Episode 1 recap: Xia Yuan's boyfriend ran away on their wedding day.
Today, Xia Yuan (played by Song Yi) was supposed to get engaged to Song Hang Yu. Despite it being a joyous occasion, Xia Yuan maintained her strong career-oriented attitude. She applied makeup while busy arranging work tasks, aiming to secure a contract next week. Suddenly, Song Hang Yu couldn't be reached, but the engagement ceremony was about to begin. Upon learning the situation, Xia Yuan hurriedly went out to find him. Unexpectedly, she encountered a thief who stole her phone. Fortunately, Hao Wei Lai (played by Chen Xue Dong) came to her aid and helped retrieve the phone. However, due to the thief falsely accusing Hao Wei Lai, he impulsively used the phone as a weapon and smashed it. The phone was completely broken and unusable.
Frustrated, Xia Yuan angrily scolded the man in front of her and quickly rushed back to her and Song Hang Yu's residence. To her surprise, the house was empty, and a real estate agent had already rented it out. Xia Yuan had no idea why Song Hang Yu would do such a thing without informing her. She had no choice but to request the agent to relay a message if they received any calls from Song Hang Yu.
After a chaotic and disheartening day, Xia Yuan returned home feeling down. Seeing no lights in the house, she immediately called her parents. At that moment, she heard the song "Happy Birthday" coming from the balcony. Xia Yuan then remembered it was her thirtieth birthday today. Considering the terrible day she had, Xia Yuan reluctantly cut the cake and made an excuse that she had work to do before retreating to her room. Her parents insisted she bring the cake to her room and assured her that they would always support her, encouraging her not to be sad.
Hao Wei Lai's studio had been established for several months, but he hadn't paid his employees for the past three months. Regardless of how he painted a rosy picture, his employees needed basic financial security. If he failed to secure investments soon, the risk of bankruptcy would loom over them. Hao Wei Lai's father introduced him to someone, and Hao Wei Lai thought it was an investor. However, it turned out that Liu Yun was there for a blind date. Initially, they had a pleasant conversation, but things became awkward when Hao Wei Lai mentioned signing a contract. Liu Yun realized she had misunderstood and promptly declined Hao Wei Lai's request for cooperation before leaving.
With no other options, Hao Wei Lai turned to his sister, Pan Ni, for help. However, Pan Ni refused to handle his mess and was recognized by fans, leaving no time even for a casual coffee break. In Hao Wei Lai's company, they hastily left the café with him. Ye Siqi was invited to participate in a performance. Just as she finished dancing with her teammates, the famous star Pan Ni stole the spotlight. The organizers, not valuing their presence, requested them to leave early, and their payment was even reduced by half.
Ye Siqi believed that the fault was not theirs and was very resentful. However, Pan Ni was the big shot personally invited by the organizers. The organizers believed that it was already an honor for Ye Siqi to share the stage with Pan Ni and that they shouldn't be concerned about a little compensation. In order to save money, Ye Siqi ate instant noodles. Qiao Bin, as her husband, felt sorry for her and ordered fried chicken for Ye Siqi to eat. When the couple was enjoying their time together, the landlord suddenly visited and revealed to Ye Siqi that Qiao Bin had lied to her and that he didn't actually buy the house. As a result, she asked for a divorce.
Qiao Bin knew that although Ye Siqi would get angry at times, he never thought about divorce. Heartbroken, he went to a bar with Hao Wei Lai to have a drink. Hao Wei Lai took charge and said he would help convince Ye Siqi not to divorce. Xia Yuan still couldn't understand why Song Hang Yu suddenly left. So she went to the bar where they first met, remembering clearly that they met because she had to work at the bar. Song Hang Yu let her use a private room and when he was about to leave, Tang Zong held Xia Yuan's hand and confessed his feelings. Hao Wei Lai realized that Xia Yuan didn't want to get involved with Tang Zong, so he lied and said he was Xia Yuan's boyfriend, pulling Tang Zong's hand away.
Anna arrived just in time and took Tang Zong away. She also inquired about Hao Wei Lai's identity from Xia Yuan, knowing that Xia Yuan and Hao Wei Lai weren't familiar with each other. She deliberately blackened their relationship in front of Tang Zong, wanting to replace Xia Yuan's position. However, Tang Zong knew that Xia Yuan had always been the top performer and was very displeased with Anna's insincere behavior. He directly gave Anna a warning, and she had no choice but to leave embarrassed.
Xia Yuan went to see Song Hang Yu's parents multiple times, hoping to get an explanation about his whereabouts. However, Song Hang Yu's mother would get angry every time she saw Xia Yuan because Xia Yuan not only didn't know Song Hang Yu's friends but also didn't know that he had a high fever once and she took care of him. She concluded that Xia Yuan, as a girl, was too focused on work and would never care about Song Hang Yu. She was glad that Song Hang Yu left in time.
Through her friends' connections, Xia Yuan found out that Song Hang Yu had gone abroad. She was never willing to accept Song Hang Yu's sudden disappearance and decided to go after him to get an explanation.
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