Original subtitles

♪There is a secret♪

♪Deep inside my heart♪

♪Hidden as naturally as I breathe♪

♪When I am lost, it lights up my path♪

♪It tells me that I am my own torch-bearer♪

♪It teaches me that sweats♪

♪Can replace my tears♪

♪The flame is burning, waiting for me to wake up♪

♪Don't give up, despite the darkness ahead♪

♪Raising my arms proudly♪

♪The torch in my hand, my courage is bursting♪

♪The fire will not die, regardless of the storm♪

♪Don't forget to seek the light and spark♪

♪Within yourself♪

[Ray of Light] [Adapted from Zhao Xiaying's original story]

[Episode 8]

If the rules are unreasonable,

shouldn't we

change them?

They're in Grade 12.

Don't make a fuss during such crucial times.

It is because they're in Grade 12

that their mental state matters most.

We should make a fuss about it.

Walking backward feels pretty good, sir.

Give it a good thought!

Instant noodles again.

Now, it's just...

What's up, you guys?

Not eating at the school cafeteria?

You even packed food.

Come on, let's head to the cafeteria.

No, what's there to eat?

What's wrong?

You're all quite funny.

All for it when it's about bullying me.

But who would've known

that you'd be hard on yourself as well?

If so, let's never go there again.

Don't even look when you walk by the cafeteria.

Being silly when you should be smart,

but having crazy ideas when you shouldn't be acting smart.

Hey, you. Weren't you arrogant?

Come to the cafeteria if you dare.

I'll wait for you.

What's there to be afraid of?

Let's go. Let's go.

Yeah, let's go.

Who's afraid?

Come on, let's go.

Who told your class to come?

Why are you here again?

Is it your turn?

It's not your turn to eat.

Do you like eating that much?

Do all of you not understand human language

or are you just trying to find fault?

Asking for detention, are you?

What are you doing? Rebelling?

Where's the teacher?

I'm here.

Stop shouting.

I'm here. What's wrong?

Well...

They're lining up behind you,

so it shouldn't be bothering you.

It's not their turn yet.

It's our turn to eat first.

Mr. Hao.

We eat in the order of our class numbers.

Your school is good.

What's wrong with all of you?

How can you be so ignorant?

Who told you to stand here?

Wait.

What does that mean?

Everyone from Class 14.

Come with me to the faculty's counter.

Come on, I'll pay.

What does that mean?

All hail Class 14!

Excuse us.

Hurry up!

Ma'am, please fill up their plates.

I'll pay for them.

This one.

More please, and the chicken too.

Why are you here?

It's been a while since I had cafeteria food.

I wanted to try it out, too.

What's going on here?

What are you lining up here?

What's going on?

Ms. Li, please go ahead.

Mr. Hao, why are you here?

I'm here to eat.

What about them?

To eat as well.

Why are they eating here?

Because they don't allow them to eat over there.

Mr. Hao.

Didn't the school set the rules

for each class to eat at specific times?

Why are they lining up

to eat at this hour?

It's been a while since I had cafeteria food.

I'm paying.

I'll pay for their food

with my faculty card.

And they

will take

their food.

I can't serve them.

There are too many of them, I'd be dead tired.

Besides, I have classes in the afternoon.

Mr. Hao.

You're setting an example to rebel against school rules.

Exactly!

I'm not going against school rules.

As a teacher,

if I'm buying my students a meal,

they should be taking the food

from the faculty's counter, right?

That's how I understand it.

What do you think?

I can't argue with you.

Aren't you eating?

Mr. Hao.

You're quite something else.

Are you eating, Ms. Li?

No!

I'll pack some for you.

No need.

Let's eat, then. Come on.

Hooray!

Have you eaten?

Stand right there.

Sir, in my opinion,

my kids in Class 14

are always the last to eat.

I don't understand.

They're all students,

why are they always the last?

Also,

why are some revision materials

exclusive to Class 1

and not provided to other classes?

Was it Ms. Li who set such rules,

or was it you?

Or are they Qingyun traditions?

The students are not causing a ruckus at the cafeteria

just because of the meal times.

It's also about the class orders

and unequal distribution

of study materials.

Every detail

will affect a student's mental state.

Is Qingyun really trying to uphold the values

where achievements matter most?

At this rate,

students with good grades

will get better,

but students with poor grades

will only get worse.

This goes against the purpose of education.

It's getting late.

I'll get going now.

Weren't we going to talk to him?

Yeah.

[English Revision Tips and Tricks] Good news, everyone.

Revision materials by Ms. Li

are made available to our class, too.

It's the exam hack by Ms. Li, can you believe it?

All thanks to Ms. Li for her generosity.

A round of applause.

Thank you, Ms. Li.

All right.

Also, I want to talk about

what happened at the cafeteria today.

It's the same logic

as the study materials.

I think that all classes,

be it Class 1 or Class 14,

should be treated equally.

We should not

use achievements as a standard of measurement.

Results are not everything.

In the future,

you will meet people who are better than you,

as well as people who are less than you.

Some are rich,

some are poor.

Some people

will be lucky,

and some will be less fortunate.

But regardless,

these should not

be the standards by which

we rank other people.

This will be the same for our class.

Those with good grades

should not look down

on those who have poorer grades.

Having poor grades now

does not mean it will be permanent.

On the contrary, those who mock others

for no good reason

are more pathetic.

Because they don't even know themselves.

We must be someone

who is quick to seek out

the good parts

in ourselves and others.

That way,

we can truly be

achievers.

Zhao Xiaoxiao, stand up, please.

Hand these out.

Have you eaten?

I'm a little sleepy.

[To: Mr. Hao]

(Mr. Hao.)

(I was the one who took the materials from Class 1.)

(It has nothing to do with Ren Zhen.)

(After hearing what you said)

(and witnessing how my classmates)

(experienced the consequences)

(of my actions,)

(I'm really ashamed.)

(I'm sorry.)

(I acknowledge my weakness)

(for not being able)

(to show myself even now.)

(But please trust me.)

(I admit my faults)

(and will never repeat my mistakes .)

[Your Weak Student] (One day,)

(I hope to have the courage)

(to confess my mistakes to you.)

[Xu Junhao]

Let's start.

What are you waiting for?

Let's wait until seven.

It's time.

If you wait any longer,

I'll leave as well.

Fine, let's start.

Turn to...

Reporting in.

Mr. Hao.

Mr. Hao, we're not late, right?

No, no, no.

You're right on time.

I forgot that it's Wednesday.

I'm sorry, Mr. Hao.

Glad that you're here.

Come on in.

Mr. Hao, don't be so polite.

Ren Zhen said it's helpful,

so we're here to hear you out.

Yeah, we also want to give it a try.

We want to try it.

As teachers,

we should humble ourselves from time to time.

Hurry.

Okay, I have seven students today.

Let's turn to the chapter

about the Monotonicity of Functions in the workbook.

Tonight, we will focus

on these kinds of questions.

Please have a seat.

If you want to put three letters

into four mailboxes,

how many steps are there?

Three steps, right?

Four mailboxes.

That's four to the power of three.

Sixty-four.

And if

we cannot put all three letters

into the same mailbox,

how do we calculate it?

How many steps?

Can't he raise it for discussion privately?

Isn't that so, Ms. Li?

Causing a ruckus in the cafeteria

with all his students.

It's so inappropriate.

Exactly.

Everything is a mess now.

The students in my class

were complaining, too.

How do we handle meal times now?

Class 3 gets to eat early,

that's why the students are worried

that they would be disadvantaged.

We're not taking advantage of things,

it's just how rules were made.

Reporting in.

What's the delay?

What time is it?

Come here.

Hurry up.

Why were you absent in the morning?

I had a stomach ache.

A stomach ache?

It's been a year since your stomach started aching.

You don't even think before lying?

Also,

we invited your father to attend

the first parents' meeting in Grade 12.

Why didn't he attend it?

He said he was busy

and had no time to come home.

Busy?

Is he as busy as you?

Is it more important than you?

You're in Grade 12 and he still doesn't pay attention.

He never cared anyway.

Fine. He doesn't care, right?

Okay, he doesn't care.

I will.

I will pay attention to you.

Are you giving up on yourself?

Ms. Li.

You haven't eaten, right?

Mr. Hao, you're finally here.

Your student

has been saying that his stomach aches

for over a year now.

So you skipped class this morning

because you had a stomach ache?

I actually had a stomach ache.

I trust you.

Ms. Li, you haven't eaten, right?

No.

Great.

I bought you some baozis.

I don't like baozis.

It's a token of appreciation from me.

My students loved your exam hack.

Eating something is better than nothing.

How are you now?

Did you get diarrhea or did you throw up?

Both.

My bad.

Are you still unwell?

I'm fine.

I feel better after taking medication.

Go for your classes now, then.

Mr. Hao, Ms. Li.

No, I...

Ms. Li, let me handle it.

You, go.

Ms. Li.

Why don't...

I call his father first?

Okay.

Right.

His parents aren't worried,

so there's no use if we are.

Hello?

Is this Jia Kun's father?

Who are you?

I'm his homeroom teacher.

My name is Hao Nan.

Nice to know you, sir.

Yes, yes.

I just want to know

why you were absent from the parents' meeting.

Mr. Hao.

I can't take time off

from the construction site.

I'm too busy.

Well, he's in Grade 12.

And it's a very crucial year.

I was hoping that we can meet

and talk about...

It's tough for us who work on construction sites.

We work and rest when it goes dark.

It's for the sake of the kids, right?

We understand.

Who can we complain to?

Yes.

What are you doing?

The safety net!

Hello?

Did he hang up?

Mr. Hao.

You'll get used to it.

Master Yi again?

Your Master Yi is bad.

What about it?

Your Master Yi is a weakness.

You got killed 12 times.

Twelve times in one night.

If you're going to get killed tonight, just contribute to my kill count.

If I really...

Kun.

What did you do in the morning?

I wasn't feeling well.

Why are you so pale?

You must be up to no good last night.

Were you playing games?

What were you playing?

Come play with us tonight.

I'll pass.

You can go ahead.

What's up?

Why are you so sluggish?

Stop pretending.

Yeah.

Join us?

[Dad]

Why didn't you call me back?

You've been throwing up?

Are you okay?

I'm fine, just having a little

stomach ache.

No, this won't do.

Let's go to the hospital.

I'm fine.

I'll just lie down for a bit.

No, how can you...

Where is your uncle?

He's drunk.

He went to play mahjong.

I'll hold you up.

Hang in there, Kun.

You'll be fine at the hospital.

Let me hail a cab.

No, there's none.

Just a minute, Kun.

Jia Kun!

This is our only choice.

Just bear with it.

Mister, please send us to the hospital.

Does it still hurt?

[Dad, I'm at the hospital.]

Can you speed it up?

No, no.

It will hurt if it's faster.

That's right.

This speed should be fine.

Let me know when it's almost done.

He has to take another bottle.

I'm fine.

I will recover after sleeping.

What's fine?

Weren't you listening to the doctor?

Acute gastroenteritis is severe.

He was exaggerating.

I bought you some plain noodles.

I requested for it to be non-spicy.

Hey.

I will pay you back

for the medical bills soon.

I have money.

That's not for you.

The doctor said

that you should eat light.

Have the noodles.

Don't worry about money.

Give me that.

Don't move your hand.

I used to enjoy visiting the hospital as a child.

My parents would be here all the time.

And they would buy me herbal eggs.

When you're better,

I'll buy you plenty of herbal eggs.

Irene.

I'm glad to have you.

Thanks.

Have a taste.

♪I stay guarded in a lonely room♪

What's with that face?

It's tasteless.

♪Mindlessly, I keep waiting♪

Have some.

I'm not having that.

I have herbal eggs.

♪I remember we walked for a long time♪

♪And your face leaned on my shoulder♪

[Dad]

(The number you have dialed is not reachable.)

♪Illuminated by the street light♪

♪The stars flashed by, but what day is it?♪

♪I looked back and you were no longer there♪

♪I continued to walk and stop♪

♪Going in rounds and rounds♪

♪I don't want to hold hands anymore♪

♪Or meaninglessly persuade you to stay♪

Does it still hurt?

No.

♪Hiding at the ends of the earth♪

♪Wandering at the next road♪

♪You held a red balloon♪

♪And said clowns are not ugly♪

That will be all for today.

There are three main points

that we discussed today.

If you memorize them,

solving these types of questions

will be a piece of cake.

You can all do it.

It's crucial to do your revision.

Don't forget everything after you learn them.

(Hello?)

(Attention, all students.)

(I have an announcement.)

(Upon the school committee's discussion,)

(starting today,)

(the cafeteria will no longer cater lunch in the sequence)

(of class numbers.)

(Instead, classes with odd and even numbers)

(will now dine at separate consecutive timings.)

(This will rotate weekly.)

(Lunch hours remain unchanged)

(and we will ensure the continuous supply of meals for all.)

(Please make your own arrangements)

(for meal times.)

What are you all waiting for?

Off you go!

Time to eat!

Hurry up.

Let's eat.

The new policy is good.

They should have done this earlier.

Class 14

can finally enjoy warm food.

More, please.

All that havoc that Class 14 made

really worked.

Well, I'm starving.

I'm forgetting everything I learned in math this morning.

I forgot to ask for potatoes.

Hot food tastes so good.

I'm here.

I'll take an egg from you.

You didn't order fish?

I have braised pork.

Eat while it's hot.

Hot food. Is that potato?

Hot food tastes different.

What's this? Potatoes?

Not eating instant noodles today?

For such honorable acts like eating on time,

I should take part in it.

That's true.

Enjoy your meal of victory.

To be honest, eating alone

is rather boring.

Delicious.

Why are you sharing your food?

It's nothing.

No, we'll enjoy it happily.

Kun.

Where were you yesterday?

I didn't feel well so I called in sick.

You didn't feel well?

Was it here

or was it here?

Stop, stop.

Stop.

It's nothing.

Who packed this for you?

It's Hello Kitty.

And a drink?

Who packed it?

It must be Irene.

One sip. Just one sip.

I have no energy to mess around.

Kun.

What about not feeling well?

Are you...

Don't say nonsense. You too.

Let's see what he's eating.

-Dumplings. -Dumplings.

Kun, can I have one?

I want to try it.

Give me that.

Can I have some pickles?

I want the pickles.

Stop, stop!

I don't want the dumplings,

I want the pickles.

The pickles smell good.

Kun.

Why didn't you wait for me?

Aren't we brothers?

Yeah, aren't we brothers?

You're here now, right?

This time, Mr. Hao

did us a big favor.

He avenged our class.

It led to a successful reformation in the cafeteria.

Don't be easily blinded by him.

What were you saying before this?

Are we taking revenge or not?

Right. That's a different story.

Let's go play ball.

I'll pass for today.

What's up?

I got plans.

What plans?

Bring us along.

My plans are...

I'll do a recce first.

Fang is busy making money.

Kun, play ball with me, then.

I'll pass, too.

What are you up to?

I have plans, too.

What plans?

Acting all mysterious.

Is it because of your

Irene?

Irene, Irene.

Irene.

Bye-bye.

Wait up!

Let's go home.

Bye.

Time to go home.

What's wrong?

Is there something wrong with your bicycle?

It was fine in the morning.

The tire went flat.

Let me see.

Your tire probably got punctured.

What do I do?

Are there any repair shops nearby?

Come, let me show you a place.

You should change the brakes, too.

Okay, sure.

[Zhulu Cycling Club]

Gao Yuan.

This place looks professional.

Will they repair my bicycle?

Chen.

It's you, Yuan. Long time no see.

This is my classmate's bicycle. Can you take a look?

I think it's got a punctured tire.

Change the brakes for her, too.

Sure, no problem. Leave it to me.

Go rest inside.

Ming is inside.

Just leave it there.

Sure.

Okay.

I'll leave it to you.

Sure.

Is it inside here?

So many bicycles.

This must be a professional cycling club.

Your photo is here?

Ming.

Yuan.

Long time no see.

How have you been?

Pretty good.

This is my classmate, Ren Zhen.

Her bicycle broke down.

So I brought her here for a repair.

Hi, Ren Zhen. I'm Mingming.

Hi, Ming.

Want some drinks?

Miranda, as usual?

What about you, Ren Zhen?

I'll have the same.

Okay, just a moment.

I didn't know you cycled.

You were laughing like a child.

Who is that?

My brother.

Your brother?

I didn't know you had a brother.

Your drinks.

Thank you, Ming.

You're welcome.

Ming.

Your bike is ready.

I replaced your brake cables.

Don't go so fast when you ride.

Thanks.

How much is it?

Free of charge. It was a quick one.

If you have any issues with your bike,

feel free to come to me.

You can come hang out, too.

Thanks, Ming.

Hey, Ren Zhen. Come.

Let's see your newly repaired bicycle.

Sure.

The front brakes are tighter

and the rear brakes are looser.

Brake slowly.

Thank you all.

You changed everything for me.

Ren Zhen, you can head home first.

Sure.

I'll get going, then.

Feel free to drop by.

Okay.

Bye-bye.

Bye, see you next time.

Thanks for your work today, Chen.

Go home and rest.

Sure.

You like her, right?

Come sit with me for a while.

[Meixiu Nails]

Kun is here again?

You came all the way here?

Hi, Irene.

I'll be ready to leave soon.

There's no hurry, I'll wait outside.

Let's go.

You're all packed up?

Let's celebrate your birthday.

Let's go.

Do you feel better today?

I've recovered already.

One stir-fried beef, non-spicy.

Pickled fish.

One poached chicken.

That's enough.

It's not.

We'll have the sauteed bean sprouts, too.

Okay.

Two cold noodles and two coke.

That's too much.

It's not.

That's all.

It's a waste if we can't finish everything.

It's your 19th birthday.

We have to celebrate.

Thank you, Irene.

Even my parents don't remember my birthday.

You're 19 now.

You can take good care of yourself.

Not only can I take care of myself,

but I can also take care of others.

I'll go wash my hands.

Irene? Let's go.

Come and drink with me.

Why are you tugging me?

Nothing. Let's just drink a little.

Come on, drink with me.

Wait, just let go.

I won't do anything, my friends are waiting.

Let go!

Who are you?

I'm her brother.

Are you asking for trouble?

You hit me?

I...

Jia Kun.

Are you okay?

How dare you hit me?

What's going on?

Don't you dare lay a finger on her.

[Chuanyouji Restaurant] Trying to challenge me?

Going hard, right? Come.

Aim right here.

No, don't.

Forget it.

Hit me here, come.

Come on.

Hit me. Listen up.

Today, I...

I'm sorry, excuse us.

He's drunk.

Forget it, forget it.

Let me see. Where did he hit you? Are you okay?

I'm fine.

My apologies.

Forget it, we're not eating. Let's go.

He's the owner of the fruit store

next to ours.

He causes trouble whenever he's drunk.

He thinks highly of himself

for being a little store owner.

It's just like what they said.

Men go bad when they're rich.

You're a man, too.

Will you go bad if you're rich?

I won't.

If I'm rich,

I will be the same as I am now.

Never mind, let's forget about it.

Your birthday is ruined.

Kun.

Just wait for a moment.

Let's celebrate your birthday elsewhere.

Where are you going?

[Wuye Canteen]

Yuan.

To be honest,

I'm quite happy

to see you here today.

Yuan, actually...

Some things have already happened.

We should let it be a thing of the past.

Life goes on.

Right?

After your brother's accident,

I didn't want to meet you and your parents.

It wasn't resentment.

I just didn't want to be reminded of your brother.

But now, I'm sure

that your brother wouldn't want us

to live like this.

He would hope for us

to be happy every day.

Right?

Yuan.

Promise me.

Put down all your burdens.

Live happily.

Okay?

Cheer up.

I'm sure you can do it.

Ping.

Dr. Zhao is here.

What would you like today?

The usual.

Six taels of celery and three taels of Disanxian.

Okay.

Zhen, wipe the table clean.

Dr. Zhao likes things to be neat.

You should all wipe, too.

Sure.

Hi, Dr. Zhao. Nice to meet all of you.

Hi, Zhen.

Zhen, I heard you're trying for Medical University.

Yes.

We will be peers, then.

I might not get in.

You'll be fine.

I just completed a surgery.

It's exhausting,

it took six hours.

Did it go well?

It was a little complicated.

Thankfully, Director Gao is experienced.

So it ended well.

Director Gao? His skills

are amazing.

How has he been?

Pretty good, why?

Something happened

to his family last year.

What happened?

Here are the dumplings.

Help yourselves with the vinegar and the chili.

Thank you.

Here you go.

Thank you.

What happened to Director Gao's family?

Car accident.

His eldest son is called Gao Feng.

The accident happened near our hospital.

He was a houseman at our hospital

as well as an alumnus of Huaqing Medical University.

It affected Gao greatly.

It was quite sad.

How are the both of them

moving on with life?

Thankfully, they have a younger son.

How should I put it?

It's a consolation

for the couple.

Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to take it.

Yeah.

Dr. Zhao.

Are you talking about Director Gao from the cardiology department?

You know him, too?

I do.

He always comes here for dumplings.

I couldn't tell

that such a serious matter happened to his family.

Does he have a younger son called Gao Yuan?

Yes.

He's Zhen's classmate, right?

By the way, Ping,

when we meet Director Gao, let's not talk about it.

Let's not trigger him.

I won't.

I'm very tight-lipped.

Feng, you're back?

Didn't Mother say you had to do a surgery tonight?

The surgery is postponed due to some issues.

Why aren't you in your room

and came to mine?

I wanted to see the new CDs you bought

and listen to them.

I just bought two new ones. You can listen to them.

Thank you, Dr. Gao.

After I put on the lab coat,

Mom and Dad don't pay attention to me anymore.

Don't slack off.

Study hard.

When will the NCEE be over?

When I'm done,

I will ride the Sichuan-Tibet route

and sign up for a pilot training camp.

Sure.

When you're done with the exams,

I'll take leave from work and go with you.

Some things

can't be achieved by just trying.

♪The crowd is the wind, and I, the dandelion♪

♪As I land, my dream blossoms, leading to a different future♪

♪You mock that my dream is impossible♪

♪No one understands the loneliness of a kite who embraces the rain♪

♪Growing up can be painful♪

♪People say that I'm delusional♪

♪But I forge on in the face of naysayers♪

♪I will not be swayed and walk in someone's shadow♪

♪Don't be scared, just stand out♪

♪Fly against the current to the vision you have in your dream♪

♪Hardship is the catalyst for resolution♪

♪You will witness my resilience♪

♪Don't be scared, just stand out♪

♪The pain will subside, you will shrug it off♪

♪In this ideal world, my courage is the centerpiece♪

♪Look, the rainbow after the rain♪

♪Shine a ray of light♪