Meeting You Episode 17 Recap
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The new semester began with an immediate group assignment: an architectural model design due in two weeks, to be completed by dorm units. In class, a new student, Gao Ting, was introduced. Also in Nan Xi's dorm unit were Hu Jing and Hao Tian, the duo who had acted like paparazzi on the first day of school. After class, Hu Jing and Hao Tian approached Nan Xi to discuss the group project.
Before they could get far, Gao Ting confronted Nan Xi, noting that he had lost to Nan Xi in the entrance examination and was eager for a rematch, dismissing Nan Xi's previous work as a "0. 5 version." Shortly after, Xia Rui arrived. Hu Jing and Hao Tian then apologized for their behavior on the first day before trying to discuss the assignment with Nan Xi, using a metaphor of "dumplings in a steamer" to describe their shared fate.
However, the conversation was inconclusive. Meanwhile, Xia Rui was busy helping Nan Xi set up his new home. The rented industrial loft was initially empty, which Nan Xi preferred for renovation. Cheng Erluo and Zhao Yishu frequently joined them to assist, and despite Cheng Erluo's grumbling about the physical labor, the four friends transformed the space into a warm and vibrant home.
As a special touch, Xia Rui secretly arranged for Nan Xi's mother to send some of his old wooden art pieces, hoping to give him a surprise and make the house feel more personal. However, Nan Xi's reaction was not what she expected. He considered his past works "semi-finished and experimental products" that were not suitable for display. Seeing Xia Rui's hurt expression, Nan Xi quickly clarified that he liked everything she did for the house.
He pointed out two celery stalks she had placed in a vase, cherishing them because they were the one thing in the house made by her. Mollified and delighted, Xia Rui called him a "bootlicker" but happily agreed to his suggestion of getting fresh flowers daily. Once the house was furnished, the four friends planned to have dinner.
Cheng Erluo insisted on staying, eager to taste Nan Xi's cooking, only to be surprised that Nan Xi and Xia Rui had already used the kitchen. His hopes were dashed again when the group could not agree on what groceries to buy, with Nan Xi and Xia Rui giving conflicting lists. They ended up ordering pizza, much to Cheng Erluo's dismay, who vowed he would get to taste Nan Xi's cooking eventually.
One afternoon, while helping Nan Xi install shelving, Cheng Erluo lost his footing on a ladder and fell, instinctively shielding Zhao Yishu. In the process, they both noticed the name "Rui" carved into Nan Xi's bed frame. Cheng Erluo immediately deduced Nan Xi's feelings for Xia Rui and later confronted him, offering to help their relationship along with extravagant ideas like candlelight dinners. Nan Xi, however, sternly warned him not to tell Xia Rui and to be more mature.
Later, Xia Rui left abruptly after receiving a parcel for Nan Xi. She confided in Cheng Erluo and Zhao Yishu that she had accidentally opened it and found a surveillance camera. She worried Nan Xi intended to install it outside his bedroom door as he had done at home, effectively isolating himself again. She feared her efforts to help him adapt had backfired.
Zhao Yishu comforted her, suggesting that pushing Nan Xi into a dorm right away might have been too much too soon, and advised her to speak with him directly. The next day, Xia Rui confronted Nan Xi about the camera. He assured her he wouldn't install it, explaining he was too busy with a difficult "dormitory homework." Xia Rui quickly understood he was struggling not with the project itself, but with how to approach his roommates.
Praising him for not trying to escape the group work and for taking the difficult first step of opening up, she encouraged him that presenting his ideas would be easy and offered to accompany him. They went to the university workshop, where Hu Jing and Hao Tian were overjoyed that Nan Xi was joining them, especially after he revealed he had already completed the design drawings.
In their excitement, they carelessly remarked that with Nan Xi, the "No. 1 professional," the second-ranked Gao Ting seemed "less important." Gao Ting, who had just arrived at the entrance, overheard them. He entered briefly, stated he would work by himself since he wasn't important anyway, and left, clearly hurt. Unaware of the impact of their words, Hu Jing commented, "A mountain cannot tolerate two tigers."
