♪ Always, always ♪
♪ That day, that day ♪
♪ You came into my sight ♪
♪ The moment we met ♪
♪ My whole world lit up ♪
♪ Every moment with you is special ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Come closer, closer ♪
♪ You take my breath away ♪
♪ Let me hear, let me see ♪
♪ We're destined to be together ♪
♪ I knew it when our eyes met ♪
♪ Always in love ♪
♪ You are the answer I've been waiting for ♪
♪ Oh my beautiful, beautiful ♪
♪ Beautiful, beautiful love ♪
♪ My heart ♪
♪ Always in love ♪
♪ Yes you are my shining star ♪
♪ I'll light up your sky every summer night ♪
♪ You can trust me ♪
= No Secrets =
= Episode 17 =
No need.
I already look like a student.
And the youngest,
most beautiful student.
Your ID, please.
I forgot it.
You can't come in then.
Come on, please.
I left it...
in the dorm.
I really forgot it. I'm sorry.
She's my girlfriend.
Okay. Off you go.
Let's go, my boyfriend.
You're fitting right into your role now.
Of course I am. Rehearsing every day.
What?
I mean,
the school's scared of bad publicity,
so it's
harder to get in now.
It'll be a tough assignment.
Listen,
this could become more or less serious.
I don't want to get you involved.
So what you should do is
help me.
Clear?
Right, I see.
Okay, let's go.
In case you're kicked out,
we should keep up the act.
Smile.
They're really in love, aren't they?
Like I said.
As a single person,
it's really hard for me.
It seems like none of the students here
have ever seen two people in love before?
They probably haven't seen people like us.
Smile.
Excuse me, coming through.
Thank you.
Excuse me.
Let go of me.
No.
I asked you to write a paper.
And this is what you turn up?
Look at this!
A pile of trash!
Idiot!
Useless trash!
Worthless!
Mr. Ma.
That seems a little excessive.
Students are human beings, you know?
I know how to teach my students.
Students like him are worthless.
They have no self-respect.
How does he still not understand?
Does he want another Lu Tao on his hands?
Maybe we should change our strategy,
and find someone with a different voice.
A different voice?
Xinxin.
Who are you?
Are you angry now?
Who are you?
I'm Lu Tao's lawyer.
I want to talk to you.
I have nothing to say to you.
I heard that professor scolding you.
Are you going to keep silent?
I don't know what you're talking about.
You know Lu Tao died, right?
Yes, so what?
My life is in Professor Ma's hands.
One word from him, and I'm out!
One word from him,
and all my efforts will have been wasted!
That can't be.
You have a choice.
You could testify in court.
You could see that Professor Ma gets punished.
What's the point?
All the students he bullied
have gone on to become big shots.
People are only interested in results.
And the truth is
strictness breeds excellence.
So, all of them turn a blind eye to his conduct.
But they're wrong.
Verbal abuse is abuse after all.
It can kill people.
You must know that better than I do.
I'm only a student.
Even if I stand up,
I'll be overwhelmed by his supporters.
Your voice might be quiet,
but that doesn't mean it has to be silent.
Think about it,
for people like Lu Tao
who're suffering inside,
a quiet voice like yours could be a lifesaver.
Right?
If not for others,
do it for yourself.
Right?
Professor.
Jiang Xia.
You're doing an internship, right?
Why are you here?
I came mainly to ask you about Lu Tao.
Jiang Xia.
You'd better keep away from that.
I say that for your own good.
You still haven't graduated.
At this crucial moment,
you need to focus on your work.
I know.
I just wanted to get a few facts straight.
Professor.
Are you familiar with Professor Ma?
We worked in the same office
for several years.
I just heard him shouting at a student upstairs.
And I know
he treated Lu Tao the same way.
Well, it's true.
He is really strict with his students.
But his intentions are good.
I've told him several times, but he never listens.
Are you thinking that he caused Lu Tao's suicide?
Professor.
If you had an opportunity
to stop a similar incident from happening again,
wouldn't you want to seize it?
What should I do?
I want you to take the witness stand.
Jiang Xia.
After all, he has been working with me for years.
Well...
I can't help you with this.
Professor.
You taught us,
a true lawyer must maintain a keen sense of justice.
This time it's your student.
Do you really want to stand by?
Besides, your testimony
could save lots of students like Lu Tao,
and make education fairer
and more equitable.
So...
He's dead?
Yes.
So we want to ask you a few questions.
He was just strange.
He was a fan of my livestream.
I noticed that he gave me lots of rewards,
so I would talk with him a little bit
during the show,
and eventually made him my administrator.
Actually, we face all kinds of difficulties in our lives.
But we've got to stay positive.
We can't give up on life before we've even tried.
Cheer up!
Thank you, Lu Tao!
Thank you very much.
Love you.
Hope to see you next time.
Okay. Today I would like to share
an interesting episode with you.
And then he became insatiable
and sent me all this nonsense every day.
= Message from Lu Tao = = I've been texting you a lot, didn't you see? =
= I've spent so much on you. = = Can't you talk with me for a while? =
= Why didn't you text me back? I've spent all my money on you! =
I didn't text him back.
And he started to stalk me.
He even threatened to kill himself.
Why did you blacklist me?
I cannot live without you.
Let go of me, let go, you psycho!
I'm calling the police.
I beg you.
Please talk with me.
Please, or I'll die.
You're crazy!
I'm really calling the police!
Help!
Help me!
Pervert!
Call the police.
I still feel scared at the thought of it.
He chose to commit suicide.
Why did you come to me?
If someone wants to die, what can you do?
The campus makes me feel good.
Cheerful.
Relaxed.
But for Lu Tao,
it was a purgatory.
There are lots of people in the same boat.
No one knows what they're thinking.
They're left to suffer in silence.
Now we know for sure
Professor Ma's behavior was excessive.
But we still don't know anything about Lu Tao's
state of mind before he died.
Could it be that he was depressed,
but had nowhere else to turn,
and so he chose
the only way out?
It's not that he had nowhere else to turn,
but maybe,
that he had no one else to turn to.
Reading my mind again.
That's what I was thinking.
That's not true.
You're lying.
I could sue you.
You know the situation now.
You'd better persuade your client to drop the lawsuit.
Xiaoyang.
I want what's best for you.
Look,
in his father's eyes,
Lu Tao was an outstanding student.
Once the issue with Xinxin came out,
it would be a double blow to his father.
Do you want people to gossip about him now he's gone?
Besides,
Lin Xingran is a nobody.
It doesn't matter if she loses.
But you're different.
If you lose,
not only will it tarnish Cheng Tian's reputation,
it'll ruin yours as well,
not to mention Lu Tao and his father's reputation.
Before I came here,
I planned to defeat you,
but I've since discovered I really hate seeing you lose.
Lin Xingran doesn't give up.
Neither do I.
Xiaoyang.
We went to the campus
and found some witnesses,
who are willing to testify against Professor Ma.
What if the school pressurizes them into
standing down?
Don't worry about that.
I have experience with cases like this.
I won't let it happen again.
But that girl...
She kept saying Lu Tao had been harassing her.
It wasn't just texts. He was stalking her.
Before he died, he told her
he was planning to kill himself.
So is it possible
that he really committed suicide because she rejected him?
It's possible.
We did a survey at the school.
The campus
must be relevant to Lu Tao's death.
The professor's conduct surely
had a major impact.
So we have to
hold the school responsible.
But the major problem now is
that they'll use the fact that
Lu Tao was harassing the host against us.
So you mean Gu Siyu already knows about it?
If Gu Siyu still insists that
the reason Lu Tao killed himself was
that he couldn't accept her rejecting him,
then we'll be at a disadvantage.
Plus,
Lu Tao did harass her.
If she testifies in court,
it'll be almost impossible
for us to win.
Look,
Jiang Xia,
let's go and visit this girl tomorrow
and see if we can get anything else out of her.
Okay, I'll be there.
It's getting late. Let's have dinner together.
Okay.
I know this nice restaurant nearby.
Jiang Xia,
let's get some dinner.
I'll drive you home.
I thought you wanted to try the restaurant
we drive past on our way back?
Let's go to that one.
That's right.
We've found a pretty good place.
Trust me. It's really nice.
Let's go.
Today, it's on me.
Order anything you like.
I'll listen to you.
Anything'll do.
I'll go and check whether it's done.
Thank you.
Is this your first time at a food stall, Mr. Zhang?
Not at all.
I like food stalls.
Really?
Xingran and I do, too.
I've got two.
Let's try this first.
Thank you.
Come on, cheers.
Cheers.
Remember how much I ate last time?
You ate a lot.
Well,
thank you for this, Mr. Zhang.
He's been a big help.
Thank you.
We're colleagues.
Don't mention it.
Thank you.
Here're your kebabs and crawfish.
Finally. This is awesome.
Really. This was my idea.
Try it.
The crawfish.
It's delicious.
Try it.
Okay. -It's good.
Don't just bite it. Take the shell off.
Yes, shell it first.
Mr. Zhang,
you haven't eaten this before?
It's okay. I'll show you.
Strip the head and the tail like this.
Pull out the vein, too.
I taught you that!
What's next?
And,
after you've got the shell off,
pick it up,
and pull.
From the side, you go like this.
See the meat in the middle?
Find it,
and then eat it.
Good?
It's really good.
I told you so.
These all are delicious. Try them.
Mr. Zhang.
Have one of these. They're really good.
Okay.
It smells so good.
This is...
You don't shell it.
I don't?
But it has a shell...
Just eat it like that.
Sure?
Fine.
Mr. Zhang,
you haven't eaten those before?
Well...
What's this?
Silkworm.
Baby silkworm.
Its body.
Come on, have some more. It's delicious.
Be right back.
Where's the washroom?
Over there.
Think you can mess with me?
You wish.
Would you stop bothering me?
I just got rid of a pervert,
and then all you lawyers show up.
Do you have so much time on your hands?
Exactly.
We live a life of leisure.
We were thinking about livestreaming.
If we have any problems,
we'll consult you.
Actually,
you don't have to be so nervous.
We're here today representing Lu Tao's father.
Not,
not to defend Lu Tao.
We know
his behavior toward you
was very inappropriate.
I hope so.
Because I've already promised Miss Gu to testify in court.
So no matter what you say today,
I won't change my mind.
And since he's dead,
I can't accuse him of harassment, either.
I just want to take this opportunity
to speak for myself.
I could probably use it
to generate some publicity, too.
You said Lu Tao harassed you.
I want to know what he texted you exactly.
Did he send anything
confessing his love
or with sexual implications?
Only a simpleton would
send messages with obvious sexual overtones.
An intelligent guy like Lu Tao
is much more complicated.
He just texted me things about his life.
I thought he was
trying to make me understand him better.
Who cares about his school,
teachers, parents or whatever?
I'm not interested in that stuff.
Besides, he was genuinely depressed.
He thought the whole world was against him.
People as negative as that...
Who'd be surprised when they top themselves?
Did it ever occur to you
that he texted you not to moan
but because he wanted help?
Seriously?
Asking me for help?
Wasn't he trying to stalk me?
He...
He was delusional.
Was he really that miserable?
And what does it have to do with me?
You have no right to judge me.
I don't think
we need to talk any more.
What did you hear?
I heard her saying
Lu Tao had expressed suicidal intentions to her,
but she didn't take it seriously.
She thought he was just trying to manipulate her.
So she misunderstood Lu Tao.
She thought Lu Tao was obsessed with her,
and used his death as a threat.
Yes.
Lu Tao thought of her as a person who he could talk with
and tell secrets to,
including things he couldn't tell anybody else.
But for Xinxin,
this crossed the line
and became harassment,
or at least a nuisance.
But Lu Tao didn't send Xinxin any
messages confessing his love,
nor any messages
with undisguised sexual implications.
He just talked about his daily life.
If that's true, we could prove that
Lu Tao didn't kill himself
simply because his advances were rejected.
Right?
Exactly.
You should leave that case to someone else.
Take this instead.
But boss, if you ask me to hand my case over,
how can I rest assured?
Please let me stick to what I'm doing.
This is a business case involving a major enterprise
with a huge payload.
I'm sorry.
Are you really gonna refuse?
Let me tell you the truth,
your giving up the case of that boy's suicide
was your father's idea.
If you don't accept,
how am I going to tell your father?
Of course,
in my opinion, you should be dealing with
some more complex cases.
It would be a major benefit
for your career
as well as your self-esteem.
Boss,
I understand you and my father are well-intentioned.
Thank you.
Don't worry.
I'll talk to my father for you.
But the suicide case,
I'm going to stick with it until the end.
If there's nothing else,
I'll get back to work.
Let me tell you the truth,
your giving up the case of that boy's suicide
was your father's idea.
If you don't accept,
how am I going to tell your father?
Mom, I'm back.
Siyu,
I've made all your favorite food.
Come on, let's eat.
Wait.
What's wrong with you?
Why didn't you accept the business case?
What is it about that suicide?
Because I don't want to.
You...
I gave you an opportunity, but you blew it.
I showed you the right path, but you refused to follow it.
When did you become so difficult?
Dad.
What is the right path?
Only the path you choose for me is the right path?
Why don't I have the freedom to choose my own cases?
Fine.
I gave you freedom.
But look at how you repay me!
Your career's gone from bad to worse.
I gave you freedom
and you abused it.
When did I?
You broke up with Zhang Xiaoyang.
Why did you hide it from us?
Why did you bring him home
and pretend you were still together?
Siyu, you and Xiaoyang broke up?
Why did you hide it from us?
Dad, how did you know?
That's not the point.
I'm telling you,
you must drop that suicide case immediately
and take on the business case.
Don't lose face and lose the case.
I cannot afford to be shamed again.
My daughter cannot be a loser.
Dear,
listen to your dad this time.
Mom,
I won't listen to him this time.
Why do you always put so much pressure on me?
Can you listen to what I think once in a while?
I want to follow my heart.
Get back here!
Fine.
You should listen to her.
It's all because of you.
Come here.
Madam, what's the matter?
I had some free time today,
so I made some dumplings for you.
Take them home with you.
So you won't have to cook when you get back tonight.
You've been managing the store
so well recently.
You have a nice manner
and you're on the ball.
Thank you.
Good job. Here you are.
I...
Take it.
Thank you.
Don't mention it.
We're family.
Back to work.
Miss Lin,
you're in court today.
Go for it!
Aren't you coming with me?
I've got some stuff to do at school.
I can't go with you.
Okay, concentrate on your work.
Don't worry. I won't be there,
but I'll still cheer you on
from afar.
Okay.
Say "Go for it, Lin Xingran"
100 times as punishment.
Lin Xingran.
If you could direct that passion
to the opposing lawyers,
there'd be no case you couldn't win.
If I win this case,
I'll go with you to
the aquarium.
You remember?
Of course.
Deal.
The bus is here.
I know.
Go for it!
Gotta go.
Fight on!
= The 1st People's Court of Wanjiang =
According to the law,
based on the principle of the school's liability
for students' safety,
we are lodging a complaint
and demanding that the school
compensate my client for mental distress
and funeral expenses,
make a public apology,
and deal with the responsible faculty.
The prosecution counsel appears to be
attributing Lu Tao's death to the school.
However, in fact,
Lu Tao's death
did not result from his treatment at the school,
but from his own delusions and paranoia.
He himself chose to go to such extremes.
It had nothing to do with the school.
Your Honor,
we would like to call our first witness.
Bring the witness in.
Please watch the screen.
Lu Tao wouldn't stop harassing me.
I stopped talking to him.
Then he started to stalk me
and send me messages
for three months.
The night before he died, he came to me
and asked me to stay with him.
I refused.
Then he threatened to kill himself.
Nonsense!
My child was always cautious
and introverted.
How could he harass a stranger from the Internet?
Please calm down.
Don't interfere with the proceedings.
As far as we know,
Lu Tao was Xinxin's livestream administrator.
He logged in to her livestream every day.
Over a six-month period,
the rewards that Lu Tao gave to Xinxin
amounted to more than sixty thousand yuan.
Lu Tao also had unpaid usurious loans,
totaling fifty thousand yuan.
The night before his suicide,
Lu Tao told my witness that
if she didn't stay with him, he'd kill himself.
That alone is enough to establish
whether his death resulted from the school
putting too much pressure on him
or from his passionate and unrequited love.
I think
it's quite clear already.
Professor.
Was he really...
How could he do that?
Was he crazy?
Only a simpleton would
send messages with obvious sexual overtones.
An intelligent guy like Lu Tao
is much more complicated.
He just texted me things about his life.
I thought he was
trying to make me understand him better.
Who cares about his school,
teachers, parents or whatever?
I'm not interested in that stuff.
Besides, he was genuinely depressed.
He thought the whole world was against him.
People as negative as that...
Who'd be surprised when they top themselves?
Your Honor,
I have some questions for the witness.
Resume your inquiry.
Miss Tao,
you said Lu Tao had been sending you messages
for three months,
but you didn't text him back, correct?
Yes.
Why would I reply to him?
I'd like you to read those messages here in the court today.
If the messages
did cause you serious psychological distress,
then I'd say my client
is obliged to apologize to you on his son's behalf.
Xingran,
this isn't what we discussed.
I know.
Let's see.
On March 3rd,
the professor rejected my paper.
He said I had no aptitude,
and told me I was trash.
On March 10th,
it's been three months since I reported him to the school,
but there's been no feedback at all.
Can anybody hear me?
On March 15th,
the junior fellow joked that I was Professor Ma's lackey.
But students are supposed
to follow their professors' instructions.
Will he ever feel as helpless as me?
Today is my dad's birthday.
I went to his work site
to give him a surprise.
But the moment he saw me, he asked me to leave.
He thought I should just have stayed on campus,
instead of coming somewhere so noisy and dirty.
I told him I didn't want to go to school anymore.
I didn't want to be the professor's slave.
I wanted to work.
He completely exploded.
And he hit me.
I'm really stressed.
I can't stand it anymore.
I feel like a little ant.
I have all this weight on my shoulders.
I'm just an insect.
These messages,
from the perspective of the witness,
may indeed amount to little more than a nuisance.
However, a failure to listen or respond
lies at the heart of this case.
The school and its faculty
as well as my client and the witness,
all missed their chance to heed
a cry for help.
You ignored him,
or deliberately chose not to hear.
And now it's too late.
Whatever happens here, Lu Tao is already dead.
Nothing can change that.
But from now on,
I hope more people
will listen to these voices instead of dismissing them.
Instead of indifference.
Instead of covering our ears.
Let's seize the opportunity to save a life.
Bears.
Talking bears.
Bears.
Talking bears.
Can it really talk?
Press its hand,
and talk to it.
It'll record your voice.
Give it to someone you love,
then they'll be able to hear your voice at any time.
I'll have one.
Let me pack it up for you.
The two sides have reached a compromise.
The school's agreed to pay compensation.
I know you are the best.
Of course I am.
You don't know how good I was in that court.
I was on fire!
Wait a moment. I'll pick you up.
I might go back to the firm first to grab some documents.
You should go back, okay?
Okay, take care.
Okay.
Bye-bye.
Miss Lin,
keep it up!
I will always be by your side.
Miss Lin,
keep it up!
I will always be by your side.
Hi.
You were quite good
this time.
Unexpectedly good.
Thank you for your compliment
and your support by the way.
Don't you know how to high five?
So what are we going to eat?
What?
You said before,
if you won this case,
you'd buy me dinner, right?
Did I?
Well,
that was a compromise.
It wasn't a win exactly.
Right?
Who said that
a compromise means both sides win?
Fine.
It's on me this time.
Really?
Your treat?
Yes.
We've been working hard.
We deserve it.
Fine.
I'll definitely go if the boss is paying.
Count me in.
That's settled then.
I'll send you the time and place.
Listen.
Neither of us can stand the other up.
Let me take you home.
I cannot afford to be shamed again.
My daughter cannot be a loser.
Everyone says that lawyers speak for those without a voice.
But who will speak for me?
I'm back.
Welcome home.
It smells so good.
What a feast.
Let's celebrate together.
You've got real talent!
I know it was a compromise,
but we got what we wanted more or less.
Now you've worked so hard,
you should give yourself a treat.
Let's get drunk,
shall we?
Come on.
You do know what I like.
My favorite, peach flavor. Thank you.
This is for you.
Such a lovely bear.
Looks like you too.
See.
Isn't it similar?
So like you.
Do I look that dumb?
Much dumber.
Fine. Let's eat.
Thank you.
Tomorrow...
Wait.
Tomorrow evening, at the Tranquil Lake.
Remember to dress formally.
There's a dress code?
But that's so far away.
How can there be any good restaurants out there?
What were you saying?
I was asking whether you'd be free tomorrow.
No.
I'll have dinner with my colleagues.
What?
You're an intern.
You'll be invited when they take you on.
= Aquarium =
Miss Lin,
keep it up!
I will always be by your side.
Miss Lin,
keep it up!
I will always be by your side.
Miss Lin,
keep it up!
Miss Lin,
keep it up!
I will always be by your side.
♪ If our past no longer exists ♪
♪ I'll create a future with you ♪
♪ Searching in the deep, dark ocean ♪
♪ The seawater is salty like tears ♪
♪ I swim past shipwrecks and glaciers ♪
♪ I've found you ♪
♪ Come back to me, wherever you are ♪
♪ I will be right here waiting for you ♪
♪ Whatever the future holds ♪
♪ I'm not scared ♪
♪ I'll find you again ♪
♪ Stars reflected in the deep ocean ♪
♪ I'm a whale chasing the light ♪
♪ My voice sounds so lonely ♪
♪ I'm calling your name ♪
♪ I swear ♪
♪ In the dark forest under the sea ♪
♪ When lights are all gone, I can feel you ♪
♪ Searching in the deep, dark ocean ♪
♪ The seawater is salty like tears ♪
♪ I swim past shipwrecks and glaciers ♪
♪ I've found you ♪
♪ Come back to me, wherever you are ♪
♪ You are my star in the dark in my dream ♪
♪ The tide may wash us apart ♪
♪ But I'll find you ♪
♪ You are my destiny ♪
♪ I'll always protect you ♪
♪ Hug you from behind ♪
♪ Fish don't cry ♪
♪ I'll never regret loving you ♪
♪ I swear ♪