Episode 1 recap: He Min Hong shifted the blame onto Ye Zhen Zhen.
With the help of the police, He Min Hong left that suffocating home and took an overnight train back to Shanghai, returning to 2202. However, because Ye Zhen Zhen had changed the locks, He Min Hong was blocked outside the door. Upon hearing the commotion at the door, Zhu Zhe and Yu Chu Hui, still feeling frightened, contacted Fang Zhi Heng to check the surveillance footage and confirm that it was indeed He Min Hong before daring to open the door.
Although Zhu Zhe and Yu Chu Hui did not welcome He Min Hong's return, they chose to remain silent. Zhu Zhe intended to convey Linda's investigation results to He Min Hong in order to encourage her to change her ways, but Ye Zhen Zhen beat him to it and falsely claimed that she had commissioned her cousin to uncover the truth about Qi Mu's second marriage.
He Min Hong found it difficult to accept this fact and accused her of being blinded by desire, a woman whose mind was clouded by love, thinking she had found true love only to discover it was the opposite. Provoked by Yu Chu Hui's words, He Min Hong fainted, but fortunately, Zhu Zhe promptly called for Ye Zhen Zhen, who used her first aid knowledge to slowly revive her.
Subsequently, Fang Zhi Heng, Zhu Zhe, and Yu Chu Hui went to work one after another, while Ye Zhen Zhen stayed behind to take care of He Min Hong, fearing that she might encounter problems or engage in extreme behavior while alone at home. After waking up, He Min Hong cooked a bowl of noodles for her, and Ye Zhen Zhen called her mother to explain the situation.
He's mother asked Ye Zhen Zhen to take care of her daughter and immediately set off for Shanghai. In order to prevent He Min Hong from doing something drastic, Ye Zhen Zhen had to sacrifice sleep and stood guard outside He Min Hong's bedroom, piling up furniture to block the entrance. This angered He Min Hong, and she immediately got into an argument with Ye Zhen Zhen, even throwing and smashing furniture.
The downstairs neighbors, unable to bear the disturbance, directly came to complain, stating that they were disrupting the rest of their parents and children, and even causing a crystal chandelier to fall and shatter the tiles. Faced with the stern attitude of the male neighbor, He Min Hong turned pale with fear and broke out in a cold sweat, immediately shifting all the responsibility onto Ye Zhen Zhen and hiding behind, too afraid to show her face.
Ye Zhen Zhen felt disappointed in He Min Hong and mustered up the courage to intervene as the homeowner. She invited the male neighbor to her own home for a detailed discussion on compensation matters, expressing her willingness to bear all the expenses. The male neighbor sensed He Min Hong's panic and observed Ye Zhen Zhen's composed and gracious handling of the situation. He speculated that she had made a poor choice in friends and advised her to stay away from people like He Min Hong in the future.
On the other hand, He Min Hong attempted to eavesdrop on the negotiation process but accidentally closed the door, and since she didn't have the keys, she couldn't re-enter. Ye Zhen Zhen had completely lost faith in He Min Hong, so she disregarded the pleading look He Min Hong threw at her and turned back to her own house.
During this time, Fang Zhi Heng messaged his father but received no response. He also tried calling him via video, but nobody answered. As a result, he called Director Ji to request time off. When He's mother arrived at 2202 and saw her daughter sitting outside, she felt both heartbroken and angry. He Min Hong continued to lie in front of her mother, causing her to disturb Ye Zhen Zhen's rest. When Zhu Zhe learned about this, he called to inform them of the truth.
After hearing the whole story, He's mother felt deeply ashamed and angrily accused He Min Hong of not recognizing kindness and of being ungrateful. Without the help of Ye Zhen Zhen and the others, she might still be in the dark about Qi Mu's true nature. Ye Zhen Zhen knew that He's mother was a reasonable person and didn't want her to stay outside in the cold, so she opened the door and invited her and He Min Hong in for a discussion.
Feeling guilty, He's mother didn't want to cause any more trouble. Zhu Zhe took advantage of his lunch break to come back and quietly inform He's mother before going into Ye Zhen Zhen's room. He's mother sighed and lamented why her daughter couldn't distinguish between right and wrong when others could. However, Zhu Zhe understood He's mother's mindset of always thinking about her child and believed that such meticulous care could actually make a child dull-witted.
Zhu Zhe didn't want to face He's mother and daughter, so he rested in Ye Zhen Zhen's room, while Ye Zhen Zhen planned to go to the police station to inquire about some matters regarding her abused younger sister.
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