I love your eyes, your eyelashes Your aloofness
I love your dimples The corner of your mouth, your smile
I love you, the whole world knows They mock me, knock it out
I will continue to do so Please be ready for it
I love your shirt Your fingers, your scent
I want to be your coat Your gloves, your heartbeat
I love you, the whole world knows It's torture, don't lose hope
How patient am I, please wait and see
Loving you in every moment, every second
Loving you everywhere, in every corner
Loving you has become a force of habit
How much do I love you, I have no idea
Loving you has made rainy days shine
Loving you has made snowy days warm
Loving you has become a religion That can't be easily renounced
How much do I love you?
You will know
Jiang Chen is back. What are your plans?
What plans?
It's been so long.
Being given the cold shoulder all the time really gets old after a certain age.
My advice to you is,
you two should really talk it out.
I'm betting on Wu Bosong.
Then you don't know that Jiang Chen got a fake girlfriend to test Xiaoxi.
Then you don't know that Wu Bosong is about to propose.
PREVIOUSLY
What are you doing here?
Chen Xiaoxi.
Let's make up.
Sit wherever you like.
Lin Jingxiao,
I... love you.
Three, two, one!
EPISODE 22 CHEN XIAOXI, DID YOU HEAR THAT?
Darling!
Your career is taking off!
The mascot you designed for the reading machine
was submitted to a competition by the client.
Guess what?
It won first prize!
Really?
Is there prize money?
All you ever talk about is money.
Don't you find it vulgar?
Then what should I talk about?
Dreams!
What's my dream?
It's to publish a comic book that's popular all over the world,
like Doraemon.
Keep dreaming.
Dr. Jiang, are you ready?
Dr. Jiang?
What is it?
Are you ready for the operation?
Everyone's been waiting for you.
What do you want to eat, Ms. Famous Cartoonist?
Hot pot? Japanese?
I want hot pot.
Why do you get to decide?
-Because I'm your boss. -It's boring to have hot pot every day.
What's wrong with hot pot?
Don't make me deduct your pay!
That's it. We're having hot pot.
When did you get back?
I've been back for a while now.
There's still love.
Stop the nonsense!
We're having hot pot tonight
to celebrate Xiaoxi's design winning first prize.
Will you join us?
We'll drink tea, in place of wine,
to congratulate Xiaoxi on winning first prize.
She's successfully made the first step toward realizing her dream.
First step toward what dream?
How come I don't know anything about it?
You don't understand our Xiaoxi baby.
Her dream is to publish a comic book as popular as Doraemon.
That's awesome, Xiaoxi!
Momo baby, please pass me the sauce.
Go away!
Don't call me "Momo baby." Get it yourself!
Darling,
please pass me the sauce!
Darling!
Jiang Chen is the best.
By the way, where are you working nowadays?
We all thought you would just stay in Beijing.
Qianjiang Hospital.
It's a big hospital!
It's easy for you locals to find work at big institutions.
We're not locals.
Well, where are you from?
A small township outside of Qianjiang.
What's it like there?
The scenery is nice.
It's a small town.
Over there, we don't call just anyone "darling."
Hello?
Are you with Chen Xiaoxi?
I tried calling her but I couldn't get through.
I want to talk to her.
Hold on a second.
I'll hand her the phone.
Wu Bosong wants to talk to you.
What's up?
I want to have dinner with you.
I'm eating now.
I'll come pick you up.
I have something important to tell you. You must come.
What is it?
I'll tell you when I see you.
Okay.
Excuse me, something just came up.
I have to go.
But we're still eating.
I'm leaving, too.
You--
You two--
There's still so much food.
You should go.
You don't have to wait with me.
Do you own the land we're standing on?
If Xiaoxi wants it, I can buy it.
Let's go.
See you.
Let's have steak. It's on me.
Don't you have something important to tell me?
Wei!
It's Wei's birthday!
Didn't he just celebrate his birthday?
Today is his birthday on the lunar calendar.
Okay, it's his birthday. Where is he?
Wei told me,
the two of us can celebrate his birthday without him.
You're crazy!
I just want to take you out to eat.
Why must I find excuses?
You're always doing this.
It's my turn to treat.
I want steak. Do you have money?
No.
Then what will I eat?
Dr. Jiang, do you have a moment?
Dr. Jiang, these are my medical test results.
Can you please take a look?
Let me see.
HU ZHINING EMPLOYER: HANGJIANG PUBLISHING HOUSE
There are no big concerns.
Pericardial effusion has been resolved successfully through the operation.
There is no sign of recurrence.
Maintain regular exercise and stay on a light diet.
Don't overexert yourself.
Okay.
Thank you, Doctor.
Mr. Hu!
I'd like to ask your opinion on something.
Dr. Jiang!
Sorry to keep you waiting.
I got here a little early.
Thanks.
Mr. Hu, this is my friend's art portfolio from her school days.
It's pretty good.
It has soul.
It's quite original, too.
But none of that matters.
We're a big publishing house.
We usually only publish well-known writers and cartoonists.
We rarely publish anything by someone with no name recognition.
I understand.
Is self-publishing a possibility?
Self-publishing?
We don't usually get self-publishing cases.
In any event, the price tag is steep.
Mr. Hu,
I know this may put you in a difficult situation,
but no matter what,
will you please do me this favor?
Okay.
I'll get back to you.
Thank you.
Your skin tone got darker again!
If you keep this up,
I'll have to order foundation from Southeast Asia!
Check it out.
Why don't I use a whitening mask?
Seems like this photo book means a lot to our superstar.
Of course!
Having a book published makes me an intellectual!
Yeah, right!
Publishing a book automatically makes you an intellectual?
You just wait.
We're meeting with a publisher in a couple of days.
They told us,
Mr. Bosong can write whatever poetry or prose he wants,
and they'll publish it with some pictures.
Wei,
what's the progress on the thing I tasked you to do?
Don't worry.
Dr. Jiang,
we've had several discussions about Ms. Chen's comic book.
We have invited you here to discuss some issues.
Please go ahead.
As you know, the publishing industry is in a downturn.
For every book we publish,
we must conduct thorough market research.
Ms. Chen hasn't even published her comics on the Internet.
She has zero fan base.
If we publish her work,
we'll take on a big risk.
Let me try this idea.
If I'm willing to shoulder some of the risk
for the publishing house,
then there's no problem.
Here's the thing.
You brought up self-publishing that day.
I did some careful calculations on all the expenses.
I realized that to publish this comic book,
there's basic costs in terms of printing, personnel,
and the promotional campaign.
But most importantly,
our publishing house also needs to make a profit.
Please just give me a number.
400,000 yuan.
No problem.
I'll take care of it.
Jingxiao is busy. She'll come by later.
Listen, I'm exhausted from competing.
You better have an important reason for making us meet with you.
I know a publisher.
They really like Chen Xiaoxi's work.
I want to help her publish her comic book.
Why do you need me to publish her comic book?
You want me to be the lead character?
My royalty fees are steep.
Since I've been back, Chen Xiaoxi has been cold to me.
You deserve it.
So I want you and Lin Jingxiao to help me.
Get her in touch with the publisher.
I don't want her to have concerns because of me.
Why are you always troubling Jingxiao over your relationship?
Also, I want to sell my car.
Do you know anyone who'd be interested?
Why are you selling your car?
I want to get a new car.
Fine. I'll ask around.
What brings you here?
I brought you some good news.
What good news?
You sent your award-winning design to our group chat, didn't you?
And?
Lu Yang made it into a meme and sent it to everyone.
A friend of his works in animation and saw your work.
He loves your design style.
So he recommended you to a publisher.
Now the publisher wants to meet with you
and publish your comic book!
You're a little too excited!
Ms. Chen's work is really quite interesting.
We're meeting today
in the hope of finalizing a topic for the comic book.
Ms. Chen, do you have any ideas?
I want to do a story about an alien girl falling to Earth.
Science fiction comics aren't popular in the country.
Well...
what about a modern remake of "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio"?
I think the school theme is pretty much up your alley.
Why don't we settle on this topic?
Cherish this opportunity.
Take another look at it.
My great benefactors!
Enough. Don't touch my Jingxiao.
I brought you vitamin-rich fruit!
The box of dragon fruit you brought last time
is still sitting there.
Come and sit!
I want to eat pear. Did you buy any?
Get lost.
Didn't I tell you guys?
I'm going to draw a story based on our high school life.
I invited you all here to take some pictures
for my character design.
Wu Bosong and I are really famous now.
Why should we let you use our image?
Shut it!
Come. Snap away!
Right?
Well--
I invited Jiang Chen, too.
He was part of our school life, isn't he?
Dude!
Did you travel back in time?
I thought we were supposed to dress up like students.
Did you take a cab in this outfit?
I thought it's popular among you E-sports athletes.
What do you mean?
Cosplay?
I think I may have found something out about your bedroom life.
Wu Bosong, I'll kill you!
I'll kill you!
How dare you!
Strike a pose like you're in a race.
In high school,
you never wore much of anything.
Take it off!
Okay.
It's so embarrassing!
Go ahead, take your photos!
Look at his six-pack abs.
What kind of pictures do you want?
That's good.
Isn't that good?
He actually took his shirt off!
Can you at least try to be charming?
Or livelier?
I don't know how.
Lu Yang!
Show him.
-Go... -Really?
Step aside.
Come on, snap away!
I'm so tired.
That's good.
It's your turn.
Hug me, Jingxiao!
Okay.
I really don't know how.
If you don't know how, why have you come?
If you don't want to do it, just forget it.
Change the pose.
Oh my...
You--
DESCENDANT OF THE SUN - WU BOSONG PHOTO BOOK PROPOSAL
-Nice to meet you. -Hello...
This is Mr. Cai, director of our publishing house.
Nice to meet you, Mr. Cai. I'm Wu Bosong.
Great, let's sit.
Today's meeting is about Mr. Wu's photo book,
"Descendant of the Sun - Wu Bosong."
We've already selected some photos.
We need to confirm the final due date for the book's text.
You can confirm the photos with Wei.
As for the text,
I haven't written a word.
Do you think we can manage with just the photos?
If it's only photos,
the layout won't look good.
The marketing would be limited, too.
I have a friend who's a visual artist.
Maybe you can have her draw something to fill up the blank space?
That's one way to do it.
But we have a list of visual artists
with whom we have established working relationships.
I can show you their information.
Take a look.
See if there's anything to your liking.
This Chen Xiaoxi.
This one?
This is an up-and-coming cartoonist.
She doesn't have anything published yet.
I'm afraid she's not compatible with your fame.
She'll have a comic book published soon.
The book will be self-published.
We can't say for sure if it will be a hit.
Self-published?
Yes, that's a friend of mine.
He think she's got great potential.
He insists on self-publishing her comic book,
and he's keeping it a secret.
It's no pocket change.
I heard he sold his car for it.
I have no idea why he's doing this.
Can I ask you something?
Is your friend called Jiang Chen?
Do you know him?
He's an old friend.
What a coincidence!
Right?
Okay, it's good.
Very nice.
Next scene.
I'm here.
What can I do to help?
Well, Ms. Xiaoxi,
the actress who worked with Mr. Bosong is nowhere to be found.
This girl was Mr. Bosong's teammate on the swim team.
It was Mr. Bosong who recommended her, too.
Stop.
Can you just get to the point?
We want you to dabble in showbiz.
No way.
I don't know how to act.
You don't need to act.
We only need your silhouette and one line.
If you won't help us,
both Bosong and I will be in trouble.
Just one silhouette.
I don't want to be famous.
Don't worry.
Will you marry me?
Yes.
Do you mean it?
At first, I'd wanted to give you more time.
When you've finally accepted me,
we can date for a few years,
then get married.
But...
as you know,
I get extremely insecure when I see a certain someone.
I'm afraid I can't wait any longer.
Don't be like that.
Hear me out.
The thing is, I already know what your answer will be.
But I'd still like to try.
I'm sorry.
It's been so many years, Chen Xiaoxi.
You still have terrible taste.
Aren't you the same?
Take another look.
It's a huge diamond.
Won't you at least consider it?
It really is quite big.
Can you return it?
I'll ask them.
You're a superstar.
Why do you drink at a street eatery?
Aren't you worried people will take photos of you?
Are you trying to start gossip about having an affair with me?
Will you cut the crap?
Just drink with me.
No, I can't.
If Jingxiao finds I've been drinking, I'll have to sleep in the bathroom.
What's going on?
What's going on? What's with you?
The patient in bed number nine just had coronary artery bypass surgery.
Keep him on post-operation observation.
Okay.
Hello?
Jiang Chen, come hang out.
I'm working at the hospital.
Come.
Wu Bosong is here too.
Okay.
I need to run out for a bit.
Call me if you need me.
I'll take you home.
I have operations scheduled tomorrow.
You're so calm.
You're drunk.
Jiang Chen,
give me back Chen Xiaoxi.
She's always been mine.
Screw you!
I heard you sold your car to publish Chen Xiaoxi's comic book?
How much is it?
I'll pay it.
This is between us.
It's none of your business.
How is it not my business?
Where were you for the past three years?
Where were you when Chen Xiaoxi laughed?
Where were you when Chen Xiaoxi cried?
Where were you when Chen Xiaoxi got sick?
You've never loved her as much as I do!
Jiang Chen.
Let me have her.
Everyone thinks...
Chen Xiaoxi loves me more.
Isn't that the truth?
I'm not like you guys.
Ever since I was a kid, I thought I'd be fine on my own.
My father passed away...
when I was very young.
My mother moved away for work.
She took my little brother with her,
and not me.
So it doesn't matter to me.
Everyone leaves me in the end.
But not Chen Xiaoxi.
She's always there.
I gradually realized...
on the way to school, I couldn't help checking
if she was secretly following me.
At home, I couldn't help opening the drapes
to see what she was doing.
When I did my homework, I'd think,
this is a difficult problem.
Is she crying over how difficult it is?
So what?
You left her anyway.
When I left, I thought for sure she'd come see me.
Because that's what she'd always done.
But she didn't.
Suddenly, I was at a loss as to what to do.
I actually came back to look for her once,
but I found you with her.
I thought maybe she'd finally realized
I wasn't as perfect as she made me out to be,
and I wasn't the most suitable person for her.
So I tried telling myself,
she's so dumb,
so loud,
and eats so much.
I'd be better off without her.
But I realized,
I can't freaking convince myself.
I want to hear her voice.
I want to share my meals with her.
I want--
I don't think I can live without her.
The thing is,
whatever she doesn't like about me, I can change.
But I have no idea what she loved about me.
XIAOXI
Chen Xiaoxi.
Did you hear that?
I've known you for years.
This is the first time I've heard you speak so much.
Fine.
You want to fight?
I'll fight you.
I want...
to hit you.
Don't fight!
Get in!
I'll take these two home.
You guys--
Forget it.
We're leaving.
You sold your car?
I'll figure something out and pay you back.
How will you get that kind of money?
You don't need to do this for me.
Answer it.
Hello?
Dr. Jiang,
bed number nine's patient is showing signs of tachycardia.
Give him an ultrasound first.
Let me know the results.
You should go.
I'm really sorry.
Will you forgive me?
Give me some time.
Let me think about it.
Prepare for thoracotomy.
Prepare to drain pericardial effusion.
Maybe a fairy has cast a spell
To start a conversation between us
This glamorous world is too much to handle
Where can I stop
Don't pay attention To doubts and suppression
Calm down and listen To the heart's answers
What kind of loss makes the heart ache
You must know
Tell me this is a dream
It's the mutter in my sleep
Painting a future home
Full of the things I love
In the dream
All struggles are overcome
You're there looking at me with a smile
Saying gently
Come on, don't be afraid
Dream
Days and nights of worry and concern
Full of hardship and silent anguish
Original intent carried through youth
Tell me it will come true
It's the mutter in my sleep
Painting a future home
Full of the things I love
In the dream
All struggles are overcome
You're there looking at me with a smile
Saying gently, come on, don't be afraid
Saying gently
Come on, don't be afraid