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Next time, together forever

Episode 18

This is the picture book that Tao Tao likes.

I have to accompany her

for an hour of reading every day

otherwise she would only grow impatient.

There is also a small blanket.

I have already put in.

It must be put in her bed.

Sister,

it was you who sew it for Tao Tao

when she was born.

A cotton-padded mattress must be put on her bed.

She will sleep better afterwards.

This is what Tao tao loves to eat.

I have also listed

the things she does not like.

I also wrote down all the things

she is allergic to.

Mom,

why can’t you stay with me?

How can you say something so naive?

Mom has to come back to the United States.

This is where my home is.

We can build a new home here.

That won’t work.

By the way, Tao Tao,

I forgot to tell you something.

Recently, a new uncle is pursuing me.

I think this uncle is very handsome.

His background is not bad

so I want to get along with him seriously.

I will send you his photo later.

You will give me some feedback.

If that uncle is really that good,

you must persist.

Do not be like before,

always finding faults and flaws in them.

I know.

I will restrain my little problem.

Be obedient, all right?

You have to listen to your dad, auntie Sheng Xia,

your other aunt and uncle,

You know?

Tao Tao, remember,

you are my most favourite person in the world.

Tao Tao...

you are reluctant to part with mom, right?

Tao Tao...

you do not want to let your mom leave alone...

right?

Tell me.

If you cannot bear to let go of your mom,

I will not force you to stay.

I can’t bear to part with mom.

Master, stop the car.

- Tao Tao… - Xiaoman...

I am sorry.

I know

that I have been owing you this apology for many years.

I cannot bear to let Tao Tao leave you.

Thank you for giving Tao Tao back to me.

Tao Tao.

My doll!

Dad, you found it!

To be exact,

It was auntie Sheng Xia that helped me to find it.

Thank you auntie Sheng Xia

Thank you dad.

I will miss you.

Wait till the winter holidays.

I will pick you up from the United States then, all right?

Keep your word.

I promise.

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What do you want?

Nothing.

Thank you.

Tao Tao has added a lot of trouble for you lately.

It’s all right.

I really like Tao Tao.

I also like her very much.

But she is gone now.

We are going back to the normal life.

Nothing will change.

In fact, the traffic is so convenient now.

If you miss her,

you can just buy a ticket, fly over

and see her.

What are you doing tomorrow?

Tomorrow...

As a matter of fact, I have my thesis meeting.

It’s very important

You need anything?

I want to invite you to dinner tomorrow.

All right.

Then we will go in the evening.

I was thinking of asking you out for a lunch.

I just have some time at noon.

I still have a meeting in the evening.

It’s fine, just change the day.

Should the gratitude not be expressed as early as possible?

All this time,

you were taking care of me and Tao Tao.

If you really want to express your gratitude,

then make a home-cooked meal for me.

I heard your sister say

that you are cooking really delicious things

but I have never eaten them.

All right.

All right.

I will send you a WeChat message

as to what I will do tomorrow.

Do you have a free evening?

Then go to the vegetable market and buy the food.

Wash them and cut them really well.

Wait till I am back.

I will then cook it , all right?

Why the more I hear you.

you are more and more insincere?

You invite me to dinner, right?

You want me to go to the supermarket,

buy the ingredients,

wash them, cut them, prepare them.

Is this how you are expressing your attitude?

This will only save me sometime.

I have a meeting tomorrow night.

Although I will come back as soon as possible

but it will be past the normal mealtime.

How about next time?

Next time?

Let’s go to bed.

Turn off the light.

Tao Tao is gone.

There is no reason

for you to sleep in my room now.

President Qiu.

Su Yun.

President Yu wanted me

to bring the revised contact details.

Can I have a copy from you?

All right, I will give it to you.

I am done for.

I forgot to bring my computer with.

What should we do?

I will go and bring it back?

No.

It is too late already.

There are still ten minutes before President Wang arrives.

Is Sheng Xia at home?

Can she send it to us as an attachment?

No.

My computer has a fingerprint verification.

She won’t be able to open it.

My meeting begins at ten

There is still one hour and twenty-five minutes.

I will bring it to you, all right?

Leave it to me.

Good, then it is settled.

Sheng Xia

I still have my thesis meeting to attend

I am running late. I am leaving.

I will see you off.

No need, no need.

Be careful.

Come in.

President Qiu this was brought in by Sheng Xia.

Where is she?

She’s gone.

her thesis meeting is today.

The traffic jam will be terrible right now.

Go to Secretary Yang and take my car key.

Give her a ride in my place.

No need, I have a better idea.

Master, what happened?

The road seems to be blocked.

Traffic jam.

Did something happen?

I do not know.

Then...

can we change the route?

Are you insane?

The road is blocked behind us.

Sheng Xia!

Sheng Xia!

Su Yun?

Why did you come?

President Qiu was worried that you will be late

What’s wrong with President Qiu?

He usually does not forge this things.

He knows how important today’s meeting is.

Tao Tao just left.

He has been restless

for the past two days.

No wonder.

Sit down.

Su Yun,

stop!

What is it?

It seems that someone has fainted.

Don't worry about it.

You still have a thesis meeting to attend.

Get back first.

Disperse.

Disperse, disperse all.

Make place, make place.

He woke up!

Great!

You need to hurry up. There is no time left!

What’s with the patient?

Hello, I am also a doctor.

The patient had just had a cardiac arrest.

I just did cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

I am a doctor.

He just woke up.

Enough, it’s too late. Let’s go.

All right.

Send him to the ER.

Sheng Xia, why did you come just now?

Slowly.

Is the expert gone?

He left already.

he left?

Don't worry. Come sit down first

Listen to me.

If it is not this year, you will make it next year.

Do not worry too much.

I will pour you a glass of water.

Su Yun, why are you here?

I was afraid she would not catch up

so I came to check.

I will go to the director Xiazhou.

I will go with you.

No need.

Sheng Xia

How could you.

How can you come late to such an important meeting?

I am sorry.

Are you sorry for me

or for yourself?

To be frank,

in your condition,

you could easily be promoted to the vice-president.

But look at your current conditions.

Are you concerned about your future?

Director,

I am sorry.

Do you have

anything to say apart from being sorry?

There is nothing to explain.

it was me.

It’s my own fault.

Submit the examination results to my desk before leaving work.

I will take my leave then, director.

Su Yun

what happened to Sheng Xia?

She is never late.

Sheng Xia first brought a computer to president Qiu

and then made her way here.

She also saved someone who lost consciousness.

This made her appear late.

Fortunately, I am pretty smart.

I asked president Li to borrow me his scooter

otherwise

she still would be running on the road now.

Sheng Xia brought the computer to Qiu Yang and thus missed her thesis meeting.

Are they not in a fake marriage?

Did you only hear half of it?

Sheng Xia did bring the computer to president Qiu

but she was not delayed.

The delay happened because she was saving a person on the street.

So

she was trying to save someone’s life and missed the meeting.

It is not her fault then.

Exactly.

She saved someone’s life

and your hospital does not give her a way out.

It is really too impersonal.

All right, Qiu Yang, we’ll do as you want it.

Fine, fine, fine, then so be it.

President Qiu.

Did you find Sheng Xia easily?

The main road was blocked

I was able to find Sheng Xia very easily.

When I saw her,

she was still running on the road.

I got her on the scooter.

And then...

Was she then late or not?

Then on the road there

she acted in the spirit of selfless dedication

and saved someone who fainted on the road.

She also gave him… what is it called...

heart resuscitation.

She really deserves to be a doctor.

I have asked you

whether Sheng Xia made it on time.

She was late.

She did not go to the meeting?

No.

Sheng Xia, let’s go eat.

You go ahead.

I am not hungry yet.

Would you like something?

I will bring it.

No need.

Su Yun told me everything.

I think

you should explain the situation to the director.

And what can I say?

In the end,

it was me who did not plan my own time well.

Have I gone off the house two hours earlier,

have I not done the cardiopulmonary resuscitation

I would be able to be here in time.

How could Qiu Yang do something like this?

He knew that you have your thesis today

but still forced you to bring his computer?

Really...

It is not that he forced me,

it was me who took the initiative.

You are possessed.

I have been

completely confused since morning.

It is because Qiu Yang has given you a head down.

This person...

A head down?

Is he that powerful?

Then why are you...

You are not a real couple anyway.

So you know it all.

So... so what.

Do not worry.

I swear that I will not tell anyone.

His biological daughter just left.

I can see

that he is very uncomfortable

So I wanted to be his ally

It is also right to care about him

I understand.

But I think the price you paid is too big.

To heal the wounded and to rescue the dying.

Sheng Xia,

I thought about it in the past two days.

I think your so-called plan is not reliable.

You are just being played with.

Look,

Qiu Yang, abstracting from what he thinks,

has experience

and is more mature than you.

You are not his opponent.

You care too much.

Qiu Yang is a mature man.

Does he have nothing to do

the whole day but to think about how to deal with me?

What’s wrong with that?

He has been married twice.

He won’t have any qualms to divorce again.

And you?

An unmarried girl

and with a child from ex relationship

How will you be able to remarry?

I actually think that it is good to be a single mom

like Gu Xiaoman is.

Moreover,

I have never depended on a man since I was young.

I understand your problem

but how could you do that?

It’s just too extreme.

I just want to be a mother.

Is it extreme?

Da Hai,

ou will definitely help me with the plan,

right?

Sheng Xia,

I cannot help you in this matter.

This is against professional ethics.

You are also working in the reproductive centre.

You should know it better than me.

Go and eat.

All right.

Qiu Yang,

I have contacted the vice president of Jiayuan Hospital.

He said

that there is no precedent

for a second thesis defense for senior doctors.

But he also said

that the experts group will be in the second hospital,

attending another round of thesis meetings.

This event is being hosted by him.

Can Sheng Xia participate in this retake?

He did not answer directly

but he mentioned

that our company is taking part in a bid

to replace the air conditioning in Jiayuan Hospital

It is really not a good time then.

He is very optimistic

towards the quality of our company’s products.

He just hopes that our price

can me bore reasonable.

Can we lower it a little?

Our offer is already very low.

If we cancel the labor costs

there will be almost no profit left.

How about this.

Go and talk to president Liu again.

Just tell him

he just needs to make sure that Sheng Xia can participate in this thesis.

We will re-edit the tender offer.

We will take out the labour costs and the profit

and give him the direct costs.

The company’s loss

will be personally covered by me.

No, no, no. I cannot let you make up for it.

We are partners.

We have to share the risks.

Moreover,

Sheng Xia missed her opportunity for thesis’ review

because of your corporate image.

We should compensate her.

This is my issue.

You should not bother with it.

That’s it.

Uhm… you were to call the department manager now.

Let's go to the conference room.

Everyone’s busy/

Are we not meeting at night?

Tell them to speed things up to earn their keep.

I have something planned for tonight.

Fine, I will give you a quick notice then.

I am leaving.

Director.

Sit down.

I know the reason why you were late.

The hospital also decided

that it would be a pity if you were to wait another year.

The vice president

came forward with the opportunity for you

to participate in the next part of thesis defense.

Director,

It will be held next week in the second branch.

Do not be late again.

I understand.

Director, do not worry.

I will definitely not be late.

I will take my leave then, director.

All right.

You run to the hospital day by day.

It must be really hard.

I told you to come with me for a medical examination.

Stop saying such nonsense.

No, no.

I am not talking nonsense.

Look,

you’re in a good health now

but we cannot say it will always be so.

Even if you adjust to it,

do you know what are the risks for older mothers?

You probably don’t.

I have checked it for you.

Premature labor...

dystocia...

hypertension...

gestational diabetes.

The most important thing is that the child is born with uncertain health.

Dementia...

How knowledgeable...

Do you want to curse me?

I do not.

The doctor have said

that your current state of health

is not suitable for having children.

Am I not adjusting it now?

I walk every day, I run, I am eating healthy.

Do I take it easy?

Let’s go.

Come, come, come. Hurry up.

The results of this checkup are much better than the last one.

No way.

Are you sure?

Do check it again.

Zhang Chenglong, shut up.

Doctor Pang,

explain everything slowly.

Your blood sugar and blood pressure this time

have been brought down to a normal range.

Last time, there were some endocrine problems.

In this check up there are completely invisible.

You want to say that everything’s all right?

You did not find anything wrong?

Yes.

Look carefully again.

Anyway, the report says you are completely normal.

Are you taking medicine to control it?

No, no, no medicine.

As for the blood sugar problem,

apart from exercising,

I eat pumpkin, almonds,

onions and tremella (semi-transparent white fungus)

I have also tried every recommendation

from your hospital

and your diets.

I am also exercising.

I can feel it myself.

I feel good.

That is why I have decided to run those tests

and they turned out all right.

Let me have a look.

Zhang Chenglong,

we can be hopeful now.

Yes, there is hope.

I didn't expect you to have perseverance.

This is my character’s trait.

She’s particularly ruthless.

No,

I did not mean that.

I wanted to say you are really hard on yourself.

She is very soft towards me.

Anyway, in your current situation,

becoming pregnant will not be a problem.

Let’s wait till you really get pregnant

and then we will do another check-up.

That’s right. I have to get pregnant first.

Yes.

So early...

Qiu Yang

Brother-in-law

It smells really nice?

Whom are you entertaining tonight?

Just me and Sheng Xia.

I am cooking something for her.

Sit down.

You are eating

so many fried dishes.

Do you and my sister want to eat with us tonight?

No.

We would only disturb you.

Do you need something, brother-in-law?

I do.

Do you have your computer here?

My computer?

My computer is at the company today.

Why do you need it?

I wanted to check something.

It’s all right, go back to work.

Get busy, I will sit for a while.

Then sit down.

It’s really fragrant.

Who are you?

Who are you?

What are you doing in my daughter’s house?

Go, brother-in-law.

Sheng Xia,

where are you?

Why is it so noisy out there?

Mom, I am on the subway.

Just now,

when I wanted to video chat with you,

there was a man in your house.

What man?

Mom, what are you talking about?

He had greyish hair

and a moustache.

Who is he?

That’s Qiu Yang’s brother-in-law.

Qiu Yang’s brother-in-law?

You are not lying to me, are you?

Who is he, really.

he really is Qiu Yang’s brother-in-law,

Mom, do not worry.

I am on the subway, the signal is not good.

I am hanging up first.

You’re back.

Let’s eat.

Do sit down.

Are you not attending a meeting tonight?

I have pushed it to the noon.

Did you make the dishes all by yourself?

Of course.

Nobody helped you?

Who should have helped me?

Brother-in-law.

He is a natural born cook.

Once I start doing something,

no one is helping me.

Has he not been in our house?

How did you know?

Did you install cameras?

No.

My mom called me.

She said there is a man in the house.

With grey hair and a moustache.

Is that not the brother-in-law?

He was here

but he left after waiting for a while.

He said he wanted to use a computer

Did he use your computer to check something

and did something wrong?

It’s all right.

I will explain it to auntie later.

I haven’t cooked for a long time.

I do not know if it turned out well.

Taste it.

How is it?

Delicious.

Good. If it is delicious, then eat some more.

I am really flattered.

There is really no other meaning to it.

I made the meal

mainly to express some gratitude and my apologies

I am someone

that is bad at saying “sorry” or “thank you”.

it makes me even more embarrassed.

Let’s eat. Come.

I want to hear it.

Whether it is an apology or a thank you

I really want to hear it.

In fact, this is harder than cooking.

All right.

Thank you for the time

when you took care of me and Tao Tao.

I already said this before.

Also, thank you for bringing me my computer.

Enough already.

And apology?

I want to apologize for

forgetting that I promised to take you out to eat.

It’s because that my heart...

It’s because you do not have me in your heart.

What about today then?

Did someone knock on the door?

Let’s cling it again.

Someone did knock.

Who is it?

Who is it?

Qiu Yang...

Brother-in-law.

I know this is not the time,

but i really have nowhere to go.

Forgive me.

It’s all right, really.

Please come in.

Sit down, sit down.

What happened?

Nothing.

Uhm… it’s nothing.

You should eat and drink something.

Carry on.

Did something…. happen...

between you and my sister?

Like what?

Few words...

I want to say something...

but I am afraid you will laugh at me.

I suddenly remembered

I still have a report paper to write.

You...

Sheng Xia,

you are not an outsider.

It’s all right. You… you guys just continue.

Am I not bothering you two?

No.

Really not?

Really.

What exactly happened, brother-in-law?

Eat some vegetables.

Did you quarrel with my sister?

No.

What is it then?

It is not her fault.

It’s me

What’s going on?

Qiu Yang...

I cannot do it.

I may not be able to do it...

You may not be able to do it?

It may not work anymore...

Not work anymore...

My body...

Body?

You did the medical check-up?

Did you discover a problem?

I had no medical check-up.

I...

It’s menopause.

menopause?

I have checked it online.

Men can also have a menopause.

The syndromes are

decrease in physical fitness and energy,

hypomnesia,

apathy in feelings,

losing enthusiasm for life,

slower reactions...

I think you are all right.

I am aware of my own body.

The main problem is

the loss of libido.

I and your sister have been married for a long time.

It’s natural that the passion diminishes.

I also want to relax.

But I don’t know what happened in the past few days.

Your sister is like a puff of wind.

She wants a second child.

Whenever I come back from work….

You saw what happened today.

I do not even eat after coming from work,

I go straight to the bathroom.

Qiu Yang,

I cannot stand it.

So it turns out you are hiding from my sister today?

Yes.

She scared me to death.

I had nowhere to run after I opened the door

so I had to run over to you.

I haven’t even eaten until now.

Hands down, Qiu Yang,

you are good at cooking.

It’s awesome.

By the way,

can you think of a way

to help me deal with my sister?

Help you deal with my sister?

What way can I think of?

That’s true.

You cannot think of a way to help me.

Accompany me while drinking then.

Help me to get drunk.

Come.

You need to train a lot.

Yes.

Sister.

Qiu Yang, did you see your brother-in-law?

My brother-in-law?

I came out of the shower and did not see him.

I tried his cell phone, it was on the sofa.

It’s late already

he still did not come back.

I do not know where he could have gone.

He is at my place.

He drank a lot.

Sister.

When did he come?

Uhm...

I told him to come over.

Why did he not tell that you called him over?

I was waiting for him.

Zhang Chenglong?

Wake up.

Wake up.

Sister… sister… sister...

Uhm...

My brother-in-law...

You two

have been married for a long time.

I think you should

restrain yourself a bit at times.

What do you mean I should restrain myself?

I just feel that between you and brother-in-law

there is a lot of stress.

Am I not loving him dearly?

This family depends on me, inside and outside.

What else should I do?

Zhang Chenglong,

you got drunk like this...

Wake up.

Get up. Get up, come, come.

One, two, three.

Get up for me.

All right, all right, all right.

Stand up straight.

Sister, let me help you.

No need, no need. I will do it myself.

I will bring him to your place.

No need, no need, no need.

It’s fine, really.

Qiu Yang … - Come.

Qiu Yang...

- I can do it. - Sister...

Everything’s fine. I can make it.

Qiu Yang

Qiu Yang...

Qiu Yang...

It’s all right, close the door.

Qiu Yang!

Qiu Yang!

Qiu Yang!

I am sorry.

Such a great dinner

was interrupted by my brother-in-law.

It’s all right.

It’s good that we were interrupted anyway.

Actually, I think my brother-in-law is very pitiful.

I think your sister is more pitiful.

I see them both stricken with fatigue.

All enthusiasm,

all the moments when hormones are buzzing,

all dopamine is gone.

Love is gone.

If every marriage

is developing to this stage

then what is the meaning of the marriage?

Yes.

And that is why I am not getting married.

I am not talking about feelings.

I only live in the moment.

And that is why the men are unreliable.

I just want a child

because no relationship

is more reliable than kinship.

I can live without a man.

But I cannot leave without a child.

Let’s eat.

We didn’t eat anything.

Eat what?

Let’s clean up.

Yes, wife?

Hello? Where are you?

I am exercising in the community square.

That’s not bad.

Come over right now.

Why?

Let me check the results of your exercise.

No.

I have just started to exercise today.

What effect should it give?

No, it must be now.

I have just made the test.

No, Qiu Yue.

it is not convenient now.

I have to go to work during the day.

Can we not make it in the evening?

Hurry up and come here.

Take a taxi.

I gave you the taxi fare.

I am hanging up.

Good gracious...

Where are we going?

To find a safe place.

Is our flat not safe enough?

No, Qiu Yue.

I think this is why

this all is making me so worried.

The seat belt doesn't work either.

I'm nervous about what you said.

We are not just going nicely back home.

You made it sound like we are at war.

It is a war.

The battle must be fought today,

this very moment.

Fine, fine, fine.

Let’s go to war.

Drive my car well.

All right, guide the way.