Chapter Summaries

Lin Zhe unlocked the Confidante achievement with Li Muchan and received Basic Wing Chun from a premium treasure chest. During karaoke, he discovered that making Li Muchan happy with his praise increased his lifespan, leaving him eager to reconsider their relationship.

• Song Xiaoya mistook Lin Zhe and Li Muchan’s close business relationship for a romance, but Lin Zhe denied it before she left to greet guests.
• Lin Zhe received a premium treasure chest after reaching 100% mutual affection with Li Muchan, then learned Basic Wing Chun by absorbing the martial arts manual from his Virtual Warehouse.
• Lin Zhe joined Li Muchan, Huang Liying, and Jiang Meina at a KTV, where the three women sang while he enthusiastically praised them.
• Li Muchan’s happiness at Lin Zhe’s praise earned him three days of lifespan, and her next performance and his compliments earned him five more days.
• As Li Muchan showed her affection while singing, Lin Zhe acknowledged his uncertainty about their feelings and decided to reassess their relationship.

After Lin Zhe learned that he could extend his lifespan by making Li Muchan happy, he protected her and Jiang Meina from a group of harassing men, then accepted Li Muchan’s confession and became intimate with her. He earned more lifespan rewards and left early the next morning to handle an urgent matter at the Inn, promising to return for Li Muchan.

• Lin Zhe saw that his lifespan balance was 8,888 days and realized he needed to earn more rewards from Li Muchan.
• After Huang Liying left, Lin Zhe fought off a dozen young men who harassed Li Muchan and Jiang Meina at the elevator lobby, while Li Muchan joined the fight to protect him.
• Li Muchan summoned her company’s legal team, and the police let her, Lin Zhe, and Jiang Meina leave after the lawyers took over.
• At Li Muchan’s home, Lin Zhe earned more lifespan by comforting her, and she confessed that she loved him; he carried her to her room, where they spent the night together.
• Lin Zhe received a 99-day lifespan reward, then woke at five and left for the Inn after promising Li Muchan he would return to take her to get her nails done.

Lin Zhe remembered that it was his mother Han Li’s birthday and arranged a family celebration at Fated Beginning. The chapter ended when Jiang Yining called him after he booked the dinner and a lavish birthday package.

• Lin Zhe drove to Hongrun Wholesale Market, converted Lao Liu’s delivery of peaches into Fortune-Blessed Peach Plums, then made Tenfold Tonic Soup at the Inn.
• Lin Zhe realized Han Li’s birthday was that day and began planning a family dinner; Lin Xiaomeng called to apologize that she could not leave the hospital, resolving his uncertainty about whom to invite.
• Lin Guoxia told Lin Zhe she had sold 380 vials of Tenfold Tonic Soup for 261,440 yuan and collected 600 more vials before heading to work.
• Lin Zhe invited Lin Guoxia and her husband to Han Li’s birthday dinner, then called Song Xiaoya to reserve a private room and arrange the most premium birthday celebration and cake.
• Jiang Yining called Lin Zhe just after he finished arranging the celebration.

Lin Zhe arranged a shipment of Tenfold Tonic Soup and prepared a birthday banquet for his mother, then spent the day with Li Muchan and her son Dan Teng shopping for gifts and clothes. The chapter ended after Li Muchan spent seven or eight hundred thousand yuan on their shopping spree, with Lin Zhe and Li Muchan’s relationship now openly recognized by Dan Teng.

• Lin Zhe accepted Jiang Yining’s order for a hundred vials of Tenfold Tonic Soup and arranged same-day shipping to Capital City through Beijing-Rao Express Logistics Company.
• Lin Zhe paid Song Xiaoya 40,000 yuan to arrange his mother Han Li’s birthday banquet at Fated Beginning.
• Lin Zhe visited Li Muchan, spent time with her, and invited her to Han Li’s birthday celebration that evening.
• Li Muchan prepared to buy Han Li a gift, and Dan Teng and Du Huan arrived and found her with Lin Zhe, openly celebrating their relationship.
• Lin Zhe, Li Muchan, Dan Teng, and Du Huan shopped at Yisheng Plaza, where Li Muchan bought birthday gifts for Han Li and clothes for everyone.
• The shopping spree ended after Li Muchan spent roughly seven or eight hundred thousand yuan.

Lin Zhe and Li Muchan spent the afternoon together before heading to the hospital so he could introduce her as his girlfriend to his parents. His mother accepted their relationship, and they left the hospital together for dinner at Fated Beginning.

• Lin Zhe, Li Muchan, Dan Teng, and Du Huan ate together, then returned to Li Muchan's home so she and Du Huan could get ready for the evening.
• Lin Zhe sent Dan Teng and Du Huan ahead to Fated Beginning while he drove Li Muchan to Rao City No. 1 Hospital to collect his parents.
• Hong Jingjing spotted Li Muchan and Lin Zhe acting like a couple outside the hospital and hid in her car rather than interrupt them.
• Li Muchan worried that Lin Zhe's parents might object to their relationship, but Lin Zhe reassured her and promised he would stay with her.
• Li Muchan brought carnations to Lin Guodong and Han Li, who recognized her closeness with Lin Zhe; Han Li accepted the relationship.
• Lin Zhe and Li Muchan helped Lin Guodong and Han Li leave the ward and set off for Fated Beginning.

Lin Zhe brought his parents to Han Li’s lavish birthday banquet, but a parking dispute outside Fated Beginning escalated when a group of men mocked him and eyed Li Muchan. After accepting a quest to defeat all eight men, Lin Zhe prepared to fight.

• Lin Zhe’s relatives gathered at Fated Beginning for Han Li’s birthday banquet, while Han Mei promised to take her grandchildren to KFC when she got paid.
• Lin Zhe drove Han Li, Lin Guodong, and Li Muchan to the restaurant, where Han Li discussed skincare with Li Muchan.
• A red Ferrari took the parking space Lin Zhe was reversing into, and Lin Zhe parked sideways in front of it to confront the driver.
• The musclebound driver and six other men arrived, threatened Lin Zhe, and mocked him while trying to attract Li Muchan’s attention.
• Lin Zhe accepted a special mission requiring him to defeat the eight men for cash, an extra year of lifespan, and Wing Chun experience, then faced them with renewed confidence.

Lin Zhe defeated Xu Wuqiang and his seven disciples, completing the Flower Protector mission and earning cash, lifespan, and Wing Chun experience. Xu Wuqiang’s companion apologized and paid compensation, and Lin Zhe entered Fated Beginning with Li Muchan and his parents for dinner.

• Xu Wuqiang and his disciples confronted Lin Zhe over his car, and Lin Zhe drank two bottles of Tenfold Tonic Soup before provoking them.
• Lin Zhe took down the seven Crows in under a minute while Li Muchan and his parents tried to help.
• Lin Zhe slapped Xu Wuqiang, completed the Flower Protector mission, and received one million in cash, a year of lifespan, and 100 Basic Wing Chun experience points.
• Xu Wuqiang’s companion apologized and gave Lin Zhe a bank card with over two hundred thousand, and Xu Wuqiang accepted defeat to protect his online reputation.
• Lin Zhe parked his car and entered Fated Beginning with Li Muchan and his parents.

Lin Zhe arranged an extravagant birthday banquet for Han Li, where family and friends celebrated her and presented gifts. Han Li left the party moved by her son's generosity, while Zhang Xinrui and Sun Lina were astonished by Li Muchan's costly Hermès bag.

• Lin Zhe reassured Han Li and Lin Guodong after the earlier confrontation, and Lin Guodong asked how Lin Zhe had learned to fight.
• Song Xiaoya welcomed Lin Zhe, Li Muchan, Han Li, and Lin Guodong to Fated Beginning and led them to Han Li's decorated birthday venue.
• Guests sang for Han Li and presented gifts, and Lin Zhe gave his parents gold jewelry from himself and Lin Xiaomeng.
• Dan Teng and Du Huan gave Han Li a Hermès scarf and a jadeite Bodhisattva pendant, and Li Muchan presented her with a Hermès bag.
• Zhang Xinrui told Sun Lina that Li Muchan's bag cost 188,888 yuan, leaving Sun Lina astonished.

After his birthday banquet, Lin Zhe and Li Muchan grew closer, and his lifespan rewards brought his balance to 9,673 days. The next morning, Lin Zhe delayed his deliveries after returning to Li Muchan, then headed toward the Inn while wishing he could share his growing workload.

• Han Li and Lin Guodong decided to let Lin Zhe handle his relationship with Li Muchan, believing the two genuinely cared for each other.
• Lin Zhe received 30 days of life after pleasing Li Muchan, bringing his balance to 9,673 days after a total gain of 785 days that day.
• Li Muchan gave Lin Zhe new Versace clothes, and he received one day of life for making her feel happy and blessed.
• After Li Muchan messaged that she already missed him, Lin Zhe returned to the bedroom and delayed his departure until after seven in the morning.
• Lin Zhe told his cousin and Nie Xiaoqing that his deliveries would be two hours late, offering Love Fruit a ten-percent discount on the day's Fortune-Blessed Peach Plums.
• While driving to the Inn, Lin Zhe reflected that his profitable daily warehouse work had become a hassle and wished he had someone to share it with.

Lin Zhe completed the peach-plum mission and learned that the inn needed better guest transportation, then received a new mission to train Hu Ting as a sales professional. He offered Hu Ting a sales position, and she eagerly welcomed the chance to discuss her own plans.

• Lin Zhe converted 1,000 jin of peaches into Fortune-Blessed Peach Plums and returned to Fortunate Inn.
• Lin Zhe noticed Zhang Xuegang's battered BYD F3 was unsuitable for transporting guests and hoped to get a vehicle discount voucher.
• Hu Ting told Lin Zhe that Tenfold Tonic Soup had eased her period cramps, and confirmed Jingrao Logistics had collected 100 tubes for Jiang Yining's Aunt.
• Lin Zhe triggered the Special Mission [Knowing People and Using Them Well], which required him to train Hu Ting to sell Tenfold Tonic Soup and Yellow Millet Pillows in exchange for two vehicle discount vouchers.
• Lin Zhe invited Hu Ting to try a sales position, and Hu Ting was delighted because she had been considering asking to help sell the inn's products in Shanghai.

Hu Ting asked Lin Zhe to let her develop sales in Shanghai, and he agreed to appoint her Fortunate Inn’s Shanghai Representative. She prepared to leave after her shift, with a guaranteed salary, commissions, and a 30,000-yuan advance.

• Hu Ting proposed selling Yellow Millet Pillows and Tenfold Tonic Soup in Shanghai, offering to resign if she failed to produce results within a month.
• Lin Zhe weighed the risks and the [Knowing People and Using Them Well] mission before agreeing to give Hu Ting a chance.
• Lin Zhe appointed Hu Ting Fortunate Inn’s Shanghai Representative and offered her a 4,000-yuan monthly base salary plus commissions.
• Hu Ting explained that her husband was already in Shanghai and that her child would stay with the grandparents until she established the business.
• Hu Ting said she was eager to leave, and Lin Zhe told her to finish her front-desk shift before going.
• Lin Zhe offered Hu Ting a 30,000-yuan salary advance, which moved her to tears.

Lin Guoxia’s Tenfold Tonic Soup sales took off, and Li Muchan further won her over by referring her a major customer. Meanwhile, Lin Zhe began recruiting two receptionists for the inn, and Lin Guoxia arrived at Tengfei Group to meet Li Muchan.

• Lin Guoxia told Lin Zhe and Hu Ting that she had sold 550 vials of Tenfold Tonic Soup the previous day, then collected another thousand vials to sell in Rao City.
• Lin Zhe decided to hire two more receptionists and asked Li Ying to help find suitable candidates.
• Li Muchan called Lin Guoxia with a customer who wanted 500 vials of Tenfold Tonic Soup and five Yellow Millet Pillows, prompting Lin Guoxia to invite her to lunch.
• Lin Guoxia drove to Tengfei Group, where Li Muchan came out of the office building to greet her.

Li Muchan welcomed Lin Guoxia to Tengfei Group and helped her sell Tenfold Tonic Soup to Wan Yu and six executives. Lin Guoxia left to collect their orders, and Wan Yu realized how deeply Li Muchan cared for Lin Zhe.

• Lin Guoxia accepted Li Muchan as a suitable partner for Lin Zhe, and Li Muchan happily called her Aunt.
• Li Muchan told Lin Guoxia that President Tian had postponed their meeting until the afternoon, and Lin Guoxia agreed to wait.
• Wan Yu bought fifty vials of Tenfold Tonic Soup from Lin Guoxia for 34,400 yuan.
• Li Muchan invited six executives to order Tenfold Tonic Soup, and their purchases added 280 vials to Lin Guoxia's sales.
• Lin Guoxia went downstairs to collect the orders, and Wan Yu learned she was Lin Zhe's aunt and recognized Li Muchan's deep feelings for him.

Li Ying brought her twin nieces, Li Yanfei and Li Yanxue, to the Fortunate Inn to interview for front-desk jobs. Lin Zhe explained the work and benefits, and the sisters accepted immediately, leaving the chapter with him handing them employment contracts to sign.

• Li Ying brought Li Yanfei and Li Yanxue to the Fortunate Inn and reassured them that Lin Zhe ran a successful business and offered good wages and benefits.
• Hu Ting and Lin Zhe met the twins, and Li Ying repeatedly mixed up which sister was which.
• Lin Zhe took the twins to his office, offered them Fortune-Blessed Peach Plums, and explained the front-desk duties, hours, and pay.
• Li Yanfei and Li Yanxue accepted the jobs immediately and said they could start onboarding at once.
• Lin Zhe gave each sister an employment contract to review and sign.

Lin Zhe hired Li Yanfei and Li Yanxue as Fortunate Inn receptionists, then triggered a lucrative mission to run the Rao City Marathon. After learning registration had closed, he heard he might still get a place through an invitation and thought of asking Li Muchan.

• Li Yanfei and Li Yanxue signed employment contracts with Lin Zhe and began learning front desk duties from Hu Ting, who was leaving for Shanghai to work as a sales representative.
• Fang Bo checked into the Fortunate Inn and told Lin Zhe he was in Rao City for the full marathon after getting a place through the lottery.
• Lin Zhe triggered the [Run, Boy!] mission, which required him to register for and finish the marathon before its cutoff in exchange for generous rewards.
• Fang Bo told Lin Zhe that marathon organizers sometimes invited local celebrities, influencers, and businesspeople after registration closed, prompting Lin Zhe to think of Li Muchan.
• An elderly couple checked into a Deluxe Room and admired the twins, while Lin Zhe mixed up Li Yanfei and Li Yanxue.
• Lin Zhe told Hu Ting to train the twins that day so she could leave for Shanghai the next day, and Hu Ting promised to teach them quickly.

Lin Zhe secured a special invitation to run the Rao Marathon with Li Muchan and resolved to train for the full distance despite his doubts. He then collected lunch for Lin Xiaomeng, greeted guests and staff at the Fortunate Inn, and gave two guests a ride into Yu County in his Yangwang U8.

• Lin Zhe called Li Muchan, who secured him a special invitation for the Rao Marathon, and he sent her a photo of his ID.
• Lin Zhe considered the challenge of running a full marathon and decided to seek advice from Li Muchan and Fang Bo and prepare as best he could.
• Lin Zhe collected food for lunch with Lin Xiaomeng, while Wang Xifeng and the other staff told him they were glad Grandma Lin had awakened.
• Lin Zhe let Zhang Chao and Han Wei photograph and sit in his Yangwang U8, then offered them a ride into Yu County.
• Zhang Chao and Han Wei admired the U8 during the drive and learned that Lin Zhe had paid 1.38 million yuan for it.

Lin Zhe triggered the Special Mission [Recruit Talent] and recruited Zhang Chao and Han Wei to join the Fortunate Inn after offering them better pay and working conditions than their current jobs. The two accepted and planned to resign on Monday, though Zhang Chao later worried the generous offer might conceal a catch.

• Lin Zhe learned that Zhang Chao and Han Wei had been close friends and classmates since childhood and worked together in tourism product development.
• The Check-In Panel triggered [Recruit Talent], requiring Lin Zhe to recruit Zhang Chao and Han Wei and train them as core team members.
• Lin Zhe learned the two earned under 5,000 yuan a month and offered them at least 10,000 yuan, better benefits, regular hours, and management roles at the Fortunate Inn.
• Zhang Chao and Han Wei accepted Lin Zhe's offer and said they would resign and complete their departure procedures on Monday.
• Lin Zhe added both men on WeChat, sent each a 200-yuan red packet for lunch, and drove away.
• After Lin Zhe left, Zhang Chao worried the offer might have a catch, while Han Wei said he trusted Lin Zhe.

Lin Zhe picked up Lang Jiahui and drove her to the County Hospital, where Tian Jianlong and his men confronted them after following the pair. When Tian Jianlong attacked Lin Zhe, Lin Zhe countered with a kick that sent him crashing to the ground.

• Lin Zhe met Lang Jiahui at a red light, and she climbed into his U8 and asked him to take her to the County Hospital.
• Lang Jiahui teased Lin Zhe about sex and explained that she was visiting Xiaomeng and her grandmother at the hospital.
• Tian Jianlong and his men followed Lin Zhe and Lang Jiahui in a Passat while Tian Jianlong reported their movements to his cousin, Yao Weiqiang.
• At the hospital, Tian Jianlong accused Lang Jiahui and Lin Zhe of being adulterers and raised a hand to slap Lin Zhe.
• Lin Zhe dodged the slap and kicked Tian Jianlong in the chin, knocking him to the ground.

Lin Zhe defeated Tian Jianlong and his four lackeys, then settled the confrontation without involving the authorities. He brought lunch to Lin Xiaomeng and her family at the hospital, where a nurse announced that their grandmother could leave the ICU for a regular ward.

• Lin Zhe quickly defeated Tian Jianlong and his four lackeys after they attacked him.
• Tian Jianlong accepted Lin Zhe's offer to part ways, then called his cousin Yao Weiqiang and demanded money by falsely claiming the group needed compensation for their injuries.
• Lang Jiahui explained that she had rejected Yao Weiqiang after their parents arranged a blind date, then jokingly offered to be Lin Zhe's girlfriend before taking his hand in the elevator.
• Lin Zhe and Lang Jiahui brought lunch to Lin Xiaomeng, Elder Aunt, and Cousin-in-law in room 808, and they ate together.
• A nurse told Lin Xiaomeng that her grandmother's condition had stabilized and she could be moved from the ICU to a regular ward.

Lin Zhe saw Lin Xiaomeng’s grandmother safely transferred out of the ICU, then returned to the inn with Han Mei and hired Zhang Chao and Han Wei. After completing the recruiting mission and collecting its rewards, he moved twenty chickens to the inn’s new coop.

• Lin Xiaomeng’s grandmother left the ICU, and Lin Xiaomeng thanked Lin Zhe for supporting their hospital stay.
• Han Mei returned to the inn with Lin Zhe after deciding she no longer needed to stay at the hospital.
• Lin Zhe formally discussed pay and benefits with Zhang Chao and Han Wei, and both signed employment contracts.
• Lin Zhe received the recruiting mission rewards, including money, a hen, and a Yellow Millet Pillow.
• Lin Zhe took twenty chickens from his Virtual Warehouse to a storage unit, then called Song Dongxi to transport them to the inn’s new Chicken Coop.