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[Negotiator]
[Episode 20]
What did my dad say to you?
Nothing much. He just showed me around.
Don't lie to me.
Did he force you to break up with me?
Do you want to break up with me that badly?
If you do, just say so. Who caught your eye this time?
He really didn't threaten you?
He didn't.
He's not like you said.
I think your prejudice against your dad is too deep.
Which one of us knows him better?
Anyway, I won't forgive him if I find out he's trying to destroy our relationship.
There's no such thing.
- Let's go. - Where to?
Are you going to the party in such casual clothing?
I'll dress you up.
What's wrong with my clothes?
Isn't casual nice?
Come in.
Chairman, please sign here.
Okay.
Just ask.
Chairman, are you silently approving of Mr. Fei and Ms. Tong's relationship?
Once a man has a taste of power
love and relationships will feel dull to him.
You are wise, Chairman. I understand now.
This isn't necessary.
Shan Shan already went dress shopping with me before I left.
That won't do. I don't trust Xia Shan Shan's eye.
There are a lot of beautiful clothes here.
Pick out the outfit you like the most.
This is excessive. I'm just a nobody.
What do you mean by a nobody?
You're attending tomorrow's party as my girlfriend. Understand?
As my future wife
everybody around me will pick at your faults with a magnifying glass.
That's why you must pick out some pretty outfits.
Come on.
How about these three?
Excuse me, ma'am. Can you bring my girlfriend to the fitting room?
Of course. This way, please.
Go on. No grumbling.
Please.
That makes you look so old.
You--
I'm guessing only you can make that outfit look nice.
Change out of that.
You're the one who picked it.
This one looks nice. I like it.
I think it's too tight.
It's not tight. It's so sexy. I like it.
I'm changing.
You look beautiful in this.
This will do. I don't want to change again.
I won't let you change even if you want to.
You're so beautiful.
What's going on here?
Are you shopping too?
You know her?
She's my aunt.
Who helped this lady to try this dress?
I told her to try it on. What's the matter?
But Mrs. Xie has a reservation to try this dress.
Really? What a coincidence!
You like this dress too?
I'm so sorry.
If you wear it, it'd be such a waste.
Look at how beautiful my girlfriend is in this dress.
You like this dress? My gosh. What an eye.
I suggest you look for a dress that's more fitting for your age.
Xiao Fei, it's not about the dress. It's a matter of courtesy!
Doesn't she understand first come, first served?
I'm sorry. I didn't know you reserved this dress.
I'll take it off for you.
What are you taking off?
Don't be a coward.
If it's first come, first served, we were the ones who came first.
One of noble character doesn't steal what others love.
Why must you take this beautiful dress from us?
Besides, it'd be such a waste on your body.
Hold on.
Didn't I say to find a dress that fits your age range and your figure?
Don't try to steal ours.
Is this the way you treat gold members here?
I clearly reserved this dress and now it's on somebody else!
How can you explain it?
Please, please calm down.
Don't be angry.
I'll give the dress back to you right away.
You're not giving her anything.
Auntie.
Why are you getting so worked up? It's just a dress.
You've scared the saleswoman nearly to tears.
Don't cry, don't cry.
I'm very sorry.
If you'd like to look around, we have several couture dresses fit you.
Choose something else.
Right?
The nerve!
What happened, my dear wife?
Who has angered you now?
Your nephew!
He humiliated me in public! He has no respect for his elders.
You mean Xie Xiao Fei?
Who else but him?
Tian Cheng, your nephew dares bully me, meaning he thinks nothing of you!
Why would he have the nerve to treat his elders like this?
He must have learned it from your brother.
Absolutely outrageous!
Exactly.
You may be the second brother
but you're still a shareholder of X-Group.
He dared to humiliate me in front of outsiders.
If word gets out, your reputation will be damaged.
Don't fret.
Very soon, they will be begging me on their knees.
What do you mean?
What is this place?
My home.
Isn't your home in Long Island?
Babe, welcome to my home.
This is my home. Do you like it?
Live here with me from now on.
You live here?
Yes. Did you think I live with my dad?
I'd be suffocated. There's no freedom at all.
Right, this place is great for keeping a mistress.
You're the mistress I'm keeping.
- Want some water? - Sure.
Is that Central Park?
Yes. You've never seen it before? What a country bumpkin.
I think we should give this dress back to your aunt.
She's an elder after all. It's not nice to do this.
What's wrong with what we did?
In my eyes, she's just a vain and foolish woman
who likes to make comparisons with others all the time.
Don't you understand that this dress doesn't suit her at all?
It'd just be a waste for her to wear it. She's not worthy of it.
Why do you have such strained relationships with your relatives?
It's not my fault.
It's the rule our ancestors made.
The eldest son of the Xie family is the successor.
That's why my uncle resents me and my father.
He's out to get us. What can I do about it?
I'm guessing if something does happen to us one day
those two will be the first to gain an advantage at our expense.
Therefore, blood ties and kinship mean nothing
in a self-seeking family like the Xies.
Do you understand?
All right, enough about this.
Put on the dress. I want to see it.
Didn't I already try it on?
I want to see it again.
Okay, fine.
- Give me a kiss first. - No.
- Then I'm not wearing it. - No!
Give me a kiss.
Put it on quickly. There's a room over there.
Hurry up.
I can't wait!
I'm done.
You're so beautiful.
Close your eyes.
What are you going to do?
Close your eyes.
Don't steal a kiss.
You can open your eyes now.
This is too valuable.
This necklace is my mother's favorite.
Then I really mustn't wear it.
It really suits you.
Besides, if you wear it, my mother will be very happy.
You need it for an important event like tomorrow's.
Be good.
Uncle, the buyout is progressing smoothly.
However, are you sure we have to do this?
Isn't there any other option?
Xiao Tian, there's no turning back now.
We cannot afford to lose now.
Otherwise, have you thought about what will happen to your mother?
Don't say that, Uncle. I understand.
Hurry up.
Don't pull me. I'm going to fall.
Hurry.
- Slow down. There's no rush. - Go, go!
Mom! I'm really okay. I don't need a vacation.
Look at you.
You're in the prime of your youth.
You bury yourself in work everyday and look so depressed.
You're wasting away your life.
- Go on. - Auntie.
Just leave her to me. I will take good care of her.
I can rest assured with you in charge.
- Go on. - We'll be going now.
- Go on, get in the car. - Let's go.
Go, go.
Here.
We're taking off, Auntie.
- Be careful on the road. - Don't worry.
Drive slowly.
What's the matter? Still mad at me?
Yang Xiao, I really don't need a vacation.
I just want you to have a relaxing time.
Even though Xie Xiao Fei's incident is over
don't forget you still have to deal with Song Hao Jie later.
Rein in your fists for now
so that they'll be more powerful when you release them later.
Song Hao Jie is just a good-for-nothing.
I don't care about him at all.
Yes, if it were just Song Hao Jie, neither of us would have to do anything.
However, this good-for-nothing happens to be your father's only son.
That is his greatest advantage.
As long as your brother doesn't commit patricide
your father will always hold out an inkling of hope for him.
That's why the internal struggles within the company
will soon turn white-hot and descend like a tempest.
Taking time off is so you can steer clear of it.
Yes, yes, yes.
I had to listen to your preaching every day in school.
Now that we're working and I'm your superior
I still have to listen to your preaching every day.
Give it.
What?
Your phone.
Why?
- To turn it off. - -Why do I have to turn off my phone?
If you keep your phone on, you'd just be working in a different location.
That won't do.
- Give it. - But...
But what?
- What if... - No what ifs.
Remember, as long as I'm here
I'll shield you even if the sky falls down.
Come on.
All right, I'm all in.
Phone is off!
CEO Chen.
Xiao Fei, you look handsome today. Nearly as dashing as me.
That's a given.
Ms. Negotiator, you look exquisite today. What happened?
Thank you for the praise, CEO Chen.
You two aren't here for the press conference, are you?
You're here to show off some PDA.
Just a little. Why not?
When will you show us how sweet you two are?
When will that be?
CEO Chen, it's about time.
Please follow me on stage to bear witness to this historic moment for X-Group.
- Let's go. - After you.
Xiao Fei, come with us.
I have to go.
Hello, everybody.
Thank you for taking time out of your busy day
to attend X-Group's press conference.
X-Group came to the U.S. in the start of the 20th century
and through four generations of efforts, has flourished in the U.S.
In recent years, X-Group has not given up on opening up new horizons
especially in China, where X-Group's roots lie.
Through two months of hard work by my son, Xie Xiao Fei
X-Group has finally received
the support of China's renowned entrepreneur, Mr. Chen Mo.
We now have a strategic collaboration with his travel website.
Now, I'd like to announce--
Hold on.
Tian You, breaking into the China market is such a significant matter.
How could you make this decision without my consent?
Tian Cheng, what do you mean by that?
Everybody, I have important news to announce.
After nearly a year of secondary market purchases
X-Group's majority shareholder's is no longer Xie Tian You.
It is instead Mr. Xie Tian Cheng.
That means from this moment on
Mr. Xie Tian Cheng is in charge of X-Group.
Xia Tian, you...
Tian You.
You've been chairman of X-Group for 20 years.
It's time to step aside.
Let me take care of business from now on.
Have you lost your mind?
Why are helping an outsider take advantage of my dad?
Outsider?
This outsider respects me more than your dad does.
Xiao Tian, what is going on?
Mom, you've suffered injustices all these years.
Now it's time to even the score with this man!
Chairman Xie!
Tian You!
Why?
- Xiao Fei. - Why?
That's what I should be asking the Xie family!
Don't worry, I won't hurt him.
I'll let you savor the injustice of all of this.
Are you angry?
I've been subjected to that feeling every day for the past decade.
I asked you why!
Tell me what you get out of helping Xie Tian Cheng.
Nothing except for vengeance!
Xiao Fei.
You called me useless a few days ago.
Now I'm retaliating.
I want you and your father to have a taste of being bullied.
Ever since your mother fell into a coma
my mother has been taking care of your father for 12 years.
She has suffered in silence.
She couldn't even live in the same building as him.
In your father's eyes, my mother and I are just tools to expand his domain.
Xiao Tian!
You shut your mouth!
Xiao Fei.
I am sorry.
Mom, I'm standing up for you.
You've dedicated yourself to Xie Tian You for over a decade
and even given Grandpa's corporation to him.
But the one he loves the most is still that woman lying in the hospital bed!
Are you saying the current situation is all because of me?
Because of me, you did this to Tian You?
Mom, what are you saying?
Xiao Fei.
I am terribly sorry.
Please forgive me.
The patient is awake and he wants to see his family.
- Why don't I step out? - No.
What I am about to say is very important.
I need your help, Ms. Tong.
Xiao Fei, I knew your uncle resented me.
I've been secretly taking precautions against him.
What surprises me is that
he actually used Xiao Tian to seize power.
I overlooked that.
So what do you plan on doing about the current situation?
X-Group still has a mysterious partner in China.
Tang Mi Cai.
If you find him and convince him to support Xiao Fei
then Xiao Fei, him, and I
will have combined shares greater than Xie Tian Cheng.
Then we can seize back control of X-Group.
In my current condition, I'm afraid I can't deal with Xie Tian Cheng.
However, you can, Xiao Fei.
You are the true successor of X-Group.
You must seize back X-Group from your uncle.
This isn't for me.
It is for yourself.
Do you understand?
I will tell you how to defeat Xie Tian Cheng.
You must remember it.
Ms. Tong, you must also remember.
Xiao Fei needs your help.
Uncle Ou, bring me the picture.
Okay.
The one in the photo is X-Group's Chinese partner, Tang Mi Cai.
However, he has lived in seclusion in China in the past 30 years.
He has never shown his face.
He even sends his attorney to represent him
at the annual board meetings.
It can be said we know nothing about him.
I only have this 30-year-old photo of him.
- Mom! - I don't have a son like you.
Why, Mom?
Xie Tian You won't give you anything! Why are you speaking up for him?
Because...
I love him.
But does he love you?
That isn't important.
Remember this.
Love is selfless.
Love does not seek anything in return.
Love that seeks returns is not true love.
Xiao Tian.
If you still think of me as your mother
then promise me this.
No matter what happens in the company
you must ensure your stepfather is well and safe.
If anything happens to him health-wise
I will never forgive you.
Do you understand me?
Tian You values his business more than his own life.
You have taken away his business.
That is already the greatest humiliation to him.
I'm begging you.
Let him live out the rest of his life in peace. Please.
Okay, I understand.
Good.
Do you want water?
I think what your father said today is viable.
It could help you seize back X-Group.
And continue living the same life as before.
Don't you think this is better for my dad?
But X-Group means something different to your father.
There's nothing special about it.
He does not have full control now
but he is still a shareholder.
He can still enjoy status and wealth.
He just doesn't want to give up power.
The reason our family is in this state now
is all because of power.
Xiao Fei, perhaps you misunderstand your father.
Has he also brainwashed you?
Do you want to live your life with an agenda?
Or...
Do you want to leave me now that I'm no longer the successor to X-Group?
Do you think I am such a person?
You're not.
That's why you should stop trying to persuade me.
Don't leave tonight.
Stay with me.
I don't want to be here alone.
I'm so scared...
that when I open my eyes...
everyone I love will leave me.
I won't leave you.
How I wish I was from an ordinary family.
Then I wouldn't be standing so high up
and it won't hurt so much when I fall.
Hello!
What do you think?
It's so serene and beautiful.
There are no phones and no internet.
We're living like cavemen.
However, quality of life has greatly improved.
Does it look like my complexion has gotten better?
Let me see.
No.
Because you've always looked good.
You sure know what to say.
I don't even want to go back.
What am I going to do?
Simple. We won't leave.
Yang Xiao.
Do you know what my dream is?
What?
I just want to be a normal girl.
I don't want to do anything in my early twenties.
Then I'd date a normal boy, break up, then make up.
We'll continue on like that, then get married and have children.
We'd live an exhilarating life like that.
That sounds great.
You could live a life like that as long as you want it.
Thank you for comforting me.
But... I don't have a choice.
Why don't you have a choice?
Have you read "Dream of the Red Chamber"?
Of course I have.
What does the Taoist priest in it sing?
"All men long to be immortals, but fame and fortune we cannot forget."
It's you that it's talking about.
You're bent on defeating your brother to prove your worth.
For you, that is fame.
If this is on your mind at all times
then your life will be wrapped up in hatred.
In that case, how can you live as freely as an immortal?
I just have a difficult time forgiving him.
That's why you are wrapped up in your bitterness
never able to escape.
Do you think that by defeating your brother in the company
you will then have smooth sailing from then on?
That's impossible.
You'll encounter even stronger enemies.
Chen Xi.
If you want a normal girl's life
you'll have to let go of your fighter's mentality.
Take everything as it comes.
It's easier said than done.
However, as long as you wish, I'm willing to be by your side.
We can work towards this goal.
Enough, don't say anymore.
I'm sorry. I've said too much again.
No.
You're very right.
I just need some more time.
Let me think on it.
Okay, but don't forget this.
I will always be here.
Look at that kid.
I'll get the door.
What are you here for?
Mr. Fei, we are under orders from the chairman
to inspect assets under X-Group's name.
- The chairman? - Xie Tian Cheng.
I'm sorry, Mr. Fei.
This condo is a property under X-Group's name.
The chairman has other uses for it.
Please vacate the premises immediately.
You want me to leave right now?
Yes, please leave right now.
- Hello? - Xiao Fei.
I forgot to tell you.
The company is taking back the Manhattan condo.
You don't have any objections, do you?
You're very despicable, Xie Tian Cheng.
I'm in charge of X-Group now.
So, I have the authority to allocate any of X-Group's properties.
What do you mean by this?
The Long Island house
is a residence for the chairman.
It's not appropriate for your father to live there now.
You despicable backstabber!
Don't curse me yet.
The properties you and your father hold have been frozen for now.
Your mother's hospital fees are also paid for by X-Group.
I'm warning you, if you dare do anything to my mother
I will not let you off.
I suggest you speak to me more respectfully from now on.
Xiao Fei, calm down. What happened?
Wait for me here. I'm going to clear this up with Xiao Tian.
Why did you do this?
No reason.
I've always thought of you as my real brother.
Why did you betray me?
Real brother?
Don't say it so nicely.
Your father didn't even treat my mother like his wife.
How could you possibly be my brother?
My father never said one bad thing about Auntie Hui Zhu.
What is the main building?
What is the side wing?
Xie Xiao Fei, face your conscience and tell me
if your mom and dad lived together in the main building before her accident.
Why is it that my mom can only live in the side wing?
Do I need to point out more?
All these years, your dad has been hurting my mom.
And you?
You've only cared about your mom
and thought of my mom as a housekeeper who looks after your dad.
When have you ever cared about her?
Do you know how pitiful she is?
My biological father coveted her wealth
and ran off with her money not long after I was born.
She finally met your father
but in the end, she was still treated poorly all these years.
I've had enough.
Even if you've had enough, you shouldn't have hurt us like this.
Don't you hate your father?
He's now in the hospital. You should be happy about that.
I understand now.
You're worried you can't keep squandering money after your dad falls.
I dare you to say that again!
Am I wrong?
You're the vermin of the Xie family!
Outside of borrowing money from the company
have you done anything to help the company?
I've always looked down on you
in the past, the present, and in the future!
What did you say?
I said you're the vermin of the Xie family!
From this moment on, I won't spend another cent of the Xie family's money.
Even without these cards and without X-Group...
I will still live just fine.
If I were you, I'd face reality and do something practical
instead of trying to show off.
That's okay.
I'll show you guys.
Xiao Fei.
Xiao Fei!
Xiao Fei! You--
- Xiao Fei. - Can you leave me alone?
You're the vermin of the Xie family!
Outside of borrowing money from the company
have you done anything to help the company?
I've always looked down on you
in the past, the present, and in the future!
Xiao Fei.
What would you do if you were me?
Although we're in different situations
if I were you
I wouldn't let anyone bully my family.
I just want to live a normal life.
Let's go have dinner.
At least eat a little bit.
How will you have the energy for revenge?
What will your dad do if you fall as well?
Be good.
What a coincidence that the golden couple is here as well.
As expected from young kids.
Even when you have nothing, you still dine lavishly.
That pasta doesn't look very appetizing.
Xiao Fei used to only eat M9 steak.
Now you're eating pasta?
What's the matter? Do you not have enough money?
If you apologize to me, I can pay the bill for you.
Either way, you are an elder.
Isn't it not very dignified of you to speak to your juniors like this?
Is it?
I think a woman eating dinner with a failure who has nothing
is what is truly undignified.
Say that again.
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