Deep Love That Cannot Cross

Gu Nanzhi recalls five years of torment with Duan Hanchuan. On their anniversary, she is attacked and calls him repeatedly for help, but he hangs up every time. He refuses to answer because he is picking up his first love, and Gu Nanzhi dies in despair.

Gu Nanzhi drinks Meng Po's soup but still cannot forget Duan Hanchuan. Seeing her deep obsession, Meng Po grants her five days back in the human world. If Duan Hanchuan will truly say he loves her, she may return to life.

Gu Nanzhi asks Duan Hanchuan to say he loves her, but he coldly refuses. Han Shiyue complains of a bloody smell, and Duan Hanchuan defends her, inviting her to live in their home. Gu Nanzhi then receives a call revealing that Han Shiyue hired someone to kill her.

Han Shiyue claims someone hired an assassin to kill her. Duan Hanchuan arrives and immediately blames Gu Nanzhi. Gu Nanzhi admits she deliberately caused trouble and bullied his first love. Enraged, Duan Hanchuan inflicts pain on her and orders her to remember it.

With only four days left, Gu Nanzhi must make Duan Hanchuan say he loves her. Han Shiyue reveals she once demanded five million from his grandmother and abandoned him when he was in a coma. She threatens to accuse Gu Nanzhi of pushing her down the stairs unless Gu Nanzhi accompanies her to an auction, forcing her to agree.

Gu Nanzhi and Han Shiyue are kidnapped by a man ruined by Duan Hanchuan. When Duan Hanchuan arrives, he refuses to choose between them and insists on saving both, saying he will protect Gu Nanzhi as long as she remains his wife.

Duan Hanchuan accuses Gu Nanzhi of conspiring with Meng Po to stage the kidnapping and hurt Han Shiyue. He forces her head underwater until she admits fault and begs for mercy. Afterward, Gu Nanzhi resolves to make him say he loves her at the Duan family anniversary banquet.

Duan Hanchuan brings Han Shiyue to the Duan family anniversary banquet and humiliates Gu Nanzhi as a mere decoration. Han Shiyue claims Gu Nanzhi pushed her in the restroom, and Duan Hanchuan warns Gu Nanzhi he will not let her off if she touches Han Shiyue again.

Duan Hanchuan is convinced Gu Nanzhi hurt Han Shiyue and publicly orders her to kneel and apologize. Gu Nanzhi refuses, asking if he only believes Han Shiyue and what she even means to him. Duan Hanchuan remains unmoved, and Gu Nanzhi leaves in despair.

Gu Nanzhi learns that Han Shiyue plans to dig up her parents' grave and destroy their ashes. She rushes to stop her, but Han Shiyue scatters the ashes on the ground, declaring it the price for stealing her man, then leaves.

Gu Nanzhi accuses Han Shiyue of scattering her parents' ashes. Duan Hanchuan rushes to protect Han Shiyue, calling Gu Nanzhi crazy. Han Shiyue denies it and claims Gu Nanzhi is framing her out of jealousy over a kiss. Duan Hanchuan refuses to believe Gu Nanzhi, leaving her utterly disillusioned.

Gu Nanzhi stands on a rooftop. Duan Hanchuan arrives and, instead of talking her down, dares her to jump. He declares he will never love her, in this life or any other. Gu Nanzhi finally lets go of all hope and stops threatening to jump.

Gu Nanzhi begs Duan Hanchuan one last time to say he loves her. He swears he will never love her, in any lifetime. Gu Nanzhi drinks Meng Po's soup, declares they will never meet again, and fades away. Duan Hanchuan feels a sudden pain in his heart but no longer remembers who she is.

Duan Hanchuan dismisses Gu Nanzhi's divorce demand as a bluff and publicly calls her a shameless dog, claiming she would crawl back even if he broke her legs. Han Shiyue seizes the moment to ask to become Mrs. Duan, but Duan Hanchuan refuses to divorce, citing only his grandmother's dying wish.

Duan Hanchuan takes Han Shiyue to a park and gifts her an expensive diamond necklace. Two days pass with no word from Gu Nanzhi. Unwilling to believe she has given up, he arranges a press interview and publicly declares Han Shiyue the love of his life, hoping to goad Gu Nanzhi into reappearing.

Duan Hanchuan transfers a house to Han Shiyue and tells her to live there comfortably. When she asks why he will not let her stay at the Duan residence, he denies it has anything to do with Gu Nanzhi. Unsettled, he rushes home convinced Gu Nanzhi is causing trouble again.

Duan Hanchuan rushes home, certain Gu Nanzhi is playing another prank. He calls out to the empty room but gets no answer. Meanwhile, Han Shiyue plans to take intimate photos with him and send them to Gu Nanzhi, hoping to drive her mad.

Duan Hanchuan calls out to the empty room, certain Gu Nanzhi is playing a prank, and declares he will never say he loves her unless she is dead. He then takes a call from Han Shiyue and cancels their meeting, claiming exhaustion. The next day at the office, still without word from Gu Nanzhi, he wonders if she has seen the news about him and Han Shiyue.

Han Shiyue visits Duan Hanchuan at his office and offers him homemade peanut beef cookies. After tasting one, he reveals he is allergic to peanuts, which surprises her because she recalls Gu Nanzhi has the same allergy. Han Shiyue asks to speak with Gu Nanzhi, hoping to be accepted, and Duan Hanchuan agrees to bring her home that evening.

Duan Hanchuan brings Han Shiyue home, but a foul odor makes her suspect Gu Nanzhi is deliberately disgusting her. Han Shiyue pretends to be forgiving before the stench forces her to leave. Alone with Gu Nanzhi, Duan Hanchuan humiliates her and brings up their past entanglement.

Gu Nanzhi, barely breathing, reveals she died five days ago and Meng Po granted her life if Duan Hanchuan would truly say he loves her. He thinks she is faking, refuses, and declares he only loves Han Shiyue. Gu Nanzhi gets her wish and dies in front of him.

Duan Hanchuan refuses to believe Gu Nanzhi is dead, recalling how she always survived his cruelty, from the ice house to the pool. After hanging up on Han Shiyue, he desperately tells Gu Nanzhi he loves her over and over, begging her to wake, but she remains lifeless.

Duan Hanchuan repeats his love into the void. Han Shiyue calls, claiming Gu Nanzhi came to insult her as a mistress and threatened to have her ruined, begging him to come save her. Duan Hanchuan coldly tells her that Gu Nanzhi will never bully her again.