Recaps

Lin Chao Ci secured a bank loan for Tencent and decided to use his remaining funds to acquire a garment factory and build a clothing business. At home, Lin Jianguo told him that his new provincial duties left him sidelined, while Lin Chao Ci recognized a dangerous embankment failure in his future.

• Lin Chao Ci left the bank after Bank Manager Li promised the loan would reach his account within two hours.
• Lin Chao Ci chose the garment industry as his next investment and told Fang Miaoke to find a factory costing under five hundred thousand and recruit staff.
• Lin Chao Ci returned home after his father, Lin Jianguo, asked him to come back early.
• Lin Jianguo told Lin Chao Ci that he had been denied a place on the standing committee and assigned several departments with little influence.
• Lin Chao Ci realized Lin Jianguo had been sidelined and recalled that a poorly built embankment would collapse during heavy rain, killing three people and displacing thousands.

Lin Chao Ci warned Lin Jianguo that the Lishui Dam had been built with shoddy materials and could collapse during the coming rainy season, prompting his father to plan a discreet inspection. He learned that his family would arrive in Haikou City the next day and, thinking of his sister’s past, resolved to protect his family’s future.

• Lin Chao Ci told Lin Jianguo that the Lishui Dam had cracks and that its contractor had cut corners, while concealing how he knew.
• Lin Jianguo trusted his son’s warning and agreed to visit the dam discreetly as soon as possible.
• Lin Chao Ci checked his phone and learned that his mother, younger brother, younger sister, and Qin Chi Chi would arrive the next day.
• Lin Chao Ci called Lin Weiyi, warmly promised to persuade their mother to let her study near him, and remembered that a manipulative childhood friend had deceived her in his previous life.

Lin Chao Ci bought a garment factory and arranged interviews for designers as he prepared to launch a clothing business. He also used his newly acquired stakes in three companies to secure a large bank loan, leaving him poised to expand further.

• Lin Chao Ci reassured Lin Weiyi that Fang Miaoke was only his secretary and suggested that his sister study near him to keep her away from a dangerous man.
• Lin Chao Ci inspected several garment factories with Fang Miaoke and bought the factory near the expressway for 530,000 yuan.
• Lin Chao Ci told Fang Miaoke to prioritize designers with strong fundamentals and approved hiring several suitable candidates.
• Lin Chao Ci received fifteen-percent stakes in Wangzhu, Qiandu, and Soumao, adding them to his holdings in four future industry leaders.
• Lin Chao Ci showed Bank Manager Li the three companies' documents and arranged loans of ten million, twelve million, and nine million yuan, with part of the funds to arrive from the provincial branch in two or three days.

Lin Chao Ci welcomed his mother, An Mingyue, and his younger siblings, Lin Qingzhou and Lin Weiyi, at Haikou Airport alongside Qin Chi Chi. The family headed home together, with Qin Chi Chi still sulking over his attention to the others and Lin Weiyi’s talk of future romance drawing a sharp reprimand from their mother.

• Lin Chao Ci signed a bank contract, received the money, and sent Fang Miaoke back to the office to transfer funds to Wangzhu, Qiandu, and Soumao.
• Lin Chao Ci met An Mingyue, Lin Qingzhou, Lin Weiyi, and Qin Chi Chi at the airport, becoming emotional as he reunited with his family.
• Lin Weiyi ran into Lin Chao Ci’s arms, while Lin Qingzhou teased her about favoring their eldest brother.
• Lin Chao Ci took Qin Chi Chi’s luggage and tried to coax her after she sulked over being greeted last and hearing about his recent time with other women.
• Lin Weiyi said she might someday seek a boyfriend like Lin Chao Ci, and An Mingyue scolded her and forbade her from dating before college.

Lin Chao Ci gave Qin Chi Chi a specially made bracelet during their private ride home, and they shared a quiet embrace. After Lin Weiyi caught them, the family reunited at home, where their father doted on his youngest daughter.

• Lin Chao Ci arranged for Qin Chi Chi to ride with him separately from his family.
• Lin Chao Ci gave Qin Chi Chi a custom-made white bracelet, which she happily put on.
• Lin Chao Ci embraced Qin Chi Chi in the car, and she welcomed his affection.
• Lin Weiyi spotted them hugging in the car and excitedly told Lin Qingzhou.
• Lin Chao Ci and Qin Chi Chi went inside, where Lin Weiyi greeted their father and Lin Qingzhou politely welcomed him.
• Their father fussed over Lin Weiyi and offered to buy her warm clothes for the cold weather.

Lin Chao Ci persuaded his parents to let Lin Weiyi transfer schools, then took Qin Chi Chi out alone to grow closer to her. They shared a long kiss in a secluded park before returning home as night fell.

• Lin Chao Ci argued that Lin Weiyi would be safer at an ordinary school, and his parents agreed to let her transfer.
• Lin Chao Ci took Qin Chi Chi for a walk, while An Mingyue stopped Lin Weiyi from joining them.
• Lin Chao Ci and Qin Chi Chi sat together in a secluded part of the park, embraced, and kissed.
• Lin Chao Ci and Qin Chi Chi heard someone approaching, separated, and decided to head back.

Lin Chao Ci returned home with Qin Chi Chi, gave Lin Weiyi a hair clip, and then joined Lin Jianguo to discuss the failing Lishui Dam. With the bureau and province short on money, Lin Chao Ci proposed a transparent public fundraiser to pay for repairs.

• Lin Chao Ci gave Lin Weiyi a pink hair clip, and she noticed lipstick on his lips and Qin Chi Chi’s perfume on him.
• Lin Qingzhou summoned Lin Chao Ci to Lin Jianguo’s study, where Lin Jianguo reported that sections of Lishui Dam had cracked.
• Lin Jianguo explained that the water resources bureau and the province lacked enough money to reinforce the dam.
• Lin Chao Ci proposed raising funds from Jishan City’s wealthy residents, with public recognition for major donors and transparent oversight.
• Lin Jianguo approved the fundraising plan.

Lin Chao Ci told his father he had not decided whether to pursue business or politics, and his father promised to support him. After teasing Lin Weiyi with a fake story about being scolded, he made up with his sister and agreed to attend the school gala, delighting Liu Shuang'er.

• Lin Jianguo asked Lin Chao Ci whether he was serious about starting a business, and Lin Chao Ci gave a vague answer while his father promised to support his choice.
• Lin Chao Ci pretended that Lin Jianguo had scolded him over Lin Weiyi's school transfer, prompting Lin Weiyi to storm into the study and confront their father.
• Lin Weiyi discovered Lin Chao Ci had tricked her, then playfully hit him before the siblings made up.
• Lin Chao Ci read Liu Shuang'er's message about the school's New Year and Spring Festival gala and agreed to attend in three nights.
• Liu Shuang'er excitedly searched her wardrobe for an outfit after Lin Chao Ci confirmed he would come.

Lin Chao Ci spent a final weekend with his family before his mother, younger brother, and Qin Chi Chi returned to the capital, leaving him to look after Lin Weiyi in Haikou. He drove her to Haikou City No. 1 High School, where the principal and staff fawned over the siblings because of the Lin family's influence.

• Lin Chao Ci promised his mother he would take care of Lin Weiyi, then reassured his sister that he would not restrict her unnecessarily after their mother left.
• Lin Chao Ci went to the company to sign accumulated documents and drafted a plan for future projects, while Lin Weiyi studied at home.
• Lin Chao Ci drove Lin Weiyi to school and found the principal, vice principal, and staff waiting to welcome her.
• Lin Chao Ci told the school administrators to look after his sister and gave them his driver's contact information through Wang.

Lin Chao Ci arranged for his younger sister Lin Weiyi to attend Haikou No. 1 Middle School, approved his company’s first clothing samples, and declined requests from companies seeking to meet him. He then attended Haikou University’s New Year’s gala, where Liu Shuang’er’s dance captivated the audience.

• Lin Chao Ci toured Haikou No. 1 Middle School with Lin Weiyi and entrusted her care to the school, with two family members secretly assigned to protect her.
• Lin Chao Ci approved the factory’s clothing samples, ordered mass production and intellectual-property registrations, and told Fang Miaoke to refuse visiting companies.
• Lin Chao Ci drove to Haikou University’s anniversary gala with Xiao Wang, arriving in disguise before the performances began.
• The host introduced the honored guests, and the university president and representatives delivered speeches before the performances started.
• The host announced Liu Shuang’er’s dance, “Only for You,” and Liu Shuang’er took the stage, captivating the audience.

Liu Shuang'er kissed Lin Chao Ci backstage after her performance, and he invited her out for a late-night snack. After Lin Chao Ci scared off a privileged young man who tried to approach her, Li Si Han stopped them.

• Liu Shuang'er finished her dance to cheers from the audience and messaged Lin Chao Ci to meet her backstage.
• Lin Chao Ci went backstage, praised Liu Shuang'er, and she kissed him before he took her hand and invited her to get a late-night snack.
• Lin Chao Ci and Liu Shuang'er left the auditorium together, but a privileged young man tried to strike up a conversation with her.
• Lin Chao Ci revealed his identity, and the young man apologized and hurried away.
• Li Si Han blocked Lin Chao Ci and Liu Shuang'er, and Lin Chao Ci asked what she wanted.

Li Si Han thanked Lin Chao Ci for secretly helping her injured father and promised to repay the favor. After she left, Lin Chao Ci reassured Liu Shuang'er, and they kissed and grew closer before going to a restaurant together.

• Li Si Han thanked Lin Chao Ci for paying her father's medical bills and helping get the factory boss arrested, then offered to repay him with a favor.
• Lin Chao Ci told Liu Shuang'er he had helped Li Si Han because they were classmates, easing Liu Shuang'er's jealousy.
• Lin Chao Ci praised Liu Shuang'er, who kissed his cheek, and they shared a longer kiss after he encouraged her to kiss him openly.
• Lin Chao Ci and Liu Shuang'er went to a restaurant, where Liu Shuang'er shyly asked to kiss him again.

After Liu Shuang'er finished her performance, Lin Chao Ci took her to dinner and a movie, where they spent most of the screening kissing. He drove her home after teasing her for bringing her ID and asking when they could take their relationship further, then returned home to Lin Weiyi’s disgusted remarks about his lipstick marks.

• Lin Chao Ci and Liu Shuang'er stopped kissing when a waiter brought their food, then ate dinner together.
• Lin Chao Ci suggested a movie to hurry Liu Shuang'er along, and they went to a horror film at a nearby theater.
• Lin Chao Ci and Liu Shuang'er chose a dark corner and spent nearly the entire movie kissing.
• After the movie, Liu Shuang'er showed Lin Chao Ci her ID and asked how long they would need to wait before taking their relationship further; he avoided giving her a deadline and drove her home.
• Lin Weiyi saw the lipstick marks on Lin Chao Ci's face when he got home and teased him with a look of disgust.

Lin Chao Ci moved with Lin Weiyi into the Senior Cadres' Retirement Building and launched the Lin Clothing Factory's Beauty Series, which quickly became a hit in Haikou City. After strong first-day sales, he ordered Fang Miaoke to buy more factories, then received an unexpected call from Brother Ma.

• Lin Chao Ci sent Lin Weiyi to bed after she teased him, and the two siblings later moved into the Senior Cadres' Retirement Building because they still attended school in Haikou City.
• After inspecting the factory's new garments and finding their quality satisfactory, Lin Chao Ci told Fang Miaoke to begin promoting the Beauty Series.
• Lin Chao Ci's advertisements drew large crowds to his stores, and customers bought thousands of garments during the first day of sales.
• Fang Miaoke reported that the stores earned more than a hundred thousand yuan in eight hours, and Lin Chao Ci explained that limited supply and scarcity marketing meant they should not extend sales hours.
• Lin Chao Ci instructed Fang Miaoke to buy the other factories they had considered while keeping the prices low and the deals within the rules.
• Brother Ma called Lin Chao Ci, surprising him because Brother Ma usually handled ordinary Penguin Company matters himself.

Lin Chao Ci used his connection to a senior Magic City official to stop the Ximen Family from targeting Penguin Company. The Ximen patriarch agreed to return embezzled money and ordered his son to back off, while his son remained stunned that Penguin had powerful backing.

• Brother Ma told Lin Chao Ci that Ximen Wentian had targeted Penguin Company and cut off its industrial park utilities.
• Lin Chao Ci called Uncle Li, a senior Magic City official who had served under his grandfather, and asked him to intervene.
• Uncle Li ordered departments to end cooperation with the Ximen Family and suspend its officials.
• The Ximen patriarch called Uncle Li, apologized, and agreed to make his son stop targeting Penguin Company and return embezzled money.
• The Ximen patriarch angrily confronted his son, who claimed he had investigated Penguin Company and found no powerful connections.

After discovering that Lin Chao Ci owned the Penguin Company, Ximen Wentian apologized to Mr. Ma and ended his attacks, deepening Mr. Ma’s confidence in Lin’s backing. Lin then expanded the Beauty Series nationwide, attracting prospective agents and business partners with its rapid sales.

• Ximen Wentian found that Lin Chao Ci was the Penguin Company’s sole shareholder and ordered the attacks stopped, its utilities restored, and compensation prepared.
• Ximen Wentian visited the Penguin Company, apologized to Mr. Ma, and gave him a one-million-yuan check.
• Mr. Ma called Lin Chao Ci to praise his influence, and Lin rejected Ximen Wentian’s request to meet him.
• Lin Chao Ci sent salespeople across the country to promote the Beauty Series, gain market share, attract partners, and create jobs.
• Businesspeople came to the Lin Group seeking agency rights and other deals, and several considered Lin’s high fees after hearing about the Beauty Series’ strong sales.

As the Beauty Series surged in popularity, Mr. Chen tried to enlist Director Li to pressure the Lin Clothing Factory, but learned the Lin family had powerful political connections and hurried to make amends. Lin Chao Ci counted over forty million yuan in earnings and ordered a full day of National Broadcasting Station advertisements while launching the expensive Goddess of the Luo River Series.

• Mr. Chen offered Director Li a gold Three-Legged Golden Toad and asked him to trouble the Lin Clothing Factory over its wholesale prices and sales manager.
• Director Li warned Mr. Chen that the Lin company was not someone he could afford to cross and revealed that the previous Municipal Party Secretary was surnamed Lin.
• Mr. Chen realized he had insulted the Lin company’s sales manager, rushed to apologize, and bought exclusive distribution rights for a provincial capital.
• Lin Chao Ci calculated that distributor payments, wholesale orders, and retail sales had earned the Lin Group over forty million yuan.
• Fang Miaoke told Lin Chao Ci that the National Broadcasting Station would charge a hundred thousand yuan per one-minute advertisement if the Lin Group bought more than ten.
• Lin Chao Ci ordered the Lin Group to book every advertising slot for a full day and launch the Goddess of the Luo River Series with garments starting at 588 yuan.

Lin Chao Ci decided to expand into luxury goods and hire another secretary because Fang Miaoke was overworked. He recruited Li Si Han at university, offering her a salary and help with her degree, but she remained wary of his intentions.

• Lin Chao Ci decided to use his money to establish factories and companies producing luxury goods such as bags, shoes, and jewelry.
• Lin Chao Ci realized Fang Miaoke was overwhelmed and decided to hire another secretary, considering Li Si Han instead of Liu Shuang'er.
• Lin Chao Ci went to Haikou University, found Li Si Han in class, and asked her to become his secretary in exchange for repaying her favor.
• Lin Chao Ci offered Li Si Han five thousand a month, possible bonuses, and help obtaining her degree even if she stopped attending classes.
• Li Si Han was tempted by the offer but worried Lin Chao Ci might use the job to make improper demands of her.

Lin Chao Ci visited Liu Shuang'er at school, teased her, and shared a kiss with her during class. Meanwhile, Xichuan Province officials discussed orders to close loss-making factories and lay off tens of thousands of workers, while several leaders tried to avoid responsibility.

• Lin Chao Ci hired Li Si Han and arranged for her to report to his company after school.
• Lin Chao Ci sneaked up behind Liu Shuang'er and frightened her by poking her shoulders from her blind spot.
• Lin Chao Ci revealed himself, comforted the embarrassed Liu Shuang'er, and kissed her while their classmates watched.
• The bell rang, and Lin Chao Ci invited Liu Shuang'er to lunch as classmates reacted to their relationship.
• At a provincial Party committee meeting, officials discussed closing inefficient factories and laying off tens of thousands of workers.
• Several officials claimed illness, travel, or other responsibilities to avoid taking part in the layoffs.

The provincial Party committee assigned Lin Jianguo to lead the task force handling laid-off workers after seven of nine standing committee members voted for him. Though he knew the task would be difficult, Lin Jianguo accepted it and promised the secretary he would see it through.

• The provincial Party committee members avoided volunteering to handle layoffs and factory closures because the work could provoke protests and political consequences.
• The governor proposed Lin Jianguo for the assignment, and the deputy secretary joined him in supporting the proposal.
• Seven of the nine standing committee members voted to put Lin Jianguo in charge, while the secretary and the military district's XX abstained.
• Lin Jianguo learned about the appointment from the secretary while overseeing dam reinforcement and was stunned by the news.
• Lin Jianguo accepted the assignment and promised the secretary he would handle it properly despite its difficulties.

Lin Chao Ci expanded Lin Clothing while avoiding risky bank loans, then returned home to find his father struggling to place tens of thousands of laid-off workers. He proposed hiring up to ten thousand workers through the factories his company had acquired and finding other placements for the rest.

• Li Si Han and Fang Miaoke reported that Lin Clothing had acquired dozens of factories and was seeing strong sales and distributor interest.
• Lin Chao Ci ordered more factory acquisitions and a month-long advertising buyout, but decided not to use leveraged loans because rival families might exploit his debt.
• Lin Jianguo called Lin Chao Ci home and explained that the standing committee had rejected his plans for placing laid-off workers.
• Lin Chao Ci offered to hire five thousand workers at his factories, potentially ten thousand with two shifts, and suggested seeking jobs at other businesses and giving extra compensation to those left without work.

Lin Chao Ci told his father about his rapidly growing company, then traveled with Lin Jianguo from Haikou City to the imperial capital for New Year. At the airport, they reunited with Lin Huguo and headed to the Military Commission Compound to see the family.

• Lin Chao Ci told Lin Jianguo that his company had over a dozen factories, could hire more than five thousand workers, and was valued at at least a hundred million.
• Lin Jianguo praised Lin Chao Ci but warned him to avoid illegal or shady business, then agreed to travel home for New Year.
• Lin Chao Ci and Lin Jianguo packed gifts and clothes, boarded a flight, and arrived in the imperial capital the next morning.
• Lin Huguo met them at the airport and embraced Lin Jianguo, feeling guilty that his older brother had given him the chance to inherit their grandfather's military connections.
• Lin Chao Ci urged the brothers to continue their reunion at home, and they drove toward the Military Commission Compound.

Lin Chao Ci returned to the Military Commission Compound and reunited with his family before the New Year. After warmly greeting Grandma and teasing his sister and Fourth Uncle, he found Grandpa alone in his study and urged him to join the family gathering.

• Fourth Uncle brought Lin Chao Ci to Courtyard No. 1, where Grandma and the family welcomed him home.
• Grandma fussed over Lin Chao Ci and insisted he had lost weight, while he reassured her and showed off his muscles.
• Lin Weiyi pouted that Lin Chao Ci had ignored her, and he teased her affectionately before their father showed her off to Fourth Uncle.
• Lin Chao Ci learned Grandpa was hiding in his study and went upstairs to see him.
• Lin Chao Ci caught Grandpa pretending to read an upside-down newspaper and urged him to put work aside and spend time with the reunited family.

Lin Chao Ci reunited emotionally with his grandfather, then joined a family discussion about Fourth Uncle’s request to transfer to a remote military district. Lin Chao Ci supported the move by pointing to future opportunities, leaving his grandfather puzzled over how he knew about plans that had not been formally proposed.

• Lin Chao Ci hugged his grandfather and admitted how much he had missed him, while his grandfather comforted him and welcomed his tears.
• Fourth Uncle entered with Lin Jianguo and revealed that he had requested a transfer from the municipality’s military district to a remote region.
• Lin Jianguo and his father questioned Fourth Uncle’s decision, and Fourth Uncle explained that he wanted broader service experience and a stronger record to advance his career.
• Lin Chao Ci argued that border service could offer more positions, higher ranks, and valuable experience for Fourth Uncle.
• Lin Chao Ci’s grandfather wondered how he knew about discussions to raise ranks and create more posts in remote regions when no formal proposal existed.

Lin Chao Ci told his family about the Lin Group’s early success, and his grandfather accepted his choice to pursue business instead of the family’s military or political path. After the family dispersed for the afternoon, Lin Chao Ci decided to meet friends whose past motives had once misled him.

• Lin Huguo gained the old man's tacit approval to transfer to a remote region, and Lin Jianguo described his prospects as deputy governor.
• Lin Chao Ci reported that the month-old Lin Group had grown to a value of over a hundred million, surprising his family.
• The old man told Lin Chao Ci to pursue what he wanted and offered to arrange a career path for him later if he changed his mind.
• After lunch, the family members left for their plans, leaving Lin Chao Ci, Lin Qingzhou, Lin Weiyi, and the two young cousins at home.
• Lin Chao Ci received invitations from former friends and decided to meet them despite remembering their ulterior motives.