Arc 2Banquets and New Threats

Yan Wen helped Li Zhaoxi expose the Tao Family’s abuse and sever ties with them, while he uncovered a corporate mole and met Tang Yun’s uncle, Mo Chengzhou. The stretch ended with Xiao Qi revealing Gao Zhen’s plot against Old Master Gao and Gao Yuyang.

  • Mu Xu Ye considered pursuing a relationship with Qi Shu Yu, while Yan Wen gave him an antidote after a classmate spiked his drink.
  • Yan Wen exposed Mu Huai'an, Zhang He, and Cao Dong’s scheme to frame him, and Mu Huai'an faced public backlash and punishment from the Mu Family.
  • Yan Wen helped Li Zhaoxi resist Tao Niannian’s bullying and prepare to leave the Tao Family, gathering recordings and evidence of their mistreatment.
  • Li Zhaoxi held a Family Severance Banquet beside Tao Niannian’s birthday event, presented evidence of the Tao Family’s abuse, and publicly cut ties with them.
  • Yan Wen warned Mu Xingfeng that Secretary Liu was spying for Shengshi Group, and Mu Xingfeng acted as the company investigated the betrayal.
  • Yan Wen met Mo Chengzhou at an auction and later joined him and Tang Yun for dinner, where Mo Chengzhou invited Yan Wen to see his Zhou Dynasty longsword.
  • Xiao Qi revealed that Gao Zhen had poisoned Old Master Gao and planned to kill Gao Yuyang, so Gao Yuyang asked Yan Wen to help find a doctor.
Chapters 26–50 Vol. 1 Read

Ch. 26A reunion with old classmates

Yan Wen brought Tang Yun back to the Mu Family home early so he could attend Mu Xu Ye’s class reunion and learn more about Qi Shu Yu’s feelings. At the reunion, Mu Xu Ye learned Qi Shu Yu had moved to Weicheng for his sake and began considering giving their relationship a chance.

  • Mu Xingfeng and Xie Yunshu each transferred Yan Wen a million, and Yan Wen spent several days taking Tang Yun around Weicheng.
  • Yan Wen returned early with Tang Yun, and Mu Xu Ye invited them to his reunion with former classmates, including Qi Shu Yu.
  • Mu Huai'an grew jealous as he watched Mu Xu Ye treat Yan Wen warmly.
  • At the Wuyue Liaosi Bar, Yan Wen learned that a pink-haired classmate planned to drug Mu Xu Ye, but would ultimately back down.
  • Mu Xu Ye and Qi Shu Yu greeted each other, and Mu Xu Ye learned Qi Shu Yu had transferred to Weicheng to be near him.
  • After seeing Qi Shu Yu’s feelings for him, Mu Xu Ye considered giving their relationship a try.

Ch. 27How will you know unless you try?

At the bar, Yan Wen encouraged Qi Shu Yu to confess his feelings to Mu Xu Ye, while secretly ensuring Mu Xu Ye avoided being drugged. Mu Xu Ye invited Qi Shu Yu to pursue him so he could discover whether he returned those feelings.

  • Yan Wen brought Tang Yun back to the booth after learning a pink-haired man planned to drug Mu Xu Ye, then watched as the man offered Mu Xu Ye a spiked drink.
  • Mu Xu Ye drank the liquor, and Yan Wen secretly gave him an antidote pill.
  • Yan Wen encouraged Qi Shu Yu to pursue Mu Xu Ye after learning Qi Shu Yu had his picture as his phone wallpaper.
  • Qi Shu Yu asked Mu Xu Ye to talk outside, where Mu Xu Ye asked when Qi Shu Yu had started liking him.
  • Qi Shu Yu confessed that his feelings began in their third year of college, and Mu Xu Ye invited him to pursue him so he could figure out whether he liked him back.

Ch. 28You couldn't beat me, yet you still came looking for death

After returning to campus, Mu Huai'an gathered classmates by falsely portraying Yan Wen as cruel, hoping to use them against him. When his clique confronted Yan Wen, he beat one boy who insulted his family and warned Mu Huai'an to stop targeting him.

  • Mu Huai'an told classmates he was the Mu Family's adopted son and claimed Yan Wen disliked him, prompting them to promise to help him retaliate.
  • Xiao Qi warned Yan Wen that Mu Huai'an was forming a group to isolate him, then alerted him to a bloody fight outside the dorm.
  • Yan Wen and Tang Yun saw that a girl had been knocked unconscious and learned the boy who hit her had been taken to the principal's office.
  • Mu Huai'an and several classmates confronted Yan Wen, and one boy insulted Yan Wen's family.
  • Yan Wen kicked and slapped the boy, then called out Mu Huai'an for trying to use the group against him.
  • Mu Huai'an apologized to Yan Wen and hurried to take the injured boy to the infirmary as Yan Wen left with Tang Yun.

Ch. 29There were always scheming wretches out to get me

Mu Huai'an helped Zhang He and the other boys plot to humiliate Yan Wen with an explicit video, while Yan Wen learned of their plan through Xiao Qi. At Mu Heavenly Cauldron Group, Mu Xingfeng kept an eye on Secretary Liu, who was secretly gathering information and seeking access to the company’s new product documents.

  • Mu Huai'an pretended to defend Yan Wen while agreeing to help Zhang He and the other boys make an explicit video to threaten and humiliate him.
  • Xiao Qi warned Yan Wen about the plot and Zhang He’s rumors, and Yan Wen asked to be told when the boys made their move.
  • Mu Xingfeng noticed Song Jing'an on the new-hire roster and decided to keep watching Secretary Liu, suspecting him of being a rival company’s mole.
  • Secretary Liu secretly messaged a contact about Mu Xingfeng’s upcoming business trip and was told to obtain the new product development documents.
  • Secretary Liu learned that the research reports were locked in a safe and realized he needed a way into the research and development department.

Ch. 30When did you start liking me?

Mu Xu Ye learned when Qi Shu Yu had fallen in love with him and urged him not to endanger himself, while the Mu family discussed a new hire and a possible betrayal. At Shengyuan Academy, Zhang He planned revenge on Yan Wen with Mu Huai'an's encouragement, and Yan Wen ended the night frightened by a horror movie and a sudden doorbell.

  • Tang Yun invited Yan Wen to eat roast duck, and Mu Huai'an watched them leave together.
  • Mu Xingfeng and his family discussed Song Jing'an's hiring and whether Secretary Liu would betray the company, while they learned Mu Xu Ye was on a date with Qi Shu Yu.
  • Qi Shu Yu told Mu Xu Ye he had fallen for him during their sophomore year, and Mu Xu Ye asked him to stay safe rather than risk his life for him.
  • Tang Yun and Yan Wen enjoyed roast duck while Mu Huai'an told Zhang He about Yan Wen's difficult upbringing, and Zhang He plotted to get revenge on Yan Wen.
  • Yan Wen finished his assignment, watched a horror film, and slammed his laptop shut when the doorbell startled him.

Ch. 31The Desire to Harm Is Even More Frightening

Yan Wen discovered that Han Mo was being slowly poisoned by He Yaoyao, her biological younger sister, and learned that Han Mo was destined to suffer a ruined voice and a tragic death. After refusing He Yaoyao’s suspicious drink, Han Mo became aware of the danger but still had to confront the threat.

  • Tang Yun visited Yan Wen for help with a problem, and they later went to the sports field together.
  • Yan Wen recognized the singer as Han Mo and learned through Xiao Qi that she would be poisoned, falsely accused of plagiarism, and driven to suicide.
  • Yan Wen discovered that He Yaoyao was Han Mo’s biological sister and had secretly poisoned her three times.
  • He Yaoyao urged Han Mo to drink warm water, but Han Mo grew suspicious and set the cup aside.
  • Xiao Qi explained that the poison turned the water faintly yellow as it cooled, and Yan Wen realized how dangerous He Yaoyao was.

Ch. 32Let's play for higher stakes

Yan Wen learned that Zhang He and Cao Dong were secretly collecting photos and spreading a false story about him on the campus Confession Wall, while Han Mo arranged to have suspicious water tested. Yan Wen chose not to defend himself yet and prepared to raise the stakes, leaving Mu Huai'an and his friends confident their scheme would work.

  • Yan Wen learned from Xiao Qi that Cao Dong was taking photos of him for Zhang He to use in a photoshopped smear campaign.
  • Han Mo gave a friend in the Medical Department the muddy-yellow water for testing, with results expected the next evening.
  • Tang Yun showed Yan Wen a Confession Wall post that portrayed him as jealous and cruel toward his adopted brother, Mu Huai'an.
  • Xiao Qi revealed that Zhang He and Cao Dong had written the post and a hostile reply, while Mu Huai'an stayed silent and let others blame Yan Wen.
  • Yan Wen told Tang Yun to wait before responding and told Xiao Qi to prepare the videos and recordings for posting.
  • Mu Huai'an worried aloud that his friends had gone too far, but privately looked forward to seeing Yan Wen struggle.

Ch. 33A Grand-Prize Surprise for Them

Yan Wen faced hostility at school over online rumors but planned to expose Mu Huai'an and Zhang He for plotting to frame him. Meanwhile, Han Mo learned that someone had been drugging a victim to damage her vocal cords and resolved to gather evidence and send the culprit to prison.

  • Yan Wen calmly rebutted classmates criticizing him and helped Gao Yuyang with his studies before joining him and Tang Yun for lunch.
  • Gao Yuyang revealed that Gao Zhen was his cousin and that their family had confirmed the scandalous recordings were real; Xiao Qi told Yan Wen that Gao Yuyang was now a leading heir candidate.
  • Han Mo received medical results showing that long-term use of a drug could irreversibly damage the vocal cords, and she vowed to gather evidence against the person responsible.
  • At the gym, Yan Wen saw rumors accusing him of buying his way into Shengyuan and working as a drinking companion, while Tang Yun and Gao Yuyang defended him.
  • Yan Wen told Xiao Qi to publish a recording of Mu Huai'an and Zhang He plotting to frame him in an hour, then promised his friends a surprise for the rumor-spreaders.

Ch. 34Sweet payback

Yan Wen exposed Zhang He, Cao Dong, and Mu Huai'an’s scheme with an infirmary video, turning the academy’s online backlash against them. As Zhang He and Cao Dong threatened Mu Huai'an, he was left panicking over the scandal.

  • In Mu Huai'an’s dorm, Zhang He and Cao Dong celebrated rumors about Yan Wen and planned to prove he had bought his way into Shengyuan, while Mu Huai'an pretended to doubt their claims.
  • Yan Wen saw that a Confession Wall post had shared an unedited infirmary video showing Zhang He, Cao Dong, and Mu Huai'an plotting against him, and commenters identified them and discussed their backgrounds.
  • Yan Wen told Tang Yun he would retaliate with true information after his opponents tried to frame him, and Xiao Qi helped him reply to the post.
  • After Tang Yun left, Yan Wen watched a live feed of Mu Huai'an’s dorm as Zhang He and Cao Dong confronted Mu Huai'an, blamed him for the scandal, and gave him three days to fix it.
  • Zhang He and Cao Dong left, and Mu Huai'an collapsed to his knees as the online attacks against him intensified.

Ch. 35There really were people that brainless

Yan Wen accepted his classmates’ apologies for believing Mu Huai'an, then learned from Xiao Qi about Li Zhaoxi’s abuse by the Tao Family. He became determined to visit Li Zhaoxi and see why she had endured it for two years.

  • Yan Wen accepted expensive shoes from classmates who apologized for believing the accusations against him.
  • Yan Wen told Gao Yuyang that Mu Huai'an was his adopted brother and explained why his parents had adopted him.
  • Xiao Qi revealed that Li Zhaoxi, the Tao Family’s biological daughter, had been mistreated and forced into Class Thirteen to appease their adopted daughter, Tao Niannian.
  • Xiao Qi described how the Tao Family had abused Li Zhaoxi, while Yan Wen grew furious and decided to visit her.

Ch. 36That was all he was capable of

Yan Wen learned that Li Zhaoxi was headed for a cruel future at the hands of the Tao Family and went to the soccer field to watch the drama unfold. After hearing Xiao Qi explain Tao Niannian’s planned attack and its consequences, Li Zhaoxi realized she had to protect herself and her career.

  • Mu Huai'an deliberately bumped Yan Wen’s chair in the cafeteria, spilling soup on him, but Yan Wen dismissed the petty act.
  • Xie Yunshu and Mu Xu Xi discussed the verified video of Mu Huai'an plotting to frame Yan Wen, while Yan Lin and Su Huilan talked about the nearly completed mission and visiting Yan Lin’s father.
  • Yan Wen changed his clothes, lost a game, and then went to the soccer field after Xiao Qi promised drama.
  • Xiao Qi identified Li Zhaoxi and revealed that the Tao Family had mistreated her, leading to terminal cancer and her death after only five more months.
  • Xiao Qi told Yan Wen that Tao Niannian and two girls planned to lock Li Zhaoxi in a restroom stall, causing her to miss a job offer and face further abuse from the Tao Family.
  • Li Zhaoxi heard the warning, looked toward Tao Niannian, and resolved not to let her harm her or derail her fashion-design dream.

Ch. 37Bullying

Yan Wen helped Li Zhaoxi escape Tao Niannian’s attempt to trap her in a restroom, and Li Zhaoxi began considering a return to her adoptive family. After receiving a job offer from LNN Fashion Design Company, she approached Yan Wen, who did not realize she could hear his thoughts.

  • Tao Niannian poured water over Li Zhaoxi and wedged a mop handle against her restroom stall door, intending to leave her trapped.
  • Yan Xiaoqing rushed to help Li Zhaoxi, but Tao Niannian blocked her until Yan Wen sent a classmate to check the restroom.
  • Yan Xiaoqing removed the mop handle and freed Li Zhaoxi, who had secretly recorded the incident.
  • Hearing Yan Wen’s thoughts about her unhappy life with the Tao Family, Li Zhaoxi considered returning to her adoptive parents.
  • Li Zhaoxi received a recruitment call from LNN Fashion Design Company and agreed to join after graduation.
  • Li Zhaoxi recognized Yan Wen as the freshman ranked first in his year and went over to greet him.

Ch. 38I Wasn't Doing Well at All

Yan Wen persuaded Li Zhaoxi to leave the Tao Family and promised to ask the Mu Family for help exposing how they had treated her. Li Zhaoxi contacted her adoptive parents, told them she was not doing well, and promised to return home once she had settled matters.

  • Yan Wen learned that the Tao Family had called Li Zhaoxi their adopted daughter and favored Tao Niannian, even putting Li Zhaoxi in Class Thirteen instead of a top class.
  • Yan Wen urged Li Zhaoxi to leave the Tao Family, and she decided to sever ties and return to her adoptive parents.
  • Li Zhaoxi asked Yan Wen to help her expose the Tao Family and prevent them from forcing her back, and Yan Wen agreed to seek the Mu Family's assistance.
  • Li Zhaoxi considered recording the Tao Family and called her adoptive parents for the first time since returning to the Tao Family.
  • Li Zhaoxi told her adoptive parents she was not doing well and wanted to come home, promising to return after she settled some matters.

Ch. 39We Just Hadn't Seen It

Yan Wen learned that Li Zhaoxi faced a dangerous plan by the Tao Family and warned her not to return home at the end of the month. He uncovered footage of her mistreatment and saved it as evidence for her planned Family Severance Banquet.

  • Tang Yun told Yan Wen that students who ranked in the top three of their grade could apply to study online, and he agreed to work hard for finals.
  • Yan Wen told Xie Yunshu about Li Zhaoxi's plan to cut ties with the Tao Family, and Xie Yunshu promised to help with the Family Severance Banquet.
  • Xiao Qi revealed that the Tao Family would accuse Li Zhaoxi of pushing Tao Niannian and force her to donate blood, so Yan Wen warned Li Zhaoxi to stay away from home.
  • Li Zhaoxi trusted Yan Wen's warning and decided not to return to the Tao Family that month.
  • Yan Wen watched footage of the Tao Family's cold treatment of Li Zhaoxi and saved it, along with footage of Tao Jingxing abandoning her on a mountain road.

Ch. 40What Have We Always Taught You?

Yan Wen watched Mu Xu Ye and Qi Shu Yu grow closer, while Li Zhaoxi endured more abuse from the Tao Family and saved recordings of their calls. At the Mu Family villa, Mu Huai'an faced punishment after trying to frame Yan Wen again.

  • Yan Wen watched Mu Xu Ye give Qi Shu Yu a date at a privately booked amusement park and learned they had already kissed.
  • Xie Yunshu sent Yan Wen money after he stayed at school, where he continued saving his generous allowance.
  • Tao Jingcheng and Mrs. Tao berated Li Zhaoxi for not coming home, and she recorded and backed up both calls.
  • Li Zhaoxi bought Yan Wen a pair of athletic shoes as a thank-you gift using her scholarship money.
  • Mu Xingfeng and Xie Yunshu confronted Mu Huai'an over a post that framed Yan Wen, and Mu Xu Xi told him to seek Yan Wen's forgiveness.
  • Xie Yunshu ordered Mu Huai'an to kneel and reflect without dinner.

Ch. 41I Had No Obligation to Save Her

Li Zhaoxi refused to donate blood to Tao Niannian and recorded Tao Jingxing admitting that Niannian was adopted. After she denied knowing Tao Jingxing at Shengyuan’s gate, he left to ask his parents to find another blood donor.

  • At dinner, Tao Niannian expressed concern about Li Zhaoxi, and the Tao family blamed Li Zhaoxi while Yan Wen and Xiao Qi discussed a Family Severance Banquet.
  • Mu Xu Xi told Yan Wen that Mu Huai'an had been made to kneel for over five hours, and Yan Wen thanked her for the punishment.
  • Li Zhaoxi asked Yan Wen to obtain the DNA report proving her relationship to the Tao Family, and Xiao Qi retrieved the forgotten report for him.
  • Tao Jingxing called Li Zhaoxi to demand that she donate blood to Tao Niannian, and she refused while recording him admitting Niannian was adopted.
  • Tao Jingxing went to Shengyuan to collect Li Zhaoxi, but she told the security guard she did not know him, so he was turned away.
  • Tao Jingxing told Tao Mother he had failed to bring Li Zhaoxi, and she agreed to arrange blood through the hospital.

Ch. 42Just What I Had in Mind

Yan Wen helped Li Zhaoxi prepare to confront the Tao Family and arranged for her Family Severance Banquet to take place beside Tao Niannian’s birthday banquet. He left the chapter looking forward to the event, while Gao Yuyang reflected on whether he would become his family’s heir.

  • Li Zhaoxi sent Yan Wen three recordings, and he said he would handle the rest.
  • Tao Niannian’s family blamed Li Zhaoxi and planned to make her apologize at Tao Niannian’s birthday banquet.
  • Xie Yunshu told Yan Wen that the Tao Family had invited them to the birthday banquet, and Li Zhaoxi agreed to hold her Family Severance Banquet that day.
  • Yan Wen asked Xie Yunshu to arrange Li Zhaoxi’s banquet next door to the Tao Family’s event.
  • Yan Wen exercised with Tang Yun and Gao Yuyang, then invited them to attend the banquets with him.
  • Gao Yuyang said he did not want to become his family’s heir and would rather live carefree.

Ch. 43Birthday banquet

Li Zhaoxi attended Tao Niannian’s birthday banquet with friends from the Mu and Tang families, while the Tao family berated her and favored Niannian. After Niannian publicly insulted her and Tao Jingcheng shoved her, Li Zhaoxi challenged the family’s claim that they had raised her, just as Tao Father, Tao Mother, and Tao Jingxing arrived.

  • Tao Jingxing arrived at the banquet without Li Zhaoxi, who came later with Xie Yunshu, Tang Yun, Yan Wen, and Gao Yuyang.
  • Xie Yunshu defended Li Zhaoxi, and Tao Father revealed that she was Chairman Mu’s wife; Tang Yun then identified himself as a member of Yan Jing’s Tang Family.
  • Tao Father celebrated Tao Niannian onstage while Li Zhaoxi’s companions promised to hold a birthday celebration for her before the Family Severance Banquet.
  • Tao Niannian accused Li Zhaoxi of using sex to gain the Mu family’s favor, and Yan Wen and Xie Yunshu rebuked her.
  • Tao Jingcheng shoved Li Zhaoxi while defending Tao Niannian, but Tang Yun caught her; Li Zhaoxi challenged Tao Jingcheng’s claim that the Tao family had raised her.
  • Tao Father, Tao Mother, and Tao Jingxing hurried over as Li Zhaoxi confronted Tao Jingcheng.

Ch. 44Family Severance Banquet

At the Tao Family birthday banquet, Li Zhaoxi turned the event into a family severance banquet and exposed how the family had mistreated her and favored their adopted daughter, Tao Niannian. She left the Tao Family’s reputation in ruins by revealing proof of her parentage and superior school record.

  • Yan Wen changed the stage display from “Birthday Banquet” to “Family Severance Banquet,” and Li Zhaoxi declared she was cutting ties with the Tao Family.
  • Li Zhaoxi displayed photographs of the cramped storage room where she had lived and described eating leftovers and wearing cheap clothes.
  • Yan Wen stopped Tao Jingcheng and Tao Jingxing from reaching the stage, then restrained Tao Jingcheng when he attacked.
  • Li Zhaoxi played recordings proving she was the Tao Family’s biological daughter and that they had repeatedly favored Tao Niannian.
  • Li Zhaoxi accused the Tao Family of forcing her into Class Thirteen despite her strong grades, and Yan Wen displayed report cards showing she had outperformed Tao Niannian.

Ch. 45Two years in the Tao Family

At the Family Severance Banquet, Yan Wen exposed Tao Niannian’s fake faint, while Li Zhaoxi showed footage documenting the Tao Family’s abuse during her two years in their home. The Tao Family was left confronted with the evidence as Tao Jingcheng demanded to know whether Tao Niannian had framed Li Zhaoxi.

  • Tao Niannian pretended to faint, but Yan Wen had a doctor examine her and used a flashlight to prove she was awake.
  • Li Zhaoxi reminded the Tao Family that she was their biological daughter and announced that the banquet would end her connection to them.
  • Li Zhaoxi played recovered surveillance clips showing Tao Mother’s contempt and the family’s mistreatment of her.
  • Li Zhaoxi revealed the scars and health problems she suffered during her two years with the Tao Family and challenged them to name anything they had given her.
  • Tao Mother apologized, and Tao Jingcheng grabbed Tao Niannian and demanded to know whether she had falsely accused Li Zhaoxi.

Ch. 46I'm severing these ties for good!

At the Family Severance Banquet, Yan Wen showed videos proving Tao Niannian had bullied Li Zhaoxi, and Li Zhaoxi rejected the Tao Family’s pleas to reconcile. After the banquet was exposed as livestreamed, Li Zhaoxi left with her supporters and planned to focus on school before pursuing a career overseas.

  • Yan Wen played videos of Tao Niannian bullying Li Zhaoxi, while Tao Niannian claimed they were fake.
  • After the videos revealed the Tao Family had blamed Li Zhaoxi for Tao Niannian’s abuse, Tao Mother apologized and Tao Father offered compensation to persuade Li Zhaoxi to return.
  • Li Zhaoxi refused reconciliation and declared that she was severing ties with the Tao Family for good.
  • Tao Jingcheng slapped Tao Niannian, and Tao Mother rejected her after Yan Wen revealed the banquet had been livestreamed.
  • Outside the restaurant, Li Zhaoxi thanked Yan Wen, Tang Yun, and Gao Yuyang, then said she would focus on her studies and pursue a fashion design career overseas after graduation.

Ch. 47How did that not count as meeting the parents?

Li Zhaoxi discussed leaving the Tao Family and planned to visit her parents, while Mu Huai'an grew jealous of Yan Wen and arranged a secret job. Yan Wen learned that Secretary Liu planned to steal company research and warned Mu Xingfeng, who confirmed Liu's contact with a competitor; Tang Yun also learned his youngest uncle would soon visit Weicheng.

  • Mu Xu Xi complained that Xie Yunshu and Xiao Wen had watched the Tao Family drama without her, and Xie Yunshu left for afternoon tea.
  • Li Zhaoxi told Yan Xiaoqing she had cut ties with the Tao Family and planned to visit her parents and prepare her graduation materials.
  • Mu Huai'an feared the Mu Family would favor Yan Wen over him, so he called an unnamed contact and offered payment for a job.
  • Tang Yun and Gao Yuyang chatted with Yan Wen about visiting his home, and Xiao Qi told Yan Wen that Secretary Liu planned to steal research materials in two days.
  • Yan Wen warned Mu Xingfeng about Secretary Liu, and Mu Xingfeng learned from the R&D head that Liu had been contacting Shengshi Group.
  • Tang Yun's parents asked him to show his youngest uncle around Weicheng when the uncle arrived in half a month, and Tang Yun agreed in exchange for spending money.

Ch. 48You've already met him

Yan Wen learned that a powerful person connected to him had helped bring down the rival company, then attended an auction with the Mu family and discovered that the handsome man he admired was Tang Yun’s youngest uncle. Mo Chengzhou noticed Yan Wen as the auction continued.

  • Yan Wen learned from Xiao Qi that Secretary Liu had been arrested and the rival company was under investigation, with someone powerful connected to Yan Wen intervening.
  • Tang Yun asked Yan Wen to help show his youngest uncle around Weicheng, and Yan Wen agreed.
  • Yan Wen attended an auction with the Mu family and admired a Qing-dynasty folding fan before Mu Xu Xi bought it for him for five million.
  • Yan Wen dismissed a porcelain vase as a reproduction after Xiao Qi identified it, then wondered whether he could leave the auction early.
  • Xiao Qi told Yan Wen that the handsome man he had been admiring was Mo Chengzhou, Tang Yun’s twenty-five-year-old youngest uncle.
  • Yan Wen met Mo Chengzhou’s gaze and looked away, while Mo Chengzhou smiled faintly.

Ch. 49It would definitely be quiet there

After the auction, Yan Wen met Tang Yun’s youngest uncle, Mo Chengzhou, and took him sightseeing and to a traditional restaurant. As they chose food and performances, Mo Chengzhou continued to hear Yan Wen’s thoughts and wondered why they were always about him.

  • Yan Wen bumped into Mo Chengzhou at the auction venue, then watched him win an eight-hundred-thousand-square-meter plot of land for 1.2 billion.
  • After the auction, Mu Xu Ci dropped Yan Wen off, and Yan Wen reunited with Tang Yun and Gao Yuyang before Mo Chengzhou arrived.
  • Yan Wen pretended to meet Mo Chengzhou for the first time, and Tang Yun explained that Mo Chengzhou would stay in Weicheng for about a month.
  • Yan Wen suggested a restaurant famous for French Fish Stew after Mo Chengzhou mentioned it, and Mo Chengzhou stopped Tang Yun from embarrassing Yan Wen with too much praise.
  • At the restaurant, Yan Wen chose a tea ceremony and martial arts performance, while Mo Chengzhou wondered why he could hear Yan Wen’s thoughts and why they focused on him.

Ch. 50Can we exchange contact details?

Yan Wen learned that Gao Zhen was poisoning Old Master Gao and plotting to kill Gao Yuyang, and he agreed to help find a doctor. After exchanging contact details with Mo Chengzhou, Mo Chengzhou pinned Yan Wen’s chat to the top of his messages.

  • Yan Wen admired the tea art and martial arts performances with Tang Yun and learned that Mo Chengzhou owned an authenticated Zhou Dynasty longsword.
  • Mo Chengzhou invited Yan Wen to his home to see the sword, and Yan Wen accepted.
  • Xiao Qi revealed that Gao Zhen had poisoned Old Master Gao and planned to stage an accident that would kill Gao Yuyang.
  • Gao Yuyang called his mother, learned Gao Zhen was caring for Old Master Gao, and asked Yan Wen to help find a doctor.
  • Mo Chengzhou and Yan Wen exchanged contact details at the hotel, and Mo Chengzhou pinned Yan Wen’s chat.
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