Love Has Fireworks Recap, Plot, Synopsis

Love Has Fireworks Synopsis

Qian Fei, a Shanghai migrant girl, works in an investment bank. She has been frugal for many years and finally took possession of the house she bought with her boyfriend, Wang Ruohai.

However, Wang Ruohai caught the attention of Liao Shiyu, the president's daughter, and broke up with Qian Fei.

Suddenly, Qian Fei faced heartbreak and job loss as the company downsized. Under the pressure of mortgage payments, she had to find roommates to share the burden.

Li Yifei, a hidden wealthy second-generation and an elite in the investment banking industry, along with his girlfriend Gui Lili, moved into Qian Fei's house due to financial difficulties.

However, they broke up shortly after. Qian Fei and Li Yifei, living under the same roof, engage in humorous banter and encounter many comical situations.

Unexpectedly, both of them coincidentally join the listing project team of Shanli Cube Group, the company where Wang Ruohai and Liao Shiyu work.

Qian Fei faces criticism and pressure in her work, but Li Yifei repeatedly helps her overcome crises. They continuously adapt and get along with each other at work and at home, gradually developing feelings for each other.

They assist and support each other during professional lows, accompany and uplift each other during family emergencies.

Ultimately, Qian Fei and Li Yifei achieve higher career success, realizing their own dreams. Their love story becomes a legendary tale in the investment banking industry.

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In the bustling financial hub of Lujiazui, Shanghai, countless young professionals strive to build their dreams. Li Yifei, a sharp investment professional from Zhizhong Construction Investment, steps out of a sleek red sports car, intensely demanding over the phone that his assistant secure a meeting with a vital investor. Meanwhile, the city's crowded subway is packed with morning commuters.

Among them is Qian Fei, a diligent back-office analyst at Hejing Securities who rushes from the train to a bus to ensure she makes it to her office on time. Unlike her career-driven peers, Qian Fei prioritizes her personal life, believing a happy home is far more important than climbing the corporate ladder. Today is her boyfriend Wang Ruohai’s birthday.

During her lunch break, she visits a department store to purchase an expensive designer suit for him, viewing it as an investment in his professional image. Afterward, she meets her friend at a local noodle shop. At a nearby table, Li Yifei is pitching a project to a potential investor, Mr. Ma, hoping to raise twenty million.

However, the meeting goes poorly, and a frustrated Li Yifei accidentally makes a loud disturbance, drawing awkward stares from other diners, including Qian Fei. That afternoon, Qian Fei receives the keys to her newly completed apartment—a property her parents helped secure with their savings. She is filled with joy, dreaming of the stable life she and Ruohai will build together. Meanwhile, Hejing Securities prepares to submit their IPO bid for the Shanlifang Hotel Group before the 2:00 PM deadline.

Director Fang urgently drafts Qian Fei to assist, revealing that Shanlifang's chairman, Liao Jinshan, specifically requested her. It turns out Qian Fei is "Jumbo," the brilliant analyst who exposed the financial discrepancies of Huang Shusong—a key manager at Hejing's rival firm, Zhizhong Construction Investment—leading to his recent arrest. At the bidding venue, Hejing's team attempts to block Zhizhong's entry to ensure their rival's disqualification. Amidst the chaos, Li Yifei rushes in to submit Zhizhong's proposal at the very last second.

In his haste, he collides with Qian Fei, knocking her phone to the ground. Instead of apologizing, Li Yifei accuses her of stalking him since the morning noodle shop encounter before disappearing into the crowd, leaving Qian Fei thoroughly annoyed. While Qian Fei is dedicated to their future, Wang Ruohai, a bank employee, is offered a different path.

He meets with Liao Shiyu, the wealthy daughter of Shanlifang's chairman, who has harbored deep feelings for him since he saved her in their youth. She invites him to join Shanlifang as their Finance Director. Later that evening, she treats him to a dinner to discuss the offer. By chance, Qian Fei's close friend, Jingjing, and her husband, Lu Ze, are dining at the same restaurant and spot Ruohai acting intimately with Shiyu.

Though Jingjing wants to confront them on the spot, Lu Ze holds her back. Meanwhile, Li Yifei's financial world is crumbling; due to a failed investment project, he has to list his luxury apartment for a quick cash sale. When he dines with his high-maintenance girlfriend and reveals he must rent, she becomes upset and accuses him of failing to plan for their future.

To show her sincerity, Liao Shiyu gifts Ruohai an expensive watch, urging him to wear it while considering her offer. When Ruohai returns home past midnight, he quickly hides the watch. Qian Fei, who fell asleep waiting on the sofa to celebrate his birthday, eagerly presents him with a cake and her gift. Ruohai avoids opening it and instead announces his career transition to Finance Director.

When Qian Fei mentions she booked their wedding venue after his mother hinted at an impending proposal, Ruohai reacts defensively, feeling suffocated by the pressure. The tension escalates when he expresses discomfort over living in an apartment funded by her father, suggesting they sell the new property to invest the money instead. Deeply hurt, Qian Fei vehemently rejects the idea.

The next day, Jingjing confronts Wang Ruohai in person about seeing him with another woman, demanding he tell Qian Fei the truth. Instead, Ruohai meets with Liao Shiyu, wears the gifted watch, and officially accepts the job offer. Shiyu takes him shopping to purchase a lavish new wardrobe and wallet. Later, Jingjing calls Qian Fei to warn her about Ruohai's suspicious behavior, but Qian Fei fiercely defends her boyfriend, refusing to believe he would ever cheat.

However, when the couple meets later, Qian Fei notices the luxury watch on his wrist. When questioned, a defensive Ruohai claims they no longer share common goals or basic trust. To Qian Fei's absolute devastation, he calls off their relationship and walks away, leaving their years of shared dreams in ruins.

Qian Fei strongly opposes the idea of selling the wedding apartment her parents bought for her just to fund an investment. Seizing the opportunity, Wang Ruohai abruptly proposes a breakup. He argues that they no longer share the same life goals and lack mutual trust, while admitting that her always being right and her parents paying the down payment on the house stripped him of his dignity.

Realizing he is merely making excuses to mask his betrayal, Qian Fei asks if these feelings only started after he met another woman. Ruohai walks out defensively, leaving their wedding plans in ruins. Distressed but attempting to cope, Qian Fei spends the afternoon baking a birthday cake, hoping to reconcile with Ruohai. When she goes to find him, she witnesses Liao Shiyu driving him back.

Liao Shiyu has just celebrated his birthday with him, gifted him a designer wallet, and expressed her desire to spend every future birthday together. Seeing Ruohai bid an affectionate farewell to Liao Shiyu, Qian Fei understands everything: he has chosen a wealthy partner to bypass years of hard work. After a bitter final exchange, Ruohai departs.

Devastated, Qian Fei is found on the street by her friend Jingjing, where she breaks down in tears, recalling the sweet promise Ruohai had once made to give her a big, beautiful home. Unable to handle the emotional pain, Qian Fei drinks alone on the street and is targeted by local thugs. Fortunately, Li Yifei drives past, steps in, and chases the thugs away.

Since Qian Fei is completely intoxicated, Yifei lets her sleep in his car overnight, grumbling about how trouble always seems to follow him whenever she is around. The next morning, Qian Fei wakes up to find herself unharmed with her phone and wallet intact. Spotting a note left by the driver explaining that the car locks automatically, she believes she simply lucked out with an incredibly kind ride-share driver and heads to work.

At the office, a newer colleague, Xinyao, asks Qian Fei to help double-check a data report for Director Fang. Qian Fei kindly agrees, despite another colleague's warning that Xinyao is a calculating relative of Mr. Kong. Meanwhile, Jingjing storms into Wang Ruohai’s bank, demanding answers and exposing his infidelity in front of his colleagues. However, a manager reveals that Ruohai has already resigned.

Back at Qian Fei's office, Xinyao falsely accuses Qian Fei of taking credit for the report in front of Director Fang and snatches her representative badge for an upcoming financial forum. Facing the sudden pressure of paying the mortgage alone, Qian Fei decides to rent out a bedroom to make ends meet. At the high-level financial forum, Yifei runs into Qian Fei again. They bicker over their previous encounters, and Qian Fei demands he pay for her broken phone.

To put an end to their meetings, Yifei hands her two hundred yuan in cash. Later, Yifei's girlfriend, Gui Lili, is shown a small apartment with bunk beds by an agent. She secretly signs the lease, unaware of Yifei's growing financial strain. Yifei also notices Gui Lili posting social media updates with another man, hinting at a growing rift between them.

The next day, Yifei and Gui Lili arrive at the new apartment, only to find that the landlord is Qian Fei. Yifei is furious to find himself in a shared apartment, and Qian Fei is equally displeased to see him. When they demand to terminate the lease, Qian Fei points out that according to the contract, she would have to pay double the rent as compensation for early termination—money she already used to pay her mortgage.

Yifei and Gui Lili argue over their tight budget, especially after Yifei discovers Gui Lili spent their remaining money on an expensive designer bag. With no other options, they accept Qian Fei's proposal to temporarily cohabitate until she can refund their money. Lili suspects Yifei and Qian Fei have a prior connection, which Yifei vehemently denies. Later, Qian Fei spots Yifei's friend, Zihao, with the red car she slept in.

Believing he was her kind driver, she introduces herself and thanks him warmly, and Zihao plays along. When Yifei returns, he questions Gui Lili about her packing progress, hiding the fact that he had to hand over his car keys to Zihao as collateral for a loan. Meanwhile, Qian Fei meets Wang Ruohai to return his remaining belongings.

She presents a formal repayment plan for the mortgage share she owes him and informs him she will handle canceling their wedding banquet. When Ruohai admits he expected her to be more heartbroken, Qian Fei delivers a scathing parting shot, pointing out that his past complaints about her parents' house were merely excuses driven by his own deep-seated insecurity and hypocrisy.

Meanwhile, Jingjing learns from her husband Lu Ze that Ruohai's new partner is Liao Shiyu, the wealthy daughter of Shanlifang's Chairman Liao Jinshan. Furious, Jingjing wants to confront her, but Lu Ze stops her, explaining that Shanlifang is currently acquiring his company, Xinxin Vision, and he cannot risk his employees' livelihoods.

As the day ends, Li Yifei meets with Chairman Liao to discuss Shanlifang's upcoming IPO, hoping to secure the sponsor role despite recent setbacks at his firm due to his superior's investigation. At the same time, Qian Fei desperately begs a hotel manager to refund her wedding deposit, even offering to accept just a portion of it. Watching her plead until she nearly faints from exhaustion, Yifei, who is at the same venue, steps in.

He drags her to a nearby pharmacy to buy her medicine, proving that despite his complaints, he cannot leave her in distress. Later, Gui Lili confronts Qian Fei at the apartment door, asking her to do a favor: tell Li Yifei that she wants to break up with him. Lili then shows her a photo, demanding an explanation.

During her trip to refund a wedding banquet deposit, Qian Fei suffered from severe period pain. Fortunately, she ran into Li Yifei, who helped her into a taxi. He was surprisingly attentive, buying her a heat pack and advising her to drink water slowly. Qian Fei admitted the pain was likely worsened by her recent stress. Upon arriving at their building, they found the elevator broken.

With no other choice, Yifei helped carry her things and walked her up the stairs. Their relief was short-lived when they opened the door to find the apartment flooded because Gui Lili had left a bathroom faucet running. Together, they frantically swept the water toward the drain. When Lili returned, oblivious to the mess, Yifei confronted her angrily about her carelessness. Offended by his public outburst, Lili stormed out.

A remorseful Yifei promised Qian Fei he would compensate her for the damaged flooring once he had the money. At work, Hejing Securities and Zhizhong Jiantou were negotiating a joint sponsorship project for Shanlifang Hotel Group, following the arrest of Yifei's superior, Huang Shusong. Yifei attended the meeting as the joint sponsor's team leader.

Qian Fei’s jealous colleague, Xinyao, tried to make her look bad during a break by causing a coffee spill, but Yifei blocked it with his own suit jacket. Later, Qian Fei's friend Jingjing warned her to keep her cohabitation with Yifei a strict secret to avoid allegations of leaking trade secrets, also hinting at upcoming layoffs in the backend department. On Sunday morning, Qian Fei prepared a delicious breakfast, and though Yifei acted indifferent, she invited him to eat.

She then went to the mall to return her unused wedding ring. There, she spotted Gui Lili intimately walking with a wealthy client named Mr. Niu, whom Lili coyly addressed as "Dong Ge." Niu promised to use his connections to get Lili into Milan Fashion Week. Seeing this, Qian Fei couldn't help but pity the clueless Yifei. That evening, Qian Fei offered to let Yifei split dinner meals with her for a fee.

Yifei playfully suspected an administrative trap and jokingly ordered luxury dishes like sea cucumber and lobster, prompting her to tell him to just order takeout. Later, Qian Fei received a video call from her father pressing her about wedding plans. As she scrambled to make excuses, Yifei overheard the conversation and advised her to tell her parents the truth about her breakup instead of dragging it out.

The next day, Qian Fei’s fears came to pass when HR laid her off due to company-wide backend department cuts. Despite her excellent performance, she was forced to pack up her belongings and leave, feeling like a complete joke after losing both her relationship and her job. Seeing her leave, Jingjing worried about how she would pay her mortgage, but Qian Fei remained hopeful, relying on her severance pay and her new roommate's rent.

Soon after, Yifei's colleague showed him a compromising video of Yifei dropping Qian Fei off in a red sports car. The colleague also revealed that Qian Fei was the blogger behind the "Back End Little Flying Elephant" Weibo account that had exposed Huang Shusong, suggesting that Director Fang Yun had set Qian Fei up to take the heat.

Realizing his father, Li Qiansheng (Chairman of Qiansheng Group), had secret-filmed the video to pressure him into returning to the family electronics business, Yifei confronted him. He flatly refused his father's offer, criticizing Qiansheng Group's reliance on licensed technology as a fatal weakness. Later, Gui Lili met Qian Fei to ask her to deliver a breakup message to Yifei and retrieve her passport, explaining she was going to Milan and felt nothing for him anymore.

When Qian Fei conveyed the breakup, Yifei scoffed, noting he was always the one making sacrifices. Gui Lili also forwarded the sports car video to Qian Fei. When Qian Fei questioned Yifei about it, he demanded she delete it. A struggle for the phone ensued, and Qian Fei accidentally tumbled into Yifei's arms. After a tense, awkward moment, they quickly pulled apart. The next morning, Gui Lili called Qian Fei, asking her to quietly bring her luggage downstairs.

To prevent Yifei from catching his ex-girlfriend leaving, Qian Fei intercepted him as he woke up. She coaxed him into staying in his room by volunteering to cook him breakfast, and a touched Yifei happily agreed to go back to sleep.

Guilty about her actions, Gui Lili asks Qian Fei to help retrieve her passport from the apartment. As they search the room, Li Yifei catches them and dryly mocks their poor acting. He tells Gui Lili that they could have broken up with dignity instead of sneaking around. Repulsed by his pride, Gui Lili points out that he is struggling so much that he has to rent a room, yet he still acts superior.

She openly admits she is leaving him for money, arguing that he has provided neither financial security nor emotional warmth. She even taunts him, claiming he will never manage to surpass his father. Li Yifei calmly stops her, revealing he had already decided to let her go before renting the apartment, wanting to ensure she was settled first.

He hands her a bank card containing over a hundred thousand yuan—money he borrowed from friends—and advises her to use it to secure a place of her own so she won't be left with nothing if Mr. Niu ever treats her poorly. He bids her a quiet farewell. After a tearful Gui Lili leaves, Li Yifei immediately throws himself into his work, determined to investigate the real reason behind Shanlifang's push for a complicated joint sponsorship with Hejing Securities.

To cheer Li Yifei up, Qian Fei prepares breakfast the next morning. They joke about the apartment, with Qian Fei suggesting the place might be cursed since both of them experienced sudden breakups right after moving in. Concerned about Li Yifei locking himself in his room all day, Qian Fei later pounds on his door, threatening to call the police unless he makes a sound. When he responds with a simple "beep," she is relieved.

She cooks him lunch and leaves it at his door. Li Yifei devours the meal and praises her cooking, though he later refuses to help prep dinner and proudly claims he would rather eat out. Meanwhile, Li Yifei's childhood friend, Da Jun, deals with his overbearing mother, who pressures him to find a girlfriend. While Da Jun is cooking wontons, his mother meddles with his computer and accidentally deletes the valuable gaming equipment he spent six months grinding for.

The discarded gear is instantly snapped up online by Qian Fei's best friend, Dang Yu. Devastated by the loss of his hard work, Da Jun seeks out Li Yifei to complain and ends up drinking heavily. Later that night, Dang Yu and Qian Fei are taking a walk when they spot a heavily intoxicated Da Jun vomiting, looked after by Li Yifei. Recognizing Dang Yu as a bartender he had seen before, Da Jun stumbles toward her.

Mistaking him for a hostile drunk, Dang Yu swiftly flips him over her shoulder. The next day, after the misunderstanding is cleared up, Qian Fei tells Li Yifei that Dang Yu only spared Da Jun from a police visit out of respect for them. To return the favor for the lunch she cooked, Li Yifei reveals that a friend of his wants to take over her cancelled wedding banquet reservation on October 18th.

Thrilled to recover her deposit, Qian Fei happily promises to prepare his breakfasts for the next month. Over at Shanlifang, Wang Ruohai is working late when Liao Shiyu drops by his office and invites him for a midnight snack. When he steps out, he is stunned to find she has hired a star chef to prepare a high-end meal on-site. Touched by her gesture, Wang Ruohai holds her hand.

Liao Shiyu is deeply moved, confessing she has been waiting a very long time for him to take the initiative. Meanwhile, Qian Fei faces harsh rejections in her job hunt due to her lack of front-office experience and age discrimination, with one company even demanding a five-year contract prohibiting marriage or pregnancy. Stressed by her massive mortgage, she feels backed into a corner. Observing her financial distress, Li Yifei points out that desperation ruins a person's judgment.

He proposes hiring her as his housekeeper for 100 yuan an hour. Qian Fei accepts the offer. To help her further, Li Yifei transfers her the depreciation fee for the water-damaged floor. Realizing she cannot let her pride get in the way of her mortgage, she accepts the money. At the bar, Da Jun clumsily apologizes to Dang Yu for his drunken behavior.

She accepts his apology, serves him a milk-based drink, and advises him to listen to his mother by drinking less and staying out of bars. Back at the apartment, Qian Fei mentions that she has chosen Director Fang Yun of Hejing Securities as her professional idol. Li Yifei is skeptical of Fang Yun's character, but he suggests that since Qian Fei was only laid off due to backend downsizing, she should apply to Fang Yun's department.

If Fang Yun truly values talent, she would hire her even for a front-office role. Inspired by his advice, Qian Fei heads over to Hejing Securities early the next morning, waiting outside the entrance to speak with Fang Yun face-to-face.

On his day off, Li Yifei met with his colleague at the office to review his findings from his tireless research into Shanlifang's financial statements. He had uncovered a massive, sophisticated fraud hidden deep within the company's records. The data showed non-compliant valuations of intangible assets, irregular amortization treatments, artificially inflated goodwill, and clear related-party transactions aimed at boosting revenue and profits.

Although Hejing Securities was supposed to be handling the project, their lead analyst, Fang Yun, was intentionally pretending to be oblivious to these discrepancies. Li Yifei's colleague was puzzled by her silence, but Li Yifei explained that the first person to expose the fraud would inevitably offend Chairman Liao Jinshan. Fang Yun was simply letting them do the dirty work so she could reap the benefits.

Refusing to risk being penalized by the CSRC for being complicit, Li Yifei decided to keep digging and pressure Shanlifang directly. Meanwhile, Qian Fei was waiting near Hejing Securities' office entrance to see Fang Yun. Instead, she crossed paths with Xinyao and Mr. Kong. Hearing their conversation, Qian Fei finally realized that Mr. Kong was Xinyao's uncle, which explained why she had been so easily dismissed from the firm.

Once Mr. Kong walked ahead, Xinyao confronted Qian Fei and smugly pointed out that despite Qian Fei's strong professional skills, she had failed to understand the company's internal dynamics during her years there. Xinyao accurately guessed that Qian Fei was waiting to ask Fang Yun for a job, but she mockingly questioned why Fang Yun would ever help someone who had lost her utility.

Deeply disheartened, Qian Fei walked away, realizing that Xinyao was right; she had been naive to think Fang Yun would throw her a lifeline without any exchange of value. By the time Qian Fei returned to her apartment, it was already late and pitch black inside. As she fumbled in the dark for the light switch, Li Yifei suddenly leaned out wearing a white face mask, causing her to scream in terror.

He calmly explained that he had used a leftover face mask from his ex-girlfriend because it felt like a waste to discard it. Qian Fei quickly deduced that the power outage was due to a tripped breaker and asked what high-power appliance he had plugged in. Li Yifei sheepishly admitted to buying a massive new oven just to heat up pizza, and even confessed to ordering a dishwasher so they wouldn't have to wash dishes.

Exasperated, Qian Fei pointed out that their small kitchen had no space for a dishwasher, and that running a noisy machine for two hours for just two plates was absurd. She walked over to the electrical panel, flipped the breaker back up, and instantly restored the lights. Their conversation was interrupted by a knock at the door. It was an electrician whom Li Yifei had frantically called for an emergency late-night service.

Even though the problem was already solved by flipping a switch, the electrician insisted on a 200-yuan call-out fee. Li Yifei readily scanned the code and paid. Qian Fei shook her head at his lack of basic life skills, pointing out that he could have easily resolved the issue himself with a quick search online. Li Yifei defensively argued that his time was worth much more than the money spent researching trivial household issues.

To prevent further domestic disasters, Qian Fei dragged Li Yifei to the kitchen to teach him the basics of household maintenance, starting with the main gas shutoff valve. When she asked how he had managed to survive in the past, Li Yifei replied that his previous residence had a twenty-four-hour concierge to handle every minor issue. Shocked by his extravagance, Qian Fei lectured him on his inability to save money.

In response, Li Yifei leveraged his investment banking background to deliver a harsh financial analysis of her apartment, factoring in taxes, depreciation, interest over thirty years, and the risk of default. He condescendingly told her to expand her horizons beyond breakers and valves. Offended, Qian Fei snapped back, asking how his mother had raised him. Li Yifei's expression softened as he quietly admitted that his mother had passed away years ago.

Remorseful, Qian Fei apologized and confessed that she had also lost her mother at a young age and currently lived with her father and stepmother, creating a moment of quiet, shared grief between them. Before retiring to his room, Li Yifei mentioned that a package had arrived for her. Inside, Qian Fei found a collection of old family photographs and a heartwarming letter from her father.

He wrote that although he and her stepmother could not be with her in the big city, he wanted these photos to keep her company in her new home, reminding her that she would always be his beloved daughter. Overwhelmed with emotion, Qian Fei called her father.

When he excitedly asked about her wedding preparations and expressed a desire to speak with Wang Ruohai, Qian Fei held back her tears and confessed that they had broken up due to conflicting plans for the future. Though surprised, her father immediately offered his unconditional support. That night, Qian Fei fell asleep on the balcony while looking out at the city. Seeing her there, Li Yifei gently draped a blanket over her shoulders.

Back in his own bed, he found himself unable to sleep, deeply missing his own mother. The following morning, the noise of Qian Fei preparing to leave woke Li Yifei up. Annoyed, he got out of bed to complain about the lack of soundproofing, only to find her dressed in a vibrant, stylish outfit, ready to go out. The sudden change in her appearance caught him completely off guard.

In truth, Qian Fei had spent the previous night tirelessly drafting a detailed research report on Shanlifang in hopes of joining Fang Yun's IPO project team. Meanwhile, Hejing Securities' back-end department was in utter chaos under their manager, He Li, who was furious about a barrage of data errors. Her staff quietly lamented how much they missed Qian Fei's competence. Later that day, Qian Fei met with Yao Jingjing to show her the completed Shanlifang research report.

Yao Jingjing was highly impressed by the quality of the analysis but suggested that Qian Fei should have a seasoned professional review it. When Qian Fei expressed hesitation about reaching out to her former colleagues, Yao Jingjing reminded her of her tenant, Li Yifei. Qian Fei scoffed at the idea, calling him a slacker, but Yao Jingjing pointed out that he was actually a highly capable project team leader on the same level as Fang Yun.

She urged Qian Fei to put aside her pride and ask for his guidance, noting that a true professional knows when to bend. When Yao Jingjing arrived home early, she found her boyfriend, Lu Ze, already there. He was surprisingly clean, having immediately showered and started laundry upon returning. When she discovered a diamond ring in his bag, Yao Jingjing feared the worst, suspecting he was cheating on her just as Wang Ruohai had cheated on Qian Fei.

She furiously demanded to know where he had been and why his shoes were covered in mud. A panicked Lu Ze quickly pulled out his phone to show her a video of himself rehearsing a marriage proposal in a muddy park earlier that morning. Realizing she had completely misjudged him, Yao Jingjing's anger turned to tears of joy as Lu Ze knelt before her and asked for her hand.

She happily accepted his proposal, and he slipped the ring onto her finger. Meanwhile, Qian Fei returned home to find workers carrying a heavy door into the apartment under Li Yifei's direction. When she demanded to know why he was replacing her door without permission, Li Yifei pointed to their lease agreement, which granted him the right to modify his room for his convenience.

He ranted about how the old door offered no soundproofing, forcing him to endure the sounds of her brushing her teeth, walking around, making phone calls, and running appliances. Finding him incredibly difficult to deal with, Qian Fei struggled to find a way to ask for his help with her research report. She decided to soften his mood by cooking a delicious spread of dishes and inviting him to join her for dinner.

Li Yifei was initially highly suspicious of her sudden hospitality, but the aroma of the food eventually won him over. He agreed to eat on the condition of a strict division of the dishes and declared that he would absolutely not do any washing up. Qian Fei eagerly accommodated his demands, piling his plate with his favorite eggplant.

As Li Yifei thoroughly enjoyed the meal and praised her culinary skills, he pointed out that her flattery must mean she had an ulterior motive. Smiling warmly, Qian Fei prepared to use the pleasant atmosphere to ask her arrogant tenant for his professional advice on her Shanlifang report.