WEDNESDAY ON MY AMAZING BOYFRIEND - EPISODE 14 ON JOY PRIME @ 6: AM

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Jing Zhi asks Xuan Xuan about the latter’s wedding plans. Instead of answering, Xuan Xuan informs Jing Zhi that she and Shi Guang will be hosting a charity banquet to eliminate the nasty rumor. She invites Jing Zhi to join in and warns her not to donate any of her used clothes. Haha!

Ye Chen and Yan Zi meets once again. I swear their meetings are becoming usual occurrences in this show that I’m already wondering if there will be bromance later on. Haha!

Moving on, Ye Chen comments that meeting in the rain is something only lovers do. Yan Zi responds by asking him if he thinks their meetings are dates. Haha! Well, the reason why he wants to meet there is because he enjoys watching the young soccer players, sharing that he envies their vigor and youthfulness. Ye Chen then remarks that Yan Zi has become overly dramatic. When the soccer ball nearly hits them, Yan Zi suddenly coughs up blood, rendering Ye Chen confused and concerned.

At the lab, Yan Zi spills that he was exposed to plutonium while working on a case and is suffering from lung cancer. He doesn’t want to be pitied upon so he kept it a secret and tried to live normally as possible. Ye Chen then deduces that it’s because of this that he rejected Jing Zhi’s proposal. Yan Zi confirms, saying that it’s unfortunate that his luck was up. He then pleads Ye Chen to keep this a secret.

Ling Qiao and Jing Zhi patch things up over a bottle of wine. Ling Qiao says sorry for blaming Jing Zhi. He owns up to his faults and admits that he regretted meeting her. But since fate brought them together, he is obligated to protect her at all cost. There will be times when he can’t be with her, so she must promise to persevere and protect herself until he comes. Jing Zhi remains silent and Ling Qiao feels her erratic heartbeat. He chuckles and concludes she’s being possessive again.

After drinking two glasses of wine, she musters up courage to confess. He’s wrong. What she feels is not simply possessiveness but love. There were times when she was confused about her feelings but now, she’s sure of it. She may be scared or angry at him at times but she never despised or felt wronged when she does things for him. She did it all willingly. She’s even happy to die for him. Yes, she’s possessive but she’s also willing to give.

With alcohol in her system, she boldly sits on his lap, making Ling Qiao wonder if she’s sober. But Jing Zhi only smiles and bluntly tells him that even though she loves him, he doesn’t meet her standards. She has a full grasps of reality and understands that a future with him is dim. Ling Qiao can’t agree more and tells her to end this folly, mainly, because it’s impossible for him to fall in love and spend his life with a normal woman. But Jing Zhi isn’t hearing any of it because she already fell asleep. Haha! Ling Qiao hugs her tight and gently reprimands her not to engage in excessive drinking anymore. Aww!

Meanwhile, Detective Zhang phones the enemy to report that Ling Qiao is already suspecting him so he can’t come over. However, he assures that everything has been laid according to plans.

Dong Dong notices Jing Zhi’s gloomy aura and asks if she had a fight with Ling Qiao. She answers that it’s worse because she told him she loves him but he instantly rejected her, saying that he cannot love a normal woman. For her, Ling Qiao is just making up excuses and takes the human-monster incompatibility way too seriously. She tries to fish for sentiments and asks if she isn’t charming enough. Dong Dong says that she is. But she’s not contented with his compliment because unlike Ling Qiao, he only knew few women. Haha!

Dong Dong then reminds her that she must protect Ling Qiao against media people at the charity banquet tomorrow or his real identity will be exposed. Jing Zhi guarantees that Ling Qiao’s identity is safe because the event is well-organized and media people are not after him. Speaking of the banquet, Jing Zhi just remembered that she has yet to find something for the auction.

Jing Zhi goes to her parent’s house. Dad worries she had a fight with his son-in-law but she assures they’re fine and she’s just looking for the drawing she did in 3rd grade. When Dad asks why she’s looking for the “ugly junk”, she proudly states that it’s her donation for the auction. Dad is too appalled that he offers to buy the drawing himself, just to save her from dire embarrassment. Haha! But Jing Zhi is confident someone will buy it. Besides, it’ll be auctioned together with her previous art teacher’s painting. Dad concedes and tells her that the drawing is under the bed. However, while Jing Zhi looks for it, she finds a box load of condoms and sexy lingerie inside. Haha! Gawd, Dad’s guilty face is so funny. Haha!

Jing Zhi wears one of the undergarments in the box, supposedly to seduce Ling Qiao. However, he isn’t even looking her way and only focuses on his favorite drama. His insensitive attitude irritated her, so she turns off the TV and continues with her provocative poses. But sadly, her actions only confuses him. Haha! She finds it absurd that he can’t take a hint and bares that people dubs her the goddess of men. But Ling Qiao differs and says that the society has very low standards. Haha! He adds that her antics are useless because he’s not attracted to her at all. Ouch!

When alone, Jing Zhi blames herself for making the fake relationship with Ling Qiao real. But then she doesn’t get why Ling Qiao is immune to her charms and postulates that maybe, just maybe, Ling Qiao is gay.

To prove her theory, Jing Zhi forces Dong Dong to seduce Ling Qiao in exchange of a salary hike. Haha! Though reluctant, he yields. Jing Zhi sets up a hidden cam and watches the scene upstairs.

Dong Dong immediately plays the seductress, making the unsuspecting Ling Qiao very uncomfortable. Haha! Since Dong Dong’s ‘suggestive’ pose doesn’t work, he gets ‘touchy’ which revolted Ling Qiao. Haha! As a last recourse, Dong Dong burns his finger with the iron and uses the ‘damsel in distress’ act. Being the good old Samaritan that he is, Ling Qiao tends to his burn. And since they walk beyond the camera’s view, Jing Zhi thinks of the worst and runs to prevent any intimacy between the two. Haha! Thankfully, she finds Dong Dong in the CR alone. He relays that Ling Qiao went out to buy medicine. With this, Jing Zhi is content to know that Ling Qiao is definitely not gay.

The next morning, Jing Zhi acts cute and ‘virtuous’. She even prepared a meal for Ling Qiao, saying that she’s just an ordinary woman and though she’s a goddess, she’s still very approachable. Haha! Ling Qiao laughs at her overconfidence and asks what her point is. Jing Zhi tells him that she’s trying to make him fall in love with her. And since he’s not gay and not intimidated by her ‘goddess’ status, she can’t comprehend why he isn’t attracted to her. Ling Qiao clarifies that she finds her charming and all, but the thing is, he lived for too long that he’s used to charm and finds living alone more comfortable.

Shi Guang picks up Xuan Xuan and compliments that she’ll be the most beautiful girl in the party. Xuan Xuan jokes that he shouldn’t be saying that because Jing Zhi will freak out. He then apologizes for losing his temper the other day. She also acknowledges her faul. And since everything’s well between them, they shake on it.

At the charity ball, Jing Zhi warns Ling Qiao not to wander around. They chat with Xuan Xuan and Shi Guang a little before going to the banquet table. Jing Zhi is happily picking up food when she notices Ling Qiao putting food on his own plate as well. Ling Qiao explains that it’s to blend in and he will just find a place to throw up later. So Jing Zhi purposely puts a big chunk of cake on his plate just to spite him. Haha!

All the while, Professor Li looks at them from afar. Shi Guang spots the professor and they casually chat. I wonder if it’s all an act. I really believe Shi Guang is the enemy. Zzz!

The auction starts with Shi Guang as the host. The first to be bidded out is Xuan Xuan’s jade bracelet. And to Jing Zhi’s horror it was sold for 1.5 million! Haha! She then turns to Ling Qiao for help. However, he is non-committal and asks what she brought. Of course she’s embarrassed to say it’s an ugly childhood drawing so she dismisses him with a “Don’t ask”. Haha! I think Ling Qiao already has an idea that it’s something tacky so he turns her down, reasoning out that people will condemn him for having a bad taste. Haha! She implores some more, even promising that she won’t force him to eat cake. Ling Qiao smiles smugly. He will agree if she promises him one thing.

WEDNESDAY ON DEFENDANT - EPISODE 7 ON JOY PRIME @ 8: AM

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Following Sung-kyu’s shocking confession, Jung-woo demands to know, “Who are you?” He tries to shake an answer from Sung-kyu, causing a commotion that awakens the cellmates and brings the guards, who remove Jung-woo from the cell.

Sung-kyu pretends not to know what set off Jung-woo, and while the cellmates grumble about the disturbance, Mong-chi sees the plastic bag hanging in the window, causing everyone to turn to Sung-kyu questioningly.

Jung-woo is back in solitary, frantic to know who exactly Sung-kyu could be. As he calms down, he remembers an earlier conversation with Sung-kyu, who tried to ask him about kidnapping. Gangster Hyung smacked Sung-kyu on the head, schooling him on the three unforgivable crimes: murder, rape and kidnapping.

Sung-kyu tried to laugh off the exchange, explaining that he was just curious, but Gangster Hyung forcefully insisted that such crimes shouldn’t even be mentioned. Alone in solitary, Jung-woo suddenly becomes all too aware that Sung-kyu could be released from prison before answering his questions.

The deputy chief hands Joon-hyuk his diplomatic passport and other documents needed for his U.N. assignment. He asks how long Joon-hyuk intends to search for Ha-yeon, commenting that there are many lawyers lined up for the U.N. post.

The deputy chief remarks that the position doesn’t suit Joon-hyuk, who isn’t as skilled as Jung-woo or from a well-to-do family. It’s clear that he would like the search for Ha-yeon concluded before there is any talk that she might be alive. Joon-hyuk remains determined to find the girl and return her to her family.

Prosecutor Choi barges in, demanding to know why Joon-hyuk concealed Jung-woo’s confession to assure the death penalty. The deputy chief jumps to his defense, deflecting any talk of disciplinary action. When Prosecutor Choi asks Joon-hyuk if he’s hiding anything else, the deputy chief dismisses the young prosecutor.

Prosecutor Choi grabs Joon-hyuk’s arm as he walks by, appealing, “It’s not too late.” Joon-hyuk merely bows before leaving. As he walks down the hall, he recalls Jung-woo’s plea, “Please, just find Ha-yeon, no matter what.”

Sung-kyu appears in court for his final ruling, breathing a sigh of relief to learn that his only penalty is a traffic fine. Seok runs into an empty courtroom, having just missed Sung-kyu.

Min-ho enters his father’s office, and is greeted by a news report about Jung-woo’s case on the television. Commenting on the report, Chairman Cha dangerously approaches the truth when he says, “Killing a family member. I cannot comprehend such a thing.” Looking at Min-ho, he continues, “How could he do such a terrible thing?”

Min-ho sits with his father just as Seok calls with news that Sung-kyu has disappeared. Min-ho pretends to his father that the call was nothing important, but the chairman cautions him, “Sometimes, nothing much can become something too big to handle. So be cautious at all times.”

Sung-kyu is now on the street as a free man, descending into the subway. Min-ho calls the prison warden, demanding to know Jung-woo’s location, and is assured that after his nighttime call, Jung-woo was placed into solitary. Min-ho orders that Jung-woo be kept there without any contact whatsoever. He then views the newly discovered video of Ji-soo, wondering if Jung-woo regained his memory.

The warden checks on Inmate 3866, giving Jung-woo a chance to ask for a phone call. The warden teases Jung-woo with his phone, ordering him to get used to prison life. Min-ho calls the warden again and Jung-woo finds the ringtone somehow familiar.

Jung-woo concentrates, managing to remember hearing that same sound the day of his confession. As he sat alone in an interrogation room, that ringtone was followed by Ha-yeon’s voice calling out to him: “Dad!” Jung-woo jumped up to pound on the two-way mirror, desperately calling for his daughter.

Ha-yeon’s voice continued, “Daddy, where are you?” As tears of relief ran down his face, Jung-woo spoke into the microphone on the table, “Ha-yeon, I’ll be right there. You can wait, can’t you?” She asked him to bring her mother too, and Jung-woo broke down, explaining, “Mom is sick right now.”

Asking Ha-yeon to be strong, Jung-woo promised his daughter a kitten. At her happy response, Jung-woo began to sob, causing Ha-yeon to ask if he was crying. He denied his tears, covering the microphone so that she wouldn’t hear him. Jung-woo promised that he would come quickly for her, but Ha-yeon didn’t answer.

Throwing a chair, Jung-woo screamed into the mirror, “Who is it? Who are you?!” Jung-woo heard the following command, “Confess to it. If you want Ha-yeon to live.” The call ended just before Joon-hyuk returned to question Jung-woo.

Tae-soo sits beside his mother in a hospital. Mother Oh opens her eyes to learn that a neighbor called Tae-soo, telling him that she had collapsed. She explains that she had a strange dream about Jung-woo, sobbing, “It isn’t, is it? It isn’t son-in-law Park?”

Jung-woo sits in his cell, repeating over and over, “It’s Lee Sung-kyu.” He thinks back to Sung-kyu’s insistence that he had to get out of prison. Mong-chi had asked Sung-kyu how he was going to pay for an expensive surgery, but he assured the men that he would be fine. Jung-woo visualizes Sung-kyu’s case documents, struggling to remember his personal information.

Someone enters his section, causing Jung-woo to yell out for the warden. Tae-soo angrily opens the cell door to punch Jung-woo in the face. Jung-woo begs to make a call to save Ha-yeon, but every time he mentions her name, Tae-soo hits him, screaming, “Shut that mouth!” Tae-soo leaves Jung-woo lying on the floor, calling out Ha-yeon’s name.

Eun-hye’s aunt walks into her room, asking her despondent niece, “Is the world over?” Her aunt picks up a completed Notice of Withdrawalform, encouraging Eun-hye to submit it right away so she can end her involvement in Jung-woo’s case.

The cellmates sit together on a hallway bench, worrying about Jung-woo’s extended stay in solitary. Gangster Hyung changes the subject, asking about the rumors concerning the new female medical director. The cellmates share what they have heard and, upon learning that she smells good, Gangster Hyung stands up and enters her office.

When Gangster Hyung exits, he gives his cellmates an enthusiastic thumbs up, resulting in the others becoming eager for their turns. Mong-chi, real name Chun Pil-chil, is the last to see her. He tells her that she’s beautiful, then makes a show of his strength by flexing his biceps, eventually lifting his arms to make a heart over his head.

The doctor asks the head of security about the final inmate from that cell, only to discover that he’s in solitary. She know his identity and asks to see Jung-woo briefly as her review of his chart reveals no medical records at all, even though he reportedly lost his memory several times.

The head of security doesn’t appreciate the suggestion that Jung-woo was prevented from receiving treatment. He dismisses the doctor, telling her that she can see Jung-woo after he’s calmed down. Before he can leave, the doctor yells out, “I’m the doctor here. Bring him here.”

The head guard returns with the beaten Jung-woo. The doctor reminds Jung-woo that they met before, adding that she wants to help him, but he registers no recognition. She thinks that the guards are making Jung-woo uncomfortable and orders them outside.

When the head of security refuses, the doctor agrees not to report Jung-woo’s injuries if he cooperates. As soon as they are alone, Jung-woo grabs the doctor, covering her mouth. Betraying no emotion, he tells her, “You said you wanted to help me, didn’t you? Let me make one phone call.”

Looking defeated, Eun-hye submits her withdrawal notice to a smirking clerk. She answers her phone, shocked to hear Jung-woo, who asks, “Are you still my attorney?” Eun-hye takes back her form before agreeing that she is.

Jung-woo asks Eun-hye to find Sung-kyu, informing her that he has information on Ji-soo’s murder. He can only provide a partial resident ID number needed to search for him. Eun-hye promises to visit as soon as she locates the former inmate.

The head of security paces impatiently outside of the doctor’s office before storming in, only to find the doctor treating Jung-woo’s wounds. Jung-woo is finally escorted back to his cell, but the doctor expresses her opinion that it’s psychologically dangerous for him to be alone. Rather than make a report to the Department of Justice, she asks the head of security for this one favor.

Eun-hye wastes no time finding Joon-hyuk, demanding to know why she wasn’t informed sooner about Jung-woo’s confession. She points out that if its existence has been revealed earlier, Jung-woo could have avoided the death penalty. Joon-hyuk reminds her that he told her it was a trial that she would never win.

Eun-hye asks Joon-hyuk if he’s satisfied, but he counters that he lost two friends plus Ha-yeon. (Why is everything about him?) When he declares the trial over, Eun-hye disagrees. There is one more appeal available and Joon-hyuk urges her to file, telling her that maybe Jung-woo will accept the truth by then.

Eun-hye goes to a hospital to inquire about Sung-kyu’s sister, LEE YUN-SEO. There is no record of a patient with that name, so Eun-hye crosses the hospital off of her list, recalling Jung-woo’s suggestion that Sung-kyu’s sister must be in one of the local hospitals.

Yeon-hee and Min-ho visit Madame Cha at the hospital. Experiencing a lapse in her memory, she tells Yeon-hee that it’s time to get married before turning to her son, whom she recognizes as Min-ho. Madame Cha promises to convince his father, urging the couple to marry and go to America as she tells Yeon-hee that she is the only one for Min-ho.

The warden walks into the art room, surprised to see Jung-woo in attendance. The head of security updates him on the new doctor’s threat, forcing him to return Jung-woo to the general population. The warden decides to follow the doctor’s directive rather than risk a negative report.

Jung-woo doesn’t participate in the origami activity, distracted by his memory of Sung-kyu’s confession. Jung-woo bangs his fists on the table in frustration, attracting the attention of the head of security. Thinking fast, Mong-chi calls the teacher over to ask her for help with his origami, suggesting to Jung-woo that he join in. The cellmates push materials in front of Jung-woo, and the teacher’s presence forces the head guard to retreat.

Min-ho tucks his sleeping mother into bed before sitting with Yeon-hee. He lies that Sun-ho’s death was an accident, his impersonation necessary for everyone’s benefit. Min-ho promises a conflicted Yeon-hee that he will not disappoint her and will even protect her and Eun-soo. His mother hears their conversation, overcome with fear.

As Min-ho leaves the hospital, he happens to walk by Eun-hye as she inquires about Sung-kyu’s sister. This time, Eun-hye is successful, but discovers that the records show that Yun-seo died on October 7th.

Min-ho manages to bump into an unsuspecting Eun-hye, knocking her notebook to the floor. He gets a good look at a photo of Sung-kyu as he “helps” to pick up her scattered papers, now aware that Jung-woo is also searching for Sung-kyu. It turns out that Sung-kyu has been on a bus, and he gets off at a stop across the street from a church.

During recreation time, Mong-chi sets his origami bird free by dropping it into a drain. Rockfish teases him about wanting a real life prison break, even though he will be released soon. Mong-chi argues that prison drives him crazy, unlike Rockfish, who happily returned to prison the day after his release.

Chul-shik sits next to Jung-woo, pointing out his huge, scary cellmate across the yard, repeating his request for help in changing cells. Seeing that Jung-woo has no use for him anymore, Chul-shik points out that Jung-woo should be curious about why he’s been left alone, even though he put an innocent person like him in jail. That seems to get Jung-woo’s attention.

Chul-shik recounts the day of the Wolha-dong murder. He was demanding to see Jung-woo when the prosecutor was brought in, wearing handcuffs. They shared a cell, but Jung-woo resisted Chul-shik’s attempts to talk. He finally snapped, pinning Chul-shik against a wall as the man insisted on his innocence.

Jung-woo admitted that he knew that Chul-shik was telling the truth, and explains that he needed a way to investigate the hit-and-run case that killed Boss Kim and an autopsy doctor from the NFS. Jung-woo assured Chul-shik, “Just wait a little longer. When I catch him, it’ll be over.” Three days later, Jung-woo lost his memory.

Jung-woo asks Chul-shik who he was talking about. Chul-shik admits that Jung-woo never shared that information, urging him to remember it himself. Frustrated, Chul-shik shakes Jung-woo, asking him, “How long are you going to be this way?” Chul-shik again asks Jung-woo to move him to another cell, suggesting that he might remember something else. That night, Jung-woo stays awake, trying to remember who he was planning to catch.

On the phone with Yeon-hee, Min-ho explains that he was called out of the blue, asking if she knows why. She informs him that her father-in-law met Sun-ho once a month for a drink, but not since the accident. Hanging up, Min-ho mutters that he never once had a drink with his father.

As Min-ho joins his father for a drink, Chairman Cha finally addresses him as Sun-ho. Min-ho takes the opportunity to ask his father why he despised his younger son so much. Chairman Cha claims that everything was for Min-ho’s sake, causing Min-ho to counter, “Min-ho would have liked to hear that.”

Chairman Cha returns, “I’m sure Min-ho knows.” He then suggests that they forget Min-ho now that he’s gone, emphasizing to “Sun-ho” that Chamyung can never be shaken again.

Min-ho thinks over his talk with his father while waiting in a jewelry store. He is approached by a saleswoman who compliments him on a recent magazine article. She shows him the feature that celebrates him for guiding Chamyung out of crisis. A woman on an airplane has been reading that same article as she flies to Seoul.

Upon landing, the woman calls Sun-ho from the plane, leaving him a message, “Sun-ho, it’s me. How long are you going to not return my calls.” She asks him to get in touch with her at her usual place in Seoul.

Eun-hye finds a grocer who recognizes Sung-kyu. She remembered that his sister was really sick before they moved away. Eun-hye wants to know where he moved to, so the woman points her toward a mover, MR. KIM. He remembers Sung-kyu and happens to be on the way to the same neighborhood where he relocated.

The woman from the plane checks into a hotel, taking the room that she always uses. She sees Min-ho walking through the lobby and follows him into an elevator, smiling when he turns her way. She looks confused when he asks what floor she is headed for, but she manages to answer that she is on the twelfth floor. Exiting alone, she turns back as the doors close, sensing no recognition on “Sun-ho’s” face.

Min-ho joins Yeon-hee for her wedding anniversary dinner, presenting her with a necklace. She tells him that there is no need for that type of gesture, but Min-ho reminds Yeon-hee, “My brother’s wedding is a day I can’t forget either.”

Sung-kyu drives off in a car parked in front of a Catholic church just as Seok pulls up. He shows some children a photo of Sung-kyu and they point out which way he was headed. The mover drops Eun-hye in front of an apartment building, the same one where Jung-woo lived.

A security guard tells Eun-hye that Sung-kyu lived there briefly in the fall. She discovers that he lived in unit 304, directly across from Jung-woo’s apartment. Standing in front of both apartments, Eun-hye asks herself, “What in the world happened that day?”

Seok drives around the town, ending on a road with a sign that points to Woljung Penitentiary. He calls Min-ho, who is in the middle of dinner with Yeon-hee. Min-ho excuses himself to call the warden. When he can’t reach him, Min-ho explodes in frustration as the woman from the plane secretly observes him. She realizes that something is different about Sun-ho.

Rockfish and Mong-chi entertain the cellmates as they share coffee, but Gangster Hyung comments that without Sung-kyu, there is no one to take care of Jung-woo. He offers Jung-woo some coffee, noticing that he’s going through Sung-kyu’s personal items. A guard arrives to take Jung-woo to meet with a visitor.

Expecting to see Eun-hye, Jung-woo is surprised to find that his visitor is actually Sung-kyu. Jung-woo apologizes for shouting at him before Sung-kyu left the prison. Sung-kyu avoids answering any of Jung-woo’s questions, saying only, “I came to say thank you.”

Jung-woo encourages Sung-kyu to tell him what it is that he knows, but he explains that his words were only meant to keep Jung-woo from killing himself that night. Jung-woo then asks how Sung-kyu knew Ha-yeon’s song, but he doesn’t have an answer.

No longer able to control himself, Jung-woo yells at Sung-kyu, begging him to tell him. Sung-kyu leaves, telling Jung-woo, “I said I’d be right back.” Something about his answer causes Jung-woo to ask, “Ha-yeon is here, isn’t she?” Sung-kyu stops in his tracks before ignoring the question and walking out.

Jung-woo begs to be let out, sounding delusional as he claims that Ha-yeon is at the prison. Tae-soo appears, turning a deaf ear to Jung-woo’s ranting. Eun-hye bumps into Sung-kyu on her way inside to visit Jung-woo, not recognizing the man that she has been searching for.

Sung-kyu gets into his car, glancing at a backpack from Mt. Kkooldong kindergarten. Jung-woo is beside himself, acting like a raving lunatic as he screams out his daughter’s name. Ha-yeon calls out, “Uncle,” from the back seat, where she had been sleeping. Sung-kyu looks at her in the rear view mirror while Jung-woo, trapped in prison, screams out, “Ha-yeon!”

WEDNESDAY ON TRIBES AND EMPIRES - EPISODE 16 ON JOY PRIME @9: PM

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The morning after his “wedding night”, Jin Ji chats with He Ye. He tells him he bought him from Souda Meng with all his savings and all he wants is for He Ye to be good to Zhu Hai. Awww, daddy.... He Ye promises he will be but that because of him, Ji and Zhu Hai will no longer be at peace. Jin Ji tells him they are a family from then on and that as long as he sticks to his promise, he will assist him in whatever he does.
This is heartwarming and scary. You just know doom is coming, since He Ye definitely has no peaceful future ahead of him, given the prophecy...
Also, when does throwing all your money and the rest of your life at a stranger ever work out well?

The happy couple go for a ride (under the too-interested gaze of Kusu Da) and he gives her his necklace. She is overjoyed and although she wishes to have an uneventful life, promises not to hold him back from his ambitions. Back at camp, Kusu Da furtively sends off a carrier pigeon.
Kusu Da is interested in this woman...but worse, he hated He Ye from minute one. I guess it cannot be helped, because He Ye just arrives and takes such a prominent place in this small nomad family. I guess I would have been jealous too. I would, however, never have put a stick through my nose.
Ha, you make it sound like this: Boo, I'm jealous! I'm going to put a stick through my nose! Kusu Da totally thought he was going to marry Daughter and secure his place in that family, yep. Not sure if he's into her or the position, though.

As they continue their travels, they reach a horribly sacked camp. Noting that even the kids in the camp had been slaughtered, Jin Ji remarks the marauders had no regard for the code of the Prefecture. They are still at site when some people ride in. They are the ones who sacked the camp and have been summoned by the traitor Kusu Da.
You can say what you want about the Muru Iron Cavalry (which is a lot), but it is true, they seem to uphold a certain sense of justice, which includes sparing the life of children. These new guys? The worst. 
We haaaaates them, we does. They hurts our Precioussssss.

The leader of the men (in a scary mask) and HeYe fight until the Leader stops in disbelief and delight and tells HeYe he is Helan Tie Yuan. Both long-lost brothers embrace and the Helan sis- Helan Tie Duo also embraces him in delight which Zhu Tai promptly takes offense to. She tells Tie Duo she is his wife which is clearly unwelcome news to the latter.
Oh dear. This smells so much like trouble I need roomspray. And wow, Helans...you have no sense of right or wrong?! 
I both loved and hated this scene because so MUCH is going on, but I can tell you I disliked these two without reservation. 

Everyone heads back to the Helan camp for drinking and partying. Tie Duo watches Zhu Tai and HeYe with barely concealed fury and jealousy and confesses to a drunk HeYe who just drank Tie Yuan under the table. He rejects her, sister zoning her. It took him so long!! But only because he was so far from seeing her as a woman that he had no idea what she was trying to do until she practically placed her crotch in his hand.Zhu Tai witnesses it and is distraught but HeYe reassures her of his sole affections.
Helan sis is just insane. It's fine to have a crush on a boy when you're little, but how many years has it been? She couldn't even hope to ever see him again. Back off, you bitch. 
I do believe that a woman who approaches a man who is CLEARLY otherwise involved is the lowest of the low.  (Of course, I feel that way about a man who does the same.)  People say 'why?  she doesn't have a responsibility to that other woman, and if the guy strays, that's on him.'  I say this:  family structure is essential to society and if you interfere with a couple, you're toying with our foundation. It's an assault on us ALL.
PS. Huge wagon wheel just hanging out! They never even mention it, they're so cool.

Next day Tie Duo enlists her brother in her Operation “Get HeYe by all means necessary”. He comments HeYe is married but she says that is a minor detail. Well, dang. Outside Jin Ji prepares for departure. He doesn’t feel comfortable in the Helan camp and although it’s obvious HeYe doesn’t want to leave, he doesn’t refuse. He goes to say his goodbyes and when he is gone, Zhu Tai and dad get ambushed.
A tribe with no morality. It's a clear reflection of what the Helan siblings are: animals who can talk. I hope they die a horrible death, I have NO sympathy for them at all. Thy dynamics between him and her are interesting though: He is the chief, but she is the one with the influence over him. 
let them inbreed and die, then, disgusting creatures.

Tie Yuan takes HeYe to their armory stash. Weapons, armors all obtained from Cloud City (the dwarfs, right?). He tells HeYe to stay and fulfill his dream of uniting the prefecture and defeating the Muru. He even brings in former Shuofeng members(OMG, the hair!!) but HeYe doesn’t change his mind. Tie Yuan leaves the armory but tells HeYe to stay and ponder about it for a while.
Two things are highlighted here. He Ye is a man of his word; incredibly (and I guess stupidly) loyal. And: the prophecy will destroy any aspiration of a quiet life. People depend on it, on him - he cannot pretend his people don't need him. 
What they NEED is for him to get rid of these assholes.

Tie Yuan gets Kusu Da to go rape Zhu Tai. Poor Zhu Tai wakes up with the excrement over her and although she fights and screams no-one helps her. Gosh TT__TT.
Hard to watch. Not only because of the rape, which is horrible enough, but also of the knowledge that this is already the end of the happy relationship with He Ye, whatever now follows. All is tainted. 
I couldn't even swallow for the lump in my throat and the stone in my chest. This was brutal. And it answers the question about what Kusu Da wanted...his tears show that it was her. They don't buy him any sympathy from me, though.

Jin Ji wakes up and goes to tell HeYe what happened. He goes to demand for Zhu Tai’s release from Tie Yuan. Tie Yuan instead tells him Jin Ji’s is a Muru to his shock.
The Helans are not only vicious like beasts, they are also very efficient at destroying nice things. 
I want them to die painfully. Slowly. What inflicts the most pain and yet keeps a person in their right mind the longest? That's what I want for them, done by the most skilled torturer in history.
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I can’t. I really can’t. I am so sad. I knew that Helan clan was a bad idea the minute I saw what they did to that camp. There was no need to also kill the children.
We don't know whether the Helan tribe has always been this brutal or whether this is a consequence of these kids being enslaved and then coming back to build up that tribe again. It doesn't matter though, I guess. They're in power - or they're the ones backed by power, rather, the Nankus. They won't be removed or held in check easily. 
There is a reason for killing children, actually:  the chance that they would come back eventually, monsters like the Helan siblings.

And oh my God, Zhu Tai! It makes me even more angry to remember it was another woman who planned all this.
This drama is so brutal with its characters TT____________________TT
I do want her to die first, with her brother watching.