Ten Years – Zhang Yao, Zhang Yaqin

Starting from Lin Yicheng's memories ten years later: Lin Yicheng and Wang Ran, who were working/interning outside before graduation, were urgently called back by the school to participate in a debate competition. With the help of Liu Ke, Li Zhekai, and Chen Tao in succession, they hurriedly made their way back to the school from outside. However, even when the debate competition started, their figures had yet to appear.

Lin Yicheng, who bravely intervened along the way, and Wang Ran finally arrived at the venue and won the debate competition. The five of them later gathered at Sister Xuan's small tavern to celebrate, but a fight broke out due to harassment from the neighboring table towards Wang Ran. Eventually, they were all rescued from the police station by Li Zhekai's father, Li Jianxun. Lin Yicheng's self-esteem was greatly hurt by this incident. Chen Tao, who had been protecting Liu Ke, took her back to his second-hand motorcycle shop, and there was a subtle chemical reaction between the two of them.

After graduation, the five of them started their respective new lives. Wang Ran had a smooth journey working under Chairman Yan Bing, Li Zhekai continued his carefree life as a wealthy second generation, Chen Tao was still running the motorcycle shop, and Liu Ke became a preschool teacher. Lin Yicheng went home and put a stop to his father's domestic violence, determined to shoulder the responsibility for his family. However, during his internship at the TV station, he fell into a trap set by his colleague Xin Ya as revenge for taking the lead in turning in interview bribes, and he faced the risk of being fired due to work mistakes.

With the help of Wang Ran, Lin Yicheng managed to rectify a major mistake, but was then informed by the supervisor that he did not receive a permanent position. In order to stay, Lin Yicheng had to look for sponsors everywhere. Through Li Zhekai, he met General Manager Jia and unexpectedly encountered Li Yihang, the head of the entertainment department at the TV station. At the same time, Wang Ran, in pursuit of the promised commission from Yan Bing, tried various ways to make contact with several executives from Xiaoshou Real Estate. Chen Tao pretended to guide Liu Ke in writing a novel, while Li Zhekai enthusiastically pursued Wu Zhiyun, a new employee at his friend's company.

Wang Ran's scheme was exposed by Qin Xiaoshou and his assistant, but due to her honesty, she won Qin Xiaoshou's admiration. Faced with the temptation of a substantial commission, Wang Ran ultimately decided to attend Qin Xiaoshou's banquet. Meanwhile, after being kicked out of the news department, Lin Yicheng was brought into Li Yihang's entertainment department, where talent was cherished. In the end, Wang Ran successfully escaped Qin Xiaoshou's sinister plot and achieved the cooperation agreement through her exceptional acting skills.

Li Zhekai was frightened by Wu Zhiyun's request to meet her parents and tried to find a way to get rid of her. However, during a gathering at the five friends' small tavern, Wu Zhiyun, who was in a state of collapse, threatened with self-harm, forcing Li Zhekai to record a video of himself apologizing and criticizing himself. As a result, he faced a severe scolding from his father when he returned home. Wang Ran noticed Liu Ke's interest in Chen Tao and, after unsuccessful persuasion, asked Lin Yicheng to warn Chen Tao to stay away from Liu Ke. However, unintentionally, this wounded Lin Yicheng's self-esteem. Yet, in front of Chen Tao, Lin Yicheng also couldn't face his own feelings for Wang Ran.

After the successful collaboration, Wang Ran began to deliberately avoid Qin Xiaoshou and, through Yan Bing, got to know General Shi. Meanwhile, in his work as an entertainment journalist, Lin Yicheng unexpectedly got into a feud with the popular singer Zhou Yu, who threatened to sue him. Li Zhekai's parents had a big fight at the beauty salon, and Wang Ran, who happened to be present, cleverly resolved the situation and gave encouragement to the disheartened Li Zhekai. Chen Tao treated Liu Ke to a hot pot meal and opened up about his unfortunate childhood experiences. In order to organize a birthday banquet for General Shi's daughter, Wang Ran came up with a creative idea to invite Zhou Yu to sing, deviating from the conventional approach.

Lin Yicheng and Wang Ran continued to communicate about their respective work and lives. Zhou Yu was also forced to drop the lawsuit against Lin Yicheng. The five of them gathered once again at Sister Xuan's small tavern, where Wang Ran accurately pointed out the flaws in Li Zhekai's business plan and provided better suggestions. Sister Xuan's recollection of past love also caught everyone's attention. Li Zhekai seemed to develop a fondness for Wang Ran, which put extra pressure on Lin Yicheng, prompting him to work even harder to take on more jobs and earn money.

Xin Ya, who resigned from Zhou Yu's team, approached Lin Yicheng and proposed a collaboration. Li Yihang suggested that he consider doing television shopping. Li Zhekai used his father's reputation to engage in guarantee business, and father and son reached a temporary cooperation. Chen Tao went to the kindergarten to assist Liu Ke in educating children, which had a comedic effect. After Wang Ran hesitated about her future career path, despite making a profitable stock investment following Shizong's advice. Chen Tao and Liu Ke officially became a couple and started living together.

In pursuit of more money, Lin Yicheng decides to join Li Yihang in television shopping. Wang Ran, on the other hand, resigns from Yan Bing's company and enters the financial industry under Shizong's guidance, even using her mother's property as collateral for stock trading. Li Zhekai pursues Wang Ran but is politely rejected. Chen Tao, in order to create a surprise, bravely borrows money to buy expensive clothing for Liu Ke. Despite earning money through television shopping, Lin Yicheng still feels inferior due to the high housing prices. He gathers the courage to confess his feelings to Wang Ran, but then encounters a stock market crash. To help Wang Ran recover her losses, he even resorts to borrowing from loan sharks at high interest rates.