My Fated Boy Episode 3 Recap
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Growing up, Lin Yang's and Lu Zhengan's parents were constantly busy earning a living, leaving them rarely at home. Lin Yang often took on the responsibility of caring for a young Lu Zhengan, though he frequently caused her trouble, like tearing up her workbook. Despite this, the mothers would always defend the other's child, with Lin Yang's mother often telling her that Lu Zhengan was too young to understand his actions.
Years later, Lu Zhengan abruptly refused an important dinner arrangement made by Ma Le, citing that he needed to contact someone who had been hospitalized and was uncontactable. He clarified to Ma Le that this person, whom he had mentioned in an earlier interview, was not his mother, but his wife. Meanwhile, Lin Yang, now discharged from the hospital, returned to her home which Lu Zhengan had cleaned and tidied, and dutifully took her medicine.
Her mother called, expressing anger and concern about Lin Yang's hospitalization and threatening to buy a train ticket to visit her immediately. Lin Yang, exhausted, tried to reassure her mother that she was fine, expressing frustration that her mother's worrying only added to her burdens, as she had to manage her mother's emotions while also dealing with her own problems.
A knock at the door revealed Lu Zhengan, who insisted he was there to take care of her until she fully recovered. Lin Yang, however, coldly called Xie Nanke, asking him to come to her house as soon as possible to take "her brother" away. She stated her preference for living alone, finding Lu Zhengan's presence a hassle. She accused him of constantly causing trouble since his return, disrupting her work, her personal life, and even her family.
Lu Zhengan retorted that he wouldn't have bothered her if she hadn't let herself get into such a terrible state. He listed the disarray of her home: a "pigsty" with expired food, mouldy condiments, and unpacked appliances, along with her habits of staying up late and relying on takeout. Lin Yang vehemently defended her lifestyle, stating it was none of his business and that she didn't need his pity.
She declared that she had become accustomed to handling everything herself and was uncomfortable with the sudden influx of concern, concluding that no one could be anyone else's savior. When Xie Nanke arrived, Lu Zhengan observed that Lin Yang, just like in childhood, still became stubbornly loud when feeling guilty. Later, Lu Zhengan asked Xie Nanke to have a drink with him. Xie Nanke remarked on Lin Yang's difficult years living alone, stating that outsiders had no right to judge.
Lu Zhengan acknowledged her struggles, revealing that he specifically returned for her because he knew how she persisted even when heartbroken, pretending everything was fine. He asserted himself as the person who understood Lin Yang best. He recalled how, in the past, Lin Yang would seek him out after breakups, even when he was underage, asking him to drink with her.
As he grew older, he accompanied her more seriously, listening to her heartbroken cries and hearing her warn him not to become a deceitful man. Lu Zhengan recounted how he consistently visited Lin Yang whenever he had time, only to find her going through another breakup. He observed her cycle of getting hurt, healing, and then falling in love again. While glad she never gave up on love, he regretted that he was never the one by her side.
He recalled a painful instance when Lin Yang introduced him to her new boyfriend, and he immediately left, watching from his taxi with tears in his eyes as she chased after him. Upon his return this time, Lu Zhengan sensed that Lin Yang might truly have given up on love, believing she had suffered a profound injury in the past four years.
He subtly probed Xie Nanke, suspecting him to be the source of Lin Yang's deep hurt, noting how Xie Nanke seemed to know her whereabouts without being told. When directly asked if he liked Lin Yang, Xie Nanke admitted to a brotherly affection. Lu Zhengan then unequivocally declared his intention to make it known to everyone that he loved Lin Yang deeply, not as a brother, but as a man loves a woman.
Lin Yang later called her mother, apologizing for her earlier attitude and reassuring her that she was fine and capable of taking care of herself. Meanwhile, Xie Nanke, looking at a photo of himself and Lin Yang, reminisced about the day he was promoted to a law firm partner.
He had shared his dream of enjoying life and finding love, while Lin Yang had expressed a simpler wish: to marry, live a humble life with someone, share rent, meals, and turn boring movies into comedies, desiring simply to have a home. Separately, Li Tian struggled to reach Lu Zhengan by phone. She had always believed Lu Zhengan came to Qingning for her and that his mention of a "wife" was just a cover-up.
She was shocked to discover that Lin Yang, her brother-in-law Mr. Huo's secretary, was indeed Lu Zhengan's "wife." Her sister calmly pointed out that Li Tian was a "latecomer" in both her pursuit of Lu Zhengan and in the company, and thus had no right to make a scene. Li Tian pleaded with her sister to have Lin Yang fired or transferred.
However, her sister countered that if Lu Zhengan had truly been interested in Li Tian, they would have been together already. She praised Lin Yang as a highly capable individual, as evidenced by her five years working for the very discerning Mr. Huo. Li Tian's sister advised her to become Lin Yang's assistant, to learn from her, and to use Lin Yang as a mirror to reflect on her own shortcomings.
Lu Zhengan's father called Xie Nanke, and after berating Lu Zhengan over the phone for his unfilial behavior, Lu Zhengan calmly announced his decision to move out of Xie Nanke's place. He claimed he was "kicked out" and would only return to Lin Yang's if she came begging for him.
Shortly after Lin Yang saw Lu Zhengan's social media post hinting at homelessness, her friends Yao Dan and Cao Ling arrived, immediately noticing her disappointed expression when she realized it wasn't Lu Zhengan at the door. Lu Zhengan, meanwhile, took to sleeping in his company's storage room, claiming it was for creative inspiration and for love. As Yao Dan and Cao Ling gossiped about Lu Zhengan, Lin Yang repeatedly emphasized that he was just her "brother."
Lu Zhengan later revealed his strategy: since Lin Yang insisted on seeing him as a brother, he would play the role of a pitiful, penniless younger brother to the fullest to evoke her sympathy and persuade her to take him in. Despite her friends joking that she and Lu Zhengan should get together, Lin Yang declared that her biggest problem was not Lu Zhengan, but Li Tian.
