Love Is an Accident Episode 18 Recap
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While making wooden carvings with An Jingling, Chuyue learned from An Jingzhao that unfamiliar terms she had heard, like "peach blossom luck," were part of the Hanshui Sect's official dialect. An Jingzhao brought her a sugar figurine and some koi he had purchased for her. Chuyue then attempted to roast a fish for them, but it was visibly burnt. Despite this, An Jingzhao insisted it was delicious.
When Chuyue offered it to Donghua, he declined, quipping that he was already full from watching their affectionate display. An Jingzhao then instructed Donghua to discreetly escort An Jingling back, ensuring they were not seen by Zhou Wei's men. Meanwhile, a subordinate informed Zhou Wei that An Jingling had returned severely injured after recuperating at a villager's home, and that rumors were spreading about his incompetence.
Seeing his opportunity to make a move, Zhou Wei decided to use the Evil Sect as a means to eliminate the Madam. Zhou Wei approached the Madam, informing her that he had donated incense on her behalf for a blessing event at Chonghua Temple and offered to escort her there. She declined, preferring to pray for An Jingzhao at Chongyue Pavilion. Zhou Wei then threatened her, suggesting her attendant, Qin, go in her place dressed in fine clothes.
When the Madam accused him of going too far, he warned her to cooperate if she wanted to protect her people. Later, as instructed by An Jingzhao, Chuyue waited alone. The Madam was ambushed by assassins claiming to be from the Evil Sect. Chuyue intervened, impersonating the Evil Sect Lord, Hongfei, to buy time. Just as her ruse was about to be exposed, An Jingzhao arrived and saved them.
He praised Chuyue's quick thinking and advised his grandmother to take refuge with Master Xuanfeng, to whom he had already sent a letter. An Jingzhao tasked Chuyue with escorting the Madam to safety while he carried out the next phase of his plan: allowing Zhou Wei to believe his assassination plot had succeeded, giving him a pretext to attack the Evil Sect. An Jingzhao revealed he had deliberately let two of Zhou Wei's men escape to report back.
At the villa, Zhou Wei announced that the Madam had been murdered by the Evil Sect, inciting outrage and rallying the disciples to his cause. He declared he would lead an expedition to eradicate the Evil Sect and would not return until it was done, leaving a trusted subordinate in charge. After his departure, Bai Zhi forced her way into Lingxiao Yard to mourn An Jingzhao.
There, she renounced her ties to Zhou Wei, vowing he would never again use her poisons or her sect's secret training grounds. Elsewhere, An Jingzhao's informant confirmed that Zhou Wei's attack on the Evil Sect was a sham to build prestige before seizing power. Recognizing the time was right, An Jingzhao prepared to rescue his father with An Jingling, instructing Donghua to stay and protect Chuyue.
Concerned that Bai Zhi knew too much, Zhou Wei ordered his men to prevent her from leaving the villa. She was soon cornered, but Li Qing intervened and saved her, stating he was merely following orders. Concurrently, An Jingling attempted to crack the code on a mobile phone. An Jingzhao joined him, stating that with Zhou Wei about to make his move, it was the perfect time to rescue their imprisoned father, An Chenghu.
Meanwhile, Zhou Wei visited An Chenghu, gloating about his impending takeover. He bitterly recounted their shared past, accusing An Chenghu of betraying him by naming his son as heir. He boasted of killing An Chenghu's eldest son and derided the second as a coward, promising to "send off" An Chenghu soon. An Jingling successfully rescued his father. When guards were alerted, Bai Zhi created a diversion, allowing them to escape.
She later asked An Jingling if An Jingzhao was still alive, suspecting he had sent the expert who saved her. An Jingling dismissed her claim as wishful thinking. Realizing she had been used by Zhou Wei, Bai Zhi decided to return to Fengnuan Pavilion for solitary cultivation and future revenge. An Jingzhao, after sending his father to join the Madam at Master Xuanfeng's, learned from Zhou Wei's men that Chuyue had been found alone.
Hearing this, Zhou Wei declared that with Chuyue in his grasp, An Jingzhao's fate was irrelevant. He then appeared before a captured Chuyue, ominously telling her that her time had come. Zhou Wei returned to the villa to a hero's welcome, with disciples urging him to take leadership. He claimed the ailing An Chenghu had wished for this, but An Jingzhao suddenly appeared, challenging his authority. To everyone's astonishment, An Chenghu then walked in, fully recovered.
He exposed Zhou Wei's treachery, revealing the "King Kong Iron Chain"—a weapon exclusive to the Evil Sect—that Zhou Wei had used to imprison him. An Chenghu also produced a letter proving Zhou Wei's collusion with the sect. Enraged, Zhou Wei confessed to poisoning An Chenghu and orchestrating the attacks on the Madam and An Jingzhao. An Chenghu revealed that An Jingzhao had found the renowned Doctor Luo in time to save him.
As An Chenghu declared his intent to "clean house," Zhou Wei defiantly ordered his men to seize them. At this critical moment, Li Qing revealed he was An Jingzhao's double agent. An Jingzhao had saved his family, and Li Qing had only pretended to serve Zhou Wei. He confessed that poisoning An Chenghu was part of An Jingzhao's plan to gain Zhou Wei's trust, which was then leveraged to help An Jingzhao feign his own death and expose the conspiracy.
It was also revealed that Zhou Wei had been secretly training an elite force at Bai Zhi's Fengnuan Pavilion. Overwhelmed with guilt, Bai Zhi regretted her unknowing complicity. As An Jingzhao confronted Zhou Wei, a subordinate rushed in to report that Chuyue was missing. An Jingzhao furiously demanded to know where she was. Zhou Wei sneered that he had killed her that morning, as easily as swatting a mosquito, prompting An Jingzhao to press him intensely for the truth.
