I Am The Years You Are The Stars Episode 7 Recap
> I Am The Years You Are The Stars Recap
At a coffee shop, Fu Liang encountered his former classmate, Gu Xiaole, who was on a blind date with Zhang Quanzhan, a senior colleague of Jin Xiaoyu. Gu Xiaole, a clean freak, openly declared that she had only stood outside the funeral home when her own grandfather passed away, never daring to enter. Upon hearing this, Zhang Quanzhan's expression faltered as he admitted he was a mortuary makeup artist, leading Gu Xiaole to promptly excuse herself.
Seeing Zhang Quanzhan's dejected state, Fu Liang offered words of comfort, reminding him to treat himself well and giving him a hotpot discount coupon from Jin Xiaoyu, intended for a celebratory meal if the date went well, or a solo treat if it failed. Zhang Quanzhan confirmed he was still interested in women, despite the setback. Meanwhile, Tan Yueran met with Jin Xiaoyu, inquiring about her heart donor.
Jin Xiaoyu, maintaining a professional demeanor, reiterated the legal regulations for human organ transplantation, which strictly prohibit medical personnel from disclosing personal information about donors or recipients. Tan Yueran, a computer science PhD, acknowledged her awareness of the regulations, citing Article 27 of the deceased donor transplants regulations. However, she appealed to Jin Xiaoyu, arguing that as a non-medical professional, she might be able to help.
She explained her long struggle with congenital heart disease, constant hospitalizations, and how the donated heart had given her a normal life. She had heard the donor was a young girl who died in a car accident and yearned to express her gratitude to the family, even offering to leverage her academic and professional credentials to promote volunteer associations. Jin Xiaoyu gently declined, explaining that such public meetings were highly selective, and Tan Yueran’s intense desire might be a disqualifier.
She further elaborated that while Tan Yueran's intentions might be good, disclosing information could be a burden or cause distress to others, using an analogy of ordering coffee for someone who cannot drink it due to a serious rare disease. At the funeral home, Tan Yueran approached Zhang Quanzhan, exchanging WeChat details with him. Zhang Quanzhan, beaming with excitement, told Jin Xiaoyu that a "girl" had added him, completely oblivious to Tan Yueran's ulterior motives.
Jin Xiaoyu, unimpressed, tried to make him see reason, pointing out that the funeral home was hardly a place for romance and that Tan Yueran was merely a PhD collecting data, not a potential girlfriend. Zhang Quanzhan, however, was smitten, convinced it was destiny. Jin Xiaoyu then called her friend Weilan, expressing her unease about Tan Yueran’s presence at the funeral home and Zhang Quanzhan so readily giving out his personal information.
Weilan, concerned, suggested that Tan Yueran might be experiencing a "psychological rejection" symptom and promised to follow up with Chief Zhou about Tan Yueran's therapist, advising Jin Xiaoyu to handle Tan Yueran carefully during her recovery period. Jiang Baiju questioned Jin Xiaoyu about the secrecy surrounding donor information. Jin Xiaoyu explained the international "double-blind principle," designed to alleviate emotional stress for both parties.
She cited Princess Diana's organ donations, noting that recipients would be overwhelmed if they knew the organs were from royalty. Secondly, it prevents "the ugliness of human nature," as exemplified by a friend who faced harassment after his bone marrow donation information was leaked when he changed his mind. Lastly, it guards against organ trafficking, using Steve Jobs' liver transplant as a hypothetical scenario where donor families might exploit the situation.
Jiang Baiju jokingly responded to the idea of someone harming Jin Xiaoyu, threatening to cook her turtle and goose and turn her room into his art studio if she were harmed, before Jin Xiaoyu called him a "dummy" but also "cool." In a later incident, Tan Yueran appeared in Jin Xiaoyu's office, ostensibly to fix their computer, having been invited by the unsuspecting Zhang Quanzhan.
Jin Xiaoyu, angered by Tan Yueran's presence, refused to be friendly, explicitly stating there was no "misunderstanding" between them and that she would not help her obtain any information, even as she accepted the milk tea Tan Yueran offered. Zhang Quanzhan, completely misreading the situation, believed Jin Xiaoyu’s hostility stemmed from jealousy because she had a crush on him. Tan Yueran discreetly copied data from the computer under the guise of needing wet wipes.
Another colleague, observing Jin Xiaoyu's irritation, remarked that women often have a better sense of other women's true intentions, suggesting Tan Yueran might not be a good person, but Zhang Quanzhan remained convinced Jin Xiaoyu was simply jealous. Through this deceptive act, Tan Yueran successfully accessed the donor, Cai Miao's, information. Later, while preparing a deceased's body, Jin Xiaoyu noticed alarming inconsistencies.
The official police report stated the cause of death as hypoglycemia due to starvation, yet the body exhibited cyanosis, a clear indicator of heart failure. She pointed out that typical low blood sugar symptoms such as palpitations, panic, cold limbs, and in chronic cases, brain atrophy, mental disorder, or epilepsy, did not align with a peaceful death while playing video games. The deceased also had asymmetrical facial muscles and bitten lips, strongly suggesting a history of epilepsy.
Jin Xiaoyu argued that an epileptic patient would likely experience seizures long before succumbing to hypoglycemia. Her colleague, however, dismissed her observations as baseless, comparing her to "Detective Conan" and insisting on proceeding with the cremation scheduled for the next morning. Jin Xiaoyu then discovered the body's unusual elasticity, strikingly similar to a previous case involving Gao Guofu, further solidifying her suspicions and prompting her to suggest delaying the cremation.
Tan Yueran once again appeared at the funeral home, continuing to engage with Zhang Quanzhan. She thanked him for his help in gathering information and their conversations. During their chat, she inquired about Jin Xiaoyu’s work and how challenging it must be for men in their profession to find partners, subtly sounding out his vulnerabilities while praising the job's stability and benefits. Zhang Quanzhan expressed his concern that women might only be interested in the benefits, not true affection.
Tan Yueran reassured him he was a kind and good man, and just as Zhang Quanzhan, looking for genuine interest, asked her, "Are you a discerning girl?" , Jin Xiaoyu abruptly intervened. Jin Xiaoyu confronted Tan Yueran, warning her against harming Zhang Quanzhan. Still deluded, Zhang Quanzhan misinterpreted Jin Xiaoyu's anger as jealousy and tried to get her to leave.
Frustrated by Zhang Quanzhan's naivety, Jin Xiaoyu sought advice from Dao Ruifeng on how to reveal a manipulative woman’s true intentions. Dao Ruifeng explained that individuals often fail to recognize manipulative partners because they have limited options, likening it to the "ten-thousand-hour principle" in practice. Jin Xiaoyu then noticed Dao Ruifeng’s computer, revealing he was writing a serialized novel about an immortal man and a terminally ill girl, clearly inspired by her and Jiang Baiju.
After some playful banter about the novel's title and content, Dao Ruifeng, to encourage Jin Xiaoyu to cook, promised to add a devoted and faithful male secondary character who was obsessed with her. They humorously debated the character's physical traits, ultimately settling on a warm-smiling, cat-loving man in a black turtleneck sweater. Later, Jin Xiaoyu learned from Weilan that Tan Yueran's heart donor was none other than Cai Miao, Fu Liang's ex-girlfriend.
Weilan recounted Cai Miao's death in a car accident two years prior, how she (Weilan) was the attending doctor, and how Fu Liang had helped persuade Cai Miao's parents to donate her organs. Weilan acknowledged that it was normal for recipients to be curious about their donors, but Tan Yueran's persistent inquiries were unusual and concerning.
Weilan had informed Chief Zhou but stressed the lack of concrete evidence and the critical importance of not informing Fu Liang, as it would violate regulations and they didn't know if Tan Yueran had already contacted him. Jin Xiaoyu connected Tan Yueran’s initial harassment of Zhang Quanzhan and her sudden disappearance from his life to Weilan's theory: either Zhang Quanzhan did not possess the information Tan Yueran sought, or she had already found it elsewhere.
In a flashback to three years ago, a cold winter night found Cai Miao, a scriptwriter, eating strong-smelling river snail rice noodles outside Fu Liang’s coffee shop, having just left a long company meeting with a dead phone and only a small amount of cash. Fu Liang, with a kind gesture, invited her inside to eat, jokingly saying he would tell customers the next day that the toilet was clogged to explain the lingering smell.
He also provided her with a hot drink. Cai Miao shared her story of being a rookie scriptwriter, exhausted and nearly starved, unable to call a taxi or use a shared power bank due to her dead phone. Fu Liang helped charge her phone and offered advice on preparedness. She then enthusiastically described a complex, imaginative TV series plot her client desired.
In the present, Tan Yueran appeared outside Fu Liang's coffee shop, holding a cup of river snail rice noodles, seeking a hot drink, but the shop was closed, creating a striking parallel to Cai Miao’s past experience.
