Episode 9 recap: Huang Yingzi organized another gift exchange event.
Huang Yingzi didn't expect that Zhuang Yuan would actually think that she liked him. Under Zhuang Yuan's insistence, Huang Yingzi ended up confessing her feelings for Jiang Yi. In fact, they were all just young and reckless, but now they understood that keeping feelings for someone unspoken was the greatest regret. Afterwards, Huang Yingzi encouraged Zhuang Yuan to muster up the courage to express his true feelings.
Fang Mingyu sometimes wondered if she was too difficult to approach due to her appearance and the nature of her job. As a result, she was often excluded from team-building activities. Fang Mingyu also mentioned the incident when Jiang Yi came to see her today, but her boyfriend Guo Kai saw it as pointless socializing and a waste of time.
Fang Mingyu believed that not all interactions should be based on self-interest, but this caused a disagreement with her boyfriend Guo Kai. Currently, their company is undergoing a leadership transition, and there will soon be new elections. Guo Kai is one of the candidates and he is calculating his chances. However, regardless of his chances, Guo Kai feels that he must give it his all.
Guo Kai held Fang Mingyu's hand and said that once he reaches the core management level in the company, he would ask Fang Mingyu to resign and do whatever she wanted at home. He also asked Fang Mingyu to help him obtain information on two other individuals. He was determined to succeed this time, but Fang Mingyu couldn't find happiness in it. Jiang Yi called Huang Yingzi and surprisingly, Huang Yingzi guessed that Jiang Yi wanted to spend New Year's Eve with her.
Huang Yingzi mentioned how they used to exchange gifts during New Year's Eve when they were young, and she wanted to do the same this time. Jiang Yi was very supportive of the idea. The story goes back to 2008 when the six of them were preparing to exchange gifts at home during New Year's Eve. Each person drew a piece of string, and Guan Chao and Lan Yifei happened to draw each other's names, so they prepared gifts for each other. However, Huang Yingzi wasn't as lucky and drew Zhuang Yuan's name instead of Jiang Yi's.
In fact, Huang Yingzi had prepared a gift for Jiang Yi, which he really liked. Zhuang Yuan was supposed to give Fang Mingyu a watch but ended up giving it to Huang Yingzi. Fang Mingyu received the gift that Jiang Yi sent, but she didn't share it with everyone. After the company meeting, Jiang Yi received everyone's approval. As soon as the meeting adjourned, Huang Yingzi messaged everyone saying that they should exchange gifts together for New Year's Eve. However, Fang Mingyu directly refused. Originally, Fang Mingyu planned to spend New Year's Eve with Guo Kai, but he had to have dinner with his boss tonight, so Fang Mingyu was rejected. She quickly messaged Huang Yingzi saying that the plan had changed.
In the end, the four of them celebrated New Year's Eve together. Huang Yingzi suggested a different way of drawing lots this year. In fact, Huang Yingzi intentionally wrote Zhuang Yuan's name on all four pieces of paper, hoping to give him a chance to give the gift to Fang Mingyu. Huang Yingzi glanced at Jiang Yi, and he immediately understood her intention. So even though the paper had Zhuang Yuan's name on it, Jiang Yi said that he drew Huang Yingzi's name, while Fang Mingyu claimed to have drawn Zhuang Yuan's name.
Zhuang Yuan carefully gave the gift he had bought to Fang Mingyu, and it had the date engraved on it. Fang Mingyu suddenly realized that maybe it wasn't just purchased. In fact, when they were in college, Zhuang Yuan had come to see Fang Mingyu, but to his surprise, there was another guy by Fang Mingyu's side. Although Zhuang Yuan had prepared a gift, he saw that Fang Mingyu had a boyfriend and decided to give up.
At that time, Fang Mingyu even chased after Zhuang Yuan and asked if he had something to say to her, but Zhuang Yuan couldn't bring himself to speak up. However, now he had gathered the courage to confess his feelings to Fang Mingyu. Fang Mingyu expressed that she really liked the gift and promised to treat Zhuang Yuan to a meal to repay the debt from their college days. Fang Mingyu also thanked Huang Yingzi, knowing that no matter how they drew lots, she would receive the gift from Zhuang Yuan. It was the happiest New Year celebration she had ever had.
Fang Mingyu handed the gift she had prepared to Huang Yingzi. In fact, this gift was originally prepared by Jiang Yi for Huang Yingzi. Fang Mingyu also mentioned that she was returning the gift to its rightful owner. Huang Yingzi looked at the glass sphere and felt extremely happy because it was her favorite marine creature from the past. When Fang Mingyu returned, Guo Kai saw the gift that someone had given her and disdainfully remarked that she would never wear it.
Fang Mingyu recalled the time when she was preparing for the college entrance exams and was very nervous about not performing well. She went to her mother to get the keys and ended up being criticized for her poor academic performance. Even if Fang Mingyu had good grades, her mother still used oppressive parenting methods. Sometimes Fang Mingyu felt that she was very ordinary and had no outstanding qualities, but Zhuang Yuan was there to comfort her.
In the end, Fang Mingyu put on the bracelet that Jiang Yi had given her. While Huang Yingzi and Jiang Yi were chatting, they mentioned Ding Ye and felt that he had changed a lot. Huang Yingzi also mentioned that Ding Ye had replied to her letter in the past, so she believed that his true nature was good. Huang Yingzi had wanted to write a letter to Ding Ye back then, but Jiang Yi saw it and accidentally tore it up. When Jiang Yi returned home, he thought about it and decided to write a reply to Huang Yingzi in Ding Ye's name.
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