Episode 21
Aren?t you memorizing vocab?
Why are you looking at me?
I don?t think I can take
looking at anymore English words.
Stop babbling.
You won?t be able to pass the Level 4 Exam without memorizing the words.
You won?t be able to graduate without passing the exam.
You won?t be able to find a job without graduating.
You won?t be able to support me without finding a job.
Like you promised.
I know.
Why does there exist on this Earth a thing like the Level 4 Exam?
Ting Ting.
I can?t memorize anymore.
Motivate me.
Alright, alright, when you?re finished memorizing,
I?ll take you out for grilled meat.
That?s not enough.
Not enough?
Then what will motivate you?
I memorize 10,
you kiss me on the mouth.
You wish.
50 words.
You promised now.
Can?t take it back.
Hi!
Luo Man, Xiu Qi, you?re back.
Yeah.
I brought snacks!
You?re memorizing so seriously, Jun Cai.
Take a break.
Don?t bother him.
Xiu Qi,
how?s your father?
He?s not completely healed, but he should be fine.
That?s good then.
Luo Man must?ve not been much help.
I helped out in my own careless way.
Says who?
My dad recovered quickly having you there.
You spent days in the hospital by my mom?s side
without resting
and we just spent a long time on the bus.
You must be exhausted.
Go back to the dorm to rest soon.
Right, Luo-shixiong.
I?ll pick up your shifts.
You rest.
It?s fine, I?m not tired.
I can work today.
No way.
I?m about to go to the dorm.
Come with me, Luo Man.
Alright.
Finally memorized.
Ting Ting, alright?
Where?d Ting Ting go?
Why did she leave?
What about what she promised?
What did Ting Ting promise you?
I feel so upset.
How was it?
Have fun?
Yeah, my dad finally?
Who was talking about you dad?
I?m talking about Luo-shixiong.
I shouldn?t call her that.
Sounds disrespectful.
I oughta call her ?sister-in-law.?
What I?m getting at is,
you must have been happy
being with Luo Man these past few days.
What?
She was only worried about my dad.
How could she not be worried about my dad?
Enough. I?m not explaining to you.
I can?t make it clear enough.
You?re denying it with that happy face?
Wang Min Qiang, you?
Clean.
Good, I didn?t have any clean socks. Thanks.
Oh, our Caring Brother when he doesn?t want to explain something.
But that?s right.
Love
sometimes doesn?t need an explanation.
I think
you?ll change quickly.
Xiu Qi.
Xiu Qi, tell me.
Those few days,
what did you do with Luo Man?
We didn?t do anything.
Impossible. Tell me.
Still kicking, still kicking.
Spill it, spill it.
What happened?
Luo Man, what did you and Xiu Qi do?
What do you want me to say?
I want you to talk about
any touching moments.
Embracing, holding hands...
Anything that nudged your love along.
How?s that possible?
You use your imagination way too much.
Ting Ting, I?m begging you.
I really am tired.
Okay?
How could there have been nothing?
I?m sleeping.
Luo Man, if you don?t tell me,
I won?t be able to sleep tonight.
Tell me, tell me, tell me.
Song Qing.
I won?t be quiet tonight.
Okay.
Don?t hold it in.
I?m asking because I?m concerned about you and Xiu Qi.
Our relationship hasn?t changed at all.
This is how it is.
But
ever since he confessed,
it?s been awkward between us.
How?s that possible?
I thought it was great between you two.
Even better than before.
You haven?t thought about how long we?ve known each other.
We?re already used to being friends.
Do you not have any feelings for him?
I don?t know.
Perhaps it?s because we?re too close,
I can?t sort out how I feel about him.
Is he a friend
or do I like him even a little bit?
It must be a little more than friends.
Who told you friends can?t become lovers?
Don?t you see how well Jun Cai and I are getting along?
It?s just you thinking too much.
I think
it?s because Xiu Qi?s been with me so long
that he likes me.
He should treat me like a friend
or a family member.
That?s not it.
He?s liked you since he was 7 years old.
How do you know that?
Don?t go!
Ting Ting!
7 years old...
He?s coming.
Hurry, look.
I?m taking advantage of Caring Brother?s shower time to take this out.
You two get lost.
Alright then. You look yourself.
We?ll be your lookouts.
Come on.
You bought me bread.
I made this to repay you.
(Does Qi Qi also love eating bread?)
(I didn?t finish my math! The teacher?s collecting it! Help me finish, my good pal, thanks~ I love you!! Quick!)
Time?s up.
Everyone pass your papers to the front.
*Xiu Qi changes his name to Luo Man?s, and changes the number to Luo Man?s student ID
*He?s writing his name and ID number
*Movie tickets
You?re so stingy.
asking only me to see a movie after winning the reward money.
Cheapskate.
That?s why you should help me keep this a secret.
Relax.
I?m partial to those who treat me.
Just treat me to another meal.
No problem.
Xiu Qi?s kept so many things.
Looks like he really does like you.
See?
I told you Xiu Qi likes Luo Man.
Why else would someone carry around these useless things?
It?s like hanging up a picture.
You guys stole a peek.
We weren?t peeking.
Alright, alright.
Hurry up and give it back.
I have to hurry up.
Okay, okay. Here, hand it over.
Jun Cai,
whose pillowcase is this?
It kinda smells.
Wang Min Qiang?s.
Now you believe me, huh?
It really never occurred to me.
Turns out
Xiu Qi always?
Indeed.
It?s hard to believe an incredible person
like Xiu Qi can become so infatuated.
I?m under so much stress.
How does this count as stressful?
You should be feeling happy.
Xiu Qi liking me
does make me happy.
But I also
feel a bit uneasy.
It?s okay to feel uneasy.
Liking somebody
will make you uneasy.
It shows you?re concerned about him.
Love requires impulsiveness.
If you act too rational,
you?re not taking responsibility for your feelings.
Is that so?
Of course it is.
Actually,
deep down, you?ve liked Xiu Qi all along.
Zhang Hao, however...
It?s because he doesn?t like you
that you like him.
What you can?t obtain always looks greener.
Really?
Of course.
So now you ought to attempt
to come into more contact with Xiu Qi.
I never thought he?d suddenly become so cold.
Wouldn?t even see the concert with you.
He still brought me.
It?s fine.
Alright, enough about him.
The concert today was incredible.
It?s been so long since I listened to rock.
It reminded me of my university days.
You listened to rock music then?
I was young once too.
I liked some up and coming rock band at the time.
I?m a little hungry.
Let?s get something to eat.
Alright.
I?ll take you to an especially nice place today.
Which up and coming band did I like back then?
Rock music.
Well? Never been here before, huh?
Why did you suddenly take me here?
Have you eaten here before?
Change of scenery.
Life?s all about experience.
Don?t focus on how unclean it looks.
The food?s great.
Boss,
do you recommend anything today?
Kabobs.
You choose.
Well?
Nice aroma, right?
I?ve never had this before.
Very unexpected.
It?s very good.
As expected from a place I recommend.
Here, cheers.
Cheers!
Today was fun.
Thank you for seeing the concert with me, Ding Ling-jie,
and for taking me out for kabobs.
Do you need to be so polite?
Does playing at being polite
have any point in this sort of establishment?
Ding Ling-jie.
After you got a boyfriend,
you?ve changed a lot.
Really?
When you like someone,
you?ll unconsciously undergo change.
Would it be called love otherwise?
Still,
you still have problems to worry about
with or without a boyfriend.
Actually, our lives really are quite different.
But I?m trying really hard to get used to his habits.
Do you have to change
when you like somebody?
Not completely.
But...
you?ll become more forgiving of certain things.
You seem kind of down today.
I?m not.
Really?
Is it because
Tang Bo Wen is being cold towards you?
Or because
someone else
is still occupying your heart?
Ding Ling-jie.
Do you think
I sometimes
don?t take other people?s feelings into consideration?
Sometimes I?m too ego-centric.
Not necessarily.
I really understand you.
You?re someone who is clear about what she wants.
In life,
all choices ought to be made by you.
So don?t think too much about what comes next.
If you make a decision in spite of yourself,
you?ll lead a very repressed life.
That?s not a good thing.
My parents
always make me do this and that.
But I know what I want to do.
You want to be resolute
about your feelings,
including your want to study at Berkeley.
You?re actually hurting the people
around you
by not telling them how you feel.
Alright.
Let?s stop talking about this.
No matter what,
think about the people who care for you
before making any decision.
Okay?
Cheers.
Cheers!
You?ll feel uneasy when you like somebody.
That shows your concern.
Actually,
deep down you?ve always liked Xiu Qi.
Zhang Hao, though...
It?s only because he doesn?t like you
that you like him.
What you can?t obtain is always greener.
Hello?
Ding Ling-jie,
I have something to ask of you.
Luo Man still hasn?t come in.
Should I give her a call?
She already called me.
You don?t know she wants to change shifts?
You two won?t be working at the same time anymore.
She didn?t tell you?
You don?t know she wants to change shifts?
You two won?t be working at the same time anymore.
She didn?t tell you?
I never thought working at the library would be so interesting.
Interesting?
Only an organization-freak like you
would find this interesting.
You don?t think so?
Why do you still do such a good job then?
To make it more convenient, Zhang Hao and I
would organize the books by different shelves.
Take philosophy section,
we would call it ?Marx.?
We?d call the travel section ?Christopher Columbus.?
All the way to the food section,
which we?d call ?curry bread.?
Zhang Hao!
Hi.
Then...
Where does this book about movies go?
Over there.
Ting Ting,
let me borrow your computer.
What did you say?
I?m asking you to let me borrow your computer.
My keyboard died, nothing?s showing up.
Did I use it too much?
Just let me buy this outfit first.
Are you online?
Posting something.
Posting something?
What are you posting?
I want to sell the moped.
It hasn?t been long since you got it.
Why do you want to sell your bike?
Zhang Hao and I aren?t working at similar times anymore.
There?s no point to having it anymore.
I?ll buy it then.
Why would you buy it?
I?ve always been envious of my friends riding them.
The girls who can traverse the entire campus.
If I buy it,
Jun Cai can take me for rides.
The bike can?t be used to fake romance.
I won?t sell you it.
You?re the one selling it. Why ask the reason?
Why wouldn?t I?
This isn?t just any old bike.
How can I just sell it off randomly?
I hope
the person who buys it
will treasure it
and use it earnestly.
I?ll buy it then.
Why would you buy it?
I want to diet.
Bing Bing, it?s a moped.
I know.
I don?t have to use its electricity.
I?ll become skinny really soon
stepping on the peddle everyday.
Sell it to me.
A little cheaper.
The bike is getting so many offers.
Why would you buy it?
You know what I?m concerned with?
Lights in the hallway?
Time. I?m most concerned with time.
The bike can go up to 40 kilometers.
If I have it,
I can save 25 minutes and 30 seconds everyday.
If that?s so,
I can memorize 8 more vocab words.
Memorizing 8 words everyday,
that?s 59 words in a week.
In a month, that?s?
So memorizing a word takes 3 minutes each.
No wonder you study so late every night.
I already have high efficiency.
How long does it take you?
I don?t forget food words.
The bike?s factory price is 1200 Yuan.
The battery was just replaced.
I?ll give you a depreciation value of 200 bucks.
Will 1000 bucks do?
I?ll take good care of your bike.
Alright.
You?re here, Zhang Hao.
You?re here.
You changed your work schedule without telling me.
Did I not tell you?
Guess I forgot.
Here, this is for you.
I sold the bike to Song Qing.
Here?s your half of the cut.
You sold the bike?
Our work schedule?s are separate now anyway.
Keeping the bike would be a waste of money.
But...
How come you didn?t discuss this with me?
Didn?t you want to sell it all along?
You said yourself riding it was troublesome.
You wanted to sell it and make money.
Good thing I had Song Qing in the dorms who wanted to buy it.
I just sold it to her.
Song Qing needs it more.
Why does Song Qing need it more?
Because it takes her three minutes to memorize one vocab word.
Three minutes?
What does that have to do with the bike?
Because to Song Qing
memorizing vocab is more important than the hallway lights.
The hallway lights...
Why are you making even less sense?
Because every night Song Qing studies in the hallway.
What are you talking about?
How come I don?t seem to understand?
Is my IQ really not enough?
Weren?t we going to eat?
What are we doing here?
Lately I?ve become enchanted by smaller restaurants.
I?m tired of top-tier restaurants.
T-this...
This really isn?t very put together.
Let?s go someplace else.
This is the place.
I?m eating here.
Do you like to eat any of this? Take a look.
I like eating anything.
This, this, this, and this.
You like eating century eggs?
Century eggs?
I like them.
They?re my favorite.
Boss!
Two plates of century eggs
and two beers!
Such good taste.
I?m just like you.
I love century eggs!
Hurry, hurry up.
So delicious.
Let?s get another plate then.
Boss!
I?m full.
That?s fine too.
We can wrap a plate up to take home.
Boss! Another serving.
Sorry, we?re sold out of century eggs.
That?s fine.
As long as you like it,
I?ll buy them for you everyday.
You?re so good to me.
Okay, no problems.
I?m off.
Hold on, hold on.
What?
I forgot.
I want to warn you about something.
When you start up the bike,
the key can?t go all the way into the ignition.
It only goes in three-fourths of the way.
Or else what?
Or else the key won?t turn.
Try it.
Hey.
Have patience.
Take your time.
It took me a long time to get the feel for it.
Also,
don?t use too much force
on the accelerator
or else the brakes will stop working.
Luo Man said this bike didn?t have any problems.
No problems?
She must have been joking.
Last time I was on a hill with the bike,
it wouldn?t budge an inch.
Instead, it began rolling backward.
Then,
I almost ran over an old granny!
What kind of bike...
Luo Man,
why would you sell a bike full of issues to me?
Hey!
Why did you tell Song Qing this bike has a lot of issues?
I never said it had a lot of problems.
I just said it has a few faults.
I was warning her to be careful.
It was for her own good.
People should be honest.
She bought this bike to save time.
These issues will only make her waste even more time.
Now she won?t buy it.
Alright.
What?s alright?
Besides, it?s not like only you own this bike.
How come you didn?t let me know when you were going to tell her?
I know
we share this bike.
But did you consult me when you sold it?
Alright, alright! That?s enough.
Here are the keys.
I?m not using the bike.
You take care of it yourself.
Awesome.
I?ll keep riding it forever.
Even when it has even more faults,
I won?t sell it off.
Lunatic!
I heard you were sick.
I brought porridge.
Open the door.
I want to sleep.
Just go home.
Isn?t it just a cold?
I?m in good health, you won?t infect me.
Open up.
It?s not only a cold now.
I got the measles.
Hurry back home.
You think I?ll make fun of you?
No matter what you?re a beautiful woman, alright?
The porridge is getting cold, open the door.
Hurry up.
So serious.
Good think I brought you porridge with century eggs and lean meat.
It?s still hot, eat up.
Are you doing this on purpose, Luo Hai Bin!?
Didn?t you see yesterday how I didn?t want to eat century eggs at all?
I?m in this condition
because I?m allergic to century eggs.
You still want me to eat that porridge?
No...
You have an allergy to century eggs?
Then...
how come you didn?t tell me?
You have to tell me.
You can?t know without me saying?
No...
How am I supposed to know?
Dajie.
From now on,
can?t we tell each other directly what we do?
You need to tell me outright
so we can avoid situations
where you?re suffering like this.
Right?
There, there.
You?re laughing!?
I?m not.
Not laughing.
So annoying. So itchy.
It?s fine, scratch away.
Okay!
Go for it!
She fell! She fell!
Feels so good!
Yeah!
Let?s speed up!
Go!
I sold the bike to Song Qing.
This is your half of the cut.
You sold the bike?
We?re working different shifts anyway.
No use in keeping it.
Alright, alright. That?s enough.
Here are the keys.
I don?t need the bike, you take care of it.
Awesome.
I?ll ride it forever.
Even when it has even more faults,
I won?t sell it.
Lunatic!
Thankfully your bone wasn?t hurt.
Can I be discharged then?
It won?t be good if
you suffer from a concussion
after the accident.
Stay in the hospital for observation for one day.
We?ll see how it goes tomorrow.
Alright.
Zhang Hao.
Don?t stay too long.
The patient needs his rest.
I understand, doctor.
Hi.
Sports master.
You normally have good reaction time.
How can you get hit by a car?
I wasn?t paying attention.
It gave me a fright when I heard you were in a crash.
Thank goodness you?re all right.
Right.
I thought
you would be the first of my friends to have a funeral.
Don?t, don?t. Careful.
Patient, you?re a patient.
What did the doctor say?
It?s not serious.
They?re just scared of the aftereffects,
so I need to say here under observation for a day.
Did you inform your parents?
No.
How could I tell them?
It?s not like it?s serious.
I?d just get scolded.
I?ll cover your shifts for you.
Thanks, Caring Brother.
I?m sorry about this.
You just finished looking after your father,
and now you have to do my work.
How about
I don?t study for the Level 4 Exam?
I?ll also?
Jun Cai,
don?t make promises you can?t keep.
Where?s Luo Man?
She went to work.
She should come to see you after she gets off.
There?s really no need to make the trip.
It?s not serious after all.
Does it hurt?
You?re the patient from room 302, right?
Yes, what?s wrong?
A friend just came to see you.
Looked everywhere for you.
Really?
Where is she?
Probably in your room waiting.
Take your time.
Min Qiang?
What are you doing here?
What?
Don?t want to see me?
Sit.
That?s not what I meant.
This was from Caring Brother and them.
Very sweet.
Yeah.
I couldn?t finish them at all.
How about you take them?
They don?t understand men at all.
What do you mean?
I?m going.
Thank you.
Zhang Hao.
I thought you weren?t coming.
Why would you think that?
I came after I got off work.
I understand.
Does it still hurt?
I?m fine.
The doctor said
my bones weren?t injured.
I just pulled some muscles.
No need to worry.
That?s good then.
How come you weren?t more careful?
Is it because
you can?t ride without me sitting on the back?
That might be it.
At any rate,
be more careful in the future.
I sold the bike.
To who?
To Song Qing.
I gave her a 50% discount.
It?s in that condition anyway.
Might as well sell it.
Why are you so insistent on selling it?
Won?t you miss it?
How could I not?
Of course I?ll miss it.
That?s why I needed to sell it.
What do you mean?
That moped
holds a lot of happy memories for me.
Because all of those memories are happy,
that?s why
I can?t go on like this.
Luo Man.
To you,
I?m just one of your many friends.
But to me, you?re
a very special person.
I don?t want to trouble you.
So
let?s keep our distance.
Maybe
I can slowly readjust my thoughts,
and we can be friends again.
So...
So you sold the bike,
and changed your schedule
because you wanted to keep away from me.
Right.
So
please understand how I?m feeling.
I know
we wouldn?t make a good match.
We work better acting like brothers.
Luo Man.
I don?t know what to say.
You don?t need to say anything.
I understand.
Your heart
is still holding onto Shu Qing.
Liking somebody
doesn?t equal getting together.
Your heart
must be in a lot of pain.
For her sake, you
came all the way to China.
You?re still
holding onto your very first dream, aren?t you?
I support you.
Have a good rest.
I'm leaving.
Bye-bye.