Flight to You Episode 15 Recap
> Flight to You Recap
Following the incident on Luzhou 8252, the fire alarm is determined to be false. Ni Zhan confirms that a sudden turn caused powdered cargo in the rear hold to shift and leak, triggering the smoke detector. With no fire hazard found, the alarm is lifted, and all units retreat from the tarmac. The Aviation Regulatory Authority arrives to investigate, and the scene is secured. Cheng Xiao, who remains unconscious, is taken for medical care.
A preliminary check reveals only a bruise on her head with no other obvious injuries. Gu Nanting stays by her side, holding her hand. When she awakens, she is dizzy from hitting her head on an armrest and immediately asks about the plane. Gu Nanting calls Jiang Tao, who confirms it was a false alarm caused by colliding powdered cargo. He also notes that the Aviation Regulatory Authority is investigating and that Youji Airline is responsible for the near-collision.
Gu Nanting explains to Cheng Xiao that he had to execute the sharp turn to avoid another aircraft that had not stopped at its designated waiting line. Worried that her head injury might prevent her from flying again, Gu Nanting reassures her and urges her to rest. Meanwhile, Ai Jia and Xia Zhi arrive at the hospital in plain clothes to avoid drawing media attention.
They attempt to speak with an injured passenger, celebrity Duan Chao, who is wearing a cervical collar. However, he ignores their inquiries and leaves with his assistant. Li Yuheng then appears and informs Ai Jia that Cheng Xiao is undergoing a CT scan with Gu Nanting and seems to be fine. After checking on Yuheng's minor scratch, Ai Jia has Xia Zhi stay with her while she tends to other passengers.
After a full examination, doctors confirm Cheng Xiao has no intracranial injuries, only a mild soft tissue contusion, and recommend she stay overnight for observation. Still feeling weak, she leans on Gu Nanting for support. She thanks him for rushing onto the plane to save her, but he dismisses it, claiming he did so because she is his trainee.
In the crowded elevator to her ward, they are pressed closely together, and Cheng Xiao leans against him, a moment that brings her a sense of happiness and visibly affects Gu Nanting. In the ward, while Gu Nanting calls Ni Zhan for a ride, Cheng Xiao begins to question him. She first confirms he has no romantic feelings for Li Yuheng, then presses him on why he risked his life for her.
When he repeats that he is responsible for all his trainees, she challenges him, pointing out that he broke safety regulations by boarding the plane before it was cleared by firefighters. His strict adherence to rules leaves him momentarily speechless. Their tense conversation is interrupted by Xia Zhi, who rushes in and profusely thanks Gu Nanting for his heroism, with Cheng Xiao chiming in, much to Gu Nanting's embarrassment.
Jiang Tao calls Cheng Xiao, instructing her to align her account of events with the company's and to refuse all media interviews. Cheng Xiao notes that his order to brake came almost at the same time as her decision to turn, but Gu Nanting advises her to wait for the official investigation. Soon after, news reports detail the near-collision, mentioning an injured male passenger and a female pilot hurt while rescuing someone.
Her concerned parents call, and Cheng Xiao lies, claiming she is fine and that the injured pilot is a new colleague named "Gu Tingting." To prove she is well, she borrows Gu Nanting's captain shirt and, with help from him and Xia Zhi, stages her hospital room to look like an airport lounge for a video call, successfully quelling her parents' fears. Ni Zhan arrives to pick up Gu Nanting.
As he enters, Cheng Xiao reports to him that the rear restroom lock seemed to be broken, which might explain how the passenger got locked inside. After they leave, Cheng Xiao receives a call from Ni Zhan, who informs her that an inspection found nothing wrong with the lock.
Faced with this fact, a distraught Xia Zhi confesses the truth to Cheng Xiao: during her final cabin check, she was distracted by a phone ringtone she mistook for a child crying. While she investigated the sound, the drunk passenger entered a different restroom, and she failed to re-check it before finishing her sweep. Cheng Xiao insists that Xia Zhi must report her mistake to the company.
Terrified of losing her job, Xia Zhi refuses and accuses Cheng Xiao of not being a true friend for pressuring her. Cheng Xiao stands firm, explaining that true friendship means encouraging her to face the truth and take responsibility for her actions. Reluctantly, Xia Zhi agrees to confess. Meanwhile, on the drive home, Ni Zhan questions Gu Nanting's uncharacteristic decision to risk his life for Cheng Xiao, suggesting he has developed feelings for her, which Gu Nanting denies.
Later, alone, Gu Nanting reflects on Cheng Xiao’s questions and his own actions. Unable to sleep, Cheng Xiao texts her "landlord"—who is secretly Gu Nanting—confessing that she has fallen for her "devil leader" and that her previous judgments of him were wrong. She tells him she had a "magical day." Receiving her message, Gu Nanting replies that he also had a magical day, one that was both exhausting and worthwhile.
