Chapter Summaries

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.

Shen Shuyu told Qi Si about recurring dreams of the orphanage’s underground laboratory and a childhood escape attempt, giving him new clues about their missing memories. Qi Si asked her to keep investigating with him and not tell anyone else, while Shen Shuyu chose to trust him.

• Shen Shuyu described dreaming of a dark room, a syringe, and a man saying that none of the subjects had succeeded.
• Shen Shuyu recalled that young Qi Si led the children through a tunnel, but Bo Fuyu stopped in fear and caused them to be captured again.
• Shen Shuyu told Qi Si that the dreams had started before he visited the orphanage and that she had not told Bo Fuyu about them.
• Qi Si asked Shen Shuyu to keep the dreams secret and report any new details while he investigated the orphanage.
• Shen Shuyu said she trusted Qi Si and asked him to tell her what he learned about their missing memories.

Yu Zhen told Qi Si that two people connected to the case from eighteen years ago had suspicious travel and financial records, but she could not find them. Meanwhile, Bo Yanqi headed to Bai Hanzhou’s turf, where A Zhong and A Wei were being held on his orders.

• After Shen Shuyu rejoined the production crew, Yu Zhen arrived at Qi Si’s hospital room and asked when Qi Wang would arrive.
• Yu Zhen told Qi Si that two people had visited A City and S City around the time of the old case, and that both had received large sums of money before and after their trips.
• Yu Zhen said the two families had moved away, leaving her unable to find the suspects, and planned to continue investigating their whereabouts.
• Qi Si told Yu Zhen that Bo Yanqi had gone to pick up Qi Wang at the airport, and Yu Zhen laughed at his worry about his brother’s arrival.
• At Bai Hanzhou’s turf, Li An wanted to punish the captive A Zhong and A Wei, but stopped when he learned Bo Yanqi had ordered them held until he arrived.

Bo Yanqi arrived to find Li An keeping A Wei and A Zhong alive through rough treatment, then ordered Bai Hanzhou to keep the captives under watch while he dealt with Jiang Honghu. Meanwhile, Jiang Nantian began taking over Jiang Honghu’s forces, and the chapter ended with Jiang Honghu accusing his son of betraying him.

• Li An forced water down A Zhong’s throat and kicked A Wei awake to make sure both men survived until Bo Yanqi arrived.
• Bo Yanqi told Li An to control his temper, then instructed Bai Hanzhou to keep A Wei and A Zhong alive and watched.
• Bo Yanqi explained that Jiang Honghu had lost his two most capable confidants after targeting Qi Si, giving Jiang Nantian an opening to seize his territory and forces.
• Jiang Honghu confronted Jiang Nantian, who replied that Jiang Honghu would be the first to suffer if retribution came.

Jiang Nantian confronted Jiang Honghu over his family’s destruction and revealed that he had found Yang Jiali, the woman Jiang Honghu had secretly loved. He forced Jiang Honghu to choose between his own life and Yang Jiali’s, leaving both of them facing the choice.

• Jiang Nantian accused Jiang Honghu of protecting Yang Jiali and causing the suffering and deaths of his mother and sister.
• Jiang Nantian recalled how Jiang Honghu had deceived Zhong Xinyao and brought Yang Jiali into his life after gaining power.
• Jiang Nantian declared that he would punish Jiang Honghu himself and had his people bring in a bound Yang Jiali.
• Jiang Nantian grabbed Yang Jiali by the hair and demanded that Jiang Honghu choose which of them would live.
• Jiang Honghu asked what Jiang Nantian wanted as Yang Jiali pleaded for help.

Jiang Nantian forced Jiang Honghu and Yang Jiali to choose who would die, then exposed the truth about Yang Jiali’s supposed punishment and ordered an investigation into the psychiatric hospital. Yang Jiali’s reaction suggested Jiang Zhijie was hidden there, and Jiang Nantian vowed to uncover the truth.

• Jiang Honghu hesitated when Jiang Nantian demanded he choose between his life and Yang Jiali’s, while Yang Jiali accused him of owing her for her years in a psychiatric hospital.
• Jiang Honghu tried to persuade Jiang Nantian to spare Yang Jiali, but Jiang Nantian revealed that Jiang Honghu had arranged her confinement and that she had not truly suffered there.
• Jiang Nantian called someone to investigate the psychiatric hospital and deliver evidence of any illegal activity to the authorities.
• Yang Jiali nearly said Jiang Zhijie’s name, prompting Jiang Nantian to suspect that Jiang Honghu had hidden his illegitimate son in the hospital.
• Yang Jiali denied Jiang Zhijie was there, but Jiang Nantian said he would investigate and warned them of the consequences if he found him.