Chapter Summaries

Tang Song met Zheng Qiu Dong and supported his plan for De Ju Ren He to acquire a London consulting firm. On the drive home, Tang Song learned of Zhang Yan’s worries and received the Dream Flower Seed, a hidden-mission reward that could aid someone through their dreams.

• Tang Song reunited with Zheng Qiu Dong over dinner, and Zheng Qiu Dong proposed acquiring Stone Bridge Consulting to expand De Ju Ren He into Europe and America.
• Tang Song approved Zheng Qiu Dong’s plan and agreed to raise it with Kate when she returned from America.
• Tang Song learned from Zhang Lei that his transfer to Yancheng had been delayed because of trouble at Zhongyun Dairy.
• Tang Song read Zhang Yan’s message about delayed wages and her doubts about taking the civil service exam, then wished for her happiness.
• The system awarded Tang Song the Dream Flower Seed, which could help a trusted target by absorbing negativity through dreams and reward Tang Song with insight and Charm.

Yao Lingling prepared for the Yan Province International Clothing Fair, but Liang Jiani had her opening-ceremony invitation revoked and Wen Qiuyue’s influence threatened her job. Wen Ruan helped Yao Lingling enter the ceremony, where she learned Li Shumin had been laid off and she herself had been demoted; the chapter ended with Wen Qiuyue confronting her.

• Yao Lingling arrived at the exhibition hall with Li Shumin, where Liang Jiani ordered them to clean and later entered the opening ceremony while Yao Lingling’s invitation was rejected.
• Lin Mu Xue arrived at the convention center with Xu Ning and met Jiang Yanbin and other officials as she prepared to confront Wen Qiuyue.
• Wen Ruan called the reception manager, Li Wenzhi, who let Yao Lingling into the ceremony, leaving Liang Jiani stunned.
• Li Shumin called Yao Lingling to say human resources had laid her off, and Sun Rong then told Yao Lingling she had failed probation and would be reassigned as an assistant designer.
• Wen Qiuyue appeared before Yao Lingling with a contemptuous smile as Yao Lingling absorbed the news of her demotion.

Wen Ruan arrived as Yao Lingling faced humiliation and the loss of her exhibition work, then revealed herself as a powerful business leader. The chapter ended with Wen Zhenhua ordering Wen Qiuyue to greet General Wen.

• Sun Rong told Yao Lingling that her position had been changed, and Wen Qiuyue admitted she had arranged the setback to punish Yao Lingling and Xiao Mingxuan.
• Yao Lingling confronted Liang Jiani and Xiao Liguo about replacing her exhibition entry, then announced she would resign when Xiao Liguo dismissed her objections as an internal decision.
• Wen Ruan comforted Yao Lingling and challenged Wen Qiuyue, while Xiao Mingxuan promised to handle the matter properly.
• Wang Shunyu introduced Wen Ruan as Light and Shadow Media's CEO and a Stardust International Group shareholder and director, stunning the assembled company representatives.
• Wen Zhenhua ordered Wen Qiuyue to come over and greet General Wen.

At the International Clothing Fair, Wen Ruan demanded Wen Qiuyue apologize for falsely accusing Xiao Mingxuan and for the actions that drove Yao Lingling to resign. The dispute paused when Lin Mu Xue arrived as Confluent Capital’s General Assistant, and Wen Qiuyue discovered that the woman she had once bullied now held far greater influence.

• Wen Ruan supported Yao Lingling as she explained how Shangya had reassigned her work and dismissed her assistant, Li Shumin, prompting Yao Lingling to reject the company and resign.
• Xiao Mingxuan challenged Xiao Liguo for changing Yao Lingling’s work without informing him, then apologized to her.
• Wen Ruan demanded that Wen Qiuyue apologize for accusing Xiao Mingxuan and Yao Lingling of an improper relationship, but Wang Shunyu interrupted when the fair’s guests arrived.
• Xiao Mingxuan recognized Lin Mu Xue among the VIPs, and Xiao Liguo revealed that she was Confluent Capital’s General Assistant and a major guest at the ceremony.
• Lin Mu Xue warmly greeted Wen Ruan and Yao Lingling, then stared down Wen Qiuyue, who recoiled under her gaze.

Lin Mu Xue defended Yao Lingling at the exhibition, forced Wen Qiuyue to apologize, and helped Yao Lingling consider a fresh start. The chapter left Yao Lingling preparing to leave Shangya and weighing a possible job at Hua Chang Apparel.

• Lin Mu Xue confronted Wen Qiuyue and criticized her for mistreating Yao Lingling, while Wen Zhenhua tried to calm the dispute.
• Yao Lingling told Lin Mu Xue that Shangya had withdrawn her exhibition work and that she planned to leave the company.
• Lin Mu Xue accused Wen Qiuyue of retaliating against Yao Lingling, and Wen Zhenhua ordered his daughter to apologize.
• Wen Qiuyue apologized to Lin Mu Xue and hurried out, while Wen Zhenhua ended the confrontation before the opening ceremony.
• Wen Ruan offered to support Yao Lingling, who declined to attend the ceremony and went to check on Li Shumin.
• Lin Mu Xue suggested that Yao Lingling consider joining Hua Chang Apparel and invited her to stay in touch.

Shen Yuyan attended an apparel exhibition hoping to build a connection with Shangguan Qiuya, while she and Meng Li unexpectedly encountered Lin Mu Xue among influential guests. Shangguan Qiuya approached Lin Mu Xue and introduced herself, leaving Shen Yuyan stunned and Lin Mu Xue wondering if Shangguan had heard of her.

• Shen Yuyan told Meng Li that Xucheng Property had expressed interest in working with Youjie Home Services, potentially helping the company fulfill its Betting Agreement with Gongying Technology.
• Shen Yuyan greeted Shangguan Qiuya at check-in and gave her a business card, which Shangguan accepted before heading inside.
• Shen Yuyan and Meng Li found Lin Mu Xue chatting confidently with officials and industry figures in the inner Rest Area.
• Shangguan Qiuya entered the Rest Area, fixed her attention on Lin Mu Xue, and introduced herself to her.
• Shen Yuyan froze at Shangguan Qiuya's greeting, while Lin Mu Xue wondered whether Shangguan had heard her story.

At the international clothing exhibition, Lin Mu Xue’s standing rose when Shangguan Qiuya treated her as an important contact, while Tang Song and Zheng Qiu Dong secured Wu Wei’s support for taking control of Hua Chang Apparel. Shangguan introduced Wen Ruan to influential business and government figures, and the chapter ended with Tang Song and Zheng Qiu Dong entering the venue as Shen Yuyan watched in shock.

• Shangguan Qiuya greeted Lin Mu Xue and exchanged business cards with her, unsettling Shen Yuyan and drawing attention from Wen Zhenhua, Xiao Liguo, and Xiao Mingxuan.
• After hearing Xiao Mingxuan describe the dispute between Lin Mu Xue and Wen Qiuyue, Wen Zhenhua decided that he, Xiao Liguo, and Xiao Mingxuan would apologize to Lin Mu Xue after the ceremony.
• Tang Song and Zheng Qiu Dong persuaded Wu Wei to join their effort to take control of Hua Chang Apparel, and Wu Wei agreed to cooperate.
• Shangguan Qiuya met Wen Ruan, offered to connect her with business and government resources, and introduced her to Sun Jun of the Yan Province Department of Commerce.
• Shen Yuyan inferred that Tang Song’s wealth and connections might stem from his time at Meigou Technology and envied Wen Ruan’s access to powerful contacts.
• Tang Song and Zheng Qiu Dong emerged from the VIP hall, drawing the venue’s attention as Lin Mu Xue hurried toward them and Shen Yuyan moved to follow.

Tang Song attended the Yan Province International Clothing Exhibition, where officials and business leaders treated him as an influential figure and the Xiao family learned to fear his connections. After the ceremony, he bound Lin Mu Xue as his third Partner, leaving her cultivation plan to be generated.

• Wu Wei told Feng Yasan to keep his meeting with Tang Song private and to provide the due diligence team with complete financial records, especially transactions involving Global Tongtai.
• Shangguan Qiuya introduced Tang Song to Director Sun Jun, while Zheng Qiu Dong and other guests welcomed him; Lin Mu Xue and Wen Ruan also joined the gathering.
• Xiao Mingxuan told Xiao Liguo and Wen Zhenhua that Tang Song was close to Yao Lingling and Lin Mu Xue, prompting Xiao Liguo to offer Yao Lingling her design copyrights and commissions and raise Li Shumin's severance package.
• The opening ceremony began, and Shen Yuyan watched Tang Song from the media section, regretting that he had become too powerful for her to approach.
• After returning to the VIP room, Tang Song received Charm +1 for completing a mission, checked his attributes, and bound Lin Mu Xue as his third Partner.

After Lin Mu Xue celebrated her victory over Wen Qiuyue, Tang Song reviewed her newly generated Cultivation Plan and planned to let her choose her path. Their evening date began with Tang Song arriving in his Wuling Hongguang, leaving bystanders stunned when Lin Mu Xue eagerly got into the car.

• Tang Song kissed Lin Mu Xue in the VIP room, heard her account of Yao Lingling's clash with Wen Qiuyue, and said he would handle the matter.
• Lin Mu Xue gave Xu Ning money for her bills and rent, but refused to discuss reconciling with her family.
• Tang Song viewed Lin Mu Xue's Cultivation Plan, which offered socialite, personal assistant, joint assistant, or custom training modes, and decided to let her choose.
• Gao Mengting showed Tang Song her new Mercedes-Benz E-Class and invited him to celebrate, but he declined because he had plans that evening.
• Lin Mu Xue told Tang Song she was ready, and he drove his Wuling Hongguang to pick her up for their date.
• Onlookers mocked Tang Song's Wuling, but Lin Mu Xue smiled and climbed into the passenger seat before they drove away.

Tang Song took Lin Mu Xue on a romantic date, then offered her three possible futures; she chose to become his Joint Assistant and received a system mission with a Co-branded Credit Black Card reward. The night ended with the two becoming intimate, while Tang Song saw how intensely the High Spirits buff affected her.

• Tang Song picked Lin Mu Xue up in a Wuling Hongguang, took her to Shengwei Pavilion, and shared a romantic dinner with her.
• Tang Song drove Lin Mu Xue to Yanjing Sky City, where they drank wine and discussed her future.
• Tang Song offered Lin Mu Xue three paths, and she chose the third: becoming a Joint Assistant with support for her career and life.
• Tang Song used the Partner Module to confirm Lin Mu Xue's Hard Mode plan, which set an academic enrollment mission and awarded a Co-branded Credit Black Card upon completion.
• Tang Song and Lin Mu Xue became intimate, and Lin Mu Xue's High Spirits buff made her call out several other people's names.

Lin Mu Xue woke after spending the night with Tang Song and received his offer to arrange a prestigious master’s degree for her. As Yao Lingling and Li Shumin prepared to leave Shangya, Xiao Mingxuan offered them generous compensation, while Secretary Jin began arranging career opportunities for Wen Ruan ahead of her meeting with Liu Qingning.

• Lin Mu Xue overheard Tang Song speaking affectionately with Qing Ning, then thanked him for arranging her cleaned clothes and learned he would help her enroll in a master’s program at a top-100 school.
• Tang Song asked Yao Lingling and Li Shumin about their resignation timeline and promised to help if Shangya gave them trouble.
• Xiao Mingxuan offered Yao Lingling her design copyrights, commissions, severance, and a year-end bonus, and offered Li Shumin severance and help finding work; he also asked them to seek Tang Song’s forgiveness.
• Secretary Jin reviewed Tang Song’s plans for Lin Mu Xue and learned that Liu Qingning would receive Wen Ruan when she arrived in Shencheng.
• Secretary Jin instructed Assistant Lin Tiantian to secure Wen Ruan a recurring Digital Marketing column, pursue marketing awards for her, and arrange a Fortune magazine interview before Secretary Jin reached Yancheng.

At Songmei Clothing, Tang Song supported Cheng Qiuqiu after a consultant criticized her brand design, and a mysterious Dream Flower Seed began absorbing her negative emotions. Meanwhile, Wen Ruan arrived in Shencheng to meet Liu Qingning, and the chapter ended with the two women greeting each other at a reception.

• Lin Zishan criticized Cheng Qiuqiu’s design as too artistic and insufficiently commercial, and Cheng Qiuqiu agreed to redesign it.
• Tang Song arrived, defended Cheng Qiuqiu’s talent, and reassured her; a Dream Flower Seed appeared and began cultivating within her.
• Wen Ruan told Tang Song she had reached Shencheng and prepared to meet Liu Qingning, while Tang Song wondered about the seed’s progress.
• Wen Ruan arrived at the St. Regis Hotel, dressed for the reception, and reflected on her resolve to protect her relationship with Tang Song.
• At the reception, Wen Ruan met Liu Qingning, and both women greeted each other while taking in the other’s appearance.

Tang Song arranged jobs for Li Shumin and Yao Lingling at Hua Chang Apparel and prepared to attend its shareholders' meeting with Lin Mu Xue. On the way to Confluent Investment, he reconnected with his old classmate Sun Jiayue and considered Shen Yuyan as a possible business and investment assistant.

• Tang Song offered Li Shumin a position at Hua Chang Apparel and invited Yao Lingling to become the core designer for Songmei Clothing's new brand; both accepted.
• Tang Song and Lin Mu Xue left for Confluent Investment before the Hua Chang Apparel shareholders' meeting, where Tang planned to update the shareholder register, reorganize the board, and finalize production-line cooperation.
• Sun Jiayue added Tang Song on WeChat and invited him to meet during his upcoming trip to Magic City after Liu Qingning shared his travel plans.
• Tang Song suspected Liu Qingning had arranged the reconnection so he could teach Sun Jiayue a lesson and considered asking Shen Yuyan to assist with business and investments.

Tang Song and his allies revealed that they had acquired a controlling bloc of Hua Chang Apparel shares, overturning He Jingping and He Zhihui’s plans for the shareholders’ meeting. After the register was updated and the former institutional shareholders departed, Tang Song proposed restructuring the board.

• He Zhihui expected the joint venture proposal to pass and hoped to become general manager, while He Jingping believed he had secured the shareholders’ support.
• Tang Song arrived with Lin Mu Xue and representatives of Confluent Investment, Dingyun Investment, and Chengrong Group, unsettling He Jingping.
• Zhang Pu announced that Juqing Huijin had acquired 6% of Hua Chang Apparel from four minority shareholders, and Lin Mu Xue announced Confluent Investment’s acquisition of 14.4% from Dingyun Investment and Chengrong Group.
• Dingyun Investment and Chengrong Group declared their support for Confluent Investment, and Tang Song asked the company to update its shareholder register and verify voting rights.
• After the updated register was distributed and the former shareholders’ representatives left, Tang Song proposed suspending the agenda and restructuring the board of directors.

Yao Lingling left Shangya Fashion Design and met Zhang Jiahong and Li Shumin at Hua Chang Apparel, where Tang Song’s board coalition took control of the company. After the meeting, Tang Song arrived at the design center as its new chairman and greeted Ling Ling.

• Yao Lingling completed her resignation from Shangya Fashion Design, said goodbye to Xiao Mingxuan, and left the company.
• Yao Lingling met Zhang Jiahong and Li Shumin at Hua Chang Apparel, where the two new employees described their smooth start in the design center.
• Tang Song’s coalition passed a board reorganization, giving him control of four of the seven seats, and Tang Song nominated himself and Wu Wei as directors.
• The shareholders rejected the proposed joint venture with Yingqu Media, and Zhang Jin called an immediate board meeting to elect new leadership.
• Lin Mu Xue ordered He Zhihui to prepare the meeting minutes, while Hua Chang Apparel’s administrators warmly welcomed Zhang Jiahong and Li Shumin.
• Tang Song arrived at the design center with Wu Wei and other senior executives, and Yao Lingling learned that he had become chairman.

Tang Song took charge as Hua Chang Apparel’s new chairman and assigned Yao Lingling and her colleagues to a cooperation project, while Shen Yuyan’s contract with Xucheng Property stalled and she sought financing help from Ren Mingyuan. Xu Qing collected her Aston Martin DB11, but Xiao Jing discovered her photos and threatened to expose that they shared the same boyfriend.

• Tang Song introduced Yao Lingling as the designer handling coordination with Hua Chang Apparel and assigned Zhang Jiahong and Li Shumin to assist her.
• Wu Wei ordered Chai Wei to prepare a meeting room, and Hua Chang Apparel circulated a notice about restructuring its board and convened management meetings.
• Gao Zhixue told Shen Yuyan that Xucheng Property would postpone signing their contract because of concerns about Youjie Home Services’ finances.
• Shen Yuyan called Ren Mingyuan, who invited her to meet Gongying Technology’s directors in Magic City and offered to help postpone the Betting Agreement.
• Xu Qing picked up her Aston Martin DB11 and posted photos of it, which drew attention from members of her anime group.
• Xiao Jing messaged Xu Qing about their cosplay photos and implied she could reveal that Xu Qing and Xiao Jing had the same boyfriend.

Tian Jing lured Xu Qing to her home, revealed that she knew Xu Qing was involved with Tang Song, and tried to win her over as an ally. After Tang Song video-called Xiao Jing, he fell asleep and encountered a childlike Qiu Qiu calling him Daddy.

• Tian Jing arranged Du Shaokai’s dismissal after confirming his misconduct, then invited Xu Qing to her home.
• Xu Qing asked Tian Jing not to share their private photo, but Tian Jing revealed she knew about Xu Qing and Tang Song and proposed they become best friends.
• Tian Jing gave Xu Qing a custom JK uniform and said she had information about the powerful woman behind Tang Song.
• Tang Song received a photo of Xiao Jing and Xu Qing in matching uniforms, then video-called Xiao Jing and disciplined her remotely.
• Tang Song fell asleep and saw a lonely childlike Qiu Qiu, who called him Daddy.

Tang Song comforted Cheng Qiuqiu through a dream shaped by her childhood fears, and she woke feeling rested before growing closer to him through messages and coffee at work. As Tang Song prepared to visit Wen Ruan’s family for Mid-Autumn Festival, Lin Mu Xue turned down her father’s invitation to come home.

• Tang Song entered Qiu Qiu’s dream, comforted her about her family and school troubles, and magically repaired things in her room before taking her to his home to sleep.
• Cheng Qiuqiu woke refreshed, exchanged morning messages with Tang Song, and later visited his office, where he gave her coffee and promised the company had a surprise for her.
• Wen Ruan invited Tang Song to meet her parents and spend Mid-Autumn Festival with her family, and he agreed to go to her home the next evening.
• Wen Ruan sent Tang Song a photo of a magazine featuring Annie Kate and told him she had met Annie during negotiations with Light and Shadow Media.
• Lin Mu Xue rejected her father’s invitation to return home for Mid-Autumn Festival, though he said her mother had prepared her favorite foods and her cousin would bring her gifts.

Lin Mu Xue weighed her lingering resentment toward her family against the success she had built for herself, while Cheng Qiuqiu anxiously awaited Tang Song’s message and brought him breakfast. Tang Song welcomed Yao Lingling to Songmei Clothing, where she reunited with Cheng Qiuqiu as a new colleague.

• Lin Mu Xue recalled how her family had sold the residential plot reserved for her to help her brother, then looked forward to showing cousin Zhen Zhen her successful life and learned that her admission materials for Imperial College London had passed review.
• Cheng Qiuqiu worried when Tang Song did not message her in the morning, then felt reassured after he replied warmly to her breakfast photo.
• Cheng Qiuqiu bought three Rou Jia Mo options in case Tang Song disliked cilantro, gave him one at work, and received his appreciative message after he ate it.
• Tang Song asked Cheng Qiuqiu to meet a new employee, and she was surprised to discover that the arriving Yao Lingling was her friend.
• Yao Lingling completed her onboarding as a fashion designer, settled into her new workstation, and greeted Tang Song as President Tang while joking that he supported her too.

Yao Lingling joined Cheng Qiuqiu at Hua Chang Apparel, while Tang Song reconciled with Xie Shuyu and began his Mid-Autumn holiday. He visited Wen Ruan and her parents, then spent the night growing closer to her at her family home.

• Yao Lingling settled into the office, discussed the He Yiyi brand with Cheng Qiuqiu, and invited her to lunch with Tang Song.
• Tang Song called Xie Shuyu, accepted her apology, and learned she would return to Quancheng for Mid-Autumn Festival.
• Tang Song left work early and met Wen Ruan outside Oasis Garden, where he swept her into a playful embrace and kissed her.
• Wen Ruan brought Tang Song home to meet her parents, and the four shared a warm dinner together.
• Wen Ruan and Tang Song took a walk, flirted in a secluded corner, and returned upstairs to look through her family photos.
• Wen Ruan dressed to resemble Tang Song's White Moonlight and drew him into an intimate encounter in her bedroom.