Fall In Love With A Scientist Episode 18 Recap
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Qing Yi was arguing intensely with Granny Zhang’s son, who indignantly declared, "How dare you say this! I care about my mom and I can't ask a question?" Yang Lanhang quickly stepped in, identifying himself as one of the project principals and a subject of the clinical trial. He assured the son, "You don't need to be worried. I will receive the operation with Ms. Zhang."
He also offered a detailed insurance claim policy for review, adding, "Of course, I would prefer that you are simply worried about your mom's safety. If so, I swear to you with my life that we will do it with all our strength." As Bai Lingling walked Yang Lanhang to the operating room, he smiled confidently, "Don't worry. It will be fine. I'm a genius. Remember?"
Bai Lingling, recognizing him as the "money box genius" from their childhood, tearfully reminded him of their earlier promise, "It's a deal. You must live." Yang Lanhang then realized, "You recognized me." Meanwhile, Li Feifei learned about Yang Lanhang’s illness and insisted on visiting him. Her agent cautioned her, "Honey, it's only half an hour left before the crew starts filming. Where are you going now?" Li Feifei explained her devotion, "Yang Lanhang is lying on a hospital bed.
Men are the most fragile when they are ill. It needs to be me who's the first person he'll see when he wakes up." The agent then reminded her of the severe consequences, "If you just walk away, your reputation in the industry will be damaged. Who dare to cooperate with you anymore? Think about it. Your career is your lifelong business." Reluctantly, Li Feifei decided to stay. The long wait for the surgery results was agonizing.
Finally, Doctor Li emerged, announcing, "Relax. The operation was successful. You just wait for him to wake up." Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Soon after, Yang Lanhang’s parents arrived, having been informed only after the surgery. His mother complained, "Boy, how dare you. Clinical trials matter a lot and you actually didn't want us to be there for you. You only told us to come after your operation was finished."
His father urged her to calm down, and Yang Lanhang chimed in, "Yes, Mom. It's useless that you are saying this now. You two are irritating." He then tried to reassure them, "Mom, I have been quite confident about what I do since childhood. You should believe me." His mother, still worried, expressed her fear, "But this time, it's a heart operation. Shouldn't I be scared? Shouldn't I be worried?"
Yang Lanhang, feeling tired, asked them to leave so he could rest. After his parents left, Yifan advised him, "She didn't come when you were in coma. How about waiting for another while? You don't have to say it right now.' However, Yang Lanhang was determined, 'I just think it's been a long time. I don't want to wait. I want to gain her forgiveness as I confess early.'
" Bai Lingling arrived with flowers but hesitated outside Yang Lanhang’s hospital room. Doctor Li spotted her and encouraged her, "You are here. Why are you standing here? Go inside. He just received an operation. Don't make him too excited." Inside, Yang Lanhang asked if she still had the little tin box he gave her. Bai Lingling confirmed, "Of course. It's been beside my bed."
She admitted she had wanted to return the money with interest, having added more to it over the years. Yang Lanhang confessed that he had felt immense guilt after realizing money couldn’t buy a heart, recalling how his mother had scolded him and cried when he proudly told her he’d given the money to Bai Lingling to save her mother.
He had realized he had given a desperate little girl false hope and was tormented by dreams of her crying and asking where to buy a heart. This experience drove him to find answers in his father's lab, leading him to research an "unbreakable heart" so no child would suffer like she did.
Bai Lingling, in turn, comforted him, explaining that without that money, she might not have even afforded a train ticket to her grandmother's house and could have ended up as a beggar. Yang Lanhang smiled, saying he would find Bai Lingling and bring her home. He visibly touched, gently caressed her hair, noting, "That crying little girl has finally grown up." Yang Lanhang then revealed that he had asked his mother to find Bai Lingling years ago.
His mother took him to see her, observing her from a distance as she climbed a tree like a "monkey." Bai Lingling questioned why he hadn't told her sooner, to which he playfully responded, "You have such a short fuse. Who dare to tell you since you just block someone out of no reason."
He recounted memories, like writing an apology letter disguised as their teacher, Miss Wu, after Bai Lingling was wrongly accused of stealing a pencil case and tearfully stated she had no parents. He then disclosed he was also her online confidant, "Forever is for Ever," who encouraged her to attend Huaihai University. He explained, "Because of my ignorance when I was a kid, I gave you a false hope. . . I think I'm responsible for it.
I need to be your guardian angel to see you grow up healthily. Using the seven years of Forever is for Ever and also the 17 years of Yang Lanhang." He also revealed that he had sent her a text message saying he would attend her graduation. He had returned immediately after finishing his research in Europe, but she had blacklisted him, preventing him from telling her.
Yang Lanhang hoped for Bai Lingling's understanding, but she was overwhelmed and could not accept this revelation. She cried and ran out of the room, leaving a heartbroken Yang Lanhang. Back home, Bai Lingling cried in Guan Xiaoyu's arms, confessing her turmoil, "I always felt like I have fallen in love with two guys. How can I be in love with two guys? Every morning when I woke up, I felt myself so hateful.
And I thought to myself that I should give up both of them. But only then did I know the two of them were the same person." The next day, Yifan called Bai Lingling, urgently telling her, "There's something wrong with Hang. Hurry to the hospital. . . It should be rejection reaction. When in a coma, he kept calling your name. We have no idea about when he would wake up."
At the hospital, Bai Lingling observed Yang Lanhang’s steady heart rate, realizing he was faking unconsciousness. She told him, "I know you are fine now. . . Your heart rate is quite normal, too. Well, you don't need to open your eyes. And you don't need to say anything. Let me finish my words first."
She poured out her heart, recalling the despair after losing both parents, how "Forever is for Ever" offered her hope, echoing the false hope the little boy gave her. She spoke of her disappointment when both "Forever is for Ever" and the promise of a purchasable heart disappeared. She described her anguish over falling for Yang Lanhang and "Forever is for Ever" simultaneously, feeling like a "love rat" criticized by society.
Yang Lanhang, no longer able to pretend, asked her not to "abuse herself." He then confessed, "Before I went abroad, I admit that I didn't think that much. My mind was full of scientific research." He realized he had loved her all along only when she blacklisted him and he couldn't reach her, admitting he "got panic." He explained his delay in confessing, hoping she wouldn't hate him so much after he "ruined her graduation thesis defense."
Bai Lingling then took out the little tin box and returned it to Yang Lanhang, crying and stating, "I just don't know how to forgive you. Forget it. I want to set myself free. I'd like to forget that boy, Forever is for Ever and Yang Lanhang as well. Let's restart it." A month later, during Chinese New Year, Zheng Minghao returned, claiming to expand his business. He invited Bai Lingling and Guan Xiaoyu to dinner.
Suddenly, the night sky lit up with dazzling drones forming "008, 520", "800", and an image resembling Bai Lingling. Guests murmured about the romance. Zheng Minghao’s mentor, singer Ye Shirong, performed a love song. Afterward, Zheng Minghao declared, "Lingling, I've told you. If you were happy, I would send my wish. But if not, I hope you could give me a chance. And I would bring you happiness." Ye Shirong even offered "after-sales service" if Zheng Minghao mistreated her.
As a special dish, "Flowers Blooming on the Paths" (Mò shàng huā kāi), a jasmine-scented steak, was served, reminding Bai Lingling of Yang Lanhang. Despite the grand gesture, Bai Lingling apologized and thanked Zheng Minghao, then left the restaurant. Outside, she confronted an evasive Yang Lanhang, asking, "Are you crazy? Why do you run away from the hospital?" He admitted, "It has been a long time since your last visit.
I'm afraid you would be another guy's girlfriend when I recover from the illness." Bai Lingling scolded him for his recklessness, fearing for his health and the clinical trial. Yang Lanhang quickly asked, "Will you come to visit me tomorrow?" and "Will you spend the Spring Festival with me?" explaining his parents would be away. Bai Lingling agreed to both, making Yang Lanhang ecstatic. He then excitedly suggested taking her somewhere. Watching them leave, Zheng Minghao was heartbroken.
Guan Xiaoyu tried to console him, suggesting he let go. Zheng Minghao questioned why he couldn't win against 'her distant online boyfriend, and this guy who had cheated her for seven years.' He lamented Bai Lingling's recent unhappiness because of Yang Lanhang, wondering why she didn't just give up. Guan Xiaoyu responded that sometimes observers only see 'superficial presentation' and cannot understand the 'profound bonds' or deep connections between people.
She then pointed out that if Zheng Minghao himself couldn't let go, how could he expect Yang Lanhang and Bai Lingling to? Annoyed, Zheng Minghao asked Guan Xiaoyu to leave him alone. Later, Guan Xiaoyu tried to help Bai Lingling process her feelings. She argued that Yang Lanhang, being less than ten at the time, was remarkably responsible.
His later actions were born from guilt and a desire to secretly protect her, only for him to fall 'uncontrollably in love' unexpectedly. Bai Lingling still felt he could have confessed as Yang Lanhang. Guan Xiaoyu countered, pointing out that after he 'ruined her graduation thesis defense,' Bai Lingling, with her temper, would never have forgiven him for also revealing his 'Forever is for Ever' identity then. Bai Lingling also expressed dismay that their 'romantic meeting in a sea of faces' on social media was also orchestrated by Yang Lanhang.
