Resumo do episódio 4 de About Love
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Following a night out with friends, Xiao Bei drives Li Xiaoxi and Sen home. During the ride, they discuss Gong, who spends most of his time isolated and working on his comics. Xiao Bei admits he often has to drag Gong out of the house to prevent him from burning out. The conversation shifts to the drama surrounding Gong’s breakup with Yu He.
Xiao Bei muses that any man might falter when faced with a "tailor-made" lover like Jiang Yifan, viewing her as someone who maliciously manipulated male instincts just to prove her own charm. Li Xiaoxi, however, argues that if a man’s heart is truly set on his partner, no external temptation should matter. After dropping Li Xiaoxi off, Xiao Bei asks Sen if he would tell him if he ever saw Xiaoxi with another man.
Sen firmly states that he wouldn't want his best friend kept in the dark. Sen then reveals that he is already aware of Ming Ming's situation; he believes the man she is currently seeing is trouble and is simply waiting for her to realize it. Sen asks Xiao Bei to keep this a secret from Gong and the rest of the group, and Xiao Bei agrees. Meanwhile, Xiu and Luan Luan arrive at Xiu’s apartment.
As they share a parting embrace, Luan Luan is startled by a figure in the window, fearing it is Xiu’s wife. Though Xiu sees no one when he looks back, the moment leaves Luan Luan unsettled. She takes a taxi home, where the driver strikes up a conversation about her relationship. When he asks why she and her boyfriend don't live together, Luan Luan explains that she fears the mundane reality of daily life will ruin the beauty of romance.
The driver counters that life is built on the "daily grind" of chores and arguments, but notes that these are anchored by mutual need. He shares that despite fighting with his wife, her simple act of preparing a meal for him is what sustains their bond.
Back home, Li Xiaoxi retrieves a secret second phone and finds a flurry of messages from Gong, who has changed his pen name to "Mud Buddha"—a reference to a proverb about being unable to save oneself. His messages are filled with longing for "Jiang Yifan," admitting he underestimated how much he loved her. Xiaoxi agrees to meet him and picks him up on her motorcycle.
Gong tries to act impressive by offering to drive, claiming to be a legendary rider, but he clumsily falls over the moment he tries to start the bike. Frustrated, Xiaoxi takes the lead and drives them to get food. While they are out, they are approached by a film crew for a street-interview show called "Love or Not."
Gong seizes the opportunity to manufacture a romantic narrative for the cameras, claiming they have been together for a year and that he successfully pursued her after a brief separation. Li Xiaoxi remains visibly uncomfortable, hiding from the lens and requesting that her face be blurred. Later, Gong asks how she met Xiao Bei. When she mentions meeting him at a bar, Gong is shocked, knowing Xiao Bei never frequents such places.
He suddenly realizes that he was the inadvertent matchmaker: he had originally invited Xiao Bei to that bar but was forced to stay home because his editor, Joyce, was breathing down his neck to finish a draft. Li Xiaoxi finally reveals the truth about her past to Gong. She used to work as a "test agent," helping women expose their cheating partners. She recounts catching her friend Xiaowei’s boyfriend, Zhou Xiaolong, red-handed.
Her motivation stems from a deep regret over a friend whose five-year marriage was ruined by a serial cheater; Xiaoxi wishes she had intervened sooner. She views herself as someone who simply "speeds up time" to reveal a person’s true character. When Gong asks why she is so sure Xiao Bei won’t change, she admits she had a dozen different women test him, and he never once wavered. Despite her explanation, Gong refuses to let her leave easily.
He reminds her that she promised to spend the night with him and insists that every minute counts until sunrise. While Xiaoxi is trapped in this standoff, Xiao Bei is at a convenience store buying several flavors of her favorite chocolate. He drives to her apartment and sends her a message, completely unaware that she is currently with Gong, watching the clock and waiting for the morning.
