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BASED ON A NOVEL BY DOK MAI SOD

It's my present to Anong.

I'll propose to her tonight.

That's Prapat. Anong's dream guy.

Isn't he a perfect match for her?

Will you marry me?

I can only think of you as a friend.

Have you seen Wichai? I haven't seen him yet.

He's probably with Chantorn. They're here together.

Here's your birthday present.

I bet that you didn't even pick this yourself.

Chantorn picked it for you, right?

This whole situation is complicated.

You must accept that this love is impossible.

This is dangerous.

I don't care if I die.

Chut left the party last night and didn't come home.

Are you sure you're not here to see Chantorn?

Here's the train ticket you asked me to book for you, sir.

BANGKOK - SAWANKHALOK

Chut hasn't come home yet. I wonder where they went.

Do you think they got into an accident?

He's so irresponsible.

Who knows what trouble he got himself and Chantorn into?

This could hurt her reputation.

What was Chut thinking?

Choy, call me right away if Chut comes home.

Okay.

Sir!

Please help us.

Our car broke down.

So what are you going to do next?

What can I do?

I'll have to move to Korat.

No woman would be willing

to live a life of hardship

in such a remote place like that with me.

Especially…

a spoiled, rich girl like Anong.

If you have lived in the countryside before,

you'll find it's not so bad.

Hey.

Chantorn.

Life in the countryside isn't full of hardships.

In the countryside,

you can always find things to eat.

Give it a try.

Thank you for talking some sense into me.

I might've gotten myself killed if it weren't for you.

Just think of this as your chance

at a new life.

People can always start over.

Chantorn.

Where have you two been?

Why are you back at this hour?

Are you okay?

Yes.

Did you know you crashed into someone's car last night?

I panicked.

You made everything worse

by running away.

Why would you drink and drive?

It was really an accident.

I was there with him. I know he didn't mean for it to happen.

I'll be happy to explain to the car's owner what happened.

What about the fact that

you were out all night with Chantorn?

Did you mean to do that?

Nothing happened.

Chut behaved like a true gentleman.

I can vouch for him.

Most importantly, it was me who got into the car with him.

Please don't blame Chut for this.

I was just worried, so I decided to go with him.

No one pressed charges, but you still caused trouble.

You need to learn

to behave more responsibly.

Anong turned me down

and said she loved someone else.

I didn't know what to do.

That's your business.

Just deal with your problems.

Don't take your anger out on others.

People aren't your punching bags.

Stop being selfish.

Just say you're jealous.

You're mad I took Chantorn with me, right?

You wouldn't be this mad if I were with someone else.

You're the one who's lashing out.

Don't point a finger at me. This is all on you, Chut.

You're just jealous.

You're afraid I'll steal your girl, right?

So you're making a big deal

out of absolutely nothing.

I'm trying to warn you.

-You're the one lashing out. -You're mad at me.

You're just afraid that this will affect your career.

You're afraid the trouble I caused will hurt your reputation as a judge.

You crashed your car.

Don't think you can just get the car fixed and things will be okay.

Anong's family is against you because of how immature you are.

You don't deserve her.

No wonder a perfect girl like Anong doesn't want to be with you.

What's going on? Why are they fighting about girls?

I never thought this would happen.

It's strange.

I have everything,

yet my life feels empty all because of one person.

That's what adulthood is.

We don't always get everything we want.

Then that means

I am an adult now.

I can't stand being secretly in love with someone.

I can't stand seeing the person I love with someone else.

No one can be wise and be in love at the same time.

When you're in love with someone,

you become blind to their true intentions.

And no one can talk sense into you.

But it's worth it to be blindly in love even just once.

Think about it.

How many people in your life

can make you smile like that?

Those were my words.

He remembers.

Don't be sad.

It's worth it to have loved someone that much once in your life.

I am now 23 years old.

This is the first time I feel grown up.

Get it together.

I just spoke with Mr. Pong.

He's at the bank with a client, so it will be a while

before he comes home.

Is there something urgent?

I'm here to talk about the car that was damaged.

I want to pay for the damages Chut caused.

I see. The guest found out that Chut was your brother.

-He didn't want compensation. -I insist.

My brother was at fault. Let me take responsibility.

At least give me his number so I can call to apologize.

I'm not sure if I have it.

I can try to find it for you.

Is this Wichai, the man you told me about?

I heard that you are a good judge of character.

I'm Prapat.

I heard that you are very good at reading people.

So I want to see for myself.

I'm not a mind reader or anything like that.

How can you be sure you won't misjudge someone?

When you're too sure of your own thoughts and judgment,

you might not see the good qualities in someone. Right, Anong?

Let's not bother him anymore.

I used to wonder whether Anong's dream guy

would turn out to be her nightmare.

Now I got my answer.

You're prejudiced against rich people.

Pong knows that about you.

So he asked you to help screen the men that want her money.

But let me tell you. I'm not one of them.

There are other things you could take from her besides money.

If you're trying to pit Anong and I against each other,

it won't work.

I also hope that I'm just imagining things.

You want to marry a mine owner.

You might strike out before you strike gold.

Let's drink, guys.

I almost didn't see the glass.

Maybe it was too close.

Hey.

You just caused an accident.

You're on probation. You shouldn't be out.

My friends are throwing me a farewell party, so I had to come.

I'll give you ten minutes.

If you won't leave, you can pay for the car repairs yourself.

-Thanks, guys. See you later. -See you.

I didn't expect to see you at a place like this.

I went to see you at your house.

I wanted to talk about last night's accident.

He sure looks remorseful.

He finally shows his true colors.

Anong's lucky to have dodged a guy like him.

This is when you see who someone really is.

You're right that Chut isn't a good match for Anong.

But you didn't have to go to such lengths

to get him out of Anong's life.

You and Prapat already know each other.

Every time another guy came into Anong's life,

you'd ask me to look into that person.

With Prapat, you didn't.

Prasit was the only one

who asked me to find out about Anong's secret admirer.

You already called off our deal.

I know Prapat was a junior that you were close to in college.

I saw that you have his number.

PRAPAT 10801

This guy must be very special to you

to make you open that wine.

You once said that you were saving that bottle of wine

to drink with someone special.

Put it in my office.

Yes, sir.

It's a good wine.

You should drink it with someone special.

Is Prapat that person?

You already knew

that Prapat was the man on the ship

since you two were close.

Once Prapat knew Anong was your sister,

he took care of her throughout their journey.

The reason you didn't tell anyone that you knew each other

was probably because you two had a falling-out.

How did I know you two became estranged?

I saw the photo in your office

that you kept on the bookshelf.

The photo was ripped in half

because you didn't dare let anyone see it.

You're still single

and unmarried.

I think it's because you have a love that you can't tell anyone.

It would be wrong

if you tried to push Anong to be with your guy

only to get rid of me and Chut.

Don't talk nonsense.

Do you have proof?

I bet that the other half of the photo

is probably in your wallet.

Shall we see if I'm right?

What are you interrogating me for?

Sompong, let me tell you something.

Chut isn't the only one who doesn't deserve Anong.

You also don't deserve her.

You want to keep your love hidden

and you'll make that guy your brother-in-law as a cover.

Anong is too good to be sharing a guy with anyone,

especially with her own brother.

Are you looking out for Anong

because you want to win her heart?

If that's what I want to do,

I can just go to her and tell her the truth.

You act like Anong would lower herself to be with you

if you could keep her from seeing other guys.

We can wish someone well

without wanting anything in return.

I may be horrible,

but I've never made Anong cry.

A saint like you

has hurt her countless times.

You'll always choose to do what's right

because you care too much about your integrity.

Your self-righteousness is the reason why you can't love anyone.

Master!

Boi! Come take Chut inside.

My gosh!

You should go answer the phone.

Warathabut's residence.

What were you trying to do earlier this evening?

What did I do?

What did you find out to give me that kind of warning?

You said you wouldn't let me put ideas into your head anymore.

So why are you losing sleep over this tiny matter?

Wichai, you need to stop. I've never once judged

anyone you like.

Yet you take it upon yourself

to always find fault with the guy I like.

I've never judged you.

I can tell from the look in your eyes that you're judging us.

Do you think I'm judging you?

Listen.

Don't you normally have a tendency to assume things?

Wichai, please just get out of my life

and leave me alone from now on.

Sure.

And please stay out of my business.

No problem.

Do you think you're so much better than everyone else?

I hope you fall in love with a lousy woman.

Then I'll talk so much trash about her

that you can't love her anymore.

Here you go.

Master!

Doesn't it hurt?

What?

My gosh! Your hand is burned!

Choy! Wichai got burned!

His hand is burned!

Choy!

You should've at least called instead of disappearing like this.

See that? All she does is try to look pretty for customers.

She's especially eager when the customer is Mr. Chut.

Get back to work.

Yes, ma'am.

You're right.

Do you know

which lamp is the most popular with our customers?

This one.

People like this lamp because it's pretty.

It's made from a single piece of glass

which makes its light more pleasant to the eyes.

However,

it's so expensive that most people can't afford it.

As for these two lamps, they are of the same quality.

But people tend to buy the second-most expensive one

and disregard the cheapest one.

5 BAHT

It's the same with people.

People want what's best for themselves.

But if what's best is out of their reach,

they will choose to settle for second best.

We set a higher price for this lamp

to make people feel good about buying it.

It gives them consolation

that at the very least,

the lamp they get isn't the cheapest one.

What about you?

Which lamp do you like?

20 BAHT

20 BAHT

Here, ma'am.

Chut is taking me to a concert after work today.

Can you come get me once he's here?

Yes, ma'am.

Thank you.

Hello. Welcome to Deco Plaza.

How can I help you?

I'm here to see--

I thought you would be so mad at me

that you wouldn't want to be my friend.

You asked me to come, so here I am.

Thank you for your understanding.

You're still my best friend.

Where are you going?

I'm going home.

I've been here too long.

You said you'd find a way to move here.

I came here because you reached out to me.

I thought you changed your mind,

but you just called me here for Anong.

You still can't bring yourself to tell people about us.

Don't you see the position that I'm in?

I have to keep us a secret.

It doesn't matter why you called me here.

I'll never lie to Anong.

I want her to be happy.

I don't want to see her get used like me.

Someday,

I'll make you cry like you made me.

I bet that the other half of the photo

is probably in your wallet.

Your car is in the repair shop.

I took a rickshaw here.

Is that so?

I'll get my driver to drive us.

Are you embarrassed

to ride on a rickshaw with me?

Did you lend me your car

because you were embarrassed that I didn't have one?

Are you picking a fight with me?

I should've realized since then

that you disdain me.

So you're still mad at me.

You won't forgive me?

If you want us to be friends,

get on a rickshaw with me

to show that you sincerely want to be my friend.

Chantorn.

Where are you going?

Let me take you.

What about Ms. Anong?

We'll go our separate ways.

You're not the person she wants.

You're just her second choice.

Chut isn't home.

Mom made him go apologize to Sa-Ang.

Lady Mayom said that if those two get engaged,

she will talk to the general into letting Chut stay in Bangkok.

Does this mean that

Chut is already over Anong?

Here you are, Chut.

Please wait a moment.

If you don't want to wait long,

come do my nails for me.

Excuse me.

You can go do my sister's nails.

Yes, ma'am.

This is much better than being out in the countryside.

Come on, then.

Hang on.

Looks like my nails are done.

Well, then.

You can wash my feet.

In your eyes,

do you think I'm good enough for you?

Considering my family's history,

you're too good to be marrying into the Warathabut family.

When people fall in love for the first time,

they often assume that that love will be their last.

But when they find a new love,

it often makes them feel like

they're falling in love for the first time.

Why don't you give love another chance

and start over with someone new?

Who knows?

Maybe this person will really be your first love.

Mr. Wichai is here to see your aunts.

I already told him they're not home.

I'm here to return the car.

I meant to leave it here with your aunts.

I already had the car fixed.

I apologize it took so long.

I plan to leave the car here so my aunts can use it.

You can leave the key on the table.

Thank you.

Are you here to pick up your dress, Ms. Anong?

We got lots of orders for the dress you had us tailor last time.

Everyone wants to wear what you're wearing.

They will probably want this dress too.

Thank you.

I'll come back later for the dress that I brought in for alterations.

Maybe you can pick it up for me, Chut.

All right?

Let's go, Payom.

Can you fetch my dress from the dressing room?

I got it.

All right.

If you won't forgive me just because I turned you down,

then we're not really friends.

And if you're seeing other women just to provoke me,

then you clearly don't know me.

You should know that those women can't get under my skin.

Maybe I really don't know you.

I couldn't even tell you kept me around as an option.

If you're this angry with me, it shows that you still care about me.

When can we move on and be friends again?

Well?

You can call me a sore loser.

In your eyes,

I'm not much of a man anyway.

Go ahead and reject my friendship if it will make you feel better.

It might give you

the satisfaction of getting to hurt me back,

but it still won't get you love.

What a coincidence. What are you doing here?

I'm running errands.

Do you want to pick Nid up from school with me?

I'm busy. I'm sorry.

That's okay.

Are you back together with Sa-Ang?

Since I can't marry the girl I love,

it makes no difference who I marry.

Do you think that's fair to the woman?

You don't want me seeing Chantorn.

Now you have a problem that I'm with Sa-Ang.

I'm staying away from Chantorn for your sake.

What more do you want?

What is it?

You have a guest, sir.

So what brings you to Bangkok, Urai?

I'm worried about Chantorn.

I've received word that

Chantorn is seeing someone.

They say he often comes to her house

and that she even lets him stay over sometimes.

I'm here to see if it's true.

Who's the man she's seeing?

I meant to ask you whether you know anything about him.

Maybe it's one of her colleagues.

I'm worried that she lets a man have his way with her so easily.

I came to Bangkok to find out who Chantorn is seeing.

When I asked her,

she said that she wasn't seeing anyone.

I'm worried that the man she's seeing might already be married.

Here's some water.

Hey.

Your sock has a hole in it.

Let go.

I used to go visit Chantorn at her house.

I would pick her up and drive her to work.

I'm not sure if I'm the man that people are talking about.

Really?

If it's you, then let those gossipmongers talk.

At least if that man is you,

I'm confident that you won't do anything inappropriate.

Okay.

Well…

Nid ate all of the chocolate you gave her.

She really loved it.

She's been asking me

to get her some more.

Go ahead.

Thank you.

Ms. Anong.

Is this the chocolate you asked for?

Shall I gift-wrap it for you?

That won't be necessary. You can put it away.

Yes, ma'am.

Please tell Choy to let me know if she needs anything else

from the store.

Thank you for the trouble.

Choy shouldn't have bothered you.

So they're really seeing each other.

I thought I was important to him

when I was actually just an outsider.

But he's always been nice to us.

I don't believe that he likes that woman more than you.

You won't know how he feels if you keep playing coy.

Come on, Anong.

I'll move on

if he doesn't want me.

I just feel betrayed.

I hope the same thing happens to him someday.

Well, I'll talk to you later.

See you.

See you later. Thank you.

I walked past Chut earlier,

but he didn't see me.

He was with a woman, so I didn't dare go up to him.

When did he break up with his girlfriend?

He jumps from one girl to the next like it's a game.

This is so typical of a player like him.

Let's go home.

Thank you for dinner.

The food was delicious.

Chut, where should we go for drinks?

Between the two of them,

Wichai is a much better man than Chut.

He's not a flashy guy, but he's consistent.

And he's also loyal.

He makes a woman feel safe.

When you choose a partner,

don't let yourself be fooled by a man's sweet words.

So what do you think?

Are you interested in Wichai?

Wichai has never shown any interest in me.

What if he asks you to marry him?

Will you say yes to him?

At this moment, I'm willing to marry whoever

that proposes to me first.

Marriage doesn't always bring happiness.

If you marry someone you love,

your love for that person will eventually fade.

But if you marry a good man,

you'll forever be happy.

This is for you.

Why are you giving me this?

Congratulations on your new job.

Men like women to follow them around like shadows.

On the other hand,

they can't stand

to be under anyone's shadow.

That's why Chut and I aren't a good match.

When it comes down to it, he doesn't like to be overshadowed by anyone.

This is why

Chut will never follow Sa-Ang around and live under her shadow.

Do you also know about those two?

I want Chut to be with the person he loves.

I don't want him to have any regrets.

Wichai dropped by to see you.

Go get him some water.

Okay.

Luang Turakit forced me to take Chantorn back to Sawankhalok.

A man back home has approached him and asked for Chantorn's hand

in marriage.

I don't think I should let Chantorn stay here any longer.

She must come back with me no matter what happens.

Chantorn hasn't yet taken a lover.

It looks like I'll have to arrange a marriage for her.

Why is that?

A beautiful woman like her will attract plenty of men.

But if no one is willing to commit themselves to her,

she will only become a toy for them.

Wichai.

Can you help convince Chantorn to settle down and start a family?

How can I convince her to do that?

Or maybe you can find a good man in Bangkok for her.

Can you think of anyone?

Do you want to go back to Sawankhalok?

I can help talk to Luang Turakit to let you stay.

I don't want to trouble you.

Or if you don't want to be alone,

I'd like you to come live at my house.

Your family might be less worried

with Choy there to look after you.

It's okay.

I think

I can solve this problem on my own.

The madams are at the temple, sir.

I know they went to the temple to make merit. I'm here to see--

You play beautifully.

Thank you.

Nid was so excited.

She wanted me to ask you

if you could play every day.

I thought you all would be annoyed by my playing.

If it's possible,

I'd like to hear you play every day.

You should come play again.

I love listening to you play.

This is the first time I have a reason to want to come home early.

I'm not forcing you to do it.

I'm just asking.

I think you're asking the wrong person.

I can only play one Thai song.

I'm afraid that

you might get tired

of hearing it by tomorrow.

I'm sure you can play other songs just as beautifully.

Why are you complimenting me all of a sudden?

Well…

Because it's true.

Or maybe

you don't really mean anything by it.

You need to watch what you say.

You might make someone think

that they're important to you

when you don't actually feel that way about them.

Your casual remarks

can affect others more than you think.

Anyway, thank you for always showing me kindness.

Thank you.

Where are you going?

I'm moving to Korat.

I thought you'd do anything so you could stay here.

I'd rather move away than marry a woman

who treats me like a servant.

Mom already got an auspicious date for your wedding.

If you want to leave, you need to go talk to her.

Don't just run away like this.

What auspicious date?

Do you have to be in court the day after tomorrow?

Can you take a day off?

I'm off work that day.

I have to take Nid to apply to a new school.

Choy asked me to be her guardian.

Since you have the day off,

can you come with me to ask Sa-Ang to marry Chut?

I want you to ask for her hand on behalf of him.

Mom is asking Sa-Ang to marry you

so you can be married next month.

Are you sure?

Have you told Chut?

He will never ask her himself.

This is all I ask of you.

Just go ask for her hand for Chut.

As for the dowry, I'll pay for it myself

no matter how much they ask.

I'm sorry for causing you trouble.

Choy must've told your family about us.

I just want to say goodbye.

We probably won't see each other again.

Please take care of yourself.

A guy like Chut

probably wants a woman who worships him

and devotes her life to him.

I happen to know him too well.

So I know that

Chut is a total softy.

If you want to win his heart,

you can't push him around like Sa-Ang does.

Hello.

-Hello. -Hello.

-Are you also giving alms? -Yes.

Carry on, then.

Well, I haven't seen Chut around lately.

I guess he's still avoiding me.

Actually,

Chut is moving to Korat.

Wait.

I don't know if it's a coincidence,

but Chantorn just quit her job as well.

Did Chantorn say why she quit?

She didn't.

She must have a reason to not want to stay in Bangkok anymore,

but I don't know if it has anything to do with Chut.

Master.

What about the alms?

I'd rather move away than marry a woman

who treats me like a servant.

She just quit without giving any notice.

She left after handing in her resignation.

It was so disrespectful to you since you gave her this job.

Is Wichai home yet? I don't want to wait long.

-Mom. -What?

Don't go see Lady Mayom just yet.

I think Chut ran away to Korat.

You're enjoying seeing him suffer.

Your evil thoughts will bring suffering upon you one day.

I'll move on.

I won't let this person affect my life anymore.

Let's live happily together.

Does Chantorn love you?

She had been waiting for me all this time.

But once Anong and I broke up, you became the problem.

Are you saying that I'm the one standing between you two?

Don't betray me by asking another girl to marry Chut.

They love each other.

I can't stop them.

If you can't be happy for others when they find happiness,

maybe the problem is you.

Are you preaching to me right now?

You didn't get to be my sister-in-law,

but you can be like a little sister to me.

Wichai!

We're told to prepare for the worst.

Wichai may never fully recover from this.

Subtitle translation by: Pannapat Tammasrisawat