My Calorie Boy Episode 9 Recap
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Gao Zhan messaged Kang Jiawei, wanting to discuss his mother. Visibly nervous, Kang Jiawei confided in Xu Jingjing, admitting he was the person Gao Zhan had been talking to online. He feared revealing his identity would hurt Gao Zhan, who seemed troubled, and desperately asked for advice. Xu Jingjing, however, was preoccupied with her own frustrations; after re-attempting eight math questions from the previous day, she still got two wrong despite Kang Jiawei's tutoring and her own revision.
Kang Jiawei reassured her, explaining that making mistakes is part of the learning process that helps solidify knowledge, and he offered to reteach her. Meanwhile, Miss Chen meticulously prepared individual analysis tables for each student, believing that as their class teacher, she must also put in as much effort as her students. With the Mid-term Exam just three days away, Miss Chen held a practice test to gauge their progress, encouraging them to relax.
During the exam, Xu Jingjing became overwhelmed, dropped her pen, and rushed out. Kang Jiawei followed, finding her distraught. She wanted to go home because she couldn't solve the first question, fearing she was a "rotten apple" who would ruin Miss Chen's career. Kang Jiawei reminded her of her past successes, such as mastering the attributive clause and the sine transformation formula.
He questioned her deep-seated resistance to exams, noting that her Pipi Zi character's "Hate School," "Champion of Slacking," and "King of Messing Around" series were expressions of her true feelings. Xu Jingjing tearfully admitted she feared failing even after trying her best; if she didn't try, she could blame the bad grade on a lack of effort, but failing after trying would mean she was genuinely stupid. More importantly, she believed her failure would bring Miss Chen down.
Kang Jiawei strongly refuted her self-doubt, pointing to her Taekwondo black belt as proof of her extraordinary resilience and quick thinking. He stressed that Class 3 and Miss Chen were a team that would never leave a teammate behind. He advised her to relax for the remaining three days and suggested she try drawing her character, Pipi Zi, succeeding in various challenges to boost her confidence. Xu Jingjing agreed. The next morning, Mr. Zhao, the P. E.
teacher, brought Miss Chen breakfast. In good spirits, Xu Jingjing gave Kang Jiawei a Seven of Hearts playing card for good luck. Miss Chen encouraged her students to relax and do their best for themselves, emphasizing that their personal effort was more important than class rankings. After the exam, Gao Zhan approached Xu Jingjing, revealing he had discovered Kang Jiawei's weight-loss secret: he faked eating, pretending to consume food while actually eating nothing.
Gao Zhan admitted he had started observing Kang Jiawei to find out why he was being avoided, but this investigation led him to the weight-loss discovery instead. Xu Jingjing invited Kang Jiawei for hotpot to observe his eating habits. Despite Kang Jiawei’s elaborate demonstrations on how to best enjoy the food, she noticed he ate nothing. She broke down in tears, expressing her heartbreak that the biggest foodie she knew was starving himself.
She confronted him, exposing his tactic of distracting people with long-winded explanations about food while secretly putting his portions back into the pot. She connected this behavior to his drastic weight loss and fainting spells. Kang Jiawei tried to deny it, claiming he was just avoiding junk food. Xu Jingjing countered that healthy dieting wouldn't cause him to faint. She then offered him a healthy whole-wheat sandwich, which he devoured, admitting it was the most delicious thing he'd ever eaten.
He confessed that he wanted to be thin to impress everyone but lacked the discipline for exercise and a low-fat diet, finding starvation easier. He revealed he survived mostly on protein bars and boiled vegetables. Feeling guilty, Xu Jingjing apologized for their previous argument, which she thought might have pushed him to such extremes. She proposed they try a new, healthier plan together. Kang Jiawei was terrified of regaining weight, describing nightmares of ballooning instantly after eating.
Xu Jingjing challenged his lack of confidence, reminding him of how he had encouraged her. She proposed they start with light exercise, like 10,000 steps a day, and insisted he send her photos of his three daily meals to ensure he was truly eating. Initially resistant, Kang Jiawei ultimately trusted her and agreed to team up again. Xu Jingjing nervously prayed for good grades.
When the individual results came out, the class was ecstatic: Xu Jingjing passed all her exams with unprecedentedly high scores (103 in Language, 120 in English), Kang Jiawei scored 142, and other struggling students also passed. However, when the overall school rankings were released, Class 3 placed fourth, missing the top three by just 0. 1 points. Despite the result, Miss Chen expressed immense pride in their "miraculous" progress, noting their significant average score improvements.
True to her word, she went to submit her resignation to Mr. Zhang, the Director. However, he stopped her, raising a serious accusation: he believed a student in her class had cheated. Xu Jingjing was called to Mr. Zhang's office. He questioned her about being near his desk before the exam. She recalled going to his office to swap a math homework paper.
Mr. Zhang showed surveillance footage of her looking at his computer screen, which had the exam paper on it, and accused her of taking a photo. Xu Jingjing adamantly denied cheating, claiming she was looking at a photo on her phone. Mr. Zhang dismissed her explanation, finding her sudden 70-point improvement unbelievable.
Miss Chen firmly defended Xu Jingjing and the entire class's hard work, but Mr. Zhang insisted on his "reasonable doubt," citing the footage as evidence that required a school investigation. He cautioned Miss Chen not to let her desire to stay cloud her judgment. Outside, Kang Jiawei and Zhang Changan comforted a tearful Xu Jingjing, dismissing the accusation as speculative. Xu Jingjing said she wasn't afraid because she was innocent but was worried about Miss Chen.
In class, Miss Chen addressed the accusation, affirming her trust in them but acknowledging the school's investigation. The students' joy turned to despair, realizing she might still have to leave. They brainstormed ways to keep her, but Kang Jiawei noted that a student strike would only upset her, as she cared more about their progress than her job. To help Xu Jingjing vent, Kang Jiawei took her to a pedestrian bridge, where they shouted out their frustrations.
They lamented having to face such adult-like worries so young. When Xu Jingjing returned home late with a hoarse voice, her parents asked about her grades, and she burst into tears. Enraged by the cheating accusation, her mother vowed to confront Mr. Zhang. Her father humorously suggested framing her passing exam papers.
Resolute, Xu Jingjing declared that just passing wasn't enough and promised to earn them an acceptance letter to a prestigious university, a statement that filled her parents with pride. Later, Jingjing's mother confronted Miss Chen and Mr. Zhang, demanding Miss Chen honor her promise to resign. Miss Chen argued that the class's attitude and effort were more important than the rank. Mr. Zhang then interjected, fueling the conflict by voicing his suspicion that students may have cheated specifically to help Miss Chen keep her job.
