Under Shen Jing’s arrangement, Tian Xiaohui smoothly entered Shengyuan Fund. Shen Jing visited Xie Zhiyuan in prison and informed him about Su Jianren’s attempt to shift the blame to protect Zhao Hui. She expected Su Jianren to take drastic measures, but to her surprise, he seemed to be infatuated and prioritized power over beauty. Feeling helpless, Xie Zhiyuan had no other choice. Meanwhile, Shen Jing kept a close eye on Zhou Lin’s every move.
Miao Che suspected that Xie Zhiyuan couldn’t suddenly be benevolent towards Zhao Hui and believed that someone had influenced him. Although there was no clear evidence yet, Zhao Hui found Miao Che’s suspicions reasonable and decided to call Wu Xianlong to probe. Wu Xianlong’s concealed response made him feel like he was still being manipulated.
As the wedding date approached, Su Jianren accompanied Zhou Lin to choose a wedding venue and redecorate their house, eagerly preparing to marry his bride. Later, Su Jianren personally visited Zhao Hui’s office and sent him a wedding invitation, intentionally provoking him. This left Zhao Hui feeling heavy-hearted, silent on his way home, and when the wedding invitation fell out of his briefcase, it was discovered by Zhao Rui.
Feeling triumphant, Su Jianren couldn’t wait to reveal his actions to Zhou Lin, explaining that he was testing Zhao Hui. He believed that if Zhao Hui didn’t attend the wedding, it meant he still harbored feelings for Zhou Lin and would need to be cautious. As they spoke, Zhou Lin received a congratulatory message from Zhao Hui.
Watching Zhao Hui sitting despondently on the balcony, Zhao Rui took a photo and posted it on social media, making Zhou Lin feel uneasy. That night, Su Jianren arranged for Zhou Lin to choose a wedding dress, but she lied about an issue at her son’s school, secretly visiting Zhao Hui next door under the pretext of fetching a wind chime.
Summoning courage, Zhao Hui asked Zhou Lin why she wanted to marry Su Jianren. Zhou Lin believed Su Jianren’s love and sincerity made him trustworthy, unlike Zhao Hui, who she thought was evading his true feelings and saw himself as tainted, unwilling to give up his position as bank president.
Meanwhile, Su Jianren received a call from an unknown person instructing him to go to Zhao Hui’s house next door, promising a surprise from Zhou Lin. Unbeknownst to him, Zhou Lin was questioning Zhao Hui, but before she realized it, Zhao Hui was already in front of her. They passionately kissed, which Su Jianren witnessed.
Shocked and enraged, Su Jianren walked away in a daze. However, just as he left, Zhou Lin pushed Zhao Hui away, telling him it was too late, as she was about to marry Su Jianren soon. Watching Zhou Lin leave hurriedly, Zhao Hui picked up the wind chime and sat by the window again. Unable to find words to comfort Zhao Hui, Zhao Rui indicated that they had returned to the right track, back to a life without surprises.
Su Jianren still clung to a glimmer of hope and called Zhou Lin to ask why she didn’t come for the wedding dress fitting that day. Zhou Lin lied about a school issue delaying her, leaving Su Jianren feeling completely disillusioned. He calmly hung up the phone, already formulating new plans in his mind.
Meanwhile, Wu Xianlong chatted with Zhao Hui and handed him a major project to approve. Grateful for Wu Xianlong’s past help, Zhao Hui accepted the project out of gratitude. On the other hand, Tao Wuji confided in Miao Che that he didn’t want to return to the Corporate Banking Department. Miao Che knew Tao Wuji still wanted to investigate Zhao Hui and reminded him that doing so would be ungrateful.
Feeling righteous, Tao Wuji believed he was doing the right thing but felt lost now that the case was closed. Miao Che hinted that if there was concrete evidence, they could reopen the case. They had to trust that the regulators had a keen eye for justice. However, Tao Wuji looked puzzled at Miao Che, who instructed him to pack up as they would go to Pingzhou to audit in two days.
