Binary Love Episode 20 Recap
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As the day of Southern University's graduation ceremony arrived, Zhou Linlin found herself rushing, unable to find a taxi. To her surprise, Fang Yuke pulled up in a new car, adorned with flowers, to pick her up. Zhou Linlin, astonished, asked whose car it was.
Fang Yuke proudly revealed that he had bought it on a loan on the day he showed her the house, marking it as his third surprise after his company went public and he purchased their new home. The couple exchanged warm wishes for graduation before heading to the ceremony, with Fang Yuke thoughtfully buckling Linlin's seatbelt. At the ceremony, they joined their friends, listening to Professor Chen Yajun's speech from the School of Computer Science.
As Linlin prepared to give her own address, her friends encouraged her not to be nervous. Taking the stage, Zhou Linlin, the outstanding graduate representative of the School of Design, spoke from the heart. She recalled her first day on campus four years prior, meeting her roommates Zhu Li and Wang Jie, and a memorable, somewhat chaotic, initial encounter with Fang Yuke where her makeup was ruined, and her roommates comforted her.
She expressed deep gratitude for the warmth, friendship, and support her friends provided throughout their college years, helping her overcome challenges and sharing countless moments of joy and sorrow. She urged her fellow graduates to "jump up and try" if something seemed out of reach, and wished that "those who love each other can always be by each other's side" and for everyone to walk into a beautiful future, emphasizing that graduation was not an end but a new beginning.
Shortly after Zhou Linlin’s speech, Fang Yuke, the outstanding graduate representative of Nanshan City, was called to the stage. As they passed each other, their hands briefly touched. However, before Fang Yuke could begin his heartfelt address, Zhou Linlin received an urgent notification from her company. The brand ambassador for the PR Band project, whose identity had been kept secret, had arrived for the shoot, and she needed to meet him face-to-face for a coordination meeting.
She quickly asked Zhu Li to inform Fang Yuke and left the ceremony. Unaware of her departure, Fang Yuke continued his speech, expressing profound thanks to Zhou Linlin for passionately entering his life, for her smile, optimism, and for making his life more meaningful. He spoke of their story beginning on campus and his hope for a new chapter. Pulling out a diamond ring, he declared, "Shallow affection is like floating clouds. Deep love is like a gentle breeze.
For the rest of our lives, I have you, and you have me." But as the stage lights brightened, he realized Zhou Linlin was gone. His friends, Zhu Li and Wang Jie, expressed regret for Linlin missing the romantic proposal and blamed Xiao Yi, their boss, for calling her away, with Zhu Li explicitly cursing him as "immoral." Later, Fang Yuke found his friends and asked about Linlin.
Upon hearing she had rushed back to work, he requested that they keep his failed proposal a secret, as he intended to prepare another surprise for her. Meanwhile, Zhou Linlin arrived at her company's product research laboratory for the coordination meeting. The ambassador's agent, Miss Qi, proved to be difficult, raising numerous demands regarding the shooting schedule, wardrobe (preferring black over the proposed sea-green/bean-green), and only agreeing to studio shoots.
She insisted on an eight-hour workday that included travel time and an hour-and-a-half lunch break, and that the shoot must conclude by 4:30 PM. When the BQ representative tried to reason with her, Miss Qi became confrontational, stating that her client was not desperate for work and implying that BQ’s young designer was inexperienced. Just as tensions rose, the brand ambassador walked in, revealing himself to be Wen Tao.
He immediately took control, stating that they would proceed exactly as the designer wished. After the meeting, Zhou Linlin confronted Wen Tao, playfully asking why he didn't attend the graduation ceremony. Wen Tao responded that his grand entrance at the company was "cooler" and then revealed to Xiao Yi that he agreed to the advertisement because Linlin was the designer. Xiao Yi, their boss, proposed a celebratory dinner, which Wen Tao agreed to, but only if Linlin also attended.
Linlin accepted. Separately, Xie Duanxi, taking advantage of the graduation day, led Ruting to the greenhouse for a special surprise. Professing his love, he acknowledged how Ruting had taught him how to love and announced that it was his turn to be proactive. He spoke of his love for her passionate nature, comparing it to fire, which plants fear, but which he embraced in her. He also promised, "From now on, the romance Ruting wants, Xie Duanxi will definitely deliver."
He then knelt and proposed, asking, "Miss Ye, will you let me put a ring on your finger?" A tearful Ruting, overwhelmed with emotion, playfully demanded, "Who allowed you to propose to me? Put it on me right now!" She accepted, and in a lighthearted moment, Xie Duanxi feigned dissatisfaction, joking that she had "ruined his plan" to create an even grander romantic proposal, promising her a "bigger surprise." Later that evening, Zhou Linlin returned to the dorm.
Ruting was there, celebrating her engagement by giving gifts to her friends and proudly showing off her large diamond ring. The girls chatted excitedly, and Zhu Li almost blurted out details of Fang Yuke’s failed proposal, mentioning him "reciting a poem," but quickly changed the subject when Linlin questioned her.
Amidst their merriment, Zhou Linlin learned that Wen Tao was indeed the PR Band ambassador and had attended the dinner with Xiao Yi, realizing her boss was the "immoral man" Zhu Li had cursed earlier. After drinking with Xie Duanxi, a slightly tipsy Fang Yuke contacted Zhou Linlin by phone, asking her to meet him at the school gate for graduation photos, wanting to commemorate their university life together, as she had missed the official ceremony.
When Linlin arrived, their romantic moment was interrupted by their equally tipsy friends, who quickly joined them for group photos. Unexpectedly, Wen Tao also arrived, having been informed by one of the friends. Wen Tao immediately confronted Fang Yuke. Fang Yuke began by sarcastically thanking Wen Tao for endorsing Linlin’s project, but Wen Tao retorted that he could do more for Linlin than Fang Yuke, and then turned serious.
He questioned Fang Yuke’s absence during Linlin’s quarantine, asserting that he had been given a chance and failed to cherish it. Declaring that "those who miss their chance should be eliminated," Wen Tao announced his return to pursue Linlin. Before Fang Yuke could respond, the friends pulled everyone into a series of chaotic group photos, bringing their student days to a messy but memorable end.
Amidst the laughter, they reflected on their hopeful futures, grateful for the precious people who had accompanied them. Following the graduation festivities, Fang Yuke took his friends to tour his new house, which he had bought for Linlin. His friends were impressed by the "mansion," with Zhu Li and Wang Jie joking about the disparity between Fang Yuke’s house ownership and their rented accommodations.
Fang Yuke proudly declared it was not just Linlin’s home but also theirs, and that Linlin lived upstairs, calling it her "dream house," though Linlin herself remarked that it still had a "gap" from her actual dream house. The following morning, Zhou Linlin received a notification from Xiao Yi that a new client had specifically requested her for a design project.
She hurried to the meeting room, only to discover that her "new client" was none other than Fang Yuke, representing his company, Fangzhou Technology. He declared, "Zhou Linlin, I want to be your client," fulfilling his promise to support her career by making his company their client. Shortly after, Zhu Li entered, playfully complaining to Fang Yuke about not getting any work from his company.
