Such a Good Love Recap, Plot, Synopsis, Total Episodes

Such a Good Love Synopsis

When the most talented young man, Zhou Shui, meets the most righteous young woman, Da Ji, they fall in love. In a cramped rental apartment, they dream of a better future. In tough times, they find joy in hardships and support each other. Eighteen years later, their love story is discovered by a pair of Gen Z youngsters, who become the viewers and commentators of this past romance. The encounter and intertwining of two generations ignite reflections on love: Is it still worth it? And do we still dare?

Such a Good Love Recap

Episode 1 Recap

This is the end of the story. On the bustling street, Zhou Shui and Dai Daji bid farewell to each other and left, their once passionate love now resembling that of strangers. Zhou Shui turned back to look, just as Dai Daji looked back on her youth. She asked Zhou Shui if he still remembered the time in Hainan in 2007, when he sent her off to Beijing and she asked him a question.

Back then, Dai Daji had asked Zhou Shui: If going to Beijing meant knowing their love had no future, would it still be worth it? Years later, Zhou Shui remained silent. The two stood at a crossroads, and such crossroads often appeared in life—each choice leading to a different ending. People cannot simultaneously have both their youth and the feeling of youth.

If they could return to that day in 2007 when they first met, would they still be the same people? In 2007, at Haikou University, a girl holding a hammer—Dai Daji—charged into the boys' dormitory to take revenge on her cheating boyfriend, Ren Zhuangzhuang. At the time, Zhou Shui was Ren Zhuangzhuang’s roommate. Dai Daji calmly told Zhou Shui to mind his own business before she started smashing Ren Zhuangzhuang’s belongings.

Wielding the hammer with full force as she tore the place apart, Dai Daji entered Zhou Shui’s camera frame. He thought she looked like someone out of a movie. However, Dai Daji had no interest in movies whatsoever. Her purpose for attending university was to experience a passionate romance—but she never quite succeeded, not until she met Zhou Shui that day. Zhou Shui, ever unconventional, asked if she wanted to apply a face mask.

Then, without waiting for her response, he tore open a packet and placed a mask on her face. Sunlight streamed in, illuminating the oddly harmonious yet bizarre scene. Dai Daji was momentarily dazed, but upon hearing the commotion outside, she quickly snapped back to reality. Ignoring Zhou Shui’s protests, she stripped off his shirt. When her boyfriend Ren Zhuangzhuang walked in with his new girlfriend, the scene he saw was that of Dai Daji forcefully pushing Zhou Shui down.

Ren Zhuangzhuang left with his girlfriend in anger, while Zhou Shui, still in shock, heard Dai Daji’s sobbing beside him. Zhou Shui filmed Dai Daji with his camera. That was how junior film student Zhou Shui and senior economics and trade student Dai Daji met. Though their interests and tastes were vastly different, Zhou Shui firmly believed they could communicate through film.

Dai Daji, still drowning in heartbreak, was taken by Zhou Shui to a bar, where he hosted a mock funeral for Ren Zhuangzhuang in front of the "cheating couple," declaring that Ren Zhuangzhuang was dead in Dai Daji’s heart. Zhou Shui became the light at the end of Dai Daji’s university days. To show her gratitude, Dai Daji agreed to watch Zhou Shui’s films.

At an internet café, Ren Zhuangzhuang barged in with a group of people, yelling that he was giving Dai Daji one last chance—after graduation, he would take her to Beijing to watch the Olympics. Zhou Shui tilted his head defiantly; he could take her too! Dai Daji ignored them and continued applying face masks with Zhou Shui, enraging Ren Zhuangzhuang, who then insisted on fighting Zhou Shui. Zhou Shui and Dai Daji ran off hand in hand.

Zhou Shui told her that after graduation, he was going to Beijing because he wanted to be a director. Dai Daji began analyzing the downsides of moving to Beijing, but Zhou Shui paid no attention. Instead, he asked her seriously if she had any dreams. When Dai Daji had told Ren Zhuangzhuang she would go to Beijing on her own, Zhou Shui had found it incredibly cool.

Because of Zhou Shui’s words, Dai Daji felt a sudden urge to go to Beijing for the first time. However, her mother strongly opposed it, even threatening to sever their mother-daughter relationship. After class, Zhou Shui appeared again with his camera. Frustrated, Dai Daji asked if he was trying to pursue her. Zhou Shui stubbornly denied it—he really just wanted to film her! The two went to the seaside, where Dai Daji said, "This is the last sea of my life.

" In the last few days before graduation, she felt like she was experiencing a surreal moment. After graduation, she would return to her hometown, get a job as her mother wished, and live a life with no end in sight. Zhou Shui, on the other hand, had dreams—unlike her, who had nothing but regrets after four years of university. Zhou Shui raised his camera and asked what her regrets were.

Dai Daji replied that she wanted to experience a passionate romance and do everything that couples do. In the dimly lit motel, Zhou Shui and Dai Daji sat awkwardly on opposite ends of the bed. Dai Daji was eager, but Zhou Shui, like a fool, took out some newspapers and began covering the transparent bathroom, seriously explaining that it was to prevent her from being exposed. Dai Daji had Zhou Shui’s film disc in her pocket.

That night, she watched his film from beginning to end. Though it was boring, she found it meaningful. During the graduation photo session, Dai Daji’s dreams were ruthlessly mocked by Ren Zhuangzhuang. Suddenly, Zhou Shui appeared, holding a water hose—he was there to fulfill her dreams. At that time, both Zhou Shui and Dai Daji were full of youthful spirit. By today’s standards, they were completely love-struck, though the term "love-struck" didn’t exist back in 2007.

Because of this love-struck mindset, Dai Daji made a life-changing decision. After graduation, Zhou Shui sent Dai Daji to the airport. She told him to go back to school while she boarded a plane to her hometown. They were not allowed to look back. But Zhou Shui, with music playing, turned back and danced with her one last time. Dai Daji asked if he had anything else to say.

Suddenly, Zhou Shui stepped forward with determination and asked if she would be willing to go to Beijing with him. He would be heading there after graduation, and together, they could become the strongest duo in the film industry! Without hesitation, Dai Daji rushed to the counter and changed her ticket to a Beijing flight. And that was when she asked Zhou Shui—if their love in Beijing had no future, would this moment still be worth it?

Dai Daji knew that Zhou Shui had a habit of storing all his footage on his laptop’s hard drive, no matter how ridiculous or boring the content was. Later, Dai Daji developed a habit of watching his footage every day—until 2017, when she abandoned it at the airport.

Episode 2 Recap

Dai Daji thought that her love with Zhou Shui would fade away with the disappearance of that laptop. However, she never expected that someone had picked it up. The hard drive, which contained records of their love, was removed and, after passing through several hands, was purchased by an e-sports hotel. On the last day of 2023, a Gen Z couple happened to open it. This couple had met at the e-sports hotel to play games.

The boy, Su Zihao, was born in 2002, and the girl, Dong Leyi, was born in 2000. As they were playing, Dong Leyi’s computer suddenly crashed. While Su Zihao was helping her fix it, he accidentally opened the hard drive and discovered the videos documenting Dai Daji and Zhou Shui’s love story. Back in the day, Dai Daji had resolutely flown to Beijing. After landing, she got into an unlicensed taxi.

She told the driver she wanted to rent a place near Tiananmen, but he scoffed at her. Claiming to be a real estate agent, the driver took Dai Daji to a tiny room. Dissatisfied, she refused, so the driver then took her to a high-end apartment. He claimed he had forgotten the key and needed to fetch it, but also insisted this was the last available unit, urging her to sign the lease first.

Dai Daji, somewhat wary but not overly so, decisively signed the contract and handed over all her cash as rent, leaving behind the driver’s ID card as collateral, feeling reassured. When the police arrived, they were utterly helpless in the face of her gullibility. How could a rental in the Third Ring Road only cost 600 yuan? Moreover, the name on the ID card was fake—it literally read "Chi Yi Qian" (which means "Learn from Experience").

Swinging a hammer, Dai Daji hunted down the driver. After much back and forth, he finally took her to the original tiny room—800 yuan per month, the best deal she could get in Beijing. Left with no choice, Dai Daji settled there. However, during phone calls with Zhou Shui, she completely hid her struggles. She claimed to be living in a luxury apartment with IT elites and bodybuilders as neighbors, right within the Third Ring.

Zhou Shui simply laughed and asked if it all felt real. When he asked whether coming to Beijing was worth it, Dai Daji brushed off all her hardships. Thus, she officially started her life as a Beijing drifter. She had thought that with more people, there would be more opportunities, but even by winter, she still hadn’t found a job. Beijing was vast, yet no corner of it felt like home.

Struggling to make ends meet, she had to ration a single Chinese pancake into three meals a day. Before a job interview, Dai Daji visited a cosmetics counter to try out foundation and unexpectedly met her never-before-seen roommate, Wang Jingshu. Wang Jingshu was still in college but had been doing part-time jobs, which was why she lived off-campus. She helped Dai Daji with her makeup and even took her to buy professional attire.

However, Dai Daji was rejected yet again, and to make matters worse, she couldn't even return the outfit. Zhou Shui called her via video chat, but Dai Daji covered the camera, unwilling to let him see her in this state. He asked how she planned to celebrate New Year's—there would be fireworks in Haikou. At that moment, Dai Daji finally felt defeated. Fireworks weren’t allowed in Beijing.

Zhou Shui said he would come to Beijing and set off fireworks for her. She replied that she might not last until then. After she hung up, Zhou Shui called again, but it was her roommate who answered. From them, he finally learned just how difficult Dai Daji’s life in Beijing had been. The next day, Zhou Shui rushed straight to Beijing. The same kind of taxi, the same scammer driver—Zhou Shui also claimed he wanted to live near Tiananmen.

Just like Dai Daji, he ended up being taken to the same rental apartment and moved into the unit right next to hers. However, he didn’t want her to know he was there. He had no money, so he planned to wait until he became a successful director before appearing before her. Watching these two fools who had barely met yet recklessly moved to Beijing, Su Zihao couldn't help but curse.

Zhou Shui applied for a director's job and, without any suspicion, signed a contract. He even requested a press conference that the whole of Beijing would see—he needed to find someone. But right after signing, he fell into their trap. They asked him to cover the costume fees, and without thinking, he handed over all his money. The next day, he learned that he had been scammed.

Meanwhile, Dai Daji noticed a gym weight hanging from her door with a pancake on it. She mistakenly assumed that the gym-goer next door had a crush on her and hurriedly clarified that she had a boyfriend. Only later did she realize the pancake was probably meant for Wang Jingshu. Dai Daji and Wang Jingshu talked about Zhou Shui. She told Wang Jingshu that they had planned to meet in Beijing for New Year's.

Just a wall away, Zhou Shui was also struggling with life as a drifter in the capital. On a packed bus, Zhou Shui and Dai Daji got off one after another. They both arrived at Shichahai. Zhou Shui had once tricked Dai Daji, saying there was a sea in Beijing. Now that she was really here, she realized Shichahai wasn’t a sea at all. Furious, she called Zhou Shui and cursed him out over the phone.

Hearing her voice, Zhou Shui instinctively started looking around for her but suddenly stopped in his tracks. New Year's was approaching. Would Dai Daji be able to see fireworks in Beijing?

Episode 3 Recap

Winter 2023, Beijing. Su Zihao went to help Dong Leyi move, only to discover that she was in a relationship. She told him that her boyfriend was a photographer and that they were in a long-distance relationship. This time, her boyfriend had returned and told her that he had decided not to go to Tokyo. He was willing to change jobs and stay by her side. Su Zihao sighed, saying her boyfriend reminded him of Zhou Shui. However, Dong Leyi firmly broke up with him.

Winter 2007, Beijing. Zhou Shui sat dejectedly in his tiny rental apartment when he unexpectedly overheard a girl next door speaking Sichuan dialect over the phone. Peeking through the door crack, he caught a glimpse of Dai Daji’s face. Zhou Shui wanted to approach her but didn’t dare to knock. Dai Daji’s mother had bought her a plane ticket, urging her to leave Beijing and return home the next day.

But Dai Daji had already made up her mind—she wanted to stay in Beijing until after the New Year. Seeing this, Zhou Shui also became determined to spend New Year’s in Beijing. But what could he do for Dai Daji when he couldn't help her with anything? After another failed job interview, a costumed teddy bear suddenly appeared in front of Dai Daji, dancing and handing her a small teddy bear doll.

Unable to hold back her emotions, Dai Daji broke down crying in front of a stranger. She said she had made a promise with someone very important to meet in Beijing for New Year's, but she didn’t think she could hold on until then. The person inside the costume was Zhou Shui. He thought that if he couldn't be Dai Daji’s hero, he could at least be her teddy bear.

The next day, Zhou Shui continued wearing the costume, bringing Dai Daji breakfast and showing up at night to encourage her. But just as she was starting to get annoyed, Zhou Shui ran into the person who had scammed him and, without thinking, charged at him in a fight. In the chaos, Dai Daji discovered the real face hidden beneath the costume.

Dong Leyi commented that Zhou Shui’s whole trip to Beijing seemed like an elaborate attempt to emotionally manipulate Dai Daji. Su Zihao didn’t understand. Dai Daji couldn’t catch up to Zhou Shui, nor could she reach him by phone. She ended up at an old street vendor’s stall, ordering a bowl of dumplings. The vendor, noticing she was broke, kindly gave her the dumplings for free. At that moment, the New Year’s bell rang.

As Dai Daji sat there, lost in thought, Zhou Shui appeared behind her, holding up fireworks. He wished her a happy New Year and finally said, “I like you. ” Before he could finish his sentence, the police arrived, chasing them. Zhou Shui grabbed Dai Daji’s hand, and they ran, sharing a kiss on the bridge. At exactly 12:00 AM on January 1, 2008, Zhou Shui and Dai Daji fell in love in Beijing.

Back at the rental, they were caught in a passionate moment, barely getting their clothes off before they were discovered by their neighbors, including Liang Yalin. For the sake of Dai Daji’s happiness, Wang Jingshu decided to move in with Liang Yalin. With the roommate swap, Zhou Shui and Dai Daji officially started living together. Six months earlier, Liang Yalin had also been scammed by the same driver and ended up in this rental.

It was here that he fell in love with Wang Jingshu at first sight. Once, Liang Yalin bought the last available Chinese pancake, and Wang Jingshu looked visibly disappointed. From then on, he always left a pancake at her door. One day, Dai Daji and Zhou Shui spotted an abandoned vanity table downstairs. She had always wanted one, so they carried it home together. Zhou Shui picked up his camera to capture the moment of her first vanity table.

During their first month together, they barely left their room. Looking back later, their first hundred days together felt like a dream. In this humble yet lively rental, their journey as struggling dreamers in Beijing officially began. At that time, they promised to stay together forever. Su Zihao used AI to predict that Zhou Shui and Dai Daji’s love would break apart in two years. Spring 2008.

Dai Daji finally received an interview notice from the variety show The Later the Night, The More Beautiful It Gets. She rushed to the chaotic studio, so nervous she could barely speak. Unexpectedly, she was pulled on set last minute, only to end up with a mere 50-yuan red envelope and an unsuccessful interview. She used that 50 yuan to buy KFC, hiding under the blanket while waiting for Zhou Shui to return.

Understanding their financial struggles, Zhou Shui decided to put his film dreams on hold and find a job first. But Dai Daji didn’t want him to worry about money—his dreams were what made him shine. She wholeheartedly believed that love was enough to sustain them, willing to take on the burden of daily survival so that Zhou Shui could focus on making films. However, Zhou Shui didn’t want Dai Daji to live a life where they couldn't even afford fried chicken.

After that night, he reached out to a website that was willing to buy his video footage. The prices were low, but little by little, it added up. Zhou Shui realized that every person in Beijing was like a movie, telling the story of the gap between dreams and reality. He used his camera to document everyone in the rental—each with their own dreams.

Eighteen years later, when Zhou Shui and Dai Daji reunited at this very place, the old street vendor was gone. Glasses and Tank Top had started their own gaming company. The entire building had been bought by Wang Jingshu. And as for Liang Yalin—he had really married Wang Jingshu.

Episode 4 Recap

Wang Jingshu and Dai Daji were tricked into selling male enhancement wine. When they heard that each bottle sold would earn them a 20-yuan commission, Dai Daji immediately agreed to do it. She and Wang Jingshu were forced to wear somewhat revealing clothes. Relying on her gift of gab, Dai Daji attracted a lot of customers. By the end of the day, both of them had earned 200 yuan, and Dai Daji was thrilled—it was easy money.

For love, who cared about pride? Zhou Shui and Liang Yalin came to pick them up after work. Liang Yalin, too shy to admit he came for Wang Jingshu, just tagged along. The four of them walked home hand in hand. Halfway there, Dai Daji and Zhou Shui suddenly said they had something urgent to do and left Liang Yalin to escort Wang Jingshu home. Wang Jingshu came from a struggling family.

Her family never supported her decision to attend college in Beijing. Her tuition came from student loans, her living expenses from part-time jobs, and her family never sent her money—instead, she had to send money home every month. But Wang Jingshu never felt it was hard; attending university in Beijing was her dream. Liang Yalin, too, was happy at that moment. His dream was to become someone as charismatic as Schwarzenegger.

Fearing he couldn’t control himself, he told Wang Jingshu to go home while he went for a run. Zhou Shui and Dai Daji passed by the China Film Archive, where many famous films were screened. That day, Pulp Fiction was showing. Both of them got excited. The ticket price was exactly 100 yuan per person. Without hesitation, Dai Daji used the 200 yuan she had just earned to buy two tickets. Zhou Shui’s passion drew Dai Daji in.

Years later, she would realize it wasn’t just infatuation—it was like a flag she followed. After the movie, the two of them danced in the crowd. At that time, they didn’t have a penny, but they were happy. Over three days, Wang Jingshu and Dai Daji earned 800 yuan. Suddenly, Wang Jingshu got a call—her bed-renting roommate had gone out on a date, but her boyfriend showed up at the door looking for her.

She asked Dai Daji to help her put on an act. After the act, when they returned, they were told by the boss they were being penalized and wouldn’t receive any commission for the day. Hearing that the hotel was changing its hard drives, Su Zihao and Dong Leyi went to retrieve the old one from the computer—just to keep tracking Zhou Shui and Dai Daji’s relationship.

Halfway through, the internet café manager came to inspect the room, and the two had to stage a quick act before fleeing. When Dai Daji got home, she found Zhou Shui, Liang Yalin, and others huddled around the computer watching something. She thought they were watching adult videos together, but it turned out Zhou Shui was reviewing the footage he had shot over the past few weeks.

He had originally planned to compile the material and sell it online to make some money, but now he couldn't bring himself to part with it. Suddenly, Zhou Shui’s phone rang—it was a woman inviting him over. Zhou Shui explained that it was his eldest sister from his hometown, Hun Xiang. Zhou Shui and Dai Daji went to Hun Xiang’s luxurious home. She had a foreign boyfriend named David.

After leaving Hun Xiang’s place, Dai Daji began fantasizing about their future home. The two of them gazed up at the starry sky in Beijing—happy, idealistic, and a little childish.

Spring 2024.

Dong Leyi and Su Zihao visited a temple to pray. Su Zihao invited her to continue shipping the couple that night, but Dong Leyi said she was heading to Hong Kong to make money. Beijing’s summer was scorching. Dai Daji tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep.

She had to get up early the next day to take the bus and subway to sell wine. Zhou Shui, feeling helpless, went to plead with a boss to buy his footage. But the boss said it was too artsy and wouldn't appeal to viewers, and suggested he go work on a documentary crew instead. After working an entire day, Zhou Shui didn’t even get paid.

But he ran into Hun Xiang, who was working on wedding microfilms and invited him to join her. Zhou Shui didn’t think that kind of thing qualified as real film, so he refused. While selling the wine, Dai Daji and Wang Jingshu ran into an old man causing trouble. Just as things got messy, Zhou Shui and Liang Yalin barged in to help.

In the middle of that chaotic moment, Dai Daji received a notice—she was finally getting a formal job.

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