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[The Outsider]

[Episode 35]

(Just give it to me straight.)

(Are you going to work with me or not?)

No way.

Many things have happened,

yet you're unbothered.

You're quite optimistic.

It's so manly of you

to let your woman suffer with you.

Does two people suffering together

definitely mean misery?

You, Mo Weiqing, and Ai Lin.

You didn't suffer together.

Are you happy?

As a man,

you let your woman miscarry

and then marry another woman.

You're quite optimistic too.

If you walk out this door,

I'll let everyone

hear this voice recording online.

I'll make sure they know how someone named Su Mo in Ansheng

insulted the victim's family.

I don't care

what will happen to Ansheng.

As for Su Mo,

have you heard of social ostracism?

You could go to jail for insulting people.

You refuse to sell Ansheng.

Fine, I'll let you have it your way.

But if you want to save your woman,

the least you can do is show some sincerity.

Shang, I would have understood

if you had said that sooner.

Old friend, please...

It's inappropriate to use the word "Please"

at this time.

Oops, sorry about that.

I beg you to go easy on us, Mr. Shang Chun.

I didn't expect Wang Ju'an

to ever say such a thing.

Beg me?

Come on.

Got it.

Mr. Shang Chun.

Please forgive me for all the wrongs I've done

in the past.

Just one drink?

Got it.

Good things should be in pairs.

All right.

Drinking is a little old-fashioned.

Let's switch it up.

Do you remember how the instructor would make us frog jump around the field

whenever we made a mistake

during the military training back in college?

I'll do it.

I'm the best at doing frog jumps.

No.

I'm second best.

You're the best.

Remember how we kept skipping classes together

when we had military training?

After skipping classes,

the instructor made us do frog jumps on the field.

Whenever we skipped classes,

the instructor

would punish us and make us do frog jumps on the field.

You were as thin as a rake

back then.

How were you so strong?

When I couldn't jump anymore,

you'd do it for me.

We two were just like one person.

The instructor never found out.

How happy, Mr. Shang Chun!

How happy!

All right.

Stop playing the sympathy card.

How about this?

Kowtow to me three times.

And I'll give you the voice recording.

Shang Chun.

You're the heir of Jiake Enterprise.

Do you have to use such a way to validate yourself?

A man

using another man's submission

to prove himself.

How inferior is that?

Don't forget

what you're doing here today.

I'm here to catch up with my buddy.

I don't understand why you hate me so much.

I did everything I could to make you feel better today.

Now it's up to you.

Su Mo is my Achilles' heel

but also my armor.

If anyone harms her,

I'm willing to sacrifice anything.

Buddy.

You're not going to reject a drink,

are you?

(How could a chairwoman's assistant)

be so careless

and say such a thing?

Forget that she had said such a thing.

[Chairwoman Zhang Yanan] She even got recorded.

Shang Chun, you told her to say that, didn't you?

(You asked her to record it.)

(You're behind this, aren't you?)

Truth? What truth?

Do you have proof?

Without proof, no matter how much you say,

people will just think you're just making things up.

(You're just going to)

(make both parties argue by doing that)

(and make things go on and on.)

(A woman who didn't even graduate from university)

became the chairwoman's assistant

by sleeping her way there.

What is this?

Where have you been?

You didn't even answer your phone.

Have you been drinking?

A little.

With whom?

You know what happened?

You've suffered.

I'm sorry.

It's not your fault.

I didn't handle it well enough.

I'm the reason he keeps hurting you.

Don't worry.

Everything will be okay.

With me around,

I won't let anyone hurt you.

I swear.

I believe you.

I'll make some tea for you to sober up.

(How's Wang Ju'an?)

(He drank)

(and did the frog jumps to beg me.)

(He has done so much.)

(Why don't you talk to him?)

(We don't have to be enemies.)

Hello, Mr. Shang.

I'm sorry to have kept you waiting.

Give me your phone and bag first.

Wait.

Are you using what I taught you on me?

Mr. Shang, I won't do it again.

Please be the bigger person.

I won't do it again.

Sit.

It's fine.

I'll just stand here.

Sit.

Here's your deposit.

You can post the recording online today.

Go to Ansheng to make a scene tomorrow.

You know what to say

if someone interviews you, right?

Yes.

By the way,

there's one thing I should remind you.

I'm unlike people from Ansheng.

If you trick me...

Dad!

You died a terrible death.

Ansheng, I want you to give me my dad back!

Don't buy real estate from Ansheng.

Their projects are crappy.

My dad worked for them.

He was killed by some construction material

that fell from above.

Put your phones away.

Stop filming.

Miss.

This is private property. You can't do that.

Please leave.

I'm not leaving.

Please leave.

I'm not leaving!

My dad died here.

If you force me any further,

I'll die here too!

Sir.

Miss, calm down.

Let's talk it out.

Come here.

Leave her alone. Let her do whatever she wants.

Ask the clients to leave first.

Okay.

Miss, come here.

Let me tell you.

There is no problem with our buildings.

Calm down first.

I'll take you to see our boss later.

All right?

Fine. You're pulling this trick on me, aren't you?

If you shut this place down,

I'll go to Ansheng Plaza.

I'll see if you can

shut down Ansheng Plaza too.

(Drink more water and have some steamed egg.)

(There's still porridge in the pot.)

(Don't go anywhere today.)

(Text me when you wake up.)

(Love you.)

(I'll enjoy the food.)

(Don't worry.)

(Mr. Wang, I sent you a link.)

(Check it out.)

(My dad was killed)

(by their crappy wallboard.)

(Not only did they not compensate me,)

(but they also said I'm trying to profit from the deceased.)

(There's no way Ansheng will say yes.)

(Be realistic, alright?)

(You're trying to profit from the deceased.)

(Your mindset is too nasty.)

(That's their attitude.)

(Judge them!)

What's going on now

is that the owners of Xingyue Bay are defending their rights

by asking us to return their deposit as soon as possible.

On what grounds?

They said stones fell because they're of poor quality.

The houses are unlivable.

Shang Chun is obviously causing this trouble.

You're such a disappointment.

I'm a disappointment?

Shang Chun is the culprit.

You're the one in charge of Xingyue Bay!

How could you let this happen?

There is nothing wrong

with the quality of our houses.

They're the ones who keep finding fault!

As the person in charge of Xingyue Bay,

you can't absolve yourself from the blame.

Do you think you're still fit

to be the CEO?

What gives? Why shouldn't I?

Get a third party to do an appraisal.

A rumor is still a rumor.

It's not as simple as you think.

Ansheng Group is currently in the line of fire.

Even if you found someone to do an appraisal,

would they believe you?

People would think we staged it.

Step away from this first!

No.

Ms. Zhang.

Frequent CEO changes

could harm Ansheng's image.

I can take

full responsibility for this.

I'll resign

and apologize to Du.

I'll try to calm things down as soon as possible.

When the public stop paying attention to this,

Shang Chun won't be able to do anything.

Are you really willing to apologize?

Su.

I never

put any pressure on you.

I know.

Thank you for supporting me on this,

Ms. Zhang.

I'm doing it willingly.

Su.

You need to think this through.

It could ruin

the rest of your career.

Wang Ju'an has already gone to Shang Chun

and was treated miserably.

If this goes on,

I don't know what will happen.

So...

So you're doing it for Wang Ju'an?

You took the blame for some man before this.

Didn't you learn from it?

Are you not scared of repeating the same mistake?

You did nothing wrong.

Yet you're humbly apologizing

for a man.

You're even disregarding your reputation.

Is it worth it?

Su Mo.

Do you believe him that much?

I don't believe him.

I believe in myself.

Ms. Zhang.

I have one more request.

Please keep this a secret for me.

Don't tell Wang Ju'an.

How did this happen?

It's nothing. It's just a graze.

Where did your cleverness go?

Just fall onto the ground

and call the police and an ambulance.

That's what I planned.

But I didn't control the pace well.

There were too many people.

What's wrong? Did someone step on your head?

What happened?

Mr. Wang.

Du brought several people

to make a scene at Ansheng Plaza.

She's tossing hell money around while holding her father's memorial tablet.

She also brought a speaker

and played the voice recording on a loop.

It was no use trying to stop her.

She acted hysterically and said we hit her.

Fortunately, someone pushed me.

I took the chance to fall.

Since they could pretend to cry, I could play die.

They wouldn't leave

until they made it a big deal.

The video of them making a scene and Su Mo's voice recording

have been posted online.

They're waiting for the show to start.

Where's Su Mo?

She has gone to report it to the chairwoman.

I have to go and find her.

You...

What's wrong?

It hurts.

There's no open wound.

The alcohol kind of stings.

You wouldn't stop eating even when you were hurt.

This replenishes blood.

This...

Su Mo.

You finally came back.

How are things?

It should be alright now.

Ansheng hired a professional public relations crisis team

to take care of this.

They're not going to let you take the blame, are they?

Why would she let me take the blame?

If I were to take the blame,

the chairwoman would have to do the same.

She won't agree to it.

Really?

How's your hand?

It's fine. It's almost healed.

Fine? Didn't you have an open wound?

Mr. Wang is worried about you.

He wanted to go out to look for you.

Yeah.

I'm sorry I made you worried.

Are you going to drink?

Yeah.

I want to have a drink with you.

Sure.

Try it.

You really know how to cook mutton.

It's not gamey at all.

I learned this dish from my mom.

Her mutton stew is the best.

When she was on good terms with Dad,

she always cooked.

And she always made this dish.

She always said,

"If you want to keep a man's heart,

you must first keep a man's appetite."

(An.)

An.

Here.

Try this.

What's wrong? Are you okay?

Was it too hot, honey?

No.

Mom, you make the best mutton.

It's better than the maid's.

Okay, eat more then.

Don't leave any for Dad.

Are you talking bad about me?

Why are you back so early today?

I haven't had dinner with you in days.

My good son.

Did you miss me?

I miss you more than Mom's mutton.

Punk.

You compared me to a piece of mutton.

Be content.

Master chef.

Mom, I want to learn how to cook from you.

Sure.

Shall we start with mutton stew,

which is Dad's favorite?

Little one.

So there were times when your family was happy.

Here.

The happier we were in the beginning,

the stronger the contrast

when misfortune struck.

I don't want to get married

because I'm scared of losing what I have.

You think you're at the top,

yet you hit the bottom suddenly.

But no matter how their marriage was,

your mom did love you.

She never cooked when my dad wasn't home.

I found it strange before.

Why wouldn't other moms

be as indifferent as she was?

I understand it now.

I was as much a tool

to tie up her husband as her cooking.

Then both tools failed.

It wasn't until Wang Jian was born

that she had something to hold on to.

But Wang Jian...

Wang Jian will be fine.

Everything will be fine.

Here.

Things will be fine.

I'm going to dig in.

Eat more.

What did you wish for?

My wish won't come true if I tell you.

Then what's your universe?

Mine?

Isn't it already in my arms?

If I'm your universe,

you're my world.

Coming.

Coming.

Mr. Wang.

Sit.

I'm sorry you had to rush over at this hour.

Don't mention it.

Here.

Such a thing has happened.

-Thank you. -So we can't stay out of it.

Do you know what's going on now?

Yes.

Du looks like the one causing trouble,

but it's actually Shang Chun.

Chengyi.

How's Xingyue Bay?

Is it a quality problem?

As far as I know,

there's no problem.

The property owners defending their rights

are also incited.

Shang Chun is behind it again.

Who else would it be?

What should we do, then?

Xingyue Bay isn't a big problem.

Su matters the most.

Yeah.

If this continues,

Su's reputation will be ruined.

If she's forced to leave Ansheng,

it's going to be hard for her to get another job.

What does Zhang Yanan think?

I didn't hear anything.

I asked Shen Lu about it.

He won't say anything.

Isn't that obvious?

After you left,

Ms. Zhang already has a problem with us.

She didn't fire us

because that'd be too obvious.

Once Su Mo is fired,

it's probably only a matter of time

before we end up like her.

You're right.

Having the chairwoman's assistant deal with Du,

that was weird enough.

Zhang Yanan is probably waiting for Su Mo to make a mistake

so she can find an excuse to get rid of her.

But it's not about Su Mo now.

Shang Chun is the culprit.

I still have something on her,

so she won't strike easily.

There's nothing more disappointing

than plotting against one another.

Boss, Su Mo is also good at French.

Why don't we go to France together?

Don't you know

Ms. Zhang already sent Cheng Man to France.

They already own it over there.

You can forget about France.

What? Are there no options available at all?

I don't need an option.

What happens to Ansheng is none of my business.

But no one can hurt Su Mo.

Zhang Yanan can't do it.

Let alone Shang Chun.

What should we do next?

Shang Chun must have bribed Du.

Money must have been involved.

I'm sure we can track it.

I'll do it.

You've talked to her and argued with her.

You're not right for this.

Chengyi.

I'll leave this to you.

You have experience in auditing.

Sure.

Xiangqing.

Someone must be inciting

these property owners.

Find this person.

No problem. Leave it to me.

I'll ask some friends in the business world

to pressure Zhang Yanan

and make her realize

she's just going to turn people away

if she doesn't treat her employees well

and tries to sacrifice Mo to save her own skin.

Leave the company to me.

I'll let you know if anything happens.

Okay.

Thank you.

Thank you all for helping me.

Mr. Wang, don't mention it.

It's our job.

Boss, you'll always

be my boss.

I'll do anything for you.

I'll count on you.

[Zhao Xiangqing]

Hello, Xiangqing.

Mr. Wang.

Do you know that there's a press conference today?

Press conference?

Yeah, other executives aren't here.

Su Mo is alone.

Give me the address, and I'll be right over.

Hello.

I'm the person involved in this Xingyue Bay incident,

Su Mo.

I'm also the assistant to Ansheng's chairwoman.

[Ansheng Holdings Press Conference] First of all, thank you very much

for taking the time to attend the press conference today.

The following is the response

to the release of the recording by the victim's family.

(Firstly,)

(the recording was edited,)

(but I did say it.)

(I hereby express my deepest apologies)

(to the parties involved)

(and those who were offended.)

(Secondly,)

(it was not Ansheng management's decision)

(to reject the compensation claims of the deceased's family.)

It was a personal act

that I took on

without any authorization.

I would also like to

express my sincere apologies

to the affected Ansheng employees and shareholders.

Ansheng has made

a lump sum payment of two million in compensation

demanded by the victim's family.

We hope they will forgive us.

I will take full responsibility

for the negative impact of this event.

I've submitted my resignation.

At the same time, I humbly accept criticism from society.

I misspoken.

I failed

to empathize with the grief of the deceased's family.

(Not only did I fail to provide timely comfort,)

(but I also made matters worse for them.)

(I am sorry and regretful)

(about this.)

(I don't expect the families to forgive me.)

(I just hope they can feel)

(how sorry I am)

(and accept my apology.)

Su really

took all the blame.

She can never turn the tables after this.

Step aside!

Miss Su.

I have a question.

Yes?

You're not an ordinary Ansheng employee, are you?

(Do you have any personal ties)

(with Ansheng Group's management?)

You're so close to them.

Is it true

that management didn't authorize it?

How could I have personal ties

with Ansheng's management?

Well, how do you explain this video, then?

The man in the video

must be Ansheng's major shareholder,

Mr. Wang Ju'an.

(You said you have no personal ties.)

(Did he use his position)

(to sexually harass you?)

(Did the company's upper management pressure you to keep quiet?)

Is it because Wang Ju'an harassed you before,

so you're using this incident

to get back at Ansheng?

Did Wang Ju'an leave Ansheng

because of the exposure of this incident?

Does Wang Ju'an have any other misdeeds?

No.

No.

Wang Ju'an did not harass me.

Then what's the deal with this video?

I was the one harassing him.

(Are you saying)

that you used your beauty to seduce your boss?

Yes.

I did whatever it takes

to climb the ladder.

But Wang Ju'an rejected me.

So I held a grudge.

What...

Ansheng never said this.

Mr. Wang.

Mr. Wang.

Listen to me.

You can't go.

Am I even a man if I don't go now?

Mr. Wang, calm down.

Think about it.

If you go,

all of this will be for nothing.

Turn off the computers!

Turn them off. Stop watching!

Do you know what people will think of you?

Are you going to burn all the bridges like before?

I know why you're doing this.

I've said it before.

Stay where you are

and I will come to you.

It's my fault for failing to protect you.

You rejected me before,

saying we're from different worlds

and shouldn't be together.

But I'm no longer Ansheng's CEO

or the son of a real estate developer.

I've lost

all my glamour.

You're all I have, Su Mo.

We have black wontons,

egg pancakes,

perfumes,

frogs,

haunted houses,

and so many more.

♪We thought love didn't need to be expressed♪

I hope you can give me a chance

to be your universe.

♪Always lukewarm to each other♪

♪Disappearing every time you needed me♪

♪Even doubting♪

Su Mo.

♪Which one is the real me?♪

Will you

marry me?

♪We could never confess our feelings♪

♪The anxiety makes way as I pretend to be calm♪

Yes.

♪I hide the feelings of love and deliberately refute them♪

♪Afraid you'll see through my true feelings♪

I really underestimated you.

♪Don't want to let you down again♪

♪We could never confess our feelings♪

♪The anxiety makes way as I pretend to be calm♪

♪I want to cure your confusion with my action♪

♪And I'm no longer stingy to give my love to you♪

[Ansheng Holdings]

How could you be so foolish

to shoulder everything yourself?

I caused this.

I should bear the responsibility.

This has nothing to do with you.

Shang Chun framed you

to pick on me.

I'll take care of it.

How?

Du is obviously paid to do this.

There's no way it's flawless.

We'll find something.

Anyway, I won't let you take the blame for me.

But you didn't have to...

Force yourself to marry me.

♪Straying into a glamorous banquet♪

♪We have no way back♪

♪Time is like water within the palm♪

♪We can't catch hold of it♪

♪Blundering around this city♪

♪To find ourselves a spot♪

♪Many people are smitten with the fantasy♪

♪I savor the taste of collapse♪

♪My heart becomes impregnable, then♪

♪Until anxiety and exhaustion♪

♪Are crushed down by me♪

♪Straying into a glamorous banquet♪

♪We have no way back♪

♪Time is like water within the palm♪

♪We can't catch hold of it♪

♪Blundering around this city♪

♪To find ourselves a spot♪

♪Many people are smitten with the fantasy♪

♪I savor the taste of collapse♪

♪My heart becomes impregnable, then♪

♪Until anxiety and exhaustion♪

♪Are crushed down by me♪

♪I savor the taste of collapse♪

♪My heart becomes impregnable, then♪

♪Until anxiety and exhaustion♪

♪Are crushed down by me♪

♪Refusing to muddle along in the darkness♪

♪Vulnerable and defeated♪

♪I see a silver lining♪

♪I make a desperate attempt to break through♪

♪I have been honest♪

♪I have fought♪

♪I want to protect you♪

♪We will overcome♪

♪We will experience♪

♪To be fortresses behind each other's backs♪