From 2010 to 2026, sixteen years of upheaval in Rongcheng. Chen Yu, a young man from an ordinary family in Guanghan, was a college student who worked construction sites to scrape together tuition. In Chengdu, he embarked on a grassroots venture capital journey. On campus, he and Lin Xi understood each other through their dreams, only to lose to reality and part ways with regrets. In a rented apartment, he founded Yumen Investments and stayed true to his original commitment to “investing by standing alongside founders,” yet he was repeatedly crushed by capital’s siege and the brutal suppression of industry scandals.
On a bitterly cold New Year’s Eve, he met Su Wan, a psychology student at Sichuan Normal University. Two lonely souls saved each other. Su Wan used her expertise to give Yumen a heart, while Chen Yu built her a haven with his tenderness. When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, Chen Yu accidentally stumbled onto the heart of a monopoly’s hidden dealings. Faced with a choice between protecting his family and defending justice, he resolutely chose to risk everything.
He joined forces with persecuted entrepreneurs and incorruptible officials to form an alliance. After desperate struggles, witnesses turning against them, and villains switching sides, he finally bid farewell to his youth at Sanxingdui, brought irrefutable evidence of the conspiracy to court, and crushed the monopoly empire that had entrenched itself in the region.
From an ordinary young man to an industry leader, from a small company battered by storms to a global venture capital benchmark, Chen Yu and Su Wan walked side by side for sixteen years, ultimately realizing that the ultimate goal of business is not the pinnacle of wealth, but to spend the rest of your life safe and at peace with the one you love: protect those dearest to you, uphold fairness, and find fulfillment in the ordinary warmth of everyday life.
The ultimate value of business is never the peak of wealth, but protecting what you love, sticking to the bottom line, and creating fairness. This is not only a counterattack novel, but also a life lesson about conscience and choice. It is thought-provoking after reading. In an impetuous era, keeping one's original intention is more precious than gaining wealth.