Chapter Summaries

Dong Xuebin learned that the inquiry into Geng Yuehua might not be pursued without solid evidence, then prepared to investigate a separate bribery case in Nanshan District. Worried about Geng Yuehua, he secretly warned her younger brother after learning she was accused of hiding two million yuan in a bank account.

• Dong Xuebin asked Liang Xuan how far he should pursue the investigation into Geng Yuehua, and she said the response would depend on the strength of the evidence.
• Dong Xuebin asked Zhu Zhu to join him in investigating Deputy District Governor Zhang's bribery case in Nanshan District and told her to choose another team member.
• Dong Xuebin told Xie Huilan that he would be away for several days, and she urged him to think carefully and stay safe.
• Dong Xuebin decided not to contact Geng Yuehua directly and called Geng Xinke instead.
• Dong Xuebin told Geng Xinke about the accusation and the two million yuan account, then urged him to warn Geng Yuehua before the investigators arrived.

Dong Xuebin returned to Nanshan District as a City Discipline Inspection Committee investigator, officially to review Zhang Huo’s bribery case while secretly trying to give Geng Yuehua time to address a suspicious bank account. He left the chapter awaiting Zhu Zhu’s inquiry into the account and hoping Geng Yuehua could clear herself before the investigation reached her.

• Dong Xuebin arrived at the Nanshan District Guest House, where Wu Liang welcomed him and discussed the investigation into Zhang Huo.
• Dong Xuebin privately asked Wu Liang about threats against him and learned that investigators had found no solid evidence tying Zhang Huo to other district officials.
• Dong Xuebin sent Zhu Zhu to investigate a savings account at City Construction Bank and ordered Fei Fan to recheck evidence in Zhang Huo’s case.
• Geng Xinke told Dong Xuebin that Geng Yuehua denied knowing about the money in the old account and suspected Zhang Huo was trying to frame her.
• Dong Xuebin urged Geng Xinke to have Geng Yuehua prepare a defense, explaining that he would delay the investigation for one day.
• Geng Xinke told Dong Xuebin that he and Lin Pingping were living together and might soon hold a wedding, and Dong Xuebin congratulated him.

Dong Xuebin investigated the two million yuan deposited in Geng Yuehua’s account and found that the money had been routed from overseas. He used Wu Liang’s records of Geng Yuehua’s report to clear her suspicion with He Suien, while the search for the person who framed her continued.

• Zhu Zhu told Dong Xuebin that two million yuan had been transferred into Geng Yuehua’s account from overseas through another account, leaving its source untraceable.
• Dong Xuebin showed Wu Liang the account records, and Wu Liang produced a report and savings booklet that he said Geng Yuehua had submitted two days earlier.
• Wu Liang suspected Zhang Huo might have arranged the deposit to frame Geng Yuehua, citing threats received by their families after Zhang Huo was detained.
• Dong Xuebin took the records and told He Suien that Geng Yuehua had reported the money before the complaint arrived, and that Zhang Huo might be responsible.
• He Suien accepted that Geng Yuehua appeared uninvolved and ordered Dong Xuebin to find the mastermind behind the framing attempt.

Dong Xuebin met with Geng Yuehua about the investigation into the two-million-yuan savings account and reassured her that she was no longer the target. Their private conversation left him wondering whether she was hiding something, while Geng Yuehua warned him about Zhang Biao.

• Dong Xuebin sent Zhu Zhu and Fei Fan to investigate the account and Zhang Huo's relatives, then visited Geng Yuehua's office.
• Dong Xuebin told Geng Yuehua the investigation was focused on finding who sent the money and who tried to frame her, and she agreed to cooperate.
• Geng Yuehua suggested investigating Zhang Biao and warned that he might be behind threatening calls to her family and Secretary Wu's family.
• Dong Xuebin asked Geng Yuehua whether she was hiding something, but she denied it and returned to her work.
• Dong Xuebin held Geng Yuehua and touched beneath her clothes until she ordered him to let go.

Dong Xuebin and Geng Yuehua received a threatening call connected to the suspicious money transfer, and Yuehua ordered police protection for him. That evening, Geng Xinke called to say Yuehua had been in a car accident and was not expected to survive.

• A man threatened Geng Yuehua over the phone and warned her to stop interfering in matters that did not concern her.
• Dong Xuebin took the phone, identified himself, and challenged the caller, who hung up.
• Geng Yuehua said police had traced the earlier calls to public phones and ordered Director Wen to assign two officers to protect Dong Xuebin around the clock.
• Dong Xuebin returned to the guest house and later considered contacting Yuehua, but Geng Xinke called to report that she had suffered a car accident and was not going to make it.

After learning Geng Yuehua was critically injured in a suspicious hit-and-run, Dong Xuebin rushed to the hospital and discovered she urgently needed rare B Rh-negative blood. He donated his own blood despite the danger, and the chapter ended with him still insisting the doctors continue as he lost a potentially fatal amount.

• Geng Xinke told Dong Xuebin that Geng Yuehua had been struck by a car and was in critical condition at District Second People's Hospital.
• Dong Xuebin raced to the hospital, where a doctor said Geng Yuehua had lost too much blood and might not survive.
• Dong Xuebin learned that Geng Yuehua needed B Rh-negative blood and offered the matching blood he had donated two days earlier.
• When the doctors said his donation was not enough, Dong Xuebin ordered them to keep transfusing his blood despite warnings that it could kill him.
• Dong Xuebin lost 1,200 milliliters of blood while the operation continued, and he still demanded that the doctors save Geng Yuehua.

Dong Xuebin transfused 2,000 milliliters of his blood to save Geng Yuehua, using REVERSE on himself to keep going despite his failing condition. The doctors declared Geng Yuehua out of danger, while Dong Xuebin was wheeled away for emergency treatment.

• Dong Xuebin insisted that the doctors continue Geng Yuehua’s operation despite his dangerously low blood pressure.
• Dong Xuebin used REVERSE on himself to recover and continued donating blood until he had given 2,000 milliliters.
• The doctors came out and announced that Geng Yuehua was out of danger, crediting Dong Xuebin with providing the blood of five people.
• The doctors explained that Dong Xuebin had given half the blood in his body and survived an amount that would have killed an ordinary person.
• Geng Yuehua and Dong Xuebin were wheeled out on separate beds, and the nurse said Dong Xuebin was in worse condition and needed emergency treatment.

Dong Xuebin woke in the hospital after giving 2,000 milliliters of blood to save Yuehua, and learned that grateful residents had donated blood to him in turn. As his family and former colleagues visited, Nanshan District residents marveled that the Jinx had brought major upheaval after only one day in the district.

• Dong Xuebin woke in Second Hospital and learned that residents, including a man whose wife he had rescued, had donated blood to him.
• Dong Xuebin declined to notify his wife and mother, then reassured the Geng family and learned Yuehua was out of danger.
• Lin Pingping stayed to care for Dong Xuebin, and they discussed her transfer to the Nanshan District Investment Bureau and her relationship with Geng Xinke.
• Zhou Yanru, Wang Yuling, Peng Gang, Wu Liang, Zhu Zhu, Fei Fan, and other colleagues visited Dong Xuebin with gifts.
• Nanshan District residents recalled the suspected murder of the district Party secretary and Dong Xuebin’s blood donation, concluding that trouble always followed the Jinx.

Dong Xuebin learned that police had identified a suspect connected to Zhang Biao in the hit-and-run that nearly killed Geng Yuehua. At Yuehua’s bedside, he discovered she had secretly been living with late-stage lung cancer and might have less than a month left.

• Zhu Zhu told Dong Xuebin that police had identified a suspected hit-and-run driver linked to Zhang Biao and that the city had ordered the case solved quickly.
• Dong Xuebin spoke with Luan Xiaoping and Hui Lan, reassured them that he was recovering, and said he would return after handling his work.
• After hearing nurses say Geng Yuehua had woken, Dong Xuebin went to her ward and overheard her family and doctors discussing her condition.
• A doctor revealed that Yuehua had late-stage lung cancer that had spread, and that she might have less than a month to live without further treatment.
• Dong Xuebin collapsed against the wall outside Yuehua’s ward after hearing the diagnosis.

After learning that Geng Yuehua had terminal lung cancer, Dong Xuebin resolved to use his time-reversal ability to save her. He learned that the disease may have begun one to two years earlier and planned to reverse time and buy Taisui to help prevent it from returning.

• News spread through Nanshan District that Geng Yuehua had terminal cancer, and officials rushed to the hospital.
• Dong Xuebin reflected on Geng Yuehua's hidden illness and vowed not to let her die.
• Dong Xuebin asked a doctor about Geng Yuehua's prognosis and learned she might have less than two weeks to live.
• The doctor estimated that Geng Yuehua's cancer had begun one to two years earlier and explained that cancer's causes were uncertain.
• Dong Xuebin realized he could reverse enough time to return Geng Yuehua to before the disease began and decided to buy her Taisui afterward.

Dong Xuebin secretly visited Geng Yuehua in the hospital and promised to protect her family after she confessed she feared leaving them behind. After persuading her to sleep, he began reversing time in her body to cure her cancer.

• Dong Xuebin slipped into Geng Yuehua's ward at night and found her awake after surgery.
• Geng Yuehua told Dong Xuebin she had late-stage cancer and asked him to look after Geng Xinke and their parents if she died.
• Dong Xuebin claimed he could cure her cancer and asked her to keep his treatment secret; she remained skeptical but eventually fell asleep.
• Dong Xuebin undressed Geng Yuehua's hospital gown enough to reach the areas affected by cancer and began reversing time throughout her body.

After Dong Xuebin left the hospital, Geng Yuehua prepared herself and her family for her expected death. A new round of tests then showed that her surgery wound was healing rapidly and that her lung cancer had disappeared, leaving the doctors and Geng family stunned.

• Dong Xuebin discharged himself and went to a bank while Geng Yuehua told Geng Xinke and Lin Pingping to take care of their responsibilities and family after she was gone.
• Father Geng noticed that Geng Yuehua looked better, and her family asked the hospital to conduct comprehensive tests despite her resignation.
• The doctors found that Geng Yuehua's surgical wound and bodily functions had recovered far faster than expected.
• The specialists examined her scans and discovered no trace of lung cancer or metastasis.
• The hospital repeated the tests and compared the results, but Geng Yuehua still appeared cancer-free, and she stared at the reports in astonishment.

District Second Hospital confirmed that Geng Yuehua was healthy and had been misdiagnosed, and she thanked Dong Xuebin for saving her. As they shared a kiss in her ward, Lin Pingping walked in and caught them.

• The dean told Geng Yuehua and her family that the latest tests showed she had no cancer, and Geng Yuehua ended the family’s complaints against the hospital.
• News of Geng Yuehua’s misdiagnosis spread through Nanshan District, shocking the people who had been discussing who might replace her.
• Dong Xuebin visited Geng Yuehua, who asked how he had cured her, and he told her to keep his methods secret.
• Geng Yuehua thanked Dong Xuebin for saving her and kissed him, then let him kiss her in return.
• Lin Pingping entered the ward and saw Geng Yuehua and Dong Xuebin kissing.

Dong Xuebin and Geng Yuehua were caught kissing by Lin Pingping, who promised to keep it secret. After learning Yuehua’s cancer might return, Dong gave Geng Xinke three million for medicine, leaving Geng Yuehua unhappy but her family grateful.

• Lin Pingping walked in on Dong Xuebin and Geng Yuehua kissing, and Geng Yuehua told her to keep it secret.
• Geng Xinke, Father Geng, and Mother Geng joined them, and Mother Geng invited Dong Xuebin to dinner to thank him.
• Dong Xuebin warned the family that Geng Yuehua’s condition remained serious, and Geng Yuehua revealed that a Shanghai hospital had confirmed lung cancer six months earlier.
• Dong Xuebin gave Geng Xinke a bank account containing three million to buy Geng Yuehua Wild Ginseng, Taisui, and other medicine.
• Geng Xinke accepted the money as a loan despite Geng Yuehua’s objection and thanked Dong Xuebin on behalf of the family.

Dong Xuebin learned that Zhang Biao and the hit-and-run driver had been arrested, then visited Geng Yuehua at the hospital. After arguing about the money he had given her, he agreed to stay and care for her overnight.

• Dong Xuebin learned from Wen Wei that Zhang Biao and the hit-and-run driver had been caught, and the driver had admitted Zhang Biao paid him to cause the crash.
• Dong Xuebin asked Deputy Director Chu to keep a close eye on Zhang Biao in custody.
• Dong Xuebin visited Geng Yuehua late at night after Lin Pingping and Geng Xinke left the corridor.
• Dong Xuebin told Geng Yuehua about the arrests and insisted she accept the money for her treatment, while she agreed to treat it as a loan.
• Geng Yuehua persuaded Dong Xuebin to stay and help care for her overnight.

Dong Xuebin stayed overnight with Geng Yuehua in the hospital, caring for her and trying to grow closer to her. The chapter ended with him touching and kissing her as she lay recovering from surgery.

• Geng Xinke and Lin Pingping checked on Geng Yuehua outside her locked hospital room, and she told them she was fine.
• Dong Xuebin helped Geng Yuehua to the bathroom and carried her back to bed, then showered and used her toothbrush and towel.
• Geng Yuehua explained to Dong Xuebin that her stern manner was a lifelong habit, and he decided to stay beside her overnight.
• Dong Xuebin climbed into bed beside Geng Yuehua, but she asked him to sit her up and talk because she could not sleep.
• After Geng Yuehua rejected several conversation topics, Dong Xuebin brought up sex and began touching and kissing her while she recovered from surgery.

Dong Xuebin restrained himself from having sex with the recovering Geng Yuehua, but eventually realized she was offering to use her mouth. Afterward, Geng Yuehua said it would happen only once, and they fell asleep together.

• Dong Xuebin stopped himself from having sex with Geng Yuehua because her surgical wound had not healed.
• Geng Yuehua opened her mouth, but Dong Xuebin misunderstood her and asked what she wanted.
• After Geng Yuehua angrily said she was airing out her tongue, Dong Xuebin realized what she meant and acted on it.
• Geng Yuehua vomited and coughed after twenty minutes, then told Dong Xuebin there would be no next time.
• Dong Xuebin held Geng Yuehua as they fell asleep.

Dong Xuebin cared for Geng Yuehua in her hospital room, and she agreed to perform oral sex on him again before his expected departure. The encounter left Yuehua distressed after she swallowed his semen, and Dong Xuebin helped her clean her mouth.

• Dong Xuebin woke up, cleaned the floor, and helped Geng Yuehua dress before the nurses arrived.
• Dong Xuebin brushed Geng Yuehua's teeth and wiped her body while she recovered in the bathroom.
• Dong Xuebin told Geng Yuehua he might leave for the city in a couple of days and could not bear to leave her.
• Geng Yuehua asked Dong Xuebin to remove his clothes and perform oral sex on him again.
• Geng Yuehua swallowed Dong Xuebin's semen, struggled to spit it out, then drank juice and had Dong Xuebin brush her teeth.

Dong Xuebin returned home and discovered that Qu Yunxuan had become a Fenzhou City Television Station anchor and brought their infant daughter, Qian Qian, to his home. He realized Qu Yunxuan and Xie Huilan had likely met and gone out together, leaving him anxious about what might happen.

• Dong Xuebin returned to his home in Fenzhou City after completing his assignment in Nanshan District.
• He heard neighbors discussing the beautiful new anchor on Fenzhou City Television Station’s news broadcast.
• Dong Xuebin turned on the television and recognized the anchor as Qu Yunxuan, who had recently arrived in Fenzhou City.
• He heard a baby crying in the bedroom, found Qian Qian in a baby carriage, and changed her diaper.
• Dong Xuebin realized Qu Yunxuan had likely visited and gone out with Xie Huilan, and he feared the consequences of their meeting.

Dong Xuebin stayed home with baby Xiao Qianqian while Xie Huilan and Qu Yunxuan went out together, then learned Qu Yunxuan had returned and might become a television news anchor. Xie Huilan treated Xiao Qianqian as her goddaughter, and the chapter ended with Dong Xuebin preparing lunch while the two women got along peacefully.

• Xie Huilan and Qu Yunxuan returned with groceries as Dong Xuebin tried to calm the crying Xiao Qianqian.
• Dong Xuebin scolded the women for leaving the baby, but Xie Huilan and Qu Yunxuan ignored him until Qu Yunxuan took Xiao Qianqian to feed her.
• Qu Yunxuan told Dong Xuebin she had returned a few days earlier and had filled in as a news anchor, though her position remained in television station logistics.
• Xie Huilan took Xiao Qianqian and explained that she had agreed with Qu Yunxuan to become the baby's godmother.
• Dong Xuebin insisted on cooking lunch while Xie Huilan and Qu Yunxuan went to relax with the baby.