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[Genius Girlfriend]

[Episode 17]

What's wrong, bro? Tired?

Yes.

Let's take a taxi back.

Tired after just this much?

Hey, I have to say,

it's really a beautiful sunny day.

Yeah.

So beautiful.

Shen Fuxuan's so annoying,

suddenly uncontactable.

He just ditched us like that.

Right, so disloyal.

With all these bags and bundles, we could really

use a pair of strong hands right now.

We brought too many snacks.

♪ I'm like the gentle clouds in the sky ♪

Let's eat them up quickly.

Don't worry with Duan Qiyan here.

They'll be gone in no time.

Give me a break.

What's wrong with you two?

♪ Looking forward to the stop of the night breeze ♪

Not helping the girls

carry anything?

Give it to me.

♪ I'm wandering about carefully, looking for the answer ♪

Thanks.

Give it to me.

Layer up when going up the mountain later.

It's cold there.

Okay.

Alright.

♪ Sometimes I wonder if I should back down ♪

Hurry up!

Hurry, hurry.

♪ Sudden alienation between us is what scares me the most ♪

♪ How can two hearts beat as one and truly feel each other? ♪

♪ The meteors fly past, silencing thoughts ♪

♪ Please, give me some clues ♪

♪ I hope you can see through my situation and confusion ♪

♪ And save me ♪

♪ Can you hear me? Why won't you answer? ♪

♪ I'm calling you secretly at night ♪

♪ The moon whispers fond words by my ears ♪

♪ It asks if you're still there through ups and downs ♪

3, 2, 1.

Turn it on!

♪ Am I lying? I answer my own questions ♪

Nice.

♪ But I've already fallen, I can't help it, oh ♪

Happy graduation!

♪ Forgive me for being silly for you and only you ♪

The stars are so bright today.

♪ My desires turn into ocean waves in my dreams, lapping gently ♪

It'll be even more beautiful tomorrow.

This trip of ours

-is totally worth it! -He's lost it.

What's wrong?

I was thinking about how Shen Fuxuan hasn't contacted us all day.

I'm worried if something happened to him.

Don't worry.

He's probably off having fun by himself.

But why'd he ignore our texts?

Could Shen Fuxuan

have some other reason?

He isn't usually like this.

Actually,

I know the reason.

He contacted me earlier.

He gave me a letter

and said

that if we see a meteor shower,

I should read it to everyone for him.

What meteor shower?

Just read it now.

Read it now?

Go ahead. It's fine.

Hello,

my dear friends.

At this moment,

you must be on the mountain top,

having made wishes while watching

the meteor shower streak across

the vast starry sky.

It's a pity

that I couldn't spend this moment with you,

because I'm currently abroad,

preparing for the new semester

of a five-year medical program

my parents arranged.

He went abroad?

Shen really kept this secret airtight—

not a peep leaked.

I'm sorry for

not telling you this news in person,

because I really didn't know

how to say goodbye to you all.

I'm used to being on my own my whole life.

Expressing my feelings

is harder for me

than calculus.

So I can only write these things down here.

You're the ones I find hardest to part with.

You're the friends

I'll miss the most.

You probably have no idea

how lucky

someone like me feels

to be treated as one of you.

So, thank you

for letting a buzzkill and loner

like me

become a part of your youth.

Being friends with you is

the best thing that's happened to me.

I'm leaving.

Please make a wish upon a shooting star for me too:

let Shen Fuxuan come back sooner;

don't let him always eat alone;

may our friendship last forever.

Shen really just left like that.

What's with all the long faces?

Communication is so advanced now.

Even if he's abroad,

it's very easy to stay in touch.

Exactly. Being far from home is nice too.

Nobody died.

Yeah.

But since we met Shen,

we've never really

been apart for a long time.

Just thinking about how

we'll be separated soon for a few years

is pretty depressing.

Shen Fuxuan is actually very suited to be a doctor.

He's rigorous,

conscientious,

calm, and has an inquisitive mind.

He will be a great doctor.

So we should be happy for him.

Exactly.

Don't be sad.

Yeah, don't be sad over nothing.

You babies.

This is nothing.

You're just a year older than us.

But I'm a college student,

and you're high schoolers.

Then Mr. College Student,

tell us what's so different about college.

Once in college, you'll find that everything changes.

Your horizons will broaden.

And you'll no longer be a kid.

From the moment you get your acceptance letter,

you'll experience all kinds of goodbyes.

For the first time, you'll part with your family,

with childhood friends,

and with your familiar hometown.

You'll be in an unfamiliar city,

looking at unfamiliar faces.

You've to face all of this.

Why do we have to grow up?

Why can't we stay together forever?

Growing up is inevitable.

But I think

our friendship can remain unchanged.

As long as we hold on,

we can always be together.

Right.

Don't be afraid of goodbyes.

But learn to cherish

every present moment.

Makes sense.

But...

Don't you think what he just said

sounds a bit like someone?

Like who?

Um, um...

-Director Sui! -Director Sui!

-Yes, I think so too! -What? No way.

I was just going to say that.

Impossible, absolutely impossible.

To be honest, it is a bit patronizing.

Come on, let's toast.

Cheers.

To Shen Fuxuan.

-Shen Fuxuan, you've got this! -To Shen Fuxuan!

Go for it!

Zeqiu,

look how bright that star is.

Which one's the brightest?

I think that one's very bright.

That one's bright too.

That star...

You're awake too.

Do you want to

go for a walk?

Why are you still up?

Can't sleep?

Not exactly.

I'm just excited about

camping with friends.

What about you? Why can't you sleep?

I was drawing comics.

Drawing comics?

I'm recording every important moment of ours

in comics.

I'll show you when I get the chance.

What's that,

that green thing?

Where?

There.

This one?

It's so pretty.

It looks like an emerald.

Any stone in your hands

would become a gem.

It must've been polished over time

to have such a perfect shape.

For you.

Why give it to me?

Because I want to.

If you don't want it,

give it back.

I'll ask if anyone else wants it.

Of course I want it.

Are you feeling better now?

I'm just a bit sad that I didn't get to say goodbye

to Shen Fuxuan in person.

What if

it was Duan Qiyan or someone else

who left this time?

I'd feel the same.

We're all buddies.

What if it was me?

You're different.

Aren't... Aren't we all buddies?

Do you know about the binary star system?

Binary star system?

It means two stars have their own orbits

but revolve around the same center.

Duan Qiyan and the rest are my buddies,

but you're more like my binary star partner.

We'll move forward along different orbits,

but our center will

always be the same.

The binary star system in astrophysics

is a fascinating interstellar system.

Two stars have their own orbits,

revolving around the same center.

They never conflict

and never part ways.

I also have my own binary star partner,

so I'll never be lonely in the vast universe.

Thank you, my binary star partner,

Jiang Yubai.

What are you looking at,

so absorbed?

Look at these two little flowers.

How special.

On some random day, the two seeds

must've been blown here by the wind.

In this field of pink muhly grass, they grew together

towards the sun.

This pink muhly field is like a universe.

And these two are lives from afar,

swaying together in the long river of time.

Don't they look like

a perfect symbiotic function?

Mutually dependent

variables with completely overlapping domains,

where f(x, y) equals zero.

Without either one, this formula wouldn't exist.

Using a formula to describe two flowers...

is quite novel.

I feel like all relationships

can be expressed with functions.

Friendship is like a composite function:

you need me, and I need you;

nested together,

we jointly produce a more interesting

and better range.

A passing encounter with a stranger is like

a probability density function:

at a certain point in time and space,

the probability of our meeting is no longer zero,

and then quickly returns to zero.

We...

You two,

stop chatting

and come help!

Hurry!

Let's go.

Coming.

Jiang Yubai, come,

help me with the table.

Alright.

Duan Qiyan and I will go wash the pots and vegetables.

He has too much energy anyway. Let's go.

Wait, wait.

My delicate hands

can't do that kind of work.

Stop the nonsense and come now.

Fine. Stop pulling me.

Should I bring the table and tableware over?

Okay.

Hey, bring the cassette stove over.

I'll go get it.

Okay.

Why are you so bad at everything?

Can't even wash vegetables properly?

I didn't do it on purpose!

If you think I'm stupid and ridiculous,

then stay away from me!

What's with that girl? What did I do to deserve this?

Attention, everyone.

I think we can play a game.

Only the winners of this game

get to eat. How about it?

What game?

This game's very simple.

I'll explain the rules.

First, we'll close our eyes.

I'll count down from 3, and then we'll all

open our eyes at the same time.

If two people's eyes meet,

they'll be the winners of the round of the game.

Of course,

if a third person

makes eye contact with

either of you two,

it won't count as a win.

Alright, got it? It's very simple.

You'd be a fool to not get it.

Come on.

Everyone, close your eyes.

Okay, I got it.

Yeah? Close your eyes.

Right.

Close your eyes. Good.

3, 2, 1.

Open your eyes!

Wait.

I looked at her.

Right. Jiang looked at you, Zhixia.

Again.

T-This doesn't count as a win.

Come on, again.

Close your eyes.

3, 2, 1.

Open your eyes!

Your eyes met?

Yes, the two of us.

Who did you look at? You didn't look at them, right?

Right, she didn't.

Okay, you two won.

You can eat!

If we didn't see it, that means we made eye contact.

Yes. Go on, eat up.

-They won. Let's continue. -It smells so good!

I'm so hungry.

No use in complaining. Ignore them.

We need to eat too.

Close your eyes!

3, 2, 1.

Open your eyes!

Our eyes met.

I looked at Lin Zeqiu.

Stop looking at him. What's there to see?

You ruined our chance to eat!

Again!

Eat slowly. Leave some food for us.

Come on.

Come on.

Close your eyes.

3, 2, 1.

Let's go!

Yummy, right?

Yummy.

You looked at me, huh?

Last round.

I'm at my limit.

-No, there must be winners. -It's delicious.

This game has no end.

It has, for sure.

Come on, close your eyes.

3, 2, 1.

Open your eyes!

You two look at each other. Let's eat.

Don't mind them.

You two keep looking.

I'll have one.

Who wants some Coke?

-Me, me! -Me too.

Slow down.

Here, have a fishball.

Thanks.

Zeqiu... it's overflowing.

Zeqiu, have one too.

Delicious.

Delicious.

Then...

g-give me one too.

This fishball's r-really delicious.

It has fish roe inside.

Is it good?

It's good. Try it while it's hot.

Here.

Thanks.

-It's delicious. -Thank you.

It's nothing special.

Give it to me then.

It's so good.

-Look at my jellyfish. -Eat your jellyfish.

This jellyfish took me a lot of effort.

What are you doing?

Tingting, are you full?

Are you on a diet again?

You've been dieting every day this year,

but you're still the same.

I'm not going to see the meteor shower.

You all go without me.

W-Wait, Tang,

I was just joking.

What I meant is

your figure's already perfect.

You're so thin.

Why diet?

You have no weight to lose.

You're great.

You're excellent.

Duan Qiyan, shut up for a moment.

What's wrong?

Nothing.

I just don't want to go anymore.

Tingting, is something on your mind?

I don't want to make a wish.

Even if I make one,

it won't come true.

Why won't it come true?

I want to go to Qingbei University,

but I know I won't make it.

So my wish won't come true.

What if it affects your wishes too?

I don't want to drag you down.

What are you laughing at? I'm serious!

I don't want to bring you bad luck.

That's such a wild thought.

Don't think like that.

Tang, let me help you out with that.

How about this?

Don't wish for Qingbei.

Wish for Zhendan.

It's not like Qingbei is the only

university in the world.

Just wish for Zhendan.

It will come true.

Then when you all get into Qingbei,

I'll be the only one at Zhendan.

I'll drift further and further away from you,

and our friendship will fade.

What if in the future,

we completely lose touch?

We won't.

Didn't you say that

we're friends filtered over time?

You need us,

and we need you too.

Because of you, we started listening to music,

going to concerts,

and doing lots of fun things.

Yeah.

We even did a performance because of you.

These are wonderful memories we share.

We won't drift apart because of physical distance.

Tang,

think about it.

We grew up together.

Will our friendship fade

just because we're apart

for a mere four years?

You're underestimating

our friendship.

We've been partners in crime

since we were little.

Once you graduate and come to Huacheng,

I'll take you out to turn the place

upside down.

Who's your partner in crime?

Get lost.

Okay.

He rolled into our tent.

Rolled into the wrong place.

Roll back here.

Roll back here.

I'm a little dizzy.

Show-off.

-Let's eat. -Come on.

Let's have a drink.

To friendship.

Come on.

-Come on. -Cheers!

-Cheers! -Cheers!

Cheers!

Cheers!

I'm coming!

Oh my goodness.

I bounced up.

Are you just bad at this or faking it?

Why aren't you hanging out with them?

Let me! I'll help you.

They're so childish.

Childish?

Coming from you?

Aren't you in the same class?

Did you forget we're the same age?

Right, we're the same age.

I forgot.

Look who's talking.

You're just

a year older than your sister.

So worried about

your sister coming out to play that

you had to tag along?

It's not that I don't trust her.

Stand there in one spot.

It's just that hanging out with you all

is actually pretty fun.

Start.

Even though sometimes I don't join in,

it's still pretty fun just watching from the side.

Actually, all my life,

I've rarely participated in group activities.

But now I feel that

as long as I stay with them,

I'm very satisfied.

Stop playing!

Stop playing!

Come back and help!

Come down!

Coming! Let's go.

It's 9 PM. The meteor shower's coming.

Let's guess who

will spot the first shooting star.

I predict

I'll be the first to catch one.

Stop guessing. You suck but still love to compete.

With your short attention span,

you think you'll be first?

Is that one?

That's an airplane.

Is that it?

That's over the sea, Duan Qiyan.

That's a lighthouse.

Shooting stars don't look like that.

What about that?

That's a flying spark.

Give it a rest.

You almost set me on fire.

Zeqiu, there hasn't been a shooting star.

Are you stressed?

I'm not stressed.

You have to trust your brother's professionalism.

Besides, even weather forecasts are wrong sometimes.

Don't be anxious. Give it a minute.

I remember when we watched them at the astronomy club,

there were usually only one or two at first.

But then they became meteor showers.

Really stunning.

Yeah.

It hasn't reached

the peak of the meteor shower yet.

Waiting for a shooting star,

you have to be sincere.

Be truly sincere from the bottom of your heart.

Should we tell

the shooting stars our wishes

to summon them?

I'll go first. I have one in mind.

Lord Shooting Star!

I want to get into Zhendan!

I also want to become super pretty.

And super rich.

It'd be best if I could also become Han Geng's manager.

And I want to travel around the world!

Hold it, hold it.

Your self-introduction is so long-winded, Tang.

By then, your self-introduction

will be famous Zhendan alumnus,

beautiful, rich woman,

and Han Geng's manager—Tang Tingting.

Wait, there's an addendum:

traveling around the world.

Duan Qiyan,

the shooting stars are watching.

You'd better watch your mouth,

or it might not bless you.

Look at my big mouth.

Um, Lord Shooting Star,

I was just joking!

Just showing off a bit of my own humor.

Um,

don't mind me.

Hey,

Zeqiu.

Tell us

how many shooting stars you can catch

and what wishes you'll make.

Catch shooting stars?

Am I a cop?

Shooting Star,

I want to always

be able to see the person I want to see.

Who's that?

Who's that?

There are many people I want to see.

Jin Baihui.

What's your wish?

I...

Hello, Shooting Star!

I want to be a little further from home!

What's with that look?

Isn't it good to be further from home?

That way I can be with you all.

I got into Qingbei.

Surely my parents won't pressure me to study anymore, right?

That's right.

Jiang Yubai,

your shooting star can't hear you if you just whisper to it.

I want to go to Qingbei University with Lin Zhixia.

I'm not done yet, Zeqiu.

I want to stargaze with Zeqiu.

I also want to play ball with Duan Qiyan.

I want to hit the library with Jin Baihui.

And share life stories

with Tang Tingting

and Shen Fuxuan.

Your wishes sound so heartwarming and lovely.

Maybe everyone thinks

I have a lot of friends.

But actually,

I've been constantly transferring schools and changing environments,

often parting ways right after getting to know my classmates.

I haven't had any deep friendships.

So,

I'm very glad to have met you all.

Zeqiu and I had a rough start.

At that time, I thought he was bullying Lin Zhixia.

I didn't expect him to be her brother.

Duan Qiyan, Jin Baihui.

If it weren't for the competition prep with you,

I'd never have fought to the end.

Tang Tingting, if it weren't for you,

I really wouldn't have had the chance to help the police solve a case.

And to Shen Fuxuan, who's far away overseas:

if it weren't for you,

I wouldn't have known that so many people

would have my back that day.

The most important one is Lin Zhixia.

We went through

many important moments in life together.

Maybe even you don't know,

but it's because I met you

that I could have so many

wonderful stories and beautiful bonds

with everyone.

And because of you all,

my night sky has become even brighter.

So...

What are those?

I made these yesterday

using petals from the sea of flowers.

In case we don't see a shooting star today,

it can serve as a keepsake.

This way, when everyone sees this,

it'll feel as if we're right next to each other.

And each bottle contains

a different flower,

each conveying a different meaning.

I won't elaborate.

Look it up yourselves when you go back.

Here.

Yours, Duan Qiyan.

Thanks.

-Tang Tingting, yours. -Thank you.

Jin Baihui, yours.

Thank you.

Zeqiu.

This is yours.

So pretty.

What's yours?

It even has my name.

Maple leaves?

-Pink flowers. -What's yours? Let me see.

It's already 9:30 PM.

About time a shooting star appear.

I don't know.

Will we get to see one tonight?

It's okay.

Why don't we play something,

or...

does anyone have snacks?

I'm hungry.

I have some food here.

I have some.

There are snacks here. Come on.

I'll add some firewood!

Maybe after today,

we'll never be in the same city anymore.

♪ Only for this lingering warmth of the moment ♪

We might not see each other for a long time.

Everyone traveled a long, long way

♪ Trading souls with the night ♪

just to make a wish upon you.

Please don't leave everyone with regrets.

♪ Every dusk I have stolen ♪

Please, you must appear.

♪ Foretells a parting ♪

Please.

This one!

It's super yummy.

Let me see.

Why's there so little left?

♪ Where did the storm start brewing ♪

What's that?

-A shooting star! -A shooting star!

Shooting stars! Hurry!

-Hurry! Hurry! -Shooting stars!

♪ Drenching you before we knew it? ♪

Shooting stars!

Hurry, hurry!

Shooting stars! Shooting stars!

Hurry, hurry!

Shooting stars!

♪ Let me draw near to you ♪

They're so beautiful.

So pretty.

♪ Let me imagine you ♪

♪ Let me sink into your ♪

♪ Scattered golden glow ♪

♪ Let the night blur your figure ♪

Right, make a wish!

Make a wish now!

♪ Yet tear myself away from you ♪

Make one for Shen Fuxuan first.

May our friendship

-last forever! -Last forever!

♪ I can't fathom why ♪

One more, hurry!

♪ I've never truly possessed you ♪

Make a wish.

Huacheng, here I come!

♪ That blazing, radiant feeling ♪

When I get there, I will make my mark!

♪ Once the rain stops, clouds disperse ♪

There's no time. Everyone make your own wish.

Hurry!

♪ Hence, time and again, I lose ♪

I want to take good care of the people around me,

especially my parents and my little sister.

♪ Myself ♪

♪ Draw near to you ♪

♪ Let me imagine you ♪

Oh heavens, all gods and immortals,

please bless me so I don't fall behind.

♪ Let me sink into your ♪

♪ Scattered golden glow ♪

I hope I can truly be myself one day.

♪ Let the night blur your figure ♪

♪ Yet tear myself away from you ♪

♪ I can't fathom why ♪

I, Duan Qiyan, must make my mark in Huacheng.

♪ I've never truly possessed you ♪

I hope there comes a day

when Lin Zhixia understands...

♪ That blazing, radiant feeling ♪

♪ Once the rain stops, clouds disperse ♪

♪ The rarest blessing in life is a sweet dream ♪

♪ That never ends ♪

Are you done making wishes?

I suggest

we take a group photo right here,

leaving a spot for Shen,

to mark our visit.

-Okay. -Okay!

I'll get the camera.

It's counting down. Hurry.

Come on. 3, 2, 1.

[Intercity Bus: Xiaochongshan to Ougang]

Get your luggage!

Don't you want to learn skateboarding?

I'll take you tomorrow.

Sure.

But I'm afraid of falling.

I'll borrow protective gear for you,

so it won't hurt if you fall.

Come find me early tomorrow.

Keep the emerald safe.

Thank you for the emerald.

[Ougang City Public Security Bureau Summons]

Your P2P lending

has collapsed.

The boss of the head office has run away.

What about the money?

They took it all.

Over 2 billion in total.

They took it all?

Yes.

Just the amount sold from you

is over 2.2 million.

2,276,500.

You can't escape joint criminal liability.

And your final sentence

still depends on how cooperative you are with our investigation.

You must actively return all illegal gains

and try your best

to compensate all the clients under your name for their losses.

Try to earn their forgiveness.

Hello?

Hello?

Say something.

What's wrong?

Did something happen to our son?

No.

Our son's fine.

It's...

I-It's me.

I...

I need to discuss something with you.

What is it? Go on.

Can...

Can you...

lend me two million?

I was cheated by the company.

The boss ran away.

It's too much, right?

Never mind. It's fine.

Then...

one million is also fine.

Or even less.

500... 500,000, okay?

500,000 works too.

Anything's fine.

Guan Xunmei,

I haven't had time to tell you,

but all my money is tied up in real estate.

My company went bust too.

I really can't help you.

Do you need me to take our son?

But in my current situation,

it's really hard for me to take him.

-Let's go home for dinner. -Bye.

-Bye-bye. -Bye-bye.

See you tomorrow.

See you tomorrow.

Bye-bye.

[5 missed calls from Mom]

Mom.

Why are the lights off?

I called you back later.

Why didn't you answer?

Mom?

Mom!

When I waved and told Jiang Yubai I'd see him tomorrow,

I thought I was just solving

a math problem with clear steps.

"See you tomorrow" was a constant.

I'd see him like I always did.

We'd do many things together.

We'd see each other millions of times.

But after I grew up, I learned that

encounters between people

aren't linear equations.

There are no fixed slopes and intercepts.

They're more like points scattered at random, governed by probability.

Every reunion

takes a great deal of luck.

And my luck seems to have run out.

After that parting,

my best friend, Jiang Yubai...

disappeared from my world again.