Pretty Li Hui Zhen Episode 2

Four Stars

I think the strengths of the lead actress show in this episode. Particularly when she is on the other end of the phone, how his words hurt her are clear in the way her facial expressions change suddenly. She hangs on every word, and you can see that she has been in love with him this entire time.
The second meeting you can see how Xia Qiao is falling for him already. I don’t think Xia Qiao meant to in the beginning, I truly think she only wanted to help her best friend. I honestly think this mistaken Identity, though the girls played into it, is entirely Bai Hao Yu’s fault. Though they are at fault for also playing into it.

I also think the highlight between the friends is shown in this episode, with how excited Xia Qiao is for Huizhen. Getting the job. Also the scene where she is going to use her heel as a weapon is precious.
And of course he is her new boss, because that is how dramaland works.

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episode 2 spoilers ahead

1.Li Hui Zhen is able to convince her flatmate to go in her place to see Bai Hao Yu. She appears to have very low self esteem as she lists all the reasons why she cannot go, mainly because he will not like what he sees (low self esteem can defy all logic and reason, since she is a very pretty girl, just a little raggedy looking, and like, why would he abandon her just because of her looks? If that's the case then you don't need him!)

2.She encounters our second male lead who seems to be the bad boy type but we don't know his name. She listens in to the date thanks to her flatmate whose job is to cut ties as politely as possible. After the date she supports her friends plan of avoiding him. I can't tell if she is doing this because she cares about her or if it is because she is possessive of her.

--in a flashback we see that Hao Yu gave Hui Zhen a puzzle piece before leaving the country--

3.Unfortunately, things don't go so smoothly as Bai Hao Yu wants to drive Xia (flatmate) to the airport (she said she was leaving the country and never returning). They hastily pack to keep up with the lie (the sad thing with lies is you often have to tell more and then forget them).

4.At the airport, Xia tries to get him to avoid following her. For reasons unknown, this man is adamantly got some strong feels. He sees Hui Zhen as her screen saver but still there is no recognition (to a certain extent I can see why he might think that Xia is his childhood friend since 1)her hair is straight (his childhood friend did not have curly hair) and their features are similar. I wonder if Xia will fall for him or if she feels bad for lying to him.

--I think she is developing feelings for him. She keeps thinking about his hug--

5.He gave her an umbrella. They have a shared dislike of rain: it makes her hair frizzy/too curly (so he does know about her curly hair) and it seems his mom died because of rain. It is actually a pretty umbrella with a cool top on the inside. Now they match! I think she should be honest with him. But that is easier said than done.

6.Zhen'er passed her interview and will be accepted to the logistics department of Immortal Magazine. It is three months of training (YAY!). Meanwhile, we learn that Zhen'er is the reason why her flatmate is allowed to live alone. She is praised for her efficiency at work (Why do I feel like she is being used at work?)

7.In the editing department it is like a fashion wonderland. She essentially is used by the editing department even though she does not work there. We learn that this is where the second male lead works. She was so good she is transferred to the editing department. Second male lead's name is Charlie. And guess who arrives? Her childhood friend is the Associate editor.

Comments: I liked Dilraba in Eternal Love, and maintain that she is able to be cute without being annoying. A difficult thing to do.Anyways, it seems that our second male lead works here as well. He is in some ways just as odd as she is (she has such a goofy laugh!). Logistics=make sure the company runs smoothly. (It feels like they are just using her to do grunt work)

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