Chapter Summaries

Dong Xuebin confirmed that the Health Wine Factory’s advertising cards had been removed, then launched an urgent earthquake-prevention education campaign across Guangming Street. He left the community leaders with orders to begin distributing booklets immediately, while Geng Xinke returned from party school and wondered what Dong was planning.

• Dong Xuebin learned from Zhou Yanru that all the Health Wine Factory’s advertising cards had been removed and ordered a wider inspection of advertising cards in the street’s jurisdiction.
• Dong Xuebin began preparing earthquake-safety materials, determined to help residents survive the earthquake expected in a little over twenty days.
• Geng Xinke returned from party school and encountered Dong Xuebin, who warmly invited him to the community meeting.
• Dong Xuebin told community leaders to carry out earthquake-prevention education door to door, reaching every resident and temporary resident.
• Dong Xuebin assigned Wang Yuling to oversee printing and binding the booklets and ordered the communities to start distributing them as soon as they were ready.

Dong Xuebin inspected Willow Lane Community’s earthquake-preparedness campaign and ordered the staff to deliver manuals directly to every household. He approved Song Qing’s proposal for quizzes with prizes to encourage residents to learn the material, with Willow Lane set to run a pilot.

• Dong Xuebin took Wang Yuling to Willow Lane Community for a surprise inspection of its earthquake-preparedness campaign.
• Dong Xuebin scolded Song Qing for leaving manuals on a table and ordered staff to visit every home, personally deliver a manual, and explain it to residents who needed help.
• Song Qing mobilized community workers to distribute manuals door to door and used a loudspeaker to draw residents to the publicity station.
• Wang Yuling helped distribute manuals and answer residents’ questions as the campaign gained momentum.
• Dong Xuebin asked Song Qing how to get residents to read and remember the manuals, and Song Qing suggested quizzes with practical gifts for correct answers.
• Dong Xuebin approved the quiz-and-prize plan as a Willow Lane pilot and said the Party and Government Office would prepare quiz sheets and gifts.

Dong Xuebin expanded Guangming Street Office’s earthquake-preparedness campaign, but the work drew complaints and ran short of funds. Geng Yuehua ordered him to stop, and Dong Xuebin left determined to speak with her again that night.

• Dong Xuebin’s earthquake-preparedness campaign reached households across Guangming Street, but it stirred controversy among other Street Offices and district officials.
• Ma Li summoned Dong Xuebin to meet District Governor Yuehua, and he hoped to win her support for the campaign and its funding needs.
• Chu Qinghua criticized Dong Xuebin’s earthquake-preparedness publicity as unnecessary when Dong arrived at the district committee courtyard.
• Geng Yuehua confronted Dong Xuebin about the complaints and ordered him to stop the campaign, calling it formalism.
• Dong Xuebin asked Geng Yuehua to come to the Street Dormitory that night so he could explain, but she told him to leave.

Dong Xuebin tried to persuade Geng Yuehua to support earthquake preparations, but she refused to expand the campaign to relief supplies. He then attempted to win her over by staying the night, leaving their confrontation unresolved beneath the covers.

• Dong Xuebin waited for Geng Yuehua to return and later went to her apartment after midnight to discuss earthquake preparations.
• Geng Yuehua refused to approve disaster relief supplies and told Dong Xuebin to leave.
• Dong Xuebin tried to change the subject and carry Geng Yuehua to bed, but she ordered him to put her down.
• After Geng Yuehua showered and went to her bedroom, Dong Xuebin undressed, climbed into bed, and pulled her beneath the covers.
• Geng Yuehua told Dong Xuebin to turn off the light.

Dong Xuebin tried to win Geng Yuehua's support for earthquake prevention by seducing her, but his efforts failed to sway her. Exhausted and humiliated, he used reverse to restore his strength and prepared to continue.

• Dong Xuebin worried Geng Yuehua's family might find him in her bedroom, then helped her take medicine for her cough.
• Dong Xuebin undressed Geng Yuehua and tried to persuade her to support earthquake-prevention work through intimacy.
• After two rounds, Dong Xuebin asked Geng Yuehua about the proposal, but she questioned why he was bringing it up and gave him no answer.
• Dong Xuebin grew frustrated by his exhaustion and Geng Yuehua's endurance, while she eventually told him she was tired and wanted to sleep.
• Dong Xuebin remembered his reverse ability, used one second of reverse, and restored his body to its condition from the previous day.

Dong Xuebin used Reverse to restore his stamina and continued having sex with Geng Yuehua for three hours. Before collapsing, he persuaded her to provide at least two million in funding and other policy support for his subdistrict; she agreed and then drank water before he told her to sleep.

• Dong Xuebin used Reverse to restore his body and resumed having sex with Geng Yuehua after she tried to sleep.
• Dong Xuebin repeatedly used Reverse to keep going until he and Geng Yuehua had continued for three hours.
• Dong Xuebin asked Geng Yuehua to secure at least two million in funding and other policy support for his subdistrict.
• Geng Yuehua agreed, and Dong Xuebin finished before fetching her water and settling beside her.

Dong Xuebin pressed Geng Yuehua to honor her promise of funding and policy support for his subdistrict office after their night together. The chapter ended with Geng Yuehua ordering 1.5 million yuan transferred to the Guangming Subdistrict Office by the next day.

• Dong Xuebin woke beside Geng Yuehua and found her too exhausted to get out of bed, so she called Ma Li to say she would miss work that morning and postpone a meeting.
• Dong Xuebin reminded Geng Yuehua that she had promised two million yuan and policy support for Earthquake Prevention and Disaster Reduction, but she denied agreeing.
• Dong Xuebin continued pressuring Geng Yuehua, and she eventually called Ma Li to order 1.5 million yuan allocated to the Guangming Subdistrict Office by the next day.
• Geng Yuehua refused to increase the amount, and Dong Xuebin accepted the 1.5 million yuan and brought her water.

After spending the night with Geng Yuehua, Dong Xuebin arranged breakfast and discussed Guangming Street Office’s earthquake preparedness. He left hoping the district would support his planned drill, which he intended to use to move residents from dangerous buildings before an earthquake struck.

• Dong Xuebin tucked Geng Yuehua in, but she told him to make millet porridge and fried eggs before leaving.
• Dong Xuebin told Zhou Yanru that the district had approved 1.5 million in funding for publicity and emergency supplies, and instructed her to prepare quietly for an earthquake drill.
• Geng Yuehua got up to shower, and Dong Xuebin used her towel and toothbrush before making her breakfast.
• While they ate, Dong Xuebin asked Geng Yuehua to secure district support for the earthquake drill, and she said they would discuss it later.

Dong Xuebin focused on preparing an earthquake drill as he reunited with former colleagues Sun Shuli and Lin Pingping. When Lin Pingping unexpectedly ran into her college classmate Geng Xinke, the two left to talk about their unresolved past.

• Dong Xuebin arrived at the Guangming Subdistrict Office, thinking through the urgent need to arrange an earthquake drill before the quake.
• Sun Shuli and Lin Pingping visited Dong Xuebin, and the three agreed that Dong Xuebin and Sun Shuli would go to lunch while Lin Pingping spoke with someone she knew.
• Geng Xinke recognized Lin Pingping at the office, and they revealed they had been college classmates who had not kept in touch since graduation.
• Geng Xinke persuaded Lin Pingping to have a meal with him, and they left the office together.
• Geng Xinke asked Lin Pingping why she had remained unmarried, and she stopped him when he began recalling their past.

Dong Xuebin discovered that an anonymous DVD showed Geng Xinke and Lin Pingping together in a hotel room, then told Geng Yuehua and offered to find the original recording. Geng Xinke and Lin Pingping rushed to Geng Yuehua’s office as Dong Xuebin prepared to investigate the Chenghai Hotel in Donghai District.

• Qu Yiqiang brought Dong Xuebin an anonymous DVD, and Dong Xuebin recognized Geng Xinke and Lin Pingping in the footage.
• Dong Xuebin told Qu Yiqiang to keep the video confidential and brought the DVD to Geng Yuehua.
• Geng Yuehua called Geng Xinke, learned he had stayed with Lin Pingping at the Chenghai Hotel, and ordered him to come to her office.
• Geng Xinke told Lin Pingping that their hotel room had been recorded, and they turned the car around to seek Geng Yuehua’s help.
• Dong Xuebin identified the hotel as being in Donghai District and volunteered to retrieve the original recording, while Geng Yuehua agreed to let him handle it.

Geng Xinke mistook Dong Xuebin’s efforts to handle the sex video as an attempt to expose him and confronted him outside the District Committee Courtyard. Dong Xuebin let the confrontation pass and continued to investigate the matter.

• Geng Xinke learned that a DVD had reached the Street Office Discipline Work Committee and concluded that Dong Xuebin had reported him to the district.
• Lin Pingping defended Dong Xuebin, insisting he would not spread the recording, but Geng Xinke remained convinced that Dong had targeted him.
• Geng Xinke cut off Dong Xuebin’s car outside the District Committee Courtyard, grabbed his collar, and accused him of making a spectacle of his relationship with Lin Pingping.
• Lin Pingping pulled Geng Xinke away and apologized to Dong Xuebin, who did not retaliate and drove off to handle the matter.

Dong Xuebin tracked down the Chenghai Hotel after learning it had secretly recorded Geng Xinke and sent the footage to their workplace. Enraged, he entered the hotel determined to confront whoever was behind the scheme.

• Dong Xuebin followed his car navigation through Donghai District to the Chenghai Hotel.
• He recognized the hotel as the place where cameras had been installed in guest rooms and their privacy invaded.
• Dong Xuebin blamed the scheme for targeting Geng Yuehua through her brother and decided to take Geng Xinke's problem upon himself.
• He abandoned his plan to cautiously investigate the hotel's background and strode into the lobby.

Dong Xuebin fought his way to hotel owner Chang Dajin and accused him of installing hidden cameras in the hotel rooms. After discovering that Chang Dajin had a State Security credential, Dong stole it while stopping time and revealed it to him, leaving Chang stunned.

• Dong Xuebin defeated the hotel guards and entered Chang Dajin's office.
• Dong accused Chang Dajin of placing cameras in hotel rooms, but Chang denied it and warned that State Security agents were coming.
• Dong stopped time, searched Chang's belongings, and found a hidden Police credential.
• Dong resumed time and showed Chang the stolen credential, confirming Chang's State Security connection.
• Chang reached for the credential and realized it had disappeared from his hidden pocket.

Dong Xuebin confronted Chang Dajin at Chenghai Hotel over a DVD and challenged the State Security credentials Chang used to intimidate him. After Dong called Xu Yan and asked her to recall the State Security team, Chang learned that they had left, realizing he had offended someone powerful.

• Dong Xuebin took Chang Dajin's State Security ID and explained that it only identified him as a local affiliate, not an official State Security employee.
• Dong accused Chang of abusing his connections and demanded an explanation for the DVD, but Chang denied knowing what he meant.
• Chang summoned the State Security team to deal with Dong, who called Xu Yan and asked her to have Director Wu bring the team back.
• The hotel staff called Chang and told him that the State Security team had gone back, leaving him shocked and worried.

Dong Xuebin pressured Chang Dajin to investigate a DVD recorded at the Chenghai Hotel, and the search led to hotel employee Xu Zhong. Xu Zhong admitted that Geng Xinke had ruined his schooling, leaving his motive for sending the footage to the disciplinary inspection commission to be uncovered.

• Dong Xuebin sent away the State Security officials, and Chang Dajin apologized and agreed to investigate the DVD.
• Chang Dajin’s staff traced the footage to Room 3103, where Geng Xinke had stayed, and questioned the Monitoring Room employees.
• The man in the suit found videotapes and DVDs under Xu Zhong’s bed, and Dong Xuebin confirmed that one disc showed Geng Xinke and Lin Pingping together.
• Dong Xuebin questioned Xu Zhong, who revealed that he and Geng Xinke had been high school classmates and that Geng Xinke had caused him to drop out.

Dong Xuebin learned that Xu Zhong had recorded Geng Xinke and Lin Pingping to settle an old personal grudge, not for political reasons, and recovered all the tapes and discs. He reassured Geng Yuehua and her family that the recordings were safe, while Geng Yuehua scolded her brother for his behavior.

• Dong Xuebin confirmed with Chang Dajin that all the recordings had been recovered and learned Xu Zhong had acted out of resentment from high school.
• Dong Xuebin declined to get involved in the hotel's handling of Xu Zhong, and Chang Dajin refused to accept payment for the injured guard's medical expenses.
• Dong Xuebin returned to Nanshan District and told Geng Yuehua how Xu Zhong had made the recordings, then handed over the tapes and discs.
• Geng Yuehua called home and told Mother Geng and Geng Xinke that the recordings had been recovered and the matter was resolved.
• Geng Yuehua reprimanded Geng Xinke for his conduct, and he listened without arguing.

Dong Xuebin denied that Geng Xinke had gotten physical with him, preventing the District Discipline Inspection Committee from pursuing the incident. Geng Xinke thought he had escaped punishment, but then learned the district had approved 1.5 million yuan for Dong Xuebin’s earthquake drill.

• Dong Xuebin found that rumors about the videotape had not spread, but heard staff gossiping that Geng Xinke had grabbed him by the collar.
• Wu Liang called Dong Xuebin to ask about the reported incident, and Dong Xuebin said Geng Xinke had only argued with him over work.
• Wu Liang reported Dong Xuebin’s account to Geng Yuehua, and the Discipline Inspection Committee dropped the matter.
• Geng Xinke heard from Ma Li that the investigation had found nothing and believed the incident was over.
• Geng Xinke learned that the district had allocated 1.5 million yuan to Guangming Street Office for Dong Xuebin’s earthquake drill.

At the Geng family home, Geng Yuehua revealed that Dong Xuebin had secretly protected Geng Xinke and resolved the fallout from the recording and their fight. Her family learned why she had supported Dong Xuebin’s earthquake drill, and Geng Xinke realized how badly he had misunderstood him.

• Geng Xinke told his parents that the recording had not spread and that he had escaped punishment, while crediting Geng Yuehua with handling the matter.
• Geng Xinke complained that Geng Yuehua had supported Dong Xuebin’s earthquake drill, and his parents questioned her decision.
• Geng Yuehua refused to discuss the matter until her family confronted her about helping Dong Xuebin.
• Geng Yuehua explained that Dong Xuebin had ordered the Street Office Discipline Inspection Commission to keep the recording matter quiet and had personally recovered the materials and videotape.
• Geng Yuehua told Geng Xinke that Dong Xuebin had persuaded Wu Liang not to punish him for their fight, leaving Geng Xinke stunned by the help he had received.

After learning that Dong Xuebin had protected Geng Xinke and helped resolve the videotape scandal, the Geng family invited him to dinner to thank him and mend their strained relationship. Dong Xuebin accepted their apology, and the story left the family sharing a meal on friendlier terms.

• Geng Yuehua told her family that Dong Xuebin had retrieved the videotape and helped settle Geng Xinke's troubles despite their past conflicts.
• Geng Xinke admitted he had refused Dong Xuebin's dinner invitation and suggested inviting him to the Geng home instead.
• Geng Xinke called Lin Pingping, explained Dong Xuebin's help, and heard her say she would thank Director Dong herself.
• Geng Xinke invited Dong Xuebin over, and Dong Xuebin arrived with two cartons of cigarettes for Father Geng and Mother Geng.
• At dinner, Dong Xuebin thanked the elders, downplayed his assistance, and apologized for the misunderstandings and conflicts.

Dong Xuebin joined the Geng family for dinner and used the occasion to repair relations with them. As the evening ended, he secretly touched Geng Yuehua beneath the table while she remained silent.

• Dong Xuebin drank and chatted with Father Geng, Mother Geng, and Geng Xinke, easing the tension between their families.
• Geng Xinke toasted Dong Xuebin and they agreed to put their past conflict behind them.
• Mother Geng urged Geng Xinke and Geng Yuehua to consider marriage, while Geng Yuehua avoided the conversation.
• Dong Xuebin noticed Geng Yuehua's legs beside him and reached beneath the table to touch her stockings and thigh.
• Dong Xuebin continued touching Geng Yuehua beneath her skirt, and no one else at dinner noticed.