Somewhere Only We Know Episode 6 Recap
> Somewhere Only We Know Recap
Bai Lin and Xue Tong went to pick up parcels, where they encountered a notice board listing students who needed to retake the physical examination for the School of Foreign Languages. To their dismay, Bai Lin, Xue Tong, and Song Qi Qi were all on the list, meaning the three friends would have to train for running together. Meanwhile, Peng Yu, Song Qi Qi's middle school student, excelled in his midterm exam, earning praise.
He asked Song Qi Qi to find a physics teacher from her university to give a science popularization lecture at his school, specifically requesting someone "handsome or beautiful to gain me some face." Xue Tong immediately thought of Mu Chenghe and approached him. Mu Chenghe confirmed that fluid mechanics was a branch of physics, and after some persuasion from Xue Tong, who wanted him to teach "another class," he agreed to help.
Later, when Mu Chenghe met Peng Yu, the boy initially expressed skepticism about Mu Chenghe's youth, saying university lecturers usually wore thick glasses and were bald. However, Mu Chenghe quickly performed a complex mental calculation, impressing Peng Yu, who enthusiastically declared that Mu Chenghe was the one. Despite Mu Chenghe's slight worry about teaching children, Xue Tong encouraged him, reminding him of his popularity with kids at the astronomical observatory.
Song Qi Qi continued her intense devotion to a stage play, attending every performance until the very last day at Donghu Performing Arts Centre. A ticket seller noted that she wasn't there to watch the show but seemed to be "waiting for someone," suggesting that if the person intended to show up, they would have already. Unperturbed, Song Qi Qi bought the last expensive ticket, still waiting for the mysterious person who never appeared.
Disheartened, she continued to search for clues about them on Weibo. Back in the dorm, Bai Lin was energetically doing aerobics when she accidentally stained Zhao Xiaotang's new dress. Fortunately, Zhao Xiaotang was not in the room at the time, preventing an immediate confrontation. Xue Tong and Mu Chenghe began preparing for the science class. Xue Tong found Mu Chenghe's initial lecture style too academic, describing it as "chanting" with "too many scientific terms," making her "feel so sleepy."
She suggested making the content more engaging for children by acting out concepts, even playfully suggesting a slap to demonstrate interaction of force, which Mu Chenghe corrected. They agreed that he would focus on the content while Xue Tong would create the PowerPoint slides, with a strict rule: "No scientific terms are allowed." Mu Chenghe found Xue Tong to be a quick-witted and interesting girl.
When Zhao Xiaotang returned to the dorm, she was furious to discover the large stain on her new dress, which she declared had been "discontinued." Bai Lin, initially defiant, tried to brush it off as "just a dress" and blamed Zhao Xiaotang for the sheer volume of her parcels. Song Qi Qi tried to intervene as the argument escalated, with Zhao Xiaotang stating that Bai Lin "won't be able to pay for it" even if she wanted to.
Instead of focusing on the dress, Bai Lin later went shopping with Xue Tong, buying several swimsuits for swimming lessons with Zhong Qiang. She dismissed Xue Tong's concerns about Zhao Xiaotang's dress, saying they would "find it in the next one." Later, Zhong Qiang tried to teach Bai Lin how to swim, but when she discovered his swimming cap was bought by an ex-girlfriend, she declared she would rather drown than learn to swim and left.
Xue Tong returned to the dorm. Zhao Xiaotang, who was packing, asked Xue Tong to be her temporary assistant for an afternoon photoshoot. Xue Tong was hesitant due to her prior commitment to Mu Chenghe's science class but agreed, believing it would only take "around two hours." During the photoshoot, Xue Tong observed the demanding nature of a model's work and Zhao Xiaotang's professionalism in difficult conditions, including an unprofessional primary photographer and lighting issues.
Zhao Xiaotang, seeing the time, told Xue Tong to leave for her own appointment, arranging for another photographer, Shi Xiao Xiao, to give her a ride. Mu Chenghe conducted the science class at No.1 Experimental Middle School. He demonstrated the resilience of a curved eggshell against force. His first attempt failed because he accidentally used a raw egg instead of a cooked one. After quickly obtaining a cooked egg, he successfully demonstrated the principle, captivating the students.
Peng Yu noticed Xue Tong's absence and asked about her, to which Mu Chenghe replied that "she has an emergency." That evening, Xue Tong returned to the dorm and talked to Bai Lin, telling her it was important to acknowledge her mistake and apologize to Zhao Xiaotang for staining the dress and the trouble it caused. Bai Lin, after some thought, wrote a sincere apology card and placed it on Zhao Xiaotang's desk, effectively restoring harmony to unit 323.
Shortly after, Zhao Xiaotang called Xue Tong, thanking her for her help during the photoshoot and acknowledging the difficult situation caused by Bai Lin's accidental staining of the dress, saying she was sorry for the trouble Xue Tong had gone through. Xue Tong reassured her that Bai Lin wasn't a bad person, just "not very sharp," and wondered if people from different worlds couldn't be friends.
Later, Mu Chenghe called Xue Tong, mentioning how well the class went and that he regretted her absence, inviting her to a gathering with his Russian friends. This excited Xue Tong, who speculated about "vodka, Russian folk songs, or dancing like in Tetris." At the party, Xue Tong met Mu Chenghe's friends, Alexander (Sasha) and Rosa, and enjoyed Russian vodka and Mu Chenghe's unique mackerel and cheese dumplings.
Mu Chenghe offered for her to stay the night, remarking, "I'm not a bad guy anyway." However, when Xue Tong went to the bathroom, she discovered women's perfume and other personal hygiene items, leading her to believe that Mu Chenghe already had a girlfriend. She quietly left, uttering a soft "I can't."
