Timing and Subtitles by the True Lovers Team @Viki.com
My True Friend
Episode 24
You misunderstood my clear explanation. I'm a lawyer. I hope everyone can look at this problem rationally.
About the down payment I am obliged to pay according to the contract, I can't return it.
I'm very sorry. I'm going first.
- Lawyer— Lawyer Wu! - Aunt! Aunt Bai, don't be worried!
- I'll go talk to her. - Hey! - I-I-I'll talk to her, Aunt Bai.
- This is so unreasonable. You're still a lawyer! - Aunt Bai.
Store Manager Zeng, tell me. What does she mean?
- Does she mean I won't be able to buy this house? None of the down payment will be refunded to me, right? - N-No, no.
Not at all. I absolutely believe Lawyer Wu did not mean it like that. Mainly, nobody is in a good mood today. Please don't be angry.
Give me a day to think it over. I will use my store manager reputation to vouch for you. I will surely give you a satisfactory answer. Would that be okay?
Fine. I will await your good news.
Certainly. Just please don't be angry. Don't take offense, okay?
Zhen Zhen, appease Aunt Bai.
Jing Ran,
I warned you many times. When you buy a house this big,
it is crucial that you at least discuss it with me before you decide anything.
- Mom, I'm sorry. - Now what is the outcome? Don't talk!
A ghost is haunting it. You're buying a ghost's house, son!
Zhen Zhen, you disappoint me so much, you know that?
Aunt Bai.
- I forbid you to visit the house. You're not allowed to visit us either! - Mom.
You sympathize with the family, don't you. How about that?
- You scared me half to death! - Mom. - The down payment,
none of it will be returned. What do you suggest we do? What do we do?!
I'm sorry, Aunt Bai.
Don't say that. Don't say anything!
- Mom. Mom! - Aunt Bai! You...
Zhen Zhen, don't worry. I'll explain everything properly to mom when we're at home.
Mom. Mom!
Aunt Bai.
You dialed this number during a call.
You dialed this number during a phone call. Please try again later.
The number you have—
Crying is ever uglier than your bangs.
Tell me, what use is it that you're feeling this sad? Can crying solve the issue?
Should you first ponder what method can solve this issue?
Can there still be a method?
The 500,000 Yuan down payment is such a small amount, right?
Furthermore, I think that this matter
is a cover-up that Lawyer Wu arranged herself.
A celestial being jumping around.
What do you mean?
Don't you think the entire thing is strange? Think about it.
You went to Lawyer Wu's house so many times. You never heard her say there was a basement.
Moreover, I remember you and Lawyer Wu talking about how much Aunt Bai cares about feng shui.
Is that just a coincidence? You went there so many times yet you never saw that basement.
Unfortunately, when you brought Aunt Bai to look at the house,
Aunt Bai ended up going into that basement herself and was frightened.
Truthfully, if it weren't for going to Santiago to reunite with my husband, I'd hate to sell this house.
- Does your husband work in Santiago?
Yes. He is a materials scientist.
He works for an American medical supplies company as a material R&D engineer.
Hello, Miss Cheng. I am Wu Qing's husband. My name is Li Han.
A ghost! A ghost!
From then on, our family became the center of rumors about a haunted house.
In fact, I very much admire the affection between the two.
They experience heavy winds and rain together, yet they collaborate towards shared goals.
They invest in their counterpart with no regrets.
Wife, you've worked so hard these 3 years to
be with me, a Frankenstein's monster, in a haunted house.
Don't hesitate. Let's buy it.
How can you decide this quickly? Don't you need to think it over?
No need. Let's buy it.
The lavatory and the cloakroom are joined in one piece. I think the space is still quite large.
Not bad. Where's my mom?
She was still here a moment ago.
- Then let's go find her first. - Okay.
Look, when you shut the door, the entire room will be your personal space.
Help!
Mom? Mom!
- Aunt Bai! - Mom!
Don't touch me, don't touch me!
Lawyer Wu, what in all world is this?
This is my husband's laboratory for experiments. I didn't intend to frighten you.
What does Lawyer Wu want to do in the end?
I'm going to look for Aunt Bai.
I have to explain this matter thoroughly to Aunt Bai.
Zhen Zhen, if you have to go find Aunt Bai, then I will come with you.
The two of us go through life's joys and sorrows together.
This is my mistake alone. Besides,
this is between me and Aunt Bai. You're not going.
Foolish girl.
- Then tell me, how do we resolve this problem? - Store manager.
I believe this matter was entirely managed by Lawyer Wu. But how? How could that be? There aren't any means left!
Didn't we have a similar case before? Can't we learn from it?
Don't say there aren't any means left, there are! This isn't a challenging situation.
If you want to accuse Ms. Wu and her husband of swindling,
you need solid evidence and that's the biggest challenge here.
The problem is Zhen Zhen has known everything all along.
Otherwise, we can claim the owner fraudulently hid the fact that the house was believed to be haunted.
But Wu explained why people came to believe it was haunted.
Zhen Zhen acknowledged. We signed the deal with this knowledge.
Now, Aunt Bai has an issue with the house. But the seller cannot be held responsible.
In that case, this is a perfect trap.
There must be someone else behind it. Someone very smart.
They used Zhen Zhen's docility, which means they knew her very well.
And they made up a tragic love story to sway her.
So Zhen Zhen walked right into their trap. That must have been a lot of work.
No! W-What do you mean, Xiao Shao?
Are you saying I'm the one behind it?
You are giving me too much credit.
Forget it! We are all pissed today so I will let it slip.
I'm just saying, how could Wu have broken the law, when she is an attorney of law herself?
Is there any misunderstanding?
Misunderstanding? Why can't he break the law?
The worst criminals know the law so they can take advantage of the loopholes.
We will find out who is innocent and who is guilty, sooner or later.
What happened to Aunt Bai in your basement was no accident.
You and your husband planned it all out, didn't you?
You must tell me, now. You never wanted to sell this house, did you?
You are a lawyer. How can you do this when you know this is illegal?
Mr. Hao.
You are the realter.
Your payments come from the buyer and the seller.
Don't bother about other stuff.
Laughable.
What I did was different from what you did.
I earn service fees as a realtor. There is nothing wrong about it.
You violated the law and your conscience when you swindled an old lady out of her money.
Do you still have a conscience, or the last shred of human decency?
I'm warning you. You better
give the money back to Aunt Bai. Every last penny of it. Before it's too late.
I won't get off your back until you do.
Are you done talking?
You can show yourself out, now. Take care.
How is Aunt Bai?
My mom is alright.
She took some sedative. Now she is asleep.
Okay.
I'll sit here and wait for her.
I want to wait for her to be awake and explain it to her myself.
I will definitely get the money back.
Zhen Zhen, don't worry.
When my mom is awake, I will explain to her clearly.
You have been tired the whole day. Why not I send you home?
It's alright. I'll sit here and wait for her.
Zhen Zhen.
Buying the house
was really not your fault.
The one who made the decision to buy the house
was me. What my mom is unhappy about
is that she felt that I didn't communicate with her. I didn't consider her feelings.
- That's why she— - No, Jing Ran. It is really my fault.
It's because I trusted others too easily and gave you the wrong information,
which is why you made that judgement.
The only thing I can do now
is to try my best to minimize my client's losses.
Your client?
How am I your client?
The house has to do with the two of us.
Zhen Zhen, I am not doubting your work capabilities. It's just that
this matter
was a trap waiting for us to jump into.
This will lead us nowhere if we can't let it go.
I will consider it tuition fees for a lesson on fraudulent deal making tricks.
No. It was my job and I made a mistake.
Wu took advantage of my trust.
I have to right the wrong.
I've been thinking since I walked in here.
Why not...
Why not you quit this job?
Why?
I know it was my bad.
No, that's not what I meant.
Ever since I came back
you have been busy with work
and we have never been together.
And we are finally together,
we end up talking about work.
I will soon come back to work here.
If you continue to work so much, how can we make our relationship work?
And
a real estate agent's job is
hard and thankless.
It doesn't pay well and there is no future.
Why don't you quit it?
Well?
So that's what you think of my job.
What I want to say is
let me be the bread earner.
Your job will be to enjoy life. How's that?
Jing Ran, I've never thought of what you are saying.
But I have to fix this house issue.
I made a mistake while doing my job.
I don't want anyone to get in trouble because of me.
I'll go to see Wu.
Sorry. I have my principle.
Zhen Zhen.
Ms. Cheng,
I made it very clear in my office. I will not return the deposit.
Please go.
Wait.
I came to ask you in person:
Were you and your husband swindling your victims
of their deposits with fake transactions? The haunted house is just a trick, isn't it?
What do you mean with this?
As a lawyer, I must tell you
I can sue you for slander unless you have evidence to back up what you are saying here.
I know you are a lawyer.
I don't know the law as well as you.
But my parents taught me as a child
that you must keep your conscience clear.
I feel sorry for Dr. Li.
Your story of the resilient love moved me.
But you can't hurt people by exploiting the legal loopholes.
What is it doing to your conscience?
The law shouldn't be the only thing there to hold the community together.
There are also moral principles and conscience.
What right do you have to accuse me like this?
What do you know about moral principles and conscience?
Your ridiculous.
Ms. Wu!
Aunt Bai is very disturbed by your haunted house.
Instead of anything to comfort her, you said something so hurtful and cold.
Ms. Wu!
You really disappointed me. Are you the same lawyer that I knew?
Yes. You are right.
I'm a lawyer.
But let me tell you this:
There is not a law or a lawyer
that's good enough to stop my husband's suffering.
When he was in pain, who was there to talk about moral principles and conscience?
Okay. Take your naive life lessons with you and get out of here.
Ms. Wu. Listen to me.
Stop going down the wrong path. Enough is enough.
You've been practicing law for so many years. You must know this:
The law will catch up with you sooner or later.
Are you threatening me?
Ms. Cheng, you better get your facts straight.
You signed the deal after you heard my love story.
On one forced your hand.
You should take full responsibility for your naivety.
The law knows no emotions.
You signed a contract. You are bound by it.
I will not return the deposit.
And one last thing:
The best damage control for you now is to convince your boyfriend
to buy my house.
You know the house isn't haunted.
If not anything else,
this is about your life. You need to know
if your boyfriend listens to you or his mom.
Ms. Wu, so you are not going to change your mind, are you?
Your time will be better used convincing your boyfriend
than wasting your breath here with me.
That's all. Good luck.
Hello? Zhen Zhen?
I was going to call you later.
And you called first.
Do you still remember Aunt Chen?
Well, her nephew graduated from a prestigeous university.
A handsome boy. Has a good job, too.
Aunt Chen would like to introduce you.
Do you want to meet him next time you come back?
Mom.
Zhen Zhen? Are you okay?
Zhen Zhen? What happened?
Mom, I would like to borrow some money.
Silly girl. Why do you have to say "borrow" when it's your mom?
No, wait a minute. Did you get in trouble?
Come on. Tell me.
It's a job thing.
Mom, I will definitely pay you back.
Stop talking about paying me back. Tell me what happened.
Did you cause the company any damage?
Tell me. You are making me nervous.
How much do you need?
Your dad and I will go to Shanghai and give it to you.
Mom, I need 500,000 yuan.
I will pay you back by months.
Hello, ma'am. Please don't listen to Zhen Zhen.
It's all taken care of now. Don't you worry.
What exactly happened to her anyway?
Who are you?
Hi. I'm Shao Peng Cheng, Zhen Zhen's partner at work.
She hit a bump in the road with her work.
It's nothing serious. Don't listen to her.
Plus, she is ver well.
Alive and kicking. So don't worry.
As for money, you don't need to bring her a dime.
Keep it
and take good care of yourselves.
That's very important, too. Don't worry about her.
Okay. Bye.
Hello?
My goodness!
What happened?
What are you doing, Cheng Zhen Zhen?
Why are you being such a loser, borrowing from your parents?
I have to return Aunt Bai's deposit.
I know.
She must have her deposit back.
But you don't have to borrow from your parents.
I've meant to talk to Ms. Wu and Dr. Li anyway.
Honey.
Buy me another batch of ingredients, will you?
I have a feeling. I will succeed.
They made the mistake but left me to take the blame.
And they just cast me aside. I'll make them regret it.
Honey?
Sweet heart,
I'm tired. Seriously.
Let's tell Aunt Bai the truth.
We sell her the house at a lower price and go to America with the money.
I'll find you a good surgeon to fix your face. You can find a job.
We can live in peace just like before. What do you say?
Find a job?
I don't need a job. I don't need a team.
Is one betrayal not enough?
No one will ever betray me or hurt me again.
Honey,
give me one last chance.
My artificial skin is so close to being a success.
When it is, why do I need to go through plastic surgery in America?
Please wake up.
Snap out of it.
It's been three years.
Honey,
I have given everything. I'm so tired.
Please stop it.
What is wrong with you?
We figured out a way to cheat people out of their deposits and it's working well.
We are so close. What made you change your mind?
What is it?
Seriously,
I can't take it anymore. I can't.
Cheng Zhen Zhen was right.
I can't have this on my conscience.
I'll go to see Aunt Bai. I'll tell her the truth.
Stop!
Your conscience?
Decency?
We saw the worst of it together
after I was burned. Have you forgotten?
Are you going to turn your back on me?
Are you leaving me?
Sweet heart.
I'm not leaving you. Can't you understand?
It's been three years.
I so wanted to take good care of you
so you could live a healthy life, physically and mentally.
But you are getting crazy and obsessive. What should I do?
When I see you
I not only feel the pain in my heart. I also blame myself.
Did my lenity make you worse?
Stop all this grandiosity!
The bottom line is
you are tired of me.
You are leaving me, aren't you?
[Zhen Zhen]
Why is the door open?
Ms. Wu?
Dr. Li?
Dr. Li. I understand your feelings.
Nobody wanted this.
But it happened anyway. We have to be brave.
Nonsense!
If you worked your bottom off for your company
and got disfigured because of your stupid and arrogant boss,
who stole your work and took all the credit,
where does that leave you?
All you can do is hole up in a dark basement
where you see no light or hope.
Would you still think the world
is kind and beautiful?
Would you still stand here and preach me with your nonsense?
No. I...
Let him finish.
Ms. Zeng.
- Mr. Jing. - Jing Ran.
Mr. Mu.
Sorry to interrupt.
Have you seen Zhen Zhen today?
Yes.
Do you know where she went after work?
She went off with Shao to see Ms. Wu at the house.
They wanted to talk to her one more time and see if they can work things out.
I called Zhen Zhen several times.
She never picked up. That's not like her.
So I'm worried.
Shao was with her?
Yes.
[Shao Peng Cheng]
What happened? He didn't answer the phone?
Let's go and check it out.
Is she answering?
No, still hasn't answered.
Mr. Mu, please drive faster.
I'm left with nothing.
The only thing that kept me going
was Wu Jing's love for me.
Now she has turned her back on me.
don't believe me.
I'm a complete failure.
Ms. Wu loved you so much. That's why she did all the wrong things.
It is because she loves you that she doesn't want you to keep making mistakes.
How can I do my research if I don't take the money?
Where is hope in life if I can't continue with my research?
I will prove I'm a great scientist with my research.
I'll make them regret.
Every one of those who hurt me and insulted me. Yes, they will regret it.
But you can sell the house fair and square.
Then you can use the money to fund your research and treat your condition.
Easy for you to say.
Who will buy a haunted house?
You? Or you?
I lost all my hard work and my good face for this house.
It remembers my pain.
Every inch of it.
The excruciating pain.
You, all because you appeared.
Everything changed. Wuqing and I used to work so well together.
My research is so close to being a success and we will be happy.
But because you appeared, you ruined everything.
Leave my house. Go! Leave!
You got what you want. Wu Qing has changed her mind because of you.
She went off to apologize and return the deposit.
You won.
Tell her for me
that I'll be her burden no more.
Tell her to take care of herself.
Without me holding her back,
She can live carefree.
Right, please tell her,
I love her.
Let's go.
Now you happy? You can finally tell Aunt Bai it's over.
Why do the more I think the more I feel Dr. Li's words,
were weird.
Weird? Not possible.
Something's wrong.
Dr. Li!
He's not here.
- Basement! - Let's go!
Dr. Li!
Dr. Li
Step aside.
Dr. Li?
Dr. Li.
Dr. Li calm down.
Why are you still here? Leave.
I'm out of money for the research. Wu Qing
has left me. I have nothing to live for.
I choose death. Death!
I lived a miserable life here for three years.
I have had enough. Please, let me go.
Please don't do anything stupid.
Let me die.
Timing and Subtitles by the True Lovers Team @Viki.com
♫ The day fate set us to collide ♫
♫ The way you look into my eyes ♫
♫ Never thought, love would come ♫
♫ Like all was meant to happen ♫
♫ Where you are will be where I start ♫
♫ You’ve become my only star ♫
♫ Where it’s dark is where you spark ♫
♫ I’d follow wherever you are ♫
♫ Baby I won’t let you feel afraid ♫
♫ I’ll be here with you through night and day ♫
♫ All these memories won’t be erased ♫
♫ My love for you will never fade ♫
♫ Hey, I know you know, our hearts getting close ♫
♫ We can’t deny, it’s real ♫
♫ All my life searching ♫
♫ Now I know, I found you ♫
♫ The moment you whisper in my ears ♫
♫ I hear my heart racing on ♫
♫ Then I know, love is here ♫
♫ I see you in my future ♫
♫ Where you are will be where I start ♫
♫ You’ve become my only star ♫
♫ Where it’s dark is where you spark ♫
♫ I’d follow wherever you are ♫
♫ Baby I won’t let you feel afraid ♫
♫ I’ll be here with you through night and day ♫
♫ All these memories won’t be erased ♫
♫ My love for you will never fade ♫
♫ Hey, I know you know, our hearts getting close ♫
♫ I’m falling in love little by little ♫
♫ People come and people go ♫
♫ You’re the one I won’t ever let go ♫
♫ Cause I know you know, our hearts getting close ♫
♫ We can’t deny, it’s real ♫
♫ All my life searching ♫
♫ Now I know, I found you ♫
♫ Hey, I know you know, our hearts getting close ♫
♫ I’m falling in love little by little ♫
♫ People come and people go ♫
♫ You’re the one I won’t ever let go ♫
♫ Cause I know you know, our hearts getting close ♫
♫ We can’t deny, it’s real ♫
♫ All my life searching ♫
♫ Now I know, I found you ♫