Ode to Joy Episode 19 Recap
> Ode to Joy Recap
After seeing Lao Yan off, Tan Zongming rushed back to comfort Andy. Andy told Tan Zongming her worries, stating frankly that her younger brother was very much like her, preferring solitude and being sensitive to numbers. She worried that she too, like her brother, carried the gene for mental illness, but it just hadn't manifested yet. Tan Zongming patiently advised her, and Andy controlled her emotions, then drove home.
On the way home, Andy couldn't help but keep recalling the scene of separating from her brother when she was adopted. Her mind was in a daze, so when she saw Qidian at the community entrance, she thought it was her own hallucination, because Qidian should have been abroad at that time. What she didn't know was that Qidian had rushed back early to see her.
Unaware of the situation, Qidian came to the underground parking lot and knocked on Andy's car window. Andy became even more suspicious that it was her own illusion. She calmed down, got out of the car, explained the whole story to Qidian, told him that she needed to calm down, and then left in a hurry. Qidian was very worried seeing Andy's state, so he waited downstairs.
He kept sending WeChat messages to Andy, but Andy, whose mind was in turmoil, didn't know how to reply. After much thought, Andy called Tan Zongming to tell him that she was going to see her younger brother tomorrow. Tan Zongming couldn't refuse Andy, so he agreed to her request and asked Lao Yan to go to the care home first to explain the situation. The next day, Guan Juer, Qiu Yingying, and Fan Shengmei went to work together.
Fan Shengmei was surprised. Guan Juer explained that Andy had something to do today. They thought it was just work-related, unaware that Andy was at that moment rushing anxiously to see her younger brother. Senior Brother Lin called Guan Juer, inviting her to go out together on the weekend. Guan Juer, who had always lacked confidence, tried hard to convince herself that Senior Brother Lin was only nice to her because they were from the same school.
In reality, this was just Guan Juer deceiving herself. Andy received a text message from Tan Zongming and hurried downstairs, preparing to go see her younger brother. In the underground parking lot, Andy met Qidian, who was waiting there. Qidian insisted, without allowing refusal, that he must go with Andy. Andy had no choice but to agree to Qidian's request. Along the way, Andy and Qidian talked about everything.
She frankly said that she greatly admired Guan Juer and Qu Xiaoxiao, because it was clear that both of them grew up under their parents' doting love. Qidian and Andy made three agreements: not to make random associations after seeing her younger brother, and to tell him about any problems. Qidian's words made Andy feel very reassured. Accompanied by Lao Yan and Qidian, Andy met her younger brother, Xiao Ming.
Faced with this unfamiliar older sister, Xiao Ming was expressionless, and Andy was at a loss. Encouraged by Director Yang, Andy mustered up the courage to hold her brother's hand, but Xiao Ming was very resistant. Director Yang, who had been taking care of Xiao Ming, inferred that Andy must be living a good life after seeing her delicate makeup and appropriate attire. She accused Andy's parents of abandoning Xiao Ming at the care home.
Andy explained that her parents had passed away and that she herself grew up in an orphanage. Director Yang sympathized with Andy's pitiful background and forgave her. Director Yang tried to persuade Xiao Ming to accept his older sister and asked Xiao Ming to recite pi for her.
Andy looked at her younger brother, who looked as if he was carved from the same mold as her, and as she recalled her youthful days, her emotions suddenly spiraled out of control. She grabbed Xiao Ming, intending to take him away, but Xiao Ming was startled and screamed incessantly. Qidian stopped Andy and tried hard to persuade her to calm down.
