Maelstrom of conflicted feelings and a revelation

Messy anxiety and anguish colored this episode where drunk Sang Zhi revealed the depth of pain she felt, and her dejection about someone who could only be compared to « central air conditioning » ! Jiaxu was disturbed by her agony, her tears and her pleading that he not be « mean » to her.
While she was passed out, Jiaxu voiced his own thoughts about their reaching separately a passage in their lives which he now realized he hopelessly wished to connect.
Next morning, when he drove her to the airport, he quizzed her, while blowing bubble gum as if firing a gun. Was the man who Zhi despaired about the 1.95 m tall student he had glimpsed, trying to ingratiate himself with « their » Zhi ?

Puzzle : In the car, Jiaxu exchanged a pack of hamburger for a basket of sliced fruit, showing his care in wolfing down the offensive meat, while trying to ease her anxiety.
(This snippet is easy to place in the episode).

It also shows how much Jiaxu took care of the girl, redirecting his niceness to her only, remembering her allergies and not making fun of her awkward trouble, shame and apologies. Jiang Ming had already lost to him although he did not know it yet : she had remembered Jiaxu’s sound advice about young Fu (back in episode 3), shooting him a tell-tale glance while Jiaxu was watching her guardedly from the car where he was having a cup of coffee, out of earshot, in order to relieve her from pressure.

The song that Jiang Ming performed on stage was « I've Liked You Since The First Day I Met You » (words and lyrics by Zhāng Yīháo from the OST of the 2022 c-drama Time and him are just right) Listen to the full song here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTH4dD1lYdI

Notice: some have spotted the hidden message on Jiaxu's car license plate ; go to episode 14 for full explanation. In this episode, it was perhaps too early to show it... (a small goof?)

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