Shining For One Thing Episode 6 Recap
> Shining For One Thing Recap
Lin Beixing, eager to be admitted to Class One, decided to use her day off for tutoring with Zhang Wansen, playfully telling him she was going there to be his "bodyguard." Zhang Wansen, however, questioned her true intentions. Their study session was interrupted by Zhan Yu, who declared his intention to join them in Class One and insisted on being tutored as well. Annoyed by Zhan Yu's presence, Zhang Wansen subtly switched seats.
Zhan Yu, acting superior, claimed the basic questions were beneath him, but then struggled with the advanced ones, prompting Zhang Wansen to advise him to go home and memorize more formulas. Offended, Zhan Yu challenged Zhang Wansen to a one-on-one basketball game, but Zhang Wansen dismissed the idea, reminding him they were in a library. Frustrated by Zhang Wansen's refusal, Zhan Yu persisted in challenging him, suggesting a bicycle race around the island instead.
Zhang Wansen initially declined, citing his commitment to tutoring Lin Beixing. Zhan Yu boasted about being the first to know Lin Beixing, which Zhang Wansen subtly contested. Despite his bravado, Zhang Wansen proved to be unable to ride a bicycle and promptly fell. Lin Beixing, concerned, approached him.
Seizing the opportunity, Zhang Wansen feigned a severe leg injury, claiming it would take "a hundred days" to recover, then accepted Lin Beixing’s offer to ride on the back of her bike, while playfully remarking on her weight and making a general comment about danger being omnipresent. Upon arriving at Zhang Wansen's house, Lin Beixing was impressed by the vast collection of books.
Zhang Wansen revealed that his parents had been working in Africa since he was very young, leaving him to live alone. Lin Beixing, in a motherly manner, treated his leg wound and scolded him for not checking his expired medicines. Zhang Wansen attempted to clarify a past "misunderstanding" with Gao Ge, but Lin Beixing assured him she understood. She then noticed his old middle school basketball uniform and realized he had attended Nanchuan Middle School and was on their team.
Lin Beixing recounted how her school, the Seventeenth Middle School, had played against Nanchuan, and it was during that game that she "blindly fell in love with Zhan Yu" because he had saved her, getting injured in the process. She quickly dismissed him as just an "ordinary classmate" now.
Unbeknownst to Lin Beixing, Zhang Wansen recalled a memory from that same game, where he, as a young boy, shyly approached a girl with a pink hair tie, only for her to politely ask him for directions to the restroom. As Lin Beixing observed the lack of food and cooking utensils, Zhang Wansen casually mentioned that his family never cooked. Later, Zhang Wansen encountered Mai Zi struggling to get a drink from a vending machine.
After Zhang Wansen showed him how, they chatted. Mai Zi confessed he had moved on from Gao Ge and felt he had nothing to fear anymore. He then directly asked Zhang Wansen if he liked Lin Beixing. Zhang Wansen explained he was just tutoring her to help her get into Class One. Mai Zi, seeing Zhang Wansen's reticence, urged him to be direct and ask Lin Beixing if her desire to join Class One was for him.
Zhang Wansen, feeling nervous, took several gulps of Coke to gather his courage. That night, Zhang Wansen and Mai Zi went to Lin Beixing's building. Lin Beixing, having been alerted by Zhang Wansen's "emergency distress signal" about physics problems, came downstairs to find Mai Zi there. Mai Zi bluntly prompted Zhang Wansen to ask if Lin Beixing's fervent desire to join his class was because of him.
Lin Beixing, without hesitation, fiercely declared that she intended to go to Class One specifically to "protect him all the time" and prevent people like Mai Zi from taking advantage, stating that Zhang Wansen "must finish Gaokao under my supervision." Mai Zi, seemingly satisfied, laughed and departed.
Alone with Zhang Wansen, Lin Beixing explained that she sought to improve academically and that he was the only one genuinely willing to help her, thus her desire to protect him as a form of reciprocation. She also warned Zhang Wansen not to trust others so easily. Through persistent effort and Zhang Wansen's diligent tutoring, Lin Beixing successfully entered the top fifty in the monthly exam.
She excitedly celebrated her achievement, and Zhang Wansen congratulated her, saying he would "see her in Class One." Meanwhile, Zhan Yu confronted Lin Beixing, offering her something, but she dismissed him, implying he was merely trying to save face. He then challenged Zhang Wansen to a fair basketball match, which Zhang Wansen readily accepted. In Class One, Lin Beixing introduced herself, acknowledging past misunderstandings and expressing hope for mutual help.
The teacher welcomed her and directed her to a single seat in the back row. Gao Ge, who was occupying that seat, announced her preference for sitting alone and offered to move, implicitly allowing Zhang Wansen to sit with Lin Beixing, which he promptly did, greeting her as his new deskmate. Shortly after, a student from Class Nine teased Lin Beixing for leaving them behind.
Later, Lin Beixing and Yang Chaoyang arranged to have dinner with Zhang Wansen and Gao Ge. At the bustling food stall, Gao Ge clarified to Lin Beixing that while she didn't care about Lin Beixing's personal affairs, she was concerned for Zhang Wansen, assuring her that she had no romantic interest in him. Mai Zi unexpectedly showed up, revealed to have been invited by Gao Ge.
Gao Ge admitted her intention was to make Lin Beixing nervous, hoping it would help Zhang Wansen, who "can't even express himself at all." Mai Zi then proposed setting off fireworks at the beach, but Gao Ge, seeking to provoke her father, Gao Guangming, suggested doing so at the school instead. As expected, Gao Guangming, the school's strict director, discovered the group setting off loud fireworks at the school.
Gao Ge immediately took responsibility, but Yang Chaoyang, demonstrating loyalty, also confessed his involvement. Mai Zi explained to Lin Beixing that Gao Ge had deliberately orchestrated the incident to anger her father, revealing that Gao Ge had previously used him in a similar way, making him believe she liked him.
Gao Guangming scolded both Gao Ge for her misbehavior and Yang Chaoyang for his academic performance, warning Gao Ge that she would be responsible if Yang Chaoyang failed to get into a good college. Yang Chaoyang insisted his participation was voluntary, not coerced. As punishment, both Gao Ge and Yang Chaoyang were ordered to run ten laps.
Yang Chaoyang, who confessed his dream was to be a cross-talk master and whose allegros had often been confiscated by Gao Guangming, found a new camaraderie with Gao Ge during their punishment, forging a new friendship. Lin Beixing, intrigued by Yang Chaoyang's hobby, expressed interest in learning cross-talk herself. In Class One, the teacher announced the upcoming inter-class basketball game against Class Nine, urging students to sign up. Zhang Wansen volunteered immediately.
After school, Zhang Wansen waited for Lin Beixing, who was meticulously creating a large banner for the upcoming basketball game, decorated with slogans like "Zhang Wansen! You're the best!" and "The senior Class One is not afraid of difficulties." Zhang Wansen complimented her effort but playfully critiqued her handwriting. As rain began to fall, Zhang Wansen offered to walk her home. Lin Beixing thanked him, saying he had shown her "youth can be so great."
He downplayed the importance of the basketball game. The next day, Lin Beixing was distraught to discover her carefully made banner ruined by the rain. Determined not to "lose momentum," she rushed to the utility room to make a new one. Han Tengteng appeared, attempting to talk to her, likely about damaging the banner. Lin Beixing refused, stating she needed to focus on the game.
Enraged by the rejection, Han Tengteng locked Lin Beixing inside the storage room, telling her to watch the game from there. From the storage room window, Lin Beixing desperately cheered for Zhang Wansen, yelling his name. In a dangerous attempt to get a better view and be heard, she climbed onto a plastic box and squeezed through the window, getting precariously stuck.
Seeing her predicament from the basketball court, Zhang Wansen immediately abandoned the ongoing game to rush to her rescue. He carefully lifted her down from the window, reassuring her that she was fine, suffering only a strain. He advised her against such dangerous actions in the future, but Lin Beixing, feeling guilty, apologized for making him miss the game.
This incident also triggered Lin Beixing’s memory of a junior high fire where, on the verge of despair, she saw a boy in a basketball uniform save her, only to find Zhan Yu standing before her upon regaining consciousness. Shortly after, Lin Beixing confronted Zhan Yu about an old injury on his arm. He casually explained it was a cat scratch from junior high. After hearing his dismissive response and recalling the past, Lin Beixing turned to Zhang Wansen and asked, "Did we know each other before?"
