Episode 9 recap: Lu Jiang is engaged to Su Pan for the sake of the bigger picture.
Lu Jiang chose a nice restaurant and planned to let Xu Jia Yin treat him for once. He noticed that Xu Jia Yin was in a good mood today, and he speculated that she had passed the auxiliary police recruitment exam. He was happy for her and they were enjoying a drink when Su Pan called Lu Jiang. She informed him that she was currently in the old street and wanted to meet him.
Lu Jiang wanted to have a clear conversation with Su Pan and asked Xu Jia Yin to wait for him at the restaurant while he went to meet Su Pan. Sensing that Lu Jiang's phone call seemed unusual, Xu Jia Yin, for the sake of her own dignity, lied and said that her boyfriend would also come later. In reality, after Lu Jiang left, Xu Jia Yin drowned her sorrows in alcohol.
Although Su Pan found the engagement sudden, she didn't oppose the arrangement and shyly mentioned that she had just seen the wedding dress and was quite satisfied. Seeing Su Pan's reaction, Lu Jiang couldn't help but feel a bit overwhelmed. He emphasized that this arrangement was unreasonable, but Su Pan believed it was beneficial for the family and didn't oppose it at all.
Realizing that things were not going well, Lu Jiang quickly made it clear that he only saw Su Pan as a sister and had no romantic feelings for her. They shouldn't be forced into a relationship. Su Pan accepted Lu Jiang's words, but she pleaded with him to attend the engagement, saying it was important. Lu Jiang, feeling unreasonable, turned to leave, but Su Pan caught up and stopped him. She told him that Pan Yue Yang's health was poor and she had stage 1 cancer. The surgery was scheduled for Sunday, so she asked Lu Jiang to attend the engagement on Saturday.
Lu Jiang was in extreme pain. He wanted to go to the hospital to see the situation, but Su Pan stopped him, explaining that Pan Yue Yang didn't want anyone to know about the illness to avoid the engagement ceremony becoming too heavy-hearted. Xu Jia Yin was still at the restaurant, and Lu Jiang's return surprised her. Lu Jiang's mind was in turmoil, and if it weren't for work restrictions, he would have wanted to get drunk.
Xu Jia Yin confided her feelings to Lu Jiang, while he sat heavily burdened with thoughts. He recalled Lu Shan's words about not betraying Su Pan and Lu Gao Yuan's insistence on him getting engaged to Su Pan, otherwise it would announce the internal disintegration of the Pan Group. He also imagined Pan Yue Yang coughing up blood upon learning that he refused the engagement.
All of this weighed heavily on Lu Jiang, and he felt suffocated. While taking Xu Jia Yin home, he learned that she had indeed passed the auxiliary police exam. He told her that the real world is very cruel and Xu Jia Yin was prepared to face it.
Lu Shan spent the whole day today at his mother's gravesite and has come to a clear understanding. He should accept the engagement between Lu Jiang and Su Pan. He interpreted Lu Jiang's rejection of Su Pan as Lu Jiang being concerned about his feelings and not wanting to hurt him. Lu Jiang, feeling helpless, made it clear that Lu Shan might like Su Pan, but not everyone does, and he has no romantic feelings for Su Pan.
Dai Zhi Yong, aware that many people in the police force suspect him, wanted to reveal himself to Jiang and went to Su Pan's house to confront her, hoping she would admit that she is his sister. However, Su Pan refused. She believed that Dai Zhi Yong intentionally abandoned her in the past, which was a hurdle she couldn't overcome in her heart. So even though she knew she was that little girl, she stubbornly insisted that Dai Zhi Yong should go see a psychiatrist because he had mental problems.
Pan Yue Yang suddenly appeared at the doorstep, questioning Dai Zhi Yong about confronting Su Pan. Dai Zhi Yong lied, claiming he was there to ask Su Pan about something. Pan Yue Yang specifically warned Dai Zhi Yong not to come near their house again, or else he wouldn't have a good outcome.
Lu Gao Yuan and Gong Qi hadn't gotten up yet when they heard urgent knocking at the door. Lu Gao Yuan complained while going to open the door, but he didn't expect Lu Jiang to come so early. Lu Jiang's visit was only to announce his engagement to Su Pan and to ease Pan Yue Yang's concerns. He didn't allow Gong Qi to attend the engagement ceremony tomorrow.
Upon hearing this, Lu Gao Yuan became anxious and wanted to negotiate with Lu Jiang. However, Lu Jiang made it clear that he had already made such a sacrifice, and Lu Gao Yuan must also make a contribution. As long as Gong Qi attended, tomorrow's engagement ceremony would definitely not go well. Gong Qi heard Lu Jiang's words from inside the room and felt very angry, but she didn't dare to confront Lu Jiang directly, afraid of losing face.
Lu Gao Yuan believed that if Gong Qi couldn't attend the engagement ceremony this time, she should forget about appearing in front of everyone with Jiang Yue in the future. He was determined to find a way to make this happen. Xu Ke Ji once again intervened and snatched two business deals from the Pan family, one of which Su Pan had worked hard to secure. To ensure the smooth running of the engagement ceremony, Pan Yue Yang instructed everyone to keep the news suppressed.
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