1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:08,000 [English subtitles are available] 2 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:40,280 [You are My Fateful Love] [EP24] 3 00:01:49,359 --> 00:01:50,359 It's me. 4 00:02:13,479 --> 00:02:14,479 Sorry... Xu Huaisong. 5 00:02:17,879 --> 00:02:19,800 Let's get to know each other again. 6 00:02:22,759 --> 00:02:23,879 This time, 7 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:27,520 with our truest, 8 00:02:30,479 --> 00:02:31,520 most honest selves. 9 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:46,520 Hi. 10 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:50,400 I'm Ruan Yu, 11 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:53,400 from Su City No.1 High School, 12 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:55,960 Class 9, Senior Year. 13 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:02,639 I used to really like you. 14 00:03:05,159 --> 00:03:06,159 And now... Wait. 15 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:10,800 That line... 16 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:13,039 should be mine first. 17 00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:23,120 Hi. 18 00:03:25,159 --> 00:03:26,999 I'm Xu Huaisong from Su City No.1 High School, 19 00:03:28,319 --> 00:03:29,840 Class 10, Senior Year. 20 00:03:33,199 --> 00:03:34,479 I liked you very much back then. 21 00:03:36,439 --> 00:03:37,439 And now, 22 00:03:40,759 --> 00:03:42,080 I like you even more. 23 00:03:53,879 --> 00:03:54,879 So... 24 00:03:56,319 --> 00:03:57,439 a handshaking or not? 25 00:03:58,960 --> 00:03:59,960 If not, then... 26 00:04:12,759 --> 00:04:13,759 hug me instead. 27 00:04:58,639 --> 00:04:59,639 [Sorry about that.] 28 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:01,438 [I was on patrol here, ] 29 00:05:01,439 --> 00:05:02,879 [then saw you two doing this...] 30 00:05:03,360 --> 00:05:04,759 [It felt like a movie scene.] 31 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:06,240 [I got sucked right in.] 32 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:07,560 Sorry to interrupt, sorry. 33 00:05:07,639 --> 00:05:08,800 Um, I'm leaving now. 34 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:09,879 I'm leaving now. 35 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:12,079 We were just rehearsing a movie script. 36 00:05:12,519 --> 00:05:13,799 We just finished one scene. 37 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:14,519 We're going inside now 38 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:15,600 to work out the details. 39 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:36,440 What details are you working out? 40 00:05:48,439 --> 00:05:48,920 There is 41 00:05:48,921 --> 00:05:50,199 one detail I can't figure out. 42 00:06:12,040 --> 00:06:13,079 I'm really curious. 43 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:15,839 Before it saw daylight again, 44 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:18,278 how did it survive 45 00:06:18,279 --> 00:06:19,279 all these years intact? 46 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:22,680 When I left back then, 47 00:06:22,681 --> 00:06:23,879 I took the battery out, 48 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:25,880 and sealed the phone and battery 49 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:27,399 inside an airtight box. 50 00:06:29,279 --> 00:06:30,279 Of course, 51 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:32,360 you could also ask 52 00:06:32,361 --> 00:06:33,480 the phone manufacturer 53 00:06:34,199 --> 00:06:35,479 how they managed to create 54 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:36,519 this miracle. 55 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:43,600 Then you... 56 00:06:47,160 --> 00:06:48,399 stood there so long. 57 00:06:51,199 --> 00:06:52,199 Aren't you hungry? 58 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:00,720 I ate on the plane. 59 00:07:05,639 --> 00:07:06,920 Ate on the plane? 60 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:15,680 What a pity, then. 61 00:07:16,759 --> 00:07:19,319 The midnight snack I prepared... 62 00:07:20,920 --> 00:07:21,920 you're not having it? 63 00:07:24,560 --> 00:07:26,399 Make it. I'm suddenly hungry again. 64 00:07:38,360 --> 00:07:39,360 Cheers. Cheers. 65 00:07:43,920 --> 00:07:44,920 Have some Coke. 66 00:07:45,560 --> 00:07:46,560 It really tastes great. 67 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:50,438 All that fried chicken you ate as a kid 68 00:07:50,439 --> 00:07:51,439 paid off. 69 00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:04,600 One last question. 70 00:08:06,040 --> 00:08:07,560 At the very start, 71 00:08:08,480 --> 00:08:09,959 how did you notice me? 72 00:08:18,839 --> 00:08:19,399 Boss, 73 00:08:19,519 --> 00:08:21,359 has Issue Three of Galactic Empire arrived yet? 74 00:08:21,720 --> 00:08:23,160 Miss, you're late. 75 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:25,280 There was only one. It was just borrowed. 76 00:08:26,639 --> 00:08:27,999 The handsome guy in there took it. 77 00:08:29,439 --> 00:08:30,439 Judging by his uniform, 78 00:08:30,680 --> 00:08:32,120 he seems to be from your school too. 79 00:08:33,559 --> 00:08:34,120 Maybe 80 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:35,480 you can ask him about it. 81 00:08:37,120 --> 00:08:38,440 Though he looks like he's asleep. 82 00:08:42,200 --> 00:08:43,200 Forget it. 83 00:08:44,039 --> 00:08:45,159 I'll wait till he's done 84 00:08:45,320 --> 00:08:46,320 reading it. 85 00:08:46,480 --> 00:08:47,480 That works too. 86 00:08:50,159 --> 00:08:52,080 On such a beautiful weekend afternoon, 87 00:08:52,799 --> 00:08:53,559 getting to nap 88 00:08:53,560 --> 00:08:55,120 with your favorite comic beside, 89 00:08:55,879 --> 00:08:56,960 that's pure bliss. 90 00:08:57,360 --> 00:08:58,360 Life, you know, 91 00:08:59,600 --> 00:09:00,879 should be lived again and again 92 00:09:01,200 --> 00:09:02,600 in wonderful moments like this. 93 00:09:06,200 --> 00:09:07,679 You're our head teacher's daughter. 94 00:09:08,519 --> 00:09:09,799 Everyone in our class 95 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:11,080 knew who you were. 96 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:12,360 That's all? 97 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:14,480 No... 98 00:09:14,919 --> 00:09:15,679 No romantic 99 00:09:15,720 --> 00:09:16,960 meet-cute 100 00:09:17,759 --> 00:09:18,759 like in love stories? 101 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:20,000 So if there wasn't one, 102 00:09:20,279 --> 00:09:21,679 I can't be your male lead? 103 00:09:23,840 --> 00:09:24,840 You can, you can. 104 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:26,960 I'll let you be it all you want. 105 00:09:29,559 --> 00:09:31,559 I've already been the male lead for many chapters. 106 00:09:33,200 --> 00:09:34,200 Maybe stop now. 107 00:09:34,519 --> 00:09:35,600 What do you mean? 108 00:09:38,279 --> 00:09:39,679 So can we 109 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:41,960 officially upgrade my status now? 110 00:09:53,519 --> 00:09:54,279 Pipi, 111 00:09:54,519 --> 00:09:55,960 why are you so naughty? 112 00:09:56,240 --> 00:09:57,319 Don't you know your sister is talking 113 00:09:57,320 --> 00:09:58,398 about something important? 114 00:09:58,399 --> 00:09:59,519 Come on, listen together. 115 00:10:01,679 --> 00:10:02,679 Together. 116 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:05,480 What's wrong? What are you sniffing? 117 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:08,600 Sniffing what? 118 00:10:09,039 --> 00:10:10,759 The cooking smell on us, of course. 119 00:10:14,440 --> 00:10:15,440 I've got 120 00:10:16,360 --> 00:10:17,399 cooking smell on me too. 121 00:10:17,559 --> 00:10:18,799 I picked it up from your place. 122 00:10:19,639 --> 00:10:20,759 Is it your responsibility? 123 00:10:22,440 --> 00:10:23,919 How... How to take? 124 00:10:27,639 --> 00:10:28,679 Let me take a shower. 125 00:10:30,720 --> 00:10:31,720 [A shower?] 126 00:10:32,480 --> 00:10:33,960 [We were just upgrading status.] 127 00:10:34,879 --> 00:10:35,879 [So fast?] 128 00:10:41,759 --> 00:10:42,759 You... 129 00:10:42,879 --> 00:10:43,679 you didn't even bring 130 00:10:43,680 --> 00:10:44,759 a change of clothes. 131 00:10:45,120 --> 00:10:46,240 After your shower, 132 00:10:46,519 --> 00:10:47,519 what are you gonna wear? 133 00:10:47,600 --> 00:10:48,600 I brought some. 134 00:10:53,440 --> 00:10:54,440 In the car downstairs.. 135 00:11:00,519 --> 00:11:01,519 So tonight... 136 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:04,440 are you staying over? 137 00:11:05,720 --> 00:11:06,720 What are you thinking? 138 00:11:08,720 --> 00:11:09,720 I mean, 139 00:11:09,879 --> 00:11:11,080 if you're staying, 140 00:11:11,320 --> 00:11:12,800 I'll get the guest room ready for you. 141 00:11:13,360 --> 00:11:14,360 No need. 142 00:11:16,279 --> 00:11:18,120 I'll stay, but not sleep over. 143 00:11:19,200 --> 00:11:20,440 I'm still jet-lagged. 144 00:11:20,720 --> 00:11:22,159 I'll work in the living room later 145 00:11:22,279 --> 00:11:23,279 and stay with you. 146 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:25,560 Then you probably won't have nightmares. 147 00:11:30,159 --> 00:11:31,159 I'll get my things later. 148 00:11:31,919 --> 00:11:32,919 You get ready first. 149 00:11:33,080 --> 00:11:34,080 Go to bed early. 150 00:11:37,200 --> 00:11:38,200 Go on. 151 00:11:42,559 --> 00:11:43,559 Good night. 152 00:11:43,600 --> 00:11:44,600 Good night. 153 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:47,600 Boyfriend. 154 00:11:51,960 --> 00:11:52,960 Boyfriend? 155 00:12:00,039 --> 00:12:01,519 Boyfriend! 156 00:12:17,519 --> 00:12:18,559 [Did I say] 157 00:12:18,840 --> 00:12:20,080 ["good night" too early?] 158 00:12:24,720 --> 00:12:25,720 [Before bed, ] 159 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:27,200 [aren't we really] 160 00:12:27,600 --> 00:12:28,720 [doing anything else?] 161 00:12:42,320 --> 00:12:44,720 Xu Huaisong is at my place tonight. 162 00:12:51,200 --> 00:12:52,558 So you two finally dropped the act 163 00:12:52,559 --> 00:12:54,279 and are getting honest now? 164 00:12:55,600 --> 00:12:56,279 I'm lying 165 00:12:56,280 --> 00:12:57,679 on my bed right now. 166 00:12:59,639 --> 00:13:00,639 Secretly thrilled? 167 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:04,159 Tossing and turning. 168 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:06,200 Nervous? 169 00:13:09,080 --> 00:13:10,480 He's in the living room now. 170 00:13:11,919 --> 00:13:13,279 Getting ready? 171 00:13:17,080 --> 00:13:18,559 No, he's busy working. 172 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:23,360 You both like each other, 173 00:13:23,600 --> 00:13:25,240 a man and a woman, 174 00:13:25,399 --> 00:13:26,439 alone in one room, 175 00:13:26,440 --> 00:13:27,480 and he's still working? 176 00:13:28,679 --> 00:13:29,799 Don't tell me he... 177 00:13:32,200 --> 00:13:33,200 What? 178 00:13:33,720 --> 00:13:34,720 He can't? 179 00:13:46,840 --> 00:13:48,160 [Why did you suddenly come back?] 180 00:13:48,279 --> 00:13:49,279 [Was it urgent?] 181 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:53,320 Coming back to be a boyfriend, 182 00:13:53,679 --> 00:13:54,679 is it urgent? 183 00:13:56,639 --> 00:13:57,799 [The official kind?] 184 00:13:59,519 --> 00:14:00,519 What else? 185 00:14:01,120 --> 00:14:02,120 [No probation period?] 186 00:14:04,799 --> 00:14:06,000 It's not a job interview. 187 00:14:06,320 --> 00:14:07,600 Why is there a probation period? 188 00:14:15,240 --> 00:14:16,240 [Alright.] [So...] 189 00:14:16,879 --> 00:14:18,519 [So you are now...] 190 00:14:21,080 --> 00:14:22,799 Working at her home. 191 00:14:24,960 --> 00:14:26,158 [You, as a boyfriend, ] 192 00:14:26,159 --> 00:14:27,159 [isn't just official.] 193 00:14:27,679 --> 00:14:29,320 [You're upright to a scary degree.] 194 00:14:35,519 --> 00:14:37,440 Too... upright? 195 00:14:38,399 --> 00:14:39,159 Too upright. 196 00:14:39,160 --> 00:14:40,599 Seriously too upright. 197 00:14:40,600 --> 00:14:42,320 Upright to a scary degree. 198 00:14:42,519 --> 00:14:43,639 Give him an award. 199 00:14:46,440 --> 00:14:47,480 If he's that proper, 200 00:14:48,279 --> 00:14:50,440 I have to be a little improper. 201 00:15:13,360 --> 00:15:14,360 Ruan Yu? 202 00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:22,720 What is it? 203 00:15:23,799 --> 00:15:24,200 It's so late. 204 00:15:24,201 --> 00:15:25,601 Why are you still scrolling videos? 205 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:31,360 I can't really sleep. 206 00:15:32,080 --> 00:15:33,279 I'm kinda bored. 207 00:15:35,759 --> 00:15:36,759 Then I'm coming in. 208 00:15:54,720 --> 00:15:55,720 I thought 209 00:15:56,279 --> 00:15:57,519 you should get to sleep early. 210 00:15:58,519 --> 00:15:59,999 I was bored in the living room alone. 211 00:16:00,639 --> 00:16:01,679 Why are you bored too? 212 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:05,360 So you're bored, huh? 213 00:16:06,679 --> 00:16:07,679 Then how about 214 00:16:08,399 --> 00:16:09,480 I chat a little with you? 215 00:16:38,879 --> 00:16:40,360 I said I'd chat with you. 216 00:16:41,320 --> 00:16:42,320 Why are you laughing? 217 00:16:44,159 --> 00:16:46,080 Am I? Was I laughing? 218 00:16:47,200 --> 00:16:48,200 You were. 219 00:16:48,799 --> 00:16:49,799 What are you laughing at? 220 00:16:51,519 --> 00:16:52,519 I'm laughing 221 00:16:53,440 --> 00:16:54,399 at how my girlfriend 222 00:16:54,400 --> 00:16:55,799 tricked me into her room. 223 00:17:03,200 --> 00:17:04,319 Didn't you ask? 224 00:17:08,480 --> 00:17:09,480 I don't want to ask now. 225 00:17:09,519 --> 00:17:10,519 So annoying. 226 00:17:10,640 --> 00:17:11,640 Get out. 227 00:17:14,160 --> 00:17:15,160 Are you angry? 228 00:17:15,440 --> 00:17:16,440 I'm not angry. 229 00:17:19,759 --> 00:17:20,759 Alright, alright. 230 00:17:21,640 --> 00:17:22,720 I myself wanted to come in. 231 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:27,400 Come out first. Don't hide in there. 232 00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:28,880 You won't sleep well. 233 00:17:29,559 --> 00:17:30,559 What are you doing? 234 00:17:36,119 --> 00:17:37,720 All those 300 texts of mine, 235 00:17:38,039 --> 00:17:39,039 all those little tricks, 236 00:17:39,200 --> 00:17:40,240 you saw all of them. 237 00:17:40,759 --> 00:17:41,919 I didn't say anything, right? 238 00:17:44,319 --> 00:17:45,720 That was payback. 239 00:17:47,359 --> 00:17:48,160 That's on you. 240 00:17:48,161 --> 00:17:49,759 You were way too smug reading my novel. 241 00:17:50,079 --> 00:17:51,079 You even made me read it. 242 00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:00,599 What did I make you read? 243 00:18:05,279 --> 00:18:07,240 Nothing. I'm gonna sleep. 244 00:18:14,160 --> 00:18:15,160 Explain before sleep. 245 00:18:23,480 --> 00:18:24,480 Fine. 246 00:18:27,240 --> 00:18:29,279 Let me state this very seriously. 247 00:18:30,279 --> 00:18:31,200 Everything 248 00:18:31,201 --> 00:18:33,200 in Chapter 23 of my novel 249 00:18:33,519 --> 00:18:34,920 was purely made up 250 00:18:35,200 --> 00:18:36,839 for dramatic effect. 251 00:18:38,759 --> 00:18:39,759 I... 252 00:18:40,880 --> 00:18:42,559 I personally never, 253 00:18:44,400 --> 00:18:45,920 absolutely never did any of 254 00:18:48,480 --> 00:18:49,480 those things. 255 00:18:52,359 --> 00:18:53,359 Still, 256 00:18:54,400 --> 00:18:55,400 it was well written. 257 00:18:58,160 --> 00:18:59,160 Really? 258 00:19:00,119 --> 00:19:01,559 Never been in love once, 259 00:19:02,880 --> 00:19:03,880 yet you wrote 260 00:19:04,359 --> 00:19:06,039 the kissing scene pretty realistically. 261 00:19:06,640 --> 00:19:07,640 Of course. 262 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:09,880 I may not know it firsthand, but I get the idea. 263 00:19:22,039 --> 00:19:23,039 What are you doing? 264 00:19:28,039 --> 00:19:29,240 Then let me show you. 265 00:20:29,680 --> 00:20:31,440 [How is he so calm?] 266 00:20:47,279 --> 00:20:48,279 You can't tell 267 00:20:49,160 --> 00:20:50,279 from my face. 268 00:20:52,920 --> 00:20:53,920 You have to listen. 269 00:20:57,279 --> 00:20:58,480 It's even louder 270 00:20:59,200 --> 00:21:00,200 than fireworks. 271 00:21:28,440 --> 00:21:29,440 Coming! 272 00:21:47,240 --> 00:21:48,240 Wrong place? 273 00:21:51,839 --> 00:21:52,839 What are you saying? 274 00:21:53,119 --> 00:21:54,240 Isn't Xu here? 275 00:21:54,480 --> 00:21:55,640 We're not at the wrong place. 276 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:01,720 Mr. Ruan, Ms. Qu, please come in. 277 00:22:02,240 --> 00:22:03,240 Come in. 278 00:22:05,160 --> 00:22:06,160 I'll get the slippers. 279 00:22:07,359 --> 00:22:08,400 The pink pair is mine. 280 00:22:08,759 --> 00:22:09,759 Okay, okay. 281 00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:10,599 Okay, thanks. 282 00:22:10,680 --> 00:22:11,720 Thanks, thanks, thanks. 283 00:22:14,720 --> 00:22:15,720 Here. 284 00:22:19,160 --> 00:22:20,160 I made steamed buns. 285 00:22:22,440 --> 00:22:23,440 I cooked some porridge. 286 00:22:28,799 --> 00:22:29,960 Sit and change shoes. 287 00:22:34,119 --> 00:22:35,119 What? 288 00:22:35,559 --> 00:22:37,200 You'd rather think it's the wrong door 289 00:22:37,680 --> 00:22:39,400 than believe your daughter is really dating? 290 00:22:39,440 --> 00:22:40,440 It's not that. 291 00:22:40,759 --> 00:22:41,599 No dating till now, 292 00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:43,119 and now this fast? 293 00:22:44,119 --> 00:22:45,720 Don't jump to conclusions so quickly. 294 00:22:46,519 --> 00:22:47,799 Let's see what's going on first. 295 00:22:48,640 --> 00:22:49,640 Shoes, shoes, shoes. 296 00:22:52,759 --> 00:22:53,759 Xu. 297 00:22:55,039 --> 00:22:56,039 Where is Yu? 298 00:22:56,359 --> 00:22:58,519 She's still asleep. 299 00:23:03,440 --> 00:23:04,480 Still asleep? 300 00:23:05,039 --> 00:23:06,359 She's usually not one to sleep in. 301 00:23:06,599 --> 00:23:07,799 Why isn't she up yet? 302 00:23:10,240 --> 00:23:11,240 Maybe 303 00:23:11,400 --> 00:23:12,520 you should go wake her. Okay. 304 00:23:21,880 --> 00:23:23,039 It's not really convenient. 305 00:23:23,759 --> 00:23:24,759 Maybe Ms. Qu, 306 00:23:24,799 --> 00:23:25,799 you should go instead. 307 00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:32,360 Right, right, right. I'll wake her. 308 00:23:33,559 --> 00:23:34,679 She's my daughter after all. 309 00:23:35,759 --> 00:23:36,759 Here, hold this. 310 00:23:53,680 --> 00:23:54,680 You go ahead. 311 00:24:02,599 --> 00:24:03,680 Sleeping that soundly. 312 00:24:10,799 --> 00:24:11,799 Yu. 313 00:24:12,799 --> 00:24:13,839 Xu Huaisong. 314 00:24:14,839 --> 00:24:15,839 What time is it? 315 00:24:19,119 --> 00:24:20,119 I'm your mother. 316 00:24:21,680 --> 00:24:22,680 Mom. 317 00:24:24,680 --> 00:24:25,680 Mom? 318 00:24:25,880 --> 00:24:26,880 Mom! 319 00:24:28,240 --> 00:24:29,480 Why... Why are you here, Mom? 320 00:24:29,720 --> 00:24:30,720 What? 321 00:24:30,960 --> 00:24:32,160 Am I here at a bad time? 322 00:24:34,400 --> 00:24:36,440 No. No, no. 323 00:24:38,440 --> 00:24:39,560 Hurry up. Get up and wash up. 324 00:24:40,160 --> 00:24:41,920 Come and have breakfast. Your dad's here too. 325 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:43,000 Hurry. 326 00:24:44,359 --> 00:24:45,359 Hurry up. 327 00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:48,000 My dad? 328 00:25:01,599 --> 00:25:02,599 Xu, 329 00:25:03,960 --> 00:25:04,960 you just 330 00:25:05,079 --> 00:25:06,160 got back from overseas? 331 00:25:06,720 --> 00:25:08,480 Yes. I got back last night. 332 00:25:08,680 --> 00:25:09,680 I'm still jet-lagged, 333 00:25:09,880 --> 00:25:10,880 so I worked all night. 334 00:25:13,440 --> 00:25:14,735 It's good for the young to stay busy. 335 00:25:14,759 --> 00:25:15,960 Right, right, right. 336 00:25:16,160 --> 00:25:17,319 So this time back, 337 00:25:17,559 --> 00:25:19,055 are you all done with things over there? 338 00:25:19,079 --> 00:25:19,599 Not yet. 339 00:25:20,039 --> 00:25:21,439 A few cases still need wrapping up. 340 00:25:21,559 --> 00:25:23,079 I'll have to go back again later. 341 00:25:30,079 --> 00:25:31,079 But... 342 00:25:31,720 --> 00:25:33,320 I've already stopped taking on new cases. 343 00:25:38,319 --> 00:25:39,319 Xu, 344 00:25:39,640 --> 00:25:41,000 so your plan is? 345 00:25:43,640 --> 00:25:45,120 I'll come back and build career here. 346 00:25:46,440 --> 00:25:47,440 Good, good. 347 00:25:49,400 --> 00:25:50,600 Where's Yu? Still not done yet? 348 00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:52,200 Yu! 349 00:25:52,640 --> 00:25:53,720 Why are you dawdling? 350 00:25:53,880 --> 00:25:55,079 Come out and have breakfast. 351 00:25:55,559 --> 00:25:56,559 Coming, Mom! 352 00:25:57,839 --> 00:25:58,839 Come eat breakfast. 353 00:25:59,319 --> 00:26:00,319 Come! 354 00:26:02,240 --> 00:26:03,240 Look. 355 00:26:03,319 --> 00:26:04,616 Your dad made these buns for you. 356 00:26:04,640 --> 00:26:05,720 He's been busy all morning. 357 00:26:06,160 --> 00:26:07,535 There are veggie buns and meat buns too. 358 00:26:07,559 --> 00:26:08,559 Right? 359 00:26:09,240 --> 00:26:10,839 All my favorites. Thanks, Dad. 360 00:26:11,359 --> 00:26:12,400 And Xu 361 00:26:12,759 --> 00:26:14,000 made porridge for you. 362 00:26:23,839 --> 00:26:24,839 Mom, Dad, 363 00:26:24,960 --> 00:26:26,360 why did you two come so early today? 364 00:26:27,279 --> 00:26:28,959 We were worried you weren't sleeping well. 365 00:26:29,000 --> 00:26:30,295 Last time at home, the huge dark circles 366 00:26:30,319 --> 00:26:31,440 under your eyes 367 00:26:32,079 --> 00:26:33,358 nearly look like a panda. 368 00:26:33,359 --> 00:26:34,359 Right? 369 00:26:35,559 --> 00:26:37,239 Well, now, 370 00:26:37,240 --> 00:26:38,399 we don't have to worry so much. 371 00:26:38,400 --> 00:26:39,400 Thanks. 372 00:26:45,119 --> 00:26:46,119 Xu, 373 00:26:46,440 --> 00:26:47,520 do you know what's going on 374 00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:49,000 with Zhou Jun now? 375 00:26:50,160 --> 00:26:51,719 The police have currently taken 376 00:26:51,720 --> 00:26:52,720 coercive measures. 377 00:26:53,279 --> 00:26:54,279 As for the details, 378 00:26:54,319 --> 00:26:55,399 I won't know 379 00:26:55,400 --> 00:26:56,400 until after the meeting. 380 00:26:56,599 --> 00:26:58,199 I was thinking of going to the firm later 381 00:26:58,480 --> 00:26:59,480 to learn more about it. 382 00:27:00,480 --> 00:27:01,480 Okay. 383 00:27:02,559 --> 00:27:03,879 After breakfast, I'll go with you. 384 00:27:09,119 --> 00:27:10,518 Have one of Dad's buns. 385 00:27:10,519 --> 00:27:11,519 Eat, eat, eat. 386 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:20,000 Get in. 387 00:27:24,640 --> 00:27:25,640 Xu, 388 00:27:25,960 --> 00:27:27,400 so your plan is? 389 00:27:29,319 --> 00:27:30,799 I'll come back and build career here. 390 00:27:36,480 --> 00:27:37,480 Wait. 391 00:27:40,519 --> 00:27:41,519 What's wrong? 392 00:27:44,759 --> 00:27:46,279 When I was brushing my teeth, 393 00:27:46,799 --> 00:27:48,640 I heard what you told my parents. 394 00:27:52,880 --> 00:27:54,000 Actually, 395 00:27:54,359 --> 00:27:54,920 I planned to 396 00:27:54,921 --> 00:27:56,119 tell you in a few days. 397 00:27:56,960 --> 00:27:58,400 But your parents 398 00:27:58,599 --> 00:27:59,960 seemed a little uneasy, 399 00:28:00,640 --> 00:28:01,200 so I made 400 00:28:01,201 --> 00:28:02,279 my position clear early. 401 00:28:03,640 --> 00:28:05,320 This is such a big deal. How could you just 402 00:28:05,359 --> 00:28:06,359 decide like that? 403 00:28:06,960 --> 00:28:07,960 The career you built over there 404 00:28:07,961 --> 00:28:09,200 all these years, 405 00:28:09,400 --> 00:28:11,200 and the network and resources you've built... 406 00:28:11,759 --> 00:28:13,159 None of them matters more than you. 407 00:28:16,720 --> 00:28:17,920 But I still hope we solve this 408 00:28:18,400 --> 00:28:19,599 together. 409 00:28:20,319 --> 00:28:21,359 Actually, these days, 410 00:28:21,640 --> 00:28:23,160 I've been thinking about this too. 411 00:28:23,839 --> 00:28:25,440 I meant to tell you in person. 412 00:28:26,359 --> 00:28:27,359 Look, 413 00:28:27,799 --> 00:28:29,079 the nature of my work 414 00:28:29,200 --> 00:28:30,559 isn't very tied to one location. 415 00:28:30,960 --> 00:28:31,400 I don't need 416 00:28:31,401 --> 00:28:32,479 to stay in China 417 00:28:32,480 --> 00:28:33,480 all 365 days a year. 418 00:28:33,839 --> 00:28:34,839 Maybe in the future, 419 00:28:34,960 --> 00:28:36,480 I can spend part of my time 420 00:28:36,519 --> 00:28:37,559 living abroad for a while. 421 00:28:37,960 --> 00:28:39,038 You wouldn't have to completely give up 422 00:28:39,039 --> 00:28:40,039 your career there. 423 00:28:40,119 --> 00:28:41,200 You could develop 424 00:28:41,400 --> 00:28:42,840 both domestic and overseas business. 425 00:28:44,480 --> 00:28:45,480 That way, every year 426 00:28:45,880 --> 00:28:47,760 you'd also have some time to stay here in China. 427 00:28:48,279 --> 00:28:49,758 Don't you think 428 00:28:49,759 --> 00:28:51,319 that would be a more balanced solution? 429 00:28:52,519 --> 00:28:53,519 You're right. 430 00:28:55,000 --> 00:28:56,000 But do you want 431 00:28:56,400 --> 00:28:57,519 to hear mine? 432 00:29:00,240 --> 00:29:00,880 Do you know why 433 00:29:00,881 --> 00:29:02,480 I never changed my nationality? 434 00:29:04,680 --> 00:29:05,240 Why? 435 00:29:05,559 --> 00:29:06,599 Because to me, 436 00:29:07,759 --> 00:29:08,759 that place 437 00:29:08,799 --> 00:29:10,160 was never truly home. 438 00:29:11,279 --> 00:29:12,359 My roots are in China. 439 00:29:12,880 --> 00:29:13,960 My family is in China. 440 00:29:14,359 --> 00:29:15,400 And now you. 441 00:29:16,000 --> 00:29:17,040 You're waiting for me too. 442 00:29:17,920 --> 00:29:19,160 So I have to come back. 443 00:29:22,720 --> 00:29:23,720 What about Uncle, then? 444 00:29:24,039 --> 00:29:25,078 What about him being overseas 445 00:29:25,079 --> 00:29:26,079 alone? 446 00:29:26,799 --> 00:29:28,319 Actually, before Dad got sick, 447 00:29:28,559 --> 00:29:29,679 he never once brought up 448 00:29:29,680 --> 00:29:30,839 changing nationality. 449 00:29:31,559 --> 00:29:32,119 I used to think 450 00:29:32,120 --> 00:29:33,480 maybe he had other plans. 451 00:29:33,799 --> 00:29:34,919 But after he got sick, 452 00:29:34,920 --> 00:29:36,519 I sorted through his work materials. 453 00:29:37,039 --> 00:29:38,518 I found out he had always 454 00:29:38,519 --> 00:29:39,519 been investing in China. 455 00:29:40,880 --> 00:29:43,160 Before he went into the ER this time, 456 00:29:43,640 --> 00:29:45,240 he was still clutching our family photo. 457 00:29:46,680 --> 00:29:48,079 I think maybe Dad regretted it. 458 00:29:50,200 --> 00:29:51,319 But right now, 459 00:29:51,759 --> 00:29:53,119 his still needs time to recover. 460 00:29:54,000 --> 00:29:55,040 Bringing him back to China 461 00:29:55,400 --> 00:29:56,400 will have to wait. 462 00:30:01,799 --> 00:30:02,920 Actually, I'm really happy 463 00:30:03,480 --> 00:30:04,319 you're willing to 464 00:30:04,320 --> 00:30:05,480 think about this for me. 465 00:30:07,240 --> 00:30:08,360 But the most important thing 466 00:30:09,319 --> 00:30:10,720 I've built up over these years 467 00:30:11,079 --> 00:30:12,358 isn't contacts or resources that become useless 468 00:30:12,359 --> 00:30:13,759 in another place. 469 00:30:14,400 --> 00:30:15,400 It's ability. 470 00:30:16,039 --> 00:30:17,199 If I have the ability 471 00:30:17,200 --> 00:30:18,319 to be a good lawyer abroad, 472 00:30:19,000 --> 00:30:21,039 then I can do it here in China too. 473 00:30:21,440 --> 00:30:23,000 The past ten years may feel long, 474 00:30:23,200 --> 00:30:24,079 but compared with 475 00:30:24,080 --> 00:30:25,240 the decades ahead, 476 00:30:25,920 --> 00:30:27,360 aren't they hardly worth mentioning? 477 00:30:31,359 --> 00:30:32,519 Seat belt on. Let's go. 478 00:30:43,880 --> 00:30:44,919 This time, she really found 479 00:30:44,920 --> 00:30:46,039 a lawyer boyfriend. 480 00:30:46,480 --> 00:30:47,640 You can relax now, right? 481 00:30:50,039 --> 00:30:51,079 In her line of work, 482 00:30:51,599 --> 00:30:53,079 it looks pretty simple, socially. 483 00:30:53,680 --> 00:30:55,360 Fewer people to deal with, hardly goes out. 484 00:30:56,640 --> 00:30:57,640 But you know 485 00:30:58,519 --> 00:30:59,920 how awful all that online talk 486 00:31:00,319 --> 00:31:01,480 can be. 487 00:31:03,799 --> 00:31:04,960 We literature people 488 00:31:05,200 --> 00:31:06,240 feel things deeply. 489 00:31:06,880 --> 00:31:07,880 Some words 490 00:31:08,319 --> 00:31:09,480 really get under your skin. 491 00:31:10,400 --> 00:31:11,680 So I thought, find her a lawyer, 492 00:31:12,480 --> 00:31:13,640 someone who can help anytime. 493 00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:15,599 That's why 494 00:31:15,600 --> 00:31:17,200 I introduced her to so many lawyers. 495 00:31:17,839 --> 00:31:20,240 I mean, while we're still alive, 496 00:31:20,640 --> 00:31:21,519 if something happens to her, 497 00:31:21,520 --> 00:31:22,559 we can be there for her. 498 00:31:25,559 --> 00:31:27,519 But if someday we're gone, 499 00:31:28,359 --> 00:31:29,559 and she's all alone, 500 00:31:30,119 --> 00:31:31,559 how could I not worry? 501 00:31:35,119 --> 00:31:36,960 Seeing Xu here today, right, 502 00:31:38,079 --> 00:31:39,960 and hearing he plans to come back to work, 503 00:31:41,720 --> 00:31:42,839 I feel much more at ease. 504 00:31:44,240 --> 00:31:45,480 Don't say things like that. 505 00:31:45,960 --> 00:31:47,240 Look at you now. 506 00:31:47,880 --> 00:31:48,599 Three meals a day, 507 00:31:48,600 --> 00:31:49,880 two big bowls each meal, 508 00:31:50,000 --> 00:31:51,080 eating well, sleeping well. 509 00:31:51,119 --> 00:31:52,199 Don't think about things like that. 510 00:31:52,200 --> 00:31:53,399 Oh, come on. 511 00:31:53,400 --> 00:31:54,439 I really can't talk to you 512 00:31:54,440 --> 00:31:55,880 science guys. 513 00:31:56,920 --> 00:31:58,640 This means I'm healthy, right? 514 00:31:59,720 --> 00:32:01,480 I'm just planning ahead. 515 00:32:02,519 --> 00:32:04,880 Or maybe worrying too much. 516 00:32:06,400 --> 00:32:07,160 Nice idiom, 517 00:32:07,161 --> 00:32:08,319 wrong time to use it. 518 00:32:08,599 --> 00:32:09,775 Right now, you'd better heat up this bun 519 00:32:09,799 --> 00:32:10,519 for me. 520 00:32:10,520 --> 00:32:11,719 I was too busy watching them just now, 521 00:32:11,720 --> 00:32:12,279 I didn't even eat properly. 522 00:32:12,280 --> 00:32:13,319 I'm still hungry. 523 00:32:13,720 --> 00:32:15,239 I'll make you fresh ones. 524 00:32:15,240 --> 00:32:15,799 Fresh ones? 525 00:32:15,800 --> 00:32:17,399 Does your daughter even have flour here? 526 00:32:17,400 --> 00:32:18,400 Fresh ones. 527 00:32:27,799 --> 00:32:29,400 Am I seeing things wrong? 528 00:32:31,920 --> 00:32:33,200 Do I need to get my eyes 529 00:32:33,519 --> 00:32:34,519 checked? 530 00:32:34,640 --> 00:32:35,640 No, no, no. 531 00:32:36,119 --> 00:32:37,279 If you're going to hospital, 532 00:32:37,880 --> 00:32:39,040 I'd recommend neurology more. 533 00:32:39,799 --> 00:32:40,799 See if they can 534 00:32:40,880 --> 00:32:42,600 prescribe something for slow reaction time. 535 00:32:43,039 --> 00:32:43,559 What do you mean? 536 00:32:43,560 --> 00:32:44,719 I'm not the last person 537 00:32:44,720 --> 00:32:45,200 in the company 538 00:32:45,201 --> 00:32:46,240 to know this, am I? 539 00:32:48,559 --> 00:32:49,759 You can ask the cleaning lady. 540 00:32:52,000 --> 00:32:53,440 If she still doesn't know, 541 00:32:54,039 --> 00:32:55,200 then you're second to last. 542 00:33:05,079 --> 00:33:06,079 You're here early. 543 00:33:07,000 --> 00:33:08,600 [Full-time staff really are different.] 544 00:33:08,880 --> 00:33:10,480 [So open about it after being official.] 545 00:33:10,799 --> 00:33:11,959 [Unlike me, a temp worker.] 546 00:33:11,960 --> 00:33:13,280 [Stuck in a secret relationship.] 547 00:33:17,440 --> 00:33:18,440 What are you looking at? 548 00:33:22,880 --> 00:33:24,359 Your happiness 549 00:33:24,720 --> 00:33:25,720 is blinding me. 550 00:33:27,559 --> 00:33:28,160 By the way, 551 00:33:28,359 --> 00:33:29,479 how's Zhou Jun's case going? 552 00:33:31,160 --> 00:33:32,200 It's proceeding normally. 553 00:33:32,480 --> 00:33:34,560 Zhou Jun's parents have already been to the law firm. 554 00:33:34,960 --> 00:33:36,118 Originally, they wanted to hire you 555 00:33:36,119 --> 00:33:37,119 to take the case. 556 00:33:37,240 --> 00:33:38,279 But I explained 557 00:33:38,799 --> 00:33:39,839 your situation to them, 558 00:33:40,559 --> 00:33:41,440 and then they agreed 559 00:33:41,441 --> 00:33:42,480 to let Ms. Zhang take it. 560 00:33:43,799 --> 00:33:44,799 Where is Ms. Zhang? 561 00:33:58,680 --> 00:33:59,720 Where is Xu Huaisong? 562 00:34:00,839 --> 00:34:01,839 Why didn't he come? 563 00:34:02,319 --> 00:34:03,999 I'm Lawyer Zhang Ling from Zhikun Law Firm. 564 00:34:04,759 --> 00:34:06,319 Your family has entrusted me 565 00:34:06,400 --> 00:34:08,095 to act as your defense counsel in your case 566 00:34:08,119 --> 00:34:10,336 involving suspected intentional homicide and kidnapping. 567 00:34:10,360 --> 00:34:11,480 Do you have any objection? 568 00:34:17,400 --> 00:34:18,159 I do. 569 00:34:18,160 --> 00:34:19,480 I only want Xu Huaisong. 570 00:34:19,760 --> 00:34:21,158 I said I only want Xu Huaisong. 571 00:34:21,159 --> 00:34:22,238 Only he can save me. 572 00:34:22,239 --> 00:34:23,359 I told you that before this! 573 00:34:23,760 --> 00:34:24,920 Xu Huaisong! 574 00:34:25,559 --> 00:34:26,280 Mr. Xu does not have 575 00:34:26,281 --> 00:34:27,400 a domestic law license. 576 00:34:28,400 --> 00:34:29,719 He can neither defend you 577 00:34:30,360 --> 00:34:31,480 nor appear in court for you. 578 00:34:33,119 --> 00:34:34,999 Whether you reject me or not, you have no choice 579 00:34:35,280 --> 00:34:36,559 but to trust me. 580 00:34:47,280 --> 00:34:48,280 Fine. 581 00:34:51,639 --> 00:34:52,599 About this case. 582 00:34:52,600 --> 00:34:53,960 Tell me exactly 583 00:34:54,079 --> 00:34:55,118 how you stated the facts 584 00:34:55,119 --> 00:34:56,119 to the police. 585 00:35:09,519 --> 00:35:10,558 Is it kind of inappropriate 586 00:35:10,559 --> 00:35:11,559 for me to be here? 587 00:35:11,760 --> 00:35:13,040 Could there be privacy concerns? 588 00:35:13,880 --> 00:35:15,439 You know both the victim 589 00:35:15,440 --> 00:35:16,519 and the suspect. 590 00:35:16,920 --> 00:35:18,279 Maybe you can provide us 591 00:35:18,280 --> 00:35:19,440 with some useful information. 592 00:35:19,719 --> 00:35:20,719 Just sit in and listen. 593 00:35:21,159 --> 00:35:22,159 Okay. 594 00:35:24,639 --> 00:35:26,638 This is the material I organized 595 00:35:26,639 --> 00:35:28,279 after speaking with Zhou Jun. Take a look. 596 00:35:32,960 --> 00:35:34,599 According to Zhou Jun, 597 00:35:34,639 --> 00:35:36,039 when the victim was killed, 598 00:35:36,119 --> 00:35:37,599 he himself was not at the scene. 599 00:35:37,760 --> 00:35:38,639 On the day of the incident, 600 00:35:38,640 --> 00:35:39,760 the victim was driving. 601 00:35:40,239 --> 00:35:42,039 About forty minutes before the crime, 602 00:35:42,519 --> 00:35:44,079 Zhou Jun was in the passenger seat 603 00:35:44,280 --> 00:35:46,400 and had a conflict with the victim. 604 00:35:46,800 --> 00:35:47,800 What caused it? 605 00:35:48,199 --> 00:35:49,199 Zhou Jun said after the victim 606 00:35:49,200 --> 00:35:50,638 started working at Huan Vision, 607 00:35:50,639 --> 00:35:51,718 She was always working late and socializing. 608 00:35:51,719 --> 00:35:53,320 They had less and less time together. 609 00:35:53,880 --> 00:35:55,359 And when she was with him, 610 00:35:55,360 --> 00:35:56,400 she was often distracted. 611 00:35:56,599 --> 00:35:57,919 So for a while, he suspected 612 00:35:57,920 --> 00:35:59,400 she was cheating on him. 613 00:36:00,280 --> 00:36:01,720 They argued more than once over this. 614 00:36:04,800 --> 00:36:06,159 Have you ever seen them quarrel? 615 00:36:07,480 --> 00:36:08,480 Yes. 616 00:36:08,519 --> 00:36:09,920 I remember last month, 617 00:36:10,199 --> 00:36:11,599 the day Huaisong flew to America. 618 00:36:15,719 --> 00:36:17,079 Stay safe. We're heading off first. 619 00:36:18,599 --> 00:36:19,599 Bye. 620 00:36:20,360 --> 00:36:21,360 Bye. 621 00:36:30,360 --> 00:36:31,639 Why are you still mad at me? 622 00:36:35,840 --> 00:36:37,360 Other than that time, were there more? 623 00:36:38,199 --> 00:36:39,199 A few more times. 624 00:36:39,360 --> 00:36:40,719 All downstairs at Huan Vision. 625 00:36:42,760 --> 00:36:43,760 And... 626 00:36:43,840 --> 00:36:45,519 Yao Xin's attitude toward Zhou Jun 627 00:36:45,880 --> 00:36:47,440 really had been pretty cold all along. 628 00:36:48,000 --> 00:36:49,319 I'll check the ride-hailing records 629 00:36:49,320 --> 00:36:50,840 on my phone for exact dates 630 00:36:50,920 --> 00:36:52,160 and send you screenshots later. 631 00:36:52,639 --> 00:36:53,639 Okay. 632 00:36:54,360 --> 00:36:56,280 About his suspicion that the victim was cheating, 633 00:36:56,599 --> 00:36:58,079 did Zhou Jun have any solid evidence? 634 00:36:58,119 --> 00:36:59,119 No. 635 00:36:59,840 --> 00:37:01,078 Zhou Jun said on the day of the crime, 636 00:37:01,079 --> 00:37:02,879 he wanted to check her phone 637 00:37:02,880 --> 00:37:04,118 to confirm whether she was cheating, 638 00:37:04,119 --> 00:37:05,480 but she stopped him. 639 00:37:05,559 --> 00:37:06,400 They argued, 640 00:37:06,401 --> 00:37:07,559 then got physical. 641 00:37:08,199 --> 00:37:09,599 The victim scratched Zhou Jun's arm. 642 00:37:10,400 --> 00:37:11,919 One key piece of evidence the police have 643 00:37:11,920 --> 00:37:13,679 against Zhou Jun is that 644 00:37:14,679 --> 00:37:15,959 tissue found 645 00:37:15,960 --> 00:37:17,119 under the victim's nails 646 00:37:17,519 --> 00:37:18,519 matches Zhou Jun's DNA. 647 00:37:20,400 --> 00:37:21,639 But Zhou Jun says 648 00:37:21,719 --> 00:37:23,599 after the physical fight, he got out of the car. 649 00:37:23,920 --> 00:37:25,440 The victim drove away alone. 650 00:37:25,559 --> 00:37:27,135 He wandered by himself on the mountain road 651 00:37:27,159 --> 00:37:28,239 for a while. 652 00:37:28,559 --> 00:37:29,760 There was nowhere nearby, 653 00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:31,078 and his phone had died, 654 00:37:31,079 --> 00:37:32,719 so he walked to the teacher's house. 655 00:37:33,079 --> 00:37:34,238 After that, he had dinner 656 00:37:34,239 --> 00:37:35,599 with the teacher, and then received 657 00:37:35,800 --> 00:37:37,440 the news that the victim had been killed. 658 00:37:38,039 --> 00:37:39,199 So at present, has there been 659 00:37:39,239 --> 00:37:40,719 no second suspect in this case? 660 00:37:41,360 --> 00:37:42,360 Not for now. 661 00:37:42,599 --> 00:37:44,376 There's no surveillance on that mountain road, 662 00:37:44,400 --> 00:37:45,239 and there was no dashcam 663 00:37:45,240 --> 00:37:46,599 in the victim's car either. 664 00:37:47,239 --> 00:37:49,118 No biological traces other than Zhou Jun's 665 00:37:49,119 --> 00:37:50,359 and the victim's were found in the car, 666 00:37:50,360 --> 00:37:51,535 including on the murder weapon, 667 00:37:51,559 --> 00:37:52,840 the claw hammer. 668 00:37:54,239 --> 00:37:55,440 As for the crime scene, 669 00:37:56,239 --> 00:37:56,880 because it happened 670 00:37:56,881 --> 00:37:58,279 to pour that day, 671 00:37:58,280 --> 00:37:59,400 many traces were destroyed. 672 00:38:00,000 --> 00:38:01,560 Collecting evidence has been difficult. 673 00:38:01,840 --> 00:38:03,560 The police are still investigating further. 674 00:38:15,639 --> 00:38:16,639 Say what you want to say. 675 00:38:19,440 --> 00:38:20,079 Mr. Xu. 676 00:38:20,400 --> 00:38:21,678 Judging from things so far, 677 00:38:21,679 --> 00:38:23,199 this case doesn't look very promising. 678 00:38:23,400 --> 00:38:24,598 I know you don't have 679 00:38:24,599 --> 00:38:25,599 a domestic law license, 680 00:38:25,760 --> 00:38:27,718 but for some difficult cases 681 00:38:27,719 --> 00:38:28,920 at Zhikun Law Firm, 682 00:38:29,079 --> 00:38:30,280 you sometimes do get involved. 683 00:38:33,679 --> 00:38:34,719 For Zhou Jun's case, 684 00:38:35,320 --> 00:38:36,320 do you want to join us? 685 00:38:39,119 --> 00:38:40,119 Ms. Zhang, 686 00:38:40,360 --> 00:38:41,999 Mr. Xu isn't that familiar 687 00:38:42,000 --> 00:38:42,920 with criminal cases either. 688 00:38:42,921 --> 00:38:44,601 I think we should leave him out this time. 689 00:38:45,039 --> 00:38:46,239 The questions Mr. Xu just asked 690 00:38:46,480 --> 00:38:47,360 were all right on point. 691 00:38:47,361 --> 00:38:48,760 He sounded very professional. 692 00:38:50,360 --> 00:38:52,920 Not like someone unfamiliar with it. 693 00:38:56,280 --> 00:38:56,760 Listen. 694 00:38:57,280 --> 00:38:58,960 You keep handling Zhou Jun's case as usual. 695 00:38:59,719 --> 00:39:01,039 As for whether I get involved, 696 00:39:01,599 --> 00:39:02,599 we'll discuss it later. 697 00:39:10,320 --> 00:39:11,720 I thought you'd try to persuade me, 698 00:39:12,239 --> 00:39:13,079 or at least ask 699 00:39:13,199 --> 00:39:14,679 why I don't take criminal cases. 700 00:39:16,320 --> 00:39:17,720 Everyone has secrets in their heart. 701 00:39:18,880 --> 00:39:20,520 If you don't want to take criminal cases, 702 00:39:20,800 --> 00:39:22,199 then you must have your reasons. 703 00:39:23,280 --> 00:39:25,015 And if there's a reason you don't want to say, 704 00:39:25,039 --> 00:39:26,039 then you must have 705 00:39:26,159 --> 00:39:27,199 your reason for that too. 706 00:39:30,360 --> 00:39:31,440 But if you want to talk, 707 00:39:32,239 --> 00:39:33,239 I'll always be here. 708 00:39:37,079 --> 00:39:38,535 I was upstairs in a meeting just now. 709 00:39:38,559 --> 00:39:39,679 You waited long, didn't you? 710 00:39:40,039 --> 00:39:41,039 I just got here. 711 00:39:41,679 --> 00:39:43,359 I specially packed some good food for you. 712 00:39:48,559 --> 00:39:49,559 Mingying? 713 00:39:49,760 --> 00:39:50,760 You're that sweet? 714 00:39:50,800 --> 00:39:51,800 Hug me. 715 00:39:54,159 --> 00:39:55,159 What's wrong? 716 00:39:55,480 --> 00:39:57,240 Xu Huaisong and Ruan Yu are right behind us. 717 00:39:58,400 --> 00:39:59,400 Don't turn around. 718 00:40:02,840 --> 00:40:03,840 Liu Mao? 719 00:40:11,760 --> 00:40:12,760 What do we do? 720 00:40:13,880 --> 00:40:16,199 Maybe we should t-tell the truth? 721 00:40:16,559 --> 00:40:17,719 Shut up. They're coming over. 722 00:40:23,840 --> 00:40:24,840 Mingying. 723 00:40:27,000 --> 00:40:27,559 What a coincidence. 724 00:40:27,560 --> 00:40:28,679 I was just calling you. 725 00:40:29,719 --> 00:40:30,719 Why are you here? 726 00:40:30,840 --> 00:40:34,000 I brought you food. 727 00:40:34,119 --> 00:40:35,119 It's all your favorites. 728 00:40:35,559 --> 00:40:37,119 That was originally mine! 729 00:40:38,440 --> 00:40:39,880 You're the best. 730 00:40:40,199 --> 00:40:42,079 This one was originally mine too! 731 00:40:42,760 --> 00:40:44,440 You said you were going downstairs to eat. 732 00:40:47,880 --> 00:40:49,456 You said you were going downstairs for food. 733 00:40:49,480 --> 00:40:50,480 Why are you here? 734 00:40:52,519 --> 00:40:53,519 Food? 735 00:40:53,639 --> 00:40:54,639 Yeah. 736 00:40:55,440 --> 00:40:57,040 I- I-I... I just came downstairs to eat, 737 00:40:57,320 --> 00:40:58,400 and then I ran into Ming... 738 00:41:00,440 --> 00:41:01,440 ran into Miss Shen. 739 00:41:03,960 --> 00:41:05,600 Since we happened to run into each other, 740 00:41:05,760 --> 00:41:06,800 why don't we eat together? 741 00:41:09,360 --> 00:41:10,360 No, no, no. You two eat. 742 00:41:11,679 --> 00:41:12,679 It doesn't matter. 743 00:41:12,880 --> 00:41:14,400 All four of us know each other anyway. 744 00:41:15,239 --> 00:41:16,239 Let's eat together. 745 00:41:18,480 --> 00:41:19,480 Together. 746 00:41:21,280 --> 00:41:22,280 Let's go. 747 00:41:33,000 --> 00:41:34,320 Think of it as extra food for me. 748 00:41:34,480 --> 00:41:35,480 Eat more. Let me see 749 00:41:35,679 --> 00:41:36,919 what yummy food you brought me. 750 00:41:37,679 --> 00:41:39,399 - I ordered that. - Please. Longjing shrimp. 751 00:41:42,639 --> 00:41:43,639 What a coincidence. 752 00:41:43,960 --> 00:41:45,119 This is Longjing shrimp too. 753 00:41:47,400 --> 00:41:48,400 The extra food is too. 754 00:41:48,519 --> 00:41:49,719 Such a coincidence. 755 00:41:51,280 --> 00:41:52,280 Sure is. 756 00:41:52,519 --> 00:41:54,015 That's what happens when you're blessed. 757 00:41:54,039 --> 00:41:54,880 Good food just keeps coming 758 00:41:55,000 --> 00:41:56,079 when you want. 759 00:41:56,360 --> 00:41:56,960 Right? 760 00:41:57,280 --> 00:41:58,480 Hello, spicy diced chicken. 761 00:41:58,760 --> 00:41:59,760 Enjoy. Thank you. 762 00:42:01,119 --> 00:42:01,760 See? 763 00:42:01,761 --> 00:42:03,038 This one I don't like. 764 00:42:03,039 --> 00:42:04,039 I don't eat spicy food. 765 00:42:04,800 --> 00:42:05,839 Among spicy dishes, 766 00:42:05,840 --> 00:42:07,079 there's only one I like. 767 00:42:07,159 --> 00:42:08,199 Know what it is? Mapo tofu? 768 00:42:08,960 --> 00:42:10,119 It is mapo tofu. 769 00:42:16,719 --> 00:42:17,719 Mapo tofu. 770 00:42:18,559 --> 00:42:20,400 You forgot? I like that too. 771 00:42:21,079 --> 00:42:22,399 I'd prepared a meal for two today. 772 00:42:22,639 --> 00:42:23,736 I wanted us to eat it together. 773 00:42:23,760 --> 00:42:24,919 I remember back in college, 774 00:42:24,920 --> 00:42:25,959 mapo tofu was your favorite. 775 00:42:25,960 --> 00:42:27,480 Right, from that place outside school. 776 00:42:27,519 --> 00:42:28,879 Yeah, that one. You still remember? 777 00:42:36,159 --> 00:42:37,800 [Talk less!] 778 00:42:50,280 --> 00:42:51,280 Your phone rang. 779 00:42:56,079 --> 00:42:57,079 I'll reply to a message. 780 00:42:58,159 --> 00:42:59,159 Go ahead. 781 00:42:59,760 --> 00:43:00,760 Mr. Liu. 782 00:43:01,280 --> 00:43:02,558 You usually don't keep 783 00:43:02,559 --> 00:43:03,800 your phone on silent? 784 00:43:06,320 --> 00:43:08,239 Normally, I'm afraid 785 00:43:08,639 --> 00:43:09,959 of missing 786 00:43:09,960 --> 00:43:11,518 important case updates. 787 00:43:11,519 --> 00:43:12,079 I'm used to it. 788 00:43:12,080 --> 00:43:13,360 So I habitually 789 00:43:13,719 --> 00:43:14,760 keep the volume high. 790 00:43:15,559 --> 00:43:16,639 Then look at it. 791 00:43:19,239 --> 00:43:20,239 I am looking. 792 00:43:21,039 --> 00:43:22,039 Take it out. 793 00:43:22,519 --> 00:43:23,519 Of course I'll look. 794 00:43:33,400 --> 00:43:35,000 Hello, sweet- and-sour ribs. Enjoy. 795 00:43:36,119 --> 00:43:37,480 It's a news push. 796 00:43:39,599 --> 00:43:41,320 This is my favorite dish. 797 00:43:41,840 --> 00:43:42,960 Did you prepare it for me? 798 00:43:43,239 --> 00:43:44,239 Look. 799 00:43:46,760 --> 00:43:47,760 Shen Mingying. 800 00:43:51,119 --> 00:43:53,039 No way. Look at this. 801 00:43:54,440 --> 00:43:55,440 What did I say? 802 00:43:55,920 --> 00:43:57,240 Your favorite has to be included. 803 00:43:58,920 --> 00:43:59,920 Come on, eat. 804 00:44:00,000 --> 00:44:01,000 That's more like it. 805 00:44:17,920 --> 00:44:19,480 Seriously, 806 00:44:20,239 --> 00:44:21,479 you people in relationships, 807 00:44:21,480 --> 00:44:23,238 can't you spare a thought 808 00:44:23,239 --> 00:44:23,920 for us 809 00:44:23,921 --> 00:44:25,399 single folks? 810 00:44:25,400 --> 00:44:25,960 Right? 811 00:44:26,239 --> 00:44:27,279 You're overflowing with love, 812 00:44:27,280 --> 00:44:28,280 and we... 813 00:44:29,119 --> 00:44:30,119 we... 814 00:44:30,239 --> 00:44:31,695 we'll just huddle together for warmth. 815 00:44:31,719 --> 00:44:33,480 Right. Then serve me some, 816 00:44:34,000 --> 00:44:34,639 and I'll serve you some too. 817 00:44:34,640 --> 00:44:35,719 Sure, sure, okay. 818 00:44:36,400 --> 00:44:37,615 - Come on, come on. - Thanks, thanks. Eat more. 819 00:44:37,639 --> 00:44:39,119 One bite each. Eat more. Okay, thanks. 820 00:44:39,239 --> 00:44:40,239 What else do you want? 821 00:44:40,360 --> 00:44:42,376 You two are doing pretty well with your little huddle. 822 00:44:42,400 --> 00:44:43,575 Have you eaten together before? 823 00:44:43,599 --> 00:44:44,599 - Yes. - No. 824 00:44:51,159 --> 00:44:53,678 Before, Mr. Liu helped me handle 825 00:44:53,679 --> 00:44:55,199 that breakup dispute. 826 00:44:55,360 --> 00:44:56,518 So to thank him, 827 00:44:56,519 --> 00:44:57,960 I treated him to one meal. 828 00:44:58,360 --> 00:44:59,239 Just that once. 829 00:44:59,280 --> 00:45:00,480 I forgot about it. 830 00:45:02,360 --> 00:45:03,920 Yeah, just once. 831 00:45:04,159 --> 00:45:05,159 Just once. 832 00:45:07,400 --> 00:45:08,400 Just once. 833 00:45:20,400 --> 00:45:21,680 Have some shrimp. Shrimp is good. 834 00:45:24,679 --> 00:45:25,959 Your cooking has improved lately. 835 00:45:25,960 --> 00:45:26,679 Yeah. 836 00:45:26,719 --> 00:45:27,960 It made me think again 837 00:45:28,280 --> 00:45:29,480 of my father's case back then. 838 00:45:35,719 --> 00:45:36,719 That's it for now. 839 00:45:37,159 --> 00:45:38,760 Y- You two go ahead. 840 00:45:40,519 --> 00:45:42,279 I- I-I'll keep warming myself up. 841 00:45:42,280 --> 00:45:43,280 Warm myself to the end. 842 00:45:43,400 --> 00:45:44,400 I- I'll drive you home. 843 00:45:46,320 --> 00:45:47,559 No need. I'll just get a cab. 844 00:45:47,679 --> 00:45:49,639 Come on, see it through to the end. 845 00:45:51,280 --> 00:45:52,280 Right? Right. 846 00:45:53,599 --> 00:45:56,159 Okay then, thanks, Mr. Liu. 847 00:45:56,440 --> 00:45:57,480 Don't mention it. Let's go. 848 00:45:58,159 --> 00:45:59,159 We're heading off then. 849 00:45:59,480 --> 00:46:00,480 Go on. Bye-bye. 850 00:46:01,679 --> 00:46:02,679 Go on now. 851 00:46:13,239 --> 00:46:14,559 Mr. Xu probably isn't coming. 852 00:46:15,000 --> 00:46:16,078 Let's start discussing. 853 00:46:16,079 --> 00:46:17,480 Okay, let's begin. 854 00:46:48,360 --> 00:46:48,960 Actually, back then, 855 00:46:48,961 --> 00:46:50,321 I didn't really understand my dad. 856 00:46:51,360 --> 00:46:52,559 The suspect 857 00:46:53,119 --> 00:46:54,440 had already been arrested. 858 00:46:54,800 --> 00:46:55,840 The charge was filed too. 859 00:46:59,320 --> 00:47:00,280 By defending him, 860 00:47:00,281 --> 00:47:01,678 you were exploiting a loophole in the law! 861 00:47:01,679 --> 00:47:03,000 That's not a loophole in the law! 862 00:47:03,400 --> 00:47:04,639 That's a legal principle. 863 00:47:05,760 --> 00:47:07,240 You're not a criminal defense lawyer. 864 00:47:07,480 --> 00:47:09,840 You don't understand the meaning of criminal defense at all. 865 00:47:11,280 --> 00:47:12,280 So, 866 00:47:12,639 --> 00:47:14,439 you chose to become a criminal defense lawyer 867 00:47:15,320 --> 00:47:16,320 to find the meaning 868 00:47:16,321 --> 00:47:17,559 Uncle talked about? 869 00:47:20,920 --> 00:47:21,920 To be exact, 870 00:47:22,920 --> 00:47:23,599 it was to prove 871 00:47:23,600 --> 00:47:25,000 that the "meaning" he talked about 872 00:47:25,639 --> 00:47:26,639 didn't exist at all. 873 00:47:27,639 --> 00:47:28,639 But in the end, 874 00:47:31,639 --> 00:47:32,639 I found it. 875 00:47:34,159 --> 00:47:35,159 Then later, 876 00:47:36,199 --> 00:47:37,399 why not taking criminal cases? 877 00:47:40,840 --> 00:47:42,200 Back then, I worked with my father 878 00:47:42,679 --> 00:47:43,960 on a criminal case. 879 00:47:44,920 --> 00:47:46,039 It was also a murder case. 880 00:47:46,320 --> 00:47:47,320 In that case, 881 00:47:47,480 --> 00:47:48,799 all I was doing was trying my utmost 882 00:47:48,800 --> 00:47:50,240 to protect my client's lawful rights. 883 00:47:54,000 --> 00:47:55,039 Search your heart. 884 00:47:55,679 --> 00:47:57,399 Were you really never shaken even a little? 885 00:48:00,760 --> 00:48:02,119 Since you were shaken, 886 00:48:03,440 --> 00:48:04,559 then you're not qualified 887 00:48:04,960 --> 00:48:06,400 to stand in court for your client. 888 00:48:07,519 --> 00:48:08,519 You are not fit 889 00:48:09,480 --> 00:48:10,760 to be a criminal defense lawyer. 890 00:48:15,840 --> 00:48:16,840 I admit it. 891 00:48:18,079 --> 00:48:19,079 I was shaken. 892 00:48:20,840 --> 00:48:22,360 So I withdrew from that case. 893 00:48:25,679 --> 00:48:26,679 Later on, 894 00:48:27,000 --> 00:48:27,519 after I'd built up 895 00:48:27,520 --> 00:48:28,760 a lot of experience, 896 00:48:29,760 --> 00:48:30,999 when I wanted to try again and become 897 00:48:31,000 --> 00:48:32,480 a qualified criminal lawyer, 898 00:48:36,039 --> 00:48:37,319 my father suddenly had a stroke. 899 00:48:40,800 --> 00:48:42,039 And when he woke up, 900 00:48:44,360 --> 00:48:45,519 he remembered nothing. 901 00:48:50,159 --> 00:48:51,480 So the conclusion he left behind 902 00:48:51,760 --> 00:48:53,159 while he was still lucid 903 00:48:54,360 --> 00:48:55,199 somehow became the one judgment 904 00:48:55,200 --> 00:48:56,760 I had no choice but to believe. 905 00:48:59,280 --> 00:49:00,280 Maybe... 906 00:49:01,679 --> 00:49:03,239 maybe I really am not fit to be 907 00:49:03,400 --> 00:49:04,440 a criminal defense lawyer. 908 00:49:04,880 --> 00:49:05,880 That's not true. 909 00:49:06,320 --> 00:49:07,320 I don't believe 910 00:49:07,400 --> 00:49:08,480 every criminal lawyer 911 00:49:08,719 --> 00:49:09,400 goes from start to finish 912 00:49:09,401 --> 00:49:10,559 without ever wavering once. 913 00:49:11,159 --> 00:49:12,840 Some people 914 00:49:13,159 --> 00:49:14,159 give up midway. 915 00:49:14,880 --> 00:49:16,239 Some people hold on. 916 00:49:19,079 --> 00:49:20,519 How could Uncle be so sure 917 00:49:21,639 --> 00:49:22,599 that you wouldn't be one 918 00:49:22,600 --> 00:49:23,800 who holds on to the end? 919 00:49:27,679 --> 00:49:28,679 Whether I am or not, 920 00:49:30,719 --> 00:49:31,360 I'll never get the chance 921 00:49:31,361 --> 00:49:32,400 to prove it to him again. 922 00:49:34,039 --> 00:49:35,360 Then prove it to yourself. 923 00:49:36,360 --> 00:49:37,480 Prove it to your mother. 924 00:49:39,280 --> 00:49:40,360 I once saw 925 00:49:40,599 --> 00:49:41,639 a line online: 926 00:49:43,079 --> 00:49:44,320 "Unfinished lessons 927 00:49:45,280 --> 00:49:47,000 will keep reappearing in your life 928 00:49:47,920 --> 00:49:49,160 until you give a new response." 929 00:49:51,360 --> 00:49:52,639 While studying law, 930 00:49:53,599 --> 00:49:55,559 you came to understand Uncle's defense back then. 931 00:49:56,519 --> 00:49:57,760 But Auntie isn't a lawyer. 932 00:49:58,400 --> 00:49:59,678 She's still trapped in what happened then. 933 00:49:59,679 --> 00:50:00,679 She can't move on. 934 00:50:01,039 --> 00:50:02,360 Uncle no longer has the chance 935 00:50:02,599 --> 00:50:03,639 to speak to her again. 936 00:50:04,199 --> 00:50:05,199 In this family, 937 00:50:06,880 --> 00:50:08,175 the only person to give that response 938 00:50:08,199 --> 00:50:09,199 and help her let go 939 00:50:10,920 --> 00:50:12,000 is you.