Our Generation Episode 17 Recap
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Cherry got along best with Sister Xue Lijun—they were often seen together and even went to take showers together. Cherry heard gossip from Sister Lijun about what happened with Sister Sisi. Lijun supported Sisi's decision to return to her hometown for development; everyone has their own goals, and parting is normal. Cherry didn’t quite understand this. In her mind, emotions still seemed very important. Lijun asked if she liked anyone.
Cherry briefly mentioned that the person she liked was a childhood friend. When she asked Sister Lijun if she liked anyone, Lijun said she liked a celebrity. Cherry was speechless. Every night, Sisi would secretly cry in the dorm. Cherry kept texting Jiang Qiaoxi. Hearing Sisi cry, she didn’t know how to comfort her. One day in the library, Cherry was putting books back on the shelf when she suddenly realized a book had gone missing.
She searched everywhere and thought for a moment that Jiang Qiaoxi had returned, but it turned out to be Yu Qiao playing a prank on her. Yu Qiao knew Cherry still hadn’t moved on from Jiang Qiaoxi and was worried about her mood, so he came by to check on her. While the two of them were walking around campus, they bumped into Sister Lijun. After learning the situation, Lijun misunderstood and thought Yu Qiao was Cherry’s boyfriend.
Despite Cherry and Yu Qiao’s efforts to explain, it didn’t help. When Cherry returned to the dorm, she was surrounded by the senior girls. Worried they’d misunderstood, she ended up telling them the story between her and Jiang Qiaoxi. From the moment she first met Jiang Qiaoxi as a child, to their short separation, to working hard to get into the same school as him, and then to his disappearance—Cherry was heartbroken.
But Sister Lijun was furious, thinking she was too naive. She got so angry she dropped her snacks. Her personality was similar to Qin Yeyun’s—very straightforward. Since Cherry wasn’t willing to give up, she might as well keep going this way. Sisi was about to leave, so the four of them went out for a farewell meal. On the way, a male classmate suddenly confessed to Cherry, but she politely declined. Sister Lijun quickly pulled Cherry away.
Cherry said she’d join them later at the restaurant and then called Auntie Liang. Auntie Liang told Cherry not to contact her again—she didn’t know where Jiang Qiaoxi was, and as long as Cherry stayed out of his life, he and his mother could still live as mother and son. At dinner with the senior girls, everyone drank some alcohol. Sisi, unlike Lijun, didn’t try to stop Cherry from drinking.
Instead, she handed her tutoring job to Cherry, since she was leaving anyway. She supported Cherry saving money to chase after her love. Before leaving, Sisi gave Cherry her own copy of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane and a stuffed toy. Because Edward’s situation was similar to Cherry’s, Sisi hoped she would slowly grow stronger. Cherry started tutoring and met a student who reminded her a bit of Jiang Qiaoxi.
The boy felt conflicted and wronged because his parents favored his younger brother. As the older brother, he was struggling. Cherry patiently guided him to focus on himself, to prioritize his own feelings and care more about himself.
