Episode 21 recap: Lu Jiang wants to leave under the pressure of his family.
Xu Jia Yin believes that Yan Qing Qing is in the sanatorium. When the security guard refuses to let her in, she comes up with an idea. She waits for a car to come out of the sanatorium and directly stops it in front of her. Inside the car is the director, who allows her in after verifying Xu Jia Yin's identification.
Under the guidance of Dr. Fang, Xu Jia Yin goes through several doors before finally seeing Yan Qing Qing. Yan Qing Qing's mental condition is very poor; she doesn't recognize Xu Jia Yin at all and claims to have only one son, not a daughter. Xu Jia Yin angrily blames Dr. Fang for turning Yan Qing Qing into this state and demands to take her away. However, the sanatorium requires the consent of a guardian, so Xu Jia Yin is unable to take Yan Qing Qing with her.
A male body surfaces in Fenglin Reservoir, resembling Hou Ping An. Lu Jiang and Wei Hong Jun immediately go to investigate. After verification, they discover that the person is not Hou Ping An. They start to consider the eagle symbol that appears everywhere and are unsure how to proceed with the investigation.
Jia Lin reports to Xu Ke Ji that Xu Jia Yin went to the sanatorium to pick up someone but didn't bring them back. Xu Ke Ji tells Jia Lin not to worry about it and assures him that he will handle it. He asks Jia Lin to manage the subsidiary company well. When he learns that Xu Mai didn't go to work at the company due to discouragement, he explains to Jia Lin that he did so to prevent the Pan family from causing trouble. He plans to arrange a position for Xu Mai after the situation settles down to prevent Xu Mai from being manipulated impulsively.
Xu Mai learns that Xu Jia Yin found his mother and wants to visit her. However, Xu Jia Yin stops him and explains that Yan Qing Qing's condition has worsened. She has selective amnesia and doesn't even recognize Xu Mai. The trigger for this was Xu Mai falling into Pan Yue Yang's trap and acquiring Yuanke, which has billions of debts. This made Yan Qing Qing feel that Xu Mai was abandoned by Xu Ke Ji, leading to her current state.
Xu Jia Yin encourages Xu Mai to regain his composure and not to worry about having a position. As long as he performs well, Xu Ke Ji will definitely give him significant responsibilities, considering that Xu Mai is Xu Ke Ji's son. Xu Mai worries about the impact of Xu Ke Ji's other illegitimate child, who is about to graduate and return from abroad.
Xu Jia Yin advises Xu Mai to move back home and work hard together, step by step, to strive for more power from Xu Ke Ji. Xu Mai is eager to go home and smoke, revealing his addiction. Xu Jia Yin notices this and wants to follow him, but Xu Mai is too quick, and when she finishes paying the bill, he has already disappeared.
After returning home, Xu Mai quickly found that special kind of cigarette. As soon as he lit it, he sat on the sofa with a blissful expression, enjoying it. In a trance, he saw Su Pan reaching out to him with both hands. Xu Mai instinctively walked towards Su Pan but ended up falling hard and lying on the cold ground. He realized that it was all an illusion. He was tormented by the pain of unrequited love and couldn't understand why Su Pan, who should have feelings for him, had left. Xu Mai found it particularly difficult to accept this realization.
Lu Jiang went to the hospital to visit Pan Yue Yang. After chatting for a while, Lu Jiang took out a photo of Jia Lin and asked Pan Yue Yang about Jia Lin's situation. Pan Yue Yang questioned why Lu Jiang was inquiring about Jia Lin. When he learned that Jia Lin might be involved in a drug trafficking case, he asked Lu Jiang to find out more from He Pei. After all, the enmity between the Pan and Xu families was well-known in the business world twenty years ago.
Pan Yue Yang had already learned from Su Pan that the reason Lu Jiang agreed to marry her was to facilitate his surgery. He agreed to postpone their wedding, not to completely sever the possibility of them getting married, but to use time to verify if they were truly suitable for each other.
Today is Hou Ping An's birthday. Dai Zhi Yong went to the small restaurant they used to frequent and ordered two bottles of wine and a table of dishes. He took out a photo of Hou Ping An and spoke heartfelt words to him, filled with undeniable guilt and deep sorrow on his face. Hou Kuai Le watched this scene from outside the restaurant's window, feeling her eyes welling up with tears. She realized that she had always pushed Dai Zhi Yong relentlessly, and it weighed on her conscience.
Lu Jiang couldn't bear the burden of his family's expectations anymore. He didn't want to see his family saddened, so he proposed to Xiao Zhi that he would solve a case within a month. If he couldn't succeed, he would return home and take over the family business. Xiao Zhi initially thought Lu Jiang was talking about getting married to Su Pan but realized it wasn't the case. Xiao Zhi advised Lu Jiang to be careful not to cross any boundaries, especially considering Xu Jia Yin's sensitive identity. It would be inappropriate for Lu Jiang to have any emotional involvement with Xu Jia Yin.
Lu Jiang couldn't understand why everyone thought he was in a romantic relationship with Xu Jia Yin. He tried to explain, but Xiao Zhi didn't listen and simply turned around to continue running. Lu Shan always felt that there was something suspicious about Lu Gao Yuan, so she followed him and discovered his close relationship with Shi Di Wen. She took photos of the two of them entering and leaving places together.
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