Chapter Summaries

Mengluo began working at the Ding Corporation and was captivated by Chairman Ding Ling when she delivered documents to his office. After Hussain demanded repayment of her debt and offered to forgive part of it if she deceived Blackie Da, Mengluo refused, and Hussain threatened to collect two million the next day.

• Shen Zhiyi welcomed Mengluo to the Secretary Department, explained her advancement prospects, and arranged for her training.
• Mengluo delivered documents to Ding Ling, became enthralled by his appearance, and left the office feeling jealous after seeing Shen Zhiyi enter it.
• Mengluo went home and received a call from Hussain, who demanded she repay her debt and offered to waive five hundred thousand if she deceived Blackie Da.
• Hussain explained that Mengluo only needed to get Blackie Da to gamble and ask him for money, but Mengluo distrusted the offer and refused.
• Hussain angrily demanded that Mengluo prepare two million by the next day and threatened to make her regret it if she failed.

Mengluo borrowed three million from Ding Ling to repay Hussain and escape his control. After Hussain collected the two million, he revealed that he was the God of Gamblers II.

• Mengluo asked Minister Shen for help, and Minister Shen persuaded her to request an advance from Ding Ling.
• Minister Shen gained Mengluo's trust by sharing her past and praising Ding Ling.
• Ding Ling gave Mengluo a three-million-dollar check, telling her to use two million to repay Hussain and keep the rest for herself.
• Mengluo repaid Hussain with two million in cash at her apartment, while he questioned where she had gotten the money.
• Hussain revealed to Mengluo that he was the God of Gamblers II.

Hussain threatened Mengluo into delivering an invitation to Ding Ling for an international-waters gambling tournament, but Mengluo chose to confess to her employer rather than betray him. Ding Ling accepted her explanation and agreed to attend the tournament, while Minister Shen continued to conceal her own lack of loyalty to Mengluo.

• Hussain claimed to be the God of Gamblers II and pressured Mengluo to invite Ding Ling to his charity gambling tournament, threatening to expose her past misdeeds if she refused.
• Mengluo decided to confess everything, and Minister Shen reassured her over the phone that Ding Ling would forgive her.
• After Mengluo hung up, Minister Shen privately thought Mengluo was naive to trust her so readily.
• Minister Shen reported Hussain's invitation to Ding Ling, who decided to go to international waters and said he would win the wealthy attendees' money.
• Minister Shen brought Mengluo to Ding Ling, where Mengluo confessed her history with Hussain and Ding Ling told her to work hard and not disappoint him.

Mengluo's dinner with Ding Ling turned into a romantic walk through the park, where Ding Ling saved her from knife-wielding gangsters and further deepened her feelings for him. He led her away by the hand, leaving Crow and the rival gangsters behind.

• Mengluo invited Ding Ling to dinner, and Minister Shen encouraged her and helped her prepare for the date.
• Mengluo and Ding Ling ate together at a restaurant, where his considerate manner increased her Favorability to 89.
• Ding Ling joined Mengluo for a walk in the park, and her Favorability rose to 92 as they grew closer.
• Crow and his pursuers charged toward Mengluo and Ding Ling, and Mengluo shielded Ding Ling from the attackers.
• Ding Ling kicked Crow and his underlings into the lake, stunning Mengluo and the gangsters with his strength.
• Ding Ling took Mengluo by the hand and left, while the young man with the cleaver ordered his men to attack Crow.

After parting from Ding Ling, Mengluo realized she had fallen in love with him and decided to pursue him. Minister Shen encouraged her and advised her to win Ding Ling over with sincere, persistent attention.

• Ding Ling said goodbye to Mengluo and told her to call him or Minister Shen if anything happened.
• A talkative taxi driver recognized Mengluo's feelings for Ding Ling and urged her to confess before someone else won him over.
• Mengluo returned home, admitted to herself that she loved Ding Ling, and decided to try to win him over.
• Mengluo called Minister Shen, who concealed her own deeper feelings for Ding Ling and encouraged Mengluo to pursue him.
• Minister Shen advised Mengluo to show Ding Ling her affection through simple, sincere gestures, and Mengluo vowed not to give up.

Dreamluo embraced her feelings for Ding Ling and pursued him by preparing breakfast and confessing her love. Ding Ling invited her to return to his manor that evening, leaving Dreamluo and Minister Shen convinced that he intended to accept her.

• Dreamluo decided she would pursue Ding Ling and prepared soup and breakfast for him before work.
• The taxi driver and her colleagues reacted to Dreamluo's growing closeness with Ding Ling, while Wei Moru warned her that other women might be jealous.
• Dreamluo brought Ding Ling breakfast, and he accepted it as she tidied his workspace and watched him.
• Ding Ling asked Dreamluo whether she liked him, and she confessed that she did.
• Ding Ling told Dreamluo to return to his manor with him that evening, leaving her flustered and excited.
• Minister Shen congratulated Dreamluo and advised her to keep a low profile as she spent the day distracted by Ding Ling's invitation.

Mengluo spent the evening with Ding Ling, mistaking his calculated advances for romantic devotion as she grew more confident about pursuing him. At Ding Ling’s estate, she met maid Quan Fei, another woman interested in him, and the chapter ended as Quan Fei tried to befriend her.

• Mengluo ate dinner with Ding Ling under her colleagues’ envious stares, then held his hand as they left the cafeteria.
• Ding Ling drove Mengluo to his estate, while she told him a string of cold jokes that eased her nerves.
• Ding Ling and Mengluo went to bathe, and maid Quan Fei told Mengluo she was the first woman Ding Ling had brought home.
• Mengluo realized Quan Fei was a rival for Ding Ling’s affection but answered modestly that their relationship was not yet confirmed.
• After bathing, Quan Fei changed her approach and asked Mengluo whether they were familiar enough to be friends.

Mengluo spent the night with Ding Ling and woke too weak to get out of bed, while Quan Fei learned how powerful he was and helped care for her. Quan Fei brought Mengluo food and toys, hoping to grow closer to her and eventually join Ding Ling’s household, as Mengluo worried about facing another night with him.

• Quan Fei persuaded Mengluo to treat her as a close ally, and Mengluo agreed before going to Ding Ling’s bedroom.
• Ding Ling gave Mengluo baijiu, and she boldly confessed her affection before spending the night with him.
• Mengluo woke sore and weak, and Quan Fei discovered that she and Ding Ling had spent the night together.
• Mengluo told Quan Fei about Ding Ling’s strength, and Quan Fei offered to buy toys to help her cope.
• Quan Fei brought Mengluo food made by Ding Ling, then returned with toys that the two women studied together.
• Quan Fei resolved to befriend Mengluo and eventually become one of Ding Ling’s girlfriends, while Mengluo worried about handling him that night.

Ding Ling had Minister Shen recruit Zuo Songxing and Black-faced Cai to advance his plans to conquer the heroines. Shen Zhiyi hired Zuo Songxing at Ding Corporation, while Black-faced Cai asked his nephew to help him get a job too.

• Quan Fei comforted Mengluo about her inability to keep up with Ding Ling and secretly hoped to become her backup.
• Ding Ling told Minister Shen to recruit Zuo Songxing and Black-faced Cai, then gave her their address.
• Shen Zhiyi went with security personnel to the Jade Garden and had local young men bring Black-faced Cai down from his apartment.
• Black-faced Cai fetched Zuo Songxing, who was instantly captivated by Shen Zhiyi and eagerly accepted a security job paying ten thousand yuan a month.
• Black-faced Cai asked Zuo Songxing to put in a good word for him, and Zuo Songxing asked Shen Zhiyi whether she could help.

Blackie Da and Zuo Songxing joined Ding Corporation after Minister Shen hired them, and they were astonished by the company’s generous pay and benefits. At headquarters, they met Tuoba Cheng, the head of the Security Department, who had come to see the unusual recruits for himself.

• Minister Shen hired Blackie Da and Zuo Songxing for the Security Department, offering them the same benefits and room and board.
• Blackie Da packed up with Zuo Songxing, bragged to his neighbors about joining Ding Corporation, and promised Ah Ping, Ah Ying, and Ah Sheng that they could visit him.
• Minister Shen watched Blackie Da’s swagger and considered sending him to Ding Corporation’s entertainment company as a comedian.
• Blackie Da and Zuo Songxing arrived at headquarters, received furnished apartments, meal cards, and uniforms, and celebrated their new jobs.
• Tuoba Cheng introduced himself as the head of the Security Department after hearing that the two newcomers had been personally invited by the head of the Secretary Department.

Zuo Songxing impressed Tuoba Cheng with his supernatural abilities and was promoted, then began plotting to meet Ding Ling and rise further at Ding Corporation. Meanwhile, Qimeng agreed to infiltrate Ding Corporation for Chen Song and began observing Ding Ling’s routines.

• Tuoba Cheng tested Zuo Songxing’s abilities, approved of them, and promoted him to Squad Leader with a monthly salary of fifteen thousand.
• Zuo Songxing and Blackie Da decided to seek a transfer to the headquarters entrance so they could catch Ding Ling’s attention, and planned to bring a gift using an advance on their salaries.
• Chen Song berated Qimeng for failing to recruit Zuo Songxing and Blackie Da, then instructed her to infiltrate Ding Corporation and uncover Ding Ling’s secrets.
• Qimeng accepted Chen Song’s assignment and pledged loyalty to him, while privately recognizing that leaving the underworld was not a real option.
• Qimeng watched Ding Corporation from a nearby hotel for several days and worked out Ding Ling’s regular work schedule.

Qimeng watched Ding Ling from afar and grew increasingly impressed with him before approaching Zuo Songxing to seek a job at Ding Corporation. After learning she wanted to join the Secretary Department and meet Minister Shen, Zuo Songxing promised to recommend her.

• Qimeng checked out of her hotel and went to Ding Corporation after her admiration for Ding Ling grew through observing him.
• Zuo Songxing met Qimeng at the headquarters entrance, bragged about his job, and took her to the company cafeteria.
• As Qimeng listened to Zuo Songxing and other employees praise Ding Ling’s many skills, her admiration for Ding Ling deepened and eclipsed her feelings for Zuo Songxing.
• Blackie Da joined Qimeng and Zuo Songxing at lunch, and Qimeng said she had come to ask them for help.
• Qimeng told Zuo Songxing she wanted to work at Ding Corporation and join the Secretary Department, asking him to recommend her to Minister Shen.
• Zuo Songxing agreed to help Qimeng despite Blackie Da’s doubts about whether he could secure the recommendation.

Qimeng joined Ding Corporation after Minister Shen introduced her to Ding Ling, who approved her employment and assigned her a workstation beside Mengluo. Zuo Songxing realized Qimeng was unlikely to return his feelings, grew despondent over her resemblance to Mengluo and her apparent connection to Ding Ling, then tried to console himself by thinking about his comfortable life.

• After lunch, Zuo Songxing took Qimeng to the Secretary Department and asked her to wait while he sought Minister Shen.
• The Secretary Department women told Qimeng about Mengluo, prompting Qimeng to wonder if they were sisters and to see Mengluo as a possible clue to her unknown family.
• Minister Shen brought Qimeng to meet Ding Ling, who approved her joining Ding Corporation after hearing her explanation about leaving Hong Guang.
• While Zuo Songxing waited outside, the Secretary Department women concluded Qimeng was another rival for Ding Ling, and Zuo Songxing feared pursuing her would cost him his job and comfortable life.
• Xiao Ni and the others questioned Zuo Songxing about Qimeng, and Minister Shen later announced that Qimeng would work beside Mengluo.
• Zuo Songxing felt envious and dejected over Ding Ling's luck with women, but cheered himself by remembering his salary, luxury suite, and designer clothes.

Zuo Songxing settled into his new position at Ding Corporation and began pursuing Xiao Ni, while Qimeng studied the company and became increasingly devoted to Ding Ling. After deciding to stop working for Chen Song, she told him she wanted to sever their ties, and he threatened her.

• Minister Shen told Zuo Songxing that the Chairman was pleased he had brought in Qimeng and invited him to a meal, while Xiao Ni joined them.
• Qimeng read company documents, learned of Ding Corporation’s immense wealth and advanced technology, and resolved to choose Ding Ling rather than remain caught between factions.
• Xiao Ni returned to the office for her keys and spoke with Qimeng before leaving hand in hand with Zuo Songxing.
• Qimeng continued reading at the dormitory, became more determined to stay with Ding Corporation, and saw her favorability for Ding Ling rise to 82.
• Chen Song called Qimeng to ask her to gather classified information, but she refused and said she wanted to end their relationship.
• Chen Song rejected her decision and threatened that she would die horribly if she cut ties with him.

After breaking with Chen Song, Qimeng feared his threatened retaliation but trusted Ding Corporation to protect her. She told Ding Ling about the conflict and her past, and he ordered Minister Tuoba to eliminate Chen Song and his organization.

• Qimeng refused Chen Song's threats and severed their ties, warning him that Ding Corporation's defenses would stop his people.
• Qimeng considered how Chen Song had used her as a weapon and resolved to leave her violent past behind, despite fearing what might come next.
• At breakfast, Qimeng praised Ding Ling, while Zuo Songxing and Blackie Da resolved to rewrite their prepared flattery after Xiao Ni said the chairman's achievements would become clear in time.
• Qimeng began learning her secretary duties and appreciated her colleagues' sincere help despite their envy of her position.
• Qimeng told Ding Ling about Chen Song and her past, and Ding Ling ordered Minister Tuoba to wipe out Chen Song's group and take over his settlement.

After Qimeng asked Ding Ling for help, he ordered Minister Tuoba to deal with Chen Song, and Qimeng found safety and a new place in Ding Corporation. A week later, Chen Song and his family were dead, Hong Kong City’s gangs were retreating or seeking to join Ding Corporation, and Qimeng learned that Hong Guang was also under pressure.

• Ding Ling assured Qimeng that Minister Tuoba would handle Chen Song within two days, and Qimeng’s gratitude and favorability toward him rose.
• Ding Ling urged Qimeng to stop getting involved in violence, and she returned to work, wondering whether her resemblance to Mengluo explained his trust in her.
• After a week at Ding Corporation, Qimeng had become more composed; she and Zuo Songxing discussed how the Chairman had saved them, and Zuo revealed he was dating Xiao Ni.
• Qimeng read that Chen Song’s entire family had been wiped out after he begged her for help, while Hong Kong City’s gangs grew fearful of Ding Corporation’s power.
• Chen Haonan planned to leave Hong Kong City, Shanji tried and failed to join Ding Corporation, and Qimeng learned that Hong Guang was also having a difficult time.

After her colleagues exposed her feelings for Ding Ling, Qimeng agreed to pursue him with their help and arranged a movie date. Ding Ling accepted the invitation for the next day, leaving Qimeng so excited that she could not sleep and arrived at work exhausted.

• Qimeng's colleagues teased her about falling for Ding Ling and predicted that, like Mengluo, she might become his partner.
• Xiao Fei and the other secretaries decided to support Qimeng and devised several ways for her to win Ding Ling over.
• Qimeng chose their gradual approach, and the colleagues promised to help her pursue Ding Ling.
• Qimeng invited Ding Ling to a movie that evening, and he agreed to go the next day.
• Unable to sleep from excitement, Qimeng arrived at work with dark circles, and her colleagues helped fix her makeup before she fell asleep in her chair.

Qimeng invited Ding Ling to lunch, confessed that she wanted to be his girlfriend, and followed him to his estate. There, she encountered Quan Fei instead of Mengluo, while the household staff reacted to her resemblance to Mengluo.

• The Secretary Department speculated that Qimeng and Mengluo might be related, while its members continued to admire Ding Ling.
• Qimeng invited Ding Ling to lunch, and their outing sparked envy and gossip among the company’s employees.
• Qimeng grew proud of winning Ding Ling’s attention and decided she would compete with Mengluo for him.
• During their meal and movie plans, Qimeng confessed that she liked Ding Ling and wanted to be his girlfriend.
• Ding Ling took Qimeng to his estate, where the staff stared at her and Quan Fei remarked on her resemblance to Mengluo.

Qimeng overcame her nerves and spent the night with Ding Ling, whose strength won her wholehearted admiration and raised her Favorability to 100. She woke the next evening unable to get up, while Quan Fei explained that Mengluo had suffered the same recovery period and urged Qimeng to focus on securing her place beside the Chairman rather than returning to work.

• Quan Fei set aside her jealousy and treated Qimeng warmly, hoping to become close enough to offer herself as backup if Qimeng and Mengluo could not handle Ding Ling.
• Quan Fei hinted that Ding Ling would give Qimeng a shocking experience, and Qimeng spent the night nervous and restless until he arrived.
• Qimeng chose to take the initiative with Ding Ling, and after their night together her Favorability reached 100 as she came to worship his strength.
• Ding Ling left after obtaining the Sovereign Light, and Qimeng slept until evening before waking weak and asking where he had gone.
• Quan Fei explained that Mengluo had also been left unable to work after being with Ding Ling, and Qimeng realized she likely could not return to work either.
• Quan Fei told Qimeng to focus on winning over Ding Ling and securing her status instead of worrying about her job.

Qimeng met Mengluo, and the two women were astonished by how alike they looked and learned that they shared similar orphaned backgrounds. They considered having Ding Ling test whether they were biological sisters, while Mengluo proposed that they team up to satisfy him if they were; after Ding Ling returned, Qimeng resolved to become stronger as she faced the prospect of sharing his attention.

• Quan Fei brought Mengluo to meet Qimeng, and the two women were stunned by their nearly identical appearances.
• Qimeng and Mengluo discussed their orphaned childhoods, and Qimeng described her brutal training and past as an assassin.
• The women agreed to ask Ding Ling to arrange a test to determine whether they were biological sisters.
• Mengluo admitted that she had initially disliked Qimeng, then awkwardly proposed that they team up to satisfy Ding Ling if they were sisters.
• Ding Ling returned, helped Qimeng back into bed, and agreed to take samples from both women for testing.
• After Quan Fei told Qimeng that Ding Ling would visit Mengluo that night, Qimeng resolved to become stronger.