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♪I want to just lean on your shoulder like this♪

♪Through the curtains♪

♪Quietly admiring the arc light in the filter♪

♪Just like our life♪

♪We need to know how to adjust colors and lighting♪

♪I want to hold your hands♪

♪And stand by your side♪

♪See through the lies in the world♪

♪Tear down the walls obstructing our thoughts♪

♪Just like our souls♪

♪We need to know how to stay refreshed♪

♪The streets are crowded♪

♪Time rushes by♪

♪Shadows dance in the streetlamp's cold light♪

♪The story has just begun♪

♪Our simple days are ahead♪

=Simple Days=

=Episode 19=

What's wrong?

I'm looking for someone.

Me.

I'm looking for Zhang Shanya.

- Then I'll be out. - Go ahead.

What's wrong, Moli?

I bought you a new phone.

No need.

Jincao just gave this to me.

It works pretty well.

Don't worry about it. Just use this one.

Take it easy.

Let's start with

the best time for shooting.

Alright, it's all set.

You'd use this. I'm leaving then.

No, wait.

You...

I have lots of pictures here.

I know.

You attend your class now.

I'll transfer them to you later.

Okay.

I'm leaving.

During the golden hour,

the light is relatively soft.

So you can also see beautiful glows.

The most beautiful night view

is when the sun is about to set.

The second best time to shoot

is 18 to 40 minutes after sunset.

Your daughter gave me a new phone.

Don't be mad.

Don't get too happy too soon.

Think carefully.

When would a woman

want her ex-husband's old phone?

What do you mean?

Think about it.

(Insomniac Gale: I'm Gale in the game, enjoy the game.)

(Enjoy.)

(I never talked to strangers.)

(But we made a good team.)

(We won some games, so I want to chat with you.)

(Gale and Jincao,)

(sound like we can make a perfect team.) [*It's an idiom in Chinese]

(You have played all night. Doesn't your family)

(come to stop you?)

(Luckily, no.)

(Currently on a business trip,)

(I have pressure working outside.)

(It's quite lonely alone,)

(I have to relax a bit.)

(Insomniac Gale: A man is out of town with his wife and kids away.)

(It's the most free and carefree state.)

(Buddy,)

(not at all.)

(It's not a good feeling to be alone.)

(Still, the warmth of being with a wife and kid is best.)

Mid-Autumn Festival.

(I know the midnight snacks at Tianxi Hotel are pretty good.)

(See you there in an hour.)

I'll leave you two alone.

Moli.

You came to my law firm today,

but I could see you're really not in a good state.

I know what the problem is.

So I feel it's necessary

to come here and talk to you.

I am a lawyer.

I see too much

of those negative stuff.

Hiring someone to follow, investigating the other party,

or even installing a tracking system on them.

None of these are surprising.

Of course.

It often may not

have much to do with the person's character,

but entirely because

this person is too suspicious,

or cares too much about the other party.

It's all out of concern.

Moli.

In fact, everything has two sides.

You might as well think about it from another angle.

Whatever is Zhu Jincao's purpose

for installing

the tracking system on you,

this time,

he did save your life.

Did you drive here?

My car was sent to the 4S shop for maintenance.

Can you take me to Jinshan?

Moli.

Moli.

Mom, Ke's Grandma.

Moli.

How come you're here?

Well, I think...

Jiang Haitao?

Are you Jiang Haitao?

Yes, Auntie.

Long time no see.

Aren't you abroad?

I've been back for a long time.

Now I run a law firm

with a friend.

Being the boss?

No, no.

A partner.

A partner is the boss.

I know it.

How old is your child?

Actually, I don't have any kids yet.

Aren't you already married?

To be honest,

I've divorced for a long while.

Divorced?

Mom, stop.

He's divorced...

We have things to do.

No, no. Wait a moment.

This is...

Let me introduce you.

His name is Jiang Haitao,

Moli's ex-boyfriend, a lawyer.

You heard it, right? He's a partner.

A partner is the boss.

Understand?

How long have you two been in touch?

Right, you...

We really have things to do.

Let's go, Jiang Haitao.

Excuse me.

Moli, where are you going?

I'm going to Jinshan.

I'm going too.

I'm going too.

Wait. Why are you two going?

We...

M-M-Moli.

Sit in the back.

It's too crowded.

I'm fine sitting in the front.

It's safe.

Come on. Sitting in the back is safer.

Come, sit in the back.

Come on.

Auntie, get in the car.

You!

The front is empty.

Why do you make us squeeze in the back like this?

Why?

Hello, Kai.

Hello.

Navigate to Jinshan.

The shortest route has been mapped out for you.

Son.

Mom, call Moli right now.

She's on her way to Jinshan.

I don't care what excuse you use,

saying you are sick,

or saying Ke is sick.

Anyway,

make sure you hold her off.

You can't let her come to Jinshan.

Well, what happened?

Do as I say.

Don't tip off.

I want to see

what secret

your son has hidden today.

Haitao.

Faster.

Okay.

That's it.

Apart from normal communication in the neighborhood

and contact at the working level,

there is no ambiguous relationship

between Gao Xiajing and me.

Gao Xiajing.

Do you have anything to say?

As an individual host,

I don't buy traffic or fake it.

I fight alone.

It's difficult to produce quality content.

I am deeply grateful

for the guidance and suggestions

from your platform and Mr. Zhu.

I wish

more individual hosts like me

could get this kind of help.

Because it's a chance for them to survive.

It's even more difficult for female hosts.

I hope slander could stop.

I don't want to be misunderstood

just by getting a bit help.

To be honest,

why is it getting more difficult

for individual hosts to achieve something?

As a livestreaming platform,

our company has both guilds and individual hosts,

two major groups.

And the guilds often use

the advantage of their own size

to put pressure on the hosts

and exploit various interest chains

to tie up with livestreaming platforms.

Today is to investigate you,

or to investigate the livestreaming guild?

Do not attempt to prove your innocence

by shifting the target, okay?

Every injustice has its perpetrator.

Why would someone slander me

and spread rumors?

Because I told the truth,

touching someone's interests.

And Gao Xiajing is only implicated by me.

Who planned this matter?

What exactly is he up to?

I don't think this guy's just trying to take me down.

He also hopes

to continue to use these fake data

for his own interests,

and then control the entire livestreaming community.

Therefore, today, all leaders,

I report Liu Zhi.

Liu Zhi took bribes, illegally signed contracts,

used unfair means to compete

and incited his subordinates to post on the Intranet.

I request an investigation.

You need the evidence to say so.

You can't just slander me.

I have evidence.

As a full-time host,

I joined the WeChat group of hosts on your platform.

Everyone in the group knows

that to get good recommendation spots,

we must pay money to Liu Zhi.

I have already contacted

Tian Li, Zhang Heng, and Fang Kefei.

The three of them

transferred 30,000 to 100,000 thousand yuan

to Liu Zhi respectively

within six months.

For specific details,

you can ask these three people for details.

I have WeChat screenshots.

Liu Zhi, explain this.

Venomously slander.

I am going to sue you.

Just do it.

I now have evidence,

but I won't be like you,

ordering subordinates to post and create public opinion.

Because I cherish the reputation of the company.

Furthermore,

thank you

for concerning my marriage.

But my wife and I have a great relationship.

Although we've divorced,

we still have a good relationship.

I don't think you would understand.

But let me tell you,

sooner or later,

I will remarry her.

He's wrong.

We have no plans to remarry.

If you need evidence,

feel free to contact me.

What are you doing here?

What are you doing

in my son's conference room?

Mom, let her leave.

Stop making a scene here.

No, she...

I'll explain it later.

Is there anything we can't say here?

No, Moli.

You must have some misunderstanding.

Just talk it out.

Please go out now.

We'll wait outside.

Didn't I tell you

they make their own decisions?

No, there's some misunderstanding.

Don't worry. My daughter won't eat him.

Moli, talk it out properly.

Auntie, give them space.

Okay, okay.

Zhang Shanya.

Hurry up.

Hurry.

Say it.

Who is that woman?

She is

a neighbor of ours,

named Gao Xiajing.

I-I have already asked Jincao about it.

Don't get the wrong idea.

H-He has no thoughts about her.

You have already asked?

If he has no thoughts,

why did you ask?

Please apologize to the client for me.

No thoughts mean no thoughts.

Don't get it wrong.

Don't add fuel to the fire.

If he's clean...

I have to go now. Bye.

he fears nothing.

Let me tell you.

It's a matter of principle.

Zhang Shanya.

You must explain it clearly to me today.

No, Jincao is innocent.

Innocent?

He's innocent.

Gao Xiajing is even here in the company.

Innocent? How?

Stop lying.

It's not clear yet.

What?

Two aunties.

How?

Two aunties, listen.

We're still at the company.

It's so bad for people to hear.

And it's even worse for them to hear.

Listen.

Let's talk outside.

Let's talk it out, okay? Come on.

Let me tell you.

You have to make it clear to me.

You must make this matter clear.

When I was young,

I thought black and white

are so different,

until I read a sentence in a book.

Youth is like a river.

It flows and becomes muddy.

At first, I didn't believe it.

Until I had my own experiences.

My life

has become muddy with indistinct colors.

Only then did I realize,

between black and white,

there are really so many

exhausting

indistinct gray things.

=Simple Days= (Black, White and Gray)

Zhu Jincao.

Explain it.

How did you know

I would come to Jinshan on the night of Mid-Autumn Festival?

How did you know

Big Ai held me in Qifeng?

And today,

how did you know I was coming to your company?

Keeping silence?

This is your old phone.

I've seen all the chat history

from the game.

Who were you chatting with in the middle of the night?

Still keeping silence?

Alright then.

Let me lay it out for you.

To make it convenient for your affair,

you installed a tracking app on my phone.

On the Mid-Autumn Festival,

because Ke had a fever, we couldn't make it to Jinshan.

You quickly arranged to meet Insomniac Gale.

Later, through the tracker, you found out that I was on my way.

So you got away with canceling

on short notice.

You still used the tracking app

to get Jiang Haitao to rescue me.

It was the same today.

You knew I was coming to your company,

so you had your mother hold me up,

in order to prevent me from meeting your lover.

Am I right?

(There's no physical gap,)

(but there is a mental gap.)

(This is still the first time we've been apart since we got married,)

(and it's such a long time.)

(I'm missing you already.)

(I didn't mean to hide it from you.)

(I wasn't planning on accepting Jiang Haitao's help.)

(I went there today)

(just to repay him the money for the painting.)

(Was it necessary to book a room then?)

(I personally confirmed it at the front desk.)

(Don't tell me it didn't happen.)

(As a couple, if we lack of trust,)

(what's the point?)

(I also think it's pointless.)

(Zhu Jincao, let's get a divorce.)

Yes.

I admit it.

Before coming to Jinshan,

the last time we got a room.

Do you remember?

It was that day I installed it.

But I...

I wasn't doing it to have an affair.

Then you were doing it

to protect me?

From Jiang Haitao.

You cheat on me,

yet you suspect me?

You really impressed me.

Aren't you the same?

How did you know I was going out

on Mid-Autumn Festival?

How did you track on me precisely?

It's because

you pretended to be Insomniac Gale,

tempting me, testing me,

and even spying on me.

You think I'm Insomniac Gale?

It's me testing you with a burner?

What else?

Then,

you also installed

a tracking app on my phone.

I knew about your date,

because someone wanted me to know.

See it for yourself.

(Jincao, Tianxi Hotel, see you there. Spend the night together!)

(Conference Room)

Who sent you this anonymous message?

What do you think?

Who else could it be but Gao Xiajing?

I've given you many chances.

You helped her pick up the kid.

Fine, I support you.

You gave Gao Xiajing a fitness voucher.

The next day, there was a story

about me and Yan Li on the Internet.

Fine. She did all this. It's not related to you.

She declared war on me about pursuing you.

I think that's her business,

so I choose to trust you.

You said you came here

to fight for our family.

And the result?

You chat with her and date with her.

You did all this, right?

After all happened,

why have you never told me?

Do you know why Ke had a fever

on Mid-Autumn Festival?

Because Gao Xiajing

gave her four ice cream mooncakes

and spilled water all over her.

Such a big thing happened,

but why didn't you tell me sooner?

Because I'm foolish.

My family is under threat,

yet I still choose to trust you.

I choose to deal with it myself.

Gale and Jincao.

Her ID aims at you.

From now on,

Gao Xiajing is no longer my problem,

but yours.

Come with me.

I thought

Zhu Jincao had offered much to you.

Unexpectedly, what you care about

is him.

You did it for love.

It's rare.

What do you want?

Gao Xiajing.

I came to settle the score with you.

But just now,

their parents came because of you.

Yet, you remain so calm.

Women like you are pretty rare.

There's no guarantee,

yet you join Zhu Jincao to deal with me.

Impressive.

Listen.

There are more reliable things than men.

If you need anything, come to me.

(I installed the tracking app on your phone.)

(It was a moment of confusion.)

(I regret it very much.)

(If you want to sue me,)

(I'm willing to accept the legal consequences.)

(I've also checked your dashcam.)

(Are you going to sue me too?)

(I won't sue you.)

(I know why you did that.)

(I hope you to forgive me.)

Moli.

I'm sorry.

I lied to you.

In fact, my life in Jinshan

is not at all

what I usually describe to you.

I'm having a hard time working here.

People at work are giving me a hard time.

They're targeting and rejecting me.

I've tried to change things,

but failed.

Sometimes,

I really feel lonely.

So I downloaded the game

and played the game in the late night.

Think of it

as relaxation

and relief.

♪Through the curtains♪

♪Quietly admiring the arc light in the filter♪

Today,

I had to get you here.

Just to tell you

I'm here all the time except for work.

Right in this small room,

to be honest, I didn't feel like

I was working hard.

Because I'm also very clear

about why I came to Jinshan.

My goal is very clear.

So I really don't

have time to find a lover.

After I suffer

and I feel wronged every day,

I'd tell myself

that all this effort

is for our family

and worth it.

Believe it or not,

I can assure you

I haven't changed.

And I understand you checked the dashcam

because you're afraid I'm having an affair.

Whether Gao Xiajing is Insomniac Gale or not,

it's a problem I caused.

Give me some time.

I'll resolve it myself.

♪We'll travel far together♪

The pot.

Don't think that you got wronged

at the photography exhibition,

so you can spend all day in a daze.

Ke's Grandpa.

I-I really have to tell you something.

I heard

Jincao got reported by the company over some ambiguous relationship

with one of their hosts.

Now the company is going to hold him accountable.

You're his Dad.

Ask him

if this matter is true or not.

If it's true,

you'll need to talk to him.

W-Wait.

What do you mean by hold him accountable?

The company is going to fire Jincao?

No. They'd conduct an investigation anyway.

I'm telling you, I don't believe

that our son could do such a thing.

But Moli can't take it.

Now they are

fighting over this matter.

What's her point?

They've divorced.

Wait.

Yes, they've divorced,

but they were good for a while.

So I think they could...

I don't care.

As long as Zhu Jincao has the divorce certificate,

he's a free man.

What's wrong with that Gu Moli?

She's the one who forced him to find a woman outside.

Doesn't she have any responsibility?

Okay, you're right.

Let me tell you.

If your son gets fired,

then he deserves it.

Right?

Nonsense.

Company leaders are open-minded now,

so they won't interfere with employees' private lives.

Just tell Gu Moli.

If she's smart, she'd better shut up.

With Jincao's capability,

he won't stumble over such a trifle.

How do you know he won't?

What?

Have you been in frequent contact with Gu Moli lately?

You tell her.

If she wants to remarry,

then stop making a fuss.

In the face of major issues,

women of the Zhu family must understand the great cause.

Otherwise, don't think about remarrying.

Right, everything you say is right.

Mom, what's the matter?

Son, listen.

A good man

has to keep your wife and kids in your mind.

Right?

No matter how good you do your job,

but if your wife doesn't support you,

it's of no use.

Just talk it out to Moli

and win her back.

Well, are you listening?

I'm listening.

Jincao.

Don't listen to your mom.

She's just a woman.

She knows nothing.

Alright, stop talking.

I know what you're going to say.

I know what I'm doing.

I'm afraid you don't.

The most important thing for a man is his career.

You can't be sentimental.

If you marry a wife,

you should choose someone

who can help you in all aspects,

not ruin you.

Yes.

Just like my mom.

Knowing you had an affair,

you cut it off for the promotion to chief,

yet, she dared not say anything.

Nonsense.

What did you say?

What are you saying?

Jincao, Jincao.

You've spoiled him. How dare he hung up on me!

Gu Moli.

Listen to me.

Never go back to the Zhu family.

That Zhu Jincao...

I couldn't tell at all.

He is being

honest and with an innocent look.

Turns out he's a playboy.

Moli.

What do you think?

What's the matter?

I've called you so many times.

Why didn't you answer?

You have a very bad attitude towards your clients.

I'll send you a location.

Come to me right now, immediately, at once.

What do you want?

Save my life.

Can you stop talking nonsense?

Annoying.

Back then, I didn't ask anything

and came to rescue you immediately.

You owe me a favor.

Come here.

Okay, I'm coming.

Dad, Mom, I'm going out.

What are you going to do?

The dishes are all on the table. Didn't you see?

I'm so unlucky.

I have to serve the client.

What?

I'm your dad.

You haven't answered me yet.

Moli, Moli.

Zhou Yu.

Let's talk about something.

Come on.

Go ahead.

What's wrong?

Did you see her?

She keeps crying and just won't leave.

What does that have to do with me?

You get her out of here and you're done.

I...

You promised you'd save my life.

Then what's your relationship with her?

She goes around saying she's my girlfriend.

This is having a bad effect on me.

I care about my reputation.

Is she your girlfriend or not?

No.

Please.

Xin.

My stepmom wants to talk to you.

(Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, Fitness, Boxing, Muay Thai)

Don't listen to him.

I'm not his stepmom.

I've seen the chat history between you two.

Zhou Yu is just an unreliable person.

He just wants to play.

And you aren't serious, either.

I assume you sent those messages in groups.

I've seen these templates online.

I'm young and beautiful.

What's wrong with wanting to marry a rich, handsome man?

Even if he was drunk

or didn't take off his clothes,

but he laid beside me all night.

Then that counts.

Xin, this move of yours

might have worked 30 years ago.

Men nowadays are more astute.

Nothing has happened between you two now.

But even if something had happened,

he may not be responsible for you.

He can't even touch you,

just afraid you'll cling to him.

What a coward.

What's the benefit of dating him?

Maybe the jewelry he gives you is rented.

You'll have to return it then.

And you expect him to marry you?

Stepmom.

Stepmom.

You can help, but don't make personal attacks.

If you can, then you'd do it.

So, about men,

whether they are rich or not,

what's most important is to be sincere.

Look, you didn't treat him sincerely.

And yet, you expect him

to take responsibility for you?

How is that possible?

Listen.

Run as far as you can.

Stay away from him. He's not worth it.

So there's really no hope for me?

You old woman,

you can be his mom.

Laughing? Just wait.

Impressive, Gu Moli.

You are really something.

You really drove her away.

I played your mom.

Now, we are even.

Let me tell you.

Don't come to me with this kind of crap again.

Wait.

What now?

I remember all your help.

But let me tell you a little secret.

I only like those who are older than me.

I want to pursue you.

Get lost.

(Are you there?)

(A lot has happened recently.)

(I'm quite confused.)

(I really want to talk to someone.)

(Can we meet?)

Come and sit.

I have something to tell you.

Just five minutes.

Moli.

I have thought about it carefully.

Remarriage is not that impossible.

As long as Zhu Jincao proves

with practical actions in two years

that he is reliable that I can entrust my daughter to him.

Mr. Gu, you are quite wise.

However,

judging people,

you can't just listen what they say,

but see what they have done.

Zhu Jincao has proven with practical actions

that he is unreliable.

So, your mom and I ask you

to make a clean break.

You can't have illusions about him

just because of your past love.

Moli.

Did you understand what Dad said?

Mom, you've told me before

that in marriage,

there is no absolute right or wrong, black or white.

Don't be too willful.

Do you remember that?

When did I ever say that?

You did say it.

Dad.

I understood what you said.

I'll go first.

Concise and to the point.

I'll go make breakfast.

Uncle, Auntie.

I'm here to see you too.

(Shen Jinde)

Sorry, I've arrived late today.

There's been a lot going on lately.

I almost forgot something

this important.

I am so ruthless.

I turn to you to vent when I'm upset.

Once I'm fine, I'll go home and be happy.

You're almost like a trash can for my bad emotions.

Yet I care less and less about you.

How come I don't know

you have many besties?

Only you.

So, who else would you go to when you are upset?

Remember.

Whenever you need me,

just let me know.

I'll always be there for you.

(I have an appointment to meet Insomniac Gale.)

(Would you come along?)

What's wrong?

Zhu Jincao?

Are you going?

I'll think it over.

Dear, have you ever thought

that Zhu Jincao's affair

is only his responsibility?

If I don't tell you this,

then nobody will.

Do you still think

it was a wise decision

to divorce for freedom?

After the divorce,

from a legal perspective,

Zhu Jincao is single.

It's normal for someone to pursue him.

Zhu Jincao doesn't know

Gao Xiajing likes him.

But you know.

Yet you don't remind him,

still secretly waiting to see his reaction,

even hoping to test him.

Am I wrong?

Of course.

What a couple needs is not to test each other,

but to help and support each other.

But he tracked me,

chatted with net friends, and even wanted to meet them.

Is this all my fault?

You're so foolish.

Brothers should defend against the outside enemy.

It's the same with couples.

Simply put,

whatever's going on between you two,

facing external temptations and provocations,

you should kick off the mistress.

What's the matter? You wanted to meet me?

I want to go with you to meet that

Insomniac Gale.

(Are you there yet?)

(Yes, at table 7 by the window.)

Hello, welcome.

Here.

(Where are you?)

(I'm sitting at table 7.)

(I'm wearing an army green shirt.)

(I'm at the entrance.)

♪The reason for growth♪

♪Cannot be easily guessed by anyone♪

♪We always wish time could rewind♪

♪With no setbacks♪

♪What I got at first♪

♪Can always be held in my hand♪

♪Sweet moments♪

♪Can never pass♪

♪At the end of happiness♪

♪There's always someone reaching out first♪

♪Always wanting to achieve success first♪

♪Before salvaging the relationship♪

♪Behind the harsh criticism♪

♪Is another kind of gentleness♪

♪It's just not♪

♪What I pictured♪

♪No need to use letting go♪

♪As proof of this love♪

♪Give you enough freedom♪

♪To satisfy your needs♪

♪No need to use worries♪

♪To express inner thoughts♪

♪The tender courage♪

♪Soothes wounds laced with salt♪

♪No need to shout loudly♪

♪As an excuse for deep love♪

♪Genuine feelings♪

♪Come from each other's gentleness♪

♪No need to use tears♪

♪To end the guilt of this moment♪

♪The window is already filled with♪

♪My reluctance to see you leave♪