The Best of You in My Mind Episode 1 Recap

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> The Best of You in My Mind Recap

During their high school years, Lin Xichi and Xu Fang, childhood sweethearts, often played pranks on each other, a testament to their close bond. One day, a math teacher, exasperated by the students' lack of focus before the college entrance exam, emphatically explained a difficult 12-mark question on the blackboard. Lin Xichi, in a mischievous whisper, convinced a drowsy Xu Fang that the teacher had asked him to erase the board.

Believing her, Xu Fang promptly wiped away the entire problem, much to the teacher’s fury, who expressed his constant frustration with Xu Fang sleeping in his class. When "grudges" arose between Lin Xichi and Xu Fang, they would settle them with an arm-wrestling match. Classmates eagerly gathered around as they battled, with Lin Xichi ultimately losing.

Xu Fang declared that she owed him a "punishment" and gave her a week to decide what it would be, as long as it was legal. That night, Lin Xichi's father woke her, telling her he was off to work and had prepared instant noodles for breakfast. She complained about the endless instant noodles, longing for spicy chicken.

Her father promised that her mother, Zheng Fang Fang, would return from Rong City the next day and could make whatever she wished. The following morning, Xu Fang discovered his bicycle seat had been removed and its frame scratched. Lin Xichi, waiting for him, confessed to the prank, a playful fulfillment of her "punishment," while also subtly suggesting his newfound speed was due to her work.

True to her word, Lin Xichi wore a pair of black stockings to school, a dare from Xu Fang. She confidently displayed them despite the stares and whispers from her classmates, who speculated about the teacher's reaction. Even when Xu Fang pointed out that she would likely get her parents called, Lin Xichi defiantly declared she would take her punishment outside.

Her younger brother, Lin Xi Geng, found her standing outside the classroom, teasing her about being punished for messing with Xu Fang's bike. She playfully threatened Xu Fang, asserting the stockings looked good on her. Later that day, Lin Xichi was at home playing with her dog, Fang Fang, and the black stockings, when her mother, Zheng Fang Fang, returned unexpectedly early from Rong City.

She had brought many ingredients to cook Lin Xichi's favorite spicy chicken, but Lin Xichi worried her mother would misunderstand the stockings. Over dinner, Zheng Fang Fang discovered the black stockings. A tense argument erupted between her and Lin Chang Ge, Lin Xichi's father. Zheng Fang Fang angrily accused Lin Chang Ge of bringing another woman into their home and showing no regard for their children, while he vehemently denied it, insisting they were just stockings.

She was disgusted by his presumed infidelity, while he maintained he was a good father. Overhearing the escalating quarrel, Lin Xichi, barefoot, rushed out to intercept her mother, who was declaring an urgent hospital matter required her immediate return to Rong City. Lin Xichi frantically tried to explain that the black stockings belonged to her, not to another woman.

However, Zheng Fang Fang, already in a taxi, dismissed her daughter's frantic pleas, urging her to focus on her college entrance exam and stay out of adult affairs. Lin Xichi was left alone, blaming herself and the stockings for her mother's departure. Later, while Lin Xichi was consumed by her distress, Xu Fang, seeing her upset, tried to engage her in a conversation about their earlier conflict in math class.

Meanwhile, her math teacher, frustrated with Xu Fang's inattention, asked him what he actually knew, to which Xu Fang jokingly replied, "I know archery." That night, Lin Xichi and Lin Xi Geng discovered that Fang Fang, their beloved dog, had run out through an unlocked door. Lin Xichi, despite the pouring rain, ventured out alone to search for Fang Fang, while Lin Xi Geng stayed home.

Xu Fang soon joined her in the search, offering her an umbrella and suggesting they split up. As Lin Xichi searched, she was devastated to witness her father, Lin Chang Ge, kissing another woman in a car. Overwhelmed with grief, she wandered into the street and was almost hit by a car before Xu Fang pulled her to safety.

Shattered by what she had seen, Lin Xichi tearfully questioned Xu Fang if eternal love or relationships that never end truly existed. She blamed herself, believing her mother wouldn't have left if she hadn't brought the black stockings home. Xu Fang tried to console her, suggesting that her parents had been separated for so long that a permanent breakup was normal.

Lin Xichi vehemently rejected this, insisting her mother loved them, wanted to be home, and only stayed in Rong City for work, always happy to return and caring for her father. She adamantly refused to accept their separation. When Xu Fang tried to explain that children couldn't resolve adult problems, Lin Xichi angrily told him to stay out of her family's affairs.

She criticized him for being childish, particularly regarding the black stockings dare, and declared she never wanted to arm wrestle with him or see him again. A flashback revealed Xu Fang's childhood, at eight years old, moving into a new house after his father's business prospered.

He witnessed a heart-wrenching scene: a young Lin Xichi crying hysterically as her mother, Zheng Fang Fang, left, telling her daughter that she was moving to Rong City for work, but would call and that Lin Xichi, as the older sister, must take care of Lin Xi Geng and herself. This painful memory left an indelible mark on Xu Fang, making him realize that beneath Lin Xichi's often boisterous demeanor lay a deep, unspoken sadness.

He understood that part of her remained in childhood, unable to fully move past that trauma. Back in the present, Lin Xi Geng found Fang Fang, and he and Lin Xichi returned home soaking wet. Lin Xi Geng questioned Lin Xichi and Xu Fang about their serious fight. Lin Chang Ge, seeing Lin Xichi out late, implied she was causing trouble, further adding to the tension.

Later, Lin Xichi called her mother late at night, yearning to hear her voice and asking about her and Lin Xi Geng. Zheng Fang Fang expressed her hope for Lin Xichi to succeed in the upcoming college entrance exam and achieve her dream of studying veterinary medicine at Rong University. Lin Xichi once again pleaded with her mother to return home and live with them.

Zheng Fang Fang, reiterating her demanding work schedule and an upcoming surgery, promised to talk later and hung up, leaving Lin Xichi in despair. The next morning, Lin Xi Geng offered Lin Xichi some jujube juice from their father. He found her packing to move to their grandfather's house, where she intended to stay for a few days to focus solely on her college entrance exam preparation. She firmly told him to leave and not disturb her.

Later, Xu Fang went to Lin Xichi's house, where Lin Xi Geng informed him that Lin Xichi had moved to their grandfather's house to focus on her studies for the Rong University veterinary medicine program and wouldn't return until after the exam. Remembering Lin Xichi's cutting words from their last argument, Xu Fang chose not to disturb her, leaving without a word. Another flashback to their early childhood showed young Lin Xichi and Xu Fang on a rooftop.

Lin Xichi explained that her mother had told her that whenever she missed her, she should look south, as that's where her mother lived. She believed the rooftop offered the clearest view. She then expressed her desire to write messages on balloons for her mother, and Xu Fang assured her that her mother would see them. Lin Xichi quietly confessed her longing for her mother.

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