Be With You Episode 12 Recap
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After a night out, a visibly drunk Qi Nian was carried down from a Ferris wheel by Ji Yanxin. Ji Siqi, observing the scene, clenched his fists and glared at his brother. Stating he had family affairs to deal with, Ji Yanxin entrusted Qi Nian to Lu Qingwu's care. The next morning, as the four of them had breakfast, both Ji Yanxin’s hand and Ji Siqi’s face bore injuries.
Qi Nian and Lu Qingwu feared the brothers had come to blows, but Ji Yanxin explained the real reason: Ji Siqi, in a fit of pique, had thrown flyers on the ground, then stumbled while picking them up. Ji Yanxin injured his hand when he instinctively reached out to break his brother's fall. During their tense meal, Ji Siqi almost revealed that Qi Nian was a cartoonist, but she quickly interjected, claiming to be merely his assistant.
The conversation was cut short when Ji Yanxin tried to force her to choose a side professionally. Their grandfather suffered a sudden medical emergency and was hospitalized. Ji Qiu, their cousin, discovered a recently dated will in their grandfather’s drawer. She also overheard him on the phone with an insurance company, inquiring if malignant tumors were covered under his policy, with his grandchildren as beneficiaries.
Realizing the gravity of their grandfather's condition, Ji Yanxin decided to reassure him before his surgery. He lied, claiming he and Ji Siqi had reconciled and were now living together. Relieved, their grandfather stated that their mended relationship made the surgery "worth it." To maintain the charade for their grandfather’s peace of mind, Ji Siqi reluctantly moved into Ji Yanxin’s house. He stipulated one condition: Qi Nian must also stay with them, to prevent him from "committing murder."
The brothers' interactions remained fraught with tension, marked by petty arguments over food preferences and Ji Yanxin’s controlling nature, which included assigning Ji Siqi the task of cleaning up after their dog, Qi Bao. Ji Siqi eventually confided in Qi Nian, revealing the history of their strained relationship. After their parents divorced and left when he was young, Ji Yanxin, once a loving older brother, adopted their father's strict, authoritarian methods.
This led to constant conflict, culminating in a major fight on Ji Siqi's sixteenth birthday. After Ji Siqi was involved in a school fight, a furious Ji Yanxin, angry at what he saw as escapism into manga, destroyed his younger brother's artwork and figurines. Heartbroken, Ji Siqi fled to America to live with their mother, resolving never to see his brother again.
As Ji Siqi's twentieth birthday approached, he was at a cake shop when he was confronted by the same classmate who had provoked him years ago. The classmate mocked Ji Siqi's family, but Lu Qingwu unexpectedly arrived and intervened, pretending to be Ji Siqi’s girlfriend to drive the bully away.
She presented Ji Siqi with a birthday cake and once again offered him a position at her company, but he declined, stating that he had stopped celebrating his birthday at sixteen. Meanwhile, at the house, Qi Nian nearly fell while hanging laundry but was caught by Ji Yanxin. He held her close to prevent their dog from dirtying the clean sheets, causing Qi Nian’s heart to pound.
She innocently asked if he had drunk coffee, mistaking his rapid heartbeat for a caffeine rush. Though he had claimed he wouldn't celebrate it, Ji Yanxin had bought a cake for Ji Siqi. As Qi Nian tried to make birthday noodles, she got flour on her face, and Ji Yanxin gently wiped it off before taking over the cooking himself.
Ji Siqi sat alone by a river, lost in thought, a birthday cake he had bought for himself now smashed on the ground beside him. He returned home with a heavy heart to find Qi Nian had decorated the living room and prepared birthday noodles. He was touched by the gesture, admitting that celebrating with her might be different.
However, his mood soured when Qi Nian revealed that Ji Yanxin had helped with all the preparations and had also left him a gift. The revelation ignited his buried resentment. He furiously accused his brother of trying to antagonize him on his birthday again, just as he had at sixteen. Ignoring Qi Nian's attempts to explain, Ji Siqi insisted his brother had never truly felt remorse. He threw the gift to the floor and stormed out, declaring he would move out for good after their grandfather's surgery.
