Chapter Summaries

Wang Yue helped Great Song defeat the Liao Kingdom, then left court with Minglan and their family to live in the south. After Princess Kangguo discovered his gift at the peach grove, Wang Yue painted Zhao Jin’s portrait and the Transmigration System returned him to his original world.

• The Emperor questioned Wang Yue about flying, and Wang Yue gave him Changdong’s health-preserving manual after asking him to look after Princess Zhao Jin.
• Wang Yue learned that Liao officials had ordered the assassination attempt, and the Emperor used the attack as cause to launch a war against Liao.
• Wang Yue and Wang Anshi managed the war’s supplies as Great Song drove Liao north, reclaimed the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun, and received Western Xia’s submission.
• At the victory banquet, Wang Yue gave Princess Kangguo a booklet, then left the imperial city holding Minglan’s hand; the next day, Changdong told the Emperor that Wang Yue and his family had disappeared.
• Princess Kangguo followed the booklet’s instructions into the peach grove and found the Sunflower Manual, while Wang Yue settled with his family in the south and painted Zhao Jin’s portrait.
• The Transmigration System announced that Wang Yue had met its return conditions and transported him back to his original world.

Wang Yue returned from The Story of Minglan and joined Luo Youyou at a reunion with her all-women high school classmates. He met her friends, including Liang Lu, and the gathering ended with Luo Youyou teasingly expressing confidence in him.

• Wang Yue reflected on leaving Minglan and questioned whether the Salted Fish System would count being a pretty boy or living off a woman as skills.
• A classmate called Luo Youyou and insisted that she bring her boyfriend to the reunion, while Wang Yue awkwardly answered the phone before Youyou took over.
• Wang Yue accompanied Luo Youyou to the gathering and discovered that it was a reunion for her all-girls high school, with around twenty women and no male classmates.
• Luo Youyou introduced Wang Yue as the owner of a small game company, and her classmates teased her about bringing her first boyfriend.
• Liang Lu, Luo Youyou's best friend, spoke with Wang Yue, who praised her beauty, and Luo Youyou said she was confident in him.

After a class reunion, Wang Yue learned Luo Youyou’s grandfather still had reservations about her meeting Wang Yue’s family. A few days later, Wang Yue went to the Liang Corporation to investigate a suspected intruder and discovered the hacker was connected to Liang Lu’s ex-boyfriend.

• Luo Youyou and Wang Yue discussed her friends, Liang Lu’s breakup, and whether her grandfather would approve of her visiting Wang Yue’s hometown.
• Wang Yue asked whether Luo Youyou’s family had an old family friend, and she reassured him that potential rivals her age were already married.
• Xiang Dong called Wang Yue to investigate attempted intrusions at the Liang Corporation after its staff suspected Wang Yue’s company’s security software.
• Wang Yue found and caught the intruder, then showed Xiao Li and the other technicians how to track hackers.
• Wang Yue encountered Liang Lu at the Liang Corporation, and she revealed that the hacker worked for her ex-boyfriend’s company.

Wang Yue finished upgrading his company’s security software and discussed Liang Lu’s possible motives with Luo Youyou, who continued to trust her best friend. As Wang Yue watched Golden Years with Youyou, his transmigration ability activated and sent him into the drama.

• Liang Lu invited Wang Yue to lunch after he helped her company, but he declined and later suspected she had been testing him.
• Wang Yue completed a security software upgrade with paid emergency assistance and a backdoor feature for contacting him directly.
• Luo Youyou resumed spending time with her best friends, then questioned Wang Yue about refusing Liang Lu’s invitation.
• Wang Yue explained why Liang Lu’s company’s hacker attack and its adoption of his software seemed suspicious, but Luo Youyou insisted she trusted Liang Lu.
• Wang Yue and Luo Youyou shopped for groceries, cooked at home, and later began watching Golden Years together.
• The transmigration system activated, sending Wang Yue into Golden Years, where he wondered what skills he should learn.

After transmigrating into Wang Yue, a photography graduate, Wang Yue met Zhu Suosuo and Jiang Nansun after accidentally photographing them on campus. Zhu Suosuo suspected he had taken inappropriate pictures, and the chapter ended with the three agreeing that she and Jiang Nansun would check his camera and treat him to a meal if the photos were innocent.

• Wang Yue recovered the memories of his new life after he hit his head on a tree while taking pictures of Zhu Suosuo and Jiang Nansun.
• Wang Yue awkwardly held Zhu Suosuo's hand, and Zhu Suosuo pulled away and argued with him while Jiang Nansun teased her about having a new boyfriend.
• Wang Yue tried to leave, but Zhu Suosuo grabbed his clothes and demanded that he hand over his camera and delete the photos.
• Zhu Suosuo offered to inspect Wang Yue's camera and threatened to report him if she found inappropriate pictures.
• Jiang Nansun offered to cook Wang Yue a meal with Zhu Suosuo if his photos were innocent, and Wang Yue accepted.
• Zhu Suosuo embraced Jiang Nansun, then returned to Wang Yue and restated her bet about making him hold a sign if his camera contained improper photos.

Wang Yue built a short-video app, bought a house and car, and later ran into Zhu Suosuo while she was helping her drunk cousin. He drove them home and reminded her that she still owed him a meal and the return of his camera.

• Wang Yue agreed to let Zhu Suosuo keep his camera temporarily, then left after teasing her and Jiang Nansun about cooking for him.
• Zhu Suosuo and Jiang Nansun joked about whether Wang Yue was interested in either of them and worried about Jiang Nansun's boyfriend, Zhang Anren.
• Wang Yue used his experience to develop a short-video app, earned money, and bought a house and car near school.
• Wang Yue spotted Zhu Suosuo at a restaurant and followed her outside after she left with her heavily intoxicated cousin.
• Zhu Suosuo asked Wang Yue to take her cousin home in exchange for returning his camera, and he agreed.
• Wang Yue drove Zhu Suosuo and her cousin home, while Zhu Suosuo marveled at his car and teased him about his project worth hundreds of millions.

Wang Yue and Zhu Suosuo grew closer after she cooked him a meal, while Jiang Nansun worried he might pursue her and encouraged Suosuo to win him over. Their shopping trip ended with an unexpected meeting with Jiang Nansun and her aunt, leaving Aunt Jiang curious about the secrets between them.

• Wang Yue drove Zhu Suosuo and the drunk Luo Jiaming home, then left before Suosuo came back downstairs.
• Zhu Suosuo called Jiang Nansun, who worried Wang Yue might approach her and urged Suosuo to pursue him instead.
• Wang Yue invited Zhu Suosuo to cook at his home, but she brought him a packed meal and they ate together in a park.
• Wang Yue and Zhu Suosuo went shopping after he offered to repay her, and she returned his camera.
• Wang Yue and Zhu Suosuo entered a café and found Jiang Nansun sitting with Aunt Jiang.
• Wang Yue called Zhu Suosuo his good friend and hinted that Jiang Nansun had broken her word, leaving Aunt Jiang to wonder what had happened between them.

Wang Yue impressed Aunt Jiang with his assessment of a construction company and received her business card, while his teasing strained his rapport with Jiang Nansun. The next morning, he joined Zhu Suosuo to see Jiang Nansun after she cut her long hair, and he wondered whether she understood how wasteful the haircut was.

• Aunt Jiang asked about Wang Yue’s plans, and he said he had earned money developing software but had not chosen his next pursuit.
• Wang Yue reviewed Aunt Jiang’s documents and advised that the company subcontract large projects to reputable firms, prompting her to give him her business card.
• Jiang Nansun warned Wang Yue not to pursue her because she had a boyfriend, and Wang Yue joked that she could cook for him after they broke up.
• The next morning, Zhu Suosuo called Wang Yue and told him that Jiang Nansun had fought with her father and cut her long hair.
• Wang Yue picked up Zhu Suosuo and met Jiang Nansun at the salon, where he teased her about wasting her beautiful hair.

Wang Yue teased Jiang Nansun about her spending before Zhu Suosuo delivered a document to Jingyan Group. He contacted Fan Jingang about a design job and left planning to submit drawings, while Zhu Suosuo hoped to hear back from Ye Jinyan about a position.

• Wang Yue warned Jiang Nansun that her frugal boyfriend might not support her lifestyle, but she insisted that love was all they needed.
• Jiang Nansun asked Zhu Suosuo to deliver a document to Ye Jinyan at Jingyan Group, and Zhu Suosuo brought Wang Yue along.
• Wang Yue wondered whether Teacher Chen worked at Jingyan Group, then called Fan Jingang and learned that he would need to pass a design assessment.
• Wang Yue met Fan Jingang and agreed to prepare design drawings for review.
• Zhu Suosuo returned after meeting Ye Jinyan and said she might get a job at Jingyan Group, while Wang Yue told her he might become her colleague.

After moving his belongings out of the dorm, Wang Yue ran into Jiang Nansun and Zhang Anren and ended up helping them move. He and Wang Yongzheng finished hauling Zhang Anren’s things and looked to him to pay for lunch.

• Wang Yue moved his belongings into his new home and encountered Jiang Nansun walking with Zhang Anren.
• Wang Yue offered his car to help Zhang Anren move, and Jiang Nansun and Zhang Anren accepted.
• At Zhang Anren’s dorm, Wang Yongzheng argued that Zhang Anren had missed the deadline to vacate the room.
• Wang Yue urged Wang Yongzheng to help load Zhang Anren’s belongings, and the three men moved them in two trips.
• After the move, Wang Yongzheng asked Zhang Anren where he would take them for lunch.

Wang Yue helped Wang Yongzheng move, then ran into Zhu Suosuo and later learned that the man she was seeing was Ye Jinyan’s driver. After warning her and offering her a room at his place, he agreed to pick her up, leaving their new living arrangement about to begin.

• Jiang Nansun sent Wang Yue and Wang Yongzheng away without offering them food after they helped Zhang Anren move.
• Wang Yue and Wang Yongzheng went out to eat, where they encountered Zhu Suosuo walking with Mr. Ma.
• Wang Yue delivered his designs to Fan Jingang and saw Mr. Ma opening a car door for Ye Jinyan, then asked Fan Jingang about him.
• Wang Yue told Zhu Suosuo what he had learned, and she asked whether he was jealous.
• Wang Yue offered Zhu Suosuo a rent-free room at his place, and she eagerly agreed to pack while he drove to pick her up.

Wang Yue agreed to meet Zhu Suosuo’s father and impressed both families by defeating Luo Jiaming in a technical showdown. After the gathering, Zhu Suosuo finally had a chance to talk with her father, whom she had barely seen in years.

• Wang Yue picked up Zhu Suosuo and agreed to meet her father after she promised to become more diligent at home.
• Wang Yue and Zhu Suosuo arrived at the meeting, where Luo Jiaming questioned Wang Yue about his work.
• Wang Yue challenged Luo Jiaming to a technical showdown and defeated him, surprising both families.
• Zhu Suosuo suggested Wang Yue mentor Luo Jiaming, embarrassing Luo Jiaming and prompting his mother to change the subject.
• Wang Yue and Zhu Suosuo took Zhu's Father and his new wife to their hotel, where Zhu Suosuo finally got to talk with her father.

Wang Yue tried to help Zhu Suosuo after her father left, then bought a storefront and registered a travel company as a surprise for her. When Jiang Nansun needed to escape a blind date arranged by her father, Wang Yue went to the restaurant and posed as her boyfriend by paying the bill and talking stocks with Teacher Li.

• Zhu Suosuo said goodbye to Zhu's Father and hid her tears from Wang Yue, then joked with him about becoming a housekeeper or the lady of the house.
• Wang Yue bought a nearby storefront and registered a travel company to reward Zhu Suosuo, but she came home late after finding a sales job at Jingyan Group and going out with Jiang Nansun.
• Zhu Suosuo called Wang Yue to ask him to pretend to be Jiang Nansun's boyfriend because Jiang Nansun's father had arranged a blind date and Zhang Anren could not be reached.
• Wang Yue picked up Zhu Suosuo and went to the restaurant, where he paid Jiang Nansun's bill instead of staging a dramatic interruption.
• Jiang Nansun linked arms with Wang Yue and introduced him as her boyfriend, while Wang Yue told Teacher Li he wanted stock advice and received the analyst's business card.

Wang Yue learned about stock investing from Teacher Li, then found Jiang Nansun staying at his home after a quarrel with her father. He agreed to find work and considered getting his Game Company running, while Zhu Suosuo teased him about listening to Jiang Nansun.

• Wang Yue said goodbye to Teacher Li and drove Jiang Nansun home, with Zhu Suosuo revealing she had been hiding in the back seat.
• Wang Yue visited Teacher Li the next morning to learn about stocks, then left money with him to manage.
• Wang Yue discovered that Zhu Suosuo had invited Jiang Nansun to stay at his home after Jiang Nansun argued with her father.
• Jiang Nansun warned Wang Yue not to lend money to her father for stock trading and urged him to take a job at Jingyan Group.
• Wang Yue agreed to find work and considered starting his Game Company, prompting Zhu Suosuo to tease him for agreeing only because Jiang Nansun had suggested it.

Wang Yue bought Zhu Suosuo a car, then met with Jiang's Mother, who arranged a housekeeper and questioned him about his relationship with Suosuo. The chapter ended with Suosuo worrying that the expensive car might interfere with Wang Yue's plans for his game company, and Wang Yue reassured her that he had a project worth hundreds of millions.

• Wang Yue agreed to buy Zhu Suosuo a car, leaving her and Jiang Nansun stunned and prompting Nansun to ask how far Suosuo and Wang Yue's relationship had gone.
• Zhu Suosuo received a more expensive car than the one she had chosen and called Wang Yue, but he missed her call while designing a game and speaking with Jiang's Mother.
• Jiang's Mother visited Wang Yue, asked about his wealth and relationship with Zhu Suosuo, and offered to find a housekeeper for the home.
• Wang Yue explained that he had earned his money through a software partnership with Big Penguin and accepted Jiang's Mother's offer to find a housekeeper.
• Wang Yue called Zhu Suosuo back, explained that the dealership's repeated upgrade pitches had led him to change her car, and reassured her that he could still fund his game company.

Wang Yue comforted Jiang Nansun after Zhang Anren used her to report Wang Yongzheng, while Zhu Suosuo teased Wang Yue about their relationship. After Jiang Nansun and Zhang Anren reconciled, Jiang's Father visited Wang Yue to ask about investing and Jingyan Group, leaving Wang Yue to explain his managed funds.

• Zhu Suosuo flirted with Wang Yue, but he stayed quiet, and Jiang's Mother arranged for a nanny to help Jiang Nansun settle in at his home.
• Zhu Suosuo told Wang Yue that Zhang Anren had used Jiang Nansun to gather information before reporting Wang Yongzheng, and Wang Yue explained why Zhang Anren's treatment of her was the real issue.
• Jiang Nansun cried and ran to her room after understanding how Zhang Anren had used her, while Zhu Suosuo went to comfort her.
• Wang Yue's Game Company opened and began earning money, and Jiang Nansun and Zhang Anren reconciled; Zhu Suosuo later teased Wang Yue, who called them both heroines.
• Jiang's Father visited Wang Yue, asked whether he would return to Jingyan Group, and questioned him about stock-market information and the broker managing his funds.

Wang Yue showed Jiang's Father how profitable his game company was and helped Zhu Suosuo land a villa sale by playing golf for her client. Meanwhile, Jiang's Father misunderstood Wang Yue's offer of a loan and planned to use Zhang Anren's apparent infidelity to persuade Jiang Nansun to leave him.

• Wang Yue refused to lend money directly to Jiang's Father, saying Jiang Nansun could ask him instead, and took Jiang's Father to see the game company's finances.
• Director Xiao toured Jiang's Father around the company, and Jiang's Father left impressed by its profits and with a strange smile for Wang Yue.
• Wang Yue went to the golf course to help Zhu Suosuo entertain a high-tech CEO, who recognized Wang Yue and later bought a villa through Zhu Suosuo.
• Jiang's Father found a woman at the house Zhang Anren had bought and decided to use the discovery to turn Jiang Nansun against him.
• Jiang's Father went to Jiang Nansun's university and called her out of class.

Jiang Nansun discovered Zhang Anren cheating after her father took her to his home, and she got drunk after the breakup. Wang Yue brought her home, where a drunk Zhu Suosuo initiated an encounter with him; the chapter ended as someone’s cold hand began roaming over Wang Yue while he slept.

• Jiang Nansun agreed to spend the afternoon with Jiang's Father and canceled her dinner plans with Zhang Anren.
• Jiang's Father took Jiang Nansun to Zhang Anren's home, where they caught Zhang Anren with another woman, and Jiang Nansun left devastated.
• Jiang's Father brought a drunk Jiang Nansun to Wang Yue's home and left her in his care.
• Zhu Suosuo came home drunk, lunged at Wang Yue, and began an intimate encounter with him.
• Wang Yue and Zhu Suosuo fell asleep after their encounter, and Wang Yue woke to a cold hand roaming over his body.

After a drunken night, Wang Yue accidentally became intimate with both Zhu Suosuo and Jiang Nansun, leaving Zhu Suosuo heartbroken and Jiang Nansun unaware of what had happened. By morning, Wang Yue had begun a relationship with Jiang Nansun while Zhu Suosuo watched from the living room, and he tried to explain the previous night.

• Wang Yue realized that two women were in bed with him, but Zhu Suosuo kicked him away before he could turn on the light.
• Jiang Nansun woke in Zhu Suosuo's room and discovered Wang Yue beside her; Zhu Suosuo then saw what had happened and chose to leave them alone.
• Zhu Suosuo found documents showing Wang Yue had prepared a travel business for her, cried in his bedroom, and eventually fell asleep.
• Wang Yue let Jiang Nansun believe they had slept together after her breakup, then kissed her and began a relationship with her.
• Zhu Suosuo overheard Wang Yue and Jiang Nansun, then sat in the living room as they came out; Wang Yue blamed the mix-up on Jiang Nansun's drunkenness.

After Jiang Nansun became Wang Yue’s girlfriend, Zhu Suosuo hid her hurt and left to meet a wealthy potential client. Wang Yue accompanied Jiang Nansun to her family home, where Zhang Anren tried to win her back but left after Wang Yue exposed the consequences of his night with Yuanyuan.

• Zhu Suosuo questioned Wang Yue about the previous night, then told him and Jiang Nansun she was meeting a wealthy heir with Manager Yang.
• Jiang Nansun chose to visit her family home with Wang Yue, and he reassured her that he had preferred her to Zhu Suosuo from the start.
• Zhang Anren approached Jiang Nansun at the old Jiang residence, but she rejected his excuses for the candlelit dinner and his night with another woman.
• Wang Yue learned that Zhang Anren’s former girlfriend was staying at his home and warned him that she could jeopardize his university job.
• Zhang Anren realized Yuanyuan had leverage over him, then left without speaking to Jiang Nansun again.