The Best Thing Episode 10 Recap
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He Suye completed the necessary arrangements with the hotel and then led everyone on a tour of the herbal farm. He introduced the greenhouse where endangered medicinal plants, such as Dendrobium candidum, are cultivated and protected. He explained that Dendrobium candidum greatly benefits the stomach and cardiovascular system, and helps suppress tumor growth. Thanks to modern technology, this precious herb can now be mass-produced, making it accessible for daily use in teas and cooking.
Shen Xifan spotted a Five-flavor fruit plant. After getting permission from He Suye, she picked some and offered them to Xu Xiangya and Lin Yishen, teasingly claiming they were delicious and tasted sweet and sour. Li Jie tried to intervene, but He Suye found the prank amusing. Xu Xiangya and Lin Yishen, upon tasting the fruit, realized Shen Xifan had tricked them and expressed their annoyance.
Back inside the planting base, He Suye presented various medicinal herbs and shared medicinal cuisine recipes, suggesting they could be used to make infused drinks. He emphasized the traditional Chinese medicine principle of seasonal wellness, tailoring health regimens to seasons and solar terms. For the upcoming elderly tour, the focus was on mild recipes to increase bodily fluids, reduce dryness, nourish the kidneys, and supplement qi.
He advised differentiating the five key benefits of the medicinal cuisine—aiding sleep, invigorating qi and blood, nourishing the kidneys, clearing fat and lowering blood pressure, and increasing bodily fluids to reduce dryness—to select appropriate meals for individual guests. While Shen Xifan browsed for sachet ingredients, Xu Xiangya began flirting with Li Jie. She suggested they exchange WeChat contact information for future questions, a move that displeased Lin Yishen.
Noticing Lin Yishen's sour expression, Shen Xifan tried to send Li Jie away to find He Suye, but Xu Xiangya persisted in her attempts, and she and Li Jie eventually added each other on WeChat. He Suye found Shen Xifan looking for materials to make sachets for the elderly guests. He began to introduce various ingredients like Patchouli, Agarwood, Nutmeg, Sandalwood, Clove, and Cinnamon.
Shen Xifan confused Cinnamon with Cassia, prompting He Suye to explain that Cassia is spicier and used in cooking, whereas Cinnamon is lighter and softer, often used in aromatherapy and perfumes. They moved to another area with more aromatherapy materials, where He Suye showed Shen Xifan an Agarwood tree, explaining how the resin forms the precious agarwood. Shen Xifan noticed a familiar, pleasant scent from the agarwood, feeling it resembled He Suye's own scent.
He Suye denied wearing perfume and playfully twisted her remark, suggesting she was complimenting him. He proudly stated that agarwood is a top-grade medicinal material for regulating energy. Shen Xifan retorted by jokingly calling him "toxic" and "trash," referencing a drunken night when she had cursed him.
He Suye, while acknowledging her drunken state, claimed that "people tell the truth when they're drunk" and reasserted his status as a "top-grade medicine" and a cure for "frustrated and depressed people" like her. When Shen Xifan pointed out that agarwood wasn't in her current prescription, He Suye hinted that "someday it will."
The next morning, Shen Xifan waited downstairs at He Suye’s apartment building, receiving a message from Xu Xiangya urging her to forward their group photo to He Suye. He Suye arrived, lightheartedly recalling the night Shen Xifan had sat there cursing him while drunk. He handed her a sachet, which Shen Xifan immediately recognized as smelling of agarwood.
When He Suye inquired about her missed follow-up appointment and future medication, Shen Xifan said she felt much better and hoped to stop the medicine. He Suye suggested moxibustion treatments instead. Shen Xifan then instinctively asked if her visits to him always had to be for medical reasons, quickly realizing the romantic implication of her words. He Suye paused before inviting her to his home for medicinal cuisine sometime.
Filled with joy, Shen Xifan returned home, her cheerful mood noticed by her parents. She retreated to her room, holding the sachet, her heart fluttering. Her mother, finding the sachet's agarwood scent pleasant, encouraged her father to get one too. Later, He Suye's grandfather called, mentioning that Li Jie had told him about He Suye and Shen Xifan "exchanging amorous glances."
He Suye denied it but confessed that he and Shen Xifan had "clicked" and that he intended to pursue her, which delighted his grandfather. The hotel then fully prepared for the arrival of the senior wellness tour group. Shen Xifan, Xu Xiangya, and Lin Yishen warmly welcomed the guests, introducing the specially prepared medicinal cuisine and the aromatherapy sachets placed in their rooms.
Despite the numerous and diverse requests from the seniors, the hotel staff managed to handle everything, earning widespread praise for their traditional Chinese medicine-infused wellness meals and attentive service. One guest, Ms. Liu Yunci, requested to change her sachet, stating she disliked the initial grassy scent of mugwort, sandalwood, and magnolia, preferring something mellow and warm. Shen Xifan offered a sachet containing agarwood, fragrant rosewood, fructus amomi, and styrax benzoin, which also provided pain relief, and Ms. Liu Yunci accepted.
Meanwhile, Zhao Ze completed another round of chemotherapy. With the assistance of traditional Chinese medicine, he experienced significantly fewer side effects, mainly just hiccups (ehni) caused by stomach irritation from the treatment. He Suye advised him to take stomach-regulating medicine and consume millet porridge for recovery. He Suye then presented Zhao Ze with a large Transformer toy, a gift from Shen Xifan, as a reward for his courageous attitude toward treatment.
Zhao Ze, who had previously hoped to find a good father figure in He Suye after his own father's abusive behavior, realized that He Suye had a girlfriend. With a mature understanding, he decided to abandon his matchmaking plan, accepting the gift and wishing He Suye and his girlfriend happiness. He Suye, in turn, accepted the boy's blessing and took a photo of Zhao Ze and his mother with the new toy to send to Shen Xifan.
Later, Lin Yishen confided in Shen Xifan that he might resign next year to take over his parents' small company, as they wished to retire and travel. He pondered whether there was still a chance for him and Xu Xiangya after such a long time as friends. Shen Xifan was unsure how to respond. Lin Yishen suspected Xu Xiangya's recent upset mood might be related to her overhearing his phone call with his mother.
He then lightheartedly questioned if Xu Xiangya might now be interested in younger men, teasingly referring to Li Jie. He Suye messaged Shen Xifan, informing her that Zhao Ze loved the gift and wanted to thank her by inviting her to dinner. He then extended the invitation to his home. Li Jie, noticing He Suye's exceptionally happy expression while texting, remarked that he hadn't seen He Suye this cheerful since his college days.
After work, Shen Xifan arrived at He Suye’s home, sharing her exhaustion from catering to the incredibly energetic elderly tourists, who made her feel old by comparison. He Suye gently reminded her to prioritize her health over work. As they spoke, Shen Xifan noticed an iron ring on He Suye's keychain—the very same ring she had given him earlier, which he had claimed to have lost.
She pointed out that it looked like a ring, and He Suye, flustered, claimed that the one she gave him had gone missing and offered to buy her a new one.
