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Hua, your mother bought

them all.

Thanks, Mom.

I haven't been eating well lately.

Well, eat some more then.

How is it?

Tastes just like before.

Son,

I've been a bit hot-tempered lately.

I did

push you a little too hard.

You won't hold a grudge, right?

That's good.

I've discussed it with your dad.

About the girlfriend

you brought home yesterday,

we think

she's pretty good.

Although your girlfriend

is a bit out of the ordinary,

what she said

did make sense.

She's getting older too.

Since you're in a relationship with her,

you must be responsible for her, right?

I've asked around.

People usually need to plan their weddings

6 months in advance

to get reservations.

What a bother.

You have to line up to get married.

I was thinking,

let's not go through

the traditional process

such as finding an auspicious day.

By the way,

I found a few hotel choices for you.

Look,

these are all

available within 3 months.

Check and see which one you like.

Mom, wait a minute.

You wait a minute.

You're saying you're fine

with Qin Shi and I getting married.

But I still think

you can reconsider.

We agree.

We agree a hundred percent.

Although Counselor Qin

doesn't really fit

our family's standards,

it's ultimately up to the two of you.

If you really like each other,

that would be the best.

Mom, you're not

planning to observe her a little?

Ever since you were little,

I've been teaching you

to be responsible for your own life.

Therefore,

I completely agree

with your choice.

However,

on the other hand,

although it's your own marriage,

I still have

one condition.

Yes, a condition makes sense.

Mom, go ahead,

the more, the better.

My condition

is actually very simple.

Getting married

is really a big thing.

We don't have to

go through that formality.

But your relationship

is not a joke.

As the saying goes,

“Falling in love is easier than staying in love.”

Therefore,

you have to seize every chance

to get along with each other.

If you run into any problems,

you can communicate with each other

and solve the problem in time.

I'm very open-minded.

Just go for it. Go on.

Awesome,

that's terrific.

She's asking you to move in

with that lawyer.

Honestly,

your mom's idea

is truly amazing.

What are you going to do then?

Should you going to put up a fight

or surrender and admit defeat?

I will never surrender.

What will you do then?

Are you really going to move in with her?

I just want to know.

You almost chewed her

alive last time.

Why did you

go back to her afterwards?

How about this?

Turn it into a real relationship.

Maybe something could really happen.

I didn't expect you

to be into older women.

But Yang,

to be honest,

that lawyer is quite pretty.

What's with that expression?

Your expression is telling me

that I'm wrong.

Moving in is out of the question.

But I can create a false impression

of moving in with her.

Brilliant.

You're mixing lies with truth,

which would deceive them.

That's why I'm planning to rent an apartment.

I agree.

But you have to have a place before you can move in together.

Help me find one.

I…

Why should I find one for you?

Because I have no money.

Well…

Yang,

it's not that I don't want to help you.

I just think that you…

Your wife

called me yesterday

and said you bought a game console.

-She said I… -Alright, alright,

say no more.

I'm just a loyal friend.

I'm willing to go through hell and fire for my friend.

Don't worry,

when I get my stock account back,

I'll pay every penny back.

Good luck.

What's your budget?

You decided.

Why would you have

an invitation of Ximei Public Relations

for this charity gala?

What's your purpose to approach

Mr. Pang and Ms. Lan?

He's cautious about me

approaching Mr. Pang and Ms. Lan.

That means

he was also there for them.

But he wasn't there

to seek cooperation with the Association of Women Entrepreneurs.

Is there a bigger case?

What would it be?

Shi, do you have time tonight?

Come have dinner at my place.

Why do I

have a bad feeling about this?

I miss you.

Okay.

Hello?

Hello, Counselor Qin.

I'm Yang Hua.

What's up?

Well, when is a good time for you?

I need to go get my luggage.

Sure.

Sorry, I… I was so busy that I forgot.

How about this?

If you're not in a hurry,

I'll take it to you

after work today.

Okay, sorry to trouble you.

Wait a minute.

You said

there's something fishy about Lowe & Magnolia.

What's fishy about them?

It's okay. Don't feel pressured.

We're just having a casual conversation.

Are they currently

engaged in a lawsuit?

I don't know about that.

But if you want to find out

some information on this corporation,

I can teach you some ways.

Do you have a computer nearby?

Wait a minute.

Go to

Lowe & Magnolia's official website.

There's a link to Lowe at the bottom left corner.

I opened it.

It seems normal.

It just looks like

a subsidiary company and a parent company.

The problem is that Lowe

doesn't have any collaborative projects

or branches with

any domestic companies.

I've examined

the Lowe & Magnolia website before.

In terms of its design,

corporate title,

or news section,

the website suggests

its collaborative relationship with Lowe.

Yet it doesn't directly show

its partnership with Lowe.

That is to say,

if Lowe & Magnolia's clients

know that these two companies

are not related at all,

there wouldn't be a problem.

But if someone conceals the truth

or even misleads deliberately,

then there's a problem.

If an investor

believes the project

they invested is

handled by

a foreign company,

then it would be a big problem.

Do you think

Ms. Lan knows about that?

I don't know.

Yang Hua,

what exactly

was your job before this?

That's not important.

You should be more concerned about

Lowe & Magnolia.

I hope I'm just worried about nothing.

Hello.

Qiao, I'm Qin Shi.

Did we already sign the contract

with the Association of Women Entrepreneurs?

It's going through the process.

That means we haven't signed it yet.

Can you do me a favor?

Help me stall it for a little while.

Well…

that doesn't seem right.

Qiao, please,

you have to help me.

Counselor Qin,

it's not that I don't want to help you.

But you have to give me

a justifiable reason.

I have a good reason

and you know me very well.

I won't joke around with you

on such an important matter.

I won't get you into trouble,

okay?

Help me stall for 24 hours.

Just 24 hours.

It's a deal then. Thanks.

Wang,

lock down that review process

for three hours.

Okay, Director.

Come in.

Counselor Qin, you want to see me?

From now on,

stop everything you're doing

and carry out a full investigation

on Lowe & Magnolia with me.

Copy that.

The Lowe Foundation

was established in 2016.

They have a few investors.

One of them is Wang Weiming from Sage Foundation.

He's an investor

to Pang Dingfang.

Found it.

Where's Director Qiao?

Director Qiao just went to the legal office.

Did Director Qiao come by?

He just left.

Counselor Li,

I received the contract.

I'm going to ask for my boss' signature now.

Counselor Li.

Ms. Tang.

Ms. Tang.

Can you see the problem?

These corporations,

subsidiary companies, and affiliated branches

are all fairly normal.

There's no problem?

There's no problem.

Counselor Qin, let me take a call.

Where's the problem?

Hello?

In a while. I'm at the law firm.

I can't

have dinner with you tonight.

My boss is asking me

to do a background check with her.

You said your boss has

questionable character a few days ago.

Now, you're working your ass off for her?

Don't make fun of me.

I'm just complaining to you.

She's actually a nice person.

That's what you said.

You always said I'm busy and have no time for you.

Now you're the busy one

and you have no time for me.

How many times have you stood me up?

It's my turn now.

It's only fair.

Alright.

You can go home early today.

I have to work for a bit longer.

I'll call you when I'm done.

Fei,

what's wrong? Why are you so hesitant?

You can say anything to me.

It's nothing.

Just focus on your work.

I'll go get you some food.

Fine.

Bye.

Okay. Bye.

Counselor Qin,

do you want to order takeout?

It's almost 8 o'clock.

It's 8 o'clock?

Almost.

Oh, no. Oh, no.

I'm doomed.

What's wrong, Counselor Qin?

I… I have to take care of something.

I need to go now.

Well,

after I leave,

put these things away

for me.

Don't let anyone see them.

Okay, no problem.

I need to go now.

Take your time. Put them away.

I put them away.

We agreed to have dinner together.

It's already 8:30

and no one's here.

Well,

are we going to keep waiting?

I'm not hungry. I can wait for a little bit.

You can eat first if you're hungry.

You have to eat.

You're right on time.

The soup I made for you is ready.

I made it just for you.

I put caterpillar fungus in there. It's very nutritious.

Come on.

Be careful.

Let me.

It's hot.

Drink it while they're not here.

I'll go. You stay put.

Shi, come on.

Don't say anything.

I'm starving.

Hurry up. Let's eat.

Come on, give that to me.

I'm starving.

I asked you to come to dinner,

not for a mid-night snack.

Take it easy.

It's delicious.

Did Wenyu come with you?

Look at you,

it's like you haven't eaten for days.

Come on.

By the way,

the food is cold. Heat them up for her.

No, that's okay.

I'm done.

Okay.

Shi,

I went to

visit Dad today.

Let's talk after dinner

in case it'll ruin the mood.

Okay, okay.

I'll tell you after dinner.

I'll go. I'll go.

Stay put.

Smell great.

I'm here.

Wenyu, you…

What happened to your head?

Don't say anything. I'm starving.

Come on. Let's eat.

Don't just sit there. Start eating.

I have some here.

Let's eat.

Are you all finished?

Come on, have some fruits.

The fruits are really fresh today.

Yes, this is for your brother.

This is yours.

Eat it.

Cleanse your palate.

Go to bed first.

We need to talk about something.

Okay, you two have a nice talk.

You've had a long day.

It's okay.

I've asked you here today

mainly to talk about

your father's 70-year-old birthday.

Here's what I think.

Meimei and I are getting a divorce.

You've made a decision?

How suave of you.

How do you have the audacity to bring up the divorce?

Why can't I bring it up?

Qin Shi, let me tell you,

stop getting involved

and stirring the pot.

What do you mean by saying that? What are you?

Poison?

How dare you bring up the divorce as a cheater?

Go tell Dad.

Don't say it here.

Tell Dad you're getting a divorce.

Brother, look at him. He's full of lies.

Did you see me

cheat on her?

I'm feeling really glad

for the man who wanted to marry you.

Nice job breaking up with you.

A woman like you

who always wants to break up someone else's marriage

deserves to be single for the rest of your life.

What are you saying?

She's your little sister.

Little sister?

Does she treat me like an older brother?

Look at you.

Do you act like an older brother at all?

What are you saying?

Don't tell brother.

Go tell Dad.

Tell him right now.

Go do it now.

Fine, I'll do it!

What's the big deal?

It's not like I've never been beaten up.

I've been beaten up all through my childhood.

But Dad is getting older now.

What if he gets too angry and something happens to him

while he beats me up?

I'm a filial son, unlike you.

Don't you love to be a snitch?

You go tell him then.

You just wish

I would tell him for you.

Why don't you go tell him yourself?

Brother, do you see that?

She's forcing me to make Dad angry?

What am I supposed to do with my life?

That's right. Look at my head.

Look at my head.

Counselor Qin,

do you think this counts as domestic violence?

Does this count as domestic violence?

What you can see is skin trauma.

What you can't see are fatal injuries.

The comments you make to Meimei every day

are deadly blows, you know?

How can someone like you

claim that you've been hurt?

Ouch.

You deserve it.

No one else in the world

besides Meimei

can put up with someone like you.

I suggest you don't get a divorce.

I'm trying to help you, understand?

You should thank me now.

Thank you so much.

I don't need your help. Thank you.

That's enough.

Hold your tongue.

I asked you here today

to talk about

Dad's 70th birthday.

Seems like

I must remind you of

the principles of our family.

Our family's situation

is indeed a bit more

complicated than other families.

But we all have the surname Qin

and we all have

the same father.

We are family.

What should

a family do?

Be united and love each other.

What if there's a conflict?

Then it's his fault.

Shi,

you can reason

and have an argument.

But don't hurt each other's feelings.

But he hurt someone else.

That's why it's your fault.

I hurt someone?

Who hurt someone?

Who hurt someone?

Who hurt someone?

Enough, hold your tongue.

Shi, I will apologize to Meimei

on behalf of Wenyu.

Brother…

Enough, an eldest brother is like a parent.

If you make a mistake,

it will be my mistake.

Let's leave the matter

at that now,

okay?

Wenyu,

let me remind you.

A person

only has one 70th birthday

in their life.

I don't care

what your situation is with Meimei.

Dad's 70th birthday

is the most important.

Everything else

must be put off.

What about my wound? It hurts.

I don't see it.

You deserve it.

Uncle,

take it easy.

Have you been waiting for a long time?

I'll leave if you take any longer.

Leave then.

Where's the sushi?

I didn't bring them.

I don't believe you.

Don't you like to stand me up?

I'll do it to you once.

Don't push your luck.

After I have dinner with you,

I still have to go back to work.

For a legal assistant like me,

my time and my money

are in the hands of my boss.

You're so diligent now.

Of course.

Get in the car. Let's go eat.

What do you think?

Not bad.

These are all your favorites.

Didn't you say

only inefficient

and boot-lickers would work overtime?

When did you

become a boot-licker?

You're a boot-licker.

If a legal assistant like me

doesn't work while

other people rest,

when will this end?

Slow down.

You're working very hard.

Never judge someone

who can make progress in days.

I have no choice.

Everyone works so hard.

There's a reason why Honesty & Prudence would be ranked

within the top five of the industry.

I have a lot of junior fellow schoolmates in Honesty & Prudence.

Should I ask them

to take care of you?

You're right.

Do you know Qin Shi?

I think she's from ECUPL too.

She's my immediate superior

and the chief counsel for the Family Dispute Department.

I think

she's a few years behind my class.

Do you really know her?

You have no idea

how bad your junior fellow schoolmate's temper is.

We all complain about her behind her back.

What do you say?

She's dictatorial,

despotic,

stubborn,

and won't stop until she gets what she wants.

Her nickname is “the Stapler”.

The Stapler? What does that mean?

You don't know what the Stapler is?

As long as

she gets her hands on a case,

she would pierce two holes on it in one bite

and three holes in two bites.

The Stapler,

that's much better than

her nickname in college.

What was her nickname in college?

The Riot Dog.

Everyone, there's a mock trial on Saturday.

Do your reveals carefully.

Don't let me find any mistakes.

I will let it go

if I see anything

close to a loophole.

Review carefully.

Another mock trial?

The Riot Dog is such a horrible nickname.

Even the Stapler is better than that.

By the way,

do you know

if she has any hobbies

or taboos?

I'm not a boot-licker.

I just want to know her better

so I won't offend her.

I don't know her very well.

I'm not quite sure.

I'm feeling really glad

for the man who wanted to marry you.

Nice job breaking up with you.

A woman like you

who always wants to break up someone else's marriage

deserves to be single for the rest of your life.

Qin Wenyu,

if every man in the world

acts like you,

I'd rather stay single for the rest of my life.

Hello, what's up?

Hello, Counselor Qin.

How much longer until you arrive?

How much longer?

Your luggage.

Did you forget?

No, I didn't forget.

I didn't forget.

No, no.

I… I'm caught up

with something now.

Can you come pick it up yourself?

Okay.

Should I go to your law firm or…

No, no,

come to my house.

I'll send you the address.

Okay, I can't talk now.

It's all your fault, Qin Wenyu.

Good evening.

Please come in.

It's getting late.

I'll just leave after I take the luggage.

Your luggage is still in my car.

I didn't bring it up here.

If you're not in a hurry,

you can come in for some water.

I'm sorry.

We don't have slippers here.

Your foot…

It's okay. I just bumped it.

I've already taken care of it.

Please come in.

Barely anyone comes to visit

and I didn't really clean it.

Well… what do you want to drink?

Coffee or…

I'm fine with water.

Water.

This way.

I'm sorry.

Please take a seat.

Are you looking at information on Lowe & Magnolia?

I didn't take your luggage to you

because of this information.

I'm sorry about that.

Thank you.

You studied finance

in college?

Securities Finance.

Well, do you know how to read financial statements?

I can read annual reports, equity books,

and investment instructions.

Yang Hua,

I might need your help.

I've

looked up all related information

on Lowe & Magnolia.

I can't find

anything wrong with it.

But my instinct tells me

the problem lies in

these financial statements

that I can't understand.

Our law firm is about to

sign a contract with the Association of Women Entrepreneurs.

If there's a problem with Lowe & Magnolia,

then there's a problem with Ms. Lan

and we can't sign the contract.

I can't just use my instinct

to repudiate such

a major client.

Do you think you can check them for me?

When do you need the results?

Before I go to work tomorrow.

You… Look at you.

As soon as possible.

It's ten o'clock at night now.

I think it can be done

before you go to work tomorrow.

Really?

If no one causes any trouble for me.

What?

Do you have any demands?

No.

With my limited understanding of you

during this time,

I don't think you're the type

who likes to butt in.

You must need something from me.

No.

You do.

No, I don't.

Yes, you do.

I really don't.

You do.

I do.

How about this?

I'll look through the information for you first.

We'll talk about

my thing afterwards

and see if you can help me, okay?

You're afraid I'll go back on my words?

I know you won't.

You can go to bed now.

Okay.

I should accompany you.

I also have to keep an eye on you.

If this doesn't work,

I would still have time to change the plan.

It's up to you. Do you have coffee?

What brand do you like?

Anything. The more intense, the better.

Okay.

Not even a scale-10 earthquake

can wake her indeed.

Should I wake her up?

Counselor Qin,

wake up.

Counselor Qin.

Since Mom bet

that I won't really be with her.

Taking a picture now

should be the best counterstrike.

Geez, Yang Hua,

you're so brilliant.

Don't move.

Counselor Qin,

please let me explain.

I just want to take a picture

to show my mom.

Why?

She still wasn't convinced

after I went to your place last time?

I think we need a last push.

Was this the condition

you were talking about yesterday?

What last push do you need?

I'll do it.

Seems like your mom knows you really well.

Your estimate of your opponent is

as good as mine.

What do you think?

Are you planning for a beating retreat

or keep fighting?

There's no turning back.

Okay,

tell me

your Plan B.

What Plan B?

You said yourself

that we should always have two plans for everything.

consider it carefully?

My mom is…

I have an idea.

Do you want to hear it?

What idea?

Give me your phone.

Mom,

we think what you said is absolutely right.

We can't agree with you more.

Don't worry.

We'll be very happy together.

Yang Hua

will take very good care of me,

right?

Bye, Mom. Love you.

Alright,

send that to her.

That's the last push you need.

What if it's still not enough?

In that case, we have to go all-in.

You should move in with me today.

Do I really need to move in?

When we make a move, we have to combine truth and lies.

We certainly can't

use a video as our ultimate strike.

What if she comes to check up on us?

Your mom is the type

that won't stop until she gets her way.

If we don't really move in together,

she won't give up.

Yes, but..,

Is it

not convenient for you?

Come with me.

This is my study.

I barely

come in here.

You can sleep there.

Actually, my apartment

is where I sleep.

This place is usually empty.

We won't see each other

very much.

I will pay you rent

according to the market value.

You really don't have to.

I think your mom will crumble

if you stay here

for a month or two.

No, that's another story.

It's right for me to pay you.

You really don't have to be so formal.

You've worked for so long last night.

I don't know how to thank you.

What did you find out?

I'll try to use the simplest words

to explain it to you.

Ask me again if you still

have any questions.

You summarized so much in one night?

Yes.

Are you sure your conclusions

are accurate?

I was never wrong about

money and numbers.

Thank you.

I'm going to work now.

The password to the door is 000725.

You can use anything

in the house.

Just for that report

you gave me,

you can stay here

for the rest of your life.

I…

I'm leaving.

Bye.

I shouldn't be staying for very long.

Honey.

What's up?

Our son…

Where is he?

Son…

What's wrong?

Look,

he really moved in

with that woman. Look.

Let me see.

Mom,

I think what you said was absolutely right.

We can't agree with you more.

Don't worry,

we'll be very happy together.

Isn't that… isn't that nice?

You certainly should be glad.

Mammon,

doesn't the air of freedom

come with a sweet taste?

Enjoy life.