Flourish In Time Episode 12 Recap
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Lu Miao secretly examined the horoscope book after returning home, while Jiang Haoyue was preparing dinner. She first checked her compatibility with Jiang Haoyue, finding that the Sagittarius-Scorpio match had been altered to 99%. However, upon reading the detailed description, she felt their zodiac signs were incompatible. She then checked her compatibility with Shi Che, finding it to be an alarming negative 98%, yet the specific content suggested a strong match.
This made Lu Miao suspect the book was pirated, especially since it cost twenty-eight yuan, and she even accused Shi Che of childishly defacing it. The next day at school, Chen Guoguo also looked through the book and noticed that Xie Ziye's Virgo and Shi Che's Aries had a 100% compatibility rating. Shi Che inferred that Jiang Haoyue must have been responsible for the alterations in the horoscope book, prompting him to confront Jiang Haoyue directly.
When questioned, Jiang Haoyue candidly admitted to changing the content of the book and agreed to compete fairly for Lu Miao's affection. To gain the upper hand and win Lu Miao's favor, Shi Che prepared an advertisement for a Naruto manga exhibition, offering a valuable prize of a signed Naruto manga, and invited her to participate in its cosplay competition. Lu Miao, being a fan of the Naruto manga series, readily accepted the invitation.
Shi Che then meticulously prepared their cosplay costumes, choosing a mermaid outfit for Lu Miao, hoping it would metaphorically unite them through Cupid's arrow. In response to Shi Che's determination to engage in a direct confrontation, Jiang Haoyue made his own move. When Lu Miao invited him to the manga exhibition, he declined, stating he had already decided to participate in the municipal debate competition.
However, the cunning student had a trick up his sleeve; that evening, he prepared a debate draft and secretly registered Shi Che for the competition under his name. The following day, as Shi Che was relishing the thought of his private outing with Lu Miao, school leaders unexpectedly informed him that he had been selected for the school's debate team, alongside Xie Ziye, to represent their school in the municipal competition on the same day as the comic exhibition.
Shi Che was devastated and felt wronged, but had no choice but to agree to participate. Upon hearing that Shi Che, a student often associated with disciplinary issues, had been selected for the school debate team, Qu Wei immediately realized that Jiang Haoyue was likely behind it. He began to sympathize with Shi Che, acknowledging that while Shi Che possessed many small clever tricks, he was ultimately no match for the calculating Jiang Haoyue.
On the day of the manga exhibition and debate competition, Shi Che initially planned to skip the debate, but his principal father intervened and forcibly drove him to the venue. Meanwhile, Jiang Haoyue accompanied Lu Miao to the manga exhibition, where Lu Miao personally designed a costume for him. During the debate, Shi Che was preoccupied with finishing as quickly as possible to join the manga exhibition.
As the fourth debater delivering the summary, he spontaneously combined his limited knowledge with personal experience, delivering a rambling yet surprisingly engaging speech that re-contextualized "knowledge" from beyond textbooks. To his astonishment, he won the audience's applause and was named the best debater. Elsewhere, Jiang Haoyue and Lu Miao, adorned in their manga costumes (Jiang Haoyue wearing the T800 costume Lu Miao designed), competed in the exhibition and successfully secured first place for Best Cos-player.
Rushing from the debate, Shi Che arrived to see Lu Miao and Jiang Haoyue proudly holding their gold medal, fueling his anger at being outmaneuvered by Jiang Haoyue once again. Later that night, Lu Miao and Jiang Haoyue went to the beach to watch the stars. Lu Miao expressed feeling that she understood him less as they grew up. Jiang Haoyue confided that he enjoyed stargazing because it helped him forget many of life's troubles.
As fireworks burst over the shore, illuminating the starry sky, the two teenagers, each with their own quiet thoughts, admired the beautiful display together. Jiang Haoyue explained celestial phenomena, drawing an analogy between a growing star system and his own growth and increasing number of friends. Lu Miao, in turn, affectionately compared Jiang Haoyue to the moon, always shining brightest in the night sky, even if its light was reflected from the sun.
