Chapter Summaries

With the competition against Su Corporation one day away, He Mu contacted Liu Yanran for information and reassurance. Her account of Su Chen’s abuse strengthened He Mu’s confidence that he would defeat Su Chen and make Su Zhenxing regret rejecting him.

• He Mu planned to use Liu Yanran as an informant and privately resented Su Qiqi for cutting ties with him.
• Liu Yanran told He Mu that Su Chen had crushed all ten of her fingernails, leaving her unable to care for herself.
• He Mu suggested Su Chen had taken his fear of Meisheng out on Liu Yanran, and Liu Yanran agreed to preserve He Mu’s confidence.
• Liu Yanran urged He Mu to defeat Su Chen in the competition so Su Zhenxing would recognize his mistake.
• He Mu believed he would prove himself the Su Family’s best manager and make Su Zhenxing beg him to return.

Su Chen and He Mu brought Su Corporation and Meisheng to the State Guest House for their high-profile product competition, while Hai City’s powerful figures expected Su Corporation to lose. Su Chen mocked He Mu’s injured pride before the contest began, leaving He Mu furious and determined to humiliate him.

• Influential guests and media gathered at the State Guest House, where Secretary Li congratulated Chen Guang on his expected rise in Hai City.
• Su Chen arrived with Su Corporation’s R&D team, followed by He Mu and Meisheng’s team.
• He Mu urged Su Chen to admit defeat, but Su Chen agreed only that Meisheng’s product fell short of American standards and claimed Su Corporation’s technology surpassed them.
• He Mu and Director Zhang mocked Su Chen’s claim, then He Mu promised to teach Su Corporation to accept reality.
• As He Mu walked away, Su Chen taunted him about his castration, and He Mu nearly fell before vowing to make Su Chen lose face.

He Mu accused Su Corporation of plagiarizing Meisheng’s Optical Module and tried to bar it from the competition. After the judges compared the products, they ruled that the accusation was baseless.

• He Mu ordered Director Zhang to accuse Su Corporation of plagiarism and keep Su Chen from competing.
• He Mu publicly reported Su Corporation’s product, claiming it copied Meisheng’s newly released Optical Module.
• Su Chen challenged He Mu to provide evidence and threatened to sue Meisheng for false accusations.
• The three judges tested and compared both Optical Modules for twenty minutes.
• The judges announced that the products differed in performance and appearance, and that the plagiarism claim had no basis.

The judges confirmed that Su Corporation's Optical Module surpassed Meisheng's, refuting He Mu's accusation of plagiarism. Su Chen revealed that Meisheng had built its product from discarded Su Corporation drafts, leaving the crowd shocked while He Mu refused to admit it.

• He Mu accused Su Corporation of plagiarizing Meisheng, but the three judges declared Su Corporation's Optical Module technologically superior.
• He Mu realized Director Zhang's blueprints could not have been Su Corporation's latest designs and angrily confronted him.
• Director Zhang suspected Guo Dekai had tricked him, while Guo Dekai smiled and waved at him.
• Su Chen revealed that Meisheng's blueprints came from discarded Su Corporation drafts.
• He Mu denied knowing anything about the blueprints and sat down, while onlookers speculated that Meisheng had plagiarized Su Corporation and still expected Su Corporation to lose.

Su Chen faced contempt as Su Corporation prepared to compete against Meisheng, but the judges discovered Su Corporation’s Optical Modules matched America’s most advanced standards. The competition began with Guo Dekai leading Su Corporation’s research team onto the stage, while Liu Yanran waited for news of Su Chen’s expected defeat.

• The judges praised Su Chen after finding Su Corporation’s Optical Module specifications were no worse than America’s, and he remained confident that his company would win.
• He Mu ordered Director Zhang to make Su Corporation lose badly, while privately planning to ruin Zhang’s future after Meisheng won.
• The judges announced that the teams would race to transmit identical Chinese and English information through receiving ports.
• Su Chen reassured Guo Dekai, who led Su Corporation’s researchers onto the Central T Stage and encountered Director Zhang’s resentful glare.
• Liu Yanran waited at the Su Family Villa for He Mu to report Su Chen’s defeat so she could mock him.

Su Qiqi learned that Liu Yanran hoped she would reconcile with He Mu, while Su Corporation and Meisheng competed over optical modules. The judges announced that Su Corporation had won the first stage, overturning the venue’s expectation of its defeat.

• Liu Yanran urged Su Qiqi to reconsider her relationship with He Mu, arguing that he had a brighter future than Su Chen.
• Su Zhenxing followed the competition and ordered Su Corporation’s public relations department to promote Su Chen’s exposure of Meisheng’s plagiarism.
• At the venue, attendees, Secretary Li, and Chen Guang expected Su Corporation to lose, while He Mu mocked Su Chen’s confidence.
• Chen Guang offered Su Chen a place at Chen Corporation if Su Corporation collapsed, but Su Chen declined the concern.
• The judges announced that Su Corporation had won the first stage against Meisheng.

After the judges declared Su Corporation the winner of the first stage, the crowd doubted the result and He Mu accused them of falsifying it. Su Chen slapped He Mu repeatedly, leaving him sprawled with a swollen face as the judges' announcement remained disputed.

• The judges announced that Su Corporation had won the first stage, and the crowd questioned whether they had named the wrong winner.
• Chen Guang suspected the judges might have been bribed, while He Mu publicly accused them of falsifying the results.
• The judges grew furious at He Mu's insults as the audience waited for them to clarify the competition result.
• Su Chen slapped He Mu, who accused Su Chen of conspiring with the judges and challenged him to hit again.
• Su Chen repeatedly slapped He Mu until his face was red and swollen like Pig Head Three.

Su Chen kept beating He Mu as He Mu accused him of falsifying the competition results, turning the onlookers against him. When Chen Guang and the others condemned Su Chen, he insulted them and continued slapping He Mu, until the judges stepped in to stop him.

• He Mu accused Su Chen of rigging the competition and claimed Su Chen had driven him out of the Su Family out of jealousy.
• The onlookers, including Secretary Li and Chen Guang, believed He Mu’s accusations and looked down on Su Chen.
• Su Chen continued slapping He Mu and said he would shut He Mu’s mouth.
• Chen Guang and the others urged Su Chen to behave with dignity, but Su Chen mocked them and kept hitting He Mu to provoke them.
• Chen Guang and the others did not dare confront Su Chen, and the judges eventually stepped in to stop the beating.

Su Chen stopped beating He Mu and the judges reaffirmed that Su Corporation had won the first stage, prompting Secretary Li to rally the crowd against them. Su Chen exposed a compromising video of Secretary Li at the venue, leaving her reputation in ruins as she smashed the computer.

• Su Chen heeded the judge's advice, stopped beating He Mu, and returned to Su Corporation's section.
• The judge declared that Su Corporation had won the first stage because its Optical Module technology surpassed America's, but the crowd challenged her verdict.
• Secretary Li led the crowd in pressuring the three judges to change the results, while He Mu watched with satisfaction.
• Su Chen secretly played a video showing Secretary Li pursuing two scantily clad beauties who appeared to be men.
• The crowd recognized Secretary Li in the video, and she smashed the computer beneath the runway to stop its playback.

A video exposed Secretary Li at the competition, prompting Mayor Guo to dismiss him and leaving Su Chen free to pursue a fair contest. Su Chen then proposed that Su Corporation and Meisheng compete again on the first-stage content, with everyone recording the results.

• Secretary Li tried to find who had played the video, but Mayor Guo called and ordered him to complete the handover at the Mayor's Secretary Office.
• Su Chen saw Detective Xie's message confirming the video had been sent to Mayor Guo, and Secretary Li hurried to leave after being dismissed.
• The Foreign Guest Building manager stopped Secretary Li for the ten-thousand-yuan computer he had smashed, and Secretary Li paid before leaving.
• Chen Guang worried that the benefits he had given Secretary Li would be wasted, while He Mu suspected Su Chen had arranged the video.
• Su Chen proposed that Su Corporation and Meisheng repeat the first-stage competition while everyone recorded the data and jointly determined the result.

Su Chen and Su Corporation defeated Meisheng in the first stage after the results were repeated under public scrutiny. He Mu refused to accept the loss, while Chen Guang rallied the others around the upcoming second stage.

• Mayor Guo watched a video of Secretary Li and feared that someone was secretly monitoring him.
• The judges supervised a repeat of the first-stage competition as Su Corporation and Meisheng tested their devices.
• Su Corporation recorded a faster transmission time than Meisheng, and He Mu checked both devices but could not dispute the results.
• Su Chen declared that Su Corporation had won and He Mu had lost, and He Mu collapsed in fear.
• Chen Guang reminded everyone that the second stage remained, and He Mu ordered Director Zhang not to lose it.

After winning the first stage, Su Chen taunted He Mu and Chen Guang as the Second Stage Competition was about to begin, while they insisted on watching the judges closely. Mayor Guo learned of Su Corporation’s first-stage victory and wondered whether it could win the entire competition.

• Director Zhang agreed to He Mu’s demand despite believing Su Corporation had surpassed American technology.
• Su Chen mocked He Mu and reminded him to prepare the fifty million wager, and He Mu vowed Meisheng would win the second stage.
• He Mu, Chen Guang, and the other Hai City figures refused to return to their seats, claiming they would help record the competition data and watch for tampering.
• The judges distributed the second-stage information to the Su Corporation and Meisheng research staff and prepared to begin the competition.
• Mayor Guo heard that Su Corporation had won the first stage and questioned whether it could go on to claim the final victory.

Mayor Guo rushed to the competition after Su Corporation won the first stage, hoping a second victory would boost his political prospects. As the second stage began, Chen Guang and He Mu rallied the others to make Chen Guang handle the competition materials, but Su Chen rejected him as impartial.

• Mayor Guo arranged his work and traveled to the competition venue after learning Su Corporation had won the first stage.
• He Mu proposed that an impartial third party deliver the second-stage information, and Chen Guang backed the proposal.
• Su Chen accused Chen Guang of seeking control so he could tamper with the materials, but Chen Guang claimed he was the fairest choice.
• He Mu and the other attendees supported Chen Guang, pressuring the judges and warning Su Chen that no one would accept the results otherwise.
• Su Chen agreed that the fairest person should deliver the materials, then declared that he did not consider Chen Guang impartial.

Su Chen exposed Chen Guang’s bribery of Secretary Li by playing a recording on the banquet hall’s giant screen, turning the crowd against Chen Guang. He Mu realized Su Chen had arranged the reveal, and Chen Guang recognized Su Chen at the computer.

• Chen Guang and He Mu pressured Su Chen to apologize, while the three judges watched anxiously.
• Su Chen silently walked away, and Chen Guang and the others celebrated, believing he had backed down.
• A recording played on the giant screen showing Chen Guang giving Secretary Li a black card and promising more gifts in exchange for resources for Chen Corporation.
• The guests turned on Chen Guang after seeing the bribery and realizing he had planned to claim Su Corporation’s resources for himself.
• He Mu spotted Su Chen beside the computer and realized he had exposed Chen Guang, who then saw Su Chen and became furious.

Su Chen exposed Chen Guang’s bribery, forcing Chen Guang to leave and making the competition officials and spectators wary of opposing Su Chen. With the crowd backing down, the judges resumed the competition by giving both sides the transmission information.

• Chen Guang blamed Su Chen for exposing his bribery video, then left to seek help and protect himself.
• The spectators realized Su Chen had exposed Chen Guang and began flattering Su Chen out of fear that he had evidence against them too.
• Su Chen unplugged his phone and asked the crowd who should deliver the transmission information; they proposed canceling the extra procedure and letting the judges handle it.
• He Mu glared resentfully at Su Chen but held back from confronting him.
• The judges announced that the competition had begun and told both sides to collect the transmission information.

Mayor Guo arrived at the Banquet Hall, and the crowd expected him to punish Su Chen for exposing Secretary Li. Instead, Mayor Guo praised Su Chen and showed him warmth, while Su Chen stayed guarded and indifferent.

• Mayor Guo entered the Banquet Hall, and the guests pointed out Su Chen, expecting the mayor to take revenge for Secretary Li.
• Mayor Guo learned that Su Chen had arranged the video and realized it had targeted Secretary Li rather than him.
• Mayor Guo praised Su Chen for leading Su Corporation and invited him to visit the mayor's office with Su Zhenxing.
• He Mu and the guests were stunned by Mayor Guo's affection toward Su Chen, while He Mu grew jealous.
• Su Chen inferred that Mayor Guo wanted to associate himself with Su Corporation's technology competition and responded politely but distantly.
• Mayor Guo was surprised that Su Chen did not reciprocate his warmth.

Su Corporation defeated Meisheng in the Second Stage Competition, surpassing American optical module technology and winning the day’s contest. Su Chen sent the news to Su Zhenxing, then demanded that He Mu transfer fifty million to him.

• Su Corporation’s data transmission proved faster than Meisheng’s, and the judge announced Su Corporation had won the Second Stage Competition and the day’s contest.
• He Mu collapsed into his chair, while Mayor Guo and the other guests celebrated Su Corporation’s victory and reconsidered their plans to take its resources.
• Su Chen sent the victory news to Su Zhenxing, who cried with joy in his chairman’s office.
• Su Chen smiled at He Mu and demanded that he transfer fifty million.

After losing the wager, He Mu refused to pay Su Chen or kneel and apologize, so Su Chen threw him to the ground and took his phone to transfer the fifty million. He Mu then stopped resisting, figuring Su Chen could not access his money without the password.

• Su Chen offered to waive the fifty-million payment if He Mu knelt, kowtowed, and repeated an apology one hundred times.
• He Mu refused both choices and tried to leave without paying.
• Su Chen grabbed He Mu, slammed him to the ground, pinned him down, and took his phone to transfer the money himself.
• He Mu stopped struggling and told Su Chen that he could not transfer anything without the password.

Su Chen took 50 million from He Mu after winning their bet, leaving He Mu unconscious and unsettling the onlookers with his apparent ability to access a phone without a password. News of Su Corporation’s victory over American Optical Membrane Block technology spread nationwide, while Liu Yanran erupted in anger at the news.

• He Mu lay down and offered his life instead of money, but Su Chen used his phone to transfer five payments of 10 million from his account.
• He Mu saw the transactions, realized Su Chen had taken 50 million, and collapsed after Su Chen thanked him and invited him to bet again.
• The onlookers worried Su Chen could access their phones, while Mayor Guo decided to speak with Su Zhenxing rather than approach Su Chen.
• Su Chen confirmed he had received the money and returned with his people to Su Corporation as news of its technological victory spread across Hua Country.
• Liu Yanran saw the trending news, threw her phone, and screamed in anger while Li Ma and Tao Ma retreated to their rooms.

Liu Yanran raged over Su Chen defeating He Mu, while Su Qiqi was relieved that Su Corporation had won and warned her mother to keep up appearances. Su Chen arrived at Su Corporation to a festive welcome, but Su Zhenxing was called to the mayor’s office before he could greet him.

• Liu Yanran smashed things and screamed until Su Qiqi calmed her down and reminded her that Su Zhenxing might find out.
• Liu Yanran blamed Su Chen for defeating He Mu and accused him of using underhanded tactics.
• Su Qiqi checked the trending topics and said she was happy because Su Corporation’s success benefited her.
• Liu Yanran recalled He Mu’s loyalty and decided to send him a comforting WeChat message.
• Su Chen arrived at Su Corporation with Guo Dekai and the others to find flowers, banners, and firecrackers celebrating the victory over Meisheng.
• Su Zhenxing received a call from the mayor asking him to come to the mayor’s office and was delighted.