Rewriting Destiny Episode 20 Recap
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Xia Liuqing, having recovered from her illness, secretly intercepted Governor Li to reveal the dire situation in Yanxia Town. Despite his initial anger at being kidnapped, she insisted he personally witness the true conditions. She brought him to Rainy Terrace, showing him all the confined malaria patients and emphasizing that if not for Xu Ziyan, everyone would have died, and without Ye Wenzhao's efforts, they couldn't even get the most basic herbs.
She demanded to know why Ye Wenzhao had been imprisoned for obstructing official duties. Upon his return, Governor Li confronted Xue Mu, accusing him of hiding patients in Rainy Terrace and attempting to deceive him. Xue Mu defended his actions as standard isolation practice for malaria patients. However, Governor Li vehemently countered, citing Ye Wenzhao's unjust imprisonment for delivering medicine and revealing that the antidote was Xu Ziyan's creation, not that of a fabricated old doctor.
Cornered, Xue Mu blamed his Deputy Administrator, claiming he allowed him to handle affairs independently. The Deputy, under pressure and fearing for his family, admitted to deception and accepted responsibility. Governor Li ordered the immediate release of all patients, disqualified the Deputy, and vowed to deal with Xue Mu later. The Deputy expressed gratitude for the Governor's promise to ensure his family's welfare. Soon after, the freed patients joyfully reunited with their loved ones.
Governor Li then presented Xu Ziyan with a plaque inscribed "Benevolent Doctor." Xu Ziyan humbly accepted, though he found it unnecessary. Ye Wenzhao, still smarting from his wrongful imprisonment, declared he sought no plaque, only justice for his damaged reputation. Xu Ziyan was somewhat surprised to learn that the Deputy Administrator was the one punished. Governor Li assured Ye Wenzhao that the Deputy Administrator would be sent to the frontier and that Xue Mu had been heavily fined for mismanagement.
With these matters concluded, Governor Li departed. Ye Wenzhao playfully attempted to embrace Xia Liuqing, but she demurred, citing their public setting. The owner of Rainy Terrace, now deemed an unlucky place due to the malaria outbreak, put it up for sale. Xia Yubing, sentimentally attached to the place because of their shared experiences, decided to buy it for 500 taels. Xu Ziyan and others enthusiastically contributed.
A month later, Xu Ziyan surprised Xia Yubing by hanging her old "Xu Snack Store" sign. They then decided to rename their new, larger establishment. Xia Yubing suggested "Twenty-four Terrace," a name that reflected the twenty-four herbs in the malaria cure developed there, symbolizing effective healing and a fresh start. Everyone agreed to the name. However, business initially struggled.
A local tabloid had spread rumors, branding Twenty-four Terrace a "morgue for malaria patients" and accusing them of profiting from the epidemic. Xia Yubing worried about wasting their shared investment. Just then, a crowd approached. Fearing they were there to cause trouble, Xia Liuqing braced for conflict. Instead, the people were former patients who had been saved by Xu Ziyan.
They expressed profound gratitude, defended Xu Ziyan against the tabloid's lies, and enthusiastically patronized the establishment, swiftly turning the business profitable. Despite their success, Xu Ziyan remained reflective, regretting that he couldn't save more people, particularly the first female patient who died because she sought help too late. He pondered how fewer tragedies would occur if women understood preventive care and prioritized their health. Inspired, Xia Yubing quickly established a regimen club at Twenty-four Terrace, attracting many women.
She promoted various wellness practices, emphasizing that prevention was superior to cure. Xu Ziyan reinforced her message, advocating for self-care. During a regimen club session, as Xia Liuqing served butter biscuits, the women expressed their desire to open their own businesses but lamented their lack of capital, which their husbands controlled. Ye Wenzhao proposed a "loan book" system, offering to provide capital with a 10% repayment upon business success.
He demonstrated his shrewdness by accurately assessing their capabilities, prompting many women to express interest. Meanwhile, Xu Ziyan was conducting free medical treatments when his father arrived. His father presented him with "Materia Medica Diagrams," admitting his initial disapproval of Xu Ziyan treating women stemmed from his own failure to save his wife (Xu Ziyan's mother). He acknowledged his error and expressed confidence that Xu Ziyan would cure Xia Yubing.
Xu Ziyan thanked him and urged him to finally live his own life after years of widowhood. His father playfully offered to assist at the regimen club with massages or bathing, but Xu Ziyan and Xia Yubing redirected him to share stories about beauty and wellness instead, which the women enthusiastically welcomed. Later, while procuring supplies, Ye Wenzhao and Xia Liuqing discovered Xia Yaozu working as a laborer, appearing disoriented and "foolish."
His employer explained that Xia Yaozu was "retarded" and only responded to scolding. Recognizing him, Ye Wenzhao decided to take Xia Yaozu with them. Separately, Xue Mu learned that Xia Lan was still searching for her brother. He seized the opportunity to kill Xia Lan's servants who were searching for Xia Yaozu.
He then instructed another subordinate to find a suitable body to burn, making it appear to be Xia Yaozu, while simultaneously ordering Xia Yaozu's elimination if he was found. Xue Mu then visited Xia Lan, feigning sympathy and falsely claiming that his men had found Xia Yaozu's body, which Xu Ziyan had allegedly killed and then burned an inn to cover up the crime.
He showed Xia Lan a personal item, which she recognized as her brother's, and "comforted" her, vowing to find evidence of Xu Ziyan's "murder" to avenge her family. Back at Twenty-four Terrace, Xu Ziyan examined Xia Yaozu, finding only superficial skin trauma and no head injury, yet Xia Yaozu continued to act like a childish, hungry "giant baby," seemingly unable to recall anything. Xia Liuqing suggested sending him back to Xia Lan for care the following day.
Ye Wenzhao, eager to spend more time with Xia Liuqing, tried to arrange to sleep at the store, but she playfully sent him home. That night, Xia Lan, consumed by vengeance and believing Xue Mu's lies, commanded her men to set Twenty-four Terrace ablaze. The fire rapidly engulfed the building, trapping Xia Yubing, Xu Ziyan, and Xia Yaozu on the second floor. With the stairs impassable, they prepared to jump.
Unexpectedly, Xia Yaozu spoke clearly, insisting he go first, revealing he had been faking his madness. After they escaped, Xia Yaozu explained he had been feigning insanity to evade Xue Mu, who was hunting him because he knew Xue Mu's dark secrets. He shockingly claimed that Xue Mu had murdered his father and Miss Zhao. Xia Yubing expressed initial disbelief, recalling Xia Yaozu's previous conflict with Miss Zhao.
Xia Yaozu clarified that he never poisoned her, but later overheard Xue Mu admitting to his subordinate, Jiang, that he had killed Miss Zhao. He further revealed that Xue Mu had also confessed to killing his father and stood by watching him die. Xia Yubing struggled to reconcile these accusations with her cousin, Xue Mu. Amidst the chaos of the fire, Xia Liuqing apprehended an onlooker who confessed that Xia Lan was responsible for starting the blaze.
Later, Xia Liuqing and Xu Ziyan confronted Xia Lan, who was tied up. Xia Lan defiantly reiterated her belief that Xu Ziyan was the murderer of her father and brother and that she was merely seeking revenge. She asserted that the others deserved their fate for siding with him. Xu Ziyan vehemently denied her accusations. At that moment, Xia Yaozu emerged, revealing himself to be alive.
He pleaded with Xia Lan, explaining that Xue Mu had been lying to her all along, calling him an "animal." Xia Yaozu recounted how Xue Mu had threatened Xia Lan's life to force him into killing Miss Zhao, and horrifyingly, had killed their father as well. Xia Lan, still under Xue Mu's influence, refused to believe her brother, insisting her cousin would never lie. She suggested confronting Xue Mu to verify the truth. Xia Yubing, while still somewhat doubtful, declared she had a plan.
