Chapter Summaries

Zhang Yang pushed through the final day of his month-long weight-loss task, hoping to earn enough experience to reach Level 2 and unlock daily cashback. After arriving at work, he watched new coworker Zhou Song get rejected by Bei Wei.

• Zhang Yang climbed the apartment stairs repeatedly before dawn and saw that he was only 0.2 pounds short of his weight-loss goal.
• Zhang Yang decided to fast for the day, believing completing the task would raise him to Level 2 and grant him ten thousand in daily cashback.
• Zhang Yang checked the replies to his Little Blue Book post, then left for work without eating.
• Zhang Yang arrived at Mingyang Media and saw Zhou Song bring soup dumplings to Bei Wei.
• Bei Wei told Zhou Song she regarded him only as a coworker, and Zhang Yang and Xiang Youde recognized the rejection as another case of Zhou Song catching feelings too quickly.

Zhang Yang continued fasting at work to meet the weight-loss task he hoped would earn him ten thousand a day, resisting food through a long day and overtime. By eight that night, he still had four hours left before the day ended and no sign that he had completed the task.

• Bei Wei turned Zhou Song down, advising him to focus on work and himself.
• Zhang Yang resisted the French rolls Xiang Youde offered and found that fasting left him sharper and more productive.
• Zhang Yang refused to join his coworkers for lunch, then went for a walk to burn more energy while worrying that his task was unfinished.
• Wang Shijie announced that the project team would work overtime, and Zhang Yang remained focused on reaching his weight-loss goal.
• Bei Wei offered the project team pizza, but Zhang Yang refused while his coworkers questioned his stubbornness.
• At eight in the evening, Zhang Yang checked the time and saw that four hours remained in the day.

Zhang Yang completed his weight-loss task, received its rewards, and discovered that the system had given him a Porsche Cayenne and a new long-term body-fat goal. He ended the chapter planning how to earn the experience points needed to reach level three.

• Zhang Yang completed his task, reached level two, and gained 10,000 in daily cashback.
• Bei Wei brought Zhang Yang pizza at work, and he later shared a late-night meal with Xiang Youde.
• Zhang Yang claimed his reward and watched the loose skin on his body disappear.
• Zhang Yang opened his upgrade gift pack and received a Porsche Cayenne 3.0T.
• Zhang Yang checked the system and learned he could earn five experience points each month by keeping his body fat at or below fifteen percent.

Zhang Yang realized that following netizens’ advice could influence the system’s tasks, then continued adjusting to his new income and improved appearance. At work, he encountered Xiang Youde’s secret dieting efforts and heard colleagues tease about who seemed dependable, before Wang Shijie assigned Saturday duty.

• Zhang Yang read the system prompt, updated his Little Blue Book post with a photo of his weight loss, and asked netizens for more advice.
• Zhang Yang received another ten thousand yuan from the system, kept up his morning workout, and booked a Porsche Cayenne for Saturday.
• Xiang Youde remarked on Zhang Yang’s transformed appearance, while Zhang Yang noticed Xiang Youde was secretly reading weight-loss advice and eating delivery from Supermodel Kitchen.
• Sister Liu teased Bei Wei about Zhang Yang and Xiang Youde being dependable options, and Zhang Yang overheard their conversation.
• Xiang Youde repeatedly rushed to the restroom with stomach trouble, and Wang Shijie later came over to assign Saturday duty.

Zhang Yang celebrated his new daily income by filling his fridge with expensive food and enjoying a feast, then answered questions about his dramatic weight loss. The chapter left him agreeing to meet a woman his parents had introduced through WeChat.

• Wang Shijie assigned Bei Wei and Zhang Yang to cover the next day's shift, and Bei Wei agreed to cover for Zhang Yang while he picked up his car.
• Zhang Yang promised to bring Bei Wei lunch, then spent several thousand yuan at Sam's Club on food he had long wanted to buy.
• Zhang Yang cooked a meal with beef short ribs, salmon, cherries, and Coke, and enjoyed having his fridge packed with food.
• Zhang Yang read comments on Little Blue Book about his weight loss and shared some practical advice while asking commenters again for suggestions.
• Zhang Zhaohai told Zhang Yang about a potential match, and Zhang Yang added the woman after Song Wenqin sent him her WeChat.

After his WeChat match turned down a meeting, Zhang Yang picked up his new Porsche Cayenne, bought a top-model iPhone, and brought Bei Wei an expensive Japanese lunch. He returned to the quiet office, where he teased Bei Wei about being pretty.

• Zhang Yang chatted with a woman he had added on WeChat, but she said she was too busy to meet, so he deleted their chat.
• Zhang Yang picked up his Porsche Cayenne and drove it around Magic City.
• Zhang Yang bought an iPhone 14 Pro Max and picked up a 1,500-yuan Japanese lunch for Bei Wei.
• Bei Wei delightedly ate the Japanese feast while Zhang Yang finished his work at the office.
• Bei Wei noticed Zhang Yang looking at her, and he told her he was looking because she was pretty.

Zhang Yang drove Bei Wei home in his new Porsche, prompting her to feel she was getting to know him all over again. At home, he accepted tasks to improve his hairstyle and switch to contact lenses, then received a message from his blind date asking to meet again.

• Bei Wei thanked Zhang Yang for lunch, then was surprised to discover he had bought a Porsche.
• Zhang Yang offered Bei Wei a ride and dropped her off near her residential complex.
• Zhang Yang checked suggestions on Little Blue Book and received tasks to change his hairstyle and wear contact lenses.
• Zhang Yang considered how the rewards could improve his appearance and bring him closer to leveling up.
• Zhang Yang received a message from his blind date asking whether he was free to meet the next day, as his mother Song Wenqin also pressed him for an update.

Zhang Yang completed makeover tasks by getting a Hong Kong-style side part and contact lenses, then claimed system rewards that improved his hair and eyesight. He tested his masked new look, attracting attention, before removing the mask and disappointing the women who had imagined him as handsome.

• Zhang Yang agreed to meet the girl his mother had set him up with and booked a table at a Black Pearl restaurant on the Bund.
• After enjoying a cheat-day breakfast, Zhang Yang visited a salon and let Tony give him a classic Hong Kong-style three-seven side part.
• Zhang Yang completed the hairstyle task, gained three experience points and top-tier hair quality, and drew attention from people at the salon.
• Zhang Yang bought contact lenses, completed another task, and claimed improved eyesight that made the world clear once he removed the lenses.
• Zhang Yang bought black masks and noticed girls admiring his hair and eyes, then removed his mask and left them disappointed by his appearance.

Zhang Yang improved his appearance, drew excited praise from his followers, and received a system mission to make a good impression on his blind date, Xiong Yaqian. After arranging to pick her up for dinner, he bought an outfit for their meeting that evening.

• Zhang Yang read his Little Blue Book followers’ advice and posted photos showing his new hairstyle, contact lenses, and masked look.
• The system assigned Zhang Yang a mission to raise Xiong Yaqian’s favorability above 80, with experience points and a two-centimeter height increase as rewards.
• Zhang Yang sent Xiong Yaqian the Bund restaurant address, and her favorability rose by twenty points when she learned where they would meet.
• Zhang Yang and Xiong Yaqian agreed that he would pick her up at five that evening.
• Zhang Yang went to Vientiane City and chose new clothes for the blind date.

Zhang Yang picked up Xiong Yaqian for their blind date, and his new Cayenne and appearance quickly changed her opinion of him. On the way to the restaurant, an accidental touch unexpectedly raised her affection for him, leaving Zhang Yang confused.

• Zhang Yang left Vientiane City in his new outfit to pick up Xiong Yaqian.
• Xiong Yaqian prepared for the blind date and told her roommate she expected Zhang Yang to be an ordinary, dull salaryman.
• Xiong Yaqian mistook Zhang Yang, who arrived in a Cayenne, for a handsome stranger before realizing he was her date.
• Zhang Yang showed Xiong Yaqian the car registration, and she grew flustered as they drove toward the restaurant.
• Zhang Yang accidentally touched Xiong Yaqian's thigh at a traffic light, and her affection level rose slightly.

Zhang Yang’s dinner date with Xiong Yaqian went well, but an unexpected encounter with his coworker Bei Wei raised suspicions before his task suddenly completed. He took Xiong Yaqian home, while the reason her affection reached the target remained unexplained.

• Zhang Yang and Xiong Yaqian shared an expensive dinner and agreed to take their time getting to know each other.
• While walking along the Bund, Zhang Yang spotted Bei Wei and tried to lead Xiong Yaqian away, but Bei Wei called out to him.
• Bei Wei introduced herself as Zhang Yang’s friend, and Xiong Yaqian identified herself as his blind date from the same hometown.
• Zhang Yang received notice that the First Try task was complete, gained five experience points, grew two centimeters, and reached level three.
• After Bei Wei left, Zhang Yang drove Xiong Yaqian home and told her Bei Wei was his coworker.

After completing his blind-date mission, Zhang Yang collected rewards that raised his level, daily cashback, and height, then received a valuable watch. He started the next workday newly confident, while Bei Wei found herself noticing his looks.

• Zhang Yang messaged Xiong Yaqian after getting home, then claimed five experience points and grew two centimeters, reaching level three and over 20,000 yuan in daily cashback.
• Zhang Yang claimed his level-up gift pack and received a Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Ultra-Thin Perpetual Calendar watch worth 700,000 yuan.
• Zhang Yang told the women on Little Blue Book that his date had gone smoothly, and the system deposited 20,000 yuan into his account the next morning.
• Xiang Youde remarked that Zhang Yang had become handsome, and Zhang Yang brushed off his suggestion that Bei Wei treated him differently.
• Bei Wei watched Zhang Yang working and felt a flutter when she found him handsome.

Zhang Yang collected his salary and went with Bei Wei to West Nanjing Road, where they ate and shopped before he went to pick up his Vacheron Constantin watch. Bei Wei accompanied him and congratulated him on the purchase.

• Zhang Yang received his salary and declined Xiang Youde's invitation to eat after work because he planned to pick up his watch.
• Bei Wei caught up with Zhang Yang and invited him to dinner, but he suggested they first go to West Nanjing Road.
• Zhang Yang put an arm around Bei Wei when she lost her balance on the crowded subway, and she shyly followed him off at their stop.
• Zhang Yang let Bei Wei treat him to egg pancakes, then went with her to a clothing shop and bought several outfits she recommended.
• Zhang Yang told Bei Wei he needed to collect his watch, and she congratulated him as they spotted the Vacheron Constantin boutique.

Zhang Yang bought a 700,000-yuan Vacheron Constantin watch and shared a tender subway ride with Bei Wei, who declined his offer of skincare products. Back in his cramped apartment, Zhang Yang decided to move into a high-end serviced apartment and arranged a day off to look at one.

• Zhang Yang accepted his Vacheron Constantin watch after the system paid for it, and Bei Wei examined it on the way to the subway.
• Zhang Yang offered to buy Bei Wei Helena Rubinstein skincare, but she refused and hurried him past the store.
• Zhang Yang and Bei Wei shared earphones on the subway, and he rested his hand on hers; she let it stay until she reached her stop.
• Bei Wei sent Zhang Yang her playlist after leaving, and he wondered about her username, “Humble Little Wei.”
• Zhang Yang decided his studio apartment was too small and chose a high-end serviced apartment to view.
• Zhang Yang got Supervisor Wang’s approval to take the next day off and arrange the apartment move.

Zhang Yang moved into a serviced apartment beside Zhongshan Park and invited Xiang Youde over for a meal as he started a new chapter in the Magic City. While they talked about their uncertain futures, Xiong Yaqian confronted Zhang Yang for ignoring her messages.

• Zhang Yang decided not to respond to Xiong Yaqian's messages because he did not want to lead her on while he was unsure about their relationship.
• Zhang Yang viewed a furnished apartment beside Zhongshan Park, chose it, and signed a six-month lease.
• Zhang Yang cleared out his old apartment and invited Xiang Youde to share a meal and drinks at his new place.
• Zhang Yang and Xiang Youde reminisced about their early days in the Magic City and discussed their plans for the future.
• Xiong Yaqian sent Zhang Yang a string of question marks and asked why he was ignoring her.

After rejecting Xiong Yaqian and moving into the Ruijie Executive Apartment, Zhang Yang settled into his new home and spent his cashback on furnishing it. He posted outfit photos, received a new fashion task, and ended the day enjoying his improved living conditions.

• Zhang Yang rejected Xiong Yaqian, who deleted him, and then deleted their chat himself.
• Zhang Yang sold the old items in his apartment and moved his belongings into the Ruijie Executive Apartment.
• Zhang Yang spent nearly all of his twenty thousand in cashback on groceries, clothes, and household necessities for his new home.
• Zhang Yang posted photos of several outfits on the Little Blue Book, prompting the system to assign him the Fashion Expert task.
• Zhang Yang chose a new everyday work outfit, cooked dinner in his new home, and relaxed in its bathtub before bed.

Zhang Yang settled into his improved routine at work, where Bei Wei showed him shy attention and Xiang Youde warned him not to misread it. He accepted an assignment involving Shihong Real Estate and won over coworkers by treating the Design and Planning Departments to Starbucks.

• Zhang Yang worked out and made a healthy breakfast before heading to the office, where Bei Wei blushed at seeing him in the outfit she had picked for him.
• Bei Wei gave Zhang Yang an extra Starbucks, prompting Xiang Youde to message him not to get the wrong idea.
• Song Mingyang assigned Wang Shijie to send an experienced Planning Department employee to meet Shihong Real Estate, and Wang Shijie asked Zhang Yang to go.
• Zhang Yang stuck to his body-fat diet at lunch while Xiang Youde questioned his interest in Bei Wei, and Zhang Yang replied with a line from Caught in the Web.
• Sister Liu teased Bei Wei about buying Zhang Yang coffee, and Zhang Yang offered to treat her before buying Frappuccinos for the Design and Planning Departments.
• Sister Liu praised Zhang Yang and offered to find him a match.

After completing a fashion task, Zhang Yang gained fashion sense and used it to choose expensive Armani suits. The next day, he accompanied Song Mingyang and Old Shao to a meeting with Shihong Real Estate, where he recalled the company’s preference for traditional Chinese-style advertising.

• Bei Wei messaged Zhang Yang about the drinks and learned that he had broken up with the woman he had been accompanying.
• Zhang Yang completed a fashion task, gained three experience points, and received the reward of fashion sense.
• Zhang Yang used his new ability to choose two Armani suits and paid a little over twenty thousand yuan for them.
• Song Wenqin scolded Zhang Yang for turning down a matchmaking prospect, while Zhang Zhaohai assumed the woman had rejected him instead.
• Song Mingyang, Old Shao, and Zhang Yang drove to meet Shihong Real Estate, and Zhang Yang recalled the company’s preference for traditional Chinese-style advertising.

Zhang Yang met Tang Leyi, Shihong Group’s chairman’s daughter, while accompanying Song Mingyang to a business dinner and KTV. Tang Leyi agreed to award Mingyang Advertising the new project, on the condition that Zhang Yang lead the proposal.

• Song Mingyang welcomed Director Hong and two Shihong Group colleagues, but Director Hong avoided discussing business over dinner.
• At the KTV, Tang Leyi sang while Song Mingyang and the others praised her, and Zhang Yang stepped outside for air.
• Tang Leyi joined Zhang Yang outside and asked for his ideas about Shihong’s new Chinese-style villa project; she approved of his suggestions and introduced herself.
• Tang Leyi returned to the KTV and proposed awarding the project to Mingyang Advertising, then revealed she was Shihong’s chairman’s daughter and led its marketing and publicity.
• Tang Leyi made Zhang Yang’s leadership of the proposal a condition of awarding the project.

After helping Song Mingyang close a major deal with Shihong Real Estate, Zhang Yang was assigned to lead its planning proposal. A new mission promised to increase his height by two centimeters, while his dinner invitation to Bei Wei turned into plans for her to treat him.

• Song Mingyang praised Zhang Yang for helping secure the Shihong deal and promised him a raise, bonus, and possible promotion.
• Zhang Yang posted an outfit selfie, and comments about his 178-centimeter height triggered a mission to find shoes that would make him appear over 180 centimeters tall.
• Song Mingyang and Old Shao finalized the Shihong contract, and Song Mingyang put Zhang Yang in charge of the company's planning proposal.
• Zhang Yang invited Bei Wei to dinner, and she eventually chose a restaurant and insisted on paying.
• Xiang Youde invited Zhang Yang to his home for dinner, but Zhang Yang said he already had plans.