My Lonely Planet Episode 8 Recap
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Ling Sansan and Bi Guan were heavily intoxicated at a restaurant, where Ling Sansan passionately lectured on the scientific rigor and the unreliability of astrology, while Bi Guan's thoughts drifted to what movie to watch next. Despite their disparate topics, their conversation flowed. They were together to test Ling Sansan's astrological predictions, specifically about her "good luck in love," which Bi Guan vehemently doubted as the ten-minute deadline approached.
To prove her astrology accurate, Ling Sansan spontaneously grabbed Bi Guan's collar and kissed him. As Bi Guan processed what happened, his first thought was about the reciprocal nature of forces, which then gave him a reason to actively savor the moment. Miao Yu, having transformed back into Lady Meow, slept through the day. He only realized it wasn't the early morning when a delivery person knocked, asking for "Mr. Meow" and mentioning it was 1 AM.
Luckily, considerate colleagues had postponed his meeting to 3 PM, granting him a temporary reprieve. News spread online that Walnut had launched a new product identical to Sunray's. While Sunray's design was professionally superior in detail and quality, Walnut had published theirs first. This intriguing development caught Coli's attention, as her employees debated which company truly owned the design, noting that Walnut typically focused on price over originality.
Receiving an angry call from Wang Chen, Miao Yu realized the severity of the situation. However, he had an important meeting and could only ask her to wait for his response. Wang Chen, already fuming from online comments suggesting she was the copycat, was further agitated by her neighbor, Aunt Liu. Aunt Liu arrived at Sunray, admiring the clothes and asking Wang Chen to help her choose a dress.
Noticing Wang Chen's distress, Aunt Liu pressed her about her low spirits, to which Wang Chen confessed that people accused her of plagiarism. Aunt Liu, knowing Wang Chen was the owner and a talented designer, warned her that such accusations could ruin her career, suggesting that the "friend" might have deliberately tried to sabotage her. Filled with suspicion that Miao Yu might have orchestrated the whole thing, Wang Chen transformed into Coffee and stormed into Walnut.
Mid-meeting, Wang Chen burst in, demanding an explanation. The board members, witnessing the disruption, assumed Miao Yu was embroiled in a personal relationship issue, which only increased their dissatisfaction with him. Despite Miao Yu's attempts to calm her and usher her out, he transformed into Lady Meow. During the ongoing meeting, Lady Meow, unable to resist his feline instincts, leaped onto the projector screen, chasing the laser pointer.
The meeting immediately dissolved in chaos, with profound negative consequences for Miao Yu. Later, Wang Chen, still enraged at home, anxiously awaited Miao Yu's explanation. Her anger subsided abruptly when she opened her door to find Ray, who comforted her and helped shift her focus. Meanwhile, Miao Yu had already confronted Zhou Xixi, who admitted to the plagiarism. When Miao Yu later discussed the situation with Wang Chen, Wang Chen surprisingly wished to de-escalate it.
Free from Coffee's emotional influence, she chose forgiveness, unwilling to ruin Zhou Xixi's career, and calmly addressed the earlier misunderstanding with Miao Yu, even apologizing for her previous outburst. Miao Yu believed that Wang Chen's leniency amounted to an admission of guilt, thus he suggested financial compensation for Sunray's loss. But Wang Chen, valuing her artistic integrity over public opinion or profit, asserted that her reputation and public image were unimportant to her.
She simply believed that as long as she could design beautiful clothes, she could disregard any negative factors. Even if Wang Chen was indifferent to the financial loss, Miao Yu refused to let her bear it alone. He covertly hired Aunt Liu's grandson, Yangyang, to purchase all of Wang Chen's doggy sweaters. Although naive, Wang Chen was not foolish; she quickly deduced that Miao Yu was the secret buyer.
Pretending to be Coffee, she excitedly went to Miao Yu’s apartment to thank him, feeling that expressing her gratitude was easier while in her Coffee persona. Miao Yu, however, quickly realized she was merely acting, noting her normal breathing and coherent speech, which was uncharacteristic of Coffee. Wang Chen admitted she pretended because she was too embarrassed to thank him as herself, having just realized how poorly her clothes were selling.
Miao Yu explained that her store's location, targeting price-sensitive customers, combined with her lack of marketing and mismatched product positioning, meant her beautiful designs were "unseen" rather than "disliked." Wang Chen acknowledged his points, mentioning that the business books he sent her had already broadened her perspective. Meanwhile, Ling Sansan and Bi Guan, despite their earlier drunken antics and scientific-astrological clashes, continued their peculiar relationship. They met up to play video games.
During their game, they argued about whose strategy was better, with Bi Guan stating that women might be stubborn in speech but "give up soon." Ling Sansan retorted that she was thinking of moves while he was slow. Their arguments about the lethality of characters and scientific research continued until the arcade owner announced they were closing. Despite their constant disagreements, they were surprisingly compatible, their quarrels often resolved by a kiss.
