Recaps

Yan Xianjue subdued Gan Lin, who had held him at gunpoint, using an electric pen Yan Shan had given him. Yan Shan suspected Gan Lin had an accomplice inside the technology company, while Yan Xianjue faced Yan Yi'an’s anger over risking a fight with an armed man.

• Gan Lin threatened Yan Xianjue with a gun, but Yan Xianjue twisted his wrist and used Yan Shan’s electric pen to stun him.
• Yan Xianjue checked that the breakfast he had brought for Yan Shan was unharmed, then warned the guards that he did not know how to turn off the pen.
• Yan Shan told the guards to question Gan Lin about accomplices, reasoning that someone must have leaked their plan to him.
• Yan Shan blamed herself for setting a trap to test Gan Lin and told Yan Yi'an that Gan Lin had a gun and Yan Xianjue had fought him hand-to-hand.
• Yan Xianjue defended his actions by saying he trusted Yan Shan’s pen and could not rely on guards whose reliability was in question.

Yan Yi'an asked Yan Shan to investigate possible spies among the Yan Corporation’s researchers while the family dealt with the aftermath of the attack on Yan Xianjue. He then explored whether Xianjue’s knowledge of future events and the family’s ability to hear his thoughts had a supernatural cause, and Yan Shan presented him with a mysterious code left by their grandfather.

• Yan Shan decided to return to the laboratory to investigate whether someone had been bribed by Gan Lin and whether he had tampered with its files.
• Yan Yi'an asked Yan Shan to investigate a Yan Corporation researcher and an assistant implicated in an earlier information-theft case.
• Yan Yi'an sent Yan Xianjue away with Uncle Lu, who praised his response to the attack but warned that he would prevent an attacker from drawing a gun next time.
• Yan Shan asked about Yan Xianjue’s incomplete memories, and Yan Yi'an wondered whether black holes or another world could explain his inner thoughts and knowledge of future events.
• Yan Shan gave Yan Yi'an a coded sheet of numbers that their grandfather had told her to memorize, saying she believed the mysterious Eastern powers had become relevant.

Yan Xianjue and Shen Fangli relaxed on a cruise ship and talked about her parents’ divorce and her upcoming eighteenth birthday. Yan Xianjue offered to make the day a private celebration, but Shen Fangli declined to invite a crowd, and the two stayed on deck rather than join Lei Xuan for cards.

• Yan Xianjue woke in the office after Yan Yi'an had reviewed documents and learned that his plans to see Shen Fangli had fallen through.
• Yan Xianjue and Shen Fangli lounged on the cruise ship and compared their eventful weekends.
• Shen Fangli told Yan Xianjue that her parents had divorced and admitted she did not want to go home.
• Yan Xianjue offered to invite Shen Fangli's friends to celebrate her birthday on the cruise ship, but she declined because she did not want to entertain acquaintances.
• Lei Xuan called Yan Xianjue and Shen Fangli to play cards, but they chose to keep lounging on deck.

Yan Xianjue, Shen Fangli, and the others played mahjong on the cruise ship, with Yan Xianjue coaching Shen Fangli and Lei Xuan losing badly. After Yan Xianjue told Lei Xuan that Wednesday's livestream was canceled, Lei Xuan said he could see Yan Xianjue was acting like a dog claiming its territory around Shen Fangli.

• Lei Xuan brought a card table and umbrellas onto the deck, and the group decided to play mahjong with the loser doing the dishes.
• Yan Xianjue sat behind Shen Fangli and guided her through the game, making her embarrassed with his closeness.
• Lei Xuan lost the mahjong game and had to wash dishes for the next week.
• Yan Xianjue followed Lei Xuan to the sink and told him Wednesday's livestream was canceled.
• Lei Xuan said Yan Xianjue's behavior around Shen Fangli looked like a dog claiming its territory, then asked if Yan Xianjue needed him to do anything.

Yan Xianjue took Shen Fangli to a carefully chosen spot on the cruise ship to watch the sunset for her birthday, and the two teased each other about her gift and his behavior. The chapter ended with Yan Xianjue preparing to tell Shen Fangli something he had wanted to say for a long time.

• Lei Xuan complained that the others were neglecting the variety show, while Jiang Miaomiao, Yao Weiran, and Ji Xi defended their work habits.
• Yan Xianjue explained that the cruise ship had made a small detour to reach the best place to watch the sunset for Shen Fangli's birthday.
• Shen Fangli wondered whether Yan Xianjue would send birthday wishes at midnight, then admitted she liked the sunrise's colors more than the sunset's.
• Jiang Miaomiao recorded Lei Xuan and Ji Xi teasing Yan Xianjue and Shen Fangli, and Lei Xuan panicked about Yan Xianjue using the recording against him.
• Shen Fangli asked why Yan Xianjue had brought her to watch the sunset, and Yan Xianjue solemnly said he had something he wanted to tell her.

On her birthday, Shen Fangli confessed to Yan Xianjue that she wanted to stay by his side forever, and they shared a kiss beneath a fireworks display. Their friends watched the lavish celebration, while Lei Xuan’s teasing about Yan Xianjue left him caught in an awkward confrontation.

• Yan Xianjue teased Shen Fangli by wishing her a happy birthday, and she kissed his chin before telling him she was old enough to date.
• Yan Xianjue recalled their first meeting and asked Shen Fangli whether he had become part of her scenery.
• Shen Fangli told Yan Xianjue she wanted to be on his side forever, and they shared a brief kiss.
• Fireworks lit the sky as Yan Xianjue pinned a brooch on Shen Fangli and asked her to put a ruby-and-diamond brooch on him.
• Lei Xuan and the others emerged to watch the couple, and Yan Xianjue confronted Lei Xuan after he called him a bastard who had a girlfriend.

Shen Fangli celebrated her birthday aboard the cruise ship with Yan Xianjue and their friends, sharing dinner, cake, and a private moment after the festivities. After calling her father, she asked Yan Xianjue whether her father’s new business agreement with President Yan had been made because of her.

• Lei Xuan urged everyone to begin the birthday banquet, and Yan Xianjue teased him about being single.
• Shen Fangli and the others learned that Yan Xianjue had caught the seafood served at dinner, while Ji Xi explained that he managed Yan Xianjue’s assets and offered to hand the job over to Shen Fangli.
• Yan Xianjue revealed that he had drawn the figures on Shen Fangli’s birthday cake, and Shen Fangli said she had already made a wish beneath the fireworks.
• Shen Fangli called her father after dinner, then went to Yan Xianjue’s suite and asked whether her father’s cooperation agreement with President Yan was because of her.

Yan Xianjue reassured Shen Fangli that their families’ collaboration did not define their relationship, and the couple’s affection became increasingly apparent when the variety show resumed. Shen Fangli went to acting class while viewers speculated about her relationship with Yan Xianjue and her lessons with Zhuang Yushu.

• Yan Xianjue told Shen Fangli that his eldest brother would cooperate with her father for business reasons, not because of their romance, and urged her to trust her father’s abilities.
• Yan Xianjue walked Shen Fangli back to her room, and she joked that he was a capitalist for keeping Ji Xi working so hard.
• When the variety show resumed, viewers noticed Shen Fangli and Yan Xianjue sharing a double lounge chair and speculated about their relationship.
• Yan Xianjue encouraged Shen Fangli to attend her online acting class, and she explained that Zhuang Yushu was teaching her so she could prepare for their upcoming production.
• Shen Fangli asked for cold noodles for lunch, and Yan Xianjue agreed to get them despite warning her against eating too many cold foods.
• Viewers discussed Zhuang Yushu teaching Shen Fangli and speculated that Yan Xianjue and Shen Fangli were dating.

Yan Xianjue changed the cruise itinerary so Shen Fangli could eat cold noodles, then encountered Supervisor Liu in Harbor City and learned he was connected to Lin Lang. Yan Yi'an suggested Liu might approach Yan Xianjue about gambling, leaving Yan Xianjue realizing he may be stepping into his second brother’s stand-in storyline.

• Yan Xianjue changed the cruise ship’s itinerary to reach Harbor City after Shen Fangli’s class and told Lei Xuan to inform the others.
• Yan Xianjue and the group got off the ship, where Supervisor Liu approached him and called him an old acquaintance.
• Ji Xi told Yan Xianjue that Supervisor Liu had once tried to take her away and that his attention seemed calculating.
• Yan Xianjue messaged Yan Yi'an, who said Supervisor Liu was connected to Lin Lang and might raise gambling with him.
• Yan Xianjue received money from Yan Yi'an and realized Harbor City’s gambling plot might make him a stand-in for his second brother.

Yan Xianjue suspected Lin Lang was behind a scheme to lure Yan Ci into a casino, while Lin Shi visited his restrained mother and pressured her to help him. The chapter ended with Mother Lin agreeing to test a new doctor's medicine in exchange for a chance to stand again.

• Yan Xianjue considered whether Lin Lang’s moves involved Li Yang and worried that he might take Yan Ci’s place in the casino plot.
• Old Master Lin agreed to let Lin Shi visit his mother if he joined Lin Corporation and helped keep Lin Lang in check.
• Lin Shi mocked his restrained mother, told her Lin Rui was dead, and denied her suggestion that he had killed him.
• Lin Shi revealed he had bought a double grave for his mother and Lin Rui, then implied that he wanted her help dealing with Old Master Lin.
• Lin Shi offered his mother a chance to test a new doctor's medicine, and Mother Lin agreed in hopes of getting out of bed.

Lin Shi secured Mother Lin’s cooperation with the experiments and learned that Li Shuo had gone abroad, while the doctor complained about their unstable operations. Elsewhere, Yan Xianjue told his companions that he had matters to handle at his family’s company, though his friends doubted him.

• Lin Shi told Mother Lin that he would leave Li Shuo alone as long as he kept the surname Li, and Mother Lin agreed to cooperate with the experiments.
• Lin Shi told the doctor that Mother Lin had agreed and said the doctor should look into pharmaceutical companies near bankruptcy.
• The doctor complained that their work kept forcing them to change locations, and Lin Shi suggested buying a struggling company.
• Yan Xianjue told Lei Xuan to send some souvenirs back and claimed he needed to handle matters at his family’s company.
• Ji Xi, Shen Fangli, and Jiang Miaomiao doubted Yan Xianjue’s excuse, but Lei Xuan accepted it without suspicion.

Yan Xianjue and his companions went with Supervisor Liu to a Harbor City casino, where Lin Lang greeted them. Lin Lang loudly cautioned Yan Xianjue about casinos, drawing the attention of someone nearby.

• Yan Xianjue failed to persuade Lei Xuan and Shen Fangli to stay behind, and Yao Weiran and Jiang Miaomiao also chose to go along.
• Yan Xianjue warned everyone not to gamble and ordered them to remain with him and the bodyguards.
• Supervisor Liu led the group to the casino and took offense when Yan Xianjue told him to use a proper form of address.
• Yan Xianjue saw Lin Lang at the casino and realized he had come to meet them.
• Lin Lang cautioned Yan Xianjue loudly about visiting casinos, and Yan Xianjue noticed someone nearby look up.

Yan Xianjue joined Lin Lang and President Wang at a private club’s gambling table, losing five million while pretending to play recklessly. As Ji Xi went to get more chips, Yan Xianjue invited Shen Fangli to pick a bet but refused to let her wager any money.

• Yan Xianjue confronted Supervisor Liu with a cold glance, then sat at Lin Lang’s gambling table and asked Ji Xi to exchange chips.
• Yan Xianjue stayed at the table while Lei Xuan took the others to look around and President Wang explained the dice game.
• Lin Lang took over as banker, and Yan Xianjue lost five million betting increasingly large sums.
• Yan Xianjue dismissed Lin Lang’s protest and told Ji Xi to exchange more chips for one last round.
• Yan Xianjue asked Shen Fangli whether he should bet on three, agreed when she picked it, then firmly refused to let her bet too.

Yan Xianjue bet five million on triple threes at Lin Lang’s casino table and won 750 million, leaving Lin Lang stunned and owing him the payout. As Yan Xianjue’s companions gathered around, Lei Xuan explained that the casino would help collect the money, and Ji Xi realized he might be put in charge of managing it.

• Yan Xianjue wagered all his chips on triple threes, while Ji Xi tried to stop him and Shen Fangli ignored Ji Xi’s signals.
• Lin Lang opened the dice cup and revealed triple threes, making Yan Xianjue’s 150-to-one bet worth 750 million.
• Yan Xianjue asked Lin Lang whether he would renege on the debt, and Shen Fangli excitedly threw herself into Yan Xianjue’s arms.
• Lei Xuan arrived with Jiang Miaomiao and Yao Weiran, learned what had happened, and explained that the casino would help Yan Xianjue collect his winnings.
• Lei Xuan suggested that Yan Xianjue would probably put Ji Xi in charge of managing the money, and Ji Xi reconsidered his view of Lei Xuan.

Yan Xianjue won seven hundred million from Lin Lang at the casino and made him sign an IOU witnessed by their business associates and the casino manager. With Ji Xi set to collect the debt within a week, Yan Xianjue left the casino with Shen Fangli and the others.

• Lin Lang agreed to pay Yan Xianjue within a week, and Yan Xianjue demanded an IOU with witnesses.
• Yan Xianjue's fellow gamblers eagerly volunteered to witness the debt, while President Wang resented being left on Lin Lang's side.
• The casino manager offered to witness the agreement and decided not to investigate cheating, trusting the casino's security cameras.
• Lin Lang signed and fingerprinted the IOU, and Yan Xianjue introduced Ji Xi as the person who would coordinate collection.
• Ji Xi warned Lin Lang to pay on time, and Yan Xianjue left with Shen Fangli, Jiang Miaomiao, and Yao Weiran.

Yan Xianjue explained how he had won at the casino and arranged for Lei Xuan to photograph Lin Lang’s IOU. He sent the photo to Lin Shi, who offered him a favor instead of refunding an earlier debt, leaving Yan Xianjue fuming at the Lin Household.

• Yan Xianjue admitted he had gambled with money his eldest brother had transferred and promised to add a company rule banning gambling, while fining himself five hundred thousand.
• Yan Xianjue asked Lei Xuan to take a candid-looking but legible photo of Lin Lang’s IOU, and Lei Xuan left after taking it.
• Shen Fangli guessed Yan Xianjue was using the photo in an exchange involving Lin Shi and Lin Rui, and Yan Xianjue praised her insight.
• Yan Xianjue sent the photo to Lin Shi, who thanked him and offered a free chance to dispose of someone, but still did not refund Yan Xianjue’s previous favor.
• Yan Xianjue grew angry when Lin Shi logged off without addressing the refund, and Shen Fangli wondered why he was cursing the Lin Household.

After Yan Xianjue won 750 million at a casino, news of his winnings spread to Qianhai City and drew scrutiny from both the Yan and Lin families. The chapter left Lin Lang kneeling before Old Master Lin while Lin Shi mocked him over the loss.

• Yan Xianjue complained to Shen Fangli that Lin Shi owed him money, and she suggested withholding Lin Shi's share of the Tourmaline Entertainment spoils.
• A wealthy young man posted a video of Yan Xianjue winning 750 million, and news of the casino visit quickly reached Qianhai City.
• Yan Xianjue told his parents that Yan Yi'an had told him to go, so Yan Yi'an explained that he meant Yan Xianjue should meet Manager Liu, not gamble.
• Yan Yi'an told his parents he had transferred Yan Xianjue money and accepted their disapproval over supporting the casino visit.
• Old Master Lin ordered Lin Lang to kneel after summoning him back from Harbor City, while Lin Shi mocked him for losing 750 million.

Lin Lang was forced to leave Lin Corporation until he settled his 750-million debt, while Lin Shi was appointed vice president in his place. After Lin Shi left, Old Master Lin ordered an investigation into the photo and casino incident.

• Lin Lang claimed he had encountered Yan Xianjue while discussing business, but Old Master Lin demanded to know how he would repay the 750 million.
• Old Master Lin ordered Lin Lang to return to the company only after settling the matter and appointed Lin Shi vice president, with Fifth and Eighth assigned to assist him.
• Lin Shi warned that Lin Lang’s casino loss had spread through wealthy circles, prompting Old Master Lin to send Lin Lang away to reflect on his duties as an heir.
• Old Master Lin told Lin Shi to use his own judgment and reminded him that the Lin Household would ultimately be handed over to him.
• After Lin Shi left for class, Old Master Lin instructed a man in black to investigate the photo and the casino incident, dismissing the idea that Yan Xianjue had cheated.

Yan Xianjue faced questions from livestream viewers about his casino winnings while Jiang Miaomiao handled the company’s public response. The stream ended the donation debate by hinting that President Lin might transfer the money to Yan Xianjue.

• Viewers questioned Yan Xianjue about going to a casino, and Lei Xuan, Jiang Miaomiao, and Yao Weiran prepared a comment-reading segment.
• Jiang Miaomiao explained that Yan Xianjue had fined himself five hundred thousand for violating the company’s gambling ban and planned to distribute it as year-end bonuses.
• Jiang Miaomiao directed Cloud Summit employees to check the company bulletin board for the announcement, then clarified that the livestream would not address unrelated topics after today.
• A viewer urged Yan Xianjue to donate some of his winnings, and Ji Xi prompted Jiang Miaomiao to say they did not know when President Lin would transfer the money into Yan Xianjue’s account.

After the livestream ended, Yan Xianjue returned home and learned that his family had gone to watch Yan Ci's match without telling him. Yan Yi'an asked to see their grandfather's notebooks, and Yan Xianjue revealed the many books he had carefully preserved.

• Yan Xianjue taught viewers the Underwater Escape Technique, announced that next week's filming would be on the grasslands, and said the cruise project was on hold.
• The group returned to Qianhai City, and Yan Xianjue sent Shen Fangli off with President Shen before heading home with Uncle Lu.
• Yan Xianjue discovered Yan Yi'an waiting at home and learned their parents had gone to watch Yan Ci's match, which Yan Ci had kept secret from him.
• Yan Yi'an redirected Yan Xianjue's attention to Xiao Wan's farewell performance the next day, then asked about their grandfather's notebook.
• Yan Xianjue took Yan Yi'an to his study and opened a climate-controlled cabinet, revealing stacks of their grandfather's books and notes.

Yan Yi'an learned that Yan Xianjue had transmigrated and found clues about his grandfather’s reading list while questioning his brother’s casino win. The chapter left Yan Yi'an wondering whether Yan Xianjue had memories from childhood in his previous life.

• Yan Xianjue gave Yan Yi'an his grandfather’s annotated reading list and the key to the cabinet, then went to sleep before their flight.
• Yan Yi'an asked why Yan Xianjue had told their mother that he sent him to the casino, and Yan Xianjue said he thought that was what Yan Yi'an meant.
• Yan Xianjue defended his casino win, privately recalled that he had also gotten Lin Lang punished, and lamented that he could not keep making money that way.
• Yan Xianjue fell asleep after thinking that, despite Yan Yi'an not being exactly rich, he would make do with his family.
• Yan Yi'an realized Yan Xianjue had revealed that he was a transmigrator and concluded that he probably had no memories from childhood in his previous life.

Yan Yi'an connected Yan Xianjue’s newly gained past-life memories to the time others began hearing his inner thoughts, then prepared to investigate Grandpa’s coded book collection. Meanwhile, Shen Fangli told President Shen she was dating Yan Xianjue, and she denied arranging her birthday return just to be with him.

• Yan Yi'an suspected Yan Xianjue had gained past-life memories when people began hearing his inner thoughts, and he recognized Grandpa’s letter and numbered books as a possible code to investigate.
• Yan Yi'an woke Yan Xianjue and took him to the airport, teasing him about Yan Ci’s competition livestream and the university application materials.
• Shen Fangli reflected on her mother’s absence and her busy acting classes before asking President Shen if she was old enough to date.
• President Shen guessed that Shen Fangli was dating Yan Xianjue and worried the relationship was connected to his company’s deal with Yan Corporation.
• Shen Fangli said she and Yan Xianjue had gotten together on Wednesday and denied returning for her birthday just to be with him.

Shen Fangli reassured President Shen that she liked Yan Xianjue, while her father warned her to judge him by his actions and consider their families’ unequal standing. After landing, Yan Xianjue reunited with Yan Wan and Yan Yi'an, who teased him about sleeping through the flight and watching Yan Ci’s competition.

• Shen Fangli told President Shen that Yan Xianjue was the only man she was interested in, and her father warned her about the differences between their families.
• President Shen pointed out that Yan Xianjue had started a company under Yan Corporation and reviewed its recent investments despite claiming he wanted no part in the family business.
• Yan Xianjue landed with Yan Yi'an and met Yan Wan, who checked that she was not wearing electronic shackles.
• Yan Yi'an teased Yan Xianjue for sleeping through the flight instead of watching Yan Ci’s competition, prompting Yan Xianjue to leave in a huff.
• Yan Wan laughed when Yan Yi'an explained that Yan Xianjue had nearly gotten him beaten with a feather duster by their mother.

Yan Xianjue enjoyed his first day shooting real firearms, then Yan Wan and Yan Yi'an discovered that Yan Ci was facing online criticism over bringing bodyguards to a competition. Yan Ci explained that the bodyguards had stopped people trying to block his team, and he had already called the police.

• Yan Xianjue spent the morning firing different guns at the shooting range while Yan Wan and Yan Yi'an watched.
• After Yan Xianjue hurt his arm from the recoil, Yan Yi'an applied Yan Wan's medicated oil, making Yan Xianjue complain that he was trying to murder him.
• Yan Wan left the hotel to prepare for her performance, while Yan Xianjue found Yan Ci trending online for bringing bodyguards to a competition.
• Yan Xianjue explained that online commenters were criticizing Yan Ci for skipping earlier matches and supposedly putting on airs.
• Yan Yi'an asked Yan Ci what had happened, and Yan Ci said bodyguards had caught people trying to block his team and that he had already called the police.
• Yan Ci said he would answer the insults after the situation was handled, while Yan Yi'an felt relieved that he had chosen legal means.

Yan Xianjue and Yan Yi'an attended Yan Wan’s farewell performance of Swan Lake, where Yan Wan danced as the White Swan alongside Mary as the Black Swan. After the performance, Yan Wan reunited with her brothers and left with them, privately realizing that Yan Xianjue had grown into a man who attracted attention.

• Yan Xianjue and Yan Yi'an took their family seats and learned from Mary's older brother that Yan Wan and Mary represented the old and new principal dancers handing over.
• Yan Wan and Mary performed Swan Lake, and Yan Xianjue was swept up in the ballet’s dramatic story.
• Yan Xianjue gave Yan Wan a bouquet backstage, and Yan Yi'an took a photo of the siblings.
• Mary asked Yan Wan if she could sleep with Yan Xianjue, and Yan Wan firmly refused before going to change.
• Yan Xianjue loaded Yan Wan’s suitcase into the car, while Yan Wan silently reflected that her little brother had grown into someone who attracted admirers.