Our Secret Episode 21 Recap, Plot

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Ding Xian was persuaded by Su Bocong to return and renegotiate with Director Zhang. Director Zhang assumed Ding Xian had changed her mind and shared his full vision with her. But the more Ding Xian listened, the more she disagreed and ultimately rejected him outright. Director Zhang thought Ding Xian was being ungrateful—she had previously agreed to sign the contract, and now she was going back on her word.

Since their company only signed popular figures, this could affect their reputation if it got out. At that moment, Zhou Siyue arrived and told Director Zhang that the work in question was based on Ding Xian herself and was not suited for commercial exploitation. With that, he took Ding Xian away. In the lobby, Zhou Siyue bought Ding Xian a pair of flat shoes to change into.

Su Bocong chased after them, thinking Ding Xian wanted to become a business elite like him. But Ding Xian told Su Bocong she only wanted to become the person she aspired to be. Then she returned the necklace to Su Bocong and left with Zhou Siyue. Zhou Siyue confessed his love to Ding Xian again and said he wanted to stay with her forever. Ding Xian told him never to give up on her again, because it would really hurt.

Zhou Siyue promised that no matter what happened in the future, he would always stay by her side. On the way back, Xing Lufei saw Zhou Siyue and Ding Xian together and was jealous. She told Ding Xian to write the report for the anime expo. Yuan Fang overheard and sarcastically mocked Dong Zhengfei for Xing Lufei to hear, saying that even the team leader wasn't writing the report. A leader who doesn’t do their job is shameless.

Xing Lufei turned pale with anger when she heard that. After getting off the bus, she chased after Zhou Siyue, asking him to have dinner and accept her love. But Zhou Siyue told her to stop following him—Ding Xian was better than her in every way. He even showed her the surveillance footage from the competition, revealing that she was the one who had locked Ding Xian in the bathroom that day, leaving her speechless.

Professor Ye approached Zhou Siyue, saying that people from Honghuang Tech wanted to collaborate with him. Dong Zhengfei also encouraged Zhou Siyue to accept the deal. But Zhou Siyue was unwilling—he felt that as sophomore students, they didn't have the capability yet, and the company only wanted to buy out their research. Dong Zhengfei told Professor Ye to consider it carefully—if Zhou Siyue declined, he could still work with them.

Professor Ye acknowledged both perspectives and said he needed time to think it over. Ding Xian and Zhou Siyue spent sweet days dating. Su Bocong came by one day, and Zhou Siyue asked Ding Xian to leave so he could talk with Su Bocong. Surprisingly, Su Bocong wanted to discuss robots. He had been sent by someone to uncover what Hongguang Tech was really up to and gave Zhou Siyue a book of evidence showing who had framed his father.

If Zhou Siyue agreed to cooperate, they could clear his father’s name. But Zhou Siyue refused—he wouldn’t do anything illegal. Su Bocong warned him that just because he wouldn’t do it now didn’t mean he wouldn’t in the future. He also said that even if Ding Xian was with Zhou Siyue now, that didn’t mean she would always love him. Zhou Siyue visited his father in the hospital, feeling guilty.

His father told him never to do anything he would regret and to live without regrets. Back home, Zhou Siyue transferred a red packet to Ding Xian and asked if she would still like him if he turned bad one day. Just then, Ding Xian received a call saying that there was a problem with the novel adapted from her comic. Su Bocong also saw the online news—Ding Xian's comic was suspected of plagiarism.

Ding Xian called Mr. Sun to meet. Mr. Sun admitted he hadn’t clearly explained the copyright terms and showed her a contract that clearly stated if the copyright expired and it was still published, it would be considered plagiarism. He insisted Ding Xian and the publisher share the risk. Ding Xian realized she had been set up—she only received a small portion of the manuscript fee but had to take on half the risk. Society was truly cruel.

Zhou Siyue comforted her, saying she was just getting started and would adapt over time. He encouraged her to find evidence that the publisher had misled her, which might help change the situation. Afterward, Zhou Siyue called Professor Ye, hoping to meet with Director Chen of Hongguang Tech. Zhou Siyue straightforwardly told Director Chen that he was only willing to cooperate if he got paid. He demanded 500,000 yuan. Director Chen told him to wait for further notice.

Ding Xian received a call saying the money for the plagiarism claim had been paid by a gentleman. Upon hearing the name, she went to find Su Bocong, who was already drunk when she arrived. She called a cab to take him home. After getting him to his room, Su Bocong grabbed her and pinned her to the bed, confessing his feelings for her. But Ding Xian told him she already had Zhou Siyue.

Feeling defeated, Su Bocong let her go. Ding Xian, feeling wronged, ran back to Zhou Siyue and hugged him tightly the moment he opened the door. The next day, Zhou Siyue went to Su Bocong’s office and handed him a card—the money he had paid back on Ding Xian’s behalf. He warned Su Bocong not to bother her again, or he wouldn’t be so polite next time.

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