Chapter Summaries

Su Jin bound with the Tycoon Development System, which gave her a luxury penthouse, household staff, a rare Hermès bag, and a five-million-yuan spending allowance. She began using her new wealth at the French restaurant, accepting that her life had changed and savoring her first extravagant meal.

• After the system appeared, Su Jin questioned its promises and learned it wanted her to spend money to put wealth into circulation.
• The system convinced Su Jin to bind by explaining why it had chosen her, and she accepted.
• The system issued Su Jin a debt-free penthouse in China World Trade Center Phase III, a seven-person household team, a limited-edition Hermès Birkin, and a five-million-yuan allowance for the day.
• Su Jin used her newly issued property certificate to enter the restaurant and ordered multiple servings of caviar and sea urchin, blue lobster, and expensive wine.
• As she ate, Su Jin told the system she had long imagined escaping the need to count every penny and declared the first bite worth her past troubles.

Su Jin used her system’s black card to buy a Himalaya bag at SKP, outspending and humiliating her former roommate Wang Siyu. After a wealthy man named Lu Shen took an interest in her, Su Jin left to spend the rest of her allowance shopping.

• Little Golden Egg gave Su Jin her second-day rewards: an SKP unlimited black card, a Pagani Huayra BC Roadster, and an eight-million-yuan spending allowance.
• At SKP, Su Jin noticed Wang Siyu arguing with Hermès staff over a Himalaya bag that the store claimed was unavailable.
• Su Jin used her black card to obtain priority access to a Himalaya, bought it, and told Wang Siyu she would pay for their next birthday meal.
• Lu Shen watched Su Jin leave Hermès and called someone to investigate her background.
• Su Jin learned Lu Shen was the heir to the Lu Group, then drove away and told Little Golden Egg to arrange more shopping with her remaining allowance.

Su Jin used her system points to recruit a trusted core team and visited her former university senior Lin Man, offering her floral design work for Su Jin’s properties. The chapter ended with Su Jin reviewing three candidates, choosing Shen Mingwei for her first interview, and heading to shop.

• Su Jin learned that her appearance and fitness had improved and discovered she had 4,280 points to spend in the system store.
• Su Jin spent 3,500 points to recruit three core team members according to her professional and loyalty requirements.
• Su Jin visited Lin Man at Mansheng, offered her business, and agreed to hire her for floral work at Su Jin’s home and island.
• Little Golden Egg detected Lin Man’s loyalty at 78 points, and Su Jin recalled how Lin Man had helped her when she was struggling after graduation.
• Su Jin received profiles for Shen Mingwei, Zhou Ye, and Cheng Yan, and chose to meet Shen Mingwei first while arranging interviews with the others.
• Su Jin noted that Cheng Yan had experience with Lu Shen and the Lu Group, then headed toward Intime to use her daily allowance.

Su Jin spent over a million yuan on limited-edition jewelry at Van Cleef & Arpels, then ran into Lu Shen, who invited her for coffee. She gave him her number but made him wait, and headed to the China World Trade Center to spend more of her allowance.

• Su Jin bought the Bonheur watch and two clover bracelets, then selected additional jewelry and arranged delivery to her apartment.
• Su Jin encountered Lu Shen outside Hermès, and he recognized her from their earlier meeting at SKP.
• Lu Shen invited Su Jin for coffee, and she gave him her card while saying she would call when she was free.
• Su Jin explained to Little Golden Egg that she wanted to keep the initiative and make Lu Shen wait.
• Su Jin received Shen Mingwei's message about coming to Beijing for an interview next week, then drove toward the China World Trade Center to shop at LV.

Su Jin met Shen Mingwei and hired her to develop Su Jin’s scattered properties into a network of boutique guesthouse hotels, with a flower-growing partnership for Lin Man. After funding the project and offering Shen Mingwei generous compensation and equity, Su Jin left to prepare for a trip to Dali, while putting off messages from Cheng Yan and Lu Shen.

• Su Jin met Shen Mingwei at a Beijing café and showed her the guesthouse, island, and property assets she wanted professionally managed.
• Su Jin explained that she had chosen Shen Mingwei for her integrity and experience, and Shen proposed connecting the properties through a boutique guesthouse hotel venture.
• Shen Mingwei suggested developing the Dali property first and partnering with Lin Man’s flower business across the hotels and the island.
• Su Jin approved the plan, provided startup funds, offered Shen Mingwei twice the industry's top rate and a ten percent equity stake after three years, and asked her to prepare a three-month development plan.
• Su Jin invited Lin Man to visit land in Dali but withheld the full collaboration plan until it was ready.
• Little Golden Egg reported that Shen Mingwei’s loyalty had risen to 85, while Su Jin ignored Cheng Yan’s message and told Little Golden Egg to let Lu Shen wait.

Su Jin received a Dali inn cluster, a Swiss ski apartment, and an art adviser through her check-in system, then hired Cheng Yan and arranged meetings with her expanding team. She planned a trip to Dali and a meeting with Zhou Ye, while leaving Lu Shen waiting for an answer about his reception.

• Little Golden Egg awarded Su Jin a seven-building inn cluster in Dali, a ski apartment in St. Moritz, Cheng Yan as her art adviser, and a partnership with Mansheng.
• Su Jin agreed to travel to Dali with Shen Mingwei, replied to Zhou Ye about meeting, and left Lu Shen's messages unanswered.
• Su Jin met Cheng Yan, heard why he had left Sotheby's Asia, and hired him to manage her art collection and advise on investments.
• Su Jin confirmed her Dali plans with Shen Mingwei and arranged to meet Zhou Ye after he returned to Beijing.
• Su Jin received Lu Shen's invitation to a private cocktail party, shopped at SKP, and noticed a Lu Group employee watching her.
• Su Jin told Little Golden Egg she was happy with her new freedom and received the time and address for her meeting with Zhou Ye.

Su Jin traveled to Dali aboard her new private jet, inspected seven lakeside courtyards for her inn project, and built local connections. She hired Zhou Ye to manage her security and planned to visit Chengdu for an art exhibition and a supercar track day, while leaving Lu Shen’s message unanswered.

• Su Jin inspected her new Gulfstream jet and flew with Shen Mingwei and Lin Man from Tianjin to Dali.
• Su Jin, Shen Mingwei, and Lin Man toured seven Bai-style courtyards in Shuanglang, and Shen Mingwei arranged meetings with local tourism contacts.
• Su Jin met Dali business owners and officials, while Lin Man shared her excitement about contributing ideas to the inn project.
• Su Jin interviewed Zhou Ye and hired him to oversee her security operations.
• Su Jin confirmed plans to visit Chengdu for an art exhibition and track day, bought gifts for Lin Man, and chose not to reply to Lu Shen’s message.

Su Jin made an impressive debut at the Chengdu International Circuit, joined the club’s gathering, and drew the attention of its founder, Chen Shen, who openly said he wanted to pursue her. The night ended with Su Jin learning that Elder Huo’s late wife had been named Su and that he seemed to recognize something in her, while Su Jin decided to let the mystery unfold on its own.

• Su Jin drove her Pagani around the circuit for eight laps, impressing Coach Han with her speed and control despite claiming it was her first time on a track.
• Chen Shen introduced himself, praised Su Jin’s driving, and invited her to the club’s gathering that evening; she accepted and agreed to attend a practice race the next morning.
• At the gathering, Su Jin met investors, industrialists, and racers, and exchanged contact details with several of them.
• Chen Shen introduced Su Jin to Elder Huo, who said she resembled an old acquaintance and offered to help her in the racing circle.
• Chen Shen told Su Jin he wanted to pursue her, and she explained that she would not enter a relationship; he said this made him want to pursue her even more.
• Little Golden Egg told Su Jin that Elder Huo’s late wife had been surnamed Su and that his reaction seemed nostalgic, but Su Jin declined to investigate and went to sleep before the next day’s race.

Su Jin visited an art exhibition in Chengdu, where she met Meng Qi, Lin Zhi, Shen Che, and Xu Yanqiu and formed new friendships over dinner. As she prepared to return to Beijing, she felt hopeful about reconnecting with people who liked her simply for who she was.

• Su Jin admired paintings at Yuqing Art Museum and met Meng Qi and Xu Yanqiu; Meng Qi bought the small painting Su Jin liked.
• Meng Qi invited Su Jin to dinner with Lin Zhi and Shen Che, where Su Jin discussed her Dali guesthouse project and Lin Zhi and Shen Che offered potential help with art and design.
• Su Jin exchanged contact information with the group and told Little Golden Egg that they seemed like normal friends who wanted nothing from her.
• Back at the hotel, Su Jin confirmed plans to meet the painter Shen Nian and the Beijing security team, while Chen Shen asked when she would return to Chengdu.
• Su Jin reflected that her new friends reminded her of the uncomplicated friendships she had before becoming wealthy, then went to sleep looking forward to meeting people again.

Su Jin received a major stake in Poly Auction and exclusive rights to open The Star boutique in Beijing, expanding her influence and connections. As she prepared for upcoming meetings and invitations, she made clear that she wanted freedom and no romantic commitments.

• Su Jin received 35% of Poly Auction, a board seat, and exclusive Chinese agency rights to The Star boutique through her daily check-in.
• Su Jin inspected The Star's Wangfujing location and confirmed she would attend Poly Auction's board meeting, while receiving invitations from Vogue China and Lu Shen.
• Su Jin bought a power suit, a reception gown, a coat, and luxury accessories and jewelry at SKP.
• Su Jin arranged to meet Shen Nian and Meng Qi and scheduled her upcoming work and social engagements.
• Su Jin told Little Golden Egg that she would make no promises to her suitors and wanted the freedom to choose her own life.

Su Jin expanded her Beijing business connections, visited Shen Nian’s studio, and bought a courtyard house beside Shichahai. After attending Poly’s board meeting and checking preparations for The Star’s opening, she dressed for Lu Shen’s cocktail party, where the chapter left her on her way to the event.

• Su Jin hired Zhou Ye’s five-person security team, approved Fang Ying’s appointment, and met Meng Qi for hot pot, where she revealed she had bought a stake in Poly Auction.
• Su Jin agreed to buy Shen Nian’s unfinished painting, Place of Return, and met Xu Yanqiu, Song Huai, and Jiang Yao at dinner; Song Huai asked her to help connect him with Poly Auction.
• Su Jin attended her first Poly board meeting, asked questions about the auction house’s plans, and learned its storage facility held collectibles worth roughly eight billion.
• Su Jin added two million to The Star’s opening budget and agreed to buy a three-courtyard house beside Shichahai for full payment within three days.
• Su Jin put on a burgundy Gucci gown and Cartier jewelry and left her apartment in the car Lu Shen had sent for his cocktail party.

At the Lu Group reception, Su Jin made influential connections, secured a Vogue feature and a potential luxury-brand collaboration, and told Lu Shen she had feelings for him but did not want a conventional relationship. After returning home, she planned her upcoming business commitments and decided to pursue studies at MIT.

• Su Jin arrived at the Lu Group reception, where Lu Shen introduced her to prominent guests, including Vogue China editor-in-chief Zhao Yu.
• Zhao Yu invited Su Jin to appear in Vogue’s “Society Ladies” feature, and Su Jin accepted after learning who else would be featured.
• Su Jin met Director Cheng, who offered her a film role, and gathered business cards from influential guests across several industries.
• Su Jin told Lu Shen she had feelings for him but would only continue seeing him without dating responsibilities, and he said he would wait for her.
• At the reception, Zhao Yu introduced Su Jin to a luxury-brand CEO, who offered to discuss working together with her.
• After returning home, Su Jin confirmed plans to sign for a courtyard house, attend a Dali ribbon-cutting, and visit MIT to study computers and artificial intelligence.

Su Jin received a custom Pagani and a visiting scholar position at MIT, completed a Vogue shoot that made her an online sensation, and spent time with Chen Shen and Ji Yunshen at the Beijing Racing Club. She decided she would go to MIT in three months, leaving her businesses in trusted hands and her suitors to make their own choices.

• Su Jin signed the siheyuan contract, then completed four Vogue photo sets under Zhao Yu's supervision.
• Chen Shen contacted Su Jin, invited her to dinner, and openly said he had come to Beijing to pursue her; she agreed to visit the racing club with him the next day.
• Chen Shen introduced Su Jin to the Beijing Racing Club, where she met Ji Yunshen, who offered to connect her with MIT professors.
• Ji Yunshen drove Su Jin around the track and arranged a video meeting with three MIT professors about a visiting scholar opportunity.
• Su Jin's Vogue photos made the trending list, and she dismissed a vague comment about her past, saying she had done nothing wrong.
• Su Jin accepted Ji Yunshen's MIT introduction and decided she would leave for Boston in three months while her trusted associates managed her businesses.

Su Jin secured a path to MIT as a visiting scholar, received her US visa, and inspected her new Pagani and boutique while preparing for the move to Boston. Before Chen Shen left for Chengdu, she kissed his cheek after he promised to wait for her, and she ended the chapter back in Beijing after celebrating her Vogue spread with friends.

• Su Jin passed a video conference with three MIT professors, who welcomed her as a visiting scholar, while Ji Yunshen confirmed her invitation and Zhou Ye prepared her visa documents.
• Su Jin inspected her black-and-gold Pagani Zonda 760RSJ and decided she liked it, though she postponed taking it for a drive.
• At dinner, Chen Shen told Su Jin he would wait for her even after she moved to Boston, and she kissed his cheek before wishing him a safe trip to Chengdu.
• Su Jin received approval for her US visa and checked the final preparations at The Star, where she confirmed she would attend the boutique's opening.
• Su Jin told Meng Qi she planned to study computer science at MIT, then attended Jiang Yao's dinner celebrating her Vogue photo spread and confirmed she was going as a visiting scholar.

Su Jin inspected her restored courtyard house, opened her Dali guesthouse and The Star’s Wangfujing boutique, and gained control of an entertainment company through her daily check-in. The chapter ended with her preparing to travel to Boston for her MIT schedule.

• Su Jin approved the renovation of her Beijing courtyard house and later passed its final inspection with Shen Che and Designer Sun present.
• Su Jin toured the Dali inn and Lin Man’s flower-growing base, then joined Shen Mingwei and Lin Man to cut the ribbon and open the guesthouse.
• The Dali inn drew heavy publicity and bookings, while Su Jin kept Shen Nian’s painting after receiving a fifteen-million offer for it.
• Su Jin attended the opening of The Star’s Wangfujing boutique, where Ji Yunshen told her he had come to see her.
• Su Jin’s fifty-eighth daily check-in awarded her 51% equity in Huace Starlight Entertainment Media Co., Ltd. and an entertainment-industry resource package.
• Su Jin told Little Golden Egg that she was tired and said she would go to Boston the next day.

Su Jin settled into her new Boston home, registered as an MIT visiting scholar, and joined a computer vision placement test to prove her ability. After placing first and earning her classmates’ applause, she realized that her satisfaction came from solving a difficult problem herself, not from wealth or status.

• Su Jin arrived in Boston, toured the home Cheng Yan had prepared for her, and registered at MIT with help from Ji Yunshen.
• Su Jin attended a student mixer where Professor Harris warned that MIT students had to earn respect through their work.
• Su Jin took Professor Harris’s computer vision placement test and designed working solutions for its challenging image-deblurring and 3D-reconstruction questions.
• Su Jin ranked first in the placement test, and Professor Harris asked her to explain her solution to the class, which applauded her.
• Su Jin thanked Ji Yunshen for his congratulations and told Little Golden Egg that solving the test’s 3D-reconstruction problem made her happy.

Su Jin received a Beverly Hills estate and a dramatic boost to her intelligence and appearance, then represented MIT in the Elite University Championship. After solving all five computer science problems and earning the auditorium’s applause, she met Princeton contestant Ethan, who asked about her facial-model algorithm.

• Su Jin completed her seventy-third daily check-in and received a Beverly Hills estate, IQ 178, enhanced appearance, and a cross-coast asset link.
• Professor Harris selected Su Jin to represent MIT in the computer science competition after her strong assessment and class performance.
• Su Jin completed the first four preliminary problems faster and more effectively than the other contestants, drawing praise from Professor Harris.
• Su Jin solved the final real-time facial reconstruction problem two minutes before the competition ended, prompting the audience and judges to applaud.
• Su Jin met Ethan on the Stata Center rooftop, shared her algorithm notes with him, and heard him introduce himself.

Su Jin’s viral Instagram photo drew director Anderson Lau to offer her the lead role in his film, and she agreed after reading the complete script. She also selected new talent for Huace Starlight, singled out Lin Xiaozhou for a direct contract, and arranged to meet Ethan about the competition semifinals.

• Su Jin discovered that her Instagram following had passed five hundred thousand after a photo from the university championship went viral.
• Anderson Lau asked Su Jin to meet about his film, and she agreed to hear his pitch in Boston.
• After reading Anderson Lau’s script about Lin, a mathematical genius who leaves academia for a seaside bookstore, Su Jin agreed to play the role if she liked the complete draft.
• Su Jin reviewed Huace Starlight’s talent shortlist, approved several candidates, and offered Lin Xiaozhou a direct contract with the company’s best terms.
• Su Jin arranged to meet Ethan at the Stata Center the next afternoon to discuss the third semifinal problem.
• Su Jin suggested that Lin walk barefoot into the sea in the film’s final scene, and Anderson Lau accepted the idea.

Su Jin impressed Anderson Lau and his crew with her performance while filming Lin’s story in Winter Harbor, and the production’s portrait of her brought her sudden global attention. After returning to Beijing, she chose Lin Xiaozhou for Huace Starlight and prepared to face the trailer’s release and her upcoming semifinal.

• Su Jin arrived in Winter Harbor, and Anderson began filming her immediately when he saw her natural appearance in the morning light.
• Su Jin completed a quiet bookstore scene in one take, and Anderson praised the performance; she later improvised a search for a lost girl’s cat and filmed an extended scene reading an old letter.
• A production photo of Su Jin went viral, raising her Instagram following above three million while she ignored the public speculation and settled into Lin’s routine.
• Anderson filmed Su Jin silently reading a letter and watching the winter sea, then predicted that the Oscars would like her.
• Su Jin returned to Beijing, interviewed Lin Xiaozhou, and chose her for a Huace Starlight contract after hearing her explain her desire to act and perform the letter monologue.
• Su Jin received messages from Anderson, Ethan, Chen Shen, Lu Shen, and Lin Xiaozhou, then told Anderson she was ready for the trailer’s release.

Su Jin watched the Winter Harbor trailer draw millions of views, then returned to Beijing to advance Huace Starlight’s expansion and set new plans for the film and art businesses. She also accepted Chanel’s campaign offer and reshaped Winter Harbor’s ending so Lin would keep walking forward without looking back.

• Su Jin watched Anderson’s trailer for Winter Harbor, which passed ten million views within two hours, and told him she would return the following week to film two more scenes.
• Su Jin reviewed Huace Starlight’s quarterly report, approved all three proposed expansion plans, and told Sun Yao to let Lin Xiaozhou train for at least three months before choosing a debut film or accepting brand offers.
• Su Jin raised the starting estimate for Shen Nian’s Place of Return to eighteen million yuan at the Poly Auction board meeting, and Chairman Zhao approved her recommendation.
• Su Jin returned to Beijing and chose Pofeng, also called Windbreaking Pictures, as Huace Starlight’s acquisition target, setting a one-month deadline for due diligence.
• Su Jin agreed to appear in Chanel’s global spring-summer haute couture campaign in Paris, on the condition that she would have no dialogue.
• Su Jin told Anderson that Lin’s final scene should show her walking from the bookstore into the sea without looking back, and Anderson agreed.