Lighter&Princess Episode 35 Recap
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The video showed Gao Jianhong entering a room, followed shortly by Zhu Yun. When they exited, Zhu Yun was wearing different clothes, and Gao Jianhong deliberately buttoned his shirt at the door. He planned to use Xu Lina’s Douyin account to post the video, accusing Gao Jianhong of having an affair with Zhu Yun, the female manager of Fly With My Heart, creating a scandal and making it appear as though Zhu Yun had stolen the source code for him.
Li Xun knew this was a deliberate trap and was furious yet helpless. Not wanting to hurt Zhu Yun, he could only withdraw the lawsuit. Gao Jianhong’s own team began to fall apart—members left one after another, unable to stomach his underhanded tactics. They used to justify his bullying of small companies as survival of the fittest, but now they saw it for the despicable behavior it was. Zhu Yun confronted Gao Jianhong in person.
He insisted the video was unedited and could withstand scrutiny. Zhu Yun recalled that when Xu Lina had called her over that day, she had accidentally spilled coffee on her, making her change into Xu Lina’s clothes. Gao Jianhong had been hiding in the room at the time and later left, orchestrating the entire scandal.
Zhu Yun asked to see the source file for review but actually used it to post on Weibo, deliberately following Gao Jianhong’s narrative to walk his path and trap him in it. Seeing how resolute Zhu Yun was, Gao Jianhong’s eyes filled with tears. The post went viral, and rumors against Zhu Yun surged. Fang Shumiao notified a hungover Li Xun. Without hesitation, Li Xun rushed to see Zhu Yun.
When he saw her, he kissed her with heartache and asked why she did this. Zhu Yun knew how much Li Xun hated being coerced. She couldn’t allow herself to become someone’s leverage against him. Overwhelmed by emotion, they kissed passionately and spent the night together. The next morning, Zhu Yun woke up beside Li Xun with a blissful smile and kissed him gently.
Although happy, she also felt uneasy—unsure whether this was just a drunken impulse or a true reconciliation, still unsure if they were fully back together. She tried to convince herself to treat it as if nothing had happened. But as they left the room, Li Xun said he never confessed to anyone.
He used to make a girl come to him if he liked her, but now he wanted to ask Zhu Yun if she would be with him from now on. Zhu Yun replied yes multiple times and initiated the reconciliation. Li Xun teased her for being too forward. He knew Zhu Yun had always liked him, and their feelings hadn’t changed.
She might have feared that opening up would ruin their working relationship, but had she spoken earlier, he would’ve agreed without hesitation. Gao Jianhong proposed a settlement with Zhu Yun and Li Xun but was still reluctant to concede. If the review period passed, he swore he wouldn’t settle. Li Xun wasn’t worried and asked if he regretted it. Gao Jianhong shouted that he didn’t, then suddenly had a nosebleed, collapsed from weakness, and was rushed to the hospital.
Upset by Gao Jianhong’s hospitalization, Li Xun drank heavily. Zhu Yun came to see him and subtly encouraged him to drop the complaint. Li Xun asked if she would blame him if Gao Jianhong died. Zhu Yun admitted that once, toppling Gao Jianhong felt crucial, but now she thought Li Xun’s future mattered more. She used to hate Fang Zhijing, but had since let it go. Meanwhile, Gao Jianhong awoke in the hospital.
Xu Lina brought him porridge and had canceled her overseas ticket to stay with him through the surgery. Gao Jianhong reminded her they were divorced, but Xu Lina pointed to the ring on his hand—he had never truly divorced her in his heart, and she never signed the divorce papers. The doctor told Xu Lina that Gao Jianhong’s condition was serious and surgery was riskier now due to the delays—it might even be fatal.
In two separate places, Li Xun and Gao Jianhong were thinking the same thing—how had they ended up like this, no longer who they once were? Before surgery, Gao Jianhong insisted on seeing Li Xun; otherwise, he wouldn’t go through with it. Zhu Yun visited him at the hospital and pleaded with him to have the surgery first. Gao Jianhong sadly remarked that even if he were dying, Li Xun still wouldn’t come see him.
