Timing and Subtitles by The 1/2 Heart Team @ Viki
The First Half of My Life
Episode 9
What did you say?
What do you mean you guys will raise Ping'er?
You two have never taken care of Ping'er, so he won't be living with you now or in the future.
What do you mean you guys will raise him? He is my son, and I gave birth to him. No one can take him from me.
Zijun, please sit down. Don't get emotional and listen to what I have to say.
We're doing all this for your good.
Think about it: considering both your financial situation and living situation,
it will be difficult for you to raise Ping'er.
No matter whom Junsheng ends up with in the future, we will always keep Ping'er by our side.
You've seen how Ping'er loves to stay here with his grandparents for the weekend.
We won't let Junsheng take your child to live with someone else.
If you're concerned about that happening, you shouldn't be.
I originally thought you guys came here to defend me.
I thought you two came to dissuade him from divorcing me.
We do hope that you won't divorce, but Jungsheng he-
We have no choice.
Ping'er's last name is Chen, so he must grow up within the Chen family.
After our divorce, I can change Ping'er's last name to Luo.
Zijun, we didn't come here to argue with you today.
We really want to have a civil conversation with you.
Ever since Ping'er was born, everything he has eaten, drank, and lived in were provided by my son.
Do you think you can afford Ping'er's expensive school tuition?
Dad!
This is the truth!
Zijun, why don't you try looking at the situation from our point of view and understand us?
You want me to think from your perspective, but have you ever thought of thinking from my perspective?
Did you three plan to put on a show in front of me and ridicule me for not being able to make money on my own?
Let me tell you, Chen Junsheng, even if you contacted all of your relatives to come talk to me,
to come deceive me and gain my sympathy, I won't say even a sentence to any of them.
You had an affair, you want a divorce, and now you want to take away my son? Don't even think about it!
Zijun!
Chen Junsheng, please leave this instant with your parents!
If you don't leave now, I'm calling the police! Chen Junsheng!
Chen Junsheng!
I need a lawyer. Where's that lawyer?
Did I not bring the lawyer's business card home?
Everything is fake. Everything is a lie.
I suddenly felt like this whole world was filled with hypocrisy and calculating people.
I felt like I had emerged from a safe haven
and been covered by a sheet of darkness, preventing me from seeing what's in front of me.
My seven year marriage and era of youth suddenly concluded overnight.
The only thing left by my side is Ping'er, yet they want to take him away from me, too.
Okay. Put these on that corner on the right.
- Lao Wang, your new boss is coming? - He'll start this Monday.
Do you know who it is?
No. But I've already been contacted about this.
On Monday morning, all Project Managers have to report their business plans for the latter half of this year and the first half of next year.
Next year?
The announcement and details have all been sent to you.
But this year hasn't even finished yet...
Not only do we need to provide those plans, we also need to report on the current progress of every project.
We also need to report on the performance of every team member.
- This is all due Monday? - Yes.
All the Project Managers are going crazy right now.
Lao Wang,
How was your conversation with Lingling?
We're still in the middle of investigations.
How was it? Was your conversation with HR okay?
They want me to resign.
Don't worry. The new boss will arrive on Monday.
We can drag this situation out. I'll take you to meet the new boss.
I don't he will be an easy person. He hasn't even officially started yet and is already making all the Project Managers work so hard.
Oh?
Today's the weekend, and you just came back from a business trip but are heading into the office. Why you working so hard?
It's the same for you, too.
I heard that Chen Xin will be getting a new boss. Is it you?
Did you jump to a different company because you lost Carmen's business and don't have the face to meet our boss?
I don't understand anything you're saying.
You know how busy it is being a woman. You'll marry, have kids, and have grandkids.
There will be enough to keep you busy all your life. So why bother staying at B&T and compete with your male co-workers?
Also, the problem is even if you tried to compete with them, you won't win. So it's not a bad idea to go to Chen Xing, cruise through every day, and then retire.
Chen Xing may be small, but they're vicious. They might become our biggest competitor.
Oh? So are you admitting that you'll be working for Chen Xing?
It looks like you have no option but to admit. You'll never beat me at B&T no matter how hard you try.
- Pardon me. - Listen to me,
you have to be gracious in accepting defeat.
How funny that we meet again by chance.
Mr. Luo, you care so much about whether Tang Jing is going to Chen Xing,
but you should spend more time caring for your team
and see if the three remaining consultants on your team all jumped ship to Chen Xing.
What-what are you saying?
It's dark under the lamp, Mr. General-without-an-army.
I apologize for the situation with Adam.
I admit that I used some schemes to achieve my goal.
I admit I didn't have a bottom line and was ruthless.
What is there to apologize for? Nothing wrong happened.
We agreed to keep work separate from personal matters, and we agreed that competition pushes each of us to improve.
You didn't do anything wrong. I was too narrow-minded.
Because of this situation, you flew to Hong Kong and ignored all my calls and texts. Are your sure nothing's wrong?
If you really care about all this, then moving forward, in all matters related to you,
I will keep a distance and not get involved.
It was because I was super busy that I couldn't pick up your calls.
You took away my biggest client. You also saw just now the malicious way Luo Ping spoke to me.
Who is he to act so proudly in front of me? It's all because I lost this case.
Now that he blackmail on me, he can get rid of me. This is all thanks to you.
But he has lost the three consultants on his team. He is in a bigger crisis than you.
This a coincidence. What if he didn't lose them?
Who told you this is a coincidence?
What do you mean? Did you have something to do with this ?
I didn't do anything. It didn't need me to get involved.
His personality will naturally drive away all the smart people from his team sooner or later.
And then he'll hire a few adoring fools for his team and dig his own grave.
You don't need to do anything, and he will just self-destruct.
Also, I am not the only one going after the cases you have.
If I can take away your case, that means other people can do the same. This just shows you haven't handled everything flawlessly.
So if someone else can take your case, isn't it better for me to have it?
If you are able to die knowing why, you then can prevent making the same mistakes.
Stop pretending.
Luo Ping's three consultants definitely all left at the same time because of your doing.
You really did a good job of keeping everything under wraps. We didn't hear anything about this.
You spoke with such certainty to Luo Ping just now.
If you weren't involved, how could you be so clear and confident?
I came here to tell you that your best friend has called me more than ten times since yesterday.
What's wrong?
I don't know. I didn't pick up because she's on my blacklist.
But she called you more than ten times!
What if it was an emergency?
Didn't you also ignore me when I called you more than ten times?
And when I arranged for her to meet with Lawyer Li, she spoke to me very rudely.
I've done many bad things in the past, but aside from you,
there hasn't been another woman who has tried to teach me a lesson to my face. I'm very mad.
Then based on what you said, I'm sure you said something very offensive to her.
I feel so wronged. I really didn't say anything.
It just goes to show that this woman doesn't understand how good advice can sometimes be unpalatable.
But my assessment is she was calling me to get to Lawyer Li through me
because she didn't call you. She surely was embarrassed to talk to you about it.
But when she met with Lawyer Li, she was also very rude to him and told him to get lost.
But now she wants him to come back and help her,
That's why, what Lawyer Li said is that this woman will not give up until she reaches the Huang River (dead end).
Since it's like that, why not just wait for her to jump into it,
wait for her to submerge to the bottom of the water before fishing her out.
Or else, she will really think that she swims well.
Eat some meat. This one, this one is lean.
Ziqun, why did you invite him here?
I didn't make dinner, so I invited him to eat with us.
Jun Jun,
as your mom, I really need to tell you
Before, I indeed advised you that
if you can avoid divorcing Chen Junsheng, then do so.
But, since it seems like there are no other options now, I need to tell you
that if you're going to divorce, then do it quickly. After that, pull yourself together again and find a better man.
- Someone like you can only rely on a man to give you a good life. - Hmph.
What are you "hmph-ing" about?
Are you not able to control your nose when you eat?
This is the honest truth.
Women relying on men for a living is just right and proper. Men relying on women for a living has no dignity at all. Do you know that?
People are always full of ups and downs.
When you are having a good fortune, don't be too arrogant
so that when your fortune turns bad, you won't be left with no paths to go.
Just eat your food.
How did she talk about you before?
Whenever you borrow money from her, she would mock at you.
Have you forgotten how you always come back crying?
She thinks she is Her Lady Highness Mother Heaven? That she will never fall down to the earth?
But now it's her turn. It's called karma.
From the first time I saw you, I already think you are worthless.
Even if I have bad luck everyday from now on, I still find you worthless. Just eat.
No matter how mean you are to me, it's useless.
Regardless of the issues I have with Ziqun, at least we love each other. What about you?
You can only look at your husband love someone else.
What kind of bull sh*t talk is this?
Alright, that's enough. Let's go.
I won't go. Do you remember how she used to treat you?
You thought of her as a sister, but has she thought of you in the same way?
- Can you not talk? - Is having a lot of money that impressive?
It's as if she was giving you alms. Aren't you going to curse her back now?!
Enough. Stop talking.
At least I've had a lot of money before. What about you? How much have you made?
How many diapers have you bought for your kid, and how many clothes have you bought for your wife?
What right do you have to say these kind of thigns?
You will always be a poor freak. There is no hope for you in this life.
Who are you calling a poor freak?
Who are you saying has no hope in life?
Stop talking!
Business involves a lot of risk. You wouldn't know that because you always spend a man's money!
Stop talking.
I will never be able to overturn my fortune? Isn't it because it was cursed by those stinky mouths of you two? Will I become good with that?
Is there any end to this?!
Can't we just all eat?
Why are other families always so harmonious, but we always get into arguments?
I've had enough.
Jun Jun-
- Why did you bring him here? - If you spoke less, this wouldn't have happened!
How come you are siding with him?!
Enough already. You stop eating too.
- I'm eating. - Look at how irritating his face is.
Okay!
I've blown out the candles. I'll go back to my room now.
Aren't you going to eat cake?
After he leaves, I'll eat it.
You can't just call him "he." You have to call him "uncle" and be polite. Understood?
As long as I don't have to call him "father."
I won't call him that. I never will.
It's okay. Calling me "uncle" is fine. You can call me "uncle."
Uncle.
I'll cut the cake and bring it to your room for you to eat?
It's okay.
This...meeting something like this, the adults already are having difficulty to get past it so much more for the children.
You should go tend to your son. I'll get going.
Then I'll go take care of him.
It's nothing. It's not a big deal.
Jia Qing, do you think that was appropriate behavior? You have to be polite, okay?
♫ Promise, slowly became unimportant ♫
♫ Silence, deliberately ignoring your tears ♫
♫ No courage to look back, not willing to see you walk back and forth for me ♫
Will you guys really divorce?
♫ Excuses, started to numb my exhaustion ♫
Mommy, are you guys going to divorce?
No. Your mom and dad won't divorce.
Your mom and dad won't divorce.
Dad, will you come back?
♫ Perfect acting, maintaining the peace in the world ♫
♫ within the crystal ball ♫
♫ So unrealistic ♫
♫ So cautious ♫
I arranged for Zijun and Lawyer Li to meet the day after tomorrow. She promised she'll be on her best behavior.
Think about it. Chen Junsheng is more haggard than Luo Zijun.
He has so much to do at work,
and he has two women and children to deal with. He's pretty pitiful.
Deserving jerk.
It'd be great if his new boss doesn't like him and fires him. Let's see if Lingling will still want him then.
You're not eating with me? Did you arrange a meeting with someone?
I have to go home and do some homework.
My vacation is over, and I'll be back at work tomorrow.
You're starting work tomorrow?
Good morning, President He.�
Good afternoon, everyone. I am the person that everyone has been guessing -
the new President of Chen Xing.
Starting today, all AP projects will be under me.
Some of you already know me.
I will now introduce you to these four people.
This person is my secretary,
and these three are executive consultants I have brought over from B&T.
They used to work under Luo Ping.
Let's welcome them together.
You already knew, right?
I already told you I'm not Chen Xing's new boss.
How could I bear to leave B&T?
I have not only a great team here, but also you as an interesting competitor.
You definitely knew that He Han took away my three consultants.
You purposely wanted to make a fool out of myself.
I really didn't know until just now.
Mr. Luo, if something is truly yours, no one can take it away.
If something can be taken away from you, then it means it was never yours.
Tang Jing: Congratulations on your new job.
Hi, President He.
You all don't need to worry. I'm just here to familiarize myself with the new surroundings.
Sit down please
This LingLing, get me all the files on
her past projects and work.
Yes.
Come in.
The report on this project's progress is not completed.
If that's okay, I can work overtime tonight and bring it to you then.
If it's not completed then forget it.
Actually, I've already carefully studied the degree of progress
on everyone's projects before I came.
By making you all do this, I just wanted to see everyone's respective judgement and projection regarding the current situation.
Because it's directly linked to your personalities and
your methods when meeting with mishaps.
And you've been having a lot of trouble lately, I know.
Therefore, it doesn't matter.
I didn't think the new boss would be you.
With such a small circle, don't we all just come and go
Still, ChenXing is a small company compared to B&T.
I don't care if the company's big or small.
As long as it brings me a lot of money, it's a good company.
That's why us two working together also follows this principle.
The sole request is to get things done efficiently.
As for whatever good or bad relations we have outside of work
I will not bring them up here. It'll be best if you won't neither.
Sit.
I believe that, people in one same affair at the same time
can only maintain one kind of relationship. Otherwise they'll act impetuously.
For example, I'm a doctor, but at the same time I'm also your girlfriend.
You come consult me because you're sick; at this moment
we can only have a doctor-patient relationship. Understood?
No wonder I heard that you don't show affection to TangJing.
Which is why you and LingLing working here together is the same.
Outside of the company, if the two of you were to hug each other and merge into one, I wouldn't care.
But inside of the company,
you are the project manager, she's a
Apart from this, there cannot be any other relationship
or else, she has to leave.
So you're saying you won't force LingLing to resign?
Here we go again.
I apologize. I won't ask anymore.
I shouldn't be asking.
That's right.
I'll just say one more thing.
If you're coming to work, then commit whole-heartedly.
If you want to take a vacation, then take it immediately.
I'm fine.
I'll get out.
To be honest, I haven't interacted much with Chen Junsheng in the past,
but after getting his resume two days ago,
from a professional standpoint, he seems like a very responsible and diligent person.
All the executives and his colleagues have all given him very positive reviews.
I talked with him today in my office,
and he was neither arrogant nor sly.
So I am also very curious
why a person like him would insist
on a divorce and marriage to someone else.
Because Lingling seduced him.
Lingling has divorced her husband and she has to raise her child on her own. How much can she earn in a month?
Of course she has to find a financially stable man to support her family.
So, the male colleagues she works with
the men she sees every day, are the easiest to prey on.
Chen Junsheng is a picture of stability and honesty.
She set her eyes on him and broke apart our marriage bit by bit.
Don't make it sound like she debauched Chen Junsheng.
Keep going. What was the reason?
This...
I'm sorry for being late, President He. There was traffic on the way here.
From now on, remember to allot time for traffic.
- I'll be going now.- All right.
What is it that you had to make that young lady bring over?
I was running. I couldn't have gone running holding this box, could I?
Just so you could pretentiously run a few steps
you made the young lady make the trip here and even complained about her tardiness?
Similarly, just so you could shop freely
don't you make your nanny follow you and hold your bag?
Let me tell you. She is my secretary.
When I tell her to deliver something to me, she must deliver it on time.
If she is even a minute late, she could hold things up.
Who did this data analysis?
Lingling.
Why did you have her things brought here? Take them away! It disgusts me.
Disgusts you? Then go puke.
Afterwards, you can come back and learn..
Learn? Learn what?
Learn her data analysis or her ability to steal men?
How much do you dislike me for you to shove these in my face?
What do you mean by this? You can learn all you want. I'm leaving.
Don't go yet.
Just be direct. Stop beating around the bush.
He must have his reasons for having someone bring over such a big box of things. Just listen to what he has to say.
His reasons? You trust him too much. Everything he does has a reason.
There's a reason for him to lie to you, for him to keep things from you, and for him to sleep with other women.
Hey, Luo Zijun.
Are you kidding? I'm helping you here.
Have you ever thought about it? She isn't as beautiful as you.
She's been divorced and has a child in tow.
So why would Chen Junsheng be so obsessed with her?
Take a good look. This is how she seduced Chen Junsheng.
This woman had already planned on resigning.
Even so, she still meticulously handed over all her work before she left.
Show her.
You might not understand all of these
but one can clearly see how diligent, detail-oriented, and responsible she is.
Indeed.
Even at B&T, this can be used as a good example for everyone to learn from.
I've checked her resume.
After graduating from college, she was just an onsite interviewer at a downstream investigative company.
Thus far, aside from her, I've never seen another onsite interviewer
who could be promoted to a spot in a consulting company.
There's so much she would have had to learn and put to practice.
Chen Junsheng must have helped her.
If she didn't put in the effort, even ten of Chen Junsheng couldn't have helped her.
So what exactly are you trying to say, President He?
Chen Junsheng was project manager at a company like Chen Xing for three years
but he does not have much of an academic background, much less any presentable experience studying abroad.
In addition, with his age, if in the next year
he isn't poached by a large company or be promoted within his current company
then he would very likely be replaced by his subordinates who have come back from studying abroad.
He never told me that.
If I were him, I wouldn't tell you either because men need their dignity.
If I were him
and I were a mere project manager who is stuck between a rock and a hard place
and has a family of old and young ones that I need to support
I would also fall for a competent helper like Lingling.
What is the purpose of marriage? Isn't it so you have a partner to work with towards a common goal because life is difficult?
That's why you must acknowledge that you're no longer young.
You can no longer sail through life relying on your looks.
For the sake of your next relationship
your next marriage, and your next man, you need to become a useful person.
When others come to you, they'll first check to see if you're holding an oar.
Yes, I'm not young anymore. I'm nearly 40.
I'm not a young woman in my twenties.
That's why I won't have another relationship, another marriage, or fall in love with another man.
That's why I can't possibly become that useful person you speak of.
You guys can continue celebrating your new job as boss. I'm leaving.
It's already been over a month
since it happened.
The resistance, fury, jealousy, and fighting in the beginning
spent most of my energy.
I'm like a cancer patient who came back from the brink of death after undergoing surgery and chemotherapy
and can only rely on tubes to hang on to life day after day.
Who is telling me I have to stay strong and positive?
That is only because you haven't experienced what I have.
I think you are mistaken, Sir.
It is my husband, Chen Junsheng, who wants to divorce and shift the blame, not I.
At present, I can't see that it will result in any happiness in the long-term
so I won't tolerate this moment of pain.
So are you planning on raising your child on your own?
All these years, Chen Junsheng has worked late or gone off on business trips.
When he has free time, he spends it on having affairs.
How was that any different from raising my child on my own?
I can tell you that not only is there a difference, but it is also a drastic difference.
Those single mothers in Korean dramas are all a pretense.
The truth is if you raise your child in poverty without aid
when he grows up and understands, he'll blame you for being an incapable mother and hold many things against you.
Chen Junsheng must provide for me and my son.
He has to provide the basic necessities. There isn't any set standard.
Regardless, it would still be a far cry from Ping'er's current lifestyle.
Yes, Chen Junsheng has some money, but his money doesn't come easy.
You know how much he earns a month. After the divorce
he'll have to support two families, two women and two children, which that money.
Even if the money is split evenly, you would still be strapped for cash.
Besides, don't you think he would give more money to them?
Moreover, this is all dependent on Chen Junsheng's well-being
and job stability.
Ms. Luo, as far as I know, you normally spend a lot.
I will cut back from now on.
You need to increase your income and reduce spending. You have no income, Ms. Luo.
But no matter how much little you spend, it's only a matter of time before you spend all you have.
You have no job. To put it harshly, you don't have the ability to work.
You don't have physical or mental strength. You don't know how to do anything.
Do you know what this means?
This means that you won't be able to improve your child's life in the future.
Whether it is extra lessons, extracurricular activities, or study abroad
everything requires money.
This is his son. He promised me.
He said Ping'er's quality of life wouldn't decrease because of the divorce. He said so himself.
He did promise that.
That's it then.
The premise is that he has custody of the child.
Miss Luo, right now he doesn't need to answer your call.
Him talking to you about that issue is not very convenient, so let me be the one to talk.
That's very likely because of your selfishness and possessiveness,
which makes the child lose the opportunity to receive a good education in the future.
In the future, the competition between young people will gradually become fiercer.
Regardless of it being an external guarantee or internal moral support, they aren't as good as coming from his father.
Right. Presently, a lot of parents send their kids to study abroad starting right from junior high school.
You just send your child abroad to study well.
Mrs. Luo, if you really think your future looks bleak, you wouldn't want that to impact your child, right?
If you can make a difficult sacrifice now, that will smoothen the path for your child's future.
Many years from now, when your child can understand the sacrifice you made, he will think of you as a great mother.
Hey, Zi Jun! What's happening?
Chen Jun Sheng avoided seeing me, he had the divorce lawyer come threaten me.
I'm going upstairs to find him, so I can clarify things face-to-face.
First, calm down.
It's not for you to talk face-to-face, but it's for your lawyer to look for him
or for your lawyer to talk to his lawyer. Do you understand? Come with me.
Where?
First, wait for me at my house. I'll call Lawyer Li to make an appointment for tonight
Let's write out every single problem we need to solve and the game plan for each.
If He Han has time, I'll invite him to our discussion. He usually has genius solutions to every problem.
For me, it's not about how the lawyer can solve my problems or how much I can get for child support each month.
It's not about who gets child custody. I-
Hello?
It's not that I don't want to receive your case,
it's because every team has its set of strengths and weaknesses. That's why I transferred you to another team.
- I want to talk about- - You want to switch to Chen Xing? Sure, go ahead.
but I want to tell you, He Han's energy is spent on those big clients.
You need to understand.
Even though I pretend to be calm,
actually, I know I'm already nearly collapsing.
I think I'm an unnecessary person.
To my lover, to my child
even to my friends, not only unnecessary but also a burden.
I think I'd better if I was able to sleep for a while.
I think if I fall asleep, I'll feel better to pick up Ping'er from school.
[Sleeping pills]
Okay? After driving, I'll contact you.
Since tonight will be a long battle, I went to Lao Zhuo's restaurant to pick up some seafood hotpot.
Want to work overtime? So me and Lawyer Li, we're just to people eating, that's no fun.
Zijun might lose her son, yet you still have the appetite for seafood hotpot?
I invited you guys to create a strategy to turn the tides in our favor.
The trickier the case, the more we have to make things pleasant.
You all thought I would lose that important case last year, but you know where I was inspired with a solution?
In front of a slot machine. I went to Macau.
Hello? Luo Zi Jun just took a bunch of sleeping pills. She's currently not waking up.
There were several boxes of pills on the coffee table, I don't know what she took and how many.
I use them for jetlag, whenever I go abroad.
You're saying you have some sleeping pills just laying in your house?
I know, I'll be right there.
[B&T & Company]
[Chen Jun Sheng]
Why didn't you answer my call?
He Han already started his new job, do you know how much work I have to do?
I already delegated my issue with Zi Jun to the lawyer.I don't have time or energy to argue with you.
So you don't care if Zi Jun dies or not, isn't it?
What do you mean?
At my house, she took some sleeping pills.
♫ 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 ♫