Parallel Love Episode 1 Recap
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On a congested road one day in both 2020 and 2010, Lin Miao and Jiao Yang, both in a hurry, simultaneously exited their cars and ran towards a prearranged cafe. As they opened the door, a mysterious force activated, sending Lin Miao back in time to 2010, into Jiao Yang's world. One moment Lin Miao was alone, the next a stranger stood beside her.
Jiao Yang demanded an apology, but Lin Miao, checking the time on her phone, hurried away, ignoring him. Upon arriving at her event venue, Lin Miao realized it wasn't the starry sky theme she had designed, but the Hong Yu Group Vice President's inauguration. She muttered to herself, "That's not the starry sky theme that I decided on. I, Lin Miao, have been working so hard these 10 years. I finally get the opportunity to be promoted.
As the project director of Soulmate Co., I won't allow any mistake that will ruin this event and anyone to take advantage of it." Jiao Yang rushed to the venue, where he was to attend the inauguration ceremony his father had arranged for him. He told his secretary, Xin, that he was late because "I was harassed by a crazy woman on my way here." While Jiao Yang was preparing backstage, Lin Miao burst in, frantically asking for Jonny.
Jiao Yang, looking at her as if she were insane, struggled with her. In the commotion, Lin Miao accidentally ripped Jiao Yang's custom-made suit. Enraged, Jiao Yang immediately called security to throw her out, yelling, "Are you crazy? My shirt is ruined. Security! Get a couple of security guards to drag this crazy woman out of here." Forced to wear a casual outfit, Jiao Yang made his first public appearance before the media.
Reporters immediately questioned his choice of attire, suggesting it showed disrespect. Jiao Yang smoothly explained, "I purposefully picked this outfit out of respect for today's ceremony and you all. Hong Yu Group was founded by my father and his peers. . . I, Jiao Yang, feel the heavy responsibility I take on as the vice president today. Therefore, I choose to present myself to you in a simple outfit.
It's also to remind myself that I'm not a boss in a fancy suit who sits comfortably in my office. I'll be humble in order to blend in with the staff of Hong Yu Group." However, the media quickly noticed a lipstick stain on his neck, which Jiao Yang realized Lin Miao must have accidentally left during their earlier struggle. The reporters began to buzz about his personal life.
Jiao Yang fumed, wanting to drag Lin Miao back to clarify the situation, but Xin quickly stopped him, reminding him that the venue was surrounded by reporters. Lin Miao rushed to her company's address, only to find a younger Jonny who didn't recognize her. She finally looked at her phone's date, seeing "2010-08-01", and a local woman confirmed it was 2010. Lin Miao gasped, "Did I return to 10 years ago?"
She realized she had time-traveled and was in a world without smartphones. Completely bewildered, she decided to return to the cafe to try and go back to her own time. She mused, "It's impossible. There must have been a mistake. I've spent 10 years to build a new life, status, and career. I refuse to stay in 2010, when I had nothing! I must be calm. There must be a way to return.
Since I rushed here from the cafe, there must be a time tunnel or wormhole. Hawking says that the time tunnel goes both ways. If I go back there and try to reopen that door, maybe I'll return to the present. There must be something strange about that cafe." She tried dozens of times to recreate the mysterious opening of the door, but to no avail, and was eventually kicked out by the cafe owner.
Jiao Yang's tabloid news was splashed across major magazines, infuriating his father, the Chairman. Meanwhile, employees were sharing a video of Jiao Yang and Lin Miao grappling, sent by a reporter friend. The Chairman, wanting to find an assistant for Jiao Yang to keep him in line, discovered that no one had applied.
Xin revealed that Jiao Yang had ordered him to create a fake job posting link, ensuring that "aside from the chairman and Secretary Hu, no one can view the job posting." This was Jiao Yang's way of avoiding having an assistant. Meanwhile, Lin Miao returned to her old home from ten years ago, finding a key in a flowerpot outside, and noted, "Everything seems so familiar, and so warm."
Her phone then received a mysterious text message: "Welcome back to the year 2010. Only if you help Jiao Yang become the president of Hong Yu Group within three months, you'll be able to return to the year 2020. Or else you'll disappear forever." After reading the message, her phone broke. Just then, her ten-year-younger self came home, saw her, and fainted in shock. Lin Miao, equally startled, left before her past self awoke.
She quickly searched for Jiao Yang's information online and went to Hong Yu Group to apply for a job, thinking, "Ugh, whatever. As long as I can go back. But at least I've learned that Jiao Yang is the vice president of Hong Yu Group. That's progress. Whatever. I'll locate him first." To force Jiao Yang into working seriously, his father, the Chairman, decided to temporarily serve as Jiao Yang's assistant himself.
He also sent an employee to guard the main entrance, stating that the meeting would not adjourn until an applicant arrived. Jiao Yang's employees, seeing his predicament, attempted various elaborate schemes to get the Chairman to leave, such as bringing in a "special delivery" package, suggesting a professional photographer for a huge poster, and feigning an asthma attack. All their attempts failed. At that moment, Lin Miao arrived for an interview.
When she entered the office, she instantly recognized Jiao Yang, exclaiming, "So you're Jiao Yang?" Jiao Yang, recognizing her, immediately called out, "Dad, it was her. She's that crazy woman." During her interview, Lin Miao explained her qualifications, saying, "I have a lot of experience in event planning and organization. Moreover, I'm a dependable and careful worker. I can make up for what President Jiao lacks. I hope that I'll be able to assist President Jiao in the future."
The Chairman, pleased, immediately instructed Xin to process her hiring. Jiao Yang protested, but his father gave him an ultimatum: either accept Lin Miao as his assistant, or the Chairman himself would serve as his assistant every day. Cornered, Jiao Yang reluctantly agreed. He accused Lin Miao of pursuing him, but she clarified, "I'm only interested in the assistant position. As for you, I'm not very interested in you either."
When he told her to leave, she refused, explaining, "Since I've chosen this job, I have to be responsible for it. Since the chairman assigned me to be your assistant, I must answer to him as well. . . This job is important to me. I need it to make a living." During their argument, Jiao Yang accidentally pressed an emergency button. Fearing embarrassment, he quickly grabbed Lin Miao and rushed out, making her officially his assistant.
Jiao Yang gathered his three employees, calling Lin Miao "Lin San Shui" (a playful jab at her name), and promised them promotions to special assistants if they could make her quit. As soon as Lin Miao started, she was buried under a mountain of financial reports from the past three years, given to her by an employee who told her to "organize and archive them within an hour." Jiao Yang hid in his office, chuckling, confident she wouldn't last.
However, Lin Miao completed the task in a mere fifty-five minutes. As she finished, she encountered Su Cheng Jun, her ex-boyfriend from the marketing department. Lin Miao quickly lowered her head and rushed into Jiao Yang's office, while a phone on her desk rang, which no one answered.
Jiao Yang then rejected her application for company accommodation, stating that as Vice President, he should set an example by not using company resources, a rule she felt was unfairly targeted at her. Later that night, with her cash spent and phone dead, Lin Miao decided to spend the night at the office. Jiao Yang, playing games in his office, spotted her brushing her teeth in the company bathroom. He confronted her, asking if she was "wasting the company's resources."
Lin Miao explained she was working late and freshening up, but Jiao Yang was suspicious of her intent to stay overnight. She quickly grabbed her belongings and left. Seeing her wandering the streets alone late at night, Jiao Yang felt a pang of guilt. He pulled his car over, offering to take her home. Lin Miao revealed, "I don't have a home. My lease is up. I got kicked out."
Jiao Yang, surprised and regretful, admitted, "When I denied your application for the employee accommodation this morning, I wasn't aware of your situation." He promised to arrange accommodation for her the next day and, seeing she had no other options, took her to his own home for the night.
