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In which personalities are swapped, and the team continues to chase after the Merit Brush guy. Featuring the iconic Heipao-gege scene and more comfy domesticity.
Zhu Hong
Episode 25 opens with the dark energy causing personality changes in several of the SID members. First, Guo Changcheng. And then Zhu Hong, who ends up showing up to one of Shen Wei's lectures to scout out the competition.
Just as Shen Wei is about to bring up Zhu Hong's strange behavior, she walks in the room and asks to talk to Zhao Yunlan in a super flirty / 撒娇 way.
Zhao Yunlan is super confused by her change in personality. He looks to Shen Wei for guidance, but Shen Wei punts the awkwardness right back at him.
Zhao Yunlan's attempt to pretend everything is normal fails, Zhu Hong runs off upset, and Shen Wei pretends all of this has nothing to do with him being the person who won Zhao Yunlan's affections.
Chu Shuzhi
In a "Troy Barnes returns with the pizza to see the whole room set on fire" moment, Shen Wei and Zhao Yunlan return to the SID to see that Chu Shuzhi has had a personality change as well.
Zhao Yunlan tries to lean away from weird alternate reality Chu Shuzhi (and possibly towards Shen Wei?). Shen Wei just tries to detach himself from this as much as possible.
"Yep, another one falls prey to this weirdness."
Shen Wei does at least give Zhao Yunlan a pat on the shoulder to console him through the frustration.
They find a private place to coordinate, where Zhao Yunlan once again perches on a table. Shen Wei will go to Dixing to investigate and Zhao Yunlan will continue investigating aboveground.
Shen Wei's Very Serious departure is ruined by Zhao Yunlan's "Heipao-gege, take care!"
Shen Wei doesn't play along, and Zhao Yunlan makes a mental note to spend more time getting Shen Wei into role-playing.
Capturing the Villain
Miraculously, they still manage to track down the villain despite the personality shenanigans. Unfortunately, Zhao Yunlan gets himself kidnapped in the process.
Fortunately, Shen Wei is just in time for a rescue.
This is a really nice angle of Shen Wei on his knees looking up at Zhao Yunlan.
Home Sweet Home
Episode 25 ends with Shen Wei and Zhao Yunlan walking home (in sync, as always) after a hard couple days of work. Zhao Yunlan takes this opportunity to inform us that Shen Wei has spent more time with Zhao Yunlan than in his own apartment.
But their flirting is interrupted by a strange burning smell from Shen Wei's apartment. Which takes us into Episode 26, where they discover that Shen Wei's apartment has been broken into.
This means that Shen Wei is once again staying over at Zhao Yunlan's place. I love Shen Wei's "at home" look. Top shirt button unbuttoned and no glasses.
Together, they discuss the case. I love the way Zhao Yunlan's eyes track Shen Wei in this scene.
Later, Shen Wei goes to make some snacks, only to find that Zhao Yunlan has fallen asleep. Look at that BIG DUMB FOND SMILE ON HIS FACE.
There must be plenty of blankets lying around the apartment, but none of them have that possessive touch that putting your own jacket on your boyfriend has.
Shen Wei... did you seriously just decide to sit on the table instead of the couch because you were afraid of any tiny movement waking Zhao Yunlan up? Is it really necessary to be so extra?
Why watch TV when you stare at Zhao Yunlan sleeping instead?
And staring lovingly at Zhao Yunlan isn't complete without the Necklace of Pining (TM).
Unlike the previous times we've seen the Necklace of Pining be taken out, this pining session ends with a happy smile.
Back at Work
I love their synchronized walking, but especially love it when they make an entrace into the SID that way. Has some nice harmony between Haixing/Dixing leadership connotations.
Talking to the rest of the team from the balcony.
Trolling Lin Jing (and his bonus) together.
BONUS: Hair touching (Behind-the-scenes)
Catfight
After having dealt with Lin Jing slacking off work to go on a date with electricity girl, Shen Wei and Zhao Yunlan now have to show up to save Da Qing from being strangled by his blind date.
Zhao Yunlan with the confident shoulder pat: I got this.
Spoilers: He doesn't got this.
Shen Wei helps Zhao Yunlan back up.
Shen Wei realizes belatedly that he used too much force when pulling Da Ji off Zhao Yunlan, and that she's now dead. This is the second time he's straight up killed someone when defending Zhao Yunlan.
Thankfully for everyone's conscience, Da Ji is a cat with nine lives, so she revives. (She might wanna re-think that 'choke everyone who pisses her off on sight' strategy though.)
After a lot more drama, fighting and violence, Da Qing and Da Ji finally make up for like 5 minutes, during which Shen Wei and Zhao Yunlan wish the new couple well and there is good-natured ribbing.
Then Da Ji chokes out Lao Li and kidnaps Da Qing, because she absolutely has not re-thought the "choking people" strategy.
The Chase
The SID tries to find Da Qing, while Da Qing (through repeated violence inflicted on him) regains his memories. Somewhere out there, Dr. Cheng is facepalming at this treatment method.
The chase ends in an empty field.
A suspicious crate starts meowing.
It's a trick. There's only a phone playing back a recording. (They're lucky it wasn't trapped...)
Episode 26 ends with a phone call from Lin Jing with a new lead.
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