Golden House Hidden Love Episode 20 Recap
> Golden House Hidden Love Recap
While traveling for a farewell trip, Nan Hua's conservative behavior led Jin Xia's colleagues to misunderstand their relationship, causing Jin Xia embarrassment. Nan Hua, realizing his impact, apologized to Jin Xia and formally proposed. He surprised her with a beautifully prepared studio for her design work, deeply moving Jin Xia, who accepted his proposal. As they shared a heartfelt kiss, Nan Hua became so overcome with emotion and nervousness that he fainted.
While Jin Xia found the situation both amusing and touching, recognizing the depth of his feelings, Nan Hua's emotional state triggered a city-wide power outage and transportation disruption. Upon waking, Nan Hua felt embarrassed by his reaction and went alone to the beach, feeling ashamed to face Jin Xia. Jin Xia followed and found him there. She reassured him not to dwell on the incident, telling him she was happy he treasured their first kiss so much.
She added that besides her late grandmother, he was the kindest person to her, and she loved his gentle and innocent nature. He promised to do better next time and asked for another chance. Their moment was interrupted by Ding Yanhai, who arrived to inform Nan Hua that the buyer of his earrings wanted to meet him. Returning home, they discovered the buyer was Lin Jiarui.
Lin Jiarui explained he had purchased the earrings, which were his mother's when she was young, and believed they connected Nan Hua to her past, possibly through his grandfather. Correcting him that the earrings were his grandfather's, Nan Hua politely declined Lin Jiarui's offer to buy the house. Lin Jiarui then urgently requested Nan Hua fly to Taiwan to see his mother, Zhou Yinting, who was critically ill and wished to see him one last time.
Despite Lin Jiarui's desperate plea, explaining his mother's frail, bedridden condition, Nan Hua refused, stating he had decided not to see her as he wanted no further entanglement with people or events from the past. That evening, Nan Hua cooked a delicious dinner for everyone, but Jin Xia seemed preoccupied. To lighten the mood, the colleagues suggested watching a horror movie. Nan Hua, noticing Jin Xia seemed apprehensive, offered to protect her.
However, he reacted more strongly to the film than anyone else, visibly trembling and claiming he was cold, even long after the movie ended. To ease his fear, Jin Xia joined him in his bed, reassuring him it was acceptable as long as they did not cross a boundary, as they were now betrothed. Nan Hua confided in her, sharing memories from the Republican era.
He revealed that Zhou Yinting had indeed confessed her feelings for him back then and wished to marry him and live together in the old house, but he had refused her. He explained his realization that his love for Jin Xia was independent of whether she was someone he was supposedly waiting for; he loved her simply because she was Jin Xia. He stated that she was the only person in the world who made his heart race.
Hearing this, Jin Xia felt a great weight lifted. She encouraged him to reconsider meeting Zhou Yinting for a final farewell, especially since she was an elderly and critically ill person who longed to see a past acquaintance, and Jin Xia believed Nan Hua should not have regrets.
Nan Hua agreed, saying he would do so if it made Jin Xia feel more secure, acknowledging the difficulty of a quick trip to Taiwan but agreeing to plan for a swift return. The next morning, Jin Xia’s colleagues said their goodbyes, as some were moving away for work, including Bai Bing who was going to Milan. Colleagues apologized for past gossip and jealousy, which made Jin Xia realize her previous unpopularity.
They explained it was due to jealousy of her talent, handsome boyfriend, and potential success. Jin Xia revealed she would not be taking the job interview, as she planned to start her own design business with Nan Hua. The farewells were tinged with sadness, prompting Jin Xia to reflect on the nature of partings, especially given Nan Hua's long life, and she wondered if their relationship would end when she grew old.
Encouraged by Jin Xia, Nan Hua traveled to Taiwan. Lin Jiarui escorted Nan Hua into his mother's room while Jin Xia waited outside, noticing the decor resembled Nan Hua's design drafts, suggesting Zhou Yinting's fondness for him. Zhou Yinting acknowledged Nan Hua as the descendant of Mr. Nan Hua and expressed regret for not being able to compensate him, stating this was the third and last time they would meet.
After the meeting, Nan Hua emerged, stating that Zhou Yinting was a fraud. He clarified that he had appeared happy earlier because he realized everyone else who came seeking him was trying to trick him, confirming that Jin Xia was truly the one he had been waiting for and the only person he would never let deceive him again. Nan Hua then asked Jin Xia if they would be together forever.
Jin Xia hesitated, admitting she couldn't promise eternity because she would eventually grow old, wrinkled, and frail like Zhou Yinting and others he had known, unsure how she would face him then. Nan Hua promised it didn't matter what she became and he would always love her. He vowed to find a way for her to achieve eternal life, even if it meant sacrificing his own life for her.
As he spoke these words, a surge of ancient memories overwhelmed him – flashes of wishing on stars, tending a tree, and voices saying "Chuchen, thank you," "You can see it," and "I'll give my life to you." Overwhelmed, Nan Hua collapsed. As Jin Xia frantically asked what was wrong, he regained consciousness, declaring, "I am not Nan Hua. I'm the viscount, Li Chuchen."
A deeper understanding of this revelation was provided: Hundreds of thousands of years ago, highly advanced ancient humans who could absorb spiritual energy and wield extraordinary abilities escaped a catastrophic disaster by entering hibernation underground. After the world healed and new humans (modern humans' ancestors) emerged, the ancient ones awoke and shared their advanced knowledge, becoming revered as deities.
However, the new humans eventually turned on them, fearing and coveting their power, launching wars that hunted the scattered ancient ones to near extinction. One such ancient man, the viscount Li Chuchen, was mortally wounded in battle, lamenting in the arms of his friend Nan Hua that he would not live to see slaves freed, women emancipated, or ancient people accepted without being seen as monsters.
The real Nan Hua, in a profound act of sacrifice, transferred his own spiritual energy into Li Chuchen to save his life, granting him eternal existence while the true Nan Hua vanished from the world forever. The person Jin Xia knew as Nan Hua was, in fact, the ancient viscount, Li Chuchen, living on due to his friend's sacrifice.
