Episode Summary
Xu Zhiyang confronts Wu Guohao after learning he is the true villain, but Guohao manipulates him into silence using incriminating documents against Zhiyang's father. Feifei begins to suspect her father while the police uncover the club's history of drug trafficking. Zhiyang attempts a desperate escape from his guards, but just as Gao Feng arrives to rescue him, a car runs him down.
Spoiler Alert
The Truth Comes Out
Xu Zhiyang finally knows the score. He read his father Xu Bin's suicide note. The letter makes it clear. Wu Guohao is the monster here. He has been controlling everything from the start. Gao Feng tries to intervene. He sends Zhiyang photos proving that Chen Kang is stalking him. Gao Feng keeps texting. He finally gets a call back from Zhiyang's number. But it isn't Zhiyang on the line. It is Wu Guohao.
That is a chilling moment. After the call, Zhiyang drops the act. He tells Guohao the letter is safe in a bank vault. He uses it as leverage. Guohao wants that letter. The outcome depends entirely on their conversation.
Digging Up the Dirt
The police investigation is getting darker. They find out the International Club wasn't just running an escort ring. They were likely moving drugs too. Back in the nineties, the club forced dancers to carry drugs for clients.
We see a flashback to those days. Li Hongyue was locked in a room. She had to watch men hurt those girls. She was powerless. A girl named Tian Juan died. That broke Hongyue. She confronted Xu Bin and Wu Guohao. She held a knife to her own neck and threatened to end it. Qu Meng saved her. She knocked the knife away and held Hongyue until she calmed down.
Master of Manipulation
Back in the present, Zhiyang and Guohao are sitting face to face. Zhiyang tells the old man to turn himself in. Guohao isn't scared. He knows Zhiyang is recording the conversation. He points out that a secret recording isn't legal evidence. Zhiyang counters this. He says he will send the audio to Wu Feifei. He wants her to see who her father really is.
Feifei is panicking because she can't reach Zhiyang. Gao Feng pulls up on his motorcycle. He looks serious. He tells her Zhiyang is in danger. She decides to trust him one more time. She hops on the bike. Su Min follows them in a police car.
Inside the house, Guohao takes Zhiyang to the study. He shows him the internal ledgers for the drug deals. They all have Xu Bin's signature. Zhiyang knows his dad was forced to sign them. But Guohao is a master actor. He manipulates the situation perfectly. When Su Min and Gao Feng arrive, Zhiyang doesn't tell them the truth. He even lies to Feifei later. He remembers Guohao's threats. He keeps Feifei in the dark.
The Crash
Guohao is playing games with both kids now. He claims he is doing this for their own good. He takes Zhiyang's phone away. Gao Feng can't get through anymore. Feifei decides to investigate on her own. She tells her dad she hopes he is a good person. Guohao stays silent.
The shareholder meeting is approaching. Chen Kang watches Zhiyang everywhere. He even follows him to the cemetery to visit Xu Bin's grave. Zhiyang tries to run. There are too many guards. He refuses to hand over the letter. He makes Chen Kang call Guohao. Guohao orders him to go home. Zhiyang ignores him and sprints away.
Gao Feng is racing to the scene. Su Min gives him the location. Zhiyang is running for his life with Chen Kang's goons right behind him. Gao Feng pulls up. He is ready to get Zhiyang into the car. Suddenly, another car speeds out of nowhere. It slams into Zhiyang and sends him flying. The police bring Guohao in for questioning. He already has a perfect excuse ready.
