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The First Half of My Life
Episode 27
♫ In the torrential rain, ♫
He Han!♫ among the busy cars. ♫
He Han!♫ Why is the image of your face still so clear? ♫
He Han! ♫ 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 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. ♫
♫ watching you as you run towards me. ♫
♫ I can't be myself ♫
♫ Afraid that my current feelings ♫
♫ will easily be seen through by you ♫
What are you doing?
I told you it was going to be heavily raining today!
If you are not able to buy a ticket back then don't go to Nanjing!
Why didn't you listen? Why didn't you listen?!
Did you plan to drive that car all the way to Shanghai?
It was because it over heated that's why you are still able to stand here.
What if other kinds of accident instead happened?
If the break or steering wheel malfunctioned, you would have died in this road!
Didn't you know?
I want to go back to pick up Ping'er.
Do you want to die in this road?
Don't think of seeing him anymore in this lifetime.
Also, if you don't have battery on your phone, why didn't you bring your charger?
You're not carrying your charger while traveling?
If I had passed and not seen you, what would have happened?
How long would you be waiting here?
I know. I was wrong. I gave you so much trouble.
There are so many things that you've troubled me about already!
♫ Why is the image of your face still so clear? ♫
♫ I hold my breath, ♫
♫ watching you as you run towards me. ♫
Take these colds medicine home later.
Thank you.
My drinking canister. If you don't mind, you can drink some warm water from it later.
Okay, thank you. I'll drink in a second.
Battery charger.
Thank you. You even prepared a battery charger for me.
Let me ask you. Was it you who volunteered to go to Suzhou and Nanjing today?
Right. But I already told Duan Xiaotian about it as early as 9 am this morning.
You are drenched like some chicken that fell into a soup.
But Duan Xiaotian already went to Su Manshu to take credit for your work.
Su Manshu even thought that he attend to both big and small matters and was the one who sent you there.
I'm telling you, that person is not a good person.
It can't be. He helped me during the interview.
It takes time to truly know a person.
We're here. Why didn't you wake me?
You're determined to go get your child
all wet like that?
I... What time is it? I don't have time to go back and change my clothes.
I really do not understand
why do you really need to pick him up today?
You're already tired from today.
You go pick him up now
and after going back home, you have to help him take a bath, put him to sleep.
Tomorrow early morning, you have to cook breakfast and drive him to school.
Why don't you let yourself rest for a day, for a night
and come pick him up tomorrow?
And also, the Chen family so want you to let him stay with them for a few more days.
I realized you're getting more and more
similar to Tang Jing.
What are you afraid of?
Are you afraid he won't give you your child back?
There's that possibility.
Luo Zijun.
You're too nervous.
And that nervousness can be transmitted to the child.
You and Chen Junsheng can't let him think
that you two are gnashing one's teeth and unwilling to spare each other in fighting for him.
Instead, you have to make believe
that from both sides, you two continue to love him,
to respect him.
Furthermore, you have to understand,
As he grows up,
he only belongs to himself. No one can take him away.
I'm just scared he...
might like to live here more and more.
After all, the house here is bigger, the condition is good,
there's also more people, it's more lively.
How much effort did I spend to get his custody rights?
That's why the rights are still with you.
The more you should be at ease.
Let it go.
Let go so you can grab hold of more things.
Hello?
Is Ping'er there? Okay.
Yes. I've already finished.
It's just that going there it might get a little late.
So I want to discuss with you
either I can trouble you and pick him up tomorrow.
I'm troubling you and Ling Ling.
Why are you smiling?
I actually thought getting drenched from the rain and not pick your child up
would make you cry.
It was a very embarrassing day.
But actually, I think it was okay.
Like it's not a big deal.
That's right.
After getting home, take a shower and sleep.
When you arrived at the office tomorrow, submit
a presentable report to Duan Xiaotian.
No matter what, you indeed made your presence
felt in this company on your first day. Remember,
Bosses like to see hardworking people.
Ping'er, look at my Transformer.
Baby. After you go back home,
you have to tell mom that you're very happy here.
Your mom is very busy with work right now
you just have to say you like living with grandma.
- Do you understand? - I understand.
I want to live with mom for a few days
and then live with you during the other days.
Jiaqing,
do you also love playing with Ping'er, right?
Yes. I help him with his homework, and he teaches me how to draw.
You two, just play a little bit more and then go to sleep.
The two kids really are liking each other.
Today your mother said she's feeling some backpain.
We leave early and return home late everyday. The two kids get to be taken care of by her.
It is indeed quite hard for her.
Or just look for a maid again.
What you mean is... for Ping'er to stay here longer?
Does Luo Zijun agree?
It's what I was thinking.
From Monday to Friday, just let Ping'er live here.
That way, Zijun can relax a bit more at work.
And during the weekend, he could go back home.
Hiring a maid again...
where would the maid live?
Or just wait for me to have time
I'll just change the bed.
I'll change into one with an upper deck.
The desk should also be switched to a double one.
Anyway, we should at least redecorate the house.
Since you've thought about it, then just do it.
The bed and the desk are just details. I can go get them tomorrow.
As for the maid, she could come during the day and after we come back from work, she could go home.
You won't be able to see her, and you won't feel that the house is too crowded.
Have I solved all the problems that you said?
Chen Junsheng, you can't possible think I won't let your child stay here.
I don't care what you think, I just want to do this right now.
Why are you speaking like that to me?
Am I your enemy?
Don't you feel that your attitude in speaking with me has changed?
It wasn't easy to have this family of ours.
I had it harder than you.
I had to let your parents accept me
and try hard to be good to Ping'er.
At the same time, I also have to take care of you and Jiaqing.
I am also a working wife.
Doing good in all of those are not easy for me.
It's not easy to be a stepmother.
If you do too much, that's showing off. If you do less, you have a wicked heart.
Even if I am unable to change anything,
you also saw that I am doing my best.
But if this matter is making our relationship bad,
then that's really terrible.
We suffered so much before.
Won't all those go to waste?
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Zijun.
You are really something. After going through that ordeal yesterday,
you still are able to go to work today this energetically?
I actually so wanted to call you yesterday since it was raining hard
and see if you need some help. But that time, I was at home.
My wife really is very suspicious.
If she learns that I called a female colleague that time to show my concern,
she surely will nag with me all night.
I'm fine. I was able to go back smoothly.
Did you boyfriend fetch you?
No. No.
I knew it. You were able to just leave like that yesterday
so you surely must have no boyfriend.
This, let's talk about official matters.
Yesterday, you hit the mark with a fluke.
He Han came to our company yesterday.
He happened to ask about the monitoring we do with the third party companies
we commissioned here in the Jiangze region.
You just so happen to be there
and even sent me a photo.
My brain got nimble and I just showed them your picture.
- What a coincidence.- Yes, and Director Su was so satisfied.
How about I treat you to dinner tonight if you have a free time?
Just treat it as your superior
throwing a celebration for you.
No, no, I can't tonight. I have to go home to be with my son.
Let me tell you. It's just dinner. It won't end that late.
It's settled then.
May I ask you to fasten your seat belt?
Please turn off your cellphone already.
- Please hang this for me.- Okay.
Please adjust your seat backrest further.
Turn off your cellphones already.
Please adjusts your back rest and close the small table.
We wish you a happy travel. Thank you.
¥15.
Okay. Thank you for coming.
- Welcome.- Hello. I want this one.
Okay. ¥15.
Okay. Thank you for coming.
Zijun.
Oh, why are you here?
I want to say a few words with you.
How is Ping'er? Did he cause your family trouble?
No trouble. It's quite good.
I indeed wanted to talk to you about Ping'er.
I still have things waiting for me upstairs.
- Just need 2-3 minutes.- Sure.
Say it.
You really look like a professional career woman now.
I feel quite good.
It's like this. Father and mother wanted to let Ping'er live with us more frequently.
The two kids are playing quite well now.
You have to go to work and raise the child alone so it's really hard on you.
I was thinking of just picking up PIng'er to live with us during weekdays
and then during weekends,
or whenever you wanted to fetch him, it's fine with me.
I know that my idea is a bit sudden.
Don't know if you...
I can think about it.
You are saying that it's fine?
What I mean is we can give it a try.
If Ping'er is happy, then let him just stay there.
If he isn't used to it, let him come home.
I think that in the past, when it came to problem of with whom should Ping'er
live more, I was a bit too anxious.
And I transferred to anxiousness to the child.
Ping'er is also big now.
You, me, and also his grandparents should respect him.
The grudges between us adults is our problem.
It's better to just let the child choose
which method is more comfortable and safe for him.
These words don't sound like it will be said by you.
A friend taught it to me.
I'll go up now to work then.
You really seemed to be a changed person now.
I feel so too.
Long time no see.
I just arrived here in Hong Kong.
If you have time, come to see me.
I am still staying at the penthouse suite of my usual lodging here.
Old Zhuo especially made some sushi and asked me to bring over to give to you.
Surprise. Long time no see.
How did you know that I live here?
Although I already left B&T, I still have some friends in there.
If I want to know where you live when you go in business trips, it really isn't that hard.
Really so happy to see you.
The scenery here is still as beautiful as it was before.
Where did you go after leaving B&T?
I didn't hear any news about which company you went to.
If you are doing great in our line of work, it can't be helped to bump into you and Tang Jing.
That's why, I changed into investment.
Not bad.
There are also a lot of people from our field that changed profession to investment.
But the men who do investments are really so boring.
No fun at all.
That's why, you know
why I still miss you until now.
No way.
Men in the investment field surely earn more money than us.
Don't I know how to earn money by myself?
Those men are really so boring.
They are like wood.
What's wrong?
You look unhappy today.
Am I?
I remember that the first time I saw you was also in this hotel.
You also were here for a business trip.
Since then...
Hi.
Why didn't you tell me beforehand that you are coming to Hong Kong?
Are you here to especially visit me?
You want to give me a surprise. Am I right?
You came late.
I didn't know that you are here too.
How come I feel like being caught red-handed?
Who is the legal one and who isn't?
Don't we both have unrequited love?
Looks like you two were in the middle of a fun conversation.
Continue chatting.
Just treat this wine as my gift to add to the fun of your conversation.
So you noticed that we were having quite a fun chat.
Tang Jing.
Vivian, sorry.
If needed, I'll let the hotel drive you home.
Tang Jing, the man in front of us will never marry me.
At the same time, he also won't marry you.
Too bad, you waited longer than me and loved him more than me.
That's why, you surely are more hurt and disappointed than me.
You still won't give up despite waiting until now.
You are already becoming a joke in our field.
Sparrow Tang in waiting.
Vivian.
I'll just come back tomorrow to play with you.
Wait a minute.
What? Missing me already that fast?
Everything that you said earlier were totally quite the opposite of the truth.
I hope that it can be clear to you that
the person between me and Tang Jing that doesn't want to get married
is Tang Jing, not me.
The person who has been shamefully chasing after the other person
is also not Tang Jing but me.
The person who has been waiting all this time is me, not Tang Jing.
That's why, you and all those meddlesome gossips out there got it all wrong.
The woman that my heart admires is called Tang Jing.
If ever she is willing to marry me,
I will immediately gratefully kneel in front of her and marry her.
Understand?
That's why, no one
can besmirch Tang Jing right in front of me.
Okay already. You can leave now.
Thank you.
Thank you for helping me out of that embarrassment. Or else...
No 'or else'.
Tang Jing, remember.
No matter if it's in Shanghai, Hong Kong, or some other place,
Tang Jing is always the best in my heart,
on the right, and can never be violated.
Are those words you said earlier true?
What?
If I propose marriage to you,
if I did it before I came to Hong Kong,
will you accept it?
Do you want to try it now?
Forget it.
If my marriage proposal fails, that's too embarrassing.
Let me buy a ring first and prepare for it.
Okay already, let's not talk about this anymore.
I'll take you now and you bring the wine
and let's go eat some night snacks.
Zijun,
I've waited for you for a long time and you only thought of getting off work now?
I thought that you were still doing overtime.
What overtime? Didn't we agree to have dinner together? Have you forgotten?
Oh, no, no. I really can't eat tonight.
My mother is helping me watch my son at home.
I must hurry to go home and replace her.
Fine then. If we are not eating, then let me just take you home.
It's already very late now, and you are already very tired.
Moreover, it's hard to get a cab downstairs.
Fine then. I'll hitch a ride with you. Thank you.
Why are you being courteous? Let's go then.
- Hey, just let me carry that.- Just let me.
Why is your bag this heavy?
There is a laptop in there. There is still a table that I haven't finished doing yet.
- Just let me carry it.- Fine then.
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I'm here.
See you tomorrow.
What are you doing?
Zijun, I have been thinking these past days
that if I was able to meet you earlier,
my life shouldn't be like how it is now.
I like watching you working hard and being focused.
And also...you are very beautiful. You totally don't look like someone already with a child.
More importantly, you are independent and brave.
Being with you,
I feel that my future
will have limitless possibilities.
Mr. Duan, thank you for praising me like that
but I am actually not as good as you described me.
In the past, I was also like your wife raising my kid at home everyday.
Seeing how one's child grows everyday
actually brings about a sense of accomplishment.
I don't know what happened today that caused you to be this emotional.
I think that if we still want to work together tomorrow,
I hope that this matter ends here.
I'll just treat it like nothing happened. Okay?
Talking about work,
do you know why I love helping you?
That is because I really like you.
I hope that you can understand how much I care about you.
I am just a divorcee who is raising a child.
Of course, I will also sometimes be like you
and have days like this where I get very emotional.
- I will also have days that I'm very angry, very irritated--- No, no, no.
Don't talk about divorce or marriage with me.
So what if you are married?
So what if you don't get married?
I feel that it is just some superficial process.
Being married
doesn't mean that two people will really sincerely love each other.
Even if you two are not married,
you still will be able to love each other forever.
Sometimes, not getting married
actually can lead to more abundant and deep love.
Let us not
get restrained but such processes.
My marriage isn't blissful.
Your marriage was also not blissful.
This is enough proof
that license doesn't mean anything and is unimportant.
Zijun, give me a chance
to spoil you, to love you.
Of course, I'm willing to accept your everything,
your life, your past.
I can help you take care of
your child.
What you mean is you want me to be your mistress and work partner?
No. No. No. That isn't what I mean.
I don't want to use such dirty words
to insult my feelings towards you.
Then tell me, what do you mean?
You are going to divorce for me?
No, I already said it.
Marriage is the most stupid and absurd practice.
And us...
What we need is true love.
How much do you earn a month?
I ask you how much do you earn in a month.
How much? You're asking this?
Yes, you indeed should ask.
Let's put it this way. Deducting all the fees that the company shoulders for me,
I probably have ¥20,000 to ¥30,000 savings per month.
If you need anything, you can tell me.
I will satisfy them.
Let's consider then that you have ¥30,000 earnings per month, that's ¥400,000 a year.
Other than providing for you wife and child,
you still will be providing for your mistress. Don't you find that too tiring?
No. No. No. You totally didn't understand what I mean.
I am not talking about mist...that's really not pleasant to hear.
My ex-husband is much older than you.
His yearly income is ¥1.5 million plus a year.
He now changed to another wife and even is raising her child yet he already is having difficulty to cope with it.
On what basis that you think you have the ability and money
to provide for another woman and her child
after providing for you wife and your child?
You are overestimating your capabilities.
No...
Duan Xiaotian actually has helped me before.
I also didn't expect that I will be that harsh and direct.
If this was before, I surely will just pretend to be stupid and just let it pass.
But it's already different now. I have a lot of things to do.
When mishaps like this happen, you must immediately hit the lethal part.
Who cares what they think?
What are you doing?! Really...
You scared me to death. Why are you here?
Baojian is an old man. He sleeps early and wakes up early.
He already goes to sleep by 8 pm.
I then have time to come over and visit you.
Who is that person earlier?
Which person? What? Who?
Pretend. Just continue pretending.
I already saw it, that Toyota guy.
But I feel that it's really not bad.
Right now, Monday to Thursday,
you leave Ping'er at Chen Junsheng's house.
You indeed should free up some of your time
to think about your own future already, okay?
That was my work colleague. Stop making up things already.
Colleague...
A colleague that works overtime with you, drive you home, eat night snacks together,
progressing together. Am I right?
Oh, right, does he earn more or He Han earns more?
He Han, it surely is He Han.
How much more does He Han earn than him?
You don't even know how much He Han earns and why are you asking so many questions?
Are you living here today or not? If you are, I'll prepare your bed.
Just drink this first. I made this for you.
It's fine to stay here too, but I must wake up very early tomorrow.
Because old comrade slept early,
he surely will wake up early. When he wakes up, he must eat some snacks.
Am I right?
More importantly, in two days,
his son will be coming back.
Your Uncle Cui hasn't told his son about us yet.
He is worried about it and hasn't been sleeping well because of it.
His son will be against it?
Who knows? Anyway, I'm not afraid.
I am prepared all the time.
I feel that this time, you are really in love.
Look.
What are you laughing at? Just look at him well. This is someone your Uncle Cui want to introduce to you.
Okay already. Stop letting me see it. Just keep it for yourself.
You have a Toyota guy now. Fine. I'll keep it for you.
We don't know when you'll need it already.
Hello. Oh, Baojian.
I am here at Junjun's place.
That, she said it already. She did say that I just stay here for tonight
but I already told her that I'm not staying here, and I'll be going back...Ha?
Hurry and eat your medicine. I'll be back right away.
Okay. Okay. That's all for now then.
What is it?
No, he woke up and said that his chest feels tight.
I must hurry and go back. Old comrade is having chest tightness.
- He might have been anxious in his sleep. Let me tell you.- How come you are just going to him at his beck and call?
- Wait for me! I'll accompany you to got there!- You are still young now so you don't understand.
Let me tell you, an old person fears being alone the most,
- spending the night alone.- Slow down!
Hey, you... I said slow down, slow down.
You are already 57 not just 27, okay?
Who cares what 7? I must run. There are so many things to do.
There are so many people that I have to take care.
I worry everyday if your Uncle Cui's health is good. And you and Ziqun,
I must make sure things are arranged well or else I'll worry about you two.
This place of yours...I...I'll call a cab.
Taxi! Go back. Go back.
Taxi!
It's here. I'll get going now.
No matter how you fight, how you won't admit defeat,
people like my mother still won't be able to fight against age.
How do I want to live the half of my life?
I don't really have a perfect example around me to learn from.
I can only uneasily fumble about and continue moving forward.
Ling Ling's? Why did you bring her stuff here?
Take it away! I feel disgusted seeing them!
Learn? Learn what?
Learn how she analyses data or learn her ability to steal men?
I am trying to help you here.
Do you know what your biggest problem is?
This woman initially planned to resign.
But even so, she still was able to meticulously finish all the work that she's going to endorse
before leaving.
Up to now, other than her, I have never seen an on site interviewer
getting promoted to her current position in a consultation company.
there is so much I still need to learn and experience.
It's ok to lose one fight that you were overconfident for,
but if you don't even know how you lost, then in the up coming decades
you will lose indefinitely.
So remember, know yourself and your opponent and you will be victorious.
I didn't think that I would be able to calmly
learn to take notes like Ling Ling.
To objectively admit her strengths, and learn from her.
Ok..ok..this one.. ok..ok.
You look like you didn't sleep well last night.
Do you have some business with me?
You should know, the most important thing for new employees is to get familiar with superiors
or else, no matter how hard you work, you will eventually get fired.
I'll admit, yesterday
I acted rashly. But it was all for your own good.
But I don't want to be your mistress.
That's because you haven't met any hardships.
Luo Zi Jun, I really do like you,. That's why I'm helping you.
I hope you can understand my efforts.
Or else,
- you- Xiao Tian.
Vice President
Zi Jun, look how thoughtful Xiao Tian is to you.
If you still can't learn well, then it's you who didn't put in the effort.
There is a survey in the afternoon that needs more people. Take Zi Jun with you.
Vice President, I'm new, I'm afraid I will trouble everyone.
Xiao Tian can teach you. Right Xiao Tian?
Of Course
Zi Jun, this is a good opportunity.
A lot of people waited for a over a year and still don't get these opportunities.
If you do well this time,
you will no longer need to go do research on the streets.
Basically, Xiao Tian helped you rise several steps.
I know, I'm afraid I don't have enough experience. I should stay and learn more.
No problem, no problem. I'll teach you.
This step is very important for new employees.
Then you guys make some preparations.
Ok.
Tang Jing,
this is my new boyfriend.
Since this morning. He's brand new.
He Han, I've given up on him.
You came to find me just to tell me this?
I really did like He Han.
But after all these years,
I've used all my methods,
if I keep waiting, I will be so old, no one will want me.
It's not that I don't like him anymore,
but real love, when it's time to let go, we should let go.
Those pictures?
All fake.
Although they were taken at He Han's house, he wasn't home at the time.
At that time, seeing that you and him were about to be married,
I had to use some methods. I'm sorry.
Really, nothing happened between me and He Han.
He's very smart. He knew I would cling to him,
so you misunderstood him.
It's too late for regrets now.
Actually, I quite like you.
We are the same type of people. If we didn't love the same man,
we probably will be friends.
I don't think so.
But I wish you happiness.
I wish you happiness as well.
Today, your company will have a project investigation on a milk project.
Our company will also send people to listen in.
If it's ok, ask Su Man Shu if you can listen in and learn.
I know. Duan Xiao Tian is making arrangements for this now.
We will be in conference room F.
He said, no only will I be listening in, I will also be his secretary.
Secretary? To hand him note?
You sure you can handle it?
Even though this doesn't require much marketing knowledge,
but to make a mistake as a newbie is still very awkward.
Have you seen how other people do this?
Has Duan Tian taught you? Have you rehearsed it?
We need to rehearse?
He didn't say. He said it was very easy.
[ Tang Jing's Hong Kong number ]
How about this, I will send someone to help you at last minute.
Otherwise if you make a mistake,
it will be bad for both our companies.
I can't talk anymore,
I will call you if I have any problems. I have to go to the meeting.
Ok! Bye Bye. Good luck.
[ Tang Jing's Hong Kong number ]
Hello?
I was fixing some company business. I apologize.
My return flight is tomorrow morning.
Important business?
What important business?
Ok! See you tonight.
Bye.
"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 ♫