Meet Yourself Episode 13 Recap, Plot

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The reason why Damai hid in her room, collapsing in tears, was mainly because she had hit a bottleneck in her writing. With more fans came higher expectations, yet increasing negative reviews made her emotionally anxious, eventually stifling her creativity. As a result, the passion that once burned so brightly vanished, leaving Damai in deep pain and afraid to reveal her identity as an online writer to others.

Even so, Xu Hongdou still envied that Damai could pursue work she loved. As long as it was her own choice, she had a reason to persist. Lin Na had once envied those authors who earned millions a year or sold adaptation rights, but she didn’t expect those famous writers to be just one in ten thousand—while the countless others, like Damai, remained unknown. After comforting Damai and sending her to rest, Lin Na cried alone in the kitchen.

Xu Hongdou was puzzled and only learned the reason after talking with her. It turned out Lin Na had revealed Damai’s identity as an online writer to Hu Youyu and the others the day after she found out, which had left Damai very embarrassed. Now thinking back, Lin Na felt extremely guilty and remorseful. However, Damai didn’t mind the matter at all.

She was very happy to have met Lin Na—it was Lin Na’s devoted readership and encouragement that gave her the courage to face other readers’ criticism. Later, when Lin Na took the initiative to give Damai a gift, Damai treated it as a spiritual support. Whenever she ran out of inspiration, she would look at the carved wooden kitten, as if Lin Na were by her side.

While chatting with Xie Zhiyao, Xu Hongdou mentioned her reason for coming to Dali. She simply didn’t want to let go of certain things, because what each person holds dear always carries weight, and one should learn to live with it. Xie Zhiyao mistakenly thought Xu Hongdou had come to Dali to heal from a breakup and started analyzing it seriously, which made Xu Hongdou laugh.

She let him go on with his wild guesses before returning to the bistro to continue working. That evening, Xie Zhiyao invited Xu Hongdou over for braised chicken. Coincidentally, Ma Qiushan also came by to discuss opening a teahouse. Xie Zhiyao found him a suitable investor willing to fund the location and renovation. Ma Qiushan was overjoyed at the good news. Starting over brought new energy to him, and even Xu Hongdou felt happy for him.

Xu Hongdou noticed that Xie Zhiyao seemed to be very familiar with Ma Qiushan. Through casual conversation, she learned that they had known each other since the time Xie Zhiyao was still working in Shanghai and Ma Qiushan was already a successful entrepreneur. Over the years, Ma Qiushan had smooth sailing on the road of entrepreneurship, had a knack for spotting opportunities, and went big on investments after expanding his business. Unfortunately, one failure brought him back to square one.

After that, Ma Qiushan was downcast every day, full of self-doubt. Though he tried meditating, it didn’t bring him real reflection, and he still resolutely chose to start a business again. Perhaps, in Ma Qiushan’s life, entrepreneurship was the only way forward. Xie Zhiyao respected his decision. While helping Xie Anai in the kitchen, Xu Hongdou noticed that neighbors often came to consult Xie Zhiyao.

Xie Anai had long been used to this—after all, Xie Zhiyao was educated and business-savvy, so many neighbors came to him for advice. Because Xie Zhiyuan often invited Xu Hongdou out, their alone time together sparked gossip among the village aunties. What started as normal socializing evolved into rumors that Xu Hongdou was Xie Zhiyao’s ex-girlfriend who had come all the way to Dali to win him back.

Then it escalated into talk of them being engaged and preparing to marry. Tuo Tuo’s dad believed the rumors and even congratulated Xie Anai, who found it baffling. When Xie Xiaochun heard the village gossip, she also believed that Xu Hongdou and Xie Zhiyao had become a couple and personally carved a statue of the Child-Giving Guanyin for Xu Hongdou. Surprisingly, Xu Hongdou accepted it gladly without clarifying her relationship with Xie Zhiyao. She even considered the statue a lucky charm—maybe it could help her have twins at home.

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