Episode 21 recap: Duan Xunchu Chu plans to have a decisive battle with Song Zhen Yuan.
Lin Wen Yu holds onto Duan Xunchu Chu, hoping that after this matter is over and if they are safe, she will propose the idea of marriage. She doesn't know when she started liking Duan Xunchu Chu, but by the time she realized it, she couldn't extricate herself from her feelings for him. At this point, Lin Wen Yu no longer cares about her sister-in-law identity and openly admits her affection for him.
While Song Zhen Yuan is arranging tasks for his deputy, his daughter, Wan Zhen, secretly eavesdrops near the wall and overhears her father's plan to deal with Duan Xunchu Chu. She directly enters the room and questions why her brother, Song Huai Ning, is being targeted despite being an adopted son without committing any major crimes. Wan Zhen doesn't believe that her father killed Commander Duan's family, but Song Zhen Yuan insists on sending her away until the matter is resolved, warning her not to interfere. Wan Zhen goes to the Duan family temple to apologize. Duan Xunchu Chu warns her to leave and vents his frustrations on her, expressing that he never wants to see her again.
Wan Zhen tells Duan Xunchu Chu about her father's plan, hoping for a peaceful resolution between him and her father. Duan Xunchu Chu learns about Song Zhen Yuan's plan to strike first and realizes they have little time left. The best course of action at the moment is to obtain evidence of his collaboration with the Japanese.
Song Zhen Yuan has just seen off the Japanese and receives intelligence from his informant planted beside Duan Xunchu Chu. Tomorrow, Duan Xunchu Chu will leave the city with Lin Wen Yu. Song Zhen Yuan plans to use this opportunity to kill Duan Xunchu Chu and find the location of the silver vault. Upon hearing her father's intention to harm Duan Xunchu Chu, Wan Zhen urgently tries to warn him but is caught by Song Zhen Yuan, who disconnects the phone line and warns her to stay in her room.
Lin Wen Yu wants to search for evidence with Duan Xunchu Chu, but he insists that she leave the western city for her own safety. Lin Wen Yu proposes that if they both come out of this safely, they will get married. She admits to already having feelings for him and that she wants to face whatever happens together.
In order to ensure Lin Wen Yu's safety, Duan Xunchu Chu adds a sleeping drug to her meal.
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