Love Endures Recap, Plot, Synopsis
Love Endures Synopsis
In a family Courtyard in a northern aerospace city, seven children, including Huang Yingzi and Jiang Yizi, are childhood friends, growing up together, helping each other and forming the "Seven Stars of the Big Dipper", promising to pass the college entrance exam to Beijing together.
The seventeen years of age arrived quietly, and the university entrance exams came in a rush with the eighteenth Bar Mitzvah, and the young agreement disappeared.
Huang Yingzi became the only one to go to Beijing, Jiang Yi left for the United States, and their friends were scattered all over the country.
The "Seven Stars of the Big Dipper" are forgotten.
The question "Who did you like when you were seventeen?" became a mystery in the hearts of the seven, and a lingering memory of their youth.
As the first decade of the new century draws to a close, they are bruised and battered by the struggle between ideals and reality, and their once pure feelings shine like stars in the night sky.
When Yingzi wants to reunite with the "Seven Stars", she realizes that "Who did you like when you were 17" is the questionnaire she has to answer. Jiang Yi and the rest of her friends have already submitted their answers...
Love Endures Recap
Episode 1 Recap
Time turned to 2008, Huang Yingzi was still an incomparably beautiful high school student in Hang Tian City, thinking about happy and joyful things every day. In her spare time, she asked a few good friends about their outlook for the academic year. Zhuang Yuan loved studying as always, while her best friend looked forward to entering university, choosing dance as an elective, and having a passionate relationship. The school held a performance to welcome the Olympics.
Huang Yingzi led a group of close friends and best friends to perform a play on stage. Just as she was about to go on, Huang Yingzi happened to forget her lines. Fortunately, the clever Jiang Yi still remembered the lines and reminded her in time, preventing a disaster. Recalling the fun stories of her school days again, Huang Yingzi had already become a reporter for a magazine.
On this day, she had gathered sufficient evidence to prove that a "fake philanthropist" was committing donation fraud, ostensibly collecting donations to help unfortunate people, but in reality, pocketing the funds for herself. After receiving the assignment, she personally went to see Hao Ping. Hao Ping did not deny the donation fraud, he just asked her to provide the evidence and then decide how much hush money he would pay based on the importance of the evidence.
Hao Ping concluded that Huang Yingzi could not have more evidence, but what he didn't expect was that Huang Yingzi didn't have any evidence before coming, but she brought a recording pen. Hao Ping's self-satisfied conversation just now was all recorded in the pen. As a news reporter, finding the truth is a sacred duty.
Just as Huang Yingzi was excitedly reporting her achievement to the editor-in-chief, he angrily scolded her for not knowing the gravity of the situation and told her to immediately write an apology letter to Hao Ping. The adult world was like this; even the powerful editor-in-chief kept saying, "Money can solve all problems. " Huang Yingzi wiped away her tears while hunched over the computer writing the apology letter, feeling endlessly wronged in her heart.
Recalling her middle school days, the world was as crystal clear as a glass ball, and her childhood sweethearts were always together. Life was so comfortable and relaxed. But now, friends from her youth had gone their separate ways. At this moment, she discovered an email in her inbox: Guan Chao was getting married. The first person Huang Yingzi went to see was Lan Yifei.
Back then, Guan Chao and Lan Yifei were very close, and she originally thought they would end up together, but what she received first was Guan Chao's invitation. Lan Yifei told her that she was going on a trip to Europe tonight, told Huang Yingzi to live well, and also tried her best to gather their old friends to return to Hang Tian City together. Huang Yingzi went to find Guan Chao.
Although Guan Chao had become a doctor, he was still like a grandson in front of his supervisor, nervously buying coffee and bringing takeout, and was always blamed by the supervisor. On this day, Guan Chao finally managed to buy over a dozen cups of milk tea and coffee with different requests, but a pushy call came, and all the takeout bags fell to the ground.
Guan Chao awkwardly gave the only two intact cups of milk tea to Huang Yingzi to share. The two looked at each other and gave a wry smile. Huang Yingzi asked Guan Chao to accompany her to find Fang Mingyu, but Guan Chao refused, giving another excuse. Following the address given by Guan Chao, Huang Yingzi arrived at Fang Mingyu's company. She just happened to see Fang Mingyu, who worked in Human Resources, firing an employee.
The dismissed person angrily splashed water from nearby all over Fang Mingyu. It seemed her best friend's life wasn't easy. Huang Yingzi quickly hid under a table, afraid that her best friend would see her in an awkward situation. Soon after, Fang Mingyu received a box of chocolate castles. This was her favorite from high school. Chewing on the familiar taste, rain started to fall in Fang Mingyu's heart.
On the way back, recalling the joys of her youth, Huang Yingzi was filled with emotions. But while waiting at a traffic light, she suddenly saw a man on a motorcycle wearing a helmet. Their eyes met. Although the man was wearing a helmet and sunglasses, and was only a vague outline, Huang Yingzi saw him clearly and immediately told the taxi driver to chase after him. Indeed, he was Jiang Yi!
Episode 2 Recap
Huang Yingzi called out Jiang Yi's name. When he took off his helmet, Huang Yingzi's eyes turned red. It was really him. Years passed, but Jiang Yi was still dressed like a biker. She remembered in high school, Huang Yingzi and a large group of friends went to the cinema to watch a movie. She wanted to watch a romance film, but the boys were interested in horror films.
Someone teased Huang Yingzi, asking her to find Jiang Yi among the three boys wearing motorcycle helmets. At that time, Huang Yingzi really couldn't tell who he was, but now it was different. Huang Yingzi recognized him at first glance. After watching the horror film and heading back, Huang Yingzi was scared stiff walking on the road. She sang a song to embolden herself but had a wine bottle thrown at her by someone bothered by the noise.
Fortunately, Jiang Yi returned in time. That day, with Jiang Yi accompanying her, Huang Yingzi's legs finally stopped shaking. The two walked and talked. Huang Yingzi boasted that she had passed several levels in Tetris, but Jiang Yi scoffed, saying it wasn't a game at all. Jiang Yi lived near them; his parents were often away, and he was happy being free. She remembered back then, Zhuang Yuan was always the first to finish his homework.
She originally thought this was a scholar's discipline, but later she learned that he had to finish his homework early to help his family manage the supermarket. And Zhuang Yuan's father was always drunk, returning home to face a table full of empty wine bottles and an overwhelming smell of alcohol. And the sensible Lan Yifei lived with her grandmother since childhood, diligently helping her grandmother run the wonton shop.
When she had nothing to do, Huang Yingzi would gather her friends to visit her house. Everyone brought a delicious snack. She remembered Jiang Yi also brought Huang Yingzi's favorite, specifically waiting in line for two hours to buy it. Everyone sat together at the dinner table. Huang Yingzi was very curious why Jiang Yi never ate tomatoes. An informed friend revealed that once, when Jiang Yi's parents were on a business trip, they left Jiang Yi with his uncle.
However, his uncle was in a hurry to date and left him at home. Because he was really hungry, Jiang Yi ate the only two boxes of tomatoes in the house, and from then on, he never touched tomatoes again. In Huang Yingzi's impression, she had seen various backs of Jiang Yi - cool ones, lonely ones, sad ones. Later, Jiang Yi went abroad. In recent years, she rarely heard news about him.
Just a few days ago, Huang Yingzi sent him an email, telling him about Guan Chao's wedding. It was this email that made the lonely Jiang Yi abroad resolutely pack his bags and return. After years of wandering, he was physically and mentally exhausted. Huang Yingzi took Jiang Yi to find Fang Mingyu. Fang Mingyu knew that she wanted to gather everyone to attend Zhuang Yuan's wedding and directly refused, saying she had an urgent matter.
Originally, she hoped Jiang Yi could talk to Fang Mingyu and persuade her, but who knew Jiang Yi also said he couldn't make it that day. Huang Yingzi agreed verbally that work was most important but felt a little sad inside. Luckily, she got Fang Mingyu's WeChat today, and a few childhood friends had joined the group. It happened to be the weekend, so Huang Yingzi carefully prepared the filling and made wontons.
She invited a few friends to her house for a small gathering in the WeChat group. That day, three friends really came. The four of them tasted the warm wontons together, and everyone happily chatted about the strange old stories from high school. That day at the supermarket, Jiang Yi and Huang Yingzi made a bet. If Huang Yingzi got first place in her sports exam subject, Jiang Yi would have to eat tomatoes.
Conversely, if Jiang Yi succeeded, Huang Yingzi would have to listen to Jiang Yi. In that competition, Huang Yingzi got the last place in the long jump, while Jiang Yi successfully won the championship. When he crossed the finish line, Jiang Yi fainted. After being narrowly saved in the hospital, unexpectedly, he lost his memory and didn't even recognize his parents. Huang Yingzi, who was visiting nearby, was greatly surprised. She rushed forward and anxiously shook Jiang Yi's head, asking how he could have lost his memory!
Episode 3 Recap
Outside the ward, Huang Yingzi discussed Jiang Yi's condition with her friends. She just felt that Jiang Yi was faking amnesia, likely because he didn't want his parents to go on business trips again. To verify her guess, Huang Yingzi brought Jiang Yi the seaweed soup he usually hated the most and asked him to call her Great Aunt. As a result, Jiang Yi not only really called Huang Yingzi "Aunt" but also drank the disliked seaweed soup completely.
Huang Yingzi watched, dumbfounded. Could Jiang Yi really have lost his memory? To prevent Jiang Yi's acting from causing trouble, Huang Yingzi took out the diary she had kept since childhood, documenting things about Jiang Yi, and read it aloud. She even deliberately got some details wrong. As a result, Jiang Yi couldn't help but give himself away as he listened, correcting the issues with Huang Yingzi's original records.
Seeing that Jiang Yi was indeed acting, everyone immediately gave him a good "beating". Huang Yingzi sat together with everyone and recounted those fun and interesting things, including the birthday gifts everyone gave her on her birthday. Fang Mingyu promised to fulfill one wish for Huang Yingzi; as long as she could do it, she would try her best to satisfy it. Several other people also gave her a wish card at that time.
Now Huang Yingzi proposed that she hoped everyone would attend Guan Chao's wedding. After all, among their childhood friends, only Guan Chao was still in their hometown, taking care of his grandmother by himself for several years. Now that he was getting married, he must especially hope for everyone to be there. A few people remained silent, but they all intended to attend the wedding. However, unexpected things always come uninvited.
Soon, Fang Mingyu's company had a very important business matter to discuss over the weekend, while Zhuang Yuan had a very important academic forum which concerned him successfully obtaining his degree. In short, everyone had their own difficulties. In the evening, Huang Yingzi received a call from Guan Chao. On the phone, Guan Chao excitedly said he had already booked a hotel for them and asked when they would arrive.
Huang Yingzi awkwardly said they might not all be able to come. --- Huang Yingzi's magazine agency got big news. The writer Ding Ye was exposed for allegedly harassing a female passenger. Someone reported this news, instantly igniting public opinion across the entire society. The account that first published this news gained tens of thousands of followers overnight, and traffic soared. The magazine agency suggested immediately following suit to capitalize on the wave of traffic and attention.
Huang Yingzi volunteered to try and secure an interview opportunity with Ding Ye, but the editor did not assign her the task. Huang Yingzi had read many of Ding Ye's books during her middle school years. Now that her admired writer had this kind of scandalous news, Huang Yingzi didn't believe it. So, she told her doubts to the colleague who secured the interview rights with Ding Ye.
However, her colleague was not interested in the truth at all; as long as it could attract attention and gain followers, her goal was achieved. Speaking of Ding Ye, Huang Yingzi thought of the peak era of her idol worship. At that time, she finally managed to get a signed autograph from Stefanie Sun, but it was confiscated by the Dean of Students. All methods were exhausted but still didn't work.
So, Huang Yingzi took out the wish card everyone had given her and hoped her friends would cooperate with her to sneak into the Dean of Students' office to "take back" the lost CD. On a dark and windy night, a few friends cooperated with Huang Yingzi, working from inside and out, to sneak into the office. However, after searching many places, they couldn't find the beloved CD.
Lan Yifei couldn't bear to see Huang Yingzi being absentminded, so she gave her an idea. The Dean of Students often ate at Lan Yifei's grandmother's wonton shop. For a week straight, he couldn't buy any wontons. Realizing he had angered the old lady, he immediately asked for the reason. Finally, he understood that the CD was the cause of the trouble and immediately returned Stefanie Sun's CD.
From then on, Huang Yingzi never brought her beloved CD back to school again. Just as Huang Yingzi was returning to her hometown for the wedding, Zhuang Yuan also unexpectedly appeared at the station. He greeted Huang Yingzi, and the two returned together. Guan Chao personally came to the station to pick them up. Regarding the absence of Fang Mingyu and Jiang Yi, Zhuang Yuan could understand; as long as some friends came, it was fine.
Episode 4 Recap
Huang Yingzi returned home, and her parents immediately made her favorite dishes. Now that their daughter had grown up, her mother was particularly concerned about her personal life, so she asked about Jiang Yi's current situation. She even used Huang Yingzi's phone to message Jiang Yi, inviting him to come over for dinner. Huang Yingzi thought Jiang Yi must be across the ocean in England by now.
To her surprise, just after sending the WeChat message, she received a reply from Jiang Yi. He replied instantly with the two words "Agree". It seemed Jiang Yi still cared very much about Huang Yingzi. Her mother had a good impression of Jiang Yi and subtly asked Huang Yingzi if she had been in more contact with him. Recalling their stories, Huang Yingzi clearly remembered one day, Jiang Yi excitedly ran home upon hearing his mother was back.
This time, his mother, returning from a business trip, brought him brand-name roller skates. Jiang Yi happily saw the gift his mother gave him and asked when they could go to the roller skating rink together. His mother, however, reluctantly said the company needed to send her abroad for a while, and she would be leaving that very night. Jiang Yi was very disappointed. When his mother left, he threw the roller skates directly into the trash can.
Huang Yingzi happened to see Jiang Yi dejectedly throwing away the trash and knew it was the roller skates. She specifically knocked on Jiang Yi's door, inviting him to go roller skating together. At first, Jiang Yi was not cooperative. But when Huang Yingzi took out the wish card, Jiang Yi could only bite the bullet and pick up the discarded roller skates. That day, Jiang Yi and Huang Yingzi had a great time at the roller skating rink.
It was Huang Yingzi's first time on the rink, even though she had previously lied about teaching Jiang Yi how to skate. Although she injured her knee, seeing Jiang Yi so excited, Huang Yingzi felt it was very worthwhile. In the evening, Jiang Yi returned the wish card to Huang Yingzi, saying she could use it again. When Zhuang Yuan returned home, his mother was still moving boxes and boxes of purified water with her injured leg.
She immediately stopped her son when he tried to help. Her greatest comfort was her son's success. Neighbors knew she had a successful son and called Zhuang Yuan's mother "Doctor Mom". Zhuang Yuan felt embarrassed listening to this, as he had not yet graduated with his doctorate. Even when he asked his advisor for leave that day, the advisor said the forum that day was very important, as it concerned whether his thesis could successfully graduate.
Huang Yingzi and Zhuang Yuan came to Guan Chao's small shop to discuss the wedding happening the next day. Guan Chao's grandmother even called Fang Mingyu, asking if Fang Mingyu was doing well over there. Just as things quieted down for a bit, Guan Chao received a call. He learned that his father was drunk and causing trouble, beating someone up. The other person had merely mentioned Guan Chao's wedding unintentionally during dinner, thinking it was very shabby.
Guan Chao's father refused to contribute a penny, which wronged the bride. Guan's father was drinking at a table behind them at the time. Hearing these harsh words, he could no longer control himself, walked over, and started hitting the person, even breaking their head. Upon receiving the call, Guan Chao immediately rushed to the scene of the incident and apologized to the victim.
Fortunately, the victim's son was Zhuang Yuan's student, and the other party chose not to call the police, so the matter was minimized. On the way home, Guan Chao couldn't help but think that his father had been a heavy drinker since he was a child, and his mother was beaten away by him. Alas, after so many years, he still hasn't changed. Huang Yingzi bought some food to take to Guan Chao's house.
Hearing Guan Chao questioning his father inside the house, Huang Yingzi hung the items on Guan Chao's doorknob, sighing in her heart that whether staying in their hometown or living in a big city, troubles were a constant. When away from home, having some friends around was always better than fighting alone. Huang Yingzi still remembered her eighteenth birthday. On her seventeenth birthday, everyone gave her a wish card.
For this year's birthday, Jiang Yi prepared a candlelight party for her. Everyone celebrated her birthday together, and each person prepared exquisite gifts. Jiang Yi gave her a globe. Huang Yingzi suppressed her disappointment and replied that she would cherish it carefully. Lan Yifei, however, gave Huang Yingzi a beautiful dress. Huang Yingzi usually dressed like a tomboy. That night, she put on the dress Lan Yifei gave her, did some delicate makeup, and stood before everyone.
Jiang Yi's heart fluttered. Wearing the dress, Huang Yingzi stood tall and graceful, like a fairy. Huang Yingzi's mother played mahjong with neighbors. Anxious about Huang Yingzi's marriage, she immediately asked everyone to help arrange dates for her daughter. Someone suggested considering Zhuang Yuan. Someone else saw Zhuang Yuan waiting for Huang Yingzi on the street several years ago and also saw Huang Yingzi wearing a dress and going home with Zhuang Yuan.
Zhuang Yuan did not invite his father to the wedding. Huang Yingzi couldn't bear it, so she personally bought a suit and visited Guan's father to do some ideological work. He only had one son. Although attending or not attending the wedding wouldn't affect him much, the bride's side would definitely have an opinion of the groom's side. Guan's father naturally didn't want his son to be wronged. The suit had already been delivered, and he had decided to attend the wedding.
Episode 5 Recap
Huang Yingzi's mother heard from neighbors that Zhuang Yuan had waited for Huang Yingzi to go home together several years ago and thought Zhuang Yuan was interested in Huang Yingzi. She enthusiastically acted as a matchmaker, suggesting the two go out for coffee. Huang Yingzi and Zhuang Yuan clearly knew their parents had misunderstood, but to put their minds at ease, they put on an impromptu act. Their mothers, seeing the children chatting and laughing from afar, were overjoyed.
Zhuang Yuan had a girl he liked and even asked Huang Yingzi if she knew her current situation. Huang Yingzi playfully chided Zhuang Yuan for not being proactive, saying otherwise, the relationship would have already been established. After talking about Zhuang Yuan, Huang Yingzi also felt helpless. Jiang Yi's distance from her was neither far nor near, and she didn't know what he had experienced all these years in England.
Guan Chao called Zhuang Yuan to play basketball together, and Zhuang Yuan invited Huang Yingzi along. On the basketball court, the three of them sweated profusely. They couldn't help but recall several years ago when Guan Chao failed four subjects and was originally going to be beaten by his father. But Huang Yingzi came up with a clever idea: everyone went to Guan Chao's house together to apologize and even competed to tutor Guan Chao.
With so many children present, Guan Chao finally managed to escape punishment. The next day was Guan Chao's wedding. Huang Yingzi firmly closed the door in the bride's room, making the groom perform actively. The room for welcoming the bride was crowded with people, very lively. Huang Yingzi opened the door, and among the many young men, her eyes immediately spotted Jiang Yi. Indeed, Jiang Yi had not broken his promise; he was truly standing in front of Huang Yingzi.
At the wedding, Guan Chao's father finally appeared on stage, giving Guan Chao a great surprise. Seeing his father in a suit and tie, it seemed like the first time he had ever seen him looking so energetic. His father not only came but also gave an impromptu performance for their wedding, making Guan Chao so emotional that his eyes filled with tears. During the groom's speech segment, Fang Mingyu finally arrived. The close friends gathered together.
Guan Chao knew that despite overcoming many difficulties for him, everyone still managed to make it. During the meal, the mothers of the friends began enthusiastically asking about their children's marriages. Whenever they heard someone had a girlfriend, they were very happy. Some even gossiped and inquired if Jiang Yi had a girlfriend, otherwise, they wanted to introduce one to him. Huang Yingzi also really wanted to know the answer to this question.
Jiang Yi became impatient with the aunts' questions and immediately said that he already had a girlfriend and didn't need introductions. Huang Yingzi's mood instantly plummeted. She tried hard to act calm and asked who Jiang Yi's girlfriend was and if he had photos. Jiang Yi, however, turned his head to look at the stage and said that as long as Huang Yingzi caught the bouquet, he would show her the photos.
Although Huang Yingzi tried very hard to catch it, she still didn't catch the bouquet. In the evening, a few people gathered together to play truth or dare. When it was Huang Yingzi's turn, she couldn't help but ask Jiang Yi why he hadn't replied to her messages all these years. Jiang Yi helplessly said that he was under a lot of pressure and worried about letting down everyone's expectations after achieving nothing. Everyone had their own troubles.
Although they had become thirty-year-old adults in others' eyes, when talking about their current situations, they still felt somewhat powerless. Fang Mingyu said that although her current job was a white-collar one, she couldn't leisurely enjoy being in an air-conditioned room. Seeing everyone tipsy, Huang Yingzi couldn't help but recall the night of her eighteenth birthday. Everyone started playing truth or dare. That was twelve years ago. Everyone stated who they liked.
Guan Chao said he liked Fang Mingyu, and Fang Mingyu confessed that she liked Jiang Yi. These words made the atmosphere heavy. Huang Yingzi really wanted to hear who Jiang Yi liked, but Jiang Yi's face turned red, and in the end, he said he preferred to keep it a secret. As for Huang Yingzi, whom everyone was focused on, she said she still really liked the author of that book, Ding Ye.
After the wedding, Fang Mingyu and Huang Yingzi took the train home together. Huang Yingzi showed her the sticker photos they took together in high school. Fang Mingyu asked Huang Yingzi how she felt about seeing Jiang Yi this time. Huang Yingzi verbally said it felt the same as seeing everyone else, but Fang Mingyu was not fooled. She knew that Huang Yingzi had always liked Jiang Yi very much.
Episode 6 Recap
Guan Chao and Jiang Yi chatted, and Guan Chao specifically asked to see photos of Jiang Yi's girlfriend. Knowing that Jiang Yi's words at the wedding banquet last time were just an excuse, Guan Chao immediately called Huang Yingzi, telling her not to misunderstand, and also said that Jiang Yi was looking for a job in the Aerospace City, and might settle down in his hometown in the future. Huang Yingzi was very excited to hear this.
Could it be that this famous big designer was really coming back? After attending the wedding, Huang Yingzi returned to work and discovered that her little assistant Song Ke had actually stolen the materials she had painstakingly collected, and even put her own name on them. Young people really cannot be underestimated. While still interning under Huang Yingzi, she dared to plagiarize her mentor's topics and ideas.
Song Ke was originally assigned to interview Ding Ye, but she had tried to arrange it several times, and the other party completely ignored her. Originally not interested in Ding Ye, Song Ke saw that Huang Yingzi was very enthusiastic about this topic, so she pushed this "hot potato" to Huang Yingzi. Huang Yingzi was very emotional, feeling that in the workplace, there are not only enemies but also comrades.
Jiang Yi started looking for a job in the Aerospace City and rented a house. The house he rented was very close to Huang Yingzi's home, with a spacious floor-to-ceiling window and snow-white curtains. Seeing the house not far away, Jiang Yi felt very happy. Although he hadn't contacted Huang Yingzi for twelve years, whenever he thought of her, his heart would feel warm. He remembered in high school, he participated in a game programming competition.
Huang Yingzi heard about it and pestered Jiang Yi to take her with him. She even proactively took care of all the trivial tasks like pouring tea and water. Since someone was willing to sleep on the sofa and chat, Jiang Yi finally agreed. This was his first time going out with Huang Yingzi. That night, Huang Yingzi slept on the sofa and told Jiang Yi a lot about Ding Ye's books and the origin of "whale fall.
" Seeing Huang Yingzi's serious expression and look of longing, Jiang Yi felt she was especially pure. Looking through Huang Yingzi's eyes, the whole world seemed clear and serene. In the early morning, when the first ray of sunlight shone on the curtains, Jiang Yi turned his head and immediately saw Huang Yingzi sleeping soundly. She was truly beautiful.
Huang Yingzi with her big eyes open was lively and cute, while the girl sleeping quietly with slightly closed eyes was so peaceful and gentle. The curtains that day were also white, the same color as the curtains in his current rental house. That time, Huang Yingzi was eager to go out with Jiang Yi just to attend Ding Ye's fan meeting.
Unexpectedly, after putting in great effort to get to the meeting venue, she was told that Ding Ye had canceled due to a minor traffic accident. After so many years, Huang Yingzi finally received the task of interviewing Ding Ye. This could be considered a complete fulfillment of her dream. Huang Yingzi called to invite Jiang Yi for dinner. The two had already ordered and chatted for a while when Huang Yingzi suddenly received a call from Ding Ye.
Ding Ye said he would see her in half an hour. Huang Yingzi excitedly agreed immediately, then quickly said goodbye to Jiang Yi and rushed to the meeting location. As soon as she saw Ding Ye, Huang Yingzi's eyes widened. Ding Ye had his back to her. Hearing that Huang Yingzi had arrived, he smashed the car window glass into pieces right in front of her and then told her to call the police.
Facing the shattered glass on the ground, Huang Yingzi was completely stunned. That night, she followed him to the police station to make a statement. Only then did she learn the reason why Ding Ye smashed the car window. It turned out that Ding Ye had asked the media reporter to remove the photos of a rumored girl, but the reporter refused to listen, which completely enraged him.
So, he asked Huang Yingzi to be a witness and also, incidentally, satisfy the reporter's desire for sensationalism. After coming out of the police station, Huang Yingzi tried hard to build a good relationship with Ding Ye. However, coincidentally, Jiang Yi was worried and also rushed over. Hearing Ding Ye's name, he deliberately said some nice words, claiming that Huang Yingzi liked to read his books but always got the titles and publication numbers wrong.
This made Ding Ye mistakenly think that Huang Yingzi was also a tabloid reporter with ulterior motives. Disdaining to listen to Huang Yingzi's explanation anymore, Ding Ye lifted his foot and left.
Episode 7 Recap
Jiang Yi took Huang Yingzi home. Regarding the conversation with Ding Ye just now, Jiang Yi did not deny his dislike for Ding Ye. From childhood to adulthood, Ding Ye had always held the position of Huang Yingzi's spiritual idol. Now that he had actually met him in person, he felt he was utterly unremarkable. The two talked about Ding Ye together.
Huang Yingzi had never anticipated that her first encounter with her idol would start like this, even going to the police station together to make a statement. More than ten years ago, Jiang Yi saw Huang Yingzi obsessed with Ding Ye all day, so he quietly signed his name on a newly bought famous work of Ding Ye's by Huang Yingzi, and even claimed that his fame would definitely be greater than Ding Ye's ten years later. Time had changed.
Although Jiang Yi's fame was not as great as Ding Ye's, he had studied abroad in England and learned a lot of skills. Jiang Yi told Huang Yingzi that he would apply for a job at a game company tomorrow and was sure to succeed. That night, Huang Yingzi wrote her thoughts on her Weibo.
She was very happy that Jiang Yi could stay and work in Aerospace City; it would be much more convenient for everyone to meet in the future. Although it couldn't compare to England, as long as Jiang Yi was happy, it was very worthwhile. Jiang Yi happened to meet a colleague from England during the job interview. The two had worked together before and were now employed at the same game company, which felt very familiar.
The girl Chloe invited him to dinner and asked Jiang Yi if he currently had a girlfriend. This question caught Jiang Yi off guard. Just as he was about to reply, his phone rang. It was Huang Yingzi. Huang Yingzi heard that Jiang Yi had successfully applied for the job and wanted to throw a welcoming dinner for him. She also reminded him to be at her place tomorrow to meet Fang Mingyu and Zhuang Yuan.
Huang Yingzi started harassing Ding Ye relentlessly. Hearing that Ding Ye liked to read, she also frequently visited the library he patronized. She said everything she could, hoping that Ding Ye would agree to her interview, but Ding Ye seemed completely immune to this approach. He even made a special request: he would agree to the interview only if Huang Yingzi stole a book he liked from the library.
It was a very bizarre request, but to complete the interview, Huang Yingzi still bit the bullet and agreed. After much effort to "take" the book out, Ding Ye directly took a photo of her holding the book, saying it was evidence of her stealing the book. He didn't tell Huang Yingzi the specific time for the interview. After saying goodbye to Ding Ye, Huang Yingzi quickly took the book back to the library to check it out.
Huang Yingzi called Fang Mingyu, telling her that they would celebrate Jiang Yi's success the next day. Fang Mingyu heard her boyfriend advocating to say goodbye to past relationships and discard anything from the past that hindered work, so Fang Mingyu directly stood her up. In the evening, Jiang Yi and Zhuang Yuan ate dinner at Huang Yingzi's house. The group was chatting when suddenly the power went out. This reminded them of a very interesting past event.
During high school, because they wanted to watch the finale of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy," Huang Yingzi and Fang Mingyu quickly ran home, only to find the boys hogging the TV to play games. Huang Yingzi tried everything she could, but still couldn't get the boys to compromise. While they were arguing, the power suddenly went out.
To fulfill the girls' wish, Jiang Yi and Zhuang Yuan took Fang Mingyu and Huang Yingzi to a small restaurant several miles away to watch TV. At that time, the vendor owner raised the price at the last minute, making Jiang Yi order over a dozen servings of rice before agreeing to their request. After watching TV, Huang Yingzi's eyes turned red because of the drama's ending. Jiang Yi took her home on his electric bike.
The two rode together on one bike. Jiang Yi was very excited in his heart, while Huang Yingzi was still sighing over the plot they had just watched. The evening breeze was blowing. Due to the bumps, Huang Yingzi held onto Jiang Yi's waist. That tender night was also deeply imprinted in Jiang Yi's heart. After returning from the celebration dinner, Zhuang Yuan asked Jiang Yi about his current situation. Jiang Yi didn't commit to an answer.
He saw that Zhuang Yuan still kept a photo of Fang Mingyu in his wallet, but Zhuang Yuan's personality destined him to never speak up. Now Fang Mingyu had a boyfriend, but he still kept her photo. And Jiang Yi also had a photo of Huang Yingzi in his wallet; that was his tender memory.
Episode 8 Recap
Huang Yingzi saw Ding Ye playing chess with some older gentlemen in the park. His chess skills were so terrible that Huang Yingzi couldn't help but offer reminders from the side. Ding Ye felt embarrassed and did not follow her advice, resulting in a devastating loss in just one move. The older gentleman mercilessly said his technique was too poor.
Ding Ye irritably scolded Huang Yingzi, saying she shouldn't always follow him, but Huang Yingzi really just wanted Ding Ye to accept her interview, yet this person was like a rock, completely impervious to persuasion. Having no other choice, Huang Yingzi thought of Zhuang Yuan. This Ding Ye was Zhuang Yuan's senior from the same university. Huang Yingzi invited Zhuang Yuan to dinner, hoping he could help her invite Ding Ye out.
Zhuang Yuan saw that Huang Yingzi was being silly all day and wasn't paying any attention to Jiang Yi. He couldn't help but remind Huang Yingzi to think more about Jiang Yi. Because he had promised Jiang Yi to keep a secret, upon hearing Huang Yingzi still misunderstood that Jiang Yi had a girlfriend, he immediately reminded her that the girl had a boyfriend. Huang Yingzi was confused, wondering if Jiang Yi was a third party?
Facing Huang Yingzi's complete lack of understanding, Zhuang Yuan had no choice but to jokingly say Jiang Yi's girlfriend was Spider-Man and promised Huang Yingzi he would definitely try to ask Ding Ye out. Jiang Yi's company boss did not put Jiang Yi's game proposal on the agenda for now, instead assigning Jiang Yi to assist Zhao Yuan's team.
Initially, Jiang Yi did not agree, but Chloe immediately eased the atmosphere next to him, and Jiang Yi finally agreed to the leader's opinion. Afterward, Chloe advised Jiang Yi that because his chosen project had a long cycle and massive cost investment, to gain the company's attention, he must first let the leader see his capability. This time, he needed to cooperate well with Zhao Yuan; once successful, his own proposal would quickly be put on the agenda.
Jiang Yi didn't understand why Fang Mingyu hadn't joined them for dinner at the celebration, so he invited Fang Mingyu out for a meal and asked if there was a misunderstanding between them. Fang Mingyu frankly explained that when she graduated from university, she was dating Zhang Nan. At that time, her mother was very concerned about her romantic relationships, urging her to think carefully and inquire extensively about the other person's character. Huang Yingzi's internship was about to end.
Her parents were very concerned about her future career choices. Hearing that their daughter might choose to work locally, they were very happy and even took the initiative to suggest inviting her good friends over for dinner. Huang Yingzi asked Zhuang Yuan to go to the market with her to buy groceries. Just then, she saw Fang Mingyu and Zhang Nan together.
Seeing Zhang Nan, Huang Yingzi felt a strong sense of familiarity and immediately remembered seeing a girl in a bookstore in college publicly grabbing Zhang Nan and yelling at him, calling him a liar who cheated her feelings. At that time, Zhang Nan was full of embarrassment and looked like he had a guilty conscience. Huang Yingzi immediately pulled Fang Mingyu aside and told her what she had witnessed at the library (correction: bookstore).
She originally intended to kindly remind Fang Mingyu not to be deceived, but unexpectedly, Fang Mingyu was very annoyed and even harshly criticized Huang Yingzi for interfering in other people's relationships, saying that after so many years studying at different universities and seeing each other rarely, only Huang Yingzi was still stuck in high school. Hearing Fang Mingyu's impolite accusation, Huang Yingzi was stunned.
She didn't know why Fang Mingyu said that, so she tearfully asked if there was any misunderstanding between them. Fang Mingyu did not speak, turned around, and left. Based on Fang Mingyu's account, it seemed there wasn't a significant rift between her and Huang Yingzi, so Jiang Yi felt relieved. Huang Yingzi's magazine held a staff meeting, urging Huang Yingzi to secure the interview with Ding Ye quickly.
Huang Yingzi had no choice but to go to the school to find Zhuang Yuan. Zhuang Yuan was still discussing his graduation thesis topic with his teacher. His roommate mistook Huang Yingzi for Fang Mingyu and revealed that Zhuang Yuan liked her very much, even keeping a bracelet in his drawer which he polished every day. After Zhuang Yuan finished his work, Huang Yingzi immediately urged Zhuang Yuan to confess quickly and not wait until he heard Fang Mingyu was getting married to regret it.
Episode 9 Recap
Zhuang Yuan knew that Huang Yingzi had always liked Jiang Yi. Seeing that the two of them had been circling each other for over a decade with no result, he was anxious and encouraged Huang Yingzi to try hard and confess. Huang Yingzi couldn't help but laugh wryly. Zhuang Yuan had also had a crush on Fang Mingyu for a long time, but this boy didn't even have the courage to look a girl in the eye properly.
When Huang Yingzi got home, she received a call from Jiang Yi. Hearing him hesitate on the phone, Huang Yingzi chuckled and said she knew the purpose of his call was to spend New Year's Eve together. This was exactly what Jiang Yi wanted; he indeed wanted to spend New Year's Eve with Huang Yingzi. They had spent New Year's Eve together in 2008, playing a game where people paired up through rock-paper-scissors to exchange gifts.
Unexpectedly, Huang Yingzi ended up in a group with Zhuang Yuan. Huang Yingzi's gift was originally prepared for Jiang Yi, but she could only give it to Zhuang Yuan, who didn't like that game figurine. Meanwhile, the watch Zhuang Yuan had saved up for two months to buy, intended for Fang Mingyu, ended up in Huang Yingzi's hands.
Now that they were all in their respective careers, Huang Yingzi really wanted everyone to spend New Year's Eve together and play that gift-giving game again. Fang Mingyu didn't agree at first, but later her boyfriend had to work overtime that day to drink with his boss and had no time to accompany her. Therefore, Fang Mingyu also joined them for New Year's Eve. Huang Yingzi started playing the game this time, she had something in mind.
She wrote Zhuang Yuan's name on four slips of paper, clearly creating an opportunity for him to confess. Fang Mingyu drew a slip and had no idea what Huang Yingzi was thinking. She opened the gift Zhuang Yuan gave her; it was a bracelet with the year 2012 engraved on it. Evidently, this gift had been treasured for a long time.
Back then, Zhuang Yuan had worked hard to get into the university Fang Mingyu dreamed of, even willing to lower his standards. However, Fang Mingyu didn't get into her first choice and had to choose her second-choice school. On the first Sunday after school started, Zhuang Yuan went to visit Fang Mingyu at her school, only to see another girl by her side. The two girls were arm in arm, clearly looking like girlfriends.
Zhuang Yuan then claimed he was just passing by and quietly hid the gift he had prepared. On New Year's Eve, Zhuang Yuan finally spoke the words he had kept in his heart for a long time: he had once liked Fang Mingyu. Fang Mingyu's eyes were red. This pure and warm love is hard to find nowadays. That evening, Fang Mingyu took the bracelet back, sat on the sofa, and was lost in thought for a long time.
Recalling the little things from high school with Zhuang Yuan, she still felt warmth. At that time, Zhuang Yuan would often save the delicious things from his shop for her and would coax her when she was unhappy. It seemed like he only had her in his eyes. During the gift exchange segment, Jiang Yi claimed that the slip he drew had Huang Yingzi's name on it.
Huang Yingzi's gift was a wish card, promising to do her best to fulfill one of Jiang Yi's wishes anytime, anywhere. Jiang Yi's gift to Zhuang Yuan was a puzzle made from their group photo. As for the gift Fang Mingyu was giving to Huang Yingzi, it was something Jiang Yi had given Huang Yingzi over a decade ago – a crystal ball with a whale inside.
Back then, when he heard Huang Yingzi talking about "whale fall," he was deeply moved and meticulously searched for a crystal ball containing a whale. That day, all four received gifts they liked. Jiang Yi walked Huang Yingzi back. On the way, he couldn't help but recall how Huang Yingzi had written many letters to Ding Ye in high school, but they were like a stone sinking into the sea.
To make Huang Yingzi happy, Jiang Yi had imitated Ding Ye's handwriting and replied to Huang Yingzi's letter. Seeing Huang Yingzi excited for a long time because of it made him especially happy at school.
Episode 10 Recap
Huang Yingzi once promised the editor that she would convince Ding Ye to accept an interview within a week. For this, she racked her brain and finally persuaded the owner of the bookstore that Ding Ye often frequented. Through the owner's mediation, Jiang Yi agreed to hold a meeting for old friends at the bookstore. At the bookstore, Jiang Yi saw a book titled "Ventriloquism".
This title was very familiar to him because many years ago, he had written in his autobiography that if he ever had inspiration, he would definitely write a book like this. Now encountering a book with the same title, he immediately bought it, only to find that it was Huang Yingzi's prank. Finally, Huang Yingzi's sincerity moved Ding Ye, and Ding Ye finally agreed to have a meal with her.
While eating, Huang Yingzi suddenly saw a deliveryman named Lan Bin, who was Yifei's father. Back then, due to Yifei's father's dereliction of duty, the factory's boiler exploded, resulting in an employee's leg being directly disabled. Therefore, the victim's family members always surrounded and blocked Yifei's father. One time, several people cornered Yifei's father to punish him. Huang Yingzi and Yifei saw this and immediately rushed forward to stop the impending tragedy. Fortunately, Huang Yingzi's father also arrived.
Because the attackers' father had previously received surgical treatment from Huang Yingzi's father, they let Yifei's father go. Jiang Yi's abilities were gradually recognized at the company, but he also became the target of jealousy from some colleagues, gradually becoming a "thorn in their side". Huang Yingzi went to find Jiang Yi and told him about seeing Lan Bin, hoping that Jiang Yi could help find him.
This Lan Bin was always gambling heavily, loved drinking when he was young, and later picked up gambling again. Because of the factory explosion, many employees had grievances against him, so this Lan Bin was like a rat crossing the street. Yifei sometimes saw her father cowering and, worried that he didn't have money, secretly gave him her living expenses. One time, Huang Yingzi's father happened to be riding in Yifei's father's car, passing a small store.
Huang Yingzi's father got out to buy something and heard the small store owner complaining that Lan Bin had been running up tabs at the store for as long as half a year. Huang Yingzi's father knew Lan Bin had it tough and his family was always poor, so he told the small vendor owner not to worry, he would pay off Lan Bin's tab after getting off work in the afternoon.
As a result, that day Lan Bin saw Huang Yingzi's father's money bag left in the car, containing a thick stack of public funds. After a long internal struggle, Lan Bin still secretly took the money. That evening, Lan Bin did not go home. Huang Yingzi, Zhuang Yuan, and Yifei searched many places. Yifei saw her father's minivan, and she desperately chased and shouted for her father, but her father still stepped hard on the accelerator and drove away.
Yifei was still clutching the gloves she had just bought for her father that afternoon. Unable to catch the car, she fell in the mud and cried heartbrokenly. --- Huang Yingzi went to Jiang Yi's company to find him about some matters and happened to meet Chloe. After being introduced to each other, the assertive Chloe deliberately made some intimate gestures, causing Huang Yingzi to feel jealous repeatedly and even misunderstand Chloe's relationship with Jiang Yi.
Episode 11 Recap
Jiang Yi saw Huang Yingzi's smiling face and couldn't help but recall the first time he met her. That time, they had just moved to a new house, and his parents had to work overtime in the evening, so they sent him to Huang Yingzi's home for dinner. As a result, the factory exploded that night. It happened to be Huang Yingzi's birthday that night. When Huang Yingzi's parents heard the explosion, they immediately rushed back to the factory.
On that dark night, punctuated by explosions, because Huang Yingzi was always by his side, encouraging and supporting him, Jiang Yi was not afraid. From that moment on, Huang Yingzi became like a goddess to him. In the evening, Huang Yingzi and Jiang Yi returned together, chatting while posting pictures of Lan Bin along the way. Huang Yingzi asked Jiang Yi what his relationship with Chloe was. Jiang Yi casually replied that they were just normal friends.
Huang Yingzi couldn't help but frown; this answer seemed to be what she had expected. In the early morning, Huang Yingzi continued her pursuit of Ding Ye. Ding Ye was actively looking for a girlfriend at the matchmaking corner. Huang Yingzi wanted to hear the great writer's requirements for a partner. Ding Ye stated that she should be at least beautiful, sexy, rich, and believe in love.
When Huang Yingzi said she didn't believe there was love there, Ding Ye acted strangely, quickly standing on the highest point of the matchmaking park and reciting Pushkin's love poems. He then invited Huang Yingzi to read the second half of the poem, otherwise, he would not accept her interview. This completely seized Huang Yingzi's "vulnerable spot.
" Reading love poems in front of so many people was a first for Huang Yingzi, but under everyone's watchful eyes, as soon as she opened her mouth and read a few lines, Huang Yingzi became captivated. The air suddenly filled with a sweet scent, all thanks to Ding Ye's "influence. " Chloe happened to meet Jiang Yi playing basketball at the court after work. On a whim, she went to Jiang Yi's home as a guest.
On his computer, Chloe saw Jiang Yi's brilliant game design. While appreciating the work of a genius designer, Chloe also pointed out its flaws: spectacular but slightly aloof and cold. Chloe suggested that Jiang Yi find eye-catching packaging. Jiang Yi neither confirmed nor denied. Chloe's presence as a guest in his home made Jiang Yi very uncomfortable, but Chloe then said it was late and she wanted to eat at his place.
Since they were from the same company, Jiang Yi cooked for her. Just then, Huang Yingzi's video call came in. Chloe intentionally appeared in the video, causing Huang Yingzi to misunderstand. The fact that a girl was still at Jiang Yi's place so late, and she herself had never been to Jiang Yi's home, made Huang Yingzi's mood drop to freezing point. Fearing Huang Yingzi would misunderstand, Jiang Yi kept checking his watch. Chloe tactfully left.
Having heard Huang Yingzi coughing in the video call just now, Jiang Yi eagerly brewed ginger tea to prevent colds and rushed to deliver it to Huang Yingzi. Huang Yingzi was very surprised, thinking they had just finished a video call not long ago, and now he was already at her house in the blink of an eye. However, due to the matter with Chloe, Huang Yingzi was not enthusiastic towards Jiang Yi.
After drinking half a cup, she heard that Jiang Yi had made tea for colds and replied helplessly that she actually had rhinitis. She also remembered when they were in high school, Jiang Yi used game skins he had worked hard to design just to switch seats. When Huang Yingzi heard classmates saying that Jiang Yi seemed to have a crush on the class beauty Yifei, she immediately ran to see what was happening.
Indeed, Jiang Yi was napping next to the class beauty. At the time, Huang Yingzi truly thought that Jiang Yi liked Yifei. Because of this, she even ran several laps on the sports field. Finally, she learned from Yifei that the reason Jiang Yi sat in that position was so that he could see her class at a glance, and it was directly facing her seat. The misunderstanding was cleared up, and Huang Yingzi was happy for several days again.
Episode 12 Recap
Huang Yingzi and Jiang Yi chatted together, talking about reading Pushkin's poems with Ding Ye at the matchmaking corner during the day. Jiang Yi couldn't help but tease Huang Yingzi about also reading Pushkin's poems in high school, saying it was the first time he saw someone unable to follow the next line while reading directly from the text. Huang Yingzi also remembered that time. In fact, reading Pushkin's poetry always made her think of Jiang Yi.
Looking at Jiang Yi in the audience with a beautiful expression made her feel very sweet, so her mind wandered, and she forgot where she had read to. At Ding Ye's reading group, the readers were very interested in Ding Ye's personal life and hoped he could read a poem he had written. Ding Ye talked about his boring and monotonous life.
Although the poems were his own creation, time had passed, and he was now often dissatisfied with his earlier works. At the reading group, Ding Ye also asked Huang Yingzi why she chose the profession of a journalist in the first place. Huang Yingzi admitted that it was because a classmate's father was misunderstood, causing him to go from being a regular employee to a laid-off worker, and finally disappear.
She wanted to investigate the truth through the profession of a journalist. Fang Mingyu discovered that a newly hired employee seemed to be pregnant. It was obvious that the person had hidden the fact of her pregnancy during the application process. She told her boyfriend about her concerns. Her boyfriend thought for only a minute before reminding her that she should report this matter to the company's upper management as soon as possible.
If the company discovered her pregnancy later, as a human resources manager, she would be held accountable. After much thought, Fang Mingyu confirmed the matter with a colleague. The colleague, wiping away tears, said that to have a job, she had not had a child for three consecutive years at her previous job, but the company still went bankrupt in the end, and she didn't even receive the subsidy. Fang Mingyu knew deeply how cruel the workplace is for women.
Seeing her colleague in such difficulty, and her husband not even having a job, if the colleague were fired at this time, their life would be even harder in the future. After thinking for two days, while riding the elevator one time, Fang Mingyu quietly instructed her assistant that she could wear some loose clothes in the future. This way, she could work for over another month, and then report to the company that she had just become pregnant.
As for the company's subsequent decision, they could talk about it later. Fang Mingyu's consideration for her employee deeply moved the assistant. -------------------- When Huang Yingzi went home, she specifically went to Lan Yifei's mother's shop to tell them about meeting Lan Bin not long ago. Lan Yifei's father had been gone for two years.
Although Lan Yifei's mother verbally said she would not forgive Lan Bin, Lan Yifei privately told Huang Yingzi that her parents had a very good relationship, and her mother often looked at photos of Lan Bin late at night, still hoping to find him as soon as possible. Jiang Yi's company took a liking to one of Ding Ye's novels and wanted to buy the copyright. Huang Yingzi took Jiang Yi to meet Ding Ye.
This Ding Ye was very strange; he often went to the matchmaking corner to look at various potential partners, and then also played chess with elderly gentlemen in the park. These past few days, he had gone to a restaurant and found a chef to learn how to make saliva chicken. Jiang Yi discussed his understanding of the novel. Although his insights were profound, Ding Ye seemed unhappy and refused Jiang Yi straightforwardly.
Ten minutes later, while making hand-pulled noodles for a customer, Ding Ye accidentally flicked the noodles onto the customer's head, leading to a customer complaint. Given the frequent complaints and forced waivers, the boss decisively fired Ding Ye. Without a source of income, Ding Ye finally agreed to sell the novel copyright but refused interviews.
Episode 13 Recap
Huang Yingzi saw Ding Ye being complained about by a customer and fired by the manager. She first asked the chef for the specific reason. Even the chef was puzzled that Ding Ye, a person who wasn't interested in anything, was specifically interested in how to make spicy fish, probably wanting to make it for someone. Since he liked learning, Huang Yingzi got close to the manager and tried to get another chance for Ding Ye.
She had originally made a military pledge to the editor-in-chief, but a week passed, and Ding Ye still hadn't agreed to the interview. The editor was very annoyed. Fortunately, a senior employee gave his interview and tracking topic to Huang Yingzi, which helped Huang Yingzi gain some time. Going back to high school days, whenever there was a gathering at Huang Yingzi's home, Jiang Yi would always volunteer to buy snacks for everyone.
One time, Huang Yingzi saw Jiang Yi buying for everyone but not her favorite. Just as she was complaining that Jiang Yi didn't know her preference, her favorite potato chips were already in the shopping basket. They went home together. Huang Yingzi just happened to see Lan Yifei's mother at the corner with another man, arm in arm, looking quite intimate. Jiang Yi recognized the man as a workshop director, but he was married. Wasn't this an extramarital affair?
If they were discovered, they would inevitably be pointed at and talked about. A few days later, when Lan Yifei was practicing dance, her mother came. Huang Yingzi sat next to Lan Yifei's mother, hesitating whether to tell Lan Yifei what she had seen that night. Lan Yifei also noticed her mother seemed off. After finishing a dance, she told her mother she hoped she would come back to see her practice the next day.
Her mother turned away, agreed tearfully, and left. That night, Lan Yifei saw her mother leave an envelope full of money and leave without saying goodbye. She cried and asked Huang Yingzi if she had done something wrong, if both her parents didn't want her. Huang Yingzi held Lan Yifei and also cried sadly. The adults' affairs really had nothing to do with them, so why did all this fall on Lan Yifei alone? -------------------- Time has passed.
Huang Yingzi is still helping Lan Yifei find her father, and Lan Yifei often contacts her via WeChat. Now Lan Yifei is practicing dance in another country, pursuing the dance career she loved as a child. Fang Mingyu's assistant has been giving her the cold shoulder recently. Later, she finally understood that Deng Hao from the Human Resources department had fired the assistant. Fang Mingyu was very puzzled.
She hadn't told anyone about the assistant's pregnancy, so how did Deng Hao fire the assistant privately? Huang Yingzi took on a matchmaking topic for work. To get a deeper understanding of contemporary young people's views on matchmaking, Huang Yingzi also used the reason of being single and looking for a matchmaker. The matchmaker immediately arranged a promising young man for her and scheduled a movie date for that night. It turned out Huang Yingzi waited for Ding Ye.
They watched the movie together. Huang Yingzi also discovered something particularly interesting: Ding Ye had a good habit of waiting until the credits finished after the movie ended, seeing it as respect for the entire film production team. Huang Yingzi smiled to herself, she also always waited until the credits finished playing before leaving the cinema. When Fang Mingyu's boyfriend went back, she knew it must have been him who leaked the secret.
Fang Mingyu was very angry and criticized her boyfriend for being so cold-blooded, especially towards an employee in her department, saying he shouldn't fire someone so heartlessly. However, her boyfriend thought it was just a young intern, not worth mentioning. They parted on bad terms that night.
Ding Ye agreed to transfer the copyright of the novel out of friendship with Huang Yingzi, but he had a condition: he wanted Huang Yingzi to be jointly involved in the copyright transfer and also act as his agent. When they left after the movie that night, Ding Ye lent his jacket to Huang Yingzi. It was from this jacket that Huang Yingzi found the bucket list written by Ding Ye in the pocket. She read it carefully many times and finally understood Ding Ye's situation.
Episode 14 Recap
After finishing negotiations on the novel copyright transfer at the gaming company, Ding Ye asked Huang Yingzi to go to the amusement park with him. Going to the amusement park was fine, but the crucial part was that Ding Ye wanted her to ride the roller coaster with him. Looking at the high roller coaster, Huang Yingzi felt like backing out. Ding Ye held onto her, urging her to face her fear directly.
This made Huang Yingzi couldn't help but recall high school days when she went to the amusement park with a few childhood friends. Except for Huang Yingzi, everyone wanted to ride the roller coaster. Even Lan Yifei, who was usually timid and well-behaved, suggested riding it. Huang Yingzi absolutely refused to ride. Fang Mingyu reminded everyone that the roller coaster seats two people per row, and if Huang Yingzi didn't go, only one person would ride.
Jiang Yi immediately claimed his retina had a problem and he couldn't ride dangerous rides, so Jiang Yi had to stay and keep Huang Yingzi company. Jiang Yi and Huang Yingzi went to play on the spinning teacups for children. It was their first time spending time alone together, and Huang Yingzi felt very strange. Their eyes met, and she constantly felt the other person was very cute.
Finally, Huang Yingzi accompanied Ding Ye on her first roller coaster ride ever. At first, she was so nervous that she gripped the seat tightly. At that time, Ding Ye even made fun of her. But after one loop, Huang Yingzi was fine, while Ding Ye's legs turned to jelly. Huang Yingzi was very curious why Ding Ye insisted on riding the roller coaster. Ding Ye said it was to experience the feeling of near death.
Huang Yingzi felt a pang of sadness. She had seen Ding Ye's "bucket list" yesterday. Did Ding Ye really have a terminal illness? From Huang Yingzi's response, Ding Ye already guessed she had seen the list. Hearing Huang Yingzi say that being alive was quite fun, at least she could see those lovely friends every day, he felt that Huang Yingzi must be a happy person, someone who had attachments and things to cherish.
-------------------- Zhuang Yuan's roommate Tianlin stole his work, causing Zhuang Yuan to lose his chance to study abroad. After being completely disappointed, Zhuang Yuan moved out to live alone. His mother couldn't reach him by phone, so she called Tianlin directly. Hearing that her son was not staying at school, she was very surprised. Zhuang Yuan claimed it was because Jiang Yi rented a very large house outside. Jiang Yi couldn't find Huang Yingzi all day.
The next day, he heard that Huang Yingzi went to ride the roller coaster with Ding Ye, and his heart felt like a vinegar jar had been knocked over. Huang Yingzi usually had a fear of heights and had never ridden a roller coaster before, but unexpectedly, she went up and rode it with Ding Ye. Huang Yingzi wanted to explain, but this also concerned Ding Ye's personal privacy, so the two parted on bad terms.
Zhuang Yuan was worried his mother might call Jiang Yi to verify the situation, so he invited Jiang Yi to his rental apartment and asked Jiang Yi to help him cover up. Hearing about Zhuang Yuan's situation, Jiang Yi helped him pack his luggage and asked Zhuang Yuan to move in with him. It was Zhuang Yuan's first time visiting Jiang Yi's place, and it looked somewhat familiar. He suddenly remembered that this was actually Huang Yingzi's residential complex.
It turned out Jiang Yi had such deep affection for Huang Yingzi; the two lived so close, yet they always missed each other. Late at night, Ding Ye called Huang Yingzi. According to the next item on the list, it was visiting the aquarium late at night. Huang Yingzi couldn't refuse Ding Ye's request at all, so she had to bite the bullet and go to the aquarium.
The aquarium was already closed at that time, but Ding Ye somehow got a key, and the door opened automatically. At this hour, only she and Ding Ye were at the aquarium. The two discussed the novel about whales at the aquarium. Whales cannot be kept in captivity. There was once an aquarium that tried to keep whales in the tank, but it ultimately failed. Ding Ye sighed that whales had more backbone than humans.
When they were heading back, they happened to run into Zhuang Yuan and Jiang Yi, who were just about to go out for drinks together. Jiang Yi misunderstood Huang Yingzi again. Ding Ye finally agreed to Huang Yingzi's interview. It was a rainy day, and the two discussed their understanding of kinship and friendship in a tea room. In Ding Ye's emotional world, there was only one thing missing: love, but he said it didn't matter.
Huang Yingzi, on the other hand, recalled her own love life. She concluded that she herself had lost that relationship when she was eighteen.
Episode 15 Recap
Fang Mingyu had liked Jiang Yi for a long time, but finding that Jiang Yi still had no feelings for her, she couldn't help but reflect that love was truly not like studying, where effort always yields results. She decided to let go and gave the two movie tickets she had queued for to Huang Yingzi, encouraging Huang Yingzi to boldly pursue Jiang Yi and promoting that the pride of the women in the aerospace city rested on her efforts.
Since Fang Mingyu no longer liked Jiang Yi, Huang Yingzi could boldly pursue her own love. Following the most popular makeup trends, Huang Yingzi meticulously applied heavy makeup and went to the cinema to wait for Jiang Yi, full of anticipation. However, Jiang Yi was startled by Huang Yingzi's heavy makeup.
What was originally planned as a romantic movie date for two turned into Jiang Yi bringing Zhuang Yuan along, a massive third wheel stuck between Huang Yingzi and Jiang Yi. While watching the movie, Huang Yingzi, lacking social tact, did not switch seats with Zhuang Yuan. Not long after, Jiang Yi received a phone call and left with Zhuang Yuan.
After the movie, Huang Yingzi rushed to Jiang Yi's place and saw that Lan Yifei, Zhuang Yuan, and Fang Mingyu were all there. It turned out that a classmate saw Lan Yifei being bullied that night and called Jiang Yi and Zhuang Yuan. Everyone had injuries on their faces. As Huang Yingzi was applying medicine for Jiang Yi, she suddenly remembered that she had left her whale umbrella at the cinema and screamed in panic, rushing back to the cinema.
After searching for a long time, she couldn't find it. Huang Yingzi sat by the cinema entrance and cried sadly. Jiang Yi comforted her, saying she could just buy another identical umbrella, but Huang Yingzi wailed that even buying another one wouldn't be the lost one. Years later, Zhuang Yuan was tidying things in Jiang Yi's room and found an identical umbrella with a whale on it. After graduation, Guan Chao stayed in the aerospace city.
Students were curious about the teachers' past and quietly snuck into the office to look for photos of the teacher. Guan Chao's wife, Yang Fan, happened to catch them. A few photos showed Guan Chao and Lan Yifei during high school breaks. When Guan Chao looked at Lan Yifei, his eyes were bright and clear, brimming with happiness that was practically overflowing. Yang Fan had never seen Guan Chao so happy.
That night, she asked Guan Chao about those old times, but Guan Chao chose to remain silent. Perhaps Zhuang Yuan told Huang Yingzi about the umbrella Jiang Yi treasured. That night, Huang Yingzi asked Jiang Yi to come out and chat. She explained that her relationship with Ding Ye was just as friends; he was a writer she liked over ten years ago, and he still was. Hearing this, Jiang Yi finally felt relieved.
The two decided to return to the aerospace city together when they had time off work. On the train, Jiang Yi asked Huang Yingzi why she didn't ask him to buy a similar umbrella. Huang Yingzi had already come to terms with it. She explained that having lost such a precious gift, how could she possibly ask the person who gave it to her to buy it again?
In fact, after losing the umbrella at the cinema that night, every time it rained, Jiang Yi would stand by the cinema entrance, checking if the umbrellas people were holding were that one. After waiting for many days, he finally found that umbrella with the whale drawing and had carefully treasured it ever since. Back in the aerospace city, Huang Yingzi and Jiang Yi had already learned about Guan Chao's situation.
They went to the basketball court to find Guan Chao. Guan Chao admitted that he still couldn't forget Lan Yifei and felt especially guilty every time he faced Yang Fan. Huang Yingzi wanted to say that she also often missed Lan Yifei, but Guan Chao murmured that this kind of missing was different from Huang Yingzi's. That night, Guan Chao returned home. Yang Fan was not there, the room was dark, and everything felt cold.
Guan Chao saw a diamond ring on the coffee table. This was the ring Guan Chao had given her when they got married, and it had now been taken off. The wedding photo next to it was still as new, but their marriage was now facing some trouble.
Episode 16 Recap
Guan Chao recalled the moments he spent with Lan Yifei during high school. After school, he often went to Lan Yifei's grandmother's stall to help out. At that time, he could always do the same things as Lan Yifei, like wiping tables, helping the grandmother carry wontons, and when closing up, the two of them would go out for a stroll together.
Guan Chao plucked up the courage to confess that he was willing to take care of the grandmother with Lan Yifei in the future. Lan Yifei was very touched and even proactively kissed Guan Chao. This sudden little surprise was still a happy memory even more than a decade later. Guan Chao originally thought he could stay in the aerospace city with Lan Yifei forever, but after graduation, they went their separate ways. Jiang Yi got drunk in his hometown.
Huang Yingzi was forced to take him to her place. Jiang Yi's behavior when drunk was truly hard to compliment. After getting drunk, he kept clamoring for instant noodles, demanding eggs and ham, and also instructed not to put coriander. He kept clamoring late into the night, so Huang Yingzi simply covered his mouth and warned him sternly. Speaking of Huang Yingzi cooking instant noodles, that memory was from several years ago.
When Jiang Yi was feeling the most down, Huang Yingzi cooked instant noodles for him. The taste of that meal lingered in Jiang Yi's mind; perhaps it was the meal he liked the most in his life. In her free time, Huang Yingzi went to find Yang Fan. The two chatted together.
Yang Fan said that Guan Chao's enthusiastic care for the grandmother who was not related by blood, his attentiveness and simplicity deeply moved her back then, so she married him without hesitation. However, over the years, she always felt that she was not Guan Chao's only one. Mentioning Guan Chao's simplicity, Huang Yingzi remembered an event that happened during high school and shared it with Yang Fan. At that time, stealing vegetables was very popular among students.
Huang Yingzi was constantly troubled because her planted vegetables were always being stolen, so she wrote down the harvest times for all her vegetables on a piece of paper, pleading with her friends to help her steal vegetables. At that time, when Guan Chao saw Huang Yingzi so troubled, he actually brought back a large Chinese cabbage for Huang Yingzi early the next morning.
He excitedly claimed it was the first time in his life he had "stolen" a vegetable from the market, and the process was thrilling. This past event made Yang Fan burst into laughter. She understood Guan Chao's character; he never played online games or used software normally, so he naturally wouldn't know about "stealing vegetables. " As the two were talking, they ran into Guan Chao, and Yang Fan and Guan Chao reconciled.
Huang Yingzi's mother saw that Zhuang Yuan didn't come this time and immediately asked Huang Yingzi what was going on at the dinner table, even bringing up the topic of marriage. Huang Yingzi immediately argued that it was impossible for her and Zhuang Yuan, and besides, Zhuang Yuan had a girl he liked. Huang Yingzi's mother was anxious seeing her daughter always indifferent about her own affairs.
Hearing that Jiang Yi was also single, she couldn't help but want to play matchmaker, but Huang Yingzi's father interrupted Huang Yingzi's mother's idea, saying he thought young people's matters should be handled by themselves. Two days later, Huang Yingzi and Jiang Yi left the aerospace city together. Zhuang Yuan heard that Jiang Yi had been staying at Huang Yingzi's place for the past two days and couldn't help but gossip about whether there had been any progress.
He also encouraged Jiang Yi to return the umbrella with the whale drawing to Huang Yingzi soon. Jiang Yi's game company's original character setting was a grumpy old man, but Jiang Yi quietly changed the main character of the game to a high school girl, which caused dissatisfaction from the company's boss.
Initially, this "sandbox" project was designed by Jiang Yi, and he could not tolerate his design being completely commercialized, so he resolutely submitted his resignation to the company manager. Chloe quietly called Huang Yingzi. Hearing it was about Jiang Yi, Huang Yingzi immediately dropped what she was doing and rushed to Jiang Yi's company.
Episode 17 Recap
Chloe came to Jiang Yi, who was packing his bags. She knew Jiang Yi always cared about the sandbox game. To help him achieve better visual performance for the game characters he set, she proactively applied for the most advanced hardware facilities for Jiang Yi. Jiang Yi was very surprised. Top-notch game editing equipment was not easy to get, and besides, Chloe had been helping him these past few days and had even helped him turn the tide.
Jiang Yi was even a little moved at that moment. Huang Yingzi arrived at the company just in time to see Chloe leaning in front of Jiang Yi and heard Chloe confessing to Jiang Yi. Huang Yingzi's eyes immediately turned red, and she ran out, not wanting to hear any explanation from Jiang Yi. Huang Yingzi locked herself at home. Just then, Ding Ye called.
As Huang Yingzi was feeling sad and upset, she asked Ding Ye to accompany her to sing. Having never seen Huang Yingzi lose composure, Ding Ye witnessed her despair and sorrow. He questioned why Huang Yingzi, if she had a boy she liked, didn't confess earlier. Huang Yingzi, however, was troubled, wondering what if she confessed and Jiang Yi liked someone else. Wouldn't even being friends become impossible? Finally, Ding Ye took the drunk Huang Yingzi home.
Huang Yingzi didn't forget to express her gratitude to Ding Ye, saying she would definitely help him complete the last item on his bucket list. Jiang Yi made countless calls, and finally, Huang Yingzi answered. Hearing Huang Yingzi shout loudly on the phone, not knowing what accident had happened, Jiang Yi quickly ran from his home to find Huang Yingzi. Huang Yingzi accidentally fell off the sofa. Before Jiang Yi arrived, she climbed back onto the sofa.
As a result, while slightly tipsy, Huang Yingzi mistakenly thought Jiang Yi was plotting something and simply beat him up. After sobering up, Huang Yingzi saw Jiang Yi's hair, which she had grabbed into a bird's nest, and felt a little awkward. Fortunately, Jiang Yi, being magnanimous, also carefully told Huang Yingzi that she should not drink anymore in the future. Huang Yingzi remembered that when she was injured while rollerblading, Jiang Yi often visited her at home.
Not only did he help her with tutoring, but he also designed her favorite game, Tetris, giving it the nice name of having only eleven levels, and she would receive a reward upon successfully completing it. The game Jiang Yi designed was very thoughtful and became Huang Yingzi's best memory while she was bedridden recovering.
To help Huang Yingzi and Jiang Yi get together sooner, Zhuang Yuan specifically checked the weather forecast and told Jiang Yi that it would rain the next day, which would be a good opportunity to confess to Huang Yingzi with an umbrella. On that day, Jiang Yi called Huang Yingzi and then waited early at the appointed place alone, dressed in a suit.
Huang Yingzi just said she would be off work a bit later, but when she finally got off work, she saw Ding Ye at the magazine office. Without a word, Ding Ye pulled Huang Yingzi into the car, and his tone was undeniable. Unexpectedly, Ding Ye drove Huang Yingzi to a mountain very far away, where there was little signal. Huang Yingzi held her phone and searched for a long time, finally finding a bit of signal.
She immediately called Jiang Yi. By this time, the restaurant was already closed. Jiang Yi heard intermittent sounds on the phone and couldn't get through to Huang Yingzi again until very late. Ding Ye proposed that Huang Yingzi help him complete one last wish: to watch the sunrise together. Huang Yingzi sat on the stool feeling uneasy, looking at her phone and anxiously waiting until dawn, absentmindedly wondering what Jiang Yi was going to say to her tonight.
Episode 18 Recap
In high school, Jiang Yi once heard about the school Huang Yingzi planned to apply for. He realized he should think about the future and how he could get into the same university as Huang Yingzi. He then started studying diligently, listening attentively in class every day, no longer dozing off. After persisting for over a month, he surprisingly scored 102 on a test, achieving an excellent result.
Jiang Yi excitedly held up his test paper and ran into the corridor, as excited and fervent as Fan Jin after passing the imperial examination. The sky turned a pale white (fish belly white). Ding Ye called Huang Yingzi to watch the sunrise together. Looking at Ding Ye's clear profile, Huang Yingzi felt that he probably didn't like playing chess in the park or putting on an apron to cook.
Ding Ye confessed that since his last work came out, he had been working hard for the past ten years, but had nothing to show for it. So he felt he still needed to experience more. It was best to be with friends more. Huang Yingzi couldn't help but laugh; she had actually become Ding Ye's friend. The first ray of sunlight from the sunrise fell on Ding Ye and Huang Yingzi.
They were captivated by everything bathed in the morning glow, with the lush green scenery spread out before them. In the early morning, Jiang Yi saw Ding Ye taking Huang Yingzi back from the balcony. Connecting this with being stood up by Huang Yingzi last night, he misunderstood the relationship between Huang Yingzi and Ding Ye and turned off his phone in disappointment. Huang Yingzi called but couldn't get through, so she went directly to Jiang Yi's company.
It turned out his colleagues were also looking for Jiang Yi everywhere. Today was the press conference for Jiang Yi's sandbox game, and many reporters were waiting to interview Jiang Yi, so he had to attend. Huang Yingzi quickly went to find Zhuang Yuan. Zhuang Yuan said he didn't know where Jiang Yi was either. Huang Yingzi glared fiercely at Zhuang Yuan; she knew Zhuang Yuan too well and could detect a lie with just a look.
In high school, Jiang Yi studied hard because he originally wanted to apply to a university in Beijing with Huang Yingzi. He was used to being lazy, and without extra effort, he couldn't keep up with Huang Yingzi's pace at all. Zhuang Yuan also came to help Jiang Yi with tutoring. He told Huang Yingzi that Jiang Yi's rapid progress was to keep up with Huang Yingzi's steps.
Every time he was tired from studying and wanted to rest, he would see a whale on his test paper, and his body would instantly be filled with energy as if injected with chicken blood. Finally, the college entrance examination scores were announced. Huang Yingzi sat beside Jiang Yi, full of anticipation for him to get a satisfactory score. However, Jiang Yi's score was not high enough for Huang Yingzi's school.
Angrily, Jiang Yi shut himself in his bedroom without a word. Afterwards, Jiang Yi's mother decided to send him to study abroad in England. He hadn't gotten into a Beijing university, and couldn't even stay in the country. Jiang Yi was very angry. The next day, he told his friends about this. Everyone could understand; after all, how many people longed to study abroad? But Huang Yingzi was very sad.
When she got home, she saw Jiang Yi still coming over for a free meal. She felt both sympathetic and angry, and deliberately ignored Jiang Yi. At the dinner table, her parents asked Huang Yingzi where she planned to go during the summer vacation and suggested that she could hang out with friends before university, as they might see less of each other in the future.
Jiang Yi also tried his best to persuade Huang Yingzi to travel together, but he was refused every time. Jiang Yi's mother had already contacted the school in England, but her son insisted on not going abroad. So Jiang Yi's mother went to find Huang Yingzi, hoping she could persuade Jiang Yi. Huang Yingzi knew that Jiang Yi's dream was to become a game designer and that going to England would allow him to learn more advanced game software tutorials.
To make Jiang Yi go abroad, Huang Yingzi put on her most beautiful dress, specifically called Zhuang Yuan over, and deliberately held hands with Zhuang Yuan to act like a couple in front of Jiang Yi. Jiang Yi came out of the internet cafe and saw Huang Yingzi and Zhuang Yuan holding hands and shopping. He despairingly thought that Huang Yingzi had chosen Zhuang Yuan, and afterwards, he flew to England with his mother.
Years later, Huang Yingzi told Zhuang Yuan about this. Only then did Zhuang Yuan realize that Huang Yingzi had asked him to pretend to be her boyfriend to make Jiang Yi angry and leave. Zhuang Yuan felt it was necessary to explain to Jiang Yi and immediately called Jiang Yi out. Huang Yingzi explained why she missed their appointment (stood him up). Jiang Yi was angry that Huang Yingzi stood him up to accompany Ding Ye to watch the sunrise.
Zhuang Yuan wanted to explain about him and Huang Yingzi pretending to be a couple twelve years ago. Jiang Yi calmly said that he knew they were acting back then.
Episode 19 Recap
Zhuang Yuan was very surprised to hear that Jiang Yi had always known about Huang Yingzi pretending to be his girlfriend during the summer vacation of their third year of high school. Jiang Yi admitted that they had known each other for so many years; he was just angry at the time that Huang Yingzi had said goodbye in her own way. Shouldn't she have discussed it calmly with him? At least she should have listened to his thoughts.
Jiang Yi left without looking back, ending their conversation, leaving Huang Yingzi sitting there stunned, her face covered in tears, yet not saying a word. Back home, Huang Yingzi took out the globe Jiang Yi had given her, and remembering what Jiang Yi had just said, she became more and more angry, and directly knocked the globe to the ground. As a result, the globe fell on the floor and split into two halves, and the things inside fell out.
They were cards drawn by Jiang Yi himself, with drawings of Huang Yingzi on them, depicting every moment when Jiang Yi was happiest seeing Huang Yingzi. It turned out that twelve years ago, Jiang Yi really liked Huang Yingzi, otherwise how could these cards/drawings be so vivid? They contained memories exclusive to them. Huang Yingzi took these cards to Jiang Yi's company. That day, Huang Yingzi, acting as Ding Ye's representative, discussed game development matters with Jiang Yi's company.
Jiang Yi had been suggesting that the game protagonist be a young girl. Huang Yingzi also presented her views and the world view of Ding Ye's novel. Finally, Jiang Yi's superior agreed to this setting. Zhuang Yuan went to intern at Fang Mingyu's company. At the time, it was Fang Mingyu's boyfriend, Guo Kai, who arranged for Zhuang Yuan to join.
On his first day of work, Guo Kai confessed to Zhuang Yuan that he and Fang Mingyu were in a relationship and asked Zhuang Yuan to help him with something. In the evening, Zhuang Yuan also called Huang Yingzi and Jiang Yi to the hotel Guo Kai had booked. They originally thought they were just having dinner together, but unexpectedly, it was Guo Kai's proposal banquet.
Guo Kai, in front of Zhuang Yuan, Huang Yingzi, and Jiang Yi, held up a diamond ring and proposed to Fang Mingyu, also saying that if she didn't accept, he would stay on one knee and not get up. Fang Mingyu awkwardly looked back at Zhuang Yuan, and unexpectedly, with tears in her eyes, she actually accepted Guo Kai's diamond ring. After dinner, Huang Yingzi and Jiang Yi stayed to talk with Zhuang Yuan.
They both knew about Zhuang Yuan's feelings for Fang Mingyu. In their third year of high school, Zhuang Yuan really wanted to be at the same university as Fang Mingyu, so he secretly asked Huang Yingzi to ask Fang Mingyu. Hearing that Fang Mingyu's desired university was Qingbei University, Zhuang Yuan really bit the bullet and changed his application.
As a result, on the day the results were announced, Zhuang Yuan saw that he had indeed been accepted into Qingbei, but Fang Mingyu was accepted into Jiangzhou University. Although his results were excellent, Zhuang Yuan was not happy at all. One day, he and Fang Mingyu were standing in the corridor enjoying the breeze. Fang Mingyu confessed that she really longed to attend the same university as Zhuang Yuan.
At that time, the admissions office of Jiangzhou University called and said they could admit her through the early admission program. Fang Mingyu was unsure about her college entrance examination results, so she accepted the invitation from Jiangzhou University. When Huang Yingzi had rushed to the library to ask Fang Mingyu which university she planned to apply for, she knew it must have been Zhuang Yuan who asked her to ask.
Fang Mingyu deliberately said Qingbei University, hoping Zhuang Yuan could have the best future. Zhuang Yuan drank a lot that day. When he got home, he sadly told Jiang Yi that he must pursue Huang Yingzi, and not end up like him, who actually saw the woman he loved accept another man's proposal ring with his own eyes. He added that Huang Yingzi had waited for Jiang Yi for twelve years and deserved the best gift.
Zhuang Yuan told Jiang Yi to immediately give her the treasured umbrella. Time waits for no man; if someone else gets ahead of him, Jiang Yi would have no chance at all. Jiang Yi asked Huang Yingzi to go to the movies with him. To create an atmosphere, he specially booked the entire cinema. After the movie ended, Jiang Yi opened the umbrella he had treasured for a long time. When the umbrella opened, Huang Yingzi's tears welled up. The umbrella with the whale painting that she had once lost was actually found again!
Episode 20 Recap
After Jiang Yi watched the movie and went back, Zhuang Yuan asked him about the progress of his relationship with great interest, Jiang Yi only said that the umbrella had been given away, and everything that should be said had been said, but it only stayed at this step, this did not come as a surprise to Zhuang Yuan, Huang Yingzi and Jiang Yi were childhood friends, although their hearts were very close, they had never had any physical intimate contact at all.
Fang Mingyu's leader announced a major secret to her, the best candidates for vice president included both her and Guo Kai, for Fang Mingyu, having just accepted Guo Kai's proposal, it didn't matter which of them succeeded, but she could also use this matter to test Guo Kai's reaction.
After getting off work, Guo Kai was exceptionally attentive and cooked, and carefully arranged a candlelight dinner, then subtly and overtly persuaded Fang Mingyu to withdraw, deliberately bringing up their relationship status, Fang Mingyu responded cleverly, saying that was precisely why they should compete fairly, and the loser would leave the company, Guo Kai's expression changed dramatically, just at this moment, Fang Mingyu's phone rang, Huang Yingzi asked Fang Mingyu to come over to her place, which was a perfect opportunity for her to leave.
Huang Yingzi finally clarified her relationship with Jiang Yi, from now on they were boyfriend and girlfriend, she quickly called Fang Mingyu over to teach her some relationship tips, Fang Mingyu helped Huang Yingzi choose suitable earrings, and also gave Huang Yingzi some little tips for couples to be mindful of, Huang Yingzi also learned some cooking-related knowledge from her mother, finally ready, she called Jiang Yi.
It was originally planned to be a candlelight dinner, but as soon as Jiang Yi entered the door he felt the light was dim, and immediately turned on the light, this seemed to spoil the mood a bit, but Huang Yingzi was already used to Jiang Yi's actions, the two of them ate together with the light on and the candles lit.
After dinner, Huang Yingzi opened the game software Jiang Yi had once adapted for her, after finishing this clearing game, there was a program involved, on it was a whale swimming freely in the ocean, strings of bubbles emerged from the water, on them were a few words: "Huang Yingzi, I like you", seeing these words always brought tears to Huang Yingzi's eyes.
She still remembered the summer vacation of their third year of high school, Jiang Yi was about to go study in the UK, before he left, he gave the gifts and toys he usually liked to play with to Zhuang Yuan and the others, only Huang Yingzi didn't get any, just before getting into the car, Jiang Yi looked at the window of Huang Yingzi's house with reluctance.
Huang Yingzi saw Jiang Yi's car start from the windowsill, she immediately rushed downstairs, pedaling her bicycle like crazy, knowing this was her last chance, but after chasing for a long time, she still couldn't catch up with Jiang Yi's car, watching the car gradually disappear, Huang Yingzi tearfully murmured that she liked him too.
---- The two of them hadn't seen each other for twelve years, fortunately, although time had passed, they still looked like they used to, during this time, neither Huang Yingzi nor Jiang Yi dated anyone, looking at Huang Yingzi's bright eyes, Jiang Yi knew he should do something, but he was a bit tongue-tied in front of her, just then Chloe called, so he had to return to the company temporarily.
After finishing company matters, Jiang Yi returned home, he saw Huang Yingzi sitting alone on the balcony opposite his building, staring blankly, the globe he had given her was still in front of her, Jiang Yi dialed her number, telling her to look towards the opposite side.
Huang Yingzi looked up towards the opposite side and indeed saw Jiang Yi's familiar face, all of this was too unexpected, Huang Yingzi quickly remembered, in high school, Jiang Yi deliberately sat in the seat opposite her window, so that as long as he looked up, he could see what Huang Yingzi was doing.
Huang Yingzi quickly ran to the opposite building, and started looking for the house opposite based on memory, she ran up several floors, finally a door slowly opened, Jiang Yi came out and looked at her, the two of them hugged tightly. This must be the happiest time, hearing Jiang Yi say that he had actually been silently guarding her not far from Huang Yingzi.
Episode 21 Recap
The time Huang Yingzi and Jiang Yi spent in love was exceptionally sweet. Huang Yingzi specifically searched online for things that couples must do, then made a love bento for Jiang Yi, reminded Jiang Yi to change his WeChat profile picture, and even wanted Jiang Yi to wear matching couple outfits with her. When Jiang Yi awkwardly appeared in front of Huang Yingzi wearing a pink cartoon-themed couple outfit, Huang Yingzi burst out laughing.
Only her sweetheart could wear such a cute pink outfit so adorably. Then, the two of them played the claw crane game together. When Jiang Yi leaned in close to Huang Yingzi, holding Huang Yingzi's hand like a mother hen protecting her chicks as he began to move the joystick, Huang Yingzi's heart melted. The doll successfully caught would now surely be Huang Yingzi's most treasured possession.
To create some alone time for Huang Yingzi and Jiang Yi, Zhuang Yuan deliberately worked overtime at the company for a while. As a result, he saw Mingyu was also there. Since it was late, Zhuang Yuan brought Mingyu some Oden as a late-night snack, the snack that Mingyu liked to eat when they were young. They talked about their childhood, when everyone was very happy together.
Seeing that Huang Yingzi and Jiang Yi had each other in their hearts, but took such a big detour to reunite, Mingyu felt a little awkward. Over the years, she had dated in college, and found other boyfriends after entering the workplace, while Zhuang Yuan was still living in his own inner world. Jiang Yi cooperated with Huang Yingzi to complete the must-do items for couples. The last item was kissing, something they had never tried before.
Just seeing it made their ears burn and their hearts pound. The two mustered their courage and tried to get closer, but they still backed down at the last step. Huang Yingzi concluded that perhaps they were too familiar with each other, and it was a little difficult for them to go through with it. Then they tried wearing sunglasses, two adults wearing sunglasses trying to kiss, it seemed a bit too hilarious.
The beautiful atmosphere was broken by Huang Yingzi's chuckling laughter, and only awkwardness remained. Zhuang Yuan returned home, knowing that Huang Yingzi was at Jiang Yi's place, and the lights across the way were already off. Zhuang Yuan understood that something good had already happened between the two people in the opposite room. Mingyu and Guo Kai began to compete fairly. They worked together on a job presentation.
Hearing Mingyu's brilliant presentation, Guo Kai felt some pressure, even a hint of jealousy. After the presentation, Guo Kai found Mingyu during the break to inquire about some insider information. Mingyu didn't have any secret information. She simply said they should try to compete fairly, and whether they succeeded or failed, it wasn't a big deal. But Guo Kai's state of mind was different. He wanted to succeed too much.
Afraid that he wouldn't pass the test with fair competition, he secretly sent a recording of what Mingyu said at the time to protect the pregnant Yue Tong to the group's CEO that night. The next day, Mingyu entered the company and noticed that many people were looking at her strangely. The CEO quickly called her into his office and played the recording.
Listening from an employee's perspective, there was nothing wrong with what Mingyu said, but from the company's overall interests, Mingyu was not a qualified leader. But the matter appeared at this crucial moment of the job presentation, even the superior who had been encouraging Mingyu could not guarantee what the consequences would be. While riding the elevator, Mingyu happened to encounter Guo Kai. Their eyes met, Guo Kai's eyes were full of dodging and shame. Neither of them spoke.
Not long ago, Guo Kai was still proposing marriage, but now he did not hesitate to use despicable means to frame his fiancée. That night, Yue Tong came to find Mingyu and also revealed the fact that Guo Kai had offered a high price to buy her recording. Completely seeing Guo Kai's true colors, Mingyu considered it overnight and finally submitted her resignation application the next day.
Guo Kai was smugly telling the leaders that he would definitely make a big splash in his new position. Mingyu knocked on the door and came in. After submitting her resignation application, she specially stated the reason for her resignation in front of many leaders, as well as her relationship with Guo Kai. The company especially prohibited colleagues from dating, and one of them had to resign.
Guo Kai's face turned pale when he heard Mingyu's revelation, and the corners of his mouth began to twitch uncontrollably. This villain probably never thought that things would end in a lose-lose situation. In the elevator, Guo Kai angrily stood in front of Mingyu, asking her why she did this. Mingyu coldly faced his eyes and proposed breaking up. The elevator door opened, and Zhuang Yuan happened to hear their conversation. Zhuang Yuan felt extremely upset that Mingyu had suffered such a great grievance.
Episode 22 Recap
Zhuang Yuan remembered back in the third year of high school, because Lan Yifei was away, Fang Mingyu and Zhuang Yuan were helping to watch the shop when they happened to encounter some troublemakers. Lan Yifei's mother had eloped with a married man, and the man's wife's younger brother came to cause trouble. First, they went to the wonton stand to make a scene, but this time Lan Yifei wasn't there.
Zhuang Yuan protected Fang Mingyu, and the other party didn't dare to act rashly. But not long after, the troublemakers picked a fight near the wonton stand. After recognizing Lan Yifei and her grandmother, they discussed with some accomplices at an internet cafe about smashing the wonton stand. Luckily, Jiang Yi was also at the internet cafe that day, and he quickly told everyone the news. After some discussion, they decided to take shifts monitoring the wonton stand.
Once they discovered someone causing trouble, they would immediately rush to the wonton stand to help. Late at night, a drunken Guo Kai returned to Fang Mingyu's residence. He demanded that Fang Mingyu immediately call her company superior to apologize for his impulsiveness during the day and say some good words for him. Fang Mingyu refused to comply with Guo Kai's coercion. Then Guo Kai began to verbally humiliate Fang Mingyu.
Fang Mingyu told him to leave, but Guo Kai continued to be unreasonable. Seeing the situation was not right, Fang Mingyu tried to leave the residence, but then Guo Kai forcibly dragged her back to the sofa by her hair, punching and kicking her. Huang Yingzi tried to contact Fang Mingyu via WeChat all night but received no reply. The next day, Zhuang Yuan didn't see Fang Mingyu at the company either.
He immediately ran to Fang Mingyu's residence with Jiang Yi and Huang Yingzi. They knocked on the door outside for a long time before Fang Mingyu finally opened it. Huang Yingzi immediately burst into tears when she saw Fang Mingyu's bruised face. Fang Mingyu had many blue and purple marks on her body, feet, and face. Zhuang Yuan clenched his fists in anger.
Huang Yingzi, Jiang Yi, and Zhuang Yuan, just like when they protected Lan Yifei and her grandmother in their third year of high school, ran to the company to settle the score with Guo Kai. Zhuang Yuan and Jiang Yi grabbed Guo Kai's arms, and Huang Yingzi stepped forward and used all her strength to give Guo Kai several hard slaps. Then she grabbed his hair and gave him a few more punches.
Just thinking about her best friend being bullied by Guo Kai filled Huang Yingzi with strength to deal with Guo Kai, and with Jiang Yi and Zhuang Yuan supporting her, the three of them vented their anger for Fang Mingyu. Everyone was almost exhausted. Fang Mingyu also arrived. This渣男 finally showed his true colors to her, and Fang Mingyu also stepped forward to give him a few slaps.
Everyone in the company saw the scene of Guo Kai's domestic violence against Fang Mingyu and him being severely punished. It's believed that Guo Kai will no longer be able to混职场 in the future. Finally, Huang Yingzi, Jiang Yi, Zhuang Yuan, and Fang Mingyu were once again sent to the police station.
They remembered that in their third year of high school, they also went to the police station because they stood up to the troublemakers to protect the wonton stand. That was the first time they had ever been to a police station in their lives, and they still had no regrets when they looked back on it now. Huang Yingzi organized a reader meet-up for Ding Ye.
Ding Ye wasn't in a very good state, perhaps because his self-esteem had been lowered. To encourage him to continue moving forward, Huang Yingzi sent Ding Ye a WeChat message, hoping he could attend. At that time, Ding Ye was on the beach, looking at the turbulent sea, feeling complicated. This world even felt a little 生无可恋 to him. Although he rarely replied to Huang Yingzi's WeChat messages, Ding Ye really attended the reader meet-up that day.
He heard that his novels had brought spiritual encouragement to so many people and also drew strength from it. After the reader meet-up, Ding Ye claimed that he didn't have a terminal illness and didn't need Huang Yingzi's concern, and that someone had even written a bucket list for him for no reason. Huang Yingzi exclaimed that Ding Ye was boring.
Episode 23 Recap
After that reader meet-up, Huang Yingzi felt more and more that Ding Ye's state wasn't right. He would usually mock her and deliberately provoke her emotions, but now he was much quieter. He generally didn't reply to WeChat calls. When Huang Yingzi and Jiang Yi were together, she couldn't help but worry.
Jiang Yi didn't understand the reason and thought Huang Yingzi still couldn't forget Ding Ye, but Huang Yingzi had promised Ding Ye and still kept the secret, refusing to explain to Jiang Yi. A colleague told Huang Yingzi about recent negative news regarding Ding Ye. Some people were falsely accusing Ding Ye of having selfishly caused the death of a good friend, which was completely unfounded.
Huang Yingzi was in the library and saw Ding Ye's personal collection of books that he had donated. There was also some of Ding Ye's handwriting inside the books. The more Huang Yingzi thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong, so she immediately called Ding Ye. Ding Ye answered the last call, telling Huang Yingzi to stop bothering him and also refused to reveal his location. Huang Yingzi's call was cut off.
She vaguely remembered hearing the sound of waves during the call and immediately ran to the beach. At this time, Ding Ye had taken off his coat and was walking towards the sea. Huang Yingzi was very anxious and shouted Ding Ye's name loudly on the beach, searching for a long time.
Jiang Yi heard Chloe say that Ding Ye had hired a probate lawyer and had written the copyright earnings into the contract, as if he was making arrangements for his affairs. Jiang Yi connected this with Huang Yingzi also worrying about Ding Ye yesterday and immediately realized something was going to happen, so he ran to find Huang Yingzi. At the beach, they finally found Ding Ye.
Fortunately, at the last moment, Ding Ye thought of his deceased friend and thought of the people in the world who had been encouraged by his works. In the end, he still made an effort to choose to live. Huang Yingzi and Jiang Yi heard his epiphany about death. Life is sometimes mundane, and sometimes full of surprises. At least the vast sea and the melodious sound of seagulls by their ears felt pretty good right now.
In the evening, the three of them ate skewers at the night market together. Huang Yingzi brought up that she had received a reply letter from Ding Ye in her third year of high school. Ding Ye stated again that he had never replied to readers, but Huang Yingzi had indeed received a letter signed with Ding Ye's name. This letter even encouraged her for a long time and helped her through a low point.
Huang Yingzi saw Jiang Yi smiling beside her without speaking and finally understood that this extremely precious reply letter was actually the work of the poor student Jiang Yi. After eating, the two of them went back together. Huang Yingzi brought up that when they were children, everyone played hide-and-seek together. The factory building where Huang Yingzi was hiding was locked, and no one responded even after she called out several times. Huang Yingzi was almost scared to death.
Fortunately, Jiang Yi found her and stayed with Huang Yingzi the whole time. These were many warm memories, enough to support Huang Yingzi for a long time. During Fang Mingyu's time of heartbreak, Zhuang Yuan often came to accompany her, joining her in practicing yoga and reading by the lake until Fang Mingyu's state gradually improved, only then did he feel relieved.
Jiang Yi deliberately encrypted a segment in the game he designed, which happened to become a handle for competitors. Rumors started circulating in the company about Jiang Yi taking private work. Seeing the rumors escalate, Jiang Yi decided to publicly explain the game setting at the employee meeting. The company's senior management saw how hard Jiang Yi had always worked and asked him about his initial intention for making the game. Jiang Yi had never forgotten the reason why he had set out to become a game designer in the first place, it was all because of one person.
Episode 24 Recap
Zhuang Yuan took Fang Mingyu out to relax. This time he found a wall that could be painted on, and he claimed that the designs on it would be repainted white after a while, so they could paint freely. Fang Mingyu happily splashed various colors on the wall, watching the designs change as she liked, and her whole being glowed.
Suddenly, she heard someone shouting that their painting had been covered, and Zhuang Yuan quickly pulled Fang Mingyu's hand and ran. In the evening, Huang Yingzi, Jiang Yi, Fang Mingyu, and Zhuang Yuan had dinner together. Everyone's life seemed to be back on track. Although Fang Mingyu had resigned, she did not regret her decision. In the future, she didn't want the routine life she had before. As for Zhuang Yuan, he planned to drop out of school.
He used to always listen to his mother and study hard, then get into a good university, and then get a doctorate. Now he was very sure that these were not what he wanted most. After dinner, Huang Yingzi, as usual, wrote to her friend Lan Yifei, telling her about her recent situation and asking Lan Yifei when she would return to reunite with everyone. Just as she sent the email, she suddenly heard Jiang Yi's phone notification sound.
Jiang Yi had left his phone at home. What was strange was why Lan Yifei's email address was logged in on Jiang Yi's phone. Huang Yingzi was very surprised. At this moment, Jiang Yi knocked on the door and came back to get his phone. Huang Yingzi asked him if he had been in contact with Lan Yifei recently, but Jiang Yi immediately denied it. Huang Yingzi started to feel uneasy.
After a while, Huang Yingzi called Jiang Yi out directly and asked him to explain the email issue clearly. Jiang Yi immediately claimed that it was to understand Huang Yingzi better, and that he was a software expert and could directly access Lan Yifei's email as an unregistered user. Huang Yingzi's eyes turned red. She knew Jiang Yi too well; he would never be bored enough to hack into his childhood friend's email.
Jiang Yi called Guan Chao, hoping he could help explain Lan Yifei's matter to Huang Yingzi. Guan Chao readily agreed. This incident made them recall when they were in high school, Huang Yingzi had taken the initiative to please the teacher and planned to hold an Olympic welcome play. It was a play with six people participating together, and everyone had prepared meticulously for a long time.
But on the day of the performance, Lan Yifei had a very important interview to attend, so she couldn't be sure if she could get back in time to perform with everyone. Finally, the day of the Olympic performance arrived, but Lan Yifei hadn't made it back yet. Huang Yingzi was like an ant on a hot pan. Just then, Jiang Yi appeared in the center of the stage and began to sing solo. The spotlight shone on Jiang Yi.
Huang Yingzi was almost mesmerized by Jiang Yi's handsome profile. At such a critical moment, Jiang Yi actually picked up the microphone. He was already handsome, and now he sang very well. The audience below erupted in applause. Finally, Lan Yifei arrived, and the six of them performed the skit together. While eating, Ding Ye suddenly saw Lan Bin, Lan Yifei's father.
Huang Yingzi had once told him that she chose the job of a reporter because she wanted to help Lan Yifei find her father. Ding Ye saw Lan Bin walk away with a takeaway box and quietly followed him.
Episode 25 Recap
When Zhuang Yuan's university roommate, Tianlin, plagiarized his paper, Tianlin later confessed to the department leaders. The professor finally gave Zhuang Yuan the recognition he deserved, allowing him to stay and teach. Now, Zhuang Yuan no longer cared about these things and resolutely began packing his bags, preparing to leave school. His mother personally came to the school to talk to Zhuang Yuan. She hoped Zhuang Yuan could stay and teach, thus gaining a stable life in the future.
But Zhuang Yuan insisted on living according to his own ideas; he wanted to do scientific research and didn't want to stay at the school to do anything else. In the blink of an eye, Huang Yingzi's thirtieth birthday was approaching. Except for Lan Yifei, Jiang Yi, Guan Chao, and Yang Fan all came to celebrate Huang Yingzi's birthday. In the car, Huang Yingzi was full of anticipation.
Many years ago, she and Lan Yifei had a thirtieth birthday pact; on this birthday, no matter where Lan Yifei was, she would fly back to celebrate with her. When Jiang Yi heard Huang Yingzi's words, he looked very sad. Fire wrapped in paper cannot be hidden forever, how would he explain it to Huang Yingzi then? Jiang Yi recalled the day of his eighteenth birthday.
It was the first time a few childhood friends went to a disco, full of excitement and surprise, with wild music and swaying bodies. Huang Yingzi led a few childhood friends onto the dance floor and started happily swaying. A few hoodlums saw Lan Yifei and immediately called the people who had previously troubled Lan Yifei's mother. Fang Mingyu quickly notified Huang Yingzi.
Huang Yingzi had been brave since she was a child, and this time, hearing that Lan Yifei was in trouble, she immediately rushed over to save her. Huang Yingzi usually liked to fight and had the reputation of "Wong Fei Hung" in the jianghu. When the other party knew Huang Yingzi also had a famous father, the imminent mass brawl instantly died down.
Huang Yingzi and a few childhood friends left the disco, but she happened to leave her phone behind. Dazed, she went back to look for her phone. Jiang Yi had been texting Huang Yingzi for a long time without getting a reply. He went to Huang Yingzi's home and found out that Huang Yingzi hadn't returned at all. Huang Yingzi's father and Jiang Yi quickly went out to search. Jiang Yi came to the disco.
An enemy, holding Huang Yingzi's phone, warned him that their brothers were injured in the previous mass brawl and now needed compensation, preferably by fighting back directly. Jiang Yi was not a coward either; for Huang Yingzi's phone, he endured a solid beating. Huang Yingzi's parents searched outside for a long time and finally found the drowsy Huang Yingzi in a corner. Huang Yingzi reeked of alcohol and kept muttering about losing her phone.
Her parents couldn't bear to blame her anymore and immediately helped her back home. For this thirtieth birthday, Huang Yingzi still chose to celebrate at a KTV. During a break, Huang Yingzi saw that Jiang Yi was somewhat distracted, so she added to her birthday wish that she hoped there would be no secrets between her and the person she loved in the future.
When it was time to open birthday gifts, Jiang Yi took out a gift and said Lan Yifei had specifically entrusted him to give it to her. Huang Yingzi opened it and saw it was all Stefanie Sun's albums. She realized something. Stefanie Sun was the singer she admired most throughout her high school years, and she would rush to buy her newly released albums every time. With red eyes, Huang Yingzi said this gift wasn't from Lan Yifei.
Everyone didn't know how to comfort Huang Yingzi. Just then, Ding Ye's call came. Ding Ye had found Lan Yifei's father's residence. Huang Yingzi always felt that everyone was hiding something from her. She ran to find Lan Bin and asked him why he hadn't gone to find his daughter all these years. Lan Yifei must have missed her father very much. Anyway, Lan Yifei would return to China soon, and then they could meet.
Lan Bin was puzzled by her words, so he opened a nearby curtain. Huang Yingzi saw Lan Yifei's memorial portrait.
Episode 26 Recap
Huang Yingzi suddenly learned the news of Lan Yifei's death. She covered her face and ran out. Over the years, Huang Yingzi had thought of Lan Yifei countless times and dreamed of everyone gathering for her thirtieth birthday. But finally, when her birthday arrived, she learned the truth that Lan Yifei was gone. With tears streaming down her face, she ran groggily onto the street. People were coming and going on the street.
Suddenly, Huang Yingzi seemed to see Lan Yifei. Lan Yifei smiled at her and then told her that she had left long ago, but Huang Yingzi was unwilling to believe it. Watching helplessly as Lan Yifei jumped from the building, Huang Yingzi quickly rushed over to save her, but her hands grabbed empty air. Huang Yingzi suddenly remembered that Lan Yifei was no longer alive. The powerful shock made her faint on the ground.
Jiang Yi carried Huang Yingzi home on his back. The next morning, Huang Yingzi woke up and went to the living room to drink water. She had already forgotten what happened the previous night. Ding Ye asked Jiang Yi what exactly happened back then. Time went back to the summer vacation before the third year of high school. Jiang Yi had just gone to England.
Lan Yifei was worried that Huang Yingzi was always thinking about Jiang Yi, so she constantly took her out to play. Huang Yingzi sent messages to Jiang Yi using Tencent. Although he could receive them in England, Jiang Yi still hesitated whether to reply to her.
Lan Yifei heard that Huang Yingzi was constantly worried about Jiang Yi and advised her not to be too sad, saying that as long as she still held that person in her heart, he wouldn't go away. --- For a long time in England, Jiang Yi couldn't adapt. His father bought him tomato fries. Jiang Yi used to dislike tomatoes, but remembering that Huang Yingzi loved ketchup the most, Jiang Yi gladly accepted the taste of tomatoes.
He looked at the calendar for today. It should be the announcement of college admissions results. Indeed, Huang Yingzi had already received her acceptance letter from Communication University of China at home. Lan Yifei and Zhuang Yuan also received theirs. Guan Chao hadn't gotten his yet. Guan Chao's father was very strict with his son.
Huang Yingzi didn't know if her childhood friend would get beaten, so she called Lan Yifei and invited her to go to Guan Chao's house together. As soon as Lan Yifei arrived downstairs at Guan Chao's house, she saw the postman delivering Guan Chao's college acceptance letter. Both of them were admitted to universities in Beijing, and they were very excited.
They imagined visiting the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace, and many other beautiful places in Beijing together during their holidays after arriving in Beijing. In that very summer, Guan Chao also confessed his true feelings to Lan Yifei. Lan Yifei put the hair clip Guan Chao gave her on her head, accepting Guan Chao's feelings. This scene was seen by Lan Yifei's ex-boyfriend. The ex-boyfriend was a street hoodlum.
He didn't want Guan Chao to be in contact with Lan Yifei, so he took out Lan Yifei's father's watch to show her. Lan Yifei followed him to see her father and ended up being taken to a bar. Lan Yifei's acquaintance with this "ex-boyfriend" happened when the "ex-boyfriend" and another small hoodlum went to rob Lan Yifei's mother's hair salon. At that time, Lan Yifei's mother had just gathered the tuition for a dance class.
The "ex-boyfriend" saw how charming Lan Yifei was and gave up robbing the tuition fee. After that, he would always hang around near Lan Yifei's school. Back then, Lan Yifei's father borrowed a lot of money and then ran away, so there would always be some people surrounding the area near Lan Yifei's school. One time, the "ex-boyfriend" saw someone bullying Lan Yifei, so he stepped forward.
Because he used too much force, he pushed the abuser down the steps, causing serious injury. As a result, he was also sent to the detention center and spent several years in prison. Later, the small hoodlum who had helped Lan Yifei was released from prison. Seeing that Lan Yifei and Guan Chao were very close, he drugged and assaulted Lan Yifei by putting something in her drink. Lan Yifei didn't tell anyone. Soon after, when Guan Chao proposed to her publicly, Lan Yifei thought that she was no longer pure, so she rejected him in a panic.
Episode 27 Recap
For a long time in England, Jiang Yi couldn't adapt. His father bought him tomato fries. Jiang Yi used to dislike tomatoes, but remembering that Huang Yingzi loved ketchup the most, Jiang Yi gladly accepted the taste of tomatoes. He looked at the calendar for today. It should be the announcement of college admissions results. Indeed, Huang Yingzi had already received her acceptance letter from Communication University of China at home. Lan Yifei and Zhuang Yuan also received theirs.
Guan Chao hadn't gotten his yet. Guan Chao's father was very strict with his son. Huang Yingzi didn't know if her childhood friend would get beaten, so she called Lan Yifei and invited her to go to Guan Chao's house together. As soon as Lan Yifei arrived downstairs at Guan Chao's house, she saw the postman delivering Guan Chao's college acceptance letter. Both of them were admitted to universities in Beijing, and they were very excited.
They imagined visiting the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace, and many other beautiful places in Beijing together during their holidays after arriving in Beijing. In that very summer, Guan Chao also confessed his true feelings to Lan Yifei. Lan Yifei put the hair clip Guan Chao gave her on her head, accepting Guan Chao's feelings. This scene was seen by Lan Yifei's ex-boyfriend. The ex-boyfriend was a street hoodlum.
He didn't want Guan Chao to be in contact with Lan Yifei, so he took out Lan Yifei's father's watch to show her. Lan Yifei followed him to see her father and ended up being taken to a bar. Lan Yifei's acquaintance with this "ex-boyfriend" happened when the "ex-boyfriend" and another small hoodlum went to rob Lan Yifei's mother's hair salon. At that time, Lan Yifei's mother had just gathered the tuition for a dance class.
The "ex-boyfriend" saw how charming Lan Yifei was and gave up robbing the tuition fee. After that, he would always hang around near Lan Yifei's school. Back then, Lan Yifei's father borrowed a lot of money and then ran away, so there would always be some people surrounding the area near Lan Yifei's school. One time, the "ex-boyfriend" saw someone bullying Lan Yifei, so he stepped forward.
Because he used too much force, he pushed the abuser down the steps, causing serious injury. As a result, he was also sent to the detention center and spent several years in prison. Later, the small hoodlum who had helped Lan Yifei was released from prison. Seeing that Lan Yifei and Guan Chao were very close, he drugged and assaulted Lan Yifei by putting something in her drink. Lan Yifei didn't tell anyone.
Soon after, when Guan Chao proposed to her publicly, Lan Yifei thought that she was no longer pure, so she rejected him in a panic. --- Lan Yifei's classmate suddenly received a photo, which showed a man and a semi-naked Lan Yifei in a compromising position. The photo was shown to Lan Yifei and several childhood friends. Guan Chao reminded those people not to jeer. Lan Yifei was full of tears. She told Huang Yingzi that it wasn't like that.
The hoodlum in the photo was Dai Wei. Huang Yingzi knew Dai Wei's name. She hugged Lan Yifei tightly to comfort her, saying that everyone would be by her side. Regarding the scene of being drugged by Dai Wei that day, Lan Yifei only remembered waking up in the morning and finding herself on a large hotel bed. Because her clothes were still on, Dai Wei also assured her that he hadn't done anything.
Now it seemed he was completely lying. Lan Yifei was deceived by Dai Wei. Guan Chao couldn't bear it, so he went to Dai Wei to settle the score. Later, a brawl broke out, and Guan Chao injured the other party's head, and was detained by the other party's people. Huang Yingzi and her father went to rescue Guan Chao. The other party insisted on compensation of 50,000 yuan before they would release him.
Guan Chao's father didn't have that much money. Huang Yingzi's father reminded those hoodlums not to hurt Guan Chao, and he would find a way to raise the money. Everyone was trying to find a way for Guan Chao. Huang Yingzi took out all her pocket money, and Huang Yingzi's father also took out his small private savings.
Huang Yingzi's mother learned about this and also gave the family's bank card to Huang Yingzi, saying that saving people was the most important thing now. Fang Mingyu returned home and also mobilized her parents to help Guan Chao, but her parents both said that their family's financial situation was also very tight. As for Zhuang Yuan, since he returned home, his mother, fearing that he would stand up for Lan Yifei, directly locked him in his room.
Huang Yingzi's father prepared to go and rescue Guan Chao alone. Huang Yingzi was worried about her father and insisted on accompanying her father. Fang Mingyu's home was on the second floor. In order to help Huang Yingzi, she jumped from the building. And Zhuang Yuan, the few of them went to see Dai Wei together.
Lan Yifei followed behind, seeing Guan Chao being beaten violently for her sake, and Huang Yingzi and Huang Yingzi's father so enthusiastically helping to get her out of trouble, all of this was caused by her. Lan Yifei called Dai Wei and asked him to come out to talk. That night, Dai Wei forced Lan Yifei in the car. Guan Chao was released.
Huang Yingzi waited anxiously at the wonton shop for a long time, and finally saw Lan Yifei with injuries all over her body. Lan Yifei's clothes were disheveled, indicating that she had suffered misfortune. Huang Yingzi angrily wanted to take Lan Yifei to the police, but was afraid that making this matter known to everyone would be detrimental to Lan Yifei. Huang Yingzi hugged Lan Yifei tightly, and tears flowed all night. That night, Huang Yingzi stayed with Lan Yifei.
Lan Yifei said that she had always envied Fang Mingyu and Huang Yingzi, because their parents were by their side and loved them so much, while Lan Yifei's parents were now either running away or missing, and she was like an orphan. The next day, Lan Yifei asked Huang Yingzi to accompany her. She wanted to see her mother. She got her mother's new address from her grandmother. Now her mother had a new family and had a younger brother.
After a brief greeting, the mother told Lan Yifei not to come to her again in the future. Lan Yifei originally wanted to say goodbye to her mother, but now her mother really didn't need her. Lan Yifei was completely desperate. When she saw Huang Yingzi, she asked her to buy potato chips. While Huang Yingzi was in the supermarket, Lan Yifei jumped off the building.
Huang Yingzi walked out of the store holding the potato chips, and was met with Lan Yifei lying in a pool of blood after jumping from the building. This was her best friend. Huang Yingzi couldn't let it go and fainted on the spot. Not knowing how long she had been lying there in a daze, when she woke up again, Huang Yingzi only felt a headache and didn't remember anything about Lan Yifei. Huang Yingzi's father was a doctor. He knew about this condition and decided to have the children hide the matter of Lan Yifei from Huang Yingzi.
Episode 28 Recap
After Lan Yifei fell from the building, Guan Chao searched for Dai Wei all over the streets. At night, he leaned on the bridge, holding the gift Lan Yifei had given him, his whole heart torn to shreds by longing. He finally found Dai Wei, ran over, and gave Dai Wei a solid beating. The police arrived, and Dai Wei was taken into custody on suspicion of committing a crime.
Guan Chao's father found his son and scolded him for being reckless and almost beating Dai Wei to death. Guan Chao had planned to go to university with the girl he loved, but now all the beautiful expectations for the future had become a bubble. He ran to Lan Yifei's grave to cry, reminiscing about every little thing about Lan Yifei every day. Jiang Yi heard about what happened in Aerospace City and immediately packed his luggage to go back.
His mother advised him to think carefully and not to act impulsively, but Jiang Yi felt that Huang Yingzi was his future, so he decisively suspended his studies in England. During the time of handling Lan Yifei's funeral, everyone kept silent about it to Huang Yingzi. Huang Yingzi was inexplicably sad at home, and saw that her parents seemed to be preoccupied these days. Her parents claimed that a colleague of theirs had passed away.
Huang Yingzi completely didn't remember about Lan Yifei's matter, and still sent her text messages, but she never received a reply. She always felt that something was wrong. Returning to the wonton stall, her grandmother wasn't there either, only Fang Mingyu and Zhuang Yuan were helping out. They all said the same thing, that Lan Yifei had gone on a tour abroad and would be back soon. Fortunately, Jiang Yi returned to China in time.
When Huang Yingzi saw him, she was stunned. Later, Huang Yingzi explained to Jiang Yi that she knew he had rejected studying abroad, and for a better future, Huang Yingzi deliberately pretended to be a couple with Zhuang Yuan. Also, when Jiang Yi went to England, she chased after him for a long time, but the car was driving too fast, and she couldn't catch up at all. After that, Jiang Yi often went to accompany Huang Yingzi to talk.
Her childhood friends wanted to take Huang Yingzi on a trip to relax, Huang Yingzi specially searched online for where Lan Yifei's band was performing now, and suggested that everyone go to the place where the performance group was performing. Everyone fell silent, looking at Huang Yingzi's expectant face, and couldn't bear to tell her the truth. Guan Chao, Fang Mingyu and Jiang Yi accompanied Huang Yingzi to Jiangzhou together.
On the train, Huang Yingzi excitedly and nervously talked non-stop, and shared the snacks she brought with everyone, but left the potato chips that Lan Yifei loved to eat. Huang Yingzi missed Lan Yifei so much, although everyone repeatedly mentioned that she must not disturb Lan Yifei's performance, Huang Yingzi nodded and said that she would definitely be quiet and wait for her to finish performing before going to find her.
Finally, they arrived at the place of the performance published in the newspaper. Huang Yingzi bought tickets and watched the girls dancing gracefully on the stage, looking for her best friend's figure in it. Jiang Yi nervously and sadly looked at Huang Yingzi. Finally, the performance ended, and Huang Yingzi excitedly ran backstage. Several childhood friends looked at each other, and no one knew what would happen. Huang Yingzi looked for Lan Yifei everywhere behind the stage.
The other girls who danced ballet had never heard of Lan Yifei's name. Huang Yingzi was surprised and continued to search. Jiang Yi couldn't bear to deceive her anymore, and told Huang Yingzi nervously and anxiously that there were only five of them left now. Huang Yingzi's heart was twisted like a knife. After great pain, she still forgot about Lan Yifei's matter.
The summer vacation of the third year of high school was about to end, and they all had to rush to their respective schools. Jiang Yi came to see Huang Yingzi for the last time. She was sleeping soundly in bed, with a peaceful and quiet face. Jiang Yi leaned down and gently kissed Huang Yingzi, repeating in his heart that no matter what, he would definitely be with her in the future.
The next morning, Huang Yingzi woke up again. This time she still forgot what happened in Jiangzhou, and also said that she had already met Lan Yifei, and the two of them were chatting happily together. Huang Yingzi's parents were very distressed to see their daughter like this.
Episode 29 Recap
About to go to university and start a new life, Fang Mingyu and Zhuang Yuan walked on the rooftop of the residential building. Thinking about what had happened recently, Fang Mingyu was very sad. When she was young, she always longed to grow up, but now that she was truly grown up, she felt that life when she was little was really good.
Zhuang Yuan comforted Fang Mingyu, saying that no banquet lasts forever, and things would be better once she got to university. Guan Chao was preparing his university belongings, and his father also packed up his things, ready to go out to work. The few friends gathered together to discuss what to do. Huang Yingzi's mental state had not been very good recently; she had forgotten about Lan Yifei's accident twice.
Fang Mingyu had read relevant books and knew that Huang Yingzi simply could not accept the news of a close friend's sudden death. Jiang Yi thought long and hard, then registered an email account using Lan Yifei's name and sent an email to Huang Yingzi periodically, fabricating stories about Lan Yifei's overseas tour. The friends went together to say goodbye to Lan Yifei's grandmother. Lan Yifei's grandmother had prepared wallets for each child, and they couldn't refuse.
Huang Yingzi, however, was worried that her grandmother hadn't prepared enough tuition fees for Lan Yifei and specifically asked her grandmother if she had prepared it for Lan Yifei. Everyone's hearts tightened suddenly. The grandmother said with tears in her eyes that of course, she had prepared for her good granddaughter. Huang Yingzi's mother also began to prepare her belongings for university, packing a lot of snacks alone.
Huang Yingzi saw her parents packing her luggage, and the familiar little home was filled with warmth. Before she had even gone to university, Huang Yingzi started to miss Jiang Yi. Holding the globe Jiang Yi had given her, Huang Yingzi was filled with mixed emotions. She sighed at the globe, recalling that they had once agreed to go to Beijing together, but now only she was going alone.
The globe was too big, so she could only leave this gift at home. Speaking of Jiang Yi, Huang Yingzi always believed that she had deeply hurt him during the summer by deliberately pretending to be a couple with Zhuang Yuan, so she had been feeling particularly guilty recently because he hadn't been talking much to her. She talked a lot of her feelings to the globe.
Jiang Yi saw Huang Yingzi's face full of tears from the balcony and had heard everything she said. Jiang Yi secretly told himself that he must find a way to cure Huang Yingzi. Twelve years later, Ding Ye heard Jiang Yi talk about the past and asked him if he was confident he could cure Huang Yingzi. If this attempt to wake Huang Yingzi up was unsuccessful, it would be the third time stimulating her.
Jiang Yi didn't want the previous tragedy to repeat. He thought of the sandbox game he was developing, which was only missing the final part. He immediately returned to the company to find Chloe and asked her to gather all colleagues to help him push forward the game development process. To finish the game as soon as possible, Jiang Yi worked day and night beside the computer in the company.
Huang Yingzi's father had once suggested using a game to recreate the scene that happened at the time, which would help Huang Yingzi recall what happened to some extent. As for whether the effect would be as good as expected, no one could guarantee. The game was finally ready. Ding Ye invited Huang Yingzi out to experience the "Maze" game. He said that he had never thought about selling his novel.
Later, Jiang Yi found him and revealed the original intention behind Ding Ye writing this novel with one sentence: it was actually just to find a friend. Ding Ye's original intention for writing was indeed this, so he readily accepted the copyright transfer. Huang Yingzi put on the VR glasses, as if she had returned to Aerospace City. Time seemed frozen. In the virtual world, Huang Yingzi saw her childhood friends and also saw Lan Yifei's parents.
Both of them were in the barber shop, looking very close. Huang Yingzi was genuinely happy, thinking that Lan Yifei finally had a family now. In the game, Jiang Yi told Huang Yingzi that if she wanted to see Lan Yifei's performance, she had to find a blue ticket. The more she missed her friend, the harder she searched for the ticket. Hard work paid off; Huang Yingzi successfully obtained the ticket.
After watching the performance, Jiang Yi took Huang Yingzi to the building where Guan Chao had been detained. At that time, Guan Chao had hit Dai Wei's head, which was why he was detained there. Huang Yingzi entered the game and followed Lan Yifei's footsteps. Later, she saw her best friend being harmed by Dai Wei and then walking towards the building.
Huang Yingzi nervously ran over, shouting Lan Yifei's name and desperately trying to stop her extreme idea, but Lan Yifei turned around with tears in her eyes and jumped. Now Huang Yingzi finally remembered. Everyone had been weaving a lie together for her all these days. Huang Yingzi's tears couldn't help but fall. Her good sister had already left her so long ago, and it had taken her so long to get out of that unbearable past.
Episode 30 Recap
In the game, Huang Yingzi finally saw Lan Yifei in a place full of blooming flowers and fluttering butterflies. Lan Yifei stood in the flower bushes, smiling and looking at Huang Yingzi. Huang Yingzi rushed over, feeling extremely sad. She knew Lan Yifei was gone and blamed herself even now for why she went to the supermarket to buy things back then, why she didn't stay by Lan Yifei's side all along.
If she had stayed close to Lan Yifei, perhaps Lan Yifei wouldn't have died. Lan Yifei didn't blame her. Instead, she hugged Huang Yingzi tightly and comforted her. In fact, they were too weak at that time, but now she had the life she wanted, with parents and grandmother who loved her. She was happy every day living here. Under the sun, Lan Yifei pushed Huang Yingzi on the swing again.
She told Huang Yingzi that as long as she thought of her, she would always be there. Huang Yingzi leaned against Lan Yifei, her face full of tears, feeling very sad. But Lan Yifei hoped she would be happy, so Huang Yingzi tried her best to smile to make Lan Yifei happy. This time, coming out of the game, Huang Yingzi didn't lose her memory again. Leaning beside Jiang Yi, Huang Yingzi was filled with gratitude.
For so many years, Jiang Yi hadn't been in England, but had always been by her side, always being tolerant and silently caring for everything about Huang Yingzi. The next day, accompanied by her childhood friends, Huang Yingzi came to Lan Yifei's grave. Thinking that she was so many years late, Huang Yingzi was still very sad, wondering if Lan Yifei was doing well in that world. The friends would always miss her.
Huang Yingzi reassured the distant Lan Yifei that they would live well and would visit her often in the future. Guan Chao returned the camera Lan Yifei left for Huang Yingzi to its rightful owner. Seeing the videos taken before again, Lan Yifei was laughing and talking in the footage. Everyone recorded a keepsake together, expressing their expectations for the future. Everyone's face was full of anticipation and dreams.
They must not have expected that this was their last group photo. In the recording, everyone said a blessing to their future selves at the age of thirty. Lan Yifei at that time dreamed of being the world's principal ballerina, living a free and safe life every day, and most importantly, having a happy home. At the end of the recording, there was a message from Lan Yifei before her death.
Lan Yifei held back tears and said that she might not be able to achieve her thirty-year-old dream. She hoped that the best friend left behind could be brave and live well, and also hoped that Guan Chao could forget her and start a new life. Lan Yifei was most worried about Huang Yingzi at that time.
She encouraged Huang Yingzi to work hard for her dreams, and then she would help her see more beautiful scenery, do more interesting things, and take her to see the world together. Experiencing the departure of a best friend in the vibrant youth of eighteen is indeed a very tragic event. Jiang Yi and Guan Chao looked at Huang Yingzi's lit window, sincerely hoping that Huang Yingzi could get through this.
After Guan Chao's wife learned about Lan Yifei, she began to understand her husband and said that if he missed Lan Yifei, she would accompany him to visit her. When Grandmother was managing the wonton stall, she accidentally fell, but luckily she wasn't seriously injured. Huang Yingzi and Jiang Yi began to make travel plans, preparing to take Grandmother to travel across the great rivers and mountains of the country.
Speaking of travel, Huang Yingzi remembered that her first trip was thanks to her grandmother. At that time, a few childhood friends particularly wanted to go to Beijing to see Sun Yanzi's concert, but her father was very stingy and was unwilling to support Huang Yingzi. Zhuang Yuan and Fang Mingyu started setting up a stall to sell books in order to raise money for the trip to Beijing.
Episode 31 Recap
Fang Mingyu and Zhuang Yuan set up a stall for a long time and only earned a few hundred yuan, which was not enough for the train tickets to Beijing. Everyone was worried. Huang Yingzi finally managed to get Sun Yanzi's concert tickets, but they were temporarily taken by someone else. Jiang Yi took out his lucky money and was ready to help Huang Yingzi get the concert tickets back.
Huang Yingzi invited the girl who took her concert tickets, along with a few companions. The two started a fair competition. The judges began to ask questions, all about Sun Yanzi's albums. Huang Yingzi had studied all the albums thoroughly. She was familiar with every song in the albums, including the lyrics. Soon, Huang Yingzi won completely. The other party then started adding money to snatch the ticket, directly adding five hundred more than the original price.
The concert ticket was ultimately snatched away. Huang Yingzi became furious, and coupled with skipping many nutritious meals to save money on weekdays, she fainted directly due to lack of physical strength. Finally awake, Huang Yingzi saw her parents standing by her bed with worried expressions. She began to put on a show hoping her parents would give more sponsorship. But this time, her parents were determined not to provide financial support.
Later, it was Lan Yifei's grandmother who took out her life savings to fund their trip to Beijing. Huang Yingzi was deeply touched. Their wish to all go to Beijing was finally going to come true! Fang Mingyu's and Jiang Yi's parents heard about Lan Yifei's grandmother funding the children's trip to Beijing. After meeting and discussing, they decided to let the children go to broaden their horizons and that Lan Yifei's grandmother's money should be returned to her.
Huang Yingzi and a few friends sat on the special train heading to Beijing, extremely excited. Jiang Yi took out the concert ticket he snatched from the website. For Huang Yingzi, there was no news more wonderful than this! After finally arriving at the venue for Sun Yanzi's concert, because the ticket Jiang Yi bought from the website was fake, Huang Yingzi was ruthlessly denied entry. Huang Yingzi had even prepared light sticks and small gifts.
She started complaining about Jiang Yi's bad luck. Lan Yifei and Fang Mingyu both advised Huang Yingzi. For the few of them to come to Beijing together from Aerospace City was inherently a very youthful thing. The concert began, and they could hear Sun Yanzi's singing from outside the entrance. The childhood friends were all together. They were very excited and spontaneously swayed their bodies to the rhythm. This was their happiest moment.
Remembering that concert now, Huang Yingzi and Jiang Yi still feel very emotional. Their grandmother is getting old, and they should cherish this time and spend more time with her. All the clothes and preparations were ready. The grandmother sat in the wonton shop, looking at everything there. This place held her most cherished memories. The grandmother didn't want to go traveling anymore.
Like falling leaves returning to their roots, she wanted to stay in the wonton shop and spend her final days reliving memories. In her final moments, the grandmother still missed Lan Yifei the most, worried that she might be bullied, and pained that the child had suffered many grievances following her. She mistook Huang Yingzi for Lan Yifei and asked Huang Yingzi to sing the songs they often sang when she was little.
She said apologetically that she hoped Lan Yifei would not be reborn into a family like theirs again, as life was too hard. Huang Yingzi leaned her head on her grandmother's shoulder. Scenes from the past flashed before her eyes, and she felt extremely sad. The friends from Aerospace City together handled the grandmother's funeral affairs. Now Lan Yifei could also see her grandmother in heaven. Huang Yingzi cleaned the wonton shop inside and out.
She hadn't spoken these past few days. Fang Mingyu was a little worried. Jiang Yi told everyone to give Huang Yingzi some time. In the evening, Huang Yingzi sat in front of the cleaned wonton shop. Before, her grandmother always kept the light on in front of the wonton shop, worried that passersby couldn't see the road clearly.
Now Huang Yingzi would also keep the light on, so that if her grandmother wanted to come back and take a look, she could come back anytime. Huang Yingzi waited for Lan Yifei's mother and made her a bowl of wontons. Lan Yifei's mother sighed that from childhood to adulthood, she was eager to leave the small town and longed for a prosperous future.
She originally thought that as long as she didn't look back, she could live a peaceful life from now on. But now she deeply regretted it, as the people most precious to her had left her.
Episode 32 Recap
Jiang Yi knew Huang Yingzi had always wished to go to Sun Yanzi's concert. For this, he specially wrote a letter to Sun Yanzi, hoping to give the girl he grew up with a chance to fulfill her dream. Soon after, Jiang Yi really received a call from Sun Yanzi's agent. Sun Yanzi had seen his letter and was very willing to help him fulfill the dream.
--- After handling the funeral affairs of Lan Yifei's grandmother, the childhood friends were going back to their respective cities. Talking about their expectations for the future, Huang Yingzi still wanted to continue her career as a journalist.
When someone once asked her about the initial reason for choosing this profession, Huang Yingzi felt that the reason related to Lan Yifei accounted for the majority at that time, but now she felt that choosing this profession was for herself, to uphold justice for the weak, and to expose bullying forces to the public. Zhuang Yuan decided not to stay and teach at the school.
He asked Fang Mingyu which city she planned to send her resume to, stating that he would now work in the same city as Fang Mingyu. Over the years, Zhuang Yuan had always been behind Fang Mingyu, and except for being slightly less courageous, he had contributed no less than Jiang Yi. Fang Mingyu naturally saw this. Huang Yingzi's editor was returning to Beijing for work.
This time, he asked Huang Yingzi if she was willing to go to Beijing with him. Huang Yingzi was a bit hesitant. She really wanted to see a more exciting world. Before leaving, she went to see Ding Ye. Ding Ye's condition was much better; he had already started writing his next novel. Hearing that Huang Yingzi was going to Beijing, Ding Ye used tea instead of wine to wish Huang Yingzi a better future.
Huang Yingzi gave him a gift of the blue tears photos she had taken. Looking at the vast sea in front of him, holding the photo in his hand, Ding Ye found deep inner peace. At this moment, it was as if his deceased friend was right beside him, the two of them living the life Haizi yearned for.
Jiang Yi had already started designing the small home they would share, perfectly combining exquisiteness and practicality in every corner, especially incorporating Huang Yingzi's preferences and interests. Jiang Yi showed the finished design plans to Huang Yingzi, excitedly explaining his ideas. Huang Yingzi nervously told Jiang Yi about her idea of wanting to work in Beijing. Jiang Yi readily agreed and was even prepared to give up his current job to go with Huang Yingzi.
Huang Yingzi was a bit hesitant about whether she should let Jiang Yi give up the career he had just made progress in. Huang Yingzi returned home sadly, opened the game Jiang Yi designed, and put on the VR glasses. Huang Yingzi saw Lan Yifei again.
She told Lan Yifei that the reason she decided to take a job in Beijing was to investigate the topic of girls suffering from violent assault, the pain and trauma suffered by those innocent and naive girls when they were harmed. She wanted to speak up for these injured girls. Through this game, Huang Yingzi also saw Jiang Yi silently guarding her not far away.
In fact, at every key moment in her life, from graduating elementary school, middle school, university, etc. , Jiang Yi's presence was there, watching her from a distance and silently wishing her well. But Huang Yingzi was completely unaware of everything Jiang Yi had done for her. Huang Yingzi decided not to go to Beijing anymore; she wanted to stay with Jiang Yi and even bought a diamond ring to propose to Jiang Yi.
Jiang Yi already knew that Huang Yingzi had rejected the Beijing job for him. Becoming a reporter for Shibo. com had always been Huang Yingzi's dream. Jiang Yi also did not want the girl he loved to give up a great future for him, so he advised Huang Yingzi to reconsider carefully. Huang Yingzi did not understand what was wrong with Jiang Yi; he actually rejected her proposal. When she got home that night, she drank a lot of alcohol.
After getting drunk, she started leaving voice messages for Jiang Yi, cursing him for not accepting the proposal. Seeing that Jiang Yi did not reply, she persistently continued to curse him, even adding Jiang Yi's WeChat to the blacklist and then deleting him. The next day, after sobering up, Huang Yingzi received a call from Fang Mingyu, who told Huang Yingzi to go to Jiang Yi's game launch.
Huang Yingzi rushed out, wanting to go to the launch to apologize to Jiang Yi. At the launch, Jiang Yi publicly spoke about his initial purpose for designing this game, which was actually for Huang Yingzi. He said he had liked her since the first time he saw her in the big class of kindergarten, and liking Huang Yingzi had now become a part of his life.
Jiang Yi confessed that as long as it was for her, he was willing to do anything. During that summer at eighteen, he had already decided on his goal. After saying this, Jiang Yi held up the diamond ring and knelt on one knee to propose to Huang Yingzi. This mutually devoted relationship finally bore fruit. Huang Yingzi responded with reddened eyes, "She is willing. " While holding him tightly, Huang Yingzi heard a familiar voice singing.
This was the scene she had dreamed of; Sun Yanzi was truly standing in front of her, singing. At her happiest moment, Sun Yanzi stood beside her, singing the song she loved most to hear. Many memories of growing up flashed before her eyes, and Huang Yingzi was in tears. Her childhood friends were still by her side. At this moment, Huang Yingzi had truly arrived at a place called happiness.
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