Parallel World Episode 4 Recap
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After Ye Liuxi had been driving for a while, as they neared Goose Head Sand Dune, her car's tires became stuck in the sand. Despite her attempts to use the methods Chang Dong had taught her, the car remained unresponsive. She had no choice but to walk to find Chang Dong while wrapped in a red blanket. Luckily, she came across Chang Dong sitting alone on a sand dune. However, to her surprise, Chang Dong mistook her for Kong Yang, and she found it rather amusing. So, she leaned against the car and reminded him to open his eyes and recognize who she really was.
Chang Dong realized his mistake and didn't say anything more. He approached Ye Liuxi, who asked him why he was proposing to Kong Yang here. In truth, Kong Yang didn't like the desert and couldn't adapt to its climate. However, Chang Dong loved the desert, and she had chosen to come here to accommodate his preference.
If they wanted to camp at Goose Head Sand Dune, it was impossible for Chang Dong to do it alone. He had previously discussed the plan with the team, and the online rumors were all untrue. In reality, the team was helping Chang Dong brainstorm ideas for the proposal. The leader of Shan Cha thought that crossing the Four Great Desolation Zones would attract a lot of attention. If they simply proceeded without any incidents, they would lose the topic and attention. So, they decided to create topics, conflicts, and misunderstandings, making everyone believe that the guide and the team members were arguing. Finally, they would use the marriage proposal as a twist. However, the proposal was interrupted by a sandstorm before they could broadcast the message.
Because many of the deceased team members hadn't purchased travel insurance due to its high cost, their families couldn't receive compensation and had to share the search and rescue expenses. As a result, the families, motivated by self-interest or anger, blamed Chang Dong. Many "insiders" also revealed information that pushed Kong Yang into the spotlight and subjected her to online abuse even after her death.
Ye Liuxi listened thoughtfully and was curious about why Chang Dong had mistaken her for Kong Yang. However, Chang Dong refused to answer that question. Seeing Chang Dong's uncooperative attitude, Ye Liuxi got angry and complained. She remembered that she had something important to do and decided to be stubborn, making Chang Dong help her tow the car. Chang Dong had no choice but to agree.
Soon, the three of them arrived at the Darbo boundary marker. As was their custom, they placed two bottles of water by the marker, signifying that if they continued further, they would enter a desolation zone filled with various unknown dangers. Ye Liuxi's car had a flat tire, so they moved everything to Fei Tang's off-road vehicle. Fei Tang finally saw the beast-headed yellow sheep cup he had been longing for. However, because they were currently in the desert, they couldn't take any risks, so they had to rely on Chang Dong to safely get it out.
While walking, Ye Liuxi accidentally scratched her leg on a salt crust. Chang Dong quickly carried her out and personally applied medicine and bandaged the wound, warming her heart. The three of them found a place with less blowing sand to camp and rest. Ye Liuxi intentionally showed off the beast-headed yellow sheep cup in front of Fei Tang, whose secret plans she had already figured out.
As evening approached, a sandstorm started, and the air was filled with the taste of sand and dust. Ye Liuxi woke up from a dream and found Chang Dong helping her close the tent door. She brought up the same question again, willing to trade her own secret for an answer, hoping for mutual honesty. Afterward, she handed her notebook to him, which contained information about what she knew and didn't know.
Chang Dong admitted that he had mistaken Ye Liuxi for Kong Yang because their body shapes were too similar, and he briefly thought he was witnessing a scene from the past. During the storm that year, an entire sand dune had been leveled, and the entire camp had been wiped out, with only Chang Dong surviving. However, before losing consciousness, he had seen a group of people, along with Kong Yang, crossing over a hill and slowly leaving. So, in his mind, these people should have been the spirits of his teammates.
Through this heartfelt conversation, Ye Liuxi's attitude toward Chang Dong changed, and she expressed a desire for them to get along peacefully from now on. The next morning, Chang Dong felt a sharp pain in his chest and kept having flashes of a mysterious woman and fragments of memories. He managed to crawl into Ye Liuxi's tent with his last bit of strength.
Ye Liuxi called for Fei Tang, and they quickly performed CPR on Chang Dong. Finally, his heartbeat slowly returned. Just as Ye Liuxi was asking Chang Dong if he had a history of heart problems, they heard eerie whistling sounds in the distance. Chang Dong's face turned pale, and he urgently told Ye Liuxi and Fei Tang to pack up quickly because they had encountered a band of desert raiders.
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