Shine on Me Episode 21

Lin Yusen arrived at Nie Xiguang’s door…

Lin Yusen arrived at Nie Xiguang’s door with two large boxes of fireworks, a gesture Jiang Rui quickly spotted and reported to Xiguang and her resolve crumbled when LY showed her a screenshot of his message to her earlier that afternoon had failed to send due to a poor signal.

Actually Seeing Xiguang’s genuine concern at the hospital had finally given him clarity regarding her feeling, he return to his hotel and embraced his mother telling her that the "knot" he in his heart for the past two years was finally beginning to unravel.
He called Jiaqi to clarify an old misunderstanding but later decided it was no longer urgent.

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Timing is everything

Episode 21 genuinely surprised me — for the first time, I found myself feeling a little sorry for the SML. My usual reaction of pure annoyance gave way to something closer to sadness. That said, it’s hard not to see him as his own worst enemy. He had more than enough time to make his feelings clear to the FL, and yet he never found the courage to speak when it mattered.It also feels like there’s still something unresolved around his lack of response to her message and what he knew about the SFL at the time. There’s clearly more to that situation, but regardless, this outcome is rooted in his inability to be honest. Timing really is everything.Meanwhile, a new layer of intrigue is added with the ML’s grandfather and the question of who will become his successor. The plotting and scheming have begun, raising the stakes beyond just romance. What makes this episode especially heartbreaking is seeing the ML’s insecurity resurface — his uncertainty about how the FL feels triggers echoes of the vulnerability he experienced after the car crash.Thankfully, we also see him start to question what really happened back then, and I can’t wait to see where that leads.It feels like the questions surrounding the car accident and the grandfather’s succession plans are about to collide, forcing the ML to confront both his past and his place in the family.

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Love has fireworks

This episode follows Lin’s reaction to the traumatic events that occurred with the accident. What I hope he eventually gains from this experience is to see just how valuable the information and assistance from the ‘replaceable’ people in the hospital is and how invaluable to saving lives. He is so gifted in this area and it’s where his heart really is. It was a revelation that he almost did not text XiGuang at all. He wanted her to know how he felt with no contact while in hospital. So he let himself be careless in whether or not it went through. He is still aching over the lack of contact recieved and doesn’t know what to do with it. Many commenters were furious with her reaction to him. But she doesn’t even know of the circumstances of his accident. She has only seen the handsome boss that had a grudge towards her and the possible bf that has treated her with meticulous care. She had every reason to think he would contact her if something happened to him. Especially since he gave her every reason to think things were cleared up between them. His hug to his mom was so poignant. I wish he would have told her the cause of it. But I am happy that he is finally going to investigate the circumstances of the date invite with his friend. The one thing he did learn from this experience is that communication can be lost in translation. This will hopefully happen soon. They have been dragging this out over 20 episodes now,😝This did show how hard it cut him. It is not matching up with the girl running to him in the hospital hellbent on finding out what happened to him and why she wasn’t in the loop. It revealed the deep fear he had that when the chips were down she wouldn’t be there for him. If she knew that, I think she would be upset he would think that of her. She stated as much when she said she would check up on a stranger much less him. This broke through his final wall and this drama will hopefully get a move on showing the fake daughter to be the inconsiderate person he thought XiGuang was.😝 There was a cute family outing while Lin and family heading on to airport. Xu has stepped up to look after his friend and send everyone else home to make what they could of holiday and get back to work. Chris thinks Xu is bf material because of this. While he is concerned for his friend, it is clear he sees this as a chance to contact XiGuang. It is interesting how he and Lin keep having these encounters while heading opposite directions. I could not believe Xu almost sent that nosy text to XiGuang. As if he had any right to know her feelings about anything. They showed a homey scene when he was Jiang Rui’s tutor. This is why she fell for him. He was the handsome and super intelligent chef that was making meals for them. In spite of the hate his character is getting, he is not satan. 😝 But he is very linear and tunnel visioned in his opinions of others. He also arrogantly thinks he is approaching others from the only correct view. He never once bothered to have a conversation that wasn’t academic or work related. We really don’t need to see any more of his interference with XiGuang. I would much rather see him grow up, grow a pair and consider Chris a very good option. She makes him his better self. They give us a glimpse of the Sheng family machinations and it seems the wife is the instigator and the husband lets her run the show. Nie is chatting with him and it is just one of those scenes that make you wanna throw up a little and move on. These two losers have caused a lot of grief and the worst of the lot hasn’t even shown himself yet. I have not decided which side of the fence the gpa is on, but I think I am liking the butler.

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