Original subtitles

♪My heart shattered, withered into pieces♪

♪Yet I still can't find a trace of you♪

♪Like a whale drowning in the cracks of the deep sea♪

♪Thinking of you, I lose myself completely♪

♪My heart shattered, withered into pieces♪

♪Humbly, I still long to search for you♪

♪Screaming as I fall into the darkest abyss♪

♪Echoing back is only the tide of loneliness♪

♪Overestimating myself♪

=Marry Him in Her Place=

=Episode 21=

(Liang's Apothecary)

What happened?

They came in

and just grabbed everything of value.

Who would dare cause trouble in the apothecary in broad daylight?

The shareholders.

The shareholders?

Things have gone downhill

ever since Master Liang passed.

Things finally started turning around after you came back.

But yesterday,

the founding shareholders suddenly announced

they were pulling out as a group.

They demanded 5,000 silver dollars.

I checked the books.

Even if we emptied every account,

we could scrape together maybe 3,000 at most.

That's far from enough.

Showing up at daybreak to cause a mess,

it could only be them.

You're pulling out?

Why?

You still have the nerve to ask why?

The profits have dropped

to a pathetic state.

We only put money in

because we respected your father.

With your father gone,

the reason for our partnership is gone as well.

You think a little girl like you

can run a business?

Stop dreaming.

I am the rightful head of the Liang family now.

You should watch your tone.

Also,

do not drag your past dealings with my father into this.

If not for him, you'd still be out there wondering where your next meal was coming from.

Just give us

the money

and we'll leave.

And if I refuse?

Then, we'll help ourselves.

The apothecary

couldn't have been making money every year.

All of you acting in such perfect unison

couldn't have happened by itself.

Someone must be pulling strings.

You've made plenty from the Liang family.

Give me one month.

If I can't fill the gap

and turn things around

within that time,

do whatever you want.

If I can,

we continue as usual

and pretend this never happened.

I'll even add 1% profit as compensation.

Do not let her sweet talk fool you.

And here comes the puppeteer.

There are 5,000 silver dollars in this case.

I'll buy

all

your shares.

Mr. Lin, are you serious?

Do I have a deal

or not?

Yes.

I'll do it.

Me too.

Count me in.

You people must have a death wish,

taking money from Chengyun Society.

I don't know what Mr. Lin promised you,

but from what I know,

the Chengyun Society's money comes with a price.

You might keep it now,

but can you keep it forever?

How many have taken a bit of profit

only to cough it back ten or a hundred times over?

Have you not heard the stories? You don't even need to look far.

Surely you all know how the Dai family lost

their 13 shops.

Miss Liang, you seem to think you know Chengyun Society

so well.

Even if I don't know

the Chengyun Society or you,

I'm sure the investors do.

We'll return and discuss this matter.

Miss Liang,

I see you're determined to do this the hard way.

Men,

bring them all back.

Mayor Song has become the provincial chairman.

As the wealthiest merchants in Rong City, you should set an example,

support the chairman's work,

and contribute to Jiangzhou's development and defense.

We're living in turbulent times,

yet you can still make money in safety.

Learn to be grateful.

This isn't a request for donations.

This is robbery.

Every business under the Lu family is covered in that agreement.

What are you doing?

I was beginning to see why your mouth gets you in trouble.

Seems your teeth grew crooked.

(Recipient: Lin Yun)

(Recipient: Lin Yun)

You're a sensible man, Mr. Wang.

Come on.

Bring in the banner.

(Presented to Mr. Wang)

Honored citizen of Jiangzhou,

respected figure of Rong City.

Congratulations, Mr. Wang.

Can I go now?

Of course. Take care.

You can earn back lost money.

However, if you lose your life,

you lose everything.

You're shameless!

What's the big idea? What are you doing to me?

Stay the night.

Let us clean that head of yours

and fix your attitude.

Excuse us

if things get a bit harsh.

Enough.

I don't want a dead man.

He'll frighten my fish.

What's the matter?

Have you lost your voice already?

What have you turned into?

Turned into?

You clearly got the wrong idea about me.

I was never a good person.

Take a good look.

This is who I am.

I don't believe you.

This isn't who you are.

You're only doing this because you resent me.

Liang Yi,

you give yourself too much credit.

Although, I suppose

I should thank you.

If it weren't for you,

I wouldn't have reunited with a father who has this much power.

I should have returned to him long ago

and made full use of my talents.

Who do you think you are?

What gives you the right?

What gives?

Do not test my limits.

Understand?

I can kill you anytime I want.

(It's my fault.)

(I'm the one who pushed him into the abyss.)

(Memorial Tablet of Husband Song Zhichu, offered by his widow Liang Yi)

(Rong City Municipal Hall, Rong City Police Bureau)

Isn't that the daughter of the Liang family?

No, it's Mrs. Lin.

What?

Have you not heard?

She's the real Miss Liang,

the wife of Song Zhichu.

I can't tell what kind of show those two families are putting on.

(Donation Agreement, Recipient: Lin Yun)

(Donation Agreement, Recipient: Lin Yun)

Boss, Miss Liang has gone to the Song Residence.

I, Zhichu's widow, have come to keep vigil.

The Liang family has been persecuted by Chengyun Society,

our property taken by force.

I beg you to help me, Father.

I, Zhichu's widow,

beg you to uphold justice for me, Father.

We'll talk inside.

(Memorial Tablet of Husband Song Zhichu, offered by his widow Liang Yi)

(Righteous Spirit)

Where is she?

In the mourning hall.

That girl has guts.

She really came up with a move that underhanded.

Let me handle her.

If she's so eager to be a Song daughter-in-law,

then let her join Zhichu on the other side.

Yun,

I trust that you won't go soft on her.

(Righteous Spirit)

(Memorial Tablet of Husband Song Zhichu, offered by his widow Liang Yi)

Let me go!

Get lost.

Mr. Lin,

I was lawfully married to Song Zhichu.

Is it wrong for me to keep vigil for my own husband?

Stop putting on an act.

You think Song Ming will defend you?

Of course, he won't.

Even if he kills me,

he can't silence the whole city.

Everyone saw what just happened.

He'll have you disappear without a trace.

And you'd be the one to do it for him, wouldn't you?

Go on, then.

Dispose of me without leaving a trace.

You can do it right now.

Just say I hanged myself in grief

before my husband's tablet.

Liang Yi,

do you have a death wish?

No, I want to live.

But you won't have the Liang family

unless you step over my body.

For the Liang family, you'd betray me

and sacrifice yourself.

What would

your father think if he could see you now?

If you want to survive,

make your performance convincing.

♪Raise the big screen, start your pretentious performance♪

♪The most foolish gambler♪

♪Would treat love as prey, caring nothing♪

♪You pretend to be innocent, yet the red wounds are vivid in my mind♪

♪Such a hypocritical gift♪

♪Victory is revealed too quickly♪

♪I treated you as my salvation♪

♪You treated me as a toy♪

♪And we both fall into endless loneliness♪

♪I loved too deeply♪

♪Your methods are too cruel♪

♪Once devotion is desecrated, only waiting for your disgrace♪

♪I treated you as my salvation♪

♪You treated me as a toy♪

♪And we both fall into endless loneliness♪

♪I loved too deeply♪

♪Your methods are too cruel♪

♪Once devotion is desecrated, only waiting for your disgrace♪

♪Curtain call♪