Episode 1 recap: Xu Meng An Faces Company Layoffs
Late at night, Xu Meng An, the director of Spring River New Shoot Media, began having nightmares again, dreaming multiple times of the company facing bankruptcy risks. Even before dawn, she started handling work on her phone, but the new company assistant's capabilities were simply not enough - although Xu Meng An had explained the key points very clearly, this assistant just didn't cover them in the PowerPoint presentation.
Xu Meng An's husband saw that his wife was uneasy, and though it was only 5 AM, he got up to help make breakfast, comforting Xu Meng An and telling her to be understanding. Xu Meng An patiently edited the PowerPoint herself, and when she saw her husband still busy in the kitchen, she felt warmed. But suddenly she glanced at her husband's phone and saw a sweet greeting message addressed to "Shige" (elder brother) Li Lin, expressing eagerness to meet.
Although Xu Meng An felt a bit displeased, as an experienced person, she chose to stay silent until she could uncover the truth. The company still had a huge amount of matters for her to handle, so after sending the kids to school, Xu Meng An hurried straight to the office. There, she saw that the company was undergoing layoffs, with many young employees being let go. Xu Meng An was very reluctant to see her well-established team being dismantled, so she tried to persuade the boss to reconsider.
In the underground parking lot, Xu Meng An saw the boss, anxious and upset due to the company's poor performance, reviewing documents even as he was hooked up to an IV drip. He knew Xu Meng An didn't want layoffs in her team, but the current situation was that the company couldn't operate without them. Seeing the chairman mortgaging his own home for the company's operations, Xu Meng An had no choice but to carefully consider the layoff list. A familiar colleague reminded her to consider Xiao He, who was at the office day and night, although his efficiency was clearly low.
Xu Meng An still couldn't bear to let Xiao He go. She saw his diligence, and though his work was a bit rough, he had always been very hardworking.
Xu Meng Xin, a young housewife who had recently moved into a luxurious villa, had been trying hard to integrate into the wealthy circle in the community, but she always felt that everyone was quite cold towards her. Through a chance encounter, she finally learned that the people here were gossiping that she was a young internet celebrity who had gotten pregnant before marriage and was living off a wealthy man. This was utterly ridiculous to Xu Meng Xin, so she deliberately approached these high-society matrons and called her husband to testify that she was not the kind of person they were disparaging.
Li Lin and Xu Meng An had just bought a large house, but Li Lin had been unable to find a job recently. The bank was constantly calling to demand payments, and he was getting increasingly anxious. He had applied to several companies but hadn't gotten hired, and he couldn't even borrow money from acquaintances.
Doctor Yu was at the supermarket when he saw Chen Wan Zhen faint. As a doctor, he rushed over and quickly transported the unconscious lady to the hospital. Some time later, Chen Wan Zhen slowly regained consciousness and, upon learning it was just low blood sugar, settled the medical fees and left. As Doctor Yu passed by the ward, he found it strange that Chen Wan Zhen had left without a word.
Chen Wan Zhen came from a privileged family background. Although her husband held a high-ranking position, he was often overbearing towards her due to the work pressure. That afternoon, when Chen Wan Zhen suddenly fainted and was unable to pick up their child from school, her husband flew into a rage without understanding the situation. Chen Wan Zhen suppressed her temper and did not respond.
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