Chapter Summaries

Tang Song bought his parents a home in Yunjing Terrace and earned their approval, then received a Rolls Royce Phantom and security driver from the system. Meanwhile, Lin Mu Xue reunited with her former best friend Xu Ning, who had returned to Yancheng after being swindled.

• Tang Song's parents praised the Yunjing Terrace apartment, and Wang Yanbin offered them a steep discount and additional benefits.
• Tang Song paid 1.06 million yuan for the apartment and three parking spaces, registering the property in his parents' names.
• Tang Maolin resolved to tell their relatives that Tang Song was capable and to encourage Fourth Brother's family to apologize to Xu Feng.
• Tang Song completed the Parents' Approval mission and received a Safe Travel Package, Agility +2, and Luck +1.
• Lin Mu Xue received a call from Xu Ning, who said she had returned to Yancheng, and drove to meet her at a bus stop.
• Lin Mu Xue found Xu Ning with her luggage and angrily called her an idiot for trusting the man who had swindled her.

Tang Song reunited with Zhang Lei and learned about Zhang Yan’s difficult path through high school and university. In Yancheng, Lin Mu Xue took in her indebted former friend Xu Ning, whose return revealed how much Lin Mu Xue’s life had changed and brought back memories of Wen Qiuyue’s past humiliation.

• Secretary Jin ordered Liu Jiayi sent to Quancheng as Tang Song’s driver and assigned Golden Shield to secure Yunjing Terrace, while keeping Liu Jiayi’s movements confidential.
• Tang Song ran into Zhang Lei at the Huajing Grand Hotel and learned that Zhang Yan had repeated an exam year before enrolling at Yan City Agricultural University.
• Lin Mu Xue brought Xu Ning to her apartment, scolded her for borrowing money for a deceitful boyfriend, and listened as Xu Ning described returning to Yancheng in debt.
• Xu Ning noticed Lin Mu Xue’s luxury apartment, wardrobe, and finance-company badge, then realized Lin Mu Xue had achieved the life they once imagined.
• Over a meal, Xu Ning told Lin Mu Xue that Wen Qiuyue had launched a successful fashion brand, prompting Lin Mu Xue to recall how Wen Qiuyue had publicly humiliated her.

Xie Shuyu and Jiang You Rong spent the day off-roading and barbecuing with friends, while Tang Song reunited with Zhang Lei and learned he would soon transfer to Zhongcheng Group’s headquarters in Yancheng. In Quancheng, Tang Song’s new driver Liu Jiayi arrived, and Jiang You Rong recognized her, wondering whether Director Jin was nearby.

• Xie Shuyu drove Jiang You Rong through the mountains to Cloud Pavilion, where they enjoyed the view before meeting Susan and Tang Qingchuan at a campsite.
• Jiang You Rong told Susan and Tang Qingchuan that she had once worked as Director Jin’s assistant and recalled Liu Jiayi, a former female driver.
• Tang Song met Zhang Lei for drinks in Quancheng, heard about Zhang Lei’s hardships, and learned he would transfer to Zhongcheng Group’s headquarters in Yancheng.
• Liu Jiayi called Tang Song to say she had arrived in Quancheng as his security chief and personal driver.
• Jiang You Rong spotted Liu Jiayi beside a black Rolls Royce Phantom and wondered whether Director Jin was also in Quancheng.

Jiang You Rong reunited with Liu Jiayi and suspected she was waiting for someone at the bar, while Tang Song met old classmates Zhang Yunpeng and Liu Shasha, who told him Zhang Yan had once lived near him in Tiantongyuan. Jiang You Rong entered the bar hoping to see Jin Meixiao, but instead spotted Tang Song and realized Liu Jiayi had been waiting for him.

• Jiang You Rong greeted Liu Jiayi, who remembered her as Assistant Jiang and told her Director Jin was in good health.
• Zhang Yunpeng and Liu Shasha arrived at the Little Snail Tavern, where Zhang Yunpeng livestreamed and drew viewers’ attention to Tang Song.
• Zhang Yunpeng and Liu Shasha recognized Tang Song, and Liu Shasha told him Zhang Yan had moved from the Imperial Capital to Guangzhou after losing her job.
• Tang Song wondered whether he and Zhang Yan might have crossed paths when they both lived near Tiantongyuan.
• Jiang You Rong learned about her former colleagues’ careers, then inferred Liu Jiayi was waiting for someone inside the bar.
• Jiang You Rong entered the bar hoping to see Jin Meixiao, but spotted Tang Song and realized he was the person Liu Jiayi had been waiting for.

Tang Song reunited with old classmates, revealed the success of his e-commerce company, and learned that Jiang You Rong had once been Director Jin’s assistant. After Jiang You Rong told him Xie Shuyu was struggling with financing, Tang Song set out in his Rolls Royce Phantom to see her.

• A young fan approached Tang Song and added him on WeChat, then asked Zhang Yunpeng to take a photo of her with Tang Song.
• Liu Shasha recognized Tang Song’s He Yiyi account and described its popularity, leaving Zhang Yunpeng and the others impressed by Tang Song’s business success.
• Jiang You Rong joined Tang Song for drinks, revealed that she had seen him at Smile Investment while working as Director Jin’s assistant, and told him Xie Shuyu was having trouble securing financing.
• Jiang You Rong shared Xie Shuyu’s location, and she and Tang Song embraced and kissed before parting.
• Tang Song said goodbye to his classmates, met Liu Jiayi outside the bar, and rode with her in his Rolls Royce Phantom toward Guanhe Courtyard Chinese Restaurant.

At a family dinner in Quancheng, Xie Shuyu learned that Tang Song was coming to see her and left to meet him. Tang Song arrived in a Rolls Royce, embraced her, and revealed he planned to invest in Glimmer Coffee and build the business with her.

• Xie Shuyu left the banquet after her mother told her that Tang Song had called and was on his way to Guanhe Courtyard.
• Xie Shuyu waited outside as Tang Song arrived in a Rolls Royce Phantom with driver Liu Jiayi, leaving her stunned by his sudden change in status.
• Tang Song embraced Xie Shuyu while her relatives watched from the restaurant window and assumed he was her boyfriend.
• Tang Song walked with Xie Shuyu by the river and told her he planned to acquire the other shareholders’ stakes in Glimmer Coffee.
• Tang Song explained his investment plans and told Xie Shuyu that he believed in her and wanted to grow Glimmer Coffee with her.

Tang Song offered to invest in Glimmer Coffee, and Xie Shuyu accepted before their growing attraction led to a kiss. Meanwhile, Wen Ruan arrived in Magic City to meet Su Yu, but learned Su Yu had gone to Shencheng and would not be available for two days.

• Tang Song told Xie Shuyu he would buy out Glimmer Coffee's other shareholders and help fund her expansion plans, and she accepted his investment.
• Xie Shuyu explained Glimmer Coffee's growth and finances to Tang Song, then asked how he had acquired his wealth; he said he had built his assets through legitimate business ventures.
• At Xie Shuyu's home, Tang Song embraced and kissed her, and she admitted to herself that she had likely fallen for him.
• Xie Shuyu messaged Tang Song after he left, then saw Wen Ruan's post about traveling to Magic City and wished her well.
• Wen Ruan arrived in Magic City and reunited with Jiang Yiran, then learned from Mo Xiangwan that Su Yu had gone to Shencheng and would not meet her until at least the day after tomorrow.

Wen Ruan tried to help Jiang Yiran and Kang Zerei recover eight million dollars lost in an international trade scam, and Luo Bin arranged support that could get the money back. The chapter ended with Wen Ruan learning that Director Jin of Smiling Holdings had also stepped in.

• Yao Lingling arrived at work with Li Shumin, and Xu Qing later received Tang Song’s teasing message and sent him a photo.
• Jiang Yiran told Wen Ruan that her company had lost eight million dollars’ worth of goods to an African buyer and bank that appeared to be working together.
• Wen Ruan called Luo Bin and sent him Ze Ran Electronics’ case materials for review.
• Luo Bin told Wen Ruan that Quan Jing Law Firm had arranged legal and regulatory pressure, with government involvement, to recover the funds within half a month.
• Luo Bin privately told Wen Ruan that Director Jin of Smiling Holdings had helped make the recovery effort possible.

Wen Ruan learned that Jin Meixiao had offered help because she appreciated her, then reassured Jiang Yiran and Kang Zerei as their company secured legal representation. Tang Song visited his high school to activate the Light Feather of Memory and relived the day he and Liu Qingning discovered two identical pairs of earphones.

• Wen Ruan apologized to Luo Bin for involving him, and he told her Jin Meixiao wanted to help because she appreciated her and that she should not fear Jin Meixiao or Su Yu.
• Kang Zerei learned that Lawyer Zhang Wei would represent his company, and Jiang Yiran thanked Wen Ruan for helping save them from the trade dispute.
• Wen Ruan called Tang Song and flirted with him to ease her unsettled feelings about Jin Meixiao.
• Tang Song bought his father a new Audi A6L, then visited his former high school to try to trigger the Light Feather of Memory.
• The Light Feather of Memory appeared, and Tang Song relived February 2016, when he found pink earphones he thought Liu Qingning had lost.
• Liu Qingning revealed that she had found her own earphones, and Tang Song and Liu Qingning compared them with the identical pair he had picked up.

Tang Song’s English-listening practice triggered vivid dreams of his future with Liu Qingning, showing him how their lives could drift apart. The Dream System appeared, and after absorbing future knowledge, he recruited a powerful UR-grade talent named Secretary Jin to help reshape his future.

• Tang Song walked with Liu Qingning, who explained that financial security mattered to a lasting relationship and encouraged him to work toward a better future.
• While listening to English practice through the pink headphones, Tang Song dreamed of several possible futures, including a strained relationship with Liu Qingning and his eventual refusal to go on a blind date with Zhang Yan.
• Tang Song woke distressed and wished he could become strong enough to build a future with Liu Qingning, then discovered that the headphones had vanished.
• The Dream System appeared and linked Tang Song to his future self, giving him knowledge extending to April 1, 2023, while his ordinary self temporarily fell asleep to process it.
• Tang Song opened the Guidance Gift Pack, used its UR Dream Character Recruitment Card, and recruited the highly compatible talent Secretary Jin.

Tang Song relived how the Dream System had connected him with Secretary Jin and helped them build a financial empire, then called Liu Qingning to confess that he missed her. As Liu Qingning agreed to sell her shares and return to Yancheng, Secretary Jin quietly arranged for her to join Qingning Technology and wondered about her place in Tang Song’s life.

• Tang Song used Dream Link to meet Jin Meixiao in dreams, shared market insights with her, and later met her in Quancheng after the College Entrance Examination.
• Tang Song and Secretary Jin established Smile Investment and Jingwu Capital, while Annie Kate and Wu Kezhi helped expand their business; Ouyang Xuanyue later joined through a new SSR Character Card.
• After reliving his past, Tang Song called Liu Qingning at Jing County No. 1 High School, recalled their final-year memories, and told her that he missed her.
• Liu Qingning accepted Changyun Investment’s offer for her shares and decided to return to Yancheng, while Wang Chang asked whether she had considered Tang Song falling for someone else.
• Wang Chang reported Liu Qingning’s decision to Secretary Jin, who arranged for Liu Qingning to join Qingning Technology and reflected on her connection with Tang Song.

Zhao Yaqian signed an investment deal with Isa Beauty, then rushed to Jing County to comfort Tang Song as he struggled with guilt over his relationships. After he admitted he had other girlfriends and used a system gift to grant her dancing talent, Zhao Yaqian invited Lin Mu Xue into their room, leaving Tang Song and Lin Mu Xue on the verge of an intimate encounter.

• Zhao Yaqian practiced yoga and prepared to sign an investment agreement with Isa Beauty, while Lin Mu Xue visited her at home.
• Zhao Yaqian signed a deal investing 40 million through Juqing Huijin, with Zhang Yurong contributing 15 million and the company valued at 120 million after investment.
• After hearing Tang Song sound troubled on the phone, Zhao Yaqian left Isa Beauty and traveled to Jing County, where she reunited with him at Yunhao Hotel.
• Tang Song confessed that he had other girlfriends, and Zhao Yaqian told him she already knew and was happy with her choice to be with him.
• The system marked Zhao Yaqian’s growth mission complete, and Tang Song used her partner gift to grant her a talent for dancing.
• Zhao Yaqian revealed Lin Mu Xue was in the next room, and Tang Song invited her to room 1108; Lin Mu Xue entered nervously as Zhao Yaqian asked her to join them.

Tang Song spent the day with Zhao Yaqian and Lin Mu Xue, then enjoyed a lively evening on Emerald Street and reunited with his high school friend Shen Hang. The chapter ended when Wen Ruan sent him a photo of herself with Su Yu, leaving him startled by their meeting.

• Tang Song checked Zhao Yaqian’s partner profile and considered her progress toward developing her dance, etiquette, and artistic appreciation.
• Wen Ruan met her new assistant team at Tang Zong Entertainment, and Mo Xiangwan told her that Su Yu would return to Magic City that night.
• Tang Song visited Emerald Street alone, reminisced about high school, and ran into Shen Hang, who owned a milk tea shop with his college-student girlfriend.
• Zhao Yaqian and Lin Mu Xue found Tang Song at Shen Hang’s shop, and Shen Hang watched in disbelief as they left with him.
• Tang Song received a message from Wen Ruan containing a photo of herself with Su Yu, and his smile stiffened.

Wen Ruan met Su Yu in Magic City, where Su Yu treated her warmly and warned her that Jin Meixiao would become a rival over Tang Song. Su Yu gave Wen Ruan a place to stay and took her to see The Bund, while Tang Song watched Su Yu’s dance video and became intimate with Lin Mu Xue.

• Wen Ruan visited Su Yu’s home, where they drank wine and discussed Tang Song, Liu Qingning, and Su Yu’s long history with him.
• Su Yu warned Wen Ruan that Jin Meixiao was dangerous and urged her to physically suppress Jin Meixiao, promising to call her big sister if she did.
• Su Yu offered Wen Ruan an apartment in Cuihu Tiandi Junhui and took her to the Ritz-Carlton to view The Bund; Jiang Yiran recognized Su Yu when Wen Ruan left to collect her belongings.
• Wen Ruan sent Tang Song a video of Su Yu dancing and removing her dress, and Tang Song watched it before turning to Lin Mu Xue.

Yao Lingling bought Cheng Qiuqiu’s secondhand riding suit, and the two became friends after discovering they shared a love of Su Yu. Meanwhile, Cheng Qiuqiu invited Tang Song to ride, and Xiao Jing’s message left Xu Qing panicking after she claimed to know lawyer Luo Bin.

• Xiao Mingxuan praised Yao Lingling’s design, invited her to dinner, and wrote that he liked her on the back of her sketch.
• Yao Lingling met Cheng Qiuqiu to buy a riding suit, and they discovered that they had both attended Su Yu’s Yancheng concert.
• Cheng Qiuqiu gave Yao Lingling the riding suit and protective gear, then invited her to ride together when the weather cooled.
• Cheng Qiuqiu asked Tang Song to go riding, and he agreed before sending her an unedited photo of Su Yu.
• Shen Yuyan lent Xu Qing 400,000 yuan to exercise her stock options, and Xu Qing told Xiao Jing she knew Luo Bin.
• Xiao Jing said she had met Luo Bin at Smiling Holdings headquarters and planned to use Xu Qing’s name to approach him, leaving Xu Qing horrified.

Xu Qing panicked after Xiao Jing risked exposing her fabricated identity, while Shen Yuyan planned to meet Xiao Jing at an industry conference. Tang Song acquired the remaining shares of Glimmer Coffee, and after kissing Xie Shuyu in her office, learned she did not expect to marry.

• Xu Qing worried Xiao Jing might contact Lawyer Luo Bin, so Shen Yuyan replied that Xiao Jing should not approach him in Xu Qing's name.
• Xiao Jing said she would attend the Internet of Everything · Industry Ecology Conference and hoped to meet Xu Qing, prompting Shen Yuyan to suggest meeting her in Xu Qing's place.
• Xie Shuyu prepared for Glimmer Coffee's shareholders' meeting, where Tang Song acquired Yang Maofei and Wang Huijuan's 30% stake for 10.5 million yuan.
• Xie Shuyu announced Tang Song as Glimmer Coffee's new shareholder and said its Series A Funding would proceed with his investment.
• Tang Song kissed Xie Shuyu and touched her black-stockinged legs before she stopped him and explained that she did not expect to marry anyone.

Xie Shuyu began a relationship with Tang Song while making clear she would not marry him, and they went to lunch together. Lin Mu Xue helped Xu Ning face her debts, reconnected with former modeling acquaintances, and learned that Wen Qiuyue was engaged to the heir of Shangya Clothing.

• Xie Shuyu told Tang Song she valued him but would not marry, and Tang Song accepted her terms as they began their relationship.
• Xie Shuyu and Tang Song kissed in her car and drove to Yanbin Restaurant for lunch.
• Lin Mu Xue reviewed Xu Ning's 430,000-yuan debt, promised to look for work for her, and told her to negotiate down the loan interest.
• Lin Mu Xue took Xu Ning to meet Zhang Mengmeng and Li Bing at Lanfeng International Hotel, where she revealed her authority at the hotel and treated them to a stay and club visit.
• Lin Mu Xue asked Zhang Mengmeng and Li Bing about Wen Qiuyue and learned that Wen was engaged to the heir of Shangya Clothing.

Lin Mu Xue planned to use her connections to start a short-drama talent agency with Xu Ning, while Tang Song and Gao Mengting discussed Songmei Clothing’s growth and shared an intimate moment at the office. Tang Song then completed the “Build IP” task and received a Character Peripheral Blind Box.

• Lin Mu Xue learned more about Wen Qiuyue and considered starting a short-drama agency, then offered Xu Ning the role of setting up and representing the company.
• Xu Ning agreed to listen to Lin Mu Xue’s plan to sign models and introduce them to short-drama production crews.
• Gao Mengting met Tang Song in the elevator, and he invited her to his office to discuss work.
• Tang Song and Gao Mengting reviewed Songmei Clothing’s livestream plans and agreed that the exhausted staff needed team-building and relaxation.
• Tang Song embraced Gao Mengting, and the system announced that he had completed the “Build IP” task and obtained a Character Peripheral Blind Box.

Tang Song drew Secretary Jin’s apartment in Shencheng and messaged Liu Qingning, who planned to leave Century Wisdom and visit him in Yancheng. Meanwhile, Xu Qing celebrated receiving a 2% stake in Ordinary People before she and Shen Yuyan recognized Ouyang Xuanyue in Xiao Jing’s photo.

• Tang Song opened the Character Peripheral Blind Box, obtained Secretary Jin’s apartment at Shenzhen Bay No. 1, and messaged Liu Qingning about her work.
• Liu Qingning told Wang Xiaoru to inspect a Yancheng apartment and told Cheng Qingfeng she planned to leave Shencheng and visit Tang Song.
• Cheng Qingfeng learned that Liu Qingning was leaving to see Tang Song and felt the loss of his unspoken affection for her.
• Xu Qing visited Shen Yuyan and celebrated that her application to exercise for a 2% stake in Ordinary People had been approved.
• Xu Qing and Shen Yuyan saw Xiao Jing’s group photo and recognized Ouyang Xuanyue, the chairwoman of Tang Yi Precision.

Shen Yuyan sought to befriend Xiao Jing, while Liu Qingning prepared to leave Century Wisdom and considered her future with Tang Song in mind. In Magic City, Su Yu learned Tang Song would visit Shencheng to see Liu Qingning and asked Mo Xiangwan to help her make amends.

• Shen Yuyan asked Xu Qing to help her add Xiao Jing on WeChat so she could build a connection before the Internet of Everything · Industry Ecology Conference.
• Liu Qingning told Huo Lili she would probably leave Shencheng, then went home and discussed her plans and Tang Song with Liu Shuang.
• Liu Qingning recalled how her feelings for Tang Song had developed since their youth and told Liu Shuang she would return to Yancheng before deciding where to settle.
• Mo Xiangwan told Su Yu that Tang Song would arrive in Shencheng the next day and stay at Jin Meixiao's home, prompting Su Yu to ask whether she could go see him.
• Mo Xiangwan refused to let Su Yu visit without Tang Song's permission, and Su Yu offered to give Liu Qingning her apartment at Shenzhen Bay T5 as an apology.