Chapter Summaries

Su Lili hired Edward’s two bodyguards to kill Su Chen and He Mu after sleeping with them, while Su Chen learned of the plot and prepared an ambush with Da Wang. The bodyguards broke into the He Family Villa to kill He Mu, but found his bed empty.

• Su Lili agreed to sleep with Edward’s two bodyguards in exchange for their promise to kill Su Chen and He Mu.
• After the bodyguards left to carry out the killings, Su Chen received Detective Xie’s report and called Da Wang to help stop them.
• Da Wang arrived at Su Chen’s hotel room, and the two men discussed their plan while waiting for the bodyguards.
• The bodyguards chose He Mu as their first target, broke into the He Family Villa, and entered his bedroom with daggers.
• The bodyguards stabbed at He Mu’s bed, then realized no one was lying in it.

He Mu hid in a secret basement, so the two Black bodyguards went to Kyoto to kill Su Chen instead. Su Chen and Da Wang incapacitated them and dissolved them in a bathtub, while Su Lili waited excitedly in the hospital, believing Su Chen and He Mu were dead.

• The two Black bodyguards searched He Mu's villa, failed to find him in his hidden basement, and headed to Kyoto to kill Su Chen.
• The bodyguards disguised themselves as Security Guards, entered the Golden Emperor Hotel, and tried to attack the sleeping figure in Su Chen's suite.
• Da Wang and Su Chen revealed themselves and explained that Da Wang's medicine had left the bodyguards unable to move.
• The bodyguards begged for mercy and offered to testify against Su Lili, but Su Chen and Da Wang dragged them into the bathtub.
• Da Wang sprinkled his medicinal powder over the bodyguards, turning them into saltpeter and bloody water as Su Chen ignored their pleas.
• Su Lili lay awake in her hospital room, excitedly wondering whether Su Chen and He Mu were dead.

Su Lili discovered that Su Chen and He Mu were alive while Edward's two bodyguards had disappeared, and she flew into a rage. As Su Chen prepared to attend the National Highest Technology Award Selection, Edward questioned whether Su Chen and He Mu had special abilities before sending more bodyguards.

• Su Lili called Edward's bodyguards repeatedly, then confirmed that Su Chen and He Mu were alive and the bodyguards were unreachable.
• Su Lili banged her head against the floor in rage, while Su Chen recognized her call and prepared for the National Highest Technology Award Selection.
• Su Chen organized information on the committee members and anticipated that Kyoto Guanghua might interfere with Su Corporation's award selection.
• Su Lili asked Edward to send more bodyguards, and Edward cautiously asked whether Su Chen and He Mu had special abilities.

Su Lili persuaded Edward to send five bodyguards to Hua Country to target Su Chen and He Mu, while Su Chen presented Su Corporation’s Optical Module research for the National Science and Technology Top Award. Suspecting judge Qin Hui planned to block his award, Su Chen alerted Detective Xie, and the chapter ended as Qin Hui prepared to score the presentation.

• Su Lili convinced Edward to send five bodyguards to Hua Country to punish Su Chen and He Mu and search for his two missing bodyguards.
• Su Chen presented Su Corporation’s Optical Module technology to judges Qin Hui and two Kyoto University professors at the National Technology Office.
• The two professors recalled fighting to secure Su Chen’s award opportunity despite Qin Hui’s opposition.
• Su Chen suspected Qin Hui would sabotage his selection and messaged Detective Xie with Qin Hui’s name.
• The professors gave Su Chen’s presentation their highest scores and anxiously waited to see how Qin Hui would score it.

Qin Hui planned to suppress Su Chen’s chance at the National Science and Technology Top Award, but a video of Qin Hui and Wang Bo playing Big Wheel forced him to change sides. He gave Su Chen full marks and praised him as Hua Country’s young hero.

• Qin Hui prepared to criticize Su Chen despite acknowledging his Optical Module’s achievement, while Su Chen calmly invited him to check his phone.
• Qin Hui received a video showing him and Wang Bo playing Big Wheel, along with a warning not to cause trouble for Su Chen.
• Su Chen silently warned Qin Hui that he had more videos, leaving Qin Hui afraid his position would be ruined.
• Qin Hui decided to stop opposing Su Chen rather than risk his career, even if it meant betraying Wang Bo.
• Qin Hui praised Su Chen and gave him full marks, shocking the two professors.

Su Chen received the National Highest Technology Award after Qin Hui and the two Old Professors agreed to give him perfect scores. His achievement delighted Su Corporation but enraged Liu Yanran and Su Lili, who turned toward He Mu and revenge.

• Qin Hui gave Su Chen a perfect score, and the two Old Professors agreed that he deserved the National Science and Technology Top Award.
• Su Chen thanked the judges and promised to keep creating technological advantages for the nation, leaving Qin Hui and the professors impressed by his eloquence.
• Su Zhenxing announced Su Chen's award to Su Corporation, where employees celebrated the honor and their role in earning it.
• Liu Yanran resented Su Chen's success, smashed belongings in her room, and contacted He Mu after Su Qiqi ignored the commotion.
• Su Lili learned of Su Chen's award, blamed his return for her losses, and vowed to kill him after regretting not having a trafficker kill him fifteen years earlier.

He Mu plotted with Liu Yanran to abduct Su Qiqi under the pretense of sending her to America, hoping to use the kidnapping to ruin Su Chen’s chance of inheriting Su Corporation. He planned to expose Su Chen for supposedly refusing to save her, while falsely promising Liu Yanran that Su Qiqi would not be harmed.

• He Mu learned Su Chen had received the National Highest Technology Award and became jealous, fearing Su Chen would inherit Su Corporation.
• Liu Yanran asked He Mu to help send Su Qiqi to America, and He Mu suggested luring her to a meeting and drugging her with sleeping pills.
• Liu Yanran reluctantly agreed to the plan but told He Mu to make sure nobody hurt Su Qiqi.
• He Mu promised to protect Su Qiqi, though he privately intended to have her kidnapped and leak the news to Su Chen.
• He Mu planned to portray Su Chen as cruel if he failed to rescue Su Qiqi, hoping the scandal would cost Su Chen the support needed to inherit Su Corporation.

Su Chen declined the Kyoto University professors’ offer to study there and instead recruited them as expert consultants for Su Corporation. Before returning to Hai City, he accepted Zhang Minmin’s invitation and visited the Zhang Family, where her parents warmly welcomed him.

• The two Kyoto University professors invited Su Chen to study with them, but he declined because he needed to help manage Su Corporation.
• Su Chen asked the professors to become expert consultants for Su Corporation, and they eagerly agreed.
• Zhang Minmin visited Su Chen at his hotel and invited him to her family’s home to thank him for helping her and her family.
• Su Chen accepted the invitation, and Zhang Zhong and Zhang Madam welcomed him at the Zhang Family residence.
• Zhang Zhong asked Zhang Minmin to bring out his good tea for Su Chen, and she went upstairs.

Su Chen rejected Zhang Minmin’s affection and recognized Liu Bing as a threat to her. He provoked Liu Bing by asking him to keep Liu Hua'er away from him, leaving Liu Bing furious.

• Zhang Minmin served Su Chen tea in a green Hanfu, and Su Chen realized she was showing him affection but decided to reject her because he had already met Fang Qingqing.
• Liu Bing arrived at the Zhang Family home, praised Zhang Minmin, and looked down on Su Chen after learning he was from the Su Family of Hai City.
• Su Chen recognized Liu Bing’s ambition and his mistreatment of his former marriage partner, and decided not to let him harm Zhang Minmin.
• Liu Bing offered to help Su Chen with any trouble in Kyoto, while Zhang Zhong and Zhang Minmin worried that Su Chen would clash with him.
• Su Chen asked Liu Bing to make Liu Hua'er stop trying to seduce him, and Liu Bing reacted with fury.

Su Chen provoked Liu Bing into revealing that Liu Hua'er was his woman, ruining his plan to marry into the Zhang Family. Liu Bing left in disgrace, while Zhang Zhong and Zhang Minmin apologized to Su Chen and he suggested their families visit each other more often.

• Su Chen claimed Liu Hua'er had pursued him and invited him to her house on Hu Fang Road, provoking Liu Bing.
• Liu Bing attacked Su Chen, who knocked him down and mocked him about Liu Hua'er and his masculinity.
• Liu Bing admitted Liu Hua'er was his woman, and Zhang Zhong and Zhang Minmin realized he had been pursuing Minmin for the Zhang Family's influence.
• Zhang Zhong and Zhang Minmin rejected Liu Bing and resolved to spread word of his behavior, while Liu Bing left after losing their support.
• Zhang Zhong and Zhang Minmin apologized to Su Chen, who spoke warmly about future visits between their families and introducing his girlfriend.

Su Chen returned to Hai City after turning down the Zhang Family’s offer and was welcomed back at Su Corporation, where he announced that two leading professors had agreed to serve as consultants. Meanwhile, Liu Yanran told Su Qiqi she would arrange a blind date for her.

• Su Chen politely rejected Zhang Zhong and Zhang Minmin’s implied proposal, then left the Zhang Family after dinner and returned to Hai City.
• Su Chen received an enthusiastic welcome at Su Corporation and told Su Zhenxing that two top Kyoto University professors had agreed to become expert consultants.
• Su Zhenxing instructed Qi Lanmei to prepare the contracts and arrangements for the professors’ arrival.
• Liu Yanran apologized to Su Qiqi for pressuring her and said she would introduce her to a promising young man.
• Su Qiqi was surprised and pleased when Liu Yanran urged her to dress up for the blind date.

Su Qiqi was drugged and kidnapped after Liu Yanran sent her to a blind date, while Su Chen passed the ransom message to Su Zhenxing, who called the police and helped rescue her. After waking in the hospital, Su Qiqi suspected Liu Yanran had arranged the kidnapping.

• Su Qiqi happily accepted Liu Yanran's assurance that she would not be sent to America, then went to the teahouse for her blind date.
• A waiter gave Su Qiqi drugged water, and she passed out as the kidnappers took her.
• Su Chen showed the ransom message to Su Zhenxing, who called the police and went with them to rescue Su Qiqi.
• The police quickly captured the unprepared kidnappers and rescued the unconscious Su Qiqi.
• Su Zhenxing told Su Qiqi to treat Su Chen well, but she focused on Liu Yanran and suspected her of arranging the kidnapping.

After Su Qiqi revealed that Liu Yanran had arranged the blind date before her kidnapping, Su Zhenxing stopped the police from questioning Liu and blamed Qiqi for trusting her mother. He cited Liu’s past harm to her and Su Lili, leaving Qiqi frightened and unsure whether Liu had betrayed her.

• Su Zhenxing told Su Qiqi to treat Su Chen well, and police officers arrived to ask her about the kidnapping.
• Su Qiqi told the officers that Liu Yanran had arranged her blind date with Cai Wenhong and that she had lost consciousness after drinking tea.
• Su Zhenxing claimed he knew Cai Wenhong and insisted that Liu Yanran had nothing to do with the kidnapping, so the officers agreed to investigate the kidnappers first.
• Su Qiqi challenged Su Zhenxing for shielding Liu Yanran, and he angrily scolded her for following her mother's arrangements.
• Su Zhenxing reminded Su Qiqi that Liu Yanran had previously arranged dangerous blind dates and had pushed Su Lili toward a sex-for-power deal.

After Su Qiqi told Su Zhenxing that Liu Yanran had been pushing her toward a match in America, he decided to confine Liu Yanran to her bedroom. The chapter ended with him ordering Tao Ma to lock her inside unless he gave permission for her to leave.

• Su Qiqi told Su Zhenxing about Liu Yanran's plans to send her to America and arrange a powerful boyfriend for her.
• Su Zhenxing concluded Liu Yanran was involved in Su Qiqi's kidnapping and regretted marrying her.
• Su Zhenxing returned home and dragged Liu Yanran upstairs by her hair despite her protests.
• Su Zhenxing threw Liu Yanran into her bedroom and ordered Tao Ma to lock the door so she could not leave without his permission.

Su Zhenxing decided to confine Liu Yanran after learning she had arranged for Su Qiqi to be kidnapped and sent to America. Liu Yanran defended her plan as being for Su Qiqi and the Su Family's benefit, leaving Su Zhenxing more certain that she had harmed their daughter.

• Su Zhenxing ordered Tao Ma to get a new lock and told Liu Yanran he would confine her because she was mentally ill and dangerous.
• Liu Yanran tried to escape through the locked bedroom door, then pleaded with Su Zhenxing not to confine her or send her to a psychiatric hospital.
• Su Zhenxing confronted Liu Yanran about Su Qiqi's kidnapping and asked if she had arranged for her to go to America.
• Liu Yanran revealed that she had arranged for Su Qiqi to go to America and insisted it would help both Su Qiqi and the Su Family.

Su Zhenxing argued with Liu Yanran over her plans for Su Lili and her hatred of Su Chen, then had Tao Ma lock Liu Yanran in her bedroom. Su Chen returned to the Su Family Villa and saw the padlock on Liu Yanran’s door.

• Su Zhenxing told Liu Yanran that the Su Family would not use its daughters’ looks to gain them power and wealth, and argued that Su Lili had been expelled for hiring assassins to kill Su Chen.
• Liu Yanran welcomed the news that Su Lili had tried to kill Su Chen, then declared that she wished she had drowned him at birth.
• Su Zhenxing condemned Liu Yanran for wishing her biological son dead and decided she must be kept from harming his children.
• Tao Ma heard Liu Yanran’s outburst, fastened a large padlock on her bedroom door, and locked her inside.
• Su Zhenxing told Liu Yanran she would spend the rest of her days in her bedroom, then left her to her screams.
• Su Chen returned from Su Corporation and saw the padlock on Liu Yanran’s bedroom door.

Su Chen taunted Liu Yanran after Su Zhenxing locked her in her bedroom, then praised Su Zhenxing over dinner. At the hospital, Su Lili persuaded Edward’s five bodyguards to go together after Su Chen and He Mu, promising them a reward.

• Su Chen realized Liu Yanran had likely arranged Su Qiqi’s kidnapping and taunted Liu Yanran outside her locked bedroom until he went downstairs for dinner.
• Su Chen praised Su Zhenxing for locking Liu Yanran up, while Su Zhenxing ate in pain and Su Chen ate happily.
• Su Lili urged Edward’s five bodyguards to go after Su Chen and He Mu together rather than split up.
• The five bodyguards agreed after Su Lili promised them a reward, then left together to kill Su Chen and He Mu.

Su Chen prepared for Su Lili’s hired mercenaries to attack the Su Family villa and forced Su Zhenxing to stay and help him. Su Zhenxing dismissed the servants, while Su Chen insisted that Liu Yanran remain to witness the coming confrontation.

• Su Chen told Su Zhenxing that Su Lili had hired people to assassinate him again and asked him to send the servants away.
• Su Zhenxing offered to summon bodyguards, then suggested they flee to another villa, but Su Chen said he would use Smokescreen against the mercenaries.
• Su Zhenxing tried to leave after agreeing to dismiss the servants, but Su Chen ordered him to stay and follow his instructions.
• Su Zhenxing suggested sending Liu Yanran away, but Su Chen insisted she stay and see the consequences of raising Su Lili.
• Su Zhenxing dismissed the servants, and Tao Ma and Li Ma quickly packed and left the Su Family villa.

Su Chen and Su Zhenxing set a trap for five bodyguards sent by Edward to kill Su Chen, using knockout gas that overwhelmed them even after they took antidote pills. The men warned Su Chen that Edward could turn their deaths into an international dispute, leaving their fate unresolved.

• Su Chen gave Su Zhenxing knockout gas and a special tube, then directed him to hide under the bed in Su Chen's bedroom.
• At midnight, five bodyguards sent by Edward entered the Su Family Villa and headed for Su Chen's bedroom while boasting about killing him and claiming Su Lili as their reward.
• The five bodyguards rushed the empty bed, felt the knockout gas take effect, and swallowed Antidote Pills, but grew weaker and collapsed.
• Su Chen emerged and taunted the men, saying they would join the two bodyguards he had already dealt with in the sewers.
• Su Zhenxing crawled out from under the bed and realized Su Chen had already killed two assassins, while the captured bodyguards feared Su Chen would kill them too.
• The five bodyguards urged Su Chen to release them, warning that Edward could use their deaths to provoke an international dispute.

Su Chen forced Su Zhenxing to help dispose of the five incapacitated bodyguards, then dissolved the first man's body in a bathtub and washed the remains down the drain. He turned toward the four bodyguards still waiting, while also remembering Liu Yanran's side.

• Su Chen ordered Su Zhenxing to help carry the Black bodyguard who had threatened him into the bathtub.
• Su Chen carved a cross into the bodyguard's lips with a dagger, then ignored his pleas and sprinkled Bone Dissolving Powder over him.
• Su Chen dissolved the bodyguard's body and washed the blood down the bathtub drain as Su Zhenxing dry-heaved.
• Su Chen told Su Zhenxing to watch while he dealt with the remaining four bodyguards, and remembered that he still had to handle Liu Yanran's side.