Episode 21 recap: Qiqi knows that Ma Xiaolin is pregnant.
The police told Gao Jun that they believe Qiu Zhi Lan is likely to have drifted to the rocky beach where the body was found after the yacht crash, but Qiu Zhi Bin does not admit to having gone to the yacht that night, and there is no surveillance footage at the yacht dock or the nearby parking lot, so they have no way to prove whether Qiu Zhi Bin went to the yacht dock or not. And they don't have a search warrant, so they can't search Qiu Zhi Bin's yacht to confirm whether Qiu Zhi Lan went to Qiu Zhi Bin's yacht that night.
At night, Gao Jun went to investigate the yacht alone and was seen by Qiu Zhi Bin. Gao Jun didn't hide anything and directly said he was looking for evidence that Qiu Zhi Bin killed Qiu Zhi Lan, asking him if he's guilty since he removed the surveillance footage from the yacht. Qiu Zhi Bin denied it, saying Qiu Zhi Lan was his own sister. Gao Jun interrupted him, saying she was not only his sister, but also his twin sister. Qiu Zhi Bin must have been afraid that Qiu Zhi Lan would expose his identity, so he killed her to cover it up. Qiu Zhi Bin denied it, saying Gao Jun had no evidence. Gao Jun said he would definitely find the evidence.
Qiu Shou Yi guessed that Zhu Li Qi was the one who took the compromising photos of Dai Qi Ting, and instructed his men to investigate whether Zhu Li Qi had done anything shady when she was a model before. Qiu Shou Ren wanted to take Zhu Li Qi out to play, but Zhu Li Qi refused, saying she wanted to run for the foundation chairman position next. She begged Qiu Shou Ren to help her, so he had to agree.
Qiu Zhi Bin went to visit the pregnant Ma Xiaolin, and promised her that after the D project is over, he will resolve the issue with Qiqi. Soon after, Qiqi messaged Qiu Zhi Bin to invite him to dinner, and Qiu Zhi Bin made an excuse about his secretary needing him and left, leaving Ma Xiaolin feeling very disappointed.
Qiu Zhi Bin asked Qiqi if she would like him and her father to have dinner together in a few days to discuss their marriage. Qiqi happily agreed. After Qiu Zhi Bin returned home, he told his family about this, and Qiu Shou Yi and the others were very happy. But Qiu Hao Er, who was listening, was worried about Ma Xiaolin.
After the meal, Shao Jia Bi asked Qiu Zhi Bin, since he just told her that his secretary is pregnant, how could he now be planning to marry Qiqi. Qiu Zhi Bin said that sometimes the person one loves may not be the same as the person one marries. His own background is a liability, so the only way is to become the son-in-law of the Dato' Besar. Even if he loses his status as the heir to the Qiu family, with the D project, he will have bargaining power. He said he will find an opportunity to explain things clearly to Ma Xiaolin.
Qiu Hao Er went to visit Ma Xiao Ling and advised her not to be too accommodating towards Qiu Zhi Bin, and to be a bit more firm and look out for herself. Gao Jun went to pay respects to his mother, and unexpectedly overheard his aunt accusing Gao Cheng of causing his mother's death. When he inquired, his aunt told him the truth - that when Gao Jun was young, Gao Cheng's affair with Shao Jia Bi had led to his mother developing depression and dying in a car accident. Gao Jun was deeply saddened and angered upon hearing this.
In the evening, Gao Jun angrily confronted Gao Cheng about his past actions, saying that he was now obstructing justice for the sake of his illegitimate child. Gao Cheng said he was only doing it for his son, and that he would make the same choice if it were his own child. Gao Jun said he would rather not have Gao Cheng as a father.
Qiu Hao Er accompanied the pregnant Ma Xiao Ling out for a meal, but unexpectedly ran into Qiu Zhi Tong, who told them that Qiu Zhi Bin and his girlfriend's families were currently discussing their marriage. Qiu Hao Er directly took the distressed Ma Xiao Ling to confront Qiu Zhi Bin, leading to the girlfriend's family angrily leaving. Ma Xiao Ling was deeply hurt when Qiu Zhi Bin pushed her aside to chase after his girlfriend.
Qiu Hao Er took the slightly miscarried Ma Xiao Ling to the hospital, where the doctor helped stabilize the pregnancy and revealed they were having a son. Qiu Hao Er admitted she had intentionally caused the slight miscarriage, and asked if Ma Xiao Ling would blame her, to which Ma Xiao Ling said she would understand eventually.
Qiu Zhi Bin failed to reconcile with his girlfriend, and was scolded by Qiu Shou Yi. When Qiu Hao Er returned home, she had a big argument with Qiu Zhi Bin, who almost tried to get physical before being restrained by Qiu Shou Ren and Qiu Shou Yi.
Qiu Hao Er decided to stay with He Mei Ying for a few days to avoid the trouble, telling Qiu Shou Ren and Zhu Li Qi that Qiu Shou Yi would soon welcome her back. But when she arrived, she found Tommi there as well, so she left. She then received a call from Gao Jun, and they had a late night meal together. Gao Jun offered for Qiu Hao Er to stay at his place for a few days, with him taking the sofa, which she accepted. However, when they got back, they found Gao Jun's bedroom door mysteriously locked, so they had to both sleep in the living room.
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