Episode 18 recap: Meng Ming Wei is pressuring Li Yi Jin to get married.
After the meeting with Li Yi Jin, Feng Yan Yan received a phone call from Cui Bao Hui asking about the meeting to confirm if Li Yi Jin was deceiving her. After the meeting, Feng Yan Yan talked to Li Yi Jin about Sun Xiao Ru and was curious about their relationship. Li Yi Jin explained that Sun Xiao Ru reminded her of a friend she had in the past who was also named Feng Yan Yan, and she wanted to meet her again. Upon hearing this, Feng Yan Yan couldn't help but wonder what Li Yi Jin wanted to say, which made Li Yi Jin suspicious of Feng Yan Yan's identity, so Feng Yan Yan had to leave.
Upon learning that Li Yi Jin would be working overtime on the weekend, Zhou Dao waited for her at the children's theater. Coincidentally, Liao Zhe also came to pick up Li Yi Jin, and Zhou Dao saw them together. When Liao Zhe arrived, he happened to be on a phone call expressing affectionate words, which made Zhou Dao mistakenly believe that Liao Zhe was two-timing, leading to a conflict between them.
Li Yi Jin intervened in time to stop the fight between Liao Zhe and Zhou Dao. Zhou Dao wanted to explain the situation to Li Yi Jin and also talk about his new job. However, Li Yi Jin didn't give Zhou Dao a chance to speak and requested that he not come looking for her again and that she didn't want to know anything about him.
Li Yi Jin firmly rejected Zhou Dao, but she still felt reluctant and kept looking at Zhou Dao through the rearview mirror after leaving. While accompanying Xiao Yao for a follow-up examination, Qiu Xia received a call from the department head informing her that her professional title was not approved, which left her disappointed. Xiao Yao, upon hearing that Qiu Xia didn't receive the professional title, didn't show any displeasure but instead firmly stated that Qiu Xia would definitely be approved and that she would become Qiu Xia's wife.
Because Qiu Xia is Qiu Qiu's father and considering Xiao Yao's concealment, Meng Yi An was worried about Qiu Xia. She discussed it with Song Jun Fan, but Song Jun Fan believed that adults should take responsibility for their own choices, which finally eased Meng Yi An's concerns.
Song Jun Fan accompanied Meng Yi An and Qiu Qiu home, and when Qiu Xia arrived, she immediately took Qiu Qiu from Meng Yi An. Qiu Xia talked to Meng Yi An about the professional title issue, but Meng Yi An didn't express any opinion and only made it clear to Qiu Xia that every one of his classes has a full house of students, which is the greatest affirmation for him, and not to worry too much about whether he gets the professional title.
Because of Meng Yi An's words, Qiu Xia thought about their family situation and once again contemplated Xiao Yao's proposal of marriage. Tao Shu Na and Zhang Xiao Yan went on a dessert date, but unexpectedly, they were caught by Meng Ming Wei. Seeing their affectionate interaction, Meng Ming Wei became worried that Tao Shu Na would get married before Li Yi Jin.
After returning home, Meng Ming Wei started pressuring Li Yi Jin to get married, fearing that Tao Shu Na would marry before Li Yi Jin. Li Yi Jin discreetly informed Tao Shu Na about Meng Ming Wei's intentions and explained that Meng Ming Wei was now concerned about Tao Shu Na's marriage, suggesting that they work together to find a way to appease Meng Ming Wei and get him to return home.
Li Yi Jin and Tao Shu Na used Qiao Hai Yun as an excuse to have Qiao Hai Yun call Meng Ming Wei, pretending that her legs were not feeling well. Upon hearing that Qiao Hai Yun was unwell, Meng Ming Wei became extremely worried, but she didn't immediately return home. Instead, she urged Meng Wan Qing to take care of Qiao Hai Yun.
After the phone call, Meng Wan Qing bought seafood and went back to see Qiao Hai Yun with Tao Da Lei, which made Qiao Hai Yun very happy. Tao Da Lei, seeing that he had managed to make Qiao Hai Yun happy, stopped insisting on getting a divorce from Meng Wan Qing. He became complacent and, after receiving a phone call from Tao Shu Na about dating, he urged Tao Shu Na to get married.
Meng Wan Qing grabbed Tao Da Lei's phone to prevent him from interfering in Tao Shu Na's affairs, but Tao Da Lei reverted to his old ways and started yelling at Meng Wan Qing due to wounded pride.
Just when Meng Wan Qing thought that Tao Da Lei had changed and didn't want to divorce him, wanting to make do with their marriage, Tao Da Lei showed his true colors again, making her unable to bear it. Meng Ming Wei pressured Li Yi Jin to invite Liao Zhe over for dinner, and Li Yi Jin had no choice but to bring Liao Zhe home.
After Meng Ming Wei prepared the meal and they all sat down, she urged Liao Zhe and Li Yi Jin to get married soon, suggesting that they at least get engaged. Li Yi Jin expressed that she didn't want to get married yet, which angered Meng Ming Wei. However, Liao Zhe went along with Meng Ming Wei's words and stated that he was ready for marriage, even mentioning that he wanted to go to Li Yi Jin's hometown for the wedding, questioning whether Meng Ming Wei wanted a traditional Chinese wedding or a Western one.
Upon hearing Liao Zhe's declaration, Meng Ming Wei was particularly happy, but when Liao Zhe left, Li Yi Jin blamed him for being too compliant with Meng Ming Wei. Liao Zhe stated that he genuinely liked Li Yi Jin and wanted to take their relationship further, but Li Yi Jin rejected him. Li Yi Jin went home and blamed Meng Ming Wei for pressuring her to get married. Meng Ming Wei issued an ultimatum, giving Li Yi Jin three days to think it over. If Li Yi Jin agreed to get married, Meng Ming Wei would return to their hometown.
Li Yi Jin didn't know what to do and could only seek help from Tao Shu Na and Meng Yi An to find a solution. Meng Yi An advised Li Yi Jin to be honest with Meng Ming Wei. Qiu Xia dropped Xiao Yao off at home and left, but shortly after, he realized that Xiao Yao had left a film in his car, so he returned to give it back to him.
When Qiu Xia went to return the film to Xiao Yao, he saw Xiao Yao being picked up by another man and discreetly followed them to see what was happening.
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