Recaps

Cheng Lang protected Meng Tianye from being pushed out of Tomorrow’s Starlight and helped him prepare to turn an unsuitable Kunqu assignment into a new performance. The arc left Meng Tianye composing a melody while Cheng Lang and Qin Mu grew closer after reconnecting.

• Cheng Lang learned Star Entertainment Media planned to force Meng Tianye out unless he signed, then challenged General Manager Lü to offer Meng a strong contract if he could make him popular within six months.
• At Meng Tianye’s live recording, Cheng Lang provoked Brother Zhang into a public dispute, drawing attention to the production team’s pressure and helping prevent Meng’s immediate elimination.
• Cheng Lang promoted Forest Style Milk Tea during the controversy, and Meng Tianye advanced after his performance while the show’s producers worried about the publicity and sponsor backlash.
• Cheng Lang brought Meng Tianye to Qin Dynasty Records, where the producers reviewed his promotional song and assessed his talent, but they postponed signing discussions until after the show.
• Meng Tianye drew “The Interrupted Dream — Kunqu” for his next performance, and Cheng Lang encouraged him to persist despite the difficult assignment.
• Cheng Lang reunited with Qin Mu at White Jade Capital, apologized for neglecting him, and promised they would keep in touch more regularly.
• Cheng Lang introduced Meng Tianye to Qin Mu and told Meng to adapt The Interrupted Dream into a rock performance using Wen Yuan’s playlist as a reference.
• Meng Tianye rushed off to develop a melody, while Cheng Lang went home with Qin Mu, who surprised him with rose petals and candles before they shared a bath.

Cheng Lang used Meng Tianye’s mistreatment on Tomorrow’s Starlight to undermine First Milk Tea, then negotiated a partnership that linked the brands and launched Meng Tianye’s career. As Qin Mu’s self-awareness emerged, Cheng Lang faced the system’s plans for him while Lu Chengxuan tried and failed to buy Cheng Lang away from Qin Mu.

• Cheng Lang performed at Grand View Stage, then helped Forest Style Milk Tea attract students with free late-night Big-Bowl Milk Tea.
• Cheng Lang and Wang Liu'an witnessed First Milk Tea’s Xin Bosong disparaging their brand, while Meng Tianye faced repeated equipment failures on Tomorrow’s Starlight.
• Meng Tianye improvised through the failures, quit the show, and left with his supporters as footage and rumors of unfair treatment spread.
• Cheng Lang used the backlash against First Milk Tea to short its stock, then met Old Mr. Xin and proposed a joint milk tea line.
• Cheng Lang persuaded Old Mr. Xin to cooperate, arranged to remove Bosong from his Greater China role, and convinced Meng Tianye to endorse the new line and pursue a debut single.
• The system revealed that Qin Mu had awakened and that the World Consciousness had caused his car accident, while Cheng Lang rejected its proposed ways to erase or control him.
• Cheng Lang worked with Qin Mu’s legal team on the partnership, accepted five percent of First Milk Tea, and agreed to move in with Qin Mu after exams.
• Lu Chengxuan tried to pay Cheng Lang to leave Qin Mu, but Cheng Lang cited his own wealth and walked away.

Cheng Lang built Forest Style Milk Tea while confronting the woman who claimed to be his mother and the Cheng Family’s past abandonment of him. He entered the New Year with Qin Mu at the Qin Family residence, where he gained the family’s attention and saw Old Master Qin’s private concern about their relationship.

• Cheng Lang warned Lu Chengxuan to stop pursuing Shen Huaiyu, then encouraged Shen to focus on Forest Style Milk Tea and meet potential investors.
• Cheng Lang recruited a management team, arranged a studio for the company, and faced a woman claiming to be his mother, demanding proof and refusing her attempt to reclaim him.
• Cheng Lang established an Orphan Aid Fund and donated one million yuan, while Qin Mu’s investigation linked the woman to orphanage director Jiang Feng.
• Cheng Yan learned that Cheng Lang was his younger brother, while Cheng Yan’s mother revealed how she had blocked the Cheng Family from taking him in.
• Cheng Lang released Meng Tianye’s Wild Growth alongside Tomorrow’s Starlight’s finale, drawing attention to the song and Forest Style Milk Tea as he criticized the show’s production.
• Cheng Lang rejected Cheng Yan’s mother’s attempt to direct his anger at her and Cheng Xingwang, then agreed to spend New Year’s Eve with Qin Mu at the Qin Family residence.
• Qin Mu introduced Cheng Lang to Old Master Qin as his beloved, and Cheng Lang offered to invest for Third Uncle Qin while the family discussed his financial influence.
• Qin Mu defended himself against Second Madam Qin’s insults, and Old Master Qin later worried privately that Cheng Lang might not be a dependable partner for him.

Cheng Lang’s search for his birth family led him to accept the Zhao Family while protecting Zhao Chenxu’s place in it. As he built Forest Style Milk Tea’s business, Shen Huaiyu disappeared, and Cheng Lang confronted Lu Chengxuan before learning Shen had been found in poor condition.

• Cheng Lang told Qin Mu he would spend three years settling the Weng Group and Qin Dynasty Group before retiring to travel with him.
• After Family Mediation aired Chang Mingfeng’s account, paternity tests showed Cheng Lang was unrelated to her or Cheng Xingwang, and Cheng Lang sued Chang Mingfeng for spreading rumors and extortion.
• Cheng Lang and Shen Huaiyu joined Survival in the Wild in Cloud Province, where Shen cooked for the guests and proposed tea activities to promote Forest Style Milk Tea.
• The Zhao Family learned Zhao Chenxu was not their biological child, but Cheng Lang reassured him that he would not displace him and told the Zhao couple they could build a relationship gradually.
• A paternity test confirmed Cheng Lang was the Zhao couple’s biological son, and Cheng Lang proposed a partnership between Forest Style Milk Tea and Ruyi House.
• When Shen Huaiyu vanished, Cheng Lang reported that a competitor had detained him and confronted Lu Chengxuan at the Lu Group.
• Lu Chengxuan bragged that Shen Huaiyu was at his mercy, and Cheng Lang punched him before Qin Mu called to say Shen had been found in poor condition.