
Thirty years of marriage shatter when Hazel Mercer catches her husband proposing to another woman. Forced into silence by guilt, lies, and her own son’s future, she smiles while the knife twists deeper. But when truth becomes a costume, someone is about to take it off...

The female protagonist, Zhao Peizhi, discovers a divorce agreement on her husband Zhou Jingyan's desk. However, her husband immediately presents her with a ring, seemingly to make up for past regrets, leading her to believe it was a misunderstanding. Suddenly, his first love, Lin Wanxiu, visits and provocatively asserts her status as the rightful lady of the house, claiming Peizhi was merely "taking care of" her husband for her. During an argument, Zhou Jingyan favors his first love and reprimands Peizhi. Heartbroken, Peizhi reveals she witnessed her husband proposing to his first love. Finally, Zhou Jingyan comes clean, admitting he plans to marry Lin Wanxiu, and the episode ends in a heated confrontation.

This episode tells the story of Zhao Peizhi, a wife married for thirty years, who is invited by her husband Zhou Jingyan to attend his wedding with his first love, Lin Wanxiu, who is terminally ill. Zhou Jingyan uses Lin Wanxiu's dying wish as an excuse for emotional blackmail and threatens to affect their son Xiao Che's company IPO, forcing Zhao Peizhi to agree. Disheartened, Zhao Peizhi deliberately sets the wedding date on their thirtieth wedding anniversary, which Zhou Jingyan is completely unaware of. Utterly disappointed, Zhao Peizhi contacts her son Xiao Che, the only one who remembers their anniversary, and resolves to leave the family on the wedding day.

Thirty years into her marriage, Zhao Peizhi, disheartened and ready for divorce, is taken by her husband Zhou Jingyan to a bridal shop, mistakenly believing it's a surprise for their anniversary. However, this "surprise" is actually for Zhou Jingyan's first love, Lin Wanxiu. Not only does Zhou Jingyan plan to host a wedding for Lin Wanxiu, but he cruelly forces Zhao Peizhi to personally select their wedding dress. After Lin Wanxiu appears triumphantly, Zhao Peizhi finally breaks down, heartbroken, and questions her husband if he still considers her his wife.

This episode takes place in a bridal shop. Husband Zhou Jingyan and his mistress Lin Wanxiu bring his wife Zhao Peizhi to choose a wedding dress for their wedding. Faced with Zhao Peizhi's questioning, Zhou Jingyan and Lin Wanxiu show no remorse. Instead, they claim that all the wedding designs are according to Zhao Peizhi's preferences and are for her "good." The conflict completely erupts when Zhou Jingyan proposes to give Zhao Peizhi the wedding dress Lin Wanxiu has already worn as compensation. Ultimately, cornered, Zhao Peizhi issues an ultimatum to Zhou Jingyan, demanding that he cancel his wedding to Lin Wanxiu.

In a bridal shop, the legitimate wife Zhao Peizhi arrives to stop her husband, Zhou Jingyan, from marrying his first love, Lin Wanxiu. After sending Zhou Jingyan away, Lin Wanxiu confronts Zhao Peizhi. Instead of feeling ashamed, Lin Wanxiu gleefully reveals a thirty-year-old secret: she abandoned Zhou Jingyan because he was poor, and it was Zhao Peizhi's sacrifice that made him the Professor Zhou he is today. She claims Zhao Peizhi is merely a replacement and proceeds to humiliate her both mentally and physically from a position of victory. Finally, she picks up a shard of porcelain and threatens Zhao Peizhi, bringing the scene to a tense cliffhanger.

In a bridal shop, Zhou Jingyan's first love, Lin Wanxiu, conspires to frame his wife, Zhao Peizhi. She deliberately tears a wedding dress and self-harms, posing as a victim. When her husband Zhou Jingyan arrives, he blindly believes Lin Wanxiu's tearful accusations and harshly scolds his wife Zhao Peizhi for her cruel intent towards a "terminally ill patient." Despite Zhao Peizhi's heartbroken plea to her husband, questioning their thirty years of marriage, Zhou Jingyan chooses to defend Lin Wanxiu and ultimately orders Zhao Peizhi to pay for the wedding dress with her own money, plunging their marital relationship into an icy abyss.

This episode focuses on an intense family conflict. Zhao Peizhi, the wife, is forced by her husband, Zhou Jingyan, to compensate for damaging the wedding dress of his first love, Lin Wanxiu, using her 300,000 dowry money. During the argument, Zhou Jingyan completely blames Zhao Peizhi and threatens to disrupt their son Xiao Che's company IPO. To protect her son, Zhao Peizhi heartbreakingly compromises. However, her husband's hypocritical reassurances and words completely chill her to the bone. Ultimately, Zhao Peizhi expresses extreme disappointment and hatred towards Zhou Jingyan, pushing their marital relationship to the brink of collapse.

The episode opens with Zhao Peizhi, injured on her forehead, calling her son Xiao Che. She tasks him with investigating her husband Zhou Jingyan's mistress, Lin Wanxiu, and obtaining surveillance footage from the bridal shop, officially commencing her revenge. Holding an old photo with her husband, her inner monologue reveals Zhou Jingyan's broken wedding promise from thirty years ago, and now he is set to marry another woman. The scene shifts to Zhou Jingyan and his mistress Lin Wanxiu sweetly planning wedding details at the venue. At this moment, Zhao Peizhi makes a subtle appearance, only to be mistaken for a bridesmaid by the wedding planner, creating a scene filled with irony and tension.

At the wedding of her husband Zhou Jingyan and his first love Lin Wanxiu, the legal wife Zhao Peizhi is mistaken for a bridesmaid. Facing her husband's evasiveness and her rival's public humiliation, she angrily reveals her identity as the wife of thirty years. After being seemingly invited by Lin Wanxiu to be a bridesmaid, Zhao Peizhi reluctantly agrees, hiding the truth from her son Xiao Che who calls to check on her. Meanwhile, she plots her revenge to settle everything at the wedding the next day.

The episode opens backstage at Zhou Jingyan and Lin Wanxiu's wedding. The bride, Lin Wanxiu, wearing a wedding dress prepared by Zhao Peizhi, deliberately flaunts and provokes Zhao Peizhi, who is forced to be her bridesmaid. Her husband, Zhou Jingyan, ignores Zhao Peizhi's distress, insisting the wedding is merely a pretense for the ailing Lin Wanxiu. However, the unexpected arrival of friends and family shatters the "fake wedding" lie, publicly humiliating Zhao Peizhi. As Zhao Peizhi breaks down, Zhou Jingyan chooses to proceed with the wedding, pushing her into the abyss of despair.