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[Love on a Shoestring]

Yes! Got it!

[Episode 5]

Okay. Again.

Jiali, I'm about to finish this round.

Wait for me.

Let's go have midnight snacks after I'm done.

Okay.

I'm looking for

a suitable storefront anyway.

Okay.

Come on. Again.

It's the same.

Awesome!

Okay, I'm going to play one more round.

There's no need to bring any gear.

Go.

You go that way.

Okay, I'll go this way.

Be careful.

Why did you bring a broadsword? To till the land?

Someone's here. Hurry.

Jiali is tired.

Why is she still accompanying her boyfriend playing games?

It would be great that we don't see our enemies.

Zhigang.

How about this one?

What do you think?

The rent is 78,000 NT dollars per month.

It's too expensive.

See if there's a cheaper one.

I think you're right.

We just started a business. It indeed is too expensive.

Yeah.

Jiali, listen.

I'm the most experienced in finding a storefront.

When I'm not busy,

I'll look for one with you some other day.

Okay?

Okay.

Well...

Right, my friend said

he wants to play another round.

Can you...

You're going to play another round?

I think I should go back first.

I'm tired.

But we haven't had midnight snacks yet.

How about this? I'm going to tell him

I don't want to play anymore.

Let's go now.

Alright.

You guys play one more round. I'll wait for you.

I knew it. You're the kindest to me.

It's so good to have you.

Wait for me. It won't take long.

Hurry up. I still have things to do.

None of your business. Hurry up.

Okay, go.

Got it.

Why are you here?

Did Michael Zhao come with you?

No.

I didn't see him.

Get on the motorbike.

I'll give you a ride to the company.

Why do you want to give me a ride to the company?

I can just take a bus.

We just started dating. We're still passionately in love.

If Michael Zhao finds out

I didn't give you a ride to the company,

he would think he still has a chance.

So he won't give up.

I think you have a point.

Then...

thank you.

You're so considerate.

There must be a lot of people liking you, right?

Do you mind?

No.

Why would I mind?

Let's go, Boyfriend.

Excuse me. I want to ask

what I should grab.

I don't think you have handles on your motorbike.

It's our company's new product:

morning tea.

Try it.

Drinking it can calm you down.

You are angry early in the morning.

Look at you.

Be careful of skin aging.

Come on.

It's hot.

Nothing goes smoothly.

It must be because of Jian Keke.

Last night,

when I thought of the fact

that Jian Keke is with Wang Haikuo,

I couldn't sleep for ten minutes.

Ten minutes!

Now I have dark circles.

Before Keke said yes yesterday,

she peeked at me on purpose.

She must hate me for giving her the wedding invitation card last time,

so she took the chance to take revenge on me.

They are pretending?

I don't think so.

According to a man's instinct,

I think

Wang Haikuo is serious.

Jian Keke is a human.

She has emotions.

She's not a trophy

used to satisfy your pride.

I will make her my girlfriend successfully.

You think Haikuo is serious?

I think he is

very serious.

But I still think it's incredible.

They only knew each other not long ago.

Did he tell you how he knew Jian Keke?

He didn't say he knew her.

Right,

that day, he suddenly asked me

which floor the Accounting Department is on.

Looks like it's true

that Haikuo joined our company for Keke.

But

how come Keke didn't recognize Haikuo?

They are here.

Wait.

This is for you.

Thank you for giving me a ride to the company.

What do you remember?

I remember.

You bought this milk for me last time, right?

I can't be angry.

I can't be angry.

Anger will make you old.

Anger will make you old.

I can't be angry.

But I'm really angry.

Have some.

Have some tea.

What boyfriend?

Aren't you ashamed?

Shameless!

-He's my boyfriend, okay? -Miss.

I... I really need you.

Maybe your...

your family and friends sometimes need you,

but I'm not like them, Jiali.

I really need you.

Jiali.

You haven't applied the egg mixture yet.

You're right. I forgot.

Jiali,

someone wants to see you.

Is it the girl from last time?

No, it's a man.

I asked him to wait outside.

Okay. Thank you, Manager.

Why are you here?

When will you get off work today?

I'll get off work at 6 p.m. Why?

I have something to tell you.

Can we have dinner together after work?

Can't you tell me now?

It's not convenient.

Okay.

Let's meet after work.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Be careful.

What's wrong with you?

Everyone,

there's a new Internet-famous restaurant

near our company.

Does anyone want to go with me?

Me.

Okay.

Jian Keke.

Why are there three receipts missing for Division One's reimbursement?

Did you go easy on Division One?

Katy,

please help me find a piece of A4 paper

on Elly's desk.

There are three receipts of catering expenses on it.

The total amount is 1,040 NT dollars.

I looked for it, but I just couldn't find it.

Even if you ask Katy to look for it ten times, the result will remain the same.

Elly,

I found it.

It was behind the computer screen.

Next time before you question others,

make sure you have a clear understanding of your own situation

to avoid unnecessary embarrassment.

If you had stapled it well when you gave it to me,

why was it dropped there?

You must have made a mistake

when you did your job.

Please

recheck all the files

you just gave me.

I've finished my work.

I have no obligation to check them for you.

[Information Room]

Sorry.

Excuse me.

Are you... in a meeting?

Why are you here?

I'm here to ask you to have lunch together.

Check them yourself.

Let's go.

Elly,

I'll recheck

all the receipts with you.

It's not my fault.

Why should I recheck them?

I'm so angry.

You're new here.

There's something you may not know.

They have been like this

for a long time.

Listen to my advice.

Workplace rule number one:

if you want to live,

stay away from the battlefield.

You'll get used to it.

Let's go eat on our own.

Okay.

Let's go.

It's an Internet-famous restaurant.

I don't know what you like to eat,

so I brought a portion of each dish.

This is too much.

How can we finish them all?

It's okay even if you can't finish them.

You can pack them up and take them home.

Wang Haikuo

is really generous.

Luckily, we're not actually in a relationship.

Otherwise, considering his money spending habits,

I definitely will go crazy.

Jiali,

when do you usually

have lunch with Keke?

We don't have lunch on specific days.

But we eat together about two or three days a week.

If I

eat with you,

will I interrupt your heart-to-heart talks?

No.

But do you mean

you're going to eat with us often?

Yes.

Well,

Jiali is one of us.

You don't need to pretend in front of her.

Pretend? What do you mean?

I mean

when it's lunchtime in the future,

we can leave the company together

and then eat separately.

Then we can set up a time to meet and go back to the company together.

That should do it.

We don't need to eat together.

Why should we eat separately?

We're not actually a couple.

Why should we eat together?

Also, we can have time to take a break like this.

Isn't that great?

Couple?

Are you two in a relationship?

No.

He's pretending with me

to make Michael Zhao give up

and make Elly angry by the way.

I'm not pretending.

If you are not pretending,

were you serious

when you confessed your love to me that day?

I was serious

when I confessed my love to you that day.

I need...

to... to calm down.

Keke.

Jiali, sorry.

I think I need you to accompany Keke.

I think it will be awkward if she sees me now.

Okay. I'm going to accompany her first.

Thank you for your lunch.

Bye.

This is for you.

The second one is 40% off.

Impulsive consumption really calms me down.

Are you okay?

No.

What should you do now?

I don't know.

Haikuo likes you.

Haven't you felt anything before?

Come on, we knew each other not long ago.

We just meet every day at work.

We only met twice privately.

The first time is when we had a car accident.

The second time is when...

we met with Mr. Zhang.

So you remember clearly?

Everything?

Yes.

I mean...

the first time we met.

What?

Could it be that he knew me a long time ago?

Really?

When?

How would I know?

I don't remember I have seen this person before.

In my opinion,

since you can't remember,

you should take the initiative to talk to him.

I should take the initiative?

After all, you agreed to date him.

You should at least clear up this misunderstanding.

Give him an explanation before you break up.

Otherwise, it would look like

you're playing with his feelings.

I'm playing with his feelings?

[Trendee Business Department]

The project I just presented

is a manufacturer

Division One will talk to this month.

The content of Chen Shi's report

will also be sent to Division Two and Division Three's managers.

Please recheck

if there are the same competitors

to ensure everyone's efforts won't be in vain.

Okay.

Before getting off work,

Division Three will send it to you.

That's all

for today's meeting.

By the way,

Mr. Wang,

you just got a girlfriend, right?

Why do you look so serious?

I heard

when people are in a relationship,

even the air smells sweet.

Mr. Zhao,

we don't talk about personal matters during working hours.

I don't need to remind you of this, right?

The meeting is almost over, right?

There is nothing wrong

with communicating with each other

when we're free during working hours, right?

Or does Mr. Wang not

want to communicate with us?

Okay, it doesn't matter.

That's all for today's meeting.

Dismissed.

See you.

Bye.

Mr. Wang,

you're already in a relationship with Keke, right?

Why do you look unhappy?

We're not in a relationship.

But Keke said yes in front of everyone, right?

She thought I was pretending.

Pretending?

Since she's not taking it seriously,

that's great.

I think God

is giving you a chance to turn back.

What do you mean?

God must have sympathy for you,

a kind person.

Just let go.

I know

you must be sad about your breakup.

But promise me,

don't be sad for too long.

Okay?

I'm here.

Do I look like I'm sad?

During the meeting just now,

you pulled a really long face.

Really?

Indeed.

That's because your report is really bad.

Maybe it's my problem.

I will improve the report.

But what happened to Keke

was just as expected.

What do you mean by "as expected"?

It was just as expected?

Keke wants to see me.

I'll come back to discuss it with you later.

Okay.

Put it on my desk.

Mr. Zhao, you're really scrupulous in separating your work from your private life.

You're even so professional while experiencing disappointment in love.

Acting?

I knew it.

Jian Keke loves money so much.

How would she fall in love with a human?

Now she must be very bothered about Haikuo's love for her.

So we need to find a way

to make Keke more eager to stay away from Haikuo.

At the same time, we have to make Haikuo give up on Keke.

What should we do?

The most typical case

is that the hero saves the beauty.

What do you want to do?

Haikuo, save me!

Do you think that

I'll be afraid of three people?

Go!

Come here.

-Let go of me! -What are you doing?

Let go of that girl!

Michael Zhao!

I don't need a real man.

As long as you have money, it'll be fine.

Yes, I have a lot of money.

I have money.

It's a good tactic,

but the plot is a bit old-fashioned.

It seems to be an inferior tactic that was

once used in a certain idol drama.

Although the plot is old-fashioned,

it's always effective.

You...

Do you want to chase Keke or not?

Yes.

Very good.

Let's do it today then.

Tonight,

let's catch them off guard.

Okay.

Happy cooperation.

Happy cooperation.

You're going to tell me something, aren't you?

How come we're meeting each other at the karaoke bar?

I think

it's safer here.

It's safer?

What do you mean?

I...

Drink slowly.

For what I want to tell you,

I need to have a drink first before saying it.

But I don't like drinking alcohol.

I can't have a drink with you.

It's okay.

I'll get drunk after drinking almost one can of it.

But...

you look fine.

Of course.

I only drank one can of it.

Then why did you say that you would get drunk after drinking one can of it?

How could you believe in such words?

Beer contains only 5% alcohol,

not 50%.

Jiali,

I really think that

you need to change your naive personality.

Your boyfriend looks suspicious.

Even an outsider like me can perceive that

he's hiding something from you.

You must be wondering

why I know that.

When you were waiting for your boyfriend that day,

I was there, too.

You waited for 56 minutes and 8 seconds.

It was 3,368 seconds in total.

I can't believe that you waited for him for so long.

If he really liked you,

he wouldn't have let you wait for even a second.

So you were also there that day?

Of course.

It was in the middle of the night.

It was dangerous for a girl like you.

According to the police administration data,

in the past eight years,

the population of juveniles has sharply decreased by 810,000,

but the number of juvenile suspects has increased by 16%.

He left you in danger and didn't care about you.

How terrible.

A warm person like you

should find someone who can really treat you nicely.

You should know that

true happiness is waiting for you.

So I hope that

you can think it through and figure it out.

Don't let that scumbag

ruin your happiness anymore.

Do you know

where your happiness is?

I don't know.

Your happiness...

Yuanchong.

Yuanchong.

Yuanchong.

Thank you.

It smells familiar.

This is the coffee I brought from the pantry of our company.

In this way, we don't have to go to a cafe.

It's noisy and costly there.

The view here is so nice.

And we can have a good chat.

Right. There are few people here, too.

Then you can talk about it properly.

I thought you asked me out

in order to tell me something.

I asked you out

in order to give you a chance to explain it carefully.

Did we know each other before?

When did we meet each other?

There's only one truth.

Don't lie to me.

I really like you.

What I want to hear is the truth, not your confession of love.

Since the first time I met you,

I've never forgotten you.

So you fell in love with me at first sight?

When I was a sophomore in high school,

my mom was diagnosed with cancer.

There were only three months left for her to live.

But because of what had happened in my family,

my dad didn't care about my mom's condition at all.

In the end,

I was the only one who accompanied my mom.

Actually, it didn't take three months.

When my mom passed away,

my dad never came to visit her.

I was the only one

who felt sad for my mom

and cried for my mom.

Answer the phone.

Why aren't you answering the phone?

Answer the phone.

Why aren't you answering the phone?

[Father]

You've shed too many tears.

Drinking milk can help to replenish your strength

and the water you've lost.

Just keep crying.

It's okay.

I'm serious.

If you're sad about something,

just vent it out. Don't hold it in.

If you feel embarrassed about crying

because I'm here,

I'll leave now.

It's okay.

Can you accompany me?

So that's why you bought

the milk of that brand for me at that time?

I see.

Actually,

at that time,

I didn't need any comfort.

I just hoped that

someone could stay by my side

so that I wouldn't feel so lonely.

Though you were a stranger,

you gave me this warmth.

It was really warm.

When I gave you the milk,

did I have two bottles of milk in my hands

and then give you one of them?

Yes.

From what I know about myself,

I bought one bottle of the milk and got one free.

Because I would never spend money

buying milk for others.

So just don't take it seriously.

Whether you bought one and got one free or not,

you gave me your milk after all,

and accompanied me.

You made me know that

there was still such a kind of gentleness in this world.

So you fell in love with me because of this?

At that time, you were there

because your dad was sent to the emergency room for an upset stomach.

Later, I was busy with my mom's funeral,

so I didn't have time to get to know you.

Only until now can I do that.

Now?

Now I know that

you work in the Accounting Department of this company,

I took the initiative to join the company.

So that's the reason?

It's because of me?

I admire your deep affection and perseverance very much.

But

it's all too sudden.

And I really don't remember

the incident which you said just now.

It's okay.

It's not okay.

Because your feelings for me have been accumulated over time.

But I just regard you

as a new colleague I've just met.

Then we...

So we can get to know each other again.

Because as you know me now,

you look at me with a beauty filter. You've beautified me.

Well,

actually, I'm not that good.

So you mean...

So I mean

we must break up with each other,

and we should do it thoroughly and resolutely.

It's good for both of us.

Okay.

Yes. Then...

Okay?

I agree.

Let's break up.

Well...

You agree? You made up your mind so fast?

As long as you say it,

I'm willing to accept it.

Okay.

Well...

Do you want me to take you home?

It's okay. No need.

Just give me your family's number.

I'll ask your family to come pick you up.

Remember.

No matter what happens,

you still have me.

I'll remember that.

Bye.

Just let me take you home.

I can go home by myself.

Why are you here?

What are you doing?

So what if she sees us?

Don't be sad.

This scumbag is not worth it.

You called me a scumbag?

Who do you think you are?

Jiali, what's going on now?

Are you dating this guy

behind my back?

We just came out for a chat after work.

You two are so close.

You even asked to meet each other after work.

At a karaoke bar on top of that.

Zhigang, let’s go to

a motel and have a chat there later.

Jiali, you've gone too far.

You said you would forgive me.

I even accompanied you while you were working every day,

and then picked you up from work.

But it turns out that you're dating this guy now.

He's just a colleague.

So it's a romantic relationship at the workplace.

That's so sweet.

Jiali, you're breaking my heart by doing this.

I trusted you so much.

I kept fawning on you. You...

You blamed me for having an ambiguous relationship with Weishan.

In the end,

you're not faithful to me, either.

-You also don't know that you should avoid suspicion. -Don't say such mean words!

Why did you hit him?

You're being ridiculous.

Are you all right?

Don't worry.

When people are in danger,

they tend to have a fragile state of mind.

This tactic will definitely be useful to Jian Keke.

But Keke is a very strong woman.

Do you understand the theory of "Misattribution of Arousal"?

Because of fear,

one might misunderstand that it's romantic love.

But I'm afraid of heights.

Since when have you been afraid of heights?

Now.

Michael Zhao.

We're already here.

We've even hired some part-time actors.

You want to give up now?

This is not okay.

Look. My skin is so tender.

What if I get hurt

when I really fight with them?

Don't worry. Okay?

The people I hired are professional martial artists.

They're very good at faking a fight.

Later, just swing your hand like this,

and kick them with your foot like this.

They can be quite cooperative.

Okay?

Are you having a date at night?

They're coming.

[Preview]

I said, "Let go of that girl!"

Just testing whether the relationship between you two

is solid enough.

I've broken up with Jian Keke.

There's no need to test it.

You're in a bad mood.

Is it because of Haikuo?

I

am

not

pregnant

at all!

There's blood.

Thank you for helping me change into these clothes.

I wasn't the one who helped you get changed.

I really hope that

you and Yuanchong can flirt a little.

So you should smile more.

I believe that there will be many people who will like you.

Then what about you?