Episode 25 recap: Zhou Yu quits the national team and takes care of Yu Min Yi while working.
Yu Min Yi didn't want Zhou Yu to know about her illness, but unexpectedly, a neighbor called Zhou Yu and informed him about Yu Min Yi fainting and being admitted to the hospital. Upon learning about Yu Min Yi's illness, Zhou Yu immediately asked Gao Chong for leave. However, Gao Chong reminded Zhou Yu that if he left the team without permission, he would be dismissed from the national team. Despite this, Zhou Yu didn't care about the consequences and was willing to bear them. He had to leave the national team right away.
Zhou Yu prepared to leave the national team and rushed to the hospital to see Yu Min Yi. Yu Min Yi was surprised, repeatedly saying that it was just a minor illness and didn't want Zhou Yu to give up the national team. Zhou Yu felt that Yu Min Yi being hospitalized was a big deal and nothing mattered more. When Liang You Guang tried to persuade him to return to the national team, Zhou Yu made it clear that he only wanted to do right by Yu Min Yi and didn't care about the national team.
Zhou Yu's decision to quit the national team disappointed Liang You Guang, and he felt regretful for the years he had invested in Zhou Yu's development. When Zhou Yu was young, Liang You Guang had made every effort to secure opportunities for him to study in sports schools, but Yu Min Yi had insisted that Zhou Yu should not continue swimming.
Liang You Guang was dealing with divorce matters while constantly trying to persuade Yu Min Yi to change her mind. Although Yu Min Yi didn't relent, Zhou Yu didn't give up. He still saw hope, but now it was Zhou Yu who decided to give up.
Yu Min Yi wanted to deceive Zhou Yu by saying that her illness would improve in a day or two, but Zhou Yu already knew the truth because Yu Min Yi's medical insurance card was linked to his phone. Zhou Yu held Yu Min Yi in his arms and didn't want to leave her. It was then that Yu Min Yi didn't push Zhou Yu away.
Zhou Yu busily took care of Yu Min Yi in the hospital and had her examined. The doctor informed Zhou Yu after the examination that the hospital had arranged for expert consultations and scheduled a surgery for Yu Min Yi. Zhou Yu was asked to quickly raise funds for the operation. Zhou Yu knew that his mother's surgery expenses were not low, and he couldn't return to swimming for the time being. Therefore, he went to the sports school to inform Hao Di about his decision to leave the team.
Hao Di and Gu Luo were surprised to hear Zhou Yu's decision. They wanted to persuade him not to quit the team, but Zhou Yu had already made up his mind, so they needed an explanation from him. Zhou Yu explained his mother's illness and requested to leave the team to take care of her and handle the surgery expenses, which meant he couldn't return to the sports school.
Hao Di couldn't bear to let go of Zhou Yu, so she had to arrange for him to take a break from training first and decide whether to stay or leave when Yu Min Yi recovered. Zhou Yu, in order to raise funds for the surgery, made phone calls everywhere seeking help and job opportunities. Finally, he found a job training children at Zhang's gym.
Zhou Yu worked while taking care of Yu Min Yi, and Liang You Guang informed Liang Bing Bing about Zhou Yu's decision to quit the national team, hoping that Liang Bing Bing could persuade Zhou Yu.
Liang Bing Bing learned about Yu Min Yi's illness and transferred the money she had saved to Zhou Yu. She also cooked a meal and went to visit Yu Min Yi. Liang Bing Bing told Zhou Yu about Liang You Guang's request for her to persuade him to return to the national team, but she also expressed her support for Zhou Yu's decision. She believed that a mother is irreplaceable, whereas there would still be opportunities for Zhou Yu to rejoin the national team in the future.
Zhou Yu was delighted that Liang Bing Bing supported his decision. He worked even harder, taking care of Yu Min Yi while also managing their family's noodle shop. Zhou Yu knew that the noodle shop wasn't profitable, but it was important to Yu Min Yi, and she couldn't bear to abandon their loyal customers. So, occasionally, Zhou Yu helped Yu Min Yi run the shop.
The noodles Zhou Yu made were far from as good as the ones Yu Min Yi made, and the customers were often dissatisfied. However, Zhou Yu didn't give up and continued to find ways to improve his cooking skills. Liang Bing Bing often visited and took care of Yu Min Yi. Yu Min Yi was in good spirits, allowing Zhou Yu to focus on his work at the noodle shop. But managing the shop all by himself was truly challenging.
Gu Luo visited the hospital to see Yu Min Yi and informed her that he had reserved a spot for Zhou Yu in the national team, ensuring his place once Yu Min Yi recovered. This reassured Yu Min Yi, allowing her to focus on her recovery. Zhou Yu was busy with the shop and ended up delivering a takeout order late, which greatly disappointed the customer. Not only did the customer demand a refund, but they also knocked over the noodles, which deeply saddened Zhou Yu.
Gao Feng visited the hospital to see Yu Min Yi but had to wait for Zhou Yu to return and take the call. He expressed his concern for Zhou Yu, as he had been urgently called back to training. Gu Luo gave Zhou Yu a card that everyone in the team had contributed to, as a gesture of goodwill. They asked Zhou Yu to hire a nurse to take care of Yu Min Yi once she recovered.
Gao Feng also sent some money to Zhou Yu, assuring him not to worry about the surgery expenses. Zhou Yu accepted everyone's help and continued to work hard at the noodle shop. Jiang Ying Ying arranged for the team's meals to be ordered from Zhou Yu's shop, supporting his business. Zhou Yu was deeply grateful for the support.
Zhou Yu's friends rallied around him, but he still felt exhausted. The customers couldn't understand his situation, and they often gave him a hard time when he delivered the noodles late. Liang You Guang witnessed Zhou Yu's hardships and couldn't bear to see him suffer like this.
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