Episode Summary
Gao Weiyuan blackmails Gu Deman to extort money from Shen Yi while revealing Han’s Group’s drug operation history. Shen Ye’s surveillance heats up, Jin Chun navigates personal struggles, and Du Danning’s secret marriage crumbles alongside a symbolic pottery mishap.
Spoiler Alert
Gao Weiyuan’s playing chess with lives this week. After arranging for his lawyer to retrieve a burner phone from his home, he strongarms the shady Gu Deman into acting as his go-between. The deal? Gu helps Gao extort money from a "specific person" (wink wink, we all know who) in exchange for 20% kickbacks. Oh, and Gao casually orders his wife to flee the country with their family. Just another Tuesday for this guy, right?
Meanwhile, Wu Yong—the human equivalent of a raised eyebrow—tips off Shen Ye about Gao’s lawyer meetup. Shen Ye, ever the suspicious shadow, tails Shen Yi to a chaotic farmers' market where Gu Deman lurks. Cue the most awkward veggie-shopping trip ever: Shen Yi tries to ditch Shen Ye by tossing his phone into a bag of lettuce (rookie move), while Gu pressures Shen Yi to pay up. The kicker? Gao apparently has enough dirt on Han’s Group to make anyone sweat.
Over at the hospital:
Xu Tongsheng’s still comatose, but Jin Chun multi-tasks like a champ—nursing him while texting Shen Ye safety reminders. Enter Han Jun (the brooding heir), who stops by the police station to… sign paperwork? Sure. He offers Jin life advice that’s colder than hospital Jell-O: "If you can’t handle it, cut it loose. Like when I fled the country at 18." Thanks, Han. Real helpful.
The Big Confession™:
Gao finally spills to Wu Yong about Han’s Group’s drug operation. Turns out, he ran Ducheng Processing Plant as an innocent front for Han Kun… until Han Pei took over and started cooking meth. When a factory fire nearly exposed everything, Gao swapped drug gear for bitcoin miners (because nothing says "subtle" like a sudden crypto obsession) with help from the hilariously named Wu Yu—who charged him "sky-high" fees. Classic.
Oh, and Gao admits to murdering Fan Yi in that garden bomb plot but denies seeing Xu Tongsheng at the warehouse. Li Dangui’s like "Nice try," exposing Gao’s laughably low drug profits. Someone’s getting played harder than a karaoke bar regular.
Side Quest Alert:
Jin Chun’s BFF Du Danning drops a bombshell—she secretly married but now wants a divorce because adulting sucks. Their "heart-to-heart" involves a pottery class where Du’s vase cracks mid-sculpting. Symbolism? Chef’s kiss.
Final Act Chaos:
Gu Deman nags Shen Yi for the cash, leading to a late-night cat-and-mouse chase. Shen Yi fakes a flower-watering trip (why?), loses Shen Ye’s tail, and slips into an alley where Gu’s accomplice Gu Nuo awaits. But plot twist: Shen Ye catches Gu Deman red-handed while the real mastermind escapes. Dun-dun-DUN!
The Tea: This episode’s all about messy alliances and messier pottery. Gao’s empire crumbles faster than Du Danning’s marriage vase, while Shen Ye’s stuck playing whack-a-mole with criminals. Also, someone give Jin Chun a vacation—she’s earned it.
P.S. That bitcoin mining cover-up? Still the most relatable thing here. We’ve all made questionable life choices to hide our secrets. ️♀️
