Only Side by Side with You Episode 25 Recap
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Shi Yue and Nan Qiao walked along the beach, and he asked her when she first decided to work on aircraft. Nan Qiao recounted that her dream began about twenty years ago. As a child, she was very mischievous, and her father once confined her to the library as punishment. While there, she stumbled upon a significant movie. At the time, she didn't fully understand the movie's content, but the sound of the aircraft mesmerized her.
She wondered if, in the future, these aircraft would transform lives, much like cell phones or virtual reality glasses. Shi Yue found her ambition charming and promised to "be crazy with you then" until they were "seventy or eighty years old," emphasizing that as long as they kept their wristbands, it would prove his commitment.
Meanwhile, at Future Up, Wen Di was distraught because Shi Yue, Nan Qiao, and Chang Jianxiong were all unreachable, especially with VIV scheduled to confirm the virtual reality glasses prototype. She quickly mobilized the entire company to locate them, offering a double bonus to whoever found them first. Shi Yue had just brought Nan Qiao back to her home.
Nan Qiao invited him to come to Future Up with her, but Shi Yue playfully declined, saying he "abducted their Boss for three days and three nights" for their drone test, and that "elopement" was a more fitting term. He then promised her a surprise that evening. At Future Up’s meeting room, Lao Qin, Xiao An, and Xiao Kui were meticulously testing the integration of the virtual reality glasses with the drone. The technical results were flawless.
Nan Qiao arrived and excitedly reported that the field tests were also highly successful; she had worn the prototype and walked three kilometers without any issues. The team celebrated, but their joy was cut short by an email from VIV, regretting to inform them that they were canceling their collaboration with Future Up and that their legal team would handle the subsequent matters. The team was stunned by this unexpected turn.
Chang Jianxiong sought out his father, asking about a woman named An Ning. His father initially claimed not to know her, but Chang Jianxiong pointed out the sudden emergence of An Ning's foreign-funded company in the drone sector, deducing from his father's reactions that they were acquainted.
His father conceded that An Ning was "not a simple woman," revealing she had left the country for the States after an incident in her youth and had become a wealthy woman with international businesses. Chang Jianxiong's information about An Ning differed from his father's account. His father advised him to immediately inform Nan Qiao of An Ning's activities. At the pet shop, Shi Yue asked Hao Jie if he had handled the task Shi Yue entrusted him with.
Hao Jie nonchalantly admitted he had delegated it to Qie Hao, confident that Qie Hao "messing up the negotiations is making the best use of things." He then asked Shi Yue why he used three dogs in his courting attempt. Their conversation was interrupted when An Ning's assistant arrived, bringing a suit for Shi Yue and informing him that An Ning wanted him to attend the Wings cocktail launch.
Hao Jie tried to go along, asserting his role as a Wings staff member, but was denied entry. Shi Yue told him, "You don't need to go. If you do, I'm afraid that Sister An wouldn't be happy." Hao Jie then frantically contacted Qie Hao, receiving no response.
He rushed to Clear Dream, the bar, where a recently released Qie Hao recounted his ordeal: he had been detained, his phone confiscated, and Shi Yue had been taken as an "exchange" by An Ning's secretary. Hao Jie, realizing An Ning's plans extended beyond VIV, soon discovered an online announcement about a partnership between Wings and VIV. Back at Future Up, Xiao Kui discovered that VIV had modified their server permissions, preventing her from downloading any data.
If the interactive platform server were erased, all their previous data, calculations, and the P1 sharing module would be lost. Nan Qiao ordered Xiao An to breach VIV's firewall and remotely download all original data before the server was shut down. A colleague warned that if this remote intrusion were discovered, it could become a severe vulnerability for Future Up.
As the data download neared completion at 90%, news broke that VIV had signed a contract with Wings, immediately halting their data transfer. Nan Qiao, furious, rushed out to head to the signing event. Wen Di and the employees followed, but Chang Jianxiong quickly intercepted them, instructing them to stay and research Wings' background, while he would go after Nan Qiao. At the Wings grand opening, An Ning delivered an impassioned speech, with Shi Yue standing beside her, looking distant.
Live-streaming the event, Wen Di and the Future Up team were shocked to discover that Wings' product designs were strikingly similar to their own. Their shock intensified when they saw Shi Yue introduced as Wings' CEO. The team was enraged, calling it industrial espionage and an "open ambush." Wen Di sternly warned them to remain silent and deny any knowledge of Shi Yue until Nan Qiao returned.
As the ribbon-cutting ceremony approached, Nan Qiao arrived, her gaze immediately falling upon Shi Yue. An Ning, noticing Shi Yue’s desire to approach Nan Qiao, deliberately drew reporters towards him, then publicly linked her arm with his, creating a façade of intimacy for the cameras and for Nan Qiao. Just as An Ning felt in control and Nan Qiao was about to leave in despair, An Ning's ex-husband stormed into the event.
He loudly accused An Ning of being ungrateful after he had provided her with identity and status to enter high society, ultimately pushing her to the ground. Shi Yue, unable to tolerate the scene, punched An Ning's ex-husband to the ground. He then picked An Ning up and walked past a heartbroken Nan Qiao and a quickly approaching Chang Jianxiong, carrying An Ning away. Nan Qiao, overwhelmed, tried to run after them but was held back by Chang Jianxiong.
Back at Future Up, even Xiao An was in tears over Shi Yue’s actions. Nan Qiao and Chang Jianxiong returned to the company, and Nan Qiao immediately locked herself in her office. Xiao Kui angrily accused Shi Yue of "cheating and deception," leading Wen Di to tell her to stop talking nonsense. Chang Jianxiong interjected, stating that the only confirmed fact was Shi Yue being the boss of Wings, and warned everyone against speculating further. He then dismissed the staff.
Privately, Wen Di questioned Chang Jianxiong about the scene, and he admitted that Nan Qiao's emotional damage was likely more significant than the company's financial setback. However, he also recalled Shi Yue's promise never to hurt Nan Qiao and thus believed Shi Yue must have "ulterior motives" or a difficult reason for his actions. Chang Jianxiong resolved to get answers from Shi Yue.
Alone in her office, Nan Qiao sat on the sofa, replaying her memories with Shi Yue, her heart shattering with each remembrance. Shi Yue, appearing as if his soul had been extracted, returned to the Clear Dream bar. He indicated his intention to hand the bar over to Qie Hao. Qie Hao, seeing Shi Yue's desolate state, apologized for the situation, lamenting that Hao Jie had left him alone to deal with An Ning.
Hao Jie, witnessing Shi Yue's despair, also expressed remorse. Shi Yue confessed that it was his mistake; he hadn't stopped An Ning and had dragged both Qie Hao and Nan Qiao into his mess. He admitted he was foolish to forget that "a person like An Ning would not trust me that easily." Overwhelmed, he declared he no longer wanted to manage anything and simply wished to revert to his former identity, Shi Junqing.
