Episode 19 recap: Tuxiaoning's Colleagues Discover She is Caring for Jiyuheng's Mother
In episode 19, Tuxiaoning and Jiyuheng got into an argument. Jiyuheng felt that Tuxiaoning had changed, but in Tuxiaoning's eyes, Jiyuheng was also not the same as he used to be. On the weekend, early in the morning, Tuxiaoning went to the hospital to care for Jiyuheng's mother. She knew the elderly woman missed her son, but Jiyuheng had been too busy with work to visit the hospital, so Tuxiaoning reminded him that the hospital only allowed visitors until 4pm that day.
At the hospital, Tuxiaoning learned that the patient in the next bed had passed away the night before, and Jiyuheng's mother was feeling a bit down. She expressed a desire to move back to her old house so she could spend her final days at home. This touched Tuxiaoning, who messaged Jiyuheng to inform him of his mother's wish, since this was something they needed to discuss together.
However, Jiyuheng was busy meeting with clients and didn't respond to Tuxiaoning's message right away. When Tuxiaoning was at the hospital, she encountered her colleagues, who had come to visit. Since Tuxiaoning and Jiyuheng's relationship couldn't be made public yet, she lied and said she had a family member staying at the hospital, and that's why she happened to know Jiyuheng's mother was there.
Yuhuai sarcastically suggested that Tuxiaoning was just trying to suck up to the boss's family in order to pass her performance review. Tuxiaoning's mother-in-law was quick to catch on, and played along by referring to Tuxiaoning as "Auntie." However, Manager Rao caught an important detail - the patient information card clearly listed Tuxiaoning as the family contact.
Manager Rao offered to help, so Tuxiaoning asked her to go get a hot water pitcher. In the water room, Rao overheard the nurses praising the daughter-in-law for being so filial towards the patient in bed 16 - Jiyuheng's mother. Rao didn't reveal what she knew, and instead suggested they all leave to let the "Auntie" rest. When someone asked if Tuxiaoning wanted to leave with them, Rao quickly said Tuxiaoning had her own family member there, so she couldn't go.
Tuxiaoning was surprised by her mother-in-law's good acting skills. The mother-in-law felt bad that Tuxiaoning couldn't openly acknowledge her relationship with Jiyuheng, and noticed how eagerly Yuhuai had tried to help, realizing she must have bullied Tuxiaoning before. But Tuxiaoning trusted that Jiyuheng would handle the situation with Yuhuai.
Jiyuheng arrived at the hospital after getting stuck in traffic and missed the 4pm visiting cutoff. When he and Tuxiaoning got in the car, they received a call from Dr. Zhou, who said Jiyuheng's mother was a good candidate for a specialty drug treatment, but it would be expensive. Without hesitation, Tuxiaoning told Jiyuheng they should do it.
Back home, Tuxiaoning helped Jiyuheng trim his hair, noticing how tired and stressed he seemed lately. She suggested they sell the house, so they wouldn't have to worry about the cost of his mother's treatment. Manager Rao was increasingly realizing there was more to Tuxiaoning and Jiyuheng's relationship, but she didn't say anything, just reminding Tuxiaoning to focus on the task at hand.
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