When I Fly Towards You Episode 4 Recap
> When I Fly Towards You Recap
The English teacher distributed the assessment exam papers, and Su Zaizai, realizing she hadn't received hers, asked the teacher about it. The teacher explained that her score, 138, was the highest across both Class 1 and Class 9, so her paper was being circulated in Class 1 as an exemplary model. Her classmates were impressed by her achievement.
When the paper reached Zhang Lurang, he was struck by her English proficiency, a stark contrast to his own failing score in what had always been his weakest subject. Su Zaizai went to Class 1 to retrieve her paper, where Gu Ran informed her that Zhang Lurang had taken it to the reading room. Seeing an opportunity for a private conversation, Su Zaizai found him there.
After jokingly claiming her test paper had a tracking device, she got to the point on their way back to class. She observed that he spent nearly half an hour on the Cloze exercises yet only answered three questions correctly, indicating a fundamental misunderstanding of the material.
Sensing his embarrassment from her directness, Su Zaizai quickly tried to backtrack by admitting her own academic struggles, claiming her combined scores in Physics and Chemistry didn't even reach 100 and that she still couldn't recite the periodic table. Despite her attempt to boost his confidence by making herself sound foolish, Zhang Lurang remained quiet. As they parted, she advised him that memorizing vocabulary would be more effective than mindlessly doing exercises.
Upon returning to class, Gu Ran told Zhang Lurang his mother was at the school. He found her in the English teacher's office, discussing his poor exam result with Ms. Zhang. His mother expressed her disappointment, unfavorably comparing him to his younger brother, Luli, who "performs excellently in all subjects" and had already "skipped to Senior Two," never causing her any worry. She remarked that she would be relieved if Zhang Lurang were even "half as excellent" as his brother.
Ms. Zhang defended him, emphasizing that his performance in science was "among the best" and urged his mother not to "deny his strong points just because of a small flaw." Visibly uncomfortable, Zhang Lurang knocked and entered. After the teacher left, his mother simply told him to focus on his studies and that she would find a way to fix his English problem. Later, Ms. Zhang was personally tutoring Zhang Lurang when Su Zaizai arrived to turn in classwork.
Needing to attend a meeting, the teacher, recognizing Su Zaizai as the high-scoring "English representative of Class 9," asked her to temporarily assist Zhang Lurang. Su Zaizai eagerly agreed. Although Zhang Lurang initially hesitated, concerned about wasting her time, Su Zaizai insisted. She proposed a mutual tutoring arrangement: she would help him with English on Saturdays, and he would help her with Math and Physics on Sundays.
Lin Mao, their math teacher who happened to overhear, praised the idea as "mutual progress." After Zhang Lurang left, Su Zaizai continued to gaze in his direction until Lin Mao asked about their relationship. Flustered, Su Zaizai blurted out, "it's not even close yet," before quickly clarifying that she meant their tutoring arrangement wasn't finalized, leaving Lin Mao bewildered. Despite Su Zaizai's persistent efforts, including offering him her meticulously compiled notes, Zhang Lurang did not agree to her tutoring proposal.
That evening, he returned home to find his mother had hired a new, arrogant tutor, Ms. Chen. Having previously taught his brother, Ms. Chen stated she only tutored top-three students and openly questioned if Zhang Lurang's "bad English foundation" could keep up with her pace. Annoyed, Zhang Lurang curtly stated he "already had a tutor" and walked out, leaving his mother confused by his sudden decision.
Meanwhile, Su Zaizai was eating oden at a supermarket due to a power outage at home. When she spotted Zhang Lurang walking by, she called out to him, lamenting how "pitiful" she felt eating alone and convincing him to join her. She persistently offered him oden, which he finally tried and admitted was tasty. Seeing his chance, Zhang Lurang then surprised her by asking, "I apply to join your English tutoring class. . . the one you mentioned this afternoon."
Thrilled, Su Zaizai assured him that as a key student, he would receive "one-on-one tutoring." She eagerly asked for his WeChat to coordinate, overjoyed by this "milestone step" in their relationship. The next day, they met as planned. Su Zaizai, who had put extra effort into her appearance, was disappointed when Zhang Lurang's only observation was her "dark circles" from a sleepless night. To make their dynamic official, she suggested he call her "Ms. Su."
After outlining her plan to have him memorize 50 words daily, he offered to pay, but she insisted on their "mutual progress" arrangement. He finally relented with a smile, formally addressing her as "Ms. Su." During P. E. class, the teacher made several students with "uncoordinated" movements, including Su Zaizai, Jiang Jia, and the Class 1 monitor Ye Zhenxin, stay behind to practice layups.
Annoyed, Ye Zhenxin, who had seen Su Zaizai tutoring Zhang Lurang, cynically remarked that Su Zaizai was in "hot pursuit." Soon after, a group of boys from another class deliberately kicked their basketball at the girls and refused to return it. Zhang Lurang, Gu Ran, and Guan Fang intervened. Zhang Lurang challenged the boys to a 3-on-3 game: if the boys lost, they had to apologize and give their ball to the girls. Zhang Lurang's team dominated, winning 21-9.
The boys reluctantly apologized and left the ball. Jiang Jia was convinced Zhang Lurang intervened for them, noting he had looked directly at Su Zaizai when accepting the challenge. Ye Zhenxin, however, fumed with jealousy. Afterward, as Su Zaizai and Jiang Jia headed off, Su Zaizai confessed she still hadn't figured out why a top student like Zhang Lurang was so weak in English, deciding to use Jiang Jia as a test subject to practice her teaching methods.
