Across the Ocean to See You Episode 23 Recap
> Across the Ocean to See You Recap
Early morning, with faint sunlight. Although Yan Xiaoqiu didn't know why Chen Shanshan insisted on her coming today during their call last night, since she had decided to leave, she still wanted to bravely give Tang Ming and Chen Shanshan her blessings. Yan Xiaoqiu entered Chen Shanshan's house, and the scene before her left her completely dumbfounded. On Chen Shanshan's bedroom bed, Tang Ming and Chen Shanshan were naked and embracing tightly.
Chen Shanshan woke up, saw Yan Xiaoqiu, and feigned surprise. Tang Ming drowsily opened his eyes, only to see a stunned Yan Xiaoqiu standing before him, and Chen Shanshan lying beside him. Yan Xiaoqiu turned and ran away. Chen Shanshan went to chase Yan Xiaoqiu. Tang Ming also got up, put on his clothes, and wanted to chase Yan Xiaoqiu, but when he went out, he saw a gift box Yan Xiaoqiu had left behind.
Inside were a pair of bracelets and a note, on which she had written her blessings for Tang Ming and Chen Shanshan. Chen Shanshan caught up with Yan Xiaoqiu, but Yan Xiaoqiu didn't want to say much. She only told her that she had given up and would also leave Shanghai. After speaking, Yan Xiaoqiu left without looking back. Behind her, Chen Shanshan showed a victorious smile. Tang Ming still didn't catch up with Yan Xiaoqiu.
He returned to Chen Shanshan's house, full of doubt, and asked what exactly had happened between him and Chen Shanshan last night. Chen Shanshan put on a pitiful expression and said that she just wanted to be with him and hadn't thought about marriage yet, but what if she got pregnant because of what happened last night. . . . Tang Ming had a severe headache.
He told Chen Shanshan that he would take responsibility for her, but now he needed some time alone. Su Chang and Tang Guoguo decided to use Su Mang's birthday party as an opportunity for Zheng Chu to propose to Su Mang. Zheng Chu felt this was his best chance to win Su Mang back, so he carefully selected a diamond ring; this time, he wouldn't let Su Mang leave again.
Zheng Chu encountered Tang Ming in the underground parking lot after a meeting at Aimei. As a result, Tang Ming punched Zheng Chu without a word. Tang Ming angrily cursed Zheng Chu, asking why he didn't go check on Chen Shanshan himself, instead of "pushing himself" onto Chen Shanshan. He clearly knew that the person he liked was Yan Xiaoqiu. Zheng Chu was bewildered by Tang Ming's scolding.
Zheng Chu explained that the call he received last night was clearly from Yan Xiaoqiu, and he had even told Yan Xiaoqiu that Tang Ming was going to confess to her. However, when Zheng Chu opened Tang Ming's phone, Chen Shanshan's name was prominently displayed on the incoming call log. Zheng Chu looked at the utterly dejected Tang Ming, at a loss for what to do.
Tang Ming tightly clutched the pair of bracelets Yan Xiaoqiu had left, and large tears streamed down his cheeks. Finally, Tang Ming seemed to have made up his mind, turned around, and left. Yan Xiaoqiu accompanied Su Mang to the birthday party. Yan Xiaoqiu noticed the different atmosphere and looked at Su Mang with concern. Su Mang merely said, "If I, the protagonist, leave, how can the play continue?"
At the party, Su Chang suggested playing the game "When it's dark, please close your eyes." The lights went out, and colleagues from the tourism department projected photos of Zheng Chu and Su Mang one by one onto the big screen with slides. Su Mang was already sobbing uncontrollably when she saw them. As the game concluded, Zheng Chu was about to propose to Su Mang, but found that Su Mang had already run away.
Su Mang turned and ran out of the hall. Zheng Chu chased after her with the ring. Su Mang took Zheng Chu to the old house's exhibition hall. Zheng Chu asked doubtfully why she brought him there. Su Mang coldly said that she had fallen for him there, so let it end there too; an unblessed relationship cannot endure. Zheng Chu gave Su Mang the shoes he had meticulously prepared for her as a birthday gift.
Su Mang, suppressing her heartbreak, accepted the gift and prepared to leave. Zheng Chu suddenly knelt on one knee, took out the prepared ring, and said to Su Mang word by word, "I will let you see happiness." Su Mang steeled herself and swatted the ring out of Zheng Chu's hand, then shouted hoarsely, "I don't love him anymore, I don't!" After saying this, Su Mang left, leaving Zheng Chu stunned in place. Su Mang returned home distraught.
Su Chang was waiting for her at home. Su Mang picked up the cake on the table and stuffed it into her mouth. Su Chang couldn't stop her and could only watch Su Mang with a heavy heart. Su Mang told Su Chang that her flight back to the UK was at 6 PM tomorrow. Su Chang pleaded with Su Mang, saying that tomorrow was Tang Guoguo's "Charming Voice" competition and hoped Su Mang could go cheer her on.
Su Mang agreed. Tang Ming went to find Chen Shanshan. He questioned Chen Shanshan, "Last night, Zheng Chu told you the address because he thought the person on the phone was Yan Xiaoqiu, didn't he?" Chen Shanshan knew she couldn't hide it from Tang Ming, so she had to admit that she was worried about him and had no choice but to impersonate Yan Xiaoqiu.
Chen Shanshan deliberately said that she wouldn't force Tang Ming, and if he changed his mind, he didn't have to take responsibility for her. Tang Ming felt extremely annoyed in his heart, driving furiously on the road. Chen Shanshan, sitting in the passenger seat, was also scared. Finally, Tang Ming calmed down and decided to take Chen Shanshan home.
When Tang Ming's father heard Tang Ming say he was going to marry Chen Shanshan, he immediately became furious and firmly opposed Tang Ming's decision. When Tang Guoguo returned home and learned of Tang Ming's decision, she also opposed it along with their father. Chen Shanshan couldn't bear to listen anymore and told everyone about her intimacy with Tang Ming. Tang Ming's mother was overjoyed to hear that Chen Shanshan might be carrying Tang Ming's child.
In the end, Tang Ming's father still agreed to Tang Ming and Chen Shanshan's marriage. Only Tang Guoguo always felt that this was a scheme by Chen Shanshan, but seeing the weak Tang Ming, Tang Guoguo was helpless. Chen Shanshan was enthusiastically studying the wedding guest list and wedding dresses. Tang Ming, on the other hand, looked preoccupied. Chen Shanshan playfully asked Tang Ming for his input.
Tang Ming told Chen Shanshan that as long as she liked it, it was fine, and that he was thinking about Tang Guoguo's competition. Tang Ming gave Chen Shanshan the tickets for Tang Guoguo's competition, telling her to go cheer Tang Guoguo on if she had time. As for the guests, there was no need to be too nervous; it was just a wedding. After saying this, Tang Ming left.
Chen Shanshan angrily tore up the tickets, secretly vowing that she would make all the guests know that she, Chen Shanshan, was Tang Ming's wife, and her status was irreplaceable. Su Mang pulled Yan Xiaoqiu to ride the Ferris wheel. Yan Xiaoqiu didn't understand why Su Mang, who was so afraid of heights, would force herself to do this.
Su Mang sat in the gradually rising Ferris wheel and told Yan Xiaoqiu with a hint of nervousness that she wanted to overcome her fear of heights, just like she wanted to overcome Zheng Chu. Su Mang told Yan Xiaoqiu that she was going back to the UK. Yan Xiaoqiu was also preparing to leave Shanghai and return to Lijiang to open an inn.
Yan Xiaoqiu asked Su Mang, "Aren't you going to say goodbye to Zheng Chu before you leave?" Su Mang sadly said, "No need." Su Mang lamented that Yan Xiaoqiu was too weak, which allowed Chen Shanshan to take advantage. The two "sisters in misfortune" sighed, truly feeling like kindred spirits in misery. At Tang Guoguo's competition venue, Su Chang gazed affectionately at Tang Guoguo on stage. Zheng Chu, meanwhile, searched for Su Mang's figure in the audience.
Tang Guoguo's efforts were not in vain; her unique voice finally won the approval of the judges. Zheng Chu finally saw Su Mang in the crowd, but in a blink of an eye, Su Mang was gone. Zheng Chu asked Su Chang if anything seemed wrong with Su Mang these past two days. Su Chang then realized and said, "Su Mang isn't here right now; could she have moved her flight up?" Only then did Zheng Chu learn that Su Mang had decided to leave Shanghai and return to the UK. Zheng Chu rushed to the airport frantically.
