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=Best Choice Ever=

=Episode 30=

There will be retribution!

Liao Gang, have you gone mad? Take him out.

Let go! I can walk.

Are you okay?

Everyone, I'll say it one last time.

Regarding the use of one's position for convenience

and to seek benefits for oneself and external companies,

I will never allow it.

Once discovered, the one will never be hired again.

M-M-Miss Mai, we didn't know about what Liao Gang did.

Right, we had no idea at all.

It's true.

I know.

Mr. Shen, thank you for choosing Botticelli.

I'll have He Dong go over the subsequent matters with you.

Mr. Yao, thank you.

- Pleasant cooperation! - You too!

(Liao Gang, what are you talking about?)

- (Shut up!) - What are you watching?

(You think you are a good person?)

(Aren't you going to call the police? Do it.)

This scene looks so familiar. Let me think.

Does it remind you of defeating Deshan at the bid?

(There will be retribution!)

(Liao Gang!)

What's going on?

Chenghuan, are you okay?

Yeah.

Let me have a look.

You're so hot and you say you're fine? I'll take you to the hospital.

No need. I'm really fine.

Come on.

- No need. - Come on.

Be good. Take it slow.

I've said I'm fine, Yao Zhiming.

What's wrong? Still feeling upset?

Stop thinking about it. You're sick and in the hospital.

Rest for now.

I just don't quite get it.

I don't think I've done anything wrong.

I just hope to do my job well.

I just want to be like Grandma

and be a leader that everyone likes.

But I can't do it.

Of course, you can't do it.

It's impossible to please everyone with everything.

And not everyone is as nice as you.

I've long told you that being a leader isn't easy.

You'll have to face such situations a lot.

And you also have to lead your team

to victory.

But you've already done so well. You didn't do anything wrong today.

I just began to understand you.

Now I realize why you had a serious face

every day when I first met you.

Come on.

You're friendly. You're so friendly.

So annoying. Go get me tissues.

My nose is almost running. Didn't you see it?

Okay, Miss Mai.

Let me wipe it for you.

The world doesn't end without you.

But I would.

The world doesn't end without you.

But if you don't drink water, your kidneys will.

Why are you copying what I said again?

And you even added some innovation.

Yao Zhiming,

you believe in me, right?

Of course I do, Miss Mai.

But first, shouldn't you rest and recover from your illness?

I'm on a business trip right now.

Why don't you stay in the hospital for one more night?

I'll come pick you up to go home later.

No need, Mr. Yao. I'm already fine.

I just want to breathe some fresh air.

Okay, but don't sneak back to work.

Take a stroll and then go home early to rest. Do you hear me?

Okay, Mr. Yao. Bye.

Duoduo?

Chenghuan!

Chenghuan, you're really different now.

You're a boss lady, and you've changed a lot.

What about you? How are things going at the apartment?

There have been some personnel changes,

and I'm out of a job now.

So, what are your plans now?

My family sees that I haven't made it in Shanghai.

They're urging me to go back home and get married.

But I really don't want to live a life where I can see the end.

I really like Shanghai.

Every day is full of vitality.

Every day, something new happens.

I really want to stay.

Duoduo, it's been a while since I took over Xing'anli,

and I've made some progress.

Right now, I'm in need of people.

Would you like to come

and join Xing'anli with me?

Really? Chenghuan, I...

But I'm afraid I'm not up to it.

I only worked in the apartment property department.

I don't know much about hotels.

Everyone starts a new job

from scratch, just like I did.

And now I am doing just fine, aren't I?

I've worked with you, and I know your capabilities.

Even I believe in you. Why doubt yourself?

So why not give yourself a chance and try it with me?

Thank you, Chenghuan. I will definitely work hard.

I'll go all out for myself.

Get some more sleep

and don't be so quick to get up.

Mom.

Zao.

You're back.

Mom, a new dim sum shop opened downstairs of our office.

I queued up for a long time during my lunch break to get these

for you and Huan.

Okay. Huan is not feeling well. She's sleeping upstairs.

I'll take it to her when she wakes up.

You try it.

Alright.

Tasty, isn't it?

Yes. Really tasty. You have one too.

Eat it.

Tasty, right?

Yes.

You haven't eaten yet, right? I will cook for you.

I've got your favorite shrimp dumplings.

The shrimp are big and nutritious.

Take a seat and wait over there.

Make yourself a cup of tea. You know where it is.

Just wait there. I will get it done shortly.

It will be ready soon. Go have a seat.

Go.

It's still a bit hot. Be careful when eating.

Let me get you some tissues, in case your clothes get dirty.

Tasty, isn't it?

Yes.

Eat more.

Zao,

you didn't receive

enough attention from me when growing up.

I often dismissed your efforts

and didn't consider your feelings. I'm truly sorry.

But you never blamed me

and always smiled.

I really owe you an apology.

Mom, it's all in the past. I don't hold onto it.

Wrong is wrong. I won't make excuses for myself.

Mom, it's really okay. It's all in the past.

But I promise I will never do that again.

Eat, come on.

Zao, come back and live here.

You work so hard. You need someone to take care of you.

Mom, don't worry. I can take care of myself.

Now you see.

The house is bigger, but it's quieter.

Not like the old days in the old house.

The house was small, but we lived together.

It was lively and happy.

Mom, I'm working on a very tricky case.

Once I'm done, I will come back home to live.

Really?

Yes.

Don't lie to me.

Of course I won't.

You must come back.

Okay, I got it.

You go ahead with your business and take care of your health.

But come back for meals often.

I will make you something good to eat.

Okay.

Eat it.

Don't cry anymore.

Eat.

(Work plan)

Huan, are you awake?

Mom, come in.

What do you want to eat? I will cook it for you.

Look at you. Why are you not listening again?

I told you to take a good rest.

And you started working.

I know, Mom.

I was in bed for too long,

so I wanted to get up and move around.

Okay then, I will ensure your nutrition as support.

Look at the Anhui cuisine cookbook you gave me.

Just say what dish you like, and I will make it for you.

You're now learning to cook from the recipe book.

Of course, I have to keep up with your pace.

I'm studying hard.

I will not only learn these traditional dishes,

but in the future, I also want to learn Western dishes,

like steak, pork chop, fish steak, salad

and so on.

You're so trendy. You also want to learn Western cuisine.

I'm a bit eager.

Tell me what you'd like to eat today. I'll make it for you.

I will do a phased review of your achievements.

No problem.

- This. - This?

This is what I'm best at.

This one is very good, just a bit complex.

A bit complex.

It's alright. I can do it.

Let's finish with this.

This one requires preparation. How about tomorrow?

Alright, tomorrow.

I hyped up my cooking skills a little bit.

You ordered all this food, and it makes me kind of stressed.

I'm leaving now. Rest.

Got it.

How are you? Feeling better?

You asked me so many times.

I'm fine now. And you? Is your work going smoothly?

Yes. I'm off to the airport now. I'll see you tonight.

Aren't you supposed to be coming back the day after tomorrow?

I am worried about you and want to hurry back and be with you.

Are you that worried?

Hello.

Hello, Dong.

Alright. Hurry on your way.

Be careful. I'll wait for you.

Okay, bye.

Bye.

Mr. Yao, don't get wet in the rain. I'd be worried.

What are you here for?

Who are you?

I am me. Who are you?

I am the owner of this house.

Impossible. The owner of this house is Yao Zhiming.

I am Yao Zhiming's father.

Hold on. How can you prove you are his father?

Don't just tell me. Show me!

Get him over, and you'll know.

You get out. You...

What are you doing? Get out!

- Go away. - If you don't leave, I...

You get out of here. You can't sit here.

- Mom. - Who are you?

- Who are you? - He just came in like that.

Who are you?

H-H-He says he's Yao Zhiming's father.

You...

When I was seven or eight, our family went bankrupt.

My dad was unable to repay debts, so he left me and my mom.

I'm telling you. I will call the police.

Go ahead.

No. It's a misunderstanding.

Mr. Yao, my name is Mai Chenghuan.

I'm the daughter of Mai Laitian. This is my mother.

Mai? My mom remarried your old man.

And now all of your family

live in our house?

Is he really Yao Zhiming's father?

I guess so.

But Yao Zhiming

allowed us to move in.

So now we're the owners of the house.

Impossible.

Zhiming. Yao Zhiming!

Mr. Yao, we're glad that you are here.

I'll go make you some tea. Why don't we have a good talk?

Zhiming is on a business trip. I'll call him and ask him to come back.

Mom, don't argue with him. Put it down.

Okay.

I'll be right back.

Zhiming, where are you now? Your father is here.

Mr. Yao, is there anything else you would like to eat?

Whatever good food you have at home, bring it all out.

Is there any wine?

We got no wine.

Zhiming.

Zhiming.

Zhiming, can't you recognize me?

I've been missing you in prison for so many years.

As soon as I got out, I started asking around where you were.

When I knew you were in China,

I bought a red-eye flight ticket right away.

I'm telling you. I am not your son.

What do you want to do?

Zhiming, you...

- What are you doing? - Yao Zhiming, calm down.

- Stay out. - Don't pull me.

Go back.

- You... - Yao Zhiming.

You...

So Yao Zhiming's father has been to prison.

What crime did he commit?

I don't know.

How could you not know?

His mom... Your mom...

How is it my mom?

I've never met him.

Also, this is his family matter.

Don't pry into it. Let Zhiming handle it himself. Remember that.

Zhiming, look what I've brought you. Two bottles of good spirits.

It's the most I could get.

Let's have a good drink tonight.

Where are we going?

The airport.

I flew back after sitting for over ten hours.

My butt has gone numb, and you want to send me back.

I will buy you a first-class ticket.

You'll have a comfortable trip back to Switzerland.

Yao Zhiming, you're trying to send me to death

and you expect me to say thank you.

You are my own son, my only family in the world.

You're aware that it's just you and me?

I was just stupid.

You know, just small stakes.

I never expected to be sentenced for 15 years.

Small stakes? You were one step away from running a casino at home.

I had no skills and I had to raise a family.

Haven't I spent all these years behind bars?

The judge saw my good behavior and allowed me to be released early.

Isn't it time for you to forgive me?

Why should I? After all the bad things you've done,

now you want to start afresh?

Zhiming, I know you need time to accept me.

I will fight for time for myself.

(Jiu Ji)

There's a tree in my house bringing in wealth.

Today you will leave without any money left.

Three of Characters.

Five of Characters.

This apartment is about to be foreclosed on.

Yao Renfu, what did you say when you married me?

What did you promise me?

You can sleep on the streets!

Are you okay? Do you need me?

(I'm fine.)

Regarding the vacancy due to the dismissal of that employee,

do you have any thoughts?

We're already scouting candidates.

Miss Mai, do you have any other requirements?

No, I don't. You are the professionals. I trust you.

Just tell me when the interview begins.

Okay.

I've invited a very outstanding girl

named Qian Duoduo, who is my former colleague.

I will send you her information later for you to review.

All right, Miss Mai.

Is there anything else?

Miss Mai, we support you.

We think it was all Liao Gang's fault.

We followed Ms. Chen all the way.

Actually, when we saw you taking over Xing'anli,

we were quite happy in our hearts.

The way you strive reminds us of Ms. Chen in her early days.

Please take care of your health

as you're going to lead us to fight a tough battle.

Thank you, I will.

I'm leaving.

Miss Mai, an old man is acting sneakily at the door,

claiming that this hotel is his.

The security guard finds it inappropriate to drive an old man away.

Do you have time to go check it out?

I'll go have a look with you.

Okay. Get back to your work.

- It's surprising - Miss Mai.

that the business is good here.

Mr. Yao's father, Yao Renfu,

has been a wretch and addicted to gambling.

Even Ms. Chen could do nothing about him.

I know. I met him yesterday.

Hello, Mr. Yao.

Why is it you again?

Grandma made a will before she passed away.

She entrusted Xing'anli to me.

You don't share any blood relation with my mom.

How could you take over it? Zhiming is the biological one.

If you have any objections to the will,

you may ask Yao Zhiming. He's very clear about the whole thing.

Who knows what you did to get him bewitched?

Anyway, I don't have a place to stay right now.

If you don't return Xing'anli to Zhiming, I won't leave.

I want the whole world to know

that you are a vicious woman who snatches others' possessions.

Yao, what are you trying to do?

It's okay, Mr. Cui.

Mr. Yao, since you have nowhere to stay,

I will arrange a room for you.

We can talk about it later. Is that okay?

This is more like it.

I am my mother's only child.

She's watching from heaven.

I know.

Feng, help Mr. Yao check in.

Okay.

Just follow her.

We are in the final stage of the evaluation.

Will such arrangements cause any trouble?

I understand your concern, Mr. Cui.

But we can't just let him wander the streets now, can we?

Could you please inform the staff

to take good care of him?

Don't let him wander around the work areas.

As usual, I'll cover his room expenses. Thank you for your effort.

Who is it? So rude. I'm coming!

Zhiming, you're here. Come in.

Grab your luggage and leave now.

Zhiming, what do I have to say for you to believe me?

I've come back to sincerely apologize and to make it up to you.

Sorry, I don't need it because we're not close.

You need to apologize and make amends to Grandma and Mom.

Zhiming, after all, we are father and son.

Do you have to say such things that hurt me?

Father and son? Yao Renfu.

Have you ever fulfilled your responsibilities as a father?

When I was a kid with you,

I slept every night

with the sound of you playing cards or drinking.

Have you ever cooked me a meal, even just once?

I can't choose who my father is.

But I can choose whether to acknowledge him.

Fine, I won't force you.

It's my fault. I deserve the blame.

But parents always want to do something for their children.

Do you want me to do anything for you

so that you'll have less hatred towards me?

How about I win Xing'anli back for you?

Yao Renfu, I'm warning you.

Xing'anli was willed to Chenghuan by Grandma.

Don't try to influence her.

Will you leave or not?

Don't drive me away.

It's been over ten years since we last saw each other. I really missed you.

You won't leave, will you?

Give me your passport.

Yao Renfu, give me your passport.

Open the door.

I've torn it up and flushed it down. Now what do you want me to do?

He Dong, come to Xing'anli now and keep an eye on Yao Renfu.

Yao Zhiming, are you okay?

I'm fine. I'll get him to move out as soon as possible.

He won't disturb you.

No, it's not a problem for me.

He is your father.

Have a good talk with him. Don't start a quarrel.

He's not my father. He doesn't deserve the title.

That's not right.

You gave me a scare. What's wrong?

I bought the wrong peas?

No. Yesterday, Huan seemed very anxious

about Yao Zhiming's dad's matter.

Anxious, was she?

She was, and then she ran out after.

It seems like she did run out.

It was strange, isn't it?

It was a bit strange.

Why?

Yeah, why would she do that?

I don't know.

I don't know, either. That's not right.

Ming, you're back.

Huan, you're back.

Zhiming.

Zhiming.

It really is a bit strange.

Strange.

But let me tell you.

It is Zhiming's family affair.

I know.

But Huan seems quite concerned about it. She is meddling.

Huan... Tell her not to interfere with others' family matters.

She is just too passionate like me.

Let's cook.

Already enough?

I'll go there to peel.

Maybe I should go take a look.

I just told you not to meddle.

Well... Let's cook.

Yao Zhiming.

(Getting angry makes you ugly.)

Yao Zhiming.

Yao Zhiming.

Yao Zhiming, come out.

Yao Zhiming, come out.

You're out.

Let's chat.

Stop it and let me have some space.

Yao Zhiming, don't be angry. Smile.

Yao Zhiming, don't be angry.

Yao Zhiming.

You finally smiled. Let's chat.

Alright, if you don't want to talk to me,

I'll just climb up this pole now.

Okay, come on up.

Roger.

Yao Zhiming, I'm coming in.

Don't be unhappy. Don't wear a gloomy face.

Smile.

Yao Zhiming, I just think

I can't make up for the things that happened in the past.

But in the future, I want to face everything with you.

Regarding your dad, the situation is like this.

I can't just throw him out onto the street.

Anyway, just a room.

If you don't want to see him,

I will ignore him in the future.

But if you want to talk to him,

I will provide space for you and cooperate. Is that okay?

You don't understand. He's very cunning.

I'm afraid he'll cause you trouble.

Of course, I know he's cunning.

I'm not as good as you in terms of business warfare.

But when it comes to dealing with parents, I'm highly experienced.

I am sure I can handle your father.

Give me a smile. Give me a chance.

Smile.

Huan.

Huan. Why is there no one?

Ming, is Huan inside?

Does your mother know about us being together?

Don't panic. I'll take care of it.

Hide this.

Ming, are you...

Huan, is he inside?

Mom.

Ming, are you okay?

After all, he's your father. Take it slow.

Your father told us not to meddle in others' family matters.

We don't understand the situation. Don't be so enthusiastic.

Yeah, my dad is absolutely right.

My persuasion is of no use. He's stubborn.

Fine, I don't want to deal with your matters.

Mom, let's go eat. I'm hungry.

- Let's go. - Eat...

Ming, come to eat.

Huan, have an ice cream.

You're still up, Dad?

Aren't you too? It's so late.

I saw you sitting here alone for quite a while.

Have you encountered something troubling?

No. It feels like just yesterday

you, Zao and I were having

ice cream together,

and now we're all living in this old Western-style house.

Time really flies.

In the blink of an eye, you two have grown up.

You have your own jobs and your own lives.

And you've become the owner of Xing'anli.

Naturally, your worries have increased.

Would you like to share them?

♪My sweetie♪

♪I don't know if I'm a good mother♪

♪It's my first time being a mother♪

♪Though the years have turned my hair white♪

♪I'm too busy to have meals on time, but that's not my fault♪

♪It will make me feel guilty to let you know about it♪

♪I know you care about me♪

♪But it makes me feel like I've never been trusted♪

♪Those carefree people can't be mothers♪

♪I know it all, but it breaks my heart♪

♪Please let me pursue the life that belongs to me♪

♪I'm as brave and kind as you, so I'm not afraid♪

♪One day, you will also become a mother♪

♪Will we embrace each other on that day♪

♪Like a stream traveling around the world♪

♪And returning to where it came from♪

♪I hope you are loved♪

♪I hope you find happiness♪

♪I hope I can shelter you from the storms♪

♪I know that we argue sometimes♪

♪I know that people will grow old♪

♪So we must say I love you out loud♪

- ♪My mother watched me out of sight♪ - ♪Are you nearly home♪

- ♪My memories became so intense♪ - ♪The door is open♪

♪Through the gentle times♪

♪Wherever you are is my home♪

♪Come back home♪

♪My sweetie♪

♪Please believe in yourself♪