Falling Into Your Smile Episode 27 Recap
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Tong Yao, hiding in the bathroom, was trying to clean her wound while crying heartbrokenly. Just then, Lu Sicheng entered, and she quickly wiped away her tears. When he questioned her, Tong Yao stubbornly insisted she wasn't crying, claiming her hand hurt after getting water on her wound. Lu Sicheng then patiently knelt down to bandage her hand, pointing out her clumsy work.
As Lu Sicheng rose to leave, Tong Yao quickly got up and hugged him tightly, finally letting out all her pent-up emotions. She tearfully asked why he hadn't said a word to her for days, leaving her feeling like an abandoned troublemaker, and wondered if they should break up. Lu Sicheng, initially taken aback, softened and confessed he wasn't angry at her, but at himself for failing to protect her.
He explained that recent events had left him confused and he didn't know how to face her, feeling he was no longer the perfect, unflappable man in her eyes. Reassuring her that breaking up was unthinkable, he declared he would take care of her for life. He then sealed her words with a kiss and gently guided her onto the bed. The next morning, Tong Yao awoke to a message from a friend directing her to ZGDX’s official announcement.
The club clarified that Tong Yao’s absence was due to a hand injury from a malicious parcel and condemned such behavior, threatening legal action. Xiao Rui explained that Lu Sicheng had pressured the club to release the statement to counter escalating rumors.
He also revealed that the sender was the same person who wrote the defamatory post "How Succubus Tong Came to Be," a fan known as "Mo Mo The Demon King," who had even boasted on a private account about sending razor blades. Online, opinions were divided, with some supporting Tong Yao and others condemning the doxxing of a private individual. Amidst the growing outcry, Mo Mo released a tearful video apology.
She introduced herself as a ninth-grade student and a former loyal fan of ZGDX and Lu Sicheng, claiming to suffer from severe depression and showing a diagnosis from March. She asserted that the doxxing had disrupted her life, preventing her from sleeping for two days, and implied she was contemplating suicide by holding up sleeping pills. This intensified the public's anger, with many turning against Tong Yao and demanding a public apology.
However, some skeptical fans questioned the authenticity of Mo Mo's diagnosis, while others who had contacted local police noted there were no reports of a ninth-grade student's suicide attempt. The club management decided to restrict Tong Yao from all team activities and suggested she issue a public apology to appease the online negativity. Lu Sicheng vehemently opposed this, arguing that the true cause was the malicious parcel, the diagnosis was questionable, and the video's claims were unverified.
He criticized the club for prioritizing public opinion over its players' welfare. Despite his status as the largest shareholder, the management insisted on their decision. Declaring that he would take responsibility as the team's captain, Lu Sicheng left the meeting, made a phone call, and drove off. Back at the base, God Ming was leading the team in analyzing their upcoming opponent, YQCB, highlighting their aggressive leader, Hierophant. During the analysis, Lu Sicheng received a call and left, becoming unreachable.
As their training match approached, God Ming offered to step in, despite an issue with his own hand. Just as they were about to begin, Lu Sicheng returned, apologizing for the delay. During the practice match, however, he was clearly not in good form and was quickly killed. Tong Yao noticed him rubbing his hand and asked about it, but he dismissed her concerns. Early the next morning, Tong Yao found Lu Sicheng pulling an all-nighter, playing ranked matches.
She rushed downstairs to stop him, reminding him not to overtrain his hand. He explained he was practicing after his poor performance in the training match and reluctantly agreed to stop if she played the last game for him. Anticipation for the ZGDX vs. YQCB match was high. In the lounge, the team looked somber. Tong Yao took coffee to Lu Sicheng and God Ming, who were talking in the corridor.
She and Lao Mao overheard Lu Sicheng explaining his strategy: he wouldn't pick a late-game Shikigami because he needed to suppress Hierophant early and end the match quickly, declaring, "Hierophant is mine." The match began. During the Ban/Pick phase, on Lu Sicheng's instruction, ZGDX controversially banned Tesso, a Shikigami Hierophant had recently been practicing, much to Hierophant's visible annoyance. YQCB banned Mannendake, Tamamo-no-Mae, and Higanbana, while ZGDX also banned Susabi and Ubume.
For their picks, ZGDX chose Ootengu for Tong Yao, Yasha for the jungle, and Ibaraki Doji for the top lane. YQCB selected Chin, Yamausagi, Menreiki, and Yoto Hime. Surprisingly, Lu Sicheng chose the aggressive Youko instead of the safer Komatsu, aiming for an early-game advantage. The game began with Lu Sicheng playing aggressively in the bot lane.
He secured an early kill on the enemy support, but Hierophant immediately responded with a tower dive, eliminating both Lu Sicheng and the ZGDX support. In the top lane, Lao Mao's ill-advised solo advance resulted in his death; Lao K arrived to trade kills with YQCB's support but was also killed by the tower. Despite the setbacks, ZGDX managed to destroy YQCB's mid tower. Lu Sicheng then made a risky call for the team to take the Orochi.
Lao Mao urged a retreat as YQCB was about to respawn, but Lu Sicheng insisted they could fight. As YQCB revived and closed in, Lu Sicheng inexplicably missed his ultimate—a critical error. The ensuing team fight was a disaster for ZGDX. They were team-wiped, and YQCB swiftly pushed their base to secure the victory. The defeat left the ZGDX members visibly dejected. Lao Mao, frustrated by the loss, angrily left the stage. Tong Yao again saw Lu Sicheng rubbing his hand and expressed her concern, but he simply dismissed it as the team's internal issues became starkly apparent.
