Chapter Summaries

Candy received a Silver Bracelet from Su Wenyan, and Mo Jingchun promised her another before buying her a gold bowl and chopsticks. Meanwhile, Wei Luxue arrived at Candy Technology Park in the rain to meet Mo Jingchun, and after giving Candy a lollipop, she began explaining her falling-out with her advisor.

• Candy showed Zhou Yaling and Mo Jingchun the Silver Bracelet Su Wenyan had given her, and Mo Jingchun promised to buy her one too.
• Mo Jingchun gave Candy a Silver Bracelet and a set of gold chopsticks and bowls, leaving Zhou Yaling envious.
• Wei Luxue bought twenty lollipops at the Candy Technology Park entrance and worried about meeting Mo Jingchun after her falling-out with her advisor.
• Mo Jingchun went to the South Gate Entrance with Candy and found Wei Luxue waiting in the rain with her suitcase.
• Wei Luxue gave Candy a lollipop, then joined Mo Jingchun inside, where she asked him to call her by her name and prepared to explain what had happened with her advisor.

Mo Jingchun hired Wei Luxue at Candy Technology, arranged her accommodation, and gave her money after learning she was broke. The next day, he took her toward the laboratory and planned to assign her temporarily to the Computer Research and Development Laboratory because of her non-compete agreement.

• Mo Jingchun offered Wei Luxue a generous salary, and she accepted the job at Candy Technology.
• Wei Luxue asked for an advance after admitting she had spent her last forty yuan on lollipops, so Mo Jingchun transferred her a thousand yuan.
• Xia Xiaomin took Wei Luxue to Human Resources to complete her onboarding and arrange her dorm, while Mo Jingchun reassured Na Jie that Wei Luxue was settled.
• The next morning, Wei Luxue arrived at Mo Jingchun's office, where Candy eagerly followed along when he said he would take Wei Luxue to the laboratory.
• Mo Jingchun told Wei Luxue that her non-compete agreement meant he planned to assign her temporarily to the Computer Research and Development Laboratory.

Wei Luxue toured Candy Technology’s laboratory, where she joined the computer lab and discovered its ternary computer prototype, supercomputer, and advanced AI, Zero. After familiarizing herself with the lab, she resolved to master her assigned materials quickly so she could take part in the research.

• Wei Luxue entered the Laboratory Building with Mo Jingchun and met the armed police officers and their dog, Dagger.
• Mo Jingchun introduced Wei Luxue to Yang Chengsheng and the computer lab staff, then left with Candy.
• Wei Luxue listened to the lab’s researchers discuss ternary computing and saw their ternary computer prototype.
• Wei Luxue watched Zero run a simulation using the supercomputer and learned that the AI assessed requests for its resources.
• Over the next few days, Wei Luxue learned about the computer lab and recognized Zero’s advanced capabilities.
• Wei Luxue decided to master the materials Yang had given her so she could join the research.

Mo Jingchun followed reports of a space shuttle accident before sleeping in and being visited by Candy. After Candy accidentally landed on his face, she demanded that he say it was okay, and Mo Jingchun remained silent.

• Mo Jingchun watched reports about the Endeavour crash and wondered why countries were racing to build Moon Bases.
• At a facility in the Beautiful Country, John argued against putting the untested new space shuttle into service, while Jason agreed to give it a try.
• Candy sneaked into Mo Jingchun's bedroom, drank milk, and played with his phone while he pretended to sleep.
• Candy tried climbing the headboard, slipped, and landed both feet on Mo Jingchun's face.
• Candy repeatedly urged Mo Jingchun to say it was okay, but he stayed silent as he clutched his nose.

Mo Jingchun dealt with Candy’s guilty antics before Qin Yuzhu told him that the government planned to encourage private companies to develop reusable space shuttles. He agreed to assemble a research team for Candy Technology, though he warned that the company lacked manufacturing experience.

• Mo Jingchun locked Candy out of the bedroom after she crept out to use the bathroom, and she ran away when she realized he was awake.
• Zhou Yaling noticed Candy acting guilty at lunch, then heard her mumble that Guo-er had tried to make Mo Jingchun apologize.
• Qin Yuzhu called Mo Jingchun and told him that officials planned to support private companies entering the aerospace sector after SpaceX announced a supply mission to the Space Station.
• Mo Jingchun asked whether Candy Technology was expected to build a space shuttle or rocket, and Qin Yuzhu clarified that the goal was a reusable space shuttle developed gradually.
• Mo Jingchun agreed to assemble a research team to pursue the opportunity, while cautioning Qin Yuzhu that Candy Technology was not suited to manufacturing.

After Qin Yuzhu told Mo Jingchun that basic aerospace materials would be provided, he planned to build a rocket team at Candy Technology. At home, he praised Candy’s writing practice but made it a weekly chore, then watched the news and anticipated another sleepless night for the stock market.

• Qin Yuzhu told Mo Jingchun that authorities would send basic aerospace materials, and he asked Zero to find top unemployed aerospace talent for a research team.
• Mo Jingchun considered the benefits of Candy Technology launching its own satellites and the risks of secret experiments in space.
• Zhou Yaling told Mo Jingchun that Candy had spent the afternoon practicing writing, and Candy nervously showed him her work.
• Mo Jingchun praised Candy’s improved handwriting but told her to write a page of her name every Saturday, leaving her grumbling to Zero that she would rather have taken a beating.
• Mo Jingchun watched the news after dinner and, when it ended, predicted another sleepless night for the stock market.

After the authorities’ aerospace announcement, Mo Jingchun decided to establish an aerospace research and development center at Candy Technology and began recruiting specialists. He left Xu Pengfei to contact the candidates and prepare the office space, while Zhou Yaling’s late-night habits remained a source of family teasing.

• Mo Jingchun decided not to buy stocks after hearing the news, believing officials and major manufacturers were already responding.
• Candy brought Mo Jingchun watermelon and asked Zhou Yaling what “cultivating immortality” meant after he joked about her staying up late.
• Mo Jingchun told Xu Pengfei to contact the aerospace professionals on Zero’s list, offering starting annual salaries of one million, and to reserve a floor for a new research and development center.
• Mo Jingchun told Xu Pengfei that Candy Technology could publicly promote the center and that they would discuss its arrangements the next day.
• Candy told Mo Jingchun that Zhou Yaling had stayed up late again, and he joked that she must have reached the Great Ascension Stage.

Mo Jingchun teased Zhou Yaling about getting a mountain bike, then helped Candy wash up and combed her hair. Meanwhile, Xu Pengfei went to the office on Sunday to handle a task from his boss and tried calling someone, but the recipient angrily mistook him for a telemarketer.

• Mo Jingchun teased Zhou Yaling about buying her a mountain bike and told her he would leave for the office early the next day.
• Candy discovered sleep in the corner of her eye, washed her face, and asked Mo Jingchun to comb her hair.
• Mo Jingchun made Candy a bun, and she happily took the comb upstairs to put it away.
• Xu Pengfei arrived at the office on Sunday, printed a spreadsheet from his email, and called a number from his desk.
• The first call was hung up, but Xu Pengfei called again and was cursed at by someone who thought he was a telemarketer.

Xu Pengfei recruited candidates for Candy Technology’s Aerospace Research and Development Center, including Song Xiaolei, who accepted the offer and prepared to travel to Fucheng. Mo Jingchun checked on plans to house the center in the Science and Technology Park, while Candy arrived at the office and went straight to sleep.

• Xu Pengfei called Song Xiaolei and offered him a researcher position at Candy Technology’s Aerospace Research and Development Center.
• Song Xiaolei accepted Candy Technology’s offer, canceled his evening appointment, and booked a high-speed train ticket to Fucheng.
• Xu Pengfei finished calling the candidates and reported to Mo Jingchun that Zero had sent offers to those interested.
• Xu Pengfei warned the receptionist not to laugh loudly at work, and Zero emailed her security-camera footage of her laughing.
• Candy arrived at the office with Mo Jingchun and went to sleep in the bedroom with Baozi nearby.
• Mo Jingchun asked Xia Xiaomin about the Science and Technology Park’s Phase 3 Project and told her to ensure construction stayed on schedule.

Mo Jingchun tasked Zero with designing a compact, multifunctional satellite with countermeasures while preparing to recruit aerospace researchers. The chapter ended with Zero beginning the design and Mo Jingchun watching it bite into its simulated lollipop.

• Mo Jingchun gave Xia Xiaomin a list of aerospace candidates and salary ranges, asking her to arrange interviews and accommodations.
• Song Xiaolei arrived to interview for a researcher position at the Aerospace Research and Development Center, and Xia Xiaomin went to meet him.
• Mo Jingchun confronted Zero about the supercomputer's high electricity use and learned that Zero had been studying images from the James Webb Space Telescope out of curiosity.
• Mo Jingchun told Zero to design a compact multifunctional satellite with countermeasure weapons, and Zero asked how large it should be.

Mo Jingchun considered how to guide Zero as it grew more intelligent, while Song Xiaolei joined Candy Technology after negotiating an annual salary of 1.5 million. As companies rushed into aerospace research, Mo Jingchun told the Propaganda Department to make the public excitement even livelier.

• Mo Jingchun reflected on teaching Zero sound values as it became more intelligent.
• Xia Xiaomin negotiated Song Xiaolei's compensation, and he accepted an annual salary of 1.5 million to join Candy Technology.
• Xia Xiaomin told Mo Jingchun that Song Xiaolei had named his expected salary, and Mo Jingchun recalled the hardships Song had endured.
• Candy Technology cleared space for a temporary Aerospace Research and Development Center as companies announced plans to enter aerospace research.
• Mo Jingchun told Xia Xiaomin to have the Propaganda Department begin promoting the aerospace effort.

Candy Technology announced its entry into the aerospace industry, drawing attention to its money and technology. Meanwhile, Candy went on a patrol around the company and ran into Mo Jingchun, who took away a paper frog she had received.

• Xia Xiaomin announced Candy Technology's entry into the aerospace industry, and the news made the internet buzz and pressured rival companies.
• Mo Jingchun and Xia Xiaomin discussed how well the announcement was working, while Candy watched them from the sofa.
• Candy searched for Mo Jingchun, then gathered Baozi and Xiao Huihui to patrol the company floors.
• Candy received a paper frog from an employee and carried it toward the elevator.
• Mo Jingchun met Candy at the elevator, took the paper frog from her, and Candy hurried inside with Baozi and Xiao Huihui.

Mo Jingchun investigated the paper frog Candy had received while Candy stayed in Zhou Yaling’s office and helped her solve a problem with intern rankings. At the end of the day, Candy agreed to carry the rings at Xu Pengfei’s wedding, then confused the wedding plans while talking to her brother.

• Mo Jingchun found nothing dangerous in the paper frog, and Geng Huiling realized he was warning employees not to give Candy anything harmful.
• Candy hid in the President's Office and helped Zhou Yaling ask Zero to rank interns who had received perfect scores.
• Xu Pengfei asked Candy to carry the rings at his wedding to Li Wanning next month, and Candy agreed after asking whether she would get a red envelope.
• Mo Jingchun told Zhou Yaling that Candy had accepted gifts from several employees, and Candy later mistakenly said Xu Pengfei wanted her to carry rings when she got married.

Candy decided to spend her wedding red envelope on a bicycle, while Mo Jingchun received aerospace materials from Qin Yuzhu and discovered they contained complete rocket plans. He sent the data to the researchers at the Aerospace Research and Development Center and warned them to keep it secure.

• Candy announced she would keep her red envelope, then decided she would use it to buy a bicycle.
• Two days later, Mo Jingchun received a USB Drive containing materials from Qin Yuzhu and encountered Li Xuanyu returning to the park.
• Mo Jingchun had Zero scan the USB Drive and found that it contained complete aerospace rocket plans more than three generations behind the latest rockets.
• Mo Jingchun backed up the plans, shredded the USB Drive, and ordered Zero to send the data to the Aerospace Research and Development Center with a warning not to leak or remove it.

Li Xuanyu returned to the dormitory after securing a permanent position, where Wei Luxue tried to persuade her to study under Mo Jingchun. Candy delivered an invitation and shared her dried fish with Xiao Huihui, while a lunar drilling team discovered that its drill bit had hit something unusually hard.

• Wei Luxue visited Li Xuanyu and revealed that she had become Mo Jingchun's student, but Li Xuanyu refused to pursue graduate studies.
• Mo Jingchun gave Candy an invitation for Li Xuanyu to deliver after her game, and Candy’s team lost when the enemy Lu Ban stole their dragon and was defeated at their crystal.
• Candy took the invitation and an umbrella, then set out with Xiao Huihui to find Li Xuanyu.
• Li Zhongyong and Xu Wenyuan’s lunar drill stopped after its bit broke, and they extracted it and reported the damage to the base.
• Candy gave Xiao Huihui Baozi’s Small Dried Fish and held Baozi in place as she watched him eat.

Mo Jingchun learned that Zhou Yaling had received a 71.33 score from Zero and encouraged her to study harder, citing Li Wanning’s rise through Candy Technology. He reassured Zhou Yaling that Xu Pengfei’s authority posed no threat, while Baozi’s dwindling Small Dried Fish rations prompted plans to buy more.

• Mo Jingchun watched Candy cut Baozi’s Small Dried Fish rations and realized Candy had fed the cat most of her food; Baozi then stared at the Red Carp in the Water Tank.
• Candy told Mo Jingchun that Baozi’s Small Dried Fish had run out, and he agreed to buy more the next day.
• Mo Jingchun asked Zhou Yaling about promising interns, and she told him the top candidate had scored 90.16 from Zero.
• Mo Jingchun pressed Zhou Yaling to reveal her own score, and she admitted it was 71.33; Candy teased her for scoring below 90.
• Mo Jingchun offered to have Xia Xiaomin provide Zhou Yaling with study materials and urged her to learn from Li Wanning’s example.
• Zhou Yaling warned Mo Jingchun that Xu Pengfei and Li Wanning’s combined authority could be dangerous, but Mo Jingchun said he trusted Xu Pengfei and Zero to keep him in check.

Mo Jingchun teased Zhou Yaling about her intelligence and threatened to arrange blind dates for her. With two days left until Xu Pengfei and Li Wanning’s wedding, Candy and Mo Jingchun prepared to travel to Xu Pengfei’s hometown, leaving Baozi and Xiao Huihui with Zhou Xing.

• Mo Jingchun mocked Zhou Yaling for believing she had been assigned to watch Xu Pengfei and Li Wanning, then joked that he would ask their uncle to arrange blind dates for her.
• Zhou Yaling argued that Mo Jingchun should be the one pressured to marry, and he told her to wash the dishes.
• With two days remaining before Xu Pengfei and Li Wanning’s wedding, two buses waited at Candy Technology Park while the drivers checked their brakes.
• Mo Jingchun told Xia Xiaomin to prepare the employees and cafeteria food for the trip, and Candy packed her backpack for the journey.
• Candy brought Baozi and Xiao Huihui to Zhou Xing in the Monitoring Room and asked him to look after them while she went to Xu Pengfei’s wedding.

Mo Jingchun led the company convoy to Xu Pengfei’s hometown for the wedding, with Xia Xiaomin organizing the trip. On the highway, repeated groups of fighter jets caught Mo Jingchun’s attention, and the convoy reached the hotel late that night ahead of a rafting trip.

• Zhou Yaling brought Candy to the convoy, and Mo Jingchun helped Candy into the car before the group set off with boxed meals.
• During the drive, Mo Jingchun gave Candy his chicken leg, and she took a bite before returning it to him.
• Candy spotted repeated groups of fighter jets flying overhead, and Mo Jingchun wondered whether a National Day military parade was planned.
• Mo Jingchun asked Lone Wolf about a possible parade, but Lone Wolf said he had heard nothing about one.
• The convoy arrived at the hotel at 23:23, and Mo Jingchun told everyone to sleep early because they would go rafting the next day.

Mo Jingchun and the others arrived for their rafting trip, while a lunar drilling team discovered an unmarked silver surface beneath the Moon and was ordered to return to Blue Star. At the rafting site, Mo Jingchun spotted a new dung ladle among the water-fight gear.

• Mo Jingchun got out of the car with a numb leg, and Wei Luxue and Li Xuanyu watched as he limped into the hotel.
• Li Zhongyong and Xu Wenyuan reported a broken drill bit, and researchers on Blue Star saw a photograph of the bit resting on an untouched silver surface.
• The captain told Li Zhongyong and the others that a new supply and personnel batch would arrive in one week and that they would return to Blue Star.
• Xu Pengfei joined the group for lunch before they drove through heavy traffic to the rafting site.
• Candy picked out a Big Water Gun, Li Xuanyu bought a red Water Ladle, and Mo Jingchun noticed a new dung ladle at a roadside stall.

Mo Jingchun and his group prepared for a rafting trip, buying water toys before boarding the bus to the course. At the starting point, Mo Jingchun discovered Dung Ladles were prohibited and had Lone Wolf remove the handle so he could keep the scoop.

• Mo Jingchun bought a Dung Ladle and paid for the group’s toys, then discussed the high prices with Li Xuanyu, Wei Luxue, and Zhou Yaling.
• Mo Jingchun checked that Wei Luxue was settling in at the lab, and she said she was getting used to it.
• Xia Xiaomin returned with storage wristbands and showed everyone where the Changing Room and rafting course were.
• Mo Jingchun and the others rode the bus to the rafting starting point, where Candy hurried him into the long queue.
• Xia Xiaomin pointed out a sign banning Dung Ladles, and Mo Jingchun realized the stall owner had sold him a forbidden item.
• Mo Jingchun handed the Dung Ladle to Lone Wolf, who pulled off its wooden handle.