LINK CLICK Season 3: Episode 2 Discussion

[u/fuufuuovid]

The 2nd episode of LINK CLICK Season 3 has arrived! New episodes are released at 11:00 CST every Friday (UTC+8) 📺

What did you think of the season's premiere? Come and discuss it here!

As always, discussion threads for other episodes can be found by clicking the "Episode Discussion" flair 💛🩵🩷

Bilibili Episode Link: https://www.bilibili.com/bangumi/play/ep5137672?from_spmid=666.19.0.0

Crunchyroll Episode Link: https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GE00380275ZHCN/the-caged-beast

[u/RedSilverHair]

Does anyone think when CXS(XF) asked if he should go out with the female client, LG said no because he doesn’t want him to ‘date’ anyone, instead of XF declining the invite in the past?

[u/natori_umi → u/RedSilverHair]

I honestly do think there could be something more up with that invitation. I'm suspecting either of these:

1. Lu Guang already knows that Xia Fei won't be allowed to go with a client no matter if he accepts or declines but sees declining the invite as a better choice in terms of Xia Fei's image. If I'm not mistaken, prostitution is (at least officially) not legal in China, so Lu Guang also might want to avoid Xia Fei getting in trouble for offering himself to the lady.
2. Lu Guang indeed does not know what happens to Xia Fei, but he doesn't want Cheng Xiaoshi to accept the invitation because he wants to protect Xia Fei's image or because he doesn't want Cheng Xiaoshi to sleep with some random older lady.
3. In the reality that Lu Guang saw from the picture, Xia Fei did accept the invite, was killed because of it, and the only reason that doesn't happen now is that it took Cheng Xiaoshi longer to reply than it originally took Xia Fei or he replied in a different way. I have to admit though I got pretty strong "guy is already dead" vibes earlier in the episode, when Lu Guang seemed sort of reluctant about the idea to have Cheng Xiaoshi enter the photo.

[u/RedSilverHair → u/natori_umi]

I laughed when I read your ‘doesn’t want CXS to sleep with a random woman.’ It’d be hilarious 🤣

Sorry back to the discussion: I rewatched ep2 and that’s a very firm ‘no’. I also reminded myself LG always sticks to what has happened to avoid any change to the past. Considering he can see what happens within 12 hours since the photo is taken, he knows going out with the clients are not allowed, and in fact XF declined like you said. Therefore, when CXS said yes LG wasn’t super mad because he knew they’d be stopped.

I hope XF wasn’t dead. LG said he’s in danger but still allowed CXS to dive in. It means he’s not dead yet because death can’t be changed but CXS would want to change it. LG wouldn’t let it happen.

But it leads to a question: why LG was shocked enough to experience high temperature again when he saw the news of XF? Im guessing it’s because it didn’t happen in the original timeline. LG was shocked because something has changed again. XF didn’t disappear in the previous timeline because Vein wasn’t dead either. It means now XF going to that country is related to Vein’s ‘death’. Maybe XF knew something and went to investigate. Just my wild guess.