Recaps

Old Master Gu supported Yang Lianting’s decision to divorce Gu Dewang, but Gu Dewang refused and tried to use Gu Corporation’s crisis as an excuse to delay. Yang Lianting left after revealing that Gu Yanzhou had been taken by the police, while Gu Dewang was left demanding to know what his son had done.

• Gu Dewang accused Yang Lianting of influencing Old Master Gu, who became distressed and was warned by the doctor to avoid further agitation.
• Old Master Gu urged Gu Dewang to divorce Yang Lianting, but Gu Dewang argued that the timing could damage Gu Corporation.
• Yang Lianting agreed to the divorce, and Old Master Gu declared that the decision was settled despite Gu Dewang’s protests.
• Outside the ward, Gu Dewang dragged Yang Lianting to the stairwell and threatened her, but she insisted on divorcing him and said the Gu Family’s troubles were no longer her concern.
• Yang Lianting revealed that Gu Yanzhou had been taken away by the police, and Gu Dewang realized his son had contributed to Gu Corporation’s crisis.
• Yang Lianting left and told Gu Dewang to sign the divorce papers, while he demanded to know what Gu Yanzhou had done.

Gu Dewang and Yang Lianting signed their divorce agreement while Gu Yanzhou remained in police custody over a case involving the Cui Family. Old Master Gu died after learning of Gu Yanzhou’s arrest, and Xie Yuan said he felt no guilt about the death.

• Gu Dewang tried to persuade Yang Lianting not to divorce him, but they both signed the divorce agreement.
• Yang Lianting told Old Master Gu that Su Wanyue had lost her baby and Gu Yanzhou was staying with her; Old Master Gu asked to see Gu Yanzhou.
• Gu Dewang learned Gu Yanzhou could not be released on bail and that his case involved the Cui Family.
• Old Master Gu collapsed after Gu Dewang revealed Gu Yanzhou’s arrest was connected to the Cui Family, and the doctors could not save him.
• Xie Ran told Xie Yuan that Old Master Gu had died, and Xie Yuan insisted he was not overthinking it or feeling guilty.

Xie Ran’s family decided to attend Old Master Gu’s funeral, with Feng Leyao agreeing to stay by her side and avoid provoking the Gu Family. As the Gu Corporation’s crisis worsened, Gu Dewang discovered Zhao Zhiyu had vanished, then arrived late to the funeral procession, where Gu Yanzhou was already angry at his absence.

• Xie Ran decided that her family would attend Old Master Gu’s funeral, and she allowed Feng Leyao to accompany them on the condition that he stay close and avoid trouble.
• Xie Ran warned Xie Yuan to restrain himself, while the Gu Corporation’s shareholders grew more alarmed and Gu Dewang struggled to manage the company’s crisis and the funeral.
• Gu Dewang went to his apartment and found Zhao Zhiyu gone, with none of her clothes or jewelry missing; he searched for her, then fell asleep in the walk-in closet.
• Yang Lianting called Gu Dewang on the day of the funeral procession, and he hurried back after realizing how late he was.
• Gu Yanzhou returned under temporary bail with police officers, became angrier when he saw that Gu Dewang was absent, and Mu Ze quietly asked Xie Yuan whether he knew what was happening.

After Old Master Gu's burial, Gu Yanzhou accused Gu Dewang of deliberately causing his grandfather's death, but Yang Lianting revealed that Old Master Gu had died after learning Gu Yanzhou was arrested. At the cemetery entrance, Gu Yanzhou sought comfort from Xie Ran, who rejected him as Feng Leyao intervened.

• Xie Yuan told Mu Ze that Gu Dewang had visited his mistress, and said he had sent her away.
• After Old Master Gu was buried, Gu Yanzhou accused Gu Dewang of letting his grandfather discover his affair on purpose, and Gu Dewang slapped him.
• Yang Lianting revealed that Old Master Gu had died from shock and anger after accidentally overhearing that Gu Yanzhou had been arrested.
• Gu Yanzhou was left at the cemetery until the police arrived, then ran to Xie Ran and said he was scared.
• Feng Leyao blocked Gu Yanzhou from Xie Ran, who agreed with Feng Leyao that she did not want to see him.
• Gu Yanzhou complained that Feng Leyao was being mean to him, and Feng Leyao called him disgusting.

Xie Ran rejected Gu Yanzhou’s plea to reunite, and Xie Yuan drove him off before she left with Feng Leyao. Gu Corporation later went bankrupt, while Su Wanyue and Gu Yanzhou faced long prison sentences; the chapter ended with Xie Yuan revealing that they wanted to see him.

• Gu Yanzhou begged Xie Ran for another chance, but she told him she did not love him and wanted him to stop pestering her.
• Feng Leyao protected Xie Ran from Gu Yanzhou, and Xie Yuan kicked Gu Yanzhou before police officers intervened.
• Xie Ran reassured Feng Leyao that she was not angry with him for speaking up, and he promised to ask her opinion in the future.
• Gu Corporation went bankrupt, and news reports said Su Wanyue and Gu Yanzhou would each face more than ten years in prison.
• Xie Yuan told Xie Ran, Xie Mo, Mu Ze, and Feng Leyao that Su Wanyue and Gu Yanzhou wanted to see him.

Xie Yuan and Mu Ze met Su Wanyue and Gu Yanzhou, whose dreams made them suspect that reality had diverged from another version of events. Later, Xie Yuan and Mu Ze reunited with Tan Yaya and Zhang Jue on the second season of Heartbeat Means Action, ending the main story as they greeted the audience hand in hand.

• Xie Yuan went with Mu Ze to meet Su Wanyue, who claimed that Xie Yuan and Mu Ze should not exist and insisted that Xie Yuan was not himself.
• Xie Yuan and Mu Ze concluded that Su Wanyue had glimpsed the original novel’s plot, but that she could no longer affect events.
• Gu Yanzhou asked after Xie Ran and said his dreams showed a different reality; Xie Yuan blamed his selfishness and left.
• Gu Yanzhou remained distraught as the Gu Family lost its chance to recover.
• Xie Yuan and Mu Ze joined Tan Yaya and Zhang Jue as special guests on the second season of Heartbeat Means Action, and the four greeted the audience.