Recaps

Dong Xuebin confronted the kindergarten after Teacher Zhou mistreated Xiao Qianqian, refusing to leave until the school addressed the incident. The director fired Teacher Zhou and transferred the administrator responsible for hiring him.

• Hou Jing arrived with police officers but could not persuade Dong Xuebin to leave or restrain him.
• Xiao Qianqian ran to Dong Xuebin, who checked that she was unharmed and carried her.
• Luan Xiaoping took Xiao Qianqian home while Dong Xuebin demanded that the kindergarten handle the matter publicly.
• Hou Jing advised the director to settle the matter privately, and Luan Xiaoping criticized the school's supervision of its teachers.
• The director fired Teacher Zhou for improper conduct and transferred an administrator responsible for hiring him.

Dong Xuebin left the kindergarten after Hou Jing staged his departure for the police, then returned home and defended his decision to beat Teacher Zhou. He told his family that Zhou had been fired and the official responsible for hiring him would be transferred.

• Hou Jing had an officer return Dong Xuebin’s car keys and let him go after they passed the intersection, explaining that the police had only taken him away for appearances.
• Dong Xuebin returned home, where Luan Xiaoping scolded him for beating Teacher Zhou so badly.
• Xiao Qianqian defended her father and called him a hero, and Dong Xuebin proudly played along.
• Dong Xuebin told Luan Xiaoping and Qu Yunxuan that Teacher Zhou had been fired and the kindergarten official who hired him would be transferred.
• Luan Xiaoping said she would speak with Old Yang about cleaning up the education system, while Dong Xuebin insisted that beating Zhou had taught him a lesson.

Dong Xuebin returned to the Capital City and went to visit Yu Meixia and Yu Qianqian, who had started university at Lian University. He drove off Sun Bang after the student harassed Qian Qian, and the chapter ended with Sun Bang fleeing once he realized Dong Xuebin was an influential official.

• Dong Xuebin returned to the Capital City before Xie Ran and Fang Shuiling's engagement and borrowed the Porsche from his former villa.
• Dong Xuebin met Yu Meixia and Yu Qianqian outside Lian University, where Qian Qian's roommates explained that Sun Bang had been pestering her.
• Sun Bang arrived in his Audi TT and tried to persuade Qian Qian and her mother to have dinner with him, but Qian Qian refused.
• Dong Xuebin arrived, confronted Sun Bang, and warned him to stop pursuing Qian Qian.
• Vice Principal Zhang recognized Dong Xuebin as Director Dong, and Sun Bang drove away after realizing he could not afford to offend him.

Dong Xuebin took Yu Qianqian and her roommates to Wangfu Restaurant after helping her settle a school dispute. He encouraged Yu Meixia to buy a home in the Capital City and gave her a bank card, while his status impressed the girls once again at the restaurant.

• Dong Xuebin gave Yu Qianqian Xie Hao's number and asked Vice Principal Zhang to look after her at school.
• Yu Qianqian's roommates joined Dong Xuebin, Yu Meixia, and Qianqian for a meal at Wangfu Restaurant.
• Dong Xuebin learned Yu Meixia had quit her job in Beihe Province and would start work at a service center of the Electric Power Company.
• Dong Xuebin gave Yu Meixia a bank card and told her to buy a two-bedroom apartment in the Capital City.
• Wangfu Restaurant's lobby manager recognized Dong Xuebin as Secretary Dong and arranged a private room, astonishing Qianqian's roommates.

Dong Xuebin treated Yu Meixia, Yu Qianqian, Liu Fang, and Chen Yanyan to a meal at Wangfu Restaurant, where Chen Family's Sixth Child came to make peace over an earlier clash. They parted on friendly terms and agreed to meet again at the engagement celebration the next day.

• The group marveled at the oversized private room, and the lobby manager waived its minimum spending charge for Dong Xuebin.
• Dong Xuebin ordered an expensive meal and learned that Chen Family's Sixth Child was dining nearby, but said he did not know him.
• Chen Yanyan and Liu Fang questioned Yu Qianqian's claim that people everywhere feared and respected Dong Xuebin.
• Chen Family's Sixth Child visited Dong Xuebin's room, apologized for his earlier clash with Dong's colleagues, and accepted Dong's apology in return.
• Dong Xuebin offered to pay for Chen Family's Sixth Child's meal, and they toasted together before agreeing that the group would attend the engagement celebration the next day.

At dinner, Yu Qianqian’s friends asked Dong Xuebin to help them get tickets to Liu Han’s sold-out concert. Dong called Liu Han and secured first- or second-row entry for them, leaving the young women thrilled and Yu Qianqian proud of her uncle.

• Liu Fang and the others wondered why people feared Dong Xuebin, and Yu Qianqian said he was impressive when angry.
• Xu Tong and Chen Yanyan asked Yu Qianqian to seek Dong Xuebin’s help getting tickets to Liu Han’s concert.
• Dong Xuebin called Liu Han, who offered tickets and promised to arrange for his assistant to escort the group into the venue.
• Dong Xuebin passed the assistant’s number to Yu Qianqian and said up to five friends could sit in the first or second row.
• Xu Tong, Liu Fang, and Chen Yanyan celebrated the tickets and praised Dong Xuebin as Yu Qianqian urged them to eat.

Dong Xuebin picked up Xie Huilan and Little Chongchong at the airport, where Xie Hao reminded him of his promise to buy him a car for getting into college. Dong Xuebin agreed to cover a car costing up to 1.2 million yuan if Xie Hao’s parents approved, and the family arrived at Xiao Ran’s engagement banquet.

• Dong Xuebin left Yu Meixia’s home and drove toward the airport to pick up Xie Huilan.
• Xie Hao called Dong Xuebin and insisted on going to the airport to meet his sister.
• At the airport, Xie Hao brought Xie Huilan and Little Chongchong to Dong Xuebin’s car.
• Xie Hao asked Dong Xuebin to honor his promise to buy him a car, and Dong Xuebin agreed to reimburse a purchase under 1.2 million yuan if his parents approved.
• The family arrived at Jingcheng Restaurant for Xiao Ran’s engagement banquet, and Dong Xuebin affectionately reunited with Xie Huilan and Little Chongchong in the car.

At Xie Ran and Fang Shuiling’s engagement banquet, Dong Xuebin became a focus of attention as guests congratulated him on his expected promotion. Half a month later, Jiaolin County became a city and Dong Xuebin was appointed its Municipal Party Secretary, while he resolved to keep climbing higher.

• Dong Xuebin and Xie Huilan arrived at Xie Ran and Fang Shuiling’s engagement banquet and greeted the Xie and Fang family elders.
• Dong Xuebin helped Xie Ran and Fang Shuiling receive guests as Chen Guo and Minister Qian congratulated him on his expected promotion.
• Prominent guests sought Dong Xuebin out, making him a focal point of the banquet and prompting him to reflect on his career.
• Half a month later, the State Council approved Jiaolin County’s conversion into a city and appointed Dong Xuebin Municipal Party Secretary of Jiaolin City.
• Dong Xuebin resolved to continue advancing his political career and make his name remembered.