A Love Never Lost Episode 32 Recap
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Wu Bugu ate too many cold, raw foods at the Liang house and developed acute gastroenteritis late at night. At first, Yang Kaizhi heard the commotion and wanted to help but hesitated and held back. Only when Xie Shuhong pleaded for help did he rush over. He had medicine for acute gastroenteritis by the bed and gave it to the child, then reassured Xie Shuhong that he would surely recover by tomorrow.
The court needed a frontier hero like Yang Kaizhi to counter the Yuan faction, and Yang Kaizhi needed military power to truly gain control over the Sixth Town. He understood he couldn’t do this without the support of Liang Xiang and Zai Tao. Though dangerous, Yang Kaizhi had already made up his mind—everything was dangerous in these times, just like how he had always loved Xie Shuhong. That night, overwhelmed by emotion, Yang Kaizhi and Xie Shuhong became intimate.
He told her that he and Liang Xiang were fundamentally different people—at seventeen, he had personally witnessed his comrades beheaded by Liang Xiang’s uncles and knew then they could never walk the same path. Xie Shuhong agreed to stay in Beijing with Wu Bugu and maintain contact with the northern faction for him. Once Yang Kaizhi gained a foothold in the Sixth Town, he would send someone to bring them over.
The next day, Xie Shuhong and Wu Bugu were sent to Yang Kaizhi. Someone from the Six Nations Hotel came to inform her that Song Baoquan had arrived from Shanghai and especially wanted to meet her. Song Baoquan came to Beijing to convene the Provincial Self-Government Assembly, hoping to push through the bill to establish a national assembly and draft a new petition.
Knowing Xie Shuhong was acquainted with Liang Xiang, Song Baoquan hoped she could inquire about the Prince Regent’s stance on this constitutional move. At the Bureau of Detection of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, someone identified the woman and child in the photo but, noticing their close ties to Generals Liang Xiang and Yang Kaizhi, chose not to report it formally. Instead, they informed Liang Xiang privately, hoping he would handle the matter in advance.
Initially, Liang Xiang took a businesslike approach, having someone "invite" Xie Shuhong and her child to the bureau for questioning. Upon seeing Liang Xiang, Xie Shuhong instantly bristled like a defensive hedgehog, full of caution. All suspects in the Wang case were vetted by the Bureau of Detection—except for Xie Shuhong, who was vetted directly by Liang Xiang. Because of a single photo, danger loomed over Xie Shuhong.
Liang Xiang thus advised her to return to Shanghai alone; the child would be in danger if she stayed with her and should remain in Beijing. Moreover, Liang Xiang believed his child deserved a better life—one untouched by politics. He bought her a train ticket to Shanghai. Since he would be going abroad the day after tomorrow, if someone else were to handle the matter, the outcome would be worse, and the child would suffer more.
This was the only option he had. After the court expelled the provincial petition representatives, Song Baoquan and Xie Shuhong returned to Shanghai on the same train. He criticized the court’s actions as harming the nation and the people, forcing them down the path of revolution. Yang Kaizhi arrived at the Sixth Town. Before his arrival, people had already heard of him as a military student in Japan, with rumored ties to the revolutionaries.
Of course, some believed this was just slander—opinions varied. On his first day at the Sixth Town, Yang Kaizhi visited the cavalry camp. On the second day, he formally met everyone. He recited a British poem about cavalry. The audience murmured, doubting it was a real poem. Yang Kaizhi didn’t mind. At the end of his speech, he encouraged everyone to strive for strength. Gu Maichen led the applause, and everyone joined in clapping for Yang Kaizhi.
