Recaps

Lin Chen’s publishing success and extraordinary calligraphy brought him new recognition, while he and Xu Mengyao grew closer and prepared to live together. After learning that Li Lin had designs on Xu Mengyao, Lin Chen faced him in a test of strength.

• Lin Chen translated and published all thirty fairy tales in English, drawing international interest and negotiating a contract that gave him 30 percent of Childlike Heart Network.
• Xu Mengyao returned home with gifts, helped Lin Chen reject Zhao Tianyou’s offers, and began sharing a home life with Lin Chen and Lin Xiaoqian.
• Lin Chen’s new calligraphy signatures captivated readers and masters, and he wrote seasonal scenes that led Jiang Xuesong and the other elders to call him Master Lin.
• Lin Chen hosted Jiang Xuesong’s group, cooked for them, sold four calligraphy pieces, and proposed a private chef service costing one million per table.
• At a gathering with neighbors, Lin Chen entertained the children and learned that overseas publishers had offered twenty million dollars for his books’ overseas rights.
• Yiyi’s Dad warned Lin Chen that Li Lin had designs on Xu Mengyao, while Lin Xiaoqian worried her parents might divorce and Xu Mengyao agreed to move in with Lin Chen.
• Lin Chen comforted Xu Mengyao about her past, and she arranged to move her belongings with Shen Qing’s help as Lin Xiaoqian practiced martial arts with him.
• Lin Chen encountered Li Lin near the neighborhood fitness equipment, said he was married to Xu Mengyao, and stunned Li Lin with dozens of pull-ups and twenty one-arm pull-ups.

Lin Chen helped Xu Mengyao bring her parents safely home, then stood by her as the Xu Family faced the Zhao Family and prepared for their engagement. The arc ended with Zhao Tianyou hospitalized after Zhao Huaiyuan punished him, while Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao discussed their future.

• Lin Chen rescued Xu Guofeng from a setup involving the Blood Hand Gang, uncovered Wu Yangcheng’s role, and brought Xu Guofeng and Yang Qingyue home safely.
• Lin Chen refused the Xu Family’s offer of company shares, agreed with Solina to publish his books overseas, and set an engagement date with Xu Mengyao.
• Zhao Huaiyuan and Zhao Tianyou insulted Lin Chen and claimed Xu Mengyao’s marriage was fake, but Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao reaffirmed their relationship in front of the Xu Family.
• Xu Guofeng fired employees who spread rumors and gathered shareholders and influential guests to challenge Zhao Huaiyuan’s position at the Xu Group.
• Elder Xu supported Xu Guofeng, recognized Lin Chen’s painting talent and his identity as Lin Yu, and agreed with Zhao Jingshou to witness Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao’s engagement.
• Lin Chen impressed the banquet guests by drinking more than eight kilos of liquor and announced that he and Xu Mengyao would get engaged on Saturday.
• Zhao Huaiyuan offered to resign and surrender the Zhao Family’s voting rights, while Lin Chen demanded that he discipline Zhao Tianyou.
• Zhao Huaiyuan beat Zhao Tianyou and sent him to the hospital, while Xu Mengyao cared for Lin Chen after the banquet and Lin Xiaoqian urged him to drink less.

Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao became engaged as Lin Chen built influence through his private kitchen, medical skills, and connections while protecting his family from the Wu Family. The arc ended with Elder Xu arranging a trip to the Imperial Capital and Chen Zhian seeking a large reservation from Lin Chen.

• Lin Chen treated Lin Xiaoqian’s cough, strengthened his medical skills, and welcomed his parents before the two families agreed to the engagement and wedding date.
• Lin Chen gave Xu Mengyao’s family lavish betrothal gifts, placed an Engagement Ring on her finger, and celebrated with both families.
• After learning Wu Haoyu might be released early, Lin Chen decided to build influence by opening his private kitchen and letting the Wu Family expose itself further.
• Lin Chen served Yu Heyan and Zhang Qingyuan, earned Yu Heyan’s praise, and later offered Ye Hong’s seriously ill wife a prescription that could help her live beyond two years.
• Ye Hong and Yu Heyan used their connections to pressure the forces backing the Wu Family, while National Security agents arrested intruders and secretly protected Lin Chen.
• Lin Chen and Xu Mengyao created the Qian Qian Charity Foundation for impoverished orphans, with Lin Xiaoqian donating her Lunar New Year Money and Xu Mengyao pledging five million yuan.
• Lin Chen diagnosed Elder Xu, offered a prescription that could extend his life, painted him a prized work, and identified Lanlan’s strongest foreign-language talents.
• Elder Xu arranged a flight for Lin Chen to the Imperial Capital, while Chen Zhian asked Ye Hong to secure a reservation for several tables.

Lin Chen celebrated his birthday with Xu Mengyao and Lin Xiaoqian while online attacks tied to the Wu Family led to Wu Yangfeng’s arrest. He returned to Magic City, refused Wu Yangcheng’s demands over the Wu Family’s legal troubles, and continued advancing his research and Lin Xiaoqian’s education.

• Chen Zhian apologized to Lin Chen, traded a Lamborghini Aventador for his calligraphy, and revealed that his father ran fan groups for Lin Chen.
• Lin Chen received a bulletproof Rolls-Royce Cullinan from Xu Guofeng and took Xu Mengyao and Lin Xiaoqian to Mount Tai for his birthday, carrying them up the mountain as a video of the climb went viral.
• Xu Mengyao and Lin Xiaoqian celebrated Lin Chen’s birthday at the summit, and a kiss briefly triggered Xu Mengyao’s condition before Lin Chen calmed her.
• Paid online smears against Lin Chen spread, but police arrested Wu Yangfeng for hiring trolls and arranging a break-in after his associates exposed his schemes.
• Lin Chen took Lin Xiaoqian to visit Lin Hai and Chen Mei, gave his parents ten million, and reached Master level in Aircraft Manufacturing Skill while developing a theory for Chen Guoxiang’s failed experiments.
• After returning to Magic City, Lin Chen refused Wu Yangcheng’s demand that he help Wu Yangfeng obtain a sentence reduction, and Wu Yunhui revealed the Wu Family’s connection to the powerful Song Family.
• Lin Chen reviewed Chen Guoxiang’s experimental materials and sent recommendations, then met Chen Xingguo and Chen Zhian, while Xu Guofeng saw Lin Xiaoqian solve a difficult math problem and learned Lin Chen had been developing her talent.