• Aired:2024-01-18, Last updated: 2024-01-24 08:15

Episode 22 recap: Chu Zejia designs a scheme to deceive Wang Zhongmin.

When Lady Chu learned that Yan Zhen was the daughter of Wu Wenzhao, she became very excited. She mentioned the corruption case from years ago, which was related to her because she had the evidence in her possession. However, she didn't dare to act against Wang Zhongmin in order to secure her position. Furthermore, there was a cruise ship explosion case, and it seemed that Wang Zhongmin had some control over the company. Yan Zhen's mother taught her to be patient and persistent while she was alive, so for the past five years, Yan Zhen has been managing the company under pressure with the support of Chu Zejia's love. Lady Chu feels deeply sorry for Yan Zhen's hardships and sacrifices. She voluntarily mentioned that Lawyer Wu had some information and wanted to hand it over to Yan Zhen on the day of Chu Ze'an's stable marriage.

Ma Jun was monitoring Lady Chu in the garden and overheard the conversation between Yan Zhen and Lady Chu. He quickly limped away. Chu Zejia knew that the bait had been taken, so he kept it a secret from Yan Zhen. His intention was to protect Yan Zhen. Gu Cheng, upon seeing the situation, had no choice but to cooperate fully and promised to fight alongside Chu Zejia. Chu Zejia was very grateful for Gu Cheng's care for Yan Zhen over the years. He guessed that Gu Cheng had feelings for Yan Zhen, and Gu Cheng openly admitted it. However, Gu Cheng, who had already witnessed the life-and-death love between Yan Zhen and Chu Zejia, had chosen to let go long ago.

Chu Zejia knew that Chu Xin had feelings for Gu Cheng and jokingly said that Gu Cheng was the invincible male protagonist in Chu Xin's heart. This made Gu Cheng unable to hide his smile and hoped that Chu Xin wouldn't arrange overly complicated plots for him. Chu Zejia wanted to deceive Wang Zhongmin and see if he was the mastermind behind the scenes. However, Wang Zhongmin was a cunning and slippery person who wouldn't easily fall for it. Chu Zejia planned to put himself in danger to make Wang Zhongmin lower his guard. Originally, he intended to keep it a secret from Yan Zhen, but unexpectedly, Yan Zhen overheard the discussion with Gu Cheng.