Original subtitles

(Gen Z)

(Episode 33)

My mother-in-law is waiting outside.

She has taken her blood pressure pill,

but her blood pressure is still over 200.

Tell me,

do you have the courage to go out

and tell her to give up on her son?

We might...

We might lose two lives then.

Don't worry.

If the surgery fails,

I won't blame you.

The worst case scenario is

he will become a vegetable, right?

I will accept it.

Mr Li,

what are the chances of my mentor waking up?

Let me put it this way.

Even if he wakes up,

he won't be the same as before.

Xin.

-Xin. -What happened?

Our company has a project with the school.

I went to see Mr Wu to get his signature for the contract.

I found him on the floor

when I entered his office.

How long has Mr Wu been unconscious?

I don't know.

But I called the emergency service immediately when I found him.

I don't know.

(In Operation)

Here, eat up.

How did it go, son?

Will your teacher lend us some money?

Let our son finish dinner first. Why are you being so impatient?

Of course you are patient.

Of course you can wait.

It's not your phone that the lawyer and the insurance company have been calling.

We've been here for three days.

He claimed his friend was a lawyer,

and his teacher would lend us money.

Where is the lawyer?

-Where is the money? -That's enough.

What's the use of raising this son?

All you do is complaining.

Stop blabbering.

You don't understand. He's got money.

He's living in such a big house alone in this big city.

He just doesn't want to give us money.

He's been going in and out for days, yet he didn't even bring home a penny.

That's enough. Stop it.

You can't blame him.

We are in such a big trouble. Who else can we rely on?

Who else if not him?

Stop nagging.

I'm sick of waiting.

300,000 yuan.

You see, I told you he's got money.

And you didn't believe me.

Quan,

where...

Where did you get so much money from?

-I borrowed it. -Borrowed?

But how are you going to repay

such a large sum of money?

My company will give me a big bonus at the end of the year.

I'll use that to repay it.

What company?

Aren't you working at the medical centre?

Who cares?

This will solve our problem.

Solve our problem?

Look at our son,

he was hiding his money from us.

All you care about is money.

Give me the card. Give it to me.

If we have to live in poverty our whole lives, so be it.

But we can't add to his burden. Give me the card.

You just don't understand. We have a big trouble now.

-Who else can we rely on if not him? -You can't do this.

Let's go back and talk to the village chief.

We'll rent a land and mortgage the fish pond.

Are you crazy?

I dug that fish pond with my own hands, shovel by shovel.

I got all kinds of ailments because of it.

This pond is my life.

We can't let them have it so easily.

-Give me the card! -Don't move.

Our son needs this money to buy a house and get married.

-Let go. -Give it to me.

Quan.

-Quan. -Let go.

You are not making a sensible choice.

The surgery was successful,

but why isn't he

waking up by now?

I already told you about the possible risks before the surgery.

The current situation is already relatively ideal.

Okay, I understand.

But you

Western medicine doctors said that you've done everything you could.

Why can't I try other methods?

-Why can't we give it a try? -He just had his surgery.

It's the critical period for him.

Just wait a little longer and be patient.

It's not the time to panic and seek random medical treatments.

Li, Li.

Please calm down.

(Grandma Wu) This is not random medical treatments.

Yes.

We just want to explore

if there are any other options.

I'll take responsibility if anything goes wrong.

All right?

I'm a doctor just like you.

Let me in.

Let you go in?

Not a chance.

I know you will perform acupuncture on him when you go in.

His blood pressure is so unstable right now.

You need to let him recuperate first.

Don't stimulate him for the time being.

If your acupuncture treatment goes wrong,

if he has another haemorrhage, we'll have a trouble then.

Isn't he already in trouble now?

Shen Xin,

I've done everything I could.

You make the call.

Let's be rational.

I admit that you, Ren Xin Zheng, are highly skilled in medicine.

However, at this point,

whether it's TCM or Western medicine,

they can't make much of a difference.

Go and check on him.

Please leave.

-You should leave. -Li.

-I... -Whether you allow it or not,

we are going in the ICU today.

It's already a desperate situation. We have to try everything we can.

Li,

the surgery is done.

Whether the outcome is good or bad,

-I accept it. -You can't accept it.

Your husband is the principal of University of TCM.

Not only does he have to stay alive,

he will recover and

get back to teaching everyone.

Yes, that's what I mean.

Don't worry.

This is Shao Dao's pre-destined ordeal.

He needs to get through it on his own.

We don't want him to spend the rest of his life lying in bed, do we?

Yes.

You have a good heart.

Your teacher must be proud to have a student like you.

No matter what,

you have to let my master go in and check on him today.

Child,

it's not that I don't believe in TCM.

It's just that he has just undergone a major surgery.

His blood vessels are fragile.

It would be better to wait until he's out of

the critical period before performing acupuncture.

-No. -I absolutely trust in TCM.

I'm just concerned about the risk of a secondary rupture.

We need to use a dual approach.

The sooner we do acupuncture,

the faster his consciousness will recover.

But the risk is high.

That's his fate.

Let them go in.

-Shen Xin. -Mum.

Shan Dao is your husband.

He's also my son.

I know you're thinking of me,

which is why you insisted on performing the surgery.

But now, I have to think of you too.

I can't let you handle this burden

for the rest of your life.

No, Mum.

Leave this to Xin Zheng.

Madam.

Madam.

Don't worry.

I will leave him to you.

If anything goes wrong,

I will take the responsibility.

Thank you.

I will go in now.

-Thank you. -Ren, Ren.

Are you confident?

Yes.

Child, we think the same way.

Yes, first you have to believe,

and then you will see.

Tou Tou, go get changed.

I know where the room is.

Mr Ren,

let me go in.

You should stay here.

There is too little room in there.

Wait outside.

But Mr Wu is my mentor.

I'll get anxious out here if I don't take a look at him.

You are a good student.

You should stay here

with your mentor's wife and mother.

Mr Ren,

you should let Tou Tou stay here with them.

I will go in with you.

After I go in,

I won't talk and do anything. Okay?

You can't go in.

Why can't I go in?

Ren.

Ren.

Li Quan is Shan Dao's student.

It's only right to let him go in.

Don't take away his chance to show filial piety.

Ren, let him go in.

I've heard about him.

Wu mentioned him to me before.

He's quite attentive to him.

Thank you, sir.

(Jiangzhou People's Hospital)

Tou Tou, look at the spot where I inserted the needle.

You will do this next time.

Tou Tou, stop inserting the needle.

His blood pressure is rising.

Mr Ren, this is too dangerous.

What is going on? Where is Zhao? Why isn't he here?

He took a half day off

to visit his teacher in the hospital.

All right.

Get back to work.

What's going on?

The manager has come looking for him three times.

It must be about Mr Wu.

As you know, we have a good relationship with Mr Wu.

We were hoping to get on

the procurement list for University of Chinese Medicine Affiliated Hospital.

Now this is great. Mr Wu has fallen ill.

I don't know what will happen next.

Zhao,

what took you so long?

Come here now. I have something to ask you.

Where have you been? I've been waiting for you.

Walk faster.

You see, I was right, wasn't I?

This is pretty good.

Give me another one.

Zhao, tell me now.

How was it?

What do you mean?

Mr Wu's surgery was successful.

He is still in a coma.

He will probably stay in a coma for a while.

I'm not asking you about his condition.

I meant the contract.

I didn't see the contract.

You didn't see it?

What about the card?

I gave it to him. You knew that.

The card is gone too?

Everything is gone.

All my efforts have gone to waste.

I can't believe this.

I'm so unlucky.

Hang on.

Didn't you have a chance to ask him about it?

Answer me.

Mr Wu was already lying on

the floor when I walked in his office.

He was unconscious.

How could I ask anything?

Zhao,

this is what you will do.

Go to the bank and check

if any money has been withdrawn from the account.

If nothing has been taken,

quickly report it as lost.

Lock the funds

and then reapply the card

to retrieve the money.

Based on what I know about Mr Wu,

we might

still have a chance to recover the money.

Go and take care of it.

Let me know if there's any update.

Well, go now. Don't just sit there.

Okay.

Jian Xi,

besides the cool sensation in your feet,

do you feel anything in other areas?

No.

I only felt that once.

I have been feeling nothing after that.

The medicine is not hot anymore. Here, drink it.

Come, get up.

Let me help her.

Let me.

Okay.

Jian Xi.

I don't want to drink it.

Come on, drink it.

I said I don't want to.

Mum, do you really think this medicine is effective?

I will never stand again.

I've taken the medicine, tried the local remedies,

had acupuncture, and received massages,

but I don't feel anything at all.

Jian Xi,

this medicine was personally prescribed by Professor Ren.

The herbs were prepared by Tou Tou and Tian Zhen.

Decocted by Yang Xiao Hong.

Don't underestimate this small bowl of liquid.

It carries everyone's hope.

Come on, drink it.

No.

We still need to go through this process.

Let's complete this process.

If it works, that's great. If not, we'll accept it.

Right?

Come on, drink it.

Here.

I know

you have the thought of dying again.

You don't want to burden me,

and you don't want to be paralysed like this for the rest of your life,

right?

But you can't leave, you know?

If you left,

wouldn't that be punishing

all of us who love you?

I used to resent it,

thinking that life was unfair to me.

Why is it that other people's children can work, date,

get married, have children,

while my daughter has to be paralysed in bed for a lifetime,

and I have to take care of her every need.

But now, I don't resent it anymore.

I'm actually grateful.

It shows that

the bond between us, mother and daughter, is incredibly strong.

That's why fate has kept you by my side,

accompanying me every day.

Tell me,

which other mother is as lucky as me?

That's right, Jian Xi.

Don't worry.

The accident was caused by Cheng Ying.

Your mum shouldn't bear it alone.

Cheng Ying and I have talked about this.

We've agreed that as long as we are still here,

the three of us will take care of you for the rest of your life.

Me too, me too.

I will take care of you too.

You two are together now?

Jian Xi,

you need to have faith in yourself.

You felt a slight improvement before.

I'm sure that wasn't an illusion.

You are gradually recovering.

You should believe in what Ms Dong said.

It's called a spiral upward.

Even stepping back

is a form of progress.

Actually, I'm quite grateful to Cheng Ying's ex-husband.

He was with such a good woman.

Yet he didn't cherish her.

Fine.

He gave me a chance to take care of her.

Wu Yu,

you are a real man.

Don't worry.

We will create a miracle with you.

Yes, create a miracle.

That's right. A miracle.

Drink your medicine.

Here.

Quan,

you are home early today.

No overtime?

Yes, I'm not working overtime today.

Mum, I noticed that you've been

withdrawing all the money little by little every day.

(How did it go with the fish pond?)

Listen, Quan,

that friend you introduced

is really capable.

(He brought the person)

(who fell into the pond)

(in broad daylight)

to our house today.

His attitude

has completely changed.

(He is willing to settle)

(and bear some of the losses)

(of our fish pond.)

He's so capable.

He also told us

not to worry

and said that the other two will withdraw their lawsuits soon.

That's good.

Is the money enough?

It's more than enough.

There will be some left.

Your dad said to return the remaining money to you.

It's okay, Mum.

Keep the money.

Use it to repair the house with my dad.

Also, hire some people to clean up the fish pond.

Don't let Dad do it alone.

Quan, this money is not a small amount.

Don't give it all to us.

Keep some for yourself, got it?

It's okay, Mum.

I can earn it back.

Ask my brother to study well.

I have to go.

Morning, Mr Li.

You are here so early.

You're such a good student,

reporting in every day.

Have you visited him?

Not yet.

I want to talk to you first.

How can I help you?

Well, Mr Li,

I want to know about

my mentor's recent condition.

Haven't Mr Ren and Tou Tou been giving him acupuncture?

Has it been effective?

Currently, the results are not very noticeable.

Although all the vital signs have stabilized,

he hasn't regained consciousness.

It's been more than ten days. As you know,

the longer a person remains in a coma,

the less likely they are to wake up.

Do you think

there's still a chance for him to wake up?

Zhao,

we've done everything we could.

Sir,

please give me an accurate assessment.

I need to know what I can say to his wife and mother.

Let me put it this way.

Brain damage is usually permanent.

Even if he wakes up one day,

he won't be the same as before.

I understand.

Go see him.

Thank you.

Mrs Wu, these are 1,000 origami cranes folded by

students from our undergraduate, master's, and doctoral years.

Each crane represents our wishes for Mr Wu.

We hope that Mr Wu can wake up soon.

You can give it to me. I will take it in later.

Mrs Wu, and this. Look.

These are

photos of us with Mr Wu.

I made it into a video,

with his favourite song playing in the background.

You can place it by his bedside.

And he will receive our heartfelt message

of longing for his return to the school.

Okay.

Thank you.

You all are truly thoughtful.

Knowing that his students

care so much

about him,

Mr Wu will regain consciousness.

Wu Shan Dao's family,

please go downstairs to make payment.

-Coming right away. -Leave these to me.

Thank you, Tou Tou.

When did you make this?

Recently.

And you did such a good job.

And you put so many people in here.

Li Quan?

What are you doing here?

I brought a token of good gesture for Mrs Wu on behalf of our friends.

I was just about to leave. I have classes.

By the way, I've been wanting to ask you.

Mr Wu was still fine when we went to see him that day.

How did he fall down?

-You still have classes, right? -Hang on.

You two went to see Mr Wu together?

Yes. Li Quan and I went in together.

But I just went in to pass him some documents.

I left after I delivered the documents.

So,

I didn't see

how Mr Wu fell down.

Don't make blind assumptions if you didn't witness it.

Maybe he didn't just slip and fall.

It could be caused by a ruptured blood vessel,

understand?

It's a chicken and egg situation, which came first?

Okay, I'm off to class then.

Tou Tou,

Mr Ren said he changed his treatment solution today.

Tell me about it.

Tou Tou.

Tou Tou.

I'm here.

Sun Tou Tou,

You two are showing off your love, even on my turf.

I'm already full just by watching you.

You guys are outrageous.

-Where is he? -He's not here.

He's downstairs. He can't get in.

I'm going to have breakfast.

Why are you here so early today?

I'm worried about Mr Wu's condition.

So, I came here early.

Don't worry too much about Mr Wu.

Tou Tou told me that

Mr. Ren is very experienced and has confidence.

He will wake up soon.

Can you tell me

what else she told you?

Tou Tou.

How is Mr Wu in these few days?

Nothing's changed.

I heard from Mr Ren

that he should recover soon.

We will do our best, the rest is up to fate.

Actually, you don't have to come here every day.

Once there is good news, I will share it in the chat group.

What's going on?

What's wrong? What happened?

What did you do?

Nothing.

Then, how come...

His blood pressure has soared to 190.

This is a good thing.

It means he is responding to the outside world.

This response is too intense.

I will arrange for administration of blood pressure medication.

Don't stay here.

-You all should go out first. -Okay, okay.

Why are you still sitting there?

It's gone?

When did it happen?

Just two days ago.

I'm so unlucky. I can't believe this would happen to me.

Hang on.

He's lying in the hospital.

How did the money go missing?

There is no way he would tell other people about this.

Maybe Mrs Wu took it.

Think about it.

Mr Wu is currently in the ICU,

and it costs over 10,000 yuan per day.

Their family is in need of money right now.

If his wife knew the password, she would definitely withdraw the money.

How did she know that the password is the last six digits of your ID?

As soon as I got the card, I changed it to six zeros.

I thought it was convenient for them to withdraw money.

I told Mr Wu about it,

and he probably told his wife too.

No way.

He would actually share such things with his wife?

Oh my goodness, I can't believe there are men like this.

Zhao, this is what you will do.

When you go to the bank,

tell them that you lost the card.

Then, you found out that someone withdrew the money

when you checked the record.

Ask the bank to pull the surveillance footage to see who took it.

I refuse to believe

that we can't recover this money.

Isn't that inappropriate?

What if Mr Wu wakes up?

Will we still be able to continue this business?

It's you who said he won't wake up,

and it's also you who said he will wake up.

Which possibility is more likely?

Sir,

this is what I think.

Mr Wu is currently going through a life-and-death situation.

Considering our friendship,

can't you just let it go as an act of kindness?

Do we really have to pursue this matter?

No,

I can't just give away 300,000 yuan.

Go and check the surveillance footage.

I need to know the truth.

I want to see if it's his wife who took the money.

Okay, I will get it done.

But Sir, you better think it through.

Mr Wu is still the principal.

If he wakes up one day

and finds out what you did behind his back,

then...

Think it over.

Let me think again.

Go out first.

Let me think again.

Okay.

Did you follow my medical advice?

What does shaking your head mean?

Today's treatment session wasn't completed.

Did his blood pressure suddenly spike to 190?

Yes.

But...

What?

Spit it out.

You said that we shouldn't say anything without evidence.

It's just my speculation now. So, there is no need to say it.

I told you before,

what is the eye of TCM practitioners?

Yin and Yang.

The most important thing for a TCM practitioner is intuition.

What is intuition?

It's the information given to you by a higher-dimensional space.

Whatever you feel, just tell me.

As for the results,

we can discuss them to determine if they are accurate.

I think it has nothing to do with the acupuncture,

but rather with a person.

Either Senior Uncle

has something

to tell Zhao Li Quan,

or Zhao Li Quan

has something to do

with his accident.

But these are all just speculations

without any basis.

So, when Zhao Li Quan gets close to Senior Uncle,

his blood pressure goes up.

You are saying that his blood pressure spikes

whenever Zhao Li Quan gets close to him?

Yes.

Okay, starting tomorrow,

reduce the visitations.

No one is allowed to go in.

You will be the only one standing guard there.

I have already told the nurses

not to allow Zhao Li Quan enter the ward alone.

Would the nurses listen to you?

Just leave them to me.

Dad,

I'm visiting Senior Uncle tomorrow.

Grandpa asked me to bring him something.

Don't go tomorrow.

If you go,

and Li Quan is not allowed to go, it will upset him.

Something like this bothers him a lot.

Give the stuff to Tou Tou.

She will bring it to him.

Dad,

you are closer to Tou Tou than your own son.

You let her go, but not me.

You don't trust me.

It's because you're his son,

while Tou Tou is his senior aunt.

It's only natural to entrust such an important task to an elder.

Just leave it to your elder.

Tou Tou said that to you?

But you can't just believe her side of the story, right?

What if she has a problem with Zhao Li Quan?

She won't.

Tou Tou isn't that petty.

But then again,

you are handling this matter inappropriately.

If someone must administer acupuncture to Shan Dao in the ICU,

it should be Li Quan, not Tou Tou.

I trust Tou Tou,

I don't trust

other people.

Okay then.

I will go.

I will replace Tou Tou, is that okay?

No.

You don't trust me either?

It's not that I don't trust you.

Tou Tou is quick-witted and knows how to handle different situations.

The most important thing is that she trusts me.

That's crucial.

If you go there,

being a university professor

and the fourteenth-generation successor,

if you don't listen to me,

I won't dare to divorce you, right?

Don't go.

You're awake.

You scared me.

How did I fall asleep?

Tou Tou,

you've worked hard.

How did you know my legs are sore?

You know,

after standing all day long,

my legs really are sore.

I've been trying to please the nurses in the ICU.

Otherwise, they won't let me in.

I've spent

my entire month's salary on buying snacks for them,

not a penny left.

I saw everything.

You mopped the floor

and cleaned the toilet.

That's because the caregivers were not around.

Plus, they were already busy.

I just wanted to help them out,

treating them like Tian Xing Xing and taking care of them.

Then, I'll take care of you too.

Today, I'll be your exclusive service provider.

Just enjoy all the services

I provide for you.

What do you say?

I will

enjoy it then.

How many days have you not washed your feet?

Three days.

And it's already so smelly.

Smell it yourself.

It's not smelly!

Not at...

What are you doing, Ren Tian Zhen?

You're smothering me.

You just touched my feet with your hand.

Ren Tian Zhen, this is so unhygienic.

You're touching my hand with the hand you used to touch my feet.

You...

What's wrong with you?

We are sharing joys and sorrows.

Disgusting.

You are so disgusting.

All right. I'm going to get some water to wash your feet.

It's not smelly.

Why do you need water?

It is a little smelly after I took it off.

Yes.

Guys, come get your cotton pants.

This is such a thick one. Whose is this?

-I don't know. -It's mine.

-Mine is grey. -Here.

I ordered a thicker one.

It has a pound of cotton. Let me check if it's the right one.

That's right. This is mine.

No one wears cotton pants like that.

It's like going out with your cotton-filled blanket.

You don't understand. I'm preparing for pregnancy.

Increased basal body temperature

increases the chances of conception.

Xiao Hong,

you don't even have a boyfriend.

Why are you preparing for pregnancy every day?

Mrs Ren said that preparing for pregnancy requires constant readiness,

even if you don't have a boyfriend.

I'm going to try this.

Xiao Hong,

you're becoming

more down-to-earth these days.

Do I look like Xiao Fang from the village?

Yes.

If you tie your hair in braids, you'll look even more like her.

So pretty.

There are no more appointments available...

...for Five Elements Acupuncture today.

Those with mental disorders can come back tomorrow to register.

Rebecca, why do you always

pull a long face when you see me, as if I was an enemy?

By the way, your dance just now

was really good.

I brought you some food.

I remember you wanted to maintain your figure,

so I specifically picked sugar-free yogurt for you.

Come on.

Give me a smile.

Scram.

Xiao Hong,

Peng didn't do anything to you.

Why do you two always end up fighting whenever you meet?

If you have so much time to spare,

go help out at the pharmacy.

Also, you've been running back and forth here for the past few days.

The hospital is probably about to fire you.

Then, you can take me in and provide for me.

Why are you here again?

Lately, you've been coming here

more often than when you pretended to attend classes.

What's going on with you? Did you get laid off?

Lay-off your foot!

Xiao Hong...

(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 33)