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Once Given Never Forgotten Ep01

Lianxin,

I found the song you used to sing.

♫ Your first name♫

♫ And my last name♫

♫ In such a familiar tone♫

And...

This is the pen that you left here yesterday.

♫ Your first name♫

♫ And my last name♫

♫ Please find your way back to me♫

Thank you.

You're welcome.

This person looks familiar.

Is he your boyfriend?

Actually, I don't know.

When I close my eyes,

his face always comes up.

I think you must have loved him very much.

Really?

Hi, is she here?

I think she's waiting for you.

Thank you very much.

♫ In such a familiar tone♫

Lianxin.

Chinese New Year's Eve, 2001, Shanghai

Xiang Yuqiu.

What's up?

I'm sorry.

My boss is indeed quite picky.

Most employees here have master's degrees.

But you...

Who doesn't lie about

their educational background or work experience?

But you...

You even mentioned jail.

You told them you went to prison before.

Sorry.

I don't like to lie.

Plus,

what does my time in prison have to do

with my furniture skills?

You were the one who said

your firm only cares about skills,

not someone's past.

Geez. Why are you so stubborn?

Do you have any idea how hard it was

to get my boss to interview you today?

But you just did the opposite of what I told you.

You even argued with him.

I had to apologize for you.

Li Ang,

thank you for helping me out.

But I have principles too.

I use my skills to make money, not lies.

I'd rather become homeless than telling lies

or buttering up people like your boss.

Alright.

I'll just mind my own business.

By the way,

I didn't sell your painting.

I gave it to my boss for free,

as an apology.

Otherwise,

I couldn't face him anymore.

How could you give my painting away?

Even if you wanna kiss his ass,

that's not your belonging to give away.

I don't like your tone.

It's the rule of business. You know?

Plus,

I only did all these for you

'cause we went to school together.

You really think your painting is worth a lot?

We all need to keep our heads down to make a living.

You have a criminal history.

You almost dragged me down today.

Alright.

Our friendship ends today.

Also,

do not wear knockoffs next time.

What?

Who do you think you are?

You murderer.

You have a criminal history.

You almost dragged me down today.

Who do you think you are?

You murderer.

This is the last stop.

Please take all your belongings

and get off the bus.

You're back.

What are you doing here?

I've been waiting for you for ages.

Come here.

Wait a sec.

Sit.

Put them down.

Put them down! You hear me?

Tell me.

How did you get in?

From there?

You broke into a house? You're too young for that.

Didn't your teachers tell you?

Only buglers climb through windows.

Chen Qi almost lost his job last time 'cause you sneaked out.

You can just sneak out from the orphanage like this.

It's so dangerous.

What if there are bad guys?

I've got your address and money.

I just took the bus.

Headmaster.

I couldn't find her anywhere.

I called the Luo family but no one picked up.

What should we do then?

Maybe we should call the police?

She hasn't been herself lately.

We almost lost her last time she sneaked out.

Hello, Yuqiu.

Why didn't you pick up?

Lianxin is missing.

What?

I'll tell the headmaster.

Lianxin is at Yuqiu's place.

That's a relief.

As long as she's safe.

Lianxin is smart.

She saw other kids get adopted all the time.

She's upset but she keeps it to herself.

Yuqiu said that

he'll have her for the new year dinner.

He'll bring her back tomorrow.

That's good.

But we need to address the root cause.

After New Year's Eve, let's have a discussion.

See if we can find her a family too.

Chen Qi.

Sorry to trouble you on New Year's Eve.

It's no problem at all.

I watched her grow up.

I'm also friends with Luo Ting.

Mr. Chen has been volunteering here

for almost four years.

How time flies.

Chen Qi, stay here tonight.

We'll have the new year dinner together!

Then I'll go light firecrackers with the kids.

Drink this while it's warm.

I like chilled water.

I'm telling you.

Mr. Chen and the headmaster

spent hours looking for you.

They didn't even have food.

You have to decide now.

Behave and have the new year dinner here

or I'll take you back now.

Your choice.

Drink it while it's warm.

You were outside for too long.

You might get a cold.

I'll have to take you to the hospital then.

Do you wanna go to the hospital?

I'm hungry.

Wait here.

Go take a shower.

Miss Luo Ting.

I know it.

The hairpin on your head

must be as pretty as a princess's tiara.

Will I get one when I grow up?

Lianxin.

Do you wanna be a princess too?

How about this?

When you grow up,

I'll buy you a gorgeous tiara.

And a princess gown.

When you regain your vision,

I'll take you to Disneyland to see Snow White.

Happy?

Happy!

Miss Luo Ting.

Will I ever get my vision back?

Yes. Of course you will.

Lianxin, food is ready.

I wanna put this on.

Do you miss her?

It doesn't suit you.

I'll buy you a new one if you like hairpins.

No, I want this one.

Are you hungry?

Let's eat first.

You can't grab food with your hands. You're a girl!

Use chopsticks.

You must remember who you wanna become at all times.

Alright?

I thought you were poor.

How can you afford all this food?

Who said I was poor?

Mr. Chen Qi said so.

They all say...

You are the reason why Miss Luo Ting is dead.

Is that true?

Hang in there.

We will be there soon, Ting.

Ting.

It's my fault.

I'm sorry.

My teacher says,

only bad guys will be taken away by the police.

Did you really do something wrong?

Then why did you come here?

Apparently I'm a bad guy.

Miss Luo Ting said that,

I should come to you if anything happens.

I don't think you're a bad guy.

But I don't like you either.

Dad.

I want to visit Lianxin in the orphanage.

It's New Year's Eve.

Let's stay at home.

Dear viewers...

Mom, I'm begging you.

Could we take Lianxin in?

Don't worry.

I'll talk to your dad about it.

... is walking towards us.

The first spring in the new century...

Let's go.

Let's watch the firework show.

Nope.

Then I'll go by myself.

I thought you didn't wanna come with me?

I'm going there by myself.

It's nifedipine. Take it.

Ting used to remind you

to take your pills every day.

You can't get ill.

Otherwise, our family would fall apart.

I heard that

Lianxin's eyes are recovering well.

You and Luo Rui should visit her tomorrow.

This girl.

She looks just like

Luo Ting when she was a kid.

So, you agree to the adoption?

I'm tired.

I'll go sleep now.

The Luo family wants to adopt her?

Why?

Isn't this a good thing?

Two birds, one stone.

Lianxin can have a new family,

and the Luo family will have a new daughter.

But, it's just that

she won't trouble me again in the future.

Xiang Yujiu.

Listen to yourself.

You promised Ting you would look after her.

That's different.

The Luo family can give her an actual home.

But me?

What can I give her?

That's just an excuse.

I think,

you just can't handle her gaze.

To be honest with you,

every time I look at her beautiful, sparkly eyes,

I just think of Luo Ting.

How's your job hunting going?

Don't worry.

Worst comes to worst, we'll open a studio.

You can help me with chores.

I'll provide for you.

What are you talking about?

It will be me making furniture

and you help me with chores.

I think,

you should find a wife to provide for you.

Fine.

I'll leave you alone then. Bye.

Where are you going?

None of your business.

AIBER International Art Exhibition

Hi.

May I help you?

I'm Dylan.

I'm a painter.

I heard you're planning an exhibition for an art foundation.

I'm interested.

I want to know some information.

Okay.

Hi.

I'm Amy.

Amy.

This mister here says

he wants to find out more about our exhibition.

My wife is Chinese.

She loves kids so much.

We always want to do something for Chinese children.

Thank you for your kindness.

This exhibition is a joint project between

Shanghai Foundation and a European art center.

And all the money we raise will be used

to train some artistic children in Shanghai.

We are working for Huayu Media,

and we're happy to help with the promotion.

And,

here are some materials.

Thank you very much.

I got it now.

I'll give you my business card.

Can you give me yours?

Of course.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Bye.

Bye-bye.

Bye-bye.

You are a new intern.

All you need to do is to look pretty.

Do not steal my thunder.

You've been here for four years.

Yet you are still an executive assistant.

What did you say?

I dare you to say it again.

Don't take pictures!

Stop it!

Our exhibition is private.

You can't take photos.

I wasn't taking pictures of the paintings. Just the pretty girls.

That's not allowed either.

Give me your camera.

What? Why?

I won't give it to you.

You took pictures without our permission. I need to delete them.

You can't see my camera.

What did you say?

Say that again.

As you wish.

What?

You're a bully and troublemaker.

You'll be an assistant forever.

Are you finished?

You crazy ladies.

Leave me out of your fight!

Who's crazy?

You are.

This is very expensive.

Can you afford a new one?

Sure.

Find me in the office.

You'd better keep your words.

I remember you. I'll come and find you.

I want to wear this.

Here you are.

Didn't you say no?

If you don't want it, never mind.

Listen to me.

Keep it safe.

Never lose it.

It's mine now.

I'll do whatever I want with it.

Miss Tang,

feel free to walk around.

I have some work to finish.

Sure.

Take your time.

Cool.

No wonder you want to leave here.

You are a lunatic here.

Get out.

No.

Who should get out?

Who should get out?

One, two.

Let's go.

Get out?

Go.

One more time?

Who are you?

Let go of me.

I'll ask first.

Who are you? Why are you sneaking around?

It's you.

I see.

What a coincidence.

What do you want?

Compensation for your camera?

Look around.

This is the orphanage, my place.

Your place?

Yeah.

Well, I heard that

one must leave the orphanage after 16.

Are you way younger than you look or just shameless?

Watch your words.

I'm just telling the truth.

What?

Shameless.

Say it again.

You're shameless.

Chen Qi.

This is Miss Tang, from Huayu Media.

You totally forgot about your assignment yesterday.

So, she had to come to us today.

You owe her this time.

I didn't know this.

Hello.

Wait for our call.

Thank you.

This is your resume, take it away.

Thank you.

You drew this?

Come tomorrow if you are interested.

Lianxin.

It's so pretty here.

From now on, it's your home.

We can come home together then.

Luo Rui.

Go and check if the meal is ready.

We've prepared something Lianxin loves.

Your dad will be home soon.

We must celebrate.

Let me show you your room.

See? This is professional.

Were you an architect before?

No.

I majored in furniture design.

I'll get used to the work soon

with my background in art.

Come and see my new project.

Is that all?

That's all.

You don't mind...

Mind what?

The past doesn't matter.

I worked as a loader too.

Let's go.

I'm free, awesome!

Wanna control me?

No freaking way.

Sweetheart,

I think for this floor,

we should use black.

The Feng Shui master said that

black attracts wealth.

But don't make it too dreary.

For the stairs and windows,

I want some bright carvings.

Well, as a designer,

I do not recommend different designs

for every single floor in the early stage.

What do you think of here?

My lady.

I have a suggestion.

What is it?

To be honest,

I think,

your house already has excellent natural lighting.

In the renovation,

we can choose light-toned wood as the basis

to create a simple countryside style.

I quite...

We have the money.

Why make it simple?

What's the point of using wood?

People would laugh at us

and think we don't have enough money.

I'm a professional,

and my advice is still...

That's enough.

I know you are the expert.

But we hired you to serve us.

Well, as you've said,

you hired me because I'm the professional.

If we do as you required,

any contractor can do the job.

Why do you need a designer?

What do you mean?

That's so pretentious.

We pay for your work, not your ego.

Do your job, or piss off.

Well then. I'll leave.

Fine.

Come back and explain.

What does he want?

You're so brave.

When I'm back, I saw Dad's face turned red.

I believe,

with you in our family,

we'll have an interesting life.

I just felt sorry for the dog.

I saw it left alone near the bin.

It's a shame that Mum is afraid of dogs.

Otherwise, she would let you keep it.

I'll take good care of it.

Keep it in my room.

Walk it every morning.

I won't cause any inconvenience for your mom.

I also wanted a dog.

However,

I failed after begging my mum for three months

So, don't get your hopes up.

It broke your dad's favourite vase.

Will they hate me?

Rest assured, you'll be fine.

You see,

you almost turned our house upside down,

and they said nothing yet.

If it were me,

they would have killed me already.

Rest assured.

Be good.

This is our home, not the orphanage.

She can't do whatever she wants.

Since we've adopted her,

she is our daughter.

You have to be more patient.

Don't scold her, alright?

Fine, whatever you want.

If only Luo Ting were here.

She was always well-behaved even when she was a child.

She would never be like Lianxin,

sneaking out at will.

For girls like Lianxin,

I really don't know what to do.

I've signed her up for a dance class.

It starts soon.

Let her learn a lot, keep her busy.

Then she'll have no time to mess about.

Will this work?

Let's see.

What's wrong with this company?

Will you put your clients first?

Do you even want to do business?

Where's the boss?

Where is he?

I need to see him.

You.

Where's your boss?

Over there.

What the hell!

Calm down.

Calm down.

If you have any complaints,

just tell me, no need to make a scene.

This is the person I wanna complain about.

Your employee is so rude.

He gave me a long face at the house.

He didn't listen to me and just left.

Will you do your job?

I can go to others.

Of course we will.

Don't worry.

We will do our job.

You will have the design tomorrow.

Tomorrow?

Yes.

You should learn from your boss.

Change your attitude or I'll make life hard for you.

Take care, see you.

Did you hear it?

You gotta work late today.

Finish the design tonight,

and bring it to her tomorrow.

I can't work on this project.

You said you would find others to work on it.

What do you think I hired you for?

Have you seen her ideas?

If we renovated the house like that,

it would be a disaster.

What does it have to do with you?

It doesn't matter even if it becomes a pigsty.

She is the client, and the client is the god.

I know young people like you too well.

You just think about pursuing arts

and idealistic dreams.

They're only dreams.

You can't live in dreams.

This is the reality.

You need to keep your head down.

I have to provide for my family.

I have to be patient,

and earn the money first.

Fine.

I don't think

you can figure this out.

It's a waste of time.

Just leave the case.

Here you are.

A project for an art institution.

Don't screw this up.

I won't be able to bail you out if you screw this up.

Anything else?

Sorry, Mr. Cheng.

Sorry for causing you trouble.

It's not easy for you to say sorry.

Fine.

You can leave now.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

Lianxin, you did it wrong again.

Keep moving.

Two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

Lianxin, don't make me repeat.

Start again.

One, two...

Don't worry,

once the design is done,

-we will send you... -Good morning.

We'll send you a material list.

All materials will be eco-friendly.

Ok, I'll go find some design templates

for you upstairs.

Then, you can refer to them.

Ok.

You can take a walk first.

Come and get the template when you leave.

Thank you.

Five, six, seven, eight.

Two, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

Three, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

One, two, three, four...

What now, Lianxin?

Miss,

my uncle is outside.

Off you go.

Uncle.

It's "Brother".

Uncle, it's uncle.

Your bad temper surpasses your age.

I heard you caused trouble for the Luo family again.

How did you know that?

Luo Rui told Chen Qi.

I didn't cause trouble.

You didn't?

Then why did they put you in a dance class?

I want to learn dancing, any question?

Dance?

Martial arts suit you better.

You're just like Luo Rui.

None of you likes me.

I wish to be lovable like Luo Ting.

That's why I came here

as Aunt Luo required.

However,

I don't like dancing at all.

It's an impressive ability to do things well,

even if you don't like them.

I don't like you, and I still talk to you.

Isn't it impressive?

Watch your words.

That's enough.

Go back to your class.

I still have some work to do.

Headmaster.

I can walk myself out.

I'll come by again.

Ok.

Goodbye.

You again.

You don't remember me?

You...

I have a name, it's Chen Qi.

I have a question.

Who's the guy I saw here last time?

Who did you see?

Fine, play dumb.

I'll ask the headmaster.

Xiang Yuqiu.

You know him?

I don't just know him.

I'm his best mate.

Give me his number.

You're not his type.

Cut the crap, his number.

So, you won't give up.

Beg me then.

Well, our company is going to shoot a new commercial recently.

But we haven't found

a photographer yet.

His number, address,

and bust-waist-hip measurements.

Which one do you want?

Never call me "orphan" again.

I'm not parentless.

You're an orphan.

Lianxin, stop!

What is wrong with you?

You skipped the class to start a fight here!

They bullied me first.

This...

Miss, she hurt me first.

Yes, she did.

Look at my head.

You guys deserve it.

You forget all the martial skills I taught you.

Stand up.

Lianxin.

Apologise.

Don't just stare at me.

Apologize or I'll call your parents.

It's not my fault.

Look at the bruise.

What an ill-bred child.

Miss.

These kids got into a fight.

You think it's her fault

before getting to the bottom of things.

This is unfair.

You are?

Who are you?

Call her parents.

We'll talk to them.

I'm her parent.

Slowly.

They'll know something is up if I go back too early.

They'll ask questions.

But didn't you say you did nothing wrong?

Of course I didn't.

I can see you had a good time.

Did you feel proud?

Like a badass?

With your support,

of course I was proud.

From now on,

they won't dare to bully me.

Listen,

this is not the first fight you picked.

The Luo family doesn't like kids who pick fights.

Can you keep it a secret?