Later, I Laughed Episode 20 Recap
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Four days ago, the endless arguments with her husband, despair over her mundane life, and the illness that only she knew about left Li Dongmei feeling suffocated. She decided to leave home on a whim. The next morning, when Xiuya’s father woke up, he found himself alone, with only a “bloodbath” caused by frozen pork ribs left behind. During this delicate time, Xiuya had changed Shi Ye’s contact name to “Advertising Department’s Xiao Shi.
” Although Shi Ye didn’t say anything, Xiuya could sense that he was a little upset. However, she was just waiting for the right moment to tell her mother everything. Liang Dong suggested that she first use a colleague as a decoy to test Li Dongmei’s reaction before revealing the truth. Da Yong, thinking from a parent’s perspective, believed Xiuya simply needed to correct her mother’s traditional mindset.
After leaving the hospital, Li Dongmei called Xiuya, saying she would come to her company to pick her up for dinner. Xiuya didn’t even have time to refuse before Li Dongmei hung up. To prevent her lies from being exposed, Xiuya rushed to the office, but the rush-hour traffic made her late. She quickly called Pang Jing to stall her mother for a while.
Xiuya then hurriedly arrived at her office, taking the stairs up and squeezing into the elevator to come back down, pretending to have just finished work. She immediately grabbed her mother and left. Unfortunately, they ran into He Xiaoli and Ma Chao. Xiuya tactfully stopped them from inadvertently mentioning her resignation to her mother. Li Dongmei saw a fancy restaurant and decided to take Xiuya there.
The dishes were outrageously expensive, but Xiuya couldn’t admit she had already quit her job, so she put on a brave face and used her credit card to pay. During dinner, Li Dongmei brought up Zheng Hao, subtly hinting at wanting to discuss his and Xiuya’s marriage. Xiuya brushed it off, saying she wasn’t in a hurry to get married. After the meal, Li Dongmei wanted to go shopping, and Xiuya had no choice but to accompany her.
They spent over 8,000 yuan on two outfits, and Xiuya finally understood the phrase “spending money like water. ”Later, Xiuya shared her frustrations with Shi Ye, who listened carefully and immediately took her to earn money through stand-up comedy. Keeping busy, Shi Ye said, would leave no time for overthinking or extra worries. Shi Ye’s idea of making money was performing stand-up at various venues, earning 100 yuan each. Together, they made 200 yuan a night.
The money came in bit by bit, but every time Xiuya spent a penny, her heart ached. That evening, Shi Ye bought a discounted loaf of bread for 5 yuan at the supermarket, and the two settled their dinner with it, saving another expense. Meanwhile, their landlady, Sister Chen, verbally agreed to give Xiuya a few extra days to pay rent but quickly came knocking again.
When Li Dongmei found out her daughter hadn’t paid the rent, she used her own cash to cover it for the month. While tidying Xiuya’s room, Li Dongmei came across her notebook filled with stand-up comedy sketches. That night, Shi Ye dropped Xiuya off at her place. Hearing her casually lie on the phone with her mother, he joked that her love life felt like an affair.
When Xiuya returned to her apartment, she found that her mother had already prepared dinner and told her the rent was paid. Li Dongmei mentioned the red notebook she had found, and Xiuya lied, saying it was just a hobby to jot down interesting ideas. While Xiuya was in the bathroom, Li Dongmei accidentally saw a message from “Advertising Department’s Xiao Shi,” which was filled with affectionate words. Her heart skipped a beat.
On the weekend, Xiuya had plans to go out, and Li Dongmei wanted to follow her, but Xiuya quickly found an excuse to refuse. This only made Li Dongmei more certain that her daughter was hiding something. She secretly followed Xiuya and saw her get onto the back seat of Shi Ye’s bike. The two looked very close. Li Dongmei contacted Zheng Hao, who didn’t mention that he and Xiuya had already broken up. That evening, when Xiuya returned home, she was startled to see her mother sitting on the sofa, waiting for her.
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