Lin Wanxing spent eight years independently researching six patents, only to face PUA and zero equity when starting a business with Gu Chenze. At the celebration banquet, Zhou got 70%, Gu got 30%, and Lin got 0. Gu gave Zhou a Porsche but gave Lin a discounted thermos, and sent her to an island in economy class to work for free. She joined Xingyao as VP with her patents. Xingyao revoked her authority, the original system locked down, the launch event crashed, and clients terminated contracts. When her rights claim was rejected, Zhou hired outsourcing for a re-skinned summit; Wanxing used Xingyao's C-position to present evidence of 93 patent plagiarisms with personal watermarks, causing Gu and Zhou to tear each other apart. Later investigations showed Zhou used a shell company to embezzle tens of millions and was sentenced to 11 years, while Gu lost credibility and his company went bankrupt. Wanxing rejected over-the-counter poaching and declined Shen Yan. On a snowy night, Gu begged for reconciliation downstairs, but Wanxing threw the thermos to cut ties with the past.

Over the Long Night of Lies (63 episodes)