Recaps

Zhang Yang enjoyed a happy April, growing closer to Bei Wei, succeeding on the Shihong Group proposal, and building his savings while training hard. Before the May Day holiday, he planned gifts for his parents and continued working toward his fitness goals.

• Tang Leyi told Zhang Yang that his proposal for the Shihong Group matched what she had in mind, while Zhang Yang reflected on how his relaxed approach had pleased the client.
• Zhang Yang drove Bei Wei to Lingang to see the sunset, embraced her on the beach, and shared a playful kiss before taking her home.
• Zhang Yang went to the personal training studio for leg day, pushed through his squats, and learned from his trainer that a competition-level physique could take years to build.
• Zhang Yang video-called Song Wenqin and Zhang Zhaohai, agreed to help his mother choose a jade bangle during the holiday, and planned to buy his father cigarettes and liquor.

Zhang Yang bought a jade bangle for his mother, then considered buying a promising rough stone at a stone-gambling event. He offered 300,000 yuan for it, leaving the seller to choose whether to sell or cut it himself.

• Zhang Yang bought a low-grade icy-variety jade bangle for 150,000 yuan as a gift for his mother.
• Zhang Yang visited a nearby stone-gambling event and watched a buyer hesitate over a rough stone that had revealed promising jade.
• The buyer offered to sell the stone for 300,000 yuan, but no one initially accepted.
• Zhang Yang returned to the crowd and offered to buy the stone for 300,000 yuan, telling the seller he could still choose to cut it himself.

Zhang Yang sold his jadeite rough stone for three and a half million yuan, showed his father Zhang Zhaohai proof of his windfall, and prepared to take expensive gifts home for the May Day holiday. He left with his Porsche Cayenne’s trunk full of cigarettes and liquor.

• Zhang Yang sold his rough stone for three hundred thousand yuan and had it cut, revealing valuable jadeite that drew offers of up to 3.2 million.
• Zhang Yang showed the cut stone to Zhang Zhaohai over a video call and told him buyers had offered more than three million yuan.
• Zhang Zhaohai urged Zhang Yang to sell the stone and joked that his sudden fortune explained why he had turned down a girl.
• Zhang Yang sold the stone to a jade shop for three and a half million yuan.
• Zhang Yang bought cartons of cigarettes and cases of liquor, filled his Porsche Cayenne’s trunk, and set off to prepare for the May Day holiday.

Zhang Zhaohai learned that his son Zhang Yang had sold a rough stone for 3.5 million yuan, giving the family money to buy a home and start a restaurant. After Song Wenbo refused to lend them money, Zhang Zhaohai decided to leave his kitchen job, and Zhou Xiaona blamed Song Wenbo for letting him go.

• Zhang Zhaohai received Zhang Yang's message that he had sold the rough stone for 3.5 million yuan and bought his father gifts.
• Song Wenqin told Zhang Zhaohai that Song Wenbo's family had refused to lend them money for their restaurant.
• Zhang Zhaohai told Song Wenqin about Zhang Yang's windfall, and they agreed they could buy the house they had viewed and leave Song Wenbo's restaurant.
• Zhang Zhaohai told Song Wenbo he would quit at the end of the month, despite Song Wenbo asking him to stay during the busy season.
• Zhou Xiaona arrived at the restaurant, learned Zhang Zhaohai was quitting, and scolded Song Wenbo for not refusing to let him go.

Song Wenbo and Zhou Xiaona hired a replacement for Zhang Zhaohai, who finished his last day at their restaurant while his son Zhang Yang prepared to return to Yinghai City. Zhang Yang drove home in his new Porsche Cayenne and arrived at his uncle’s restaurant, where his father was waiting.

• Zhou Xiaona urged Song Wenbo to replace Zhang Zhaohai, and they hired a new chef after a successful trial.
• Zhang Zhaohai finished his final day at the restaurant and learned that Zhang Yang had bought a Porsche Cayenne.
• Zhang Yang exchanged homemade sushi with Bei Wei and invited her into his car before leaving Magic City.
• Zhang Yang drove to Yinghai City and called Zhang Zhaohai, who agreed to wait for him at the restaurant.
• Zhang Yang arrived at Fengsheng Restaurant in his Porsche and admired how well the business was doing.

Zhang Yang picked up his father, Zhang Zhaohai, after he quit working at Song Wenbo’s restaurant, and the two left in Zhang Yang’s Porsche. The chapter ended with Zhang Zhaohai enjoying the ride and telling Zhang Yang he had quit, while Zhang Yang supported his decision.

• Zhang Zhaohai packed his belongings and left Song Wenbo’s restaurant after years of working in its kitchen.
• Song Wenbo tried to give Zhang Zhaohai a case of liquor, but Zhou Xiaona stopped him and offered a cheap case instead.
• Zhang Yang arrived to pick up Zhang Zhaohai, surprising him with his changed appearance and Porsche.
• Zhang Yang accepted the cheap liquor and loaded it beside the expensive bottles in his trunk, leaving Song Wenbo and Zhou Xiaona embarrassed.
• Song Wenbo and Zhou Xiaona watched Zhang Yang drive away, and Zhou Xiaona accused Zhang Yang of asking to borrow money deliberately.
• Zhang Zhaohai admired the Porsche’s interior and told Zhang Yang he had quit working for Song Wenbo, and Zhang Yang said there was no reason to stay.

Zhang Yang encouraged his parents to open a small restaurant and helped them decide to pursue the business rather than buy a home. After celebrating their fresh start with dinner, he headed to the gym to continue his fitness quest.

• Zhang Yang supported Zhang Zhaohai's plan to work for himself and offered to help fund a restaurant.
• Zhang Yang and Zhang Zhaohai discussed their frustrations with relatives, including Zhang Yang's maternal uncle.
• Zhang Yang returned home, gave Song Wenqin a bracelet, and learned that she and Zhang Zhaohai had found a place for a restaurant.
• Zhang Yang persuaded Song Wenqin to prioritize opening the restaurant, and the family agreed to start a small eatery.
• Zhang Yang skipped drinking at dinner and went to the gym to continue his fitness quest.

Zhang Yang worked out, received a photo from Bei Wei, and claimed his monthly quest reward at midnight. A May Day gift pack gave him a new Bentley Continental GT, his dream car.

• Zhang Yang trained at a gym in Yinghai City, gave gym veterans advice, and avoided an overly familiar young man in a pink outfit.
• Zhang Yang ate pork liver noodles and received a photo of Bei Wei at Disney with her wealthy roommate, then thought about buying Bei Wei a nicer bag.
• Zhang Yang returned to his parents’ dark house and waited until midnight for the system to settle his monthly quest.
• The system awarded Zhang Yang five experience points for meeting his body-fat target and announced he had thirteen points left before leveling up.
• The system gave Zhang Yang a new Bentley Continental GT in its May Day gift pack, and he celebrated receiving his dream car.

Zhang Yang helped his parents lease a storefront for their new Haiqin Snack Bar and gave them start-up money. Before the family headed to Grandma’s for the May Day gathering, he bought his parents new clothes and a costly bracelet, then warned his father that Song Wenbo might expect more than one cigarette.

• Zhang Yang and his parents inspected a two-story storefront near a residential complex and agreed to rent it for two years.
• Zhang Zhaohai named the restaurant Haiqin Snack Bar, and Zhang Yang transferred him five hundred thousand yuan for start-up capital and personal expenses.
• Zhang Yang took his parents to Haidilao for lunch and suggested buying them new outfits for the family gathering.
• Zhang Yang spent over ten thousand yuan on clothes and bought Song Wenqin a bracelet worth over a hundred thousand yuan.
• As the family prepared to visit Grandma’s, Zhang Zhaohai packed Sky Leaf cigarettes to share, and Zhang Yang warned him that Song Wenbo might want more than one.

Zhang Yang visited his maternal grandmother’s house, where his new Porsche Cayenne and expensive gift made his relatives take notice. After a family dinner, he walked with Li Kaiguang and received a video call from Song Yumeng, who offered to introduce him to her long-legged roommate.

• Zhang Yang arrived at his maternal grandmother’s courtyard in a Porsche Cayenne, impressing Li Kaiguang and the gathered relatives.
• Song Wenqin’s sisters admired the jade bracelet Zhang Yang had given her, while Zhou Xiaona made a snide remark about his success.
• Zhang Zhaohai cooked the family banquet, and the family gathered for dinner with their grandmother.
• Li Kaiguang told Zhang Yang he felt unlucky in love, then became visibly upset when he saw Bei Wei’s photos on Zhang Yang’s phone.
• Zhang Yang and Li Kaiguang went for a walk, and Song Yumeng called Zhang Yang by video and offered to introduce him to her long-legged roommate.

Zhang Yang said goodbye to his family after a brief May Day reunion in the countryside, then returned to Magic City. He brought a live hen to visit the sick Bei Wei and planned to make chicken soup for her.

• Zhang Yang and his parents visited Grandpa Zhang and Grandma Zhang, bringing supplies and returning with several free-range hens.
• Zhang Yang celebrated the family reunion with his parents, then promised Zhang Zhaohai he would stop gambling on rough jade stones.
• Zhang Yang drove back to Shanghai with a live hen and called Bei Wei, discovering that she had caught a cold.
• Zhang Yang went to Bei Wei's shared apartment, met her unfriendly roommate, and took the hen to the kitchen to make soup.

Zhang Yang cooked chicken soup for Bei Wei and cared for her while she recovered from a cold, then clashed with Gu Jiani about their relationship. Gu Jiani revealed that Bei Wei’s college crush had returned, but Zhang Yang remained unfazed and teased her about holding a grudge.

• Zhang Yang prepared chicken soup at Bei Wei’s apartment, and Gu Jiani watched him clean up the kitchen.
• Bei Wei enjoyed the soup, hugged Zhang Yang, and told him that her roommate’s name was Gu Jiani.
• Zhang Yang offered Gu Jiani a bowl of soup, then checked Bei Wei’s temperature and urged her to rest.
• Gu Jiani told Zhang Yang not to visit often and questioned whether he could provide for Bei Wei; Zhang Yang said he would have Bei Wei move out.
• Gu Jiani revealed that Bei Wei’s college crush had returned to the country and challenged Zhang Yang to defend their relationship.
• Zhang Yang showed no nervousness and teased Gu Jiani for trying to unsettle him because she still held a grudge.

Zhang Yang dismissed Gu Jiani’s warning about Bei Wei and finished the final day of his month-long fitness mission. After posting his results on Little Blue Book, he took his followers’ advice to improve his skincare, though he was unsure where to begin.

• Zhang Yang thanked Gu Jiani for her warning and challenged her to remember what she had said about Bei Wei.
• Zhang Yang completed his final personal-training session and arranged to pick up his Bentley Continental GT the next day.
• Zhang Yang posted a physique update on Little Blue Book and received praise from his followers.
• Zhang Yang’s followers suggested that he learn skincare, and he realized he knew little about cleansing, moisturizing, and sunscreen.

Zhang Yang completed his thirty-day fitness task and claimed five years of fitness experience, transforming into a tall, perfectly sculpted man. After taking the next day off, he worked out at the gym, where a mature woman approached him and praised his physique.

• Zhang Yang received a skincare task and realized that completing it after his fitness task could bring him close to Level 4.
• At midnight, Zhang Yang completed thirty days of training, earned ten experience points, and claimed his five years of fitness experience.
• Zhang Yang's body transformed into a tall, harmonious, Greek-statue physique, and he realized the system had converted the protein in his fridge into muscle.
• Zhang Yang asked Supervisor Wang for a day off, then woke the next morning and saw his transformed physique in the mirror.
• Zhang Yang worked out at the gym, attracted several women's attention, and a mature woman approached him to compliment his body.

After a morning workout, Zhang Yang went to the Bentley dealership and collected his five-million-yuan Continental GT. He drove it through the Magic City, unaware that his youth, physique, and new car had already made a strong impression on Qin Ya and onlookers.

• Zhang Yang finished his workout, showered, and headed out to pick up his car.
• At the Bentley dealership, Mr. Liu admired a rare blue Continental GT, learned it had already been reserved, and decided to order a Flying Spur instead.
• Zhang Yang arrived and took delivery of the Continental GT, impressing Mr. Liu and his wife as he inspected the car.
• Qin Ya offered Zhang Yang a test drive and rode beside him as he drove the Bentley out of the dealership.
• Qin Ya gave Zhang Yang a handwritten business card, and he wondered why she had written it by hand.
• While stopped at a red light, Zhang Yang noticed a young man staring at his Bentley with the same envy Zhang Yang had once felt.

After completing a skincare task, Zhang Yang reached Level Four, gained daily cashback of 50,000, and received a property discount voucher. He considered saving toward a mansion and decided to look for a bag for Bei Wei.

• Zhang Yang bought and tried an amino acid facial cleanser at Watsons, completing his skincare task and earning three experience points.
• Zhang Yang reached Level Four, raising his daily cashback to 50,000, and claimed his complexion optimization reward.
• Zhang Yang saw that his skin had become fairer and smoother after claiming the reward.
• Zhang Yang claimed his upgrade gift pack and received a 10% property voucher for homes priced up to 100 million.
• Zhang Yang decided to save toward buying a mansion and considered choosing a bag for Bei Wei.

Zhang Yang bought Bei Wei a 158,000 Louis Vuitton bag while Bei Wei went shopping with Gu Jiani and unexpectedly encountered her former crush Feng Ming. Feng Ming tried to reconnect, but Bei Wei stayed focused on Zhang Yang and left to answer his call.

• Zhang Yang bought a 158,000 Louis Vuitton bag for Bei Wei and drove off in his new Bentley Continental GT.
• Gu Jiani took Bei Wei, who was recovering from a cold, to a nearby café and teased her about her relationship with Zhang Yang.
• Feng Ming appeared at the café and told Bei Wei that he and Chen Xiao had broken up and that he had returned to Magic City.
• Bei Wei gave Feng Ming little attention and told Gu Jiani that she and Zhang Yang were doing well.
• Bei Wei stood up and walked away to answer Zhang Yang's call as Feng Ming tried to explain himself.

Bei Wei rejected Feng Ming’s attempted romantic encounter and left with Zhang Yang, whose confidence and gifts showed how secure he felt in their relationship. After she offered him a present in return, Zhang Yang drove them to the Bulgari Hotel, where they prepared to take the next step together.

• Bei Wei got up to leave, and Gu Jiani told Feng Ming that she could not help him further because Bei Wei was happy with her boyfriend.
• Feng Ming and Gu Jiani watched Bei Wei kiss Zhang Yang beside his Bentley, and Feng Ming realized he had no chance with her.
• Zhang Yang gave Bei Wei a Louis Vuitton bag, and they drove away together in his Bentley.
• Feng Ming felt relieved that Zhang Yang had not noticed him, while Gu Jiani regretted meddling and sent Feng Ming away.
• Zhang Yang and Bei Wei kissed in the car, and he reassured her that he did not care about her encounter with Feng Ming.
• Bei Wei offered Zhang Yang a present, and he drove her to the Bulgari Hotel.

Zhang Yang and Bei Wei spent a luxurious night together in the Bulgari Hotel’s presidential suite, where Bei Wei was overwhelmed by his physique and the setting. Afterward, Zhang Yang resolved to work toward buying a luxury home in Magic City and considered how much effort he still needed to reach level five.

• Zhang Yang and Bei Wei drank champagne and admired the Magic City skyline from their presidential suite.
• Bei Wei bathed, changed into silk pajamas, and waited nervously in the bedroom for Zhang Yang.
• Zhang Yang surprised Bei Wei with his muscular physique and explained that he had been in a long bulking phase.
• Zhang Yang and Bei Wei became intimate, and Bei Wei fell asleep in his arms.
• Zhang Yang browsed luxury properties and decided to pursue a home in Magic City worth over 100 million yuan.
• Zhang Yang resolved to keep completing tasks and leveling up, noting that he still needed fifty experience points to reach level five.

Zhang Yang convinced Bei Wei to take another day off and move out from her roommate’s place, then accepted a system task to earn extra money through part-time work. At the office, Xiang Youde told him that Bei Wei might have a boyfriend, unaware that Zhang Yang was the man she was seeing.

• Bei Wei agreed to take another day off and talk to her roommate about moving out after Zhang Yang offered to find her a new place.
• Zhang Yang browsed Little Blue Book comments and claimed that he earned fifteen thousand a month.
• The system assigned Zhang Yang a task to earn an additional ten thousand from part-time work within a month for experience points and a facial-feature enhancement.
• Zhang Yang considered what kind of quick side job he could do to complete the task.
• Xiang Youde told Zhang Yang that coworkers had seen Bei Wei get into a Porsche and warned him to stop pursuing her.

Zhang Yang messaged Bei Wei and brushed off Xiang Youde’s criticism, then encountered Song Mingyang while leaving work on time. At home, he applied for a part-time print modeling job and received an audition invitation for the weekend.

• Xiang Youde warned Zhang Yang against competing for Bei Wei’s attention, but Zhang Yang messaged her and exchanged flirty texts about her photos and whether she was still hurting.
• Xiang Youde called Zhang Yang a simp, while Zhang Yang insisted the results mattered and chose not to tell him what was really happening.
• Zhang Yang clocked out on time and ran into Song Mingyang, who encouraged him not to waste the evening and drove away in his Panamera.
• Zhang Yang left in his Bentley Continental GT and later searched for part-time work while cooking dinner.
• Zhang Yang applied to a print modeling listing, received an invitation to a group audition that weekend, and decided to attend.

Bei Wei returned to the apartment after spending the night with Zhang Yang, and Gu Jiani tried to persuade her not to move out by promising to apologize to him. Zhang Yang agreed to visit the next evening, while his generous afternoon-tea order at work left Bei Wei’s colleagues envious and Xiang Youde warning him about her boyfriend.

• Bei Wei came home with a new Capucines bag and told Gu Jiani about her night with Zhang Yang at the Bulgari Hotel.
• Gu Jiani regretted her earlier choice and begged Bei Wei to stay, promising to apologize to Zhang Yang and welcome him over.
• Bei Wei told Zhang Yang that Gu Jiani wanted to apologize, and he arranged to visit the next evening.
• At work, Zhang Yang ordered afternoon tea for Bei Wei after exchanging a private glance with her.
• Bei Wei shared the treats with her colleagues, who praised her wealthy boyfriend, while Xiang Youde warned Zhang Yang not to pursue her.

Zhang Yang joined Bei Wei at her apartment, where he impressed her roommate Gu Jiani by rescuing dinner and cooking a comforting meal. After Gu Jiani tacitly let him stay the night, Zhang Yang went to shower while Bei Wei waited for him in bed.

• Bei Wei brought Zhang Yang and Xiang Youde velvet cake at work, and her colleagues praised her mysterious boyfriend.
• Zhang Yang left work with Bei Wei and met Gu Jiani at her apartment.
• When Gu Jiani struggled to cook tomato and scrambled eggs, Zhang Yang took over and prepared dinner for the three of them.
• Gu Jiani was moved by Zhang Yang's cooking, which reminded her of her father, and she enjoyed the meal before washing the dishes.
• Gu Jiani retreated to her room without discussing why she had come, and Zhang Yang stayed at the apartment with Bei Wei.
• Bei Wei asked Zhang Yang to be quiet when he showered, and he left their room to take a shower.

After an awkward nighttime encounter with Gu Jiani, Zhang Yang attended an audition to become a fashion model. He joined the sixth group and waited to be interviewed among a crowd of handsome applicants.

• Zhang Yang came out of the bathroom shirtless, startling Gu Jiani, and they both returned to their rooms after an awkward exchange.
• Zhang Yang cuddled with Bei Wei in bed, and she fell asleep in his arms.
• Gu Jiani apologized to Zhang Yang at breakfast and asked him to delay moving out; she mistook his vague reply for forgiveness and left for school.
• Zhang Yang left a sweet message for Bei Wei, then headed to an Aisha Fashion Weekly model audition in Lujiazui.
• A staff member assigned Zhang Yang to the sixth group, whose applicants looked intimidating to him.

Zhang Yang auditioned as a freelance model at Aisha Fashion and impressed fashion director Irene with his exceptional physique. Irene hired him for that afternoon’s shoot at the highest hourly rate, bringing him closer to his part-time earnings goal.

• Zhang Yang joined the sixth batch of male models auditioning at Aisha Fashion.
• Irene told the models to change and remove their shirts so she could assess their physiques.
• Irene saw Zhang Yang’s sculpted physique and selected him despite his lack of modeling experience.
• Irene ended the auditions and arranged for Zhang Yang to join the afternoon shoot at the highest hourly rate.
• Zhang Yang learned the shoot would earn him fifteen hundred yuan and calculated that he had made quick progress toward his ten-thousand-yuan goal.