A Love So Beautiful Episode 11 Recap
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As Christmas approached, Chen Xiaoxi and Lin Jingxiao each pondered gifts for their crushes. Lin Jingxiao asked Chen Xiaoxi if she had saved enough money and what she planned to give Jiang Chen. Chen Xiaoxi, holding a simple small card, admitted she had neither money nor ideas, jokingly suggesting she draw a comic for him. Lin Jingxiao quickly dismissed the idea, stating Jiang Chen wouldn't read it.
She then shared her own plan, explaining that nothing showed a girl's softer side more than a hand-knitted scarf, which also offered warmth. Chen Xiaoxi, admitting she couldn't knit, was encouraged by Lin Jingxiao to learn online, proposing they both knit scarves – Lin Jingxiao for Li Shu and Chen Xiaoxi for Jiang Chen.
Meanwhile, Lu Yang was busy arranging a special gift, having asked Jiang Chen to purchase a star-naming certificate from an American website, worried it might not arrive before Christmas. Jiang Chen questioned why he hadn't arranged it earlier, while Lu Yang rambled about various campaigns and ads. On their way to school, Chen Xiaoxi playfully demanded Lu Yang lend her his gloves. Lu Yang teased her, suggesting she just walk hand-in-hand with someone to share body temperatures.
Lin Jingxiao, overhearing, wondered if they were talking ill of her, and Lu Yang claimed Chen Xiaoxi often rambled about him and Jiang Chen. Wu Bosong, noticing Chen Xiaoxi's desire for gloves, promptly bought a pair for her. Chen Xiaoxi, hesitant to accept a gift just for herself, told him not to always buy her things. Wu Bosong insisted it was a Christmas gift for everyone, and quickly ran off to buy more.
As he rushed out, he bumped into Jiang Chen, who, upon seeing the fallen gloves, understood Wu Bosong's intentions and calmly handed them back to him. Jiang Chen, as usual, walked ahead, seemingly oblivious, but always aware of Chen Xiaoxi behind him. Later, walking home, Lu Yang lightheartedly asked Lin Jingxiao what she wanted for Christmas, promising to pick stars for her. Lin Jingxiao, thinking he was joking, told him to make it snow instead, commenting on the unseasonal weather.
Chen Xiaoxi, overhearing this, became excited at the prospect of snow, declaring her love for it and wishing for a white Christmas. Jiang Chen, witnessing her anticipation, playfully reminded her that she always slipped and fell in the snow. Wu Bosong, however, made a bold promise, wrapping an arm around Chen Xiaoxi's shoulder and stating he would make it snow for her. As their group gradually dispersed, Chen Xiaoxi and Lin Jingxiao lagged behind.
Jiang Chen, riding ahead, urged Chen Xiaoxi to hurry. Chen Xiaoxi replied that Lin Jingxiao was coming over to her house to play. Upon hearing this, Jiang Chen sped off, leaving them behind. Lin Jingxiao chuckled, teasing Chen Xiaoxi that Jiang Chen was clearly jealous. At Chen Xiaoxi's home, Lin Jingxiao and Chen Xiaoxi attempted to knit scarves. Chen Xiaoxi's mom offered them fruit and, pleased by Lin Jingxiao's sweet request, demonstrated the basic knitting stitches.
Lin Jingxiao quickly grasped the technique, but Chen Xiaoxi struggled, making a mess of the yarn. Chen Xiaoxi's mom jokingly commented on her daughter's clumsiness, comparing it to her own cleverness. Despite her efforts, Chen Xiaoxi found herself constantly unraveling and restarting her scarf, disheartened to see that Li Wei was also knitting a scarf of the same grey color and appeared to be much further along.
One evening, Chen Xiaoxi's mom discovered a small "I LOVE YOU" greeting card on Chen Xiaoxi's desk, with only "Dear" written inside. Concerned about early romance, she and Chen Xiaoxi's dad tried to subtly warn Chen Xiaoxi during dinner, telling a cautionary tale about an acquaintance's daughter who, after falling in love, failed her college entrance exams and "went insane." Chen Xiaoxi, however, remained oblivious to their hints, simply questioning why stories always had such horrifying endings.
Her dad suggested the card might even be for a teacher, and they decided to continue monitoring the situation. The next morning, Chen Xiaoxi's mom stopped Jiang Chen on his way to school, asking if he had noticed anything "wrong with Xiaoxi" or if she had any "close male classmates." Jiang Chen, knowing he was the one Chen Xiaoxi was closest to, simply answered "No" to her questions.
Chen Xiaoxi's mom, concluding that Jiang Chen was too focused on his studies to notice such things, dropped the topic. When Chen Xiaoxi came downstairs, her mom, eager to get them out, urged her and Jiang Chen to hurry to school. Chen Xiaoxi, curious, asked Jiang Chen what he had been discussing with her mom. Jiang Chen vaguely replied that they were talking about the weather, specifically whether it would snow.
He later elaborated that he was speculating about a Christmas snow, estimating a fifty percent chance. In class, Li Wei showed her finished grey scarf to Chen Xiaoxi, who complimented it. Moments later, Li Wei called Jiang Chen out of the classroom, stating she had something to tell him. Chen Xiaoxi and Wu Bosong, seeing this, discreetly followed them.
They watched as Li Wei presented Jiang Chen with her hand-knitted scarf, remarking it was her first attempt and asking him to try it on. Just as Jiang Chen was about to respond, Lu Yang spotted Chen Xiaoxi and Wu Bosong sneaking around, causing them to panic and run away. As a result, Chen Xiaoxi did not see Jiang Chen gently decline Li Wei's gift.
The following morning, Chen Xiaoxi waited for Jiang Chen downstairs, only to see him wearing a grey scarf around his neck. Mistaking it for Li Wei's gift, Chen Xiaoxi felt a pang of jealousy and, without a word, angrily cycled off, leaving a bewildered Jiang Chen behind. Later that day, Chen Xiaoxi's mom, still worried, questioned her about the card again.
Chen Xiaoxi, still upset about Jiang Chen and Li Wei, distractedly claimed she had bought the card "for fun" and gave no further explanation. Lin Jingxiao, meanwhile, went to the medical office, intending to give Li Shu her hand-knitted scarf. However, she found a beautifully wrapped gift box on his desk. Li Shu, seeing her look, explained it was a scarf from his girlfriend, jokingly telling her to put it away and stop showing it off.
He then spoke about how many girls would pretend to have stomach aches just to be seen by "Mr. Li." Misinterpreting this as confirmation that Li Shu had a girlfriend and feeling heartbroken, Lin Jingxiao sadly left, stumbling into Wang Dazhuang on the playground. Wang Dazhuang's friends, witnessing the collision, began to tease him, suggesting he liked Lin Jingxiao.
To save face, Wang Dazhuang cornered Lin Jingxiao on the stairs, pompously declaring his intention to find a girlfriend and that, despite her being "too ordinary," she was "suitable." He even offered to take her to a movie. Lin Jingxiao, annoyed, told him to "get away." Enraged by her rejection, Wang Dazhuang insulted her, claiming no one would like her because she was "so mean."
At that moment, Lu Yang appeared, boldly declared "I like Lin Jingxiao," and took her away. To comfort the distraught Lin Jingxiao, Lu Yang decided to give her his Christmas gift early. He presented her with the star-naming certificate he had purchased, proudly explaining that he had asked Jiang Chen to help him buy it from an American website months in advance, and that it was Lin Jingxiao's unique star.
Lin Jingxiao, though appreciating the gesture, pointed out that such commercial star-naming rights were not recognized by astronomical societies. Despite the practical flaws, she was touched by his thoughtful gift and thanked him. On Christmas Day, the school announced a clean-up session instead of self-study due to a TV station filming the next day.
Lu Yang, seeing Lin Jingxiao standing precariously on a table to clean a window, worried about her safety and urged her to get down, suggesting Chen Xiaoxi, with her "lower center of gravity," take her place. As Chen Xiaoxi stood on the table, Jiang Chen walked over, effortlessly lifted her down by her waist, and showed her how to use a broom handle to extend the reach of her cleaning cloth.
As the cleaning continued, excited students suddenly exclaimed that it was snowing outside. Chen Xiaoxi rushed to the window, extending her hand to catch the flakes. It turned out to be Wu Bosong, high on the rooftop of the academic building, enthusiastically creating a blizzard of fake snow with foam spray cans, a heartfelt Christmas surprise for Chen Xiaoxi. After being reprimanded for the mess, a teacher then announced that it was indeed "really snowing."
Outside, seeing Lin Jingxiao cold, Lu Yang offered her his jacket. Moved by his gesture, Lin Jingxiao gave him the scarf she had knitted. As Chen Xiaoxi and Jiang Chen walked home, Chen Xiaoxi shivered from the cold. Jiang Chen offered her his scarf, but Chen Xiaoxi initially refused, still believing it was Li Wei's. Jiang Chen then clarified that the scarf was from his mother, much to Chen Xiaoxi's delight, and she happily put it on.
At home, Chen Xiaoxi's dad received the small card she had written, which began "Dear Chen," confirming his name. This finally put Chen Xiaoxi's parents' minds at ease, realizing their daughter was not involved in early romance. The next morning, Chen Xiaoxi presented Jiang Chen with her Christmas return gift: a braided hand chain. She sheepishly explained that she had "accidentally weaved it too long" and suggested he could use it as a belt.
Jiang Chen, despite her clumsy creation, accepted the unique gift, remarking that it was "not bad" and humorously adding, "I can also use it to hang myself." Despite the occasional misunderstandings and silly moments, Chen Xiaoxi and Jiang Chen continued to navigate their youth, always finding their way back to each other, creating their own small beautiful memories.
