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♪Once I was adrift on the boundless sea♪

♪I looked up but didn't see the stars or the moon♪

♪No one cared who I was♪

♪Stuck in the long dark night I stumbled around♪

♪Once I went through a lot♪

♪Beside me, you smiled♪

♪When we talked about dreams back to back♪

♪All the regrets became precious♪

♪So, however cold, dark♪

♪Or disappointing it is♪

♪However hard, difficult or confused I feel♪

♪You're the answer and my eternal faith♪

♪I want my own light and fly up with you♪

♪Where you can hear the pounding of clouds♪

♪I want my own light and even if the future is checkered♪

♪I'll always be there with you♪

♪Toward the light♪

[Be Your Own Light]

[Episode 01]

Who are you calling so early in the morning?

So sneaky.

I was calling my lover.

You've learned to brag, huh?

Don't you believe me?

I do.

When will you introduce her to me?

I can't tell you that.

Because she doesn't exist, right?

Because it's a secret.

Go on with your secret.

I'm gonna go prepare my secret.

Come a little earlier to prepare tonight.

Keep it a secret. Don't let Kaige know.

By the way, about your fortune training camp,

when does your chairman election start?

June.

You must win.

It's just a game.

Don't push him too hard.

There you go. This one is buttered.

It's not a game. It's an investment.

How about this, Zimo?

If you win the election,

I'll take you to Ocean Park for a whole day.

You said that in the winter holiday and on New Year's Day.

I'll keep my promise this time.

You said that on my birthday.

By the way,

I bought a box of instant porridge.

When we are too broke to buy food,

we'll eat that.

Why will we be broke?

It's so hard.

Was it over-toasted again?

It's not that bad.

Yummy. Hooray for you, honey.

It tastes so good.

Henpecked.

Kaige.

Can you get off work on time tonight?

I think so.

You think so? Are you sure or what?

Absolutely.

Drive safe.

-Okay. -Come home early.

[Jiangdu Broadcasting & TV Station]

Ms. He.

Yuanyuan.

You've got a nice car.

Ms. He, are you free in the next couple of days?

What is it?

Here's the thing.

My boyfriend, Zhou Jiaqi,

would like to invite you and Mr. Ou for dinner.

He wants to consult Mr. Ou about his business.

I'm sorry, Yuanyuan.

I never get involved with Kaige's work.

And I never ask about it.

But you can

tell your boyfriend to contact him directly.

I also have something that

I'd like to learn from you.

Then we can arrange that separately.

That'll do.

Here's your latte.

Thanks.

Chunyan,

An americano, take out.

You got it, Ms. He. One sec.

Chunyan, another cup, please.

Sure.

What are you doing?

What the hell?

My apologies.

My bag is super expensive!

I'm sorry.

Miss, I'll wipe it clean for you.

I'm so sorry.

My bag.

Miss, it's not me.

If it's not you, could it be me?

Why are you looking at me? I didn't do it.

I just used this bag for a month.

And now it's ruined by you.

I'm sorry. I didn't do it on purpose.

I don't care if it's on purpose or not.

You must compensate for what you damaged.

Then what do you want?

Simple.

Either you buy me a new bag or pay me cash.

I'll give you a discount. Pay me 8,600.

Gimme the money.

I've been working part-time here for so long

just to make ends meet.

Stop pretending to be poor.

The money, now.

Miss, I really can't afford it.

Could you ask for a little less?

Jiang,

I bought this bag quite recently.

I barely used it.

Take it.

Ms. He, I...

How can I take advantage of you?

It's fine. Just take it.

Ms. He, please don't.

Forget it. I'll clean it by myself.

Luo.

Here, Chunyan.

Ms. He,

you...

How dare you do this to me?

Don't touch a girl's butt without permission.

This time she poured a cup of coffee on you.

Next time, she'll call the police.

Ms. He...

Apologize.

I'm sorry, Chunyan.

Thank you, Ms. He.

Remember,

if someone harasses you again,

teach him a lesson like this.

[Read a Good Book] [News in Progress]

Last night's hot pot was superb.

The spicy beef was the best ever.

Told you.

What exactly happened?

Ke was drunk, right?

Xiaoling,

the latest rank.

On it.

Jingjing, the planning on topics.

Already sent you via email.

What about the script on location?

Give me 10 minutes.

Ms. He, this is your script in the studio for the day after tomorrow.

What happened?

Ms. He, haven't you heard?

About what?

The station is going to stop Read a Good Book.

Who said that?

A friend's friend.

In this comprehensive evaluation,

Our Read a Good Book

ranks last.

It's gonna be rank and yank for our channel.

We'll be the first to be yanked.

How's that possible?

That's a rumor.

I know each and every evaluator.

They spoke highly of Read a Good Book.

Besides, they've been talking about

adopting rank and yank for years

but never actually did.

That's good, then. I think it's a rumor, too.

Your program is the last to be terminated.

No worries. Just go back to work.

Okay.

[I don't know who spread this rumor.]

[Honey] [They say Read a Good Book will be terminated.]

[Although I don't buy it,]

[I dare not take it lightly.]

I've asked around, and no one believes it.

But it has reminded me somehow.

I wanna make some changes to the program

and add a nostalgia session.

Honey, I'm going to have a meeting now.

[Alright, go ahead then.]

[Let's talk at home tonight.]

Okay.

[Honey]

What?

Tonight, come to my home.

What for?

Today's the 10th wedding anniversary

of me and Ou Kaige.

It's been 10 years?

Time flies, huh?

I'll throw a big party at home tonight.

But Kaige doesn't know about it.

I'm planning to surprise him.

[Another meaningless party.]

The thing is,

I've invited some single gentlemen of your age.

Forget about it, then.

I've worked so hard

for your happiness, alright?

Stop talking about my happiness.

I just wanna ask you this.

After 10 years of marriage,

you still haven't got bored of that life

and still feel happy?

You think you have it all

and never get tired of feeling good about it?

There you go again.

I think your last decade is totally wasted.

Then allow me to ask you a few questions.

You've been single for 10 years.

Did you choose this, or did you have no choice?

Don't you ever

feel extremely lonely?

Dare you say that you didn't ask me

those questions out of jealousy?

What do you have for me to be jealous of?

Your superiority complex

or your seemingly prosperous career?

Don't you think you've gone

farther and farther away from the audience?

Can you have a little sense of crisis?

My program is well-received.

Please don't worry about me.

When will you wake up?

I'm awake all the time.

This is so good.

He's playing it so well.

I love this melody.

Would you play one for us later?

[10th Wedding Anniversary]

[Ou Kaige] [Are you off work?]

[Where are you now?]

Really?

-Is he coming? -Who is it?

Hurry. Everyone, hide now.

He's so on time today.

Come on, hide.

Please forgive us, Ms. He.

We came unasked.

Yuanyuan?

[Now a piece of urgent traffic news.]

[Three minutes ago,]

[a serious traffic accident happened on the third segment of Changjiang Road.]

[According to witnesses,]

[it was a chain collision of three cars.]

[The scene is quite bloody.]

[Vehicles in the vicinity, please detour.]

[Miao Incoming Call]

Miao.

[Ms. Bai, we just got the news.]

[There's a serious car accident on the third segment, Changjiang Road.]

Got it.

You go borrow the equipment now.

I'll be waiting there for you.

[Okay. I'm on my way.]

Ms. He,

you prepared all these by yourself?

Actually, I just booked some flowers

and some pastries.

This must be Kaige!

Hurry up.

Ou Kaige is home?

-I'm sorry... -Zhou Jiaqi.

Ou Kaige is home.

Are you stupid?

Hi, I'm here for Mr. Ou.

Who are you, please?

My name is Jiang Junhao.

I need to talk to Ou Kaige.

May I ask about what?

Where is he?

He isn't home yet.

Happy 10th anniversary!

It's not him!

Mr. Jiang, right?

What's going on?

Please leave.

-Who is he? -Get out.

No idea.

I'm sorry.

Who is he?

Are you Ou Kaige's wife?

Where is he?

What's your business with him?

I need him to be specific

about when he'll pay back

the 3.5 million that he owes me.

What did you say?

Please have mercy on me.

If you don't give me the money,

my restaurant will be closed soon.

What money?

The money that Ou Kaige borrowed from me.

Did he borrow money from you?

How could he borrow money from you?

Wait, what do you mean by that?

The husband is ghosting me,

while the wife just denies it, huh?

Who's ghosting you?

Ou Kaige.

He didn't reply to my WeChat messages

or answer my phone calls.

He even avoided me when I went to his company.

Isn't he trying to repudiate the debt?

So today's your wedding anniversary, huh?

Happy wedding anniversary.

I'm sorry.

What are you doing?

Ms. He, your phone is ringing.

Thank you.

Yes?

[Hello.]

[Automatic Investment Plan] May I ask if this is Ms. He, Mr. Ou's wife?

[My name is Li Lutao.]

[I'm the office director of Haichuan Fund.]

[May I ask if Mr. Ou is in?]

Director Li,

isn't Kaige in the company today?

[Ms. He, here's the thing.]

Mr. Ou didn't come to work today.

He didn't answer our phone calls,

[text messages, or WeChat messages.]

[Not even QQ messages.]

[Our Mr. Liang got worried,]

so he wanted me to ask you

if Mr. Ou is sick or what?

Ms. He.

Are you okay?

[The number you have dialed is powered off.]

Kaige,

where are you now?

Can you reply to my messages?

I'm waiting for you.

[The number you have dialed is powered off.]

Ou Kaige, where are you now?

Reply to my messages.

Reply to my message!

Where are you? Just talk to me!

Dear audience,

now it is two to eight p.m.

Beijing time.

A serious traffic accident happened on the third segment of Changjiang Road.

Now the police and the ambulance

have arrived at the scene in succession

and are rescuing the injured ones.

I'm Bai Yang from News in Progress,

and I'll keep following up for you.

Hello, Mr. Wu.

Hi, this is He Huan.

Do you know where Kaige is now?

I can't reach him.

He hasn't contacted you for long?

Oh, sorry for disturbing you.

Bye.

[Access granted.]

I'm leaving. See you.

See you.

Lillian, what now?

We're leaving.

-Bye. -Bye.

Yuanyuan,

shall we keep waiting?

Forget it. Let's go.

But we didn't meet Ou Kaige today.

On this occasion,

even if we meet him,

it won't be a good chance to talk.

That's right.

Wait for me.

Mom, why didn't you wake me up in the morning?

Why don't I have a burnt toast

and an overcooked egg today?

I'll cook for you now.

Where's Dad?

He went to work.

No need to submit my report form today!

Mom, are you okay?

I'm fine.

Don't come over.

Ms. He,

[Haichuan Fund Management Co., Ltd.] what exactly is going on with Kaige?

This is also what I want to ask you.

What? You haven't heard from him, either?

It's been over 10 hours.

What happened?

I don't know what he was thinking.

I guess he didn't discuss with you

about this important matter.

Take a look.

This is the resignation letter

I received this morning.

[Resignation Letter]

I know his handwriting.

It must be written by him.

Why would he resign?

I have no idea.

I know as much as you do.

Didn't he say in the letter that

it's due to personal reasons?

Did something happen in the company?

Nothing happened in the company.

W-why do you ask so?

Did Kaige tell you something?

During this period,

Kaige hasn't been like himself.

When I asked, he said he was under much pressure.

The financial market isn't stable now.

Everyone in our trade

is under great pressure.

Being our key personnel,

Kaige must be under even greater pressure.

But not so great as to make him resign.

Did anything go wrong

within his scope of work?

No, everything is normal in the company.

The part that Kaige is responsible for

is also normal.

May I watch the surveillance video?

Sure.

I'll arrange that right away.

This is the footage of him getting off work yesterday.

This is the last frame

in which he appears in the camera.

Pause.

Liu,

could you all leave us for a moment?

Okay.

Ms. He,

what's your plan next?

Calling the police.

Calling the police?

Based on our current information,

he's not missing,

nor is he in any danger.

If we report this to the police station,

the police won't open this case.

Look. Look at his expression.

He seemed

to hide away at his own will.

Why would he hide away?

That's anyone's guess.

It could be work-related

or life-related.

Only he himself knows best.

But not only do I disagree with calling the police,

but I also think that we can't make it public now.

Why?

I'll be frank with you.

Ou Kaige

resigning in this manner

will harm Haichuan Fund

and negatively impacts himself.

But this thing

can still be remedied.

How?

As long as he returns within 15 days,

I can minimize the consequences

with the authorities that I have.

When push comes to shove,

I'll just say that I granted him a vacation.

This thing will be covered.

Thank you.

Dad.

Huan.

You're here.

Zhang,

this is for my dad.

-Please take... -Just leave it to me.

I'll take it inside.

Thanks.

You're welcome.

Why are you here?

I'm here to see you.

How are you doing?

Why isn't Kaige coming with you?

He's a little busy.

Yeah.

He's busy.

He's so busy,

so busy that he can only visit me once a year.

Dad, he's really occupied.

He just hates me. I know.

Back then, I ditched him and his mother

for the other woman.

He never got over it all these years.

Dad,

when was the last time

that you saw Kaige?

Weren't you here?

Before the last spring festival.

He never came again after that?

You think he would come?

Then did he call you?

He never calls me.

[Powder Room]

Where did you get this news?

My friend's friend's friend

was at their party

and saw the whole thing last night.

This morning,

I did He Huan's makeup.

She did seem a bit off.

She looked haggard.

What else did your friend say?

That something must happen to Ou Kaige.

What exactly?

What do you expect

from a financial company?

It's either money or women.

Then was Ou Kaige arrested,

or did he flee to escape punishment?

[Bai Yang: I had an interview last night.] Either is possible.

[Sorry for not attending your party.] [Are you mad at me?]

Let's hurry up.

Ma'am,

are you Mr. Ou's family?

Yes, I'm his daughter-in-law.

Good. This is your receipt.

Receipt for what?

Haven't you paid

the fees for the next two years

in one go?

This is your receipt for that.

When was it paid?

Just a couple of days ago.

Thanks.

[Office]

[Bai Yang]

Ms. Bai.

Ms. Bai.

Where's He Huan?

No idea.

She's not answering calls or replying to WeChat messages.

This has never happened before.

Don't worry about it.

I'll go home later

and then go find her.

Okay.

[Zimo]

Zimo.

Hi,

Mom. Where are you?

I'm so sorry.

Mom is out somewhere.

I don't think I'll make it on time.

How about this?

You just wait at the school gate.

Don't run around.

[I'll let Grandpa pick you up, okay?]

Grandpa?

Alright.

[Don't wander around, okay?]

Just wait there.

The phone.

Hello?

[Dad,]

could you help me pick Zimo up now?

I'm at the TV station.

I'm too busy to go out.

Now?

Alright. I'm on my way.

Give it to me.

Huan,

are cloud pouches this year's new trend?

They've been out for quite some time.

Chen Aili is carrying one today. It looks nice.

Buy one for me, will you?

Okay.

[Chen Aili is using a large size.]

[Buy me an extra large size.]

Don't buy an authentic one.

A knockoff will do.

I'll pay you the money later.

Buy the real deal if you like it.

I'll pay.

You think Chen Aili's is the real deal?

Alright, enough.

By the way, Huan.

[Zimo]

[will spend the night in our place.]

[Is that okay?]

[I'll take him to go fishing on the weekend.]

I'll take him to an art show the day after tomorrow.

[You call old Liu's works art?]

[Forget it.]

Well, you can

come pick him up on Sunday.

Is that okay?

Okay.

[Good.]

[I'm hanging up.]

Are you alright?

Are you alright?

Where's Ou Kaige?

It's you again?

I'm asking you where he is.

He's gone.

Gone where?

I don't know.

You're his wife.

How can you not know his whereabouts?

Yes, so what if I'm his wife?

[Dragon Valley No. 9] I don't care. I won't leave

unless I see Ou Kaige today.

I'll just stay here.

He's already gone. He won't return.

He deserted both me

and this family.

Stop getting in my way.

Or I won't be responsible if I run over you.

I don't buy it.

Go ahead and try.

I don't believe you dare hit me.

Come hit me.

Where were you?

You weren't answering my calls.

What happened?

Let's talk inside.

I heard something happened to him.

Something happened?

Not as bad as you say, huh?

I'm sure of it.

Think about it.

What kind of person

would ghost his wife on his wedding anniversary?

Then, what did He Huan say?

I haven't seen her for a day.

Where are you going?

I'm going back to report this to my dad first.

There's no need to be in such a hurry.

Leave after finishing this cup of coffee.

If this can't be solved,

our family will have major trouble.

What trouble?

I'll tell you another time.

Alright?

Bye, then.

Later I discovered that

he had taken away his clothes,

suitcase, ID card, passport,

and all the cash in our home.

So you think he had this planned?

I don't know, either.

But I know that

he won't be back in two years.

How did you tell?

I went to the nursing home today.

He already prepaid

two years' fees for Dad's expenses there.

Could it be that

your husband is having an affair?

Impossible.

Nine out of ten wives

react like you when their husbands cheat.

He's not that type of person.

Then why would he leave

on your wedding anniversary?

And he submitted his resignation letter.

He finished his work handover.

He even settled his father,

whom he didn't get along with.

But he didn't leave a single message for you.

Why is that?

Trust me.

Me and Kaige's relationship is solid.

Then there's another possibility.

Something must be wrong inside Haichuan Fund,

which forced him away.

The reason why he kept it from you

is for fear of implicating you.

I also went to Haichuan Fund today

and met their general manager.

He said that Haichuan had no problem at all.

And the work within Ou Kaige's scope

was perfectly normal.

You believe him?

What else can I do but believe him?

Don't you think one line

in his letter seems weird?

He said that from today on,

all businesses of Haichuan Fund will have nothing to do with him,

and relevant persons aren't to harass him.

Now I have no idea

what is true or false.

If you still believe that

your marriage with Ou Kaige is solid,

go find the truth at Haichuan Fund.

Then what will the truth be?

No matter what it is,

I'll be there for you.

Ms. He, you wanna set up an investigation team?

Yes.

Kaige isn't a reckless person.

If not for something big,

he won't resign so easily

without telling you beforehand

or even running away.

Nothing big happened.

After Kaige left,

we self-inspected all the projects

under his management.

Not a single problem has been found.

May I see the self-inspection report?

We can't show it to you

because it involves our company's secrets.

We can't spread it.

Then what about the investigation team?

I must get permission from the board.

How long will it take?

A week at the earliest.

Come in.

Mr. Liang,

this is Mr. Ou's.

Okay, leave us.

These are the personal items

that Kaige left at the office.

Well, this one

is, um...

A trophy from our year-end celebration.

These... these are

underpants as a gift

from a client.

Because I also

have a box of these.

It's... too awkward for me to wear.

This one

is also a gift from me to Kaige.

See? He always puts it here.

I bought this for Kaige.

Sorry for my poor memory.

Here's the thing.

My wife bought me a bottle like this.

And Kaige said he liked it very much.

Then I said, "You can have it".

He said, "No thanks,

-my wife has also bought me one". -Mr. Liang.

Do you know something else?

Well,

Ms. He,

you really don't need to over-think.

You know, Kaige is

young, handsome, and capable.

A lot of young girls do like him.

But Kaige has always been loyal to you.

I... I can vouch for his integrity.

He never did anything wrong.

As for the self-inspection report

and the establishment of the investigation team,

I'll wait for your update.

Okay.

I'll urge them to be faster.

[Dragon Valley No. 9]

Why is this trolley here?

Ms. He, what are the odds.

Why is it you again?

Yeah, I'm working.

Where's the security guy?

I am the security guy.

Security.

What do you want?

I don't want anything. I just...

What are you doing?

What are you doing?

Get in.

You...

Go.

What are you doing?

Come on.

Where's Ou Kaige? Where is he?

Are you looking for Ou Kaige?

Of course, we are.

Ms. He, please understand.

We had no choice.

As long as Ou Kaige repays us our money,

we'll release you immediately.

What are you talking about?

What money?

Still pretending not to know, huh?

You don't know?

I really don't.

Stop pretending.

You're kidnapping me.

Kidnapping is a crime.

You'll be sentenced to at least 10 years in prison.

Release me right now.

Stop scaring us. We've done our homework.

This is false imprisonment at most.

Get it?

It's written clearly in the criminal law.

The sentence is at least three years.

How... How long?

Chen, didn't you say three days?

How come it's three years?

-She's just bluffing you. -Just drive. No talking.

I'm telling you. If Ou Kaige doesn't pay us,

he is the criminal, understand?

Chen,

a car seems to be following us.

What? What car?

Could it be a police car?

Quick. Don't let her get away!

Get in.

Get over here.

Stay away!

-Is that a robbery? -Get lost.

I've already called the police.

None of you will get away.

Did you call the police? Are you scared?

You wanna fight? You know what?

I don't have time for you. Out of my way.

Sneak attack.

Kick him!

How can a security guard get physical?

Where's your martial virtue?

What the hell is wrong with you?

I'm warning you. Don't do anything stupid.

The police will be here soon.

Did you see that?

The security guard is beating us!

Yeah, take out your phones.

Guys, record this with your phones!

Do it.

Chen, the police are here.

You can't escape.

The police are here.

[Police]

According to what the three men said,

they didn't mean to really kidnap you.

They just wanted to

force your husband out to repay their debts.

They said that my husband owed them money.

Do they have proof?

They do.

This is the IOU receipt provided by them.

[IOU Receipt]

To be honest with you,

I got one of those too.

[IOU Receipt]

He should have repaid me a year ago.

But I haven't got a single dime till today.

I don't know about this matter.

I...

I had no idea at all.

Alright, if there's no objection,

please sign here.

There you go, Ms. He.

Mr. Jiang.

-Wait, Ms. He! -Ms. He!

Could you please explain to the police?

We are indeed friends with your husband.

He owed me two million.

That's why we did it today.

It's just a prank.

Ms. He, it's really just a joke.

We're so law-ignorant.

We didn't know we broke the law.

-Really. -Take them away.

My kid is

still in grade three.

You can't put me in jail, please.

-I'm telling the truth, officer! -Wait!

Ms. He!

We're all friends, Ms. He!

Ms. He, it's just a joke.

I think they're telling the truth.

Or they won't lend so much money to him.

Besides, I'm also friends with Ou Kaige.

If he still doesn't come back,

I don't think I can hang on any longer.

♪Like how the sun shines through the dark clouds♪

♪Over the bottom of the city♪

♪How many random meetings can burn into memories?♪

♪Or do they just pop out occasionally?♪

♪Why do we hesitate when traveling together?♪

♪You're like the sun and also the rain♪

♪The story continues and stops♪

♪The ending glimmers too♪

♪Misunderstandings pull us apart♪

♪Dreams make us expect♪

♪If love can be requited♪

♪I'll forget who I was yesterday♪

♪Then could I make you♪

♪Feel the way I feel♪

♪The sympathy♪

♪Drifts through the tough life♪

♪It's lucky enough to meet each other♪

♪If happiness takes longer, that's fine♪

♪To love anyway♪