Beautiful Time With You Episode 1 Recap
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Lin Xingchen, a muddled but bright student, was granted direct admission to Yiling High School, the top-ranked school in the province, for winning a national essay competition. Excited for her first day, she rushed out without breakfast, only to nearly run into Lu Yibai, a fellow student in the same uniform. As she enthusiastically greeted him, she accidentally spilled her soy milk on a fierce-looking man nearby. The man, mistakenly believing Lu Yibai was responsible, cursed them before leaving.
Lu Yibai, however, simply ignored Lin Xingchen and cycled off to school. Upon arriving, Lin Xingchen reported to the Director and was then led to her new class, where Teacher Yang warmly introduced her. As Lin Xingchen introduced herself, a certificate on the wall unexpectedly fell. Teacher Yang instructed the class monitor, Lu Yibai, to use class funds to reframe it after class. She then assigned Lin Xingchen to the empty seat beside Lu Yibai, making them desk mates.
During English class, Lin Xingchen’s faulty chair collapsed, causing her to fall. Though Lu Yibai offered his chair, she insisted on standing for the rest of the lesson. Later, when Lu Yibai handed out workbooks, Lin Xingchen received one with a printing error, and he bluntly told her to make do.
Lin Xingchen quietly complained about Lu Yibai’s cold demeanor, prompting their classmate Cai Weiming to lean back and explain that Lu Yibai’s nickname was "Iceberg Boy" and that he was a top student. Cai Weiming then introduced Lin Xingchen to some of their more notable classmates, including the fiery arts committee representative Luo Qinge and the flamboyant sports committee representative Chen Yimu, who was a basketball enthusiast.
He also offered to tell fortunes, but Lin Xingchen dismissed him as a fraud. During math class, the Director caught Luo Qinge reading a novel and confiscated it. Worried about photos hidden inside, Luo Qinge persuaded Chen Yimu to retrieve it for her from the Director's office. Meanwhile, Lin Xingchen went to the Academic Affairs Office during the exercise break to fill out her student records.
While she was there, Chen Yimu, attempting to get Luo Qinge's book, accidentally knocked a robot model off a high cabinet. He quickly fled the scene. Lin Xingchen, having not seen who did it, asked Lu Yibai, who was returning from discussing a robotics competition with the Director. The Director then returned, saw the broken robot, and mistakenly blamed Lin Xingchen, ordering her to write a detailed self-reflection.
Later, Chen Yimu returned the novel to Luo Qinge, who excitedly thanked him, mentioning how hard he worked to "steal" it back from the Director. Lu Yibai, overhearing their conversation, tried to subtly hint at the truth to a distressed Lin Xingchen, but she didn’t understand his gestures. As school was about to end, labor committee member Wu Jiayi assigned Luo Qinge to cleaning duty.
Luo Qinge, eager to watch Chen Yimu’s basketball game and admire the team captain Fang Qi, asked Lin Xingchen to cover her cleaning duty. Lin Xingchen, being kind-hearted, readily agreed. While cleaning alone, Lin Xingchen remained troubled by the robot incident. Lu Yibai re-entered the classroom, retrieved his workbook which Lin Xingchen had mistakenly taken, and then told her that her constant bad luck was "because she was dumb."
After he left, Lu Yibai went to the lab and skillfully repaired the robot. The next morning, Luo Qinge greeted Lin Xingchen warmly and noticed she was still upset. Lin Xingchen confided in her about being falsely accused for the broken robot. Luo Qinge expressed her sympathy but explained that the Director valued honor above all else, and since it was Lu Yibai's competition robot, Lin Xingchen would likely have to take the blame.
Lin Xingchen, resigned, decided to write the self-reflection, believing it was because she was "dumb." Chen Yimu entered the classroom and, overhearing the conversation, showed feigned sympathy without admitting his involvement. Lu Yibai, however, calmly pointed out that Lin Xingchen was too short to have reached the robot on the high cabinet. He also questioned why anyone would be in the office during recess, suggesting they might have been trying to steal something.
This immediately clicked for Luo Qinge, who recalled Chen Yimu going to the office during recess to retrieve her novel. She confronted him, demanding he "spit it out." Chen Yimu eventually confessed, apologized to Lin Xingchen (mispronouncing her name as "Lin Xingxing"), and promised to clarify the situation with the Director after class. Lin Xingchen, feeling relieved, thanked Luo Qinge, but Luo Qinge insisted that Lu Yibai deserved the thanks for his sharp observation, which revealed the truth. Lin Xingchen looked at Lu Yibai with a newfound appreciation, realizing he was warm-hearted beneath his aloof exterior.
