Believe in Love Episode 2 Recap
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Lu Yue'er, disguised as a servant, was in Hua Yinan's study searching for the title deeds for the Cloudy Moon Noodle Restaurant and the Lu family's land. She found only deeds for a gambling house and drugstore, realizing what she needed wasn't there. She muttered to herself, wondering if Hua Yinan had tricked her. She quickly hid when Hua Yinan entered with Gu Xinzhu.
Gu Xinzhu reported that the captured pirates had confessed their plan to attack Flower Island from the three-sided cliffs, having sought to replenish tiger claws. Hua Yinan acknowledged he had anticipated this and secured the tiger claws, but still expressed concern about the pirates finding other methods and the urgency of deploying defense. After Gu Xinzhu left, Hua Yinan reviewed documents. Lu Yue'er accidentally knocked over a scroll, revealing her hiding spot.
She quickly fabricated a story, claiming she had come to thank him for saving her life. Hua Yinan, seeing through her excuse due to her disguise and unannounced presence, seized the opportunity. He cornered her, stating she didn't need to wait to repay his kindness. Lu Yue'er, feeling intimidated, threatened to harm herself by hitting her head against the books. Hua Yinan pressed her to admit her feelings for him.
She conceded her heart had pounded hard, but vehemently denied it was love, saying she couldn't communicate with him. Their tense interaction was interrupted by the arrival of Hua Yuman and Su Tang, prompting Hua Yinan to quickly conceal Lu Yue'er. Hua Yinan then opened the door to welcome his sister, Hua Yuman, and Su Tang.
He curtly questioned Su Tang about being away from her duties, but Hua Yuman chastised him, reminding him of Su Tang's father's past invaluable assistance to their family and urging him to treat Su Tang with more respect and care. Hua Yuman then announced she had brought Su Tang to discuss their marriage.
Hua Yinan, however, revealed that he himself had spread the rumors of his impending marriage and firmly declared that Lu Yue'er was the only woman he would marry. Enraged, Hua Yuman disparaged Lu Yue'er, calling her ill-fated, a "jinx," and unworthy of marrying into the Island Lord's Mansion. Unable to endure the insults any longer, Lu Yue'er emerged from her hiding spot.
She confronted Hua Yuman, clarifying that she had no intention of marrying Hua Yinan and that he was the one persistently pursuing her. She angrily told Hua Yuman to control her younger brother. Hua Yuman was so incensed by Lu Yue'er's words that she fainted. As Hua Yinan was escorting Lu Yue'er away from the mansion, Du Ruo, witnessing their departure, furiously chased after them, even borrowing a donkey.
The donkey startled Hua Yinan's carriage, causing it to swerve violently, and in the chaos, Hua Yinan and Lu Yue'er accidentally kissed. Lu Yue'er, with her weak heart, felt her heart race, a sensation she found alarming, fearing it might signify her death. Hua Yinan, for his part, dramatically lamented the unexpected loss of his first kiss. Realizing that gentle persuasion was ineffective, Hua Yinan decided on a more forceful approach.
He took Lu Yue'er to an embroidery workshop, where she was given an elaborate makeover. While she changed, Hua Yinan rehearsed love poems. When Lu Yue'er emerged in her new attire, Hua Yinan was genuinely captivated, feeling a sincere emotional shift from his initial strategic interest. He suggested her rapid heartbeat during their accidental kiss indicated she had feelings for him. Lu Yue'er, recalling the sensation and curious if it was love, embraced him, but felt no accelerated heartbeat.
She pondered if only a kiss would elicit such a reaction. Sensing her thoughts, Hua Yinan embraced her again and leaned in to kiss her. Just as their lips were about to meet, Du Ruo arrived on his donkey, shouting and angrily pulling Lu Yue'er away, much to Hua Yinan's frustration. Later that day, Lu Yue'er cooked for a sulking Du Ruo.
She asked him if a fast heartbeat for someone meant liking them, explaining that her heart had raced when Hua Yinan's lips touched hers and his chest pressed against hers. Du Ruo, furious at Hua Yinan's actions, initially wanted to confront him but was restrained by Lu Yue'er. He then embraced her, hoping to evoke a similar reaction in her, but Lu Yue'er felt nothing. Disheartened, Du Ruo drank heavily, confessing his feelings for her before passing out.
As he was being carried away by servants, one of them handed Lu Yue'er a letter from Senior Master Du, Du Ruo's father. The letter informed her that Ghost Doctor Nan Ze (a renowned healer) was currently in the capital city but would be leaving after mid-July, with his next whereabouts unknown.
Master Du had arranged for her to leave the island by boat in five days, providing travel funds, with the strict instruction not to tell Du Ruo and to go alone. Lu Yue'er understood the implicit meaning of this clandestine arrangement. On a mountaintop, Lu Yue'er confided her inner thoughts to her mother's memorial, expressing her fear of death and her desire to understand why her heart had raced when she was with Hua Yinan.
Hua Yinan, who had been eavesdropping, appeared. He questioned her conflicting actions—getting close to him at the workshop yet leaving with Du Ruo—and her apparent indecisiveness. He then pulled her into a kiss, and in that instant, it was as if the souls of Mu Yuan and Xiao Man, from their past lives, had reappeared. To his own surprise, Hua Yinan shed tears, finding the reaction baffling. Lu Yue'er was confused, teasing him for crying like a girl.
Hua Yinan confessed that while his initial pursuit might have had other motivations, she had gradually "walked into my life, and now I'm starting to become a mess." He implored her not to reject his heart again. However, Lu Yue'er firmly rejected him, calling him "bossy, willful, arrogant, and selfish." She advised him, as Island Lord, to focus on the welfare of his people instead of persistently pursuing her.
She revealed her imminent departure in four days for treatment in the capital, acknowledging her uncertain fate, and asked him to stop bothering her. Afterward, Hua Yinan pondered whether his desire to marry Lu Yue'er was truly his own or merely a result of his father's command. Meanwhile, Lu Yue'er's father's condition worsened, and he coughed up blood. Her servant, Xiao Yi, searched the entire island for a doctor but found everyone unavailable, out on house calls. Xiao Yi then suggested seeking help from the doctor at the Island Lord's Mansion, leaving Lu Yue'er with a difficult decision.
