Bull Fighting: Episode Three

Edited: I made a mistake when referring to Ruo He's father as 'Shao Qi' it should actually be 'Guo Chen' instead. I have fixed it. =)

The summary for this episode is much longer than episode two's. It actually covers most of the whole episode. I'm still deciding on whether I enjoy writing a brief one paragraph summary, or several paragraph ones. So, the future blog reviews may be somewhat inconsistent.

Summary: Ruo He carries Sheng Xue to their tutoring session as Sheng Xue hastily tries to get out of his grasp. He tells her that she stinks, and that he won't let her go until she finishes the next 30 test questions. Sheng Xue gets hungry so they go to a cafe and order a burger and drink.

At the cafe, the two discuss the horrible things that were done to Ruo He's bag and shoes just before the game. Ruo He says that his bag was slashed by Sheng Xue's people. Sheng Xue disagrees and says she will ask them if they did it or not. After their little argument, she runs home, refusing a ride from Ruo He.

Ruo He receives a call from his father to meet up with him. When meeting up, Ruo He finds himself on an arranged date with a girl who is from a rich family. Ruo He scares the girl off, and his father gets furious. Ruo He is then told by his father that their family is in huge financial trouble, and asks him if he knows anything about a girl named Yi Sheng Xue. Ruo He tells his father that he will do something about it in his own way.

Meanwhile, Sheng Xue arrives home, asking Zi Cong and the other bodyguards about the slashed bag. Zi Cong openly admits that he commited the crime. Sheng Xue slaps him across the face, asking him once again if he really did do it. Yet again, he admits he did it, but the other bodyguards try to take the blame.

The two get into an argument about whether the Ruo He's feelings are more important than their brothers. Sheng Xue says yes, and Zi Cong gets into a rage, kicking a chair broken. Just in time, Wu Ye and his wife come in to loosen up the tension. Wu Ye asks Zi Cong about the chair, but Jie Mei blames Ah Jia for being so fat, that he sat on it and broke it.

Sheng Xue and Jie Mei have a talk about how Zi Cong finds Sheng Xue as the most important girl in his life. Jie Mei also explains how Zi Cong was beat by Wu Ye in the morning. Sheng Xue decides to go find Zi Cong in his room, but is hesitant to come in because Wu Ye is tending to his back wounds.

Wu Ye and Zi Cong talk of the past. Zi Cong tells Wu Ye that meeting him was the luckiest thing in his life, and that after meeting him, and being taken in by him, that he now has a home. Wu Ye also tells him that he is glad he has him by his side as well. Zi Cong is asked by Wu Ye whether he would like to study at Dong Shang as well, he accepts the offer, so that he can keep an eye on Sheng Xue.

Ruo He reminisces of the past after having a bad dream. He reflects on the times with his ex-girlfriend, and declares that he will obtain 13 streets, but not be moved by Sheng Xue.

The next morning, Sheng Xue prepares some porridge for Zi Cong's breakfast. The other bodyguards sneak in and observe her cooking. They are amazed at how well she can cook until after they see her dump a whole bottle full of chili sauce into the porridge. Without knowing what trouble she may have done, Sheng Xue feeds the porridge to Zi Cong. Zi Cong, relaxed and ready to take a bite, starts crying and sweating after eating the first bite. Sheng Xue asks him why he was crying, Zi Cong simply tells her that he is moved to tears, because it is the first time she has ever cooked something for him. Sheng Xue responds by giving him a hug. She then tells him that she's never thanked him properly before. The two has their faces so up close to each other's, that Zi Cong tries to lean in to kiss her, but Ah Jia sneezes and interupts them.

Zi Cong transfers into Dong Shang, and surprisingly, into the same class as Ruo He and Sheng Xue. He introduces himself to the whole class as the bodyguard of Sheng Xue, and tells Ruo He that he will protect Sheng Xue, whenever he tries to bully her.

Meanwhile, Qian Na's mother meets up with Ruo He's father and tells him that starting the next day, he will have to clear his debts to their bank. Guo Chen decides to call Ruo He and tells him to meet up with him and Qian Na's mother. Ruo He gets to the office and finds that the 1.2 million loan they received from the bank has just gotten cancelled. Guo Chen forces himself on his knees, Ruo He intervenes and says he will compensate for the company, and that he will need at least 3 days to think of a way to take over 13 streets. He Feng Bank agrees, but tells him that if he cannot do it within 3 days, then the Qing Tian group will have to surrender. Guo Chen agrees, saying that he definitely trusts that his son will protect everything for him.

He Feng Bank gives Guo Chen one piece of information that may help him. In the envelope, Guo Chen discovers that Zi Cong's father is actually the 13 streets drug dealer, Jing Yi Xian, and that the death of Zi Cong's father was caused by Yi Quan Wu. Guo Chen tells Shao Qi that Ruo He cannot find about this, and begins to take action immediately.




Review: Well, I have to say that this episode did not actually show me what the preview showed me... o_O I was expecting a hug from Ruo He, and for Zi Cong to walk in, feeling jealous. Nope, none of that happened. -_-

I realized that Wu Ye's irony is most likely going to be consistent throughout the series. I can't believe that he actually applied medicine on Zi Cong's wounds, being that HE was the one who INFLICTED them upon him... I guess it somewhat makes sense though, he is seen as a fatherly figure in Zi Cong's eyes and heart.

It was cute seeing Sheng Xue make porridge for Zi Cong and feeding it to him. I found Zi Cong's facial expressions quite humorous after he took a bite of the cajun porridge. =P I would probably do the same too if someone I liked made me eat a hot chili-filled porridge. o.o

Shao Qi isn't the best father, but you can see that he has a lot of respect for his son. He acts like the stereotypical asian father though, expecting his son to do everything he says and wants for him to do. Nuh-uh, Ruo He loves his father and will do anything, but he is still someone who has compassion for other people.

I honestly can't wait for the next episode, even though there is most likely going to be a lot of unwanted abuse from Ruo He to Sheng Xue. I know he doesn't mean what his actions are, but to carry them out is just really shallow of him... oh but hopefully we'll see a different, non-abusive side of him in the fourth episode.