Episode 16 recap: Wen Hui Xin and Zhang Jia Yan are investigating a sexual assault case.
Zhang Jia Yan strongly supported Liu Yan, but you tell him that even if he is eager to take action, he shouldn't be too hasty. Liu Yan, you know that you did something without fully investigating the facts. Because this time you reported without investigating the truth, Liu Yan also accepted a two-week suspension from the company.
Wen Hui Xin reached out to the volleyball coach, who happened to be her former classmate, so he understood how she would handle the situation. Wen Hui Xin gave him her business card and asked him to let her know how he plans to resolve the matter. Later, Wen Hui Xin also approached Chen Zi Jie and informed him about the situation. Chen Zi Jie is helping her analyze the situation.
With the help of a colleague, Wen Hui Xin met a former member of the volleyball team, who happened to be her fan and trusted her greatly. The girl admitted voluntarily that she was indeed assaulted by the team captain when she was on the volleyball team. She had told her close friend about it before, but no one believed her. Wen Hui Xin assured her that she would thoroughly investigate before reporting. The girl was very emotional and kept speaking ill of the coach, expressing her desire to forget her past life and why she left the volleyball team, though it didn't help at all.
Liang Jing Ren knew that Xu Xiao Wei has been in a very poor state lately, so whenever he had the chance, he would go and find Xu Xiao Wei. Xu Xiao Wei is eager to return to the department, but Liang Jing Ren tells him that it's not the right time yet and he needs to be patient. After all, if Xu Xiao Wei goes back now, Wen Hui Xin will definitely make things difficult for her.
Liao Zi Shan's condition has been very poor since her foot injury. So whenever everyone is resting, she secretly practices. After finishing her practice, she gets ready to take a shower and go home. However, she discovers someone in the bathhouse. She hurriedly goes out without fully dressing and is surprised to find the coach standing at the door, looking at her with a sinister smile. He even says he wants to help apply medicine to her. She is too scared to say a word and can only endure being taken advantage of.
Wen Hui Xin also learned that Xu Shi Qing is extremely busy with work and taking care of her father, to the point where she has no time for herself. So, she kindly gave Xu Shi Qing the contact number of a nanny. During this time, Xu Shi Qing has lost all her personal time due to taking care of her father, who suffers from dementia and doesn't even recognize her as his daughter. He always mistakes TV hosts for his daughter. As a result, Xu Shi Qing's emotions are in a fragile state.
Xu Xiao Wei is currently in a state of confusion and constantly feels like her sister is speaking to her. She hastily takes a taxi and leaves the TV station, feeling extremely anxious. However, when the driver sees her condition, he kindly plays soothing music for her.
Xu Xiao Wei's nervousness was immediately relieved. The driver, unaware of Xu Xiao Wei's identity, drove her to the lakeside and waited for her to wake up before continuing the journey. When Xu Xiao Wei got off the car, the driver even gave her a sleep aid, hoping it would help her.
Wen Hui Xin was surprised to learn that the volleyball coach had contacted journalists from other media outlets and claimed that her emotional state was completely fabricated. This angered Wen Hui Xin, and she confronted him about it. The coach threatened to drive them away due to being too busy. The public opinion was turning increasingly negative, and even netizens believed that Wen Hui Xin's company was deliberately clinging to the issue.
Some people spoke up in defense of Liu Yan, believing that Wen Hui Xin should accept punishment for her mistake. Wen Hui Xin managed to find the victim, who was highly emotional and unable to provide any evidence even if she reported the incident to the police. Wen Hui Xin asked for more time from her.
Wen Hui Xin also approached Chen Zi Jie and complained to him about the situation. Wen Hui Xin believed that the television station needed reforms, and Chen Zi Jie was there to comfort her. Wen Hui Xin sought out Zhang Jia Yan to collaborate on reporting the sexual assault by the volleyball coach, as Zhang Jia Yan had a high level of credibility. Since the previous incident, Liao Zi Shan had been in a state of emotional collapse within the team.
They later found Liao Zi Shan, although they didn't directly ask her to come forward and accuse the coach. However, the coach inferred their intentions from their conversation, and Liao Zi Shan, too afraid to face the situation, hastily left. Zhang Jia Yan and Wen Hui Xin both received a call from Liao Zi Shan, expressing her willingness to testify against the coach, but not at the moment. She promised to reveal the truth to the public after the Asian Cup competition.
What's there to feel wronged about? Have you taken a look at what you've done? Doesn't Liu Yan's way of handling things seem familiar? Like a naive female lead in the Chinese entertainment industry?
Always causing trouble but playing innocent like a delicate white lotus?
There are plenty of people like Liu Yan in real life, but unlike the white-flower female leads in TV dramas who have male protagonists and supporting roles to help them, Liu Yan has both strengths and weaknesses.
When it comes to male characters, they are considered "real" and "well-rounded," but why is it that when it comes to female characters, they are subjected to judgment?
Zhang Jia Yan's boyfriend is inadequate. He may be romantic before marriage, but Zhang Jia Yan is not a brainless fool. What she lacks is not a few romantic words before marriage. From beginning to end, she expresses her fear of getting married and having children, fearing that it will affect her career and no longer shine brightly.
She doesn't want to regress to being a traditional woman who is easily disrespected, mistreated, and faces conflicts with her mother-in-law.
If he truly loves her, he should demonstrate through actions that he is willing to take on the responsibility after marriage of compromising his own career to take care of their children, rather than constantly expecting Zhang Jia Yan to make sacrifices.
Otherwise, wouldn't he be just like traditional women? Turning successful career women who shine brightly into housewives? And then, when he has a successful career but is worn out by family life, he will find another shiny and successful woman?
(It is evident that he is attracted to successful and shining women, not traditional housewives.)
After watching the first few minutes, Liu Yan appears innocent and has the intention of proving herself and supporting her master upon her return. However, her plan to return is flawed, as she impulsively chases after news without proper preparation.
The teachings from the Zhang family before her departure either had misinterpretations or were not properly remembered. This is quite a predicament. Her master shouldn't just run away to lower-level departments for accountability every time something goes wrong.
They should help her. It's obvious that this gives others leverage (Man), and in the future, will Zhang Yanyu use this leverage to suppress her master?
I think the scene where Xiaowei takes a taxi should have been inspired by something. A long time ago, there was a video where a sick girl was in a taxi and kept berating the driver, saying he couldn't drive, complaining about being too slow, being dangerous, taking longer routes for higher fares, and continuously scolding him.
But that driver had a good temper and kept saying he was doing his best to help her. When the girl arrived at her own building, her emotions calmed down, and she wanted to give the driver more money, but he didn't accept it.
Although some people say this was a setup or a character who would appear later, which makes sense, I prefer to believe that the screenwriter wanted to show a stranger giving some preferential treatment and understanding to a patient.