Go Ahead Episode 34 Recap
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The next morning, after He Ziqiu got up, he found a drawing on the floor. It showed their family sitting around a table eating together—it had been slipped under his door by Li Jianjian the night before. Li Haichao had already made breakfast and asked He Ziqiu to call Ling Xiao to eat. At the table, with all three of them present, Li Haichao took the opportunity to open up.
He started by criticizing himself, saying he hadn’t been a good enough father. Apart from cooking, he hadn’t really cared about the three of them. He always thought that problems would pass if you just endured them. He reflected that sometimes it’s the adults who are in the wrong, and adults often don’t even have the courage to admit their mistakes.
He told He Ziqiu that while he didn’t have to forgive He Mei, there were still some things he needed to know. Last night, He Mei had talked at length with Li Haichao. Years ago, she had gone to work in Shenzhen, where she was deceived by a department store manager. The manager, though already married, still pursued her.
Although He Mei never accepted his advances, the manager’s wife came to the store and caused a scene, publicly calling her a homewrecker. The manager, afraid of trouble, fired her. Then, as if things couldn’t get worse, her landlord also misunderstood her and kicked her out. After learning all this, He Ziqiu was silent for a long time. Ling Xiao, worried, suggested that Li Jianjian go to the studio a bit later and keep He Ziqiu company for a while.
Li Jianjian tried to comfort He Ziqiu, but he couldn’t hear any of it. After going home, He Mei came down with a fever. She had a nightmare—she dreamt that she was playing in a park with young He Ziqiu, but suddenly he disappeared. No matter how hard she searched, she couldn’t find him. She woke up shouting his name. Luo Hong, who had come over after receiving a WeChat message from Li Haichao, discovered that He Mei was sick.
She felt emotional and even suggested that He Mei reconsider Li Haichao, saying he was a good man and they were both single. But He Mei said she had already brought Li Haichao too much pain in the past—how could she shamelessly get close to him again? She believed that Li Haichao didn’t hold grudges only because he was a genuinely kind person. Besides, he had always thought she had remarried and that Dongdong was her new child.
Luo Hong was surprised, realizing that He Mei had never told Li Haichao the full story about herself and Dongdong. He Mei said she was just an insignificant person and didn’t want her own life to affect Li Haichao’s. When Ling Heping returned from his business trip, he went straight to the noodle shop. Li Haichao said he had two things to tell him—one about Ling Xiao, and one about He Ziqiu.
He started with Ling Xiao and Li Jianjian’s relationship. Ling Heping was thrilled—he had always hoped Li Jianjian would become his daughter-in-law, and he was even more delighted to hear they were finally dating. But Li Haichao worried that Chen Ting might disapprove of Li Jianjian and that she might make her life hard as a mother-in-law. Ling Heping told him not to worry—Chen Ting was in Singapore and couldn’t interfere.
After finishing with Ling Xiao, Li Haichao told him about He Mei and He Ziqiu. Zhuang Bei finally gathered the courage to confess to Qi Mingyue. He asked her out but didn’t dare say it in person, so he sent her a message. Qi Mingyue turned off her phone before finishing the message and was a bit angry, questioning why Zhuang Bei would confess to her when he knew Tang Can liked him.
Zhuang Bei panicked and explained that he had already made things clear with Tang Can and that he had always liked Qi Mingyue. But Qi Mingyue didn’t want to hear it and left without accepting his confession. Not long after, Tang Can called Qi Mingyue. Feeling guilty about Zhuang Bei’s confession, she picked up the call and heard Tang Can excitedly tell her that a director wanted to cast her in a film.
Qi Mingyue was genuinely happy for her and promised to talk more when they got home that night. But that evening, Qi Mingyue didn’t dare go home. Downstairs, she received another message from Zhuang Bei and quickly blocked him. Just then, Li Jianjian and Ling Xiao returned from dinner and saw her there. Li Jianjian approached and tapped her shoulder, startling her. She relaxed once she saw it was Li Jianjian.
She glanced at Ling Xiao, and Li Jianjian got the hint and sent him upstairs. Once he was gone, Qi Mingyue quietly told Li Jianjian about what had happened with Zhuang Bei. Li Jianjian thought for a moment and, based on her experience, said that this kind of thing couldn’t be hidden.
