A Love So Beautiful Episode 19 Recap
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Jiang Chen found himself increasingly consumed by his work at the hospital, leaving him with less and less time to spend with Chen Xiaoxi. After a grueling nine-hour surgery that left his legs weak, he finally had a moment to call Chen Xiaoxi, who had been trying to reach him. It was already past midnight, but Chen Xiaoxi was delighted to hear from him, confessing that she missed him.
Their call was cut short when Director He summoned Jiang Chen for more work. The next morning, Chen Xiaoxi found herself locked out of her dormitory. Feeling lonely, she often spent her free time shopping with Lin Jingxiao, which drew complaints from Lin Jingxiao's boyfriend, Lu Yang, who teased Chen Xiaoxi about Jiang Chen's absence. Chen Xiaoxi was also preoccupied with her graduation project and job interviews.
One day, after a tiring round of interviews, her feet sore from high heels, she decided to surprise Jiang Chen at the hospital. However, her visit took an unexpected turn when she witnessed a female patient overtly flirting with Jiang Chen during what appeared to be a routine examination. Chen Xiaoxi, upset by the patient's behavior, accused her of "being up to no good."
Jiang Chen, however, playfully retorted that Chen Xiaoxi was the one with "ill intentions," then tried to appease her by offering to take her out for a meal. Before they could leave, an urgent vascular surgery called Jiang Chen away once more. Later, he sent Chen Xiaoxi a message offering to help her revise her resume, but she replied that Lin Jingxiao was already helping her.
This led to an early morning call to Lin Jingxiao that was answered by a grumpy Lu Yang, who urged Chen Xiaoxi to spend time with Jiang Chen instead. Meanwhile, Director He approached Jiang Chen with a significant opportunity. Given Jiang Chen's excellent performance during his nearly year-long internship, the hospital decided to recommend him for a prestigious four-year training program at Xiehe Hospital in Beijing, a rare provincial quota.
Jiang Chen expressed a need to consider the offer, but Director He emphasized it was a chance not to be missed. Later, Jiang Chen managed to squeeze in a visit to Chen Xiaoxi at her art studio. She was thrilled to see him, jumping into his arms and commenting on how rare and special it felt to have him visit her at school. Jiang Chen, looking at her helplessly yet dotingly, seemed to hesitate to speak.
Chen Xiaoxi was still working on her graduation project, which she hadn't finished. She cherished the moment, proposing they stay embraced until he had to leave for the hospital at nine. Jiang Chen admitted he simply wanted to see her, prompting Chen Xiaoxi to playfully remind him of her importance in his life. Jiang Chen eventually informed Director He that he would decline the Xiehe training.
He explained that he believed he could learn anywhere and his priority was to stay with his girlfriend, even mentioning his intentions to marry her. Director He was surprised by his decision, highlighting the unparalleled opportunity and even suggesting that Chen Xiaoxi could accompany him to Beijing. Despite this, he urged Jiang Chen to reconsider his choice. As graduation loomed, Chen Xiaoxi's anxieties grew. Her roommates were making plans to move out, and she felt increasingly lost.
She still hadn't submitted her graduation project, found a job, or even discussed their living situation with Jiang Chen, who remained extremely busy. One of her roommates, trying to be helpful, suggested she contact a real estate agent whose number her boyfriend had. Taking matters into her own hands, Chen Xiaoxi arranged to meet the agent alone. She called Jiang Chen, hoping he could accompany her, but he informed her he had two surgeries scheduled and couldn't leave.
Chen Xiaoxi didn't want to trouble Jiang Chen, so she went to view an apartment by herself. The agent led her to an old residential building and then, with ill intent, tried to force her inside. Terrified, Chen Xiaoxi struggled free and managed to escape. Crying, she ran straight to the hospital to find Jiang Chen, only to be told by a nurse that he was going to Beijing for advanced study for four years.
Stunned and heartbroken, Chen Xiaoxi sat down. Jiang Chen, having just finished surgery and still in his scrubs, rushed to her side. With tear-streaked and swollen eyes, she confronted him, asking if he was going to Beijing and why he hadn't told her. Jiang Chen replied that he hadn't made a final decision.
Overwhelmed by a sense of betrayal and neglect, Chen Xiaoxi lashed out, accusing him of making decisions without her input and making her feel insignificant in his world. Jiang Chen, initially thinking it was just one of her tantrums, tried to pull her into a hug, but she pushed him away. When his phone rang again, signaling another call from work, she declared she was leaving.
As he grabbed her arm, Chen Xiaoxi, her voice cold, told him, "I don't want to love you anymore," and broke free. Jiang Chen watched her retreating figure, but a nurse quickly called him back, urging him to attend to a patient, Yu Yongbo, of ward 3207. As a doctor, his responsibility lay with his patients. Tragedy struck during a heart transplant surgery for Yu Yongbo, a patient Jiang Chen had been closely monitoring.
Despite their best efforts, Yu Yongbo passed away on the operating table. The patient's family, distraught, lashed out at the doctors, including Jiang Chen. This profound loss left Jiang Chen feeling the raw impermanence of life and his own helplessness. In his vulnerability, he sought out Chen Xiaoxi at her dormitory. However, she was still angry and closed off, cutting him short as he tried to speak, and they parted on bad terms once more.
Later, Director He spoke with Jiang Chen, acknowledging the inherent risks of the surgery and the hospital's limitations, while reaffirming that Xiehe Hospital offered the best resources for him to learn and grow. Reflecting on his first patient loss, Jiang Chen decided that he could do better, could save more families, and thus resolved to accept the training opportunity at Xiehe Hospital.
Some time later, Jiang Chen went to find Chen Xiaoxi, only to see an unfamiliar man helping her with her luggage. He called her, and she lied, claiming she was busy with her graduation project. This misunderstanding, coupled with her apparent secret move, fueled Jiang Chen's anger, and he left. At the airport, Jiang Chen reminisced about their shared past, recalling a hand chain he gave her and her words about not loving only him forever.
He called Chen Xiaoxi one last time, asking her to come to see him, secretly hoping that if she came, he wouldn't leave. However, still hurt and angry, Chen Xiaoxi defiantly told him she wouldn't come. Jiang Chen's flight was announced, and he boarded. Chen Xiaoxi, having a change of heart, rushed to the airport, but she was too late; Jiang Chen had already departed. As she sat crying on the floor, a familiar face appeared before her – Wu Baisong.
