Recaps

After earning money from a rugged fashion shoot, Zhang Yang declined Irene’s offer to become a long-term model and worked as a designated driver. His next pickup came from a woman leaving a fashion-industry party at the Magic City Peninsula Hotel.

• Zhang Yang posed as a farm laborer in a photoshoot, and Irene offered him a long-term modeling contract with Aisha Fashion Weekly.
• Zhang Yang rejected Irene’s offer, collected his pay, and registered for another designated-driver app.
• Zhang Yang drove a drunken businessman to Ruijie Service Apartment, where the man discovered Zhang Yang owned a Bentley.
• Zhang Yang headed to his next pickup at the Magic City Peninsula Hotel and spoke by phone with a slightly tipsy woman waiting at the entrance.

Zhang Yang drove Irene home as a designated driver, earning her praise, a tip, and the promise of more modeling work. Later, he spent the weekend with Bei Wei and learned that his parents were about to open their restaurant, while his father dreamed of building a hotel for Zhang Yang's future wedding banquet.

• Zhang Yang met Irene at their pickup spot, and she offered him more modeling shoots after he explained that modeling was only a stepping stone for him.
• Zhang Yang drove Irene home, and she gave him a five-star rating, a tip of five hundred yuan, and a message telling him to keep it up.
• Zhang Yang felt fulfilled by his designated-driver work and saw that his earnings had brought him a quarter of the way toward his ten-thousand-yuan goal.
• Zhang Yang took Bei Wei to breakfast and lunch at Cloud Restaurant, where she photographed their meal.
• Song Wenqin told Zhang Yang that his parents' restaurant would open in a few days, and Zhang Zhaohai said he hoped to build a hotel where Zhang Yang could hold his wedding banquet.

Zhang Yang introduced Bei Wei to his parents, then spent a happy afternoon shopping with her in Magic City. Meanwhile, Irene arranged more modeling work for him, and his latest shoot cast him as a domineering CEO.

• Bei Wei greeted Zhang Yang’s parents during his video call, and Song Wenqin and Zhang Zhaohai were delighted with her.
• Zhang Yang and Bei Wei shopped, drank milk tea, and took selfies together before Gu Jiani teased them after their goodbye kiss.
• Zhang Yang accepted a modeling assignment from Aisha Fashion Weekly and agreed to drive Irene home after her cocktail parties.
• Zhang Yang earned nearly ten thousand from side jobs and arrived for his final shoot, which had a domineering CEO theme.
• Zhang Yang drove the company’s Bentley smoothly and stepped out with confident composure as the crew began filming.

After completing his modeling task, Zhang Yang received experience points and a facial enhancement that made him strikingly handsome. He bought Irene a handbag to thank her and admired his new appearance while leaving the mall.

• Zhang Yang finished the fashion shoot, and Irene paid him more than they had agreed because she valued his performance.
• Zhang Yang completed the Cultivate Both Inside and Out task and received 20 experience points and a facial feature enhancement.
• Irene asked Zhang Yang to accompany her again that night, and he agreed so he could thank her and explain that he was stopping the part-time work.
• Zhang Yang claimed the facial enhancement and discovered that his features had become strikingly handsome.
• Zhang Yang bought Irene a zebra-print Coach handbag as a thank-you gift and paused to admire his appearance in a shop mirror.

Zhang Yang revealed his improved looks, reassured Bei Wei about her independence, and drove Irene home for what he said would be his last night working for her. He left items by Irene’s feet and prepared to return to his real life the next day.

• Zhang Yang removed his mask while shopping, stunning a group of university women with his handsome face.
• Zhang Yang told Bei Wei she could rely on him as a safety net, while she insisted on being self-reliant.
• Zhang Yang changed into his chauffeur uniform and waited for Irene after her banquet.
• Zhang Yang caught Irene when she stumbled and helped her into the car, where she asked whether he had a girlfriend.
• Zhang Yang told Irene that he had a girlfriend and that this was his last night driving for her and working as a male model.
• Zhang Yang thanked Irene for looking after him and left items by her feet as he ended the side job.

Zhang Yang said goodbye to Irene, who was deeply touched by his modest handbag gift. At work, he learned that Mingyang Advertising had been sold; the rank-and-file employees returned to their jobs while the former boss’s trusted directors prepared to leave, and Zhang Yang agreed to go cycling with Bei Wei over the weekend.

• Zhang Yang gave Irene a Coach handbag as a parting gift, and she hugged it, moved by the gesture.
• Zhang Yang arrived at work and heard from Xiang Youde that the company was about to get a new owner.
• Song Mingyang announced that the company had been sold and assured employees that their benefits would improve and staffing would remain unchanged.
• Managers met remotely with the new owner, while the HR and finance directors quietly packed their belongings.
• Bei Wei invited Zhang Yang to ride bicycles over the weekend, and he agreed.

Zhang Yang and Bei Wei shared a private moment before running into their former boss, Song Mingyang, at a car wash. Song Mingyang revealed he had sold the company for fifty million yuan and warned Zhang Yang about changes under the new owners, while Zhang remained unconcerned about his job.

• Bei Wei teased Zhang Yang at work and kissed him after joining him in his Bentley.
• Zhang Yang and Bei Wei spotted Song Mingyang beside his new Bentley at a busy car wash.
• Song Mingyang greeted Zhang Yang warmly and realized he had been dating Bei Wei.
• Song Mingyang warned Zhang Yang that the new owners would make changes and asked whether he planned to stay at the company.
• Song Mingyang told Zhang Yang he had sold the company for fifty million yuan and was ready to enjoy his early retirement.

Zhang Yang spent a romantic early-summer day riding through Magic City with Bei Wei and revealed their relationship to Xiang Youde during a video call. Over the weekend, he saw his parents’ new snack shop thriving and checked that his cashback savings were nearing three and a half million.

• Zhang Yang rode his old bicycle through the neighborhood with Bei Wei, who hugged him from the back seat.
• Xiang Youde called Zhang Yang to discuss the company, and Zhang Yang showed him Bei Wei, leaving Xiang Youde shocked that they were together.
• Zhang Yang and Bei Wei spent the afternoon exploring Magic City and shared an affectionate moment when he walked her home.
• Zhang Yang watched a video of Zhang Zhaohai and Song Wenqin working at their newly opened Haiqin Snack Bar, which was already attracting customers.
• Zhang Yang checked his cashback and found that his savings were approaching three and a half million, still short of his ten-million goal.

Zhang Yang stopped hiding his relationship with Bei Wei, and their coworkers were surprised as they saw how much he had changed. Xiang Youde tried to follow Zhang Yang’s example and began seeking advice online to improve himself.

• Zhang Yang ate breakfast with Bei Wei at work and openly put his arm around her, making their coworkers realize they were together.
• Several young male coworkers confronted Zhang Yang but backed down when they saw his confident, handsome appearance.
• Bei Wei told her teasing coworkers that Zhang Yang was good enough for her, and the women began to appreciate his transformation.
• Zhang Yang and Bei Wei started arriving and leaving work as a couple while the company continued its usual operations.
• Xiang Youde copied Zhang Yang’s diet and style but complained that losing weight had not made him handsome.
• Zhang Yang suggested Xiang Youde ask for advice on Little Blue Book, and Xiang Youde posted online to begin his self-improvement journey.

After Mingyang Advertising’s new HR director imposed strict attendance rules, Zhang Yang decided to resign, and Bei Wei chose to leave with him. As they drove away in a Bentley, the company’s new general manager noticed their names on the resignation list and wondered why Zhang Yang had stayed at the small firm.

• The new HR director announced strict attendance rules at an all-staff meeting, leaving Zhang Yang disillusioned with the company.
• Zhang Yang told Xiang Youde he planned to leave, then refused to sign the attendance pledge and submitted his resignation.
• Bei Wei resigned as well and left the company hand in hand with Zhang Yang.
• A middle-aged man noticed Zhang Yang and Bei Wei getting into a Bentley, and Mingyang Advertising’s new general manager later studied their names on the resignation list.

Zhang Yang and Bei Wei decided to start a Mao Roast Duck business after Bei Wei suggested the idea, and the system issued Zhang Yang a task to find a storefront. Zhang Yang planned to pursue the franchise in Magic City while Bei Wei prepared to return to Rong City.

• Zhang Yang suggested opening a shop with Bei Wei, but she said they were partners and declined his offer to give her half the business.
• Bei Wei proposed opening a Mao Roast Duck shop, and Zhang Yang became interested in bringing the Sichuan specialty to Magic City.
• The system issued Zhang Yang a multi-stage task to open a Mao Roast Duck franchise, beginning with finding a storefront under 100 square meters with a lease of at least six months.
• Zhang Yang agreed to consider a Mao Roast Duck brand owned by Bei Wei's distant uncle's restaurant company, which operated six shops in Rong City.
• Zhang Yang reviewed the task's five experience points and double-cashback reward, then told Bei Wei to return to Rong City while he confirmed a storefront in the coming days.

Zhang Yang leased a storefront near Tianchuang Business Plaza for his first restaurant and completed the system’s storefront mission. With the shop secured, he planned to travel to Rong City to join Bei Wei, while worrying about his hardworking parents back in Yinghai.

• Bei Wei left for Rong City ahead of Zhang Yang and asked him to join her soon.
• Zhang Yang revealed his Bentley to the young agent, then chose and leased a restaurant-ready storefront for one year.
• The system announced that Zhang Yang had completed the storefront mission and rewarded him with five experience points and a double cash-back privilege.
• Bei Wei told Zhang Yang about life in Rong City and invited him to join her for hotpot; he said he would arrive the next morning.
• Zhang Yang spoke with his parents, learned that Zhang Zhaohai was exhausting himself at their shop, and sent his father a massage voucher.

Zhang Yang flew first class to Rong City, where Bei Wei welcomed him with a kiss and took him to try her uncle’s Shudu Roasted Duck. The system assigned Zhang Yang a mission to secure the Magic City general agency rights, and he and Bei Wei headed toward that goal after their meal.

• Zhang Yang flew from Pudong to Rong City on Sichuan Airlines and slept through most of the flight.
• Bei Wei met Zhang Yang at the airport, kissed him, and offered to take him to her uncle’s place to discuss the agency rights.
• The system gave Zhang Yang the second-stage mission to secure the Magic City general agency rights for Shudu Roasted Duck, with experience points and spending credits as rewards.
• Bei Wei drove Zhang Yang to a Shudu Roasted Duck branch, where they ate roast duck in red oil.
• Zhang Yang found the food increasingly spicy, so Bei Wei fetched milk and held a cup to his lips.

Zhang Yang and Bei Wei visited her uncle Bei Tianfu in Rong City so Zhang Yang could seek a Mao Roast Duck franchise for Magic City. Bei Tianfu deferred the business discussion until dinner, and Bei Jiajia invited Bei Wei shopping while Zhang Yang waited.

• Zhang Yang bought Wuliangye and Chiaozi cigarettes to bring to Bei Wei's uncle, then drove with her to Azure Cartier Garden City.
• Bei Jiajia greeted Zhang Yang and Bei Wei at the family apartment and introduced them to Bei Tianfu.
• Bei Tianfu asked Zhang Yang about his work, then learned he wanted to open a Mao Roast Duck franchise in Magic City.
• Bei Tianfu said he had a company meeting and arranged for Bei Jiajia to show Zhang Yang around before they discussed the franchise over dinner.
• Bei Jiajia invited Bei Wei shopping, and Zhang Yang told Bei Wei to go ahead because there was no rush.

Zhang Yang, Bei Wei, and Bei Jiajia explored Chunxi Road and Taikoo Li, where Bei Wei posted a photo making her relationship with Zhang Yang public. Zhang Yang bought Bei Wei a dress and, eager to use his double cashback allowance, headed into an Audemars Piguet boutique to look at Royal Oak watches.

• Bei Jiajia drove Zhang Yang and Bei Wei from Tianfu New Area to Chunxi Road, where the three toured the busy shopping district and took photos.
• Bei Jiajia photographed Zhang Yang and Bei Wei at the IFS panda, and Bei Wei posted the picture to WeChat Moments.
• The three crossed to Taikoo Li, where Bei Jiajia took her bag to Louis Vuitton for maintenance and Zhang Yang encouraged Bei Wei to try on a dress.
• Bei Wei agreed to buy the dress for thirty thousand yuan, while Zhang Yang wished he could spend more quickly toward his cashback limit.
• Zhang Yang entered an Audemars Piguet boutique to look at Royal Oak watches, and Bei Jiajia invited Bei Wei to join him while she browsed nearby.

Zhang Yang bought an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak and spent the rest of the afternoon shopping with Bei Wei, leaving Bei Jiajia stunned by his wealth. After Bei Jiajia told Bei Tianfu that Zhang Yang had spent 2.5 million yuan, Bei Tianfu abandoned his plans and prepared to entertain him as a distinguished guest.

• Zhang Yang bought a 1.8-million-yuan Audemars Piguet Royal Oak and received 3.6 million yuan in cashback.
• Bei Jiajia arrived at the watch store, saw the receipt, and was shocked by Zhang Yang's purchase.
• Zhang Yang spent 160,000 yuan on suits, bought an 80,000-yuan briefcase, and shopped at Bulgari with Bei Wei and Bei Jiajia.
• Zhang Yang bought Bei Wei Bulgari earrings after she protested that she did not want anything else.
• Bei Jiajia called Bei Tianfu and told him Zhang Yang had spent 2.5 million yuan that afternoon.
• Bei Tianfu declared that he had a distinguished guest to entertain and dropped his other plans.

Zhang Yang and Bei Tianfu agreed on terms for Zhang Yang to become the general agent for Mao Roast Duck in Magic City. After dinner, Zhang Yang stayed at Bei Wei’s apartment, where they spent the night together, until someone knocked on the door the next morning.

• Bei Tianfu warmly hosted Zhang Yang and offered to waive the franchise fee for a Mao Roast Duck shop.
• Zhang Yang asked to become Mao Roast Duck’s general agent in Magic City, and he and Bei Tianfu negotiated the terms and costs.
• Bei Tianfu told Bei Jiajia to take Zhang Yang and Bei Wei to Bei Wei’s apartment, and they planned to sign the contract the next morning.
• Zhang Yang stayed at Bei Wei’s apartment, and they spent the night together.
• Someone knocked on Bei Wei’s door the next morning, and Zhang Yang guessed it was Bei Jiajia.

Zhang Yang signed a contract securing the Magic City general agency rights for Shudu Roasted Duck and earned system rewards. Before Bei Wei and Bei Jiajia left for Magic City, Bei Wei introduced Zhang Yang to her friends in Rong City, where Lao Yang finally let go of his feelings for her.

• Bei Jiajia told Zhang Yang that her father planned to make her a store supervisor, and Zhang Yang agreed to have her join Bei Wei in Magic City.
• Zhang Yang signed the Shudu Roasted Duck agency contract with Bei Tianfu and completed the system task, earning five experience points and 5,000,000 in top-up credit.
• Bei Wei and Bei Jiajia prepared to return to Magic City to renovate the store, while Zhang Yang spent the next two days exploring Rong City with Bei Wei.
• Bei Wei brought Zhang Yang to meet her friends at a bar on Yulin Road, where Lao Yang saw them together and accepted that he had lost his chance with her.
• Bei Wei proudly introduced Zhang Yang as her boyfriend, then greeted Lao Yang and teased him about losing weight.

After a night out with Bei Wei’s friends, Zhang Yang helped her return to Magic City and began studying Mao Roast Duck in Rong City. As he admired the city from his hotel room, he decided his growing wealth and possessions still weren’t enough, so he needed to keep working hard.

• Lao Yang asked Zhang Yang to treat Bei Wei well and make her happy before leaving without waiting for a reply.
• Bei Wei and Bei Jiajia flew back to Magic City, and Bei Wei teased Zhang Yang at the airport before departing.
• Zhang Yang began studying Mao Roast Duck at Tianfu Catering and spent his spare time chatting with Bei Tianfu.
• Zhang Yang admired Rong City’s nightscape from his hotel window and resolved to work hard to afford the supercars and luxury homes he wanted.

After quitting his job, Zhang Yang traveled around Sichuan to complete a new system task requiring him to visit attractions on foot. On Mount Qingcheng, he grew closer to fellow hometown girl Zhuang Jiayi, who asked him to go to a nightclub with her that evening.

• Zhang Yang posted that he had quit his job and was taking time to clear his head in Rong City, and his followers responded with encouragement.
• The system assigned Zhang Yang a task to visit specified Sichuan attractions entirely on foot, rewarding him with experience points and a stamina boost.
• Zhang Yang joined a tour group and began visiting the attractions, meeting Rong City University freshman Zhuang Jiayi along the way.
• At the summit of Mount Qingcheng, Zhuang Jiayi teased Zhang Yang about staring at a campus belle and joked that he could try to win her over.
• After returning to Rong City, Zhuang Jiayi asked Zhang Yang to go to a nightclub with her, and he agreed to go drinking.

Zhang Yang and Zhuang Jiayi visited a nightclub near Jiuyan Bridge, where Zhuang Jiayi enjoyed the atmosphere and declined an invitation to join her classmate’s booth. Zhang Yang tried to get them a booth, but the promoter said the only empty one was reserved for an important guest.

• Zhang Yang and Zhuang Jiayi arrived at the nightclub and went inside without a booth reservation.
• At the bar, Zhuang Jiayi pointed out attractive women while she and Zhang Yang drank and watched the growing crowd.
• Zhang Yang noticed Zhuang Jiayi’s campus beauty classmate and her boyfriend order a Divine Dragon set for their booth.
• The campus beauty invited Zhuang Jiayi to join her group, but Zhuang Jiayi refused and called Zhang Yang her boyfriend.
• Zhang Yang asked a promoter for a booth, but the promoter said all were booked except one reserved by the boss for an important guest.

Zhang Yang spent two million yuan at a nightclub to secure its best booth and impress Zhuang Jiayi. After they left, Zhuang Jiayi admitted she had lied about the school staying open late, leaving Zhang Yang to decide what to do with her for the night.

• Zhang Yang used two million yuan of his stored-value credit to reserve the nightclub’s best booth, earning the marketing girl her top sales spot.
• The nightclub managers celebrated Zhang Yang’s lavish top-up, and Zhuang Jiayi was stunned by how much he had spent.
• Dong Ran and her boyfriend came to toast Zhang Yang, and Dong Ran teased Zhuang Jiayi about keeping her relationship with him secret.
• Zhuang Jiayi worried that people would believe Zhang Yang was her boyfriend, and he told her she could say they had broken up later.
• Zhang Yang took Zhuang Jiayi out of the nightclub, and she confessed that she had lied about the school staying open late because she was bad at lying.

Zhang Yang and Zhuang Jiayi reconciled during the trip’s final stop at the Leshan Giant Buddha, spent their last night together, and returned to Rong City with the tour group. Zhang Yang gained five experience points and a beginner endurance enhancement, and prepared to head back with the trip’s business rewards.

• Zhuang Jiayi confessed her feelings to Zhang Yang and kissed him, but left after he struggled to respond.
• Zhang Yang returned to the hotel and did push-ups late into the night, discovering his endurance enhancement kept him from tiring.
• At the Leshan Giant Buddha, Zhuang Jiayi asked whether Zhang Yang was still mad, and they kissed aboard the boat on the Min River.
• Zhang Yang and Zhuang Jiayi went to a hotel, spent their last night talking, and agreed they would meet again if they wanted to.
• Zhang Yang and Zhuang Jiayi returned to Rong City with the tour group the next morning, and Zhang Yang reflected on his new enhancement and the trip’s financial rewards.

Zhang Yang said goodbye to Zhuang Jiayi in Rong City, returned to Magic City, and reunited with Bei Wei after she collected their separation certificates. As Bei Wei left her former office, a persistent man from a neighboring company pursued her, and she headed toward Zhang Yang without responding.

• Zhuang Jiayi accepted the handbag Zhang Yang gave her and asked him for a goodbye kiss at Rong City University.
• On his flight back to Magic City, Zhang Yang got a China Eastern flight attendant's WeChat contact.
• Zhang Yang unpacked at home, stored his Vacheron Constantin watch, and said he would eventually give it to his father.
• Zhang Yang called Bei Wei, learned she was picking up their separation certificates, and drove to their former workplace to meet her.
• Bei Wei said goodbye to her former colleagues and left with her separation certificate.
• A man from a neighboring company followed Bei Wei out of the elevator and invited her to lunch, but she ignored him and headed for her usual meeting spot with Zhang Yang.

Zhang Yang reunited with Bei Wei, checked on preparations for his Shudu Roasted Duck shop, and received a system mission to get the branch ready for its official opening. Xiang Youde mistakenly thought Bei Wei had left Zhang Yang for a Bentley owner, then discovered Zhang Yang owned the car himself.

• Bei Wei greeted Zhang Yang beside his Bentley Continental GT, and they drove together to the shop while discussing its progress and hiring plans.
• Xiang Youde saw Bei Wei get into a Bentley and, worried for Zhang Yang, invited him to dinner to warn him about a supposed rival.
• Zhang Yang received the system’s third-stage mission to prepare the Shudu Roasted Duck Magic City branch for its official opening, with ten experience points and a random shop property as rewards.
• Zhang Yang visited the shop, agreed that Bei Wei would handle hiring, then went shopping with his remaining top-up credit.
• At dinner, Xiang Youde hinted that Bei Wei had chosen a Bentley-owning rival, but Zhang Yang revealed his Bentley key and showed that the car was his.
• Xiang Youde ordered a lavish meal after learning the truth, then followed Zhang Yang to the Bentley and marveled at his friend’s car.