Chinese Drama Are You the One Episode 5 Recap & Spoilers

The ongoing costume Chinese drama Are You the One, starring Zhang Wanyi and Wang Churan, released episode 5 on Tuesday, August 13, 2024. The episode focuses on Mian Tang (Wang Churan) being upset with her husband.

In this episode, Cui Xing Zhou (Zhang Wanyi) consumes too much alcohol and gets drunk. After he wanders into the Cui Mansion, Mian Tang takes care of him. She gets him to drink some water and takes him to his bed. But Xing Zhou is still upset and asks his wife to get away from him. Mian Tang, on the other hand, is quite positive. Although their house isn’t as great as the one in the capital, she hopes for good days to come once the porcelain shop opens.

Xing Zhou doesn’t understand how she is so nonchalant about the problems in her life. Mian Tang asks him to leave his worries to her and promises to take care of everything. Her words bring him comfort, as no one has ever told him to take it easy. As he drifts into sleep, his mind goes back to the time he first saw Mian Tang. After her carriage was sabotaged, he found her lying unconscious on the riverbed.

Are You the One episode 5 spoilers

The next morning, he finds out that Mian Tang has not been feeling well. He hands her some money he won at Go competitions to use for business. She gets really emotional and even tears up to see his kind gesture. Xing Zhou doesn’t know how to console her.

In a conversation with Zhao Quan, he shares that Mian Tang wants to share responsibilities with him. Quan is impressed by her diligence. He asks Xing Zhou if he will be able to kill such a kind-hearted woman. Xing Zhou mentions that he doesn’t know what to do with her. He knows that she has been shunned by society, and her hand tendons were cut off by Lu Wen’s enemies. She won’t have it easy if he leaves her to fetch for herself. To top it off, she doesn’t have a family. Xing Zhou wonders if he should give her prize money if she helps him catch the thieves.

Why is Wang Churan upset with Zhang Wanyi?

Mian Tang comes across Miss He’s porcelain shop while roaming around the market. The shop bustling with customers catches her eye. She comes to know about the trade guild that selected businesses acquire and how it can help attract customers. She impresses Miss He with her wit and expresses her wish to join the trade guild. But to her surprise, Miss He warns her about joining the trade and asks her to seek help from her husband instead. She mentions that the guild doesn’t accept female members.

Xing Zhou comes home and promises Mian Tang to join the guild on her behalf. But she knows that he is not aware of how to handle the porcelain business. In fact, he doesn’t know how porcelain is made. Xing Zhou suggests that they look for another business to focus on. Even when Mian Tang insists, he is firm in his decision.

What happens in Are You the One episode 5’s ending?

Further into the episode, Mian Tang visits the guild association and makes a deal with young Mr. He. He makes a vague promise to let her join the guild if she manages to sell her items to the Royal Family. The opportunity presents itself when Lord Huiyang visits the town. Mian Tang impresses him with a porcelain water tank and gets a reward. But Xing Zhou, who is Lord Huiyang, quickly hides when he spots his wife.

But even then, Mr. He dismisses his son’s promise and refuses to let her into the guild. Furthermore, Xing Zhou also refuses to help her with the matter. Mian Tang’s heart breaks to see her husband behave this way.

Are You the One is available to stream throughout the week on Tencent Video, WeTV, and Viki.