Falling Into Your Smile Episode 6 Recap
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Despite the late hour, Tong Yao, unable to sleep after the previous night's difficult practice match, continued to train. Lu Sicheng found her still awake in the early morning and thoughtfully brought her a glass of milk. He gently shielded her eyes with his hand, stopping her intense practice. This gesture broke Tong Yao's composure; the emotional weight she had been carrying all night found its outlet, and she burst into tears.
Lu Sicheng gently placed his hand on her head, stroking it and quietly comforting her as her emotions overwhelmed her. News of the practice match video, which had been deliberately leaked, spread quickly, with netizens overwhelmingly criticizing Tong Yao. At the ZGDX training base, other team members gathered to discuss the situation, dismayed by the malicious online comments. Simultaneously, the usually aloof Lu Sicheng began to publicly refute the netizens' attacks online.
Downstairs, the team members watched Tong Yao descend like a zombie and rushed to comfort her. After a cold response, Tong Yao chose to go out for some fresh air. As she left, Lu Sicheng secretly messaged her, reminding her to return early. A disheartened Tong Yao met her best friend Chen Jinyang at a bar. Shortly after they sat down, a drunk man began to harass them. Just then, Ai Jia appeared and promptly scared the man away.
Chen Jinyang, however, was far from appreciative of his sudden appearance. Ai Jia sat down and started acting playfully, but Chen Jinyang, already vexed by her friend's distress, vented her frustration on him. Despite her sharp words, she was secretly pleased by his submissive attitude. Ai Jia then moved to another table and secretly messaged Jian Yang, informing him of their location. At the ZGDX base, Lu Sicheng frequently checked the time while chatting with Xiao Rui.
When it reached 11 PM, a worried Lu Sicheng received a message from Chen Jinyang and immediately headed to the bar. Jian Yang had arrived earlier and found a heavily intoxicated Tong Yao. Ai Jia thoughtfully pulled Chen Jinyang aside, giving the former couple space. Seizing the opportunity, Jian Yang poured out his feelings to Tong Yao, expressing regret for his past mistakes and pleading for another chance. However, the inebriated Tong Yao gave no direct response to his request.
At an adjacent table, Ai Jia and Chen Jinyang discussed the psychological pressures of professional e-sports. Just as Jian Yang's attempts to connect with Tong Yao grew increasingly awkward, Lu Sicheng arrived. Seeing the drunken Tong Yao, Lu Sicheng asserted his authority as captain. In front of Jian Yang, he announced he was taking her back to the base. Jian Yang, about to follow, was stopped and silenced by Chen Jinyang, left to watch them depart.
On the way back, Lu Sicheng carried the drunken Tong Yao on his back. In her intoxicated state, she confessed her true fears: she wasn't crying over the loss or the online criticism, but over the feeling of letting her team down and the collapse of her "faith" in her signature hero. Lu Sicheng advised her to build a new faith based on the determination to win.
Arriving downstairs, Lu Sicheng set Tong Yao down, intending to buy hangover medicine, but she pulled him back. Still upset about an earlier incident where he had grabbed her, she used her inebriation to pull on his sleeve in retaliation. Lu Sicheng smiled helplessly before leaving. Tong Yao then stumbled back into the base alone. Inside, she saw Lu Yue, who was wearing a red shirt, and mistook him for a ghost.
Panicked, she fled back downstairs and jumped onto the returning Lu Sicheng's back. Lu Sicheng carried the hysterical Tong Yao back inside, where the scene was witnessed by Lu Yue. Only then did Tong Yao realize the two men were brothers. The team gathered as Lu Yue delivered a long monologue about returning to the team as a potential substitute for Tong Yao.
Still disoriented, Tong Yao misheard parts of the conversation and frantically apologized to Lu Sicheng, believing she was about to be benched or expelled. As a dramatic "parting gift," she then offered each team member a used tissue she had been crying into.
