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

[Star-crossed Lovers]

[Episode 22]

Oh right, Tian Jue.

I have a question I really want to ask you.

Go ahead.

So...

You had already passed the competition.

Why did you have An Baiye

restore everyone's memories?

How-how did you know?

After you told me

about An Baiye,

I drew everything about you down.

See?

With these drawings,

no matter how many times An Baiye controls me,

I won't forget you, the little river snail.

How about it?

This idea is amazing, right?

Oh right.

Where did An Baiye go?

Ever since you started working here,

he hasn't been seen.

We...

Forget it, it's all over anyway.

Now, the most important thing

is that I'm still drawing comics.

That's enough.

Yes.

What's with the sighing?

What is Tian Jue doing?

She should be working

at Feng Liuqing's studio as an assistant.

I think she's having

a pretty good time.

I told you not to come.

You choose to suffer.

Go up.

Talk to her.

Tian Jue is doing well.

I should be happy for her.

What should I go talk to her about?

You don't understand the women on Earth at all.

I've been wandering on Earth for twelve years.

The women on Earth are a type of extremely...

complex creatures.

Tell me about them.

Say "please".

Come on.

The women on Earth have three ways

to deal with breakups.

The first

is to wither away in endless grief.

The second

is to keep themselves busy

and be occasionally sad

only in the dead of the night.

She

seems like the third type.

The third type?

What does it mean?

The type that quickly falls in love with someone else after a breakup.

As long as she falls for a new person

fast enough,

the sadness after a breakup can't catch up to her.

No wonder she's so happy.

Maybe

she has already forgotten you.

She's right to forget me.

She shouldn't have remembered me anyway.

True.

She and Feng Liuqing

make a fairy-tale couple.

They both draw comics.

They have a common occupation, a common hobby.

In the future, they can command

the comics industry.

Isn't that good?

I shouldn't be in her world, to begin with.

Then, two to three years later,

there will be many little Tian Jues

and little Feng Liuqings

crawling everywhere.

So what?

That has nothing to do with me.

But think about it.

No matter what happens to Starsea Rose,

the prophetic stone still has to return to its home planet.

What magic power do you have

that can make a mother say to her children

"Sorry,

Mom is leaving you

to go to a planet

hundreds of millions of light-years away with an alien"?

Imagine how much negative impact

this will have on the children psychologically.

I knew this is what I had to say

to get you to respond.

(Mr. Feng.)

(Can you teach me?)

(I'm ready.)

(Come on.)

(You're bullying me?)

Remember, stay calm.

I can't stay calm!

I'm ready. Come on.

Don't go so fast.

Slow down.

You're bullying me?

Tian Jue!

Why are you here?

It's nothing.

Sorry to interrupt.

Wasn't he here for something?

Why is it nothing?

What can happen between us?

Nothing is nothing.

Tian Jue, come out with me.

Why?

I have something to tell you.

If you have something to say, say it here.

I can't say it here.

I'm not going outside.

If you want to say it, say it; if you don't, just leave.

I'll leave.

You-you guys talk.

Don't come any closer.

Didn't you tell me not to misunderstand you?

Please keep a safe distance between us.

Why haven't you gone home yet?

Does it have anything to do with you?

What do you mean does it have anything to do with me?

You've been very irrational recently, you know?

How have I been irrational?

You haven't been eating properly these two days.

You've been in such low spirits as if you have a serious illness.

If you're not singing weird songs at the karaoke bar,

you'll be sitting

by the sea for hours.

Now you're staying out the entire night.

Do you think you're still normal?

Have you been following me

these past few days?

I haven't.

An Baiye.

You were following me before

because of Starsea 019.

Now that it's all over,

why are you still following me?

Didn't you tell me not to misunderstand you?

I don't want to think of you anymore.

Why are you still showing yourself

in front of me?

I have my own life.

I have my own things to do.

Meeting you was an accident,

leaving you was only natural.

I've decided to stay away from you.

So, from now on,

we have nothing to do with each other.

Please

don't come looking for me again.

But it's impossible for us

to not have anything to do with each other.

Why?

We have a telepathic connection.

Whatever thoughts you have, I can hear them.

You want me to ignore you,

I can't do it.

♪You're like a shooting star♪

♪Changing my trajectory♪

Come over here.

Fine.

I'll go over there.

♪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♪

There.

♪Stay by my side♪

We no longer

♪From night till dawn♪

have a telepathic connection.

You can leave

my world now.

♪You crossed many galaxies♪

♪And answered me through a crevice in time♪

♪You're like a shooting star♪

♪Changing my trajectory♪

♪How I want to just look at you like this♪

♪Yet I stay where I am♪

♪Don't dare to approach♪

♪Could we♪

♪Have a different ending♪

What's the matter?

Are you okay?

I'm fine.

Why wouldn't I be okay?

It's so weird.

Why is your house so quiet?

(Stupid hooligan.)

Did you hear anything?

Hear what?

Tian Jue's voice.

No.

But I just heard it again.

Crazy person.

(Stupid hooligan.)

♪You crossed many galaxies♪

♪And answered me through a crevice in time♪

♪You're like a shooting star♪

♪Changing my trajectory♪

♪How I want to just look at you like this♪

What the heck?

Don't think that just because you came out of a comic,

the law can't punish you.

This is detention, kidnapping.

It's illegal.

♪Could we♪

♪Have a different ending♪

♪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♪

♪You are my exclusive voice♪

♪Stay by my side♪

♪From night till dawn♪

♪Your voice is there♪

♪In the night when the Milky Way falls♪

♪In the moment when time and space intersect♪

♪In every story♪

♪You are the leading role♪

♪The scene of meeting you plays again and again♪

♪I can't escape your attraction♪

♪Like a planet orbiting the Sun♪

This is a stethoscope.

♪No matter how universes alternate♪

♪How to forget♪

I know what this is.

Isn't this for drinking water?

This is a urine pot.

You didn't sleep the entire night?

Your eye bags are humongous.

Did you sit here all night

holding the urine pot?

Did I?

I don't know what happened to me.

We no longer have a telepathic connection,

but I can still hear her,

I can still feel her by my side.

Even when I go to sleep, I...

What's really going on?

Although you never dared to admit it,

you're already sick.

And this disease

has been lurking in your body.

Only,

it's officially about to break out now.

What disease?

This disease

is called love.

When people are young,

this disease lurks in their genes.

You and I

both have the gene for this disease.

When a person gets sick,

their IQ will drop.

When they see the person like,

they look calm on the outside,

but in their hearts,

they are already

wagging their tails like a puppy.

Very few people

never contract this disease,

but they will be discriminated against by others.

Everyone asks the people being discriminated against

why they don't get sick.

They call the people who don't get sick

"single dogs".

But...

You contracted this disease,

but you knew you were eventually going to leave

and couldn't be with Tian Jue.

So

you refused to admit it since the beginning

and pretended

that you didn't care, right?

I'm different though.

How so?

Help me take off this collar.

I have something I need to do.

What do you want to do this time?

I have something important

I need to deal with.

Figure it out yourself.

[Hiring: Lounge singer]

No.

It's not that I don't welcome other singers

to sing here.

The big guy over there

keeps a bunch of thugs around him

who don't fear anything.

He is our landlord's son.

He recently got together with a girl

and demanded that she sings here every day.

If we don't do what he says,

he'll trash the place.

Look around.

We don't get much business.

I really don't have a way to deal with him.

So it's really a no then?

Yes.

Are you sure?

It seriously won't work.

(What is it?)

Lend me some money.

(What are you up to this time?)

Buying a bar.

Bro.

I know some vocal teachers

that I can recommend to you.

Your girlfriend's current singing skills

are not hopeless yet,

but they are pretty lethal.

If she puts some effort into it,

she will

definitely

become a karaoke-level singer.

It pains me

to see her sing like that.

Bro.

This is really for your sake

and for the sake of everyone's ears.

Am I right?

These are my hospital records,

registration fee,

medical fee,

medical expenses receipt,

and compensation for emotional stress.

You have to pay me a total of 40,000 yuan.

I was illegally violated in your bar,

the surveillance recorded the entire process.

If you don't agree.

I can call my lawyer right now.

Mister.

Actually, I solved a big problem for you

and got rid of evil for people's ears.

Isn't this blackmail?

I don't have to get any compensation from you,

but you have to promise me one thing.

What is it?

[My Resume, Bai Sensen] Hire her as your lounge singer

and let her sing on stage.

No.

Hello, Mr. Peng.

Long time no see.

Fine, you win.

Thank you, sir.

(It worked, it really worked!)

(The owner of the bar called me.)

(I've been hired.)

Are you happy?

(I didn't expect making a wish to the clownfish would work so well.)

Of course.

The clownfish is awesome.

(Remember to come and hear me sing.)

(It's a deal.)

Definitely.

Why are you back?

What? Am I not welcome?

You caused trouble again, didn't you?

Why do you always think I'd cause trouble?

Do I look like a troublemaker?

Yes.

That year,

after you took me in,

I did cause you a lot of trouble.

Have some congee first.

I'm used to you causing me trouble anyway.

Come back when you run into something

you can't deal with.

I may not

come back again.

You should be happy that you've gotten rid of

a troublemaker.

Not coming back?

Where are you going?

Home.

Haven't you been telling me to go home all along?

Go-going home is good.

Going home is good.

You should have gone back long ago.

When I came here

years ago,

the first person I met was you.

Thank you.

Why are you saying

all these cheesy things today?

I've rescued a lot of cats

and dogs.

You're just one of many.

After I leave,

treat yourself better.

Don't feed all the good food

to the cats and dogs.

Alright, stop nagging.

You should get going now.

(Old man.)

(I haven't saved that much money over the years.)

(So I sold my car.)

(Take care of yourself with this money.)

(And believe it when I say)

(that you are my only family here.)

(Whatever I say is the fact.)

(Your objection is invalid.)

Tian Jue.

Are you alright?

Looks like you have something on your mind.

Really?

No, I'm fine.

How did it go with him yesterday?

Can we not talk about that person?

Okay.

Feng Liuqing.

Did you call me up here

just to gossip about that?

No, there's something else.

Actually,

my ongoing series has ended.

As you know,

after I finished the last series,

I've lost nine lives,

Mr. Hua has lost ninety-nine lives,

and both of us have bottomed out.

But

the studio has to launch a new series right away.

They recommended a few to me,

but I didn't think

any of them were suitable.

So...

So...?

So I used my brain

and came up

with a particularly suitable new series.

What is it?

Starsea Rose.

It will be published under the name of the studio,

but your name will be used.

I'm just offering you

an opportunity.

As for the number of clicks and such,

you'll be responsible for all that.

But...

I can't.

Well, I'm not forcing you to do anything,

I'm just...

How about this?

Listen to the story I'm about to tell you.

And then make your decision, okay?

Mr. Feng...

I never told you

why I like brush-pen comics so much,

right?

I-I never dared to ask.

I've mentioned to you

that before I became the pride of Chinese comics,

I used to hang around Songzhuang

like Lin Li.

Back then, I was really poor.

I lived in a half basement,

half of the windows were blocked by the ground,

there wasn't any sunlight all year round.

So rough.

It's fine

if you're alone,

but

if there is another person with you,

things become very complicated.

She and I are university classmates.

We graduated together,

drew comics together,

lived in the basement of Songzhuang, and ate plain steamed buns together.

The environment at the time was pretty bad,

so we didn't know

how long we could last.

She also does brush painting?

Yes, brush painting.

Then what is she...?

She doesn't paint anymore.

It's actually not that complicated.

It's because

life was too hard back then,

her parents forced her to go back home and get married,

and I didn't have anything at the time.

Later,

she left.

She went home to get married and have children.

When we broke up, she told me

she was sorry.

She chose to give up.

She gave up on herself,

gave up on me,

and gave up on her favorite brush-pen comics.

I said it was okay.

It was my fault, I wasn't any good.

I couldn't give her a...

Well, I couldn't give her any hope.

But you became the pride of Chinese comics later.

So,

this is the funniest thing.

After she left,

I didn't think there was any meaning,

I couldn't hold on any longer either.

But that

was when Mr. Hua found me.

He said he liked my comics a lot.

So I created

my first comic series

and won the Best Newcomer Award at the Golden Dragon Cup that year.

I don't actually care about that,

I just want to draw comics in peace.

Why are you looking at me like that?

Mr. Feng.

What?

You're not taking me

as your ex-girlfriend, are you?

You think too much.

That's what usually happens in those idol dramas.

Do I look like the male lead of an idol drama?

That's true.

You can only be the supporting male.

But in all seriousness,

do think about it.

Market research plan.

(What is a market research plan?)

(Look at the slides.)

(What a rubbish male lead.)

(Why didn't he say yes to the female lead?)

(Let An Baiye and Yun Xiaoyi be together.)

(The male lead has a secret he can't speak of.)

(Why are you scolding him so much?)

(What unspeakable secret does he have?)

(They even have a telepathic connection. What can't he tell her?)

(This male lead followed the female lead)

(around every day.)

(When the female lead fell for him, he denied everything.)

(Shouldn't a scumbag like this be scolded?)

(He didn't even admit he was being nice to the female lead.)

(For the stone?)

(What he owed her?)

(He was drunk?)

(But he was telling the truth.)

(He couldn't lie.)

(Why do the male and female leads have to love each other?)

(If the male lead doesn't love the female lead,)

(why is he the male lead?)

(Do you think I want to be the male lead?)

(Do you think I want you to be the male lead?)

Oh my.

Her comic has become a hit.

But she doesn't have to be so excited, does she?

What are everyone's thoughts

on "Starsea Rose"

being so popular?

I didn't expect Tian Jue

to be able

to make it a trending topic.

How about you?

The topic of asking the male lead to be removed

is actually second on trending,

only below the petition for the Yun An Couple.

Ever since

"blank-paper girl", Tian Jue

has been no stranger to trending.

What's so great about that?

It's all thanks to your popularity.

It's all luck.

Mr. Hua.

You're wrong about that.

At least, there's one thing

that you can't object to.

Tell me then,

what's so great about her?

Tian Jue always submits

her draft on time.

Tian Jue's birthday is in two days.

And to celebrate

"Starsea Rose" getting over a million views,

I've decided

to have a party.

Ms. Chen.

What are you doing?

Today is Tiantian's birthday.

I'm going to cook for her.

She likes my cooking the best.

Ms. Chen.

There's no need.

No need.

Tell me

what you want to cook for Tian Jue,

I'll go buy it.

Don't bother cooking them.

Today is Tiantian's birthday.

I'm going to cook for her.

I'll go buy food right now.

Just sit here

and watch TV.

When Tian Jue gets back tonight,

we'll go have a huge meal together.

Today is Tianyian's birthday.

I'm going to cook for her.

I'll cook for her.

Come in. What would you like?

Our Fish in Black Bean Sauce is good.

♪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♪