The Forbidden Professor's Secret Surrender Episode 1

Episode 1 · Aurora, Felix, Nina

Episode 1 recap

Felix reprimands Aurora during a lab meeting. Aurora texts a leg photo to her online boyfriend and spots Felix blushing at the same image on his phone. She accidentally dials him, making his phone ring across the quiet room. In a flashback, Aurora recalls that Felix calls her Owner online while Professor Lowe is away. Aurora watches Felix decline the call, send her $50,000, and call her out for smiling.

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Episode 1 scene by scene

00:00: Leg Photo in the Lab
Felix scolds Aurora during a group meeting with other students. Under the table, Aurora sends a photo of her legs to her online partner. She glances across the room and catches Felix blushing at the identical photo on his screen.
00:26: Accidental Video Call
Aurora taps her screen and accidentally triggers a video call to Felix. The silent conference room fills with the loud sound of Felix's phone ringing. The other lab students sit quietly while Felix looks down at his device.
00:36: Secret Online Identity
A flashback explains that Aurora's original advisor, Professor Lowe, is on maternity leave. The substitute professor who acts ruthless in class is the exact same masked, shirtless man who kneels before Aurora in private video chats and calls her Owner.
00:55: Waiting for an Answer
Aurora remembers Felix tearing into her fifth thesis draft ten minutes earlier. She sits across from him and waits for him to answer her incoming call so she can gain control. Felix looks at his phone and declines the call instead.
01:14: Cash Transfer and Glare
Felix texts Aurora an apology about being in a meeting. He transfers $50,000 to her account and calls himself her puppy. Aurora smiles at the message. Felix immediately looks up, glares across the table, and sharply demands an explanation.

Key lines from episode 1

“Please. Pick up. Come on, do it.”
Aurora · Aurora whispers to herself while waiting for Felix to answer her ringing call.

“Babe, I'm in the middle of a group meeting. I'll hit you up later, okay? Transfer: $50,000. Your puppy loves you.”
Felix · Felix sends this message to Aurora after declining her video call during lab.

“Aurora! What exactly are you sitting there smiling about?”
Felix · Felix barks at Aurora across the conference table after catching her grinning.

How episode 1 ends

Felix catches Aurora grinning at her phone right after sending her fifty thousand dollars and a puppy text. He shifts back into his role as a strict advisor and barks at her across the table. Will Aurora confess what she is looking at, or can she hide her secret identity?