Recaps

Su Qiao pursued modeling while investigating Li Jingtai and the crimes connected to him, then survived a kidnapping and fought off her masked attacker. The police began investigating the attacker and another murder near Xianghe Hospital, while Su Qiao remained suspicious of Li Jingtai and his interest in He Meishu.

• Su Qiao agreed to stay with Li Jingtai while she investigated his suspicious past, and he promised to protect her and prove his sincerity.
• Su Qiao told Li Jingtai she could not sense any emotions in him, while 444 entered dormancy to fuse with another system’s energy.
• Su Qiao fought off four thugs who tried to rob and abduct her, then continued training and prepared to close a major fashion show.
• When her black sword prop went missing, Su Qiao borrowed a golden sword and captivated the audience on the runway.
• After the show, a masked attacker struck Su Qiao and took her to the outskirts, but she escaped at abandoned Xianghe Hospital and fought him until he got away.
• Li Jingtai found Su Qiao through her phone’s location, and Min Xingyu and the police arrived before Su Qiao gave a statement and returned home.
• Min Xingyu and He Meishu questioned Su Qiao about her escape and reported another murder near Xianghe Hospital, while Su Qiao shared a sketch and recording of her attacker.
• Min Xingyu promised to catch the killer, and Li Jingtai asked Su Qiao whether she was related to Officer He after staring at He Meishu.

Su Qiao uncovered how Li Jingtai’s mistaken identity and revenge schemes intersected with the murders, then confronted him after he was released. Li Jingtai confessed to endangering her, while the true Serial Murder Case culprit remained unidentified.

• Li Jingtai realized Su Qiao’s mole was artificial and feared he had mistaken her for the girl from his past, while Su Qiao comforted him after he smashed his computer and trained him in martial arts.
• As the police investigated Kim Ji-woo, Zhou Keqin, and He Shangyuan’s murders, Su Qiao found a hidden basement in Li Jingtai’s home and discovered the photograph and records behind his revenge.
• Su Qiao traced the old case to the murdered mother and daughter, uncovered Li Jingtai’s identity as Gu Qinghan, and erased evidence from his basement, computer, and phone.
• Su Qiao identified An Yixi as a likely killer of He Shangyuan and confronted Li Jingtai at the Police Station, naming An Yixi as the mastermind behind the old case.
• The police questioned Li Jingtai over his presence at the murder scenes, but released him for lack of evidence, while Min Xingyu and He Meishu grew closer.
• Su Qiao told Li Jingtai she had destroyed his evidence and confronted him about his schemes, including drawing thugs and the killer’s attention toward her.
• Su Qiao distinguished the crimes of He Shangyuan, An Yixi, and Kim Ji-woo from the Serial Murder Case and blamed Li Jingtai for putting her in danger.
• Li Jingtai admitted he had drugged and frightened Su Qiao and incited hooligans against her, then begged her not to leave and handed her a small leather whip.

Su Qiao protected Li Jingtai after he was framed for A Zhi’s murder, while exposing the links between Min Xingyu and An Yixi. After Li Jingtai was cleared, He Meishu’s investigation turned toward her brother He Taisheng, whose blood matched evidence on the murder weapon.

• Li Jingtai told Su Qiao how he survived a childhood bus accident and took the identity of another boy, while police found his fingerprints and A Zhi’s blood on a knife near the crime scene.
• Su Qiao helped Li Jingtai escape Min Xingyu’s custody and hid him in disguise, then concluded that Min Xingyu had framed him after a fatal confrontation involving An Yixi.
• Su Qiao exposed President An’s illegal activities and secretly recorded An Yixi confessing to his father that he had killed He Shangyuan.
• An Yixi and Min Xingyu confronted each other, and Su Qiao’s recording captured Min Xingyu admitting that A Zhi’s death had been accidental before the police arrested both men.
• Su Qiao told Li Jingtai that Min Xingyu had framed him because he suspected Li Jingtai witnessed A Zhi’s death, and Li Jingtai admitted he had pursued the killer to protect her.
• Li Jingtai presented a hospital report about his childhood head injury when police questioned him, and Su Qiao left the station with him after they produced no evidence against him.
• He Meishu learned that rare Rh-negative blood had been found on the knife, while Li Jingtai explained to Su Qiao how he had been mistaken for the missing boy after his parents died.
• He Meishu confronted He Taisheng about his matching hand wound and the blood on the knife, and he claimed Li Jingtai had cut him while chasing him.

Su Qiao exposed He Taisheng and He Meishu, then confronted Li Jingtai after he took her to an island to keep her from the demands of work. After their secluded life together, Su Qiao entered a new plane and discovered that Chi Zhengze had conspired to kill the original owner.

• Li Jingtai explained that a childhood birthday gift found in the garbage gave him a reason to live and later led him to avenge his mother and sister.
• Su Qiao anticipated He Taisheng’s attack, caught him at the abandoned mental hospital, and confronted him about framing Li Jingtai and murdering his parents.
• He Meishu revealed her guilt over fleeing when Li Jingtai’s mother was murdered, but she could not shoot Su Qiao and dropped her gun when Li Jingtai shielded her.
• Su Qiao gave the police her recording earring as evidence, and the truth about the events sixteen years earlier came out after President An fell.
• As Su Qiao became busy with modeling and business, Li Jingtai took her to an island and admitted he wanted to keep the outside world from distracting her.
• Su Qiao restrained Li Jingtai, revealed that she had been recording him, and made him write a 300,000-word self-reflection letter before releasing his ankle shackles.
• After 444 awoke, Su Qiao entered a new plane in the royal palace and learned that Ouya had set up the original owner in Chi Zhengze’s room.
• Su Qiao escaped the palace and reviewed the original owner’s memories, learning that Chi Zhengze had arranged her death and later Su Beicheng’s murder while pursuing Ouya.