Original subtitles

Qingqing!

My boyfriend is picking me up.

Come with us, we can drop you off.

There's no need. I'll drop Qingqing off along the way.

Okay.

-Then I'll drop Cong Xiao off. -No, it's all right.

Don't be shy. We're good friends.

Why did you come?

You could have informed me.

Well, my friend just finished his overtime work,

so he's giving me a lift since my house is on the way.

You're here too.

You've misunderstood.

Mr. Ye is here to pick me up.

But we can drop Ms. He off along the way, right?

There's no need. It's fine.

Don't worry, we're going in the same direction.

Hop on.

What's the matter?

Should I open the door for you?

No, I can do it myself.

He's really giving me a lift since my house is on the way.

Give me a lift too since my house is along the way.

Thank you, Mr. Driver.

Mr. Driver?

I'm sorry.

I'm too used to taking cabs.

Thank you, old man.

It's fine. Sit tight now, kid.

This old man will drive you home.

A rich husband came out of nowhere.

I'm confused.

Is he Cong Xiao's man or Ms. He's man?

Wasn't that just a prank? Is it that funny?

But you played along so well.

You're the one who really likes pranks.

I don't.

I just like to see someone get humiliated.

Not for me.

I was just trying to save myself from the situation.

But that didn't seem difficult to handle.

That girl doesn't seem like she's very experienced.

Exactly. That's why she was very obvious.

So I could only resort to an even more obvious way of telling her

that I won't get in between them, so she can rest assured.

I thought this old man was your boyfriend, Cong Xiao.

I wish.

But this old man, Ye Luming, already has someone he likes.

He Fanxing, did you hear that?

My goodness!

I didn't know that our great Ms. He could be shy.

Yuan Song, you're going to quit soon,

so I don't mind telling you.

Initially, Ms. He was the one

who introduced this handsome old man to me.

But this handsome old man has bad taste.

He fell for her instead.

So this old man is Ms. He's boyfriend?

Almost.

But not quite yet.

You sure talk funny.

Just say no if you're not.

Kid, you have a lot to learn.

Relationships are very tricky.

There's no clear line between being and not being in a relationship.

Theoretically speaking, we aren't dating.

But now,

I'm already performing the duties of a boyfriend.

But you don't have the right to do so.

It doesn't sound mutual.

That's not true.

I've already had breakfast at her house.

I'm already at that level.

Ms. He, are you still pretending?

Isn't he your first love?

-Buy us a meal! -Can't you all shut up?

Are you going to stop or not?

If you go on, I'll get off!

Ms. He!

By the way,

I forgot to transfer money to you.

What money?

Last time, I made a bet of 500 yuan with you

that Yuan Song's junior would conquer him in two months.

Looks like I've lost.

It's all right.

It was just a joke.

No! A bet is a bet. We have to take it seriously.

If not, where's the fun in that?

-That's right, just take it. -You really don't have to.

Yuan Song! Over here.

Hey, let me ask you.

What don't you like about Cai Minmin?

It's not that I don't like her. We're just good friends.

I really don't get youngsters like you.

If there's nothing that you don't like,

why don't you try being together?

I had a girlfriend, how could I?

You had a girlfriend?

-Why didn't you tell us? -That's right.

My girlfriend wanted to keep it a secret.

Sorry, it's ex-girlfriend now.

I just got dumped.

You got dumped?

Who was so blind

to dump the most handsome guy in Amazing Decoration?

Yes, she's really blind.

Forget it.

She's dying to stay as far as she can from me.

Why bother chasing her?

Since it's already over, stop thinking about her.

Maybe you can consider that cute junior of yours.

I think you two are a good match.

Everyone knows.

One of the ways to cure a heartbreak is to start a new relationship.

An evil cult must have come up with that.

Of course not!

We tend to lose sight of the people around us.

She's been a friend or junior for long,

so it feels like she should remain the same.

But the truth is you just never thought of her that way.

If you think about it just a bit,

you'll instantly feel enlightened.

That makes sense.

I'll meet her this afternoon,

I'll try to think of her that way.

That's more like it.

You have to be like a man.

Men always say to leave it to fate, but they'll take any pretty girl.

-You're right. -Am I right, Ms. He?

Yes.

I think that they're a good match too.

They are around the same age, so they should get along.

They'll look like a cute young couple.

The best way to cure a heartbreak

is to start a new relationship.

It makes sense.

Give it a try.

I'm done, enjoy your food. I'm on a diet.

Is Ms. He in a bad mood?

Is she?

I feel like something's wrong. Right, Yuan Song?

Maybe menopause came early for her.

The leader of the Five Venoms Cult

is now online.

Let me try yours, it's good.

Have some beef.

Here, take it.

Melon.

Yuan Song.

I've printed the interior design plan. I'll explain it upstairs.

Wait!

I have something to tell you.

Go ahead.

I know that now is not the right time to say this.

You just had a breakup and haven't recovered yet.

But I must tell you right now.

Last time, I said

that I'd wait for you to break up and fall in love with me.

Back then, I really thought I could wait.

But love came too suddenly

like a tornado.

It caught me by surprise.

So you like someone else now.

I think I'm a jerk too.

Maybe my family's genes started to mutate from my generation.

Regardless,

I'm sorry, Yuan Song.

I don't like you anymore. I can't wait for you anymore.

Forget everything I said before.

I meant them when I said it.

But now, I really don't like you anymore.

I'm really sorry.

Why would you apologize for this?

I have to!

A verbal promise is still a promise.

All right, I understand.

Then, from now on, we're just good friends.

Of course.

Now, let's check out the wooden floor finish

and discuss the interior design at the café across the street.

-Let's go. -Okay.

Why did you come out of my house?

You must be the owner, Mr. Ye.

I'm the new property manager. I'm here to check the site.

No. This is my designer.

Ye Luming is my uncle. He bought this place for me.

It's still under his name for now.

Uncle? How should I address you?

My name is Cai Minmin.

Hello, Ms. Cai. This is my name card.

Don't hesitate to call or message me if you need anything.

-Thank you. -I'll get going then.

Melon.

-Ye Luming is your uncle? -Yes.

Someone mentioned him in the company before.

Maybe they just have the same name.

I don't think so.

It's not surprising to hear his name from your colleagues.

He owns the ad agency that's working with your company.

Ad agency?

Haven't I mentioned it to you?

Does your aunt mind that he bought you a house?

Why would she?

Right, I don't have an aunt yet.

Only an aunt-to-be.

Aunt-to-be? Your uncle's girlfriend?

I don't think she's his girlfriend yet.

I'm not really sure.

Wait. You're his niece. Don't you know if he has a girlfriend?

It's actually quite complicated.

Maybe it's related to the Ye lineage.

Lineage?

A lineage of backups.

Just like me, he fell in love with a woman,

but she already has a boyfriend.

He couldn't let her go, so he became her friend.

He's trying to steal her away.

My uncle is amazing. He knows just what to do.

If he wants to charm someone, no one can resist him.

It's true!

Also, he's very handsome.

So I'll have an aunt sooner or later.

On May 20, he even tricked her into taking a photo to show my mom.

He's handsome, right?

My aunt-to-be is very pretty too, right?

They are such a perfect match.

I pity my aunt-to-be's boyfriend.

He's so unlucky to have met an unexpected opponent like my uncle.

You have such an amazing uncle.

Why didn't I know?

My uncle isn't the third party. He didn't destroy their relationship.

All thanks to our good lineage,

we have great patience.

Also, we can be very patient in giving gifts and buying meals.

For example, if he wants to buy my aunt-to-be jewelry,

he'd ask her to choose a gift for someone.

She'd choose the one she likes, right?

Then, he'd buy the same necklace to thank her.

And his purpose is achieved.

Look, this is the same necklace she got.

I have one too.

-It's done. -Okay.

Let's go.

Nice necklace.

Thanks. Let's go.

They say you age three years after a breakup.

But we can't afford to grow any older at this age.

Crying too much makes your face bloat and eye bags sag.

You can't even afford to cry.

I thought I was mentally prepared.

I didn't expect that when it really happened,

the pain I was supposed to bear

didn't reduce at all.

Your mental preparation was just your pride talking.

You thought you'd be mature and strong enough

to let it all go.

But if you truly liked someone,

it would be impossible for you to let go so easily.

I just don't know what he's thinking.

He kept frowning in front of me.

But he was so happy in front of others.

He's even preparing to start dating again.

I'm very upset.

You were harsh to him, yet you expect him to be nice to you?

Besides,

whether he wants to start dating or not has nothing to do with you.

You have to find a way to get over a relationship.

Getting yourself together and starting to date again

beats smoking and drinking.

You're right.

As long as he can have a good life, I'll be grateful.

Whatever he does

has nothing to do with me.

Since it has turned out this way,

I just need to suck it up.

He's leaving the company soon anyway.

I'm fine

with how things turned out.

Don't you have a suitor?

Just give it a try.

Forget it.

I never thought about dating him.

It's not too late to think about it now.

When someone likes you,

you'll feel obliged to return his feelings.

Therefore, you'll pay more attention to him.

The attention will then turn into affection.

I don't think so.

Haven't you told me before?

He has lost a lot of points

since he lied to me.

That's true.

But overall, I give him a pretty high score.

He is a nice guy who is willing to take the lead.

I know you.

By the time you're ready for your next love,

I think you'd have had your menopause.

When you sigh, your life will be shortened by three seconds.

Great, another three seconds are gone.

Fine.

We broke up mainly because of our own problems.

But that old fox used a lot of tricks

to secretly seduce my girlfriend.

Good friends, best friends, his dog's godmother.

I don't know what he did to impress her parents.

He goes to her house every day.

He pulled so many tricks.

He was obviously waiting for us to break up and replace me!

Dear,

love is like war.

He has already used three tactics.

Feint, deception, stealth.

He's not inexperienced like you.

Close combat is all you know.

How can you fight him with brute force?

My girlfriend is too naive.

She's too gullible.

She's your ex, but you still call her your girlfriend.

Why? You can't let her go?

-How can I? I still love her. -Then get her back!

When we were still together,

she kept rejecting me.

I have my pride too.

You'd better let go of your pride and get her back

before the old fox steals your girl away.

If you want her back after he has stolen her,

it will be really hard.

I thought you had cut me off.

I wouldn't do that.

We're like family.

How can I hate you?

Besides, you've already broken up.

Once a brother-in-law,

always a brother-in-law.

You want to get beaten up again?

I was just joking.

You brat.

It's for the best.

Now you can study abroad without any worries.

Who says I'm going?

Why aren't you? Are you doing this out of spite?

Mourning for your lost love?

Didn't you tell me before?

Breakups and reconciliations are normal.

Why do you think that we won't reconcile?

I said breakups are normal.

You want to reconcile?

Please go and memorize some English vocabs.

When is the TOEFL exam?

I'm not going anyway.

Don't tell me you really want to reconcile with her.

Let's go, Braised Meat! Let's go jogging!

Let's go!

Let's go.

Let's go.

Mom, I'm back.

Okay. Wash your hands and eat.

Okay.

Go.

Be good.

You're back.

Hey.

Didn't you have a clean breakup with Yuan Song?

How clean is clean?

Don't give him any false hopes. He gave up on studying abroad.

Did you send the wrong signal

and he thought that you just had a fight?

All right. I'll talk to him.

Canyang!

Help me take this dish outside.

Okay, I'm coming!

I know I have no right to interfere with your decision,

but I hope you'll reconsider studying abroad.

Don't be spiteful.

If you decide not to go,

you'll regret it in a couple of years.

You have your whole life ahead of you.

If I say that,

he'll say that I'm meddling with his business.

But why can't I?

Forget it, he can say whatever he wants.

Mr. Ye, your packages are all here.

Okay, you may go.

Su Li, come here for a second.

My ear has been itching. Are there bugs in there?

Nothing's wrong.

Maybe someone's talking about you.

What's there to talk about?

Open them and check the quality of these walking shoes.

Mr. Ye, will you stop bulk purchasing?

No one wants to buy anything with you.

You bought hundreds of items just to get the highest discount.

We're an ad agency.

But now, we keep giving out

health pots, massagers, and foot spa basins to our employees.

We're like a nursing home.

What's wrong with caring for our health?

When you're over 30,

massagers, foot spa basins, and health pots

will become home necessities.

Care for your health while you're young or you'll regret it later.

If you want to please your future in-laws, why don't you give these to them directly?

You have much to learn.

If I do that,

they have no reason to accept the gifts.

However, group buying is different.

You can save money,

develop common interests and spend time together.

As they say, the process matters more than the results.

The thought matters more than the gift.

That's true.

When my mom bought tissues at a 60 percent discount,

it was like she hit the jackpot.

Right?

You're size eight, right?

Next time, stop wearing heels in the office.

No one cares, and you might get bunions.

Luming, I'm size six.

That's not important.

Give a pair to each employee.

Such great employee benefits!

By the way,

I have to tell my in-laws about this.

-Take this! -Here!

Take this!

-What do you think? That's yours! -It's in.

What... What do you mean by that?

You...

That works too?

Okay, take this.

Good.

Take this!

Here.

-Good! -Nice one.

I know how to smash too.

Come, rest for a bit.

My phone has been ringing nonstop.

Let me see.

Luming sent a message saying

that the walking shoes are here.

They're here?

This Luming guy,

what will he group buy with us next?

Anything's fine.

If he doesn't do that,

he won't have any excuse to keep coming to our house.

That silly Fanxing.

Why can't she see it?

Who puts all their effort on someone they don't like?

-I mean she... -Hey.

To be honest, I really don't understand.

Is Fanxing really slow,

or is she just faking it?

I'll say, our precious daughter

was born with no sense of romance.

If she was born with it,

she would already have a boyfriend.

She's so beautiful.

She's really slow.

You're right.

Why are you agreeing?

When I went to the market with Mrs. Wang,

she said to me again,

"I want to introduce someone to Fanxing."

She's really nice.

She's obsessed with matchmaking.

I gave it a thought.

The men that she knows

must be ugly.

That's for sure.

Let me drink some!

Li told me

that Mrs. Wang and Yuping had a big argument.

It's because of her matchmaking.

-Which Yuping? -The one in Block Three.

She has a corgi at home.

The one with eyes like...

She keeps asking us about Fanxing.

Yuping who has a son who's 165cm tall

who wants a daughter-in-law with the same height?

I remember her.

You said

Wang has someone to introduce to Fanxing?

Stop. I already told her there's no need.

She can.

Show the photos to Fanxing.

With some comparison,

she'll surely see who is the best.

You're wise indeed.

Okay, I'll go tell her right now.

Here.

Calm down. You're always so rash.

Wait.

Why is there a necklace in the racket cover?

You took Fanxing's racket. That's definitely hers.

Keep it for her.

Why is she so clumsy with such a pretty thing?

-Keep it. -Seriously.

Don't put it back in. Put it in your pocket.

7:30 P.M. KAYI CAFE

Bai.

I'm not going.

After asking her many times,

my friend who works at Aijia as an assistant designer

finally agreed to reveal their company secrets to us.

I invited only a few trustworthy colleagues.

If you have any questions, you can ask her.

This involves our future!

Are you busy tonight?

It's not that.

I'm planning to quit soon.

What? Quit?

I'm planning to take a break

and visit my uncle in Taiwan with my parents.

Since your supervisor has already approved it,

I have no objections.

In the next two weeks, just hand over your projects properly.

When you have time, do come and visit us.

Okay. Thank you, Ms. He.

I'll get back to work then.

RESIGNATION CERTIFICATE

With such low morale,

it's already a struggle to survive.

Romance is really a luxury now.

My boss is here.

So Steven is meeting your boss.

They've probably agreed on the acquisition cost.

Acquisition?

Does your friend work for Aijia?

It's the other way around.

Aijia belongs to him.

Come in.

Send out the documents before leaving.

Okay.

Luming, matching that with your outfit is...

Their colors match well, right?

And they're perfect for driving.

-I'm leaving. -Okay.

I want to buy you dinner tonight. Are you free?

I have a date tonight.

I'm off.

Darn it.

Keep the shoes for me!

Aijia acquired our company two years ago.

At that time, I just passed my probation.

I originally wanted to work in a small company for a couple of years,

and then apply for a bigger one when I'm more experienced.

Who knew that I'd suddenly become an employee of Aijia?

Did you get a salary increase after you joined Aijia?

Yes. Take a designer for example.

For every positive appraisal,

your basic salary and bonus will increase as well.

In our company, if you're a top designer,

you can even get shares and bonuses!

That's nice.

They must drive pretty nice cars to work.

The big shot designers in our company hardly drive.

Most of them live in high-end residential areas nearby.

It's only a few minutes walk away.

Our top designer is still paying off his house loan.

And it's an affordable housing in the suburbs.

Don't worry.

As long as you aren't eliminated in Aijia,

be it designers or salesmen, you'll have a great future.

Eliminated?

Is the office politics intense?

It's not that.

Because of the good benefits, the competition is fierce.

Also, they keep hiring new talents.

When we just moved to Aijia, we had a hard time getting used to it.

Insane systems, strict assessments.

Those who couldn't keep up just quit their job.

Money doesn't come that easily.

I can tell that Mr. Luo from your sales department

is a petty person.

I had an issue with him before.

Our company has five sales departments.

The probability of you getting into his department is only 20 percent.

Also, his department

has the lowest sales in the company.

Even if you get assigned to his team,

he'll look after you if you do well.

Who wouldn't want a big fat bonus? Isn't that right?

-Yes. -Yes.

-That's true. -Hey.

But I heard that our big boss is a freak.

He's a patronizing fellow.

Not only is he a freak,

that big boss of ours

is simply a legend!

I know that Aijia is a great company

with a more efficient system.

But shouldn't a company be acquired

for their branding ideals and the talents they have?

Branding is built by the employees.

It'll be an empty shell after they leave.

New wine in an old bottle.

I wonder what Mr. Song is thinking.

Does he have too much to spend?

You asked me out just to rant about Steven?

No.

I want to ask you about some things.

I knew it.

You were avoiding me before.

Not anymore.

Because I've forgiven you for lying to me.

Really?

Why?

Because I'm magnanimous.

Then be more magnanimous and accept me.

I may be magnanimous, but not to that extent.

Fine. What do you want to know?

I don't quite get how wealthy people think.

I want you to enlighten me.

Yes.

You're worlds apart from them.

That's why

you have such impractical thoughts.

Impractical?

According to my understanding,

Steven won't concern himself with things

like acquiring small firms and managing them.

It's a big company.

Everyone has their own responsibilities.

The big boss is just in charge of the company's direction.

If they handled everything, they'd be worn out.

But doesn't the boss make all the decisions?

That's for small firms.

You don't know how big companies operate.

Hey.

Go on.

Ask me anything about company operations.

Although I don't own a big company,

I'm still a boss.

I know a lot about operations.

That's all.

That's all?

Think harder.

Then let's talk about how rich men live

in a world that's so far apart from mine.

I wonder if all rich people are freaks.

Look at his face.

It's like his face is paralyzed.

He's over 40, but he still looks so young.

We suspect that his face is mummified from too much Botox.

Your big boss had plastic surgery?

We all think that the reason

he went to Japan with Ms. Wu on Valentine's Day

was for facelifts!

Ms. Wu?

Yes, Wu Meiyin from the investment department.

I think you've met her.

What? Wu Meiyin?

She's your big boss' lover?

They're keeping it a secret.

But our colleague accidentally saw the visa documents Ms. Wu was preparing.

Apparently, she's married to our big boss!

What? Ms. Wu is married?

Of course, they even have a kid.

Is it a boy?

What type of girls does he like?

How old is he?

Does he like older women?

Sorry, it's not a boy.

They have a daughter of around eight years old.

As expected, these rich old men

like young and beautiful girls.

Hey.

Do you think that these big bosses are empty in their heads?

Didn't you see how impressive Wu Meiyin was in acquiring companies?

This is what we call the affiliation of the fittest.

Yes! Affiliation of the fittest.

But that's not the point.

We suspect

that Ms. Wu and our big boss lead separate lives.

Our big boss

always gets calls late at night

to drink at bars and clubs.

When Ms. Wu went to Hong Kong,

she bought a lot of branded stuff that young guys would like.

We're all guessing

she's secretly keeping a boy toy!

That makes sense.

What kind of woman could live waking up to a paralyzed man every day?

It costs too much for these rich people to divorce.

If their assets were to be divided,

it wouldn't do either of them any good.

So they're likely to lead separate lives.

Rich people's lives are too depressing.

Hey, anything else?

Tell us more!

Yuan Song, you got dumped,

so have some more meat.

Do you know what getting dumped means?

I know!

The boy behind me, Wang Siqi,

wrote me a note saying that he likes playing with me.

But I don't like to play with him, so he got dumped.

Don't just think of playing.

You have to study with Wang Siqi, understand?

I know, I'm not a little kid anymore.

My mission right now is to study.

Yuan Song, aren't you going to study abroad?

Are you really not going to study abroad?

I've already decided not to go,

but she still left me.

She said I was being impulsive.

Is it wrong to compromise for love?

Your compromise isn't about eating Chinese cruller or milk bread for breakfast.

Rather, it's something that may derail your entire life.

To her, you're making a huge sacrifice.

How long have you two dated?

You gave her too much pressure.

She's neither confident nor prepared to return your feelings.

Then what should I do?

If I leave, we break up.

If I don't, we break up too.

Breaking up if you leave is just your assumption.

I'm sure that's what she's thinking.

That's the problem between you two.

You think that if you go abroad,

your feelings will slowly fade.

She'll encounter temptations and have a change of heart.

You're not worried about her. You're just not confident enough.

We really do like each other.

Because of that, we think we're not worthy of each other.

Then you should improve yourself

and become better.

Studying abroad and dating don't contradict each other.

Only kids would choose one or the other.

Adults find solutions.

Don't run away from the problem, solve it.

You don't have to choose only one.

Young man, you can get both the fish and the bear paw.

My teacher said we have to protect the bears.

-We can't eat bear paws! -Yes.

We definitely can't eat bear paws.

If you buy or sell them, the police will come and get you.

Subtitle translation by Ooi Shiou Teng