The First Half of My Life
Episode 6
Miss Tang, ever since you left, Zijun hasn't come out of the bedroom.
I knocked, and I tried calling her, but she didn't respond.
I'm becoming more and more concerned, so I decided to give you a call.
Can you go check on Zijun for me? I'm in a meeting, so I can't go.
Her housekeeper said that she's locked herself in her room for a whole day now.
I'm scared something might have happened to her.
What does that have to do with me?
I am on vacation and not at work. But that doesn't mean
that I'm bored to the extent I'd care about something like that.
What relationship do I have to her?
If she's unhappy, does that mean I need to go to her home and comfort her?
If you had asked me to check on someone else, that would have been fine, but I will not deal with this difficult woman.
Just make sure that she's alive, and I will go see her after my meeting finishes.
Also, think about all the times you've interrupted my vacations.
Think about all the times you called me back to work after I bought a flight ticket.
Fine, fine. But you have to know that
every day there are seven to eight headhunters calling me.
Seven to eight headhunters want to work with me, but I didn't agree to work with any of them.
I just want to live comfortably for three to four days.
Yet now, I am being turned by you to a housewife friend.
That just shows how much I care about you.
I put the life of my best friend into your hands.
That just goes to show how much I trust you.
Fine.
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You're here?
Mr. He, please come in.
Miss Tang already told me that she's in a meeting and will come after it finishes.
Have to trouble you to look after her then. Thank you.
Are you Miss Tang's boyfriend? You guys look like a perfect match.
Where is she?
She hasn't come out since last night.
She doesn't drink water or eat anything, and she doesn't want to talk with anyone.
I heard her walking back and forth in her room just now.
But when I talk to her, she ignores me.
If she can still walk back and forth, that means she's perfectly fine.
She has only been in this room.
What is there to worry about?
How can you not worry?
What if something happens to her? I'm the only one here. There might be a misunderstanding!
Well, nothing has happened.
If she can stay in her room without crying, complaining, or grabbing a knife to end her life,
then all is well. How much better can you expect things to be?
To be honest, the fact that she can still be so calm
has greatly surpassed my expectations.
- But- - Alright, that's enough.
If you say more, it seems as if I'm too idle that I have to chat with you already.
You can just continue on with your business, and once Tang Jing arrives, she can take care of everything.
We will all be relieved of this duty.
Felicia, it's me.
The terms you gave me are good,
but not good enough.
Don't talk to me about company culture or personal backgrounds.
I don't want to listen to any of that because I've made up stuff like that before for other people.
Just tell me,
how much commission will I get? I will of course hit all revenue goals,
but how much money I will get is something we need to settle.
And one more thing,
there cannot be anyone above me in terms of management.
Of course you can discuss with me which cases I should take,
but how we handle the case is completely up to me.
Why didn't you say that earlier? If you said that earlier-
I'll call you back in a few.
I'm fine. You can go now.
Tang Jing told me I must stay here until she arrives.
She should be here any time now. Let's both be patient a little longer.
I can't be patient anymore.
Please don't make my home your second office.
You have a very successful career. This is something we all know.
So please stop reminding us about that.
How can you say something like that? I-
Fine.
There's no reason for me to talk logic with someone who is pitiful and has a bleak future,
and who is very sheltered and no ability to survive on her own.
You can say whatever you want to say.
[ Uncle Lim ]
Uncle Lim!
Of course I have to call you that. I've been calling you that since I was a child.
But what is Uncle should stay Uncle and what is work should stay as work.
I hold you to the same standards as Felicia.
Uncle Lim, I'll give you a call back.
No, no.
It's the TV playing a Korean drama.
My housekeeper is watching a Korean drama. I'll call you later.
I've already walked outside to take my calls. Why do you need to cry so loudly?
Is me being like this
affecting how you think about your life?
Why are you saying my future is bleak?
Who doesn't have the ability to survive on her own?
You're crying over that?
Who are you to say I have no ability to survive?
I have been a wife to someone and have raised a child.
That's not easy, but why are you saying I have no survival abilities?
How about we exchange and you do it instead?
I'm like Tang Jing. I also graduated from college.
After graduating, I worked for half a year at an international company.
But it's because Chen Junsheng married me and told me not to work anymore that I quit.
He promised me that he would give me a perfect, happy life.
He said he would take care of me.
This home would be my only job.
He broke his promise.
First, you should stop crying.
Can you stop crying, please?
Here.
Why should you live only for you husband and child?
Because I love them.
This isn't called love. This is called trying to please others.
You understand nothing!
You've never truly loved anyone.
Your brain just have a calculator everyday. You think only of ins, outs, and balance.
You are the one who has no sound emotions.
You totally don't understand when one gives and not ask for any return.
You understand. You know.
So what you were doing was not asking for any return? If you really do,
you then must just let Chen Junsheng get the divorce and go to Ling Ling.
You should just silently wish them happiness for two lovers were able to be together.
Or else, you are thinking about investment and output.
You hope that Chen Junsheng can support you for a lifetime. You hope that he can be loyal and caring to you.
You hope that he can give you a rich life and use the money he earned to support you until you grow old.
In other words, you are asking for a big return.
Ms. Tang, you're finally here.
The two of them are now quarreling.
I still have something to do, so I'll get going now.
Don't cry anymore...
How dare you say that I don't have any ability to survive?
I become someone's wife, I raise our child,
it wasn't easy for me and you say that I don't have the ability to survive?
Why don't we exchange and you try doing it instead?
Why must you live all your life for your husband, your child, and this family?
I love them!
This is not called love. This is called trying to please them.
What do you know?!
You have never really loved anyone. You are the one without sound emotions.
You don't really know what giving and not asking for return is.
You don't plan on living at home?
I've just been too busy at work.
I thought you already moved back.
No.
Junsheng, tell me what you like about that woman.
I'm not here to start an argument. I just want to talk about this.
Tell me what you like about her.
For example, is she beautiful and sexy?
I don't think so. Independent and wise?
Tangjing is an example. I know that's not the type of woman you like.
Tell me what you actually like about her.
I don't know.
You like being with her. So what do you two do when you're together?
Nothing in particular.
When we're at work, we work. After work, we chat.
- But...- But what?
I feel happy, and it feels meaningful.
Do you think the well-being of this family
and watching our child grow up are not meaningful and do not give you happiness?
Zijun, let me ask you this.
What do you think is the meaning of life?
I'm not talking about a clean house, our child's good grades
your glamour and beauty, or my successful career.
What do you want to do in your life?
Don't you bestow meaning to my life?
Isn't the goal of my life to have a happy family, be admired by everyone, and for us to grow old together?
Isn't that what you defined for me?
You told me not to work. You said you could support me.
You do whatever you want.
Now you're using that against me?
I'm sorry.
It's my fault. I'm really sorry.
However, I'm still saying the same thing, Zijun. You can propose any terms you wish.
After we separate, your standard of life
and quality of life will not be lowered.
If you wish, I can continue to support you and our child.
You're only talking about material terms
the car, house, or how much money you'll give me.
Chen Junsheng, do you think I don't want to divorce
because of this?
Do you think I'm coming to see you again and again because I'm afraid that after I'm divorced
nobody will support me?
Yes, I have no job, and I've been away from this society for a long while
and I seem to know nothing at all,
but I have friends and I'm only in my thirties.
I can still live just fine.
That's not what I meant to imply.
I just hope your life can remain the same as much as possible.
Remain the same?
How?
I won't have a family anymore. How can it still be the same?
Tell me, Chen Junsheng.
Do you think this is why I refuse to divorce?
I came here to talk with you and beg you today because
I can't bear to leave you.
I can't bear for this family to separate.
I can't bear for Ping'er to become a child of a single-parent family.
Junsheng, you...
I... I really hope
you can leave that woman. If you leave her...
I can give you time. Three months, four months, half a year, one year...
As long as you sever ties with her, I can do anything you want.
I love her.
I am hopelessly in love with her.
In the past...
you said the same thing to me.
Chen Junsheng was ice-cold when he said those words.
I simply cannot believe that this man is the same person who once instilled such happiness and confidence in me
and had led me to believe I could spend the rest of my life with him.
Tangjing said the promise of marriage and children is like a poisonous apple men offer to women.
From the initial bite of sweetness all the way until death by poison
took eight years of my life.
I'm not afraid of shamefully admitting it.
Even at the brink of death, I'm still holding on to a last bit of hope
hoping that Chen Junsheng will come to his senses at the last moment.
Ya Qin, Junjun.
What happened?
What's all this?
Who made this mess?
You did this?
These things...
cost money. They were expensive.
Couples fighting is a very normal occurrence.
How are you going to live like this?
You'll have to spend money to replace all this.
Honestly! From now on...
You... You spoke with Chen Junsheng?
He still insists on divorcing and being with that woman?
Break everything! Don't live here anymore.
Rather than leaving it for them, ruin this whole place right now!
Don't leave anything.
Instead of leaving these for them, destroy everything!
Destroy everything!
Junjun.
Junjun, don't cry. Don't cry.
Don't cry. Crying won't help.
Crying really won't help.
In the past, I said Ziqun was useless.
But, in reality, I'm even worse than her!
You're not...
You're my good girl.
You're my good baby.
You're not useless.
Be good. Listen to me.
It'll be fine.
When your father
first abandoned the three of us, he was even worse than Chen Junsheng.
He left and took everything away.
He didn't leave us a single cent or a single word.
Didn't we survive that?
Aren't we just fine now?
Don't cry. Be good.
It's true. We're doing well.
I pray every day that
our lives will become even better
and my daughters will live even better lives
even better.
If I see your wretched father one day, I'll...
I'll slap him senseless.
I'll tell him that
I'm living a better life than he is!
Mom.
I'm sorry I've disappointed you.
You haven't. You haven't let me down.
You're a good child, my good daughter.
The one who let me down is
Chen Junsheng and that damned woman.
Mom, take me away from here.
I don't want to be here anymore.
Take me home.
Okay, I'll take you away.
I'll take you away.
Come on, put on your shoes.
I'll take you home.
Hold on. Wait.
No. Listen to me.
This house is yours.
Your child lives here. Your child's house also belongs to you.
You haven't done any wrong. It was Chen Junsheng who is in the wrong.
He should be the one leaving, not you!
You must listen to me.
Listen to me. Look at me. Look at me.
I tell you, you must not yield on this.
Do you understand?
Where are you going?
I'm going to take care of something.
I'll be right back, okay? Be good.
Ma'am, who are you looking for?
A mistress.
I'm looking for Chen Junsheng's mistress that works in this company.
I don't know who that is.
You don't know?
All right, then it's you.
- Come with me.- Ma'am, it's not me!
- Come outside with me.- You have the wrong person, Ma'am!
Then who is it? Who is it?
They say it's Ling Ling.
Ling Ling, right? Okay. Ling Ling!
Auntie, we're working here.
- You're Ling Ling, are you? Come!- I...
- I'm not!- If you're not, then who are you?
- My surname is Hong.- All right.
If it's not you, then mind your own business.
Who is Ling Ling? Ling Ling!
Auntie, this isn't appropriate for the workplace. Why don't we speak outside?
- Are you Ling Ling?- I'm not Ling Ling.
- If you're not Ling Ling, then mind your own business. If you're Ling Ling, come with me.- No, no!
I'm not Ling Ling. Auntie, you're mistaken.
Why don't we speak outside?
Why should I go outside? Stop interfering.
- Ling Ling? Auntie, don't be like this.
- Lingling!- This isn't appropriate.
- Who is Ling Ling?- Let's go.
You are Ling Ling, right?
I must be right. Come with me.
Who are you? I'm going to call the police.
Who am I? Listen up!
I am Luo Zijun's mother
Chen Junsheng's mother-in-law!
You're going to call the police? All right, go ahead!
I'll see how the police will deal with a bitch like you!
In the olden days, someone like you
would have been tied to a large stone and thrown into a river to drown or beaten to death.
Do you know that?
That's how you would've been dealt with.
Let me tell you. If you're not afraid that
I'll spill all the unpleasant things right here, then I'll continue speaking here.
Otherwise, you'd better obediently follow me outside.
Come. Go!
Come out!
In my whole life
homewreckers are who I hate the most!
If it's someone I don't know
I'd yell at her and curse her.
You've taken advantage of my daughter.
I'm giving you one last chance!
In a nutshell, get the hell away from Chen Junsheng and disappear immediately
or else the heavens will strike down your whole family with lightning.
Auntie, do you think cursing will be useful on this sort of thing?
You can be furious and yell at me
but every why has a wherefore.
If there is a valid reason, is there any use in lamenting the outcome?
One hand cannot clap alone. Even without me
Chen Junsheng and your daughter's relationship was already on the rocks!
I... even if it is on the rocks
didn't Chen Junsheng still live day after day like nothing was wrong?
How come everything changed after you appeared?
Besides, aren't many married couples having a difficult time?
They haven't divorced either.
How come he wanted a divorce after you appeared?
Listen, if you are playing around with Chen Junsheng
you've gone too far already. If you keep going, the game will be spoiled, all right?
We both have children and jobs.
We're already past the age of playing around.
Neither of us can afford to play around with something that is so important.
Can't afford to? You both have your careers and families?
So you're saying you take this relationship seriously?
Did you all hear that? Did you hear what she said?
Do you still dare to be work with such a person? Do you?
Where are you going?
- I'm going to work.- You're going to work?
You've broken up a husband and wife and destroyed a family.
You want to go to work? No way. If this matter is not resolved
- then this is not the end of it yet.- What is going on here? Stop causing a disturbance here.
- Listen up.- Leave immediately!
- Why are you dragging me away?- Leave right away!
- I'm going to come again tomorrow!- Leave!
This is not the end of it!
Get to work. Go on.
Get going.
Come on.
Come on, go back to work.
Get back to work.
Go. Stop looking.
You!
Leave! What are you causing a disturbance for?
Who's causing a disturbance?
How could you all not distinguish the good people from the bad?
You will have retribution for treating me like this!
Leave! Stop causing a fuss.
Who's causing a fuss?
Honestly! What kind of standards do you have?
Unethical and ill-mannered!
You don't care to distinguish between the good and bad people!
You're aiding and abetting the evildoers!
How outrageous!
Honestly...
Manager Tang, Mr. Luo would like to speak with you.
Mr. Luo?
That's Luo Ping, the new supervisor assigned by the higher-ups.
The Luo Ping that is said to fool around with women everywhere, doesn't actually work
and has even brought up false claims against He Han to the board of directors?
There's one more thing. Just now, downstairs
Luo Zijun's mother attacked Ling Ling.
What? What do you mean by attacked.
Even security was called.
What about now? Has she already left?
Yes, the mother has already left.
Ling Ling has also taken time off.
Please tell Mr. Luo I don't have time to see him today.
I know you're busy, so I came by to visit you.
Hello, Manager Luo.
Hello, Ms. Tang.
I'm sorry, Mr. Luo. I need to leave for some urgent business.
I just have one question.
The proposal you brought up this morning was practically flawless.
I just want to ask if you came up with it yourself.
Why?
There's a consultant working under you named Xiao Fei, I believe.
She told me you still hadn't come up with anything before leaving work yesterday.
Did inspiration suddenly spring up over night or have I underestimated women's potential?
What are you implying?
I heard you have a good relationship with He Han.
Yes. Are you envious?
I alone am enough to surpass you. I could even ask He Han to teach me a few tricks.
You really shouldn't underestimate women's potential.
There are some things that you'll never be able to learn.
I hope you're not just a pretty face.
Just wait and watch.
Don't let me see Xiao Fei again.
I never thought my mother-in-law would come.
It's okay. She just vented a bit. She didn't hurt me.
It was in public.
If letting her throw this tantrum can pacify her a bit, that would be considered a good thing.
We were wrong to begin with.
It's my fault.
It's okay.
I was wrong. It's all my fault.
My mother-in-law is usually very nice.
I never thought... It's really my fault.
Junsheng, don't go upstairs later.
Just pretend nothing happened and go about your day.
The workplace doesn't need people who cause disturbances.
I'm fine. I'll be okay.
- Boss.- Hello.
Give me a piece of meat.
What are you making with it?
For stir-fry.
Stir-fry? All right.
- Is this enough? - That's plenty.
I just need enough for two dishes.
All right.
Tangjing? It's me.
Are you busy today?
That's wonderful.
If you're free, come over to eat dinner. I bought a lot of groceries.
Most importantly, spend some time with Zijun and talk with her.
Cheer her up.
That's so small!
That's not enough!
- I have guests!- Okay, I'll give you more.
No, I wasn't talking to you. It's settled then.
Come over for dinner. That's all for now.
Cut me a bit more.
Junsheng, you're not busy, are you?
I'm afraid I'm bothering you.
I haven't seen you in days. I miss you.
I bought a lot of groceries today.
I'm thinking of cooking up a few of your favorite dishes tonight.
If you're not coming back, I'll have cooked
and be waiting for you.
All right! Good.
Junsheng, you're back.
I knew you'd come.
I made a whole table of food.
In any case, the past is in the past.
There are no grudges among family.
Junjun, Tangjing!
Junsheng is back!
I called Junsheng to come home for dinner.
Come sit, Junsheng.
Quickly, now. Take off your jacket and come eat dinner.
Quickly. Sit down, all of you.
Sit down.
Oh, you all.
Seeing how I toiled over the stove to cook a whole table full of dishes
let's not talk about anything tonight
and just happily eat dinner.
Here, Jingjing. See how much you want.
- That's enough, Auntie.- All right.
My dear daughter.
Don't drink so much.
Okay, now.
Since we're all sitting here together, we're still a family.
Tangjing, be a witness.
I propose we make a toast.
Let bygones be bygones.
Okay?
Come on.
Junsheng, this is your favorite.
- Here, have some--- Mom, I'm not eating.
I still remember all your favorite dishes.
Of course, there are many more things I still remember.
I remember how you came to beg me
to allow you to marry my daughter.
I also remember at the time
I found you a bit lacking.
I thought you were poor and didn't have enough money.
I remember at the time
you swore on your life
you would give my daughter a lifetime of happiness.
Junsheng, I went to see Ling Ling today.
I'm guessing you already know about that.
What would you have me do? I can't commit murder or arson.
So...
So, I just had to stand up for myself and my daughter.
I was thinking
you couldn't possibly come home and hit your own wife for another woman
would you?
Life must still go on.
Here, here. Let's raise our glasses and have a drink.
Cheers.
Mom.
What right did you have to scold her?
I...
It's because... It's because that woman
broke apart your family.
Then come at me.
The problem is her! If not for her, this family wouldn't have been broken apart!
Yes.
I don't dare to do anything to any of you
but did you solve anything by berating Ling Ling in public?
That was assault! You could be charged for that!
All right, Chen Junsheng. Very well said.
Go press charges. Call the police.
Tell them you are keeping a mistress.
Your mother-in-law wants to beat her up.
I would love nothing more than to kill her. Watch what the police will say!
Can't you be reasonable?
- How am I not reasonable?- You caused a fuss today.
Okay, even if you didn't do that today
I've already made a decision about Zijun and I. That is how things stand now.
We don't need to put on an act any longer.
If it doesn't sit well with you, then you can slap me in the face. Okay?
I'm not eating anymore. Tangjing, let's go.
I will hire a lawyer.
Chen Junsheng, just wait for what you deserve.
I always thought you were a reasonable person
What reason is there?
I can't watch as my best friend is being bullied like this.
I will not speak reason to you from now on.
Chen Junsheng, Chen Junsheng.
This wonderful dinner...
You ended it just because you wanted to.
I really want to... I really want to hit you!
- Auntie.- Wait, Tangjing.
You're taking her away?
What do you mean by this?
We're leaving it like this? We're going to agree to the divorce?
We're letting that wretched man and woman be together?
Auntie, divorce doesn't necessarily mean we're letting them be.
It could serve as a punishment, especially for Chen Junsheng.
On the contrary, a divorce could help Zijun herself.
That's... Jingjing, your words are too deep. I don't quite understand.
However, there's one thing I do understand.
If she divorces, she'll be left with nothing. Her life will be over.
Auntie, you can't think like that. She's your daughter. You have to believe that everything will get better.
Yes, it's precisely because she is my daughter that
I know her abilities are limited.
When she was young, she could rely on her good looks to please others
but she wasn't actually capable of anything.
Truly, if you were my daughter, if you were to divorce once
or even eight or ten times, I wouldn't be worried about you.
I'd tell you that everything would be fine.
But not with Junjun. I can't lie to her.
Auntie, don't fret. Let's take things slowly. Everything will be okay.
I saw innocent and beautiful young ladies graced by sunlight
and lovers and couples walking hand-in-hand.
It seemed as if happiness only belonged to other people.
From this day on, my world began to be overcast with dark clouds, immersed in darkness.
I even thought there would never be another day in my life when the clouds would disperse.
I'm sorry.
Sorry, sorry.
I completely forgot I had dinner plans with you.
I'll go upstairs first.
- Go on up.- Hey, hey, hey.
What do you mean she's going up first?
It's a difficult time for her. Try not to say anything, all right? Please.
She'll be staying at my place for the next two days.
Your place? What about you?
Of course I'll be here with her. I didn't let her go to her mom's place. I'm afraid she won't get any peace there.
She can have some quiet time here. I can also try to talk her through this.
I finally have some time off.
You're saying that we'll have to bring along this weeping woman everywhere we go?
Yes.
We're even bringing her along if we're going to the bar tonight?
If she's here, I can't go to the bar with you.
Tangjing, you need to get this straight. You're not the one who can help her right now. That would be two other people.
One would be a lawyer and the other would be a psychologist.
Let's go upstairs now.
Let's go.
Stop drinking.
Give me the glass. Let me have another few sips.
I haven't drank ever since I married Chen Junsheng. He said he didn't like women drinking.
Now great. I can drink as much as I want. Nobody will stop me.
Give it to me.
What are you doing? It's not like I'm drinking your wine.
Drink later. Let me pull together some side dishes first, and you can take your time drinking.
I have wine here. I'll open it up and aerate it for you first.
So annoying.
"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. ♫