Everyone is shocked to learn of Qicong’s passing. Atsuki takes Qingxiong to meet Caixia, and they rush to Malaysia. Meiwei shares that Qicong had cancer. She gives Qingxiong a letter from him. In it, Qicong declares that he has hated Qingxiong since he was young. He left willingly with Atsuki to start a new life with Meiwei. He did not want to acknowledge Qingxiong due to his illness. His wish is that they will be able to be father and son again in their next life. He also hopes Qingxiong will forgive Atsuki. Knowing she has to bear legal responsibilities for abducting Qicong, Atsuki decides to turn herself in. Momoko blames Qingxiong and loses her temper at him. Atsuki intervenes. Sensing she is still hiding something, Yuyang and Junyan probe for the truth. It turns out that Atsuki had sent Qicong away to protect Qingxiong, knowing the scandal could cost him his career. Disappointed in Qingxiong, Yuyang decides to leave CCI. Qingxiong and Junyan try to dissuade her but to no avail. Haifeng lets slip that Qingxiong had asked him to investigate Xu Jiaqiang and Qiu Liren. Junyan recalls his ugly past. His father, Guiquan, and mother, Shujuan, had a heated argument because Guiquan was involved in a bribery case. Guiquan died suddenly. Shujuan and Jiaqiang had an affair, and Jiaqiang became Junyan’s stepfather. Junyan locks himself in the house and refuses to see anyone. When Yuyang finally gets to see him, she insists he should find out the truth. He relents. Kunxing continues to pester Xiulian, who becomes irritated. When he witnesses the intimate behaviour between Xiulian and Qingxiong, he is outraged.
