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[Ten Years]

[Episode 24 For The Fortunate, Love Is Bravery; For The Unfortunate, Love Is Sacrifice.]

I'm Xue Qin,

your father's ex-wife.

I want to meet you.

Hello, Kai.

I've got nothing to say to you.

OK.

Let's cut to the chase,

and get to the point.

Your father left some assets with me,

divided into three parts.

One part is for Zhao Shulan,

one part is for you,

and the remaining part is for me.

You have my dad's assets?

Yes.

I know you think it's unbelievable.

But it's true.

Jianxun's sudden passing came as a great shock.

It is truly unexpected.

After he left,

I found this will in the drawer.

[To Kai]

It's for you.

Kai!

I know when you are reading this letter, you'll be surprised

by me giving my last assets

to my ex-wife to keep.

This will has no legal significance.

She can choose to keep it all for herself.

But she won't do that.

When she comes to you,

please trust her unconditionally.

The money are completely unrelated to the company

and are legitimate assets.

It was divided into three parts.

One part is for your mother.

One is for you.

And the last one is for Aunt Xue.

You are all the people I care about.

For the rest of your life,

I can no longer be with you.

Take care.

I suggest that

you no longer continue with your guarantee company

and try to avoid doing business.

It's not suitable for you.

Living a peaceful and content life

is better than anything else.

Your Father, Li Jianxun.

I understand that you must be feeling perplexed

because from childhood to now,

your mother must have told you

that I am the one who disrupted the happiness of our family.

Aren't you?

Why would your father lie to you in his will?

At this point,

I feel that it is necessary

to clarify some things with you.

I'm Jianxun's original wife.

There's no need to explain what happened later.

Later,

Zhao Shulan secretly gave birth to you

without telling Jianxun.

She held you in her arms,

sitting on the balcony of a high-rise building,

and said that if Jianxun didn't agree to divorce me,

she would jump off the building with you in her arms.

What are you talking about?

My mom would never take me as a hostage.

Fine.

Forget what I said.

You can decide

whether it's true or not.

In the end,

Zhao Shulan's purpose was accomplished.

But I know she's not happy.

Because she doesn't understand

love can't be forced.

Love is not obtained through competition,

nor is it gained by compromising oneself.

All right, let's not talk about this.

I'll transfer the inheritance to you.

I'm saying this

just because I don't want you

to misunderstand your father anymore.

He didn't do you wrong.

Aunt.

I'm sorry.

Son,

why did you ask me to come back early?

What happened?

Mom,

I want to ask you something.

What is it? Go ahead.

Tell me honestly.

What's the relationship between Aunt Xue and my dad?

Why do you ask about her?

Did that slut come to you?

What did she tell you?

It has been so many years.

Why have you been lying to me all along?

I didn't lie to you.

Yes.

She was your father's ex-wife.

But then I married your dad.

They have already divorced,

why were they still entangled with each other?

What does that mean?

Isn't she the one who destroyed other's family?

Did you call me back

just because of this?

Dad left an asset to her,

divided into three parts: one for you, one for me,

and one for her.

What a good job Li Jianxun did!

Does that old slut

want to keep it all for herself?

Mom.

If she really wanted to do that,

she wouldn't have come to me.

Li bought some shops with the rest of his money.

Aunt Xue also sent the property certificates here.

Why didn't he tell me his last words?

Why am I not the one who sent the property certificates to her?

Mom,

you've been quarreling with my dad all your life.

Haven't you considered letting go earlier?

I let go?

Why should I?

I have given so much,

and sacrificed so much

for him,

for this family.

Even if his blood is cold,

it should have been warmed up already.

But what did he do?

He had to be entangled with that woman.

In the end, he still trusted her.

I don't understand.

What's so good about that woman?

Now, even my own son

wants to stand on her side?

Mom!

I'm definitely on your side.

Are you?

I was wrong, Mom.

I was wrong, I was wrong.

I...

I just really don't understand.

I've done so much.

When I was young,

I couldn't see things clearly,

and there were moments when I contemplated suicide.

Not only was he unmoved,

but he also condemned me.

He said I was emotionally manipulating him,

called me a big baby,

and claimed that I didn't understand love.

Haven't I done enough?

What did I do wrong?

Mom.

Mom.

You did nothing wrong.

It's my fault.

Dad, I didn't understand why,

despite having everything

that others saw as perfect,

you were never truly happy.

It was not until I learned everything from Aunt Xue

that I finally understood.

Looking back, my so-called dash

seems so immature and pathetic.

Because I've never really loved a woman.

Love is dedication and sacrifice,

not exchange and claim.

But not everyone

is born with the ability to love.

To gain experience,

one must go through lessons and hardships.

This is fair.

Dad, I see.

I don't blame you.

I'm leaving.

I'll find myself

in a new way.

Please bless me.

The end of youth is always unexpected.

Li Wenkai left.

No one knows where he went.

[Wang Ran]

Sorry.

Wang Ran also left.

The subscriber you dialed cannot be connected at the moment.

She changed all her numbers.

[Wang Ran]

Countless times,

-I dialed that unreachable number. -Sorry.

The subscriber you dialed cannot be connected at the moment.

And walking through the places we once walked together.

Please redial later.

But I realized,

she has left.

During the COVID-19 pandemic,

Wang Ran wrote a letter to Liu Ke, telling her that she is safe,

and not to worry about her.

She also realized,

true sense of security

never comes from money and material possessions,

but rather from finding one's authentic self.

Those who are meant to leave cannot be kept, and what has happened in the past will not return.

I am also very happy for her reconciling with herself.

But I still miss her.

I know that growth is about letting go of the past

and allowing the future to come.

But I don't know

if I'm in her future.

[January 2021]

It's been a year. Any news about Wang Ran?

No.

Are you going to keep waiting?

Do you remember what you told me

at this very place a year ago?

Of course.

I remember you said you couldn’t forget Wang Ran.

I pretended to be fine.

But later,

I realized

how silly I was.

Matters of the heart cannot be concealed.

I thought that after Wang Ran left,

you would gradually forget about her in this past year.

But you didn't.

I'm sorry.

Are you going to keep waiting for her?

How long will you wait?

Until she comes back.

Okay.

Xin Ya,

I think,

if I hadn't met Wang Ran,

we would be a good match.

But I met her.

Since it has happened,

I can't just ignore it.

I've been trying hard to forget her.

But I tried.

I can't forget her.

What did she do for you

that you still can't forget her?

In fact, love cannot be measured

by how much you give.

She did many

deeply memorable things for me.

I will remember them for the rest of my life.

I will love her forever.

If you have to ask why,

there may be many reasons.

But in the end,

there's no reason.

I'm 32 years old.

My family urges me to get married every day.

My mom called me yesterday

and said that if I don't get married,

she'll come to the city

and arrange a blind date for me.

That's what the elders are like.

I'm in the same situation as you.

No, you are not.

As a man,

it doesn't matter if you get married a few years later.

But I can't wait anymore.

Luckily, I've waited.

I tried my best.

So I could let it go.

Lin Yicheng,

I'm going to start a new life.

I also hope that you can wait for her to come back.

Thank you.

Coming.

Little Tao, let's open the door.

Hello, is Mr. Chen Tao home?

Wrong person.

Excuse me.

Is there really no teacher

named Chen Tao living here?

There's not a teacher Chen Tao.

I'm just Chen Tao.

Hello, Mr. Chen Tao.

Who are you?

I'm an editor of a publishing house.

My surname is Liang.

Why is a publishing house looking for me?

Here's the thing.

Your Tao's Stories

has already released over a thousand episodes.

We would like to

compile all of your fairy tales together

and create a book.

Are you interested?

Of course,

we can discuss the payment.

Publish a book?

Yes, publish a book.

Really?

Yes, it's real.

[10 months later]

What's up, Great writer?

Are you busy recently?

I don't care if you're busy,

let's go out for a walk.

Where are we going?

Principal Liu!

Mr. Chen.

Hello, Principal.

Thank you so much.

Thank you for your concern for these kids.

No problem.

The books are behind.

OK.

Miss Mei, Miss Li.

Coming.

-Come and help. -Coming!

So many.

Here, Miss Mei.

Slowly.

-Kai. -Here, Mr. Li.

Don't drop them.

How did you, the exemplary student from the mountain village,

become a big boss?

How did you, a second-generation affluent,

end up volunteering in the mountainous area?

It's ridiculous.

And real.

Interesting.

Do you have any news about her?

Do you?

No.

You don't even have one.

How could I have any?

Right.

Who do you think is her ex-boyfriend,

me or you?

I think neither of us

should consider ourselves too important.

We are both her ex-boyfriends.

Are you still waiting?

You have let it go?

It's beautiful here.

And my life is so fulfilling.

Why can't I let go?

I am still waiting for her.

Perhaps one day,

after exhausting myself,

I will be able to let go.

I think you are just like Xuan.

You are the true romantic.

How can I say I’m the true romantic

in front of a man who committed suicide for love?

It's nice here.

I'm exhausted.

These kids love me so much.

A man without talent is virtuous.

Am I perhaps lacking in virtue?

Tao, stop bragging.

I'm not bragging, Look,

From first grade to sixth grade, I managed to make all the students like me,

as well as the teachers and the principal.

Be careful.

If I stay here one more day,

they will like me instead of you.

How did you, a troublemaker,

become a great writer?

Then how did you, a second-generation affluent,

end up volunteering here?

Volunteering allows you to do things

that make you happy and fulfilled.

So I was no longer interested in playing a rich second generation.

Do you have any alcohol?

I have quit drinking.

Boring.

[Sanxia second-hand motorcycle flagship shop]

Happy wedding!

Happy wedding!

-Thank you. Thank you. -Happy wedding!

Come on, Little Tao.

Say happy wedding to your auntie and uncle.

Thank you, Little Tao.

Thank you.

Should the bride

say something to the groom?

Say something!

First of all,

I would like to express my sincere gratitude

to all of you for attending my wedding.

I'm very happy today.

All these years,

everyone knows I like Sun Dayu.

I finally married her today.

Good!

Honey,

over the years, every time you hit me,

I always had a sense of familiarity.

I want to say, don't worry.

From now on,

I will be good to you as always.

I swear,

in the future, whenever you hit me,

I will come at your call,

never retaliating.

Didn't Cheng write vows for you?

Why didn't you just read them?

I... I forgot.

Well,

I have something to tell you.

I plan to write down our stories

and publish a book.

Lin Yicheng, don't you always write diaries?

Send them to me. I'll use them as material.

Sure, once I have organized them, I will send them to you.

Now, let the new couple...

Kiss! Kiss!

Kiss! Kiss!

Kiss! Kiss!

Kiss!

Kiss!

Let's do it tonight.

Kiss!

Come in and drink.

She's shy.

Kiss! Kiss!

Let's go.

Stop running!

[Sanxia second-hand motorcycle flagship shop]

[Tao, help me wish Dayu and Qiu a happy wedding.]

[This is my girlfriend. I'm fine now. Don't worry.]

[Congratulations, Kai! Kai, congratulations on starting a new chapter in your life! How did such a beautiful teacher fall for you?]

Thank you.

Why do you have to create such a illusion?

I believe if we send it to them,

Wang Ran will see it one day.

Since you are still waiting,

why bother?

If she sees that I have let go and moved on,

then she should feel relieved as well.

Actually,

you haven't moved on.

As long as she's happy,

everything will be fine for me.

♫ In the past, the present, once it's gone, it won't return ♫

♫ Red fallen leaves buried in the dust ♫

Hello, we're closed.

Are you the owner?

Yes.

I...

Can I sit here for a while?

Sure.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Come on.

What's wrong? Did something remind you of the past?

Are you thinking of someone?

Your first love?

What's her name?

Xuanxuan.

Yes, Xuanxuan.

When I first met her,

she was very fierce.

People around her call her Xuan.

I was the only one

allowed to call her Xuanxuan.

I met Xuanxuan

when I went to a mountain to teach.

She was a hooligan back then,

and fierce in fights.

I guess you could say we had a "fight first, get acquainted later" kind of relationship,

although it was me hitting her,

not the other way around.

Later on, seeing her continuing down that path

as a hooligan wasn't getting her anywhere,

so I decided to try and help her get back on track.

What happened then?

Then we fell in love.

Yes.

Many love stories in this world

tend to follow a similar pattern, don't they?

But at that time,

I really didn't know

how much she loved me.

I realized that,

after I left the mountain.

I went to see her once.

But she had left.

What a pity.

Do you want me to help you find her

and reconnect your relationship?

Are you kidding me?

Sometimes when we reminisce about the past,

we're not really longing for the people,

but rather for the moments we had in time.

But just now, as I passed by here

and saw the name of this shop,

it suddenly reminded me of something.

Back then, I told Xuanxuan

that in the future,

I wanted to open a small shop next to our alma mater,

and I wanted to name it Shikeya.

So you sat down

and saw that the boss wasn't her,

and you felt quite disappointed, right?

Not really.

It's better to miss each other than to meet.

Perhaps if we were to meet again,

neither of us would be the same person

we once were in each other's hearts.

That would ruin our good memories.

Here, have some tea.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Mr. Fu,

your story is quite beautiful.

How do you know my surname?

Because there was once an angelic woman

who sat here and told me the same story.

Really? And then?

Then she left.

She went to find the person in her heart.

Don't worry. She's fine.

Thank you.

This is what has happened in our past ten years,

[March 2022]

a collection of fragments

depicting our growth from ignorance, narrow-mindedness,

utilitarianism, and vanity

to tolerance, dedication, and sincerity.

Thanks for the love we shared, the mistakes we made,

the efforts we put in, and the struggles we faced.

Thanks for our imperfect

but dedicated youth,

and for those who accompanied, tolerated, anticipated,

and helped us along the way.

As we grow older, we will understand

that we may not have a perfect starting point,

but we can believe in the future

and run towards the sun,

knowing that there will be worthwhile scenery along the way.

The diary is finished.

But the story isn't over yet,

or rather, I don't want it to end.

♫ I'll always look back ♫

Because I'm still waiting for her to come back.

♫ Us ♫

♫ Those we have been through ♫

I want to wait for her to come back,

and give me a wedding of my life.

♫ We all admit it later ♫

Or a funeral for my youth.

♫ The story has gone far ♫

I finally understand Xuan.

♫ We go our separate ways ♫

When you're waiting for someone,

it's as if there's a connection between you and her.

So, loving someone

♫ About the future me ♫

is entirely your own affair,

♫ Me, push away the fairness ♫

unrelated to others.

♫ I'm always partial to you ♫

♫ If it's possible ♫

♫ to protect you ♫

Lin Yicheng.

♫ A lonely and peaceful journey ♫

♫ Full of all possibilities ♫

♫ I will encounter interesting people and things ♫

♫ But I won't share them with you anymore ♫

♫ Those past memories ♫

♫ The ideals I held on to ♫

♫ We all admit it later ♫

♫ The story has gone far ♫

♫ We go our separate ways ♫

♫ About the future me ♫

♫ Me, push away the fairness ♫

♫ I'm always partial to you ♫

♫ If it's possible ♫

♫ The distance between hearts, a few kilometers ♫

♫ Meeting each other isn't for the ending ♫

I'm back.

♫ It's for us to become better versions of ourselves ♫

Wang Ran.

♫ We all admit it later ♫

♫ The story has gone far ♫

♫ We go our separate ways ♫

All the past was once the future.

♫ About the future me ♫

All the silence once shone.

♫ Me, push away the fairness ♫

Life is an eternal journey without return.

♫ I'm always partial to you ♫

Youth is a race through thorns.

♫ If it's possible ♫

[Youth]

Chains are forged by promises.

♫ to protect you ♫

Longing is a self-made island.

Mugwort grew wildly in my dreams for ten years,

just like that day

when you smiled at me in the crowd.

[Ten Years]