Recap Chinese Drama "Meet Yourself (2023)" Episode 1

Jan 5, 2023

Living in a big city, congestion is the norm. In order to avoid the evening rush hour, Xu Hongdou always chooses to go out early and go straight to the work hotel all the way. Over the years, Xu Hongdou has been caring for her customers with utmost care. It is precisely because of her impeccable meticulousness that she has climbed up to the position of room manager step by step, and may soon become the deputy director.

When she was busy with work, Xu Hongdou had no time to take care of other things, such as her father's birthday, she had to ask her elder sister to send a video before she suddenly remembered. Xu Hongdou softened his tone, lowered his posture, and said happy birthday, and the family on the other end of the phone smiled happily, but even so, he just had a few simple conversations and hung up the phone hastily.

A colleague introduced a friend's younger sister to Xu Hongdou, and asked her to help and take care of her. Besides, she did not forget to promote a relationship with her. Xu Hongdou puts her whole heart and soul into her work, and doesn't want to develop inexplicable feelings. Seeing that the momentum is not right, she finds an excuse to leave first. Before leaving, she doesn't forget to tell the girl to eat less meat and drink less water.

Best friend Chen Nanxing came to see Xu Hongdou at home, and found that all the food in the refrigerator had expired, and half a year was like a flick of a finger in Xu Hongdou's eyes. Chen Nanxing sometimes wonders why people are so tired. Every day, Shenlong sees the beginning but does not see the end, and falls asleep after get off work. The precious time squeezed out is not used for dating. Even Xu Hongdou ends up breaking up.

Regarding this esoteric question, the two of them discussed in the middle of the night without any results. Instead, Chen Nanxing went to the hospital for a physical examination the next day and was diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer. The diagnosis report was like a bolt from the blue, completely shattering Chen Nanxing's longing for the future. Xu Hongdou returned home unable to eat, broke down and cried bitterly while sitting at the table.

In the days that followed, Xu Hongdou was still like a cog in a pendulum clock. From his home to the hotel and then to the hospital, he changed from two points and one line to three points and one line. It was the first time he felt the impermanence of life and death up close. Although Chen Nanxing always pretended to be relaxed in front of Xu Hongdou, she knew that the other party was afraid that she would be sad, and the more she thought about it, the more she couldn't control the spread of sadness.

Finally on a certain day, Chen Nanxing came to the end of his life. After Xu Hongdou attended the funeral and comforted his family members, he devoted himself to work as if retaliating, and spent a period of time numb physically and mentally until he passed out and was sent to the hospital due to overwork. That night, Xu Hongdou clicked on the voice message that Chen Nanxing had left for her. The last words consisted of one after another, simple and sincere. It was obvious that she was in the most tormented time of her illness, and she had to take Xu Hongdou's emotions into consideration.

Chen Nanxing regretted that he didn't have fun in time, and he didn't confess to the boy he liked earlier. It was because she was living too hard, so he persuaded Xu Hongdou to see more of the beautiful world for her. Whether it's every scenery or every delicacy, Chen Nanxing hopes that Xu Hongdou can help him experience it, so there is no regret.

After the last voice was over, Xu Hongdou ordered Chen Nanxing's favorite meat dragon, which was full of delicious meat and tasted bitter. When the pendulum clock is tired, at least the gears can be replaced. Xu Hongdou has no extra gears to change, so he starts to think about stopping himself, maybe he can change his way of life.

After careful consideration, Xu Hongdou wrote a resignation report and submitted it to the hotel, and lied to her family that it was a paid vacation. Parents and eldest sister have no doubts, curious about how she will arrange the precious vacation, Xu Hongdou browsed the tourist attractions on the Internet, and chose a pleasant scenery in Dali, Yunnan, a paradise far away from the metropolis, hoping to make a contribution to this trip. Travel brings surprises and changes.