A Love So Romantic Episode 1 Recap
> A Love So Romantic Recap
In the bustling city of Lin'an, a renowned medical center boasted a legendary physician, Ru Ying, capable of curing any difficult ailment within half a month. However, the center released treatment numbers only once a month, causing long queues of hopeful patients. Su Xiaowan, a 16-year-old flower seller, arrived too late and failed to secure a number, as usual. She lived with her younger brother, Xiao An, who had a leg problem and was often bullied.
Su Xiaowan was determined to cure him and placed all her hopes on the medical center. Desperate, Su Xiaowan feigned fainting outside the medical center, hoping to be carried in. While being transported on a stretcher, her foot accidentally kicked Gu Yanxi, the charming, gorgeous, and talented eldest son of the Gu family, famous jewelers whose unique designs were highly sought after. Gu Yanxi, known for his distant and aloof demeanor, immediately suspected Su Xiaowan's act.
He suggested a "blood-letting therapy" using the biggest needle at the Shenting point, intending to scare her awake. To his surprise, Su Xiaowan suddenly vomited on him, ruining his clothes. Annoyed and suppressing his anger, Gu Yanxi watched Su Xiaowan's triumphant look as she was carried further inside. Physician Ru Ying examined Su Xiaowan but found no serious illness, remarking that a "serious" condition would involve vomiting blood.
Seizing the opportunity, Su Xiaowan promptly coughed up blood, claiming her mysterious illness recurred periodically, and she needed a number for ongoing treatment. Ru Ying granted her a number under the name "Su Xiao'an." Bouncing out of the consultation room, Su Xiaowan was intercepted by Gu Yanxi, who accused her of faking her illness to obtain a number. As the medical staff joined the chase, Su Xiaowan retaliated by biting Gu Yanxi's hand.
Gu Yanxi remarked that she was "a dog." While Gu Yanxi was convinced she was a liar, Physician Ru Ying, having witnessed her desperation, believed she had a hidden reason for her actions, though Gu Yanxi maintained that a liar was a liar, regardless of their reasons. Gu Yanxi had come to the medical center concerning his grandmother, whose condition hadn't improved despite Ru Ying's medicine.
Ru Ying explained that his grandmother's ailment was a "heart illness" stemming from the disappearance of her granddaughter, Wan'er, ten years prior. The physician concluded that until Wan'er, a 16-year-old girl from Lin'an with a peach blossom birthmark on her left arm, was found, the grandmother would not recover. Later, Su Xiaowan realized her newly acquired number was missing and recalled being grabbed by Gu Yanxi, suspecting it might have fallen into his clothes.
That night, dressed in a black night-flying outfit, she infiltrated Gu Yanxi's mansion. In the courtyard, she encountered another figure in black, whom she initially mistook for a fellow thief. She lectured him on professionalism and turning over a new leaf, clarifying that it was her first time attempting such an act to retrieve her own belonging. The mysterious figure, who claimed to have been doing this for years, even gave her detailed directions to Gu Yanxi's room.
Upon entering Gu Yanxi's room, Su Xiaowan found him bathing. He mistook her for his attendant, Yuanhe, and asked for his clothes. Su Xiaowan, caught off guard, briefly observed him before he realized she wasn't Yuanhe. Gu Yanxi quickly recognized her as the woman from the medical center and accused her of conning physicians and now stealing from his home.
Su Xiaowan, however, explained her desperate situation, needing the number for her sick brother, and insisted the number was in his clothes. As he prepared to call for guards, Su Xiaowan denounced him as a bully, headbutted him, snatched his clothes, and fled. Gu Yanxi, furious, immediately shouted for the guards. As Su Xiaowan tried to escape, the black-clad figure from earlier intervened, distracting the pursuing guards by pretending to kiss Su Xiaowan, claiming they were just "snogging."
After directing her to climb over a wall to leave the mansion, Su Xiaowan noticed a distinct jade pendant on his waist. A childhood memory flashed through her mind: a pretend marriage ceremony where she had called a boy "My husband!" and, after threatening to drop his jade pendant, he revealed his name was "Ye." She realized this was the same Ye she had been searching for all these years, vowing to find him again.
The next day, Su Xiaowan brought Xiao An to Ru Ying. Ru Ying acknowledged her earlier deception but was curious why she would go to such lengths for a number. Su Xiaowan explained Xiao An's accident a year ago, where he fell from a cliff, leaving his feet unrecovered.
Ru Ying confirmed that Xiao An's condition was indeed serious but suggested a combination of an ancient acupuncture method, Zhenggu Herb, and hot compresses over several months, though he warned it would be costly. Su Xiaowan assured him she would find a way to pay. She intensified her flower-selling efforts. Soon after, Su Xiaowan saw an employment notice for maids and servants at Gu Mansion, which offered the highest monthly salary in Lin'an.
Despite her initial aversion to Gu Yanxi, she realized that working there would give her a chance to find Ye. She applied and, after a rigorous assessment that tested fitness and appearance, won first place, earning a token. Gu Yanxi recognized Su Xiaowan among the new recruits. Annoyed, he questioned why "this kind of person" was hired, but unable to dismiss her without damaging the Gu family's reputation, he decided to challenge her.
He assigned her the seemingly impossible task of planting numerous flowers within two hours. Su Xiaowan, though complaining about "Mr. Long Face," diligently completed the task for "the sake of Ye," ending up covered in mud. As she finished, Gu Yanxi's grandmother appeared and immediately mistook the muddy Su Xiaowan for her long-lost granddaughter, Wan'er. Su Xiaowan tried to deny it, but the grandmother was overjoyed.
When Gu Yanxi arrived, ready to scold Su Xiaowan, his grandmother intervened, preventing him from kicking "her Wan'er" out. Thinking quickly, Gu Yanxi pretended that Wan'er had just rushed home and needed to change. He led his grandmother away, instructing Su Xiaowan to follow him. Later, Su Xiaowan, still pretending to be Wan'er, told the grandmother she didn't remember her childhood and was adopted. Gu Yanxi, playing along, introduced Su Xiaowan as his sister.
Gu Yanxi made it clear that while Su Xiaowan would attend to his grandmother morning and evening, she was otherwise still a servant and assigned her to the mansion's humblest room. Su Xiaowan didn't mind, her primary goal being to find Ye. Knowing his grandmother disliked bitter medicine, Su Xiaowan collected wild honey and mixed it into her daily dose. The grandmother was delighted, finding the medicine sweet.
Gu Yanxi, unbeknownst to Su Xiaowan, overheard this thoughtful gesture and, for a rare moment, a faint smile appeared on his lips. Some time later, at the stone bridge, Gu Yanxi confronted Su Xiaowan, still hinting at her expulsion. Su Xiaowan, feigning innocence, claimed she was merely helping any potential drunkards who might fall from the bridge at night.
Gu Yanxi, seeing through her act, suggested she was too kind for Gu Mansion and should find another job, reminding her of her lying and conning ways. Su Xiaowan countered that she needed to support her sick brother. Although she briefly considered leaving, she remembered her true purpose. The next day, while climbing a tree to collect more honey for the grandmother, Su Xiaowan almost fell but was caught by Ye. He introduced himself as an apprentice at the mansion.
Su Xiaowan, recognizing his jade pendant, asked if he had worn it since childhood. Ye, however, claimed to not remember anything from his early years. Just then, Gu Yanxi approached. Ye quickly feigned looking for a broomstick to explain his presence. Su Xiaowan, grateful to Ye for saving her, secretly arranged to meet him the following day for a surprise. Realizing she couldn't leave the mansion if she wanted to continue seeing Ye, she resolved to stay, no matter what Gu Yanxi tried to do.
