If Zhi-yu didn't call me...
I'd still be waiting there like an idiot.
Jia-wei Ji.
I watched her leave once again.
And once again, I don't know why she left.
I'm very sorry.
I really don't know how to explain things to you.
Is that why you said...
we will eventually be apart?
That she'll be leaving anyway?
Did you know about this?
Do you know how much it meant to me? My mom's return?
You know I don't like it when people leave without saying goodbye.
If you knew she was leaving,
why didn't you call me first?
I don't know how well you know your mother.
But the fact is...
many years have already passed.
She might not be the same person you knew in the past.
What are you trying to say?
You see, the reason Mama Ji came back...
Well, part of the reason was...
It was...
money.
Money?
Well, if it was money...
I would have gladly given her money. I am her son.
I know you wouldn't refuse her.
That's right.
And that's what I don't understand.
I can give her all the money she wants.
So, why did she still insist on leaving?
You wouldn't mind giving her money?
You wouldn't mind letting her hurt you again?
I know...
I can give her
whatever she wants.
But she doesn't care about how you feel.
If she stayed, she would have just hurt you even more.
How can you possibly know how I feel?
I know exactly...
how to deal with my own mother.
You can't tell me what to do.
Xiao-tong?
Why are you sitting alone in the dark?
What's the matter?
What's wrong?
Mom...
It's all right. I'm here.
Mom...
When I'm upset like this, you're always here for me.
But what about Jia-wei Ji? What about when he's upset?
Why didn't she take the brooch with her?
What did she say to you?
You know what?
Her leaving this time...
I might never see her again.
What did she say to you?
How can you possibly know how I feel?
I know exactly...
how to deal with my own mother
You can't tell me what to do.
MAMA JI
This is Mama Ji's number in the States.
What did my mom tell you...
before she left?
I just want to know why she did it.
If she had already decided to come back, why did she leave again all of a sudden?
Lately,
Mama Ji has been having financial problems.
When she came back,
she came to see me, hoping I could help her out.
A problem that can be solved with money? That's not a big deal.
Yet she never mentioned anything.
Instead, she left \without saying goodbye again.
I don't understand any of this.
I thought my money
would convince Mama Ji to stay with you for a while.
But then...
I didn't expect things to turn out this way.
It's not your fault.
In fact...
it's not anyone's fault.
I guess I was just being too naive.
I thought things would go back to the way they were before.
Maybe...
we should just leave things the way they are.
If someone wants to leave
and not say goodbye properly...
Well, that's my problem.
I shouldn't have let someone who left me once
come back into my life just like that and affect me like this.
Polo,
we're here to apologize.
We must show sincerity, all right?
Who are you?
Mister, yes, we are a matchmaking company, but we only cater to humans.
We don't cater to animals. I'm sorry.
- Is Xiao-tong Guan inside? - And you are...?
I'm her boyfriend.
Oh, so that's you!
Xiao-tong's boyfriend, hello.
Hello.
- Have we met before? - No.
But I didn't mistake your girlfriend as Zi-yan Xiang's girlfriend.
And I didn't mistake them for twins either.
I don't need to know that. I need to know where Xiao-tong is.
You're her boyfriend, and you don't know where she is?
She's out working on the food auction event. I don't know when she will be back.
Why didn't you just say so earlier?
Polo, let's go.
Well...
Polo wanted to see you.
Polo?
Polo, there she is.
Polo.
You're all dressed up! What's the occasion?
Well...
He has an important mission today.
He's here to help me apologize to you.
That thing about my mother...
I'm really sorry.
That's my problem,
and I shouldn't have burdened you with it.
I guess I was in a hurry to get you and your mom reconciled.
I guess... Mama Ji wasn't ready for it yet.
It's not your fault.
I know you meant well.
Besides, even though she wasn't around, I was totally fine for more than 20 years.
So she...
She isn't that important after all.
Do you really mean that?
Well, thinking like that is the only way
I can deal with this situation.
I've already talked to everyone who knows anything about her.
But no one has been able to tell me why she left.
Can you tell me?
Tell me what really happened?
And by the way...
how did you know she needed money?
Oh, never mind.
You don't need to answer that.
It's all right.
I guess we've all forgotten that, back in the day...
she heartlessly left me and my father just like that.
So, now that she's done it again,
we shouldn't be surprised.
I guess not all stories
have happy endings.
Mama Ji may have let you down,
but that's not your fault.
Instead of being upset with yourself for forgiving her just like that,
you should be glad to know that you're now willing to trust others.
I am.
I'm now willing to trust the people who choose to stay with me.
Well...
I should get back to work now.
Xiao-tong.
Well...
Do you want to swing by my place after work today?
I... I don't think I can.
I will be working late today.
We have a new project, and it will take up a lot of my time.
That's all right. I will see you around.
Chef Francois is insistent
that every dish be served at a certain temperature.
So, Xin-xin, you must always keep the food at the right temperature.
All right.
Ke Rui, you must update the chef on the rate of consumption at the buffet table
to give the kitchen a heads-up.
And since we'll be out at sea,
we must have the latest weather forecast before even going out.
A new typhoon could be on its way,
so we must be ready for that and have contingency plans prepared.
Yes! End of the work day. We can continue this tomorrow.
All right, you guys should go home. I can take care of the rest myself.
Wait, Xiao-tong Guan, you're working late again?
This project isn't a rush.
I just feel better knowing we're prepared ahead of time.
Then I'll stay too. I'm free tonight.
Please, you can't stay. I'll look bad if I don't stay as well.
That's right. So, go get us some takeout.
- But-- - But what?
You have plans? You're just going home and playing video games.
It's not every day you get to spend an evening with this many pretty girls.
So what are you complaining about?
But I was just about to ask what kind of takeout I should get.
Well, that's more like it.
The best takeout around here is from that dumpling place.
Go out, make a left, then a right, then a left.
What are you doing? Cut this.
Mr. Ji!
- Jia-wei Ji. - Well, how nice.
- Are these for us? - Yes, they are.
Thank you.
- Xiao-tong Guan, go get yours. - Go on.
- This is for you. - Thanks.
- We're counting on you, all right? - No problem.
I should go get everything ready then.
- See you later. - Thanks.
Thanks.
This is the first time I'm holding a food auction on a yacht,
and I've never worked with clients like these before.
So, I'm not sure if tomorrow's event will be a success.
I don't think I missed anything, did I?
I wonder if I overlooked something.
I wonder if there are problems I didn't anticipate.
Come here.
Take a deep breath with me.
Breathe in.
Breathe out.
Breathe in. Breathe out.
One more time. Breathe in.
Breathe out.
Now, don't worry. Tomorrow will go without a hitch.
Really?
Yes.
I've never seen a project plan or work chart as detailed as this one.
Look at that.
There are five different contingency plans in here.
So, I don't see any reason why tomorrow's event won't be a success.
Great, then.
But this is the first time I'm handling an event of this size.
I'm just worried
that my Murphy's Law curse will kick in at any moment.
You've already done everything you need to do. So stop worrying about Murphy's Law.
In fact, Murphy should be begging you for mercy.
I'm sorry. That wasn't much of a pep talk, was it?
I should thank you though.
I really need a lot of encouragement nowadays.
Did something happen again?
No, it's nothing.
I just feel that it's been a long time since I really dove into work
or found any kind of satisfaction from it.
I think that's because...
it's been a while since you've focused on yourself.
I guess so.
And to encourage you even more, I have news.
What is it?
I have to go to Shanghai tomorrow.
You will be left in charge of the auction with Chef Francois.
You mean you won't be here tomorrow?
How can I do this?
I told you. You've done everything needed to be done.
This event will be a success, with or without me.
You just need to be confident it will.
Trust me, after tomorrow, you'll be more confident.
You can do it.
All right then, leave it to me.
I won't let you down.
Let's go.
Mom, I'm home.
Welcome home.
Aren't you going to shower and get ready for bed?
But I'm so tired. Let me rest a bit.
At the hospital, you were busy too and would come home tired but early.
But with this job, you come home late every day.
And you're not paid nearly as much. You shouldn't have taken this job.
Oh, all right. I'll get up.
Xiao-tong,
how are things with you and Jia-wei Ji?
I really don't know.
Keeping a secret
that I shouldn't even know about in the first place
is like a sword to the heart.
If I point the sword at him, it will surely hurt him.
But if I keep pointing the sword at me, it continuously hurts me.
I've thought about it long and hard,
but I still can't figure out what to do.
You're grown up now.
I trust your judgment.
No matter what you decide on, you will always have my support.
Xin-xin, move the balloon a little more to the right.
Just a little more to the right. Come back a bit.
- How's this? - Pretty good.
- Okay. - Check it for me.
See if they're even on both sides. I think that's good.
Don't leave those there. They will block foot traffic.
Put them away later.
- I'll ask Ke Rui to help me with them. - All right.
It's so late. How come no one's here yet?
Don't worry. They will all be here.
It's just a hitch. They might just be stuck somewhere.
A hitch?
Ke Rui!
How come no one's here yet?
I was going to ask you that. We sold all the buffet vouchers?
Yes.
A lot of people bought the vouchers at our Internet site.
And our charity partners haven't said otherwise.
That's odd. So, what's going on here?
Maybe the location listed is wrong.
Ke Rui, go check it out. They can't all go to the wrong place.
- All right, I'll go check. - And hurry! You're such a slowpoke.
You're blocking me.
- Step back, Xi-men. - Is this all right?
Step back a little more. You're blocking the light.
- I'm going first. - Without me?
Ready. Action!
Xiao-tong!
You've been working so hard!
You're been working non-stop!
And it pains our boss to see you like this!
His heart grieves, seeing you tire yourself out like this!
And because he's the greatest boyfriend on Earth,
he just can't let you continue suffering like this!
That's a little exaggerated, you idiot!
Now, get lost!
Hello, Xiao-tong.
As you know, I'm the only normal person in this establishment.
So, as the most normal person here, you have to believe what I say.
It's not easy to find a good man. And Jia-wei is definitely a good man.
You have a really good boyfriend, so stop torturing yourself.
You should marry him,
and enjoy life as a worry-free, wealthy housewife.
- All right, and--? - Cut!
What's wrong?
Go fix the camera.
- Go on now. - Oh, all right.
Xiao-tong, our boss has many great qualities, but he has many flaws as well.
Right now, he really feels he has done you wrong.
So he wants to make it up to you.
You should use this opportunity to make demands and set some rules.
After all, men are like Polo.
They need to be trained.
You just crossed the line there. That wasn't very nice.
See that?
When women point out men's faults, they overreact.
That was awful! Xiao-tong, listen to me. I'm the only one married here.
These two silly kids have no experience in love.
- Don't make it sound complicated! - You're the complicated one!
- Hey, I'm the featured speaker here! - Hey...
Our guests are all here!
You guys?
And we're here to celebrate your success too.
Well, thanks.
But can you wait a little while? We have to wait until all the guests are here.
There's no need for that.
No one else is coming.
Jia-wei Ji?
I bought...
all the buffet vouchers.
That's impossible!
We started selling them really early.
True. But the boss bought all the vouchers that were left.
And the ones you've already sold,
the boss just bought them back with a little extra.
So, he got them all.
Mr. Ji, please forgive me for being so rude when we met.
I shouldn't have said Xiao-tong was someone else's girlfriend.
Please forgive me.
Rookie, stop kissing up to him.
So, that's what happened. You should've said so sooner.
Xiao-tong and I were so worried.
Sorry, but our boss wanted to surprise Xiao-tong.
Thanks so much. You nearly gave us a heart attack.
Enough of that now. Let's begin.
Xin-xin and...
what's-your-name, you guys go on and eat.
I get to eat too?
I had no idea Mr. Ji was generous. You'll find out soon.
Come on, let's go eat.
An-ting, this buffet is delicious.
- Let's go. - Silly!
That's not your seat.
What the--?
This isn't the yacht we're holding the event on.
What are we--?
What's this?
It's our living room.
Come on.
Okay.
Because someone... devotes all of her time to work.
Well...
I had no choice but to move our living room here.
So she can sit on the couch with me and relax a little.
Look at you.
You're getting big dark circles under your eyes.
Is it because of working on this project?
Now, relax and eat dinner.
These were prepared by the five-star chef working on your event.
How much effort did you put in to make all this happen?
It doesn't matter.
What matters is, if I hadn't done this, you wouldn't find time to relax.
And that's a shame.
You work yourself too hard.
I don't want you to do that.
Now, let's eat.
- An-ting, look! - It's beautiful!
Look at that!
Are you eating watermelon?
- It's beautiful like you! - Get lost!
That's beautiful!
- Isn't it? - Yes.
- The boss is awesome! - Oh, he's too much!
- I wish I was Xiao-tong! - This is so romantic!
You know what?
So, now that we're done with fireworks...
Open it.
The ring inside that box
has always been with you.
Ring?
You mean...
that ring I found a year ago is yours?
You know what?
Somehow that ring always knew
who it really belonged to.
Xiao-tong Guan...
I'm glad the ring finally found you.
- That night, a year ago-- - We finally met each other.
As it turns out, I've been in the same spot since that night.
I never really moved forward.
I think it's about to rain. Wait for me here. I'll go get the car.