I’m back! This post came a little late as I am still
recovering from jetlag. I thought I was immune to jetlag… guess not.
As for this episode, Xu Lu's in a dire state. I think she's fallen more in love with Kimi.
Huang Zhang are at Sanya (?) for their first vacation
(meanwhile the other couples have been to all sorts of places already).
After getting the directions to their hotel, Xu Lu says
something incredibly sweet.
Xu Lu: I knew you
were going to bring me to Sanya so I’ve also prepared all the things I want to
bring you to.
Kimi perks up at
her taking initiative: So now you’ve learnt to counterattack (as in
being on the giving end)?
Xu Lu: Of course.
From you, I was able to learn a lot and I’ve also changed a lot. Before, I
wasn’t comfortable accepting all the things you’ve done for me. I thought it
was a burden (don’t take this negatively, it’s more like she feels
guilty for being on the receiving end all the time). I’ve learnt to embrace
them, so now I want to do something for you. However that doesn’t mean I’m
doing this only because you’ve done something for me [Kimi’s brain is reduced to incoherent scribbles
according to the animation at 1:24], it’s because I really want to do
something for you.
Whew. What
a long blurb but I don’t mind translating more of these lines xD
Kimi has a smile that makes me smile with him.
Taking her hand, Kimi kisses the back of it and thanks her. He tries to look cool by controlling his smile. Not working. Especially not with that nerdy smile. Did I mention how much I love thissmile?
Xu Lu’s interview: "I want him to be relaxed. I want
him to be happy. I want him to have beautiful memories of this trip that’s why I
prepared the hotel and everything else."
They arrive at their hotel room and it’s huge. Kimi’s
impressed.
Kimi excitedly
points out: Is this the bedroom?
Xu Lu: A-ma-zing, – Kimi walks towards the room – isn’t it?
Kimi: It really
is (amazing).
Xu Lu’s satisfied
with his expression: Isn’t it?
Kimi: You picked
such a beautiful room and in particular it only has one bedroom. LOL. So how do we sleep
tonight?
Xu Lu doesn’t seem surprised with his one track mind. She takes
his hand in hers and leads him across the enormous, luxurious hotel room. With
self-produced background music to boot.
Kimi: I’m not
sleeping in the washroom. I’m not washing my feet right now.
Xu Lu: Dun Dun
Dun Dun!
The excitement in Kimi’s “Ahh” has completely vanished as he
sees the second bedroom.
Xu Lu: Two rooms!
Kimi’s interview: “Two rooms… with quite a bit of
distance between them too. Not bad.” = Horrendous for him. LOL.
They head for a cruise now.
Xu Lu’s interview: “Beautiful. I thought I planned
out everything perfectly.”
Everything was beautiful until the turbulent waves took
control of the ship. Xu Lu was nauseated. Kimi tries to soothe her by pointing
out that they’re almost at shore. (I usually appreciate background music of any kind but it might be a
bit too dramatic this time.)
Xu Lu’s interview: “That was my first time
experiencing such a large wave. It felt like a roller coaster ride.”
Kimi’s interview: “Everyone on the ship was
nauseated.”
Xu Lu’s interview: “My brain was blank. I just wanted
the ship to stop moving.”
Kimi: Look far
ahead and not at the sea. UH.
That’s a bit hard.
Xu Lu’s interview: “He was really considerate of me.
He kept hugging me. I felt relaxed in his embrace. Unlike before (at
the amusement park, without his embrace), it was terrifying.”
Kimi comforts her: We’re
almost there.
Xu Lu’s interview: “He made me feel really secure. I
felt that being sea sick wasn’t that bad. I actually thought it was pretty
alright, like it was a present given by the gods. In his embrace I felt a
different type of romance.” She
sounds teary here.
With the cruise ship segment behind us now, they take a
stroll on the beach.
Xu Lu: Do you
smell the sea?
Kimi: Mm. Anyone
with a nose can smell it. Lol,
I was just about to be sarcastic when Kimi gave this answer.
As they pass by a bunch of foreigners playing beach
volleyball, Xu Lu makes a giggly comment: Totally handsome.
Kimi does some voice acting for them and that gets the
attention of one of the foreigners. They learn that the guy is from Spain.
Kimi says to
himself: A Spanish good looking dude.
Spanish guy: Yup.
Kimi: Aiyo, wow!
You understand?
Xu Lu is suddenly
very interested: Do you know Chinese?
Spanish guy: A
little bit.
Xu Lu: Hi! How
are you? My name is Xu Lu.
Kimi reflexively runs up trying to pull her back. Not
working.
Spanish guy: My
name is Tian Hu. Timo in
Spanish?? Direct Chinese translate of Tian Mu would be Sweet Tiger. I shall
call him Sweet Tiger.
Xu Lu’s a bit confused with his name but doesn’t hesitate to
shake his hand.
Kimi tries to
stop her with his flimsy excuse: His hands have sand!
Xu Lu ignores
Kimi: Nice to meet you. Déjàvu anyone?
Sweet Tiger: It’s
a pleasure to meet you.
Kimi: How about
we have a game later? “Play together?’
Sweet Tiger nods and receives a high five from Xu Lu.
Xu Lu: Fa la la la!
China’s Baymax (which is translated as Da Bai in Chinese – it sounds
like bye bye).
Sweet Tiger
thinks she’s saying bye and responds with a ‘Bye Bye’.
Xu Lu struggles to explain she didn’t want to say bye.
Sweet Tiger is
smart and says ‘Zai Jian’ instead, another form of good bye but it also means to see
that person again.
Our couple leave the foreigners but Xu Lu’s still spazzing about Sweet Tiger: Totally handsome!
Kimi: He can’t
even be compared to me.
Kimi’s interview: “A common scene in idol dramas. At
first it wasn’t that hot. It was quite enjoyable – that is, until she took out
the hats.”
Xu Lu: “I’ve
prepared materials for protection against the sun. Hats! – She takes out one hat after another – This is my favourite hat:
Umbrella Hat.
The show takes a screenshot of them and calls them beautiful
sisters.
Sunscreen time. With great music.
Xu Lu interrupts
the music: Kimi strip! Strip! Kimi strip! Strip!
Kimi’s caption: “You sure?”
Kimi: My swim
wear is over there. Strip/change now?
Xu Lu agrees and happily pulls him to strip.
We get no stripping scene as we move on for some beach
volleyball.
Xu Lu’s about to
serve with Kimi’s help: What if the ball hits the net?
Kimi: It won’t!
It does.
Yet they still win. I’m pretty sure Xu Lu was useless
throughout the whole game. And Kimi didn’t seem that great despite the editing
team being on his side.
Xu Lu’s interview: “I’ve experienced so many new
things with him I never thought I would. I didn’t think it would be this fun.”
They’re about to leave until Sweet Tiger wants to show Kimi
and his girl something. Sweet Tiger ain’t so sweet as he’s not just showing off
but he’s also challenging Kimi to do the same lift.
Xu Lu has zero confidence in Kimi but before she gets to try
it out, they get interrupted by an eager man that wants to be in Kimi’s embrace
too.
Anyways, Kimi tries again, this time with Xu Lu. I think
they modified the lift but even so Kimi failed. LOL. Xu Lu’s little bounce made
it worse.
Kimi tries to back away but our Sweet Tiger tells him
to wait. He’s challenging Kimi again.
Kimi turns to
stone and utters: Bad man.
Xu Lu, being the sensible girlfriend knows Kimi’s limit, offers Sweet Tiger a friendly hug which translates to ‘Please let
go of my poor boyfriend.’
Kimi (shamelessly) also gives Sweet Tiger a friendly hug to
beg for mercy.
In the end, Kimi is lifted onto Sweet Tiger’s shoulders.
Kimi is surprised
by the guy’s amazing strength and speaks quickly to Xu Lu: We must not stay
here any longer. Hurry!
And they run far, far away. After they’re in their safety zone, both
of them chug their water.
The next thing on their list is to play in the water. Xu Lu
was really looking forward to it but when she saw the huge waves coming at her,
she started to regret it.
Kimi: Just try to
look at the wave.
Xu Lu peaks behind her but when she feels a wave coming,
she quickly flicks her head to the opposite direction, which turns out to be
the right thing for her. The wave can actually knock her down.
Kimi laughs at
her: You totally didn’t even see the wave.
Kimi’s interview: “She really loves the sea but is
afraid of the water.”
Xu Lu’s interview: “I was actually afraid of being in
the water when it was above my knee.”
Xu Lu: Let’s go
back. Water is in my eyes.
Dramatic music comes back. Apparently Xu Lu injured her leg
in the water.
In his interview: “I was quite worried.”
In her interview: “I didn’t know I hurt my leg. It
was just a little painful”
In his interview: “That makes me the most worried.
Being injured and not tending to it immediately.”
When it rain, it pours. Not only is she hurt, she lost the
ring he gave her.
In her interview: “When I found out I lost my ring, I
thought it was over.” Okay,
maybe not that dramatic but she’s extremely guilty over it.
She gets up to find the ring but Kimi pulls her back emphasizing
that her leg is injured.
In her interview: “The ring is really important to
me.”
Kimi tries to persuade
Xu Lu to forget about the ring but she insists that she feels terrible if she
doesn’t find it.
Desperate, Kimi
lies: I hid it! You never lost it. I saw you leave it behind so I placed it in
the change room. You never lost it, you know?
Unconvinced, Xu Lu demands him to bring the ring to her now.
He agrees on the condition that she treat her injury first.
Kimi: If you
don’t treat your injury, I won’t return the ring to you.
However, Xu Lu’s
bargaining with him: You find it first and then I’ll treat it.
Kimi: If you
treat it, I’ll find it.
Xu Lu: Find it
first. Don’t be stubborn with me. Uhhh… who’s the stubborn one?
Seemingly defeated, Kimi gets up.
Xu Lu gets up too. She’s limping to find her ring in the
endless sea.
Kimi isn’t searching for the ring though. He’s more
concerned about her injury as he’s asking the staff for medication. When he
returns, he finds Xu Lu being stupid. He has to drag her away from the water.
Kimi is
expressionless: Don’t obsess over the ring? Okay?
Xu Lu turns her head to the sea, not listening to him.
In her interview: “He directly grabbed me back up to
shore. He didn’t want me to find it anymore. Is it because she lost the ring that she looks really dejected throughout her entire interview?
In his interview: “What angered me the most was she
didn’t (know how to) love herself. She knew she was injured but she still
stubbornly searched for the ring. The person that gave her the ring is here – pointing to himself – her focus should
be on me, not the ring." That
makes so much sense.
Kimi: I already
told you I hid the ring and yet you sill went searching for it. You don’t
believe me, do you? I’ll return it to you later. Why be so stubborn?
In her interview: “I know he was just comforting me.”
Kimi: The
important part is who gave you that ring. It was me who gave it to you. You
should be considering me (my feelings). When I’m not there, focusing on
the ring is fine but when I’m here the ring is useless. Aw, Xu Lu’s really upset over it.
Later that night, Kimi prepares a bonfire for her but her voice still carries that sad undertone from losing the ring. Without a word of
explanation, she lets go of his hand and circles the bonfire thrice.
Xu Lu walks
tiredly back to Kimi: Walked around three times. Let’s sit down and rest.
Kimi: Can you
tell me why you walked around three times?
Xu Lu’s interview: “When it’s New Year’s we would
make a bonfire. It’s a blessing for wellness or it's to make wishes. When I was circulating it three times, I was making a wish. I was wishing for his happiness.” Ehh… Xu
Lu is your classical heroine in dramas.
Xu Lu: When you
see this (bonfire) something good will happen. Do you believe that?
Kimi: So when you
complete the three rounds something good will happen?
A message from his phone comes in right at this moment.
Kimi: Oh my god.
Look, the house is done renovating.
Flashback to the previous episode: Xu Lu was talking to
Kimi’s Dad about the atrocious pink house.
Dad: What do you
think about this house?
Xu Lu covers her
mouth and whispers loudly: Very pink. What do you think about the house?
Dad: I don’t like
it that much.
Xu Lu: So what
colour would you like?
Dad: I think
changing it to blue would be fine. What do you think?
Xu Lu: Okay. Blue
it is.
Omg the
advertisement for this renovation company (that I refuse to name) is so blatantly obvious.
Please skip to 18:42.
Xu Lu: Something
good did happen. So when you make three turns, something good will happen too.
Kimi: Okay. Wait.
I’ll go make some rounds but my radius would be larger. I’m going to make a big
circle.
His circle has transformed into an incredibly long oval as he runs far,
far away.
Xu Lu gets up excitedly to see that he’s returning with
Baymax.
Xu Lu: Did you
prepare this?
Kimi breathlessly nods. I swear he’s expecting a hug but he gets a Fa la la la instead, haha.
In her interview: “I wasn’t expecting it at all. Baymax is the second surprise he's given me. He really pays attention to these tiny details. – She sighs – (He’s a) Dream maker.” Maybe I’m jet lagged but I had a
little problem recollecting all the surprises. I think he’s
given way more than just two surprises but I believe the first one she’s
referring to is that night at the spa in Episode 5. According to her, the
tiramisu (Episode 4), the boat making (Episode 8), etc. weren’t surprises. Or
maybe the filming was out of order?
Xu Lu: Thank you.
Kimi: Are you
thanking Baymax or me?
Xu Lu: You.
Kimi: Thank me
for what?
Ah,
right. This 'Thank You' thing is a repeat from Episode 4/5. He's not a fan of verbally hearing a simple 'Thank You', lol.
Xu Lu: Thank you
for giving me this surprise. This
really does remind me of that spa episode. She’s repeats her gratitude endlessly with that soft and sweet voice. With her voice like this, you know she's spellbound to him.
Kimi: Are you
happy.
Xu Lu: Yes.
Xu Lu gives him a sweet hug. She calls it a Baymax hug.
Kimi: I’m dead
tired. I’m soaked in sweat.
Xu Lu’s eyes
remain closed as she’s embracing him: I don’t care.
Kimi is touched as she stays there not moving away from him. He sure got a satisfying non-verbal 'Thank You.'
And here comes another surprise.
Kimi: Do you
still remember how I promised I’ll write you a song.
Xu Lu stares at him googly eyed. How can he plan so much?
Kimi: Have you
ever thought your voice would be recorded in my album?
Xu Lu’s hyperactive side has completely disappeared as she’s
rendered to complete silence.
Kimi: I can
record a section. You have a special colour to your voice. Do you want to try?
In her interview, she sighs with a smile: “Once
again, he’s a dream maker. Dream ma-ker. Dream ma-ker. Dream ma-ker. She made a rap, lol. Very
touched.”
After teaching her how to hum the chorus, he starts singing
the song he composed for her.
I’ll try to translate the lyrics but do realize I will not
try to make it fit the song. That’s way too complicated.
“The first time we met / You were
a bit shy / Charming double eyelids, A sweet smile/ Yet you were special
(insert the clumsy chocolate squirting scene) / (Love shopping) Pet
store / Their names, you would always memorize them / I’ll take to you to the
ocean after the sunset / You are my sunshine / I’ll take to you to the ocean
after the sunset / Pink suit with matching tie /…/ My only sunshine.
(Psst, the lyrics suck. It was better in the beginning though. At least the melody was nice.)
In her interview: That romance/feelings I felt from him singing me that song cannot be
captured.
His interview: “We made this song together. Very
meaningful. I felt a sense of accomplishment. And it could also make her
realize that singing really isn’t that hard."
When the singing and dancing is over, Kimi runs
over to give her a hug.
Kimi: Are you
happy?
Xu Lu: Yes!
Kimi: Do you want
to be even happier?
Xu Lu: Yes!
He spins her.
She screams with her beautiful voice. Lol.
Xu Lu’s voice over: "I feel that everyone would be
envious of us." Yes.
Moments like these make me think Xu Lu’s really falling in
love with Kimi. As much as I ship these two, at the corner of my head I’m a
little worried for Xu Lu. LOL. Please don’t play her, Kimi. Her interviews for
this episode captured a very mature and solemn Xu Lu. I don’t know whether it’s
because she lost the ring or she realizes she’s in a grave situation because she
actually fell in love with Kimi. Or maybe I’m seriously jet lagged. I’m stuck
between wanting to root for the two in the show and not transcending that wish to
reality. I’m usually pretty good at not being delusional (lol) but why are they
making it so hard for me?
She was really upset over the ring and I can understand
where she’s coming from but her reaction was much more severe than I thought it
would be. When Kimi was emphasizing the focal point should be on him and not
the ring, she was covering her eyes with her arm. That took me by surprise. The
depth of her care for him, I think, has gone beyond my expectations.
I have a soft spot
for men that act angry when they care. Heh. During one of Kimi’s interview, he
was angry at Xu Lu for not loving herself more and not considering him over the
ring, I swooned a little. Just a little.
There were really a lot of mishaps during this trip (reminds me of mine). I’m just glad the source of the problem had nothing to do with Kimi or Xu Lu but rather the mishaps brought them closer.
When Xu Lu said that the sea sickness was worth it, I was
speechless. To have said that (and mean it) makes me really think Xu Lu’s a
goner. Sea sickness is dreadful. It can’t be compared to roller coaster rides.
For waves, the problem isn’t just going up and down, but when you go up it
tosses you left and right, when you go down it tosses you left and right, when
you go right it tosses you up and down. And it doesn’t stop within minutes. Her
sacrificing her health to be in his embrace is something I can never even imagine
saying.
I haven’t caught up with the other couples so I don’t’ know
if I missed any good stuff. However, I’ve come to terms that I won’t be able to
love them as much as I love Xu Lu and Kimi. Compared to the other couples, Kimi
and Xu Lu just communicate so well. They can tease each other without being
wary of crossing the line. They can express their feelings without the other
feeling awkward. I love it when Kimi reasons with logic and also when he
reasons the impossible. These past episodes, he’s seriously redeeming himself
after that attitude problem in Episode 7. I loved that his Baymax present emphasized how much he paid attention to her.
P.S. I’ll probably go backwards with my recaps, so the next
one will be on Episode 9.
Yipieee, you're back....thank you so much for yor recap. you must be tired so thank you once more :)
ReplyDeleteI'am curious for ep 9. greetings from germany
Episode 9 will be coming! I swear!
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