Chapter Summaries

Song Ning and Jiang Chengshi convinced Commander Jiang that Jiang had taught her academic subjects, English, and advanced technology, clearing his doubts about her abilities. After dinner and a drinking session, Gu Zheng realized how jealous he was of their closeness but could not confess his feelings to Song Ning.

• Song Ning and Jiang Chengshi greeted each other warmly, and Jiang Chengshi explained that he had tutored her in Yanling.
• Song Ning described Jiang Chengshi's lessons and the equipment she had negotiated for Hua Country, and they recited the opening of One Hundred Years of Solitude together to demonstrate their shared study.
• Commander Jiang accepted that Jiang Chengshi had taught Song Ning but questioned why he had not helped her during her hardships; Jiang Chengshi explained that she had even given him financial assistance.
• Lin Huiping urged everyone to eat, and Commander Jiang, Jiang Chengshi, and Gu Zheng drank together before Gu Zheng and Song Ning left.
• In the car, Gu Zheng told Song Ning he was glad she had been Jiang Chengshi's student, then silently admitted that he liked her and could not say it.

Han Xiao learned that Lu Changqing had broken off his engagement to Song Ning, possibly to advance his military career, while Gu Zheng struggled with his feelings after driving Song Ning back to the Guesthouse. Song Ning was invited to lunch at Elder Zhou’s home the next day, leaving her set to visit him.

• Xiong Gang told Han Xiao and Yang Qi that Lu Changqing had ended his engagement to Song Ning and had a place in Unit 331’s internal selection.
• Xiong Gang speculated that Lu Changqing had broken off the engagement after learning Elder Zhou’s youngest son was interested in Song Ning.
• Yang Qi said he and Chen Liang would leave for Gui City the next morning to assist the local police with an investigation lead.
• Han Xiao warned Yang Qi and Xiong Gang not to discuss Song Ning in front of Gu Zheng because it upset him.
• Gu Zheng drove Song Ning to the Guesthouse and, after watching her leave, reflected on his unrequited feelings and cried.
• An attendant told Song Ning that Professor Yang had invited her to lunch at Elder Zhou’s home the next day and that someone would pick her up.

Gu Zheng returned to the 7th Regiment headquarters and continued waiting for the hidden threat inside the Military District to reveal itself. In Rong City, Zhou Yunzhi confronted Song Ning at a department store, and Song Ning warned the manager she would handle the matter herself if he refused to call the police.

• Xiong Gang reported that He Kui's arrest had helped expose more criminal gangs, but the team had seen no suspicious activity inside the Military District or news about Zheng Zhenguo.
• Gu Zheng learned that Lu Changqing had been discharged but was still recovering, while Xiong Gang teased him about Zhou Yunzhi cornering him.
• On the train, Yang Qi told Chen Liang that Song Ning had broken off her engagement to Lu Changqing, and Chen Liang complained that Han Xiao kept them from telling Gu Zheng.
• Song Ning went shopping in Rong City, where Zhou Yunzhi publicly challenged her about her broken engagement and her time with Gu Zheng.
• Zhou Yunzhi trampled the clothes Song Ning had selected, then she and her companion attacked Song Ning, who dodged them and knocked them both down.
• The manager hesitated to call the police because Zhou Yunzhi's family was connected to the Military District, so Song Ning warned him not to regret it if she handled the matter her own way.

Song Ning defended herself after Zhou Yunzhi and her companion attacked her in a department store, then gave the police her account of the incident. The chapter ended with Song Ning asking Zhou Yunzhi to identify the boyfriend she claimed Song Ning had seduced.

• Song Ning called out Zhou Yunzhi for disrupting the store and slandering her, prompting bystanders to condemn Zhou Yunzhi's behavior.
• Zhou Yunzhi and her companion attacked Song Ning, who fought back and told the witnesses to support her if the women later tried to extort her.
• Zhou Yunzhi called her family, but the police arrived first after the General Manager summoned them.
• The salesclerk told the police that Zhou Yunzhi and her companion had attacked Song Ning after throwing her clothes on the floor.
• Song Ning agreed with the account and asked Zhou Yunzhi who her boyfriend was.

Song Ning forced Zhou Yunzhi to apologize publicly after Zhou Yuanhang intervened to stop the dispute from escalating. At the Zhou home, Song Ning treated Elder Zhou, and Professor Yang asked what she thought of Zhou Yuanhang.

• Song Ning demanded that Zhou Yunzhi apologize publicly for slandering her, while Manager Huang and a public security officer tried to move the dispute along.
• Zhou Yuanhang arrived, told the officer to handle the matter fairly, and warned Zhou Yunzhi that calling Regimental Commander Gu could make her lose face.
• Zhou Yunzhi apologized to Song Ning, who accepted and told her not to provoke her again; Zhou Yuanhang paid for Song Ning's torn top.
• Zhou Yuanhang explained that Zhou Yunzhi and her mother were relatives the Zhou family had taken in, then accompanied Song Ning to the Zhou home.
• Song Ning examined Elder Zhou and said his treatment was working, with surgery possible after CT equipment arrived next month.
• Professor Yang asked Song Ning what she thought of Zhou Yuanhang.

Professor Yang and Elder Zhou told Song Ning that Zhou Yuanhang liked her, but she said she was focused on her studies and did not want a relationship. Their dinner was interrupted by Jiang Chengshi, who arrived to see Song Ning and revealed that she was his student.

• Professor Yang explained that Zhou Yuanhang had developed feelings for Song Ning, and Song Ning said she was not considering a relationship.
• Professor Yang asked Song Ning whether she was seeing anyone or disliked Zhou Yuanhang, then suggested they let the two young people get to know each other.
• Song Ning joined Elder Zhou's family for dinner while Zhou Yuanhang attentively served her.
• Jiang Chengshi arrived at Elder Zhou's home, sat beside Song Ning, and joined the meal.
• Jiang Chengshi told Elder Zhou's family that Song Ning was his student and that he had taught her English, negotiation skills, and specialized knowledge.

Song Ning recited a poem with Jiang Chengshi, then told him she had come from 2025 and sought his help finding her grandfather. As they discussed her uncertain return and the Zhou family's matchmaking plans, Song Ning caught two men spying on them and demanded they take her to their Brother Yang.

• Song Ning recited an English poem with Jiang Chengshi, who recognized it as his favorite.
• Jiang Chengshi questioned Song Ning in Central Park, and she revealed she had come from 2025 and that he was her grandfather's contemporary.
• Song Ning explained that Elder Zhou was receiving treatment from her and that Professor Yang had tried to match her with Zhou Yuanhang.
• Jiang Chengshi warned Song Ning that she might disappear or risk disrupting the future, while she said she wanted to find her grandfather and fulfill her purpose in the past.
• Song Ning spotted two men hiding nearby, dragged them out, and demanded they take her to their Brother Yang.

Gu Zheng learned that Song Ning had fought Zhou Yunzhi after Zhou claimed to be his girlfriend, then discovered that Song Ning and Lu Changqing had already broken off their engagement. He was delighted to realize Song Ning was single and wondered whether he might have had a chance with her.

• Gu Zheng woke from a dream about Song Ning, hid his wet bedding, and took a call from his mother, Tan Qingru, agreeing to meet a woman she wanted to introduce when he went home.
• Xiong Gang told Gu Zheng that Song Ning had beaten Zhou Yunzhi after Zhou claimed Gu Zheng was her boyfriend.
• Gu Zheng called the district police station to learn what had happened and asked the officers to handle the matter impartially.
• After Gu Zheng demanded to know what they were hiding, Xiong Gang told him that Song Ning and Lu Changqing had broken off their engagement over a month earlier.
• Gu Zheng realized Song Ning was single and wondered whether he could have a chance with her.

Song Ning met Yu Zhengyang, Chen Yuting’s devoted boyfriend, and discovered his shipment of radios and cassette recorders was defective. She promised to help him repair and sell the goods and visit his sick mother, while he revealed that Chen Yuting had deliberately ruined her reputation for his sake.

• After Xiong Gang told Gu Zheng that Song Ning might marry Zhou Yuanhang, Gu Zheng collapsed from a sudden pain in his head.
• Song Ning and Jiang Chengshi followed two men to a warehouse to confront Chen Yuting’s boyfriend, Brother Yang.
• Brother Yang identified himself as Yu Zhengyang and explained that he wanted to protect Chen Yuting and earn enough money to marry her.
• Song Ning recognized Yu Zhengyang and offered to help him after learning his shipment of radios and cassette recorders was defective and his mother was ill.
• Jiang Chengshi identified the faulty components, and Song Ning promised to help Yu Zhengyang repair and sell the goods before visiting his mother.
• When Song Ning asked why he loved Chen Yuting despite her bad reputation, Yu Zhengyang said she had deliberately ruined it for his sake.

Song Ning spent the afternoon with Zhou Yuanhang after Jiang Chengshi eagerly arranged their movie date, but an unseen attacker struck as she walked back with them. The chapter ended with Song Ning collapsing before the attacker’s club hit her.

• Song Ning warned Jiang Chengshi to watch over his mother’s health, and Jiang Chengshi planned to take her for a checkup.
• Zhou Yuanhang asked Song Ning to spend time with him, and Jiang Chengshi accepted a movie invitation on her behalf.
• Jiang Chengshi joined Song Ning and Zhou Yuanhang to watch Little Flower and eat, leaving Zhou Yuanhang little chance to speak privately with Song Ning.
• A man with a vicious glint followed the group from a distance as they went out.
• While walking back, Song Ning sensed danger, developed a sudden headache, and collapsed as a man charged at her with a club.

After Song Ning collapsed during an apparent attack, doctors found no injury and admitted her for observation. She warned Jiang Chengshi that his mother might be in a traffic accident, rejected the idea of dating Zhou Yuanhang, and left Gu Zheng watching them together with jealous suspicion.

• A masked man fled after Song Ning fell unconscious, and Gu Zheng later woke in the hospital after fainting while thinking about her and Zhou Yuanhang.
• Han Xiao told Gu Zheng that Song Ning had been attacked and hospitalized, so Gu Zheng pulled out his IV and rushed to find her.
• Doctors found Song Ning had no head injury and was in excellent health, but admitted her for observation.
• Song Ning recognized July 20, 1979, from the calendar and warned Jiang Chengshi that his mother, Lin Huiping, might be involved in a traffic accident on July 23, prompting him to hurry home.
• Song Ning told Zhou Yuanhang she did not intend to marry or date, and he agreed they could simply be friends.
• Gu Zheng saw Zhou Yuanhang caring for Song Ning through her hospital-room door and wondered whether she had accepted him.

After waking in the hospital, Song Ning discovered that reading subjects she cared about could awaken news memories from her previous life, including events that might soon happen in Rong City. She left with Han Xiao to get away from Zhou Yuanhang, while uncertain whether her recalled news was reliable.

• Song Ning answered public security officers’ questions about the masked attacker and told Zhou Yuanhang she could not sleep with him watching over her.
• Song Ning read the newspaper and recalled reports about a coming landslide involving a heroes’ delegation and a successful foreign trade fair for small electronic goods.
• Song Ning realized that subjects which had interested her in her previous life could trigger forgotten news memories, and she wondered whether the recalled events were trustworthy.
• Zhou Yuanhang woke and called Song Ning adorable after watching her inspect the newspaper and hospital objects, prompting her to hurry out of bed.
• Han Xiao arrived to visit Song Ning, and she left with him, telling Zhou Yuanhang she would be discharged.
• Zhou Yuanhang watched Song Ning hurry away and concluded that he had been too impatient and had scared her.

Song Ning and Gu Zheng compared the strange effects they experienced after fainting and taking pills from Dong Village. Song Ning revealed that she had foreseen a car crash, leaving Gu Zheng stunned by the possibility that she could predict the future.

• Han Xiao told Song Ning that Gu Zheng had fainted and was missing from his hospital room.
• Jiang Chengshi arrived distraught and explained that his mother had avoided a crash that killed five of her colleagues.
• Song Ning checked Gu Zheng's pulse and asked him how he had fainted.
• Song Ning and Gu Zheng realized they had both suffered sudden head pain, lost consciousness, and felt clearer after waking.
• Song Ning said she had foreseen the crash involving Jiang Chengshi's mother, and Gu Zheng asked if she could predict what would happen.

Song Ning told Gu Zheng that the medicine had awakened memories of future news, but an accidental kiss and his reaction drove her away. After identifying the man who attacked her, she spotted two men from the alley and asked Jiang Chengshi where Chen Yuting was.

• Song Ning explained her future-news memories to Gu Zheng, but he struggled to believe her and accidentally pulled her into his arms.
• Song Ning and Gu Zheng accidentally touched lips, and Gu Zheng slapped himself, angering Song Ning and prompting her to leave with a warning about a July 24 landslide threatening the Hero Regiment on its way to Yu.
• Jiang Chengshi and Han Xiao passed Song Ning's landslide warning to Gu Zheng, then followed her to the district police station.
• Song Ning identified the fourth of eight suspects as the man who attacked her, while Han Xiao stayed behind to help investigate.
• Song Ning spotted two men who spoke Sichuan dialect near the guesthouse and asked Jiang Chengshi where Chen Yuting was.

Song Ning planned to buy repaired and surplus electronics for a government Commodity Expo, while Gu Zheng adjusted a heroes’ report troupe’s schedule to keep them in Rong City until the twenty-fourth. The chapter ended with Song Ning seeing Zhou Yunzhi cling to Gu Zheng after he helped her up.

• Song Ning told Yu Zhengyang to hurry the repairs on his five hundred and fifty radios and cassette recorders and buy additional unsold electronics for the expo.
• Song Ning explained her plan to Jiang Chengshi, who offered to seek money from his family and advised her to borrow from Gu Zheng rather than Zhou Yuanhang.
• Gu Zheng confirmed that the report troupe’s schedule matched Song Ning’s warning and asked the publicity department to keep the heroes in Rong City until the twenty-fourth.
• Gu Zheng returned to the hospital to arrange his discharge, but Zhou Yunzhi blocked him and pleaded for his attention.
• Zhou Yunzhi fell and grabbed Gu Zheng’s leg; when he helped her up, she hugged him, and Song Ning saw them.

Song Ning found Gu Zheng with Zhou Yunzhi and mistook their embrace for a sign they were involved, but Gu Zheng hurried to explain and learned Song Ning had come to borrow money. As Gu Zheng went to get his bankbook, Jiang Chengshi revealed he had taken 8,000 without asking his mother, leaving Song Ning unwilling to use it.

• Song Ning saw Gu Zheng steady Zhou Yunzhi and, believing they might be together, tried to leave without asking him for money.
• Gu Zheng caught Song Ning and insisted he had only steadied Zhou Yunzhi, while Song Ning questioned why he had let her hug his waist.
• Jiang Chengshi arrived and accidentally told Gu Zheng that Song Ning needed to borrow money.
• Gu Zheng happily agreed to lend Song Ning money and hurried to get his bankbook.
• Jiang Chengshi showed Song Ning the 8,000 he had obtained, then admitted he had taken it without asking his mother, prompting Song Ning to demand that he return it or explain himself.

Song Ning gathered money from Jiang Chengshi and Gu Zheng to pursue a deal for electronics, then went with Yu Zhengyang to negotiate with Red Star Electronics Factory. She introduced Yu Zhengyang as a manager and began speaking with Director Zhang.

• Jiang Chengshi lent Song Ning his mother's money, and Gu Zheng gave her his savings, bringing her total to twenty-two thousand yuan.
• Yu Zhengyang told Song Ning that the electronics factory would not sell to him, so she changed into business attire and decided to negotiate herself.
• Gu Zheng joined Song Ning and Yu Zhengyang as their driver when they headed to Red Star Electronics Factory.
• Song Ning met Director Zhang and presented Yu Zhengyang as a young manager learning the market with the company's funds.

Song Ning negotiated a seven-yuan-per-unit deal with Director Zhang for 3,000 radios and tape recorders from the Red Star Electronics Factory, promising to promote the brand at an upcoming trade fair. After leaving the factory, she told Yu Zhengyang they would find a place to sell the goods.

• Song Ning learned that Yu Zhengyang had not paid the factory's repair bill, so she had him settle the 550-yuan debt in cash.
• Song Ning explained the trade fair and offered to promote the factory, then negotiated a price of seven yuan per unit.
• Director Zhang agreed to sell the stock at seven yuan per unit and arrange promotional banners and leaflets.
• Song Ning limited the contract to 3,000 units so the factory could inspect them carefully and reserve the other 300.
• Yu Zhengyang worried they would not sell the goods, but Song Ning said they would find a place to sell them right away.

Song Ning and Jiang Chengshi visited the Rong City Exposition site, where they confronted foreign planner Kevin over his exclusionary demands. After Kevin quit, Song Ning presented Jiang Chengshi as an experienced returning expert, and Director Li Yucheng accepted his help.

• Song Ning and Gu Zheng traveled to the Exposition's temporary office at a development site in the Southern Suburbs.
• Song Ning and Jiang Chengshi found Kevin insisting that organizers impose high entry requirements that would exclude many domestic businesses.
• Jiang Chengshi insulted Kevin in English, and Song Ning told the furious planner that the Exposition could proceed without him.
• Kevin quit and stormed out after Director Li Yucheng explained that he had been hired to guide the event.
• Song Ning introduced Jiang Chengshi as Mr. Ethan, a returning finance and business expert, and Director Li accepted his offer to help run the Exposition.

Jiang Chengshi and Song Ning helped the municipal commerce bureau solve practical problems, and Gu Zheng arranged official recognition for Jiang Chengshi under the name Ethan. Song Ning persuaded Director Li to let her register as a vendor and secured a booth at Rong City's first Commodity Expo, scheduled for the twenty-second through the twenty-fourth.

• Jiang Chengshi and Song Ning resolved several problems for Director Li while Gu Zheng called Commander Jiang to confirm Jiang Chengshi's background.
• Commander Jiang praised Jiang Chengshi's ability, and city leaders authorized an Exposition work badge for him as Mr. Ethan.
• Song Ning learned that Director Li was reporting to the city leaders and confirmed that Gu Zheng had already spoken on their behalf.
• Song Ning proposed allowing vendors to register and suggested a blacklist system to punish vendors and brands that sold substandard products.
• Director Li approved Song Ning's experimental registration, and she received a booth at the back of the venue for the upcoming Commodity Expo.