Sunshine by My Side Episode 17 Recap
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Sheng Yang was having dinner with Jian Bing when he received repeated calls from Song Chen. Answering, he learned that the exhibition stage had collapsed, injuring many people, including the spokesperson and audience members. Concerned about Sheng Yang driving while dizzy, Jian Bing urged him to be careful, but he insisted on heading back immediately, promising to call a designated driver. At the accident site, department head Wang Youde angrily confronted Sheng Yang, holding him fully responsible.
Wang Youde stated that the construction company had followed the design schematics perfectly, implying Sheng Yang's design was the source of the failure. Later, in a meeting with their boss Mr. Yu, Wang Youde reported that an evaluation team found the design was top-heavy with a mismatched center of gravity. Sheng Yang accepted the blame.
Song Chen tried to defend him, noting Sheng Yang's lack of experience with offline events and reminding Wang Youde that he himself had approved the design. Song Chen also argued they were not informed that so many fans would be on stage, but Wang Youde dismissed this as a foreseeable event, underscoring the design's inadequacy. The client brand demanded accountability, forcing the company's hand.
Wang Youde announced that Sheng Yang, Song Chen, and Pan Rou would be dismissed, while others on the team would receive penalties. Sheng Yang immediately stepped forward, taking sole responsibility for the entire project from design to execution. He pleaded with Mr. Yu to only fire him, arguing that dismissing the whole team would disrupt other projects and that his colleagues shouldn't suffer for his mistakes. Moved, Mr. Yu encouraged Sheng Yang to see this as a minor setback.
As Sheng Yang packed up his desk, he confessed to an upset Song Chen that he had begged management to only dismiss him. He gave Song Chen a box of his things to hold onto, asking him to help conceal the job loss from his parents. Disheartened, Song Chen told Sheng Yang he would also quit, seeing no point in staying without him. Meanwhile, a worried Jian Shuang wanted to check on her sister, Jian Bing.
She asked to borrow Hao Junjie's motorcycle, but he insisted on driving her there himself. They arrived at Jian Bing's home just as her ex-husband, Xue Yiming, was leaving. Xue Yiming had just informed Jian Bing that their current project was being paused because the client, angry about the accident where she was injured, demanded to replace their company and have their deposit returned. Jian Bing refused to return the non-refundable deposit, citing their contract.
She even offered to finish the shoot and only get paid upon the client's satisfaction. When Xue Yiming urged her to be diplomatic, she radically proposed quitting her own company so he could take over as director, thus saving the project. Xue Yiming firmly rejected the idea, refusing to let his ex-wife take the fall, which would ruin his own reputation. Instead, he declared he would lend the company his own money to cover the potential losses.
Inside, Jian Bing was dismissive of Jian Shuang’s concern, chiding her for the late visit and telling her not to skip classes. She quickly sent her younger sister away. On the way back, Jian Shuang explained her sister's difficult life and their family motto to Hao Junjie: "In this world, you can't rely on anyone but yourself." Sheng Yang arrived home just as his parents, Luo Meijuan and Sheng Xiangqian, were serving dinner.
As they lovingly fussed over him and served him his favorite food, Sheng Yang was overcome with emotion and lowered his head to hide his tears. In the following days, Sheng Yang pretended to go to work as usual, leaving and returning home at the same time every day. His mother, Luo Meijuan, grew suspicious of his new punctuality and lack of overtime. She called Song Chen, who was at his apartment playing video games, to inquire.
Song Chen lied, claiming Sheng Yang was busy in a meeting. However, Luo Meijuan heard a train whistle in the background, realizing Song Chen was not at the office. Connecting his obvious lie with her son’s recent strange behavior, she deduced the truth: Sheng Yang had lost his job.
