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[Adapted from the novel "Starsea Rose" by Fresh Guoguo]

[Star-crossed Lovers]

[Episode 21]

I'm telling you,

there is no solution

to liking someone.

She shouldn't like me.

Human emotions

cannot be controlled, to begin with.

It can't be helped.

I guess I can compare

the current situation of you and Tian Jue to this.

The male lead has a terminal illness.

He's dying.

The female lead still loves him.

After the male lead dies,

the female lead never marries

and misses him her entire life.

She shouldn't wait for me.

She shouldn't miss me her entire life either.

She has her own life.

But she will for sure.

Tian Jue is such a stubborn girl.

If she likes you then that's it.

She won't regret it.

Plus,

you may come back.

Who knows?

(I think we need to sit down)

(and have a proper chat about it.)

(We aren't the same species.)

I'm human while you're an alien,

and an alien

who came out of a comic.

But I think

love is beyond everything.

If there is any difficulty, we can overcome it together.

You were created by me anyway

and it looks like you can't go back to the comic.

Just stay here.

I will try my best to make money to support you.

Keep the goodies within the family.

I'm not an outsider.

I'm the master.

And

you won't be treated poorly if you stay with me.

This is our cohabitation contract.

Take a look, see if there are any problems.

If there are no problems,

you can sign it.

I don't need to read it.

Baby.

It's all up to you.

What's the matter?

Is there a way

to make her forget me completely?

What do you think?

(Thank you, Baby.)

Love you.

I love you too, Baby.

I'm fine.

What do you want for lunch? I'll make it for you.

I like everything you make, Baby.

Such a good girl.

Let's see what you drew.

Here.

Is it good?

Everything you draw is great, Baby.

Thank you for always complimenting me, Baby.

Baby, you've worked hard.

You have to make money to support the family.

You work the hardest. I'll rub your shoulders for you.

Come.

It's not that bad.

As long as you'll always be the male lead of my comic.

You're going to support me forever,

of course, I'll be your male lead forever.

I'll massage them really well.

Thank you for working hard, Baby.

Thank you, my baby.

What has got into you?

Is there any way to stop her

from being fond of me?

I don't know either.

You can try though.

But

you have to be mentally prepared.

If she doesn't like you anymore,

the both of you

will be sad and hurt.

(Hubby, the baby is crying!)

Crying?

The baby is crying.

Hold on. Let me put this down.

I'll put it there.

Don't cry.

Why are you crying again?

You're affecting your mom again.

Look.

Here's the trick.

Do you like it?

Let's see what Mom is doing.

Come on.

Look at how happy you are.

Baby.

Look at what Mom drew.

Look at who this is?

Dad.

This is Dad.

Say "Dad".

You... you saw everything?

How can you do this?

You've been

picturing our future?

This is so annoying.

It's like this every time.

(Every time I think about something, you know it right away.)

Don't talk to me.

I'm muting myself and becoming invisible to you online.

I'm online now.

I want to ask you a question.

Go ahead.

How long can you live?

The same as you Earthlings.

Then,

will-will you grow old?

Yes.

You know, on Earth,

a horse and a donkey

give birth to a mule.

Then will our baby

be a little monster?

What?

You answer me first.

I have to think about our offspring.

Are you at home?

I need to see you right now.

Don't-don't be so sudden.

I'm not ready yet.

So the aftermath of suddenly being in a relationship is this violent.

Bai Sensen.

Do-do I look ugly right now?

Should I change my clothes?

I should.

How's this?

Or-or this?

Oh my gosh.

Put makeup on me.

What are you doing?

What's the matter with you?

He said

he couldn't wait to see me.

You're here.

You're Tian Jue?

Yes.

I just dressed up a little.

Can't you recognize me?

Why did your voice

become like this?

Don't you like it?

I can also speak the Northeastern dialect.

Do you need it, Bro?

No.

Okay, I'll stop messing around.

Actually, I didn't think

we'd meet so soon.

I didn't expect

you to be in such a hurry either.

So I was thinking,

if this is the case,

let's talk things out.

Don't be nervous.

From the first time I met you,

I called you a hooligan.

Back then,

I seemed to be afraid of you entering my world.

But thinking about it now,

it might have been my intuition.

My instincts knew that I was attracted to you.

So, to stop me from getting hurt,

my instincts made me dislike you so much.

But now,

I can't dislike you, not even a little.

Actually, to have a telepathic connection

with a strange man

is a very scary thing

for me.

I didn't feel safe at all

and I didn't have any privacy.

Until you saved me.

That's when I thought

thank goodness you were there.

The past twenty years

of my life weren't that happy.

Maybe God brought you to me

to comfort me.

There are still decades to go in this life,

but I barely have anything.

I should be afraid of the unknown,

but I don't know why,

when I think of you, I feel like

it doesn't matter what the future

is like.

So,

An Baiye,

I'm standing here today

because I just want to tell you three words.

I

like you.

Normally,

shouldn't the male lead say something?

What do you want me to say?

I forgot.

You're an alien who doesn't know anything.

Then...

I'll take the initiative.

When a girl closes her eyes,

she wants you to kiss her.

You don't even understand this?

On Starsea Rose,

kissing is just a kind

of contract behavior for reproduction,

it has no other meaning.

You can only kiss once in a lifetime,

so I won't kiss casually.

But we've kissed twice.

The first time was just an accident.

The second time

was just to restore telepathy.

You're afraid that our telepathy will be cut off?

Then kiss me once now

and then kiss it back.

Tian Jue.

I think you misunderstood.

What did I misunderstand?

Those of Starsea Rose cannot have emotions.

The relationship between us is nothing

but a nominal marriage.

I don't know what I did before

to make you misunderstand that I like you too.

So today, I'm going to tell you

clearly and simply.

I have no feelings for you,

please respect yourself.

That's impossible.

You-you refuse to admit it because you're shy.

I'm telling the truth.

Then why did you save me

from the fire?

I wasn't saving you,

I was saving the prophetic stone.

What about the competition?

Why did you help me control everyone?

I've said it before.

It's what I owe you, so I should compensate you.

And the meteor shower.

Why did you gift me a meteor shower?

That time...

I drank too much that time.

Did you hear anything?

Something shattered.

Tian Jue.

Did I make you sad?

I...

I'm sorry.

Do you want to cry?

I...

I just want to ask you to stop liking me.

Is that okay?

Can you

stay away from me?

Okay.

Is this okay?

I have nowhere to go.

Then go away.

Go somewhere I can't see.

Are you mad at me?

No.

Are you sad because of me?

No.

Tian Jue, I...

You shouldn't like me.

I don't deserve to be liked by you.

I don't have any emotions.

I'm just a heartless robot.

The two of us won't have a happy ending.

I can never respond to your feelings.

It's even possible

that I'll never see you again.

The so-called "feelings" you have for me

are just an effect

of changing hormone levels.

Because we've been through so much together,

you have developed this illusion

and misunderstanding.

You're right.

I was wrong.

An Baiye.

I was blind

to have fallen for you.

♪You crossed many galaxies♪

♪And answered me through a crevice in time♪

What's going on?

Did you confess to him?

What did he say?

Why did you come upstairs alone?

♪Changing my trajectory♪

♪The sound of our heartbeat♪

♪Is getting closer and closer♪

♪Rendering me breathless♪

♪You let the world♪

♪Become a dream with me♪

♪You are my destiny♪

♪The only one I have created♪

♪Every look is like♪

♪A rose-colored trap♪

♪I'm already addicted♪

♪You are my destiny♪

♪A riddle I have created♪

♪Stay by my side♪

♪From night till dawn♪

♪Breathing the same air♪

♪You crossed many galaxies♪

♪And answered me through a crevice in time♪

♪You're like a shooting star♪

(The first time was just an accident.)

The second time

was just to restore telepathy.

♪Changing my trajectory♪

(So today, I'm going to tell you)

(clearly and simply.)

I have no feelings for you,

please respect yourself.

♪Yet I stay where I am♪

♪Don't dare to approach♪

♪Could we♪

(Do you want to cry?)

(I...)

♪Have a different ending♪

I just want to ask you to stop liking me.

Is that okay?

♪You are my destiny♪

(I don't have any emotions.)

I'm just a heartless robot.

The two of us won't have a happy ending.

Because we've been through so much together,

you have developed this illusion

and misunderstanding.

♪I'm already addicted♪

♪I can't escape your attraction♪

♪Like a planet orbiting the Sun♪

♪No matter how stars shift♪

♪No matter how universes alternate♪

♪How to forget♪

Sad?

Upset?

Regretting it?

No regrets.

Why do this to yourself?

But there is a problem.

Tian Jue was severely hurt by you,

she must have been hit hard.

You have to deal with the aftermath.

The aftermath?

Yes.

What if she wants to die?

What if she runs away?

What if she loses her fighting spirit in life

and can no longer draw comics?

Wouldn't her life be done for?

Whatever happens

will be your responsibility.

-Here. Congratulations. -Congratulations.

-Congratulations. -Congratulations.

Thank you.

How I envy you, Mr. Li.

After so many years,

you finally get to publish your own series.

I think I'm done for.

Lin Li.

Why don't you take me too?

I can't stay here anymore.

What's the matter?

She

and him,

they bully me.

If you're not here anymore,

what should I do?

This again.

But after Mr. Li leaves,

who will draw our backgrounds?

Yes, backgrounds are quite important.

There are only a few of us in this studio.

I have a suitable candidate.

Jue. Let me tell you.

I'm your senior when it comes to breakups.

Have a meal,

sing for a night,

cry it out,

and you'll be fine.

What are men?

They're all passers-by.

Sensen.

Feel my heart,

it's so cold.

My friend.

Life is like a dream.

Things don't go your way 80 to 90 percent of the time.

But nothing is going my way.

Your emotional faucet is broken.

It's nothing.

I don't have a broken faucet,

I have a water pipe burst.

Look.

Dating and driving are the same.

You are a newbie.

You can't scrap your entire car

just because of a flat tire, right?

You should learn from an old driver like me.

Change into a spare tire

and get back on the road.

But I don't have a flat tire,

I...

I...

I...

I...

I have a broken engine.

Oh my gosh.

I can't get back up.

Jue.

-Get up. -Don't touch me.

Up.

-I can't. -Get up.

Stop talking nonsense.

Are you going to sing or not?

This karaoke room charges by the hour.

Half a month's worth of pay, Sis.

Come on.

Sing.

♪The freezing rain is hitting me in the face♪

♪Warm tears are mixing with the freezing rain♪

♪Humble existence and simple♪

♪Give me a potion for forgetting love♪

♪In exchange for a night without tears♪

♪Let the rain and wind♪

♪storm on my sincere feelings♪

♪True love cannot be taken back♪

Can we sing something a little more cheerful?

♪Happy breakup♪

♪May you be happy♪

♪You can find someone better♪

(What if she wants to die?)

(What if she runs away?)

(What if she loses her fighting spirit in life)

(and can no longer draw comics?)

(Wouldn't her life be done for?)

Whatever happens

will be your responsibility.

♪Happy breakup♪

♪May you be happy♪

♪Only by saying goodbye to the wrong guy will you meet the right guy♪

Excuse me.

Hello, how can I help you?

I want a knife.

Please hold on.

Excuse me, why do you want a knife?

To cut fruits.

Sorry, we don't have knives here.

Do you have any rope?

Why do you want a rope?

I feel a little hot and want to tie up my bangs.

Sorry, we don't have any rope either.

Do you have any medicine?

Why do you want medicine?

To help me sober up. I drank too much.

Sorry, we don't have that either.

Then what do you have?

Please wait.

What are these?

Didn't you ask what we have here?

We have the utmost hospitality for you.

Buddha said

that what everyone sees and meets has been arranged.

Everything is fate.

Everything comes and goes,

it's all part of the divine providence.

Let go of your obsession and work hard.

All that youth, all that love,

and all those promises

are but something beyond your control.

Miss, let it go.

People are bound to make some mistakes

in their lives,

only by missing the people who came earlier

can you meet the people who come later.

Whose youth isn't ridiculous?

Whose love doesn't hurt?

Only by missing the people who came earlier

can you meet the people who come later.

Fate can never be reserved.

Wishing you happiness...

-every day! -Every day!

This...

Thank-thank you.

Thank you.

Miss. Would you like a balloon?

We're offering a discount.

All couples can have a pair of balloons.

I-I'm alone.

I can go home

after giving out this last pair.

Just take them.

I can count it as a boy giving me a couple's balloons.

But it's no big deal,

it was impossible for us to be together anyway.

In this case, it's better not to start at all.

Let's end it here.

Go away,

stupid hooligan!

♪I've been wishing, waiting, and hoping♪

Hello?

Tian Jue.

You should have told me you came back.

Your Mr. Feng called you.

Do you want to call him back?

See?

He's calling you again.

Want to pick it up?

Tian Jue?

It's me, Mr. Feng.

It's still me.

Is Tian Jue there?

She can't talk to people right now.

If you have something to say, tell me.

I'll pass it on to her once she's better.

So it's like this.

Recently,

our studio has been looking for an assistant.

I just want to ask

Tian Jue to see if she's interested.

Hold on.

Feng Liuqing is asking

whether you're interested in working as an assistant in his studio.

She's not interested.

Hold on.

What did you just say?

She's not interested.

Not this sentence, the one before this.

Feng Liuqing is asking

whether you're interested in working as an assistant for his studio.

Bai Sensen!

What?

Bring me my brush.

I'm going to go to Mr. Feng's and draw.

I've finally figured it out.

Love has made me undergo plasmolysis,

only work

can let me be myself again.

Oh no.

She's gone completely crazy.

I'll exchange all of these

for Tian Jue.

Wow.

I'm impressed.

If you can take things

to this level for Tian Jue,

I won't dissuade you.

But!

Listen up.

But

let me warn you beforehand.

First.

With her qualifications, working here is learning for her.

Not making her pay tuition fees is already kind enough,

don't expect me to pay her anything.

Okay.

Second.

She needs to keep up with the studio's

overtime schedule ASAP.

She needs to learn the basics

and can't hold back our progress.

If I find she can't do it, I'll fire her right away.

No problem.

Okay.

Third.

Do you

like her or something?

If I find that you've gotten together,

I'll fire her, burn all your games,

and let you have nothing just like that.

No problem.

Okay.

These are all mine then.

Taking them all.

Are you sure this is everything?

You didn't hide a game console or something?

I'm taking everything.

Mr. Feng.

Good morning, everyone.

I would like to introduce a new colleague to you.

I'm sure you know each other already.

Let's give a warm welcome...

Hello, everyone! I'm Tian Jue!

Please take care of me.

Cartoonists aren't fully awake in the mornings,

I'll introduce you again tonight.

No need, Mr. Feng.

Just tell me what I need to do.

Here's the thing.

The assistant's job came up pretty suddenly.

I need to explain it to you.

So...

Lin Li won that comics contest,

so he has the chance to be the main artist.

But you can't take on his task yet,

so you have to start as an intern.

The conditions will be pretty bad.

Can you accept that?

Mr. Feng.

Not to mention an intern.

From cleaning the windows and lights

to mopping the floors and cleaning the toilets.

I can do it all.

Do it all?

No, I didn't ask you to come here to be a cleaning lady.

But being a comic assistant

is sometimes more tiring than cleaning.

You have to work twelve hours a day.

I can stay up.

And now the studio can't pay you any salary,

but room and board can be covered.

I don't need a salary.

Are you really okay with that?

Mr. Feng.

Don't worry.

From today on,

I'm a brick, I can be moved to wherever I'm needed.

Please assign any task to me.

It's best if you let me work 24 hours a day.

As long as there is work, I can do anything.

Okay.

♪All the stories♪

♪have faded into the night♪

♪Every lonely child♪

♪Is still staring at the starry sky♪

♪I walked along the empty coast♪

♪Passing the rose-colored sky♪

♪And they turned into the background of the story I write♪

♪It's waiting♪

♪To be heard by millions everywhere♪

♪How I hope that one day in the future♪

♪We will meet again♪

♪At that moment, I will cross the stars♪

♪To let you hear my voice♪

♪Every minute and every second♪

♪I want to be closer to you♪

♪I don't need to know about the past or the future♪

♪Your response alone is enough♪

♪To power me through the long journey toward you♪

Tian Jue.

You're still here?

There are still a few pages I haven't finished.

I don't think I'm leaving tonight.

You're helping

Zhu and Wei Qi?

No, I just want to practice

and see if I can draw these well.

I knew you would work your butt off

when I called you here,

but I didn't expect you to work this hard.

It's a rare opportunity after all.

Oh right, Tian Jue.

I-I have a question I really want to ask you.

Go ahead.

♪All the stories have faded into the night♪

♪Every lonely child♪

♪Is still staring at the starry sky♪

♪I walked along the empty coast, passing the rose-colored sky♪

♪And they turned into the background of the story I write♪

♪It's waiting to be heard by millions everywhere♪

♪How I hope that one day in the future♪

♪We will meet again♪

♪At that moment, I will cross the stars♪

♪To let you hear my voice♪

♪Every minute and every second♪

♪I want to be closer to you♪

♪I don't need to know about the past or the future♪

♪Your response alone is enough♪

♪To power me through the long journey toward you♪

♪I remember the moment those fireworks shone across the Milky Way♪

♪It's still treasured in my heart♪

♪It's waiting to be heard by millions everywhere♪

♪How I hope that one day in the future♪

♪I will meet you again♪

♪At that moment, I will cross the stars♪

♪To let you hear my voice♪

♪Every minute and every second♪

♪I want to be closer to you♪

♪I don't need to know about the past or the future♪

♪Your response alone is enough♪

♪To power me through the long journey toward you♪