The first time I met you,
seems like you can see my soul through.
For every trivial detail,
why can you see it?
Before I met you,
I've never thought about what love is.
Wondering if you feel the same?
You come to me like wind,
taking me away from the crowds
to touch the blue sky.
If you're tender wind,
please take me to the sky,
hand in hand, till we see all the scenery again.
Till we see all the scenery.
Someday, maybe the wind stops.
If possible,
I hope we can meet
in the same place.
Regardless of the weather,
cloudy, rainy or sunny,
we breathe the same air.
Do you also
keep the original intention
and still like staring at stars?
If you're tender wind,
take me as your wind chimes,
everyday, ringing happily.
My Mowgli Boy
Episode 43
Mr. Niu!
What are you doing here?
I'm feeding the sheep.
I thought a thief snuck in.
That's impossible. Impossible.
It's safe here.
When you sleep at night,
you don't even need to lock the doors.
The most delicious food,
but made in the simplest way.
Eating wonton
on an afternoon like this,
I feel grateful for the gifts brought to us by nature
and the wisdom in the craft of Chinese people.
Great!
What?
Drop the act, OK?
We've got our dishes mixed up.
These shepherd's purse ones are mine.
These are yours.
You're so boring.
If I'd known, I'd have gone to the market
with my dad.
Hello?
We don't have enough people to send deliveries.
There's only me.
All right. All right.
What?
Why are you filming me?
I just want to film you more.
I'm going to turn your angry expressions
into memes,
and when we break up,
I'll share them online.
You dare!
Am I celebrity that you can film whenever you want?
Let, let me tell you,
I, I have the rights to my likeness.
Give that back!
Give it! No more filming!
No more filming! Give it! Give it to me!
Are you giving me it or not?
Let me just take a look at it!
Sit down! Sit down!
I'll let you see. I'll let you see.
Let me see, now.
Look.
What is this?
Why's this video all black?
I didn't film the earlier ones,
I filmed the later ones.
When you say you didn't do something,
you definitely did.
This is definitely something you filmed.
What's the deal with this? I can't play it.
Has it run out of power?
When was this bought?
It looks so old.
You need a new one.
I just bought this.
Is it out of style?
Is it black?
Yeah. But, not as black as you.
Look how tanned you are.
You look like an aboriginal.
If I said you were Shakkoumon, everyone would believe me.
That's quite a cruel thing to say.
I put on makeup today, OK?
I put on so many layers of foundation.
Really? You put makeup on?
Shut up!
Let me tell you,
although I usually rely on my natural talents,
I still have
the scent of a young woman.
If you don't believe me, smell me.
Do you smell it?
What?
Why can I smell gas?
Hello?
You haven't turned off the gas.
Go, go, go! Turn the gas off!
It's off.
Is it OK?
Why would the cook leave the gas on?
That's dangerous.
Thank you. Come again.
What a strange day!
I go to send a delivery,
and there's gas leak.
Damn!
My business was almost blown up.
What are you looking for?
It's nothing.
Let me tell you,
that gave me a real fright, just now.
We were this close to being blown up.
How dangerous that was! Right?
Dad!
Unwell?
What about now?
We're both fine. Nothing's wrong with us.
OK, got it.
Bye, then.
Are your dad and Mrs. Wen sick?
No.
It's Mr. and Mrs. Niu.
They said it's food poisoning.
They're OK now,
but my dad wants
to send them to the hospital for a checkup.
Then, is there anything I can do to help?
There is one thing.
I really need your help with it.
Where did my sickle go?
Is it that you don't want to do the work,
-so you hid your sickle? -No!
I'm not that childish, OK?
Then, where'd it go? It was just here.
Then, don't bother cutting the grass.
You don't want to do the work, right?
I want to do it.
Then, why can't you find your sickle?
Then, stay with me to have some fun. I'm telling you.
Then,
what do you want to do?
I want you to hug me.
I'm hugging you right now, aren't I?
It's not enough. You're only using one hand.
You know, if you ate a bit less,
I'd be able to wrap my arms around you. You know that?
-Look at you. -Be careful. Don't fall down.
You know,
today's been so tiring.
How many calories have I burned?
But, I've noticed order is very important
in life.
What do you mean?
If we'd cut these reeds first
and then eaten,
we wouldn't have run into any gas leaks.
True enough.
You're OK, aren't you?
I'm fine.
Are you tired?
Who is that?
Who was that man?
Take a look.
See if anything's been taken.
Mr. Niu!
What are you doing here?
I'm feeding the sheep.
I thought a thief snuck in.
What?
Why can I smell gas?
Hello?
You haven't turned off the gas.
Go, go, go! Turn the gas off!
This has been a strange day, hasn't it?
So?
Has anything been taken?
No.
Call your dad and Mrs. Wen
straight away.
What's wrong?
Nothing.
I'm just worried about Mr. Niu
and his wife.
Who was that?
Strange!
Can you get through?
No.
I guess there's no one there to answer.
I feel like I've done a triathlon today.
It's a miracle that I can walk upright.
Let's go now, OK?
Mowgli, do you see that?
A rainbow!
Do you see it, Mowgli?
Let me take a photo.
Mowgli?
Mowgli!
I haven't had a stomach upset for so many years.
This is so strange.
Maybe too many of us have visited this time.
You've been working too hard.
I'm sorry.
You're all here.
How's it going?
I suppose you've been having fun.
Yeah.
Where's Ling Xi?
Ling Xi?
She walks slowly,
like a tortoise.
She's behind me.
I'll leave you guys to chat.
Here.
Thanks. Thanks. Good.
You know, when we were in the city,
did you ever notice
how beautiful rainbows are?
When we were in the city,
there were a lot of worries
obstructing our view.
So, we just weren't that receptive
to beauty.
I think our lives don't actually
need to be that complicated.
I bought so many shoes and clothes for season,
but I realized I simply can't wear them all.
Actually, it wasn't necessary
to buy them.
It was just to make up for my inner desires.
Look,
we're in the midst of a picturesque scene here,
breathing fresh air
and eating popsicles that we made ourselves.
It's meaningful.
Yeah.
So, I really want to go back
to this most simple kind of living.
Let me ask you,
if you could only choose to keep one thing right now,
what would it be?
You.
I don't want to ever lose you.
Are you happy?
Yes.
No matter how happy we've been,
we still have to take the bus back to reality
and return to where we came from,
to face life's struggles.
Can laughter
change anything?
It might not make the problems go away,
but by smiling
we show that we have the courage to face the future.
This is the test on the water sample
that we spoke about.
The result is in.
Take a look.
What's the conclusion?
All the indicators meet the standards,
but I still recommend...
I accept your recommendation.
I've already withdrawn
the Senmu project.
Why?
I made a detailed comparison,
and their funding from early investments
didn't meet the required numbers
for green engineering projects.
The projected earnings were too optimistic.
In my experience,
essentially,
things were falsified through data.
I won't take a major risk.
But,
as soon as I withdrew it,
someone immediately bought it.
Guess who that was?
Someone I know?
Zheng Weijue.
Come in.
Mr. Li, the information you wanted.
Mowgli,
the battery you wanted.
Thank you.
I'm going to turn your angry expressions
into memes,
and when we break up,
I'll share them online.
You dare!
Am I celebrity that you can film whenever you want?
Let, let me tell you,
I, I have the rights to my likeness.
No more filming! Give it! Give it to me!
No more filming!
Donghai,
Ling Zhenghao
is truly guilty this time.
I...
I really...
Although you're the one who did the killing,
you don't need to worry.
I'll take the blame in your place.
Donghaiâ€¦
If you hadn't always sent me money,
I wouldn't have been able
to treat my mother's illness.
I really regret this.
How could I take you down this path?
If it wasn't for that money of yours...
I have a condition.
Donghai,
tell me.
I will agree to any condition you make.
Take care of my wife and child.
And,
secure a pension for my mother.
Donghai?
You're awake.
What am I doing here?
It was an elevator accident.
You were unconscious for a while.
Where's my camera?
I haven't seen a camera,
but we need a CT scan of your brain.
We'll go get one in 10 minutes.
Then, who brought me here?
A girl.
She was just here.
You shouldn't be moving.
Ling Xi?
What's wrong?
I'm fine. I'm fine.
I was careless just now.
Nurse.
You almost severed an artery.
That's very dangerous.
Be more careful in future.
You might not be so lucky in future.
How did you fall?
Just now, this nurse
was pushing a sickbed and, and I didn't see them.
I was careless and got bumped into it.
I'm fine. I'm fine.
-I'm OK. -I'd better go.
You're OK, right?
Check the bag.
Someone's opened it.
See if anything's been taken.
It's all there, right?
It's fine. It's all here.
That's a relief.
Let's get this bandaged.
It really hurts.
Blow on it.
Move aside! Move aside!
Clear a path! Clear a path up ahead!
Move aside! Clear a path up ahead!
Move aside! Move aside! Clear a path!
Zheng Weijue.
Donghai,
I came as soon as you called.
What is it?
Do you need money again?
Do you think
money
can make up for the 20 years that I've lost?
Why are you digging up the past again?
In the beginning,
I did want you to go to jail.
But,
you're the one who suggested it.
It was your choice.
I didn't force you.
But, you lied to me.
We're old friends.
When have I lied to you?
Zheng Weijue,
did you send someone to steal the camera
yesterday?
You've lying to me this whole time.
Isn't it OK to live a lie?
There's no suffering if you can't discern the truth.
You're the one who has no suffering.
No wonder you lived so comfortably
for over 20 years.
But, you know,
everything that you've acquired
was built on the suffering
of my family.
Donghai,
I'm the one who killed someone 20 years ago.
You went to prison in my place.
How could I live comfortably?
Since it's already done,
let it stay in the past.
What's the point of all these threats?
It's been 20 years.
I've learned how to look to the future.
Look,
let me give you more money.
According to the original plan,
forget about your retirement. Agreed?
Zheng Weijue,
if you're such a good person,
then agree to my single term.
What is it?
Give the company to Ding Yu.
I already paid off Yu's high-interest loans for him.
I did everything that was expected of me.
Don't make such an unreasonable demand, please.
You see?
Once real interests are on the table,
you reveal your true colors.
Do you think
that if you hadn't gone to jail back then,
that you could have prospered,
that your son would be good to you?
If it wasn't for that damn video,
would he take you as his father?
Zheng Weijue,
I went to prison for you
for all those years.
I left my wife for you.
And, this is what you have to say?
Should I take this to mean you're not afraid that I'll
-blow the lid on this whole affair? -OK.
This being the case,
as regards to that,
I'm not afraid to call your bluff.
Besides, the evidence is gone now.
I'd like to see
what you have to hold over me.
I have it.
Quick!
Throw it into the lake.
We'll be finished if it's found.
I should call you by your real name.
Ding Jianxiong, I presume?
Right,
but everyone calls me Donghai.
I saw the video
on the camera.
I've also looked into the case.
Where are you?
I want to seek clarification on the matter from you.
Do you remember that place?
Right,
15 minutes' walk east.
Where?
What do you mean?
If you really want to know the truth,
come over to me now.
What is this?
I really couldn't have guessed
that after all these years
the thing I didn't throw away
would become the only thing in the world
that would serve as evidence against you.
Where is it?
Don't bother.
I wouldn't tell you even if you killed me.
Thanks.
What's wrong? You have massive eye bags.
Didn't you sleep well last night?
I did. I slept fine.
Here.
Take this
money.
It's my savings.
Did you strike oil?
When did you become so rich?
I set up a fixed savings before,
but the term hadn't expired yet
so I couldn't withdraw any of it
and give it to you.
I can look after myself.
I don't need you to pay my way.
How about just considering it a loan, then?
You can pay me back whenever.
There's no shame in it.
I'll calculate the interest on it.
There's interest?
Do you think you're a loan shark?
I can split it up
into 100 stars.
Whenever you're good to me,
that will count as a star paid back.
Once you've paid back 100 stars...
Then I can summon the eternal dragon?
Then your debt will be paid off.
So,
please pay it back over the course of the rest of your life.
Old-fashioned romance
is an indefensible tactic.
OK!
Then, let me pay you back a little bit first.
Sorry.
Hello?
Mr. Zhou, I'm busy at the moment.
I'll call you back in a minute.
OK, bye.
Mr. Zhou?
You don't mean Zhou Junchi, do you?
That dirt bag
wanted me to settle his fourth divorce for a pair of pensioners.
I firmly rejected his offer.
I wish he and I were on opposite sides
of the Marianna Trench.
Don't tell me
you took the case?
You actually took the case.
I have to work.
He needs the legal services.
We worked together
based on our mutual needs.
Isn't that OK?
Like hell it is!
What about your principles,
your inner sense of order,
and your unbound freedom?
Then, what do I do about your parents' money?
Are you really going to sell the house
and let them live without a fixed residence in their old age?
I...
Hello?
Mr. Zhang,
I'll send you the email in a moment.
Alright, bye. Bye.
Mr. Zhang?
You don't mean Zhang Guanting, do you?
Yes.
You guessed right again.
You'd even take a case from someone as rotten as that?
Lu Ziyue,
I do need money,
but I don't...
Hello, Ling Xi?
No, I haven't seen anything. Bye.
Can you stop answering your phone?
Right now, it's me,
your girlfriend, arguing with you.
Can you take me seriously?
Don't answer that.
Whoever it is, don't answer.
I think it's yours.
It is?
I can answer it.
Hello?
I don't know.
What, what was I just saying?
But...
Right.
I know you mean well.
But I don't want you to
discard your own prerequisites
and accept any given case.
What if you run into a client
who you completely disregarded?
What would you do then?
It's a lawyer's duty
to represent their client
and win their case.
That's worth a living.
But you'll abandon
your principles and your bottom line.
What then is the difference between you
and all the other people
whom we cross paths with?
I love you.
Doesn't that mean I love what you stand for,
that I love your conscience and your stubborn adherence to the rules?
Doesn't it mean I love your inflexible integrity?
What are they arguing about?
What's going on?
They're arguing. They must have fallen out.
If I don't settle cases,
you'll eat instant noodles three times a day,
and put Laoganma on biscuits.
You'll stay up all night every day,
and you'll have liver, acne, and oily hair breakouts.
That's my business. It isn't your concern.
Someone calm them down.
-Who? -You go.
You, you, you're the oldest here. You do it.
I'm really not the person for that job.
You are.
-No! -Yeah. You guys get along.
Go, go.
Go.
My girlfriend doesn't care about herself,
so I care about her in her place.
I...
Hang on.
What you just said sounds like a tongue twister.
Let, let me think...
Do you care so much about me?
I care about you very much.
Moreover,
I can't stand to see you being wronged.
I don't want to see you wronged either.
Sir,
please be quick.
This is urgent.
Hello?
Ling Yu,
the evidence...
What did you say?
Two guns,
the scene of the crime,
east...
East?
East where?
Hello?
Where are you now?
What's the matter?
Talk!
Dad!
Talk, dad!
The subscriber you have dialed
is not responding.
Sorry, please wait and try again.
Do you remember that place?
15 minutes' walk east.
But...
So,
you can't find him anywhere?
Have a look
in places like the conference room
and the break room.
There's the toilets, too.
Have you checked the toilets?
I even scoured the women's toilets.
I'm about to be branded as a pervert.
I am completely and utterly certain
that he isn't in the office.
That's so strange.
He isn't answering his phone.
I can't get in touch with him.
If he has an accident at work
and suffers irreparable damage,
you have to accept responsibility, you know that?
If he has suffered irreparable damage,
I'll take responsibility.
Thanks.
Forget it.
I don't need you to take responsibility.
I'm just really worried right now.
I keep getting this faint feeling
that something bad is happening.
I only trust data and statistics.
Don't try to scare me with your sixth sense, alright?
What should I do now?
If you're really worried,
I'll help you look for him, OK?
I can see Mowgli.
I have to go.
Mowgli!
Hello?
We can file a report after 24 hours.
I'll contact you if I need your help.
Please make sure you're available for contact.
Where did you go?
You, you weren't answering your phone.
Did you run out of power or credit?
Are you stupid?
I'm asking you a question.
I'm fine.
You call this fine?
I've waited for you all afternoon.
Look,
an artery was severed.
I almost died.
Where'd you disappear to?
When you appear, you just say two words,
"I'm fine."
Don't you have
any special means to express yourself?
I'm really fine.
You don't need to worry.
I don't want to become a widow at such a young age.
Promise me
that you'll never play at being missing again. OK?
OK.
What's your relationship to the missing person?
He's my father.
Please give a description
of the missing person,
including his body shape and clothing.
He's about 180cm tall.
He's slightly overweight,
and his skin is yellowish.
Hang on.
Let me confirm that.
Ding is spelled D-I-N-G,
Jian is spelled J-I-A-N,
and Xiong is spelled X-I-O-N-G?
That's right. Xiong, as in the word for the hero.
He has an injured wrist
and a mole in the corner of his mouth.
What?
You've found him?
The person you're looking for
has already been reported missing.
The report has been officially filed,
and we've already started working on the case.
Who reported him missing?
That information breaches
confidentiality for the time being.
What's going on?
Why did you report him missing?
Tell me, where the hell is he?
I can't speculate on the case
without knowing the facts.
You're a suspect yourself.
He's my biological father.
I've been trying to contact him for several days.
My mom told me he died in the past.
I had no choice. I had to accept that.
But, he came back.
I don't want to lose him a second time.
I was here waiting for him.
It got dark and he still hadn't shown up,
so I reported him missing.
That's everything that happened.
There's nothing else?
No.
There's no need to keep looking.
The tide is high,
if there really is a clue,
it's already been buried.
I have
a bad feeling.
When I first started seeing him,
I just thought he was a burden,
that he'd be better off dead.
I couldn't stand or respect him.
I even hated him.
Who are you
saying this to?
Whoever.
If I'm talking to the air,
the waves,
or the wind,
what's the difference?
Either way, there's no one left
who's willing to listen to me.
For the past 20 years,
I've always been seeking a familial identity,
living to appease
my so-called father.
But, when my real father
appeared before me,
the last words I said to him
were actually
"look for the evidence."
I know who killed him. It's definitely Zheng Weijue.
Weren't you two working together?
You could only knock down Mr. Ling
by relying on him.
That was the only way you could realize your plan of revenge.
Zheng Weijue is a crafty old man.
He's up to his ears in evil schemes.
Me and my dad were just a pawn
that he was using.
So, Zheng Weijue
is the one who's getting the last laugh.
Yes.
To obtain his goal,
he'd stoop to anything.
Not to mention me and my dad,
even if it is Ling Xi
or Zheng Li
that gets in his way,
he won't go easy on them either.
But he won't laugh long.
I will find that
crucial piece of evidence,
and bring him to justice.
So, you know about the camera?
If something's happened to my dad,
the camera should be gone.
But, my dad
called me in the end and said that
at the scene of the incident
there are two buried guns.
I think it must be the murder weapon from back then,
but I went to the scene of the incident
and searched all over.
Nothing came up.
Do you remember that place?
15 minutes' walk east.
What's wrong?
Nothing in the world
can be undone.
The guilt you're feeling now
is proper.
But, my dad called in the end
and said that
at the scene of the incident
there are two buried guns.
15 minutes' walk east.
East,
as well as due east,
could mean north-east
and south-east.
That's three directions.
I'll go due east first.
In situations of crisis,
people will get surges of adrenaline.
An ordinary, 30-year old male
should be able to run at a higher than average speed,
reaching more than six meters per second.
Five minutes.
10 minutes.
Correcting for memory incosistencies caused by panic,
it should fall within
a 10-20 minute range.
This time, I'm going south-east.
To find two guns buried deep underground
in such a big place
is harder than finding a needle in a haystack.
It's impossible.
It seems,
only Zheng Weijue can find the truth.
Where'd you go?
I went out for a while.
Who with? Where?
You did promise me
that you wouldn't play at being a missing person again.
You're averting
your gaze.
You don't dare make eye contact,
and you look nervous all over.
It's unnatural to be nervous.
You look paralyzed.
Talk!
What have you been doing behind my back?
Tell the truth.
To obtain his goal,
he'd stoop to anything.
Not to mention me and my dad,
even if it is Ling Xi
or Zheng Li
that gets in his way,
he won't go easy on them either.
Move aside! Move aside! Clear a path!
Go, go, go! Turn the gas off!
You've gone dumb.
It's taking you a long time to answer the question.
Could it be
that you're really up to something?
In future, stay out of my business.
Why?
I'm your girlfriend.
Your business is my business.
Starting now,
you're not anymore.
What do you mean?
I mean we're breaking up.
You idiot.
Who taught you to act like this,
threatening to break up to change to the subject?
Right?
OK, then.
We'll break up. Whatever.
OK.
From now on, you're you and I'm me.
We're strangers now.
You go your way,
and I'll live my life.
What do you mean?
Were you serious
just now?
Yes.
Why?
Did I say something wrong just now?
If I did,
let me apologize to you.
I didn't mean it.
I, I...
You don't need to apologize to me.
Our impression-effect relationship is over.
You at least
have to give me a reason, don't you?
What reason?
You boss me around all the time.
You even need me to open your water bottles for you.
I don't even know
if I'm your boyfriend
or your 24-hour servant.
When we first started being together
I thought it was OK, but now I'm annoyed.
What's more,
when you act aggressive,
you're just like your dad.
You're both tyrants.
Being with you
is worse than living feral in the forest.
I'm tired.
What's more,
when we're together,
whenever we argue,
it's always me who's wrong.
You've never acquiesced.
I can acquiesce.
I, um,
I, before,
when we last argued,
I, you misunderstood me.
But, I apologized, didn't I?
Also, during the photo shoot...
Look at you.
Even now you're nagging me.
I won't say anything.
I won't say anything, OK?
If you think there's something wrong with me,
I can change.
I know that when you're with someone
you have to make concessions.
I'm willing to be the one who concedes.
But, I think
there's no need for us
to go as far as to break up.
Look at
Lu Ziyue and Tang Cheng,
Zheng Li and Bai Yiling,
and us included,
I think each of us loves our partners.
How can we break up if we love each other?
This proves that I don't quite love you.
When a person is infatuated
they see the object of their infatuation
through a filter.
All I see is your shortcomings.
This proves that I don't quite love you.
Mowgli!
At twenty to nineteen,
you stand across the road
in grey hooded coat reaching below the knees.
You come up to me,
with your head down and eyes narrowed.
With the sun behind you, you smile not saying a word.
The cool wind, the subtle night;
the tipsy street, the smiling eyes;
You tenderly hold my hands and look at me, blanking out.
At twenty to nineteen,
you stand across the road
in grey hooded coat reaching below the knees.
You come up to me,
with your head down and eyes narrowed.
With the sun behind you, you smile not saying a word.
The cool wind, the subtle night;
the tipsy street, the smiling eyes;
I slightly turn my head and look at you, blanking out.
The warm hands, the glimmering moon,
the dim light, and the tiny face.
You tenderly hold my hands and look at me, blanking out.