Episode Summary
Siting recovers from her injury and feels guilty about Xiaoyuan's unrequited devotion. Yufan returns to dance and wins a gold medal, validating Siting's coaching methods. Feng Rui wins an award for his wine but feels nostalgic seeing Siting in his promo video. Siting gets drunk after seeing Feng Rui and Wen Peiyan's wedding invitations on social media.
Spoiler Alert
The Friend Zone and The Ex-Files
We need to talk about Xiaoyuan. Siting’s foot is still healing, and this guy is basically her live-in butler. He does everything for her. Her teacher notices the dynamic immediately. She thinks he is a great catch. Siting shuts that down fast. She clarifies they are definitely not a couple. The teacher has watched Siting grow up. She gives some solid advice. She tells Siting to stop treating love like ballet training. It doesn't have to be grueling. She needs to relax a little.
Siting starts feeling the guilt. Xiaoyuan has hovered around her for years. She goes for a checkup and gets the green light to remove her cast. To celebrate, she invites Xiaoyuan over for dinner. He shows up with a massive bouquet of flowers. Siting cooks him a steak. He acts like it is the best thing he has ever tasted.
Then Siting gets real. She thanks him for everything. But she also tells him she feels guilty. She worries she is blocking him from finding real happiness. Xiaoyuan is too good for his own good. He says he just wants her to be happy. He admits he actually enjoyed her recovery period. It gave him a chance to be close to her. He even wished it lasted longer. He doesn't want to possess her. He just wants to look out for her. That is his definition of love.
Chasing Ghosts and Gold Medals
Siting hasn't given up on her dad. She has been posting online looking for leads. Finally, she gets a bite. A commenter claims they saw someone in Xinjiang who matches the description. They say the guy looks eighty percent like the photo. Siting gets excited. She decides to head to Xinjiang as soon as her work schedule clears up.
Meanwhile, Yufan is hustling. She has been working at a coffee shop and delivering food. She thought she could walk away from dance. She was wrong. Watching other dancers hurts her. She realizes the passion is still there. She heads back to the studio. That time away actually helped her mature. She throws herself into practice. She breaks through her old limits. She enters a competition and takes home the Gold.
This is a huge win for Siting too. Everyone doubted Yufan’s new routine. Now Siting looks like a genius coach. Her reputation skyrockets. Even Teacher Gao has to eat humble pie. Gao finally admits Siting has real skill. The two of them bury the hatchet.
Wine, Weddings, and Whiskey
Feng Rui is having a big night. His wine wins a major award. He holds a client appreciation event to show off his new products. He plays a promotional video on the big screen. It features Siting dancing ballet. She looks ethereal. Feng Rui stares at the screen and gets lost in the past. He remembers their conversations from over a decade ago. Back then, she dreamed of dancing in France. He wanted to be an astronaut. He is a winemaker now. But he realizes Siting actually achieved her dream.
The moment gets ruined pretty fast. Wen Peiyan calls him. The wedding invitations are ready. Feng Rui is still at his event. He brushes her off. He tells her to handle the design herself. He sounds detached. Siting doesn't see his reaction though. She just sees the result. She spots Peiyan’s post on social media showing off the invites. It hits her hard. She goes to a team dinner that night. She tries to numb the pain. She ends up drinking way too much.
