Chapter Summaries

Long Aotian recovered with Xu Xuejiao’s help and built influence through his medical skills while Xu Zhiyun grew eager to match him with his daughter. The chapter ended with Xu Zhiyun deciding to announce that Xu Xuejiao would take over Houde Group, with Long Aotian as her vice president.

• Xu Xuejiao told Long Aotian that she had defended him from A Yin and let him take the ice crystal, and Long Aotian promised to treat her well and help make her president of Houde Group.
• Zhuge Xiaohua and Luo Shiyin left after waking, while the injured experts from the five Great Organizations argued over mistaking Long Aotian for Lu Chengwen and A Yin discovered he might still receive a hundred million.
• Lu Chengwen spent the following week busy with Jiang Shihan, while Long Aotian recovered and accompanied Xu Zhiyun to events, curing wealthy men who rewarded Xu Zhiyun and praised Long Aotian.
• Xu Xuejiao showered Long Aotian with expensive gifts, while Xu Zhiyun watched their growing closeness and hoped they would marry.
• Xu Zhiyun proposed giving Xu Xuejiao control of Houde Group and making Long Aotian vice president, and Xu Xuejiao asked when he would announce it.
• Xu Zhiyun clenched his fist and said he would announce the plan the next day.

Xu Xuejiao discussed funding a General Hospital with Long Aotian, who promised to provide the money to win her over. Qi Meishao arrived and, troubled by Hua Xuening’s betrayal and the others’ strange behavior, resolved to meet Lu Chengwen despite warnings that he might change her too.

• Xu Xuejiao told Long Aotian that she wanted to build a General Hospital but lacked funds after investing twenty billion in Lu Chengwen, and Long Aotian offered to provide the money.
• Qi Meishao gave Long Aotian her bank card, and he said he would use the funds to help Xu Xuejiao and win her heart.
• Long Aotian rejected Qi Meishao’s request to see Hua Xuening and ordered her to leave when she suggested he bring Hua Xuening back to her senses.
• Qi Meishao questioned Luo Shiyin and Zhuge Xiaohua about Hua Xuening’s departure, and they explained that Hua Xuening had repeatedly helped Lu Chengwen and that Long Aotian had given up on her.
• Luo Shiyin and Zhuge Xiaohua warned Qi Meishao that spending time around Lu Chengwen might make her become like Hua Xuening, but Qi Meishao insisted on meeting him.

Qi Meishao set out to confront Lu Chengwen, while Luo Shiyin secretly followed to protect her. At Lu Chengwen’s villa, Leng Qingqiu handed Han Yue more responsibility, then stayed behind with Lu Chengwen after he sent the others away.

• Qi Meishao learned that Luo Shiyin and Hua Xuening had both reached the Upper Four Gates and left to meet Lu Chengwen despite Luo Shiyin and Zhuge Xiaohua’s warnings.
• Luo Shiyin drove after Qi Meishao and waited near Lu Chengwen’s villa, fixing her makeup while privately wondering how he would react to seeing her.
• At the villa, Leng Qingqiu explained company projects to Lu Chengwen and asked his approval to let Han Yue gradually take over her work.
• Lu Chengwen approved Han Yue’s promotion and ordered Leng Qingqiu to rest, then sent the executives away so he could stay with her.
• Leng Qingqiu told Lu Chengwen she belonged to him and called him “Daddy,” leaving him overwhelmed.

Lu Chengwen enjoyed a private, playful reunion with Jiang Shihan while Hua Xuening confronted Qi Meishao, who tried to bring her back to Long Aotian. Meanwhile, Heavenly King Fubo identified a recovered corpse as the Sky Net Expert he had fought, unaware that the masked expert was watching them.

• Lu Chengwen let the exhausted Leng Qingqiu sleep, then welcomed Jiang Shihan and shared a secretive, flirtatious game with her.
• Qi Meishao infiltrated Lu Chengwen’s villa, where Hua Xuening intercepted her and refused to leave Lu Chengwen or return to Long Aotian.
• Qi Meishao tried to seize Lu Chengwen, but Hua Xuening stepped in to protect him, and the two women fought in the hall.
• Heavenly King Fubo examined a corpse with the Long Yin Hu Xiao brothers and confirmed it belonged to the Sky Net Expert he had fought.
• The masked Sky Net Expert watched the five men from the darkness with killing intent.

Hua Xuening subdued Qi Meishao and Luo Shiyin while Lu Chengwen mistakenly treated the paralyzed Qi Meishao as Jiang Shihan and took her underwear. Long Aotian headed to Lu Chengwen’s villa to discuss his plans, followed by the five men seeking the Meteorite Ice Crystal and the Sky Net Expert, as Lu Chengwen returned to Qi Meishao with a pill.

• Hua Xuening defeated Qi Meishao, sealed her acupoints, and left her in a bedroom while she confronted Luo Shiyin outside.
• Hua Xuening told Luo Shiyin she considered Lu Chengwen her home, then defeated and restrained her when they fought.
• Lu Chengwen found the paralyzed Qi Meishao, took her underwear, and prepared to give her half a Desire Woman Pill before hearing sounds upstairs and going to investigate.
• Hua Xuening hid Luo Shiyin and told Lu Chengwen she had only been practicing when he asked about the noise.
• Long Aotian set out for Lu Chengwen’s villa, while Heavenly King Fubo and the other men followed him in search of the Meteorite Ice Crystal; the Sky Net Expert pursued them.
• Lu Chengwen returned to the first floor and approached Qi Meishao, still mistaking her for Jiang Shihan.

Long Aotian, Heavenly King Fubo, A Yin, and the Sky Net Expert fought outside Lu Chengwen’s villa before pausing to untangle who was allied with whom and who had taken the Meteorite Ice Crystal. A thunderclap immediately followed their sworn denials, and the chaotic fight began again.

• Heavenly King Fubo and the others intercepted Long Aotian as he headed toward Lu Chengwen’s villa, while the Sky Net Expert arrived seeking revenge for his younger brother.
• Lu Chengwen and Hua Xuening watched the confused battle from the villa as Long Aotian, A Yin, Heavenly King Fubo, and the Sky Net Expert attacked one another.
• Long Aotian stopped the fighters and tried to establish their allegiances, but the Sky Net Expert accused him of killing his younger brother and A Yin kept insisting that Long Aotian was his young master.
• Long Aotian accused A Yin of stealing the Meteorite Ice Crystal, but A Yin, Long Aotian, and the Sky Net Expert each swore they had not taken it.
• A thunderclap sounded after the three men swore their innocence, and they cursed before resuming the melee.

Lu Chengwen accidentally fed Luo Shiyin half a Desire Woman Pill after mistaking her for Jiang Shihan, forcing him to try to cure her while the battle outside continued. Hua Xuening joined the chaotic fight but kept changing her mind about whom to help, leaving everyone confused.

• Lu Chengwen mistook Luo Shiyin for Jiang Shihan, fed her half a Desire Woman Pill, and discovered Hua Xuening had sealed her acupoints.
• Hua Xuening and Zhuge Xiaohua realized Luo Shiyin needed the poison cured, so Lu Chengwen stayed with her while Hua Xuening went to keep the battle going.
• Qi Meishao joined Long Aotian's fight but struggled because she feared exposing that she was not wearing anything underneath.
• Hua Xuening arrived at the battlefield and repeatedly drew and sheathed her Precious Sword as she tried to decide which side was losing.
• The Sky Net Expert watched the factions fight and became bewildered by the conflicting loyalties surrounding Long Aotian.

Lu Chengwen finished detoxifying Luo Shiyin while Qi Meishao recovered her combat strength with help from Hua Xuening, leaving the battle against Heavenly King Fubo and Sky Net Expert still unresolved. Lu Chengwen then realized Luo Shiyin had restored his True Essence Pill because she had a Dual Cultivation Physique.

• Qi Meishao left to get help from Hua Xuening, while Long Aotian fought off repeated palm strikes from Sky Net Expert and Heavenly King Fubo.
• Long Aotian bit Qi Meishao's wrist to regain strength, and Hua Xuening brought Qi Meishao the item she needed to fight at full power.
• Lu Chengwen finished detoxifying Luo Shiyin, who accused him of drugging her and threatened to kill him the next time they met before leaving with Zhuge Xiaohua.
• Lu Chengwen hurried to the main hall and learned from Hua Xuening that the battle was still raging and the fighters were nearly exhausted.
• Lu Chengwen realized his True Essence Pill had been restored and concluded that Luo Shiyin had a Dual Cultivation Physique.

Lu Chengwen returned to the battlefield after recovering his True Essence Pill and found the groups still fighting over the missing Meteorite Ice Crystal. He let the wounded Sky Net Expert leave and sent Long Aotian inside to recover, leaving the crystal’s whereabouts unresolved.

• Lu Chengwen discovered that Luo Shiyin’s help had fully restored his True Essence Pill, then went with Hua Xuening to check on the battle.
• The Sky Net Expert tried to slip away, but Lu Chengwen asked who had the Meteorite Ice Crystal, and the fighters accused one another of taking it.
• Qi Meishao attacked Lu Chengwen, but Luo Shiyin blocked her and insisted that Lu Chengwen’s life was hers to take later.
• Long Aotian urged Lu Chengwen to join him against the others, but Lu Chengwen gave him a Minor Returning Heaven Pill and sent him inside to heal.
• Lu Chengwen dismissed the Sky Net Expert and Heavenly King Fubo’s group, and the Sky Net Expert fled while the Meteorite Ice Crystal remained missing.

Lu Chengwen persuaded Long Aotian that Mayor Zhao had rejected his land approval because Huo Wendong had gone over the mayor’s head, and advised him to distance himself from Huo Wendong and align with Mayor Zhao. Long Aotian agreed to follow his advice, while Luo Shiyin continued to show her hostility toward Lu Chengwen.

• Lu Chengwen sent Heavenly King Fubo and his men after the Sky Net Expert to recover the Meteorite Ice Crystal, while secretly keeping the crystal with his group.
• Lu Chengwen returned to the villa, where Luo Shiyin and Qi Meishao treated Long Aotian’s injuries and Long Aotian blamed A Yin for stealing the crystal.
• Long Aotian asked Lu Chengwen about the land approval documents, and Lu Chengwen explained that Mayor Zhao had rejected them because Huo Wendong had bypassed him.
• Lu Chengwen advised Long Aotian to distance himself from Huo Wendong and show Mayor Zhao that he was on the mayor’s side.
• Long Aotian agreed to follow Lu Chengwen’s advice, and Luo Shiyin angrily rebuked Lu Chengwen as he joked about their brotherhood.

Lu Chengwen and Long Aotian swore to compete for women without damaging their brotherhood, while Long Aotian used the agreement to ask Lu Chengwen for land to build a hospital as a gift for Xu Xuejiao. The women reacted to the men’s hidden motives, and Lu Chengwen reluctantly considered Long Aotian’s request.

• Long Aotian demanded that Luo Shiyin apologize to Lu Chengwen, but Lu Chengwen defused the confrontation and suggested that the brothers compete fairly for women.
• Long Aotian agreed that neither brother would pursue a woman already devoted to the other, and promised Lu Chengwen the rest of his Close Guards if Lu Chengwen won over one of them.
• Lu Chengwen secretly celebrated that the oath would help keep Hua Xuening from returning to Long Aotian, while Qi Meishao and the other women began to suspect they could hear Lu Chengwen’s thoughts.
• Long Aotian asked Lu Chengwen to provide land in Chengwen District for a large hospital that he planned as a gift for Xu Xuejiao.
• Luo Shiyin tearfully left for the kitchen after interpreting Lu Chengwen’s thoughts as concern for her safety, while Long Aotian insisted that helping build the hospital served the public good.
• Lu Chengwen privately accepted that Long Aotian had outmaneuvered him and thought that if Long Aotian was willing to risk everything, he would see it through.

Long Aotian boasted to his companions that he had outmaneuvered Lu Chengwen, while Lu Chengwen confided in Hua Xuening about the things he needed to protect. The next day, Long Aotian offered Xu Zhiyun a cooperation deal and funding for medical facilities in Chengwen District, leaving Xu Xuejiao suspicious of his claims about Lu Chengwen.

• Long Aotian told Zhuge Xiaohua, Luo Shiyin, and Qi Meishao that he had secured land, gained leverage over Xu Xuejiao and the Xu Family, and cleared the way for his hospital plans.
• Lu Chengwen reflected on the struggle over Ice Crystal and told Hua Xuening that he had things to protect; Hua Xuening promised to protect them with him.
• At Ninth Pharmaceutical Factory, Xu Zhiyun explained how Lu Chengwen had invested thirty billion, gained control, and become the factory's biggest shareholder.
• Long Aotian encouraged Xu Zhiyun to let Xu Xuejiao take over Houde, arguing that leadership experience would help her grow.
• Luo Shiyin presented Xu Zhiyun with Great Sage Group's letter of intent, and Long Aotian offered additional funding for medical facilities in Chengwen District.
• Xu Xuejiao watched Long Aotian and his companions, then glanced at the bank card and privately suspected that Lu Chengwen was even more devious than she was.

Long Aotian and Xu Zhiyun planned to secure the General Hospital deal and install Xu Xuejiao as Houde Group’s executive president. When they considered sending an undercover agent to investigate Lu Chengwen, Xu Xuejiao volunteered, driven by her desire for revenge.

• Long Aotian presented Xu Zhiyun with a signed cooperation letter for the General Hospital and asked that it be placed under Xu Xuejiao’s name as a gift to her.
• Xu Zhiyun arranged for Xu Xuejiao to become Houde Group’s executive president, while executives warned that Lu Chengwen’s generous terms might conceal a trap.
• Long Aotian proposed sending Luo Shiyin undercover to get close to Lu Chengwen, but Xu Xuejiao argued that Lu Chengwen would distrust her.
• Xu Xuejiao volunteered to approach Lu Chengwen herself, explaining that their past relationship and her future position would make her presence seem natural.
• Xu Xuejiao declared that she wanted personal revenge on Lu Chengwen, terrifying everyone before she abruptly regained her composure.
• Qi Meishao endorsed Xu Xuejiao as the right person for the undercover mission.

Xu Xuejiao joined Lu Chengwen as an undercover agent while taking over as president of Houde Group, and Lu Chengwen learned that Jiang Shihan was facing vicious rumors from her relatives and neighbors. Zhang Tuofeng revealed that Huo Wendong’s side had kidnapped his son to force him to hand over the seven-star hotel contract, so Lu Chengwen agreed to give him a controlling stake and called Silver Tuo Wang to help.

• Xu Xuejiao swore to support Long Aotian’s plan, then left to pose as an undercover agent at Lu Chengwen’s villa.
• Xu Xuejiao told Lu Chengwen that she would become president of Houde Group and own fifteen percent of its shares.
• Zhao Gang told Lu Chengwen that rumors accusing Jiang Shihan of procuring women for him had caused her to argue with her mother.
• Zhang Tuofeng confessed that Huo Wendong’s side had kidnapped his son and was forcing him to secure the seven-star hotel contract.
• Lu Chengwen offered Zhang Tuofeng a controlling stake in the contract and summoned Silver Tuo Wang and Yuan Fang to deal with the kidnappers.

Lu Chengwen’s group tracked down the traffickers, rescued the kidnapped boy, and found Zhang Shen’er imprisoned in a storage room. The chapter ended with an unidentified man discovering her and telling the others there was no one inside.

• Silver Tuo Wang and Yuan Fang captured Zhang Tuofeng’s associate, who confessed that Ma Chengkun had kidnapped the boy and named his location.
• Lu Chengwen rushed to 936 West District with Zhao Gang and Hua Xuening while Ma Chengkun prepared to assault Zhang Shen’er.
• Lu Chengwen and his group broke into the basement, rescued the boy, and forced Ma Chengkun to reveal his superior.
• Zhang Shen’er, tied up and gagged in a storage room, could not alert Lu Chengwen’s group before they left.
• An unidentified man returned, opened the storage room, and told the others there was no one inside.

Lu Chengwen rescued Zhang Shen'er from kidnappers and helped her recover, while she explained her investigation into an overseas hostage-smuggling scam. As they left the hotel, they overheard relatives spreading absurd rumors about Lu Chengwen and Jiang Shihan.

• Lu Chengwen untied Zhang Shen'er, carried her to safety, and stayed nearby while she recovered from her ordeal.
• Zhang Shen'er changed into clothes Lu Chengwen had prepared, ate a meal, and told him that Ma Chengkun's kidnapping ring smuggled hostages overseas for scams.
• Zhang Shen'er realized Ma Chengkun had likely lured her into a trap to retaliate, and Lu Chengwen felt guilty for having indirectly led her toward danger.
• Lu Chengwen reassured Zhang Shen'er that he respected her work, and she felt she could rely on him despite his teasing and worried advice.
• Lu Chengwen and Zhang Shen'er overheard a group of relatives inventing scandalous rumors about Lu Chengwen and Jiang Shihan, including claims that he drank gasoline and ate human flesh.

Jiang Shihan confronted her relatives over their rumors about her relationship with Lu Chengwen, then Xu Xuejiao arrived and defended her while revealing Lu Chengwen had arranged treatment for her mother. The chapter ended with Jiang Shihan freezing in shock when someone behind them called her and Xu Xuejiao by name.

• Lu Chengwen overheard relatives gossiping that Jiang Shihan was his mistress and saying she should be matched with Dabin.
• Jiang Shihan was pressured to exchange contact information with Dabin, then angrily confronted Little Curls and defended her work and relationship with Lu Chengwen.
• Jiang Shihan argued with her mother and relatives, explaining she had worked to pay for her mother's treatment and praising Lu Chengwen's character and housing project.
• Xu Xuejiao arrived, greeted Jiang Shihan warmly, and told the family that Lu Chengwen had asked her to help treat Jiang Shihan's mother.
• Xu Xuejiao explained that she had treated Jiang Shihan's mother partly because Lu Chengwen had arranged it, and praised Jiang Shihan as a capable, good-hearted woman.
• An unseen person called out Xu Xuejiao and Jiang Shihan, and Jiang Shihan froze in shock.

Lu Chengwen won over Jiang Shihan’s family and friends with his status, charm, and lavish gifts, then announced that he and Jiang Shihan were dating. As he left, Jiang Shihan said their relatives were getting off easy, and Lu Chengwen asked whether she would regret being with him.

• Lu Chengwen arrived at Jiang Shihan’s family gathering, greeted Xu Xuejiao, and sent Zhao Gang and his men away so he could speak with Jiang Shihan’s mother.
• Lu Chengwen charmed the relatives and neighbors by accepting their praise and thanking them for supporting Jiang Shihan.
• Lu Chengwen announced that he and Jiang Shihan were dating and asked her mother and the gathered relatives for their blessing.
• Lu Chengwen offered to give Jiang Shihan’s mother a downtown property and arranged gifts, upgraded banquet food, and other benefits for the family.
• As Lu Chengwen left, Jiang Shihan said their relatives were getting off easy, and he asked whether she would regret this.

Lu Chengwen advised Jiang Shihan and Zhang Shen'er, then joined Mayor Zhao and city officials to decide when shantytown residents could move into newly completed homes. He proposed a scheme to manage the competing pressures, leaving the meeting with a plan he claimed could defeat Cao Cao.

• Lu Chengwen urged Jiang Shihan to spend time with her family and reminded her that ordinary people had flaws.
• Lu Chengwen warned Zhang Shen'er that the criminal organization she was investigating was dangerous and urged her to work with experienced officers and take breaks.
• Li Meiqin reported a 4.9-billion transfer to Great Sage Group, while Lu Chengwen and Xu Xuejiao invested 12 billion and 20 billion respectively in the redevelopment project.
• Mayor Zhao summoned Lu Chengwen from the police station to discuss whether more than twenty thousand residents should move into completed homes before supporting infrastructure was ready.
• Lu Chengwen proposed letting residents move in while informing them about unfinished infrastructure, then suggested making them compete for apartments and promised a plan to defeat Cao Cao.

Lu Chengwen persuaded Mayor Zhao and the officials to let shantytown residents choose whether to move into the first apartments despite incomplete facilities, and the proposal was approved. Afterward, he exaggerated Zhang Shen'er's role in the police operation while officers questioned her about acting without notifying her superiors.

• Lu Chengwen proposed publicly explaining the benefits and drawbacks of early move-in and letting residents choose between the first apartments and later phases.
• Mayor Zhao approved Lu Chengwen's plan and advised him to use more careful wording when presenting it to others.
• Mayor Zhao and Secretary Wu defended Lu Chengwen's practical contributions to a skeptical official after Lu left with the police.
• Lu Chengwen told officers that Zhang Shen'er had infiltrated the gang as part of a coordinated operation, then embellished her actions with heroic boasts.
• The captain reprimanded Zhang Shen'er for cooperating with Lu Chengwen without first informing her superiors, while a young officer challenged Lu's exaggerated account.