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[You are My Fateful Love] [EP22]

B.

Mr. Xu.

[Xu Huaisong chose B.]

[What?]

[No way.]

[What is that supposed to mean?]

[It means]

[you're flattering yourself?]

[What did you just send?]

[Wrong text.]

[So I deleted it.]

[Sorry.]

Wrong one?

Pick up.

Hey, Ruan Yu?

Hey.

Ruan Yu.

I didn't see the message

you just sent.

What did you unsend?

So why did you text back?

That message just now, wasn't from me.

Just tell me first, what did you unsend?

Uh... nothing.

Are you home?

Ruan Yu.

Hey,

what's wrong?

I just need to know

what exactly you unsent.

[I asked him, ]

[do you want a boyfriend?]

[Meaning, ]

[A, what do you think of me, ]

[or B, ]

[I set you up with someone.]

[He said B.]

A and B,

aren't they the same answer?

Don't just stand there.

Let me get you some slippers.

Hey,

you must be thirsty.

I'll boil some water for you.

[Code red. Calling Shen Mingying.]

[Emergency.]

[Requesting backup.]

[This is not a drill.]

[I repeat, ] [this is not a drill.]

So?

Was I right or what?

Did Xu Huaisong confess his feelings?

Wait, what?

Xu is actually gonna confess?

He's the one confessing,

why are you so excited?

Hey.

Maybe

he already confessed.

Wait, what?

Hey, why do I hear

a guy's voice over there?

I'm just watching TV.

So,

how did you respond?

If I knew,

would I be hiding in the bathroom?

You're such a coward.

Look,

just take a moment

and ask yourself

if you're really ready to be in a relationship.

Earlier today, I was this close

to just going for it.

But then he replied,

and suddenly

I felt like

one word from him, and my whole world collapses.

That's so pathetic.

I don't want him to lead me around by the nose.

Then you lead him instead.

How? How do I do that?

You used to write romance novels

remember?

All those tricks and strategies,

you knew them inside out.

But when it comes to yourself, you freeze.

Just act a little hard to get,

keep your distance, and take control,

use all of them!

Okay.

Okay.

Text me later.

Take control.

Look at you.

He confesses,

and you get this excited?

Come on, that's normal.

Ha, you made me jump!

You breathe one word

of what I said to her

to Xu Huaisong, and you're dead.

I swear

I won't say a thing.

Look,

my bro's love life can't depend on me

alone, right?

He's gotta learn

to stand on his own.

You know what they say

a guy needs to be tested.

I support you guys.

You said it. A promise is a promise.

Fine.

Then just wait.

Don't tell me you got me

some kind of gift,

Mingying?

Boyfriend Trial Contract.

You're the one who said

men

need to be tested to be trusted.

So how are you gonna do that?

What, not up for it?

A test? Sure.

Alright.

A trial boyfriend

is still a boyfriend, right?

No problem.

I'll sign. Don't rush.

Read it carefully.

No, no need.

Got any ink pad?

Let me thumbprint it.

Otherwise it doesn't count.

Thank you.

Who used your WeChat

and texted me back?

Probably Ms. Lyu.

I was just working late at the firm.

Oh.

Look,

it's up to you.

Why me?

Aren't you mad?

Someone else was on your WeChat.

Shouldn't you be the one who's upset?

Well,

two options.

Which one do you want?

You know,

among the top ten

fastest land animals

there's actually the hare.

I didn't know that.

Never really thought about it.

They seem so timid,

like easy prey.

But when they run,

they can hit fifty miles an hour,

almost as fast as a lion.

But in that top ten list,

the fox doesn't even make it.

What do you mean?

Anyway,

good night.

[Guess the fox just needs to chase]

[a little harder.]

Where are we eating?

That place up there looks good.

Let's do that. - I'm hungry. - Okay.

Hello?

Yeah?

I'm downstairs.

Wait, what are you doing here?

I'm here to take you to work.

Brought you breakfast too.

Take your time.

I'll wait.

This is how fast lawyers chase people?

Crazy.

Morning. Morning.

Get in.

What'd you get me for breakfast?

Soy milk and

Shaomai.

Egg yolk shaomai.

I haven't had these in forever.

The owner is from Su City.

I tried it. It's super authentic.

But I don't remember

any place around here selling them.

You didn't go out of your way

early in the morning to get these, did you?

Not really.

You really don't have to go that far.

Well, the fox is slow,

so he's gotta run a few extra steps, right?

[Why do I feel like

[a rabbit walking into a fox's den?]

Let's go.

Oh, I gotta head to a meeting

at Huan Vision this afternoon.

I'll drop you off.

Nah, it's fine.

Don't you have your own meeting?

Gotta take this.

Hello?

Yeah?

I'll head back to the US right away.

Thank you.

What's wrong?

My dad's condition just got worse.

I need to head back as soon as I can.

Just focus on driving.

Go get your passport.

I'll book your flight.

Phone password?

Your birthday.

The earliest flight

to San Francisco

is at 1:30 PM. That work?

Yeah.

Payment password?

309017.

Booked.

Just drive safe.

I already called a car for you.

And don't worry about Pipi.

I've got him.

Take care of yourself.

Your dad will be okay.

Hey.

What a coincidence.

Yes.

You don't even know

that time the elevator broke down

ended up being a good thing for me.

I cried all my makeup off,

so I just took it off.

And Huan Vision ended up liking

my bare face, so they let me in.

Congrats.

Which floor?

Same as you.

You going to Huan Vision too?

Yeah.

Let's go.

Ms. Lily Vale.

Right this way.

[Wow, it's really Ms. Lily Vale.]

For this casting,

it's not about fame or what's on your resume.

It's just about how well you fit the role.

We're only looking for actors

who match the characters in this project.

So everyone,

just relax.

Show us your best,

most real self.

That's it.

It's chilly.

Go to my office,

grab that box of the good tea,

and make everyone a hot cup.

We've got some in the break room.

I'll brew it there.

I've been to so many auditions,

but I've never seen a boss

as straight up as Mr. Wei.

Ruan Yu.

Where's Huaisong?

He's not here. I came by myself today.

Well,

we can drop you off.

It's fine.

I've already got a car.

Alright then. Stay safe.

We're heading off.

See you. Bye.

Hey.

Are you still mad at me?

I know I was wrong.

I shouldn't have blamed you for going to that business dinner.

I'm sorry, okay? It's not your fault.

It's your boss. I know.

[Just landed.]

[Heading to the hospital now.]

Before your father

had the stroke,

he was looking at this photo.

He was still holding it when he passed out.

Doctor Ross.

How is my father?

Mr. Xu is much better now.

Don't worry.

Thank you.

[He's out of danger for now.]

[That's a relief.]

[I checked with the doctor.]

[He'll need to be observed after surgery.]

[So I'm guessing]

[I'll be stuck in the US for a while.]

[That law firm stuff you needed to do for your book, ]

[I gave it to Liu Mao.]

Don't worry.

I'll figure it out on my own.

Stop worrying about me for now.

Just focus on your dad.

It's gonna be fine.

It'll be okay.

Pipi,

guess what?

You're gonna hang out with me

for a little while, okay?

Look,

I just wrote a new chapter.

Wanna see it?

Here.

[Grandma, look!]

[The novel you're following is back!]

[Tell everyone!]

[My happiness is back!]

[Welcome back, Ms. Lily Vale!]

[Going to sleep. Morning.]

[Just woke up. Night.]

[Have you eaten?]

[Making it now.]

[I'm up.]

Pipi, say hi.

Say hi.

Look how lively our Pipi is.

See that?

He even stood up.

What a good boy. Pipi.

How are you even cuter today, Pipi? Look over here.

He misses you. Look at our Pipi.

He's so tough.

So healthy.

And this cute.

Well, did you rest well?

[The trial went well.]

Still no update?

Come on.

Stop waiting for it. If you don't eat now,

that food in front of you is what really needs an update.

I'm waiting for my literary fix.

Ruan Yu's novel

is hitting the final chapter today.

It is called Graduation Trip.

Do you think it's gonna be a bad ending

or a happy one?

Well,

if it's realistic, it'll probably be sad.

Otherwise you'd already have a sister-in-law by now.

Your nieces and nephews

would be running around already.

What if it's not realistic?

I think there's gonna be a twist.

Fine, fine. Go on then,

wait for the new chapter.

This is good. Try a bite.

Stop it.

Never seen two bros feeding each other?

Never.

Okay okay, I give up.

Get out of here.

It is pretty good.

It's the final chapter! It's the final chapter!

[Going to sleep. Morning.]

[Just woke up. Night.]

[I'm up. Night.]

[Have you eaten?]

[Making it now. You?]

[Just had a quick meal.]

[I just finished the ending of my novel.]

[The cherry blossoms in Hang City are blooming too.]

[This is Lyu Shenglan.]

[Got time to meet up?]

You look well, Ms. Ruan.

You flew all the way here to see me,

so I'm guessing it's not just

to tell me that.

Okay, you like it straight.

I'll be blunt.

Huaisong's been back in the States for over a month now.

Do you even know how he's been

getting by?

He's at the hospital with his dad,

taking care of him,

while trying to keep up with work,

and on top of that, getting ready for multiple trials.

All that alone

is already a lot for him.

And still, with the time difference, he calls you,

talks to you.

Don't you feel

that you're just nothing

but a burden

and a distraction to him?

Ms. Lyu,

what makes you think

you get to say all this?

Whether I'm a burden or not

is not for someone else

to decide. And you're definitely

not the one to judge.

You're right.

I don't have a say in this.

But I've seen a side of him you've never seen.

I know what it cost him

to get where he is in the States.

So I think I at least have the right to say that.

You do realize,

a Chinese person

trying to make it in a top tier industry over there,

that's not easy.

It's really not.

They don't go easy on you

just because you're from somewhere else.

If anything,

they judge you even more harshly.

That's just how it is.

Back then, he graduated

with the best grades

in the whole year.

For years,

he was looked down on,

doubted,

until he finally proved himself,

and everyone had to eat their words.

During that time,

he collapsed from overwork

and ended up in the hospital twice.

Doctors told him

he couldn't keep burning the candle at both ends.

Then not long after he started practicing,

his father had a stroke,

went from being a top lawyer

to losing his ability to care for himself overnight.

He became forgetful, almost like dementia.

And Huaisong, without a word,

took over all the cases

his father left behind.

He faced all the

mistrust from the clients,

worked day and night,

and in the end,

he won every single case.

Sometimes

I just don't get it.

What kind of belief

does a person have

that keeps him going to such extremes?

But it doesn't seem to be

just a sense of duty,

nor just

professional ambition.

I still haven't figured out the answer,

but I do know

how precious everything is

that he earned

by pushing himself to the limit.

And now you're about to ruin it.

If he's really willing to give up everything in the States

and come back for you,

can you accept that sacrifice

with a clear conscience?

Or maybe

his feelings for you

aren't that deep after all.

Like you two are now,

with all that time difference,

not even being able to

say good night

at the same time,

how long do you think a relationship like that can last?

Why on earth

do you make such mistakes?

That's Xu Huaisong.

The other one who got a perfect score.

Group project.

Team up with me.

I don't need a team.

You just don't need

to team up with anyone worse than you.

Okay.

We're done here.

- Okay. - Fine.

Bye.

Heard you got the offer.

Xu Huaisong's dad is gonna be your

supervising attorney, right?

Yeah.

So many firms in San Francisco,

and you just happened to apply

to the same one as him.

You like him, don't you?

Took you till graduation

to figure that out?

Well,

staring at a face like that every day

while working on projects,

it's pretty hard not to fall for him.

Let me correct you.

It's not his face I like.

Sure. You

only likes the strong ones, right?

So let me ask you.

There are two choices.

A, you get to be with him

but

he ends up wasting

all his talent and career.

Every bit of it.

B,

You never get to be with him,

ever,

but he

stays brilliant and strong forever.

Which one do you pick?

What a stupid question.

I'm out of here.

I'd pick B.

Who is it?

Coming.

Hey, sis.

What's up?

You okay?

Sis, I read the last chapter

yesterday,

and I've been wanting to cry ever since.

Why did it have to end like that?

You almost

confessed to my brother.

You know

I was writing about your brother, right?

I've known for a while actually.

Hey, don't be sad.

There's a reason

he left back then.

I know.

He never talks,

so you definitely don't know

what really happened in my family.

Wasn't it because of your parents?

They did get divorced,

but not

because they didn't get along.

[My mom and dad]

[split up]

[because she didn't like his job.]

My dad

used to be a criminal defense lawyer.

He defended murderers a lot.

Then one time,

he took on a case

where a suspect

accused of murder

got off.

From the moment

we took that case,

my mom never really understood him.

There was always fighting at home.

Then,

after the suspect was released,

things got way worse.

The neighbors all talked behind our backs.

The victim's family

kept showing up at our door,

throwing paint, smashing eggs.

They even called my dad

an accomplice to a killer.

I was so young

and got scared.

So after they got divorced,

I didn't want to stay with my dad.

How about your brother?

I think he chose to stay with my dad

because of me.

But

how he really felt about my dad

later on,

me and my mom never really knew.

I mean, he ended up becoming a lawyer too.

But hey, don't worry.

He's not that kind of lawyer.

Even if your brother was a criminal defense lawyer,

I still wouldn't be scared.

Why?

Don't you think

criminal defense lawyers

are just helping murderers get off?

Every job

has its own duties.

A defense lawyer's job is

to stand up for the accused

so the justice system stays fair.

Fairness isn't just about

making sure no bad guy gets away.

It's also about making sure

no innocent person gets wrongly punished.

The punishment should be

neither too harsh

nor too lenient.

That's the whole point of having

both sides arguing in court.

Just think about it.

Why do you think some suspects

who can barely afford it

still get a lawyer

appointed by the court

for free?

But

people say

my dad just cares about money, even if it's wrong.

Every line of work

has people who are morally lacking.

And the legal profession is no exception.

But if you really want to know

what kind of person your dad really was,

you should go find out for yourself.

Not just take their word for it.

Right?

If that's just gossip from people

who don't know the facts,

or don't want to believe

the truth,

and you end up wrongly blaming your dad,

wouldn't you regret it?

Alright.

Stop crying.

How about you, still sad?

I got over that ages ago.

See?

I'm even gonna write

a little extra story about the main characters

finally meeting again after all those years.

Then how come you look

so wiped out?

How can you call that

one person being a burden on the other?

Sis, you'd better not

think like that.

Did someone come around

trying to stir things up?

Who's that bored and got such a loose mouth?

Just sour grapes.

A long-distance relationship means

both people go through the hard times,

both work at it.

So how can it be that one's

adding to the other's burden?

Even if it is a burden,

it's a sweet one.

Don't listen to

all that nasty stuff they say.

I'm not saying I agree.

I'm just thinking about

something real.

If two people

don't wanna be apart,

then one of them will have to

give up their career

and mess up their whole life.

But

whoever makes that call,

it means this relationship

was never balanced from the start.

Can something that's not equal

ever really work out?

What if you decide that

just because you're all emotional?

Can you promise

you won't regret it later?

No,

that's not how it is.

It's gonna be fine, you'll see.

I know my brother.

He's definitely coming back.

I know him.

Like, really know him.

He's definitely not just acting on impulse.

Look,

The truth is, your brother and I

have only really known each other

for a little over half a year.

[Back then, ]

[I really made her suffer so bad.]

[If I tell her, ]

[she's gonna hate me, I bet.]

Look at me.

Why am I saying all this to a high school kid like you?

Come on, let's eat first.

Have some sweet and sour ribs.

Pipi,

how did you even lose your toy?

I'll get it.

Need a hand?

Isn't this my USB drive?

What's wrong?

The USB drive I keep my outlines on did not get lost.

Then how did that scriptwriter

get my ideas?