Recaps

Unable to borrow enough against his apartment, Zhang Yang decided to sell it to fund a business opportunity and listed it through Pei Xiaoru. When Pei Xiaoru confessed her feelings and lent him her savings, a system event began multiplying money lent to him by women, so Zhang Yang started borrowing from women he knew and built up more than 200 million in cash before asking Bei Jiajia for help.

• Zhang Yang learned that banks would lend him only tens of millions against his apartment, so he decided to sell it and asked Pei Xiaoru to list it for 140 million.
• Pei Xiaoru offered Zhang Yang her savings, confessed that she liked him, and transferred the few hundred thousand she had; the system then announced a hundredfold cashback event with a 300-million limit.
• Zhang Yang borrowed 50,000 from Wang Luyao and 30,000 from Zhuang Jiayi, then borrowed from other women, receiving more than 70 million in system cashback.
• Zhang Yang asked Luo Xinyu for a loan, and she agreed to transfer up to 1.5 million, which would generate 150 million in cashback.
• After deciding to make use of the remaining cashback limit, Zhang Yang messaged Bei Jiajia and asked whether she was there.

Zhang Yang used system rebates and a discounted asset exchange to acquire Yunheng Building, then inspected his new office tower and learned it generated nearly 90 million yuan in annual rent. The chapter left him enjoying his newfound wealth and status as the building’s sole owner.

• Zhang Yang borrowed money from Bei Jiajia and other women, gathered 270 million yuan, and exchanged 140 million for Yunheng Building using a discount coupon.
• Bei Jiajia defended her brother-in-law to Xue Fei after he questioned why Zhang Yang needed to borrow money.
• Zhang Yang received Yunheng Building’s ownership documents and called Manager Zhou to arrange a casual inspection.
• Zhang Yang toured the building, reviewed its tenants and facilities, and judged its property management to be excellent.
• Manager Zhou reported that the building was fully occupied and had collected over 21 million yuan in office and commercial rent last quarter.
• Zhang Yang dismissed Manager Zhou to explore alone as property staff greeted him and young women tried to get close to him.

Zhang Yang planned a peaceful future for Bei Wei and arranged a housewarming lunch at Rong Mansion Banquet, while Bei Jiajia brought Xue Fei along as a guest. When Xue Fei finally met Zhang Yang, Zhang Yang’s looks and presence unsettled the confidence Xue Fei had gained after hearing that Zhang Yang had borrowed money from Bei Jiajia.

• Zhang Yang found a vacant storefront for a book café for Bei Wei, decided to keep it as a housewarming surprise, and arranged the move-in celebration for the next day.
• Zhang Yang considered repaying the people who had lent him money and buying Pei Xiaoru a house in her hometown to return her kindness.
• Bei Jiajia bought Bei Wei a housewarming gift, and Xue Fei persuaded her to let him join the lunch with a gold money tree ornament of his own.
• At Rong Mansion Banquet, Bei Wei hesitated to accept Xue Fei’s costly gift because his relationship with Bei Jiajia was unconfirmed.
• Zhang Yang arrived, welcomed Xue Fei, and left him shaken by his imposing appearance and presence.

Zhang Yang showed Bei Wei and Bei Jiajia the vast office building and commercial property he owned, then arranged for Bei Wei’s dream book café to be designed. He left her with the designer and began repaying the women whose money had earned him cashback, ending after Pei Xiaoru told him she had obtained money from her parents.

• Zhang Yang transferred Bei Jiajia five hundred thousand yuan, including repayment and extra money, and she returned Xue Fei’s gift payment to him.
• Zhang Yang revealed that he had bought Bei Wei a two-story storefront for her book café, and Bei Wei happily accepted the gift.
• Zhang Yang took Bei Wei, Bei Jiajia, and Xue Fei to Yunheng Building and revealed that the building and neighboring commercial complex belonged to him.
• Bei Jiajia dismissed Xue Fei, while Zhang Yang promised Bei Wei she could run her shop without worrying about profit.
• Zhang Yang hired an interior design company to plan Bei Wei’s shop, then left to repay borrowed money and transferred Luo Xinyu two million yuan.
• Pei Xiaoru messaged Zhang Yang that she had obtained the money from her parents.

Zhang Yang received money from Pei Xiaoru and the system returned millions in cashback, while he planned to help her buy a house and began preparing to admit the truth. Pei Xiaoru’s parents confronted her about giving away family savings, then asked to meet Zhang Yang, leaving her to consider what to do.

• Pei Xiaoru transferred Zhang Yang 350,000 yuan, and the system returned 35 million yuan; she then gave her grandparents’ 30,000 yuan to him as well.
• Pei Xiaoru’s grandparents gave her their 30,000 yuan in savings, and her parents decided to follow her to Magic City out of concern that she had been deceived.
• Zhang Yang obtained an American Express Centurion Black Card, accepted a friend request from his private banking manager, and went to meet Pei Xiaoru.
• Pei Xiaoru gave Zhang Yang the 30,000 yuan from her grandparents, triggering another three million yuan in cashback, and he began to confess before she had to leave.
• Pei Xiaoru’s parents confronted her about giving Zhang Yang their savings and her grandparents’ money, then asked her to arrange a meeting with him.

Pei Xiaoru’s parents came to Magic City worried that Zhang Yang had taken their house savings, but Zhang Yang stunned them by transferring Pei Xiaoru five million yuan and presenting himself as a generous son-in-law. He later admitted he had played along with her assumption that he was bankrupt, and Pei Xiaoru confronted him before telling him she was starting to love him.

• Mother Pei learned from Pei Xiaoru’s neighbor that a handsome man had once stayed overnight, and she suspected he was Pei Xiaoru’s boyfriend.
• Pei Xiaoru asked Zhang Yang to meet her parents, and he agreed to tell them the truth in his own way.
• At the tea restaurant, Zhang Yang interrupted Father Pei’s questions and transferred five million yuan to Pei Xiaoru for her parents’ house plans.
• Zhang Yang took Pei Xiaoru aside and explained that he had never been bankrupt and had played along with her mistaken assumption.
• Pei Xiaoru accused Zhang Yang of testing whether she was materialistic, then kissed him and told him she was starting to love him.

Zhang Yang helped Pei Xiaoru’s parents accept his money for a house, then signed a design contract with Bei Wei for a book cafe at Yunheng Building. He showed his Cullinan and wealth to his high school class group, then sent Meng Baihan a photo of the Huangpu River view from his balcony.

• Zhang Yang persuaded Papa Pei and Mama Pei to accept several million toward a house for Pei Xiaoru, and they planned to choose one with his help.
• Zhang Yang reviewed Bei Wei’s book cafe design proposal, agreed to a renovation budget of around five million, and signed with the design company.
• Zhang Yang and Bei Wei named the cafe Youjian Book Cafe, and Bei Wei returned to work to recruit more franchise stores.
• Zhang Yang posted a photo of his Cullinan steering wheel and its registration certificate in his high school class group, prompting classmates to praise his wealth.
• Zhang Yang sent Meng Baihan a photo of the illuminated Huangpu River and Bund from his balcony.

Zhang Yang prepared to host his cousin Song Yumeng and her roommate Le Yue in Magic City, while the two young women discussed Le Yue’s sister’s failed contract marriage and joked about introducing her to Zhang Yang. The chapter ended with Song Yumeng and Le Yue arriving at the station and discovering that Zhang Yang was far more handsome than they expected.

• Zhang Yang chatted with Meng Baihan, then agreed to pick up Song Yumeng when she planned to visit Magic City with her roommate.
• On the train, Song Yumeng heard Le Yue explain that her sister had divorced the boss’s son after a three-year contract marriage, receiving ten million in compensation.
• Song Yumeng jokingly suggested introducing her cousin to Le Yue’s beautiful sister, and Le Yue agreed to meet him.
• Zhang Yang drove his Porsche Cayenne to Magic City Station to pick up Song Yumeng and Le Yue.
• Song Yumeng and Le Yue were stunned when Zhang Yang stepped out of the car, and Song Yumeng recognized her unexpectedly handsome cousin.

Zhang Yang treated Song Yumeng and Le Yue to lunch and took them to their destinations, leaving Le Yue quietly captivated by his kindness. Le Yue reunited with her sister Le Man, who was returning her ex-husband’s belongings and trying to start over, while Le Yue began telling her about Zhang Yang.

• Zhang Yang took Song Yumeng and Le Yue to lunch at BFC Bund Finance Center, where Le Yue grew increasingly comfortable with him and privately wished he were her brother-in-law.
• Zhang Yang photographed Song Yumeng at the Bund, booked her a room at the W Shanghai, and took Le Yue to her sister’s apartment.
• Le Yue reunited with Le Man, who said she was returning things to her ex and planned to change her hair and clothes instead of living by his preferences.
• Le Yue learned that Le Man still felt exhausted by her past relationship and tried to encourage her to consider meeting someone new.
• Le Yue began telling Le Man about the man who had brought her to Magic City that day.

Le Man let Le Yue give her a makeover and agreed to meet Song Yumeng’s brother, while her ex-husband called to ask how to cook a familiar dish. The next morning, Zhang Yang arrived at the coffee shop with Song Yumeng and spotted Le Yue, with Le Man seated facing away from him.

• Le Yue persuaded Le Man to meet Song Yumeng’s brother, and the sisters went shopping for a new hairstyle and clothes.
• Le Yue arranged a meeting with Song Yumeng and her cousin for the next morning.
• Le Man’s ex-husband called about the diamond ring she had mailed back and asked how to cook a dish she used to make.
• Le Man told Le Yue she would not mistake her ex-husband’s familiarity with her for renewed love.
• Song Yumeng told Zhang Yang that Le Yue’s beautiful older sister would be part of the surprise, then brought him to meet Le Yue at a coffee shop.
• Zhang Yang spotted Le Yue and greeted her as she stood and waved.

Zhang Yang spent the day with Le Man, who began to feel drawn to him before learning he had a girlfriend. After Le Man’s ex-husband Lin Zichuan repeatedly contacted her, Zhang Yang offered to pose as her boyfriend and accompanied her to the Hermes store to confront him.

• Zhang Yang met Le Man and took her, Le Yue, and Song Yumeng shopping at Plaza 66.
• Le Yue and Song Yumeng left Zhang Yang and Le Man alone at lunch, and Le Man’s hopes of getting closer to him faded when he answered a call from his girlfriend, Bei Wei.
• Le Man told Zhang Yang about her divorce from Lin Zichuan, and Zhang Yang listened as she explained how their relationship had ended.
• Lin Zichuan called Le Man and told her to help him shop; Le Man blocked his number, then blocked several unfamiliar numbers that kept calling her.
• Zhang Yang offered to act as Le Man’s boyfriend, held her hand, and embraced her so she could get used to the role.
• Zhang Yang and Le Man walked hand in hand to the Hermes store to meet Lin Zichuan.

Zhang Yang helped Le Man confront her ex-husband, Lin Zichuan, and remained unmoved when Lin tried to pay him to leave her. After Le Man bought Zhang Yang clothes, he used the cashback he earned to buy her a costly watch, and their pretend relationship began to feel less like an act.

• Le Man confronted Lin Zichuan at the Hermes store, while Zhang Yang held her and challenged Lin's possessive behavior.
• Lin offered Zhang Yang increasingly large sums to leave Le Man, but Zhang Yang refused, and Le Man declared their ties were over.
• Le Man bought Zhang Yang clothes and a bag, spending nearly one hundred and forty thousand, which earned Zhang Yang almost fourteen million in cashback.
• Lin left the store after watching Le Man choose clothes for Zhang Yang and recalling their three years together.
• Zhang Yang and Le Man ended their pretend relationship, then went to a Piaget store, where Zhang Yang bought her a five-hundred-and-twenty-thousand watch.

Zhang Yang and Le Man spent the day together, grew closer, and went back to Zhang Yang’s luxurious home, where they became intimate. Afterward, Zhang Yang saw a message from Le Man’s ex-husband, Lin Zichuan, regretting how he had treated her during their three-year marriage.

• Le Man accepted Zhang Yang’s watch, and Zhang Yang sent Song Yumeng money so she and Le Yue could make their own plans.
• Zhang Yang took Le Man for a drive and a walk by the river, where they kissed after admitting they had come together despite his having a girlfriend.
• Zhang Yang and Le Man had dinner at Shanghai Tower, and she mistook his invitation to see his home for an invitation to spend the night with him.
• Zhang Yang drove Le Man to COFCO Seaview No. 1 and showed her his apartment, where they became intimate.
• Zhang Yang noticed a message from an unknown number on Le Man’s phone and recognized that Lin Zichuan was expressing regret over their marriage.

Le Man rejected Lin Zichuan’s attempt to reconcile and openly told him that Zhang Yang was the man she loved. Zhang Yang carried her past Lin Zichuan and took her upstairs, while their relationship remained affectionate but undefined.

• Zhang Yang woke beside Le Man, and she deleted Lin Zichuan’s message and blocked his number without reading it.
• Le Man and Zhang Yang spent the morning together, and she said she was unsure she could find a partner better than him.
• Le Man’s sister told her that Lin Zichuan was waiting outside her apartment, so Zhang Yang drove her home.
• Lin Zichuan waited downstairs and reflected on how he had neglected Le Man during their three-year marriage.
• Zhang Yang and Le Man confronted Lin Zichuan, and Le Man told him she loved Zhang Yang and wanted him to stop pursuing her.
• Zhang Yang carried Le Man into the building, and they joked in the elevator about her pretending she could not walk.

Zhang Yang visited Le Man, then reflected on his wealth and decided he should keep striving for more. He took Song Yumeng shopping and brought her to meet Bei Wei, leaving her thrilled by how beautiful and welcoming Zhang Yang’s companion was.

• Le Yue questioned Le Man about her night with Zhang Yang, and Le Man indirectly admitted they had become close.
• Zhang Yang drove home while Lin Zichuan followed him to COFCO Seaview No. 1, then gave up and left.
• Zhang Yang surveyed his luxurious home, reconsidered his complacency, and resolved to keep climbing higher.
• Zhang Yang took Song Yumeng shopping, bought her a Louis Vuitton bag, and joked with her about Le Man.
• Bei Wei invited Zhang Yang over for dinner, and he brought Song Yumeng to meet her at Lakeville Regency.
• Song Yumeng admired Bei Wei’s beauty and wealth and told Zhang Yang that they made a perfect match.

Zhang Yang hosted Song Yumeng and Bei Jiajia at Bei Wei’s apartment, where the women grew close while both openly called him brother-in-law. After driving Song Yumeng back to her hotel, Zhang Yang returned to Lakeville Regency and spent the night with Bei Wei.

• Bei Jiajia arrived and clung to Zhang Yang, prompting Song Yumeng to act possessively and question their closeness.
• Bei Wei served a lavish dinner and gave Song Yumeng an expensive La Mer skincare set, while Bei Jiajia invited her to shop together.
• After Bei Jiajia left, Song Yumeng urged Zhang Yang to cherish the people around him and questioned his romantic choices during the drive to her hotel.
• Zhang Yang returned to Lakeville Regency, where Bei Wei showed him the home and belongings she had prepared for him.
• Bei Wei and Zhang Yang spent an intimate night together, and Zhang Yang stayed awake holding her afterward.

Zhang Yang triggered a new system mission to post a personal VCR as his final Little Blue Book update and earn at least ten thousand likes. He hired photographer Xiaomi to film it, and she also got his permission to post a candid photo of him.

• Zhang Yang reread messages from Little Blue Book followers, posted a thank-you update, and received a new mission requiring a final VCR with ten thousand likes.
• Zhang Yang saw that the mission rewarded him with experience points and a Lucky Stone, and decided he would use the stone to buy rough stones.
• Bei Wei made Zhang Yang breakfast and planned to take Song Yumeng shopping, while Zhang Yang hired Xiaomi to film his VCR.
• Xiaomi candidly photographed Zhang Yang, then filmed him around Magic City in a carefree, hopeful style inspired by his chosen video.
• At The Bund, Xiaomi finished filming and asked to post her candid photo of Zhang Yang; he approved it.

Zhang Yang discovered that Le Man was celebrating her eighteenth birthday, so he surprised her with a cake and an expensive Bulgari necklace, and she kissed him. Song Yumeng later saw Le Yue’s post about the celebration and messaged Zhang Yang in disbelief, while he drove away from Le Man’s apartment.

• Song Yumeng told Zhang Yang that Bei Wei had treated her generously and invited him to dinner, but Zhang Yang declined and noticed Le Yue’s birthday post about Le Man.
• Zhang Yang bought Le Man a Black Swan cake and a Bulgari necklace, then arrived at her apartment while Le Man and Le Yue waited for him.
• Zhang Yang gave Le Man the necklace and a birthday kiss, and Le Yue posted photos of the celebration online.
• Song Yumeng saw Le Yue’s post while dining with Bei Wei and Bei Jiajia, then messaged Zhang Yang about his surprise birthday visit and lavish gift.
• Zhang Yang left Le Man’s apartment, and Le Yue told him she had seen Song Yumeng dining with friends in Magic City.

After Zhang Yang’s recap video made him an overnight heartthrob, he completed his task and claimed a Lucky Stone. With Song Yumeng heading home, he booked a flight to Ruili to inspect rough stones, despite Zhang Zhaohai warning him against gambling.

• Zhang Yang reviewed Xiaomi’s finished video, paid her, and posted his personal recap on Little Blue Book.
• The recap attracted thousands of likes and comments overnight, and Zhang Yang declined approaches from MCN agencies.
• Zhang Yang received twenty experience points and a Lucky Stone, then considered traveling to Ruili to buy rough stones.
• Song Yumeng chose to return home, and Zhang Yang saw her off at the station.
• Zhang Yang booked an early flight to Ruili and told Zhang Zhaohai, who scolded him for risking another gambling habit.

Zhang Yang traveled to Mangshi on his way to Ruili, hoping to use his Lucky Stone buff to find valuable jadeite rough stones. After closing his popular Little Blue Book account and starting a new one on Zheye, he met Sun Peng and Duan Wei, two jade-shop coworkers, and shared a ride with them to Ruili.

• Zhang Yang told Zhang Zhaohai he would make one last trip to buy rough stones, then researched Ruili and dressed plainly to avoid inflated prices.
• Zhang Yang said goodbye to his followers on Little Blue Book and registered a Zheye account as Mister Zhang, where he answered questions about his wealthy lifestyle.
• Zhang Yang flew to Mangshi, accepted a flight attendant's note, and went to a Burmese crab restaurant after landing.
• Zhang Yang overheard Sun Peng and Duan Wei discussing their trip to buy rough stones and asked to share their ride to Ruili.
• Sun Peng offered to teach Zhang Yang how to bargain, while Duan Wei warned Sun Peng not to risk all his savings again.

Zhang Yang used the Lucky Stone to find and buy promising rough stones at Delong Market, while Sun Peng spent heavily on his own picks and borrowed money from Zhang Yang. Sun Peng’s stones began producing poor results when cut, though the third yielded icy bean-grade jadeite.

• Zhang Yang accompanied Sun Peng and Duan Wei to Delong Market, where he learned how stall owners priced and bargained over rough stones.
• Zhang Yang used the Lucky Stone’s durability changes to identify jade-bearing stones and bought several, including two for six hundred thousand yuan after the Lucky Stone’s durability ran out.
• Sun Peng asked Zhang Yang for a hundred thousand yuan to buy a rough stone, promising to repay him, and Zhang Yang agreed after receiving an IOU and Sun Peng’s ID card.
• Sun Peng had five rough stones cut, and the first two produced bean-grade jadeite and waste material, leaving him dismayed.
• Sun Peng’s third stone yielded icy bean-grade jadeite, easing his worries somewhat.

Zhang Yang opened two rough stones and revealed valuable jade, leaving Sun Peng stunned by his extraordinary returns. He called his father to share the news, then had another stone cut, which also produced high-ice jade.

• Sun Peng's fourth rough stone yielded bean-grade jade, but his final stone revealed ice-grade jade and sold with his other stones for 3.5 million.
• Zhang Yang opened a casually chosen rough stone, revealing ice-type jade worth over two million and astonishing Sun Peng.
• Zhang Yang video-called Zhang Zhaohai and showed him the jade, claiming he had a few tricks and promising to share the other results later.
• Zhang Yang had another rough stone cut, and it revealed high-ice jade as buyers bid over four million.
• Sun Peng learned Zhang Yang had paid only ten thousand for the second stone and was left speechless.

Zhang Yang sold his first two jadeite stones for 6.5 million and earned over twenty million from the stones he had cut in Ruili. He then uncovered Glass Type jadeite in his most valuable remaining rough stone, leaving a shop manager and two tourists stunned by its potential worth.

• Sun Peng suspected Zhang Yang had a secret stone-gambling technique, but Zhang Yang left before Sun could press him further.
• Zhang Yang told Zhang Zhaohai that his stones were worth six million, and his father celebrated while planning to expand the family restaurant.
• Zhang Yang sold two cut stones for 6.5 million and made over twenty million in total after selling other jadeite from his suitcase.
• Zhang Yang took his final two rough stones to a major jade shop and had the stone that used five Lucky Stone durability points cut first.
• The cut revealed high-quality Glass Type jadeite, and the shop manager eagerly asked Zhang Yang whether he would sell it.
• Zhao Yuan and Lu Feifei learned that the Glass Type jadeite could be worth at least ten million and stared at Zhang Yang in disbelief.

Zhang Yang sold his jade for more than fifty million, shared twenty million with his parents, and returned to Magic City. After posting on Zheye to trigger a system task about improving his social circle, he decided to answer doubters by showing off his luxury apartment.

• Zhang Yang sold his two rough stones to the shop owner for thirty-five million, while Zhao Yuan and Lu Feifei lost money on their own stone and failed to get him to take them along.
• Zhang Yang told his parents about his gains and transferred twenty million to them; they planned to keep running their restaurant casually and travel.
• Zhang Yang posted on Zheye asking how to elevate his social circle when money was no issue, hoping to trigger a system task.
• Zhang Yang flew back to Magic City and learned his parents had received the transfer and were stunned by its size.
• Zhang Yang read replies doubting his wealth and took photos of his COFCO apartment, including a handwritten ID and the date and time.

Zhang Yang joined the Magic City Rolls-Royce Car Club after a system mission rewarded him with experience and a watch discount coupon. He met club president Su Jiajun and café owner Xiang Xiaotian, and the chapter ended as Zhang Yang introduced himself to her.

• Zhang Yang read advice on Zheye and received a system mission to join a Bentley or Rolls-Royce car club.
• Zhang Yang contacted Su Seventeen, shared his Cullinan BB registration, and joined the Magic City Rolls-Royce Car Club group.
• Zhang Yang completed the mission and received 10 EXP and a 10% off watch redemption coupon, then agreed to meet Su Seventeen privately.
• Su Jiajun met Xiang Xiaotian at her café and told her that a new club member was coming.
• Zhang Yang arrived at the café, introduced himself to Su Jiajun, and greeted Xiang Xiaotian.