Across the Ocean to See You Episode 16 Recap
> Across the Ocean to See You Recap
Zheng Chu blocked Su Mang's doorway early in the morning, forcing her to hand over her wallet. Su Mang unwillingly gave the wallet to Zheng Chu. Zheng Chu was surprised that Su Mang had kept so much cash on her. To help Su Mang live a healthier life, Zheng Chu decided to only leave her one credit card and five hundred yuan in cash in her wallet, keeping the rest himself for safekeeping.
If Su Mang truly needed to buy something, he would give her the money after confirming. Su Mang complained endlessly as she looked at the small amount of cash and the card. The company no longer provided resources for Guoguo. To help with Guoguo's career, Tony decided to go out and secure some resources for her. However, Tony worried that if he did this, his care for Guoguo would definitely not be enough.
Tony knew that Su Chang truly liked Guoguo, so he went to discuss with Su Chang, hoping that Su Chang could accompany Guoguo when he wasn't by her side. Su Chang felt that the immediate priority wasn't to secure resources for Guoguo, but to take her to see a doctor. Tony and Su Chang reached a consensus for the first time. They literally tied and bundled Guoguo and took her to the hospital.
The doctor truthfully told the three of them that Guoguo's throat definitely wouldn't recover in a short time, so singing was probably out of the question. The doctor even suggested that Guoguo should change jobs. Tony and Su Chang were both astonished, but only Guoguo was particularly calm. Tony and Su Chang asked Guoguo if she had seen a doctor a long time ago.
Guoguo put on an indifferent facade and instead comforted the two, saying that she just couldn't sing anymore, but she was still Miss Tang. Su Chang saw the sadness behind Guoguo's feigned strength. Su Chang took Tony and Guoguo to a particularly delicious barbecue restaurant. Usually, Tony protected Guoguo like a fairy, not letting her eat this or that, as if she didn't partake in earthly food.
Encouraged by Su Chang, Guoguo finally cast aside all her worries and ate and drank heartily, regardless of how others viewed her as a faded star, not caring about her weight or appearance. Just as Guoguo was having a great time, Tony and Su Chang noticed a large rash of red spots on her arm. The two pulled Guoguo to find Tang Ming.
Tang Ming angrily scolded Guoguo, asking if she didn't know she had an allergic constitution and still dared to gorge herself outside. After leaving Tang Ming, Tony comforted Guoguo, telling her not to give up on herself like this. However, although Guoguo appeared incredibly strong on the surface, the vulnerability revealed in her eyes was truly impossible to hide. Tony and Su Chang took Guoguo to a karaoke bar.
Guoguo recklessly strained her voice, telling Tony that she only now realized all her previous singing was just 'moaning without illness'. Tony looked at Guoguo like this, genuinely feeling heartache. Guoguo finally sang until she was tired, no longer screaming so intensely, but switched to a low pitch. Tony was instantly captivated by Guoguo's voice.
He woke up Su Chang and asked both Su Chang and Guoguo to feel it: in an environment where good voices emerged endlessly, Guoguo's deep and husky voice was instead unique. Tony felt that Guoguo had hope for a comeback. Xiaoqiu came to Tang Ming for a prescription, which was for nearly a week's supply. Tang Ming asked in confusion, "There should still be some of the last medicine left, right?"
Xiaoqiu told Tang Ming that she and her father were returning to Lijiang for Chinese New Year and would leave tomorrow. Tang Ming hadn't expected Xiaoqiu to leave Shanghai so soon, and suddenly felt very reluctant, but couldn't say anything for a moment. Xiaoqiu looked at Tang Ming's profile, feeling guilty for concealing the matter between herself and her biological sister Shanshan from him.
She wondered if Tang Ming would still forgive her if he ever found out she had kept things from him. That evening, Tang Ming returned home, thinking about the time he had spent with Xiaoqiu. He became increasingly certain that Xiaoqiu was the woman he wanted to spend his life with, so Tang Ming booked a flight to Lijiang for early tomorrow morning. Tang Ming arrived in Lijiang just as Xiaoqiu and her father were having lunch.
Xiaoqiu's father was naturally overjoyed to see Tang Ming, bringing out his long-cherished good wine to entertain him. Tang Ming asked Xiaoqiu to show him around Lijiang for the next few days, and Xiaoqiu happily agreed. Two days later, that evening, Xiaoqiu was packing for the last stop of their visit, a climb up Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Tang Ming happened to pass by and came in to take a look.
Seeing Xiaoqiu meticulously preparing every single item, Tang Ming couldn't help but blurt out, "Xiaoqiu will definitely be a good wife and a good mother in the future." Xiaoqiu's face immediately flushed red when she heard Tang Ming's praise. These days, under Zheng Chu's strict control, Su Mang hadn't enjoyed the thrill of shopping for a long time. One day, Su Mang secretly took advantage of Zheng Chu's absence from home, shopped, and had items delivered to her door.
When checking out, Su Mang took a large block of ice from the refrigerator. It turned out that to evade Zheng Chu, Su Mang had frozen her credit card in ice. As fate would have it, just as Su Mang finished swiping her card, Zheng Chu returned and saw so many people in her home. Su Mang lied, claiming these people were her friends visiting her, and these items were gifts from them.
Zheng Chu, of course, didn't believe Su Mang's nonsense. Su Mang had no choice but to admit that she had bought these things, but only spent a little over 2000 yuan. Just as Zheng Chu was about to reprimand Su Mang, the people who had left earlier returned. They told Su Mang that because of her single purchase of 20,000 yuan, they were giving her a lucky bag.
Seeing her lie exposed, Su Mang timidly dared not look Zheng Chu in the eye. Zheng Chu sarcastically remarked that it was "absolutely brilliant" of Su Mang to come up with the idea of freezing her card in ice. Just as Su Mang was feeling smug, Zheng Chu opened her wardrobe and discovered that all the clothes and shoes Su Mang had promised to get rid of were hidden inside, scattered everywhere.
Su Mang was at a loss for how to explain. Zheng Chu angrily left Su Mang's house, even threatening never to care about her again. Su Mang grabbed Zheng Chu's sleeve to apologize, but Zheng Chu ignored her. In the hallway, Zheng Chu secretly called Su Mang's teacher. The teacher advised Zheng Chu to be strict now, as only then could Su Mang's shopping addiction be effectively treated.
Zheng Chu followed the teacher's instructions; no matter how Su Mang apologized and begged for mercy, Zheng Chu simply ignored her. Su Mang received a call from a British lawyer. On the call, the other party informed Su Mang that her ex-husband, Chen Jiaming, had gone bankrupt, and Su Mang was required to bear half of the debts incurred during their marriage.
Su Mang found it incredible; when they divorced, she hadn't taken a single penny from Chen Jiaming, yet now she was being made to bear half of his debt, an amount even reaching several million yuan. Su Mang made a video call to Cai Ling. After hearing Su Mang's description, Cai Ling also thought Chen Jiaming was utterly shameless. She instructed Su Mang that she absolutely must not give in on this matter.
Su Mang was thoughtful; she felt this matter wouldn't be so simple. At the company, Zheng Chu claimed he was sick and gave all the proposals to Xiao Gu, asking him to report to Su Mang. Zheng Chu then chatted, laughed, sang, and danced with his colleagues outside Su Mang's office. Su Mang hadn't expected Zheng Chu to actually ignore her when he said he would. After work that evening, Su Mang went to Zheng Chu's house again.
Su Mang was truly out of options. She confronted Zheng Chu, saying she really knew she was wrong and would accept whatever Zheng Chu said. Zheng Chu, suppressing a smile, asked her if she really would agree to anything. Su Mang firmly replied yes.
Zheng Chu then seized the opportunity to ask Su Mang to return to Shaoxing with him for the New Year, and casually told her that Su Chang would likely be with Guoguo for the New Year and wouldn't have time for her. After verifying with Su Chang, Su Mang discovered that everything Zheng Chu said was true.
Su Mang thought about it back and forth, only then realizing that this was a trap set by Zheng Chu, with the goal of making her go home with him for the New Year? Zheng Chu explained that to avoid suspicion and for a legitimate reason, the main focus of the Emmy project this time was on developing small and medium-sized cities, and Su Mang could conveniently visit Shaoxing for an inspection.
Su Mang knew she was caught in this trap no matter what, so she agreed to Zheng Chu's proposal. Zheng Chu was overjoyed. Chen Shanshan called Tang Ming, but found his phone was continuously turned off. Last time Chen Shanshan went to the Tang family for dinner, she had the foresight to save their landline number. Shanshan called Tang Ming's mother and learned that Tang Ming had gone to Lijiang. Shanshan became pensive.
