I've Fallen For You Episode 2 Recap
> I've Fallen For You Recap
Zhao Cuo adamantly refused to marry He Jinxin, revealing that he had a childhood promise to another young woman whom he was still faithfully awaiting. Meanwhile, He Jinxin's father, who had always dreamed of his daughter marrying into wealth, unexpectedly received a marriage proposal from Zhao Quandui. Overjoyed, he immediately went to the Zhao mansion to discuss the wedding. Zhao Cuo, determined to avoid the marriage, resorted to various schemes.
He even falsely claimed to be afflicted with venereal disease, stating he had only a month to live. However, He Jinxin's father remained unconcerned, simply eager to finalize the marriage as quickly as possible, anticipating his daughter would inherit the Zhao family's riches upon Zhao Cuo's impending death. In Shifang Village, Tian Sanqi, having been brought back home by her father after an attempt to run away, was scolded for sleeping in a coffin.
Her father, lamenting her unusual interest in autopsies that scared away suitors, took her to the old locust tree, a revered "Marriage tree," to pray for her marriage. Sanqi, however, insisted she would only wait for her "immortal brother" at that very tree, refusing to marry anyone else.
Her parents tried to convince her that her immortal brother had drowned years ago, but Sanqi, having examined the body, knew it wasn't him and had found proof of his recent visit, fueling her conviction that he was still alive. A flashback showed a young Sanqi with her immortal brother by the old locust tree.
He revealed he had no name, no parents, and no home, only a master who told him he must one day return to his rightful place. He gave Sanqi a "grimace totem," instructing her to look at it as if it were him when he was absent. He left shortly after, leaving a distraught Sanqi. Back in the present, Zhao Cuo was under house arrest.
After trying to escape over a wall, he was confined by his father, Zhao Quandui, using an "Eighteen-arhat Array" of guards disguised as statues to prevent him from fleeing his wedding. Despite his servant reminding him that all their tricks, including feigning venereal disease, had failed, Zhao Cuo remained resolute, declaring he would marry no one but the girl he was waiting for.
Meanwhile, in Taoyuan City, the Young Lord, He Zhen, expressed his reluctance to marry, explaining to his father, the City Lord, that it was too soon. The City Lord, however, insisted on the marriage, wishing to see his son settled before entrusting him with Taoyuan City.
Unable to find a suitable noblewoman for his picky son, the City Lord, recalling He Zhen's miraculous survival in Shifang Village and his lingering affection for the place, decided to select a bride from there. An envoy was dispatched to Shifang Village, where after dismissing several unsuitable candidates, they found Tian Sanqi. The envoy formally delivered the City Lord's decree, appointing Tian Sanqi as the Young Lord's wife.
Sanqi, initially disbelieving and mistaking the envoy for an actor, protested her ignorance of the Young Lord. Nevertheless, she was promptly dressed in elaborate wedding attire. The villagers, who previously viewed her as a "hoodoo," now marveled at her beauty, calling her a "mountain phoenix." As Sanqi was led into the bridal palanquin, she tearfully bid farewell to her parents.
She questioned what would happen if she refused the marriage, but an attendant sternly informed her that by imperial law, she belonged to the Young Lord, whether alive or dead. Unwilling to break her promise to her immortal brother, Sanqi left a letter and escaped from the wedding procession, running away from her marriage to the Young Lord.
In a separate development, a mysterious group examined the remains of a child, confirming that it was not their intended target due to a congenital defect in the coccyx. They concluded that an assassination attempt eight years prior had failed, and the real target was still alive, having been replaced by a substitute. The group had identified a woman who had contact with the target eight years ago and was also searching for him. They resolved to continue monitoring her, prepared to eliminate the target if any new clues emerged.
