Smile Code Episode 26 Recap, Plot

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Yu Dule came to find Gu Yi, his face full of emotion. Gu Yi could tell that something was bothering him. After mentioning it to her mother, she went out to speak with him. Yu Dule asked Gu Yi to help him figure out what was going on with Guan Xingxin. He wanted to know why she suddenly insisted on breaking up with him and avoided seeing him. Gu Yi speculated that Guan Xingxin must have something she couldn’t easily explain.

Yu Dule expressed that in a relationship, the two of them should face difficulties together rather than avoiding each other. He was frustrated, not even knowing what he might have done wrong. Watching Yu Dule walk away, Gu Yi could see how upset he was. Meanwhile, Guan Xingxin was having dinner with her adoptive parents, who imposed strict rules on her. They controlled everything, even her phone calls and outings.

Guan Xingxin resented their constraints but felt unable to defy them because she owed them. When they criticized her friends as bad influences, she couldn’t hold back and retorted that it was their behavior that had driven her to this point. After that, she stormed out, feeling suffocated. When Yu Dule finally saw Guan Xingxin again, he didn’t know what to say. The distance between them felt like an insurmountable gulf, making them seem like strangers.

Guan Xingxin admitted that she didn’t want to stay at home anymore and suggested living with him instead. Yu Dule, however, said he was emotionally drained and couldn’t give her the support she needed. Guan Xingxin realized that their relationship was growing increasingly distant. Liang Daiwen dreamt again about the time his mother passed away. When he woke, he sensed something was wrong. Gu Yi’s mother had been acting strangely, and her words seemed off.

After Gu Yi returned to work following her vacation, Liang began spending more time with her mother, noticing her peculiar behavior. One day, he found her laughing alone at a potted plant. Liang tried sharing his own experiences, hoping to dissuade her from considering any drastic actions. Gu Yi’s mother, however, made Liang promise not to let her daughter know about any of this.

When Gu Yi learned that her mother had been hospitalized, she discovered it was due to breast cancer. She struggled to accept it and asked the doctors if there might have been a misdiagnosis. Her mother, aware of Gu Yi’s difficulty in coping, insisted on accepting reality. She explained that the illness was incurable and she didn’t want Gu Yi to spend a fortune on treatments.

Instead of prolonging her life with medication that would leave her bedridden, she preferred to face each day with a positive spirit. Liang Daiwen comforted Gu Yi, who suddenly realized that her mother’s actions—bringing her back to their hometown and giving her the savings passbook—had all been signs she had overlooked. Gu Yi blamed herself for not noticing sooner. She recalled that when she first saw the medical report, she only asked briefly about it instead of looking closer.

Liang empathized, sharing that he had felt similarly when his own mother passed away, realizing too late what was happening. Gu Yi’s mother then took the stage for a stand-up comedy performance, determined to live her life to the fullest before leaving this world. She even joked about going on a honeymoon tour. Liang Daiwen, meanwhile, kept calling Gu Yi on the surveillance monitor until she relented and stepped out, only to be “forced” by him to have a meal together.

Guan Xingxin asked Liang Daiwen to help her deal with her mother, who had become obsessed with arranging blind dates for her. Guan felt completely lost about what to do next. Meanwhile, Gu Yi waited for her mother’s calls, trying to maintain her best mood to encourage her. Despite facing a terminal illness, Gu Yi’s mother stayed remarkably optimistic, confronting each day with courage. Liang Daiwen, moved by her resilience, wanted to capture her essence in a painting, preserving her strength and spirit on canvas.

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