Arc 27Chapters 652–676
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Wang Xiaoliang brought Wei Zijin home from the hospital, believing she was still unconscious, until she opened her eyes in the car and spoke to him. The chapter ended with them reunited in his arms as she slowly began to talk.
Wei Zijin returned home with Wang Xiaoliang and Zhao Nan, weak but able to speak and eat. Wang Xiaoliang asked Zhao Nan to keep visitors away for a few days, but learned Haiyan and Wei Zijin’s aunt and uncle were coming.
Wei Zijin recovered enough to speak and stand after waking, while Wang Xiaoliang’s family and friends visited to support her. She told Wang Xiaoliang that she had misread the Book of Fate and knowingly placed herself in danger at Seventh Hospital.
Wei Zijin told Wang Xiaoliang about the military lockdown and possible deliberate release of the virus at Seventh Hospital, then described how she and Xie Hui reconciled during the outbreak. Wang Xiaoliang revealed that Brother Qiang had been found and prepared to tell Wei Zijin what happened.
Li Lanxiang reviewed her schemes and planned how to get closer to Wei Zijin and Wang Xiaoliang by using Zhou Qiang to make herself seem like the victim. After deciding to wait for a natural opportunity, she was surprised when the chance she wanted arrived sooner than expected.
Li Lanxiang learned that Wang Xiaoliang was giving Zhou Qiang three days to contact him, and she tried to delay Zhou Qiang’s planned visit to Guoguo. Meanwhile, Wang Xiaoliang brought Wei Zijin and his family back to Hongbin Little Tower, where Sun Ting welcomed them.
After moving into Ruijing Residential Community, Wang Xiaoliang and Wei Zijin settled into a quieter routine as Wei Zijin continued recovering. A call from Li Lanxiang revealed that she remained wary of others’ intentions, even as she interpreted Wang Xiaoliang’s visit to her restaurant as a sign he had let go of his grudge.
Wang Xiaoliang and Wei Zijin reunited with friends for dinner at Old Sichuan, where they announced their wedding plans and heard how Sun Wenbin had been punished after a female student went into hibernation. The chapter ended with Wei Zijin reassured that the student woke up and Wang Xiaoliang holding her hand.
After two successful Jiuqing Liquor livestreams, Wei Zijin and Wang Xiaoliang took a leisurely road trip to Xicheng, where they gave Wang Keqin their car and visited the new home prepared for the couple. The chapter ended with Wei Zijin realizing Wang Keqin and Zhao Xiuqin planned to move in only after the wedding.
Wang Xiaoliang and Wei Zijin prepared for their wedding, gathering friends and arranging their roles in the ceremony. As guests arrived in Xicheng, Wang asked Liu Xinyu’s mother and Fu Zhaojun to stand in as Zijin’s parents, while Zijin’s friends shared a meal and Li Lanxiang finally explained her painful history with Zhou Qiang.
Wang Xiaoliang and Wei Zijin celebrated their wedding, surrounded by family and friends, including guests who arrived with gifts and congratulations. As the ceremony approached, Chen Zhifei arrived after a delayed flight, and Wei Zijin reassured her that her presence was what mattered.
At Wang Xiaoliang and Wei Zijin’s wedding reception, Hu Yang gave the newlyweds advice about accepting each other’s flaws and listening as partners. After the celebration, Wang Xiaoliang fell asleep before Wei Zijin emerged in red lingerie as his wedding-night gift.
Wang Xiaoliang and Wei Zijin returned to Jiangcheng, where Luo Bisheng gave them a new minivan as a wedding present. Meanwhile, Li Lanxiang secretly revised her plans after deciding Wang Xiaoliang and his circle had become too powerful to target directly.
Before the Spring Festival ended, Nuomi gave birth to twin boys, and Xiao Mo, Wang Xiaoliang, and Wei Zijin helped establish Xiaosheng Media. After the company opened and signed its first livestreamers and brand partners, Li Jun arrived dressed as a Daoist and offered Wang Xiaoliang two hundred thousand yuan to repay old loans, but Wang refused.
Wang Xiaoliang repaid Li Jun’s old debt, but Huang Xueli suspected Li Jun had another motive. Later, Li Jun reappeared at Wang Xiaoliang’s workplace and introduced himself as Li Xiude, while Wang and Wei Zijin planned to attend their university reunion.
Li Xiude brought Wang Xiaoliang and Wei Zijin to Three-Wash Pavilion, the bathhouse he had named with Wang Xiaoliang in college, but Wei Zijin sensed danger and they left. Afterward, Li Xiude and Shengkai discussed luring Wang Xiaoliang back and planned to use the class reunion.
Wang Xiaoliang and Wei Zijin attended a large alumni gathering, where they reunited with classmates and met Li Xiude, who had returned to secular life after studying Taoism. Li Xiude joked that he could not perform divination or rituals, then asked Wang Xiaoliang to introduce him to the women at their table.
At an alumni gathering, Li Xiude offered Wang Xiaoliang and Wei Zijin a hundred million to become ambassadors for his group, which combined several industries with traditional culture. Wang Xiaoliang turned him down because of existing contracts and revealed that Wei Zijin's deal was with Liu Xinyu's Chengyu Group.
Li Xiude invited the group to his Three-Wash Pavilion after Wang Xiaoliang declined his hundred-million-yuan endorsement offer. As the group split up, Li Xiaoman saw Li Xiude leave in a Phantom and began to believe his wealth was real, while Fang Dongxu explained how sudden business opportunities could make fortunes.
Fang Dongxu, Li Xiaoman, and Xiao Weijin discussed relationships and marriage at the Three-Wash Pavilion, where Xiao Weijin revealed he was engaged despite plans to live apart. Later, Xiao Weijin announced that his wedding was canceled, but Li Xiude revived the alumni group by inviting everyone to another gathering at the pavilion.
Wang Xiaoliang and Wei Zijin traveled to Fucheng, where their friends discussed Li Xiude’s lavish alumni outing and the speed of his business expansion. After Wang Xiaoliang and Liu Xinyu independently suspected a pyramid scheme and a cash grab, Wang revealed Li Xiude had left college after the police station dealt with him, but did not explain what he had done.
Wang Xiaoliang watched Li Xiude publicly credit him for Three-Wash Pavilion and decided to move up his plan. Meanwhile, Li Lanxiang watched Wang Xiaoliang and Huang Xueli’s new podcast, where Wang explicitly denied any connection to Three-Wash Pavilion, leaving her suspicious of Li Xiude’s intentions.
Li Lanxiang watched Xiao Mo, Huang Xueli, and Wang Xiaoliang discuss earning money and investing, while she considered whether their warnings were aimed at Li Xiude’s Three-Wash Pavilion. The conversation left off as Xiao Mo began to explain how he approached investing as a wealthy person.
Li Lanxiang analyzed Wang Xiaoliang’s podcast and concluded that Li Xiude was trying to use Wang’s credibility to advance his venture, making Li Xiude a potential target rather than a threat. She considered attending Li Xiude’s money-making class but decided not to rush, while Xiao Weijin recounted why his wedding had been canceled.
Wang Xiaoliang and his partners’ podcast quickly gained an audience, while Li Xiaoman, Fang Dongxu, and Xiao Weijin discussed Li Jun’s investment class and Fang Dongxu’s plans for his Jiangcheng branch. The chapter ended with Wang Xiaoliang and Wei Zijin discovering that Li Xiude’s money-making lesson repeated teachings from the Book of Fate and fearing the harm he could cause.