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[Love Between Lines]

[Episode 26]

Xiu,

get your dad a bowl of soup first.

Did you get burned?

What happened?

Did you get burned?

Let me see.

Let me see.

♪ Fireworks scatter across the sky ♪

Don't cry.

I'll go find some ointment for you.

♪ And the faint light in my eyes fades with them ♪

Dad.

I am...

♪ Just like the end of our story ♪

I am sorry.

♪ Who says ♪

I'm sorry.

♪ We meet just to say goodbye? ♪

I'm sorry, every day...

The first thing I do every morning

is trying to forget him,

♪ Who's to blame for a fate like this? ♪

but I can't.

Dad.

I'm still worried about him.

♪ Walking across ♪

I still want to face everything with him.

♪ This hollow bridge of fate ♪

I'm sorry, Dad.

Dad.

♪ If you can't see the other shore, just look up ♪

I'm sorry.

♪ Only a few stars shine ♪

♪ It's true ♪

♪ I miss you ♪

♪ Hope the night brings me to you ♪

♪ And I also know ♪

♪ The night will pass and I have to part with you ♪

♪ It's hard to accept but true ♪

The inquiry ended long ago,

but his phone has been powered off the whole time.

♪ It's true ♪

Sorry.

The phone you are calling is powered off.

♪ I loved you ♪

The phone you are calling is powered off.

♪ Hope the dream brings me to you ♪

♪ And I also know ♪

♪ The dreams are false and I should forget you ♪

Xiao Zhiyu!

Xiao Zhiyu.

♪ It's hard to accept but true ♪

Xiao Zhiyu.

Sorry.

The phone you are calling is powered off.

Hello.

Hello,

Ms. Hu.

I'm Xiao Zhiyu's mother,

Xiao Wanyue.

Hello, Ms. Xiao.

Sorry.

I'm really anxious,

so I asked someone for your number.

I just want to ask

if Zhiyu is with you.

Ms. Xiao, I can't reach him either.

If I get any news about Mr. Xiao,

I'll contact you immediately.

Thank you.

I'm just worried

that something might have happened to him.

Ms. Xiao, don't worry.

I just asked around.

Mr. Xiao just finished the inquiry.

He must have been delayed by something else

and hasn't turned his phone on yet.

What inquiry?

Forma filed a complaint against the studio,

saying Mr. Xiao is suspected of leaking supplier information.

You didn't know?

No wonder...

No wonder he just

got into a fight with Pei Zhen.

I didn't even know what he was facing,

yet I blamed him.

I shouldn't have said

those words to him.

Ms. Xiao,

what did you say to him?

He left without a word back then

and left it all to me.

How could I not resent him?

Zhiyu,

it's not easy to turn black

into white

through your own efforts alone.

This path is tough.

You dare not use your own name.

You changed your name,

yet you can't forget.

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

to comfort yourself.

How pathetic.

You don't have to accept my choice back then,

and you can blame me for being weak and incompetent.

But do you

really have to

make me lose my family again

before you're satisfied?

Hu Xiu.

♪ Wind stops between the corners of a rebooted street ♪

♪ I see the foreshadowing of fate ♪

♪ In that moment, the world freezes in place ♪

♪ Like flickering frames in a game ♪

♪ Opening the drifting dust ♪

♪ You smile like light—so unexpected ♪

♪ I hear our hearts matching ♪

♪ In the collapse of this era ♪

♪ Maybe I'll wake up ♪

♪ Maybe I shouldn't ♪

♪ But the blank space in your eyes ♪

I ran all the way here

♪ Time and space howl ♪

and figured out one thing.

♪ Crossing paths of destiny ♪

I don't care who you are

♪ Dreams overturn ♪

or what you're hiding anymore.

♪ With you, I don't want to run away at all ♪

♪ This heart of mine ♪

♪ Falls for you over and over ♪

I just want to stay by your side.

♪ Shattered, pieced together ♪

♪ At least I once shone ♪

I just want to love you.

♪ Time and space howl ♪

♪ Crossing paths of destiny ♪

♪ Dreams overturn ♪

♪ With you, I don't want to run away at all ♪

Hu Xiu.

♪ This heart of mine ♪

♪ Falls for you over and over ♪

I love you.

♪ Shattered, pieced together ♪

♪ At least I once shone ♪

♪Ah, ah, ah ♪

♪Ah, ah, ah ♪

♪Ah, ah, ah ♪

♪ Because beyond this lifetime ♪

♪ We're still entangled ♪

♪ We fall in love beneath a virtual sky, never to part ♪

♪ Let our embrace land in a sea of stars ♪

♪ Be the exception in your doomsday loop ♪

♪ As time burns ♪

♪ Flying across heaven and earth to hold you close ♪

♪ Illusions topple ♪

♪ I can hold your hands tight ♪

♪ My madness ♪

♪ Spins for you until the break of dawn ♪

♪ This moment ♪

♪ Is real and shining ♪

I saw your fridge was empty again,

so I just found a bit of bread.

Let's eat out then.

I still need to go back to my parents' place today.

After I prepare this for you,

I should get going.

The floor is cold.

Come.

Those slippers you bought me before—

I took them as my own

and brought them home.

I'll buy you new ones.

Wear mine for now.

It doesn't hurt anymore.

The information leak incident—

they were targeting you on purpose.

Right?

Will it be difficult to handle?

My investigation into the suppliers

was within reasonable bounds.

I explained everything clearly yesterday.

Their move

is just to delay

my contact with Mr. Huang.

Don't worry.

No matter what happens in the future,

I won't hide anything from you.

I want you to protect yourself.

In the future,

don't leave me not knowing where you are.

Okay.

I promise you.

Hu Xiu,

I'm almost 30.

You're 30 years old,

and you're still playing elementary school tricks.

You really won't come for a bite?

I made it for you in the first place.

When I get to my parents' place,

I'll eat with them.

There's something

I haven't had a chance to tell you.

Your mom came looking for you yesterday.

She's very worried about you.

She also regrets

saying those harsh words to you.

I understand.

You don't want the people you care about getting involved,

so you haven't told her many things,

just like you hid things from me before.

But sometimes,

keeping secrets

is crueler than knowing the truth.

I see.

What's wrong?

Whose message?

Zhou Yan.

Did something happen at the company?

You know the Lanjing Park project, right?

They heard about the studio

being investigated

and proposed to terminate the contract.

And Lyman

raised work concerns.

They want me to withdraw from the construction phase?

It's just temporary.

The information leak matter is still under investigation,

and I'm the one responsible for project liaison.

Their request

is understandable.

Hu Xiu.

The innocent need no defense.

I believe the investigation will clarify things soon.

With no work these few days anyway,

I'll just spend more time with my parents.

Let me drive you home.

You focus on handling your company matters.

Don't worry about me.

I'm leaving.

Call me if anything comes up.

Bye bye.

Remember this:

the last item on each shelf—

its label is deliberately placed vertically.

That's a restocking mark.

In the future, if you see

a product with this mark placed toward the front,

restock it right away.

45.4 yuan.

Just give me 45 yuan.

I've transferred the money.

Okay, thank you. Goodbye.

Zhiyu,

I'm sorry.

It was my fault yesterday.

Are the company matters

very troublesome?

I'm fine, Mom.

Later,

let's talk.

Uncle Xu,

what's wrong?

Zhiyu,

Huang Yide suddenly wants to leave in a hurry.

I'll be right there.

Huang Yide is still worried about his wife and child.

As soon as he heard the loan sharks

had found them,

he panicked.

How did he know?

[Uncle Xu]

His wife called this morning,

saying their door was blocked.

They gave an address

and said Huang Yide

must show up today

and pay back the money.

Uncle Xu,

help me calm him down first.

Tell him

I'll handle it for him.

You're going alone?

Is it dangerous?

Don't worry.

Okay.

Be sure to stay safe.

Okay.

Hu Xiu.

Now I need to deal

with Huang Yide's debt matter.

I'll contact you later.

[Sir, he still hasn't come yet.]

Chairman Pei,

Mr. Xiao from D Studio is here.

I told him you're very busy now,

but he...

Stop waiting.

Huang Yide won't show up.

And you don't need to act mysterious here.

I privately paid off some of his debts.

The only person who's still after him

is you.

Zhiyu,

the person you mentioned—

who is he?

I don't quite understand.

Did you come at this moment

to visit me

or to talk about business with me?

Speaking of business,

I did make a pretty good deal recently.

I traded a sum of money

for something very important.

If you really have that thing,

you wouldn't have stepped in for him.

But recently,

I really have been troubled by something.

A supplier

ran into money problems.

I wanted to help him,

but suddenly,

I couldn't reach him anymore.

You must know where he is.

The person you are talking about—

I don't quite understand either.

And I'm not interested in understanding.

Fine.

All right.

Then the whereabouts

of your Ms. Hu—

are you interested in that?

Where is she?

Some time ago,

there was news about a timber warehouse fire.

Did you see it?

The cause of the fire...

was

a joss stick that wasn't extinguished in time

ignited the wood dust in the warehouse.

A joss stick

burns for about 20 minutes.

By now,

it should be almost burned out.

Xiao Zhiyu,

your time is running out.

Is anyone here?

Hello?

Fire!

Help!

Help!

Is anyone here?

Help!

Help!

Mr. Pei.

Huang Yide!

You fool.

I...

♪ I wanted you to see the light ♪

♪ But you tried to shut it down ♪

♪ That night ♪

Hu Xiu.

Hu Xiu.

♪ I know I should be dreaming ♪

Hu Xiu.

♪ But I'm still standing here ♪

♪ Trying to take in reality ♪

♪ Just wanna let this storm calm down ♪

♪ But I can not sleep ♪

♪ Because I'm done pretending ♪

♪ And I ♪

♪ I'm ready, I won't hide ♪

♪ Now it's my turn ♪

♪ Even if fate ♪

♪ Cycles on and on ♪

♪ How many tales tomorrow will spawn ♪

♪ I'm free ♪

♪ Winner still unknown ♪

♪ I'll be the one writing my own story ♪

Hu Xiu.

Hu Xiu.

Wake up.

Don't fall asleep.

The ambulance will be here soon.

Hang in there.

Hu Xiu.

Hu Xiu!

It's okay now.

Xiao... Xiao Zhiyu.

I... I'm here.

I'm here.

I'm here.

I'm fine. I...

I'm okay.

I'm alright.

It's fine now.

I'm okay.

Don't you think

we're just like in a murder mystery game?

You know...

like that haunted house one.

At a time like this,

you're still laughing?

So,

did you get the mayor's command token?

Qin Xiaoyi.

The last item on each shelf—

its label is deliberately placed vertically.

That's a restocking mark.

I suddenly remembered something.

In the room where Mr. Huang stores the concrete test blocks,

one test block has a very special marking code.

The others all have professional QR codes,

but only that one is handwritten.

Uncle Xu,

go to Huang Yide's factory now

and look for a concrete test block.

Get more people

to keep pushing the story about Xiao Zhiyu

leaking trade secrets.

Also,

bring up the construction accident

related to his father from back then

as well.

Okay.

As for Forma's suppliers,

let them continue

to fully safeguard their own rights.

Understand?

Yes, Mr. Pei.

You're faltering.

Is there something wrong?

Mr. Pei,

there is something.

Go ahead.

It's about Ms. Hu.

I think...

I should tell you.

What about her?

I think today, Chairman Pei sent people

to take Ms. Hu

to a warehouse.

I heard...

a fire broke out in that warehouse later.

But don't worry.

She's fine now.

Chairman Pei doing that—

could it be targeting... Xiao Zhiyu?

The weather is dry.

A small fire is normal.

Remember to handle the surveillance footage.

What matters is

the thing I want!

Did you find it?

The concrete test block where Huang Yide hid it

seems to be missing.

Then force him to find it!

What are you standing there for?

Do you have something to say?

Dad.

Why did you...

You could have come at me alone.

Causing her father's car accident,

getting her suspected of leaking information—

is that how you protect her?

How could I have forgotten before

that the blood flowing in your veins

is the same as his?

What exactly do you want to ask?

Nothing.

Once I'm done with Forma's business in a few days,

you're coming back to the U.S. with me.

I won't go back with you.

I'll get the door.

Why are you here?

I'm here to talk about the accident

at the Xincheng Stadium 20 years ago.

20 years ago.

That's all bygones.

Bygones?

But for my father,

it's an injustice he's suffered for 20 years.

Do you need me to refresh your memory?

On January 8, 2004,

the Xincheng Stadium's roof collapsed,

causing 3 deaths and 6 injuries.

That accident

was concluded long ago by the expert panel.

It was your father's decision error

coupled with sudden strong winds.

Decision error?

My dad used Q345B steel—

the design strength of the steel fully met the standards.

The problem was someone used inferior materials.

Pei Zhen,

you work in engineering.

You should know

the difference

between Q235B and Q345B, right?

The strength differs by a whole grade,

but they look almost identical.

Exactly.

During procurement back then,

your father used 30% Q235B steel

to pass it off as Q345B steel,

and pocketed 2 million yuan in kickbacks.

That's absurd.

Based on just a few photos of unclear origin—

is that credible?

You want the memory card, huh?

By the way,

your people aren't still with Huang Yide

looking for that concrete test block, are they?

It was such a big project.

Only that tiny bit of cheap steel was used.

What's the big deal?

In this line of work,

who doesn't...

Who doesn't take a little? Right?

But only you

forged a document after the incident

and shifted all the blame onto my dad.

Look carefully.

It's in black and white.

Your father signed it himself.

Why did you say I forged it?

Do you want a handwriting appraisal?

Or I can call Huang Yide right now.

Let's see if he'll testify against you

in order to protect himself.

Even if he didn't sign this document,

could he really escape responsibility?

Otherwise, why would he choose to end his life?

Is it really true...

that my father took his own life?

He jumped from the building himself!

Everyone knew that back then!

Then where were you at the time?

I already explained.

I wasn't at the stadium that day.

That night,

as soon as the accident occurred,

I rushed to the scene with Mr. Chen.

On the way, we picked up one person—

Pei Kanghua.

Then what about

the last text message

Yuze sent?

That text message said...

"I'm sorry.

It's all my fault.

Take good care of Xiaoyi

and make sure he grows up well."

Yes.

Xiaoyi is indeed my name.

But what you might not know is

my dad only called me by my pet name, Yi.

With such a major accident,

his whole life would surely be ruined!

If he had listened to me

and taken the blame for everything back then,

then...

sooner or later I would have helped him make a comeback.

But he insisted on exposing me.

I didn't mean to harm him.

God helped me,

letting me achieve fame and success

and earn money to support you and your mother!

Without me,

just those debts alone

would have crushed you both!

You should be grateful.

In this world,

who doesn't look out for themselves in crisis?

Only you killed so many people!

You made my father bear the blame for so many years!

But now...

it's your turn.