Recaps

Chen Yuan left his village for Deep City with Zhang Xiu'e, where he rescued an old man and protected her from a planned assault, but both were taken into custody. Their case brought Chen Jingshen and Chen Desheng back into the story as Chen Desheng ordered a search for the young man who had saved him.

• Lin Zhengye deceived Chen Jingshen into believing his and Lin Nianwei's baby had died, and Chen Jingshen left Deep City after burying a substituted infant.
• Chen Yuan learned that Chen Dehou had found him as a baby in Deep City, then went with Zhang Xiu'e to seek work there.
• Chen Yuan drove off Zhao Lei and his companions when they tried to take Zhou Min by force, and Zhang Xiu'e warned him to stay away from her roommate.
• Chen Yuan rescued Chen Desheng from an overturned, burning car, but Chen Desheng's bodyguards pushed him aside before Chen Desheng rebuked them.
• Wang Dahai and Li Yan arranged for Sun Deming to assault Zhang Xiu'e at the Shangri-La, and Chen Yuan broke into their room and subdued the men after Zhang Xiu'e escaped Li Yan in the bathroom.
• Zhang Xiu'e and Chen Yuan told police that Wang Dahai, Li Yan, and Sun Deming had tried to force her, but Liu Ming took them to the detention center for questioning.
• Zhao Jianguo visited Chen Desheng at Chen Jingshen's request, and Chen Desheng ordered Lei Zhen to keep searching for Chen Yuan, the young man who had saved his life.

Chen Yuan was drawn into Chen Desheng’s household after rescuing him and took a bodyguard job, while his growing ties to Zhang Xiu'e and the old Hung Hing family complicated his new life. The arc ended with A Wei preparing to fight Chen Yuan after He Long hired him.

• Zhao Jianguo recognized Chen Yuan in surveillance footage as the man who had rescued Chen Desheng, then released Chen Yuan and Zhang Xiu'e after uncovering the false accusations against them.
• Chen Desheng offered Chen Yuan a bodyguard job as thanks for saving him, and Chen Yuan accepted after Zhang Xiu'e found work and moved out of Zhou Min’s apartment.
• Chen Yuan fought Liu Hu and his men at Cashbox KTV to protect Zhang Xiu'e, then woke beside her after she kissed him while drunk.
• Chen Yuan began working for Chen Desheng, impressed Lei Zhen in a sparring match, and learned that Chen Desheng’s son and grandson were absent from his life.
• Chen Desheng took Chen Yuan to his wife and daughter’s graves and explained that his son had left after blaming him for their deaths.
• He Long ambushed Chen Yuan, Chen Desheng, and Lei Zhen, but Chen Yuan defeated the attackers, and Chen Desheng accepted He Long’s challenge to arrange a fight in three days.
• Chen Yuan attended a charity gala with Chen Desheng, where he encountered Lin Nianwei, and later stayed awake watching for a message from Zhang Xiu'e.
• He Long hired A Wei, who claimed he could figure out Baji Fist in three days, while He Qingguo warned him that the payment could cost someone their life.