Liars in Love Episode 3 Recap
> Liars in Love Recap
To clarify the rumors of him abandoning his wife and child, Zhou Yu arranged a meeting with Jiang Lai, who was pretending to be the fake pregnant woman. He demanded she record a public apology video to restore his reputation. During this time, Jiang Lai, acting as Zhou Yu’s secretary, was also attempting to locate an access card in his office, observing his habits and movements.
She narrowly avoided detection when Zhou Yu unexpectedly returned, pretending to be taking out trash to escape. Meanwhile, Assistant Chen informed Zhou Yu that the pregnant woman had been found. Zhou Yu instructed his legal department to file a lawsuit against her. Zhou Yu's fiancée, Miss Su, suggested investigating further, sensing a misunderstanding.
Assistant Chen revealed that the woman, Jiang Lai, was a "scumbag tester" hired by Miss Zhu, the girlfriend of Zhang Ming, another company employee, whom Zhang Ming had cheated on during pregnancy. Zhou Yu then requested Jiang Lai's phone number. Zhou Yu called Jiang Lai, identifying himself as the person she had framed at the café, and insisted they meet the next day. Jiang Lai was frustrated, feeling she had trapped herself.
At their meeting, Jiang Lai, wearing a mask, feigned illness and allergies. When pressed, she admitted that Miss Zhu had hired her to get revenge on Zhang Ming, providing chat records as proof. Zhou Yu offered to drop the lawsuit if Jiang Lai recorded a public apology video clearing his name. Despite initial hesitation about her profession, Jiang Lai quickly agreed to record the video. As she left, Zhou Yu expressed concern about potential infection from her apparent flu.
Later, Zhou Yu mistakenly believed Jiang Lai, in her role as his fiancée, was deliberately avoiding him due to the fake pregnant woman incident. Jiang Lai, meanwhile, was trying to evade Miss Su at the office and Zhou Yu after work. When confronted by Zhou Yu, Jiang Lai pretended she was maintaining distance to better "grasp his heart." Zhou Yu then asked if she was avoiding him because of the fake pregnant woman.
Jiang Lai internally panicked, realizing he suspected her. She tried to dismiss it as a misunderstanding and offered to have the pregnant woman explain in person. Zhou Yu attempted to call the "pregnant woman," but the phone was off. Jiang Lai, acting as his fiancée, tried to suggest the phone might have died, but Zhou Yu was already convinced it was a deliberate move by a swindler.
In her fiancée persona, Jiang Lai then declared her complete trust in Zhou Yu, stating he was not a scumbag and she needed no evidence. Privately, Jiang Lai was distraught, realizing she couldn't appear as both herself and the fake pregnant woman simultaneously. When Zhou Yu texted her (as the fake pregnant woman) still insisting on a face-to-face explanation with his fiancée, Jiang Lai turned to Qi Wei for help.
After discussing various unworkable options like faking illness or sending someone else, Qi Wei suggested a drastic solution: faking Jiang Lai’s death. This "once and for all" plan was executed, with Qi Wei informing Assistant Chen that Jiang Lai, a scumbag tester, had died from congenital heart disease, having failed to save enough for medical expenses.
Soon after, an apology video from the "pregnant woman" was posted online, with Jiang Lai sincerely apologizing for inadvertently harming Zhou Yu's reputation while seeking justice for a betrayed woman. Office colleagues reacted, some intrigued by the "ruthless move," others disappointed at the lack of a "marriage of powerful families versus shotgun marriage" drama. The misunderstanding was officially cleared, and Jiang Lai, as Zhou Yu’s secretary, felt a sense of relief.
That evening, Zhou Yu informed Jiang Lai, still in her role as his fiancée, that his father, Zhou Mingde, had invited them to dinner. Jiang Lai, worrying about her dirty clothes, initially tried to postpone, but Zhou Yu insisted. He helped her pick a suitable outfit and styled her hair for the occasion. At the dinner, Zhou Yu’s stepmother was also present.
Jiang Lai deftly handled a social faux pas when Mr. Wu mistakenly drank from the finger bowl, quickly covering for him by claiming it was an elaborate Chinese custom she herself was still adjusting to after living in Germany. This impressed Zhou Mingde. When Zhou Mingde offered to have the stepmother show Jiang Lai around, Jiang Lai politely declined, stating her desire for private time with Zhou Yu.
Jiang Lai then subtly brought up the Lingxi Village resort project, which Zhou Mingde was interested in. She learned that Zhou's Group wanted Su’s Group (her supposed family) to invest. Zhou Mingde offered the resort project as a wedding gift to Zhou Yu and Jiang Lai, to which Jiang Lai eagerly requested to see the documents and contract. However, Zhou Mingde suggested they focus on their relationship for now. He then inquired about "her father's" health, mentioning "old ailments."
Jiang Lai struggled to remember, offering vague answers, while the stepmother revealed the father suffered from vertigo. Jiang Lai quickly covered, saying the vertigo "was" seasonal. The stepmother then elaborated that ginseng and an Arabian remedy had cured his vertigo, but he now suffered from knee osteoarthritis in winter from running. Zhou Mingde then suggested Jiang Lai call her father. Jiang Lai tried to stall, citing the time difference, but Zhou Mingde corrected her on the time zone.
Zhou Mingde called Su and put him on speaker. Jiang Lai, still as his fiancée, spoke to her "father," exaggerating about the strict security at Zhou Yu's company preventing her from seeing him without an access card. Impulsively, Zhou Mingde handed Jiang Lai his access card, assuring her she could now go anywhere within Zhou's Group. Jiang Lai, as his fiancée, gratefully thanked Zhou Mingde and reassured her "father" about the family's kindness.
Zhou Mingde then told Su that Zhou Yu was very fond of Qing and they were waiting for Su to return to set the wedding date. Just as the dinner seemed to settle, Assistant Li arrived to deliver a tender document to Zhou Yu. Jiang Lai, fearing being recognized by Assistant Li, discreetly hid under the table, pretending to search for a lost earring. Before she could be discovered, a fire alarm blared, forcing everyone to evacuate.
In the chaos, Zhou Yu's father asked Jiang Lai where Zhou Yu was, to which she claimed he had gone back inside to look for her. Outside, Zhou Yu, having searched for Jiang Lai, finally found her. He then pulled out a ring and proposed to her, asking, "Let's get married."
