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[Love Between Lines]

[Episode 14]

I got drunk and blacked out?

I ate poisonous mushrooms

and got mildly poisoned?

Mr. Xiao,

s-sorry for the trouble last night.

Are the other colleagues okay?

They're fine.

Well...

I didn't do anything inappropriate last night, did I?

In such a hurry to clear yourself of it, huh?

It's not like that.

I just completely blacked out.

Did I curse at you?

No.

I hit you?

I'm sorry, Mr. Xiao.

I really can't recall anything.

If you're upset about it,

you can hit me back if you want.

Are you sure?

Dream on.

I'm going out for a while.

Remember to eat it later.

He could at least eat before leaving.

What delicious food did he make?

You're awake?

Go get some more sleep.

It's still early.

No way.

I thought of some desserts last night.

I need to give them a try at the shop today.

Why am I feeling so drowsy?

You did that on purpose, didn't you?

I'm helping you wake up.

Here it comes.

Boss.

My mom sent you these eight-treasure pastries.

Did your mom visit your place?

No, she had them delivered to me by FlashEx.

I see.

After all, you have someone living at your place now.

That's just my regular roommate.

I never said otherwise.

I'll text your mom on WeChat.

Mrs. Bai, I received the pastries.

Thank you so much.

I haven't even tried them yet.

Now that the Design Competition is over,

I feel so empty inside.

I can tell.

You're showing up here from time to time.

I can't keep you company tonight.

Wang is clocking out early today.

We're having dinner together.

The two of us haven't had a proper meal together in ages.

I understand.

First come, first served.

I fully understand.

How about this?

In order to make it up to you,

I'll treat you to a murder mystery game.

No, thanks.

You can go play with Li Yue.

I heard they're having special events these days.

I'm wondering where they get all these creative ideas from.

No worries,

I have coupons.

Three.

Two.

One.

He comes to buy coffee at this time every day now.

Oh, you're here, too!

The usual?

The usual.

Okay.

Alright.

The promotional leaflets have all been handed out.

Remember to give me the coupons later.

No problem.

When did you two form this strategic partnership?

It's nothing like that.

I'm simply

helping Li Yue meet

his promotional KPI targets.

Your next round is about to kick off.

You should go now.

See you.

Bye-bye.

Song Lina,

a spy funded by a mysterious person.

Your first mission is

to stop the new Commander from entering the city.

Look!

It's actually Qin Xiaoyi from Group A!

Group A?

So he ended up here?

It's actually Qin Xiaoyi!

This look is

quite dope.

Hold on.

I remember I have a mission.

Commander Qin!

Please wait a moment!

My dad...

My father was wrongfully imprisoned.

He's suffering greatly from illness now.

Commander, please help me

deliver this medicine to him.

I

cannot do you this favor.

What kind of attitude was that?

Is it because of what happened last night?

What on earth happened last night?

Miss Song,

I have something for you.

Here you are.

How did I not notice before

that there was sponsorship here?

Even when drinking water,

you should also stay observant.

Miss Song,

see you at the ballroom at 9 tonight.

Your ex-lover will invite you to dance.

Please help him win the position of mayor.

Ex-lover?

How melodramatic.

Is he

my ex-lover?

No way...

Miss Song,

shall we dance?

You're such a master of switching moods, Commander.

You were so aloof to me on the street earlier.

And now you've invited me to dance.

You're way better

than me at switching moods.

Nonsense.

I'm always steadfast in principles

and consistent in ideas and actions.

Consistent in ideas and actions?

Does that mean

you do everything following your heart?

Yes.

By the way,

give me that medicine bottle.

You just rejected me on the street.

There were too many people watching.

I couldn't tell if they were good or evil.

Give me the medicine bottle.

I will find a way to send it to your father.

I'm not

like some irresponsible people.

Qin Xiaoyi.

Oh, no, it's a dead end.

Find that person at all costs!

Hurry and hide!

Get in here.

Go check inside!

Let's go

check over there.

Is he gone?

Well, then,

can you make some space now?

Desperate times call for desperate measures.

I'm not taking advantage of you, okay?

It wouldn't be the first time anyway.

Watch your language. When did I ever...

Watch out.

Actually, there's something

I've always wanted to say.

You have

♪ Close your eyes for me ♪

a really good-looking face.

Wait.

Don't get me wrong.

That night, I was hallucinating

due to those mushrooms.

I was

not sober and made a mistake.

Anyway, don't take anything I did

seriously.

Of course not.

If I had taken it seriously.

I wouldn't be standing here right now.

So... Let's move on from this.

Where

are you going next?

To find Feng Youjin.

Here's all the intelligence Feng Youjin needs.

If you want to seek cooperation with him,

it should come in handy.

I'm leaving.

What on earth did I do?

Honey.

My husband is home so early today.

Zhan Jie is taking my shift tonight.

I came home in a hurry to get some rest.

He'll probably stay up all night.

It's going to be exhausting.

Let me order some food for him.

No need. I've ordered some for him.

Tired?

Let me show you the account I've been working on.

It's gained quite a few followers.

101 followers?

Yep.

So what?

With 7 more, they could play the 108 heroes in "Water Margin."

Fine.

I'll ask some colleagues of mine tomorrow

to fulfill your heroic dream.

Is this it?

This, too?

Last night, I tried to contact Zhan Jie

to help me fix a bug,

but I couldn't get through to him.

This wasn't the first time recently.

Aren't you two good friends?

What's wrong with him?

I really don't know.

But

if there's any bug you want to fix,

you can ask me to do it as well.

Yes.

You were the first one who popped into my mind.

However,

someone told me

that you've been working extra hours outside a lot lately.

So you might not have time to come over.

Guangming,

you've been working for me,

and I've treated you well, right?

If you want to venture out on your own,

that's fine.

We can have a proper farewell party.

But you can't take outside jobs

while still getting paid by me.

That's simply improper,

right?

You have indeed treated me well.

The business trips were always assigned to me.

I needed to be gone for at least 2 months every time.

I assisted with every major project,

but when it came to payment,

suddenly I was counted as "a friend helping out."

My phone must be on 24 hours a day,

just waiting for your orders.

Honestly, I really don't

want to live this kind of life anymore.

What are you doing?

I'll make sure the handover goes smoothly.

Honey, what brings you here?

These are all your favorites, right?

These shops are quite far from each other.

Didn't you just get off work?

How did you find time to go to all these places?

I was working outside the office today.

A client came to Shanghai.

I took him around the city.

Don't you want to ask me

about how everything's going

with our company?

Didn't you promise you wouldn't let the project fail?

I believe you, of course.

I was afraid that asking too much would add to your stress.

Don't just sit there.

Have some food, too.

I'm not hungry.

I need to go back to the office to meet with Zhan Jie.

You still have something to work on?

It's almost done.

Once we officially sign the contract

and hand over the project to that big company,

everything will be wrapped up.

Okay.

Soon.

There you are.

I just wandered around

and bought you a gift.

I haven't

bought you anything in the past few years.

I don't wear these things.

Don't waste your money.

It's just a small gift.

Tomorrow morning,

I'll go pick you up.

I've got everything ready for the grave visit.

You don't need to worry about that.

Is there a problem?

Zhiyu.

I'm afraid

I couldn't make it.

You couldn't make it when you were

abroad before.

But now you're back.

I'm not...

ready to visit your father's grave yet.

You still resent him?

He left without a word back then

and left everything to me.

How could I not resent him?

Kanghua?

Almost done.

I'm with Zhiyu right now.

Don't worry about me.

Wait for me tonight. Let's go back together...

I have something to handle.

I'll take my leave.

Hu!

You bought so many things.

They're all for my dad.

Madam.

Can you grab those cherries for me?

There you go.

Be careful.

It is a bit heavy.

Hu.

Who won today?

We're drawing even.

Mr. Xiao.

You didn't go to the studio today.

Did you go shopping instead?

I accidentally

dropped this bag on the ground.

Do you want to check if it's broken?

It's fine.

I don't need it anyway.

If you like it, you can take it.

I can take it?

What is it...

I've seen this before.

It's said to support a painless blood glucose monitor.

The ads are really hyping it up.

Try it out.

Mr. Xiao,

I must be honest with you.

This watch

offers quite a lot of functions,

but the watchband style is way too old-fashioned,

like something my parents would like.

Forget it if you don't like it.

Give it back to me.

I haven't finished testing yet.

Give it back.

I'll return it to you when I'm done testing.

Give it to me. Come on.

I'll give it back when I'm done testing...

I think it's malfunctioning.

Take it back.

Dad.

Xiu.

Did you get everything?

Don't worry.

I bought everything you asked for.

Get up early tomorrow.

Don't delay anything.

I won't delay. Just wait for me at home.

Okay.

There's nothing else. I'll hang up.

Mr. Hu, Mrs. Bai.

The car can't drive up here.

Carrying so many things,

you must be exhausted.

Mr. Hu, would you like to take a break?

It's okay. I'm not tired.

Han Xuan, you're back from school?

We're on vacation.

I just got here yesterday.

Come on.

New Year's lucky money.

Take it as an early gift from me.

He's grown up now.

There's no need to give him lucky money.

But he's still a kid.

College students need money to spend. Take it.

Thank you, Mr. Hu.

Thank you, Mr. Hu.

Let's go then.

Okay.

Xiu, let me carry that for you.

Thanks.

How's your new job?

Not bad.

No matter how busy you are at work,

remember not to miss your meals.

Now you're giving Xiu advice.

You've grown even taller.

Han,

we've come to visit you.

[Here rests Han Chuan]

Mr. Hu,

please take care of yourself.

Mr. Hu,

please don't mind me saying,

but you should rest that leg more.

Or it'll keep flaring up,

and your knee won't heal properly.

Compared to Han,

my leg injury is nothing.

Bro!

The location of the distribution box

and the wiring route have been set.

You're so efficient with your work.

Bro.

Those dried fruits you bought last time were so good.

Where did you get them?

Tasty, right?

I'll buy some more tomorrow.

My wife, Renzi, is picky about food.

She loved these fruits when she was pregnant.

Okay. Thanks, bro.

Come on!

Why are you thanking me?

I should be the one saying thank you.

Your wife is pregnant now.

Right?

And you still agreed to work with me.

To be honest,

I'd feel uneasy

if you weren't here.

But who could have imagined

that the stadium would collapse?

The chief architect committed suicide

and left everything behind.

Yet Han

didn't even get to see his child.

Jerk!

Suicide was too easy for you!

Don't think suicide can exempt you from responsibility!

My husband is only 40!

How are we, a widow and an orphan, supposed to survive?

You owe me my husband's life!

[Qin Yuze's memorial service]

You murderer!

This isn't over just because he's dead!

You, the Qin family, must give us an explanation!

Don't try to shirk the blame!

Right!

His family must atone for our losses!

Otherwise, who will take responsibility?

My dad asked me

to come on behalf of him and Mrs. Xiao

to pay respects.

You are just as stubborn as when you were a child.

Unfortunately, there's something

you can't solve by throwing a temper tantrum.

Don't you agree,

Qin Xiaoyi?

[Qin Yuze]

So you're Qin Xiaoyi?

Your younger brother has changed his name.

He took my surname.

He's called Xiao Zhiyu.

From now on,

you'll be the one to protect your brother.

Starting today,

do not call him by his old name anymore

or tell anyone who his father is.

Understand?

I'll keep that in mind.

After all these years,

you dare not use your real name.

You've changed your name, but you can't let go of the past.

So you can only use the name "Qin Xiaoyi" in the game

to comfort yourself.

How pathetic.

Be more careful in the future.

The Pei family has kept your secret for years.

If your identity is exposed,

and it gets Zhuling involved,

I won't let you off the hook.

By the way...

If some people find out

that you changed your name and identity

to cover up the stains on you,

will they still see you the way they do now?

With all that talk about justice,

yet you, the Peis, are the ones playing dirty.

If there ever comes a day when Zhuling falls,

it should be the Pei family bringing it upon themselves.

What are you trying to say?

Dad,

I've sent the flowers

as you told me to.

Good.

However,

he didn't seem to appreciate it.

As long as the flowers were delivered,

and Wanyue can be at ease,

that's enough.

How's your waist?

Feeling better now?

Much better.

Did you finish those treatments at the Chinese medicine clinic?

Not yet.

Renzi, please don't spend extra money on me anymore.

It's fine.

How was your semester?

Just so-so, I think.

Xuan,

is something bothering you?

Xiu, I...

want to quit school.

Why?

Look,

nowadays,

the job market is so competitive,

and I'm just from a second-tier college.

I don't think I'll have any advantage after graduation.

I just want to start working to gain some experience.

The point is

that my mom is getting older,

and I can't bear to let her continue working as a cleaner

to pay for my schooling.

Xuan, you've grown up.

Xiu, do you

support me?

I understand you,

but I don't support this.

I still remember how determined and exhilarated you were

when you chose your major.

Yes, but...

I just think my mom is working too hard.

I feel like she is stuck

in this kind of life because of me.

So you think if you drop out now,

your mom will be relaxed and free?

Isn't that the case?

If you really drop out of school,

that's when she'll truly be stuck.

Trust me.

No parent in this world

would ever want their child to give up their dreams

for their sake.

If only...

If only that accident had never happened.

That's all water under the bridge.

We need to move on.

Look,

I also used to regret not being able to study abroad.

But now,

I'm back doing architectural design again.

Xuan, don't give up so easily, okay?

If some people find out

that you changed your name and identity

to cover up the stains on you,

will they still see you the way they do now?

Can't fall asleep?

I had too much coffee.

What about you?

I...

Same here.

I can't fall asleep either.

Check your phone.

It's the song I listen to when I need help sleeping.

If you have trouble falling asleep,

you could give it a try.

Then why are you still up?

I'm listening to it now.

It just hasn't kicked in yet.

♪ I saw the tram driving under the sunset ♪

♪ Like walking into a pause in a summer ♪

♪ At this moment, the sunset is gentle ♪

♪ I look up and press the shutter ♪

♪ I take a piece of cloud from your city as a memory ♪

♪ Looking at the people in skyscrapers leaving work ♪

Mr. Xiao.

♪ Leaving a hurried silhouette for the dusk ♪

If there's a chance,

I can take you to their live show.

♪ Talking about random topics ♪

Okay.

♪ Waiting for the traffic light at dusk ♪

♪ To the left or to the right, not about eternity ♪

♪ I'm missing you so much ♪

♪ And wondering what kind of life you're living right now ♪

♪ I can only hear about your recent life through gossip ♪

Mr. Wu, please.

You're too kind.

You can take it easy.

We're just having tea and chatting.

I've heard that your factory is doing well lately.

And you're even expanding.

Thanks to our partnership

with Zhuling in the past couple of years,

the factory is finally on the right track.

Though our business has been okay these years,

I still have to go seek orders myself.

Everyone knows

that companies with 3D printing

and building material technology in China are

all Zhuling's business partners.

I'm just riding on your coattails,

barely surviving.

You're being too modest, Mr. Wu.

I heard

that you're taking on a big project recently.

Mr. Pei,

I've always valued our cooperation with Zhuling.

If there's anything you need,

just let me know.

Have some tea.

It's my fault.

I should have urged Lyman

to push the cooperation process forward with Mr. Wu.

I never expected

that even after we reached an agreement,

they would still back out.

They claimed to be unable to meet the production demands.

All excuses.

I've contacted

all 3D ceramic technology companies

that I could find.

But they all have deep cooperation

with one company.

As soon as I mentioned our project,

they all politely declined.

Seems like they were warned in advance.

Zhuling.

I've also asked around.

Years ago, Zhuling started

laying the groundwork in the building materials sector,

which led to its monopoly position today.

But we can't let supply channels

hold us back.

Let's sort out a Plan B.

For example,

we could change the facade design plan.

There is actually an alternative plan.

-No. -No way.

The visual highlight of Lyman's projects

exactly lies in the facade's layers and textures.

The 3D printed ceramic bricks can balance

both the vintage vibe and the modern deconstructivist design.

Once we change the materials,

all our efforts will be wasted.

If we want to keep the design,

there's another option.

That is to cooperate with Zhuling.

Meeting adjourned.

I'll think it over.

Xiao Zhiyu can't find a supply channel.

And when it comes to design,

he's the kind of person who never compromises.

At this point,

he must be caught between a rock and a hard place.

This move of yours

has really cut Xiao Zhiyu to the quick.

I have no interest in petty people gloating

over their success.

This one actually went out of business?

Mr. Xiao!

I-I'm sorry.

I didn't know you were here.

Why are you like a cat,

walking without making any sound?

The same goes for you.

You jumped up pretty fast like a rabbit.

Put some ice on it now.

Does it hurt?

I bumped into you that hard?

What do you think?

I-I'll do it myself.

Mr. Xiao.

I just

found a small company

that should be able to produce

the 3D printed ceramic bricks we need.

His company

used to make 3D artistic ceramics.

There's not much information available.

All we know is that the owner returned from Jingdezhen

and has just entered

the building materials field in the past couple of years.

This company may not be well-known,

but its craftsmanship

might meet our standards.

Why aren't you saying anything?

Is it

not suitable?

Factories with a background in crafts like this one are

generally small in scale

and focus on quality over speed.

For projects as big as Lyman's,

they might not be able to keep up with the supply demands.

Your head hurts from the bump?

I need to cool down.

You're right.

This production capacity issue is

indeed very important.

It's already 10 PM.

Time to go home.

Let's go home.

Turn off the lights.