Chapter Summaries

Ding Ling hosted Hao Yi, Geng Hao, and Dong Dong at his luxurious estate, impressing them with an extravagant breakfast and a Manchu Han Imperial Feast. After Geng Hao asked for advice about his ex-wife, Ding Ling told him that someone who truly loved him would not abandon him, leaving Geng Hao resolved to move on.

• Geng Hao and the others learned that the estate's sleep-inducing incense cost one hundred thousand yuan per stick and marveled at Ding Ling's wealth.
• Ding Ling served his guests a Manchu Han Imperial Feast, and Hao Yi discovered it had cost more than twenty-eight million yuan.
• Hao Yi changed his plan from signing Ding Ling to personally managing him, while Dong Dong focused her attention on Ding Ling and grew more enamored.
• Geng Hao, drunk and upset about his ex-wife Kang Xiaoyu, asked Ding Ling why she had left him for someone else.
• Ding Ling said that someone who truly loved Geng Hao would have stayed with him, and Geng Hao thanked him and decided to find someone new.

Ding Ling entered a major race at Tianmen Mountain and stunned the crowd by winning in dominant fashion, earning acclaim as the Middle Kingdom’s Racing God. After the race, admirers and businesspeople surrounded him, while Dong Dong grew anxious about the attention he attracted and clung to his arm.

• Ding Ling began the race in Car Number Eight while Geng Hao, Hao Yi, and Dong Dong cheered for him from the stands.
• Ding Ling’s smooth, daring drifts put him far ahead, and the crowd and host hailed him as a Racing God from the Middle Kingdom.
• Hao Yi boasted to spectators that Ding Ling was his friend, drawing questions and attention from potential admirers and businesspeople.
• Geng Hao forgot his ex-wife, Kang Xiaoyu, as he enjoyed the attention of women, while Dong Dong worried that Ding Ling would attract other women.
• Ding Ling won the race and returned with the championship trophy as girls crowded around him and confessed their feelings.
• Dong Dong wrapped both arms around Ding Ling’s arm, and he smiled without pushing her away.

After his racing victory, Ding Ling attracted a crowd of fans and racing teams, then signed a highly flexible contract with the Imperial Dynasty Racing Team. Days later, he amazed Dong Dong, Geng Hao, and Hao Yi by cooking a meal they found unforgettable.

• Dong Dong linked arms with Ding Ling, and her Favorability toward him rose as the crowd of fans reacted jealously.
• Liao Zheng offered Ding Ling a generous contract on behalf of the Imperial Dynasty Racing Team, and Ding Ling agreed after revising it to make himself a free agent.
• Representatives from other racing teams arrived to sign Ding Ling, but Liao Zheng told them Ding Ling had already joined his team.
• Days later, Ding Ling cooked several dishes at his Great Estate, and Dong Dong, Geng Hao, and Hao Yi praised the meal before learning he had made it himself.

Ding Ling impressed Geng Hao, Hao Yi, and Zhuang Dongdong with his cooking and horseback riding, while Dong Dong grew increasingly attached to him. After he gave her a ride and helped her learn, her favorability reached 100 and Ding Ling obtained her Sovereign Light.

• Ding Ling cooked an elaborate dinner, leaving Geng Hao, Hao Yi, and Dong Dong amazed by his skill and eager to praise him.
• Dong Dong served Ding Ling attentively during dinner, while Geng Hao and Hao Yi decided they would rather stay with him than continue their journey south.
• The group went horseback riding, and Ding Ling attracted attention when he dressed as an armored spear-wielding warrior and posed for photographs.
• Dong Dong asked Ding Ling to teach her to ride, and he pulled her onto his horse and took her around while instructing her.
• Dong Dong's favorability reached 100, and Ding Ling caught the Sovereign Light that emerged from her; he decided to nurture her into a god and immortal.

Geng Hao and Hao Yi filmed Ding Ling at the racetrack and praised his extraordinary abilities, while the women around them clamored to meet him. After Dong Dong spent a romantic day with Ding Ling, she pretended to be drunk to pursue him, and the next morning she woke up with him still by her side.

• Geng Hao filmed Ding Ling and proudly told the camera that Ding Ling was his friend, while Hao Yi joined in praising Ding Ling's character and abilities.
• Women asked Hao Yi to introduce them to Ding Ling, and Hao Yi resigned himself to living in Ding Ling's shadow while resolving to secure a business deal with him.
• Dong Dong treated Ding Ling tenderly over dinner, and Geng Hao and Hao Yi each promised to help Ding Ling whenever he needed them.
• After the group admired the moon, Dong Dong pretended to be drunk, clung to Ding Ling, and kissed him when he stayed beside her.
• The next morning, Ding Ling carried Dong Dong downstairs for breakfast, and Hao Yi and Geng Hao recognized that she had deliberately pursued him.

Ding Ling gave Dong Dong a luxurious home and one hundred million in pocket money before leaving, then agreed to let Hao Yi become his agent. Hao Yi and Geng Hao followed him south, where Hao Yi celebrated his new role and reflected on Ding Ling’s unusual wealth and easygoing nature.

• Ding Ling gave Dong Dong a bank card with one hundred million in pocket money and told her to live freely at the Great Estate with her father.
• Ding Ling left with Hao Yi and Geng Hao, and Hao Yi asked to become his personal agent; Ding Ling agreed.
• Geng Hao reminded Hao Yi that Ding Ling could fund his own film company, so Ding Ling asked Hao Yi to prepare an entertainment-industry plan instead.
• Ding Ling headed south, while Hao Yi and Geng Hao retrieved their car and followed him; Hao Yi stopped at a film set to deliver props.
• Hao Yi bragged to Xiu Fei that he had signed Ding Ling, then argued with Geng Hao about his luck and Ding Ling’s approachable manner.

After Hao Yi’s reckless celebration caused a crash, Geng Hao and Hao Yi met Zhang Siqing, who pepper-sprayed them after mistaking them for threats. Ding Ling arrived and cleared up the misunderstanding, while Zhang Siqing became attracted to him and Geng Hao irritated her with his claims about Ding Ling’s influence.

• Hao Yi lost control of the car while celebrating his new contract with Ding Ling, scattering Geng Hao’s stones and nearly injuring him with flying blades.
• Zhang Siqing’s car broke down after running over the scattered stones, and she pepper-sprayed Geng Hao and Hao Yi when they approached her.
• Zhang Siqing saw Ding Ling arrive and realized she was attracted to his looks, despite recently entering a relationship with a woman.
• Ding Ling gave Hao Yi and Geng Hao water to wash their eyes and explained that he knew them from Tianmen Mountain.
• Zhang Siqing learned how Hao Yi’s excitement had caused the accident, and Geng Hao suggested she could not understand Ding Ling’s influence because she was not important enough.

After Zhang Siqing exchanged contact information with Ding Ling, she became impressed by his knowledge and abilities and asked him to spar. Ding Ling easily blocked her attacks without striking back, and Zhang Siqing asked him to counterattack so she could feel the difference between them.

• Zhang Siqing apologized to Geng Hao and asked Ding Ling to exchange contact information, surprising Geng Hao and Hao Yi.
• Zhang Siqing chatted with Ding Ling about his extensive knowledge, learning that he had Never Forget and usually earned full marks on exams.
• Zhang Siqing asked Ding Ling to spar with her, then changed into a samurai outfit while Geng Hao and Hao Yi waited nearby.
• Zhang Siqing attacked Ding Ling on the grass, but he blocked every move and repeatedly exposed her weaknesses without counterattacking.
• Zhang Siqing recognized the gap between their abilities and asked Ding Ling to strike back so she could experience it.

Ding Ling defeated Zhang Siqing effortlessly with Tai Chi, then agreed to teach her and Geng Hao while refusing to accept disciples. He later repaired their car, leaving the group amazed by his many abilities.

• Ding Ling casually sent Zhang Siqing flying several times without injuring her, and she stopped sparring to ask how he did it.
• Ding Ling explained that he had learned Tai Chi's internal methods from an ancient text, and Zhang Siqing eagerly asked to learn from him.
• Ding Ling agreed to teach Zhang Siqing, Geng Hao, and Hao Yi without accepting them as disciples, but told the driver and bodyguard he could not teach too many people.
• Hao Yi estimated that the tow truck would take several more hours, so Ding Ling took repair tools and fixed the car himself.
• Zhang Siqing volunteered to test the repaired car while the others watched Ding Ling in amazement.

After Ding Ling repaired the car, he brought Zhang Siqing, Geng Hao, and Hao Yi to Cloud City, where Zhang Siqing began martial arts training and grew increasingly attracted to him. At a private ranch, Ding Ling amazed the group with his archery, while Zhang Siqing watched other women compete for his attention.

• Zhang Siqing tested the repaired car, praised Ding Ling, and Geng Hao asked when they could begin learning Tai Chi.
• Ding Ling and the others arrived at his Great Estate in Cloud City, where Zhang Siqing was stunned by the lavish twenty-million-yuan feast prepared for them.
• Zhang Siqing began a daily routine of meditation and boxing, and her growing feelings for Ding Ling became clear as she worried about other women pursuing him.
• Ding Ling and the group visited a private ranch, where Geng Hao and Hao Yi discussed their admiration for Ding Ling and their hopes of becoming wealthy.
• Ding Ling hit the bull's-eye with his first arrow and kept hitting the target, drawing cheers and requests for his phone number from nearby women.
• Zhang Siqing's favorability toward Ding Ling increased, while Hao Yi encouraged Geng Hao to work harder and Geng Hao asked Hao Yi to help him stay close to Ding Ling.

Ding Ling impressed a crowd with his archery, continued guiding Zhang Siqing in cultivation, and turned down a club’s invitation to compete, leaving Hao Yi to negotiate on his behalf. Zhang Siqing’s affection for Ding Ling kept growing as he neared her favorability limit.

• Ding Ling hit every target at the archery range, drawing a crowd of admiring women who showered him with attention and slipped notes into his pockets.
• Zhang Siqing wiped lipstick marks from Ding Ling and grew relieved when he discarded the women’s notes; Hao Yi later called one admirer, but she told him she only liked Ding Ling.
• Zhang Siqing told Ding Ling she had sensed qi, and he explained that she needed to retain it in her Dantian to begin refining qi; he then guided her through another cultivation session as her favorability rose.
• An archery club invited Ding Ling to join and compete, but he declined and asked Hao Yi to negotiate with them on his behalf.

Ding Ling won an archery qualifying trial and deliberately drew closer to Zhang Siqing, securing her favor and the Sovereign Light. After Zhang Siqing became his fiancée and a world champion, she learned that Zhuang Dongdong existed and was devastated.

• Hao Yi negotiated a contract for Ding Ling that heavily favored him, and Ding Ling agreed to compete in the Cloud City archery trials.
• Ding Ling easily won the trials, while Zhang Siqing grew jealous of the women pursuing him and felt cherished when he held her hand as they left.
• Ding Ling courted Zhang Siqing over a candlelit dinner, and they spent the night together; her favorability reached 100, giving him the Sovereign Light.
• Zhang Siqing continued training with Ding Ling, won national and world archery championships, and agreed to marry him.
• Zhang Siqing learned that Ding Ling had a relationship with Zhuang Dongdong and fell into grief, while Hao Yi wondered who had told her.

After hearing an accusation about Ding Ling, Zhang Siqing was devastated, but Hao Yi persuaded her to stay with him and explained Ding Ling’s connection to Zhuang Dongdong. Zhang Siqing decided to compete for Ding Ling and enlisted Hao Yi to monitor him, while Ding Ling praised Hao Yi and promised a huge investment in the company.

• After Zhang Siqing received an accusation about Ding Ling, Hao Yi comforted her and convinced her not to give up on him.
• Hao Yi explained Ding Ling’s relationship with Zhuang Dongdong and argued that Ding Ling was unusually faithful despite his many admirers.
• Zhang Siqing said she would ask Ding Ling for the full story, then made Hao Yi agree to report when other beautiful women contacted him.
• Zhang Siqing resolved not to lose to Zhuang Dongdong, while Hao Yi left to meet Ding Ling outside the company.
• Hao Yi told Ding Ling everything that had happened, and Ding Ling praised him and promised to invest one hundred billion in the company.

Hao Yi began building Ding Ling’s entertainment company with a ten-billion budget, while Ding Ling comforted Zhang Siqing after she feared he might stop liking her. Qi Dong quietly stepped aside, aware of her own feelings for Ding Ling, and Secretary Zhao asked whether his romance was troubling her.

• Ding Ling gave Hao Yi ten billion to acquire adaptation rights and recruit talent for Ding’s Entertainment Company, and Hao Yi began calling capable former colleagues to join him.
• Qi Dong handed Hao Yi a black card, bodyguards, financial staff, and other personnel before he and Geng Hao went to register the company.
• Ding Ling embraced Zhang Siqing as she cried and asked whether he would still like her, and he reassured her before arranging a private meal with her.
• Qi Dong saw Ding Ling comforting Zhang Siqing and left without interrupting, deciding that the company’s affairs could wait.
• Secretary Zhao noticed Qi Dong sighing and asked whether she was troubled by Ding Ling and Zhang Siqing.

Zhang Siqing struggled with Ding Ling’s relationship with Zhuang Dongdong, but accepted his promise to stay with both women. When the two women met at the set of Ding Ling’s new drama, they discovered their shared affection for him and gradually became close.

• Qi Dong and Secretary Zhao discussed Zhang Siqing’s feelings for Ding Ling and whether she could tolerate sharing him with Zhuang Dongdong.
• Zhang Siqing told Ding Ling she did not want to leave him, and he promised to remain with her and Zhuang Dongdong without seeking other women.
• Ding Ling filmed his first production, the big-budget Xuanhuan drama "Regent King," and guided Director Chu and the cast.
• Zhuang Dongdong and Zhang Siqing met at the entrance to Ding Ling’s villa and awkwardly but kindly took turns yielding to each other.
• Zhuang Dongdong explained that she had brought dumplings made by her father, and the two women bonded over food, personal topics, and their love for Ding Ling.
• Zhuang Dongdong told Zhang Siqing that she could speak openly because they had spent hours getting to know each other.

Zhang Siqing and Zhuang Dongdong grew closer as they accepted sharing Ding Ling, while Zhang Siqing rejected her ex-girlfriend Jin Feie’s attempt to win her back. After Ding Ling returned, the three spent the evening together, and he told Zhuang Dongdong to begin practicing martial arts with him the next day.

• Zhang Siqing asked Zhuang Dongdong whether she would share Ding Ling, and Zhuang Dongdong said she would stay with him and follow his wishes.
• Zhang Siqing urged Zhuang Dongdong to keep other women away, but Zhuang Dongdong said she would accept anyone Ding Ling liked.
• Jin Feie called Zhang Siqing and urged her to leave Ding Ling, but Zhang Siqing refused and told Jin Feie to move on; Jin Feie said she would come confront Ding Ling.
• Zhang Siqing told Zhuang Dongdong that Jin Feie had been her ex-girlfriend, and the two continued cooking while growing closer.
• Ding Ling returned home, joined Zhang Siqing and Zhuang Dongdong for dinner and conversation, and reassured them that he would not seek other women.
• Ding Ling told Zhuang Dongdong to begin practicing martial arts with him the next day, and she agreed.

Jin Feie visited the set to challenge Zhang Siqing’s faith in Ding Ling, but the actresses’ admiration for him left her stunned. Determined to discover his appeal for herself, she moved into Ding Ling’s villa and began spending time with him, despite Zhang Siqing’s warnings.

• Zhang Siqing brought Jin Feie to the set, where Jin Feie saw actresses openly pursuing Ding Ling despite knowing he had two girlfriends.
• Jin Feie questioned Zhu Lele, who praised Ding Ling’s talent, kindness, fairness, and professionalism, and said she hoped to win him over.
• Two more actresses told Jin Feie they admired Ding Ling and would accept his past, but he had refused their advances.
• Jin Feie admitted she wanted to experience Ding Ling’s charm for herself, and Zhang Siqing warned her that Ding Ling had promised not to accept another woman.
• Zhang Siqing brought Jin Feie to Ding Ling’s villa, where Jin Feie spoke with him and began to waver after seeing his manners and tasting his cooking.
• Jin Feie insisted she would not give up investigating Ding Ling, while Zhang Siqing warned that she might regret getting too close.

Jin Feie fell for Ding Ling after witnessing his many talents and tried to remain close to him despite Zhang Siqing's warnings. After Ding Ling left Jiangdu for West Capital, Jin Feie followed him and convinced Zhang Siqing to let them be friends again, secretly intending to pursue him by a roundabout strategy.

• Jin Feie watched Ding Ling expose and punish a corrupt production crew logistics manager and a security chief, then learned that Zhang Siqing and Zhuang Dongdong practiced martial arts under his guidance.
• As Ding Ling taught Jin Feie martial arts and worked around her, she fell for him, and Zhang Siqing urged her to leave before she crossed the line.
• Jin Feie refused to leave, while Zhang Siqing argued with her and Zhuang Dongdong stayed out of the dispute.
• Ding Ling told Zhang Siqing that he would go to West Capital after filming ended to guide a high-tech factory, and Zhang Siqing and Zhuang Dongdong went with him.
• Jin Feie stayed in Jiangdu, then flew to West Capital; after Ding Ling treated her coldly, she apologized to Zhang Siqing and asked to be friends again.
• Jin Feie swore she would not seek a relationship beyond friendship, causing Zhang Siqing to lower her guard, while Jin Feie secretly planned to pursue Ding Ling by a roundabout strategy.

Jin Feie questioned why Ding Ling had remained devoted to Zhuang Dongdong and Zhang Siqing, while his companies and fame continued to grow and he stayed out of the entertainment industry. The chapter ended with Geng Hao telling Ding Ling’s manager Hao Yi that Kang Xiaoyu had divorced again.

• Jin Feie dressed up to win Ding Ling’s approval, but Ding Ling remained unmoved despite her repeated attempts to seduce him.
• Zhuang Dongdong and Zhang Siqing said they trusted Ding Ling and believed he had stayed devoted to them because they had stood by him.
• Ding Ling’s television series Regent King and three films became major hits, while his technology companies expanded and made him a globally famous businessman and star.
• Jin Feie asked whether Ding Ling would still love Zhuang Dongdong and Zhang Siqing when they grew old, and they said they believed his promise that martial arts could preserve their youth.
• Hao Yi told Geng Hao that Ding Ling had retired from acting to focus on his many companies, and Geng Hao said Kang Xiaoyu had divorced again.

Ding Ling entered the world of Reset to obtain the Sovereign Light hidden within Li Shiqing, first amassing wealth and establishing a base in Jialin City. He began arranging to meet Li Shiqing before the time loop started, and the chapter left her arriving at his interview with other students.

• Hao Yi and Geng Hao discussed their lives, their gratitude to Ding Ling, and how he had changed their fortunes.
• Ding Ling entered the world of Reset, secretly acquired one hundred billion dollars, and used it to recruit staff and buy property, including a villa in Jialin City.
• Ding Ling learned that Li Shiqing carried the Sovereign Light and that the Route 45 Bus time loop had not yet begun, so he avoided actions that might alert it.
• Ding Ling acquired Huiyao Middle School and arranged to recruit teachers from Jialin Normal University, asking to see lists of third- and fourth-year students.
• Ding Ling selected fifteen student files, including Li Shiqing’s, and the students arrived at the principal’s office to meet him.