Chapter Summaries

After spending the night with Liu Qingning, Tang Song prepared for the Xuanji Light Realm headquarters ceremony, where he would publicly assume the role of global president. As Secretary Jin considered how to counter Ouyang Xuanyue’s influence, Liu Qingning surprised Wen Ruan by inviting her and Zhang Yan to Tang Song’s birthday party.

• Tang Song reflected on reconciling with Liu Qingning, reviewed his system status and assets, and prepared breakfast for her and Secretary Jin.
• Tang Song brought Secretary Jin her favorite Cantonese breakfast and sent affectionate morning messages to his partners ahead of the Xuanji Light Realm ceremony.
• Tang Song teased Liu Qingning when she woke, and she shyly called him “hubby” before running to the walk-in closet.
• Secretary Jin reviewed the ceremony preparations and planned to bring Liu Qingning, Su Yu, and Wen Ruan into the Tang Jin System’s core circle to dilute Ouyang Xuanyue’s influence.
• Wen Ruan received Liu Qingning’s message asking about Zhang Yan, then learned Liu Qingning wanted both of them to attend Tang Song’s birthday party the next evening.

Lin Mu Xue showed off her connections to Ma Yilin, then prepared Tang Song’s office and let Su Yu nap in its private suite. Secretary Jin arrived, learned Su Yu was inside, and entered the suite herself, leaving Lin Mu Xue frightened in the corridor.

• Lin Mu Xue told Ma Yilin that her boss led [Xuanji Light Realm] and that she had worked with Director Jin in London, then arranged for Ma Yilin to film in the core exhibition hall.
• Lin Mu Xue prepared Tang Song’s office and took a photo before Su Yu arrived with a birthday gift for him.
• Su Yu hid the gift beneath Tang Song’s desk and persuaded Lin Mu Xue to let her nap in the office suite.
• Secretary Jin arrived, asked whether anyone was inside, and entered the suite after Lin Mu Xue admitted Su Yu was there.
• Lin Mu Xue waited outside, fearing a confrontation between Secretary Jin and Su Yu.

Secretary Jin visited Su Yu to offer her a place in the Tang Jin Family Office and enlist her help watching Ouyang Xuanyue. Su Yu agreed to cooperate cautiously, and the two women embraced as they recalled their earlier friendship.

• Secretary Jin entered Su Yu’s suite and challenged her taunts by speaking openly about their shared relationship with Tang Song.
• Secretary Jin said Su Yu’s support for Qing Ning earned her a chance to join the Tang Jin Family Office, then warned that Ouyang Xuanyue had met Tang Song’s parents and was tying her interests to his family and businesses.
• Secretary Jin proposed that Wen Ruan nominate Su Yu for the Family Office and have her oversee a fund linking entertainment and AI, while monitoring Ouyang Xuanyue.
• Su Yu realized Jin Meixiao’s years of opposition had helped shape her alliance with Ouyang Xuanyue, and agreed to cooperate with Secretary Jin to hedge against risk without taking her side.
• Su Yu and Secretary Jin embraced, recalling that their first meeting in 2017 had also begun with a restrained embrace.

Lin Mu Xue and Shen Yuyan prepared for Tang Song’s public appearance at Xuanji Light Realm, while Tang Song got ready to attend with Liu Qingning. After Jin Meixiao summoned Shen Yuyan and Su Yu reviewed a report on Ouyang Xuanyue’s power and family network, Su Yu met Ouyang and asked how many children she planned to have.

• Jin Meixiao left Tang Song’s office and invited Lin Mu Xue and Shen Yuyan to lunch, while Lin Mu Xue messaged Tang Song and learned he would arrive around one-thirty.
• Lin Mu Xue found Shen Yuyan at the holographic exhibition hall and relayed Jin Meixiao’s invitation, and they discussed Tang Song’s expected public debut.
• Tang Song checked Su Yu’s state through the system while he ate lunch with Liu Qingning, then dressed for the inauguration ceremony and left with her.
• Su Yu studied Shangguan Qiuya’s report on Ouyang Xuanyue’s family, assets, and influence before going to meet Ouyang in the chairman’s office.
• Su Yu asked Ouyang Xuanyue how many children she planned to have.

Su Yu pressed Ouyang Xuanyue to consider having a child and disclosed that Jin Meixiao had agreed to let her join the Tang Jin Family Office and take over some AI-related fund control. Ouyang supported Su Yu’s entry, then joined Tang Song at Xuanji Light Realm’s headquarters ceremony, where he was formally introduced to industry guests; Wen Ruan looked ahead to his birthday and planned to help Zhang Yan join the group.

• Su Yu told Ouyang Xuanyue that Jin Meixiao feared Ouyang might threaten Tang Song and urged her to consider the family and succession pressures behind having a child.
• Ouyang Xuanyue said she would seriously consider Su Yu’s advice and would stand on Tang Song’s side when necessary.
• Su Yu revealed that she would enter the Tang Jin Family Office and take over part of Ouyang’s AI-related fund control, and Ouyang agreed to support the arrangement.
• Ouyang Xuanyue and Su Yu met Tang Song, Liu Qingning, and Lin Mu Xue before they entered the guest lounge together.
• Ouyang Xuanyue introduced Tang Song to the gathered guests as Xuanji Light Realm’s global CEO and a Tang Jin Family Office Executive Committee partner, and he addressed the attendees.
• Liu Qingning introduced herself to Family Office members while Wen Ruan watched, then considered how to bring Zhang Yan into the group before Tang Song’s birthday.

Zhang Yunjing recognized the newly unveiled Xuanji Light Realm CEO as April, the blogger whose transformation and business growth she had followed. At Songmei Clothing, Tang Song’s employees discovered that their boss was the same CEO, and news of his background spread rapidly across the internet.

• Zhang Yunjing discussed April’s long absence from Little Red Book with Zhang Wenwen while they ate afternoon tea.
• Zhang Yunjing saw a news video introducing Xuanji Light Realm’s new CEO and recognized him as April.
• At Songmei Clothing, Yao Lingling and her colleagues gathered to share cherries and discussed Tang Song’s trip to Xuanji Light Realm’s headquarters opening.
• Mei Mei found a news report identifying Tang Song as Xuanji Light Realm’s CEO, shocking the employees who recognized their boss.
• Reports about Tang Song’s age, technical career, investments, and role at Xuanji Light Realm spread across domestic and overseas media and social platforms.

Qian Lele discovered that Tang Song had become the celebrated CEO of Xuanji Light Realm, while his colleagues reacted with shock to his public debut. Alone in his office on the eve of his birthday, Tang Song received gifts from Ouyang Xuanyue and Wei Xiao, then began examining the keepsakes Su Yu had collected for him.

• Qian Lele celebrated the end of exams with her roommates at Sister Wen's Claypot Skewers and learned that Tang Song's public profile had risen dramatically.
• Du Yuying recognized Tang Song in a news report about Xuanji Light Realm's headquarters opening and shared the article, stunning his colleagues at Brocade Business.
• Tang Song returned to his office after the launch ceremony and received Ouyang Xuanyue's birthday gift, including a jade pendant she had worn since childhood.
• Tang Song opened Secretary Jin's gift and obtained a second Ginkgo Bookmark from Wei Xiao, which increased the combined memory-enhancement effect to fifty percent.
• Tang Song opened Su Yu's suitcase of concert keepsakes and read her notes describing how she had thought of him throughout years of performances.

Zhang Yan prepared to move to Shencheng and took a tentative step toward becoming closer to Chen Shuangshuang, inviting her to come along. In Shencheng, Su Yu asked Wen Ruan to nominate her for the family office’s Advisory Committee, then proposed they travel together to Quancheng’s Jing County for New Year.

• Zhang Yan offered to buy Chen Shuangshuang a tablet, then invited her to travel with her to Shencheng when Wen Ruan asked her to arrive early.
• Wen Ruan welcomed Zhang Yan and Chen Shuangshuang and arranged a car to pick them up the next day.
• Su Yu told Wen Ruan that she wanted to join the family office’s Advisory Committee and said Director Jin supported the idea.
• Wen Ruan agreed to nominate Su Yu after Su Yu promised she would help share the family office’s scrutiny.
• Su Yu proposed that she and Wen Ruan travel to Quancheng’s Jing County for New Year, leaving Wen Ruan astonished.

Tang Song reflected on the meaningful gifts from Su Yu, Ouyang Xuanyue, and Secretary Jin, then received custom cufflinks from Lin Mu Xue and Zhao Yachian. At midnight, Liu Qingning revealed she had been the first to kiss him and gave him an intimate birthday present, leaving Tang Song gazing at her in wonder.

• Tang Song packed away Su Yu's keepsakes and placed Ouyang Xuanyue's jade pendant and Secretary Jin's bookmark in his safe.
• Lin Mu Xue gave Tang Song custom cufflinks made with Zhao Yachian, engraved with their initials and the coordinates of significant places.
• Tang Song returned to his apartment, checked the flood of messages about his public profile, and considered plans for Xuanji Light Realm and Songmei Clothing.
• Tang Song wrote Su Shi's poem in the study before Liu Qingning called him to the bedroom shortly before midnight.
• Liu Qingning told Tang Song she had stolen his first kiss after the College Entrance Examination, then kissed him for two minutes as January 13th began.
• Liu Qingning offered herself as Tang Song's birthday present, and he opened her shirt to discover a fine gold chest chain.

On Tang Song’s birthday, Liu Qingning reflected on Zhang Yan’s place in his past and asked whether he felt happy with his life; he assured her that he did. Zhang Yan and Chen Shuangshuang arrived in Shencheng, where Shuangshuang discovered that Zhang Yan was close to Wen Ruan and Su Yu.

• Liu Qingning remembered Zhang Yan’s quiet devotion to Tang Song and worried that their paths might eventually collide, then asked Tang Song if he felt happy and blessed with his life.
• Zhang Yan promised Chen Shuangshuang an authentic autographed photo of Su Yu, delighting her younger sister before they left Guangzhou for Shencheng in a Mercedes-Benz arranged by Wen Ruan.
• During the drive, Chen Shuangshuang explored the luxurious car, shared a photo of herself with Zhang Yan, and grew nervous about staying at her sister’s boss’s home.
• Wen Ruan welcomed Zhang Yan at the residential complex, and Su Yu removed her sunglasses and greeted Zhang Yan with an affectionate hug.
• Chen Shuangshuang was stunned to see her idol Su Yu treat Zhang Yan like family and realized her older sister’s life was far beyond what she had imagined.

Chen Shuangshuang met Su Yu and Wen Ruan at Zhang Yan’s new home, where she learned Zhang Yan was helping write lyrics for Su Yu’s new song. As Zhang Yan prepared to face Liu Qingning at Tang Song’s birthday celebration, Liu Qingning contacted her first and waited nervously for a reply.

• Wen Ruan and Su Yu warmly welcomed Zhang Yan’s younger sister, Chen Shuangshuang, and invited her to lunch at their apartment.
• Su Yu told Zhang Yan she trusted her lyrics for the Valentine’s Day song, and Wen Ruan explained Zhang Yan was one of its lyricists.
• Su Yu offered to take Chen Shuangshuang out, while Wen Ruan told Zhang Yan that Liu Qingning had invited her to Tang Song’s birthday celebration.
• Zhang Yan revisited memories of Tang Song and packed an old notebook she had kept as his birthday gift, then agreed to leave for the celebration at four.
• Tang Song and Liu Qingning left a movie together, and Liu Qingning told him to spend the afternoon as he wished but return before seven for her surprise.
• Liu Qingning added Zhang Yan through a work group chat, and she waited nervously after Zhang Yan accepted her friend request.

On his birthday, Tang Song opened thoughtful gifts from his girlfriends at Shen Yuyan’s home, then became intimate with her. Meanwhile, Zhang Yan arrived at Liu Qingning’s home with Wen Ruan and stood face-to-face with Liu Qingning, leaving their meeting poised to begin.

• Shen Yuyan welcomed Tang Song to her home and showed him the birthday deliveries she had organized.
• Tang Song opened Yao Lingling’s illustrated diary, Tian Jing’s lifelike figure, Xu Qing’s custom keyboard, and other gifts from his girlfriends.
• Shen Yuyan gave Tang Song an antique puzzle box containing her real gift, but he set it aside and pulled her into an embrace.
• Zhang Yan arrived at Liu Qingning’s residence with Wen Ruan and gathered the resolve to approach the door.
• Liu Qingning opened the door, and Zhang Yan met her gaze from the corridor.

Liu Qingning spoke privately with Zhang Yan, learned that Zhang Yan would never give up on Tang Song, and welcomed her as a friend before they prepared a birthday surprise with Wen Ruan. Tang Song returned home expecting Wen Ruan’s surprise and found all three women waiting together.

• Liu Qingning welcomed Zhang Yan into her home, and Wen Ruan carried Tang Song’s birthday present to the art studio.
• Liu Qingning and Zhang Yan recalled their school days and discussed Zhang Yan’s long-standing love for Tang Song and her earlier attempts to reconnect with him.
• Liu Qingning asked whether Zhang Yan would move on if Tang Song had not returned her feelings, and Zhang Yan said she would not; Liu Qingning then offered her friendship.
• Liu Qingning, Zhang Yan, and Wen Ruan decorated the apartment and prepared a cake and birthday surprise for Tang Song.
• Tang Song arrived home and found Liu Qingning, Zhang Yan, and Wen Ruan standing together beside the birthday decorations.

Tang Song celebrated his twenty-sixth birthday with Liu Qingning, Zhang Yan, and Wen Ruan, then received a childhood notebook from Zhang Yan and confessed his love to her. Wen Ruan later gave him a puzzle portrait of their first connection and revealed that she had fallen for him at first sight.

• Tang Song blew out his birthday candles, kissed Liu Qingning, Wen Ruan, and Zhang Yan on the cheek, and shared cake and dinner with them.
• Wen Ruan arranged for Liu Qingning to leave Zhang Yan alone with Tang Song, and Zhang Yan gave him an old notebook from their school days.
• Tang Song recognized their childhood notes, embraced Zhang Yan, and confessed that he loved her; Zhang Yan told him she loved him too.
• In the bathroom, Wen Ruan told Liu Qingning that Tang Song's first crush had been on her and privately received a message from Su Yu about bringing him to Swan Castle before midnight.
• Wen Ruan showed Tang Song a framed puzzle portrait of him from the night she first saw his photo, kissed him, and said she had fallen for him at first sight.

Liu Qingning listened as Zhang Yan recalled Tang Song’s middle-school years, then invited her to return to their hometown for New Year. After Tang Song brought Zhang Yan home, Wen Ruan took him to Swan Castle, where Su Yu welcomed him for his birthday and joined Wen Ruan and Tang Song in an intimate reunion.

• Liu Qingning asked Zhang Yan to share her memories of Tang Song in middle school and came to see Zhang Yan as a meaningful part of his past.
• Liu Qingning invited Zhang Yan to return to their hometown for New Year, and Zhang Yan accepted.
• After the birthday gathering, Tang Song took the tipsy Zhang Yan home, where Wen Ruan whispered to her before leading Tang Song away.
• Wen Ruan took Tang Song to Su Yu’s home at Swan Castle and challenged him to answer whom he found prettiest and loved most.
• Su Yu greeted Tang Song with a kiss, thanked Wen Ruan for bringing him, and invited Wen Ruan to take the lead for the night.
• Tang Song pulled Wen Ruan and Su Yu into his arms and kissed them as the Ferris Wheel turned outside.

Zhang Yan decided to return to her hometown with Liu Qingning after overcoming her fear of home, while Tang Song learned that Tian Jing had qualified as a partner and gained a new mission for her. In Tokyo, Tian Jing prepared to travel to Switzerland and discovered that Lily was secretly working for Tang Song, unlocking a hidden mission.

• Zhang Yan woke at Wen Ruan's home, felt accepted by Liu Qingning, and agreed to return to Jing County with her.
• Chen Shuangshuang told Zhang Yan about her outing with Su Yu, and Zhang Yan promised to buy her a tablet.
• Tang Song woke beside Su Yu and Wen Ruan, then received notice that Tian Jing had completed her second cultivation mission and gained new attributes and the Eye of Order skill.
• Tang Song viewed Tian Jing's next mission, which required her to handle cooperation with Crown & Co. Private Bankers as he expanded into Europe.
• Tian Jing received Anne's praise for completing the Tsukihana Gosho acquisition and agreed to fly to Switzerland, where Anne promised a trip with Tang Song.
• Lily revealed that she had concealed Tian Jing's hidden receiver for Tang Song, and Tian Jing unlocked the hidden mission Harem Secret War: Prologue.

Annie Kate pressed Howard Kate to secure a seat at the family council’s long table, then received Tang Song’s instructions for Crown & Co. Private Bankers to handle Jane’s training and Tang Jin’s assets. Meanwhile, Ouyang Xuanyue planned a yacht outing as a way to get closer to Tang Song and chose Xu Qing as a possible cover, then called her; Xu Qing was stunned to hear who was speaking.

• Annie Kate told Howard Kate she wanted a seat at the family council’s long table, and he agreed to convey her demand.
• Tang Song instructed Annie Kate to prepare Crown & Co. Private Bankers to custody Tang Jin’s core property assets and private valuables, beginning with Jane.
• Ouyang Xuanyue signed documents advancing her quiet restructuring of the Lin Family Industrial Group and considered arranging a yacht trip with Tang Song.
• Ouyang Xuanyue decided Xu Qing might serve as a cover for the yacht outing while she confessed her feelings to Tang Song.
• Xu Qing imagined a yacht proposal for her novel, then answered a call from Ouyang Xuanyue and froze in surprise.

Ouyang Xuanyue invited Xu Qing to Shencheng, while Shen Yuyan considered the political risks and continued planning revenge against her former betrayers. At Xuanji Light Realm, Tang Song shared lunch with Jiang You Rong and Ouyang Xuanyue, whose water-written calligraphy ended with Tang Song smearing the character “Wet.”

• Ouyang Xuanyue praised Xu Qing's short dramas and invited her to visit Shencheng before the New Year, where she would give her a meeting gift.
• Xu Qing excitedly told Shen Yuyan about the invitation, while Shen Yuyan weighed Ouyang Xuanyue's motives and reflected on the dangers within Tang Song's circle.
• Shen Yuyan learned that Wang Ning wanted to apologize and seek help returning to the company, then considered using Tang Jin's influence to destroy Yuanjian Shares and punish Wang Yubo.
• Tang Song discussed an AR glasses prototype with Jiang You Rong, adjusted its fit, and invited her to lunch.
• Ouyang Xuanyue joined Tang Song and Jiang You Rong for lunch, then wrote the character “Wet” on the table with a water-dampened finger.
• Tang Song praised Ouyang Xuanyue's calligraphy and pressed his finger over the wet strokes, blurring the character.

Tang Song and Ouyang Xuanyue exchanged suggestive calligraphy and tested the nature of their relationship, leaving Ouyang longing for an open future with him but uncertain how to reach it. On her way back, she approved Liu Qingning’s proposed trust revisions and began reviewing Xu Qing’s novel before approaching her.

• Tang Song teased Ouyang Xuanyue about her water-written characters, then wrote on her stocking while she described the character she had been thinking about as “feeling.”
• Jiang You Rong recognized the tension between Tang Song and Ouyang Xuanyue and left the private dining room.
• Tang Song asked Ouyang Xuanyue to define their relationship, kissed her neck, and urged her to give the answer she truly wanted to say.
• Ouyang Xuanyue left with Secretary Chen and reflected on her hopes of becoming Tang Song’s acknowledged lover, while considering the obstacles ahead.
• Secretary Chen briefed Ouyang Xuanyue on Liu Qingning’s proposed Moonlight Trust revisions, and Ouyang approved the plan giving Liu operational authority through a dedicated fund.
• Secretary Chen showed Ouyang Xuanyue Xu Qing’s novel, which Ouyang planned to study before deliberately approaching her.

Jiang You Rong recorded a week of assisting Tang Song, admiring his relentless work ethic while following technical reviews, company planning, and product development. Her diary left her anticipating the arrival of Shen Yuyan’s friend Xu Qing and wondering what would happen if Tang Song came back to stay.

• Jiang You Rong followed Tang Song through laboratory reviews and meetings, then reported on his work and Xuanji Light Realm’s progress to Director Jin.
• Jiang You Rong tested the G-1 smart glasses, secretly filmed Tang Song, and suspected that he and Ms. Ouyang had grown close after smelling her scent on him.
• Jiang You Rong attended ecosystem-planning work with Tang Song and Shen Yuyan, then overheard intimate sounds from the master bedroom when Tang Song stayed at Runxi.
• Jiang You Rong saw Tang Song lead a morning meeting after spending the night with Shen Yuyan, and later noticed bandages below Shen Yuyan’s neck.
• Jiang You Rong watched Tang Song meet with Mo Xiangwan for two hours and concluded their discussion appeared to be purely professional.
• Jiang You Rong learned that Xu Qing would arrive the next day and worried about where she would sleep if Tang Song returned to stay.