Always Home Episode 23 Recap, Plot

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The exam papers were something Zhou Ye had bought from someone for five hundred yuan. Now that he realized the papers were wrong, he went to confront the person. However, the other party was incredibly arrogant, and if it weren’t for Jing Qichi stepping in to stop him, Zhou Ye might have gotten physical. Back in the dorm, Zhou Ye still couldn’t swallow his anger.

Everyone tried to calm him down, but it wasn’t until three people restrained him that he finally calmed down. The first semester of freshman year ended like this. Dong Huixin scored full marks, Huang Lu and Qiu Li both failed, and Chen Huan'er got a passable 76, leaving plenty of room for improvement. Jing Qichi, who had once been at the bottom of his class in high school, scored full marks in advanced mathematics.

Chen Lei looked at Qian Lina's check-up report in a daze. Qian Lina reassured him, saying that once the biopsy was done, they would know whether it was benign or malignant. Chen Huan'er happily returned home with her luggage and took out the gifts she had prepared for everyone. But when she opened them, she realized that her hand-knitted scarf had been stained by skincare products. Despite that, both Qian Lina and Chen Lei were still happy.

Qian Lina bought insurance for Chen Huan'er, as she couldn’t help but worry about her daughter. She knew she couldn’t be with her daughter all the time. Soon, the Jing family and Song family were both coming over for dinner. When Qi Qi returned home, she was met with her mother's questioning because Qi Qi had changed her major without consulting her. This led to another argument between mother and daughter. The three families gathered for a pre-New Year’s dinner.

Qi Qi, having fought with her mother, ran away from home and had to ask Chen Huan'er if she could stay at her place, also hoping to join them for dinner. When they saw Chen Huan'er and Jing Qichi jokingly competing over their heights, Lin Yifan couldn’t help but comment that the two of them seemed perfect together. Hao Mei quickly interrupted, saying that Chen Huan'er was the daughter-in-law she had picked out for her son.

This sparked a battle between the two mothers over their future daughter-in-law, leaving Song Cong at a loss. Chen Huan'er and Jing Qichi just looked down in silence. Hao Mei let Chen Huan'er decide whether she wanted to choose Jing Qichi or Song Cong, and Qi Qi couldn’t help but stand up to announce that she and Song Cong were dating. Qian Lina quickly arranged for Qi Qi to sit between Hao Mei and Song Cong.

Qi Qi mentioned that she needed to buy toiletries, but Song Cong said he had to stay behind to help clean up and couldn’t accompany her. After dinner, Chen Huan'er and Jing Qichi went with Qi Qi to buy things. In truth, Qi Qi regretted what she had just said and worried that Song Cong might be upset. Jing Qichi later found Song Cong alone.

Song Cong felt that talking about it in front of their parents was too awkward, but Jing Qichi reminded him that Qi Qi had been very upset. When Song Hang heard that Song Cong was in a relationship, he came to chat with him. Surprisingly, Song Cong didn’t really listen, but Jing Qichi took it all in. Song Cong sent Qi Qi a message, inviting her to go see a movie the next day.

When Jing Qichi returned home, he saw his father's memorial portrait and felt deeply saddened. Qi Qi fell asleep early, and Chen Huan'er, curious, asked Qian Lina whether one should take the initiative if they like someone. Qian Lina said, “Of course! ” Then, like pouring beans from a bamboo tube, she shared a lot of thoughts, though there were still many things she wanted to say.

The next day, Song Cong and Qi Qi went together to watch a movie, and Song Cong said that their parents were fully supportive of their relationship. Qi Qi was overjoyed. On New Year's Eve, Chen Huan'er’s grandmother came over to celebrate the New Year with them. Song Cong's family had a warm atmosphere as well. Jing Qichi and his mother exchanged New Year greetings, but the atmosphere between Qi Qi and her mother remained tense.

Chen Huan'er accidentally saw a message on Qian Lina's phone and discovered that she had cancer. The next day, Chen Huan'er’s grandmother gave red envelopes to both Qian Lina and Chen Huan'er. Chen Huan'er told Qian Lina that she had seen her phone, but Qian Lina quickly urged her to stay happy and not to let her grandmother know. Feeling heavy-hearted, Chen Huan'er went to her secret hideout and confided her worries to Jing Qichi.

She kept reassuring herself that it must be benign. When she returned home, she put on a smile to face her grandmother. However, her grandmother was still awake, looking at photos on Qian Lina's phone. In fact, she had already known, and they were both keeping the same secret. Her grandmother hugged Chen Huan'er and said that her granddaughter had grown up, and everything would be fine.

After her grandmother left, Qian Lina prepared lots of food and medicine for her. Once her grandmother was gone, she ran to the bathroom and cried. After the New Year, Qian Lina had a biopsy done at the hospital. Chen Huan'er sat absentmindedly in the hallway, and Jing Qichi brought her food. In such a situation, no comforting words felt powerful enough, and Chen Huan'er cried silently in his arms.

Fortunately, the results came back benign, and when Qian Lina was discharged from the hospital, Jing Qichi came to help. Qian Lina jokingly teased him, saying he was acting like a son-in-law.

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