Timeless Love Episode 2 Recap
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Cheng Feng rejected Jiang Dian's confession. Jiang Dian returned home dejected, only to face a cold reception from his mother, Chen Huiyun, who was solely concerned with his business studies. Meanwhile, Cheng Feng, still haunted by nightmares stemming from her claustrophobia, noticed a suspicious figure lurking outside her book cafe. During a charity event at a welfare home, co-organized by the business school and Cheng Feng’s Half Moon Book Cafe, Cheng Feng and Jiang Dian crossed paths again.
Lian Ruoshen, observing Jiang Dian’s obvious affection for Cheng Feng, decided to play matchmaker. He orchestrated a plan for Cheng Feng and Jiang Dian to retrieve light bulbs from the warehouse, creating an opportunity for them to be alone. Lian Ruoshen first got Cheng Feng to the warehouse, then feigned a stomachache, telling her, "I suddenly have a stomachache. I need to go to the bathroom. Can you go there first?"
He then convinced Jiang Dian to go to the warehouse in his stead, saying, "I have loose bowels. Can you go to the warehouse and take out the small light bulbs instead of me? Over there." Once both were inside, Lian Ruoshen locked the door. However, the dark, enclosed space triggered Cheng Feng's claustrophobia. Jiang Dian, witnessing her distress, tried to calm her, instructing, "Look at me, Cheng Feng! Listen to me. There is no sound at all.
I’ll find someone." But Cheng Feng clung to him, pleading, "Don’t go! Don’t leave me!" Jiang Dian reassured her, "Don’t worry! I’m always here." He held her until Pei Xiaoyun arrived to rescue them. Pei Xiaoyun chastised Lian Ruoshen for his reckless actions, stating, "Chengcheng suffers from claustrophobia. How can you do this to her?" She also admonished Jiang Dian.
Cheng Feng, convinced that Jiang Dian had orchestrated the incident, confronted him at her cafe, displaying security footage of him previously sneaking into her shop. She warned him sternly, "I thought you were just a spoiled child. Now I know that I’ve underestimated you." She demanded he stay away, declaring, "I don’t care about what reason you have. Please stay away from me! I’m afraid of troubles. And I don’t want to get into trouble!"
Despite her anger, Jiang Dian bravely confessed his feelings once more, stating, "But I want. I like you." Cheng Feng, however, rejected him, questioning the sincerity of his affections given their brief acquaintance: "Like? How do you like me? Do you like my face? Do you like my stature? Or do you want to sleep with me? We’ve just seen each other several times. Do you know about me? But you said you liked me.
You had a sudden feeling, but you thought we were true love. Don’t you think you are being ridiculous?" She emphatically stated her disinterest in "flirting with him," adding, "I don’t have the time and I’m not interested in flirting with you. I have no feeling for a younger man," and told him to leave. Jiang Dian, though hurt, insisted on his seriousness, proclaiming, "I’ve never been in love. I don’t know how it feels to love someone.
But I know the feeling of disappointment. It’s not my sudden feeling. I’ll prove it to you." Dejected, Jiang Dian returned home. His mother, before leaving on a business trip, expressed unusual concern about his health, asking if he was ill. Jiang Dian, accustomed to solitude, curtly replied. He spent the evening watching videos of Cheng Feng winning international dance awards.
Later, his mother brought him medicine, reminding him to focus on his upcoming IELTS exam for overseas study and to "Don’t think about the useless things every day." In an act of rebellion, Jiang Dian poured out the medicine and retrieved a paper airplane model he had discarded. Seeking another form of defiance against his mother's plans, Jiang Dian agreed to a professor's previous invitation to join a competition and transfer out of the business school.
The professor encouraged him, saying, "Young man, life is actually very short. If you see something you like, you must grasp it firmly in hand. Otherwise, you will regret missing the opportunity." Jiang Dian took these words to heart and resolved to continue pursuing Cheng Feng. Cheng Feng's book cafe windows were vandalized with derogatory messages in red paint. Lu Bie, informed of the incident by Xuedong, rushed to the cafe with Jiang Dian and Lian Ruoshen to help.
Cheng Feng reported the vandalism to the police, who arrived to take a statement. The three young men diligently assisted with cleaning the windows. Part-time staff members offered to stay, but Cheng Feng reassured them that she was fine and sent them home. Lian Ruoshen theorized that the vandal was "crazily in love" with Cheng Feng and sought attention.
He mentioned seeing a "sneaky man" near the cafe a few days prior but had dismissed him as a harmless admirer, a detail Jiang Dian absorbed intently. To avoid feeling indebted, Cheng Feng offered the trio cash for their assistance. Lu Bie readily accepted his and Lian Ruoshen’s share, leading to a brief squabble between them. Jiang Dian, however, declined the cash, instead offering Cheng Feng a QR code.
When she noted it was a friend code, he cheekily explained, "Because I want a red envelope from you." Cheng Feng ignored his attempt to connect, maintaining her distance. Undeterred, Jiang Dian continued his pursuit, secretly placing a pink paper airplane into Cheng Feng's money bag. He then canceled his night shift to stake out her book cafe, watching over her from afar.
The police later called Cheng Feng to inform her that they had identified the vandal as a young woman. The girl had mistakenly believed Cheng Feng was her boyfriend's "secret lover" after finding Cheng Feng's photos and videos on his phone, and had acted out of anger. The police had criticized and educated her. Cheng Feng remained indifferent to the news and discarded Jiang Dian's paper airplane before closing the cafe for the night.
As Cheng Feng walked home, a woman dressed in black began following her. Jiang Dian, still keeping watch, intervened and apprehended the stalker. However, Cheng Feng once again coldly rejected his protection, telling him, "Just because you want to do it, doesn't mean I need it." The woman in black later revealed her motive was revenge, claiming Cheng Feng had "hurt my brother" and caused her best friend's detention, vowing to still get even.
The next day, Lian Ruoshen, beaming about scoring 48 on a test (double his previous score of 24), asked Jiang Dian to record a video for his father to boast and secure double his pocket money. Pei Xiaoyun arrived, unimpressed, and promptly dragged Lian Ruoshen away for tutoring. Later, Dai Baoling brought three handsome young male talents to the book cafe for Cheng Feng's appraisal.
When Jiang Dian unexpectedly appeared, Cheng Feng deliberately paid attention to the young men, wiping their faces, which visibly annoyed Jiang Dian. He pulled Cheng Feng away from them, telling her not to wipe their foreheads. Dai Baoling observed their interaction and playfully suggested that Jiang Dian and Cheng Feng "are matching each other. A wild wolf and a wild cat are a perfect match."
However, she quickly added her opinion that dating a younger man was tiring, like "raising a son." Pei Xiaoyun then brought up the book cafe vandalism again. Cheng Feng explained it as a misunderstanding with a girl who believed she was her boyfriend's secret lover.
Dai Baoling then shared a relevant piece of information: Cheng Feng's ex-boyfriend, the celebrity Zhou Yao, had recently given an interview where he "behaved as if he was deeply in love," portraying himself as a heartbroken romantic. Dai Baoling speculated this interview might have incited the vandalism by his "fangirls." Meanwhile, Lu Bie revealed to Jiang Dian and Lian Ruoshen that Cheng Feng's ex-boyfriend was indeed the famous star Zhou Yao.
He expressed confusion over their sudden breakup, and described Zhou Yao as "shining among the people. He was handsome and he studied very well." Lu Bie added that Zhou Yao had pursued Cheng Feng passionately, writing love letters, and even enrolling in the same music school as her when she went abroad. He noted that Cheng Feng was already well-known in the dance world at that time, accumulating resources through international tours, but quit dancing after their breakup.
Lian Ruoshen acknowledged that Jiang Dian faced a significant challenge in trying to "warm up her heart." Feeling the weight of this new information, Jiang Dian went to the book cafe, found Cheng Feng, and once more pinned her against the wall. He directly questioned her about her ex-boyfriend Zhou Yao, asking if her rejection was because she hadn't forgotten him. Cheng Feng reiterated her stance: "I have no feeling for you, a younger man.
But it doesn’t mean that I have no feeling for other younger men." She deliberately provoked him, asking if he felt "very uncomfortable here," and warned him again, "Therefore, stop bothering me!" She then pushed him out of the cafe.
