Episode 9 recap: Meng Ming Wei stood up for Li Yi Jin.
While Tao Shu Na was eating out and hanging out with friends, Meng Ming Wei felt that Li Yi Jin should learn from Tao Shu Na and make more friends, have a richer social life. Meng Ming Wei believed that Li Yi Jin wasn't good at making friends and suggested that she should bring local specialties as gifts to her colleagues to foster friendship.
After listening to Meng Ming Wei's nagging for a while, Li Yi Jin couldn't help but ask if Meng Ming Wei disapproved of all the friends she made. Meng Ming Wei thought that the friends Li Yi Jin made were peculiar, just like that classmate named Feng Yan Yan she befriended in ninth grade, who was very strange.
Li Yi Jin explained that Feng Yan Yan didn't have any problems; she just had a slight speech impediment. But Meng Ming Wei insisted that there was something wrong and actively discouraged Li Yi Jin from associating with Feng Yan Yan, to the point that they lost touch now. While Meng Ming Wei was trying to persuade Li Yi Jin, Tao Shu Na, thinking that Zhang Xiao Yan was getting married, returned home in distress and started punching a sandbag to vent her emotions.
Meanwhile, Tao Da Lei, with 100,000 yuan given by Meng Wan Qing, went out to indulge with his friends, which displeased Meng Wan Qing. Meng Wan Qing took care of the drunken Tao Da Lei, sent away his friends, and then scolded Tao Da Lei, but Tao Da Lei blamed Meng Wan Qing for neglecting his friends.
Meng Wan Qing didn't want to argue with Tao Da Lei, so she went to her room to pack her clothes. At that moment, Meng Ming Wei called and talked to her about Tao Shu Na's situation. Meng Wan Qing told Meng Ming Wei not to worry and said they would talk after Tao Shu Na had finished venting. Soon after, Tao Shu Na finished punching the sandbag, washed her face, and called Meng Wan Qing.
Meng Ming Wei was envious of the close relationship between Tao Shu Na and Meng Wan Qing, who shared everything. Unable to contain her excitement, she also confided in Li Yi Jin about their mother-daughter bond. Tao Shu Na told Meng Wan Qing about Zhang Xiao Yan getting married and her own heartbreak. After comforting Tao Shu Na, Meng Wan Qing advised her to make a decision regarding her longtime affection for Zhang Xiao Yan and give herself closure.
Before Meng Wan Qing could finish speaking, the intoxicated Tao Da Lei snatched the phone and urged Tao Shu Na to get married and have children quickly, which infuriated Meng Wan Qing. Meng Wan Qing explained that Tao Shu Na had her own life and didn't allow Tao Da Lei to talk nonsense or interfere with Tao Shu Na's life.
Meng Yi An couldn't make it back in time to see Qiu Qiu's performance. When he arrived at Qiu Xia's house, Qiu Qiu was already asleep, and he received a fair amount of complaints from Qiu Xia as a result. Qiu Xia blamed Meng Yi An, saying that even after their divorce, he hadn't changed and still focused only on work, missing out on Qiu Qiu's growth.
Meng Yi An and Qiu Xia couldn't reach an agreement. After arguing for a while, Meng Yi An left Qiu Xia's house feeling upset, planning to come back in the morning to pick up Qiu Qiu.
Meng Yi An walked downstairs and remembered the constant arguments he had with Qiu Xia in the past regarding Qiu Qiu. After getting married, Meng Yi An was always busy with work and had no time for Qiu Qiu. Qiu Xia took care of Qiu Qiu's daily life and meals alone, which caused her to harbor a lot of resentment. One day, Qiu Xia deliberately didn't go to pick up Qiu Qiu, hoping that Meng Yi An would fulfill his motherly responsibilities and go to school to pick up their child. However, Meng Yi An didn't go to pick up Qiu Qiu until half-past five.
When Meng Yi An returned home and saw Qiu Xia, he couldn't help but complain and even displayed an attitude of looking down on Qiu Xia's job, which made Qiu Xia very angry. Meng Yi An and Qiu Xia had a fierce argument, and at that moment, Qiu Qiu approached Qiu Xia asking her to tell her a story. Unable to control his emotions, Meng Yi An vented all his frustration on Qiu Qiu.
Meng Yi An thought about his past self and couldn't help but feel sad. He realized that he had been too impatient, so he decided to give up on the investment and focus on maintaining the reputation he had worked so hard to build. When Song Jun Fan learned about Meng Yi An rejecting the investment, he called her and wanted to accompany her, but Meng Yi An refused.
Early in the morning, Li Yi Jin went to work, and Meng Ming Wei gave her numerous instructions. However, Li Yi Jin still forgot to bring the local specialty that Meng Ming Wei had asked her to bring to the company. So Meng Ming Wei personally went to the company to deliver it to Li Yi Jin. While at Li Yi Jin's company, Meng Ming Wei overheard a conversation between Qian Li and others in the restroom, where they were belittling Li Yi Jin and accusing her of seducing Cui Bao Hui.
Upon hearing Qian Li's words, Meng Ming Wei deliberately entered Li Yi Jin's company and talked to her colleagues. She exposed the rumors about Li Yi Jin and publicly criticized them. Meng Ming Wei stood up for Li Yi Jin and then went to Meng Yi An's place, where she accidentally discovered that Meng Yi An was divorced.
Meng Yi An didn't expect that Meng Ming Wei would find out about her divorce. She could only confess everything to Meng Ming Wei. Meng Ming Wei felt that it wasn't easy for a woman to divorce and raise a child, but Meng Yi An believed that she was doing better now than before. Qiu Qiu also knew about their divorce, so she didn't see it as a problem.
Meng Yi An discussed her changed life and tried to persuade Meng Ming Wei to make some changes in her own life. However, Meng Ming Wei's heart was completely focused on Li Yi Jin, and she had given her retirement savings to Li Cheng Zhi, which made Meng Yi An very concerned about her.
Cui Bao Hui took Li Yi Jin to discuss a cooperation plan with Captain Feng. It was then that Li Yi Jin learned that Captain Feng's name was Feng Yan Yan. She wanted to know if this was the same person she knew, but Feng Yan Yan denied it directly. During the discussion of the plan, Li Yi Jin discovered that her USB drive had been wiped clean. Luckily, she had a backup, so she didn't embarrass herself in front of Feng Yan Yan and successfully negotiated the cooperation.
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