Dear Diary Episode 12 Recap
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Murong Jielun had a terrifying dream where he tried to save Mei Ru from a sweeping flood that eventually engulfed them both. Afterward, Jiang Hui Zhen rushed to Mei Ru, who was praying on a bench, to tell her that all three individuals had regained consciousness. Mei Ru looked at her diary and saw that the bloodstains were indeed starting to fade.
She tenderly touched Murong Jielun’s face, recalling the brave girl who once wrote about love, and then remembering how Murong had offered to cleanse her of misfortune in the name of love. Mei Ru confessed that she needed his protection and his love, realizing that she had truly fallen for him, even if he originated from her diary. Meanwhile, Duan Shuiliu had a new stitch on his forehead, but he was delighted because Ninth Heaven Dragon Lady was awake.
She asked him if there was something he hadn't told her. Duan Shuiliu decided to reveal the truth about the diary, explaining that she was not at fault, but rather the diary's "setting" prevented her from being with Murong Jielun. He explained that she was the most special person in the world, born from a 12-year-old girl’s fantasy world, created by a pen, making her more precious and rare than anyone else.
He clarified that his past pursuit of Mei Ru was due to his interest in Dragon Lady, not Mei Ru herself, calling it a great misunderstanding. He attempted to explain the meaning of life, using examples of chickens hatching from eggs and even an electronic pet, ultimately conveying that his life found meaning after meeting her, emphasizing that what matters is how life is lived, not where it begins. Jiang Hui Zhen went to see Ouyang Wen Shan.
When a nurse asked if she was family, she denied it, causing nurses to mock her, calling her just an "opera actor." However, upon overhearing nurses gossiping about a patient with urinary incontinence, she mistakenly assumed it was Ouyang Wen Shan. She sarcastically confronted them, then claimed to be Ouyang's family, declaring she would personally take care of him. When Ouyang returned, Hui Zhen was overly solicitous, even attempting to check his trousers.
Ouyang chuckled, informing her that the patient with incontinence was next door, not him, and playfully pinched her cheek. Mei Ru, recalling the diary, remembered writing about Ouyang's intense, free-spirited, and avant-garde emotions. She had also written in the diary that Jiang Hui Zhen didn't care about Ouyang Wen Shan's wealthy status; they were drawn by primitive passion but never promised forever because Hui Zhen was "super cool."
Hui Zhen then held the crown Ouyang had given her for a performance, lost in thought. Murong Jielun continued to have disturbing dreams, remembering fragments but unable to recall details. He suddenly woke up and, seeing Mei Ru approaching with food, embraced her tightly, relieved she was safe. Mei Ru was happy, now knowing whom she truly loved. She affectionately cared for him, feeding him, but Murong apologized for having frightened her.
Mei Ru inadvertently expressed her love, stating that women could also protect men, not just the other way around. Murong, still somewhat shaken, asked for more rest. Mei Ru went outside and reread her old diary. She stumbled upon a passage about "unexpected tribulations" and wondered why she had written such dramatic things, questioning if she was "sick."
However, she then felt grateful to Duan Shuiliu for not burning the diary; otherwise, Murong Jielun would not have come into her life. She wished she could be as carefree and "talk thoughtlessly" as Duan Shuiliu to change the diary's ending. Later, Duan Shuiliu and Jiang Hui Zhen confronted Mei Ru, disagreeing about her keeping the diary. During their argument, Duan Shuiliu accidentally revealed a past secret: he and Hui Zhen had an "ambiguous relationship."
Hui Zhen quickly interjected that she never spoke of it because she felt ashamed, believing she was "blinded." Despite the awkward revelation, they agreed that Murong Jielun should not know about the diary's existence, as he was quite depressed. Hui Zhen argued that both Mei Ru and Duan Shuiliu were too emotionally involved ("concern leads to confusion") and prone to making mistakes.
She claimed to be the most rational one among them and insisted on keeping the diary, which they ultimately conceded to her. That night, Murong Jielun, still plagued by strange dreams, discussed their mysterious collapse and the bizarre "blood drowning" with Ouyang Wen Shan, concluding that the situation was more difficult than they imagined. Murong confided that he had another strange dream where he met a person he felt he knew but couldn't recall, sensing danger approaching.
In his dream, Nanna, the lunar deity, appeared, telling him that his tribulations were not her decree. Instead, they were caused by the writings of two maidens and triggered a "mysterious power of the universe," leading to "spacetime chaos." Nanna revealed the ancient history: the King, fearing his illegitimate son, the Prince, would overshadow him, sought to kill him.
A historian, secretly in love with the Prince, defied the King by carving a "maiden's prayer" on a clay tablet, wishing for a girl to love the Prince and inspire his compassion. During a blood moon, she sacrificed herself at the altar, her blood mingling with the text. Simultaneously, in the modern era, under another blood moon, Mei Ru also wrote about the "Babylonian Prince" in her diary, her nosebleed staining the pages.
The two maidens' blood, spilled on their writings, became a "bond linking time and space," causing the Prince to escape his fate and the characters to be transported to the present day, compelled to fulfill the diary's narrative. Nanna instructed Murong that to restore everything, he must find the modern girl who wrote the diary and "re-enact the ritual under the blood moon."
