Flight to You Episode 26 Recap
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Following up on the company-wide meeting where she defended herself, Cheng Xiao begins moving out of the apartment she rented from Gu Nanting. She is deeply reluctant, rushing to save a flight route map from the movers, but it gets torn in the process. After moving into her own smaller, newly-renovated house, she tapes the map together but puts it away instead of on the wall. She retreats to her bathroom, quietly shedding tears.
Meanwhile, Li Yuheng and Gu Nanting visit his mother. Learning the apartment is vacant, she suggests Li Yuheng move in, but Gu Nanting states he doesn't want to rent it out for now, offering to find another place for her. Puzzled by his refusal, Li Yuheng casually remarks that the previous tenant must have left a deep impression on him.
Later, Gu Nanting returns to the empty apartment and finds Cheng Xiao's earring in the sofa, triggering a memory of their first flight together. His mother, noticing his pensive mood when he returns, suspects his feelings for Cheng Xiao and calls a real estate agent to get her contact information, recalling that she was his student. Xia Zhi and a junior pilot, Song, discuss the ongoing rumors about Cheng Xiao, with Xia Zhi convinced an enemy is behind them.
Just then, Qi Yu arrives and formally apologizes to Xia Zhi for the trouble her outburst caused. She admits that while her demotion was frustrating, she now realizes Li Yuheng's intervention prevented her from making a bigger mistake. Qi Yu then jokingly vows to be promoted to chief flight attendant before Li Yuheng. After she leaves, Xia Zhi remains suspicious that Qi Yu could be the one spreading the rumors.
One week later, Gu Nanting, who had requested not to be scheduled on flights with Cheng Xiao, receives a call that Captain Fan, scheduled to fly to Xi'an that evening, is sick. Since Cheng Xiao is the co-pilot and no other qualified captains are available, Gu Nanting reluctantly agrees to take the flight. Cheng Xiao is visibly surprised to see him but remains professional.
During boarding, a maintenance engineer, Wang Fan, slips while walking back from the restroom and accidentally disconnects the ground power cord. The cabin plunges into darkness, causing alarm among the passengers. Cheng Xiao immediately uses the captain's broadcast to calm everyone down. Within two minutes, power is restored via the aircraft's auxiliary power unit. Wang Fan explains he slipped while going to retrieve his earphones.
Gu Nanting, citing flight safety protocols, insists the operational error must be reported to the company. Worried Wang Fan could be fired, Cheng Xiao calls Ni Zhan for help. Ni Zhan rushes to the scene and finds Wang Fan has injured his foot, sending him to get it checked. He then confronts Gu Nanting, but Gu Nanting has already reported the incident to the security department. With passengers still anxious, Gu Nanting goes to the cabin.
Using a flashlight and a power bank as an analogy, he clearly explains that the brief outage did not compromise the aircraft's safety, successfully reassuring them. At the hospital, Ni Zhan learns Wang Fan suffered an ankle fracture requiring surgery. Wang Fan, though in pain, is prepared to be dismissed for his mistake. Later, the security department calls Gu Nanting for details.
Gu Nanting accepts a majority of the responsibility for the incident, citing a lack of oversight as the lead captain, and asks for leniency for Wang Fan, knowing this will result in his own monthly performance bonus being docked and a formal reprimand. Unaware of this, Ni Zhan confronts Gu Nanting again, heatedly accusing him of reporting Wang Fan to eliminate a rival for the upcoming vice president election and highlighting Wang Fan's difficult financial situation.
Gu Nanting maintains that his actions were based purely on safety principles. Cheng Xiao silently witnesses their tense exchange. Later, Gu Nanting visits Wang Fan in the hospital. Wang Fan’s wife is hostile, complaining about the disparity between pilots and maintenance crew. Wang Fan defends Gu Nanting, insisting the fall was his own fault. Cheng Xiao arrives with gifts and tries to explain, but Gu Nanting stops her, saying the family's reaction is understandable.
Wang Fan tells Gu Nanting he understands why the incident had to be reported. As Gu Nanting leaves, Wang Fan remarks that despite his cold exterior, he is a very caring person.
