Chapter Summaries

Liu Di visited Creator Company and met Heidina, an investment executive who advised him on how to assess and invest in a business. The chapter ended with Zhang Tianjia greeting Liu Di as Creator’s chairman and leaving with him for a meal, while Heidina watched her planned lunch invitation slip away.

• The receptionist prepared Heidina’s favorite mocha and irises using Gemini APP data, while Liu Di asked for water and waited for Zhang Tianjia.
• Heidina questioned Liu Di’s seriousness as an investor because he had not used Gemini, then explained how to study a company and build relationships with its leaders.
• Liu Di researched Heidina and Fubo Capital, then suggested that Heidina join his company instead.
• Heidina planned to invite Zhang Tianjia to lunch at a French restaurant, believing he would come to meet her.
• Zhang Tianjia arrived, greeted Heidina briefly, and went straight to Liu Di, whom he revealed to be Creator’s chairman.
• Zhang Tianjia and Liu Di left together to eat spicy hot pot, and Zhang instructed Supervisor Ya Ru to notify him immediately if Liu Di visited again.

Heidina recognized Liu Di as Creator’s founder and tried to invite him to an upscale restaurant, but he left with A Jia for their old malatang shop. She realized Liu Di was the mysterious Gemini user Emperor San, while the friends enjoyed a nostalgic meal together.

• Heidina learned that Liu Di was Creator’s founder and invited him and A Jia to a French restaurant, but Liu Di declined in favor of Mama Li’s malatang.
• Heidina asked for Liu Di’s contact information, and he told her to add his Gemini account before leaving with A Jia.
• Assistant Kang insulted Liu Di, so Heidina rebuked her and told her to request a transfer through HR.
• Heidina entered 0000001 on Gemini and recognized Emperor San as Liu Di, the founder of Creator and the mysterious programmer behind Gemini.
• Liu Di and A Jia ate Mama Li’s malatang, reminisced about their student days, and raced to finish their enormous bowls.

A Jia persuaded Liu Di to attend their university class reunion at the company, where he planned to counter rumors that Liu Di had fallen from grace. After Liu Di agreed, his former girlfriend Situ Yan called, and her family arrived at Fragrant Malatang to discuss something important, with Li Yuexiu asking him to get permission from his boss to leave.

• A Jia urged Liu Di to attend the class reunion the next day and reveal his success to their former classmates, and Liu Di reluctantly agreed.
• A Jia left for a company meeting, while Liu Di stayed to clean Fragrant Malatang in gratitude to Mama Li.
• Situ Yan called Liu Di and said her parents urgently wanted to see him, so he agreed to meet them at Fragrant Malatang.
• Situ Zhou, Li Yuexiu, and Situ Yan arrived at the shop, and Situ Zhou greeted Liu Di warmly while Li Yuexiu looked down on the place.
• Li Yuexiu suggested they go to a nicer café and told Liu Di to ask his boss for leave.

At Buck Café, Situ Zhou asked Liu Di to help him meet Zhang Tianjia so Penguin Group could pursue Creator Company, but Liu Di’s offer was dismissed by Situ Yan’s mother. After Liu Di agreed to speak with Zhang Tianjia, Situ Zhou decided to attend Situ Yan’s class reunion at Creator Company and approach Zhang directly.

• At Buck Café, Li Yuexiu criticized Liu Di while Situ Zhou asked him to introduce him to Zhang Tianjia.
• Situ Zhou explained that Penguin Group wanted to discuss business with Creator Company and that Zhang Tianjia had refused to meet him.
• Liu Di said he would discuss the matter with Zhang Tianjia, despite Li Yuexiu offering him money and questioning his influence.
• After Liu Di left, Situ Yan blamed Li Yuexiu for stopping her from keeping in touch with Zhang Tianjia.
• Situ Zhou decided to follow Situ Yan to her class reunion at Creator Company and meet Zhang Tianjia, then left to report to Li Daode.

At a class reunion hosted at Creator Company, Liu Di sat apart from his former classmates with Sun Dongming, who complained about his hunt for a mysterious hacker. Feng Haohan then urged the guests to mock Liu Di as a brain-damaged failure, unaware that Guo Qian knew how powerful Liu Di really was.

• Liu Di and Sun Dongming smoked together on the rooftop while Sun Dongming described his fruitless search for a skilled hacker.
• Liu Di deflected Sun Dongming's questions about where the hacker might be hiding.
• Situ Yan, Guo Qian, and Zhou Shuitong watched Liu Di from among the reunion guests, while several women admired his appearance.
• Feng Haohan told the guests that Liu Di had become disabled and brain-damaged after graduation, then encouraged them to offer him condolences.
• Guo Qian stayed silent as the classmates approached Liu Di, knowing Liu Di's true strength and wealth surpassed theirs.

At the class reunion, Sun Dongming stood up for Liu Di when Feng Haohan and the other classmates mocked them. A Jia then began introducing Liu Di as an important person, but Situ Zhou and Li Yuexiu barged in before he could reveal Liu Di’s true identity.

• Feng Haohan mocked Liu Di and invited Sun Dongming to join the other classmates, but Sun Dongming angrily told them to leave.
• A Jia arrived and arranged the reunion luncheon, where Feng Haohan introduced the classmates and they boasted about their wealth and success.
• Sun Dongming warned the classmates that he would arrest anyone who committed crimes online.
• A Jia took the stage and announced that he wanted to introduce his good brother, Liu Di, then brought Liu Di up beside him.
• Situ Zhou and Li Yuexiu shoved past the security guards and entered, shouting that Li Yuexiu’s daughter was inside and that he was one of A Jia’s classmates.

At A Jia’s gathering, Situ Zhou and Li Yuexiu underestimated Liu Di while expecting Penguin Group vice president Li Daode to secure Gemini. Liu Di’s newly delivered helicopter and customized car stunned everyone, and his wealth was revealed just as Xie Yuanzheng arrived with the delivery documents.

• A Jia praised Liu Di’s achievements, but Li Yuexiu called him a waiter, prompting Situ Zhou to reprimand her for risking his business negotiations with Zhang Tianjia.
• Situ Zhou expected Li Daode to land at Rongteng Building in a Penguin Group helicopter and help acquire Gemini.
• A second helicopter challenged the Penguin Group aircraft’s flight route and landed first, bearing Creator’s name and the registration LD-000001.
• A Jia asked Liu Di about the helicopter, and Liu Di explained that he had bought it after a car he wanted required a membership upgrade.
• Xie Yuanzheng delivered Liu Di’s Bell-210 helicopter and customized SS454, leaving the crowd stunned and Situ Yan and Li Yuexiu dropping their bags.

At a class reunion, Haishi University President Li Weimin revealed that Liu Di’s six patents could win major national and international invention awards, while also presenting a certificate thanking him for donating 100 million yuan to the university. The gathering learned that Liu Di had also arranged paperwork for a civilian helicopter.

• A Jia accepted the helicopter documents Xie Yuanzheng had completed in less than two days.
• Haishi University President Li Weimin and Professor Wang Yuankui arrived at the reunion, and Li went straight to greet Liu Di.
• Li told Liu Di that reviewers believed three of his patents could qualify for Golden Huaxia Awards.
• Li revealed that Liu Di’s other three patents were being held for the Nuremberg International Invention Award.
• Li presented Liu Di with a certificate recognizing his 100-million-yuan donation to build the university’s Creation Hall.

Liu Di’s classmates learned that he was the tycoon behind Guo Qian’s failed project and crowded around him to curry favor. He rejected Zhou Shuitong’s invitation, while Situ Zhou reminded A Jia that Li Daode was still stranded aboard the circling helicopter.

• Liu Di accepted President Li’s honorary certificate for donating 100 million yuan to Haishi University’s Science and Technology Exhibition Hall, and his classmates realized the importance of his patents and wealth.
• Li Yuexiu learned that Liu Di was the tycoon who had outbid Guo Qian and lamented that she had misjudged her daughter’s former boyfriend.
• Liu Di’s classmates rushed onto the stage to flatter him and seek connections, while A Jia joked about their sudden enthusiasm.
• Zhou Shuitong invited Liu Di to dinner, but he declined because he expected to be busy the next day.
• Situ Zhou reached Liu Di and A Jia, warning them that Li Daode remained aboard the Penguin Group helicopter, which still could not land.

Penguin Group vice president Li Daode tried to negotiate with Creator from a helicopter, but Zhang Tianjia pretended not to hear him. Teng Hualong then arrived in person and asked to meet Creator’s true founder, prompting Liu Di to introduce himself.

• Li Daode shouted from the helicopter that he wanted to invest in Creator, while Zhang Tianjia pretended he could not hear him and refused to negotiate.
• A commanding voice ordered the pilot to bring the helicopter close to the rooftop, and Teng Hualong stepped out onto the roof.
• The crowd recognized Teng Hualong as Penguin Group’s founder and president, and Situ Zhou was stunned that he had come in person.
• Teng Hualong praised Zhang Tianjia, then asked to meet Creator’s true founder and mastermind.
• Liu Di placed a hand on Zhang Tianjia’s shoulder and introduced himself to Teng Hualong.

Liu Di and A Jia faced Teng Hualong on the rooftop as the Penguin Group president explained his interest in Creator and boasted of his empire’s dominance. Liu Di rejected the prospect of an acquisition and warned Teng Hualong that underestimating Creator could prove costly, leaving their confrontation unresolved.

• Liu Di calmly approached Teng Hualong with A Jia following him, while the graduates watched from a distance.
• Teng Hualong addressed Liu Di as Emperor San and said Gemini’s algorithm had impressed him enough to make him curious about its creator.
• Teng Hualong said acquiring Creator was insignificant to Penguin Group and described the company’s reach, resources, and history of crushing competitors.
• Liu Di told Teng Hualong that Penguin could never acquire Gemini and warned that his massive group might be difficult to turn around.
• The graduates realized Liu Di was likely Creator’s mysterious founder as the stakes of the confrontation became clear.

Liu Di revealed himself as Creator’s founder and formally declared war on Penguin Group, rejecting Teng Hualong’s offer to take him under his wing. After Teng accepted the challenge and left, Li Daode and Situ Zhou threatened Creator while Li Yuexiu criticized Liu Di.

• A classmate said A Jia and Liu Di could accept Penguin’s acquisition and gain wealth and support for Creator.
• Liu Di declared that Creator was officially at war with Penguin, and A Jia chose to trust and follow him.
• Teng Hualong accepted Liu Di’s challenge, offered to take him in if Creator lost, and promised to let him keep the company’s core code if he surrendered.
• Teng Hualong left by helicopter, while Li Daode failed to cross the gap to board it and was left behind.
• Situ Zhou confronted Liu Di after learning he founded Creator, and Li Yuexiu said Liu Di was courting ruin and that Yan'er was right to leave him.
• Li Daode threatened to bankrupt Creator within a month, but Liu Di calmly told him to leave.

After confronting Teng Hualong, Liu Di declared a day off for Creator’s employees and calmly prepared to face Penguin. News of the conflict spread online, while Liu Di’s identity as Emperor San remained secret.

• After Situ Zhou and Li Daode retreated, A Jia said he was unafraid of Penguin’s threat, and Liu Di told him greater challenges lay ahead.
• Liu Di ordered Creator’s employees to take the next day off, and A Jia went downstairs to arrange it.
• Employees who witnessed the rooftop confrontation quietly greeted Liu Di and A Jia before leaving, impressed by Liu Di’s courage but expecting Penguin to win.
• News outlets and netizens widely discussed Creator’s clash with Penguin, while Liu Di’s classmates kept his identity as Emperor San secret.
• When A Jia asked who had taken the widely circulated rooftop photo, Liu Di said he had taken it himself.

Liu Di met Heidina at Misa Nightclub to discuss investment as he prepared to compete with Penguin Group. He asked her to provide 50 billion in capital for his investment company, Witnesses, but Heidina doubted his plan and qualifications.

• Liu Di told A Jia to take the next day off and said he was going on a date with Heidina.
• Heidina waited for Liu Di in a VIP room at Misa Nightclub, where Magic Child warned him that her perfume was designed to seduce men.
• Heidina said Liu Di's war against Penguin Group would make investment banks avoid him, but she was willing to discuss investing.
• Liu Di demanded a 50-billion-asset package in exchange for ten percent of Witnesses, saying the company would compete with Penguin's investment division.
• Heidina questioned why Liu Di was launching an investment company before stabilizing Creator and said he lacked the information, insight, and experience to run one.

Liu Di showed Heidina an analysis identifying three promising startup investments and predicting one would become a unicorn, then demonstrated his uncanny observational skills by accurately predicting what several people at the venue would do. Heidina was left impressed and flustered by Liu Di, while he reacted with surprise when she asked whether he loved someone.

• Liu Di sent Heidina a report analyzing ten startups, rejecting several and identifying three worthwhile investments, including one with enormous future potential.
• Heidina was shocked by the report's evidence and asked Liu Di how he had learned so much about the companies.
• Liu Di predicted that a woman in a black miniskirt would leave with the third man to approach her, a fat man would buy a little girl's roses, and a liquor server would lead sales.
• Heidina watched all three predictions come true, and Liu Di explained the details and behavior behind his deductions.
• Heidina asked Liu Di whether he had a woman he loved, then quickly covered her embarrassment by praising his observation and business analysis skills.

Liu Di’s meeting with Heidina was interrupted by Black Fox and Nan Ruoyi, whose deference to Liu Di revealed his influence over the Black Fox Gang. Heidina got drunk and made advances toward him, but Liu Di left her safely in a room with water and a note.

• Heidina praised Liu Di and was startled when he inferred she planned to meet a woman that night.
• Black Fox arrived and bowed to Liu Di, and Nan Ruoyi entered, upset to find him alone with Heidina.
• Nan Ruoyi reminded Liu Di she had waited five days for his guidance, and he promised to meet her when he had time.
• Heidina resumed their discussion, ordered drinks, and became drunk while declaring her attraction to Liu Di.
• Liu Di carried the unconscious Heidina to a quiet room, left her water and a note, and walked out.

Penguin Group prepared to suppress Creator and launch a competing feature as Chairman Teng Hualong put Li Daode and Situ Zhou in charge of the fight. Meanwhile, Gemini Network employees saw Penguin block their product and worried about the company’s future, placing their hopes in Emperor San.

• Teng Hualong heard Li Daode’s plan to block mentions of Creator, pressure its investors and server providers, and suppress Gemini in app stores.
• Li Daode said Penguin would launch the competing “Soulmate” feature, but admitted its algorithm was not yet fully developed.
• Teng Hualong assigned Li Daode and Situ Zhou to defeat Creator, warned them not to use black tactics, and threatened that they would have to resign if they lost.
• After Teng Hualong left, Li Daode ordered the technical team to finish Soulmate within twenty-four hours and work through the night.
• Ruan Liangji and his colleagues saw Gemini blocked across Penguin platforms and worried that their company might disband or be acquired.
• Ruan Liangji reminded the programmers that they had joined because of Emperor San, and they hoped he would bring another miracle.

Heidina woke in Liu Di’s room and agreed to contact the founders of the two startups named in his note. As Liu Di oversaw his laboratory and monitored Yan Yiwen, he told A Jia he would attend the next day’s company meeting under the title Emperor San.

• Heidina woke at Misa Hall, found Liu Di’s note inviting her to run Witnesses with him, and called to arrange meetings with the founders of Black Box Virtual KTV App and Magic Face Emoji App.
• Liu Di watched workers transform the laboratory while Little Xia carried a heavy machine tool through the doorway with one hand.
• Liu Di promised Little Xia a future gift and said he would help him find and kill the enemy who had harmed his brothers and sisters.
• Liu Di examined a consciousness-linking device made by Ding Anran and told Magic Child to study its potential.
• Liu Di monitored Yan Yiwen and Ouyang Fengyu, then called A Jia and announced he would attend the company meeting as Emperor San.

Gemini's employees feared Penguin's new Soulmate feature would doom their company, but Liu Di revealed himself as Emperor San and challenged them to remember their own abilities. The chapter ended with the employees regaining confidence as they recalled why they had joined Creator Company.

• Penguin launched its Soulmate feature, and its active users surged as Gemini's engineers worried that their company could not compete.
• A Jia gathered 400 employees and introduced Liu Di as Emperor San, the founder of Gemini's core code.
• Liu Di acknowledged Penguin's strength, then showed Gemini's own user and activity figures and told the employees they had forgotten how outstanding they were.
• Gemini's employees recalled their achievements and reasons for joining Creator Company, and began to believe in themselves again.

Liu Di rallied Creator's employees by reminding them of Gemini's 800 million users and reframing their conflict with Penguin as a chance to challenge an internet giant. He then unveiled a proposed Gemini feature called “Find the Stage That Suits You Best,” whose layout looked just like a Friends Circle.

• Creator's employees remembered that Gemini had gained 800 million users in less than a month and regained their resolve.
• Liu Di told the employees that Creator could surpass Penguin and earn respect simply by daring to fight it.
• The employees asked Liu Di how to defeat Penguin, and he said Creator needed to focus on users' needs and improve Gemini's core product.
• Liu Di displayed a mockup for Gemini Stage, featuring user profiles, posts, pictures, comments, and likes.
• The employees recognized that Gemini Stage's layout looked like a Friends Circle.