Recap de l'épisode 15 de Love Has Fireworks
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Lu Ze met with Liao Shiyu to negotiate the future of Xinxin Vision, pleading that the company should not be cast aside right before Shanlifang's IPO. He argued that divesting Xinxin Vision was incredibly cruel, considering the years of contribution it had made to Shanlifang's growth. Liao Shiyu explained that the capital market was inherently ruthless and success required more than just hard work.
However, she offered a small concession: if Lu Ze could find an investor to take over Xinxin Vision before the spin-off was completed, Shanlifang would cooperate with the transition. Lu Ze firmly resolved to find a buyer. When Liao Shiyu mentioned that the IPO sponsor had recently taught her a harsh lesson, Lu Ze guessed she was referring to Hejing Securities, noting he had a friend working on the project.
When he revealed his friend was Qian Fei, Liao Shiyu was surprised. She informed him that the entire group asset revaluation plan, including the recommendation to spin off Xinxin Vision, was actually orchestrated by Qian Fei. While waiting in the lobby, Qian Fei made use of her spare moment to study.
When her best friend Jingjing arrived, she was amazed to find Qian Fei diligently taking notes while reading an original English textbook, recalling how Qian Fei had sworn off studying at graduation. Qian Fei explained that her picky, high-maintenance tenant, Li Yifei, had motivated her.
Though she initially wrote him off as a superficial pretty boy, she recently realized he was highly skilled and professional, forcing her to step up her own game to prove herself in front of an outsider. Jingjing teased that even Wang Ruohai couldn't motivate her like this during college. Mentioning her ex reminded Qian Fei of her current workplace headache, as she now had to collaborate with Wang Ruohai and his new girlfriend, Liao Shiyu.
Jingjing, who was there to pick up Lu Ze, handed Qian Fei a plush bear she had specifically gone back to buy over the weekend. Qian Fei adored the stuffed bear, pointing out that its little suit, gold buttons, and innocent expression looked exactly like Li Yifei. Jingjing jokingly warned that Qian Fei was obsessed, as she couldn't go three sentences without mentioning him, and suggested she use the bear as a voodoo doll whenever her tenant annoyed her.
Just then, Lu Ze approached with a tense and grim expression while Jingjing stepped aside to answer a phone call. When Qian Fei asked him why he had been meeting with Liao Shiyu, Lu Ze coldly asked if she wasn't already aware. He criticized her, pointing out how much she meant to Jingjing—not just as a best friend, but as a sister and family who would drop everything to support her.
He explained that he and Jingjing were about to get married, and Jingjing had been overjoyed, believing Xinxin Vision would ride Shanlifang's coattails to a successful IPO so they could build a stable life together. Lu Ze then confronted Qian Fei, demanding to know why she had designed the proposal to divest Xinxin Vision without warning them.
Qian Fei was completely bewildered and insisted she had no knowledge of the spin-off, but Lu Ze dismissed her excuses, stating that Liao Shiyu had explicitly named her as the mastermind behind the plan. Before they could argue further, Jingjing returned, needing an urgent ride to her office to resolve a project issue, and the couple left in a rush. Seeking answers, Qian Fei found Li Yifei at the gym.
While trying to assist him during his workout, she accidentally added too much weight to his machine, causing him to strain his shoulder. Feeling guilty, she gave him a massage while questioning him about Xinxin Vision's impending divestment. Li Yifei did not deny the situation, explaining that while Qian Fei’s initial plan was just a general framework, the reality of the implementation was far more complicated.
He pointed out that Xinxin Vision had terrible financials and had failed to launch any new products in three years. What started as a sentimental investment by Shanlifang had merely become a tool for Chairman Liao to raise money by overvaluing intangible assets. Because of its massive debt, divesting the company was the only logical step to ensure a successful IPO.
Despite Qian Fei's pleas to find a way to save the tech company, Li Yifei admitted he had already exhausted all possibilities and found no viable solutions. On their ride home, Li Yifei asked Qian Fei to help him reset his fingerprint on their home’s smart lock. This conversation was overheard by his colleague Zhao De, who was shocked to discover they were living together.
Although they quickly clarified that they were merely co-renting as landlady and tenant, Zhao De couldn't help but tease that the two of them made a perfect match given how incredibly sharp-tongued they both were. On the way to meet Jingjing, Qian Fei was filled with guilt, worrying about how to tell her best friend that her work had inadvertently ruined Lu Ze's company.
Li Yifei brushed her worries aside, telling her she was overthinking and that Lu Ze's failure to manage his own business had nothing to do with her. Soon after, Jingjing took Qian Fei to tour her newly decorated wedding home, proudly showcasing the warm and cozy design she had put together herself. She mentioned that Lu Ze had been so swamped with the IPO preparation that he had not even had time to visit the house.
When Lu Ze failed to answer Jingjing's calls and later phoned to say he had to skip dinner due to work, Qian Fei decided to cheer her friend up by inviting her back to her apartment for a home-cooked meal. Lu Ze, in truth, had intentionally avoided the gathering because he could not bring himself to face Qian Fei. Back at the apartment, Qian Fei prepared steamed cured meats for dinner.
Li Yifei informed them that he had an evening appointment and headed out. Left alone with Jingjing, Qian Fei carefully tried to broach the subject of Lu Ze's company, but their conversation was interrupted by a knock at the door. It was Wang Ruohai. He demanded that Qian Fei immediately repay the remaining 500,000 yuan from their previous house transaction.
When Qian Fei explained that she did not have that kind of money on hand but would pay him back as soon as possible, Wang Ruohai pressured her to withdraw from the Shanlifang due diligence team. He claimed their past relationship was causing him too much professional and social pressure, even offering to pull strings with her boss to transfer her to a different position.
Jingjing was outraged, immediately recognizing that Wang Ruohai was using the debt to blackmail Qian Fei just to keep her out of Liao Shiyu's sight. When Wang Ruohai began physically grabbing and refusing to let go of Qian Fei at the doorway, Li Yifei suddenly returned to retrieve his forgotten car keys. Seeing the struggle, Li Yifei stepped in, grabbed Wang Ruohai, and executed a clean shoulder throw, slamming him to the ground and bloodying his nose.
Humiliated, Wang Ruohai scrambled away. Li Yifei reminded the women to lock the door before heading out again. Later, Jingjing offered to lend Qian Fei the money, but Qian Fei declined, not wanting to burden her friend right before her wedding. After Jingjing left, Qian Fei sat alone, drafting a message on her phone to explain the Xinxin Vision situation to Jingjing, but she ultimately hesitated and deleted it, completely torn.
Meanwhile, Li Yifei joined his friends at a bar, where they teased him about his feelings for his landlady, noting how he was secretly pining for her. Li Yifei dismissed their jokes and left the gathering early, admitting he preferred his landlady's cooking over the bar food. Around the same time, Liao Shiyu initiated a video call with Wang Ruohai and noticed the fresh injuries on his face.
Wang Ruohai tried to cover up the truth, claiming he had gotten into a physical altercation with a taxi driver. Deeply concerned, Liao Shiyu insisted on rushing over to his apartment immediately to check on him, pleading with him to always be honest with her. When Li Yifei returned home later that night, he found that Qian Fei had saved the dinner leftovers specifically for him.
Touched by the gesture, he asked why she did it, and Qian Fei explained it was her way of thanking him for teaching Wang Ruohai a lesson. As she offered to reheat the food for him, the tension between the two roommates melted away into a warm, comfortable silence.
