Where the Lost Ones Go Episode 4 Recap
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Zhu Xuan and her roommates deliberated on how to bring Ye Zi and Xiang Zeyi together. They believed Xiang Zeyi would readily accept Ye Zi if she confessed her feelings, as they seemed to only need a push. Their plan centered around the upcoming Cultural Festival. They printed numerous flyers for a "Campus Gathering," also called a Cosplay Party, promoting it as a free and friendly event.
Zhu Xuan and Liu Xinran then made their way to the male dormitory to deliver a flyer to Xiang Zeyi. They found his roommate, Zhang Daniao, playing a game in a very messy room, though Xiang Zeyi's bed was surprisingly tidy. Zhang Daniao initially asked who they were. They instructed him to give Xiang Zeyi the flyer and tell him that Ye Zi would definitely be attending, so he must come too.
Zhang Daniao, fascinated by Liu Xinran, repeatedly asked for her name and if he could also come to the party. After they departed, he tossed the flyers onto each bed in the dorm. Meanwhile, Ye Zi arrived five minutes late to a singing practice session with Xiang Zeyi, explaining she "had a thing." Pleased to see her, Xiang Zeyi urged her to sit down so they could review the lyrics for their upcoming final match.
He sat behind her, drawing close and underlining words in her notebook. Feeling his proximity, Ye Zi grew uncomfortable and brought up "last time." Xiang Zeyi asked what she meant, to which she vaguely replied that "nothing happened last time," provocatively calling him "the campus hunk." He asked if she was upset, but Ye Zi, overwhelmed, suddenly declared she had to leave and quickly ran off. Interpreting her hasty departure as shyness, Xiang Zeyi simply smiled and did not follow.
The Costume Party commenced with a lively atmosphere. Ye Zi's friends, Xiang Zeyi's roommates, and Zhou Zixiu, the class president and an organizer, were all present. Zhang Daniao recognized Liu Xinran from their earlier encounter. Zhu Xuan challenged Ye Zi and Zhang Daniao to a dance-off on a dance machine, proposing a bet: the loser would have to confess their love to the first person who walked through the door.
Zhang Daniao, confident and slightly provoked, accepted the challenge, as did Ye Zi. As Ye Zi and Zhang Daniao battled it out on the dance machine, Zhu Xuan, Liu Xinran, and Zhou Zixiu stationed themselves at the entrance. Their plan was to restrict entry to everyone except Xiang Zeyi. Zhu Xuan then sent a frantic text message to Xiang Zeyi, falsely claiming that "Yezi is dying" to ensure he would rush to the party.
Xiang Zeyi had been with someone he called "Weirdo," expressing his usual disdain for such social activities and his firm intention not to attend. However, upon receiving Zhu Xuan's alarming text, he abruptly told "Weirdo" that he had an urgent matter to attend to and sped off on his bicycle towards the party. He arrived just as Zhang Daniao had won the dance-off against Ye Zi. As Xiang Zeyi entered, the crowd was excitedly chanting, "Confess, confess."
Seeing him, Zhu Xuan loudly urged him to hurry and check on Ye Zi. Ye Zi, caught between the bet and the enthusiastic crowd, declared, "Fine, since you’ve all been waiting to see the scene, I will give you what you want." She then turned to Xiang Zeyi and confessed, "Xiang Zeyi, getting to know you is the worst part of my life.
In my eyes, you are just an idiot who keeps bragging about how popular he is to little girls. I keep telling myself that I hate you. But every time I start to tell myself that, I can’t help to ask myself, why do I hate you? Because you always come out of nowhere and disappear to nowhere. Because you always mess up my life and I don’t know what to do with it.
I come up with many reasons but none of them is the real reason that I hate you. Maybe, I hate you, because I fell in love with you." Moved by Ye Zi's heartfelt confession, Xiang Zeyi began to extend his hand towards her. However, the excited whispers from the crowd soon turned to comments like, "It looks so real for a bet," and "I don’t think it’s real."
Zhang Daniao chastised someone for speaking, but another voice loudly confirmed, "Wasn’t that just a bet? It was just a bet!" Realizing he had been tricked, Xiang Zeyi felt a profound sense of humiliation and betrayal. He quickly asked, "Where is my bike?" and fled the party, leaving Ye Zi heartbroken and distraught. As he rode away, he pressed a hand to his chest, feeling his heart pound.
He mused to himself that "the only thing in the world that makes a man be a fool is love." Ten years later, Lin Sen joined Ye Zi's family for dinner. Ye Zi's mother was overly enthusiastic about Lin Sen, urging him to treat their home as his own since his parents were abroad.
She continuously praised his kindness and expressed her wish for him to marry Ye Zi, claiming he was like a half-son to her and that she and Ye Zi's father would be "relieved" if Ye Zi married him. Ye Zi was visibly annoyed, telling her mother she was "dragging it too far" and that her ears had developed "calluses" from the constant talk. She reiterated that she and Lin Sen were "just friends."
Her father eventually intervened, deflecting the conversation by asking Ye Zi to look at his writings, allowing Ye Zi to escape her mother's persistent matchmaking. Later, Zhu Xuan returned home to find Yuan Lang waiting for her. He was eager to reconcile, asking if she was still upset and swearing that he would be "hit dead by cars" if he ever stopped loving her. Zhu Xuan initially tried to push him away, reminding him of his past criticisms.
Yuan Lang, who had bought many ingredients to cook for her, suggested they eat out instead, as she was already home. Zhu Xuan, still hungry, agreed to go for Flaugnarde. As they drove, Zhu Xuan caught a glimpse of a figure on the street and instantly felt it was Xiang Zeyi, but when she looked again, he was gone. After the dinner, Ye Zi lay awake, contemplating her parents' persistent suggestions. She concluded that relationships are, in essence, like a gamble.
