Chapter Summaries

At Zhenshui County’s investment banquet, Dong Xuebin organized the overburdened Investment Bureau staff and promised bonuses if they secured more than one hundred million yuan in investment. The chapter ended with Dong Xuebin confronting Chen Mingming over investors who had chosen Zhenshui County, while the city’s investment departments reeled from their failed effort to suppress the county.

• Jiang Fangfang and Meng Rui welcomed domestic and foreign investors at the banquet while Dong Xuebin moved between the groups.
• Dong Xuebin gathered Zheng Dayou, Cheng Yujie, Xiao Hong, and Gong Na to assign them investor outreach and inspection duties.
• Dong Xuebin promised each Investment Bureau employee at least three hundred thousand yuan in bonuses if the county secured over one hundred million yuan in investment.
• Chen Mingming called Zheng Dayou and accused Zhenshui County of taking seven investors from Meiyang District.
• Dong Xuebin defended Zhenshui County, reminded Chen Mingming that Meiyang District had previously taken investors from them, and challenged him to come reclaim the investors.
• Chen Mingming and the city’s investment departments faced humiliation after their attempt to squeeze out Zhenshui County failed and they received Administrative Warning Punishments.

Dong Xuebin organized an afternoon tour of Zhenshui County’s investment projects and spent the evening handling investors’ needs and negotiations. After an exhausting night of emergencies and calls, he was woken at 5:10 a.m. and rushed out again.

• Dong Xuebin finalized the itinerary and coordinated with Secretary Li and Zhang Longjuan before directing county staff to prepare for the investors’ visit.
• Dong Xuebin and the Investment Bureau staff escorted investors by Tour Bus to project sites, then hosted them for dinner and answered their questions about investing in Zhenshui County.
• After going home at 9:15 p.m., Dong Xuebin returned to help a foreign investor suffering from diarrhea, carried him into an ambulance, and stayed until the investor recovered.
• At midnight, Dong Xuebin coordinated a replacement plan after learning the next day’s inspection site had a problem, then finally went to sleep at 1:00 a.m.
• Dong Xuebin was woken by a phone call at 5:10 a.m. and drove out without even washing his face.

Dong Xuebin and the Investment Bureau prepared for the county's crucial signing conference after a week of exhausting work, with the final investment results still uncertain. Worried about his health, Jiang Fangfang ordered him to take the evening off and visit her mother before the conference.

• Dong Xuebin coordinated investor inspections and negotiations for a week, and at least fifty investors remained as the county prepared to announce its signing conference.
• Dong Xuebin set a one-hundred-million-yuan investment goal and oversaw preparations at the county Party school venue the evening before the conference.
• Dong Xuebin assigned Zheng Dayou, Gong Na, and other staff to finalize investor projects and complete the venue preparations.
• Jiang Fangfang called Dong Xuebin after Zheng Dayou reported that he looked exhausted and had not eaten, and she ordered him to stop working.
• Jiang Fangfang told Dong Xuebin that her mother missed him and had been worrying about him, so Dong Xuebin agreed to visit her that evening.

Dong Xuebin visited Jiang Fangfang’s home after working himself to exhaustion, and Mother Jiang mistook him for Xiao Tao again. Jiang Fangfang and her mother made him eat and stay the night, leaving Jiang Fangfang to handle any urgent county business before the signing conference.

• Dong Xuebin parked his conspicuous Land Rover nearby and walked to Mother Jiang’s apartment so no one would know he had visited.
• Jiang Fangfang caught Dong Xuebin when his legs weakened, and Mother Jiang worried over him while believing he was Xiao Tao.
• Jiang Fangfang and Mother Jiang insisted that Dong Xuebin eat and rest instead of returning to work or meeting the investors.
• Dong Xuebin ate the leftovers and three steamed buns, then agreed to stay the night.
• Jiang Fangfang called Zheng Dayou, told him to handle urgent investment work without contacting Dong Xuebin, and said Dong Xuebin should attend the signing conference the next morning.

Dong Xuebin stayed overnight at Jiang Fangfang’s home before the Signing Conference and shared her floor bed. After testing her boundaries with touches, he kissed her, leaving their relationship unresolved.

• Dong Xuebin showered and found Jiang Fangfang had prepared a floor bed for him in the living room.
• After Jiang Fangfang got ready for bed, Dong Xuebin lay awake beside her and asked whether he should sleep on the sofa; she told him to stay.
• Dong Xuebin put an arm around Jiang Fangfang, and she reminded him to rest before overseeing the Signing Conference.
• After they said good night, Dong Xuebin touched Jiang Fangfang beneath the blanket and moved closer while she remained still.
• Dong Xuebin leaned in and kissed Jiang Fangfang on the lips.

Dong Xuebin kept Jiang Fangfang awake with his advances, and she eventually agreed to let him have his way with her once so they could both rest. The chapter ended with Dong Xuebin pinning Jiang Fangfang beneath him and beginning to ravage her.

• Dong Xuebin kissed Jiang Fangfang while they lay together, and she calmly held him when he asked.
• When Dong Xuebin still could not sleep, Jiang Fangfang kissed him repeatedly, but he grew more aroused and tried to push things further.
• Jiang Fangfang noticed Dong Xuebin was not trying to sleep and told him to stop, while he admitted that being beside her kept him awake.
• Jiang Fangfang got out of bed briefly, then returned and told Dong Xuebin to finish quickly so they could rest.
• Dong Xuebin climbed on top of Jiang Fangfang and began ravaging her.

Dong Xuebin woke after spending the night with Jiang Fangfang, and they prepared breakfast while trying to keep their intimacy discreet from her mother. They parted to travel separately to the Signing Conference, with Dong Xuebin tasked with buying emergency contraceptive pills first.

• Dong Xuebin woke to find Jiang Fangfang getting dressed, then remembered that they had slept together the previous night.
• Jiang Fangfang and Dong Xuebin made breakfast and agreed to leave for the Signing Conference separately; she told him to buy emergency contraceptive pills because it was not her Safe Period.
• Mother Jiang teased the pair at breakfast, saying she had been woken by their noise and hoped they would give her a grandson.
• Dong Xuebin and Jiang Fangfang packed away the bedding, noticed marks on the mat, and agreed to leave it for Jiang Fangfang to wash.
• Jiang Fangfang told Dong Xuebin to meet her outside the western alley, and he left to buy the pills.

Dong Xuebin bought contraceptive medicine for Jiang Fangfang, but used his anxiety over the upcoming Signing Conference as an excuse to persuade her to delay taking it. Jiang Fangfang agreed to give him half an hour, and they became intimate in the back of his car in the woods.

• Dong Xuebin bought medicine at a convenience store and called Jiang Fangfang to tell her he had it.
• Jiang Fangfang joined Dong Xuebin in his car and checked the medicine, then they drove to find water.
• Dong Xuebin drove the car into a patch of woods after seeing Jiang Fangfang's shirt shift as she prepared to take the pill.
• Dong Xuebin stopped Jiang Fangfang from taking the medicine and claimed that he was too nervous about the Signing Conference to focus.
• Jiang Fangfang agreed to give Dong Xuebin half an hour, and he moved with her to the back seat.

Dong Xuebin and Jiang Fangfang returned from a private morning encounter, then discussed the county’s investment targets and prepared for the Signing Conference. Jiang Fangfang left for work looking noticeably healthier, while Dong Xuebin drove off to handle the final arrangements.

• Dong Xuebin and Jiang Fangfang got dressed in the car after being intimate, and Jiang Fangfang reminded him not to litter in the woods.
• Jiang Fangfang told Dong Xuebin that the county’s bottom line for actual investment was seventy million, though she would support him if he fell short of his original fifty-million promise.
• Dong Xuebin reaffirmed that he expected to secure one hundred million and promised to raise funds for road construction after the investment work.
• Dong Xuebin drove Jiang Fangfang to the County Party Committee Compound, where she reminded him to finish the Signing Conference preparations before she and Secretary Meng arrived at ten.
• County cadres and Li Xiaona remarked on Jiang Fangfang’s rosy complexion, and Dong Xuebin left feeling guilty about their secret relationship.

Dong Xuebin returned to the County Party School for Zhenshui County’s Investment Signing Conference after recovering from exhaustion, determined to make it succeed for Jiang Fangfang. He welcomed the investors and secured commitments from several of them, then prepared to begin the formal signing.

• Dong Xuebin arrived at the Party School courtyard, reassured the Investment Bureau staff that he was well, and urged them to make the conference a success.
• Dong Xuebin told Gong Na to have Director Chang and the others return from the city after the investment booths were dismantled.
• Dong Xuebin welcomed the investors arriving by bus and discussed their projects and investment plans with them.
• President Li agreed to proceed with his project after Dong Xuebin promised to personally resolve any site-selection or resident-relocation problems.
• Dong Xuebin directed the investors inside ahead of the ten o’clock conference, where the contracts were ready to be signed.

Dong Xuebin welcomed the investors and opened Zhenshui County’s Investment Signing Conference. Zhang Longjuan endorsed the county’s opportunities, and Dong Xuebin invited interested investors to sign agreements.

• Dong Xuebin greeted the arriving investors, and Matt thanked him for carrying him to the hospital when he was sick.
• Chang Juan and Chen Yunsong returned from the city, and Chang Juan described arguing with officials who accused Zhenshui County of poaching investors.
• Chang Juan learned that successful results could bring large bonuses and went to help check contracts.
• Secretary Meng and County Chief Jiang opened the conference with speeches, followed by Zhang Longjuan’s argument that Zhenshui County’s undeveloped market offered investors room to grow.
• Dong Xuebin announced that the signing conference had begun and directed interested investors to the signing area.

Dong Xuebin and the Zhenshui County officials held a signing conference as investors began signing contracts. After domestic deals and Anna’s 23-million-yuan investment brought the total to 61 million yuan, the county was close to its 70-million-yuan target, with more foreign investors yet to act.

• President Li signed a five-million-yuan investment contract with Dong Xuebin.
• A livestock investor signed a three-million-yuan contract, while Jiang Fangfang, Chang Juan, Chen Yunsong, and other officials assisted investors with consultations and negotiations.
• Dong Xuebin reviewed and signed contracts as domestic investors raised the total investment to 38 million yuan.
• After a lull in the signing, Anna arrived and signed a 23-million-yuan contract with Dong Xuebin.
• The total signed investment reached 61 million yuan, nearing Zhenshui County’s 70-million-yuan target.

After Anna signed a 61-million-yuan contract, Dong Xuebin stayed at the venue during lunch to answer investors’ questions and keep the remaining contracts secure. Sharing boxed lunches with his staff helped him earn Director Xu’s trust, and the chapter ended with them signing an eight-million-yuan deal that brought total investment to 69 million yuan.

• Anna signed a contract worth 61 million yuan, and Meng Rui and other county officials greeted her.
• Dong Xuebin stayed at the venue while his staff went to get lunch, answering investors’ questions and securing the signed contracts.
• Dong Xuebin’s staff returned with boxed lunches and ate with him, and Director Xu and several other investors joined them.
• Director Xu decided to accept Dong Xuebin’s proposed contract terms and introduced his son, who would help oversee the project.
• Dong Xuebin and Director Xu signed an eight-million-yuan contract, raising total investment to 69 million yuan and nearly meeting the county’s target.

At Zhenshui County’s Signing Conference, Dong Xuebin secured another thirty-million investment from Matt, then persuaded Zhang Longjuan to raise her planned investment to one hundred million. The total investment reached 199 million, nearly doubling the county’s goal.

• Dong Xuebin reviewed Matt’s contract, consulted Jiang Fangfang and the legal adviser, and signed a thirty-million project agreement.
• After the venue emptied, Dong Xuebin insisted the conference wait for more investors, and Zhang Longjuan returned.
• Zhang Longjuan privately asked Dong Xuebin to change her investment contract from fifty million to one hundred million, and they signed it.
• Dong Xuebin announced Zhang Longjuan’s investment, bringing the conference’s total secured investment to 199 million.

After Zhenshui County secured nearly 200 million yuan in investment, Dong Xuebin handled the contracts and joined the celebration banquet. The county leaders rewarded the Investment Bureau and praised Dong before he left to see Zhang Longjuan’s delegation off.

• Meng Rui, Jiang Fangfang, and the investors went to the hotel while Dong Xuebin stayed behind with Cheng Yujie to secure the investment contracts.
• Dong Xuebin arrived at the banquet, where the leaders and investors welcomed him and toasted the success of the investment drive.
• Zhang Longjuan announced that her delegation would fly back to America the next morning, and Dong Xuebin agreed to see them off.
• Jiang Fangfang announced 20,000-yuan bonuses for those involved and 500,000-yuan bonuses for each Investment Bureau member; Dong Xuebin asked to put his share toward improving the bureau.
• Meng Rui praised Dong Xuebin’s achievements, and Jiang Fangfang led the banquet in applauding him before he left to see Zhang Longjuan’s delegation.

Dong Xuebin drove Zhang Longjuan toward the provincial capital after dinner, where she arranged for them to visit Xu Yan. When officers tried to catch Dong Xuebin driving drunk, he used REVERSE to make the breathalyzer read zero and drove on, while rival counties remained angry over losing a two-hundred-million investment.

• Dong Xuebin drove Zhang Longjuan and the foreign investors toward the provincial capital, and Zhang Longjuan rode with him instead of taking the crowded tour bus.
• Zhang Longjuan spoke with Xu Yan on the phone, and Xu Yan invited her and Dong Xuebin to her home after they dropped off the investors.
• Zhang Longjuan teased Dong Xuebin about his relationship with Xu Yan, but he avoided answering while driving.
• Police stopped Dong Xuebin at a roadblock for a drunk-driving test, and he used REVERSE before blowing into two breathalyzers that both showed zero.
• Dong Xuebin drove away, while the officers and rival county districts were left frustrated over the investors' two-hundred-million investment going elsewhere.

Dong Xuebin brought Zhang Longjuan to Xu Yan’s home, where the two old friends teased each other while he prepared dinner. After their shower ran long, Dong Xuebin needed to use the bathroom, and Zhang Longjuan invited him in; the chapter ended as he opened the bathroom door.

• Dong Xuebin booked hotel rooms for the foreign investors and arranged to pick them up the next morning.
• Dong Xuebin and Zhang Longjuan drove to Xu Yan’s home, where Xu Yan welcomed them and the two women began trading jokes.
• Xu Yan offered to cook for Dong Xuebin, but he went to prepare dinner while Xu Yan and Zhang Longjuan talked.
• Xu Yan and Zhang Longjuan went to shower together and continued teasing each other, leaving Dong Xuebin waiting with dinner prepared.
• Dong Xuebin asked when they would finish because he needed to use the bathroom, and Zhang Longjuan invited him inside.
• Xu Yan told Dong Xuebin to come in, and he opened the bathroom door.

Dong Xuebin entered the bathroom while Xu Yan and Zhang Longjuan were showering, and his embarrassment kept him from using the toilet. After they finished washing, he handed them bath towels through the plastic curtain, leaving the three of them joking together.

• Dong Xuebin entered the steamy bathroom and recognized Xu Yan and Zhang Longjuan behind the plastic curtain.
• Dong Xuebin struggled to use the toilet while the two women showered and playfully shoved each other.
• Dong Xuebin noticed Xu Yan and Zhang Longjuan's clothes on the washing machine and gradually relaxed.
• Xu Yan asked Dong Xuebin to pass them two bath towels, and he slipped the towels beneath the curtain.
• Zhang Longjuan joked about Dong Xuebin's unwashed hands, and Xu Yan said she did not mind either.

Dong Xuebin spent an awkward evening with Xu Yan and Zhang Longjuan, who teased him while sharing stories from their school days. The chapter ended with the three of them agreeing to sleep in one room together.

• Dong Xuebin pretended to use the toilet while Xu Yan and Zhang Longjuan finished drying off, and they teased him from behind the shower curtain.
• Xu Yan cooked dinner while she and Zhang Longjuan reminisced about their classmates and joked about their past popularity and present love lives.
• Zhang Longjuan teased Xu Yan about Dong Xuebin, and Xu Yan asked whether Zhang Longjuan really liked him.
• After dinner, Xu Yan and Zhang Longjuan discussed where to sleep, and Dong Xuebin agreed to share a room with both of them.

Dong Xuebin went to bed between Xu Yan and Zhang Longjuan after they agreed to share the bed with him. The three chatted about Xu Yan’s daughter and divorce before Dong Xuebin put an arm around each woman.

• Dong Xuebin climbed into the master bedroom’s bed and waited for Xu Yan and Zhang Longjuan to finish washing up.
• Zhang Longjuan and Xu Yan entered the bedroom, teased Dong Xuebin for lying in the middle, and arranged for him to sleep between them.
• Xu Yan and Zhang Longjuan settled beneath the quilt and talked about Xu Yan’s daughter, her coming divorce, and Zhang Longjuan’s unmarried life.
• Dong Xuebin held each woman’s hand, then put an arm around Xu Yan and Zhang Longjuan as they continued chatting.