The Trick of Life and Love Episode 10 Recap
> The Trick of Life and Love Recap
During a company meeting, Gu Zhe attempted to address recent issues, only to find that Li Qian and Yu Qingqing had already resolved them. When Gu Zhe brought up the GC email questioning a demand for two million yuan from their East China collaborator, Li Qian corrected him, stating the amount discussed was eight million and referred to the South China market, not East China.
Yu Qingqing then explained that GC’s concern was about the company's future payments, as their cash flow relied on a slow-to-collect payment from a Guangzhou Party A. Regarding a design copyright dispute with Guanding, Yu Qingqing clarified that they had a cooperative relationship, and the intellectual property was shared. The complaint came from a disgruntled former employee of Guanding who had been fired and lost an arbitration, making it a personal vendetta.
Li Qian assured Gu Zhe that she would work with the regional general manager on payment collection, and Yu Qingqing would handle the copyright dispute, confident in their evidence and contract. Feeling utterly useless, Gu Zhe abruptly dismissed the meeting. Li Qian approached a dejected Gu Zhe, who complained about his sister, Gu Lan, moving into his house due to being forced into marriage by their family.
He lamented that she had always teased him since childhood, making his life miserable. He also shared his frustration about his attempt to become an anchor; his sister had caused him to lose 200,000 followers by using his account for relationship advice, though he later unexpectedly gained 500,000 new followers, leading the company to offer him a weekly emotional advice column.
Later, Li Qian rushed to the university after hearing that Ning Chengming was being pursued by a group of students. She successfully rescued him, having arranged for Yu Qingqing to wait in the car at the school gate for their swift escape. Once safe, Li Qian suggested Yu Qingqing head home, but Yu Qingqing, eager for gossip, insisted on staying to learn more about Li Qian and Ning Chengming.
Ning Chengming, also curious about Li Qian's past, offered to cook dinner for Yu Qingqing, preparing his "specialty": instant noodles. As Ning Chengming cooked, Li Qian helped him tie his apron, her focused expression captured in a few sneaky photos by Yu Qingqing. Despite being just instant noodles, Ning Chengming's rendition was surprisingly delicious. During dinner, Ning Chengming began a "soul test" of Yu Qingqing, asking tricky questions.
Li Qian, fearing exposure, subtly signaled Yu Qingqing to find an excuse to leave. Ning Chengming then intentionally sent Li Qian away, pressing Yu Qingqing about whether he had been a terrible person in the past. Yu Qingqing, with exaggerated details, recounted Ning Chengming's strictness at school, his zero-grade policies, and how many students had to drop out or retake courses because of him.
She even mentioned an incident where Li Qian fainted from exhaustion after Ning Chengming forced her to rewrite a paper. Hearing this, Ning Chengming felt like a true scumbag, realizing that his past cruelty was the reason he had broken up with Li Qian, despite her continued kindness. Meanwhile, Jiang Chao, Yu Qingqing's suitor and an employee at Ning Chengming's company, Guanding, had been investigating Ning Chengming's disappearance.
He informed Yu Qingqing via WeChat message that there was still no news of Ning Chengming's whereabouts, but a financial controller had resigned and become unreachable shortly before Ning Chengming went missing. Guanding had maintained a subtle attitude, merely stating Ning Chengming was in T Country and forbidding any contact with his family or calling the police. After dinner, Li Qian saw Yu Qingqing off. Yu Qingqing mentioned that Ning Chengming's trip to the school seemed to have shaken him.
She revealed that her schoolmate said several students had encountered Ning Chengming that day and told him about the handwritten biography in the library. Li Qian clarified that she had only written the first page, detailing Ning Chengming's harshness in failing her, while other students had fabricated the rest of the book with ridiculous stories about his love life.
Yu Qingqing concluded that Ning Chengming felt like a scumbag after hearing these stories, and in her opinion, a breakup would be for the best. Elsewhere, Cao Mei, trying to extract information, continued to get close to Qi Wei, much to Ma Hao's jealousy. Ma Hao’s attempts to take Cao Mei to a meeting were rebuffed, but she then proactively invited Qi Wei out for an evening discussion, further fueling Ma Hao's jealousy.
At a bar that night, Cao Mei told Qi Wei their client had canceled last minute, but secretly slipped a button-shaped bug into his bag while he was distracted, then encouraged him to drink excessively. Qi Wei, however, remained sober. Noticing Cao Mei was heavily intoxicated and unable to provide her home address, he called a designated driver and covered her with his jacket in the car.
As he closed the car door, a man in black appeared behind him, asking if he was Qi Wei. Back at home, Li Qian was exceptionally kind to Ning Chengming, sympathetic to his distress after his day at the school. When he complained of arm pain, she blew on it and gave him painkillers, her earnest concern touching him.
She even promised to get Chinese herbal medicine for his "traumatic nerve pain" and playfully used a "sunflower acupoint hand" technique to make him feel better. Ning Chengming, overwhelmed by her kindness, openly expressed how good she was to him.