Twenty Your Life On Episode 23 Recap
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Liang Shuang learned about Zhao Youxiu's financial struggles from Xiong Zhi, realizing he would only buy one dish with five portions of rice at the restaurant. Suspecting his financial difficulties, Liang Shuang and Duan Jiabao rushed to find him near Xiong Zhi's restaurant. There, Liang Shuang saw an overdue electricity bill on his door, confirming her suspicions and sparking an idea. She took the bill to the property management to cut off his power, leaving Zhao Youxiu feeling low.
Liang Shuang and Duan Jiabao then returned to Same Place to meet Jiang Xiaoguo. Shortly after, Lu Ran and Luo Yan arrived, with Lu Ran appearing confused. Xiong Zhi prepared the food and joined them for dinner. During dinner, Jiang Xiaoguo couldn't help but ask Lu Ran why he liked Luo Yan. Lu Ran, shy and without hesitation, replied simply that it was because Luo Yan was pretty.
Liang Shuang asked again, and Lu Ran gave the same answer, surprising Liang Shuang and the others. Lu Ran and Luo Yan were openly affectionate, feeding each other, while Xiong Zhi and Duan Jiabao also displayed their affection, making Jiang Xiaoguo and Liang Shuang feel awkward. At this time, Duan Zhenyu arrived to borrow a paper from Jiang Xiaoguo.
Duan Jiabao was curious about their relationship, but Jiang Xiaoguo simply stated that she and Duan Zhenyu were "back to square one." After dinner, Xiong Zhi and Lu Ran stayed in the restaurant to pack food. Outside, the girls chatted, with Liang Shuang and others criticizing Lu Ran's "routine" answer from dinner. Luo Yan, however, quickly defended him, saying that even if Lu Ran had some flaws, she had fallen for him, which made the others feel a bit cloyed.
Meanwhile, inside the restaurant, Lu Ran was boasting to Xiong Zhi and Duan Zhenyu about his "boyfriend survival guide." Soon, Lu Ran emerged, and Luo Yan took his hand, walking off with him. Watching Luo Yan's happy expression, the others felt a sense of longing. At Puling Capital, Jiang Xiaoguo successfully secured five votes for Zhou Xun, who, in turn, fulfilled his promise by giving her five investment suggestions. A new executive director, Director Ding Mengzhou, joined Puling Capital.
Su Hang introduced Director Ding to the company, and Zhou Xun's expression changed noticeably. Mr. Su also brought Rebecca, Zhou Xun's junior from school, into the company, which greatly surprised Zhou Xun. During a company meeting, Su Hang transferred the Weishi smart home brand project, previously handled by Zhou Xun, to Director Ding. Mr. Su also assigned Zhou Xun's other cases to Rebecca.
Jiang Xiaoguo empathized with Zhou Xun and encouraged him to find a new path, presenting him with her project plan for a new concept hotel. Zhou Xun found Jiang Xiaoguo's report interesting and decided to take her to inspect the hotel. Meanwhile, Zhao Youxiu returned to his rental house with his brother, Xiaojuan, only to find all his luggage thrown outside, as his landlord had evicted him for unpaid rent and rented the room to someone else.
He reluctantly called Liang Shuang, agreeing to an 18,000 yuan salary. However, Liang Shuang, already aware of his financial state, immediately bargained the price down to 8,000 yuan. When Zhao Youxiu attempted to haggle further, Liang Shuang decisively hung up. For the sake of the money, Zhao Youxiu had no choice but to call back and agree. Liang Shuang then revealed that she had rented his room, meaning she was now not only his boss but also his landlord.
She warned him that if he didn't cooperate, she would immediately take back the house. Zhao Youxiu reluctantly signed the contract. After handling Zhao Youxiu, Liang Shuang obtained Xiaojuan's personal information and called Duan Jiabao, asking her to memorize it. Liang Shuang was embarrassed about pretending Xiaojuan was her brother and didn't want to tell Jiang Xiaoguo and Luo Yan, fearing they wouldn't understand. However, Duan Jiabao insisted on telling them, believing they would be understanding.
As Duan Jiabao predicted, Jiang Xiaoguo and Luo Yan had no objections to Xiaojuan being a "rented" brother, but they were concerned about how netizens might react. Having experienced online bullying before, they were unsure if the public would overreact if the truth were known. Duan Jiabao, gritting her teeth, declared that they would bear any consequences. As winter break arrived, Jiang Xiaoguo and her dorm mates had planned to visit Happy Valley and watch fireworks.
However, Lu Ran wanted a private date with Luo Yan and was discussing plans with her when Wei Yunjie, Luo Yan's mother, suddenly appeared. Upon seeing her mother, Luo Yan immediately turned and left. Unable to catch her, Wei Yunjie asked Lu Ran to help arrange a meeting with Luo Yan, and Lu Ran agreed.
Luo Yan returned to the dorm to find Jiang Xiaoguo and Duan Jiabao both stating they had to work overtime the next day and couldn't go to Happy Valley. Luo Yan was disappointed but understood they couldn't miss work. The next day, Jiang Xiaoguo and Liang Shuang each started their respective tasks. Zhou Xun took Jiang Xiaoguo to survey the new concept hotel.
Realizing that neither of them fit the target demographic of young people aged 20-29 with spending power, they couldn't offer objective evaluations. Jiang Xiaoguo remembered that Duan Zhenyu perfectly fit the target customer profile and called him to help. Duan Zhenyu toured the rooms and provided many valuable insights, earning the hotel manager's praise, who even mistakenly thought he was Jiang Xiaoguo's boyfriend. Jiang Xiaoguo quickly denied it.
Duan Zhenyu didn't hide anything, stating that he had confessed his feelings to Jiang Xiaoguo two days prior but was rejected, and they were now good friends. Hearing this, Zhou Xun became subtly attentive to Duan Zhenyu.
Zhou Xun and the others then visited the hotel's gym, where Duan Zhenyu seized the opportunity to belittle Zhou Xun, calling him an "uncle" and a "middle-aged man," and jokingly asking if he had participated in organization-arranged blind dates, claiming it was like something out of a TV drama. Zhou Xun became very angry, and also felt a sense of disappointment watching Duan Zhenyu and Jiang Xiaoguo's close interactions.
Elsewhere, Lu Ran took Luo Yan to the Institute of Human Endeavors. Meanwhile, Liang Shuang and Duan Jiabao went to the beach to shoot photos for a parent-child watch. Xiong Zhi came to visit, bringing food. Xiaojuan was mischievous and uncooperative during the shoot, so Zhao Youxiu used watermelon candy to coax him. After reviewing Zhao Youxiu's sample photos, Liang Shuang was furious.
She discovered that Zhao Youxiu had only focused on his own composition, failing to highlight the product they were supposed to be shooting. In her frustration, Liang Shuang blurted out that Zhao Youxiu's work was not even as good as Duan Jiabao's. Feeling insulted, Zhao Youxiu lost his temper in response.
