Recaps

Wen Ningcheng went to Yan Qingdu’s office to ask about his Weibo post and learned that Yan had secretly married nearly five months earlier. Yan proudly showed off the wedding ring his wife had bought him and smiled when Ye Yizhou messaged him, while Wen Ningcheng grappled with the news.

• After a colleague’s remark about Yan Qingdu and Wen Ningcheng upset Yan, the office workers criticized the colleague and returned to work.
• Wen Ningcheng arrived and asked to speak with Yan Qingdu privately, so Yan allowed Pei Jiabei to leave.
• Wen Ningcheng asked what Yan’s Weibo post meant, and Yan revealed that his ring was a wedding ring bought by his wife.
• Yan told Wen Ningcheng that he had secretly married nearly five months earlier and kept the marriage private to protect his spouse’s career.
• Yan explained that he had left on a business trip the day after registering the marriage and had nearly lost his wife by upsetting him when he returned.
• Yan received a WeChat message from Ye Yizhou and smiled more warmly as he read it.

Yan Qingdu remembered waking Ye Yizhou for an early company meeting and exchanged affectionate messages with him while Wen Ningcheng asked about their relationship. Wen Ningcheng accepted that Yan Qingdu loved Ye Yizhou, while Pei Jiabei handled workplace rumors and then put pressure on Wen Ningcheng to produce project results.

• Yan Qingdu recalled coaxing Ye Yizhou out of bed to attend a meeting after Ye Yizhou complained about the early start.
• Yan Qingdu told Wen Ningcheng that his relationship with Ye Yizhou was not sudden and said he loved Ye Yizhou very much.
• Wen Ningcheng asked whether Yan Qingdu truly loved Ye Yizhou, then wished him happiness and left the office.
• Pei Jiabei told Wen Ningcheng that Yan Qingdu had ordered him to deal with the company rumors, and added that Wen Ningcheng should quickly deliver results on his project.
• Yan Qingdu questioned Pei Jiabei's interpretation of his instructions and wondered why he was picking on Wen Ningcheng.

Pei Jiabei and Yan Qingdu discussed Pei Jiabei’s harsh treatment of an employee before Yan wondered how Ye Yizhou’s meeting was going. At the meeting, Ye Yizhou put Xu Yifeng in his place by citing his own greater shareholding, then learned Yunduan’s representatives had come to ask about the delayed Yan Group collaboration.

• Pei Jiabei defended pressuring an employee as being for the company’s benefit, and Yan Qingdu warned him not to blame Yan if the employee became ill from overtime.
• Yan Qingdu recalled how Pei Jiabei had once damaged expensive lab equipment, taken responsibility, and later joined Yan’s company after graduation.
• Xu Yifeng challenged Ye Yizhou’s right to sit at the head of the meeting table, and Ye Chongli defended Ye Yizhou as Lingyao Group’s most influential representative.
• Xu Yifeng boasted that his family owned fifteen percent of Lingyao Group, but Ye Yizhou revealed that he held sixteen percent and invoked his family’s combined shares to silence him.
• Liu Dawei apologized for Xu Yifeng’s behavior and asked Ye Yizhou about the progress of Yunduan Group’s collaboration with Yan Group.

Ye Yizhou confronted Yunduan Group’s shareholders over their questions about a joint project, then warned them not to interfere with Lingyao Group’s management. He left them uncertain whether he would really risk the company to make his point.

• Ye Yizhou called He Sipei on speaker, and He revealed the project had only been underway for a little over a week and was nowhere near 10% complete.
• Ye Yizhou told Liu Dawei and the others that Yan Group would not care about losing the investment, then challenged them to verify it themselves.
• Ye Yizhou accused the visitors of trying to intimidate Ye Chongli and reminded them that their shares and dividends were owed to them.
• Ye Yizhou threatened that if the shareholders insisted on directing the company, everyone could pay off the old debts together.
• Ye Yizhou said he expected to inherit Lingyao Group and had no personal ties to the shareholders, then challenged them to reconsider how they spoke to him.

Ye Yizhou helped Ye Chongli deal with Xu Yifeng’s interference in Lingyao Group, then discussed ways with Yan Qingdu to recover the shares Xu held. He was overheard proposing that Yunduan Technology be brought down or acquired, leaving him facing Xu Yifeng and the others.

• Ye Yizhou left the conference room and called Yan Qingdu, saying he had handled the meeting with ease.
• Ye Yizhou explained that Xu Yifeng wanted to interfere in Lingyao Group’s affairs after inheriting Yunduan Technology and the shares held by his family.
• Ye Yizhou and Yan Qingdu agreed that Xu Yifeng’s shares should be brought back under their control, and Yan Qingdu suggested bringing down Yunduan Technology.
• Ye Yizhou considered whether acquiring Yunduan Technology would be easier, then turned and found Xu Yifeng, Ye Chongli, and the others had overheard him.

Ye Yizhou confronted Xu Yifeng and the other shareholders, insisting he would run Lingyao Group and warning them to accept dividends rather than make trouble. After the shareholders left, Ye Chongli discussed the confrontation with Ye Yizhou, while Xu Yifeng and Liu Dawei began planning a response.

• Ye Yizhou admitted the shareholders had heard his earlier remarks and told them to consider what benefits they could secure while negotiations remained possible.
• When Xu Yifeng accused Lingyao Group of discarding them, Ye Yizhou warned that the company could reclaim their shares and said he would call the shots from then on.
• Xu Yifeng left with his people after threatening to consider their options, and Ye Chongli slapped Ye Yizhou for straying from their plan.
• The remaining shareholders departed, and Ye Chongli took Ye Yizhou to his office, where he questioned whether Ye Yizhou's phone call had been staged and praised his performance while criticizing his approach.
• Ye Chongli said the confrontation might make the shareholders behave, while Xu Yifeng complained to Liu Dawei and then smiled as he claimed to have found a way to deal with Ye Yizhou.

Ye Yizhou and Ye Jing'an discussed Xu Yifeng’s attempt to stir up conflict between them and how Ye Yizhou was becoming involved in the family company. After dinner, Ye Jing'an dropped Ye Yizhou off at the company and received a message from Yan Qingdu.

• Ye Yizhou met Ye Jing'an for dinner and listened to a recording of Xu Yifeng claiming he would control Lingyao Group.
• Ye Yizhou and Ye Jing'an mocked Xu Yifeng’s greed and his attempt to drive a wedge between the brothers.
• Ye Jing'an pointed out that Ye Chongli had been drawing Ye Yizhou into company affairs to build his sense of responsibility.
• Ye Yizhou joked that he would let Ye Jing'an run the family business while he stayed a rich slacker, and Ye Jing'an agreed to work for him.
• Ye Jing'an asked about the delayed Yan Group project, and Ye Yizhou blamed online haters for interrupting his work with Director Liu.
• Ye Jing'an dropped Ye Yizhou at the company and noticed a new message from Yan Qingdu.

Yan Qingdu tricked Ye Jing'an into sending him childhood photos of Ye Yizhou, then grew jealous after recognizing Ye Yizhou as the child he had met long ago. His bad mood unsettled the conference room, while Ye Yizhou arrived at his office and waited for him.

• Yan Qingdu demanded childhood photos of Zhouzhou, and Ye Jing'an sent several after Yan Qingdu threatened to get them from someone else.
• Yan Qingdu saved the photos and recognized Ye Yizhou, then wondered whether Ye Yizhou would have liked someone else if he had met someone different as a child.
• Yan Qingdu carried his jealousy into a meeting and harshly criticized the department managers' unchanged proposal.
• Pei Jiabei and Wen Ningcheng speculated about Yan Qingdu's mood, while Wen Ningcheng said he had decided to move on because Yan Qingdu was married.
• Ye Yizhou arrived at Yan Qingdu's office, waited in the reception area, and messaged him while the meeting continued.

Yan Qingdu ended a tense meeting early after Ye Yizhou arrived at the office, then took him by the hand to his own office. When Ye Yizhou invited Wen Ningcheng and Pei Jiabei to dinner, Yan Qingdu grew jealous.

• Ye Yizhou messaged Yan Qingdu that he was waiting in the reception area, and Yan Qingdu ended the meeting to go get him.
• Pei Jiabei hinted to the staff that Yan Qingdu had hurried off to see his partner, and they thanked Ye Yizhou as Mrs. President.
• Yan Qingdu took Ye Yizhou's hand in front of the staff, and Wen Ningcheng recognized him as the person he had once mistaken for someone from the Legal Department.
• Ye Yizhou teased Yan Qingdu about Wen Ningcheng, then invited Wen Ningcheng and Pei Jiabei to dinner.
• Yan Qingdu grew jealous as Ye Yizhou questioned why everyone looked to the President for permission to accept the invitation.

Ye Yizhou and Yan Qingdu arranged to have dinner with Wen Ningcheng and Pei Jiabei, while office gossipers figured out Ye Yizhou’s identity. Pei Jiabei hinted that he might want to date Wen Ningcheng, and Yan Qingdu and Ye Yizhou overheard their conversation, leaving Ye Yizhou amused by Yan Qingdu’s suspicion that Pei Jiabei was spreading rumors about him.

• Ye Yizhou invited Wen Ningcheng and Pei Jiabei to dinner after work, and Yan Qingdu reluctantly agreed to join them.
• Pei Jiabei warned the department managers not to gossip about Ye Yizhou, but they recognized him as the man who had trended with Yan Qingdu.
• Wen Ningcheng asked Pei Jiabei whether Ye Yizhou knew he liked Yan Qingdu, and Pei Jiabei reassured him that Ye Yizhou was unlikely to see him as a rival.
• Pei Jiabei suggested that Wen Ningcheng consider him as a boyfriend, and Wen Ningcheng said he would think about it before leaving.
• Ye Yizhou and Yan Qingdu overheard Pei Jiabei and Wen Ningcheng, and Yan Qingdu joked that Pei Jiabei might have been spreading wild rumors about Ye Yizhou.

Ye Yizhou reassured Yan Qingdu that he had only ever loved him after Yan Qingdu wondered whether Ye Yizhou might have chosen someone else if they had not met as children. When Yan Qingdu asked why Ye Yizhou had invited people to dinner, he suddenly said he understood, leaving Ye Yizhou confused.

• Ye Yizhou admitted he had used tricks to get close to Yan Qingdu because he wanted to be his lover, and they kissed.
• Yan Qingdu told Ye Yizhou he had looked at childhood photos and asked whether Ye Yizhou would have loved someone else if another person had met him first.
• Ye Yizhou pinched Yan Qingdu for doubting him, then firmly said he had only ever loved Yan Qingdu.
• Ye Yizhou explained that their childhood meeting had made him want to know Yan Qingdu, and teased him by saying everything about him was a turn-on.
• Yan Qingdu asked why Ye Yizhou had invited people to dinner; after Ye Yizhou said he wanted to dine with handsome men, Yan Qingdu said he understood, puzzling Ye Yizhou.

Ye Yizhou teased Yan Qingdu about his confidence in their relationship, then asked Director Liu to let him watch the project’s actor auditions online. Yan Qingdu arranged a private viewing setup for him, but Ye Yizhou questioned whether Yan had put the request in the wrong order.

• Yan Qingdu joked that he would laugh if Ye Yizhou fell for someone less handsome, and Ye Yizhou laughed at his response.
• Ye Yizhou asked Director Liu about the project and learned that auditions were underway.
• Ye Yizhou asked to watch the auditions by livestream, and Director Liu agreed to arrange it.
• Yan Qingdu summoned Pei Jiabei and instructed him to prepare the conference room for Ye Yizhou’s online viewing without interruptions.
• Yan Qingdu explained why the conference room’s screen was better, and Ye Yizhou leaned over his desk and asked whether he had gotten the order wrong.

Ye Yizhou joined the auditions remotely and gave blunt feedback while Director Liu, Liu Jiangzhou, and Ji Yanchuan conducted them. When an actress tried to use her relationship with Xu Yifeng to gain special treatment, Ye Yizhou asserted his authority as the project's biggest financial backer and had her leave, but an even more absurd incident was still to come.

• Yan Qingdu apologized to Ye Yizhou for making a decision without consulting him, and Ye Yizhou teased him before joining Assistant Pei in the conference room.
• Ye Yizhou connected remotely to the audition, surprising Ji Yanchuan and revealing to him how influential Ye Yizhou was.
• Ye Yizhou criticized auditionees' performances, and Ji Yanchuan dismissed those who did not meet the requirements.
• An actress demanded to speak privately with the directors and claimed she was close to Xu Yifeng, the project's person in charge.
• Ye Yizhou said Xu Yifeng did not have the same authority as the project's biggest financial backer, and Liu Jiangzhou told the actress to leave.

Ye Yizhou rejected an actor who tried to use Xu Yifeng’s influence to claim a role, then posted a statement declaring that auditions were fair and that he alone called the shots on the film. The post stirred online speculation about his authority, and Yan Qingdu found Ye Yizhou finishing work and asked who had upset him.

• An actor claimed Xu Yifeng had arranged for him to get the second male lead, but Ye Yizhou ordered staff to escort him out.
• Ye Yizhou asked Director Liu about the project’s Weibo account, then got its login details and left the remaining auditions to the director.
• Ji Yanchuan asked whether they should question Ye Yizhou about his post, and Liu Jiangzhou told him Ye Yizhou was the one in charge and was more capable than people assumed.
• Ye Yizhou posted a statement rejecting casting favors, requiring auditions for major roles, and warning that anyone claiming influence over the project was a fraud.
• The post sparked online debate about who had sole authority over the film and whether that person was qualified.
• Yan Qingdu met Ye Yizhou after he finished posting and asked who had upset him.

Ye Yizhou and Yan Qingdu left the office with Pei Jiabei and Wen Ningcheng, while the staff realized Ye Yizhou was the young master from the variety show and gossiped about the couple. At dinner, Ye Yizhou revealed that he had invited Wen Ningcheng to ask him to work for him, then added him on WeChat and received his acceptance.

• Ye Yizhou reassured Yan Qingdu that the people who upset him should worry about themselves, and they met Pei Jiabei and Wen Ningcheng outside the office.
• Ye Yizhou chatted with Wen Ningcheng and complained about work while Yan Qingdu teased him affectionately.
• After Ye Yizhou and Yan Qingdu left, the Secretary's Office staff recognized Ye Yizhou as the young master from the variety show and discussed how much Yan Qingdu doted on him.
• In the car, Yan Qingdu claimed he only cared about Ye Yizhou, and Ye Yizhou teased him about secretly taking action against the office gossip.
• At dinner, Ye Yizhou told Wen Ningcheng that he wanted to hire him, then added him on WeChat after Wen Ningcheng said it was hard to answer in front of his boss.
• Ye Yizhou received Wen Ningcheng's acceptance and left Yan Qingdu wondering why he had gone through the whole hiring discussion in person.

Ye Yizhou invited Wen Ningcheng to join the Yan Group and Lingyao Group’s film and television project on secondment, and Wen Ningcheng agreed. Yan Qingdu considered the request after checking on Wen Ningcheng’s other duties, but paused before giving his answer.

• Ye Yizhou teased Yan Qingdu about getting jealous over his adding Manager Wen as a WeChat friend.
• Ye Yizhou invited Wen Ningcheng to help plan and oversee the film and television project, and Wen Ningcheng apologized for his earlier overstepping.
• Yan Qingdu questioned what Ye Yizhou would do if Wen Ningcheng ran the project, and Ye Yizhou explained his work and complained about Xu Yifeng’s conduct.
• Wen Ningcheng agreed to join on secondment and said he would hand over his current work over the next few days.
• Yan Qingdu asked about the government tender documents, and Wen Ningcheng said they would be ready for review the next morning; Yan Qingdu began to speak, then hesitated.

Ye Yizhou explained why he invited Wen Ningcheng to join the project, while Yan Qingdu reassured him and admitted his jealousy. After dinner, Ye Yizhou teased Yan Qingdu about his past obliviousness to romance, leaving Yan Qingdu sulking in the passenger seat and waiting to be coaxed.

• Yan Qingdu reassured Ye Yizhou that he could handle the project however he wanted and confessed that he loved him.
• Ye Yizhou explained that Wen Ningcheng had offered a strong project proposal, so he had sincerely invited him to join.
• Wen Ningcheng asked Pei Jiabei whether Ye Yizhou had invited him to keep him away from Yan Qingdu, and Pei Jiabei assured him that he had not.
• Pei Jiabei hinted that Wen Ningcheng could now notice other people, leaving Wen Ningcheng flustered as they returned inside.
• Ye Yizhou teased Yan Qingdu for having been oblivious to romance, and Yan Qingdu got into the passenger seat with a stony expression, waiting to be coaxed.

Ye Yizhou and Yan Qingdu shared a playful, affectionate moment before leaving, while Wen Ningcheng and Pei Jiabei’s exchange hinted at their growing closeness. At a Lingyao Group meeting, Ye Yizhou dismissed a scheme targeting the company and called on the directors to state their positions.

• Ye Yizhou teased Yan Qingdu in the car, then coaxed and kissed him before driving away with him.
• Wen Ningcheng praised Ye Yizhou’s flirtatiousness, and Pei Jiabei asked whether Wen liked someone who knew how to flirt; Wen avoided answering and suggested they leave.
• At Lingyao Group, Ye Yizhou asked the directors to discuss a headline claiming he and Ye Jing'an were fighting over succession.
• Ye Chongli said he had no preference between Ye Yizhou and Ye Jing'an as successor and wanted to retire.
• Ye Yizhou noted that suppliers were ending partnerships and the share price had fallen, while the directors suspected the drop was part of his plan to buy back outside-held shares.
• Ye Yizhou dismissed the stunt as irritating and asked everyone to state their positions.

Ye Yizhou won the directors’ agreement to handle the company’s public relations crisis himself, with no interference unless Lingyao Group faced bankruptcy. As Ye Chongli led him to his new office, Ye Yizhou continued teasing his father.

• The directors played a recording of Ye Yizhou’s arrogant remarks and said they could not let people insult their family or company.
• Ye Yizhou asked whether the directors were truly harmonious, and they explained that cooperation had made everyone money while infighting benefited no one.
• The directors praised Ye Yizhou’s investment record and said Lingyao Group would be secure even if he were a good-for-nothing, prompting Ye Chongli to object that he was no longer capable.
• Ye Yizhou told the directors to let him handle the crisis and barred them from interfering unless the company was about to go bankrupt.
• Ye Chongli agreed and led Ye Yizhou to his prepared office, while Ye Yizhou joked about his father tugging him along.

Ye Yizhou faced growing pressure over his succession to Lingyao Group as rumors and a halted Yan Group partnership drove down the company’s share price. When shareholders urged him to step aside, Ye Chongli asked Ye Yizhou to respond.

• Ye Chongli scolded Ye Yizhou for acting immature, and Ye Yizhou bluntly told him to stay out of his business.
• Lingyao Group announced that Ye Yizhou was its sole successor and praised his abilities, but online speculation about the Ye brothers continued.
• News that Yan Qingdu had halted a major joint project with Lingyao Group because of his friendship with Ye Jing'an intensified the succession dispute and sent the share price lower.
• Liu Dawei and other shareholders confronted Ye Chongli about their losses and urged Ye Yizhou to step back from the succession controversy.
• Ye Chongli turned to Ye Yizhou and asked what he thought of their proposal.

Ye Yizhou confronted Liu Dawei over his role in damaging Lingyao Group and rejected his proposal to change the company’s leadership. As Liu Dawei was leaving, an assistant brought Ye Chongli alarming news, and Ye Yizhou’s reaction left Liu Dawei panicking.

• Ye Yizhou accused Liu Dawei of helping spread a meeting recording and secretly taken photos to damage Lingyao Group and undermine him.
• Liu Dawei proposed that Ye Chongli’s eldest son take over the company, but Ye Yizhou revealed that he was already calling the shots.
• Liu Dawei warned the directors that their shares could become worthless, but Ye Yizhou told him to stop interfering and had him shown out.
• An assistant rushed in with a phone for Ye Chongli, who handed it to Ye Yizhou after seeing its contents.
• Ye Yizhou frowned at the news and looked coldly at Liu Dawei, who began to panic.

Ye Yizhou confronted Liu Dawei over damaging rumors and had him thrown out, then watched Lingyao Group publicly confirm that he was its heir. He decided to pressure Yunduan Technology to recover Lingyao’s shares and predicted that someone would soon come looking for trouble.

• Ye Yizhou showed Liu Dawei evidence of the latest incident, rejected his denials, and threatened to go after his boss before having him escorted out.
• After Liu Dawei left, Ye Yizhou admitted that he had released the news that made Liu’s company look wronged.
• Ye Yizhou saw online backlash after the revelation that he was Lingyao Group’s young master, and Lingyao Group publicly declared its support for him.
• Ye Yizhou told Ye Chongli to cause Yunduan Technology trouble as part of their effort to recover Lingyao Group’s shares.
• Ye Yizhou remained confident that someone would soon come looking to cause trouble for them.

Ye Yizhou revealed that he had helped make Ye Jing'an and Yan Qingdu’s supposed romance trend online to stir up attention. The conversation then turned to Ye Jing'an’s nerves about proposing, and Ye Jing'an asked Ye Yizhou how he had handled the possibility of rejection.

• Ye Yizhou accused Ye Jing'an and Yan Qingdu of letting their love fade, confusing them with his sudden grievance.
• Ye Jing'an showed Yan Qingdu the trending hashtag claiming Ye Jing'an had visited Yan Qingdu’s private residence as their romance heated up.
• Ye Yizhou admitted he had leaked information to help push the rumor online and teased Ye Jing'an and Yan Qingdu.
• Ye Yizhou reassured Ye Jing'an that he could propose again if his girlfriend declined, easing Ye Jing'an’s nerves.
• Ye Jing'an asked Ye Yizhou whether he had considered being rejected when he proposed at their first proper meeting, and Yan Qingdu listened closely.

Ye Yizhou dismissed the online speculation about his family’s inheritance dispute and explained why he was staying quiet. After pressure on Lingyao Group mounted and Ye Jing'an appeared to rally support, Ye Yizhou returned to the company and faced the waiting reporters.

• Ye Yizhou joked with Ye Jing'an and Yan Qingdu about using public perception to his advantage and said he was not an innocent fool.
• Ye Jing'an and Yan Qingdu explained that online critics wanted to provoke conflict between the brothers and profit from the dispute.
• Yan Qingdu's apparent support for Ye Jing'an remained a trending topic while Ye Yizhou stayed out of public view and Ye Jing'an met with company directors.
• Suppliers ended partnerships with Lingyao Group, its share price fell, and companies publicly backed Ye Jing'an as the inheritance dispute reached a flash point.
• Ye Yizhou arrived at Lingyao Group and silenced the reporters by threatening not to answer their questions.
• Ye Yizhou invited the reporters to ask questions in order, and they questioned him about the inheritance dispute.

Ye Yizhou invited reporters to interview him at Lingyao Group and challenged their claim that suppliers ended partnerships because of him. After the reporters showed him a veiled Weibo post, he insisted it was not about him.

• Ye Yizhou asked the reporters to follow him into the company for an interview and had his bodyguard lead them to the conference room.
• Ye Yizhou joked about his bitter coffee and asked the livestreaming camera crew to make him look good.
• Ye Yizhou read a question about suppliers ending partnerships with Lingyao Group and demanded evidence that they had blamed him.
• A reporter showed a Weibo post shared by the former partners, which implied that Lingyao Group was headed for collapse because of its appointments.
• Ye Yizhou questioned whether the post referred to him, then firmly said he did not think it did.