Episode Summary
In episode 28 of "Double Happiness," Qian Hao is blackmailed with a deepfake video for 300,000 yuan, prompting him to plan to sell his house and flee the country with his child, Xiaomi. His ex-wife, Hu Xiaojiao, is devastated by their divorce. At work, Mei Chengyi is unexpectedly promoted to replace his boss, President Li, who is fired. Meanwhile, Youyou remains unaware that her mentor, Hu Pei, has passed away and been buried at the cemetery where she now works.
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Double Happiness, Episode 28 Recap: Blackmail, Betrayal, and a Silent Goodbye
This Episode , the lives of our characters spiral into chaos as divorce, death, and deception cast a long shadow. Qian Hao finds himself the target of a high-tech blackmail scheme, while Mei Chengyi receives an unexpected promotion that sends ripples through his company. In the midst of the turmoil, a quiet tragedy unfolds, unnoticed by the one person it affects most.
A Desperate Man and a Devious Plan
The episode opens on the day of their official divorce, and Hu Xiaojiao is a wreck. Shattered by the end of her marriage, she can't even bring herself to get out of bed, leaving her friend Xia Chunyan unable to console her. Her ex-husband, Qian Hao, is facing a crisis of his own. He receives a chilling message: a scammer has used AI deepfake technology to create an explicit video of him and is demanding a 300,000 yuan payment to keep it private. The threat of public ruin sends the usually sharp Qian Hao into a panic.
Trapped and with his accounts frozen, Qian Hao tries to contact Hu Xiaojiao for help, only to find she has already blocked him. Cornered, he confesses a desperate plan to his confidante, Qin Sulan: he will quit his job, sell his apartment, and take his and Xu Kaixin's child, Xiaomi, abroad where they can never be found. His escape, however, is now complicated by the blackmailer's deadline. The pressure mounts as he wakes from a nightmare, drenched in a cold sweat, the scammer's bank account number haunting him like a ticking time bomb.
A Sudden Promotion and a Comedic Misunderstanding
At the office, Mei Chengyi is summoned by HR, fully expecting to be laid off. His smarmy colleague, Jia Haoren, spots this and immediately texts their boss, President Li, to pledge his loyalty in what he assumes is a corporate shake-up. In a darkly comedic twist, Mei Chengyi is not fired but promoted, offered President Li's job. Just as the offer is made, he receives a text from Xu Kaixin. As he looks down at his phone, the HR director misinterprets the action as him searching for other job offers and hastily sweetens the deal. Later, President Li, still oblivious to his own fate, tearfully laments to Mei Chengyi about their shared "hardship," leaving Mei to grapple with his silence. The truth comes out when Mei announces his promotion at a celebratory dinner, prompting Jia Haoren to frantically alert President Li, who storms into HR only to learn he was the one being let go.
A Mother's Strategy and a Silent Farewell
Xu Kaixin and Qian Hao meet to finalize their child's custody arrangement. In a clever move to ensure her child's well-being, Xu Kaixin requires Qian Hao to pay a 5,000 yuan "security deposit," which she promises to return in full as long as the child is treated well in his care. Her newlywed friends, the fun-loving Li Xiaoxiao and Song Ran, have skipped their honeymoon to help her promote her new store, their playful antics providing a moment of levity.
Meanwhile, Youyou has settled into her job at the local cemetery. The work has surprisingly improved her insomnia, and she's found a strange peace in the quiet surroundings. She is, however, completely unaware that her beloved mentor, Hu Pei, has passed away after failing to recover from a medical emergency. During a funeral service, she respectfully bows her head, not realizing the person in the coffin is her mentor. He is laid to rest in his favorite spot in the cemetery, a place where he often sat to play his flute. His loyal dog, Yiersan, stands a silent vigil by the new grave, but Youyou has yet to notice the familiar name carved on the headstone.
