Episode Summary
Jia Fan accidentally triggers Han Yijing's trauma by mentioning The One magazine linked to her ex. Drunk Han reveals vulnerability during a chaotic midnight fish market encounter, bonding with Jia Fan over shredded magazines and instant noodles. Career truths and corporate pressures collide as Han struggles with past demons.
Spoiler Alert
"Wanna Be" Episode 5: Trauma, Lobsters & Midnight Noodles
(For readers who enjoy messy emotional baggage served with seafood chaos)
Let’s unpack this episode’s drama buffet, shall we?
The Magazine That Ruined Everything
Fresh off patching up his literal wounds in the bathroom, Jia Fan bumps into You Ning (his human sunshine cheerleader). She praises his runway audition passion BUT side-eyes him for mentioning The One magazine. Turns out, that glossy relic’s a trigger for ice queen judge Han Yijing. Cue Jia Fan’s panicked "But whyyy" face.
Flash to Han Yijing speed-drinking wine at home while clutching old copies of The One – all shot by her ex-boyfriend/photographer Liao Jinyuan. As BFF Dong Xiaoru exposits to clueless Jia Fan: Liao ghosted everyone after this photoshoot, including abandoning Han during her 3-year coma post-car-crash (which, by the way, happened because she was drunk-dialing him while driving). Our girl Yijing basically lost her career, love life, and spine mobility overnight. No wonder she’s got trust issues thicker than her eyeliner.
Night of the Emotional Lobster Attack
Drunk Han Yijing stumbles into Jia Fan’s fish market at midnight demanding sushi-grade therapy. She attempts DIY lobster retrieval → gets pinched → squeals like a deflating balloon. While bandaging her hand, Jia Fan discovers Tipsy Yijing™️ is 90% less terrifying (and 100% more likely to cry over crustaceans).
Between sobs about "recalling The One magazine" (which Jia Fan mysteriously owns), she drags him home to destroy the evidence. Post-magazine shredding meltdown on his rooftop, she orders instant noodles and side-eyes his shrine of Han Yijing magazine covers. His excuse? "Dong Xiaoru bought these!" Sure, buddy.
Truth Bombs & Shoulder Pillows
Han drops career advice with her signature warm fuzziness: "You’re 25 – practically ancient in model years." She gives his audition the lowest score ever recorded. But wait! Drunk Yijing later passes out on Jia Fan’s shoulder during their taxi ride home, muttering about the industry’s "sky-high barriers to success."
Next morning, Sober Yijing relives every cringe moment in bed, screaming into her silk pillowcase. We’ve all been there, queen.
Meanwhile, in Corporate Scheming…
Aunt Ling pressures Han to steal You Ning’s Rachel endorsement deal. Han refuses, but corporate wolves are going to be corporate wolves.
Final Hot Takes:
• Jia Fan’s closet fangirl status: confirmed
• Lobsters: chaotic neutral
• Emotional vulnerability score: 9/10
• Han Yijing’s ability to function next episode: questionable
Stay tuned for more "mentor-student" tension, questionable life choices, and at least one more seafood-related incident. This show’s a mood.
