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Gotcha! First part here:

The ring Qiang Da proposes to Qiang Wei with is the one his dad was planning to give his mom (that we see near the end of the show)

Bu Fan has a lot of dramatic ideas for how Qiang Da should propose, including: bribing the schoolchildren into performing a flash mob, getting an airplane to write "你会娶我吗？" in the sky, and publicly performing a love song for her. Qiang Da shoots all these ideas down, of course.  

Qiang Da ends up proposing during the antique auction that Qiang Wei is helping with for the school charity week: he shows her the ring and asks her to guess its value. When she makes her estimate, he tells her she’s wrong--the ring has infinite value, not because of what it is made of, but because of what it represents. It represents new beginnings, finding joy in  sorrow, a promise to support and encourage one another, working through difficult times with someone who makes them worth it, and most of all, that the person who wears it is his “one”. He gets down on one knee, and of course she says yes!

A moment occurs where Si De catches Bu Fan having a pity party (i.e shooting baskets in the gym) after Qiang Da solves an important clue before him. She asks him what’s wrong and he confides in her that he feels like he’s lost his touch as an investigator. She asks if she can play, and he teaches her how to shoot a basket (YES, this means the classic “let me stand behind you and adjust your stance with my arms around you” trope.) She makes a basket on her first try. 

To encourage the children, build school morale, and earn extra income for new computers, Yan Zhang Tai decides the school should hold a week of events (bake sales, carnivals, spelling bees, sports exhibitions, etc). But two days in, the donation box with all the money they’ve earned is stolen! Bu Fan is resolved to solve the case and impress Si De. For her part, Si De has been flirtatious but has not fully committed to him as his girlfriend, as now that they are coworkers, she is concerned that being in a serious relationship would be inappropriate. 

Of course, Bu Fan’s plans are complicated by the arrival of Qiang Da & Qiang Wei, who have been invited by Si De to help with charity events (Qiang Da with a math contest between the students, Qing Wei with an antique auction). Of course, everyone has another motive as well: Si De wants to pick Qiang Wei’s brain about her relationship with Bu Fan, Qiang Wei wants advice about how to bring up the topic of marriage to Qiang Da, and Qiang Da has heard about the mystery and wants to solve it. Bu Fan is not thrilled (although he did miss Qiang Da more than he will admit). Even better, one more surprise guest arrives after Qiang Da calls in for backup: Ah Fei! 

Solving the mystery includes: Bu Fan repeatedly trying to figure out a clue only for Qiang Da to arrive at the correct conclusion a second before he can, a Scooby Doo-style chase through the hallway, Qiang Wei tackling a presumed perp to the ground like the boss she is, Bu Fan and Qing Da engaging in a wrestling match as one of the charity events (Bu Fan puts up a good fight but obviously loses), Bu Fan & Ah Fei interrogating a series of male students who are all in love with Si De, and a recurring joke where Bu Fan’s fantasies about him & Si De solving the crime are in a 1940′s film noir style. 

Ah Fei has a subplot where he falls head over heels with the pretty, soft-spoken aunt of one of the students, and Bu Fan has to bounce a basketball off of his head to get him to focus. Another subplot is that while Qiang Wei (and Si De by extension) is convinced that Qiang Da will never propose marriage on his own, Qiang Da reveals to Bu Fan that he is ready to do so, and is just waiting for the exact right moment. (Of course, miscommunication where they each believe the other is unwilling ensues.) Qiang Da eventually figures it out and proposes, and Qiang Wei excitedly shares the news with Si De, who begins to realize that she wants that same happiness with Bu Fan. 

The mystery ends with Qiang Wei & Si De being the ones to solve the case because they worked as a team instead of competitors, which only bothers Qiang Da a little bit and bothers Bu Fan a whole lot. (Ah Fei was just along for the ride so he’s unbothered.) The final event of the week is a teacher auction, and Bu Fan is shocked when Si De outbuys everyone to win the date with him. She tells him that she was touched by his intense desire to solve the mystery and help the school, and that she’s finally ready to take the next step and be his girlfriend. They share a romantic kiss, and everything is lovely

Si De, ridden with guilt & grief over her father’s “cancer diagnosis” agrees to his last wish: to see her married before he passes. His choice is a stoic business colleague ten years her senior who, although he seems pleased with her beauty, makes her heart cold. Still, she can’t bring herself to reject her father’s request. She announces her impending marriage to the other teachers, sadly confessing that after they are wed, her new husband will be taking her to live in France where he has business dealings, and she will not be able to continue teaching. 

Yan is wailing over his shortening list of teachers when Qiang Da finds him, and he tells the math professor of Si De’s troubles. Qiang Da in turn tells Qiang Wei, who is upset by the news. They agree not to tell Bu Fan, as Qiang Wei is confident she can convince Si De not to go through with it. Qiang Da says he will keep working on the murder case in the meantime. Qiang Wei shows up at Si De’s apartment with a wedding present (a recipe book to help her not poison her new spouse), and tries to reason with her not to marry someone she does not love who will take her far away. Si De tearfully confesses her guilt over what has happened to Qiang Wei’s family, and asks her to leave, as she is getting married that night and has to prepare. 

Qiang Wei goes, but runs into Bu Fan, who has noticed Si De seemed unwell and and was bringing her some soup. Si De refuses to open her door to Bu Fan, devastated at the notion of having to tell the man she likes that she is marrying someone else that evening. Qiang Wei, desperate, tells Qiang Da they must crash the wedding, but he thinks it’s a bad idea. As they argue, Bu Fan interrupts them and asks whose wedding they are fighting about. They look at each other guiltily before telling him.

Si De and her fiancé are at the altar, her father smirking from a wheelchair and handcuffs in the front row while Qiang Wei and Qiang Da sit uncomfortably behind him. Scenes of the ceremony alternate with scenes of Ah Fei recklessly driving through the streets, Bu Fan hanging out the car window with a bullhorn screaming “STOP THE WEDDING! STOP THE WEDDING!” Qiang Da whispers to Qiang Wei that Bu Fan should have been here by now, but he must be in traffic. 

CHAOLIN

"Uno es verdaderamente libre cuando deja de sentir vergüenza de sí mismo." - Friedrich Nietzsche