Thai Drama Beauty Newbie aired episode 5 on Monday, March 4, 2024, at 8:30 p.m. ICT on channel GMM 25. The series is available to stream on GMMTV’s official YouTube channel. The story revolves around Liu (Baifern Pimchanok Luevisadpaibul), who has been bullied for her looks all her life. She goes through plastic surgery before entering university. However, she comes across an old schoolmate Guy (Win Metawin Opas-iamkajorn), who recognizes Liu’s old face from her school days. Now let’s take a look at the Beauty Newbie episode 5 recap.
The episode starts with Guy finding Liu with his estranged mother in a restaurant. He then attempts to take Liu away telling her that he doesn’t want her to get used by the lady sitting across her. Liu slams Guy and apologizes to Linda for his rude behavior assuming that this is the first time he’s meeting her. Linda then tells Liu that Guy is her son and asks for her help to reconnect with him.
After giving careful thought, Liu asks Guy to meet her. Knowing that Linda is sitting a few tables away from where Guy and Liu are, he calls his mom out and tells her to stop using Liu to get to him. Linda tries to tell him that she never wanted to leave her kids. Guy shuts down her explanation and says that she left their family for another man. Linda is shocked to learn that this is what her son has thought about her all these years – considering that isn’t the real story. Guy then storms out of the restaurant and Liu follows him.
Beauty Newbie episode 5 recap: What happened between Guy’s parents?
Liu then learns an important piece of information after sharing the whole story with Saint. The friend who has followed Linda’s journey for years, tells her that the part of Linda leaving for another man doesn’t add up. He tells Liu that after her divorce, Linda did not date anyone. The only person who stayed by her side was her assistant Wut, who happens to like men and is married.
Liu decides to go to Linda and learn about the whole story. The two head to a cafeteria to get drinks. Linda orders a plain matcha while Liu orders one with watermelon juice (this is where it gets interesting). The order gets mixed up – Liu immediately says their order is wrong, while Linda isn’t aware that she got the watermelon juice drink by mistake. For someone who is a perfume expert, Liu is shocked to see that Linda couldn’t tell the drinks apart. This is when Linda reveals that she has lost her sense of smell.
The following flashback then reveals what happened in the past, the accident. After getting married, Linda’s husband wanted her to quit working and become a full-time housewife. However, she wanted to follow her dream of making perfumes. One day, the two got into an altercation when he tried to check her phone. It led to Linda getting a concussion after she was pushed and hit her head. Due to the injury, Linda lost her sense of smell. After the divorce, Linda tried to take custody of her kids and even sent them presents. But all of that was secretly locked away by Guy’s father. Liu rushes to Guy to tell him the truth about what happened between his parents. He decides to give Linda a chance and takes Gale to see their mom.
