He remembers the original timeline: five years from now he'll be tangled up with Joyce and they'll part badly. After overhearing a man proclaim, "I'm your future husband," he shifts to cold calculations: no startups, invest early in smartphones, liquor stocks, food delivery and short videos, avoid heavy Bitcoin, plan a trip abroad, and aim to earn his first 100 million. Cut to an internet café where a classmate admits John is pursuing her but wants to focus on college entrance exams. The episode closes with his money-and-study plan intact, but unexpected suitors threaten to complicate it.