Episode 25 recap: Li Yi Jin confronted Meng Ming Wei and Meng Ming Wei went on a hunger strike.
Meng Yi An went to find Xiao Tao again and played games with her to make Xiao Tao willing to talk to her. Meng Yi An asked Xiao Tao to go to school and helped Xiao Tao's grandmother find a hospital for eye treatment, so that Xiao Tao would have no worries. Xiao Tao agreed to Meng Yi An's request and was deeply moved by Meng Yi An's help. Song Jun Fan also realized that Meng Yi An truly wanted to do charity work through the time she spent in the mountainous area, personally engaging in charitable activities.
After Tao Shu Na returned home to pay respects to Meng's father, Meng Wan Qing privately talked to Tao Shu Na about her cohabitation, but accidentally let Tao Da Lei overhear it. Tao Da Lei was particularly excited about it. Tao Da Lei did not allow Tao Shu Na to cohabit without marriage, and wanted Meng Wan Qing to intervene, but Meng Wan Qing completely ignored him and had no way to handle the situation.
Tao Da Lei deliberately sent Tao Shu Na out to buy vinegar, hoping to persuade Meng Wan Qing to consider Tao Shu Na's reputation, but Meng Wan Qing paid no attention to him. Meng Wan Qing ignored Tao Da Lei, and feeling extremely unwell, Tao Da Lei used the excuse of duty at work and hurriedly left home. When Tao Shu Na returned after buying vinegar, she found that Tao Da Lei had gone out again, and Meng Wan Qing was feeling very uncomfortable, so she hurriedly took Meng Wan Qing to the hospital.
Meng Wan Qing went for an examination, and the doctor explained that the results were not ideal and further examination was needed. Meng Wan Qing was worried that she might have breast cancer and didn't dare to tell Tao Shu Na the real situation. She only mentioned it was a common lump and would tell Tao Shu Na after the report came out.
After Li Yi Jin returned from paying respects to Meng's father, she took the opportunity to inform Meng Ming Wei and Qiao Hai Yun that she and Zhou Dao were together. Meng Ming Wei was particularly excited when she heard that Li Yi Jin wanted to talk about Zhou Dao and used the reason that Zhou Dao couldn't reveal his family situation to stop Li Yi Jin from being with Zhou Dao.
Li Yi Jin explained that Zhou Dao had already been completely honest with her, and Qiao Hai Yun asked Meng Ming Wei not to get agitated and wait for Li Yi Jin to explain the situation. When Meng Ming Wei learned that Zhou Dao was the son of a murderer, she was so anxious that she almost fainted, and she became convinced that Li Yi Jin was possessed to be with Zhou Dao.
Meng Ming Wei cried miserably and begged Li Yi Jin to break up with Zhou Dao, but Li Yi Jin remained firm and said she would definitely be with Zhou Dao. Meng Ming Wei explained that everything she did was for the good of Li Yi Jin, but Li Yi Jin couldn't accept it at all.
Li Yi Jin explained that she was very clear about her own decision, and even if she and Zhou Dao were to separate in the future, it wouldn't be because Zhou Dao was the son of a criminal, but because they couldn't get along or for other reasons. Li Yi Jin blamed Meng Ming Wei for making her live according to Meng Ming Wei's demands, but even though she completely complied, Meng Ming Wei was never satisfied. She also had no intention of manipulating someone like Meng Ming Wei, so she would absolutely not listen to Meng Ming Wei this time.
Li Yi Jin expressed that she knew what kind of life she wanted for herself and ran out excitedly. She trembled a bit, as it was the first time she had the courage to say everything she wanted to say. She was happy for herself and kept encouraging herself.
After Li Yi Jin confessed everything, she prepared to return to Shanghai for work and specifically informed Meng Ming Wei, but Meng Ming Wei did not accept it.
Meng Ming Wei repeatedly pressured Li Yi Jin to break up with Zhou Dao, but Li Yi Jin didn't want to argue with Meng Ming Wei. Li Yi Jin expressed that they were still mother and daughter, and as long as they were both doing well, it would be enough. She didn't expect Meng Ming Wei to understand her.
Unable to persuade Li Yi Jin, Meng Ming Wei resorted to a hunger strike to force her, but Li Yi Jin still packed her bags and left home. As Li Yi Jin left, Meng Ming Wei couldn't help but anxiously watch her figure disappear from the window, recalling the scene of sending Li Yi Jin off to college for the first time.
At that time, Meng Ming Wei was extremely worried about Li Yi Jin and wanted her not to go to college, to repeat a year and attend a better university. However, Li Yi Jin refused. Tao Shu Na also returned to Shanghai, and before leaving, Meng Wan Qing expressed her support for Tao Shu Na's cohabitation but requested that she take care of her health.
After Li Yi Jin left, Li Cheng Zhi, for the sake of stock trading, searched for passbooks at home to raise money. However, he needed three hundred thousand to invest in a recommended stock, and the money he had on hand was not enough. Meng Ming Wei overheard Li Cheng Zhi making a phone call and became even more concerned that the money she had saved for Li Yi Jin would be used by Li Cheng Zhi for stock trading. So she secretly checked the passbook hidden in a photo frame in Li Yi Jin's room.
With no money, Li Cheng Zhi started to be more considerate towards Meng Ming Wei, showing care and concern. Li Yi Jin messaged Meng Ming Wei, but Meng Ming Wei angrily demanded that Li Yi Jin break up with Zhou Dao.
Seeing Meng Ming Wei so angry, Li Cheng Zhi resorted to a hunger strike to force Li Yi Jin, and he asked Meng Ming Wei for more details. That's when he learned about Zhou Dao's family situation. Tao Shu Na returned home early, catching Zhang Xiao Yan off guard as he was secretly playing games, not wanting Tao Shu Na to find out.
When Tao Shu Na found out that Zhang Xiao Yan was playing games, she got angry and blamed him for not taking her along. She immediately put down her luggage and started playing with Zhang Xiao Yan. Li Cheng Zhi, knowing the situation, also sided with Meng Ming Wei and suggested that Meng Ming Wei make the hunger strike situation more severe.
Li Yi Jin went to check the set design arranged by Qian Li and found that the props were completely different from what she had requested, so she asked Qian Li to have them redone by the manufacturer. Qian Li was not happy with Li Yi Jin's decision, but because of Li Yi Jin's position, she couldn't oppose it and could only angrily instruct the workers to dismantle it. Li Cheng Zhi called Li Yi Jin and lied that Meng Ming Wei had fainted due to the hunger strike, but Li Yi Jin didn't believe him at all.
Zhou Dao's mother killed Zhou Dao's father because his father was abusive towards her. She couldn't bear it anymore, so she fought back. I think his mother is not at fault; it's the abusive men who are wrong.
Zhou Dao is quite pitiful. Coming from a dysfunctional family, it's not easy for him to still be so outstanding.