The ongoing office romance Chinese drama As Beautiful As You, featuring Xu Kai and Tan Songyun in the lead roles, released episode 28 on July 18, 2024. As seen in the official trailer and previous installments, the drama narrates the love story of Ji Xing (Tan Songyun) and Han Ting (Xu Kai) as they continue to motivate each other. Episode 28 focuses on Xingchen’s ex-employee attempting to slander Ji Xing’s name.
In this episode, Zhizhou informs Ji Xing that Weiwei has decided to resign. Zhizhou takes the whole blame and apologizes to her for creating such a misunderstanding. Ji Xing, on the other hand, has been handling the situation much more professionally. She believes that it’s better for a person who has contrasting ideologies than them to resign. As they discuss compensation and other procedures, Zhizhou realizes how much Ji Xing has grown as a person. She is much more decisive and authoritative than she used to be.
Meanwhile, Han Ting can not get enough of Ji Xing. He repeatedly checks her photos and her social media account throughout the day. He is informed that Zhu Houyu has been taken into custody. His company had to cease production and is under investigation. When Ji Xing reads the news, she worries about the innocent employees who will lose their jobs.
As Beautiful As You episode 28 spoilers
Then, in the episode, Ji Xing immediately recalls the secret instruction Han Ting had given to his secretary at the dinner table and wonders if he has anything to do with it. On her way out, she overhears other board members criticizing Han Ting’s inconsideration of others.
Ji Xing brings this up when she visits Han Ting in his office. Han Ting asks her if she also thinks that he is merciless. To his surprise, Ji Xing is supportive of his decision and believes that Zhu got what he deserved. On their way back home, Ji Xing receives an invitation to Yichen and Qiuzi’s wedding. She feels bittersweet, seeing her ex-boyfriend and her best friend move on with their lives so quickly. But she is still as supportive as ever and wants to attend the event. When Han Ting notices her silence, he promises to accompany her to the wedding.
How did Tan Songyun respond to defamation?
Han Ting and Ji Xing bond as the former shares stories from his childhood. He reveals how he lost his mother when he was a child, and since then, he has never gotten to celebrate his birthday. While looking at his childhood photos, Ji Xing realizes something. It turns out the couple met at an aquarium when they were kids. Ji Xing even gifted Han Ting a stuffed animal as a gift on his birthday. Ji Xing promises to be responsible for Han Ting’s happiness.
Meanwhile, Li Li is still hurt by Yi Xiao’s actions and continues to ignore him. But when his daughter asks her to accompany her to a puppet show, she can not refuse her request. On the other hand, Lin Jia finally gathers the courage to ask Xiaomeng out on a date. But to his surprise, she does not feel the same way about him and turns him down.
What happens in As Beautiful As You episode 28’s ending?
The next morning, Ji Xing and Li Li arrive at the office and immediately notice a lack of response from the employees. After asking around, they find out that Weiwei texted everyone at the office, slandering Ji Xing’s name and warning that they will also meet the same fate as hers.
When Ji Xing notices that Weiwei has made the matter public, she gets furious and thinks about responding to her. But looking back at their happy memories and how she helped her set up the company, she stops herself. Han Ting calls Ji Xing and advises her not to respond in any way.
As Beautiful As You is available to stream on Tencent Video, WeTV, and iQIYI throughout the week.
