Love The Way You Are Episode 5 Recap
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Yin Yike, a professional in her company, had an urgent meeting scheduled to discuss advertisement details with an artist's agent. Before she could leave, her boyfriend, Li Zelin, cornered her, upset that she was prioritizing work over their relationship. He claimed he had rejected a major client and postponed his trip to Beijing just to see her.
Yin Yike calmly explained that they needed time apart to think things through, but Li Zelin grew aggressive and refused to let go of her arm. Xu Guangxi intervened, threatening to call the police for public harassment if Li Zelin didn't release her. After a brief standoff, Yin Yike pleaded with Li Zelin to leave, as she truly had an important work commitment.
During the struggle, Yin Yike's phone was smashed on the ground, so she had to ask Xu Guangxi to call a taxi for her. Xu Guangxi secretly watched from a distance as Yin Yike professionally handled her meeting with Chen Zicheng's agent. The agent explained that Chen Zicheng was about to start a demanding film role and could not easily take time off for the ad shoot.
Yin Yike argued that any delay would significantly impact their projected profits and Chen Zicheng's exposure. She offered to request a higher budget to place his ads on billboards in prime commercial areas. The agent then suggested filming at Che Dun, which was near Chen Zicheng's drama set, allowing him to shoot after his regular work. Yin Yike agreed, promising to arrange the Che Dun shoot and asking that Chen Zicheng spare as much time as possible.
After the meeting, Xu Guangxi approached Yin Yike, who jokingly told him not to use his usual flirting tactics on her. He presented her with a new, fall-proof phone, calling it a belated birthday gift. When Yin Yike tried to pay him, Xu Guangxi insisted that a phone's true value lies in the memories it holds and suggested she use it for a fresh start.
After Yin Yike finished her work, Xu Guangxi was waiting for her and suggested she treat him to dinner. She apologized for being preoccupied, but he reassured her, remarking that she looked beautiful while working. As they settled down for a barbecue, Yin Yike revealed that she had broken up with Li Zelin. Seeing Xu Guangxi's barely concealed delight, she playfully accused him of gloating.
He then showed her a "new feature" on her phone, guiding her to the photo album to choose a new screensaver. There, she discovered a manga-style drawing of herself. Xu Guangxi confessed he had sketched it while watching her work, calling it an "occupational hazard" of being an artist. Yin Yike affectionately called him a "kid with many tricks," and they celebrated her new beginning. Meanwhile, Xu Guangxi's former student, Xia Xiaomian, unexpectedly arrived at his apartment.
She explained that after failing to get into community college in the UK, she returned to China. Having heard Xu Guangxi was also back, she came to him for help. She complained that she was unappreciated as a model abroad but believed she could become a star in China. Xu Guangxi's roommate, Chen Musen, insisted she couldn't stay.
Xu Guangxi gently tried to explain the inconvenience of a young woman living with two men and offered her money for a hotel. However, Xia Xiaomian successfully played on Chen Musen's sympathy by portraying herself as a helpless girl alone in Shanghai. He relented and agreed to let her stay for seven days, much to Xu Guangxi's dismay.
Xia Xiaomian gratefully thanked "Uncle" Chen Musen, who was left puzzled as to why he was an "Uncle" while Xu Guangxi was a "Brother." The next day, as Yin Yike headed to Che Dun for the shoot, her mother visited Xu Guangxi's apartment, bringing breakfast and boasting to Chen Musen about Yin Yike's successful career working with celebrities.
At the set, Yin Yike greeted the star, Chen Zicheng, with an iced coffee, but he was impatient and urged her to start shooting immediately. A problem arose when the team learned Chen Zicheng was allergic to flowers, which were a key part of the set design. They decided to use fake flowers in the foreground to minimize his exposure. As Yin Yike coordinated the changes, Chen Zicheng's girlfriend secretly arrived.
Overwhelmed by the stress of their hidden relationship, Chen Zicheng suggested they go public. Yin Yike overheard and stepped in to prevent a PR disaster for her project. After confirming their relationship was serious, she devised a plan to help them escape the lurking paparazzi. She would act as a decoy by leaving with Chen Zicheng, while his girlfriend, disguised with a staff ID, would hide in a large equipment case.
The girlfriend worried this would create a new scandal for Yin Yike, but Yike assured her that their professional relationship was easily provable with on-set footage, unlike a secret romance. The girlfriend reluctantly agreed and hid in the box. The paparazzi photos of Yin Yike and Chen Zicheng quickly spread online, sparking vicious comments from his fans. Xu Guangxi saw the harsh online backlash against Yin Yike.
Back at her company, the situation escalated when an online influencer leaked Yin Yike's personal information. In a crisis meeting, a rival director, Mr. Kong, harshly criticized Yin Yike for not maintaining a professional distance. However, her boss, Frank, saw an opportunity, arguing the increased attention was a form of pre-campaign publicity. He approved a plan to release Chen Zicheng's new ad materials along with a clarification video to turn the crisis into a positive marketing event.
Meanwhile, reporters swarmed the building's entrance. To escape, Yin Yike and her friend, Qin Yiran, devised a "cicada shedding its shell" strategy. Wearing matching hats and sunglasses, they ran out in different directions, successfully tricking the reporters into chasing Qin Yiran. While fleeing, Qin Yiran collided with Chen Ye, who, finding himself also being chased, ran with her. They found refuge behind a large trash bin.
Once safe, he complimented her quick thinking and helped her find a lost contact lens. Qin Yiran teased him, calling his company's name "childish" for a "middle-aged" man, which he found charming. He explained his own escape was a "tactical retreat" to avoid "social death" online. Thanking him, Qin Yiran promised to treat him to dinner someday. Yin Yike was confronted in the parking garage by Li Zelin.
He had received a call from his boss, warning that the scandal was reflecting poorly on him and his new partnership at the law firm. He angrily demanded an explanation, complaining that his colleagues and friends were mocking him. Fed up with his self-centered and accusatory tone, Yin Yike officially broke up with him.
Stunned, Li Zelin questioned if this was because she was unhappy with his marriage proposal or if the rumors were true, condescendingly telling her that a woman with her looks should know better than to get so close to other men. Just as reporters swarmed them, Xu Guangxi arrived, pulling Yin Yike into his car and speeding away.
Unlike Li Zelin, Xu Guangxi expressed his complete trust in Yin Yike, comforting her that he knew she must have had a good reason for her actions, likely to help someone else. When she claimed her watery eyes were from exhaustion, not crying, he gently teased her, saying the rumors were only believable because her "face is too striking."
He praised her for being like a "small blanket that warms others but leaves itself cold" and urged her to take better care of herself, assuring her that the internet's memory is only "seven seconds" long. Yin Yike called Qin Yiran to confirm she had escaped safely, then told Xu Guangxi she would find a hotel. Concerned for her safety, he offered to take her somewhere secure. In the car, she noticed he was playing a song from her playlist.
He jokingly claimed he'd had it for "800 years" before quoting a line from "La La Land" about how people support each other through life. Yin Yike agreed but said she preferred "Titanic", a film she remembered watching as a child at the "Happiness Theater" in their old neighborhood alley—a fond memory Xu Guangxi revealed he shared.
