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[Adapted from the novel of the same name, Knight of the Rose, by Su Xiaolan]

♪The floral scent fills every corner♪

♪Oh, it's the smell of you♪

♪My heart is racing♪

♪This must be the sign of love♪

♪When I see your timid smile♪

♪My world turns rosy and pink♪

♪Thanks to you, every day is no longer boring♪

♪So unforgettable♪

♪I want to hold your hands♪

♪And be together with you till the end of time♪

♪I'll tell you that you're all I need♪

♪I will stay by your side♪

♪Until you notice me♪

♪Going through this lonely world♪

♪I can't say goodbye to you♪

♪I will stay by your side♪

♪For all seasons to come♪

♪Whether it's day or night♪

♪There will always be an extra bit♪

♪Of your cuteness♪

[Knight of the Rose]

[Episode 17]

Buddy,

since you've held this team-building activity for me,

I'll repay you the favor.

How?

You don't need to know.

I have everything sorted out for you.

Mr. Wei, Mr. Zhou, come join the game.

What game are we playing?

Pass the parcel.

Oh, I know this one.

I'm good at this.

Let me do it.

Mr. Zhou.

I'll play the drum.

You have to put on a blindfold.

I do?

My eye power is high.

Stop. I have high eye power.

Be gentle.

Take this.

Hold on. Be gentle.

Be gentle.

I think I did a great job.

All right. Let's begin.

Let's begin.

Mr. Wei.

Is the bouquet ready?

-Yes. -Yes.

-Let's begin. -I can't wait.

Ling Ting.

Ling Ting!

Wait.

Ling Ting.

You sang so well when you were little.

Why don't you sing us

a song right now?

You can sing too?

Sing, Ling Ting!

This is the team-building exercise for you.

Sing, Ling Ting!

Ling Ting! Sing us a song!

Sing!

Sing, Ling Ting!

Sing!

Sing!

Sing!

I have never heard him sing before.

I bet he has an amazing voice.

I know, right?

♪Looking at your silhouette♪

♪That makes my imagination run wild♪

♪Looking at your goofy smile♪

♪That comes with a hint of stubbornness♪

♪I didn't expect you to act tough like this♪

♪Masking your sadness with a few words♪

♪When will you take off your mask?♪

♪Stop playing dumb, stop pretending to forget♪

♪The journey we had together, oh♪

♪We promised to remember it forever♪

♪I don't want to pretend♪

♪That I am very strong♪

♪The starlight you give me♪

♪Illuminates my future♪

♪Hang onto hope♪

♪We will ride the waves of life♪

Nice one!

Take this.

Carry on.

Well...

I'll sing you guys a song now.

I can sing well.

Meixi.

You're avoiding me.

I'm not.

I'm here to get some air.

Did you get the lyrics

I sang just now?

Excuse me.

I want to go to bed.

Wait.

That night...

That night, you were drunk.

You were throwing a tantrum.

I took pity on you. That's all.

We're adults.

Let's forget what happened.

So what happened that night

was just an act of charity?

What else?

Sun Meixi.

Do you always take pity

on someone else like that?

Childish.

I have nothing to say to you.

Let go...

Let go of me!

Sorry.

I...

I shouldn't have said what I said.

I...

I hate

that you always ignore me,

that you always look like you don't care,

and that you always think I'm just a kid.

You pretend

that nothing happened that night.

I can't accept that.

So...

So everything that happened

between us

doesn't matter at all?

I liked you.

A lot.

But so what?

Let's forget

this mistake.

But I don't think that was a mistake.

This bracelet binds us together.

You meant

to give this to Xingxing, didn't you?

The jackpot I thought I had

belongs to someone else.

What is that if not a mistake?

Should I pester you and hold you accountable for it?

Or should I stay happily

by your side

and be the replacement of Xingxing

to heal your broken heart?

Don't be selfish.

It's over,

Ling Ting.

♪My love for you♪

♪Do you know that?♪

♪All the troubles will be forgotten♪

♪The happiness in life♪

♪I want to protect your smile♪

♪I know exactly♪

♪How you feel♪

I know I suck,

and I don't deserve your forgiveness.

But I think

I have fallen in love with you,

Meixi.

Hi.

The Runshi Group Chairman's Office has made a reservation here.

All right. Give me a moment.

Mr. Zhou.

Why are you sneaking around?

So...

Who does Wei Lan share his room with?

Mr. Wei? He occupies a single room, of course.

It's Mr. Wei!

He shouldn't sleep alone.

Look how remote this place is.

What if...

What if someone abducts him?

That won't happen.

And we already have a solution.

Hong Xingxing.

Mr. Wei's personal assistant.

She cannot be any more useful

than now.

I see.

This is the surprise you prepared?

No. Not at all.

Zhou Yilin is in charge of the accommodation.

My surprise

isn't this.

Don't get the wrong idea.

I knew it.

This isn't surprising at all.

Get yourself comfortable first.

I'll run a perimeter check in this room.

What for?

To see if there are

hidden cameras

or safety compromises.

Xingxing.

We're not working now.

Just give me a moment.

I'll be done soon.

Take off your clothes now.

I mean,

take off your coat first

and sit down.

Then...

Presently,

how

are we going to sleep?

We sleep on the bed.

An intelligent woman like you

must feel

terribly lonely.

Fancy a round of Five in a Row?

It's too easy for me.

Or perhaps you are scared of me.

Third round.

I won again.

Impossible.

How do you do that?

Why did I fail to foresee that?

How many steps do you think ahead when you play?

Three?

Five?

Five.

But I don't do that.

The game of weiqi is an anecdote to life.

One, if you plan each step,

life will be boring.

And two,

if planning is all you can do,

then you can never have a simple mind.

The absence of a simple mind

spells doom in weiqi.

Therefore,

I won

not because I am a good

at weiqi.

But because

I am simple enough.

Understood?

I...

I might have used the wrong word to convey it,

but I...

I like smart guys.

Especially when

the guy is quite cute.

Another round.

Another round.

Look at this.

You're tired already?

I'll keep quiet then.

Go to sleep.

Hong Xingxing.

It's too bright?

I'll switch off the lights now.

Go to sleep.

Hong Xingxing.

You're an airhead.

What?

It's my first time

sharing a bed with a woman.

You'll get used to it.

Get used to it?

Are you used to sharing a bed

with a man?

Yes.

Hong Xingxing.

You have shared beds with other men before?

I have.

When I was

on duty,

we couldn't live as comfortably as we do now.

It was just one room.

And worse,

it could just be a giant camp bed.

Everyone was all muddy,

and we all slept on it.

Who cares if you are a man or a woman?

I see.

If so,

I can tolerate it.

They

are like my brothers in arms.

Are you jealous?

No.

Petty.

So petty.

Stop it, Hong Xingxing.

Hong Xingxing.

We can fool around,

but you won't be mad at me, will you?

Hong Xingxing.

Please control yourself.

Otherwise,

I might

lose control of myself.

What do you mean?

I mean,

you are strong

and athletic.

But I'm a man,

and this is my bed.

Wait, Wei Lan.

I haven't checked this room

since I came in.

As your personal assistant,

this is my job.

I'll go check it.

Hong Xingxing.

Does it hurt?

It already stopped hurting.

It was from a long time ago.

How did you get it?

I got injured

in a mission.

I was a soldier, you see.

You have me now.

I won't let you get hurt.

Oh.

What was the surprise

you said you prepared for me?

Come with me.

They say

this place has the best night sky.

Look.

A sky full of stars.

Like you.

My friends,

I have good news for you.

I have

a girlfriend.

Thank you.

Is it Ms. Kang?

Who else?

She's so young.

You sure there isn't a generational gap between you two?

Of course not.

You know,

we talked about Shakespeare

and Andersen's tales,

Teresa Teng and Deng Yaping,

ballet

and square dancing.

We get along very well.

I fail to see how you could jump

from one topic to another.

It's none of your business.

From now on,

the word, single, is banished

from my life.

Forever.

And brace yourself

for some PDAs in the future.

[Feifei] It's Feifei.

Sit back down.

It wasn't for you, Feifei.

You see, I think

we should start

with the three protocols of a relationship.

Eat, shop, and watch a movie.

Which one do you want us to do first?

Mr. Zhou and Ms. Kang.

It doesn't sound like

it's going to work.

I agree.

Unrealistic.

The result will be out soon.

I have been dumped.

Stop laughing!

3 hours and 45 minutes.

Not bad.

This relationship of yours

lasted longer

than anticipated.

She said

she didn't think we were dating.

But we kissed.

We kissed.

Isn't that like sealing the deal?

No.

In my opinion,

both parties have to agree

to date each other

to establish a relationship.

You...

Tell me.

I have been dumped!

Meixi.

Let's

hang out together tonight.

We

can go shopping

and have dinner together. What do you think?

Just shopping and dinner?

It feels like

a trap instead.

Someone else will be there too, I bet.

Our daughter is just so smart.

Meixi.

You see.

Last time,

your dad mentioned

that his ex-classmate has a son

named David.

Just meet up with him today.

He's great.

He was even on TV.

It was for that

English Competition.

Befriend him

and practice your English.

Mom.

So I'm dating him

just to practice English?

Don't put it that way.

He's a smart person too.

He graduated from U...

UCLA.

Exactly.

It's a prestigious institution.

Meixi.

Your dad might have bluffed his way

and oversold you,

so they insist on meeting you.

But you know his pride.

Don't make him look bad.

Meixi, I know

you care a lot about your dad.

Just go tonight, will you?

Be nice.

You're beautiful.

Say that again.

You're beautiful.

Very beautiful.

Even when I shed tears,

I am still the prettiest of them all.

Xingxing.

Are you looking for me?

I'm not,

but my dad is.

He is learning English,

and he wants you to teach him.

Okay.

Tell him I'm coming over.

English?

Condi...

What does that mean?

It's

"I want a room with an air conditioner".

I want a room with an air conditioner.

I... This is too complicated.

Too complicated.

Dad.

You are more motivated to study

than when you were in the military.

Lei starts mixing

English in his speech.

I have got to one-up him.

Right?

Fine.

Have fun then.

I'm going to watch live matchmaking.

Wait.

Who is getting matchmade?

Sun Meixi.

She is now on a date

with a Chinese American.

Do you want the strawberry tart?

If not, I'm going to eat it.

What about this?

Mr. Hong.

Just read it first.

I need to do something.

So?

(He reserved a table at Golden Lily.)

(I love that restaurant,)

(but I guess my dad told him that.)

(He's quite dashing.)

I didn't tell you anything.

Mr. Hong, I have got to run now.

I'll be back and teach you English later.

Yes!

My Chinese name is Dai Wei.

If your English is good,

I prefer David.

Sun Meixi.

I don't have an English name.

Very well.

Aren't you working

in an international company?

I am.

But we're Chinese.

Can't we speak in Chinese?

Hi, sir.

Two steaks

and one spicy beef cutlet.

Noted.

Thank you.

Can you handle spicy food?

I can't,

but I know you can.

It seems like my dad told you

a lot about me.

Actually, I asked him.

Before you court a girl,

you have to first know her preferences.

It's a gentleman's manner.

I heard you graduated from UCLA?

Yes.

UCLA is the top public university

in the US.

Then, you...

Well,

my parents wanted to send me

to a private university.

A higher tuition fee

means

you can obtain connections

to people of the upper echelon.

But for me, I prefer the sunlight in LA.

Right.

I heard

LA is sunny for 330 days

a year.

Definitely.

How is the school there?

UCLA is a famous

party school on the west coast.

People like me

who are rather popular

always get invited to parties

held by international students.

Good question.

The cafeteria at UCLA is...

Meixi.

This is...

A friend.

I'm here to grab something to eat.

I can't find any empty seats.

You won't mind if I join you, right?

Thank you.

That is my glass.

Chill, Meixi.

Don't treat your friend like that.

Once we get married,

I hope you can be gracious toward others

like me.

David. Nice to meet you.

Married?

Maybe it's premature to announce that.

But our parents are close friends,

and we are pleased with each other.

So,

I think

that is the next logical step.

Pleased with each other?

Very pleased.

Indeed.

Of course she is pleased with me.

With my looks,

my academic and family background,

I don't think any girl

would complain about me.

I'm sure you're also aware

that if I were several years younger,

I wouldn't even look at women

of your age.

What?

Women of my age?

No offense.

I'm just...

I'm straightforward.

You know what they say.

Men will always

prefer

a 20-year-old woman.

You're a man too.

You got me, right?

But look at you.

You have the edge too.

You look decent.

You're a simple girl.

My parents are happy with you.

Although I grew up abroad,

I am still

a traditional man.

I hope

when we have kids,

you can quit your job

and be a housewife.

You must be blind.

You call her decent?

Meixi, let's go.

I...

I...

Sir.

Would you like me to pack it?

Do I look like

I would eat leftovers?

How much?

Yes.

It's 2,568 yuan in total.

What?

That's expensive.

You sure?

What was your question again?

Would you like me to pack it?

Yes, please.

Okay.

All right.

I will be right back.

You've been standing here for so long

without saying a word.

Why did you even bother to come?

I came to save you.

Save me?

Yes.

You were squeezing

your glass of water.

I'm sure you were dying

to pour it on the pompous man's face.

I went on a date.

I have my life.

It has nothing to do with you.

Fine.

You can go on dates.

But not with that man.

Why not?

Because I say so.

If he's a trustworthy man,

I will leave shortly.

I will leave you be.

I'm not unreasonable.

I just want you to be happy.

But you need to find someone who finds you attractive.

Don't just find some tasteless man.

But I don't need all that.

A secure future

and a happy family

will be enough.

I don't need anything else nor am I

good enough to ask for more.

Meixi.

Sun Meixi.

♪Time stops at this very second♪

♪You held my hands♪

Be my girlfriend.

♪The drizzling rain♪

No.

[Golden Lily]

Why not?

You want to get over Xingxing.

So you're looking

for another relationship

to help you get over her.

♪My love for you♪

You think that simple line of yours was good enough as a confession.

You would even stop me from leaving.

Do you think I will say yes?

Do you think I want to be

your second choice?

♪I want to protect your smile♪

♪I know exactly♪

♪How you feel♪

♪I know you feel wanted and want to be relied on forever♪

♪When I met you♪

♪The sun was just nice♪

♪The smell in the air♪

♪Felt like a type of love signal♪

♪My heart starts to beat faster♪

Sorry.

But I'm not giving up on you.

♪What a magical feeling♪

Cordially... You are a car.

Fish. You are a dog.

You are...

Dad, have some fruit.

Tell me now.

Ling Ting left

in a hurry.

Was he summoned by his girlfriend?

Dad.

You say I'm nosy,

but you are even worse than me.

I'm not nosy.

I'm just worried about you.

When

are you ever going to bring

your boyfriend home?

Not this again.

Well...

What kind of boyfriend are you expecting?

A healthy one, at least.

Don't tell me he has to visit the hospital every few days.

[Criteria Unmet]

♪Looking at your silhouette♪

♪That makes my imagination run wild♪

♪Looking at your goofy smile♪

♪That comes with a hint of stubbornness♪

♪I didn't expect you to act tough like this♪

♪Masking your sadness with a few words♪

♪When will you take off your mask?♪

♪Stop playing dumb, stop pretending to forget♪

♪The journey we had together, oh♪

♪We promised to remember it forever♪

♪I don't want to pretend♪

♪That I am very strong♪

♪The starlight you give me♪

♪Illuminates my future♪

♪Hang onto hope♪

♪We will ride the waves of life♪

♪Navigating♪

♪In such a big world♪

♪As long as you are by my side♪

♪I am not afraid of hardships♪

♪The night might be long♪

♪But I'll wait for the dawn♪

♪With you♪