Episode 5 recap: Gu Xun loves the challenge of eating coriander.
Under the suggestion of a camel, Gu Xun wanted to send a voice message to Xiao Mahua. Just as he picked up his phone, he saw the gossip-loving camel and arrogantly put it down. However, he still missed Xiao Mahua and tried to find her again. Yue Qian Ling was also looking for Gu Xun, hoping to meet him. But after searching for him without success, she left with Yin Xue. It was difficult to get a taxi tonight, so they decided to stay in a hotel. While taking a bath, Yue Qian Ling finally saw the New Year greetings sent to her by the school heartthrob and couldn't help but feel that he was interested in her. However, Yin Xue reminded her to think about their usual gaming style, and Yue Qian Ling felt that she was overthinking things.
Gu Xun never ate coriander, but when he saw Xiao Mahua sharing food and knowing that she liked coriander, he deliberately went against his usual habits and tried it. This made Jiang Junnan suspect that he had some kind of illness and insisted on using the unconventional method of coriander to treat him. Jiang Junnan watched Gu Xun gather the courage to eat coriander and immediately thought of Xiao Mahua saying that she liked it, believing that love was the cure for everything.
While eating stinky tofu and chatting with Yin Xue, Yue Qian Ling passed by a noodle shop and saw Gu Xun eating there, still eating coriander. She immediately imagined a future life together where they wouldn't have to worry about differences in food. Yin Xue looked at Yue Qian Ling's lack of determination and reminded her to quickly go in and exchange WeChat contact information. Yue Qian Ling remembered that they couldn't even add each other while practicing lion dance together, which made her lack confidence. Unexpectedly, when Gu Xun left, there was a student card on the ground. Yin Xue believed that this was heaven's way of helping and encouraged Yue Qian Ling to take the opportunity to add Gu Xun on WeChat. Yue Qian Ling thought it made sense and immediately took action. When she finally caught up with him after great effort, Gu Xun looked puzzled. Yue Qian Ling took the initiative to ask to exchange WeChat, and when she saw Gu Xun take out his phone, she happily handed him her phone. However, it turned out that Gu Xun was only answering a delivery call, which made Yue Qian Ling feel extremely embarrassed.
A chubby male classmate caught up and claimed that the student card was his. Upon seeing the beautiful Yue Qian Ling, he immediately asked to exchange WeChat. Yue Qian Ling signaled the boy with her eyes to leave, but he misunderstood and thought that Gu Xun was Yue Qian Ling's boyfriend. Yue Qian Ling was happy to hear this, but Gu Xun didn't want to be misunderstood and quickly shifted the blame to Jiang Junnan, saying that Yue Qian Ling was Jiang Junnan's new girlfriend. Yue Qian Ling had an incredulous expression, while Jiang Junnan felt that Gu Xun's actions were too much.
Yue Qian Ling felt embarrassed, as every time something happened, Gu Xun would be there. She vented her frustration by wildly chopping coriander with a flying kitchen knife, scaring away Yin Xue and everyone else. Suddenly, Yue Qian Ling realized that Gu Xun also liked coriander, which made her happy. After a series of setbacks, she suddenly thought that Gu Xun might like her for who she was before. However, Yin Xue thought she was daydreaming, which made Yue Qian Ling lose her fighting spirit.
During Yue Qian Ling's work, she would take advantage of the opportunity to secretly go and see Gu Xun, and she would also take a selfie in his borrowed seat when he wasn't paying attention, feeling pleased with herself. A newly arrived senior designer didn't really like Yue Qian Ling's style. He preferred stability and believed that innovation meant risk. However, Yue Qian Ling had been wanting to try out a traditional Chinese style lately. She faced setbacks at work, but the illustrations she posted online were well received.
One day, while Yue Qian Ling was on her way to work, she ran into Wei Han and learned that the ninth division was hiring. Wei Han seemed to think highly of her, which made her pleasantly surprised. Wei Han had already sent her the detailed requirements to her email and set a deadline for submission three days later, before 8 a.m., challenging Yue Qian Ling to prove herself and compete with the externally hired candidates for the job.
Yue Qian Ling took this matter to heart and focused on drawing diligently. Yin Jun noticed Yue Qian Ling's intentions and had been harboring a bad intention. Yue Qian Ling rushed to complete her creation and when she was about to upload it, she found that the internet was very slow. She felt anxious as she watched the progress bar crawl slowly. She quickly copied it to a flash drive and went to find Wei Han. But Gu Xun assumed that Yue Qian Ling was not punctual and didn't listen to her explanation. He criticized Yue Qian Ling for not considering various situations and reacting accordingly. Now that the deadline had passed, he directly shut her out, which made Yue Qian Ling very upset.
Wei Han confirmed for Yue Qian Ling that there was indeed a network outage this morning, but it was quickly restored. He suspected that someone had tampered with it. Gu Xun opened Yue Qian Ling's design and admitted that she had drawn it better, but the HR department had already sent out the job offer and wouldn't make any changes. Seeing that Gu Xun didn't have a good expression towards her, Yue Qian Ling left on her own, but she looked desolate.
This drama is really amazing. Each character is well-developed and portrayed brilliantly. I especially love our main protagonist! Everyone delivers exceptional performances, and the plot flows smoothly without dragging. There are many interesting moments that will make you smile.
The female lead's fashion in the drama is also fantastic! Jiang Jun Nan immediately captures Chen Xin Yi's character, with a hint of terror. It truly gives off the seasoned vibe of a superior who sees through everything in the workplace.
Although Team Leader Yin is considered a "villain," the actor portrays the role vividly and sometimes adds a humorous touch that fails to achieve the desired effect.