Later, I Laughed Episode 21 Recap
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A day ago, everyone was preparing to promote and attract guests to Bang He. Xiao Lan, though distracted, was giving remote guidance via video and even called Zhao Na to help Wu Xiuya with her makeup. Xiuya planned to tell Zhao Na about her relationship with Shi Ye, but to her surprise, Zhao Na already knew through Xiao Lan.
Zhao Na admitted that when she was with Shi Ye, she didn’t initially care whether he wanted to get married or not. However, as time passed, she realized that being together long-term without a clear outcome wasn’t ideal, which is why she chose to break up with him. After finishing her makeup, Xiuya saw Zhao Na off. Outside, Da Yong was greeting guests, and Xiuya went over to help him.
Four shady-looking men approached, and Xiuya told them there was a free stand-up comedy show. The men asked if Xiuya would be performing. When she nodded, they laughed maliciously, but Xiuya didn’t think much of it and led them inside before continuing to recruit more guests. Unexpectedly, the men demanded that Xiuya perform a strip dance. When she firmly refused, one of them tried to grab her, but she broke free. Enraged, the man slapped her across the face.
Seeing this from the stage, Shi Ye rushed over and knocked the man to the ground. The thug’s friends joined in, and Liang Dong and Da Yong immediately stepped in to help. Chaos erupted in Bang He, turning it into a scene like a noisy marketplace. Both groups ended up being taken to the police station. The thugs tried to shift the blame, but fortunately, Liang Dong had surveillance footage as evidence.
Later, Shi Ye used a boiled egg to massage the swollen bump on Xiuya’s head. When he tried to eat the egg afterward, Xiuya snatched it away first. Da Yong’s wife came to the police station to bail him out. Once they got home, she gave him an ultimatum: either return to their hometown and settle down, or they’d separate if he insisted on staying in Shanghai to pursue stand-up comedy.
Shi Ye walked Xiuya home, only for her to find her mother, Li Dongmei, sitting awake on the sofa. Xiuya had a sinking feeling that her mother must have learned something. Sure enough, the next morning, Li Dongmei waited for Xiuya to come clean. When her mother mistakenly assumed she was having an affair, Xiuya quickly cleared up the misunderstanding. Li Dongmei then asked about Shi Ye’s job.
Upon hearing that he was a stand-up comedian without job security or social benefits, her mother was utterly distraught. Without Xiuya’s consent, Li Dongmei went to her former workplace to find Zheng Hao, attempting to patch things up between him and Xiuya. Zheng Hao, completely clueless about what was happening, used the excuse of a meeting to escape. Meanwhile, He Xiaoli approached Li Dongmei and struck up a conversation.
This was when Li Dongmei learned, to her surprise, that Xiuya had already resigned. She asked He Xiaoli to help her meet Xiuya’s former boss, Hu Jianjun. Li Dongmei pleaded with Hu Jianjun to give Xiuya another chance, leaving Hu completely bewildered. Xiuya received a message from Pang Jing and rushed to her old office, trying to drag her mother away. However, Li Dongmei refused to leave and ended up having a loud argument with Xiuya in the office.
The ridicule, gossip, and feigned sympathy of her former colleagues slowly chipped away at the last bit of dignity Xiuya had left. After making a scene, Li Dongmei broke down in tears. Once she finally calmed down, Xiuya took her outside the company building, but they ended up arguing again. Furious, Li Dongmei took a taxi back to Xiuya’s rented apartment and began packing her things to leave. When Xiuya arrived home, she quickly stopped her mother and left again.
Back at Bang He, the group felt hopeless, thinking their future was bleak and the bar might soon close. Just then, someone in their stand-up comedy group shared news about a nationwide comedy competition. Cheng Cheng mentioned it was organized by a well-known and experienced TV drama team and encouraged Shi Ye, Xiuya, and Liang Dong to register. When Xiuya returned home, she found her mother collapsed in the room and panickedly called for an ambulance.
Zheng Hao called Xiuya, intending to check on her. In her distress, Xiuya answered, mistaking him for her father, Wu Guodong. Without realizing it, she revealed that her mother had been diagnosed with stomach cancer.
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