About this season
Set in the late 1920s, it follows the three daughters of Shanghai department store giant Xinghua as they go head to head against each other to determine the true heir who will ensure the family’s continued prosperity.
Episodes (45)
1. Episode 1
Aired 19 May 2022 • 45 min
Yi Xinghua welcomes back estranged daughter Zhongyu to mixed family reactions.
2. Episode 2
Aired 19 May 2022 • 45 min
Amid rising tensions with her family, Zhongyu runs away and is promptly kidnapped by a local gang.
3. Episode 3
Aired 19 May 2022 • 45 min
After escaping her kidnappers, Zhongyu apologizes to her family—and receives a business task from her father.
4. Episode 4
Aired 19 May 2022 • 45 min
An attack at Xinghua Department Store leaves Yi Xinghua's fate in limbo.
5. Episode 5
Aired 20 May 2022 • 45 min
The three sisters start working at Xinghua Department Store and find new ways to sell inventory—much to the annoyance of long-time employees.
6. Episode 6
Aired 20 May 2022 • 45 min
Zhongling's new perfume sparks interest throughout Shanghai. But a sudden death and a change in packaging jeopardizes her burgeoning business.
7. Episode 7
Aired 21 May 2022 • 45 min
As the sisters uncover an employee's shady business dealings, Zhongyu confronts stepmother Huang Yingru over a secret meeting at a teahouse.
8. Episode 8
Aired 22 May 2022 • 45 min
After Yi Xinghua becomes a target, Zhongling's husband Commander Xi Weian increases security measures around him.
9. Episode 9
Aired 23 May 2022 • 45 min
Yi Xinghua eyes some potential marriage arrangements for his daughters, while Zhongling meets with her ex-fiancé, Wang Jianchi.
10. Episode 10
Aired 23 May 2022 • 45 min
Zhongxiu and Zhongling strategize against a rival mall's rising popularity, while Shen Bin starts his romantic pursuit of Zhongyu.
11. Episode 11
Aired 24 May 2022 • 45 min
Amid Zhongxiu and Zhongyu's feud, their father receives alarming information about a company ship.
12. Episode 12
Aired 24 May 2022 • 45 min
Despite public criticism, the Yi family hold a beauty contest sponsored by the disaster relief committee at Xinghua Mall.
13. Episode 13
Aired 25 May 2022 • 45 min
The Miss Shanghai contest is threatened by a protest and a gun fight.
14. Episode 14
Aired 25 May 2022 • 45 min
After Miss Shanghai is crowned, Weian and a colleague engage in a violent standoff.
15. Episode 15
Aired 26 May 2022 • 45 min
Zhongyu finally admits her feelings for Tang Fengwu, while Zhongling and Weian get real about their relationship.
16. Episode 16
Aired 26 May 2022 • 45 min
Zhongjie and Ayuan grow close, much to the displeasure of his parents, while Cousin Yi Jiyu gives Zhongxiu dirt on Zhongling's true family origins.
17. Episode 17
Aired 27 May 2022 • 45 min
Shortly after Zhongxiu exposes Zhongling's family background, Yi Xinghua finally decides who will run Xinghua Mall.
18. Episode 18
Aired 27 May 2022 • 45 min
January 1922. After the Japanese invade Shanghai, the Yi family scrambles to find new roles to aid in the war.
19. Episode 19
Aired 28 May 2022 • 45 min
An unmarried Zhongyu returns from France, only to reveal how a secretary came between her and Tang Fengwu.
20. Episode 20
Aired 29 May 2022 • 45 min
After meeting with Shen Bin, Zhongyu learns that Zhongjie and Ayuan are no longer together.
21. Episode 21
Aired 1 June 2022 • 45 min
The sisters reaffirm their loyalty to the family and business before being introduced to Takashi, a Japanese businessman interested in Xinghua Mall.
22. Episode 22
Aired 1 June 2022 • 45 min
Yi Xinghua's meeting with Takashi has catastrophic results for the Yi family.
23. Episode 23
Aired 2 June 2022 • 45 min
The family tries to persuade Zhongyu to fulfill her father's last wish: marrying Tang Fengwu.
24. Episode 24
Aired 2 June 2022 • 45 min
Zhongyu finally marries Tang Fengwu -- but not before confronting him over his relationship with Miss Su.
25. Episode 25
Aired 3 June 2022 • 45 min
The three sisters decide to exact revenge on those responsible for their father's death.
26. Episode 26
Aired 3 June 2022 • 45 min
Tang Fengwu goes to great lengths to reconcile with Zhongyu—but it might be too late.
27. Episode 27
Aired 4 June 2022 • 45 min
While the sisters aid with refugee efforts, Wang Jianchi enlists the help of Tang Fengwu amidst an influx of intelligence leaks.
28. Episode 28
Aired 5 June 2022 • 45 min
While Zhongyu is caught in an attack that also destroys Xinghua Mall, Wang Jianchi confronts Director Fu Yanchang and Miss Su at a dinner.
29. Episode 29
Aired 8 June 2022 • 45 min
After the family digs up property hidden by Yi Xinghua, Zhongyu decides to use her share to rebuild the department store.
30. Episode 30
Aired 8 June 2022 • 45 min
In an attempt to reconcile once again, Tang Fengwu takes Zhongyu to the refugee camp where he works.
31. Episode 31
Aired 9 June 2022 • 45 min
Ayuan and Zhongjie tearfully part ways as a newly returned Takashi forcefully coerces Shen into working together.
32. Episode 32
Aired 9 June 2022 • 45 min
Zhongyu continues helping at the refugee camp, as Huang Yingru learns about Zhongjie's dangerous, radical beliefs.
33. Episode 33
Aired 10 June 2022 • 45 min
After Weian returns and rejects Zhongling, Huang Yingru secretly asks Wang Jianchi why her son-in-law has changed.
34. Episode 34
Aired 10 June 2022 • 45 min
While Zhongyu discovers how her investments in Shen Bin's companies have been used, Zhongling learns of her husband's devastating betrayal.
35. Episode 35
Aired 15 June 2022 • 45 min
While Zhongyu definitively ends her engagement to Shen Bin, Zhongling is frustrated by Weian's refusal to sign the divorce agreement.
36. Episode 36
Aired 15 June 2022 • 45 min
After she and Tang Fengwu solidify their commitment to one another, Zhongyu learns that she is Takashi's latest target.
37. Episode 37
Aired 16 June 2022 • 45 min
Takashi confronts Weian after Wang Jianchi singles him out for being behind the intelligence interceptions.
38. Episode 38
Aired 16 June 2022 • 45 min
The three sisters are driven out of their family home after Shen Bin takes possession.
39. Episode 39
Aired 17 June 2022 • 45 min
When the sisters start a new business effort, their success attracts the wrong kind of attention.
40. Episode 40
Aired 17 June 2022 • 45 min
After Japan surrenders in 1945, each member of the Yi family attempts to move forward.
41. Episode 41
Aired 22 June 2022 • 45 min
42. Episode 42
Aired 22 June 2022 • 45 min
43. Episode 43
Aired 23 June 2022 • 45 min
44. Episode 44
Aired 23 June 2022 • 45 min
45. Episode 45
Aired 24 June 2022 • 45 min