Recap - ISWAK (Ep. 9)

It's the first day of school! Xiang Qin and Zhi Shu are on their way to college... but more like Xiang Qin trying to keep up with Zhi Shu in a half walking, half jogging way. Her silly self gets so unlucky that she gets splashed by a puddle from a car and steps into some crap onto the street! (LOL) Zhi Shu comes back and sees her smelly shoe and then leaves, not caring about whether she was ok or not. XQ, on the otherhand, daydreams that ZS will pick up the shoe and use a pen to scrape off the poop... but of course thats not his style.

She keeps on following him throughout the school and meets her two BFFs. Then as they walk to class, she reveals that she and ZS kissed! We find out that XQ is enrolled in child education when ZS is majoring in biology. In XQ's first class, her two BFFs and her play with children and seem to have so much fun.

Later, there is a club fair and each student has a list of tons of clubs they can choose from. XQ immediately wonders, which club will ZS join? Nearby, we see Ah Jin secretly spying on them, posed as a gardener. The students, sing, play ping pong, juggle, etc, trying to see which they like best.

XQ and her friends then go to spy on ZS at the biology lab. Her friends say, there't not much girls he

re anyways, so you don't need to worry... and when they see ZS, he's with a really pretty and smart girl. As ZS is talking to XQ, the pretty girl comes up and asks him if XQ is his girlfriend, and he says, "how could that be possible?" This totally shocks XQ since they've already kissed, but makes the pretty girl really happy, as we see her devious smile.

Back at home, we see XQ's mind has gone elsewhere when the mom asks her to wash dishes and cut the pizza, she ends up washing the pizza! ZS's mom then finds out about the new girl on the scene and gives XQ some encouraging words. :)

On the stairs that night, XQ asks ZS about the girl and we find out that her name is Pei Zi Yu (PZY).

Pei Zi Yu (Tiffany Hsu) - ZS's classmate in college

In simple terms, she is the woman version of ZS, both a beauty queen and a genius. She has a little sister and is good at everything she does. She likes ZS and competes with XQ to win him over.

XQ: well what do you think about her?

ZS: are you jealous?

XQ: um... no...

ZS: I heard when she was in high school, she was the school beauty queen tree years in a row, and she ranked #5 on the national examination. I rarely meet this kinds of girls who are both beautiful and smart.

XQ: [glumly] she is amazing. Why does she come to our school?... huh! is it because of you?

ZS: What are you worried about?... [leaning closer] We are so close that we even kissed. Have you forgotten? Do I need to remind you again?... [leaning even closer until a couple inches apart and then LAUGHES]

The next day at lunch, XQ meets ZS when shes picking which to get and they both end up getting Meal A, but theres much more food on XQ's dish than ZS's dish. HUH? Out comes AJ! He's working as the cook, and purposely gave his princess XQ more. hehehehe

Afterwards, as they are finding seats, XQ finds a two seats next to each other, but ZS goes to sit with PZY at the table behind her instead. PZY is with two other member of the tennis club, who kind of threatens him to join in order to the championship this year. We find out that PZY has already joined too. XQ, leaning her head over, listens in on their convo and wants to join too. After school, XQ trails ZS to find out what club it is.

ZS figures that she's following him and goes into the women's bathroom and then 'fake' goes into a room, causing her to end up joining the anime club. And they pull her down and traps her, telling her stories and messing up her hair. SHE IS MISERABLE.

When she finally gets out, she meets one of the people who were sitting with ZS at lunch and tells him that she wants to join the club, still not knowing what it is. He tells her she's not quite qualified... and gives her a sheet:

Club Entrance Requirements

1. Height: Male 180cm and above

Female 165cm and above

2. IQ above 100 (XQ is around 75)

3. Body fat lower than 15%

...

Entirely discriminating against people who are short, dumb and fat. She doesn't listen and forces her way into the club saying that any student is allowed to join ANY club, from the student handbook. The upperclassman Wang Hao Qian finally agrees and allows her to join. ZS is so humored by her decision to join and asks 'you probably didnt think about your decision?' XQ doesn't understand him... because all she can think of is ZS teaching her how to play tennis and his hands around hers over the racket.

The determined XQ takes action and starts practicing swinging the racket in her room that very night, while talking randomness to herself. ZS and YS are laughing at her stupidity and uncoordination as they watch from her door. Over dinner, the families start talking about tennis and sports. ZS's dad and XQ's dad begin competing against each other and saying they can beat the other person.

The next day afterschool, the tennis club meets for practice for the first time. The nice upperclassman HQ from before becomes so harsh on the court as he assesses each of the member's abilities. The balls he hits are so fierce it even knocked down a girl and everyone is intimidated. Wang HQ is nicknamed the Killer Devil because he gets so into the game his eyes shoot fire. The first kid is owned, PZY passes (cuz HQ went easy on her), next is ZS. ZS makes HQ run back and forth, and ends up making him fall over, because ZS is just that great! Now, HQ is mad... the next person will be doomed...

and, just her luck, that person is XQ. After HQ serves the first ball, she is knocked down unconcious and with a nose bleed! Poor XQ :(

~ End of Episode 9 ~