left the Continental GT key at home and took a ride to Jiangcheng University for registration.
• Lu Chuan registered with a finance department upperclasswoman, received his campus card and assignment to building five, room 504, and politely declined her WeChat offer.
• A campus media photographer captured Lu Chuan signing his registration form and noticed how striking the candid photo was.
• Lu Chuan crossed campus with his luggage, reached the men's dormitory, and pushed open the door to room 504.

Lu Chuan settled into Room 504 at Jiangcheng University, reflecting on how his changed life might affect his old roommates and resolving not to shape himself for anyone’s approval. The chapter ended as someone unlocked and pushed open the dormitory door.

• Lu Chuan arrived first at Room 504 and inspected the familiar dormitory and washroom.
• He remembered how he had once practiced looking wealthy in the washroom mirror, then washed his face and let go of that old act.
• Lu Chuan chose his former spot by the window, cleaned and arranged his belongings, and watched freshmen arriving across the sports field.
• He wondered whether his changed circumstances would alter who became his roommates and how they would get along.
• Lu Chuan decided to accept whoever arrived without twisting himself to win their approval, then heard someone unlock and open the door.

Lu Chuan welcomed Han Dong, his loud, warmhearted new roommate, as Han Dong hauled in more than a hundred jin of luggage packed by his mother. While they unpacked and grew comfortable together, two unfamiliar people stopped outside Room 504, leaving their arrival unresolved.

• Han Dong struggled into Room 504 with two stuffed woven sacks and an enormous suitcase, then introduced himself to Lu Chuan.
• Han Dong complained about his mother's overpacking, and Lu Chuan helped him move and unpack the heavy luggage.
• Han Dong told Lu Chuan about his family and asked where he was from; Lu Chuan said he was from the Capital and privately recalled Han Dong's kindness in his previous life.
• Han Dong showed Lu Chuan the many supplies and twenty pairs of socks his mother had packed, and the two joked as they settled into an easy rapport.
• Two people approached Room 504 and stopped outside the door, causing Lu Chuan and Han Dong to fall silent.

Chen Ziang’s father made a loud, lavish entrance into the dorm, embarrassing Chen Ziang while offering gifts and boasting about his influence. Lu Chuan stayed composed, leaving Chen Ziang curious about him and unable to draw a reaction from him.

• Father Chen arrived with movers, criticized the dorm’s furnishings, and promised to donate replacements.
• Chen Ziang tried to quiet his father, but Father Chen continued showing off and embarrassing him.
• Father Chen handed cigarettes to Han Dong and Lu Chuan, and Lu Chuan accepted them calmly, earning Father Chen’s approval.
• After Father Chen left, Chen Ziang introduced himself to Han Dong and Lu Chuan and tried to restore his polished image.
• Chen Ziang remarked on Lu Chuan’s clothes and asked whether he had come alone, but Lu Chuan answered evenly that he had taken a taxi.

Lu Chuan felt reassured when Han Dong and Chen Ziang joined him in Room 504, and he reconsidered his old resentment toward Chen Ziang as the roommates began to bond. When footsteps approached the dorm, Lu Chuan realized Zhao Yifan was the only roommate still missing, and the door handle turned.

• Lu Chuan saw that Han Dong and Chen Ziang had arrived, confirming Room 504 still held the same roommates as in his previous life.
• Lu Chuan reconsidered Chen Ziang's past criticism and decided they could simply live together peacefully.
• Han Dong praised Chen Ziang's expensive watch, shared local sausage and pine nuts with him, and drew him into conversation.
• Chen Ziang mentioned the exclusive Jiangnan restaurant, and Lu Chuan gave a detailed assessment of its dishes that left Chen Ziang startled.
• Lu Chuan recommended a cheap clay-pot restaurant, and Han Dong declared it the dorm's first group meal destination.
• Lu Chuan waited for Zhao Yifan as steady footsteps approached; someone pressed Room 504's door handle.

Zhao Yifan arrived at dorm 504 with a silent driver who efficiently arranged his belongings, and the four roommates began to settle into one another’s company. The chapter ended with Lu Chuan, Zhao Yifan, Han Dong, and Chen Ziang heading out together for their first meal.

• Zhao Yifan introduced himself to Han Dong, Chen Ziang, and Lu Chuan as his driver quietly cleaned and organized his space.
• Han Dong offered Zhao Yifan red sausage and pine nuts, and Zhao Yifan accepted them and praised the food.
• Lu Chuan remembered Zhao Yifan from his previous life, while Zhao Yifan noticed Lu Chuan’s well-coordinated Aethel clothes and found him difficult to categorize.
• Zhao Yifan’s driver finished arranging the bed and belongings, acknowledged him, and left the dorm.
• Han Dong proposed that the roommates eat together, and the four men left dorm 504 for the clay-pot restaurant on the back street.

Han Dong, Chen Ziang, Lu Chuan, and Zhao Yifan searched for dinner on the crowded back street, but Lu Chuan led them to a quiet restaurant where they could eat. The chapter ended with Han Dong rushing to order meat after the four entered.

• Han Dong and the others found a two-hour wait at the clay pot restaurant and saw that nearby eateries were crowded too.
• Chen Ziang offered to treat everyone to dinner at a mall, but Lu Chuan, Zhao Yifan, and Han Dong insisted they split the bill.
• Lu Chuan led the group through alleys to a small Sichuan restaurant with an empty table.
• Han Dong rushed to the counter and asked the owner to bring two plates of meat immediately.

Lu Chuan ate with his new roommates and revealed that Chen Ziang’s family might be getting misled over a luxury watch. After they split the bill exactly, the group headed back to the dorm, and Lu Chuan’s phone vibrated as he left the alley.

• Han Dong, Chen Ziang, Zhao Yifan, and Lu Chuan ate together at a small restaurant, where Han Dong devoured four bowls of rice.
• Han Dong asked about everyone’s college plans, and Chen Ziang boasted that his family was arranging a limited-edition watch through a luxury brand.
• Lu Chuan explained that the watch’s purchase rules had changed and that its movement had been downgraded, making Chen Ziang suspect his family might be getting taken advantage of.
• Zhao Yifan recognized Lu Chuan’s information as accurate because his mother had received an apology and compensation from the brand’s headquarters.
• Lu Chuan paid the 120-yuan bill and collected thirty yuan from each roommate, establishing that they would split expenses evenly.
• As the four roommates walked back toward the dorm, Lu Chuan’s phone vibrated, though the notification was not from WeChat.