Flourish In Time Episode 9 Recap
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The school announced its New Year Gala, requiring two hosts, one from the liberal arts class and one from the science class. In Lu Miao's class, students eagerly volunteered for performances, with some comically offering to eat a watermelon in ten seconds or dunk a basketball to impress. Their teacher emphasized participation in school events despite their class being study-intensive.
Meanwhile, in Jiang Haoyue's class, students were hesitant, viewing participation as a waste of time that would interfere with their studies. Facing their reluctance, the teacher decided to hold a vote to select a host, placing a ballot box on the podium for students to cast their votes, with counting scheduled for the next week's class meeting.
Lu Miao, Xie Ziye, Shi Che, and Guoguo teamed up to perform a "Basketball Robot High Show" for the gala, aiming to "overwhelmingly amaze." Within their group, discussions arose about the theme, with Lu Miao suggesting playing a princess and another member wanting to experience a role they'd never tried, like a straight-A student.
Shi Che, proposing a sci-fi theme, envisioned himself as a scientist who transforms the others into "super evolutionary robots" brought from an "Arabian desert," with Lu Miao as his partner and another member performing "Arabic basketball." Lu Miao and Shi Che frequently clashed, their bickering extending to accusations of low IQ and disagreements about past events, such as the autumn outing where Shi Che allegedly held her back.
Meanwhile, students in Jiang Haoyue's class discussed voting for him as host, noting he "has no pressure from study." When Lu Miao told Jiang Haoyue about her group's robot dance, he cautioned her not to let it interfere with her studies. Later, it was announced that Su Daifei, "the school belle" from the liberal arts class, had been chosen as the female host.
Upon hearing this, Lu Miao, determined for Qu Wei to become the male host and "win over her brother" in popularity, passionately campaigned for him across campus, despite Qu Wei's initial reluctance about time commitment. She approached students, urging them to vote for Qu Wei, even as many informed her they had already cast their votes for Jiang Haoyue, who had garnered over half the votes in his class.
As Lu Miao and Qu Wei campaigned outside, Jiang Haoyue, observing them from his classroom window, quietly cast his vote for Qu Wei. Driven by her desire for Qu Wei to win, Lu Miao secretly entered a classroom to stuff the ballot box with fake votes for him. However, she was caught in the act by Director Yang. When confronted, Lu Miao tried to shield Qu Wei, but he honestly confessed that he "did want to be the host."
Director Yang expressed frustration with the voting process, which he felt had "messed up" the students, and ultimately decided that Jiang Haoyue should be the male host, citing the need to "respect the students' choice," as Jiang was the other leading candidate. This decision left Lu Miao visibly upset, especially when Shi Che teasingly predicted that Jiang Haoyue and Su Daifei would grow close, even becoming "soulmates," while working together on the host script.
In contrast, Shi Che was delighted by the outcome, exclaiming "God bless me" upon hearing the news. During the first program screening, Lu Miao's group presented their "Basketball Robot High Show." Their performance lacked cohesion, with the teacher observing "no teamwork at all," though he praised Guoguo's individual effort and offered her a solo spot.
Guoguo, however, declined, insisting that Lu Miao, Shi Che, and Xie Ziye had also "put in a lot of effort for this program" and that their group simply "didn't rehearse well." She expressed a strong desire to create a "wonderful memory in our youth" alongside her friends. Moved by Guoguo's sincerity, the teacher agreed to let their group perform, on the condition that they "must practice harder" to avoid disgracing their class.
The group was ecstatic to discover their act had been chosen, with Shi Che humorously wondering if it was "so-called protagonist privilege." Su Daifei, seizing the opportunity presented by their co-hosting role, approached Jiang Haoyue to discuss the host script. She showed great initiative, suggesting he wear a tie with his white shirt and offering to rent one for him, though Jiang politely declined her help, stating he could rent his own. Lu Miao observed these interactions, growing increasingly jealous.
When her father later suggested they all go out to eat with Jiang Haoyue, Lu Miao refused, claiming she wasn't hungry and denying any conflict with Jiang. Her jealousy escalated when she witnessed Su Daifei proudly showing other girls photos she had taken of Jiang Haoyue. Lu Miao confronted Su Daifei, demanding she "delete his photos you shot secretly." Su Daifei denied secretly taking the photos and refused to delete them, questioning why Lu Miao was "so angry."
Other girls present speculated whether Lu Miao harbored feelings for Jiang Haoyue, or if he merely regarded her as a sister. Lu Miao vehemently denied this, stating emphatically, "He isn't my brother!" A scheduling conflict arose when both Lu Miao's group and Su Daifei's hosting practice were booked for the same classroom at 5 PM, due to different teachers approving their requests. They decided to share the large space.
During practice, Lu Miao observed Su Daifei deliberately using the pretense of discussing the script to get closer to Jiang Haoyue, which further worsened Lu Miao's mood. The next day at the school supermarket, Su Daifei provocatively told Lu Miao that she had accompanied Jiang Haoyue to buy a hair tie and that he liked it.
Lu Miao, enraged, retorted that the "girlish" hair tie "doesn't suit me" and threw it back at Jiang Haoyue, telling him to keep it since "Su Daifei chose it." This public outburst sparked immediate gossip among their classmates about the nature of the trio's relationships. After school, consumed by frustration, Lu Miao ran to the riverside and screamed, releasing her pent-up emotions. She was angry at herself for being upset over such a trivial matter as a hair tie.
She questioned why Jiang Haoyue's closeness with others should concern her, asserting that their shared childhood and even prolonged eye contact meant nothing. Dismissing the incident as "no big deal," she declared it "not worth being upset," yet concluded her outburst by exclaiming, "I hate Jiang Haoyue!" The scene then shifted to a flashback from their childhood. A young Jiang Haoyue, having recovered from an illness, announced his return to school. Lu Miao was overjoyed, exclaiming, "Great!
We can go to school together now!" She was excited to have him accompany her to and from school. While she was looking at a book, Jiang gently cleaned her dirty hands. They began discussing "Journey to the West," with Jiang playfully teasing Lu Miao that she wouldn't understand it because he was a grade higher than her.
Lu Miao, indignant, claimed to have seen it on TV and listed characters, though she mistakenly named "Gold Kid" and "Silver Kid" instead of the "Golden Horn Demon King and Silver Horn Demon King," which Jiang corrected. Admitting she hadn't truly watched it, Lu Miao then challenged him with characters from "Ultraman Tiga," such as "Ultra-Ancient Monster Gorzan" and "Rock Monster Gakuma," implying his ignorance of her interests. Jiang, in turn, asked her to teach him.
Later, as her father called her for dinner, praising his cooking, Lu Miao insisted on finishing her "favorite Journey to the West" on TV first, despite her father recalling that Ultraman used to be her favorite.
