Arc 1The Xiao Family’s Rise and Fall

Ye Chen secretly used his power as the Dihao Group’s chairman to secure Xiao Churan’s success, then exposed the arrogance of Zhang Wenhao and the Xiao family. The arc left Ye Chen intervening as Master Hong Wu’s men prepared to punish Ma Lan and Wang Yunkai over the Huaxin Insurance scheme.

  • Ye Chen refused the Xiao family’s demand that Xiao Churan divorce him, then accepted Tang Sihai’s ten-billion-yuan card to pay for Aunt Li’s treatment.
  • Ye Chen took control of Dihao Group, ended its dealings with the Wang Family, and arranged for Xiao Churan to win a sixty-million-yuan contract.
  • Xiao Churan secured the contract and became the Xiao family’s director after Xiao Hailong kowtowed to Ye Chen and Old Madam Xiao reversed her decision to appoint him.
  • Ye Chen humbled Wang Yan and Bi Lina after they insulted him, then arranged a grand anniversary celebration for Xiao Churan at the Hanging Garden.
  • Ye Chen ruined the Zhang Family after Zhang Wenhao claimed Xiao Churan was his, then forced the Xiao family to restore her as director so Dihao Group would continue its cooperation.
  • Ma Lan asked Wang Yunkai to recover her family’s savings from Huaxin Insurance, and Wang Yunkai promised to help her and the other investors.
  • Wang Yunkai and Ma Lan insulted Master Hong Wu when they mistook him for a subordinate, so his men beat them and Master Hong Wu ordered ten thousand slaps for each.
  • Ye Chen grabbed one of Master Hong Wu’s men by the wrist as he raised his hand to strike Ma Lan.
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Ch. 1Utterly Humiliated

At Old Madam Xiao’s birthday banquet, Ye Chen was humiliated for asking to borrow money for Aunt Li’s treatment, while Xiao Churan refused to divorce him for the sake of the loan. At the hospital, Ye Chen learned that his estranged grandfather had sent Tang Sihai to offer him a ten-billion-yuan card, leaving him to decide whether to accept help from the family he blamed for his parents’ deaths.

  • Ye Chen asked Old Madam Xiao to lend him a million yuan for Aunt Li’s medical care, but she and the Xiao family mocked and insulted him.
  • Old Madam Xiao offered to pay if Xiao Churan divorced Ye Chen and married Zhang Wenhao, but Xiao Churan refused and chose to leave with Ye Chen.
  • Xiao Hailong threw a coin at Ye Chen as he left the banquet, while the Xiao family laughed at him.
  • At the hospital, Ye Chen learned Aunt Li had been moved to Peking Union Medical College Hospital, where two million yuan remained due within a week.
  • Tang Sihai told Ye Chen that his grandfather had searched for him and offered compensation, but Ye Chen refused to return or accept the black-and-gold card until Tang revealed it held ten billion yuan.

Ch. 2I Have Ten Billion in Cash

Ye Chen accepted the Ye Family’s ten billion yuan and learned that the Dihao Group was now in his name, though he kept his identity secret from the Xiao Family. After paying Aunt Li’s medical expenses, he decided to take over the company and use it to help Xiao Churan.

  • Tang Sihai offered Ye Chen ten billion yuan and told him the Ye Family had acquired the Dihao Group for him.
  • Ye Chen used the black card to pay the remaining two million for Aunt Li’s treatment and learned she had been sent to Yanjing.
  • Ye Chen returned home to find Xiao Churan arguing with her parents, who wanted her to divorce him and marry Zhang Wenhao.
  • Ye Chen concealed his new wealth and told Xiao Churan that Aunt Li’s treatment was covered.
  • After learning the Xiao Family hoped to partner with the Dihao Group, Ye Chen resolved to take over the company and help Xiao Churan gain standing in the family.

Ch. 3Taking Over Dihao Group

Ye Chen went to Dihao Group and encountered Xiao Weiwei and Wang Yunfei, who mocked his job search and threatened him. He reached the top floor, where Wang Dongxue recognized him as the new chairman and respectfully welcomed him.

  • Ye Chen rode his electric scooter to Dihao Group and ran into Xiao Weiwei and Wang Yunfei in the parking lot.
  • Xiao Weiwei and Wang Yunfei ridiculed Ye Chen for looking for work, and Wang Yunfei offered to arrange a toilet-cleaning job for him.
  • Ye Chen retorted that Wang Yunfei was trash and entered the building, while Wang Yunfei threatened him and Xiao Weiwei pulled him away from the elevator.
  • Ye Chen rode the elevator to the top floor, where Wang Dongxue saw him and respectfully invited him to her office.

Ch. 4Throw Them Out

Ye Chen ordered Wang Dongxue to cut off all business with the Wang Family after learning that Wang Yunfei and Xiao Weiwei had come to visit. The Wang Family suffered major losses, while Ye Chen planned a new Dihao Group investment that could benefit the Xiao Group.

  • Ye Chen told Wang Dongxue to end every Dihao Group collaboration with the Wang Family and have Wang Yunfei and Xiao Weiwei thrown out.
  • Wang Dongxue's secretary and security guards expelled Wang Yunfei and Xiao Weiwei, and Captain Chen slapped Wang Yunfei when he argued.
  • Wang Yunfei learned from his father that the Wang Family had lost its Dihao Group partnership and began to suspect Ye Chen was involved, but Xiao Weiwei dismissed the idea.
  • News of the termination cut the Wang Family's standing from near the first tier to the bottom of the second tier, and Old Madam Xiao postponed breaking Xiao Weiwei's engagement.
  • Ye Chen praised Wang Dongxue, doubled her salary, and ordered announcements about the Dihao Group's new chairman and a two-billion-yuan six-star hotel project with an open bidding process.

Ch. 5I'll Give It a Try!

After Dihao Group announced a two-billion-yuan hotel project, Old Madam Xiao gathered the Xiao Family to seek a contract. Ye Chen encouraged Xiao Churan to pursue the opportunity, and she volunteered to negotiate with Dihao Group.

  • News that Dihao Group had changed hands and planned a major investment stirred Jinling and drew the Xiao Family’s attention.
  • Old Madam Xiao convened a family meeting and offered the group’s director position to whoever secured a thirty-million-yuan contract.
  • Xiao Hailong refused to take on the task, saying Dihao Group had even rejected the Wang Family.
  • Ye Chen urged Xiao Churan to volunteer and assured her she could secure a partnership.
  • Xiao Churan stood up and told Old Madam Xiao she was willing to try.

Ch. 6Making a Bet

Xiao Churan accepted the task of negotiating a Dihao Group contract, despite the Xiao Family’s doubts, and Ye Chen wagered Xiao Hailong that she would succeed. After the family gave Churan three days, her parents blamed Ye Chen and worried about the consequences if she failed.

  • Xiao Churan volunteered to negotiate with Dihao Group, and Old Madam Xiao assigned her the task after others mocked her.
  • Ye Chen challenged Xiao Hailong to bet that Churan would secure the contract, with the loser having to kowtow three times and admit they were wrong.
  • Xiao Hailong accepted the wager, and Old Madam Xiao gave Churan three days to obtain the contract.
  • At home, Ma Lan and Xiao Changkun scolded Ye Chen and Churan for taking on the negotiation.
  • Ye Chen insisted Churan would succeed, but Ma Lan dismissed his confidence.

Ch. 7He's My Husband!

Xiao Churan defended Ye Chen after Zhang Wenhao offered to help her secure the Dihao Group contract, but she rejected Zhang’s offer and stood by her husband. Zhang left angrily, while Ma Lan blamed Ye Chen and Xiao Churan prepared to visit Dihao Group.

  • Xiao Churan told her parents that she had accepted the Dihao Group assignment to stop them from being humiliated.
  • Zhang Wenhao arrived and claimed his family could use its ties to Dihao Group to help Xiao Churan get the contract.
  • Ye Chen questioned Zhang Wenhao’s ability to influence Dihao Group, and Zhang insulted Ye Chen and demanded that Xiao Churan leave him.
  • Xiao Churan refused Zhang Wenhao’s help and told him not to disrespect her husband, so Zhang left in anger.
  • Ma Lan berated Ye Chen, while Xiao Churan told her mother not to blame him and said they would talk after her visit to Dihao Group.

Ch. 8A Sixty-Million Share!

Xiao Churan went to the Dihao Group to seek a hotel project partnership and was surprised when Wang Dongxue offered her a contract worth sixty million. The chapter left Xiao Churan wondering whether Ye Chen had known the outcome in advance and who her husband really was.

  • Xiao Churan worried that the Dihao Group would reject her, while Ye Chen reassured her and called Wang Dongxue to arrange a warm welcome.
  • Ye Chen told Wang Dongxue to exclude the Zhang Family from the new project and end future cooperation with them.
  • Wang Dongxue invited Xiao Churan straight to her office and agreed to let the Xiao Family work with the Dihao Group.
  • Wang Dongxue explained that the chairman, Young Master Ye of the Ye Family in Yanjing, wanted to work with Xiao Churan.
  • Wang Dongxue offered Xiao Churan a prepared contract increasing her project share from thirty million to sixty million.
  • Xiao Churan accepted the contract's unexpected offer with astonishment and wondered whether Ye Chen had known about it beforehand.

Ch. 9An Outrageous Act of Defiance!

Xiao Churan secured a sixty-million-yuan contract with the Dihao Group, though she still did not realize Ye Chen was behind the deal. When her family accused her of lying and Old Madam Xiao ordered her to leave, an official Dihao Group announcement confirmed the contract was real.

  • Xiao Churan suspected that Ye Chen was the Dihao Group chairman, but Wang Dongxue denied that she could reveal his identity.
  • Xiao Churan told Ye Chen she had secured the deal, and they went to the Xiao Group so she could share the news.
  • Xiao Hailong, Xiao Weiwei, and Old Madam Xiao mocked Xiao Churan when she returned, assuming she had failed.
  • Xiao Churan presented the contract, revealed it was worth sixty million yuan, and faced accusations that she had forged it.
  • Old Madam Xiao ordered Xiao Churan to complete her departure formalities, but someone announced that the Dihao Group's official account had confirmed the contract.

Ch. 10Kowtow and Admit Your Mistake!

Xiao Churan secured a 60-million-yuan renovation contract with the Dihao Group, and Xiao Hailong had to honor his bet by kneeling and kowtowing to Ye Chen. Xiao Churan wondered why Ye Chen had seemed so confident that he would win.

  • The Dihao Group announced that Xiao Churan had signed a 60-million-yuan contract for the hotel project.
  • Old Madam Xiao praised Xiao Churan, who credited Vice Chairwoman Wang Dongxue for supporting the Xiao family.
  • Ye Chen reminded Xiao Hailong of their bet, and Old Madam Xiao insisted that he honor the oath he had sworn.
  • Xiao Hailong knelt before Ye Chen, kowtowed three times, and admitted he had been wrong to doubt Xiao Churan's ability.
  • Xiao Churan noticed that Ye Chen seemed different and wondered whether he had known he would win the bet.

Ch. 11Inviting the Chairman

After Xiao Churan secured a partnership with the Dihao Group, Old Madam Xiao planned a banquet to announce the deal and appoint a new director. She asked Xiao Churan to invite the group’s chairman or Wang Dongxue, while Ye Chen quietly encouraged her, hiding that he was the chairman himself.

  • Xiao Hailong kowtowed to Ye Chen and admitted his mistake, and Old Madam Xiao warned him not to make reckless bets again.
  • Old Madam Xiao decided the Xiao Family would celebrate Xiao Churan’s contract and announce the new director at a banquet the following evening.
  • Ye Chen reminded Old Madam Xiao that she had promised the director position to whoever secured the contract, and she agreed to announce the appointment at the banquet.
  • Old Madam Xiao asked Xiao Churan to invite the Dihao Group’s chairman, or Wang Dongxue, to the banquet.
  • Xiao Churan worried that the chairman would be too busy to attend, while Ye Chen joked that he might stay home with his wife.

Ch. 12Sowing Discord

Xiao Churan secured the Dihao Group chairman’s attendance at the Xiao Family’s banquet, but Xiao Hailong persuaded Old Madam Xiao to replace her as director and appoint him instead. The family prepared to celebrate while Xiao Hailong anticipated taking control of the partnership.

  • Xiao Churan asked Wang Dongxue whether the chairman would attend the Xiao Family’s banquet, and Ye Chen secretly agreed when Wang Dongxue called him.
  • Wang Dongxue told Xiao Churan that the chairman would attend, and Old Madam Xiao ordered the family to prepare a grand banquet and invite Jinling’s prominent businesses.
  • Xiao Hailong told Old Madam Xiao that Xiao Churan had secured the contract through Zhang Wenhao and argued that she should not become director.
  • Old Madam Xiao accepted Xiao Hailong’s accusations and decided to name him director at the banquet, ordering him to obey her while managing the Dihao Group partnership.

Ch. 13Preparing a Surprise

After Xiao Churan’s promotion, Ye Chen planned a combined celebration for her new appointment and their third wedding anniversary. When a manager at the Jade Pavilion mocked him and dismissed his black card as fake, Ye Chen called Tang Sihai for help, and a fleet of Rolls-Royces arrived outside the store.

  • Xiao Churan thanked Ye Chen for encouraging her to take the assignment, and he promised to arrange a surprise celebration for her.
  • Ye Chen went to the Jade Pavilion to buy Xiao Churan a jadeite necklace and plan their anniversary celebration.
  • Wang Yan insulted Ye Chen and refused to let him examine the necklace, assuming he could not afford it.
  • Ye Chen showed Wang Yan his black card, but she and the nearby customers mocked him and called it fake.
  • Ye Chen called Tang Sihai, and several Rolls-Royces arrived outside the Jade Pavilion with eight bodyguards.

Ch. 14Greetings, Young Master

Tang Sihai arrived at Jade Pavilion with bodyguards and confirmed Ye Chen was a wealthy family’s young master, frightening Wang Yan and the store manager. Ye Chen left with the jade necklace his wife liked, while blurry videos of the incident went viral online.

  • Tang Sihai and his bodyguards bowed to Ye Chen, and Ye Chen asked Wang Yan if she now believed he was a young master.
  • Tang Sihai summoned the store manager, who apologized to Ye Chen and beat Wang Yan before having security guards drag her away.
  • Ye Chen asked the manager to wrap up the jade necklace his wife liked and offered to pay with his black card.
  • The manager gave Ye Chen the necklace as an apology, and Tang Sihai offered to take him home, but Ye Chen chose to leave through the back door.
  • Onlookers posted blurry videos of Ye Chen online, where netizens called him a god-tier tycoon and began searching for him.

Ch. 15Don't Even Think About It in This Lifetime

Ye Chen went to the Buckingham Palace Grand Hotel to arrange a lavish wedding anniversary celebration for Xiao Churan, but his former classmate Bi Lina refused to help him and mocked him. The chapter ended with Ye Chen demanding to know why she kept humiliating him.

  • Ye Chen decided to surprise Xiao Churan with a grand wedding anniversary celebration at the Hanging Garden.
  • Hotel security guards stopped Ye Chen from entering because he had no membership card.
  • Ye Chen called his former classmate Bi Lina, who came out and was revealed to be a hotel personnel supervisor.
  • Bi Lina first appeared to reprimand the guards, then turned on Ye Chen and said he would never enter the hotel.
  • Bi Lina insulted Ye Chen over their college days, and Ye Chen demanded to know why she kept mocking him.

Ch. 16He Wouldn't Hold a Grudge, Would He?

Ye Chen learned that the Buckingham Palace Grand Hotel belonged to the Ye Group and called its manager, Chen Zekai, after Bi Lina insulted him and his wife. Chen Zekai rushed out to greet Ye Chen respectfully, leaving Bi Lina shocked and afraid of his reaction.

  • Tang Sihai told Ye Chen that the Buckingham Palace Grand Hotel was owned by the Ye Group and gave him Chen Zekai's number.
  • Bi Lina mocked Ye Chen for being a live-in son-in-law and insulted his wife, Xiao Churan.
  • Ye Chen called Chen Zekai and demanded that he come to the hotel entrance immediately.
  • Chen Zekai hurried out and addressed Ye Chen respectfully, nearly revealing his identity before Ye Chen stopped him.
  • Chen Zekai invited Ye Chen to his office, while Bi Lina realized Ye Chen had far more influence than she had assumed.

Ch. 17What Do You Mean?

Ye Chen confronted Chen Zekai over his plan to promote Bi Lina after she had humiliated him, then arranged to reserve the Hanging Garden for his wedding anniversary. On his way home, he saw that a video of his lavish cash display at Jade Pavilion had gone viral, while Xiao Churan celebrated securing a contract and a promotion.

  • Chen Zekai offered Bi Lina a promotion, but Ye Chen explained how she had insulted and mistreated him, prompting Chen Zekai to have security beat her.
  • Ye Chen asked Chen Zekai to reserve the Hanging Garden for his anniversary and help prepare a surprise for Xiao Churan.
  • Ye Chen watched a viral video of his thirteen-million-yuan display at Jade Pavilion and checked that his face was not recognizable.
  • At home, Xiao Churan's parents celebrated her contract and upcoming promotion, and her mother agreed to criticize Ye Chen less in exchange for receiving most of Xiao Churan's salary.

Ch. 18You Think You're Worthy?

Zhang Wenhao falsely claimed he had slept with Xiao Churan and helped her secure the Emgrand Group contract, while the Zhang Family faced a business crisis. At the Xiao Family banquet, he repeated the claim to Ye Chen, who challenged him.

  • Zhang Wenhao lied to Xiao Hailong that he had slept with Xiao Churan and agreed to share the benefits with him.
  • Zhang Wenhao's father told him the Emgrand Group had suspended dealings with the Zhang Family, and they decided to attend the Xiao Family banquet to meet its chairman.
  • Ye Chen arrived at the banquet hotel in his best suit, where Zhang Wenhao mocked his clothes.
  • Zhang Wenhao told Ye Chen and the gathering crowd that Xiao Churan was his woman and that he had secured her Emgrand Group deal.
  • Ye Chen laughed at Zhang Wenhao and asked whether he thought he was worthy.

Ch. 19I Am the Super Tycoon!

Ye Chen made a call that bankrupt Zhang Wenhao’s family group, forcing Zhang to kneel and apologize for insulting him and spreading rumors about Xiao Churan. After Ye Chen protected Xiao Churan from Zhang, she blushed in his embrace and went to look for Dihao Group’s Chairman Ye.

  • Ye Chen threatened Zhang Wenhao and called Tang Sihai to have Zhang’s family group bankrupted within three minutes.
  • Zhang Wenhao’s father called to report the group’s collapsing stock, debts, and partnerships, while police arrived to investigate.
  • Zhang Wenhao fell to his knees, apologized to Ye Chen, and begged him to spare his family.
  • Ye Chen revealed he was the super tycoon from the internet, warned Zhang to keep his identity secret, and entered the hall.
  • Zhang Wenhao crawled after Ye Chen and apologized to Xiao Churan, who backed into Ye Chen’s arms.
  • Ye Chen held Xiao Churan and dismissed Zhang’s behavior, and Xiao Churan blushed before going to look for Chairman Ye of Dihao Group.

Ch. 20Please Welcome Chairman Ye

At the Xiao Family banquet, Xiao Churan was passed over for a director position in favor of Xiao Hailong, despite her work securing the Dihao Group project. As the guests awaited Dihao Group’s new chairman, Ye Chen stood up.

  • Zhang Wenhao fled after learning that the Zhang Family had collapsed, and Xiao Hailong introduced Wang Yunkai to Xiao Churan.
  • Wang Yunkai flirted with Xiao Churan, while Ma Lan encouraged them to spend time together.
  • Old Madam Xiao announced that Xiao Hailong, not Xiao Churan, would direct the Xiao Group’s cooperation with Dihao Group, and Xiao Churan ran out in tears.
  • Old Madam Xiao announced that Dihao Group’s new chairman had come to the banquet, and Ye Chen rose from his seat.

Ch. 21Was He the Chairman?

Ye Chen's intervention led Wang Dongxue to cancel Emgrand's cooperation with the Xiao Family after Xiao Hailong replaced Xiao Churan as project director. The Xiao Family begged Xiao Churan to take the position back, and Wang Dongxue agreed to resume the partnership, while the chairman's reason for helping Xiao Churan remained a mystery.

  • Ye Chen whispered a message to Wang Dongxue, who announced that Emgrand was ending its cooperation with the Xiao Family because they had replaced Xiao Churan as director.
  • Ye Chen found Xiao Churan crying outside the hotel and comforted her as Old Madam Xiao and Xiao Hailong rushed out to ask her to save the partnership.
  • Old Madam Xiao slapped Xiao Hailong for blaming Xiao Churan and begged Xiao Churan to return as the Xiao Group's director.
  • Xiao Churan called Wang Dongxue and promised to take charge of the project, and Wang Dongxue agreed to continue the cooperation if Xiao Churan was director.
  • Wang Dongxue said the chairman would explain his support for Xiao Churan in person someday, then returned to the hotel as the onlookers watched in awe.

Ch. 22Mother-in-Law Gets Swindled

Xiao Churan became the Xiao Family's director after Wang Dongxue credited her alone with securing the Dihao Group cooperation. The next day, Ye Chen joined Ma Lan at a protest after she lost the family's savings in an insurance scam, and she called Wang Yunkai for help.

  • Old Madam Xiao apologized publicly and appointed Xiao Churan as the Xiao Family's director, while Wang Dongxue said Churan had secured the cooperation entirely on her own.
  • Xiao Churan returned home puzzled by Ye Chen's predictions, and her name spread through Jinling as the Xiao Family's revival seemed possible.
  • Ma Lan summoned Ye Chen to Ping'an Road, where he found her protesting with elderly customers outside Huaxin Insurance Co., Ltd.
  • Ye Chen learned that Ma Lan had spent all the family's savings on Huaxin insurance products, but the company had shut its doors before customers could withdraw their money.
  • After other protesters mocked Ye Chen, Ma Lan said she would find Xiao Churan a better husband and remembered Wang Yunkai's offer of help.
  • Ma Lan called Wang Yunkai, hoping he could help her recover her investment.

Ch. 23Paying Court

Ma Lan called Wang Yunkai to help recover the money she and her friends had invested with Huaxin, while Ye Chen doubted Wang could handle the scam and chose not to intervene. Wang Yunkai arrived and offered to help everyone recover their funds in exchange for Ma Lan receiving a ten-percent fee.

  • Ma Lan asked Wang Yunkai to help her recover more than a million she had invested with Huaxin, and he promised to come over.
  • Ma Lan told her friends that Wang Yunkai would solve their problem, while Ye Chen privately decided to let Wang try.
  • Wang Yunkai arrived, boasted that he could erase traffic violations through his connections, and promised to recover Ma Lan's money.
  • Wang Yunkai mocked Ye Chen and said he would help Ma Lan, then agreed to assist her friends if they gave Ma Lan ten percent of any money recovered.
  • Ma Lan's friends accepted Wang Yunkai's terms, and Ma Lan was delighted at the prospect of earning a large fee.

Ch. 24A Fool Who Doesn't Know What's Good for Him!

Ma Lan and Wang Yunkai confronted Huaxin Insurance Company over the elderly investors’ lost money, unaware that the company’s owner was protected by Master Hong Wu. After hearing that Wang Yunkai had threatened the company, Master Hong Wu went downstairs to face him.

  • Ye Chen warned Ma Lan not to get involved, but she dismissed him and joined Wang Yunkai as he went to confront the company’s employees.
  • Wang Yunkai demanded that Huaxin Insurance refund the elderly investors and threatened to involve his legal team and the police.
  • Zhou Huaxin gave Master Hong Wu a thirty-million-yuan share of the scheme’s profits and asked what to do about the protesters.
  • After learning that Wang Yunkai had invoked the Wang Family’s influence, Master Hong Wu dismissed the threat and headed downstairs to confront him.

Ch. 25Courting Death!

Wang Yunkai and Ma Lan insulted Master Hong Wu, not realizing who he was, and were ordered to endure ten thousand slaps. As Master Hong Wu's men moved to carry out the punishment, Ye Chen stepped in to stop one of them from striking Ma Lan.

  • Wang Yunkai boasted to the crowd that Zhou Huaxin would return their money, and Ma Lan basked in their praise.
  • Wang Yunkai mistook Master Hong Wu for a subordinate and insulted him, while Ma Lan joined in and identified Zhou Huaxin as the boss.
  • One of Master Hong Wu's men slapped Wang Yunkai and Ma Lan, and Wang Yunkai dropped to his knees to beg for forgiveness.
  • Master Hong Wu ordered his men to slap Wang Yunkai and Ma Lan ten thousand times each.
  • Ye Chen grabbed a burly man's wrist as he prepared to strike Ma Lan.
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