My Fated Boy Episode 26 Recap
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When the Lu family prepared to move, a flashback reveals a young Lin Yang finding it incredibly difficult to say goodbye, expressing her wish for them to stay. A distraught Lu Zhengan asked his father if their family could move with Lin Yang's. Their parents, however, explained that the move was necessary for work and Lu Zhengan's schooling.
Lin Yang desperately pleaded with her mother to let Lu Zhengan stay, but her mother teased that Lin Yang would only bully him. Lu Zhengan’s mother, Chen Jie, then gently explained that Lu Zhengan was going to a better life, and Lin Yang shouldn't hinder him. With only a few days left before the move, their parents told them to say a proper goodbye.
Locked in their respective homes and separated by a door, Lin Yang gave Lu Zhengan her cherished toy bear, Axiu, telling him to hold it if he felt scared at night. In return, Lu Zhengan gave her his book of drawings, promising to draw better in the future, and his toy bricks, vowing to play with them upon his return.
He instructed her to use a stick to fight back if anyone bullied her, to call him every day, and to stop drawing watches on her wrists because they were hard to wash off. Finally, he gave her his favorite transformer, asking her to remember him whenever she saw it. In the present, Xie Nanke had prepared a lawyer's letter but knew that to fully resolve the online scandal, they needed to address the source: Jia Luxin.
His niece, Li Tian, arrived at his law firm, explaining her multiple connections to the case as a Ruiye employee, Lin Yang's colleague and alumna, and his relative. She wasn't seeking internal information but wanted to confirm his sincerity in helping them. After he affirmed it, Li Tian asserted that public opinion was irrelevant; what truly mattered to brands was sales.
She argued that since the primary consumers of lipstick are women, he, as a man with little understanding of love, wouldn't fully grasp the situation, frustrating Xie Nanke. When he urged her to be direct, Li Tian playfully mirrored his earlier professional stance, stating her own "work ethic" prevented her from elaborating. Lin Yang later told her mother she intended to formally inform her father and Uncle Lu about her relationship with Lu Zhengan.
Her mother revealed it was unnecessary, as everyone already knew. Lu Zhengan's father was the first to find out, followed by her mother, and then Chen Jie and Lin Yang's father learned at the same time. The bank cards presented at the dining table had been a test. Lin Yang’s mother noted Chen Jie's disappointment at being the last to know, despite being the one who most wanted them together.
She had already packed Lin Yang's luggage, instructing her to visit her father in the hospital and then return to Qingning with Lu Zhengan to handle the online crisis, as they were the "parties involved." She also mentioned that Chen Jie had worried her pride would prevent her from accepting Lu Zhengan, but she dismissed this, believing her daughter was more than worthy.
She highlighted that Lin Yang would have a wonderful mother-in-law, a key reason Lin Yang had agreed to the relationship. Meanwhile, Lu Zhengan's mother, Chen Jie, teased him about his obvious happiness. She explained she knew about his relationship because Lin Yang always defended him, and his evasiveness about his girlfriend’s identity in the hospital was a clear giveaway.
She proudly declared that him getting together with Lin Yang was the only thing he had done in his life that truly satisfied her, threatening to disown him if he messed it up. When she offered him a bank card, he refused, revealing his father had already given him one. This led Chen Jie to humorously confront her husband, Lu Zhihao, about his secret savings.
Upon arriving at the hospital, Lin Yang decided to take Lu Zhengan's advice and "gamble" on their future. Their parents watched from a distance as they entered. A profound realization dawned on Lin Yang: she had always imagined love as self-sacrifice, but now understood it as standing side by side and mutually fulfilling each other. Inside the hospital room, their parents offered blessings.
Chen Jie told Lu Zhengan to call her if Lin Yang bullied him, while Lin Yang's mother advised her to be gentler. Lu Zhengan's father, Lu Zhihao, then assured Lin Yang's father that in his eyes, Lin Yang would always come before his son, second only to Chen Jie. As they left, Chen Jie urged Lu Zhengan to hold Lin Yang's hand tightly.
Overjoyed, Lu Zhihao joked he needed to keep his hospital bed from the excitement, but Chen Jie insisted they needed to live to see their grandchildren. On the day Cao Ling's mother and Tong Tong were discharged from the hospital, Ma Le picked them up, noting that Lin Yang and Lu Zhengan had returned home happy, having found a solution.
At the office, Li Tian was engrossed in her laptop, humorously claiming she was "saving the earth," while a frantic Yao Dan rushed past, declaring she was "saving the universe." Li Tian was on the phone, confirming she had a plan and had already contacted the media. Lin Yang and Lu Zhengan then executed their plan. Lin Yang met Jia Luxin at a coffee shop and sarcastically questioned her tactics of hiring photographers and smearing their names.
She brazenly offered to sell Lu Zhengan to her for 100 million yuan, questioning if Jia Luxin could afford him. Lin Yang warned that her "bullets"—the candid photos—were unconvincing and that as someone with nothing to lose, she wasn't afraid of a fight with the high-profile Jia Luxin. After the meeting, Lin Yang and Lu Zhengan put on a show for Jia Luxin, who was watching from inside.
They acted intimately, with Lin Yang playfully applying her lipstick to Lu Zhengan's lips. This was all a setup; Yao Dan had been secretly recording Jia Luxin from a nearby table since she arrived. After Lin Yang and Lu Zhengan left, Yao Dan confronted Jia Luxin, replaying the recording of her threat to ruin Lu Zhengan and warning that the video would be released if she caused more trouble.
Later, Lin Yang and Lu Zhengan were summoned to Yunlang Music for a meeting. There, Ma Le and Mr. Hua presented a new marketing proposal. After asking Lin Yang about her love life and lipstick collection to establish a theme, Mr. Hua introduced the concept "Love between lips, love in life," shifting from a generic "heartthrob" to a personal "exclusive lover" angle.
Ma Le then narrated their "childhood friend romance," embellishing it with details of Lu Zhengan's secret devotion: practicing basketball because of her crush, learning to cook for her, and pursuing music because she said it brought happiness. He concluded that true love is often right beside you. The pitch was for a new "exclusive lipstick," a symbol of this unique love story. Lin Yang was stunned to learn Lu Zhengan had loved her since he was fifteen.
Ma Le revealed the story was compiled from intel from all their friends, with Li Tian writing the narrative and developing the entire marketing plan. Mr. Hua stressed that since the story was true, they should be completely transparent, as this authenticity would resonate powerfully with the audience.
