Episode 22
I?ll get it.
Xiu Qi,
you really are amazing.
You got the look down in such a short period of time.
No need to teach you.
Your master?s proud of you.
Why aren?t you communicating?
Communicating what?
You oughta say ?I learnt it from you.?
Should I reimburse you?
No need for that.
Just treat me to bread everyday.
This bread?s really good.
Here, wipe your mouth.
Thanks.
Luo Man.
What do you want for your birthday?
Didn?t you already give me a gift?
How does that count as a birthday present?
Of course it counts.
You gave me my favorite bread.
It doesn?t. Tell the truth.
I really want to celebrate your birthday with you.
Not as a boyfriend, of course.
Don?t think too much.
Coming.
Shu Qing?
What are you doing here?
Come in.
Have a seat.
I just need to flip the fish over.
You came just in time.
Try some of my cooking.
You made all of this yourself?
Obviously.
But
I received some long-distance instruction.
Let me play it for you.
Oh right, I forgot to tell you to
pour hot oil before the fish goes in the pan.
Why didn?t you say so earlier?
This guy.
What do I do?
Is it edible?
You really have changed.
But that?s great.
Whatever, let?s eat.
Let me tell you,
cooking really is pretty interesting.
I bet you?ll enjoy doing it after you get married.
Don?t joke.
I?m far
from getting married.
What do you mean?
Tang Bo Wen and I
have dissolved the engagement.
It was his idea.
Give me your cellphone.
Hand it over.
What are you going to do?
Zhang Hao?
Why did you give me his phone number?
Since your engagement?s off,
you don?t need to force yourself to forget Zhang Hao any longer.
Do what you want.
Me and him
are already over.
Maybe not.
That day you got drunk,
his eyes were full of concern.
Besides,
you never completely forgot him, did you?
If you won?t regret it,
you can erase it.
It doesn?t matter.
What?
Ding Ling-jie.
You want to hold my birthday party at the pub?
I?ve already decided on the cake,
and I?ve tidied up the dining room.
All you need to do is invite your friends.
Won?t this cost a lot of money?
You don?t need to spend extravagantly on my behalf.
Still being polite with me?
You just do your job.
As for your birthday,
what I say goes.
That?s right, Luo-shixiong,
you?ll all become one big family.
No need to be polite.
Thank you, Ding Ling-jie.
I?ll work hard.
Good girl.
By the way, Zhang Hao,
Shu Qing?s
engagement is off.
What?s that mean?
What else could it mean?
They?ve broken up.
So you still have hope.
Well...
That?s their business.
You must be putting on an act.
You don?t want to try contacting her?
I?ll text you Shu Qing?s number later.
Hello? Why aren?t you here yet?
The movie?s almost over!
Are you all right?
Good thing Ding Ling-jie left.
I?ll get the broom.
Hey!
Be careful you don?t hurt your hand.
I?ll get it.
Are you going to see her?
What?
Shu Qing.
Ding Ling-jie was right.
Perhaps
there?s still hope for you.
Besides,
you haven?t
given up on her, have you?
The weather?s
been getting colder at night.
Will you come to my birthday
the day after tomorrow?
Of course.
What present do you want?
Forget it. I?m not some kid who wants presents.
Just you guys coming will make me happy.
If that makes you feel apologetic,
just buy me some bread.
Good thing you?re passing this up.
Luo Man.
I?ll walk with you.
What are you doing here?
I thought you?d get off work by yourself, so...
I came to get you.
It was busy today,
so I was called over to help out.
I have other plans, you guys head on back.
Bye-bye.
Let?s go.
Luo Man,
what?s wrong?
Something worrying you?
There?s nothing wrong.
Why?
You?re not talking and your face is pale.
Are you feeling unwell?
You must be joking.
I?m a manly woman.
Have you seen a manly woman
get sick so easily?
Besides, the day after tomorrow?s my birthday.
Don?t go thinking I?ll get sick
and you can get out of buying me a gift.
No way I?m missing out on a gift.
Oh yeah, Ding Ling-jie said
she?s throwing the party at the pub.
We?ll get to eat bread and cake.
How?s that? Not bad, right?
Be careful.
I can do it myself.
I?ll just do it.
You tie them too loosely.
It?s all good now.
Thanks.
Let?s go.
This is Shu Qing?s phone number.
Don?t forget to contact her.
I caught you.
Xiu Qi walked you back.
How is that in any way surprising?
You still don?t admit you?re dating.
An ordinary friend won?t accompany a girl to her dorm this late at night.
It?s dating,
not an affair or anything.
Just admit it.
Then we can double date.
Watch movies, take walks, eat meals.
Think what you want.
Still won?t admit it.
Zhang You Tiao, you?re too greedy.
It?s so big.
You can?t get it, alright?
Luo-shixiong.
I?ll give this to you.
Really!?
Professor Luo.
I?m touched by our own music.
How can there exist such a genius band on this Earth?
I didn?t mess up the lyrics this time.
I?m telling you,
you guys are quite far
from what I require.
What?
I?m saying you aren?t professionals yet.
Professor Luo,
we?ve only been practicing for a few months.
You?re being way too harsh.
Alright, alright.
You?re newbies.
It?s understandable that newbies will make mistakes.
Alright?
Everyone please take note.
Tomorrow
is my precious daughter?s birthday.
I hope everyone will be able to attend
Luo Man?s birthday party
tomorrow at 7 pm.
The location is the M?Pub.
Please everyone be on time.
We got it, we got it.
We?ve prepared an awesome present.
Jun Cai.
So thoughtful.
This time I quite admire you.
Plus, both you and Luo Man
will like this present.
What is it?
That?s a secret.
American friend,
what are you giving Luo Man?
I haven?t decided yet.
You aren?t
thinking of eating at the feast then running away?
I wouldn?t dare.
I?ll pick out a very special gift.
Don?t you worry.
Hello?
Sign a contract?
Your company wants to sign a contract with me?
You aren?t joking right?
You aren?t some little girl.
Why would I joke around with you?
No.
L-lately
a company looking to sign with me is a huge deal.
I?m at a bit of a loss.
Do you need to think it over?
No need.
Your company?s quite powerful, isn?t it?
Let?s meet in person and go over the details.
Okay?
Ding Ling,
I have something very exciting to tell you.
Guess what happened.
You think Luo Man will like it?
Sure she will.
You have such good taste.
It would be weird if she didn?t like it.
It?s so pretty.
What are you two up to?
Scared me.
I thought you were Xiu Qi.
You bought rings
so fast.
They?ll be in use tomorrow, of course we gotta prepare.
You?re going to propose to Ting Ting
at the birthday party tomorrow?
That?s not it. These are Luo Man?s.
Luo Man?
Right.
At the birthday party,
Xiu Qi?s going to give a demonstration
and put the ring on Luo Man.
Then they?ll begin dating for real.
What?
Actually,
they?re already secretly together.
It?s so obvious they like each other,
but neither will admit it.
Tomorrow we?ll make them go public.
Push the two lovers together.
How is it?
My idea?s not bad, right?
It?s very exaggerated to put on rings.
Of course we?ll settle it in one go.
Why take it slow?
Right.
Even Xiu Qi doesn?t know about this plan.
You keep it a secret.
I got it.
Zhang Hao.
Are you going to practice?
No.
Ting Ting says she wants to decorate for the party.
I?m heading over there.
That so?
Wanna come with?
I-I can?t, I still have stuff to do.
You go ahead.
Okay.
Hai Bin.
I haven?t seen you in this circle
for a long time.
How long since you performed?
13 years? 14?
That...
Not at all, I just released an album
two years ago.
You did?
How come I never heard anything?
Did it make the charts?
It doesn?t matter.
It?s all right, all right.
That?s how this circle is.
Losing your popularity all at once isn?t news.
The audience?s taste changes
group by group nowadays.
By the way, the thing you wanted to discuss today...
about the contract.
Since I have to
teach in a bit, I
don?t want to be late.
Alright, let?s get to the point.
Do you want to sign a contract with my company?
Slowly make a comeback.
This...
Of course.
I can think it over.
Um...
Lately,
all I?ve been doing at home is producing.
I?ve written so many good songs.
Plus, I think that as long as
I can release them immediately,
they?ll be popular for sure.
Really.
We?ll take our time talking about albums.
What I want to talk about first is a show.
W-what show?
A little music character.
This channel
is putting out a new show.
The station?s most important show.
So it?s about interviewing stars.
What do I need to prepare?
No need to prepare anything.
This is how the program is.
Singers who used to be popular in the past
assembling together.
Every week there will be a new challenge.
Every month the victor
can have a performance on the show.
Not a bad idea, right?
No, no, hold on.
I didn?t like what I just heard.
What do you mean singers who used to be popular?
You can reuse your value.
The viewers really want to see an old singer
risk their life in a challenge to have the opportunity to get on stage.
It?s a really good chance.
I?m not sure if you can get back on stage without this chance.
What sort of challenges are we talking about?
It?s similar to those programs you see overseas.
You?ll be made to eat bugs,
survive on your own in the wilderness for a few days, etc.
No, this is...
Whose rotten idea is this?
How can I do this as a singer?
Put it in perspective.
Don?t be prideful here.
How much money does pride make you?
This isn?t about my pride.
This is making singers into monkeys!
I?m telling you,
sign whoever you want, I won?t do it!
Luo Hai Bin.
Can?t accept kindness.
It?s a good offer.
Ma Jun Cai,
I told you three times to hang it straight.
Don?t make it crooked, okay?
It is straight.
It?s all the same.
Luo-shixiong can?t tell.
I can tell.
It looks terrible.
Hang it again.
More sensitive than a Pisces.
You must be a Virgo.
Scared me to death!
You got this?
Everyone?s here!
Decorations look nice.
Did you see the company manager?
How?d your talk go?
I refused their offer.
Why?d you refuse?
Were the conditions bad?
The conditions were all right.
I am, after all, a famous singer.
They don?t dare slight me.
Then why did you refuse?
That...
They wanted me to take part in a variety show.
That?s not a good thing?
But I?m a singer.
The idea that I?ll
sell myself and make a fool of myself on-air... this... I...
Don?t you worry.
I?m a producer and a singer.
I?m just missing
the opportunity to release an album.
As soon as I can release it,
I?ll be popular again for sure.
Don?t you worry.
Ding Ling-jie.
Where does this box go?
Just put it over there.
Okay.
Xiu Qi,
are your classes over?
Is it okay that you?re helping out?
Today is Luo Man?s birthday.
It?s a given I?d come early to help out.
That?s my son-in-law.
Already demonstrating for his father-in-law.
Son-in-law?
You don?t know?
Xiu Qi likes our Luo Man.
Really?
Professor Luo, don?t poke fun at me.
I think that?s fine.
Xiu Qi?s great.
Ding Ling-jie.
Professor Luo.
You?re here.
Ma Jun Cai.
Hurry up and hang it.
I have hanged it.
It?s still crooked!
How is it crooked?
Is that not crooked?
What?s wrong?
In a bad mood?
Ding Ling-jie.
It?s nothing.
Liar.
We?re not open today because of Luo Man?s birthday,
yet you?re changing into your work clothes.
Are you thinking of working overtime?
Have you contacted her yet?
Who?
Shu Qing.
Didn?t I give you her contact info?
Not yet.
Why aren?t you?
Haven?t you been waiting for her?
Why are you hesitating now?
I think
I?ll think it over.
Okay.
Don?t be unhappy.
I?m going out there.
Hurry up.
Shu Qing!
Where did you go today?
You didn?t answer your phone all day.
I was practicing.
I didn?t hear my phone.
Do you need something, Mom?
Come here.
Remember to call Tang Bo Wen tonight.
I?ve talked with his parents.
You two are being too hasty.
I?ll act like I never heard about the engagement being canceled.
Mom, we don?t make a good match.
What does that matter?
Think what you want.
We?re already over anyway.
I won?t call him.
Stop right there.
Your dad?s busy with work.
I don?t want him to worry himself over insignificant matters.
After you marry Tang Bo Wen,
it will be a huge help to the family?s business.
You?re an adult, you ought to understand the seriousness of this.
It will help you out, not me.
You?ve planned out my life since childhood.
What I should or shouldn?t do,
who I?m going to become.
Now you?re even choosing how I feel.
I?ve always felt
like a puppet.
You?re thinking too much, Shu Qing.
It?s because I hadn?t thought enough
that I did as you said.
Now that I understand,
I won?t marry Tang Bo Wen.
That?s enough out of you today.
These words would anger your dad.
Don?t worry him again.
Okay, go to your room and rest.
Call Tang Bo Wen in the evening.
Do as I say.
Shu Qing.
Shu Qing!
Happy birthday to you.
Happy birthday to Luo-shixiong.
Happy birthday to you.
Luo Man, make a wish.
What?d you wish for? Tell me.
I hope everyone can be happy everyday just like today.
That wish will never come true.
Wang Min Qiang.
Don?t say whatever comes to mind.
We?ve sang the song and made a wish.
It?s time for presents.
So exciting.
Happy birthday, Luo Man.
I don?t know whether you?ll like it or not.
Thanks.
They?re so pretty, thanks.
As long as you like them.
What?s this?
A shower card.
It?s not like I use it anyway.
It?s your gift.
Thanks.
No need to thank me.
Zhang Hao.
What?s your present?
I, uh...
I...
It was so short notice,
I didn?t get a gift in time.
What?
You really didn?t buy Luo-shixiong a birthday present?
American friend,
I can?t help you here.
In China, we believe in reciprocity.
How can you eat the cake in good taste now?
I?ll just drink water then.
Here, here.
Everyone together.
Happy birthday!
Thanks.
Do you think one person putting forth effort
can make the person you like
like you back?
Looks like I?ve been doing a lot of wishful thinking.
I want to dissolve our engagement.
I don?t want to see us
giving our all to advance to a goal that doesn?t exist.
Let?s stop here.
Do you know?
Even though I?m currently single,
I?m having a good time.
I have a lot of friends by my side.
My life is very fulfilling.
I?m happy for you.
Us being like this
is also a good thing.
So don?t worry about me.
You be happy, too.
Zhang Hao?
Why did you give me his number?
Since your engagement?s off,
you no longer need to force yourself to forget Zhang Hao.
Do what you want.
Our relationship is over.
Maybe not.
That day you got drunk,
his eyes were full of concern.
Besides,
you?ve never completely forgotten him.
Am I wrong?
It?s time for our present.
After receiving our gift,
your life?s going to transform.
Try to hold back your gratitude.
What present is so exaggerated?
I?ll reject it if I don?t like it.
No way you won?t like it.
Now, Xiu Qi, please put the ring on Luo Man?s finger.
Wow.
Ruthless joke.
He?s aware now.
Serious advancement.
I never thought I?d say
there?s someone giving my daughter a ring.
It?s their business, butt out.
Caring Brother,
why are you spacing out?
You want me to put it on Luo Man?
Hurry, hurry up.
This...
Caring Brother.
Hurry up.
Caring Brother.
Put the ring on her.
Hurry up.
It?s fine.
What?s fine?
I?m telling you, Caring Brother,
I?ve been holding this position for three minutes.
You still aren?t putting it on.
What?s with you?
What does this ring represent?
Does putting it on
make them boyfriend and girlfriend?
Far more than that.
Putting it on
will be for life.
Hold on now.
How come no one discussed my daughter being tied for life with me?
Xiu Qi, put it on her.
What?s with you?
Hurry up.
Right, Xiu Qi, take the initiative.
Actually, they?re together in secret.
They obviously like each other,
they just won?t admit it.
Tomorrow, we?ll make them go public.
Push the two lovers together.
Hello?
Who is this?
It?s me.
Shu Qing?
Are you free right now?
I want to see you.
I have something to tell you.
R-right now?
I?m at the coffee shop we met at last time.
Will you come?
Alright.
You were put in a difficult position, weren?t you?
It was fine.
That Ma Jun Cai is really something.
He didn?t even talk it over with me,
just went ahead and bought a ring.
He didn?t even consider the situation.
It?s fine, his heart was in the right place.
Caring Brother.
Put it on her.
What?s with you?
Hurry up.
Caring Brother, put it on.
Xiu Qi, put it on.
What are you thinking?
Such a long time has passed.
Jun Cai,
an important thing like a ring ought to be given by me.
Don?t be so fervent.
Right, Luo Man?
Here, cheers to your good intentions.
Clink glasses with me.
Here, altogether now.
Happy birthday.
I?m sorry.
Why are you apologizing?
It wasn?t your fault.
Ever since I confessed to you,
it?s been obvious to me that you?re avoiding me.
Before I said it,
being together with you was nice.
Now,
it?s become awkward.
It?s my fault.
I was too improper.
Xiu Qi, don?t think too much.
I know how hard it is to repress your feelings.
As long as I can continue to take care of you,
I?m satisfied.
As long as you don?t
reject me outright, I?m willing to wait
1 year, 2 years, or even 10 years.
I won?t leave you.
Xiu Qi?
Hello?
It?s over.
I?ll be there soon.
My high school classmates are celebrating my birthday.
We promised to meet today.
Where is it? I?ll walk you over.
No need.
I want to walk by myself.
Okay.
Be careful walking around at night.
Don?t worry.
Bye-bye.
Phone: Zhang Hao
Hello? Luo Man.
Hello?
Luo Man?
What are you?
Luo Man?
Sorry, are you all right?
I?m fine.
Are you injured? I?m sorry.
I?m fine, I?m fine.
The number you have dialed is powered off.
Ting Ting,
is Luo Man with you?
She isn?t.
She left with Xiu Qi.
But I just called Xiu Qi.
He said Luo Man was going to see her high school classmates.
Do you know where she is?
She?s probably at the karaoke room we always frequent.
Did something happen?
O-okay, I?ll tell you later.
Driver!
C-could you stop?
Hello, could you tell me the time?
It?s 10:30.
Okay, thanks.
Luo Man!
Zhang Hao, what are you doing here?
Are you okay? Are you hurt?
What happened just now?
Hurt? I?m not hurt.
Why are you asking?
I heard you cry out over the phone,
then the call cut off.
You scared me.
I fell down.
I didn?t call you.
I might have carelessly pressed the button.
I?ll introduce you.
This is one of my friends from club, Zhang Hao.
Hello.
Now that I know you?re okay, I?m...
relieved.
I?ll leave then.
Um...
You came to find me
because
you were worried?
Of course.
Won?t something happening to a friend
worry other people?
Alright then.
Enough talking.
Go on in.
Bye-bye.
Who?s that? Your boyfriend?
No, he?s just a friend.
Really?
Alright, let's go in.
Now, Xiu Qi, please put the ring on Luo Man?s finger.
You came to find me
because you were worried?
Phone: Shu Qing