Pretty Li Hui Zhen Episode 13 Recap
> Pretty Li Hui Zhen Recap
Li Huizhen brought snacks and drinks for her colleagues, explaining that an unexpected incident caused her to change from her original plan of bringing bento. Bai Haoyu criticized her, questioning her competence. Seeing their colleague's embarrassment, Zhu Ying quickly distributed the items to help Li Huizhen. An elderly lady, accompanied by her son Lin Hao, specifically sought out Li Huizhen at her workplace to thank her. She recognized Li Huizhen's name from her work badge.
The elderly lady returned car fare and gave Li Huizhen some food, causing colleagues to realize Li Huizhen had helped her, which had delayed her original delivery. To make amends, Zhu Ying and Lin Husheng took Li Huizhen out to eat. Observing this, Bai Haoyu felt a pang of remorse, realizing he had been too harsh. Meanwhile, Xia Qiao's new, ill-fitting shoes hurt her feet, but she insisted on wearing them because she liked them.
Li Huizhen thoughtfully smoothed the shoe's interior and applied medicine to her foot. Xia Qiao felt guilty, as she was still secretly in contact with Bai Haoyu. Li Huizhen, however, assured Xia Qiao that she would always find a way to help her with things she liked. During a colleague gathering, Lin Husheng mentioned seeing Bai Haoyu with a woman, leading to speculation that she was his girlfriend. Li Huizhen felt dejected.
Worried that Bai Haoyu might not have eaten, she bought pastries and secretly placed them in his office. Bai Haoyu, returning to find the food, suspected Li Huizhen had bought them for him. Later, Han Xue dumped her unfinished work on Li Huizhen so she could leave early to meet friends. Bai Haoyu, overhearing this, realized how often Li Huizhen was taken advantage of by her colleagues and began to feel sympathetic.
As Li Huizhen stayed late to finish Han Xue's work, she accidentally cut her hand. Bai Haoyu promptly pulled her into his office and carefully treated her wound with a band-aid. Li Huizhen, nervous, struggled to tear the band-aid, so Bai Haoyu helped her. This moment reminded Li Huizhen of treating Bai Haoyu's childhood injuries. Bai Haoyu admonished Li Huizhen to focus on her own tasks, calling her foolish for always helping others.
Li Huizhen explained that she helps voluntarily and finds joy in assisting others, asserting she doesn't need external approval as long as she feels happy. Her unwavering kindness stirred memories in Bai Haoyu of his childhood Li Huizhen. Xia Qiao, unwilling to hurt Li Huizhen further, donated her uncomfortable shoes. She then asked Lin Yimu to pose as her fiancé to reject Bai Haoyu, explaining that she couldn't force herself any longer. Lin Yimu agreed to help her.
A heavy rain triggered a traumatic memory for Bai Haoyu: his mother's death in a car accident on a rainy day while buying him tangyuan. Overwhelmed, he stumbled out of his car and collapsed on the ground, distraught. Li Huizhen, passing by on a bus, saw him and rushed to shield him with an umbrella, just as she had in their childhood, declaring herself his "umbrella." Bai Haoyu, looking at Li Huizhen, felt as if she was his childhood friend.
He initially refused her offer to drive him home, so Li Huizhen arranged for a designated driver. Xia Qiao, who had an appointment with Bai Haoyu, eventually learned of his unconscious state from the driver. She rushed to his home, where she found him feverish and stayed to care for him, even preparing porridge, which deeply touched Bai Haoyu.
