Dating in the Kitchen Episode 6 Recap
> Dating in the Kitchen Recap
Gao Quanan, the uncle, who calls himself a senior fashion designer, sat on the sofa with the pride of having secured global order volumes. From the kitchen, Gu Shengnan saw him sitting on Lu Jin's blanket, rushed out, and snatched it away. The uncle casually picked up a book; Gu Shengnan pointed the tip of her knife directly at him and ordered him to put it down.
He touched everything he was told not to touch, shaking Lu Jin's cup and reading his book. It was as if he had grown accustomed to a peaceful life and was now licking blood from Gu Shengnan's knife tip and courting death. If he didn't have some thick-skinned and shameless skills, Gu Shengnan probably would have thrown him out the window long ago. Lu Jin came back after buying soy sauce.
After these days, he was accustomed to greeting the neighbors, feeling happy and relaxed. As a result, when he came back, he and the uncle faced each other across the table, staring at each other. A strange standoff froze in place, an inexplicable petty competition in a magnanimous posture to see who could win Gu Shengnan's favor more. Throughout the meal, the uncle was a glaringly bright third wheel the entire time.
Gu Shengnan and Lu Jin completely ignored him, feeding each other intimately. The enraged uncle complained to Xu Zhaodi after leaving. Xu Zhaodi casually agreed a few times and hung up the phone. The uncle was probably even more enraged at this moment. The sky grew dark. Lu Jin lay down on the sofa for a nap, covered with the dedicated blanket Gu Shengnan had defended with her life that morning. His features relaxed and his breathing even.
Gu Shengnan watched him and couldn't help but get closer, taking out her phone to capture the rarely seen relaxed Lu Jin. The shutter clicked. Lu Jin stirred. Gu Shengnan was startled. Her body fell forward, bringing their lips together. After two seconds of stunned silence, both made up excuses. He quickly said goodbye, and she said she tripped over the blanket. Hotel Room 1123. Meng Xinjie opened the door for Li Man.
She had quietly returned to the country without notifying anyone. At this moment, she was examining Lu Jin's room. By the bedside was a spoon neatly stored in a box, with the character "顾" (Gu) engraved on the handle. There was a resume on the floor with Gu Shengnan's name on it, along with a photo of her smiling. In the hotel, Lu Jin, holding the sugar-coated haws skewer, was caught completely off guard.
Li Man had always been his excellent partner and had helped him a lot in his work. Li Man, who was Lu Jin's secretary a few years ago, had faced a choice once. Lu Jin decisively chose her between his then-girlfriend and her. If the work wasn't done well, the company would suffer losses, but girlfriends could be changed anytime. Li Man appreciated such a Lu Jin, rational and fearless.
Now as a friend, Li Man silently reminded Lu Jin that this place did not belong to him. His belonging was in Switzerland; this was just a small business trip. She also booked his flight to Zhuozhou for him. Gu Shengnan's cuteness, playfulness, shyness, and straightforwardness, event after event, played like a carousel in his mind. He had to say goodbye to all of this.
While on the phone, Gu Shengnan was still worried about what he would eat later, making him truly not know how to say goodbye. Lu Jin finally asked Gu Shengnan out, treating her to prawns. Gu Shengnan happily ate and muttered that it wasn't Mingxia but tiger prawns, complaining that a restaurant that couldn't distinguish ingredients might as well close down.
Lu Jin gently rubbed the walnuts coated in amber sugar Gu Shengnan had given him, knowing he didn't like sweet and had used less sugar. The goodbye he had drafted countless times in his mind now became so hard to say. Lu Jin still sternly said with a stiff heart that from now on they owed each other nothing, he wouldn't come anymore, and she didn't need to cook to repay the debt anymore.
The walnuts coated in amber sugar Gu Shengnan made for him herself were given away, but she was not happy. Before, when Lu Jin ate the things she made, she was happy just watching him. Not anymore. In the corridor in front of the home in "Cheng Deli", the voice-activated crystal lamp Lu Jin had specifically installed flickered on and off. Children stared at it for a long time, thinking it was a distress signal from someone trapped inside.
Upon closer inspection, they realized it was Gu Shengnan using the door to crack walnuts. The walnuts for Lu Jin were cracked one by one like this. Lu Jin was leaving soon. She didn't know what she was reminiscing about by cracking walnuts here. Besides, reminiscing was always useless, except for the sour feeling of grievance that made one uncomfortable. It couldn't bring anything back. The scene alternated between bright and dark.
A woman sat there, swinging the door, which was already strange enough. As she was cracking, the kindly old neighbor asked her what was wrong. It was one thing to keep the grievance bottled up inside where no one knew. The worst was when someone asked. Being asked made Gu Shengnan unable to hold back anymore. Bitterness immediately welled up in her eyes, and she began to cry loudly. Drowsily until dawn. Fortunately, she didn't suffer from insomnia that night.
What Gu Shengnan, in a bad mood, loved to do was charge into the vegetable market and bargain with people, requiring a full day's effort and patience. The female boss at the vegetable market trembled inwardly when she saw her arrive with a dark face, and her eyes also darted around nervously. After bargaining, she found that nothing had improved. Returning to this home, Lu Jin's shadow was everywhere.
His water cup and blanket were still there, the book and the turtle named Lu Xiao Guimao were still there, but the most representative person was not. She threw all these things out, out of sight, out of mind. But the TV seemed to understand her thoughts, playing shows about either heartbreak or love. Getting barked at by a dog downstairs, stepping in chewing gum with her slippers, bad luck seemed to follow one after another with Lu Jin's departure.
