Go Go Squid! Episode 21 Recap
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People with solitary personalities always have things that others don't know about. Take Han Shangyan, for example, who had a difficult life since childhood. Regarding family, his grandfather had always subconsciously felt that this grandson was wasting his ambition on trifles, first neglecting his career, then having a blank slate in relationships, and finally being all alone and lonely.
Regarding friends, the team members only found out that Tong Nian gave their boss Han Shangyan a cat after the club had an extra cat. After a bet, they then found out that their boss Han Shangyan's favorite animal is a cat. One day, the grandfather learned from the Tong family's eldest aunt that Han Shangyan had actually already broken up with Tong Nian, making her cry so much her eyes looked like light bulbs.
The aunt guessed: Perhaps because of the elders' health conditions, Han Shangyan and Tong Nian kept the grandfather in the dark. After the grandfather learned about this, he was furious. He went back to find Han Shangyan, and that evening, they went together to visit the Tong family again. He didn't know until he visited. Tong Nian's mother's dislike for Han Shangyan started on the night of the New Year's Eve dinner.
This was something the grandfather only learned after he entered the Tong family home and Tong Nian's mother spoke with Han Shangyan alone at the doorstep. At that time, Han Shangyan heard about the series of ridiculous things he had done before he lost interest in Tong Nian, around the New Year. Tong Nian's mother had scrutinized Han Shangyan from the perspective of a potential son-in-law and felt he was completely unworthy of her daughter Tong Nian's deep affection.
Meanwhile, the grandfather was at the Tong family home and also saw Zheng Hui and Zheng Hui's mother. He probably realized that this young man also had a great liking for Tong Nian and was very popular with Tong Nian's mother. After Tong Nian's mother spoke with Han Shangyan, those harsh words made Han Shangyan, who had never been in love, unable to accept it for a while, and he lost the courage to enter the Tong family home again.
So, after Han Shangyan put on a brave face and promised Tong Nian's mother, he drove around looking for his brother Xiao Mi. The two brothers talked about "ridiculous things." Xiao Mi felt that the most ridiculous thing Han Shangyan had done wasn't related to Tong Nian, but rather his announcement of retirement at the peak of his career ten years ago, which had saddened too many fans he had never even met.
Originally, the little loli Tong Nian was chatting with her grandfather at home while looking towards the Tong family's door, waiting for her boyfriend to appear. But Tong Nian didn't know that Tong Nian's mother's words had angered Han Shangyan and made him leave. And what angered Han Shangyan wasn't someone else, but his own cowardice.
When faced with Tong Nian's mother's belief that Han Shangyan and Tong Nian had already broken up, Han Shangyan felt relieved by her words and found it difficult to explain. When faced with Tong Nian's mother hoping that Han Shangyan would actively make Tong Nian give up, he didn't dare to defy an elder's wishes.
But when Han Shangyan learned at the Xintiandi Bar that Tong Nian had gone out to look for him, he became truly worried about her safety so late at night, and quickly said goodbye to Xiao Mi and Ou Qiang. However, when Han Shangyan and Tong Nian met, Han Shangyan didn't know how to handle this relationship.
Facing Tong Nian scaring herself behind his car and explaining Zheng Hui's temporary stay at the Tong family home in his car, and a series of other things she feared would cause Han Shangyan to misunderstand, Han Shangyan responded with a cold approach. Regarding the cat, Han Shangyan lied and claimed he had given it to the household helper.
Tong Nian was initially disappointed, but she was even more worried that Han Shangyan didn't like cats and, by extension, didn't like her. In a love where neither person was very skilled, the one who first tried to love always loved very humbly.
No matter how Tong Nian tried to please him with words, or express her care and concern, Han Shangyan, not knowing whether he should fulfill Tong Nian's mother's wish or follow his own heart and cater to his girlfriend Tong Nian, could only resort to his usual cold treatment of Tong Nian.
But in fact, Tong Nian's mother, a kindergarten teacher, had harshly criticized Han Shangyan for the sake of her daughter Tong Nian, and afterwards began to feel uneasy about it. However, Tong Nian's father felt that a thirty-year-old man wouldn't have his emotional resilience diminished just because his future mother-in-law said a few harsh words.
But these old couple didn't know that Han Shangyan's parents had died when he was young, he was raised by his stepmother, and his grandfather was negligent in his care. All along, whether it was hardship or happiness, he had endured it alone. Han Shangyan is a man who is extremely lacking in love, and thus his ability to handle his own emotions is very limited.
