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Li Ren met Zhao. Li Ren said Zhao is really angry. Zhao said if he knows about that why do such thing. Li Ren said Zhao won't understand it. Zhao cannot forgive Li Ren to give up the leader position. Li Ren said he decided after a long thought. For a free bird like Kajika, very not free Fang leader like Li Ren cannot be matched together. Kajika will surely get in trouble after Laginei thingy. He wants to protect her. In order to do so, Li Ren had to give up being leader of Fang. Zhao said so he's choosing Kajika over Fang leader. Zhao said he thought there's no future for Fang, with full of disgusted people in the family. Zhao was called to assist a 14 year old boy becoming leader (Li Ren), but for him, that boy is the future to improve Fang family. As he thought, Li Ren improved Fang family, fighting against the ugly elders. Li Ren said he still loves Fang family, but Kajika is more important for him. He wants Zhao to be understandable. He had to choose Kajika over Fang family because he cannot protect both of them. Zhao understood Li Ren's feeling (?).
Zhao said there's someone who called he called for. There's a sniper who's following Kajika and at any order, he can snipe Kajika. Li Ren is shocked and angry at him. He said if he does that, he has to fight against Harry. Zhao said then Li Ren has to be the leader and fight against Harry. Zhao believes that Li Ren can do so. Li Ren said he cannot be the suspect of killing Kajika. Zhao believes that Li Ren will surely return as Fang leader and not care about the corrupting Fang. Li Ren has to bear the pain as the leader of Fang. That is the meaning of standing high above everyone else. Li Ren said then Zhao should be the one who should be the leader. Li Ren is a smart person who cannot be replaced for Zhao's opinion. Li Ren asked Zhao to stop the sniping mission. Zhao said with a condition: return to Singapore and marry Lin Li (leaving Kajika). Li Ren now realized that he cannot protect Kajika anymore. He agreed so that Kajika can be alive. Li Ren is in despair.
In the airplaine, Kajika is worried about Li Ren leaving without letting her know. Toranosuke said that he has something to do for his family. He suggested to just get contact with him once they are back to the US. Kajika feels uneasiness.
Kajika met the maid when she was young, Maria. She was called by Harry. She knows that Kajika is in love because she's like a mother to Kajika who nurtured her. She's happy that she's in love and she's pretty in the result. Maria also knows that Li Ren only looked at Kajika ever since he was young. She said she was worried that she couldn't notice his feeling. He was always sad, but was happy from his heart when he was with Kajika. So she thought only Kajika can save Li Ren. Someone called for Kajika in the middle of conversation.
It was Carl who visited her. Kajika is happy to see Carl, too. Carl is glad that she's ok. He said he wants to apologize to Kajika for making so much trouble. Also, he was unable to protect her even though he said he's going to. Kajika said it's ok. Besides, she realized her real feeling during that accident. Carl said Li Ren's a nice guy. He got a call from Li Ren about Kajika being safe and worried about Carl, too. So he couldn't hate Li Ren about stealing Kajika from him. He was able to meet Kajika because he gave him the courage.
Carl said his father gained conscious after transporting to the hospital in the US. Beside his bed, his father raised his arm to his son and Carl hold him hand. Carl shed tear. Before, his tear was about the weak self with his father not looking good about his mother. He shed tear that time with joy. Carl was able to be connected with his father (or something of that sort). The feeling that he doesn't know is sleeping within and he felt that being a person is mysterious.
Carl then mentioned the time Kajika told him to look at another girl. He said he cannot do it. The only one he loves is Kajika. There's no way to feel like that to another girl. That's him for her, even if Kajika cannot love him back, he still love her. Kajika says sorry. Carl went toward her and hugged her, says that he doesn't want to see her sad. It's ok to just smile at him. (He really thinks like that, but half lying)
On his way back, he thinks that the feeling will surely forget when he's working. Then there's a report from Singapore that Li Ren marrying Lin Li in one week. That also got to Toranosuke, who is watching the report from the TV. Eugene is also watching that report from the TV. They are all shocked. Carl called for making appointment with Li Ren. Toranosuke couldn't believe what he saw and he talked out loud, Kajika heard it. Kajika cannot believe it because they made promise to go to their island. She called for Li Ren.
Kajika is talking to Zhao instead and Zhao confirmed about the marriage. Zhao is not letting Kajika meet or talk to Li Ren. After the phone call, she's confused and ran up to her room. Kajika is thinking about the time they promised each other. They were happy then. Kajika is crying and Harry came to check on her.
Li Ren in his room, he's sad. There is a knock and Zhao gave him the food. Li Ren hasn't been eating for several days (probably when he's back in Singapore). Li Ren cannot feel his body as his own. Zhao said it's ok to hate him, but he will thank him in the future. The pain from love is just short term. Zhao is trying to make him forget the love for Kajika. Li Ren said Lin Li came earlier and asked what's hurting him. Please tell her. As a wife-to-be, she wants to know about it. Li Ren said he will not be able to love Lin Li for forever, but Lin Li is serious about marrying him. Zhao said Li Ren will know eventually the purpose and told him to rest.
Li Ren is painful because he cannot forget Kajika. There's no way of waking up from the dream he had with Kajika. Even though he promised to not meet her again, but he still thinks about Kajika. He thinks that Kajika will hate him without knowing the reason being betrayed. He's rather be hated by Kajika than to forget about her. Li Ren cannot believe he's that weak. His body still thinks about Kajika even though his mind keeps reminding himself to forget about Kajika. He's like living dead after losing Kajika. It's a sin for what he did to Kajika.
Zhao cannot believe Li Ren loves Kajika that deep, but he's still going to force him to stand up as Fang leader. An old woman told Zhao that Carl called and wanted to meet Li Ren. She refused but he is still says he's going to meet him.
Harry knows what happened to Li Ren and why he chose that. He explained Kajika about what he knows about Li Ren. Harry knows that Zhao did it because he's part of Fang family and that he will do anything to gain what he wants. He said it's also Li Ren's fault for obeying Zhao. It's his weakness. He cannot see anything when it comes to Kajika. If it wasn't for Kajika, he will choose another choice. Harry will not do anything until he heard Kajika's decision.
Maria said that's cruel. Harry said it's Kajika's own matter and she needs to choose for her own. Maria said, but isn't Harry nurtured Li Ren as Kajika's husband? Harry said it's still Kajika's choice. That's why he also chose other alternative candidates for her to choose from. Even if Harry thought Li Ren as the main candidate of Kajika's husband, it's still Kajika's choice. He also said that just because of that, a man cannot become weak and cannot choose. That's how risky Kajika's identity is. He needs to be strong being with Kajika. Harry said Kajika will surely find her own way by herself. Then, someone called him.
Kajika is thinking... is she not so reliable to Li Ren to the extend that he needs to leave without telling her? She doesn't want that. She cannot just be silent and not do anything about it.
Toranosuke called for Kajika and said that the phone call was from Neuei. Maharty is weak (in the verge of death?).
Next ep...Lin Li is preparing soup for Li Ren and talking. Li Ren is talking with sad expression. Lin Li is sad at sad Li Ren... Carl talks ... Lumati with high priest, seriously looking outside the window. Lumati leading Kajika, Harry, and Fred to meet a person on the bed who raised his arm to Kajika... Catherine... and Maharty? (or Lumati) showing.
2 more eps. Final ep. airs on February 14th (Valentine's Day!). After Final ep. on Feb. 14, there's Guest Talk special on the 21st and rerun of first special (where Toranosuke talks) on the 28th.
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And why Li-Ren isn't acting this cool way as he always did? Why?
I just can't understand why he can't run away (as Kajika did with Rumaty, I think it was 7th ep) or send letter like Mustafa (from Ragineys' palace). WHY?!
I feel like kickin' some asses because of that, it's so-no-hanaseku-like.
I feel like the next episode it just going to be the cliche, "Speak now or forever hold your peace" climax. If it goes any differently, I'll be genuinely surprised. The episode itself felt totally contrived. Yes, Li-Ren is incredibly short-sighted when it comes to Kajika, but not this short-sighted; to have him allow himself to be steamrolled by Zao--who hasn't really done anything, let alone prove that he is capable of something like this--is just dumb.
The last two episodes will definitely be a great climax after such a nice display of drama. The way it was executed wasn't realy satisfying (too cliché and a lot of scenaristic simplifications) but yet, that led to a very nice dilemma for both main characters, so at least there's some potential to episodes 38 and 39. Let's see if they can pull a good ending now.
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noteDhero said: I feel like the next episode it just going to be the cliche, "Speak now or forever hold your peace" climax. If it goes any differently, I'll be genuinely surprised.
I think it'll be a "will Kajika stop Li-Ren's wedding or will she go to her dying grandfather's bedside?" type episode, so she'll have to choose. If she ends up being able to do both, that will annoy me. (Get courage from her grandpa to stop the wedding?) Either way I don't care all that much about Kajika and Li-Ren's relationship anymore.
Was so surprised that Zao had the balls to threaten Li-Ren. And completely disappointed in Li-Ren's reaction (and on a similar note, also disappointed Carl didn't throw a tantrum!).
Wow, only three episodes left, and there's still more drama coming? Guess I shouldn't be too surprised. xD Hate Zao now. Never really liked him, but now I definitely hate him.
Why all the right hands of the leaders here were a bunch of jerks? First Quinza then Zao.
Honestly I hate Zao now after this episode. I don't know, I knew that what Quinza did was fatal but at least Rumaty gave a pretty good 'response', in the end he did become a king who is loved by his people. But Zao? It was so sudden like he threatened to kill Kajika??? Li-Ren wouldn't be able to respond well to it. He did that so Li-Ren would come back and marry Lin Li? Wtf man. He is just stupid. He said that he didn't know Li-Ren was deeply into Kajika but didn't he think that Li-Ren, a very capable man, must be so in love with Kajika that he's willing to stop being Fang group's leader? And his relationship with Lin Li will come to awkward too if they really got married. BUT. This condition can't be blame to just Zao. Li-Ren was a coward too. If he loves and want to marry Kajika, just say so! Ask her! Tch. Even though I don't like Zao for threatening Li-Ren, I actually agreed with him that if he and Kajika got married then it was beneficial for both parties especially the Fang group. I mean, even though Kajika is a free and naive girl, but I don't think she will harm her father's business or Fang's group. And yes, even if Kajika has a husband, Harry is basically still the leader of Burnsworth until he gives up his position, so all Li-Ren's business dealings are with Harry. Even though I really like Li-Ren, at this point I feel that Rumaty is still the best candidate, if we talk about courage and toughness.
Not only that, Kajika even got another problem which is her grandfather is in critical situation. We only have 2 more episodes.....