Stay With Me Episode 24 Recap
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Chairman Huo visited Huo Xiao in the hospital. Chairman Huo expressed his frustration at Huo Xiao's recklessness during the show incident, stating that his son had endangered the Huo family's future. Huo Xiao, however, defended his actions, revealing that his love for Li Weiwei began when he was six years old. He recounted how Li Weiwei had protected him from bullies, leading him to vow to become strong enough to protect her himself.
He affirmed that he would make the same choice to save her ten times over, as he has loved her for twenty-six years. Acknowledging his son's devotion, Chairman Huo decided to give him a push by arranging for reporters to interview Huo Xiao and Li Weiwei at the hospital, intending for them to publicly display affection to mitigate the negative impact of the ready-to-wear fashion show disruption. At the press conference, both Li Weiwei and Huo Xiao were present.
Li Weiwei felt uncomfortable in front of the cameras, while Huo Xiao genuinely expressed his feelings. The event was orchestrated by Chairman Huo to mitigate the negative impact of Ling Long's ready-to-wear fashion show disruption. Later, Chairman Huo appeared at Li Weiwei's company and invited her to dinner at his home, suggesting she postpone any other engagements. Meanwhile, Mo Fan orchestrated the leak of photos showing Chen Yidu and Li Weiwei dating, sending them to the D. U. board members.
The board members confronted Chen Yidu, questioning his leadership for having a relationship with a rival company's designer, placing the company's interests at risk. Chen Yidu asserted that he always separated his work and personal life. He emphasized his commitment to D. U. , a company he created, and stated he would not do anything to harm the company's interests. The board presented him with an ultimatum: either end his relationship with Li Weiwei or resign as Chairman of D.
U. Chen Yidu refused to give up Li Weiwei, stating that his relationship with her would not affect his decisions regarding company affairs and that he would never break up with her. The board decided to convene a board meeting to formally initiate impeachment proceedings to remove him from the chairman position. Later, Tiffany met with Li Weiwei, informing her about the trouble Chen Yidu was facing with the D. U. board due to their relationship.
She urged Li Weiwei to leave Chen Yidu for his own good, arguing that Li Weiwei shouldn't stand by and watch Chen Yidu sacrifice his career, and that a forced relationship would not end well. Li Weiwei, burdened by her conflicting feelings, found herself outside Chen Yidu's house, unsure how to face him after the public display of affection with Huo Xiao. Her apartment door then opened, revealing Leo wearing a face mask.
Leo complained that Tiffany's actions had tormented him enough, and he was seeking family warmth. He then playfully accused Li Weiwei of "asking for trouble" by publicly displaying affection with Huo Xiao. Li Weiwei expressed her distress, admitting she was forced into it and now feared answering Chen Yidu's calls. Leo's advice was simple: "apologize by getting flogged." Following Leo's advice, Li Weiwei prepared omurice and went to Chen Yidu's house to apologize.
He initially kept the door closed, pretending to be angry, making her believe she had truly upset him. After some cajoling, and as Li Weiwei was about to leave disheartened, Chen Yidu opened the door. Chen Yidu asked Li Weiwei to list her mistakes, and she, thinking he was truly angry, enumerated several, even offering to let him hit her anywhere but her face. Chen Yidu then kissed her, asking if she confused gratitude with love.
Li Weiwei firmly shook her head. Chen Yidu replied that if that was the case, he had no reason to be angry and was willing to wait for her, no matter how long it took. The next day, Jenny and other staff at Ling Long celebrated Li Weiwei's return to the design department, presenting her with a USB drive containing the video footage of her and Huo Xiao's "wedding" in Paris. Li Weiwei quickly placed it in her desk drawer.
Later, Chen Yidu messaged Li Weiwei, inviting her to dinner. As Li Weiwei prepared for her date, Chairman Huo arrived at her office, inviting her to dinner at his home to reminisce and asking her to postpone any other engagements. Unable to decline, Li Weiwei later excused herself to the bathroom at the Huo residence to reply to Chen Yidu, claiming an urgent work matter prevented her from making their dinner.
Her lie was immediately exposed when Huo Xiao called her for dinner from outside the bathroom door. Chen Yidu, disappointed, ended up having a candlelit dinner with Leo. During dinner at the Huo residence, Chairman Huo announced that he had consulted an astrologer for auspicious wedding dates and hoped Li Weiwei and Huo Xiao would marry within the year. Li Weiwei stated that she would seriously consider it.
Chairman Huo then presented Li Weiwei with a jade bracelet, instructing Huo Xiao to put it on her. He explained that it was a Huo family heirloom, traditionally passed down to their daughters-in-law, signifying her as a future member of the Huo family. Deeply troubled by her increasingly complicated relationship with Huo Xiao, Li Weiwei confided in Leo.
She explained that all evidence pointed to her and Huo Xiao having been deeply in love before her memory loss, making her feel increasingly guilty towards Huo Xiao the more she loved Chen Yidu. This guilt made it impossible for her to break off the engagement. The next morning, Li Weiwei was drawn to Chen Yidu's house by the aroma of food.
Chen Yidu, far from being angry, had prepared a table full of dishes to treat her, as she had missed their candlelit dinner. While at his house, Li Weiwei unintentionally answered Cao Zhong's phone call, only then realizing the immense pressure Chen Yidu was under due to their relationship. In an effort to make Tiffany understand the pain she had inflicted, Leo pretended to destroy Tiffany's own work, aiming to make her realize the anguish of having one's masterpiece defiled.
He then confronted her, telling her that no matter her grievances with Li Weiwei, she should not resort to such despicable acts as sabotaging someone else's show. Li Weiwei made a firm decision to confront Huo Xiao. She returned the jade bracelet, clearly stating that she loved only Chen Yidu and did not have romantic feelings for him. With Li Weiwei and Chen Yidu's relationship now publicly exposed through Mo Fan's planning, Chairman Huo saw the news and was so furious that he fainted, causing widespread chaos.
