The White Olive Tree Episode 16 Recap, Plot

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The supervisor told Song Ran to delete the comment. Song Ran felt that she was expressing her personal opinion. The supervisor argued that since she was now a public figure, she couldn’t entirely represent just herself. Song Ran believed that deleting the comment would mean admitting that Wang Han was lying, which she was unwilling to do. She went back to her father’s house for dinner. Her father also told her to delete the comment. Song Ran was upset.

She recalled how her father had taught her from a young age that writing should have the power to change society—so why was he not supporting her now? Li Zan called Song Ran, telling her that he was concerned about her. Song Ran told him where she was. Li Zan came to see her and found that she was still deeply saddened. He told Song Ran that he understood Jiang Yu.

Although Jiang Yu always acted tough, Li Zan could sense his fear inside. Song Ran became even more upset, feeling that Li Zan was saying she was wrong. She insisted that her comment was neutral and that she believed in what she saw with her own eyes. After all, there was also a video online. Song Ran went to see Luo Zhan.

She told him that he was the most rational person she had ever met and asked if she had really been wrong. Luo Zhan said he couldn’t give her an answer because, to him, Li Zan was also someone who intrigued him. However, he wanted to ask Song Ran:If she thought Li Zan was too emotional about Jiang Lin, did she not have any emotional bias in this case as well? Was there nothing she wanted to make up for?

Song Ran met with Wang Han. She urged him to tell the truth. If he could promise her that it was indeed Jiang Yu who had done this, then even though Jiang Yu was the younger brother of her late friend, she would still help Wang Han speak up. Wang Han apologized, admitting that he had been too scared at the time. Song Ran had thought she was seeking redemption, but she hadn’t expected things to turn out this way.

Wang Han explained that Jiang Yu had been his best friend, the one who saved him from those bullies. But then, everything changed. Wang Han revealed that those people had forced him to take Jiang Yu’s jacket. Jiang Yu was furious and almost hit him. The bullies recorded a video and told Wang Han to upload it online, saying it would ruin Jiang Yu. Song Ran pointed out that Jiang Yu had changed because of his brother’s death.

Wang Han was also heartbroken, wondering why Jiang Yu hadn’t told him anything—he was supposed to be Jiang Yu’s best friend. Song Ran thought about this too. People were strange creatures—they always held back the words they truly wanted to say. When Song Ran saw Li Zan, she admitted the truth about herself. She confessed that all the times she had told Li Zan she was fine had been lies.

Li Zan also revealed his own situation—he had been hiding things from Song Ran as well. When they returned, Song Ran told Li Zan that he didn’t need to change his shoes and could just come in. She then asked why he had come today. Li Zan told her that he had found the real bullies who had hurt Wang Han and had already handed them over to the police. He had come to tell her this.

Song Ran asked how he had found them. Li Zan explained that he had cross-checked the times and locations from Wang Han’s notebook one by one until he identified them. Li Zan brought up Jiang Yu, saying that aside from himself, there was someone else who believed Jiang Yu wasn’t that kind of person.

At one point, Jiang Yu had been taken to the police station for fighting, and it was Li Zan and a teacher who had gone to pick him up. Because of that, Jiang Yu couldn’t have been the one who attacked Wang Han. Song Ran asked why Li Zan hadn’t told her this earlier. Li Zan said that by the time he had confirmed it, she had already posted the comment, and this one detail alone wasn’t enough to prove anything.

Song Ran then realized that Li Zan suspected himself of causing Jiang Lin’s death. She assured him that everything would get better.

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