Chapter Summaries

Zhao Junhe saw Ding Ling's new parks and heard that Ding Ling and Song Zhuxi were marrying, which deepened his sense of inferiority. Song Zhuxi and Ding Ling married in August, and the chapter ended with Song Zhuxi recovering from their wedding night while Piao Xiuzhen envied her and asked to be introduced to a boyfriend.

• Zhao Junhe overheard girls praising Ding Ling and accepted that Song Zhuxi had been fortunate to become Ding Ling's girlfriend, then went to find Taixiu.
• More than half a year later, Zhao Junhe and Taixiu toured Ecological Park No. 3, where Taixiu explained Ding Ling's vast investment in the parks.
• Zhao Junhe heard that Ding Ling and Song Zhuxi would marry on Song Zhuxi's birthday and learned that Ding Ling had resisted the many women who pursued him.
• On August 16, Song Zhuxi and Ding Ling married at the Numerous Stars Hotel, exchanged vows and rings, and celebrated with their guests.
• After their wedding night, Song Zhuxi struggled to get out of bed, and Piao Xiuzhen visited her and asked her to introduce her to a strong boyfriend through Ding Ling.

Ding Ling entered the new Inner Beauty world in 2015 and set out to win Li Xiu and claim the Sovereign Light. He built a vast real-estate business in Capital City, drawing attention from the country’s powerful figures, while his new secretary Zhang Qingxue managed the flood of invitations.

• Song Zhuxi introduced Piao Xiuzhen to a reliable young man, and Piao Xiuzhen eventually married him.
• Ding Ling arrived in the Inner Beauty world and learned that Jin Yuzhen had already met Li Xiu while transforming into different people.
• Ding Ling decided to pursue Li Xiu and teleported abroad to obtain one hundred billion dollars through hacking.
• Ding Ling returned as an overseas investor and poured hundreds of billions into South Korea’s real-estate sector, acquiring land, buildings, shops, and related businesses.
• Ding Ling’s sudden investments alarmed Capital City’s powerful figures, who investigated his background and sent him invitations.
• Ding Ling completed his acquisitions, hired talented staff, and appointed the Ancient Country native Zhang Qingxue to head his Secretary Department.

Ding Ling handed the rapidly growing Ding Corporation to Zhang Sheng and Zhang Qingxue, then went to Mama Home Furnishings to meet Li Xiu before Jin Yuzhen could win her over. By expertly improving a chair, Ding Ling impressed Li Xiu and raised her Favorability to 39, while Jin Yuzhen watched in growing alarm.

• Ding Ling appointed Zhang Sheng Vice President and left Zhang Qingxue to handle invitations while the two managed the Ding Corporation.
• Ding Ling drove to Mama Home Furnishings, where Li Xiu was assisting customers and Jin Yuzhen had arrived to pursue her.
• Ding Ling asked Li Xiu to show him office chairs, then pointed out flaws in one chair and improved its design with precise carvings.
• Li Xiu's Favorability toward Ding Ling rose to 39 as Jin Yuzhen realized Ding Ling was impressing her and feared he had come to pursue her.
• Ding Ling bought the chair he had modified, and Li Xiu praised his talent.

Ding Ling revealed his identity as Chairman of Ding Corporation to Li Xiu and invited her to dinner, leaving Jin Yuzhen convinced he had lost his chance with her. At the meal, Ding Ling put Li Xiu at ease by discussing her work, and she gradually regained her confidence.

• Li Xiu recognized Ding Ling as the Chairman of Ding Corporation from his business card and was stunned by his status.
• Ding Ling invited Li Xiu to dinner, and she went to inform her Boss before accepting.
• Jin Yuzhen left Mama Home Furnishings, gave up on buying furniture, and went to Rainbow Bar with Han Shanbai.
• Li Xiu's Boss urged her to treat Ding Ling well as a potential major client, and she accompanied him to the Nylon Grand Hotel.
• Li Xiu nervously apologized for her awkwardness, but Ding Ling reassured her and steered their conversation toward her profession.
• Ding Ling praised Li Xiu's work and used humor to ease her tension, helping her become articulate and comfortable again.

After dinner, Ding Ling directly invited Li Xiu to meet again, leaving her thrilled but doubtful that a powerful chairman could genuinely be pursuing her. She told her sister Li Enxiu everything about meeting him, while insisting that their differences in status made a relationship unlikely.

• Ding Ling asked Li Xiu if she was free the next day and offered to drive her home, while Li Xiu eagerly agreed but remained dazed by the encounter.
• At home, Li Xiu alternated between excitement and discouragement as she wondered whether Ding Ling was pursuing her or whether she had misread his intentions.
• Li Xiu recounted meeting Ding Ling at Mama Home Furnishings and explained how he impressed her and invited her to dinner.
• Li Enxiu concluded that Ding Ling was pursuing Li Xiu and urged her to give the possibility a chance, but Li Xiu worried that their backgrounds and ages made a relationship unrealistic.
• Li Xiu asked about Li Enxiu's boyfriend, and Li Enxiu said he had been promoted at Ding Corporation before dumping her for a prettier woman.

Li Xiu met with Ding Ling again, and his warmth and attention gradually eased her fear of his status and deepened her affection for him. The chapter ended with Ding Ling promising that his company would handle all of her company’s goods, giving her a result she could report to her boss.

• Li Enxiu urged Li Xiu to pursue a wealthy man like Ding Ling, but Li Xiu said his status made her too nervous to approach him.
• Park Jin-hee approved Li Xiu’s leave and promised to greatly increase her salary if she completed her task successfully.
• Ding Ling asked Li Xiu to treat him as a friend, and she grew surprised and touched by his kindness.
• At an expensive restaurant, Li Xiu and Ding Ling bonded over their shared interests, and her favorability toward him increased.
• After their meal and a walk, Ding Ling reassured Li Xiu that he would help if powerful people harassed her.
• Ding Ling promised that Ding Corporation would take care of all the goods from Li Xiu’s company.

Li Xiu told Li Enxiu about her growing connection with Ding Ling, and her sister encouraged her to pursue him. The next day, Ding Ling’s company awarded Mama Home Furnishings a five-year supply contract, and Li Xiu was promoted to Vice President.

• Li Xiu agreed to meet Ding Ling for dinner, and Li Enxiu teased her about their relationship after seeing him drive her home.
• Li Xiu recounted her time with Ding Ling, and Li Enxiu urged her to trust her feelings and seize the opportunity.
• Park Jin-hee announced that Ding Corporation had awarded Mama Home Furnishings a huge five-year furniture contract, crediting Li Xiu for securing it.
• Park Jin-hee tripled Li Xiu’s salary, granted her allowances and a bonus, and promoted her to Vice President.
• Li Xiu told her curious coworkers that landing the contract had been a lucky coincidence, but they suspected she was withholding her methods.

After her promotion, Li Xiu struggled with the distance it created between her and her coworkers, but Park Jin-hee offered her friendship and she resolved to pursue Ding Ling. Jin Yuzhen learned of their connection and hired detectives to investigate Ding Ling, while Li Xiu grew more impressed with Ding Ling’s talents and showed her sister one of his paintings.

• Park Jin-hee comforted Li Xiu about her strained relationships with coworkers and offered to become her friend.
• Li Xiu told Li Enxiu about her promotion and her growing feelings for Ding Ling, and Li Enxiu encouraged her to win his heart.
• Jin Yuzhen heard that Ding Ling was the Chairman of the Ding Corporation and worried he would hurt Li Xiu.
• Jin Yuzhen hired several detectives to follow Ding Ling and gather evidence he could use to turn Li Xiu against him.
• Li Xiu and Ding Ling continued sharing meals and conversations, deepening her admiration for him.
• Li Xiu showed Li Enxiu a beautiful painting Ding Ling had made, and Li Enxiu marveled at his skill.

Li Xiu grew closer to Ding Ling, while Li Enxiu urged her to seize the chance to win him over before another woman did. The next day, Li Xiu’s colleague Jin Minzhen learned she was dating the Chairman of Ding Corporation and realized this explained her major client.

• Li Enxiu listened to Ding Ling’s three piano pieces and was astonished by their beauty and power.
• Li Xiu told Li Enxiu she wanted to confess to Ding Ling, but followed her sister’s advice to spend more time with him first.
• Ding Ling held Li Xiu’s hand throughout a movie, and Li Xiu’s Favorability rose to 89; afterward, she kissed him and asked him to message her when he got home.
• Li Xiu told Li Enxiu about her date, and the sisters discussed plans for her to pursue Ding Ling more decisively.
• Li Xiu arrived late at work and ran into Jin Minzhen, who asked whether she was dating Ding Ling and concluded that the rumor explained how she had secured Ding Corporation as a major client.

Li Xiu faced Jin Minzhen’s contemptuous suspicions and rejected Jin Yuzhen’s invitation because she loved Ding Ling. When Li Xiu asked Ding Ling to be her girlfriend, he pulled her into his arms, and her favorability toward him rose to 97.

• Jin Minzhen accused Li Xiu of trading her looks for business, and Li Xiu concluded that workplace resentment had turned her former colleague against her.
• Jin Yuzhen approached Li Xiu at Mama Home Furnishings, tried to impress her, and asked her to dinner, but Li Xiu rejected him because she liked someone else.
• Jin Yuzhen left dejectedly and accepted Han Shanbai’s invitation to go to a bar, while Jin Minzhen gossiped about his apparent heartbreak and insulted Li Xiu.
• Li Xiu spent the evening with Ding Ling and nervously asked if she could be his girlfriend.
• Ding Ling caught Li Xiu’s hand and pulled her into his arms, raising her favorability to 97.

Ding Ling agreed to become Li Xiu’s boyfriend and asked her to move in with him the next day. Li Xiu’s sister and father learned about the relationship and began preparing to help her move and meet Ding Ling, while discussing the possibility of marriage.

• Ding Ling accepted Li Xiu’s confession, and her Favorability toward him rose as they agreed she would move in the next day.
• Li Xiu returned home and told Li Enxiu that she and Ding Ling were together.
• Li Enxiu celebrated Li Xiu’s success and advised her to bring their father when she moved so they could meet Ding Ling and make a good impression.
• Li Xiu told Li Taizhi about her relationship, and he worried about whether Ding Ling’s parents would approve.
• Li Taizhi and Li Enxiu discussed preparing for the move and suggested giving Ding Ling one of Li Taizhi’s calligraphy copybooks as a gift.

Li Taizhi accompanied Li Xiu and Li Enxiu to Ding Ling’s Great Estate, intending to judge whether Ding Ling was worthy of his daughter. The estate’s extravagance overwhelmed the family, but Li Taizhi’s encouragement helped Li Xiu regain confidence as they waited for Ding Ling to arrive.

• Li Taizhi reluctantly brought his treasured calligraphy copies as a gift and resolved to assess Ding Ling before entrusting Li Xiu to him.
• Li Taizhi, Li Xiu, and Li Enxiu arrived at the Great Estate and were amazed by its gates, flower grounds, castle, and fountains.
• Inside the castle, Li Taizhi was stunned by its collection of famous calligraphy, while Li Yongxi introduced herself as the butler and presented the housekeeping team.
• Li Enxiu celebrated the luxurious home, but Li Xiu doubted whether she deserved to live there after seeing the beautiful staff.
• Li Taizhi encouraged Li Xiu to value herself and become more confident, and Li Enxiu supported her as they prepared to meet Ding Ling.
• Li Yongxi brought the family pastries while they waited for Ding Ling, who was still at work.

Li Xiu reunited with Ding Ling at his estate, while Li Taizhi and Li Enxiu were overwhelmed by his wealth and charm. The next day, Li Taizhi showed Ding Ling’s calligraphy to his friends and amused himself as they wrongly guessed what kind of man his son-in-law was.

• Li Xiu worried while Ding Ling was away, but relaxed when he returned and ran to embrace him, telling him she had missed him.
• Ding Ling greeted Li Taizhi and Li Enxiu, and Li Enxiu became captivated by his looks after he shook her hand.
• Li Xiu’s family spent the day marveling at the estate’s luxury, and Li Taizhi later told an old friend about the extravagant meal he had eaten there.
• Li Taizhi recalled that Ding Ling had written him an extraordinary calligraphy work, which his friends admired and envied.
• Li Taizhi’s friends assumed the calligrapher must be an elderly man, but he revealed Ding Ling was his younger daughter’s boyfriend and challenged them to guess the truth.

Li Taizhi revealed to his old friends that Li Xiu was dating Ding Ling, the Chairman of Ding Corporation, though they initially doubted him. After Li Xiu and Ding Ling took their relationship to the next stage, Li Enxiu arrived to help care for her and gave her advice for handling Ding Ling’s strength.

• Li Taizhi told his old friends that Li Xiu’s boyfriend was Ding Ling, but they laughed at him before gradually suspecting he was telling the truth.
• Li Taizhi’s old friends kept the conversation private and encouraged their daughters to stay in touch with Li Xiu.
• Li Xiu and Ding Ling grew closer at the Great Estate and took the final step in their relationship.
• Li Xiu was too weak to feed herself the next day, so she called Li Enxiu to come help her.
• Li Enxiu learned why Li Xiu was exhausted, envied Ding Ling’s strength, and offered Li Xiu tips for handling him.

Li Xiu rested at home while Park Jin-hee and Jin Minzhen treated her with deference because she was living with Ding Ling, the Chairman of the Ding Corporation. Jin Minzhen regretted mocking Li Xiu and planned to regain her friendship, while Jin Yuzhen accepted that he had no chance with her and sought comfort from his mother.

• Park Jin-hee told Jin Minzhen that Li Xiu was the powerful ally Mama Home Furnishings needed and warned her not to slight Li Xiu.
• Jin Minzhen investigated Li Xiu and confirmed that she was living with Ding Ling, then called repeatedly to apologize and ask for forgiveness.
• Li Xiu told Li Enxiu that her advice had failed, while Li Enxiu urged her to practice again and envied her relationship with Ding Ling.
• Jin Yuzhen gave up trying to investigate Ding Ling after detectives failed to uncover his past or routine beyond his trips between the company and the Great Estate.
• Jin Yuzhen visited Mama Home Furnishings, found Li Xiu still absent, and told his mother Wen Shu about his heartbreak; she encouraged him to accept that he had never been with Li Xiu.

Jin Yuzhen transformed into a beautiful woman and went to Ding Corporation, hoping to seduce Ding Ling and undermine his relationship with Li Xiu. Ding Ling saw through her disguise and understood the Heavenly Dao power behind her transformation, then mastered the technique himself.

• Jin Yuzhen became a beautiful woman and decided to visit Ding Ling after Han Shanbai teased her and warned her about going out dressed that way.
• Jin Yuzhen entered Ding Corporation without an appointment and persuaded the receptionist to arrange a meeting with the Chairman.
• Zhang Qingxue escorted Jin Yuzhen to Ding Ling, who asked who she was and listened as she introduced herself as Zhao Xuexue and offered to become his friend.
• Ding Ling recognized Jin Yuzhen’s true identity and realized that Heavenly Dao Qi Luck had caused the laws to rewrite her body and soul when she transformed.
• Ding Ling quickly grasped the essence of Jin Yuzhen’s transformation technique and gained perfect control over it.

After Jin Yuzhen failed to win Ding Ling over, Zhang Qingxue investigated her and Ding Ling dismissed her as a minor threat. Li Xiu and Ding Ling’s wedding took place on the ninth amid extravagant celebrations, and the chapter ended as Li Xiu appeared on the red carpet in her bridal dress.

• Ding Ling sent Jin Yuzhen away, and Zhang Qingxue ordered security to investigate her background.
• Zhang Qingxue reported Jin Yuzhen’s circumstances, but Ding Ling told her to ignore the woman and focus on conquering the South Korea market.
• Li Taizhi enjoyed the attention brought by Ding Ling’s relationship with Li Xiu, while Li Enxiu visited her sister and learned the wedding was scheduled for the ninth of the next month.
• Li Xiu and Li Enxiu discussed preparations for the wedding and teased each other about Ding Ling.
• Ding Ling and Li Xiu held a lavish wedding at a grand hotel, attended by powerful figures and celebrities from across South Korea.
• Li Xiu appeared in a red bridal dress and walked gracefully down the red carpet.

Ding Ling married Li Xiu in a lavish Century Wedding that captivated celebrities and netizens, completing his mission after her Favorability reached 100. The wedding’s online aftermath intensified public fascination with the couple and left women comparing their prospects to Li Xiu’s extraordinary luck.

• Celebrities at the wedding envied Li Xiu for marrying Ding Ling, and the crowd erupted when Ding Ling arrived.
• Ding Ling took Li Xiu’s hand, and her Favorability increased to 100 after he married her, completing his mission.
• Li Xiu vowed to love Ding Ling for the rest of her life at the Century Wedding.
• Videos, photos, and reports of the wedding spread online, and netizens praised Ding Ling while celebrating or envying Li Xiu.
• Netizens dug up Li Xiu’s ordinary background, prompting women to envy her and male netizens to mock women who expected to find a man like Ding Ling.

Ding Ling's dominance made Ding Corporation the unrivaled power in South Korea, while Li Xiu grew stronger through his training. The chapter ended with Li Enxiu stunned as Li Xiu casually lifted a two-hundred-jin bronze cauldron with one hand.

• Male and female netizens argued over Ding Ling and Li Xiu's marriage, while Li Xiu said she understood their envy and hoped to have a child to gain acceptance from Ding Ling's parents.
• Li Xiu brought lunch to Ding Corporation, where employees respectfully welcomed her, and she reunited affectionately with Ding Ling.
• Ding Corporation crushed South Korea's major businesses, exposed their scandals, and drove many chaebol families to flee abroad; the Li Family rose in status with Ding Ling's support.
• Han Shanbai praised Ding Ling's control of the business world, while Jin Yuzhen silently resented him because he believed Ding Ling had surpassed him in every way.
• After years of training with Ding Ling, Li Xiu became strong enough to lift a two-hundred-jin bronze cauldron with one hand, leaving Li Enxiu astonished.

After Li Xiu’s transformation drew attention to Ding Ling, he entered the world of The Witch and began preparing to draw Gu Ziyun out by taking over South Korea’s pharmaceutical market. He left two major pharmaceutical companies facing ruin after Ding Corporation released superior products targeting their core medicines.

• Li Xiu told wealthy women that Ding Ling’s influence had changed her body, and she privately considered finding another woman to help satisfy him.
• Ding Ling arrived in the world of The Witch, assessed Gu Ziyun’s situation, and stole one hundred billion dollars to fund his plans.
• Ding Ling found Gu Ziyun at her school in South Korea and decided to monopolize the country’s pharmaceutical market to attract her attention.
• Ding Ling recruited Jiang Ming, who used new, cheaper medicines to force South Korean pharmaceutical companies to accept acquisition talks.
• After two pharmaceutical giants rejected Jiang Ming, Ding Ling released more than thirty products targeting their core medicines, causing returns to surge and their stock prices to collapse.