Chapter Summaries

Gu Zhiyue learned that his birth parents had found him and agreed to leave the family who raised him to stay with them for a month. He arrived at the Gu estate and learned that two of his older brothers were expected home to meet him.

• Lin Xiang and Bai Qinglan told Gu Zhiyue that his birth parents were coming to take him home, and explained how they had lost contact after entrusting him to their care.
• Zhao Wanling and Gu Jiangfeng arrived, reunited with Bai Qinglan and Lin Xiang, and welcomed Gu Zhiyue without pressuring him to call them his parents.
• Gu Zhiyue agreed to stay with his birth family for a month and left with them, promising to contact Lin Xiang and Bai Qinglan after he arrived.
• Zhao Wanling and Gu Jiangfeng told Gu Zhiyue about the business war that had separated them and forced them to send his brothers abroad.
• Gu Zhiyue arrived at the Gu estate, where Zhao Wanling showed him his prepared room and Gu Jiangfeng called his brothers to come home.
• Gu Jiangfeng's third son answered and promised to reach the estate within an hour, while the second son could not be reached.

Gu Zhiyue settled into his family’s home, met his third brother Gu Shuoyan, and received lavish welcome gifts from his brothers. The family shared dinner, with Zhao Wanling happily caring for him.

• Zhao Wanling showed Gu Zhiyue his prepared bedroom and learned that he avoided lamb and cilantro and liked spicy, sour food.
• Gu Zhiyue learned about his three older brothers and met Gu Shuoyan, who offered him two sports cars as a welcome gift.
• Qian the Butler delivered limited-edition models and games from Gu Tingchuan, including a rare model airplane, and Gu Shuoyan promised to take Gu Zhiyue to fly it.
• Gu Zhiyue learned about the family’s extensive wealth and private properties as Gu Shuoyan joked about becoming rich enough to command respect.
• Zhao Wanling piled food into Gu Zhiyue’s bowl at dinner, and he enjoyed the meal.

After Gu Zhiyue fell down the stairs and recovered from superficial injuries, he began to accept the Gu Family as his parents and brother. System No. 9 then returned with a mission to save the Gu Family, and Gu Zhiyue and his family waited to hear what tragedies lay ahead.

• Gu Zhiyue spoke with Bai Qinglan, who encouraged him to call Zhao Wanling and Gu Jiangfeng Mom and Dad.
• Gu Zhiyue fell down the stairs, and Gu Shuoyan rushed him to the hospital, where doctors found only superficial injuries.
• When Gu Zhiyue woke, he called Zhao Wanling Mom, and the family stayed by his bedside as he felt a growing sense of belonging.
• System No. 9 introduced itself to Gu Zhiyue, then left to confirm its mission with the Main System.
• After returning home, Gu Zhiyue heard System No. 9 announce its mission to save the Gu Family, while Zhao Wanling and Gu Shuoyan listened in.
• Gu Zhiyue asked what would happen to the Gu Family, and System No. 9 prepared to explain their future tragedies.

Gu Zhiyue learned from Xiao Jiu that the Gu family would be destroyed by jealous traitors and discovered that his uncle planned to sell bidding information to rivals. Gu Shuoyan and Zhao Wanling realized they could hear the system too and decided to warn Gu Jiangfeng discreetly, while Gu Shuoyan told Gu Shen Ci to come home for an important explanation.

• Xiao Jiu revealed that the Gu family would fall, with Gu Jiangfeng suffering a stroke, Zhao Wanling begging on the streets, and Gu Zhiyue's brothers meeting tragic fates.
• Xiao Jiu explained that traitors inside the household and company would help the Gu family's rivals bring it down.
• Xiao Jiu warned Gu Zhiyue that his uncle would steal and sell bidding information in three days, costing the Gu family five hundred million yuan.
• Gu Zhiyue left the table, and Gu Shuoyan and Zhao Wanling confirmed they could hear Xiao Jiu and agreed to warn Gu Jiangfeng without directly accusing his trusted brother.
• Gu Shuoyan told Gu Shen Ci that Gu Zhiyue had returned home and asked him to come back from filming to hear something important.

Gu Zhiyue prepared to go for a drive with Gu Shuoyan while revealing that their uncle planned to sabotage the Gu family's bid. Gu Jiangfeng learned he could hear Gu Zhiyue's thoughts and realized the danger, leaving Zhao Wanling to confirm what he had heard.

• Gu Shuoyan invited Gu Zhiyue to choose a car and go for a drive, and Gu Zhiyue learned through Xiao Jiu that Gu Jiangli's family would eventually take the Gu family's assets.
• Gu Zhiyue chose the Glacier Silver Bentley Continental, and Gu Shuoyan agreed to take him to his usual hangouts.
• Zhao Wanling and Gu Jiangfeng discussed Gu Jiangli's upcoming visit and his questions about the company's bid, while Gu Zhiyue thought that Gu Jiangli was trying to obtain information.
• Gu Zhiyue thought that an employee would switch the bid document that night, costing the Gu family five hundred million, and Gu Jiangfeng dropped his cup in shock.
• Zhao Wanling sent Gu Shuoyan and Gu Zhiyue out of the living room, then asked Gu Jiangfeng if he could hear Gu Zhiyue's thoughts.

Gu Jiangfeng and Zhao Wanling planned to use a company traitor to bait Gu Jiangfeng’s eldest brother, while Gu Shuoyan took Gu Zhiyue to a racetrack for his first taste of driving. The chapter ended with Gu Zhiyue cautiously driving at forty kilometers per hour as Gu Shuoyan urged him to accelerate.

• Gu Jiangfeng told Zhao Wanling he would watch the office for the traitor and feed his eldest brother false information using a discarded bid proposal.
• Gu Jiangfeng returned to the company, while Gu Zhiyue and Gu Shuoyan picked jasmine flowers and later ate lunch with Zhao Wanling.
• Gu Shuoyan took Gu Zhiyue to a cleared racetrack, where Gu Zhiyue rode around the beginner loop and felt nauseous afterward.
• Gu Shuoyan offered Gu Zhiyue a chance to practice driving, and Gu Zhiyue agreed because he had learned to drive before.
• Gu Zhiyue started driving but kept the car at forty kilometers per hour despite Gu Shuoyan encouraging him to press the accelerator farther.

Gu Zhiyue learned that Gu Jiangfeng had replaced the compromised bid document and heard Xiao Jiu reveal gossip about Gu Jiangli's family. The chapter ended as dinner was served, with Gu Zhiyue learning that He Zhiwei had secretly borne Gu Jiangli's rival's son and later helped collect the Gu family's bodies.

• Gu Jiangfeng swapped the scrapped bid document in the company archives, disabled its motion alarm, and arranged for staff to leave early.
• Gu Shuoyan and Gu Zhiyue discussed Gu Shen Ci's fame on their way home, and Gu Zhiyue learned the family owned a driving school and would attend next Thursday's bidding.
• Xiao Jiu told Gu Zhiyue that a mole would steal the fake bid document, which Gu Jiangfeng had already substituted, and that Gu Jiangli's rival company would nearly go bankrupt after relying on it.
• Xiao Jiu revealed that Gu Jiangli's son, Gu Jinghuan, was the child of He Zhiwei and her first love, and that Gu Jiangli had forced He Zhiwei into marriage while she was pregnant.
• Xiao Jiu told Gu Zhiyue that He Zhiwei had arranged for the bodies of the Gu family's sons to be collected after the family was destroyed, and Aunt Sun called everyone to dinner.

Gu Zhiyue met Gu Jiangfeng’s relatives during a family visit and learned through Xiao Jiu that Gu Jiangli was scheming against his parents and had once killed He Zhiwei to protect his plans. After Gu Jiangli probed Gu Jiangfeng for bid information, He Zhiwei began considering divorce and escape to protect her son.

• Gu Zhiyue introduced himself to Gu Jiangli, He Zhiwei, and Gu Jinghuan, then answered Gu Jiangli’s suspicions about his identity.
• Xiao Jiu revealed that Gu Jinghuan was a good person who had died trying to warn Gu Jiangfeng and Zhao Wanling about Gu Jiangli’s scheme, and that Gu Jiangli had killed He Zhiwei.
• Gu Jiangli questioned Gu Jiangfeng about the bid document, but Gu Jiangfeng shared only dispensable details because the document had already been replaced.
• Gu Zhiyue challenged Gu Jiangli for criticizing Gu Jinghuan’s plans to have fun, while He Zhiwei and Gu Shuoyan defended the younger cousins’ freedom.
• As Gu Jiangli hurried to leave and pass information to the opposing side, Gu Zhiyue made a crude joke that amused his family after the guests departed.
• On the drive home, Gu Jiangli warned Gu Jinghuan to avoid his cousins, while He Zhiwei recalled Zhao Wanling’s advice and resolved to pursue divorce and leave with her son.

Gu Zhiyue attended the bidding event with Gu Shuoyan and Zhao Wanling, while Xiao Jiu entertained him with gossip about people in the room. The bidding began, and Gu Zhiyue and Gu Shuoyan went to get food and drinks as the crowd discussed Gu Jiangli’s enticing proposal.

• Gu Zhiyue, Gu Shuoyan, and Zhao Wanling settled into the guest section before the bidding event began, and Gu Zhiyue learned that Gu Jiangli was attending as a client.
• Xiao Jiu told Gu Zhiyue that the young head of the Xing Family Group was capable and ruthless, then offered to share gossip to ease his boredom.
• Xiao Jiu revealed that a company president was pursuing his subordinate’s girlfriend despite being married, and Gu Zhiyue and his family reacted with surprise.
• Xiao Jiu shared that a woman’s daughter was dating the chauffeur’s son despite having an engagement arranged for the following month, and predicted the families would discover the affair.
• Gu Zhiyue learned that the clients were discussing how to obtain Gu Jiangli’s enticing tender document, which was actually a scrapped version.
• Gu Zhiyue went to get food and drinks, and Gu Shuoyan followed to help him carry them.

At the bidding venue, Gu Jiangli’s copied bid document was exposed as full of errors, ruining his company’s chance at a partnership, while Gu Jiangfeng’s presentation won over the bidders. Gu Zhiyue admired a young boss surnamed Xing and planned to ask his father for an introduction after the final bid.

• Gu Jiangfeng told his assistant to wait while Gu Jiangli presented a proposal that resembled the one Gu Jiangfeng’s company had rejected.
• A female CEO exposed the errors in Gu Jiangli’s bid document, and the bidders withdrew from his proposed partnership despite his excuse that the wrong document had been brought.
• Gu Jiangfeng’s assistant presented a clear bid, and competing companies vied for the partnership, which was awarded to one of them for later negotiations.
• Gu Zhiyue watched the young boss surnamed Xing, exchanged a brief glance with him, and decided to ask Gu Jiangfeng for his contact details after the bidding ended.
• The final bid began as Gu Zhiyue continued admiring Xing’s looks and voice, while Gu Shuoyan noticed his younger brother’s interest.

Gu Zhiyue attended a long bidding event with his family and became interested in meeting Xing Yisheng, the head of the Xing Group. After the event, Gu Jiangfeng introduced them, and Xing Yisheng asked to get to know him.

• Gu Zhiyue learned from Gu Shuoyan that their eldest brother lived and worked far away in Panxiang City, Jizhou.
• Gu Zhiyue noticed Xing Yisheng and hoped to get his contact information, so Zhao Wanling offered to introduce them.
• Gu Jiangli left after his bid was rejected, and Xiao Jiu told Gu Zhiyue that he had smashed up his office and planned to bring down the Gu family.
• Gu Jiangfeng and Xing Yisheng agreed to discuss a Disaster-Relief Robots project that suited both companies' interests.
• After the bidding ended, Gu Jiangfeng introduced Gu Zhiyue to Xing Yisheng, who held out his hand and asked to get to know him.

Gu Zhiyue and Xing Yisheng exchanged contact details and grew more familiar while the adults arranged to discuss a business partnership. The group went to dinner together, where Gu Zhiyue eagerly enjoyed the food.

• Gu Jiangfeng told Xing Yisheng that he had only recently found Gu Zhiyue, and Xing Yisheng offered to consider investing in Xing Yisheng's project.
• Gu Shuoyan described Xing Yisheng as courteous but distant and praised his business abilities, while Gu Zhiyue joked about being one of the family's spenders.
• Xing Yisheng joined Gu Zhiyue and Gu Shuoyan, and Gu Zhiyue exchanged GreenChat details with him.
• Gu Zhiyue changed Xing Yisheng's display name to "Professional Brain Repair," which amused Gu Shuoyan and startled Xing Yisheng's assistant.
• The group reached the restaurant, and Zhao Wanling served Gu Zhiyue soup while Gu Jiangfeng helped him choose food.

After meeting Xing Yisheng, Gu Zhiyue learned that Gu Jiangli planned to sabotage the Gu family, and his family began preparing to stop him. On the way home, Gu Zhiyue saved Luo Yunhe, who was suffering a heart attack.

• Xing Yisheng said goodbye to the Gu family, planned to invest with Gu Jiangfeng, and asked his friends what gifts boys Gu Zhiyue's age liked.
• Xiao Jiu told Gu Zhiyue that Gu Jiangli would frame the Gu family and work with the Ye Family, the Bei Family, and the Sima Family to destroy Gu Jiangfeng's corporation.
• Gu Jiangfeng and Zhao Wanling discussed the warning in a group chat with Gu Shuoyan and resolved to prevent Gu Jiangli from targeting the family and Gu Shen Ci.
• When a car stopped abruptly in front of them, Gu Zhiyue found that Luo Yunhe was having a heart attack, broke the car window with Gu Shuoyan's help, and gave Luo Yunhe his medicine before the ambulance arrived.

Gu Zhiyue went shopping for school supplies and gifts for his mothers, while Xing Yisheng reviewed a research and development funding plan and considered future cooperation with the Gu family. As Gu Zhiyue left the shopping center, he ran into Luo Yunhe, who persuaded him to accept a meal as thanks for saving his life.

• Xing Yisheng received a detailed assessment of the funding, staffing, and resources needed for a research and development project, and planned to discuss further cooperation with the Gu family.
• Gu Zhiyue went to Huanjin Financial Shopping Center with the intention of spending money before school started.
• Gu Zhiyue bought two pairs of sneakers and a cartful of everyday essentials and school supplies.
• Gu Zhiyue reserved two styles of gold bangles for his mothers, paying half and promising to return with their wrist sizes.
• Luo Yunhe recognized Gu Zhiyue at the shopping center and invited him to dinner to thank him for saving his life; Gu Zhiyue agreed.

Gu Zhiyue and Luo Yunhe became friends over hot pot, and Luo Yunhe told his father about meeting the Gu Family’s youngest son. On the ride home, Gu Zhiyue asked Gu Shuoyan to help find heart specialists who might assist Luo Yunhe with his need for a transplant donor.

• Gu Zhiyue and Luo Yunhe ate hot pot, discussed their families, and exchanged contact details before parting.
• Luo Yunhe told Luo Weirong that the person who saved him was Gu Zhiyue, and Luo Weirong hoped the connection might help them find a transplant donor.
• Alone, Luo Yunhe feared that his heart condition might one day take his life.
• Gu Zhiyue asked Gu Shuoyan to look for heart specialists who could help Luo Yunhe, and Gu Shuoyan agreed to ask the family’s connections.
• Gu Shuoyan told Gu Zhiyue that their second brother would return from filming in a few days.

Gu Shen Ci finished filming and headed home to meet Gu Zhiyue, his younger brother who had gone missing as a child. After Gu Shen Ci arrived, he went upstairs to find Gu Zhiyue.

• Gu Shen Ci wrapped filming, thanked the crew, and told He Ran he was going home to meet his returned younger brother.
• Gu Shen Ci drove away through a crowd of cheering fans and called Zhao Wanling to say he was on his way home.
• Zhao Wanling told Gu Zhiyue that Gu Shen Ci was coming for dinner, and they talked about his future and her painting career.
• Gu Shuoyan returned home, learned Gu Shen Ci was expected before dinner, and greeted Bai Qinglan during Gu Zhiyue's video call.
• Gu Shen Ci arrived home, asked where Gu Zhiyue was, and went upstairs to find him.

Gu Shen Ci returned home and reunited with Gu Zhiyue and Gu Shuoyan before joining the family for dinner. Gu Zhiyue learned that a video and malicious rumors about his second brother would spread the next evening, including false claims that Gu Shen Ci had directed fans to attack the person who filmed him.

• Gu Shen Ci came home from filming, greeted Gu Zhiyue and Gu Shuoyan, and gave Gu Zhiyue concert tickets and albums.
• Gu Jiangfeng arrived home for dinner, and Zhao Wanling served the family lotus seed soup.
• Gu Zhiyue asked Xiao Jiu for gossip, and Xiao Jiu revealed that someone had filmed Gu Shen Ci getting help changing his shoes and would post the video the next evening.
• Xiao Jiu explained that Gu Shen Ci's fans had abused the person who filmed him, leading to rumors that he had ordered the attacks.
• Gu Shen Ci asked Gu Zhiyue whether he wanted to act after college, and Gu Zhiyue said he might become a director and cast Gu Shen Ci.

Gu Shen Ci learned that his family could hear Gu Zhiyue’s thoughts and was warned to act quickly when a predicted video appeared. Gu Zhiyue offered concert tickets for Mid-Autumn Festival, and Xing Yisheng rearranged his schedule to keep the ticket Gu Zhiyue had saved for him.

• Gu Shen Ci joined a secret family group chat and learned that Zhao Wanling, Gu Shuoyan, and Gu Jiangfeng could hear Gu Zhiyue’s thoughts too.
• Gu Shuoyan and Gu Jiangfeng warned Gu Shen Ci that Gu Jiangli had plotted against the family and explained that Gu Zhiyue’s predictions had always come true.
• Gu Zhiyue posted concert tickets on Moments, offered Luo Yunhe a recording, and gave Second Miss Su a ticket after Xiao Jiu reminded him who she was.
• Gu Zhiyue privately invited Xing Yisheng to the concert, and Xing Yisheng cleared his schedule for the eighteenth and nineteenth of next month.
• A girl celebrated getting a ticket to her idol’s concert and rearranged her plans so nothing would stop her from attending.

Gu Zhiyue watched a video about Gu Shen Ci spark an increasingly vicious fight between fans and haters, while Gu Shen Ci and the Gu Family gathered evidence for possible legal action. As the conflict escalated, Xiao Jiu suggested that the family also defend innocent fans who had been targeted, giving Gu Shen Ci a way to counter the backlash.

• Gu Zhiyue found the video and worried that its comments might grow into a damaging scandal, but Xiao Jiu had no way to stop it early.
• Zhao Wanling, Gu Shuoyan, and Gu Shen Ci agreed to collect evidence and wait until the online abuse gave them grounds to act.
• The argument escalated overnight as the poster's personal information spread, fans and haters traded insults, and some fans threatened the poster.
• Xiao Jiu compiled harmful remarks about Gu Shen Ci and the fans, and Gu Zhiyue read them while breakfasting with his family.
• Xiao Jiu proposed that the Gu Family also protect innocent fans who had been insulted, and Gu Shen Ci appeared receptive to the idea.

Zhao Wanling had her legal team sue thirty-seven people who had insulted and harassed Gu Shen Ci, while his studio publicly backed the lawsuits. After the court set a hearing for the following afternoon, Zhao Wanling invited Gu Zhiyue to afternoon tea with her friends.

• Zhao Wanling sent evidence to the legal department and instructed them to sue thirty-seven people without settling or accepting apologies.
• Gu Zhiyue and Gu Shuoyan discussed the online harassment and how Gu Shen Ci had handled his own haters.
• All thirty-seven people received court summonses, and Gu Shen Ci's studio posted a warning that online speech was subject to the law.
• The court reported that seventeen defendants could attend in person, eight would attend online, and twelve had not responded; Zhao Wanling announced the hearing would take place the next day.
• Gu Zhiyue told Luo Yunhe that Gu Shen Ci's concerts would proceed as scheduled, then got ready and left for afternoon tea with Zhao Wanling.