Love Is an Accident Episode 17 Recap
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After sensing An Jingzhao’s presence in his room, Zhou Wei ordered an attack, but An Jingzhao, having anticipated this, had already fled. Zhou Wei was led to believe An Jingzhao was dead. The Madam sheltered the escaped An Jingzhao, who checked on Jingling. Jingling confirmed that the breath-holding technique An Jingzhao taught him successfully deceived Zhou Wei into thinking he was afflicted by the Cold Ice Palm.
An Jingzhao reassured the Madam that with Master Xuanfeng aware of her well-being, Zhou Wei would hesitate to harm her directly. However, anticipating covert plots, he arranged for guards at Chongyue Pavilion and gave her an invisible ink pen from Chuyang for emergency contact. The Madam urged An Jingzhao to use the belief in his death as an opportunity to counter-attack. Meanwhile, to prevent Chuyue from returning to danger, Donghua stole her meteorite.
He informed Chuyang that he was returning to Yunwei Villa and, citing An Jingzhao's orders to protect Chuyue, asked Chuyang to hide the meteorite from her. Though hesitant to take his sister’s treasure, Chuyang agreed. The next morning, Chuyue discovered the meteorite was missing and confronted Donghua just as he was about to leave. She demanded its return, desperate to get back to the injured An Jingzhao.
As they argued over his refusal, a thunderstorm erupted, transporting Chuyue back to Shangyu. An Jingzhao was shocked to see Chuyue, admonishing her for coming to such a dangerous place. She explained that after receiving his blood-stained clothes, she feared she would never see him again. When Jingling asked why he hadn't seen Chuyue the day before, An Jingzhao quickly claimed the bad weather had kept them inside.
He then tried to playfully set Jingling up with a girl, but Jingling despondently replied that it was impossible for him. An Jingzhao prepared to infiltrate the Devil's Cave, leaving Donghua to protect Chuyue, but she insisted on accompanying him, reminding him of their promise to never be separated. He relented, explaining their target was a branch of the Evil Sect led by the formidable Hongfei. Their goal was to secure a letter of collusion from Zhou Wei to her.
Arriving at the location, they saw a maid being reprimanded. An Jingzhao neutralized another maid, allowing Chuyue to don her uniform and act as a lookout while he and Jingling searched Hongfei’s room. When Hongfei returned sooner than expected, Chuyue urged the others to hide, promising to stall the leader. Disguised as a maid, Chuyue approached Hongfei, professing admiration and a desire to serve her.
To gain her trust, Chuyue offered Hongfei a special scented lotion she claimed had seductive powers. As Hongfei considered the gift, a report came that her private bathtub had been destroyed. This diversion, created by Jingling, revealed Chuyue’s ruse and gave An Jingzhao the opening to grab Chuyue and escape. They failed to secure the letter, but a separate scene revealed Zhou Wei had successfully received Hongfei’s reply, confirming their alliance.
Bai Zhi confronted Zhou Wei, returning his gifts and accusing him of orchestrating An Jingzhao's fall from the cliff while posing as her caring godfather. She declared him her enemy. Seeing her determination, Zhou Wei dismissed her, confident that his ascension to Lord was imminent. Elsewhere, Zhou Wei blackmailed Chief Li, whose family he held hostage, into murdering the members of righteous sects Zhuyin Pavilion and Qingning Nunnery.
He had Bingqin teach Chief Li the deadly Cold Ice Palm to carry out the massacres. Zhou Wei’s subordinate noted that with the blame pinned on the Evil Sect, Zhou Wei could volunteer to eliminate them at the upcoming Martial Arts Gathering and earn the respect of the entire martial world. At the gathering, Zhou Wei successfully incited the crowd against the Evil Sect. The other leaders goaded Jingling, as the sole remaining heir, into accepting the dangerous mission.
Jingling received a secret message from his mother urging him to flee, as Zhou Wei intended for him to be killed. However, feeling that no one cared for him and that a relationship with Chuyue was impossible, Jingling resolved to face his fate. He led a group to confront Hongfei, who mocked him as An Chenghu’s "least valued son" and far inferior to his "dead" brother. Enraged, Jingling charged but was swiftly defeated.
An Jingzhao appeared just in time to save him. Chuyue tended to the injured Jingling, criticizing Hongfei’s cruelty. A doctor who brought medicine also remarked on Jingling’s weakness compared to An Jingzhao. Chuyue defended Jingling, stating that his talents were in literature, not combat, and advised him to ignore the critics. Touched, Jingling offered to carve a wooden sculpture for her. Chuyue requested a koi fish, wishing for wealth for herself and "abundant romantic opportunities" for him, a modern phrase that left Jingling baffled.
