YUNG visits KIU. KIU asks her to come back but YUNG does not listen. YUNG decides to withdraw from the love triangle. She hands CHUN a divorce letter but he refuses to take it. CHUN tries every means to patch up with YUNG but she just neglects him. After the failure in her marriage, YUNG has become a tougher and more independent person. FAN meets CHING and falls for her immediately. FAN makes up an excuse and visits CHING. CHING learns from him that LITTLE BUDDHA is working for SUNG. LITTLE BUDDHA finds in SUNG’s discarded pills mercury. SUNG learns that CHUN has found out the ingredients of the pills. He suspects that LITTLE BUDDHA is the informer and finds out later that LITTLE BUDDHA’s real intention of getting close to him. He swears to get rid of both LITTLE BUDDHA and CHUN. CHING refuses to treat her eyes, believing that so doing will alleviate the pricks of conscience. YUNG turns to CHUN for help……

元宵夜，慕榕回家替张娇预备补汤，却避见时珍而遁走；时珍追出却未能相遇。时珍往找慕榕更刻意送上礼物，却被慕榕打破。慕榕向时珍质问如何处理与冬青关系，不想他为了责任而与她一起。

慕榕并交还戒指及要时珍在休书上签字，令时珍与庞宪为她的柔弱外表与坚强内心而惊讶不已；最后时珍坚决不肯签名。果珍与一姐倾谈此事时却被冬青听见，冬青找慕榕详谈，但反被慕榕劝她要自爱，要专心治病。时珍在街市遇上替失婚妇人抱不平的慕榕，知道她病了，特意带药探望却被拒。言闻等以为时珍要休妻，最后才知是慕榕的执着。小地藏从严嵩处得到丹药，终于知道他们以水银制丹药。

世藩始终怀疑小地藏是奸细，欲测试他以一网成擒。时珍邀慕榕看戏，但慕榕却发现不见冬青，与时珍努力往寻冬青；慕榕见时珍紧张带冬青离开，心感难过。时珍虽有感欠了冬青，终明白慕榕写休书目的。

元宵夜，慕榕回家替張嬌預備補湯，卻避見時珍而遁走；時珍追出卻未能相遇。時珍往找慕榕更刻意送上禮物，卻被慕榕打破。慕榕向時珍質問如何處理與冬青關係，不想他為了責任而與她一起。

慕榕並交還戒指及要時珍在休書上簽字，令時珍與龐憲為她的柔弱外表與堅強內心而驚訝不已；最後時珍堅決不肯簽名。果珍與一姐傾談此事時卻被冬青聽見，冬青找慕榕詳談，但反被慕榕勸她要自愛，要專心治病。時珍在街市遇上替失婚婦人抱不平的慕榕，知道她病了，特意帶藥探望卻被拒。言聞等以為時珍要休妻，最後才知是慕榕的執著。小地藏從嚴嵩處得到丹藥，終於知道他們以水銀製丹藥。

世藩始終懷疑小地藏是奸細，欲測試他以一網成擒。時珍邀慕榕看戲，但慕榕卻發現不見冬青，與時珍努力往尋冬青；慕榕見時珍緊張帶冬青離開，心感難過。時珍雖有感欠了冬青，終明白慕榕寫休書目的。

元宵夜，慕榕回家替張嬌預備補湯，卻避見時珍而遁走；時珍追出卻未能相遇。時珍往找慕榕更刻意送上禮物，卻被慕榕打破。慕榕向時珍質問如何處理與冬青關係，不想他為了責任而與她一起。

慕榕並交還戒指及要時珍在休書上簽字，令時珍與龐憲為她的柔弱外表與堅強內心而驚訝不已；最後時珍堅決不肯簽名。果珍與一姐傾談此事時卻被冬青聽見，冬青找慕榕詳談，但反被慕榕勸她要自愛，要專心治病。時珍在街市遇上替失婚婦人抱不平的慕榕，知道她病了，特意帶藥探望卻被拒。言聞等以為時珍要休妻，最後才知是慕榕的執著。小地藏從嚴嵩處得到丹藥，終於知道他們以水銀製丹藥。

世藩始終懷疑小地藏是奸細，欲測試他以一網成擒。時珍邀慕榕看戲，但慕榕卻發現不見冬青，與時珍努力往尋冬青；慕榕見時珍緊張帶冬青離開，心感難過。時珍雖有感欠了冬青，終明白慕榕寫休書目的。