Fall In Love With A Scientist Episode 17 Recap
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Bai Lingling confessed to Guan Xiaoyu that she felt it was unfair to both her online boyfriend and Yang Lanhang, prompting her to consider giving up on both. Guan Xiaoyu reassured her that it wasn't entirely her fault. Bai Lingling found it impossible to tell her online boyfriend, "Forever is for Ever," about kissing another man, even though she was thinking of him at the time.
Acknowledging the complexity of online relationships, Guan Xiaoyu offered to introduce Bai Lingling to better prospects, but Bai Lingling decided to put romance aside and focus on her experiments, while Guan Xiaoyu committed to working on her official account. Ouyang Yifan returned home to find Yang Lanhang still absent.
After an unsuccessful call to Yang Lanhang, he called Yin Fan, inviting him and their colleagues for night snacks to celebrate the clinical experiment's successful audit and to update them on progress. Yin Fan declined, stating he was busy late in the lab. Ouyang Yifan then lamented that his older brother's intense work ethic made everyone perceive him as not working hard enough, even when he himself worked until midnight.
Guan Xiaoyu stayed up all night to write an article promoting the new tissue valve. After Bai Lingling reviewed and approved it, Guan Xiaoyu published it on her official account the next morning. Bai Lingling quickly shared it with Yang Lanhang, and soon the article was seen by Zhai Qingyi, Zhang Yian, Professor Jiang, and Ouyang Yifan. Ouyang Yifan confronted Guan Xiaoyu, accusing her of breaching their contract.
He explained that their product was launching in two days, and their agreement stipulated three days of promotion. Without notification, she had replaced one of their scheduled advertorials with an article about the new valve material. Guan Xiaoyu downplayed its significance, arguing that one less article wouldn't greatly impact their multi-million dollar marketing campaign. Ouyang Yifan clarified that he understood her intentions, as he too had invested significantly in the new valve material's research and development.
He explained that before Yang Lanhang's return, he had founded Huaihai Biotech and co-established a lab with Huaihai University. His older brother and Yang Lanhang were responsible for the research, while he handled market liaison and regulatory affairs. He emphasized that her actions constituted a serious breach of contract, and he had intervened to prevent a lawyer's letter. He then offered to take responsibility for the situation if she agreed to be his girlfriend.
To help Guan Xiaoyu, Ouyang Yifan spent the entire night revising the marketing plan. When the marketing department rejected it, requiring presidential approval, he presented it to his father, President Ouyang. His father, seeing Guan Xiaoyu's name, immediately dismissed the plan without review, assuming Ouyang Yifan was once again distracted by a woman. Frustrated by his father's constant disapproval, Ouyang Yifan picked up the discarded plan and left angrily.
Knowing from Ouyang Yifan that all company funds were tied up in research, leaving no budget for advertising, Guan Xiaoyu decided to continue writing for her official account, figuring she'd face legal action regardless of how many articles she published. Bai Lingling questioned her, but Guan Xiaoyu insisted it was their only viable publicity channel. She erased her current draft, realizing a new, more innovative approach was needed.
Meanwhile, Ouyang Yifan, incensed by his father's inflexibility, left the family chat group. He later found a copy of Guan Xiaoyu's service contract in his bag, correctly inferring Assistant Chen had put it there. He called to thank Assistant Chen and then tore up the contract. Unbeknownst to Ouyang Yifan, his father had privately approved his marketing plan and instructed Assistant Chen to execute it.
He also subtly directed Assistant Chen to state that the contract cancellation was due to his personal assessment that Guan Xiaoyu's official account didn't align with their brand positioning, and that he, President Ouyang, had merely agreed. Zheng Minghao was playing basketball at Huaihai University when Guan Xiaoyu brought Bai Lingling to watch him.
Yang Lanhang happened to pass by, and Zheng Minghao, recognizing him, challenged him to a game, revealing he knew Yang Lanhang was the developer of "Gate of Heart" and "Forever is for Ever." Yang Lanhang reluctantly accepted. However, his basketball skills were no match for Zheng Minghao's, and after a short while, he collapsed, pale and clutching his chest. Bai Lingling and Zheng Minghao, along with others, rushed him to the hospital.
At the hospital, Zheng Minghao explained to Guan Xiaoyu and Bai Lingling that he had returned to help after noticing Guan Xiaoyu's official account, which previously focused on relationships, was now posting daily about new heart valves, and seeing the readership increasing day by day, indicating a problem. He emphasized that his app, "Gate of Heart," had over 700,000 users and a much broader reach.
He and Dong Chao had already planned to add a five-second animation about heart valves to the app's loading page, leading to a popular science section. They had also secured this month's advertising slots on major Weibo accounts and company ad spaces for their project, and he had already created the animation. Meanwhile, Doctor Li severely reprimanded Yang Lanhang for playing basketball, calling him reckless.
Yang Lanhang clarified that while it was a childhood dream, it wasn't solely for Bai Lingling. He explained he'd always loved basketball but was told it was too dangerous, so he practiced alone. He expressed happiness at finally fulfilling his dream. Doctor Li warned him against any strenuous activity before the project passed clinical trials and threatened to confront Zheng Minghao. Yang Lanhang quickly intervened, claiming his collapse was merely due to low blood sugar.
Sensing the need for privacy, Guan Xiaoyu tactfully led Zheng Minghao away. Bai Lingling then offered to drive Yang Lanhang home. Outside, Guan Xiaoyu advised Zheng Minghao to give up on Bai Lingling due to her complicated situation and offer his blessings, but Zheng Minghao refused. Though Bai Lingling possessed a driver's license, she hadn't driven in two years and was quite rusty. During the drive, Yang Lanhang was visibly tense, tightly gripping the seatbelt.
Upon arriving home, Bai Lingling's legs were weak from the ordeal. Guan Xiaoyu was surprised that Yang Lanhang had allowed Bai Lingling to drive given her lack of recent practice. Bai Lingling explained she had no choice as he was too weak. Simultaneously, Zheng Minghao sent a message, announcing that the "Gate of Heart" promotional campaign was officially live.
Ouyang Yifan's mother, seeing the "Gate of Heart" video advertisement for heart valves at a bus stop, immediately contacted Ouyang Yifan to inquire about the connection between "Gate of Heart" and Yang Lanhang's research project. Guan Xiaoyu's article quickly gained traction, trending online and being reposted by numerous influential figures and celebrities, which thrilled her.
At home, Ouyang Yifan's mother discussed with her husband her desire to contribute to such a philanthropic project, revealing she had already contacted Ouyang Yifan, the head of Huaihai Biotech. Yang Lanhang then approached Bai Lingling, expressing his own apprehension about the valve's long-term effectiveness as they neared clinical trials with most volunteers recruited. Bai Lingling confirmed her concerns and proposed a revolutionary idea: to transition the valve cultivation environment from the laboratory directly into the human body.
As they began to discuss this further, Bai Lingling received an urgent call from Doctor Li, informing her that her grandmother had gone to the hospital. Upon arriving at the hospital, Yang Lanhang and Bai Lingling learned that it was Granny Zhang, Bai Lingling's grandmother's roommate, who was ill.
Doctor Li explained that Granny Zhang had enrolled in the clinical trial, completed her Computed Tomography Scan and physical examination, and was awaiting 3D printing of her valve once its shape was confirmed. However, nurses discovered the guardian's signature on the agreement was forged, and her family was unreachable. Learning she could not participate, Granny Zhang's anxiety triggered an acute myocardial infarction, and Bai Lingling's grandmother had accompanied her to the hospital.
Granny Zhang was now suffering from heart failure and required immediate surgery. However, without family consent and with stent printing and cell cultivation incomplete, a clinical trial was not possible. Moreover, Granny Zhang's eldest son refused to cover the cost of a conventional valve, as his mother had only agreed to the trial because it offered free treatment and care. Yang Lanhang then proposed "Plan B," an idea originated by Bai Lingling.
Bai Lingling had previously questioned how to proceed if a critically ill patient needed an immediate valve replacement and couldn't wait for ex-vivo valve formation. Yang Lanhang had realized the human body was the most effective bioreactor. His refined "Plan B" involved implanting a 3D-printed stent into the heart, which would initially perform the valve's function, allowing normal heart operation while cells began to grow.
Subsequently, the stent would degrade as the cells matured into the required valve shape, ensuring continued normal heart function. Zhai Qingyi, however, raised a crucial question: how could they ensure the cells would proliferate on the stent? Yang Lanhang revealed that Yin Fan had been working tirelessly to overcome this challenge, and animal trials had already been successfully completed. They had initially planned to announce this after the tissue valve material had undergone clinical trials.
Zhai Qingyi volunteered to find Granny Zhang's family, allowing the rest of the team to focus on crucial preparatory work. Back at home, Guan Xiaoyu suggested that everyone pool their money to pay for Granny Zhang's urgent surgery. Bai Lingling informed her that her grandmother had considered the same, but Granny Zhang stubbornly refused any financial assistance. Soon after, Zhai Qingyi successfully located Granny Zhang's son. Bai Lingling rushed to the hospital.
Initially, the son was against the surgery, citing his mother's age and potential risks. Wu Chunhua accused him of wanting his mother to die sooner to inherit her property. However, after Doctor Li explained that the new clinical trial procedure was entirely free, including all subsequent expenses, the son immediately agreed to that option.
Zhai Qingyi then excitedly told Yang Lanhang that he had noticed a volunteer on the list with the exact same name, gender, and birthday as Yang Lanhang. Yang Lanhang admitted that he was indeed that volunteer. He explained that he suffered from congenital aortic insufficiency. As a child, he didn't receive treatment because he was still growing, and an artificial valve wouldn't adapt.
His condition wasn't severe then, so he decided to carefully manage it, resolving to conduct his own research and only undergo surgery once he had developed a superior valve. He confidently declared himself a genius who would not die. This statement vividly reminded Bai Lingling of a young boy in a hospital long ago who had uttered the very same words.
