Recaps

Dong Xuebin agreed to help Zhang Longjuan have a child, then returned to his new courtyard and confronted officials who blocked his neighbors’ alley. At work, he defended Second Office against Yang Zhen and learned that his influential family connections kept him from formal punishment.

• Dong Xuebin agreed to father a child for Zhang Longjuan when she was ready, and they spent the night together before she left on a business trip.
• Dong Xuebin introduced himself to his hutong neighbors and later led a confrontation against West District officials who had blocked the alley, calling in tow trucks to remove their cars and the police vehicles.
• Dong Xuebin returned to work, where Yang Zhen’s Audi blocked the road after Yang damaged Han Fei’s side mirror and argued with Second Office staff.
• Dong Xuebin deliberately rammed Yang Zhen’s Audi, then kicked Yang after Yang shoved him, while Second Office colleagues backed Dong and discipline officials separated the groups.
• Yin Cheng’an and Han Fei sought help for Dong as Zeng Ming and Yang Zhen pressed the complaint, and Han Zhenghe assured Han Fei that Dong would be safe.
• Director Zhu Weiye ordered Yang Zhen to write a self-criticism and leave, then ordered Dong to write one and pay the repair and medical costs without imposing formal discipline.
• Zhu Weiye told Zhou Dai that Dong’s father-in-law was Capital City’s Municipal Party Secretary and his fourth granduncle was the Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

Dong Xuebin settled into his new Courtyard House, where colleagues and family friends discovered his wealth and sought his help. A visit from Fang Wenping over Fang Shuiling and Xie Ran’s relationship sparked a fierce confrontation, and Dong ended the stretch alone with Luo Haiting at his home.

• Yang Zhen gave up pursuing Dong Xuebin after Vice Minister Fang warned him not to provoke Dong further, and Dong paid compensation and submitted a self-criticism.
• Dong Xuebin hosted his Second Office colleagues at his villa and Courtyard House, astonishing them with his homes, hospitality, and costly food and drink.
• Su Jia visited Dong Xuebin after securing a Central TV Station position, while Luan Xiaoping warned him to remember that Su Jia was his sister.
• Dong Xuebin used his connections to help Luo Haiting withdraw a petition that threatened to expose a confidential investigation, then agreed to have lunch with her.
• Dong Xuebin welcomed Xie Ran and Fang Shuiling to his home and learned from Xie Jing that their families had been political enemies for years.
• Fang Wenping confronted Fang Shuiling over her relationship with Xie Ran, and Dong Xuebin argued with her before knocking down her security guard when he attacked.
• Fang Wenping left after warning Dong Xuebin they would meet again, while Xie Ran and Fang Shuiling worried that the fight had hurt their chances of marrying.
• Dong Xuebin invited Luo Haiting to dinner, showed her his courtyard, and followed her into the kitchen as he struggled to control his attraction to her.

Dong Xuebin’s public clash with Fang Wenping earned them both administrative warnings, while the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection prepared for a major restructuring. Xie Ran and Fang Shuiling tried to reconcile the pair at a birthday gathering, but their scheme left Dong Xuebin hiding a drunken Fang Wenping in his courtyard house.

• Dong Xuebin and Luo Haiting shared dinner and wine, then spent the night together before he took her shopping for expensive clothes and gifts.
• As the Open Day Event brought visitors and reporters to the compound, Dong Xuebin and Fang Wenping collided in the cafeteria and traded insults in public.
• Secretary-General Wu ordered Dong Xuebin and Fang Wenping to submit self-criticisms and apologize, but neither agreed, and both received Administrative Warning Punishments and were sent home to reflect.
• Han Jing explained that the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection would add two Supervision Offices, and Dong Xuebin asked her to help him obtain a substantive Zhengchu Level post.
• Xie Ran and Fang Shuiling invited Dong Xuebin and Fang Wenping to Fang Shuiling’s birthday gathering, where the pair argued until Fang Shuiling broke down and they agreed to stay.
• After Xie Ran and Fang Shuiling left them alone, Dong Xuebin and Fang Wenping drank heavily, and Dong took her to his courtyard house when she was too drunk to get home.
• Fang Wenping accused Dong Xuebin of taking advantage of her the next morning, then hid under his bed when Xie Ran and Fang Shuiling arrived and apologized for their scheme.
• Dong Xuebin told Xie Ran and Fang Shuiling that Fang Wenping had returned to the Family Compound, and after they left he dragged Fang Wenping out from under the bed and agreed to retrieve her belongings.

Dong Xuebin was promoted to lead the Ninth Supervision Office’s Second Division and assembled an all-women team while navigating his clashes and growing domestic familiarity with Fang Wenping. As he cared for Xiao Qianqian, Yu Meixia called for help after fleeing an investor’s coercive demand, and Dong Xuebin found her hiding at the company.

• Dong Xuebin rescued Fang Wenping from a group of drunken men, and they later shared a meal after she cooked lunch.
• Zhu Weiye appointed Dong Xuebin director of the Second Division of the new Ninth Supervision Office, prompting him to celebrate with his former colleagues.
• Dong Xuebin selected Han Fei and Luo Haiting for his new division, and he welcomed them alongside Zhang Lili and Li Hong.
• At a department meeting, Dong Xuebin challenged Chen Kai'an’s objections to his all-women staff, and Fang Wenping adjourned the meeting.
• Luan Xiaoping brought Xiao Qianqian to Dong Xuebin, who delighted in hearing her call him Daddy, while Luo Haiting helped him care for the child.
• Fang Wenping took Xiao Qianqian to her office and apartment, where the child grew attached to her and Dong Xuebin discovered Fang Wenping breastfeeding her.
• Yu Meixia called Dong Xuebin after an investor pressured her to perform a kissing scene, so he left Xiao Qianqian with Fang Wenping and went to find her.
• Dong Xuebin forced his way into the company and found Yu Meixia hiding in a restroom, then learned the investors had gone to a restaurant downstairs.