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You said you were going to disappear.

Did you mean running away to Shen'ao?

Yeah.

In Hangzhou,

I can run into him anywhere.

I had to disappear for a while.

Did you see

the photos I sent you?

Shen'ao is really beautiful.

Maybe this trip to gather inspiration

will actually lead to new ideas.

Alright, good luck with your trip.

[I'll wait for your return in Hangzhou.]

[I've already made contact with Mr. Zhang.]

[Please wait for good news.]

Lawyer?

Yes.

She even hired a lawyer.

Where is she?

I'm looking for my girlfriend,

not you.

Well,

I'm now

Miss Shen's attorney.

If you have any questions,

you can discuss them with me first.

How can I discuss it with you?

This is a personal matter between us.

Fine.

Even if she has appointed you

to handle the lawsuit against me,

what exactly does she intend to sue me for?

It's quite simple.

My client's current claim

is to retrieve the expenses

incurred during your relationship.

During your relationship,

the substantial gifts

she gave you

were intended for marriage.

So, she has the right

to ask for their return.

Wait,

I never said I wouldn't marry her.

It's her who insisted on breaking up.

And those gifts

were given willingly.

Whether they were given willingly

isn't something you can decide.

I have

screenshot of our WeChat chat

as evidence.

It proves that during your relationship,

you used

the excuse that marrying

would make things better

to repeatedly

ask her for money.

But cheating

during a relationship

you've already

crossed the moral line.

No.

Cheating in a relationship

isn't illegal, is it?

And it's all men.

You understand a little slip, right?

Sorry, Mr. Zhang.

Even though I'm a man,

I can't agree with

your statement.

There are

there are many men

who are not like you.

I believe a man

should be loyal,

faithful,

responsible,

and respectful of boundaries.

Are you trying to act, buddy?

Have you ever been in a relationship?

Are you married?

How long was your longest relationship?

Do you know how suffocating it is

and you see her every day,

and she changes every day,

how suffocating is that?

And then suddenly,

someone new appears,

shining bright,

and helping you

with your career.

You'd be tempted too.

But your girlfriend, sorry,

your ex-girlfriend,

when she was in your life,

wasn't she also shining?

But that was five years ago, bro.

What light does she have on her face now?

That's your eyes having a problem.

There's no light in your eyes anymore,

so you can't see anything.

That's your problem.

How did it come back to me?

I said,

now it's her who insists on breaking up.

You should go and persuade her.

What should I persuade her of?

To recycle trash?

Who are you calling trash?

Do you know how I've lived

these past five years?

I cooked, cleaned,

even gave her foot baths.

I took care of her

so well.

Now that she's without me,

who would want

that old face of hers?

Zhang Chuan,

Baby.

Lawyer Liu is right.

You are a piece of trash.

My love for you

made you look less disgusting.

I'm telling you,

don't worry about my age.

No matter how old I get,

I will never

look for a man in the trash again.

And,

if you think age is an issue,

I think every year I get older,

every bit of experience I gain,

every bit of knowledge I acquire,

is my strength to stay away from you,

this kind of trash.

Trash is also divided into different categories.

Your kind

is considered cheap even among trash.

Are you okay?

I'm fine.

Just my hand hurts a bit.

Don't take too seriously

what he said.

I won't.

Trash

only deserves to be thrown in the trash can,

not worth bothering my mind.

I think you're great and excellent.

Thank you.

I know.

And just now...

Thanks.

It's what I should do.

About the expenses you want to recover,

don't worry,

I'll keep on it.

Good.

Where are you going? I'll give you a ride.

No need.

After dealing with the romantic battle,

it's time to tackle the work battle.

Right.

Don't tell Ruan Yu about this yet.

She's been busy enough lately.

Okay.

Miss,

just arrived, right?

Still looking for a place to stay?

Come check out our guesthouse.

I'm sure you'll like it.

Come, I'll show you.

Let's go.

Sis, I can manage on my own.

Don't be shy, we're all family here.

Okay.

We're like family from all over the world.

First time in Shen'ao, right?

You've come to the right place.

Look,

how beautiful it is here.

Not only the place is beautiful, but the people are also beautiful.

It's quite beautiful.

The main thing is the enthusiasm.

Give me your phone.

If you have any problems, just talk.

If you don't give me the money,

you can't leave this village.

Don't fight. Just talk.

They must have some misunderstanding.

Don't worry.

Sis, I've changed my mind.

I don't want to stay in a homestay.

Maybe next time.

But you haven't

even checked it out yet.

You don't know

if you like it or not.

No, no, go check it out first.

You haven't seen it yet.

Go check it out, at least take a look.

I'll pass for now.

Give me your suitcase.

Girl, give me the suitcase.

Give me the suitcase.

Ouch.

Hold on.

It works.

Sorry, Uncle Wang.

I thought...

It's not your fault.

It's my fault.

He's too fierce.

Any girl would be scared.

Don't move.

It's not your fault.

Who are those two people?

You don't know.

They are selling health products.

Every time they come,

they shout free eggs.

Yes.

They are good at cheating the elderly.

This time,

they cheated away several thousand yuan from Old Li.

Yes.

It's not easy for the elderly

for them to save up a few thousand.

Yeah.

Luckily, I ran into them

and got the money back.

Yes.

I'm sorry, Uncle Wang.

I misunderstood you.

It's okay.

But, girl,

you've got quite the grip.

That's good.

It'll keep you safe out there.

By the way, Miss Ruan,

let me tell you,

my guesthouse

is quite unique.

It's fully equipped,

and has everything you need.

So, if you need anything,

just let me know.

Don't be shy.

Thank you, Ms. Cai.

No problem.

Later, apply some of Mr. Li's

after a while.

You are so troublesome.

Then eat this egg.

What a waste.

Well,

I'll take Mr. Wang back.

Okay, we're leaving. Take care.

How are you?

These are some places

we've chosen this year.

As you know,

it's our rule

We spend some time every year

doing public welfare.

This time, we're going to provide

legal services

for the local residents.

Isn't anyone interested?

I went last year.

This year, I'm really

unable to do it.

My child is in the third year of high school. I'm stressed.

I understand.

Mao, I...

I have too many cases on hand.

I'm so busy.

So busy.

Shen'ao Ancient Town

is a nice place.

Although it hasn't been fully developed,

the local customs

are very simple and honest.

Are you interested in

public welfare?

I often do it in the United States.

But I don't have

a domestic lawyer's license.

And I also have to

push forward the case in the US.

In that case,

is this also

Shen'ao Ancient Town?

What a coincidence.

I remember you have a court trial

at the beginning of the month.

Public welfare is important,

but your client is

also very important.

Yes.

I'll go.

You go.

I'll go.

Then don't you need to

push forward your business in the US?

I can handle it.

You don't have to, right?

Of course not.

But you don't have a lawyer's license.

You are so capable.

It doesn't matter.

Just find a lawyer with a license

to go with you.

Then you go.

You're so easy-going.

I...

I'm busy as a bee.

It doesn't matter.

I...

Lawyer Xu,

the road here is paved with stone slabs.

Your shoes will be ruined.

Since we're here, just accept it.

We can't slack off

even if it's for charity.

Alright.

Let's go over there.

What if no one

comes to us?

No one can refuse

something for free.

These free eggs

are the key

to unlocking people's hearts.

These inspiring words

build the bridge of communication.

Will it work?

Of course.

At first,

they are attracted by the free eggs.

But after getting the eggs,

they will be trapped.

Then they will be

sold health products.

Especially the old people.

These old people

have a generation gap with us.

And don't trust us,

but when we give them

these free eggs,

they will open their hearts

to us

and feel

our warmth like family.

Warmth my foot.

They're too bad.

They say they're bringing warmth,

but they're really just

after the old folks' money.

What if they come again,

what should we do?

They dare to come again?

I'll beat them every time they come.

Lawyer Xu, is your hand okay?

It's okay.

Just a little blood.

It's bleeding before we start.

Lawyer Xu,

will we

have a disaster today?

Lawyer Xu, I...

Shall we go back?

Go back?

That's where we'll get hurt.

Auntie.

Auntie.

Egg.

Someone is handing out free eggs

with banners in the square.

They dare to come again after being beaten.

How bold!

Damn it!

Come on, sister.

Let's calm down first.

What if it's not that group

of health product salespeople?

You don't know.

Let me tell you,

ironclad suit,

free eggs,

eye-catching identity,

and slick talk.

As long as these four conditions are met,

it's definitely

a health product scammer.

So what is the eye-catching identity

and the set phrases?

They won't tell us

they are selling health products.

They always say they are

doctors, teachers,

or even university professors.

They have a good identity.

As for the set phrases,

they are just

a few lines repeated over and over again.

Like

we are family,

feel free to

reach out to us,

we're here to help.

That's all.

Tell me, Dandan,

were they wearing suits?

Yes.

See? I told you.

Go.

Look, someone's coming.

Feels like trouble.

Hello.

Here you are.

You look pretty handsome.

The suit looks good.

Thank you.

Do you need any help?

The eggs are all set up.

Right.

Everyone can take one.

What are you two

doing here?

Well,

we're lawyers,

and we're just thinking...

You've chosen a great profession this time.

It's quite unique,

different, and not cliché.

Do you have your lawyer's license?

I came from abroad,

so my lawyer's license...

Understood.

He has it.

What's wrong?

What's the matter?

Go on, keep talking.

You don't have anything

to tell us?

Keep going.

You help introduce.

So proactive.

Yes.

We're here

mainly for charity.

If anyone has

any legal questions,

feel free to come to us.

Don't be afraid to ask.

Just think of us

as family.

Oh my!

My goodness, it's all here.

Everything matches up.

Not a single discrepancy.

If any of you have

legal questions,

feel free to ask me.

What if it's not

a legal issue?

Can you help us?

Yes.

As long as it's

within our capabilities,

we'll do our best.

Sure, sure.

Lawyer Xu,

I think they're quite nice.

Maybe I was overthinking earlier.

Move!

Lawyer Xu,

I was indeed overthinking.

Lawyer Xu,

do you think

I look like Ruan Yu?

Lawyer Xu, you also feel something's off,

right?

So,

what should we do?

Should we switch back?

I mean, how do we

help them with the rice cake?

You're doing pretty well.

Thanks for your hard work.

Miss Cai,

if you have

any legal questions,

we'd be

happy to help.

But this physical work

isn't really

our job.

See?

They didn't run. Go!

Go!

Miss, auntie,

Calm down.

I've been thinking.

If they are really accomplices,

beating them again

would only make things easier for them.

What should we do then?

Do you have a good idea?

Since they say

they consider us as family,

we certainly won't refuse

the kind help from our family.

Yes, this...

What do you mean?

I don't get it.

What?

There must be

a lot of work

left undone before the New Year.

Yeah.

Then we don't need to be

so polite to our family.

What if they refuse?

Then

you can tell them

Chen,

you said

we're like family.

You just said it.

But now you're backing out

on such a small favor.

How can we trust you?

How could you?

It's okay, it's okay.

We're almost done

anyway.

There's still a lot left.

Didn't you say

that's all the rice cakes you have?

Yes, that's all I have,

but...

What?

Well,

there are also

some from my family.

And from my family.

And from my family.

And from my family.

These are all

family.

Shen'ao family.

Yeah.

Okay, you're family.

I'm done.

I quit.

I think we're in an

illegal employment relationship.

Well,

let's talk.

Fine.

They're in the wrong

on their side.

We're sure to win no matter how we talk.

But that handsome guy

is pretty eloquent.

He said a lot of things

we don't understand.

Will we be fooled by him?

Then let them

send another person

as a representative to talk with you.

Will they agree?

Yeah.

Didn't you say that the person

doesn't have a lawyer's certificate?

Then tell them

we only talk to people with certificates.

Okay.

I'll tell them later.

If we can get the money back

that the swindlers defrauded from the elderly,

that would be great.

How about this, Miss Cai.

Let's keep in touch

by using earphones.

The more people, the better chance of winning.

Lawyer Xu, are you okay?

I'm fine. Just sit for a while.

Why can't you

go talk to them?

They

have made it clear that

they only talk

to someone with

a lawyer's license.

What if I can't

reason with them?

Take this.

Contact by phone.

This is too obvious. Here they come.

Here they come.

Let me take a look.

Okay, take a look.

Can you see it? It's okay.

I can't see it. It's covered.

It's covered.

Hello, everyone.

Sit, sit, sit.

Okay.

Listen.

We don't reject

voluntary work.

But you've gone

too far.

If you think so,

you can quit.

Don't be led by them.

Do you think there is

any misunderstanding?

Do I think there is

any misunderstanding?

We're here to provide legal aid.

Our intention is to

popularize legal knowledge.

We are not fraudsters,

and we will never do anything

that is detrimental to you.

They want to take the initiative.

Then let's go along with them.

Let them show their true colors first.

We didn't say

you are fraudsters.

All who come are guests.

We're all family here.

Family?

Well, your way of treating guests

is quite unique.

We don't treat you as outsiders.

Alright, let's get down to business.

We hope the neighborhood committee

can help us

promote legal aid,

so that more local residents

can understand the law.

The neighborhood committee?

What are you thinking?

This is too much!

You want the community committee

to help you deceive people?

What are you thinking?

Really!

Sure,

we can help with the promotion.

No problem.

But we have one condition.

What condition?

Your former colleagues

to return all the money

they took from our town.

Yes, all of it.

We don't charge fees.

Any charity that charges

is a scam.

If you've

encountered this before,

we're willing to

provide legal aid.

How can you prove

you're not a scam?

You can't prove

we are frauds.

But we can

reasonably suspect.

Suspecting also requires evidence.

Otherwise, it's libel.

We are libel?

How dare you!

Go away!

Yeah.

You are so unfair.

-I'm telling you... -What?

Today I must...

You say I slandered you, right?

Today I must...

We are slanderers?

-How can you talk like that? -Yeah.

You are so unfair.

What? We are unfair?

Who slandered you?

Then you

can deceive others everywhere?

I... I'm telling you.

You must make it clear today.

Hello, Miss Cai.

Hello, Miss Cai.

Hello, Chen Hui.

Hello, Chen Hui.

Hello.

Miss Cai, Ruan Yu.

Lawyer Xu, what a coincidence.

Yes, what a coincidence.

We just come here to do charity.

And there are some accidents.

It can't be a coincidence.

You are the two liars.

I'm so sorry.

I wronged you two lawyers.

Never mind.

Miss Cai, sometimes,

the less like a liar a person is,

the more likely he is to lie.

So,

it's a good thing

to be more vigilant.

I'm so sorry.

But if you need anything,

just tell me.

Although we have everything in our town,

it's not comparable to your big city.

No, no, no.

I'm afraid you're not used to it.

Since Lawyer Xu is here for public welfare,

you must be prepared.

There is one thing I need.

Miss Cai, I may have to trouble you.

We are looking for a place to stay.

That's easy.

But I seem to have

only one standard room left.

Lawyer Xu, this...

It's okay. It's good.

Okay.

I'll check you in now.

Ms. Cai

Well, there's one more thing.

Can we get

our clothes?

This...

No problem.

Okay. Thank you.

Okay. I'll go. Lawyer Xu.

I'll go with you.

Here, here, here.

Barrister, have a seat.

Okay.

Don't you feel it?

Miss Ruan

knows this lawyer, doesn't she?

Yeah, I think

this lawyer

has done something

wrong to Miss Ruan.

In my opinion,

are they a couple

having a fight?

No way.

Ms. Ruan is pretty

and nice,

and she's a great writer.

The lawyer

is just average-looking.

I always feel

he's not quite good enough

for Ms. Ruan.

I agree.

That's it.

You see,

interesting soul is rare,

but pretty face

is everywhere.

I heard two more liars came.

-Let me see. -Where are they?

Everywhere?

You're exaggerating.

It's more pleasing to see a handsome guy.

Yes.

You're complimenting me.

How do you know

I just shaved today?

You noticed?

Let's go.

Let's go.

Where's the liar?

Gone.

Are you serious?

Don't walk so fast.

He's even blushing.

Lawyer Xu, is it done?

Okay, the clothes.

OK.

Miss Ruan, well,

what a coincidence!

I didn't expect to meet you here.

Yeah, me neither.

What a coincidence!

Yeah, what a coincidence!

Room card.

Don't you want to talk to Miss Ruan?

OK, I'll go first.

OK.

Lawyer Chen,

I'll head back as well.

Alright, Miss Ruan.

We're staying over there.

If you need anything,

just come find us.

And,

where is the room?

I didn't mention it earlier.

It's over there.

Sorry, Lawyer Xu.

Over there.

Alright.

What are you waiting for?

We've done a lot of research.

Miss Ruan,

come and join us.

You go ahead.

Okay, the luggage.

How do you feel

in a new environment?

Do you feel refreshed?

No.

I just feel

that I'm caught by fate,

but still have to

face it with tenacity.

What a coincidence.

Do you think he

followed you on purpose?

Why would he do that?

To keep watching my embarrassment?

Watching embarrassment

isn't that addictive, is it?

I think he's sincere this time.

Maybe there's still hope.

What's that noise over there?

I think I heard

Li Shican's song.

It seems to be.

I'll go check it out.

Everyone,

this is Shen'ao's Li Shican.

I'm Li Shican.

Where's the applause?

I was on my way back from delivering goods,

and I heard that a beautiful,

generous,

graceful, and lovely lady

and two

men.

Now that I see you,

I know it's true.

Thank you.

Is it that exaggerated, Lawyer Xu?

You can smile.

I know that my face

can make people

smile.

Yes.

Are you a fan of Li Shican?

Not a fan.

I'm a fish.

That's an old joke.

But you're a good mimic.

Thank you.

Fans are really something these days.

Li Shishan, you went to the city.

What did you do to my house?

It's a mess!

You, you...

Take it all down!

Gosh!

I'm so sorry.

This is my brother.

Li Caiyue, you're embarrassing me again.

I'm not just embarrassing you,

I want to break your arm

and leg.

Would you do me the honor

of inviting you to dinner?

So cheesy.

Go away.

Go and drive away

the car you parked at the door.

What a shame.

I'm so sorry.

It's okay, Miss Cai.

Don't mind.

I happen to want to

invite you to dinner.

It's New Year's Eve.

You can try

the specialty dishes here.

Let's celebrate together.

Okay.

Great.

Please wait a moment.

The food will be ready soon.

Do you two know each other?

Who?

Her

and him.

Not you.

I just observed you two

for seven minutes and fifty-nine seconds.

During this process,

you didn't talk to him,

and he didn't talk to you.

But whenever

your eyes

met,

it was like electricity.

Zap!

And you'd look away.

So I'm curious,

what's your deal?

Nothing.

No way.

Look at this guy.

Such a simple suit,

he makes it

look so elegant.

It's like

he's using minimal effort

to look incredibly handsome.

Even a super

straightforward guy like me

can't help but take a second glance.

So, Great Writer Ruan,

why is it that

just a glance from him

makes your eyes

like you've been burned?

You're so eloquent,

why don't you talk about yourself?

You...

You're really good at eating apples.

Shishan,

you're so talented.

It's a shame not to be a writer.

Great Writer Ruan,

to be honest,

recently,

I'm studying songwriting.

I know.

We're both creators.

You understand me.

Although I'm good at writing,

I still get stuck

in a rut.

So I hope I can learn from you

if I have time.

I can't teach you.

I'm here to collect materials

because I can't

come up with any ideas.

What do you want to write?

Romance.

Romance?

Don't you have

a ready-made male lead?

I'm willing to tell you

my story.

Yeah, after coming here,

I feel my mind is bursting with ideas.

By the way,

what brand

is your suit?

It looks really cool.

I bet it looks good

on me too.

Yours is nice too.

It's a brand.

The brand is called

Paris...

Li Caiyue,

I have pride too.

Try saying the full name again.

Look at you two,

talking nonsense here.

Come on, it's time to eat.

I made all my

favorite dishes today.

- I... - Come on.

I don't want to hear it.

Come on.

Half an hour later is fine.

How about this?

Just have Wu

send the case details

to my email.

Lawyer Xu,

You guys are so busy.

I was thinking of taking you

to the night market later.

Night market?

Yeah, night market.

Is it on that food street?

Yeah, yeah.

And it's not just food.

There are also many local

folk artists

making handmade crafts.

It's really interesting.

Really?

It's New Year's Eve today.

It must be very lively.

It's a pity that Lawyer Xu...

Night market is good.

I haven't been there.

My work is easy to arrange.

That's good.

Let's go.

Miss Cai

You guys go.

I'm a little tired today.

I wanna go back to rest.

You go.

Well,

well,

the four of us go.

I'll go too.

Lawyer Xu, Lawyer Xu.

I'm sorry.

I forgot

you were in a video conference.

It's okay.

I've finished.

It's over, right?

Let me tell you, Lawyer Xu,

the night market here

is really bustling.

It's a shame that

you and Miss Ruan didn't go.

Alright.

It's not that big of a shame.

You were busy with work,

and work is more important.

There's a public legal consultation

early tomorrow morning.

I'm going upstairs to freshen up.

Go ahead.

Okay.

[The boss is working, ]

[and I just got back from having fun.]

[Now I'm going to freshen up again.]

[Doesn't that make it seem like]

[I have a problem with my work attitude?]

Aren't you going to freshen up?

I want to read a bit more.

Lawyer Xu,

have a seat.

No, no.

I won't disturb you.

I can read here.

I won't disturb you.

Okay.

If you are sleepy,

just go back to sleep.

I...

I'm not sleepy.

Lawyer Xu

I'm not sleepy.

Chen Hui

Go upstairs.

Lawyer Xu,

maybe you should go up first.

I'll study a bit longer.

I'm sleepy.

Let's go.

Huai Shi, Happy New Year.

Happy New Year.

Am I not happy?

The New Year's Eve fireworks this year

are much better than last year's.

Looks like the suggestions to the principal

really made a difference.

These photos are amazing!

Which one do you think looks best?

Which one do you like?

They're all the same.

How are they the same?

Look,

these two

have different angles.

And this one,

the fireworks

are different sizes.

And this one.

I brought that tree on purpose.

Can't you see?

Which one looks good?

You look good.

Forget it.

You wouldn't understand anyway.

You keep taking pictures.

Can't you just

enjoy the fireworks?

Learn from your brother

and Senior Ruan Yu.

Brother,

look at this firework.

Does it remind you of the year

when you held Sister Ruan Yu's hand?

[Life is indeed full of]

[humor and absurdity.]

[Fortunately, time has finally slowed down.]

[He was meticulous even in high school, ]

[wearing a white shirt for the big clean-up.]

[Yet, over a decade later, ]

[he would be wearing ethnic attire, ]

[pounding rice cakes in a small town.]

[I thought people like him]

[would always be]

[a refined]

[and elite person.]

[Although I was traumatized]

[by the New Year's Eve, ]

[I didn't feel like]

[going to the night market.]

[But when I saw]

[the meticulous him]

[wearing a national costume]

[and pounding rice cakes, ]

[I actually felt that this day]

[was quite enjoyable.]

[Maybe it's because]

[I always made a fool of myself before, ]

[and he always stood above]

[watching me make a fool of myself.]

[Now the tables have turned, ]

[and I feel a bit better.]

[Just a bit.]

Lawyer Xu, do you think

everyone will be too enthusiastic later?

I've seen on TV that some legal aid

they even send fruits

and flowers.

Will they send us too?

No matter what they send,

we can't accept it.

Listen to me later.

Okay, I'll keep order.

I hope the communication skills I learned

can help

the two of them.