Chapter Summaries

Su Chen exposed that Meisheng China Region Head He Mu was the Su Family’s adopted son, Su Mu, at a business gathering. The guests realized the connection and eagerly awaited more details, while Su Zhenxing tried to stop Su Chen from revealing further secrets.

• The guests recognized He Mu’s resemblance to Su Mu and debated whether they were the same person.
• He Mu and He Jingtian reacted with alarm when Su Chen revealed He Mu’s identity.
• He Mu warned Su Chen to watch what he said, and Su Chen pretended to be frightened before baiting him into acknowledging the connection.
• Su Chen told Su Zhenxing that Su Mu could not have forgotten his adoptive father, and Su Zhenxing ordered him to stop.
• The guests concluded He Mu was Su Mu and speculated about why Su Zhenxing had raised He Jingtian’s biological son.

At a banquet, He Mu tried to restore his standing after guests learned of his past as Su Mu by presenting himself as Meisheng’s China representative. Seeing that Su Chen remained cheerful, He Mu announced Meisheng’s first investment project in China, which could affect the Su Corporation.

• He Mu resented Su Chen for exposing his past and decided to reassert himself as Meisheng’s chief representative for the China region.
• He Mu toasted the guests and promised Meisheng’s support for future investment opportunities, and they drank along to honor the company.
• Su Chen recognized that the guests were only showing Meisheng respect and resolved to make He Mu lose his American backers’ support.
• He Mu, unable to tolerate Su Chen’s smile, revealed that Meisheng would introduce American Optical Module products to China as its first regional investment project.

He Mu announced that he would import cheap American optical modules, threatening Su Corporation, and rejected Su Zhenxing’s appeal to their former family ties. Su Chen remained calm and announced that Su Corporation would release a high-end optical module surpassing American technology in one month.

• He Mu announced that he would introduce low-priced American optical modules, drawing the guests’ interest and threatening Su Corporation’s market.
• Su Zhenxing appealed to He Mu’s past with the Su Family and asked him to choose a different product, but He Mu mocked him and exposed the 43 million yuan child-support payment.
• He Jingtian condemned Su Zhenxing for invoking father-son affection only when he needed help, and Su Zhenxing gave up trying to persuade He Mu.
• He Mu expected Su Chen to panic and beg for mercy, but Su Chen remained composed, relying on his knowledge of future domestic technology.
• Su Chen announced that Su Corporation would release a high-end optical module product surpassing American technology in one month.

Su Chen accepted He Mu’s challenge to a public competition between Su Corporation and Meisheng’s Optical Module products, despite Su Zhenxing’s attempts to stop him. He Mu proposed a fifty-million-RMB stake and remained confident that Meisheng would win.

• He Mu challenged Su Chen to a competition between their companies’ Optical Module products, and Su Zhenxing tried to refuse on Su Corporation’s behalf.
• He Mu and the guests mocked Su Zhenxing as he backed down, while He Mu laughed over his resentment toward the Su Family.
• Su Chen smashed a wineglass and knocked over a drinks table, then teased He Mu before steering the conversation back to the competition.
• Su Chen asked what Meisheng would offer if Su Corporation won, pushed Su Zhenxing aside, and accepted He Mu’s challenge.
• He Mu proposed that the losing company pay the winner fifty million RMB and decided to secure America’s most advanced Optical Module products.

Su Chen accepted He Mu’s fifty million competition stake and insisted that the terms be put into a signed, sealed agreement. As He Mu hurried to secure Su Chen’s signature, Su Chen privately considered demanding Su Corporation shares in exchange for the technology that could win the competition.

• Su Zhenxing tried to stop Su Chen from accepting He Mu’s fifty million stake, while He Jingtian mocked Su Zhenxing for his reluctance.
• Su Chen calmly agreed to cover the fifty million himself if Su Corporation lost and claimed the winnings if it won.
• Su Chen considered using Su Corporation’s potential victory to negotiate for shares in exchange for providing the research team with technology and blueprints.
• Su Chen urged He Mu to formalize the competition terms so He Mu could not later back out, and He Mu agreed to have the companies sign and seal a contract.
• He Mu’s employee drafted the agreement and handed it to Su Chen, while He Mu impatiently pressed him to sign.

After signing a fifty-million contract wager with He Mu, Su Chen exposed humiliating photos of He Mu at the banquet, turning the guests’ mockery against him. He Mu realized Su Chen had displayed the photos and was left enraged and unable to explain himself.

• He Mu mocked Su Chen’s decision to compete against American products, while the guests, Su Zhenxing, and Liu Yanran doubted Su Chen as well.
• Su Chen decided he would prove the doubters wrong and set up a projector connected to his phone.
• Photos of He Mu dressed in women’s clothing and posing with foreign men appeared on the banquet hall wall.
• The guests recognized He Mu in the photos and began calling him “Miss He,” mocking him in front of the gathered Hai City figures.
• He Mu saw Su Chen operating the projector, flushed with rage, and realized Su Chen had exposed his past.

At He Mu’s Welcome Banquet, Su Chen publicly displayed humiliating photos of He Mu, prompting Liu Yanran to blame He Jingtian for arranging his abuse in America. He Jingtian ended the banquet before his role could be exposed, while the guests mocked He Mu as they left.

• Su Zhenxing realized He Jingtian had arranged He Mu’s abuse but chose not to defend He Mu because he had harmed Su Corporation.
• Liu Yanran confronted He Jingtian and tried to strike him, but he kicked her to the ground.
• Su Chen cheered Liu Yanran on, and she glared at him for helping humiliate He Mu.
• He Mu stood frozen onstage as he relived the shame of his time in America and Su Chen’s public display of the photos.
• He Jingtian announced the banquet was over, and the departing guests mocked He Mu.

Su Chen provoked He Mu after exposing embarrassing photos at the banquet, and He Mu tried to attack him. Su Chen pretended to be injured, then kicked He Mu between the legs, claiming he would remove the burden troubling him.

• After the guests left, He Mu confronted Su Chen and demanded the photos, threatening him if he refused.
• He Mu punched at Su Chen, but Su Chen fell before the blow made contact and pretended He Mu had hurt him.
• Su Zhenxing rushed to check on Su Chen and warned He Mu he would make him pay if Su Chen was injured.
• He Mu grew jealous and resentful as Su Zhenxing showed concern for Su Chen, while Liu Yanran silently cheered him on.
• Su Chen got up, accused He Mu of repaying kindness with hostility, and kicked him between the legs.

Su Chen realized He Mu had lost his manhood and stopped short of kicking him again, while He Mu blamed Su Chen for his suffering and fled. After Su Chen revealed his suspicion to Su Zhenxing and Liu Yanran, He Mu decided to retaliate sooner than planned.

• Su Chen noticed that his kick had not struck He Mu’s manhood and inferred that He Mu had lost it.
• He Mu charged at Su Chen, but froze when Su Chen raised his foot as if to kick him again, then accused Su Chen and ran away.
• He Jingtian slipped away, and Su Zhenxing asked Su Chen what he had meant by calling He Mu the He family’s young lady.
• Su Chen told Su Zhenxing and Liu Yanran that He Mu no longer had his manhood, then left while they reacted with disbelief and anger.
• Back in his bedroom, He Mu decided to make Su Chen lose face immediately instead of waiting a month to use America’s Optical Module technology.

He Mu recruited Su Corporation's R&D Director Zhang to help undermine Su Chen, while Su Zhenxing worried that Su Corporation had no new product for the competition. Su Chen demanded control of the R&D Department for a month and promised to develop technology surpassing America's, leaving Su Zhenxing determined to test his claim.

• He Mu contacted Director Zhang and offered investment resources in exchange for helping with his plan against Su Chen.
• Director Zhang eagerly replied to He Mu, who arranged to meet him and exploit his desire for profit.
• Su Zhenxing fretted that Su Corporation had no new product and scolded Su Chen for challenging He Mu.
• Su Chen told Su Zhenxing he could develop a product with technology surpassing America's in a month if he led the R&D Department.
• Su Zhenxing agreed to hand Su Chen the department for a month, intending to see whether he could deliver and privately planning for the crisis.

Su Zhenxing told Director Zhang that Su Chen would lead the R&D Department, but Director Zhang openly rejected the order after deciding to join He Mu at Meisheng. Su Chen recognized the chance to remove Director Zhang and recalled the disturbing fetish that had tied him to He Mu in his previous life; the chapter ended as Su Zhenxing rose to curse back.

• Su Zhenxing ordered Director Zhang to have the R&D Department cooperate with Su Chen on a new product, and Director Zhang silently decided to defect to Meisheng.
• Director Zhang accused Su Zhenxing of making an absurd decision and refused to cooperate, intending to sabotage Su Corporation for He Mu.
• Su Chen suspected Director Zhang had reconnected with He Mu and welcomed the opportunity to drive him out of Su Corporation.
• Su Chen recalled that Director Zhang had a fetish involving Ice Girls and that He Mu had supported it in their previous life.
• Director Zhang continued laughing and insulting Su Zhenxing until Su Zhenxing stood up and pointed at him to curse back.

Su Chen humiliated Director Zhang by showing him a video that triggered his obsession with a dead bride, then recorded his reaction as evidence. Director Zhang realized Su Chen had captured his disgraceful episode and faced the threat of exposure.

• Su Chen ignored Su Zhenxing’s anger and showed Director Zhang a video of a girl in red bridal clothes lying in a coffin.
• Director Zhang became excited by the video and its lyrics, then climaxed while Su Zhenxing watched in disgust.
• Su Zhenxing retreated to the corner of the office and retched as Su Chen warned Director Zhang about his disgraceful behavior.
• Director Zhang angrily confronted Su Chen, but Su Chen played a second phone’s recording of the entire episode.
• Director Zhang looked at the recording and realized Su Chen had captured his humiliation.

Su Chen used a video of Director Zhang’s embarrassing behavior to force him to surrender, then ordered him to resign and keep the R&D Department calm. Director Zhang begged for forgiveness while He Mu prepared to target Liu Yanran, Su Lili, and Su Qiqi instead.

• Su Chen showed Director Zhang a recording of his embarrassing display, and Director Zhang gave up resisting.
• Su Zhenxing realized Su Chen had planned ahead and became confident he could manage the R&D Department.
• Su Chen ordered Director Zhang to complete his resignation that day and prevent his colleagues from reacting negatively.
• Director Zhang briefly grew furious at being fired without compensation, but fell silent when Su Chen raised the recording again.
• Director Zhang begged Su Chen to forgive him and promised to cooperate with his plans.
• He Mu picked up his phone and planned to use Liu Yanran, Su Lili, and Su Qiqi to make Su Zhenxing and Su Chen lose face.

He Mu tried to coax Liu Yanran into giving him evidence of Su Lili’s overseas scandal so he could disgrace the Su Family. Meanwhile, Su Chen began managing Su Corporation’s R&D Department, and Su Zhenxing felt confident leaving him to take charge.

• He Mu regretted not keeping records of Su Lili’s past and messaged Liu Yanran, pretending to feel guilty for failing to protect her at the banquet.
• Liu Yanran was touched by He Mu’s message and grew angrier at Su Chen for not helping her when He Jingtian beat her.
• He Mu suppressed his resentment toward Su Chen and focused on getting Liu Yanran to reveal evidence about Su Lili.
• Su Chen had forced Director Zhang to help him take over the R&D Department, while Director Zhang secretly prepared to resign and considered how to join Meisheng.
• Su Chen began managing the R&D Department, and Su Zhenxing trusted him to handle it without his support.

Su Chen won over Su Corporation's skeptical R&D Department by presenting an advanced Optical Module design for the competition against Meisheng. The researchers agreed to keep the design secret as Su Chen prepared to use the product and its success to negotiate for shares.

• Su Chen showed the R&D Department a circuit diagram for an advanced Optical Module and said it would compete against Meisheng in one month.
• The R&D employees initially doubted Su Chen's claims but soon recognized the design's improvements to data capacity and transmission speed.
• Su Chen told the researchers to keep the design secret from the rest of Su Corporation, and they eagerly agreed.
• Su Chen planned to use successful production and victory over Meisheng as leverage to negotiate shares with Su Zhenxing.
• He Mu saw Liu Yanran's injuries and cried uncontrollably.

He Mu met Liu Yanran in secret and learned that Su Lili remained in a sanatorium, then persuaded Liu Yanran that public pressure could force Su Zhenxing to bring her home. He left Liu Yanran eager to help expose Su Lili’s overseas suffering, while privately intending to exploit her trust.

• Liu Yanran met He Mu at a private club, and the two cried together over their misfortunes.
• He Mu asked about Su Lili, and Liu Yanran told him that Su Zhenxing and Su Chen still refused to release her from the sanatorium.
• He Mu pretended to sympathize with Su Lili and urged Liu Yanran to help bring her home.
• He Mu argued that revealing Su Lili’s overseas suffering and Su Zhenxing’s decision to confine her would force him to bow to public opinion.
• Liu Yanran agreed to cooperate with He Mu, unaware that he was deceiving her to obtain information about Su Lili.

He Mu deceived Liu Yanran into giving him evidence of Su Lili’s abuse, claiming he would use the media to force Su Zhenxing to bring her back from the sanatorium. The next day, Su Chen saw trending reports exposing Su Lili’s abuse and confinement, and suspected He Mu had arranged them.

• He Mu persuaded Liu Yanran that publicizing Su Lili’s abuse could force Su Zhenxing to release her from the sanatorium.
• Liu Yanran sent He Mu the photos and records she had kept of Su Lili’s abuse, while He Mu privately planned to use the scandal against her.
• Su Zhenxing came to the R&D Department to tell Su Chen that a major news story had emerged.
• Su Chen read trending reports about Su Lili’s overseas abuse and her confinement in a sanatorium by Su Zhenxing.
• Su Chen welcomed the news and guessed that He Mu had been behind the reports.

Su Chen persuaded Su Zhenxing to treat the exposure of Su Lili’s persecution as a chance to protect the Su Family’s reputation. Su Zhenxing agreed to expel Su Lili from the family.

• Su Zhenxing complained that the revelation about Su Lili had damaged the Su Family’s reputation, while Su Chen thought he cared only about the family’s interests.
• Su Chen argued that the exposure was an opportunity to cut ties with Su Lili before her crimes against her siblings came to light.
• Su Chen proposed expelling Su Lili from the Su Family and severing all ties with her.
• Su Zhenxing hesitated, then accepted Su Chen’s proposal and declared that Su Lili should be expelled.

Liu Yanran told Su Lili she would soon leave the sanatorium and return to the Su Family, concealing that public exposure of Su Lili’s abuse had forced the issue. As Su Lili prepared to go, the nurse revealed that Su Zhenxing had publicly expelled her from the family.

• Liu Yanran visited Su Lili and promised she would soon bring her back to the Su Family.
• Su Lili realized Liu Yanran was hiding how she had secured her release and pressed her for an explanation.
• The nurse told Su Lili to pack and leave the sanatorium, prompting Su Lili and Liu Yanran to celebrate.
• Su Lili mocked the nurse as a lowly Beast of Burden, but the nurse welcomed her to the same group.
• The nurse told Su Lili that Su Zhenxing had publicly expelled her from the Su Family.

Su Lili learned that Su Zhenxing had officially expelled her from the Su Family, shattering her hope of returning home. She suspected Liu Yanran had caused his decision and confronted her mother, who insisted she had acted for Su Lili’s own good.

• Su Lili cursed the nurse and clung to Liu Yanran for reassurance that Su Zhenxing would not expel her.
• Liu Yanran comforted Su Lili and mocked the nurse, who showed them Su Zhenxing’s signed and notarized expulsion statement.
• Su Lili recognized Su Zhenxing’s signature and became consumed by resentment over being cast out of the Su Family.
• Su Lili suspected Liu Yanran had something to do with the expulsion and demanded to know what she had done.
• Liu Yanran fell to the floor and insisted she had only tried to persuade Su Zhenxing to take Su Lili back.