Episode Summary
In "Fancy Land" Episode 6, Li Xiulan reveals to her daughter, Li Yan, that Li Meng is not her sister but a dangerous childhood acquaintance whom she banished after Li Meng tried to harm Li Yan. Following a tense night, Li Meng departs, leaving behind a mysterious note and a bottle of perfume, which is later revealed to be a gift from Lin Yi. Meanwhile, the police, led by Qin Yang, uncover a connection between Lin Yi and the deceased Bai Tao. The episode culminates in a thrilling chase after a mysterious man resembling Bai Tao appears and slips a letter under Li Yan's door, confirming the police's suspicions of a deeper conspiracy.
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Fancy Land Episode 6 Recap: A Secret Past and a Mysterious Stranger
This article contains spoilers for "Fancy Land" Episode 6.
The fragile peace in Li Yan's life is shattered as a long-buried family secret comes to light, revealing that the person she thought was her sister is a dangerous stranger from the past. Meanwhile, the police uncover a new lead connecting a seemingly unrelated death to their inner circle, and a mysterious figure who looks unnervingly like a dead man appears on the scene, suggesting a far greater conspiracy is at play.
A Mother's Dark Confession
The episode opens with Li Yan confronting her mother, Li Xiulan, with a gut-wrenching question: Is Li Meng her sister? And did their mother, Li Xiulan, murder a man named Zhang Xiaochuan? Pushed to her limit, Li Xiulan finally reveals the truth. Li Meng is not her daughter but the child of a neighbor from their old home in Shigang County. Li Meng's mother died young, and her father was a violent alcoholic. Out of pity, Li Xiulan would care for the girl, treating her like one of her own alongside Li Yan.
The kindness soured, however, when Li Xiulan discovered young Li Meng trying to suffocate a sleeping Li Yan with a pillow, desperate to claim all of Li Xiulan's affection for herself. After that terrifying incident, Li Xiulan cut off all contact. Now, with Li Meng back in their lives, spreading rumors and causing harm to Li Yan, Li Xiulan is determined to get rid of her for good. As she forces medication on a bewildered Li Yan, Li Meng stands in the shadows, having heard every word of her banishment.
A Tense Farewell and a Strange Gift
The revelation hangs heavy in the air as Li Yan and Li Meng share a bed for what will be the last time. Li Yan’s attempts to talk are met with a cold, silent back. The next morning, Li Meng is gone. While Li Yan feels a sense of relief, her mother's strange insistence that she continue taking an unspecified medication hints at a deeper, more unsettling problem.
At the piano room, Li Yan discovers a bottle of perfume and a cryptic note left on the piano. Believing it's a final message from Li Meng, she frantically searches the rooftop for her, but finds nothing. The perfume, it turns out, is a gift from Lin Yi, the father of her student, Nian Nian. He explains it’s a token of gratitude for Li Yan's help in identifying Nian Nian's hearing impairment. Though she's hesitant, Li Yan accepts the gift to avoid disappointing the child, but the encounter only deepens the mystery around Lin Yi, leaving her to wonder who wrote the note.
New Leads and a Ghost from the Past
The police are also circling closer to the truth. During a case discussion, Officer Qin Yang recalls seeing a funeral wreath for the deceased Bai Tao sent by Lin Yi, with a card signed "From your classmate." This suddenly links the seemingly respectable father to a man whose death is becoming increasingly suspicious.
The simmering tension boils over when a man with an uncanny resemblance to the dead Bai Tao appears at Li Yan’s apartment and slips an envelope under the door. A neighbor boy spots him and gives chase. The pursuit escalates when the fleeing man collides with officers Xiao Qin and Sun Mou. Sun Mou, recognizing the ghost-like resemblance, joins the chase. The mysterious figure ducks into a building, and while Sun Mou searches, the man expertly disguises himself with a wig and escapes through another exit, but not before copying a set of files.
The chase confirms the police's suspicions: there is much more to Bai Tao's death than they know. With a mysterious letter now in play and a man who shouldn't be alive on the loose, the stage is set for an even greater storm.
