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Next time, together forever

Episode 16

Airport… train station, I went everywhere.

At the airport, I was guarding the security checkpoint

until the flight to the US took off.

I did not see Tao Tao and Gu Xiaoman.

Did you not go to the police station to report the case?

This kind of thing will be recognized by the police as a family dispute.

They would not accept it.

This Gu Xiaoman...

will she be reliable one time?

it was her who divorced you that time.

She divorced you saying that the child is not yours but hers.

She went so far away for so many years

to suddenly come back like this.

I just knew something like this would happen.

Qiu Yang,

did you offend a woman in your past life?

How could your both marriages come to such ending?

Can you not say something nice?

I wanted to say

that first two were really rough.

The third one goes definitely more smoothly.

And I am telling you with my all responsibility.

You cannot divorce Sheng Xia.

Can you say something useful?

How can we get Tao Tao back now?

Since she did not go to the United States,

I am pretty sure she will not do it right away.

How about this.

I will go to Gu Xiaoman’s grandmother house tomorrow.

She will definitely know something.

This is a good idea.

let’s look for her relatives in the country,

check them one by one

and analyze them one by one.

Yes, right.

That’s what your sister’s

trade union chairman would do.

Qiu Yang, leave this matter to me.

You are busy with company matters.

We definitely must bring Tao Tao back.

Yes.

You must immediately get custody rights after getting her back.

Qiu Yue,

Tao Tao’s education will be on your shoulders later on.

You will have to spend a lot of energy

on raising Tao Tao.

After all, Qiu Yang is too busy.

You are saying it so conveniently.

I am saying it because

the second child’s matter will have to be put on hold.

Zhang Chenglong, are you trying to corner me?

Am I?

I am not.

Am I not just analyzing the situation here?

What are you worried about?

Enough, enough.

Go and cook something for Qiu Yang to eat.

Yes, I forgot

You have not eaten anything today, right?

I do not feel like eating anyway.

Eat a bowl of noodles first.

I am not eating. I will be going first.

Don’t...

Troublesome Qiu! Stop pretending! will kill you!

I will punch, punch, punch you….

Tao Tao

What are you painting?

I am drawing uncle Qiu Yang.

Your blueberry juice

Uncle Qiu Yang...

Do you like him?

What do you like about him?

He likes to play with me.

There is no other uncle like him in the United States.

Yes.

There is no other uncle like him in the United States.

But you have painted him so big

and made his nose so small.

Continue to draw.

Hello.

Hello, Miss Gu.

Your lease on the apartament ended today.

If you want to prolong it,

please come to the front office to check in.

All right, I will come to the front desk now.

All right, thank you.

Good bye.

Yes, bye.

Tao Tao, look.

Mom is going to the front office now.

Stay here.

Miss Gu, if you want to continue to stay here,

I will go through the formalities with you.

For how many days will you stay here?

What are your requirements for the room type?

I will stay for two days.

All right, I wil register you then.

Of course, of course, of course.

The same room will do.

I want to go there.

Little friend, what about your family?

I came alone.

This will not do.

How old are you?

Where exactly do you want to go?

Send me to this address first,

otherwise, I will be alone on the street.

This is really not safe for me.

This little mouth of yours...

Tell me then.

What is there?

My home.

Sit down, uncle is starting the car.

Who is it?

Sheng Xia阿姨 uncle Qiu Yang

Tao Tao

Tao Tao

Tao Tao

Baby, why did you run here?

Does your mom know?

My mom does not know.

My mom does not know.

If she knew, she would not let me come.

Did you sneak over all by yourself?

That’s too dangerous.

It’s all right.

I came here to give you a painting.

I am alone at the hotel anyway.

It’s really nothing.

Tis is my painting of you.

Does it look alike?

Very much.

Thank you.

No need.

I was just practicing.

Tao Tao,

you coming here all by yourself was really dangerous.

Why did you not call me?

I would have picked you up.

But my mother doesn't want to see you.

You should call Gu Xiaoman first.

When she learns that the child is gone, she will die of anxiety.

Manager,

I am telling you.

I cannot find my child anywhere.

She is eight years old.

She is probably this high.

Her hair is braided.

She was wearing a white dress

and a pair of blue pants.

She was in the living room just now.

I… i do not know why...

but I cannot find her anywhere.

Can you recall if you have seen her before?

or can you check the monitoring cameras for me?

No problem, no problem.

Do not worry. Do not worry.

Hello?

Tao Tao is here with me.

Tao Tao is with you?

This is also your dad?

Does he look alike?

Uhm...

Tao Tao,

your mom wil eb here in a moment.

I want to talk to her.

Stay with auntie Sheng Xia for a while,

all right?

Fine.

I want to ask you something.

Ask.

Are you my dad?

Why are you asking?

I guessed it.

Did you not say it in the beginning?

You said no.

But later I thought that you must be him

because I found out the person my mom was hiding from was you.

And she does not like you to meet me.

She always wanted to please her boyfriends

very hard when they were coming over,

but she is not treating you the same.

So it made me think you are my dad.

My mom does not want you to take me away.

Tao Tao,

are you really eight years old?

Please answer my question first.

Yes.

I am your dad.

You are not lying to me?

No.

Then why did you admit it just now?

Tao Tao,

uncle Qiu Yang wanted to tell you this since the beginning,

but he was embarrassed too.

In case you wouldn’t recognize him as your dad,

he would be very sad.

But I won't be like this.

I just wanted to know

what is my dad like.

After all, all the others seem to have a dad.

I am sorry.

I am your dad.

You are my daughter.

Are you all right?

I am fine.

These two days

I also calmed down a bit.

I know.

You are Tao Tao’s mom.

To be frank,

I am not a petty person.

I won't take Tao Tao away from you.

I just hope

we can reach some consensus this time.

For Tao Tao’s sake.

We should sit down

and discuss different solutions

instead of trying to outwit each other.

Yes.

we have to discuss

the current situation as we;;.

I have never seen Tao Tao like this.

I know very well, in fact,

that Tao Tao always wanted to meet her dad.

I am sorry for what I have done.

Come, let’s talk.

Let’s see if you have good suggestions.

I just hope

Tao Tao can stay here for a while.

That she can stay with me.

So she can also familiarize herself with our family

and me, her estranged father.

How long do you need?

Can you give me a wek?

No problem.

And then?

I haven’t thought about it yet.

I only thought about this first.

Qiu Yang!

Sister.

I am telling you.

You are not handling this properly.

I am going to meet Gu Xiaoman.

Sister, can you let me handle this matter myself?

You are giving up your rights to be a father,

you know?

I will talk to Gu Xiaoman.

We must set up a fixed time within every year

for Tao Tao to come to China

and stay with me.

Your attitude is too absolute.

After all, it’s based on Tao Tao’s feelings.

You are just too soft.

Gu Xiaoman has lost already.

Tao Tao recognized me.

I’ll say everything’s fine.

If you really go to talk to Gu Xiaoman,

she will still find opportunities to disappear

I say…. you and your women.

One is Gu Xiaoman.

The other one Yangliu...

Why are you so worry-free?

Sister, why are you still telling those old stories?

I told you to look for someone like me.

Sister.

It is hard to find someone like you.

Run.

Sheng Xia...

First of all, thank you

thank you for taking care of me and Tao Tao during this time.

Secondly, my mood was unstable the other day.

I told you some inexplicable words.

I apologize. Please forgive me.

Qiu Yang.

Did you not go?

I forgot my mobile phone.

What are you doing here so secretly?

Nothing.

What?

Stop right there.

Did you write an apology?

You didn’t change your shoes.

Don’t change the topic.

Is that it?

What else should it be?

How about I invite you to dinner tonight?

Old place. Your choice.

I am going to work late at night.

I will wait for you.

Tao Tao, get up.

Hello?

Li Fei

Of course, of course.

Of course. No problem.

Yes.

There is nothing important going on at the company now.

I will not come over this week.

I am accompanying Tao Tao for a few days.

I am counting on you then.

Good.

Eat less, you all.

Let’s have a dinner together later.

Yes, eat less. We have a dinner to attend.

No… what dinner?

Our departament’s dinner.

Yes.

To celebrate our research project’ success.

Sister Sheng Xia,

this does not match your personality traits.

You are the paragon of our departament.

How could you forget about ut?

I cannot join you this evening.

How can yoiu not go?

You are the core person in charge of the project.

I have plans

for the evening.

Sheng Xia,

you never broke your promise before.

I treally have plans.

What plans?

Do I have to answer you?

I know.

It must be a wedding anniversary.

What anniversary?

She has been married for two months.

How about this.

I will ask the director to let me off.

I am not coming.

Eat well.

Help me with my rice bowl.

Tao Tao,

what are you looking at so seriously?

My wish list.

Wish list?

Yes.

What wish list?

Just the things I want to do

together with my mom and dad.

Can I fulfil my second wish today?

Of course you can.

I just want to eat pizza together.

Such a simple wish?

Is it simple?

it may be simple for you,

but for me

it was very difficult to achieve.

Tao Tao,

did you not say

that you wanted to tell

what your first impression about me was?

Come on.

Dad, don’t be angry.

Come here, come here, come here.

I will introduce you to the rules first.

You cannot throw your slippers around.

Your thiks cannot be misplaced.

This can only be played outside.

Do you hear me?

Are you hungry?

Slowly, slowly.

A tissue.

Today is the happiest day of my life.

Do you know what life is?

It’s the life I have lived for eight years.

♫ Suddenly, a coffee shop at the corner ♫

♫ was visited by someone with a messy past. ♫

♫ Two cups of coffee, but no one is sitting opposite. ♫

♫ Some people are being missed without being seen... ♫

♫ The setting sun clouds your face. ♫

She is asleep?

Yes.

Tao Tao has never been so happy as today.

She is a child after all.

She needs a companion.

I didn’t expect it.

Although you are not a good husband

but there is one good trait you have.

You are a good father

Tao Tao is eight years old.

You took her away when she was two.

I think it was not easy for you.

You were away from home,

raising her up.

This was something I chose myself.

The why did you choose it?

Just because I forgot about your birthday?

Why did you forget about them then?

I feel like we got back to the past.

Got back to what?

We cannot go back.

That’s all there is to say.

How about I put some music on?

Tao Tao is asleep.

It’s all right.

She will sleep better with some music.

You are still not sleeping?

You are eating so late at night?

I am sorry!

No problem!

Sheng Xia

Sheng Xia

I really forgot.

I forgot about it.

I forgot. I forgot all about it.

No problem. I said it is not a problem.

I can eat by myself pretty well.

Moreover,

you said you wanted to ask me for a dinner.

I am someone who likes to eat alone.

I don't need you to accompany me for dinner.

Wish number eleven.

There are eight more.

Tao Tao,

If I remember, yesterday there were only three more.

Why are there eight now?

She thinks her wish list is not good enough.

She sneaked in a few more yesterday.

What are the other ones?

Let me read it to you.

Fifteenth wish on my list

is to go to the mountains for a picnic together.

Sixteenth wish

is to complere a family work together.

Seventeenth wish

is to take a wedding portrait together ar a photo studio.

Wedding portrait?

Yes.

No, it is not a wedding photograph.

Should it not ba a picture of us three together?

Did you not say that includes a wedding picture as well?

But it is a secret, okay?

But I think he is my dad.

Okay.

You have been accompanying Tao Tao during this time.

Is Sheng Xia all right with this?

If you want me to explain it to her,

I can help you.

It’s all right. She understands.

The relationship between you two is strange.

Why is it strange?

You are particularly restrained towards each other.

very strangely restrained.

It is a state that a normal couple should not have.

And what kind of attitude should

a normal couple have?

You are nervous.

Am I?

Gu Xiaoman!

Zhang Bo?

What are you doing here?

This is my photo studio.

Why are you here?

I...

Let me introduce you.

This is my second ex-boyfriend, Zhang Bo.

Hello.

I see your business is doing fine.

I guess I should thank you for it.

If it was not for you breaking up with me,

I wouldn’t get so much inspiration.

Do not ridicule me.

It was not my fault that time.

It was because you went abroad.

At that time, you only had to wait for me for two years.

I told you this before.

That as soon as you come back from abroad

I will immediately marry you.

Did you?

All right, this is not so important now.

Zhang Bo, you are living in your own world.

You only love yourself.

You wouldn’t change even a bit for me

so the sooner I left the better it was for you.

Xiaoman, you haven’t changed at all.

Tell me,

where you can fid such extreme love in this wold?

Where?

I think there is

I just did not encounter it.

I have only met

men that are not that extreme.

Men like you.

You are simply incompetent.

You only love yourself.

Or let me state it differently.

I thought I met a man who would go through fire and water.

A depserate man.

As I found out, the man did not love me at all.

And this is...

This?

I forgot to introduce you. This is my first ex-husband,

Qiu Yang.

Hello.

You came here to remarry?

No… no.

No.

Are you not changing clothes?

Is this not enough?

If you think it is not enough

then it is all right. I can change them/

What is it?

Nothing.

I seem to have suddenly returned to the time

few years ago.

I remember that when we were to take our wedding pictures,

I have set the time and the place.

You were only to act as a prop.

To appear and stand in one place.

You did not appear in the end.

Was I not busy at that time?

What could have been so important?

You are thinking about this now?

Did you hate me

for so long because of this?

Afterwards I found your wedding pictures

with Yangliu in one of the boxes at home.

It was such a thick and big album.

You were smiling at every picture.

it was such a happy smile.

I was married to Yangliu before I married you.

You did not have to worry about it at all.

Do you know why I divorced you?

Do you think

it was because you forgot about

my birthdays or some other things?

No.

I felt like a dispensable shadow

in comparison to the traces of your first marriage.

But what i wanted

was a thorough,

pure and affectionate love.

Saying this will not make anything better.

It is impossible to go back to the past.

it is also not possible to make up for the past regrets.

It is all right.

If you think that these clothes will not do,

I can change them.

I really can.

Forget it. There is no need.

Help me find something.

Which one looks good?

I think all will do.

Do as you please.

Most taboo words to say to a woman.

Do as you please. Anything’s fine. Not bad.

That proves that a man does not love you at all.

It is just a matter of perfunctory.

Then what about this one?

This is even more perfunctory.

Gu Xiaoman, I have already cooperated really well.

Cooperated?

Let’s forget it.

It will be bothersome

to shoot it like this.

Let’s go back.

Dad! Mom! Look!

Do I look good in this dress?

Very good.

Let’s take the poto then, all right?

Good.

You lazy bone, not willing to eat.

You had to call me to bring you some...

Thank you.

It’s nothing.

Put it there, I will eat it later.

What are you making?

A doll.

Sheng Xia,

it is totally not your style.

I am making it for Tao Tao.

She wants a Beijing opera doll.

You really changed.

It really turned well.

I managed to contact the manufacturer.

Sheng Xia, you know

the latest installation of “Head without Tail” .

is being played

Did you not want to see it?

I will accompany you to see it.

I am not going.

You should take Su Yun to accompany you.

You spend a lot time with her.

How is she faring recently?

She did not contact me for a long time.

Why?

She said that she wants to keep a certain distance from me.

Did you make her angry?

I did not do anything to make her angry.

Something just happened in the wrong place...

then it was solved in time

But in the end

she decided to keep distance.

Enough, let’s not talk about our business.

I will repeat it again.

There is nothing between us.

I did not say there is something going on between you two.

I just think

you should care

more about her since you are friends.

Sheng Xia,

your greatest skill

is to change topic.

All right. The director is looking for me.

I have to go.

Don’t forget to eat it while it’s hot.

All right.

Still not sleeping?

Soon.

The doll!

Where did you find it?

Was it not discontinued already?

I made it myself.

You made it yourself?

Give it here.

I called the factory.

I asked for the contact data of the doll’s master.

I got the contact information from the factory

and I called.

He told me where to buy the materials

and later what steps to make.

My execution is a bit rough though.

It is really good.

I really did not expect

that you were also talented in this area.

Tao Tao can get her present before leaving.

She’ll definitely be happy.

Sheng Xia,

I am very touched by it

but I am embarrassed to express it.

Oh, right.

I have two tickets here.

For the latest installation of “Head without Tail”.

They actually belong to Pang Da Hai.

He is busy tomorrow

so he gave them to me.

If you have a free evening tomorrow then we could...

“Head without Tail”?

I find this title very interesting.

Tomorrow afternoon

I accompany Gu Xiaoman and Tao Tao

to a parent-child activities.

I am free in the evening.

I can come.

Do not forget it then.

I will not.

I guarantee I will not forget about this one.

I am mainly worried that the ticket will be wasted otherwise.

I understand.

Sheng Xia,

you made a dolll for Tao Tao

and you are taking me to a play.

In fact, I am very touched

but I am just a little embarrassed to say it.

And that is why you are squatting there?

It’s because I did not change into slippers.

Change them.

Do I have to.

Yes.

Do you think it is more important

to change slippers or to spend more time with you?

Disgusting.

Do you have plans for the evening?

Yes.

Is it about Sheng Xia?

Dod! Mom! Dad! Mom!

I found four balls!

You are awesome.

All right, Tao Tao.

It is late already, let’s go back.

Let’s play a bit more.

I said that we are going to eat at my grandma’s house today.

Did you forget?

Let’s go.

Let’s play a bit more.

I got four balls.

I can change them for a big house when I have some more.

What big house?

It is a wooden house.

Then we could all live together.

What do you mean live together.

It is just a toy house.

Enough. Let’s go.

Dad has still something to do.

How about this. Tao Tao

how about we look for the fifth ball?

Dad and mom will help you find it.

Help you find fifth ball.

We all have maps.

We will split and search, all right?

All right.

All right. Hurry.

Sheng Xia

I think your hair looks really great today.

You usually wear the same style.

Do you have a date today?

No.

You put some perfume on.

I did not.

I only changed my clothes.

It smells good.

Dad! Mom!

I am so happy!

You were playing so happily

that it is too late to go to grandma’s house now.

We’ll go another day then.

Your matters were also delayed.

It is all right.

I will go and make a call.

Sheng Xia

I will come over soon.

I was accompanying Gu Xiaoman and Tao Tao at an art gallery.

I got a little bit delayed.

There was no cell phone signal inside.

It is all right.

You do not have to come over.

The show has already started

It will be long over when you arrive.

That’s it then.