My Amazing Boyfriend Episode 26 Recap
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Tian Jingzhi is deeply worried about Xuan Xuan's kidnapping and loses her appetite despite Xue Ling Qiao's reassurances. She wonders if her own misfortune affects those close to her, but Xue Ling Qiao admits the kidnapping might be connected to him. Tian Jingzhi promptly contacts Dong Dong, urging him to decrypt the laptop of a private investigator, hoping to find clues. Hong Shi Guang, revealed to be Xue Ling Qiao's century-old enemy and the mastermind, meets with Detective Zhang.
Hong Shi Guang notes that a scar of his hasn't healed even after consuming blood, vowing that his target will die this time. Detective Zhang arrives to collect his promised 100 million yuan, but sensing Hong Shi Guang intends to betray him, he reveals his contingency plan: if he dies, incriminating evidence will automatically be sent to the police and Xue Ling Qiao. Hong Shi Guang scoffs, dismissing any confession as worthless without hard proof.
Detective Zhang then details the evidence he has kept, recounting Hong Shi Guang's elaborate plans. The charity event fire was orchestrated not to kill Xue Ling Qiao but to create a cover for him to receive a fake photo, leading him to hunt for Hong Shi Long, Hong Shi Guang's mysterious cousin. Meanwhile, Dong Dong decrypts a dashcam video from a car involved in a previous chase, a video the arsonist never gave to the police.
Zhang accuses Hong Shi Guang of stealing the dashcam recorder, hiring the same killer to attack Tian Jingzhi, and then using photos to frame the killer and Hong Shi Long for a villa murder. Zhang demands his payment, rejecting any threats, and mentions a crucial photo, which Hong Shi Guang claims to have burned. As Dong Dong completes the final decryption, he uncovers a photo of Hong Shi Guang with his mother, confirming Xue Ling Qiao's suspicions.
To be certain, Xue Ling Qiao calls Hong Shi Guang, feigning concern for Xuan Xuan, while having Dong Dong simultaneously dial the enemy's number found on Zhang's computer. Hearing Hong Shi Guang's other phone ring, Xue Ling Qiao confirms his identity. Realizing his secret is exposed, Hong Shi Guang ignores Detective Zhang's pleas for mercy and shoots him dead.
Meanwhile, Xiao Yan learns that the bank account used to pay off the doctor who faked Hong Shi Guang's paternity test is the same one funding Professor Li's research. He calls Ye Chen, and they piece everything together: Hong Shi Guang is the research's secret sponsor. Ye Chen reveals he received an anonymous blood sample, which he confirms is from the dormant body.
They deduce Xuan Xuan must have mailed the sample after finding it at Hong Shi Guang's house, leading to her kidnapping. Believing Xuan Xuan is now in greater danger, an urgent Ye Chen ends the call to find Tian Jingzhi. At Tian Jingzhi's house, Xue Ling Qiao realizes the irony that his enemy, despite consuming his blood, is in failing health, which explains his desperate research.
He also deciphers that the charity fire was a ploy to manipulate him into finding Hong Shi Long. Elsewhere, Ye Chen is in a taxi when the driver spots a silver van tailing them. The terrified driver drops Ye Chen at a T-junction, where thugs from the van give chase. Just as they corner him, Xue Ling Qiao intervenes and saves him. Soon after, Ye Chen and Xiao Yan arrive at Tian Jingzhi's house.
Ye Chen explains to a skeptical Xiao Yan that Xue Ling Qiao is real and saved his life. He tells them he knows who Xue Ling Qiao's enemy is and that this person also kidnapped Xuan Xuan, urging Xue Ling Qiao to help. Having returned, Xue Ling Qiao is lost in a memory from a century ago, recalling his time with a kind woman and her son, Lai Bao.
He remembers the warmth of their makeshift family, taking a photo he promised would last over a hundred years, and his inability to save Lai Bao's mother from tuberculosis. As the painful memory fades, Tian Jingzhi's voice brings him back to the present, "Monster Xue, you're back?"