Episode Summary
In this episode, Feng Meiqi starts a new job and toys with Hu Gang's affections. The long-awaited paternity test results are finally revealed, confirming Shen Mingzhu is Xu Dacheng and Yu Jingxiang's daughter. Meanwhile, Bichen and Zhidong take practical steps toward their wedding.
Spoiler Alert
Feng Meiqi Makes Some Moves
So, Feng Meiqi landed a new job. She’s working at a fancy hotel run by Li Jun now. Her first order of business was to invite the old high school crew for dinner. Of course, it was also a sales pitch. She pushed Bichen to book her wedding banquet there. The price tag was a wild eight thousand eight hundred per table. Bichen was stunned. She couldn't say no to Meiqi's face, so she just said she needed to go home and talk it over.
A High School Crush Reappears
After dinner, things got a little interesting. While Bichen was outside waiting for Xu Zhidong, she noticed Hu Gang. He was just staring at Feng Meiqi. Bichen knows Hu Gang has been into Meiqi since they were kids. She gave him a little nudge to go for it. She even tried to get him to drive Meiqi home. There was just one problem. Hu Gang doesn't have a car. He showed up on an electric scooter.
Xu Zhidong arrived and swept Bichen off her feet, literally. He just picked her up and carried her to find a cab. Meiqi watched them go and you could see the envy on her face. She ended up letting Hu Gang take her home on his scooter. He stopped outside Nanzhou University and they talked about old times. He even gave her his jacket. It was almost sweet.
The Family Weighs In
Meiqi’s mom, He Lihua, and her aunt, He Liya, saw the whole thing from downstairs. They were not impressed. As soon as Meiqi walked in, they started grilling her. They found out Hu Gang is just a middle school teacher. They decided he wasn't good enough for her. Her aunt even offered to set her up with their relatives' connections.
Meiqi wasn't having it. To prove a point, she pulled out her phone right there. She texted Hu Gang and asked him to pick her up for work the next morning. He got the message and was so happy he started dancing with some ladies in the public square. The next day, he took time off work just to give her a ride. He promised he’d get his driver's license so he could do it every day.
Wedding Plans and Reality Checks
Bichen and Xu Zhidong went shopping for wedding rings with Xu Zhixia. Bichen brought up the expensive banquet at Meiqi’s hotel. You can tell Zhidong feels bad that he can't afford a huge, flashy wedding for her.
When it came to the rings, Bichen skipped the diamonds. She picked out a simple gold ring because it holds its value. Zhidong offered to give her his mother's ring instead. Zhixia immediately shut that down. In the end, Zhidong just bought the gold ring Bichen wanted.
The Paternity Test Is In
This was the big one. Yu Jingxiang had a nightmare that her own mother was trying to steal her baby. She woke up terrified, still worried the DNA test would prove Mingzhu isn't her daughter. Xu Dacheng couldn't watch her suffer anymore. He pulled out the paternity test report.
It's official. Shen Mingzhu is their biological daughter.
Yu Jingxiang was overjoyed. She immediately wanted to go get Mingzhu and bring her home. Xu Dacheng had to be the voice of reason. He reminded her that Shen Shengli and Yue Xiue raised Mingzhu for thirty years. You can't just show up with a piece of paper and expect her to leave the only family she's ever known.
Meiqi's Backup Plan
Back at the Feng house, the family drama continued. Meiqi tried to get her dad, Feng Zhi, to buy a membership at her hotel to help her sales. He told her to earn it herself. This just made Meiqi resent him for favoring Mingzhu. Later, Zhixia sent a case of wine to Feng Zhi through Mingzhu. He loved it, which only made Meiqi more furious. She started making nasty comments about Mingzhu not being qualified to work at a nice hotel.
Then, Meiqi’s internet went out. She called Hu Gang to come fix it, which he did easily. While he was there, Mingzhu asked him about her brother's schooling. Suddenly, everyone in the family thinks Hu Gang is great. Her mom, her dad, and even Mingzhu are now pushing her to date him. But I got the real story from Mingzhu's chat with Ni Dani. Feng Meiqi doesn't actually like Hu Gang. She's just keeping him around as a backup option.
Speaking of Ni Dani, she saw a picture of Hu Gang and thinks he's cute. But she has her own romantic problem. Her mom is trying to set her up with a guy who owns six apartments. The catch? She saw his picture and was horrified. But six apartments is a lot of apartments.
