A Love So Romantic Episode 3 Recap
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Su Xiaowan, having been captured by Scar Hui's gang, cleverly feigned having an elder brother who was also plotting to rob the Gu family. She claimed to know the exact locations of the Gu Mansion's treasures and proposed a collaboration with Scar Hui, pretending to willingly lead them to her "brother" while secretly planning to lure them into an ambush by the authorities.
She told the robbers that they would surely profit from this deal because her brother was not an ordinary person. One of Scar Hui's men mentioned that Scar Hui wouldn't have worked with her if she hadn't claimed her brother knew where the treasure was. Su Xiaowan insisted they were the ones who would profit, but the robbers, eager to proceed, urged her to lead the way, unaware of her true intentions to lead them to officers.
As they proceeded, Scar Hui grew suspicious. He proposed that Su Xiaowan reveal her "brother's" location so his men could retrieve him, but she argued that their hideout was too discreet for strangers to find. Scar Hui directly accused her of trying to trick them, prompting Su Xiaowan to stress the importance of trust in their "collaboration." However, Scar Hui persisted, using a dagger to demand the location of her brother.
Just then, Gu Yanxi, returning from Yunxin Hall after discussing an upcoming design competition for a tiara for the Noble Consort (the Commandery Prince's sister), appeared. Gu Yanxi, surprised to see Su Xiaowan in trouble, called out her name. Su Xiaowan, quick-witted, cried out "Brother!" to maintain her ruse to Scar Hui, then immediately appealed to Gu Yanxi for help, urging him to deal with the "crooks" first.
The robbers, thinking Gu Yanxi was Su Xiaowan's brother and a rival, prepared to fight. Gu Yanxi, playing along, challenged their capability to target the Gu family and ordered them to charge. Gu Yanxi fought valiantly, but Scar Hui, recognizing Gu Yanxi as "Young Master Gu," called for reinforcements, stating that Su Xiaowan had underestimated him. Overwhelmed by the increased numbers, Su Xiaowan asked Gu Yanxi what they should do. He responded that they had no choice but to run.
During their escape, as they were cornered, Gu Yanxi asked Su Xiaowan if she trusted him. She replied no, but he insisted she had no choice. He then pulled her to leap from a high place, and she found the whole experience exhilarating despite the danger. As the chase continued, Su Xiaowan quickly pulled Gu Yanxi into a dye vat to hide, telling him she had her own plan.
Shortly after, the robbers received news that officers were approaching due to the commotion. Scar Hui and his gang retreated before the officers arrived, ensuring Scar Hui's escape. Gu Yanxi emerged from the dye vat, his clothes and face covered in dye. Su Xiaowan playfully remarked on his unique appearance, but Gu Yanxi was annoyed, stating that every time he encountered her, his clothes ended up a mess.
He told her to stay away from him and walked off in a huff, leaving Su Xiaowan to lament his sudden mood swings. Ignoring Gu Yanxi's annoyance, Su Xiaowan headed to the medical clinic to check on her brother, Xiao An. Coincidentally, Gu Yanxi, still disheveled, walked past the medical clinic and encountered Physician Ru Ying. Ru Ying, noticing Gu Yanxi's condition, invited him inside to clean up. While there, Gu Yanxi overheard Su Xiaowan talking to Xiao An.
She reassured her brother that she was being treated well at the Gu Mansion, was not being bullied, and was even being taught calligraphy and painting. Hearing this, Gu Yanxi realized that Su Xiaowan's words were true, not lies, and that she had a younger brother whom she was trying to protect from worry. He felt a pang of guilt.
He then stepped in to help her maintain the illusion, confirming to Xiao An that his sister had great potential and he had indeed heard about Xiao An from her. This gesture solidified Xiao An's belief that Gu Yanxi was a kind and friendly gentleman.
Su Xiaowan then tried to pay Physician Ru Ying for Xiao An's treatment for the previous month, but Ru Ying declined the payment, explaining that as friends of Gu Yanxi, they were also friends, and friends shouldn't talk about money. Su Xiaowan, not quite grasping the idiom, declared she would "never forget it even if she sold her teeth," which Ru Ying corrected to "be grateful."
As Gu Yanxi left, Su Xiaowan hurried after him, thanking Ru Ying for his kindness and promising to visit again. Later, back at the Gu Mansion, Gu Yanxi instructed a subordinate to deliver the medical fees for Xiao An to Physician Ru Ying, without informing Su Xiaowan. Meanwhile, he also ordered an investigation into Scar Hui, the leader of the gang.
The informant confirmed that Scar Hui was the head of a rogue group operating on the east side of the city. Although their hideout had been located and reported to the authorities, Scar Hui had unfortunately escaped during the raid. Gu Yanxi then developed a plan to capture Scar Hui and secretly shared the details with his subordinate.
The next day, Su Xiaowan was delighted to learn that Gu Yanxi's second brother, whom she knew as A-Ye, was returning to the mansion. She made plans to dress up and meet A-Ye at the night market. However, her plans were interrupted when Gu Yanxi summoned her to his study. He ordered her to grind ink for him and retrieve "The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art," a book on mathematics.
Su Xiaowan, eager to leave, attempted to excuse herself by claiming she was hungry and needed to eat, but Gu Yanxi refused. He reminded her that her most important task was to earn money for Xiao An's treatment and threatened that if she dared to step out of the study, she would be expelled from the Gu family the next day.
Realizing she had no choice, Su Xiaowan reluctantly stayed, lamenting that men were unpredictable, changing their minds as quickly as flipping a book. While stamping a pile of checked account books with Gu Yanxi's personal seal, Su Xiaowan, still angry at him for deliberately making things difficult, fantasized about being rewarded with vast wealth for saving his life, all secured with his personal seal. Carried away by this daydream, she accidentally began stamping the seal haphazardly on the account book.
Gu Yanxi quickly intervened, explaining that the books were for the General Accounts Bureau for business tax inspections, and damaging them would constitute a legal offense. Su Xiaowan, realizing the gravity of her mistake, profusely apologized. Gu Yanxi then instructed her to sit down and help him correct the accounts. Su Xiaowan, feeling famished, offered to make him a midnight snack to repay him for his help.
She proudly mentioned her past experience as an assistant chef at Manyuanchun, the best restaurant in Lin'an. Gu Yanxi, initially wary of the unappealing mud-baked Beggar's Chicken she prepared, was eventually persuaded to try it. To his surprise, he found the meat tender, flavorful, and infused with the fragrance of lotus leaves. He even tried to take a chicken leg for himself, but Su Xiaowan, ever mischievous, licked it, making him lose his appetite for it.
Gu Yanxi chided her for her growing shamelessness but allowed her to keep the drumstick, declaring it as half of her monthly salary for damaging the account book and occupying his time. Later, after finally finishing the accounting work, Su Xiaowan left the study. Feeling a sudden sense of forgetfulness, she realized with a start that she had forgotten her appointment with A-Ye in the back garden.
