Chapter Summaries

After a clash with Dafeng County officials sparked city-level pressure, Dong Xuebin was dismissed as Director of the Investment Bureau despite insisting he had not beaten anyone. Furious that the fallout had angered Xie Huilan and made his mother cry, he decided to retaliate and promised he could turn the situation around.

• County officials rushed back for an emergency meeting as news spread that Dong Xuebin had allegedly beaten Pan Zhou and County Chief Li Feng.
• Dong Xuebin calmly discussed preparations with a glasses-wearing middle-aged man, while Cao Xupeng and Duan Zheng'an called to scold him and he denied hitting anyone.
• Hu Silian told Dong Xuebin that city pressure had led to his immediate dismissal, though Xie Huilan was still trying to protect his future.
• Dong Xuebin learned that Xie Huilan was angry and his mother, Xiao Ping, had cried from worry, and he told Yang Zhaode he had a way to reverse the situation.
• Dong Xuebin decided to make a bigger fight of the dispute with Dafeng County.

Wang Yuling surprised Dong Xuebin by bringing him a written self-criticism and admitting she had been wrong. They reconciled over a friendly conversation and lunch, leaving the Street Office staff astonished to see them getting along.

• Wang Yuling entered Dong Xuebin’s office and waited while he deliberately ignored her.
• Wang Yuling began crying and gave Dong Xuebin her written self-criticism, admitting she had been wrong.
• Dong Xuebin comforted Wang Yuling, apologized for his harsh tone, and chatted with her until she relaxed.
• Dong Xuebin invited Wang Yuling to lunch and lent her his meal card.
• Dong Xuebin and Wang Yuling ate together amicably, and Zhou Ynru joined them while the other staff watched in surprise.

Dong Xuebin used Back to rewind time and fought a Northeast Tiger to protect Jing Jing. After driving the injured tiger into the forest, he left Jing Jing alive and the passengers stunned.

• Dong Xuebin drew the tiger away from Jing Jing, but it pinned him and went for his throat.
• Dong Xuebin used Back to rewind fifteen seconds, then struck the tiger with carefully timed punches and kicks.
• The tiger charged Jing Jing instead, grabbed his down jacket, and flung him onto the muddy ground without seriously hurting him.
• Dong Xuebin attacked the tiger relentlessly, striking its head and limbs while avoiding its claws.
• The injured tiger whimpered and limped into the forest as Dong Xuebin chased after it.

After Zhou Changchun returned from the hospital to complete his retirement, Dong Xuebin stood by him when the General Office staff avoided him. Zhou Changchun then nominated Dong Xuebin for deputy director, putting his name before the Bureau Party Committee while warning that the promotion would be difficult.

• Zhou Changchun returned to the General Office, where Guo Panwei and the other staff members refused to leave their seats or accompany him.
• Dong Xuebin helped Zhou Changchun carry and pack his belongings, earning his gratitude while Guo Shunjie, Guo Panwei, and Tan Limei questioned Dong’s judgment.
• Zhou Changchun called Director Yan and nominated Dong Xuebin for deputy director instead of Guo Panwei.
• Director Yan confirmed that Director Li Qing had also nominated Dong Xuebin, allowing the General Office to put forward a unified recommendation for the Bureau Party Committee meeting.
• Zhou Changchun warned Dong Xuebin that Guo Shunjie and Guo Panwei had powerful backers, but Dong resolved to fight for the position.

Dong Xuebin helped Chengxi hold the Chaoyang Branch Bureau to a draw with a crucial penalty save, earning Xu Yan’s praise. As Xu Yan prepared the team for its must-win match against East City, Dong decided to impress her again and strengthen his chances of blocking Guo Shunjie’s promotion.

• Dong Xuebin saved a penalty in the final moments, and Chengxi ended its losing streak by drawing 0:0 with Chaoyang.
• Xu Yan praised Dong Xuebin and learned that he was the newcomer who had rescued important documents from a fire.
• Xu Yan asked Dong to replace the goalkeeper for the next match, but he said his doctor had forbidden strenuous exercise and offered to play only if a dangerous set piece arose.
• Xu Yan rallied the team for its final match against East City, insisting that Chengxi had to win.
• Dong Xuebin resolved to perform well in the next match so Xu Yan might support his bid for deputy director and oppose Guo Shunjie.

Dong Xuebin took charge of Yantai County’s failing Investment Conference and persuaded Park Yong-hee to proceed with his 100-million investment. He then contacted Mu Zhengzhong, who had been waiting to thank him for donating a Japanese national treasure, and invited him to invest in the county.

• Dong Xuebin calmed the Investment Bureau staff and sent them home to rest before the conference.
• Dong Xuebin met Park Yong-hee, who said he would honor their original agreement and invest an estimated 100 million.
• Dong Xuebin and Park Yong-hee agreed that Park would attend the conference first and reveal his investment plans gradually.
• Dong Xuebin called Mu Zhengzhong, who explained that Sesshu's Splashed Ink Landscape had been exchanged for Chinese cultural relics.
• Dong Xuebin introduced himself as Yantai County's Investment Bureau Director and invited Mu Zhengzhong to invest in the county.

Dong Xuebin woke up beside Xu Yan after falling asleep during her massage, then gave in to his desire when she woke and agreed to be intimate with him. They finished around eight o’clock, agreed to keep what happened secret from her son, and Xu Yan invited Dong Xuebin to wash with her.

• Dong Xuebin woke in the hotel suite beside Xu Yan and remembered that he had fallen asleep while massaging her.
• Dong Xuebin pulled Xu Yan close and kissed her after she woke up, and Xu Yan agreed to be intimate with him.
• Dong Xuebin and Xu Yan stayed beneath the blanket together for about forty minutes.
• Xu Yan told Dong Xuebin to get dressed and shower before her son came looking for her, and asked him to keep their encounter secret.
• Xu Yan went to the bathroom and invited Dong Xuebin to wash together.

Dong Xuebin and Xie Huilan reunited at his home in Jiaolin County, where they argued over his ambitions and wagered on whether he could reach deputy department level. They planned a day together before Xie Huilan returned to work, and the chapter ended with them bathing together.

• Dong Xuebin drove Xie Huilan home and discussed Jiaolin County’s prospects of becoming a county-level city with her.
• Dong Xuebin insisted he could prove himself within four months, and he and Xie Huilan wagered on his promotion to deputy department level.
• Dong Xuebin introduced Xie Huilan to neighbors, then cooked dinner for her at home.
• The couple discussed Xie Huilan’s work and planned to explore the county together the next day before her flight.
• Dong Xuebin joined Xie Huilan in the bathroom after she finished showering, and they began fooling around.

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 performed a magic trick at the county dance, making a marked coin vanish and reappear in Xiang Daofa’s pocket. As the crowd applauded, Luo Haiting abruptly left the dance floor in anger, leaving Dong Xuebin wondering what had upset her.

• Dong Xuebin danced with several women throughout the evening and became the dance’s most popular partner.
• Xie Huilan asked Dong Xuebin to perform a magic trick as the dance’s finale, and he agreed.
• Dong Xuebin invited Zhao Xinglong to inspect a one-yuan coin and mark it with the character “Zhao.”
• Dong Xuebin covered the coin with a cloth, made it disappear, and revealed it in Xiang Daofa’s pocket; Zhao Xinglong confirmed it was the same coin.
• Luo Haiting stopped dancing with Ding Li and walked away angrily, leaving Dong Xuebin confused.

After Dong Xuebin fell from the third floor of the City Finance Bureau, officials rushed him to the hospital while Zhenshui County leaders mobilized and reported the incident to the police. The city leadership called an emergency Standing Committee meeting, and Director Wei Lin realized he faced a major crisis as Dong’s condition remained uncertain.

• Yan Yizhi, Chen Xiaomei, and Yao Cui found Dong Xuebin unconscious, and Wei Lin confirmed that he still had a pulse.
• The doctor treated Dong Xuebin and took him to the hospital with Chen Xiaomei and Yao Cui accompanying him.
• Yan Yizhi told Jiang Fangfang that Wei Lin had pushed Dong Xuebin from the third floor, and Jiang ordered him to call the police.
• Jiang Fangfang informed Meng Rui, and they both canceled their schedules and set off for the city.
• Wei Lin decided not to coordinate witnesses’ accounts and headed to the hospital as police cars arrived at the Finance Bureau.
• Deputy Mayor Zhao Xu berated Wei Lin and warned him that the city Party secretary and mayor had called an emergency Standing Committee meeting.

Dong Xuebin heard that the District Discipline Inspection Committee might be investigating him, but he stayed calm and chatted with Qu Yiqiang about cigarettes. News then spread that State Security had detained reporter Liu Gang and newspaper deputy president Pang Dabing, leaving Guangming Subdistrict staff convinced that Dong Xuebin had once again made his enemies suffer.

• Dong Xuebin asked Qu Yiqiang about rumors that the District Discipline Inspection Committee was investigating the Nanqi Morning News report, then gave him two cartons of cigarettes.
• Zhou Yanru came to warn Dong Xuebin about the investigation and a possible follow-up report, but left after hearing he was calmly discussing cigarettes with Qu Yiqiang.
• News spread that State Security had detained Liu Gang after he mistakenly followed and photographed Director Xu, and had also arrested Pang Dabing.
• Nanqi Morning News dismissed Liu Gang and Pang Dabing, and staff at Guangming Subdistrict wondered whether Dong Xuebin had caused their downfall.
• Zhou Yanru recalled Dong Xuebin's prediction that the newspaper would not be able to fabricate another report, and his nickname, Gold Shines Everywhere, began circulating in Nanshan District.

After Dong Xuebin defeated the villagers who had extorted and attacked his group, Leng Gang tried to blame him, but the witnesses confirmed the villagers had struck first. Meng Rui and Jiang Fangfang left to demand accountability from the local county, while Dong Xuebin stayed to face Leng Gang.

• Doctors treated the injured villagers and confirmed that none of them was in life-threatening condition.
• The villagers accused Dong Xuebin, but fell silent when he got out of the car and challenged them to repeat their claims.
• Dong Xuebin explained that the villagers had blocked the road, extorted twenty thousand yuan, and attacked his group, while Chen Xiaomei, Yan Yizhi, and Zhang Feng backed up his account.
• Leng Gang criticized Dong Xuebin for injuring the villagers, and Dong Xuebin accused the Police Station of colluding with them and dared Leng Gang to arrest him.
• Meng Rui and Jiang Fangfang left for the county to hold its officials accountable, leaving Dong Xuebin to deal with Leng Gang.

Dong Xuebin tested his reverse ability and discovered that one second sent an object back about one day. After Geng Yuehua returned his suit, he found a pair of dark red lace panties in its pocket.

• Dong Xuebin used his remaining time to reverse a calendar clock for four seconds and saw its date move back about four days.
• Dong Xuebin went downstairs for beer and snacks and spotted Geng Yuehua's official Audi leaving the dormitory building.
• Dong Xuebin met Geng Yuehua on the stairs, and she returned the suit he had lent her.
• Dong Xuebin hung up the suit and discovered dark red lace panties in its pocket.

After the Xu family moved away, Dong Xuebin prepared to handle a Guest House relocation assignment but realized he had bypassed his supervisor, Li Qing. He used BACK to rewind time and caught Li Qing before he could confront him, leaving Guo Shunjie’s attempt to undermine him thwarted.

• The Xu family moved out of the neighborhood, and Dong Xuebin told Aunt Xuan he expected things to be peaceful now.
• Dong Xuebin put Guo Panwei in charge of the office while he handled an assignment, then went to discuss the Guest House relocation with Xu Yan.
• Li Qing confronted Dong Xuebin for failing to report the assignment to him, and Dong Xuebin realized Guo Shunjie had alerted Li Qing.
• Dong Xuebin used BACK to rewind time, then hurried out with the relocation forms before Li Qing could confront him.
• Dong Xuebin claimed he had tried to report to Li Qing earlier and presented the forms, easing Li Qing’s anger while Guo Shunjie watched in frustration.

A video exposed Pan Zhou’s staged fall, leading Yantai County to revoke Dong Xuebin’s punishment and leaving Pan suspended pending investigation. Dong suspected the conflict with Dafeng County was far from over, while Pan’s friend Tang Xiaojun concluded that Dong was a walking disaster.

• Li Feng called the staged-fall incident a misunderstanding, but Xiang Daofa and Duan Zheng'an condemned Pan Zhou and said he would face an investigation.
• Duan Zheng'an told Dong Xuebin that his punishment had been revoked and he could return to his original post without a record in his personnel file.
• Dong Xuebin had a follow-up examination, then saw Li Feng leave the hospital with Peng Kenong for Dafeng County.
• Pan Zhou accused Dong of altering the video, but Dong rebuked him for repeatedly scheming against him.
• Pan Zhou received a call suspending him pending investigation and left the hospital as Tang Xiaojun later told him the original video had passed examination.

Dong Xuebin attended a welcome banquet with Ma Wei and Jiaolin County’s leaders, then declined a tour so he could avoid disrupting their work. He stayed behind with Meng Hanmei, who offered to show him his office and hand over the keys to his new residence, giving him a chance to assess whether she would support him.

• Dong Xuebin learned that the county cafeteria had been closed because its damaged roof made it unsafe, so the group ate at a restaurant instead.
• At the banquet, Dong Xuebin declined alcohol and kept the conversation casual while observing the County Party Committee Standing Committee Members.
• After the meal, Ma Wei left, and Zhang Dongfang offered to show Dong Xuebin around the compound; Dong declined and said he would begin work the next day.
• Zhang Dongfang mentioned that the New County Party Committee Compound project would soon need Dong Xuebin’s approval, then returned to work with the other leaders.
• Meng Hanmei stayed behind to take Dong Xuebin to his office and give him the keys to his residence, while he considered whether she would align herself with him.

Dong Xuebin spent the day pretending to be Jiang Fangfang’s intimate partner so her mother would believe their relationship, then took Jiang Fangfang’s luggage back to his apartment. He fell asleep beside some of her clothes, comforted by their scent.

• Dong Xuebin and Jiang Fangfang kept up their affectionate act until Mother Jiang left them alone on the balcony.
• Dong Xuebin and Jiang Fangfang spent the day holding hands and behaving like a couple whenever Mother Jiang was nearby.
• After dinner, Dong Xuebin prepared to leave, and Mother Jiang asked him to take Jiang Fangfang’s clothes and luggage back with him.
• Dong Xuebin packed Jiang Fangfang’s clothes, personal items, apples, and honey, then drove back to his apartment.
• Unable to sleep, Dong Xuebin took some of Jiang Fangfang’s clothes from her suitcase and placed them beside his bed, where their scent soothed him.

After Qu Yunxuan and Dong Xuebin watched the Double Color Ball draw, Dong Xuebin decided to use his remaining time to travel back and buy tickets with the winning numbers. The chapter ended with him arriving in Beijing five minutes before ticket sales closed and receiving Qu Yunxuan’s call.

• Qu Yunxuan and Dong Xuebin watched the Double Color Ball draw and found they had won only a few small prizes.
• Dong Xuebin memorized the winning numbers and realized he could use his remaining time to go back before ticket sales closed.
• Dong Xuebin used Back 97 minutes and returned to 7:55 p.m., while driving into Beijing from Yantai County.
• Qu Yunxuan called Dong Xuebin to ask why he had not come over for dinner.