My Lethal Man Recap, Plot, Synopsis
My Lethal Man Synopsis
In a thrilling kidnapping case, Shen Manning accidentally meets her "doppelganger" Zhuang Xinyan.
The rapid death of Xinyan leads the powerful and mysterious Yan Xingcheng to force Shen Manning to start her "second life", as her "fiancé".
Shen Manning is dragged by Yan Xingcheng into the whirlwind of huge changes in the Zhuang family. They go from rivalry to working together to stabilize the Zhuang family, which almost collapsed.
Yan Xingcheng also finally finds out the shocking truth about a secret case from 17 years ago ......
In the end, the truth about the unsolved case 17 years ago is revealed, and they realize the warmth of true love and the power of family.
Together, Yan Xingcheng and Shen Manning set out on a new life with love.
My Lethal Man Recap
Episode 1 Recap
On a rainy night in Prato, Italy, a man in a black suit walked slowly into the street holding an umbrella. His name was Yan Xingcheng. He was aloof and tough, his personality was unpredictable, and he was a mysterious man. At this moment, he received a phone call. The other party asked him to help recover the money that the group had been defrauded of. As compensation, they would give him ten percent of the company's shares.
Yan Xingcheng didn't care about the shares. He only asked the other party to find a woman. This girl was Zhuang Xinyan. Having worked in this line for so long, it was not difficult to help the company recover the defrauded money. Soon the defrauded money was found, and Yan Xingcheng also got Zhuang Xinyan's whereabouts. The Zhuang family is now like fire and water with Blue Ocean.
To protect the Zhuang family's only heir, Zhuang Xinyan's whereabouts were quickly exposed. On the other side of the city, on the campus of Comprehensive American University overseas, Shen Manning was copying the professor's twin roses. As long as she could produce good works, she could graduate early. Shen Manning's family background was not very good, and she also hoped to graduate early to earn money to supplement the household expenses.
This time, her best friend Rao Meina brought her a package sent by her father. When her best friend saw the twin flowers Shen Manning painted, she couldn't help but think of a legend. The legend says that twin flowers only bloom once every hundred years, but they always bloom with their backs to the sun. When the two flowers smile at each other one day, that is the only encounter in life.
Once twin flowers meet, it is either the climax of fate or a precursor to death. Shen Manning told her best friend not to read messy books and forums anymore. Regarding the prophecy of the twin flowers, what a strange legend it was. Not long after, Shen Manning encountered the most astonishing sight of her life. Just now someone had called her Zhuang Xinyan. This man was Lin Mufan.
To prove that he was not lying, he even showed a photo, claiming that Shen Manning was exactly the same as the person in the photo. At that time, Shen Manning found it strange, but not long after, in the underground parking lot, she really saw someone who looked exactly like her. They were so alike that looking at each other was like looking in a mirror!
Shen Manning quickly called her best friend Na Na, asking where she had heard this legend. While on the phone, she was drugged and kidnapped. The girl who looked extremely similar to her was named Zhuang Xinyan, the granddaughter of a jeweler. That day, she was preparing to return to the family business to handle matters and actually encountered her twin flower. Although the two looked at each other in silence, it was clear that both were very surprised.
Lin Mufan went to pick up Zhuang Xinyan. Zhuang Xinyan discovered that Shen Manning had been shoved into a car and kidnapped. She realized the seriousness of the situation. She had just received a call from an enemy. It had been seventeen years, and the perpetrator was not dead. The call now was clearly for revenge. Now that the Zhuang family had lost power, the other party was certainly taking action. Zhuang Xinyan was a kind girl.
Seeing someone who looked exactly like her being tied up in the car, she naturally knew that the person the other party wanted to harm was her. Zhuang Xinyan quickly drove her car while calling Lin Mufan, asking him to wait a moment. Zhuang Xinyan closely followed the gangsters' car and desperately rammed it, then rescued the girl who had been accidentally caught up in the situation. The two drove away from the scene quickly.
The gangsters chased them relentlessly, and cars around them intentionally scraped against them. Zhuang Xinyan couldn't dodge in time and suddenly saw a large truck coming directly towards them head-on. There was no escape. At the last moment of her life, Zhuang Xinyan used her body to shield Shen Manning. When they were sent to the hospital for emergency treatment, the doctors were surprised to find that the two looked exactly alike.
Zhuang Xinyan, who protected Shen Manning, was already dead. Shen Manning's eyes were also injured and blinded in the car accident. The doctor asked Yan Xingcheng for his decision. Since Miss Zhuang used her life to protect Shen Manning, she must also be willing to give her eyes to Shen Manning. Thus, through a corneal transplant, Shen Manning saw the sunlight again. Slowly waking up from the hospital bed, Shen Manning heard several people calling her Miss Zhuang.
She was very panicked and immediately climbed out of the bed and ran around, escaping to the rooftop. She found that the people following her were closing in step by step, reminding her that she was Zhuang Xinyan. Shen Manning wanted to jump off the building. Yan Xingcheng reminded her that Zhuang Xinyan had used her life and eyes to protect her. There was also another person's sacrifice in her life.
He hoped she could help Zhuang Xinyan fulfill her last wish. Shen Manning recalled that on the way to the hospital, the blood-covered Zhuang Xinyan had indeed held her hand, encouraging her to live well. Now that her eyes could see, it was also Miss Zhuang's cornea. Shen Manning became much calmer. She promised to live well and complete the wish that Miss Zhuang did not complete.
Episode 2 Recap
Zhuang Xinyan is the granddaughter of Zhuang Chengan, a renowned luxury jewelry designer in China. Her mother, Zhuang Caixuan, was her grandfather's most beloved eldest daughter. Born into a privileged background, she should have grown up under the love of her grandfather and mother. However, in the winter of her seventh year, a major car accident occurred. Her father died on the spot, and her mother's whereabouts were unknown.
Whether it was a natural disaster or a man-made calamity, her grandfather sensed something was wrong and quietly sent Zhuang Xinyan abroad. She had lived anonymously all these years, accumulating strength on one hand, and waiting for the right time on the other. Now, Blue Ocean Yixing is involved in a shareholding restructuring crisis, and Zhuang Chengan has also fallen ill. Zhuang Xinyan urgently needs to return to the company to take charge of the overall situation.
Yan Xingcheng reminded Shen Manning that she must play the role of Zhuang Xinyan well and go to Blue Ocean Yixing. Not only must she save the company from crisis, but she must also retrieve the forty percent of the shares belonging to her mother in the company. With no way back, Shen Manning desperately memorized all the information about Zhuang Xinyan that Yan Xingcheng gave her.
Yan Xingcheng reminded her that he was now Zhuang Xinyan's fiancé, and he would help her complete the plan every step of the way. Shen Manning asked Yan Xingcheng what his purpose was. Yan Xingcheng told her not to ask too many questions and just do what she was supposed to do. At Blue Ocean Yixing, the board of directors was abuzz with discussion.
Zhuang Jiakai claimed that only he had the surname Zhuang at present, so he should naturally become the next Executive Board Chairman. However, the shareholders all knew that Zhuang Chengan had a granddaughter living abroad, who held several times more shares than him and was undoubtedly the next prospective heir. Just as Zhuang Jiakai was forcing everyone to sign, Yan Xingcheng walked in with Shen Manning. As long as Zhuang Xinyan was not dead, she had the power to veto.
Yan Xingcheng took her to see her grandfather, reminding Shen Manning that from now on, she was Zhuang Xinyan, carrying a heavy responsibility and needing to act more cautiously from this point forward. Shen Manning came to Zhuang Xinyan's house and found it was a very large villa with property like a manor and countless collectibles.
Shen Manning went to Zhuang Xinyan's room and found that the walk-in closet was like a giant supermarket, filled with all sorts of brand-name clothing. Shen Manning was dazzled, sighing that Miss Zhuang had grown up in such an environment. Lin Mufan had not been able to contact Zhuang Xinyan for several days and couldn't help but worry. As a suitor of Zhuang Xinyan, he was always particularly interested in this girl.
This time he came to meet a client named Tang Lin. The other party was willing to pay tens of millions to buy his design. Lin Mufan was always very talented in jewelry. However, although Tang Lin's offer was very tempting, Lin Mufan received a call from Zhuang Xinyan's butler and rushed away immediately. Lin Mufan came to Zhuang Xinyan's house and saw her profile. Suddenly, he felt as if he had seen her somewhere before.
He had previously mistaken Shen Manning for Zhuang Xinyan, and Shen Manning had kept explaining that she was a college student and not the person he was looking for at all. Lin Mufan tried calling out Shen Manning's name, and to his surprise, she responded! Shen Manning turned her head and saw it was Lin Mufan. She had seen him before.
Shen Manning nervously turned her head to leave, but Lin Mufan blocked her path and asked if she was Zhuang Xinyan after all. Shen Manning insisted that she was Zhuang Xinyan. Lin Mufan still dialed Zhuang Xinyan's phone number. They often talked on the phone, so they would naturally have each other's numbers. Shen Manning was very nervous. Finally, the phone rang.
Yan Xingcheng walked over holding the phone and explained that Zhuang Xinyan had not used this phone number for a long time. Shen Manning questioned Yan Xingcheng about his purpose in going to such lengths to disguise her as Zhuang Xinyan, and how he could prove that he was Zhuang Xinyan's fiancé. Hearing Shen Manning's suspicion, Yan Xingcheng directly pushed her against the wall, reminding her to obey obediently. If he wanted Blue Ocean, he would not need to ask her for help.
Episode 3 Recap
Rao Meina finally found a job. She returned home and found that Shen Manning hadn't replied to her WeChat, and couldn't help but wonder what this girl had been busy with lately. Her mother was very happy to hear she found a job. Seeing the twin flowers drawn by Shen Manning, she thought her painting skills had improved quickly. Zhuang Xinyan's grandfather's condition worsened, and he urgently needed a suitable kidney source.
Zhuang Xinyan's aunt agreed to test all of them. Shen Manning started to get nervous; she was a fake, wouldn't the blood type test expose her? Shen Manning anxiously called Yan Xingcheng, but he didn't answer for a long time. Now the nurse was already swabbing Shen Manning's arm with a cotton ball. Seeing Shen Manning so nervous, her aunt and other relatives around her began to feel suspicious.
Through the investigation of the car accident over the past few days, Yan Xingcheng found videos of the initial abduction of Shen Manning and the subsequent car accident scene. He discovered that it wasn't just one group, but many groups, who wanted to harm Zhuang Xinyan at that time. So many people wanted Zhuang Xinyan dead for profit; it seemed they had been plotting for a long time.
Yan Xingcheng heard his subordinate Yuan Shuai report that Shen Manning had also gone to the hospital with the Zhuang family members. He had over a dozen missed calls on his phone. Thinking that the hospital they went to was most specialized in organ transplants, Yan Xingcheng roughly guessed what was happening and immediately took Yuan Shuai to save the situation.
He embraced Shen Manning in front of everyone, claiming his fiancée was afraid of blood, and then walked away with Shen Manning in his arms before everyone's eyes. On the way to deliver the blood for testing, the nurse carrying it was bumped, and the test tube was knocked over. Just then, Shen Manning's blood sample fell into the elevator car. All of this was planned.
Yan Xingcheng immediately rolled up his sleeve and used a prepared syringe to draw his own blood, then mixed it into Shen Manning's blood tube. This way, the test result would be invalid. After experiencing the blood draw for the relationship test, Shen Manning was very scared and then trembled all over. Yan Xingcheng handed her a drink to calm her down. Shen Manning was not confident in herself; she deeply believed she couldn't possibly be Zhuang Xinyan.
Everyone in the Zhuang family was hostile towards her. She was just an ordinary college student; how could she deceive so many people? She felt that if things continued like this, not only would she mess things up, but she would also affect the deceased Zhuang Xinyan. Yan Xingcheng disagreed. They had come this far, and results were already visible, but Shen Manning's mental state was on the verge of collapse.
She cried loudly that she couldn't do it at all, that they could compensate through other means, or that she could have her eyes back. Seeing Shen Manning so inexperienced, Yan Xingcheng angrily grabbed her neck and asked if the other person could be resurrected just by giving her eyes back. The real Zhuang Xinyan was no longer here. It was because of saving her that over a decade of painstaking effort went to waste.
Yan Xingcheng drove forward, then turned back midway, throwing the passport to Shen Manning. Since she wanted to give up halfway, it seemed she was useless now. Yan Xingcheng told Shen Manning to take the passport and immediately return to her former school, and from then on, not interfere with anything related to Blue Ocean. The chess piece Shen Manning was already inconvenient to use, so Yan Xingcheng started his second plan.
To buy time, he and Yuan Shuai secretly spirited Old Mr. Zhuang out of the hospital overnight. Everything was done without anyone noticing, and he believed the Zhuang family would be in chaos again for a while.
Episode 4 Recap
Originally everything went smoothly, but Yan Xingcheng and Yuan Shuai were seen on their way to the elevator, arousing suspicion. The two remained calm and quickly followed the prepared plan to take Old Mr. Zhuang to the underground parking lot. In the parking lot, they overheard Zhuang Jiakai's conversation with his subordinates. It turned out that some of the people who attacked Zhuang Xinyan were Zhuang Jiakai's men. Shen Manning overheard Zhuang Jiakai's anger about the blood test being invalid.
Thinking that he would rush to the hospital to continue acting, Shen Manning even felt a little worried. She hesitated while packing her luggage. In the last moments of her life, Zhuang Xinyan put a hairpin in Shen Manning's hand, instructing her to definitely return to the Zhuang family and find Yan Xingcheng. Based on her observations of Yan Xingcheng during this time, it seemed this person did not covet the Zhuang family's property, and perhaps had other secrets.
Shen Manning still decided to stay for a while longer. She drove and followed Zhuang Jiakai's car to the hospital's underground parking lot. Yan Xingcheng and Yuan Shuai were almost discovered by Zhuang Jiakai. Fortunately, Shen Manning arrived in her car in time and distracted Zhuang Jiakai. After rescuing Yan Xingcheng and the others, Shen Manning asked Yan Xingcheng what his relationship with Zhuang Xinyan was.
Yan Xingcheng confessed that he was the person who loved Zhuang Xinyan the most in the world. He wanted to help Zhuang Xinyan fulfill her last wish. If he couldn't, he would eliminate everyone who harmed Zhuang Xinyan, or at least destroy Blue Ocean. Yan Xingcheng wanted to take Old Mr. Zhuang away because he found that Old Mr. Zhuang was not receiving basic nursing care and attention at this hospital. According to Old Mr.
Zhuang's medical records, since he had kidney failure, he should be using a blood purification machine. However, this machine was rarely turned on at Old Mr. Zhuang's bedside, indicating that someone was indeed plotting against them. Bringing Old Mr. Zhuang to a hospital he was familiar with would also ensure timely treatment. Hearing Yan Xingcheng's decision, Shen Manning was very supportive. At the very least, he was Zhuang Xinyan's most beloved grandfather. But those were the people Old Mr.
Zhuang loved most; how could they delay his treatment? Yan Xingcheng calmly said that once Old Mr. Zhuang fell into a coma, they would be like a headless dragon, allowing him to muddy the waters and achieve his goals. The DNA test results came out very quickly. Yan Xingcheng and Yuan Shuai secretly swapped the results. Zhuang Jiakai saw that it clearly stated Shen Manning had a blood relation to them and cursed angrily.
He originally thought he could turn the situation around, but unexpectedly a real Zhuang Xinyan appeared in the middle. Zhuang Jiakai's mother was very dissatisfied with his outburst. Since this plan failed, they could plot again, but Zhuang Jiakai's impatient appearance wouldn't amount to anything. Receiving a call from the hospital, the Zhuang family members quickly rushed to the hospital. Yuan Shuai blocked the door of the ward, saying that Old Mr. Zhuang was resting and shouldn't be disturbed.
But Zhuang Jiakai and his mother insisted on forcing their way in. Shen Manning also rushed over to stop them. After the twists and turns of the past few days, her inner demeanor had improved greatly, and she was no longer afraid of Zhuang Jiakai and her aunt. Just as they were about to be exposed, Old Mr. Zhuang was pushed into the ward in a wheelchair by Yan Xingcheng.
The old gentleman was now awake and announced in front of everyone that he was handing over the inheritance rights of Blue Ocean Group to his granddaughter. Shen Manning, in the identity of Zhuang Xinyan, officially became the heir of Blue Ocean Group and the Zhuang family.
Episode 5 Recap
Shen Manning was announced as the heir of Blue Ocean, and immediately after, her life would be in danger. Yan Xingcheng knew that the greedy Zhuang Jiakai would not give up, so he proactively moved into Shen Manning's bedroom, stating that from now on, the two would start a cohabitation model and be together twenty-four hours a day. There was only one bed in the bedroom, how could they sleep? Shen Manning immediately refused, but she couldn't win against him.
Yan Xingcheng also didn't give her a chance to object. Either sleep on the carpet or choose to sleep on the bed, or ask the Zhuang family for a grand engagement ceremony. Shen Manning had no better option but to shut up. That night, Shen Manning slept on the bed, and Yan Xingcheng slept on the sofa. Having a man nearby made it difficult for Shen Manning to sleep peacefully.
Early the next morning, Yan Xingcheng called Shen Manning to wake up, then exercised in the morning, and then replenished some knowledge about securities, making Shen Manning memorize it by heart. Not only internal improvement, Yan Xingcheng also took Shen Manning to various brand stores to help her improve her taste in clothing. With Yan Xingcheng by her side, Shen Manning always felt very safe. He had the aura of a dominant CEO, and his character was also acceptable.
After all, few men could remain composed in the presence of a woman, and nothing really happened last night. Tang Lin went to see Mr. Lin again. She clearly valued his talent and character very much, but it seemed that Mr. Mufan had no intention of accepting the olive branch she extended.
Tang Lin had no choice but to say that she was not interested in him, but the design concepts of both sides were surprisingly similar, and she was willing to cooperate with Tang Lin, hoping Tang Lin could join her jewelry company, and gave him 48 hours to carefully consider it. Rao Meina had just started her internship at Shen Manning's company. On the first day, she saw Shen Manning and Yan Xingcheng walking out hand in hand.
She wanted to call out to her best friend, when suddenly a hand quickly blocked her sight. Rao Meina turned her head and saw a handsome man with a profile like a manga character. This person stared at her for a full minute, then, with a flattering smile, claimed he had mistaken her for someone else. Rao Meina immediately seized the opportunity to introduce herself, but the other person had already walked away.
Yan Xingcheng helped Shen Manning establish prestige on the board of directors. What remained was to solve Blue Ocean's bond crisis overseas. Shen Manning didn't understand these things, but with Yan Xingcheng by her side, he quickly instructed Shen Manning to immediately ask the finance department to provide the financial transactions between Blue Ocean and overseas companies from the past few years. The company accountant brought in a large pile of documents.
Yan Xingcheng saw at a glance that there was fraud involved and immediately asked Shen Manning to contact the company's Deputy Director Zheng. However, news came from the office that Deputy Director Zheng had just been approved for an overseas travel opportunity. Normally, Deputy Director Zheng monitored all the company's overseas business flows, but now he was going abroad for travel, which clearly indicated something sinister was afoot, likely intending to abscond with funds.
Shen Manning and Yan Xingcheng immediately drove to the airport, hoping to intercept Deputy Director Zheng. At Blue Ocean Group, Zhuang Jiakai was also nervously placing his bet. If Deputy Director Zheng didn't leave in time, Shen Manning would catch him, and then the company's debt would put them in a passive position. Man proposes, God disposes. Yan Xingcheng really drove and stopped Deputy Director Zheng.
Deputy Director Zheng kept repeating that he didn't know anything, and thus tried desperately to escape, even throwing the briefcase he carried downstairs. Shen Manning immediately ran downstairs to retrieve the document bag. Yan Xingcheng saw that he was more slippery than an eel, and directly twisted Deputy Director Zheng's neck with his tie, pushing most of his body outside the building.
Episode 6 Recap
It's true that one won't shed a tear until they see the coffin. When Deputy Director Zheng saw that he would be pushed downstairs if he didn't cooperate, he immediately claimed that all the customer data was in his underwear pocket. Yan Xingcheng successfully obtained the customer data and overseas account list from Deputy Director Zheng and returned with Shen Manning. They only had three days left.
Facing the dense customer data and various figures, Yuan Shuai felt his scalp tingle. But tingling was useless; all overseas accounts would be frozen after three days. They had to identify all loopholes before then and strive to find a solution within that time. Having stayed up for two days and two nights tidying up, Shen Manning saw that Yan Xingcheng was asleep and had a wound on his wrist.
Thinking of Yan Xingcheng's heroic feat during the day, which was no less impressive than Qiao Feng, the leader of the Beggars' Sect in The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, Shen Manning felt sympathy. Just as she was about to quietly disinfect Yan Xingcheng's wound, Yan Xingcheng suddenly woke up. He didn't care about this minor injury at all; having seen so much turmoil over the years, he had long built an impenetrable physique.
But under Shen Manning's care, Yan Xingcheng still obediently extended his wrist and quietly allowed her to apply the medicine. Yuan Shuai and Fang Xiang were extremely envious when they returned with takeout. Yan Xingcheng usually claimed he had no affection for the opposite sex, but in just a few days, he was thoroughly showing off their affection.
Ever since Rao Meina fell in love with Yuan Shuai at first sight last time, she originally thought he was an employee of the company. However, after working for a while, she never encountered this person. Rao Meina sighed, feeling she had no fate with her first crush. She turned her head and coincidentally bumped right into Yuan Shuai, who was preparing to go home. Rao Meina's eyes widened when she saw his handsome face.
Had a Prince Charming really fallen from the sky? ! Rao Meina saw that Yuan Shuai was about to leave and immediately found an excuse to hold him back. But he seemed completely clueless about romance and thought Rao Meina was looking for trouble. He immediately pushed down the shoulder of the person who was trying to talk to him. Fortunately, Fang Xiang happened to pass by.
He knew Yuan Shuai was a blockhead and quickly intervened, but accidentally tripped in front of Rao Meina, falling flat on his face. After everyone's hard work burning the midnight oil, the announced bond crisis was resolved. Shen Manning was very excited about the initial victory and immediately prepared to pack up and go back to rest.
Yan Xingcheng saw Shen Manning's visible joy and reminded her to stay calm; she had just experienced a minor test after joining the company, and there would be more crises waiting to be overcome in the future. While driving Shen Manning back and helping her buckle her seatbelt, he found that Shen Manning had fallen asleep. Seeing her up close like this made her seem even more gentle and lovely. The atmosphere around them was ambiguous.
Yan Xingcheng had an impulse and strongly wanted to kiss the female protagonist, but he restrained himself. He drove carefully the whole way, finally bringing Shen Manning home. Early in the morning, Shen Manning was preparing for her morning exercise in the yard when she suddenly saw her grandfather sitting alone on his wheelchair. She greeted him.
Her grandfather openly said that Yan Xingcheng was a very good young man and asked her when she planned to hold the engagement banquet and wedding feast. Old people always liked having more lively company around them in their later years. Shen Manning was a little shy and deliberately changed the subject. Hearing that her grandfather wanted to go to the flower room, Shen Manning pushed his wheelchair and went with him.
Elder Zhuang said that a few years ago, this flower room was specially designed and built by Shen Manning's father as a gift for Shen Manning's mother. Originally, flowers bloomed here in all four seasons, and the lingering fragrance wafted about. However, since the car accident, all the green plants had died, and no flowers would bloom anymore.
Shen Manning was suddenly very sad upon hearing Elder Zhuang's account and immediately stated that from now on, she would take good care of the flower room and would definitely restore it to its original appearance. Shen Manning brought Yuan Shuai and Fang Xiang along to help. Seeing Yan Xingcheng sitting indifferently on the side, she immediately suggested that Yan Xingcheng also join the flower-planting team.
Yan Xingcheng reminded her that nothing could be grown here at all, but Shen Manning didn't believe him and thought he was just making excuses. Yan Xingcheng directly picked up Shen Manning in public, carried her back to the living room, and walked back to the bedroom. Zhuang Meixuan and Zhuang Jiakai were so angry their mouths were twisted.
Episode 7 Recap
The company had unexpected guests. Tang Qi from Liuguang Jewelry brought his sister Tang Lin and came aggressively to see Shen Manning, claiming that the jewelry series their company recently launched was very similar to theirs and suspected of plagiarism. Liuguang Jewelry and Yixing had been openly competing for so many years, neither giving way. Yan Xingcheng had heard about this long ago, and now seeing Tang Qi come prepared, he naturally understood most of the situation.
It was Tang Lin's first time coming to Yixing with her brother, and seeing Yan Xingcheng made her eyes light up. This man's cold and arrogant demeanor really suited her taste, even more attractive than Lin Mufan, whom she was infatuated with before. Tang Qi told Tang Lin to watch, as this time he was confident he could defeat Yixing. After Tang Qi left, Shen Manning discussed with Yan Xingcheng.
It was very likely that a designer or other participant from Yixing had leaked business secrets, and the Liuguang manager had bought out the copyright early, registering these designs under his own company. Having their company's works plagiarized by another company and having the ownership bought out was truly a despicable act. Shen Manning highly disdained such a person as Tang Qi. Since the other party had malicious intentions, they wouldn't just sit idly by.
Shen Manning decided to redesign a batch of jewelry to be sent to the exhibition. As long as they were different from Tang Qi's designs, there would be a fifty percent chance of winning. Yan Xingcheng instructed Yuan Shuai to purchase several jewelry engraving machines; they had to start over. Shen Manning also found Lin Mufan, hoping he could design some jewelry patterns. Shen Manning in front of him seemed much more mature and steady.
Lin Mufan felt a bit hazy, as if the person sitting before him was truly Zhuang Xinyan. Shen Manning knew that Lin Mufan had long known she wasn't Miss Zhuang, but for some reason was still helping her conceal it. She was very grateful in her heart. She repeated again that she was Zhuang Xinyan. Lin Mufan showed Shen Manning several jewelry patterns previously kept by the design department.
He did not approve of using popular elements, preferring classic styles that would never go out of fashion, and insisted on using fine pieces. Lin Mufan wanted to make this series "Twin Roses. " Hearing this name, Shen Manning was stunned. She had once painted "Twin Roses" and had also encountered bizarre legends related to it. Since Lin Mufan thought Twin Roses was creative, Shen Manning also agreed to adopt it.
Seeing the pattern, she couldn't help but make slight modifications on it. Lin Mufan was stunned when he saw Shen Manning's drawing posture. This was undoubtedly the hand of an art student; only professional art students would draw in this posture, which further confirmed Lin Mufan's guess. Tang Qi deliberately released the news that Yixing had plagiarized. He also called many reporters to surround the downstairs of Shen Manning's building for interviews. Downstairs was noisy and chaotic.
Shen Manning was looking at the patterns upstairs when she was suddenly knocked unconscious by a gas. Many employees rushed down from upstairs, and the company's alarm bell started emitting a piercing sound. Yuan Shuai and Fang Xiang were puzzled. Yan Xingcheng happened to be passing by. Hearing an employee say that Shen Manning was also upstairs, he immediately ran up quickly. The door lock password of Shen Manning's office had been changed.
After trying a few times without success, Yan Xingcheng directly pulled off the password lock and opened the door. He carried out the unconscious Shen Manning from inside. Yan Xingcheng loudly called Shen Manning's name and immediately performed emergency rescue measures. After finally getting to know Shen Manning, and after losing Zhuang Xinyan, Yan Xingcheng absolutely did not want to lose Shen Manning again. Shen Manning still had no response. At this moment, he was extremely panicked and immediately performed artificial respiration on Shen Manning.
Episode 8 Recap
Shen Manning finally stirred. Hearing that the rescue vehicle had arrived, Yan Xingcheng immediately carried Shen Manning into the ambulance. Old Mr. Zhuang was very angry. With something like this happening at his company, he had already lost one daughter and absolutely did not want his granddaughter to have any mishaps again.
He reprimanded Zhuang Meixuan and Zhuang Jiakai for their management and urged Yan Xingcheng before leaving to get engaged with Shen Manning as soon as possible and make it a grand occasion to silence the outsiders who were eyeing the company. After Old Mr. Zhuang left, Yan Xingcheng told Shen Manning that the company had not actually caught fire, but rather someone had placed smoke bombs in the ventilation shaft, which directly faced Shen Manning's office.
It was clearly a premeditated act with malicious intent. Shen Manning held Yan Xingcheng's hand and proposed engagement. She recounted the thrilling scene from yesterday, how she had felt helpless and thought she was going to die, but then Yan Xingcheng rushed into the thick smoke and rescued her. Seeing Shen Manning's pure eyes, Yan Xingcheng asked her if she had considered carefully.
Once she got engaged to him, it would be like falling into this pit, and getting out would be nearly impossible, especially since she knew nothing about his identity and background. Hearing Yan Xingcheng's doubts, Shen Manning also started to hesitate. Yes, could she place her trust in someone whose identity was unclear? Yan Xingcheng walked outside the bedroom door and waited for Shen Manning to consider. After two long minutes, the bedroom door finally opened.
Yan Xingcheng impulsively pressed Shen Manning against the bedroom wall and asked her if she had made a decision. Looking at Yan Xingcheng's handsome jawline, Shen Manning admitted she didn't know if she was ready. There was no one else around she could trust; she could only take a gamble. Yan Xingcheng promised that after the engagement, he would reveal the entire truth about his real situation. In the early morning, Tang Lin gave Tang Qi a mischievous smile.
Tang Qi was wondering about his sister's behavior when Tang Lin showed him the promotional booklet in her hand. Zhuang Xinyan's launched jewelry series was called "Twin Roses". This time, Blue Sea had completely won. Tang Qi was very unhappy. After scheming for so long, he had still lost. He asked his sister who she was happy for with this reaction. Tang Lin encouraged her brother not to be discouraged.
The two major jewelry companies had been competing for so long, and without strength, neither could survive. Rao Meina often drew manga illustrations during her work breaks. The first time she saw Yuan Shuai looking so handsome, she used him as the prototype for her manga protagonist. This time, she even bought a cake early to prepare for Yuan Shuai. Fang Xiang also found Rao Meina very interesting.
He was about to say that Yuan Shuai didn't eat sweets, but Yuan Shuai had already picked up the cake and was putting it into his mouth. Rao Meina couldn't help but mention that she had a best friend who also loved sweets, but for some reason, her friend hadn't been replying to her messages recently. When Fang Xiang heard that Rao Meina's best friend was Shen Manning, his mouth dropped open in surprise.
He and Yuan Shuai immediately fled from Rao Meina. The two discussed not telling Yan Xingcheng about this; otherwise, given Rao Meina's tenacity, Yan Xingcheng would never let her stay at the company. After the jewelry design plagiarism scandal, Shen Manning investigated all the members of the company's senior management. She cleaned out all the black sheep who had been hidden within the group.
One department manager was not convinced and publicly accused Shen Manning of being new to the company and bullying others before she had even learned the business. Yan Xingcheng directly stepped forward and produced evidence, publicly exposing this person for manipulating the finance department and bribing the design director while the chairman was ill, deliberately producing and manufacturing plagiarized competition works, and selling shares at a high price and buying at a low price.
He stated that dismissing him now was light punishment; if these matters were taken to court, it would be enough for him to spend several years in jail. The dismissed manager was speechless. Shen Manning then announced that she would be engaged to Yan Xingcheng in a week. At the engagement banquet, Shen Manning in her wedding dress was exceptionally beautiful. Yan Xingcheng looked at her eyes with deep affection. Just then, Rao Meina appeared. When she saw that the bride was identical to her best friend, she shouted Shen Manning's name in shock on the spot!
Episode 9 Recap
Rao Meina's public shout made Tang Lin suspicious. Just now she passed by Rao Meina and saw Shen Manning in her photo. At the time, she was puzzled, how could the president, a dignified Blue Sea heiress, be related to a small employee? Seeing Rao Meina's reaction this time made her even more certain that Zhuang Xinyan was problematic. Shen Manning was very flustered after hearing Rao Meina's voice.
Yan Xingcheng held her hand and reminded her not to look at Rao Meina anymore. Anyway, it wasn't the first time she had been suspected by others, nor was it the first time she had come to Blue Sea. From now on, she should be mentally stronger and not get so nervous at the slightest disturbance. Yuan Shuai and Fang Xiang were responsible for dealing with Rao Meina.
This Rao Meina was anxious to go and ask her best friend for clarification. Yuan Shuai immediately carried her away and put her down in a secluded place. They wanted to convince Rao Meina that the person she saw just now was not Shen Manning but Zhuang Xinyan. But Rao Meina kept talking. Seeing her anxious appearance wanting to find out the truth, Fang Xiang directly kissed Rao Meina on the mouth. Her first kiss was gone just like that.
Rao Meina's face was completely red, and she was very embarrassed. She was so angry she didn't know what to say and just left directly. Tang Lin secretly asked Yan Xingcheng if he remembered her. Yan Xingcheng knew that the other party was the chairman of Xilin Studio and Tang Qi's younger sister. But how was that related to her? Tang Lin, who had been pampered since childhood, did not hide her purpose.
She said she was more interested in Yan Xingcheng personally and also hoped for a more intimate relationship between them. Yan Xingcheng directly refused, stating he had no interest in Tang Lin. After saying that, he walked away. Tang Lin greatly appreciated Yan Xingcheng's cynicism. She was very confident that she would bring Yan Xingcheng under her wing before long. Rao Meina went to Lin Mufan to deliver some documents.
She saw a design of twin roses on Lin Mufan's desk and immediately happily said that this painting was exactly the same as one her best friend had once copied. And she told Lin Mufan some information about Shen Manning. Lin Mufan recalled that Shen Manning had also said this painting was by a professor. And Lin Mufan had also heard the name Rao Meina mentioned. He had once mistaken Shen Manning for Zhuang Xinyan.
At that time, Shen Manning had patiently explained that she was a student in the art department here. Lin Mufan took Rao Meina to Shen Manning's office. Rao Meina immediately called out her best friend's name. She was angry that Shen Manning hadn't replied to her messages for so long and wanted to ask what exactly happened. Yan Xingcheng saw Shen Manning becoming nervous. He immediately questioned Rao Meina, telling her not to forget her identity.
She was now speaking to a top-level director of Blue Sea, completely without manners. Rao Meina was very surprised. Is this not Shen Manning? When did she become the Zhuang family's eldest daughter - Zhuang Xinyan? Shen Manning immediately sternly called the security to ask her to leave. Seeing Shen Manning acting as if she didn't know her at all, Rao Meina was also stunned. Could it be that she really made a mistake?
At that time, Tang Lin was also present. This time, she was representing Xilin Studio to sign a contract with Blue Sea, wanting to buy out Blue Sea designers' design patterns for one year. Shen Manning was still hesitating, and Tang Lin immediately proposed to buy them back at ten times the price. Just at this moment, Rao Meina's interlude made Tang Lin even more certain.
She quietly put pressure on Shen Manning to sign the contract, then used the excuse of wanting to see Blue Sea's collection of jewelry styles. The access code for the collection room vault was only known by Zhuang Xinyan. Tang Lin deliberately asked to see the exhibits. In reality, she also wanted to verify whether Yan Xingcheng's fiancée was truly the Zhuang family's eldest daughter. Shen Manning, Yan Xingcheng, and Tang Lin walked towards the vault passage together. As they were about to enter the password, Shen Manning was very nervous inside.
Episode 10 Recap
Yan Xingcheng arranged for Fang Xiang to quickly find a way to crack the password. Fang Xiang said this was very dangerous. Although they could introduce a BUG to force crack it, this would be discovered by the enterprise security center, and using hacker technology to attack the entire company's security system was also illegal. Everything depended on luck. Shen Manning stood by the password device, trying to calm herself down.
She concentrated hard, desperately searching for clues from the thick stack of materials Yan Xingcheng gave her. First, she entered the company's founding password, but it was incorrect. She entered her own birthday again. Both attempts showed failure. Only the last chance remained. If she entered it incorrectly again, Shen Manning's identity would be completely exposed! Shen Manning tried desperately to calm her nervousness. She began to rule out string after string of numbers.
Finally, she thought of Shen Manning's computer startup password. That password seemed to be the date of her parents' car accident. Finally, Shen Manning took a gamble and directly entered that number. It actually succeeded! After the numbers unlocked, iris verification was required. Shen Manning was not afraid of this at all. Zhuang Xinyan had once given her cornea to her. Could she have vaguely thought about what would happen today? Lin Mufan was dumbfounded.
This had already dispelled his previous doubts. How could iris verification be faked? After seeing the exhibits, Lin Mufan questioned Tang Lin if she didn't think what she did today was going too far? Tang Lin was indifferent. Although what she saw today was unbelievable, she still believed that Shen Manning had a problem. As for DNA and iris authentication, etc. , she didn't believe any of them. Shen Manning had actually cracked the password. The office was empty.
Yan Xingcheng walked up to Shen Manning and excitedly kissed her. The almost frantic kiss made Shen Manning breathless. This girl was frail and petite, yet she always burst forth with powerful energy at critical moments, making him admire her and unable to let her go. On the way home, Shen Manning had already fallen asleep in the car. Yan Xingcheng knew she was exhausted. He directly carried Shen Manning back to the upstairs bedroom in a princess carry.
Grandpa Zhuang was very pleased to see his granddaughter and grandson-in-law return. Shen Manning and Yan Xingcheng were now in the same bedroom. At midnight, Yan Xingcheng was again tormented by nightmares. He was twitching all over, his expression very pained. Shen Manning knew that Yan Xingcheng had fallen into a dream again, and immediately held his hand, calling his name, guiding him out of the dream. Yan Xingcheng suffered from bathophobia (fear of deep water).
A few years ago, he witnessed his parents suffering a car accident with his own eyes, lying in a pool of blood. When he himself was thrown into the sea, his whole body was cold, even isolated from the world. He desperately screamed but couldn't make a sound. Shen Manning held his hand tightly. Yan Xingcheng gained a sense of security and slowly woke up from the nightmare.
Opening his eyes, he saw Shen Manning, as if she was the girl God sent to him, the brightest light in the darkness! Shen Manning's father helped Rao Meina's mother go to the company to deliver water. Rao Meina's mother heard that her daughter had been hired by such a famous design company and started delivering water for free to company employees, hoping to build connections for her daughter.
These few people happened to meet Shen Manning, who was coming out of the elevator downstairs. At first, Mother Rao was very surprised to see Shen Manning. Wasn't this Shen Manning studying abroad? How could she be here? Shen Manning was a little flustered. Fang Xiang just happened to pass by. He immediately walked up and called Zhuang Xinyan "Manager Zhuang", saying he was waiting downstairs to take her back.
Fang Xiang reminded Shen Manning to keep walking outside and not to look at Rao Meina and her mother anymore. Shen Manning also remained calm, but just at this moment, Shen Manning's father walked in and was very surprised to see his daughter walking towards him from the opposite side. Shen Manning's family dog began to become agitated and frantic.
Episode 11 Recap
Father Shen would never mistake his own daughter. He called Shen Manning's name, asking her why she was here. Shen Manning had already said she was Zhuang Xinyan, but Father Shen didn't believe it. The large yellow dog Father Shen brought sniffed her scent and excitedly pounced on her. Fang Xiang immediately took Shen Manning away. Suddenly, he saw the big dog break free from its leash and, thinking Shen Manning was in danger, immediately shielded her with his body.
As a result, he was bitten on the backside. Rao Meina nervously rushed over and asked Fang Xiang if he was alright. Fang Xiang immediately pulled up his trousers, not letting Rao Meina see. The scene was somewhat chaotic. Shen Manning's father stood in front of his daughter, asking her what was going on. Just then, Grandpa Zhuang appeared at the company, reminding Shen Manning's father that this was his granddaughter and they had mistaken the person.
Grandpa Zhuang personally received Rao Meina's mother and Shen Manning's father, and finally the crisis was resolved. After Shen Manning's father went back, he called his daughter's mobile number again. This time, it finally connected. Hearing his daughter call out "Father" from the other end of the phone, Father Shen asked her where she was and told her to take good care of herself alone abroad and not to be coerced into doing bad things.
Shen Manning covered her mouth and cried as she agreed. Yan Xingcheng had already discovered that Lin Mufan was suspicious of Shen Manning's identity. Several times, his attempts to test her had Lin Mufan's involvement. Yan Xingcheng directly took him to a place, saying he would explain everything clearly to him. Lin Mufan hesitated a bit as he walked into the place Yan Xingcheng took him.
Finally, while drinking tea, he said that many years ago, he witnessed Zhuang Xinyan injure her arm while playing in the flower room. At that time, the butler immediately took Shen Manning for bandaging. While he, as a child, was playing upstairs, he suddenly saw Zhuang Xinyan's parents' car collide with another car at the corner. Zhuang's father died on the spot, while Zhuang's mother had been missing ever since.
Yan Yi, who was also seriously injured, was in the car at the time. The elder somehow felt the situation had changed and immediately secretly sent Zhuang Xinyan abroad, keeping silent about Zhuang Xinyan's whereabouts these past few years. Then Lin Mufan asked Yan Xingcheng to take off the ring on his ring finger. That's right, Lin Mufan had already guessed that Yan Xingcheng was Yan Yi.
He questioned Yan Yi, saying he could hide Zhuang Xinyan's whereabouts, but he couldn't involve the simple and innocent Shen Manning. Yan Xingcheng seriously reminded him that Zhuang Xinyan was dead. Lin Mufan didn't believe it at all, even wanting to return to the Zhuang family on the spot to ask Grandpa Zhuang. To prevent Lin Mufan from ruining the plan, Yan Xingcheng immediately knocked him out and confined him in the room.
Shen Manning saw Grandpa Zhuang sitting alone in the flower room. It was late at night, but Grandpa Zhuang still hadn't rested. Shen Manning sat with Grandpa Zhuang, looking at the withered green plants in the flowerbed. Grandpa Zhuang said that plants couldn't grow here because it was too stuffy. On the surface, it looked like a big family, but in reality, there were hidden currents, and everyone had ulterior motives. Even people felt stifled, let alone plants.
Shen Manning couldn't bear to disappoint her grandfather, so she immediately turned on the flower room's watering system to water the flowers. Because she pressed the wrong button, water sprayed all over her face. Fortunately, Yan Xingcheng pulled her aside in time. Yan Xingcheng always arrived so timely. Not only was he handsome, but his professional ability was also impeccable. Shen Manning couldn't help but wonder if any girl who saw him would be moved.
Seeing Yan Xingcheng so close to her, Shen Manning thought he was about to do a "wall slam" (kabedon) and immediately slightly closed her eyes, waiting. A moment later, she heard Yan Xingcheng laughing and asking what she was doing. Shen Manning opened her eyes and saw Yan Xingcheng standing elsewhere, looking at her. Shen Manning's face turned crimson with embarrassment.
Episode 12 Recap
Yan Xingcheng was worried that the hospital where Zhuang Xinyan was taken for emergency treatment that day might be investigated. He had already asked Yuan Shuai to go to that hospital beforehand to retrieve Shen Manning's and Zhuang Xinyan's medical records. When Yuan Shuai rushed there, Dr. Tai was already lying in a pool of blood. He went to the archives room and found several shadowy figures inside.
Fortunately, Yuan Shuai knew some martial arts and took some time to subdue the opponents. Tang Lin came to the Zhuang family home, ostensibly to visit Grandpa Zhuang. She specially brought a lot of fruit, including mangoes, which Shen Manning was most afraid of. She was allergic to mangoes, and even a little consumption would cause a severe allergic reaction.
However, Tang Lin specifically emphasized that Zhuang Xinyan loved to eat mangoes when she was a child and had specially made Ms. Zhuang's favorite mango rice today. Zhuang Meixuan and Zhuang Jiakai were also curiously staring at Shen Manning. Not eating was not an option. Shen Manning steeled herself and ate all the mangoes in the bowl. After eating the fruit rice, Shen Manning said she felt a bit bloated and went upstairs to rest.
Yan Xingcheng saw something was wrong. He quickly followed her and found Shen Manning's face completely red, with small red bumps all over her arms and body, showing severe allergy symptoms. Shen Manning was scratching herself all over with her hands, clearly struggling to breathe. Yan Xingcheng carried her back to the bedroom, immediately helped her induce vomiting, and then turned on the shower to help Shen Manning bathe, so that the water temperature could help relieve her allergic pain.
That night, Shen Manning was extremely uncomfortable, and Yan Xingcheng stayed by her side, serving tea and water. Shen Manning held onto him, not letting him leave. After such a rough night, when Shen Manning woke up the next morning, she realized she hadn't died. Seeing Yan Xingcheng lying beside her, she knew she was lucky he was there last night.
Shen Manning told Yan Xingcheng that Tang Lin seemed to have evidence, and it was only a matter of time before her impersonation was discovered. If she were exposed, she told Yan Xingcheng to push all the responsibility onto her. Although she didn't know Yan Xingcheng's purpose in bringing her into the Zhuang family, since Zhuang Xinyan had protected her with her life back then, she should bear all the responsibility and consequences.
Yan Xingcheng held Shen Manning in his arms. He said she didn't have to eat those mangoes, and she didn't need to fear anyone in the future. In fact, Yan Xingcheng wanted to say that it didn't matter even if Shen Manning was found to be an imposter. Lin Mufan woke up and immediately wanted to rush to Lanhai Yixing. Since he knew Zhuang Xinyan was dead, the person sitting on the board of directors must be Shen Manning.
Moreover, Lin Mufan knew Tang Lin's methods; since she suspected Shen Manning, she would not give up easily. He wanted to stop Lin Mufan's crazy actions. Fang Xiang tried his best to stall for time, letting Lin Mufan stay there with peace of mind. Yan Xingcheng naturally had a way to help Shen Manning and ensure her safety.
Tang Lin proudly told her brother that she had discovered Zhuang Xinyan was a fake and was attempting to expose this scheme publicly to reclaim her beloved. Tang Lin had long admired Yan Xingcheng. Although she wasn't clear about his identity, what did that matter to the greedy and wealthy Tang Lin?
Tang Qi reminded her that she could compete with Lanhai in business, but she should not interfere in the private affairs of the Zhuang family; this was the most basic principle. However, Tang Lin turned a deaf ear to this. Soon after, Tang Lin again threatened Shen Manning with her father's life, attempting to expose her identity.
Fortunately, Yan Xingcheng discovered Tang Lin's malicious intentions in time and, disregarding the danger to his life, pulled Shen Manning away from the road just as a car was speeding directly towards her. When Tang Qi saw his sister causing such a disaster, he immediately slapped her. Not long after, it was revealed internally within Lanhai Group that Yan Yi, Grandpa Zhuang's biological grandson who had disappeared for seventeen years, had now returned to the company.
Due to some personnel adjustments within the company, Yan Yi was directly promoted to Chairman of the Board. Perhaps Tang Lin never dreamed that the person she had painstakingly tried to win over was the flesh and blood of the Zhuang family, the surviving son of Zhuang Meixuan.
Episode 13 Recap
Shen Manning was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment, and warning sounds were constantly coming from the monitoring equipment. Yan Xingcheng had already rushed to Lanhai Company to face the media. Yuan Shuai and Fang Xiang waited anxiously outside the emergency room at the hospital.
Rao Meina heard the news and ran to the hospital, questioning Yuan Shuai and Fang Xiang if they had known the true identities of Yan Xingcheng and Shen Manning all along, and that the person in the emergency room was not the real eldest daughter of Lanhai. Yan Xingcheng returned to the Zhuang family home.
Zhuang Jiakai grabbed his collar and cursed him as a liar, saying that seventeen years had passed, and the police had determined that the possibility of survival was unlikely, so how could a son of Zhuang Caixuan reappear? Zhuang Jiakai's furious appearance was simply like a clown. Yan Xingcheng took off the ring on his finger, revealing a scar.
Seventeen years ago, when he and Lin Mufan were playing in the greenhouse, his finger was injured by Lin Mufan, leaving a scar at the time. Moreover, the DNA test results were sufficient to prove his blood relationship with the Zhuang family. Yan Xingcheng also revealed the truth about what happened that year. After his parents were in a car accident, someone covered his mouth and directly threw him into the sea. Fortunately, he survived the disaster.
At that time, his parents had taken him abroad to inspect the company and were already on their way back, but they did not expect such an accident to happen. Yan Xingcheng drifted to the seaside and was adopted by a family, living under a different name abroad for seventeen years until now. Zhuang Caixuan, afraid of being further questioned about the car accident at the time, immediately changed the subject and asked if Zhuang Xinyan's identity was indeed fake.
This remark touched Yan Xingcheng's sore spot, and he endured his tears, remaining silent. Old Man Zhuang tremblingly asked about his granddaughter. Knowing the news of Zhuang Xinyan's car accident, the old man was also heartbroken, but fortunately, he was able to hold up. Zhuang Caixuan and Zhuang Jiakai went upstairs, feeling bored. Old Man Zhuang asked Yan Xingcheng to bring Zhuang Xinyan's ashes back for burial. As for Shen Manning, he told her to leave quickly.
Shen Manning woke up in the hospital and was about to struggle to get out of bed. Lin Mufan next to her told her to rest well. Besides her, no one else was injured in the accident, and Yan Xingcheng had already revealed her identity to the outside world, so from now on she could be free and did not have to live cautiously wearing a false mask.
Shen Manning heard from Lin Mufan that Yan Xingcheng was the true heir of Lanhai, the only son of Zhuang Meixuan, and she had been passed off like a clown, manipulated by Yan Xingcheng, carefully treated as a fool every day. Shen Manning couldn't accept the truth; she kept crying. Lin Mufan comforted her, saying that he had known all this for a long time, but he didn't expect Yan Xingcheng to explode himself for Shen Manning.
What Lin Mufan didn't explain was that by revealing his true identity, Yan Xingcheng would henceforth be treated as a target. Some people in the Zhuang family had died mysteriously one after another, and there were hidden dangers everywhere. Only by remaining hidden could one escape unharmed from such extreme peril. Shen Manning asked Rao Meina to help her leave the hospital. She walked aimlessly on the road. Everything that had happened recently had completely disrupted her life.
Yan Xingcheng had been arranging to bring his sister's ashes back to the country for burial. That night, driving home, he happened to pass by and saw Shen Manning's figure. He immediately braked and went to find her. Shen Manning had been pretending to be calm, but at the moment she saw Yan Xingcheng, she finally broke down, and her tears flowed uncontrollably. Fortunately, it started pouring rain at that moment. Shen Manning endured the pain, took off her engagement ring, put it in Yan Xingcheng's hand, and walked away without looking back.
Episode 14 Recap
Rao Meina walked outside the ward and held back Yuan Shuai and Fang Xiang, claiming that Shen Manning needed to take a bath and could not be disturbed by anyone. More than two hours had passed, and Fang Xiang began to grow suspicious. Just as he was about to rush into the ward to check on the situation, he saw Shen Manning staggering back in the corridor. Rao Meina supported Shen Manning's shoulder and found that she was soaking wet.
She asked Shen Manning if she had seen Yan Xingcheng just now. Shen Manning's eyes lost their luster, and she fainted directly. When Shen Manning woke up, she found herself already lying in the bedroom at home, as if she had had a long dream. Shen Manning felt that this was her true self now. She walked out of the bedroom and heard Rao Meina and her parents busy chatting and laughing together.
The meal was ready, and the whole family gathered around to eat a reunion dinner. Shen Manning's father asked her to apologize to Rao Meina and her aunt. Shen Manning knew that regardless of the reason, she had deceived her best friend and her aunt. Rao Meina was very interested in Shen Manning's experiences during this time.
She asked if she had truly experienced the twin flower prophecy, if she had reached a peak in her life, and what she had gone through with Yan Xingcheng. Rao Meina had many questions in her heart, but she knew her best friend must have suffered. That day in the basement, Shen Manning anxiously asked if there was any turning point for the twin flower prophecy.
At the time, Shen Manning's voice was very tense, as if something dangerous had happened. Tang Lin resented the slap she received from her brother. She had been pampered by her brother since she was a child. This time, she had only used a small trick. Tang Qi stopped her from saying anything further and handed Tang Lin a public statement about Lanhai. Seeing Yan Xingcheng's true identity, Tang Lin was startled.
She had painstakingly tried to force Yan Xingcheng back to her side, but she had never imagined that Yan Xingcheng's background was so powerful. Having seen her despicable and sordid acts, he must hold a grudge against her. Tang Lin was depressed all day long, drowning her sorrows in alcohol every day. Tang Qi didn't want his sister to be listless from now on, so he came up with another idea.
This time, the frequent changes in Lanhai Group's leadership caused dissatisfaction among the executives and shareholders. The stock market was also severely affected, and some shareholders proposed withdrawing. Although Yan Xingcheng stated that he would spare no effort to restore the stock market to normal, many shareholders were unconvinced. Someone suggested a merger between Liuguang and Lanhai, believing that Liuguang's strength would surely restore confidence in Lanhai. To everyone's surprise, Yan Xingcheng actually agreed.
This was the safest method at the moment. To avenge the great wrong, Yan Xingcheng temporarily put aside his feelings for Shen Manning. Yuan Shuai was injured while fighting with thugs to protect Zhuang Xinyan's information. Rao Meina went to see him and enthusiastically helped bandage him, but Yuan Shuai deliberately distanced himself from her. Knowing that Fang Xiang also liked Rao Meina, Yuan Shuai, upon hearing Rao Meina's confession, did not dare to respond.
After Shen Manning recovered, she started helping out at her aunt's small shop. One day, when she returned home, she found the house in a mess, with many things thrown on the floor. Just as she was about to exclaim that a thief had entered, she suddenly saw a dark figure escaping from a room. Shen Manning quickly stepped forward to chase. The back of this person felt strangely familiar to her.
She suddenly recalled that this was the person who had abducted her on the day of Zhuang Xinyan's car accident. While chasing the dark figure, Shen Manning called Rao Meina. At a corner, Shen Manning was shoved into a truck. The truck door was locked from the outside. Shen Manning shouted loudly, but no one responded. The signal in the surrounding area was intermittent. Shen Manning had a faint premonition.
Miss Zhuang's wish had not yet been fulfilled, and the real culprit was still at large. Shen Manning was not willing to die like this. Rao Meina received Shen Manning's distress call and immediately ran to the company to find Fang Xiang. Yan Xingcheng was also there at the time. Unable to find Fang Xiang, Rao Meina told Yan Xingcheng what had just happened to Shen Manning. Yan Xingcheng quickly drove off to chase.
Episode 15 Recap
In a panic, Shen Manning's phone finally rang. The call was from Yan Xingcheng. Hearing that the person who had kidnapped Shen Manning was still the same black figure who had kidnapped her overseas, Yan Xingcheng immediately reminded her not to make useless calls for help or struggle. She should conserve her energy and then send him her location share. The call was cut off before he could finish speaking due to poor signal.
Yan Xingcheng's car sped rapidly on the road. The truck where Shen Manning was kidnapped and hidden had a car accident. Many vehicles rear-ended each other. In the violent collision and bumps, the truck door was hit open. Shen Manning was directly thrown from the truck off the overpass. She desperately grabbed the iron beam above. Finally, her strength failed, and she fell into the river. Yan Xingcheng discovered that Shen Manning had met with misfortune at the accident scene.
He climbed onto the overpass. Although he had deep-sea phobia, nothing was more important than Shen Manning's safety. Yan Xingcheng jumped down directly. The seawater was ice-cold and unfathomably deep. In the sea, Yan Xingcheng felt as if he was back to the scene from over ten years ago, just as cold. But this time, he didn't despair. He searched towards the location where Shen Manning fell and finally grabbed the slowly sinking Shen Manning.
After pulling Shen Manning out of the sea, Yan Xingcheng also lost his strength and fainted. Rao Meina and Fang Xiang rushed over and immediately sent both of them to the hospital. Shen Manning woke up in the hospital bed and saw Lin Mufan beside her. She tried to ask who rescued her from the sea. Lin Mufan knew that this encounter was inextricably linked to Yan Xingcheng.
To spare Shen Manning further setbacks, he deliberately said that many people had rescued Shen Manning. Firefighters, maritime authorities, and enthusiastic passersby around had all lent a hand. Also, the police investigation results were out. The truck overturning was completely an accident, with no human traces. Shen Manning listened slowly and finally stopped saying anything. Yan Xingcheng experienced deep-sea phobia symptoms again while in a coma in the ward, twitching all over and in great pain.
Hearing Tang Lin's voice beside him, he showed great disgust on his face and immediately drove her away. Tang Lin reminded him that she was Yan Xingcheng's fiancée and it was only right for her to stay there. At night, Shen Manning saw the night sky from the hospital bed. Tonight there were many stars, each very big and bright. Shen Manning burst into tears and couldn't help but dial Yan Xingcheng's mobile phone.
She asked Yan Xingcheng what he was doing and if he had been busy with company matters recently. Yan Xingcheng certainly knew Shen Manning already knew about his engagement to Tang Lin. Having just experienced a fright, Yan Xingcheng didn't want Shen Manning to be involved again and deliberately adopted a very cold attitude.
Lin Mufan delivered the engagement earrings to Tang Lin's home and asked her if she had really thought it through, giving herself to a man who didn't love her at all. Just a few days ago, Yan Xingcheng risked his life to save a woman, showing how important this woman was to Yan Xingcheng. Tang Lin was provoked and told Lin Mufan to get lost quickly.
She had never failed to get what she wanted, and Yan Xingcheng would be hers too. Finally, the engagement quickly began. Tang Lin changed into her wedding dress in the dressing room and recalled Lin Mufan's words, her mood fluctuating. Shen Manning was doing chores at home when she heard the TV broadcasting the date of the Lanhai Chairman's engagement. She dialed Lin Mufan's number again and asked if she was rescued from the sea by Yan Xingcheng.
Lin Mufan still insisted that many people rescued her. Shen Manning pressed him if it was Yan Xingcheng. Hearing his reaction, Shen Manning quickly hung up the phone. She was going to crash the wedding. She knew clearly that Yan Xingcheng didn't love Tang Lin at all, that it was for family interests. But this family was too dirty, unworthy of Yan Xingcheng's sacrifice. Yan Xingcheng and Tang Lin's engagement ceremony began.
Tang Lin looked at the expressionless Yan Xingcheng and asked him if he had really considered it, that the smart Yan Xingcheng seemed to have a better hand than just a marriage alliance. Yan Xingcheng handed the bouquet to Tang Lin. Just then, someone caused a scene at the wedding site. This person was Shen Manning. She announced that she opposed Yan Xingcheng and Miss Tang's engagement.
Episode 16 Recap
At the engagement ceremony, Shen Manning loudly rebuked that this was an engagement merely for commercial alliance, not the essence of marriage at all. After speaking, she rushed directly to Yan Xingcheng's side and kissed him deeply. Shen Manning had never been so courageous as she was now.
She assertively put the ring back on Yan Xingcheng's ring finger, stating that it was okay even if he didn't leave with her now, but once he put on her ring, he would be her person from now on. After speaking, Shen Manning turned to leave, but unexpectedly, Yan Xingcheng didn't give her a chance to let go. He directly abandoned Tang Lin in front of everyone, picked up Shen Manning, and strode away. Marriages among the wealthy are willful.
Although Tang Lin's face changed drastically with anger, at this moment, her demeanor as a young lady was completely overshadowed by Shen Manning. She stood there dumbfounded. Yan Xingcheng carried Shen Manning out of the engagement venue, and they kissed sweetly nearby. The two had never been so unrestrained. This period was their most unforgettable time.
Yan Xingcheng confessed that over the past seventeen years, he actually had many opportunities to contact the Zhuang family and have them bring him back, but he also knew deeply that whether he could survive to see the sun the next day after making the call was unknown. Shen Manning was recently kidnapped, Xinyan died tragically in a car accident, his mother's whereabouts are unknown, and his father perished – all these are related to those dangerous individuals.
He must work hard to catch the mastermind behind it. Shen Manning supported Yan Xingcheng in catching the mastermind behind it. Regardless, she was determined to have him. If Yan Xingcheng were to get engaged a third time, she would continue to crash the wedding. Fireworks were set off around them. Under the fireworks, Shen Manning and Yan Xingcheng kissed sweetly. Rao Meina, riding on Fang Xiang's neck, peeked at Shen Manning.
Finally seeing her best friend find love, she was overjoyed. Fang Xiang couldn't hold on and fell to the ground with Rao Meina. Yuan Shuai arrived without them knowing when. In front of Fang Xiang, he deliberately claimed that he didn't like her and wanted to draw a clear line with Rao Meina. After Yuan Shuai left, Rao Meina was so sad she was about to cry.
Fang Xiang quickly comforted her, saying that he would help make things happen between her and Yuan Shuai. Fang Xiang claimed he had many ways, because having worked and lived with Yuan Shuai for over ten years, he knew the other person's interests and hobbies inside out. Tang Lin had her engagement broken off, and was just criticized by her brother. Her mood was in chaos for a while. Wiping away tears, she walked out the door.
Lin Mufan found her and comforted Tang Lin, telling her to find herself again. The former Tang Lin was the younger sister of a jewelry magnate, with a sunny and confident face, but now her radiance was gone. Lin Mufan also recounted the scene when he first met Tang Lin. Tang Lin had proposed to buy out a year of his designs.
At that time, Lin Mufan was so happy that someone valued his talent and was willing to purchase it with a large sum. The feeling of a gifted individual meeting a patron was still very good. Zhuang Jiakai saw that his mother still went to the company for regular meetings, as if nothing had happened at home.
He questioned his mother why she didn't consider him, why she was so obedient to Old Man Zhuang's every command, and why, despite being Old Man Zhuang's daughter and having grandsons, Yan Xingcheng was allowed to directly take the chairman's position. Zhuang Meixuan sharply ordered him to stop talking, and slapped him. Following this, Zhuang Jiakai stormed out of the house angrily. Old Man Zhuang saw all these scenes.
Shen Manning disguised herself by wearing a mask and personally picked up Yan Xingcheng from work. Seeing Yan Xingcheng wearing a suit and tie, looking stiff all over, Shen Manning immediately pulled down Yan Xingcheng's tie and reminded him that from now on, when he was with her, he shouldn't wear suits and the like. He should put down the burden on his shoulders and be relaxed together.
Yan Xingcheng actually took off his jacket right then, revealing his eight-pack abs. He took a hoodie from the car and changed into it. Shen Manning covered her eyes, embarrassed. It was undeniable that this fiancé's physique was quite sexy!
Episode 17 Recap
严星呈 saw that Shen Manning was asleep in the car, so he drove her directly home. When Shen Manning woke up, the two chatted for a while in the car. Hearing that Shen Manning had recently been working under Lin Mufan, a hint of jealousy filled the air. Yan Xingcheng was displeased that Shen Manning accepted Lin Mufan's invitation.
If she wanted a job, she could call him directly; there was no need for her to be Lin Mufan's assistant; she could directly be his superior. Shen Manning smiled and looked at him; in Yan Xingcheng's heart, she was always placed first. Shen Manning's father discovered that his daughter was dating and asked her if she was seeing another boy, suggesting she let him see him to be cautious.
Shen Manning promised that she would definitely let him meet her boyfriend when she had time. When Old Man Zhuang had free time, he would tend to the flowers and plants in the flowerbeds. For some reason, none of the various kinds of flowers and plants survived. The butler brought him the news that had just been published online: Blue Ocean and Liuguang had successfully formed an alliance. It was still Yan Xingcheng who was the most capable.
Liuguang and Blue Ocean had competed for so many years, but now that Shen Manning was back, she had achieved a strong alliance, which not only stabilized the stock market but also left the board members with no objections. In the past, Blue Ocean was struggling, and it was precisely because Zhuang Xinyan's mother turned the tide that the company started to improve and finally developed into what it is today.
Therefore, the heir to the Blue Ocean Group must be Zhuang Caixuan's child. Yan Xingcheng could handle the company's competitors, but he didn't know if he could successfully settle the family disputes. At the company, Yan Xingcheng called Fang Xiang, asking him to thoroughly investigate the case files of his parents' car accident from that year and not to miss any clues.
He didn't expect that stepping back repeatedly hadn't made those people stop, so Yan Xingcheng was now beginning his desperate counterattack. Zhuang Jiakai burst into the office without even greeting him. Since learning Yan Xingcheng's identity, he still had no sense of respect, showing no progress compared to when he was a child. Shen Manning reminded him that he should knock before entering the chairman's office.
Zhuang Jiakai glared at her and reminded him that he had already spread many rumors about Blue Ocean. Now a large number of shareholders were starting to sell their shares, and he had bought a lot. In ten days, the board of directors would re-elect the chairman based on the proportion of shares held, and it was still unknown who would come out on top. Yan Xingcheng had everyone unrelated to the matter leave.
He pressed down on Zhuang Jiakai's neck with one hand and held a pen pointed at his eye. Only millimeters away, Zhuang Jiakai would become blind. Yan Xingcheng solemnly warned Zhuang Jiakai not to lay a hand on the people around him. If he insisted on spreading rumors unfavorable to Blue Ocean, he would end up like the pen in his hand just now. Just at this moment, Yan Xingcheng's phone rang.
It was Shen Manning calling to say that she had a client meeting tonight and had to break their date. Zhuang Jiakai saw Yan Xingcheng's weakness and sneered that he had a weakness before even finishing his business, asking if this game could still be played. Yan Xingcheng returned home and found that his mother's room had been rummaged through. For so many years, someone was still thinking about this place.
His grandfather said that Yan Xingcheng's mother had told him personally before going abroad that she had forty percent of the company's shares and a personal seal. Obtaining these meant possessing the largest share of Blue Ocean's equity. It seemed that what Zhuang Jiakai said during the day was not groundless; they were looking for Zhuang Caixuan's seal. Zhuang Caixuan had placed the password on Zhuang Xinyan, so they still needed to ask Shen Manning for help.
Yan Xingcheng went to find Shen Manning and found that she was receiving a client with Lin Mufan. Lin Mufan was very attentive to Shen Manning both at work and outside of work. Yan Xingcheng waited until Shen Manning and Lin Mufan finished with the client. Shen Manning was walking alone in the underground parking lot. Yan Xingcheng was about to call out to her when he suddenly noticed that someone had been following Shen Manning from behind.
Realizing Shen Manning was in danger, Yan Xingcheng immediately took care of those people. The drunk Shen Manning was completely unaware of the danger around her.
Episode 18 Recap
Yuan Shuai and Fang Xiang found out that the search for that personal seal had actually started before Zhuang Xinyan returned to the country, and it wasn't just one group of people targeting her. From this, it seems Shen Manning saved the Zhuang family. Fang Xiang asked if they should call Shen Manning over to ask if Zhuang Xinyan had told her anything before she died. Yan Xingcheng refused.
He had finally managed to get Shen Manning out of the Zhuang family. The more Shen Manning knew, the more danger she would be in. He would find a way to get more clues in a different manner. Early in the morning, before Shen Manning woke up, she received a call from Yan Xingcheng. Hearing that Yan Xingcheng wanted to have a formal date, Shen Manning was very happy. The two of them came to the seaside.
The air was very fresh, and the sea breeze was also nice. Talking about their recent experiences, Shen Manning told Yan Xingcheng that after resolving the company's crisis and catching the mastermind, he should leave this place and start a brand new life, one that was at least free and safe. When Tang Lin heard that Lin Mufan wanted to set up a studio, she immediately extended an olive branch to him, even willing to give up her own studio.
This was equivalent to staking all her chips. Tang Lin held Lin Mufan's hand and asked if he would trust her one more time. If their collaboration was successful this time, it would make Lin Mufan famous in the jewelry design world. Yuan Shuai was tracking Da Yang, who was close to the main suspect, Zhuang Jiakai. It was again in an underground parking lot.
The other party had become alert to being followed and deliberately hid in a nearby elevator. Yuan Shuai was still persistently following him. Rao Meina happened to pass by and noticed that Yuan Shuai was in danger of being exposed, so she immediately rushed over and hugged Yuan Shuai tightly, pretending to be a couple madly in love, embracing and 'kissing'. Da Yang went into the elevator and came out quickly.
Seeing a young couple seemingly having a secret rendezvous not far away, he immediately relaxed his guard. On Fang Xiang's side, they had used big data to investigate and found that Da Yang, who was close to Zhuang Jiakai, had a record of leaving the country half a year ago, and Zhuang Jiakai had also gone abroad. It seemed Zhuang Xinyan's car accident was related to Zhuang Jiakai.
Yan Xingcheng immediately called Yuan Shuai and told him to keep an eye on Zhuang Jiakai while also watching Da Yang. When Yan Xingcheng returned after finishing the phone call, he found that Shen Manning was not in the cafe. Hearing from the waiter that a man had taken Shen Manning away, Yan Xingcheng became very nervous and immediately called Shen Manning. The person who took Shen Manning away was Old Man Zhuang.
Although Shen Manning had initially entered the Zhuang family by impersonating Zhuang Xinyan, through observing her during this period, he found that Shen Manning was also a good girl. More importantly, Shen Manning looked too much like Zhuang Xinyan. Every time he saw her, Old Man Zhuang felt as if he was seeing his granddaughter. He knew that Yan Xingcheng liked Shen Manning very much, so he asked Shen Manning to move back into their home.
Now, he also agreed to the marriage between Shen Manning and Yan Xingcheng. Yan Xingcheng took Shen Manning home. Just downstairs, Shen Manning recognized the dark figure rushing out of the unit door as the person who had previously broken into her home, and the other person was holding her backpack. Yan Xingcheng immediately drove to chase. They arrived at an abandoned parking lot. Yan Xingcheng searched on foot and suddenly found Shen Manning's backpack locked inside a car.
He used his arm to smash the car window. Just as he was about to reach in to get it, a large truck suddenly fell from above. Shen Manning and Tang Lin, who had arrived together, were greatly shocked by the scene!
Episode 19 Recap
The vehicle hanging in mid-air suddenly seemed like its tow rope was cut and smashed straight down. The car underneath was instantly flattened into a metal pancake. It was the first time Tang Lin had ever seen such a scene. Shen Manning rushed towards the vehicles below like crazy, shouting Yan Xingcheng's name with all her might. She desperately pulled at the damaged car door, but it was completely useless. How could she possibly push the car on top?
Tang Lin was also dumbfounded; her meager strength was completely ineffective. A familiar call came from above. Shen Manning looked up and saw it was Yan Xingcheng! It turned out Yan Xingcheng was not dead; he was not inside the car below. Shen Manning was both shocked and overjoyed. Standing rooted to the spot, she looked at the unharmed Yan Xingcheng and smiled through her tears. When Tang Lin returned home, she still hadn't recovered from the fear.
She trembled all over as she recounted the terrifying moment she had just experienced to her brother, Tang Qi. Tang Qi reminded his sister not to interfere in the Zhuang family's affairs again and to best stay away from everyone in that family. However, the more Tang Lin thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong. There were too many secrets and conspiracies within the Zhuang family.
Knowing her brother didn't want her to get involved, Tang Lin told Lin Mufan what she had witnessed and asked him if he knew any of the Zhuang family's secrets. --- Shen Manning hugged Yan Xingcheng as if she had found something precious she had lost. She asked him if there were any secrets he hadn't told her. Yan Xingcheng knew Shen Manning was very worried about him, so he told her about the situation he had recently investigated.
Shen Manning recalled that Zhuang Xinyan had put a brooch into her pocket at the last moment of her life. At that time, Zhuang Xinyan had insisted that Shen Manning must return to the Zhuang family to find Yan Xingcheng. From this, she deduced that the rose brooch must be related to the seal. Although Yuan Shuai lost track of the vehicle, the scrap yard where the incident occurred was very suspicious.
All the company's qualifications, corporate licenses, and documents were fake. Also, the suspect had rented a car intending to steal something from Shen Manning's home and then abandon the car to escape, but Yan Xingcheng discovered him. The car rental company had a long history; it had been operating for twenty full years. Fang Xiang investigated another lead.
Seventeen years ago, the Zhuang family did not have close dealings with overseas companies, except for one very suspicious recipient: Jiang Min, a middle-aged woman, who received a substantial sum of debt. However, after the person involved died, this debt was left untouched. Someone had logged into this account a few years ago but had not moved any of the money. When Shen Manning returned home, she couldn't find the brooch anywhere on the floor. She was getting anxious.
Her father walked into the bedroom, heard her looking for the brooch, hesitated for a moment, then took the brooch out of his pocket and handed it to Shen Manning, reminding her not to carelessly leave things lying around in the future. Shen Manning called Yan Xingcheng and asked him to come to her house the next day to pick it up.
Her father also said he wanted to meet him, so it would be a good time to come for dinner. Time flew by, and it was the next afternoon. Yan Xingcheng drove near Shen Manning's house, bringing some gifts. Seeing the energetic Yan Xingcheng, Shen Manning was very happy and also gave him a new tie she had bought.
When she bought the tie, the salesperson had said that tying a tie for a man meant he would become her man. Shen Manning was very excited after tying the tie for Yan Xingcheng, and Yan Xingcheng also added that from now on, he was Shen Manning's man. When Yan Xingcheng met Shen Manning's father for the first time, he found him very familiar.
Her father's face looked very much like the surveillance image Fang Xiang had previously shown Yan Xingcheng. As Yan Xingcheng was introducing his basic situation, her father's hands kept rubbing back and forth. Yan Xingcheng deliberately found an excuse to send Shen Manning away, then asked her father word by word what his source of income had been all these years and what kind of job he had done seventeen years ago. Her father stammered that he was a driver.
Yan Xingcheng pressed him step by step, asking if he had been in a car accident, and whether the death of his wife from illness seventeen years ago was related to this accident, and furthermore, that Shen Manning's mother was Jiang Min! Her father raised his head in shock to look at him, the secret in his heart instantly laid bare.
Episode 20 Recap
Lin Mufan went to ask his father who the driver was who hit and killed Yan Xingcheng's father back then. Lin Mufan's father was the Zhuang family's butler; he remembered very clearly that the driver was Shen Hongliang. It was said that he also had a daughter. Yan Xingcheng learned from Shen Manning's father that someone had indeed bribed him back then to make him lightly hit a sedan.
At that time, Shen Manning's mother was seriously ill, and the treatment costs were very expensive. Someone contacted him and said that for insurance fraud, just a light hit would get a substantial compensation. And Shen Manning's father, anxious to earn money, somehow impulsively took on this job. On a rainy day, he hit the sedan, causing it to overturn.
He never expected that there was a family inside, and Yan Xingcheng's father tragically died in the car on the spot. From then on, the family was ruined. Shen Manning's father still feels lingering fear when he thinks about it today. Therefore, he had never touched that considerable sum of reward.
Yan Xingcheng, with red eyes, told Shen Manning's father that he really liked Shen Manning, but every time he thought she was the daughter of his enemy, he felt especially sad. Shen Manning's father immediately explained that all of this had nothing to do with Shen Manning; at that time, Shen Manning was just a six or seven-year-old girl. Yan Xingcheng walked out angrily. Shen Manning returned home after buying things and saw that Yan Xingcheng wasn't there.
She asked her father but didn't understand, so she immediately chased after him. By the sea, Yan Xingcheng took back the brooch from Shen Manning's hand and directly proposed breaking up. Shen Manning didn't understand why; they were fine in the morning, how could he suddenly be so cold? Yan Xingcheng deliberately claimed that approaching Shen Manning was just to get the brooch; it was entirely manipulation.
Now that he had the brooch, Shen Manning had no more value to him. Shen Manning didn't believe him, but after kissing Yan Xingcheng's face, she found that he didn't respond at all. Shen Manning knew that Yan Xingcheng's breakup was real. --- Lin Mufan's father quietly told the old master of the Zhuang family about Yan Xingcheng's situation. Someone started to target Yan Xingcheng again. The old master Zhuang guessed that Zhuang Caixuan was behind it.
Just as Zhuang Caixuan got off work and returned home, the old master Zhuang called her to the conservatory, asking if she was the one who tampered with the flowers in the conservatory. Zhuang Caixuan admitted without hesitation that she did it. She hated this conservatory; once, when she made a mistake, her father locked her in here, so she detested everything about this place. How could she let it bloom?
Zhuang Caixuan had long since hated this family to the core. She directly confronted the old master Zhuang, saying that her usual forbearance was entirely because the old master Zhuang was her biological father. In fact, her father had long been dead to her. Seeing that Zhuang Caixuan was still so deluded now, the old master Zhuang was very sad. Zhuang Jiakai organized another board meeting.
Although Yan Xingcheng publicly presented his mother's personal seal, Zhuang Jiakai did not acknowledge it. He took out the report provided by the police, stating that it had been seventeen years since the incident, Zhuang Meixuan had already been registered as deceased, and could not be the shareholder of Blue Sea Company. Then Zhuang Jiakai threw away the seal in Yan Xingcheng's hand and fiercely stepped on it with his foot.
The old master Zhuang hoped that Zhuang Caixuan could bring the great love she usually professed outside back home. Zhuang Caixuan usually did charity work, why couldn't she be kind to her family? And Zhuang Caixuan said that the reason she did the most peripheral work was that she didn't dare to step into Blue Sea Group. Even now, Zhuang Caixuan resented why her father insisted on her sister's child becoming the chairman's successor. She was aggressive.
The old master Zhuang missed a step and fell straight down the stairs. With a heart attack combined with severe external injury, the old master Zhuang immediately passed away. Yan Xingcheng was still holding Zhuang Jiakai by the collar at the board meeting. When he heard the news of his grandfather's death, he immediately ran home. After the doctor's diagnosis, the instruments had been removed. Yan Xingcheng called out "Grandpa," his last remaining relative in life was also gone.
Zhuang Caixuan coldly reminded him not to call out anymore. Soon he would also be driven out. There was no need for someone not from the Zhuang family to linger here.
Episode 21 Recap
Before Yan Xingcheng walked into the board meeting, he instructed Fang Xiang and Yuan Shuai not to enter the company. The two of them waited outside the company for a while, hesitating whether to go in and check the situation, when they suddenly noticed that Blue Sea Company had many more security personnel. Rao Meina received a call from her mother and was about to go home to find Shen Manning, but the security personnel were already blocking the entrance.
People outside could not enter, and people inside could not come out. Fang Xiang called Rao Meina, telling her to quickly leave through the secret passage. Lin Mufan found Shen Manning and told her about her father's matter and the Zhuang family's affairs. Now that so many major things had happened at Blue Sea, Yan Xingcheng still needed Shen Manning's support.
At the Zhuang family's house, Zhuang Caixuan produced a phone recording reminding Yan Xingcheng that he was his father's illegitimate son with another woman. As she spoke, she also took out another recording. The content of the recording was a man confessing to his wife, saying he had wronged her for so many years because Yan Xingcheng was not Zhuang Meixuan's biological child. Yan Xingcheng was furious at Zhuang Caixuan's despicable behavior.
Could a DNA test result be overturned just by a recording? Zhuang Caixuan called security to remove Yan Xingcheng from the room. --- Yuan Shuai was worried that the company would be in trouble, so he found Rao Meina through the secret passage. Rao Meina asked what exactly had happened. Yuan Shuai finally spoke. He honestly admitted that this time he was helping the boss complete the revenge plan, and emotional matters were not part of the plan at all.
Rao Meina immediately interrupted him, saying that she had actually always known, and everything was her own willingness. Yuan Shuai also had his own things to do and hoped Rao Meina would not bother him again. Rao Meina frequently wiped away tears. Yuan Shuai reminded her that there was actually someone else behind her who had always silently cared about her. Just then, Fang Xiang ran over in a hurry and asked with concern if Rao Meina was injured.
Seeing Fang Xiang's anxious look and remembering what Yuan Shuai had just told her, Rao Meina couldn't help but smile. The top management of Blue Sea Jewelry Company underwent another reshuffle. Now Zhuang Jiakai became the Chairman of the Board and immediately publicly severed all cooperation with Tang Qi Jewelry Company. Lin Mufan and Shen Manning, who were nearby, both heard this.
Now Shen Manning was not only removed from her position but also driven out of the Zhuang family's house. This outcome was too tragic. At this moment, Yan Xingcheng ran to the seaside again. His beloved grandfather was gone, his sister was gone, and his parents had all left him. Yan Xingcheng's spiritual pillar instantly collapsed. He knelt in the seawater, howling over and over like a wounded lone wolf.
Shen Manning called him several times, but no one on Yan Xingcheng's end answered. Tang Lin also asked her brother to inquire at Blue Sea, but there was no news of him in the end. Lin Mufan comforted Shen Manning not to worry. He said he would continue to go back to the Zhuang family's house to inquire and would also attend the old master Zhuang's funeral. Shen Manning became more and more worried.
She stumbled to her feet, wanting to go out and search. Lin Mufan advised her that it was very dangerous to go out now, as she had been kidnapped frequently before, and now Yan Xingcheng had become a target of everyone, like a dog that has fallen into the water. Shen Manning wouldn't listen to anyone. She just wanted to go out and find Yan Xingcheng.
She searched all the way to the seaside and saw Yan Xingcheng's ring dropped on the beach. She was anxious and searching when she suddenly saw a figure ahead that was very similar to Yan Xingcheng. Shen Manning shouted Yan Xingcheng's name, but the other person jumped into the river without hesitation. This time, it was Shen Manning's turn to jump into the sea to save Yan Xingcheng.
After pulling Yan Xingcheng out of the sea, Shen Manning shouted his name loudly, telling him to hold on. Yan Xingcheng was sent to the emergency room. Shen Manning stood pressed against the glass window outside the operating room, seeing the doctor performing defibrillation. Her heart ached as if it were being cut by a knife. Yan Xingcheng was so unlucky.
If he hadn't been discovered after falling into the river just now, he would surely have died at that moment. After the surgery, Yan Xingcheng was still not out of danger. Shen Manning stayed by his bedside without leaving, holding Yan Xingcheng's hand every day, encouraging him to cheer up and wake up. In his coma, Yan Xingcheng seemed to have fallen into that bottomless sea again. The surroundings were incredibly cold.
Yan Xingcheng screamed, his body convulsed, and his heart was about to stop. Shen Manning kept holding Yan Xingcheng's hand, trying to calm him down.
Episode 22 Recap
To prevent Yan Xingcheng from losing hope, Shen Manning stayed with him every day, holding his head while talking to him and giving him warmth. Time passed second by second, and everyone was gradually getting better. Tang Lin saw Lin Mufan spacing out while looking at Shen Manning's initial design drafts. She asked Lin Mufan what kind of feelings he had for Shen Manning. Lin Mufan was also unclear.
The first time he saw Shen Manning was on a foreign street at sunset. Shen Manning walked towards him, making him feel particularly wonderful. Later, Shen Manning's experiences at the Zhuang family house gave Lin Mufan a new perspective. Shen Manning was not as weak as she appeared on the surface; she was actually the same kind of person as Yan Xingcheng. Both were resilient and courageous, fearless in the face of danger.
Compared to Shen Manning, Lin Mufan felt that he was completely incompatible with her. Hearing Lin Mufan's confusion, Tang Lin also sighed that many things are fated. Just like her and Yan Xingcheng, she had previously plotted meticulously to drive away her competitor Shen Manning, but who knew that despite all her scheming, it only made her and Yan Xingcheng grow further apart. Tang Lin handed Lin Mufan an admission ticket for an industry designer competition, encouraging him to participate.
With Lin Mufan's skill level, he should win many first prizes. Fang Xiang saw that in the comic drawn by Rao Meina, he was depicted as "Wolf Cub Master," while Yuan Shuai and Yan Xingcheng were portrayed as handsome, flawless, high-quality men. He pleaded with Rao Meina to help him rewrite the story, aiming to beautify himself a little. He even bought desserts and cakes, cut them up, and fed them to Rao Meina.
Rao Meina watched Fang Xiang carefully cut the desserts piece by piece, finding it so thoughtful and warm. She suddenly realized, wasn't Fang Xiang, standing before her, the Prince Charming from her dreams? Yan Xingcheng invited everyone to a dinner together. Rao Meina, Fang Xiang, and Yuan Shuai sat together. Tang Lin and Lin Mufan were together.
Rao Meina saw Tang Lin sitting next to Lin Mufan, looking like a shy bird nesting, completely without the arrogant aura she had when they first met. She immediately asked Lin Mufan if he was dating Tang Lin. The two looked at each other and smiled, giving no clear answer. During the dinner, Tang Lin suggested that Shen Manning also participate in the exhibition. With Shen Manning's painting skills, she should also achieve good results.
Shen Manning knew everyone was thinking of her, but currently, she only wanted to properly accompany Yan Xingcheng and did not want to spare extra time for unrelated matters. After the dinner, Fang Xiang cautiously asked Rao Meina if she had made a choice between him and Yuan Shuai. He confessed that no matter what role Rao Meina put him in in the comic, he would be satisfied as long as Rao Meina was happy.
Rao Meina smiled and admitted that Fang Xiang was actually a pretty good-looking guy too. Overjoyed, Fang Xiang immediately imitated a romantic proposal scene from television, knelt on one knee, and pleaded with Rao Meina to be his girlfriend. Seeing Fang Xiang's fervent eyes, Rao Meina actually agreed. She agreed to confirm their boyfriend-girlfriend relationship. The night sky was full of twinkling stars. Lin Mufan sometimes spaced out.
He couldn't help but ask Tang Lin if she was very sad when Shen Manning took Yan Xingcheng away at the engagement banquet. Tang Lin drained the wine glass in her hand in one gulp and said that it was fake not to be sad. Even if she was a rich young lady, what could she do? Facing a boyfriend who didn't cherish her, she was helpless, even as humble as Cinderella, feeling nowhere to hide her embarrassment.
Yan Xingcheng had been very dejected, always making baseless assumptions, like how good it would have been if only he had died in the car accident. At least he could have brought peace to his parents and sister. But now everyone had left him, as if he were a bamboo raft in the desolate ocean, drifting with the current, with no one to rely on. Shen Manning encouraged Yan Xingcheng to cheer up.
She suggested they return to the Zhuang family and take back everything they wanted, and that she would always be with him, no matter what happened. Shen Manning's loyalty and unwavering support deeply moved Yan Xingcheng. Yan Xingcheng directly confessed that his deep love had always been for Shen Manning. Passion erupted between the two, and they quickly messed up the sheets.
Episode 23 Recap
In the early morning, when Yan Xingcheng woke up, he saw Shen Manning watching the sunrise outside. Having confirmed the right person, Yan Xingcheng's mental state was completely different. He put his arm around Shen Manning's shoulder and promised that after catching those bad guys, he would take Shen Manning away from here to live a free life. Yan Xingcheng listened to Yuan Shuai and Fang Xiang's recent investigation, finding that some time points didn't match up.
Shen Manning brought them tea. She was sensitive to numbers and immediately suggested that she also participate in analyzing the case, saying that perhaps they could gain something. The butler saw Zhuang Caixuan staring at a painting in a daze, so he walked up and asked her if she felt the house was too quiet. Zhuang Caixuan didn't care; she had never liked her father anyway, so Elder Zhuang's death had no impact on her.
The butler kindly reminded her that for so many years, Elder Zhuang had been giving her opportunities, hoping she would come to her senses. Zhuang Caixuan directly interrupted him, reminding him impolitely that he had been working there for thirty years and should find a way out as soon as possible, so as not to end up looking too bad. Shen Manning helped Yan Xingcheng sort out various clues. At night, someone knocked on the door.
Shen Manning got up to check and found that it was her father. Her father told Shen Manning not to organize these messy data anymore, as the truth was not there. Then, Shen Manning's father revealed the truth about the car accident seventeen years ago. At that time, in order to treat his wife, he drove intending to scratch the vehicle of Yan Xingcheng's parents. However, he was soft-hearted.
When he encountered the vehicle of Yan Xingcheng's parents, Shen Manning's father immediately braked hard. Yan Xingcheng's father's car successfully avoided it. While Shen Manning's father intended to get out and check, he saw another truck directly crash into Yan Xingcheng's parents' car. The impact sound was very loud, and the vehicle was severely damaged; he was terrified.
There were two car accidents that day, and there weren't enough surveillance cameras on the road at that time, so Shen Manning's father was forced to take the blame. Yan Xingcheng listened heartbroken to the account of the car accident that year. Shen Manning heard that the accident happened twice and suddenly remembered that when she and Zhuang Xinyan escaped, they were also hit twice in succession.
This indicated that the mastermind behind this extremely serious intentional injury incident was the same person. After all the analysis and summation, they finally targeted Zhuang Caixuan; only she was the most suspicious! Yan Xingcheng used his money to acquire a large number of Blue Sea shares, then reconvened the board meeting. Based on the share ratio, Yan Xingcheng was undoubtedly in the chairman's position. Zhuang Jiakai was furious and embarrassed.
Yan Xingcheng asked Yuan Shuai to close the door and presented evidence proving that Zhuang Jiakai and Da Yang had gone abroad six months ago attempting to murder Zhuang Xinyan, complete with forged photos. Zhuang Jiakai immediately pushed the blame onto Da Yang. Da Yang completely turned on him, saying that everything was done under Zhuang Jiakai's instruction.
Zhuang Jiakai, fearing he couldn't get out of the office, immediately reminded them that they were cousins, related by blood, and couldn't be so heartless. Following that, Zhuang Jiakai opened the office door and practically fled. Zhuang Jiakai fled back to the Zhuang family home and anxiously reported to Zhuang Caixuan that Yan Xingcheng had somehow obtained so many shares and directly took over Blue Sea.
Zhuang Caixuan was indifferent; she completely looked down on Blue Sea, discarding it like worn-out shoes, as long as she could live in the Zhuang family home. Zhuang Caixuan reminded Yan Xingcheng that he had no standing to be there. Yan Xingcheng scoffed, asking if she still wanted to fool everyone with that edited recording. Saying this, Yan Xingcheng found the source file of the recording.
In fact, Zhuang Meixuan had not been betrayed by her husband; it was all Zhuang Caixuan's trick. Zhuang Caixuan was unconcerned, saying what did it matter if he had the recording; there was no one to testify anyway, as Zhuang Meixuan had died in the deep sea seventeen years ago. After saying this, she looked proudly at the painting on the wall. Yan Xingcheng's gaze also fell on that massive ocean painting. He directly tore the ocean painting to shreds. He had disliked this painting for a long time and today he would completely tear down the eyesore.
Episode 24 (Ending) Recap
Zhuang Caixuan was still maintaining her composure, watching Yan Xingcheng tear up the oil painting with cold eyes. She even retorted impolitely against his arbitrary actions in the house. Yan Xingcheng pointed out that the car accident his father had that year was caused by Zhuang Caixuan. Hearing her demand for evidence, Shen Manning directly threw the conclusive evidence she had collected to Zhuang Caixuan. The evidence was irrefutable, and Zhuang Caixuan's expression changed dramatically.
Butler Lian also told her to apologize immediately, saying this was Elder Zhuang's dying wish. In fact, Elder Zhuang and Butler Lian had always known the truth about the death of Zhuang Caixuan's family seventeen years ago. They had already lost one daughter and could not bear to harm the only remaining daughter.
Elder Zhuang was very clear that Zhuang Caixuan was jealous of her sister's family's happiness, so seventeen years ago, she deliberately followed her sister's family abroad and orchestrated a series of car accidents that resulted in deaths and injuries within their family. Moreover, for seventeen years, she had never shown any remorse. Even after Yan Xingcheng returned, she did not stop and still extended her evil hand towards the returning Yan Xingcheng, almost causing another disaster.
Hearing Elder Zhuang's dying words of persuasion, Zhuang Caixuan was almost driven mad. She ran into the courtyard and completely destroyed the greenery newly planted in the flower room, shouting that everyone in her sister's family should die. When she was young, she was jealous of her sister's abilities, and when she grew up, she was jealous of her sister having a happy family. In Zhuang Caixuan's world, everyone was evil, and all kindness was just a disguise.
The fire of jealousy in her heart had never ceased. Tang Lin's older brother spared no effort or expense to find Zhuang Meixuan, who had been missing for seventeen years. Originally, Zhuang Meixuan was also washed ashore. After being rescued by local people, because she was not conscious, she was successively taken in by several nursing homes. Now, she had finally returned home. Zhuang Meixuan seemed to still have some memories.
Seeing Zhuang Caixuan fall in the flower room, she immediately got out of her wheelchair and tried hard to help her up, calling out her sister's name. Time is merciless, but it had never left a shadow in Zhuang Meixuan's heart. She was concerned about her sister falling and even said she wouldn't tell their father about the broken wine glass. Even though Zhuang Meixuan knew her sister was her half-sister, she still didn't dislike or distance herself from her.
It was the sister who saw their father's strictness and expectations towards her as malicious mistreatment. Under Zhuang Meixuan's influence, Zhuang Caixuan cried bitterly. For so many years, she had hurt people for so long, and her dreams at midnight were always nightmares. She had harmed people for so many years, and ultimately, it was karmic retribution; what she desperately wanted to get was still empty hands. Zhuang Caixuan was imprisoned, finally reaping what she sowed.
After Rao Meina's comic creation was published, it received a good response. Rao Meina excitedly showed her work to Fang Xiang and declared that in a few days, she would become a rising star cartoonist. Regardless of whether Rao Meina's comic was successful, the tenderness in Fang Xiang's eyes would not change. Hearing that Rao Meina had changed his character setting into a charming protagonist, he was very excited and directly embraced and kissed Rao Meina.
After careful nurturing, all the flowers in the flower room bloomed. Shen Manning and Yan Xingcheng excitedly ran to see them. Every flower swayed in the wind, all of them so beautiful. It was truly not easy; the flowers Great Grandfather had missed for so long had finally bloomed. Shen Manning and Yan Xingcheng embraced each other. Everything returned to peace. Shen Manning and Yan Xingcheng watched the tide ebb and flow by the sea.
Now, her missing mother had returned home, the murderer was brought to justice, and Yan Xingcheng's thalassophobia was mostly cured. His midnight dreams were no longer cold and fearful. The current Yan Xingcheng was calm and indifferent, only wishing to live a good life with the person he loved. Shen Manning gently leaned her head against Yan Xingcheng's side. The sunlight softly shone on them. At this moment, long-lost happiness quietly arrived.
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