The Tale of Rose Episode 1 Recap, Plot

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The story takes place on the special day of July 13, 2001. The International Olympic Committee will announce the results of the Olympic bid at ten o'clock today, and Beijing is one of the candidate cities. The whole country is eagerly anticipating Beijing's success in winning the bid.

Guan Zhizhi specifically chose this day to register her marriage with her fiancé, Zhou Shihui. Colleagues and close friends are waiting at the entrance of the Civil Affairs Bureau to celebrate with them. Guan Zhizhi couldn't contain her joy and filled out the registration form cheerfully, immersed in happiness and oblivious to the fact that Zhou Shihui, sitting next to her, was acting strangely.

Zhou Shihui looked worried and restless. The staff confirmed that both parties' submitted documents were accurate and were about to stamp the marriage certificate when Zhou Shihui suddenly stopped them loudly. Guan Zhizhi was immediately infuriated and embarrassed. She had been in a relationship with Zhou Shihui for seven years and never expected him to back out at the last minute.

Huang Zhenhua, Zhou Shihui's colleague, had been waiting outside for a long time but didn't see Guan Zhizhi and Zhou Shihui come out. Sensing that something was wrong and recalling Zhou Shihui's unusual behavior that morning, he tried to comfort him about his fear of married life. As expected, Zhou Shihui changed his mind at the last moment. Guan Zhizhi was unwilling to let it go.

She had spent seven years of her youth on Zhou Shihui and angrily scolded him, forcibly dragging him to get the certificate, even if it meant divorcing the next day. Zhou Shihui resolutely refused, and Guan Zhizhi's close friends rushed in to punch and kick him. Huang Zhenhua, seeing this, drove Zhou Shihui away to escape.

Huang Zhenhua advised Zhou Shihui to return and apologize to Guan Zhizhi, but Zhou Shihui had to admit that he had fallen in love with Huang Zhenhua's sister, Huang Yimei. Hearing this, Huang Zhenhua became furious and beat up Zhou Shihui, who did not fight back despite being bruised and battered, insisting that his love for Huang Yimei was true.

Huang Yimei, 22 years old, is a top student at the Central Academy of Fine Arts. Naturally beautiful, cheerful, and with a wide range of interests, she exudes an enchanting charm that attracts many admirers who often fight over her. Three months ago, Huang Zhenhua brought Huang Yimei to the architectural institute for an internship, where Zhou Shihui fell in love with her at first sight.

Huang Zhenhua even had Huang Yimei follow Zhou Shihui to learn from him. From that day on, Zhou Shihui's heart was filled with Huang Yimei, leaving no room for anyone else. His admiration for her became uncontrollable.

Huang Zhenhua parked the car by the roadside and sternly warned Zhou Shihui not to harbor unrealistic hopes about Huang Yimei. However, Zhou Shihui was convinced that Huang Yimei had feelings for him. They had dined and watched movies together, and he had given her a necklace, which she did not refuse.

Zhou Shihui was determined to break up with Guan Zhizhi but couldn't bring himself to say it, delaying until the moment at the Civil Affairs Bureau. He suddenly realized he wouldn't marry anyone but Huang Yimei. Seeing Zhou Shihui's stubbornness, Huang Zhenhua angrily ignored him.

When Huang Yimei returned home from work, admirers delivered flowers and gifts, which her parents refused to accept, being fed up with the attention. Her father, Huang Jianzhi, and mother, Wu Yuejiang, both professors at Tsinghua University, hoped she would pursue further studies after graduation, but Huang Yimei wasn't interested in graduate school. Huang Jianzhi received countless calls daily asking to meet Huang Yimei, which he declined with various excuses. Huang Yimei was accustomed to this.

Guan Zhizhi went to a bar to drown her sorrows, with her close friends comforting her. She called home to cancel the wedding banquet, claiming Zhou Shihui was hit by a car and died. Huang Zhenhua drove home and called Huang Yimei down, telling her about Zhou Shihui's decision to break off the engagement for her. Huang Yimei was indifferent, and Huang Zhenhua forbade her from seeing Zhou Shihui again, wanting to give him time to reflect. Huang Yimei felt the matter was irrelevant to her.

The family compound suddenly became lively as everyone celebrated Beijing's successful Olympic bid. Huang Zhenhua rushed home to watch the live broadcast, followed by Huang Yimei. Guan Zhizhi came crying to Huang Zhenhua, suspecting Zhou Shihui had another woman in his heart. Huang Zhenhua tried to cover it up, but Guan Zhizhi, recalling that Zhou Shihui had called out the name "Rose" in his sleep, concluded that the woman was Huang Yimei.

Huang Yimei explained that she and Zhou Shihui were just ordinary mentor-student relations, only having tea and watching movies together, but Guan Zhizhi didn't believe it and accused Huang Yimei of seducing Zhou Shihui. She demanded Huang Jianzhi and Wu Yuejiang back her up.

After much persuasion from Huang Zhenhua, Guan Zhizhi finally left. Huang Jianzhi and Wu Yuejiang were already exasperated by Huang Yimei's admirers and were furious that she was now involved with someone else's fiancé. Despite Huang Yimei's numerous explanations, they blamed her and locked her in her room.

Early the next morning, an angry Guan Zhizhi came to confront Huang Zhenhua. Huang Zhenhua, with a forced smile, tried to appease her, but Guan Zhizhi threatened to report Huang Yimei to the school.

Huang Zhenhua apologized repeatedly out of fear. Wu Yuejiang prepared a meal and sent Huang Jianzhi to call Huang Yimei, only to find that she had escaped through the window.

At work, Yuan Zheng eagerly tried to get close to Huang Yimei, but she didn't reciprocate. Guan Zhizhi saw Huang Yimei through the window and wanted to confront her, but Huang Zhenhua desperately tried to stop her.

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