Episode Summary
Gao Feng learns his father died while trying to find his birth mother. He chases a lead to a train station but fails to catch the mystery contact. After an emotional breakdown over a video of his late father, Gao Feng decides to stop his search. However, the police identify the skeleton from the crime scene as his biological mother, dragging him deeper into a murder mystery.
Spoiler Alert
The Cake Shop Confession
Gao Feng tracks down the salesgirl from the cake shop. You might remember her as the one who yelled at him from a taxi. She holds the key to his father's last moments. She tells Gao Feng that on the day the statue crashed, Gao Dahua sat in her shop. He was waiting for someone. He spoke to a woman on the phone. But nobody showed up. The old man just squatted there and cried helplessly.
The police tried to keep a lid on this. They didn't want her talking to Gao Feng. But she ignores them. She thinks Gao Feng deserves the truth about his father's death.
Dinner Date Disaster
Gao Feng goes back to Dongzi for answers. He wants to visit Songjiang Garden. Dongzi ignores the request and drives him straight home instead. It turns out the Adoptive Mother set this up. She wants a family dinner. She wants Gao Feng to eat, then visit Gao Dahua’s grave with her.
It goes south fast. Gao Feng brings up finding his biological parents again. The mother loses it. She shakes with rage. She screams that he doesn't deserve to eat their food. She kicks him out. Gao Feng doesn't fight it. He leaves and heads straight for Su Min. He has mapped out Gao Dahua's movements before he died. He just needs to know who the man met.
Chasing Ghosts at the Station
Su Min tries to stay quiet. Gao Feng pushes hard. Su Min finally cracks. He admits Gao Dahua went to Songjiang Garden specifically for Gao Feng. That clicks. Gao Feng rushes to the bar to confront Long Yu. She admits it too. She saw Gao Dahua there. He was asking where Gao Feng was.
Gao Feng puts the pieces together. His dad spent his final days looking for Gao Feng's birth mother. He kept it a secret. Gao Feng checks his dad's phone records. One number appears over and over. He is terrified to dial it. Long Yu tells him to do it.
He makes the call. An old, weary voice answers. The person denies being his mother. But they say he is close to finding her. Gao Feng hears a train whistle in the background. He sprints to the train station. He dials the number repeatedly while running through the crowd. He finds no one. Su Min calls him. The Adoptive Mother is in trouble. She also tried to pay off this mystery person for the truth. The person refused the money and kept their mouth shut.
Braised Pork and Regret
We get to the heart of the matter. Gao Dahua hid his search to protect his son. The Adoptive Mother knows Gao Feng is sensitive. If he knew his dad died trying to help him, the guilt would destroy him.
Gao Feng finds a video file on his dad's phone. It is a tutorial. Gao Dahua recorded himself making braised pork belly just for his son. Gao Feng watches the whole thing. He tears up. His mom cooks the dish following the video's instructions. Gao Feng eats it and breaks down. He spent his life fighting with his dad. Now the man is gone. All that remains is regret.
The DNA Bombshell
Gao Feng is ready to give up the search. He wants to let it go. Su Min shows up at his door with news that changes everything. The police ran a comparison. They used Gao Feng's registration on a family-finding website and his bone marrow donation records.
The results are in. The skeleton found under the stone lion is Gao Feng's biological mother. The police bring the Adoptive Mother in for questioning. She doesn't know what the scammer looks like. She is just terrified. This is a murder investigation now. She knows Gao Feng is walking into a dangerous trap.
