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The episode opens with a fierce confrontation between the female lead, Chi Xi, and her guardian, Ye Mu. Chi Xi slaps Ye Mu, who then forcefully subdues her and reprimands her as a guardian. Through Chi Xi's inner monologue and flashbacks, their complex past is revealed: after Chi Xi's mother passed away, Ye Mu took over her mother's businesses and sent the young Chi Xi to study in London, covering all her expenses, but their relationship grew distant. The story returns to the present. Eighteen-year-old Chi Xi returns home after graduation. That night, upon hearing a report from his assistant, Ye Mu gazes from afar at Chi Xi on the balcony outside the mansion, foreshadowing the beginning of a new round of entanglement between them.