Cute Bodyguard Episode 8 Recap
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Upon returning home, Jingjing was surprised to find a large telescope in their already small house. Her mother explained that Gu Rong had arranged for it to be moved from the park. This prompted Jingjing to recall her wish to watch a meteor shower with her Senior, Han Ran, imagining how romantic it would be and how a telescope would make the view even clearer.
When Gu Rong appeared, Jingjing thanked him, but he brusquely dismissed her, claiming he had simply changed his own plans to watch meteors and that it had nothing to do with her. Jingjing was left bewildered by his strange behavior, unable to understand his reluctance to admit his kindness, and equally confused by her own growing concern for him. Later that night, Gu Rong woke to find a cup of cold medicine by his bed.
He went to thank Jingjing, only to find her applying an "emergency" face mask in preparation for a dinner party. Gu Rong scoffed that only plastic surgery could improve her face. Vowing not to let him ruin her mood, Jingjing ignored him and mused over which lipstick color Han Ran would like. She declared her intention to appear at the party so everyone would know she was Han Ran's girlfriend, hoping to deter other women.
Gu Rong mocked her confidence, suggesting she was the one who was clueless. After returning to his room, Gu Rong called his assistant, Xie Te, demanding an invitation to the Han Ran Publishing Company's dinner party, brushing aside Xie Te's concern that the chairman might find out. Meanwhile, Bai Anrou also obtained an invitation, remarking to a colleague that Gu Rong, typically interested only in sculpture, was now showing a strange interest in literature.
Han Ran and Jingjing arrived elegantly at the dinner party. Shortly after, Gu Rong entered with Anrou, who explained she came to accompany him after hearing from Xie Te. Anrou presented Gu Rong with travel materials for Iceland, a trip he had previously expressed interest in. However, Gu Rong's attention was solely on Jingjing and Han Ran; he dismissed the Iceland trip, stating his plans had changed.
A guest mistook Jingjing for Han Ran's girlfriend, complimenting them as a perfect pair. While Jingjing was momentarily pleased, Han Ran clarified that she wasn't his girlfriend, explaining she was his junior sister, someone he grew up with, and "more important than a girlfriend: she's family." As Jingjing's face fell, Gu Rong stepped forward and publicly announced, "Of course she can't be Han Ran's girlfriend. Because I'm pursuing Miss Su," a moment captured by a photographer.
Following his declaration, Gu Rong invited Jingjing to dance, telling her she was the only one he was "immune" to and therefore the only one who could dance with him. He led her onto the dance floor, and shortly after, Anrou asked Han Ran to dance. Before they left the party, while Jingjing was in the restroom, Han Ran confronted Gu Rong.
He urged Gu Rong to treat Jingjing well if his intentions were serious and to be clear if he was just joking, as he didn't want to see Jingjing hurt. Gu Rong retorted that Han Ran himself had been hurting Jingjing all along by being ambiguous. Han Ran admitted his fault, but Gu Rong declared it was too late and that he would not allow Jingjing to be harmed.
After the party, Gu Rong, noticing Jingjing hadn't eaten, offered to get them some food, using his own hunger as an excuse. Jingjing thanked him for intervening earlier but expressed a desire to walk alone. Gu Rong insisted on accompanying her and gave her his coat. Meanwhile, Han Ran drove Anrou home. During the ride, Anrou insinuated that Gu Rong's grandfather already had a specific person in mind for his granddaughter-in-law, implying Jingjing didn't meet the criteria.
Han Ran, discerning Anrou was referring to herself, coolly replied that since Gu Rong was the one pursuing Jingjing, the standards were his concern, not Jingjing's. As Gu Rong and Jingjing walked, he noticed they were being followed and swiftly pulled her into a barbecue restaurant to lose their tails. Seeking an emotional release, Jingjing began to drink heavily.
She loudly lamented being seen as "just family" by Han Ran, reflecting on how her efforts to prepare for the party now felt pointless. Crying while claiming to be happy, she dramatically took off her shoes and asked Gu Rong if she was pretty. When Gu Rong took a photo of her disheveled state, he refused to delete it, saying he'd show her "real self" to Han Ran.
He then carried the protesting Jingjing, who insisted on walking due to nausea. After removing her remaining high heel and promising to buy her new ones, he indulged her demand to play on a seesaw. There, she fondly reminisced about her childhood with Han Ran, who was the only one who played with her. Gu Rong sternly interrupted, telling her to "wake up" and reminding her that Han Ran only saw her as a sister.
Jingjing tearfully denied this, and Gu Rong softened, comforting her. Their loud antics disturbed the neighbors as he finally got her home, where Jingjing's mother took over. Later, Gu Rong overheard a still-incoherent Jingjing lamenting that she hadn't gotten any "secret figures" from the blind boxes Han Ran had given her. He immediately called Xie Te and ordered a new batch of blind boxes for the martial arts club, admitting it was partly to cheer Jingjing up.
The next morning, Jingjing awoke in a closet with a throbbing headache and no memory of the previous night. Descending the stairs, she overheard her mother and Gu Rong talking. Her mother mentioned having washed his shirt, and as Gu Rong held it up, Jingjing noticed a lipstick stain on the collar, its color strikingly familiar.
