Trang's incident was pushed to a climax. The woman claiming to be boss Dung's wife not only posted photos but also directly went livestreaming playing the victim, constantly fabricating, crying and accusing Trang of being a "poor student overcoming difficulties using her own capital to seduce men".
The peak of resentment was when Trang wanted to find boss Dung's ex-wife to get to the bottom of it, but was forbidden by her older sister Thuong. The feeling of not being understood and protected by her only relative made Trang completely collapse, she screamed helplessly: "I only trust outsiders.
Taking advantage of Trang's noisy affair of jealousy spreading online, My Linh seized the opportunity through a call, Linh cleverly spread prejudice into Mrs. Dung's (Quan's mother) head.
The ambiguous comments about Trang being "not simple at all" made Ms. Dung have an antipathic view and assess Thuong's family as "house leaking from the roof".
Besides, Trang and Thuong had to endure the mockery and sarcasm from the neighbors. At the company, Trang continued to become the focus of discussion, being badmouthed behind her back by female colleagues, happily teasing her as "rising high and falling painfully".
Unable to bear it, Trang panicked and begged boss Dung, instead of arguing, Dung focused on finding out the root cause. Reviewing the leaked photos, he discovered a hidden camera placed in his office installed by his ex-wife.
In the end, Trang was also exonerated by boss Dung with a public correction, exposing the true face of her ex-wife who was in debt, gambling, and took advantage of the scandal for livestreaming to sell goods and attract views.
It was thought that the storm had passed, but this was the time of internal rift in Thuong's family. Trang resisted all of her sister's concern. Although Thuong took the initiative to apologize for being hot-tempered, her unintentional saying "that is also a lesson to learn from" was like the last straw.
Trang's fierce resistance dealt a heavy blow to Thuong's psychology. Finding Quan in deadlock and weakness, Thuong choked up admitting that she was wrong in her way of educating the children. Thuong realized that her love always goes hand in hand with fear and control because she is afraid that the children will go astray.
In the final minutes of the episode, right in the moment Quan and Thuong had just resolved their emotional conflicts, Quan suddenly received news that his mother had suddenly been hospitalized for emergency treatment.
The incident of Quan's mother being hospitalized, will Quan and Thuong's newlywed love once again break down halfway? What will Thuong do to heal the too big crack with her younger sister who is full of hurt?
Let's watch the next tense developments of "Step into Life" episode 18, broadcast on VTV3 channel.
