Cute Bodyguard Episode 2 Recap
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Following his abrupt departure, Miss Bai located Gu Rong using his phone's GPS, finding him holding Su Jingjing. She gave him a new phone with her and his assistant's numbers pre-saved, cautioning him to be careful. Gu Rong explained that the girl, Su Jingjing, was fine and had merely fainted at the sight of blood. He revealed that his haphephobia seemed to have an exception for her, which was partly why he chose to stay at her family's home.
He added that he wouldn't return home for a while, hoping to give his grandfather time to reconsider forcing him to be the company's successor. Upon learning he intended to stay, Su Jingjing’s family had a dramatic reaction. Su Jingjing insisted he was a danger and had to leave, but her mother found her logic flawed, since he had kindly brought her home after she assaulted him.
Jingjing theorized he was using a "hard to get" tactic to win over their trust, and that the elegant woman who visited him, Miss Bai, was likely an old flame. Her father grabbed a rolling pin to drive Gu Rong out. As the family scuffled at the doorway, they overheard Miss Bai refer to Gu Rong as the sole heir to the Gu Group, which instantly changed their demeanor.
Su Jingjing immediately searched for him online and confirmed his identity with photos of him and his grandfather, the chairman. That evening, Su Jingjing's mother returned Gu Rong's watch, which he had left as collateral. With his rent paid, the contract was official, and he prepared to move into Su Jingjing's room. Her mother provided him with new bedding, while an annoyed Jingjing struggled to move her sofa out, prompting Gu Rong to tease her about her poor spatial reasoning.
He demanded all her personal items, especially a pink sofa, be removed, stating he wouldn't tolerate any color he disliked in his room. Her mother then lent Gu Rong Jingjing's laptop over her protests about privacy. Frustrated, Jingjing deliberately smashed a stone sculpture. Gu Rong offered to pay, but she furiously retorted that the item, which was her own design and which she privately called her "son," was irreplaceable.
Later that night, Gu Rong woke Jingjing, demanding a glass of 50-degree water. When she refused, he threatened to wake her mother, forcing her to comply. He then complained the water was too hot, then too cold, and finally un-drinkable because she had used a thermometer in it. Exasperated, Jingjing questioned why a wealthy heir would choose to suffer in their home.
Gu Rong reiterated his refusal to inherit the group, to which she sarcastically offered to take his "burdensome" place. Disoriented and sleepy later, Jingjing mistakenly entered her old room and climbed into bed with Gu Rong, who had to wake her with a feather duster. She accused him of being a pervert, but he pointed out she was the intruder and threatened to dock her salary if she used such language again.
The next morning, Su Jingjing’s efforts to annoy Gu Rong at breakfast were interrupted by her senior, Han Ran. Her demeanor instantly softened into a shy smile, a "face-changing" ability Gu Rong mocked. After a tense introduction where Jingjing had to explain Gu Rong's haphephobia, Han Ran gave her a signed copy of his new book to make up for her missing his signing event.
After Han Ran left for a flight, Gu Rong noted Jingjing's adoring gaze and asked if she liked him. She proudly declared her unwavering devotion to Han Ran, but Gu Rong, claiming to be a keen observer, bluntly told her the feeling wasn't mutual, noting that while her eyes sparkled for Han Ran, his held only disinterest for her. Su Jingjing later vented to her best friend, Ai Mi, about how annoying Gu Rong was.
She complained that she missed Han Ran's signing because she’d gotten into a fight, ruining her image. Now, Gu Rong constantly made demands via a loudspeaker for everything from medicine to laundry, turning her into a servant. He even caused power outages with his high-tech devices in their old house. Ai Mi mused that their relationship sounded like a fated romance from a drama, but Jingjing was repulsed.
Ai Mi then suggested a more practical, "perverted" plan: since he wanted a bodyguard, she should stick to him 24/7 to see how long he could stand her constant presence. Later, Gu Rong called Su Jingjing to the car for an outing. Remembering Ai Mi's prediction, Jingjing secretly hoped he was taking her shopping, but he announced he needed to buy "down-to-earth" clothes to be less conspicuous.
She took him to a wholesale market, where he grudgingly picked out some "ugly" outfits. Afterwards, he surprised her by taking her to a high-end department store and buying her several expensive outfits, calling them her "work clothes." He insisted she also wear high heels, assuring her she wouldn't need to fight. They then visited an art exhibition. Uncomfortable in her new heels, Jingjing reluctantly took Gu Rong’s arm for balance.
When Gu Rong admired a sculpture, Jingjing, drawing on her animation design background, critiqued it, comparing it unfavorably to her own figurines and criticizing its interpretation of human connection. While gesticulating, she accidentally knocked over and broke the 300,000 yuan sculpture. Faced with paying immediately or facing legal action, a distraught Jingjing pleaded for time, but Gu Rong stepped in and paid for the damage himself. Following the incident, Jingjing's attitude toward Gu Rong completely shifted.
She thanked him profusely and begged him to keep the debt a secret from her parents. Gu Rong agreed on one condition: she would repay him by serving as his personal bodyguard for five years, with her salary and bonuses going toward the debt. When she protested the long term, he threatened to tell her parents. Left with no choice, she agreed.
He then made her record a video pledging to be his obedient and loyal bodyguard for five years as proof. The episode ends with Jingjing's mother encouraging her to bring clients to her new beauty parlor job for a commission, with Jingjing asking which treatment is most expensive.
