Flipped Episode 4 Recap
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Tiantian, after dreaming of a boy and paragliding, skips class to ask Shi Lang for help finding a paraglider, citing it as "the most important thing." Shi Lang, though initially surprised by the reason, readily agrees to help. Qi Xun brings Shuangshuang to the old house, a location he himself had never entered. Shuangshuang asks if they are going to sketch there, noting its deserted feel.
She soon experiences a rush of unfamiliar yet intensely familiar memories, feeling like she has lived there for a very long time and growing deeply distressed, hearing a mother's loving voice in her mind. Meanwhile, Kun Lan senses the presence of a healer, then the simultaneous appearance of both a healer and an ESP user, and immediately instructs his companion Zha Zha to investigate.
Qi Xun, noticing Shuangshuang's increasing distress and suppressing his own discomfort, quickly leads her away from the site. Qi Xun takes Shuangshuang to Shi Lang's home, where he finds Tiantian already present, discussing buying a paraglider with Shi Lang. After settling Shuangshuang, Qi Xun explains to Shi Lang that Shuangshuang's experience at the old house was different from his own; instead of physical discomfort, she cried.
Shi Lang, considering the overcast and windy weather, suggests dust might have gotten into her eyes. However, he also speculates about Shuangshuang having a deep connection to the place, or even being a healer herself. Shuangshuang awakens at Shi Lang's house, disoriented and with no memory of her emotional breakdown at the old house. Qi Xun tells her she fainted during their inspection. Seeing Qi Xun and Tiantian together, Shuangshuang mistakenly assumes they are a couple.
She attempts to return home independently, but a quick check on her phone reveals she is over 300 kilometers away. Giving up on the long journey, she spends the afternoon at the beach with Qi Xun, observing Shi Lang and Tiantian playing. Back at the old house, Kun Lan and Zha Zha discover a sketchbook, which Kun Lan immediately recognizes as Shuangshuang's. On their way back, Qi Xun and Shuangshuang take the subway.
Shuangshuang happily discovers that Tiantian is Qi Xun's sister. She then quietly questions why he, a CEO of a profitable company, doesn't drive, jokingly calling him "noble among dogs." Qi Xun explains that car accidents have the highest death rate, making the subway a safer option. When the subway unexpectedly lurches, Shuangshuang tumbles into his arms. Later, as they part ways, Shuangshuang tries to hint if Qi Xun likes her.
He, however, tells her to go have dinner with her "boyfriend" she lives with. Confused, Shuangshuang denies having a boyfriend, to which Qi Xun responds by questioning her logic of living with someone who isn't her boyfriend, before coolly departing. Back at home, Shuangshuang finds Kun Lan holding her sketchbook, anxiously inquiring about her day. Shuangshuang explains that she fainted during a project inspection with a colleague, attributing it to overwork, and fell asleep, thus missing his calls.
Kun Lan, however, presses her for more details about who she was with, his anxious and insistent tone making Shuangshuang feel like she's being interrogated by her father and is about to be "locked up." She expresses her fear and confusion at his strange behavior, reminding him they are friends. Realizing his harshness, Kun Lan immediately apologizes before leaving, internally pondering the implications of healers and the past fire, questioning why he feels so worried about her.
Qi Xun confronts Tiantian about skipping class, expressing his worry. Tiantian, however, deflects by asking about his relationship with Shuangshuang, specifically why he took a fainted Shuangshuang to Shi Lang's house and if anything happened when he sent her home. Qi Xun, tired of her prying, dismisses her questions and warns her about future truancy before telling her to rest.
At the office, colleagues gossip nervously about a delivery man who stalks and robs women, wondering if something happened to Shuangshuang, who was unreachable and absent the previous day. Just then, Shuangshuang arrives, laden with drawings. Director Du immediately confronts her, chastising her for her disappearance, low professional quality, and attitude. When Shuangshuang tries to explain, Qi Xun intervenes, stating that he took her for a project inspection.
Director Du challenges him, asking if she needs his report for such matters. Tiantian then appears, explaining Qi Xun brought her to work because of the stalker news, further diffusing the tension. Despite her harsh words, Director Du genuinely cares, having been so worried she almost called the police and covering for Shuangshuang regarding an issue at the museum. She reasserts her position as Shuangshuang's immediate superior, demanding proper reporting for all future absences.
Concerned by Qi Xun's actions involving Shuangshuang, Kun Lan instructs Zha Zha to investigate him. Zha Zha reports that Qi Xun is the founder and chief architect of MIST, but his background information is completely blank. He also reveals that Qi Xun insisted on hiring Shuangshuang despite objections from other founders, confirming Kun Lan's suspicions about Qi Xun's unusual interest. Kun Lan then orders Zha Zha to continue monitoring Qi Xun closely.
In Qi Xun's office, a bored Tiantian teases him about being caught between someone who likes him and someone he likes, prompting Qi Xun to playfully threaten to lock her at home. Meanwhile, Director Du, despite her earlier reprimand, continues to guide Shuangshuang. She reviews Shuangshuang's recent assignment, criticizing her lack of emotional depth in her drawings and emphasizing the importance of respecting her work, even threatening to terminate her probation if her attitude doesn't improve.
Director Du then brings Shuangshuang to a Radius seminar, instructing her to observe the attitude of professional designers. During a project meeting, where the Radius project, an architectural design that won first prize in Germany under Qi Xun's leadership, is being discussed, Director Du demands a complete redo of the proposal based on client feedback. She then assigns Shuangshuang the task of developing three new proposals by the day after tomorrow.
That evening, Shuangshuang, engrossed in work at the library, is on the phone discussing her late return and missed dinner. She spots Qi Xun and attempts to greet him, but he walks past her without acknowledging her, leaving her feeling awkward.
