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[You are My Fateful Love]
[EP05]

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Stop right there!

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Come and catch me!

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I'm sorry!

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Apologies, I wasn't watching them.

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It's... it's fine.

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I noticed that Cen Sisi

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has a lot of photos on social media

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that copy your look.

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What was on your mind?

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Thanks for

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being quick on your feet back there.

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I almost blew our cover.

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You are a natural.

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Well, do you think

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I could make it to primetime?

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Good enough to fool amateurs.

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[Meaning... he's no amateur himself.]

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[Did I just make myself
a joke in front of him?]

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Chen Hui.

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Give Miss Ruan a ride in a bit.

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Make sure to send Mr. Liu

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a backup recording.

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Got it.

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Mr. Xu, aren't you
heading back to the firm?

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No, I'm heading to the airport.

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You're flying back to the States right now?

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So you...

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you came all this way

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just for my case?

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Do you think, Miss Ruan, that I

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have nothing better to do?

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Thank you so much for

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coming with me today.

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You must be up to your ears.

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Take care of yourself.

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Drive safe!

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"Hey, just wanna tell you"

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"that I lost it back there."

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"I didn't mean what I said."

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"I didn't do any of those things."

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"Are you still around Nanhu?"

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She just figured out about being recorded.

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Nice try.

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"Not around."

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"We'll see each other in court."

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Coming!

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Hello.

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Hello, Mr. Xu.

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It's for you.

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Flowers for me?

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These are the flowers that you ordered.

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And don't worry. The
payment's already been made.

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Can I help you move in?

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Sorry, no.

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What's the problem?

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I just really don't need that.

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And do me a favor

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just throw them out.

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No need?

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Thank you.

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Okay.

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Bye!

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Bye-bye, bye-bye!

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Hello?

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I didn't give you

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my address so you could

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cram my place with useless stuff.

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What stuff?

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A hideous plant.

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Hideous?

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Ruan Yu picked it out

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as a gesture of gratitude.

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I figured

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bringing a little life into your place

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wasn't such a bad idea.

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And besides...

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Sir, excuse me, sir?

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I'm sorry.

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Can you bring the flowers back to me?

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Why?

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Thank you.

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Fine, no why.

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Bye-bye!

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Bye.

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That was very

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generous.

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Did you return the favor?

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Of course I did!

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See? I sent him flowers.

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He just signed for them.

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I knew it.

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Romantic novelists

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special in "L'amour".

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What kind of flowers?

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Was it Cappuccino roses,

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or Blue Enchantress?

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Carola's nice too.

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Widow's-thrill.

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Clears heat and detoxifies,

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calms the mind and sharpens focus,

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and helps with sleep.

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He's always

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flying back and forth.

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Helps him with jet lag.

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Perfect for him.

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Going the practical route, huh?

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Nothing wrong with that.

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Was it just for him, or...?

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Easy, take it slow.

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It's not that heavy.

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Where does this go?

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Over there.

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Okay, this corner.

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That corner, right?

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What about the one from before?

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"Thank you."

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"My pleasure, Mr. Xu."

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"I'm putting together"

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"the rest of the materials."

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"I might need your help
again when I'm done."

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"Don't mention it."

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Grumpy fluff

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needs me in the office.

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No idea what kind of meltdown awaits.

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Thank you, Miss Ruan,

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for the money tree.

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"What were you gonna say just now?"

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"'Besides...' what?"

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"I meant that Ruan Yu"

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"ordered one for each of us."

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"Couldn't exactly leave
you out, could she?"

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Terminate the contract?

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You mean

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we're dropping

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Lily Vale's new book?

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Do you have any idea

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how many people have been

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trashing us on our official page?

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Accusing us of publishing

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plagiarized work.

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Shameless, they say.

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Haven't we

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already

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cleared that up?

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The Poet herself set the record straight.

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It's been Su Cheng

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stirring up drama,

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smearing Lily Vale's name.

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When there's public outrage,

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does truth really matter?

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Of course it does!

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Otherwise,

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what's the law even for?

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All this backlash

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was intended upon by Su Cheng.

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Lily Vale is taking her to court.

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The truth will out soon enough.

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Let me be clear:

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within three days,

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if this plagiarism scandal

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hasn't blown over,

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we will end

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all partnerships with Lily Vale.

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Dropping Lily Vale at this point

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is siding with Su Cheng.

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That would destroy...

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You'd better know when to stop.

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I know she's a friend
of yours, and that's why

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you're taking her side.

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But get this straight:

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it's Liwen that pays your salary,

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not Lily Vale.

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If you want to talk about salaries...

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When I first joined Liwen,

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I was given absolutely
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Every author I believed in...

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The moment they showed any promise,

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another editor would poach them.

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It was Lily Vale who handed me

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a manuscript everyone wanted

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and said, "It's yours."

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She trusted me completely.

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She's not just a friend,

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nor just a classmate.

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She is the best partner

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I've ever had in my career.

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Without her,

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I would've

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washed out of this industry.

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If I recall correctly,

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you didn't get to where you are today

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without Lily Vale's help either.

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Yet here you are, losing all your senses,

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burning bridges once across.

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Who'd ever want to work with us again?

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Shen Mingying!

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You'd better watch what you say.

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Don't make yourself a target.

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If being a target

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means protection for Lily Vale,

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this will be a role

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gladly taken.

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"The recording can only serve as"

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"supplementary evidence."

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"But the side-by-side
analysis we initiated"

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"can establish the originality"

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"of your novel."

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"Let's keep working through that."

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"On it."

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Mr. Xu,

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all set with

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Chapter Thirteen.

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I'll go over it again tonight.

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Sorry, I have to take this.

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Hello?

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At home.

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Can't rule out retaliation

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from the defendant.

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SG's top brass

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should know better than anyone.

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The defendant is

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capable of remotely detonating a bomb.

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That's a matter for the police.

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Alright, handle it on your end.

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Sorry about that.

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Mr. Xu,

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isn't it pretty late where you are?

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Wasn't the caffeine doing the job?

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What did you just say?

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I was asking if it's too late on your end.

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Are you okay to keep going?

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Yeah, let's go.

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Let's move on to Chapter Fourteen.

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Chapter Fourteen, paragraph three.

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He had never

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been fond of fuzzy animals.

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Until the day he passed by the art museum

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and saw her crouched in the bushes,

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feeding a stray cat.

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Sunlight. A gentle breeze.

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Green grass. A cat.

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And her.

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Taken together,

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a sight of tenderness

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just short of heartbroken.

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Softly, it landed right in his chest.

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From that day on,

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as if contagious with this love,

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he began doing what she did...

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Saying hi to every fluffy

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on campus.

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Yet somehow,

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he could never manage to say that same word

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to her.

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He is a cat person after all.

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I must've lost my mind

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tweaking his persona like that.

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These two lines match

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pretty much word for word.

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Mr. Xu,

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what's your take on this?

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I think there are still some

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subtle differences.

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You meant your male lead
to love cats to the extent

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that the female lead does.

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But in the other work, it isn't.

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I see it now.

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The Poet's male lead was well aware

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when the female lead

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would pass by the art museum

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and staged the whole thing.

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So it's not a case

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of love spilling over.

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I was reading it with assumptions.

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I forgot she'd rewritten him

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as a calculating type.

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"Calculating"...

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is a negative word, isn't it?

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Not really.

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Mr. Xu, don't get the wrong idea again.

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I'm not criticizing the male lead.

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I'm being completely

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rational in this analysis.

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"Calculating"...

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It's more of a neutral term, really.

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On the positive side,

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it just means the guy is clever.

289
00:17:09,019 --> 00:17:10,299
Is that coffee still hot?

290
00:17:10,300 --> 00:17:11,459
Is he or she okay

291
00:17:11,460 --> 00:17:12,460
over there?

292
00:17:13,300 --> 00:17:14,300
It's not hot.

293
00:17:16,300 --> 00:17:17,300
Come here.

294
00:17:20,219 --> 00:17:22,219
How old is your cat?

295
00:17:22,540 --> 00:17:23,699
Fully vaccinated?

296
00:17:24,139 --> 00:17:25,260
Okay to bathe right now?

297
00:17:25,699 --> 00:17:26,820
All vaccinations are done.

298
00:17:27,340 --> 00:17:28,980
About six months old.

299
00:17:30,500 --> 00:17:31,179
Okay then,

300
00:17:31,180 --> 00:17:32,500
you should give he or she a wash.

301
00:17:32,859 --> 00:17:33,619
If the little one

302
00:17:33,620 --> 00:17:34,779
licked up some of the residue,

303
00:17:34,780 --> 00:17:35,859
it could be harmful.

304
00:17:36,139 --> 00:17:36,939
We can resume

305
00:17:36,939 --> 00:17:37,939
in a bit.

306
00:17:38,100 --> 00:17:39,100
Alright.

307
00:17:45,939 --> 00:17:46,939
How do I do it?

308
00:17:47,459 --> 00:17:48,459
You don't know how?

309
00:17:51,939 --> 00:17:53,060
Isn't it your cat?

310
00:17:56,500 --> 00:17:58,659
Then whose cat is staying with him?

311
00:18:01,100 --> 00:18:02,100
So, how?

312
00:18:04,580 --> 00:18:06,980
You'll need cat shampoo,

313
00:18:07,740 --> 00:18:08,740
an absorbent towel,

314
00:18:09,100 --> 00:18:10,219
and ideally a dryer too.

315
00:18:10,699 --> 00:18:12,259
Then place the cat in the tub

316
00:18:12,260 --> 00:18:13,500
or the sink. Either works.

317
00:18:13,699 --> 00:18:14,779
Use water between

318
00:18:14,780 --> 00:18:15,899
38 and 40 degrees.

319
00:18:16,060 --> 00:18:17,060
- Make sure...
- Wait.

320
00:18:32,580 --> 00:18:33,619
What do I do now?

321
00:18:33,859 --> 00:18:35,179
First, adjust the temperature.

322
00:18:35,459 --> 00:18:35,820
Do not

323
00:18:35,821 --> 00:18:37,219
spray with the showerhead.

324
00:18:37,740 --> 00:18:39,659
Fill the tub first.

325
00:18:39,899 --> 00:18:41,419
Keep the water level nice and shallow.

326
00:18:45,699 --> 00:18:46,915
Looks like the kitten's frightened.

327
00:18:46,939 --> 00:18:48,459
Be gentle with your movements.

328
00:18:56,340 --> 00:18:57,379
What do I do next?

329
00:18:57,540 --> 00:18:58,540
With your left hand,

330
00:18:58,541 --> 00:18:59,701
hold it gently by the scruff.

331
00:18:59,899 --> 00:19:01,179
Don't grip too hard.

332
00:19:09,619 --> 00:19:10,619
And then?

333
00:19:10,859 --> 00:19:12,260
Wet your fingers of the other hand,

334
00:19:12,540 --> 00:19:13,618
[Little by little, dampen everything]

335
00:19:13,619 --> 00:19:14,179
[below its neck]

336
00:19:14,180 --> 00:19:15,380
[before applying the shampoo.]

337
00:19:17,659 --> 00:19:19,659
[Make sure not to get
water in its nose or mouth.]

338
00:20:33,619 --> 00:20:34,619
All clean.

339
00:20:37,179 --> 00:20:37,740
Good.

340
00:20:38,060 --> 00:20:38,859
Mr. Xu,

341
00:20:38,860 --> 00:20:40,339
take that absorbent towel

342
00:20:40,340 --> 00:20:41,260
and pat it dry,

343
00:20:41,261 --> 00:20:42,619
then put it in the dryer.

344
00:20:43,020 --> 00:20:44,020
Be gentle when you pat,

345
00:20:44,379 --> 00:20:45,539
and turn the dryer

346
00:20:45,540 --> 00:20:46,540
down low.

347
00:21:46,619 --> 00:21:47,980
[So he likes cats too.]

348
00:21:49,899 --> 00:21:50,899
That's sweet.

349
00:22:34,740 --> 00:22:35,699
Mr. Xu...

350
00:22:35,700 --> 00:22:37,060
I... I'm still here!

351
00:22:44,939 --> 00:22:45,939
Oh, I forgot.

352
00:22:55,859 --> 00:22:56,859
I need to shower.

353
00:22:58,899 --> 00:23:00,699
So, uh, Mr. Xu...

354
00:23:01,219 --> 00:23:02,419
Could you move me... I mean...

355
00:23:02,820 --> 00:23:03,540
Uh... Can you take

356
00:23:03,541 --> 00:23:04,780
the laptop out of the room?

357
00:23:05,179 --> 00:23:06,539
Can't you just end the video call?

358
00:23:07,899 --> 00:23:08,260
Right.

359
00:23:08,699 --> 00:23:09,699
Right, right, right.

360
00:23:10,100 --> 00:23:11,100
I, uh, I...

361
00:23:15,740 --> 00:23:17,580
Oh my god! A shirtless man!

362
00:23:18,060 --> 00:23:19,340
You scared me to death!

363
00:23:20,340 --> 00:23:21,459
Xu Huaisong?

364
00:23:22,859 --> 00:23:23,500
What?

365
00:23:23,820 --> 00:23:24,459
That's my question.

366
00:23:24,580 --> 00:23:25,580
What's going on just now?

367
00:23:25,659 --> 00:23:26,020
I...

368
00:23:26,020 --> 00:23:27,020
Spill it. Now.

369
00:23:28,060 --> 00:23:29,619
What is there to spill?

370
00:23:30,580 --> 00:23:31,340
His cat

371
00:23:31,341 --> 00:23:33,019
knocked coffee all over him.

372
00:23:33,020 --> 00:23:34,419
And he's awful at bathing cats,

373
00:23:35,459 --> 00:23:36,980
so he got soaked too.

374
00:23:37,500 --> 00:23:38,219
That's the scene

375
00:23:38,219 --> 00:23:39,219
you just walked in on.

376
00:23:43,219 --> 00:23:44,219
Wait, wait, wait.

377
00:23:44,659 --> 00:23:45,659
Something doesn't add up.

378
00:23:46,659 --> 00:23:47,659
Like what?

379
00:23:48,740 --> 00:23:50,459
First, he has a cat.

380
00:23:50,780 --> 00:23:51,819
Second, he has a cat but

381
00:23:51,820 --> 00:23:52,780
doesn't know how to bathe it.

382
00:23:52,780 --> 00:23:53,699
So who's the one

383
00:23:53,699 --> 00:23:54,699
that normally does it?

384
00:23:54,859 --> 00:23:55,859
Are you saying that

385
00:23:57,020 --> 00:23:58,500
there's someone else living with him?

386
00:24:00,659 --> 00:24:01,659
That he has a girlfriend?

387
00:24:03,139 --> 00:24:04,218
Or maybe he usually just

388
00:24:04,219 --> 00:24:05,579
takes the cat to a groomer.

389
00:24:05,580 --> 00:24:06,898
But your hypothesis is

390
00:24:06,899 --> 00:24:07,899
not that far-fetched.

391
00:24:09,980 --> 00:24:10,980
True.

392
00:24:12,219 --> 00:24:13,859
He has a dryer at home.

393
00:24:14,540 --> 00:24:15,219
So someone

394
00:24:15,220 --> 00:24:17,060
probably has been bathing that cat at home.

395
00:24:20,219 --> 00:24:20,699
Besides,

396
00:24:20,700 --> 00:24:21,979
he's not exactly young anymore.

397
00:24:21,980 --> 00:24:23,060
Accomplished guys like that

398
00:24:23,619 --> 00:24:25,139
hardly stay single.

399
00:24:25,580 --> 00:24:26,658
Oh, actually, I have news.

400
00:24:26,659 --> 00:24:27,340
I almost forgot.

401
00:24:27,459 --> 00:24:28,459
Good news.

402
00:24:28,899 --> 00:24:30,178
The official account for Qianhe

403
00:24:30,179 --> 00:24:31,300
just put out a statement,

404
00:24:31,980 --> 00:24:34,300
concluding that a thorough
investigation has led to

405
00:24:34,619 --> 00:24:35,619
The Poet's confession

406
00:24:35,980 --> 00:24:37,580
that they weren't the original author,

407
00:24:37,980 --> 00:24:38,899
Su Cheng's accusations

408
00:24:38,900 --> 00:24:40,779
are proven groundless.

409
00:24:40,780 --> 00:24:41,939
So it's officially confirmed

410
00:24:42,179 --> 00:24:44,099
you are 100%

411
00:24:44,100 --> 00:24:45,898
the original author.

412
00:24:45,899 --> 00:24:46,699
I sent you the link.

413
00:24:46,699 --> 00:24:47,699
Take a look.

414
00:24:49,219 --> 00:24:50,379
I totally missed it just now.

415
00:24:51,340 --> 00:24:52,340
"Please check out"

416
00:24:52,419 --> 00:24:53,219
"the official statement from Qianhe."

417
00:24:53,219 --> 00:24:54,219
"Could this be used"

418
00:24:54,699 --> 00:24:55,898
"as supporting evidence"

419
00:24:55,899 --> 00:24:56,740
"in court?"

420
00:24:56,740 --> 00:24:57,699
You should've seen

421
00:24:57,700 --> 00:24:59,340
the look on our editor-in-chief's face.

422
00:25:00,179 --> 00:25:01,179
Yesterday she was

423
00:25:01,260 --> 00:25:02,579
rattling on and on

424
00:25:02,580 --> 00:25:03,419
like a machine gun.

425
00:25:03,419 --> 00:25:04,060
And today?

426
00:25:04,379 --> 00:25:05,139
On seeing the statement,

427
00:25:05,140 --> 00:25:06,779
she did a complete 180.

428
00:25:06,780 --> 00:25:07,939
Flipped faster than ever.

429
00:25:08,699 --> 00:25:10,499
I guess that's how you get to the top.

430
00:25:10,500 --> 00:25:11,659
You gotta know when to bend.

431
00:25:13,820 --> 00:25:15,379
Did you get into it with her again?

432
00:25:16,500 --> 00:25:17,500
No way.

433
00:25:17,659 --> 00:25:19,059
I was making a reasoned argument.

434
00:25:19,060 --> 00:25:20,540
She's the one who lost it.

435
00:25:22,740 --> 00:25:24,259
Thanks for taking that bullet for me, girl.

436
00:25:24,260 --> 00:25:24,859
No worries.

437
00:25:24,860 --> 00:25:26,020
Buy me dinner and we're even.

438
00:25:26,340 --> 00:25:27,340
I'll buy you so many.

439
00:25:27,419 --> 00:25:28,419
Deal.

440
00:25:29,580 --> 00:25:30,659
With this statement,

441
00:25:30,780 --> 00:25:32,419
our chances just got a lot better.

442
00:25:34,780 --> 00:25:35,819
But Cen Sisi just got

443
00:25:35,820 --> 00:25:37,300
publicly called out by the platform.

444
00:25:38,820 --> 00:25:39,858
She'll probably spin up

445
00:25:39,859 --> 00:25:40,859
another army of trolls.

446
00:25:41,500 --> 00:25:42,500
Easy-peasy.

447
00:25:42,820 --> 00:25:44,420
Since we can't stop people from talking,

448
00:25:44,899 --> 00:25:46,260
we just close our own eyes.

449
00:25:46,740 --> 00:25:47,780
Out of sight, out of mind.

450
00:25:54,219 --> 00:25:55,219
"Makes sense."

451
00:26:00,580 --> 00:26:01,980
We barely put the curtain up

452
00:26:02,260 --> 00:26:03,780
and Mr. Liu's already pulling it down.

453
00:26:04,459 --> 00:26:04,859
What?

454
00:26:05,179 --> 00:26:05,619
Look.

455
00:26:05,659 --> 00:26:06,500
"Throwing Su Cheng under the bus"

456
00:26:06,501 --> 00:26:07,539
"just to protect Lily Vale?"

457
00:26:07,540 --> 00:26:08,540
"Dumb move."

458
00:26:08,619 --> 00:26:10,219
"The milky cow wins, obviously."

459
00:26:10,459 --> 00:26:11,260
"TBH,"

460
00:26:11,260 --> 00:26:11,939
"her success"

461
00:26:11,939 --> 00:26:12,939
is sheer luck."

462
00:26:12,980 --> 00:26:14,060
"Su Cheng's way better."

463
00:26:14,219 --> 00:26:14,859
"This world"

464
00:26:14,860 --> 00:26:15,899
"shall see justice."

465
00:26:16,179 --> 00:26:17,580
"I'm on Su Cheng's side."

466
00:26:17,939 --> 00:26:18,939
"Busy?"

467
00:26:19,500 --> 00:26:20,500
"Not really."

468
00:26:21,500 --> 00:26:22,659
"Write another version."

469
00:26:23,060 --> 00:26:24,740
"This one barely has any punch."

470
00:26:27,100 --> 00:26:28,459
"I'm not a putty in your hands."

471
00:26:29,020 --> 00:26:30,580
"You only get one shot at a statement."

472
00:26:30,980 --> 00:26:32,340
"If it doesn't hit right away,"

473
00:26:32,699 --> 00:26:34,020
"it's as good as a total loss."

474
00:26:34,260 --> 00:26:35,659
"Tell me: what matters more?"

475
00:26:36,100 --> 00:26:37,700
"Your client's interests or your pride?"

476
00:26:38,699 --> 00:26:39,699
"Easier of you to say."

477
00:26:42,459 --> 00:26:44,540
"I'm not joking this time, Mr. Liu."

478
00:26:45,100 --> 00:26:47,100
"This really wasn't up to standard."

479
00:26:50,139 --> 00:26:51,580
"Can't argue with that."

480
00:26:51,939 --> 00:26:53,739
"I've been buried in cases."

481
00:26:53,740 --> 00:26:54,859
"What were those"

482
00:26:55,459 --> 00:26:56,459
"screenshots again?"

483
00:27:09,659 --> 00:27:11,020
"The audio evidence is locked in."

484
00:27:11,459 --> 00:27:13,379
"We can go head-to-head
with the defendant now."

485
00:27:13,740 --> 00:27:14,898
"The statement"

486
00:27:14,899 --> 00:27:15,939
"was just the first step."

487
00:27:16,020 --> 00:27:17,339
"Some public pushback"

488
00:27:17,340 --> 00:27:18,580
"is expected."

489
00:27:18,740 --> 00:27:19,540
"Don't sweat."

490
00:27:19,699 --> 00:27:21,459
"There's a legal statement following up."

491
00:27:21,740 --> 00:27:22,699
"By the end of today,"

492
00:27:22,700 --> 00:27:24,379
"the narrative will make a U-turn."

493
00:27:25,100 --> 00:27:27,300
Mr. Liu really doesn't
seem to be cutting it.

494
00:27:28,740 --> 00:27:30,179
Is he even reliable?

495
00:27:31,179 --> 00:27:31,740
On that front,

496
00:27:31,741 --> 00:27:34,260
I'd say no one beats Mr. Xu.

497
00:27:34,939 --> 00:27:35,899
But it seems like he's

498
00:27:35,900 --> 00:27:36,939
already taken.

499
00:27:37,260 --> 00:27:38,378
The way he texts you

500
00:27:38,379 --> 00:27:39,419
is so formal it hurts.

501
00:27:43,419 --> 00:27:44,419
Well then,

502
00:27:46,300 --> 00:27:48,300
Well, I'll put on my diplomatic mask too.

503
00:27:49,580 --> 00:27:50,300
"Alright."

504
00:27:50,419 --> 00:27:51,419
"Mr. Xu,"

505
00:27:51,540 --> 00:27:53,140
"I can't thank you enough. Both of you."

506
00:28:01,340 --> 00:28:02,340
"Noted."

507
00:28:10,419 --> 00:28:11,020
Remember

508
00:28:11,021 --> 00:28:12,658
back when you were serializing?

509
00:28:12,659 --> 00:28:14,619
People showed up
passive-aggressive all the time,

510
00:28:14,699 --> 00:28:15,779
saying Su Cheng's writing

511
00:28:15,780 --> 00:28:17,219
was so much better than yours.

512
00:28:17,659 --> 00:28:19,260
You shrugged them away.

513
00:28:19,540 --> 00:28:20,698
Quote unquote "different strokes"

514
00:28:20,699 --> 00:28:21,699
"for different folks,"

515
00:28:21,859 --> 00:28:22,580
and that

516
00:28:22,581 --> 00:28:23,938
readers have the right to choose

517
00:28:23,939 --> 00:28:25,339
and leave their own opinions.

518
00:28:25,340 --> 00:28:26,340
In hindsight,

519
00:28:26,419 --> 00:28:27,979
those were never real readers.

520
00:28:27,980 --> 00:28:29,299
Must've been Cen Sisi's fake accounts,

521
00:28:29,300 --> 00:28:30,700
running her own little puppet show.

522
00:28:32,100 --> 00:28:33,100
Maybe.

523
00:28:33,580 --> 00:28:34,779
What did you even do to her

524
00:28:34,780 --> 00:28:36,099
to make her so obsessed with you

525
00:28:36,100 --> 00:28:37,060
she wouldn't let go

526
00:28:37,061 --> 00:28:38,820
after all these years?

527
00:28:39,340 --> 00:28:41,020
If only I knew.

528
00:28:44,580 --> 00:28:45,580
Was it about scholarship?

529
00:28:47,899 --> 00:28:48,939
Her recommendation spot?

530
00:28:51,580 --> 00:28:55,059
Don't tell me you stole her man.

531
00:28:55,060 --> 00:28:55,619
That can't be.

532
00:28:55,980 --> 00:28:57,260
You've been single since birth.

533
00:29:02,820 --> 00:29:03,820
Mingying.

534
00:29:04,780 --> 00:29:05,780
Do you think this drama

535
00:29:06,500 --> 00:29:08,020
has something to do with Li Shican?

536
00:29:08,540 --> 00:29:10,099
The way she talked about him

537
00:29:10,100 --> 00:29:11,939
that day at the mall...

538
00:29:12,340 --> 00:29:14,379
I guess she has a thing for him.

539
00:29:17,179 --> 00:29:18,499
Don't tell me all this trolling

540
00:29:18,500 --> 00:29:19,260
and copycatting

541
00:29:19,261 --> 00:29:21,179
was about you being her love rival?

542
00:29:22,699 --> 00:29:24,540
I don't have any feelings for that guy.

543
00:29:25,020 --> 00:29:26,300
I'm more of an

544
00:29:26,899 --> 00:29:28,300
imaginary rival.

545
00:29:28,699 --> 00:29:29,699
Spot on.

546
00:29:30,419 --> 00:29:31,779
Come to think of it, Cen Sisi did

547
00:29:31,780 --> 00:29:33,779
specifically bring up those good old days

548
00:29:33,780 --> 00:29:35,179
back in the arts department.

549
00:29:35,540 --> 00:29:36,580
With a whole lot of snark.

550
00:29:36,820 --> 00:29:38,219
But that was so many years ago.

551
00:29:38,780 --> 00:29:40,340
She can't still be hung up on it.

552
00:29:40,659 --> 00:29:41,659
Right?

553
00:29:42,219 --> 00:29:42,899
We haven't seen him

554
00:29:42,900 --> 00:29:43,980
in ages.

555
00:29:44,100 --> 00:29:45,100
And he's now

556
00:29:45,379 --> 00:29:47,939
a full-blown hot-shot celebrity.

557
00:30:01,179 --> 00:30:01,859
Hey everyone!

558
00:30:01,859 --> 00:30:02,820
I'm Li Shican.

559
00:30:02,820 --> 00:30:03,780
Thank you all so much

560
00:30:03,781 --> 00:30:05,219
for joining my livestream today.

561
00:30:06,020 --> 00:30:07,138
We just got started

562
00:30:07,139 --> 00:30:07,740
and I can already see

563
00:30:07,741 --> 00:30:08,898
our viewer count

564
00:30:08,899 --> 00:30:10,060
hitting a million.

565
00:30:10,340 --> 00:30:11,819
Looks like today's giveaways

566
00:30:11,820 --> 00:30:13,340
are a pretty big draw.

567
00:30:13,740 --> 00:30:15,099
That's right. Today,

568
00:30:15,100 --> 00:30:16,779
we're here to treat our "Starlights"

569
00:30:16,780 --> 00:30:17,780
to some special goodies.

570
00:30:18,060 --> 00:30:19,299
We're playing a game with Shican:

571
00:30:19,300 --> 00:30:20,580
Truth or Dare!

572
00:30:21,260 --> 00:30:21,699
Shican,

573
00:30:21,700 --> 00:30:23,019
good for you.

574
00:30:23,020 --> 00:30:24,099
Still so down-to-earth.

575
00:30:24,100 --> 00:30:24,780
Truth or Dare

576
00:30:24,781 --> 00:30:25,858
with your fans, huh?

577
00:30:25,859 --> 00:30:26,740
Everyone's here for it,

578
00:30:26,741 --> 00:30:28,699
so let's all play together!

579
00:30:28,780 --> 00:30:29,139
Alright!

580
00:30:29,140 --> 00:30:31,100
So are you brave enough
to take on the challenge?

581
00:30:31,300 --> 00:30:32,300
Of course!

582
00:30:34,340 --> 00:30:35,939
The statement had barely gone out when

583
00:30:36,219 --> 00:30:37,339
clickbait accounts' apologies

584
00:30:37,340 --> 00:30:38,340
came rolling in.

585
00:30:38,540 --> 00:30:40,138
And all the trolls on

586
00:30:40,139 --> 00:30:41,060
Cen Sisi's payroll

587
00:30:41,139 --> 00:30:42,260
have gone quiet.

588
00:30:45,219 --> 00:30:47,020
Xu Huaisong really delivers.

589
00:30:48,619 --> 00:30:49,179
Our editor-in-chief

590
00:30:49,179 --> 00:30:50,179
was just nagging about

591
00:30:51,060 --> 00:30:52,819
how positive your image is now.

592
00:30:52,820 --> 00:30:54,339
Told me to push you to update

593
00:30:54,340 --> 00:30:55,859
and ride this wave of attention.

594
00:30:56,619 --> 00:30:58,020
She always has it both ways.

595
00:31:02,020 --> 00:31:02,659
Go on, dig in.

596
00:31:02,660 --> 00:31:03,898
Here's how it works:

597
00:31:03,899 --> 00:31:06,218
everyone can drop a comment

598
00:31:06,219 --> 00:31:06,899
with something

599
00:31:06,900 --> 00:31:08,859
you want Shican to do.

600
00:31:09,179 --> 00:31:10,418
If yours gets picked,

601
00:31:10,419 --> 00:31:11,698
Shican will not only do

602
00:31:11,699 --> 00:31:13,059
whatever you ask,

603
00:31:13,060 --> 00:31:14,178
but also throw in

604
00:31:14,179 --> 00:31:15,780
a signed photo.

605
00:31:18,260 --> 00:31:19,419
Okay, let's take a look!

606
00:31:19,859 --> 00:31:20,740
This one's from a fan

607
00:31:20,741 --> 00:31:22,859
called "Poetic Soul," who says:

608
00:31:23,540 --> 00:31:25,540
Shican's lucky number is seven.

609
00:31:25,619 --> 00:31:27,259
Can you call the seventh contact

610
00:31:27,260 --> 00:31:28,539
in your phonebook

611
00:31:28,540 --> 00:31:29,179
and say

612
00:31:29,419 --> 00:31:30,060
these words:

613
00:31:30,179 --> 00:31:32,579
"See you the day after tomorrow morning."

614
00:31:32,580 --> 00:31:33,580
"You know where."?

615
00:31:33,939 --> 00:31:35,459
That's a spicy request.

616
00:31:35,580 --> 00:31:37,699
Well, since it's coming from Starlights,

617
00:31:38,139 --> 00:31:39,060
surely Shican

618
00:31:39,061 --> 00:31:40,219
won't be turning it down?

619
00:31:41,300 --> 00:31:43,339
Of course not. Today's motto is:

620
00:31:43,340 --> 00:31:44,340
no request refused.

621
00:31:44,780 --> 00:31:45,780
My phone, please.

622
00:31:54,659 --> 00:31:55,619
Okay, let's listen in.

623
00:31:55,620 --> 00:31:56,739
Who's the lucky one

624
00:31:56,740 --> 00:31:58,500
on the other end of that call?

625
00:32:03,219 --> 00:32:04,379
This game is wild.

626
00:32:04,859 --> 00:32:06,300
If it were me, I'd call my mom.

627
00:32:06,419 --> 00:32:07,419
Always a safe bet.

628
00:32:08,300 --> 00:32:08,899
That's smart.

629
00:32:08,980 --> 00:32:10,179
You're so very quick.

630
00:32:25,820 --> 00:32:26,820
Me?

631
00:32:27,219 --> 00:32:28,219
That can't be right.

632
00:32:28,899 --> 00:32:29,820
Clearly it isn't

633
00:32:29,820 --> 00:32:30,820
his name.

634
00:32:31,260 --> 00:32:33,139
And your surname... "Ruan"?

635
00:32:33,699 --> 00:32:34,300
No way that's

636
00:32:34,301 --> 00:32:35,379
the seventh contact.

637
00:32:36,300 --> 00:32:37,300
Exactly.

638
00:32:40,340 --> 00:32:41,340
Just pick up.

639
00:32:48,899 --> 00:32:49,899
Hello?

640
00:32:49,939 --> 00:32:50,939
Hello.

641
00:32:53,340 --> 00:32:53,980
Long time no see.

642
00:32:54,300 --> 00:32:55,300
It's Shican.

643
00:33:07,500 --> 00:33:08,500
It's been a while.

644
00:33:09,100 --> 00:33:11,060
How have you been?

645
00:33:13,100 --> 00:33:14,100
Pretty good.

646
00:33:15,459 --> 00:33:17,500
Are you still at the same place as before?

647
00:33:20,060 --> 00:33:21,339
I just got back from abroad.

648
00:33:21,340 --> 00:33:22,340
I'd love to catch up.

649
00:33:23,179 --> 00:33:25,060
So let's meet up the morning

650
00:33:25,580 --> 00:33:26,660
after next, our usual spot.

651
00:33:28,020 --> 00:33:29,020
Sure.

652
00:33:29,419 --> 00:33:30,580
See you then. Bye!

653
00:33:34,379 --> 00:33:35,740
What are the odds?

654
00:33:36,139 --> 00:33:37,259
Talk about perfect timing.

655
00:33:37,260 --> 00:33:38,340
Well played, universe.

656
00:33:38,419 --> 00:33:39,179
Go meet up!

657
00:33:39,179 --> 00:33:39,619
Ask him!

658
00:33:39,620 --> 00:33:40,780
Ask him about Cen Sisi!

659
00:33:42,340 --> 00:33:43,780
The comment section is going insane!

660
00:33:45,300 --> 00:33:45,980
"Why does the voice"

661
00:33:45,980 --> 00:33:46,980
"sound so sweet?"

662
00:33:47,419 --> 00:33:48,020
"Baby..."

663
00:33:48,021 --> 00:33:49,500
"We object!"

664
00:33:50,060 --> 00:33:51,300
Whoever came up with that dare,

665
00:33:51,580 --> 00:33:52,179
well done.

666
00:33:52,179 --> 00:33:53,179
We have a jackpot for ya.

667
00:33:53,740 --> 00:33:54,300
You all always

668
00:33:54,301 --> 00:33:55,540
seek trouble for me.

669
00:33:57,179 --> 00:33:58,139
After the stream's over,

670
00:33:58,139 --> 00:33:58,939
remind me

671
00:33:58,940 --> 00:34:00,019
to go apologize to her.

672
00:34:00,020 --> 00:34:00,939
I can't really

673
00:34:00,940 --> 00:34:02,859
standing her up like that, can I?

674
00:34:04,419 --> 00:34:05,980
As smooth-talking as ever.

675
00:34:06,540 --> 00:34:08,378
Signaled in just a few words

676
00:34:08,379 --> 00:34:09,139
that he won't show up,

677
00:34:09,260 --> 00:34:10,580
just what the fans want.

678
00:34:11,060 --> 00:34:11,820
Impressive.

679
00:34:12,020 --> 00:34:12,619
So he's saying

680
00:34:12,619 --> 00:34:13,619
it was just the game?

681
00:34:13,620 --> 00:34:14,980
He wasn't actually asking you out?

682
00:34:16,179 --> 00:34:17,179
Fine.

683
00:34:17,259 --> 00:34:17,900
Then when

684
00:34:17,900 --> 00:34:18,819
he calls to apologize,

685
00:34:18,819 --> 00:34:19,819
ask him about Cen Sisi.

686
00:34:21,739 --> 00:34:22,980
That feels a bit awkward.

687
00:34:23,619 --> 00:34:24,979
We've gone so long without

688
00:34:24,980 --> 00:34:25,980
being in touch.

689
00:34:26,020 --> 00:34:27,539
How am I even supposed to start?

690
00:34:27,540 --> 00:34:28,540
Cringe.

691
00:34:29,299 --> 00:34:30,139
He has no clue about

692
00:34:30,139 --> 00:34:31,139
my pen name.

693
00:34:31,540 --> 00:34:32,420
He'd have no idea

694
00:34:32,421 --> 00:34:33,540
what's going on.

695
00:34:34,659 --> 00:34:35,619
Well, that's a wrap for today.

696
00:34:35,620 --> 00:34:36,660
Thanks for your hard work.

697
00:34:36,980 --> 00:34:37,980
Thank you, thank you!

698
00:34:38,339 --> 00:34:39,259
You worked hard!

699
00:34:39,259 --> 00:34:39,699
Shican's got

700
00:34:39,700 --> 00:34:41,419
bubble tea waiting for everyone

701
00:34:41,420 --> 00:34:42,460
in the lounge outside.

702
00:34:43,060 --> 00:34:43,819
Thank you all so much for today.

703
00:34:43,940 --> 00:34:44,779
Thank you, thank you!

704
00:34:44,779 --> 00:34:45,219
Xiaofei,

705
00:34:45,219 --> 00:34:45,739
- Lead the way.
- Thank you!

706
00:34:45,739 --> 00:34:46,139
Sure!

707
00:34:46,619 --> 00:34:47,460
This way, everyone!

708
00:34:47,580 --> 00:34:48,620
Let's pick up your drinks.

709
00:34:48,860 --> 00:34:49,860
Thanks! Bye!

710
00:34:59,020 --> 00:35:00,020
Shican,

711
00:35:00,779 --> 00:35:01,980
take a quick rest.

712
00:35:02,139 --> 00:35:03,020
Change your outfit.

713
00:35:03,020 --> 00:35:03,819
In about 15 minutes,

714
00:35:03,820 --> 00:35:04,940
we have another brand event.

715
00:35:06,020 --> 00:35:07,020
Got it.

716
00:35:10,500 --> 00:35:11,500
Yeah, it's over.

717
00:35:11,540 --> 00:35:13,020
Don't even get me started. Exhausted.

718
00:36:03,339 --> 00:36:04,860
Miss, this is for you.

719
00:36:06,100 --> 00:36:07,100
Me?

720
00:36:31,860 --> 00:36:33,420
Shican, absolutely perfect.

721
00:36:35,339 --> 00:36:36,339
Thank you.

722
00:37:05,540 --> 00:37:06,540
Wasn't Jingjing here

723
00:37:07,060 --> 00:37:08,259
the entire time?

724
00:37:08,420 --> 00:37:09,339
How come Director told me

725
00:37:09,339 --> 00:37:10,179
she stepped out,

726
00:37:10,180 --> 00:37:11,340
asking me to fill up for her?

727
00:37:11,540 --> 00:37:13,020
The director's a habitual matchmaker.

728
00:37:13,500 --> 00:37:14,618
There was this time when

729
00:37:14,619 --> 00:37:15,900
you weren't around,

730
00:37:16,460 --> 00:37:17,738
and he joked about you and Li Shican.

731
00:37:17,739 --> 00:37:19,379
A star screenwriter behind the scenes,

732
00:37:19,380 --> 00:37:20,940
and a male lead in front of the camera.

733
00:37:21,940 --> 00:37:23,699
You were made to keep it in-house.

734
00:37:24,380 --> 00:37:25,499
Did you notice how Li Shican was

735
00:37:25,500 --> 00:37:26,540
transfixed just now?

736
00:37:27,100 --> 00:37:28,300
Director must be shipping you.

737
00:37:29,299 --> 00:37:30,100
No, I...

738
00:37:30,101 --> 00:37:31,341
- That was just...
- Okay, look.

739
00:37:31,860 --> 00:37:33,380
Nobody knows you better than I do.

740
00:37:33,819 --> 00:37:34,900
Like I don't already know?

741
00:37:36,179 --> 00:37:37,699
The setting is the same as before,

742
00:37:37,900 --> 00:37:39,420
but a different protagonist.

743
00:37:40,819 --> 00:37:41,299
You weren't

744
00:37:41,300 --> 00:37:42,699
looking at Li Shican at all.

745
00:37:43,299 --> 00:37:44,859
The surroundings got to you.

746
00:37:44,860 --> 00:37:46,660
And a certain Mr. Xu
crossed your mind again.

747
00:38:27,819 --> 00:38:28,819
That certain Mr. Xu...

748
00:38:31,779 --> 00:38:33,139
He's always the one, isn't he?

749
00:38:56,940 --> 00:38:57,739
"Apparently, Su Cheng"

750
00:38:57,740 --> 00:38:59,516
"is Lily Vale's real-life
junior from school."

751
00:38:59,540 --> 00:39:00,420
"They had beef, which Su"

752
00:39:00,420 --> 00:39:01,420
"wouldn't let go of."

753
00:39:01,460 --> 00:39:02,940
"Waiting for the truth.

754
00:39:04,179 --> 00:39:05,179
"I knew it."

755
00:39:05,299 --> 00:39:06,939
"The Poet already cleared everything up"

756
00:39:06,940 --> 00:39:07,659
"and apologized."

757
00:39:07,900 --> 00:39:09,138
"It's a real-life grudge,"

758
00:39:09,139 --> 00:39:10,338
"that's why Su, a third-party, kept"

759
00:39:10,339 --> 00:39:11,420
"dragging Lily Vale's name"

760
00:39:11,500 --> 00:39:12,900
"through the mud."

761
00:39:13,619 --> 00:39:15,020
"This reeks of conspiracy."

762
00:39:15,659 --> 00:39:16,795
"What school is Su Cheng from?"

763
00:39:16,819 --> 00:39:17,460
"Someone pls dig into this!"

764
00:39:17,461 --> 00:39:18,940
Seriously? Doxxing?

765
00:39:19,980 --> 00:39:21,220
"Don't let yourselves be used."

766
00:39:21,420 --> 00:39:22,499
"Doesn't this move have a pro"

767
00:39:22,500 --> 00:39:23,819
"PR team written all over it?"

768
00:39:24,179 --> 00:39:25,819
"Lily Vale's got people working for her."

769
00:39:26,380 --> 00:39:27,740
What happens online, stays online.

770
00:39:28,259 --> 00:39:29,500
I draw my line here.

771
00:39:32,739 --> 00:39:34,155
"The narrative has shifted overnight."

772
00:39:34,179 --> 00:39:35,580
"I smell something fishy."

773
00:39:42,060 --> 00:39:43,980
"Mr. Xu, have you seen Weibo?"

774
00:39:49,980 --> 00:39:51,980
"Mr. Liu, have you seen Weibo?"

775
00:39:53,739 --> 00:39:54,739
"I have."

776
00:39:55,299 --> 00:39:57,060
"Was this your doing?"

777
00:39:57,900 --> 00:39:58,420
"Huh?"

778
00:39:58,860 --> 00:39:59,860
"No, it wasn't."

779
00:40:00,299 --> 00:40:01,299
"Then who?"

780
00:40:02,259 --> 00:40:02,819
"Not sure."

781
00:40:03,219 --> 00:40:04,778
"But fighting fire with fire"

782
00:40:04,779 --> 00:40:06,179
"is not usually our way"

783
00:40:06,420 --> 00:40:07,779
"of handling things."

784
00:40:08,179 --> 00:40:08,940
"That said,"

785
00:40:08,941 --> 00:40:10,178
"the defendant presumably"

786
00:40:10,179 --> 00:40:11,259
"thinks this was us."

787
00:40:13,259 --> 00:40:14,100
"Ruan Yu."

788
00:40:14,101 --> 00:40:15,659
"This is dirty, even for you."

789
00:40:15,940 --> 00:40:16,940
"If that's how it is,"

790
00:40:16,980 --> 00:40:18,460
"don't expect me to hold back."

791
00:40:18,699 --> 00:40:20,900
"Let's see who can play dirtier."

792
00:40:22,500 --> 00:40:23,820
Have you ever been civil with me?

793
00:40:27,219 --> 00:40:28,100
"The exposure"

794
00:40:28,101 --> 00:40:29,299
"wasn't me or my lawyers."

795
00:40:40,699 --> 00:40:41,500
Can't rule out retaliation

796
00:40:41,501 --> 00:40:42,540
from the defendant.

797
00:40:43,219 --> 00:40:44,060
SG's top brass should

798
00:40:44,061 --> 00:40:45,380
be well aware that the defendant

799
00:40:45,819 --> 00:40:46,619
is capable of

800
00:40:46,620 --> 00:40:48,259
remotely detonating explosives.

801
00:40:50,020 --> 00:40:51,619
With public security as solid as it is,

802
00:40:52,980 --> 00:40:54,659
there's no way Cen Sisi is able

803
00:40:55,819 --> 00:40:56,540
to pull off

804
00:40:56,541 --> 00:40:57,659
anything too drastic.

805
00:41:04,860 --> 00:41:06,940
"An incredible legend."

806
00:41:08,139 --> 00:41:09,139
"SG,"

807
00:41:09,819 --> 00:41:11,338
"hit with a baseless infringement lawsuit"

808
00:41:11,339 --> 00:41:12,500
"from a competitor,"

809
00:41:12,980 --> 00:41:14,139
"was caught in the fallout."

810
00:41:14,219 --> 00:41:15,219
"Stock prices cratered."

811
00:41:15,299 --> 00:41:17,139
"The firm is staring
down a financial crisis."

812
00:41:17,619 --> 00:41:19,059
"Xu Yin, one of California's"

813
00:41:19,060 --> 00:41:20,060
"most well-regarded attorneys,"

814
00:41:20,061 --> 00:41:21,100
"took on the case."

815
00:41:21,619 --> 00:41:23,060
"Two days before the hearing,"

816
00:41:23,460 --> 00:41:24,660
"he suffered a sudden stroke."

817
00:41:25,299 --> 00:41:26,460
"After emergency treatment,"

818
00:41:26,819 --> 00:41:28,699
"he was diagnosed with vascular dementia."

819
00:41:29,860 --> 00:41:32,619
Mr. Xu is currently unconscious.

820
00:41:33,060 --> 00:41:34,540
What should we do about our case?

821
00:41:36,540 --> 00:41:37,100
This is the

822
00:41:37,101 --> 00:41:38,419
most critical time.

823
00:41:38,420 --> 00:41:40,420
And someone needs to take responsibility.

824
00:41:41,420 --> 00:41:42,299
You understand?

825
00:41:42,380 --> 00:41:44,100
If no one is responsible.

826
00:41:44,460 --> 00:41:47,179
I will sue your firm.

827
00:41:47,540 --> 00:41:48,500
Just bear with me.

828
00:41:48,501 --> 00:41:49,701
I don't want to bear with you.

829
00:41:51,739 --> 00:41:52,739
Mr. Romans,

830
00:41:53,580 --> 00:41:55,940
now I'm on it.

831
00:41:58,179 --> 00:42:00,100
"In the end, Xu Huaisong,"

832
00:42:00,460 --> 00:42:01,860
"Mr. Xu's son, stepped forward."

833
00:42:02,659 --> 00:42:03,619
"He said he had been"

834
00:42:03,620 --> 00:42:04,740
"studying under his father,"

835
00:42:05,219 --> 00:42:05,860
"had kept himself"

836
00:42:05,860 --> 00:42:06,819
"updated on the case"

837
00:42:06,820 --> 00:42:07,980
"and was ready to take over."

838
00:42:08,339 --> 00:42:09,459
"With the case dragging on,"

839
00:42:09,699 --> 00:42:11,339
"the market is projected to further dip."

840
00:42:11,860 --> 00:42:12,979
"At the eleventh hour, the board"

841
00:42:12,980 --> 00:42:13,980
"chose Xu Huaisong"

842
00:42:14,380 --> 00:42:15,500
"without having high hopes."

843
00:42:15,980 --> 00:42:17,860
"A last-minute swap is never a good sign."

844
00:42:18,900 --> 00:42:19,900
"But the result:"

845
00:42:21,100 --> 00:42:22,339
"SG won."

846
00:42:23,139 --> 00:42:24,500
"Mr. Xu Jr., on his own,"

847
00:42:25,299 --> 00:42:27,940
"brought SG back from the brink."

848
00:44:13,580 --> 00:44:14,620
She could be here anytime.

849
00:44:22,980 --> 00:44:23,980
Good girl.

850
00:44:24,219 --> 00:44:25,379
Stay with me a little longer.

851
00:44:25,980 --> 00:44:26,500
I promise

852
00:44:26,739 --> 00:44:28,059
a full month of meals,

853
00:44:28,060 --> 00:44:28,540
deal?

854
00:44:28,819 --> 00:44:29,819
Just a moment.

855
00:44:31,580 --> 00:44:32,580
Look.

856
00:44:34,100 --> 00:44:35,100
A primer for you.

857
00:44:35,380 --> 00:44:36,380
Stay with me here.

858
00:44:39,179 --> 00:44:40,179
She's here!

859
00:44:40,259 --> 00:44:41,580
Here's some more. There you go.

860
00:44:47,299 --> 00:44:48,299
Good girl.

861
00:44:58,299 --> 00:44:59,299
I'm not here for the cat.

862
00:44:59,900 --> 00:45:00,900
I'm here for you.WEBVTT

863
00:44:59,900 --> 00:45:00,900
I'm here for you.