They Kiss Again Ep 4 Recap 1/2

Man, it's been too long. MUCHO KISSES

Okay, yes I've realized that each episode is hecka long so from now on I think I'll break the recaps into two parts.

By the way, if you aren't that wrapped up in Taiwanese entertainment, I should tell you that our very own Zhi Shu (Joe Cheng) is going to be collaborating with TKA's director again to film a new drama!

As long as Director Winnie doesn't give Joe a character as unfitting for him as Frank (from Love or Bread), I think things should turn out great! Since Joe's 'wife' Ariel already has TWO Golden Bell Awards BOTH under Director Winnie, now it's definitely Joe's turn. It's also a breath of fresh air to know that Joe is working on new projects because the most of the dramas I've watched have a lot of inactive drama actors (aka currently not doing any dramas and probably will never again. for example, Ariel Lin and Ethan Ruan, two of my favs D:). With Joe back on the scene and Director Winnie's widespread popularity, whatever drama they are preparing for is sure to be a big hit.

As an actor, Joe's versatility is rather limited, but in the roles he is suited for, he shines brighter than all competition. I'm pretty sure Director Winnie realizes this (I hope he watched Love or Bread because that was a disaster). I guess it's better to be really good at one thing rather than okay at everything. But then again, we have Ariel, who is extremely versatile and pretty much perfect at everything she does (it is rumored that she can film everything in one take).

Okay, and now we have episode 4! I haven't been visiting my Taiwanese kids in so long, so I don't know exactly what is going on. But that's alright, we'll catch up together.

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Xiang Qin has successfully escaped Zhi Shu's grasp and is leaping through the school in the dark. She goes to her desk to try to find the test papers for Class A tomorrow, but she fails. A policeman outside the window shines his flashlight on her face and accuses her of thievery. Xiang Qin worsens the situation by shouting at him not the shine it in her face and that it's none of his business! She even shines her flashlight in his face too (lub).

Thus, Xiang Qin is sent to the police station, with Zhi Shu coming to bail her....AGAIN?

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He looks resigned and says to the police, "I apologize for my wife's actions." Xiang Qin chatters away and tell the police, "See? This is my husband. Just as I told you...very handsome." Xiang Qin also apologizes for her actions to the head police and Zhi Shu tells Xiang Qin that tomorrow she should just honestly say that she lost the papers (His irritated face OMG it's asdfjkl;asdfjkl;asdfjkl; <3). Xiang Qin apologizes and says she simply wanted to solve her problems by herself. He also says that she should stop meddling in Yu Shu and Hao Mei's affairs, but she retorts that if Hao Mei wants to get to the Top 100, then she'll help her get there!

The next day, Mr. Hire-me-as-a-fake-teacher-for-$6-an-hour starts reprimanding Xiang Qin for being so bad at teaching and at life (he's a bad actor, I think even I could do better than him!). Afterwards, Xiang Qin is walking across the school bridge (what a beautiful school, by the way), when some students stop her and tease her about her arrest last night. Everyone she passes is gossiping about her, which is the opposite of her envisioned fawning students. Hao Mei stops her and says that she's really glad that nobody's talking about Yu Shu rejecting her yesterday and says thank you to Xiang Qin. Xiang Qin asks her what she's thanking her for, and Hao Mei says since everyone is so busy talking about Xiang Qin's stupidity, they forgot about her! Of course, Xiang Qin doesn't really understand how that's suppose to make her sad or whatever, so she resumes her cheerful personality. That is probably the best feature of Xiang Qin; she doesn't let these situations affect her happiness that much and she is quick to forgive people who have insulted her. She tells Hao Mei that she'll tutor her afterschool everyday so that she can get to the Top 100!

Damn. Another cake. This is the weirdest looking one in the history of ISWAK/TKA. It looks like two huge pancakes smushed together. (Prettiest cake goes to Zhi Shu's Christmas cake, of course).
Hao Mei comes after school, and Jiang Mama and Xiang Qin are busy matchmaking Yu Shu and her. Later at night, Xiang Qin is tutoring Hao Mei, when Yu Shu and Zhi Shu come to spy on them. Xiang Qin is having trouble and Yu Shu tells Zhi Shu that this whole thing is stupid and that he better not help tutor Hao Mei. Zhi Shu smiles deviously and tells him to eat dinner. Zhi Shu enters and asks Hao Mei what's going on, and Hao Mei says that Xiang Qin let her do the problem, but after five minutes she fell asleep! Zhi Shu looks at her and asks Hao Mei how the process is going. Hao Mei says that they're on problem 2, and Zhi Shu exclaims that they've only done 1 problem in 1 and a half hours (and that the first problem's answer is incorrect).

He says that he will tutor her, but she can't tell Xiang Qin anything about it, because at least she tried. I think he's thinking back to earlier in the episode where Xiang Qin told him that she wanted to resolve problems herself and become more independent (as Zhi Shu told her to do earlier).

Later on, Xiang Qin and Hao Mei race to the board and find out that Hao Mei is 97th in the school! She scored into the top 100, which means that she can be Yu Shu's friend now. Yu Shu unenthusiastically says, "I guess we're good friends now" and falls down the steps.

At night, Xiang Qin stands on the balcony outside of Yu Shu's room and asks him how does it feel to have Hao Mei as a friend? He responds by closing the curtain on his window.

Zhi Shu is sleeping in their pink bed, when he notices that Xiang Qin isn't there. Xiang Qin, being the thoughtful wife that she is, placed a stuffed dog on her pillow (to make Zhi Shu think that she was there). Zhi Shu goes to investigate where she is, and he finds her downstairs, rehearsing what she'll say in tomorrow's teacher examination. Yu Shu joins him and says, "Still practicing?! She already practiced three times upstairs." Xiang Qin continues rehearsing and imagines the potential questions she'll have to answer. She imitates Yu Shu and asks, "Does Mr. Almost hint at modern people?" Xiang Qin rehearses her candid answer. The real Yu Shu looks at her with disgust and says, "What a stupid question! I would never ask that." Zhi Shu looks at him right before Yu Shu goes upstairs and says, "I know you don't like stupid people, but please do not bully my wife." (BEST HUSBAND AWARD!!).

The next day, Xiang Qin tries to do what she rehearsed, but she stutters and starts doing her unprofessional Xiang Qin habits. She goes through the lesson more smoothly than she did in the past, but a student asks her to analyze and compare two passages. Yu Shu defends her and says that it is the student's responsibility to analyze, and that he shouldn't be interrupting the teacher's lesson. The student asks Yu Shu to ask her a question, and Yu Shu grudgingly mutters, "Does Mr. Almost hint at modern people?" Xiang Qin happily gives him her rehearsed answer.

Even Xiang Qin's evaluators say that she has improved a lot. One of them tells her, "Student, don't run in the halls!" She replies, "Okay!" and keeps running (lol). Xiang Qin is bubbly with excitement when she tells Zhi Shu that she did well today. Zhi Shu looks slightly amused as always, and Xiang Qin says that it was such a coincidence that Yu Shu asked her a question that she prepared! She said that God must have seen her hard work and blessed her because of it. Zhi Shu goes along with this logic and mutters, "Lucky fellow." Xiang Qin asks him what he said, but he said it was nothing.

The next day is Xiang Qin's last day teaching school. She gives a very sentimental speech to the "cute and innocent" faces in Class A and says that she'll never forget them (even though they deride her all the time). They give her a bouquet of flowers (the bouquets in Taiwan look 10x bigger and prettier than our wimpy dozen roses here D:) and kindly request that she never consider becoming a teacher due to her uniqueness (overload on sugar-coating). Xiang Qin understands their main point though, and walks dejectedly to her last class, Class F.

Class F surprises her by singing a song and piling her with gifts. In her office, the students say that they actually really like her. Xiang Qin is shocked and says that she thought no one wanted her to become a teacher. Hao Mei reassures her by saying, "Every student is different, so the teachers should be different too!" Her dreams of being idolized by students is coming true!!

Zhi Shu is outside washing a car (and Xiang Qin is inside eating) when Xiang Qin asks Jiang Mama if she can go somewhere adventurous during their school break. Jiang Mama says that she should go somewhere with Zhi Shu, but Xiang Qin replies that Zhi Shu is busy over the break.