Love Is an Accident Episode 1 Recap
> Love Is an Accident Recap
Li Chuyue returns home to find her younger brother, Li Chuyang, using her things and trying to take her money. Their argument is interrupted by their mother, who criticizes Chuyue for not having a boyfriend and gives her an ultimatum: become a successful designer in the next six months or find a stable job. Chuyue confidently declares she will enter the New Designer Competition. Later, she reveals the grand prize she won at her company's annual party is a meteorite.
She explains that experts believe it possesses a unique energy field that can improve sleep and influence brainwaves, possibly inducing dreams of wealth. Her family is unimpressed, and her brother quickly takes the meteorite, leaving Chuyue to lament her lack of a boyfriend, a good job, and now a disappointing lottery prize. Meanwhile, in a historical world, An Jingzhao, the Young Lord of Yunwei Villa, interrogates a captured assassin who only manages to utter the word "Second" before dying.
Jingzhao's subordinate, Donghua, immediately suspects the Second Lord, Zhou Wei. Unbeknownst to them, Chuyue's modern world begins to bleed into theirs. Jingzhao is bewildered by a woman's voice singing about "Calories" and repeating the word "baby." Donghua mishears "baby" as the similar-sounding "baddie" (卑鄙, bēibǐ) and prepares to find the person insulting the Young Lord. Jingzhao then hears gaming taunts like "You can't beat me!"
Donghua reports that no one in the villa is singing, suggesting Zhou Wei might be using sorcery. Hearing more taunts, Jingzhao deems the unseen person a "daring female thief" and demands she show herself. In her own time, Li Chuyue, engrossed in her game, assumes the voice is another player, complimenting the "handsome young man's" voice before her mother tells her to go to bed.
Donghua speculates that the voices belong to two female assassins who are having an internal dispute, misinterpreting Chuyue's talk of a "handsome guy and a partner" as a reference to a handler and a pair of combat elephants. Jingzhao dismisses the idea of an ambush, preferring to "lure the enemy deep" to uncover their plot. Later, a piece of Chuyue's clothing—her vest—materializes and falls into Jingzhao's room. Donghua warns it could be poisoned, suspecting another of Zhou Wei's tricks.
Interpreting this as a direct challenge, Jingzhao prepares to face his unseen foe. Elsewhere, an underling reports to his master that all the assassins sent to the villa have been killed. The next morning, a confused Li Chuyue discovers her vest is missing. At work, Li Chuyue goes to the design department to pick up sample clothes. While the lead designer Ms. Qiao is busy, another designer, Qingfeng, assists her.
Chuyue expresses her admiration for his work and notices his Eston Design College graduation ring. At the same time, in Yunwei Villa, An Jingzhao’s younger brother, An Jingling, arrives for a private conversation. Jingling reveals that their father has become unnaturally drowsy and compliant, listening only to Zhou Wei. He and their grandmother suspect Zhou Wei is poisoning their father with mind-controlling medicine.
Jingling sought help from the renowned Doctor Luo, who initially refused to treat anyone from the martial world. Moved by Jingling's persistence, Doctor Luo eventually gave him a riddle to solve: "How to make water flow in reverse?" Jingling also congratulates Jingzhao on his upcoming marriage selection, a process Jingzhao clarifies was arranged by their grandmother after his previous engagement was voided when the bride went missing. That night, while sleeping, Li Chuyue physically materializes in An Jingzhao's bedchamber.
Jingzhao confronts her, demanding to know if Zhou Wei sent her. Initially believing she's in a vivid dream, Chuyue admires Jingzhao's appearance, calling him the "most handsome boy" she's ever dreamt of, and pinches his cheek. The dream shatters when Jingzhao draws his sword and gives her a small cut on the neck. Panicked, she insists it's a misunderstanding and she simply woke up there. Jingzhao questions her about the "baddie" song.
Chuyue corrects him, explaining the word was "baby," an English term of endearment, and that the taunts he heard were lyrics from a pop song. When Donghua presents her missing vest as evidence, she confirms it's hers and pleads that her slim frame proves she's just an "ordinary employee," not an assassin. Unconvinced, Jingzhao has her taken to a guest room to reflect on what she has omitted.
An Jingzhao deliberately allows Li Chuyue a chance to escape, hoping she will either lead him to the true mastermind or try to complete her mission. After a fire breaks out in Lingxiao Yard, creating a diversion, Chuyue sneaks back into Jingzhao's room to find a way home, muttering that he's a "scumbag" for considering so many potential brides. She tries shouting for her family, hoping the sound will cross between their worlds.
Her father, Li Jianmin, faintly hears her cries in his sleep and dreams of fighting the "evil people" tormenting her. Desperate, Chuyue laments being trapped with a "black-hearted pervert" who wants to kill her. Jingzhao appears and offers her a deal: reveal her master, and he will double their offer of land, gold, or a perfect husband. Li Chuyue maintains her innocence, insisting she isn't from his world.
Their confrontation is interrupted by Bai Zhi, one of the potential brides, who brings Jingzhao an embroidered pouch. To create a scene, Chuyue loudly accuses Jingzhao of kidnapping and molesting her, calling him a "scumbag" unworthy of Bai Zhi's affection. Angered, Jingzhao orders Bai Zhi to leave. Amid the chaos, Chuyue spots the note with the riddle, "How to make water flow in reverse?" Seeing an opportunity, she offers to solve it in exchange for Jingzhao swearing an oath not to kill her.
