Chapter Summaries

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Ye Chen stopped Master Hong Wu from striking Ma Lan and used a call to Chen Zekai to reveal his powerful backing. Master Hong Wu apologized and repaid Ma Lan with extra money, leaving her and Wang Yunkai stunned by Ye Chen's influence.

• Ye Chen stepped between Master Hong Wu and Ma Lan, then called Chen Zekai when Master Hong Wu threatened him.
• Chen Zekai warned Master Hong Wu that Ye Chen was the Ye Family's young master and threatened his family if he harmed him.
• Master Hong Wu recognized Chen Zekai's voice, knelt before Ye Chen, and begged for forgiveness.
• Ye Chen forgave Master Hong Wu but demanded repayment of Ma Lan's money with interest.
• Master Hong Wu ordered Zhou Huaxin to repay Ma Lan, who received two million yuan and stared at Ye Chen in astonishment.

Ye Chen made Master Hong Wu return Ma Lan’s money but refused to help the other elderly investors, who had mocked him. He left with Ma Lan after ensuring Wang Yunkai was beaten, and Ma Lan asked him to keep the incident secret.

• Ma Lan received two million, and Master Hong Wu offered to return everyone’s money with interest until Ye Chen objected to being credited for it.
• Master Hong Wu ordered Zhou Huaxin to return only Ma Lan’s money, leaving the other elderly investors begging Ye Chen for help.
• Wang Yunkai pleaded with Ye Chen to save him, but Ye Chen told Master Hong Wu to continue beating him until Ye Chen said to stop.
• Master Hong Wu gave Ye Chen his business card, and Ye Chen left with Ma Lan, who had recovered her money and gained seven hundred thousand.
• Ma Lan asked Ye Chen how he knew Master Hong Wu, and Ye Chen said he had called a capable classmate to help.
• Ma Lan asked Ye Chen to keep what happened secret so she could save face, and he agreed.

Ye Chen arranged to welcome Xiao Churan’s friend Dong Ruolin, who was joining the Emgrand Group, while Xiao Hailong and his relatives also went to the airport to impress her. Dong Ruolin declined Xiao Hailong’s invitation and chose to meet Ye Chen, prompting him to boast about his expensive banquet and mock Ye Chen’s plans.

• Xiao Churan told Ye Chen that Dong Ruolin was moving to Jinling to work for the Emgrand Group and asked him to pick her up at the airport.
• Ye Chen asked Wang Dongxue to monitor Dong Ruolin after she joined the company and arranged a banquet at Heavenly Fragrance House through Master Hong Wu.
• At the airport, Ye Chen encountered Xiao Hailong, Xiao Weiwei, and Wang Yunfei, who said they had come to welcome Dong Ruolin.
• Dong Ruolin arrived, greeted the group, and declined Xiao Hailong’s invitation because she had plans with Xiao Churan and Ye Chen.
• Xiao Hailong claimed he had booked a gold private room at Heavenly Fragrance House and mocked Ye Chen’s banquet arrangements.

Xiao Hailong took Dong Ruolin and the others to the Heavenly Fragrance House, where he mocked Ye Chen for claiming to have booked the diamond private room. Ye Chen’s connection to Master Hong Wu remained hidden when a bodyguard greeted the group, and Xiao Hailong mistakenly thought the attentive welcome was for him.

• Xiao Hailong bragged that he had booked a gold private room at the Heavenly Fragrance House and mocked Ye Chen for saying he had booked there too.
• Dong Ruolin suggested that everyone go together, and Xiao Hailong agreed while claiming Ye Chen would be freeloading off him.
• At the restaurant, Ye Chen said Master Hong Wu had reserved the diamond private room for him, but Xiao Hailong, Wang Yunfei, and Xiao Weiwei ridiculed the claim.
• Ye Chen asked Wang Yunfei about his brother, and Wang Yunfei said his brother was unconscious after an attack and threatened whoever had caused it.
• A bodyguard of Master Hong Wu recognized Ye Chen, stopped himself from greeting him, and invited the group to their prepared private room.
• Xiao Hailong assumed the bodyguard’s respectful welcome was meant for him, and Wang Yunfei praised him for keeping a low profile.

At the Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion, Xiao Hailong stole Ye Chen’s signature on the diamond private room and bragged about his connections, but Brother Biao arrived and exposed the mistake. Brother Biao broke Xiao Hailong’s hand and then turned toward Wang Yunfei, while Ye Chen reassured the frightened Dong Ruolin.

• Xiao Hailong snatched the reservation form from Ye Chen and signed his own name, then arranged for Dong Ruolin to take the honored seat and mocked Ye Chen over the lavish meal.
• Brother Biao burst into the private room with his men and demanded to know who had claimed the diamond room.
• Brother Biao’s men dragged Xiao Hailong before him, and Brother Biao revealed that the room had been prepared for an honored guest, not Xiao Hailong.
• Xiao Weiwei urged Xiao Hailong to invoke Master Hong Wu, but Xiao Hailong denied knowing him, disappointing Dong Ruolin.
• Brother Biao ordered his men to pin Xiao Hailong down and smashed his hand with a club, leaving him unconscious.
• Dong Ruolin hid behind Ye Chen, who comforted her, while Brother Biao turned on Wang Yunfei and ordered him to come over.

Ye Chen stopped Brother Biao’s men from attacking Dong Ruolin and summoned Master Hong Wu, who revealed Ye Chen’s authority and forced the gang to beg for forgiveness. Ye Chen left with Dong Ruolin after asking her to keep his ties to Hong Wu secret, while the injured Xiao Hailong, Xiao Weiwei, and Wang Yunfei were sent to the hospital.

• Brother Biao’s men beat Wang Yunfei unconscious and severely injured Xiao Weiwei before turning on Ye Chen and Dong Ruolin.
• Ye Chen kicked down an underling who tried to grab Dong Ruolin and called Master Hong Wu to the diamond private room.
• Master Hong Wu arrived, knocked Brother Biao down, and ordered him and his men to kneel and apologize to Ye Chen.
• Ye Chen explained that he had invited his wife’s best friend to dinner, then left the restaurant with Dong Ruolin and asked her to keep his connection to Hong Wu secret.
• Master Hong Wu arranged an ambulance, while Xiao Weiwei, Xiao Hailong, and Wang Yunfei were left with serious injuries.

Dong Ruolin began work at Dihao Group while hoping to approach its mysterious chairman, whom she suspected might be the man in a viral video. Ye Chen tried to keep his identity from her, but he accompanied Xiao Churan to the Hanging Garden, where she learned the venue had been privately booked for their upcoming anniversary.

• Dong Ruolin considered her family's plan for her to approach the Ye Family's young master and wondered whether the tycoon in a video might be him.
• Wang Dongxue onboarded Dong Ruolin, who asked to meet Dihao Group's chairman, then warned Ye Chen about her interest.
• Ye Chen decided to limit his contact with Dong Ruolin and keep his identity secret.
• Xiao Churan took Ye Chen to dinner at the Buckingham Palace Hotel, where they saw a notice that the Hanging Garden had been reserved for their anniversary three days later.
• Xiao Churan marveled at the unknown person's ability to book the venue, and Ye Chen hinted that it was for a wife's wedding celebration.

Ye Chen and Xiao Churan met Dong Ruolin for dinner at the Hanging Garden, where Ruolin speculated about the identity of the person who had booked it for an upcoming event. The three were invited to a class reunion at Wang Daokun’s new restaurant, and Ye Chen agreed to attend with Xiao Churan.

• Ye Chen and Xiao Churan welcomed Dong Ruolin at the Hanging Garden and talked about the unusual booking of the entire venue three days later.
• Dong Ruolin linked the booking to a wealthy figure in a viral video and said she planned to find out who had reserved the garden.
• Dong Ruolin invited Ye Chen and Xiao Churan to a class reunion for Wang Daokun’s restaurant opening, while Ye Chen worried that the gathering might draw attention to his identity.
• Wang Daokun’s class group chat filled with gossip about Xiao Churan and Ye Chen, and Dong Ruolin defended them.
• Ye Chen accepted Wang Daokun’s invitation and agreed that he and Xiao Churan would attend the reunion.

Ye Chen decided to buy Xiao Churan a car after hearing that her work would benefit from one, while the mysterious booking of the Hanging Garden spread rumors across Jinling. At an Audi dealership, he asked to buy a top-spec A6 immediately, but a contemptuous salesperson mocked him and threatened to have him thrown out.

• Dong Ruolin urged Xiao Churan to buy a car, and Ye Chen decided to get one for her.
• News that the Hanging Garden at the Buckingham Palace Grand Hotel had been booked spread throughout Jinling, prompting rumors about the wealthy person behind it.
• Ye Chen instructed Chen Zekai to alter the Hanging Garden and looked forward to surprising Xiao Churan on their wedding anniversary.
• Ye Chen went to an Audi dealership intending to buy Xiao Churan a top-spec A6.
• A salesperson mocked Ye Chen for arriving on an electric scooter and threatened to call security when Ye Chen said he wanted to buy the car.

Ye Chen bought a BMW 760 after an Audi salesman insulted him, then disguised it as a 520 so Xiao Churan would not know its true price. He also bought Wang Daokun an expensive antique painting and left with Xiao Churan and Dong Ruolin for the restaurant opening.

• Ye Chen left the Audi dealership after its salesman mocked him, bought a BMW 760, and drove it back to show the Audi staff, leading Wang Haibo to fire the salesman.
• Ye Chen had a repair shop replace the BMW 760 badge with a 520 badge so Xiao Churan would think it was a less expensive model.
• Ye Chen bought a Huang Shen painting for 200,000 yuan as a gift for Wang Daokun, planning to say it had cost only a few thousand yuan.
• Ye Chen picked up Xiao Churan and Dong Ruolin, told Xiao Churan he had bought the BMW with his savings, and accepted her thanks.
• Ye Chen told Xiao Churan that his gift for Wang Daokun was an antique pomegranate painting, and the three headed to Wang Daokun's restaurant.

Ye Chen attended Wang Daokun’s restaurant opening and was challenged to race by Wang Tengfei, a former classmate who had mocked his BMW. Ye Chen proposed a wager involving Wang Daokun’s coil of firecrackers, leaving Wang Tengfei to answer.

• Ye Chen arrived at Wang Daokun’s new restaurant with Xiao Churan and Dong Ruolin and found Wang Tengfei boasting about his BMW 540.
• Wang Tengfei mocked Ye Chen’s BMW 520 and challenged him to race, while Dong Ruolin defended Ye Chen.
• Ye Chen agreed to race but rejected Wang Tengfei’s wager that the loser kneel and kowtow.
• Wang Daokun came outside carrying a coil of thirty thousand firecrackers, and Ye Chen suggested the loser put it in his car and set it off.

Ye Chen accepted Wang Tengfei’s bet to race their BMWs, secretly driving a far more powerful BMW 760 disguised as a 520 and winning by a crushing margin. When Wang Tengfei tried to dispute the result, Ye Chen offered him an easy way out, prompting Wang Tengfei to insist on honoring the firecracker bet.

• Wang Tengfei challenged Ye Chen to a race, betting that the loser would light a string of firecrackers inside his car, and Xiao Churan tried to stop Ye Chen from agreeing.
• Ye Chen and Wang Tengfei lined up their cars, and Ye Chen secretly switched his disguised BMW 760 into sport mode.
• Ye Chen sped past Wang Tengfei, turned around at the intersection, and returned to the starting point long before Wang Tengfei finished the race.
• Wang Tengfei accused Ye Chen of using a modified car and refused to honor the bet, while Dong Ruolin and the classmates condemned him for welshing.
• Ye Chen told Wang Tengfei he did not have to take the bet seriously, and Wang Tengfei, determined to defend his pride, demanded the firecrackers.

Wang Tengfei set off firecrackers inside his BMW to prove he could accept losing to Ye Chen, but the car caught fire and burned down. At Wang Daokun's restaurant opening, Liu Lili mocked Ye Chen and Xiao Churan's gift, while Wang Tengfei gave the couple's gift to the crowd as another reason to sneer at Ye Chen.

• Wang Tengfei tossed a string of firecrackers into his BMW and lit them, accidentally setting the car on fire until only its frame remained.
• Wang Tengfei insisted he was not upset about losing the car and followed Wang Daokun and the classmates into the restaurant.
• Ye Chen and Xiao Churan congratulated Wang Daokun and gave him an antique painting, while Wang Daokun teased Ye Chen about having a child.
• Liu Lili dismissed the painting as nearly worthless and argued with Wang Daokun about being snobbish.
• Wang Tengfei gave Wang Daokun a thick red envelope, then mocked Ye Chen after Liu Lili disparaged the painting.

At Wang Daokun’s restaurant opening, Wang Tengfei boasted about his family’s wealth and mocked Ye Chen for giving an old painting, while Ye Chen claimed it was worth more than all the other gifts combined. Liu Lili offered to have her antiques-appraiser father, Liu Yuesheng, examine it, and Wang Tengfei publicly wagered that he would eat the table if Ye Chen was right.

• Wang Tengfei bragged that his father was a Dihao Group executive and that he planned to win supply contracts through his building materials company.
• Wang Tengfei mocked Ye Chen for relying on Xiao Churan, but Ye Chen said he was content with his life and had no shame about it.
• Liu Lili announced the guests’ gifts, and Wang Tengfei’s ten-thousand-yuan red envelope drew praise while Ye Chen and Xiao Churan’s antique painting drew ridicule.
• Ye Chen claimed the Qing-dynasty painting was worth more than all the other gifts combined, prompting the classmates to laugh at him.
• Liu Lili said her father, Liu Yuesheng, was an antiques expert and offered to ask him to appraise the painting.
• Wang Tengfei challenged Liu Yuesheng to examine the painting and vowed to eat the table if Ye Chen’s claim proved true.

Ye Chen challenged Wang Tengfei to eat a table if Liu Yuesheng confirmed the painting was worth tens of thousands. Liu Yuesheng appraised it as a genuine Huang Shen work worth over two hundred thousand, leaving Wang Tengfei facing his bet.

• Wang Tengfei agreed to eat the table if Ye Chen's painting was worth tens of thousands, while Ye Chen agreed to eat it if it was not.
• Liu Lili called her father, Liu Yuesheng, downstairs to appraise the painting.
• Liu Yuesheng identified the painting as a genuine work by Huang Shen and estimated its value at over two hundred thousand.
• Wang Daokun thanked Ye Chen for the valuable gift, and Liu Lili and the classmates changed their opinion of Ye Chen.
• Ye Chen stood before Wang Tengfei and asked how he planned to eat the table.