Episode 1 recap: Chen Xiao Man is facing unemployment.
On a day when the sky was filled with cotton candy-like light and transparent clouds, Chen Xiao Man was happily playing with her dog near her residence. Ke Yan unexpectedly showed up and disrupted Chen Xiao Man's just-composed mood. The man who had once given her countless dreams and happiness had now become the most painful person in her heart. Ke Yan admitted his mistakes and hoped for another chance, but Chen Xiao Man was already tired. From the beginning, Ke Yan had been using her, which she could no longer tolerate. This reunion only served as a formal announcement of their breakup.
Let's go back two years. Chen Xiao Man was still in Beijing, working overtime every day with two roommates. She had no opportunity to rest, spinning like a top. They didn't even properly celebrate birthdays; they would just hastily eat a cake with their roommates. Although the days were tough, Chen Xiao Man found joy in them. She was saving money to help her father repay his debts, and as the numbers reached her target, she was eager to give the money to her mother, so she wouldn't have to work so hard.
Recently, Pang Juan asked Chen Xiao Man to help her revise some documents, promising to pay her 5,000 yuan. However, after pulling several all-nighters, Pang Juan suddenly lowered the payment to 3,000 yuan, claiming that she had more expenses due to her pregnancy. Chen Xiao Man felt awkward confronting her, so she reluctantly treated it as a gift. She thought the matter was over, but Pang Juan modified the documents and her supervisor, Tian Xi Wen, saw the annotations. Tian Xi Wen asked who had helped with the work, and Pang Juan, without any loyalty, truthfully revealed that it was Chen Xiao Man from Ke Yan's project team.
Tian Xi Wen has always seen Ke Yan's project team as a thorn in their side, and the document design that Chen Xiao Man helped modify contains valuable business secrets. Tian Xi Wen seized the opportunity to bring down Ke Yan's project team and solemnly advised Pang Juan to mention Chen Xiao Man during the company meeting later.
The leader of Ke Yan's project team was originally on vacation but rushed back upon receiving a call from the company. He heard about the decision regarding Chen Xiao Man and, although he felt it was unfair, he was helpless. Chen Xiao Man was also upset. Initially, she had refused Pang Juan's request for help, but Pang Juan insisted on her assistance and promised to keep it confidential. However, she completely betrayed Chen Xiao Man by not only lowering the payment at the last minute but also causing her to lose her job.
Pang Juan's explanation for this incident was dismissively stating that "it was just their bad luck." Faced with this shameless individual, Chen Xiao Man took out a recording device. Pang Juan had previously pleaded with Chen Xiao Man to help with the document revisions, and she had already declined. However, Pang Juan had been relentless and unethical. At this point, Chen Xiao Man still felt pity for Pang Juan, considering her pregnancy and difficulty in finding a job, and she decided not to make the recording public.
Chen Xiao Man's roommates heard about the situation and were extremely worried at home while it was raining outside. Chen Xiao Man didn't know why she didn't go home, but after waiting for a long time, she finally returned. Even though she had tears in her eyes just moments ago in the taxi, when she arrived home, she casually said she just wanted to have a bowl of noodles.
Her father's teachings were always with her, and Chen Xiao Man chose to bear many difficulties on her own.
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