Later, I Laughed Episode 18 Recap
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Shi Ye knew the way to Ningxi City, so he deliberately avoided the highway. Midway, the singing girl Songhua called and suggested they check their car tires. She claimed that Yazi had noticed low tire pressure before they left. In truth, Yazi had secretly deflated Shi Ye's tires out of spite. Songhua, kind-hearted and worried about their safety, didn’t want to expose Yazi, so she made up the excuse instead.
Shi Ye and Wu Xiuya got out to check and found that the tires were indeed underinflated. Xiuya called for a tow truck, but the service estimated it could take anywhere from one to six hours. Before the call ended, her phone lost signal. As night fell, Shi Ye set up a grill and started roasting meat for Xiuya. Out of nowhere, he suggested they skip Ningxi City altogether and go camping at Yandang Mountain instead.
Though Shi Ye seemed serious, Xiuya thought he was joking. This year, Xiuya had quit her job and ended her relationship, but she hadn’t told her family yet. She figured these were matters best discussed face-to-face. She and Shi Ye chatted for a while longer before Xu Yunfeng sent her a WeChat message, prompting Shi Ye to excuse himself to change clothes. When the tow truck arrived, it hauled their RV to Ningxi City.
After fixing the car, they headed to the performance venue, only to be scolded by Team Leader Lü for arriving late. Lü also criticized Xiuya’s outfit for being too plain again. Before Xiuya could respond, Songhua brought her a dress, left it with her, and walked away without waiting for thanks. When Xiuya caught up to Songhua to ask about the price, she overheard Songhua talking with Yazi and realized that the tire issue was Yazi’s doing.
Songhua, who had been the subject of one of Xiuya’s comedic jabs, wasn’t angry at being used as stand-up material. Xiuya, however, felt deeply ashamed. Ningxi City was small, and Shi Ye ran into his old deskmate, Wang Zihao, who was getting married. He learned that his mother was also attending the wedding. Shi Ye planned to quietly give a red envelope as a gift, but his mother spotted him first.
She ordered him not to show up at the wedding, fearing it would embarrass her in front of her former students and colleagues. Meanwhile, Xiuya performed stand-up at the venue and took the opportunity to apologize to Songhua. Outside, Shi Ye argued with his mother. Xiuya happened to step off the RV and witnessed the scene.
Shi Ye’s mother blamed Xiuya for leading her son astray, claiming that, if not for her, Shi Ye would have taken the entrance exam and gone to Tsinghua or Peking University. Shi Ye, frustrated, explained that he had only wanted to save face for his mother, but since she insisted on lying to others that he was a high-level executive in Shanghai, he decided it was better to reveal the truth. Shi Ye brought Xiuya to the wedding.
His mother, seeing him there, was so furious she refused to speak to him. Wang Zihao warmly welcomed them and seated them at the table with other classmates. Their appearance together made everyone assume they were a couple. Xiuya clarified that they weren’t, but her classmates thought she was just being evasive. Everyone believed Shi Ye’s mother’s lies about him being a successful executive in Shanghai.
Shi Ye decided to come clean, admitting that he had quit his job and was now focused on stand-up comedy. Most of them didn’t even know what stand-up comedy was, so Shi Ye performed a routine on the spot. Xiuya joined him, turning the performance into a two-person act. While it was meant to be stand-up, it felt more like a comic skit. After their performance, the classmates pitied them, thinking they were struggling.
Even Wang Biao, a former troublemaker from middle school, came over to apologize for bullying them. Shi Ye and Xiuya were both amused and speechless. After their performance in Ningxi City, the group parted ways. Before leaving, Xiuya had a heartfelt conversation with Songhua and realized how kind-hearted she truly was. Back in Shanghai, Xu Yunfeng contacted Xiuya. Determined to break up with him, Xiuya asked to meet him.
Unexpectedly, Xu Yunfeng took the stage to perform stand-up himself, but his routine was so awkward that it made the entire audience cringe. Xiuya and Cao Zhiyong, watching from the audience, couldn’t help but feel secondhand embarrassment for him. After his failed performance, Xu Yunfeng left in a hurry without saying a word to Xiuya. When Xiuya tried to comfort him through a message, she discovered that he had already blocked her. The whole situation was absurd and left her baffled.
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