A Love Never Lost Episode 30 Recap
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Regarding the inspection, Li Renjun was deeply dissatisfied with Liang Xiang. In Li Renjun’s view, one good thing about Mr. Yuan was that he never audited the price of firewood or horse feed. Liang Xiang took the opportunity to mention that he was recruiting Japanese-trained talent and needed to completely overhaul the Beiyang Army. Xie Shuhong accepted the invitation to bring Wu Bugu to Liang Mansion.
Liang’s mother was delighted to see the familiar Xie Shuhong and didn’t care much for the child, instead chatting with Xie Shuhong for quite some time. As night fell, Xie Shuhong returned with Wu Bugu in a carriage and mentioned to Yang Kaizhi that Liang’s mother had seen the Tokyo police raid a home during her time in Tokyo. Only then did Yang Kaizhi realize the implications.
Both worried that Liang’s mother might overthink the matter and influence Liang Xiang, possibly causing him to hesitate in supporting Yang Kaizhi’s appointment as commander of the Sixth Town with the Prince Regent. Xie Shuhong told Yang Kaizhi that Liang’s mother suspected Wu Bugu was her grandson and had been trying to find out the truth from the moment she entered the mansion.
At this point, Yang Kaizhi still didn’t know that Xie Shuhong had been involved with Liang Xiang and naturally didn’t suspect the child might be Liang Xiang’s. He insisted that the next time Liang’s mother sent someone to fetch them, Xie Shuhong must not take the child. Xie Shuhong paused but ultimately chose not to reveal the truth. Wang Zhaoming had arrived in Beijing. Xie Shuhong recognized the name of the studio as his doing.
The camera would be delivered the next day, and they would take a few test shots. Liang Xiang returned from official duties, and Duo Mei mentioned something about Xie Shuhong. Only then did Liang Xiang realize that Xie Shuhong was Wu Bugu’s mother. On their wedding night, Liang Xiang had confessed to Duo Mei that he had once been involved with a fellow Han woman in Tokyo. Duo Mei’s instincts told her that the woman was none other than Shuhong.
Liang’s mother called Liang Xiang over, asked a few detailed questions, and then shared her suspicions: Wu Bugu resembled Liang Xiang’s maternal grandfather, with the same oily ears and even the same scent. Upon seeing that the child’s mother was Xie Shuhong, she became convinced the boy was Liang Xiang’s biological son.
The next day, Xie Shuhong took Wu Bugu to the photo studio and made a point of putting a copper coin pendant on him—a pendant Liang Xiang had left in the shop, which she had picked up and kept. Liang Xiang spoke up for Yang Kaizhi before the Prince Regent. Whether it would help or not was unknown, but it was an effort nonetheless.
Afterwards, Liang Xiang knocked on Yang Kaizhi’s door, asking straightaway whether Xie Shuhong and the child were home. Yang Kaizhi mentioned what had happened that day, still believing the child to be Wu Tianbai and Xie Shuhong’s. But Liang Xiang told him that “Golden Straw” in Tokyo was actually Xie Shuhong.
In the end, it was Yang Kaizhi who had inspired Liang Xiang; if not for Yang’s words back then—“While the sun is shining, quickly dry the straw”—Liang Xiang wouldn’t have forced himself on Xie Shuhong. Upon hearing this, Yang Kaizhi realized there was no need to ask who the child’s biological father was. Considering how Xie Shuhong had reacted after returning from Liang Mansion, Yang Kaizhi was certain that Liang Xiang was Wu Bugu’s father.
When Xie Shuhong returned, Yang Kaizhi confronted her with the truth, but he hadn’t expected Xie Shuhong to harbor such deep hostility toward Liang Xiang. Zai Tao, upset after a quarrel with his brother Zai Xun, vented to Liang Xiang. Liang Xiang’s words made Zai Tao feel ashamed. They talked about Yuan Xiangcheng—Zai Tao said he was holed up in his hometown in Henan, playing the fisherman, and this had already been reported.
Liang Xiang commented that just like Jiang Taigong fishing, those who conceal their talents are not to be underestimated. Two suspicious individuals at the photo studio had been following the Prince Regent—this came to Liang Xiang’s attention. The next day, a bomb was discovered on the small stone bridge that the Prince Regent crossed daily. This was no trivial matter.
