Jared's drunken father arrives late to the wedding, and Vivian cannot reach her adoptive father by phone. Inside the hotel freezer, Ruby discovers the old man motionless on the floor and flees. On stage, Jared puts the ring on Vivian's finger as she praises her father. Ruby warns Jared that the trapped man has stopped breathing, but Vivian suddenly displays her father's picture on the screen, shocking both conspirators.
Jared's father, Gu Zhenyuan, arrives late and drunk in the wedding hall aisle. Jared's mother scolds him and offers Vivian an apologetic smile. Vivian dials her adoptive father, but the call fails to connect. Jared urges her to proceed with the ceremony.
00:31: Discovery in the Cold Storage
Ruby opens the hotel cold storage door and looks inside. Vivian's father lies motionless on the floor next to his cracked phone screen. Ruby panics, assumes a death has occurred, and sprints away in terror from the dark room.
00:46: The Exchange of Rings
Jared slides the wedding ring onto Vivian's finger on the altar stage. When the host asks who she feels most grateful toward, Vivian speaks about her adoptive father. She describes how he raised her, funded her education, and supported her business.
01:47: Panicked News from the Freezer
Jared's mother tells Jared to flatter his future father-in-law after the wedding. Ruby rushes over in a panic and whispers that the old man in the freezer stopped breathing. Jared's mother dismisses her, claiming a cash settlement can resolve everything.
02:09: The Photo on the Screen
Vivian introduces her father, Qin Jianfeng, to the entire wedding hall. A photograph of Vivian and her adoptive father flashes across the large stage screen. Jared and Ruby look up at the screen and freeze in complete horror.
Key Lines from Episode 3
“畅哥,不好了!冷库里的那个老头……没气儿了!”
“慌什么?不就是个穷亲戚吗,赔点钱就完事儿了。”
“今天,我要正式向大家介绍我的父亲——秦建峰!”
“这怎么可能?!”
How Episode 3 Ends
Vivian proudly unveils a photo of herself and her adoptive father, Qin Jianfeng, on the giant hall screen. Jared and Ruby stare up at the image and realize the man they locked inside the subzero room is Vivian's father. Will Jared stop the ceremony, or can Vivian discover the truth before her father freezes to death?