My Love, Enlighten Me Episode 8 Recap
> My Love, Enlighten Me Recap
Following a successful Dunhuang project, the exhausted team members yearned to return home, but Han Che unexpectedly arrived, declaring he would sleep at the office. His colleagues remarked on his intense dedication, labeling him a "demon king." Gu Li approached him, acknowledging the project's profound significance to Han Che and reassuring him of the team's reliability. Han Che, however, seemed distracted and questioned why Nuannuan had moved out, asking Gu Li if he was truly difficult to get along with.
After a humorous response, a playful squabble ensued over who would sleep on the bed versus the sofa. The next day, Nuannuan began her internship at a new company. She met fellow Marketing Department intern Qiao Lexin, also known as Alison, and they playfully rated each other's outfits. Moments later, Nuannuan collided with another new intern, Gao Ming, scattering his collection of silk panties across the floor. Gao Ming, a textile engineering major, quickly explained he was not a pervert.
Their supervisor, Helen, then assigned all three interns the task of hand-washing the fragile silk garments before the morning meeting. Later, during a company meeting, the head of the department, Mr. Fu, introduced the three new interns. Gao Ming spoke of his textile engineering background, Alison highlighted her French education in luxury management, and Nuannuan mentioned her previous work at the Xicheng Branch Store, where her idea had been used for a successful event.
Mr. Fu outlined the Marketing Department's goals and starkly informed them that only one of the three interns would secure a full-time position. Helen then detailed their first major task: securing 1. 5 million Weibo forwards for a partnership with the show "The Singing God," with each intern responsible for 20,000. She suggested Nuannuan contact Lin Jiayi, a popular idol, given Nuannuan's past as a trainee.
Before Nuannuan could respond, her stomach audibly growled, prompting Mr. Fu to kindly suggest an early lunch. Observing her highly skilled colleagues, Nuannuan reflected on the intensity of the professional world. Helen encouraged her to focus on securing Lin Jiayi's help. Nuannuan contacted Lin Jiayi, who explained that her Weibo account was managed by her company and required their approval.
Nuannuan and Gao Ming then visited the company's Mr. Liu, who explained that commercial forwards for a star like Lin Jiayi incurred significant costs, quoting a price of 50,000, which was far beyond their non-existent budget. Just then, Fang Hanchen arrived and called Nuannuan out. As she tidied his clothing, she explained the budget issue, and he offered to forward their post for free.
Meanwhile, Gao Ming, staying behind, ingeniously proposed a "resource exchange" to Mr. Liu and another manager, Mr. Xu, offering their company's clothes for a new girl group to wear. This strategy secured 20,000 forwards, though it still fell significantly short of their 1. 5 million target. In the subsequent meeting, Nuannuan reported that Lin Jiayi's company required a budget but that Fang Hanchen had personally agreed to provide 13,000 free forwards.
Gao Ming then detailed his resource exchange deal, explaining how he had exchanged some of the company's otherwise unused clothing for tangible online engagement. Mr. Fu commended Gao Ming's flexible thinking but expressed disappointment that Lin Jiayi herself had not been secured. At that moment, Helen excitedly announced that Lin Jiayi had just forwarded their Weibo post, and the number of forwards was rapidly increasing.
When questioned, Alison revealed that Lin Jiayi's boss, Mr. Xu, was a friend of her father's, who had intervened with a phone call. Nuannuan felt a pang of disappointment as she observed Alison's triumphant demeanor. Following this, Mr. Fu assigned the interns a new task: to ensure ten HOCO outfits were featured in each episode of "The Singing God," with a particular focus on getting the star Gao Yingna to wear their designs, as her outfits consistently became trending topics.
The trio went backstage, but Gao Yingna's assistant only allowed one person to enter the dressing room for three minutes. Alison went in but quickly returned, claiming she was dismissed after a brief greeting. As Alison left to complain to management, Nuannuan convinced Gao Ming to stay and wait for another chance. Seizing an opportunity, Nuannuan pulled Gao Ming into the dressing room.
Gao Ming's attempt to flatter Gao Yingna failed when he suggested her high-fashion outfit made her look less youthful. Nuannuan quickly interjected, complimenting the dress as a "battle suit" but astutely pointing out that other contestants were also wearing black. She suggested a white, high-waisted HOCO jumpsuit would make Gao Yingna's legs stand out and perfectly complement her song "White Moonlight." Convinced, Gao Yingna agreed to wear the HOCO outfit.
Later, Gao Yingna personally praised Nuannuan to the show's director, who then called Mr. Fu to commend Nuannuan's exceptional skills. Meanwhile, Han Che explained his "Fulfilling the Dunhuang Dream" project, detailing his preference for a challenging outdoor holographic projection. Later, he encountered Lin Jiayi, who invited him to dinner. He chose a highly visible location, which soon led to Lin Jiayi being mobbed by fans. As she spoke about her work, Han Che seemed uninterested, frequently mentioning Nuannuan.
He scoffed at the idea of Nuannuan being a "smiling angel," calling her a "troublemaker," yet immediately recounted a story of her selflessly practicing dance in the dark to avoid disturbing her roommates, an act he still chided as "foolish." He then declined Lin Jiayi's invitation for tea and left, abandoning her to the fans. Later that night, Han Che found himself restless and unable to sleep.
He realized he was unaccustomed to Nuannuan's absence, identifying her as his "white noise." Suddenly, a drunken Gu Li returned home, bursting with declarations of love for Han Xue. He passionately described love as an all-consuming feeling—the inability to eat or sleep, the constant worry, and the irresistible urge to care for the person, even when they cause frustration. Listening intently, Han Che had a profound realization as he looked at a photo of Nuannuan.
He finally understood: this was love, and he was in love with Nuannuan. In an amusing extra scene, Han Che woke up sneezing, wondering if he was catching a cold. Nuannuan playfully suggested that someone must be thinking about him, to which he cheekily asked her to stop thinking about him so frequently.