Anton, Vika's former fiancé, proposes to her. It comes as a complete surprise to Viktoria. After much deliberation and emotional turmoil, Vika agrees to marry him and leave the Shatalin family. Naturally, Zhanna is thrilled. But Maxim, Konstantin, and the children really want her to stay. Vika has to make a choice between the man she once loved and the family she has grown attached to.

Victoria takes the sick Ksyusha to the doctor, but there she unexpectedly finds out that she herself is actually sick – she needs her tonsils removed. She is admitted to the hospital for surgery. Zhanna is getting ready for the university reunion evening, and, of course, she really wants Maxim to accompany her. After all, she needs to show off in front of her jealous friends and rub their noses in it. He is torn between the desire to stay in the hospital with Vika and go to the evening with Zhanna so that he can dazzle her fellow students.