Go Ahead Episode 42 Recap
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Li Jianjian opened the door for Chen Ting and even kindly prepared some fruit for them. However, Chen Ting didn’t like Li Jianjian and drove her away after only a few words. Even Ling Xiao’s aunt felt it was a bit much, but Chen Ting said she simply didn’t want to cause trouble for Li Jianjian. Li Jianjian returned to her own home and was feeling upset on the sofa over the plagiarism issue when Ling Xiao suddenly came back.
Seeing how sad Li Jianjian looked, Ling Xiao assumed Chen Ting had bullied her. He told Li Jianjian to stay home and not move, then went across the hall to confront Chen Ting about what she had done to Li Jianjian. Chen Ting was confused, thinking Li Jianjian had spoken badly about her to Ling Xiao. Li Jianjian realized what was going on and hurried over to explain to Ling Xiao.
But Ling Xiao, still angry, accused Chen Ting of treating him however she liked but forbidding her from treating Li Jianjian poorly. Chen Ting, seeing Li Jianjian arrive, also demanded to know what she had just told Ling Xiao. Li Jianjian tried to pull Ling Xiao aside to stop him from saying more, but the argument had already begun. Chen Ting erupted with long-held emotions, accusing Ling Xiao of putting all his attention on Li Jianjian.
She said that in Ling Xiao’s heart, there was Ling Heping and even the neighbors—but not her, his mother. Ling Xiao interrupted her, saying that Ling Heping and Li Haichao truly cared for him. He then asked Chen Ting why she didn’t love him. Chen Ting was stunned and didn’t know what to say. Seeing her fall silent, Ling Xiao apologized to his aunt and left with Li Jianjian. Ling Xiao hugged Li Jianjian and apologized.
Li Jianjian gently patted him to comfort him and said she wasn’t upset because of Chen Ting. Qi Mingyue went to see Jin Yuxiang to ask about her and her father. But Jin Yuxiang didn’t want to talk to her and said that the divorce was for the best, that both Qi Mingyue and her father would be more relaxed. Qi Mingyue apologized, saying she really regretted her immature way of rebelling and that she felt sorry to Jin Yuxiang.
But Jin Yuxiang said Qi Mingyue wasn’t sorry to her, but to herself. Jin Yuxiang raised her hand as if to slap Qi Mingyue but hesitated and instead slapped her own face. Qi Mingyue hugged Jin Yuxiang. Jin Yuxiang broke down, asking what she had done wrong for both Qi Mingyue and her father to abandon her. She thought Qi Mingyue wanted to go to Beijing just to escape from her.
Qi Mingyue admitted that was her intention at first, but now she wanted to go to Beijing to pursue her dream. —— Li Jianjian told Ling Xiao about the situation with Yufei. When Yufei visited her studio, he had seen the designs for Three Little Childhood Friends—he was the one who plagiarized her work and even released his version ahead of hers. Now he was accusing her of copying him.
All they needed was to find the original photo the design was based on to prove Li Jianjian’s innocence. The photo had been taken by Qi Mingyue. Each of the three childhood friends had a copy. Li Jianjian couldn’t find hers, and Ling Xiao also didn’t know where his was, so the two of them went to the café to ask He Ziqiu. Li Jianjian told He Ziqiu about the photo.
He Ziqiu said his copy was probably at Zhao Huaguang’s house. Qin Meiyang overheard them while serving orange juice and suggested He Ziqiu call Zhao Huaguang to ask. He Ziqiu didn’t respond and told Qin Meiyang to go back to work. Just as Qin Meiyang was leaving, she heard Ling Xiao say he couldn’t find his photo album. Qin Meiyang turned back and revealed that it wasn’t lost—Chen Ting had gone crazy and cut all the photos out.
Ling Xiao tried to stop Qin Meiyang from saying more, but she insisted that it was best for them to know what Chen Ting was like when she lost control so they’d be more prepared if it happened again. Since Ling Xiao didn’t want to talk about it, Qin Meiyang sat down and told Li Jianjian and He Ziqiu the whole story. At the time, Ling Xiao was about to graduate from university.
Chen Ting was in decent health, so he brought up returning to China. But when he mentioned it, Chen Ting became depressed and used her health as an excuse to make him stay. Eventually, she began shouting. That night, while Ling Xiao was in his room looking through his high school album, Chen Ting found out. Her sense of insecurity worsened.
The next day, when Ling Xiao came home, he found that Chen Ting had dug out his photo album and cut up all the photos. She had even thrown away the shoes Li Jianjian had given him. Chen Ting cried and made a scene. In the end, with Qin Meiyang also begging him to stay, Ling Xiao had no choice but to give in. After agreeing to stay, he went downstairs to look through the trash for the shoes.
Qin Meiyang ran after him and told him she had already secretly retrieved them. After telling the story, Qin Meiyang hid in the kitchen to grieve quietly. He Ziqiu, after seeing off Ling Xiao and Li Jianjian, went to comfort her. He knew she spoke harshly but had a soft heart—she had only brought up those things out of concern for Ling Xiao and Li Jianjian. Still, he gently pointed out that even a sharp tongue could hurt others.
Qin Meiyang said she had once fallen down the stairs and blamed Li Jianjian, saying she had pushed her. She thought Li Jianjian still resented her for that. He Ziqiu gently reasoned with her. He understood she had good intentions, but after growing up under Chen Ting’s influence, she had learned to assume the worst in people. He suggested she directly apologize to Li Jianjian—he was sure she wouldn’t hold a grudge.
After their conversation, He Ziqiu called Zhao Huaguang and asked him to take a photo of the picture for him. Zhao Huaguang sounded exhausted on the phone and told He Ziqiu that his grandfather had late-stage lung cancer and only had a few months left to live. His grandfather wished to see He Ziqiu before passing. But He Ziqiu didn’t want to go.
Seeing how urgently he wanted the photo, Zhao Huaguang said that if He Ziqiu agreed to visit his grandfather and accompany him in his final days, he would send the photo. Zhuang Bei made a special trip to the museum to pick up Tang Can after work and even bought two front-row tickets for a stage play. Tang Can was thrilled and offered to treat him to dinner.
At the table, once she started talking about acting, she became animated and her eyes lit up. Zhuang Bei noticed this and remarked that whenever Tang Can mentioned her museum job, her whole demeanor became gloomy. Tang Can sighed, saying she still had to make a living. Seeing how much she loved acting, Zhuang Bei encouraged her to try performing in theater. But Tang Can had lost confidence and kept saying she couldn’t do it.
After finding out about Yufei, Zheng Shuran called Li Jianjian. He comforted her and said he would help dig up dirt on Yufei. Right after she hung up with Zheng Shuran, Du Juan also called to ask if the photo had been found yet.
