Episode 17 recap: Xu Nuo explained to Peng's father that she doesn't want to get married.
Xu Nuo is currently in the shop, instructing Zhao Qin on flower arrangement. When Shi Ran returns, Xu Nuo asks her where she has been all this time. Shi Ran feels uneasy and secretly hides the gift Peng Yu An gave her in her bag. She recalls what Peng Yu An said to her and mutters a self-deprecating remark.
Shi Ran and Xu Yang go out to eat and Shi Ran specifically asks Xu Yang for a favor. Xu Yang eagerly agrees. Zhao Jin also joins them, and Shi Ran informs him that Xu Nuo couldn't come because of an urgent matter. During the meal, Shi Ran reminds Zhao Jin to be careful as Peng Yu An has started to take action.
Zhao Jin doesn't take it seriously, but Shi Ran bluntly says that the emperor may not be in a hurry, but the eunuch is. After finishing the meal, Zhao Jin calls Xu Nuo, who tells him to trust her. Meanwhile, Peng Yu An arranges a meeting with Xu Nuo's parents, while Xu Nuo separately meets Peng Yu An's father for dinner.
Xu Nuo meets Peng's father and explains that she doesn't want to get married. She emphasizes that this is not Peng Yu An's fault, but her own issue. Peng's father expresses understanding and admits his own selfishness, stating that he wouldn't sacrifice his child for someone else's. He mentions that Xu Nuo and he should have had this conversation earlier, to which Xu Nuo recalls a previous failed attempt to meet due to Peng's father's busy schedule.
Xu Nuo wants Peng's father to persuade Peng Yu An to give up their relationship, considering his previous disapproval of her. However, Peng's father doesn't give a clear response and only says that he's willing to give Xu Nuo time and that they will all wait for her. Peng Yu An presents a pre-prepared contract to Xu Nuo's parents, asking them to sign it, but Xu Nuo's mother says they need to take it back and study it further.
Xu Nuo sees Peng's father off and before he gets into the car, he turns around and asks if she has someone she likes. Xu Nuo doesn't deny it. When Xu Nuo returns home, she sends a WeChat message to Zhao Jin saying that she's a bit tired today and will talk on the phone tomorrow. Peng's father goes home and tries to persuade Peng Yu An to give up this relationship, explaining that when one feels they're losing, they should let go without hesitation and not lose themselves.
Peng Yu An refuses to listen and goes straight to his room. During dinner, Zhao Qin suddenly stands up, feeling a bit dizzy, which startles Zhao Jin.
After seeing off her sister, Zhao Jin hurriedly called Xu Nuo, but Xu Nuo didn't want to reveal what she had been doing yesterday. Zhao Jin invited Xu Nuo to meet his father, but Xu Nuo said her own parents didn't approve of her relationship with Zhao Jin. However, Zhao Jin understood and believed that all parents in the world want their children to have a good life, so he told Xu Nuo not to rush and take it slowly.
Suddenly, Xu Nuo had the immediate urge to go and see Zhao Jin. She hung up the phone and headed to Zhao Jin's house. At the doorstep, she bumped into Shi Ran, and they exchanged a few jokes. Xu Nuo insisted on going up, but at that moment, Tian Mu Chu walked past with her son and entered the building. Shi Ran held Xu Nuo back, shouting for Zhao Jin. Zhao Jin looked down from the balcony, and Shi Ran urged him to come down. Seeing Xu Nuo had arrived, Zhao Jin happily agreed and prepared to rush downstairs.
As Zhao Jin left the house, he ran into Tian Mu Chu, who was carrying seafood upstairs. Zhao Jin was surprised and asked her what she was doing. Tian Mu Chu said Zhao Jin's father asked her to bring some seafood, so she brought it along. Zhao Jin explained that he was in a hurry, but Tian Mu Chu mentioned that his father had told her the passcode. Zhao Jin let them into the house and hurriedly ran downstairs.
Zhao Jin drove Xu Nuo and Shi Ran to the flower shop where they worked. Shi Ran noticed that Zhao Jin wanted to tell Xu Nuo the truth and quickly avoided the situation. Zhao Jin told Xu Nuo that the woman was his ex-wife and the child was hers with her husband. She came this time because her father asked her to bring some seafood.
Upon hearing this, Xu Nuo's expression became dazed, and Zhao Jin, looking at her bewildered face, felt uncertain himself. Xu Nuo returned to the flower shop in a trance and saw Shi Ran and Zhao Qin whispering to each other. Xu Nuo realized that they had known about this all along and had kept it from her, so she immediately drove them out to the flower market.
Zhao Jin called Zhao Qin, but Shi Ran answered the phone and scolded Zhao Jin. She heard that Zhao Jin was planning to celebrate the child's birthday, which infuriated her, and she hung up the phone. Xu Nuo's parents came to see the location of the new laundry shop and were highly satisfied with both the size and the location.
On the way back, Xu Nuo's mother felt the need to ask Xu Nuo's opinion since Peng Yu An had invested for her sake. When Ren Jun heard that Xu Nuo wanted to break up with Peng Yu An and be with Zhao Jin, he became angry and wanted to find Zhao Jin to force them apart. He couldn't just stand by and watch his daughter jump into a pit of fire.
However, Xu Nuo's mother said that no one can persuade others when it comes to matters of the heart. While Zhao Jin was busy, Xu Nuo called him, but Zhao Jin didn't have time to answer.
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