To his parents’ relief, Jianbo’s operation is a success. Zhijie contemplates taking long leave to take care of him but Lantian advises her against it. At the jewellery shop, Zhijie and her team obtain the contact number of the customer who had bought the wedding ring. Yanqi visits Xiufeng at the hospital. Xiufeng still bears a grudge against Yanqi for calling off the wedding years ago. There is a box of essence of chicken on the table and Xiufeng does not know who sent it. Jingze tries to locate his father, Zhou Guorong, but to no avail. He tells Yanqi his mother is Japanese. His parents had frequent arguments and his father emigrated to Singapore 20 years ago. Yanqi takes Jingze to see Tao-jie. Jingze describes his father’s features to her. Tao-jie thinks he could be Liu Juan’s husband and gives them Liu Juan’s address. However, Liu Juan has moved away. Dexun is depressed and his house is in a mess. While tidying up, Guixiang finds a letter from HDB. Dexun’s flat will be seized because he has defaulted on his loan. He ignores Guixiang’s offer of help. Guixiang worries about Dexun hanging out with gangsters. Jiayi is out on bail. Investigations show that the rat poison found in Lifen’s possession does not match the poison in Xiufeng’s food. Lantian waits for Hongxi at the art gallery. He talks to Xuewei and discovers the paintings he had imported and the ones in Don and Zhongzheng’s pub are from the same series. He becomes suspicious about the trio’s relationship. Lantian tells Jingze his thoughts. They decide to investigate Xuewei in secret. Yanqi finds Liu Juan and learns Guorong has been missing five years. At this moment, Zhijie shows up and tells Liu Juan the skeleton they found might be Guorong. The DNA tests show the skeletion is Guorong’s. Chen Yu is shocked to see the photo of Guorong and is uneasy throughout the meeting. That night, Chen Yu has a startling dream about Guorong.
