Episode 28 recap: Jiang Xiaoyuan successfully participated in the competition.

The studio renovation is complete, and Qi Lian can't wait to come and see it. Jiang Xiaoyuan's previous videos gained popularity, so the studio has attracted many customers who came out of curiosity. These days, they will all be busy. Jiang Xiaoyuan believes that as long as Jiang Bo is engaged in his field of expertise, he won't feel depressed. As for the makeup artist competition, since it cannot be forced, they can consider it later.

Jiang Bo suddenly got into Qi Lian's car; he had something to say. Jiang Bo hopes that Qi Lian can approach the organizers to secure a spot for beauty bloggers in the competition. He has also prepared an industry report. Qi Group is one of the organizers this time, but Qi Lian can't leverage the company's connections. However, they can seek help from the media.

The studio is just starting, and Feng Ruixue has introduced Jiang Xiaoyuan to many networking clients. In fact, she thinks that Jiang Xiaoyuan has changed. Previously, she always rejected everyone's good intentions. Qi's father found Jiang Xiaoyuan and told her that it was because of her that Qi Lian got involved with those troublemakers, which led to Qi Lian missing the opportunity for college entrance exams. Qi Lian also lost a friend. Qi's father was very angry. He accidentally saw the message Jiang Xiaoyuan sent and deleted her plea for help, making Jiang Xiaoyuan wait outside the barbershop for a long time.

Qi's father met Jiang Xiaoyuan instead of Qi Lian and angrily reprimanded her for clinging to his son and seeking wealth and status. Jiang Xiaoyuan's eyes turned red. She had indeed met Qi Lian today to borrow money because her grandmother's condition worsened, and she needed 20,000 yuan for surgery.

Qi's father said he could provide Jiang Xiaoyuan with an invitation to the competition, but the condition was that she had to leave Qi Lian and never contact him again. When Jiang Bo returned to the studio, he informed her that the qualification for beauty bloggers to participate in the competition had been added. Jiang Xiaoyuan already had the qualification.

However, Jiang Xiaoyuan seemed absent-minded and couldn't hide her preoccupation with Qi Lian. She showed no excitement about being able to participate in the competition. Shortly after, at the national makeup artist competition, Jiang Xiaoyuan performed exceptionally well. However, Jiang Bo had high demands for Jiang Xiaoyuan, which led to a dispute with Qi Lian.

Jiang Xiaoyuan hasn't slept properly for a month. Qi Lian asked her to take a few days off. The day after tomorrow is Chen Fangzhou's wedding, and they decided to go back to Luoshan together to relax.

Back in Luoshan City, Qi Lian made curry rice for Jiang Xiaoyuan. Speaking of which, Qi Lian learned to cook because of Xu Jing Yang. At that time, when Xu Jing Yang broke his leg, Qi Lian felt guilty and started delivering meals to him every day. Little did he know that those were all events that happened in dreams. Jiang Xiaoyuan returned to the barbershop to visit everyone, and they were all pleasantly surprised to see her.

Jiang Xiaoyuan asked Chen Fangzhou what exactly happened with Qi Lian before graduation. Chen Fangzhou said that Qi's father had an illegitimate child. At the time, when their parents were going through a divorce, no one wanted Qi Lian, so they left him in the countryside to fend for himself. It was only after Yangzi's incident that Qi's father realized he should care for his son.

At least during the few years when Qi Lian was in despair, he met Jiang Xiaoyuan. Back then, Qi Lian studied with her every day to attend the same university. However, due to Jiang Xiaoyuan's involvement with the gang members who assaulted Chen Fangzhou and Yangzi, Qi Lian got into a feud and received disciplinary action, which prevented him from taking the college entrance exam. Qi Lian never allowed Chen Fangzhou to tell Jiang Xiaoyuan about it.

Later, Qi Lian began seeing a psychologist, and after Jiang Xiaoyuan went to Chongqing, they lost contact with each other. Upon hearing this, Jiang Xiaoyuan burst into tears, feeling extremely guilty. She couldn't stop crying, but Qi Lian hurriedly came to comfort her. In fact, he suspected that Qi's father had contacted Jiang Xiaoyuan.

Back then, Jiang Xiaoyuan borrowed 20,000 yuan and signed an agreement stating that she would cut off contact with Qi Lian. Qi Lian was initially angry, but later he understood that Jiang Xiaoyuan only wanted to save her grandmother. Qi Lian carried Jiang Xiaoyuan and walked home, leaving the past behind. They needed to focus on a better future.

Jiang Xiaoyuan and Qi Lian attended Chen Fangzhou's wedding together. Qi Lian felt that everything in the lighthouse system had a reflection in reality since Jiang Xiaoyuan could recite his phone number. In high school, whenever Jiang Xiaoyuan encountered a problem, she would call him.