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[Episode 32]

[A few months later]

Don't move.

You look handsome.

Why does this feel like we're getting married?

Nervous?

I've waited a long time for this.

Does it still hurt?

Let's go.

The court is now in session.

[Witness]

In 2005, Zhai Feng Mao forced me across the border.

In 2006, he sold me to Kao, a man from Country Jin.

I was put to work on the border.

In 2008, the police helped me return home.

In 2005, I was admitted to Jiaohai University, but lost contact with my closest family.

In 2011, I went back to Teng City for audit work.

During the audit, I uncovered Zhang Bin's crimes.

As an auditor for Mingtong and Associates,

and in accordance with national professional standards and auditing requirements,

I confirm the following statements and materials are true and accurate.

The verdict will now be announced.

All rise.

[Defendant]

Based on the evidence submitted by the prosecution and its arguments,

this court rules as follows.

The defendants, Zhang Bin and Tao Jiang,

violated customs laws, evaded customs supervision,

and jointly smuggled germanium, a rare metal banned from import and export.

The offense was serious and caused grave harm to society.

Their actions violated criminal law

and constituted the crime of

smuggling goods and items banned from import and export.

They shall be punished according to the law.

In this joint crime, defendant Zhang Bin planned and directly carried out the smuggling,

played a leading role, and was the principal offender.

Defendant Tao Jiang

acted under Zhang Bin's direction and assisted with transportation.

He played a supporting role and was an accomplice.

Based on the criminal facts and the nature and circumstances

of the crimes committed by Zhang Bin and Tao Jiang,

under the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China

and relevant provisions, the verdict is as follows.

Defendant Zhang Bin

is guilty of smuggling goods and items banned from import or export by the state,

arson, and attempted intentional homicide.

For multiple offenses,

he is sentenced to life imprisonment and deprived of political rights for life.

Defendant Tao Jiang

is guilty of smuggling goods and items banned from import or export by the state.

He is sentenced to eight years in prison.

Regarding the 2005 Teng City arson case that killed public officials

and the Kuangxia Group pyramid scheme case,

defendant Zhai Feng Mao is now in custody.

Given the severity and multiple offenses,

he is sentenced to life imprisonment and deprived of political rights for life.

That concludes the verdict.

Court is adjourned.

[Chen Yi is found guilty of smuggling as an accomplice,]

[but his role and harm were minor.]

[Given his surrender and cooperation, he's exempted from punishment and admonished.]

I still have a few days of leave. Take care of your own business.

[To-Do List] [Have dinner with Bo, Qiao, and Tu Li]

[Have dinner with Bo, Qiao, and Tu Li]

Once everything's settled,

let's invite Uncle Zhou, Bo, Yong, and Tu Li over for dinner.

You left everything behind. What about me?

Come with me. What else?

Where are you whisking me off to?

We'll roam the world and call it home.

Miao Jing.

You said it yourself.

You said you'd take me with you.

Then it's settled.

Neither of us leaves the other behind.

Okay?

Hang it up.

Not with that.

[Have dinner with Bo, Qiao, and Tu Li] Then, how am I supposed to reach?

Do it the way I did.

Like this?

Yong, what are you cutting?

This guy can't cook.

Unbelievable.

You should put this in first.

Yong.

Maybe we should stop cutting.

Isn't this fine?

It looks pretty good.

Yi, this is...

Don't move. Don't do it like that.

Where's your nail clipper? I'll do it. Don't pull it with your hand.

It's in there. The pink one.

Don't move.

Can you squeeze it out?

Yes. Don't move. Let me see.

It's out.

All better?

Hello, Uncle Zhou.

We're making hot pot tonight. Want to come over?

No, you go ahead.

You young people can't relax when I'm there.

- Mr. Zhou. - I'm here to pick up my clothes.

Sure. Just a moment, please.

What are your plans now?

I want to reopen the pool hall.

I'm not good at much.

I've been around pool halls with you since I was a kid, making a living.

And my old students are still waiting to come back for lessons.

Right. The exterior walls need repainting, too. It's been delayed for ages.

I've spent the past few days at the building materials market.

It took forever to finally settle on the materials.

It's such a pain to shop there.

Before we leave, Yi can still help out.

You know how to do that too?

I'm great at skim-coating walls.

Back when Miao Jing was in school, I took every job I could get.

So...

you two already bought your tickets?

We fly to Hai City this weekend.

Don't come see us off. No need to make a thing of it.

You know...

you only just came back.

It hasn't been that long.

I haven't even been with you long. And now you're leaving again.

It's not like I'm never coming back.

I'll be back for New Year's, won't I?

Sometimes I don't know how to say what I feel.

But after all these years, you mean so much to me.

I just really hate to leave you.

- Drop the act. - What am I supposed to do when you're gone?

Knock it off.

I'm not drinking with him.

Who taught you that? If not with him, how about with me?

- I'll drink with you. - Come on.

- I'll drink with you. - Come on.

- Come on. - Cheers.

- What about you? - Me?

Same as always. My place is doing fine.

But I'm thinking of hiring someone so I can spend more time with Bao.

We'll see when the time comes. It's not set in stone.

There's one more classic bit. Do you guys want to see it?

- What is it? - Here's the thing.

For this bittersweet farewell, I prepared a song for all of you.

It goes like this.

Listen up.

Don't look at me. Just eat.

Just think of me as some lounge singer.

♪ Beyond the long pavilion ♪

♪ Beside the ancient road ♪

♪ The grass-- ♪

♪ The grass stretches green to the horizon ♪

♪ The evening breeze brushes the willows, and the flute fades ♪

♪ The sunset sinks beyond the hills ♪

- Come on, cheers. - Not bad, right?

- Am I good? Cheers! - Absolutely! Cheers!

Cheers!

Wen.

I've got good news.

Zhang Bin was sentenced.

He got the maximum penalty.

Zhai Feng Mao has been arrested, too.

It's all over.

[Tomb of My Beloved Wife, He Wen Jie] Chen Yi and Miao Jing came to see you, right?

This time, we owe it all to them.

Chen Yi is old enough to know better.

[Tomb of My Beloved Wife, He Wen Jie] But sometimes he still acts too rashly.

Good thing Jing keeps him in line.

Jing is impressive now.

She's the most educated one of us.

A top-tier university graduate.

A senior auditor.

The two of them should be on the plane now.

They'll settle down in Hai City.

That's good.

I wish them the best.

It's all over.

[Hai City]

When you're at work, what can I do at home?

Do your laundry and cook for you?

Of course.

It feels like back then.

Back when?

One year, you came out of the bus station.

I rode my motorcycle and took you home.

I remember riding for a long time that day.

Then you fell asleep on my back.

That was ages ago.

Yeah.

Look at the sunset.

[Mingtong Audit Firm]

Miao.

No wonder you looked so familiar.

I heard Mr. Cen got sent out again.

He was transferred back under two months ago. Why send him away again?

It was headquarters' decision.

If you want to travel with him, you can apply for it.

That's above my pay grade.

Headquarters never issued a notice on the Haoyun project.

Wasn't that because Mr. Cen shut it down by force

and Hongshen wasn't happy, so they buried it. Right?

You know quite a bit.

Monica really stuck her neck out for you.

You were demoted for dealing with Haoyun off the books.

[Mingtong Audit, Junior Auditor, Ding Lei]

But it doesn't seem to have affected you.

Ms. Miao, do you need help moving your stuff?

Why are you moving desks? Right.

Mr. Cen got sent away, and now his people are out in the cold.

That's office politics for you.

Ms. Miao is getting a private office.

You didn't know?

A private office?

Why?

Because our team avoided the risk in time

and minimized the losses for the company and Hongshen.

And for your information, we found Haoyun is suspected of smuggling.

For the next two months, they have to assist the Teng City and Lingang police.

So neither the company nor Hongshen can provide notarization.

The detailed audit notice on Haoyun will be posted on the company intranet.

As for my promotion notice, go check it yourselves.

Mr. Junior Auditor, step aside.

Tell new team members about the dinner tonight, so everyone can mingle.

Dinner? Sure.

Okay.

- She really got promoted? - Of course. Why would I lie to you?

[Notice of Ms. Miao Jing's Promotion]

- It's real! - Unbelievable.

- That's amazing. - Jing really got promoted.

Let's all have dinner tonight. I thought.

Right. We haven't gone out in ages.

- Tonight, we definitely have to... - What are we eating?

- What should we get? The same place? - Hot pot.

This is pretty good.

The portion is pretty good.

Perfect, all the dishes are here.

Come on, let's raise our glasses and congratulate Jing.

- Congratulations, Jing. - Congratulations, Jing.

- Thank you. - Cheers.

- Here we go. - Congrats on the promotion.

- Cheers. - Cheers.

I have been waiting for Jing to treat us to this meal forever.

Us too. Exactly.

I'm Ma Yang, from Cen's audit team. Let's keep in touch at work.

- Sure. - Come on.

- Cheers. - Cheers.

Cheers.

- Eat up, everyone. - Come on, eat.

I was starving.

- Want some? - It smells great. This is good.

This one's good, too.

- Hello? - Where are you?

I'm at Huamao, having dinner with coworkers. Don't wait for me for dinner.

I'm at Huamao too. I can come pick you up on my way.

We're on the first floor.

Do you want to join us?

Sure.

Jing brought someone back from her trip?

A six-foot-three total hunk.

She's got incredible taste.

I see.

Here!

- There he is! - Six-foot-three.

So this is Jing's boyfriend.

Great taste. He's so handsome.

They're your coworkers.

Is it okay for me to join?

Of course.

- Totally appropriate. - Make some room for Chen Yi.

Come on, have a seat.

Sit down.

Server, another set of utensils, please.

Hi, everyone. I'm Chen Yi.

Miao Jing's boyfriend.

Chen, now that you're in Hai City, are you leaving again?

No.

I'm staying with her from now on.

Then let's get together more often.

That's so romantic.

- Eat up. - Go on, eat.

- Thank you. - Have some more.

- The mutton is delicious. - Eat, eat.

Have some more.

Have you set the date yet?

What day is it?

Your wedding day.

No way.

You two are head over heels, and you've never thought about that?

That's Jing and Chen's private business.

Eat up.

Why so many questions?

This doesn't taste good.

Drink something warm. You're on your period.

You need to take good care of Jing.

A lot of guys at the office are into her.

Then she has good taste.

True.

What else do we need at home?

Noodles.

Have this.

I need to buy more food.

What we ordered earlier wasn't enough.

If you weren't full, why didn't you order another dish?

88 yuan for one dish? That's insane.

Barely enough for one bite each.

How are you so frugal?

You've been here over two months.

Aside from your spending money, you haven't asked me for anything else.

You don't know how expensive life is until you run a home.

You're the one supporting me now.

I'm the house husband, so of course I worry about that.

Let's go, house husband.

When are you going to buy a car?

Riding a motorcycle is inconvenient in wind and rain.

We only just moved in, didn't we?

We're not fully settled yet.

Let's wait a little longer.

Are you bored staying home?

Not really.

You don't have to slave away at the office, and you don't know anyone here.

I bet you're bored out of your mind.

Feel free to check if I'm out of my mind.

Are you having a hard time adjusting here?

New place, no one you know.

If you're going to say that, you might as well hear me out.

Go on.

Actually,

I looked for you when I first got back from Country Jin.

Back in college.

Then why didn't you call me?

That day, you were playing on the court.

You looked so bright, so full of life.

And me?

I'd spent over 30 hours in a truck.

I was filthy and stank. How could I face you?

People change their minds.

The more you go through, the more you overthink things.

I lived on the edge, always looking over my shoulder.

I got used to living like that.

Back then, I thought...

you'd be better off without me.

When you came back to Teng City, it felt like a dream.

I wanted to drive you away, but I also wanted you to stay.

But I knew that whenever you needed me, I'd always be there with you.

Miao Jing.

I never told you.

I didn't care, and I wasn't sure.

But...

I still want to tell you this.

You're the most special person in my life.

More than anyone, I want you to be happy.

If the most special person, the one I miss the most,

the one I can never forget,

if all that can be called love,

then--

I love you, too.

It's definitely delicious.

How is it?

Can I make one tiny request?

No.

Does it taste good?

Next time, can you use an insulated lunch box? It's already cold.

Try it.

Hello.

I'm at the gym with Xiao Yu. I'll be back soon.

Okay.

That clingy? You were apart for one minute, and he already has to call you?

How did your talk about that go?

What talk?

About getting married.

I'm not pushing you, but it feels like you should start planning.

I know.

But we just moved to Hai City. There is still a lot to figure out.

True.

But no matter what, you two have been through hell, and finally made it.

The future will only get better.

I'll take that blessing.

Let's go.

Let's go.

I'll take you home.

Hi, Jing.

Someone is picking me up.

I'm leaving. Bye.

Go on.

Why are you so late? I've been waiting forever.

Late? I got here early, okay?

- What do you want to eat later? - Hot pot.

Hot pot? Sure.

What does that mean?

You think I've lost weight?

I just think you've been under too much stress.

I've taken care of the car and the other stuff from before.

If that's still not enough, Li Qiao and I have some savings.

Keep it. I have enough money.

You and Li Qiao finally made it to Hai City. Have fun. Don't worry about all this.

Too bad.

Newlyweds on their honeymoon, and they still have to bring Yong.

Cut it out.

You think I want to be your third wheel?

- No. I'm here to restock. - Give me a break. You haven't restocked once.

You just follow me around all day. My God.

I'm not making things up.

Fine. Enjoy your honeymoon, or do your restocking.

I'll need your help in a couple of days.

Have you dropped any hints to Miao Jing?

What do you mean?

Do I need to?

Tell him.

I don't know. I've never proposed before.

Look.

Some girls like surprises.

Some like everything planned out.

You're single. You don't have much experience.

Think about what Miao Jing would like.

No, I'm not getting it. Explain it again, in more detail.

You don't need to get it.

Get a girlfriend first. Then I'll treat you to dinner someday.

- And we'll talk. - Knock it off.

Here's to my honeymoon.

[Dogged Youth Billiards Training]

Look at this.

Dogged.

What does it mean?

Dog...

- Dog? - Silly.

Dog is D-O-G.

There's a G-E-D after it.

Put them together: DOGGED.

What does that mean?

I thought E-D meant something belonged to someone.

- So DOG-- - This pool hall's name

was chosen just for you two.

Dogged.

- "Dog's." - Very dog-like.

Total dogs.

He's insulting us.

Yeah. He's insulting us.

But the pool hall isn't finished yet.

It's still a little messy.

Leave it to us, Yi. Don't worry.

I'll count on you.

Leave it to us.

Let's get to it!

- I'm waiting for you to say it. - Let's do it!

Once everything's cleaned up...

have Miao Jing come see the new pool hall.

Hot. It's hot.

How's the soup?

I'm back.

Finally.

I'm exhausted.

Long day, Ms. Miao?

Put a little muscle into it.

Don't look.

What are you watching?

Pork cutlet rice.

You just learned it?

You're making it for me?

For myself.

And?

For Tu Li.

Fine. I'll text Cen Ye and invite him over too.

I'm learning.

I'm exhausted.

I can't sleep.

Try using my arm as your pillow.

I still can't sleep.

You have to get up early tomorrow.

I'll get you some melatonin.

Maybe we should stay up.

It's almost dawn anyway.

You've grown up.

Now you don't even blush or get flustered.

Back then, I was just a kid. I didn't know any better.

You didn't know any better?

What did you know later that was so great?

What are you laughing at?

It just feels kind of amazing,

like we'd suddenly been given extra time

and suddenly, we grew up

into adults who can stay up if we want and skip sleep if we want.

Then what do you want to do instead?

Chen Yi.

There's something I want to tell you.

I was going to wait a few days

and take you somewhere prettier, somewhere more romantic

so I could say this properly.

But I figured it out.

I came back

because of you.

Nothing else matters. I just want to be with you.

As long as it's you with me.

Chen Yi.

I love you.

I hope you love me too, with all your heart.

Please don't push me away again.

I want you to ask me to stay.

I don't want to be alone anymore.

I want a safe, stable home with you.

Will you?

You still haven't answered my question.

In 2008,

I went to your school to see you.

It was like I finally made peace with it.

I felt like these past twenty years had been neither great nor terrible.

Everything had finally settled.

And that was not so bad.

Later,

I went back to Teng City and drifted through life.

I never thought that three years later, you would come back for me.

I felt like God had been kind to me,

letting me grow up safe,

survive against all odds,

and meet someone I could lean on.

Miao Jing.

I love you.

Look.

Thank you for finding me.

Thank you for lighting up my life.