Chapter Summaries

Lu Chengwen and Long Aotian repeatedly failed to get hired by Xiangyun Group, while Hua Xuening easily landed a secretary position. After they pleaded with Luo Li for another chance, she told them to report for duty the next day as she rushed to greet President Chen Mengyun.

• Hua Xuening laughed at Lu Chengwen and Long Aotian for failing to impress a receptionist, and Lu Chengwen refused to accept that his status no longer helped him.
• Xiangyun Group security guards beat Lu Chengwen and Long Aotian, who discussed their failed job search and rejected Long Aotian's plan to stage a kidnapping.
• Lu Chengwen told Long Aotian he had a plan to get them hired by winning over Luo Li.
• Hua Xuening announced that she had been hired as a secretary after an easy interview, leaving Lu Chengwen and Long Aotian dejected.
• Lu Chengwen and Long Aotian apologized to Luo Li and begged for another chance when she hurried off to greet President Chen Mengyun.
• Luo Li agreed to let Lu Chengwen and Long Aotian report for duty the next day.

Chen Mengyun visited Xiangyun Group’s recruitment fair, where she recognized Lu Chengwen despite his disguise and hired him and Long Aotian. The encounter ended with Lu Chengwen rejecting her apparent invitation and Long Aotian volunteering instead.

• Chen Mengyun inspected the recruitment fair and gave executives instructions about staffing and projects.
• Chen Mengyun heard Lu Chengwen’s thoughts and realized the disguised applicant was Brother Chengwen, though she denied recognizing him.
• Luo Li told Chen Mengyun that Lu Chengwen and Long Aotian had failed their interviews, but Lu Chengwen introduced Long Aotian as his brother and praised his poor abilities.
• Chen Mengyun teased Lu Chengwen, asked if he had a girlfriend, and ordered him and Long Aotian to report for work the next day.
• Chen Mengyun asked Lu Chengwen if he wanted to sleep with her, and Lu Chengwen said he would only sleep with a clean woman while Long Aotian volunteered.

Chen Mengyun secretly delighted in Lu Chengwen’s return but kept their encounter discreet, while Luo Li struggled to decide how to hire him and Long Aotian. Chen Mengyun later reunited with Hua Xuening, whose adoration she warmly encouraged despite not feeling the same closeness.

• Chen Mengyun restrained herself from revealing her connection to Lu Chengwen and left with her group after exchanging only a few words with him.
• Manager Pang told Luo Li to onboard Lu Chengwen and Long Aotian in ordinary positions, leaving Luo Li anxious about how the decision might affect her.
• Chen Mengyun sat alone in the lounge, puzzling over Lu Chengwen’s unexpected appearance.
• Hua Xuening climbed in through the window, greeted Chen Mengyun affectionately, and was gently scolded for taking such a risk.
• Chen Mengyun smoothed Hua Xuening’s hair and called her silly, while Hua Xuening blushed and praised her sister.

Chen Mengyun coaxed Hua Xuening into revealing Lu Chengwen’s secret bet with Long Aotian, then instructed her to keep their contact and the information hidden. The next day, Long Aotian chose Xiangyun Group’s Security Department, while Lu Chengwen ended up standing on the street beside an electric bike.

• Chen Mengyun warmly welcomed Hua Xuening and asked why she had come to the provincial capital.
• Hua Xuening told Chen Mengyun about Lu Chengwen and Long Aotian’s bet and the rule against outside help.
• Chen Mengyun told Hua Xuening to keep the secret from everyone, pretend they did not know each other in public, and not tell Lu Chengwen about their contact.
• Chen Mengyun reflected that the Five Great Families were squeezing Xiangyun Group and that a struggle for survival was approaching.
• Luo Li asked Lu Chengwen and Long Aotian which department they wanted to join, and Long Aotian requested to become a Gold Token bodyguard in the Security Department.
• An hour later, Lu Chengwen stood on the street beside an electric bike, looking dejected.

After returning to takeout work, Lu Chengwen reflected on how much his former wealth and status had shaped his success, then resigned from Xiangyun Group because delivery could not earn him one hundred billion. Manager Pang interrupted him by ordering him to deliver food to Chen Mengyun, and Lu Chengwen refused.

• Lu Chengwen and Long Aotian worked as rookie delivery drivers, and Lu delivered an order to A Long and A Hu, who tipped him a hundred yuan.
• Lu Chengwen recognized that his past identity, wealth, and memories—not just his own abilities—had enabled his earlier success, and he decided to seize his new opportunity.
• Lu Chengwen told Luo Li he was resigning because he wanted to earn one hundred billion, and she approved while mocking his ambition.
• Manager Pang ordered Lu Chengwen to take food to Chen Mengyun's office, but Lu Chengwen refused and demanded a different position.

Lu Chengwen brought takeout to Chen Mengyun’s office, misunderstanding her invitation as a plan to seduce a delivery boy. Chen Mengyun revealed that Hua Xuening had set him up, and their reunion turned intimate before President Wen’s arrival interrupted them.

• Manager Pang gave Lu Chengwen an access card and sent him to Chen Mengyun’s office with the takeout.
• Shirley let Lu Chengwen into the office, where Chen Mengyun teased him and revealed that Hua Xuening had already visited.
• Lu Chengwen realized Chen Mengyun had been playing along to expose his jealousy, and the two embraced and resumed their intimate relationship.
• Shirley told Chen Mengyun that President Wen had arrived, and Chen Mengyun declined to see him.
• Shirley warned Manager Pang to keep quiet, and he stressed the importance of secrecy to Luo Li.
• Chen Mengyun sat on Lu Chengwen’s lap and whispered that she wanted to play president with him.

Lu Chengwen and Chen Mengyun discussed Hua Xuening’s risks and Chen Mengyun’s fierce loyalty to him. Chen Mengyun agreed to trust and support Hua Xuening after Lu Chengwen chose to keep her involved, leaving the two closer than before.

• Chen Mengyun warned Lu Chengwen that Hua Xuening’s poor judgment and knowledge of his secrets made her a liability.
• Chen Mengyun explained that she would support anyone who helped Lu Chengwen but would destroy anyone who threatened his plans.
• Lu Chengwen apologized for how he had treated Chen Mengyun in the past, and she kissed him and reaffirmed her devotion.
• Lu Chengwen said Hua Xuening had become a lucky charm and argued that they should not send her away.
• Chen Mengyun agreed to trust and support Hua Xuening, then told Lu Chengwen she would even kill her own brother if he stood in his way.

Lu Chengwen and Chen Mengyun agreed to keep Long Aotian’s situation quiet while trying to bring Wen Bin onto their side. Meanwhile, Long Aotian’s delivery job brought him face-to-face with Zhao Ritian, and their fight at a residential gate left a security guard and a delivery worker trading blows like experts.

• Chen Mengyun urged Lu Chengwen to keep Mei Shao and Shi Yin from spreading news about their dealings with Long Aotian, and Lu agreed to act naturally until they could drive Long Aotian out of Northern Country.
• Lu Chengwen and Chen Mengyun discussed reconnecting with Wen Bin and possibly persuading him to stay neutral or join their side.
• After a day of bad reviews, Long Aotian brought his final food order to an upscale residential complex, where Zhao Ritian refused to let him enter.
• Long Aotian tried to leap over the gate, but Zhao Ritian grabbed him and struck with his baton, forcing Long Aotian to fight back.
• Zhao Ritian’s colleague came out and watched the security guard and delivery worker exchange moves.

Lu Chengwen broke up a fight between Long Aotian and Zhao Ritian, only to get dragged into the brawl and wreck a client’s car while chasing them. The three agreed to compete for Chen Mengyun in the provincial capital, and Lu Chengwen ended the chapter with a provocative message from her.

• Long Aotian and Zhao Ritian fought outside a residential complex while bystanders filmed, and Lu Chengwen arrived in his valet uniform.
• Lu Chengwen tried to stop the fight, but he, Long Aotian, and Zhao Ritian ended up brawling together and tearing each other’s clothes.
• Long Aotian fled on his electric scooter, and Zhao Ritian chased him on a motorcycle; Lu Chengwen pursued them in a client’s car and rammed Zhao Ritian’s bike into Long Aotian.
• The three sat by the roadside, explained how they had come to the provincial capital, and agreed to compete for Chen Mengyun without interfering with one another.
• Chen Mengyun sent Lu Chengwen pictures of two sets of lingerie and asked which one he wanted her to wear.

Manager Zhou berated Long Aotian, Zhao Ritian, and Lu Chengwen over their workplace mishaps before announcing penalties for the first two. He then checked that Lu Chengwen had not been injured, leaving his own punishment unclear.

• Manager Zhou scolded Long Aotian for receiving ten bad reviews and wrecking an electric scooter.
• Manager Zhou blamed Zhao Ritian for blocking a Xiangyun delivery worker and crashing a coworker’s motorcycle.
• Manager Zhou rebuked Lu Chengwen for taking a major client’s car and crashing it, and Lu Chengwen offered to pay compensation.
• Luo Li came out and asked Brother Zhou what had happened.
• Manager Pang spoke privately with Manager Zhou, who returned and ordered Long Aotian and Zhao Ritian to compensate Xiangyun for their losses.
• Manager Zhou asked Lu Chengwen whether he had been hurt and said he had not wrecked anything.

Lu Chengwen, Zhao Ritian, and Long Aotian caused chaos in an elevator and decided to compete for a prize by advancing their careers at Xiangyun Group. Lu Chengwen then called Chen Mengyun to ask about Wen Bin’s acquisition documents, warning her that there was a problem.

• Lu Chengwen squeezed his suitcases into a crowded elevator, where Zhao Ritian and Long Aotian fought and Wen Bin was crushed and vomited.
• Shirley and Chen Mengyun helped Wen Bin out, and he asked where Lu Chengwen was while Lu Chengwen pretended to be someone named Cheng Wen.
• Lu Chengwen, Zhao Ritian, and Long Aotian agreed to wager one hundred million each on who would succeed first, with the prize doubling in later rounds.
• Lu Chengwen called Chen Mengyun and learned she planned to acquire Wen Bin’s businesses after reviewing the documents in his three boxes.
• Lu Chengwen told Chen Mengyun there was a problem.

Lu Chengwen suspected Wen Bin was preparing for a major event in Northern Country, then was ordered to help President Li at a freight yard. President Li discussed Lu Chengwen’s arrival with President Qu, unaware that Lu Chengwen was nearby.

• Lu Chengwen and Chen Mengyun discussed Wen Bin’s cash holdings and suspected that his planned withdrawal from the Five Great Families was a smokescreen.
• Manager Zhou tried to expel Lu Chengwen, Long Aotian, and Zhao Ritian, but President Li ordered them to accompany her to the freight yard.
• President Li negotiated at the freight yard while the three men helped move cargo.
• President Li told her secretary that Lu Chengwen’s arrival could change many people’s fortunes and warned against trusting his apparent weaknesses.
• President Qu told President Li that Lu Chengwen liked beauties, and she said he was the only man in Northern Country worthy of her attention.
• Lu Chengwen accidentally dropped a box nearby as President Li spoke with President Qu.

Lu Chengwen, Long Aotian, and Zhao Ritian moved cargo for President Li, whose company faced pressure from the Four Great Families. After the three saved her from falling boxes, she hired them temporarily as bodyguards and gave them an important assignment for the next day.

• Lu Chengwen accidentally dropped a box on Zhao Ritian's foot while the three men unloaded the cargo and overheard President Li and President Qu discussing the company's troubles.
• Lu Chengwen and Zhao Ritian argued while Long Aotian struggled under a heavy box, until President Li ordered them to help carry it.
• President Li laughed as the three men explained why they had been fired, then Zhao Ritian, Long Aotian, and Lu Chengwen each stopped falling boxes from hitting her when a crane cable snapped.
• President Li offered the three men temporary bodyguard jobs, and they pooled one hundred million each as a wager on who would become her official bodyguard.
• President Li learned the men's names, teased Lu Chengwen about being one character away from her name, and ordered all three to complete an important task the next day.

Lu Chengwen discussed Wen Bin’s withdrawal from Youzhou with Leng Qingqiu, who suspected outsiders were disrupting the provincial capital. At a business meeting, Li Yangyang declared that Lu Chengwen was the biggest variable in the intensifying struggle.

• Lu Chengwen told Leng Qingqiu that Wen Bin was selling his Youzhou assets and seemed desperate to find him.
• Leng Qingqiu concluded that someone from outside the region was making Wen Bin withdraw, and Lu Chengwen asked her to watch Huo Wendong in Xue City.
• Li Yangyang watched Lu Chengwen speak on the phone and suspected that his manner revealed he was no ordinary employee.
• Li Yangyang brought Lu Chengwen into a meeting to take notes on Wen Bin’s withdrawal, pressure from the Four Great Families, and Lu Chengwen’s absence from the provincial capital.
• Li Yangyang argued that Lu Chengwen’s unconventional victories made him the biggest variable in the business struggle.

Li Yangyang’s team debated the Four Great Families’ assault on Xiangyun and chose to back Chen Mengyun, believing Lu Chengwen would lead the younger generation against the old guard. After the meeting, Li Yangyang accused Lu Chengwen, Long Aotian, and Zhao Ritian of including an enemy spy, and Zhao immediately blamed Long Aotian.

• Li Yangyang called Zhao Ritian and Long Aotian into her meeting, and the two traded insults that amused the attendees.
• Li Yangyang’s advisers assessed the Four Great Families’ campaign against Xiangyun and argued that they were trying to draw Lu Chengwen into the fight.
• A young woman urged Li Yangyang to stay with Xiangyun, saying Lu Chengwen united the rising generation against the old guard.
• Li Yangyang declared that her team would support Chen Mengyun’s command and prepare for a hard battle in key industries.
• After dismissing the meeting, Li Yangyang asked Lu Chengwen, Long Aotian, and Zhao Ritian which of them was an enemy spy, and Zhao pointed at Long Aotian.

Li Yangyang questioned Lu Chengwen, Long Aotian, and Zhao Ritian about a possible business spy, while several factions reconsidered their plans around Lu Chengwen. The Zhang family decided to accommodate him and seek closer ties as he remained in the provincial capital.

• Zhao Ritian accused Long Aotian of being a business spy, and Li Yangyang clarified that one, two, or all three men could be spies.
• The Great Organization's Chief Branch Master decided to send the Great Heavenly King to support Long Aotian after learning the Supreme Master was dissatisfied with the branch.
• Zhang Jiucheng told the old master that Lu Chengwen, Monkey Princess, and Jiang Shihan had arrived in the provincial capital amid turmoil in Xue City.
• The Zhang family old master ordered the provincial branch not to target the Lu Family and to make way for them, hoping to gain Lu Chengwen's favor.
• The old master approved bringing Shen'er closer to Lu Chengwen, and Li Yangyang warned the three men that the police might arrive unless they explained themselves.

Li Yangyang brought Zhang Shen'er in to investigate the three suspected spies, but Zhang Shen'er recognized the disguised Lu Chengwen and arranged to question him alone. She cuffed him to a chair and flirted with him, leaving him baffled as she asked whether he liked police officers.

• Li Yangyang explained her suspicions about Lu Chengwen, Long Aotian, and Zhao Ritian, then brought Zhang Shen'er back to question them.
• Zhang Shen'er recognized Zhao Ritian and dismissed him as too foolish to be a commercial spy.
• Zhang Shen'er recognized Lu Chengwen by his appearance and inner voice, while he continued pretending to be Cheng Wen.
• Zhang Shen'er separated Lu Chengwen and Long Aotian, then questioned Lu Chengwen about his love life.
• Zhang Shen'er cuffed Lu Chengwen to his chair, sat on his lap, and asked whether he liked police officers.

Zhang Shen'er recognized Lu Chengwen during an interrogation and learned why he was in the provincial capital. She confessed her feelings and kissed him, leaving Li Yangyang to discover their interrogation had turned romantic.

• Zhang Shen'er revealed that she had recognized Lu Chengwen despite his changed appearance and teased him about their past.
• Lu Chengwen explained his business dispute with Long Aotian and why he had come to the provincial capital.
• Zhang Shen'er admitted she still loved Lu Chengwen and kissed him to ease his anger.
• Zhang Shen'er straddled Lu Chengwen and kissed him passionately until Li Yangyang entered and questioned their interrogation methods.

Zhang Shen'er’s flirtatious interrogation of Lu Chengwen confused Li Yangyang and Zhao Ritian, who mistook it for a honey trap. After Zhang Shen'er switched to questioning Long Aotian, Zhao Ritian was left watching him and accidentally sprayed pepper spray into his own eyes.

• Li Yangyang questioned Zhang Shen'er about sitting on Lu Chengwen’s lap and kissing him, while Zhao Ritian offered to be interrogated instead.
• Zhao Ritian told Long Aotian that Zhang Shen'er had used a honey trap on Lu Chengwen, and Long Aotian sent him away.
• Li Yangyang and Zhang Shen'er agreed to switch suspects, and Zhang Shen'er tightly tied Long Aotian with ropes.
• Zhang Shen'er left Zhao Ritian to watch Long Aotian while she checked on Li Yangyang.
• Zhao Ritian picked up the pepper spray, aimed it at his own eyes, and sprayed himself as Long Aotian laughed.

Zhao Ritian tortured the bound Long Aotian with pepper spray until Li Yangyang intervened, while Zhang Shen'er’s interrogation of Lu Chengwen turned into unwanted advances. Zhao Ritian then shocked himself with an electric baton and collapsed convulsing.

• Zhao Ritian repeatedly sprayed Long Aotian in the eyes, hoping to keep him from revealing that he knew martial arts.
• Zhang Shen'er dismissed Li Yangyang and tried to make Lu Chengwen admit that he liked her while he remained tied up.
• Li Yangyang stopped Zhao Ritian’s pepper-spray torture, removed the matchsticks from Long Aotian’s eyes, and ordered Zhao Ritian to rinse them.
• Li Yangyang returned to find Zhang Shen'er leaning over Lu Chengwen and ordered her to stop the interrogation.
• Zhao Ritian poured water over Long Aotian, then touched the sparks on an electric baton and fell to the floor convulsing.