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Humans are strange creatures.

We don't have wings

but we aspire to go higher.

Therefore, everyone in the world

loves to build skyscrapers.

Among the world,

Asians are

the most infatuated with skyscrapers.

Nine out of the top ten

skyscrapers in the world are in Asia.

Among them,

five of them are in China.

Today is the most awful day

in my life.

Qin Wenyu.

Qin Wenyu,

if you don't open up,

I'll smash the door open!

Go ahead!

You think you're really something, huh?

If you don't believe me,

I'll knock it open with a hammer!

Are you going to open it or not?

I'll give you three seconds.

Stop it! Will you open it?

Three, two...

Stop it!

What are you doing?

Wei,

this has nothing to do with you.

It's my family affair.

Move out

of my way!

Qin Wenyu, let me tell you,

I'll break down the door if you...

If anyone calls the police now,

this will be considered

an armed fight.

You'll end up in jail for 15 days

and get a permanent criminal record.

I'm sorry,

let me say a few words to him.

Mr. Qin,

this is your divorce settlement

with Ms. Ren Meimei.

If you want a divorce,

you can sign it now.

The Civil Affairs Bureau closes at 5:30.

You still have time to get there.

What do you think?

I'll take you there after you sign the settlement.

Mr. Qin,

you can't

stay in there forever.

You have to come out sooner or later.

If there's a misunderstanding,

just open the door

and let's talk it out.

Ren Meimei,

do you think I'm afraid of you

and your demonic lawyer?

I don't have

anything to say to you.

Since you have nothing to say to us,

tell it to the police.

The police?

What police?

Why did you call the police?

Qin Wenyu,

that's enough!

Tell her to hang up the phone.

The same to you!

I can stop

calling the police.

However,

can you let me go inside alone?

I promise I'll go in alone

to talk to you.

Tell that person to back up first.

You just won't stop, will you?

If you don't want to make the situation worse,

just wait for me downstairs.

Look over there.

Listen to me. Just leave it to me.

Give me a few minutes.

I'm sorry.

Thank you.

Look for it carefully.

You must look into

every nook and cranny.

Do a thorough investigation

of the people involves.

Don't miss out

on any small details, okay?

Look, look.

Is anyone there?

Is there anyone on the bed?

No.

What do you have to say?

Such a farce.

You just don’t believe me.

Well.

I'm really upset.

Go tell that jealous woman.

I won't forgive her

for what she did today.

I'm very angry.

Well...

No,

well...

Whose phone is ringing?

She came out of nowhere.

Is she that...

What are you doing?

Why are you taking pictures?

Stop taking pictures.

Stop taking pictures.

Stop!

Why are you taking pictures?

If I'm really cheating,

would I bring that woman

upstairs to my own hotel?

Do you think I'm stupid?

I did a really good job

taking this photo.

Look at

your posture

and expression.

No one would believe you

if you say you're innocent.

Qin Shi,

I'm your biological brother.

Why are you always on someone else's side

and going against me?

Delete the photos!

I'm currently

Ren Meimei's attorney.

Mr. Qin, you should watch your actions.

Your attorney fees

came out of my pocket too.

Delete the photos.

Mr. Qin,

I'm sorry.

It's all my fault.

Counsellor Qin,

it's not what you think.

Maybe

I can go explain it

to Meimei.

What do you have to explain?

There's nothing between us.

What's there to explain?

What?

Well,

if you go see her,

she'll eat you alive

and spit out your bones.

You may leave now.

Come with me.

Where?

Do you want a divorce?

Tell her to sign it first.

Why should I sign it first?

He was the one who asked for a divorce.

You're just lying through your teeth.

You heard it.

She said it first.

You can't be on her side this time, right?

I didn't say it.

You didn't? Do you have amnesia?

We're all adults here.

Can you not be so immature?

You two are both

economically

and financially independent.

And you don't have children.

The current divorce settlement

is already the 17th revision.

It can totally be used as a template.

I suggest you both sign it

and go pursue

your own happiness.

You two just

don't want to get a divorce.

But you keep saying that.

As your divorce lawyer,

I suggest you go home and think it through.

There are ways to get a divorce

and a different attitude if you don't want a divorce.

Arguing back and forth like this

is such a waste of time.

Yes, you're wasting your time.

Mr. Qin Wenyu,

please keep in mind

that you're a married man.

You should try to avoid

spending time alone

with anyone of the opposite gender.

Ms. Ren Meimei,

if you still want to

continue with this marriage,

please give your partner

your greatest respect and trust.

If anything like this happens again,

I'll double your attorney fees.

Attorney fee?

You paid her?

Hey, how can you

charge your sister-in-law?

All you care about is money.

You did laundry?

Li.

She's a college English professor,

a postgraduate,

28 years old,

160cm,

and she looks dignified and demure.

Why don't you like her?

She wasn't fastidious about personal hygiene.

How can she be a professor

if she litters?

What about the pediatrician?

She has good personal hygiene.

Why don't you like her?

She has a terrible sense of time.

She was late

for half an hour on our first date.

She's a young girl.

What's so bad

about being a bit late?

Mom,

wasting time is wasting life.

Wasting other people's time

is murder.

She was thirty minutes late

for our first date.

She didn't even apologize.

As if I'm supposed

to wait for her.

That means she's a repeat offender.

Well... what about this one?

This one is

getting her doctorate at Jiao Tong University.

She's educated, cultured, and well-mannered.

She doesn't like animals. She's not a caring person.

What about this one?

Too pretentious.

This one is pretty nice.

She has an extravagant spending habit.

And what's wrong with this one?

She wears weird outfits.

This stewardess is

beautiful and a caring person.

She’s even a volunteer

at an animal shelter.

Son,

you can't find anything wrong with her this time, right?

No,

but she's not into me.

Have you thought about

why she's not into you?

There's nothing wrong with me.

There's nothing wrong with you?

What would you say

if she asks you about your housing status?

I don't think people should be

imprisoned by a concrete box.

If you know that buying a house

isn't the only way to sustain life

and there are many other choices

you can make in the world,

you might not insist

on buying a house anymore.

Mom,

what I said is well-grounded

and supported by data.

Well, what would you say

if a girl asks you about your dreams?

The biggest dream of my life

is to live safely

for the rest of my life

and die in my own bed.

Son,

do you know what's

the biggest dream

of my life?

The biggest dream of my life

is that

you can make something of yourself,

get married, and have a career.

Look at you.

You don't have a wife

or a career.

I don't need you to be

a business tycoon.

But you should at least make your contributions

to the society

by starting a family.

Your dad and I

are still young now.

We still have the energy

to babysit for you.

Son,

I'm not asking you

to get married now.

I just want you to do what you should be doing

at your age like everyone else

and gradually bring your life

back on track.

I don't ask for great happiness.

I just want you to have small joys in life.

The most important thing to me

is that you are happy.

Mom,

it's actually very simple

to acquire happiness.

Just don't compare yourself to someone else

and reduce your desires.

That way you'll be happy.

Many places in the world

are still suffering from endless warfare.

We are actually a lot happier

than them just by staying alive.

It's almost 3 o'clock.

Stop right there!

Stop right there!

You're satisfied?

You're 28 years old

and a graduate of a prestigious university.

But you just handle stocks at home all day.

And you have no desire for a romantic relationship.

Spend the day raising a turtle at home.

Do you know what people say about you?

They said you have a mental problem.

Honey,

aren't you going to

the market with me?

Let's go. Let's go.

Don't get involved.

All you do is smooth things over.

Why are you saying these things

to an outsider?

Don't get involved in other people's business.

It's all good

if our son is happy.

Alright, alright. Let's go.

Mammon.

Daddy earned money to buy you

a lot of dried fish for you. Are you happy?

It is happy.

But I'm not happy.

She only agreed to help

because I begged her.

Tonight at 8 o'clock,

that's your last chance.

Failure is not acceptable.

Mom.

That girl's name is Li Dai.

She's a lawyer.

She's beautiful, competent,

gentle, and virtuous.

If you don't succeed,

just get out of this house.

Mom, I paid for half

of the house too.

I have the right to live here.

Well, sue me

if you want.

Mom.

Don't call me mom if you don't succeed.

Auntie.

Auntie.

You little brat.

Counsellor Qin.

Counsellor Qin.

Counsellor Qin.

What's wrong, Hui?

Qin Shi,

do you think I should choose

the white one

or the black one?

The white one makes you look younger

and the black one seems more elegant.

You'll look good either way.

Do you want to look younger

or more elegant?

Of course I want to look younger.

Did the niece of the vice president

of the Bar Association

already report to your firm?

Which one?

The one I told you about a few days ago.

Did you forget again?

Her name is Wu Fei.

Qiao said she already

reported to the Family Dispute Department.

Come in.

Counsellor Qin,

the info you asked Liu to prepare

is here.

Wait a minute.

Which one is Wu Fei?

The one standing.

Got it.

You can go now.

I saw her, Hui.

She's a young, beautiful girl.

The niece of the vice president

of the Bar Association...

We have to take it seriously.

I really don't feel reassured

to let other people mentor her.

You're the only one

who can take up this burden for me.

It's my duty

and my job to help

my boss with any trouble.

Let me tell you a secret.

Bian Jing from the 11th floor is leaving.

Really? So suddenly?

Did you hear me clearly?

Your mentor is leaving.

Why are you still so calm?

I was busy just now

and didn't realize what I heard.

Why is she leaving all of a sudden?

Isn't she a partner?

They haven't announced it yet.

They'll announce it in a few days.

I already told Jin about that.

As long as you behave,

do your job nicely,

and do not cause any trouble

during this time,

you'll have a better chance

to take her place than everyone else.

Do you know how many people

are eyeing this spot?

I already have enough luck

from my past life to be

your referrer.

Don't worry. I'll definitely behave.

I'll behave better than your Paul.

I'll take these.

Be there early at the party tonight.

Is your husband back in the country yet?

You should bring him with you.

The company sent him

on a business trip in Slovakia.

Your husband is so mysterious.

It's been two years

and I've never seen him before.

How many times can you see each other every year?

Can you... can you bear with that?

I can't stand that if I were you.

I really admire you.

I would've divorced him a long time ago.

I really admire you too.

You and Jin always

stay together.

But I'd rather not have him around all the time.

They say “absence makes the heart grow fonder”.

Doesn't that mean distance

creates longing?

Be careful not to go overboard.

Let me tell you,

besides work,

you can't have any problems in your life either.

Remember,

do not get pregnant

or get a divorce abruptly.

I hope so.

Well, I'll see you tonight, Hui.

Bye.

Bye.

I've heard that Bian Jing

has a favourite mentee.

You're finally willing to

show her to us.

Thank you for the compliment, Ms. Tang.

Welcome to join us

at Honesty & Prudence.

Thank you, Ms. Tang.

I heard you're married.

How long have you been married?

What business is your husband in?

Her husband works in finance.

Your husband is in finance?

Ms. Tang, please go ahead.

I'll show her around

the workplace.

Okay.

Hello, Mr. Zhang.

Yes.

Good evening.

Hello.

Please take a seat.

I really miss you.

You're still as beautiful as ever.

Really?

Yes.

Alright, alright.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Please take a seat.

I came late.

Mr. Jin.

Jin. Mr. Jin.

You're here.

I wish you and Mr. Jin

a happy 20th wedding anniversary.

May you grow old together.

You're very considerate.

You look so beautiful today.

Do I?

Do you see the most elegant

and poised lady over there?

Who?

The one decorated in jewellery.

She's LAN Xiaoting, president

of the Association of Women Entrepreneurs.

If you build a good relationship with her,

it will certainly

be beneficial for you

to join the Corporate Department.

I have reliable news,

they are about to change their

legal counsel.

Is that your new goal?

Not just mine, it's yours too.

There's an unwritten rule

in their circle -

“Do not associate with single women

or divorced women.”

I guess they've had that kind of trouble before.

If you can bring in Ms. LAN,

you can have whatever you want,

let alone the position on the 11th floor.

I can even make you a partner right away.

Ms. LAN,

this is the future star

of our law firm

that I was about to introduce to you,

Counsellor Qin Shi.

Hello, Ms. LAN.

Hello, hello.

Counsellor Qin made such great achievements

at such a young age.

That's extraordinary.

Ms. Hui taught me well.

Well, Ms. Hui

should teach me a thing or two in the future.

How eloquent of you.

That's right.

Ms. LAN,

your dress

suits you very well.

Ms. LAN has such great skin.

Which beauty salon do you usually visit?

I don't really do

any special treatments normally.

I just like to do yoga

on a regular basis.

It's particularly helpful

in balancing your body and reducing stress.

Young people like you

should exercise more often.

Health is the foundation of everything.

You're right.

Ms. LAN, please excuse me.

I need to take a phone call.

Go on.

I'm really curious.

You already have such a busy schedule.

How do you find time to do yoga?

How many times do you do it per week?

Mom, don't worry.

I'm already here.

Yes, everyone's here.

Hello, do you have an invitation?

I'm looking for Counsellor Li Dai.

Alright, this way please.

Counsellor Li is on the balcony.

Thank you.

James Yang,

I finally see you.

You are?

It doesn't matter who I am.

I'll take you to see her.

I...

Over there.

Qin Shi,

you're even keeping a secret from me?

What do you mean?

I already know your secret.

Everyone's looking. It's not a good place.

Let's talk about this somewhere else.

We have a membership system.

Are you here to look for a friend?

That's my privacy.

I don't have to tell you.

Well,

let me introduce myself.

My name is Qin Shi.

Are you Yang Hua?

How do you know my name?

Do we know each other?

We don't.

If you don't know me,

then why did you...

Forget about that.

I just have one question.

Can you explain something to me?

Sis,

close the door.

Since when

am I married?

Is it necessary to lie?

That's not called lying.

It's called strategic disguise.

I'm a lawyer.

Integrity is very important.

Let me ask you,

do you want to work at Honesty & Prudence?

Of course I do.

Then you must be married.

Why?

Single female lawyers

have no future in Honesty & Prudence.

You'll only be a senior associate at best.

If I told Tang Yihui

about your current situation,

I bet you won't even have

a chance at your position now.

Why?

That's unreasonable.

Why didn't you tell me earlier?

If I did,

would you let me do this?

No.

That's why I made a decision for you.

So,

you just randomly found someone online

and pretended to be married to him

for your career two years ago

and I became

your husband

without knowing.

Is that true?

Actually, it wasn't a random choice.

But that's not important.

Your understanding of this situation

is absolutely correct.

Therefore,

I'm really sorry.

But don't worry,

I didn't use your identity

to commit any crime.

Actually, if I didn't

run into you by accident,

I never thought I would ever meet you.

I promise

you'll still be the same when you walk out this door.

Nothing else would happen

between us

or cause

any trouble for you.

How can you guarantee that?

Have you heard about the butterfly effect?

When a butterfly flaps its wings,

it may cause a fluctuation

in the NASDAQ index.

How can you guarantee

your lies won't

affect my life

in the future?

Well,

I really can't guarantee that.

Everyone out there

thinks I'm your husband.

Based on the law of six degrees,

it almost means that

everyone knows

that we're husband and wife.

Your actions

already caused severe damage

to my life and my mentality.

Well,

what else can I do?

Why don't you make some demands

and see if we can

negotiate a solution?

I want a divorce.

That's right. We're really busy this year.

Ms. LAN.

Danping, come here.

Let me introduce you.

This is my niece, Zhao Danping.

I specially asked her

to help out at the Bar Association.

Danping,

this is Tang Yihui.

She's the boss of Honesty & Prudence,

the best law firm in Pujiang.

Ms. LAN,

the members of your family

are all so wonderful.

Every one of you is so smart, competent,

and beautiful.

Hello,

just call me Yihui.

You flatter me, Ms. Tang.

When it comes to being smart and competent,

no one can compare to a lawyer.

Just your eloquence alone

is already better than anyone.

I came in a hurry

and didn't have time to prepare a gift.

I want to congratulate the two of you

and wish you a happy anniversary.

You're too kind, Ms. Zhao.

Enjoy your conversation.

I'll leave you to it.

Okay, do what you need to do.

Let's go.

Hey, Qiao.

Ms. LAN went inside.

Did you see it?

Yes, she just came in.

I'm sorry.

Do you see that girl

standing next to her?

Yes, why?

Her name is Zhao Danping.

I heard she's Ms. Lan's niece.

Run a background check on her.

Zhao Danping.

Okay, I got it.

Hello, Ms. Tang.

I'm Li Dai.

Go ahead.

What's wrong with Zhao Danping?

Zhao Danping is

Ms. Lan's niece.

No wonder she reacts like that

as soon as she heard about

our Honesty & Prudence.

If I had

just lost 12 million,

I might have had a bigger reaction than her.

Ms. Tang, Mr. Jin,

I already checked up on her.

That Zhao Danping

is Ms. Lan's niece indeed.

Her mom is

Ms. Lan's sister.

However, she passed away a few years ago.

I've looked through

the divorce settlement and other information.

Li Dai handled it pretty well.

I might be even more merciless.

Thank you, Mr. Jin.

My entire year's worth of connections

all went down the drain.

Alright,

don't be upset.

We can't

do a background check on everyone

whenever we take a case.

Besides,

things might not be

completely unsalvageable.

Let's wait for a bit longer.

With your wisdom,

you might be able to save the day.

Even if you can't,

we have enough clients

as it is.

Doesn't matter if we lose Ms. LAN

and you don't have to work so hard.

If we lose Ms. LAN,

we'd lose an entire trade circle.

That's several dozen billion of net worth.

Look at you,

you were once the image of the School of Law.

Why do you

only speak of money now?

Alright, alright.

There are a lot of guests waiting for us.

Let's go.

Don't be upset.

The demands you made

are very reasonable.

I will figure out a solution soon.

How long will that take?

My situation here

is a bit complicated.

I need some time

to explain.

About two or three months.

Three days.

I'll only give you three days.

Isn't three days a bit...

Ms. Qin,

I'm already being very considerate.

My only request is that

you unilaterally declare our divorce.

I don't even need you

to explain the truth.

In that case,

I don't think it's right for you

to propose any conditions.

If Ms. Qin

can't even agree to that,

I have no choice but to suspect

there is more to this

than what you're telling me.

In view of that,

I think it's better

if I tell your boss

and your colleagues about that.

Three days.

Three days it is.

A verbal agreement cannot be taken as evidence.

Let's draw up an agreement.

Is that necessary, Sir?

Ms. Qin, you're a lawyer.

You should know better than me

about the difference in legal binding

between a verbal and a written agreement, right?

Are you trying to deny it next time?

Of course

what I say counts.

Mr. Yang, you have a very strong legal awareness.

Thumbs up for you.

Thank you.

Will you write it or should I?

What's wrong, Hui?

Where are you?

I'm nearby.

Did I disturb your date

with your elusive husband?

Young man, control yourself.

This is a public place.

Are you and your husband alright?

Well,

we're fine.

That's good.

I can't bear to hear

any more bad news.

Is there bad news?

What's wrong?

It's nothing. I'll tell you tomorrow morning.

Come jog with me tomorrow morning.

Are you okay with that?

Okay, got it.

I can't talk anymore. Bye.

It's fair and reasonable.

Let's sign it then.

I want to add another clause.

What is it?

You must

keep this agreement a secret for three days.

You may not come to my office

or contact

any of my co-workers.

During this period of time,

if anyone recognizes you

as my husband,

you must notify me at once.

Moreover,

you cannot deny your identity.

If you're the reason

for any damage at my job,

I have the right to ask you for compensation.

How much?

Twice my annual salary.

Three days.

Three days.

Okay,

let's share a cab later.

Sure,

I'm going to the office.

Are you guys going back to the office too?

We're going back to the office too.

Counsellor Qin.

Counsellor Qin,

the elevator is here.

Let's go.

Go wait for me at home.

I'll be home later.

There's no need.

I already packed everything.

Just wait for me downstairs.

It's fine.

I'm going to be a good wife

and a good mother.

To achieve the goal

I set for myself,

I need to

make my pace faster.

I believe in you.

I believe you'll certainly achieve it.

However, what you need to do

before you achieve your goal

is to protect yourself.

If I were you,

I won't reveal this secret.

If everyone only cares about

avoiding responsibility,

your mistakes would never be corrected.

This fickle world

will eventually make

everyone pay.

What's wrong, Mammon?

Did Grandma kick you out again?

It's okay.

Daddy just needs to apologize.

Mom.

Mom.

Who is it?

Mom,

why can't I open the door?

I already changed the lock.

You're not welcome in this family.

You unfilial son,

come back when you

get the right idea and get married.

Mom, stop playing around, okay?

Where do you want me to go at this hour?

Mom.

Mom!

If you dare to open the door,

you can sleep on the street with your son.

I'm going to lock the door.

I just want to make sure you really locked it.

It's so dangerous

to leave the door unlocked

while we sleep at night, right?

Mom.

Son,

your mom is in a fit of anger.

Go and stay away from her.

I'll talk to her

when she calms down.

I left you something

in the water meter box down the hall.

Use that for now.

That's all I can help you with.