Across the Ocean to See You Episode 1 Recap
> Across the Ocean to See You Recap
Su Mang, a career woman, is an executive at CT Company, a British international tourism group. Zheng Chu, a fashion travel experience expert at Shanghai MG Tourism Group, spends 300 out of 365 days a year sleeping in five-star hotels. Su Mang's husband, Chen Jiaming, comes from a wealthy family background but is infertile. Su Mang and her husband have never had children.
For her husband's dignity as a man, and at her mother-in-law's request, Su Mang decides to undergo artificial insemination. Zheng Chu's girlfriend, Chen Shanshan, is an elegant and beautiful flight attendant, whose parents divorced when she was young, leading to a turbulent life. She yearns to live a superior life, but her boyfriend Zheng Chu's mediocre career has always made her critical and discontented. The story begins here. Su Mang went to the hospital, determined to undergo artificial insemination.
She had strict requirements for the sperm donor: high IQ and pure Chinese ancestry. Su Mang wanted to see a photo of the donor to have an idea of his appearance, but the doctor strictly adhered to hospital regulations and disagreed with Su Mang's request. Su Mang was displeased. Zheng Chu went to a five-star hotel for an experience inspection.
He was picked up and dropped off by a Mercedes-Benz, and all hotel staff cleared the way to welcome him, a spectacular scene. Zheng Chu was diligent and responsible in his work, finding deficiencies in many details of the hotel and pointing them out truthfully to the hotel management. Unexpectedly, while the hotel staff appeared respectful, they called Zheng Chu's company to complain about him after he left. Following Su Mang's requirements, the hospital selected several qualified donors.
After careful and strict selection, Su Mang reluctantly found a donor she was reasonably satisfied with. The procedure went smoothly, and now she awaited the conception results. Zheng Chu returned to the company and was severely reprimanded by Hehe, the director of the tourism department, at a departmental meeting. Zheng Chu had always known that Hehe was quite dissatisfied with him and did not respect his work as a travel experience expert at all.
Hehe ordered Zheng Chu to reissue the investigation report for the Haining five-star hotel. Zheng Chu felt he took his work seriously and that his report was factual, so he firmly refused to change it. During the meeting, Hehe uttered malicious words, which pushed Zheng Chu to his limit. Zheng Chu told Hehe that as soon as he finished the Sanya hotel project he was working on, he would immediately submit his resignation.
Cai Ling was Su Mang's superior and close friend in the UK. She strongly supported Su Mang's work. After learning of Su Mang's decision to undergo artificial insemination, she supported her and happily said, "Now you can finally stay in the UK with complete peace of mind." Zheng Chu and his girlfriend Chen Shanshan had been in love for many years, and he decided to propose to Chen Shanshan, turning their love into marriage.
For this proposal, Zheng Chu had prepared the ring and venue early. Unexpectedly, due to the argument with Hehe, Zheng Chu was over an hour late when he arrived at the agreed-upon bar. Zheng Chu, holding a bouquet of blue roses, walked up to Chen Shanshan, who looked impatient. Zheng Chu quickly apologized. Chen Shanshan coldly said, "You're busy every day, but I never see you when it's time for promotions and raises."
Zheng Chu only wanted to avoid spoiling the proposal atmosphere and didn't take Chen Shanshan's sarcasm to heart. Chen Shanshan went to the restroom. Zheng Chu quickly worked with his friends to place the ring he had prepared into the dessert that had been ordered yesterday, hoping to surprise Chen Shanshan. When Chen Shanshan returned to her seat, Zheng Chu eagerly waited for her to discover the ring while eating the dessert.
To his surprise, Chen Shanshan was furious because the strawberries on the dessert were not fresh and insisted that the waiter replace it with a freshly made one. Zheng Chu had no choice but to tell Chen Shanshan about his intention to propose. Upon hearing Zheng Chu's proposal, Chen Shanshan showed no joy.
She told Zheng Chu that in the eyes of outsiders, he stayed in five-star hotels and frequented high-end restaurants, but who knew that his salary was not even as much as hers, a flight attendant. Chen Shanshan admitted that she simply wanted a good life, but Zheng Chu couldn't fulfill her needs. Furthermore, Chen Shanshan didn't understand Zheng Chu's work as a travel experience expert and saw no value in it. Chen Shanshan broke up with Zheng Chu.
Zheng Chu never expected that his carefully prepared proposal surprise would result in his girlfriend breaking up with him. Zheng Chu repeatedly tried to win Chen Shanshan back, but she responded coldly. Zheng Chu was utterly disappointed. Su Mang returned home from work and found messy clothes scattered everywhere near the entrance. Su Mang felt suspicious. When she went upstairs, she discovered her husband having an affair with another woman. Su Mang was furious.
Tian Xuecheng showed no remorse at all. It turned out he already knew about Su Mang undergoing artificial insemination and unconvincingly argued that Su Mang was cuckolding him. He not only uttered harsh words but also pushed Su Mang to the ground, injuring her knee. Su Mang was deeply disappointed. Tian Xuecheng declared that if Su Mang was pregnant with someone else's child, she was coveting his family's property, and he wouldn't let her have her way, deciding to divorce.
Su Mang was heartbroken by the person in front of her and agreed to the divorce without any hesitation. Cai Ling stood up for Su Mang. Su Mang was physically and mentally exhausted and decided to leave the UK. Cai Ling told Su Mang that the acquisition of MG Company by CT Company was almost complete, and there would be personnel changes at MG Company.
She would help Su Mang secure an opportunity to work at the Shanghai company, allowing Su Mang to return to China for a period, considering it a way to clear her mind. Tang Ming was Zheng Chu's good friend. His sister, Tang Guoguo, was a famous singer, lively and cute, but also had a spoiled temperament. She had always pursued Zheng Chu relentlessly.
Now, knowing that Zheng Chu and Chen Shanshan had broken up, she decided to go all out and aggressively pursue Zheng Chu. Knowing Zheng Chu was going to Sanya to inspect hotels, Tang Guoguo arrived in Sanya ahead of him to await his arrival. Su Mang was surprised that her artificial insemination succeeded on the first attempt; even the doctor was astonished because the chance of success on the first try was rare.
However, the now-divorced Su Mang didn't want the child anymore. The doctor was puzzled and even accused Su Mang of being irresponsible with life. Su Mang sat alone, lost in thought, in a park. Seeing children playing with their parents, her maternal love was suddenly awakened. Su Mang felt that the arrival of this little life might be a destined fate with this baby.
Cai Ling advised Su Mang to think carefully, as raising a child was not an easy task. Su Mang's mind was made up; no matter how many problems there would be in the future, she would give birth to this child. Su Mang's transfer order quickly came through. Before heading to Shanghai for her new post, Su Mang decided to take a vacation in Sanya to relax. Zheng Chu arrived in Sanya, unexpectedly finding Tang Guoguo already waiting for him.
Zheng Chu warned Tang Guoguo that he was there for work and she shouldn't disturb him, or else he would threaten to tell the paparazzi about her whereabouts. Su Mang, Zheng Chu, and Tang Guoguo checked into the same hotel. While checking in, Tang Guoguo and Su Mang bumped into each other, scattering their room cards on the floor. Unbeknownst to them, Su Mang and Zheng Chu accidentally picked up each other's room cards.
Su Mang successfully checked into her room using the room card number. Zheng Chu, finally free from the clingy Tang Guoguo, was about to return to his room when he found his room card couldn't open the door. He went to the front desk. After verifying Zheng Chu's check-in information, the service staff opened the door for him.
Zheng Chu, tired after a long day, was just about to take off his pants to rest when Su Mang emerged from the bathroom after showering. The two embarrassed individuals were flustered, and Su Mang even took Zheng Chu for a pervert. Zheng Chu suggested letting the front desk handle the matter to determine whose room it actually was. Tang Guoguo came looking for Zheng Chu and, seeing Su Mang there, got into an argument with Su Mang.
The hotel staff confirmed that the room belonged to Zheng Chu. Su Mang suddenly remembered the morning incident at the front desk when they bumped into each other, realizing they must have swapped room cards. Zheng Chu kindly offered his room to Su Mang. After everyone left, Su Mang saw Zheng Chu's wallet on the bed.
