love this episode because it’s their first date. I never realized that dating in a mall could have so many fun activities.

1. Text

On the second day of dating, texting becomes easy-peasy for them. Yesterday, he was overthinking it. Today, he puts himself in her shoes.

WY: (texting) “What are you doing?”
Mo: (texting) “Working. What about you?”
WY: I’m thinking of you. (asks himself) Is it disgusting? (texting) “I’m thinking if you need my help in your work.”

Help! Did he actually text “I’m thinking of you?” I’m assuming he altered it because he thinks that it’s too “needy” so he texted instead, “I’m thinking if you need my help in your work.”

Mo: (to herself) How can you help me?
WY: (to himself) This is too indirect. (he meant that it was too open-ended so he followed up his text with a more specific suggestion.) “Did you leave anything at home? I can deliver it to you.”
Mo: (to herself) Is there anything I can ask him to bring over here? (texting) “There’s an envelope on my desk. Please bring it here.”

It’s that envelope from Situ Mo’s officemate who wants autographs. GWY looks at it suspiciously but he brings it over to her worksite.

WY: I’m at the entrance.
Mo: Wait a moment. We’ll rest after the shoot.
WY: Take it easy.

Just then, a talent agent tries spots WY and tries to hire WY to join her agency as an artist. He declines.

I like that he’s got a plan here. He wants to spend that day on a date with her but since she’s got work to do, he waits for her until she’s done.

2. Shoulder Rest

So this is where they got the title from. lol.

Mo: No one is looking for me. I’ll continue to take a rest then. I woke up too early in the morning.

WY scoots over so she can lean against him. He taps his shoulder.

Mo: What’s wrong with your shoulder?
WY: Uhhh… it’s aching a bit. (Pwahahaha. This is soooo CHEESY.)
Mo: I’ll massage it for you.
WY: (pushing her head down on his shoulder) Here.

Here’s my explanation of Gu WeiYi’s remark, “Uhhh…it’s aching a bit.” His shoulder is aching because it’s missing her head resting on it. His shoulder doesn’t need a massage; it needs her head. “Put your head on my shoulder” signifies that her head’s natural resting place is on his shoulder. Her head and his shoulder belong together like macaroni and cheese or milk and cookies.

Mo smiles up at him.
WY: (covers her eyes) Sleep for 10 minutes.

gifs credit: movielosophy’s tumblr

I like this scene because he’s doing something right without consulting anybody or second-guessing himself. I also like it because he’s being attentive to her needs. In the future, he’s going to be one who’ll know her better than anyone else. And right now, he’s practicing just by being there for her.

By the way, here’s the music that’s playing as they sit on the bench.

3. Borrowing Gu WeiYi’s trenchcoat

lol. Situ Mo borrowed GWY’s trenchcoat to lend to the actor because she thought GWY looked handsome in it. But when the actor wore the trenchcoat, his talent agent complained that it looked plain and old-fashioned on him.

Which strikes me as funny.

You see, GWY had been wearing the “plain and old-fashioned” trenchcoat when the talent agent approached him to invite him to join her agency. The talent agent thought GWY was good-looking, regardless of the trenchcoat.

Same with Situ Mo. She immediately thought of the trenchcoat because it had looked good on GWY.

It goes to show that it isn’t the outfit that makes the man look handsome. It’s the man himself that makes any outfit look good on him.

Of course, GWY saw the actor walking his trenchcoat and now, he was doubly annoyed with the actor. It was a good thing that STM remembered that he was without a coat out in the cold and lent him the actor’s own jacket.

And he looked handsome in it, too. lol.

I like the way STM squeezed his cheeks and told him to be good like he was her precious baby. “I’m going to make money. Be a good boy. Don’t fight with other kids. Bye.”

I like it because it brings out her maternal side. We already know that GWY treats the robot as “his” child so it’s good to see STM pretend to be a doting mother once in a while.

4. Dating

Aha!!! So the bonus scene with the Doraemon mascot came from this episode!

Mo: Why did you bring me here? For shopping?
WY: I checked it online. This is a place for dating. Right?

Old habits die hard. He’s still consulting the internet.

Mo: Right. I thought you’ll bring me to a library or a science and technology center.
WY: You want to go? (perking up)

Mo: Well, what do you think?

I love her veiled sarcasm.

On a side note here: Viewers think that the height difference between the GWY and STM is cute but I think it posed a problem with the director during filming. It’s hard to get the two of them in the same camera shot if the camera is focusing on the head shot.

See here? When the camera zooms in or focuses on a head shot of Gu WeiYi, we only see the top of STM’s head.

In contrast, when the camera is filming a head shot of STM, we end up with a headless GWY. We can only see his chin. lol.

I remember joking about this in another post. I said that tall guys are a “cut above” literally. Link: Just Bitching: Are Tall Men a Cut Above?

5. Sharing drinks

Aha! Drama veterans are experts at spotting indirect kisses.

They sip their own drinks.

First indirect kiss. He lets her sip from his tea.

Second indirect kiss. She lets him sip from her tea.

Third indirect kiss. She sips from both straws.

Fourth indirect kiss. He sips from both straws.

However, since we’re bitches in this blog, I must warn my readers not to share drinks. Ewww…

6. The fitting room

The fitting room scene was sorta cute, depending on how you look at it.

He looked good in anything he wore. And so did Situ Mo. She looked good in the dresses she tried on, but he vetoed everything but the last.

The sleeveless dress looked pretty on her.

But he didn’t like it because it exposed her shoulders.

So how about just one shoulder? She tried on a dress with one shoulder exposed instead of two.

And he said not even one shoulder should be exposed.

How about this? No shoulders exposed?

He didn’t like the short shorts.

He didn’t like sleeveless top.

He liked this outfit.

He met his approval.

But not hers, obviously.

Many viewers might think that it’s sweet that he doesn’t like his girl being ogled at. But some viewers might feel uncomfortable that he’s dictating what she wears.

Me? I think partners can accommodate each other’s comfort level and find a common ground. Respect goes both ways.

7. The ball pit scene

The ball pit was sweet, too. I like it because it gives us a preview of what they’ll be like as parents, and because he tries to please her.

WY: Want to play in there?
Mo: I’m just curious as I’ve never entered it.
WY: Let’s go.
Mo: How? We’re neither kids nor parents.
WY: Wait a minute.

He disappears to look for a child that he can “adopt” as theirs. He sees a boy with a grandma. I think the grandma works in the mall as a custodian.

WY: Let me bring him into the playground. My girlfriend wanted to enter the playground. But we can’t enter without a child.
Grandma: Where’s your girlfriend?
WY: Look over there?
Grandma: There are so many people over there? Which one is your girlfriend?
WY: The lady who has the most charming smile.
Grandma: Why should I believe you?
WY: (shows ID card) I’m still single. Aunt, this is my wallet. I’ve all my identity cards here. Can you believe me?

And the grandma believes him. So he returns with the child to Situ Mo.

WY: This is your child.
Mo: Where did you get the child?
WY: Let’s go.
Mo: I… Gu Wei Yi! You can’t kidnap a child!

She talks to the child while GWY procures their tickets.

Mo: What’s your name? (asking the child)
Child: Xiao Jai.
Mo: Tell me. Do you know him? (pointing at GWY)
Child: I know him.
Mo: Tell me. How did you know him?

But GWY reappears with stickers for the ball pit. The child goes off to the ball pit.

WY: Where do you want me to stick it?
Mo: On my back. Okay? Let me help you. Where do you want to stick it on?
WY: (points to his heart)

Mo: Stick it on your face?

They wrestle.

The ball pit attendant calls their attention: Hey, Parents. Your child is inside there (unsupervised).

They look guilty and stop their horseplay.

She sticks the sticker on his back. He knows it.

Mo: Daddy, let’s go.

Here’s the gif of their interaction.

8. The Kiss

9. The Photo Print

WY: What are you looking at?
Mo: Printing photos for free.
WY: What photos do you want to print?
Mo: You’ll know it (smiling at him) It’s done. Look. Cute, isn’t it (waving photo of cat)
WY: Not really.
Mo: What a bad taste! SiTu DingDang is so cute. Ah! Let’s print a photo of two of us.
WY: (nodding)

He likes this idea.

Mo: Did we take a photo together? Ah.. No. None.
WY: Check your mobile phone.

He’s so sweet. He doesn’t call her stupid or growl at her but he tries to jog her memory in a soft voice.

Mo: Do I have it? (checks her phone) Look. I don’t have any. We’ve never taken a photo together.

He’s exasperated so he takes out his own phone and starts printing. He hands the pic to her as proof that they do have a photo together.

Mo: Yeah! We took it at the beach.
WY: (sticks his face in front of hers and mimics her) Yeah!

Mo: Give it to me and you can print another one.
WY: No way. (walks away)

He’s sulking because she’s forgotten that they’ve a couple picture already. She probably has lots of pictures of her friends on her phone so she forgot theirs. Meanwhile, he probably only has pictures of her.

Mo: You can print it for free. Situ Ding Dang and me are alike. So nice. I’ll keep them in my purse.

He can’t help smiling at her. She’s so excited about their picture. So of course, although he said that he wasn’t going to give their couple picture to her, he ends up giving it to her.

10. Dinner Date

He’s supposed to beg her “cutely” to be spared from eating the chili peppers.

The first time he begs, he just rests his head on her shoulder and says, “I don’t want to eat (it).”  Then, he sits up and said, “There, I did it.” She protests that he isn’t sincere.

The second time he begs, he rubs his head on her shoulder a couple more times while grumbling, “I don’t want to eat.” She says that he’s getting there and he gives her a mean look.

The third time he begs, he grinds his head hard on her shoulder while protesting “I don’t want to eat.”

For good measure, he smiles, too.

The thing I find amusing about this whole exercise is her version of “Put your head on my shoulder” is to make him grovel.