Recaps

Bai Jingyi became a full employee while Zhang Yang hired Zhou Zhaodong as Cloud Sea Capital’s CEO and tasked him with recruiting department heads. Back at the company, Zhang Yang watched Zhou Xiaoyi’s video about their reunion, which ended by teasing the further shock he had given her.

• Bai Jingyi kissed Zhang Yang goodbye, then reunited with her former dorm mates, who questioned her about the clothes he had bought her.
• Zhang Yang told Bai Jingyi to become a full employee and met Zhou Zhaodong, whose appointment as Cloud Sea Capital’s CEO triggered a Loyalty BUFF.
• Zhang Yang asked Zhou Zhaodong to find outstanding department heads, and Zhou offered to recommend suitable candidates.
• Bai Jingyi’s coworkers warmly welcomed her after her promotion, while she reminded herself to stay cautious at work.
• Zhang Yang watched Zhou Xiaoyi’s video about meeting him again, which praised his changed appearance and promised that the shock was not over.

Zhang Yang approved Zhou Xiaoyi’s video, then took Bai Jingyi to dinner and strolled with her along the Bund. The evening ended with Bei Jiajia secretly photographing them and sending the pictures to Zhang Yang, leaving him frowning at her message.

• Zhang Yang watched Zhou Xiaoyi’s video about their reunion and approved her plan to post it.
• Zhang Yang invited Bai Jingyi to dinner at a Bund restaurant, where she praised his looks and he treated her warmly.
• Bai Jingyi told Zhang Yang she wanted to put down roots in Magic City, and he took her hand as they strolled along the Bund.
• Bei Jiajia left an awkward blind date after spotting Zhang Yang walking hand in hand with Bai Jingyi.
• Bei Jiajia secretly photographed Zhang Yang and Bai Jingyi, then sent the pictures to Zhang Yang with a teasing message.
• Zhang Yang checked the candid photograph on his phone and frowned.

Zhang Yang appointed Zhou Zhaodong as CEO of Cloud Sea Capital and bought Bai Jingyi a Porsche 911. After Bai Jingyi drove off with her new car, Zhang Yang received a message from Zhou Xiaoyi about the unexpectedly successful video she had posted.

• Zhang Yang woke up beside Bai Jingyi, then took her to the company for Cloud Sea Capital’s regular meeting.
• Zhang Yang officially appointed Zhou Zhaodong CEO and told him to recruit executives for the other departments.
• Zhang Yang offered Bai Jingyi a company car, and she chose a fine-flake white Porsche 911.
• Zhang Yang bought Bai Jingyi the Porsche 911, and she drove it to get paint protection film applied.
• Zhou Xiaoyi messaged Zhang Yang about her video’s strong numbers and sent him a recording of her livestream.

Zhang Yang watched Zhou Xiaoyi’s viral video and livestream, then focused on his business and relationship with Le Man. He accompanied Le Man to meet her best friend An Lan, who was stunned when she saw Zhang Yang beside his Cullinan.

• Zhang Yang checked the reactions to Zhou Xiaoyi’s video, entered her livestream, and sent her several Carnival gifts before declining her invitation to stream together.
• Zhou Zhaodong continued hiring elite staff for Cloud Sea Capital, leaving only the Chief Financial Officer position to fill before Zhang Yang’s mission was complete.
• Le Man told Zhang Yang she wanted to start working, and he reassured her that he would support her if she ever needed help.
• Zhang Yang and Le Man drove to meet An Lan, who had arrived in Magic City with her husband and was worried that Le Man’s younger boyfriend might be after her money.
• Le Man introduced Zhang Yang to An Lan beside his Cullinan, and An Lan was astonished by his looks and wealth.

Zhang Yang encouraged Le Man to join An Lan on a 275-day round-the-world cruise and transferred her one million yuan to cover the trip. After saying goodbye to Le Man, he called Pei Xiaoru, then invited Bei Wei and Bei Jiajia to dinner at his apartment.

• Le Man introduced Zhang Yang to her best friend An Lan and An Lan's boyfriend, Wen Sihao, and told them she was considering finding a job.
• An Lan invited Le Man to join her on a Royal Caribbean cruise, and Zhang Yang persuaded Le Man to take the full round-the-world voyage and offered to pay for it.
• Le Man accepted Zhang Yang's offer, and he transferred one million yuan to her for the trip.
• Zhang Yang said goodbye to Le Man, called Pei Xiaoru, and exchanged affectionate teasing with her over the phone.
• Zhang Yang invited Bei Wei and Bei Jiajia to dinner, cooked a large meal, and welcomed them to his apartment.

Zhang Yang spent the evening with Bei Wei and Bei Jiajia, then learned that Xiang Xiaotian was being pressured to meet her childhood betrothed. Xiang Xiaotian asked him to pretend to be her boyfriend and accompany her to Hangzhou, but Zhang Yang hesitated as the car club urged him to help.

• Zhang Yang hosted Bei Wei and Bei Jiajia for dinner, and later shared an intimate night with Bei Wei while Bei Jiajia stayed in another suite.
• Bei Jiajia asked to work at Bei Wei’s book café, and Bei Wei agreed to take her on as a clerk.
• At Shengtian Car Care Center, Jin Yanchao told Zhang Yang that Xiang Xiaotian’s father wanted her to return to Hangzhou and meet her childhood betrothed.
• Xiang Xiaotian arrived at the car care center upset and asked Zhang Yang to help her avoid the arranged engagement by pretending to be her boyfriend.
• Zhang Yang worried that intervening could disrupt a longstanding relationship between their families, while Xiang Xiaotian and the car club members urged him to accompany her.

Zhang Yang completed the team-upgrade quest, reached Level 7, and gained a Hangzhou hotel and a double-cashback privilege. He agreed to accompany Xiang Xiaotian to Hangzhou as her pretend boyfriend, where he also planned to take over the hotel and look for property.

• Xiang Xiaotian appealed to Zhang Yang to help with her situation, and he promised to consider it before leaving.
• Zhou Zhaodong confirmed a highly qualified candidate for chief financial officer, completing Zhang Yang's quest and advancing him to Level 7.
• Zhang Yang received 200,000 in daily cashback, the Hangzhou InterContinental Garden Hotel, and a double-cashback privilege with a 300 million limit.
• Zhang Yang decided to accompany Xiang Xiaotian to Hangzhou and agreed to pretend to be her boyfriend.
• Zhang Yang planned to use the trip to take over the hotel and look for a villa or luxury apartment.

Zhang Yang drove Xiang Xiaotian to Hangzhou and dropped her at the Junlan Hotel before heading to the InterContinental Garden Hotel, which had just become his property. He arrived unannounced and asked the lobby manager, Qu Shanshan, to contact General Manager Yu Kaili, who was coming down to meet him.

• Zhang Yang visited Xiang Xiaotian at her home, where she greeted him with an enthusiastic hug and got ready to travel with him.
• Xiang Xiaotian kissed Zhang Yang in the car to help them appear convincing when they later pretended to be a couple in front of her father.
• Zhang Yang and Xiang Xiaotian drove to Hangzhou, where she told him about her family and invited him to stay with her at the Junlan Hotel.
• After receiving notice that the InterContinental Garden Hotel’s ownership transfer was complete, Zhang Yang dropped Xiang Xiaotian at the Junlan Hotel and drove to his newly acquired property.
• Zhang Yang asked lobby manager Qu Shanshan to contact General Manager Yu Kaili, and Qu Shanshan told him Yu Kaili would come down shortly.

Zhang Yang inspected the InterContinental Garden Hotel, tasked Yu Kaili with reorganizing its staff, and considered Qu Shanshan as a potential confidant. After Xiang Xiaotian asked him for help, he headed to the Junlan Hotel, where she was trying to convince her parents that she already had a boyfriend.

• Zhang Yang toured the InterContinental Garden Hotel with Yu Kaili and reviewed its departments, staffing, and profits.
• Zhang Yang questioned the Marketing Department's poor performers, and Yu Kaili promised to reorganize the department and the hotel.
• Zhang Yang invited Qu Shanshan to report what she knew about the hotel and said she could earn a promotion by performing well.
• Zhang Yang admired the Presidential Suite's view before receiving Xiang Xiaotian's message asking him to rescue her.
• At the Junlan Hotel, Xiang Xiaotian told Xiang Detao and Dong Yaru that she had a boyfriend, but Xiang Detao did not believe her.

Zhang Yang met Xiang Xiaotian’s parents and, after learning that her father favored a family-approved match, promised to buy a home in Hangzhou to show his commitment. He took Xiang Xiaotian and Dong Yaru to view a luxury courtyard residence priced at over ninety million, leaving Dong Yaru astonished by his apparent wealth.

• Zhang Yang arrived to meet Xiang Xiaotian’s parents, while Xiang Detao questioned his work and left to attend to hotel business.
• Dong Yaru explained that Xiang Detao wanted Xiang Xiaotian to marry into a familiar family of equal standing, and Zhang Yang said he would not back down.
• Zhang Yang promised to buy a home in Hangzhou, winning Dong Yaru’s support as she agreed to talk with Xiang Detao.
• Zhang Yang drove Xiang Xiaotian and Dong Yaru to Peach Blossom Spring and asked to view its remaining Chinese-style courtyard residences.
• Wen Ting showed them a three-mu residence priced at over ninety million, and Dong Yaru and Xiang Xiaotian were shocked by the cost.

Zhang Yang toured two Chinese-style courtyard residences at Peach Blossom Spring and chose the six-mu estate priced at 130 million yuan. After buying it in full, he left Dong Yuru stunned and gained her support for his relationship with Xiang Xiaotian.

• Zhang Yang, Xiang Xiaotian, and Dong Yuru toured a three-mu courtyard residence before viewing a larger six-mu estate.
• Zhang Yang told Dong Yuru that he preferred the six-mu estate and intended to buy it, rejecting her offer to show him a Wulin No. 1 listing.
• Xiang Xiaotian declared that she would be with Zhang Yang, and Dong Yaru promised to speak with Xiang Xiaotian's father and support them.
• Zhang Yang teased Xiang Xiaotian as they left the estate, and she confessed she was willing to be his kitten or puppy.
• Zhang Yang signed the purchase contract, paid 130 million yuan in full, and received 260 million yuan in cashback, leaving Dong Yuru shocked that he had bought the estate.

Zhang Yang declined dinner with Xiang Xiaotian’s parents, while Xiang Detao struggled to accept his daughter’s relationship because of an old marriage agreement with the Lu family. Back at his InterContinental Garden Hotel, Zhang Yang hosted Wen Ting for the night, and she was still with him the next morning.

• Zhang Yang dropped Xiang Xiaotian and Dong Yaru at the Junlan Hotel, where Xiang Xiaotian kissed him goodbye.
• Dong Yaru told Xiang Detao that Zhang Yang had bought Xiang Xiaotian a 130-million-yuan courtyard residence, but Xiang Detao remained conflicted over the Lu family’s expected visit and their old betrothal agreement.
• Dong Yaru urged Xiang Detao not to sacrifice Xiang Xiaotian’s happiness, and he agreed to tell the Lu family the truth despite expecting trouble.
• Zhang Yang returned to the InterContinental Garden Hotel, ate in its restaurant, and admired the rooftop garden overlooking the Qiantang River.
• Zhang Yang invited Wen Ting to his suite, where they drank and talked before spending the night together.
• The next morning, Wen Ting searched for her clothes and then went back to Zhang Yang.

Zhang Yang arranged for Yu Kaili to oversee the renovation of his Peach Blossom Spring mansion and used Qu Shanshan to check on the hotel’s personnel reshuffle. After Xiang Xiaotian asked him to take her away from a family banquet, the chapter ended with her parents entertaining the Lu family and Lu Shaokang asking where she was.

• Zhang Yang drove Wen Ting to the Peach Blossom Spring sales office, where the supervisor treated her deferentially because she had arrived with him.
• Zhang Yang approved Yu Kaili’s proposed personnel changes and entrusted her with arranging the mansion’s renovation through Hong Kong Cheng Chung Design, setting a budget of up to one hundred million.
• Zhang Yang questioned Qu Shanshan about the hotel’s staff and Yu Kaili, then promised to support Qu Shanshan’s promotion.
• Xiang Xiaotian messaged Zhang Yang to complain about her father and asked him to take her away from the banquet, and Zhang Yang agreed to come.
• At the Junlan Hotel, Xiang Detao and Dong Yaru hosted Lu Shaokang and his parents, while Lu Shaokang asked where Xiang Xiaotian was.

Xiang Xiaotian rejected Lu Shaokang’s family’s childhood betrothal and openly chose to pursue her happiness with Zhang Yang. Zhang Yang took her to the InterContinental Garden Hotel, revealed he owned it, and their private time was interrupted when they ran into Lu Shaokang and his parents.

• Lu Shaokang told Xiang Detao that he planned to start his own high-end Chinese restaurant in Hangzhou and asked to see Xiang Xiaotian.
• Xiang Xiaotian arrived and told Lu Shaokang and his parents that she already liked someone and wanted to pursue her own happiness, upsetting the Lu family.
• After the Lu family left, Xiang Xiaotian argued with Xiang Detao before happily running to Zhang Yang, who had arrived in a Cullinan.
• Zhang Yang took Xiang Xiaotian to the InterContinental Garden Hotel, where he revealed that he had bought the hotel and owned its expensive suite.
• As Zhang Yang and Xiang Xiaotian left the restaurant for the suite, they encountered Lu Shaokang and his parents in the elevator, and Xiang Xiaotian greeted Lu coolly.

Xiang Xiaotian and Zhang Yang went to the InterContinental Garden Hotel after encountering the Lu family, and Xiang Detao learned that Zhang Yang owned the hotel. The chapter ended with Zhang Yang sending Xiang Xiaotian back with her parents so they could talk privately.

• Xiang Xiaotian left the Lu family with Zhang Yang, and Lu Shaokang watched them enter a hotel suite.
• Father Lu confronted Xiang Detao with a photo of Xiang Xiaotian at the InterContinental Garden Hotel, prompting Xiang Detao to go there with Dong Yaru.
• Xiang Detao asked Yu Kaili to take him to the Presidential Suite, where he discovered that Zhang Yang was the hotel's sole owner.
• Zhang Yang and Xiang Xiaotian kissed in the suite until Yu Kaili called to announce Xiang Detao's arrival.
• Xiang Detao and Dong Yaru met Zhang Yang and Xiang Xiaotian, and Xiang Detao claimed he had come to discuss the Lu family.
• Zhang Yang suggested that Xiang Xiaotian return with her parents to talk privately.

Xiang Xiaotian’s parents mistook her relationship with Zhang Yang for a real romance, while Zhang Yang refused to turn their act into a commitment. Later, Zhang Yang reunited with his high school classmate Chen Zhuo on West Lake and brought him and Gu Yajun to Junlan Hotel, where Xiang Xiaotian’s family wealth stunned them.

• Xiang Detao urged Xiang Xiaotian to host Zhang Yang and their relatives for dinner, while she hid that their relationship was fake.
• Xiang Xiaotian asked Zhang Yang to make their relationship real, but Zhang Yang said he already had a girlfriend; she apologized and vowed not to give up.
• Yu Kaili reformed InterContinental Garden Hotel, Qu Shanshan became front office manager, and Zhang Yang settled into a leisurely life in Hangzhou with Xiang Xiaotian pursuing him.
• Zhang Yang and Xiang Xiaotian ran into Chen Zhuo and Gu Yajun while boating on West Lake, then invited them to dinner.
• Zhang Yang brought the group to Junlan Hotel, and Xiang Xiaotian revealed that her family owned it, leaving Gu Yajun amazed and eager to connect with her.

Zhang Yang reunited with Chen Zhuo at Junlan Hotel, where Chen Zhuo grew closer to Gu Yajun but backed out of a chance to visit her room. The next morning, Zhang Yang comforted Chen Zhuo and prepared to see him off.

• Zhang Yang chatted with Chen Zhuo about Gu Yajun and invited him to drink that evening.
• Xiang Xiaotian went to the spa with Gu Yajun, and Gu Yajun turned down her roommates’ gathering to spend the evening with Chen Zhuo.
• Zhang Yang, Chen Zhuo, Xiang Xiaotian, and Gu Yajun shared dinner; Chen Zhuo got drunk and reminisced about Zhang Yang’s high-school crush, Meng Baihan.
• After Xiang Xiaotian and Gu Yajun left, Zhang Yang gave Chen Zhuo Gu Yajun’s room number and encouraged him to bring her dessert, but Chen Zhuo ate it himself and did not visit her.
• Xiang Xiaotian sent Zhang Yang a revealing photo, and he replied with a photo of himself before going to sleep.
• The next morning, Chen Zhuo admitted he had not visited Gu Yajun, and Zhang Yang comforted him before offering to see him off.

Zhang Yang reviewed a luxury residence design and assessed Cloud Sea Capital’s proposed investment in Good Goods Select. After Xiang Xiaotian asked him for an autograph from actress Tian Chuxi, he arranged for Yu Kaili to contact her manager and invite her to dinner; Tian then arrived at the hotel.

• Zhang Yang chose an elegant, unconventional Chinese-style design for his Peach Blossom Spring residence and asked Yu Kaili to coordinate the details.
• Zhang Yang watched Good Goods Select’s livestreams and learned from Zhou Zhaodong that the company’s teacher-hosted, platform-focused approach had a stable audience and strong repeat purchases.
• Xiang Xiaotian asked Zhang Yang to get Tian Chuxi’s autograph, and Zhang Yang asked Yu Kaili to contact the actress’s manager and invite her to dinner.
• Tian Chuxi arrived at the InterContinental Garden Hotel amid a crowd of fans, and Yu Kaili escorted her and her manager to their room.

Zhang Yang accepted a system-generated double-cashback event tied to Xiang Xiaotian and took her shopping, where she introduced him as her boyfriend to her best friend, Mi Guo. After Mi Guo teased Xiang Xiaotian about getting Zhang Yang to pay, Xiang Xiaotian defended him, leaving their relationship under her careful protection.

• Tian Chuxi declined Zhang Yang's dinner invitation through Assistant Sun but signed a photo for him, and Zhang Yang accepted the refusal without pressing further.
• The system generated a designated-target double-cashback event for Xiang Xiaotian, allowing up to ten million in cashback, and Zhang Yang decided to spend money on her.
• Zhang Yang picked Xiang Xiaotian up, agreed to meet her best friend Mi Guo, and let Xiang Xiaotian introduce him as her boyfriend.
• At Chanel, Mi Guo admired Zhang Yang, asked him to recommend a dress, and bought the one he chose.
• Mi Guo hinted that Zhang Yang could buy something for Xiang Xiaotian, so Xiang Xiaotian hurried her away and objected to Mi Guo speaking for him.

Zhang Yang took Mi Guo and Xiang Xiaotian shopping in Hangzhou Tower, where Xiang Xiaotian mistakenly believed he was buying expensive gifts for someone else. He finally gave her a 4.8-million-yuan diamond necklace for her birthday, and she kissed him.

• Zhang Yang bought a limited-edition Montblanc pen, cufflinks, and belts for his father while Mi Guo gave Xiang Xiaotian a Hermes Lindy bag as an early birthday present.
• Mi Guo grew angry when Zhang Yang seemed unwilling to buy anything for Xiang Xiaotian, but he took them to Jaeger-LeCoultre and bought a watch for his mother, asking Xiang Xiaotian to try it on.
• Zhang Yang brought Xiang Xiaotian to Van Cleef & Arpels and had her try on a 4.8-million-yuan diamond necklace, leaving her convinced it was meant for someone else.
• Zhang Yang bought Xiang Xiaotian the necklace and wished her a happy birthday, and she embraced and kissed him.

Zhang Yang spent five million on Van Cleef & Arpels jewelry for Xiang Xiaotian, deepening her affection while Mi Guo learned about his wealth and business. After dinner, Zhang Yang took Xiang Xiaotian home, where her father questioned why he had not accepted the family’s dinner invitations; Xiang Xiaotian answered by showing off the jewelry.

• Zhang Yang bought Xiang Xiaotian a 4.8-million necklace and a pair of earrings costing just over two hundred thousand, completing his five-million spending task and earning five million in cashback.
• Xiang Xiaotian, Zhang Yang, and Mi Guo ate Hangzhou cuisine together, where Xiang Xiaotian told Mi Guo that Zhang Yang owned the InterContinental Garden Hotel and an investment company.
• After dinner, Zhang Yang and Xiang Xiaotian kissed; she said she would wait for him to make their fake relationship real.
• At home, Xiang Detao complained that Zhang Yang had repeatedly declined his dinner invitations, and Xiang Xiaotian showed her parents the jewelry Zhang Yang had bought her.

Xiang Xiaotian reassured her parents with the expensive jewelry Zhang Yang had given her, while Zhang Yang later encountered Tian Chuxi at his hotel and grew close to Qu Shanshan. Tian Chuxi then proposed recruiting Zhang Yang for a role in her web drama and filming it at his hotel.

• Xiang Xiaotian showed Xiang Detao and Dong Yaru the Van Cleef & Arpels jewelry worth five million, easing their worries about her relationship with Zhang Yang.
• Zhang Yang returned to the InterContinental Garden Hotel and shared an elevator with Tian Chuxi, who apologized after learning he owned the hotel.
• Zhang Yang invited Qu Shanshan to join him in the bath, and she began helping him.
• Tian Chuxi suggested filming her web drama at the InterContinental Garden Hotel and replacing Wu Chenghao with Zhang Yang as the five-star hotel heir.
• Sister Sun agreed to sound out the hotel about Tian Chuxi's proposal.

Zhang Yang agreed to appear in Tian Chuxi’s web drama after a system mission offered him a Fortune Global 500 CEO Experience Book as a reward. He signed the studio’s contract, leaving his role and filming schedule to be finalized.

• Zhang Yang rejected the request to make a cameo until Tian Chuxi met with him and appealed to their budding friendship.
• A system mission tasked Zhang Yang with helping Tian Chuxi appear in her studio’s first web drama and offered him experience points and a CEO Experience Book.
• Zhang Yang accepted the role, and he and Tian Chuxi agreed to sign a contract and finish his scenes within a week.
• Zhang Yang had lunch with Tian Chuxi, who took back the script and promised to give him a revised version.
• Sister Sun brought the draft contract, and Zhang Yang signed it after his legal team reviewed it.

Zhang Yang finalized Yu Kaili’s performance plan, shared a family dinner and intimate moment with Xiang Xiaotian, then spent the afternoon with Qu Shanshan before returning to Magic City. He arrived at Yunheng Building and watched Bei Wei oversee the nearly finished book café, hoping to surprise her.

• Zhang Yang approved the company’s revised performance assessment plan and gave Yu Kaili a generous personal plan, which she eagerly signed.
• Zhang Yang joined Xiang Xiaotian’s family for dinner, kissed her in her bedroom, and promised to return for her birthday.
• Zhang Yang invited Qu Shanshan to his hotel suite for a long afternoon of work-related reporting and guidance, and Yu Kaili noticed her leaving.
• Zhang Yang exchanged messages with Tian Chuxi about a future script, then drove from Hangzhou to Magic City the next morning.
• Zhang Yang went to Yunheng Building without telling Bei Wei and saw her busy overseeing the book café’s renovations.

Zhang Yang helped Bei Wei promote her new book café and then joined her for lunch. When Bei Jiajia rear-ended a Rolls-Royce Phantom, Zhang Yang and Bei Wei headed to the scene, where Bei Jiajia faced the car’s young owner and announced that her brother-in-law was coming.

• Zhang Yang visited Bei Wei’s book café, offered to promote its membership cards, and helped her hand out flyers with property management staff and office-building tenants.
• Zhang Yang and Bei Wei ate lunch together, and Bei Wei told him her father was scaling back Mao Roast Duck and planning a new shop in Rong City.
• Bei Wei received a call from Bei Jiajia, who had rear-ended a Rolls-Royce Phantom while driving Bei Wei’s car.
• Zhang Yang and Bei Wei left in the Cullinan to reach the accident scene after learning the other vehicle was a Phantom.
• Bei Jiajia argued with the Phantom’s young owner, refused to be intimidated, and told him her brother-in-law was on his way.