Encounter with You Episode 2 Recap
> Encounter with You Recap
After escaping Hua Ming at the restaurant, Wan Xinxin returned to Xu Ke's apartment with her baby, only to find the gas supply had been cut off due to unpaid bills. She frantically called Xu Ke, who was annoyed by her persistent calls. Xu Ke, who Wan Xinxin teasingly called "Xu Huahua," told her he was busy and had reminded her to pay the gas bill before he left, a claim Wan Xinxin denied.
He then suggested she go across the street and borrow some hot water from their neighbor, an "uncle," to prepare milk for the baby. Wan Xinxin, frustrated, reluctantly hung up. Holding her baby, Wan Xinxin nervously knocked on the neighbor's door, asking to borrow hot water. To her dismay, the man who opened the door was Hua Ming. She immediately wanted to retreat, but realized Xu Ke's apartment door had closed behind her, and she didn't have her keys.
Hua Ming, observing her awkward and desperate situation, remarked on their "connection." Wan Xinxin, seeing no other option, had to reluctantly accept his offer to stay. Hua Ming was keen to take her back to the maternity center, stating that since he had brought her out, he was responsible for her safe return. Wan Xinxin protested, arguing he had no humanity for disturbing a helpless mother and child so late at night.
Hua Ming countered, reminding her he had rescued her and her child from the seashore rocks. Inside Hua Ming’s apartment, Wan Xinxin, concerned about the inappropriateness of a single man and woman cohabiting, suggested he find somewhere else to stay. Hua Ming scoffed at her concern, then agreed to let her stay, confirming she needed formula.
He promised to buy formula for 0-3 months before breakfast the next day, after which he still intended to take her back to the maternity center. Before leaving, Hua Ming sternly warned Wan Xinxin not to touch any of his belongings, especially his books. After he left, Wan Xinxin secured the door with a chair.
She then tried to make coffee, but her lack of domestic skills led to a chaotic mess: broken cups, coffee spilled on books, and water everywhere. She worried about Hua Ming's reaction, muttering, "He's not going to kill me, is he?" The next morning, Hua Ming returned to find his apartment in disarray. He cautiously entered after struggling with the chair blocking the door, then confronted Wan Xinxin, asking, "So you blew up my house, huh?"
She feigned a back injury, asking him to help her up, while assuring him the baby was fine. Hua Ming carefully helped her, then expressed his anger over the damaged items, particularly a coffee mug given to him by his medical school classmates, emphasizing its sentimental value. Wan Xinxin attempted to apologize and offer to replace the mug, even questioning his "generation's" supposed poverty.
He dismissed her apologies and offers, stressing his primary concern was her safety and his responsibility to return her to the maternity center, remarking that he couldn't "afford to compensate for her life" if something happened. He even confessed that he considered seeing her bad luck and preferred they not meet again. As they discussed her return, Wan Xinxin secretly called the Credit Card Center, discovering her primary card had been suspended.
Realizing her financial predicament, she argumentatively insisted he take her home instead, calling him "stubborn" and "cold-hearted" for his insistence on returning her to the maternity center. Hua Ming, tired of her protests, eventually agreed to take her home.
Upon arriving at her home, Wan Xinxin asked Hua Ming to wait in the car with the baby while she went inside to collect essential items, explaining her credit card had been canceled by "that Qin guy" and she couldn't afford new clothes. Hua Ming, suspicious, reluctantly agreed but handed her his car keys as a sign of trust, warning her not to try any tricks.
She retorted that she still had photos of him on her phone, then hurried inside. Finding the house empty, she quickly packed her designer clothes and bags into a suitcase, talking to them as her "darlings" she was rescuing. As she was about to leave, she heard the front door open. Wan Xinxin quickly hid as Qin Gang entered the house with Liu Wei. Liu Wei, admiring the spacious home, asked Qin Gang if he had bought it for her.
He confirmed he had bought it six years ago with her in mind, but she had left him. He then confessed that he only married Wan Xinxin because his mother was eager for a grandchild, implying he would not have married Wan Xinxin if Liu Wei had returned earlier. Wan Xinxin, heartbroken, overheard their entire conversation from her hiding spot.
Liu Wei then asked if they could "start over," and Wan Xinxin silently cursed them, throwing her high heels in frustration. Overwhelmed with pain, Wan Xinxin looked at her wedding photo with Qin Gang on the bedroom wall. Feeling it was a cruel mockery, she ripped it down and threw it out the window. She then quickly tied bedsheets together to form a makeshift rope, intending to escape from the window.
Hua Ming, still waiting in the car, heard the crash of the photo frame and looked up, utterly shocked to see Wan Xinxin climbing down from the window. Meanwhile, Qin Gang, hearing the commotion, began banging on the bedroom door, calling for Wan Xinxin and his son. Panicked, Wan Xinxin hurried her descent, losing her grip and falling the last few feet. Luckily, she was close to the ground and only sprained her ankle.
Enduring sharp pain, she frantically urged Hua Ming to grab her luggage and help her escape. Hua Ming, without hesitation, quickly helped her and the baby flee. Hua Ming took Wan Xinxin to his pet hospital to treat her injured ankle. As he attended to her, Wan Xinxin wept inconsolably over Qin Gang's betrayal.
Hua Ming gently encouraged her, telling her it was okay to cry, but reminded her that if she truly felt hurt and resentful, she should focus on living well to show Qin Gang that his choice was a mistake. His words resonated with her, and she stopped crying. She then asked him not to take her back to the maternity center. Hua Ming agreed, on the condition that he could always find her.
Not knowing where else to go, Hua Ming offered her and the baby refuge at the pet hospital, suggesting she could help him care for his dogs if she needed to vent her frustrations. He noticed her demeanor softened when she was around animals and the baby, remarking that she transformed from "neurotic to goddess." He assured her that his door would always be open for her and the baby.
Meanwhile, Wan Xinxin's sister, Xu Chunli, distraught over her sister's disappearance, called her husband, Jiang Kaiyang, to discuss how to find her. Jiang Kaiyang advised her to contact Wan Xinxin's old boyfriends, as she was a "campus beauty" and would likely turn to someone she knew, especially without an ID card for hotels.
Later, just as Qin Gang was once again regretting having let Wan Xinxin slip away, Xu Chunli suddenly called him, informing him that she had found out Wan Xinxin's whereabouts. Qin Gang was overjoyed by the news.
