Later, I Laughed Episode 17 Recap
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On the first day of the tour, Shi Ye was driving the RV, with Wu Xiuya in the passenger seat. In the back, Liang Dong and Xiao Lan were bickering as usual. The scenery along the way was beautiful, reminding Xiuya of the day she first arrived in Ningxi City. However, when they arrived at the venue, they discovered it wasn’t a formal performance at all—it was just a mop promotion event.
Xiao Lan was furious and argued with Team Leader Lü, but the contract had already been signed. Xiuya tried to calm her down, saying they should just perform as usual. Since it wasn’t a proper event, Xiuya struggled on stage, nearly shouting herself hoarse. Meanwhile, the elderly audience members were too busy fighting over discounted mops to pay her any attention. Afterward, Xiuya joked that it was the most humiliating performance of her stand-up career.
Xiao Lan teased her, saying it was still better than the time Liang Dong froze for a whole minute on stage. During the break, Team Leader Lü invited them to a banquet, saying it was hosted by President Shi. Thinking it would be free food, the group happily went along, only to realize they were expected to perform for the banquet. Worse, they were told their casual attire wasn’t acceptable.
Xiuya was forced to put on a glittery short dress and perform stand-up on stage. But the audience was busy eating and drinking, completely ignoring her performance. Children were running around and playing, making the scene feel more like a zoo. Some guests started heckling, asking Xiuya to either dance or sing. When she said she couldn’t do either, another guest suggested she drink instead. Frustrated, Xiuya stepped off the stage.
Shi Ye quickly took her place, grabbed a bottle of alcohol from a guest, and downed it in one go to keep the atmosphere from collapsing entirely. After the performance, Team Leader Lü scolded them and informed them that they would need to pay for both food and accommodation. To save money, Shi Ye and the group decided not to stay at Lü’s hotel. Instead, they drove the RV to find a spot to camp.
Xiao Lan and Xiuya slept inside the RV, while Liang Dong and Shi Ye set up a tent outside. While gathering firewood, Xiao Lan got so frightened by a rabbit that she screamed and jumped into Liang Dong’s arms. Realizing what she had done, they both awkwardly jumped apart like they had been electrocuted. Meanwhile, Shi Ye took Xiuya to the river to catch fish. As they worked together, the two unknowingly grew closer.
Xiuya, unable to dance, began gathering material for her stand-up routine by observing the people around her. She joked about a chubby singer, which angered the singer so much that her partner secretly sabotaged the RV’s tires. That night, the singer, Xiao Qiu, intentionally told Shi Ye her room number, hoping he would visit her. Xiuya overheard and kept an eye on him. She noticed that Shi Ye didn’t go to Xiao Qiu’s room.
Instead, she overheard him directly rejecting Xiao Qiu, saying he wasn’t interested in her. Later, Xiao Lan got hungry, and Liang Dong took her to a night market to eat. Unfortunately, they ate too much junk and ended up with severe food poisoning, needing IV drips at a clinic. To avoid delaying the tour, Shi Ye and Xiuya left first, planning to meet up with the others after they recovered. Midway through, their plans changed.
Team Leader Lü called Xiuya, telling them to skip Jinhua and head straight to Ningxi City instead. Ningxi City was where Xiuya had transferred schools with her mother after leaving Shenzhen. It was also the place where she first met Shi Ye. Hearing "Ningxi City" brought back memories of Shi Ye’s mother, who had been the director of discipline at Ningxi No. 7 High School. Back then, Shi Ye’s mother had looked down on Xiuya, treating her like a delinquent. So much time had passed—Xiuya wondered if Shi Ye’s mother still saw her the same way. And what would happen next?
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