Chapter Summaries

Tang Song planned to bring Lin Mu Xue to a Hua Chang Apparel meeting, while Shen Yuyan faced mounting pressure from Gongying Technology over Youjie Home Services’ spending and performance targets. Lin Mu Xue learned she could attend the Yan Province International Clothing Fair and discovered that Jiang Yanbin would be there, leaving her eager to use the opportunity.

• Tang Song reviewed his business needs, messaged Lin Mu Xue about joining him at a Hua Chang Apparel meeting, and considered Shen Yuyan’s skills as a potential assistant.
• Lin Mu Xue saw that Tang Song was a director of Hua Chang Apparel and realized the meeting could help her attend the Yan Province International Clothing Fair.
• Wei Pingjun rejected Youjie Home Services’ marketing contract, so Shen Yuyan canceled it and arranged a smaller replacement while worrying that the company might miss its investment targets.
• Shen Yuyan imagined that giving up might bring her closer to Tang Song as she feared losing control of Youjie Home Services.
• Zhang Lili told Lin Mu Xue that Jiang Yanbin would visit Yancheng and attend the clothing fair, and Lin Mu Xue resolved to make the most of the opportunity.

Xu Qing and Tang Song grew closer over lunch, while Yao Lingling learned that Tang Song had been seen with another beautiful woman at Hua Chang Apparel. The chapter ended with Zhang Jiahong recognizing Lin Mu Xue as the woman in the photo and worrying that Yao Lingling had lost her chance.

• Tang Song offered to buy Xu Qing a car, and she insisted their relationship was not yet serious enough before admitting they were boyfriend and girlfriend when he pretended to leave.
• Xu Qing accepted Tang Song's teasing demand to spank her thirty times, then kissed him goodbye before entering Yuhua Business Building.
• Yao Lingling learned from Zhang Jiahong's photo that Tang Song had arrived at Hua Chang Apparel with a woman, but told her not to interrupt him at work.
• Tang Song attended Hua Chang Apparel's strategy meeting, and Lin Mu Xue toured the office building with Administrative Director Chai Wei.
• Zhang Jiahong recognized Lin Mu Xue as the woman she had seen with Tang Song and worried that Yao Lingling had no chance against her.

Tang Song considered how to empower Songmei Clothing through Hua Chang Apparel’s production resources and proposed an exclusive workshop, but Wu Wei said the plan depended on chairman He Jingping. After returning home, Tang Song and Lin Mu Xue continued their intimate relationship.

• Lin Mu Xue met Zhang Jiahong at Hua Chang Apparel and said she knew Yao Lingling, prompting Zhang to message Ling Ling about her connection to Tang Song.
• Yao Lingling wondered whether Tang Song liked Lin Mu Xue and considered giving up, but Xiao Mingxuan encouraged her about her promising design, and she decided not to give up on Tang Song.
• During Hua Chang Apparel’s strategy seminar, Tang Song learned about its upgraded flexible production lines and received a mission to establish an exclusive high-end workshop for his clothing brand.
• Tang Song proposed using Hua Chang Apparel’s new production line for Songmei Clothing, but Wu Wei said they would need to wait for He Jingping to return before deciding.
• Tang Song and Lin Mu Xue returned to his apartment, where he teased her and continued their intimate encounter.

Cheng Qiuqiu joined Songmei Clothing as the brand visual group leader and reunited with Tang Song, who welcomed her and invited her to discuss the company’s visual identity. In the Imperial Capital, Xiao Jing told Shangguan Qiuya that she accepted Tang Song’s other relationships and began suspecting Shangguan’s special interest in her was connected to him.

• Gao Mengting encouraged Cheng Qiuqiu to join Songmei Clothing, and Cheng declined Gao Junfeng’s offer to recommend her for a position at Zhongcheng Group.
• Cheng Qiuqiu completed onboarding at Songmei Clothing as the brand visual group leader, with a monthly salary of ten thousand and responsibility for visual identity and packaging design.
• Tang Song recognized Cheng Qiuqiu at the office, welcomed her to the company, and asked her to visit his office to discuss the Visual Identity System.
• Xiao Jing teased Qing Qing over WeChat about being spanked and about Tang Song having other girlfriends.
• Shangguan Qiuya asked Xiao Jing whether she worried about Tang Song cheating, and Xiao Jing said she already knew he had other women and found the situation interesting.
• Xiao Jing suspected Shangguan Qiuya treated her specially because of Tang Song and wondered whether the two had a past connection through Meigou Technology.

Xiao Jing explained why she accepted Tang Song’s other female relationships, while Xu Qing imagined a dangerous rival and turned her fears into a novel character. At Songmei Clothing, Tang Song met with new designer Cheng Qiuqiu, then offered Li Juan a finance job at Lanfeng International Hotel, completing a system mission.

• Xiao Jing told Shangguan Qiuya that her affection for Tang Song had deepened and that she hoped he would eventually choose her.
• Xiao Jing warned Xu Qing about a mysterious, powerful woman near Tang Song, prompting Xu Qing to invent a formidable rival for her novel.
• Tang Song welcomed Cheng Qiuqiu to Songmei Clothing and discussed her design work with her.
• Sun Youguang comforted Li Juan after she was rejected from a job interview, and Tang Song joined them at a café.
• Tang Song offered Li Juan a finance position at Lanfeng International Hotel, and the system rewarded him with Charm +1 and a Dress-up Gift Pack.

Tang Song completed the Qualified Leader mission by hiring Li Juan at Lanfeng International Hotel, then received a special outfit and arranged a meeting with Hua Chang Apparel about Songmei Clothing’s production line. At the meeting, Lin Mu Xue recognized He Zhihui, who had once pursued her as a model, and resolved not to be intimidated by him.

• Tang Song offered Li Juan a finance position at Lanfeng International Hotel, set her salary at 7k, and arranged for her to start the following Monday afternoon.
• Sun Youguang discovered that Tang Song owned 80 percent of Lanfeng International Hotel and encouraged Li Juan to consider saving for a home in Yancheng.
• Tang Song opened his reward and received the Special Outfit - Success and Fame, then agreed to meet He Jingping that evening about Songmei Clothing’s cooperation with Hua Chang Apparel.
• Lin Mu Xue arranged Tang Song’s schedule, declined Shen Yuyan’s dinner invitation, and learned that Shen was worried about her company’s performance-bet clauses and impressed by Tian Jing’s background.
• Tang Song and Lin Mu Xue met He Jingping at Jinglan Business Club, where He Zhihui arrived and Lin Mu Xue recognized him as someone who had once tried to keep her as his mistress.
• Lin Mu Xue regained her composure and resolved that He Zhihui would not intimidate her or act improperly toward her.

Tang Song rejected He Jingping and He Zhihui’s joint venture proposal, then decided to pursue control of Hua Chang Apparel after He Jingping refused his production-line request. Later, Wen Ruan accepted Liu Qingning’s friend request, and Liu Qingning began telling her about her history with Tang Song.

• He Jingping proposed a joint venture between Hua Chang Apparel and Songmei Clothing, with He Zhihui as its potential leader, but Tang Song refused and asked to discuss contract manufacturing instead.
• He Jingping declined Tang Song’s request for exclusive use of Hua Chang Apparel’s new production line and suggested waiting for a planned third line.
• After dinner, Tang Song told Lin Mu Xue to have Confluent Investment investigate Hua Chang Apparel and devise a plan to acquire more than 50% of its shares.
• Wen Ruan accepted Liu Qingning’s friend request and agreed to hear the story of Liu Qingning and Tang Song, which began in 2005.

Liu Qingning recounted her past with Tang Song to Wen Ruan as she considered winning him back and building her role at Qingning Technology. Meanwhile, Tang Song tested new system rewards on Lin Mu Xue, and Yao Lingling’s new appearance drew attention before Xiao Mingxuan asked her to pretend to be his girlfriend; she refused, leaving his feelings and his entanglement with Wen Qiuyue unresolved.

• Liu Qingning told Wen Ruan how Tang Song had secretly spent his living expenses on food for her, then admitted she hoped to win him back while advancing at Qingning Technology.
• Tang Song received Male God's Eye Drops and used them, then equipped his Success and Fame outfit and made Lin Mu Xue swoon by telling her he loved her.
• Tang Song gave Lin Mu Xue five gold bars, then exchanged messages with Yao Lingling and praised her back-view photo.
• Yao Lingling wore a Comic Bra to enhance her figure, and Zhang Jiahong and Li Shumin teased her by calling her Fake Ling.
• Xiao Mingxuan invited Yao Lingling to walk with him, asked her to pretend to be his girlfriend, and received a refusal; he reflected on his inability to escape Wen Qiuyue's influence.

Cheng Qiuqiu learned that Gao Mengting was dating Tang Song and let go of her budding feelings for him. Meanwhile, Tang Song planned to gain control of Hua Chang Apparel, and he arrived at Xu Qing’s apartment, where her Tactical Girl act collapsed at his stare.

• Cheng Qiuqiu told Gao Mengting that she and Tang Song had known each other before, then declined Tang Song’s invitation to a weekend bike ride.
• Tang Song reviewed Hua Chang Apparel’s ownership and voting structure and instructed Lin Mu Xue to pursue shares and reduce the He Jingping family’s stake.
• Lin Mu Xue prepared Confluent Investment’s acquisition work and planned to receive Jiang Yanbin when he arrived in Yancheng.
• Shen Yuyan went downstairs to meet Tang Song, then teased him about Xu Qing’s cosplay outfit on the way upstairs.
• Xu Qing confronted Tang Song in tactical gear, but she fell onto the floor after he stopped in front of her and silently looked at her.

Tang Song spent time with Xu Qing before taking Wen Ruan on a cycling trip, where they unexpectedly encountered Xie Shuyu at a Glimmer Coffee branch. The chapter ended as Wen Ruan and Xie Shuyu acknowledged each other’s connection to Tang Song and prepared to have coffee together.

• Tang Song teased Xu Qing, gave her five gold bars, and carried her into the bedroom, while Shen Yuyan watched with envy and confusion.
• Tang Song and Wen Ruan drove to the Hutuo River, rode their bikes, and explored Zhengding Ancient City together.
• Wen Ruan noticed a new Glimmer Coffee branch and Tang Song explained that Xie Shuyu had opened it as a trial location.
• Tang Song and Wen Ruan found Xie Shuyu at the café, and she invited them to eat together.
• Wen Ruan declined the meal and suggested they have coffee, while Xie Shuyu recognized that Wen Ruan knew about her relationship with Tang Song.

Tang Song navigated an awkward café meeting with Xie Shuyu, Wen Ruan, Jiang You Rong, and Qian Lele before spending the afternoon and evening with Wen Ruan. The System confirmed Zhao Yaqian’s growth mission was complete, granting Tang Song a new Partner slot, and he considered whom to choose next.

• Tang Song reassured Xie Shuyu about Glimmer Coffee’s research and marketing plans while Wen Ruan teased him and later made him promise to make it up to her.
• Jiang You Rong and Qian Lele arrived to discuss Glimmer Coffee’s technical work, and Jiang offered to connect Tang Song with an AI fashion company seeking a B+ funding round.
• Wen Ruan returned, met Jiang You Rong and Qian Lele, and left the café with Tang Song, while Qian Lele watched them leave hand in hand and felt distressed.
• Tang Song and Wen Ruan went cycling and sightseeing, then stopped their car and became intimate.
• The System announced that Zhao Yaqian’s fifth Cultivation Plan Mission was complete, her Growth Progress had passed 60%, and Tang Song had gained a new Partner slot.
• Tang Song wondered whether to choose Liu Qingning, Lin Mu Xue, Xu Qing, Xie Shuyu, or Tian Jing as his next Partner.

At a jewelry event, Zhao Yaqian bought a ring band for Tang Song and later learned that he might have an official girlfriend who planned to visit Yancheng before Mid-Autumn Festival. Tang Song reviewed Zhao Yaqian’s progress and new system rewards, while the chapter ended with Lin Mu Xue agreeing to face the woman alongside Zhao Yaqian.

• Zhao Yaqian met Qin Hua at the Van Cleef & Arpels exhibition, and they both bought the same platinum-colored ring band for their partners.
• Tang Song gained two Partner slots, opened Zhao Yaqian’s reward pack to receive Phantom Fragrance, and reviewed her next cultivation mission.
• Qin Hua left the exhibition with Gao Junfeng, who told her that Zhongyun Dairy’s scandal and other problems were troubling Zhongcheng Group.
• Zhao Yaqian and Lin Mu Xue went for barbecue, where Zhao Yaqian told Lin Mu Xue that Tang Song might have an official girlfriend coming to Yancheng before Mid-Autumn Festival.
• Lin Mu Xue agreed to meet the woman with Zhao Yaqian and help her deal with the encounter.

Yao Lingling and Tang Song rode together to West Mountain Forest Park, where she quietly confessed that she liked him. Meanwhile, Cheng Qiuqiu avoided their ride, reflected on her difficult relationship with her mother, and went with Gao Junfeng to collect a package before spotting Tang Song and Ling Ling on the road.

• Yao Lingling learned Qiu Qiu would not join the ride and prepared for a day alone with Tang Song.
• Yao Lingling met Tang Song outside Star Garden Residential Area, teased him about her padded bra, and rode with him toward Longquan Lake Wetland.
• Tang Song took Yao Lingling on his Ninja 400 up West Mountain Forest Park, and she softly told him she liked him.
• Cheng Qiuqiu saved Yao Lingling's photos, continued designing HEYI STUDIO logos, and agreed to meet Gao Junfeng to collect items from her mother, Li Meihua.
• Gao Junfeng picked Cheng Qiuqiu up in a Bentley and learned that Gao Mengting's company had more than eighty employees and monthly sales above ten million.
• While stopped on Huai'an Road, Cheng Qiuqiu spotted Tang Song and Ling Ling riding their motorcycles nearby.

Tang Song reunited with Cheng Qiuqiu and Gao Junfeng, arranged to pick Yao Lingling up after work, and reviewed a promising AI apparel company for a possible investment. Meanwhile, Xu Ning spotted Wen Qiuyue at Yuhua Business Building, prompting Lin Mu Xue to drive there to face her.

• Yao Lingling gave Cheng Qiuqiu a ginkgo-leaf bookmark, and Tang Song and Gao Junfeng recognized each other from a Bank's Private Meeting.
• Tang Song agreed to pick Yao Lingling up from work in his Bentley Continental, and she shared her hopes of becoming a famous designer at the Yan Province International Clothing Fair.
• Tang Song studied information about Hang City Yimai Technology Co., Ltd. and its apparel-focused AI model as a potential investment opportunity.
• Yao Lingling declined Xiao Mingxuan's offer of a ride and told Li Shumin that Tang Song would pick her up after work.
• Xu Ning saw Wen Qiuyue waiting at Yuhua Business Building and called Lin Mu Xue, who turned her car around and headed there.

Tang Song arrived at Shangya Fashion Design and found Yao Lingling caught in Wen Qiuyue’s confrontation with Xiao Mingxuan. Lin Mu Xue defended Yao Lingling and challenged Wen Qiuyue, and the chapter ended with Tang Song joining them as everyone realized his connection to both women.

• Tang Song dressed in the outfit Yao Lingling had made for him and drove to pick her up from work.
• Wen Qiuyue confronted Xiao Mingxuan and accused Yao Lingling of being his lover, then insulted her and threatened her colleagues.
• Lin Mu Xue arrived and defended Yao Lingling, trading insults with Wen Qiuyue and refusing to be intimidated by her threats.
• Tang Song arrived, and Yao Lingling explained that she had missed his calls; Li Shumin clarified that Tang Song had come to pick her up.
• Tang Song greeted Lin Mu Xue as Xiao Xue, leaving Wen Qiuyue and the others astonished by their familiarity.

Tang Song protected Yao Lingling from Wen Qiuyue’s accusations by revealing that he was Lanfeng International Hotel’s major shareholder and Executive Director. After leaving the lobby, he took Yao Lingling for a drive in his Bentley, and the chapter ended as he touched her chest in fulfillment of their playful agreement.

• Wen Qiuyue accused Yao Lingling of scheming and threatened Lin Mu Xue, while Tang Song defended Yao Lingling and told Xiao Mingxuan to handle his own private affairs.
• Tang Song revealed that he was Lanfeng International Hotel’s major shareholder and Executive Director, leaving Wen Qiuyue speechless and embarrassing her threats.
• Tang Song left with Yao Lingling and Li Shumin, then joked with Yao Lingling about his wealth and reassured her as she adjusted to his status.
• Tang Song gave Yao Lingling the keys to his Bentley Continental, and she drove him out of the city toward the Yannan Short Drama Film and Television Base.
• Tang Song reminded Yao Lingling of their agreement, then touched her chest as she blushed and nervously held still.

Yao Lingling reflected on her growing feelings for Tang Song while reassuring Xiao Mingxuan, as Tang Song advanced his plan to take control of Hua Chang Apparel and prepared to meet Zheng Qiu Dong. In the Imperial Capital, Shangguan Qiuya encouraged Xiao Jing and recommended her for a meeting with Jin Meixiao before traveling to Yancheng.

• Yao Lingling returned home after Tang Song drove her back, then reassured Xiao Mingxuan that she did not blame him for the day's misunderstanding and replied to Tang Song's good-night message.
• He Jingping and He Zhihui discussed Yingqu Media's proposed joint venture with Hua Chang Apparel, then agreed to let Tang Song's team review the company's financial records.
• Tang Song reviewed his acquisition strategy with Lin Mu Xue, arranged for her and Liu Jiayi to pick up Zheng Qiu Dong, and began planning to replace Hua Chang Apparel executives, starting with Wu Wei.
• Tang Song embraced Lin Mu Xue in his office as he considered the takeover plan and his upcoming meeting with Zheng Qiu Dong.
• Shangguan Qiuya congratulated Xiao Jing on completing group training, agreed to meet her in Yancheng, and told her she had recommended her for a meeting with Jin Meixiao.

Tang Song encouraged Zhao Yaqian to recognize her worth, praised Cheng Qiuqiu's branding work, and continued building Songmei Clothing's brand department. In Imperial Capital, Secretary Jin recruited Tian Jing for a role at Tang Yi Precision, while Shangguan was set to meet Wen Ruan and Lin Mu Xue at the clothing fair.

• Tang Song woke beside Zhao Yaqian, exercised while speaking with Liu Qingning, and returned to give Zhao Yaqian skincare and encouragement about her value in love and work.
• Tang Song assigned work to Songmei Clothing's brand department, then praised Cheng Qiuqiu's HEYI STUDIO logo animation and asked her to develop the design manual.
• Tian Jing met Secretary Jin at Smiling Holdings, impressed her with her ideas, and was told to leave Brocade Business and join Tang Yi Precision, with a placement at its Yancheng branch available.
• Secretary Jin revealed that she planned to use Tian Jing to balance Ouyang Xuanyue's growing influence at Tang Yi Precision.
• Lin Tiantian told Secretary Jin that Shangguan had arrived in Yancheng and would meet Wen Ruan and Lin Mu Xue at the Yan Province International Clothing Fair the next day.

Lin Mu Xue picked up Zheng Qiu Dong at the airport and impressed her former colleagues when he addressed her as General Lin. As they reached the hotel, Zheng asked about the clothing fair and hinted that Director Jin would soon come to Yancheng.

• Lin Mu Xue rode to the airport in a Rolls Royce Phantom, where she ran into former colleagues Guo Wenlei and Gu Cheng while waiting for Zheng Qiu Dong.
• Zhao Yuan recognized Lin Mu Xue's welcome sign for Zheng Qiu Dong, and Zheng greeted her as General Lin, startling her former colleagues.
• Liu Jiayi and Zheng Qiu Dong discussed Shangguan's arrival in Yancheng, and Zheng asked Lin Mu Xue about Tang Song during the drive.
• Wen Ruan arranged to attend Qingning Technology's launch in Shencheng and confirmed that she would appear at the International Clothing Fair the next day.
• At Lanfeng International Hotel, Lin Mu Xue took a photo with Zheng Qiu Dong, who wished her luck at the fair and anticipated Director Jin's arrival in Yancheng.

Xu Qing celebrated a record payday and learned that Tang Song had bought her a 2.75-million-yuan Aston Martin DB11, while Shen Yuyan pursued opportunities to save Youjie Home Services and gain influential connections. The chapter ended with Shen Yuyan preparing to attend the Yan Province International Clothing Exhibition and meet Shangguan Qiuya.

• Xu Qing counted her savings and gold, bought a bag of snacks, and ran into Yao Lingling, who expected her lead-designer position to become permanent after the exhibition.
• A car dealership told Xu Qing that Tang Song had reserved an Aston Martin DB11 for her, and she chose the color she had imagined for the car in her novel.
• Shen Yuyan gave Meng Li an interview about Youjie Home Services as part of her effort to secure support for the struggling company.
• Xu Qing called Shen Yuyan to share the news about her car, and Shen Yuyan congratulated her and offered to share it for future events.
• Shen Yuyan saw Lin Mu Xue's photos with Zheng Qiu Dong and felt jealous of her connections, then learned that Shangguan Qiuya would attend the clothing exhibition.
• Meng Li agreed to get Shen Yuyan a media pass so she could attend the exhibition's opening and try to meet Shangguan Qiuya.