Flipped Episode 1 Recap
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Qi Xun wandered the streets, observing people caught up in daily life, contemplating love and work. No one knew that a small error could lead to the emergence of a "monster" like him – an esper who lacked the senses of smell and taste but possessed the ability to teleport. Though he didn't understand why he had become this way, Qi Xun was determined to find a solution.
Beneath his cool exterior, Qi Xun was fiercely devoted to his younger sister, Tiantian, who suffered from poor health and often saw glimpses of the future. While eating with Tiantian, Qi Xun asked if her stunted growth was due to constantly eating bland food with him. Suddenly, Tiantian became unwell and sat motionless. Qi Xun anxiously reached for his phone, but Tiantian recovered and revealed a vision to her brother: a female painter would steal his first kiss.
Embarrassed, Qi Xun chided her, telling her not to peek into the future anymore. He then left to meet his friend, Shi Lang, to inquire about any progress regarding Tiantian's condition. Shi Lang explained that besides espers, there were also healers, who might be Tiantian's only hope. He described Qi Xun and Tiantian's powers (teleportation and clairvoyance, respectively) as overt, like continents easily found.
In contrast, healers were like an undiscovered continent, highly hidden, perhaps even unaware of their own identities. Qi Xun pressed for any leads. Shi Lang mentioned a female doctor from over a decade ago, whose remarkable achievements suggested she was the person they sought. However, she vanished after a fire engulfed her home and her entire family disappeared.
Shi Lang suspected someone deliberately destroyed the records, but he believed he could find her address from old news reports, allowing Qi Xun to teleport there. He cautioned Qi Xun not to reveal his true intentions or let Tiantian know the seriousness of her condition. Qi Xun thanked Shi Lang, who insisted that Tiantian's well-being was his concern too. Moments later, Qi Xun’s phone rang.
It was Director Du, calling to demand his presence at MIST Construction, but Qi Xun, clearly uninterested, simply hung up. Shi Lang watched as Qi Xun suddenly vanished, using his teleportation ability without a word. Qi Xun reappeared in an unfamiliar place, immediately feeling disoriented and experiencing flashes of images in his mind. The discomfort was overwhelming, and he instinctively plunged into a nearby body of water. Still dazed, he accidentally collided with Shuangshuang, a painter.
Her brush, laden with paint, smeared across his face, leaving a distinctive mark. Shuangshuang was mortified, but Sister Bai Fang, who was present, intervened on her behalf. Sister Bai Fang introduced Shuangshuang as the talented painter MIST Construction had hired, whose works Qi Xun himself had previously admired. She also informed another party that Qi Xun was the youngest winner of the prestigious EW Awards and the founder of MIST Construction.
Shuangshuang explained that she disliked crowds and often felt "peoplesick." Qi Xun, now with paint on his face, was then hurried away, but the chaotic encounter left an impression of Shuangshuang on him. Shuangshuang was indeed a renowned artist, with her paintings currently exhibited at Qi Xun's company. After completing her work, she sought to escape the crowds and headed home. On her way, she stopped downstairs to taste a new dish prepared by Brother Xin, a local chef.
She also encountered Kun Lan, her newly moved-in neighbor. Kun Lan seemed to have been searching for Shuangshuang for quite some time and was overly enthusiastic. However, Shuangshuang, who was always trying to avoid someone, responded to Kun Lan with reserve. Later that evening, Kun Lan knocked on Shuangshuang's door, offering her a gift he had made.
He suggested exchanging contact information, but Shuangshuang claimed her phone was broken, so Kun Lan gave her his number, stating she could call him anytime. The very next morning, the person Shuangshuang had been avoiding arrived. Brother Xin called her, warning that "that man" was already on her floor. Panicked that her "den" was no longer safe, Shuangshuang saw the man attempting to pick her lock. Desperate, she tried to climb out her window.
Kun Lan, seeing her plight, helped her down and offered her refuge in his apartment. Inside, Kun Lan reminded her that they had known each other since childhood, recalling an incident where he fell into her yard while climbing a tree, and she watched him from her window. Seeing his ring and recalling a time her father had locked her in, Shuangshuang finally remembered him as "watermelon head." Kun Lan confirmed this was him.
When he asked if she was hiding from someone, she admitted it. Kun Lan volunteered to create a diversion upstairs, posing as the resident of Shuangshuang's apartment. When confronted by the pursuer, Kun Lan feigned ignorance, denying any knowledge of a "short, round-faced girl who likes drawing," then pretended to be sleepwalking, successfully confusing the pursuer and allowing Shuangshuang to escape undetected. Meanwhile, Shi Lang continued his search in the archives for clues about healers.
Later, he joined Qi Xun to take Tiantian to school. As Tiantian was not well, Shi Lang often carried her. Tiantian good-naturedly complained about their "high-profile" escort, but both Qi Xun and Shi Lang insisted they were protecting her from "rascals" at school. Qi Xun, affirming Shi Lang's decision, insisted she remain carried, even when she threatened to tell her mother, reminding her that they were her only family.
As they arrived at school, Tiantian told Qi Xun he would have "new progress today," a comment Qi Xun dismissed, telling her to go to class. After dropping Tiantian off, Shi Lang informed Qi Xun that he had found news reports confirming his earlier suspicions: someone had indeed been looking for the female doctor and had deliberately set the fire that caused her disappearance.
Before Shi Lang could finish, Qi Xun, experiencing the abnormal discomfort that accompanied his teleportation, abruptly vanished without a word. He instantly appeared at the site of the burnt-down house. As he entered an area with a peculiar halo, the pain intensified, making him desperate to escape. In his agony, he accidentally teleported, finding himself crashing into Shuangshuang's art studio. He fell, his lips meeting hers in an unexpected kiss. Just as Tiantian had predicted, a painter had taken Qi Xun's first kiss, marking a significant development in his day.
