Original subtitles

(Gen Z)

(Episode 27)

Why aren't you letting us see her?

We can't just allow our child to do whatever she wants.

It's our fault

for spoiling her.

She's different from other children.

You guys can't treat her like this.

That's why I don't want my child

to stay sick forever.

She was fine when she was living with us.

Why is she acting like this after returning home then?

She's 18 years old.

It's inappropriate for her to stay outside all the time.

Mr Xu,

let me give you a reminder.

You're holding her captive here. I can call the cops on you.

Miss,

I've already discussed this with her mother.

If we still can't correct her behaviour,

we'll treat it as if we don't have a daughter.

Call the cops then. What has this got to do with you?

She's your biological daughter.

How could you say something like that?

We love her very much.

To prevent anything from happening to her,

I even installed iron bars in the house.

I already kept everything sharp away from her.

What else do you want me to do?

What do you take her for?

She's a human! Not an animal!

Do you think I did it of my own accord?

She's my daughter.

You have no idea about what she has done.

Tell me then!

Tell me what she has done.

Tell me what she has done

for you guys to treat her as such!

This is my family matter.

It has nothing to do with you two.

Please leave my house.

You're holding her captive here.

I won't leave this place

unless you allow me to take Xu Meng away.

-Madam Du! -Come back!

Madam Du!

Tian Zhen and I are here to help Meng Meng out.

Where's Meng Meng?

Is she okay?

We're very worried about her.

Mr Xu didn't allow us to come inside.

Xu,

we'll call the cops

if they stay here any longer.

Did you hear that?

But Madam Du...

Why did you drag me away?

If they can call the cops on us, we can call the cops on them too.

We can't.

If we kick a huge fuss over this,

by then, we won't even get to know where they keep Meng Meng.

Let's ask Roubecca what to do.

There's only a low possibility.

Why?

They're doing this against Xu Meng's will.

They're kidnapping her.

According to Article 239 of the Criminal Law,

kidnapping may consist of two situations or both.

First, kidnapping an individual

to extort one's wealth.

Second, kidnapping an individual as a hostage

to achieve the kidnapper's goal.

Judging from what you two described,

the situation of Meng Meng's parents doesn't correspond to both the former

or latter.

What about unlawful detention?

That's even more difficult.

Unlawful detention consists of two situations.

First, whoever detains another

or deprives him of his freedom of the person by any other means.

We can testify to that.

When we were there,

we heard Meng Meng yelling for help and throwing things around.

Second, it needs to be illegal.

It's even harder to prove that.

They're Meng Meng's parents.

The radicalness of their education and their scope of the illegality

were hard to categorize in the first place.

Moreover, many family abuse cases,

including child abuse cases,

are difficult for the law to meddle with

as they are family affairs.

What kind of stupid law is this?

We can't just let them harm their family just because they're a part of it.

That's wrong!

As the saying goes,

even an upright official finds it hard to settle a family quarrel.

Even if you two call the cops now,

at most, the cops will just act as mediators.

Moreover, Meng Meng has special needs.

How can you guys convince the cops

that you two treat Meng Meng better

than her parents?

But that's the truth.

Professor Xu

loves his pride more than his child.

He doesn't love his child from the bottom of his heart.

He thinks having a daughter like Meng Meng

is an embarrassment for him.

They don't love Meng Meng at all!

So, you love her from the bottom of your heart?

Why don't you show the cops

your heart and see if it works?

Convincing her parents

is your only way out of this.

I think Roubecca has a point.

Right now, we need to convince

one of her parents.

If we manage to convince one of them,

Meng Meng will be able to go outside.

What about this?

Go and find your father.

Tell your father to find Xu Jie.

Xu Jie sought your father's help before this.

I'm sure Xu Jie will listen to your father.

I'll look for Meng Meng's mother.

I think her mother

should be different from her father.

I think she's more soft-hearted than her father.

I'll tell her that if something happens to Meng Meng...

I can't look for my father.

I can't communicate with my father.

I'm wrong no matter what I say.

You can look for your mother then.

Do you think my mother will help me out

if it's about Meng Meng?

Look for your grandfather.

Tell your grandfather to give your father pressure.

That'll work.

I think

you should look for my father.

I think that's inappropriate.

It's about your woman.

Now, you're telling me to look for your father?

So, you need me to work hard for you to get a girlfriend?

That won't work. Listen.

You're a man. You have to bear responsibility.

I'm helping Meng Meng not because I like her.

I'm not doing it for my personal desire.

Why are you doing it then?

You have no idea.

Fine, I have no idea.

I'll look for your father.

Master!

We're in trouble!

Help! Hurry!

Let's hurry!

Let's hurry!

What are you doing?

What are you doing?

As the saying goes, although treating illnesses is a priority,

we have to be calm and collected.

Look at how flustered you are.

You're panicking.

How could you save other people?

Meng Meng is in trouble!

Tian Zhen told you to come, right?

Yeah.

He keeps using you as his weapon.

-I... -He should come and find me

-if he wants to take Meng Meng back. -That's not it.

Tian Zhen and I went to Meng Meng's house.

Meng Meng was being held captive right now.

She was screaming.

Listen.

I'm sure it was her parents.

I'm sure it was!

We're in deep trouble!

You must be exaggerating things.

-Tell me the truth. -I'm honest.

I don't trust you.

Wait. If I lie to you, I won't be able to become your successor.

Why don't you swear a vow then?

Swear that you won't take meat for the rest of your life.

You mustn't joke about such a serious matter.

If becoming a successor means no meat,

I swear that I'll become a vegetarian!

You can't just put these two matters side by side.

Why must you compare them?

I thought you said

you didn't want to become the successor?

Why are you trying to be one now?

This is the most important thing in my life

and it cannot be taken lightly.

Yes.

Sun Tou Tou.

Sun Tou Tou!

Lead the way!

Madam Du,

Meng Meng is your daughter.

Can you bear to see her fall into despair?

Can you leave her to me?

I'll treat her well and cure her of her condition.

You won't be able to.

I can.

She was fine when she was together with me.

It was just a hallucination.

I'm her mother.

I understand her.

She knows how to pretend.

How could you say that about your child?

Look at this drawing.

Meng Meng drew it when she was two.

It was her first time playing with crayons.

She was so happy that she drooled all over the place.

I'll always remember

her toothless smile.

All the drawings you see here

were drawn by Meng Meng.

What can you feel?

When did she draw this?

She drew this right before she got to know you guys.

Her drawing teacher recommended her

to participate in the ARC

International Junior Drawing Competition.

This was her product.

The teacher felt the same way as us

after seeing it.

He had chills in his bones.

That's why he called us immediately.

What is she covering?

In the past,

I tried my best to figure it out.

But now,

I don't know if I can

withstand the truth.

Professor Ren,

I'm locking Meng Meng up

for her sake.

Don't you believe me?

Hell is others.

Others?

Who are you referring to?

We live in a society.

We can't just avoid people

and live by ourselves.

At Meng Meng's age,

if she goes astray,

her future will be ruined

if people spread rumours about her.

I don't agree.

If we live in other people's world

and form our character according to other people's preferences,

there's no self to speak of.

Who am I then?

Professor Ren,

regarding this question of yours,

Sartre couldn't figure it out even after spending his entire life studying it.

I just wish to know

what mistakes Meng Meng has committed

for you guys to treat her as such.

Was it because of a mistake she committed previously?

We never expected

our child to be a perfect child.

We already came to terms with her past.

However, I cannot accept the present her

and the fact that she doesn't have a future.

Do you like her?

If you like her,

if you can take care of her for the rest of your life,

I'll tell you the truth.

I like her.

But I only like her as an elder brother.

If you're worried

that no one will take care of her in the future,

I can give you my promise.

As a doctor,

I will take care of her for the rest of my life.

That won't do.

This kind of promise isn't reliable.

But who can promise

that love will last forever?

I first met Meng Meng in the supermarket.

I almost caused her death due to my misjudgment.

Since then, I told myself

that she would be the first patient I would take care for the rest of my life.

I will do my best to cure her.

You don't understand her.

She doesn't have any self-respect.

Don't say that.

All of us have the possibility

of being led astray.

We pulled through as well.

It's not her choice

to encounter a jerk.

That's not what I meant.

Do you think she'll have a future

if you lock her up

and install iron bars in the house?

You promised me that you would send her back to school.

Professor Ren,

she can't go to school.

Why?

After she was born,

her mother and I

bought a life insurance policy for her that would last until she was 18.

Yesterday, the insurance agent called me.

He said he took out the money

as per Meng Meng's request.

I thought something was off.

I proceeded to investigate the case.

She has a bank card

that we use to store the money from her red packets.

She took out all the money in it.

That's why I hurriedly brought her back

from your place that day.

Didn't you guys ask her

why she needed so much money?

We did.

She didn't want to tell us.

But I'm sure it's related to the man she met.

Why do you think so?

We caught her.

When her mother switched on the surveillance camera,

she smashed it with the iron spoon

we gave her together with her meal.

Her mother confiscated her phone.

We hired someone to unlock her phone.

We discovered that her chat records

with that man have been deleted.

If so, have you retrieved

the content of the chat records?

She's already 18 years old.

The operation counter

no longer allows us to retrieve such records even as her parents.

Have you considered this then?

How would you feel

if there was a surveillance camera

monitoring you all day long?

There must be a sense of boundary

between parents and children.

She's not a product.

Professor Ren,

we installed a surveillance camera in her room for a reason.

During her puberty,

I discovered

this vile habit of hers.

It was something unspeakable.

This is normal.

Everyone has desires.

You have to acknowledge the fact that she was growing up.

That's a natural process.

Why is it unspeakable?

That will never do.

What if you had a son instead?

Can you accept him for having such needs then?

Madam Du,

Meng Meng didn't do anything wrong.

Your sense of shame

made her think that she had committed a mistake.

She didn't harm anyone.

But Meng Meng

wasn't willing to stay at home.

She just spent her time

with boys all day long.

This happened

all because we didn't notice it sooner.

This shouldn't be coming from a girl

who was born in an educated family like ours.

You and your husband can't accept the fact

that your child isn't like you two, huh?

What's with the excessive vanity and pride?

In university, I excelled at taking exams.

And, I depended on my thesis to obtain professional titles.

Her mother is an appraiser.

She has obtained countless qualifications along the way.

However, you don't need qualifications

to be a parent.

We've never received

such professional training either.

To be honest,

we already have no idea

which way is the correct way

of loving her.

Do you think we don't love our daughter?

Now, you might think

that we're harsh to her.

But we do love her very much.

I'm really confused.

How could a family like ours

nurture such a different daughter?

Sometimes, I felt distant

when I looked at her.

I felt like she wasn't even my daughter.

Actually,

I experienced

the same thing.

I'm a doctor.

And, my wife comes from a line of TCM practitioners.

(Back then, I thought)

(my son was supposed to be born with)

(the essence of a medical practitioner.)

(He should be an excellent doctor.)

It's because he has all the conditions

to make it work.

However,

even now,

I don't sense

the potential in him to be a great doctor.

But at least he can make a living.

Meng Meng can't survive by herself.

If this time,

we cannot correct her behaviour,

she'll have no future.

We're growing old.

We can't take care of her forever.

If something happens to me,

she might live on the streets.

She might join the crooks on the streets.

I'm sure I cannot rest in peace

even when I'm in the afterworld.

We must correct her behaviour this time.

So, if you cannot correct her behaviour,

will you lock her up

and suffocate her with a cloth?

I know you graduated from a famous university.

And, you have a successful career.

But all of that

have no substantial ties to your daughter, right?

In a family, it doesn't matter

who's the smartest or who contributes the most to the family.

It's about the amount of love

you provide.

Did you put down everything,

including your theses

and work

to keep your daughter company

when she needed your love the most?

Professor Ren,

I wish to ask you something.

How much time do you

actually spend with Tian Zhen?

I don't mean anything else.

I just wish to understand

the gap between me

and other people's fathers.

Doctors don't treat themselves.

I'm a selfish mother.

I truly wish

that a positive boy

with a good personality and background like you

will fall for her

and save her from the abyss.

Madam Du,

you cannot expect another person to save her.

It's wrong of you to think so.

Now, I know.

Your constant denial of her worth is the cause of her issue.

It's because she can never satisfy

your expectations.

She's disappointed in herself.

That's why she forsakes herself

with such a demeaning method.

Dr Ren,

my husband and I

have made a lot of money all these years.

As long as you're nice to her,

everything will be yours.

I'm Meng Meng's mother.

I understand her.

She trusts you.

Now, you're the only one who can save her.

If you become her boyfriend...

Madam Du,

love cannot be bought with money.

I already have someone I fancy.

I knew it.

An excellent boy like you

has plenty of suitors.

That's not true.

I like her.

But she might not like me.

Hello?

Hello?

What?

What?

What did you say?

(Jiangzhou People's Hospital)

Meng Meng!

Meng Meng!

Meng Meng!

Meng Meng!

Why did you abandon me?

Why did you abandon me?

-Meng Meng! -She was fine at home!

Why did you let her out?

Although she's your child,

I was the one raising her!

She looked so pitiful in her room!

You see,

even dogs get to take walks every day.

She's my daughter!

I know her the best!

Look at what you've done!

I know. I know I shouldn't take her outside.

I just allowed her access

to the balcony on the second floor.

She was still fine a few days ago.

But for some reason,

she scaled the outer wall today.

Meng Meng.

Meng Meng?

Do you still remember me?

We met each other in the supermarket.

My name is Ren Tian Zhen.

Hello.

Come here.

Great-uncle,

this is my patient.

I can't let her stay here alone.

I need to keep her company.

You guys can enjoy your meal.

It's fine.

It's fine. It's me.

It's fine.

Meng Meng!

Meng Meng, it's just an alarm.

I've already switched it off. Meng Meng.

Everything's fine now. Don't be scared.

It's useless to toss it like that.

You got it!

(Qibo Medical Centre)

Ms Xia.

Oh yeah.

Ms Xia, I need to ask you something.

You didn't arrange any shifts for me tomorrow, right?

Don't worry. I didn't arrange any for you.

Zhao, you're going to meet your first client tomorrow.

I pray that you can close the deal.

You can do it!

Thank you, Ms Xia. I hope it will come true.

-You can do it! -Goodbye.

-Goodbye. -Goodbye.

You're back?

You're back already?

Isn't the medical centre busy today?

Everyone is disheartened over Meng Meng's passing.

Ms Xia didn't assign any extra patients to all doctors today.

That's why I came back early.

What happened to Meng Meng was quite a shame.

Yeah.

If I were in her shoes,

when I thought about my mother, father,

and my brother,

I didn't dare to take my life.

Let me do it.

-Be careful. -I'll be fine.

Tian Zhen has it the roughest among us.

He didn't even come to the medical centre today.

I wonder how he's doing.

Be careful.

Hello, Granny?

Tian Zhen.

Where are you?

I went out to take a breather.

You went out to take a breather?

When will you come back?

Maybe after a few days.

Don't worry.

I just want

to be alone for some time.

Be alone?

Tian Zhen, you're so young.

It's not time for you to be alone yet.

Hurry and come back.

Mum.

(Wait a moment.)

Hello, son?

What's the matter?

He hung up.

He needs some time alone.

Look at your son.

Just give him some time.

As a doctor,

there are many times when we will fail as well.

If everyone acts like him,

I think everyone can pack their bags and resign.

Do you think doctors

are the only ones who'll experience such emotions?

No matter what emotion it is, it shouldn't affect their job.

As a man, and as a doctor,

no matter what you encounter in life,

you still have to return to work.

He has to know

that there are many patients out here waiting to receive his treatment.

What kind of child is this?

Tell someone to find him.

Who?

Where can we find him?

Phones nowadays cannot be used

to determine one's location.

If only we can know his whereabouts

after calling him.

This...

I know where he goes.

Ren Tian Zhen!

Ren Tian Zhen!

Ren Tian Zhen!

Ren Tian Zhen!

Ren Tian Zhen!

Wake up!

Wake up!

Wake up!

Ren Tian Zhen!

Ren Tian Zhen!

Ren Tian Zhen! Wake up!

Wake up!

Ren Tian Zhen!

You terrified me!

Have you lost your mind?

Have you lost your mind?

Listen!

You've crossed the line!

Do you think you can take your life without thinking?

What about your grandparents?

What about your parents?

How could you jump into the lake?

I wasn't fast enough

to save you, you know?

Ren Tian Zhen!

Have you lost your mind?

Get up!

Get up!

Get up!

I just want to know

how terrible it felt like

when Meng Meng jumped off the building.

I understand now.

I'm not meant to be a doctor.

My father was right.

I was born

a failure.

The patient I was determined to save died on me.

And, I attempted this bungee after much thought.

I would've died if it weren't for you.

No matter what I do,

I will end up failing.

My father said this once during his lesson.

When a person keeps succeeding,

they'll magnify their strengths.

They'll think that everything they do is right.

However, their capability only played a small part in their success.

They succeeded only because of luck.

Your father said

we must be watchful of our pride and fear all the time.

My father was talking about the almighty truth.

Some people are born lucky.

For example, you.

You always save the people

around you.

That's why you should become a doctor.

Maybe I'm just unlucky.

You're more like their child compared to me.

You're wrong.

I wasn't not lucky.

It wasn't luck.

I just didn't give up.

When I was standing on the mountaintop,

I didn't see that your feet were tied to a rope

(when you jumped down.)

If that's the case,

even if I did rush here,

you would've been dead anyhow.

The correct thing for me to do

was to call the cops.

But I didn't.

I just kept running.

(I kept running.)

(My mind was totally blank.)

(I just kept running.)

(I would've broken the world record for sprinting)

if there was a timer.

Your father said this as well.

Every mother has the strength

to lift a car and save their child

when they need it.

You thought I was lucky?

That's not the case.

I just didn't give up on you.

I didn't

give up on you.

Stop denying your worth.

No one can define who you are but yourself.

The fortune teller said this

when we met him.

He said you were a late bloomer.

That means you still have

a lot to achieve after this.

So, you shouldn't rush things.

I'm not as confident as you.

But I'm confident in you.

What's wrong?

My tummy hurts.

Where?

Here.

When did it start to hurt?

Tou Tou?

Tou Tou!

Where's your phone?

Tou Tou, wake up!

Tou Tou, you mustn't fall asleep!

Tou Tou, wake up!

Is anyone around?

Tou Tou!

Is anyone around?

Help!

Tou Tou!

Tou Tou, wake up!

Tou Tou!

Tou Tou, wake up!

Tou Tou!

She has a high fever.

Apply it to her forehead.

Rhubarb, peach pit, and winter melon?

Kid,

that's too strong for her.

How could you use so much rhubarb?

You'll harm her!

Are you sure you know what you're doing?

No. We have to send her to the hospital now.

It's late now.

No one in the village is willing to drive.

Yeah.

Tell Gui

to drive the vehicle here.

How long does it take to reach the hospital?

Just borrow the car for me. I can drive there myself.

No, you won't be able to do it.

-I... -It's very far away.

It's dark outside, and you'll be driving across mountain terrains.

This is too dangerous.

It's an acute abdomen. I don't know if I can treat you.

It'll be troublesome if the wound festers when I perform perforation.

Let me send you to the hospital.

We only have three hours.

Driving at night or performing perforation has equal risk.

Tian Zhen.

Give me a prescription.

I'll take it.

(The prescriptions and remedies used in this drama)

(are referenced from relevant traditional Chinese medicine books)

(Do not use without medical advice) (End of Episode 27)