Ultimate Confession 2.0 (Mandarin version) after eighteen years

A tumultuous romance from eighteen years ago seems to have been forgotten, but with the reemergence of a long-concealed painting, the people and events related to this turbulent relationship are gradually brought to light, causing a huge uproar that spirals out of control... Shang Qian and his wife Rui Ting return to Hong Kong from the UK. Qian is a painter who has been in the industry for over a decade but remains obscure, only not giving up due to Ting's encouragement. The gallery owner Zhi Hao is a friend of Qian's, and one of Qian's old works is seen by Hao as a 'pearl hidden in the sea.' With Hao's enthusiastic promotion, Qian finally tastes fame. This painting triggers Qian's memories of Shen Yue, with whom he had a heated relationship eighteen years ago. Yue suddenly appears, threatening to expose Qian's art theft! To maintain his 'stolen' success, Qian asks Yue for help; Yue accepts Qian's terms for the sake of survival. After several encounters, their feelings begin to deepen. Ting and Hao have an affair, and when they seek to end it and repair their marriage, they discover Qian has been unfaithful. Ting hires a private investigator to look into Qian and follows the clues to a commercial building, during which she is attacked by a mysterious person. She falls from the rooftop and lies in a pool of blood, shocked to realize that the mysterious person before her is...