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Qi Luo is on a blind date with Ms. Mui, who is immediately demanding, ordering excessive food and expensive wine to take home to her son and his teacher. Ms. Mui outlines her stringent financial and familial expectations for a potential husband, including a large dowry and a house for her son. Despite finding her behavior outrageous, Qi Luo endures for a system reward. Upon successfully completing the date, he is rewarded with one million dollars, which allows him to pay off debts incurred from his ex-girlfriend Chen Lu's medical treatment. He realizes the system is a path to a better life.
Qi Luo encounters his ex-girlfriend, Chen Lu, who broke up with him after he spent over 300,000 dollars on her medical treatment, calling him a 'loser' and 'poor'. She refuses to repay him, claiming he did it willingly. Chen Lu's new boyfriend also ridicules Qi Luo, calling him a 'pure love god of war' for his selfless acts. This encounter strengthens Qi Luo's resolve to use the system to gain wealth and prove Chen Lu wrong.
Qi Luo unlocks a new system reward: a Mercedes Maybach sedan for his second blind date. Eager to speed up his progress and escape his current financial situation, he calls his mother. She gives him an ultimatum to bring a girlfriend home for Chinese New Year, prompting him to seek more blind dates. He reassures his mother, stating he'll arrange many blind dates to find a suitable partner and start a family.
Qi Luo's second blind date is with Ms. Huang, who immediately judges his appearance and financial status, having accumulated significant debt from her expensive hobbies. She seeks a partner to pay off her loans and expresses a 'progressive' view on overspending. Despite her transactional approach, Qi Luo considers her due to the system's reward. However, when she recommends an American-made phone (implying less support for local products), Qi Luo ends the date, citing 'patriotism' as his bottom line, losing the potential Maybach reward temporarily but satisfying a deeper principle.
Despite the failed second blind date, the system unexpectedly delivers the Mercedes Maybach to Qi Luo, stating he completed the achievement. While picking up the car, he runs into Chen Lu and her new boyfriend. Chen Lu continues to belittle him, mocking his inability to afford such a car. However, when the dealership confirms Qi Luo bought the multi-million dollar Maybach outright, Chen Lu is stunned and filled with regret, realizing what she lost.
Qi Luo receives the Baji Fist Grandmaster award as his third blind date reward, which greatly improves his physical fitness. While tutoring Zixuan, his landlord Jiang Yuanyuan's daughter, he learns that Jiang Yuanyuan is divorcing her husband, who is cheating and threatening her. Later, Jiang Yuanyuan and Zixuan are ambushed by toughs in the parking lot. Qi Luo uses his newfound Baji Fist skills to protect them, impressing Jiang Yuanyuan and Zixuan, who now see him as a protector and a potential father figure.
Following the attack, a vulnerable Jiang Yuanyuan expresses her fears about divorce and raising Zixuan alone. Qi Luo offers emotional support, reassuring her about her worth despite her feelings of inadequacy. Deeply affected by alcohol and their shared experience, Jiang Yuanyuan confesses her attraction to Qi Luo and desires a physical relationship even if temporary. Qi Luo, despite his internal conflict, ends up spending the night with her, leading to the unlock of the fourth blind date achievement.
Qi Luo receives a large apartment in the city center as his fourth reward. He tries to 'game' the system by asking Feng Shuangbao (his male friend) if they can repeatedly date to quickly gain rewards. The system doesn't recognize this. His third blind date is arranged with a woman named Yao Yao, who he meets with Feng Shuangbao. Yao Yao is initially cold but quickly becomes interested when she sees Qi Luo's Mercedes Maybach keys. Qi Luo describes his job and side hustles (including 'finding system bugs') which impresses Yao Yao, who seeks a wealthy partner to escape her financial struggles. He successfully completes the date and gets the apartment.
Qi Luo is summoned to his work by his boss and Chen Lu, who has reported him to the police, alleging he gained his wealth by corrupt means. Chen Lu accuses him of accepting bribes and jeopardizing company interests. Qi Luo maintains his innocence, claiming his money (specifically the million-dollar reward) is legitimate. Jiang Yuanyuan calls in to corroborate his story about saving her from attackers, stating the million was a gratitude payment. The police dismiss Chen Lu's claims, and Qi Luo, fed up with his low-paying, restrictive job, quits, much to his boss's dismay.
Unlocking a 300 square feet storefront in a prime city location, Qi Luo encounters Lin Jia, a saleswoman at the Jade City real estate project (where his new apartment is). She is highly attractive and skilled at her job, yet reveals a difficult personal life, burdened by her parents' divorce and their demands for a dowry to support her younger brother. Qi Luo successfully completes the blind date (though they maintain a professional distance), receiving his new storefront, and begins to consider Lin Jia's character beyond her initial appearance.
Qi Luo's sixth blind date is with Mo Yingying, who is concerned about her weight and her mother's desire for a 'fierce' husband to control her eating habits. She also reveals her parents' divorce led to her mother's bitterness and resentment. Qi Luo, having recently gained ownership of an office building, reassures her about her self-worth and offers a different perspective on happiness, suggesting it extends beyond food. He successfully completes the date, receiving an entire downtown office building, making him a billionaire.
Matchmaking services arrange Qi Luo's seventh blind date with Liu Manli, a busy and demanding woman who outlines a list of stringent marital expectations, including full control of his finances, her name on all property, freedom to socialize without his interference, a substantial dowry, financial support for her younger brother, and a DINK lifestyle. Despite the absurdity, Qi Luo agrees to all her terms, determined to get the reward. Just as he's about to 'add her as a friend' (the blind date completion trigger), he discovers she's an 'ox' while he's a 'horse', declaring them incompatible based on a folk saying, thereby avoiding a difficult marriage while still receiving his reward: a 50% stake in the Yunding Group, making him a major shareholder.
Qi Luo goes to the Yunding Group for a board meeting. He encounters Chen Lu and her new boyfriend, an executive there. Chen Lu, still envious, attempts to have Qi Luo thrown out, accusing him of trespassing and false pretenses. The situation escalates, with Qi Luo calling the company's Secretary Zhou, who confirms Qi Luo's co-ownership of the Yunding Group (a 50% shareholder). Exposed and humiliated, Chen Lu's boyfriend faces investigation and possible ruin, realizing his past corrupt dealings. Chen Lu is left reeling, regretting her choices, while Qi Luo reflects on their divergent paths.
Qi Luo uses his influence as a Yunding Group shareholder to help Lin Jia, whose mother needs urgent surgery for a tumor. He arranges for top specialists at a city hospital. He also learns about Lin Jia's family's financial struggles and her dedication to her mother. Witnessing her filial piety, Qi Luo respects her more. Due to his growing commitments, Qi Luo offers Lin Jia a position as his representative to exercise his shareholder rights in the Yunding Group, acknowledging her intelligence and trustworthiness, which she accepts with gratitude and determination. They both move in to his new condo.
Qi Luo has his eighth blind date with Luo Meng, Lin Jia's friend, who was initially skeptical of him. Luo Meng believes Qi Luo is being forced into a business marriage and proposes a 'fake marriage' to escape his family's pressure and gain financially through divorce. Qi Luo is appalled by her transactional approach, realizing her true mercenary nature. He quickly dismisses the idea, stating his commitment to finding genuine compatibility and his disdain for using relationships for financial gain. The system, having recognized the date, rewards him with the Downtown Mall, making him even wealthier. He continues his quest for love, confident that he will find a suitable partner without resorting to such schemes.