Chapter Summaries

Dong Xuebin finally met his newborn daughter, Qian Qian, and was overwhelmed with joy as he held and cared for her. The chapter ended with him carrying her around instead of going to dinner.

• Dong Xuebin teased Qu Yunxuan and complained that she cared more about Qian Qian than him.
• Dong Xuebin realized he had not yet seen his daughter and hurried to the bedroom despite Qu Yunxuan’s warning not to wake her.
• Dong Xuebin saw Qian Qian awake in her crib, then carefully lifted her and held her for the first time.
• Qu Yunxuan showed Dong Xuebin how to support Qian Qian, and he changed her diaper after she began crying.
• Dong Xuebin carried Qian Qian around the room and into the living room, remaining too absorbed in her to wash his hands for dinner.

Dong Xuebin reunited with Qu Yunxuan and their baby over dinner at the Qu Family home, but an aftershock led the family to decide that Qu Yunxuan and the child would leave for the Southern Region. The family planned to depart the day after tomorrow, leaving Dong Xuebin to cherish their remaining time together before his upcoming studies.

• Mother Qu prepared a celebratory meal, and Dong Xuebin toasted Father Qu, Mother Qu, and Qu Yunxuan while doting on Xiao Qianqian.
• An aftershock shook the house, prompting Mother Qu and Father Qu to suggest taking Qu Yunxuan and Xiao Qianqian to the Southern Region for safety.
• Dong Xuebin agreed to the trip, and Mother Qu said the family would leave the day after tomorrow.
• Mother Qu privately warned Dong Xuebin not to have sex with Qu Yunxuan during her recovery from her Caesarean Section, and he hurried away embarrassed.

Dong Xuebin and Qu Yunxuan cared for their lively newborn daughter, Xiao Qu Qian, through the night. After the baby fell asleep in her crib, Dong Xuebin persuaded Qu Yunxuan to pleasure him and secretly got to drink her breast milk, leaving her furious as he savored it.

• Dong Xuebin and Qu Yunxuan cuddled and soothed Xiao Qu Qian, then Qu Yunxuan fed her when she began crying.
• Dong Xuebin reluctantly put the sleeping baby in a nearby crib and coaxed Qu Yunxuan into pleasuring him because they could not have sex while she recovered.
• Qu Yunxuan finished and returned to bed, where Dong Xuebin offered to massage her sore neck and body.
• Dong Xuebin suddenly suckled Qu Yunxuan and drank her milk; Qu Yunxuan pinched and scolded him while he grinned with satisfaction.

Dong Xuebin registered at the Central Party School, attended the opening ceremony, and met his roommate, Han Xinghua. After Han invited him to lunch with several former colleagues, Dong joined the group, whose members reacted coolly when they learned his position was only Zhengke Level.

• Dong Xuebin entered the Central Party School, registered, and received his student ID and dormitory key.
• At the opening ceremony, a vice president explained the required “three transitions,” and Dong was assigned to Class Three for department-level cadres.
• Dong met his roommate, Han Xinghua of the Central Propaganda Department, and called his family and Xie Huilan from the dormitory.
• Xie Huilan teased Dong about a surprise before ending their call, leaving him curious about what she had planned.
• Han invited Dong to lunch with several friends and former colleagues, and Dong accepted to meet people at the school.
• Han introduced Dong as a young Street Office Director, and the group grew indifferent after learning he was a Zhengke-level cadre from a prefecture-level city.

Dong Xuebin learned that the advanced studies class’s young Class One Monitor was Xie Huilan, his longtime acquaintance. Xie Huilan introduced Dong Xuebin as her fiancé, leaving the surrounding cadres stunned.

• At lunch, Dong Xuebin’s colleagues discussed the young woman elected Class One Monitor and her likely promotion to Yu Ting Level.
• Dong Xuebin recognized that the Monitor’s résumé sounded familiar as she entered the cafeteria with the other Class One students.
• Han Xinghua greeted the Monitor and began introducing her to Director Zhang, Secretary Chen, and Dong Xuebin.
• Xie Huilan recognized Dong Xuebin and said they already knew each other, while Dong Xuebin asked why she had come to the Party School.
• Xie Huilan hooked her arm around Dong Xuebin’s and announced to the gathered cadres that he was her fiancé.

Dong Xuebin’s classmates discovered that he was both Xie Huilan’s fiancé and the earthquake relief hero, while Xie told him she might be promoted to deputy department level after her training. The chapter left them planning to meet privately that night as they discussed her likely move to the city government.

• After Xie Huilan left the cafeteria, Party School attendees discussed Dong Xuebin as her fiancé and stared at him.
• Han Xinghua asked Dong how he had met Xie Huilan, and Dong explained that he worked at the Guangming Street Office in Nanshan District.
• Director Mei, Director Zhang, and Han recognized Dong as the earthquake relief hero and toasted him for his rescue efforts.
• Xie met Dong on a tree-lined path and told him her successful evacuation work in Yantai County could lead to a deputy department-level promotion.
• Xie said she would likely join the city government to work on post-disaster reconstruction, and she teased Dong about waiting until that night for a kiss.

Dong Xuebin visited the Xie family with Xie Huilan, where they discussed his heroism during the earthquake and their upcoming wedding. Xie Huilan revealed that she wanted to marry this month but had been waiting for Dong Xuebin to propose.

• Xie Huilan and Dong Xuebin encountered Wei Nan on the way to the Xie villa, and Dong Xuebin complained that Wei Nan still seemed interested in her.
• Xie Huilan and Dong Xuebin joined Old Master Xie, Han Jing, and the younger Xie family members for dinner, where Old Master Xie praised Dong Xuebin for risking his life during the earthquake.
• Han Jing and the younger family members discussed Xie Huilan and Dong Xuebin's wedding and suggested they could marry sooner than planned.
• Xie Huilan said she had been considering getting married that month but was waiting for Dong Xuebin to propose.

Dong Xuebin realized Xie Huilan expected him to propose, but his attempt was stopped because he had no ring. After a TV report revealed a pair of pink diamond rings valued at 200 million yuan, Xie Huilan joked that he should buy them, leaving Dong Xuebin calculating that he could not afford them.

• Xie Huilan indirectly reproached Dong Xuebin for not proposing, and he rose to kneel and ask her to marry him.
• Xie Huilan stopped Dong Xuebin and explained that proposing without a ring would lack sincerity, while Xie Hao and Xie Jing urged him to get one.
• A television report described two enormous pink diamond rings entering Jiade's autumn auction with an estimated combined value of 200 million yuan.
• Xie Huilan admired the rings, then joked that Dong Xuebin should buy them to propose to her.
• Xie Huilan reassured Dong Xuebin that she had no requirements for a ring, but he calculated that even selling his house would not let him afford the pair.

Dong Xuebin decided to buy the Pink Diamonds to propose to Xie Huilan, but realized he was short of money. After hearing about a valuable painting destroyed in Wei Nan’s villa fire, he rushed off, hoping its ashes could help him raise the money.

• Dong Xuebin asked Xie Hao for proposal advice and resolved to buy the Pink Diamonds for Xie Huilan.
• Dong Xuebin learned from Qu Yunxuan that she had deposited 190 million yuan from the company sale onto a bank card for him.
• Dong Xuebin realized the money he had was not enough to buy the rings and wondered how to obtain another 100 million yuan.
• Xie Huilan and the others discussed Xu Yang’s painting Triumphant Return of the Western Territory, which had burned in Wei Nan’s villa fire.
• Dong Xuebin learned the painting’s ashes might still be at the villa and hurried off, believing he had found a way to buy the rings.

Dong Xuebin entered Wei Nan’s burned villa and used his ability to restore Xu Yang’s painting from its ashes. He had the painting authenticated and entrusted it to Yun De Auction Company for sale, where experts estimated it could fetch 80 to 100 million.

• Dong Xuebin slipped into No. 11 Compound and searched Wei Nan’s burned villa for the painting.
• Dong Xuebin used BACK to restore Xu Yang’s Triumphant Return of the Western Territory from the ashes in a safe, then left the compound unnoticed.
• Wei Nan encountered Dong Xuebin outside the compound, and they argued about Xie Huilan and Fei Yunxuan before parting ways.
• Dong Xuebin took the restored painting to Yun De Auction Company and asked the female Boss to appraise and auction it.
• Three experts confirmed the painting was authentic, and one estimated its value at 80 to 100 million; Dong Xuebin entrusted it to the company for auction.

Dong Xuebin auctioned Xu Yang's painting, Triumphant Return of the Western Territory, to raise money for the Pink Diamonds. It sold for 100 million RMB, leaving him with about 280 million in total funds as he prepared to bid on the diamonds the next evening.

• Dong Xuebin checked the details of Xu Yang's painting and waited anxiously for its auction, knowing the proceeds would determine whether he could afford the Pink Diamonds.
• Wei Nan told a friend that Triumphant Return of the Western Territory had burned in his family's villa and that any version on the market must be a forgery.
• Bidders drove the painting's price up during the auction, and bidder No. 6 won it for 100 million RMB.
• Dong Xuebin learned that, after taxes and commissions, he would receive a little over 80 million RMB, bringing his total funds to about 280 million.
• Dong Xuebin checked the auction schedule and prepared to bid for the Pink Diamonds the following evening.

Dong Xuebin sneaked out of the Central Party School to bid on a pair of rare pink diamond rings for Xie Huilan. He outbid the other buyers at 237 million yuan and won the auction.

• Dong Xuebin used Stop to leave the Central Party School grounds without being seen and took a taxi to Jiade Auction House.
• Dong Xuebin inspected the pink diamond rings and decided to buy them for Xie Huilan.
• Dong Xuebin joined the bidding as the price climbed past 200 million yuan.
• Dong Xuebin kept bidding against the middle-aged woman and raised the price to 237 million yuan.
• The middle-aged woman stopped bidding, and the auctioneer declared Dong Xuebin the winner.

Dong Xuebin scrambled to raise the money needed to pay for the pink diamond rings he had won at auction. After collecting the rings, he arranged to meet Xie Huilan that evening, preparing to propose to her.

• Dong Xuebin asked Luan Xiaoping to lend him two million yuan toward the auction payment.
• Dong Xuebin borrowed five hundred thousand yuan from Xu Yan after explaining that he was short on funds.
• Dong Xuebin pooled his savings and borrowed money, then paid the auction balance and collected the rings.
• Dong Xuebin had the ring sizes adjusted so Xie Huilan would receive the larger diamond.
• Dong Xuebin told Xie Huilan to wait for him at her parents' home that evening, intending to propose.

Dong Xuebin spent nearly all his money on roses and traveled to the Xie family home, where Xie Huilan teased him about not proposing sincerely enough. After the family discussed the record-breaking Pink Diamonds, Dong Xuebin stood before Xie Huilan and began to speak, leaving everyone expecting a proposal.

• Dong Xuebin bought 999 red roses and spent almost all his remaining cash getting to Xie Huilan's home.
• Dong Xuebin arrived at the Xie family villa, where Han Jing welcomed him and the family joked together.
• Xie Guobang said Old Master Xie wanted Xie Huilan's wedding held that month, but Xie Huilan said Dong Xuebin still had to show sincerity in his proposal.
• The family watched a report announcing that the Pink Diamonds Dong Xuebin had bought sold for nearly 300 million yuan, without realizing he was their buyer.
• Dong Xuebin stood before Xie Huilan and said he had something to tell her, as the family watched for his proposal.

Dong Xuebin proposed to Xie Huilan at the Xie family villa, using his time-stopping ability to produce roses and a ring box. The proposal ended with him revealing matching Pink Diamond rings that he had bought for 300 million after hearing Xie Huilan admired them.

• Dong Xuebin told Xie Huilan he loved her and wanted to marry her.
• After Xie Hao demanded roses, Dong Xuebin produced a basket of 999 roses and gave them to Xie Huilan.
• Dong Xuebin conjured a small ring box, which Xie Huilan opened to find empty.
• Xie Ran noticed a Pink Diamond ring on Xie Huilan's finger, while Dong Xuebin wore its matching ring.
• Dong Xuebin revealed that he had bought the Pink Diamonds for 300 million after Xie Huilan admired them on television.

Dong Xuebin proposed to Xie Huilan with a pair of pink diamond rings, and she accepted amid her family’s celebrations. The family agreed to hold a modest wedding at Grandpa Xie’s villa in Beijing, and Xie Huilan invited Dong Xuebin to her room afterward.

• Dong Xuebin gave Xie Huilan a pink diamond ring and proposed to her in front of the Xie family.
• Xie Huilan accepted Dong Xuebin’s proposal and kissed him while her relatives cheered.
• The family admired the rings, and Dong Xuebin explained that lottery winnings and selling a company had funded the purchase.
• Han Jing and Xie Guobang discussed the wedding with Dong Xuebin and settled on a simple ceremony at Grandpa Xie’s villa in Beijing.
• After dinner, Xie Huilan asked Dong Xuebin to sit with her in her room, while Xie Jing and Xie Hao teased them.

Dong Xuebin told Za Xiaoping that he and Xie Huilan were getting married and revealed that her family was the powerful Xie Family. After the two families began speaking by phone, Xie Huilan rewarded Dong Xuebin by calling him her little husband.

• Dong Xuebin called Za Xiaoping and announced that he and Xie Huilan had moved their wedding up to this month.
• Dong Xuebin told Za Xiaoping that Xie Huilan's father was Capital City Municipal Party Secretary Xie Guobang and her grandfather was the former General Secretary.
• Za Xiaoping told Yang Zhaode about the engagement and Xie Huilan's family background, and Yang Zhaode was stunned.
• Han Jing called Za Xiaoping, introduced herself as Xie Huilan's mother, and apologized that the families had not met sooner.
• Xie Huilan showed Dong Xuebin her new outfit and pink diamond ring, then asked what reward he wanted.
• Dong Xuebin asked Xie Huilan to call him husband, and she whispered, "My little husband."

Dong Xuebin joined Xie Huilan to choose a wedding dress and take wedding photos before their imminent marriage. After admitting he had spent nearly all his money on her Pink Diamond ring, he accepted her bank card for their wedding expenses.

• Han Xinghua woke Dong Xuebin, who prepared to go to the library before Xie Huilan called him out.
• Xie Huilan introduced Dong Xuebin to Central Party School Vice Principal Wen as her fiancé, and Wen approved their leave.
• Xie Huilan explained that she and Dong Xuebin would keep their wedding quiet because Fenzhou was still recovering from an earthquake, then took him to Wangfujing to choose a wedding dress.
• Dong Xuebin showed Xie Huilan that only two yuan remained in his wallet after he borrowed money and emptied his accounts to buy her the Pink Diamond ring.
• Xie Huilan gave Dong Xuebin her bank card for their shared wedding expenses, and they entered the wedding dress shop together.

Dong Xuebin and Xie Huilan went to a wedding dress shop to get made up and take wedding photos. They chose pictures for their album and home, with Xie Huilan insisting on keeping their kissing photo despite Dong Xuebin’s embarrassment.

• Dong Xuebin declined the stylist’s offer to display their wedding photo in exchange for free services.
• Xie Huilan tried on a wedding dress, admired Dong Xuebin in his suit, and posed with him for more than a hundred photos.
• Dong Xuebin awkwardly kissed Xie Huilan several times until the photographer got a satisfactory shot.
• Xie Huilan asked Dong Xuebin to help select photos, chose his suggested picture for the wall, and insisted they keep the kissing photo for the album.

Dong Xuebin worried that he and Xie Huilan lacked enough money for their wedding, so he used his ability to obtain future football newspapers and learned the European Cup results. He spent nearly all their remaining savings on Football Lottery tickets, confident he would win, and left the chapter awaiting the matches.

• Dong Xuebin learned from Xie Huilan that their wedding funds were running low, but refused to ask her family for help.
• Dong Xuebin decided Football Lottery tickets could earn money without making another suspicious Double Ball win.
• Dong Xuebin used Forward to obtain football newspapers from the next four days and recorded the results of fourteen upcoming matches.
• Dong Xuebin spent nearly one hundred thousand yuan on Football Lottery tickets, including thirty combinations matching the future results, then destroyed the newspapers.
• Xie Huilan confronted Dong Xuebin about the spending, and he assured her he would win; she said she trusted him.