Episode 30 recap: Lei Ming confessed his love to Sang Xia while drunk.
After finishing their exams, everyone was discussing their love lives. Yu Yang also expressed a desire for a peaceful life, and each person had beautiful ideals for the future. In the end, when Li Ran was asked about his thoughts, he surprisingly said his dream was to be a good father. Everyone was caught off guard by Li Ran's simple aspiration.
In fact, they never expected to work so hard for the college entrance exam. Twelve years passed quickly, and everyone had graduated from university. Lei Ming was playing with a group of children in a field, teaching them English. Some of Lei Ming's former students came to visit him in their cars, and Lei Ming was delighted to see that they had all found good jobs.
When it came time to take graduation photos, Lei Ming unexpectedly agreed to dance for the students' request. He looked very handsome dancing on the rooftop. In fact, on the second day of the college entrance exam, Li Ran had been following Cheng Yu Shan. Li Ran finally mustered up the courage to say that if they both answered the physics exam questions correctly, they would be together.
When they compared answers, both of them were very nervous, but their answers were the same. So, when they took the graduation photos, they held hands openly. After all, the college entrance exam was over, and Lei Ming and Sang Xia were happy for them. Graduation day was naturally very relaxed, but soon it was time for the exam results to be released. Lei Ming and Sang Xia were very anxious. Lei Ming was also helping the students with their college choices, hoping that everyone would achieve good results.
As the minutes ticked away before the exam scores were announced, everyone was extremely nervous. Lei Ming and Sang Xia were also waiting for the students to share their good news. However, the last few minutes felt like an eternity. Sang Xia bought champagne, and Lei Ming wanted to drink it, but Sang Xia insisted on waiting until the results were announced.
Sang Xia suggested playing a game of Truth or Dare, and her first question was about their first impressions of each other. Lei Ming also asked Sang Xia about her most unforgettable moment of the year. They took turns asking questions, hoping to make time pass more quickly.
Finally, the moment arrived, and everyone was on edge. Cheng Yu Shan and Li Ran looked at each other's scores. Li Ran scored 677 points, and Cheng Yu Shan scored an impressive 705 points. They had both achieved their best scores. Bian Xiaoxiao also scored 613 points. Everyone was excited to share the good news with Lei Ming and Sang Xia.
Yu Yang followed his father in the car and experienced for the first time how hard his father worked. Yu Yang had no signal in the mountains and couldn't check his scores. Finally, father and son stood on the car roof, and Yu Yang unexpectedly scored 632 points. His father was extremely happy, and Yu Yang shed tears of excitement.
A month later, Wu Qian's mother's skewer restaurant also opened for business. Classmates came to help, and Lei Ming told the five friends to visit him every year. Suddenly, while everyone was by the river, they saw Shen Yao. Li Ran took the initiative to greet Shen Yao, who said she scored 713 points. Shen Yao's parents had also divorced.
Li Ran said he wouldn't go to Tsinghua University. In fact, Li Ran chose a school with a major he liked so that they could be together in the future. Afterwards, several boys jumped into the river to swim, while the girls cheered for them on the bank. Everyone received their desired admission letters. Cheng Yu Shan went to Tsinghua University for mathematics, Li Ran went to the Aviation University, Bian Xiaoxiao pursued broadcasting and hosting, Yu Yang went to the Normal University, and Jiang Qing Lang went to the Music College.
Soon, twelve years passed, and the education at Minglong School had completely changed. It had become more network-oriented, allowing students from different regions to receive teaching from the most capable teachers. Jiang Qing Lang and Bian Xiaoxiao had divorced but remained friends. Yu Yang was busy writing books and had no time to discuss relationships.
Li Ran was now their technical director. Lei Ming discovered that the cake was sent by Sang Xia. He pretended not to care, but deep down, he still had feelings for Sang Xia. What he didn't expect was that Sang Xia had returned from France. Lei Ming felt a little excited.
Sang Xia originally wanted to impress Lei Ming, so she wore high heels. However, she accidentally stumbled and fell. Lei Ming quickly held Sang Xia in his arms.
I have to say, Shen Yao is more outstanding than Li Ran in every aspect. Yao is the sun, eternally shining. Ran is the fireworks, momentary yet eternal. (Of course, this is a bit of a forced interpretation). Let's go back to their ideal lives ten years later, as mentioned at the beginning of this episode.
Cheng Yushan said she wants to live a single life, while Li Ran said he wants to have three children. It's a world of difference. The ending is quite good, with controversy and reflection. Ten years ago and today, today and ten years from now, we can't predict any of it.
That's what makes it interesting, isn't it? Haha. Curtain falls, life continues moving forward!
Why such an inexplicable ending? They could have shown a bit of college life 12 years later. Li Ran could have been seen riding a skateboard for fun. They could have shown Li Ran's research achievements and Bian Xiaoxiao's live study sessions.
They all experienced a transformation and made a comeback, including Yu Yang, whose life was changed by the history teacher. It would have been more enjoyable to see their lives in college without having to change the cast.