Joel returns to the Smith home after a coordinated stock purchase that sent Smith Group shares up and Horizon Group's land down. Grandma protests that he brought a girl back; Joel insists he's the family's lucky star and recalls a childhood wish that healed Grandma's leg. Joel announces he secured one of the 20 guaranteed admissions to Second Academy just days before the national exam. Then Zoe reveals a notice: she was granted guaranteed admission to First Academy. The family, stunned and calling her a 'jinx,' demand an explanation as the household fractures over her unexpected fortune.