Chapter Summaries

Xiao Jing celebrated New Year’s in Tokyo with Annie Kate, who outlined a ruthless plan to force the Tsukihana Gosho group into an acquisition, while Tang Song reflected on his relationships and welcomed 2024 in Paris with Su Yu and Qiu Qiu. The chapter ended with Tang Song witnessing Qiu Qiu awaken from a dream wearing one of his shirts and desperately insisting she had not stolen it.

• Xiao Jing proposed inviting Xu Qing onto Tang Song’s yacht, but Xu Qing said she was too busy with her screenwriting work.
• Annie Kate explained how she planned to pressure the Tsukamoto Family through loan recalls, exposure of Kagemoto Jiro’s debts, and recruiting the excluded illegitimate son, Saburo; Xiao Jing volunteered to approach him.
• Tang Song reviewed Zhao Yachian’s final training mission and read Zhang Yan’s New Year message thanking him for changing her life.
• Tang Song joined Su Yu and Qiu Qiu for a New Year’s Eve dinner and guitar session, then carried Su Yu to the master bedroom after midnight.
• Tang Song dreamed of Qiu Qiu and saw her wake in an oversized shirt of his, panicked and claiming she had not stolen his clothes.

Tang Song calmed Qiu Qiu during a dream that exposed her reawakening desire, and she woke with vivid memories before agreeing to return to Yancheng with him. Meanwhile, Liu Qingning revisited her past with Tang Song and received invitations to attend Xuanji Light Realm’s launch and meet Ouyang Gaoyue.

• Tang Song used the [Dream Flower Seed] to soothe Qiu Qiu, move her dream to their imagined home, and reassure her that her reactions were normal.
• Tang Song tried to find an educational anime for Qiu Qiu, but the explicit family scene startled her before the dream grew intimate and she woke in the Paris Apartment.
• Qiu Qiu read Tang Song’s message about their return to Yancheng, replied that she would pack, and searched online for an explanation of her dream.
• Liu Qingning reviewed old photos and videos of her life with Tang Song, reconsidered why she had left him, and wondered what to give him for his birthday.
• Chen Jing invited Liu Qingning to Xuanji Light Realm’s January 12 ceremony and told her that Ouyang Gaoyue wanted to meet the next day; Liu Qingning accepted.

Tang Song flew with Cheng Qiuqiu to Yancheng, where their intimate encounter strengthened her Dream Flower Seed. In Paris, Su Yu learned that her bid to enter the family office’s Pan-Entertainment Fund had been approved and planned to attend Tang Song’s public debut, while Ouyang Xuanyue began arranging a private meeting with Liu Qingning and investigating Zhang Yan.

• On the flight to Yancheng, Tang Song reassured Cheng Qiuqiu about leading the Visual Design Department, then drew her into an intimate encounter as her Dream Flower Seed showed signs of blooming.
• In Paris, Su Yu heard that Tang Song’s plane had landed safely and told Mo Xiangwan she would explain her disappearance as work on new material.
• Ouyang Xuanyue told Su Yu that Tang Jin had approved her asset swap for LP shares after Wen Ruan advocated for her, and Su Yu asked to attend the January 12 Xuanji Light Realm event.
• Su Yu told Ouyang Xuanyue about Zhang Yan’s history with Tang Song and said she planned to visit Zhang Yan in Guangzhou.
• After learning Tang Song was returning to Yancheng, Ouyang Xuanyue arranged a private tea-room meeting with Liu Qingning and ordered Zhang Yan’s family investigated and her mother offered easy local work.
• Ouyang Xuanyue reflected on Zhang Yan’s bond with Tang Song and considered receiving his superyacht with him as a chance to build a new story together.

Zhao Yachian reunited with Tang Song at the TC Private Club, where he openly introduced himself as her boyfriend and spent the evening with her. The next morning, Liu Qingning met Ouyang Xuanyue, who had helped her father secure a new post, and ended their tea meeting by calling her “Aunt Ouyang.”

• Zhao Yachian welcomed Tang Song at the club, and he introduced himself to her circle as her boyfriend.
• Tang Song accompanied Zhao Yachian through her fragrance display, had dinner and played games with her, then let her give him a massage before they went home together.
• Liu Qingning prepared for her meeting with Ouyang Xuanyue and exchanged playful messages with Tang Song before Chen Jing drove her to Qingming Xuan.
• Ouyang Xuanyue praised Liu Qingning’s work and explained that she had recommended Liu Qingning’s father for a position at Spring City State-owned Investment.
• Ouyang Xuanyue invited Liu Qingning to address her more familiarly, and Liu Qingning called her “Aunt Ouyang,” leaving Ouyang Xuanyue stunned.

Liu Qingning met Ouyang Xuanyue in Shencheng, where Ouyang offered her friendship and urged her not to fear choosing her own place in Tang Song’s life and business world. Meanwhile, Yao Lingling advanced AI-assisted design at Songmei Clothing, then visited Tang Song and learned he would soon step into the public spotlight as CEO of Xuanji Light Realm.

• Ouyang Xuanyue asked Liu Qingning to call her Sister Xianyue, and the two grew more comfortable as they discussed Tang Song and their school days in Jing County.
• Yao Lingling demonstrated an AI design workflow at Songmei Clothing, and Zhang Zhe and Lin Yue proposed forming a team with her to turn AI designs into workable production plans.
• Yao Lingling visited Tang Song’s office, learned that Xie Shuyu was his girlfriend, and discussed her design work and his plans to stop posting personal updates online.
• Ouyang Xuanyue told Liu Qingning she would support her regardless of her choices and invited her to Tang Song’s January 12 event as a chance to experience his world before deciding what she wanted.
• Ouyang Xuanyue embraced Liu Qingning and encouraged her to attend the event, telling her that she belonged there.

Tang Song reviewed Songmei Clothing’s strong fourth-quarter growth, agreed to meet Bei Weiwei about her new endorsement, and shared a warm dinner with Xie Shuyu. After Xie Shuyu went to shower, Tang Song opened her wardrobe and discovered a box of futuristic intimate devices, leaving him stunned.

• Tang Song reviewed Songmei Clothing’s fourth-quarter results and planned to visit Shencheng for Xuanji Light Realm’s headquarters opening and Bei Weiwei’s endorsement signing.
• Bei Weiwei asked Tang Song to meet her in Guan City, then declined coffee from Young Master Zhou and went to a cast dinner with Lin Ke Ke and Xu An.
• Tang Song arrived at Xie Shuyu’s home, kissed her, and ate a dinner she had prepared.
• Tang Song and Xie Shuyu discussed Songmei Clothing’s AI marketing plans, then cleaned up together after dinner.
• Xie Shuyu refused to shower with Tang Song and went into the master bathroom alone.
• While waiting, Tang Song opened Xie Shuyu’s wardrobe and found a box of futuristic intimate devices.

Tang Song discovered Xie Shuyu’s hidden smart device and teased her into an intimate encounter, while Su Yu arranged a meeting opportunity for Ouyang Xuanyue and updated Wen Ruan about the upcoming Xuanji Light Realm ceremony. Wen Ruan learned that several formidable women would gather around Tang Song in Shencheng, leaving her apprehensive about the coming event.

• Tang Song found Xie Shuyu’s unused remote-control device, paired it with his phone, and hid it when she came out of the bathroom.
• Xie Shuyu caught Tang Song embracing her, then discovered he had uncovered the device she had kept in her drawer; Tang Song continued teasing and kissing her.
• In Paris, Su Yu exchanged messages with Tang Song, arranged for Bei Weiwei to invite him to her production crew, and told Zhen Yu to leak his itinerary to Chen Jing so Ouyang Xuanyue could learn of it.
• Su Yu learned Wen Ruan had received an invitation to the Xuanji Light Realm ceremony and approved of her sharing Liu Qingning’s reception tier.
• Wen Ruan settled into her Oxford visiting-scholar routine, then spoke with Su Yu, who flirted with her and told her she would attend the ceremony with Liu Qingning and Jin Meixiao.
• Wen Ruan realized that Su Yu, Liu Qingning, and Jin Meixiao would all be in Shencheng around Tang Song, and worried about facing them.

Zhang Yan’s work and family life improved as she joined the [Xuanji Light Realm] project, where Ouyang Xuanyue revealed her connection to Tang Song and confirmed his upcoming appointment as CEO. Ouyang then arranged to travel to Guan City to meet Tang Song and manage any publicity risks around his planned meeting with Bei Weiwei.

• Zhang Yan prepared for a major project meeting, and Lu Lu learned that Zhang Yan planned to move in with Wen Ruan rather than share an apartment.
• Zhang Yan received a salary of RMB 36,450 and learned from Zhou Hui that her mother had secured a flexible community job with benefits.
• Ouyang Xuanyue stopped to greet Zhang Yan at [Xuanji Light Realm] headquarters, said Tang Song had mentioned her, and offered to help with work; Li Tong then disclosed that Tang Song would become the company’s CEO next week.
• Jiang You Rong heard that Zhang Yan knew Tang Song and wondered whether she was another of his confidantes while preparing to report to Director Jin.
• Ouyang Xuanyue inspected the new headquarters and learned that Tang Song might privately visit Bei Weiwei in Guan City before the press conference.
• Ouyang Xuanyue arranged to inspect Tang Yi Precision’s delayed factory project next week so she could meet Tang Song and provide cover if the media exposed his visit.

As Shen Yuyan prepared to leave Rongliu Capital, Lu Ziming returned from New York and decided to join the firm, while Tang Song agreed to meet him for dinner. At home, Xu Qing noticed Shen Yuyan’s sadness, apologized for her past actions, and devised a scheme to push Tang Song toward her friend; the chapter ended with her sending him a costume portrait.

• Shen Yuyan reflected on her time as Tang Song’s special assistant and prepared to become Chief Ecosystem Officer at Xuanji Light Realm.
• Lu Ziming visited Shen Yuyan, thanked her for helping him in New York, and said he planned to join Rongliu Capital.
• Shen Yuyan told Tang Song about Lu Ziming’s dinner invitation, and Tang Song chose Old Zhang’s Barbecue near Yan University of Science and Technology.
• Xu Qing invited herself to the dinner, then heard Shen Yuyan apologize for hiding her feelings and getting close to Tang Song; Xu Qing forgave her.
• Xu Qing dreamed that Jin Meixiao punished her and Shen Yuyan, woke to find her period had started, and decided to help Shen Yuyan by tempting Tang Song.
• Xu Qing sent Tang Song a portrait of herself in costume, expecting her appearance to make an impression.

Tang Song spent the morning with Xu Qing and Zhao Yachian, inviting Zhao Yachian to visit Songmei Clothing. In Tokyo, Xiao Jing forced Kenzō Tsukamoto to betray his family, while Tang Song awakened Crown & Co. Private Bankers and sent Annie Kate to Zurich.

• Tang Song spoke with Liu Qingning, exchanged messages with Ling Ling and Xu Qing, and agreed to meet Xu Qing after dinner.
• Tang Song met Zhao Yachian after breakfast and invited her to Songmei Clothing to model its winter styles and visit his office.
• Xiao Jing pressured Kenzō Tsukamoto into kneeling and agreeing to become the puppet chief executive of [Tsukihana Gosho].
• Annie Kate praised Xiao Jing and said she would teach her to take over the Tsukamoto Family before leaving for Europe and Shencheng.
• Tang Song told Annie Kate that Crown & Co. Private Bankers was being activated, and she agreed to depart for Zurich and place the Crown under his authority.

Tang Song weighed how to bring Crown & Co. Private Bankers into his business empire, then spent the evening reconnecting with Lu Ziming and Shen Yuyan before visiting Xu Qing. The chapter ended with Xu Qing inventing a series of excuses to avoid intimacy, including claiming she had hemorrhoids.

• Tang Song decided that Crown & Co. Private Bankers was the third pillar of Dream Tang Song's power structure and sent Secretary Jin a message saying he loved her.
• Tang Song visited the photography studio, encouraged Zhao Yachian and the others, and reviewed the delivery materials for his Sea Palace yacht.
• Tang Song told Liu Jiayi he would travel to Zurich with her, then went to Old Zhang's Barbecue to meet Lu Ziming and Shen Yuyan.
• Tang Song and Shen Yuyan reminisced about university, looked through old photos, and later went together to Lanfeng International Apartments.
• Xu Qing greeted Tang Song in a costume, kissed him, and then repeatedly claimed she was indisposed, had mouth ulcers, tendonitis, a sprained ankle, and hemorrhoids.

Shen Yuyan reflected on her ambition, self-interest, and growing desire for Tang Song before he took her to his duplex for an honest conversation. After revealing the immense power behind his business empire and accepting her contradictory nature, Tang Song watched Shen Yuyan confess her love, leaving her submission unanswered.

• Shen Yuyan questioned her motives and feelings after completing her resignation handover at Rongliu Capital.
• Xu Qing pretended to be too ill for Tang Song and encouraged him to spend the night with Shen Yuyan, then watched them leave with satisfaction.
• Tang Song brought Shen Yuyan to his duplex, where she asked about his past, Tang Yi Precision, the Tang Jin Family Office, and his relationship with its core figures.
• Tang Song revealed that he had built the Tang Jin Family Office around his personal assets and had helped raise the system's key figures, including Director Jin and Ouyang Xuanyue.
• Tang Song told Shen Yuyan that he valued her ambition and schemes and had the ability to control them; Shen Yuyan knelt before him, confessed that she loved him, and heard him reply, "I know."

Tang Song completed Shen Yuyan’s Desire Control mission, received an apartment, recovery potions, and the Desire Echo item, then began the morning with Shen Yuyan and Xu Qing. In Shencheng, Ouyang Xuanyue arranged yacht tests while privately wrestling with her growing desire to see Tang Song.

• Tang Song opened the Desire Gift Pack and received a residence in China Resources City Runxi Phase 1, thirty Recovery Potions, and the Desire Echo item.
• Tang Song decided Shen Yuyan could stay in the new apartment and went back to sleep beside her.
• Xu Qing went upstairs to check on Shen Yuyan, and the two friends reunited before sharing breakfast with Tang Song.
• Shen Yuyan kissed Tang Song in front of Xu Qing, and Tang Song drew Xu Qing in for a kiss as well.
• Ouyang Xuanyue ordered a supplementary yacht acceptance report and told Secretary Chen to monitor whether Tang Song planned to travel to Monaco.
• Ouyang Xuanyue reflected on her dreams of Tang Song and the yacht, admitting to herself that her desire to see him had become difficult to restrain.

In London, Lin Mu Xue learned that she would return to Tang Song’s side when Secretary Jin flew back to the Imperial Capital for Xuanji Light Realm’s opening ceremony. At breakfast, Secretary Jin and Wen Ruan exchanged messages with Tang Song, while Wen Ruan began considering whether to team up with Su Yu.

• Lin Mu Xue completed her morning financial briefing, then grew jealous after seeing Shen Yuyan announce her new role as Chief Ecosystem Officer at Xuanji Light Realm.
• Secretary Jin told Lin Mu Xue that they would fly back to the Imperial Capital next Wednesday and that Lin Mu Xue could rejoin Tang Song.
• Secretary Jin invited Wen Ruan to return with her and discuss media collaboration between Xingyun International and Xuanji Light Realm, and Wen Ruan accepted.
• Tang Song sent Secretary Jin affectionate messages, and she replied with a selfie that made her laugh at his response.
• Wen Ruan exchanged sexually teasing messages with Tang Song and, suspecting he was chatting with several women, considered finding Su Yu as an ally.

Qian Lele worried about AI’s impact on her future and accepted Wen’s invitation to taste the food at her new shop, asking Tang Song to join them. Tang Song agreed, then offered Shen Yuyan his apartment in Shencheng and approved her plan to invite Jiang You Rong to live there, as Shen Yuyan prepared to enter the wider circle around him.

• Qian Lele used Tang Song’s LimeCode tool to rebuild Glimmer Coffee’s Mini Program and worried that AI might make her frontend skills obsolete.
• Wen invited Qian Lele to taste the food at her Sandpot Skewer Shop, and Qian Lele asked Tang Song to come along.
• Tang Song agreed to meet Qian Lele at the university’s south gate and told Shen Yuyan he had plans that evening.
• Shen Yuyan told Tang Song she would move to Shencheng for her new job, and he offered her his furnished apartment near Xuanji Light Realm’s headquarters.
• Shen Yuyan suggested that Jiang You Rong move in with her, and Tang Song gave her permission to decide.

Qian Lele met Tang Sui for dinner at Wen and Meng Qin’s new claypot-skewer shop, where she agreed to invest alongside him and help the business grow. The evening took an unexpected turn when Li Juan and Sun Youjie arrived and recognized Tang Sui as the boss who had arranged Li Juan’s job.

• Qian Lele dressed up to meet Tang Sui, and he arrived at the university gate in a Rolls-Royce before walking hand in hand with her to Wen’s shop.
• Wen introduced her business partner Meng Qin, and the group shared a meal while discussing the shop’s prospects and Li Juan’s successful career.
• Tang Sui proposed investing in the shop, and Qian Lele agreed to contribute; he also offered to connect Wen and Meng Qin with better ingredient suppliers.
• Li Juan and Sun Youjie arrived, recognized Tang Sui, and revealed that he was their company boss who had arranged Li Juan’s current job.

Tang Song revealed his wealth to Wen Jie and Meng Qin, then proposed investing in Wen’s skewer shop and helped Sun Youguang and Li Juan with their plans to buy a home. At Yanjing Sky City, he gave Qian Lele a new phone, entrusted her with organizing the shop investment, and advised her to pursue a computer-related graduate degree, leaving her considering both her future and her feelings for him.

• Tang Song revealed that he owned Lanfeng International and invited Wen Jie, Meng Qin, Sun Youguang, and Li Juan to discuss investing in Wen’s shop.
• Sun Youguang and Li Juan told Tang Song about their engagement and home-buying plans, and he offered to help them find a discounted three-bedroom apartment.
• Qian Lele asked to stay at Yanjing Sky City, and Tang Song welcomed her back and gave her a new phone as a reward for supervising Teacher Jiang’s training.
• Tang Song asked Qian Lele to represent them in finalizing a thirty-thousand-yuan investment in Wen’s shop and outlined how she could help develop its business during winter break.
• When Qian Lele expressed anxiety about AI changing frontend work, Tang Song advised her to take the graduate entrance examination and pursue a computer-related degree focused on frontend engineering and AI applications.
• Qian Lele reconsidered graduate school as her family’s circumstances improved and reflected on her deep feelings for Tang Song.

Liu Qingning considered Tang Song’s birthday gift and agreed to meet Jin Meixiao, while Jin Meixiao investigated Ouyang Xuanyue and Annie Kate’s unusual moves in Europe. The chapter ended with Jin Meixiao suspecting that Crown & Co. Private Bankers belonged to Tang Song.

• Liu Qingning used Qingmi’s SoulMate AI to ask what birthday gift Tang Song might want, and its provocative suggestions left her flustered.
• Qin Yingxue visited Liu Qingning and arranged for her to meet Jin Meixiao at her Shenzhen Bay residence on Wednesday evening.
• Liu Qingning reflected on how Moonlight Trust had shaped her career and felt both nervous and eager to meet Jin Meixiao.
• Shangguan Qiuya told Jin Meixiao that Ouyang Xuanyue had pushed people out of Tang Yi Precision and planned to visit Guan City on Wednesday.
• Sarah reported that Annie Kate had publicly met with the leadership of Crown & Co. Private Bankers in Zurich.
• Jin Meixiao recognized Annie Kate’s conspicuous visit as a provocation and suspected that Crown & Co. Private Bankers belonged to Tang Song.

Ouyang Xuanyue investigated Annie Kate’s sudden public claim to control a Swiss private bank while arranging to meet Tang Song in Guan City, and Tang Song prepared for the meeting and Bei Weiwei’s brand contract. At the film base, Zhou Ran pressured Bei Weiwei by having Lin Ke Ke’s role downgraded, leaving Bei unable to retaliate without risking her standing.

• Secretary Chen told Ouyang Xuanyue that Annie Kate had appeared at Crown & Co. Private Bankers and was rumored to be its actual controlling shareholder, prompting Ouyang to weigh investigating without alerting Jin WeiXiao.
• Ouyang Xuanyue arranged to meet Tang Song at Mission Hills Golf Club on Wednesday, and Tang Song agreed to hold his signing with Bei Weiwei there after her production crew’s schedule changed.
• Tang Song told Ling Ling that Bei Weiwei would endorse HeyI, while Ling Ling kissed him and invited him to visit her and Qiu Qiu’s new apartment after his trip.
• Bei Weiwei declined Zhou Ran’s gifts and invitation, then learned that he would attend the Mission Hills event and worried about his encounter with Tang Song.
• Lin Ke Ke told Bei Weiwei that the production had replaced her as third female lead, and Bei learned from Lu Baiyu that Zhou Ran had requested the change.

Xie Shuyu discussed Glimmer Coffee’s nationwide expansion with Qian Lele, then tried to draw Tang Song closer before he ambushed her at home. In Shencheng, Ouyang Xuanyue learned that Tang Song had secretly arranged for Annie Kate to control Crown & Co. Private Bankers and recognized the power balance he had built.

• Xie Shuyu announced Glimmer Coffee’s nationwide expansion, Series B financing, and plans to move into a new headquarters after the Spring Festival.
• Xie Shuyu offered Qian Lele full-time winter-break work, but Qian Lele chose to study for graduate exams and help run the Sandpot Skewer Shop she had invested in with Tang Song.
• After Meng Ran urged her to strengthen her relationship with Tang Song, Xie Shuyu invited him to dinner and raised the Series B valuation, but he deferred both matters until after his trip to Shencheng.
• Xie Shuyu returned home, where Tang Song ambushed her in the dark and dragged her into the living room.
• Ouyang Xuanyue reviewed reports confirming that The Origin controlled Crown & Co. Private Bankers and realized Tang Song had established Annie Kate’s independent power base as a balance between her and Jin WeiXiao.