Ode to Joy Episode 30 Recap
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Wei Wei advised Andy not to meddle in Fan Shengmei's affairs too easily, because even an upright official finds it hard to settle family disputes. Andy herself had to send a considerable living allowance to her younger brother every month; in his opinion, it was impossible for Fan Shengmei not to financially support her family. Just as the two were discussing this, Qiu Yingying and Guan Juer knocked on the door.
It turned out that the two had gone to Qu Xiaoxiao's house for dinner and forgot their keys. They wanted Andy to call Fan Shengmei to ask when she would be back. From the two, Andy learned that Fan Shengmei had gone on a date with Qu Lianjie. Andy called Fan Shengmei, who said she was out for a social engagement. Andy couldn't bear to see her being played with by Qu Lianjie, so she decided to go find her.
Andy found Fan Shengmei in a KTV, socializing among a group of men. She couldn't accept such a scene, nor could she accept that the warm and righteous Fan Shengmei in her heart was truly treating Qu Lianjie as a lifesaver, as Qu Xiaoxiao had said. Wei Wei tried to dissuade Andy, believing that a Fan Shengmei who was too vain would not accept her kindness.
But Andy didn't want to see Fan Shengmei trapped by money, so she still called Fan Shengmei out, wanting to give her the ten thousand yuan she had prepared. Unexpectedly, Fan Shengmei considered Andy's action an insult to her. Determined to protect her dignity, she refused Andy's kindness, then turned and left, only to hide behind a wall and cry alone.
Andy hadn't expected to do more harm than good, so she had no choice but to text Wang Baichuan, telling him that she had failed. Wang Baichuan still expressed his gratitude to her. Early the next morning, Fan Shengmei asked Guan Juer and Qiu Yingying if they had told Andy about her situation. Seeing that Fan Shengmei was upset, Guan Juer could only lie, claiming she hadn't told anyone.
Later, while going to work with Andy, Guan Juer recounted the events to Andy. Andy didn't want to damage the image Fan Shengmei was so determined to maintain, so she just told Guan Juer that she and Fan Shengmei had a small misunderstanding, and that she had earnestly tried to help but had good intentions leading to bad results. As soon as Fan Shengmei started work, her mother called, urging her to borrow money quickly.
The helpless Fan Shengmei had no choice but to send a WeChat message to Qu Lianjie. Wanting to ask Qu Lianjie for help, she had to agree to play golf with him on the weekend. Qiu Yingying's online shop business had not picked up yet. She called Qu Xiaoxiao, asking her to introduce business as promised.
Qu Xiaoxiao told her that business was built one deal at a time, and told her to go door-to-door promoting coffee with samples on the weekend. Qiu Yingying thought Qu Xiaoxiao's words made a lot of sense and decided to put them into action. At the scenic golf course, Qu Lianjie and Fan Shengmei were alone. Qu Lianjie jokingly suggested that Fan Shengmei should offer herself to him.
Fan Shengmei, who was eager to climb into the upper class, felt a mix of emotions upon hearing this. Afterwards, Fan Shengmei and Qu Lianjie went to a villa. Faced with Qu Lianjie's further teasing and probing, Fan Shengmei did not refuse. Qiu Yingying spent the whole morning promoting coffee. Although she had no results, she still felt she had gained a lot. She sent a WeChat message to her friends on the 22nd floor. Qu Xiaoxiao encouraged her, and the two girls, who used to dislike each other, were gradually getting closer.
