Chapter Summaries

Chen Lin used Bright Moon’s Healing Spell to begin treating Qin Churan while keeping the treatment secret from Song Qiuya and Qin Chuxia. He later admitted to Chen Muyao and Li Jiaojiao that Li Xiaoyue was also his girlfriend, and the chapter ended when he heard Qin Churan wake in pain.

• Chen Lin took Song Qiuya and Qin Chuxia to dinner, then insisted they leave so he could treat Qin Churan in private.
• Chen Lin summoned Clear Wind and Bright Moon, and Bright Moon used the Healing Spell to repair about thirty percent of Qin Churan’s injuries.
• Chen Muyao and Li Jiaojiao found Chen Lin treating Qin Churan, and Chen Lin told them that Li Xiaoyue was his girlfriend too.
• Li Xiaoyue agreed to let Qin Churan stay in her room and moved her belongings into Chen Lin’s room for the night.
• At two in the morning, Chen Lin heard Qin Churan groan and scrape her fingernails against the bedsheet, then quietly left Li Xiaoyue’s side to check on her.

Qin Churan woke in Chen Lin’s home after an explosion and discovered that her face was badly scarred and her left eye might be injured. Chen Lin told her that her parents had entrusted her to him for two months so he could treat her, leaving her to wonder whether his claim was true.

• Qin Churan woke in an unfamiliar bedroom with her head wrapped in bandages and felt only a stinging sensation in her left eye.
• Qin Churan uncovered part of her face, saw deep scars in the mirror, and broke down in tears.
• Chen Lin entered the room and told Qin Churan that she was at his home because her parents had brought her there.
• Chen Lin explained that Qin Churan would stay with him for two months while he treated her.
• Qin Churan questioned Chen Lin’s story but reconsidered it after noticing that her injuries caused little pain.

Chen Lin promised Qin Churan he would heal her injuries within two months, and she apologized for having doubted him before accepting his care. The next morning, after Song Qiuya found the medicinal ingredients, Chen Lin went to Yicheng City and told Qin Chuxia that her cousin was recovering remarkably quickly, asking her to keep it secret.

• Chen Lin assured Qin Churan that he could restore her face and eyesight within two months, and she apologized for her past arrogance and distrust.
• When Qin Churan's stomach growled, Chen Lin brought her warm congee, which she ate before he told her to rest.
• The next morning, Song Qiuya told Chen Lin that she had found all the medicinal ingredients.
• Chen Lin asked Li Jiaojiao to arrange a light, nutritious meal for Qin Churan, then drove to Autumn Forest Group in Yicheng City.
• Qin Chuxia asked Chen Lin about her cousin, and he said Qin Churan was recovering well enough to get out of bed and walk.
• Chen Lin told Qin Chuxia not to tell anyone about Qin Churan's rapid recovery, saying she was the person he trusted most.

Chen Lin collected the four rare ingredients needed for the False Youth-Locking Pill from Song Qiuya and gave her Clear-Vision Dew as the Autumn Forest Group’s next product. Song Qiuya was astonished to learn it could cure nearsightedness in five minutes, and the chapter ended with Chen Lin pinching her bottom when she asked him to pinch her to prove she was not dreaming.

• Qin Chuxia promised Chen Lin she would keep their secret, and he went to Song Qiuya’s office.
• Song Qiuya gave Chen Lin the four rare ingredients he needed, including century-old wild ginseng, for the False Youth-Locking Pill.
• Chen Lin promised Song Qiuya a present, and they went into her private rest room together.
• Chen Lin gave Song Qiuya Clear-Vision Dew and said it could treat eye conditions such as nearsightedness and age-related farsightedness.
• Chen Lin told Song Qiuya that the medicine could cure nearsightedness in about five minutes and had already cured Li Jiaojiao.
• Song Qiuya asked Chen Lin to pinch her to prove she was not dreaming, and he pinched her bottom.

Song Qiuya decided to delay launching the Clear-Vision Dew until the Autumn Forest Group could withstand the risks, while Chen Lin received a visit from Deputy Commander Wang Tianhua, who sought a regular supply of ingredients. Wang Tianhua accepted Chen Lin’s limited monthly allocation and agreed to follow his terms.

• Song Qiuya recognized the Clear-Vision Dew’s enormous market potential but told Chen Lin they should first establish the Body-Sculpting Pill and strengthen the Autumn Forest Group.
• Chen Lin returned to Chen Family Village and found Wang Tianhua, Wang Nuonuo, and four military guards waiting outside his courtyard.
• Chen Lin welcomed Wang Tianhua and Wang Nuonuo, served them tea, and listened as Wang Tianhua asked to purchase ingredients regularly.
• Chen Lin initially said his Water Restaurant used all its ingredients, then offered Wang Tianhua a monthly allocation of vegetables, fish, and chicken at a price Wang Tianhua chose.
• Wang Tianhua accepted Chen Lin’s terms after connecting him to the medical miracles experienced by Gao Yuliang and the other elders.

Wang Tianhua agreed to Chen Lin’s rules and left the village, where residents spread rumors that he had brought his granddaughter Wang Nuonuo to arrange a marriage with Chen Lin. After checking on Qin Churan, Chen Lin overheard the villagers’ gossip as he headed toward the Resort.

• Wang Tianhua thanked Chen Lin, saved Chen Guofu’s number for ingredient deliveries, and departed with Wang Nuonuo and his guard.
• Villagers saw the military convoy leave and began speculating about Wang Tianhua’s rank and his visit.
• The villagers embellished their speculation into a rumor that Wang Tianhua wanted Chen Lin to marry Wang Nuonuo.
• Li Jiaojiao told Chen Lin that Qin Churan had eaten all of her nutritious meal, and Chen Lin found Qin recovering in bed.
• Chen Lin left Qin Churan’s room and walked toward the Resort, then stopped after overhearing the villagers’ gossip beneath the banyan tree.

Chen Lin overheard villagers gossiping about his relationships and success, then refused to give lazy women jobs as lifeguards when they could not swim. After a village elder defended him, Chen Lin toured the busy Resort and headed to the Water Park construction site, where a slide was being installed.

• Chen Lin overheard village women exaggerate his romantic life and ask him to arrange easy Resort jobs for them.
• Chen Lin asked whether the women could swim, and they admitted they could not, so he walked away without hiring them.
• A respected elderly villager scolded the women for taking advantage of Chen Lin's success while insulting him, and they left in embarrassment.
• Chen Lin toured the Camping Area and swimming beach, saw that daily visitors had stabilized at five to six thousand, and expected numbers to rise when summer holidays began.
• Chen Lin went to the Water Park construction site, where cranes were lifting a spiral slide into place.

Chen Lin visited the Resort construction site, then learned that Li Xiaoyue’s uncle and aunt had been harassing her at work for easier, better-paid jobs. After hearing how her uncle had treated her family during her father’s illness, Chen Lin went with Su Mei to confront him.

• Chang Chenghu told Chen Lin that the fishing area would open the following week and the Water Park was on schedule for the twentieth.
• Chen Lin heard Li Xiaoyue’s uncle and aunt arguing with her in Su Mei’s office and quietly called Su Mei outside.
• Su Mei explained that Li Xiaoyue’s uncle and aunt had demanded Resort jobs, then complained that their kitchen work was too hard and sought easier, higher-paying positions.
• Su Mei told Chen Lin that Li Xiaoyue’s uncle had lent her family only three thousand yuan when her father was ill, then repeatedly demanded repayment.
• Chen Lin learned that Li Xiaoyue’s relatives had added to her past hardship and ordered Su Mei to take him to meet her uncle.

Chen Lin confronted Li Xiaoyue’s uncle and aunt after they bullied her and demanded better resort jobs. He protected Li Xiaoyue and began throwing Zhang Cuihua out, leaving her lifted by the collar.

• Chen Lin and Su Mei entered Li Xiaoyue’s office and found Li Dazhuang and Zhang Cuihua berating her.
• Chen Lin embraced Li Xiaoyue, comforted her, and confronted the couple about their complaints and demands.
• Li Dazhuang demanded the security captain position, while Zhang Cuihua asked to control the kitchen and resort purchasing.
• Chen Lin ordered the couple to leave, but Zhang Cuihua staged a floor tantrum and accused the Chen Family of bullying their elders.
• Chen Lin grabbed Zhang Cuihua by the collar and lifted her off the floor.

Chen Lin threw Zhang Cuihua out of the Water Restaurant and warned her and Li Dazhuang not to cause trouble again, reminding them of what happened to Li Youtian and his son. After the couple fled, Chen Lin took Li Xiaoyue upstairs, leaving his uncle and aunt to realize the two were together and worry about Qiu Ya’s reaction.

• Chen Lin carried Zhang Cuihua out of the restaurant and dropped her on the shore while Li Dazhuang failed to stop him.
• Chen Lin warned the couple against returning, and Li Dazhuang remembered that Li Youtian and his son had been sent to a psychiatric hospital after causing trouble.
• Li Dazhuang slapped Zhang Cuihua, dragged her onto their motorcycle, and fled with her from the village.
• Chen Guofu and Liu Shuqin worried that Chen Lin might face trouble, but he reassured them and asked Su Mei to explain what had happened.
• Chen Lin took Li Xiaoyue upstairs by the hand, while Chen Guofu and Liu Shuqin accepted that they were together and Liu Shuqin wondered whether Qiu Ya could accept it.
• Su Mei called Chen Lin shameless and began explaining Li Xiaoyue’s relatives’ behavior to Chen Guofu and Liu Shuqin.

After comforting Li Xiaoyue, Chen Lin visited Chen Chang'an's herbal medicine shop to buy the ingredients for the False Youth-Locking Pill. He began preparing the formula at home, drawing Qin Churan and Li Jiaojiao's attention with its fragrance.

• Chen Lin comforted Li Xiaoyue in his office, and they became intimate in the adjoining rest room.
• Chen Lin learned that Chen Chang'an was consulting at the Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine and bought the pill's supplementary herbs from Chen Jinse.
• Chen Lin prepared the herbs and simmered them in a clay pot for three hours according to the formula.
• Qin Churan and Li Jiaojiao smelled the herbal fragrance, and Li Jiaojiao led Qin Churan downstairs to see what Chen Lin was making.

Chen Lin prepared medicine using a century-old reishi, while Qin Churan mistakenly believed it was for restoring her disfigured face and thanked him. After three hours, he added four century-old herbs to the pot, and the amber liquid began boiling violently.

• Chen Lin sliced the century-old reishi as Qin Churan and Li Jiaojiao came to watch him prepare medicine.
• Chen Lin told Li Jiaojiao she could have some beauty medicine when she was nearly thirty, avoiding giving her a Youth-Locking Pill while she was so young.
• Qin Churan bowed to Chen Lin in gratitude, believing his medicine was meant to restore her face, and Chen Lin let her misunderstanding stand.
• Chen Lin sent Qin Churan and Li Jiaojiao upstairs before continuing to brew the medicine for three hours.
• Chen Lin added century-old polygonum multiflorum, Solomon's seal, and wild ginseng alongside the reishi, causing the amber liquid to boil and release a stronger fragrance.

Chen Lin used spirit spring water to refine medicinal ingredients into pills while Li Xiaoyue and Li Jiaojiao supported him. He finished with twelve False Youth-Locking Pills, far more than the recipe predicted.

• Chen Lin added thirty drops of spirit spring water to the medicinal mixture and simmered it in a clay pot.
• Li Jiaojiao brought Chen Lin dinner and asked what he was cooking, but he kept the gift a secret.
• Li Xiaoyue returned to the courtyard, massaged Chen Lin's temples, and stayed beside him as he tended the pot.
• After nine hours, Chen Lin opened the pot and found the mixture had become a lump of glossy black medicinal paste.
• Chen Lin rolled the paste into twelve False Youth-Locking Pills, astonishing Li Xiaoyue with his pill refining.

Chen Lin gave Li Xiaoyue a youth-preserving pill and carried her into a long bath together before she fell asleep. He then cultivated in the backyard and broke through to the Qi Refinement Fifth Layer.

• Chen Lin persuaded Li Xiaoyue to take a [False Youth-Locking Pill], which dissolved in her mouth and soothed her exhaustion.
• Chen Lin carried the embarrassed Li Xiaoyue into the bathroom, and they bathed together for nearly two hours.
• Chen Lin settled Li Xiaoyue in bed after the bath, then went to the backyard to cultivate.
• Chen Lin swallowed a Yellow Dragon Pill and absorbed spiritual energy from a spirit stone while circulating the [Everlasting Spring Art].
• Chen Lin shattered the barrier to the Qi Refinement Fifth Layer, exhausted the spirit stone, and experienced a sharp improvement in his senses.

Chen Lin tricked Qin Churan into swallowing a Malteser in place of a precious pill, while she mistook his deception for kindness. Song Qiuya told him the first batch of Body-Sculpting Pills was ready and invited him to watch the company’s livestream launch.

• Chen Lin set aside the eleven False Youth-Locking Pills for his loved ones and replaced Qin Churan’s supposed medicine with a Malteser.
• Qin Churan swallowed the sweet candy, then interpreted Chen Lin’s hurried exit as concern for her feelings.
• Song Qiuya called Chen Lin and reported that the first batch of Body-Sculpting Pills had come off the production line.
• Song Qiuya told Chen Lin that Autumn Forest Group would hold an online product trial event at ten and promised him a surprise.

Chen Lin watched the Autumn Forest Group’s product livestream, where Qin Chuxia’s lavish gifts drew a huge audience and the host defended the company’s weight-loss products against widespread skepticism. The host’s promised proof arrived as superstar influencer Li Pao’er requested to join the broadcast.

• Chen Lin gave the False Youth-Locking Pill to his second uncle, second aunt, and youngest aunt, then watched the Autumn Forest Group’s livestream.
• Qin Chuxia sent nearly a thousand Carnivals, spending about three million yuan and attracting more than a hundred thousand viewers.
• The host introduced Fat-Burning No. 1 and Fat-Burning No. 2, cited the company’s five hundred million yuan in registered capital and product approvals, and promised hundredfold compensation if the products failed.
• Viewers mocked the host’s claims, and an endocrinologist warned that no oral product could safely and effectively burn fat as advertised.
• Li Pao’er, a superstar influencer with twenty million followers, requested to join the broadcast, and the host smiled as though she had expected it.

Song Qiuya accepted Li Pao’er’s challenge to test Autumn Forest Group’s Fat-Burning No. 1, and both sides signed a public wager promising him fifty million if the product failed or harmed him. Chen Lin watched as the livestream surpassed five hundred thousand viewers, convinced Song Qiuya’s publicity campaign was only beginning.

• Li Pao’er joined Autumn Forest Group’s livestream and questioned the scientific basis for Fat-Burning No. 1’s weight-loss claims.
• Li Pao’er proposed testing the product for three months and offered to promote the company for a year if it worked, while demanding fifty million if it failed or caused harm.
• Song Qiuya agreed to the wager, and Autumn Forest Group’s legal representative stamped the agreement on camera.
• Li Pao’er signed the agreement and faxed it back, making the wager official before the livestream audience.
• Chen Lin praised Song Qiuya’s strategy as the livestream passed five hundred thousand viewers.

Autumn Forest Group’s livestream host revealed the high prices of its weight-loss products, then signed an identical fifty-million-yuan wager with Da Yuan Ge, sending viewers’ skepticism turning into curiosity. As the host opened sales for the limited first batch, the chapter ended with everyone stunned by what happened next.

• The host announced that Fat-Burning No. 1 cost 19,888 yuan, prompting viewers to argue over whether the price was outrageous or worthwhile if the product worked.
• Da Yuan Ge joined the livestream and asked to sign the same fifty-million-yuan wager agreement as Pao'er.
• Da Yuan Ge explained that he could benefit either way: he would receive fifty million yuan if the product failed, or finally lose weight if it succeeded.
• Da Yuan Ge signed the wager, and the livestream audience shifted from doubt and ridicule to curiosity and anticipation.
• With the viewer count approaching one million, the host offered five hundred boxes each of Fat-Burning No. 1 and Fat-Burning No. 2 for sale, and the response stunned everyone, including Chen Lin.

The Autumn Forest Group’s Fat-Burning products sold out almost instantly after viewers reframed the hundredfold fake-product refund promise as an investment opportunity. Song Qiuya ordered the factory’s remaining stock listed, but the 9,000 boxes vanished within minutes, leaving viewers clamoring for another restock.

• Viewers bought out the initial stock of Fat-Burning No. 1 and Fat-Burning No. 2, then a buyer’s comment persuaded many that the refund guarantee made the products a lucrative investment.
• Song Qiuya watched the livestream backstage and signaled the host to list all remaining factory stock.
• The host announced the full restock and counted down while viewers prepared to buy.
• The group listed 4,500 boxes of each product with a two-box-per-person limit, and viewers rushed to purchase them.
• Both products sold out within five minutes, prompting disappointed viewers to demand more stock.

Autumn Forest Group’s first livestream sold out its entire stock, bringing in 163.88 million in sales. Song Qiuya celebrated the success with Chen Lin and revealed that the influencers’ dramatic wager had been a paid performance, while promising to expand the company’s reach.

• The livestream host apologized that all stock had sold out and promised viewers another livestream after the wager results appeared in videos by Li Pao'er and Da Yuan Ge.
• The operations manager reported that all ten thousand boxes had sold and the livestream earned 163.88 million, astounding the staff and Song Qiuya.
• Chen Lin watched the final sales report and admired Song Qiuya’s marketing strategy as she called him to discuss the livestream’s success.
• Song Qiuya said the campaign was only the beginning and promised to make Autumn Forest Group a nationally recognized health and beauty brand within a month.
• Song Qiuya revealed that Da Yuan Ge and Li Pao'er had each received twenty million for appearance fees and signed exclusive three-month cooperation contracts.