Moral Of The Story with Stephanie Soo

Episode: “Marriage Fixing Show” CCTV Caught Husband Calling A Diff Woman At Night After Wife Went To Sleep

Date: November 28, 2025

Overview

In this explosive, incisively comedic episode, Stephanie Soo regales her husband with the latest, absolutely bonkers scandals from the world of Chinese celebrity—focusing on the chaotic fourth season of the divorce reality show See You Again. The main storyline revolves around the problematic couple, actor/“Nepo Baby” Yang Zi and renowned actress Eva Huang, whose crumbling marriage is laid bare both by the show’s cameras and Yang Zi’s own pathological inability to prioritize his family over his ego and, seemingly, his seven phones.

Stephanie and her co-host (her husband) serve up biting commentary, recounting the drama that unfolds on and off camera: emotional neglect, cringe-worthy attempts at domesticity, wild narcissism, and the climactic moment when Yang Zi is caught FaceTiming another woman while his wife sleeps.

This is not merely tea-spilling—it’s a forensic roast of toxic masculinity, celebrity absurdity, and marital dysfunction wrapped in Stephanie’s signature snark.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Introducing the Unhinged World of Chinese Divorce Reality TV

Stephanie explains See You Again: a show where faded/celebrity couples trial cohabitation and therapy to reconsider divorce.
Previous seasons featured insane partners (see: haunted by "Mai" from earlier coverage), but Yang Zi outdoes them all.
- [03:11] Stephanie: "Yang Zi... gives life to the concept of selfishness. He is so pure that he has not been polluted by knowledge, by self awareness—not even a little bit."
Early in the episode, Stephanie admits a need to take a "break from divorce" after witnessing this couple.

2. Yang Zi’s Unflattering Origin Story

Yang Zi is both a failed actor (~30 projects, mostly self-funded flops) and a notorious narcissist.
Stephanie details an audition show where Yang Zi "method-acts" street harassment, leaving mentors unsettled, and is oblivious to criticism:
- [06:00] Stephanie (quoting): "'When a fish cries, the water knows. But when I cry, who knows?' I don't even know what that means..."
He leverages his wealth/nepotism to fund vehicles for himself and, eventually, Eva, essentially buying screen time and relationships.

3. Yang Zi & Eva: Relationship Dynamics and Toxic Work-Life Imbalance

Eva, from an academic, relatively wealthy family, met Yang Zi young; their romance is cemented when he pays a million-dollar contract termination for her.
He inserts himself as her manager, making major decisions for her without consent, leading to overwork and alienation.
[29:30] Eva’s grievance: Yang Zi signs her up for multiple projects without consulting her, resulting in exhaustion and reputational damage.

4. Absurd On-Screen Behavior: The “Marriage Quiz” Disaster

Couples must prove how well they know each other. Yang Zi and Eva fail spectacularly:
- Neither knows their anniversary or basic facts about one another.
- [35:31] Stephanie: "Yang Zi admits, 'I'm rarely with the kids. That's a problem. I'm aware of it.'"
- Yang Zi’s only correct quiz answer: Eva's social security number (“the money stealer…”).
Eva observes dryly, “Nobody would write no hobbies on a test like this,” after Yang Zi claims she has none.

5. Seven Phones, No Communication

Yang Zi maintains seven WeChat accounts and phones, claiming it's to stay accessible for “friends,” yet never responds to Eva.
- [25:46] Yang Zi (paraphrased): "I want every friend in my circle to feel like they can get a response from me. I don't want anyone to feel ignored."
- Stephanie’s quip: Except your wife!

6. The Cooking Segment: An Exercise in Incompetence

After ranking lowest on the quiz, Yang Zi is “punished” with a barebones “special room” and must live/cook separately.
- He invites Eva for dinner: chaos ensues. He burns instant noodles in a wok, possibly starts a fire, and demonstrates zero kitchen skills.
- [45:01] Stephanie: "He throws in the noodles fully uncooked… not cooking, just burning. He splashes water in the oil. That's fucking crazy."
Eva, supremely polite, takes a single bite. Yang Zi accuses her of being inconsiderate for not eating more of his inedible meal.

7. CCTV, Contraband Phones, and the Cheating Cliffhanger

Despite being required to turn over all electronics, Yang Zi sneaks a phone, gets caught fumbling to hide it.
At 3:30 AM, after waking Eva up pointlessly, he’s later caught hiding in his room, covering up cameras, clearly FaceTiming a woman (not his wife).
- [61:33] Stephanie: “He’s FaceTiming a woman with long hair wearing a V-neck. Dude, he is crazy. He’s on a TV show and he’s…”

8. The Group Dynamic: How Yang Zi Looks Even Worse Among Peers

When the couples finally meet, Yang Zi becomes the punchline for everyone, especially when they learn of his abysmal quiz score.
He pontificates about everything, but is quickly undercut by the “No-Chill Husband” and “Chill Wife” (the latter reveals herself as a professional skydiver, eviscerating his brags).
He deflects criticism with nonsense folklore quotes:
- [70:15] Yang Zi: "In the Boundless universe, when there's a problem, there’s a solution... We’ve seen eight immortals cross the sea..."
The group calls him out for neglecting his kids and emotional unavailability; Eva is consistently poised but clearly exasperated.

9. Emotional Climax: Divorce Decisions

Daily, couples check a card indicating “Do you still want a divorce?” Everyone else wavers, but Eva consistently checks “Yes”—with annotation:
- [56:25] Eva: "I didn't feel any changes in my impression. He still reacts the way he normally does."
By the end, even Yang Zi checks “Yes” for divorce, after being thoroughly criticized.
Stephanie’s closing sentiment is one of exhausted outrage:
- [83:27] Stephanie: "Everything he touches, I want to burn down. He's making me want to commit crimes..."

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

On Yang Zi’s Delusion:

[06:00] Stephanie: "'When a fish cries, the water knows. But when I cry, who knows?'"
[25:47] Stephanie: "Except my wife."

On The Marital Quiz Fiasco:

[36:26] Stephanie: "She hit the nail on the head. Look at him. ...That's the right answer—he is the most afraid of losing money."
[38:08] Stephanie: "The only answer Yang Zi gets right is Eva's Social Security number. As her former manager, agent, the money stealer..."

On the Cooking Catastrophe:

[45:01] Stephanie: "He throws in the noodles. Fully uncooked. It's not cooking. It's just burning. So what does he do? He splashes water in to the oil."
[47:53] Stephanie: "He tries scooping up the literal flames into the boat."

On the No-Chill Husband’s Confrontation:

[67:48] No-Chill Husband: "Nobody knows me more than Yang Zi." (deadpan sarcasm)

On Eva’s Resignation:

[56:25] Eva (card): "I didn’t feel any changes in my impression. He still reacts the way he normally does."
[74:34] Eva: "Over time, I just became so… just more and more compliant and accepting of things, and then it became habitual. But I would love to change that."

Timestamps for Key Segments

01:17 – Introduction to See You Again and Steph’s history with the show
03:09 – Yang Zi as the “King of Dads” (and why that’s a bad thing)
09:00 – Eva meets Yang Zi, contractual power dynamics
25:12 – The tale of the seven phones and group chat with Eva
35:31 – Marriage quiz and Eva/Yang Zi flounder
44:26–47:53 – Cooking disaster: oil, noodles, smoke, fire, confusion
57:49 – Yang Zi caught hiding phone, FaceTiming a woman at night
65:01–78:32 – Group lunch; public shaming; philosophical rants; other couples’ reactions
79:12 – Chill couple, “No-Chill Husband” lands blows, Eva’s serenity
82:56 – Divorce check-in: Eva still says yes, others reconsider after seeing Yang Zi

Episode Tone

Incisively sarcastic, irreverent, and loaded with pop-culture references, Stephanie’s delivery is as much a character as the stories she relays.

She swings between exasperation, comedy, and righteous anger—using hyperbole, side commentary, and running gags (e.g., “the art of sleeping,” “seven phones, zero communications,” “money stealer,” “broom for the wok,” and foreshadowing even more chaos to come in later episodes).