Moonshine and Valentine Episode 13 Recap
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Young Jingting has never seen his birth mother, a woman rumored to be human. He is often plagued by nightmares about his mother, waking in agony. Huiyan consistently stays by his side, comforting him and reassuring him that it's just a dream. She urges him to stop having nightmares, explaining that his mother in heaven would be sad to see his suffering.
Jingting confesses that he has never met his mother, and his father, Qingmu, told him he carries "human blood," never allowing him to ask about her. He believes his father must despise her. Huiyan, however, insists that Qingmu must love his mother deeply, only choosing not to speak of her. Meanwhile, Qingmu stands outside, listening to Jingting's pained cries. Later, at a grave, Qingmu expresses his deep sorrow and reluctance to let go.
He has kept a secret for centuries to protect the person buried beneath the tombstone. Sumei, having inadvertently caused Pippi's collapse, rushes into the room. She initially thought Pippi was wearing the Pearl of Charm, but upon realizing Pippi is human, Sumei understands the gravity of the situation: kissing a Fox Clan member can cause a human to fall into an eternal slumber. Jingting emerges, cradling the unconscious Pippi, his face grim, and rushes her to the operating room.
Ordinary doctors are unable to treat Pippi's critical condition. Kuanyong prepares to inject Pippi with a special Fox Clan medicine, but the doctors object. In a desperate act, Xiaoju threatens them with a scalpel to her own neck, demanding they proceed. As the unique medicine slowly enters Pippi's body, her erratic blood pressure stabilizes. Outside the operating room, Xiaoju is distraught.
She reflects on how she had encouraged Pippi, who was initially fearful, to try and accept Jingting, only for this terrible outcome to occur. Adding to her distress is the memory of seeing Kuanyong with another woman, Jinxue. Jinxue had embraced Kuanyong in front of Xiaoju and Xiu Xian, and Kuanyong made no attempt to resist. The image of Jinxue's vulnerable demeanor and Kuanyong's acceptance is unbearable for Xiaoju.
Feeling overwhelmed, Xiaoju turns to leave, declaring she needs to buy sweets. Xiu Xian, bewildered by her sudden decision, follows closely behind. Even after eating sweets, Xiaoju's agitation persists. She then begins to exercise vigorously in the hospital corridor, hoping that this seemingly irrational behavior might alleviate her emotional turmoil. Xiu Xian silently follows, observing her erratic actions, his unspoken "I like you" remaining unsaid. Xiaoju starts to actively avoid Kuanyong, acting out in frustration. Pippi slowly opens her eyes.
The doctor, seeing her stabilizing condition, mistakenly assumes Jingting is an experienced physician and enthusiastically pulls him into a discussion about medicine, showing him various patient files. Jingting reluctantly looks through them. Coincidentally, there was a recent case involving a patient strikingly similar to Pippi, who died because doctors couldn't accurately assess the cause. Jingting falls into deep thought as he reads the patient's name on the medical record.
Zhao Song and Qianhua enter the territory of the Fox Clan in the north, seeking Princess Zhaoyan. Finding her is proving difficult, so they decide to locate her trusted attendant, Yue Bozhong. However, Yue Bozhong is as elusive as Princess Zhaoyan herself, with no one having ever seen his true face. Hearing this, Qianhua becomes disheartened.
Driven by her ambition to gain status, Qianhua attempts to integrate into the Fox Clan's social circles, hoping to be revered as the "Left High Priest's wife." Instead, she is met with disdain and isolation, which pains Zhao Song, prompting him to comfort her. Repeated rejections leave the proud Qianhua feeling lost. She, born into a prestigious Northern Fox Clan family, has spent years tirelessly working for Jingting.
Now, she faces emptiness and ostracism from her own kind, feeling like an abandoned orphan. Fortunately, Zhao Song remains steadfastly by her side. Zhao Song enthusiastically continues to introduce Qianhua to various Fox Clan members. However, the story of his persistent pursuit of her is widely known, and many resent Qianhua on his behalf. At a gathering with the White Fox Family, Qianhua is accused of using Zhao Song as a "spare tire" after being rejected by Jingting.
Qianhua admits she used to like Jingting but now realizes love must be a two-way street. Zhao Song then intervenes, confessing that he pursued her relentlessly despite her initial disdain. He humbly acknowledges he is "silly" and doesn't know how to win someone's heart, but he loves her fiercely and cannot bear to see her suffer. He asks his "brothers" to show respect to the woman he loves.
Jingting's centuries of unresponsiveness stand in stark contrast to Zhao Song's unwavering care. In that moment, Qianhua wavers, and her Pearl of Charm glows. Tian Xin idles away her days in her rented apartment. With Jialin attending school, she feels adrift. She has abandoned her job, her studies, and her family, all to accompany Jialin to the US, not even daring to tell her parents the truth. Tian Xin feels she has lost herself for love, leaving her deeply fatigued.
What infuriates her further are the snide remarks from her housemates. They gossip about her, questioning how someone who received an offer from a prestigious company like Aomei could give everything up for a man, assuming she is only there to get a green card. In the hospital, Sumei approaches Xiaoju to apologize to Pippi, stating she only meant it as a joke. Xiaoju reassures her that Pippi would not blame her.
She admits that it was her fault for persuading Pippi, who was initially afraid, to get closer to Jingting, thinking it would be like a fairy tale. Instead, in their story, a kiss almost led to death. Later, Jingting returns to Pippi's room. Pippi, having awakened, asks if she's in a hospital and mentions a long dream she can't recall. Jingting assures her she's fine but needs more rest.
Pippi then jokingly asks what else she shouldn't do around him, given that a mere glance made her sick and a kiss nearly killed her. Jingting confirms there is "one more thing" she cannot do, but reassures her that it has a solution. Back at her apartment, Tian Xin receives a video call from her mother, who asks about her trip. Tian Xin reiterates that it's a graduation trip.
Her mother advises her to prioritize her career, but Tian Xin deflects. After the call, she overhears her housemates gossiping again, expressing disbelief that she would abandon a prestigious offer from Aomei to "accompany" her boyfriend. Later, a female Fox Clan member, apologetic for her earlier rudeness, approaches Qianhua. She notes Qianhua's "human smell," similar to her late husband, who also associated with humans.
She expresses that she never blamed her husband, and now, seeing Qianhua, her husband, and Zhao Song, she realizes they are all "the same," striving for their children and future. Separately, a Fox Clan member delivers news to Jingting: the elders who could translate ancient texts are all gone. This means Princess Zhaoyan is the only one left who can unravel those mysteries, though her fate remains unknown.
Qianhua tells Zhao Song that while she hasn't found Yue Bozhong, she has learned that Princess Zhaoyan doesn't favor Jingting and wishes for Zhao Song to be the next leader. This leads Qianhua to believe that she won't need to seek Yue Bozhong; he will come to them. Just then, Yue Bozhong appears, introducing himself as Princess Zhaoyan's emissary.
