Second Time is a Charm
Episode 12
You drew this?
You drew it with this?
I found it in the drawer.
How did you know the subject?
This wall has poor sound insulation.
My final choice is the work of Contestant No. 2,
Wang Lei.
It's okay. Guoguo.
Uncle Yu still has one vote.
Mr. Yu Feifan, Please vote.
As Contestant No. 3 didn't finish creation
on site as required by the rules,
for the sake of fairness,
she is disqualified.
So my choice is
Contestant No. 2.
Wang Lei.
Congratulations.
Congratulations to Wang Lei
on winning the championship of
the Star Comics Award of the year.
Wang Lei is great.
Congratulations.
Thank you, Mr. Yu.
Thank you all.
Sorry.
What's wrong?
Is my drawing not good enough?
No.
It doesn't matter.
This is a competition.
If my drawing is worse
than others,
I will also admit this.
Yes.
This is a competition.
You are absent,
so you should be disqualified according to the rules.
This is fair to other contestants.
At least I did not escape this time.
I know I finished the competition this time.
I will also tell Doudou.
An An.
Your works
are still as good as ever.
Mom, why don't you talk?
I'm sorry, Doudou.
I didn't win the championship.
It's okay, mom.
You are already awesome.
Yeah.
The cameras have recorded it.
All viewers on the internet
have watched your drawing.
Don't think about the past.
You have done a good job.
Aunt An An, we will always support you.
Were you praising
me just now?
I beg your pardon.
Speak louder.
Good words won't be repeated
no matter you heard it or not.
Thank you.
Let me treat you and Guoguo to a dinner.
You are open-minded.
You even have the face to eat after losing badly?
How come you can't be handsome for three seconds?
Can't you stop being so harsh?
I'm going to clean up in the bathroom.
Doudou, would you like to go with me?
Aunt An An, I want to go too.
Let's go.
Go.
I wait for you.
Lawyer Xu.
Mr. Yu.
Thank you very much today.
If it weren't for my work,
I should invite you to a meal to thank you.
It's nothing. You are welcome.
Today is really a mess.
I don't know how it became like this.
Okay.
I'll find another chance to thank you.
Mr. Yu.
What's up?
Do you have anything else?
Sometimes, however busy you are,
as long as those around you are reliable,
nothing can go wrong.
What do you mean?
Mr. Yu.
You went out for celebration?
I went with colleagues in the office.
They said I must celebrate it as I won the prize.
I drank some wine.
Are you angry?
Why should I be angry?
You should go out with colleagues
to celebrate it.
But you think
you are qualified for the championship?
What do you mean?
Take a look yourself.
Dad. Stand still.
Finger heart.
Come on.
Finger heart.
May I?
Dad.
I'm making a video.
This doesn't tell much.
I asked An An to
meet Doudou in the VIP lounge as required by you.
She went to the wrong room alone.
I thought so too.
To prove your innocence,
I went to retrieve the surveillance video of the scene.
It was you who brought An An to that room.
It was also you who
locked the door.
An An.
Go in from here and turn left.
It's Mr. Yu's lounge.
Thank you.
I'll leave first.
Doudou.
Mr. Yu, sorry.
I know I was wrong.
I really wanted to win.
Can you forgive me?
To ensure the fairness of the competition,
even if An An even completed the best work
under such conditions,
I still disqualified her.
You went out drinking and celebrating.
But I was distressed about
the video that Xu Lang sent me.
Wang Lei.
You are my student I think highly of.
I think highly of you most.
I don't believe it
you would do such a thing.
Mr. Yu.
Mr. Yu, I will never do that again.
Can you forgive me?
I never do that again.
You really disappoint me.
Mr. Yu.
Xu Lang.
Okay.
Stop.
Let me say something.
Today I want to thank everyone.
If it were not your encouragement,
I wouldn't apply for the Star Comics Award
and complete the competition.
Although I did not win,
I'm still happy
and full of confidence in my future life.
I believe
I can definitely be a
competent single mother.
Good.
Today I won't drink alcohol but coconut milk.
From now on, I will stay awake
and keep going.
Great. Fighting.
Fighting. Fighting. Fighting.
Come on. Cheers.
Cheers.
Blow out the candle.
Make a wish.
It's not my birthday.
Can a wish come true?
Rebirth is also birthday.
Remember today.
All right.
What wish did you make?
Secret.
You even keep it secret at your age?
Naive.
Cut the cake.
Let me do it. Let me do it.
Doudou, which one do you want to eat?
Yu Doudou, don't use your hands.
I want this.
Here is a strawberry for you, OK?
Okay.
Nothing else.
Thank you for everything you did for Brother An today.
It's nothing. You are welcome.
How could it be nothing as you have done so much?
I don't know what
happened to you in those five years.
But I know you haven't changed.
You are the same as before.
I don't want to say anything else
but to thank you.
It's a very happy day today.
Don't mention the past, okay?
No, why are you acting like this again?
Fine.
No matter you stay the same or not,
I just want to tell you that,
I haven't changed.
I'm still the same.
Whatever happens to you later,
I will always stand by your side.
That is your problem, Lei Yuhao.
What's wrong with me?
Just because you talk so unreliably,
we can't communicate normally.
You mention it again although you said to let it go..
You force me although you said you wouldn't do this.
I can't even guarantee
I will always stand by my side.
How can you guarantee this?
No, Xu Lang, what are you doing?
Can we stop quarreling?
Today's theme is not you or me.
You eat with them.
I'll take my daughter home first.
Doudou, this is delicious.
Guoguo, go. Go home.
Go home?
She needs to go to the kindergarten tomorrow morning.
It's too late. Say goodbye.
Bye.
Bye. We are leaving.
What did you say to that poker face?
How come he left?
Nothing.
Really nothing.
Eat cake. Eat cake.
Urging, I pay house rent.
Urging, I pay house...
Great fried egg is done.
Today is the first day of Doudou
and me, An An...
You scared me.
What are you doing?
Why are you two standing here?
Do you let me sleep?
Don't sleep.
It's late now.
How can you waste such good time?
Young girl,
this world is calling you
to go to fight and struggle
and to conquer everything in high spirit.
I declare.
From today on,
I'll cook you breakfast.
Are you happy?
No. No need.
I appreciate that.
I really appreciate that.
Mom.
Don't disturb aunt.
How can you treat me like this?
Listen up.
I'm not
the same as before.
Fine.
The upgraded version of An An.
I won't stop you for whatever you do.
I have only a condition. Be quiet.
Since I was born,
I've lived in American time.
I will burst into anger
if I am waken up before noon.
Listen.
If you keep making noise
in early morning,
I'll let you sleep in the aisle.
What does it mean?
You are the head of my girlfriend group.
How can you do this to me?
Doudou.
Eat quickly.
Hurry up and find a husband for her.
I really can't stand it.
If she keeps acting blindly like this,
you will even lose me.
I hear it.
Doudou, hurry up and eat.
Carry your little schoolbag after breakfast.
I'll take you to the kindergarten.
What,
what did you cook?
This...
Grandma.
Will dad come to pick me up after school today?
He will be back from a business trip today.
Really? Great.
I miss him so much.
I sacrifice my performance chances
to accompany you every day.
But you just care about your dad.
Aren't you afraid that I will be jealous?
You are also the best.
Guoguo.
Yu Doudou.
Stop that!
You are not a plaster.
Why is he hugging you?
Yu Doudou.
Aunt.
You send Guoguo here today?
Where is Xu Lang?
You care about my son.
Actually you should care about your son.
I don't care about him.
I won't ask anymore.
Take a look.
My robe.
Don't move, don't move, don't move.
Sorry, sorry, aunt.
You...
You stupid boy.
Apologize to grandma.
Sorry.
Do you know how much I paid for this robe?
Let me tell you.
Master Wang in the westernmost part of Shanghai.
You may not know him.
Every stitch costs money.
Let me wipe it.
Don't move. Stop. Stop.
I'll handle it myself.
You take it off, and I'll take it for dry cleaning.
Take it off?
Are you kidding?
How can I take it off?
Enough. It's okay.
Doudou, we are late.
Let's go.
Goodbye, Aunt An An.
Goodbye, grandma. Goodbye, mom.
Be careful. Goodbye, grandma.
Actually you
should focus on your child
and shouldn't keep pestering Xu Lang
and Xu Guo.
My son is a very kind person.
He must be embarrassed to say such things.
Look.
I have to be harsh.
Boss.
Why didn't you answer my call?
What happened?
Someone reported that you took a bribe,
obstructing the legal justice.
Those from relevant departments are waiting in your room.
Xu Lang.
He has cooperated with you for so many years.
And he is an excellent talent.
Lawyer Huang, you are not distressed?
I've endured him
for so many years during our cooperation.
There are many good lawyers.
Xu Lang can be replaced.
Stubborn people like him
will be frustrated sooner or later.
Even if we don't take actions,
he will offend others sooner or later.
Others will also hit him.
You are smart.
Wang Lei.
This time, it can be said that
I quit him reluctantly.
If Xu Lang is not able,
I won't bear him till now.
Don't worry.
As long as you cooperate with me this time,
I will never let you suffer loss.
Although Mr. Yu.
firmly assigns Xu Lang,
not only his company does business.
Right?
Yes. You're right.
And I've already talked
with Dawang Studio.
Dawang has already agreed
to entrust Xin Cheng Law Firm
to act for the legal affairs of her studio.
And Dawang is a top author of Chinese comics.
Her studio is very profitable.
But I heard that
Dawang is not easy to deal with, right?
She's hard to convince.
Don't worry.
As long as I am there,
Dawang will promise you.
Okay then.
Go straight ahead
and Room 806 is on the right side at the end.
Okay. Thank you.
You are welcome.
Dawang.
Hi.
It's really you.
You thought it was a liar?
I came with such a thought.
Anyway, the pedicure shop
is a public place
where should have no danger.
You are really upright.
Are there any liars disguising themselves as
cartoonists of Chinese comics?
How do you have my WeChat number?
I have the contact information
of each contestant for the Star Comics Award.
Can you stop looking at me with such eyesight?
No.
You are my idol in my girlhood.
You are right in front of me now.
Girlhood?
It sounds like that I watch you growing up.
I am not so old.
Yes.
You are always a girl.
A young cartoonist master of Chinese comics.
Alright. No joking.
I invite you here today
for something serious to talk with you.
Are you interested in working in my studio?
Xu Lang.
Come on, don't be so serious.
Come and lie down.
Let me find the best technician
to give you a massage.
Come here.
Lie down. Lie down.
No need.
I came to you for...
Comfortable. Yes. Yes.
You know what?
You can't blame me for being ruthless.
It can be said that you are too careless.
I can't let you implicate Xin Cheng.
I can only break the partnership with you.
I'm not here to return to Xin Cheng.
Then I have nothing more to help you.
Yes, yes, yes. Here here, here.
Yes. Harder. Harder.
I'll leave. Have a nice chat.
Xu Lang.
I have no other requirements.
I just want you to prove that
I did not accept any bribes.
How can I prove it?
Your problem is here.
The facts are already clear.
You still don't want to admit it?
How can you still
be so childish?
I understand.
Understand?
You know what?
You shouldn't have looked down on me,
let alone offending me.
You should obediently
settle the lawsuits I gave you.
Then we will be both happy as you can earn money
and the law firm can have business.
But you refused it.
Every time I set the table,
prepared the tableware
and served dishes for you,
but you just lifted my table
without any reasons.
So for so many years,
I still owe you an apology?
No need to apologize.
But as we have been working together for so many years,
I can give you some advice.
Don't always
think you are extraordinary.
Don't take yourself too seriously.
You know what
those peers think of you behind your back?
Those words are particularly harsh.
I can't say them out.
To be frank,
I don't know if you ever received a bribe or not.
Take Yu Feifan for example.
He was in a divorce lawsuit.
But you even
established a personal relationship with his ex-wife.
Later, she appealed for custody.
You were still in contact with her.
As a result,
his ex-wife won without a fight.
Is this matter intriguing?
Sometimes,
bribe is not
necessarily money.
How can you hit me?
I will sue you for intentional harm. Xu Lang.
What happened?
No. You.
What's going on?
And you.
Where did you come from?
What's wrong with you two?
What are you following me?
Why are you always following me?
Is it because of me?
No.
It sounds serious.
However serious it is, it has nothing to do with you.
I just want...
What do you want?
You always hinder me.
What else can I do for you?
You can't help me.
Why are you always like this?
Wouldn't you learn to ask for help?
Ask you for help?
Even me.
Listen. Don't follow me.
Don't get involved in my business.
I hate unfamiliar people
talking polite words with me the most.
Don't wrong me or
have unrealistic fantasy on me
because of what I did before.
I'm still Xu Lang.
That scum Xu Lang you met first time.
What are you doing?
Chocolate.
Theobromine.
It can help you calm down.
Theobromine is an anti-sedative
and will make people excited.
Not suitable for me.
Insane.
Mr. Yu.
Mr. Yu, sorry.
I know the mistake I made this time
cannot be forgiven.
But I don't know why
I would do something like this.
Maybe I was so jealous of An An,
jealous of her talent
and jealous of her excellence in originality.
I dare not compare with her.
I can't be comparable to her.
I will return the trophy for this competition
and give up the long-term contract
with "Extraordinary Comics."
I won't live in your house anymore.
What do you mean?
Where are you going?
I haven't figured it out yet.
But I have agreed with my friends
to live in their room first.
And your father doesn't allow me to live there anymore.
These are two different things.
No.
It's the same thing.
I don't deserve your kindness to me.
Wang Lei.
You are really muddled sometimes.
How can you never recognize yourself?
I hope you don't take every match
as a must-have battle.
You should go and enjoy the competition process.
Besides, your work is also excellent.
Losing to someone better than you
is not shameful.
What's shameful is to win by all means.
Fortunately, you are young.
You still have a chance.
This contract is void.
Take the trophy back
as a memorial
and a warning.
Wang Lei, you can't sign up
for "Extraordinary Comics"
or stay here anymore.
Mr. Yu, do you give me up?
I don't mean that.
You can punish me,
but you can't give me up.
I want to send you
to exercise at Dawang Studio.
Dawang Studio?
Yes.
You have good aptitude and work hard.
But I found that
I've protected you so well before,
which caused you to be afraid of failure.
I have responsibility for this.
I take you
to Dawang Studio to exercise this time.
This is the best way I can think of.
I hope someday,
you can come back to
sign up for "Extraordinary Comics" with a more mature state.
I look forward to that day.
Okay.
I see.
I agree.
You are bolder and bolder now.
With my complete disagreement,
you gave up the custody.
Do you forget that I am your father?
Yes.
You are my father.
But I'm still Doudou's father.
I have the right to do this.
Listen.
Bring Doudou back right away.
I will never let anyone
take Doudou away from me.
Okay.
During the visiting time set by laws,
I can take him over.
But if you hide
Doudou again,
I will have no choice but call the police.
You.
Brother, Uncle Yu just recovers.
Shut up.
You are not qualified for criticizing me.
Moreover,
don't call me brother. I can't stand it.
Yu Feifan.
What the hell do you want?
Didn't you teach me this?
You told me that
men shouldn't waste too much time
in trifle things.
That was what you did to my mom.
During those years when she was ill,
you stayed abroad without coming back.
I didn't understand
why you did this at the time.
Now I think you are right.
Some people and some things
are really not worth wasting my time.
Go away.
I'm sorry, Lawyer Shen.
We show a joke to you.
Mr. Yu, sorry.
This thing is also my fault.
It has nothing to do with you.
I didn't expect that
he would really give up the custody.
Mr. Yu, take a rest.
I'll go back to work.
I see you off.
Uncle Yu, I'll see her off.
Don't be angry.
Yilin.
I'm sorry today.
It's nothing.
We lawyers often meet such scenes.
It's nothing at all.
You have a good mental state.
You always stay calm.
I'm flattered.
How about I drive you back?
No need.
Mr. Yu is in a bad mood.
Stay with him.
I'll leave first.
Hello.
What?
What's wrong with Xu Lang?
Xu Lang.
Is it useful to hide here?
Can you solve the problem by hiding here?
You know it?
Dracula in the Shanghai lawyer circle,
Xu Lang is under investigation.
Xin Cheng Law Firm
terminates the partnership with Xu Lang.
Listen to this.
This kind of news causes stir
in the chat groups in WeChat.
I surely learn it.
Many people know this.
But only you can find me here,
Tell me what's going on.
Nothing to tell.
I was framed up, which is unavoidable.
Yes.
Everyone knows you are at odds with Huang Xin.
But I didn't expect you two to be like this.
It's all right.
I can handle my own thing.
Xu Lang, can you stop flaunting your ability?
I've figured it out for you.
Nothing else matters.
What matters is that you accept
bribes from the parties.
Your lawyer's license may be revoked.
Understand?
Say something.
Did you take the bribe?
It's a coincidence.
All the materials they provide
were the out-of-court settlement cakes
I took.
It's not a coincidence.
Obviously,
Huang Xin had already plotted it early
and he just took out the evidence now.
I didn't.
I didn't take a penny.
My account is clean.
I can prove that I'm innocent.
Xu Lang, I don't know what to say about you.
You are really too naive.
Huang Xin didn't want
to kill you with this thing.
He just wants to trouble you.
Right?
Think about it. In the end,
we will all believe
that you are innocent.
But your reputation is damaged.
If you want to look for a partner later,
you will be questioned, you know that?
I can't care about the future.
I'll solve the current affair first.
Let me help you.
No need.
Xu Lang.
Why are you persisting in refusing me?
You have nothing now, you know that?
Lei Yuhao, what do you have?
You have just returned for a few days and you can help me?
Take care of yourself.
Xu Lang, are you sick?
Do I need to heal you
and calm you down?
Let go of me.
No way.
I asked you to let go!
No way!
Let go!
No!
How old are you?
Can you be mature
and solve it in a man's way?
If it's not wrong, the score is three to two.
You win. Tell me your plan.
You are stuck in such a mess.
Let us help you.
I...
What do you want to say?
You are under investigation.
Besides, you still have to take care of Guoguo.
In addition,
those clients who cooperated with Xin Cheng
because of you
can't be left to Huang Xin, right?
Take them away.
How can you handle
so many things alone?
Let's divide the work.
How about you help him maintain his previous customers?
And I will think of a way
to handle this bribery rumor.
Enough.
If you don't want to implicate us, just cooperate with us.
Don't waste time.
Think about it.
If something really happened to you,
what should Guoguo do?
Thank you.
Creepy. Creepy. Creepy.
I have goose bumps.
OK, you two talk for a while
I'll buy towels.
Xu Lang.
I'll be by your side this time to help you.
No need.
This is a pretty thing.
You must have a lot of work to do as you just returned to China.
Don't waste your time
and energy on this matter.
Don't be polite, okay?
Yes.
I may be a little impatient.
After all I just came back from England.
We are a little bit unfamiliar.
How about this?
Let me visit your parents.
No.
Well,
I mean
it's not very convenient at home.
I won't disturb them.
I will just...
I said no.
I'll leave first.
Tell Lei Yuhao.
Here.
A little to the left.
How about this?
A little to the right.
Just a little bit.
Good.
Is it right?
Okay.
So nice.
But it didn't win.
Yu and Dawang
have poor taste.
That's the reality.
Practice more since I'm worse than others.
Fight for better performance next time.
But I'm very satisfied
with this ending now.
I have you,
a new job and a new life.
This is happiness.
Gosh.
What are you doing in the early morning?
Which star gets divorced again?
Which boy from the boy band
has a new girlfriend again?
It's you.
Me?
Your work at the Star Comics Award
ranks first in the online voting.
I find that life doesn't always follow the common template.
It designs every surprise to be so plain
in my life
and makes twists and turns of every shock.
The only design with a little conscience is that
it occasionally arranges
a hero who silently helps me
to solve my problems.
Never do this stupid thing again.