Episode 17 recap: Qi Miaosheng gets promoted and receives a salary raise. Zhou Ye proposes.

Qi Miaosheng gets promoted and receives a salary raise. Zhou Ye proposes.Director Wang leaves the company, expressing that he has never properly spent time with his family throughout his career. Now that their child is going to college in another city, he and his wife have decided to follow their child and start a business there.

Qi Miaosheng feels that Director Wang's decision is a form of happiness. The company continues its personnel investigation and asks Qi Miaosheng if she has any remaining plans for marriage. Qi Miaosheng believes that this is a personal matter, and even if she were to become pregnant, it wouldn't affect her work. The country has clear regulations against workplace discrimination. The personnel department feels that Qi Miaosheng has misunderstood and explains that the company only wants to understand everyone's recent plans in order to consider marriage leave and parental leave along with annual leave, so as not to let work interfere with life. However, this time Qi Miaosheng is taking over Director Wang's position, representing a promotion.

Fang Luoluo and Qi Miaosheng pack their things, preparing to visit the welfare institution to see the children. When Qi Miaosheng is working overtime during a date with Yue Zai, Zhou Ye can't wait any longer and directly closes her laptop. Suddenly, the lights come on, and Zhou Ye slowly walks up to her. At this moment, Zhou Ye takes out a ring, kneels down on one knee, and solemnly proposes to her. The sudden proposal moves Qi Miaosheng deeply, and she accepts Zhou Ye's proposal.

That night, Qi Miaosheng calls her mother, worried about her after having a nightmare. After inquiring about her mother's health over the phone, she hangs up feeling relieved. She lies in Zhou Ye's arms, feeling incredibly happy. (End of the entire drama)