Episode 22 recap: Xiao Qiu proposed to Anxin.
Chen Ruohua told Liu Jing Wei that on the day she met Liu Jing Wei, she had just gone through a breakup and was also unemployed. In order to break free from her mother's control, she gathered the courage to stay in Beijing for development. But after meeting Liu Jing Wei, he suddenly asked about the little cat from back then. She didn't know why she lied to Liu Jing Wei and said she had raised that little cat for ten years, and it had several litters of kittens before passing away.
The truth was that on the second day Liu Jing Wei handed her the kitten, her mother threw it away. It was because of Liu Jing Wei's question that she was immediately brought back to when she was thirteen years old, when everything was arranged by her mother, who only had eyes for her outstanding younger brother. Just the thought of that time made her lose all her self-confidence and feel worthless.
Chen Ruohua also told Liu Jing Wei the reason for her coming to Beijing. After breaking up with Zhou Kai Ze, she had thought that Zhou Kai Ze would have a new lover, but what she didn't expect was that at the place where she used to go on dates with Zhou Kai Ze, he was kissing another girl. She had believed that those beautiful moments belonged only to her, but it turned out to be a joke.
As she said this, she couldn't help but cry again, blaming herself. Liu Jing Wei didn't know how to comfort her, so he could only let her vent her emotions. After Chen Ruohua finished crying, Liu Jing Wei started cooking for her and asked if she still remembered the nunchaku. Liu Jing Wei enjoyed martial arts and often performed a few moves for his classmates after school.
Because the school had regulations prohibiting dangerous items from being brought onto the premises, someone must have reported it to the headmaster. As a result, the homeroom teacher asked Liu Jing Wei to hand over the nunchaku, but after searching through all of Liu Jing Wei's belongings, they couldn't find the nunchaku. Later, Liu Jing Wei found out that the nunchaku had ended up with Chen Ruohua. Since then, he developed a fondness for her and regarded her as someone he could trust.
He entrusted the stray cat to Chen Ruohua just to find a reason to talk to her. Chen Ruohua told Liu Jing Wei that the reason the nunchaku ended up with her was that when the teacher came, she hastily hung the nunchaku under her foot in a panic, so she took it for him. At that time, Chen Ruohua thought that the few mischievous boys in their class were not bad, at least they made the class less dull.
Liu Jing Wei asked Chen Ruohua about her next plan, but Chen Ruohua didn't want to start all over again like him, with nothing. Liu Jing Wei showed Chen Ruohua a picture of his girlfriend and talked about their conversation, which improved Chen Ruohua's mood. Liu Jing Wei didn't let her stay in his house and went to crash at his colleague's place for the night.
The next morning, when Liu Jing Wei came back with breakfast, he discovered that Chen Ruohua had already left. While Lin Tianyu was teaching Anxin to dance, he saw Anxin almost stumble and quickly held her, and they locked eyes, feeling something strange between them. Just then, Xiao Qiu called Anxin and invited her to dinner that evening, breaking the awkward situation.
Anxin arrived at the restaurant that Xiao Qiu had chosen, and he entered with a bouquet of flowers, kneeling down on one knee to propose to her seriously. Zhao Xiufang and others also entered and shouted loudly in excitement, but Anxin only agreed to consider Xiao Qiu's proposal. Chen Ruohua saw Lin Tianyu walking out of the restaurant and followed him, asking if he liked Anxin. Although Lin Tianyu didn't say he liked her, Chen Ruohua could tell from his emotions that she had found the answer.
The civil service exam began, and as Chen Ruohua entered the exam room, she felt a wave of nausea under immense pressure, similar to the situation with Ruoxuan years ago. She ran to the restroom and vomited for a while. When she returned to the exam room, she was still in a terrible state. After the exam, she saw her mother dressed in a cheongsam, wishing her success. She didn't tell her mother that she didn't perform well to avoid dampening her spirits.
Anxin participated in a TV station's evening party, and when it was almost her turn to go on stage, she felt nervous and had difficulty breathing. Lin Tianyu encouraged her to relax, and with his support and guidance, Anxin not only bravely stepped onto the stage but also delivered a highly successful performance. When she invited Lin Tianyu to have a meal, she suddenly asked him about marrying Xiao Qiu. Lin Tianyu said it was her own matter, but Anxin said she just wanted to find the answer from him.
I don't know why there's a mother who would say her own daughter is ugly and stupid." There are several reasons for this. First, Xiu Li has her own way of interpreting her daughter. She has created an image of her daughter being ugly and stupid based on her subjective thoughts.
She then lifts this image up, like playing a game, enjoying the pleasure of exercising the power of a creator and reveling in the success of her virtual self within the game.
Second, Xiu Li belittles her daughter to the lowest extent so that her daughter belongs only to her.
Her daughter won't leave her, and she won't leave her daughter. Her whole remaining life can revolve tightly around her daughter.
Third, Xiu Li herself looks down on her daughter. Despite looking down on her, she can't let go and instead holds onto her tightly, resulting in mutual torment.
I really empathized with the situation between Ruohua and Zhou Kaize. I've also experienced the pain that Ruohua went through! In that moment, it felt like the world and my own heart had stopped. Haha, when a guy says he doesn't have time, that he's busy, it's all a lie.
The truth is, he stopped loving you a long time ago! When they say they don't have time, it just means they don't have time for you! Men can be so heartless, they take and let go quickly, they've already turned away while leaving the girl alone, still feeling reluctant and hurt.
Girls, be strong! Love is not everything in life! Keep going!