Plot Synopsis
The drama is a love story told from theperspective of food. It starts with a "culinary battle," where the apprentice Li Nai's initial intention is to helphis master regain theprestigious Five-Star Chef Knife, which represents honor. To achieve this, Li Naiplans to infiltrate the "enemy's" campas an undercover agent. His goal is to understand the opponent's strength and acquire genuine culinary skills in order to defeat the renowned "Chef Killer" Jiang Jie, who has gained fame in the culinary world.
Episodes Recap
- 1-5
- 6-10
- 11-15
- 16-20
- 21-24
Episode 1 : Li Nai's master had his knife taken by Jiang Jie.
Episode 2 : Li Nai's attempt to open a black fish noodle restaurant failed.
Episode 3 : Zhao Jing Jing wants to team up with Li Nai to deal with Jiang Jie.
Episode 4 : Zhao Jing Jing challenged Jiang Jie to a knife fight.
Episode 5 : Jiang Jie defeated Zhao Jing Jing.
Episode 6 : Li Nai was tricked by Jiang Xiu.
Episode 7 : Jiang Jie tried to prove Li Nai's innocence.
Episode 8 : Jiang Jie and Li Nai were in danger.
Episode 9 : Jiang Jie and Li Nai encountered a setup.
Episode 10 : Li Nai intentionally avoids Jiang Jie.
Episode 11 : Jiang Jie taught Li Nai how to cook.
Episode 12 : Encountering New Problems at Dusk.
Episode 13 : Li Nai wants to take the knife from Jiang Jie.
Episode 14 : Jiang Jie went to the "Chihuang Restaurant" to gather information.
Episode 15 : Li Nai's challenge to Jiang Jie for the sword began.
Cast & Role
Jiang Jie
(Xie Bin Bin)
Li Nai
(Zhang Miao Yi)
Zheng Fang Xing
(Yang Min Yong)
Cui Can
(Tian Xu Ning)
The female lead had the intention to steal the knife from the beginning. Teaching her cooking was the male lead's voluntary choice, but she kept it hidden before appearing in the knife-stealing competition. During that time, she was still working at the male lead's restaurant without informing him, and she even wanted to participate in the male lead's knife dish preparation.
That's betrayal.
Furthermore, she used the male lead's salary to secretly open her own shop, which is inappropriate. Criticizing the female lead has nothing to do with hating women. Some people are going overboard.
From a character perspective, her integrity is questionable.
Also, at the beginning, the male lead took her master's knife, although it was driven by his emotions and later proven to be a misunderstanding. However, the competition was fair, just, and transparent, and the knife-stealing rules were set by the league.
The closure of Master Xue's restaurant cannot be blamed on the male lead.
The male lead utilized his degenerated sense of taste, but taste is crucial for a chef, even if they are a five-star chef.
Overall, the male lead is not in the wrong, but we may perceive him as cold.
Additionally, it's normal for the male lead not to want any relationship with the female lead. Emotionally, he cannot accept someone who betrayed him, so why should he be criticized? It's hard to understand.
Furthermore, the male lead lost the competition due to unfair voting by Cui Jing. Although it has nothing to do with the female lead, the male lead did suffer a significant consequence. It's quite absurd that the male and female leads didn't suspect each other.
Why not have another competition instead of portraying the male lead as someone solely driven by romantic emotions? Is the family feud really less important than the female lead's feelings? Besides, if there was genuine talent, it wouldn't have mattered much.
The more I watch it, the more I feel sorry for the male lead, Jiang Jie. He really had a tough life since childhood, and yet he managed to become such an outstanding chef in such an environment.
If the female lead is a ray of light in his life, it's just a fleeting light that existed in the past.
Jiang Jie has to face most things on his own... I can't imagine how he has spent all these years. Perhaps it was not wrong for Master Li Nai to refuse Jiang Jie's plea for help back then, but for Jiang Jie, it was truly adding insult to injury.
And it happened on a rainy night, with a desperate child's pleas being rejected... What could young Jiang Jie do?
He achieved what he has through years of hard work and dedication. Maybe when he first appeared, everyone thought he was aloof, cold, and arrogant, and even felt that he lacked empathy.
But how could he become a cheerful and sunny child when he didn't grow up in a warm environment? For him, the only light was Li Nai, but Li Nai was on the opposite side, wanting to compete with him...
So it's really heart-wrenching. Jiang Jie in these episodes feels so broken, with tears in his eyes... How can an ordinary person bear so much?
Oh, maybe in the end, the female lead turns out to be a brilliant law student from a prestigious university. She might file a lawsuit against the alliance based on anti-monopoly laws.
Then there wouldn't be a need for all this comparison and competition. Doesn't China have anti-monopoly laws? If a company loses in a knife fight, it should just gracefully close its doors.
As long as one company finds an expert to defeat the others, the rest would have to close down, isn't that a monopoly?
Also, did all these five-star companies sign contracts with the alliance?
If they didn't sign any contracts, they wouldn't need to comply with any knife-fighting or closing-down rules.
Why are fruits almost always round? Botanists have explained that among objects with equal volumes, only the circular shape has the smallest surface area. When fruits grow into a round shape, there is minimal evaporation on their surface, and pests have fewer footholds.
No matter which direction the wind blows, its impact on the surface of the fruit is minimal.
People should strive to be well-rounded in their actions. We should learn from fruits and minimize our outward appearance, practicing humility and eliminating arrogance.
Shrinking oneself is a form of inner strength, allowing us to withstand the storms that come our way. This is what is meant by being low-key in the world. Whether at home or in society, maintaining a low-key demeanor prevents us from being harmed by others.
The sense of destiny between the male and female leads in the sweet trap is truly touching. When the male lead, Jiang Jie, first appeared, you could feel his arrogance and coldness.
However, as the plot unfolds, you gradually discover that he is someone with a tragic background.
Due to his exceptional culinary skills, his biological father was harmed by his uncle, and he was separated from his sister.
Jiang Jie's childhood was unfortunate, but fortunately, he met Li Nai, who became a ray of light in his dim life.
It's unimaginable how scared a child must be to face so many strangers in a welfare institution, unable to go home and with no way to protect his loved ones from harm.
This helps me understand why Jiang Jie wants to become famous and achieve five-star chef status now. The pain he experienced as a child was deeply ingrained, and if his sister were to become his enemy, it would be even more heartbreaking.
Jiang Jie's childhood was filled with misfortune, but he also encountered Li Nai, a sunny girl. Why would Jiang Jie not be able to forget about Li Nai?
Who could easily forget the warmth they encountered in such dire circumstances as children?
Although they temporarily have different positions, they both influence each other.
Jiang Jie constantly worries about Li Nai, and Li Nai is kind, optimistic, and cheerful—a complete little sun. When they are together, there is a strong sense of redemption, as they save each other.
This is also something I really like.
What touched me the most about this drama is the relationship between the female lead, Li Nai, and her foster father. Her foster father showed her great love and care after adopting her from the welfare institution, which allowed her to grow up happily.
Despite being an orphan, the female lead has a more cheerful personality than many others. She is lively and adorable, and she doesn't fear difficulties. Perhaps it's the love from her foster father that nurtured her in this way.
Although her foster father is now suffering from dementia and cannot remember things, he remembers the balloons she liked when she was a child, and he remembers to buy things for her.
Despite not being biologically related, the female lead has always been the only daughter in her foster father's heart.
Therefore, the female lead has always felt close to her foster father. If he hadn't fallen ill, they would have been so happy together.
I was immediately inspired by the optimistic nature of the female lead when I started watching the drama. Indeed, it's characters with such personalities that attract us. Even when faced with difficulties, she remains cheerful. Even when the noodle shop she works at closes down, she doesn't let it defeat her.
As a warehouse manager, she actively learns and strives towards her initial goal.
When faced with issues of principle, she immediately rejects taking shortcuts just to succeed or defeat the male lead. Instead, she focuses on her own efforts. This is the kind of female lead we love in TV dramas!
I look forward to the growth and achievements of the female lead. I hope Li Nai can step by step realize her goals and become an outstanding chef.
I can't believe we have to say goodbye so soon. I can't bear to part with Li Nai, who has always stood firm in her position and done everything possible to protect the people she cares about.
I can't bear to let go of Jiang Jie, who has silently loved her for 10 years, even though no one would remember. Fortunately, they were given a chance to recognize each other, and amidst the countless moments of being lost, he found her.
She, in turn, slowly healed him. They are each other's redemption and reliance. Who said that childhood sweethearts can't withstand the test of fate? It's simply because they love each other enough and trust each other deeply.
Jiang Jie will accompany Li Nai through every competition and help her accomplish everything she desires. In Jiang Jie's world, there is only Nai Nai. They quickly have their wedding and live a happy life together.
Even if it's a trap, they want to try it to find out. This time, they willingly fall into your trap.