Flight to You Episode 13 Recap
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During Cheng Xiao’s first flight as a co-pilot, her excitement was palpable. The flight, under Captain Gu Nanting’s steady command, was operating smoothly until Cheng Xiao spotted a child, Zhou, on the monitor banging on the cockpit door. When questioned by Gu Nanting, she stammered an excuse. Zhou, eager to visit the cockpit, had slipped away from his mother, Ms. Wang, who was overwhelmed by airsickness.
Flight attendant Li Yuheng found Zhou during her cabin rounds and gently persuaded him back to his seat, much to Cheng Xiao's relief. Li Yuheng noticed Ms. Wang’s pale face, a clear sign of her intense fear of flying, and offered her comfort. As the plane began its descent for a layover at Guangzhou Baiyun Airport, Ms. Wang felt dizzy and nauseous.
Li Yuheng quickly provided a disposal bag, then knelt and held Ms. Wang tightly to reassure her until the plane landed safely. After disembarking, Li Yuheng escorted Ms. Wang and Zhou to rest, but the boy, distressed by his mother's state, began demanding to fly the plane himself to protect her. Gu Nanting and Cheng Xiao emerged from the cockpit and saw the commotion.
To calm Zhou, Cheng Xiao took him to the cabin entrance for a quick look inside the cockpit. She explained that she and Gu Nanting were highly skilled pilots who would protect him and his mother. Hearing that Zhou wanted to visit Kuala Lumpur to see where his late father once worked, Gu Nanting gently intervened. He instructed Zhou to close his eyes and imagine his father watching over them from the sky. The boy complied, his emotions gradually settling.
Cheng Xiao was impressed by the usually reserved captain's unexpected thoughtfulness. With half an hour before the flight to Kuala Lumpur, Cheng Xiao and Gu Nanting drew diagrams explaining the principles of takeoff and landing to help alleviate Ms. Wang's fear. Before departure, Li Yuheng delivered the drawings to her. Reviewing the illustrations, Ms. Wang's anxiety subsided, and she and Zhou were soon chatting happily. Upon their smooth arrival in Kuala Lumpur, Ms. Wang stayed behind to thank the crew.
Cheng Xiao pulled Gu Nanting and Zhou together for a photo, for which Gu Nanting placed his captain's hat on Zhou's head. Ai Jia also gave Zhou a model airplane as a souvenir, a heartwarming scene that left Li Yuheng feeling a pang of envy. On the return flight to Luzhou Airport, Cheng Xiao encountered Ai Jia in the restroom and asked about her fondness for children.
Ai Jia admitted she and her husband, Xie Zetian, had forgone having children for their careers, a choice she sometimes regretted. She mentioned Xie had already landed and was waiting to go home with her. After landing, Li Yuheng suffered a leg cramp from kneeling for so long and had difficulty walking. Xia Zhi was helping her when Gu Nanting drove by and offered them a ride.
Since Xia Zhi had dinner plans with Cheng Xiao, Gu Nanting ended up driving Li Yuheng home alone. While waiting for Xia Zhi for dinner, Cheng Xiao repeatedly looked at her photo with Zhou, a sense of admiration for Gu Nanting growing. Xia Zhi arrived late and immediately began gushing about Gu Nanting’s attentiveness toward Li Yuheng, speculating they were spending the evening together. Annoyed, Cheng Xiao served Xia Zhi undercooked pork brains to shut her up.
Later that night, Cheng Xiao tossed and turn, unable to stop thinking about Xia Zhi's words. Xia Zhi returned home much later and, seeing a captain's shirt, mistakenly assumed Gu Nanting was in Li Yuheng's room. She snuck in, only to find the shirt belonged to their colleague Song Song, who had come to check on Li Yuheng. Xia Zhi promptly sent him away.
Still unable to sleep, Cheng Xiao transferred her rent payment to her landlord, Gu Nanting, and used the opportunity to ask for advice on a romantic dilemma. She described a man who was strict with everyone but exceptionally kind to one woman, yet had also been protective of another. Unaware she was talking about him, Gu Nanting advised her to stay away from such a "two-timer," calling him a potential scumbag, a conclusion with which Cheng Xiao ruefully agreed.
Luzhou Airlines received a mission to fly leaders and engineers from the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China to Xi'an for a test flight of the D191, a crucial domestically-developed aircraft. Jiang Tao volunteered to be the captain. When he suggested upgrading the guests' seats, Gu Nanting and the director, Xu Ce, disagreed, deeming it inappropriate. Xu Ce assigned Gu Nanting to assist, but Jiang Tao made excuses to refuse the help.
When Xu Ce then proposed Cheng Xiao as co-pilot, Jiang Tao was again hesitant, but with strong recommendations from both Gu Nanting and Xu Ce, he had no choice but to agree. Ms. Wang’s commendation letter, along with the group photo, was published in the Luzhou Airlines magazine. Xie Zetian congratulated Cheng Xiao, remarking that he had never seen Gu Nanting smile so genuinely and that she was clearly a positive influence on him.
Meanwhile, Ai Jia assigned Li Yuheng and Xia Zhi to the same high-profile flight, much to their delight. Later, in the crew lounge, Li Yuheng asked Gu Nanting for advice on handling turbulence, presenting her notes for his review. As he was pointing out areas for improvement, Cheng Xiao arrived.
Gu Nanting then told Li Yuheng to go home and that he needed to discuss work with Cheng Xiao, prompting Cheng Xiao to jokingly ask if his "dear Yuheng" would be angry.
