Cute Bodyguard Episode 18 Recap
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After Jingjing saw Gu Rong off in the morning, William arrived at Su's Martial Club, dressed in traditional Chinese attire. Mr. Su proudly introduced William to his club, boasting about his extensive student base and the club's far-reaching reputation, which he had poured his heart and soul into building according to ancient styles. Despite William's admiration, Mr. Su initially hesitated to teach him, fearing international tensions if William got hurt.
However, at Jingjing's insistence, Mr. Su began demonstrating basic skills like the horse stance and lunge punching. Impressed by William's quick grasp, Mr. Su decided to showcase his "Lightning Palm," an extremely powerful internal energy technique he claimed only two people in China and the Asia-Pacific region knew: his Senior and himself.
Back at Gu Group, Jingjing found her colleagues anxious around Gu Rong's office, worried about his stress regarding the company's first major project since Mr. Zhao pulled his investment. Xie Te shared that SC had sent four representatives, including their president and the marketing, design, and sales directors. Jingjing volunteered to collect the printed samples from the design department for the upcoming meeting.
It was then that Xie Te realized the person Jingjing had previously helped was William, the president of SC. When Jingjing entered the meeting room with the samples, William was surprised and delighted to see her, learning she worked for Gu Group and that Gu Rong was her boss and she was his bodyguard. During the meeting, William candidly expressed his concerns about Gu Group's proposal, finding it lacking novelty and the malls unremarkable compared to others.
He then asked Jingjing for her opinion. Seizing the opportunity, Jingjing passionately presented Gu Group's latest theme design, which adopted a graffiti style. She explained their goal was to combine trendy elements with common mall items, creating a vibrant and youthful atmosphere. She highlighted how their unique designs for nearly a hundred benches and bins in each mall were already becoming online sensations, offering customers a "blind box" surprise.
William was thoroughly impressed by Jingjing's proposal, marveling at her proficiency in design in addition to Chinese martial arts. He declared he would "feel assured to work with" Gu Group as long as she was there. Though a cooperation agreement was successfully reached, Gu Rong couldn't resist interjecting that Jingjing was his girlfriend.
William then invited Jingjing to film a short video promoting Chinese martial arts at Su's Martial Club, and Jingjing readily accepted, stating it was their duty to promote Chinese martial arts. William brought his team to Su's Martial Club to shoot some scenes. The place was bustling with people, and Mr. Su and William were already getting along very well.
Soon, An Rou arrived, claiming to be there to visit her client, SC, while Han Ran was also there, invited by Jingjing to watch the performance. Their encounter, however, remained cold. Observing Jingjing, An Rou recalled Gu Rong mentioning Jingjing’s hemophobia and conceived a malicious idea. After filming a dramatic scene, Jingjing was to perform a martial arts sequence with a real sword. Unbeknownst to her, the sword had blood on it.
As she stood on a table for her final move, she spotted the blood and fainted, fortunately, Gu Rong rushed forward to catch her, though falling debris from the set struck him. At the hospital, Jingjing attended to Gu Rong, who, despite his minor back injury, playfully demanded that Jingjing personally feed him. Han Ran arrived, affectionately calling Gu Rong his "brother-in-law," a title Gu Rong openly enjoyed and found him very acceptable.
Moments later, An Rou also visited, though she received a less enthusiastic welcome from both Jingjing and Gu Rong. An Rou, however, announced she was there to say goodbye, having realized she had dwelled on one thing for too long and needed a break. She decided to go to Iceland, a decision Gu Rong supported, assuring her that Gu Group would welcome her back anytime. As William prepared to leave, the promotional video completed, he bid farewell to Jingjing.
Gu Rong, clearly jealous, tried to intervene, prompting William to observe Gu Rong's deep love for Jingjing and Jingjing's outstanding qualities. William suggested that giving Gu Rong "a sense of crisis" would help him maintain their relationship. Later, Han Ran and An Rou unexpectedly met again. This time, An Rou initiated an invitation for a late-night snack, which Han Ran happily accepted. That evening, Jingjing was drawing and quickly tried to hide her work when Gu Rong entered.
Gu Rong, however, saw it and praised her artwork. Jingjing confessed her desire to apply for a position in the company's design department, having majored in design but neglected it for years. Gu Rong initially offered to simply arrange it for her, but Jingjing insisted on a proper application process, which Gu Rong then fully supported. Gu Rong visited his grandpa, sharing tea and discussing Jingjing's ambition to join the design department.
Grandpa agreed that Jingjing was an exceptional young woman who shouldn't always stand by Gu Rong's side, emphasizing her need to find her own place. Gu Rong smiled, understanding his grandpa's wisdom. For the design department's competitive exam, Jingjing secluded herself, creating intensely without eating or drinking. Her parents' and Gu Rong's attempts to coax her out were fruitless until Gu Rong physically pulled her from the room. This brief interaction unexpectedly sparked Jingjing's final inspiration, allowing her to quickly complete her design.
