Fell Upon Me Episode 20 Recap
> Fell Upon Me Recap
Qi Yan faced the company she had built with An Jianhua, her heart heavy with disappointment, knowing there was no future left between them. Although she might have once harbored illusions, reason now dictated it was time to leave. An Jianhua tried to persuade her to stay, his eyes betraying reluctance and helplessness, but Qi Yan remained resolute. She felt she had been an intruder, disrupting someone else's family, and now she refused to cling to what was not hers.
Recalling the incident where she tampered with An Zhenzhen's shoes filled her with profound self-loathing; it had become an indelible scar. Before departing, she gathered her courage and asked An Jianhua if her departure would truly allow him to return to his family and if they would accept him again. An Jianhua remained silent, and Qi Yan, consumed by disappointment, turned and walked away. Elsewhere, Jiang Ling, drawn by a training institution's flyer, arrived at Liu Yaru's workplace.
He eagerly sought to enroll but was informed that the class was full. Desperate to join the mysterious institution, Jiang Ling quickly devised a plan, enlisting an adult to impersonate his parent and declare their willingness to pay any amount for enrollment. Witnessing their determination, the front desk staff promptly summoned the person in charge.
The manager personally inquired about Jiang Ling's information, and Jiang Ling seized the opportunity to probe about the institution's teachers, but the manager cited trade secrets and remained tight-lipped. However, the manager did disclose that the class was an exam prediction course with an accuracy rate as high as 80%, though it came with a hefty fee of 300,000. After leaving the training institution, Jiang Ling unexpectedly spotted Liu Qishuo also attending classes there.
He immediately understood why Liu Qishuo's third mock exam scores had improved so dramatically – he had enrolled in this very program. Liu Qishuo confirmed to Jiang Ling that the institution's exam predictions were exceptionally accurate. Jiang Ling grew increasingly suspicious, his mind clouded with doubt, prompting him to secretly follow Liu Yaru. One evening during self-study, Jiang Ling and An Zhenzhen coincidentally discovered a tiny earpiece hidden in Liu Qishuo's ear, an obvious tool for cheating.
Initially, Liu Qishuo denied everything, but under persistent pressure from Jiang Ling and An Zhenzhen, he reluctantly revealed the truth. The so-called exam prediction class, he confessed, involved transmitting answers to students via earphones during exams. Furthermore, the training institution intended to expand its recruitment, extending its reach to three test centers across the city. An Zhenzhen was outraged upon hearing this and wanted to investigate the matter.
Jiang Ling, however, advised her that students were powerless to stop such cheating and urged her to focus on preparing for the college entrance exam, while he would secretly conduct his own investigation. Jiang Ling later deduced that the person on the other end of Liu Qishuo's earpiece was Gu Ming, and they were likely testing all nearby exam locations to find a position that could cover the most exam rooms, thereby enabling them to provide answers to more participants.
He realized that if Liu Qishuo's earpiece was the receiver, there had to be a transmitter somewhere in the vicinity. Gu Ming's absence that day was likely related to this, suggesting that despite this test's failure, another attempt was inevitable. Time swiftly passed, bringing them to 2024. Lao Jiang received a phone call from Gu Ming, who, aware that Lao Jiang had regained his memories, invited him to meet on the rooftop of Revival Building to unveil the entire truth.
With only a few days remaining until the college entrance exam, the school was preparing for a holiday break. Liu Yaru stood at the podium, delivering an impassioned speech to her students, her eyes filled with poignant sadness. Three years of companionship had forged a deep bond with them. The thought of them dispersing after the exam, perhaps never to meet again in this lifetime, caused her voice to falter.
Jiang Ling sought out An Zhenzhen, who had been anticipating his confession, especially since school would be out the next day, marking potentially their last meeting. However, Jiang Ling never took that step, merely wishing An Zhenzhen good luck with her exams. Through his analysis, Jiang Ling realized that for the training institution to transmit answers during the college entrance exam, they would need to locate central liaison points for all three exam venues.
Taking advantage of the pre-exam holiday, he searched for clues. An Zhenzhen secretly followed him, curious about his true intentions. Late that night, Lao Jiang arrived at the Revival Building rooftop as agreed, meeting Gu Ming precisely as the clock chimed eight. Gu Ming deliberately questioned if Lao Jiang remembered the place, but Lao Jiang, impatient, pressed him for information about An Zhenzhen. Gu Ming, however, merely smirked, and facing Lao Jiang, who seemed to recall nothing, offered to help him remember.
