Wenderella's Diary Episode 16 Recap
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Wen Rou continued her attempts to win back Shan Liang, but her elaborate schemes proved ineffective, as Shan Liang had become impervious to her usual tactics. Wen Rou encountered setbacks everywhere, while Yu Simiao's relationships with the men she was cultivating became increasingly close. She was seen exchanging compliments with one man while texting from bed, and holding hands with another male companion during a busy outing.
Yu Simiao also brought fruit to a man in an office who was too busy to accept it but allowed her to wait. Later, she was with another man who got drunk, and she tried to charm him. Wen Xin, seeking to express gratitude, invited Su Ziguang to meet her for helping with her plumbing and celebrating her birthday.
Su Ziguang mentioned a recent meeting at Yihao Hotel where he "hit it off" with the lobby manager, Yu Simiao, and decided to hold his next shareholder meeting there. Wen Xin immediately sensed trouble.
Su Ziguang enthusiastically praised Yu Simiao as "generous, graceful and decent, very interested in investment, and very smart," recounting how Yu Simiao had cleverly deduced his status from a brief elevator encounter, precisely analyzed his needs, and convinced him to get a VIP card, all while arranging a business dinner. Wen Xin, visibly annoyed, asked directly if he was trying to make her jealous.
Su Ziguang, confident in his charm, believed even a slight reaction meant she was "immersed in" his appeal, but Wen Xin retorted that he was the one truly smitten. Yu Simiao contacted Shan Liang under the guise of discussing cooperation. When Shan Liang initially redirected her to Jian Jian, Yu Simiao shrewdly mentioned she could help Wen Rou find a venue for her upcoming fashion show. This prompted Shan Liang to agree to meet.
As they left to view a potential location, Yu Simiao showered Shan Liang with compliments, calling him "the perfect husband." Shan Liang, wishing to secretly mend things with Wen Rou after having "ignored her plight before," asked Yu Simiao not to tell Wen Rou about his involvement. Yu Simiao readily agreed, suggesting they keep it "a secret." Shortly after, Shan Liang finalized the venue contract and specifically told Han Qing not to disclose his help to Wen Rou.
However, Han Qing, feigning compliance, immediately called Wen Rou to reveal that Shan Liang had secured the venue. Upon learning of the venue, Wen Rou rushed to the restaurant where Shan Liang and Yu Simiao were dining. While Shan Liang was thanking Yu Simiao for her "help," Wen Rou interrupted, making pointed remarks about Yu Simiao's numerous "friends" and suggesting that the venue might not be as good as claimed by a merchant eager to rent it out.
Yu Simiao, feigning distress, offered to cancel the contract and absorb any penalties, but Wen Rou insisted the existing venue could be modified. Yu Simiao then subtly implied she and Shan Liang had spent considerable time together looking at various venues. Shan Liang, growing increasingly agitated, cut his steak with noticeable force. On the way home in the rain, Shan Liang, despite his lingering anger, gently carried Wen Rou on his back.
While waiting for the elevator, they overheard Yu Simiao being confronted by a man who accused her of lying about being single and leading him on. Wen Rou scoffed at Yu Simiao's "stupidity." Shan Liang, however, turned his disappointment on Wen Rou, questioning if her displays of jealousy and anger were merely an act.
He expressed frustration with her constant pretense, calling it a "state" she was perpetually in, leading her to lie repeatedly, and asked if she could ever break free from it. Determined to expose Yu Simiao, Wen Rou decided to act. She and Han Qing discussed their strategy. Han Qing described Wen Rou as a "mangosteen," black on the outside but white on the inside, which Wen Rou appreciated.
Wen Rou declared her intention to "conquer Yu" first, labeling materialistic girls like Yu Simiao as bound to "suffer sooner or later." Meanwhile, in a company meeting, Jian Jian and Xiao Mei debated locations for an upcoming blind date event. Jian Jian advocated for Yihao Hotel due to high past satisfaction, while Xiao Mei suggested a resort for its cost-effectiveness, despite inconvenient transport. Shan Liang ultimately sided with Xiao Mei, choosing the resort.
After the meeting, Xiao Mei gave Jian Jian two "kissing fish," hinting that Yu Simiao viewed him as just one of her "fish." Jian Jian, oblivious, took the fish and later gifted them to Yu Simiao, who then subtly regifted them to Shan Liang as an "apology" for the earlier conflict with Wen Rou. Seeing these "kissing fish" in Shan Liang’s office, Wen Rou messaged him, threatening to turn them into "grilled fish" if he didn't dispose of the fishbowl.
Soon after, a landslide rendered the road to the resort impassable for three days, forcing Shan Liang to instruct Jian Jian to relocate the blind date event back to Yihao Hotel. Realizing his naive role in Yu Simiao's schemes, Jian Jian finally understood Xiao Mei's hint, sadly concluding that he was merely "plankton" in Yu Simiao’s "fish pond."
Wen Rou, seeing Yu Simiao’s gifts and the shift in venue as a declaration of war, ordered grilled fish and invited Xiao Mei to join her. Wen Xin also arrived, sharing how Yu Simiao had masterfully manipulated Su Ziguang from their first elevator encounter to securing a VIP card and influencing his business decisions, confirming Yu Simiao's identity as a "sea queen" who cultivates many men.
Wen Rou formally invited Wen Xin and Xiao Mei to form an "Anti-Fish Alliance," proposing the name "The Female Avengers," to "capture this sea queen, seize her crimes, and break up her fish pond." The alliance put their "Jingwei reclamation plan" into action. At the Yihao Hotel, as Yu Simiao was attempting to juggle a date with Jian Jian, another client unexpectedly arrived, expecting a gym session. Yu Simiao quickly sent him away.
Han Qing, observing from below, encountered Zhong Yu, who was also at the hotel for business. Yu Simiao, realizing her plans were being sabotaged, made a phone call to have the hotel elevator stopped to delay others. As more of her "fish" started to appear – another man expecting lunch, a man asking about his puppy, and the previously drunk client – Yu Simiao’s situation spiraled out of control.
With the elevator still stopped, customers complained, and a staff member informed Yu Simiao that the manager was looking for her regarding the elevator incident. Excusing herself from Jian Jian, Yu Simiao ran to the garden, where she faced a man asking about his puppy and yet another client expecting to meet her. As Jian Jian was brought to the chaotic scene by Xiao Mei, he witnessed Yu Simiao with multiple men, confirming her manipulative schemes. Wen Rou, seeing the "fish pond" in full disarray, gave the signal for the final act.
