Chapter Summaries

Lin Xiaoli nervously went to interview for a makeup artist position at Zhengshi Music, where her son Lin Zhengran and Jiang Jingshi arrived as executives. She met former apprentice Xiao Shu in the crowded applicant line, and they discovered they were interviewing for the same job.

• Lin Xiaoli admired the company building, reassured her husband Lin Yingjun over the phone, and joined the long interview line.
• Security staff prepared for General Manager Jiang and General Manager Lin to arrive as applicants waited for interviews.
• Lin Zhengran and Jiang Jingshi arrived in a Rolls Royce, and Lin Zhengran kept the reason for his visit secret from Jiang Jingshi.
• Lin Xiaoli worried that she was older than the other applicants and wondered if her appearance would hurt her chances.
• Lin Xiaoli recognized her former apprentice Xiao Shu, and they learned they were both interviewing for makeup artist positions.

Lin Xiaoli and Xiao Shu waited to interview for makeup artist positions at Zhengshi Music, where Jiang Jingshi spotted Lin Xiaoli in the line and tried to discreetly give her special treatment. Her employee’s awkward offer only frightened Lin Xiaoli, and the chapter ended when Lin Zhengran arrived and saw Jiang Jingshi hiding.

• Lin Xiaoli and Xiao Shu discussed their past jobs and learned that Zhengshi Music would conduct batch interviews, trial makeup tests, and another review for its fifteen openings.
• Jiang Jingshi recognized Lin Xiaoli as Lin Zhengran’s mother in the interview line and wondered whether Lin Zhengran had known she would be there.
• Jiang Jingshi quietly instructed an employee to approach Lin Xiaoli and offer her refreshments and a place to rest.
• The employee’s confusing questions and offers made Lin Xiaoli think she had done something wrong, while Jiang Jingshi worried that she had frightened her.
• Lin Zhengran came downstairs and saw Jiang Jingshi hiding behind a door.

Lin Xiaoli discovered that her son Lin Zhengran was an executive at Zhengshi Company when he interviewed her for a makeup artist position. After she impressed the interviewers and passed the first round, she learned that Lin Zhengran was the company’s general manager and Jiang Jingshi was its vice general manager.

• Lin Zhengran explained to Jiang Jingshi that Lin Xiaoli had applied for the makeup artist job after studying makeup and earning a certificate, and he insisted they judge her skills fairly.
• Lin Xiaoli entered the interview room and recognized Lin Zhengran, who pretended not to know her and began asking the applicants makeup questions.
• Lin Xiaoli gave a strong answer about adapting makeup to clients’ skin types, and Jiang Jingshi urged Lin Zhengran to pass her.
• Lin Zhengran questioned the remaining applicants, then advanced Lin Xiaoli and Xiao Shu along with the other successful candidates.
• Xiao Shu told Lin Xiaoli that Jiang Jingshi was the vice general manager and Lin Zhengran was the general manager, leaving Lin Xiaoli stunned.

Lin Xiaoli learned that her son, Lin Zhengran, was the general manager and owner of Zhengshi Company, and met him in the reception room after doubting what she had seen. Jiang Jingshi and Lin Zhengran prepared to answer Lin Xiaoli’s questions.

• Xiao Shu showed Lin Xiaoli a news story identifying her interviewer as Jiang Jingshi, deputy general manager of Zhengshi Company.
• Lin Xiaoli called Lin Zhengran, who confirmed that he was the person she had met at the interview.
• Pan Lin escorted Lin Xiaoli to the reception room and explained that Lin Zhengran ran Zhengshi Company and its subsidiaries.
• Jiang Jingshi apologized to Lin Xiaoli for making her stand during the interview and invited her to sit.
• Lin Xiaoli examined Lin Zhengran by pinching his cheek, touching his head, and smelling his hair before accepting that he was real.
• Lin Zhengran and Jiang Jingshi invited Lin Xiaoli to rest and ask them her questions.

Jiang Jingshi explained to Lin Xiaoli how she and Lin Zhengran met, founded Zhengshi Company, and grew close, then revealed that Lin Zhengran had saved her life and that she was now his girlfriend. Lin Xiaoli warmly accepted their relationship but began wondering how it affected Little Qing Qing, Wen Wen, Lily, and Xiao Meng.

• Jiang Jingshi recounted how she met Lin Zhengran three years earlier, their Childhood Sweetheart arrangement, and their decision to start Zhengshi Company.
• Jiang Jingshi explained that Lin Zhengran's work had helped the company’s profits grow more than tenfold, and Lin Xiaoli tearfully praised her son and hugged him.
• Jiang Jingshi told Lin Xiaoli that Lin Zhengran had cured her serious illness, and Lin Zhengran said he had found a treatment method while reading medical books.
• Jiang Jingshi confirmed that she was Lin Zhengran's girlfriend, and Lin Xiaoli wondered about Little Qing Qing, Wen Wen, Lily, and Xiao Meng.

Lin Xiaoli passed her makeup artist interview at Zhengshi Company while Lin Zhengran and Jiang Jingshi accompanied her. She then told Lin Yingjun that their son ran the company and Jiang Jingshi was its headquarters deputy general manager, leaving him stunned.

• Lin Xiaoli decided to continue her makeup artist interview despite learning that Lin Zhengran had become a billionaire, and Lin Zhengran and Jiang Jingshi went with her.
• Lin Xiaoli passed the practical interview, and Xiao Shu was also selected after Lin Xiaoli encouraged her.
• Lin Zhengran and Jiang Jingshi returned to headquarters for work, while Lin Xiaoli kept their connection secret from Xiao Shu.
• Lin Xiaoli called Lin Yingjun and urged him to come home for important news after her interview.
• Lin Xiaoli told Lin Yingjun that Lin Zhengran was a general manager of Zhengshi Company and that Jiang Jingshi was the company headquarters' deputy general manager, leaving him shocked.

Lin Zhengran’s parents celebrated his success as general manager of Zhengshi Company, then discovered his college entrance exam result placed him in the province’s top 50. The chapter ended with them smothering him with kisses and wondering whether university was still the right next step for a big Boss.

• Lin Yingjun and Lin Xiaoli learned more about Zhengshi Company and realized their son’s success had made them wealthy.
• Lin Zhengran came home to a surprise celebration, and his parents praised him for becoming Zhengshi Company’s general manager.
• Over dinner, Lin Yingjun said he and Lin Xiaoli would avoid asking Lin Zhengran for money or telling others about his position.
• Lin Yingjun and Lin Xiaoli checked Lin Zhengran’s exam results and saw that the scores were hidden, which Lin Yingjun recognized as meaning he ranked in the province’s top 50.
• Lin Zhengran revealed that university admissions teams had already been calling him, and his parents celebrated before wondering whether a big Boss needed to attend university.

Lin Zhengran chose to attend Qingbei University despite lucrative offers from other schools, and the college entrance exam results brought his family and friends together before he left for campus. The chapter ended with his parents wondering about his relationships with the girls accompanying him to university.

• Lin Zhengran told his parents he planned to attend college and had his sights set on Qingbei University.
• Qingbei University offered Lin Zhengran generous benefits and said it could admit Han Wenwen as well despite her borderline score.
• Jiang Qian celebrated placing second in the province and acknowledged that Lin Zhengran had scored the highest possible result.
• Lin Zhengran gathered with He Qing, Han Wenwen, and Jiang Xueli, then left with them to report to Qingbei University.
• Lin Xiaoli and Lin Yingjun wondered what Lin Zhengran thought about the girls and decided to ask him when he returned.

Lin Zhengran’s stats reached their limits after his family and the Imperial City’s bloodline gave him Spiritual Energy, while the Three Little Ones noticed their skin had improved. Jiang Xueli grew suspicious of Han Wenwen as the car arrived at Qingbei University.

• The Empress welcomed Madam Lin and told her how Lin Zhengran had saved the Imperial City, astonishing her and Lin Zhengran’s father.
• Lin Zhengran gained two Spiritual Energy levels and one Physical Strength point, bringing his Spiritual Energy to level seventy-five and maxing out all four stats.
• Jiang Xueli and Little He Qing noticed that their skin had improved, and Han Wenwen admitted that hers had too.
• The Three Little Ones suspected Lin Zhengran might be connected to their improved skin, while Jiang Xueli questioned Han Wenwen about why hers had improved first.
• Lin Zhengran stopped their discussion as the car arrived at Qingbei University.

Lin Zhengran and the Three Little Ones enrolled at Qingbei University, where they reunited with Jiang Qian and Fang Meng, who had changed their plans to attend the same school. After helping the girls move into their shared dorm, Lin Zhengran noticed someone watching him from around a corner.

• Lin Zhengran arrived at Qingbei University with He Qing, Han Wenwen, and Jiang Xueli, and they admired the campus before heading to register.
• Jiang Qian and Fang Meng arrived, greeted Lin Zhengran and the Three Little Ones, and explained that Jiang Qian had changed her application from Stanford to Qingbei University.
• Han Wenwen, Jiang Xueli, and He Qing suspected Jiang Qian had feelings for Lin Zhengran, but he insisted they were only classmates.
• Lin Zhengran arranged for the Three Little Ones to share a dorm room and helped them carry their luggage to the female dormitory.
• After Lin Zhengran noticed movement near a distant corner, a silver-haired girl hid there, blushed, and held her racing heart.

Lin Zhengran met his enthusiastic roommate Zhang Xinlong and went with him to the first Economics Class Three meeting, where he discovered that the beautiful counselor was his girlfriend, Jiang Jingshi. The Three Little Ones then arrived and headed toward Lin Zhengran, drawing Zhang Xinlong’s attention.

• Lin Zhengran introduced himself to Zhang Xinlong, who became his friend and fellow Economics Class Three student.
• Lin Zhengran and Zhang Xinlong entered the classroom and saw the counselor, Jiang Jingshi, dressed so differently that she initially looked like someone else.
• Lin Zhengran recognized Jiang Jingshi as his girlfriend, while she hid her blush and avoided meeting his gaze.
• Jiang Jingshi told students who asked that she was engaged, and Lin Zhengran wondered why she had secretly become a temporary counselor.
• The Three Little Ones arrived, and Zhang Xinlong excitedly pointed them out as they began walking toward Lin Zhengran.

Lin Zhengran reunited with He Qing, Han Wenwen, and Jiang Xueli in their new classroom, where their open admission that they all liked him made the other boys jealous. Jiang Qian and Fang Meng then arrived, and Jiang Qian took a seat behind Lin Zhengran after meeting her older sister Jiang Jingshi, the class counselor.

• He Qing, Han Wenwen, and Jiang Xueli sat beside Lin Zhengran and gave him snacks while Zhang Xinlong nervously watched.
• Lin Zhengran introduced the three girls as his childhood sweethearts, and Han Wenwen said they all wanted to be his girlfriend; He Qing and Jiang Xueli blushed and nodded.
• The boys in the classroom complained about Lin Zhengran, while Zhang Xinlong moved away and declared their friendship over.
• Jiang Jingshi quieted the class, and Jiang Xueli wondered why the teacher looked familiar.
• Jiang Qian and Fang Meng entered the classroom, recognized Jiang Jingshi, and then sat behind Lin Zhengran and the Three Little Ones.

Jiang Jingshi introduced herself to Lin Zhengran’s class under the name Jiang Qing and called him out after the first meeting. Jiang Xueli recognized her as Zhengshi Company’s vice general manager and Lin Zhengran’s girlfriend, while Jiang Jingshi revealed her affectionate side to him away from the classroom.

• Jiang Xueli, Han Wenwen, and He Qing whispered about Jiang Qian’s feelings for Lin Zhengran and whether he might eventually like her.
• Jiang Jingshi took attendance, introduced herself as counselor Jiang Qing, and led the class through introductions and university rules.
• Jiang Jingshi called Lin Zhengran outside, prompting Jiang Qian to suspect she was using her counselor role to keep him close.
• Jiang Xueli recognized the counselor as Jiang Jingshi, the vice general manager of Zhengshi Company and Lin Zhengran’s girlfriend, and told Han Wenwen and He Qing.
• Jiang Jingshi took Lin Zhengran to a camera-free corner and teased him for calling her teacher; he praised her outfit and glasses.

Jiang Jingshi explained why she had become Lin Zhengran’s temporary university counselor, then shared a private moment with him before another teacher interrupted them. At lunch, Lin Zhengran told He Qing, Han Wenwen, and Jiang Xueli that Jiang Jingshi had taken the position partly to stay near her boyfriend, leaving the three girls jealous and flustered.

• Jiang Jingshi told Lin Zhengran that she had become his temporary counselor to keep her younger sister from pestering him and to spend more time with him, while her father’s School Board Member status and her company’s stability made the role possible.
• Jiang Jingshi playfully told Lin Zhengran to call her Teacher Jiang, then assured him that being his girlfriend remained her first identity and kissed him.
• Jiang Jingshi gave Lin Zhengran her home address, but she and Lin Zhengran quickly separated when a ponytailed teacher approached.
• The ponytailed teacher recognized Lin Zhengran as the year’s top student, and she and Jiang Jingshi left together for lunch.
• He Qing, Han Wenwen, and Jiang Xueli questioned Lin Zhengran about his meeting with Jiang Jingshi, so he explained her family’s school connection and her temporary counselor job at lunch.
• Jiang Xueli and Han Wenwen showed their jealousy, while He Qing blurted out that Jiang Jingshi would be like a sister sharing a bed with them.

Lin Zhengran and the three girls settled into university life before military training began at Qingbei University. When some boys approached Lin Zhengran during a break to befriend him and mention their single status, He Qing arrived with milk tea for him.

• Han Wenwen grew jealous of Jiang Jingshi, and Lin Zhengran promised to introduce the three girls to her when the time was right.
• Lin Zhengran explained university attendance and encouraged He Qing, Jiang Xueli, and Han Wenwen to keep studying.
• Jiang Qian wondered why Lin Zhengran's three childhood friends remained so close to him despite his relationship with her Older Sister.
• Lin Zhengran spent the first days of university exploring campus and nearby shops with the three girls before freshman military training began.
• During a break in training, several boys from Class Two approached Lin Zhengran to make friends and began asking whether he had a girlfriend.
• He Qing arrived with a cup of milk tea for Lin Zhengran, stopping the boys mid-conversation.

During military training, Little He Qing, Jiang Xueli, Han Wenwen, Jiang Qian, and Fang Meng each brought Lin Zhengran a drink, leaving the boys around him jealous and determined to shun him. Jiang Jingshi then brought Lin Zhengran a specially prepared drink along with drinks for the five girls.

• Little He Qing and Jiang Xueli gave Lin Zhengran milk tea and lemonade while his male classmates asked who the girls were.
• Han Wenwen offered to share her partly drunk fruit tea with Lin Zhengran, provoking more jealousy from the boys.
• A boy said he admired the aloof school belle, and Han Wenwen guessed he meant Jiang Qian as she and Fang Meng arrived with drinks for Lin Zhengran.
• The five girls gathered around Lin Zhengran with drinks, and the jealous boys withdrew, vowing to isolate him.
• Jiang Jingshi brought Lin Zhengran a specially prepared drink and gave the five girls drinks as well.

Lin Zhengran returned to his dorm and found dozens of top students pleading for advice on how to attract girlfriends. He told them that courage was the key, and they left treating him as their godfather and founding a devoted Lin Sect.

• Lin Zhengran returned to the dorm and found it packed with students waiting for him.
• The students bowed to Lin Zhengran and begged him to teach them how to win the affection of girls.
• The students shared stories about their lack of romantic experience and praised Lin Zhengran for attracting the freshman-year School Belles.
• Lin Zhengran agreed to think over their request while soaking his feet, as the students fussed over him.
• Lin Zhengran advised the students that courage mattered most in dating, and they carefully wrote down his words.
• The students bowed to Lin Zhengran before leaving and called themselves the Lin Sect.

At the freshmen Welcome Party, Jiang Qian tried to express her feelings to Lin Zhengran through a piano performance, but her older sister Jiang Jingshi prevented them from speaking alone. In the days afterward, Jiang Qian kept seeking Lin Zhengran out, while Jiang Jingshi and the Three Little Ones repeatedly obstructed her.

• Lin Zhengran delivered a speech at the Welcome Party and received enthusiastic applause from boys who believed his advice had helped them find girlfriends.
• Jiang Qian tried to speak privately with Lin Zhengran, but Jiang Jingshi called her away before she could finish.
• Jiang Qian performed "Apologetic Love," and Lin Zhengran understood that the piece hinted at what she wanted to tell him.
• Jiang Jingshi repeatedly summoned Jiang Qian to keep her away from Lin Zhengran and warned her to give up pursuing him.
• The Three Little Ones blocked Jiang Qian whenever she tried to approach Lin Zhengran, but she continued looking for another chance.

Fang Meng asked Lin Zhengran to join the Alone Time Club and tried to learn why he did not return Jiang Qian’s feelings, but he said liking someone depended on feelings and declined. After Fang Meng asked about his relationship with the Three Little Ones, Lin Zhengran revealed that they had to keep their romantic arrangement secret, then left with them to eat.

• Fang Meng invited Lin Zhengran to join the Alone Time Club so he and Jiang Qian could spend time alone, but he refused.
• Fang Meng asked why Lin Zhengran did not like Jiang Qian, and he explained that someone’s strengths alone could not create romantic feelings.
• Fang Meng asked about Lin Zhengran’s relationship with the Three Little Ones, but he said answering could cause trouble for them at school.
• Lin Zhengran quietly told Jiang Xueli, Little He Qing, and Han Wenwen that Fang Meng knew he was with Jing Shi and had asked about them.
• Jiang Xueli, Little He Qing, and Han Wenwen agreed to keep their arrangement secret and discussed whether Lin Zhengran was a scumbag before following him to eat.

Fang Meng told Jiang Qian that Lin Zhengran had refused to join a club and proposed investigating the girls he was close to instead. Jiang Qian accepted that he might care for several girls at once and resolved to become the most important person in his heart while pursuing him.

• Fang Meng gave Jiang Qian a chicken roll and reported that Lin Zhengran had no intention of joining a club.
• Fang Meng said she would investigate Lin Zhengran’s three close companions and Jiang Qian’s older sister to learn what he liked about them.
• Jiang Qian said Lin Zhengran’s loyalty to the people he cared about gave her a sense of security, despite his apparent fickleness.
• Jiang Qian said she could accept sharing Lin Zhengran with the three girls and planned to become the most important person in his heart.
• Jiang Qian told Fang Meng to investigate the girls while she tried to get close to Lin Zhengran and make him break up with her older sister.
• Fang Meng agreed to investigate and admitted to herself that she, too, was drawn to Lin Zhengran.