Fall In Love With A Scientist Episode 5 Recap
> Fall In Love With A Scientist Recap
Bai Lingling juggled her part-time work at a supermarket with her lab duties, which primarily involved cleaning. Just as she finished her lab sanitation and rushed to her supermarket job, Yang Lanhang called her back to the lab. His relentless assignments kept her so busy that she dozed off in a chair, only to be woken by Jing Jing after everyone else had left.
Back home, Guan Xiaoyu prepared a lavish dinner, staging a photoshoot with the food for social media to cultivate an image for potential romantic interests. Bai Lingling joined in, posting a photo and lamenting to Guan Xiaoyu about Ouyang Yifan, whom she believes to be her online boyfriend "Forever is for Ever," who hadn't been in touch for days.
She also revealed that she had resigned from a cafe job she recently took, having realized that Yang Lanhang's demands in the lab were more consuming than she anticipated. Meanwhile, Ouyang Yifan, Yang Lanhang’s friend, discussed Yang Lanhang’s interactions with Bai Lingling with Yang Lanhang. Yang Lanhang recounted an awkward movie night and their lab interactions, where he mainly focused on experiments while Bai Lingling took notes or prepared equipment.
Ouyang Yifan advised Yang Lanhang on developing an office romance, emphasizing the importance of creating alone time, showcasing professional competence, and being exceptionally tender and considerate. He also stressed the need to understand Bai Lingling to avoid upsetting her, noting that Yang Lanhang hadn't achieved this despite his efforts. Driven by this advice, Yang Lanhang devised a new plan. He designed a special lab armband for Bai Lingling that would monitor her heartbeat and emotional fluctuations.
If her heart rate exceeded 100 BPM or her emotions were volatile, his own armband would vibrate, allowing him to intervene quickly if he inadvertently angered her or to act as her hero if someone else did. Ouyang Yifan found this approach to romance terrifyingly academic. Later, Guan Xiaoyu shared some campus gossip with Bai Lingling. She heard that Yang Lanhang had once felt unwell and gone to the lounge, where Lu Qing specifically took leave to care for him.
However, less than ten minutes later, Yang Lanhang stormed out of the lab, missing a shirt button, and allegedly with a lipstick stain on his collar. Bai Lingling, who had witnessed the event, corrected her, saying there was no lipstick mark, only a slightly wrinkled shirt. Guan Xiaoyu, however, still found the incident telling. She recounted how Yang Lanhang, during his studies abroad, would ignore stacks of love letters from beautiful girls, implying his aloof nature.
Guan Xiaoyu then teasingly suggested Bai Lingling confess her feelings to Yang Lanhang to scare him, a notion Bai Lingling found preposterous, asserting he was undeserving of such a gesture. The next day at the lab, Bai Lingling encountered Ouyang Yinfan, Ouyang Yifan's twin brother and a key lab supervisor. Unlike his carefree brother, Ouyang Yinfan was stern and rigorous. Ouyang Yifan (the carefree brother) also warned Bai Lingling to keep her distance from Ouyang Yinfan to avoid trouble.
Di Qingyi, a second-year material science student, expressed his discontent that Zhang Yian held a higher position than Yang Lanhang, his esteemed "Guru," and tried to recruit Bai Lingling into his cause to elevate Yang Lanhang's status in the lab. As they were chatting animatedly, Ouyang Yinfan suddenly appeared with a cold demeanor.
Di Qingyi quickly pulled Bai Lingling away, and as they hurried down the corridor, they crossed paths with Yang Lanhang, whose armband vibrated in response to Bai Lingling's elevated emotions. Past 2 AM, Yang Lanhang was still absorbed in his experiment. Bai Lingling, struggling with fatigue, excused herself to the restroom. Yang Lanhang's armband immediately vibrated, making him wonder why a trip to the bathroom would cause such an emotional stir.
In reality, Bai Lingling was discreetly calling Guan Xiaoyu to complain about being kept so late. Upon Bai Lingling’s return, Yang Lanhang, remembering Ouyang Yifan's advice to be considerate, offered her a bed in the first-floor dormitory, emphasizing the late hour and her safety. The following day, Bai Lingling was tasked with transporting a large piece of experimental equipment on the elevator, a job Zhang Yian found too heavy for a woman.
Bai Lingling believed Yang Lanhang was deliberately targeting her. Meanwhile, Yang Lanhang, reflecting on his actions, told Ouyang Yifan that he wanted Bai Lingling to feel special and valued. During lunch, Yang Lanhang noticed Bai Lingling, Zhang Yian, Di Qingyi, and Jing Jing were all sitting together, seemingly excluding him. He overheard them discussing Ouyang Yinfan, describing him as a "big devil" who made Jing Jing uncharacteristically serious.
Bai Lingling chimed in, comparing Jing Jing's plight to her own, feeling Yang Lanhang was working her to the bone. Zhang Yian offered to request a formal assistant for Yang Lanhang, but Bai Lingling insisted Yang Lanhang was intentionally picking on her. Di Qingyi disagreed, arguing that "Guru" (Yang Lanhang) wouldn't do such a thing and he himself wished he had Bai Lingling’s "luck."
Feeling a pang of loneliness, Yang Lanhang messaged Bai Lingling online, saying he "missed her a bit." When his armband vibrated immediately afterward, he laughed aloud in delight, catching the attention of Bai Lingling and her companions. After lunch, Bai Lingling replied to her online friend, confirming she was free to chat that evening. However, just as everyone was preparing to leave work, Ouyang Yinfan announced mandatory overtime for everyone.
Back home, Bai Lingling, fuming about Yang Lanhang monopolizing her time and disrupting her online romance, declared to Guan Xiaoyu that she would "confess" to Yang Lanhang. Her goal was to disgust him so much that he would keep his distance from her. She messaged her online friend, outlining her plan to use "disgusting" love quotes found online to scare Yang Lanhang away, while ensuring she wouldn't get fired.
The next day, as Yang Lanhang's armband vibrated, Bai Lingling, initially nervous, feigned passing by him. After gathering her resolve, she changed into a vibrant red mini-dress and confronted him. She delivered an over-the-top confession, praising his hands and declaring her love. Yang Lanhang, flustered and overwhelmed by her unexpected intensity, stumbled into a chair. He stammered his thanks and, in his confusion, suggested she "take her clothes off" before quickly correcting himself, asking her to put on more clothes.
Bai Lingling pressed on, resting a hand on his shoulder. Yang Lanhang, struggling to maintain composure, finally accepted her "confession" and suggested they spend the weekend working overtime together if she truly liked him. He then hastily retreated to the washroom, feeling he had narrowly avoided being overwhelmed. That evening, Zheng Minghao visited Guan Xiaoyu's home, bringing chuanchuan for Bai Lingling. However, Bai Lingling returned looking dejected, having lost her appetite.
She confided in Guan Xiaoyu about her failed plan, infuriated that the "perverted" Yang Lanhang had accepted her "confession" and dragged her into weekend overtime. Just then, she received a message from her online friend. Retreating to her bedroom, she recounted the day's events, expressing her anger at Yang Lanhang for tormenting her.
Unbeknownst to her, Yang Lanhang was also discussing the "confession" with Ouyang Yifan, who chuckled, observing that Bai Lingling wanted to turn a serious matter into a joke, while Yang Lanhang wanted to turn a joke into a serious relationship. Meanwhile, Zheng Minghao revealed to Guan Xiaoyu that Bai Lingling's online friend, "Forever is for Ever," was a mere playboy who was not actually abroad.
Showing Guan Xiaoyu a photo, it became clear that "Forever is for Ever" was none other than Ouyang Yifan. Concerned about Bai Lingling's potential heartbreak after six years of a secret crush, Guan Xiaoyu decided against telling her immediately. Instead, she formed an alliance with Zheng Minghao: he would distract Bai Lingling, while Guan Xiaoyu would personally deal with Ouyang Yifan, the "douchebag."
However, when Guan Xiaoyu tried to contact Ouyang Yifan, he casually told her to "queue up" and await his call. Frustrated, Guan Xiaoyu reluctantly unblocked him on WeChat, hoping to find another way to reach him. The following day, Zheng Minghao accompanied Bai Lingling to the lab, expressing his dismay at her "cleaning" duties.
Bai Lingling, now accustomed to her tasks, proudly explained the high-tech nature of her "custodial" work, detailing complex equipment like the Atomic Force Microscope and Nano Indenter to illustrate her expertise. She then instructed Zheng Minghao to dispose of the lab's trash in a special garbage room at the end of the corridor, reminding him that strangers were not allowed in the lab and he should leave immediately afterward.
As Zheng Minghao stepped into the corridor with the trash, he collided with Ouyang Yinfan and Jing Jing. Bai Lingling quickly emerged to explain, but Ouyang Yinfan, without a word, grabbed the trash bag from Zheng Minghao, spilling its contents across the floor.
