Resumo do episódio 21 de Dream of Golden Years
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In 2006, Xia Xiaolan returns home carrying an architectural design model she created for a competition. Her aunt is immediately dismissive, viewing the project as a mere toy and a distraction from her studies. She insists that Xiaolan, now a high school senior, should focus solely on her exams to secure a good college and a stable job. Xiaolan firmly corrects her, explaining that the model represents a serious architectural pursuit, not a childhood game.
Meanwhile, Zhou Cheng’s senior from Zhiyuan provides a significant lead regarding Shi Kai. It is revealed that the missing worker, Wang Qiang, has fled to Nanyang. The senior admits he had been hesitant to share this information because Nanyang is a dangerous and chaotic region, and he feared Zhou Cheng’s bold, uncompromising nature would lead him into a trap. Zhou Cheng remains resolute, prompting his senior to finally support his investigation.
They share Dingsheng cakes, with the senior noting that Zhou Cheng’s drive was the very reason he invited him to leave his stable job in Jingcheng to work in Shengcheng. Xia Xiaolan takes Mao Kangshan to visit the office of Yuanhui Decoration. She introduces him to her uncle, Liu Yong, the general manager who started the company as a small renovation team years ago.
Xiaolan leads Mao through the studio, introducing him to her team, which includes an oil painting graduate named Gong Yang and a former design institute employee named Hou Qi. Though Mao initially finds their design work rough and unpolished, he is moved by Xiaolan's vision of the studio as a place of opportunity for young talent. He admits he only followed her to Shengcheng to ensure his original design for the Haihua Hotel wasn't ruined by reckless modifications.
However, after reviewing Xiaolan’s plan to shift the hotel’s style toward a more comfortable, leisure-oriented aesthetic, he recognizes her deep research into international cases and agrees to oversee the technical execution. Elsewhere, Bai Zhenzhu and Kang Wei host a dinner to thank Pan Baohua for his help during a recent confrontation at a factory. They officially invite Pan to join their team, noting that while their building materials business is risky, they are stronger together.
During the gathering, the group discusses Zhou Cheng and Xiaolan’s upcoming plans to visit the Civil Affairs Bureau to register their marriage once the hotel bidding is settled. Du Zhaohui faces mounting pressure when his brother, Du Zhaoji, arrives in Shengcheng. Their meeting is cold, with Du Zhaoji claiming their father sent him to monitor the progress of a shoe and clothing factory project.
Sensing his brother is there to undermine him, Du Zhaohui looks for a short-term success to solidify his standing and turns his attention to the Haihua Hotel interior decoration. He learns from Mr. Tang that the current mainland proposals are failing to impress the foreign shareholders because they lack a five-star luxury perspective, and he begins refining his own strategy to seize the contract.
As Zhou Cheng and Xiaolan walk home together, they notice the unspoken feelings between Bai Zhenzhu and Pan Baohua. Zhou Cheng surprises Xiaolan by giving her the alarm clock she had previously admired in a shop. While the gift makes Xiaolan uneasy—feeling as though the clock is a countdown to her eventual departure from this world—Zhou Cheng uses a childhood superstition to ease her mind.
He asks her to give him one yuan, effectively "buying" the clock from him to wash away any perceived bad luck. Xiaolan accepts, hoping only that her time in this world will be long enough to stay by his side. The pressure intensifies as the deadline for the Haihua Hotel design proposals arrives. Xiaolan’s team works through the night to finalize a dual-proposal strategy.
At the bidding meeting, Xiaolan surprises the committee by presenting not only the requested 16-million-budget plan but also a visionary 30-million-budget version. She argues that Shengcheng needs a landmark, not just a guesthouse. Her proposal features a revolutionary infinity pool designed to blend into the sea horizon. Despite claims that the pool is technically impossible, Mao Kangshan stands by the design, confirming its feasibility. Xiaolan’s boldness pays off, and Yuanhui Decoration, in partnership with Dongfeng Holdings, wins the bid.
Following the victory, Xiaolan kowtows to Mao Kangshan, who finally agrees to take her on as his formal apprentice. The triumph is quickly overshadowed by tragedy. On the day they are meant to register their marriage, Zhou Cheng fails to appear at the Civil Affairs Bureau. Kang Wei arrives with the news that Zhou Cheng has been hospitalized following a severe car accident. Zhou Cheng had been investigating a lead with Jiang Yan when their vehicle crashed and caught fire.
While Zhou Cheng managed to escape, Jiang Yan suffered critical burns. At the hospital, a distraught Zhou Cheng blames himself for the accidents that seem to follow those who help him. Xiaolan comforts him, though she secretly fears that her presence in this timeline is what truly disrupted the balance of space and time. As visiting hours end, the two are left to face a long and uncertain recovery.
