Devil Behind the Gate
When art school teacher Yuan Yingcai dies by apparent suicide, his twin brother Yingjie returns to uncover the truth. As he digs into Yingcai’s life, he discovers hidden tensions, dark secrets, and a side of his brother he never knew.
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Yuan Yingcai, a teacher from an art school, falls to his death. His twin brother, Yuan Yingjie returns from France to settle his affairs and finds out that his sister-in-law Fang Aixin and Jiang Xiaolei, whom he was secretly in love with, are cousins. The police concludes that Yingcai’s death is a suicide. Meanwhile, Yingjie discovers Yingcai’s student Ethan had plans to kill Yingcai.
1.Episode 1
28-04-202545 minYingjie suspects that the mentally unstable Ethan’s hatred toward Yingcai drove him to murder, but when Yingjie visits Ethan’s workplace, a deadly case of mistaken identity nearly...
2.Episode 2
28-04-202545 minYingjie suspects that Ethan’s mental instability and hatred toward Yingcai may have led to murder, but when he visits the bee farm where Ethan works, a deadly misunderstanding unfo...
3.Episode 3
28-04-202545 minAfter Ethan is ruled out as a suspect in Yingcai’s death, Yingjie stays behind to uncover the truth, as rumors of a forbidden romance and a mysterious nude painting deepen the intr...
4.Episode 4
29-04-202545 minYingjie learns that Xiaolei, the woman he once loved, is connected to Yingcai’s wife, but when he probes about a mysterious painting, he is met with silence.
5.Episode 5
30-04-202545 minYingjie learns that Xiaolei once rejected him due to personal issues, but when she visits him after he falls ill, new revelations surface.
6.Episode 6
01-05-202545 minYingjie’s investigation uncovers that Shanmei is innocent, and Yingcai was involved with her mother, Anna.
7.Episode 7
02-05-202545 minYingjie uncovers Anna as Yingcai’s secret lover, who admits to a toxic relationship, while Xiaolei suggests that Yingcai’s suicide was driven by love, urging Yingjie to let the pas...
8.Episode 8
05-05-202545 minA jealous Yingjie confesses to Xiaolei when her colleague gets cozy with her. Worried that Yingjie might uncover more secrets, Aixin warns Xiaolei against falling in love with him....
9.Episode 9
06-05-202545 minYingjie uncovers a web of betrayal involving his brother and Youli pimping out Vincy, whose attempt at blackmail puts her life in danger.
10.Episode 10
07-05-202545 minWhen Vincy goes missing, Yingjie suspects foul play and uncovers clues pointing to Youli, who, after a warrant is issued, goes on the run and violently confronts Yingjie and Xiaole...
11.Episode 11
08-05-202545 minWhile grieving in prison over his son’s death, Youli fades from the picture as Xiaolei and Yingjie grow closer—until Yingjie discovers evidence linking Xiaolei to a mysterious intr...
12.Episode 12
09-05-202545 minYingjie’s suspicions grow as he uncovers more secrets, including Xiaolei’s attempt to frame Ethan for Yingcai’s death and Aixin’s confession that jealousy drove her to conspire aga...
13.Episode 13
12-05-202545 minAfter Yingcai’s death shocks his family, Yingjie grows closer to Xiaolei, who struggles with harassment and past trauma. When Yingjie discovers suspicious evidence, they uncover a...
14.Episode 14
13-05-202545 minWu Xia struggles with guilt over Yingcai’s toxic relationships, while Yingjie feels responsible for his brother’s resentment. As Aixin seeks revenge on Andy but dies in a car accid...
15.Episode 15
14-05-202545 minYingjie discovers Aixin’s letter revealing her regrets toward Xiaolei, while Xiaolei, overwhelmed by anger, holds Andy hostage and considers killing him.
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