Chapter Summaries

Ji Hanxing struggled to obey the system’s demand to stop eating in front of Yan Jinyue, despite desperately wanting more congee. As Yan Jinyue watched him and offered him a spoonful, Ji Hanxing became flustered by his attraction to the handsome villain and worried that their past encounter could disrupt the plot.

• Xue Hui left to help Ji Hanxing with his discharge paperwork, and Yan Jinyue’s presence made the congee taste even better to Ji Hanxing.
• The system ordered Ji Hanxing to stop eating to maintain his domineering CEO persona, so he reluctantly put down his spoon despite still wanting the congee.
• Yan Jinyue tried to take Ji Hanxing’s bowl, but Ji Hanxing snatched it back and packed it away to eat later.
• Ji Hanxing urged Yan Jinyue to finish his own congee, and Yan Jinyue resumed eating while Ji Hanxing admired his appearance.
• Yan Jinyue offered Ji Hanxing a spoonful of congee, startling him out of his fantasies and leaving him embarrassed about his attraction and their past encounter.

After Yan Jinyue heard Ji Hanxing’s private thoughts, he invited him to the Yan Group’s charity auction and began questioning Xue Hui about Ji Hanxing’s work habits. The chapter left Yan Jinyue planning to investigate the tampering at the Grand Prosperity Hotel and find more chances to understand Ji Hanxing.

• Yan Jinyue touched Ji Hanxing’s shoulder and heard him privately lusting after Yan Jinyue’s body, then apologized for startling him.
• Yan Jinyue invited Ji Hanxing to the Yan Group’s charity auction, and Ji Hanxing agreed after learning it would benefit orphanages.
• Yan Jinyue suspected Ji Hanxing knew nothing about the incident at the Grand Prosperity Hotel and planned to investigate who had tampered with things that night.
• Xue Hui returned with Ji Hanxing’s discharge paperwork, and Ji Hanxing remarked that Deputy General Manager Wang had returned to City A.
• Yan Jinyue asked Xue Hui about Ji Hanxing’s overtime and health, then asked him to contact Fu Fangxi the next time Ji Hanxing worked himself sick.
• Ji Hanxing came out of the bathroom and asked what Yan Jinyue and Xue Hui had been discussing.

Ji Hanxing endured two days of forced study in clothing and jewelry before the system assessed his outfit for the charity auction dinner. He dressed like an insurance salesman, and the chapter left him recalling an unsuccessful attempt to work for a small insurance company.

• The system assigned Ji Hanxing a two-day clothing and jewelry course to prepare him for the charity auction dinner.
• Ji Hanxing kept Deputy General Manager Wang from reaching him while Xue Hui managed company affairs, giving him time to act against Wang’s influence after taking down Minister Huang.
• The system announced that Ji Hanxing had completed the course and would face two assessments, including an outfit challenge before the dinner.
• Ji Hanxing confidently presented a plain black suit and white shirt, but the system mocked him for looking like an insurance salesman or real estate agent.
• Ji Hanxing admitted to himself that he had envied salespeople’s earnings and remembered once applying to a small, possibly illegitimate insurance company.

Ji Hanxing prepared for the charity auction dinner with help from the Domineering CEO Development System, discovering how expensive and transformative his custom suit was. After learning to tie his tie and choosing accessories, he left dressed for the event with newfound confidence.

• Ji Hanxing rejected his first outfit and returned to the closet for another choice.
• Ji Hanxing put on a custom coffee-brown pinstriped suit and admired how imposing he looked.
• The system told Ji Hanxing that the suit cost eight hundred and fifty thousand, shocking him.
• Ji Hanxing carefully learned to tie a silk tie with a dimpled fold.
• The system helped Ji Hanxing select shoes and accessories, then let him leave for the charity auction dinner.

Yan Jinyue learned that Ji Hanxing had drugged himself, while Ji Hanxing arrived at the Yan Family charity auction banquet and discovered that Yan Jinyue had arranged his entry. The chapter left Yan Jinyue considering the evidence as Ji Hanxing entered the lavish event.

• Xue Hui told Ji Hanxing that he seemed more composed, and Ji Hanxing decided this would help him maintain his role.
• Fu Fangxi reported that evidence indicated Ji Hanxing had administered the drug to himself and found no current connection between Ji Hanxing and Ma Jian.
• Yan Jinyue questioned Fu Fangxi about the evidence, then told him to monitor the charity auction venue.
• Ji Hanxing arrived at the Yan Family hotel for the auction and realized guests needed invitations to enter.
• An usher recognized Ji Hanxing and escorted him inside after Yan Jinyue had arranged his entry.

Ji Hanxing attended the Yan Family charity auction dinner, where he admired the Tomorrow Charitable Foundation’s work and encountered his former classmate Sun Yushan. He settled into a quiet corner to avoid the crowd and enjoy the desserts, but someone came to find him.

• Ji Hanxing recognized Yan Jinyue in a photograph helping children at an orphanage and admired the foundation’s charitable work.
• Sun Yushan confronted Ji Hanxing, but Xue Hui blocked him from grabbing Ji Hanxing, who warned him against making a scene.
• Sun Yushan backed down when he noticed people watching, while Ji Hanxing left with suspicions about his reaction.
• An attendant showed Ji Hanxing the seat President Yan had arranged, but Ji Hanxing asked for the lounge area and chose a quiet corner instead.
• Ji Hanxing sent Xue Hui to mingle, then reached for the little cakes before someone asked why he was hiding there.

Ji Hanxing attended the Yan Family gathering and was brought by Jiang Yuzhuo to Yan Jinyue’s office, where he rested while Yan Jinyue handled work. After Yan Jinyue covered him with a blanket, Ji Hanxing recognized the moment as a familiar romance-novel scene and pretended to stay asleep.

• Jiang Yuzhuo drew attention to Ji Hanxing at the gathering and persuaded him to leave the crowd for Yan Jinyue’s office.
• Guests discussed Ji Hanxing’s rare appearance and speculated about his ties to the Yan and Jiang families.
• Yan Jinyue welcomed Ji Hanxing, poured him tea, and sat beside him while Ji Hanxing privately complained that he was showing off.
• Ji Hanxing moved away from Yan Jinyue and pretended to doze while Yan Jinyue returned to work.
• Yan Jinyue covered Ji Hanxing with a blanket, and Ji Hanxing kept his eyes closed while thinking the scene resembled a romance novel.
• Ji Hanxing opened his eyes after Yan Jinyue returned to his desk and noticed the lemon-scented blanket.

Ji Hanxing attended Yan Jinyue’s banquet, while Yan Jinyue continued to doubt that Ji Hanxing had drugged him and quietly accommodated his preferences. The system revealed that Ye Zuixi was Ji Hanxing’s future fiancée, leaving him shocked by his role in the original plot.

• Yan Jinyue watched Ji Hanxing sleep and reflected that he trusted him despite evidence suggesting he was the drugging suspect.
• Ji Hanxing woke, thought about the cakes he had missed, and followed Yan Jinyue toward the banquet.
• Yan Jinyue told Fu Fangxi to move Ji Hanxing’s seat aside and have little cakes served before the main course.
• Ji Hanxing took his new seat and overheard guests discussing Ye Zuixi’s beauty and her unrequited interest in someone.
• The system told Ji Hanxing that Ye Zuixi was his future fiancée and a supporting female character whose love for him went unrequited.

Ji Hanxing learned the full original plot and resolved to follow the system’s missions while finding loopholes that would let him survive on his own terms. He discovered that Ruan Xin was the girl in Yan Jinyue’s photograph and learned she would meet him in just over a year, before happily eating a charity event’s cake.

• Ji Hanxing questioned whether the original owner would have accepted the Ye Family’s marriage alliance, and the system told him that only his agreement mattered as the male lead.
• Ji Hanxing persuaded the system to share the full plot after it admitted it had been assessing him and found his mission results satisfactory.
• Ji Hanxing learned the plot in which he fell for Ruan Xin, broke off his engagement, defeated Yan Jinyue, and ultimately ended up with Ruan Xin.
• Ji Hanxing questioned the plot’s portrayal of Yan Jinyue and learned that Ruan Xin was twenty and would meet him at twenty-two.
• Ji Hanxing recognized Ruan Xin in a photograph of Yan Jinyue at an orphanage, then ate his cake at the charity event and avoided drawing a lucky bag.

At the charity gala, Yan Jinyue invited Ji Hanxing onto the stage for a group photo, drawing unwanted attention to him. Yan apologized afterward and explained that he wanted Ji Hanxing to feel present beside him rather than distant and liable to disappear.

• Yan Jinyue delivered an unscripted address at the charity auction gala while Ji Hanxing watched, admiring his confidence and imagining a brighter future for himself.
• After the address, Yan Jinyue left the stage and invited Ji Hanxing to join him for the group photo, calling him the honored guest he had invited.
• Yan Jinyue firmly led the nervous Ji Hanxing to the center of the stage, where he reassured him as the crowd and cameras focused on them.
• After the photo, Ji Hanxing questioned Yan Jinyue's decision to single him out, and Yan admitted he had acted without asking and apologized.
• Yan Jinyue explained that he had watched Ji Hanxing sitting alone in the dark and wanted him beside him, where he could feel Ji Hanxing was truly there.

At the charity banquet, Yan Jinyue tried to ease Ji Hanxing’s discomfort and explained that he wanted to work with him, though he did not know on what. After Xu Fengming greeted them, Yan Jinyue led Ji Hanxing to his table, where Ji Hanxing discreetly arranged to enjoy more of the cake without damaging his CEO persona.

• Yan Jinyue apologized to Ji Hanxing, who asked whether he would still have brought him to the banquet; Yan Jinyue said he would and explained he wanted to work with him.
• Ji Hanxing wondered why Yan Jinyue wanted to cooperate, while Yan Jinyue admitted he did not know what they might work on.
• Xu Fengming introduced herself to Ji Hanxing, praised him, and teased Yan Jinyue about having persuaded him to attend before returning to her duties.
• Yan Jinyue stopped Ji Hanxing from returning to his seat and invited him to sit at his table so others would not bother him.
• Ji Hanxing admitted he had enjoyed the cake, then agreed to take another serving home after Yan Jinyue said cake was included in the take-home gifts.

Ji Hanxing met Yan Jinyue’s relatives and the heirs of City A’s elite families at a charity auction banquet, where Ye Chongyun’s familiarity with him raised his suspicions. As Jiang Yujing and Jiang Yuzhuo traded barbs, Jiang Yuzhuo challenged his brother over a project.

• Yan Jinyue introduced Ji Hanxing to Cheng Jiuyang, Ye Zuixi, and his cousins Xie Baotan and Xie Beiyan.
• Ji Hanxing recognized Ye Zuixi, while she said she had known about him for a long time.
• Ye Chongyun and Jiang Yujing arrived after the meal, and Ye Chongyun questioned how Yan Jinyue had invited Ji Hanxing.
• Jiang Yujing teased Jiang Yuzhuo about having plenty of free time, and Ji Hanxing inferred that he was implying Jiang Huai favored Jiang Yujing.
• Jiang Yuzhuo slapped the table and challenged Jiang Yujing, asking if he was showing off over the Cloudwater Villa project.

At a charity auction, Ji Hanxing completed the system’s second acceptance assessment by bidding five hundred million for Yan Jinyue’s purple jadeite. After learning the proceeds would go to orphanages, Ji Hanxing asked Yan Jinyue about a girl in a foundation photo, and Yan Jinyue challenged him to consider whether charity auctions were hypocritical.

• Jiang Yuzhuo accepted Yan Jinyue’s guidance on managing Grand Prosperity and taunted Jiang Yujing.
• Ji Hanxing found the early auction lots absurdly expensive and struggled to bid on anything.
• Ye Chongyun revealed that the purple jadeite belonged to Yan Jinyue and offered Ji Hanxing a similar rough stone, which Ji Hanxing declined.
• Ji Hanxing bid five hundred million for Yan Jinyue’s purple jadeite, won the lot, and completed the system’s assessment, earning two achievements and one day of life.
• Yan Jinyue told Ji Hanxing the auction money would go to orphanages, then asked whether charity auctions were hypocritical when people might have other motives.

After Ji Hanxing drew attention at the charity gala, he overheard Sun Yuqiong ordering Sun Yushan to cultivate a relationship with him. Sun Yushan attacked Ji Hanxing to silence him, but Ji Hanxing escaped and Yan Jinyue and the security guards stopped Sun Yushan from fleeing.

• Ji Hanxing declined to bid on more auction items, then socialized with guests who approached him at the charity gala.
• Ji Hanxing went to the terrace to find quiet and overheard Sun Yuqiong tell Sun Yushan to use their high school connection to build a relationship with him.
• Sun Yushan spotted Ji Hanxing and grabbed his throat, accusing him of hearing their conversation.
• Ji Hanxing struck Sun Yushan, broke free, and ran for the terrace exit.
• Yan Jinyue caught Ji Hanxing as he called for help, and Ji Hanxing warned him that Sun Yushan was trying to kill someone.
• Fu Fangxi and the security guards seized Sun Yushan as he tried to escape by jumping off the terrace.

At the Yan Family charity banquet, Sun Yushan choked Ji Hanxing, prompting Yan Jinyue to restrain him, call the police, and arrange medical care for Ji Hanxing. The police arrived and reviewed surveillance footage as Sun Yushan tried to portray himself as the victim.

• Yan Jinyue had security guards gag Sun Yushan and take him to a private room after Sun Yushan choked Ji Hanxing.
• Ji Hanxing silently wanted to call the police, and Yan Jinyue understood and had Fu Fangxi contact the police and the banquet’s emergency medical team.
• A doctor examined Ji Hanxing, found no major injuries, and advised him to speak as little as possible; Yan Jinyue applied medicine to his bruised neck.
• Guests discussed the incident and identified Sun Yushan as the attacker, while Luo Qing declined to check on his cousin Ji Hanxing.
• Yan Jinyue and Ji Hanxing met the police in Sun Yushan’s room, where Yan Jinyue explained what happened and presented surveillance footage.

Ji Hanxing rejected Sun Yushan’s attempt to portray the assault as a drunken brawl and presented evidence of self-defense to the police. Sun Yuqiong apologized and offered compensation, but Ji Hanxing insisted the case follow legal procedure.

• Sun Yushan claimed he and Ji Hanxing had been drinking, arguing, and fighting mutually, while Ji Hanxing recalled how drunken thugs had once injured him and destroyed his night-market stall.
• Ji Hanxing told the officers he had not been drinking, had not argued with Sun Yushan, and had acted in self-defense after Sun Yushan grabbed his neck; surveillance footage backed him up.
• Yan Jinyue and Fu Fangxi spoke with the police as Sun Yushan grew panicked upon realizing Yan Jinyue was helping Ji Hanxing.
• Sun Yuqiong arrived, slapped Sun Yushan, then apologized to Ji Hanxing and offered to cover his medical expenses and let him punish her brother.
• Ji Hanxing refused Sun Yuqiong’s offer and said they should follow the normal legal procedure.

Sun Yuqiong negotiated with Ji Hanxing over Sun Yushan’s attack, offering compensation and exile to South Africa in exchange for a private settlement. Ji Hanxing demanded a public apology, and Yan Jinyue revealed that she had begged him to attend the banquet.

• Ji Hanxing rejected Sun Yuqiong’s appeal to their families’ history and insisted that Sun Yushan’s intentional injury and attempted murder could not be excused by drink.
• Yan Jinyue urged Sun Yuqiong to offer genuine compensation, and Sun Yuqiong offered to pay the required costs, give Ji Hanxing a row of storefronts, and send Sun Yushan to oversee mining operations in South Africa.
• Sun Yushan protested being sent abroad, but Sun Yuqiong threatened to disown him and let him face prison instead.
• Ji Hanxing accepted the terms on condition that Sun Yushan apologize in person, write a letter, and publish it in a newspaper.
• Sun Yushan lunged at Ji Hanxing and accused him of hypocrisy, but officers restrained him.
• Yan Jinyue told Sun Yushan that she had begged Ji Hanxing to come to the banquet.

At the banquet, Sun Yushan’s insults reopened Ji Hanxing’s painful memories, while Yan Jinyue showed concern and the two became friends. After taking Ji Hanxing to the hospital and giving him cake, Yan Jinyue ordered Fu Fangxi to erase information about Ji Hanxing’s drug incident and conceal its source.

• Sun Yushan insulted Ji Hanxing, and Sun Yuqiong had security guards restrain him before taking him away.
• Ji Hanxing felt the pain of the original owner’s memories, while Yan Jinyue worried about him and misunderstood his past.
• Ji Hanxing checked with the system and learned that the plotline had not collapsed, then admitted to himself that Yan Jinyue was his type.
• After the banquet, Yan Jinyue took Ji Hanxing to the hospital, where his examination showed only bruising and inflammation requiring treatment and a restricted diet.
• Yan Jinyue gave Ji Hanxing a cake, and Ji Hanxing agreed to be his friend after teasing him about using his name.
• Yan Jinyue told Fu Fangxi to deal with the source of information about Ji Hanxing’s drug incident and leave no traces.

Ji Hanxing reassured Old Master Ji about his injuries and the settlement with the Sun Family, then returned home to recover and follow the system’s fitness plan. Frustrated by the bland fat-loss meals and his lack of visible abs, he decided to find himself some enjoyment.

• Ji Hanxing answered Old Master Ji’s call, confirmed he was unharmed, and explained that the Sun Family had compensated him with a street of shops while Sun Yushan was sent to South Africa.
• Old Master Ji praised Ji Hanxing for settling matters wisely, asked about his connection with Yan Jinyue, and wondered whether he had seen anyone from the Luo Family.
• Ji Hanxing returned to the old residence and spent several days recovering, during which the Tomorrow Charitable Foundation sent him an unfinished purple jadeite piece worth five hundred million.
• Ji Hanxing complained to the system that its fat-loss meals left him hungry and unable to enjoy his food, then decided to find some pleasure for himself.

Ji Hanxing visited a night market in disguise and found Jiang Qianling running an egg fried rice stall despite struggling to learn how to cook it. When he approached her, two classmates, He Xue and Song Qi, mocked her and Ji Hanxing, then Song Qi demanded that Jiang Qianling cook for her.

• Ji Hanxing dressed in cheap clothes, a cap, and a mask, then headed to the night market behind University A.
• Ji Hanxing bought several snacks and sat near Jiang Qianling's egg fried rice stall, where he noticed she was watching a cooking tutorial.
• Ji Hanxing remembered how he had learned to make egg fried rice and built a successful night-market business.
• Ji Hanxing approached Jiang Qianling, but He Xue and Song Qi interrupted to mock her for selling food to pay her tuition and insult the masked Ji Hanxing.
• Jiang Qianling told He Xue and Song Qi they were getting in the way of her business, and Song Qi said she would buy food and ordered Jiang Qianling to cook.