Shine on Me Episode 3

Making the cut with thesis

These episodes are being lowballed for whatever reason. The first three episodes are a bit draggy building the world of the characters and how they interact. However, this does give a good foundation to start moving on with the story. None of these episodes deserve less than an 8 for acting or pacing, so I recommend watching to make your own determination if worth your time rather than letting algorithms, fans or trolls decide.

When XiGuang reports to professor about thesis, she is admonished strongly for submitting such inferior work. When Xu tries to offer help she cuts him off and this ticks the professor off more. He is unprofessional discussing her grade with another student and his reaction to just retake the course was not particularly helpful. XiGuang refuses her friends’ help and here she was too stubborn. But they had just hurt her feelings believing the worst of her so I can’t really blame her for not trusting them with her grades. Xu is helping her by giving her an entire reference section via email to construct a better thesis paper. She appreciates it but not sure of his reasoning. Is he apologizing to her or is he apologizing for Rong? Her second draft pleased her professor and now she just needs to do some touch ups for it to be ready. She sees her friends celebrating being done with class and realizes this is the first time she’s been alone. Her cousin has talked her in to checking out campuses around the world while he decides where he is going to go. He begs her because if she won’t go with him, his parents won’t let him travel alone. He is going to take his test and promises his cousin a surprise. This turns out to be Xu’s brother. He shares a meal with them and they actually have a good time. The following day Xu showed up to drop his brother off. He is buying lunch this time but he orders for everybody with no input. He likes to repay any debt or kindness ASAP. When she helped with funds for his mother’s surgery, he paid her back with interest. The meal was much different than the casual chatting of the previous day. It was quiet and Xu and XiGuang made sure they didn’t spend alone time together at the table. After the second portion of test they parted ways because Rong was hosting a party for him. Her cousin was funny…you didn’t use any of the notes he sent you did you? 😂🤣 Here I was surprised she didn’t but I understand her reasoning. Xu came to her dissertation to see if she used his reference materials. Rong hammered it out with her and while I don’t think they will ever be best buddies, I do think they could be agreeable work colleagues. They are reminiscing their first meeting as they prepare for their first goodbye. This is when there is no assurance of contact later even when wished for. There is a rush for the bus and Xi Guang finds out she and Xu missed the last bus and have no cash with them.

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