Chapter Summaries

Zhong Lizhen tried to escape the research institute but was caught and moved to another isolation room, where she rejected David’s demand that she finish the research. A mysterious young man appeared in the room and applauded her defiance.

• Zhong Lizhen disabled the isolation room’s security system and opened the door, but tripped on the stairs and was caught by a soldier.
• David moved Zhong Lizhen to Isolation Room Number Two and said he would report her escape attempt.
• David told Zhong Lizhen that someone from the Republic had come to rescue her and offered a possible return home if she completed the experiment.
• Zhong Lizhen refused to finish the research, condemned the people holding her, and began eating.
• A young man in sunglasses appeared in the room and applauded Zhong Lizhen, startling her and David.

Dong Xuebin and Zhong Lizhen hid in the cargo hold of a plane leaving Fu Continent, hoping to return home undetected. As the flight continued through freezing temperatures, Dong tried to keep Zhong warm.

• Zhong Lizhen woke in the cargo hold and learned from Dong Xuebin that they had boarded a plane without being noticed.
• Airport workers entered to secure luggage but left without finding them, and the plane took off with Dong Xuebin and Zhong Lizhen hidden among the crates.
• Dong Xuebin and Zhong Lizhen waited through the noisy, unheated flight, planning to reach Capital Airport the next morning.
• Several hours into the flight, the cold woke Dong Xuebin, and he realized Zhong Lizhen was shivering badly.
• Dong Xuebin gave Zhong Lizhen his jacket, then took her icy hands and rubbed them to warm her.

Zhong Lizhen and Dong Xuebin returned safely from Fu Continent and reunited with the Xie family. Dong Xuebin reassured his relatives and took their scolding, while Xie Huilan said she would discuss his dangerous rescue mission with him when she returned to Capital City.

• Xie Guoliang, Xie Guojian, Xie Guobang, and Han Jing were stunned when Zhong Lizhen arrived at the villa and embraced her in an emotional reunion.
• Dong Xuebin entered with Zhong Lizhen, revealed that he had rescued her from a research institute, and surprised her by explaining that he had married Huilan.
• Han Jing hugged Dong Xuebin and scolded him for going to Fu Continent without telling the family, while Xie Guobang was relieved that he had returned safely.
• Dong Xuebin called Old Master and Xie Huilan to report that he was safe, then contacted his mother and several others; Xie Huilan scolded him and said they would talk when she returned to Capital City.
• Xie Ran, Xie Jing, and Xie Hao arrived believing Dong Xuebin might be dead, then celebrated when he appeared alive and the family welcomed Zhong Lizhen.

As the Pu and Zhang wedding convoys competed to leave the County Party Committee Compound first, the Zhang family's lead car forced the Pu family's Audi into a gatepost, injuring Pu Tao and the groom. After Meng Rui dismissed the crash as a misunderstanding, Dong Xuebin rammed his SUV into the Zhang family's Lexus outside the compound.

• Jian Xiangrong learned that no county car had been sent to pick up County Chief Dong, despite county vehicles being used in Zhang Wanshui's wedding convoy.
• The Pu and Zhang convoys raced toward the narrow compound gate, and the Zhang family's Lexus cut off the Pu family's Audi, which crashed into a gatepost.
• Pu Tao and the groom got out injured, while Pu An and Zhang Wanshui argued until Meng Rui called the collision a misunderstanding.
• Zhang Wanshui's convoy drove away as the Pu family stayed behind to deal with the damaged Audi and continue the wedding.
• Dong Xuebin drove his black SUV into the front of the Zhang family's Lexus outside the compound.

Fang Shuiling took Zhang Dongfang and his colleagues to an exclusive Capital City club while they waited to meet Director Li Xiao about Jiaolin County’s plan to become a city. Li Xiao rushed over as soon as he learned she wanted to see him, leaving Zhang Dongfang and Sun Lihan stunned by her influence.

• Fang Shuiling brought Zhang Dongfang, Sun Lihan, Xu Zhuang, and the others to the luxurious Leisure Club and secured them a private room without using her membership card.
• Fang Shuiling told the club staff to send Li Xiao to their room when he arrived.
• Zhang Dongfang called Dong Xuebin, who assured him that Fang Shuiling could handle the matter if anyone could.
• Fang Shuiling ordered food and offered her guests the club’s other amenities while they waited.
• Li Xiao hurried to the club and introduced himself to Fang Shuiling, prompting Zhang Dongfang and Sun Lihan to realize he was the Director Li they had been waiting for.

Dong Xuebin watched as Hongye Company learned that all its film and television projects had been suspended indefinitely. President Zhou tried to use his connections to reverse the order, but he was warned that no one could help, leaving him to realize he had badly misjudged Dong Xuebin.

• President Zhou learned that the authorities had suspended all of Hongye Company's film and television projects indefinitely, threatening the company's finances.
• Dong Xuebin stayed calm while Yu Meixia recognized his influence, and Deputy Director Chang thanked him as the police officers realized he had powerful connections.
• President Zhou called Director Sun at the General Administration and asked him to investigate the suspension.
• Director Sun called back and said the order came from a leader above and that President Zhou would get nowhere no matter whom he contacted.
• President Zhou looked toward the Monitoring Room and realized he had offended Dong Xuebin.

Dong Xuebin rescued Zhong Lizhen from the isolation room and helped her copy her research data while they tried to escape the institute. They left with her USB drive, but Dong Xuebin secretly pocketed something else as well.

• Dong Xuebin and Zhong Lizhen opened the isolation room door and found two armed soldiers guarding it.
• Dong Xuebin killed both soldiers with dinner knives, then led a shaken Zhong Lizhen toward the stairs.
• Zhong Lizhen stopped on the fifth floor to break into the institute's main system and copy her research data onto a USB drive.
• Zhong Lizhen refused Dong Xuebin's suggestion to copy other researchers' work, insisting she would take only her own research.
• Dong Xuebin agreed to keep Zhong Lizhen's USB drive safe and secretly made something appear in his pocket as they left.

Shen Xiaoyan, Shen Xiaomei, Zhang Longjuan, and Dong Xuebin passed strict checks to reach the yacht bound for the Gambling Ship. When staff questioned why four people were traveling on one gold card, Zhang Longjuan claimed Dong Xuebin was her lover, allowing them to board.

• Zhang Longjuan asked Dong Xuebin one last time whether he would join the dangerous mission, and he insisted he had to protect her.
• The group entered the bar, presented Zhang Longjuan’s gold card, and passed searches and inspections before being driven to the coast.
• At the shore, staff questioned whether four people could board with one gold card and asked what role Dong Xuebin had.
• Zhang Longjuan linked arms with Dong Xuebin and called him her lover, satisfying the staff member and securing permission for them to board the yacht.
• Zhang Longjuan led Dong Xuebin toward the yacht while he felt embarrassed by the onlookers and their close contact.

Dong Xuebin and the Xie family flew to tWan, where he befriended Wu Er and accepted the loan of a Mercedes for their vacation. The group left the airport with their transportation arranged, while Sun Kai learned just how wealthy Dong Xuebin was.

• Dong Xuebin shared Wu Er’s expensive wine with the first-class passengers who had supported him, then exchanged numbers with Wu Er.
• Dong Xuebin asked Wu Er for help finding a car to rent in tWan, and Wu Er promised to arrange one.
• Xie Huilan slept on Dong Xuebin’s shoulder during the flight and teased him when they woke up before landing.
• After the plane landed, Wu Er lent Dong Xuebin a Mercedes Business for the family’s trip and refused to take his Patek Philippe watch as collateral.
• Xie Jing told Sun Kai that Dong Xuebin’s watch was worth around two million and that he had also given her brother an Audi A8.

Zhang Longjuan told Dong Xuebin and Shen Xiaomei that her company was close to collapse and that she planned to gamble on an illegal ship to raise money, with National Security agreeing to help legitimize any winnings if the mission succeeded. After learning Dong Xuebin had won a hundred lottery first prizes, the Shen sisters confronted him about his extraordinary abilities and asked him to teach them how to dodge bullets.

• Zhang Longjuan explained that her company faced a severe financial crisis and that she intended to gamble on the ship to win enough money for temporary relief.
• Zhang Longjuan revealed that National Security had agreed to help launder her winnings if she completed the mission, and she asked Shen Xiaomei to keep the arrangement secret.
• Dong Xuebin told Zhang Longjuan that he had won about a hundred lottery tickets, shocking her and Shen Xiaomei.
• After Shen Xiaoyan returned, Shen Xiaomei told her about Zhang Longjuan's plan and Dong Xuebin's lottery win.
• Shen Xiaomei asked Dong Xuebin to take her as a disciple and teach her to dodge bullets, while Shen Xiaoyan also expressed interest in learning.

After Dong Xuebin defeated Zhou Hu and won heavily in the Platinum Room, the casino shut down every gambling table in the outer hall and announced that the ship would leave International Waters early. The guests learned why the casino had closed, and nearly a hundred people turned their attention to Dong Xuebin.

• Dong Xuebin returned to the outer hall with Zhang Longjuan and prepared to try baccarat and dice after learning their basic rules.
• Casino staff shut down the baccarat, dice, blackjack, and roulette tables, prompting angry guests to demand an explanation.
• The female manager and Old Zhou told the guests that equipment problems required maintenance and that the ship would leave International Waters early.
• Guests who had seen Dong Xuebin play told the others that he had made four Heavenly Hands in a row and defeated Zhou Hu at Zha Jin Hua.
• Word spread that Dong Xuebin had won 120 million US dollars and forced the casino to suspend operations, and the crowd turned to stare at him.

Dong Xuebin woke in the hospital after rescuing people and learned that Xie Huilan had fainted from worry. He visited her, used REVERSE to cure her headache, and learned that everyone he saved had survived as Fenzhou City marveled at his endurance.

• Luan Xiaoping told Dong Xuebin that Xie Huilan was hospitalized after fainting, though she and the baby were safe.
• Dong Xuebin used REVERSE to bring his fever down and persuaded the doctors to let Luan Xiaoping wheel him to Xie Huilan’s ward.
• Dong Xuebin checked on Xie Huilan and used REVERSE to erase her headache and dizziness.
• Xie Huilan told Dong Xuebin that everyone he rescued had survived and that people across Fenzhou City were calling him a Humanoid Robot.

Dong Xuebin confronted Jiang Song at the Municipal State Security Bureau and nearly came to blows before Xu Yan stopped him. As the State Security officials prepared to keep him from leaving, Han Jing arrived in Secretary Xie's car and revealed her connection to Dong Xuebin.

• Dong Xuebin grabbed Jiang Song's finger after Jiang Song pointed at him, but released him when Xu Yan pulled him away.
• Dong Xuebin tried to leave with Xu Yan, but Jiang Song ordered the guards to block them.
• An Audi bearing the Municipal Party Committee No. 1 plate arrived, and Han Jing stepped out.
• Minister Lü greeted Han Jing, while Jiang Song grew uneasy after recalling Dong Xuebin's wife, Xie Huilan.
• Han Jing called Dong Xuebin over, and he addressed her as "Mom," shocking everyone present.

Xie Huilan pretended to be dating Dong Xuebin to resist her arranged engagement to Wei Nan, and Dong Xuebin risked his career to stand by her. After Old Xie challenged him to a chess match, Dong Xuebin used BACK repeatedly to follow Zhang Wanxu’s advice and won, leaving Old Xie reconsidering the engagement and Dong Xuebin’s suitability.

• Xie Huilan announced that she and Dong Xuebin were dating and asked Old Xie to let her marry him instead of Wei Nan.
• Old Xie rejected them, threatened to exile Dong Xuebin to the Northwest, and finally offered to approve their relationship if Dong Xuebin beat him at Chinese chess.
• Xie Huilan agreed to get engaged to Wei Nan when Dong Xuebin appeared unable to win, but Dong Xuebin insisted on playing Old Xie.
• Dong Xuebin repeatedly conceded and used BACK to apply Zhang Wanxu’s advice until he defeated Old Xie in a decisive game.
• Old Xie praised Dong Xuebin’s play and reconsidered whether the alliance with Wei Nan’s family was a mistake, while Zhang Wanxu offered to take Dong Xuebin as a disciple.
• Xie Huilan said Old Xie would keep his word, and Xie Hao congratulated her and Dong Xuebin as Wei Nan hurried toward the villa in distress.

On his day off, Dong Xuebin discovered a gas leak in the apartment across from his and repaired the faulty hose. He learned that the beautiful woman in the apartment was District Governor Geng Yuehua, a former Guangming Street Office Party Committee Secretary and Geng Xinke’s older sister.

• Dong Xuebin took the morning off and left his apartment to look for breakfast.
• Dong Xuebin smelled gas coming from the open apartment across the hall and went inside to investigate.
• Dong Xuebin found a leaking gas hose, replaced it, and confirmed the leak had stopped.
• Dong Xuebin called Zhou Ynru and asked her to arrange gas inspections for the Family Building and other Street Office residences.
• Zhou Ynru told Dong Xuebin that the apartment belonged to District Governor Yuehua, and he realized the beautiful woman he had helped was Geng Yuehua.

Dong Xuebin helped Jiang Fangfang recover after her fall, then hid in her bathroom when Li Xiaona arrived with his car keys. Jiang Fangfang kept Li Xiaona from discovering him, and Dong Xuebin left with the keys as she reminded him to prepare for the Standing Committee meeting.

• Dong Xuebin supported Jiang Fangfang as she walked around the room, then cleaned the bathroom while she changed.
• Dong Xuebin put Jiang Fangfang's bra and underwear into the washing machine when the doorbell rang.
• Li Xiaona arrived to return Dong Xuebin's car keys, and Jiang Fangfang told him to hide in the bathroom.
• When Li Xiaona asked to use the bathroom, Jiang Fangfang went inside and stalled until Li Xiaona left.
• Jiang Fangfang handed Dong Xuebin the keys and told him to prepare for the Standing Committee meeting.

Dong Xuebin boarded a flight back to the Capital City after finishing his business in Hong Kong and spoke with his family and Yu Meixia by phone. He unexpectedly reunited with Yu Meixia, Yu Qianqian, Liu Chenglong, and Qian Lihua on the plane, and the story left them seated together as the flight took off.

• Dong Xuebin called home and told his family he planned to rest in the Capital City before returning to Fenzhou City.
• Dong Xuebin called Yu Meixia and learned that she, Yu Qianqian, Liu Chenglong, and Qian Lihua were hurrying to catch a flight back to the Capital City.
• Dong Xuebin recognized the group as they boarded his plane and invited them to sit near him, switching seats with another couple.
• Yu Meixia worried over Dong Xuebin's bandaged injuries while Yu Qianqian fell asleep beside her.
• Dong Xuebin held Yu Meixia's hand as the plane took off, and she blushed but stayed quiet.

Dong Xuebin used REVERSE to fatally injure Li Taibo just as he was about to throw Xiao Qianqian into the sea. The police confirmed Li Taibo’s death and began searching for the ship, while Xiao Qianqian remained in danger.

• Xie Huilan tried to persuade Li Taibo to release Xiao Qianqian as he began counting down to throw her overboard.
• Dong Xuebin kept using REVERSE, and Li Taibo suddenly suffered severe internal injuries before he could finish the countdown.
• Xiao Qianqian rolled free and continued crying as Li Taibo called for help and gradually fell silent.
• The police made a preliminary determination that Li Taibo had died, and Luan Xiaoping and Qu Yunxuan wept with relief that Xiao Qianqian was alive.
• Xie Huilan ordered the officers to locate the ship and send a rescue team to find Xiao Qianqian.

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 confronted Li Lu over the noise from Li's Restaurant and, after Peace Street officials ignored the complaints, called Liu Chenglong for help. The restaurant's loudspeakers and lights suddenly went out, leaving Li Lu stunned.

• Dong Xuebin called Chu Qinghua to demand that Peace Street handle complaints about Li's Restaurant, but Chu refused to be directed by him.
• After waiting and seeing no Peace Street staff or police arrive, Dong Xuebin drove to the restaurant, where Guangming Street Office staff were arguing with Li Lu.
• Li Lu ignored Dong Xuebin and ordered his staff to hand out another two thousand yuan in spending vouchers and continue the promotion.
• Dong Xuebin called Liu Chenglong, who agreed to make a call, then warned Li Lu that he would stay and match him.
• The restaurant's loudspeakers abruptly stopped and all its lights went out, leaving Li Lu dumbstruck.