Chapter Summaries

After Chi Qing learned Audit had used her as an entry point to target President Cao, the company reprimanded her and docked her performance bonus over alleged document errors. Rather than accept the blame quietly, she confronted Zhang Qin and Manager Wang, publicly questioning Zhang Qin’s praise of her work.

• Li Yan told Chi Qing that Audit was targeting President Cao through her because she seemed like an easy target.
• The Administration Department announced that Chi Qing and President Cao would be reprimanded and lose performance bonuses over errors in submitted documents.
• Chi Qing decided not to put up with the punishment and went to the Audit Department.
• Chi Qing found Zhang Qin and Manager Wang together and sarcastically thanked Zhang Qin for praising her supposedly careless work.

Chi Qing publicly challenged the disciplinary notice and demanded evidence for the company’s penalties. After posting Zhang Qin’s earlier praise in the company group, she drew widespread attention and received an angry call from President Cao.

• Chi Qing confronted Zhang Qin and Manager Wang, rejected the disciplinary notice, and demanded evidence or threatened legal action.
• Chi Qing left the audit department with its door open and reassured Liu Ping and Li Yan that she was fine.
• Chi Qing replied to the notice in the company group, demanded supporting evidence by the end of the workday, and threatened to protect her legal rights.
• Chi Qing posted screenshots of Zhang Qin’s earlier praise and tagged several company leaders, prompting coworkers to react across the company.
• President Cao called Chi Qing and angrily ordered her to retract her posts.

Chi Qing refused to accept the company’s disciplinary action and took the afternoon off to enjoy herself while demanding evidence or a public apology. She decided to buy the Porsche she wanted and entered a showroom, where the salesperson eyed her skeptically.

• Chi Qing told President Cao she would not withdraw her lawful effort to defend her rights and hung up.
• Chi Qing reassured Liu Ping, submitted a time-off request dated the previous Friday, and left work.
• President Cao and an administration employee confronted Liu Ping, but she showed them Chi Qing’s request form.
• Chi Qing ignored the company’s messages and calls, then demanded evidence for the disciplinary action or a public apology by the end of the workday.
• Chi Qing ate at an expensive seafood buffet and drove to the luxury car dealerships on Pingjiang Road.
• Chi Qing entered a Porsche showroom, where a salesperson hesitated while judging her Chanel bag and Focus.

Chi Qing visited a Porsche dealership to find a car and chose the Cayenne after the saleswoman explained the models and its price and wait time. She admitted it was her first luxury dealership visit, and the saleswoman became more friendly.

• A Porsche saleswoman showed Chi Qing several models, including the 911, Panamera, and Macan.
• Chi Qing noticed the Cayenne and recognized its name from a homeowner her coworkers called Brother Ka.
• Chi Qing said she would take the Cayenne and asked about its price and immediate pickup.
• The saleswoman explained that the Cayenne cost 950,000 to 2.5 million yuan before taxes and fees and required an order with a wait of at least six months.
• Chi Qing joked that she knew nothing because it was her first time at a luxury dealership, and the saleswoman responded warmly.

Chi Qing bought a Porsche for 2.05 million yuan after its original owner agreed to transfer it to her, and she paid 880,000 yuan upfront. On her way home, Liu Ping told her the company wanted to discuss her departure, so Chi Qing agreed to return to the office.

• Chi Qing heard a customer complain that his delivered car was the wrong color and asked whether she could buy it instead of waiting six months for her own order.
• The dealership arranged a private ownership transfer, and Chi Qing agreed to pay 2.05 million yuan in two installments for the car and its optional extras.
• Chi Qing transferred 880,000 yuan to the original owner, then drove away in Little White as the saleswomen agreed to split the commission.
• Liu Ping called Chi Qing and said the administration department wanted to discuss resolving the situation and might ask her to leave the company.
• Chi Qing agreed to return to the office so she could settle the matter before picking up her car the next day.

Chi Qing confronted Manager Wang and Cao Jun over the company’s attempt to force her resignation after she defended herself in a workplace dispute. She demanded a public apology and statutory N+1 compensation, and the negotiations remained unresolved as she rejected Cao Jun’s threat about future background checks.

• Manager Wang accused Chi Qing of damaging the company and told her to resign after an investigation.
• Chi Qing argued that the company had penalized her without evidence and said her actions had been proper.
• Chi Qing demanded a public apology and five months’ salary in N+1 compensation, or she would take the company to court.
• Manager Wang offered the compensation and waived the performance-pay deduction but refused to apologize.
• Cao Jun warned Chi Qing that she would need the company’s support during future background checks, and Chi Qing pointed out that he had helped drag her into the dispute.

After standing her ground against an unfair disciplinary decision, Chi Qing had her name cleared and began arranging her resignation. The next morning, she used her savings to complete the purchase of a car, while the system showed her rating was still 1.

• Manager Wang insisted that the administration department withdraw the disciplinary decision and issue a roundabout apology in the company group chat.
• Chi Qing told Liu Ping and Li Yan she would take a day off before returning to complete her handover and sign her separation agreement.
• Liu Ping treated Chi Qing and Li Yan to a farewell hot pot dinner, where they discussed the struggling real estate industry and their uncertain futures.
• Chi Qing checked her balance the next morning and saw that the system had left her rating at 1, giving her a total of 1.76 million.
• Chi Qing went to the dealership, transferred the remaining 1.17 million to the previous owner, Brother Zhang, and joined him to meet salesperson Sister Xin for the vehicle handover.

Chi Qing collected her Porsche Cayenne and enjoyed driving it before deciding to spend money on a complete makeover. She arrived at an expensive hair salon, where Manager Yang greeted her despite not recognizing her.

• Chi Qing accepted flowers and posed for photos at the dealership while picking up her new Porsche Cayenne.
• Chi Qing drove the Cayenne around and enjoyed its sound system, while other drivers kept their distance from the unplated luxury car.
• Chi Qing decided to spend her remaining money on a makeover before quitting her job the next day.
• Chi Qing drove to a hair salon she had visited years earlier and struggled to park her new SUV.
• Chi Qing asked for Manager Yang, who warmly greeted her while pretending to remember her.

Chi Qing visited a salon for a perm and hair color, then went shopping and indulged in expensive clothes without hesitation. She left MaxMara with two coats and a new confidence in her spending.

• Chi Qing asked Teacher Yang for a Hong Kong-style collarbone-length perm and dark chestnut color, then paid 20,000 yuan for a diamond VIP membership.
• Chi Qing spent four hours at the salon, enjoyed its premium service and free lunch, and emerged with an elegant new hairstyle.
• Chi Qing blamed her ex-boyfriend Zhao Feng for discouraging her from wearing makeup and dressing well.
• Chi Qing drove to an upscale mall and bought two MaxMara 101801 coats, one camel and one dark iron gray, for 30,000 yuan each.

Chi Qing spent the day shopping, buying clothes, bags, and accessories before using nearly all her remaining money to order a luxury watch. After enjoying an expensive meal at home, she photographed her purchases.

• Chi Qing spent 110,000 on MaxMara clothes, then browsed shops and bought two Chanel bags and more clothing and accessories.
• Chi Qing drove home in her Cayenne, registered Little White's license plate, and brought her purchases up to her apartment in two trips.
• Chi Qing checked her balance and saw she had a little over 160,000 left.
• Chi Qing ordered a watch costing a little over 160,000, leaving only a few hundred, then ordered an upscale Cantonese meal.
• Chi Qing ate, showered, arranged her purchases across the living room, and took photos.

After showing off her luxury purchases online, Chi Qing learned that the system penalized wasteful spending and warned that three such incidents would end her access to it. She resolved to plan her purchases carefully as she prepared to handle her resignation.

• Chi Qing posted anonymous photos of her Cayenne steering wheel and luxury goods on Little Green Book, attracting both admiring and critical comments.
• The system awarded Chi Qing 2,460,000 yuan for the day, based on a spending score of 0.7.
• The system explained that unplanned purchases or spending solely to meet the requirement counted as waste, and warned Chi Qing that three instances would mean forfeiting the system.
• Chi Qing decided to plan her spending and save the remaining chances as she headed to the office to handle her resignation.

Chi Qing dressed confidently and drove her new Porsche to finalize her resignation, refusing to act ashamed about leaving her job. She signed her departure agreement without conflict, then left the office with her former colleagues seeing her spirit restored.

• Chi Qing dressed elegantly, admired her appearance, and drove her new Porsche to work to complete her resignation.
• Security guard Liu Qing mistook Chi Qing for a customer before recognizing her and praising her new car, while her colleagues watched from a distance.
• Chi Qing greeted Liu Ping and Li Yan, who were delighted to see her looking confident and reminded her of her former spirited self.
• After finishing her remaining work, Chi Qing went to the administration department and signed her departure agreement.
• Manager Wang avoided making cutting remarks after hearing about Chi Qing's expensive car, and Chi Qing exchanged polite pleasantries with the department.

Chi Qing finished handing over her work and resigned from the company, where her colleagues assumed she had always been wealthy. Cao Jun offered her a ride to provoke her, but Chi Qing revealed her Porsche Cayenne and drove away, leaving him stunned and wondering if he had burned his bridges with her.

• Chi Qing completed her handover, returned company property, and finalized her resignation before noon.
• Liu Ping and Li Yan helped Chi Qing carry her belongings downstairs as the sales staff congratulated her on her supposed wealth.
• Cao Jun came downstairs and spoke with Chi Qing, Liu Ping, and Li Yan as they headed outside.
• Cao Jun offered Chi Qing a ride from his Mercedes-Benz, but she said she had driven and opened the trunk of the Porsche Cayenne parked beside him.
• Li Yan admired Chi Qing's car, and Chi Qing promised to take him and Liu Ping for a spin before driving away.
• Liu Ping and Li Yan returned to work wondering when Chi Qing had become rich, while Cao Jun stayed behind wondering whether he had alienated her.

Chi Qing separated her lottery winnings from her other income and discussed Wang Xiaoyan’s shop plans and family with her. She ended the chapter reflecting on her parents’ pride as the villagers admired the new appliances arriving at their home.

• Chi Qing opened a second bank account and activated online and mobile banking to keep her other income separate from her lottery winnings.
• Wang Xiaoyan called Chi Qing to discuss her shop ideas and a possible location.
• Wang Xiaoyan told Chi Qing that she had informed her parents about her divorce and business partnership, and that she might need their help caring for Miaomiao.
• Wang Xiaoyan’s parents accepted the divorce after failing to persuade her to reconcile and urged her to work hard and raise Doudou and Miaomiao well.
• Chi Qing recalled her mother’s excited but frugal response to the new appliances, while Yue Meifen privately thought their family was blessed with auspicious birth charts.

Chi Qing decided to buy a villa so her parents could live comfortably with her in the city. After touring Imperial Bay Villa, she chose a renovated townhouse with features that suited her family, including an elderly-friendly bedroom, a garden, and an elevator.

• After worrying that the system might judge her spending wasteful, Chi Qing decided that buying a house for her parents would be worthwhile.
• Chi Qing drove to the real estate agency in her residential complex and toured several Imperial Bay Villa townhouses with an enthusiastic young agent.
• Chi Qing chose a renovated 260-square-meter, three-floor townhouse with a double-height living room, a south-facing bedroom opening onto the garden, and an enclosed terrace with retractable glass.
• The agent explained that the owner had never lived in the house and was selling it to raise cash for his business.
• Chi Qing liked the townhouse's nearly 100-square-meter landscaped yard, vegetable plots, and indoor elevator for her parents, Chi Zhiyong and Yue Meifen.

Chi Qing bought Zhang Tong’s renovated villa at Imperial Villa Bay for the listed price, paying the first 2.46 million through escrow. After signing the agreement, she and Zhang Tong exchanged contact details, leaving Chi Qing set to pay the balance and move in.

• Xiao Zhou told Chi Qing the villa cost 4.5 million, and she agreed to buy it without haggling.
• Chi Qing said she would pay in full, transferring a partial payment that day and the rest the next day.
• Xiao Zhou called Zhang Tong, who rushed to the agency after learning Chi Qing would pay the listed price.
• Chi Qing and Zhang Tong signed the sale agreement, and she transferred 2.46 million to the escrow platform.
• Chi Qing and Zhang Tong agreed to call each other Qingqing and Brother Zhang, then added each other on WeChat.

After settling the house payment, Chi Qing drove back to her village to pick up her parents and take them to the city. Her expensive Porsche drew the villagers’ attention, and her cousin Yue Changqing hurried home after learning it belonged to her.

• Chi Qing transferred the remaining 2.04 million to the agency and arranged to pick up her parents from the village entrance.
• Chi Qing arrived early in her Porsche and found her parents waiting among a crowd of village elders.
• Chi Qing greeted the elders while Yue Meifen introduced them, then left with her parents for the city.
• Yue Changqing arrived after Chi Qing had driven away and learned from Third Uncle that the Porsche belonged to his cousin.
• The villagers discussed Chi Qing’s wealth and began spreading gossip about her.

Chi Qing took Yue Meifen and Chi Yongliang to see a villa after buying an expensive car, and claimed she had won twenty million in the lottery to explain her spending. The chapter left her parents realizing the lavish home might be connected to the reason she had brought them along.

• Yue Meifen questioned Chi Qing about the car and worried she was spending all her lottery winnings.
• Chi Qing told her parents she had won twenty million from four lottery tickets and said she had bought the car secondhand at a bargain.
• Yue Meifen believed Chi Qing and urged her to save the money, then chatted excitedly about the winnings during the drive.
• Chi Qing drove Yue Meifen and Chi Yongliang to a villa and took them inside by private elevator.
• Yue Meifen and Chi Yongliang looked around the villa and began to suspect why Chi Qing had brought them there.

Chi Qing showed her parents their new home and reassured them that she could afford her spending. Her parents accepted her explanation and began settling in, while Chi Qing transferred more money to her father and reflected on the system’s spending restrictions.

• Chi Qing showed Yue Meifen and Chi Yongliang their new home, leaving them stunned by its size and features.
• Chi Yongliang asked how much the house cost, and Chi Qing claimed she had plenty of money left after buying the house and car, investing, and saving.
• Yue Meifen and Chi Yongliang realized their worries about Chi Qing’s spending had been troubling her, so they agreed to let her manage her money and enjoy their retirement.
• Yue Meifen explored the house and Chi Yongliang wandered around with his cane, making Chi Qing feel her spending had been worthwhile.
• Chi Qing transferred another three hundred thousand to Chi Yongliang, and Yue Meifen questioned why they needed more money.
• Chi Qing told her parents to spend or save the money, then reflected that the system’s limits on waste made spending carefully necessary.

Chi Qing discovered that Zhang Tong’s sister was selling the house next door and bought it so she and her parents could enjoy a large, connected home. The chapter ended with the family celebrating in their new house, though it still needed cleaning before they could move in.

• After viewing Zhang Tong’s house, Chi Qing and her parents met Zhang Tong, Xiao Zhou, and Sister Zhang outside.
• Zhang Tong explained that Sister Zhang was selling the neighboring house, and Chi Qing realized buying it would give her family a spacious home with connected gardens.
• Chi Qing viewed Sister Zhang’s house, agreed to her asking price of 4.5 million, and asked that the price be kept from her parents.
• Sister Zhang asked Xiao Zhou to handle the paperwork, and Chi Qing decided to put the house in her parents’ names.
• Chi Qing paid the remaining 2.58 million for the day and received the keys to the neighboring house.
• Chi Qing and her parents ordered takeout and ate in the new house, admiring both homes as they imagined settling in.