Fifteen Years to Wait for Migratory Birds Episode 15 Recap
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Liu Qianren encountered Li Li and Pei Shangxuan as they returned from outside. Liu Qianren was hostile towards Pei Shangxuan, recalling past conflicts where Pei Shangxuan had protected Li Li, and referred to him as Li Li's protector. Liu Qianren openly stated his identity, asserting himself as Li Li's superior and Pei Shangxuan's half-superior, using his boss status to issue a warning to Li Li about the quality of her work.
Li Li and her cousin, Han Yichen, designed proposals for the Ouchuang company. With clients having only fifteen minutes before catching a flight, Manager Zhang initially decided to abandon Li Li's proposal due to Han Yichen's superior design skills, planning for Han Yichen alone to meet the clients. However, Liu Qianren, despite acknowledging Han Yichen's better design, insisted that Manager Zhang provide Li Li with a fair opportunity.
Under Liu Qianren's persistence, the company's real head (who was also Liu Qianren's teacher) decided to allow a joint presentation: Han Yichen presented her exterior packaging design for eight minutes, and Li Li presented her poster design for two minutes. Han Yichen's technical skill was acknowledged as superior to Li Li's. After the meeting, Han Yichen comforted a nervous Li Li, who recognized flaws in her own design and admired Han Yichen's work.
Liu Qianren later criticized both designs, noting Han Yichen's lacked highlights and Li Li's treated clients like elementary students. However, he then praised their joint presentation, confirming that both designs had been approved by the clients, and both women were hired by Ouchuang, thereby ending their probationary period early. Han Yichen and Li Li were overjoyed, having initially feared elimination.
In a photography studio, Daniel was shooting an advertisement or promotional material with a female model/star, with the photographer repeatedly asking for more intimate poses, which caused Li Jun, Daniel's girlfriend, great jealousy. Li Jun delivered drinks and, while doing so, flirted with Daniel, and her embrace with him was deemed very photogenic by the photographer, who then asked her to step aside. Despite her jealousy, Li Jun supported Daniel's career.
Though studio life was challenging due to her jealousy, their leisure time together was joyful, including dressing Daniel in a "Shamate" style and going shopping, where they were still recognized. For Liu Qianren's father's birthday, Li Li went home to celebrate. Li Li invited Liu Qianren, who initially refused to go home but later returned with gifts just as the family sat down to eat. During the celebration, Li Li's mother suddenly fainted.
She was diagnosed with cervical cancer, which was suspected to be a relapse. Li Li then learned that her mother had previously suffered from cervical cancer during Li Li's high school entrance exams, but had lied about going on a business trip for a month, keeping this secret until now, which was a heavy blow to Li Li. For her mother's sake, Li Li submitted a resignation application to Ouchuang, but it was rejected.
Liu Qianren also learned that his parents' marriage was not due to Li Li's mother's interference. Liu Qianren, who harbored feelings for Li Li for many years, realized he should support her at the hospital. He canceled a significant business opportunity (described as a chance for an international award, emphasizing that money was less important than his subtle relationship with Li Li) to provide her with emotional support.
After learning that Li Li's mother had not interfered in his parents' marriage, Liu Qianren, wanting to compensate the family and proving he was not cold-blooded, took it upon himself to transfer Li Li's mother to a VIP hospital room and meticulously consulted with the doctors. The doctor, mistakenly believing Liu Qianren to be Li Li's mother's biological son, informed him that cancer could have a familial genetic history and recommended a full body check-up for family members.
This made Liu Qianren instantly worried about Li Li's safety, leading him to provide her with a check-up card back at the company. Han Yichen, who had studied abroad for four years constantly thinking of Pei Shangxuan, returned to China specifically to rekindle their relationship and atone for having caused his past imprisonment. When her computer broke, she sought Pei Shangxuan's help, but he flatly rejected her.
Liu Qianren found a tearful Han Yichen and, as her senior for four years, correctly surmised her distress was over Pei Shangxuan; he advised her that they were unsuited, but she remained resolute. When Pei Shangxuan was later falsely accused by an Ouchuang employee, Han Yichen came to his aid, but he once again rejected her good intentions.
After the truth was clarified, it became evident that despite Pei Shangxuan's strong work ethic and capabilities, his lack of a proper diploma prevented him from securing a supervisor position. Determined to compensate him, Han Yichen called her father, arranging for Pei Shangxuan to be hired by their powerful family company. However, during the interview, upon discovering that Han Yichen was the boss's daughter, Pei Shangxuan immediately left. Han Yichen pursued him outside but failed to persuade him to accept the job.
