Definitely Not Today Episode 2 Recap
> Definitely Not Today Recap
Mi Chong prepared to end his life, gathering sleeping pills and believing he had enough. His ritual was abruptly interrupted by Zhi Liao, who appeared and asked if he had any sleeping pills, declaring, "I'm not staying anymore. I want to die." She then turned to Mi Chong, asking if he also wanted to die, stating, "I want to kill myself." Mi Chong observed that Zhi Liao seemed like the type who would ultimately regret such a decision.
When she inquired again about pills, he admitted he had none, having been startled into dropping them into the trash. Consumed by her own rage over betrayal, Zhi Liao exclaimed, "Why? Why did you betray me? You should never trust anyone." She then borrowed Mi Chong's phone, screamed "You bastard! You piece of shit! Go to hell!" and hurled it out the window.
The crash of the phone and a flower pot was heard by Ms. Lu next door, who yelled, "Who's that? ! Who did that? !" Zhi Liao responded that it was her phone, leading Ms. Lu to sarcastically ask if she wanted to throw hers too. Mi Chong privately noted Zhi Liao's slightly neurotic behavior, but found it acceptable since his own phone had been destroyed earlier, just a step before him.
Later, Mi Chong, having waited for Zhi Liao to fall asleep to enjoy his most alert time of the day, was once again thwarted. Zhi Liao, brimming with energy, suggested, "Let's go out and have fun." Despite Mi Chong's inward reluctance and questioning, "Now?" , he found himself unable to refuse, thinking, "Only a ghost would go out now." At a bar, Mi Chong, who usually abstained from alcohol, gradually felt dizzy.
He observed Zhi Liao in the crowd, oblivious to a man in the corner who had been watching her. Mi Chong felt immediate regret for coming, predicting he would regret the drink he was about to have in twenty minutes. Zhi Liao, seizing the stage, announced, "Today, I'm going to introduce our special guest for today's concert. Mi Chong! To thank you for taking me in, I'm going to sing you a song of praise."
Mi Chong reflected on Zhi Liao as the most uninhibited person he had met, someone who imposed herself everywhere. Her off-key singing was so profoundly disruptive that it ironically sparked a will to survive in him, a man seeking death. He felt like a soldier desperately fleeing a battle, with Zhi Liao's voice a fighter plane carpet-bombing his surroundings within two kilometers.
His sole desire was to get home as fast as possible and permanently shut out her and her noise. Back at their residence, Ms. Lu's voice pierced the night, complaining, "Are you mad? ! What are you singing for in the middle of the night? ! If you continue, I'm going to call the police!" Zhi Liao defiantly yelled back, "Call the police then! If you dare! You dare!"
The next morning, approaching noon, Mi Chong awoke to find Zhi Liao sleeping beside him. A voice was heard on a phone call, asking someone if they had seen Jin Jie and to tell him that he was being looked for concerning Zhi Liao. In Mi Chong's eyes, only the rope knot hanging from the beam, bathed in sunlight, appeared exceptionally comfortable, attracting him to walk forward and put it around his neck.
Seeing Zhi Liao still asleep, Mi Chong thought, "What's going on?" and decided he needed to proceed with his suicide plan "as soon as possible." However, Zhi Liao woke up, forcing Mi Chong to casually pretend to read a book to cover his embarrassing aborted attempt. Later, at a restaurant, where they ordered noodles, Mi Chong pondered what he could say to make Zhi Liao leave, thinking, "Maybe saying it will make her leave sooner."
He pointed to a family photo, asking, "Is that little fatty you?" When she affirmed, he then asked, "Where is everyone else?" Zhi Liao calmly replied, "I killed them." Mi Chong expected her to be scared, perhaps planning her escape, but she simply said, "Oh. I like that." Zhi Liao then noticed Mi Chong's detached demeanor, asking him, "Why do you keep following me? Do you want me to die in front of you?"
She prompted him to eat, but Mi Chong explained, "I'm used to eating alone." Their meal was interrupted by Mi Chong's cousin, Zhi Xian, who had been looking for Mi Chong at his place. He asked about Mi Chong's phone, which Mi Chong admitted he "threw it away." Zhi Xian, assuming Zhi Liao was a stranger, introduced himself and immediately tried to sell Mi Chong a risky investment, touting "Annualized profits, 50%," and urging him to pay a 5,000 deposit.
He even reminded Mi Chong that it was the day Ms. Lu typically paid rent. Zhi Liao, disgusted by Zhi Xian's schemes, pretended to gag and then provocatively wiped Mi Chong's face with a napkin, making Zhi Xian uncomfortable and prompting Mi Chong to wonder, "What kind of plot is this going?" She then suggested Zhi Xian should invest his own money, questioning if he even understood how to spend such large sums.
Calling for the Boss, Zhi Liao requested separate bills, explaining that Zhi Xian was merely "sharing tables." After Zhi Xian left, Zhi Liao confronted Mi Chong, asking if he couldn't see Zhi Xian was trying to cheat him. Mi Chong confirmed, "I know." Zhi Liao, perplexed, asked, "If you knew, why weren't you retaliating? Do you like to be cheated?"
As Zhi Xian left the restaurant, he was overheard muttering to someone, "I heard his whole family died because of his bad luck. He looks like a jinx." Mi Chong wished he hadn't heard the cruel words, but they "crawled into my ears," making him fantasize about crawling into Zhi Xian's ears, impregnating him, and making him explode like an alien.
Despite Zhi Liao often bullying Mi Chong, she possessed a fiercely protective nature, embodying a "I can hit others, but no one else can touch them" mentality. This unexpected protectiveness ironically brought Mi Chong a sense of warmth. Compared to his past experiences of bullying from classmates and hostility from outsiders, Mi Chong gradually adapted to Zhi Liao's presence, becoming confident that he would not feel any repulsion towards her before his planned suicide.
Zhi Liao then playfully asked if her "fees are much more reasonable, right?" Mi Chong inquired how her actions were different from Zhi Xian's, to which she responded, "How's it the same? I'm bullying you. He was bullying my friend." Mi Chong paused at the word "friend," then reflected that those with friends might be caught in "the biggest lie of the century." He compared friends to clothes—one couldn't wear too many—and he himself didn't even want a single piece.
He concluded that friends were tiring, and discerning true friends was even more so, lamenting, "When would I be able to end this pointless life?" Later, Mi Chong, feeling an overwhelming desire for rest, saw it as "a good opportunity to kill myself." He vowed, "This time, no matter what she says, I won't allow myself to be interrupted. Absolutely." He filled the bathtub, turned up the music, and prepared a razor blade for his wrist.
His attempt was interrupted by the doorbell. Zhi Liao answered, expecting Ms. Lu, but Jin Jie burst in. Zhi Liao confronted him, "How did you find this place? You dare show up here? Get lost." Jin Jie ignored her, asserting, "You thought you could hide? You're too naive, Zhi Liao. You sold me! I trusted you so much. You sold me." Zhi Liao repeatedly demanded he let go, but Jin Jie insisted, "Go back with me.
Apologize to Qiang and we can move on." Zhi Liao cried, "No way! Get lost! Stay away from me!" thinking internally, "This scene is too bloody." Jin Jie, warning her to "Don't be ungrateful," demanded she return with him. Mi Chong emerged from the bathroom, internally asking, "Hold up. What's going on? Where's the background music coming from? No, no, no. This isn't what I wanted." He realized he had walked into "another even more gruesome scene."
Jin Jie called Mi Chong a "loser" and began beating him, pinning him on the sofa. A bloody taste filled Mi Chong's mouth, and he felt the arrival of death, especially as Jin Jie took out a dagger and approached. Zhi Liao intervened, yelling, "Why are you hitting him? He has nothing got to do with us. Hurry, leave. Hurry, run." Jin Jie taunted her, "You're protecting him, huh?"
As Mi Chong faced what he believed was his final moment, he thought, "Again? Don't tell me. . . this is my fate?" He found solace, "So this is the last moment of my life. Thank God. I no longer need to take action myself. Bring it on. Let all of this end quickly." Unexpectedly, Zhi Liao grabbed a vase and struck Jin Jie, knocking him to the ground. Zhi Liao, asking Mi Chong, "Do you think. . .
he's dead?" Mi Chong, knowing Jin Jie had completely lost his breath, lied to comfort her, stating, "He. . . he. . . could have fainted." Zhi Liao immediately took action, grabbing clothes and urging Mi Chong to "Change your clothes, quickly," take some money, and "We should leave now before he wakes up," and then, "Come around, dude! Let's go." Mi Chong inwardly questioned why he was running and carrying her, admitting he still didn't understand.
He concluded that "losing control is the essence of life" and he was "straying from my intended path." Zhi Liao asked if it was "fine just dumping him here." Mi Chong replied, "What else can we do? We'll be in more trouble once he wakes up." She then handed him Jin Jie's car keys. As they fled on a motorcycle, Ms. Lu witnessed their hasty departure.
Mi Chong narrated that some journeys have clear beginnings, destinations, and plans, but others do not, with companions forced together. He felt they were unknowingly embarking on a journey, simply fleeing from one place without any idea of what lay ahead.
