Episode Summary
Shen Yang plants a virus on Zhuang He's computer for Qiu Tian. In retaliation, Zhou Tianna frames Qiu Tian by having a million yuan transferred to her account, getting her detained. While Qiu Tian is investigated, a guilt-ridden Shen Yang confesses and provides crucial evidence against Zhou Tianna's company. Zhou Tianna's product fails inspection, her allies are arrested, and her own escape attempt is foiled by Qiu Tian, leading to her capture after a car chase.
Spoiler Alert
The Frame Job
The episode kicks off with Shen Yang. She has her orders from Qiu Tian. Her target is Zhuang He's computer. She needs a distraction to get it done. So, she "accidentally" spills coffee all over his office. It's a classic move. While he's away dealing with a courier, she gets to work. She plugs a USB drive into his computer and plants the virus.
Qiu Tian isn't naive, though. She knows this will blow back on Shen Yang. She arranges for Shen Yang to hide out at the Zhongnan Base guesthouse before anyone even knows what happened.
It doesn't take long for the company's IT department to sound the alarm. They detect the virus. They trace it straight back to Zhuang He's machine. He thinks back on his day. He checks the security footage. The only person who entered his office was Shen Yang. The math is pretty simple.
Zhou Tianna's Counterattack
Zhou Tianna gets the news and tells Zhao Bo to start digging. He quickly finds a phone call. Shen Yang called Qiu Tian right before she left the company. That's all Zhou Tianna needs. She rushes home, but it's too late. Shen Yang is gone. Her closet is empty. You can feel the betrayal. Zhou Tianna treated her like her own daughter.
This is where Zhou Tianna gets vicious. She calls Zhuang He with a new plan. She has him transfer one million yuan directly into one of Qiu Tian's bank accounts. It's an old, rarely used account, which makes it even more suspicious.
The authorities move fast. Qiu Tian is pulled aside right in front of her comrades. She's taken away by the Commission for Discipline Inspection for receiving a huge, unexplained payment. Her team, including Ling Zhengrong and the Chief of Staff, is stunned. They know she's innocent. But they have no proof. Zhou Tianna knows this too. She isn't trying to put Qiu Tian away for good. She just needs to buy time. With Qiu Tian sidelined, she can rush the production of her own project, Jinbo.
The Walls Close In
Qiu Tian is in isolation. She's questioned repeatedly. She honestly has no idea where the money came from. Her friends, Ling Zhengrong and Chen Hansheng, are powerless to help.
Then, Chen Hansheng and Lei Peng get a lead. They find out Shen Yang is staying at the guesthouse. They go to see her. The guilt is clearly eating at her. Shen Yang confesses everything to Chen Hansheng. She admits she helped frame Qiu Tian. Then she hands over the real prize. She gives him all the experimental data on Ruihe. This is the evidence they needed.
Things start to unravel for Zhou Tianna. A key business partner, Mr. Zhao, suddenly pulls out of a deal. He claims he's short on funds. But then he tells her the real reason. The authorities already inspected her product, Jinbo. The test results were not good.
The Final Showdown
Zhou Tianna knows the game is over. She tells Zhuang He to run. The police are already moving in on her company. They arrest her CFO. They arrest Zhuang He.
Zhou Tianna makes a break for it. She tries a clever trick. She calls a car, puts her trackable phone inside it, and sends it off as a decoy. Then she gets into a different car to make her real escape.
It was a good plan, but it fails. Qiu Tian is one step ahead. She figured out Zhou Tianna would be driving a car registered in Shen Yang's name. Why? Because Shen Yang can't drive. Qiu Tian and Zhang Lan corner Zhou Tianna in a parking garage. There's a short, desperate car chase. Zhou Tianna ends up injured, and she's finally taken into custody. The whole scheme comes crashing down.
