Episode 23 recap: Ding Ye is suspected of attempting suicide, and Huang Ying Zi is searching everywhere for him.
Huang Ying Zi always thought that Ding Ye wrote the wish list because he had a terminal illness, but later found out that he wasn't actually terminally ill. After Jiang Yi left, Huang Ying Zi also mentioned feeling that something was wrong with Ding Ye and had a sense that he was in danger.
Jiang Yi thought that Huang Ying Zi was being too sensitive, and he didn't doubt their relationship. However, sometimes he worried that Huang Ying Zi was only used to having Jiang Yi around. Jiang Yi still wanted to know why Huang Ying Zi was so eager to help Ding Ye, but Huang Ying Zi said that she had promised Ding Ye not to say anything and that she would tell him in the future if there was a chance. Jiang Yi felt a bit disappointed.
Now, there are many rumors about Ding Ye's dark past on the internet. Huang Ying Zi quickly called Ding Ye, but he didn't answer. Huang Ying Zi went to Ding Ye's university library and found out that Ding Ye had donated many old books to the library and left two books for Huang Ying Zi.
Huang Ying Zi felt that something was off with Ding Ye, so she hurriedly went to find him. At that moment, Ding Ye was standing alone by the seaside, tearing up the wish list. Huang Ying Zi called Ding Ye, and he answered the phone, telling Huang Ying Zi that his wish list had already been fulfilled and asking her not to come find him.
Huang Ying Zi remembered that Ding Ye had once said he longed for a "whale drop," so she hurriedly went to the seaside to find him. Ding Ye had already taken off his coat and removed his earring. Jiang Yi also learned from Ke Luo Yi that Ding Ye had transferred his copyrights to a foundation.
When Huang Ying Zi was looking for Ding Ye by the seaside, Jiang Yi also arrived. Jiang Yi took the initiative to apologize to Huang Ying Zi. Now that they couldn't find Ding Ye, Huang Ying Zi gave Jiang Yi the two books Ding Ye left for her. They managed to find a drawing done by Ding Ye while sorting through things, and the perspective was from the seaside.
They hurriedly went there, shouting Ding Ye's name loudly. Fortunately, Ding Ye responded. From Ding Ye's words, the wish list belonged to his good friend, Shi Xiao Huan, who had already committed suicide. At that time, Ding Ye liked literature while Shi Xiao Huan liked music. Shi Xiao Huan had been suffering from severe depression and eventually took her own life, leaving behind the wish list.
It took me ten years to complete this list, and I thought that after completing it, I would feel relieved. However, I realized that I didn't change at all, and I didn't dare to commit suicide. Huang Ying Zi said she didn't know why but felt like she had also gone through something. Huang Ying Zi had been encouraging Ding Ye, while Jiang Yi didn't say a word.
The three of them watched the sunrise together. Ding Ye looked at Shi Xiao Huan's earring, perhaps wanting to continue walking with it, just as Shi Xiao Huan would have wanted. Afterwards, Ding Ye invited them to have a meal together and expressed his gratitude to them. Jiang Yi and Huang Ying Zi were both quite happy.
Huang Ying Zi also learned today that the letters she received from Ding Ye in the past were actually written by Jiang Yi, who had been encouraging her in Ding Ye's name. Huang Ying Zi asked Jiang Yi how he managed to find her, and Jiang Yi said that he had once promised to find her no matter where she was.
When they were young, they used to play hide and seek together. Everyone had come out, but they couldn't find Huang Ying Zi. The other children were ready to go home because Huang Ying Zi used to go home after playing hide and seek for a while. When Huang Ying Zi woke up, she found herself locked up, and in the end, it was Jiang Yi who came to find her. Huang Ying Zi felt much more relieved when she saw Jiang Yi.
When Huang Ying Zi went to the company, she learned that she had been promoted to senior journalist, and Ding Ye voluntarily asked her to interview him. Zhuang Yuan accompanied Fang Ming Yu to practice yoga, and Zhuang Yuan was struggling, but still pushing through.
In fact, Fang Ming Yu knew that Zhuang Yuan was protecting her, but she was no longer sad. Jiang Yi clarified the plagiarism incident by providing his game's final address to the authorities.
There's a kind of gentle and continuous flow, a storytelling sensation, where those heartwarming, touching, and funny moments often captivate me. How much do I love this drama?
Perhaps I'm just reminiscing about my own 18-year-old self.