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I have no other ways.
Every alternative was useless.
I have to return to the police station and...
go through normal procedure.
Perhaps light...
is within the darkness of despair?
Why do I feel that...
you're afraid of me arresting her?
Is it a habit of the police...
to be suspicious of everything?
I'm not afraid.
I just feel that there's a secret behind this.
You watched the video.
The one who took Mu Lian Sheng is not necessarily bad.
As a reporter,
I don't want any good person...
to be arrested.
A good person shouldn't break the law.
Why can't she go through the usual procedures.
If she is really innocent,
she will be released after we arrest her.
Alright.
You are correct.
But can't you be more persistent?
Why did you come all the way to Beijing?
Didn't you want to prove yourself to your dad?
Isn't it a waste if you...
are going back now.
What can I do?
Keep staying here?
What happened with my dad is not important.
What's important is that I promised Mu Jing.
I promised to find her daughter.
Promise?
Does she deserve to be a mother?
You cannot say she's at fault...
before we figure out everything.
She's Mu Lian Sheng's only mother...
under the law.
Always talking about the law.
I'm telling you,
if it wasn't for the footage,
if the child keeps hiding the truth,
tell me...
what can the law do to these...
evil people hiding in the shadows?
[Old Guo]
My dad.
[Office of the Deputy Director]
How long do you plan to keep...
this undisciplined farce going...
as a policeman?
Return to Dalian immediately...
to be punished.
I'll fire you otherwise.
Commissioner Guo.
I'm a friend of Xiao Guo.
He is with me currently.
Who are you?
I'm someone who have clues of Mu Lian Sheng.
He went through troubles to find me.
We can find out where Mu Lian Sheng is soon.
If he returns now,
this clue might be lost forever.
Do you think the Dalian Police...
will stop searching for Mu Lian Sheng without you?
How about this?
I guarantee...
to find Mu Lian Sheng within 3 days...
for Xiao Guo to bring back to Dalian.
You can arrest me...
if I fail.
Guo...
Your dad agreed.
We can find Mu Lian Sheng in 3 days?
Why didn't you say this before?
Which is why...
you need to learn from me.
When our backs are against the wall,
we can never give up.
I'll believe you for one last time.
-Xiao Ou. -Auntie Guo Zhi.
What are you doing?
I'm looking at mother's model.
Why does she like to make models?
Should be how her ideal home looks like.
Have you ever thought about what your home would look like?
Xiao Ou, play on your own.
I'll see who is that.
Lin Xiao Ou.
Mr. Tian. Anything?
It's inconvenient for you to come.
I'm here for Xiao Ou.
She's not in. She went out.
Where is she?
Bring me to her.
I can't.
Xiao Ou ran away after...
she saw you the last time.
My sister gave me an order.
Do you understand?
I'm careless the last time I lost her.
But I need to see her today.
No way.
I beg you as your teacher.
Mr. Tian.
I see you as my teacher...
because I respect you...
as a reporter with a sense of justice.
But why are you prying into my sister's...
personal life?
You're being like a paparazzi now.
It's not personal life.
It's related to a crime.
That child is not Lin Xiao Ou.
Do you know she is Mu Lian Sheng?
Lin Xu Zhi took her away in Dalian.
She is suspected of kidnapping.
Dalian Police is going to issue an...
investigation warrant.
She won't be the only one.
Your whole family might get involved.
No way.
My big sister is not a criminal.
Mr. Tian.
Are you lying...
just to see Xiao Ou?
I beg...
I wouldn't lie...
about something serious.
Why can't you believe me.
Guo Zhi.
Anything serious?
It's nothing.
Mr. Tian is here to talk about work.
Everything sounds serious...
if we find anything in we-media.
Guo Zhi, mum has told you before...
not to work with dodgy people.
Listen to mum and...
know what's right and wrong.
I regret not listening to mom.
Luckily, it's still not too late.
President Yuan, this is serious indeed.
Guo Zhi.
Your sister is tired.
Bring her to her room.
Go.
Mr. Tian.
This is everything I know about...
Lin Xu Zhi and Mu Lian Sheng.
I'm indeed Xu Zhi's adoptive mother.
Ever since I adopted her,
she never felt abandoned.
Did I take care of her wrongly...
that she did something so extreme now?
Did she remember anything...
or discovered anything?
Look.
Our memories are like...
a building full of rooms.
These rooms are basically dark.
For example,
I forgot where I put my key.
I had to find it in the places...
which I had been that day.
We can...
stimulate our memories by...
repeating what we did before.
But I still couldn't remember anything...
until I went into the reading room.
Suddenly,
it's like one of the dark rooms is lit.
I remembered...
the key was in the drawer.
Our memories have...
infinite network of connections.
Infinite number of doors in the room.
These doors connect to infinite number of rooms.
Do you think that maybe...
Mu Lian Sheng is Lin Xu Zhi's light...
that lit one of her dark past?
That's impossible.
Xu Zhi met her birth mother recently.
The timing doesn't match.
I think...
she only pities the girl.
She met her birth mother?
Is it possible that she found out...
why she was abandoned?
No.
Xu Zhi told me that...
they didn't talk about anything about the past.
Do you know her birth mother?
I don't.
Mr. Tian.
I understand what you are trying to say.
I'll figure it out.
Our meeting ends here.
Alright.
I'm leaving.
President Yuan.
I hope you can still advise Lin Xu Zhi.
Mum.
What's all that talk about adoptive mother and birth mother?
Our big sister was adopted.
What about us?
Don't misunderstand.
Both of you are my biological daughter.
If...
If you don't believe me,
I can show you proof when both of you were born in the hospital.
All these years,
I always thought...
we were the adopted ones.
You treat Xu Zhi a lot better than us.
Mum.
Turns out...
that she is not our big sister.
But she's still our big sister.
I'd rather not know any of this.
Why did you have to let me find out?
Guo Zhi!
Yi Zhi!
How did it turn out like this?
Boss.
Change of Business Registration is done.
We only need Moggy's signature.
Pen.
Moggy.
The issue with Tian Fang...
I'm not interested.
I have nothing to do with him.
Don't tell me anything.
Second major shareholder.
This is my promise.
Please accept this.
It's fine as long as the Changchuan problem...
is solved.
This isn't about Changchuan.
You are my best friend.
I hope you can be comfortable...
with this as a guarantee.
I know you might reject me.
For what reason?
Alright.
I won't ask you.
I know my personality of not approaching strangers...
is troublesome.
It's very troublesome.
I'm sorry.
Can I give you a hug?
Alright.
You've never changed...
for 13 years.
Still the same.
Auntie Zhong.
Why are you ignoring me?
I'm here as a customer.
I'm not a bad guy.
You don't have to give me a stern look.
So are you here for a haircut?
My hair stays the same anyway.
So you're not a customer.
I have nothing to talk to you.
I'm just here to look at birds then.
I like this bird in your house.
I have a friend who loves birds as well.
I wonder if it's an inherited trait.
You don't have to beat around the bush.
Just get to the point.
Auntie Zhong.
Do you know Yuan Ling?
I don't.
I'm not from around here.
I only know a few of...
my regular customers.
I don't know...
any other person around.
Do you come from Dalian?
Have you heard about a fire in Dalian...
thirty years ago?
That's right.
You knew I was the prime suspect...
of this case.
Just be straightforward.
Can you tell me in detail...
about the situation.
Why did you decide to set your house on fire?
You're neither the police nor the judge.
I served 15 years in jail.
Do I still need to be questioned by you?
According to the papers,
your child was missing after the fire.
Don't you want...
to see her after you got out of jail?
I'm telling you,
this is my privacy.
It's none of your business.
But I know Lin Xu Zhi...
and I know that she's in a precarious situation.
I don't know what you're talking about.
Don't hide from me anymore.
I won't be here to trouble you again...
if this isn't an emergency.
Xu Zhi has many forgotten memories.
But this incident...
has been haunting her.
I don't know why...
you're avoiding your past.
But I know that only you...
can help her.
Otherwise she will never live a normal life.
She will also do many extreme things...
and put herself in danger.
Don't you want to help her?
Are you willing to see your daughter...
spending her life in jail for years...
just like you?
Shut up!
Auntie Zhong.
Auntie Zhong!
Hello!
120!
Someone fainted!
I don't care what Xiao Ou faced in the past.
Protecting you is my priority.
I'll find you a good lawyer.
I believe that he will get you...
the best result.
What will happen to Xiao Ou?
Hand her over to the police.
I will not hand her over to the police.
I know it's troublesome.
But isn't it a...
mother's responsibility to protect her child's safety?
I'm a nuisance.
Why didn't you abandon me?
It's different!
Do you know how chaotic it is right now?
Who are you opposing right now?
You're opposing the law.
Your life might be ruined.
How can you protect her...
when you can't even protect yourself?
I'm calling the lawyer now.
Mum!
Lin Xu Zhi! Don't you know how you...
ended up in our family?
Is this how you treat your mum?
What did they know?
They knew everything.
Yi Zhi, Guo Zhi, I'm sorry.
All these years,
I took some part of mum's love away from both of you.
But I'll never hand Xiao Ou over to the police.
I'll not involve you in this.
I'll leave here immediately.
You think you're not...
part of our family if you move?
We won't be worried about you?
Lin Xu Zhi. You're so cruel.
That's enough.
Big sister, I don't care.
You will always be...
my closest big sister to me.
I'll support you in everything.
But Xiao Ou has her own mother.
Who are you?
I don't want you to go to jail.
If I was in the same situation as Xiao Ou.
Would you hand me over?
Enough!
Just let me think about it.
You can write such a difficult word.
Who taught you?
I found it in a storybook.
Why did you look for these words?
I want grandmother, Auntie Yi Zhi, and Auntie Guo Zhi to be happy.
You're a smart girl.
They will be very happy.
Grandmother, Auntie Yi Zhi, and Auntie Guo Zhi...
treats me well just like you.
Why talk about this suddenly?
It's not out of a sudden.
I like them very much.
It only counts when you tell them that you like them, right?
Yes.
Have you written about me?
I won't see your secrets.
It's late. Go to sleep.
Mum, I want to take a ride with you.
Can you bring me out for a drive tomorrow?
Where are we going?
I want to see the grass.
Sure.
Doctor.
It's acute leukaemia?
Yes.
She should be here earlier...
with her current situation
This patient is very stubborn...
and doesn't accept treatment.
If this continues,
she'll only have a few months left.
Are you her family?
I'm not.
I'm her friend.
This patient...
is very strange.
She always came here alone.
When we asked about her family,
she said she has none.
You are the...
first person to come here with her.
Please talk to her.
She might live longer if she stays here.
Alright.
I'll talk to her.
Thank you, doctor.
How are you feeling?
Do you...
want some water?
Thank you for your help...
but this is not what I want.
Please leave.
Aren't you afraid?
Death is not scary,
but human beings are.
Can you really let go?
Why did I meet all these...
strange people recently?
They are always alone,
feeling that they are the only one in this world.
One of them is you.
Another one is Lin Xu Zhi.
To be honest,
I've never seen her smile...
since I met Xu Zhi.
She's always acting cold.
I felt chills around her.
It's scary.
She will talk about things...
like murdering Hitler.
Anyway,
she only gives up when she made people confused.
I'm sorry. Miss Mu.
My face is always causing troubles.
Women.
Timid and unknowledgeable.
Where's my child? Where's Lian Sheng?
Don't rush. Let's talk inside.
Just tell us.
Name your price.
We'll try to meet your demand.
Women can't keep...
their cards to their chests.
They're not good negotiators.
Take your seat.
What do you want?
Get to the point.
Don't torture me anymore.
I've told you,
there's no rush.
Take it slow.
You know you made yourself look like...
a lunatic.
I'm afraid to tell you anything.
I'm sorry.
I was agitated.
I'm calm now. Please tell me.
You said you wanted to find your child.
Of course.
She is my only daughter.
How about you?
I heard she's not your child.
You wanted to find her too?
Or...
you wanted to get rid of her...
like a burden.
He wanted to find her too.
Xiao Wu...
loves Lian Sheng very much...
just like me.
Right?
That's good.
A beautiful love is so admirable.
What will you do...
after you find her?
We will live together happily,
all three of us.
Right? Xiao Wu.
Of course.
That's the way.
Your happy future awaits.
There's no rush.
I'm not a good person like Lei Feng.
I have my conditions.
But let's talk...
after you calm down.
I'll go and get you a drink.
Don't be nervous.
You haven't had a drink the whole day.
Have a drink.
We can talk about Lian Sheng later.
Why did you cooperate with me?
I think that...
we are of the same kind.
Which kind do you mean?
♪ Who am I ♪
♪ To be so miserable ♪
♪ Dashing all the time ♪
♪ But missing out on someone ♪
♪ I want to hug you ♪
♪ And protect you from harm ♪
♪ I want to see you ♪
♪ When you grow up ♪
♪ I want to ♪
♪ Sing for you ♪
♪ Until love no longer ♪
♪ Leaves you ♪
♪ Every inferiority has ♪
♪ Heard its confession ♪
♪ Everything can still make it ♪
♪ With compassion ♪
♪ I want to hug you ♪
♪ And protect you from harm ♪
♪ I want to see you ♪
♪ When you grow up ♪
♪ I want to ♪
♪ Sing for you ♪
♪ Until love no longer ♪
♪ Leaves you ♪