Long For You Episode 8 Recap
> Long For You Recap
Xue Ji disputes the inheritance of Keni's estate, arguing that Keni would not be pleased if the killer were to receive his money. Qin Si, initially questioning Xue Ji's dissatisfaction despite receiving ten percent of the shares, then challenges Xue Ji by asking if she knows a person named Zhang Minzhi. Xue Ji is visibly shocked, her identity seemingly on the verge of exposure.
Li Zhe intervenes, claiming responsibility for introducing Xue Ji to Zhang Minzhi years ago and fabricating a story about having delivered gifts to Xue Ji on the island on Zhang Minzhi's behalf, thereby diffusing the immediate crisis. Li Zhe then announces the board's decision that Keni's entire estate will be donated to society, with Xue Ji now the Li family's largest shareholder. Qin Si is stunned by this news.
Li Zhe then escorts Xue Ji away from the Li family castle. Meanwhile, in China, Gu Shiyi and Jiang Huai are shopping at a supermarket. Jiang Huai receives a call from Aying, who is also at the supermarket and asks for Jiang Huai's location. Jiang Huai tries to avoid Aying meeting Gu Shiyi but is ultimately found. Just as Jiang Huai is trying to politely dismiss Aying, the appearance of the senior freezes her in place.
Within days, the senior, who was previously devoted to Jiang Huai, has shifted his attention to Aying. Jiang Huai, unable to express her anger, hurriedly takes Gu Shiyi away from the supermarket. The senior, surprised to see Jiang Huai with Gu Shiyi, asks Aying about Jiang Huai. Aying, unaware of the true situation, vaguely tells him that Jiang Huai lives with three guys, including Gu Shiyi, leading the senior to misunderstand their relationship.
Back home, a frustrated Jiang Huai paces and complains to Chun Shan. Chun Shan patiently listens and comforts her, even calling her "cute" when asked about his good qualities, which slightly brightens Jiang Huai's mood. Later, Xue Ji video calls Jiang Huai, showing her the French seaside, which Jiang Huai interprets as Xue Ji intentionally provoking her. Xue Ji then finds Jiang Huai drinking and expressing envy of Xue Ji's vast wealth.
Xue Ji responds by offering to swap lives with Jiang Huai, who happily accepts, and Xue Ji subsequently takes Jiang Huai on an extravagant shopping spree. During this time, Li Zhe meets Xue Ji at a fault line by the sea. Xue Ji reflects on the timelessness of the ocean compared to the brevity of human life and asks Li Zhe if he could endure solitude for a thousand years while loving only one person.
Li Zhe gives a bitter smile, remarking that most people struggle to love one person for a single lifetime, let alone a thousand years, and expresses a desire to travel the world if granted a thousand years. Secret intelligence regarding Xue Ji's whereabouts reaches Madame Min (Zhang Minzhi). Upon seeing Xue Ji's photograph, Madame Min becomes intensely agitated and decides to abandon her current medical treatment to return to China, despite her secretary's concerns for her safety, and requests painkillers.
Upon Xue Ji's return to China, Chun Shan is waiting for her at home. They embrace warmly and enter the villa, unaware that they are being secretly monitored from a nearby car. Xue Ji and Jiang Huai visit Gu Shiyi at an entertainment company. A rude receptionist obstructs them, dismissively telling Xue Ji that Gu Shiyi won't meet her unless she pays. Xue Ji calmly presents her business card, immediately deciding to invest in the company.
The company president, upon learning of Xue Ji's identity and intentions, quickly becomes deferential, causing the receptionist's attitude to immediately change. While discussing the investment, Xue Ji briefly spots Lin Beila quietly observing them from the side of a door. Lin Beila smiles and leaves, which Xue Ji finds odd but doesn't dwell on. Later, on the company rooftop, Xue Ji asks Gu Shiyi the same profound question: what would he do if he could live for a thousand years?
Gu Shiyi replies that he wouldn't wish to live that long alone, as it would be too lonely, preferring to spend even a single day with a loved one over thousands of solitary years. Xue Ji's eyes well up with tears as she realizes that Gu Shiyi's answer is precisely identical to that of her beloved En Shan from a millennium ago.
In a dream, Xue Ji recalls a grand wedding with En Shan, hinting at a past tragic event that caused her to lose both her lover and her memories, leaving her to endure a thousand years of lonely existence.
