Rising With The Wind Episode 25 Recap
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Jiang Hu deliberately waits for Mr. Fang of Fang Trader's Circle to personally invite him to Teng Yue's new product launch. She explains that she waited until Teng Yue was back on track before formally discussing cooperation. She asks him to attend the event in two days to witness Teng Yue's rebirth through online pre-sales and offline orders, emphasizing that his presence would make the event more meaningful. Mr. Fang, impressed, agrees to do his best to be there.
Yue Shan discusses Lidu Department Store's New Chinese Fashion Festival with Pei Zhiyuan, unsure if Jiang Hu will agree to participate. Seeing an opportunity, Chaoyang asks Yue Shan about the apparent rift between Jiang Hu and Gao Yi, noting their lifelong friendship seemed to end after her father's death. Yue Shan curtly replies that Gao Yi no longer has any connection with the Jiang family.
Later, Pei Zhiyuan pitches the Lidu event to Jiang Hu, suggesting she use her close relationship with Gao Yi, who has influence at the department store, to secure a spot for Teng Yue. Jiang Hu flatly rejects the idea, stating it's impossible and that there are other promotional avenues, effectively closing the discussion. On the day of the product launch, the atmosphere at Teng Yue is tense. Jiang Hu is visibly nervous, suffering from a swollen face and a fever.
Initially, Xu Si offers encouragement after she dismisses her appearance as unimportant, telling her that the entire team is behind her for Teng Yue's first big battle. Meanwhile, Pei Zhiyuan grows anxious when none of the distributors he contacted show up, though Song Jiali manages to bring a few guests. Seeing Jiang Hu's condition worsening, Xu Si insists on taking her to the hospital immediately, arguing that others can manage the livestream.
Jiang Hu resists, stressing the day's importance, but Xu Si's persistence wins out. At the hospital, a doctor diagnoses her with a high fever from an inflamed lymph node, caused by an erupting wisdom tooth. As Jiang Hu is being treated, Xu Si answers a call from Chaoyang.
Informing her that Jiang Hu is resting and won't be back, he uses his authority as a Teng Yue shareholder to put Chaoyang in complete charge of the livestream, instructing her not to call again. Chaoyang confidently accepts the responsibility, and the broadcast begins. While Jiang Hu receives an IV drip, Xu Si gently feeds her porridge.
She opens up to him, sharing that her father called her "Little Butterfly" as a child and "Jiang Hu" as she grew up, which she sees as the essence of Teng Yue's culture. Back at the factory, the livestream is a huge success. The "Blooming with Each Step" series gains massive attention. After seeing pre-sales exceed 10,000 pairs in the first hour, Mr. Fang admits he underestimated Jiang Hu and postpones his meetings to go directly to the factory.
He is greeted by Pei Zhiyuan, who explains Jiang Hu's emergency absence and offers him a tour. Later, Chaoyang visits Jiang Hu at the hospital and concedes defeat in their competition. The "Blooming with Each Step" series, made at Jiang Hu's request, sold over 62,000 pairs, while Chaoyang's preferred high-end "Victory 1920" upgrade sold just over 1,000.
Jiang Hu explains that she deliberately tied their earlier race not to win, but to let Chaoyang see the market's response firsthand, hoping to build trust for future decisions. Acknowledging that Jiang Hu's strategy worked, Chaoyang pledges her full support for upcoming designs. Just as Chaoyang is about to mention Mr. Fang's arrival, Xu Si returns with toiletries sent by Jiang Hu's uncle, interrupting her. Chaoyang decides to postpone the discussion until Jiang Hu returns to work.
Meanwhile, a frustrated Zhang Wenshan at Free Unicorn, seeing Teng Yue's sales, orders his team to accelerate their own product launch and to identify and poach key talent from Teng Yue. Xu Si drives Jiang Hu from the hospital, refusing to take her back to Teng Yue and instead bringing her to his nearby apartment to recover. She hesitates, feeling it's inappropriate since they aren't close, but he insists, presenting it as part of his sincere effort to pursue her.
He gives her his bedroom and prepares to sleep in the study. The next morning, Jiang Hu awakens to find Xu Si has made breakfast. She notices they are wearing matching sweatshirts, and he playfully admits he chose them on purpose. As they share a quiet, close moment, Xu Si's aunt, Hong Die, unexpectedly enters with food. Flustered by the intimate scene, Hong Die quickly leaves. Embarrassed, Jiang Hu retreats to the bedroom, and a moment later, a scream is heard from upstairs.
