Recaps

Wang Xiaoliang helped Fat Boss set up a livestream-selling account, then earned more from his second livestream than from his first. The Book of Fate revealed a new warning against sharing plans or flaunting profits, leaving Wang Xiaoliang uneasy about what he had told Fat Boss.

• Wang Xiaoliang brought Fat Boss food and drinks, and Fat Boss praised his success after finding his calligraphy livestream online.
• Fat Boss asked Wang Xiaoliang to teach him livestream selling, and Wang Xiaoliang helped him register an account with his business license.
• Wang Xiaoliang returned to his rented room and hosted a more relaxed livestream, earning 220 yuan in gifts and receiving 60 shop orders.
• Wang Xiaoliang read the Eleventh Art of Fate-Changing, which warned him not to reveal plans or publicize profits, and he worried that he had shared too much with Fat Boss.

Wang Xiaoliang and Wei Zijin spent their first date visiting Qin Yinuo, whose terminal illness had inspired Wei Zijin to confess her feelings to him. Afterward, they shared a meal and a movie, and Wei Zijin fell asleep on his shoulder before Wang Xiaoliang walked her home.

• Wang Xiaoliang met Wei Zijin at the hospital, where she introduced him to her terminally ill friend Qin Yinuo.
• Wang Xiaoliang joked with Qin Yinuo, who teased him about being lucky to win Wei Zijin's affection.
• Wei Zijin told Wang Xiaoliang that Qin Yinuo's regrets about an unspoken high-school crush had given her the courage to confess her own feelings.
• Wang Xiaoliang and Wei Zijin ate together and watched a movie, where Wei Zijin fell asleep on his shoulder.
• Wang Xiaoliang walked Wei Zijin home and suggested that future dates could be at her place, making her blush and refuse.

Wang Xiaoliang earned nearly twelve thousand yuan from his calligraphy business and planned gifts for Wei Zijin, Liu Xinyu, and his parents. Fat Boss then offered to fund a supermarket for him in exchange for help with livestreaming, and Wang Xiaoliang was left considering the partnership as Fat Boss showed him the planned location.

• Wang Xiaoliang earned steady income throughout the week and saw his bank balance rise to 11,845.6 yuan.
• Wang Xiaoliang decided to buy a gift for Wei Zijin first, repay Liu Xinyu next, and save a surprise for his parents.
• Fat Boss invited Wang Xiaoliang to his shop and proposed that he help launch its livestreaming business for a sales commission.
• After Wang Xiaoliang declined, Fat Boss offered to fund a supermarket and give him a free twenty-percent equity stake.
• Fat Boss explained that he owned nine supermarkets and wanted to combine online and offline sales, then showed Wang Xiaoliang the architectural plan for a leased university-district location.

Wang Xiaoliang wrestled with Fat Boss’s supermarket offer while seeking Liu Xinyu’s advice about a gift for Wei Zijin. He brought snacks and fruit to Wei Zijin’s home, waited for her after work, and the chapter ended with them embracing and kissing.

• Fat Boss gave Wang Xiaoliang three days to decide whether to accept a twenty-percent stake in the supermarket.
• Wang Xiaoliang called Liu Xinyu for advice about a gift, and Liu recommended a ring; Wang chose one meant to signify a loving relationship.
• Wei Zijin reminded Wang Xiaoliang about their date, and he went early to her neighborhood and bought snacks, fruit, and drinks for her.
• Wei Zijin messaged that work would make her late, and Wang Xiaoliang waited two hours outside her complex.
• Wei Zijin arrived, and after they ate dinner and returned to her home, they embraced and kissed.

Wang Xiaoliang and Wei Zijin became lovers, and he learned how hard she had been working at the station despite lacking support and resources. He suggested she start an independent short-video account, leaving her excitedly considering what content to make.

• Wang Xiaoliang and Wei Zijin shared an intimate first night together, then grew closer after a second time.
• Wang Xiaoliang noticed Wei Zijin's injured feet and offered to help her buy a car, but she told him she did not have a driver's license.
• Wei Zijin described how station delays, strict reviews, and resentment from coworkers had reduced her output and obstructed her work.
• Wang Xiaoliang suggested that Wei Zijin start another short-video account and keep it independent of the station.
• Wei Zijin became excited about planning the new account's content while Wang Xiaoliang held her.

After spending the night together, Wei Zijin and Wang Xiaoliang shared a happy day, and he signed her up for driving lessons. Wei Zijin said they could not live together yet, but they agreed to keep their separate homes and spend weekends together, then she invited him to stay another night if he bought protection.

• Wei Zijin woke at noon after spending the night with Wang Xiaoliang and found him cleaning her apartment.
• Wei Zijin and Wang Xiaoliang ate lunch together, and she worried that their happiness might make her complacent.
• Wang Xiaoliang took Wei Zijin to a driving school and paid for its VIP course, telling her he would be her parent.
• Wei Zijin told Wang Xiaoliang they could not live together because she feared becoming too dependent on him, and he agreed they could keep their separate routines.
• Wei Zijin asked Wang Xiaoliang to buy protection and leave the next morning instead.

Wang Xiaoliang accepted Fat Boss’s offer to start a supermarket and threw himself into supervising its renovation while maintaining his livestream and calligraphy work. When the renovation paused so the plaster could dry, he planned to meet Wei Zijin, but Fat Boss angrily challenged him for taking the day off.

• After Wei Zijin gave Wang Xiaoliang the keys to her home, he told her he already missed her and decided to start the supermarket business with Fat Boss.
• Fat Boss showed Wang Xiaoliang the university-district storefront, planned its renovation and livestreaming area, and ordered extensive security cameras.
• Wang Xiaoliang spent the following week writing calligraphy videos, supervising construction, livestreaming, and completing customer orders.
• When the walls needed a day to dry, Wang Xiaoliang handed over the site and hurried to get ready for his planned meeting with Wei Zijin.
• Fat Boss called Wang Xiaoliang and angrily demanded to know why he had stopped work for the day.

Wang Xiaoliang struggled with Fat Boss’s condescending treatment of him as a partner, then found comfort in reuniting with Wei Zijin. Over dinner, they discussed their work and his conflict, before a young fan recognized Wei Zijin and asked for an autograph and photo.

• Fat Boss told Wang Xiaoliang to inform him before stopping work, leaving Wang Xiaoliang feeling disrespected and unable to challenge him.
• Wang Xiaoliang went to Wei Zijin’s apartment, where they reunited affectionately after five days apart.
• Wei Zijin and Wang Xiaoliang celebrated their reunion with dinner and talked about her interview with a talented graduate who had cerebral palsy.
• Wang Xiaoliang told Wei Zijin about his partnership with Fat Boss and the argument that had upset him.
• Wei Zijin shared her own experiences with workplace hierarchy, helping Wang Xiaoliang feel understood.
• A teenage girl recognized Wei Zijin as Little Wei from Little Wei Interviews and asked for her autograph and a photo.

Wang Xiaoliang resolved to start a business rather than pursue a conventional job, drawing confidence from the Book of Fate. After hearing Fat Boss describe the shop’s promising location and his hard-earned success, Wang Xiaoliang reflected on the book’s warning to work wholeheartedly and know when to stop, leaving him pondering how to avoid reckless choices.

• Wang Xiaoliang left Wei Zijin asleep and decided that starting a business was the best way to build his own standing.
• Wang Xiaoliang met Fat Boss at the unfinished shop, where Fat Boss praised its location near an internet café, hotel, and university districts.
• Fat Boss described his weekly morning-drinking routine and recounted the hardships he had endured before securing the shop.
• Wang Xiaoliang finished his work and read a new passage in the Book of Fate urging wholehearted effort and warning against careless action.
• Wang Xiaoliang wondered whether the book’s advice to know when to stop meant he should avoid particular risks while starting his business.

Wang Xiaoliang helped Li Laifu prepare the supermarket for its opening, learning the business while handling permits, cleanup, and stocking. As the shop prepared to open on Monday, Li Laifu refused Wang Xiaoliang's request to take Saturday off.

• Wang Xiaoliang secured the business license and food distribution permit, while the tobacco retail license awaited an inspection and Li Laifu said he would handle it.
• Li Laifu called his relatives to clean the renovated shop, and Wang Xiaoliang worked alongside them until it was spotless.
• Li Laifu taught Wang Xiaoliang how to arrange shelves and negotiated monthly display fees with product brands.
• By Friday, the supermarket was nearly stocked, and Li Laifu announced it would open on Monday.
• Wang Xiaoliang asked to take Saturday off for personal business, but Li Laifu refused.

Wang Xiaoliang gave up his planned Saturday off to help Li Laifu prepare the supermarket, then became its manager and reunited with Wei Zijin after work. The store opened successfully, and Li Laifu brought Cuihua to see it, calling it the store that truly belonged to them.

• Li Laifu refused Wang Xiaoliang's request for Saturday off, explaining that the store needed him to enter thousands of products into the register.
• Wang Xiaoliang told Wei Zijin he could not visit until Saturday evening, and she replied that she would wait for him and missed him.
• Wang Xiaoliang worked with the newly hired staff as Li Laifu arranged their shifts and duties, then named him the store's manager after Ms. Li finished training them.
• After finishing work on Saturday, Wang Xiaoliang took a taxi to Wei Zijin's home, where they embraced, made love, and shared stories about their week.
• The supermarket opened on Monday and quickly drew a steady stream of customers as Wang Xiaoliang and the employees settled into their work.
• Li Laifu arrived at the busy supermarket with Cuihua and told her it was the store that truly belonged to them.

On the supermarket’s first day, Wang Xiaoliang learned that daytime takings had reached 18,453.26 yuan, though Li Laifu was disappointed and ordered more staff to be recruited. After learning that employees had to repay counterfeit cash from their wages, Wang Xiaoliang returned home exhausted but started a calligraphy livestream.

• Sister Li reported the day’s takings as 18,453.26 yuan, and Wang Xiaoliang calculated how profitable the supermarket could become.
• Li Laifu expressed disappointment with the takings and told Wang Xiaoliang to print a notice recruiting full-time and part-time store assistants.
• Cuihua counted the cash and confirmed it was correct before leaving with Li Laifu.
• Sister Li told Wang Xiaoliang to report daily takings, keep the hundred-yuan notes for Cuihua, and personally cover any counterfeit notes he accepted.
• Wang Xiaoliang posted the recruitment notice, returned to his rented room exhausted, and opened a calligraphy livestream.

Wang Xiaoliang learned about Li Laifu’s cost-conscious business practices and the supermarket’s hiring process as Sister Li prepared to hand the store over to him. When Sister Li asked him to interview an applicant, he recognized her as Liang Yanni, Old Third’s ex-girlfriend, and called after her that she was hired.

• Wang Xiaoliang asked Sister Li about her job, and she explained her pay, Li Laifu’s eleven profitable stores, and his family’s nightly cash collections.
• Sister Li described the strict hiring rules and quick screening process used to select full-time workers and student part-timers.
• A student worker quit, and Li Laifu ordered Sister Li to hire someone immediately, authorizing her to decide among that day’s applicants.
• Sister Li told Wang Xiaoliang he would take over the store in two days and asked him to handle an applicant’s interview.
• Wang Xiaoliang recognized the departing applicant as Liang Yanni, Old Third’s ex-girlfriend, and called out that she was hired.

Wang Xiaoliang apologized to Liang Yanni and brought her on as a convenience-store worker. As they walked home, she explained her plans to prepare for graduate-school exams and spoke about Zhou Tao, leaving them to continue through a dark road illuminated by Wang Xiaoliang’s phone.

• Wang Xiaoliang apologized to Liang Yanni for blaming her over what happened with Old Third, and she accepted his job offer at the store.
• Wang Xiaoliang introduced Liang Yanni to Sister Li, gave her an apron, and taught her the store’s duties.
• Liang Yanni told Wang Xiaoliang she planned to take the postgraduate entrance exam and had lost her previous job and a month’s wages when Fashion Internet Cafe closed.
• Liang Yanni explained how she managed her expenses and studied while staying at the Youth Hostel, then said Zhou Tao had praised Wang Xiaoliang and his friends.
• Wang Xiaoliang said Old Third’s fate had been a waste, and he used his phone’s flashlight to guide them along a dark, uneven road.

Wang Xiaoliang tried to help Liang Yanni and manage the supermarket fairly, but Li Laifu publicly berated him for lending Red Bull to a neighboring internet cafe. Wang Xiaoliang accepted the punishment without giving Li Laifu the angry resignation he seemed to expect, then offered the Red Bull to everyone in the store.

• Wang Xiaoliang sent Liang Yanni one thousand yuan, and she accepted it with a brief thank-you.
• Luo Bisheng of Bugbug Internet Cafe borrowed two cases of Red Bull from Wang Xiaoliang and returned them within two hours.
• Li Laifu scolded Wang Xiaoliang in front of the staff and customers for lending out the Red Bull without permission.
• Li Laifu ordered Wang Xiaoliang to pay for the two cases from his wages, and Wang Xiaoliang calmly agreed.
• After Li Laifu left, Wang Xiaoliang offered the Red Bull to everyone in the store.

After Wang Xiaoliang stood up to Li Laifu at the supermarket, Liang Yanni waited for him and learned that he owned a twenty percent stake in the store. Over noodles, Wang Xiaoliang asked why she and Zhou Tao had broken up.

• A well-dressed man and his wife took Red Bull from Wang Xiaoliang’s box, and customers and coworkers soon followed, leaving the cases nearly empty.
• Liang Yanni waited for Wang Xiaoliang after work and asked why he endured Li Laifu’s treatment; she explained why she had chosen the supermarket over an internet cafe.
• Wang Xiaoliang told Liang Yanni he had a twenty percent stake in the store, and she said he had handled himself better than Zhou Tao.
• Liang Yanni invited Wang Xiaoliang to dinner, but he insisted on treating her at a nearby noodle shop.
• As they ate, Wang Xiaoliang asked Liang Yanni why she and Old Third had broken up.

After worrying that Li Laifu might break their verbal agreement, Wang Xiaoliang read a new passage in the Book of Fate that taught him how to judge people by their words and actions. He reconsidered Wei Zijin’s behavior and concluded that she also felt insecure about their relationship, then fell asleep reassured.

• Wang Xiaoliang practiced calligraphy and worried that Li Laifu might refuse to give him the promised shares and dividends.
• Wang Xiaoliang read the Book of Fate’s guidance on seeing people clearly by setting aside appearances, status, and others’ judgments.
• Wang Xiaoliang decided to apply the method to Wei Zijin because he could not objectively assess Li Laifu while feeling angry and disgusted with him.
• Wang Xiaoliang recalled how Wei Zijin had met him, pursued their relationship, and concealed her disappointment when their dates ended early.
• Wang Xiaoliang concluded that Wei Zijin’s restraint showed she treasured their relationship and feared putting pressure on him, then set aside his phone and fell asleep.

Wang Xiaoliang examined Zhou Qiang’s past actions and concluded that he quietly tested people’s character and thought highly of him. The chapter ended with Wei Zijin ordering him lunch and Wang Xiaoliang wondering whether his careful way of judging people was worth the effort.

• Zhou Qiang filled in for Uncle Liu by collecting Wang Xiaoliang’s shop’s scrap and told him to expect a call about dinner.
• Wang Xiaoliang arranged for Xiao Li to cover the register and analyzed his history with Zhou Qiang while stocking the storeroom.
• Wang Xiaoliang realized Zhou Qiang may have tested his reliability by delaying the scrap pickup and may have arranged the graduation dinner around him.
• Wang Xiaoliang concluded that Zhou Qiang valued sincerity, tested people, and thought highly of him, though he could not figure out why.
• Wei Zijin called Wang Xiaoliang and told him she had ordered him a proper lunch, prompting him to wonder whether his method of judging people was too cautious.

Wang Xiaoliang invited Zhou Qiang to dinner and learned that Zhou had been testing and observing him, just as the Book of Fate advised. The dinner became a gathering with Wei Zijin and Li Lanxiang, leaving Wang and Wei reunited and holding hands.

• Wang Xiaoliang met Zhou Qiang at Hongbin Tower and nervously joked that Zhou was ordering too much food to fleece him.
• Wang Xiaoliang directly asked whether Zhou Qiang had been testing him, and Zhou admitted that he studied people he found interesting.
• Wang Xiaoliang connected Zhou Qiang's way of judging people to the Book of Fate and asked how he had done; Zhou implied that he had passed.
• Wei Zijin and Li Lanxiang arrived, and Wang Xiaoliang happily welcomed Wei and took her bag.
• Li Lanxiang told Zhou Qiang to learn from Wang Xiaoliang, and Wang and Wei clasped hands beneath the table.

Zhou Qiang told Wang Xiaoliang that he was giving up his lease on Hongbin Tower and planned to reopen the restaurant outside the campus with his staff. After dinner, Wang Xiaoliang took Wei Zijin to his rented room, where they grew intimate.

• Zhou Qiang confirmed that he leased Hongbin Tower and had agreed to renegotiate the contract, while insisting that the name and staff would go with him.
• Zhou Qiang revealed his plan to buy a storefront near several schools and reopen Hongbin Tower outside the campus.
• Wang Xiaoliang told Zhou Qiang and Li Lanxiang about his verbal agreement to own a share of a supermarket, and Zhou Qiang said the lack of a contract was a good thing.
• After dinner, Wang Xiaoliang discovered Zhou Qiang had paid the bill, then walked away with Wei Zijin after Zhou Qiang and Li Lanxiang left.
• Wei Zijin chose to go to Wang Xiaoliang's rented room, where he embraced her and urged her not to shower.

Wang Xiaoliang and Wei Zijin shared their fears about losing their relationship and promised to accept each other honestly. After Wei Zijin learned the Bugbug Internet Cafe owner might cheat Wang Xiaoliang out of his profit share, Wang Xiaoliang said his greatest wish was to buy them a home, and Wei Zijin kissed him through tears.

• Wang Xiaoliang and Wei Zijin admitted they were both afraid of losing their newly formed family and agreed to be open about their flaws and finances.
• Wang Xiaoliang showed Wei Zijin Luo Bisheng’s apologetic message, then explained the dispute over his share of the Bugbug Internet Cafe’s profits.
• Wei Zijin recalled Zhou Qiang calling the lack of a contract a good thing and realized the owner might use it to avoid paying Wang Xiaoliang.
• Wei Zijin asked what Wang Xiaoliang most wanted to do with his money, and he described buying a small home with both their names on the deed.
• Wang Xiaoliang said a home would give Wei Zijin a real family and place to live, and Wei Zijin kissed him as tears fell.

Wei Zijin watched Wang Xiaoliang run his supermarket and left without approaching him. While working, Wang Xiaoliang realized Li Laifu had likely fabricated rent to reduce their profit share, then received an unexpected job offer from the owner of Bugbug Internet Cafe.

• Wei Zijin found the old thread-bound book and their library note, then watched Wang Xiaoliang handle deliveries, help his employee, and assist an elderly recycler at the supermarket.
• Wang Xiaoliang reviewed his dealings with Li Laifu and recalled that Li Laifu had claimed to rent the supermarket premises.
• Wang Xiaoliang called Sister Li, confirmed that Li Laifu's wife was Li Cuihua, and concluded that Li Laifu had invented a monthly rent to deduct from their profits.
• Wang Xiaoliang reasoned that Li Laifu still planned to give him some profits, despite skimming off part through the fake rent.
• Luo Bisheng messaged Wang Xiaoliang to invite him to manage the Bugbug Internet Cafe, leaving him stunned by the offer.

Wang Xiaoliang and Wei Zijin declared their love, while Li Laifu shifted his supermarket plans to livestream sales after losing his wholesale shop. Wang Xiaoliang and Li Laifu’s daughter Xiaozhi began streaming Red Bull, but they struggled to attract viewers.

• Wang Xiaoliang saw Wei Zijin’s post declaring she had family again, then told her he loved her during a video call, and she returned his feelings.
• Wang Xiaoliang continued working at the supermarket while waiting to see how Li Laifu would handle their upcoming profit payout.
• Li Laifu told Wang Xiaoliang that his wholesale shop was being demolished and that he would now work at the supermarket.
• Li Laifu introduced his younger daughter Xiaozhi and announced that Wang Xiaoliang would livestream by day while she streamed at night.
• Li Laifu brought in nearly expired Red Bull for the livestream backdrop, and Wang Xiaoliang and Xiaozhi took turns streaming to only a handful of viewers.
• After Li Laifu scolded them for failing to attract buyers, Xiaozhi muttered that he could not talk to people normally.

On payday, Li Laifu paid the supermarket staff and calculated Wang Xiaoliang’s wages, then began working out their agreed profit shares. Wang Xiaoliang grew excited at the apparent profits, but the chapter ended as Li Laifu reached the rent entry.

• Li Laifu paid the employees in cash and had them record their wages and leave fingerprints, while refusing to pay Xiaozhi for her two days of work.
• Li Laifu calculated Wang Xiaoliang’s pay as 4,500 yuan, deducted 288 yuan for Red Bull, and paid him 4,212 yuan.
• Li Laifu began listing the supermarket’s sales and expenses to calculate the profit shares he had agreed to give Wang Xiaoliang.
• Wang Xiaoliang estimated that the store had earned over 90,000 yuan after rent and anticipated receiving more than 18,000 yuan in profit shares.
• Li Laifu wrote “Rent:” beneath the losses entry, leaving the amount unrevealed.

Wang Xiaoliang discovered that Li Laifu had used a claimed ¥100,000 rent to reduce their monthly profit to just ¥100.51, leaving him a dividend of ¥20.10. He cut ties with Li Laifu and, unable to reach Wei Zijin, called Zhou Qiang to meet for a drink.

• Li Laifu calculated the business’s profit as ¥100.51 and told Wang Xiaoliang his 20-percent dividend was ¥20.10.
• Wang Xiaoliang challenged Li Laifu about charging ¥100,000 in rent despite their filed contract listing ¥10,000, and Li Laifu defended the discrepancy as a business tactic.
• Wang Xiaoliang accepted the ¥20.10 transfer, deleted Li Laifu’s contact, and added his number to his blacklist.
• Wang Xiaoliang left the supermarket without responding to Li Laifu’s promises of better future profits.
• Wang Xiaoliang called Wei Zijin but found her phone switched off, then called Zhou Qiang to ask him out for a drink.
• Zhou Qiang invited Wang Xiaoliang over and said someone there could drink with him.