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[Sweet Combat]
[Episode 5]
Did you know?
Coffee brewed from freshly-ground beans is the most fragrant and delicious.
Look at these beans.
They must withstand immense pressure before releasing this amazing aroma.
Next, slowly pour in 85 degrees Celsius water
and drop by drop
a perfect cup of coffee will be made.
Have you learned anything from what I told you?
Cafes must be chosen wisely.
Do you know why I called you both in today?
That's because
you must take responsibility for the chaos you caused in Zhengze!
So...
Ming Tian, let's start with you.
Drop out if you want.
He falls short of the school's expectations
with his thoughtless and reckless actions.
Yes, that's the reasoning.
And you, Fang Yu...
As an S-level athlete
she disappoints teachers and classmates by selecting her opponent so willfully.
Yes, that's also the reasoning.
- President. - President.
Stop.
I know what you want to say. You're not to say a thing.
I officially declare
Fang Yu's designation of Ming Tian as an opponent is revoked.
Ming Tian's withdrawal request is rejected.
No objections, right?
Excellent.
Since you accept this and are aware of your mistakes
then you two... shall be punished together with labor.
You must bear this lesson in mind.
All right, I'm done.
Let's enjoy this coffee.
The president appointed me to oversee your punishment.
You'll start with scrubbing the ecological pool.
You're to clean the fish and turtles' home thoroughly.
Get started.
You two seem to be having fun.
This punishment is for building your team spirit
not for you two to continue fighting!
You...
Fang Yu, if you keep stumbling, I'll end up in the hospital.
You're clumsy, and your reactions are so slow!
You're the one holding me back!
Fine, let me think.
Why don't we call out orders?
When I say one, we take a step with our bound feet.
When I say two, we step forward with the other.
No, follow my command.
One is for this foot, two for that foot.
Come on.
One, two...
[Auto Prince]
- Got it. - Thanks.
Let's eat.
By the way, we came out with two new dishes. Try them next time.
- Okay, bye. - Bye!
Sorry! I didn't mean to!
Do you know why humans have forward-facing eyes?
To prevent idiots like you from running into people!
Watch out!
Sorry, sorry!
Sorry.
Why did you do that? You could've just pulled me aside!
Why did you cover me?
This looks cooler.
That's how romantic scenes go in movies.
Too bad the one I want
- protecting me isn't you! - to protect isn't you!
I can't believe Ming Tian didn't go to work today.
The lunch I made with love will go to waste.
Then give it to me! I happen to be hungry.
All right. I'll pretend I'm feeding a puppy.
You're cute enough. Here you go.
Thank you!
This is more tiring than an MMA match.
This is more tiring than four jobs.
Chun Hua, just you wait.
This looks amazing!
Where did you buy this?
What? I made it!
Here, pair it with milk tea.
A sip of milk tea and a bite of a sandwich. It's a perfect match!
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
I began cooking at the age of five.
My dream is to become a good wife and loving mother.
Try a bite.
Sun Hao, what are you thinking?
I'm thinking that I'm already happy to be drinking milk tea.
The one who marries you would be even happier.
Of course!
By the way, I can cook too.
Does this mean I'll be able to capture a girl's heart?
That'll depend on who it is.
Fang Yu?
I think you'll have better luck grabbing on to her feet!
The chefs at her home are all from Michelin-starred restaurants.
Don't embarrass yourself.
My family runs a food stall!
Don't underestimate me.
One day, I'll capture Fang Yu's heart!
Ming Tian?
Fang Zhou doesn't have one yet.
No wonder Westerners thought
that when Adam ate the apple, a piece got stuck in his throat.
And that's why they called it the Adam's apple.
It really does look like one.
But isn't it uncomfortable?
I...
I helped you, you had some grime on you.
[Zhiying University of Creative Arts]
Luo Guan Yan.
Cheng Ya Nan?
Are you here to provide after-sales service
for your store's products?
Sorry, there are no returns or exchanges
Similarly, we have a quality guarantee for
athletes trained in Cheng's Boxing Gym.
That's why I can't possibly lose to you.
I came to challenge you today.
We'll have a fair fight only using boxing. What do you say?
How can we fight without a referee?
Don't look for excuses.
If I can't fight you today, I won't be able to sleep again.
Wait, are you saying
you haven't been able to sleep since the day you lost to me?
Who says? I've had insomnia for a long time!
Why are you so chatty? Are you fighting or not?
Yes. Come up.
Sorry.
I'm afraid we can't fight today.
Why?
Because I feel I'm not mentally prepared yet.
Let's do it another day. I'll accept your challenge for sure.
Luo Guan Yan, you nutjob!
Why do you need to be mentally prepared for a simple boxing match?
Who needs to prepare?
Why don't you pick an auspicious date and time while you're at it?
For crying out loud!
Here.
Help me hold my bag for a second. Thanks.
Luo Guan Yan, we're not that close! Why should I hold your bag for you?
Being a woman sucks.
Luo Guan Yan!
All right, I'm done.
This is hot chocolate. You'll feel better after drinking it.
Here.
Don't push yourself.
Did he know...
That's weird. What was that feeling?
You must have fallen for him.
Are you sure?
Do you think of him out of the blue?
Yes.
Do you want to get close to him for no reason?
Yes!
When I look at his eyes, nose, and lips
it feels like a young doe is about to leap out from my heart!
Girl, that's your heart racing.
You must like him.
You must have fallen for him.
Do you think of him out of the blue?
He's nobody.
Why do I care so much?
Do you want to get close to him for no reason?
Yes!
When I look at his eyes, nose, and lips
it feels like a young doe is about to leap out from my heart!
Girl, that's your heart racing. You must like him.
Impossible!
My obsession to feel like a girl must be blinding me
and giving me these illusions!
She's still training so energetically after scrubbing the pool all morning.
There's a reason Fang Yu dominates the martial arts circles.
Yes, I must become a man who is stronger than her
in order for her to like me.
Why aren't you working at the car wash station today?
I'll go later.
I got paid yesterday. We'll have KFC today.
Okay!
Ming Zhu, Ming Lang.
Let's go home and order delivery instead.
All right.
Ming Tian! It really is you! I wasn't seeing things.
I can't believe I'd see you outside of Macau.
Don't remember me? I'm your high school classmate, Ma Yi Chen.
I heard you got into Zhengze.
It's surprising you would be interested in a sports university.
Why didn't you come to Zhiying? I could be looking after you.
We have to get going.
You're still just as stubborn.
Do you know it's because of your temper
that made me love picking on you so much?
To be honest, whenever I'm at boxing practice
I really miss you, my human sandbag.
Beating you up was so amusing.
- Ming Lang! - Don't bully my brother!
Ming Lang!
You sure have guts, little brat. More than your brother.
- Ma Yi Chen! - Ming Tian!
You sure are gutsy.
Just come at me! Don't pick on my brother!
What's this? You want to save him?
I'd like to see what you're made of.
I heard Zhengze's Queen chose you as her opponent in the finals match.
Since you're strong now, you can save your brother from my clutches.
- Ma Yi Chen. - Ming Tian!
You want me to let him go?
Sure. Beg me.
Please, let my brother go.
That's it?
That's too simple.
Kneel.
Kneel and beg me and I'll let him go.
Ma Yi Chen, there are limits!
So what have you decided? I don't have much patience.
Cowards like you really tick me off.
Ming Lang!
No!
Ming Zhu, are you okay?
All this time, there have been two types of people around me.
The majority have sympathy for me
while those who look down on and trample on me are in the minority.
Ma Yi Chen is in a minority of the minority.
I don't know whether I'm in a minority of the minority
but I know that if I don't want to be bullied, I must become the bully.
I used to be short when I was a kid
and was often bullied by the big fat kid in kindergarten.
This belief resonates with me all the more the older I get.
Are you blind?
Looking for a beating?
What are you looking at? Do you have nothing better to do?
That's why I joined the Boxing Club as soon as I got into Zhiying.
Under the wing of the strong
I unwittingly began to believe I was also one of the strong.
Most people train themselves to truly become strong
while I bully the weak to prove my own strength.
This is a shortcut
that perfectly conceals my fear and lack of confidence.
That's why I need people like Ming Tian around.
Cowards like you really tick me off.
Do you two remember Chairman Wang?
Yes, he's a close friend of yours.
Chairman Fang, here's your milk.
Ms. Chen, how come this mug is chipped?
I'm sorry. I'll bring a new one right away.
Chips on cups and plates can easily hide filth.
Check carefully.
If there are more, throw them all out.
Yes, okay.
He's returned from Australia
and is meeting me for dinner on Friday.
You two should come.
Okay.
Ming Tian.
Why aren't you sleeping? You have school tomorrow.
Is it true what that person said?
He's been bullying you?
Why didn't you fight back?
Fighting isn't good and it doesn't solve the problem.
It's best to avoid it if possible.
You're a hypocrite.
You taught us to be brave but you aren't able to do so!
You even knelt for him!
That's because you two were there.
I had to protect you.
I don't need your protection!
I'd rather be beaten to death than see you so humiliated!
Do you know what it means to be beaten to death? You don't!
Do you know Mom only left us because Dad beat someone to death?
That's what ruined our family!
If I was the only one left, I would risk everything and fight back.
But if I'm injured or dead, what would become of you two?
Should I let a moment's recklessness turn you two into orphans?
Go to bed!
Have you trained before?
Then why are you hiding instead of putting in your best effort?
If you want to run from life and be a failure
please don't use me or Zhengze as an excuse.
Ming Tian, we're heading off to school.
Ming Zhu, Ming Lang.
It was wrong of me to yell at you last night.
I'll tell you all about Dad one day.
Ming Zhu, just like Ming Lang
you don't like me like this, do you?
I don't dislike you
but I was so scared seeing that person bully you and Ming Lang.
It's my fault. I couldn't protect you.
If I were strong enough, nobody would pick on you.
I promise you that from now on
something like that won't happen again.
Go to school.
[Zhengze Boxing Club]
Sun Hao, you haven't changed yet?
How come you didn't go to the men's locker room with Ming Tian?
I like to keep a low-profile. I don't like getting special treatment.
Go back to practicing. Don't worry about me.
All right.
Let's go.
Finally, it's my chance to show off.
We're both boys from Zhengze.
Why am I not getting treated like Ming Tian?
It seems it's true what people say.
Stupidity is an incurable disease.
Xiao Mi, what makes me so inferior to Ming Tian?
I'll tell you.
First of all, there are only two boys in this school.
Ming Tian is number one.
And I'm number two?
That means you're last.
Of course, that's not the main reason.
In our school, in terms of martial arts skills or strength
is there any girl here who isn't better than you?
You think you have a body like Tarzan
but to us, you look like the orangutan next to Tarzan.
Ming Tian is completely different.
Ming Tian who looks like a helpless, cute boy
brings out our motherly instincts.
He makes us want to protect him and be close to him.
I can't believe my healthy image is a sin.
I'm being blinded!
Do you think I'm praising you?
You used too much oil on yourself!
Was the oil free? Are you a duck in scallion oil?
Wipe the oil from the floor!
Don't leave until it's clean! Got it?
Honestly!
[Taekwondo Club]
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is one of the sparring styles of Chinese martial arts.
It's also the combat sport that
Chinese Armed Police are required to learn.
You'll do well to learn it.
We're honored to have your most popular classmate, Fang Yu
here to show us a MMA demonstration.
Let's welcome her with a round of applause.
Next, let's have a volunteer as Fang Yu's sparring partner.
Any volunteers?
Coach, pick me! I can do it!
Okay. Sun Hao, come up.
Fang Yu, you took me down before because I wasn't ready.
It won't happen again today.
Have I seen you before?
Have you forgotten?
I was the one who chased after you and asked you for directions--
You talk too much.
Excellent.
Fang Yu just demonstrated a beautiful shoulder throw.
In general, there are eight important points to MMA moves.
Those are: speed, follow-through, power, accuracy
stability, minimize telegraphing, agility, and ingenuity.
Fang Yu was too fast. Can we see it again?
All right. Let's have another student come up.
No! I can do it!
Everybody stand up!
About face!
Salute!
Hello, President!
I'd like to speak with Ming Tian.
Ming Tian, step forward!
Everybody, about face!
Sit down.
Thank you to Fang Yu and Sun Hao for the wonderful demonstration.
Let's applaud them.
Fighting is a way of showing one's love.
I'm so happy, I could faint.
You are no longer Fang Yu's opponent in the tournament.
However, I was thinking that since you're a student of Zhengze
you have a duty to participate in the preliminaries.
Do you understand?
I understand. I will do my best.
What's more, our students...
["Thirty-Six Stratagems" by Sun Tzu]
Demonizing the opponent?
Then calm down and scrutinize where that reaction comes from.
Jumping to conclusions about others according to your own preferences?
Could you be reading too much into certain actions or expressions?
Well said.
What are you reading?
"Thirty-Six Stratagems" by Sun Tzu?
Are you waging war or did you step through a time machine?
That's an ancient text.
What are you reading?
"The Secret to Successful Negotiation".
Shallow!
So does it work?
Of course! At least it's more modern than yours!
Tell me.
Why is it so hard to convince Ming Tian to train and take part in the tournament?
It really is hard.
Seniors!
Ming Tian!
- Hurry, leave. - Why?
Do you want him to reject us to our faces again?
Let's at least finish reading the books first.
- You're right. Let's go. - Go.
Hi, Ming Tian.
- Hi! - Run!
He's coming!
Seniors! Seniors!
Seniors! They're so fast.
Seniors!
Hurry!
This way!
Seniors! Seniors!
Seniors.
I finally caught up to you.
Why did you chase us?
You're no good at fighting but you sure can run!
I have something to say to you two.
Something to say? No, I'm not listening!
It's regarding...
What's this?
This is my work and class schedule.
I want to ask you two to help me arrange a training program.
I will cooperate as best as I can.
Training program?
I'm counting on you two.
What's that for? It hurts!
Song Xiao Mi, that hurt?
You think? Of course it hurts!
Then this isn't a dream. Pigs must be flying.
Is he on drugs?
You're the one on drugs! He just sees the light now!
Let's look at his schedule.
[Car wash station, stationery store, cafe]
Is he messing with us?
His schedule is so full! How is there any time for training?
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