Original subtitles

♪You are the sun in my life♪

♪You're the light of my love♪

♪When I'm lost in the dark♪

♪Every shadow fades away♪

♪You are the sun in my life♪

♪You're the light of my love♪

♪When I'm lost in the dark♪

♪Every shadow fades away♪

[Shine On Me]

[Adapted from Gu Man's novel, Shine On Me]

[Episode 27]

So many people were staring at us.

Why are you so calm?

They were all looks of envy.

Why wouldn't I be calm?

Are we going outside?

It's freezing.

We're staying in.

Follow me.

It's gorgeous.

It's the same view as the ballroom.

It was so crowded over there

that I didn't even notice the view.

I don't even want to go back.

I've never been so high-profile before.

Who has?

♪Never felt this way before♪

♪Oh, will it stay the same?♪

♪Though the seasons change♪

♪And life gets in the way♪

♪All this time you're in my mind♪

♪I dream of when I'll hold you every day♪

♪When it won't be a scene that fades away♪

♪We'll find our way back to when♪

♪Through all the times we were getting through♪

♪Will we ever be close, you and me?♪

♪Oh, wherever you are, whatever you want♪

♪Don't hesitate to call me, just let me know♪

♪I hope you'll never forget♪

♪My heart has only you♪

♪Every moment of every day♪

♪Our love's gonna find a way♪

Thanks for picking me up.

♪All this time you're in my mind♪

♪I dream of when I'll hold you every day♪

♪When it won't be a scene that fades away♪

♪We'll find our way back to when♪

♪Through all the times we were getting through♪

♪And learned we're meant to be♪

Don't worry about me.

♪Will we ever be close, you and me?♪

That place...

♪Oh, wherever you are, whatever you want♪

I used to be dead set on winning.

♪Don't hesitate to call me, just let me know♪

But now, my heart just isn't in it anymore.

♪I hope you'll never forget♪

Xiguang.

♪My heart has only you♪

Once Shuangyuan...

♪Every moment of every day♪

is completely out of the woods,

I want to go back to medicine.

♪Our love's gonna find a way♪

♪Oh, can you feel my heart's with you?♪

You know...

♪If you ever wanna know♪

ever since you told me

the story about the soybeans...

♪I have never felt this before♪

I knew

that sooner or later,

you'd say this to me.

The banquet's over.

I'm heading back to the hotel.

I'm leaving first thing tomorrow.

I'll make it in time for the 10 AM meeting.

Xiguang doesn't need me to drive her.

She's already found another ride.

After they went out for some air,

she came back and told me,

"Uncle,

you don't need to drop me off tomorrow.

I'm taking Lin Yusen's car."

You sound a bit salty.

They work

together,

so it's only natural they'd head back together.

I'm not being salty.

It's just

a standard parent thing.

By the way, Xiguang,

once you're back at the hotel,

don't sneak out

to see Lin again.

You two set something up already?

Why are you being so overbearing?

Put her on speaker.

Okay,

it's on speaker.

Xiguang,

it's fine to go out for a bit,

but be back by midnight.

Got it?

I know.

I already told Mom.

I'm here.

Why are you so hyped up?

The ballroom

was so stuffy.

I couldn't wait to get out and wander around.

Let's go.

So, is there anywhere you want to go?

Not really.

I don't want to watch a movie

and be stuck indoors.

I don't want to go eat, either,

even though I'm still hungry.

How about we take a walk

down Binjiang Avenue?

Let's do it.

If you weren't full,

why didn't you have some more?

Because I filled up on water.

That's why I hate

banquets.

I have to keep sitting down and standing back up

to give all these endless toasts.

At least I was only drinking water.

Did you hit the booze?

I did.

It was Grandpa's birthday feast, after all.

I didn't want to be a buzzkill.

But you don't look like

you've been drinking at all.

I had a little.

I just put on a good act.

Everyone thinks I'm a lightweight.

You've got tricks like that up your sleeve?

So, what is your actual limit?

I have yet to find my breaking point.

It figures.

Your limit

is so hard to find.

After all, back at your friend's wedding,

you made me drink all your wine.

Don't bring up old debts, Miss Nie.

How about this? I'll drink for you

at every wedding.

Except for one.

I can't do that one for you.

Aren't you going to ask me which one?

Am I a fool?

I'm not falling for your tricks every time.

Your face is so cold.

♪I hear my heartbeat racing♪

♪I feel your whisper in my ear♪

♪I breathe carefully♪

♪How I wish I could stay right here♪

I have a somewhat bold suggestion.

What is it?

It's freezing out here by the river,

and my place is just ahead.

Would it be too forward of me

to invite you to my humble abode for a bit?

I promise

to get you back on time.

This wind off the water is freezing,

and "humble abode" sounds like

it's going to be just as cold.

How about a warm host, then?

And just how warm are we talking?

Well, about that...

♪Just you and me♪

I didn't mean...

You...

I know.

So,

give it some thought.

I have some pastries

I brought back from Guangzhou

and those old photos of me

you wanted to see.

Didn't you say

we need to exchange photos?

So we don't need to exchange them anymore?

Now, the only thing I want to exchange

is the honor of your visit.

♪Just you and me♪

Lead the way, then.

♪Just you and me♪

Let's go.

What kind of pastries did you get?

The ones you gave a thumbs-up to back in Guangzhou.

Have some first.

I'll eat in a sec.

Photos first.

Then let's head to the study.

Most of these

are textbooks and books

I bought

when I was studying abroad.

My old place in Puxi was too small to fit them all.

So I had them all shipped here when I moved back to China.

There are a few photos,

also taken during my time

abroad.

You really were a looker,

even with that total disaster of a bowl cut.

Don't you

have a photo album?

We have to go through them one by one like this?

I never really got around to organizing the photos from this period.

I have albums from when I was a kid.

They're at my grandparents' place.

I'll take you there next time.

I'm such an idiot

for falling for your tricks every single time.

How can you call it a trick?

You've got a welcoming host,

delicious Cantonese food,

and you still get to see the photos, don't you?

Was your schedule always this packed?

That's just life in med school.

Actually, back when I took the gaokao,

I was going

to apply for business school.

Then how did you

end up in medicine?

That's

a long story.

Your parents have told you

about my family, right?

It's okay.

It was a long time ago.

Do you want to hear it from me?

Do you want to tell me?

Of course.

I want to tell you everything

about myself.

But it might take

a while.

That's fine.

I've got all the time in the world.

You have a midnight curfew, don't you?

That's true.

But

if we can't finish today,

there are plenty of midnights ahead of us.

You can tell it in installments.

Thank you.

My parents

bought this place and did the renovations themselves.

But they never lived here

for a single day.

Before the renovations were even finished,

my dad was stationed abroad.

After the accident happened,

my mom wanted to take me

out of the country with her.

But

considering my grandparents' health,

she chose

to leave me in Shanghai.

I was seven back then.

For a long time,

I lived with my father's parents

in a tiny, old apartment

in Puxi,

barely sixty square meters.

Grandpa Sheng would often pick me up

to stay at his place for a few days.

My dad's parents never stopped me,

but they never went with me either.

I used to wonder why

when I was little,

but I never really gave it much thought.

Probably because

the loss of my dad was such a heavy blow,

my grandparents passed away from illness

quite early on.

My mom asked me to move abroad again.

But by then,

I was already

in a great high school

and wanted to stay for university.

So, at 13,

I moved into the Sheng family estate.

Grandpa Sheng

was always very good to me.

I took the gaokao quite early.

My first choice was business school,

partly

because I wanted to help my grandpa with the load,

and partly

to carry on my dad's legacy.

That was when

someone finally told me the truth

about what happened to my dad.

Someone was afraid

you'd step up to help.

Most likely.

They chose to tell you

right before the gaokao.

That's incredibly low.

But it worked.

I changed my major

and applied to med school instead.

I was always more interested

in medicine anyway.

Throughout university,

I used my heavy workload as an excuse

and rarely visited the Sheng house.

When I absolutely had to go,

I'd mostly just spend my time

reading alone in the study.

Later,

I went to the U.S. for grad school.

Eventually,

I chose to come back and become a doctor.

Being a doctor means constantly facing the cycle of life and death.

I gradually learned to let things go.

But I still didn't have

much contact with the Shengs.

When I accompanied my grandpa

to Ms. Yu's party,

it was just a coincidence.

I was doing an exchange at a hospital in Wuxi.

Grandpa sent a car to pick me up,

so I went along.

Then later,

I got into that car accident.

During that time,

I was filled with so much bitterness and resentment.

So when my grandpa

asked me to work at Shengyuan,

I agreed immediately.

Even though I started from the bottom,

I didn't care much at first.

After all,

I never studied business.

But did I really need to "study"

to handle a few small projects?

After six months at Shengyuan,

Sheng Xingjie messed up

a project.

I found a way to fix it.

Grandpa promoted me right away

to the same level as Sheng Xingjie.

I got things done,

made some friends,

and caused a bit of trouble

for Mr. Nie.

Mr. Nie

probably thought it was more than "a bit" of trouble.

He even warned me that there are daggers in your smiles.

I'll take that as a compliment.

Do you even know what that means?

That is definitely not a compliment.

It's perfectly normal

for a surgeon to hold a knife.

And if I don't smile,

how can the patients feel at ease?

Isn't he

just praising

my professional ethics?

And after that, you went to Suzhou.

After that,

I went to Suzhou.

And then,

I got to know you all over again.

And my whole world shifted.

It's like my sanity finally returned.

Like

I've been made whole again.

My mind is at peace now.

I asked myself

if it was worth

wasting my time on things

I have no interest in,

just to make others

miserable.

Of course,

at the time, I thought it was,

because I was being dramatic,

feeling like

I had nothing left to lose.

But now,

I have so much more to live for.

Xiguang,

I don't want to give up.

I don't want over ten years of hard work

to go down the drain.

During Chinese New Year

at Tianchi Lake Hospital,

even though I was only there to provide support,

the fulfillment

and sense of achievement

I got from saving the patient

far outweighed everything I've done in business

over the past two years.

When I was in the Northwest,

standing in that vast, sandy wilderness,

looking out as far as I could see,

I suddenly felt

my heart clear.

The world is so wide.

The true value of medicine

doesn't just lie in clinical practice,

or at the operating table.

I can do so many things.

If one path is blocked,

I can just take another.

I can still put what I've learned to use.

My hand is damaged,

but does that mean

I have nothing else to offer?

Isn't my brain

my most valuable asset?

What's with that look?

I think

you're

incredibly strong...

and amazing.

I used to be amazing.

But what if I'm not so amazing anymore

on a new path?

No way.

You're that sure?

Absolutely.

Okay.

What are you so happy about?

You've made up your mind

to do what you love.

Of course I'm happy.

To be honest,

instead of having a boyfriend who's a high-flying CEO,

I'd much rather have

a brilliant doctor

or researcher.

I'm a bit fed up with CEOs, anyway.

But

what exactly are you going to do?

Be an internist?

Do research?

Or

teach at a med school?

When I was in Shenzhen,

I received an email.

It was

from that Chinese professor

I told you about.

The matchmaker?

Yes.

She's

a very wise lady.

She's

with Johns Hopkins University.

Her main research focus

is Brain-Computer Interface.

I joined her interest group

back when I was a student.

She told me

that she and her team

have come to China

and joined the CAS.

And they're

right here in Shanghai.

She heard about what happened to me,

so

she wanted to meet up this month.

Meet her!

Brain-Computer Interface

sounds so cool.

You can definitely do this.

No matter

if this is the path for the future or not,

I know I can.

So this is the "good son"

you've raised!

Humiliating his own kin

in front of everyone.

Do you really think

a stunt like that only insults Yusen?

No, it drags our name through the mud.

Dad,

who's been filling your head with this?

It wasn't like that at all.

Xingjie

was just saying hi to Yusen, that's all.

Exactly.

They were just joking around.

Are you questioning me?

I'm not senile yet!

Shengyuan

isn't your personal dictatorship.

Tomorrow,

have Yusen come by.

Understood.

Don't stay out too late in Shanghai.

Get home early, okay?

Got it.

Don't worry, Mr. Jiang.

Come visit us in Nanjing when you have a chance.

Goodbye, Uncle.

Goodbye.

What do we do now?

Didn't you say you wanted to go shopping?

I want to check out Tianzifang,

and maybe Wukang Road.

Mr. Li.

Alright.

Mr. Li told

me to head back.

He said Grandpa is furious.

I'll go wander around for a while.

You can come pick me up later.

Could you

make this a habit?

What?

Every time before you get out of the car.

But

what if we're getting out together?

Should we still do it?

Wouldn't that be a little weird?

Xiguang,

you really know how to kill the mood, don't you?

I'm off.

Bye.

Yusen,

Xingjie got an earful from Grandpa.

Now he's stuck in time-out reflecting on what he did.

He didn't even show up for breakfast today.

He had it coming.

He's been a total pain.

Yusen,

where's your girlfriend?

I only got to say a quick hi

to her yesterday.

I'd really like to actually get to know her.

Let's make it somewhere else next time.

I'm not even sure

why I was called in today.

It's bound to be something good.

By the way,

just between us,

my dad was the one who snitched.

You really are the MVP of throwing your dad under the bus.

Well, my dad loves doing that kind of stuff.

It's in my genes.

Then I guess I won't keep any secrets either.

My mom snitched too.

Thanks for the team effort, guys.

Yusen, you should head in.

We're taking off.

Wait up.

Grandpa.

Yusen, you're here.

Have a seat.

You mentioned that you took a trip to Guangdong.

What was that for?

First, I went to Guangzhou

to sign a strategic partnership agreement

with Qicai Glass.

Then I headed to Shenzhen

to meet with some equipment manufacturers

about co-developing

new tech and machinery.

New tech and machinery

sounds like it would cost a fortune.

Actually, this plan

doesn't drain our cash flow.

If anything, it takes

some of the financial pressure off Shuangyuan.

Go on, give me the details.

It's similar

to a "turnkey project" logic.

In the early stages, Shuangyuan provides the application scenarios

and technical guidance,

while the equipment side funds the R&D

and provides the machinery

we need for production.

Once the technology matures,

it'll be rolled out to the wider market,

and Shuangyuan will share the profits with them.

Good.

Well done.

That way, we save

on equipment costs,

and we can even make a bit of money

off the machinery once the tech goes mainstream.

No matter the business,

the key to management

boils down to four words:

cut costs, boost efficiency.

It sounds simple enough,

but it's incredibly tough

to actually pull off.

We're standing on the shoulders

of the giants who came before us.

I'm just trying to keep things moving.

Whether you can keep things moving or not

depends entirely on your grasp of the big picture

and your control over the capital.

Zhang Ming

is supposed to retire this year, right?

His wife

has been pushing him to retire

so they can spend more time with their children.

But with the way the PV market is right now,

he just can't bring himself to walk away.

He's a man of vision

and drive.

Back when

he was trying to convince me to invest

in PERC

technology,

he practically camped out at the office

and cornered me for days.

When he retires,

I want you to take over

the reins of this company.

I'm transferring all of the Shuangyuan shares

into your name.

I've actually been meaning to tell you

that once Shuangyuan is back on its feet,

I plan to get back into medicine.

You're going back to being a doctor?

I can't really be a doctor anymore,

but I'll do something related.

You still can't let it go.

Fair enough.

But what you do in the future

has nothing to do with me

giving you the Shuangyuan shares.

My word is final.

You can do whatever you want with them.

You can sell them,

or you can let

your future wife manage them.

It's none of my business.

I'll have to ask

my mom what she thinks.

Go ahead.

Do it now.

It's 2 AM in Switzerland.

She's fast asleep.

Asleep?

Well, that's as good as

a "yes," isn't it?

Unbelievable. These days,

you can't even give away shares if you try.

Li,

first thing Monday,

get Legal and Finance

on this.

Grandpa.

No more excuses.

You're nearly 30.

It's time to settle down and build your career.

I'm

giving you a business of your own.

This has nothing to do with your mom.

It's my decision.

Get going.

I guess that Nie girl

is still waiting for you.

Go on.

Tell Bokai

I'm giving him one last chance.

Put Xingjie in charge

of the Suzhou data center project.

If he blows it again,

I'm done with him.

Got you a coffee.

So, how did it go?

What did he want all of a sudden?

Grandpa

gave me all the shares in Shuangyuan.

[Shengyuan Group] Got it.

Drag your feet on it.

No need to rush.

Hello?

Nie Chengyuan,

don't play games with me.

I was wondering

why you suddenly bailed on my dad's birthday banquet.

Turns out you just didn't want to be there

while your daughter was busy

backing up my nephew.

What are you talking about?

My daughter?

Xiguang?

She went to the banquet?

Now, this is getting interesting.

You really had no idea

your daughter was there?

You're losing your touch

as a father.

Two nights ago, my nephew

was the talk of the town.

He was holding hands with your daughter

in front of everyone,

looking incredibly cozy.

They totally stole Xingjie's spotlight.

Everyone's saying

Nie Chengyuan's only daughter

has fallen for my sister's son.

Sure, he might not inherit

the Sheng fortune,

but

he's positioned himself

to swallow Yuancheng in one bite.

I didn't know she went there.

I only just found out they were dating

because of you.

I only started looking into it

after Lin Yusen moved to Suzhou.

Right, I remember now.

That's true.

Now that I think back on it,

it looks like

my nephew has been gunning

for your family all along.

No wonder he volunteered

to go to Suzhou.

Fine, I'll give him that. He's good.

You've spent half your life building this empire,

only to let someone else walk away with the prize.

What kind of nonsense is that?

I'm not dead yet.

Besides,

just because they're dating

doesn't mean anything is set in stone.

It's only a matter of time.

You've seen

my nephew's schemes

and tactics firsthand.

Combined with his face,

he will have your sweetheart

wrapped around his little finger.

You might as well

get used to the idea of being his father-in-law.

Enough.

I'll deal with that.

Is that the only reason you called?

Anyway, about Shuangyuan.

Didn't you mention a few days ago

that you were thinking

about selling the plant?

Yeah.

I ran into a silicon supplier

last week

who's very interested in Shuangyuan.

European policies

are getting stricter by the day.

The overseas market is completely dead.

We might as well cash out while there's someone

willing to take over.

After all, it's not

where our main focus is anyway.

That's not going to work now.

I don't know how my nephew

sweet-talked my dad,

but the old man suddenly announced

he's transferring all the Shuangyuan shares

to him.

The paperwork has already reached

Finance and Legal.

It looks like a done deal,

unless...

Unless what?

Unless you block it.

A share transfer

requires the consent of at least half the shareholders.

If you say no,

my dad can't go over your head.

That's all I'm going to say.

You decide what to do.

One more thing.

Fengteng is planning to build

a smart digital center in Suzhou.

Are you planning

to get involved?

For us, it's optional.

Why?

Is Shengyuan interested?

Xingjie is in charge of that project.

But

he's young and lacks experience.

I'd like you

and a few other old friends

to step in

and pave the way for him.

How exactly do you want me to help?

Nothing too complicated.

Just put together a team

to go through the motions with him.

Once he wins the bid,

we'll all share the profits.

Mr. Bokai,

bid-rigging is illegal.

Don't make it sound

so ugly.

Xingjie is still young.

What's wrong with a veteran like you

helping out him?

It's perfectly reasonable.

Don't try to wiggle out of it.

In return, I'll find someone to help

push through that permit

for your Nanjing project.

We'll see.

My head hurts. I'm hanging up.

Chengyuan,

who were you on the phone with?

Didn't I tell you to rest

and stop stressing yourself out?

Easy for you to say.

If I don't stress,

who's going to make the money? You?

Don't give me that talk

while you're living in a villa

and spending money like water.

It's easy to talk when it's not your burden.

You're

such a baby.

Always so grumpy when you're under the weather.

You'll never grow up, will you?

Does it still hurt?

Maybe we really should go see a doctor.

No need.

It's much better than yesterday.

Stop burning that incense.

It's probably

full of chemicals

or something.

It's giving me a headache.

Fine,

you're the boss.

I'll move the incense burner right away.

Calm down.

Also,

I've been

scolding Nianyuan for days.

She knows she messed up

and will never do it again.

But

Nianyuan has been out

with you before.

Obviously, someone is going to try

to get to you through her.

Who wouldn't want to rub off on your good luck?

I'll tell her

to be more careful.

She needs to stay

far away from people like that.

I'm trying to think.

Just leave.

Alright.

Get some sleep.

I'll go check if the soup is ready.

♪A patch of heavy clouds above♪

♪That winding, twisting road we walk♪

♪Stopping and going countless times♪

♪Love feels less rushed that way♪

♪The rain from yesterday has finally cleared♪

♪And today the sunshine feels so warm and bright♪

♪I used to hide away in the corner♪

♪But now I long to follow close behind you♪

♪How much longer must I keep missing out?♪

♪When it's only you who makes my heart race♪

♪I've rushed through the endless crowd♪

♪I'm holding your hand at this moment♪

♪Clutching tight, with tender arms♪

♪I just want to keep your gentle smile♪

♪I've made it past the endless trials♪

♪I'm gazing into your eyes at this moment♪

♪No turning back or fear of winter's chill♪

♪The sunlight shines like you♪

♪And like me♪

♪Dreams realized, broken and gone♪

♪Nothing more than a dream all along♪

♪Wake up to the bright lights on the streets♪

♪I'm here by your side♪

♪The sky dimmed, deepened and died♪

♪Nothing more than some rain inside♪

♪Open the window to boundless blue skies♪

♪Side by side, just you and I♪

♪Side by side, just you and I♪