Ode to Joy Episode 38 Recap
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At the work meeting for the new week, Andy stated that Liu Siming's proposal was unsatisfactory. In fact, Liu Siming's mind was never on his work; he spent a lot of time in the office researching his stocks. Therefore, despite Andy's repeated guidance, his proposal was still full of flaws. Wei Wei brought Wei Guoqiang to Andy's company. He asked Wei Guoqiang to wait at the front desk, while he went ahead to tell Andy the whole story.
He had expected Andy to be overjoyed at learning her father was still alive, but to his surprise, Andy looked utterly bewildered. Just then, Wei Guoqiang, unable to contain his excitement, walked in. Before he could finish introducing himself, Andy turned to leave. Wei Guoqiang began to recount the story of Andy's mother, and Andy involuntarily stopped. It turned out that Andy's maternal grandfather's family was a well-known landlord family in the area.
Due to the special historical context, her maternal grandfather couldn't find a suitable woman to marry and had to marry a mentally unstable woman who had fled from another region. They then had Andy's mother. Wei Guoqiang came to Daishan during the "Educated Youth to the Countryside" movement, and he and Andy's mother fell in love and married. Soon after, the national college entrance examination was reinstated, and Wei Guoqiang was admitted to a university in Shanghai.
Andy's mother supported him in his studies. Andy questioned Wei Guoqiang why he abandoned her mother. Wei Guoqiang explained that Andy's mother suffered from hereditary mental illness. After an accidental fall into the water, she constantly had a low fever. He accompanied Andy's mother everywhere seeking medical treatment, but she showed no signs of improvement, and her mind became increasingly unclear. Unable to bear it, Wei Guoqiang, unaware that Andy's mother was already pregnant, cruelly left her.
Andy's maternal grandfather then also fled Daishan and had lived with Wei Guoqiang for thirty years. Facing the father who had abandoned his wife and daughter, Andy was heartbroken. She also unexpectedly learned that Xiao Ming was conceived accidentally after her mentally incapacitated mother was abused by another man. Andy found it hard to accept such a shocking truth. She yelled hysterically, driving Wei Guoqiang away and refusing Wei Wei entry.
Wei Wei, feeling helpless, simply placed a cup of water at Andy's door and then turned and left. Wei Wei called Tan Zongming, telling Tan Zongming that he had found Andy's biological father. Tan Zongming's expression changed upon hearing this, and he immediately got up to find Wei Wei. As soon as he entered, Tan Zongming said nothing and punched Wei Wei.
In fact, Tan Zongming had long known about Wei Guoqiang's relationship with Andy, but to prevent Andy from overthinking, he chose to deliberately conceal it. Tan Zongming frankly told Wei Wei that his actions made the already sensitive Andy doubt herself even more. Moreover, in his opinion, Wei Wei, who only knew how to protect himself in the business world, was not suitable for Andy because he could not bear Andy's future.
Wei Wei stated that he genuinely loved Andy and would therefore never give up on her. Andy returned home dejected. Qiu Yingying, worried about her, brought her homemade food to Andy's place. Andy unknowingly ate several bowls, and Yingying stopped her. Wei Wei waited downstairs at Andy's home. Andy asked him to come upstairs.
Andy directly stated that the incidence of hereditary mental illness was as high as forty percent, and she could not be with anyone because she could not guarantee that she would not become a burden to others. Wei Wei said that he and Andy could choose not to have children. Andy, unwilling to burden him, rejected his proposal. The next day, Andy asked Guan Juer to drive, citing her poor mental state. Guan Juer, seeing Andy's exhausted face, knew she had suffered a major blow.
