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[Fireworks of My Heart]

[Adapted from the novel "A City, Waiting for You" by Jiuyuexi]

[Episode 37]

Was it you?

Were you the one who bribed the doctor,

tampered with Song Yan's medical report, and caused him to repeat his grade?

I'm sure you were also the one

to hire someone to mess with him

and caused him to be kicked out of the military just before his promotion, right?

He wrote me tens of letters.

I didn't receive a single one.

Was it your doing as well?

Who told you that?

Was it Song Yan?

Dad, you too?

Qin Qin,

You see, I have no idea how to break it to you.

This has nothing to do with your father.

Your father only found out after the deed was done.

I was the one behind everything.

Now, you're downplaying it?

Forget about the apology.

Don't you intend to explain yourself at all?

You ruined a person's future, you know?

Mom,

he's the one I love.

He's the person who I love but almost missed out on

just because I thought he didn't dedicate himself to the relationship.

How could you act so nonchalantly after ruining my beloved's future?

I always thought of you as my real mother.

I even intended to reconcile with you.

I was thinking that it might just be your personality

and it wasn't that you didn't treat me as your daughter.

I'm just a fool.

I'm just a tool you raised for the sake of a marriage alliance.

Now, the tool has developed its consciousness.

It wants to have its own relationship.

You were afraid that the tool might break free from your control.

That's why you wanted to ruin her beloved's future

so that she would have nothing to look forward to.

You wanted her to remain your puppet.

Qin Qin,

you can't speak to your mother in that tone.

Did you forget your manners?

Did all the years of education we provide you with all went down the drain?

You've lived in this house for over ten years.

Now, you're trying to deny everything we've done for you and fall out with us

just because of that man and what happened to him?

That's right.

I'm not a perfect mother.

But what about you?

Do you think you're a perfect daughter?

Qin Qin,

you disappoint me greatly.

So pretentious.

What did you say?

You're pretentious.

I disappoint you greatly?

I obeyed everything you said since young. I never disobeyed you, not even once.

How did I disappoint you?

I just fell for him.

You said he wasn't good enough for me.

What gives you the right to say so?

You still think that you're all high and mighty even after committing such deeds?

You're the one not good enough.

You don't even have the right to say that you're a good person!

Meng Qin!

What do you intend to do then?

Go ahead and report me to the authorities then.

Send your mother to prison.

I won't hold it against you for everything he had suffered

and lost.

In the future,

I will no longer be related to you two.

This is a warning.

Do not try to harm him again.

Yes.

In your eyes,

I own nothing.

However, I can die for his sake.

Yan Chen.

Ms. Fu.

Yan Chen,

where are your manners?

Manners?

You guys are great educators, aren't you?

Look at the gentleman I am now.

And I thought you were one.

Due to the way I was brought up,

I was filial to you guys since young.

I respected you guys.

No matter how much I was suffering,

I couldn't bear to hurt you.

I was afraid to disappoint you.

But now?

Hold it right there.

Where are you going?

- I need to head out. - You're not allowed to leave.

Mom,

please look at me.

Mom,

please look at my face.

Standing right in front of you is your own son.

He suffered all these years.

He lived like a puppet.

Can't you tell at all?

I forgot.

The only thing you're paying attention to is yourself.

- Yan Chen! - Enough!

Stop forcing them.

Will you only be happy after you make them go mad?

Rules are rules.

I admit.

I did commit two unforgivable deeds.

But who did I do it for?

I did it for the sake of the Meng family.

I did it for my children's sake.

I don't regret it.

Back then, I did object to Qin Qin's relationship.

However, since you've already torn them apart,

why did you have to go and harm the boy?

His father is trash.

And his mother left her husband for someone else because of money.

How could parents like them raise a good son?

You want Qin Qin to be together with him?

Over my dead body.

Say, don't tell me they broke up?

Stop worrying. It's none of our business.

Watching TV is the only thing you know.

Why is our boy so pitiful?

Song Yan!

Let's reconcile.

Okay?

What are you saying?

We didn't break up in the first place.

Song Yan,

how did you pull through all these years?

Sorry.

I shouldn't have doubted you.

I shouldn't have acted willfully.

I shouldn't have argued with you and left the house.

Silly girl, what are you saying?

It's all in the past now.

You had no idea.

I missed you so much.

Me too.

I'm sorry.

Let's head inside.

I still need to return to the fire station.

They came back together.

That's a good thing.

I wonder if they'll join us for dinner.

They already reconciled. What are you doing? Are you dumb?

Dinner isn't important right now.

Doing this is more important.

You're still as indecent as ever. Stop that.

- Come on, let's go inside. - Okay.

Let's go.

Mr. Meng?

Do I need to call Mr. Xiao for you?

However, it's been a long time since he came here.

That's unnecessary.

Over here, please.

Bring me my liquor.

Alright.

Get me Mr. Meng's liquor.

Mr. Meng, call me if you need anything.

This is the data for the past few days.

This line of data is pretty good.

This has better potential.

This is what we're looking for...

Let me answer the phone.

Hello?

Ye Zi, you told me to call you when Mr. Meng comes to the bar, right?

He's here today.

He's there?

Thanks.

Don't mention it.

So, why are you looking for him?

It's nothing. I just want to thank him for helping me out last time.

Thank you.

Zhai Miao, I need to head out for a second.

Didn't you promise that you'd review the data with me?

Tomorrow.

I'll definitely review it with you tomorrow.

I'm out of time. I need to doll myself up.

Are you okay?

What are you doing here?

You drank so much.

Are you in a bad mood?

I wanted to treat you to a meal to repay what you did for me last time.

But you said you were busy.

Are you troubled by work?

What are you laughing at?

Moths and butterflies are similar insects.

However, there's a huge difference between them.

Some moths have the same beautiful wings as butterflies.

Ordinary people won't be able to detect them.

However, I can tell at first glance.

There's one more difference.

Butterflies love to fly around under the sun.

However, moths

only act at night.

I don't understand what you're getting at.

Is that so?

That doesn't matter.

Now,

I just wish to be alone.

Yes.

I do fancy you.

But do you have to treat me like this?

You fancy me?

What do you fancy about me?

I just think that you're a nice person.

There's no reason for it. Will that do?

How much do you need to pay

for your monthly student loan?

How much money do you need for your monthly expenses?

What do you mean by that?

I'm a merchant.

I deal with all kinds of people.

Don't overestimate your intelligence.

And, don't underestimate mine.

I won't fall for your tricks that easily.

So, you were fooling me

all along, huh?

Fool you? I have nothing to gain from fooling you.

Go away.

Wen Ying.

I'm sure you're exhausted. You should sleep early.

I feel restless.

Yan Chen has never acted like this before.

Just give him some time to cool off.

You know his personality too.

He can't win against you.

He'll be fine.

I called him several times. He didn't answer my calls.

He has never done that before.

Don't worry.

Just give him some time to think.

[Yan Chen]

Yan Chen, why didn't you answer my calls?

Who are you?

Where's Meng Yan Chen?

Hello?

Class monitor.

Save me.

Save me.

I was humiliated.

Now, I'm alone. I don't know...

I don't know what to do.

Save me.

Mister, Madam, Attorney Guo is here.

You haven't managed to reach him?

No.

Should we call the cops?

But we have no reason to.

And, according to such circumstances,

the other party is saying that she's a victim.

If we call the cops now, we'll be causing our own undoing.

Don't call the cops first.

Our family has been chaotic enough lately.

No matter if this is true or not,

it'll be detrimental to us if news of this gets out.

I wish to know

if you intend to spend money to quell this incident or teach her a lesson.

If you send that text,

you'll have to go to jail.

You're not drunk?

I'm not utterly drunk.

What did you mean by that?

If you send your card number to her,

you'll be convicted of blackmailing.

You'll be imprisoned immediately.

You cannot win against her.

I have evidence.

- You... - What did I do?

I recorded a video of your crime.

- You... - I'm just drunk,

not dead.

Aren't you afraid that I'll call the cops?

You'll be done for if I do so.

Try it then.

I'm also curious about how I will fall.

Are you calling the cops or not?

If you're not,

I'll make a move first.

Hello. This is 110, the emergency hotline.

Why hasn't she replied yet?

Say, do you think she's suspecting us?

That shouldn't be.

It's impossible for her to make such a swift decision under such circumstances.

- Hello? - Mr. Meng, I have bad news.

Mr. Yan Chen was arrested.

Meng Yan Chen, do you have anything to say after committing rape?

Hello.

We're Meng Yan Chen's parents.

May we see him?

According to the rules, only attorneys are allowed to see the suspect.

Suspect?

My son isn't a suspect.

That girl extorted money from us before.

There's something more to it than meets the eye. We wish to see him.

What about this?

Please let my attorney see him.

It's useless.

He...

What's wrong with him?

He didn't deny the crime.

Think of something. I have to see him.

I'm afraid that he has lost his mind.

Xu Qin.

Why are you back at this hour?

There's an emergency.

Get changed and follow me.

What's wrong?

Hello, Xiao Yi Xiao? What's wrong?

Qin, your brother is in trouble.

What happened?

Is he okay?

Where are you? I'll update you when we meet up later.

What's going on?

Here.

This...

Are they talking about Meng Yan Chen?

These netizens know nothing,

yet they're fanning the flames.

Maybe someone who hated the Meng family used him as a firestarter.

I don't know.

The entire Meng family is shocked now.

The thing is, I don't know what's wrong with Meng Yan Chen.

He said nothing at all.

He didn't tell the attorney anything. He didn't try to defend himself.

Now, it's becoming a huge mess. And, we have no way to see him.

If we keep this up, there will be no result.

If enough time passes and they swear black is white, he'll be done for.

I'm sure he was at home too

last night.

I'm sure he heard something.

Heard what?

Dad, Mom.

Qin Qin.

If you have something to tell your brother,

you can tell Attorney Guo to pass the message on to him.

You must make your brother talk.

Don't let him do silly things. He'll ruin his future.

- Hello. - Hello.

Please tell Yan Chen that we can resolve the issue at home.

Is that all?

That girl was working in your bar, right?

She stopped working there long ago.

I realized something was off about her long ago. I sacked her.

I'm sure one of my employees tipped her off about his presence.

I never expected things to get out of hand.

The netizens are saying

that Meng Yan Chen are good friends with the bar owner.

That's why I'm issuing a statement on the bar's behalf.

It's useless no matter what I say.

Aren't there any surveillance cameras in the bar?

There are cameras in the corridor. However, there are no cameras in the private rooms.

One of the cameras caught a customer looking into the room from outside.

I assume she saw what happened.

However, I can't find that person.

And, no one is trying to testify for him.

What's her relationship with Yan Meng Chen?

What else do you think?

You know Yan Meng Chen well too.

He's different from me.

Listen. The girl is just trying to hit on Yan Meng Chen

just because she thinks that she's pretty.

Yan Meng Chen exposed her. Her love turned into hatred.

If she can't win his heart, she'll destroy his future.

That's all there is to it.

You said the camera caught a customer looking inside the room, right?

Look.

The cops retrieved the footage.

However, I took a picture of it.

But I can't find her.

I need to go somewhere.

Mr. Meng.

What did Yan Chen say?

He said nothing. He wasn't willing to speak.

Did you tell him to stop acting out of spite?

He can choose to hate me.

However, he shouldn't joke around with his reputation on the line.

I did tell him that. But he didn't listen.

I know my child the best.

He will never commit such a deed.

Now, we have to think of a way

to tell everyone about the truth using the most convincing way.

After that, we need to find physical evidence and a witness.

Didn't they say that a customer saw what happened?

Our priority is to find that customer.

You must hurry.

Yes, sir.

Why didn't you answer my call?

Why are you looking for me?

It's about Meng Yan Chen.

Were you the key witness the surveillance camera recorded?

What are you saying? I don't understand.

You're still pretending?

I could recognize you from 100 miles away even if you were wearing a sack on the head.

Why are you trying to help them then?

Wait.

Why would the cops show you the surveillance camera footage?

So, you tricked me.

Zhai Miao,

I thought you knew the severity of the incident

and that you wouldn't do something that would hurt other people.

Don't tell me you think that I was related to the online posts?

I know you aren't that immoral.

Speak.

Ye Zi called our class monitor.

He took pity on her. He called the entire student council to help her out.

Ye Zi was crying.

She said that she was humiliated.

Meng Yan Chen has a strong background.

Everyone was angry at him.

That's why they posted those posts.

Anyway, I didn't join them or stop them.

I was just a spectator.

You knew that Yan Meng Chen didn't rape Ye Zi.

I don't. How would I know?

Since you weren't willing to join them, why didn't you tell us the truth?

What truth? I didn't join them.

My conscience is clear.

I'm not related to the posts they posted by any means.

I didn't even like or comment on their posts.

You knew that it wasn't the truth.

You have evidence of it.

You saw everything.

I'm sure you recorded it too.

You know that it's an emergency.

If this continues,

Meng Yan Chen will be done for.

He'll be done for?

Even so, he'll still have it 1,000 times better than you.

Why are you worried about him?

If you're doing this just because you hate the Meng family, you can forget it.

I no longer care about the past.

You should stop throwing a fit too.

However, if you do have evidence,

you should follow me to the police station.

You no longer care about the past?

How could you say that?

What if I graduated from high school, sold socks on pedestrian bridges for ten years,

and told you that I only got into Yancheng University

because someone sabotaged my grade?

Will you not care about that?

What if someone reported on me

and made me lose the right to take the exam when I had a guaranteed slot?

Will you not care about that too?

Yan, are you sure you can let go of the past?

The best ten years of your life was ruined because of them.

Everything you fought for all went down the drain.

Did you forget all of that?

Did you forget how Dad begged her in the past?

- Zhai Miao... - Yan.

Stop pretending.

Stop telling me that you don't care about the past.

If you truly didn't care about it,

why would you chase Xu Qin away when she came to find you last year?

If you truly didn't care about it, why would you keep all those books?

Why would you work your butt off after all of that then?

If you truly didn't care about it,

our family wouldn't need to tread on thin ice and avoid the topic for so many years.

We were afraid that we might hurt your pride.

And now, you want to forgive them because of Xu Qin?

That's your own business.

I will never do so.

I will never forgive them!