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[Once and Forever]

[Episode 12]

Why do I feel

that you've changed

after you came back from Yang Cheng's home?

I just thought about something.

What did you think about?

QiaoqiaoQiaoqiao, don't be afraid.

I'll be with you.

For example,

when your life is at stake,

what does the first person

comes into your mind

mean to you?

It's true love.

No way.

A man is about to die.

That's the subtext from the bottom of the heart.

It's the most real thought.

All right.

Stop it. I'll pick you up.

The first person who comes to

help you

when your life is at stake.

What does he mean?

It's also true love.

To be honest,

I didn't expect

Yang Cheng to treat you like this.

Who told you he was Yang Cheng?

Who else?

Take it seriously.

At first,

I didn't predict a very pleasant end for you two.

People like Yang Cheng

are like clouds in the sky.

It feels like you two

have no connection at all.

What do you mean?

Who are you looking down on?

How is that looking down on you?

I'm impressed.

Make more efforts.

He brought you home.

You are halfway there.

You're just one step away from marrying him.

Come on.

For what?

Marry rich.

Don't forget me

once you get rich.

Stop it.

[Beijing People's Hospital]

On May 21,

the quarantine of the last 70 people

[Pay tribute to the medical workers at the frontline of epidemic prevention]

in Beijing People's Hospital

will come to an end.

What welcome them

are cheers, applause

and hugs

full of passion.

The quarantine is lifted.

You can leave now.

Qian Xi.

Dear audience,

we can see

that the quarantine in People's Hospital

has been lifted.

This is an important milestone

for winning against SARS.

The family and lovers behind me

can finally reunite

after a long time.

Let's record their happy moments

with the camera.

Xiaozhou.

Qianxi.

It's okay. It's okay.

It's all over.

My clothes have

the smell of disinfectant.

♫ Be found one day ♫

♫ You said it to me in the end ♫

♫ Love ♫

♫ Love ♫

The SARS happened in 2003.

♫ Love ♫

It's really scary.

[Beijing People's Hospital]

Some people have gone through death.

♫ You're still there one day ♫

Some have experienced separation.

[On July 13, 2003, the number of SARS patients and suspected cases hasn't increased. SARS is basically over]

Increase service quality.

[Cafeteria Three]

Correct service attitude.

Let every student eat well.

Hear! Hear!

[Mixed-Grain Pancake]

And because it's scary,

those noble personalities

and sincere feelings

shine more.

Like the bright sunlight.

It lights up

the precious treasure in life.

Don't move.

W-What is the dream?

No, no.

No way.

T-This must be a nightmare.

I can't take it seriously.

If it weren't SARS,

we would have been open.

Boss.

The rent you paid for

the two months.

I really...

I feel like it's a waste.

Let me tell you.

If we have opened

before the SARS outbreak,

you would have been so worried.

There was no one on the street.

Who would buy pancakes here?

It's a mug's game.

It's great now.

We need to air it out after renovation.

Smell it. It's gone.

You're right.

Boss, you're really foresighted.

You have to manage two places

from now on.

OK.

You...

Is your cousin reliable

to be in charge of the kitchen in college?

He must remember

what I asked you to tell him.

Yes, boss.

When Qiaoqiao comes,

give her the biggest pork chop.

If she wants bubble tea,

just add bubbles as many as possible.

That's right.

[Enneagram]

I never thought

that I would have feelings for Qin Chuan,

other than friendship.

SARS ends.

But I have a fever.

When people are in a special environment,

or

under tremendous pressure,

their mental states are the most fragile.

Be careful

about the fluctuation of love.

[Qin Chuan]

Be careful about it.

[Romantic Psychology]

This time,

we are not just having

an ordinary kitchen in the canteen.

We need to

have a shop name.

What do you think

800 miles Pancake?

Qinchuan District stretches 800 miles.

Put your name in it?

How cunning.

I just want

some good luck.

The fragrance floats 800 miles away.

It sounds cool.

Your shop is 2,200 miles less

than 3,000 Miles Barbecue.

Why is it cool?

What do you think it should be?

You should be sounded like you are cultured.

Lady.

I'm just selling pancakes.

Why do I need that?

Don't make uncommon words.

People hate to make things so literal.

It's hard to spread it.

What should we do?

Well,

let's think of a catchy one.

Right.

It has to be catchy.

When our shop is popular,

I have to register it.

Qin Chuan has Wang Ying.

I have Yang Cheng.

We're good friends.

We can only be good friends.

We can't waste food in principle.

But if something spoiled,

you need to throw them away immediately.

Our reputation is very good.

Put all the eggs...

Put them down here.

[Mixed-Grain Pancake]

Say it out loud to attract customers.

Okay.

Wait.

Qiaoqiao!

Wait for me.

Qiaoqiao!

Qiaoqiao!

Why didn't you answer my phone

these days?

I didn't hear it.

I have good news for you.

The branch is ready.

We'll open soon.

I've got a name for it.

Okay.

Aren't you going to ask

what the name is?

What good name can you have?

Jianbing Guru.

How is it? Isn't it awesome?

It's really weird.

Unique

is symbolic.

Right?

That's right.

Don't you think

our shop name

implies a kind of

martial arts spirit?

It reflects Long and my

dream.

The dream of wandering around the world

to help the weak.

And it is easy to remember.

Your world is too close.

It's just small shots and big dreams.

Don't look down on us.

If the shop becomes famous,

maybe

we can make a song

or make a movie of the same name.

It's all possible.

What are you humming about?

Why don't you

celebrate with me?

Come on.

We didn't make it.

How can we celebrate?

What are you doing?

What's wrong?

I still feel unwell.

You are sick?

SARS is over.

What are you afraid of?

You're right.

SARS is over.

My fever should be gone.

Fever again?

Let me feel it.

No.

You didn't...

D-Don't worry about me.

Get a seat.

Try cousin Long's cooking.

No, I won't eat.

Why are you here

if you don't want to eat?

Y-Yang Cheng just asked me out.

I'm leaving.

Flagship store?

Flagship store?

Yes.

Look.

Where can we find

another shop front

as good as this?

Based on the rent price and the location,

it is not expensive.

But for us now,

it's a bit hard to take it.

It's a rare opportunity.

When the Beijing Olympics

Games ends in 2008,

you have to wait for

the Shanghai World Expo in 2010.

Why don't you take this chance

to invest more money?

If you miss it,

there will be no more.

Since it's so good,

why do they

rent it out?

Everyone needs money badly

sometimes.

When they have enough money,

it won't be the same price.

Okay, let us think about it.

Hurry up.

Bye-bye.

Is it reliable?

Cao Xiang'er is the local hoodlum.

His news should be right.

But I think

it's too easy to get.

Besides,

I feel unsettled

to invest so much money at a time.

He's so active.

He must want to do this with us.

Tricking us is

tricking himself.

Why doesn't he invest?

Didn't he lose so much money

in the business in Singapore?

He doesn't have so much money.

Anyway, I think

he is untrustworthy

if he won't invest.

No matter how much he said,

we have to

think about it carefully.

I know.

Let me think about it.

This is really a one-off deal.

Let's face the reality.

Dad.

What did the doctor say?

The doctor said she should be discharged.

No.

No way.

Dad.

We can't give up the treatment.

I'm handling books for Qianqian.

I have income.

Then...

I'll find a tutor job.

I can earn more than 1000 yuan a month.

Xiaozhou,

focus on your study.

We're not short of 1,000 yuan.

No.

Dad.

If we can't afford the hospital expenses,

just borrow it.

Just borrow some from Uncle Qin.

I can't let my mom be discharged.

If she could be cured,

I would sell my blood to pay the fee.

Xiaozhou.

Your mom is calling you.

Xiaozhou.

Go in.

Don't think too much. Hurry.

Go in.

Mom.

Imperial College's successive postgraduate and doctoral programs of study program.

If we do well with this,

we can enter the research institute, right?

This is a great opportunity.

[Imperial College's exchange student program of 2004 to be carried out]

But the quota is limited.

You didn't even get a scholarship.

Don't think about it.

Right.

You know about

Imperial College's exchange student program?

I know.

You'll apply for it, right?

It will cost a lot of money

to go there.

I don't know if I can get

a full scholarship until the end.

You should go even if you can't get the scholarship.

It's Imperial College.

The future will be bright after a few years.

At this moment,

don't be embarrassed with anyone about this.

But...

I don't know

if my mom can make it through these years.

What's wrong with her?

The doctor suggested my mom be discharged.

Isn't it good?

The doctor means

we should go home

and give up treatment.

No.

She won't...

She wants to see you become successful.

Maybe her life can last for 3 to 5 years.

But it's not enough.

It's not enough for me no matter how many years she can live.

Qianxi.

There's not too much time

for me and my mom.

I can't waste it,

especially because of long-term separation.

But have you ever thought about

what is the most important thing

to her?

It's our future.

I dare not think about it.

And I didn't have time to think about it.

It's really too long to take the program.

What if...

The director asked me

to his office.

Is it about the exchange student?

Maybe.

Xiaozhou.

Think about it before you decide.

You will be on the list

based on your grades.

The academy will definitely ask you.

So no matter what Director Chen says,

you should agree to it first.

Xiaozhou.

I'll go first.

Why do I feel

Qiaoqiao has been avoiding me lately?

I've been here several times.

She either said she had something to do

or she didn't answer my calls.

What's wrong with her?

Do you want to talk about the branch

or Xie Qiao?

The branch, of course.

Am I the one

who can't get things straight?

Does she have

something on her mind recently?

Qianxi said she has PTSD.

What? What D?

PTSD.

Post-traumatic stress disorder.

She must be scared by SARS.

No way.

Xiaochuan has been staying

in the People's Hospital for over 20 days.

He didn't

have post-traumatic stress disorder.

How come she has it?

How can Xie Qiao compare to

He Xiaozhou in mental health?

It's not that serious.

Did Yang

have a fight with her?

He's petty.

He wouldn't let Qiaoqiao talk to me.

First, I didn't hear they had a fight.

Even if

Yang Cheng thinks so,

he wouldn't tell Xie Qiao about this.

Second, even if it's true,

don't you think it's right?

I think

it has something to do with Yang.

Forget it. I'll go back.

I won't talk to you here.

No, no, no.

Can you tell me?

Otherwise, I feel unsettled.

Yang has been

very honest recently?

Actually,

there is one thing.

Don't cover it with books.

There are newspapers.

This book is useless.

Useless?

You

looked at it two days ago.

Now I don't.

Son,

Did Qianxi wrap this book for you?

Yes.

She bought this book

from her senior.

There's a name on the book.

I knew it when I saw this.

It's different from the way

I taught you.

Son.

Qianxi is a good girl.

Yes.

I was

w-worried...

Qianxi...

Qianxi is the kind of girl

who can be cruel to herself.

She can achieve great things with cruelty.

But it's easy to leave no room.

I'm afraid she might hurt you.

But last time she went to

the hospital regardless of the SARS.

It made me

feel warm.

Son,

tell her

don't be too strong

later.

Being together

is better than anything.

Mom, we...

we are fine.

Why are you worried?

We'll go home soon.

We still have a long way to go.

Yes.

I'll go home soon.

I'm going to study abroad.

Brunel University.

Brunel University?

That's great.

So I won't

come to school recently.

Not to mention other things,

I have to pass

the English exam.

Study hard then.

I'm fine.

Do you want to go?

Where?

Brunel University.

How is that possible?

Why not?

It's such a good college.

If I have no referee,

I won't be able to enter it.

Even if I make it,

it'll cost at least

200,000 yuan for tuition

and living expenses.

My family can't afford it.

If you are in the UK,

will I ask you to pay for living expenses?

It's not about money.

It's not realistic at all.

Aren't you afraid

you'll be too far away from me?

Yang Cheng asked a question

that I'd never thought about.

And the answer is

I don't seem to care.

I...

Qiaoqiao!

Qiaoqiao!

Qiaoqiao, I'm leaving.

Bye-bye.

Drive faster. Don't come back.

Mad Dog! Mad Dog!

Is he crazy?

He can't drive so fast in school.

Enough. Enough.

Why are you here?

I just wanted to find you.

I couldn't find you lately.

[Black Cock-White Phoenix Pills]

This is for you.

W-What is this?

It's for internal secretion.

My mom has been eating this

to treat her menopause recently.

It's very effective.

Why do you give it to me?

I found that

you were emotional lately.

Are you out of tune?

What are you doing?

I've been waiting for you

for over an hour.

Isn't it tiring?

Just to give me the pill

to pick on me.

It's really tiring.

I-I didn't pick on you.

I thought

you'd been absent-minded lately.

It's all because of you.

What?

No, I'm not absent-minded.

I heard that Yang

would go to study abroad.

How do you know?

I knew it was because of this.

Wang Ying told me.

Right.

It's just going abroad.

It's not like he won't come back.

Are you serious?

You're already worried about this.

Besides...

Qin Chuan, let me ask you something.

Go ahead.

Are we good friends?

Bro?

Yeah.

It's very pure.

What do you mean?

Yang

wants you to draw a line with me?

Tell me, am I right?

Of course.

What?

Do you think

I will fall in love with you?

It's such an unlucky thing to be liked by you.

I don't want to compete with Wang Ying.

Let me remind you.

If Wang Ying gets angry,

don't give her this.

The breeze will

become a tornado because of you.

Unlike you,

She said what she wanted.

She's not like you.

You've always been sulking since you were young.

Yes.

A girlfriend is better than a good friend.

Hoes before bros.

Aren't you the same?

You were fooled by Yang.

You can't even walk.

I'm going back to the dorm.

I have classes tonight.

Okay, go back now.

I have to go to the new store too.

I'll take it. Thank you.

No need.

Eat on time.

Okay, let's be good friends.

Qin Chuan and I have been

familiar with this relationship in the past 20 years.

We're all good at it.

♫ Only the wind goes down the mountain and crosses the river ♫

♫ Blowing the dust on the screen ♫

♫ Dissipating little by little ♫

♫ The Holy light sways ♫

♫ Soaring ♫

[Library]

Qianxi.

Did you submit

my application form?

[Chinese Ancient Philology History]

Why did you do this?

It's just registration.

The qualification hasn't been reviewed yet.

If you don't

have TOEFL and GRE grades

after the review is done.

You can give it up.

But if you miss

the registration time,

you don't even have a chance to regret.

Qianxi.

You know my mom's situation.

Now,

how could I

consider going abroad?

Xiaozhou,

can you change

Antie's fate

if you don't go?

But if you go,

you can change

your own fate.

You are right.

But I can't do that.

Qianxi.

Think from another perspective.

If you were me,

in this situation,

you would...

I would choose to go abroad.

I know it's hard.

But the harder it is,

the more valuable it is.

We are different from

Yang Cheng and Wang Ying.

Their starting point may be

where we can't reach at the end.

But ordinary people

have another way.

Study.

Now you have the best chance.

If you make a wrong choice,

you may change your fate

for the rest of your life.

Is this what Antie

wants to see?

I'll regret it if I lose this chance.

But if I can never see my mom again

just because I go abroad,

I will never

forgive myself.

And then what? Xiaozhou.

Living a hard life

like our parents.

Do you want to experience it again?

Xiao Qianxi.

We can be poor,

but we must be kind.

Even if I can't live a good life,

I feel at ease.

Hello, dad.

Xiaozhou.

Xiaozhou.

My mom told me two days ago

that she had had a dream.

In the dream,

she was young.

She was making peanut candy in the yard.

You two pigged out on it.

The peanut candy made by Auntie Li

is the best.

There's milk in it.

It's fragrant and sweet.

But we won't be able to eat it again.

She always wanted to go home.

In the end, she passed away in the hospital.

It's okay, Xiaochuan.

We three are here

to lead the way.

Godfather is here too.

Don't worry. She won't go wrong.

Auntie, take the money.

Making more

peanut candy there.

You don't have to save it for us anymore.

Just eat them all.

Rest in peace.

In front of death,

all other emotions

seem so small.

Qin Chuan and I

return to the same position naturally.

You're right.

We

used to be together.

It won't change in the future.

My mom has suffered a lot in her life.

As a laid-off worker,

she sold insurance,

speculated on the stock market

and started a newspaper booth.

Nutrition commodities and health products.

She almost tried all the industries

just to support me to study.

My mother was nice to me

since I was young,

Once she cooked chicken, she would give all

the chicken legs and chicken wings to me.

She only

ate chicken feet and chicken heads.

Xiaozhou.

She was ill then.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, Xiaozhou.

She kept telling me

that she was sick and wanted to go home.

I knew.

She just cared about money

and wanted to save some savings for me.

She gave up her life

for me.

Don't blame yourself.

It's all my fault.

I was afraid Auntie's illness would hold you back,

and forced you to go abroad.

You're right. I'm not kind.

No, Qianxi.

I don't blame you.

I was too harsh that day.

It's not that you're not kind.

Life didn't leave you much room.

I didn't tell my mom

about the exchange student program.

If I had told her,

she would have wanted me to study here,

just like you.

Xiaozhou.

In order to make our future life

wonderful

and happy.

Qianxi.

I'll come.

Ladies and Gentlemen, may I have your attention please:

we are now ready for check-in

for flight CA937 to London.

Two months after his mother passed away,

Xiaochuan's exchange application

to Imperial College

has been approved.

He studied hard

and finally got

the full scholarship.

That winter,

-Xiaochuan became -Chuan, give me your passport.

I'll get you a boarding pass.

the first one to depart.

Flight CA829

Qiaqiao, give me the luggage.

will take off soon.

Please board immediately.

Medicine for motion sickness.

Change.

Passport.

When you get off the plane, no matter how late it is,

remember to call me.

Xiaochuan,

if you can't sleep

because of jet lag.

Just chat with us

on instant messaging software.

Don't worry.

I suddenly remembered

that I haven't bought wet tissues for you.

I'll buy it now.

It's okay. I don't need it on the plane.

I have it, Qianxi.

Qiaoqiao, let her go.

She just feels bad.

She doesn't want to show it

in front of me.

Don't you know her?

She's always so strong and stubborn.

She always shows her best side

to others.

Her best things

are earned

by herself with countless efforts.

Yes.

Qianxi is really awesome and brave.

She always knows

her goals and the way to make it,

unlike me.

I wish I can be

half as strong as her.

Is something bothering you?

I just didn't

think about some things before.

B-But I'm much better now.

After my mom passed away,

I thought about a lot.

People will face

life and death.

If you see it in a pessimistic way,

everything is a big deal.

But if you are positive,

nothing is a big deal.

So, Qiaoqiao,

leave it to time.

Everything will be fine.

Xiaochuan.

You've been walking ahead of us since you were little.

I sawyou leave the quadrangle

and then enter Beiqing University.

I've been following you.

Because I know

it's not wrong to follow you.

But now,

you're going to England.

I can't keep up with you this time.

Don't be silly.

It's not like I'm not coming back.

I could have holden back my tears.

All right, Qiaoqiao.

What are you doing?

Are you acting in an idol drama?

Do you really think you're the heroine?

Take it.

Didn't we agree

to see Xiaochuan off happily?

Why are you so annoying?

Stop crying.

Let me hug you.

Have a safe journey.

Wait for me, Qianxi.

♫ It's like Nightingale is back ♫

Take care.

♫ You are right in front of my eyes ♫

Take care.

♫ The fleeting shadow in a trance ♫

♫ The shape of purity's beauty in a trance ♫

I'm leaving now.

♫ My heart is invaded by despair ♫

♫ I dare not give shape to love ♫

♫ But those distant scenes ♫

[International, Hong Kong, Macau, Boarding]

♫ Keep striking my soul ♫

♫ All the fancy clothes have lost their color ♫

♫ But the rain has taken back the noise ♫

Qianxi, cry it out.

♫ Your face in the mirror ♫

Just cry it out.

♫ With a smile that comes from acupuncture ♫

♫ Falling ♫

♫ Only the wind goes down the mountain and crosses the river ♫

Qiaoqiao, I'm not sentimental

or weak.

♫ Blowing the dust on the screen ♫

We just want to live a better and

decent life.

♫ Dissipating little by little ♫

We love each other so much.

♫ The Holy light sways ♫

We worked hard for each other.

But in the end,

we have to be apart for so long

and so far.

♫ Soaring ♫

[Party A: Tan Hui November 10, 2004]

Deal?

Deal.

After signing it,

I feel my shoulders are heavy.

Let me give you a massage.

Why did you give him

10% of shares?

Those're shares.

It'll be hard to explain later.

I'd rather you give him money.

It's hard to explain how much we owe him.

Money will be run out,

but favor won't.

Times have changed.

Everyone believes in contracts.

There're more and more rules.

Doing business

is like living on the streets.

I just worked hard

to get there.

We can't be limited by a contract.

If we fail this time

we'll have to go back to Beijing.

What are you afraid of?

The worst is selling breakfast at the entrance of hutong.

You still have this ambition?

I'm having a plan B.

My ancestral fried sauce noodles.

I couldn't starve to death with this.

Fine.

Then

I'll attract customers.

Mung bean milk, fried bread ring

and fried sauce noodles.

Would you like one?

Shut up.

Come closer.

Three, two, one. Cheese.

Qianxi.

Time

really flies.

When I first came to school,

I was like them.

We even stood at the same location.

But just after one moment,

it's time to write our thesis.

Yes.

Xiaozhou has been gone for a year.

Spit it out.

What's wrong?

I'm almost done with my manuscript.

There're 4,000 words.

I didn't have time to save it.

Sir. My ancestor.

Could you please give me one more minute?

Don't crash now.

You are so good.

Your name is printed on it.

Intern editor, Xu Lin.

I'm not an intern.

Look.

I wrote

every single word.

But

the name of the editor

needs to be put in the front.

My name can only

be put in the intern editor column.

It's so unfair. This is oppression, right?

You won't get a chance to be the official staff if you don't accept it.

Just bear it. It's good that you can become the official staff.

Exactly.

Times have changed.

College students are not rare.

It's not easy to find a good job.

I'm not like Wang Ying and Yang Cheng

who can study in England with the support of family.

And I'm not like Qianxi and Xiaozhou

who can pass the postgraduate examinations.

I

can only try everything

and work hard to get a job.

Alright.

If Qiaoqiao

chose finance to study,

it would be easier to find a job now.

Like your mom.

The benefits in the bank are great.

But there's too much overtime work.

In my opinion,

it's better to be a civil servant.

It's nice to be a white-collar worker.

It's just a fantasy.

Who said that?

I've received the interview notice.

Okay?

Which company?

Nokia.