Recaps

Dong Xuebin insisted on treating Old Master Xie after the doctors could not help his illness. He used Reverse to restore Old Master Xie's health, leaving him energetic and able to sit up with ease.

• Dong Xuebin's family discussed Old Master Xie's serious illness, and Han Jing said doctors had recommended rest.
• Dong Xuebin ignored his family's objections, went upstairs, and found Old Master Xie resting under medical care.
• Dong Xuebin asked Old Master Xie to trust him and give him a chance to treat him, and Old Master Xie agreed.
• Dong Xuebin used Reverse while massaging Old Master Xie's shoulder, regressing his body through time.
• Old Master Xie sat up feeling remarkably well and praised Dong Xuebin's treatment.

Dong Xuebin treated Old Master Xie, who had been bedridden, and the old man recovered so dramatically that he walked downstairs to join the New Year’s Eve reunion dinner. The chapter ended with medical tests confirming that Old Master Xie was completely healthy, leaving the Healthcare Doctor stunned.

• Han Jing’s family prepared to eat without Dong Xuebin, who was upstairs treating Old Master Xie.
• The Healthcare Doctor came downstairs and told the family that Dong Xuebin had woken Old Master Xie and sent him out of the room.
• Dong Xuebin helped Old Master Xie downstairs, but the old man walked briskly on his own and announced that he felt better than ever.
• Old Master Xie seated Dong Xuebin beside him at the head of the table and said they would drink together.
• The Healthcare Doctor examined Old Master Xie and found his blood pressure, heart, and other routine results normal.

At the Xie family’s New Year’s Eve dinner, Dong Xuebin’s treatment of Old Master Xie and several relatives established his reputation as a gifted healer. He left the family impressed while continuing to boast about his medical abilities.

• Old Master Xie drank diluted wine and praised Dong Xuebin for restoring his health with a massage.
• Dong Xuebin dismissed the difficulty of saving Sun Kai’s life, and Sun Kai praised his skill.
• Dong Xuebin used Reverse to cure Xia Yanzhen’s shoulder pain and Ci Lifen’s headache.
• Han Jing called Dong Xuebin a miracle doctor, while he claimed he could treat numerous illnesses.
• Xie Jing noticed Dong Xuebin had drunk too much and urged him to eat.

Dong Xuebin celebrated New Year's Eve with the Xie family after waking from a nap and joined them outside to watch firecrackers. When a toppled Small Fireworks aimed at Old Master Xie and the others, Dong Xuebin appeared in front of them and knocked its shell into the sky.

• Dong Xuebin woke after a long nap, returned New Year greetings, and went outside with Xie Jing to watch Xie Hao and Hou Ming set off firecrackers.
• Old Master Xie joined the family in lighting firecrackers, and Xie Guoyue praised Dong Xuebin for working overtime to cover for his subordinates.
• Xie Huilan called to wish the family a happy New Year, and Dong Xuebin passed the phone around to the elders.
• Xie Hao accidentally knocked over a lit Small Fireworks, aiming its opening at Old Master Xie, Xie Guoyue, and the others.
• Dong Xuebin rushed in front of the family and knocked the Small Fireworks shell upward, where it burst in the sky.

Dong Xuebin protected Old Master Xie and the others from a malfunctioning fireworks launcher by deflecting its rockets and stopping it from causing damage. He emerged unharmed, leaving the family and guards stunned and relieved.

• Dong Xuebin rushed in front of Old Master Xie and knocked aside the first Small Fireworks with his bare hand.
• Dong Xuebin deflected the next rockets while Xie Guoyue moved Old Master Xie and the others out of danger.
• Dong Xuebin continued batting away the rockets, even stepping on one and narrowly dodging another that passed close to his face.
• Dong Xuebin straightened the launcher and let it fire its remaining Small Fireworks safely into the sky.
• Dong Xuebin checked that everyone was safe, and the elders scolded him for taking such a risk while the guards marveled at his skill.

After Dong Xuebin effortlessly knocked away the firecrackers, the Xie Family’s security guards challenged him to spar, curious whether his quick reflexes translated into fighting skill. Dong Xuebin kept dodging without seriously counterattacking, while Xie Hao urged him to use his supposed trump card.

• Dong Xuebin reassured the family that he was unharmed, and they abandoned the firecrackers and went inside for dinner.
• Xie Guoyue and Hou Ming praised Dong Xuebin’s feat, while Xie Hao boasted that he could defeat dozens of security guards.
• Xie Guojian relayed Old Master Xie’s order giving the security guards New Year’s Eve off and cited Dong Xuebin as protection.
• The lead security guard asked Dong Xuebin to spar, and Dong Xuebin reluctantly agreed to stop at the right point.
• Dong Xuebin dodged the security guard’s attacks for several minutes without fighting back, as Xie Hao shouted for him to use his trump card.

Dong Xuebin sparred with the Xie family’s security guards in the courtyard and effortlessly avoided their attacks, even when all three fought him together. The guards accepted that his skill was far beyond theirs and understood why the Xie family trusted him to keep them safe.

• A security guard challenged Dong Xuebin to keep sparring, while Dong held back and dodged every attack.
• Xie Hao urged the guards to attack Dong together, and Xie Ran and Xie Jing agreed that he was holding back.
• The first guard called Xiao Zhang and Xiao Liu into the fight, and all three guards coordinated their attacks against Dong.
• Dong calmly evaded the guards for several more minutes until they were exhausted and stopped fighting.
• The guards thanked Dong for his guidance, admitted the gap between them was immense, and headed back.

Dong Xuebin celebrated New Year's Eve with the Xie Family, where Xie Hao told everyone about Dong's impressive sparring session with Old Master Xie's three bodyguards. As the family watched the Spring Festival Gala and prepared dumplings, Dong approached Han Jing to ingratiate himself while hoping to discuss his promotion.

• Xie Hao told the family that Dong Xuebin had dodged attacks from Old Master Xie's three bodyguards until they gave up exhausted.
• Dong Xuebin denied knowing martial arts, but Xie Hao insisted he had performed a legendary kung fu technique and asked him to teach it.
• The family watched the Spring Festival Gala while Han Jing, Xia Yanzhen, and Ci Lifen made dumplings together.
• Dong Xuebin joined Han Jing at the dumpling table and asked her to teach him, though he was really seeking a chance to bring up his promotion to deputy department level.

Dong Xuebin asked Han Jing and Old Master Xie whether he could reach Deputy Department Level within half a year, but both told him his age and lack of seniority made it impossible. He was left frustrated and still determined to find a way to advance sooner.

• While making dumplings, Dong Xuebin quietly asked Han Jing if he could reach Deputy Department Level within half a year, and she said his qualifications were insufficient.
• Han Jing explained that Dong Xuebin had advanced unusually quickly, had only recently become a Zhengchu Level leader, and needed to build seniority for two or three years before a further promotion.
• Dong Xuebin asked Han Jing to seek help from his father, but she refused and told him to wait.
• After the dumplings were finished, Dong Xuebin privately asked Old Master Xie about reaching Deputy Department Level soon.
• Old Master Xie said his influence could not bypass the system and advised Dong Xuebin to wait another three or four years.

Dong Xuebin despaired of reaching deputy department level through ordinary connections and decided to use his special ability to find another path. He used Forward on two newspapers and began advancing time, leaving the result unknown.

• Han Jing and Old Master Xie told Dong Xuebin that his promotion goal was impossible through the Xie Family's connections.
• Dong Xuebin left the house to think and received a call from Xie Huilan, who teased him about pursuing deputy department level so soon.
• Dong Xuebin concluded that his special ability was his only hope of advancing quickly.
• Dong Xuebin found two newspapers in the mailbox, closed it, and activated Forward.

Dong Xuebin used nearly all his remaining forward time to obtain newspapers from six months in the future, hoping to find a route to a deputy department-level post. The newspapers revealed no useful lead until People's Daily reported that an ordinary county had become a County-level City after the discovery of a valuable ancient tomb, giving Dong Xuebin a possible opportunity.

• Dong Xuebin advanced time by three hours, bringing himself six months into the future, and retrieved three newspapers from the villa's mailbox.
• Dong Xuebin hid the future newspapers and read the Jingcheng Evening News and Jinghua Times, but found nothing that could help his career.
• Dong Xuebin read People's Daily and noticed a report about an ancient tomb discovered in an ordinary county.
• Dong Xuebin learned that the county had been raised to a County-level City, making its Party Secretary and mayor deputy department-level officials, and recognized a possible path to his goal.

On New Year's Eve, Dong Xuebin asked Han Jing to help him transfer to Jiaolin County, hoping to take a county leadership post despite the likely demotion. Han Jing said she would consult his father, while Dong Xuebin privately counted on the county’s future promotion to county-level city to propel him to deputy department level.

• Dong Xuebin watched the Spring Festival Gala with his family while thinking about the future news he had memorized about Jiaolin County.
• Dong Xuebin pulled Han Jing aside and asked whether he could make a lateral transfer to Jiaolin County.
• Han Jing questioned why Dong Xuebin wanted to leave his newly attained post at the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection for an obscure county.
• Dong Xuebin insisted that he wanted to serve at the grassroots and would accept either County Party Secretary or County Chief, even if it meant a demotion.
• Han Jing said she would ask Dong Xuebin's father before deciding whether the difficult transfer could be arranged.

Dong Xuebin celebrated the New Year with the Xie family while waiting to hear whether they would support his transfer to Jiaolin County. Xie Guobang agreed to help, though he warned that the Fang family's influence and the Organization Department of the Central Committee could make the move difficult.

• Dong Xuebin exchanged New Year's greetings with friends and relatives, then joined the family for dumplings.
• Han Jing told Xie Guobang that Dong Xuebin wanted to transfer to Jiaolin County and take a grassroots post.
• Xie Guobang agreed Dong Xuebin had a history of making unconventional decisions that proved right, and decided to speak with him.
• Xie Guobang warned Dong Xuebin that the transfer could delay his advancement and would face obstacles from the Fang family and the Organization Department of the Central Committee.
• Dong Xuebin insisted he had to go, and Xie Guobang agreed to help if Jiaolin County had a vacancy and the Organization Department approved the transfer.

Dong Xuebin secured Xie Guobang’s support for his risky transfer to Jiaolin County and began arranging the connections he would need. He planned New Year visits with Han Zhenghe and Fang Wenping as he prepared to overcome the political obstacles.

• Xie Guobang told Dong Xuebin he would help clear remaining obstacles and contact the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection if Dong could establish the necessary connections.
• Han Jing and Xie Guobang discussed the risks of Dong Xuebin’s proposed move, including opposition from the Fang Family and the Organization Department of the Central Committee.
• Dong Xuebin called Han Zhenghe and arranged to visit his home for dinner on the second day of the New Year.
• Dong Xuebin called Fang Wenping to arrange a New Year visit, and she reluctantly agreed to see him on the evening of the second day.

Dong Xuebin hosted colleagues and former subordinates who came to pay New Year’s calls, then visited Han Zhenghe’s home to seek his help. Han Fei promised to clear the guests away after dinner so Dong Xuebin could speak privately with her father.

• Dong Xuebin welcomed Luo Haiting, Zhang Lili, Li Hong, Han Fei, and other visitors, politely refusing expensive gifts and cash.
• After the New Year’s calls ended, Dong Xuebin drove through the snow to the Organization Department of the Central Committee Senior Officials’ Family Compound using Xie Huilan’s pass.
• Han Zhenghe, his wife, and Han Fei greeted Dong Xuebin at their home, where he met other guests from government offices and ministries.
• Han Fei noticed that Dong Xuebin had come to ask her father for help and promised to get the other guests to leave after dinner.

Dong Xuebin secured Han Zhenghe’s help with his planned transfer to Jiaolin County but still needed Fang Wenping’s support to make the move possible. He found Fang Wenping drunk at home, and she insisted that he drive her out into the snowy night.

• Han Fei helped clear the guests from Han Zhenghe’s home so Dong Xuebin could speak with him privately.
• Dong Xuebin asked Han Zhenghe to help arrange his transfer to Jiaolin County, and Han Zhenghe agreed once a suitable vacancy was confirmed.
• Dong Xuebin realized he still needed the Fang family’s approval and went to Fang Wenping’s apartment.
• Fang Wenping answered the door drunk, grabbed a bottle of liquor, and ordered Dong Xuebin to drive her out for a ride.

Dong Xuebin accompanied the drunk Fang Wenping to Taoranting Park after she insisted on going for a walk, and helped her climb over the closed park’s fence. They made their way up a snowy hill inside the empty park, with Fang Wenping carrying her whiskey.

• Fang Wenping insisted that Dong Xuebin drive her to a park and demanded that he drink whiskey with her on the way.
• Dong Xuebin drove Fang Wenping to Taoranting Park, where she decided they would enter despite the park being closed.
• Fang Wenping tried to climb the fence, so Dong Xuebin crossed first and helped her over.
• Dong Xuebin caught Fang Wenping as she slipped down from the fence, then set her down inside the park.
• Fang Wenping picked up her whiskey and led Dong Xuebin up a snowy hill inside the park.

Dong Xuebin accompanied Fang Wenping to a pavilion in Taoranting Park, where she admitted that her feared reputation left her lonely during the New Year. He asked her to help arrange a transfer to Jiaolin County, and she agreed to move its County Party Secretary, leaving Dong Xuebin owing her a favor.

• Dong Xuebin stayed with Fang Wenping in the snowy park as she described how her family and colleagues feared her and how she often spent New Year alone.
• Dong Xuebin tried to comfort Fang Wenping by recalling how people had avoided him when he worked at the grassroots level.
• Fang Wenping noticed that Dong Xuebin had come to ask her something and pressed him to explain.
• Dong Xuebin asked Fang Wenping to arrange a vacancy in Jiaolin County so he could transfer there.
• Fang Wenping agreed to arrange an adjustment for Jiaolin County's County Party Secretary, provided Dong Xuebin owed her a favor.

Dong Xuebin celebrated Fang Wenping’s agreement to help him become Jiaolin County’s County Party Secretary, then stayed with her in the snowy pavilion and shared stories about his defiant past. The two continued drinking and talking as Fang Wenping asked him to tell more.

• Fang Wenping agreed to help Dong Xuebin take the County Party Secretary position in Jiaolin County, and he promised to repay the favor as long as it did not violate his principles.
• Dong Xuebin gave Fang Wenping his coat and agreed to stay with her in the pavilion despite the bitter cold.
• Dong Xuebin told Fang Wenping that they were alike in their unpopular, uncompromising ways of dealing with other people.
• Dong Xuebin recounted cursing and beating superiors and refusing to help a district Party secretary who had previously treated him badly.
• Fang Wenping laughed at Dong Xuebin’s stories and asked him to tell more.

Dong Xuebin and Fang Wenping bonded over drinks and stories in a snowy park pavilion. Fang Wenping asked her Second Brother to arrange a transfer that would let Dong Xuebin become County Party Secretary of Jiaolin County, and he agreed to look into it.

• Dong Xuebin and Fang Wenping traded stories about their past troubles and exploits while drinking together.
• Fang Wenping asked Dong Xuebin how many people he could fight, and he boasted about handling large groups.
• Fang Wenping received a call from her Second Brother and asked him to arrange the transfer of Jiaolin County’s current County Party Secretary.
• Fang Wenping told Dong Xuebin to wait for news, and he thanked her, relieved that his appointment was moving forward.

Dong Xuebin learned that his transfer to Jiaolin County was nearly settled, despite Han Jing’s warnings about the Fang family’s influence and the risks to his career. He stayed determined to go, received Xie Guobang’s support, and arrived at the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, where Zhu Weiye asked about the transfer.

• Over breakfast, Han Jing told Dong Xuebin that he would take over as Jiaolin County’s Party Secretary after the current secretary was reassigned following the fifteenth.
• Han Jing warned Dong Xuebin that Fang Wenping and the Fang family might have ulterior motives and urged him to reconsider the move to northern Shaanxi.
• Dong Xuebin insisted that he had made up his mind, and Xie Guobang said the family would support his choice.
• Dong Xuebin left the Standing Committee Family Compound and drove to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.
• Zhu Weiye greeted Dong Xuebin at the compound and asked about the impending transfer, then invited him to have a meal before he left.

Dong Xuebin attended a Supervision Office meeting while news spread that he was being transferred to a small county in northern Shaanxi. His subordinates struggled to accept his apparent demotion, but he kept the reason to himself and intended to prove the move was not a mistake.

• Dong Xuebin arrived early, reviewed documents, and passed the time playing a movie on his phone during the Supervision Office meeting.
• Dong Xuebin and Fang Wenping left the meeting together without speaking, and Director Wang asked Dong whether he was being transferred.
• Luo Haiting, Zhang Lili, Han Fei, Li Hong, and the others questioned Dong about leaving for a County Party Secretary post in northern Shaanxi.
• Dong Xuebin avoided explaining his decision and resolved to prove his subordinates wrong through his actions.

Dong Xuebin confirmed that he wanted to transfer to the grassroots and discussed the move with personnel officials and Fang Wenping. His wife, Xie Huilan, questioned his choice of Jiaolin County, but Dong Xuebin insisted he had a plan and was certain the decision was right.

• Personnel officials met with Dong Xuebin in Fang Wenping's office and asked for his thoughts on a possible grassroots transfer.
• Dong Xuebin said he wanted grassroots experience, and Fang Wenping told him an Order of Transfer should be issued around the fifteenth.
• Dong Xuebin had another leadership meeting that afternoon to discuss the transfer.
• Xie Huilan called Dong Xuebin and challenged his decision to go to Jiaolin County, which she called the Fang family's territory.
• Dong Xuebin told Xie Huilan he had reasons he could not yet explain and promised to work toward promotion to deputy department level.

Dong Xuebin learned that rumors about his transfer had made colleagues avoid him, though his subordinates and senior officials knew he had arranged it himself. Fang Wenping warned him that his appointment in Jiaolin County would bring pressure from her powerful family, but Dong Xuebin remained determined; the chapter ended with his transfer order arriving.

• Colleagues at the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection grew distant from Dong Xuebin, believing he had offended a leader and been sent away.
• Dong Xuebin invited his Second Office subordinates to a barbecue at his home, and they suspected it would be their last meal together before he left.
• Fang Wenping told Dong Xuebin that she had arranged his transfer under family pressure and warned him about the influence her family held in Shanbei Province.
• Dong Xuebin told Fang Wenping he had thought it through and would go to Jiaolin County regardless of the obstacles.
• Dong Xuebin received his order appointing him County Party Secretary of Jiaolin County, with instructions to report in ten days.

After stepping down from his post, Dong Xuebin packed up the Houhai courtyard and prepared to leave for Jiaolin County. He learned that Fang Wenping had also been transferred to Shanbei Province as a vice governor, leaving him to consider how their paths would cross there.

• Dong Xuebin dismantled the West Room stove and packed most of the courtyard after finishing his work handover and officially stepping down.
• Han Jing called to offer help and discuss his departure, and Dong Xuebin told her he planned to drive and would return to visit.
• Luo Haiting called to ask whether anyone should see Dong Xuebin off, and he told her not to arrange a send-off.
• Luo Haiting told Dong Xuebin that Fang Wenping had received an order transferring her to Shanbei Province as vice governor.
• Dong Xuebin recalled Fang Wenping's desire to leave the Capital City and thought her transfer was understandable.