My Girlfriend Episode 8 Recap
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Lucy gracefully took the stage, first thanking everyone for attending her celebration and then announcing it was also Zheng Ze's welcome party. She claimed Zheng Ze provided significant help with her design. When she asked him to speak, Zheng Ze politely declined, citing shyness. After her speech, Lucy privately confronted Zheng Ze, asking his opinion of the meticulously planned banquet. Zheng Ze found it quite good but excused himself early, explaining that his father had a family dinner.
Lucy insisted on escorting him, but he declined, wishing her to enjoy the party. As Zheng Ze left, SA Yi, who was watching Lucy, described her as beautiful. Outside, Zheng Ze narrowly saved SA Yi from colliding with a waiter, catching her just in time. SA Yi was captivated by his strong arms, dorsal muscle, and unique perfume, rating him a "ninety-point man" and hoping for a "hundred-point" encounter in the restaurant's good aura.
Zheng Ze gently advised her to be careful before departing. SA Yi, alone, mused about finding her "full marks" man. SA Yi headed to the restroom, where she overheard Lucy's friend calling, reminding her of her award-winning fashion magazine celebration. Lucy confirmed she would be out soon. Seeing an opportunity for revenge on behalf of Ding Xiaorou, SA Yi ""deliberately"" splashed water on Lucy, making her makeup run. Lucy, furious, called SA Yi "crazy" as her makeup was ruined.
SA Yi then found Ding Xiaorou, who was heavily intoxicated and babbling incoherently. SA Yi helped her sit down, urging her to drink some water. SA Yi excitedly recounted how she had retaliated against Lucy in the restroom. However, Ding Xiaorou criticized her actions, saying they should be honorable and not lower their standards just because others act wrongly.
SA Yi argued that Lucy did not use honorable means against Ding Xiaorou, warning that if Ding Xiaorou remained passive, Lucy would continue to bully her. Ding Xiaorou, now defiant, declared she wouldn't be easily exploited and vowed to take severe revenge.
In a drunken haze, Ding Xiaorou fantasized about a public trial where Lucy, depicted as a "gray wolf," confessed to sneaking into "Big Red Hat's" (Ding Xiaorou's proxy) house, stealing her grandmother (symbolic for her work), and plagiarizing her "original" window design for the fashion magazine award. Lucy attributed her actions to jealousy of Big Red Hat's youth, talent, and popularity.
The judge, Ding Xiaorou, then stripped "gray wolf Lucy" of her award, confiscated all prize money, and banned her from the industry until she could create original work comparable to Big Red Hat's. Ding Xiaorou, ecstatic, celebrated her victory. SA Yi noted that Ding Xiaorou had fallen asleep again, explaining to Chi Xin that Ding Xiaorou experiences narcolepsy when her emotions run high.
Chi Xin, upon learning that Lucy had impersonated Ding Xiaorou's work, understood Ding Xiaorou's distress, acknowledging the immense effort put into each step of the design. Meanwhile, at the party, Lucy continued to boast about her "Snow country Rainbow" window design, claiming it incorporated the Swire Group's business philosophy and exemplified her commitment to elegance and beauty as the brand's creative director.
As a large celebratory cake was brought in, SA Yi intercepted it from a waiter, citing Lucy's strict temper about its placement. SA Yi then deliberately stepped on Lucy's dress, causing her to lose balance and fall face-first into the cake, creating a messy spectacle. As Lucy cried out about her eyes, Chi Xin, from a distance, deployed a drone to create further chaos. SA Yi loudly exclaimed, "There are eagles!"
panic ensued, and a disoriented Lucy stumbled, falling into the swimming pool. Wang Te rushed to rescue her. Dripping wet, Lucy angrily confronted the hotel manager, who stated her fall was a personal accident, not the restaurant's fault. Lucy threatened to leave negative online reviews if they didn't apologize. Wang Te tried to calm her, but Lucy insisted someone deliberately harmed her, demanding everyone present shout "There are eagles" to identify the culprit. Guests reluctantly complied.
SA Yi then discreetly led her friends away from the scene. SA Yi, feigning a need to return to the hospital for overtime, asked Chi Xin to take the unconscious Ding Xiaorou home. Chi Xin agreed, ""carrying"" Ding Xiaorou ""on his back"". As they walked, they encountered Jiang Yuan, who offered them a ride.
Chi Xin politely declined, stating Ding Xiaorou, being asleep, shouldn't be exposed to the wind, and placed Ding Xiaorou into Jiang Yuan's waiting taxi before calling another for himself. In his taxi, Chi Xin listened to Ding Xiaorou's drunken ramblings about her stolen window design and her refusal to give up. He added three hundred yuan to the fare to cover any potential messes. Upon reaching Ding Xiaorou's apartment building, Chi Xin left her at her doorstep.
Concerned for her safety, he returned and sat down beside her to wait. Security guards, observing on surveillance, speculated about the nature of their relationship. The next morning, Chi Xin returned home to wash up. Ding Xiaorou awoke, feeling sore and confused about how she got home, initially wondering if Chi Xin, living nearby, had brought her back. She quickly dismissed the idea, believing Chi Xin wouldn't be so kind to her.
Just then, Zheng Ze called, asking if she had woken up. He casually mentioned knowing she had slept for a long time and that her sleeping posture was likely to blame for her soreness. Ding Xiaorou, mistakenly thinking he must have seen her sleeping and brought her home, felt bad for making him worry.
She offered to treat him to ice cream, and Zheng Ze, claiming he was just about to look for her, suggested he take her to a special place after she rested. Ding Xiaorou agreed, happy to have such a thoughtful friend. Meanwhile, Chi Xin arrived at a building, seeking to meet with editor-in-chief Jiang Yuan without an appointment. When informed she was busy, he left a music festival ticket, calling it his "message."
Jiang Yuan received the ticket and was transported back to a memory from their college days. In the flashback, it was raining, and Chi Xin had deliberately dropped his umbrella to share hers, asking if she would also share her music. Back in the present, Jiang Yuan canceled the express delivery she was about to send. At his office, Chi Xin's team members observed him intently planning a date.
Chi Xin revealed he was booking a foreign restaurant, a place he had once promised to take Jiang Yuan. His team questioned if he had reconciled with Jiang Yuan, and one encouraged him to make a "last fight" for their seven-year relationship, emphasizing Jiang Yuan's maturity and the time she had invested in him. Separately, SA Yi was performing surgery on a wedding dress shop owner.
During a phone call, she briefly spoke to a colleague named William about Lucy being a significant client. Overhearing the conversation, the wedding dress shop owner revealed that Lucy, a director at the Swire Group, was getting married to her boyfriend Wang Te and was coming to pick out a wedding dress after having already chosen the rings. Hearing this, SA Yi abruptly ended the surgery. Rushing to find Ding Xiaorou, she hailed a taxi. In her haste to exit, her bag strap got caught in the door, and she was dragged a short distance before falling, once again, into Zheng Ze's arms.
