A Love Never Lost Episode 5 Recap, Plot

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There are many Chinese students studying abroad in Tokyo, with the highest concentration in the Kanda area. Wu Tianbai was clearly very familiar with Tokyo—it was obvious this wasn’t his first time fleeing there. He took Xie Shuhong directly to a place called Songzhu and chatted warmly with the proprietress, settling into one of the rooms. Tokyo was not like Shanghai, and Wu Tianbai told Xie Shuhong she would have to learn to cook for herself.

The money he brought could cover three months’ rent, but beyond that, he had no idea what would happen. After saying this, Wu Tianbai left, claiming he had to meet some old friends in Tokyo, leaving Xie Shuhong alone. Xie Shuhong was the second daughter of the Kaiwentang pen shop, someone who had never done any chores in her life—cooking was out of the question. She couldn’t speak Japanese either, and everything in Japan felt unfamiliar and overwhelming.

She crouched down and burst into tears, frightening the proprietress who had come to deliver some books. The proprietress didn’t understand Chinese and quickly called over a Chinese student to interpret. Wu Tianbai returned very late. In Tokyo, he was the only person Xie Shuhong could talk to. But all Wu Tianbai cared about were his so-called revolution and ideals—he had no regard for her feelings. At this moment, Xie Shuhong was full of guilt.

Not only had she failed to bring honor to her parents in the eyes of the neighbors, but now she had also gotten involved with a rebel like Wu Tianbai, dragging her parents and siblings into trouble. At Seijo Preparatory School in Tokyo, all the military students underwent basic physical examinations and each received a uniform. Their supervising officer was Hirata Ichiro, who was in charge of the Chinese military students studying in Japan.

Over the next six months, these students would undertake preparatory training here, cutting all ties with their past lives. From now on, they had only one identity—recruits. While Wu Tianbai was passionately discussing ideas with his friends, Xie Shuhong returned from grocery shopping and had to figure out how to cook. The whole courtyard filled with thick smoke. After some guests complained, the proprietress gently brought it up with Wu Tianbai, who then told Xie Shuhong to stop cooking.

From then on, they would continue eating meals prepared by the proprietress. Three months later, at the camp of the internship regiment on the outskirts of Tokyo, Yang Kaizhi and Li Renjun came to find Liang Xiang. In the first three months, they hadn’t learned anything. Liang Xiang had been in charge of feeding pigs, while Yang Kaizhi washed dishes in the cafeteria and Li Renjun stoked the fires at the bathhouse.

The two wanted Liang Xiang to join them in meeting the regiment commander, but Liang Xiang refused. Knowing full well that drinking was forbidden in the regiment, Li Renjun still brought alcohol, putting Liang Xiang on high alert. Just then, Sergeant Yamashita arrived. Liang Xiang quickly told them to escape through the window. Smelling the alcohol, Sergeant Yamashita attacked Liang Xiang without hesitation. Fortunately, Li Renjun and Yang Kaizhi hadn’t actually left.

They stepped in to help Liang Xiang, and Li Renjun, who knew martial arts, defeated Sergeant Yamashita. The regiment commander stormed in with armed soldiers, pointing their guns at the three of them. He ordered them to be tied up and locked in the confinement room. Sergeant Yamashita got a slap in the face, and the commander angrily scolded him for disgracing the Emperor of Japan.

The commander didn’t want to keep these three students, but Hirata Ichiro pleaded on their behalf, and the commander reluctantly agreed. However, he warned that if they violated the rules again, they would be expelled immediately. Liang Xiang came up with a solution—he requested that news of his misconduct be reported to his guardian in Japan, Duke Ayakura of the Japanese imperial family. Hearing the name, the regiment commander was stunned. Duke Ayakura took Liang Xiang back to his residence and, during dinner, began teaching him the rules of the Japanese military—especially the absolute obedience required toward a superior’s orders.

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