Chapter Summaries

Shangguan Qiuya briefed Liu Jiayi on Tang Song’s planned meeting with Elizabeth Sloane and other influential guests, while Shen Yuyan and Lu Ziming prepared for the New York reception. Tang Song arrived in New York, reunited with Shen Yuyan and Lin Mu Xue, and recovered memories and expertise tied to the Tang Jin Family Office as he prepared to reunite with Secretary Jin.

• Shangguan Qiuya assigned Liu Jiayi to secure The Frick Collection before Tang Song’s staged first meeting with Elizabeth Sloane, using Lu Ziming’s CFIUS-troubled project to make the encounter appear natural.
• Shen Yuyan checked into The Plaza Hotel, flirted with Tang Song by sending him photos, and prepared for his arrival.
• Lu Ziming discussed his stalled AI investment project and tomorrow’s reception with Bain advisor Jason, who planned to join DHR Group as a partner.
• Tang Song arrived at JFK, where Shen Yuyan and Lin Mu Xue greeted him before the group drove toward Manhattan.
• During the drive, Tang Song recalled Secretary Jin and their plans for the Tang Jin Family Office, and his Master Planner badge activated, bringing buried knowledge and memories to the surface.

Tang Song returned to the Plaza’s T.J. Suite in New York, discovered two outfits Secretary Jin had prepared for him, and agreed to attend a gathering with his old classmate Lu Ziming. The next morning, Secretary Jin prepared for the Smiling Holdings shareholders’ meeting and arranged to meet Tang Song at her suite to align their strategy.

• Tang Song arrived at the Plaza’s top-floor duplex residence with Lin Mu Xue and Shen Yuyan, then went upstairs alone and found the outfits Secretary Jin had left for him.
• Shen Yuyan inferred that the suite’s name, T.J. Suite, linked Tang Song to Secretary Jin, then invited him to meet Lu Ziming at a private gathering the next afternoon, and Tang Song accepted.
• Lin Mu Xue challenged Shen Yuyan over the invitation, but the two assistants competed for Tang Song’s attention and kissed him in the living room.
• Secretary Jin woke from a troubling dream, exercised to settle herself, and received Shangguan Qiuya’s report about Cheng Qiuqiu and Tang Song’s stay at the Plaza.
• Secretary Jin asked Shangguan Qiuya to select outfits for her and arrange skincare before the shareholders’ meeting, then ordered her to invite Tang Song to her suite at eight the next morning.

Shen Yuyan learned that Tang Song would attend the exclusive Kate Bank reception, while Xiao Jing arranged a scandal trap for Li Jingzhong and heard warnings about Su Yu and Tang Song. Secretary Jin dreamed of Tang Song and hesitated before agreeing to attend the reception; after Tang Song donned the Misty Gentleman outfit, its hidden attribute altered the rules of his quest and allowed him to interact with Secretary Jin beyond normal social distance while staying in character.

• Shen Yuyan read Su Yu's giveaway post, joked with Xu Qing, and asked Lu Ziming for the invitation to Kate Bank's reception at The Frick Collection.
• Xiao Jing arranged for Coco to lure Li Jingzhong into a staged prostitution scandal, then listened as Anne warned her about Su Yu and spoke with Elizabeth Sloan about the reception.
• Secretary Jin dreamed of asking Tang Song why he had chosen her, woke and revisited a photograph from 2016, then reconsidered attending the reception after Shangguan Qiuya warned that Sloan might act impulsively.
• Tang Song put on the Misty Gentleman outfit, gained improved attributes, and triggered its hidden Mist effect, which changed the interaction rules for the Smiling Shareholder Meeting quest.

Jin Meixiao decided to attend a cocktail party at The Frick Collection after Tang Song invited her, and she arranged for Tang Jin executives to attend as well. As the reception drew near, Tang Song prepared to meet both Jin Meixiao and Elizabeth Sloane, while Lu Ziming arrived with his colleagues and found the event filled with powerful financiers and political figures.

• Jin Meixiao struggled with her feelings about Tang Song, then told Shangguan Qiuya to call him and accepted his invitation to meet at the cocktail party.
• Jin Meixiao ordered Shangguan Qiuya to bring Tang Jin executives to the reception and spread news of a possible North American risk reassessment and global asset restructuring.
• Tang Song recognized that his Misty Gentleman outfit could loosen the rules of his system mission, then recalled his promise to praise Elizabeth Sloane publicly.
• Elizabeth Sloane learned that Mira and several family office executives would attend, and she understood that the reception's plans had changed.
• Tang Song called Lu Ziming, who learned he was in New York and planned to meet him and Shen Yuyan at the reception.
• Lu Ziming arrived at The Frick Collection with Tiancheng Capital colleagues, was startled by the reception's elite guests, and encountered Elizabeth Sloane, who gave him a knowing smile.

Tang Song arrived at the Frick Collection with Shen Yuyan and Lu Ziming, where he used his system to unlock communication with Secretary Jin and adopt the Misty Gentleman outfit. The reception’s Wall Street elite watched as Elizabeth Sloan approached Tang Song with a bottle of champagne, leaving his friends stunned and his connection to the powerful figures around them on the verge of being revealed.

• Tang Song and Shen Yuyan met Lu Ziming outside the Frick Collection, where Lu explained that CFIUS was delaying Tiancheng Capital’s work and that Elizabeth Sloan might be able to help.
• Tang Song’s system activated the Smiling Shareholder Meeting mission and unlocked Secretary Jin’s communication access as he equipped the Misty Gentleman outfit.
• Tang Song, Shen Yuyan, and Lu Ziming joined Lu’s Tiancheng Capital colleagues and watched prominent Tang Jin figures arrive, including Adrian Phelps and Elena Rostova.
• Elizabeth Sloan entered the exhibition hall, ignored Julian Ashford, and walked directly to Tang Song with a bottle of Salon 2002 champagne prepared for him.
• Elizabeth addressed Tang Song with evident warmth, and the stunned guests, Lu Ziming, and Shen Yuyan realized he held an extraordinary connection to the powerful people at the reception.

Tang Song navigated a high-profile reception with Wall Street power brokers while Shen Yuyan realized how central he was to their circle. Secretary Jin arrived at the gathering, and she and Tang Song finally met face-to-face in public.

• Secretary Jin prepared to meet Tang Song and told Shangguan Qiuya to let Elizabeth Sloan continue her public display without intervention.
• Sloan gave Shen Yuyan the Salon2002 champagne to hold for Tang Song, then led Tang Song toward the waiting Wall Street circle.
• Tang Song greeted Adrian Phelps, Elena Rostova, Simon Vance, and the other core members, while Shen Yuyan recognized his standing above even Sloan.
• Executives approached Tiancheng Capital after seeing Tang Song at the center of the gathering, and Lu Ziming was astonished by his friend's influence.
• Tang Song sensed Secretary Jin approaching and turned toward the art corridor as Philip Kate respectfully escorted her into the courtyard.
• Secretary Jin met Tang Song's gaze, adjusted her glasses, and smiled.

Tang Song reunited with Mira Jin at a Wall Street reception, where his identity and business influence became known to the assembled financiers. After they slipped away to view a Vermeer painting, he finally touched her and addressed her as Secretary Jin.

• Mira Jin arrived at the reception, and Tang Song greeted her by name in Chinese as they reunited in public.
• Wall Street executives learned that Tang Song chaired Rongliu Capital and led Xuanji Light Realm, while Lu Ziming discovered his old college friend’s standing.
• Tang Song opened the Salon2002 for Ms. Sloan and Mira Jin, and Shen Yuyan poured the champagne for the guests.
• Tang Song welcomed Lu Ziming into a circle of young investors, then invited Mira Jin to view Vermeer’s The Interrupted Music in private.
• In the Vermeer Gallery, Tang Song approached Mira Jin, touched her hair and shoulder, and called her Secretary Jin.

Tang Song and Secretary Jin met privately at a New York reception, where they tested the boundaries of their business roles and confessed their feelings before separating. After Ouyang Xuanyue arranged support for Tang Song from China, a hidden listening device was found in Secretary Jin’s hotel suite, and Shangguan Qiuya asked to move her into Tang Song’s suite for safety.

• Tang Song and Secretary Jin flirted and challenged each other’s rule-breaking while agreeing to keep their contact consistent with his shareholder representative role.
• Tang Song embraced Secretary Jin and told her he loved her; she then returned to the reception, leaving him eager for their coming meetings.
• Chen Jing told Ouyang Xuanyue that Jin Meixiao had drawn Wall Street’s attention away from Tang Song, and Ouyang arranged consular support and planned a visit to Quancheng.
• Tang Song spent the evening in his hotel suite thinking about Secretary Jin and refraining from visiting her because it would violate his role.
• Shangguan Qiuya reported that security had found matching espionage devices in Secretary Jin’s suite and another shareholder representative’s room, then asked Tang Song to shelter Secretary Jin in his suite.

Shangguan Qiuya staged a listening-device scare so Jin Yashu could move into Tang Song’s suite and spend the night with him. After a call from Ouyang Xuanyue stirred Jin Yashu’s jealousy, Tang Song reassured her that she was the only one he wanted, and they kissed.

• Shangguan Qiuya arranged a fake espionage crisis at the Plaza Hotel, and Jin Yashu used it as a reason to relocate to Tang Song’s suite.
• Jin Yashu and Tang Song discussed preparations for the next day’s shareholders’ meeting in the library, where their professional roles gave way to flirtation.
• Ouyang Xuanyue called Tang Song, and Jin Yashu quietly withdrew while he spoke with her.
• Tang Song joined Jin Yashu by the bookshelves, and she asked whether he was truly himself and why he had chosen her.
• Tang Song told Jin Yashu that she was the most perfect woman in the world to him and that he wanted no one but her.
• Jin Yashu kissed Tang Song, and he held her as they embraced.

Tang Song and Secretary Jin shared their first kiss in the domed library, then discussed what they meant to each other. After he stayed in the bedroom across from hers, Secretary Jin was left cherishing his confession and their growing intimacy.

• Tang Song kissed Secretary Jin, who was inexperienced and teased him about his apparent practice afterward.
• Secretary Jin ended their library visit because of the shareholders' meeting the next day, and Tang Song asked what his existence meant to her.
• Secretary Jin deferred her answer until their next meeting, then playfully addressed Tang Song as Representative Tang before entering her bedroom.
• Secretary Jin listened at the door and recalled Tang Song's confession that he wanted only her in dreams and reality.
• Tang Song knocked and asked for her answer, then kissed her cheek and eyelids before going to sleep in the Second Bedroom across the hall.
• Secretary Jin touched the eyelid he had kissed and wished him good night.

Jiang You Rong continued her weight-loss training under Qian Lele, while Xiao Jing joined in and secretly shared cake with her. A call from Secretary Jin sent Jiang You Rong to Quancheng with Ouyang Xuanyue’s inspection team, and the chapter ended with Xiao Jing turning in their cake-eating evidence and Jiang You Rong wondering whether Xiao Jing had an unusual fetish.

• Qian Lele refused Jiang You Rong’s request for a cake reward and reminded her to follow Tang Song’s strict diet plan.
• Xiao Jing visited Jiang You Rong and Qian Lele, learned Jiang You Rong would join [Xuanji Light Realm], and volunteered for the same special training.
• Secretary Jin told Jiang You Rong to go to Quancheng with Ouyang Xuanyue’s inspection team and to report developments while speaking with Xie Shuyu.
• Xiao Jing secretly shared durian mille-feuille with Jiang You Rong while Qian Lele was away.
• When Qian Lele returned, Xiao Jing confessed that she and Jiang You Rong had eaten the cake and urged Qian Lele to punish them.
• Jiang You Rong and Xiao Jing were punished together, and Jiang You Rong suspected Xiao Jing had an unusual fetish.

Tang Song and Secretary Jin shared a quiet morning before heading to Smiling Holdings’ shareholders’ meeting, where Shen Yuyan and Lin Mu Xue were assigned to shadow Jin’s assistant team. Tang Song arrived at the company’s Hudson Yards headquarters with Jin, who welcomed him into the business empire they had built together.

• Tang Song made Secretary Jin a latte, and the two shared a kiss and breakfast while discussing the day’s meeting.
• Shangguan Qiuya delivered clothes, and Tang Song changed into his Misty Gentleman outfit before his assistants Shen Yuyan and Lin Mu Xue arrived.
• Secretary Jin ordered Shen Yuyan and Lin Mu Xue to follow her assistant team during the shareholders’ meeting, giving Shen an exciting opportunity and leaving Lin anxious.
• Tang Song and Secretary Jin traveled with their staff to Smiling Holdings’ headquarters at 30 Hudson Yards.
• Executives and financial representatives welcomed Tang Song and Secretary Jin on the eighty-sixth floor, where Jin smiled at Tang Song before they entered the conference center.

At Smiling Holdings’ 2023 Global Shareholders’ Meeting, Tang Song publicly backed Director Jin’s strategic plans while privately sharing a tender moment with her. During a break, he followed her to her office, where their flirtation led to him massaging her stocking-clad foot and catching her secretly taking a photo.

• Director Jin opened the shareholders’ meeting and reported Smiling Holdings’ strong performance, including 24% ROE and a 35% rise in annual net profit.
• Tang Song recalled how Secretary Jin had helped build their company from its early days, and she responded to his note with a private wink that raised his smile count to 5/10.
• Director Jin introduced Tang Song as the representative of [SHG] and [ALF], and he pledged their full support for her strategic resolution.
• At lunch, Secretary Jin kept her distance from Tang Song, then teased him by refusing his request to talk privately before leading him to her office.
• Secretary Jin showed Tang Song her black stockings and complained of ankle pain, so he knelt to massage her foot; she secretly took a photo, and the camera shutter gave her away.

Tang Song and Jin Shu grew closer during the Smiling Holdings meetings, then explored Manhattan together and embraced in Times Square. Their moment was interrupted when every screen in the square displayed Su Yu’s global birthday celebration announcement.

• Tang Song treated Jin Shu’s ankle and calf in her office, then kissed her before leaving for the afternoon meeting.
• Shangguan Qiuya invited Shen Yuyan and Lin Mu Xue to observe the closed-door reviews and organize meeting minutes.
• Tang Song learned Tiancheng Capital’s investment review had passed and CFIUS had withdrawn its investigation, then suggested Ziming consider joining one of his firms.
• After the meetings, Tang Song returned to The T.J. Suite and prepared to take Jin Shu on a walk; she changed into discreet clothes and joined him.
• Tang Song and Jin Shu walked through Manhattan to Times Square, where he embraced her and confessed that she was his only direction.
• The screens across Times Square suddenly displayed Su Yu’s image and the message announcing her global birthday celebration in Paris.

Su Yu’s Times Square birthday display interrupted Tang Song and Secretary Jin’s New York date, exposing their rivalry as Tang Song tried to reassure Secretary Jin. In Shencheng, Su Yu learned more about Ouyang Xuanyue’s history with Tang Song and ended by raising the question of Ouyang Xuanyue having children and heirs.

• Su Yu’s birthday countdown took over Times Square’s screens, and Tang Song shielded Secretary Jin as they watched the display.
• Secretary Jin questioned Tang Song about Su Yu’s stunt, then shared a waffle with him and kissed him before teasing him about Ouyang Xuanyue’s upcoming visit to Quancheng.
• Ouyang Xuanyue discussed Qingning Technology shares and the Pan-Entertainment Fund with Su Yu, who revealed that she had arranged the Times Square display and media coverage of her Paris birthday.
• Su Yu received photos of Tang Song with Secretary Jin from [Demoness], argued with her over Ouyang Xuanyue, and then asked Ouyang Xuanyue about her past with Tang Song.
• After hearing Ouyang Xuanyue’s account, Su Yu asked whether she had ever considered having children to pass on her genes, making Ouyang Xuanyue’s hand tremble.

Su Yu’s talk of having Tang Song’s child forced Ouyang Xuanyue to confront her own long-suppressed desire for him, while Liu Qingning met Zhang Yan during a technology project meeting and recognized her as a figure from Tang Song’s past. The chapter left Liu determined to strengthen her position in the tangled relationships surrounding Tang Song, who was in New York with Jin Meixiao.

• Su Yu hinted that she wanted a child with Tang Song and admitted she would pursue him during the Paris trip, unsettling Ouyang Xuanyue.
• After Su Yu left, Ouyang Xuanyue acknowledged her hidden desire for Tang Song, wrote a passionate poem, and ordered Liu Qingning’s father transferred to a more prestigious government position.
• Zhang Yan attended the Xuanji Light Realm project meeting with Liu Qingning and grew anxious when she recognized her as Tang Song’s childhood friend.
• Liu Qingning approached Zhang Yan after the meeting, confirmed they had attended schools in Jing County, and noticed Zhang Yan’s reaction when she mentioned Wen Ruan.
• Liu Qingning chose not to call Wen Ruan about Zhang Yan and resolved to grow stronger, while thinking about Jin Meixiao’s influence and Tang Song’s complicated relationships.

Secretary Jin ended Smiling Holdings’ meeting early, spent the afternoon and evening on a date with Tang Song, and went home with him after they attended Chicago on Broadway. That night, Tang Song discovered that Dream Connection had activated and entered a dream where Secretary Jin appeared as a seductive office executive.

• Secretary Jin swiftly concluded the shareholders’ meeting, then dismissed the others and personally showed Tang Song around Smiling Holdings’ headquarters.
• Secretary Jin changed into casual clothes in the Maybach and took Tang Song on a SoHo date, where they shopped, shared dessert, and enjoyed each other’s company.
• Secretary Jin and Tang Song attended Chicago at the Ambassador Theatre, held hands and kissed in their private box, then returned to The Plaza Hotel.
• Tang Song received confirmation that Lele had completed Professor Jiang’s training and that Jiang You Rong had lost 3.8 kilograms.
• After Secretary Jin went upstairs to sleep, Tang Song checked her UR character card, saw that Dream Connection had activated, and entered a dream where she sat behind a desk in her standard outfit.

Tang Song and Secretary Jin connected through a dream that revealed her acceptance of both his dream self and his ordinary self, and their feelings deepened. After completing the Smiling Shareholder Meeting quest, Tang Song upgraded Male God Halo to LV5, raising his Charm to 90 and unlocking special-stage assets and permissions.

• Tang Song entered Secretary Jin’s dream, experienced his November 2022 resignation from Meigou Technology, and saw her watching him through the office security feed with regret and longing.
• Tang Song realized Secretary Jin accepted his real, imperfect self as well as his dream self, then answered her question by telling her he wanted her in dreams and reality.
• Secretary Jin woke from their intimate dream, felt satisfied with the connection, and decided to leave Su Yu a gift involving Tang Song.
• Tang Song completed the Smiling Shareholder Meeting quest, received Agility, Endurance, Comprehension, and Piano Skill rewards, and triggered a Halo critical-hit reward for a Skill Upgrade Card.
• Tang Song used the card to upgrade Male God Halo to LV5, gained Charm +1, and reached Charm 90, unlocking special-stage assets and permissions.

After reaching Charm 90, Tang Song unlocked major assets and character permissions, including a private Swiss bank and a seat in the Tang Jin Family Office. He formally applied to join the Family Office as a Global Strategy Partner, and Secretary Jin ordered his approval while anticipating the coming struggle over their relationships.

• Tang Song claimed the Charm 90 reward and received a sea palace, partial Family Office permissions, Tang Yi Precision equity, Crown & Co. Private Bankers, and a memory feather.
• Tang Song reviewed Su Yu and Ouyang Xuanyue’s character cards and reflected on Secretary Jin’s feelings and their shared past.
• Tang Song reached Charm 90, ended the Smiling Shareholder Meeting quest, and prepared to join the Family Office without relying on his former persona.
• Secretary Jin asked Shangguan Qiuya to bring fresh bedding and learned that Tang Song had formally applied to become a Global Strategy Partner and Executive Committee member.
• Secretary Jin ordered the application processed at the highest priority and a formal notice sent to senior partners across the Family Office’s seven regions.

Tang Song and Jin Meixiao shared breakfast as she arranged his official appointment as a Global Strategy Partner, prompting warnings across the family office that the balance of power would shift. Ouyang Xuanyue planned to bring Su Yu into the Pan-Entertainment Fund and guarded secrets tied to Tang Song, determined to become indispensable to him.

• Tang Song cooked breakfast for Jin Meixiao, declared that he wanted her in both reality and dreams, and accepted her plan to announce his appointment at the family office.
• Zheng Qiudong warned Wu Kezhi that Tang Song's entry would intensify Jin Meixiao and Ouyang Xuanyue's rivalry, including their competition over him.
• Wen Ruan learned of Tang Song's appointment and agreed to support Ouyang Xuanyue's proposed share swap that would make Su Yu an LP in the Pan-Entertainment Fund.
• Ouyang Xuanyue retrieved Tang Song's old equity-holding agreement and reviewed secret records of his overseas assets and operations.
• Ouyang Xuanyue sealed the agreement and confidential materials away, then vowed to stand beside Tang Song and become someone he could not do without.