Episode Summary
Tian Tongdao's lawsuit against Wen Zhiqiu and Chu Shaohua fails spectacularly when they turn his key witness against him. In the aftermath, Kang Erniu breaks up with Tian Tongxin, who spirals. Wen Zhiqiu learns about Chu Shaohua's tragic past, creating tension between them. Just as their business is booming, Tian Tongdao conspires with a corrupt police chief, Wang Guodong, to seize their products. When Chu Shaohua and Wen Zhiqiu try to bribe the chief, he demands Chu Shaohua become his wife, leading to a dangerous standoff where Chu Shaohua claims Wen Zhiqiu is her fiancé, and the chief pulls a gun on him.
Spoiler Alert
The Lawsuit Backfires
A Clever Counter-Attack
The episode kicks off with Tian Tongdao's big move against Wen Zhiqiu and Chu Shaohua. He's suing them over their new "Oriental Brain Nourishing Pill." He claims it's a copy of his Western version. His evidence is a couple of misprinted ads and a Russian guy named Glebov. Glebov is pretending to be an American professor named Claudie, the supposed inventor of the original pill. Tian Tongdao also ropes Kang Erniu into a scheme to trap Wen Zhiqiu and Chu Shaohua. It's a classic corporate takedown attempt.
But Chu Shaohua is too sharp for that. She spots the trap immediately. She and Wen Zhiqiu huddle up with their crew: Xia Yuan, Xu Hongnian, and Mei Sandu. They decide to flip the script on Tian Tongdao. They learn that the fake professor, Claudie, is actually in Shanghai for a personal reason. He's looking for his long-lost daughter, Natasha.
This is where Xia Yuan's connections come in handy. He gets Yang Sanye to use his network, and they find Natasha in Qiqihar. With Claudie's daughter as leverage, they have him. Wen Zhiqiu calls a press conference. Claudie gets up and publicly supports Wen Zhiqiu and Chu Shaohua. The lawsuit completely implodes. Tian Tongdao is left with nothing.
The Fallout
After the lawsuit fails, Kang Erniu finally sees the light. She realizes Tian Tongdao was just using her to get to Chu Shaohua. She goes to her boyfriend, Tian Tongxin, and breaks up with him. He's Tian Tongdao's brother, and he does not take it well. He’s never been dumped before and refuses to accept it. Kang Erniu stands her ground and shuts the door on him.
With the legal drama over, the Oriental Brain Nourishing Pill is a massive success. Sales are through the roof. Xia Yuan is thrilled and wants to make his partnership with Wen Zhiqiu a permanent thing.
Personal Entanglements
A Past Revealed
Xia Yuan invites Wen Zhiqiu and Chu Shaohua over for a celebratory dinner. Chu Shaohua flat-out refuses to go. Wen Zhiqiu presses her for a reason. She can't tell him the truth. Her ex-lover is Xia Yuan's brother, Xia Chu.So she just makes up a lame excuse.
Wen Zhiqiu goes to the dinner alone. There, he learns from Xia Yuan that Xia Chu is in Europe and about to get married. Later, Xia's mother hears Chu Shaohua is sick and sends over some special food from Qizhou. She tells Wen Zhiqiu that Chu Shaohua suffered a terrible tragedy in Qizhou. She lost both her husband and her daughter.This hits Wen Zhiqiu hard.
He finds Chu Shaohua at a street stall eating wontons. He casually mentions that Xia Chu is getting married. Then he brings up her past in Qizhou and tells her to move on. This was the wrong move. Chu Shaohua feels like he's pitying her. She gets angry and walks out without finishing her food.
A New Romance and an Old Obsession
Things are tense between them at work. Wen Zhiqiu tries to be nice, but Chu Shaohua keeps it strictly professional. Their colleague, Xiao Wu, is getting married. He asks Wen Zhiqiu to be his witness and Chu Shaohua to host. Wen Zhiqiu worries the wedding will upset her, so he lies and says she has a business trip. She's not having it. She accepts the hosting job and makes him pay for a whole new outfit as thanks for his "concern."
Meanwhile, the drama with the Tian family isn't over. A newspaper reports that Tian Tongxin tried to kill himself with sleeping pills over his breakup with Kang Erniu. Chu Shaohua tells Kang Erniu to go see him. Kang Erniu refuses. She says the Tian family never wanted her anyway and she is completely over him.
Then, a car pulls up to get Kang Erniu. It's driven by Mu Ziru, a big shot in the Green Gang. Chu Shaohua learns they're dating and gets worried. At the same time, Tian Tongdao hears from a government official about a prostitute in Beijing who looks exactly like Kang Erniu. He decides he's going to use this woman to humiliate her.
The Next Attack
A Corrupt Police Chief
Just when things seem to be calming down, a new crisis hits. A shipment of their brain pills headed for Hangzhou gets seized by the police. Wen Zhiqiu sends Chu Shaohua to the station to figure out what's going on.
She learns someone accused them of smuggling opium. The police say the investigation will take at least six months, which would ruin them. Chu Shaohua then sees a wanted poster for a man named Jin Handing. She recognizes him and calls out the investigating officer, accusing him of being in league with the criminal. The officer cracks and admits that the Police Chief, Wang Guodong, ordered the seizure.
Chu Shaohua goes straight to Chief Wang's office. He blows her off. But she's observant. She correctly diagnoses his health problems and pitches him their brain pill. Intrigued, he agrees to look into the seized shipment.
A Dinner from Hell
Wen Zhiqiu finds out from Xia Yuan that Tian Tongdao is behind the seizure. He arranges a dinner with Chief Wang. Wang agrees but says Chu Shaohua must be there.
At the dinner, they try to reason with him. Wen Zhiqiu even offers him gold bars. Wang takes the money but then makes a shocking demand. He'll release the medicine if Chu Shaohua becomes his eighth wife.
She immediately refuses. Things get heated. To try and smooth it over, she downs an entire bottle of wine. Wang is impressed by her spirit. It only makes him want to marry her more. Wen Zhiqiu tries to talk him out of it, saying she's bad luck and a "husband-killer." Wang doesn't care.
In a final, desperate move, Chu Shaohua declares that Wen Zhiqiu is her fiancé.Wang Guodong's response is simple. He pulls out a gun and aims it at Wen Zhiqiu.
