Episode 17 recap: Qiu Zhi Lan found her biological father.
Shao Jia Bi told Qiu Zhi Bin that Qiu Zhi Lan and Qiu Zhi Bin are actually biological siblings. After learning this, Qiu Zhi Bin went to find Qiu Zhi Lan and advised her not to act recklessly. Qiu Zhi Lan was disappointed in Qiu Zhi Bin and mocked him, saying that everything he had done was for the sake of inheriting the family's position. However, they both actually are not part of the Qiu family. Qiu Zhi Bin was shocked but quickly calmed down, telling Ma Xiao Ling to speed up the production of the Qiu Han Yang bronze statue so that everyone would know that he is the rightful heir chosen by Qiu Han Yang.
After Ma Xiao Ling left, an employee came in and asked Qiu Zhi Bin to re-sign some documents for the hotel's material supplier change. The employee explained that the original supplier had retired and transferred the company to his son, but the previous contract did not clearly state their father-son relationship, so the legal department thought it would be better to make it clear in case there were any future issues with people having the same name.
Hearing this, Qiu Zhi Bin realized that if it was revealed that he is not actually part of the Qiu family, since Qiu Han Yang's will stated the shares should go to his eldest grandson Qiu Zhi Bin, then he would lose everything. Qiu Zhi Bin confronted Shao Jia Bi with Qiu Zhi Lan about their biological father, but Shao Jia Bi gave the same response - that the man had died of cancer. Qiu Zhi Bin believed him and he and Shao Jia Bi urged Qiu Zhi Lan to keep the secret, which she tearfully agreed to do.
He Mei Ying felt bad that Qiu Hao Er was doing everything herself, so she suggested that Qiu Hao Er find Gao Jun and have him recommend someone to help. Qiu Hao Er agreed and went to Gao Jun, who volunteered himself to help. They then decided on an office location for their new company.
On the way down, they ran into Uncle Lin, who said the unveiling ceremony for Qiu Han Yang's bronze statue was in a couple days. Qiu Hao Er didn't know about this and went home to confront Qiu Zhi Bin, asking why he didn't inform her. Qiu Zhi Bin said he was worried Qiu Hao Er's criminal record would affect the ceremony. Qiu Hao Er had no rebuttal and left, comforting Zhu Li Qi and Qiu Shou Ren who were upset on her behalf.
At the unveiling ceremony, Qiu Zhi Bin was the emcee and drew a lot of attention. Qiu Zhi Lan didn't want to see their hypocritical faces and left to go to Gao Cheng's shop. There, she accidentally overheard Gao Cheng chatting with some students about how good he was at badminton, learning that he used to be the youth badminton team captain. Putting this together with her previous research, Qiu Zhi Lan realized that Gao Cheng is actually her biological father, and was devastated by this discovery.
Zhao Qi Bang apologized to Qiu Hao Er, saying his mother seemed to strongly oppose their collaboration. Qiu Hao Er said she understood, and Zhao Qi Bang said he would try his best to convince his mother.
Qiu Zhi Lan secretly went to Gao Jun's house and took his hair, but she happened to encounter Gao Jun returning to get his phone. Qiu Zhi Lan claimed that she had come back to get her lipstick, and Gao Jun believed her.
Qiu Shou Yi prompted Qiu Shou Ren to ask about Zhu Li Qi's background, and without much thought, Qiu Shou Ren told him everything he knew. After multiple investigations, Qiu Shou Yi suspected that Zhu Li Qi's marriage into the Qiu family might have been a coincidence, and told his people to stop investigating further.
The genetic test results showed that Qiu Zhi Lan and Gao Jun were siblings. When Qiu Zhi Lan saw the results, she was devastated, realizing that she had fallen in love with her own brother. Unable to accept this cruel reality, Qiu Zhi Lan left the Qiu family, leaving a letter saying that she knew her biological father was not dead. Qiu Zhi Bin questioned Shao Jia Bi about this, but she denied it, claiming that Qiu Zhi Lan was just imagining things. Shao Jia Bi expressed concern for Qiu Zhi Lan and told Qiu Zhi Bin to go find her.
Qiu Zhi Lan went to see Gao Cheng, telling him that she was leaving Hong Kong and wanted to say goodbye. Seeing her sadness, Gao Cheng comforted her. Qiu Zhi Lan had mixed feelings, and after taking a photo with Gao Cheng, she left in tears.
Qiu Zhi Lan came to see Gao Jun, and Qiu Hao Er saw her in a distraught state on the way, so he followed her. But Gao Jun had changed the door code, so Qiu Zhi Lan couldn't get in. Qiu Hao Er thought Qiu Zhi Lan was there to harass Gao Jun again, and scolded her, which caused Qiu Zhi Lan to become emotionally agitated.
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