Chapter Summaries

Michael introduced the Knight at a crowded launch event, explaining its powerful engine and unusually strong H-2 alloy frame. He revealed that the Knight came in two versions and that the standard model in Chen Mo’s video weighed 2.6 tons, while the audience eagerly anticipated its price and capabilities.

• Thousands of spectators and reporters filled the venue for the Knight launch, but Chen Mo did not attend, and Michael presented the vehicle instead.
• Michael described the Knight as a protective vehicle built for defense, power, and speed, then detailed its 650-horsepower V6 engine.
• Michael said the Knight’s H-2 alloy body and frame could withstand massive impacts without deforming, prompting excited discussion among the audience.
• Michael revealed that the Knight came in two versions and that Chen Mo’s video showed the standard model with three-millimeter armor weighing 2.6 tons.
• Spectators speculated that the alloy made the Knight expensive, and several declared that they intended to buy one.

Michael presented the Knight’s advanced armor, safety systems, and off-road capabilities at its launch, while Chen Mo relaxed at his manor watching a celebrity wilderness survival show instead. The show featured Zhang Xin and Xu Qing, whose past survival experience made them the women’s group’s most confident members.

• Michael explained that the Heavy Knight had VR10 ballistic protection and that the Knight included advanced safety and off-road technologies.
• The audience grew excited as Michael described the Knight’s ability to withstand attacks, cross difficult terrain, and escape danger.
• Chen Mo watched a domestic variety show at the manor rather than attending or viewing the Knight launch.
• On the survival show, Zhang Xin and Xu Qing reassured their fellow female contestants that they could handle life on the island.
• The other women trusted the two girls because they had survived a plane crash and lived on a deserted island for more than two months.

Zhang Xin and Xu Qing led a celebrity survival challenge on a deserted island, impressing viewers with the skills they had learned after the plane crash. Chen Mo invited Su Wan to become his president's assistant, while the press conference turned to advance reservations for the Knight.

• Zhang Xin and Xu Qing led two female celebrities to build shelter, start a fire, and catch a fish while the four male celebrities struggled to survive their first night.
• The four men joined Zhang Xin and Xu Qing's group after enduring a cold, rainy night without proper shelter, and the show drew attention to the girls' leadership.
• Chen Mo watched the latest episode and asked J.A.R.V.I.S. how the other plane-crash survivors were doing.
• J.A.R.V.I.S. reported that Zhao Jianmin, Zhang Lan, Xu Shan, and Su Wan were resting at home after leaving or taking leave from work.
• Chen Mo emailed Su Wan to invite her to become the president's assistant, ending the message with, "If fate wills it, we will meet again!"
• The press conference reached the Knight's sale announcement, with Chen Mo's company planning to sell the vehicle through advance reservations because production was limited.

Chen Mo opened the Knight experience center in Los Angeles and announced the SUV’s prices and reservation-only test-drive policy. The first twenty buyers could take home ready-stock vehicles, while later customers would wait for production.

• Chen Mo turned a Taylor Motors sales center into a Knight test-drive experience center for the launch.
• Chen Mo priced the standard Knight at five million dollars and the Heavy Knight at ten million dollars.
• Chen Mo required customers to pay the full purchase price as a reservation before they could test-drive a Knight, with refunds available if they declined to buy.
• S.H.I.E.L.D. Auto Company sent thirty Knights to the center, keeping ten for test drives and offering twenty ready-stock vehicles for sale.
• Michael announced that the first twenty customers to reserve a Knight could test-drive one and drive it away immediately if satisfied.

S.H.I.E.L.D. Auto Company’s Knight launch drew overwhelming demand, with thousands of reservations and billions in orders. The test drives convinced every buyer who tried the Knight to keep their reservation, while rival automakers faced sharply declining sales.

• Michael explained that Knight reservations and test-drive slots would be assigned online, and buyers could request refunds if dissatisfied.
• More than a thousand people reserved Knights within half an hour, bringing S.H.I.E.L.D. Auto Company’s orders to five billion and extending the waitlist for months.
• The first thirty reservation holders test-drove the Knights, experiencing their speed, handling, and off-road performance.
• All twenty buyers with immediate delivery rights kept their reservations and drove their Knights home, while the other test drivers looked forward to receiving theirs.
• Major automobile groups saw sales of luxury cars, off-road vehicles, supercars, and bulletproof vehicles fall as buyers switched to the Knight.

Established automakers began preparing to retaliate against S.H.I.E.L.D. Auto Company after the Knight took a major share of the luxury market, while Chen Mo remained confident in facing them. As Knight reservations surged, Chen Mo had Michael build production lines using robotic arms and automated systems designed from Chen Mo’s blueprints.

• The established automakers decided they could not let S.H.I.E.L.D. Auto Company keep taking their luxury-car customers and began preparing to strike back.
• Chen Mo anticipated retaliation and remained confident that he could face the automakers’ challenge.
• Knight reservations stayed high as buyers traveled to Los Angeles to test-drive the car and more owners posted videos online.
• Chen Mo ordered Michael to begin building automotive production lines after the launch event ended.
• S.H.I.E.L.D. Auto Company began manufacturing robotic arms and developing the automated systems needed for its production lines from Chen Mo’s plans.

Chen Mo expanded S.H.I.E.L.D. Auto Company to prepare for future growth, then drove to Los Angeles to meet Su Wan, who had accepted a job offer she believed he had arranged. Su Wan recognized him at the airport, and the chapter left their reunion about to begin.

• Chen Mo ordered Michael to buy the land around S.H.I.E.L.D. Auto Company and develop it into a large industrial park.
• Chen Mo left the company and drove toward Los Angeles because Su Wan had arrived.
• Su Wan received an offer to become the president's assistant at S.H.I.E.L.D. Auto Company and suspected Chen Mo had sent it.
• Su Wan connected the email's wording and signature to Chen Mo and confirmed her suspicions by researching the company.
• Su Wan walked out of the airport arrivals corridor and spotted Chen Mo waiting for her.

Su Wan discovered that Blake Chen was the mysterious man who had saved the survivors on the island and accepted his invitation to work for him in Los Angeles. Chen Mo welcomed her as his trusted assistant, and she was left captivated by his warm smile.

• Su Wan searched online for S.H.I.E.L.D. Auto Company and found videos on Blake Chen's Twitter account showing the powerful supercar and the mysterious man she recognized from the island.
• Su Wan concluded that Chen Mo's company presidency was a cover for his secret identity, and she believed his offer to hire her showed that he trusted her.
• Su Wan decided to travel to Los Angeles and, upon arrival, was stunned by Chen Mo's youth and handsome appearance.
• Chen Mo recalled how he had tested the survivors on the island and chosen Su Wan for her loyalty, competence, and character.
• Chen Mo took Su Wan's suitcase and welcomed her to work for him, leaving her entranced by his smile.

Chen Mo took Su Wan from the airport and noticed a tall girl whose face he could not see, but chose not to investigate. After he left, Zhang Xin and Xu Qing arrived and met their UCLA senior, An Ran.

• Chen Mo stopped Su Wan from carrying his luggage and led her toward the parking lot.
• Chen Mo spotted a tall girl holding a sign, but decided not to approach her.
• Zhang Xin and Xu Qing emerged from the passageway, cheerful after their island ordeal.
• Zhang Xin and Xu Qing approached the girl holding the UCLA sign and introduced themselves.
• An Ran welcomed Zhang Xin and Xu Qing to Los Angeles and gave them her name.

Su Wan arrived at Chen Mo’s coastal manor and agreed to move into his Castle as his personal assistant. Chen Mo gave her access to the secured estate and let her choose a room, except for his own.

• Su Wan rode with Chen Mo in the Knight and recognized the route to his manor from videos she had seen.
• Chen Mo drove Su Wan through the manor gates, past the coastal grasslands and beach, and up to the Castle.
• Chen Mo explained that Su Wan would handle company affairs and his daily needs while living in the Castle, and she agreed.
• Chen Mo told Su Wan to choose a room other than his own at the eastern end of the top floor.
• Chen Mo had J.A.R.V.I.S. grant Su Wan access to the manor and Castle security systems.

Chen Mo installed advanced HYDRA equipment in a concealed underground laboratory powered by an Arc Reactor, then appointed Su Wan to help run S.H.I.E.L.D. Auto Company. Su Wan took charge of reforms and improved the company’s operations and workplace.

• Chen Mo secured the Castle’s basement and set up HYDRA’s advanced machines, which J.A.R.V.I.S. could operate using power from a Third-generation Arc Reactor.
• Chen Mo introduced Su Wan to the department heads and gave her authority to assist with company affairs, placing her above General Manager Michael in practice.
• Su Wan reviewed the company and found problems with pay, management, production, and work procedures.
• Chen Mo told Su Wan to make the changes she considered best without reporting each decision to him.
• Su Wan worked with Michael and the other staff to improve company systems, efficiency, and workplace conditions.

As Su Wan improved S.H.I.E.L.D. Auto Company, Chen Mo focused on developing vehicles and expanding production. With established automakers shifting their promotions toward supercars, Su Wan researched the slowdown in Knight orders and identified that many buyers cared more about style, brand, and speed than its protection and off-road capabilities.

• Su Wan improved the company's work conditions, salaries, and benefits, strengthening employees' support for her and Chen Mo.
• Chen Mo worked in the Castle's underground laboratory while S.H.I.E.L.D. Auto Company began building automated production lines and new factories.
• Major automakers abandoned models that could not compete with the Knight and increased advertising for their supercars.
• Chen Mo asked Su Wan to devise a response to slowing Knight sales rather than solving the problem himself.
• Su Wan researched the high-end car market and found that buyers mainly associated the Knight with armor and off-road driving, while many preferred the appearance, speed, brand, and rarity of other cars.

Su Wan proposed a major advertising campaign to raise recognition of S.H.I.E.L.D. Auto Company and the Knight, and Chen Mo approved spending generously. After reviewing several concepts, Chen Mo chose the final proposal and agreed to let its Chinese international student planner direct the advertisement, with reshooting required if he was dissatisfied.

• Su Wan recommended advertising to build the company's and the Knight's reputation while production capacity remained limited.
• Chen Mo supported Su Wan's plan to launch a large-scale promotional campaign.
• Su Wan presented Chen Mo with several advertising concepts she had selected from a public call.
• Chen Mo approved the final proposal and told Su Wan to begin filming as soon as possible.
• Su Wan explained that the proposal's planner, a Chinese international student at UCLA, wanted to direct the advertisement, and Chen Mo agreed on the condition that the contract allowed a reshoot if he was dissatisfied.
• Su Wan notified the student that her proposal had been selected and that she could begin filming.

When the commercial shoot stalled because no hired driver could perform the Knight’s high-speed off-road chase, Su Wan asked Chen Mo to help. Chen Mo arrived at the remote filming location, where the crew saw him in person for the first time.

• The young director assembled a crew to film an S.H.I.E.L.D. Auto Company commercial, but the chase scene proved impossible for the hired drivers.
• Su Wan explained to Chen Mo that the Knight’s high-speed off-road maneuvers required a driver who excelled at both racing and off-roading.
• Chen Mo agreed to drive in the commercial and headed to the remote filming location in a Knight.
• Chen Mo arrived at the set, and his imposing presence briefly stunned the crew as they gathered to meet him.

Chen Mo arrived at the commercial shoot and discovered that its director was An Ran, his former high school classmate. An Ran recognized him despite his changed appearance, but Chen Mo introduced himself as Blake Chen to conceal his identity.

• Chen Mo arrived at the shoot and identified the young director as An Ran.
• Chen Mo realized that An Ran was the former classmate who had contacted him on Weibo and whom he had seen at the airport.
• An Ran recognized Chen Mo and nearly called him by name before stopping herself.
• Chen Mo calmly introduced himself as Blake Chen and concealed his Chinese name.

An Ran recalled the night Chen Mo rescued her from a group of thugs who had ambushed her in an alley. The memory explained why she had never forgotten him, though Chen Mo did not know how much that night had meant to her.

• An Ran was cornered in an alley by six or seven thugs who had been watching her and planned to attack her.
• The thugs pulled An Ran from her bicycle, covered her mouth, and dragged her into the dark alley as she cried for help.
• A boy in a school uniform rushed in and quickly knocked the thugs down with fierce attacks.
• The boy methodically broke the thugs’ limbs despite their screams and pleas, while An Ran watched and felt her fear and despair ease.

Chen Mo rescued An Ran from a gang of hooligans, broke their limbs, and left without revealing himself. An Ran recognized him at school the next day and quietly watched as he continued hiding his abilities.

• An Ran watched the mysterious boy disable the hooligans who had tried to assault her and believed he was a heroic martial arts master.
• The boy told An Ran to go home and left without showing his face, and she escaped while the injured hooligans chose not to call the police.
• An Ran arrived at school the next morning and recognized Chen Mo by the familiar back she had seen during her rescue.
• An Ran kept Chen Mo's identity secret and noticed that he deliberately concealed his abilities in class and during physical education.

An Ran recounted how she had quietly followed and believed in Chen Mo for years, even after his plane disappeared and he was presumed dead. When she met the president of S.H.I.E.L.D. Auto Company, she recognized him as Chen Mo and realized he had survived.

• An Ran secretly watched over Chen Mo throughout high school and continued following his life while studying directing at UCLA.
• After hearing Chen Mo's plane had crashed and learning he had avenged his grandfather, An Ran remained convinced he was alive and left a comment on his Weibo.
• An Ran submitted an advertising concept for S.H.I.E.L.D. Auto Company, and it was selected.
• During the Knight's commercial shoot, An Ran reported that the stunt driver could not demonstrate the vehicle's capabilities, and the company said its president would handle the problem.
• An Ran saw the president arrive and recognized his face as nearly identical to Chen Mo's, then stopped herself from calling out because he was wanted.

An Ran mistook Blake Chen for her missing friend Chen Mo, but his cold demeanor and powerful public identity convinced her they were different people. Chen Mo concealed his identity, then insisted on beginning the advertisement shoot immediately despite An Ran’s concerns about damaging the vehicle.

• An Ran recognized Chen Mo’s familiar face, then realized his appearance, gaze, and identity meant he could not be her missing friend.
• An Ran apologized to Mr. Chen for mistaking him for someone else, while Chen Mo hid his guilt and kept his identity secret.
• Chen Mo redirected their conversation to the advertisement, and An Ran explained the filming problem to him.
• Chen Mo climbed into the Knight and insisted they begin filming without rehearsal, saying they could use his other vehicle if it was damaged.
• Chen Mo drove the Knight to the starting position, ready to film.

An Ran directed a continuous-shot advertisement showing the Knight under attack from a vehicle-mounted Gatling gun. She stopped filming to tell Chen Mo that the Knight’s escape came too quickly and the attack did not sufficiently showcase its armor.

• An Ran began filming as the Knight drove down a deserted road with a drone tracking it.
• A military off-road vehicle followed the Knight, and a passenger revealed an M134 Six-barreled Gatling and opened fire.
• The Knight’s automatic armor protected its windows and tires before it turned off the road to evade the gunfire.
• An Ran called cut and told Chen Mo to keep the Knight under fire longer before it escaped, so the scene felt more realistic and dramatic.