Xie Linhui was invited by Shen Zongyu, who held a high opinion of Xie Linhui personally. Shen Zongyu was not optimistic about Zhongshang Langchao, believing that the funds from Puhang Venture Capital needed to be allocated to essential areas. Based on her investigation of Zhongshang Langchao, she deemed it not the optimal choice and had removed Puhang Venture Capital from her list of preferred options. Xie Linhui had emotional ties to Zhongshang Langchao, having worked there for 15 years, so she wanted Shen Zongyu to reconsider her decision. Consequently, Xie Linhui presented her own proposal, hoping Shen Zongyu would give it due consideration.
Tang Ruo encountered Wang Dongning at Yuanshen Oriental (元神东方). She deliberately bumped into him with a coffee as a means to greet him. To express her apologies, she took Wang Dongning to a mall to buy clothes, using the opportunity to gather information. While Wang Dongning was trying on clothes, Tang Ruo contacted Yu Shi to inform him that Chairman Liang Dong did not intend to abandon the Huake Yuanjian project. However, the detailed information was not known to Wang Dongning.
The small shareholders of Yuanshen Technology were very dissatisfied with the group, feeling neglected by them. Seizing this opportunity, Chairman Liang Dong decided to make adjustments, specifically targeting Zhou Hang’s Yuanshen Oriental Technology. Following the example of other companies, he instituted strict regulations. Additionally, he expressed his desire for Zhou Hang’s Yuanshen Oriental Technology to invest in Huake Yuanjian, stating his confidence in Zhou Hang’s abilities. Zhou Hang knew this was a challenging task but agreed nonetheless. Shen Zongyu recommended Zhou Hang to join Yuanshen’s board of directors, and Chairman Liang Dong intended to target Zhou Hang because of this matter.
Jiang Yidi arranged to meet with Xie Linhui and gifted her a new scarf since the previous one had been stained with red wine. Xie Linhui greatly appreciated the gift. Jiang Yidi wanted to find someone to discuss her recent frustrations, feeling that many things were not going smoothly and was distressed. Being a few years older, Xie Linhui shared her own experiences and insights with Jiang Yidi, emphasizing that as adults, they needed to adjust and change their mindsets to adapt to environmental and situational changes.
Yu Shi met with Peng Dahai and gathered some information. Zhou Hang contacted Yu Shi, and the two privately discussed the Huake Yuanjian issue, both of whom were aware of the problems within Huake Yuanjian. Yu Shi did not want Yuxiang Investment and Zhang Hongda to take unnecessary risks, so he decided to have Zhang Hongda sign an equity recovery agreement. This meant that once their investment was secured, Yuxiang Investment’s equity would be reclaimed. Zhang Hongda was initially confused but understood the reasoning after Tang Ruo showed him the SI (走si) records. Yu Shi clarified that signing the agreement was not intended to harm him. After some consideration, Zhang Hongda agreed and signed the agreement.
When Zhang Hongda was leaving the company, he coincidentally met Jiang Yidi. Noticing that her mentor was acting strangely, Jiang Yidi went to find Yu Shi and discovered that he was also behaving oddly. Yu Shi instructed her to hand over all materials related to Huake Yuanjian to Tang Ruo. Jiang Yidi did not understand the reasoning behind this but Yu Shi explained that such arrangements were logical and that the boss did not need to explain them to the employees. Additionally, Yu Shi had arranged for Jiang Yidi to go on a business trip to Beijing the following day. Unexpectedly, Jiang Yidi had an accident and injured her foot, making her unable to go on the trip. Consequently, Yu Shi had to arrange for Tang Ruo to undertake the Beijing trip instead. Jiang Yidi stayed behind to participate in a meeting between Yu Shi and Zhou Hang. Yu Shi was perplexed as to why Zhou Hang would invest in Huake Yuanjian, as it was evidently a problematic venture. Zhou Hang responded by saying he would treat it as doing a good deed.
Tang Ruo encountered Wu Yueting in the airport lounge. She deliberately approached her to build rapport and aimed to extract information about Huake Yuanjian and the SI matter, which were closely linked to her involvement.
