Use for My Talent Episode 3 Recap
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Shi Shuangjiao began her work in the Manual Cleaning Department, where she quickly encountered an unexpected situation after falling into a bucket of water. Gu Renqi instructed Hu You to help her, emphasizing that work in the Manual Cleaning Department required constant attention to sudden occurrences and deeming her initial performance substandard. Shi Shuangjiao acknowledged his words, promising to be more careful.
As she cleaned, Hu You from the R&D Department introduced himself and then introduced her to Wu Yu from the Technical Department, noting that Wu Yu was usually silent, living up to his name. Despite finding Gu Renqi a bit strange, Shi Shuangjiao felt her new colleagues were quite friendly. As she finished her first day, she overheard a colleague remarking how happy one would be to have her as a roommate.
On her way home, Shi Shuangjiao witnessed another girl crying as she left Lu Xian’s place, seemingly ending their relationship. When Lu Xian then appeared, playfully asking why Shi Shuangjiao hadn't waited for him to pick her up, she scornfully called him a playboy. She explained that she had seen a different girl crying at his house just two days prior, solidifying her belief that he was a scoundrel.
Lu Xian tried to rationalize his behavior with a "forget the old lover for a new one" theory, which Shi Shuangjiao dismissed as typical "playboy logic." She threatened to make sure her brother, Shi Junjie, stayed away from him. In response, Lu Xian confronted her about working as a cleaner, threatening to expose her secret to her father and Shi Junjie if she dared to reveal his own exploits.
Later, at Shi Shuangjiao's home, Lu Xian, who had been invited by her father, expressed his loneliness and declared his intention to often join them for meals, promising to take on chores in exchange. Shi Shuangjiao teased him about the constant stream of different girls visiting him daily, while her father served them a unique "Mung Bean Crayfish" dish, praising its nutritional value. Shi Shuangjiao, however, mockingly called it "dark cuisine," feeling their family was being "brainwashed."
Her father encouraged her to eat, noting her hard work. When asked about her job, Shi Shuangjiao claimed to be a sales representative at a technology company, implying it was easy work with good pay, avoiding the truth about her physically demanding job. Shi Junjie then threatened not to buy new textbooks if there wasn't enough money, prompting Shi Shuangjiao to tell him to focus on his college entrance exams.
Lu Xian, meanwhile, subtly probed Shi Shuangjiao's father about the pressures of sales work, hinting at his concern for her safety. After returning home and showering, Gu Renqi found his thoughts drifting to Shi Shuangjiao. He reflected on her presence, likening her to an unremovable "bunch of bacteria" yet admitting he was growing accustomed to her being around. He even found himself thinking of her and wanting to see her when alone, questioning what was happening to him.
The next day, Shi Shuangjiao arrived at the office to find colleagues distraught over a terrible smell emanating from a box of rotten oysters that someone had forgotten. Unfazed, Shi Shuangjiao calmly volunteered to clean it up. Her efficient work earned her praise, with colleagues suggesting she take on the department's most challenging "five-star" cleaning tasks. To secure these jobs, Shi Shuangjiao boldly claimed to have no sense of smell.
Gu Renqi, however, immediately challenged her, pointing out that she had enjoyed braised intestines previously. He asserted that a sensitive sense of smell was a fundamental requirement for a cleaner, crucial for distinguishing good items from bad. Shi Shuangjiao countered that lacking a sense of smell would allow her to handle "garbage without any psychological obstacles."
Gu Renqi, suspicious of her claim, stated that the company's philosophy was built on integrity and that any deception to gain projects or improve performance would result in immediate termination. After dismissing the other employees, he directly confronted Shi Shuangjiao, vowing to expose her lie. Gu Renqi relentlessly tried to test Shi Shuangjiao's supposed lack of smell. He first offered her an "extra meal" that turned out to be incredibly foul-smelling, causing her to flee.
Next, he deliberately dropped a sock, claiming it was from a tramp's feet and horribly smelly, asking her to pick it up and throw it away, which she did. Finally, he presented her with a fragrant chicken drumstick, challenging her to resist it if she truly had no sense of smell. Shi Shuangjiao, however, simply stated that while she had no sense of smell, she did have a strong appetite and chose the tastiest-looking item.
She then confronted him about his persistent "tricks." Despite the ordeal, when Lu Xian arrived to pick her up, colleagues commented on the strange smell emanating from Shi Shuangjiao. Lu Xian, putting a helmet on her, questioned if her nose was truly fine. Gu Renqi, observing them leave, pondered her actions, recalling her earlier declaration of wanting to pursue him and questioning her true intentions.
After enduring Gu Renqi's tests, Shi Shuangjiao headed home with Lu Xian, who offered his place for her to change and even washed her smelly clothes, assuring her he would keep her company's affairs secret. He then teased her, calling her a "sugarcane man" – sweet at first but all "scraps" when spit out. Gu Renqi, still fixated on Shi Shuangjiao, mused on her resilience and questioned her true motives.
Meanwhile, Shi Shuangjiao discovered Shi Junjie was working part-time instead of attending a supposed tutoring class. Enraged, she rushed out to confront him but twisted her ankle in her haste. Shi Junjie admitted his liberal arts grades were too poor for a second-tier university, so he was working to earn money, considering a junior college and early work experience.
Shi Shuangjiao, highlighting the sacrifices made for his education, implored him to focus on studying, even promising to help him with liberal arts. As she argued with her brother, Lu Xian appeared and chastised Shi Junjie for not being home. Zhu Yan, who was with Shi Junjie, intervened, trying to calm Shi Shuangjiao by claiming they were on a date.
However, Lu Xian pointed out Shi Shuangjiao's injured foot, and he then carried her back, playfully asking if she expected him to care for her indefinitely. Shortly after, Gu Renqi and Li Dongxian arrived at the scene, having been alerted to Shi Shuangjiao's location after she had abruptly hung up on Li Dongxian's call. Shi Shuangjiao, assuming they were there to make her work overtime, asked if she would receive triple pay.
Her brother, Shi Junjie, defended her, asserting that employees deserved rest and leaders shouldn't exploit them. Gu Renqi, observing Shi Shuangjiao's injured foot, sternly told her to go home and rest, adding that she shouldn't yell on the phone. Despite his stern words, Li Dongxian noticed Gu Renqi's unusually high level of concern for Shi Shuangjiao, a point Gu Renqi quickly denied, insisting he felt nothing for her.
Li Dongxian then probed further, asking if Gu Renqi's mysophobia had worsened and if he had contacted the psychologist Aunt Meihua had recommended, to which Gu Renqi told him to focus on driving. Back home, Lu Xian gently applied a compress to Shi Shuangjiao's injured foot.
He noted that Gu Renqi seemed to care about her, but Shi Shuangjiao dismissed him as an arrogant "megalomaniac and psycho," detailing his exaggerated obsession with cleanliness, his constant handwashing, and his strange fixation on her supposed lack of smell. Lu Xian then playfully asked her who was more handsome, him or Gu Renqi.
Shi Shuangjiao found the question amusing but eventually declared that while Lu Xian was indeed handsome, it was "useless to be handsome" if he behaved like a playboy, reminding him of the girls who cried leaving his house. That evening, Gu Renqi consulted his private psychologist, describing his newfound, unusual interest in a particular girl. He confessed to being fixated on her despite her "unrefined" lifestyle, admitting he often dreamed of her, even having nightmares.
The psychologist advised him to consciously limit contact, warning that his prolonged self-protection made him vulnerable, and a sudden intense connection could trigger a severe "rebound effect" on his mysophobia. The therapist reiterated that such intense focus on another person stemmed from either love or hate, a thought that weighed on Gu Renqi.
The next day at work, Gu Renqi couldn't help but continuously observe Shi Shuangjiao, a behavior that Li Dongxian noticed, even asking if the pain relief patch Gu Renqi bought that morning was for her. Gu Renqi, feigning indifference, claimed it was merely a leader's concern for an employee's well-being. At the office, Gu Renqi learned from Uncle Jin that Shi Shuangjiao was part of the team cleaning Guoyun Entertainment, prompting him to leave quickly.
Meanwhile, Liu Make, a senior from Shi Shuangjiao's past, tried to persuade her to participate in a live stream with popular host Wang Qianqian. Shi Shuangjiao firmly refused, stating she was on duty and liked her current job, also accusing Liu Make of privately taking a percentage from previous jobs he arranged for her. When she walked away, Liu Make, talking on the phone, complained about Shi Shuangjiao being "ungrateful."
Gu Renqi, overhearing this, confronted Liu Make and sprayed him with disinfectant. Later, Shi Shuangjiao had to return to Guoyun Entertainment. There, Liu Make again tried to coerce her into the live stream, falsely telling Wang Qianqian that Shi Shuangjiao had agreed and pressing her to nod in front of Gu Renqi. Gu Renqi, who was also present, had seen enough.
He asserted his authority as Shi Shuangjiao's superior, stating that while he would never prevent her from doing what she wanted, no one had the right to force her. He then dramatically pulled Shi Shuangjiao to his side, surprising Wang Qianqian given his known germophobia, and led her away, rejecting Liu Make’s proposal on her behalf. As they entered the elevator, it unexpectedly lurched, causing them to fall forward and their lips to accidentally meet.
Moments later, a stunned Wang Qianqian arrived and witnessed the intimate encounter. Flustered, Shi Shuangjiao quickly clarified to Gu Renqi that she had been loyal to the company and hadn't taken any private jobs since joining.
