Resumen del episodio 24 de When You Be Me
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Mu Xiangxiang and Qiao Nan shared a vivid dream where Qiao Yuanshan, surrounded by doctors, demanded that Qiao Nan be taken away, declaring him not his son. Qiao Nan desperately cried out to his father, insisting he was his son and wasn't crazy, only for Qiao Yuanshan to label him a demon and insist he be removed. Waking from the nightmare, Qiao Nan muttered about not being crazy, questioning why Qiao Rui was crouching by his bed.
Qiao Rui, holding a butterfly hairpin, placed it on Qiao Nan, then asked if he was currently Mu Xiangxiang. Qiao Nan, having just returned to his own body, angrily rejected the hairpin, calling Qiao Rui insane and wondering why he was doing this. Qiao Rui then realized that Qiao Nan had returned to his normal self.
Qiao Nan lashed out, telling Qiao Rui not to talk nonsense, especially after trying to prove he was not Qiao Nan with a mere love letter. Qiao Nan revealed he had already told their father everything the previous night and urged Qiao Rui to apologize to their father and admit the truth, dismissing Qiao Rui's manipulative tactics.
Qiao Rui, lamenting how things had come to this, proposed a mutual secret: he would keep Qiao Nan’s secret if Qiao Nan kept his. Qiao Nan then pressed Qiao Rui about sabotaging the purchase order and taking kickbacks. When Qiao Rui remained silent, Qiao Nan expressed his dwindling respect for his brother, reiterating that he had already informed their father and what was done could not be undone. He then ordered Qiao Rui out of his room.
Qiao Rui, feeling forced, locked Qiao Nan in the room and took his phone, despite Qiao Nan's furious demands to be let out and have his phone returned, calling Qiao Rui despicable and shameless. After locking Qiao Nan in his room, Qiao Rui went to Qiao Yuanshan and accused Qiao Nan of suffering from schizophrenia.
He claimed Qiao Nan often imagined himself as Mu Xiangxiang and that the stories about Jia Jun colluding with wine merchants and taking kickbacks were mere fabrications, a coping mechanism for Qiao Nan after the previous accounting error. Qiao Rui presented Qiao Yuanshan with research materials on schizophrenia symptoms, emphasizing how Qiao Nan's current irritable and unpredictable behavior aligned perfectly with the described symptoms. Qiao Yuanshan, considering Qiao Nan's recent demeanor, began to believe Qiao Rui's assertions.
Meanwhile, Mu Xiangxiang, trying repeatedly to call Qiao Nan without success, grew worried after remembering her nightmare. She feared something might have happened to him. Mu Defeng excitedly informed Mu Xiangxiang that their short video had garnered over 10,000 new followers overnight, with distributors even contacting him to promote their flour.
Mu Defeng asked Mu Xiangxiang for help with this new opportunity, but Mu Xiangxiang, her mind solely on Qiao Nan, told her father to discuss the terms with the distributors himself, promising to help plan new content later as she rushed out, leaving her father to marvel at their newfound online fame. When Qiao Yuanshan and Qiao Rui returned home, Luo Meisheng met them at the door, trying to tell Qiao Yuanshan about Qiao Nan.
Qiao Nan, having been released from his room, was enraged, confronting Qiao Rui about the confinement before slapping him across the face. Qiao Rui immediately used this outburst to convince Qiao Yuanshan that Qiao Nan’s fluctuating temper and violent behavior perfectly matched the symptoms of irritability associated with his alleged schizophrenia. Qiao Nan, aghast, demanded to know if they truly believed he was mentally ill, differentiating between being "crazy" and simply losing his temper.
As the doorbell rang, Qiao Yuanshan, seemingly convinced by Qiao Rui, ordered him to lock Qiao Nan back in his room before answering the door. It was Mu Xiangxiang at the door, asking Qiao Yuanshan if Qiao Nan was home, expressing concern that she couldn't reach him all morning. Qiao Rui interjected, stating that Qiao Nan was sick and needed rest. Mu Xiangxiang, distressed, expressed skepticism about the timing of Qiao Nan’s illness.
She then told Qiao Yuanshan that Qiao Nan's claims about Jia Jun's kickback scheme with the wine merchant were real, not Qiao Nan's delusion, and that the incriminating recording on Qiao Nan’s phone had been deleted by Qiao Rui. Qiao Yuanshan questioned how Mu Xiangxiang knew such details. She admitted Qiao Nan had told her everything.
Qiao Rui then admonished Mu Xiangxiang, accusing her of blindly defending Qiao Nan and harming him by not accepting his supposed illness and need for treatment. He elaborated that Qiao Nan's condition was dangerous, as he hallucinated being her and had just suffered an emotional breakdown, making a meeting unsafe for her. Mu Xiangxiang insisted Qiao Nan was not sick and would never harm her, pleading to see him.
However, Qiao Yuanshan, believing they were colluding and planning to take Qiao Nan to a doctor soon, dismissed her. As Mu Xiangxiang reluctantly left, Qiao Nan appeared at a second-story window, calling out to her. He reassured her that he was fine and that his "illness" was just a misunderstanding he needed time to resolve, asking her to go home and wait for his message. Mu Xiangxiang, on the verge of tears, agreed to leave.
She reflected that Qiao Rui, as Qiao Nan's brother, wouldn't truly harm him, and their father was there to protect him. Back home, Mu Xiangxiang found Mu Song waiting for her. He asked her to help him become an internet celebrity, just like she had helped their uncle. He envisioned earning money, buying a better violin, and becoming famous overnight.
Mu Xiangxiang, advising him to focus on his high school studies and tutoring, was shocked when Mu Song confessed he had been skipping tutoring classes, faking his test scores with photoshopped papers to deceive their mother, and using the tutoring fees to save up for a violin. He even admitted that the excuses for poor college entrance exam performance—stress, nervousness, underperformance—were ideas he learned from "Qiao Nan" (when Mu Xiangxiang was in Qiao Nan's body).
Overwhelmed by this revelation, Mu Xiangxiang realized how Qiao Nan had "tamed" Mu Song, dreading her aunt-in-law's reaction if she ever found out. Later, Qiao Yuanshan visited Qiao Nan, offering him medicine. Qiao Nan refused, proclaiming he wasn't sick. Qiao Yuanshan, misinterpreting Qiao Nan’s emotional state, attributed it to his own past neglect and strictness, vowing to make amends by spending the entire summer with Qiao Nan, free from work, to compensate for years of absent fatherly love.
Qiao Nan, frustrated by his father’s inability to grasp his sanity, recounted specific instances of past grievances to prove he remembered everything clearly, including their arguments about his car, figurines, and his father's anger over Mu Xiangxiang doing his homework. Qiao Yuanshan became emotional, admitting his own faults had led to Qiao Nan's current state and promising to change, but still reminded Qiao Nan to take his medicine.
Left alone, Qiao Nan pondered if his poor academic performance was an inherited trait from his father. When Luo Meisheng brought food to Qiao Nan’s room, she found him with makeup, claiming to be Mu Xiangxiang. He expressed regret for not getting her contact information while he was in "Qiao Nan's body" so they could go shopping or to the spa.
When Luo Meisheng tried to clarify that he was Qiao Nan and his condition was worsening, he impatiently insisted he was Mu Xiangxiang and tried to scan her with a tube of toothpaste, believing it to be a phone. Terrified, Luo Meisheng rushed to get Qiao Yuanshan. As Qiao Yuanshan entered, Qiao Nan suddenly faked fainting.
Then, just as quickly, he "recovered" to his normal self, denying any memory of the preceding events and beginning to practice boxing, further convincing Qiao Yuanshan of his severe mental instability. Luo Meisheng suggested that Qiao Nan's regression might be due to his strong affection for Mu Xiangxiang and not being able to see her.
Despite Qiao Yuanshan's concerns that seeing Mu Xiangxiang might worsen Qiao Nan's condition, Luo Meisheng felt intuitively that Mu Xiangxiang's presence would at least improve Qiao Nan's mood, advocating for her to be brought to the house. At school, Mu Xiangxiang was visibly distracted, spacing out at Qiao Nan's empty seat. Her classmates noticed Qiao Nan's absence and asked about him, mentioning they couldn't reach him either.
Mu Xiangxiang vaguely said he had family matters and, feeling unwell, excused herself to go home, her mind consumed by worry. Meanwhile, Mu Song’s aunt-in-law discovered he hadn't attended any tutoring classes. Enraged, she confronted him, finding his violin instead of textbooks. She furiously smashed his violin, yelling at him for neglecting his studies for music.
Mu Song retaliated, declaring he was not academic, that his high test scores were photoshopped fakes, and that he used tutoring fees to buy his violin. He provocatively dared her to smash more of his things, asserting his lifelong commitment to the violin. His aunt-in-law, heartbroken and furious, disowned him and kicked him out. Mu Xiangxiang rushed to comfort her distraught aunt-in-law. After Mu Xiangxiang comforted her aunt-in-law following Mu Song's departure, Qiao Rui had a crucial realization.
He unexpectedly encountered the two employees he had previously fired for gossiping about him and Qiao Nan. This encounter made him realize that he had been manipulated by Jia Jun, who had deliberately planted those employees to sow discord between him and Qiao Nan. When Jia Jun returned to his office, he found Qiao Rui and Qiao Yuanshan waiting for him.
Qiao Rui confronted Jia Jun, revealing that he knew about the 3 million yuan kickback from the supplier and how Jia Jun had exploited the tension between the brothers to manipulate Qiao Rui into approving the change in suppliers and tampering with data. With all his schemes exposed, Jia Jun knelt and begged for mercy.
Qiao Yuanshan, while giving Jia Jun 500,000 yuan as compensation for his past care of the brothers, dismissed him from the company, forbidding him from ever returning. Despite Jia Jun's desperate pleas, Qiao Yuanshan and Qiao Rui remained firm, and Jia Jun was forced to leave. Privately, Qiao Rui questioned Qiao Yuanshan about why he believed Qiao Nan wasn't mentally ill despite Qiao Nan's previous 'crazy' behavior.
Qiao Yuanshan explained that Luo Meisheng had suggested bringing Mu Xiangxiang, and Qiao Nan had also clarified to him that he wasn't in an early relationship. He explained that Mu Xiangxiang was a capable student who had helped him with the company's reports and could even recall supplier details, which convinced Qiao Yuanshan to investigate Jia Jun. Upon hearing this, Qiao Rui blamed himself for doubting his brother.
Later that evening, Mu Song's aunt-in-law, unable to find him, returned worriedly to Mu Xiangxiang’s home and appealed for help. She blamed Mu Xiangxiang for "corrupting" Mu Song and teaching him to play the violin, holding her responsible for his disappearance. Mu Xiangxiang and her family reassured her, promising to search for Mu Song the next day, closing their shop if necessary.
Mu Xiangxiang comforted her aunt-in-law, who tearfully begged for her help, even kneeling, convinced Mu Xiangxiang could find him. Back at the Qiao residence, Qiao Nan inquired about Jia Jun's situation. Qiao Yuanshan informed him that Jia Jun had been dismissed from the company after being given 500,000 yuan as compensation for his past care of the brothers.
Qiao Yuanshan revealed that if Jia Jun hadn't been caught, he wouldn't have known about the years of manipulation sowing discord between him and his sons. Qiao Nan sincerely apologized to his father, acknowledging his past immaturity and the role of their strained communication. He admitted that his rebellious behavior, skipping classes and fighting, was a misguided attempt to defy his father, whom he perceived as a tyrant.
However, during his "illness," he realized his father's genuine care, even prioritizing his well-being over the family business. Qiao Rui also apologized to Qiao Nan, admitting his own mistakes. Qiao Yuanshan expressed regret for his singular focus on work over the years, which allowed Jia Jun to exploit their family. He pledged to improve communication with his sons, noting that Luo Meisheng had often criticized his distant parenting style.
Qiao Nan, satisfied with the reconciliation, playfully asked his father not to carelessly discard his figurines anymore. He then turned to Qiao Rui, asking for the figurines Qiao Rui had originally intended to give him, which Qiao Rui happily confirmed he had kept. Luo Meisheng, witnessing the heartwarming family reunion, was deeply moved. Just as Qiao Nan was enjoying the resolution of their family issues, he received a phone call from Mu Xiangxiang. Her voice, filled with tears, instantly worried Qiao Nan, who urgently asked what had happened, reassuring her that he was there for her.
