Pleasantly Surprised (Love Myself or You / Xi Huan · Yi Ge Ren / 喜歡·一個人)

I've been trying to think of a way to make my restaurant known to everyone.

Have a famous French restaurant compete with us.

If you win, you'll get magazine coverage.

If I win, you must get back together with me.

An irresistible dish for your opponent?

Du Kai Qi, it's your turn to chase after me now.

Fu Zi Jie, you sly and despicable creep!

Does anyone know what Kai Qi likes to eat?

Let's try to find out through her hobbies.

Why are you helping me?

Take a gamble.

If you win, then nothing is better than having Kai Qi's love

and you two can be together.

If you lose, then I can keep going after her.

Why doesn't Ah Jie like me?

Is it possible that you could fall in love with me?

How annoying!

Chief is on a blind date?

What should I do?

The person I like is actually Chief!

I already have a strategy called

Cheng Le Xuan, a lost lamb in the temptation of love.

Stop playing around with me.

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Episode 21

Du Kai Qi.

Even if it's just a simple competition

without additional conditions

I still believe in your ability.

Because to me, you're an amazing chef.

So I'll do my best in the competition.

Hopefully, you won't let me down.

Let me see Du Kai Qi's true cooking ability.

Du Kai Qi, good luck.

Are you guys ready?

Oui.

Then let's get started.

Okay! Then we'll start...

Wait.

This is a critical round of the competition that determines morale.

Is there anything the two competitors want to say before judging begins?

- No. - I have something to say.

I will win these three rounds and get Du Kai Qi back.

I also have something to say.

I will win all three rounds of this competition.

I will prove my ability, and not disappoint those who believe in me.

Okay, then let's have Mr. Fu, the winner of Rock, Paper, Scissors, choose first.

Which of these three dishes do you find most irresistible?

If you choose the one Ms. Du made...

I win.

If you choose one made by Ms. Du's assistants

Then I win.

- Vegetables or meat? - Meat.

- Red meat or white meat? - Red meat.

Du Kai Qi, you fell for it.

I choose this one.

It's Ms. Du's turn next.

Hey, it should be that one, right?

Fu Zi Jie, do you really know

what kind of food I find irresistible?

No reaction.

Are you sure about your choices?

You're not going to change, right?

Okay, then let's have Ms. Du tell us

was the dish chosen by Mr. Fu made by you?

That's right. I made it.

Look at Ah Jie. So amazing.

I made a dish you couldn't resist.

You must have thought that you had me fooled by eating cheese, right?

How did you see through me?

Normally, one wouldn't eat cheese with red wine or pickles.

If you really liked cheese, you'd pair it with something.

But you only ate the pickles.

Then how did you know that I liked eggs?

Because I knew that you didn't really like cheese

I purposefully ordered a lot of cheese dishes at the hotel.

Just like how the Japanese eat ramen after drinking to get rid of the after-taste

since you ate so much cheese, your next meal had to be something you like.

Then... you saw, right?

Come take a look and see if you like anything.

Is it a gift for your girlfriend?

Then let's have Mr. Fu tell us, was the dish chosen by Ms. Du made by you?

That's right. I made it.

How did you know?

You never even ask me what I liked.

I have eyes.

Every time I see you drink lemon-flavored drinks, you go on your toes.

And I remembered that time when I squeezed a lot of lemon juice.

Everyone else squinted and wanted to curse.

You were the only one without much reaction

which means you can eat really sour foods.

Also, when we were preparing ingredients for the competition in the past...

We just bought baby octopi, dried scallops, seaweed, and minced pork. Now...

You want to make fried seafood dumplings?

That's right. Fried seafood dumplings.

You always talk about seafood, so I thought

if I made sour seafood, I couldn't be far off.

So his eyes aren't just there for decoration.

Whose eyes are just there for decoration?

That's true. Anyone would know that just by looking at my eyes.

Okay, since you both guessed each others' dish

we can only consider this a tie.

This is my first time seeing that, because of love

there's communication from the heart through cooking.

What are you talking about?

I've already come up with the themes for the next two rounds.

It's hidden somewhere in the restaurant.

Whichever one you find first will be the next round.

- Hidden in the restaurant? - Where?

Did you think that you could change the theme if you find it first?

Yeah. It's not like you're kids, yet you're fighting over this.

Let's see what the theme is.

The warmest cuisine.

The warmest cuisine.

To me, it is a kind of warmth when someone appears and lights up the darkness.

Since you saw me go into the supermarket

you saw me buying this, right?

Originally, I wanted to give this to you after the competition.

Since you already know about it...

you won't accept it, right?

Didn't you bring it out here to give to me?

Originally, I wanted to give this to you after the competition.

Since you already know about it...

you won't accept it, right?

Didn't you bring it out here to give to me?

What are you smiling about? Don't misunderstand.

There's no meaning behind accepting this necklace.

To me right now, this necklace doesn't represent love, but a big dream.

Following you these past few days

and finally cooking something you wanted to eat...

This made me realize that with cooking, you can't just bury yourself in work.

You have to interact with others.

Thank you for making me realize this.

Actually, I wasn't that sure.

While I was cooking, I would think, 'It would be great if I knew you better.'

But it's okay.

After I beat you, I will have a lot of time to slowly get to know you.

Enough already. Focus on the competition.

But because a chef as amazing as you is

taking a competition against me so seriously

it makes me think that I can definitely be better than I was before

that there is a lot of room for improvement.

Maybe one day, I can become a Michelin three-star chef.

This is my first time looking at the sky

and feeling that although it's vast, there's no place I can't go.

I will be serious about this competition until the end.

Great! The more serious my opponent is, the more serious I am.

Looking forward to the next round.

Looking forward to the next round.

Bao Zhu, why are you here?

What's the result of the competition?

- I won! - Yeah!

I was the one who won!

He couldn't resist my dish, so I won.

She was the one who couldn't resist my dish! I won!

- I won! - I won!

- I won! I did! - Bao Zhu, I won! I won!

Every time I see you with Ah Jie, I think it's such a pity.

Why are you being so sentimental all of a sudden?

What? You want to be in a relationship?

What are you talking about?

Who's the one who leaves the most messages

on my wall about how it's better to be single?

I think I need to go back and count them up.

Okay! I'm just joking I'm not that bored!

If you really do date, I'll give you a huge present.

Fine. If you start over with Ah Jie, I'll give you a huge present too!

Okay, real talk.

I know that you're really concerned about Ah Jie's family.

But being guilty won't change anything.

Rather than running away, why not think of a way to earn their understanding?

How can I do that and keep my head up high?

That's your problem!

You have too much pride.

So what if you have to lower your head sometimes?

Don't always try to find the easy way out.

Sometimes, you have to take the hard road together.

Seeing you with Ah Jie just now was great.

Let's go take a ride.

Have you thought about what you're going to cook for the next round?

Not yet.

What was the warmest moment in your life?

- Let's eat. - Yeah!

To me, the warmest moment is having someone by my side!

Bao Zhu!

Du Kai Qi!

Go!

Kai Qi.

Le Xuan, why are you here?

I remember now. Chief confessed his love for me on my birthday.

And then?

And then I hit him.

I'm not your best friend. Why do you always come to me?

What do I do? What do I do?

You like acting like a spoiled child, so keep doing it.

Chief will definitely like you.

But Chief is ignoring me now.

If he's ignoring you, then you go to him.

But, but...

I really can't stand you guys.