Peter sees Dong’en hard at work and discovers Yijia had tipped him off about Charlie Zhang. Dong’en is happy when Huiniang makes it clear she has no feelings for Charlie and hopes to marry a man she cares about. Dong’en and Huiniang get angry when Guangda and Xiuxiang beat Mingzhu up for interfering in Huiniang’s wedding plans. Old Mrs Zhang learns Guangda has been giving many deals to Charlie. Guangda explains they need Charlie to go through the documents and Charlie is about to become family. Huiniang makes it clear no one can make her marry anyone. To resist the arranged marriage, Huiniang decides to run away from home and asks Mingzhu for help. Mingzhu admires Huiniang's courage and decides to assist her. In the night, Huiniang manages to escape from the Zhang family with Mingzhu's help. However, little did Mingzhu expect that Zhenniang would catch her red-handed. However, Zheniang had already anticipated it, so she did not scold Mingzhu.
