Chapter Summaries

Qin Lingling agreed to sell Everyday to Wang Yue for a steeply reduced price after Jiang Shan resigned and the company’s sales and marketing teams defected. Na Wei was called back to the company while he and Shen Lin were searching for Shen Lei, whose disappearance remained unexplained.

• Wang Yue hired Jiang Shan as deputy head of the medical aesthetics project team, and Jiang Shan resigned from Everyday without waiting for severance.
• Qin Lingling learned Qin Feng had approved Jiang Shan’s resignation and warned him that Jiang Shan could take major clients to Xu Yimei’s new company.
• Qin Lingling went to Wang Yue and agreed to sell Everyday for thirty percent of his previous offer after he pointed out that the company had lost its marketing and sales teams.
• Na Wei and Shen Lin learned that Shen Lei had left home alone with a small bag, but they still had no news of where he had gone.
• Wang Yue called Na Wei back to the company, while Xie Meilan joined Shen Lin in searching for Shen Lei.
• Na Wei asked Li Xiaoyue what had happened at the company, and she told him Hu Haili and Jiang Shan had joined.

Wang Yue acquired Everyday Medical Technology, and Na Wei led Future Technology staff in taking control of the company and beginning a sweeping reshuffle. Qin Feng realized he could not stop the takeover, but he objected to Na Wei’s plan to remove the department heads, insisting that Manager Wang would never agree.

• Wang Yue told Na Wei that Future Technology had acquired Everyday and assigned him to take over the company and establish Future Everyday Medical Technology Co., Ltd.
• Na Wei and Jiang Shan gathered former Everyday employees and led them downstairs to take over the departments and secure the company’s records.
• Qin Feng tried to block the takeover, but Na Wei showed him Qin Lingling’s signed contract, and Qin Feng stepped aside after confirming the sale.
• Qin Lingling handled the transfer of more than a hundred million and related paperwork at the bank, leaving Qin Feng’s calls unanswered.
• Na Wei convened the departments and ordered the department heads and Qin family members to process their resignations.
• Qin Feng protested that firing the department heads would hurt the company and claimed Manager Wang would not approve.

Na Wei restructured Everyday after Future Technology took it over, while Qin Lingling and Qin Feng formed a rival company to compete with Wang Ruizhi. Wang Ruizhi learned that three companies were now fighting for the same clients, leaving his plans to rebuild his business in jeopardy.

• Na Wei demoted Qin Feng and put Hu Haili in charge of layoffs, and Hu warned that Future Technology could dissolve Everyday and establish a new company if employees resisted.
• Hu Haili secured cooperation from the departing employees and gave them N+1 severance, while Qin Feng resigned after realizing Future Technology had already taken most of Everyday's clients.
• Qin Lingling told Qin Feng to register Qin's Medical Technology Co., Ltd. with Qin family relatives and compete against Wang Ruizhi and Wang Yue.
• Na Wei worked to reassure Everyday's clients and manage the company, while news of Future Technology's acquisition eased concerns among larger industry competitors.
• Wang Ruizhi learned that Qin Lingling had started a competing company, realized all three businesses would have to offer clients better deals, and angrily threw his prayer beads.

Wang Ruizhi failed to win over Everyday Medical Technology’s clients as Future Everyday Medical Technology grew rapidly under Na Wei. Shen Lin’s search for her missing brother Shen Lei strained her family, and after her parents accused Na Wei of neglecting them, she revealed that she had also lost her job because of Shen Lei.

• Wang Ruizhi found that many former business partners chose to work with Future Everyday Medical Technology, which expanded quickly under Na Wei.
• Police traced Shen Lei to Zhongnan Mountain after he recharged his phone, while Shen Lin’s parents came to Beijing and urged her to find him.
• Shen Lin kept Na Wei out of the search because he was busy managing the newly acquired company and she feared he might lose his job.
• Shen Lin’s parents accused Na Wei of refusing to help Shen Lei, and Shen Lin defended him, explaining that her brother’s actions had already cost her her job.

Shen Lin stood her ground against her parents when they tried to leave for Xi'an, then rushed to the high-speed rail station after asking her mother-in-law to pick up the children. Na Wei found help from Li Xiaoyue, who agreed to collect his daughter and persuaded Wang Yue to lend her his car.

• Shen Lin refused to apologize when her parents threatened to leave, and they took their luggage to the train station.
• Shen Lin asked Na's mother to pick up Na Zhuoyue and hurried to the high-speed rail station to follow her parents to Xi'an.
• Na's mother called Na Wei for help, but Na Jun said he could not leave his overtime work to pick up the children.
• Na Wei called Li Xiaoyue, who agreed to pick up his daughter despite having broken up with Na Jun.
• Li Xiaoyue asked to borrow Wang Yue's car, and Wang Yue decided to go with her to help collect the children.

After taking Na Zhuoyue home, Wang Yue drove Li Xiaoyue back and discussed Shen Lei’s disappearance, making her reconsider his responsibilities to his family. Na Jun then saw Li Xiaoyue getting out of Wang Yue’s car and wrongly accused her of leaving him for someone else; Wang Yue called Liu Miaoying to keep her company, but Liu later called him back for help.

• Li Xiaoyue picked up Na Zhuoyue and hurried away from Na Wei’s family, then told Wang Yue that Shen Lei had been found in Zhongnan Mountain.
• Wang Yue criticized Shen Lei for leaving his aging parents, and Li Xiaoyue began to question whether he could offer a reliable future.
• Wang Yue took Li Xiaoyue to dinner and drove her to her rental, where he noticed a drunk Na Jun approaching.
• Na Jun accused Li Xiaoyue of breaking up with him because she had found someone else, then drove away without realizing Wang Yue had been driving the car.
• Wang Yue called Liu Miaoying to stay with the upset Li Xiaoyue, but Liu later called to say Xiaoyue was in trouble, prompting Wang Yue to turn back.

Wang Yue, Liu Miaoying, and Li Xiaoyue dealt with Qi Li’s boyfriend after he tried to assault Li Xiaoyue, and Li Xiaoyue moved into staff housing for safety. The next day, they discovered Qi Li had caught her boyfriend cheating with a former roommate who had seduced him for revenge.

• Liu Miaoying rescued Li Xiaoyue from Qi Li’s boyfriend, who fled after she struck him with a broom.
• Qi Li blamed Li Xiaoyue for the attempted assault and asked to settle things privately, so Wang Yue told her to move out.
• Wang Yue offered staff housing near the company, and Liu Miaoying invited Li Xiaoyue to move in with her.
• Liu Miaoying and Li Xiaoyue returned to collect their belongings and saw Qi Li with a handprint on her face and her boyfriend covered in scratches.
• Liu Miaoying recorded Qi Li arguing with her boyfriend and learned that Qi Li had caught him cheating with a former roommate who had seduced him for revenge.

Qi Li’s boyfriend was exposed and arrested after Li Xiaoyue and Liu Miaoying recorded his behavior, while Qi Li also faced punishment for shielding him. Wang Yue helped Li Xiaoyue recruit her Hanfu club friends to establish the company’s event office, which began planning a nine-day outing for the game division’s Technology Department.

• Qi Li’s boyfriend dumped her after throwing her out, and Li Xiaoyue and Liu Miaoying recorded him arguing with Qi Li about his assaults on other women.
• Li Xiaoyue called the police, and Qi Li’s boyfriend confessed to indecently assaulting Qi Li while the recording prompted a more serious investigation; Qi Li also faced consequences for shielding him.
• Wang Yue suggested that Li Xiaoyue recruit members and organizers from her Hanfu club, and she invited her friends to join the event office.
• Li Xiaoyue recruited both club presidents and asked them to poll the group for enthusiastic event-goers to interview.
• The company departments began requesting outings, and Li Xiaoyue planned a nine-day trip for the game division’s Technology Department, inviting Wang Yue and offering several destination choices.

Wang Yue went to Zhongnan Mountain to persuade Shen Lei to return home and helped him understand why his marriage with Xie Meilan had fallen apart. Shen Lei agreed to speak with his family, though Wang Yue left him reconsidering how money had changed his former wife’s priorities.

• Ke Zhendong helped the tech department choose Xi'an, and Wang Yue agreed to go there to speak with Shen Lei at Na Wei’s request.
• Wang Yue recorded Shen Lin and her parents pleading for Shen Lei, then showed the video to him at his mountain retreat.
• Shen Lei softened after seeing his parents’ distress and agreed to talk with them, though he doubted he could find work that suited him.
• Wang Yue explained that Shen Lei’s refusal to spend more on Xie Meilan’s mother and their future had widened the gap between them.
• Wang Yue told Shen Lei that Xie Meilan had still loved him but valued money more, and that she had chosen Lu Jie as a chance to improve her life.

Wang Yue helped Shen Lei accept that Xie Meilan valued money more than their relationship, and Shen Lei decided to divorce her after finishing his business on the mountain. In Kejia Village, Shen Lei shared his travel experiences with Li Xiaoyue, while Wang Yue reassured Shen Lei’s family and left with Li Xiaoyue.

• Shen Lei told Wang Yue he would divorce Xie Meilan after finishing what he had come to do on the mountain.
• Wang Yue explored Zhongnan Mountain and ran into Li Xiaoyue, who followed him to visit scenic spots.
• Wang Yue and Li Xiaoyue reached Kejia Village, where Shen Lei and his family thanked Wang Yue.
• Li Xiaoyue praised Shen Lei’s solo trip, and Shen Lei explained its costs and described his experiences on the road.
• Shen Lin changed the conversation to Na Wei when Shen Dad seemed ready to lecture Wang Yue, and Wang Yue explained the new company’s progress.
• Wang Yue and Li Xiaoyue left together, and Li Xiaoyue admitted she had chosen the activities office director role because it suited her love of having fun.

Wang Yue approved Li Xiaoyue’s plan for an extravagant imperial-style gala to celebrate Future Everyday, and the event helped Future Technology secure many partnerships. The new deals crippled Wang Ruizhi’s and Qin Feng’s medical aesthetics companies, which continued losing money as their owners refused to give up.

• Na Wei suggested using the activities office to stage performances after business partners asked to attend its events.
• Wang Yue approved a grand Future Everyday celebration and told Li Xiaoyue to organize a banquet with a budget under ten million.
• Li Xiaoyue proposed an imperial court fashion show, and Wang Yue had her buy costumes, props, and equipment rather than rent them.
• Li Xiaoyue transformed the COFCO Building banquet hall into a palace, and Future Technology held its gala for clients and partners.
• Future Technology finalized many partnerships at the banquet, while Future Everyday won over clients and left Wang Ruizhi’s and Qin Feng’s companies struggling.
• Wang Ruizhi and Qin Feng continued pouring money into their failing companies rather than giving up.

Wang Ruizhi struggled to save his failing company by personally courting Boss Wei, enduring humiliating drinking sessions to win business. Boss Wei eventually increased his order, though it remained only a quarter of the volume Every Day purchased.

• Wang Ruizhi and Qin Feng personally sought new sales channels as their companies faced financial trouble.
• Wang Ruizhi met Boss Wei for dinner, where Boss Wei made him drink an entire bottle of Maotai before discussing business.
• Wang Ruizhi and his salespeople continued drinking with Boss Wei until he agreed to discuss an order the next day.
• Boss Wei gave Wang Ruizhi an order worth less than a tenth of Every Day's purchase volume.
• Wang Ruizhi repeatedly treated Boss Wei to drinks, saunas, massages, nightclubs, and karaoke, and Boss Wei raised the order to a quarter of his company's usual volume.

Wang Ruizhi and Qin Feng struggled to keep their new companies afloat as Future Everyday fought them for clients, while Na Wei and the others settled into their lives. Na Jun found a new partner and a career crisis of his own when his company began timing employees’ bathroom breaks.

• Wang Ruizhi and Qin Feng kept their companies afloat but clashed with Future Everyday’s sales and marketing teams over clients, with Na Wei allowing the retaliation.
• Shen Lei chose to volunteer as a teacher with Teacher Liang, and Wang Yue arranged company support so they could teach in the same village.
• Shen Lin joined Future Everyday as an HR specialist, while Li Xiaoyue traveled for work and continued bringing the company clients.
• Na Jun met Zhai Ying on a blind date, began dating her, and renovated his apartment with her.
• Na Jun hid in the bathroom to recover from work stress, but after employees complained about crowded bathrooms, HR installed timers to limit their breaks.

Na Jun’s work stress caused temporary hearing loss, and he manipulated a car crash to avoid returning to the office before receiving medical leave. After he discovered the company had brought in a younger expert and refused his transfer request, his symptoms worsened, and a doctor diagnosed him with mild panic disorder and mild depression.

• Na Jun temporarily lost his hearing at home, and Zhai Ying took him to the hospital after he staged a crash to explain his absence from work.
• Doctors found no head injury and attributed Na Jun’s hearing loss to stress; General Manager Lu later granted him two weeks of paid leave.
• Na Jun returned early after learning Zhang Peng had joined the team, then asked General Manager Lu for a transfer and was refused.
• Na Jun realized the company might not retain him long-term, began collecting evidence of forced overtime, and struggled to leave because of his mortgage and fear of changing jobs.
• Na Jun’s hearing loss and dizziness became more frequent, and a doctor diagnosed him with mild panic disorder and mild depression.

Na Jun’s work pressure worsened his anxiety until he argued with General Manager Lu and collapsed, while Na Wei learned that his brother needed proper rest to recover. Wang Yue reassured Na Wei about recovery but warned that Na Jun had to rest, leaving Na Wei unsure how to make his stubborn younger brother listen.

• Na Jun’s anxiety and health deteriorated as General Manager Lu criticized him, and Na Jun eventually stormed out after a shouting match.
• General Manager Lu learned that Na Jun had fainted in the parking garage and sent him to the hospital, where he discovered how serious Na Jun’s condition was.
• Na Wei visited Na Jun and urged him to take his medicine, then brought his worries about his brother to Wang Yue.
• Wang Yue explained that he had also left a high-pressure job after his health failed and said Na Jun could recover if he rested.
• Na Wei worried that Na Jun would not rest properly, and Wang Yue reminded him that recovery depended on Na Jun actually taking time to rest.

Wang Yue recruited Na Jun to reproduce software for the supporting tools of an AI project, and Na Jun signed a contract before returning to Shanfu Technology to resign. There, he discovered Zhang Peng had replaced him and been promoted to lead the testing department’s project.

• Wang Yue asked Na Wei to invite Na Jun to work for him, and Na Wei called his brother.
• Na Jun met Li Xiaoyue in the elevator and awkwardly clarified that Wang Yue had invited him to discuss a job.
• Wang Yue offered Na Jun a role reproducing software for an AI project, and arranged for him to sign a contract in advance.
• Na Jun returned to Shanfu Technology and found that Zhang Peng had replaced him as testing department head.
• Na Jun learned that Zhang Peng had been promoted to project supervisor and would manage the project.

Na Jun forced Shanfu Technology to grant him compensation and most of his stock options by threatening legal action over its overtime and workplace practices, then joined Wang Yue’s company and built its AI division. The chapter leaves him preparing to lead a medical aesthetics AI project and asking Wang Yue how much the company will invest.

• After General Manager Lu sidelined him, Na Jun stayed at Shanfu Technology, recorded evidence of its overtime practices, and consulted a lawyer.
• When the company tried to fire him, Na Jun demanded N+1 compensation and his stock options, warning General Manager Lu and the Human Resources Director that he could expose the company and join a class-action lawsuit.
• The company gave Na Jun eight million worth of stock options, and he left Shanfu Technology for Wang Yue’s company.
• Na Jun recruited employees from Shanfu Technology and other contacts, assembling Wang Yue’s AI division in less than a month.
• Wang Yue assigned Na Jun to lead a medical aesthetics AI project and suggested working with Shanfu Technology as a client; Na Jun asked how much the project would receive in initial investment.

Na Jun brought Future Technology’s medical aesthetics AI project to Shanfu Technology and used the opportunity to press for favorable terms and the rest of his stock options. He left the company awaiting a call from Manager Liu to discuss the contract details.

• Na Jun arranged equipment for the AI database and met Manager Liu to discuss outsourcing Future Technology’s medical aesthetics AI project to Shanfu Technology.
• Na Jun told Manager Liu the contract was worth at least a hundred million and said Shanfu would get priority only if its price was right.
• Na Jun visited the testing team, leaving former colleagues and General Manager Lu anxious after they learned he was now a major client.
• Shanfu Technology’s boss asked about Na Jun’s stock options, then instructed Human Resources to offer him the remaining thirty percent in exchange for signing a new contract.
• Na Jun waited nearby, expecting Shanfu Technology to make a favorable offer, and Manager Liu called to invite him back to discuss the details.

Na Jun recovered his remaining stock options from Shanfu Technology, then used the company’s punishing workload to recruit its programmers for Future Technology. After three months of rapid software production and growing his team, he persuaded Wang Yue to let him establish an AI subsidiary and promised to complete Wang Yue’s own project with interns.

• Na Jun negotiated with Shanfu Technology’s HR department, received his remaining stock options, and then signed his agreement with Manager Liu.
• Na Jun set a tight deadline for Shanfu’s project, and its executives imposed two shifts that left employees overworked and resentful.
• Na Jun recruited Shanfu programmers for Future Technology, where his team delivered six software products in the first month and more than a dozen in the second.
• After three months, Na Jun proposed spinning off his AI department; Wang Yue approved the subsidiary and promised him management shares like Na Wei’s.
• Na Jun proposed using interns for the copying work so experienced staff could focus on Wang Yue’s project, then left excited by the opportunity.

Na Jun let Shanfu Technology struggle to finish the first stage of the beauty-treatment AI project, then ended the remaining contract after inspecting its prototype. He explained that Future Technology’s boss had lost confidence in Shanfu’s work after another company’s gaming AI assistant had already been adopted successfully.

• Shanfu Technology fell behind schedule as staff departures disrupted coordination between its departments, and Na Jun refused Manager Liu and General Manager Lu’s bribe while offering only a half-month extension.
• Shanfu Technology hired fifty or sixty programmers and worked around the clock until it completed the AI system’s first stage.
• Manager Liu celebrated the on-time completion and secured bonuses for the project team, but Na Jun terminated the rest of the contract after inspecting the work.
• Manager Liu and General Manager Lu tried to persuade Na Jun to continue the partnership, and Na Jun said Future Technology’s boss had chosen to stop because Shanfu’s prototype was less professional than another company’s already successful gaming AI assistant.