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The First Half of My Life
Episode 3
Why aren't you eating?
I ate all the shrimp.
Eat more. You'll get hungry when you go upstairs later. Should you take some to-go?
No need. I'm not working overtime today. Let's leave.
Not working overtime? You said you'd be very busy recently.
Oh, but I don't need to work overtime today. Let's go home
- and stay with the child.- Okay, I'll get the check.
- Waiter!- I'll go.
Okay.
I can't stand He Han.
He acts like only Tang Jing would ever been good enough for him.
What even is he?
Do you interact with him a lot?
No. We don't work in the same company.
Moreover, their Bi'anti is on a larger scale and more popular than our Chenxing.
- He's the trump card.- What trump card?
I think he's a card shark.
Tang Jing says that he messes around.
What are you looking at? A pretty girl?
No. There are a lot of people looking for cabs.
He Han messes around? Not everyone has the ability to do that.
Is that Ling Ling?
Is it?
I think so.
Aren't we going to your house?
This isn't the way there.
It wasn't before, but it is now.
What's wrong? You're afraid I'd abduct you?
You bought a new house?
Yes.
Welcome home, master.
When did you buy this house?
A year ago. Furnishing just finished three months ago.
Aren't houses nowadays already furnished at purchase?
Yes, but pre-furnishing is boring.
That way, everyone's houses would look the same, like a hotel,
so I refurnished everything.
Furnishing is very troublesome. You have so much free time.
If you like something, then it's easy to find time.
I also like it,
but if I had to order this chair in Denmark,
and then wait a few months for it, I will die of anxiety.
If you like it, you can move in here.
If you don't like it,
I can refurnish it.
Are you joking/
We've lived together before.
Don't we think that it's a slightly bad idea?
That was a few years ago.
At that time, you were new to Bi'anti.
You didn't even know what you wanted to do,
and I, in order to sooner become
Bi'anti's partner, traveled all over the world.
But now,
although we are very busy at work and need to face many clients each day,
we have relatively settled down.
I'm afraid.
What if something else happens?
Would it be another two years of readjusting and alienating?
So that we can avoid conflicts
when we're at work, so that
I won't be your superior anymore,
and so that we won't have to keep our distance at work,
this afternoon, I proposed an official resignation letter to the company.
Resignation?
- You resigned? - Yes.
Where will you go after leaving Bi'anti?
I don't know yet.
I'll go out and fish or become your inept adviser.
Y-You know that I...
I currently live pretty close to work.
Also,
- I... - Tang Jing,
when did you become so timid?
In the past, you even dared to slam the table in front of the whole board of directors.
Now, you've become so nervous.
I didn't request that you move in immediately.
You can seriously consider it.
The house is here.
It won't expire, like bread.
Whenever you're ready, you can move in.
Why are you picking on me?
One moment, you're saying that you refurnished this house for one year.
The next moment, you're saying that you resigned to remove barriers between us.
You resigned the position of the almighty Bi'anti's partner!
How could I not be nervous?
This is like when my parents decided to temporarily stop their divorce, so that I won't be distracted from my college entrance exam.
How could I dare to do badly on that exam?
Let's not discuss this problem right now.
Right now, you need to make a decision about one more thing.
What is it?
Do you want the codfish fried or roasted?
♫ Didn't know you would be here. ♫
Cheers to your new house.
Cheers to our ability to sit here together,
and healthily and peacefully enjoy our life and delicious food.
What are you thinking about?
I was wondering
if we can still be like this
- in ten or twenty years.- We already promised
that while we're together, we won't discuss the future.
Also, we won't discuss marriage.
We won't discuss love.
♫ How could this seem so real? ♫
Count. How many apples are there?
Eight.
Here's the problem: Xiao Ming took away five apples.
Xiao Hua took three apples.
Then, Xiao Ming gave Xiao Hua two apples.
How many apples does Xiao Hua have left?
- Mom!- Huh?
Do it yourself.
- Coming. What's wrong, son?- How many are left?
He's fine. He's doing a math problem.
He's only a first grader. Why make it so complicated? It's enough that he knows his numbers.
- I'll cut an apple for you.- It's a teaching tool for the child.
Then, use an orange!
Here, have a Baobaoguo snack to replenish your brain power.
Here's the problem: there are seven apples total.
Mom took away one. Dad took away two. How many are left?
Jiaqing, look here.
These problems are designed based off the topics that you didn't fully grasp from your homework,
so after you finish your homework, do these problems.
It starts from here, and ends here.
Understand?
I need to do all of these?
Jiaqing, listen to me.
Everyone needs to do homework, both children and adults.
If you don't finish your homework from today, you might fail again tomorrow.
If you want tomorrow to be a good day,
you need to work hard today. Understand?
So what should you do now?
Finish these problems.
Good boy. Start now.
When the mermaid lifted her head above the ocean,
the water was very peaceful.
The sun was just setting.
The rosy clouds by the horizon radiated...
The rosy clouds by the horizon radiated a light red color.
Okay, let's stop here today. I'll read you more tomorrow.
Here.
Dad, can you read me another one?
I'll mark it down for you and continue tomorrow. Go to sleep.
Okay.
Ya Qin, I'm going to the convenient store.
It's so late. What are you going out to buy? I'll buy it for you.
No need.
I'm going to buy a magazine. You don't know which one I want.
Oh.
It's me. Are you sleeping yet?
I think Tang Jing knows.
In a few days,
I think Luo Zijun will also know.
Have you decided what to say if she asks you?
How about you
just push all the blame onto me?
Say that I was clinging onto you, and you're the victim.
This way, she might forgive you.
No, I can't.
I won't push the blame onto you.
I will confess to her that my feelings for you developed over time
I'm the one who wanted to be with you.
Ling Ling, listen to me.
These days, if Tang Jing goes to find you,
don't meet up with her.
Also, don't meet up with Zijun.
Leave it to me, okay?
Trust me.
Rest early, okay?
I only later found out
that at that time,
Chen Junsheng had no plan of action.
He said he didn't have the courage to tell me the truth.
He couldn't bear to abandon me,
but he also couldn't disappoint Ling Ling, who had already divorced because of him.
He felt that he carried unavoidable responsibilities
for both me and Ling Ling.
Ya Qin!
Master.
When did you come downstairs?
Just now. I'm here to throw out the trash.
- You were here the whole time?- No, no.
I just came downstairs.
You see, Ya Qin,
you've been taking care of Ping'er and this family this whole time.
- It must have been hard for you.- It's fine.
Zijun even mentioned a raise for you.
I think we can start this month. A raise of ¥500.
Really? Thank you, master.
This is my home; it's also your home.
Thus, I hope that no matter what happens,
you can do your best
to protect the harmony of this family.
Gossiping and making groundless accusations
cannot be done.
If I hear about it,
I can only ask you to leave.
Sir, I understand what you mean.
I won't say or hear what wasn't meant for me.
Then, I'll take out the trash.
Hello? What's wrong?
I'm calling you at this late hour
because I still think I should remind you:
How many times
have you seen that Ling Ling before?
Are you already so close to her?
Are you really that foolish?
How are you sure she doesn't harbor any ill intentions towards Chen Junsheng?
Sometimes, the seemingly harmless women are the most dangerous.
I must tell you that
Ling Ling got a divorce
a few days ago.
Do you know what I mean?
I think Zijun's game over.
Her so-called stable marriage
is unable to withstand the challenge.
These years, all my friends have been hurt or trapped by love.
I think nowadays,
there's no such thing as forever love.
Everyone favors the new and exciting.
Do you like iPhones? Then, get one.
Constant changes and updates are most admirable.
This isn't a problem with product promotion strategies.
This is a problem with people's hearts.
I'm not as pessimistic as you.
Although many things changed these past years,
you are still the one
by my side.
Boss, you haven't eaten all day. Have some soup.
Thank you.
Fish soup?
Is it good?
While you drink, let me ask you a question.
Does Demyan's Fish Soup
refer to when two people become tired of each other when they spend a lot of time together?
You heard my conversation with Tang Jing?
No. I just happened to pass by. That was all I heard.
I swear!
Boss, would all men in this world
love a goddess like Tang Jing?
How many relationships have you been in before?
None.
You don't like women like her?
What kind do you like, then?
I don't like your kind.
Go to work.
Okay.
Sleep now.
What are you doing?
I'm just seeing if this is my husband's hand.
Go to sleep.
Let me see! I'll sleep after I look.
What are you comparing?
What are you afraid of?
- I'm not!- If you're not, then let me compare.
Don't make a fuss of nothing, okay?
That's not what I meant.
Today, you added Ling Ling on WeChat.
Then, you think this hand is mine?
What if you add somebody else on WeChat tomorrow?
You'll compare all their pictures to me?
Enough.
Then, promise me that you haven't fallen in love with another woman.
I promise.
I haven't fallen in love with another woman.
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I ask myself why I am too afraid to be abandoned by him.
Afraid to lose this family.
Afraid for Ping'er to become a single parent child.
Is there still other reasons?
And also, I don't know how to describe it.
It's like throwing a fish into the desert.
Tell me, will that fish be afraid or not?
This family is my colosseum.
Either you win to be the king
or splatter your blood on the scene.
Thank you, Auntie Whelk.
You have someone at home who prepares all kinds of healthy boosts for you every day,
but every week, I can only rely on this one boost you make for me.
Vitamin C brightens up one's life.
I came here to do these things only because I felt sorry for you.
A person like me where even when drinking, Ya Qin will just put the glass of water on my hand,
think about how you are being treated by me.
Shouldn't you be kneeling on the ground and bowing to me to express your gratitude?
Thank you.
Miss Tang,
do you know that whenever I eat hot meals and drink warm soup at home,
I always think of you.
You're already in your thirties, and you're making a lot of money, but you don't have a real home.
Having a real home can be a burden.
I just refused to start a real home with someone a few days ago.
What did you just say?
If you make me another cup of orange juice, I'll tell you.
But my hand is already tired.
Use your other hand.
He Han bought a new house
and asked me to move in with him.
In order to avoid people gossiping about us, he resigned from Bi'anti.
Really? Isn't this good for you?
Haven't you been telling me that if you two continue working at the same company,
it would be a stumbling block to your relationship?
How could such a selfish, self-centered person
make such a huge sacrifice?
Objectively speaking, shouldn't you express your gratitude to him?
More objectively speaking,
he does have a good background and social status. You might regret missing out on this opportunity,
although I really don't like him.
That's why I feel so conflicted.
Continue on.
Every day
you wait for me to come home or I wait for you to come home.
And then you wait for me to have dinner or I wait for you to have dinner.
And then
every day, we accommodate each other,
and we become more and more like each other.
Is that why couples start to look like each other after a while?
Eventually two people start looking like one.
But then, couples eventually complain
we're too familiar with each other. There is no spark. It's just like the right hand feeling the left hand.
Waiting for Junsheng to come home every day is a mandatory part of my life.
But eating together as a family every day is the happiest part of my life.
Waiting for someone to come home is about one hour.
And then two people taking their time to eat dinner takes two hours.
Man, that's wasting three hours every day.
That means wasting one eighth of your life!
How can you call this wasting your time when you're spending it on such meaningful things?
Or else why would Junsheng work so hard to make money?
Isn't it just so that he can give us this three hours of happiness?
That's what you think. I don't think that's how Chen Junsheng thinks.
What do you mean? Chen Junsheng has sworn to me that he's never loved another woman.
How old are you? You believe those kinds of promises?
Maybe he's already promised some other girl to divorce you.
Some other girl?
Which girl?
Lingling.
Please, she's an old auntie.
Don't you know how the old auntie market is pretty hot lately?
I am just not willing for you to lose your livelihood.
You're no match for her because you're so naive.
I just want to remind you that.
But now that I know there is a problem,
I have to warn you.
Why are you so sure it's Lingling? Do you have evidence/
I saw them together.
Last week, they went to work together.
- Last Monday? - That's right.
I was there that day, too.
Anyway, that day, they were together to make their proposal.
It's just a collection of coincidences that day that caused them to be together.
Let me tell you, if you told me Junsheng was playing with any other girl, I'd believe you.
But if it's Lingling, I won't believe you.
A face of someone having difficulty struggling by, has such poor quality face, old-looking woman who doesn't even know to style herself,
Why would our Junsheng like a girl like that?
Are you only going to believe me if you catch them red-handed?
Then you can go to Cheng Xing and see for yourself,
or you can go to the bathrooms at Cheng Xing and listen to his female co-workers gossip about their affair.
Don't wait until everything gets out of control and you regret not listening to me.
What are you doing? Are you not drinking orange juice anymore?
He Han is picking me up to work out.
Oh he's coming? Then I should leave.
Can you two not act as if you're playing a game of cat and mouse?
Oh him? I can already imagine
what he looks like when he works out. He's probably dressed in something that he thinks is fashionable but actually looks ugly.
And it's probably imported, too.
I really dislike guys like him who grew up abroad.
What's so remarkable about growing up abroad?
If he was truly capable, he'd be able to stay overseas. He probably came back because he couldn't make it abroad, right?
Is he still black eyed and yellow skinned?
If he was truly capable, he should at least come back with whitened skin like Michael Jackson.
One pair of rotten shoes, one rotten sports car that even had to be custom made from Japan...
So what if he can run a marathon? If he isn't afraid to get emphysema, then why don't he run one everyday?
That's called quality of life.
You...this pretentious, just for show, low class earth-friendly frugality
is exactly use to fool an empty and lonely woman like you.
I have seen through it very early on.
He's the ostentatious type who is truly nauseating.
He's much more distasteful than those decked out in flashy gold. At least those are warm and sincere.
What are you doing?
What bad timing
to overhear your conversation with your best friend.
No worries. I was hoping you'd hear what I said.
Now I know what it means for enemies to cross paths often.
If I were you, I wouldn't gossip so much about other people.
It'd be best if you're like 7-Eleven stores,
open 24 hours a day, surveillance cameras on all the time, monitoring your husband.
You're a 7-Eleven.
Your whole family is 7-Eleven!
- All right, enough.- You 7-Eleven!
I told her everything.
I told her that Lingling is Chen Jungsheng's mistress.
But she doesn't believe me.
She doesn't think Chen Junsheng would fall in love with someone like Lingling.
It's different from what she expected.
Her radar will only be on alert
when it's a young, pretty girl.
She has expectations for her husband's affair?
How interesting. You should tell her this.
As long as it's someone unlike her, then there's always a likelihood.
I pity her misfortune but am angry at her indifference.
I'm so pissed.
You worry even more than she does.
For a woman like her who is
unambitious, dull, and boring
you should let her experience some suffering and hardships.
Perhaps that will allow for some of her brain cells
to be revived.
Otherwise, there will be no difference in her conversations with you
this year, next year, or even in ten years.
Aren't they all about her husband, children, warding off mistresses
what to eat, and wrinkles?
Can you be any more critical?
I'm just telling the truth.
I don't understand why you're such good friends with her.
- See you in a bit.- See you later.
Hello?
Is that for sure?
How come it took you so long?
I'm thinking about how to respond to your question.
What question?
Why I'm such good friends with Luo Ziqun.
I've figured it out.
It's because she's pure of heart.
She's not like the people in our line of work
who all have hidden daggers behind sugar-coated words.
On one hand, saying he says he's resigning for my sake and buying a new house
then on the other hand, he's already begun to poach my clients.
I was wondering what was bothering you.
I merely had drinks with Adam.
Someone told you about that?
How much did your new boss offer you
to be able to persuade to leave Bi'anti?
I don't have a new boss.
Impossible.
The moment you resigned, all the top headhunters must have jumped on you.
Yes.
They did contact me, but I haven't made a decision yet.
I did test the waters with a few old clients
to see how many I could take with me
because I want to have a rather precise estimate
on what I should be offered by a company.
So...
You didn't just meet with Adam.
Who else?
I can tell you.
I can also tell these people have the intention of leaving with me.
Of course, you can report this to Bi'anti so they can be prepared.
They can gather their forces and make a counterattack.
However, this could also possibly be just a smoke bomb.
My purpose is to create a fire in your own backyard.
When you finally realize what's going on
I'll already have taken away the biggest clients you thought were securely yours.
So, what's the actual situation, after all?
You need to determine yourself.
Come now, relax a little bit, okay?
You're just a project manager,
waiting for the company to assign you a specific client and task.
Doing a little more, doing a little less, it's not your job.
Why go to such lengths to protect the company?
Tang Jing, we're here to make money, not to devote ourselves.
Isn't everything in this world a business transaction?
What about us two? Is it also a business transaction?
How did it turn into a conversation about you and me?
How can it be a business transaction between us two?
But I think "transaction" is not a derogatory term.
An appropriate marriage, a perfect match, a happy combination [expressions meaning "a perfect match/marriage"]
aren't they all business transactions?
So your resignation is used for what trading purpose?
To exchange for a healthier relationship between us.
So there won't be so many inconveniences because we' work in the same company.
So our different approaches to a matter won't--
No way.
If it's like that, you won't be able to resign right now.
At least it's not the main reason.
Fine.
After clinching the Liv deal
I negotiated for a higher dividend but the company wouldn't agree
so the deal fell through.
That's right.
Hey! Hey!
Aren't you running?
Hello. I'm looking for Chen Jun Sheng. I'm his wife.
At the moment, Mr. Chen is at a meeting. You can go to the lounge room and wait for a bit.
No need. I'll wait at his office. Thanks.
Although I pretended to be firm and unyielding in front of Tangjing
I actually feel uneasy on the inside.
So I chose monday morning
knowing Jun Sheng was at a meeting
I proudly went to look.
Hydrotalcite Tablets
My birthday.
Ping'er's birthday.
Pick this one. It's more modest.
What is your name?
My name is Sandra.
Sang Zhuo what? A lot of people are called Sang Zhuo.
Sang Zhuo Dong.
Mrs. Chen!
That person over there, isn't she Sang Zhuo Dong?
You're looking for Sang Zhuo?
Didn't I tell you I saw her with Jun Sheng
at a jewellery buying a necklace?
That necklace was for a client.
It wasn't for a client! She's wearing it, I saw it!
Jun Sheng gave it to her!
She dares to parade herself through the office wearing that.
I'm going to make things clear with her.
Mrs. Chen, listen to me. Sang Zhuo is getting married soon.
That necklace definitely has nothing to do with Jun Sheng.
He's at a meeting right now. You can ask him after it finishes.
Otherwise, if you approach Sang Zhuo now
it's not going to look good to other people.
She wants to destroy my family. I don't care how it looks like!
Mrs. Chen!
Mrs. Chen.
What are you doing?
You said this necklace was a gift for a client?
This...
Mrs. Chen.
Actually, you misunderstood. It's not Sang Zhuo, it's me.
It's you what? What does this have to do with you?
Zi Jun.
You say it's you, what?
What does it have to do with you?
I meant to say I gave the necklace to the client.
Yes.
Lingling has connections to the client. They'd only accept it if it was through Lingling.
Yes.
Mrs. Chen. I ask you to look carefully.
This is not the necklace we bought the other day.
This one has diamonds and is much more expensive than the other one.
I ask you to clearly remember such an important event, okay?
I'm Mr. Chen's intern and I think he's a great teacher.
But I don't understand
how could he marry a woman without manners.
Sang Zhuo.
I'm sorry. We'll reimburse you for the necklace.
This was my mistake. Mrs. Chen misunderstood. Don't blame her.
My apologies.
Let's go.
Miss. You're not married yet?
One day, once you'll get to my age
you'll understand my situation.
Compared to your marriage and your family,
manners are completely negligible.
I know that I made a great spectacle.
I also know those elite business professionals
are all mocking me for being a stupid housewife.
But I don't care. They are all outsiders in my world.
They can't understand my situation.
I also don't feel like understanding their lives.
Just now,
if it wasn't for me,
weren't you abour to lay the cards on the table?- Yes.
There were so many people watching me. I was ready to risk it all.
Ling Ling, this way...
Jun Sheng, I've changed my mind.
I want to return you to Zi Jun.
"In The Pouring Rain" by Ye Linsheng
♫ In the torrential rain, among the busy cars. ♫
♫ Why is the image of your face still so clear? ♫
♫ I hold my breath, watching you as you leave. ♫
♫ Why do I feel my heart slightly wavering? ♫
♫ When did I start becoming used to your presence? ♫
♫ Your calls always appear at the perfect time. ♫
♫ My heart has sold me out. ♫
♫ I still have a little hope ♫
♫ that you will come back, searching for me. ♫
♫ In the torrential rain, among the busy cars. ♫
♫ Why is the image of your face still so clear? ♫
♫ I hold my breath, watching you as you run towards me. ♫
♫ My heart is slightly wavering. ♫