Such a Good Love Episode 3 Recap, Plot

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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.

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