Review...I don't want that!
Review...What day and age is it to go on a blind date?
If you were to wait until I'm fifty when I'm all old and ugly, would you still like me then?
I'm going to take a look over there.
Yang Mu's poetry.
"Allow me to compare you to the return of the cool summer sea breeze."
"An emerald-colored handkerchief adorned with white lace,"
"not embroidered with soldiers, but with six fishing boats."
When you read it aloud, your voice sounds very pretty.
Go ahead and try reading it out loud.
"The war did not change us,"
"so no other setbacks need change you."
How does that feel?
It feels like a heavy thing on my chest has been lifted.
Didn't you think that the owner looked very familiar?
I found it!
"Do not feel sorrowful."
"Tears are meant for others, not to be spent on yourself."(Hulian, by Yang Mu)
We Shouldn’t, by Sun Sheng Xi
♫ No matter how deeply touched you were. ♫
♫ Once you've loved, ♫
♫ you'll realize that it's never deep enough. ♫
♫ Even if we cannot love the one we love, ♫
♫ happiness should not be a compromise. ♫
♫ So let neither of us waste more time. ♫
♫ We shouldn't... ♫
♫ linger on this broken dependence. ♫
♫ We shouldn't... ♫
♫ linger on this broken dependence. ♫
♫ We shouldn't... ♫
♫ be afraid of what we've missed out. ♫
♫ Please don't... ♫
♫ become so small-minded. ♫
Lovestore at the CornerBook #3
I seem to have mistaken that person.
I'm sorry... Causing you to come here all for nothing.
How was this all for nothing?
Look! We have a clue now! He lives in Hualian.
He grew up near that air force base.
Even though I didn't go to Hualian for my military service,
I really was in the air force.
The single-engine biplane he mentioned
is a very ancient airplane.
I really don't have an impression of what it looks like.
He said it as if it were real.
I think his way of speaking is very strange.
Then how are we to know if he's Yang Mo Cheng or Xiang Shu Lei?
We can go to Hualian!
What?
Subtitles by the Lovestore at the Corner Team @Viki
♫ Let us slide into the valley ♫
♫ You are the ocean from that summer ♫
♫ A jade colored handkerchief ♫
♫ adorned with white lace ♫
Th...This is very ancient.
It is very old.
When I was younger, in Hualian,
I clearly saw these types of planes flying overhead in the sky.
Our field was big, but there weren't a lot of students.
We don't know who noticed it first,
but the biplane looked like a giant dragonfly.
It flew all the way from the sea.
The principal and the teachers weren't able to control us.
We were all chasing to get the things falling out of that plane.
Do you guys know what fell out from that air plane?
The mayoral candidate's campaign flyers.
He used a plane to distribute flyers?
That day, everyone folded those flyers into paper airplanes.
This is the only air force base that is in this area.
If he didn't lie, then it must be this one.
But there's not a single person here.
Who are we supposed to ask?
There's a person, we can ask him.
Mister.
Sorry to bother you, but do you work here?
Why are you asking like that?
Oh, we just wanted to ask about the single-engine biplane in the air force base.
Single-engine biplane?
Yeah, a single-engine biplane.
Do people here use the plane to distribute flyers?
Oh, that happened so many years ago.
Who uses planes to distribute flyers nowadays?
So...there really used to be people who used airplanes to send out messages?
Then... Then how many years ago was this?
It seemed to have happened during the first year that I came to work here.
At that time, every few days there would be air planes sending messages down.
All the little kids used those messages and turned them into paper airplanes.
Throwing them here and there, the whole ground was covered with it.
I was never done sweeping them.
Mister, can I ask,
how long have you been working here?
About 42 years, I guess.
42 years...
So tired...
When I was younger, in Hualian, I clearly saw these single-engine biplanes flying overhead in the sky.
Mister, can I ask,
how long have you been working at this school?
About 42 years.
42 years...
He clearly wasn't even born yet.
So now, who else is there to help us figure out whether or not Yang Mo Cheng is Xiang Shu Lei?
Hey, send me the pictures you took of Xiang Shu Lei today at the bookstore.
(Xiang Shu Lei)
Excuse me, sorry to bother to,
may I ask if you are Xiang Shu Li's relative?
Here, this is another copy.
Next time, don't forget.
OK, I know.
Quickly go to class.
Yes, thank you Ke Xing.
Where...did you find him?
In half an hour, I'll be waiting for you at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Station.
Ke Xing!
This is the contact info for the student yesterday who was on probation.
Make a phone call. Get the report done in three days.
OK, I got it.
- The money...- OK.
It hurts!
What's wrong?
What's the matter?
My stomach really hurts.
You were fine just a second ago. Why does it hurt now?
I've had diarrhea since yesterday.
Cover your mouth...
Have you caught that stomach flu that's been going around lately?
Did you get it?
If you caught it, take a leave immediately.
With so many students here, you're sure to infect a lot of people.
Hurry up, 3 minutes. Take your leave.
Hurry up!
Where did you take this picture?
First you have to tell me,
is he your brother, Xiang Shu Lei?
Yes, he is my older brother.
Are you positive?
So...
where did you find him?
I found him at a small bookstore in Yilan.
But, he said he's Yang Mo Cheng.
He says he's from Hualian.
Then there's no mistake about it.
After he got into a car accident, he didn't remember who he was anymore.
He didn't recognize his family, and he didn't want to go home.
My mother helped him find another residence.
And then there was one day
when he suddenly told me, he was Yang Mo Cheng.
And he grew up in Hualian.
After he told us he was going back to Hualian,
he disappeared.
We desperately searched for him,
and in turn, he would keep moving.
No matter what, he wouldn't ever meet with us.
In the end...
We decided we wouldn't keep provoking him.
Maybe if he lived a quiet life,
he would be able to regain his memories.
Right now...
We can only check his bank account every month
to see if he's living comfortably.
So what are you looking for him for?
I have something I want to ask him.
Can I know what you want to ask about?
My name is Du Ke Xing.
Three years ago, your brother was dating a girl.
Her name was Du Ke Jie.
She's my sister.
She's gone missing.
So you're looking for my brother...
because you want to ask about your sister?
I want to know what happened between them
before my sister went missing.
If it's possible,
I'd like that you not bother my brother anymore.
When he left,
it took our family a long time
to accept this as a reality.
Right now, things are still calm.
As long as he's living well,
spending his days as he likes,
whether or not he returns isn't important.
So I ask of you,
please don't interfere with our family matters anymore.
Mr. Xiang Shu Hao,
the reason your family can be at peace
is because you know where Xiang Shu Lei is!
But my sister?
She's been missing for three years!
She's like a big question mark
living in all of our hearts.
Even if I can't find her,
I'm going to find out what the truth is!
Are you done yet?
OK.
Yu Guang Zhong's poetry is very sonorous and forceful.
Reading it out loud is very attractive.
You said she like's eating apples, right?
He has a poem called, "Peeling Apples."
You can memorize it and recite it to her.
I bet she'll really like it.
Mister, don't you have a more normal method?
Like going to a movie or shopping somewhere...
You already know about the normal methods.
So what are you asking me for?
Forget it.
You're clearly trying to turn me into a weirdo.
What age is this, to be reciting poetry...
The way I see it, you're just trying to sell these books that no one wants.
Well I'll tell you, we high schoolers aren't that easily fooled.
This...
Mister.
What are you doing here again?
I can't come here?
Of course you can.
Seeing as you come here so often recently,
did you just move into the area?
I really like it here,
so I just wanted to stop by.
Don't mind me, I'll just have a look around.
OK, then you can look around.
Mister?
Can you tell me about this book?
Oh, sure.
Tagore.
Tagore is...
Your photo fell out.
This was in the book, wasn't it?
That's not possible.
I've carefully checked through all the books,
and there wouldn't be any photos inside.
Don't you recognize the person in the photo?
How interesting.
The guy in this photo
looks just like me.
He is you!
Your name is Xiang Shu Lei.
The girl in the photo is my sister,
Du Ke Jie.
She's your girlfriend who's been missing for three years.
You don't recognize her at all?
I'm not that person.
And I don't know who Du Ke Jie is.
You've got the wrong person.
You're really going overboard!
How could you forget her?!
Hey.
I'll treat you to some good tea.
You...
Here.
This is cold Pouchong tea.
With good Paochong tea,
you only need to steep it in cold water for a day.
And then you leave it to steep in the refrigerator for another day.
When you want to serve it, you just add a squeeze of fresh lemon.
I promise that you'll really like it.
How do you know I'll like it?
You'll find out when you drink it.
So, is it good?
What exactly did you add to it?
This.
My secret when brewing tea.
Mint leaves?
Where did you learn this method of making tea?
I learned it when I went to the mountains.
In the mountains?
I learned it from books.
How stupid...
You think that I'm your sister's boyfriend,
so you came all the way to Yilan to find me.
It's not "I think you are,"
you clearly are him.
Then tell me.
Tell you what?
If I'm the person you're looking for...
You've seen me now.
What do you want to say to me?
Did you come all this way to find me,
just to tell me
that I'm your sister's boyfriend?
Or did you have something more to say
about your sister's story?
Maybe something about their past together?
Don't worry. If you have something to say,
go ahead and tell me.
I'm willing to listen.
How about this then?
Let's talk about your sister first.
From her photo, she looks like she loved to smile,
was very candid...and very friendly.
Right?
Yes.
My sister...
She loved smiling,
and was very candid
and friendly.
When you say "friendly," what do you mean?
Like, do you mean she's very polite?
That she can hold a conversation with anyone?
That she can hold a conversation with anyone,
and so everyone would like to be her friend?
Or is it more like she's very loyal?
As long as her friend needs her, she'll be there.
Which kind is she?
My sister...
My sister, she...
She's very friendly...
Mister!
You have a lot of poetry anthologies here,
but are there many people who want to buy or read poems?
Only someone who studies these can understand them, right?
That's not necessarily true.
Everyone can read these poems.
Whether or not you understand it, depends on your mood.
Sometimes we might think we don't understand,
but without us realizing,
we can already feel it.
You have to read it out loud. Try it.
Each time you read it, you begin to understand it more and more.
Listen.
"Where the water ends,"
"the end is not seen, and the water is not seen."
"But there is a faint scent..."
"You feel the chill in your eyes,"
"in your ears, and in your clothes."
"You are the source of the spring,"
"and I am the ripples in the spring."
"We get off to a chilly beginning,"
"and we wind up in a chilly end."
"Like the wind and eye of the storm…"
What right do I have to blame him?
He's forgotten my sister because of his car accident.
But what about me?
How is it, that only after three short years,
she feels so unfamiliar?
The more I wish to find my sister,
the more I realize I never truly understood her.
Hello? Ze Xuan?
Ke Xing, are you feeling well?
Me? I'm feeling great.
Then, when I went to pick you up from work,
why did your co-worker say that you caught a cold and took time off to rest?
Don't come back again.
Trying to figure out whether or not I am Xiang Shu Lei...
It's scary, isn't it?
Hurry up!
- Cheers!- A toast to all of you!
You didn't drink enough.
How refreshing!
Do you know what we do after we toast?
- What?- The Executive makes a speech!
Speech!
Go on, let's hear it.
OK. When I was in America, I'd often hear my father
speak about this team--
especially after Xin Ni became the team leader,
and the company became more of a force to be reckoned with.
Mark, you're giving me too much credit. I only did what I could.
This...is due to everyone's efforts.
Cheers! Thank you!
By the way, we still have a meeting later, so...
It's rare that everyone can relax like this. You still need to mention work?
Mark, you don't know. Xin Ni is like Superwoman.
She doesn't need breaks or vacations.
There's no case or person that she can't handle.
On her own, she's more useful than ten people!
She's definitely got three heads and six arms!(i.e. superhuman)
That's true. She really is.
But...
- What?- What is it, Ah Kai? Go ahead.
Say it.
Yeah, if you have something to say, say it!Xin Ni doesn't hold grudges.
OK. Xin Ni, I've actually had something I wanted to tell at you for awhile now.
It's a lot of pressure working with you.
You work overtime on weekends, and we don't even know where we should go!
- Right?- Yeah...
There's no need.
If I want all of you to work, naturally, I'd call you.
I go to the office on days off because I have a hard time being at ease with regards to work.
This is my personal fault. I apologize.
If I've caused you any stress, please don't hold onto it.
Director, if we take your words as true, and we don't work overtime with you,
you won't secretly hold it against us, will you?
Hey, John! Do you think Xin Ni is as small-minded as you?
- What about you?- Why do you always make a mess of the atmosphere?
Xin Ni, let me show you something.
Here it is! I just happened to buy it when I went to see the clients.
You know, for this bag,
I was eating instant noodles for four months!
Oh, that's amazing...
Don't mind them. As long as they finish their work,
I also...
It's alright.
So girls like these types of bags nowadays? The design's not bad.
Xiao Zhu, I don't have much of an opinion on this bag.
But even though you've only been eating instant noodles, I don't think you've become any thinner.
What's wrong with you?!
This is the second brand-name bag I've ever gotten. Of course it has to be like Xin Ni's.
After all, she's my goddess.
What a bunch of weirdos.
Subtitles by the Lovestore at Corner Team @Viki
Sending yourself a bag for Christmas. Sending another for New Year's.
Sending yourself a bag for Valentine's Day.
Sending yourself a bag for Qi Xi.(like a Chinese Valentine's Day)
Even for the Dragon Boat Festival, sending yourself a bag.
I don't need someone else to treat me well, not at all.
You... You went looking for Xiang Shu Lei again?
OK, so even if you find out that Xiang Shu Lei is Yang Mo Cheng,
and you're positive that Yang Mo Cheng is Xiang Shu Lei, then what?
He's already lost his memories. Even if you ask him anything, he can't answer you.
Ke Xing, forget it. Let's not worry about this stuff anymore.
We can't just forget it. I was thinking about it for a long time in the car.
He once loved my sister so much, but now he can't remember...
Just like the male lead in Autumn's Concerto.
It must be so painful.
Think about how long he's lived.
But he can't even remember who he's loved or hated, or what he did.
That kind of life is too tragic, isn't it?
So I came up with our Grand Plan for Happiness.
Right now, this happiness is towards Xiang Shu Lei.
Our happiness is obviously something we have to work together to create.
What does it have to do with Xiang Shu Lei?
Of course it relates to him!
Think about it - if today I can help Xiang Shu Lei remember my sister,
then his thanks to me will be like an endless river.
And then, with his family's wealth,
surely, he'd be very willing to lend us 20 million.
But his family owns a hospital.
If his family couldn't help him, how are we supposed to help him regain his memories?
That's why I have to remember more things about my sister.
If I keep showing up in front of him, maybe he will remember me.
Or I could just hold a photo up and keep waving it in his face.
Or I could take him to where my sister lived!
- We can make the walls in his mind... What was it?- Receive a shock?
Yes! Isn't that what always happens in the dramas?
Yeah! You're so observant.
Right?
But wait... Even if he does remember something,
what if he doesn't pay us? Then we end up with nothing.
Even if we don't get the money, that's okay.
Just so long as he remembers my sister -- isn't that a good thing?
And since he's so smart, he'll definitely help us figure out how to make the money.
OK, then I'll help too!
Tonight, I'm going to write up a detailed battle plan!
Boss, I'd like one of everything that tastes good.
Zhu lun (fish surimi), A gei (noodles in tofu)...
Li Ze Xuan, what are you doing? The dishes here are really expensive.
Are you crazy? Aren't you trying to save money?
But we have our Grand Plan for Happiness now.
I have to let you eat well and until you're full.
Once we've filled up, we can fight together.
Fighting!
That's right! I was saying, some Zhu lun...
- And also--- Fried tofu!
Kunbu chuan! (some type of pork cutlet)And Meiren shun! (something with bamboo)
Why does Mark want me to go to Yilan so early?
The boss only said for me to bring you there.
Let me officially introduce you to the Judas Project.
This...
This is the Judas Project that the President has been secretly working on for the past 5 years?
Yes. My father wanted to take this town of Yilan
and turn it into something like Hokkaido or Edinburgh.
It's not that I want to pour water all over the idea,
but Yilan isn't really considered a prime location.
I'm afraid that this plan...
I understand your concern.
Until now, I've thought the same as you.
But this place used to be my father's home,
and this is his dream.
As his son, it's my responsibility to make that dream a reality.
You see, this is my father's perfect world.
Where this red line is, there will be a beautiful canal.
On the left bank, there will be new and tall buildings
that will match with Yilan
without losing the culture of the place.
To the right, we will highlight the wonderful mountains, ocean, and people.
And we'd like to develop Yilan's high school and university.
This development project will be my father's final legacy.
Do you know about Judas, one of Jesus' twelve apostles?
Judas?
He betrayed Jesus.
Whether it was a betrayal depends on how you look at it.
If you have the chance, you can try to understand Judas' story more.
But before then, you need to understand me.
Because for this large endeavor, I need you.
I can give you some time to prepare, but I hope you won't make me wait too long.
You probably don't often come to Yilan.
If there's anywhere you'd like to go, I can have my driver take you there.
It's about Xiang Shu Lei.
In Yilan, there's a small bookshop called Joy of Reading.
I saw someone who looks just like him there.
No, I should head back to the company soon.
Really?
If there's somewhere you'd like to go, you should go.
Because there are some places you won't get a chance to go to again.
(Joy of Reading Bookstore)
Are you looking for me?
Wow.
What are you wow-ing?
You seem very different from last time.
If you weren't wearing a white coat, telling me you were a doctor, I wouldn't have believed it.
What do I seem like, then?
You seem like someone who stays at home - even more so if you put on glasses.
Your words are very direct.
But you're not wrong, I just also wear a doctor's coat.
Here, this is for you.
Thanks.
Your family's hospital is really big.
So now, you'll inherit the hospital, right?
How elite.
It's not so easy to establish a hospital.
Our revenue shows a negative growth.
Oh right, why are you looking for me?
I wanted to ask you if you knew how my sister and your brother started dating.
I'm not too sure about that.
I thought I'd be able to find out something from your side.
I'm sorry, but I really can't help you.
Why does it seem like you and your brother weren't very close?
We weren't very close.
My brother was never very close to any of the family.
There was always a certain tension between my father and him.
Tension?
My father is a very authoritative person.
He wanted us to become doctors - the family business.
My brother didn't study as well as me, and he wasn't very interested in being a doctor.
Watching him being forced into it the entire time,
I also felt it was difficult.
On the contrary,
I never thought it was so horrible that my brother lost his memories.
Why not?
This way, he can forget the past...
He doesn't have to remember those unpleasant memories.
But doesn't that also mean
that he won't remember any of his happy memories either?
Excuse me.
Hello?
I understand, I'll be back right away.
Excuse me.
Ah, go ahead.
Sorry for taking up your time.
Of course not.
Actually, I'm very grateful to Du Ke Jie.
Although I'm not very clear about their relationship,
I could see that when he was dating your sister,
my brother was much happier,
and his relationship with our father was much better than before.
Xiang Shu Lei!
What a coincidence! What are you doing here?
I...I'm sorry. Do we know each other?
I'm Dong Xin Ni.
What, you don't recognize me anymore?
We used to...
Used to...
Wow, your bookstore is so interesting!
It's not interesting at all.
Your bookstore really has your style.
That should be fine, right?
That's probably fine.
I just want to give you a bit more happiness without hurting Ke Jie.
I never thought about how much I'd miss her.
We should have never started this!
Actually, I'm very grateful to Du Ke Jie.
When he was dating your sister, my brother was very happy.
- Head Teacher, hello.- Hello.
Guo!
Your data.
You finished it yesterday, right?
Good job.
- Hey.- Are you done with work yet?
Soon.
I'm at the library.
When you're done with work, come over. I have something to show you.
What?
Ta-da!
What's this?
It's our grand plan for happiness!
Just to show how much I care about you, I put your name up front.
(Amnesia Syndrome - What is amnesia?...)
- You wrote all these?- Yes.
I brought those books, too. Take a look at titles like "Stress and Trauma," and "Insight into Memory."
Many sections in these books are about how to help those who are suffering from amnesia recover their memories.
I wrote so much that my hand hurts!
There are even more in the back...
But how am I supposed to finish reading so many books?
You can count on me. I'll finish reading them all,
then write summaries for you.
Li Ze Xuan,
thank you.
Silly girl,
I'm doing all of this for our happiness. Am I right?
By the way, didn't you visit his younger brother? Then what did he say?
Don't mention it.
Xiang Shu Hou didn't know anything about his brother and my sister dating.
Strange, you two are similar.
One doesn't understand their brother; the other doesn't understand their sister.
If it were me, everything about my sister -- including how many times she's been in love,
who her first kiss was and where --
I'd know all of it like the back of my hand.
How can you be so into gossip?
How is that gossipy? That's something you ought to know!
What if one of them bullies the other? That's not a matter to take lightly!
Sit down. You're being really loud!
You're so embarrassing.
But anyway, if even his brother doesn't know,
who are we supposed to ask?
I've thought of someone.
Who?
- Please send all these out tomorrow.- OK.
Xin Ni!
This is my boyfriend, Li Ze Xuan.
Hi.
This is Dong Xin Ni, my sister's best friend.
Hello.
And this here, is shrimp soup dumplings.
Your dinner.
How did you know I haven't eaten yet?
DIdn't you say you had to work overtime on the phone?
I just figured you hadn't eaten yet.
Why are you suddenly looking for me?
Xin Ni, did my sister ever tell you
how she and Xiang Shu Lei met?
Why are you suddenly asking that?
Is it important how they first met?
It's not that, I just want to better understand the two of them.
For example, did they fight?
Did they have any tokens or keepsakes?
Or did they celebrate any anniversaries or the like? And...
And...
When they were together, they must've been happy, right?
Because I realized I only really remember that they celebrated a birthday with me...
But I don't remember anything else.
I think I heard about how they met.
Really?
That's awesome!
Xin Ni, you have to tell me everything you know.
As far as I remember, that day, Xiang Shu Lei came to Ke Jie's work, looking for a friend.
Ke Jie got off work late that day, so Xiang Shu Lei took the opportunity to send her home.
Were you here complaining to Ke Jie again?
Ke Jie's not here!
She went to a performance with her co-workers.
She didn't tell you?
This girl... Originally, I'd wanted to surprise her.
In the entire world, Du Ke Jie is the only woman who'd make me wait two hours for her.
I even waited in vain.
There's nothing you can do about that.
Do you live around here?
I'll give you a ride.
No need, I can get home on my own.
I'm leaving. Bye.
Get on.
Originally, Ke Jie wasn't really into Xiang Shu Lei.
But his thoughtfulness and gentleness
left her impressed.
Thanks.
Sorry to trouble you to give me a ride home.
Any time.
Bye.
Who would've thought when Ke Jie entered her apartment,
she would find that her home was broken into.
Fortunately, Xiang Shu Lei was there to help.
Or else, Ke Jie was so shaken up
that she wouldn't know what to do.
Thanks!
If we have any leads on the case, we'll let you know.
We appreciate your help.Mr. Policeman, please take care.
You must be really scared today.
You should go upstairs and call it a day.
I'll sleep here tonight,
so you don't have to be afraid.
Or could it be that you'd be more afraid if I sleep here?
Don't worry. Ke Jie called me up
and asked me to be your bodyguard today.
You can sleep at ease now.
Did you catch the fly?
It flew away.
Ke Jie said you wouldn't have the time to buy the necessaries,
so I helped you buy some.
By the way, I searched online for an apartment you can rent near here.
They're good. Take a look yourself.
As long as the thief is not blind, he can tell you're single.
For your safety, you'd better move out.
If there's nothing else, I'm leaving.
Oh, right.
If you need anything...
She had never felt so safe.
Turns out, having someone who cares for her,
someone to protect her,
is very blissful and secure.
So, from that moment on she decided not to want anyone else.
She wanted to be with Xiang Shu Lei.
To forever...
Forever live happily with him.
It sounds very romantic.
Du Ke Xing, we're losing out.
Yes. So you need to reflect on that.
- Me?- Yes.
How about this? You move out too, and then don't lock the door.
When the thief comes, I'll rescue you.
You want to be the thief, right? Don't fool around!
OK, stop fooling around.
Xin Ni, there's something I can't understand.
You know that when my sister went missing,
Xiang Shu Lei published something about a missing person and bought some network...
That means my sister was very important in his heart, right?
Yeah.
Then in my sister's photo album, why is there only one picture of them together?
Did they not like taking photos?
This is very simple.
It must mean that Xiang Shu Lei took them.
I also think that way.
Subtitles brought to you by The Lovestore at Corner Team@Viki
Ke Xing!
I bought baozi (steamed buns) from the store you were talking about.
You bought them!
I waited in the line for so long! How could you buy them?!
Who am I? I'm Dad!
Is there cabbage inside?
No, it's because Ke Xing said she wanted to eat chives!
So, I bought them all with chives.
You're dead!
I'm sorry. I forgot you don't eat chives.
I'm sorry. I really forgot.
OK, I'll go buy again.
It's alright, Dad. I don't like baozi and mantou anyway.
You guys enjoy.
- Eat while they're still hot.- Here, I'll let you have the outside.
Stop that. Ke Jie...
Next time, I'll buy your favorite to make it up to you.
Promise?
Stop eating so many! You're taking another? At least leave a bit for your mom.
Mom won't eat it.
Give me a little more.
Okay, give the skin to your sister.
Sis.
I know what it feels like now to have Dad forget about you.
Hurry and come home, please.
I'm so tired.
"When he destroyed his life,"
"was the fault all his?"
"Having been captured and tortured for 19 years,"
"his soul was both elevated and degraded."
"One one side, he stepped into the light."
"On the other, he stepped into the darkness."
"He could clearly see himself being torn apart."
"Go, preserve your life."
"Confess and surrender."
"He saw his life following two sets of incompatible rules."
"Conceal your identity,"
"atone for the soul."
♫ The day flows away like the stream of water. ♫
♫ Acacia flowers that fell all over the ground, ♫
♫ are you reluctant to see me go?... ♫
"Conceal your identity, atone for the soul."
♫ Acacia flowers... Acacia flowers, you're blooming all over the mountain. ♫
♫ Acacia flowers... Acacia flowers, your tears keep falling. ♫
♫ Acacia flowers... Acacia flowers, please don't cry. ♫
♫ Acacia flowers... Acacia flowers, you're forever and ever... ♫
♫...in my mind. ♫
I'll be right back, wait.
Can I order?
You're at a restaurant. If you're not here to order, did you need the bathroom?
About that matter...how is it now?
You want to go?
Want to go to Greece?
I have no money.
Boss Yang! Why are you watching the TV so loud?
- Are you deaf?!- Fine.
Weird! Why is he hitting me?
I'll take you there.
I'll take you to Greece.
Boss, it's ready.
Ok, how much is it?
100's fine.
Thank you.
- I don't need chopsticks.- Really? OK.
You deceived me again. Like reading poems wasn't enough.
Come. Get ready to eat.
Eat!
Come.
You're still watching TV. No need to watch.
Wine?
I'll get the food.
Hello!
How come it's you again?
Yes, it's me again. What? Am I not welcome?
How can that be?
It's just that I'm on my way to collect books. If you want to look at books...
Where are you going?
To collect books.
Collect books?
If I don't go to collect them, where would the books in my store come from?
Then, I'll go with you.
Could you please try to steer away from these potholes on the road?
You made the car shake so much that the book piles are collapsing.
I've done my best to steer away from potholes.
Book piles are collapsing!
Be careful! These books are my meal ticket.
Don't let them get damaged.
You are too much!
Driver slower!
It really hurts...
Your driving techniques are really bad.
I'm not surprised that you got into that accident back then.
Did I not ask you
to look after these books and not let them fall onto the floor?
There are even English books.
Hey! I had no idea that we would see these kind of books here.
The books' owner has already passed away.
Then who's the one who gave us the books?
That's his daughter.
I don't know how many kids he has.
After some discussion, the family decided to sell the house.
Most of the furniture were already claimed.
Only that bookshelf was left unwanted.
You're talking about the giant bookshelf that we just saw?
That bookshelf was so big that our store won't be able to accommodate it.
So I told her daughter that
I could at least collect the books (on the shelf).
She was very surprised
because she thought only the bookshelf had some value.
She originally wanted to throw the books away after selling the bookshelf.
Throwing them away?
These books are so well-preserved.
It's wasteful to throw them away.
I have no idea know how much money he spent on these books.
He must be someone who loves to travel.
These are travel guides from two to three decades ago.
All these places are, oh, so beautiful!
I guess he collected these books
such that his mind could fly away.
There must have been something
that stimulated and motivated him.
But to whom are you going to sell these books after collecting them?
The books are already 10 to 20 years old.
How about this?
Let's make a bet.
There will definitely be someone who's going to buy these books before sunset.
No problem. There's no way that I'm going to lose.
$100.
Sure, $100 is fine.
You're destined to lose.
It's almost sunset.
The sun is going down.
Someone is going to lose.
Where did his confidence come from?
Ah Bi,
come in for a minute. I have something to show you.
How's that? I told you that I would take you to Greece.
How does this count?
I knew you were bluffing me.
The Greece in this book
is something that money can't buy.
Give me a break. How could that be possible?
Of course, it's possible. Can you purchase a ticket for a time travel machine even if you have money?
This is not the present-day Greece.
This is Greece of the past.
Is that so?
It looked more beautiful than what I've seen on TV.
Have you been to the present-day Greece?
I've visited the present-day Greece.
Really? Is it as beautiful as what's in the book?
As for the Karakallou Monastery on Mount Athos in Macedonia,
I've actually stayed there for a while.
Guess who lived there?
Besides the (Eastern Orthodox) monks, there's also a herd of cats.
Cats?
It's quite ironic.
Karakallou Monastery has been practicing a very austere way of self-cultivation.
The cats there had no meat to eat.
All the cats were thin to the bone,
but they were still willing to stay there.
I guess...
they are just a herd of vegetable-loving cats.
Vegetarian cats?
How amazing!
What about this place?
It's the northern tip of Norway.
Have you been there?
I'm talking about the preset-day Norway, not the Norway of the past.
I've been there.
You've even been there, too?
From the northern tip, can you see the Northern Lights?
At latitude 71 degrees north,
10 minutes and 21 seconds location,
I saw the Polar Day (when the sun never sets).
I heard that they use ice cubes to build hotels. Is it true?
Starting from Stockholm in Sweden,
I drove north for 1,300 kilometers.
The trip took me two entire days.
Along the road, all I could see was just snow.
Finally, I arrived at the IceHotel in Kiruna (Jukkasjärvi).
When I checked in at the hotel,
the staff members asked all the hotel guests to attend a workshop
where they taught us how to keep warm.
Guess what the outdoor temperature was at that time?
30 degrees below zero (in Celsius, -22 Fahrenheit)!
What about inside the hotel?
5 degrees below zero (in Celsius, 23 F).
My goodness. How could people possibly live there?
So the hotel bed sheets were made from animal skins.
Beside the bed was made from ice, the sofa was also made from ice.
I even played on a pool table made from ice.
Since you've traveled to so many places,
why do you want to stay here?
If I were rich,
I would be traveling all over the world. I wouldn't want to stay here.
You've asked me this question for so many times,
and I've also answered you for so many time.
I simply just like this "boring" place that you just described.
I don't believe any of this.
You must be broke.
Since you ran out of money, that's why you hide yourself here.
All right.
Let's just assume that you are right.
How about this? Do you want to buy a copy?
Subtitles by the Lovestore at the Corner Team @Viki
"It’s like what’s spinning on your palm"
"is not an apple, but the world."
"Round and round it pushes eastward, "
"and drives our wheel of time."
(Peeling an Apple, by Yu Guang Zhong)
Preview...What kind of receptionist are you?
Did I not tell you that the daughter of Council Member Jiang would come to audit a class?
It must feel terrible to be wronged.
When we become bosses,we surely don't want to be this kind of clown.
Then what about your job?
I want to go to Yilan to help Xiang Shu Lei get back his memory of my sister.
What are you doing?
I just want to become a bookstore clerk.
I'll stay here until you say yes.
Are you chasing after Brother Mo Cheng?
Don't make random guesses!
If you want to work here, you have to help collect books for me.
Since he gave me such a difficult task, I think he just wanted to push me way in a week.
Be careful when you are on your own.
Anybody home?
I'm the clerk from The Joy of Reading Bookstore.
No one's home?
Emotion-filled Love Song, by Huang Hong Sheng
♫ Three years ago, we were just strangers on the road. ♫
♫ There're no worldly emotions that entangled us. ♫
♫ We lived an affection-less life, just passing each other by. ♫
♫ We were people from two different worlds. ♫
♫ But loneliness dictates that our story begins. ♫
♫ We went from lovers, to family, then strangers in the end. ♫
♫ I took a long detour and got to see our journey thus far. ♫
♫ Returning to the start left me so full of emotions. ♫
♫ I don't want to be the nice guy with a reluctant smile. ♫
♫ I'd rather be indifferent and turn away. ♫
♫ I was alone to begin with, ♫
♫ and I'm alone in the end. ♫
♫ I could only wish you and him a happy life. ♫
♫ I'll be a good person and let you go. ♫
♫ Is happiness still a possibility? ♫
♫ From this day on, in our own journeys, ♫
♫ I hope that love can come again ♫
♫ and bring about an emotion-filled love song. ♫