Fall in Love Episode 4 Recap
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Tan Xuanlin arrived at the film set, much to Gu Yueshuang's delight. She excitedly ran towards him, resting her head on his shoulder and affectionately complaining about working a day and a night without rest. Tan Xuanlin immediately ordered the director to call it a day and invited Gu Yueshuang to tour his newly decorated office. Inside the impressive space, Gu Yueshuang asked if he wasn't afraid of being seen with her there.
Dismissing her concern, Tan Xuanlin boasted that as the "new lord of Shanghai," everyone would show her respect. Gu Yueshuang, however, insisted she earned her own respect and didn't need his influence. He reminisced about saving her as a young girl on the battlefield, to which she retorted he wasn't much older, but he reminded her she still called him "Little Uncle." Their conversation was interrupted by the arrival of Xu Guangyao.
Tan Xuanlin swiftly put an arm around Gu Yueshuang's waist and directed her to wait in the adjacent bedroom. Turning to Xu Guangyao, Tan Xuanlin inquired if Xu Bojun, Xu Guangyao's father, was still angry with him. Xu Guangyao reassured him that his father would let bygones be bygones if Tan Xuanlin kept his promises. Tan Xuanlin then offered to cover all of Xu Guangyao's expenses in Shanghai.
Anticipating a discussion about the Tan Army, he tried to deflect by offering to renovate Xu Guangyao's old house and showing off a newly built bedroom within the office, complete with a Simmons mattress. Xu Guangyao, maintaining his professional stance, stated he was there to assist with Shanghai's defense, not for keeping mistresses.
He urged Tan Xuanlin to uphold their agreed-upon rules: Xu Guangyao would establish procedures for troops and money, while Tan Xuanlin needed to handle the disbandment of the Tan Army. Unimpressed by the lavish room, Xu Guangyao merely requested a camp bed. Seizing the opportunity to escape, Tan Xuanlin declared he would personally buy the bed and left with Tan Si and Gu Yueshuang.
He explained to Tan Si that he wanted to avoid Xu Guangyao for a few days to delay discussing the Tan Army's disbandment. He reasoned that agreeing too quickly would make Xu Bojun suspicious; by evading, he could make his eventual compromise seem forced. At the Mu residence, Cui Lianfeng questioned why Tan Xuanlin had made Mu Wanqing personally return a suitcase.
Mu Wanting jealously suggested Wanqing and Tan Xuanlin had a special "affinity," citing their shared journey and the hostage incident. Wanqing countered that if Wanting had been honest about her relationship with Xu Guangyao, she would have been the one taken. After Cui Lianfeng scolded Wanting, Mu Wanqing confided in her father, Mu Zhiyuan, that Tan Xuanlin had indeed made her deliver the suitcase to ensure her silence about a killing.
Relieved it wasn't a major incident, Wanqing then asked to use her late mother's dowry to start a business and become self-sufficient. Mu Zhiyuan agreed, but Cui Lianfeng revealed the grim truth: the dowry was gone. The family villa had been replaced by a club, the shops had failed, and the shipping company went bankrupt after its ships were mistakenly bombed. All that remained was some jewelry.
Wanqing was most concerned about finding a gold-mounted jade safe button that belonged to her late brother, as it was her mother's dying wish to be buried with it. Searching in her brother's room, Wanqing was interrupted by Mu Wanting, who mockingly produced the safe button. Taunting Wanqing, she tossed the jade, and it shattered on the floor. Wanting callously remarked that items from those who die an untimely death are "easily broken."
Enraged, Wanqing demanded an apology, but Wanting refused, leading Wanqing to resolve that she would no longer be bullied. To evade Xu Guangyao again, Tan Xuanlin faked a phone call from a "Chairman Anton Phil," a ruse orchestrated with Tan Si. With Xu Guangyao temporarily occupied, Tan Xuanlin took Gu Yueshuang to Qibao Old Street.
There, she fondly remembered how he had once saved her life on a battlefield with a sweet steamed bun, calling it the "tastiest food in the world." Moved, Tan Xuanlin bought all the buns from the vendor before leaving to attend to another matter. Meanwhile, Mu Wanqing took the shattered safe button to a pawnshop, where the repair cost was a steep 200 silver dollars.
When she tried to pawn her mother's jewelry, the shopkeeper declared it was mostly fake, worth far less than she expected, making her suspect Cui Lianfeng's deceit. Just then, Tan Xuanlin appeared. After some banter, he paid the repair fee, telling the shopkeeper to bill the command. He admitted to Wanqing he was avoiding her "fake fiancé," Xu Guangyao, and his persistent talk of official business.
Noticing her desperation, he provocatively asked if her plan was to sell her body, then revealed he knew who she was and proposed a partnership, stating they needed each other. Wanqing steadfastly refused, wanting only a peaceful life. Tan Xuanlin scoffed, warning her that her stepmother was not to be trusted.
At a food stall, he showed he knew the button was for her mother's burial and hinted that her stepsister was behind its breaking, but Wanqing told him to mind his own business. Unbeknownst to them, Gu Yueshuang saw them together, feeling a pang of bitterness. Later, Tan Xuanlin returned to the command, feigning extreme drunkenness to avoid Xu Guangyao. However, Xu Guangyao saw through the act, remarking to his subordinate, "You think he's really drunk?"
In his room, Tan Xuanlin dropped the facade, boasting of his acting skills. He admitted to Gu Yueshuang that Xu Guangyao was no fool and had simply played along, calling their dynamic a case of "diamond cutting diamond." To force Xu Guangyao out, Tan Xuanlin repeatedly brought women, including Gu Yueshuang, back to the command. Cui Lianfeng, visiting one day, used this as an excuse to invite Xu Guangyao to stay at the Mu mansion.
Pressured by both Cui Lianfeng and Tan Xuanlin, who cited safety concerns with a hotel, Xu Guangyao reluctantly agreed. His subordinate worried this was a ploy to distract him, but Xu Guangyao was confident he could still monitor Tan Xuanlin. He also privately admitted that he wanted to be at the Mu mansion to look after Mu Wanqing, feeling a familiar presence might comfort her after her return and her mother's death.
