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[OVERDO]

[Episode 2]

Tonight is the engagement ceremony

for the 2 young masters of the Murong family.

This is a double blessing for the Murong family.

I heard

Li Boze is also coming.

He's the child the Murong family mistakenly took?

He is the true son of both families.

You're here too?

Long time no see.

Qingyi.

Long time no see.

Father was worried about

your marriage in his last letter.

Worried about my marriage?

I'm afraid what Li Rongzhang cares about

[Li Boze, the only son of the Li family]

is not my marriage.

He's afraid the Huo family will leave him out

and do business with the Murong family.

Qingyi...

Dudu!

Dudu.

Sister.

Don't call me by my nickname with so many people around.

Okay, Dudu.

That jinx.

What nonsense did he spout this time?

Just ignore him.

Come on.

Sit with me.

Sit.

Sister, you've been learning English recently?

Yes.

They know Chinese.

Sister, these flowers are for you.

I felt sorry for the old lady selling flowers,

so I bought some.

How much?

Two silver dollars.

So expensive?

You didn't bargain?

For you and Mother,

it's worth it no matter how much it costs.

Our Boze is so kind-hearted.

Unlike someone

who has no heart.

No.

Someone with a rotten heart!

Boze.

Mother.

You were just promoted to inspector

and have been very busy,

yet you still made a special trip.

This is for you.

On such a joyous day,

I must come and join the fun no matter how busy I am.

As long as you don't mind my being here.

How could I?

However,

next time you give flowers to a girl,

you should give roses.

Okay.

I'll remember that.

Madam Murong.

Compared to Qingyi,

Boze looks more like your son.

He grew up by my side.

How could he be like that ungrateful son of mine?

Come on, let's go in.

How is it?

Have you been busy lately?

Not really.

Second Young Master.

It's time to go.

Let's go.

Please welcome

Miss Huo Minxian.

Aren't you afraid I'll murder my husband?

Miss Huo,

if you really have such courage and means,

I would actually appreciate it.

Just wait and see.

Mr. Murong Qingyu, please

welcome your lifelong partner.

-So pretty. -Yes.

[Fang Mulan, the only daughter of the Fang family in Nanyang]

♪ The more passionate ♪

♪ Our past embrace ♪

♪ The more icy ♪

♪ Our present clash ♪

♪ If not tangled in love ♪

♪ We are locked in hate ♪

♪ There is no escaping it ♪

♪ Sharper pain, deeper mark ♪

♪ Deeper care, greater torment ♪

♪ I won't give up on you ♪

♪ Don't let go of me ♪

♪ Let the ropes of fate ♪

♪ Bind you and me ♪

♪ Even if led to a precipice ♪

♪ Together, we fall ♪

♪ Take away everything I have ♪

♪ Can you bear the weight of it all? ♪

♪ I offer you my whole life ♪

♪ In exchange for my everything ♪

♪ Will you finally be mine? ♪

♪ Give me love and hate ♪

♪ Let the tears fall, let the blood spill ♪

♪ Even through suffering, I'll never let go of your hand ♪

♪ I can't break free, I can't escape ♪

♪ This, too, can be called a lifetime together ♪

This is the only daughter of the Fang family in Nanyang,

♪ We ♪

Fang Mulan.

♪ Remain bound by fate until the end ♪

You should call her sister-in-law.

♪ Forevermore ♪

♪ Neither you nor I ♪

Sister-in-law.

♪ Can ever break free ♪

[Beicheng Mailbox]

[Three Years Ago]

[Beicheng]

This house has been empty for years

since the last tenant left.

Please come in.

Old Zhang said

it was a young master who studied abroad

and just returned

looking to rent a house.

I didn't believe it.

Why would a rich person rent this kind of house?

Until he mentioned

that the newly opened clinic

west of the footbridge is yours

and that you wanted to find a place

close to the clinic.

So it turns out

the living Buddha who treats the poor lately

is you.

I am no Buddha.

I charge for my medical services.

You're still a good person.

I must help you find a house to your liking.

Am I right?

What do you think?

Well...

How about

I show you a few more places?

You look like a young master from a wealthy family.

I'm afraid you won't get used to living in a small house like this,

and your family would worry.

My family?

I don't have a family.

And I don't need one.

Bastard!

I knew he wasn't mine.

Tell him to get out.

Go back to the Murong family!

The one who was properly settled

was the other child.

If it weren't for you,

how could your father have died?

You jinx!

Ever since you came back,

our family has suffered terrible luck!

But I became a burden, passed back and forth between the two families,

barely scraping by.

Both the husband and wife got tuberculosis,

and they are dirt poor.

What do you think they will do?

What's there to guess?

In the face of life and death,

of course they'll only care about themselves.

What are you doing?

You don't read these letters anyway!

Exactly!

Cheapskate!

Go.

Leave!

-Go home. -What a cheapskate!

Cheapskate! Cheapskate!

[Jiujiekou Street, East District, Beicheng]

These letters

[To Lan, No. 27 Liuli Alley]

were all sent from Nancheng.

But they weren't for me.

Don't think that by hiding,

I can't deal with you.

You're probably cowering in some gutter drinking dirty water.

You must have stolen my money

and been too guilty to show your face, right?

Now that things have turned out like this,

it's all your fault, you bastard.

Cutting off your hands

and peeling your skin

wouldn't be enough to quell my anger!

I hope you get what you deserve.

You'd better smash your head against the wall of the orphanage.

Cursing so viciously.

What kind of deep hatred is this?

Wait.

Something's wrong.

I see.

[It's all your fault. Cutting off your hands...]

The person

you're looking for is not here.

Before I moved in,

this house had been vacant for years.

If you are really worried about him,

you can call the police.

[R]

Come on, two more people.

[Nancheng]

[Ren Susu]

It's done.

How do you like it?

It's so beautiful.

I like it.

Thank you.

Thanks.

The ship arrived before you came from Beicheng, right?

Yes.

Then have you seen this girl?

She has a mole on her left cheek.

She's easy to recognize.

I've never seen her.

Miss Ren, you're back?

We made scallion oil noodles.

Do you want some?

Thank you, Landlady.

But I've already eaten.

This delicate-looking girl

is well-educated.

Why does she have to make a living

at the dock every day?

The dock is busy with people coming and going,

and news travels fast there.

She seems to be looking for her sister.

She looks frail and is always

a loner.

She has traveled across half of China looking for her sister.

The person

you're looking for is not here.

Before I moved in,

this house had been vacant for years.

If you are really worried about him,

you can call the police.

Who are you?

Why did you say I'm worried about him

and looking for him?

Do you know him?

A true heart

cannot be completely concealed.

If you hate someone,

you wouldn't, without getting any response,

send dozens of abusive letters.

Besides,

the language in your letters is extremely dirty.

It seems like you're collecting a debt.

In fact,

you're being vague,

and you deliberately mentioned an orphanage.

Our agreement remains.

Looking forward to your reply.

[Our] [agreement] [remains.] [Looking] [forward] [to] [your] [reply.]

Did you really think I wouldn't notice?

[Our] [agreement] [remains.] [Looking] [forward] [to] [your] [reply.]

You must have

sent this letter to many addresses,

but it was always like a stone dropped into the sea.

If you had an agreement,

and he broke it,

you should stop looking.

Either he's dead,

or...

he just can't be bothered to reply.

People are born to walk alone.

Don't waste your energy

on others.

You're talking nonsense!

Lan is not dead!

Take back your curse!

Did I...

make you cry?

I knew this letter

would likely never reach her.

You're smart.

You spot the hidden message.

But you're also vicious.

You could have chosen to ignore it,

yet you mocked our agreement

and her life.

Does guessing a stranger's life and feelings

give you a sense of superiority?

"People are born to walk alone."

That's because you haven't met someone who stands by you

through thick and thin and would never forget you.

That is your misfortune.

So I don't blame you.

My misfortune?

Ridiculous.

Don't worry, Lan.

I'll soon save enough money

to find you in Beicheng.

[Xinyi Clinic]

Doctor,

this is all I have.

Both the husband and wife got tuberculosis,

and they are dirt poor.

What do you think they'll do?

What's there to guess?

In the face of life and death,

of course they'll only care about themselves.

Okay.

Go to the nurse for your IV.

Please save my husband.

Don't tell him I was here.

Just say the money for the treatment

came from you,

okay?

The wife sold her dowry.

[Land and Property Ownership Certificate]

Look at this.

[Land and Property Ownership Certificate]

The husband wants to mortgage the house

to treat his wife,

and he also begged us not to let her know.

What about himself?

He said he was giving up treatment

and going out to work to earn money.

He just left.

Honey, come back!

Excuse me!

Why did you sell the house?

Why?

What about you?

Why?

Say something!

Why?

I can give up everything

just to keep you alive.

-Someone who stands by you through thick and thin -Someone who stands by you through thick and thin

-and would never forget you. -and would never forget you.

Lan is not dead!

Take back your curse!

[Lan is not dead! Take back your curse!]

[We barely know each other. Why are you being such a downer all of a sudden?]

[Don't respond to me like this anymore.]

Miss Crybaby,

hope this letter finds you well.

I'm sorry.

As a doctor,

I've seen all the darkness of human nature in the face of life and death.

I deliberately said some mean things

to pass my bad mood onto you.

Dragging others into a miserable mood

similar to mine in just a few words

and taking pleasure in it

is what I'm good at.

I still firmly believe

that people are born to walk alone.

But along the journey,

there might occasionally be fellow travelers.

So I believe your Lan

will show up for the appointment.

P.S.,

there are many ways to hide secret messages.

Why did it have to be an insulting letter?

Mr. Duhuo,

hope this letter finds you well.

Duhuo?

Mr. Duhuo?

If others see an insulting letter,

they would throw it away like trash.

But if she sees an insulting letter,

she'll know it's a greeting from me.

In hell,

curses and pain

are proof that we endured the darkness together.

It's hard to explain to you,

but I accept your apology.

And I'm a bit curious about you.

You see yourself as a cold person,

but your career choice as a doctor

already shows your kindness.

P.S.,

a doctor who believes people are born to walk alone

is perfectly suited to the name of the herb Duhuo.

P.P.S.,

I'm not a crybaby.

I am very brave.

P.P.P.S.,

I'm a boy.

A boy?

Mr. Duhuo?

Mr. Brave Crybaby,

hope this letter finds you well.

Your neat handwriting and scented stationery

really scream masculinity.

I assume you

must be an elegant gentleman with extraordinary grace.

As for me,

I'm 5 chi tall,

dark as the bottom of a pot,

with a strange temper

and a biting tongue.

I'm really not worth being curious about.

The name you gave me is quite good.

Duhuo treats gout.

I treat madness.

If you need it,

I'll give you a 10% discount on the consultation fee.

P.S.,

even someone as mean as me

can't understand why two people

would treat insults as greetings.

[Xinyi Clinic]

Mr. Duhuo,

at my art school,

my classmates all praise me,

saying I have a prominent Adam's apple,

broad shoulders that could carry the world,

and the strength to move mountains—

a truly unmatched strong man of our time.

I casually drew a little sketch

for you to imagine

my fit and handsome demeanor.

[Me]

[You]

[You]

[Me]

[You]

[Outline of Acupuncture Medicine]

[Comprehensive Human Anatomy]

Scientifically speaking,

those two "male traits" you mentioned

aren't necessary indicators

of a strong physique.

I'm attaching an anatomical sketch of the human body

to set the record straight.

What a pervert!

Pervert?

Please don't slander the human physiological structure.

In a doctor's eyes, it's nothing more than bones, muscles,

blood vessels, and nerves.

That's all.

If I scared you,

I'm attaching the autumn scenery of Beicheng to this letter

to express my apologies.

In Beicheng, it is already autumn, and the leaves have started to fall.

The parasol trees in Nancheng are still lush and green.

Even if I jumped as high as I possibly could,

I still wouldn't reach a single leaf.

So I can only send

some palmiers in summer with the letter.

Meng, is it good?

Yes, it is.

You can have these all.

I'll buy you some more later.

Try some too.

The weather is getting cold,

and winter is approaching.

I miss my mother's braised pork.

That's the taste of home.

Mom,

have some braised pork.

Mom, is it good?

Yes.

I once...

perhaps had people I could call family.

Moonlight shines on the ground.

Little baby, go to sleep.

Moonlight shines on the ground...

You are a born bad seed!

Do you even deserve it?

Trash!

Hopeless!

You think you deserve to be a member of the Murong family?

Why don't you just die?

But I still don't understand

what the taste of home is.

According to your letters,

you seem to have had a rough life.

Then why are you so attached

to your home?

I went home recently,

and Mom kept saying I've lost weight again.

She cooked a table full of good food.

Dad fixed the swing in the yard.

In this warm autumn,

the garden is full of blooming flowers.

I think...

maybe this is the taste of home.

Qingyi.

Is this Qingyi?

Yes.

It really is you!

Qingyi,

why did you return from abroad without saying a word?

Do you know how long I've been looking for you?

Where are you now?

Qingyu.

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival.

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival.

Qingyi.

I guess you're living

a very happy life now,

aren't you?

Qingyu,

I...

met a girl.

She's quite strange.

No.

It should be...

she's quite interesting.

Thinking of home,

I usually only feel anger and resentment.

But hearing you talk about home,

I inexplicably

called my only family member

during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Hearing that he was doing well,

I was very relieved.

Please make me look good.

Are you sending it to your family?

Not family.

It's...

Your sweetheart, right?

Here we go.

Smile.

Okay.

Ready.

Three,

two,

one!

There's a gift enclosed with this letter.

Thank you.

If it weren't for you,

I wouldn't have contacted my family.

Looking forward to your reply.

You haven't written back in over a month.

Have you been

busy with your studies recently?

As soon as winter started,

the clinic got crowded with patients.

I asked my brother to find your place in Nancheng.

The landlord said you moved out.

The winter here is getting colder every day.

Before spring comes,

will I receive a letter from you?

Why are you ignoring me?

Please enjoy yourselves.

-Congratulations. -Congratulations.

Miss Fang and Young Master Qingyu,

you are a match made in heaven.

Thank you.

Now that you're engaged,

when is the wedding?

It'll be soon.

Ren Susu?

You're not dead?

Congratulations.

-Thank you. -Thank you.

Where have you been?

Everyone is waiting for us to toast.

You insisted on this engagement.

Can you at least act properly?

Who said I insisted on it?

You shouldn't leave Miss Huo alone

to entertain the guests.

Since you agreed to this marriage,

you should be a gentleman.

It's just putting up with being cheated on

in exchange for some resources.

Yet they had to hold an engagement ceremony

to cover up their naked ambitions.

Don't let

Mother hear that.

Don't worry, Qingyu.

I won't fight you for the throne.

After all,

if you get upset,

you might send me to prison again

for another several years.

I can't afford that.

Qingyi.

What happened 3 years ago

wasn't what you thought.

How?

Don't you agree with them

that I killed Huo Mingxi?

Do you really think I believed that?

Forget it.

Let's focus on the present.

You still have the right

to call off this wedding.

Here is a boat ticket to England.

You can leave anytime.

I'll handle the rest.

You can continue studying medicine

and do what you want to do.

Qingyi.

I don't want you to spend the rest

of your life living in hatred.

You are still young.

As long as you want,

you can still become

the best surgeon.

I will fully support you.

Instead of planning for me,

you should care more about your fiancée.

She is 100 times

more dangerous than you think.

You only met her today.

Why do you say that?

How did you meet her?

Her father is a wealthy merchant in Nanyang.

When I went to Nanyang a year ago,

he held me in high regard

and wanted to form a marriage alliance with the Murong family

to secure the Fang family's future influence in Nancheng.

After discussing it with Mother,

we felt that this marriage

would be beneficial to both families.

Here we go again.

What about yourself?

Do you like her?

Qingyi.

In this world,

not everything can be based on what you like.

Marriages between prominent families

are about interests, not feelings.

As the eldest son of the Murong family,

such a marriage

is my responsibility.

Moreover,

she is a sensible and good girl.

A good girl?

Do you know her well?

She is smart and sensible.

We exchanged letters

and talked about everything.

Exchanged letters?

[To Lan]

[Jiujiekou Street, East District, Beicheng]

[To Lan, No. 27 Liuli Alley]

[Crybaby]

[You]

Qingyi.

Do you really think you know her?

Haven't you thought

that maybe she is

not what you think she is at all?

Qingyu,

do you know

that Miss Fang is...

Why are you here?

Qingyu,

I was looking for you.

Did someone outside want to have a drink with you?

Not at all.

Just in time.

Qingyi, you're here too.

This matter

is also related to you.

The projectionist was knocked unconscious.

Only this was left at the scene.

So it was you?

I've heard about

the Huo family's situation for a long time.

I also heard that

Miss Huo's negatives had been lost.

I had my family investigate

and bought them.

Mulan,

thank you for your hard work.

It's a trivial matter,

not worth mentioning.

It's just that if this box of negatives

had fallen into the wrong hands,

it wouldn't be good for Miss Huo or the Murong family,

especially for you,

Qingyi.

But you don't need to worry.

No matter who wants this box of negatives,

our Fang family

can stop them before they even get the chance.

Take this box of negatives

as a meeting gift from me,

your sister-in-law.

Striking first

and threatening me?

I'd like to see

what exactly you're up to.

♪ Sharper pain, deeper mark ♪

♪ Deeper care, greater torment ♪

Qingyu, you are upright and noble.

♪ I won't give up on you ♪

♪ Don't let go of me ♪

And Sister-in-law, you are understanding and considerate.

You are a perfect match

made in heaven.

♪ Let the ropes of fate ♪

Unlike me,

♪ Bind you and me ♪

who crawled out of the gutter.

A domineering and vicious woman like Huo Minxian

♪ Even if led to a precipice ♪

is my perfect match.

♪ Together, we fall ♪

♪ Must it take heartache ♪

♪ To know my heart belongs to you? ♪

♪ Hearts cold no more ♪

♪ Is every sweet dream ♪

♪ Destined to fade away? ♪

♪ Don't let it end in smoke ♪

♪ Love and hate ♪

♪ Till the very end ♪

♪ Hold nothing back ♪

♪ Never back down ♪

♪ Hold my ground ♪

♪ Till I've given my all ♪

♪ Come what may, we will be ♪

♪ Forevermore ♪

♪ How much love ♪

♪ Is enough to be wasted? ♪

♪ I haven't forgiven you ♪

♪ So don't you forgive me ♪

♪ Let the wildfire ♪

♪ Consume us and burn us to ashes ♪

♪ Still, we choose to be moths ♪

♪ Flying into the flames ♪

♪ Must it take heartache ♪

♪ To know my heart belongs to you? ♪

♪ Hearts cold no more ♪

♪ Is every sweet dream ♪

♪ Destined to fade away? ♪

♪ Don't let it end in smoke ♪

♪ Never back down ♪

♪ Hold my ground ♪

♪ Till I've given my all ♪

♪ Come what may, we will be ♪

♪ Forevermore ♪

♪ Let the tears fall ♪

♪ Let the blood spill ♪

♪ Even through suffering, I'll never let go of your hand ♪

♪ I can't break free ♪

♪ I can't escape ♪

♪ This, too, can be called a lifetime together ♪

♪ We remain bound by fate until the end ♪

♪ Forevermore ♪