Binary Love Episode 5 Recap
> Binary Love Recap
Fang Yuke had very important things to tell Linlin, which he dreamt of finally confessing. In his dream, he showed her the exercise books filled with his annotations, including the one she found in the library, and reminded her of her message before the NCEE about meeting at Southern University.
He earnestly revealed his identity as Genius Yu, explaining that he had never left her but merely accompanied her in a different way, then apologized for the delay in telling her and asked for her forgiveness. However, Linlin's dream reaction was a skateboard swung at him, which jolted him awake. He found a Post-it note on his phone detailing his actual plan: "Confess to Zhou Linlin" at "Huanyue Road," with a sincere attitude and detailed steps.
He pondered why his dream self had been "hit" despite his meticulous preparations. Later, he learned about the upcoming Freshman Dance Party from his roommate, Da Zui. Da Zui, excited about his own anonymous online date for the party, enthusiastically shared his high hopes for finding a girlfriend before he turned twenty. Fang Yuke cautioned Da Zui about the unreliability of anonymous dating, warning of potential embarrassment if he met an acquaintance.
However, Da Zui found the anonymity thrilling, like a "blind box," and advised Fang Yuke to seize every opportunity when it arose. Meanwhile, in her dorm, Linlin was lost in thought when Zhu Li burst in, holding flowers and announcing the Freshman Dance Party and Fang Yuke's arrival. Linlin, however, was preoccupied with a peculiar thought: "Can a person behave quite differently online from what they are in reality?"
She mused that online, he seemed like "AI," but in person, he was like a "2G black-and-white screen" who even claimed to have a girlfriend. Zhu Li dismissed her concerns about online friends as unreliable and urged her to join the dance party for fun. Linlin found the idea of a dance party "old-fashioned," but Zhu Li insisted it was a university tradition.
Linlin initially planned to study with Wang Jie, but Wang Jie declared her intention to go to the party, viewing it as a strategic step to find a "potential husband" in line with her life schedule of falling in love in sophomore year and marrying after graduation. Linlin found Wang Jie's "rational" approach a little unnerving but eventually agreed to accompany them. Later, Fang Yuke asked Da Zui if he had a date for the Freshman Dance Party.
Da Zui, visibly embarrassed, quickly denied he was "that kind of person" when Fang Yuke predicted Da Zui and his anonymous online date might even "live in one room tonight." Fang Yuke smiled, and Da Zui then became animated, describing the romantic atmosphere of a dance party.
He then turned to Fang Yuke, advising him to tell Zhou Linlin anything he wanted to at the party, calling it a "marvelous opportunity," before happily leaving, holding a rose, for his own date. Back in their dorm, Zhu Li applied what she called the "latest nude look" makeup on Wang Jie and Linlin. Linlin, looking in the mirror, expressed doubt that there was "any difference," a sentiment echoed by Wang Jie.
Amusingly, both girls simultaneously exclaimed, "She's indeed our bestie," highlighting their shared skepticism. As they were about to take a photo, Fang Yuke sent Linlin a text asking what she was doing and if she would join him at the Freshman Dance Party. Recalling their previous awkward encounter, Linlin immediately refused and decided not to go with him, promptly heading out.
Elsewhere, Ye Ruting found Xie Duanxi and asked him to invite her to the Freshman Dance Party, emphasizing that she would wait for him in the auditorium. Xie Duanxi, a sophomore, explained he was busy with Students' Union work and might not be able to accompany her, but Ruting insisted, "be there or be square." Meanwhile, at the party entrance, Da Zui and Lao Ding, each holding a rose, unexpectedly encountered each other.
They were startled to then see Zhou Linlin also holding a rose, which briefly made them think she was their anonymous date. However, their fears were relieved when Zhu Li emerged, and Linlin handed the rose to her, revealing it was Zhu Li's. Inside, Wang Jie demonstrated her augmented reality app, which could estimate others' height and weight to help identify ideal partners.
She scanned Xie Duanxi, but Linlin intervened, explaining that Xie Duanxi already had a girlfriend and was her fellow townsman. Linlin then approached Xie Duanxi directly, asking him if he was Genius Yu, but he quickly evaded her question, stating he had work to do for the Students' Union, and left hurriedly. Confused, Da Zui and Lao Ding realized they hadn't found their anonymous dates.
They decided to send messages, only to discover, to their dismay, that they were each other's anonymous dates. They were frustrated with the forum for not specifying genders and vowed to confront the administrators for their "poor program," even threatening to write their own program to teach them a lesson.
At the dance, Linlin again tried to corner Xie Duanxi, pressing him with questions about the practice exams, still hoping to determine if he was Genius Yu, but he continued to deflect. Just then, Ye Ruting approached Linlin, claiming Xie Duanxi as her dance partner. Fang Yuke stepped in, declaring Zhou Linlin to be his dance partner and apologizing to her, "Sorry, I'm late."
Linlin thanked him for rescuing her from the awkward situation, but she still wasn't in the mood to dance. Fang Yuke had something important to tell her, but Linlin, still embarrassed by their previous "proposal" encounter, repeatedly cut him off, telling him not to bring it up again and asking him not to follow her. As Linlin stood near the stage, a flower ball from the ceiling began to fall directly above her.
Fang Yuke rushed to her aid, but Wen Tao, a freshman from the School of Economics and Management and a tennis champion, was quicker, leaping to catch Linlin just in time. Linlin recognized Wen Tao as the person who had helped her catch a thief in the past by kicking the thief with a tennis ball. She thanked him, but when he invited her to dance, she politely declined, stating she didn't want to dance tonight.
Wen Tao, however, was persistent. At that moment, Fang Yuke intervened once more, asserting that Linlin was his dance partner and, in a determined manner, pulled her onto the dance floor. According to the party rules, dancers were to exchange partners during the first dance, and Fang Yuke was briefly forced to swap partners with Wen Tao. Wen Tao, now with Fang Yuke as a partner, reminded Linlin about her skateboarding skills and his past encounter with her.
Fang Yuke tried to explain his story to Linlin while dancing, but she remained skeptical and impatient, telling him to "get to the point" rather than start from high school. Fang Yuke tried to counter Wen Tao's efforts to flirt with Linlin by stating that Linlin wasn't interested in tennis, but Wen Tao confidently declared he would make her interested.
Meanwhile, Ye Ruting danced with Xie Duanxi, openly confessing her feelings and implying a kiss, then asked him to give her his answer tomorrow in the greenhouse. Linlin, still hoping for answers, approached Xie Duanxi again, but he replied cryptically, "If you no longer believe that, does it still matter who Genius Yu is?" As the first dance ended, Fang Yuke quickly sought Linlin. He had tried to confess to her during the dance, but she was impatient.
Before Fang Yuke could find a quiet place to speak, Wen Tao seized the opportunity to make a public declaration. Facing Linlin, he stated, "Zhou Linlin, I fell in love with you at second sight. From this moment forward, I'll start to pursue you." Later that night, Fang Yuke's roommates observed him to be uncharacteristically serious.
Wen Tao and his two roommates confronted Fang Yuke, with Wen Tao taunting him for his inability to express his feelings to Linlin, claiming Fang Yuke was not worth competing with and that Linlin would never accept him. Fang Yuke's roommates, Da Zui and Lao Ding, stepped in to defend him. In response to Wen Tao's challenge of numerical superiority, Fang Yuke brought out his own two roommates, Chen Chen and Lin Ze, to stand with him. Despite the clear rivalry, Fang Yuke remained resolute, declaring his intention to "patch bugs" and "wipe out viruses" from his program, signaling his unwavering determination to win Linlin's heart.
