Flourish In Time Episode 15 Recap
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After recovering, Lu Miao was discharged from the hospital. She asked her mother if Jiang Haoyue had taken her there during the rain. Her mother, however, insisted that Lu Miao was confused by her fever and that it was Shi Che from her class who had carried her. Lu Miao later called Shi Che to thank him and inquired if Jiang Haoyue was also present at the hospital that day.
Shi Che recalled that Jiang Haoyue had arrived at the hospital later and asked him not to tell Lu Miao about his presence, so he lied to Lu Miao over the phone, claiming he had not seen Jiang Haoyue. Despite Shi Che's denial, Lu Miao remained convinced she had seen Jiang Haoyue in the rain that day. Over the next few days, she did not see Jiang Haoyue, leading her to believe he was avoiding her.
She eventually found him on the rooftop feeding chickens and immediately confronted him, asking why he had been avoiding her and if he had carried her to the hospital. Jiang Haoyue firmly denied taking her to the hospital, stating she had merely had a fever and dreamt it.
Lu Miao, certain she could distinguish between dreams and reality, grew frustrated by his emotional tone and threatened to stop talking to him, to which Jiang Haoyue retorted that dreams are all lies. At home, Lu Miao confided in her father about Jiang Haoyue's recent strange and incomprehensible behavior, asking if he knew something. Her father explained that as people grow up, they develop personal worries they might not want to share.
He suggested that Jiang Haoyue might be hesitant to tell her to spare her from worrying, implying that such anxieties often pass with time. When winter break ended, on the first day of school, Lu Miao attempted to walk to school with Jiang Haoyue, but he had already left alone. Jiang Haoyue was seen struggling to walk quickly, lamenting that he still could not.
In class, Lu Miao shared her concerns about Jiang Haoyue's abnormal behavior with Shi Che and Xie Ziye, who offered no immediate solutions. During this time, the teacher announced that students needed to decide whether to choose arts or science for the upcoming subject division. After school, Lu Miao approached Jiang Haoyue for guidance on her subject choice, explaining her grades were balanced but not exceptional.
She hoped he, as a good student, could advise her, but he refused, telling her that she must choose her own path and he could not help. This infuriated Lu Miao, as Jiang Haoyue, who usually helped her with studies, had become cold and distant. Jiang Haoyue then questioned why everyone else seemed to have choices, but he alone felt he had none.
Meanwhile, Lu Miao’s parents discussed Jiang Haoyue, with her father eventually revealing that Jiang Haoyue’s recent behavior stemmed from the old car accident. He explained that Miao’s recent illness was a shock to Jiang Haoyue, making him anxious but unable to help, which caused him to feel frustrated and blame himself, reminding him of the car accident that resulted in his leg injury.
He noted that as Jiang Haoyue grew up, it was becoming increasingly difficult for him to ignore the pain and trauma from the accident. After this discussion, Lu Miao, with Shi Che's unreliable help, eventually decided to choose arts. Later, Lu Miao again expressed her concerns about Jiang Haoyue to Shi Che.
Shi Che finally revealed the truth that Jiang Haoyue had indeed taken her to the hospital the day she had a fever but had asked him not to tell her. Shi Che also mentioned seeing Jiang Haoyue and Lu Miao's father talking, and their conversation did not seem pleasant.
Lu Miao realized Jiang Haoyue’s recent behavior was likely linked to the car accident that caused his leg injury, an incident for which her father felt immense guilt and self-reproach, having always treated Jiang Haoyue like his own child to mitigate the trauma. She recognized that Jiang Haoyue felt he had no choice in the matter, as she had always initiated their friendship without considering his feelings. Realizing her self-centeredness, Lu Miao resolved never to force Jiang Haoyue again.
The school basketball team held tryouts again. Shi Che, along with his friend Guoguo, tried out. Shi Che, who had been practicing intensely over the winter break, passionately stated that basketball was his way to prove that studying was not the only measure of value. Despite his dedication, Guoguo was selected for the team, while Shi Che was not.
A friend, Negative Score, found a dejected Shi Che reading comics in a bookstore and confronted him, suggesting that perhaps he lacked the natural talent for basketball and should not take the rejection so seriously. The cold war between Lu Miao and Jiang Haoyue persisted, with them sitting at opposite ends of the bus on the way home from school, exchanging no words.
That evening, Jiang Haoyue reflected on Lu Miao choosing her own path and her statement that she could not always rely on him. He wondered if this was what he truly wanted and whether she no longer needed him. He then had a distressing nightmare where Lu Miao did not recognize him.
