After watching a TVB crime drama, Forensic Heroes IV, it is now time to go back to a mainland production to ogle over handsome young actors for a change! Everyone Wants To Meet You (谁都渴望遇见你) stars Zhang Zhe Han and Riley Wang Yi Lun, 2 popular and good-looking actors with lots of female fans. Below is the episode summary of the drama. And if you are wondering if the 2 handsome actors would be enough to make the drama watchable, check out my Everyone Wants To Meet You review for an answer.
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Episode 1
Zhang Min is in France and on his way to a chateau to settle an inheritance. His car nearly bumps into Luo Xi who is cycling and they start off not on the best of terms. At the chateau, Zhang Min is cold and brisk. His late grandfather, Wu, had left him the house in his will and Zhang Min thought he could quickly take over the property. But his grandfather also left the surrounding vineyard to Luo Xi who was his favored botanist.
Zhang Min is under pressure by his father to sell off the property. It also has no sentimental value to him as he has no recollection of the times he had spent there when he was young. But Luo Xi is unwilling to give up the vineyard even though she is asked to name a price. She wants to rehabilitate a tree that matters a great deal to Grandfather Wu. It is a tree that was planted with his grandson years ago. Hence, both of them end up tussling over the matter.
Tao Lun has a 2-week break from university and drops by the chateau to visit Luo Xi. She is delighted to see him. But Zhang Min refuses to let Tao Lun stay as the house is now his.
Episode 2
Zhang Min follows Luo Xi and Tao Lun sightseeing around town. Both of them knew each other in an orphanage. Tao Lun offends someone at an eatery and he grabs Luo Xi to flee from a group of gangsters. Luo Xi goes back to pull Zhang Min along. The next day, they visit Grandfather Wu’s grave. Zhang Min says that he is sorry for having to sell the chateau and that he is willing to be punished for it.
Luo Xi’s heart softened and she agrees to give up her rights to the vineyard on the condition that Zhang Ming wouldn’t sell the place for the next one year. That should give her enough time to nurse the tree back to good health. With that agreement, they sign the deal. The lawyer wants to make sure that Zhang Min is the true heir of Grandfather Wu as there are rumors that he is adopted. His grandson should have a burnt scar on his back. Zhang Min has one on his right.
Tao Lun seems to have a sense of familiarity with the place but Luo Xi puts it down to her photos that she have shared with him. Just after they sign the deal, executives from Sihai Group arrive at the chateau. They are sent by Zhang Min’s father as he doesn’t agree to the deal not to sell the place for a year.
Episode 3
Luo Xi gets angry at Zhang Min for breaking his promise when the executives want to destroy part of the vineyard for reconstruction. She feels that he is just putting on a show to take advantage of her generosity. But Zhang Min stops the workers from destroying the tree that matters so much to Luo Xi. He gets hurt protecting Luo Xi and she also overhears him on the phone worrying about his workers being retrenched. This makes her understand that Zhang Min may have his own problems to handle.
Tao Lun and Luo Xi enjoy some wine while watching the stars. Luo Xi shows Tao Lun a key that Grandfather Wu had given her but she has no idea what it is for. After she gets drunk, Tao Lun says that he will miss her if he goes to Antartica. So, it might be better if he stays instead. As he follows the star markings in her room, he finds a box which he opens using Grandfather Wu’s key. The box contains some old toys and old memories surface.
The drunk Luo Xi ends up in the kitchen. Zhang Min brings her back to her room. She writes him an agreement to give up her ownership of the vineyard. Since keeping the chateau will make Zhang Min unhappy, Luo Xi feels that will defeat Grandfather Wu’s intention. Zhang Min spends the night in Luo Xi’s room waiting for her to wake up to reconfirm her agreement. She is taken aback to find Zhang Min sitting on her bed in the morning. Tao Lun is not happy seeing him in Luo Xi’s room. He also returns the toy box to Zhang Min who recalls his parents arguing about their son who had gone missing.
Episode 4
Zhang Min thinks that Luo Xi had influenced Grandfather Wu to leave her the vineyard and she is just after money. He feels vindicated when Luo Xi asks to borrow $500,000 from him before signing the agreement to give up her ownership rights. He mocks her for being a gold digger which makes her angry. Luo Xi signs the agreement but tears the cheque.
A family emergency in China forces Luo Xi home. Zhou Wu, whom she grew up with in the orphanage and regards as a brother, is arrested for a brawl. He has borrowed money to fund their hostel’s operations. Tao Lun decides to return to China with her and give up on his trip to Antartica. Zhang Min feels bad when he finds out the true reason why Luo Xi wants money from him. By then, Luo Xi has left for China. Zhang Min is also asked to return home by his father to face the board of directors.
Back home, Luo Xi is mad that Zhao Wu has used the hostel’s money to invest in some financial products at Yang Lin’s recommendation. Yang Lin is Luo Xi’s ex-classmate. The money is lost which forces Zhao Wu to borrow from moneylenders. Luo Xi confronts Yang Lin but she has no money to repay her. Instead, she asks Luo Xi to follow her to take up a part time job at a hotel to earn money. Luo Xi bumps into Zhang Min who works at the hotel as its general manager. But he can’t see her as she is covered up in an alien costume.
Episode 5
Zhang Min suspects the person underneath the costume is Luo Xi. Liu Wen Na throws a surprise party for Zhang Min to celebrate his return from France. That is why she needs to hire the alien dancers. Wen Na sees a hairpin in Zhang Min’s office and assumes it is for her. When Zhang Min goes through the security cameras, he finds Luo Xi in the hotel.
Zhang Min tells Wen Na that he doesn’t like surprise parties and the hairpin is not for her. Luo Xi tries to avoid him and escapes. She hides inside one of the rooms. Zhang Min is standing outside the door when his father appears. Luo Xi could hear the conversation and discovers that Zhang Min is facing pressure to marry Wen Na to seal a business deal. She also suspects Zhang Min could be adopted as his father has warned him not to take for granted that he would be the heir of Sihai group. At the same time, Tao Lun is also looking for his biological parents.
Finally, Zhang Min finds Luo Xi and apologizes to her for the incident in France. On the ride back to her hostel, Zhang Min offers Luo Xi a job to stay by his side because he finds his headaches lessened when she is around. She rejects his offer and gets angry for treating everything as a business deal. At the hostel, Zhou Wu invites Zhang Min to stay for dinner. His little daughter, Xiao Man Tao, also takes a liking for Zhang Min but there is an uneasiness between him and Tao Lun. They all get drunk and Zhang Min ends up staying for the night. The next day, Zhang Min finds Director Liu in his office enquiring about his relationship with his daughter.
Episode 6
Director Liu reminds Zhang Min that his position in the company will be secured once he has sealed the deal for the Dubai project. He tells him to talk it over with Wen Na. Luo Xi wants Zhang Min to stop harassing her to work for him. She goes to see him at his office but notices Wen Na and him hugging. Wen Na is there purportedly to apologize for her father’s visit. Luo Xi quietly leaves without bothering Zhang Min only for him to find out later that she has been to his office.
Yang Lin has been evicted by her landlord. Zhou Wu and Zhou Mo happily take her in to Luo Xi’s chagrin. She demands that Yang Lin does chores around the hostel in exchange for lodging.
Zhang Min tries to tell Chairman Zhang that he has an alternative to solve the financial problems of the Dubai project rather than relying on his marriage to Wen Na. But his father refuses to listen and reminds Zhang Min to marry her quickly before they find out his real identity. His mother is still pining for his lost brother and hopes for his return.
Luo Xi is attending interviews to get a full-time job. She borrows Yang Lin’s high heels but they are not a good fit. Tao Lun sees her at the bus stop and kneels down to help her with the shoes.
Episode 7
Tao Lun gives Luo Xi a handmade gift to wish her well for her interview. The gift hints of his feelings for her. Zhang Min orders fresh vegetables from Zhou Wu’s hostel to have them delivered to her mother’s house. Yang Lin sends Tao Lun to do the delivery. Tao Lun meets Zhang Min’s mother, Wu Tian Hua, and she is reminded of her lost son.
Luo Xi didn’t get the job at Shengke Group and has to rush back when Zhou Wu calls. The moneylenders are back at the hostel to ask for repayment. Zhang Min happens to be at Shengke for a meeting and notices Luo Xi feeling anxious. He follows her back to the hostel and settles the issue for her. Zhang Min brings her shopping for clothes and shoes as he still wants her to work for him. Luo Xi is adamant that he cannot force her to do what he wants just because she owes him money. They argue but Zhang Min surprises Luo Xi with the hairpin that he has bought in France before he hurries away.
Tao Lun confesses his love for Luo Xi that night. But she makes light of it and brushes it off. She sees him as family. Director Liu invites Zhang Min to his house. Zhang Min offers to sell Director Liu his Shengke shares to help him with the takeover of the company in exchange for funding of the Dubai project. Director Liu then brings up the subject of his daughter and hints that family and partnership go together. A food allergy forces Zhang Min to end up in hospital. But his father declines to visit when Director Liu informs him.
Episode 8
There is a flashback of Zhang Min purposely being scalded with hot water on his back when he was young on Chairman Zhang’s request. Director Liu agrees to Zhang Min’s proposal and the deal on the Dubai project is sealed. Luo Xi is feeling awkward towards Tao Lun after his confession. She also decides to go for an interview at Sihai Group as she doesn’t want to waste the opportunity just because of Zhang Min.
Wu Tian Wei returns from overseas and goes straight to see Chairman Zhang. Tian Wei is the brother of Chairman Zhang’s wife. Sihai Group actually belongs to the Wu family. Tian Wei wants to remain in China to help with the business rather than being sent abroad. He promises he wouldn’t be a threat to anyone. Wen Na goes shopping and finds out that Zhang Min had brought a girl to the store the other day. The girl is Luo Xi. She goes to Zhang Min’s office and sees Luo Xi’s resume on his desk.
Zhang Min personally conducts the interview with Luo Xi. He admits that he wants her at his side as she can help him with his headaches and insomnia. Furthermore, she is going to earn a salary which will enable her to pay him back the money that she has borrowed. Luo Xi agrees to take up the job. But she also returns the hairpin that he gave her. Her reason is that she doesn’t want to take someone else’s gift as she thought it was meant for Wen Na. After the interview, Luo Xi catches Zhang Min talking to a woman. He tells her she shouldn’t be visiting him at the hotel.
Episode 9
Luo Xi has to undergo a training workshop for new recruits at Sihai Group. Before she could get on the company bus, Zhang Min pulls her into his car. But his secretary lost his way during the drive to the training center and they end up at a secluded area. The 3 of them are forced to sleep together in a villager’s storeroom. Zhang Min wedges himself in between Luo Xi and Secretary Xiao. During the night, he tries to climb over Luo Xi to get up. A movement by Secretary Xiao knocks Zhang Min on top of Luo Xi and he accidentally kisses her. They get up to look at the stars and Zhang Min returns the hairpin to Luo Xi.
Tian Wei is now the director of HR at Sihai Group. Wen Na tries to get him to fire Luo Xi. Tian Wei suggests that they place her in an unsuitable role instead. That way, she will make mistakes and get fired. He also informs Wen Na that Zhang Min is personally taking Luo Xi to the training center. Hence, Wen Na rushes over to receive Zhang Min when he arrives with Luo Xi to split them up.
Tao Lun is still keen to look for his biological parents due to curiosity. Luo Xi clarifies with Tao Lun that she only sees him as family. Tian Wei blurts out to Zhang Min’s parents about Luo Xi. Chairman Zhang still wants Zhang Min to marry Wen Na and gets into an argument with his wife over it. Tian Wei detects some secret in their conversation. Yang Lin posts a clip to market their hostel online. Zhang Min sees Tao Lun in the background and a burnt mark is noticeable on his back.
Episode 10
Zhang Min asks Secretary Xiao to find out Tao Lun’s background. Luo Xi is sent by Tian Wei to work in the sales department under Mr. Jiang. On her first day at the job, she offends 2 customers who lodge complaints against her. Mr. Jiang then embarrasses her in front of her colleagues. She also refuses to go and see Zhang Min when he requests to see her during lunch time. Thus, Zhang Min looks for her after work to enquire why. Luo Xi thought that he already has a fiancee and tells him so. Zhang Min makes it clear to her that there is nothing between him and Wen Na.
Tian Wei informs Wen Na that Luo Xi is not doing performing well at work. He also shows her Luo Xi’s profile. When Wen Na finds out about You’an Hostel, she makes her way there to have a look. She bumps into Tao Lun, Zhou Wu and Zhou Mo while she is there.
Luo Xi comes across a guest who seems depressed. She is a popular online host and Luo Xi is afraid she may commit suicide. But it turns out it is just a ruse to garner attention and sympathy online. Zhang Min advises her to learn from her mistakes and encourages her to improve. In return, Luo Xi also agrees to be his “painkiller” for his headaches. She takes the opportunity to seek his help in locating Tao Lun’s parents. She gives him a picture of an earring in Tao Lun’s possession. He recognizes it immediately. The earring is the same as the one worn by a woman in an old photo.
Episode 11
The earring belongs to Zhang Min’s biological mother, Shen Xiu Zhi. It was her who brought Tian Hua’s son to the riverside and abandoned him. Her husband left her and Zhang Min for Tian Hua years ago. Feeling wronged by her husband, Xiu Zhi wants her own son to replace Tian Hua’s son and succeed as chairman of Sihai Group. Zhang Min tries to get his biological mother to admit her mistakes but she refuses. She faints and is admitted to hospital.
Zhang Min feels helpless and looks for Luo Xi at You’an Hostel. He hugs her and requests for her company. Tao Lun witnesses them together and feels unhappy. Luo Xi ends up keeping Zhang Min company for the night. He tells her he is not the true heir of Sihai Group. Director Liu asks Tian Wei to keep an eye on Zhang Min for him in exchange for his support.
Zhang Min bumps into his adopted mother while visiting his biological mother. It turns out that both of his mothers are old friends who have lost touch for over 20 years. Tian Hua is not aware that Xiu Zhi is Zhang Min’s biological mother. Zhang Min wants Xiu Zhi to leave the city but she refuses. Tao Lun meets Wen Na when he delivers food to Tian Hua. He recognises her and they get into an argument over Luo Xi. Tao Lun tells Luo Xi to break things off with Zhang Min as he is afraid that she will get hurt.
Episode 12
Tao Lun feels that Zhang Min doesn’t deserve Luo Xi. But Luo Xi tells him that the issue is between her and Zhang Min to settle. Zhang Min and Wen Na’s engagement is announced without his knowledge. He confronts his father who insists on the marriage. Zhang Min reminds his father about how he abandoned Xiu Zhi for Tian Hua because of Sihai Group. In return, his father asks him if he would be willing to give everything up for refusing to marry Wen Na.
Luo Xi is sad over Zhang Min’s engagement. Zhang Min tries to pacify her in his office but is told that Wen Na is on her way up to see him. Luo Xi gives up and leaves. Wen Na reminds Zhang Min about their family dinner to celebrate their engagement. The dinner guest includes Xiu Zhi who Tian Hua introduces as her old friend. Zhang Min’s father is angry at Xiu Zhi for turning up at his house. When both of them are alone, he strangles her and warns her not to hurt Tian Hua. He reminds her that he had spared her life for Zhang Min’s sake and she had promised to get out of Zhang Min’s life back then.
Zhang Min witnesses their altercation. Feeling disturbed, he seeks out Luo Xi at her hostel. While they are talking, Tao Lun appears and pushes Zhang Min away. He warns Zhang Min not to toy around with Luo Xi.
Episode 13
Zhang Min is disappointed and envious of Tao Lun’s close relationship with Luo Xi. Wen Na uses underhanded tactics to try to get Luo Xi fired with the help of Tian Wei. Tao Lun could see through the scheme when he goes to help Luo Xi. Wen Na tries to convince Tao Lun that they should work together to split up Luo Xi and Zhang Min. This would benefit both of them since Wen Na is interested in Zhang Min while Tao Lun loves Luo Xi. However, Tao Lun is not agreeable to her plan. The engagement and underhanded tactics by Wen Na also put further distance between Luo Xi and Zhang Min.
Tao Lun bumps into Zhang Min in the lift and reminds him of his engagement to Wen Na. Hence, Zhang Min should not bother Luo Xi. But Zhang Min tells Tao Lun that he still has a matter with Luo Xi that has yet to be settled – that is he has promised Luo Xi to help Tao Lun look for his biological parents. Tao Lun is baffled and tells Zhang Min not to use his predicament as an excuse to continue his relationship with Luo Xi.
Tian Hua and Xiu Zhi continues to catch up with each other. Mr. Jiang asked Luo Xi to shred some documents and copied others but she hands it over to her colleague when the gardening department needs her help. Zhang Min goes to see Uncle Zhong, a shareholder of Sihai Group, to discuss plans to strike out on his own. Wen Na tries to convince Tao Lun again to work with her to break up Zhang Min and Luo Xi. She tells him that he is being a loser for not fighting for the woman he loves.
Episode 14
Tao Lun tells Wen Na that he will always respect Luo Xi and will not work with her. So, Wen Na looks for Luo Xi directly and sets her up with her friend, Guo Chun. She posts her meeting with Luo Xi online which immediately attracts a reaction from both Tao Lun and Zhang Min. Tao Lun arrives first to confront Luo Xi during her blind date with Guo Chun. Zhang Min witnesses everything from his car and drives off when he sees Tao Lun there.
Tao Lun is not happy with Luo Xi going on blind dates but she tells him again that she has no romantic feelings for him. Tao Lun is also trying to come up with ideas to increase bookings for Yuo’an Hostel.
At work, Mr. Jiang accuses Luo Xi of shredding the wrong documents. He is doing so to please Tian Wei who then tells Zhang Min that Luo Xi has messed things up again. Zhang Min asks Secretary Xiao to check on Luo Xi. He finds Guo Chun helping her out in the office to piece together the shredded documents after work. A drunk Zhang Min then confronts Luo Xi in the empty office. He demands to know why she is rejecting him and kisses her.
Episode 15
Luo Xi pushes Zhang Min away. He drops to the floor and faints. Zhang Min is admitted to the hospital. When Wen Na arrives, she is not happy to see Luo Xi there. Luo Xi leaves and returns to work through the night to put back together the shredded documents. The next morning, Tao Lun drops by Luo Xi’s office to check on her. He finds her in the garden taking a nap.
Wen Na knows Tao Lun will be at the garden with Luo Xi. So, she pulls Zhang Min there. But Zhang Min is angry with her as he knows she has set it up. Tao Lun also confronts Wen Na about the garden incident. But Wen Na manages to convince Tao Lun this time to cooperate in splitting Zhang Min and Luo Xi up.
Luo Xi has a proposal regarding an old regular customer of the hotel. Secretary Xiao asks Luo Xi to see Zhang Min directly for approval. She goes to the swimming pool to look for him only to see someone at the bottom of the pool. She jumps in to help but it turns out to be Zhang Min. He lends her his shirt since she has gotten wet. He also approves her proposal and the customer is happy.
Episode 16
Mr. Jiang compliments Luo Xi for a job well done for bringing the old customer back and the additional business. Zhang Min has to handle a PR problem for the hotel when a customer fell sick after a drink at their spa resort. They have nearly reached a settlement when Wen Na gets into an argument with the victim’s relatives at the lobby. This makes the matter worse as the customers now refuse to negotiate and bring the matter to the public attention.
Zhang Min has a disagreement with Chairman Zhang on how to handle the issue. The PR team wants to deflect blame to the spa operator which Zhang Min is not too happy about. Luo Xi helps Secretary Xiao to identify the herbs that the victim has consumed to get some clue. It is some slimming tea which could have reacted to the fish that the victim has consumed. Luo Xi asks Secretary Xiao not to tell Zhang Min that she has helped out. Secretary Xiao then blurts out that Zhang Min has also helped her brother previously when Wen Na used underhanded tactics to accuse Zhou Mo of theft.
Zhang Min and Luo Xi are trapped in the lift. She talks to him about the spa incident which gives him a different idea of how to handle the issue. Tao Lun is still insistent on pursuing Luo Xi even though she has said no. Wen Na appears in a press conference to help Zhang Min to clarify the spa incident.
Episode 17
Chairman Zhang is angry with Zhang Min for doing things his way. Zhang Min wants his father to give him leeway in handling Sihai Group instead. His father disagrees and reminds him of his real identity.However, the board of directors is pleased with Zhang Min’s handling of the issue.
Wen Na is still insistent on marrying Zhang Min although he tells her that she still has a choice and what they have between them is just a business deal. Wen Na says that she doesn’t mind and will see him for dinner. However, Zhang Min asks Luo Xi out instead that night. It is his birthday which no one knows about because he has taken on the identity of Tian Hua’s son.
Zhang Min pleads with Luo Xi to keep him company since it is his birthday. He tells her a little bit about his background when they are on a ferris wheel ride. He kisses her and lets her know that she has given him courage to be who he is. But Luo Xi is reluctant to accept him because he is engaged and they need to accept reality.
Tian Hua remembers Zhang Min’s birthday and he is touched. So does Xiu Zhi but Zhang Min is not comfortable about Xiu Zhi’s obsession to have him succeed as chairman of Sihai Group. Mr. Jiang is working with Tian Wei to sabotage Zhang Min.
Episode 18
Mr. Jiang frames Luo Xi for leaking confidential documents. Zhang Min tries to protect her from being fired. At the same time, pictures of Zhang Min and Luo Xi are circulating online with rumours of them being together. Wen Na tells her father that she is considering getting a job to appear useful and closer to Zhang Min.
Tao Lun delivers vegetables to Tian Hua’s house again. The decor in the house seems familiar and he has flashbacks of his childhood. Tian Hua strikes up a conversation with Tao Lun and his reply also reminds her of her lost son.
Director Liu is angry over the online rumours of Zhang Min as it will hurt his daughter. He tells Chairman Zhang that they should break off the engagement. Wen Na looks for Tao Lun again but he tells her directly that love cannot be forced if Zhang Min has no interest. He consoles her when she cries. Later, Wen Na offers to lend Tao Lun a car for the hostel’s use. It is free but Tao Lun will now owe her a favour.
The PR team leader handling the rumours still wants to fire Luo Xi to settle the problem. But Zhang Min strongly disagrees.
Episode 19
Zhang Min is called home to meet his parents and Director Liu. Chairman Zhang hits him and asks him to apologize to Wen Na’s father. Director Liu sees that Zhang Min has no intention to marry Wen Na and calls off the wedding. Tao Lun advises Luo Xi not to hang on to a love that doesn’t belong to her. Sitting in his car outside the hostel, Zhang Min calls Luo Xi to tell her that he is willing to give up everything for her. Tao Lun sees Zhang Min in his car and tells him to stop hurting both Luo Xi and Wen Na.
Chairman Zhang asks Tian Wei to find out who has spread the rumour about Zhang Min. He reminds Tian Wei how his sister had begged their father to spare him when he had embezzled money from the company to pay off his gambling debts. So, they should stay united as a family. Zhang Min believes the target of all the sabotage is not the chairman but he himself.
Wen Na gets into an argument with her father about the wedding cancellation. She insists on marrying Zhang Min but Director Liu disagrees as he can see that Zhang Min doesn’t love his daughter. Wen Na goes on a live show to proclaim that their wedding remains on track and the rumours are false. Director Liu orders Wen Na to be confined at home as he wouldn’t agree to her demands. Chairman Zhang sees Wen Na’s stance as an opening in resuming cooperation with BK Group and orders Zhang Min to take advantage of it. Zhang Min reminds him that Director Liu has already called off the wedding and disagrees as they get into another round of argument.
Episode 20
Chairman Zhang threatens Zhang Min to comply by bringing up Luo Xi. Xiu Zhi is also pressuring Zhang Min not to give up because success is near. He will get his freedom once he inherits the company. But Zhang Min reminds his mother that there is a debt to be paid for their sins as Tian Hua’s biological son may be found soon. Xiu Zhi wants to be told once the lost son is found.
Wen Na refuses to eat to force her father to agree to her demands to marry Zhang Min. Her father relents. Zhang Min tries to talk Wen Na out of marrying him but she is adamant. She even goes to work at Sihai Group to be his assistant. But Zhang Min isn’t happy with the arrangement. Tian Wei tells Wen Na to let him know if she faces any problems with Zhang Min. Tao Lun gets a job at the planetarium through Tian Hua’s recommendation.
Zhang Min intends to start his own business with the support of Uncle Zhong who owes him a favour. Luo Xi is being cold storage and ignored by colleagues due to the rumours. Zhang Min tries to help her. She insists to stay in the company as she wants to prove her innocence. Xiu Zhi receives a letter sent to an old hotel which is her form of communication with Zhang Min in the past.
Episode 21
Xiu Zhi receives Tao Lun’s paternity test report which confirms his identity. Zhang Min and his secretary manage to find evidence to prove Luo Xi’s innocence. He calls for a meeting. Chairman Zhang also requests for Wen Na to join in. During the meeting, Luo Xi is proven innocent. But Wen Na then brings up the subject of Luo Xi’s involvement in You’an Hostel which can be termed as a competitor to Sihai Group. As such, she shouldn’t be hired. In the end, things become a mess with Zhang Min trying to defend Luo Xi with Wen Na wanting her out.
Tao Lun arrives to explain that You’an Hostel has never pinched customers from Sihai Group. Luo Xi decides to quit now that she has been proven innocent. Zhang Min tries to stop her. Wen Na asks Tao Lun to do his part to get Luo Xi away from Zhang Min since he has taken her car as payment. Tao Lun wants to return it to her then but Luo Xi says they will keep the car as she will quit as Wen Na wants her to do. Luo Xi decides to keep the car as she doesn’t want Wen Na to bother them anymore. Zhang Min is distressed over the whole issue. He asks Wen Na not to test his patience and then apologizes for his behaviour.
Tao Lun informs Tian Hua that he needs to quit his job at the planetarium to help out at the hostel. He also returns the car to Wen Na. Xiu Zhi confronts Chairman Zhang and reminds him what he had promised her when he took Zhang Min in. Tian Wei expresses his puzzlement to Chairman Zhang over Zhang Min’s change in temperament and features after returning from studies abroad.
Episode 22
Chairman Zhang mentions about Tian Wei’s curiosity over Zhang Min to Tian Hua. Then, Tian Wei returns to pick up his phone from the table. Zhou Wu receives news from their landlord that they may have to move. Luo Xi finalizes the procedures to quit her job at Sihai Group. Zhang Min asks her to stay but she refuses. She tells him that both of them have made their choices and should not look back.
Tao Lun gets news from the police station that they may have found his biological parents who are in the US. He wants to go there to check it out and invites Luo Xi along. She agrees to accompany him for such a meaningful occasion. Tian Hua gives him a telescope as a gift before his departure. When Tao Lun finds out that the landlord is evicting them, he confronts Zhang Min about it. Zhang Min tells him that he is not involve in the matter but will try to help them out. He suspects it could be Chairman Zhang who is creating trouble for Luo Xi and her brothers.
Wen Na is busy preparing for her engagement to Zhang Min. She ropes in Tao Lun to stand in for Zhang Min during the rehearsal. While she is busy handling her matters, Tao Lun wanders off and folds a paper star. Chairman Zhang is also there to check out the venue and sees the star lying on a table. The star is uniquely folded and reminds him of his lost son. He finds out that the person who folded it is Tao Lun. On the engagement day, Zhang Min is thinking of Luo Xi. As the couple is to appear on stage, only Wen Na is seen.
Episode 23
Zhang Min decides to walk away from the engagement at the last minute. Director Liu is angry over Zhang Min’s actions and threatened to walk away from the Sihai-BK Group merger. Zhang Min goes to look for Luo Xi who is at the airport with Tao Lun. He hugs Luo Xi upon seeing her. Tao Lun ends up flying off to the US alone. Zhang Min and Luo Xi become a couple. He tells her that he can give up everything in his life except her.
Zhang Min has bought over the land on which You’an Hostel sits. He gives it to Luo Xi although she insists that she will repay him one day. Luo Xi also informs him that Tao Lun is going to the US to look for his biological parents which surprises him.
Xiu Zhi goes to look for Zhang Min at his house. She is dissatisfied that he has broken off his engagement with Wen Na. Xiu Zhi also admits that she is the one who has given the misleading information about Tao Lun’s biological parents to entice him to the US. Zhang Min is exasperated over his mother’s actions.
Director Liu wants Zhang Min ousted from his position at Sihai Group. Zhang Min seeks out some of the shareholders to get their support. Chairman Zhang is getting people to find out more about Tao Lun.
Episode 24
Chairman Zhang is told that Tao Lun is an orphan and is now in the US to reunite with his biological parents. Zhang Min buys up a piece of land at a resort project that Sihai and BK Group are involved in. Hence, they will need his cooperation if they want to continue building their resort there. This prevents Director Liu from seeking his ouster from his position at Sihai Group. The busy Zhang Min finds it hard to find time to see Luo Xi.
Wen Na goes to the US for holiday and meets Tao Lun there. As they are both in the same situation of having been ditched by the people they love, they do share something in common and have each other for company. Tao Lun tells Wen Na about his biological father acting weird. Wen Na finds out that the earring given to Tao Lun by his father to prove their relationship is a fake. This raises suspicion about the motive.
Tian Wei is secretly passing information about Sihai Group and Zhang Min to Director Liu. Chairman Zhang shows his wife the picture of an earring that Tao Lun has provided the police. Tian Hua mentions that the style suits Xiu Zhi. Someone blackmails Xiu Zhi with her kidnapping of Tian Hua’s lost son. Tian Hui receives a note that her husband is involved in the disappearance of their son to get his hands on her father’s assets.
Episode 25
A DNA report ordered by Tian Hua comes back to show that Zhang Min is Chairman Zhang’s son. Xiu Zhi drops by to visit Tian Hua only to find her unconscious in her room. The DNA report is lying on the floor. Xiu Zhi takes the DNA report and leaves Zhang Min’s death certificate instead before calling for help. Tian Hua ends up in a coma. The servant informs Chairman Zhang that Xiu Zhi has dropped by earlier.
Chairman Zhang finds out that Tao Lun is his son. The DNA test with the man who claims to be his father in the US turns out to be negative. Chairman Zhang goes to look for Xiu Zhi to warn her that he will not let Zhang Min off if he is also involved in misleading Tao Lun. Xiu Zhi tells him in return that his wife is already investigating him with the DNA report she receives.
Zhang Min proposes to Luo Xi. However, she declines his proposal for the time being although she is touched by his actions. Then, Zhang Min has to rush to the hospital to see his stepmother. Tao Lun is back from the US and Chairman Zhang pays him a visit. He asks Tao Lun to call him the next day. Chairman Zhang then tells Zhang Min that he will get Tao Lun to move in with them. He asks Zhang Min if he has known all along about Tao Lun.
Episode 26
Zhang Min tells his father that no matter what he says, his father wouldn’t believe him anyway. He is prepared to give up his work at Sihai Group to Tao Lun. Chairman Zhang finally tells Tao Lun that he is his and Tian Hua’s son. He explains that they have never given up looking for him. When he was lost, they had to keep it low profile because his grandfather was in poor health. So is Tian Hua and hence, Zhang Min was adopted.
Chairman Zhang wants Tao Lun to move back to their home. Zhang Min shows Tao Lun his old room and tells him that he will now return his parents as well as his identity to him. Xiu Zhi is distressed over the development which is affecting her mental and physical health. Tian Wei is gathering the shareholders to try to oust Chairman Zhang since he has misled them over Zhang Min’s identity.
Tao Lun informs Luo Xi about his real identity. He feels curious over the fake information given to him earlier about his biological parents being in the US. Tao Lun speculates that Zhang Min might be the one who would benefit by keeping his identity hidden. But Luo Xi says that she trusts Zhang Min. She also re-assures Zhang Min that she will be supportive of him no matter who he is. Tian Hua’s servant mentions to Tao Lun that his mother fainted after seeing his death certificate.
Episode 27
Zhang Min tells Chairman Zhang that he will quit his position in Sihai Group on the condition that the chairman wouldn’t bother his biological mother again. He warns Chairman Zhang that there would be no peace in the family if his secret of being his son is exposed. Tao Lun is not too comfortable being asked to take up his duties at Sihai Group. Tian Wei calls for a board meeting to vote out Chairman Zhang. But the chairman produces a DNA report to confirm that he has found his and Tian Hua’s biological son. Therefore, the succession as per Tian Wei’s father’s will remains intact.
Tao Lun tells Zhang Min that he is just looking for his family and has no intention to take anything away from him. Zhang Min replies that his decision to quit is his own and has nothing to do with anybody else. Tao Lun also informs Wen Na about his identity. As they are supposed to be friends when they were kids, he wants Wen Na to help him to recall his childhood memories. Tao Lun is also envious of Zhang Min’s relationship with Luo Xi. He still harbors hope of being with her.
Xiu Zhi is suffering from schizophrenia and requires treatment and counseling. Zhang Min moves out from his home and shifts into You’an Hostel. Tao Lun shows Chairman Zhang the earring in his possession and enquires if his mother had one of those.
Episode 28
Chairman Zhang tells Tao Lun that the earring does not belong to his mother. But Tao Lun informs him that the earring was obtained from a woman just prior to his disappearance. Chairman Zhang also orders investigation into the circumstances surrounding Tian Hua’s sudden collapse. He is told that his wife has opened a safe deposit box not too long ago.
Tao Lun has no interest in business matters but is forced to fulfill his obligations. Zhang Min willingly helps him to learn the ropes. Living at the hostel, Zhang Min also has to get used to a new environment as he tries to fit in. Tao Lun feels out of place in his new life and tells Luo Xi that he is sorry for taking things away from Zhang Min who has worked very hard to get where he is. Luo Xi comforts him by saying that it is not his fault. Chairman Zhang finds out that his wife’s safe deposit box contains the anonymous note about Zhang Min’s identity. He thinks that it is Xiu Zhi’s doing and confronts her. Being mentally unstable, she rages about someone telling her that she should have been crueler in order to protect her own son.
Episode 29
Xiu Zhi becomes agitated and needs to be calmed down. Zhang Min happens to visit and is not happy to see his father there. He reminds his father that he has agreed not to bother his mother. Zhou Wu asks Luo Xi if she should reconsider Tao Lun as her boyfriend. Luo Xi is sure that Zhang Min is her choice and is even agreeable to go to France with him when he tells her that Chairman Zhang has told him to manage the chateau there.
Director Liu warns Wen Na not to entangle herself with the Zhang family anymore when he sees her with Tao Lun. He doesn’t know what Chairman Zhang may be up to and finds it hard to trust him now. Tao Lun is kept busy with work at Sihai Group and has to handle the hotel’s anniversary. Tian Hua is still in a coma and Zhang Min and Tian Wei argue over her treatment. Tian Wei also tries to plant doubts in Tao Lun’s mind over Chairman Zhang and Zhang Min.
Zhang Min secures interests from some investors through Uncle Zhong on his business plans. But he first has to manage the hostel well to get their confidence. Tian Wei receives some juicy news to share with Director Liu. Xiu Zhi is visited by a stranger to get her story which disturbed her. Tao Lun and Zhang Min work together to handle a complaint at work.
Episode 30
During the hotel anniversary celebration, an audio clip of Xiu Zhi’s accusation is played that Zhang Min is Chairman Zhang’s biological son. Luo Xi is disappointed that Zhang Min has lied to her despite his pleas for her to trust him. Tao Lun tells Luo Xi not to trust Zhang Min anymore. He is also angry with Chairman Zhang for betraying his mother. He thinks that Zhang Min is his father’s love child and Zhang Min was adopted to replace him.
Secretary Xiao remains loyal to Zhang Min and wants to continue working for him. Zhang Min asks him to investigate who is responsible for the audio leak. Luo Xi is sad over her breakup with Zhang Min. He has moved out of the hostel and left her a letter to say to explain his feelings. Tao Lun tries to convince Luo Xi to go to the US to pursue her horticultural skills. She declines. Tao Lun is disappointed that Luo Xi still loves Zhang Min despite his lies.
Chairman Zhang announces his resignation as chairman and Zhang Min’s resignation from Sihai Group. Xiu Zhi is mentally unstable after watching the announcement on TV as Chairman Zhang had promised her he will make her son the heir. Tao Lun wants justice for his mother as he now knows that Zhang Min’s mother is the culprit. Zhang Min’s account is frozen and he couldn’t withdraw any money.
Episode 31
Zhang Min is arrested for identity theft as Tao Lun has reported him to the authorities. He wants Zhang Min to pay for what he has done. Chairman Zhang gets his lawyer to bail Zhang Min out. He advises Tao Lun to stop his hatred as revenge would make him miserable. But Tao Lun refuses to listen. Chairman Zhang also wants Zhang Min and his mother to go abroad to avoid getting into trouble. However, Zhang Min rebuffs him. He also tells his father to seek forgiveness from Tao Lun, the son he wanted.
Secretary Xiao quits his job at Sihai Group. Tao Lun intends to hire Wen Na as his replacement as they have been getting along well. Tian Wei informs Tao Lun that the shareholders intend to nominate him as chairman since Tao Lun is still inexperienced. Chairman Zhang who has signed over his shares to Tao Lun tries to request Director Liu not to vote for Tian Wei to replace him.
Xiu Zhi goes missing and makes her way to Tian Hua’s hospital room to seek her forgiveness and plead for Zhang Min. She hallucinates that Tian Hua has awakened and refuses to forgive her. A tear is seen streaming from Tian Hua’s eye. Secretary Xiao and Luo Xi find Xiu Zhi at the hospital entrance. She slaps Luo Xi for destroying her son’s life.
Episode 32
Secretary Xiao and Luo Xi bring her back to the former’s home. When Zhang Min arrives, Secretary Xiao informs him of what happened. Zhang Min meets up with Luo Xi later on back at the hostel. He is sorry that she has been hurt because of him while she apologizes for not trusting him. They reconcile. Man Tou’s mother wants her back but Zhou Wu is not willing to let his daughter go. Neither does Man Tou wants to follow her mother.
Tao Lun is voted in as the new chairman of Sihai Goup when Director Liu uses his vote to sway the final tally to Tian Wei’s disappointment. Tao Lun also convinces Wen Na to be his assistant as she is the only one he can trust.
Xiu Zhi was found at a street park but it was too late by the time she was brought to the hospital. She passed away leaving behind a letter for Zhang Min. In it, she mentioned about being abandoned by Chairman Zhang and all she had wanted was to give Zhang Min a good life although in retrospect, she had erred. Chairman Zhang goes to pay his respects. Tao Lun and Wen Na also show up.
Episode 33
Tao Lun tells Zhang Min that he will withdraw the report against him. Zhang Min is depressed over his mother’s death. Luo Xi comforts him. She tells him that he has to get out of his depressive mood because he has proposed and promised to take care of her. Tao Lun is also feeling miserable because Xiu Zhi’s death has not given him the satisfaction that he has anticipated. He gets drunk and Wen Na keeps him company. They kiss but Wen Na stops halfway and asks Tao Lun if he knows who he is kissing.
Chairman Zhang visits Zhang Min at the hostel to try to make amends. To him, Zhang Min shouldn’t be the one to bear the grudge for the his and his mother’s mistakes. Chairman Zhang wants Zhang Min to let go and that he will always be his father. Tao Lun has a bad dream again of Xiu Zhi taking him to a park and leaving him to buy ice cream. Wen Na persuades him to go back to the place to try to recall exactly what happened.
Tao Lun and Wen Na search around for the park that Xiu Zhi have brought him to. But Tao Lun has no recollection. Wen Na ends up bringing him to a riverside for lunch. While crossing it, Tao Lun suddenly has a vague recollection of falling into the waters and drowning. Wen Na suggests that there may have been another person involved in his abduction because of the long distance from a suburb park to the riverside. Tian Hua is showing signs of regaining consciousness.
Episode 34
Chairman Zhang calls Tao Lun and Zhang Min to come to he hospital. But Tian Hua’s awakening turns out to be a false alarm. Feeling dejected, Chairman Zhang apologizes to his wife to try to get her to wake up. He also tells her that he has transferred his shares to Tao Lun and will support Zhang Min to build his chain of hostels. He believes this is something that Tian Hua would agree to. However, Tao Lun overhears his plans and gets angry that his father is still quietly supporting Zhang Min.
Zhang Min arrives and Tao Lun blames him for taking everything away from him including You’an Hostel which Zhang Min has plans to transform into something better. Tao Lun vows to stop him. They end up having a big quarrel. Tian Wei has a proposal to close down You’an Hostel to stop Zhang Min’s project but Tao Lun is not agreeable because of Luo Xi. Wen Na is dejected when she hears Tao Lun being so protective of Luo Xi. She tells him that she is not there merely to provide comfort when it suits him.
Director Liu consoles his daughter over her disappointment with Tao Lun. Zhang Min tries to learn more about Tao Lun when he was young and finds out about the drowning incident. Tao Lun has a new plan for Sihai Group that incorporates hostels and home stays.
Episode 35
Director Liu supports Tao Lun’s project. Tao Lun tries to reconcile with Wen Na but she is non-committal. You’an Hostel is slapped with a closedown notice by the authorities. They suspect it is Tao Lun’s doing. Luo Xi confronts Tao Lun about it. He denies that he is responsible for the closedown and asks Luo Xi to trust him. Instead, Luo Xi tells him that the world may owe him much but everything has also been repaid to him.
Zhang Min recalls his mother’s narration that she left Tao Lun at a park. But when she regretted and went back to get him, Tao Lun was already missing. Someone had wanted Tao Lun dead. Checks with the hospital reveals that someone with a fake ID had visited his mother at the hospital when she was warded for metal instability. Zhang Min then asks his father if there is someone else who might have such hatred for him that he wanted Tao Lun dead.
Tao Lun pays a visit to You’an Hostel but he is not welcomed. He denies he is behind the hostel closure. But he can’t deny that he has stolen Zhang Min’s idea for the hostel chain project. Feeling unwanted, he now feels alone despite having found his family. He thinks of Wen Na but she has also decided to go abroad.
Episode 36
Tao Lun realizes Wen Na’s importance in his life and hopes she would accept him when he goes looking for her. Zhou Mo finally gathers up the courage to leave You’an Hostel to do what he likes best which is to sing. He begins to have a growing number of fans. Chairman Zhang has manage to find out who is responsible for all the problems and contacts Zhang Min.
Tao Lun confronts Tian Wei about the closure of Yuo’an Hostel and states his displeasure. Tian Wei replies that he is merely helping Tao Lun to settle old scores. After leaving the meeting, a man selling balloons nearby jogs his memory of his abduction. He recalls being pushed into the path of an oncoming car. He is nearly knock down by Tian Wei while crossing the road and immediately, his memory comes back to him. The person who abducted him was Tian Wei.
Tian Wei tries to escape and runs down the street. Zhang Min and his father arrive at that time. Zhang Min chases Tian Wei and both of them are knock down by a car. Luckily, they do not have any serious injury. Tian Wei is regretful of his actions and kneels down to apologize to his sister. He will surrender himself and take responsibility for his wrongdoings.
Tian Hua remains in a coma and is taken care of by Chairman Zhang at home. You’an Hostel reopens but with a name change. Tao Lun reconnects with Wen Na who is at the South Pole. He tells her he will join her there. Zhang Min and Luo Xi are back at the chateau in France to take care of the vineyard.
Another Romance Drama With Family Quarrels
If you are interested in dramas that are not only heavy on romance but also involve family squabbles like Everyone Wants To Meet You, you can also check out Blossom In Heart. While this is not a modern drama and the pacing is kind of slow, it might still be worth a look if you are Allen Deng Lun’s fan!
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