Recaps

Ji Ran supported Zhao Pingchuan as he rebuilt his life and founded Hengtu, while Gu Xingye’s conflict with Jiang Jinyue drew Zhao into a business feud. Hengtu survived Gu Xingye’s price war, and its former customers returned.

• Ji Ran found Zhao Pingchuan bankrupt and grieving, took him home, and persuaded him to stay as family.
• Ji Ran cared for Zhao Pingchuan as they built a life together, and Zhao began investing their savings and celebrating milestones with him.
• After Ji Ran supported his return to business, Zhao Pingchuan reunited with Chen Qi, Lin Zhou, and Chen Mo, and they founded Hengtu.
• Hengtu grew through outsourced projects and a successful business tool, while Zhao Pingchuan offered Ji Ran shares and Ji Ran refused.
• Ji Ran encouraged Hengtu to invest in short-video platforms, but the investment collapsed and Zhao Pingchuan reassured him that they would face the setback together.
• Hengtu expanded its SaaS business, and Gu Xingye’s conflict with Jiang Jinyue escalated after Jiang was injured and disappeared.
• Ji Ran and Zhao Pingchuan became wary of Gu Xingye after encountering the feud, while Gu Xingye began investigating their connection to Jiang.
• Gu Xingye tried to weaken Hengtu by pressuring its investors and undercutting its prices, but Zhao Pingchuan refused to lower Hengtu’s prices.
• Ji Ran rejected Lu Zhaozhao’s romantic confession, while Zhao Pingchuan privately feared Ji Ran would leave him.
• Ji Ran told Zhao Pingchuan about his promotion, and after Gu Xingye’s price war cost Hengtu customers, those customers returned less than two months later.