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[Plot Love]

[Episode 18]

Well,

now that

we've met,

I'll leave you to it.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Don't let Mr. Gu down!

Jia Jia.

Sis.

Who's that? She looked familiar.

She was asking for directions.

Maybe I was mistaken.

I've been so busy lately.

I haven't visited Auntie Lan for a long time.

Let's go to see Master.

She'll be happy to know you visit.

You're still up. Are you waiting for me?

Do you still know that you have a husband

and a son?

How could I forget

such a perfect husband

and such a wonderful son?

Then why are you so late home?

Chris was waiting for you until he fell asleep.

How ungrateful of you!

I'm doing this for you.

Don't work so hard.

I can't bear to see you like this.

Here's some information I've collected

on a few fabric factories.

Check it out.

I'll send someone to help you tomorrow.

All the fabric factories under our company

will also assist you.

I've taken care of this matter.

Don't do everything

on your own.

You work too hard.

You're the wife

of Eminence's CEO.

We'll be working with many other brands in the future

and we'll have our own brand.

If you work too hard and fall ill,

who's going to manage our business?

What? Did I say it wrong?

You're right about everything,

Mr. Lu.

It's just that you're a bit more talkative than usual.

You're the one who made me talk too much.

Tell me.

How can you make it up to me?

What do you want?

Is that enough?

That's it?

I think

it's time for Su Ziyi to have a little sister.

Go!

Ye Ting!

I can't stand you anymore.

I'm a man!

How can I carry bags for you?

Do it again

and I'll punish you!

Honey, I'm sorry.

Don't be mad.

If you don't want to carry my bags,

I'll carry them myself, okay?

And don't hit me,

because your hand will hurt,

and that'll break my heart.

Cut the crap!

I'm telling you.

You can't boss me around!

What do you want?

Give me a kiss.

What are you doing?

Shit, what's wrong with me?

Why would I want to kiss her?

Why did you hit me?

What are you fantasizing about?

Nothing.

Where do you live?

No!

No!

I'm not ready

to let you meet my parents.

What's wrong with you?

I'm thinking of leaving without you

because you have

so much luggage.

I don't want you to give me a lift anyway. Mind your own business.

Stop!

That's my most expensive bag.

If you break it, I'll kill you.

Who cares about your bag?

We'll see!

[Eminence Group]

You designed all this?

Su Su, you're amazing!

You've changed the way you speak

after you returned.

Looks like you really enjoyed the trip.

I heard about

you and your man's PDA.

Our single colleagues are so envious.

Who told you that?

Your errand boy?

You did it on purpose.

What?

Not only did you put me and Yun Fan on the same holiday,

but you also put us in the same hotel.

No, I didn't do that.

It's a reward from Lu Nan

for your hard work.

What kind of reward is that?

If he really wants to reward me,

just give me money!

Nothing happened between you two?

You need help with anything?

Tell me.

I get paid to work for you.

Why are you blushing?

Are you still the Ye Ting I know?

You...

I'm gonna hit you if you keep talking that way!

Fine. Fine. Go to work!

Why did you hit me?

You've been sighing since you came in.

You look very upset.

What's wrong?

Not happy with your holiday?

It's your fault

for putting me together

with that violent girl.

You knew I didn't want to see her.

The holiday was a group purchase.

I got a 50% discount for the second person.

In addition to being a bit of a jerk,

you've developed some new skills:

arrogance and stinginess.

I don't know how Su Bei can stand you.

You have a problem with that?

Keep it

to yourself then.

I...

Poor me!

Why can't I meet a woman

who's sweet and gentle?

I'm telling you.

What kind of woman is she?

She doesn't act like a lady at all.

All she knows is to threaten people with force.

Doesn't she know that

being sweet

works the best towards men?

You...

If you want to see her,

just go ahead.

She's not far away anyway.

Why would I want to see her?

Who wants to see her?

I'd rather stay with you than see her.

Come in.

Mr. Lu,

here are the documents needed for the factory contract.

Take a look.

If there's no problem, please sign them.

Give them to SA Yun first.

I'll check them later.

There are mosquitoes behind you.

SA Yun, please take a look.

I'm off.

See?

See?

She didn't give a damn about me!

What kind of woman is that?

You're under the thumb

of that girl.

Stop complaining.

What are you gonna do?

Go and care for my wife.

Very good.

Big deal!

I'm not gonna meet that violent woman.

No way!

Anything wrong?

I don't know,

but I feel like it's missing something,

and I've no idea what it is.

[Seven years ago]

Clothes, food, shelter and housing.

Clothes come first.

Clothes are more than just giving you good looks.

It's about the culture we've inherited

and the attitude we have towards life.

When we design, we think about what to add.

When it's finished,

we need to think about

what to take away.

The whole picture matters.

Come on.

Sit down.

If you can't think of anything,

give yourself a break.

I hate to see you like this.

I'm not tired

with Mr. Lu at my service.

Don't work tonight.

I'll take you to a nice place.

Maybe with some rest

you'll be able to have some inspiration.

But...

Don't say no.

You're not allowed to say no.

You must take a break tonight.

There's nothing more important to me

than you.

Come in.

How are things going?

All good.

Everything's going well.

What do you think

will happen

if problems arise again

with Eminence's new collection?

Well, the boss knows better than I do.

Are there words behind my back

that I'm just pretending to be gentle

and actually having an agenda?

Yes.

But

most of our employees are supportive of you.

Because they know that

Gu's Group can only thrive

under your leadership.

But even so,

father is still wary of me.

Even when

I'm way more competent than that idiot,

for father,

I'm not even as good as his dog.

Are we there yet?

Almost.

What are you going to show me?

You don't tell me what it is.

When did you prepare this?

Mrs. Lu, would you like to

join me for dinner?

I would love to.

Here.

Please.

How's the wine?

As long as you serve it, it's all good.

Mrs. Lu is so sweet.

I'm always sweet to you.

Thank you, Mr. Lu,

for all you've done for me today.

I know you're trying to comfort me,

but I've already made up my mind.

I'm going to quit the design department

when Sia's case is finishsed.

Why?

I used to think that passion for design was enough,

but now I realize it's not,

because you have to be competent to do it.

I don't think I'm competent enough

to design anymore.

After I quit,

I can go home and spend time with Chris.

So?

You're not happy with my decision?

No.

I don't want you to regret it.

You know what?

When you design,

you shine.

I've never seen you happier

doing any other thing.

And I've seen your design.

It's unique.

I know you're trying to make me feel better,

but I've run out of ideas.

I'm trying to get it right,

but it just doesn't work out.

You're under too much pressure and too much worry,

and sometimes you just need to let yourself go.

Think about what you really wanted to express

when you started designing.

What I really wanted to express...

That's the point.

Sia's design has always been bold and extravagant.

But now you're so obsessed with Chinese elements

that you're limited by them.

Maybe you should leave everything behind

and do what you wanted to do at the very beginning.

I have faith in you.

I think I know what goes wrong.

Take care of Chris.

Love you, super daddy!

Bye!

I should have said that later.

[Eminence Group]

Finally! Done!

I guess you don't need

the coffee I just made.

All your hard work

will pay off.

I've only finished the first step

in a long march.

There's more work about cutting and contacting the factory.

One cup of coffee may not be enough.

Don't push yourself too hard.

By the way,

take a look

and tell me what you think.

Very good.

This is it!

[Seven years ago]

[Costume design]

I've finished it. Check it out.

[Costume design]

Pretty good.

Of course it is.

This is from Su Bei,

the internationally-renowned rising star in design.

Alright.

Here.

Noodles.

That's it?

What else do you want?

Ms. Su,

would you please take time

to attend my proposal ceremony?

I'll think about it.

What did you say?

We'll definitely win this time.

I've never seen such a wonderful design before.

This is brilliant!

Great!

So good!

What do you think?

Amazing! Wonderful! Right!

It's remarkable, Ms. Su.

I'd like to have one myself.

Me too! Me too!

All the samples

are already made.

You've worked very hard for this.

When we launch the new collection,

I'll get two pieces of these for each of you.

Great!

Yeah!

That's your bonus for this month!

Well done, design team.

I'll give you double salary this month.

Bravo, Mr. Lu!

We've prepared food downstairs.

Enjoy yourselves!

Alright.

We're going.

Bye, Mr. Lu.

Great. Let's go.

You can go home and rest now.

Sis, go and eat something.

If you have burnout,

Mr. Lu will kill us.

Just eat, all right?

I'll have someone take you home

and you can keep Chris company.

Let's go.

Go.

Wait. We need to talk.

See if you like it.

It's a reward for your work.

You're so nice to me all of a sudden.

You must have done something bad,

don't you?

No way!

I'll never do that.

Really?

I'm telling the truth.

I...

I just want to give you a bag. What's wrong with that?

I asked a friend to bring it back from abroad.

Then...

How much did you pay for it?

Not much.

About 20,000.

What are you doing?

No matter how touched you are,

behave! We're in the company.

Are you out of your mind?

You spent 20,000 on this thing?

I'm telling you.

I've never spent more than 500 on a bag.

If you dare to splurge like this again,

I'll beat you up!

500...

Don't go.

Help me find

where's the best place for me to propose.

It's not for a wedding ceremony.

Whatever place will be fine.

I'm asking you to come up with an idea.

It better be

romantic and moving

and something

she can't help falling in love.

If I knew it, I would have done it myself already.

You're married.

What's the proposal for?

I want to make it up to her

and give her a perfect proposal.

I've already decided to propose

on the day Eminence goes public.

Too much PDA.

I see you're not very happy with my plan.

You know that

Ye Ting is a tough woman to deal with.

If she knows that I'm...

Coward!

I'll reimburse you

for that bag.

Beggars can't be choosers.

Now I know what it really means.

My friend is tough.

And the girl is even tougher.

Poor me!

Qianying,

this dress looks great on you.

Thanks to your wonderful design, Ms. Su.

In the live session tomorrow,

our new collection will be a big seller.

Bad news, Ms. Su.

Gu's flagship shop has released a new collection today

that looks exactly the same as ours.

And they've got a top online celebrity for the live streaming sale.

What's up?

What's up?

Look.

Hello.

[Live]

I'm Lu Fei'er, Gu's design director.

The dress I'm bringing you today

is from our latest collection.

Take a look.

It's made from eco-friendly materials.

- And all the patterns on it - What's going on here?

are handmade by us.

It looks exactly the same!

This...

What should we do now?

Its color, style and design

is exactly the same as ours.

No way!

It's too much of a coincidence.

But we're going to unveil our collection tomorrow.

We've already let the word out.

It's too late

to make any changes.

What should we do?

What to do?

What to do, Ms. Su?

Don't worry. We'll find a way.

Annie,

why is

Gu's new collection

so similar to our collaborations?

Explain!

I'm sorry, Amy,

but we're working on a solution here.

and please speak for us

at the head office.

I can't help you.

You're in big trouble this time.

I may be held accountable too.

Oh no. We're finished.

Our priority now is to fix the problem.

Since they copy us,

there must be flaws that we can use against them.

Evan,

you go and check if there's anything wrong with their design.

Alright.

Sofia,

you go and see if there's any difference

between their fabric and ours.

By the end of the day,

sum up the differences

between our design

and theirs.

Alright.

And the others go help them.

Be quick.

Yes.

OK.

Your sister-in-law is really something.

She's staged

an impressive comback.

I was shocked by that.

I can't believe that

she's now with Gu's Group

as its designer.

And

why is fragrance brocade at Gu's?

It's all a mystery.

So what are you going to do?

Talk to Gu Yan

to see if I can get sound him out about what's going on.

This is a dress

from our latest collection.

All the patterns on it

are handmade by us.

And it's made entirely

from eco-friendly materials.

Lu Fei'er is back.

It's green.

Let's live a green life together.

So you know about it.

What do you think?

Let's first set aside when she came back,

or why

she's with Gu's Group

as its designer.

The point is,

how did they know about our design?

We need to find out.

It must be an inside job.

I've asked Ye Ting to look into it.

But there's one more question:

How did they know about the fragrance brocade?

There are only four who know about it.

Me,

you,

Auntie Lan

and her apprentice.

If it's an inside job,

it can only be done by the four of us.

You are suspicious of Yu Jia?

No way.

She's Auntie Lan's apprentice.

Auntie Lan treated her like her own daughter.

I don't think she would ever do this to us.

And she has no reason to do so.

Okay,

so it's not her.

But

there's still the matter of the design to be investigated.

Don't let your emotion

influence your reasoning.

Alright.

Yes sir.

In short,

apart from you and me,

everyone else

is a suspect.

Jia Jia.

Sis.

Who's that? She looked familiar.

She was asking for directions.

I'm going to see Gu Yan this afternoon

to find out what's going on.

He's not trustworthy.

I don't want you to go.

If you're worried about me,

you can come with me,

Mr. Jealousy.

I will.

If you don't care that I'll beat him up when we meet,

then I'll go.

You rarely ask me out.

Why do you look so serious?

Ms. Su,

did I do anything wrong?

You shocked me with Lu Fei'er.

How can I not be serious?

Don't take it personally.

I didn't do it on purpose.

When she first applied for the job,

I didn't want to hire her

because she's Lu Nan's sister.

But you know the situation of Gu's Group right now.

I need new designers urgently.

And she's really talented,

so I had no choice.

She was kicked out of the family.

I think I told you about that.

I completely forgot!

No wonder she doesn't choose to

work for Eminence.

Since she was kicked out of the family,

I don't mind who she works for.

But Gu's new collection

is almost identical

to the collaboration design of Eminence and Sia.

I wonder

why it is, Mr. Gu.

Fine. Fine. Fine.

Let me be clear.

If I knew that her design

was similar to yours,

I wouldn't have the nerves

to hire her.

The design is not the point.

It's about the fabric.

It's years of hard work of my family.

Well...

I had no idea.

It's true that Lu Fei'er brought the fabric.

But at the time,

I just saw it as a new,

unique

and cost-effective fabric.

That's why I used it.

So,

you really didn't know anything about it?

It breaks my heart

to hear that.

I've been spending all my time

trying to sort out

the mess within Gu's Group.

I don't have extra energy to follow

what other people are doing.

You seem to have changed.

No.

I'm still me.

I'm just in a different position now.

Maybe you're right.

But

you don't feel like the same as before.

Maybe I'm a bit profit-driven now.

I don't like it either,

but I can't help it.

I'm a manager of the company.

And businessmen are supposed

to pursue profits.

But I would never

do anything to the detriment of others,

especially not to you.

You look so anxious.

I feel like you're treading very carefully

to prove your innocence.

You're right!

I am treading carefully!

So Ms. Su,

can I relax a little bit now?

No.

Mr. Lu.

We understand what you've said.

But that's no reason for you

to shirk your responsibilities, is it?

I know

it's our fault this time.

But after all,

we're partners.

At this moment of crisis,

you should show some trust

and give us time to solve the problem.

We see your point, Mr. Lu.

But if the problem can't be solved,

how will you

deal with the damage

caused to Sia?

If you give us enough time

and we still can't solve it,

then Eminence will bear all the losses.

But if you just keep asking questions

without giving us time,

then I'm afraid that

we'll have to take legal action.

Alright.

We're running out of time.

I don't care what you do,

I want the collection launched in time tomorrow.

Lu Fei'er is responsible for giving away the fragrance brocade.

And I'm also wondering

whether she has anything to do with Auntie Lan's accident.

It seems to me now

that there's nothing

Lu Fei'er won't do.

If I'm right,

then she's the key in the Auntie Lan's accident.

But we don't have any evidence now,

and we can't do anything about her.

Looking back,

I think

the most suspicious thing is that

Zhao Long claimed responsibility for Auntie Lan's accident.

I'll ask Yun Fan to follow up on this matter.

Although our collection is

similar to Gu's,

if we can get ahead of them

in design,

we will be able to win back.

What do you think of

Gu Yan's role

in this case?

He knew very well

what fragrance brocade

meant to you

and Eminence.

And yet he approved the design

the day

before our launch.

Do you think it's too much of a coincidence?

If you look at everything together,

he was the one

who benefits the most from this.

If Gu Chengze is a stupid "dog",

then Gu Yan

is a fox that appears friendly on the outside

but is scheming on the inside.

So,

from now on,

he'll be the one we're going to keep an eye on.

When I met him today,

I noticed that

he was avoiding my questions.

So

from now on,

you should never see him again.

Yes, Mr. Jealousy.

Don't you run away from me!

[Lu Fei'er]

Brother.

What are you doing here?

Are you disappointed?

You didn't see the person you wanted to see?

How did you get the fragrance brocade?

Fragrance brocade.

My brother gave it to me.

We grew up together,

and his feelings for me

are beyond the understanding of an outsider like you.

Your brother isn't here,

so stop faking it.

I know very well

how he feels about you.

Why do you have to

deceive yourself?

Would he have done this to me

if you hadn't clung to him?

You're not so naive as to think

he's yours for life, are you?

I don't daydream.

I only look at facts.

You see, your brother and I were apart

for seven years,

but we come back together eventually.

You're eyeing your brother

and fall in love with a married man.

If there's anyone who should feel ashamed,

it's you.

You join Gu's Group

and help them against Eminence.

Lu Fei'er,

I'm impressed by the way

you show your crush on your brother.

You idiot!

I'm doing everything for the good of him.

You're not good enough for him.

You're only hurting him

by staying with him.

But my brother doesn't understand

how good I am for him

and he tried to send me abroad.

You know what.

Before you came along,

the purpose of my life was all about my brother and grandma.

I did

whatever that pleased them.

I thought that would make my brother

love me back.

But he loved you.

That's unacceptable!

What did you have that I didn't?

From that moment on,

I made up my mind

that I would do what you did.

You learned design, so I did too.

I'm going to prove to my brother

that I'm better than you.

So what?

No matter what you learn,

he won't like you.

No matter what you do,

it won't work.

He'll learn to appreciate my effort sooner or later.