Chapter Summaries

Lin Chen reassured Qin Xueqing about Aimei Group’s success and took her to investigate a supposed police mediation that he suspected was a trap. He and Qin Xueqing entered a KTV private room where hired thugs were waiting, and the door was shut behind them.

• Qin Xueqing worried that Aimei Group’s sudden success was unreal, and Lin Chen promised he would protect her and the company.
• Captain Chen claimed the police wanted Lin Chen and Qin Xueqing to come in for mediation over the lobby incident.
• Lin Chen suspected the security guards were lying but agreed to follow them after finishing their meal.
• Captain Chen led them to a KTV on the sixth floor, where he had arranged for ten thugs hired through Lü Zhitao to attack them.
• Lin Chen and Qin Xueqing entered the private room, and a security guard shut the door and blocked their exit.

Lin Chen and Qin Xueqing defeated the thugs sent to attack them and learned that Lü Zhitao had ordered the assault. They left the private room after Lin Chen revealed his identity, while Captain Chen fled after seeing the aftermath.

• Brother Ji tried to grab Qin Xueqing, but she struck him with a powerful groin kick.
• Lin Chen defeated the other thugs while Qin Xueqing stomped on Brother Ji and kept him pinned.
• Brother Ji threatened Lin Chen with Sihai Gate, so Lin Chen broke both his legs and identified himself as Lin Chen of Donghai City.
• Brother Ji admitted that Lü Zhitao had paid them to attack Lin Chen and Qin Xueqing.
• Lin Chen kicked the locked door off its frame, pinning a security guard beneath it, and Captain Chen ran away.

Lin Chen punished Lü Zhitao and his men after exposing their plot against him and Qin Xueqing. As they left, Qin Xueqing accepted Lin Chen’s dangerous path and promised to train so she could stand by his side.

• Lin Chen forced Captain Chen to call Lü Zhitao and summon him to the private room.
• Lü Zhitao arrived alone, tried to flee, and Lin Chen stopped him with a silver needle.
• Lin Chen broke Lü Zhitao’s left leg as punishment for ordering an attack, then warned him not to do it again.
• Lin Chen told Qin Xueqing he would keep facing dangerous enemies and wanted a partner who could stand with him.
• Qin Xueqing said she would learn skills, build her abilities, and accompany Lin Chen, and he agreed.

Lin Chen secured the Liu family’s agreement to acquire a controlling stake in Haoyuan, with Liu Xianglan remaining president and the Liu family retaining shares. He left to sign the deal, while Qin Xueqing supported him and planned to stay at his villa.

• Lin Chen told Qin Xueqing that he had to acquire Haoyuan before midnight, and she comforted him as they walked together.
• Liu Baojian called Lin Chen and agreed to the acquisition, asking him to come to the Liu family home and sign the contract.
• Lin Chen told Qin Xueqing the deal had been approved, and she agreed to spend the night at his villa.
• Lin Chen arrived at the Liu family home and reviewed Haoyuan’s acquisition contract with Liu Baojian, Liu Xianglan, and Manager Li.
• Liu Xianglan proposed selling Lin Chen sixty percent of the shares while remaining Haoyuan’s president, and Lin Chen agreed.

After Lin Chen completed the Haoyuan acquisition, Liu Xianglan admitted she liked him and outlined plans to expand the business. That night, Lin Chen opened his system rewards and received a super-large luxury cruise ship with a new control button.

• Lin Chen finalized the Haoyuan acquisition, completing his task, and Liu Xianglan said she liked him before embracing him in tears.
• Liu Xianglan proposed expanding Haoyuan, building a commercial street, improving supply channels, and launching online sales; Lin Chen suggested using video records and city notarization to build trust.
• Lin Chen returned to the villa, covered the sleeping Qin Xueqing with a blanket, and went to the bathroom to check his completed task rewards.
• The system awarded Lin Chen 100 million RMB, a mysterious gift pack, and a Super Luxury Gift Pack for completing his monthly task.
• Lin Chen opened the mysterious gift pack and received a super-large luxury cruise ship, then accepted it and saw a new Cruise Ship button appear on his system panel.

Lin Chen opened the Super Luxury Gift Pack and received 100 billion RMB and an island he renamed Xueqing Island. After exploring it and reviewing major system upgrades, he returned to Qin Xueqing and spent the night with her.

• Lin Chen opened the Super Luxury Gift Pack and received 100 billion RMB and a 10,000-square-kilometer island with a population of 100,000.
• Lin Chen renamed the island Xueqing Island, accepted the gift, and became its island lord.
• Lin Chen activated the Teleportation Gate, visited Xueqing Island, and drove around before returning to his room.
• Lin Chen checked his attributes and learned that his Teleportation Gate, garage, and storage space had upgraded, while a quest-point reward exchange system had activated.
• Lin Chen returned to Qin Xueqing, and they spent the night together before falling asleep.

Lin Chen prepared for Hailan Group’s press conference in Nanzhou City while the Lü Family plotted to sabotage the product launch. As Cheng Yun escorted the shipment across Zhongdao Bridge, his convoy discovered the road was strangely empty.

• The system tasked Lin Chen with acquiring Su's Technology and taking over Southern Bank, and he decided to pursue both missions.
• Lin Chen and Qin Xueqing traveled to Nanzhou City for Hailan Group’s Detoxifying Beauty Cream press conference.
• Lü Wenyuan planned to sabotage Lin Chen’s launch after learning that Lü Zhitao had offended him, and he brought An Qi and other Meiji Group representatives to the venue.
• Lin Chen asked Cheng Feng to watch the Lü Family’s group and protect the incoming products.
• Cheng Yun escorted two cargo trucks toward the hotel with a convoy of Mingyang Tianxia Group enforcers.
• At Zhongdao Bridge, Liang Feilong warned Cheng Yun that no vehicles had passed in either direction for several minutes.

Cheng Yun and his escorts were ambushed on Zhongdao Bridge by the Leopard Killer Group, hired by Yang Jian to destroy the cargo. Lin Chen arrived and defeated the attackers, killing Heizi.

• Cheng Yun grew suspicious when Wang Liang stopped answering his calls and warned the team that they might be facing an armed ambush.
• Eight masked killers climbed up from beneath the bridge and attacked Cheng Yun and the cargo escorts.
• Heizi revealed that the killers had taken money to destroy the cargo, and his men tried to reach the trucks while Cheng Yun's team fought them off.
• Heizi shot two escorts, broke the lock on a cargo truck, and prepared to open its doors before Cheng Yun stopped him.
• Lin Chen arrived, knocked down the six killers fighting the escorts, and killed Heizi with a single powerful blow.

Lin Chen stopped an attack on the goods headed for the Hailan Group and Aimei Group press conference, then killed the captured assassins and sent a threat to Leopard. As the goods arrived and Qin Xueqing reunited with Lin Chen, Xiao Hu reported the team’s defeat to Leopard, who canceled the next stage of the operation.

• Lin Chen told Cheng Yun, Cheng Feng, and Lightning to grow stronger, then ordered the injured brothers to go to the hospital and questioned the captured assassins.
• Lin Chen identified the attackers as members of the Leopard Killer Group and ordered Cheng Yun’s men to kill all six, while letting one survivor escape to report back.
• Lin Chen ordered Cheng Feng to dispose of the bodies and move the goods to the venue, where Qin Xueqing welcomed him and the press conference preparations continued.
• Xiao Hu reached Leopard’s headquarters and reported that Lin Chen had killed Heizi and the others.
• Leopard believed Xiao Hu’s account and ordered An Qi to cancel the next stage of the operation.

Lin Chen caught An Qi trying to tamper with the exhibition hall, then let her go and offered her a chance to leave Leopard’s group. After the Lü Family abandoned their canceled operation, An Qi returned to headquarters, where Leopard blamed her for an elite team’s disastrous failure and ordered her punished.

• Lin Chen caught An Qi inside the exhibition hall and persuaded her to consider leaving Leopard’s group, then escorted her out safely.
• An Qi received orders to return to headquarters after the operation was canceled, and the Lü Family father and son left the press conference.
• Leopard accused An Qi of giving false information that led to the deaths of the elite team at Zhongdao Bridge.
• An Qi insisted that her report about Lin Chen was accurate, but Leopard dismissed her explanation and ordered fifty strokes before further questioning.
• Leopard’s subordinates seized An Qi as she pleaded for him to believe her, while the other group members stayed silent.

Leopard stripped An Qi of her status and confined her after accusing her of betraying him for Lin Chen. After the press conference, Lin Chen tried to acquire Su's Technology for twice its value, but Su Lei rejected the offer for the time being and left with Su Chuanting.

• Leopard blamed An Qi for conspiring with Lin Chen, stripped her of her membership, and ordered his men to confine her for a day while she considered admitting fault.
• Lin Chen's press conference succeeded, drawing distributor interest and orders for the product endorsed by Tang Wanqing.
• Su Lei and Su Chuanting congratulated Lin Chen, and Su Lei said Chuanting planned to leave teaching to help manage the company.
• Lin Chen invited the Su father and daughter to discuss business and proposed merging Hongyang Technology with Su's Technology.
• When Su Lei resisted the merger, Lin Chen offered twice Su's Technology's value to acquire it.
• Su Lei called Lin Chen unclear-headed and left with Su Chuanting, saying he would speak with him again before five that afternoon.

Lin Chen sought to merge Su's Technology with Hongyang Technology and began acquiring the company’s major shareholders’ shares to pressure Su Lei. After securing seven shareholders, he met with Huang Yong and Chen Youmin to offer them a partnership and better dividends.

• Lin Chen decided to acquire shares from Su's Technology’s major shareholders rather than target Su Lei and her father, and he told Cheng Feng to secure them before five o’clock.
• Lin Chen drove Qin Xueqing back to her company, then returned to Nanzhou City and went to Jingwu Hall.
• By four o’clock, Cheng Feng’s men had persuaded or pressured seven of the nine major shareholders to sell their shares, but Huang Yong and Chen Youmin refused.
• Lin Chen went to Su's Technology Tower and met Huang Yong and Chen Youmin, explaining that he wanted to merge the companies and offering protection, resources, and increased dividends.

Lin Chen secured the support of Su's Technology shareholders and pressured Su Lei to agree to merge with Hongyang Technology. The chapter ended with Lin Chen and Su Lei discussing the merger and agreeing to rename the combined company Mingyang Technology.

• Lin Chen persuaded Huang Yong and Chen Youmin to sign an agreement supporting a merger and won over the last two of the ten major shareholders.
• After Su Lei failed to call him, Lin Chen rejected Su Chuanting's apology and told her not to interfere.
• Su Lei rushed to the company after learning seven major shareholders wanted to transfer their shares, then agreed to the merger.
• Lin Chen joined Su Lei in the meeting room and promised to cover the merger's costs, integrate the companies, and invest in research and development.
• Lin Chen proposed renaming the merged company Mingyang Technology, and Su Lei and the other shareholders agreed.

Lin Chen completed the merger of Hongyang Technology into Su's Technology's building and tasked Cheng Feng with exploring an expansion of Mingyang Technology's grounds. After unlocking the Points Mall, he planned to save his points for enhancement potions and told Qin Xueqing he would visit Nanzhou City often, leaving them together for the night.

• Lin Chen completed the agreement and merger with Hongyang Technology, then proposed moving its staff into Su's Technology's building to save rent.
• Lin Chen called Cheng Feng and asked him to investigate whether buildings within one kilometer of the former Su's Technology building could be bought or who managed the area.
• The system awarded Lin Chen 100 million RMB and 100 Quest Points and unlocked the Points Mall, whose prizes included vehicles, abilities, and enhancement potions.
• Lin Chen decided to save his points for better rewards and considered using future physique potions on Qin Xueqing, Cheng Feng, Cheng Yun, Lightning, Liu Mei, and Lin Huai.
• Lin Chen checked his attributes, noted that Xueqing Island had grown to 10,100 square kilometers, and decided to take Qin Xueqing there the next day.
• Lin Chen told Qin Xueqing that his next business target might be in Nanzhou City, and they returned to their room together after bathing.

Lin Chen received a mission to subdue An Qi and made plans to investigate the Leopard Killer Group while arranging a midday outing with Qin Xueqing. At the hospital, he warmly accepted his father Lin Huai’s relationship with Zhou Mei and promised to support their future together.

• The system assigned Lin Chen the mission to subdue An Qi, and he asked Cheng Feng to investigate the Leopard Killer Group.
• Lin Chen teleported Qin Xueqing to her office and promised to take her somewhere special for lunch.
• Lin Chen visited the hospital and found Lin Huai and Zhou Mei together beside his father’s bed.
• Lin Chen told Lin Huai he supported his relationship with Zhou Mei and promised to hold them a grand wedding.
• Lin Chen welcomed Zhou Mei into the family and said he had prepared a large house for her and Lin Huai.

Lin Chen learned that Leopard had beaten and confined An Qi, then went to Leopard’s headquarters to settle the score. He confronted Red Wolf and a large group of Leopard members, who prepared to attack him.

• Lin Huai asked Lin Chen to attend a parents’ meeting at the Music Academy in his place, and Lin Chen agreed.
• Cheng Feng told Lin Chen that Leopard had beaten An Qi and placed her under house arrest.
• Lin Chen teleported to Leopard’s headquarters, announced himself, and leaped over the wall after the guard fled inside.
• Leopard ordered his men to stop Lin Chen, while Lin Chen surveyed the grounds and considered turning them into a factory site.
• Red Wolf surrounded Lin Chen and declared that Leopard would avenge its seven fallen members; he ordered the group to kill Lin Chen.

Lin Chen fought his way through the Leopard Killer Group after its men ambushed him, then confronted Leopard and demanded An Qi’s release. Leopard agreed to send An Qi to the entrance, but declared her the group’s mortal enemy.

• Lin Chen killed Red Wolf and most of the men surrounding him, then forced a survivor to reveal that Leopard was in the main hall.
• Lin Chen used the Teleportation Gate to reach the hall, where Leopard recognized him and tried to shoot him.
• Lin Chen crippled Leopard’s right arm with his laser weapon and explained that An Qi was not his informant.
• Lin Chen demanded that Leopard send An Qi safely to the entrance within three minutes, threatening to destroy the Leopard Killer Group if he refused.
• After Lin Chen left the hall, Leopard ordered two men to release An Qi and hand her over, then declared her the group’s mortal enemy.

Lin Chen rescued An Qi from Leopard’s assassin organization and recruited her to manage Nanzhou Entertainment City. He also tried to create an opportunity for Cheng Feng and An Qi to grow closer, while promising to ease Cheng Feng’s workload.

• Lin Chen welcomed An Qi after rescuing her, and she agreed to join his team because he trusted her.
• Lin Chen reassured An Qi that she would be his friend rather than a servant, offered to treat her injuries, and appointed her general manager of Nanzhou Entertainment City.
• Lin Chen introduced An Qi to Cheng Feng, who welcomed the help with the entertainment city’s management.
• Lin Chen promised Cheng Feng more trustworthy helpers and told him that he and the other redeemed subordinates were family, not servants.
• Lin Chen privately asked Cheng Feng whether he liked An Qi, then arranged for them to have lunch and work together so Cheng Feng could guide her.

Lin Chen went to acquire Southern Bank and learned that Sihai Gate owned it, while You revealed that Cheng Sihai had backing from the Golden Saber Sect. Lin Chen met Cheng Sihai and directly offered to buy Southern Bank, leaving the deal unresolved.

• Lin Chen discovered that Sihai Gate was Southern Bank’s largest shareholder and worried that Divine Tiger Sect had not responded to Jingwu Hall’s takeover.
• You told Lin Chen that Cheng Sihai was protected by the Golden Saber Sect, but she had found evidence of Southern Bank’s tax evasion and theft of customer information.
• Lin Chen told You not to expose the evidence and arranged to meet Cheng Sihai about acquiring Southern Bank.
• Lin Chen and You entered Sihai Gate, where Cheng Sihai received them and invited them to talk privately.
• Lin Chen told Cheng Sihai that he wanted to buy Southern Bank.

Lin Chen pressured Cheng Sihai to sell Southern Bank by threatening to expose evidence of its misconduct, then brought You to Jingwu Hall to help manage its affairs. At Aimei Group, he learned that a supplier had cut off raw materials to both Aimei Group and Hailan Group, and he identified Tianyan Beauty Raw Materials Group as the source.

• Lin Chen and You confronted Cheng Sihai with evidence against Southern Bank, and Cheng Sihai asked for one day to consider selling it for thirty billion.
• Lin Chen appointed You as Jingwu Hall’s Fourth Chief and assigned her to help Cheng Feng manage its affairs and Mingyang Technology.
• Lin Chen returned to Donghai City and visited Aimei Group’s R&D department, where Wang Yang told him that raw-material supplies had been cut off.
• Lin Chen learned that Tianyan Beauty Raw Materials Group had ordered the cutoff against both Aimei Group and Hailan Group, while their existing stock could support nearly sixty million units.