Be With You Episode 1 Recap
> Be With You Recap
Twenty-four-year-old cartoonist Qi Nian, known by her pen name Baby Seven, finally finished the latest chapter of her comic after two sleepless days, concluding it with the female lead giving an over-the-shoulder throw to her suitor. Online comments flooded in, criticizing the lackluster romance. Her editor, frustrated that Baby Seven's work had neither topped the author nor popularity lists despite being serialized for over a year, warned that the chief editor demanded more traffic.
If Qi Nian's next work failed to generate a buzz, her career would be over. The editor urged her to experience the feeling of a "heart-racing" romance to improve her storylines, but Qi Nian protested that she only knew about heart attacks. She then presented her concept for her next work, "Wrestling Love," where the protagonists would be in constant physical contact. The editor, exasperated, gave Qi Nian until 5 p. m.
the next day to submit a new male character design, threatening to crush Qi Nian's head with her biceps if she saw another muscle man. Later, Qi Nian sat by a lake, sketching hearts and pondering what "heart-racing" truly meant. A Golden Retriever named Qi Bao approached her, wanting her beef jerky. Qi Nian shared her snack, noting that they shared the same surname, Qi. As Qi Bao tugged her along the streets, his collar communicator rang.
Suddenly, Qi Bao bolted, pulling Qi Nian until she crashed into a man standing by a bridge. As he turned, Qi Nian instinctively extended her hand for a handshake, but he simply reached for Qi Bao’s leash. Qi Bao then chased a butterfly, pulling the man forward, which caused him to fall onto Qi Nian. To complete the chaos, Qi Bao jumped onto the man's back, pinning him down and causing Qi Nian and the stranger to accidentally kiss.
Her heart pounded erratically, making her question if she had a congenital heart disease that only acted up after being kissed. The man, Ji Yanxin, quickly got up and retrieved a piece of beef jerky from Qi Bao's mouth. He apologized and offered to compensate Qi Nian, but she refused, instead asking for his contact information.
Just then, her editor called in a panic, revealing she had misread the deadline; Qi Nian's new character design was due in less than an hour. Qi Nian desperately asked Ji Yanxin if he could wait for her, but quickly dismissed the request as unreasonable. Surprisingly, Ji Yanxin settled onto a nearby bench with Qi Bao. Drawing furiously, Qi Nian felt a surge of confidence, convinced that a story inspired by him would be a hit.
After a phone call prompted him to return to his firm, Ji Yanxin wrote his name on a sticky note for Qi Nian, but a gust of wind carried it away before she could retrieve it. Back at his firm, Ji Yanxin’s friend, Shao Zui, was struggling to open a complex wooden box. Ji Yanxin took it, explaining it was a mortise-and-tenon puzzle box, an architectural hobby not for amateurs.
Shao Zui informed him that his grandfather was enraged after Miss Li, a potential match, called to report that Ji Yanxin had rejected her. When Shao Zui pressed him about his last intimate contact with a woman, Ji Yanxin casually replied it had happened that afternoon, admitting that he had likely initiated the accidental kiss but had no interest in the woman.
Later, Ji Yanxin called Miss Li to formally end things, explaining that his dog, Qi Bao, disliked her because she had instinctively shied away from him, causing the dog to lose his appetite. He concluded the call, "So let's just call it a day, Miss Lin." When she corrected him, "It’s Li," he simply replied, "Whatever." That evening, Qi Nian met with friends, vowing to find her "male lead." Her friends teased that romance wasn't in her genes.
Joking that she must be dreaming, Qi Nian called for someone to splash her awake, only for a bucket of water to pour down on her from above. The girl upstairs was drunk after being rejected. Qi Nian's friend, Liu Xia, a guidance counselor, recognized the school emblem on the drunk girl's uniform: Chunming University’s Architecture Department. She immediately guessed the object of the girl's affection was Professor Ji, the "handsome professor" of their department.
Liu Xia explained that Ji Yanxin was a visiting professor known for his good looks but icy demeanor, never remembering student names, only their IDs, and delegating all student communication to his TAs. Despite his coldness, Professor Ji was a young, award-winning talent, making him incredibly popular. Qi Nian posted a "Lost Dog" notice online, which included a drawing of the man and his dog, brazenly emphasizing that the "charismatic" owner was the main point of interest.
To her surprise, a reply indicated that the man and Qi Bao had been seen at Chunming University. On campus, she encountered a freshman secretly taking photos, who, when caught, slipped a memory card into Qi Nian's bag and urged her to go to the lecture theater in the Architecture Building. Qi Nian had just confessed to the freshman that she was looking for a man to be her "prototype" and that they had already kissed on the lips.
Qi Nian took a front-row seat in the lecture hall and was stunned when Ji Yanxin entered to teach—he was the renowned Professor Ji. The classroom was packed, a testament to his popularity. He presented a mortise-and-tenon puzzle box and announced his annual challenge: whoever could open it would be granted one request. As students chattered excitedly about the possibilities, Qi Nian found herself instinctively sketching muscles, a habit when she's excited.
Ji Yanxin noticed and instructed her to come to his office after class for a quiz, making her wait. He was then called away by a director. While he was gone and Qi Nian waited, another student successfully opened the puzzle box.
