Recaps

Qi Si persuaded Bo Yanqi to take him to the West District after Bo Yanqi initially resisted his plans to visit G City’s more dangerous districts. They arrived in the White Family’s territory, where Qi Si learned that Bai Hanzhou was the White Family’s only member, while Bo Yanqi avoided explaining his reaction to the Old City District.

• Qi Si insisted on sightseeing in G City, but Bo Yanqi strongly objected to him visiting the Old City District and the West District.
• Qi Si suspected Bo Yanqi had enemies in those districts, and Bo Yanqi dodged his questions by kissing him.
• After breakfast, Bo Yanqi agreed to take Qi Si to the West District, and Qi Si eagerly pulled him out of the hotel.
• On the drive, Bo Yanqi explained that the White Family had recently broken away from the Jiang Family and was competing with them.
• Bo Yanqi told Qi Si that Bai Hanzhou was the White Family’s only member and that the Jiang Family’s internal conflict left it little time to manage the Old City District.
• When Qi Si again asked whether Bo Yanqi had enemies in the Old City District, Bo Yanqi denied it and told him they had arrived.

Qi Si explored the West District with Bo Yanqi and learned how the White Family and Jiang Family were connected to the Zhong Family. After they entered a bar filled with hostile-looking men, Qi Si asked Bo Yanqi what he had done in G City before.

• Bo Yanqi explained that Jiang Honghu took control of the Zhong Family's forces after Zhong Zhong died, while Bai Hanzhou's White Family had once worked for the Zhong Family.
• Qi Si and Bo Yanqi entered a daytime bar where the male customers watched them with hostility before looking away.
• Bo Yanqi chose a corner table and ordered drinks, showing that he knew the bar.
• Bo Yanqi told Qi Si that his colorful drink, called “Disguise,” was zero-proof juice that tasted like alcohol.
• Qi Si asked Bo Yanqi what he had done in G City before.

Qi Si questioned Bo Yanqi about his past in G City and learned that Bo Yanqi had clashed with people from the Old City District before returning to A City. Qi Si realized the men in the bar were likely Bai Hanzhou’s people and had feared Bo Yanqi, then stood up to leave without getting a direct answer.

• Bo Yanqi said he had moved to G City for work, made money, and fought with people from the Old City District.
• Qi Si guessed Bo Yanqi had returned to A City to escape being hunted, and Bo Yanqi did not deny it.
• Qi Si told Bo Yanqi he had noticed the bar’s suspicious patrons and suspected they were Bai Hanzhou’s men.
• Qi Si pointed out that the men had shown fear and hesitation when they saw Bo Yanqi, then asked what answer Bo Yanqi wanted.
• Qi Si drained his glass and rose to leave.

Qi Si left the bar after an apparent argument with Bo Yanqi, who hurried after him, while Li An and the West District crew watched in disbelief. Li An later learned Bo Yanqi would meet him after Qi Si left, and Bai Hanzhou became eager to hear the details of the argument.

• Bo Yanqi chased after Qi Si as Qi Si left the bar, astonishing the West District crew who had been pretending not to know Bo Yanqi.
• Li An failed to catch up with Bo Yanqi and Qi Si, then went to Bai Hanzhou's study to complain that Bo Yanqi had ignored him.
• Bai Hanzhou told Li An that Bo Yanqi would find an opportunity to see him after Qi Si left.
• Li An said Bo Yanqi and Qi Si seemed to have argued at the bar, prompting Bai Hanzhou to stop working and demand every detail.

Bai Hanzhou learned that Bo Yanqi had argued with a young master and worried that the fight might keep Bo Yanqi from visiting Li An. After teasing Li An about it, Bai Hanzhou reflected on how Bo Yanqi had left Li An in G City so he could build a life of his own.

• Li An told Bai Hanzhou that Bo Yanqi and the young master drank disguised liquor, argued, and then ran off in different directions.
• Bai Hanzhou suggested Bo Yanqi might not come see Li An, and Li An panicked because Bo Yanqi had only promised Bai Hanzhou.
• Bai Hanzhou joked that Bo Yanqi might leave G City with the young master, causing Li An to choke and then threaten him.
• Li An raised his fist at Bai Hanzhou but stopped just short of hitting him, then grabbed him by the throat before letting go.
• Bai Hanzhou recalled that Bo Yanqi had left Li An in G City to protect him and give him a chance to live according to his own wishes.

Li An and Bai Hanzhou discussed Bo Yanqi’s plans for the Jiang Family, while Qi Si tried to avoid Bo Yanqi and became caught in a reckless taxi chase. The chase continued as both drivers sped through traffic and Qi Si was thrown around in the back seat.

• Li An threatened Bai Hanzhou, then demanded to know what orders Bo Yanqi had for them.
• Bai Hanzhou guessed Bo Yanqi’s visit concerned the Jiang Family but said they could not act against Jiang Honghu yet.
• Li An left the study after hearing Bai Hanzhou’s explanation and noticing the marks on his neck.
• Qi Si left in a taxi without Bo Yanqi, who hailed another taxi and ordered its driver to follow him.
• Qi Si asked his driver to shake Bo Yanqi’s taxi, and the drivers sped through traffic as Qi Si was jolted around the back seat.

Qi Si was taken on a reckless high-speed drive by Old Six, who revealed that he had been sent to bring Qi Si somewhere for a chat. Old Six assured him that Bo Yanqi would be left alone, leaving Qi Si to suspect that Bo Yanqi held significant influence in G City and wonder who was behind the abduction.

• Qi Si begged Old Six to slow down as he sped along a public road, while Bo Yanqi calmly pursued them in another car.
• The driver following them called Old Six, and the two drivers challenged each other to a race without asking Qi Si what he wanted.
• Old Six took Qi Si onto a different road and refused to explain their destination, confirming Qi Si’s suspicion that the ride was a setup.
• Qi Si asked whether the other driver was working with Old Six, then decided that going along was safer than trying to escape at speed.
• Old Six said they only wanted to invite Qi Si for a chat and assured him that no one would touch Bo Yanqi.
• Qi Si inferred that Bo Yanqi had high status in G City and wondered whether someone from the Jiang Family was behind Old Six.

Qi Si was taken by the Jiang Family into the Old City District, where he realized they might be using him to threaten Bo Yanqi. He agreed to meet Master Jiang while waiting for help, then fought back when A Wei shoved him.

• Old Six drove Qi Si through the rundown Old City District, and Qi Si suspected the Jiang Family had brought him there to pressure Bo Yanqi.
• At an apartment building, Qi Si refused to get out until A Zhong stopped A Wei from striking him and explained that Master Jiang wanted to speak with him.
• Qi Si agreed to meet Master Jiang and planned to stall until Bo Yanqi came to help him.
• A Wei shoved Qi Si from behind, so Qi Si turned around and kicked him to the ground.

Qi Si was brought to Jiang Honghu, the former ruler of G City, after defying A Wei and drawing protection from A Zhong. Jiang Honghu asked him to persuade Bo Yanqi to come back, leaving Qi Si stunned.

• A Wei attacked Qi Si, but A Zhong blocked him and reminded him of Master Jiang's orders.
• A Zhong apologized to Qi Si and led him upstairs to meet Jiang Honghu.
• Qi Si recognized Jiang Honghu and wondered whether the summons concerned Bo Yanqi or Yu Zhen's investigation into the kidnapping eighteen years earlier.
• Jiang Honghu asked Qi Si to persuade Bo Yanqi to return and promised him a generous reward.
• Qi Si was dumbfounded by Jiang Honghu's request and wondered if he had heard correctly.

Qi Si learned that Bo Yanqi’s mother, Sun Jiajia, had been Jiang Honghu’s missing daughter and that Jiang Honghu wanted him to persuade Bo Yanqi to return to the Jiang Family. The chapter ended with Qi Si stunned by Bo Yanqi’s hidden connection to the Jiang Family.

• Jiang Honghu asked Qi Si to persuade Bo Yanqi to return to the Jiang Family.
• A Zhong explained that Bo Yanqi’s mother was Jiang Honghu’s eldest daughter, Sun Jiajia.
• Qi Si recalled how Bo Yonghao had coerced Sun Jiajia into marriage and how her mental illness worsened after Bo Yanqi’s birth.
• Sun Jiajia’s condition stabilized for a time, but when Bo Yanqi was ten, she jumped from a building in front of him.
• A Zhong revealed that Sun Jiajia had gone missing from the Jiang Family years earlier and that Jiang Honghu had discovered her whereabouts only after meeting Bo Yanqi.

Qi Si learned that Bo Yanqi was Jiang Honghu’s grandson and that the Jiang Family wanted him to persuade Bo Yanqi to return. He left convinced that Bo Yanqi had no intention of coming back and that Jiang Honghu’s own history with him was likely the reason.

• A Zhong told Qi Si that Bo Yanqi was Jiang Honghu’s grandson and that the Jiang Family had approached him about returning.
• A Zhong said Bo Yanqi had learned about his mother’s Jiang Family origins after arriving in G City, but Qi Si questioned the family’s shifting explanations and motives.
• Qi Si asked Jiang Honghu to treat him like a guest, prompting the household to provide him a chair and tea.
• Qi Si learned that Bo Yanqi had said he would consider returning fifteen years earlier, and he laughed at the idea that he might still be undecided.
• Qi Si concluded that Bo Yanqi did not want to return and suspected Jiang Honghu knew Bo Yanqi would refuse to see him directly.

Qi Si endured Jiang Honghu’s pressure to persuade Bo Yanqi to return to the Jiang Family while pretending to be moved by Jiang Honghu’s explanations. Meanwhile, Bo Yanqi tortured the driver who had taken Qi Si and demanded to know where he was.

• A Zhong told Qi Si that he needed to persuade Bo Yanqi to return to the Jiang Family, and Qi Si stalled over tea instead of agreeing.
• After A Wei insulted Qi Si, Jiang Honghu ordered A Zhong to have A Wei removed for family punishment, but Qi Si recognized the scene as an act.
• A Zhong renewed the request, and Qi Si asked whether Jiang Honghu knew about his relationship with Bo Yanqi.
• Jiang Honghu claimed he accepted their relationship and did not want to force Bo Yanqi back, while Qi Si feigned relief but distrusted his sincerity.
• Bo Yanqi pinned the bloodied driver against a guardrail above a cliff and demanded to know where the driver had taken Qi Si.

Bo Yanqi forced the taxi driver to reveal that Master Jiang had taken Qi Si to the Old City District, then rushed after them. While Jiang Honghu pressured Qi Si to persuade Bo Yanqi to return to the Jiang Family and accept a tracking device, Qi Si resisted and realized Jiang Honghu feared the consequences of harming him.

• Bo Yanqi threatened the driver until he admitted that Master Jiang had taken Qi Si toward the Old City District.
• A Zhong told Qi Si that Jiang Honghu wanted him to persuade Bo Yanqi to return to the Jiang Family, and Qi Si suspected the family’s sudden urgency was tied to the White Family.
• A Zhong proposed installing a device on Qi Si so they could keep in contact, but Qi Si refused and challenged their claim that they wanted to cooperate.
• Jiang Honghu threatened Qi Si and summoned the guards, but stopped them from attacking when Qi Si dared him to follow through.
• Qi Si accused Jiang Honghu of fearing he would have to answer to Bo Yanqi, and Jiang Honghu remained furious without ordering anyone to touch him.

Qi Si refused Jiang Honghu’s demand for cooperation and fought back when Jiang’s men tried to capture him. As Qi Si was being beaten, A Wei reported that Li An and a large group from the West District were attacking, and Qi Si vowed to settle the score with Jiang Honghu if he escaped.

• Qi Si taunted Jiang Honghu about Bo Yanqi’s refusal to return to the Jiang Family and rejected Jiang’s offer to cooperate.
• Jiang Honghu ordered his men to capture Qi Si, who fought them with a chair and tried to reach the door.
• Jiang Honghu told A Zhong to have the men teach Qi Si a lesson without seriously injuring him, but the fight left Qi Si badly hurt.
• A Wei rushed in and reported that Li An and a large group from the West District were attacking.
• Jiang Honghu ordered the men to stop, and Qi Si glared at him and vowed to remember the score.

Qi Si challenged Jiang Honghu’s claim to be Bo Yanqi’s grandfather while waiting amid the commotion outside. Li An arrived, confronted Jiang Honghu over Qi Si’s injuries, and was unnerved by Qi Si’s admiring stare.

• Jiang Honghu pretended his earlier threat had been a joke, and Qi Si mocked him for staging A Wei’s apparent punishment.
• A Zhong and A Wei left to investigate the growing commotion while Qi Si sat down and dismissed Jiang Honghu’s questions about whether he was afraid.
• Qi Si disputed Jiang Honghu’s claim that he was Bo Yanqi’s grandfather, pointing out that Bo Yanqi’s mother had not been called Jiang Nansi.
• Li An burst into the room, threw A Wei at Jiang Honghu’s feet, and accused him of kidnapping someone in the West District.
• Li An rebuffed Jiang Honghu’s threats, while Qi Si admired him and Li An began to worry that Qi Si had fallen for him.

Li An confronted Jiang Honghu over A Zhong while Bo Yanqi arrived to rescue the injured Qi Si. Bo Yanqi rejected Jiang Honghu’s claim to be his grandfather and demanded that his dead mother personally confirm their relationship before he would acknowledge him.

• Li An beat A Wei badly and challenged Jiang Honghu to answer for A Zhong.
• Bo Yanqi arrived, and Qi Si ran to him and complained about his injuries.
• Bo Yanqi comforted Qi Si and promised to avenge him.
• Jiang Honghu called the attack a misunderstanding and tried to speak with Bo Yanqi, but Bo Yanqi accused him of avoiding the truth.
• Bo Yanqi told Jiang Honghu he would not return to the Jiang Family and would acknowledge him only if his mother personally confirmed he was his grandfather.

Bo Yanqi confronted Jiang Honghu after rescuing Qi Si, while Bai Hanzhou accused Jiang Honghu of betraying Zhong Xinyao and the Zhong Family. At the hospital, Bo Yanqi revealed that Jiang Honghu was his biological grandfather and began to explain how his mother, Jiang Nansi, went missing.

• Bai Hanzhou brought the badly beaten A Zhong to Bo Yanqi, who ordered Jiang Honghu's men subdued.
• Bai Hanzhou accused Jiang Honghu of betraying Zhong Xinyao and betraying the trust of Zhong Zhong.
• Bo Yanqi left the confrontation to take Qi Si to the hospital, where doctors found that Qi Si had a broken rib and minor wounds.
• Qi Si asked Bo Yanqi why he hated Jiang Honghu, and Bo Yanqi admitted Jiang Honghu was his grandfather by blood.
• Bo Yanqi asked Qi Si whether he knew how Jiang Nansi had gone missing, then began to explain the circumstances.

Bo Yanqi told Qi Si how Jiang Honghu seized control of the Jiang Family and how Zhong Xinyao and Jiang Nantian secretly resisted him. He explained that Jiang Nantian found him and discovered he was Zhong Xinyao’s son, while Qi Si suspected Jiang Honghu had helped send Bo Yanqi to M Country.

• Bo Yanqi explained that Jiang Honghu had used Zhong Xinyao to take control of her family’s power, while his mistress arranged the kidnapping that separated Zhong Xinyao from her daughter.
• Zhong Xinyao secretly enlisted the White Family to support Jiang Nantian, who gradually reclaimed half of Jiang Honghu’s forces while searching for his missing sister.
• When Jiang Honghu tried to use Zhong Xinyao to control Jiang Nantian, Zhong Xinyao dragged his mistress down the stairs, sacrificing her own life and freeing her son from his father’s leverage.
• Jiang Nantian and Bo Yanqi independently traced their family histories to an orphanage, recognized each other, and confirmed that Bo Yanqi was his nephew.
• Jiang Honghu discovered Bo Yanqi’s identity after Jiang Nantian considered acting against the Bo Household, prompting Qi Si to suspect Jiang Honghu had played a role in Bo Yanqi being sent to M Country.

Bo Yanqi told Qi Si how Jiang Honghu tried to recruit him to undermine Jiang Nantian and later arranged for Bo Lin to send him to M Country. Bo Yanqi refused Jiang Honghu’s demands and chose to go to M Country himself to avoid putting his uncle in a difficult position.

• Bo Yanqi explained that Jiang Honghu found him and tried to win his trust by invoking family ties and blaming Jiang Nantian for Jiang Nansi’s disappearance.
• Bo Yanqi told Qi Si that Jiang Honghu wanted him to spy on Jiang Nantian and prove his loyalty by killing his uncle.
• Qi Si learned that Jiang Zhijie, Jiang Honghu’s illegitimate son and intended heir, was mentally ill and had been sent to a psychiatric hospital.
• Bo Yanqi revealed that after he refused to help, Jiang Honghu contacted Bo Lin and arranged for Bo Yanqi to be sent to M Country.
• Jiang Honghu offered to stop Bo Yanqi from going to M Country if he obeyed, but Bo Yanqi went there willingly to spare Jiang Nantian trouble.

Bo Yanqi recounted how he built the West District with Bai Hanzhou and Li An after escaping Bo Lin and Jiang Honghu, while Li An’s past and revenge explained his loyalty to him. Qi Si learned that Jiang Honghu did not know Bo Yanqi secretly controlled the West District.

• Bo Yanqi escaped surveillance in M Country with Li An’s help, then returned to G City and built a force with Jiang Nantian’s assistance and Liang Xue’s financial support.
• Jiang Nantian secretly sent the surviving Bai Hanzhou to Bo Yanqi for treatment, and Bai Hanzhou later joined forces with him to form the West District.
• Bo Yanqi returned to A City to undermine the Bo Household, supported Bai Hanzhou from afar, and eventually helped him secure leadership of the West District.
• Bo Yanqi met Li An, whose mother had been murdered when he was seven, and promised to return for him after leaving him money and a place to wait.
• Five years later, Bo Yanqi took Li An home and let him avenge his mother before bringing him back to the country.
• Qi Si asked whether Jiang Honghu knew Bo Yanqi controlled the West District, and Bo Yanqi said Jiang Honghu only knew he and Bai Hanzhou were close.

Bo Yanqi and Qi Si discussed Jiang Honghu’s failed plan, then worried about how Qi Wang would react to Qi Si’s injury. Bo Yanqi sent Bai Hanzhou to punish Jiang Honghu while keeping his own connection to the West District hidden, and promised to bring Qi Si to see Li An once he recovered.

• Bo Yanqi explained that Jiang Honghu had tried to use him and his relationship with Bai Hanzhou to control both sides, and Qi Si realized his injury would be difficult to hide from Qi Wang.
• Bo Yanqi promised to avenge Qi Si and joked that Qi Wang would take out his anger on him instead of his injured brother.
• Bo Yanqi told Bai Hanzhou to teach Jiang Honghu a lesson and hand him over to Bo Yanqi’s uncle, while avoiding appearing in person until the situation stabilized.
• Bo Yanqi promised to bring Qi Si to visit Li An once he recovered, and Bai Hanzhou returned to Li An as the two continued dealing with Jiang Honghu’s men.

Yu Zhen visited Qi Si in the hospital and agreed not to tell Qi Wang about his broken rib, but photos of Qi Si at the hospital went viral. Bo Yanqi learned that Qi Wang had found out and saw Qi Wang calling just as he was about to enter Qi Si’s room.

• Yu Zhen rushed to the hospital and found Qi Si with a broken rib, then learned he was hiding the injury from Qi Wang.
• Qi Si begged Yu Zhen to keep quiet, and she agreed unless Qi Wang asked her directly.
• Photos of Qi Si at the hospital spread online, and his hospitalization became a trending topic.
• Bo Yanqi learned that Qi Wang had found out about Qi Si’s hospitalization after the story trended.
• Bo Yanqi’s phone rang with a call from Qi Wang as he was about to enter Qi Si’s hospital room.

Bo Yanqi told Qi Si that Qi Wang knew about his injury and answered Qi Wang’s call while Qi Si hid under the blanket. Qi Wang revealed that he would arrive the next afternoon, leaving Qi Si worried that his brother would punish him or make him break up with Bo Yanqi.

• Bo Yanqi told Qi Si that Qi Wang knew about what had happened, and Qi Si panicked when he saw Qi Wang’s incoming call on Bo Yanqi’s phone.
• Qi Si hid under the blanket and pretended to be asleep while Bo Yanqi answered Qi Wang’s call.
• Qi Wang asked why Qi Si was in the hospital, and Bo Yanqi admitted that one of Qi Si’s ribs was broken.
• Qi Wang said he would arrive the next afternoon and ended the call.
• Qi Si complained that Qi Wang might make him keep his distance from Bo Yanqi or break up with him, then hurt himself laughing.

Qi Si learned that online attention around his hospitalization had alerted Qi Wang, who was coming to confront him, while Bo Yanqi prepared to handle Jiang Family business and pick up Qi Wang. Qi Si waited anxiously for Bo Yanqi to return, but several unwelcome guests arrived first.

• Bo Yanqi showed Qi Si the trending posts linking his hospitalization to Xiang Qianchong's show, and Qi Si cursed the people who had exposed him.
• Qi Si blamed Xiang Qianchong for filming in G City, while Bo Yanqi explained he had stopped tracking the show after Qi Si withdrew.
• Bo Yanqi left the hospital to handle Jiang Family affairs, and Zhong Li stayed behind to look after Qi Si.
• Zhong Li brought Qi Si wontons instead of the spicy oil noodles he wanted, and Qi Si ate both portions rather than ask Bo Yanqi to bring noodles.
• Qi Si learned Bo Yanqi planned to finish his business and pick up Chairman Qi at the airport, then waited for his return until several unwelcome guests arrived.

The production crew visited Qi Si in the hospital, and Xiang Qianchong tried to recruit him for the G City episode before realizing he was too injured to join. After the guests left, Shen Shuyu told Qi Si she had been having the same dream for a while.

• Zhong Li told Qi Si that Xiang Qianchong and the production crew had come to visit, and Qi Si let them in.
• Xiang Qianchong invited Qi Si to join the show’s G City episode, but the guests warned him about Qi Si’s injuries and Chairman Qi’s reaction.
• Qi Si pretended to accept the invitation and tried to get out of bed, prompting Xiang Qianchong to insist he rest and promise a special return episode.
• News of the production crew’s hospital visit trended online, and the guests left after wishing Qi Si a speedy recovery.
• Shen Shuyu stayed behind and told Qi Si that she had been having the same dream for a while.