Chapter Summaries

Lin Fan completed a 42-page proof of the Riemann Hypothesis and had Xiao Bai submit it to the Mathematical Yearbook and post it on an academic forum. Arthur Kelvin learned that Lin Fan had submitted the proof and realized his own prospects for the Fields Medal had collapsed.

• Lin Fan wrote out a complete proof of the Riemann Hypothesis and asked the Super Smart Watch to prepare and submit a paper naming him and six students as authors.
• The Super Smart Watch submitted Lin Fan’s paper to the Mathematical Yearbook and posted the proof on an academic forum.
• At Princeton, Furnival congratulated Arthur Kelvin on his progress toward the Riemann Hypothesis and the Fields Medal.
• Professor Jeffrey told Arthur Kelvin and Furnival that Lin Fan’s complete proof had appeared on the academic forum and attracted prominent mathematicians’ attention.
• The Mathematical Yearbook’s editor-in-chief called Arthur Kelvin to ask him to review Lin Fan’s submitted proof, leaving Arthur convinced he had lost his chance at the Fields Medal.
• Arthur Kelvin agreed to have the editor send him the draft.

Lin Fan gained the Eyes of Night Vision skill from a platinum red envelope, then went to Jiangbei University, where his students and Hu Tian reacted to news that he had solved the Riemann Hypothesis. Hu Tian told him the World Mathematical Organization had invited him to give a report at Jiangbei University, and Lin Fan agreed to explain the proof to her after class.

• Arthur Kelvin planned to review Lin Fan's paper himself in hopes of finding a problem that might preserve his chance at the Fields Medal.
• Huaxia netizens celebrated Lin Fan's solution to the Riemann Hypothesis and began calling him God Lin.
• Lin Fan opened a platinum red envelope at Panlong Villa and gained the Eyes of Night Vision skill, which let him see clearly in darkness and fog.
• At Jiangbei University, Hao Zhiwu asked Lin Fan whether he had solved the Riemann Hypothesis, and Lin Fan confirmed that he had.
• Hu Tian visited Lin Fan's office because of the Riemann Hypothesis, and Lin Fan offered to explain the proof to her after class.
• Hu Tian told Lin Fan that the World Mathematical Organization had emailed to ask whether he could host a report session on the Riemann Hypothesis at Jiangbei University.

Lin Fan agreed to host a lecture for the World Mathematical Organization in Jiangbei, then helped Hu Tian with her work on the Riemann Hypothesis. After spending the night with Hu Tian, he returned to his usual campus routine and largely ignored the online discussions about his work.

• Lin Fan accepted Hu Tian's proposal to host the World Mathematical Organization's lecture in Jiangbei and told his students to continue their studies.
• Liu Qianqian warned Xia Bing and Xia Xue to watch out for Hu Tian, but they casually said Hu Tian was Lin Fan's girlfriend.
• Lin Fan visited Hu Tian's office, identified errors in her Riemann Hypothesis formulas, and began writing a quarter of the detailed derivation for her.
• Lin Fan finished the derivation three hours later, had dinner with Hu Tian, walked her home, and spent the night with her.
• Over the next two days, Lin Fan arrived at school on time while Hao Zhiwu told him about the online discussions, which Lin Fan dismissed.

Lin Fan visited Qiu Ziqian and Huang Ling in Yike City, then learned that Huang Ling’s mother needed 2.3 million yuan and agreed to accompany her home. Huang Ling transferred the money, and she and Lin Fan left while Qiu Ziqian stayed behind.

• Lin Fan drove to Yike City and reunited with Qiu Ziqian and Huang Ling.
• Lin Fan and the two women spent the morning together, then ordered an expensive lunch from a Michelin Two-Star Restaurant.
• Li Min called Huang Ling and urgently asked her for 2.3 million yuan without explaining why.
• Lin Fan told Huang Ling to send the money first, and Huang Ling transferred 2.3 million yuan to her mother.
• Huang Ling decided to return home to check on her family, and Lin Fan offered to go with her.
• Qiu Ziqian stayed behind to rest as Lin Fan and Huang Ling set off together.

Lin Fan and Huang Ling left for Dashi City after Wang Hui gathered 5 million yuan to secure the release of Huang Yipeng and Huang Zhimin in Dian Country. The kidnappers falsely accused the two men of breaking a 10-million-yuan bracelet and demanded more money, while Lin Fan rushed Huang Ling home after hearing her mother in distress.

• Wang Hui and Liu Guihua pooled 5 million yuan and transferred it to the kidnappers in Dian Country.
• Brother Zhao ordered Huang Yipeng and Huang Zhimin released, but the Round-faced Man used a broken bracelet to invent a new 10-million-yuan debt.
• The Round-faced Man and a tiger-tattooed man beat the two men, tied them up again, and Brother Zhao demanded 10 million yuan from Wang Hui.
• Wang Hui cried as she told Liu Guihua about the new ransom, and neither family could afford to pay it.
• Huang Ling tried to hide the situation from Wang Hui, but Huang Ling heard her mother crying and said she was on her way home.
• Lin Fan realized something was wrong and sped toward Dashi City in the Cullinan.

Lin Fan learned that Huang Yipeng and Huang Zhimin had been kidnapped in Dian Country and ordered a powerful business contact to rescue them. A large force arrived at the kidnappers’ factory, where one of the men recognized regional boss Ma Hongtao.

• Wang Hui told Lin Fan and Huang Ling that Huang Yipeng and Huang Zhimin were being held for ten million yuan after a jade dispute in Dian Country.
• Lin Fan used Xiao Bai to identify the callers and contacted Luo Zhonghao, a chairman of a major Dian Country group, to arrange a rescue.
• Luo Zhonghao received the kidnappers’ details and mobilized helicopters and hundreds of cars toward their factory.
• A crew-cut kidnapper saw the arriving force and recognized Ma Hongtao, the boss of northern Dian Country.

Luo Zhonghao and Ma Hongtao rescued Huang Yipeng and Huang Zhimin from the dilapidated factory, where the kidnappers were brutally punished. Back in Da City, Huang Yipeng called his family to confirm that he and Huang Zhimin were safe, leaving Huang Ling and her relatives relieved and grateful to Lin Fan.

• Ma Hongtao's men subdued the gambling crew, and Luo Zhonghao untied Huang Yipeng and Huang Zhimin, assuring them that Lin Fan had sent help.
• Ma Hongtao demanded that the kidnappers identify who had beaten the two men, then ordered their arms chopped off when they stayed silent.
• Brother Zhao and the others named Li Xuan and Wang Feng, but the bearded man continued severing their arms.
• Luo Zhonghao offered to take the two Huangs to a hotel, while Ma Hongtao apologized and gave them two bank cards.
• In Brilliant Supermarket, Wang Hui received Huang Yipeng's call confirming that he and Huang Zhimin had been rescued and would return within a few days.
• Wang Hui, Liu Guihua, and Huang Ling thanked Lin Fan for helping them.

Lin Fan presented his detailed solution to the Riemann Hypothesis at Jiangbei University, and leading mathematicians applauded as they recognized the proof. Tanaka Masao confirmed that his own solution was wrong and Lin Fan’s was complete, leaving Yamamoto Juro in disbelief.

• Lin Fan returned to Jiangbei and attended the Riemann Hypothesis lecture at Jiangbei University the next morning.
• Mathematicians from around the world gathered in Hall 1, where Yamamoto Juro insisted Tanaka Masao’s solution was correct.
• Lin Fan wrote out his detailed solution, while many attendees struggled to follow the mathematics.
• Michel and Deligne began applauding after Lin Fan finished, and the assembled mathematicians joined them.
• Yamamoto Juro challenged Lin Fan’s proof, but Tanaka Masao appeared and admitted that his own solution was wrong and Lin Fan’s was complete.

After solving the Riemann Hypothesis, Lin Fan left his lecture and spent time with Hu Tian. Meanwhile, Huang Yipeng and Huang Zhimin returned to Brilliant Supermarket and told their family how Lin Fan had rescued them from extortionists in Dian Country.

• Michel and Deligne congratulated Lin Fan on solving the Riemann Hypothesis, but he answered them in Chinese and walked away.
• Barneton suggested that the mathematics community might need to adopt Chinese as its working language, and Michel and Deligne discussed learning it.
• Hu Tian met Lin Fan on campus, invited him to her home, and they shared a meal together.
• Huang Yipeng and Huang Zhimin returned to Brilliant Supermarket, where Wang Hui, Liu Guihua, and Huang Ling welcomed them.
• Huang Yipeng explained that Lin Fan had rescued them with a large show of force, and that their extortionists had lost their hands and paid them ten million yuan each.

Lin Fan signed in to receive a 51% stake in the Maldives Cheval Blanc Randheli, then went to Flower's Di to visit Chu Yunyue. At the company, Zhou Xuhui discovered that the man he had insulted in the elevator was the highly respected Mr. Lin.

• Lin Fan stayed home while Hu Tian went to Jiangbei University, then signed in and received a 51% stake in the Maldives Cheval Blanc Randheli.
• Lin Fan noticed a photo of Hu Tian and Chu Yunyue and decided to visit Chu Yunyue at Flower's Di.
• When an overloaded elevator alarm forced the delivery rider to leave, a petite woman stepped out to help, and Lin Fan also exited so the rider could make his delivery.
• Lin Fan and the petite woman reached Flower's Di, where employees greeted Lin Fan respectfully as Mr. Lin.
• Zhou Xuhui, interviewing for a job at Flower's Di, recognized Lin Fan as the man who had stepped aside in the elevator.

Lin Fan visited Flower's Di Company, where Chu Yunyue warmly welcomed him and rejected an interviewee he judged to have poor character. She hired Li Rujing into the marketing department at Lin Fan's recommendation, then spent time alone with him in her office, where she asked about his solution to the Riemann Hypothesis.

• Chu Yunyue arrived and linked arms with Lin Fan, astonishing the interviewee and the man in the suit.
• Lin Fan criticized the suited interviewee's character, and Chu Yunyue ordered him to leave Flower's Di.
• Lin Fan recommended Li Rujing for her good character, and Chu Yunyue hired her into the marketing department under Supervisor Yang.
• Li Rujing thanked Chu Yunyue and Lin Fan, and Lin Fan went with Chu Yunyue to her office.
• After spending about two hours together, Chu Yunyue asked Lin Fan whether he had solved the Riemann Hypothesis.

Lin Fan agreed to join Chu Yunyue and Flower's Di's outstanding employees on a trip to the Maldives. The group boarded Lin Fan's luxury airliner and flew toward their destination, leaving Li Rujing astonished by the special treatment and lavish onboard meal.

• Chu Yunyue invited Lin Fan to join the employees' Maldives trip, and he agreed to leave the next day.
• Lin Fan stayed at Chu Yunyue's home, and the next morning they met the employees at Jiangbei International Airport.
• Five stewardesses escorted the group directly to the tarmac, where a luxury airliner and rows of welcoming stewardesses awaited them.
• Lin Fan and Chu Yunyue boarded the plane with the employees, and the aircraft took off for the Maldives.
• Li Rujing grew hungry during the flight, then was stunned when a stewardess listed the plane's luxurious meal options.

Li Rujing enjoyed a lavish meal and fine wine aboard Lin Fan’s luxury airliner before it landed in the Maldives. There, Huo Chilong tried to impress Chu Yunyue with his wealth and offered her a ride, but she ignored his displays.

• Yang Changlin ordered expensive dishes for himself and encouraged Li Rujing to eat freely.
• Li Rujing ordered a feast and tasted Lafite Wine and Australian lobster for the first time.
• Lin Fan’s luxury airliner landed in the Maldives, where Chu Yunyue stepped off the plane.
• Huo Chilong noticed Chu Yunyue and tried to impress her by showing off his diamond watch.
• Huo Chilong’s Maybach arrived, and he offered Chu Yunyue a ride, expecting her to accept.

Lin Fan brought Chu Yunyue and the Flower's Di employees to White Horse Manor in the Maldives, where chairman Grieners arranged a luxurious welcome and private island stay. As the group settled into the resort, Lin Fan and Chu Yunyue shared a romantic moment in their villa.

• Grieners welcomed Lin Fan and his companions at the airport with a Rolls-Royce motorcade, while Huo Chilong dismissed the display and left in his Maybach.
• Lin Fan took Chu Yunyue aboard the lead Rolls-Royce and traveled with the group to a seaside pier, where they boarded luxury seaplanes.
• The seaplanes carried the group to White Horse Manor, where Grieners introduced its islands and assigned Lin Fan and Chu Yunyue to a private island villa.
• Yang Changlin, Li Rujing, and the other employees explored their villas and marveled at the luxurious furnishings and amenities.
• Lin Fan and Chu Yunyue enjoyed the sea view together, and Chu Yunyue leaned into him as their shadows merged in the sunlight.

Lin Fan and Chu Yunyue enjoyed a quiet morning on Luxury Independent Island before Qin Changcun tried to pay Lin Fan to sublease it. When Lin Fan refused and Qin Changcun threatened him, White Horse Manor chairman Grieners arrived, and Qin Changcun introduced himself.

• Lin Fan and Chu Yunyue woke up together and shared a relaxed morning on the island.
• Qin Changcun arrived by seaplane with his companion and offered Lin Fan 500,000 yuan to sublease Luxury Independent Island.
• Lin Fan rejected Qin Changcun's rising offers, including one million yuan, and started to leave.
• Qin Changcun insulted Lin Fan and ordered the seaplane pilot to bring the boat closer, claiming he would take responsibility.
• Grieners passed by in another seaplane, and Qin Changcun called out to him and explained that Yuan Pingan had introduced them at a banquet.

Qin Changcun tried to have Grieners remove Lin Fan from White Horse Manor, but Grieners recognized Lin Fan as his boss and forced Qin Changcun to apologize. After Qin Changcun was sent back to the dock, Yuan Pingan told him that his business ties were ruined and threatened to expose his illegal activities, prompting Qin Changcun to blame and slap the woman who had urged him to visit.

• Qin Changcun complained to Grieners about Lin Fan and tried to get him expelled from White Horse Manor.
• Grieners recognized Lin Fan as his boss and ordered Qin Changcun to apologize or lose all manor services.
• Qin Changcun apologized to Lin Fan, who warned him not to judge people by their appearance, and Grieners sent Qin Changcun and the woman back to the coastal dock.
• Yuan Pingan called Qin Changcun and said White Horse Manor had ended their cooperation, he had been blacklisted in the industry, and Yuan Pingan would report his illegal coal mines and tax evasion.
• Qin Changcun blamed the woman for the trouble and slapped her.

Lin Fan and the Flower's Di employees enjoyed Sports Island, a spa, and an extravagant meal on Food Island. After a broken collector's cup led to a huge bill, the waiter learned that Lin Fan was White Horse Manor's new boss and treated him with great respect.

• Lin Fan, Chu Yunyue, Yang Changlin, Li Rujing, and the employees played on Sports Island and relaxed at the spa.
• Lin Fan led the group to Food Island for dinner after noticing Chu Yunyue wanted to attend the bonfire party.
• The group ate an expensive meal at LE1947 Restaurant, and an employee in pink glasses accidentally broke a collector's cup.
• The waiter explained that the meal and the broken cup brought the bill to 142,000 USD, and Lin Fan reassured the upset employee.
• Grieners called the waiter and revealed that Lin Fan was White Horse Manor's new boss, prompting the waiter to apologize and address him respectfully.

Lin Fan revealed to Flower's Di's employees that he owned White Horse Manor and Xia Country Airlines, then brought them to a bonfire party. Huo Chilong spotted Chu Yunyue there and tried to impress her by playing piano before approaching her and Lin Fan.

• Lin Fan told the employees he was White Horse Manor's largest shareholder and that its chairman, Grieners, could help them with anything.
• Yang Changlin told Li Rujing that Lin Fan was also Xia Country Airlines' largest shareholder, and encouraged her to work hard for him.
• Lin Fan led Chu Yunyue and the employees to a bonfire party, where Huo Chilong spotted Chu Yunyue.
• Huo Chilong played Moonlight Sonata on a piano to attract Chu Yunyue's attention.
• Huo Chilong approached Chu Yunyue and Lin Fan, greeted them, and suggested Lin Fan play piano for Chu Yunyue.

At the bonfire party, Lin Fan’s piano performance captivated the crowd and impressed Chu Yunyue, while Huo Chilong’s attempt to outshine him backfired. After returning to their villa, Lin Fan and Chu Yunyue played in the pool and grew closer.

• Lin Fan offered to play piano for Chu Yunyue, leaving Huo Chilong expecting him to embarrass himself.
• Lin Fan played the third movement of Moonlight Sonata, enthralling the crowd with a spectacular performance.
• Lin Fan kissed Chu Yunyue in front of everyone, and Huo Chilong left in humiliation after his plan failed.
• Lin Fan and Chu Yunyue enjoyed the rest of the party before returning to the Luxury Independent Island at midnight.
• Chu Yunyue and Lin Fan splashed around in the swimming pool, then drew close after washing up.

Lin Fan, Chu Yunyue, and Flower's Di's employees enjoyed a yacht trip organized by Grieners, fishing and grilling at sea. On a nearby yacht, Huo Chilong recognized Chu Yunyue and announced her presence to his companions, who had been discussing finding her.

• Grieners arranged an MJ Yacht for Lin Fan, Chu Yunyue, and Flower's Di's employees to take out to sea.
• Lin Fan invited everyone aboard, and they cheered as the yacht set off from White Horse Manor.
• After more than an hour at sea, the group went fishing, and Yang Changlin caught an arm-length hairtail that they began grilling on deck.
• On a nearby yacht, Huo Chilong described Chu Yunyue as a peerless beauty, and his companions said they wanted to look for her at White Horse Manor.
• Huo Chilong spotted Chu Yunyue aboard the MJ Yacht and exclaimed, "It's her!"