A Beautiful Lie Episode 1 Recap, Plot

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Qin Fei is an actress who has been in the industry for five years. She played the lead villainess in "Legend of Mingyue", and the drama's success made her widely known. As she was about to leave the airport, she was informed that a tabloid had fabricated rumors that she was a homewrecker after she introduced a lawyer to her friend Jin Na.

The paparazzi had taken pictures of her with the lawyer, and reporters were already waiting outside the airport for her. Her assistant, Ka Fei, called to tell her she was stuck in traffic and couldn’t pick her up, but she had already arranged for a private car. Before Ka Fei could finish telling her the license plate number, Qin Fei hung up the phone.

Recognized by reporters, Qin Fei hurriedly fled and spotted an Audi in the parking lot, jumping into the car in a panic. Xing Zhizhi, the driver, recognized her immediately as Qin Fei. Seeing that she was being chased, he quickly drove off. On the way, she received a call from her manager, Ren Siqi, who scolded her for introducing Jin Na to a lawyer, causing rumors of her being a homewrecker.

Ren Siqi complained that since Jin Na hadn’t been photographed, she had stayed silent, worried that the company might terminate Qin Fei’s contract. Qin Fei insisted the photos were just a matter of angles and suggested she and the lawyer, He, issue a joint statement to clear things up. Her manager demanded that she apologize publicly, but Qin Fei refused, believing she had done nothing wrong.

Meanwhile, Ka Fei called again, asking why Qin Fei hadn’t gotten into the car, and mentioned that the private driver she had arranged was a female driver. Qin Fei then realized she had gotten into the wrong car. She suspected that Xing Zhizhi was a paparazzi journalist and that he had a recording device. She threatened him with pepper spray, demanding he hand over the recorder.

Xing Zhizhi explained that he was on his way to catch a flight but, seeing her being chased, had decided to help. He added that his flight had already been delayed because of this. Seeing his flight information, Qin Fei realized she had misunderstood and reluctantly got out of the car with her luggage.

Shortly after, Qin Fei’s mother called, scolding her for getting involved with a married man, saying that even her father’s spirit in heaven would blame her for not being raised properly. Frustrated, Qin Fei hung up the phone, feeling distressed about how to find another car. Unexpectedly, Xing Zhizhi returned and offered her another ride. Qin Fei received a message from Jin Na, who expressed that she had her own difficulties. Annoyed, Qin Fei blocked her.

Feeling agitated, Qin Fei grabbed a pillow from the car, only to find it printed with her own face. Xing Zhizhi explained that the pillow was a gift from a friend. To lighten the mood, Qin Fei asked him to play some music, only to find out that the song playing was one she had sung herself. This made Qin Fei suspect that Xing Zhizhi might be a fan of hers with ulterior motives.

Despite Xing Zhizhi's explanation, Qin Fei remained unconvinced, and they ended up at the police station. After an investigation, the police confirmed that Qin Fei had voluntarily gotten into Xing Zhizhi’s car and had delayed his trip. Her manager urged her to apologize, so Qin Fei begrudgingly wrote an apology on a napkin for him. Xing Zhizhi is a doctor at He Xi Hospital.

He had a meeting at the hospital to discuss the donation of a gamma knife to a supporting hospital. At the hospital, he encountered a patient who had always booked appointments with him. As she did her rehabilitation exercises, she was also watching a drama starring Qin Fei. The patient was unimpressed with Qin Fei’s acting, but Xing Zhizhi took her phone away, warning her not to look down at her phone while exercising.

The patient was pleased that he cared about her and offered to treat him to a meal. However, he declined, saying he had to discuss the gamma knife donation with the hospital foundation staff. The patient offered to inquire about the cost of donating a gamma knife, and Xing Zhizhi told her it would cost two million. She immediately fell silent. Xing Zhizhi later found out that Qin Fei had consistently donated to the hospital foundation in the past.

He contacted the hospital director and Ren Siqi, proposing that Qin Fei make a two-million-yuan donation for the gamma knife this year. In return, she could serve as a celebrity volunteer at the hospital’s ribbon-cutting ceremony. However, due to the negative rumors about her being a homewrecker, Qin Fei had been dropped from several dramas and variety shows. Ren Siqi believed that becoming a celebrity volunteer and getting some media coverage could help restore her image.

Qin Fei agreed to the donation but refused to participate in the publicity, preferring to ruin her career than to resort to such self-promotion. Qin Fei, accompanied by Ka Fei, secretly took a high-speed train to Lin Kang County. At the station exit, she found Xing Zhizhi, and the three of them set off for the hospital by car. On the way, Qin Fei told Xing Zhizhi that she knew everything he had been doing.

She believed he was trying to get close to her, but she made it clear that she would never fall for one of her fans. On their journey, they encountered a landslide, and a small roadside shop collapsed, trapping a little girl under the debris. Xing Zhizhi and Qin Fei worked together to treat the injured girl and stay by her side until the rescue team from the hospital arrived. Afterward, Qin Fei fainted.

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