Parallel Love Episode 22 Recap
> Parallel Love Recap
The inauguration ceremony for the new president of Hong Yu Group was abruptly halted, leading to an urgent board meeting to address the company's equity change and Jiao Yang's family affairs. During the meeting, Su Cheng Jun provocatively took the chairman's seat. Jiao Yang confronted him, stating that even as a shareholder, Su Cheng Jun was not entitled to that position. Su Cheng Jun defiantly asked if Jiao Yang or other board members would yield their seats.
A board member intervened, suggesting there was no need to argue over a mere seat. The topic then shifted to the striking similarity between Su Cheng Jun's "Beyond Home" and Jiao Yang's "Infinite Home." Su Cheng Jun confidently asserted that Infinite Home had not yet launched, while Beyond Home was poised to become the city's first long-term serviced apartment, inviting interested directors to his office to discuss its plans further.
Outside the meeting, Jiao Yang's team expressed their anger at Su Cheng Jun's arrogance, but Jiao Yang reassured them that they wouldn't lose as long as they were together. He then instructed Lin Miao to accompany him to sign the commencement of work approval form. As Jiao Yang prepared to sign the approval form, he called out to Lin Miao repeatedly, but she seemed unresponsive. He grew concerned, telling her to prioritize her health over work.
Lin Miao, however, knew her three-month deadline was nearing and her physical condition would only deteriorate. Later, while making shrimp fried rice for Jiao Yang to cheer him up, Lin Miao couldn't taste anything. She added a lot of salt and soy sauce, insisting it was bland, even as Jiao Yang tried to stop her, explaining it was already too salty. Confused and worried, Jiao Yang watched her.
After she woke up from a nap, he offered her honey water, into which he had deliberately added many ingredients to test her senses. Lin Miao, still unable to taste, simply said it was "good." Jiao Yang, deeply perplexed, wondered what was wrong with her recently. Chairman Zhao visited Jiao Yang, advising him that given the unfavorable situation for his family, he needed to solidify his position in the company.
He revealed that Su Cheng Jun had allied with Chairman Cao, urging Jiao Yang to expedite the Infinite Home Project. Jiao Yang assured him that he would prove Infinite Home's industry leadership. However, when Jiao Yang sought approval for the project's budget, the engineering department manager regretfully informed him that the board deemed Infinite Home too costly and had already allocated the funds to Beyond Home, making it impossible to approve.
Later, Chairman Zhao and Su Cheng Jun shared a drink. Chairman Zhao praised Su Cheng Jun for living up to his mother's expectations. Su Cheng Jun retorted that Chairman Zhao was the true mastermind, having hidden his "wild ambition" for years, noting that everyone at Hong Yu believed his alliance was with Chairman Cao, unaware of Chairman Zhao's covert manipulation. Lin Weijun was taken aback to see an indictment naming Su Cheng Jun as the plaintiff against Jiao Yang's father.
She later discovered from online news about Hong Yu Group that Su Cheng Jun and Jiao Yang were half-brothers. Su Cheng Jun then personally retrieved the indictment from her. Soon after, while in the archive room, he asked Lin Weijun to fetch paper and a pen. Despite her reluctance to leave him alone due to strict rules about document security, Su Cheng Jun insisted there was surveillance.
When Lin Weijun returned with the requested items, Su Cheng Jun dismissively told her they were no longer needed. The ruse made her realize that he had likely used a similar pretext to steal Jiao Yang's mother's will from the archive room on a previous occasion. Jiao Yang grew suspicious when Lin Miao was unexpectedly called to a meeting by Manager Xiang of the human resources department. Lin Miao arrived to find only Su Cheng Jun in the conference room.
He attempted to coerce her into joining his team, telling her that Jiao Yang's Infinite Home project was doomed and that she should abandon him. Jiao Yang burst in, pulling Lin Miao away and confronting Su Cheng Jun, warning him to back off. Su Cheng Jun, however, was undeterred, gloating that he would soon take action against Jiao Yang's allies.
True to his word, Manager Xiang then announced the dismissal of four key members of Jiao Yang's team—Secretary Yan, Ding Ding, Ying Jun, and Jiang Rou—on fabricated charges of defying company rules. The team members were devastated, but Jiao Yang promised to handle the situation. Enraged, Jiao Yang confronted Su Cheng Jun again, accusing him of targeting his subordinates.
Su Cheng Jun retorted that it was all due to the Jiao family, expressing his resentment at being a "beggar" while Jiao Yang was a "prince," and vowed to reverse their fortunes. He then dropped another bombshell: he would formally sue Jiao Yang's father, Jiao Jun Hong, for deliberately concealing his will.
Su Cheng Jun then presented Jiao Yang with two cruel choices: either Jiao Jun Hong returns immediately for investigation despite his illness, or Lin Miao must take full responsibility for the integration of Hong Yu and Beyond Home. Jiao Yang refused both options, prompting Su Cheng Jun to declare that they would see each other in court. As Secretary Yan, Ding Ding, Ying Jun, and Jiang Rou packed their belongings, Jiao Yang was consumed by guilt.
Witnessing their distress, Lin Miao sought out Su Cheng Jun, demanding to know what it would take for him to stop. Su Cheng Jun, however, scornfully told her to abandon Jiao Yang, claiming Jiao Yang was now a target for many, not just him, and was beyond salvation. Enraged by his words, Lin Miao suddenly collapsed. Jiao Yang rushed her to the hospital, fuming with anger at Su Cheng Jun.
A doctor informed Jiao Yang that Lin Miao had previously visited the hospital due to recurring issues with her hearing, vision, and taste, but had discharged herself before further examination, a revelation that deeply puzzled Jiao Yang. Later that evening, back home, Jiao Yang bought an array of groceries, claiming Lin Miao fainted due to low blood sugar, and lovingly cooked dinner for her. After their meal, they relaxed on the sofa, watching TV.
Lin Miao eventually drifted off to sleep on Jiao Yang's lap, bringing a sense of warmth and peace to his heart. The following day, Jiao Yang sought out Su Cheng Jun, apologizing for his past recklessness and proposing a deal: if Su Cheng Jun helped him become Hong Yu's president within a week, he would agree to any of Su Cheng Jun's demands.
Su Cheng Jun, dismissively noting his busy schedule managing the Beyond Home handover with Lin Miao, immediately demanded Jiao Yang's house. Jiao Yang relinquished it, explaining that "home" was wherever he was with those he cared about, a concept Su Cheng Jun, obsessed with power and money, would never understand. Su Cheng Jun then departed, warning Jiao Yang that he would reclaim everything his father had "stolen."
Meanwhile, Su Cheng Jun was furious that he couldn't locate the final will and then received urgent news: Beyond Home was facing a crisis. Customers were complaining about poor quality, foul smells, and discrepancies with online renderings, leading to numerous cancellations and calls to Chairman Xue. Chairman Xue sharply reprimanded Su Cheng Jun, warning him that if he failed to manage the situation, Beyond Home would close, and he would lose his standing in Zhong Qing.
Cornered, Su Cheng Jun approached Jiao Yang again, demanding Infinite Home in exchange for the presidency. Jiao Yang, seething, reminded Su Cheng Jun that he had already dismissed his staff and given up his house, and that Infinite Home was his "bottom line." Su Cheng Jun, however, declared that bottom lines were meant to be broken and promised Jiao Yang the presidency if he surrendered Infinite Home.
With Lin Miao's health visibly deteriorating, Jiao Yang made the difficult decision to accept Su Cheng Jun's demand, hoping that becoming president would allow him to secure Lin Miao's well-being. He then called Su Cheng Jun, accepting the offer and urging him to keep his promise. Su Cheng Jun informed Chairman Zhao that the deal was complete. Chairman Zhao then met with Gu Chen, a lawyer, seeking his help regarding Jiao Yang's mother's will.
Chairman Zhao suspected there were issues with the will but lacked evidence, and with his master gone and Chairman Jiao recuperating abroad, he felt powerless as Su Cheng Jun threatened to destroy Hong Yu. Gu Chen, however, politely refused, stating that only Jiao Yang's family had the standing to question the will, and advised Chairman Zhao to maintain his long-standing, benevolent facade. Later, Lin Miao prepared dinner for Jiao Yang, including chicken soup and other dishes.
Despite her complete loss of taste, Jiao Yang, aware of her condition, forced himself to praise her cooking as delicious. While Jiao Yang was buying coffee, Lin Miao encountered the four recently dismissed employees. She overheard them discussing Infinite Home's impending demolition and asked for clarification. The employees quickly backtracked, claiming they were talking about Beyond Home's customer complaints.
However, in their haste, they accidentally revealed that Jiao Yang had asked them to hide the truth from her, admitting that Infinite Home was actually doing well and Jiao Yang would handle Su Cheng Jun's schemes. Lin Miao then discovered that her phone's time had been tampered with, leaving her astonished, and she immediately asked Jiao Yang to accompany her somewhere.
