Episode 8 recap: Dong Dongen's ex-boyfriend wants to reconcile with them.
Ke Mao Xu came to find Hi Mei, wanting to reconcile with her. However, Hi Mei expressed that Ke Mao Xu had used emotional manipulation to force her to break up with him, and she had no desire to see him again. Ke Mao Xu argued that it was just a cold war, not emotional manipulation, but Hi Mei felt that she couldn't reason with him and walked away. Hi Mei then talked to Dong Dongen about the situation, feeling frustrated that Ke Mao Xu denied his emotional manipulation and claimed it was only a cold war. Dong Dongen quickly comforted Hi Mei and advised her not to stoop to Ke Mao Xu's level.
Meanwhile, Wang Zi Jian and Cao Ya were still in the room. Cao Ya wondered if Wang Zi Jian had booked the room specifically for her. Wang Zi Jian was still feeling down, realizing that he had slept with Lou Yuan's ex-girlfriend and didn't have the face to see Lou Yuan anymore. Everyone gathered to leave, but Ke Mao Xu's car couldn't accommodate everyone. Lou Yuan offered to take Dong Dongen home, which made Ke Mao Xu happy. He drove everyone else back and entrusted Dong Dongen to Lou Yuan.
Dong Dongen fell asleep in the car, and a call came in. Dong Dongen answered and it was Chang Xiangshou from the Longxiang Orchard, saying that three years had passed and the trees they planted with Mr. Zhang were now blooming and bearing fruit. Dong Dongen hung up without listening to the rest. Lou Yuan dropped Dong Dongen off at home and asked if there was anything Dong Dongen needed. Dong Dongen said there wasn't. Lou Yuan decided to leave, but couldn't help but keep mentioning this Mr. Zhang throughout the drive.
Cao Ya, Dong Dongen's ex-boyfriend, came to Ke Mao Xu's studio, claiming to be the CEO of Xianling, a large company. Ke Mao Xu was aware of Xianling's reputation. Cao Ya mentioned that he had seen Ke Mao Xu's advertisements and wanted to collaborate. Just as Dong Dongen returned to the studio, they were surprised to see Cao Ya. Cao Ya commented that Dong Dongen probably didn't want to see him.
Ke Mao Xu and the others also learned that Zhang Jia Mu was Dong Dong En's ex-boyfriend. They initially wanted to refuse this cooperation. However, when Zhang Jia Mu brought the contract with a collaboration amount of one million, they found it difficult to express their thoughts. Dong Dong En also saw this amount and became extremely excited. She stated that work is work and personal feelings are personal. She couldn't let her personal emotions affect the job.
Dong Dong En came to the Peony Company to deliver a new advertising proposal. Lou Yuan asked her to have a meal together at the cafeteria. Dong Dong En kept receiving text messages during that time, and she mentioned that they were just annoying messages. The situation of personal information leakage has become too serious nowadays. Wang Zi Jian has been feeling awkward whenever he sees Lou Yuan recently. He has also been avoiding Cao Ya.
Cao Ya stopped Wang Zi Jian and asked him what was going on. Wang Zi Jian felt that Cao Ya couldn't forget her past relationship with Lou Yuan because she had a bracelet identical to the one Lou Yuan had. Cao Ya explained that Wang Zi Jian wanted to help someone at that time, so he bought three bracelets and gave each of them one. Now that Wang Zi Jian lost his bracelet, he claimed that both he and Lou Yuan couldn't forget their past relationship.
Zhang Jia Mu came to see Dong Dong En, hoping that she would give him another chance. However, Dong Dong En refused, stating that the past was already over. Zhang Jia Mu mentioned that the orchard also called him, hoping that Dong Dong En would come again. He believed it would provide closure to the past. Dong Dong En agreed.
Dong Dong En and Zhang Jia Mu arrived at the orchard, but just like before, Zhang Jia Mu abandoned her due to work-related matters. However, Dong Dong En no longer becomes sad because of such things. Ke Mao Xu and the others learned that Dong Dong En and Zhang Jia Mu had come and hurriedly came to support Dong Dong En. They noticed that Zhang Jia Mu had left and took all the harvested fruits, choosing the good ones to give to their business partners and keeping the rest for themselves.
The fruits on the loquat tree are tied on. I found it strange from the beginning how there could be so many flowers and ripe yellow fruits at the same time. I have loquat trees at home, and this situation is impossible. Upon careful observation, it's true that the loquat fruits are actually tied with wire.