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(Episode 23)

Have some of these.

Meng Meng.

Eat more too.

It has been a year since I last saw you.

You've lost weight again.

Thank you.

Eat properly.

Don't eat it if it already fell on the table.

It's not clean.

If your stomach hurts after eating it,

we must take you for an injection.

I don't want an injection.

All right, no injections.

Your dad was just teasing you.

You can't eat food that fell on the table.

Understand?

Meng Gui needs an injection.

Don't talk to your sister that way.

Eat.

I'm full.

Enjoy.

Meng Meng.

Sit down.

Mom, my scrapbook isn't done yet.

Then eat.

I'll help you once we're done, okay?

Okay.

What kind of scrapbook do you need to make again?

Is that an assignment your teacher gave?

Yes.

Meng Gui.

Where exactly are you?

Are you still coming back?

Meng Gui, I...

I miss you.

Where are you right now?

(Trending topics, Li Dai Xuan’s death anniversary)

(Trending topics, Li Dai Xuan’s death anniversary)

It has been a year already.

What about Li Dai Xuan?

She already passed away.

I didn't post them!

Could it be that all of this is not a coincidence?

(Chen Mo)

Peng Fei said he didn't take the photos.

He didn't post them either.

Then only your sister could have done it.

How many times do I have to tell you?

My sister would never do such a thing.

It would be good if we investigate it.

Before this,

didn't you tell me not to investigate?

Do you also believe that my sister is innocent now?

Of course not.

I don't believe Yao Meng Gui at all.

But I believe you.

I'm willing...

to give it a try.

Thank you.

Thank...

Yao Meng Gui.

- How dare you come here? - What are you doing?

How dare you come here?

Get lost!

Scram!

Yao Meng Gui.

How dare you come here?

Mrs. Li.

I’m Xiao Mu.

I'm her twin sister.

Why didn't you tell me earlier?

It's fine.

It's good that you can vent your anger.

I'm here today...

to visit you...

and also Dai Xuan.

I believe that if my sister was the one who came today,

she would still be willing to let you hit her.

As if.

But I believe...

that my sister didn't harm Dai Xuan.

Mrs. Li.

Since Yao Meng Gui and Li Dai Xuan became good friends,

I'm sure they have something in common.

I can't say...

that Yao Meng Gui's a good person.

But celebrities...

love their reputations more than anything.

Xiao Mu doesn't want her sister to be wronged,

just like you don't want Li Dai Xuan to be criticized...

after her death.

As for the photos...

and the real cause of Li Dai Xuan's death,

are you willing to help us find...

the truth together?

Do you already know...

about the photos before?

Fine.

Let's take this inside.

Mao Mao.

Mao Mao.

Mao Mao.

Come out and eat.

He must know...

that there are strangers here.

He's too scared to come out.

Before Xuan Xuan committed suicide,

she was always feeling down.

She even asked me...

that if she's not...

the person I've imagined her to be,

if she also...

made some mistakes in the past,

would I still love her like my own daughter?

Would I leave her?

She was so silly.

If she made a mistake, just repent.

Why did she commit suicide?

In doing so,

wouldn't that hurt her family...

and make her enemies happy?

Mrs. Li, you said...

that Xuan Xuan...

was emotionally unstable before.

When did it start?

A few days before her death,

she suddenly got a call.

Afterward, she became hysterical.

She threw things around,

screamed, cursed,

and she wouldn't eat.

She was screaming and cursing?

Did you hear...

what she said clearly?

How many times have I told you?

I don't have money right now.

We've been friends for years.

Why are you framing me at a time like this?

There's nothing there anymore.

Everything inside...

was erased.

I don't know...

what that person had on Xuan Xuan...

to make her scared enough...

to take her own life.

I didn't dare to call the police.

I'm afraid that something might go wrong.

She's already dead.

I don't want people to ruin her reputation.

But now...

Mrs. Li.

Please don't be too sad.

We'll surely think of a way...

to find out the truth.

Let's check the call history.

Dad, hurry up.

Dad, I'll wait for you in the yard.

Lower your voice.

Your sister is still asleep.

Where's Meng Meng?

Should we ask her to join us?

She just stayed in her room since she came back.

Don't ask her to join anymore.

Let her sleep more.

Do it again.

Come on.

Dad, catch.

Okay.

Meng Meng is still sleeping up there.

Don't wake her up.

Here, see what I can do.

Meng Gui.

I also want to tell you...

that I'm sorry.

On the day of our birthday,

I was wrong.

I shouldn't have said that to you.

Ever since we reunited,

I've never heard you mention...

what happened after you were adopted.

I was never really concerned about it either.

I just thought...

that your adoptive parents are so rich and well-mannered,

so you would surely have a great life.

Come to think of it,

after you returned to the country alone,

I've never seen you contact...

your adoptive parents.

I'm sure you had your reasons.

But it's okay.

No matter what happens,

you still have me.

I'm your sister.

I'm your closest family.

Remember.

No matter what happens,

I'll always be by your side...

to accompany you and support you.

Hello, does Yao Meng Gui live here?

Meng Meng.

Your friend is here.

His name is Song Ci.

I don't know him.

Mom, tell him to leave.

He said he's from China.

I don't know him regardless of where he's from.

Tell him to leave.

Okay.

Hi. What's your name?

I can speak Chinese.

Kid, let me ask you.

Is your sister back?

Yes.

Is she at home now?

Are you a bad person?

I'm not a bad person.

Mom said my sister was bullied.

That's why she came back.

She asked me not to bother her.

Hello.

I'm sorry.

Meng Meng is out with her friends.

She's not home right now.

But she's at home.

Excuse me.

Can't you tell?

They're a couple.

Open the door.

Let's talk.

It took me over 10 hours to fly here.

All I could think about was you.

I couldn't stop thinking about you.

You won't even see me?

I know.

You don't want others to take photos and drag me down.

But I'm already inside your house.

If they really want to take photos,

they already did it.

Will they believe...

that I only entered your house...

and talked to you for two hours on the other side of the door?

Since I came here,

I don't care about things anymore.

Open the door.

Okay?

You just told me you wanted to break up and then you left.

There was no news from you at all.

It took me, Xiao Mu, and Chen Mo so long...

before we could find traces of you, you know?

The Yao Meng Gui I know...

would at least dump me face to face...

if she's sick of me and doesn't love me anymore.

And now, you still...

won't even give me an explanation.

A man would be considered a jerk...

if he's doing what you're doing.

Open the door, Yao Meng Gui.

If there is a conflict between love and career,

I'll definitely sacrifice love and save myself.

Why should we die together?

We still have a long way to go in life.

Is this the answer you wanted?

You should go.

I won't see you.

I've already told you what I needed to say.

Don't flatter yourself.

You still have my video, right?

In your house,

I saw that it was still recording when I went there.

Of course.

I know that this matter...

has nothing to do with you.

You didn't post it.

Why?

You could've destroyed me to save yourself.

Didn't you say that if your career and love have a conflict,

you would surely save your career first?

Then tell me why.

Why didn't you release the video?

Yao Meng Gui.

Stop lying to yourself.

You still love me.

I made hot chocolate.

Do you want to have one downstairs?

Meng Meng.

It's me.

I'm alone.

Can you open the door?

He's gone.

This boyfriend...

seems a bit different from the ones before.

I'm sorry, I...

My daughter is all grown up.

It has been so long since I've hugged you this way.

We already know...

what happened to you in China.

We didn't want you to feel awkward.

We also know that you're anxious to do well.

That's why we didn't mention it.

If you want to cry,

just cry.

I'm sorry.

Your dad and I are the ones...

who should apologize.

Since you were a kid,

you've been very independent.

You don't discuss anything with us.

We thought that having an opinionated kid...

is a good thing.

So...

we let you do everything yourself.

Perhaps we were mistaken.

We overlooked the fact...

that you were still a kid after all.

In a blink of an eye,

you have already graduated from college.

If we...

want to make up for it now...

and protect you more,

is it too late already?

Can you give us another chance?

Mom.

Actually...

Actually, there's something...

that I've always kept from you.

I want to tell you...

that I lied to you and Dad.

Actually...

Actually, I'm Qing Xia, not Hong Xia.

I'm not the kid you wanted to adopt.

The child you wanted to adopt back then...

was my sister, Hong Xia.

I impersonated her.

I know.

We both know.

You know?

When did you find out?

It's fine.

It doesn't matter anymore.

No, Mom.

This is very important to me.

I've always kept this matter bottled up inside.

From the moment I was adopted,

I kept telling myself...

to pretend to be what you like.

I wanted to become more like my sister.

I was afraid that I would get exposed.

Every time,

if you looked at me longer...

or spoke behind my back,

I would think,

"Did I get exposed?"

"Will you send me back to the welfare center?"

Later on, you brought me to Canada.

I thought everything was finally in order.

We're so far from China.

I don't think you'll send me back.

But I didn't expect...

that you would have Nick later on.

I became even more scared.

I thought, "Did I get exposed?"

"Did you find out who I am?"

"Will you abandon me?"

My paranoia tormented me...

for more than 10 years.

Later on, I couldn't take it anymore.

That was why I went back to China.

Instead of waiting for you to abandon me,

I might as well leave on my own.

Meng Meng.

Remember.

This is your home.

Your dad and I...

will always love you.

Because you're our daughter.

Since the day we brought you home,

we already know that you're not the child...

we originally wanted to adopt.

But we never felt disappointed.

There was just one thing...

that I did wrong indeed.

I was wrong for not adopting...

both of you.

I was very scared.

I was scared...

that I couldn't be a good mom.

So when your dad suggested...

adopting both of you,

I said no.

It's not that I didn't like you.

You're so smart.

You're outstanding.

Who wouldn't like you?

I just didn't have confidence in myself.

I thought that being your mom...

would be very hard.

I didn't think that I was good enough.

That was why I wanted to adopt a child...

who was sillier...

and nicer.

But kids are people.

They're not commodities that can be picked up by people.

I've only realized that...

after all these years.

Your brother...

was really an accident.

We never thought...

that we could have...

another child.

Meng Meng.

He's your brother.

Your real brother.

He's a blessing that you brought to us.

Do you understand?

Can you forgive me?

Forgive me...

for being a new mom.

Let bygones...

be bygones.

Let's start over.

Okay?

Okay.

That boy...

is still waiting for you downstairs.

Don't miss your chance to love.

Mom.

I know what to do.

Dad, what is his relationship with Meng Gui?

You're still young.

You won't understand.

Meng Meng said that she wants to talk to you...

in her own way.

Didn't you tell me before...

that when you're with me,

it's like playing chess?

Today,

let's play for real.

If you win,

I'll stop avoiding you.

If I win,

go back...

to where you came from.

Let's never see each other again.

I don't want to gamble with you.

You lose if you forfeit.

Let's begin.

In coming here this time,

did Mr. Jiang say anything?

He disbanded my team.

He wanted to threaten me with that.

What about you?

After you went abroad,

where did you go first?

All over.

I want to go to all the places...

where no one knows me.

Don't you know that fans can find out...

that you came all the way here to find me?

I know.

That was why I landed in a nearby city...

and I drove the whole day to get here.

Just to see me?

Just to see you.

Song Ci.

You said this before.

If I get involved in a mess,

you would leave me right away.

Yes.

But I realized...

that I couldn't do it at all.

Did your emotions overcome your reason?

This was a rational decision.

What if I tell you...

that I can never go back anymore?

Then I'll visit you often.

What if I don't want to be a celebrity anymore?

Then I'll retire from show business in a few years.

I'll always be by your side afterward.

You don't have to do this.

But I want to.

But you don't have a chance anymore.

Checkmate.

Song Ci.

I want you to go back and be an actor.

I know you like to act.

I want you to have a good life.

Don't force yourself from now on.

Do you understand?

I understand.

Tell me you love me.

I love you.

My king is out of bounds.

You win.

Tell me.

Xuan Xuan has been gone for so long.

No one even visited me.

They said they like Xuan Xuan...

and support her.

It was all fake.

If that was true,

why didn't anyone come to take care of her dad?

We would like you to help us go...

to the phone company...

to get...

Xuan Xuan's mobile phone records when she was alive.

It really was my sister's number.

Meng Gui.

I need to talk to you.

Meng Gui.

I need to talk to you.

Stop running away.

I believe you're innocent.

Meng Gui, I really can't figure this out without you.

Yao Meng Gui.

Stop hiding.

This matter is getting more and more suspicious.

Did Yao Meng Gui reply to your messages?

No.

I tell her the situation every day.

I tell her every single day,

but she still won't reply to me.

I trust her, but she doesn't trust me.

Just wait.

Perhaps you'll get a reply today.

I don't think she'll reply to me.

If she does,

I'll go to the window and shout three times,

"My name is Hong Xia."

(Phone records)

Why is she looking at it for so long?

Shut up. She can take her time.

There's a problem with these phone records.

During that time, it was impossible for me to contact Li Dai Xuan.

Why?

Forget it.

At this point, there's nothing I can't tell you.

You.

Go inside.

You should go inside too.

Okay.

Actually, during that time,

I was in a car accident.

My nose was damaged.

The next day...

after I called you to replace me in my graduation play,

I had already left the country.

Something went wrong during the nose restoration surgery.

I was in a coma.

Based on my calculations,

during that time...

when Li Dai Xuan's assistant said that she was being threatened,

I was in a coma.

That was why it was impossible for me to contact her.

What's the matter?

Something went wrong?

You were unconscious?

That...

How is that possible?

What are you talking about?

What's the matter?

I...

I've always received your messages.

My messages?

That's right.

The messages were sent from your private account.

If it wasn't you,

who could it be?

When I woke up at the hospital,

the doctor told me that my phone was stolen.

I didn't think anything of it.

In that case,

someone must have been monitoring you...

and controlling you all along.

Do you still have the chat logs?

I deleted them all.

You told me about it before.

I can't keep the chat logs on the phone,

so I deleted all of them.

No.

I have your voice messages.

Sometimes,

you would send me cute...

or moving voice messages.

I couldn't bear to delete them,

so I saved them all.

If I save them,

even if I delete all the chat logs,

the voice messages should still be there.

They're still here.

Okay, thank you.

Thank you for understanding.

I'll let you hear two voice messages.

Okay, thank you.

Thank you for understanding.

Okay, see you tomorrow.

The line "okay"...

sounded almost exactly the same.

When I was annoyed before...

or didn't want to keep talking,

I would say "okay" to brush people off...

and end the conversation earlier.

And I make the ending sound very long.

But I don't usually brush people off that way,

except for one person.

(Qiming Culture Media Co., Ltd)

Come in.

Mu Mu.

Come.

Have a seat.

I have good news for you.

Mu Mu.

I heard...

that your work hasn't been going well lately.

Is it because of Meng Meng?

All right. Let's not talk about her.

This time, I worked so hard...

to get another endorsement deal for you.

Look at this.

This one...

is a cheap substitute for that 999 product.

You have a shoot tomorrow.

It's an interview with this company.

When you get there,

praise it more.

Chang Ming.

If something goes wrong...

with this lousy product,

what should I do?

What can happen with a lipstick?

Besides, I've already made the deal with them.

Be good.

Mu Mu.

I know.

You've been affected by what happened to your sister lately.

Everyone in the company is also worried.

That's understandable.

But we must still do our jobs.

There are so many people who need to be paid in the company after all.

Be good, sign it.

Sign it.

Why are you still reading it?

Don't you trust me?

"One-year contract."

"During the contract period,"

"the spokesperson Xiao Mu..."

"cannot use other related products..."

"in public aside from this brand,"

"including cosmetics,"

"skincare products,"

"supplements, etc."

This contract is for one year.

That means...

during this year,

I can't accept any endorsements...

for such a broad range of products.

It doesn't just involve endorsements.

Even on Weibo, RED,

and even TV interviews,

I can't use any other products.

Chang Ming.

That's the only way to cut me off.

How much...

is this contract worth?

Don't take what's written in the contract seriously.

Don't worry.

Clients won't be so strict with you.

I'm not signing...

this contract.

Mu Mu.

Chen Mo taught you to do this, right?

I'm telling you.

For this contract,

you have to sign it...

whether you like it or not.

Don't forget.

I still have your contract.

It was clearly written there...

that if you don't follow the company's arrangements,

you'll have to pay for the damages.

Then the company will...

The company will stop giving me work.

After my popularity dies down,

the company will then terminate my contract.

"The career of a female celebrity is short-lived."

"If you don't make good use of your youthful years,"

"you won't be able to make it big anymore."

Isn't this the only thing you're capable of doing?

If you want to stop giving me work, do it.

I don't have anything to begin with anyway.

At worst,

I'll only go back to my miserable state.

There's nothing to be scared of.

Who knows?

A big company might be willing to sign me.

Chang Ming, don't you want...

the payment for damages?

It seems like...

you've long known that I was the one who acted in "First Snow".

Chang Ming.

I already know...

everything you've done.

After you signed off Yao Meng Gui a few years ago,

you devoted yourself to making her popular.

Your ways weren't that clever,

but you made her popular indeed.

You were so pleased with yourself,

thinking that you were set for the rest of your life.

But you didn't expect...

that Yao Meng Gui would see through your incompetence...

and would want to leave you.

If you terminate the contract,

are you prepared to pay for the damages?

Damages?

I've wasted so many years of my youth on him.

I still need to pay for the damages?

Then...

It's fine.

That's not a problem.

The most important thing is...

I must trouble you.

Regarding Mr. Jiang...

Don't worry.

I mentioned it to him indirectly once.

He still seems interested in you.

It shouldn't be a problem.

That's good.

You couldn't accept it.

You thought all of this must be because...

Li Dai Xuan was coming between the two of you.

So you did whatever it took...

to drive a wedge between her and Li Dai Xuan.

During that time,

Li Dai Xuan happened to be dating a rich businessman.

She often used Yao Meng Gui as a cover.

So you used Yao Meng Gui's name to collude with the paparazzo...

to take photos of Li Dai Xuan secretly...

to turn them against each other.

Don't worry, just go.

If something happens,

I'll take responsibility.

She'll really go.

She'll surely be there.

(Unknown number)

Tell me.

But you didn't expect...

that the crazy man, Peng Fei, was onto Yao Meng Gui.

Somehow, they got into an accident.

A few days later,

she was hospitalized because something went wrong during surgery.

Doctor.

How's my daughter's condition now?

When you got there,

you saw that Yao Meng Gui's adoptive parents had arrived.

You secretly heard what the doctor said...

and found out that Yao Meng Gui...

might not wake up again...

in 5 or 10 years.

You stole Yao Meng Gui's phone during the chaos...

because you've already come up with a plan.

You have a new target.

That's me.

Xiao Mu.

You know very well that I'm very easy to control.

As long as you give me instructions as Yao Meng Gui,

I'll listen to you 100 percent.

In fact, that was what happened.

I did what you said...

and acted in "First Snow".

Afterward,

I've been on the rise.

You must be so happy.

Actually,

I can understand...

everything you've done.

After all, Yao Meng Gui has already fallen.

You didn't want to die with her.

But I never expected...

that you would threaten Li Dai Xuan...

(If you don’t want the photos to leak out, buy them!)

...just for a small profit.

Of course she was very scared.

She transferred every cent to your account.

But you were still unsatisfied.

You kept raising the price.

In the end,

you drove Li Dai Xuan crazy.

You're Yao Meng Gui?