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[The White Olive Tree]

[Episode 23]

[This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to reality is purely coincidental.]

[Dicheng People's Hospital]

[Zan]

Ran.

It's me.

I know it's you.

Ran,

I might need some time

before I can go back.

The test got postponed.

I...

I was wondering why you didn't

call me after the test.

It's okay.

I happen to be going on a work trip.

I'm heading out

to interview

some volunteers in the country.

Really?

What a coincidence.

Yes.

There is

one interviewee

I'm particularly interested in.

His wife

is a writer.

I've even read her books.

That's nothing.

I know a volunteer

whose wife

won the Boshi International News Award.

Really?

Is he in the country?

Introduce me to him.

The Boshi International News Award?

He was talking about me.

You're nowhere near their level.

They've been together

for more than 20 years

and are still going strong.

You've only been gone for about 20 days

and are already teasing me.

What are you doing?

Why aren't you saying anything?

I'm thinking about

what we'll be like 20 years from now.

How will we change?

Don't change.

Just stay the way we are now.

We will.

Is that your mom?

She's still coughing?

Hasn't she gone to the hospital for a check-up?

It's my mom.

She got checked out already.

We're waiting for the results.

I'll hang up now.

My mom has brought me dinner.

Okay.

Send my regards to her.

Okay.

Here.

Your dinner.

Thank you, Mom.

Look at you.

Just hearing his voice

is enough to replace medicine.

Really?

Then Zan can be a doctor.

But

he can only be my doctor.

Silly girl.

I wasn't fully prepared

for the test this time,

but I want to try again.

Alright.

Don't push yourself too hard.

You have plenty of chances.

Okay.

♫Don't know where this road♫

♫Takes me to♫

♫Don't know where to restart♫

♫Feeling fool♫

♫I'm staring out the night♫

♫Bury deep my pain♫

♫To the place feeling good♫

♫Don't cost a thing♫

♫This is not what I want♫

♫I'm not running from♫

♫Where your love♫

♫Always been enough for me♫

♫Goodbye, my friend♫

♫To the laughter♫

♫And pain we had♫

♫Saying goodbye to the endless nights in the rain♫

♫So long, my friend♫

♫Should have known you'd♫

♫Bring me this way♫

♫Saying goodbye to the place where I call home♫

[Dicheng People's Hospital]

The surgery went well,

and you're recovering nicely.

Make sure to apply

the medicine on time every day,

get plenty of rest,

and avoid straining your eyes.

In about one or two weeks,

you should be fully recovered.

There won't be any aftereffects, right?

From a medical perspective,

nothing is ever 100% certain.

But so far,

the surgery

looks very successful.

Don't worry.

If anything comes up,

we'll give her corresponding treatment.

The most important thing

is for the patient to follow

the doctor's instructions.

I'll get going now.

You can be discharged today.

If you need anything, just let me know.

Alright.

Thank you, Dr. He.

You're welcome.

Thank you.

How could the budget not be enough?

I personally approved it.

Enough.

Start with a three-point adjustment

and see how they react.

And finish up the revisions

for the new proposal ASAP.

Are you packed?

Let's go.

Mom.

Why aren't the test results out yet?

It's been a long time.

Should we ask Dr. He

to help speed things up?

They're out already.

We'll talk at home.

The scan shows

large shadows on the lungs.

The pathology report is out too.

The doctor said it's mid-stage lung cancer.

Lung cancer is different from other cancers.

It spreads and worsens extremely fast,

and the chances of a full recovery aren't very high.

But the specifics

depend on the individual's condition

and response to treatment.

You got this report

on June 7th.

At that time,

I hadn't had my eye surgery yet.

Why are you only telling me now?

Because you wanted me to have surgery first?

How can you not see what's more important?

You're seriously ill.

You should've gotten treatment first!

How could you delay it for so long?

Don't put it like that.

You're the one who can't see what's more important.

Your eyes could fully recover,

so of course, we had to treat them first.

As for me, whether I

get treated or not doesn't make much of a difference.

Besides,

it wasn't just about getting your eyes treated first.

This is the deed to this house.

Inside are also a few bank cards.

I've written the balances

and PINs on a note.

There are also

two insurance policies that I bought for you.

They're all I have.

You're my only child,

so naturally,

all of them belong to you.

There's nothing else

I need to make arrangements for.

Fine.

Everything's arranged, right?

Tomorrow, we'll get you admitted to the hospital.

No.

These are personal matters.

I still have a lot of unfinished work

that I need to handle myself.

At a time like this,

why are you still thinking about work?

If you don't get treated,

how can you keep working?

I have nothing else…

left in my life.

Didn't you just say

I'm your only daughter?

And you're my only mom.

How can you say there's nothing else left in your life?

[Dicheng People's Hospital]

Mom.

Uncle and Aunt said

they want to come see you.

I don't want to see them.

Just tell them I appreciate the thought,

but I don't want the hassle.

Alright.

Ms. Ran.

This is the new medication

the doctor prescribed for you.

-Make sure you… -Ms. Ran.

Come in.

This is my daughter, Song Ran.

Hello.

-Hello. -Ms. Ran.

This is the budget report for the next quarter.

Please have a look.

Ms. Ran,

these documents are urgent

and need your signature.

Ms. Ran…

Nurse.

As of last month…

Come here.

We've completed 80%

of this quarter's scheduled tasks.

You can tell me.

This is the new medicine.

Take one pill

once a day.

Be sure to remember that.

This is a seven-day supply.

Okay.

Thank you.

Zan.

Ran.

Why are you sweating so much?

You look like you've lost weight.

I was doing bomb disposal training just now

and worked up a sweat.

I lost weight?

Maybe

I've been training too much lately.

Why are you pushing yourself so hard?

I just

want to be more prepared

so I can pass the test

for sure this time.

That way,

I can come back to see you sooner.

Then,

no matter how much you weighed when you left,

when you come back,

you have to weigh the same or more.

Or I'll reject you.

Am I a package?

You'll reject me?

Guess I'd better start eating more

so you won't reject me.

You really bought apples?

Yes.

This is the brand, right?

I did the math.

If I eat one a day,

by the time I finish

the apples I bought,

I'll be back home.

Zan.

Don't rush it.

Don't push yourself too hard.

Got it.

Ran.

Why do you have dark circles under your eyes?

What happened?

Did something go wrong?

You know,

girls all try to lose weight.

Wouldn't you be proud

if I got in better shape?

I don't buy it.

You've never said you wanted to lose weight.

Are you too busy?

Writing a book takes time.

Don't rush it.

Otherwise, if I come back

and see you've lost weight,

I might have to reject you too.

I dare you!

I wouldn't dare.

That's more like it.

I have something to take care of.

Gotta go.

Go on, then.

All of you, come out!

Hurry up!

Jiang Lin.

The walls of the next room are thicker.

I'll push her in there.

You all move back.

No!

Zan!

♫You're triggering a bomb unknown♫

Li Zan.

Li Zan.

[Dr. Liang]

Are you okay?

Li Zan!

♫The sound goes wild where your light has flown♫

If

Jiang Lin hadn't saved me,

that family would have died because of me.

♫Just stay where you are, don't go♫

Sorry.

Li Zan.

Li Zan!

Sorry.

♫Explode into the pieces♫

Sorry.

Sorry.

♫We flow from our souls♫

Sorry.

Sorry.

♫Explode into the pieces♫

How's everything going

with the client on your end?

♫We flow, we're falling slow♫

It's going as expected.

I'll give you three more weeks.

You have to get it done

within three weeks.

Okay, Ms. Ran.

♫We flow, we're falling slow♫

Ran.

It's time to eat.

[Dr. Liang]

Dr. Liang.

Li Zan.

Let's start the consultation.

[Therapy session with Dr. Liang]

Dr. Liang.

Hello, Li Zan.

Let's start.

Only five days left.

Adjust this part again.

Okay.

Compare it with the previous one.

Open the earlier version

for me.

See? It's much better now.

It is.

The section just now.

Pull it down.

Pull it down.

Can you see what the problem is?

You forgot to take your medicine again.

How can you get better if you don't take your meds?

Hurting like hell at night

and gritting your teeth to get through the day.

Is there really no one else at your company?

Would it fall apart without you?

It's been so long.

You should've handed over

your work by now.

From now on, unless it's something big,

just report over the phone.

Please, just let

my mom rest.

You'd need a few days' rest to recover from a cold or fever,

let alone her condition!

W-We're really sorry.

We rely on Ms. Ran too much.

We should be able to make decisions by ourselves.

We're sorry.

We're sorry.

We're sorry.

Enough.

My daughter has been looking after me.

She hasn't slept much these days.

People get irritable when they're tired.

Please forgive her.

It's okay.

After I'm gone,

if she ever needs help

and you happen to be around,

please, give her a hand.

Then all the guidance I've given you will be worth it.

Sure.

Of course. Rest assured.

Alright.

You can go now.

Okay, Ms. Ran.

Have a good rest.

Goodbye, Ms. Ran.

Why are you crying?

So weak,

not like me at all.

I'm not crying.

Since you were hospitalized,

I haven't cried once.

Those young people are under great pressure at work.

They're afraid of making mistakes.

At least they're being responsible.

It's not easy for them.

I want to help them.

Why did you take it out on them?

Mom,

aren't you in pain?

I am in pain.

It's because I'm in so much pain

that I need to work.

At my age,

I'm not young anymore,

but I still have ambitions and goals.

My career

has taken up all my time,

but in the end, I've achieved something.

I find that comforting,

and I'm proud of it.

If I can pass down some experience

to those young people,

I'm more than willing to do so.

Mom.

You really…

don't want to see Dad one more time?

You still hate him?

Yes.

Do you still love him?

Not anymore.

I stopped loving him a long time ago.

Some people say

if you don't love, you won't hate.

That hate means there's still love.

That's just pretentious nonsense.

Hate is hate.

It's not love.

I hate Song Zhicheng

from the bottom of my heart.

I hate him not because of any emotional entanglement.

Love and affection mean nothing.

I hate him for trampling on my dignity.

I've been successful and strong all my life,

yet he humiliated me.

If one day I die,

don't let him

attend my funeral.

You know what kind of person I am.

I know.

Ran.

You only live once,

so go all out

for what you want.

Don't waste your life.

The value of life

is never measured

by its length.

Once you understand this,

whatever you want to pursue,

be it ideals or values,

or even just

a simple wish,

go after it bravely

and spare no effort.

No matter how old you are,

don't let other people's expectations trap you.

Like last time,

your award photo

caused such an uproar.

Don't care about what others think.

Don't let them influence you.

As long as you believe

it's worth it,

and it's the right thing to do,

then go for it.

Don't be afraid.

Mom will always stand by you.

In this world or beyond,

I'll always be on your side.

You know about…

that matter?

I wasn't aware of it at the time.

I was feeling unwell those days

and stayed in bed for several days.

It was probably because of

this damn cancer.

I only saw the news

when I got better.

Ran.

I'm sorry.

When you needed help

the most,

I wasn't there for you.

Mom.

I didn't understand you enough.

I was too willful.

I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry.

It's not your fault.

We both have strong personalities

and never want to appear weak.

We argue whenever we're together.

If anyone's to blame,

blame me for not

insisting on taking you with me back then.

We lost

so much time together.

That's the only thing…

I regret in my life.

Ran.

Do you hate me?

Do you blame me?

Before today,

I hated you,

and I blamed you.

But just now, when I heard you say

you regret it,

I stopped blaming

and hating you.

That's my girl—

Ran Yuwei's daughter.

Mom.

You have to get better

and make up for all the time

you owe me.

Ran Yuwei isn't someone

who doesn't pay her debts,

right?

Okay.

Okay.

Dr. Liang,

how bad

is my condition this time?

Pretty bad,

but not that bad.

It's just that

I think, besides me,

you should try

talking to someone else.

Someone else?

Logically,

you trust me

because I'm your therapist.

But I hope

you can find someone

you trust emotionally.

Maybe

she could be more helpful than me.

Dr. Liang,

I feel like

you're implying someone specific.

That means

you already have someone in mind.

[Ran]

[Benjamin]

Ben.

Did something happen?

I haven't said anything yet.

How did you already know?

Two calls,

so close together.

That's not like you.

Unless…

Zoro is dead.

Catch this one for me!

The fish is so big!

When did this happen?

The last time we talked on the phone.

Last time?

Why didn't you tell me then?

I didn't

plan on telling you now either.

I just

wanted to talk to

an old friend,

but I guess

I called the wrong person.

You're way too sharp.

Don't overthink it.

My telling you now

doesn't mean anything.

Stay put in China.

Sasin,

the entire special ops team, and I

all want

you and Song

to enjoy some peace

and happiness

for us.

Besides,

you're just a volunteer.

Even if you came,

you wouldn't be of much help.

These are things

we should handle.

-You just… -I'll go to Eastern Country as soon as possible.

Whether I can help or not,

I'm going.

Thank you,

Zan.

Take care.

Sasin.

Sasin!

It's getting dark.

You came here alone for demining?

Why was Zoro

so unlucky?

He was already an orphan.

Why couldn't life

be easier on him?

Why did this happen?

Tell me!

Say something!

Tell me!

Why did this happen?

Tell me!

Sasin!

Sasin.

♫In this darkness♫

Sasin!

♫Search for a light♫

♫Hoping some day♫

Why?

♫I'll find my way back to life♫

Why?

♫Ocean of sadness♫

♫I'm under attack♫

♫Hoping some day♫

♫I'll find my way back to life♫

♫Find my way back to life♫

♫Heartbreak♫

♫Like a storm in my mind♫

♫Empty nights♫

♫Crying out to your name♫

You survived

♫Lost in the dark♫

the explosion at Uglai Market

♫Can't find my way out♫

and the attack at the orphanage.

♫Like two broken hearts♫

I thought your will to live

♫Torn so far apart♫

was so strong

that you'd make it to the day peace arrived,

♫Feeling like a castaway♫

the day

you grew up.

♫Stranded here alone♫

But you still…

♫No place feels like home♫

Oh, God.

The life I dug out

bit by bit from the rubble…

♫Feeling like far from home♫

is just gone like that.

♫You don't belong to me♫

♫I know, not anymore♫

In the end,

I still couldn't save him.

♫In this darkness♫

♫Search for a light♫

♫Hoping some day♫

♫I'll find my way back to life♫

♫Ocean of sadness♫

♫I'm under attack♫

[Dicheng People's Hospital]

♫Hoping some day♫

Ms. Ran's treatment

♫I'll find my way back to life♫

isn't working very well.

The cancer cells are still spreading,

and she is very weak.

I'm worried you can't

take care of her alone.

♫In this darkness♫

Dr. He.

♫Search for a light♫

I'm gonna go to the restroom.

♫Some day♫

♫I'll find my way back to life♫

♫Ocean of sadness♫

♫I'm under attack♫

♫Hoping I'll find my way back to life♫

♫My way back to life♫

♫My way back to life♫

[Ran]

Ran.

Zan.

What happened?

My mom…

She has cancer.

I don't think

she can hold on much longer.

Ran, don't be afraid.

I'm coming back right now.

Zan.

Come back.