Fifteen Years to Wait for Migratory Birds Episode 20 Recap
> Fifteen Years to Wait for Migratory Birds Recap
Daniel, having been noticed by a Korean entertainment company, decides to go to Korea for advanced training and development. David reminds him to seize this opportunity, from which Daniel learns he will be unable to return for at least two to three years, or even several years. Unwilling to waste Li Jun's youth, Daniel makes the difficult decision to break up with her.
He proactively asks Li Jun out to confess his "selfish" choice, explaining his great ambition and admitting he is moving too fast for her to keep up, even if she is willing to wait. Li Jun, who had successfully interviewed for an entertainment reporter position specifically to be close to Daniel, is shocked by his decision to study abroad. Daniel expresses his apologies, feeling regretful but determined.
Li Jun initially cannot accept his "ruthless" behavior, but then becomes emotional, crying and laughing, before agreeing to the breakup. Their once loving and sweet relationship ends due to the harsh reality, and they become strangers. After the breakup, a drunken Li Jun returns home to Li Li to vent her sorrows. Li Li embraces her with care, feeling that only physical comfort can be offered, as external intervention in matters of emotion is futile.
Pei Shangxuan opposes Daniel's decision to break up, stating that if he were to face a choice between love and career with Li Li, he would always choose love, as he would not be happy even with the whole world if he lost her. Li Li experiences a sudden illness and faints at home, subsequently being sent to the hospital by Liu Qianren.
Han Yichen informs Pei Shangxuan about Li Li's fainting, subtly implying an unusual relationship between Li Li and Liu Qianren and attempting to sow discord. However, Pei Shangxuan is unaffected, determined instead to improve himself. He visits Li Li, who has recovered and does not consider her fainting a serious matter, and she enjoys the meat porridge he cooked for her.
Pei Shangxuan has successfully secured one million US dollars in startup capital from CEO Gu and envisions a happy life with Li Li. Li Li mentions that her company plans to establish a branch in Beijing and she has been chosen for a position there, though she has not yet given her boss a definite answer and is taking things one step at a time.
Pei Shangxuan declares that he will go wherever Li Li goes, even considering moving his startup base to Beijing, proclaiming, "Pei you for a lifetime, never separate Li." After a long period of recuperation, Li Li's mother's check-up results show only simple gynecological inflammation, and her condition is no longer serious. The entire family happily takes a family photo. After the photo, Li Li states she does not want to go to Beijing.
Liu Qianren, who had anticipated her decision but remained unreconciled, takes the opportunity to express his long-suppressed feelings to Li Li, telling her, "What Pei Shangxuan can do, I will do better and more." He feels much lighter despite knowing he is destined for rejection. As Li Li and Liu Qianren walk away from each other, Liu Qianren receives a call from his father.
He learns that Li Li has been diagnosed with leukemia and has a maximum of five years, or not much time, left to live, with doctors expressing sympathy but offering no other remedies. Han Yichen's various provocations and career difficulties failed to separate Li Li and Pei Shangxuan; instead, this sudden diagnosis of leukemia devastates Li Li, making her unable to face Pei Shangxuan. After leaving the hospital, Li Li calls Pei Shangxuan but hides her leukemia diagnosis. She returns home accompanied by Liu Qianren and his father, and cries uncontrollably in her mother's arms.
