Chapter Summaries

Yan Kai waited outside Ant Army Company and witnessed Cook return to make an acquisition offer. Zhao Min rejected Apple Inc.’s offer of up to 15 billion US Dollars, leaving the meeting at an impasse.

• Yan Kai and several reporters waited outside Ant Army Company for Cook to arrive.
• Li Lingfeng welcomed Cook at the entrance while reporters questioned him and security kept them back.
• Zhao Min met Cook in the reception room, where he offered 13 billion US Dollars to acquire Ant Army Company.
• Zhao Min rejected the offer, saying the company was not for sale regardless of the price.
• Cook raised his offer to 15 billion US Dollars, but Zhao Min refused again and said the meeting could end if acquisition was his only purpose.

Cook visited Ant Army Company to propose an acquisition and other forms of cooperation, but Chen Mo refused to sell shares or reveal the Intelligent Assistant’s source code. Cook left without an agreement, telling reporters that the companies had enjoyed a pleasant exchange and might cooperate in the future.

• Cook offered 15 billion US dollars to buy all of Ant Army Company, but Chen Mo refused.
• Cook offered 8 billion US dollars for 51 percent of the company, but Chen Mo said its shares were not for sale.
• Cook proposed an IOS version of the Intelligent Assistant, and Chen Mo explained that Apple would need to provide IOS’s source code and architecture.
• Cook offered to exchange source code, but Chen Mo refused to share the Intelligent Assistant’s source code.
• Cook said he needed to consider Chen Mo’s proposal, then declined a tour and left the company.
• Cook told waiting reporters that he and Ant Army Company had enjoyed a pleasant exchange, then drove away with a darkened expression.

Cook’s remarks sparked rumors that Ant Army Company had sought a partnership with Apple, triggering widespread attacks. Zhao Min denied the claims and threatened legal action, while Chen Mo ordered Mo Nv to infiltrate the company’s own servers and take control of its computers.

• Cook left Ant Army Company, and his remarks fueled online speculation that it had invited Apple and agreed to cooperate.
• Zhao Min received Cook’s apology, then told Li Lingfeng to deny any partnership and collect evidence against rumor-spreaders for lawsuits.
• Ant Army Company posted a forceful denial and threatened legal action, prompting some outlets and influencers to delete their posts and apologize.
• Chen Mo watched footage of Cook’s departure, then asked Mo Nv to use hacker methods to seize control of Ant Army Company’s computers from outside.

Chen Mo staged a hack on Ant Army Company's servers, then leaked internal recordings that revealed Tim Cook had approached the company to discuss business. The leak reversed public suspicion about who had invited Cook, leaving reporters questioning his earlier claim.

• Xu Yuxian and the cybersecurity team failed to stop an attack that froze company computers and displayed a smiling face.
• Chen Mo directed Mo Nv to put the smiling face on the official website and Weibo while copying internal recordings and ending the attack.
• Zhao Min learned that the company had been hacked, then announced that the attack had caused the loss of important recordings.
• Chen Mo told Mo Nv to post the copied files on a foreign forum as material stolen in the hack, highlighting his call with Zhao Min about Cook.
• The recordings spread back to China and revealed that Cook had approached Ant Army Company, contradicting his claim that he had been invited.

Zhao Min used Ant Army Company's press conference to rebut rumors about the hack and Cook's visit, shifting public scrutiny onto Apple Inc. Cook left Huaxia in disgrace after headquarters ordered him home, while Chen Mo continued preparing to build a robot.

• Zhao Min told reporters that the hack had exposed only unarchived promotional plans and unencrypted audio, and said Cook had repeatedly invited Ant Army Company to meet before visiting them himself.
• Zhao Min denied that Ant Army Company had reached cooperation agreements with Apple Inc., and Chen Mo praised her handling of the press conference during a phone call.
• News coverage focused on whether Cook had lied about being invited and reported that Apple Inc. had left without an agreement with Ant Army Company.
• Chen Mo began drawing the robot's design plans after speaking with Zhao Min.
• Cook learned that Apple Inc. headquarters wanted him to return because its stock price was falling, then booked a flight and quietly left Huaxia that night.

Apple’s board considered how to respond to Ant Army Company’s refusal to share its Intelligent Assistant technology, while Shugar secretly ordered men to obtain something in Huaxia. As Chen Mo prepared to build a robot, two mercenaries entered the southwestern border region to carry out a mission.

• Cook told Apple’s board that Ant Army Company had refused both an acquisition offer and a proposed exchange of source code, while Apple’s phone sales in Huaxia continued to decline.
• Shugar declared that Apple would not open IOS’s source code and later hired two men to retrieve something in Huaxia for ten million.
• Ant Army Company continued fulfilling Butterfly Eye preorders, and Zhao Min prepared to expand into Europe while avoiding the American market.
• Chen Mo finished the robot design drawings and waited for the workshop to manufacture its components, but still needed to make the robot’s battery.
• Bo Er and Jack emerged from a forest along the southwestern border, and Jack warned Bo Er not to underestimate the area.

Chen Mo began assembling an assistant robot and left his laboratory with Xiao Yu after working on its hand. Meanwhile, Jack and Bo Er prepared to break into Chen Mo’s villa and steal Ant Army Company’s technical data.

• Chen Mo inspected the robot components and began assembling its intricate mechanical hands.
• Xiao Yu arrived at Chen Mo’s laboratory, waited while he finished a finger, and then left with him for the villa.
• Jack and Bo Er left their hotel after three days of watching the villa complex and planning their mission.
• Jack warned Bo Er to avoid gunfire and follow his instructions as they entered the villa complex by climbing over a wall.
• Jack and Bo Er moved through the complex toward Chen Mo’s villa under cover of night.

Chen Mo and Xiao Yu narrowly avoided a nighttime intrusion after Mo Nv detected two disguised foreign men entering their villa. The intruders escaped, and Chen Mo doubted they were petty thieves; the chapter ended with their handler ordering them to continue the mission by any means necessary.

• Mo Nv alerted Chen Mo that two disguised foreigners were climbing toward the villa’s second-floor balcony, so Chen Mo carried Xiao Yu to the locked basement and called security.
• Jack and Bo Er searched the villa, found Chen Mo’s room empty, and discovered the basement door locked.
• After guards surrounded the villa, Jack and Bo Er escaped in a patrol car through the neighborhood’s main gate.
• Chen Mo accused Zhuang Ji’s security team of failing to protect the neighborhood, and Zhuang Ji promised to investigate and assign guards to the villa.
• At the Kelly International Hotel, Jack told his handler that the mission had failed and Chen Mo might be suspicious, but the handler ordered him to continue using any means necessary.

Chen Mo and Wang Hai fought off Jack and Bo Er, the two foreigners who had broken into Chen Mo’s villa the previous night. The special police arrived and took the captured mercenaries into custody while Chen Mo checked on Xiao Yu.

• Liu Changshan apologized to Chen Mo for the break-in and promised to improve the neighborhood’s security.
• Jack and Bo Er caused a collision, forced Chen Mo and Wang Hai from the car, and revealed they had come for Chen Mo.
• Wang Hai disarmed Jack and Bo Er, while Chen Mo fought Bo Er and wounded his calf when he tried to reach Xiao Yu.
• Wang Hai subdued Jack and tied up both mercenaries as Chen Mo went to check on the unconscious Xiao Yu.
• The special police arrived, searched the captives for hidden poison, and took them away.

After surviving an armed attack, Chen Mo cooperated with the police and visited the injured Xiao Yu, while Zhao Min arranged help for Wang Hai. Back at the company, Chen Mo asked Mo Nv to identify the attackers, and the information she found left him frowning.

• Pan Long and Gan Xiaorong questioned Chen Mo about the attack, and he recounted what had happened while agreeing to keep the investigation confidential.
• Zhao Min told Chen Mo that Wang Hai was still being questioned and that Xiao Yu was recovering in the hospital; Chen Mo asked her to arrange security and follow up on Wang Hai.
• Chen Mo visited Xiao Yu, reassured her that he was unharmed, and stayed with her until she fell asleep.
• Chen Mo returned to the company and ordered Mo Nv to investigate the attackers' backgrounds.
• Mo Nv found more than a dozen files on the attackers, and Chen Mo frowned as he examined the information.

Chen Mo traced the mercenaries sent after him to Apple director Ro Shugar and leaked evidence of Shugar’s crimes to people tied to him. The evidence reached Shugar and Academi president Prince, and Shugar shot himself as Federal Agents approached.

• Chen Mo learned that Academi mercenaries Mike Sen Boer and Smith Jack had targeted him, then traced their private contact to Taylor and his boss, Ro Shugar.
• Chen Mo connected Shugar to Apple Inc. and ordered Mo Nv to gather evidence of his crimes and enemies.
• Chen Mo had Mo Nv anonymously send the evidence to everyone involved and monitor Berg, Taylor, and Shugar before he returned to assembling the robot.
• Prince received the leaked evidence, called Shugar, and warned him to think of his family as Federal Agents headed to Shugar’s estate.
• Shugar asked Prince to spare his family, then picked up a pistol and shot himself.

After Shugar’s suicide and the release of evidence exposed a major political and corporate scandal, Chen Mo stayed focused on building his robot. The robot powered on and sat up, but it fell when Mo Nv tried to make it walk, leaving Chen Mo to arrange walking tests for the next day.

• Mo Nv told Chen Mo that Shugar had committed suicide, and Chen Mo concluded that the people watching him behind the scenes were no longer a concern.
• Chen Mo persuaded Xiao Yu to stay home and rest her stiff neck instead of going to work.
• News of Shugar’s suicide and the crimes tied to him spread, prompting public outrage, falling stock prices, and federal investigations of politicians and legislators.
• Half a month later, Chen Mo finished assembling the robot, which contained three Carbon Crystal Batteries, a distributed control system, and multiple sensors.
• Chen Mo powered on the robot, and Mo Nv made it sit up, but it fell when she tried to make it walk because she lacked human walking data.
• Chen Mo asked Zhao Min to send two treadmills to the laboratory so they could test a person’s walking movements the next day.

Chen Mo used Xiao Yu’s movements to collect data for his newly assembled robot, while bringing her into a larger role at the company. The robot began mimicking her walk and jog, but still needed refinement.

• Wang Hai returned after being released on bail, and Chen Mo took him and Xiao Yu to the research area.
• Chen Mo asked Xiao Yu to review the company’s financial reports for him from then on.
• Chen Mo showed Xiao Yu his assembled robot and explained that he needed her movement data to teach it to walk.
• Chen Mo fitted Xiao Yu with sensors and recorded her walking and jogging on a treadmill.
• The robot copied Xiao Yu’s movements, and Mo Nv’s adjustments gradually made its motions smoother.
• After thirty minutes, Xiao Yu stopped to rest, and Chen Mo said the preliminary movement data had been collected.

Chen Mo introduced Xiao Yu to Mo Nv, the robot assistant he had developed, and tested its abilities in the laboratory. After Mo Nv ran out of power after three hours, Chen Mo decided to build a second robot so they could take shifts, then called Zhao Min upstairs.

• Chen Mo explained to Xiao Yu that the robot would help him in the laboratory and introduced it as Mo Nv.
• Mo Nv greeted Xiao Yu, teased Chen Mo, and demonstrated her flexible conversational skills.
• Chen Mo tested Mo Nv’s commands and movement while Xiao Yu watched in amazement.
• After three hours of work, Mo Nv stopped and charged herself, revealing that her battery lasted only three hours and took half an hour to recharge.
• Chen Mo decided to build a second robot to work in shifts and called Zhao Min upstairs.
• Zhao Min, holding an invitation, answered Chen Mo’s call and went upstairs.

Chen Mo agreed to represent the company at Haisa Charity Night while Zhao Min prepared to travel to Europe to promote Butterfly Eye. The night before the gala, Chen Mo and Xiao Yu received their formal wear and went out to buy her high heels.

• Zhao Min showed Chen Mo a robot assistant he had built and discussed its unfinished technology and possible future cost.
• Zhao Min told Chen Mo she would travel to Europe to expand Butterfly Eye internationally and asked him to attend Haisa Charity Night in her place.
• Chen Mo agreed to attend the gala, and Zhao Min arranged formal wear for him and Xiao Yu.
• Wang Hai delivered the formal wear, and Chen Mo told Xiao Yu she would accompany him to the gala.
• After Xiao Yu tried on her dress, Chen Mo decided she needed high heels and took her out to buy some.

Chen Mo and Xiao Yu attended Haisa Charity Night as representatives of Ant Army Company after Zhao Min left for Europe. After mingling briefly and settling down, they met actress Gao Wenwen, while a commotion began elsewhere at the banquet.

• Chen Mo and Xiao Yu arrived at the banquet and told the registration staff that they represented Ant Army Company.
• A staff member learned Zhao Min was absent and arranged to move Chen Mo and Xiao Yu to a different seat at the second venue.
• Xiao Yu greeted Qi Ming and explained to Chen Mo that she knew the company president from work with Zhao Min.
• Chen Mo and Xiao Yu sat in a quiet corner, where Chen Mo began playing a game on his phone.
• Gao Wenwen approached Chen Mo and Xiao Yu, and Xiao Yu told Chen Mo about the actress's rumored blacklisting.
• A commotion broke out among the banquet guests as Chen Mo prepared to resume his game.

At the charity gala, Yao Yi left the crowd of businesspeople to greet Chen Mo and Xiao Yu, surprising guests who wondered about Chen Mo’s identity. The pair later slipped away from the attention as the gala was called to begin.

• Yao Yi arrived at the charity gala, greeted organizer Su Guo, and drew businesspeople seeking connections while wealthy heirs kept their distance.
• Chen Mo and Xiao Yu discussed whether to greet Yao Yi, then stood to welcome him when he approached them.
• Yao Yi chatted casually with Chen Mo and Xiao Yu, asked after Zhao Min, and said he wanted an autographed photo of Shu Ying for his daughter.
• Guests speculated about Chen Mo’s background after seeing him speak comfortably with Yao Yi, while Gao Wenwen and then Chen Mo and Xiao Yu quietly left the corner.
• Chen Mo and Xiao Yu found another empty corner, and Su Guo announced that the guests should move to the second venue for the gala.

Chen Mo and Xiao Yu attended a charity gala, where their low-profile table assignment drew mockery until Yao Yi and Dong Zhu revealed Chen Mo’s status. Chen Mo and Xiao Yu left with the two prominent guests to join Dong Zhu’s table.

• Chen Mo and Xiao Yu sat at a back table, where guests questioned their presence and Chen Mo dismissed the importance of seating arrangements.
• Yao Yi found Chen Mo, called him “Brother Chen Mo,” and sat with him, drawing the attention of the surrounding guests.
• Dong Zhu arrived and asked Yao Yi to introduce Chen Mo, then learned that he was Ant Army Company’s chairman.
• Dong Zhu invited Chen Mo and Xiao Yu to her table, and they followed her and Yao Yi away from the stunned guests.

Chen Mo attended a charity gala with Xiao Yu and was pressed by business leaders seeking deals and investment in Ant Army Company. He donated eight ambulance convoys, but the chapter ended with another guest receiving the gala’s gentleman’s surprise: a kiss from Gao Wenwen.

• Yao Yi introduced Chen Mo as Ant Army Company’s chairman, surprising the business leaders at their table.
• Sun Hua and Liu Gang pitched business partnerships to Chen Mo, but he declined Liu Gang’s real estate offer and rejected requests to invest in his company.
• Yao Yi redirected the table’s conversation to the charity gala, where guests watched an auction and performances before the ambulance donation segment.
• Chen Mo donated eight ambulance convoys under Ant Army Company’s, his own, and Xiao Yu’s names, while Xiao Yu urged him to claim the gentleman’s surprise.
• The host announced that Xiang Nan and Hua Yi Group had donated eight convoys and awarded him a BMW X8 and a kiss from Gao Wenwen, prompting the guests to look at Chen Mo and Xiao Yu.

At the Charity Night, Gao Wenwen collapsed before she could present Xiang Nan with an award, and Chen Mo and the other guests left midway. The organizer, Su Guo, discovered that Ant Army Company had donated eight motorcades but had been overlooked, and learned Chen Mo was its chairman.

• Gao Wenwen walked toward the stage to present an award to Xiang Nan as Chen Mo and his companions suspected the charity event was being used to pressure her.
• Gao Wenwen fell on the stage steps, struck her forehead, and lost consciousness, bringing the gala into chaos.
• Yao Yi, Dong Zhu, Chen Mo, Xiao Yu, and the others left the venue after the incident, despite Su Guo trying to persuade them to stay.
• Su Guo learned that Ant Army Company had donated four motorcades and Chen Mo had donated four more, but Xiang Nan had been announced instead.
• Su Guo discovered that Chen Mo was Ant Army Company's chairman and that the company had no contact information for him.