A Romance of the Little Forest Recap, Plot, Synopsis
A Romance of the Little Forest Synopsis
Zhuang Yu, a professor of botany who is dedicated to the cultivation of Artemisia annua, is so dedicated to his research that he is indifferent to worldly fame, fortune, and social life, which inadvertently hurts Yu Meiren, a girl from the countryside who had a crush on him years ago.
Years later, Yu Meiren receives her Ph.D. in ornithology with honors. But she doesn't want to be burdened with the pressure of research, she becomes a fashion blogger, and accidentally falls out with Zhuang Yu again.
When Zhuang Yu is on a field research trip to Qingshui Village, he happens to live in Yu Mei's family's homestay.
With the help of Yu Meiren, Zhuang Yu's scientific work progresses smoothly and he also feels the love and warmth that plants cannot give.
Yu Meiren is also infected and inspired by Zhuang Yu's dedication to academics and is determined to take up her responsibility and use her knowledge to support her hometown.
The two young people have different starting points, but they share the same ideals of building their country and their hometown, and they walk together with love.
A Romance of the Little Forest Recap
Episode 1 Recap
In a commercial van driving on the road, a beautiful woman is gently eating breakfast. This is Yu Meiren. Her makeup doesn't come off; as long as her mouth is wide enough, the lipstick won't smudge. The assistant next to her recommends today's new product. The beautiful blogger talks while trying the color, finding that the lipstick has extremely poor color payoff and is very difficult to remove. But, since it's not cost-efficient, why not choose a suitable price?
She casually picks up another lipstick, which is only one-eighth the price of Hè Shī and has excellent color payoff. But the assistant thinks Hè Shī is a top-tier big brand that ordinary small brands can't compare with. However, Yu Meiren believes the components of lipstick are wax, oil, emollients, fragrance, and pigments. The only difference is the color. If a brand can't even do this well, there's no need to recommend it.
After saying that, she returns the box to the little assistant and tells her to inform General Manager Jin not to accept the offer. Immediately after, the vehicle reaches its destination, and Yu Meiren gets out of the car. Many photographers immediately come to take her picture. And Yu Meiren, after returning home, also couldn't escape the step of removing makeup. After a while, Jin Xi calls her, complaining that she refused the Hè Shī collaboration.
As a big CEO, he smiled so much to appease the brand side that his face wrinkled. However, this is a matter of principle, and Yu Meiren cannot go against her conscience. Besides, if Hè Shī doesn't work, there's Lami. This sparks some interest in Jin Xi. Hè Shī and Lami are equivalent in status and are competitors. If she accepted Hè Shī, she would cut off the path to Lami.
She is a loyal old user of Lami and even used sweet talk to get him to make this unofficial spokesperson position official. In the evening, Zhuang Yu is searching for rare plants in the forest with a flashlight. When he gets tired, he camps in the wilderness, personally grinding and brewing coffee. In Zhuang Yu's research lab, his colleagues are still worried about his life's big events.
Every time he goes out like this, it's for ten days or half a month, making it difficult for him to even find a girlfriend. As soon as Zhuang Yu returns, his younger colleagues go to greet him and ask him about Artemisia annua. Zhuang Yu has already placed the sterile live samples along with rhizosphere soil samples in the greenhouse. Zhuang Yu is a man with lofty ambitions, moving forward with the goal of making China lead the world.
On this day, Zhuang Yu only realized how many more students there were when he was teaching. He randomly picked out a question to ask, but they couldn't answer it. Yu Meiren is shooting a promotional video and is praised by General Manager Yuan. She got up early to shoot and did her own makeup, saving even the makeup artist's fee. Yu Meiren feels her natural base is poor.
Fortunately, cosmetics like Sha Ye allow every ordinary person to gain the ability to become beautiful later in life. Yu Meiren's shooting is being discussed. Originally, she thought choosing this location for shooting was focused on pastoral organic themes, but it turned out to be a strategic scheme, which made the other party quite embarrassed. However, she immediately said she liked it, that this design is simple and impactful, and very suitable for her, which eased the awkwardness.
The staff member introduced Lukas's attire to Yu Meiren and told her that he is a newcomer who needs more looking after. Yu Meiren readily agreed. After the team arrived at the location, they saw Zhuang Yu. Everyone thought he was Lukas, and then Yu Meiren prepared to shoot. However, upon getting closer, she realized it was Zhuang Yu. She had to brace herself and go on, but later, she accidentally spilled all the plants Zhuang Yu had cultivated.
No matter how she apologized, Zhuang Yu remained cold and even mocked her for being brainless. On the way back, Yu Meiren was depressed. Jin Xi specially came to pick her up. Of course, his purpose was not simple; he wanted Yu Meiren to cooperate with him in a play-acting scenario. Who would have thought Yu Meiren didn't pretend to be his wife but ended up pretending to be his mother? Although it was a bit outlandish, the other party still believed it. In the car, Yu Meiren kept thinking about what Zhuang Yu had said.
Episode 2 Recap
Yu Meiren placed the grapes on the ground, occasionally played with her hair, and pretended to leave. In fact, she was counting down in her heart, certain that Zhuang Yu would call out to her. He did call out, but only to ask her to take her things away. Yu Meiren wondered if it was because he didn't like grapes.
In the evening, Yu Meiren came up with another idea, and she felt that Zhuang Yu was just putting on an act. Early the next morning, she stood outside Zhuang Yu's door holding the grapes. The aunt next door even came to help, telling Zhuang Yu that Yu Meiren had been waiting for a long time and advising him not to have a cold war between couples.
She told him to talk things out on the table if there were conflicts, asking why he was hiding from her. Hearing this, Yu Meiren also started acting, saying in a choked voice that it was okay, knowing he wasn't angry on purpose. Zhuang Yu looked at Yu Meiren with an impatient expression, then asked her seriously what she meant.
Yu Meiren simply said she didn't want to give up easily and asked him if he kept refusing the grapes because he wanted to see her more often. Of course, Zhuang Yu wasn't thinking that. This time, he actually accepted them and told her that they had nothing in common and no future together, then left without looking back. Early in the morning, Yu Meiren left her phone at home, then went outside to take pictures of birds.
She even saw a rare Xian Ba and collected their sounds. However, she ran into Zhuang Yu who was out for a run. Just as she was about to go over to say hello, she realized she was bare-faced and didn't dare to. As she was about to leave, she dropped something. Zhuang Yu picked it up for her. She pretended to speak like a foreigner, then quickly ran away. Zhuang Yu didn't find it strange either.
After returning home, Yu Meiren began a major makeup project. Sure enough, after some effort, she became much prettier. Yu Meiren praised herself in the mirror, truly living up to her reputation as a leader in the beauty industry and a master of the art of transformation. Then she received a call from Jin Xi, telling her to check Weibo.
Only then did she discover that when she was filming a video earlier, someone secretly filmed it, maliciously edited it, and posted it online. Sha Ye was worried about the negative impact on the brand. Jin Xi told her to stay home and lie low for a while. He had already compiled a list of staff and believed he would soon find out who was stirring up trouble.
He even specifically notified her early in the morning, but Yu Meiren didn't answer the phone at the time and claimed stubbornly that she was lazy and hadn't even started preparing. After hanging up the phone, Yu Meiren comforted herself, thinking, "Can't I have a party by myself?" But after a while, she started feeling upset. Zhuang Yu was still working at home. When he got tired, he played with a puzzle.
He was quite happy seeing everyone's praise on Weibo. Yu Meiren was eating snacks at home, eating a bunch of random things, which made her feel unwell. At night, she even ran out to buy medicine. Right after taking the medicine, she felt dizzy walking and even went into the wrong room. Zhuang Yu returned after taking out the trash and found Yu Meiren lying on his bed.
He was startled but, after seeing the Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Water, realized she had drunk too much. He even thoughtfully took off her shoes and covered her with a blanket. He then went back outside to work and didn't rest even when it was time. However, Yu Meiren didn't sleep well. She even got up and pretended to be hunting, joking that Zhuang Yu was her prey. Soon after, she felt a strong urge to vomit.
Zhuang Yu quickly covered her mouth and directed her to throw up in the toilet. Zhuang Yu finished the puzzle after working on it all night. The sun was already up in the morning, but Yu Meiren hadn't woken up yet. He heard her phone ring and hung up for her. But the phone kept ringing, and Yu Meiren found it annoying. So Zhuang Yu answered the call. It turned out to be Yu Meiren's mother calling.
At this moment, Yu Meiren also woke up. Just as Zhuang Yu was about to ask her mother to come pick Yu Meiren up, Yu Meiren snatched the phone away and had to pretend he was her boyfriend.
Episode 3 Recap
Yu Meiren went to Jin Xi's office to look for him but found an umbrella. She knew he never used umbrellas. He said it was just a broken umbrella, but when Yu Meiren offered to throw it away for him, he disagreed. After Yu Meiren left, Jin Xi opened a drawer and took out a hearing aid, recalling the scene in the rain that day: a sweet and cute little girl gave him the umbrella.
To him, she was like a fairy who had descended to earth, giving selflessly without asking for anything in return. Tiantian took the things Yu Meiren had asked her to bring back and went to visit her parents. Yu Meiren's parents were very enthusiastic and didn't forget to ask about Yu Meiren's boyfriend.
Tiantian could only smooth things over for Yu Meiren, telling everyone that Yu Meiren's boyfriend was a professor, exactly like the boyfriend in the recent hit TV show – a man who was aloof, abstinent, gentle, wise, and talented, and that he was the perfect match for a woman like Yu Meiren, who was beautiful, knowledgeable, lively, and sincere. Hearing Tiantian say this, Yu Meiren's parents couldn't wait to meet her boyfriend.
Yu Meiren was sending red envelopes in Professor Zhuang Yu's plant exchange group and had also come to the lab at their school where they worked. Just then, she received a video call from her family who wanted to see her boyfriend, so Yu Meiren secretly took a picture of Zhuang Yu's back. Right after hanging up, she turned around and saw Zhuang Yu standing behind her. But then he pulled the curtain shut.
Yu Meiren went to look for the main entrance of the lab. She happened to see students coming out of the lab, so she told them she was Professor Zhuang Yu's friend and went in. However, Zhuang Yu didn't seem to welcome her much. But Yu Meiren told him she was there to help with her work.
She knew what these pieces of equipment were, such as the clean bench, centrifuge, and water bath, but she didn't know how to use them. However, endorsing the brand was also work, and she had brought two ace products for him to test. But Zhuang Yu sternly refused to discuss it. Eventually, he compromised. After returning home and removing her makeup, Yu Meiren thought about the work progress.
She had done product testing with Zhuang Yu today, and the next step was to come up with a promotion plan: Before-and-after effect comparison, one-day store clerk experience, or Weibo trial promotion? Later, she seemed to think of something and started writing furiously. Colleagues noticed that Zhuang Yu's skin looked good recently and wondered if it was because he had used Yu Meiren's product. Zhuang Yu told them to do as they pleased. Soon after, Yu Meiren came over.
She brought the testing report from a third-party agency and told everyone that even the testing items had been personally reviewed by Zhuang Yu. She said he was truly dedicated to academics, being so responsible even for the product he was endorsing. Then she brought invitations to the Lamier brand launch event the next day, sincerely inviting them to attend and provide guidance. After returning home, Yu Meiren finished cleaning the picture frames, but her home was still messy.
However, she didn't want to tidy up and started motivating herself to be resilient and pursue victory. Zhuang Yu went out to throw out the trash, and Yu Meiren ambushed him from the side, startling him. Actually, she mainly wanted to ask him what he planned to wear to the launch event tonight, as they were going together, and if their outfits clashed, it might not look good.
Zhuang Yu didn't think what they wore was important, and added that the more beautiful a plant, the more poisonous it is. Yu Meiren then asked shyly if he was talking about her. In the evening, Yu Meiren went to the launch event site ahead of time. Jin Xi had something to attend to and would arrive a bit later. Zhuang Yu still attended on time. As soon as he appeared, he attracted many girls.
Luckily, Yu Meiren came out to help him out of the situation and told him she would look after him. This time, Yu Meiren was extra cautious and didn't touch a drop of alcohol.
Episode 4 Recap
Yu Meiren was still deep in her dreams when she was woken up by a phone call. Seeing the contact name "The Most Handsome Man in the World," she knew it was Jin Xi. He specifically called to tell her the good news about being a brand friend of Lamier. Yu Meiren instantly bounced up from the bed in excitement, quickly changing her address to "Manager Jin."
She even said that if she didn't immediately change his contact name to "The Most Perfect Man in the World," it would be a disservice to his diligent cultivation. Jin Xi chuckled, saying he envied her for having such a good boss. The main task of a brand friend is soft promotion, and he told Yu Meiren to quickly think about how to increase sales volume.
This wasn't difficult for Yu Meiren; her mind had already accumulated a vast amount of material. Zhuang Yu took two students home to do an experiment. The students joked about how many plant-related items there were in his home. Upon seeing his paintings, they felt that seeing was believing; it turned out the expression of beauty could be so concrete. Zhuang Yu generously told them he would give the painting to them after they finished their work.
The two of them identified Zhejiang as the most likely region, as the temperature and soil conditions were the most suitable. The student raised a question about how to check the local flowering period county by county across so many counties in Zhejiang. Zhuang Yu instantly thought of that person on Weibo and immediately took out his phone to send her a private message asking when the photo was taken.
Yu Meiren was shooting a short video about her one-day store clerk experience. After all, skincare products aren't like clothes or bags that can boost sales just by being shown. If she could film a video log of a one-day store clerk experience, presenting Lamier's research on ingredients and understanding of skin types to customers from the perspective of a professional beauty consultant, it would be a better angle, wouldn't it? She is a loyal customer of Lamier, after all.
Soon after, Manager Wang also came to the store and deliberately sent the other staff away, beating around the bush to add Yu Meiren's WeChat. She was too embarrassed to refuse and could only add him. Manager Wang then took advantage, even touching Yu Meiren's hand. Of course, Yu Meiren couldn't let herself be taken advantage of, so she tried every way to provoke him with words. Manager Wang even made the unreasonable request of having lunch together.
Yu Meiren then came up with the idea of live-streaming their meal together, and only then did Manager Wang slink away. In the evening, Yu Meiren was recording a video, but her WeChat kept buzzing. When she opened it, she saw Manager Wang had sent her fourteen messages, which were fourteen sonnets, making Yu Meiren particularly disgusted. However, she wasn't affected and continued shooting the video.
The next day, Zhuang Yu specifically checked the attendance before class and saw that Yu Meiren hadn't come. There was nothing initially, but when he opened his notebook, Yu Meiren had stuck a pink sticky note for him, telling him she couldn't come to this class. This caught Zhuang Yu completely off guard.
Yu Meiren was waiting for someone when she received a message from a staff member saying they would deliver new products to her and asked for her address. She sent it without thinking, but she didn't expect it to be Manager Wang who showed up. Meanwhile, Zhuang Yu was also on his way and received a Weibo private message from her telling him the location of the plant. Zhuang Yu expressed his thanks.
Here, Manager Wang even sat down and offered to teach her about poetry. Although Yu Meiren had been indirectly rejecting him, he persisted. Yu Meiren told him directly that this approach wouldn't work and that she absolutely did not want to be his friend. Just as the two were in a tug-of-war, Zhuang Yu fortunately appeared in time. Yu Meiren didn't want him to go too far, after all, there was still the lab's sponsorship.
However, Zhuang Yu felt that such sponsorship was not worth having and then told Manager Wang to get lost. Watching Zhuang Yu's handsome back from behind, Yu Meiren thought back to her university days; he was still so handsome. Zhuang Yu escorted Yu Meiren home. She also discovered the small note she had written was on Zhuang Yu. She hadn't expected that he, who seemed indifferent, would carry the note with him.
Episode 5 Recap
Zhuang Yu took his instruments out of his suitcase and put them on the table. Looking at the map of Qingshui Village, the terrain was complex, and it would be better to find a guide to go up the mountain. He didn't expect that the guesthouse he was staying at belonged to Yu Meiren's family, and he even booked it for a month.
Yu Meiren's mother specifically came to bring him some fruit, but he didn't answer much when she asked him questions. Yu Meiren's mother thought he looked good, but his communication seemed to have some issues. She also saw "East China University" written on his bag. After going out, the more she thought about it, the more familiar it felt. She saw the photo of her boyfriend's back that Yu Meiren had sent her before and thought it was a coincidence.
Both of them were from East China University, and the back view looked exactly the same. However, Yu Meiren's younger brother didn't think so, and her father also felt they didn't look alike. Yu Meiren's mother quickly went to look at his personal information. It turned out he was only 29 years old, not much older than Yu Meiren. While they were talking, Zhuang Yu came down with the map and asked if there was anyone familiar with the terrain.
Yu Meiren's father drew the address for him and told him to go find Zhang Shouyi, as he was more familiar with it. Zhuang Yu thanked him and left. Her mother quickly called Yu Meiren and asked what her boyfriend's name was. Yu Meiren was shooting an advertisement, so she found an excuse to hang up.
Her mother always felt that whenever she asked about her boyfriend, Yu Meiren would be evasive or change the subject, so there must be a problem. She decided to start with Zhuang Yu. Zhuang Yu found Zhang Shouyi's house on the way up the mountain, but no one answered the door when he knocked, so he went on by himself. The advertisement shoot on Yu Meiren's side was not going smoothly.
The director was clearly making things difficult on purpose, but Yu Meiren still worked professionally, giving him no mistakes to pick on. To prevent the film crew from damaging the tea leaves, Yu Meiren voluntarily offered to help pick them first. While she was picking, she was filmed by a stranger boy who was deeply attracted to her as soon as he saw her.
When she accidentally pricked her hand, he quickly went over to show concern and got her a band-aid. This person also studied botany. After finishing the shoot, Yu Meiren quickly went home. That handsome young stranger from earlier also stayed at Yu Meiren's guesthouse and asked if Zhuang Yu also lived there. Just as he finished speaking, Zhuang Yu returned. The two of them didn't seem to get along well upon meeting. Professor Zhuang never brings back fake goods.
When Yu Meiren's mother called her, Zhuang Yu happened to come over to get some water. Hearing the voice on the other end of the phone, he knew who it was. He deliberately went over to talk so that Yu Meiren could hear him as well. As soon as Yu Meiren described his characteristics, she heard his voice. Sure enough, Zhuang Yu walked out of the guesthouse shortly after.
Yu Meiren quickly hid and, while he wasn't paying attention, grabbed her luggage and ran out. That night, Yu Meiren went to her old family home, but she hadn't expected that after not living there for several years, it would become so eerie. Even the lights didn't work, and the wind whistled past in gusts. Yu Meiren cautiously carried her luggage inside and accidentally stepped on a squawking toy chicken, getting startled.
She planned to make do there for the night, but she kept getting scared, developed itchy rashes on her body, and the door even opened by itself. Yu Meiren screamed in fright and ran out, just in time to bump into Zhuang Yu who was coming over. She immediately hugged him. Later, Yu Meiren still went to Li Tiantian's house to stay.
Her mother still thought Yu Meiren's boyfriend was Zhuang Yu and kept asking him subtly whether he had a girlfriend. The next day, while Yu Meiren was shooting the advertisement, Zhuang Yu passed by behind. Her assistant even thought Yu Meiren was shooting the advertisement to chase after him. Just as Yu Meiren finished putting on makeup and was about to go say hello, she saw her mother next to him. She immediately hid and put on a mascot head.
Zhuang Yu noticed Yu Meiren and even smiled. He then used the excuse of asking for directions to lead Yu Meiren's mother away. Yu Meiren also joked that pretending to be a fool was still somewhat useful.
Episode 6 Recap
On his way up the mountain, Zhuang Yu ran into Lv Jian again. He kept pestering Zhuang Yu, wanting Professor Zhuang to sign his certificate. Professor Zhuang didn't want to pay attention to him, telling him to follow if he wanted. Yu Meiren's filming progress was also completed. Her assistant kept complaining about this small workshop team, doing some thankless tasks.
Yu Meiren comforted her, saying that since she chose this profession, she must be mentally prepared to face various situations. " We'll just do our job well, improve our skills, and naturally gain others' respect over time." When they were about to finish work, an old grandmother from the village came to find the director.
Yu Meiren asked her assistant to give the tea leaves to Grandma Zhang, and only then did she learn that the director had deducted the old grandmother's money. It was clearly agreed upon 200 yuan a day, but he filmed for two days and only gave 200 yuan. However, the director twisted the truth and said the grandmother was hiking up the price. Yu Meiren couldn't stand it anymore and told the director to pay the grandmother her due.
But the director looked like a petty person who had achieved his goal and even mocked Yu Meiren as a "Green Tea Heroine." Having no other choice, Yu Meiren had to fight fire with fire. Since the director liked to follow the contract so much, she told him to look at the working hours in her contract. Not only did he intentionally re-record for no reason, but he also extended the contractual filming time of six hours. "
Since you've exceeded the time, give the extra payment to the old grandmother. Besides, we have behind-the-scenes footage on our phones. If we upload it online, it'll be clear at a glance whether it was intentional." Only then did the director give the money to the old grandmother, who was very grateful to Yu Meiren. Meanwhile, Zhuang Yu found Uncle Zhang's house and told him that Uncle Yu from the guesthouse had introduced him.
He wanted to hire him as a guide and pay a daily guiding fee. Uncle Zhang was initially happy to do it, but Lv Jian spoke too quickly and revealed the nature of their work. After Uncle Zhang learned they were doing research, he directly refused the request to go up the mountain. With no other choice, Zhuang Yu left first. Lv Jian then found someone to book a drone to explore the mountain path.
On her way back, Yu Meiren happened to see Zhuang Yu. She thought that even though Qingshui Village was small, it had its advantages. She then used the excuse of her hair getting caught to call him over and flirted with him for a bit. However, Zhuang Yu was very calm; instead, he seemed to misunderstand her flirting. Yu Meiren could only comfort herself: "Be professional, you can do it!"
As soon as Yu Meiren's mother returned home, her husband and son quickly put down what they were doing and went to pour water and fan her. As soon as their mother sat down, she started complaining about choosing props. The two of them quickly agreed. Their mother analyzed it again and again and still felt that Yu Meiren's boyfriend was very likely Zhuang Yu.
Zhuang Yu walked alone in the forest, occasionally surveying rare plants, not even letting go of the soil. Soon, Lv Jian ran over and told him that drones couldn't fly here. He also asked him if he had met a stunning beauty, like a startled swan or a swimming dragon, and even asked about the scent of Yu Meiren's perfume on him. Zhuang Yu didn't want to pay attention to him for a single moment.
That night, Li Tiantian told Yu Meiren that she had to be proactive like a protagonist and be the female lead of her own life. She used "Go Go Squid!" as an analogy, saying that Tong Nian was rejected by Han Shangyan so many times but was still unyielding. Yu Meiren thought it was because Tong Nian had many helpers.
After recalling this, the two of them immediately had an idea and decided to start a new chapter as a contract couple. Professor Zhuang went out, while Yu Meiren was still resting on a lounge chair. Her mother sent her a text message telling her to come home for the summer vacation. She was just about to discuss it with Li Tiantian, but she had already gone to the grape arbor, so Yu Meiren decided to take the initiative.
Yu Meiren carried a wooden bucket to the stream to remove her makeup, play in the water, and wash her hair. When she turned around, she saw Zhuang Yu and quickly tried to hide. On her way back, it rained, and she ended up hiding in a small pavilion with Zhuang Yu. She thought Zhuang Yu wouldn't recognize her without makeup and did a series of actions that made Zhuang Yu laugh uncontrollably.
She didn't expect that Zhuang Yu had actually recognized her long ago. That day, as soon as Yu Meiren got home, she was startled by Zhuang Yu and proactively offered to be his guide. As her parents just came in, they saw Yu Meiren pouncing on him. With no other choice, Yu Meiren could only continue saying that Zhuang Yu was her boyfriend.
Episode 7 Recap
Lv Jian asked Yu Meiren when she and Professor Zhuang got together. Yu Meiren was a bit awkward and stammered, unable to answer. Lv Jian also heard that Professor Zhuang had a fan group, and it was strange that not a single word leaked out. Yu Meiren then teased him, asking if he was saying that Professor Zhuang didn't deserve her. Lv Jian actually felt that saying so seemed correct. Just then, Professor Zhuang, who was coming over, heard it.
Yu Meiren deliberately said loudly that it seemed Professor Zhuang really had to thank her properly for saving his life. Lv Jian was also particularly curious if Professor Zhuang's expression was always so dull when he was with her. Yu Meiren said no, that Professor Zhuang had quite a lot of expressions, and he really liked to frown. It was only then that Lv Jian realized Professor Zhuang was standing behind him.
He said that Zhuang Yu wasn't very righteous; yesterday he said he didn't know any stunning beauty, and today she became his girlfriend. Zhuang Yu walked over and said coldly, "Perhaps our understanding of a 'stunning beauty' is different," which made Yu Meiren a little awkward. Lv Jian then tried to smooth things over by saying that Professor Zhuang was absorbed in plants and might have a slightly different understanding of other things.
Yu Meiren then said Zhuang Yu was like entering a room of orchids, where after staying for a long time, one no longer smells their fragrance. Zhuang Yu thought to himself, "She's quite good at praising herself." Yu Meiren also teased him, asking if he was jealous, but Zhuang Yu left before she even finished speaking. Li Tiantian excitedly messaged her, saying this was exactly her favorite scene in TV dramas.
At that moment, the TV was playing a scene where the male lead invites the female lead to dinner. Li Tiantian quickly gave Yu Meiren advice, saying that the most effective way to accelerate their contractual relationship was to act loving in front of their parents. She also reminded her to keep her updated on the situation tomorrow.
Meanwhile, Jin Xi drew a picture of Li Tiantian, asking everyone to find a way to locate her, using the excuse that he wanted to sign a contract with her. That day, Yu Meiren and Zhuang Yu arranged to go up the mountain together. He was already waiting early, but because it was raining, he couldn't enter the mountain, so she brought him home for dinner. Her parents had already prepared a large table of dishes in advance.
During the meal, her parents would occasionally ask a few questions, but each time, Yu Meiren would answer for him before Zhuang Yu could even speak. However, later she almost let something slip, and Zhuang Yu helped cover for her. Yu Meiren's father also asked Zhuang Yu what he liked about Yu Meiren.
Yu Meiren originally thought their lie would be exposed, but he looked at her affectionately and said, "I like that she's simple and direct, gives her all, doesn't worry about the consequences, has a lively personality, and is clever in handling things." Her parents were overjoyed after hearing this. After the meal, they went to the courtyard to eat fruit.
Her parents even wanted to show him pictures of Yu Meiren when she was little, saying you could tell which one was her from how she ate. Yu Meiren's father and mother were particularly fond of Zhuang Yu as their son-in-law. Afterward, Yu Meiren thoughtfully went to give Zhuang Yu some fruit, so that his encore service would be buy one get one free, and he would accompany her to a full moon party tomorrow.
However, Zhuang Yu told her that the bonus opportunity had already been used during dinner. Yu Meiren then explained that it had been raining for the past few days, and he couldn't go up the mountain. It was so boring staying at home alone. After speaking, she saw that Zhuang Yu was still unmoved.
She could only tell him that actually, she didn't want to go either, and she thanked him for not exposing her, but Zhuang Yu still didn't say a word. Yu Meiren was accompanying Li Tiantian to pick grapes when Jin Xi called her and sent her a picture, asking her to post a missing person notice.
After hanging up, Yu Meiren and Li Tiantian were both stunned when they saw the picture; there was no way to tell who it was. Yu Meiren also started filming a pastoral video in the grape arbor. The next day, Yu Meinan was waiting downstairs for Zhuang Yu to come down. He told him that Yu Meiren had gone to attend a full moon banquet and was taking a leave of absence from him.
He also wanted him to revisit Yu Meiren's glorious history from when she was little. Although Zhuang Yu initially refused, he later looked at the photos and listened to Yu Meinan talk about her childhood. Zhuang Yu guessed that Yu Meinan had taken it upon himself to show him these things, because he knew that Yu Meiren was so sensitive about her past and wouldn't want anyone to see them. Later, Zhuang Yu still went to the full moon banquet.
In front of everyone, he called Yu Meiren "Xiao Mei" and told everyone that Xiao Mei's boyfriend, from beginning to end, was only him. Yu Meiren also asked Li Tiantian to help look after Zhuang Yu for a while, while she went to find the restroom.
Episode 8 Recap
Yu Meinan recounted everything that happened at the full moon banquet to his parents, even gesturing excitedly. Their mother regretted missing such a wonderful scene and asked Yu Meinan why he didn't think to record it on his phone. Their father just laughed, which led to Yu Mom scolding him for insisting on going to the county town. As she spoke, Yu Mom was moved.
She originally thought she would have to wait until Xiao Zhuang called her "Mom" to hear those words, but she didn't expect it to happen now; this pace was a bit too fast. Yu Dad also realized that Xiao Zhuang truly loved Xiao Mei. As they were talking, Yu Meiren came downstairs. She was going up the mountain with Zhuang Yu today. At this moment, Zhuang Yu was already waiting for Yu Meiren early.
Zhuang Yu noticed that she was wearing shorts. Yu Meiren explained that she originally thought she would only stay for two days and didn't expect to go up the mountain, so she hadn't brought enough clothes. However, Zhuang Yu didn't bring mosquito repellent, so he considerately gave his jacket to Yu Meiren, though he stubbornly said it was because he didn't want his clothes to get lipstick stains again.
Yu Meiren assured him not to worry, saying her lipstick today was waterproof and wouldn't rub off. Yu Meiren didn't know how to tie the jacket, so Zhuang Yu considerately tied it for her. This close physical contact made Yu Meiren feel a little moved again. Yu Mom was telling Yu Meinan to marry Li Tiantian into the family, and just then Li Tiantian arrived. Yu Mom even created a private space for the two of them.
However, Li Tiantian was there to deliver grapes to Yu Meiren. Yu Meinan told her that they had gone on a date, which Lv Jian overheard, making him quite jealous. Li Tiantian told him that although his type, the sunny "little milk dog," was very popular, he appeared too late and could only be the male second lead who brushes past the female lead.
Lv Jian stubbornly said that Zhuang Yu lacked romance and it was still uncertain who the male first lead would be. On the way up the mountain, Yu Meiren walked slowly. Zhuang Yu deliberately untied and retied his shoelaces just to wait for her. Yu Meiren looked up and saw a magpie; this was a good omen. Seeing a magpie is a good omen, so today would definitely go smoothly.
But as soon as she turned her head, she saw a crow. The two also discussed nature. As they talked, Zhuang Yu saw a snake and quickly shielded Yu Meiren behind him. Unexpectedly, she wasn't scared at all and said she used to go up the mountain for surveys often. As soon as she finished speaking, she realized she had let something slip and quickly said she often saw them when filming video blogs in the past.
They hadn't walked for long before Yu Meiren got tired. The two sat on a rock to rest. Just as Yu Meiren was about to ask Zhuang Yu to lend her a shoulder to lean on, he stood up. On the way, they also saw Abrus precatorius, "Red beans grow in the southern country."
But Zhuang Yu believed that one-third of Abrus precatorius seeds are black, while these were entirely red, so they should be Mucuna pruriens; the subfamilies of the two were completely different. He also said that Yu Meiren had been misled by Wang Wei. Yu Meiren thought to herself that talking to him was like casting pearls before swine.
Just as Li Tiantian was saying that Zhuang Yu had the style of an old cadre, Zhuang Yu here was drinking hot water, even with wolfberries. Yu Meiren saw the thermos cup with wolfberries and thought he should have a lot in common with her father. Zhuang Yu educated her that drinking hot water can promote sweat evaporation and is more effective at cooling down than drinking cold water.
However, he was still very considerate and brought Yu Meiren her favorite flavored soda. Jin Xi saw Li Tiantian in the video blog Yu Meiren posted. Wasn't this the person he had been longing to find day and night? He immediately called Yu Meiren. At this time, she was in the mountains with Zhuang Yu. All the way, Zhuang Yu took good care of Yu Meiren.
Seeing that she wasn't answering the phone, Jin Xi found Li Tiantian's small shop himself and directly ordered two thousand catties of grapes. Zhuang Yu also felt that this progress was faster than expected. Yu Meiren also suggested they have a competition; whoever reached the destination first, the loser had to fulfill a wish for the winner. Yu Meiren even guided Zhuang Yu to the location of Artemisia annua, and Zhuang Yu also smiled. Yu Meiren suggested he make the smile semi-permanent.
Episode 9 Recap
In the morning, Yu Meiren woke up early. She even put on lipstick to brighten her complexion, looking in the mirror and wondering if it was too red, deciding to wipe some off to look more natural. She didn't forget to spray mouth spray either. As a result, she accidentally sprayed Zhuang Yu's face, waking him up from his sleep. He also teased that Yu Meiren's wake-up call service was very special.
Yu Meiren said she just saw that the cave was a bit too dry and wanted to give Zhuang Yu some hydration. After saying that, she was about to spray again but was stopped by Zhuang Yu. After he got up, he made coffee and planned to leave soon. On the way back, Yu Meiren was still wondering why Zhuang Yu had suddenly been so good to her, lending her a sleeping bag and making coffee; this was unlike him.
As she was thinking, her pace slowed down. Zhuang Yu thought she was uncomfortable and specially asked if she was okay, but Yu Meiren was perfectly fine. On the way, Zhuang Yu also noticed a great tit, commonly known as the "brain eater". Yu Meiren was very familiar with these birds. Yu Meiren saw that the bird was injured and decided to take care of it. Unexpectedly, Zhuang Yu questioned her professionalism.
When Yu Meiren explained, she almost let something slip, but luckily she quickly changed her words and said she would call the wildlife protection agency. Yu Mom saw Wang Xiumei's WeChat Moments post and was complaining to Yu Dad again. Yu Dad told her to block her, but she refused, saying that blocking her would be taking her too seriously. As she was talking, she thought, why can't she take photos?
Slapping her thigh, she decided to take photos, saying it would look better with Xiao Mei, Da Mei, Professor Zhuang, and the two of them together in a family photo. After saying this, she was about to call out to Da Mei when Zhuang Yu and Yu Meiren returned. Immediately after, Lv Jian also returned, but he was even more dishevelled than the other two, which made Zhuang Yu laugh when he saw him.
Yu Meiren saw that he was scratched by the agave and considerately took out a small first-aid kit to apply medicine for him. Zhuang Yu was jealous seeing Yu Meiren getting medicine for him and quickly looked at the bandage on his own wound, but Yu Meiren didn't show concern for him, so he could only go back to his room to rest first. Later, Yu Mom considerately made hot noodle soup and took cold medicine to Zhuang Yu.
Seeing his wounds, she immediately became worried, concerned about infection. Zhuang Yu told Auntie not to worry, saying that minor injuries were unavoidable during field research, and he could handle it himself. He also gently thanked Auntie. Yu Meiren had already put the great tit in a small box and taken good care of it. She had also called the wildlife protection agency, which would come to pick it up in a few days.
Accidentally seeing Zhuang Yu's clothes on the table, she thought about the many things that happened between them on the mountain over the past two days. She even wondered if Zhuang Yu had been conquered by her personal charm, and she praised herself for being too excellent. Originally, Yu Meiren wanted Lv Jian to take her to the infirmary and asked Zhuang Yu to help boil an egg to feed the yolk to the great tit.
However, he wanted to go with Lv Jian, precisely because he didn't want Yu Meiren to be alone with Lv Jian. On the way, Lv Jian asked Zhuang Yu if he had a conflict with Yu Meiren. Zhuang Yu, with a serious expression, told Lv Jian that instead of worrying about other people's business, he should focus more on the road ahead of him.
Yu Meiren called Tiantian to share recent events and talk about Zhuang Yu, this strange person who was so enthusiastic on the mountain but became indifferent once they came down; the two of them analyzed the situation. Yu Meiren even thought it was because she was crowding him that he acted like this. Tiantian advised her to increase her efforts and gave her a cheesy idea. Tiantian and Da Mei went together to deliver grapes to Jin Xi.
As soon as Jin Xi saw her, he was attracted by her sweet smile; she was simply an angel. Yu Meiren was working when Yu Mom considerately brought grapes and incidentally suggested they go to a photo studio to take a family photo, also suggesting they invite Zhuang Yu. Yu Meiren thought this was an excellent opportunity to get closer and immediately agreed.
Yu Meiren waited for Zhuang Yu to return, and while acting coquettishly towards him, she brought up the matter, but Zhuang Yu disagreed. Later, Yu Meiren called her mom to help convince him. Seeing such a warm mother-daughter relationship and such a warm family atmosphere, Zhuang Yu also agreed. At the photo studio, Yu Meiren even specially selected a tie for him. After everyone changed clothes, the shooting began. Yu Meiren took the opportunity to pose for many intimate shots, and Zhuang Yu actually cooperated well with the photo session.
Episode 10 Recap
Yu Meiren was about to check the weather for tomorrow, when the most handsome man in the world, Jin Xi, called. As soon as she answered, she quickly praised him first to express her apologies for missing his call. Jin Xi immediately questioned if she was in a relationship, otherwise, who would be calling her this late? Yu Meiren was unhappy about this. Who was he looking down on? Was she only allowed to answer her mom's calls?
She had many other friends, okay? Jin Xi thought Yu Meiren was flustered and claimed he already knew. Wasn't it that Professor Zhuang? He looked decent, quite good, just a bit less handsome than him. Yu Meiren was frustrated explaining, saying there was absolutely nothing. Jin Xi asked if she had seen the message Linda sent. Although Yu Meiren hadn't seen it, she still pretended she had, and then quickly scrolled through her WeChat messages.
Wasn't it about the Qixi Festival pastoral themed video blog? Not only would she shoot it well, but she could also offer a buy-one-get-one-free deal and post nine photos on the day. Jin Xi praised Yu Meiren for juggling both love and work effectively. Just as he was saying this, he received a message from Tiantian, so he quickly hung up to reply to the message. Yu Meiren thought, this was a great opportunity delivered right to her doorstep!
Jin Xi was happy to receive Tiantian's message, but Tiantian couldn't even enjoy the weekend. What a wicked capitalist! Zhuang Yu was taking photos to record characteristics. Lv Jian noticed his camera's macro function seemed poor and offered to lend his to Professor Zhuang, but he was ignored. Zhuang Yu continued shooting and told him the quality of the camera wasn't important; what mattered was selecting key characteristics.
He also said Qingshui Mountain was rich in species, with many medicinal plants, and encouraged him to look around more when he had time, as he was always welcome for academic discussions. Lv Jian also thoughtfully helped carry the sleeping bag. As soon as the two of them returned, Yu Meiren was already sitting at the doorstep waiting for Zhuang Yu. Seeing him come back, she quickly went up to ask if he was tired.
Seeing that Lv Jian had also gone up the mountain with him, she called him over to eat breakfast together. After saying that, she hooked her arm through Zhuang Yu's and walked away. At the dinner table, her parents told everyone that there were many activities in town these two days, making it very lively, and asked Yu Meiren to show Zhuang Yu around properly to experience the local customs of Qingshui Village.
Yu Meiren said she would definitely take him around, and quietly told Zhuang Yu that today was Qixi Festival. Yu Mom even brought up a traditional custom of Qingshui Village, tying buds with colorful strings. However, Yu Meiren had never even heard of this custom and didn't know what she was doing. She also muttered to herself to do it faster so it wouldn't affect her next plans. Jin Xi was doing his hair and trying on clothes.
Soon, Tiantian arrived. He was even preparing a pose for meeting her, when he suddenly remembered he should be sitting in a wheelchair. In his hurry, he tripped, which Tiantian happened to see. She also told Jin Xi that with her around, he wouldn't fall again, which instantly touched Jin Xi. Zhuang Yu also agreed to go to town with Yu Meiren.
Yu Meiren thought she had already conquered Zhuang Yu, but it turned out he thought she was going to town to send the bird and only agreed to go because he was worried about the bird. Yu Meiren was a bit disappointed and awkward. Jin Xi took Tiantian to pick out a gift. Tiantian, wearing a red dress, completely captivated Jin Xi, leaving him stunned.
On the way, Yu Meiren told Zhuang Yu that she had taken on a task to shoot a video blog about the Qixi Festival, but she needed someone to operate the camera and wanted Zhuang Yu's help. However, before he could even say anything, Lv Jian stepped forward and said he could do it. Yu Meiren really liked his camera work, and Professor Zhuang on the side was a bit jealous. Yu Meiren's affectionate words flowed easily now.
However, Zhuang Yu later agreed to operate the camera for Yu Meiren. The two walked and filmed, filmed and played. Although Zhuang Yu understood plant research very clearly and thoroughly, he wasn't very good at shooting videos. Yu Meiren was stunned when she saw the video; he had barely filmed her face. In the evening, Zhuang Yu and Yu Meiren also ran into Da Mei and Lv Jian in town. Lv Jian had even booked a flower boat.
However, Yu Meiren still took Zhuang Yu to find the wishing tree. The wishing tree had many wishes hanging on it, and it also allowed Zhuang Yu to see a different side of Yu Meiren.
Episode 11 Recap
On the way back, Tiantian's stomach kept growling. He could tell she didn't eat enough. Of course, Tiantian thought how could she be full with so little food? Plus, she was very angry at the restaurant staff, thinking they disrespected Jin Xi, and even thought he was forcing a smile. Jin Xi didn't know how to explain, so he could only acquiesce.
He still wanted to take Tiantian to an amusement park, but she was eager to go home and watch her show. Zhuang Yu had just said it wasn't necessary to own the starry sky. Yu Meiren asked him if he didn't like stars, but he said he didn't have any particular preference. Yu Meiren didn't understand. Then why did he like them? Wasn't he constantly liking those starry sky pictures a while ago?
But Zhuang Yu said it was because old Li Changyuan was participating in a photography contest a while ago and needed likes on Weibo. Yu Meiren felt speechless; this was completely wasting her feelings. Only then did Zhuang Yu realize Yu Meiren had been secretly looking at his Weibo. He asked her, and she still argued, saying Weibo kept pushing it to her.
She also took the opportunity to say that it was clearly fate tying them together again and again. Things that happen once might not happen a second time, but things that happen twice will definitely happen a third time. As soon as she finished speaking, there was thunder in the sky, and they were about to leave. Zhuang Yu also tucked a crape myrtle flower into Yu Meiren's hand and walked away shyly.
Jin Xi and Tiantian still went to the amusement park late at night. However, Tiantian wasn't interested in the park itself, she just thought the milk tea was good. Seeing that the park staff hadn't left so late, they all started advising Jin Xi to play for a bit less time and go home earlier. Because he was in a wheelchair, he couldn't play on the later rides, so they could only go on the carousel.
Tiantian thought he was upset about being stood up on Qixi Festival, but she didn't know this was all prepared by Jin Xi for her. After returning home, she immediately ran back to watch her show, but when she got back, it was already over, and she didn't have a membership, so she could only wait until midnight. Then she quickly messaged Yu Meiren to ask how the "battle" was going.
At this time, her younger brother (Yu Meinan) was still watching Lv Jian. He even prepared food, just to prevent Lv Jian from having an opportunity. The two of them later set sail flower boats. It started raining. Yu Meiren and Zhuang Yu were still buying hats. When Yu Meiren put the hat on him, she deliberately fell into his arms.
Professor Zhuang's heart instantly pounded like a deer, and he didn't dare to look at her directly, so he walked forward quickly. Yu Meiren chased after him and pretended to sprain her ankle, asking Zhuang Yu to carry her back. Yu Meiren dreamed of Zhuang Yu while sleeping. It was fine at first, but then in the dream, Zhuang Yu said she had shallow brain grooves. She woke up abruptly in agitation, still cursing him under her breath.
After waking up, she first posted nine photos on Weibo and was even teased by Jin Xi that only one showed her face. Then she picked up the golf club she ordered and started practicing swings. However, when she heard Tiantian sending voice messages, she almost gave herself away. She ended up sitting on the table and got emotional with Tiantian, which instead led to Tiantian giving her a lot of comfort.
In the morning, Zhuang Yu returned the hat to Yu Meiren and asked her to come for breakfast. She was applying lipstick and accidentally smeared it outside her lips. In a moment of excitement, she stood up, and Zhuang Yu saw that her foot was fine; he didn't even notice that her ice pack was broken. When Yu Meiren went downstairs, Lv Jian was tinkering with his little gadget.
Yu Meiren praised him and encouraged him to become a photography blogger. As soon as she stepped out, Zhuang Yu was standing outside expressionlessly. She wondered if he was jealous. During the meal, he even took out his anger on the steamed bun. When Yu Meiren choked, he didn't say a word. Later, Yu Meiren and Zhuang Yu were talking in the room and were almost overheard by her mother.
Zhuang Yu advised her to tell the truth, but Yu Meiren told him that her feelings for him were real. Although he felt happy inside, he was still angry with her because she had also praised Lv Jian. After Yu Meiren went out, he secretly smiled.
Episode 12 Recap
Jin Xi was making coffee absentmindedly, not knowing who Tiantian went on a date with. The more he thought about it, the more worried he became, so he specifically called Linda and asked Tiantian to come over to deliver some documents. Yu Meiren held the hat and thought in her room. She opened her computer, wondering if she had to make another spreadsheet for her parents.
After much thought, she decided she had to ask Tiantian, so she called her and told her that her mother seemed to have found out. Tiantian analyzed it as her love story turning into a family drama, saying the change in style was too fast and the audience wouldn't like it. However, there were pros and cons. The con was obviously a parent-child crisis; her credibility rating at home might decrease.
The pro was that she could take this opportunity to go with the flow. Plus, Professor Zhuang had promised to cooperate with her before, so this matter naturally affected his reputation, which he must value greatly. Then, the two of them could use this opportunity to show off their affection as much as needed, and he would definitely have to cooperate. Yu Meiren felt the same way, saying maybe with the cooperation, her parents would eventually believe it.
Tiantian truly lived up to being a strategist. As soon as she hung up, Tiantian started watching her show, but then Linda called. After Tiantian delivered the documents to Jin Xi, she suggested that if he had any work requirements after office hours next time, he could tell her in advance so she could arrange her time. Jin Xi apologized, saying it was his fault this time, and had prepared a little something to compensate her.
Tiantian was originally going to refuse, but she couldn't resist when she saw a table full of milk tea. Zhuang Yu had already started packing his things to go up the mountain. Lv Jian also went to find him with his sleeping bag. Zhuang Yu advised him not to stay overnight and said he didn't have any books to read on the mountain because he identified plant characteristics and appearances using the knowledge in his head.
Actually, Lv Jian just wanted to go up the mountain with him but was too shy to say it directly. Tiantian had drunk all the milk tea and was about to leave, but when Jin Xi heard she had a second date, he started finding things for her to do again. He also showed her different kinds of scenery and various toys, letting her experience supreme happiness. Yu Meiren analyzed that she shouldn't act rashly.
After going downstairs, she overheard her parents talking and then went over pretending nothing was wrong, asking if they were hiding something from her. They were evasive and didn't say anything. Yu's Mom still wanted to talk to Zhuang Yu, so she went upstairs to find him. However, when she went in, Lv Jian was in the room. Only then did they learn that Zhuang Yu had gone up the mountain for fieldwork.
Yu Meiren had to pretend she knew but had forgotten. She tossed and turned all night and couldn't sleep, so she quickly messaged Tiantian, but Tiantian was having a blast playing a boxing game. Then she messaged Zhuang Yu, telling him not to act rashly. In the morning, Zhuang Yu woke up outside the mountain, only to find Yu Meiren's whole family had arrived.
It turned out Yu's Mom specifically woke her up in the morning, wanting the whole family to go up the mountain to find Zhuang Yu for camping. Yu Meiren and Zhuang Yu discussed that instead of concealing it, they should put on a good show, which might eliminate suspicion. During breakfast, she even asked her mother to take a group photo and asked Zhuang Yu to post it on WeChat Moments.
Zhuang Yu posted it as soon as he received the photo, but he posted the original image instead of the one Yu Meiren had edited, which made Yu Meiren angry. She had thought he would post it to a private group, but it turned out he didn't even know what a private group was. After the meal, the two of them went to see the sweet wormwood flowers bloom.
As they looked at the flowers, they looked at each other at the same time, their eyes full of unstoppable love, but they were interrupted by Lv Jian. Yu Meiren hurried away, giving herself a pep talk to stay calm and not be nervous.
Episode 13 Recap
Yu Meiren ran to the stream to splash some water on herself to clear her head. She muttered to herself that five years ago, her physical fitness allowed her to climb mountains and cross seas without getting breathless, but now she could get heatstroke so easily. Otherwise, why would her face be so hot and flushed? Little did she know, Zhuang Yu was already standing behind her.
He said he couldn't tell that she was so capable of climbing mountains and crossing seas. Yu Meiren immediately stood up, almost losing her balance, but Zhuang Yu held her steady and teased her for being so eager to prove herself. After saying that, he showed a long-lost smile. Yu Meiren asked him what he came for, but he said he came to see if she had choked on water.
Yu Meiren told him she was fine and that the alarm had been lifted, so they didn't need to perform so hard for the show anymore. She also thanked him for the WeChat Moments post. When he posted it, he didn't use groups, so everyone could see the photo. If he minded, they could delete the group photo.
Professor Zhuang said it was fine because he didn't use WeChat Moments, but actually, he didn't mind, which is why he didn't delete it. Yu Meiren also specifically explained that she didn't take what just happened to heart and told him not to make a big deal out of it. After all, everyone is an adult, and it was just a touch. Zhuang Yu said it was a small matter, not worth mentioning. Yu Meiren got angry.
This was a small matter? Suddenly realizing, she pretended to be strong and also said it wasn't really a big deal. Lv Jian saw the two of them talking and was also affected by the WeChat Moments photo incident, feeling a bit low. However, he still called them back. After returning to the guesthouse, Yu Meiren kept holding an ice pack, but still felt hot.
Then she called Li Tiantian and told her that whenever she got close to the "pretender", her heart would palpitate, she would have trouble breathing, feel nervous, sweat profusely, and even suspected she was allergic to him. Li Tiantian told her this was the most typical moment when a female lead's heart flutters for the male lead. Yu Meiren couldn't quite believe it. How could that be?
How could she possibly like someone who was so arrogant and only knew how to insult others' intelligence? Li Tiantian also used the example of Shancai hating Dao Ming Si in "Meteor Garden" at first, but later ended up liking him. Yu Meiren walked and thought, how could someone only have one person in their eyes? Did the scriptwriter not study biology? Don't they know what peripheral vision is?
As she thought, she saw Professor Zhuang walking towards her, and in Yu Meiren's eyes, there really was only him. Even when Zhuang Yu spoke to her, her eyes started sparkling. After running back to her room, she quickly tried to calm herself down. How could a modern new woman be troubled by love? She told herself to clear her mind of distractions and eliminate all interference.
As expected, Zhuang Yu used his professional knowledge to save Aunt Chen's grapes, even coming up with two methods. Jin Xi had someone put flowers all over his office, and as soon as Li Tiantian entered, she thought it was beautiful. He also had someone add soundproofing material to the walls to increase sound absorption, using this method to reduce noise in her world. Li Tiantian was quite touched.
Yu Meiren went out with two bottles of drinks to wait for Zhuang Yu. As soon as she took a sip, she thought of how Zhuang Yu had specifically brought her drinks in her favorite flavor when they went up the mountain before. But her train of thought was interrupted by Lv Jian. He also asked if she had a falling out with Professor Zhuang, saying he would have to take a number and wait in line for love.
Then he told her he already knew, and that it wasn't Yu's Mom he heard at the door that day, but him. The moment he saw her picking tea leaves on the first day, her image had been unforgettable. Lv Jian confessed boldly, but Yu Meiren thanked him for his courage and for keeping it a secret. However, she said her relationship with Zhuang Yu was far more complex than just pretending to be a couple.
As for what that feeling was, she wasn't sure. Nevertheless, she indirectly told him to find someone else. Later, Yu Meiren found herself talking more and more like Zhuang Yu. During dinner, Zhuang Yu thoughtfully pulled out a chair for Yu Meiren. All the dishes on the large table were also cooked by Zhuang Yu. Although he wanted to take this opportunity to thank everyone, he looked affectionately at Yu Meiren, wanting to thank her the most.
Episode 14 Recap
Jin Xiand Li Tiantian were sitting by the lake. He was also sending messages to Linda, telling her to start in five minutes, but Li Tiantian wasn't paying much attention to him; she had been watching a drama the whole time. The two of them even started watching a romance drama together. It just so happened that the show was airing a scene with fireworks.
At first, Jin Xifound it particularly romantic, but Li Tiantian felt that this kind of trope was a bit outdated now; it was okay back then, but now it was an old cliché. Then he awkwardly messaged Linda to cancel, but the fireworks had already started. However, Jin Xikept saying it was vulgar and completely failed to notice that Li Tiantian actually quite liked it. After returning, Jin Xistarted running and exercising.
He also prepared a gift box, guaranteeing that Li Tiantian could use it until the end of time. Li Tiantian called Yu Meiren and said she wanted to give her lipstick. The company had sent it to her by express delivery yesterday, but she didn't need it much. It was a whole box, with over ten tubes, and she couldn't even distinguish the colors.
Yu Meiren thought it must be expensive and wondered if her boss might be interested in her. Li Tiantian didn't believe it at all. Moreover, the essence of a capitalist is exploitation. The last time he sent her soap, she had to write a thousand-word trial report. Sending lipstick this time was clearly to remind her to remember to wear makeup for work.
Yu Meiren asked her to check the brand, which would make it easier to judge what the other person meant. As a result, Yu Meiren thought it was a small brand based on Li Tiantian's description. Actually, Yu Meiren had something else to say. She felt that Zhuang Yu was alright and was even letting go of past events.
Li Tiantian suggested that she reveal her identity as his schoolmate and start a relationship between two equally matched, strong academic elites. However, Yu Meiren still remembered him standing her up back then. Could she not deceive him a little now? After all, it's a two-way street. When Yu Meiren went downstairs, she happened to see someone sending her video blog video to Yu's Mom. She quickly turned off the phone and told her not to watch it.
She explained that she was bored a few days ago and just recording her life, and also explained that she took the video for Li Tiantian to introduce the grapes in Qing Shui Village. She said it was for her colleagues at school, and they could forward it. Then she explained to her mother that being a blogger is a very serious profession, and secondly, being a blogger requires a lot of effort.
Then she took the opportunity to ask about the specific source of the video and asked her mother to help investigate the clue. Yu Meiren also accidentally saw Zhuang Yu's zodiac sign in the guest information registered on the computer. It was effortless to obtain! Yu Meiren took the spare items to find Zhuang Yu, but no one responded when she knocked on the door.
When she went inside, he wasn't in the room either, but his bag wasn't taken, so he probably didn't go too far. When she went outside, she found Zhuang Yu looking at something, completely engrossed. She was instantly drawn in by his serious look. She also realized that the feeling of liking someone might be that no matter if you are together or not, just thinking of him makes you very happy.
You don't want him to be with others, only with yourself. You want to do something for him, and then do a little more. Li Tiantian didn't want to eat at a Western restaurant with 靳希; she just wanted to eat river snails rice noodles. As a result, Jin Xialso chased after her and pretended to like eating it very much, but his review was quite insightful.
Li Tiantian didn't expect him to be so approachable, and after he talked about his entrepreneurial experience, Li Tiantian instantly felt that he was truly a sincere and down-to-earth person. Zhuang Yu was drawing some plants. Lv Jian happened to come over. He picked up the water next to him and took a sip. He thought Lv Jian had given it to him, but it wasn't.
Seeing the imprint on the bottle cap, he knew it was Yu Meiren's, and the corners of his mouth began to curve upwards involuntarily. Yu Meiren went back and used her old Weibo account to send Zhuang Yu a private message, reminding him not to forget sunscreen, but she still used the tone of address like "brother". Later, Yu Meiren also gave Zhuang Yu sunscreen, which was also eco-friendly sunscreen that could be used in the sea.
She considered it a reward for him covering for her. Later, the two of them also discussed zodiac signs. Zhuang Yu knew his rising sign was Capricorn. The next day, Yu Meiren had packed her luggage and was ready to leave. Everyone was very reluctant. Her mother also brought her a lot of things and started crying as she talked, clearly very reluctant to part with Yu Meiren.
Yu Meiren also shed tears of reluctance on the way back in the car. Zhuang Yu and Lv Jian both reached for tissues at the same time, but Lv Jian was quicker and got there first. Zhuang Yu instantly felt jealous. However, he still signed Lv Jian's internship form. He would not sign for someone who was merely outwardly impressive, which also fully showed that Lv Jian was still very hardworking.
Upon returning to the entrance of the residential area, Lv Jian still wanted to help Yu Meiren with her luggage and take her upstairs, but she refused him. After all, she had Professor Zhuang. It was very late, and Yu Meiren saw Zhuang Yu still watering flowers outside from the window sill. When Zhuang Yu looked up and saw her, Yu Meiren hid. Zhuang Yu thought about what Yu Meiren had said to him, and he even overwatered the plants.
After Zhuang Yu finished his work, he went for a run. At this time, Yu Meiren had already started collecting bird calls outside, but her real intention was not the bird calls; she was actually waiting for Zhuang Yu.
Episode 15 Recap
Yu Meiren specifically waited for Professor Zhuang at the intersection where he runs in the morning. She waited for a long time and didn't see anyone, thinking he hadn't gotten up yet. As it turned out, Zhuang Yu came out from behind and startled Yu Meiren. However, Zhuang Yu's attitude was still very cold. Yu Meiren asked him why he looked reluctant when her mother asked him to take care of her.
Professor Zhuang was wearing headphones and didn't hear her. Yu Meiren told him to take the black sesame paste her mother brought with her, saying he had to take it whether he wanted it or not. Zhuang Yu secretly smiled and said he would pick it up when he had time. Yu Meiren kept telling him to keep running while pulling on his arm. Zhuang Yu gave her a look, and she finally reacted.
Yu Meiren had been waiting for him at home for a long time. More than ten minutes had passed, and he still hadn't come. She couldn't wait any longer, so she packed up the things to take them over. Just as she stood up, she suddenly thought that this might be too eager; there was no need for it at all. Then she tossed the things aside, sat down, and started muttering complaints about him to herself.
She even stomped her feet furiously, telling him to behave himself. Zhuang Yu was eating when his Senior Brother came over and teased him a lot. He even tried to trick him, but Zhuang Yu retorted. Since they had announced their relationship on social media, why was he still hiding? Zhuang Yu explained that they weren't in that kind of relationship, but his Senior Brother wouldn't listen. Zhuang Yu also didn't want to keep eating.
Just as he was about to leave, his Senior Brother called out to him, saying that there were no arrangements at the lab today, and it wasn't his style to come over for breakfast by himself early in the morning. The strangest thing was the steamed buns; who were they for? Zhuang Yu didn't want to waste any more words, so he gave them directly to him, then got up and left.
Yu Meiren and Li Tiantian were also having breakfast. Coincidentally, they were also eating steamed buns. As Yu Meiren ate, she praised the steamed buns, saying that only those from Hua Da were the best, and others truly couldn't compare. Li Tiantian realized that what was important wasn't the steamed buns themselves, but the feelings behind them. At this moment, Yu Meiren was looking up Zhuang Yu's rising sign.
But the more Yu Meiren thought about it, the more she felt something was off. How could someone like him know his rising sign? Some woman must have told him. The next day, she went to look for him but couldn't find him. She was wondering if he had gone to see someone he liked. As she turned the corner, she saw him.
However, even after seeing him, she didn't ask, as they were no longer tied together after leaving Qing Shui Village. Later, she overheard Zhuang Yu making a suspicious phone call and suspected he was entangled with his ex-girlfriend. While she was sulking, she arrived home and saw a little boy at Zhuang Yu's doorstep. Yu Meiren's imagination ran wild, and she even wondered if it was his illegitimate child. But it was his younger brother.
Thankfully, Yu Meiren was relieved now. She had originally wanted to get closer to the younger brother, but it seemed he didn't like Yu Meiren much and called her "Auntie". In the evening, Zhuang Yu read for a while, then became absent-minded. He opened Moments to look at photos of himself and Yu Meiren. His younger brother asked him what he was looking at. With a smile, he looked at Yu Meiren and said he was looking at flowers.
He also took his younger brother's phone away and told him to go to bed. As soon as Zhuang Yu lay down to sleep, it started getting noisy upstairs. Although his younger brother found it very noisy, Zhuang Yu smiled; perhaps he thought it was cute. The next day, he even sent a morning greeting to Yu Meiren. When Yu Meiren saw the message, her heart blossomed with joy. Yu Meiren had already arrived at the company.
However, Jin Dong had given Li Tiantian a day off, but she still went. He quickly told Li Tiantian to go home to avoid running into Yu Meiren. He also gave the wheelchair to Linda because there was nowhere in the office to put it. He also took the opportunity to inquire about Li Tiantian. Zhuang Yu took his younger brother to the supermarket and saw a mermaid with long legs similar to Yu Meiren's.
His younger brother behaved impolitely and was lectured by Zhuang Yu. In the evening, Yu Meiren attended a party and only then found out that Lv Jian was the son of Qinya's raw material supplier. He was very thoughtful and even got food for Yu Meiren.
At the party, Yu Meiren noticed her fellow villager was also there, so she went to confront her and incidentally warned her that they could compete fairly and she shouldn't play dirty tricks behind the scenes. The younger brother was bored staying at Zhuang Yu's house. He originally wanted Yu Meiren to play with him, but as soon as the younger brother called Yu Meiren "Auntie", Zhuang Yu gave him a look, and he corrected himself.
In the evening, Zhuang Yu also went to buy him lollipops, but the younger brother didn't like lollipops at all. He specifically took his younger brother downstairs to buy them, but in reality, he was waiting for Yu Meiren. When Yu Meiren returned, she thought they were cooling off. Seeing that his younger brother wasn't eating the lollipop, she took it. Her cute appearance while eating the lollipop made Zhuang Yu fall for her again.
Episode 16 Recap
Yu Meiren asked the little boy seriously if he was very familiar with Zhuang Yu, and why he would say 'superficial'. Zhuang Yu's younger brother actually said that dressing like this was superficial. Yu Meiren glanced at Zhuang Yu and asked if his brother said that. Zhuang Yu quickly shook his head. The younger brother said it was shown on TV, that people with such red lipstick were not smart.
Yu Meiren retorted, saying it turns out all his knowledge came from TV. So, didn't TV teach him not to judge a book by its cover, or that being good-looking definitely means having no brain? It's possible to be both pretty and smart, she said with a smile, not angry. But he actually said Yu Meiren wasn't good-looking, which made Yu Meiren unhappy. She chased him and almost fell but was caught by Zhuang Yu.
Their eyes met, and it was a bit awkward. Yu Meiren quickly told him to control his younger brother. However, Zhuang Yu felt that Yu Meiren and the elementary school student actually had quite a bit in common. As a result, the younger brother wanted Zhuang Yu to control Yu Meiren, mistakenly saying 'girlfriend'. Both were shocked. Then the younger brother quickly corrected himself to 'female friend'. Zhuang Yu awkwardly pulled his younger brother home.
In the morning, a ray of sunlight shone on Yu Meiren's face. The doorbell rang. She thought it was a delivery and got up reluctantly. When she got to the door, she found it was two of Zhuang Yu's students. She quickly went back to tidy herself up before opening the door.
As soon as they saw Yu Meiren, they called her "Shimu" (teacher's wife), and said that Zhuang Yu's public announcement was big news at the school, and they didn't expect to see them showing affection. Yu Meiren was a bit shy. Then the younger brother came out from behind and scoffed that Yu Meiren wasn't Shimu, and was more like "Shinainai" (teacher's grandmother).
The senior student wondered why Zhuang Yu didn't get tanned and asked what Yu Meiren put on him. Zhuang Yu suddenly remembered the sunscreen Yu Meiren gave him in Qing Shui Village, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up. Yu Meiren invited the two students and the younger brother in. Their communication with the younger brother wasn't very smooth, and Zhuang Yu also instructed that they could go to her for anything.
Yu Meiren was quite happy to hear this, while the younger brother looked disdainful. The two of them engaged in a battle of wits at home. Jin Xi was absent-minded today and felt he was getting more and more outrageous, having to use more lies to cover up one lie. Linda also felt his style had been changing lately and advised him that trust is the most important thing in a relationship.
While they were talking, Li Tiantian came in to deliver coffee, saw the two of them, misunderstood the situation, and felt a bit lost after leaving. She even went to inquire how long Linda and Mr. Jin had known each other. Hearing a colleague say they had a relationship of great trust made her even more lost. At noon, Zhuang Yu didn't eat at the lab either.
He rushed home worried that the child wouldn't get food on time and would become irritable. As expected, Yu Meiren and the younger brother were like fire and water. However, after Zhuang Yu returned, he didn't expect the younger brother was doing homework. He thought Yu Meiren had bought something to bribe her. Actually, Yu Meiren had her own clever trick.
After a round of provocation, plus Yu Meiren easily solved his extra question, the younger brother honestly wrote homework for a long time. Li Tiantian still asked Mr. Jin if he had fallen for someone, because she thought he liked Linda. But Mr. Jin thought Li Tiantian had realized he liked her. As a result, Li Tiantian blurted out that he liked Linda, and Mr. Jin was stunned. Zhuang Yu took Yu Meiren and his younger brother out to eat.
The two of them were playfully bickering. When Zhuang Yu asked what they wanted to eat, they said 'meat' in unison, so they went for BBQ. While eating, Zhuang Yu even thoughtfully put meat on Yu Meiren's plate, and he even knew what drink she liked. Mr. Jin told Li Tiantian that Linda had been married for a long time, and only then did Li Tiantian become happy.
Zhuang Yu's younger brother had been educated and started calling Yu Meiren 'sister'. The three of them went to an exhibition together. Yu Meiren and the younger brother dressed up as anime characters. Zhuang Yu naturally and appropriately played his role as a botany professor. After entering, the emotional atmosphere between Yu Meiren and Zhuang Yu instantly rose.
Zhuang Yu watched Yu Meiren and the younger brother playing games together, finding it more and more amusing, and also worrying about Yu Meiren's safety. Afterwards, the two of them also won the first prize. The younger brother was very happy. Yu Meiren was both tired and happy. Zhuang Yu also thoughtfully handed her a tissue. She quickly secretly checked if her makeup was smudged.
Yu Meiren saw that Zhuang Yu's home was well decorated and wanted to reimburse him, saying she couldn't take advantage of a people's teacher. Zhuang Yu then claimed the invoice hadn't arrived yet and would give it to her later, to which his younger brother retorted how could he ever not be prepared.
Episode 17 Recap
Zhuang Yu thoughtfully poured water for Yu Meiren. His younger brother watched them, smiling. Yu Meiren felt that one thing was one thing, she couldn't take advantage of a people's teacher. Zhuang Yu told her he would give her the invoice when it arrived. His younger brother teased that so he did have times when he wasn't prepared. Then Zhuang Yu took out a lollipop and used it to shut him up.
Unexpectedly, he actually gave it to Yu Meiren sister. She noticed it was a Jiantao brand candy, one she often buys. The younger brother realized Zhuang Yu did it on purpose and made a vomiting face at him. Yu Meiren noticed his drawing, but Zhuang Yu was very cautious. So, the younger brother took Yu Meiren to the balcony to play together. Looking at the scene before him, Zhuang Yu felt very happy.
In the evening, Yu Meiren and Tiantian were lying on the sofa, putting on face masks. Based on Tiantian's experience watching dramas, the ambiguous dozen or so episodes between Yu Meiren and Zhuang Yu were finally coming to an end, and it would be over after another climax. Yu Meiren couldn't stand this ambiguous period anymore. Tiantian complained that they were clearly in the same city, but their schedules never matched up, only meeting at night.
This had to be her boss's fault. However, Tiantian actually felt her boss wasn't bad. Jin Xi looked at Tiantian's personal profile, searching for some good TV shows to recommend to Tiantian later, she would definitely like them. On Tiantian's side, she took out lipstick to show Yu Meiren. Yu Meiren was stunned, feeling that her boss was interested in her because this was not cheap. Tiantian also changed the subject.
In the morning, two of Zhuang Yu's students went to school for breakfast. Lv Jian ran over and overheard the two of them discussing Zhuang Yu's visit abroad for academic exchange. Then he left in a hurry. Yu Meiren also received breakfast delivered by Zhuang Yu's younger brother at her door in the morning. She tasted a bite of the bread and it was simply delicious.
Lv Jian went to Zhuang Yu to ask about the academic visit and even said he was a bit irresponsible, which Zhuang Yu retorted against. Yu Meiren went to see Teacher Wang to talk about being a teaching assistant. The teacher even arranged for her morning inability to get up, saying she could go in the afternoon, or even just two or three days a week. Yu Meiren felt awkward refusing, so she agreed to consider it first.
After walking out of the classroom, she recalled herself as a student and also ran into Lv Jian. He almost blurted out Zhuang Yu's plan to go abroad for academic exchange, but was interrupted by Zhuang Yu. Xia Zhi also recalled her past on campus, the pain from her original family. It was because she applied for a student aid fund that helped her continue and finish university, and the person in charge of that was Zhuang Yu.
Seeing Zhuang Yu, she developed feelings of admiration. Walking on the road, Yu Meiren looked at Zhuang Yu and was captivated. His younger brother told Yu Meiren that the bread was made by himself. As Yu Meiren was guessing and talking, her hand touched somewhere it shouldn't have, feeling a bit shy. The younger brother followed behind, secretly smiling. Zhuang Yu's experiment results came out, very smoothly. Yu Meiren was very happy for him, but Zhuang Yu was quite calm.
His younger brother also reminded Yu Meiren that Lv Jian was not good, he couldn't compare to his brother. When they arrived at her doorstep, Yu Meiren was about to go up. As soon as Zhuang Yu coughed, his younger brother understood and quickly asked Yu Meiren to eat together, but she had already made plans with Tiantian. At noon, they met at a hotpot restaurant.
Yu Meiren arrived early, while Tiantian was a bit late because her company was far from there. But Yu Meiren remembered that Xingfu was quite close by, so she thought it had moved again. Yu Meiren watched Tiantian talk about the capitalist, mentioning him in every other sentence. It seemed he was quite handsome. Now Tiantian was starting to feel reluctant to leave the capitalist, yet stubbornly refused to admit it. In the hotpot restaurant, the weather forecast started playing.
Tiantian, just like when she was a child, insisted on watching it on TV even though she could see it on her phone. Then they started discussing birthday plans. Jin Xi went to the TV station and specifically asked his ex-girlfriend for help, but there were conditions. His younger brother used Zhuang Yu's phone to message Yu Meiren to get the invoice. But Yu Meiren was eating hotpot and thought it was her boss messaging her.
She rushed to pay the bill and left. On this side, Jin Xi also got help; Miss Jiang agreed to his request. Yu Meiren even thought Zhuang Yu was going to kiss her and almost closed her eyes. It turned out he wasn't, which made Yu Meiren feel a bit awkward.
After getting the invoice, she felt he had given her less than he should have, but Zhuang Yu didn't admit it and also took the opportunity to explain the WeChat matter.
Episode 18 Recap
It turned out that the WeChat message just now was sent by his younger brother, that's why there were typos. Yu Meiren told him that she appreciated the thought, and he should let his brother spend the money on himself. The younger brother was about to say something, but Zhuang Yu coughed and stopped him, so he quickly changed the subject. Tiantian was walking on the street and saw someone giving flowers to their girlfriend, feeling annoyed.
Then she received a video call from Da Qi, who was at Tiantian's house with her grandma. He shyly asked Tiantian how she was going to celebrate her birthday, and if Yu Meiren had already arranged it for her. Tiantian couldn't explain it for a moment. Jin Xi was still waiting anxiously, still hesitating about how to message Tiantian. After he sent the message, Tiantian hurriedly hung up the phone. Da Qi just said happy birthday.
The younger brother kept urging Yu Meiren, and Zhuang Yu educated him, "Didn't anyone tell you not to rush a girl when she's putting on makeup?" The younger brother smiled mischievously, "So, it's still my brother who understands." After a while, the doorbell rang, and Zhuang Yu quickly went to open the door. As a result, he saw three more people.
Yu Meiren ran into them when she went out, and she thought it would be more fun with more people, so they came together. While holding a plate of pig brains, the younger brother said, "You bought the ones with deep gyri again." It turned out that his brother didn't like eating pig brains with shallow gyri.
Yu Meiren was a little surprised when she heard this and realized that what she heard Zhuang Yu say in college wasn't about her. Then she indirectly asked Zhuang Yu if he remembered that the spicy pig brains at Hua University were also quite famous. The disciple told Yu Meiren that pig brains were his second favorite food after soup dumplings, and he especially liked eating the ones with deep gyri.
Zhuang Yu saw Yu Meiren sniffing and thought she didn't like it. Yu Meiren smiled and told him she liked it very much. Tiantian took Jin Xi to the TV station. He told Tiantian that there was a public service activity to experience being a weather forecaster, guessing she would like it. Tiantian then realized that he wasn't actually making her work overtime, but was helping her fulfill her dream, and even specially took her to the anchor's dressing room.
At the dinner table, everyone was a little impatient looking at the hotpot. Zhuang Yu thoughtfully poured a drink for Yu Meiren. Lv Jian saw that the pot hadn't started boiling yet, so he suggested playing a game. Even the younger brother thought it was childish, but they still played together. It was also in this game that Yu Meiren discovered more about Zhuang Yu.
Tiantian performed very well when experiencing being a weather forecaster, and Jin Xi watched with fascination. Zhuang Yu and Lv Jian both picked up food for Yu Meiren at the same time, but Zhuang Yu picked up pig brains, so the younger brother quickly picked up Lv Jian's dish, since Yu Meiren liked to eat meat.
Yu Meiren also indirectly asked about the time in college when he stood her up, and only then did she find out that Zhuang Yu didn't seem to have seen her letter at the time. Tiantian was very touched that President Jin actually remembered her birthday, but then she heard Jin Xi and the anchor Miss Jiang gossiping on the loudspeaker, and Tiantian became unhappy.
Jin Xi realized that Tiantian was angry, so he explained that Jiang Wenjing was not his old flame, and there was no emotional entanglement at all, she was just an old acquaintance. Because she wanted to become a blogger and went to his company to find him, but he felt that she was suitable for a bigger platform, so he refused and told her that she could call Linda for help.
And that day, Jiang Wenjing actually made him clean the preparation room to her satisfaction before she agreed to the request this time. Only then did Tiantian believe him, and the two blew out the candles and ate cake by the river. Yu Meiren and Zhuang Yu cleaned up the house together, and she asked him if he had ever read love letters, but he hadn't read them and hadn't accepted anyone's invitation.
Zhuang Yu went to the lab, and Yu Meiren stayed to take care of his younger brother and also learned some things about him. Later, there was a heavy rain, and the model was blown away. Yu Meiren braved the heavy rain to clean up, and the younger brother cried and wanted to call his brother. Yu Meiren knew that he had something to do back at school and didn't want to bother him.
At this time, Zhuang Yu was hesitating whether or not to send this document. Jin Xi confessed to Tiantian in the car that he liked her, then took her hand and told her that he really loved her. Tiantian kissed him directly. Yu Meiren was still looking for model fragments in the rain, and Zhuang Yu came back to put an umbrella over her. He had already found the fragments, then put his arm around her waist and went back.
Jin Xi took Tiantian home, and Jin Xi thought that he must explain it carefully in the future. Zhuang Yu settled Yu Meiren on the bed, made medicine for her, and watched her drink it while revealing an upward curve of his mouth. He also thoughtfully dried Yu Meiren's hair. Yu Meiren accidentally grabbed Zhuang Yu's hand, and their eyes met.
Episode 19 Recap
Zhuang Yu slowly approached Yu Meiren, almost about to kiss her, but was interrupted by Yu Meiren's phone call. Zhuang Yu saw that someone was calling her and left first. Yu Meiren also complained, "Is he a gray-bellied bulbul? His whereabouts are so unpredictable." Then she took out her computer to work. On this side, Zhuang Yu came out to educate his younger brother. He shouldn't have let Yu Meiren help him pick up the model in the heavy rain.
Although he tried to stop her, he didn't succeed. He also teased that his brother was so angry his face was red, unaware that his brother's face wasn't red because of anger. Zhuang Yu quickly sent him to bed. Jin Xi sent Li Tiantian a goodnight message. She also replied warmly, then excitedly kicked her legs on the bed, looking exactly like a girl in love. At the morning meeting, Yu Meiren's proposal was rejected by the brand.
Jin Xi helped smooth things over and afterwards asked Yu Meiren what happened. " Didn't you reconfirm after the temporary revision?" Yu Meiren could only apologize for being careless and promised to go back and revise it properly. Jin Xi reminded her to be careful on the road. Zhuang Yu had already received the admission letter. Even Professor Li could tell that he looked reluctant, as he must be unwilling to leave Yu Meiren.
He guessed that he hadn't told her yet and pulled him to go eat to celebrate. As expected, Yu Meiren caught a cold. In the evening, covered with a blanket on the sofa, she bought medicine for cold granules. She also sent a voice message to Yu Meinan asking what the folk remedy for treating colds that Mom mentioned last time was. Her voice sounded weak.
Meanwhile, just as Zhuang Yu started eating, he recalled every little moment he spent with Yu Meiren, remembering even every word she said clearly. Yu Meiren was already asleep but was woken up by a knock on the door. She got up to open the door only to find it was Zhuang Yu. She almost fainted but was caught by Zhuang Yu, who held her in his arms, carried her to the bed, and thoughtfully tucked her in.
After Zhuang Yu went back, he quickly drank some water to compose himself. Only then did he pour a glass of water, take the medicine to Yu Meiren, and put a towel on her forehead. In the morning, Zhuang Yu gently stroked Yu Meiren's face and was about to kiss her, but after a while, he realized this was just Yu Meiren's dream. Yu Meiren saw the small note Zhuang Yu left, reminding her to remember to take her medicine.
Just then, Li Tiantian came over, took the medicine inside, and Yu Meiren still thought Zhuang Yu coming to take care of her was all a dream. Li Tiantian learned that Yu Meiren was sick from Da Qi, so she came over to take care of her. Yu Meiren quickly checked her phone and found that he (Da Qi) was also the one who told Zhuang Yu.
She quickly reminded him that she was already better and told him definitely not to tell Mom. As it turned out, Mom already knew and sent a message. Zhuang Yu told her that he was going to take his younger brother home in the morning and asked her to contact him if anything happened. Li Tiantian also told Yu Meiren that she and the 'capitalist' (Jin Xi) were already together. Yu Meiren exclaimed that the speed was too fast.
Lv Jian also learned about the cold from Da Qi and brought ice cream over. While eating hotpot, Yu Meiren very seriously told Lv Jian that she liked Zhuang Yu, the kind of liking that couldn't even be hidden. She added that a good boy like Lv Jian would definitely meet a girl he liked in the future. On Jin Xi's side, he instructed Linda not to tell Yu Meiren about her assistant.
Then he heard the voice message Yu Meiren sent saying she was coming to the company, so he quickly messaged Li Tiantian to tell her not to come to the company. At this moment, Yu Meiren was passing by behind him. Jin Xi guessed that this information might be misleading information from a competitor, perhaps Xia Zhi. However, Yu Meiren felt that since she had already warned her last time, she shouldn't do this.
Although it wasn't done by her, it was done by her boss. Zhuang Yu looked at the flowers and fell into memories again. He was struggling and making a choice. On Yu Meiren's side, just after they finished discussing business, Jin Xi urged her to leave quickly, then messaged Li Tiantian to pick her up. Yu Meiren bought a small cake on the way. Jin Xi and Li Tiantian also went to the cafe.
Jin Xi decided not to lie to her anymore. Just as he was about to say it, he was interrupted by Li Tiantian. But it was precisely what Li Tiantian said that made it impossible for Jin Xi to tell her the truth. On the way back, Yu Meiren ran into Zhuang Yu. She quietly covered his eyes from behind and asked him to guess who it was.
Zhuang Yu guessed it right away and thoughtfully put his jacket on Yu Meiren. After they returned, just as the two were about to eat the small cake together, Yu Meiren told him that Lv Jian had already told her that his thesis was finished.
Episode 20 Recap
Zhuang Yu paused for a moment, but Yu Meiren still wanted to celebrate the successful completion of his thesis with him, proving that she still didn't know he was going abroad for an academic visit. Yu Meiren was choked just after taking a bite of the cake and hurriedly went to the refrigerator to get water to drink. Zhuang Yu sat down and told her he had something to say.
This experiment and thesis were very successful, and that lab was also one he had always wanted to go to, where it was very likely to find a way to solve the current bottleneck. Yu Meiren happily said this was a good thing. Zhuang Yu told her that he was going there for an academic visit, for at least a year, and for longer than that, he didn't know the specific duration.
He might not come back until the bottleneck is resolved. At this time, Yu Meiren was already tipsy. She pulled Zhuang Yu's hand and said it was fine not to come back, then they could be together in paradise. Zhuang Yu saw the fruit wine and only then realized she was drunk, so he gave her a princess carry and took her home. Yu Meiren put her mouth against Zhuang Yu's chin, and he immediately succumbed.
Jin Xi personally made milk tea for Li Tiantian to drink, but it turned out Li Tiantian was also in a wheelchair. He quickly asked what was wrong. Seeing Li Tiantian delay in answering, he even thought she was there to mock him. It turned out Li Tiantian apologized to Jin Xi, saying she was too rash at the dessert shop yesterday and shouldn't have brought up his sad matters.
Furthermore, she feels especially relaxed when with Jin Xi, saying whatever she wants and doing whatever she wants; it was his love that gave her confidence. And Li Tiantian also wanted to experience his feelings as much as possible and shouldn't have used his pain as a bargaining chip for love and said it out loud. Jin Xi didn't know how to explain, because the current misunderstanding was getting deeper and deeper.
--- When Yu Meiren woke up, she saw the cold medicine on the table. Remembering her kiss last night, she felt a bit shy, but also praised herself for having something special. The professor saw that Zhuang Yu's condition wasn't quite right, but he was also very proactive, because this was the result of the entire team, and he wanted the whole world to see it.
Then he got on the plane going abroad, wanting to send a message to Yu Meiren, but suddenly remembered he was on the plane and didn't send it out. Yu Meiren tasted the milk tea and even thought it tasted very good. Li Tiantian asked about the follow-up between her and Zhuang Yu. But after that incident, they didn't have contact. Yu Meiren didn't want to take the initiative, after all, what is destined will eventually happen.
Li Tiantian encouraged her and Zhuang Yu to be more proactive, so Yu Meiren sent Zhuang Yu a message inviting him for tomorrow morning at ten o'clock at the entrance of the botanical garden to tell him about the pigeons she mentioned that day. --- The next day, Yu Meiren waited on time at the entrance of the botanical garden.
But a long time had passed, and she was bitten by mosquitoes several times, even wearing a mosquito repellent bracelet was useless. As a result, Yu Meiren just kept waiting and waiting, until the sun set, but Zhuang Yu still hadn't shown up. Yu Meiren ran to Zhuang Yu's home to look for him.
She knocked for a long time but there was no sound, so she went to the lab to look for him, only then did she know he had gone abroad for an academic visit. She was absent-minded along the way, and Lv Jian even ran over to comfort her. Li Tiantian and Jin Xi went to a cafe, then received a call from Lv Jian and learned about this, so they left first.
Yu Meiren was already so angry at home that she blocked and deleted Zhuang Yu, then comforted herself that it was just a small matter, not enough to cry about. After Li Tiantian returned, Yu Meiren was doing yoga, even cleaned the house thoroughly, and also juiced vegetables. She didn't care even when her hand was cut, looking like she was not in the right state of mind.
On this side, Zhuang Yu also just arrived at his destination, received the text message Yu Meiren sent, and then wanted to reply to her, but found he had been deleted. Yu Meiren even went out late at night to collect bird droppings, until tomorrow morning, and didn't even sleep. Li Tiantian brought breakfast and delivered it to her, and Yu Meiren almost took the wrong one.
After Yu Meiren went back, she immediately put on 'villainess' makeup, then also came up with a new proposal. She worked actively at home, and the blog entries she filmed stunned her opponents. When Jin Xi was calling Yu Meiren, he was very cautious, not daring to let Li Tiantian hear.
Episode 21 Recap
Xia Zhi had been watching Yu Meiren's video blog and found that she hadn't updated for three days. She was clearly a daily blogger, but hadn't posted for three days. Later, she discovered the picture Zhuang Yu posted on Weibo and knew he went abroad. At this time, Zhuang Yu was painting plants on a lawn overseas, but he was so focused that whenever his phone rang, he would immediately put down his drawing board to look at it.
Seeing that it wasn't a message from Yu Meiren, he would also be disappointed. The messages he sent to Yu Meiren couldn't be sent out, so he turned off language and video call notifications. Professor Li was watering flowers and talking to himself, saying the Yu Meiren flower bloomed beautifully and Xiao Zhuang didn't catch it. As it turned out, Yu Meiren was right behind him, looking intently at Zhuang Yu's flowers.
Afraid that Professor Li would turn around and find her, she quickly ran away in a panic. Jin Xi was also watering flowers, and Tiantian stopped him, telling him she had already watered them, and that flowers bloom according to a schedule, so there was no use rushing. Then he pulled Tiantian over and kissed her on his lap. Someone knocked on the door, and they hurriedly rushed away. Linda saw them and smiled secretly.
Jin Xi couldn't control himself and crossed his legs. When Tiantian saw it, Jin Xi panicked, thinking of quickly explaining. However, Tiantian actually blamed herself for not getting him a stool. Jin Xi felt really guilty and apologized to Tiantian, but she didn't mind and continued talking about the recent state of her best friend, which is Yu Meiren. Jin Xi then decided not to add fuel to the fire and upset Tiantian further, so he still didn't say it.
Yu Meiren went to the supermarket and shopped like crazy, buying and buying continuously. She even ran into the elderly woman from last time who aggressively sampled food. This time, she was still trying to get small advantages. Yu Meiren couldn't stand it anymore and went straight up to confront her. She even scared them away by sticking on a temporary tattoo. After Yu Meiren got home, she found something new at her door.
Opening it, she saw it was a framing machine sent by Jin Xi. At this point, Yu Meiren finally couldn't hold back. Tears flowed uncontrollably. She told herself that he was the one who wronged her first, but she still couldn't bear it. Touching the framing machine, she said, "Let me fix your painting for you, please don't leave." At this time, Zhuang Yu finally successfully completed his speech abroad.
That evening, Yu Meiren was alone, recalling every little moment she spent with Zhuang Yu. Her eyes were filled with tears, and the tissues she used to wipe her tears were piled up. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. Opening it, she saw it was Lv Jian. He brought food over. Yu Meiren had no energy to entertain him and couldn't even hear what he was saying. She had no interest even when she saw delicious food.
Zhuang Yu went to visit his mentor's wife. His mentor's wife personally made pastries for him, but the taste wasn't very good. However, Zhuang Yu still forced himself to say they were delicious. Looking at Zhuang Yu, his mentor's wife couldn't help but remark how much he had matured. But when she asked him if he had a girlfriend, he hesitated. Lv Jian looked for clothes for a long time and ended up finding Zhuang Yu's jacket.
Seeing it made Yu Meiren even sadder. She directly told Lv Jian that she couldn't forget Zhuang Yu, and that every time she saw him, she would think of Zhuang Yu. Lv Jian could only leave first. Jin Xi took Tiantian to a high-end restaurant again. Tiantian was reluctant to order, so Jin Xi had to do it. Tiantian also said that she would invite her sisters to eat together then.
Jin Xi suddenly became nervous and could only use the excuse that Yu Meiren had just broken up recently and it wasn't suitable to deflect. Seeing his attitude, Tiantian even suspected he might be a two-timing scumbag. Otherwise, why wouldn't he want to meet her friends and not take her to meet his friends?
Zhuang Yu saw that both Yu Meiren and Lv Jian had changed their profile pictures to starry sky ones and even imagined if the two of them were together. This was because Lv Jian also said in the group chat that he wouldn't be eating with everyone that night, which made Zhuang Yu even more imaginative. Jin Xi took Tiantian back home and reminded her to lock the door with her friends that night.
Afterwards, he also saw that Yu Meiren liked his Moments post, and then he set his Moments to private, because he was afraid Yu Meiren would see through him. Yu Meiren and Tiantian were chatting, and Tiantian didn't even dare to mention Zhuang Yu's name. Seeing the paintings Yu Meiren drew, she also praised her. However, Yu Meiren was always very low-spirited and always projected things from her life into her emotions.
Tiantian comforted her, saying that men in this kind of 'strong female lead' drama are generally just passers-by in the female lead's life, stepping stones to help her grow. So she encouraged Yu Meiren to show the spirit of a strong female lead. Jin Xi came to the company early in the morning and then took out the umbrella from his first meeting with Tiantian. He had used Tiantian's kindness to deceive her time and time again.
Whenever he wanted to explain, he would become greedy for the momentary happiness. This time, he decided to explain everything clearly to her, starting from their first meeting, and begin honestly. As he just opened the door, Yu Meiren was also about to open it. Both were startled. Yu Meiren came to find him to discuss work.
Episode 22 Recap
Yu Meiren decided to start over and was brave enough to admit her mistakes, feeling she had just gotten by at work before. Now she wants to be a new person, do things properly, and will put all her focus on work from now on. Jin Xi teased her, saying that "being a new person" was too exaggerated. After all, she was the best bird photographer among fashion bloggers and the best at makeup among ornithology doctors.
But now, for it to be meaningful, Yu Meiren should be the best at makeup among fashion bloggers and the best bird photographer among ornithology doctors. Just as they were talking, it started raining outside. Jin Xi advised her to relax first, be herself before doing her work well. After all, everyone likes the truly charming her, not the one forcing a smile. Then he told her to go back and catch up on sleep quickly.
Yu Meiren thought he was right. Just as she was about to leave, she kicked the umbrella that Jin Xi had hidden, which belonged to Tiantian. Then she took the umbrella and left. Jin Xi couldn't defend himself and had no reason to refuse, so he could only let Yu Meiren take it. As Yu Meiren went out, she just happened to brush past Tiantian.
Jin Xi's decided confession was interrupted again this time, but he decided he still had to make things clear. As soon as Tiantian arrived, she questioned him about why he deleted his Moments posts. He explained that since they were going official, he shouldn't mess around with ambiguous or vague posts. If they were going official, they should do it openly and honestly.
He wanted to take a high-definition photo of the two of them facing forward to let the whole world know that his girlfriend is Li Tiantian. Tiantian was happy when she heard this, and then smiled and said she forgave him. Jin Xi started to hesitate again about whether or not to tell her the truth.
Yu Meiren, walking back with the umbrella, also discovered the word '甜' (Tián) on the handle and realized it was Tiantian's umbrella because the word was personally carved by Yu Meiren. Yu Meiren recalled the little moments from before and suddenly understood that Tiantian's "overbearing CEO" was very likely Jin Xi. She immediately went back to find him.
On this side, Jin Xi showed Tiantian her hearing aid, telling her that they had met a long time ago, and explained his thoughts throughout the process to Tiantian. As expected, Tiantian didn't expect Mr. Jin to be this kind of person. Jin Xi also finally told Tiantian the truth that there was nothing wrong with his leg at all. Tiantian, angry, threw a cup of coffee at him and left.
Tiantian ran out without an umbrella and collapsed on the ground, crying. Jin Xi quickly chased after her but was slapped by Tiantian. Just then, Yu Meiren also happened to arrive and took Tiantian away in the car. Yu Meiren brewed some cold remedy for Tiantian. However, based on Yu Meiren's understanding of him, his heartache just now couldn't have been faked, so he might be sincere towards Tiantian.
At this moment, Jin Xi was still standing outside holding the umbrella. He sent Tiantian countless WeChat messages, but was still blocked. Even Yu Meiren blocked his contact information. Tiantian felt that a relationship built on deception from the start, even if it became real, couldn't be truly genuine. This remark hit a nerve with Yu Meiren, and she thought of Zhuang Yu again. Yu Meiren decided to resign because she didn't want to see the person Tiantian hated anymore.
After his speech, Zhuang Yu was invited to lunch, but he refused because he noticed there was heavy rain in China, so he needed to call his friend to look after his garden. By the time Professor Li went, the canopy was already open. At this time, Xia Zhi had already boarded the plane to England. In the morning, Yu Meiren and Tiantian were woken up by a phone call. It turned out that Tiantian's grandmother had fainted.
The two of them rushed back in a hurry. Fortunately, it was just low blood sugar, and the fainting was caused by fatigue and malnutrition, with no other illnesses. She has almost recovered now and can be discharged in time after observation for one day, on the second day. After her grandmother woke up, Tiantian felt especially apologetic and said she never wanted to leave her grandmother's side again.
Yu Meiren returned to Qingshui Village with her mother and younger brother. Surprisingly, her father was reading an English newspaper at home, and a family photo taken with Zhuang Yu was also displayed at home. However, Yu Meiren did not mention that he had gone abroad. Her mother also noticed that Yu Meiren was different this time. The two of them guessed it was related to Zhuang Yu.
Xia Zhi found Zhuang Yu's lab to see him and told him about the scholarship. Jin Xi searched for them all the way to Qingshui Village. Yu Dad and Yu Mom even speculated that the relationship between Jin Xi and Yu Meiren was unusual. Yu Meiren retorted to every word Jin Xi said, leaving him speechless.
Episode 23 Recap
Yu Meiren sarcastically asked Jin Xi if he needed applause for his seriousness. If he were truly serious, he should treat this relationship more sincerely. Jin Xi argued that he wasn't insincere. Were sweet words and spending every day together true love? Every word Yu Meiren said left Jin Xi speechless. Finally, he could only say, "I'm just afraid." Yu Meiren was even more confused.
Was he afraid of losing her, or afraid of the pleasure of controlling everything that came from this information asymmetry? Jin Xi couldn't speak, and Yu Meiren couldn't help him either. Jin Xi asked Yu Meiren to tell Tiantian that he was sorry and had messed everything up. He said he would come back when Tiantian felt better and then left.
Zhuang Yu didn't feel much after Xia Zhi talked to him, but then Xia Zhi surprisingly confessed that she liked him and belittled Yu Meiren, saying she got everything purely by luck. Zhuang Yu told her that his teacher set up the scholarship based only on academic results, not luck. He also said that they hadn't talked before, so how could she say she liked him? He stated that she had misunderstood these feelings and told her to go back.
But Xia Zhi said she hadn't misunderstood, claiming that the pain after separation is the best standard to measure love. This sentence enlightened Zhuang Yu. He realized he felt the same way, but his feelings were for Yu Meiren. At this moment, he seemed to understand the feelings deep in his heart. Zhuang Yu tossed and turned, unable to sleep, carefully recalling what Xia Zhi had said.
Seeing the flowers placed in the room, he remembered what Yu Meiren had said before, "Like entering a room filled with orchids, after a long time, you no longer smell its fragrance." He thought of every little moment he shared with Yu Meiren. Yu Meiren was also feeling down at this time; even the drink from the vending machine was slow to come out. Lying on the swing on a summer night, she received a call from Tiantian.
Yu Meiren immediately heard that she was crying, but Tiantian was stubborn, saying she wouldn't cry for such small loves. Whether Jin Xi came or not, she would just pretend he had never appeared in her world. Now she also understood that as long as her grandmother was healthy, these were all minor matters. Yu Meiren was afraid that Tiantian would no longer believe in love, so she told her a story about a particularly loyal love.
Yu Meiren also automatically substituted herself and Zhuang Yu as the male and female protagonists in the love story. At this time, Professor Zhuang finally completed his experiment, successfully extracted Artemisia annua, and finished his speech. Everyone applauded him. Yu Meiren herself also went to the university to become a professor, no longer as playful and mischievous as before, as if she had changed into a different person.
Lv Jian was worried about Yu Meiren and secretly took care of her nearby. Yu Meiren's class was very popular. She told everyone that although not everyone would be as lucky as Malena, this didn't stop them from becoming better versions of themselves. Zhuang Yu was eating at his teacher's wife's place and also drew a fortune cookie.
His teacher's wife touched Zhuang Yu with her story and her words, saying that young people should dare to strive and dare to love. Every night, Zhuang Yu would secretly check Yu Meiren's Weibo. While watching the surveillance footage, he saw Yu Meiren pulling out his umbrella on a rainy day. He immediately called his teacher's wife and told her that he had confirmed his answer. His teacher's wife wished him luck.
In the morning, Yu Meiren was working when Tiantian called to ask if she had received the grapes. She opened the express package and tasted the grapes without even washing them; they were really sweet. She accidentally mentioned Jin Xi, but Tiantian had already let go. In the evening, Yu Meiren went out for dessert and accidentally overheard the scummy behavior of the guy in the couple next to her.
She couldn't stand it, so she wrote about the guy cheating on a tissue and handed it to the girl. On her way back, she was followed by the guy. At the critical moment, Zhuang Yu appeared in time, hugged Yu Meiren, kicked the bad guy away. Yu Meiren was astonished to see Zhuang Yu, thinking she was hallucinating. When she realized it wasn't a hallucination, she pushed him away.
In the evening, Zhuang Yu pretended to water the flowers while waiting for Yu Meiren to return. Seeing that the light in Yu Meiren's room wasn't on, he specially came out to wait. After Yu Meiren arrived, she still ignored him, not even taking the elevator Zhuang Yu pressed. After Yu Meiren returned home, she told herself not to repeatedly give chances she shouldn't and put the leftover small cake she had packed back into the refrigerator.
Zhuang Yu looked at every corner of the room, recalling the moments he spent with Yu Meiren. When Lv Jian saw Zhuang Yu return, he couldn't help but speak sarcastically to him. Initially, Zhuang Yu didn't feel much, but hearing Lv Jian say he had breakfast with Yu Meiren made him extremely angry. In the morning, Yu Meiren had booked a car in advance. When she opened the door, Zhuang Yu was already inside the car.
Episode 24 Recap
Yu Meiren opened the car door and saw that Zhuang Yu was actually inside. The driver urged her to get in quickly, so Yu Meiren sat in the front passenger seat. Zhuang Yu spoke to her, but Yu Meiren ignored him. Zhuang Yu explained that he saw the last digits of her phone number and it looked familiar, and he didn't expect such a coincidence. Yu Meiren rolled her eyes and said it would be unlucky to meet him.
Zhuang Yu still wanted to call Yu Meiren to have her save his new number, but Yu Meiren refused. Who still makes calls now? She even refused to add him on WeChat, lying that her phone was dead. Yu Meiren told Zhuang Yu not to be narcissistic; she wasn't going to school to find him. He even thought Yu Meiren was going to audit classes, but Yu Meiren just gave him a look of disdain.
Zhuang Yu also brought Yu Meiren a gift. Although Yu Meiren felt a bit soft-hearted, she still refused his gift. She appreciated the thought, but accepting a gift would make her feel obligated, and she didn't want to owe him anything. Zhuang Yu seriously said that he was the one who owed her. Yu Meiren actually really wanted to take the gift but held back. Yu Meiren was walking on the road, and Zhuang Yu kept walking behind her.
Yu Meiren thought he was following her, but actually, their department building was in the same direction. Seeing the breakfast Lv Jian gave her, Zhuang Yu felt a bit uncomfortable inside, but he didn't say anything. He took out the gift and gave it to Yu Meiren, asking her to accept it, and then he left. Yu Meiren quickly took the gift and told him not to think that this small favor had settled everything, and then she left.
Tiantian and Da Mei went to the vineyard together. There was an acquisition meeting. Da Mei also invited her to the Qixi Festival event and introduced her to everything, but she looked distracted and said she had quit this festival. As soon as Zhuang Yu returned from his business trip, his office was piled high with gifts. Moreover, he had given up a lifelong tenure abroad to come back, plus the achievements he had made, everyone praised him endlessly.
Yu Meiren came to class, but only one student was there. She thought she had the wrong date, but the student told her that Zhuang Yu from the Department of Botany had returned today, and all the students had gone to see him. Yu Meiren didn't understand what kind of 'great figure' Zhuang Yu was and what was so interesting about him. Yu Meiren was startled by Lv Jian on her way back.
She specifically told him not to buy so much breakfast in the future; it was a waste if she couldn't finish it, as the country advocated the 'Clean Plate Campaign'. He even pretended to fall to find an excuse to have lunch with Yu Meiren. When Zhuang Yu was eating with people from the lab, he happened to run into the two of them eating and laughing together, and he felt jealous again.
After Tiantian returned, she found that Jin Xi was actually at her house, and he was talking very well with her grandmother. Tiantian immediately wanted to kick him out, but her grandmother kept stopping her and even threw his gift away. Zhuang Yu waited specifically for Yu Meiren at the school gate, but he didn't see Yu Meiren and Lv Jian come out. Yu Meiren saw him off at the car, and then Zhuang Yu chased after her from behind.
Yu Meiren directly rode away on a shared bike. Yu Meiren's parents came from Qingshui Village to see her and coincidentally ran into Zhuang Yu. He specifically brought things up for them, but Yu Meiren noticed that carrying these things seemed to have strained Zhuang Yu's back. However, she didn't dare expose him in front of her parents. Zhuang Yu spoke sweet words, making Yu Meiren's father and mother very happy, and he even cooked for them personally.
Yu Meiren and her parents went to Zhuang Yu's house. Yu Meiren deliberately made things difficult for Zhuang Yu, such as spilling water, deliberately putting the chopsticks in the wrong place, and dropping food on the table while eating. These were all precisely hitting Zhuang Yu's sensitive points. However, her parents kept trying to smooth things over for Yu Meiren and praised Zhuang Yu.
Her mother saw that the two of them had quarreled and told Zhuang Yu that Yu Meiren was just a paper tiger with a bit of a temper. As long as he created more opportunities, took the initiative, and coaxed her, it would be fine. Zhuang Yu smiled and agreed. After Zhuang Yu finished washing the dishes, he specifically put away the things that Yu Meiren might trigger in the future. He also sent Yu Meiren a message reminding her to put away her live-streaming equipment at home.
Episode 25 Recap
As soon as her mother returned, she asked Yu Meiren what was going on. Her mother had long noticed that there was a problem between the two of them; they were simply having a spat and it would be fine in a couple of days. But Yu Meiren didn't think so; after all, this kind of behavior was not common.
When her mother and father first met Zhuang Yu, they wondered if a botanist like him could be good to Yu Meiren. However, they slowly discovered that although Zhuang Yu didn't talk much, he looked very neat at first glance. In short, Zhuang Yu was a simple person, with no hidden complexities. After all, Yu Meiren has a straightforward personality and a quick temper.
Although Zhuang Yu might be able to tolerate it for a while, he might not be able to endure it in the long run. Yu Meiren's father also took the opportunity to praise himself, saying that people with such good temperaments like him were uncommon. During that meal, her mother could see the look in Zhuang Yu's eyes; she couldn't be mistaken. Li Tiantian went to pick grapes, and it turned out Jin Xi was with Da Mei.
Hearing Da Mei say that Jin Xi was already staying at their guesthouse and came early in the morning to check the quality of the grapes in the vineyard, Li Tiantian truly didn't understand how Da Mei could be so indiscriminate, bringing anyone along. Li Tiantian originally wanted to leave, but then realized something was wrong. After all, this was her family's vineyard; if anyone should leave, it should be Jin Xi.
Jin Xi told her that he just wanted to accompany her to prune the grapevines, bag the grapes, and do everything she did last year when he wasn't there, hoping Li Tiantian would give him a chance. But Li Tiantian was still angry. After all, he had so many opportunities to tell the truth, but he still didn't. Since he wanted to experience rural life, she told Da Mei to take him to carry manure, and Jin Xi agreed.
But when he actually did it, Li Tiantian started to feel sorry for him again and told him directly that they couldn't be together. At home, her mother saw Yu Meiren's foundation implant proposal. Yu Meiren quickly explained that she was just drawing it for fun. Her mother also knew to remind Yu Meiren not to make herself too tired. Her father made a big table of loving breakfast.
Yu Meiren asked her parents to stay for a few more days, but her mother said that Qingshui Village was rated the most beautiful village this year, and there were many guests in the guesthouse. Two days ago, a wealthy person came and booked for a month, so she was a bit worried about Da Mei being home alone.
To control the number of attendees, entry passes had to be printed for Zhuang Yu's class; otherwise, there would be too many people. Even so, the classroom was full, and students were particularly active and eager to ask questions. However, while Zhuang Yu was explaining these plants, his mind was filled with memories of Yu Meiren, and he even used the plant 'Yu Meiren' (Papaver rhoeas) as an example.
Yu Meiren (the plant) can be used medicinally and is also very beautiful. Yu Meiren was outside taking pictures of birds and could even associate Zhuang Yu with the birds. At this moment, Zhuang Yu was still feeling melancholic looking at the deleted WeChat interface. Professor Li noticed Zhuang Yu was unhappy; he only said, "a miss by a hair's breadth." But as soon as he saw the Weibo post by Yu Meiren, his mouth curved upwards unconsciously.
Yu Meiren was at home debating whether to forgive him. But the thought of forgiving him made her even angrier. She also ignored Zhuang Yu's WeChat friend request. He even said that she had left something behind and he would send it to her, but Yu Meiren herself didn't know what it was. When she saw it, it was a pile of drinks. Yu Meiren coldly returned them to him directly.
Afterwards, she even ran into Zhuang Yu while grocery shopping. However, Yu Meiren wasn't that easy to appease. Even the gift box Zhuang Yu gave her last time, Yu Meiren had given it away to a student. Zhuang Yu was a bit shocked and disappointed. Zhuang Yu saw Yu Meiren leaving with a suitcase.
It was only from Professor Li that he learned Zhuang Yu had given her a fossil, which was much more expensive than a diamond and had been carefully prepared by him. But Yu Meiren's student thought it was a replica. Jin Xi went to say goodbye to Li Tiantian. He thought Li Tiantian was right and had finally understood. But unexpectedly, Li Tiantian felt a bit reluctant to let him go.
As Jin Xi was about to give her a hearing aid and they were shoving each other, Li Tiantian's note fell out. After Jin Xi saw it, he felt hopeful again. Yu Meiren took the staff on an extracurricular inspection, explaining various types of knowledge to everyone one by one, and then completing the inspection assignment together. She showed great professionalism. When Li Tiantian returned at noon, she saw a table full of dishes, all made by Jin Xi. He had specifically made what Li Tiantian liked to eat. But Li Tiantian's first words upon seeing him were, "Why aren't you leaving yet?"
Episode 26 Recap
Fortunately, Grandma came out to speak up for Jin Xi. It was thanks to him today that she knew Li Tiantian's taste had changed so much, and she actually loves meat now. Li Tiantian explained that she and Jin Xi were just ordinary colleagues, but she couldn't fool Grandma's eyes. Ordinary colleagues wouldn't use couple phone cases. Li Tiantian could only explain not to think too much, she was just too lazy to change it.
Yu Meiren and everyone noticed many green-winged teal corpses. Yu Meiren ruled out death by disease, but the specific cause could only be determined after dissection. They also discovered carbofuran, a highly toxic pesticide, with one pack capable of killing twenty ducks. Green-winged teal are "Three Protected Animals," and illegal hunting of more than twenty can lead to a case being filed. Yu Meiren told everyone to call the police.
It turned out the police had already made a record at the police station. Poachers were even more rampant in earlier years. In recent years, the police have also been fighting wits and courage with the hunters, but their anti-reconnaissance awareness is also very strong. Even if they are caught poisoning, they use the excuse that they were spraying pesticides and do not admit that they poisoned them. Moreover, the wetland reeds severely obstruct the view, making law enforcement difficult.
Everyone also knows that this repeat offender is Jia San, and the police need a complete chain of evidence to solve the case. Unless Jia San and his group can be caught red-handed, it will be difficult to take further action. Yu Meiren also wants to help the police catch him and plans to lie in wait. As expected, Yu Meiren waited for him.
She then quickly took photos and recorded videos, including a video of him making a phone call. Hearing Guo Yi and Guo Er, she realized Jia San had accomplices. But later, she accidentally made a noise. Jia San immediately took out a knife. Yu Meiren was frightened and hid. Just as she was about to call the police, Zhuang Yu appeared in time. Then, the two pretended to be dating in the wilderness, successfully deceiving Jia San.
After returning, Yu Meiren still acted tough, saying that if Zhuang Yu hadn't come, she would have already had the police uncle lock him up. Yu Meiren wondered why Zhuang Yu was there. He said frankly that he came because he wanted to see her, which made Yu Meiren even angrier. Isn't this his style? Coming when he wants, leaving when he wants.
It turned out that Zhuang Yu had teamed up with Professor Li to extract from Lv Jian that Yu Meiren went to Baiyuan, and then immediately booked tickets and came. He also unexpectedly heard someone discussing Yu Meiren's plan, so he analyzed her location based on the information he heard. He also told Yu Meiren it was the law of attraction: when you sincerely desire something, the entire universe will help you achieve it.
The two of them also booked the same guesthouse, and coincidentally, there was a power outage. In the evening, Li Tiantian went to see Da Mei. He also specially prepared mung bean soup. Jin Xi was still following along. Yu Meiren was a little scared in the room with the power outage, and there were often noises in the room. Zhuang Yu came over and knocked on the door, bringing candles and a small fan for her.
Before Yu Meiren could even voice her request, Zhuang Yu thought she wanted him to stay and immediately agreed to stay. But Yu Meiren hadn't said she wanted him to stay, so he quickly changed his words and said he would go install the fan plug, then sat down and watched Yu Meiren sleep, saying he would be right there so she wouldn't be scared.
This warmed Yu Meiren's heart, and she remembered the scene of climbing the mountain with him before. Zhuang Yu also gently told Yu Meiren a story. In the morning, Li Tiantian woke up and received a call from Yu Meiren. Li Tiantian and Yu Meiren were on a trishaw. Jin Xi was still following behind, extremely annoyed, especially worried that Da Mei and Li Tiantian were having a childhood sweetheart sibling-like romance.
In the morning, Yu Meiren went outside to observe the environment and brought watermelon back. It turned out Zhuang Yu was also there. The staff introduced Zhuang Yu's identity, saying he was recommended by Professor Li from Huada University's botany department. They also discussed ideas about bird protection together. Soon, the police uncles also came to understand the situation. Zhuang Yu reminded Yu Meiren that without a perfect plan, she must not act rashly.
Although he cannot save the world, he is willing to try to protect her alone. Zhuang Yu also suggested adding each other on WeChat to facilitate contact for subsequent actions. After all, in front of so many people, Yu Meiren was embarrassed to refuse, so she added him. Yu Meiren and Zhuang Yu also disguised themselves as a couple to eat at a restaurant and proposed eating a certain type of wild chicken.
Episode 27 Recap
Zhuang Yu quickly chimed in from the side, saying money wasn't an issue, and while saying this, he took money out of his wallet, adding, "Since my wife wants to eat it, just name your price." However, the restaurant owner wasn't fooled and directly said it was illegal. Yu Meiren was helpless, she ordered a few dishes casually, then pretended to complain that there wasn't as much wild game here as in Guangdong.
The two of them cooperated, intentionally revealing information for Jia San nearby to hear. Jia San deliberately used Cantonese to chat with Zhuang Yu. Jin Xi took people to the street to look for Li Tiantian, but after a long time, couldn't find her. Moreover, the streets were full of couples, and people looked at these two men with different eyes.
Fortunately, they spotted Li Tiantian and Da Mei shouting and selling grapes on the street in the blink of an eye. Jin Xi went over, pushed Da Mei aside, and offered to help Li Tiantian sell grapes, even doing some juggling. Sure enough, after Jin Xi arrived, more people came to buy grapes. The people Jin Xi brought also led Da Mei away. Their relationship seemed to have eased somewhat.
When Yu Meiren's dad and mom were eating, they also sighed about how good young people have it now, with so many days to celebrate. Yu Meiren's dad hadn't reacted to what his mom was saying, and his mom reminded him; He still couldn't remember, and even said today was the day the dance team was performing a new dance, urging them to eat quickly so they wouldn't be late, otherwise the captain would replace someone else.
Just as his mom was about to get angry, his dad quickly said not to get agitated, then took out a long-prepared sunflower and gave it to his mom, wishing her a happy Qixi Festival. His mom immediately beamed with joy and was incredibly happy. However, Zhuang Yu responded in Cantonese fluently, speaking skillfully, even knowing the location of the restaurant. Yu Meiren took the opportunity to ask where wild game was sold, but Jia San's expression wasn't good.
Fortunately, Zhuang Yu stepped in in time, and also managed to get information out of Jia San. When Yu Meiren introduced herself, she said her surname was Hua, the Hua from 'huā róng yuè mào' (face as beautiful as a flower, countenance as bright as the moon); while Zhuang Yu's surname was Yan, but it was the Yan from 'yán ér wú xìn' (to go back on one's word), using the opportunity to imply something about him.
Then, she indirectly gained Jia San's trust and got him to get some live green-winged teal back. Yu Meiren didn't expect Zhuang Yu to usually seem unemotional, but his acting wasn't bad; Zhuang Yu joked about himself, saying that after eating too many 'two-faced fish', he became two-faced, and also praised Yu Meiren for being courageous and resourceful, and for being beautiful, saying these words could all be summarized by just using the name Yu Meiren.
Jin Xi invited Li Tiantian to go for a walk after they were done. Originally, Li Tiantian felt a bit sorry for him seeing that he hadn't sat down to rest all night, but then she immediately told herself not to be deceived by the suspension bridge effect. She refused the request and wondered why Da Mei hadn't returned yet. At this moment, Da Mei was being pulled by CEO Zhou to set off lantern boats.
Zhuang Yu and Yu Meiren were called by Jia San on the phone. Zhuang Yu tightly held Yu Meiren's hand, telling her not to be afraid. It turned out that the Boss Wang who arrived was actually the owner of the restaurant from the morning. He had specifically checked the restaurant Zhuang Yu mentioned in the morning, "Swan Restaurant," and calling them didn't expose anything, which gained Boss Wang's trust and led to a cooperation agreement.
On the way back, Yu Meiren wondered again whether to notify Officer Wang. Zhuang Yu suggested that since they still didn't know the transaction location, they could attend the appointment first and notify Officer Wang tomorrow. Zhuang Yu didn't need Yu Meiren to be responsible, but he had to be responsible for Yu Meiren and must ensure her safety. After the two returned to the guesthouse, Yu Meiren found that many things were different.
Zhuang Yu told her that the guesthouse was still the same guesthouse, but her perspective on it had changed. He also used the guesthouse as an example to express his feelings, saying that he had never changed, and asked if she wanted to look at it from a different angle and give him a chance, then put a small bunch of flowers into her palm.
Yu Meiren ran back into her room, saw the dried flowers, and thought he must have prepared them in advance. Just as Zhuang Yu was about to knock on the door, he noticed the light in Yu Meiren's room was off, so he didn't go in. Seeing the song "Love in the Dark" that Yu Meiren shared on her WeChat moments, the corners of his mouth lifted, and then he said goodnight to Yu Meiren and left.
Jin Xi, Da Mei, and CEO Zhou were pushing his specially made trishaw with Li Tiantian on it. Da Mei and Jin Xi were also competing for attention, and were rebuffed by Li Tiantian saying she liked quiet. Li Tiantian recalled what Jin Xi said when he called, and perhaps she had already wanted to forgive him in her heart. Grandma also saw that Jin Xi's feelings for Li Tiantian were sincere and advised her not to be so cold anymore.
Episode 28 Recap
Li Tiantian noticed the roof was surprisingly fixed. Hearing Grandma say that Jin Xi and Xiao Zhou had fixed it these past two days, Li Tiantian was a bit surprised, not expecting him to be able to fix this. Grandma praised Jin Xi profusely. Li Tiantian looked at the high roof and felt that Jin Xi didn't look like someone who could do this kind of work. However, she was still a little happy.
Jin Xi was still working at the guesthouse at this time; there were still some bloodstains on the pants drying behind him. Zhuang Yu and Yu Meiren waited for someone at the designated transaction location. However, Yu Meiren was getting a bit impatient, even wondering if she was related to corn, always getting stood up like this.
Zhuang Yu also teased Yu Meiren, gave her a little slap (playfully), then pretended his mustache had fallen off to get close to Yu Meiren, holding her hand tightly. Zhuang Yu tightly embraced Yu Meiren, telling her not to worry, nothing would happen, he had things under control. Yu Meiren asked him to reveal something. Zhuang Yu showed her the small folding knife he was carrying, but said it was just for pruning fruit in the wild.
Jin Xi ran to see Li Tiantian early in the morning again and they ate breakfast together. Li Tiantian didn't refuse him much anymore. At the dinner table, Grandma even winked at Li Tiantian, clearly fond of this potential grandson-in-law. Zhuang Yu gave Yu Meiren compressed biscuits to eat, also telling her that after she finished this biscuit, Boss Wang would arrive. Yu Meiren felt his mustache must have some kind of magic; once it's attached, the deception never ends.
However, Zhuang Yu had already discovered something was wrong, then told her that at the eleven o'clock direction was an outer wall with a reflection, estimating people were ambushing there. Then he started directing his own act, and Yu Meiren also took the opportunity to message Officer Wang. Zhuang Yu promised Yu Meiren that this sentence, "I like you," he would tell her properly when he returned.
Yu Meiren was so worried she cried, constantly holding Zhuang Yu's hand, uneasy, but Zhuang Yu still went with them. At the same time, the police station had divided into small teams to arrest Boss Wang and rescue Zhuang Yu. Li Tiantian remembered that Jin Xi had invited her to a place in the village that morning, making it sound mysterious, but she still went to the appointment. Jin Xi had meticulously arranged the place.
Li Tiantian was quite happy at first, but later she received a call from Xiao Zhou saying Jin Xi had returned because of a private matter. She was happy but also felt very helpless. Yu Meiren was very apologetic, saying she implicated Zhuang Yu because she was too eager to save the birds. Zhuang Yu was trying to observe the terrain outside every step of the way, judging the geographical location. Fortunately, he had a backup plan.
Along the way, he judged the places they passed by through the gaps in the window. Yu Meiren was very anxious and wanted to call Zhuang Yu, but Zhuang Yu's phone actually had no signal. The police had already begun to suspect they were in the mountains, and the money was their last opportunity to communicate. Zhuang Yu also called back. The police took the opportunity to pinpoint the location.
Yu Meiren deliberately stalled for time by arguing with Zhuang Yu, and Zhuang Yu also took the opportunity to convey important information to her. The officer disguised as Yu Meiren's subordinate went with her to deliver the money, detained Boss Wang's men, and asked for the whereabouts of Meifeng Mountain. Shortly after, the officers captured Boss Wang and his men in one fell swoop.
In fact, Yu Meiren and the officers had already analyzed the specific location through Zhuang Yu's words. Watermelon and pumpkin meant the southwest direction, using the cooking time to reveal the time taken for the detour on the way there, and using the form of the food to describe the characteristics of the location. Using a pumpkin as a bowl indicated the place was not on the mountain but in a pit.
Yu Meiren was relieved as soon as she got out of the car and saw Zhuang Yu. Zhuang Yu also smiled and looked at Yu Meiren affectionately. Just as Yu Meiren was about to go back, someone suddenly appeared behind her.
Episode 29 Recap
Zhuang Yu blocked Yu Meiren at the critical moment, got injured himself, and fell to the ground. The police quickly moved to catch the bad guys. Yu Meiren was so anxious she cried. Zhuang Yu saw her distressed look and even smiled. Three days later, Li Tiantian called Yu Meiren. She felt it was too moving, that life is precious, but love is even more valuable. Zhuang Yu had disregarded his own life, so it must be true love.
This was a proper hero saving the beauty, a big scene. Yu Meiren didn't want any big scene; she only hoped he would be safe and sound. Professor Li was reading the official report about Zhuang Yu's heroic deed in the hospital, finding it truly moving and praiseworthy. However, Zhuang Yu was still lying in bed at this time; he couldn't stand it and wanted to go out for some fresh air.
Professor Li was worried he might have sequelae from a concussion. He kept following him, giving him examples of post-concussion symptoms, such as temporary coma, retrograde amnesia, fainting, vomiting, and nausea, all of which could occur. Zhuang Yu even started making fun of him. Li Tiantian asked Yu Meiren if they had made up, but since Yu Meiren had never been together with him, what was there to make up?
Li Tiantian thought that given what happened, it was only natural for them to get together. At that life-or-death moment, how could Yu Meiren have time to think about trivial matters of love? Moreover, Zhuang Yu wanted to say it, but Yu Meiren didn't give him the chance. In the evening, Yu Meiren went to see Zhuang Yu. She saw him lying in bed, thoughtfully tucked him in, and turned off the light.
Just as she was about to leave, Zhuang Yu called out to her. Only then did Yu Meiren realize Zhuang Yu was awake. She excitedly ran over and even cried. She was truly worried; tears fell like broken pearls. When pouring water for Zhuang Yu, she didn't forget to test the water temperature first. Their eyes met inadvertently, and Yu Meiren was still a little shy. Zhuang Yu apologized to Yu Meiren about the botanical garden incident.
Before he could explain, Yu Meiren stopped him from talking. This day, Zhuang Yu was studying Yu Meiren's WeChat Moments. When Professor Li came, he quickly put it down, afraid of being discovered, and then changed the subject, telling him to quickly return to school. After all, he had a meeting in the afternoon, and the laboratory also needed him. At this moment, Yu Meiren also happened to come over, but Lv Jian actually followed her.
He wasn't usually this active in class. Clearly, Zhuang Yu didn't welcome him. But fortunately, Professor Li's assistance was effective; he took Lv Jian away. Then his two elementary school students arrived and asked him how he got injured. Yu Meiren blamed herself, saying "It's my fault," but Zhuang Yu thought the injury was worth it. Yu Meiren was still a little happy after hearing this.
When Li Tiantian saw Jin Xi, she directly asked him what exactly he had gone to do. He stammered that it involved company secrets and was inconvenient to say. Then why didn't he call for three days? Jin Xi again said that the place he went to had a bad signal. But he couldn't call her, yet he could call Xiao Zhou. She thought he would be different this time, but she was still wrong.
Then she told Jin Xi to leave. Although she was very reluctant, she still didn't look at him. In the evening, Zhuang Yu didn't forget to work. Yu Meiren messaged him asking what he wanted to eat that night, saying she could bring anything. Zhuang Yu smiled and replied, "You don't need to move, I'll come." Yu Meiren saw it and immediately spat out a mouthful of water.
She even thought Zhuang Yu believed she was doubting his ability, and immediately shared a song titled "No Need to Guess" on her WeChat Moments. Zhuang Yu came to school before his injury was fully healed. He even pretended that the data was too large for his home computer to run, when in fact, he just wanted to see Yu Meiren. He also brought her favorite flavored drink.
Yu Meiren hinted to herself internally to stay calm, and then invited Zhuang Yu for a walk. As the two walked, Zhuang Yu also instructed Yu Meiren never to say a man is incapable. Afterwards, Yu Meiren stopped him, looking like she wanted to say something.
Episode 30 Recap
Yu Meiren called out to Zhuang Yu. A flower petal fell on her head, and Zhuang Yu gently removed it for her. Yu Meiren noticed how his cuff was already on. Zhuang Yu teased that he injured his arm, not his hand. Yu Meiren suddenly remembered she wasn't supposed to ask about this, then quickly brought the topic back. She asked Zhuang Yu if he had secretly run out of the hospital.
Zhuang Yu smiled and said the doctor let him out. Yu Meiren didn't believe it, especially since his hand couldn't even take care of his daily life. Zhuang Yu smiled and said that's why he came to find her for a meal. Li Tiantian was distracted at the dinner table, unable to eat. Her grandma was worried seeing her eat so little, afraid of hypoglycemia, especially since she did a lot each day but ate so little.
Li Tiantian explained it was too hot, she couldn't eat, then she went out. Yu Meiren explained that she had already made plans for lunch, but she explained with a guilty look that she had actually just made plans with a classmate. Seeing Lv Jian approaching, she quickly pulled Zhuang Yu, not wanting him to see him, but it was no use, Lv Jian went over and initiated conversation.
Yu Meiren then confessed that the classmate she had made plans with was Lv Jian, explaining it was agreed upon a long time ago. There was no romance involved, and she wanted to drag Zhuang Yu along to eat too, but he refused, then turned around and pulled Professor Li Changyuan to a small eatery at the school gate. To cheer him up, Professor Li Changyuan even took him to a newly opened restaurant.
Li Tiantian walked to the place Jin Xi had wanted to take her before, and even stubbornly claimed she hadn't come on purpose, just stopping for a drink of water and leaving. Unexpectedly, Jin Xi arrived shortly after. He saw Li Tiantian's basket and knew she was inside. Then he sat down and spoke about some of his deepest thoughts, apologizing to her.
Li Tiantian yelled she didn't want to see him and pushed him down, only then noticing his leg was injured. Li Tiantian's tears fell like rain, and she tightly hugged Jin Xi. Xia Zhi's boss again instigated her to go win over Zhuang Yu. Xia Zhi knew she couldn't handle it and initially refused, but her boss didn't give her a reason to refuse.
Zhuang Yu and Professor Li Changyuan went to the new restaurant to eat, but they ended up ordering all green vegetables. Zhuang Yu sneered that it was really quite fitting; he also guessed that Professor Li Changyuan's blind date liked vegetarian food, because he only had two hobbies: one was blind dates, and the other was eating meat. Since he wasn't eating meat, there was only that possibility.
Professor Li Changyuan also taught Zhuang Yu dating tips: one aspect is communication skills, the second is understanding the other person's thoughts, being anxious about their anxieties, and thinking about what they think. He even lent him this comprehensive guide book. Yu Meiren asked Lv Jian for a favor, and was worried if it would be too much trouble for him, but Lv Jian readily agreed.
After all, it was Yu Meiren's matter, he would definitely try his best to do it. Zhuang Yu received a message from Yu Meiren but deliberately didn't reply, tidying up his house. Stepping out to take out the trash, he happened to see Yu Meiren outside, and quickly rushed back inside to change the bandage. In fact, his arm wasn't injured at all at the time because a tomato can had blocked it for him.
Yu Meiren heard a lot of noise inside from outside the door, and directly entered with the password. She didn't expect him to still be changing. Yu Meiren had specifically gone to the pharmacy to buy bandages, thinking Zhuang Yu's bandage was loose and he was embarrassed to trouble others. However, he kept refusing Yu Meiren to change his dressing, and they accidentally fell onto the bed together, both feeling extremely awkward.
But Zhuang Yu seemed to suddenly change into a different person and flirted with Yu Meiren. Then, using the excuse that changing the dressing required removing clothes, he made Yu Meiren incredibly shy, and she ran out with a red face. Zhuang Yu also used his little scheme to deliberately show Yu Meiren the bird he had drawn. As expected, Yu Meiren was very interested, and then explained her thoughts.
Only then did Zhuang Yu realize she had eaten with Lv Jian for the sake of this authorization matter. Yu Meiren still wouldn't admit it, saying they just had a casual meal and chat. Zhuang Yu saw she wasn't telling the truth and got jealous again.
Episode 31 Recap
Yu Meiren said she couldn't tell him yet, and Zhuang Yu got very angry. Seeing the situation was bad, Yu Meiren pretended to cough, and Zhuang Yu quickly went to pour her water. Yu Meiren told him that he would know sooner or later, but not now, and then took the drawing and went home. It has to be said, Zhuang Yu's drawings are quite something. Yu Meiren looked at the drawing, unsure what to draw.
At this time, Zhuang Yu was already back home and drawing again, this time even adding color. Then the next day, he secretly slipped it under Yu Meiren's door crack. Yu Meiren, who was about to go out, just happened to see it. The more she looked at the drawing, the more she liked it. It seemed that being a person required being a bit bold, otherwise, you wouldn't know what good things you could receive.
Then she quickly took the drawing and left. Professor Li Changyuan went to Zhuang Yu's house and found out he had been drawing faces all night. Zhuang Yu was surprised why it couldn't have been drawing all morning. Could Professor Li Changyuan not understand? This kind of drawing couldn't be finished in just one or two hours, especially since coloring was needed. Then he wanted to see the work, but Zhuang Yu told him he had given it away.
Professor Li Changyuan was very shocked that something he had been coveting for so long was just given away so cheaply to someone else. Then he realized that he might have given it to Yu Meiren, and criticized him for prioritizing romance over friendship. Now Professor Li Changyuan could accurately tell which of his things were given to Yu Meiren, and even took the air purifier.
Zhuang Yu had been preparing the items one by one based on the songs Yu Meiren shared on her moments, planning to give them to her, but they were all taken by Professor Li Changyuan. Yu Meiren met with her former assistant to ask for her help, and specifically brought her some small steamed buns from Hua University. When she saw these drawings, she began to praise Yu Meiren, saying she was truly amazing.
While everyone else was still struggling in the blogger circle, she was about to conquer the art world. This was on a completely different level. Although Yu Meiren's idea of selling art was very good and could be a long-term endeavor if successful, the target audience might be somewhat limited in the early stage. The assistant saw the key issue at a glance.
In recent years, Yu Meiren's Weibo activity had been quite relaxed, and her influence alone was very small. If she could be featured in a more prominent major event, the possibility of breaking through would be greater. Yu Meiren completely trusted the assistant's suggestions and entrusted the matter to her. However, Xiao Fang later met with Xia Zhi. It turned out that after Xiao Fang made a mistake, Jin Xi had fired her.
She thought it was Yu Meiren's idea and felt that Yu Meiren had always been hypocritical. Yu Meiren went to the lab to see Zhuang Yu and happened to see him catch a falling bottle with his left hand. Yu Meiren was very angry and left before he could explain. Zhuang Yu chased after her.
Yu Meiren untied the bandage and saw that his arm was fine, only then realizing that he hadn't been shot at all and had no concussion whatsoever. Yu Meiren was very angry, especially since she had gone out of her way to have dinner with Lv Jian to ask him to help contact an expert. Zhuang Yu was very happy knowing that Yu Meiren had dinner with Lv Jian for his sake.
Then Yu Meiren left after receiving a call from Li Tiantian. Xia Zhi took some things and went to find Zhuang Yu. Yu Meiren met with Li Tiantian and only then learned that she and Jin Xi had made up. The experimental report that Zhuang Yu saw was actually from a long time ago, something Yu Meiren did to get closer to him.
Yu Meiren was currently being subjected to Li Tiantian and Jin Xi's excessive affection, finding it unbearable to see them being so lovey-dovey. Seeing them matching in this way also felt a bit strange. She then received a call and quickly left. It turned out that Xia Zhi had come up with another bad idea, and the two of them had formed an alliance.
In the evening, Yu Meiren arranged her schedule for the following days and then started following up on the work continuously. Zhuang Yu went to the botanical garden in the morning and was no longer faking his arm injury. In the morning, Yu Meiren received an invitation to a charity wine reception and was especially happy, jumping and skipping. Then she logged into her Weibo and found that she had gained some followers, thinking someone had bought them for her.
She initially wanted to send the photos she had taken to Zhuang Yu, but thinking about how he had lied to her, she decided not to send them. Then she ran directly to find Zhuang Yu. Zhuang Yu was very happy to see Yu Meiren and was not affected by any provocations.
Yu Meiren had originally come to thank him for the drawing, but unexpectedly, Zhuang Yu started playing word games, not using the tactic of "letting the fish go to catch it later," but "waiting by the tree stump for a rabbit." Then Yu Meiren showed him the photos and asked him to draw two more pictures, sounding quite righteous, since he was the one who faked the injury first. On her way out, she ran into Xia Zhi, who, as expected, started speaking sarcastically as soon as they met.
Episode 32 Recap
Yu Meiren grabbed Xia Zhi and asked her what she meant by what she just said. She directly threw a sentence at Yu Meiren, telling her to ask her experimental subject to see what he thought she meant, and then she left. Yu Meiren stood rooted to the spot, recalling how Zhuang Yu had just asked her if she had some unspeakable secret to tell, and a series of other things Zhuang Yu had said.
Then she quickly called Li Tiantian to tell her about it. Li Tiantian was having dinner with Jin Xi; the two were extremely affectionate. Li Tiantian thought, "courtesy before force." Since Xia Zhi had issued a warning, perhaps she hadn't told Zhuang Yu yet. Yu Meiren ran home while talking on the phone. When she got home, she really couldn't find the table she had made.
She even thought that although she was messy, she had order in her mess, and she remembered very clearly that the table was placed in the pile of manuscripts. But now the manuscripts were all there, but the table was gone. Li Tiantian promised to come and help her figure it out later. Yu Meiren heard someone knocking at the door, hung up the phone, and went to open it. --- Lv Jian drank his drink absentmindedly.
His senior asked him what he was thinking about. He actually sneered and felt that if he really went to Alxa, even taking a sip of soda might be a luxury. His senior thought this wasn't something a rich second generation should say and even teased him that even if he wanted to build a palace in the desert, it would be an easy matter.
Lv Jian sighed lightly and said that building a palace in the desert was an illegal structure, and relying on his parents for everything also went against his true intentions. He was unwilling to do either of these two things. Yu Meiren was absentmindedly thinking about the table. Zhuang Yu saw that she was zoning out and couldn't even remember what she was supposed to do.
Actually, Zhuang Yu just wanted to ask if he should draw all the photos she gave him, or just pick one from each. Yu Meiren's biggest thought now was that she regretted writing this table, and even more so, she shouldn't have foolishly printed them out. It was neither environmentally friendly nor free from endless worries. Then, she decided to play along, pretending she wasn't feeling well.
As a result, Zhuang Yu thought she had low blood sugar and took out a banana for her to eat. But their thoughts were completely different. Yu Meiren still decided to ask Zhuang Yu to leave first and talk about whatever it was tomorrow. Yu Meinan encountered a travel blogger on his way back.
She kept bothering him to help her ask for directions and claimed to have hundreds of thousands of followers, but Yu Meinan was not interested in her. Yu Meiren peeled a banana at home while guessing whether Zhuang Yu knew or not. Yu Meiren picked up a photo of a girl at Zhuang Yu's house and asked him who it was. He didn't recognize her, but Yu Meiren saw it fall out of a notebook.
Zhuang Yu explained that the notebook belonged to old Li, but Yu Meiren remained skeptical. Zhuang Yu, following the "manual," deliberately maintained an air of mystery and let Yu Meiren misunderstand. Yu Meiren went to Zhuang Yu's study and found a leak. It turned out to be her own house's drainpipe that was loose. Li Tiantian suggested letting Zhuang Yu stay over to gain a favor from him, so he wouldn't be embarrassed to point out mistakes.
Li Tiantian immediately used Yu Meiren's phone to send him a voice message, asking him to come and stay. Zhuang Yu readily agreed. Li Tiantian instructed Yu Meiren not to dwell on the past but to look forward. Not long after, Jin Xi called Yu Meiren and told her to check Weibo. It turned out that her elementary school graduation photo had been posted online, and everyone thought she had undergone plastic surgery.
However, Yu Meiren endured it and didn't tell Zhuang Yu, continuing to help him move. But Yu Meiren's state became increasingly strange afterward. Zhuang Yu specifically took her out for barbecue. They ate until very late. Yu Meiren could tell that Professor Zhuang was acting unusually today. Yu Meiren drank the wrong drink, drinking beer instead. She recalled things from her childhood, always thinking she was ugly, and even mentioned sending him a letter during her university days.
On the way back, Zhuang Yu kept comforting Yu Meiren, touching her soft face, his heart melting. Afterward, he also accompanied Yu Meiren to sing to vent her emotions. Jin Xi had analyzed that these Weibo accounts slandering Yu Meiren were clearly prepared. It looked very much like premeditated defamation, and a lot of money had been spent, even getting marketing accounts involved. Moreover, not everyone has their elementary school graduation photos.
It was obvious that these were all Xia Zhi's doing, and she kept saying it was for Zhuang Yu's sake. In the morning, Yu Meiren woke up and was startled by her smudged makeup. She screamed, but it turned out Zhuang Yu was making breakfast. Recalling the details carefully, she felt very embarrassed.
Episode 33 Recap
Yu Meiren analyzed the third stage of negotiation, reaching a compromise through self-assessment and external judgment. Zhuang Yu smiled and nodded; he wasn't confused. Yu Meiren picked up her phone and asked Zhuang Yu to guess how many rejection messages she would receive if she turned it on now. She had contacted fourteen brands in total; nine had given positive replies, and five had not replied. So, there were probably at least fifteen rejection messages, right?
Zhuang Yu told her to quickly drink more water to dilute the alcohol in her body. Yu Meiren didn't want to drink, because another rejection was from a charity gala. Then she lay on the sofa and shouted about the admission ticket she had finally obtained, saying she definitely wouldn't be able to get in now because of this incident. She also joked that the only thing separating them was a middle school group photo.
And what made Yu Meiren the most angry was that others said she was promoting appearance anxiety; she clearly wasn't. Is there something wrong with makeup? Is there something wrong with becoming beautiful? But gradually, Yu Meiren discovered that by mastering a little skill, everything could even become better. All of this proved that makeup was so useful and fair; it made beauty a skill that everyone could acquire later, rather than a privilege monopolized by a few people congenitally.
Makeup wasn't for pleasing others, but rather it could make more people confident. Zhuang Yu comforted Yu Meiren in his own way and asked her if she remembered the time she snatched his bicycle outside the venue. That feeling of being so righteous about it was truly vivid. Whether she wore makeup or not wasn't important, because she could also be very confident without makeup. Yu Meiren praised him as a logical genius.
Also, when Yu Meiren went birdwatching in the morning, staying motionless for several hours. And in class, when she focused on discussions with her classmates; she was really different from usual when she was serious, very special. And the way she was when she was lively, whether she was imitating a secretarybird or the "divine woman" who insisted on fulfilling his wish, she was very cute.
As a result, when Yu Meiren woke up in the morning, she found her parents had arrived. She quickly explained that she and Zhuang Yu were not living together. Actually, Zhuang Yu had already told Yu Meiren's parents. He saw that Yu Meiren had drunk so much last night, and today he just wanted her to sleep in a bit more.
When Yu Meiren opened her phone and saw so many messages, although she was still a bit sad, she had already accepted reality. Zhuang Yu encouraged her to attend the charity gala tomorrow. In the morning, Zhuang Yu specifically made a meal; although it was all vegetarian, it was highly praised. Afterwards, Yu Meiren received a threatening text message. Then the courier delivered the gala dress.
Yu Meiren had just used the excuse of a school gala to brush it off, when Li Tiantian and Jin Xi arrived. Several people sat together, and no one spoke for several minutes. But Yu Meiren still struggled a bit, unwilling to tell the truth. But Yu's mother didn't blame her for anything; she just felt that Yu Meiren shouldn't have not told her when something happened.
Actually, her parents already knew about Yu Meiren becoming a blogger and had also figured out about the pretense of having a boyfriend. However, Zhuang Yu specifically explained that the boyfriend matter wasn't fake, and now her parents knew. After all, he was so good to Yu Meiren and even gave up an opportunity abroad. Actually, whether Yu Meiren was a blogger or a teacher, her parents would support her and be by her side.
Yu Meiren went to school for class, and the way her classmates looked at her had changed. Lv Jian also invited her out to have some fun to ease her mood and expressed that he would always support her stance. Yu Meiren had mentally prepared herself before going to the classroom. She didn't expect the students in her class to be so kind; they sang for Yu Meiren together, and everyone said they would always support her.
Yu Meiren was truly touched. Last time, Yu Meiren had given something Zhuang Yu gave her to a student, and the student returned it to her. Only then did she see that it was a fossil. And by coincidence, it was the exact fossil she had posted about before. When she went to find Zhuang Yu, she also saw a drawing of herself in his book.
Moreover, Zhuang Yu also @-ed Yu Meiren using his own Weibo account, stating that Yu Meiren was his favorite flower. Then she was about to send Zhuang Yu a WeChat message, but after thinking about it, she didn't know what to send. Zhuang Yu, however, sent a message first, saying that in the last stage, one could choose not to accept, but to change. Yu Meiren still attended the charity gala, only appearing without makeup and dressed very simply. Yu Meiren earned everyone's applause with her sincerity. She now possessed her true weapon, which was the freedom to be unafraid of anxiety and scrutiny.
Episode 34 Recap
Xia Zhi was angered, and left directly. Xiao Fang chased after her and asked how she would explain to Director Zhao, but she still left. Yu Meiren spoke effortlessly within the venue, using this opportunity to leverage everyone's influence to let more people know that there is a group of lives on Earth worthy of respect, attention, and protection. Everyone gave warm applause, and representatives of various brands also showed strong interest in the protected area charity auction.
It was finally bid on by Jian Tao. Zhuang Yu surprisingly appeared backstage, looking handsome in a white suit. Yu Meiren guessed that he had endorsed Jian Tao again to be able to come just like that; he really had a few tricks up his sleeve. The host invited Zhuang Yu to speak. Yu Meiren looked at Zhuang Yu with a fascinated expression.
He also represented Jian Tao in inviting Yu Meiren to be a brand spokesperson, which shocked Yu Meiren; she thought he was talking nonsense. As a result, the host actually said that Zhuang Yu was the young Director Zhuang of Jian Tao Group, which shocked Yu Meiren even more.
She recalled when she was with Zhuang Yu before, he often gave his younger brother Jian Tao brand lollipops, and his younger brother was interrupted by him when talking about his pocket money, and also the fossil he gave her later. Zhuang Yu smiled and told Yu Meiren that he bought the fossil himself and that he now knew Yu Meiren inside and out.
Yu Meiren also joked, asking what kind of plot this was, even Tiantian would call it cheesy, and wouldn't his parents suddenly appear later, throw ten million at her, and tell her to leave? Zhuang Yu approached Yu Meiren and asked if saying that meant she agreed to be with him. Yu Meiren gently pushed him away, saying how he became so glib as soon as he got the identity of a rich second generation.
Actually, Zhuang Yu specifically asked his mother for help with this matter. That evening, Zhuang Yu also invited her to meet his parents. Yu Meiren was stunned; the pace was too fast. Going back in the evening, Zhuang Yu saw that the name on Yu Meiren's package was surprisingly 'Mrs. Zhang', and questioned her about who Mrs. Zhang was and who the person named Zhang was.
Yu Meiren told him that Mrs. Zhang was herself, and this person named Zhang was from a past life. Zhuang Yu speculated that it wasn't a real thing and even thanked this Mr. Zhang for giving him the opportunity. Yu Meiren asked him if there was anything else he hadn't told her. Zhuang Yu thought for a moment and mentioned that the "Chasing Yu Plan" wasn't very effective.
Yu Meiren nearly spat out a mouthful of water and said she wrote it just for fun and didn't put any effort into it. Zhuang Yu told her she did put effort into it, but it wasn't effective because Zhuang Yu also used it on her, which is why he said it wasn't good. Zhuang Yu pinned Yu Meiren onto the sofa and asked how she would compensate him to be satisfied.
Yu Meiren touched Zhuang Yu's face, and they kissed. Tiantian and Jin Xi also found out about Zhuang Yu being the Jian Tao heir after reading Weibo. Tiantian was having Jin Xi help her revise her live stream script. Yu Meiren went to the classroom for Zhuang Yu's class. Listening to the people next to her praising Zhuang Yu, she was incredibly happy inside. In class, Zhuang Yu gave an impromptu quiz.
The students all stammered and couldn't answer, but only Yu Meiren answered correctly. After all, she could identify plants by recognizing the nearby birds. Yu Meiren's parents called her and told her to come home with Zhuang Yu for the Mid-Autumn Festival. Qingshui Village had been very lively recently, and Da Mei was still busy decorating the guesthouse. Yu Meiren also heard his voice message and knew he was busy, so she specifically went to the lab to see him.
However, she didn't disturb him, but he still noticed the mark she left on the window. That evening, Yu Meiren fell asleep while reading. When she woke up, the library was closed. She quickly sent Zhuang Yu a voice message, and he came over shortly. Yu Meiren hugged him tightly. They leaned against the bookshelf and were just kissing when the lights were turned on. Yu Meiren also deliberately teased him. That evening, they held hands and went back together.
He knew about Yu Meiren's alternate Weibo account through her sunscreen. The name "Too Lazy to Bird You" was very Yu Meiren! Later, he also guessed that she had come to class. After returning home, Yu Meiren showed him her graduation certificate and told him about things that happened before. Zhuang Yu promised her she could write as many letters as she wanted in the future.
He didn't have an ideal type before, but now his ideal type was Yu Meiren. Jin Xi specifically enrolled Tiantian in a continuing education class for broadcasting and hosting at Huaguang University. He really understood what Tiantian wanted to do. Yu Meiren and Zhuang Yu went home together, bringing many things. Her parents were particularly happy; these were all carefully prepared by Zhuang Yu. As a result, Xia Zhi actually came to cause trouble.
Zhuang Yu was not polite to her at all, and Da Mei was even more unwilling. Yu Meiren asked everyone to avoid them for a moment, saying she could handle it herself.
Episode 35 (Ending) Recap
After all, besides her, there was probably no other junior high classmate who would use a junior high school photo as negative information and add it to a press release bought by Xingfu. But she didn't want to dwell on it too much, because she already had enough.
At this moment, Jin Xi came out holding grapes and clarified for Yu Meiren, saying it's not that they don't dare to admit it, but that they simply disdain to play such games. Yu Meiren wasn't the only one who had this junior high school photo. CEO Zhao of Xingfu obviously knew the whole process, and this kind of smear campaign was Xingfu's method. They had signed a new blogger, and now when Xia Zhi called, CEO Zhao didn't answer.
Although she didn't believe it, this was the truth. Tiantian had just seen someone acting suspiciously in the vineyard, and it turned out to be her. Actually, Yu Meiren somewhat understood her. Everyone started at the same point, and whether in relationships, career, or academics, she even worked harder. Yu Meiren felt that she was just luckier. But isn't this the unfair part? What reason is there to criticize her?
Tiantian told her it was because she had the ability to reflect, which is exactly what she lacked. Most people attribute success to themselves, but blame others when they fail. But Yu Meiren is apprehensive when she succeeds and introspective when she fails, which is why she can be the protagonist. Yu Meiren, Tiantian, and Jin Xi were chatting. Jin Xi was still bragging when Zhuang Yu came over and formally met Jin Xi.
However, the subsequent conversation made Tiantian think it was a weird comparison between straight men. As soon as Yu Meiren heard "male competition," she was wide awake. The two of them even analyzed their next moves. But these two really had strange moves, even their tea drinking became odd. On the evening of the Mid-Autumn Festival, everyone ate together at Yu Meiren's guesthouse, enjoying a harmonious atmosphere. Da Mei also packed some crabs and sent them to Tiantian.
Jin Xi generously invited him in to eat together. In Yu Meinan's view, as long as Tiantian was happy, he would be satisfied. In the morning, Yu Meiren woke up and found that Zhuang Yu had stolen her energy again. She was yelling as she went out to find him. As soon as she opened the door, Zhuang Hui also arrived, saying he came with his mother to see his future daughter-in-law, and this future daughter-in-law was her.
Yu Meiren immediately became nervous. Zhuang Yu told her he came to Qingshui Village to inspect the orchard supply location, and Zhuang Hui heard he was here and came to take a look. Yu Meiren was still a bit scared to meet Zhuang Yu's mother and pretended to be dizzy, because she was not ready at all. Even Zhuang Hui could tell her acting was poor.
The two were fooling around on the bed when Zhuang Yu's mother, Yu Meiren's parents, and Yu Meinan came in. The scene became instantly awkward. Afterwards, Yu Meiren tidied herself up and went out, unable to speak properly, because Zhuang Yu's mother looked very serious. Luckily, her parents handled it easily. During dinner, her parents specially entertained Zhuang Yu's mother warmly, setting out a large table of dishes, and even bought drinks online.
As a result, Zhuang Hui accidentally blurted out that these drinks were from their family's company. Coupled with Zhuang Yu's mother talking on the phone about a contract worth 100 million, her parents finally realized how rich his family was. However, Zhuang Yu's mother was still very approachable, and their tastes were quite similar. Moreover, she also saw the changes in Zhuang Yu since he started being with Yu Meiren, and she was truly pleased.
That evening, Zhuang Yu and Yu Meiren went to make a wish under the sacred tree where they had stayed before. Yu Meiren thought Zhuang Yu's wish was for his experiment to succeed. Yu Meiren hoped he could continue to move forward and bravely pursue his dreams. Zhuang Yu gently kissed Yu Meiren's palm and told her he could give her anything she wanted.
And the wish he made was not for his experiment to succeed, but for them to be together forever. Yu Meiren was both touched and happy. The two kissed under the sacred tree. Yu Meiren took her students to do fieldwork in the wetland. She received the ninety-seventh letter written by Zhuang Yu, which contained endless words. And Tiantian and Jin Xi also finally reached a positive outcome and got married.
Zhuang Yu specifically sent someone to pick up Yu Meiren. In the car, Zhuang Yu sent Yu Meiren the paper he had written. He not only included her in the acknowledgments at the end but also proposed. As expected, as soon as Yu Meiren got out of the car, Zhuang Yu was standing there waiting for her. She ran over and hugged Zhuang Yu. Zhuang Yu hugged Yu Meiren, spun her around, and they kissed.
