Go Ahead Episode 14 Recap
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Li Jianjian felt a bit embarrassed and didn’t know what to say after chatting briefly about He Ziqiu. She checked the time and said she had to return to the studio. Shortly after, He Ziqiu came to the hospital to find Ling Xiao. Ling Xiao asked him what kind of surprise he was planning, but He Ziqiu still wouldn’t say—just told him he would find out soon.
He Ziqiu said Zhao Huaguang no longer had control over him, and he wasn’t planning to leave again. He wanted to properly honor Li Haichao and take good care of Li Jianjian. When asked how, He Ziqiu simply said, “Just like before.” But Ling Xiao knew the nine years had changed all three of them. Li Jianjian wasn’t a child anymore. In the first couple of years after they left, things were still okay, but gradually, they had grown apart.
He Ziqiu felt a bit troubled and proposed forming an alliance with Ling Xiao, saying Li Jianjian had always listened to Ling Xiao. Ling Xiao said he didn’t have any tricks—feelings had to be built over time. He also advised He Ziqiu to go home soon, as Li Haichao missed him very much. After leaving the hospital, He Ziqiu was busy moving into his new apartment. He paid a high price to rent the place directly across from Li Jianjian.
The apartment had originally been rented by Qi Mingyue for Ling Xiao, and she didn’t know He Ziqiu had moved in. She came with a cleaning crew to tidy it up for Ling Xiao. When she entered and found someone had already moved in, He Ziqiu had just finished showering and hadn’t dressed yet. Seeing someone enter, he quickly ran into the bathroom. Neither of them recognized the other.
Qi Mingyue called the landlord, who had already prepared an excuse—he said He Ziqiu was a relative who had returned to work, so the apartment was no longer for rent. After hanging up, Qi Mingyue tried to reason with He Ziqiu, saying she had rented the place for her secret crush. If she messed this up, she wouldn’t be able to face him again. But He Ziqiu didn’t care and even threatened to come out if she didn’t leave.
Helpless, Qi Mingyue left. He Ziqiu had opened a new café near their old high school and asked Du Juan to invite Li Jianjian over under the pretense of buying her wood carvings. As soon as she entered, the dark café lit up, and the table was covered in cakes—but no one was there. Suddenly, thunder and lightning struck outside. Startled, Li Jianjian dropped her phone under the table. When she bent down to pick it up, He Ziqiu appeared.
She only saw his feet at first and was startled again. Screaming, she jumped up and saw it was He Ziqiu. He had secretly returned without going home to prepare for the café opening. He had planned to lure Li Jianjian and Li Haichao in with free cake coupons, then surprise them.
But Li Jianjian said Li Haichao was too busy to come, and she would have hung up if she received a call about free coupons, assuming it was a marketing call. Feeling a bit awkward, He Ziqiu asked her to try the cake he made. But since Li Jianjian had just seen the dentist, she felt uncomfortable and only forced down a small bite.
Trying to ease the awkwardness, Li Jianjian brought up the wood carving and said she would find a good piece of wood to carve a three-legged toad for He Ziqiu. That evening, after Tang Can returned home, Qi Mingyue told her Ling Xiao had come back. Tang Can was a bit angry, calling Ling Xiao and He Ziqiu ungrateful. Qi Mingyue quickly defended Ling Xiao and said he would be coming over soon.
Although Tang Can had acted tough earlier, when Ling Xiao actually arrived, she became more timid. Qi Mingyue asked her to make tea and told Ling Xiao about the landlord renting the apartment to a relative. Tang Can, overhearing, assumed the person who moved in was Zhuang Bei, the guy she had bumped into at the elevator. Not long after, Li Jianjian returned home.
Unaware that Ling Xiao was there, she told them about running into Ling Xiao and He Ziqiu that day and how awkward it felt. As she was complaining, Ling Xiao came out of the bathroom and reminded her to eat properly in the next few days. Embarrassed, Li Jianjian realized he had probably heard everything she had just said. During dinner, Ling Xiao brought up the idea of co-renting with the neighbor across the hall.
Thinking it was Zhuang Bei, Tang Can dressed up and volunteered to talk about the lease. But it turned into a complete misunderstanding, and everyone finally realized what had happened. He Ziqiu, remembering Qi Mingyue’s earlier mention of a secret crush, realized she liked Ling Xiao. Worried he might spill the secret, Qi Mingyue panicked and splashed water on him. He Ziqiu went home to change, and Qi Mingyue tracked him down to ask him to keep her secret.
Later, Ling Xiao came to find He Ziqiu and asked to share the apartment. He Ziqiu agreed. That night, Li Jianjian couldn’t sleep and went to see Qi Mingyue. They then went to Tang Can’s room. The three of them applied face masks and chatted. Tang Can expressed her dislike for Ling Xiao and He Ziqiu, while Qi Mingyue defended them. They asked Li Jianjian what she thought.
She said their bond used to be strong because they were young and always together. Back when she was still in school, she had often hoped they’d come home during the holidays, but when her hopes kept getting dashed, she stopped expecting it. So now that they had suddenly returned, she felt especially uncomfortable and distant. But she knew if she didn’t get along with them, Ling Heping and Li Haichao would be upset.
She remembered going to the countryside with Li Haichao to honor their ancestors, and how unfamiliar relatives were always extra enthusiastic when they met. She decided she would treat Ling Xiao and He Ziqiu as long-lost relatives.
