Crush Episode 22 Recap
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On the eve of the Spring Festival, Su Nianqin, who had barely taken a break since taking over the family business three years ago, suddenly began his annual leave. He also requested that all executives refrain from sending him any work emails during the holiday. Everyone was surprised by this sudden shift in their boss’s approach to life and work. His secretary speculated that perhaps he had entered a new phase in life.
One day, a radio host had a sudden stomachache, and Sang Wuyan kindly took her to the hospital. Afterwards, she stepped in to host the program. Su Nianqin, who had come to pick her up from work, couldn’t reach her by phone and panicked, thinking something had gone wrong again. He rushed to the station, arriving just as Wuyan’s program ended. The two danced together to the music in the broadcasting room.
During the Spring Festival, Su Nianqin planned to accompany Wuyan home to formally meet his future mother-in-law. Before setting off, he seemed unusually anxious, a contrast to his normally calm demeanor, which Wuyan found amusing. Su Nianqin remarked, “Well, the higher the path, the greater the challenge,” then took out a prepared ring to propose. However, the proposal was interrupted by a sudden message from Wuyan’s mother.
Following her mother’s request, the two bought a lot of vegetables and fruits to prepare for the New Year’s Eve dinner. In the kitchen, Su Nianqin once again took out the ring to propose. Wuyan told him he should follow the movie cliché and get down on one knee. Su Nianqin said standing was more his style, then took her hand and slipped the ring on her finger.
When Wuyan’s mother returned with soy sauce and saw the ring on her daughter’s finger, she was thrilled and overjoyed. At the New Year’s Eve dinner, Wuyan’s many aunts and uncles and nieces and nephews gathered. Faced with a table full of relatives, Su Nianqin looked overwhelmed. Just then, Wuyan brought out the final dish and urged everyone not to make things difficult for her husband. The next day, Wuyan’s mother took two children to visit Wuyan’s father.
After finding a way to momentarily get her daughter out of the room, she apologized for the harsh words she had said over the phone years ago. Su Nianqin said he understood. Then, on behalf of her husband, she told Su Nianqin a few heartfelt words, expressing her hope that he would treat her daughter well in the future. Wei Hao came to offer New Year’s greetings, but neither Wuyan nor her mother were home.
When he heard from Su Nianqin that Wuyan had gone to see Cheng Yin, Wei Hao revealed that Cheng Yin had died three years ago in the elevator accident. Although everyone knew about her claustrophobia, no one was aware she also had a severe heart condition. While Wuyan only sustained minor injuries, Cheng Yin suffered a heart attack in the dark elevator and passed away.
Ever since, Wuyan had been imagining Cheng Yin’s presence, sometimes even displaying her speech patterns and personality. To their friends, this behavior was a form of self-protection, and perhaps the best approach was not to expose or confront it. After learning the truth, Su Nianqin personally went to pick up Wuyan from Cheng Yin’s apartment. Seeing Wuyan in such grief, he was filled with heartache but chose not to expose the truth.
Instead, he asked someone to investigate whether Wuyan was renting Cheng Yin’s former place, and upon confirmation, he gently encouraged her to return to Xiamen soon. Wuyan said she needed to handle things at home first. After the New Year, Su Nianqin conspired with Sister Xiaolu, pretending his eyes were acting up post-surgery to trick Wuyan into returning to Xiamen. Under her insistence, he finally went for a hospital check-up, where the doctor noted that his past alcohol abuse might have affected his post-surgery eyes.
