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Once and Forever (2023) 曾少年 Episode 28 Recap & Review

Episode 28: Xie Qiao was forced to resign because of Xixi’s involvement

Qin Chuan’s online store is booming, but he is not willing to only sell these small souvenirs and ornaments and wants to expand the online store. Qin Chuan came to Qin Qian to borrow a warehouse. Qin Qian’s warehouse is full of Italian high-end furniture, which is only for high-end customers, and it is still on an appointment basis.

Xie Qiao helped Xixi prepare for the signing event of her new book “Life and Life”, and specially customized a batch of exquisite bus cards for readers. She brought the snacks recommended by Sister Zhang in the office to share with everyone. Qin Chuan had an idea and wanted to sell snacks online. Xie Qiao was worried that people would not buy food online, Qin Chuan was full of confidence, and Xie Qiao tried his best to help him.

Wang Ying copied Orlando’s famous painting and displayed it in the exhibition hall for a long time, but no one cared about it. Just when she was at a loss, Yang Cheng secretly bought the painting. Wang Ying was very happy and told Yang the good news as soon as possible. Cheng, Yang Cheng was very pleased to see her happy face.

Internet forums revealed that Xixi’s new book was suspected of plagiarism, which caused an uproar. Netizens quickly found out that several of Xixi’s novels were suspected of plagiarism. Xie Qiao was also asked to protect her at the signing meeting, Xie Qiao felt uneasy.

Qin Chuan waited for a long time to buy a hawthorn fruit, and he discussed with the boss to sell it online. Xie Qiao took Xixi to the book signing event early in the morning, attracting many readers to sign. Internet writers publicly questioned Xixi’s plagiarism, and another Internet writer brought evidence to condemn Xixi. The scene suddenly became chaotic. Xixi Blushing with anger, but unable to defend herself, the security guard forced the two people away, Xie Qiao hurriedly chased them out, the two authors scolded her face to face, and then walked away.

Xie Qiao read the works of Internet writers and confirmed that Xixi not only copied the plot of the story, but also plagiarized large sections. She blamed herself. Qin Chuan persuaded her well. Xie Qiao publicly apologized to the two authors on the forum, admitting that she did not strictly censor and let Xixi such a work come out.

Wang Ying came to find Yang Cheng, and accidentally discovered that he had bought her painting. Wang Ying hurriedly took the painting away. Female classmate Lucy came to Yang Cheng. She liked Orlando’s painting very much and mistakenly thought that Yang Cheng bought it. Wanting to give it to her, Yang Cheng hurried home. Wang Ying was so ashamed that she rushed out the door immediately. Wang Ying felt an unprecedented sense of frustration, so she drank alone to drown her sorrows.

Xixi saw Xie Qiao’s letter of apology on the forum, so she came directly to ask her to blame her. Xie Qiao retorted at her and listed the plots and passages she plagiarized one by one. Qiao backed her up and scolded Xixi so badly that Xixi became furious and walked away in a fit of anger.

Wang Ying was overwhelmed with alcohol and was so drunk that she stumbled back to Yang Cheng’s house. Yang Cheng admitted that he bought the painting. The reason why he concealed it was because he didn’t want to hurt Wang Ying’s self-esteem. Confession, Yang Cheng was stunned. Early the next morning, Wang Ying woke up in a daze, and saw that Yang Cheng left a note and went out to relax. Wang Ying understood Yang Cheng’s good intentions to avoid the embarrassment of the two meeting again.

The matter of Xixi’s plagiarism continued to ferment, and the leadership of the publishing house decided to suspend the publication of online novels. The president publicly criticized the person responsible. Wang Ying left a letter to Yang Cheng, went to the studio to resign, and finally said goodbye to He Xiaozhou and left. Yang Cheng went home and found that Wang Ying was gone, so he hurriedly searched everywhere but found nothing.

Xiao Qianxi publicly stated that she had nothing to do with Xixi’s new book, and ordered the publisher to immediately remove it from the shelves. She blamed Xie Qiao on it. Qin Chuan despised Xiao Qianxi’s actions, and Xie Qiao understood Xiao Qianxi very well. All of this was arranged by Chen Tianhe, Xiao Qianxi knew about it in advance, and she didn’t stop her.

Xixi’s plagiarism incident is the biggest mistake since the establishment of the publishing house. Both the president and the director were implicated in writing inspections. Colleagues talked about Xie Qiao a lot. Xie Qiao offered to resign. Qin Chuan comforted her not to take it to heart. Yang Cheng came to He Xiaozhou to inquire about Wang Ying’s news, He Xiaozhou advised him not to go to Wang Ying, but to respect Wang Ying’s choice.