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♪There's no sign of anything special♪

♪Didn't save the world much♪

♪You just appeared out of nowhere when I wasn't looking♪

♪The future's in the future♪

♪Now is the time for you and me to meet♪

♪Let it all come true♪

♪Our love is the world♪

♪No matter how dangerous and far the road will be♪

♪We'll always be in love♪

♪That's how lucky we are♪

♪Every day is so bright and shiny♪

♪There's no such thing as a smooth ride♪

♪There's a cloudy day every now and then♪

♪There's nothing in our love that can be repeated by anyone else♪

♪The future's in the future♪

♪Now is the time for you and me to meet♪

♪Let it all come true♪

♪We'll always be in love♪

♪That's how lucky we are♪

♪Every day is so bright and shiny♪

[You'll Never Walk Alone]

[Pure fiction. Resemblance to reality is coincidental.]

[Episode 12]

[Ben, cheer up. I will always believe in you]

Jack.

Hey, Ben. You fine?

Yeah.

Actually,

my visa is going to expire soon.

So I have to go back to China. I'm quitting my job.

Such a pity.

But Ben,

I really appreciate your hard work and recognize your ability at work.

I hope we'll see each other soon again.

Sure.

But tonight,

we'll go for a drink, right?

Bye.

Bye. See you.

Hi.

What's on your mind?

Nothing. Let's go.

I was happy

to receive your text this morning.

Oh, this morning...

I'm embarrassed for what happened last night.

I

got drunk

and you had to take care of me.

You should watch how much you drink.

It's dangerous to get drunk alone.

I won't touch alcohol anymore.

Do you still plan

to see Kiki?

Nah.

All that matters is that she's happy.

So what are your plans after this?

Actually, I came to resign today

because my visa's expiring soon.

I'm returning to China.

Okay, I get it.

(Sophia,)

(I'm sorry.)

Boss,

life is indeed not easy.

You're so talented.

Sit down and wait.

I'll be done in a minute.

Thank you, Boss.

I'll sit and wait, then.

Here. Try this.

Drink some soup before having vegetable.

That's all?

Yup.

Boss,

are you a vegetarian or what?

No.

You have to be careful

of how much fat and calories you're taking in for dinner.

Our diet

is the foundation of our health.

But Boss,

I'm still growing.

Furthermore,

I don't grow fat no matter how much I eat,

and I need meat.

Let's go.

I brought you

some souvenir

for you to give to your friends.

Thank you.

Ben,

although

we've only knew each other for two months,

for me, it felt like we've known each other forever.

You saved me

when I was at my lowest.

I'll forever

remember this, Ben.

Will you come back?

I...

Thank you for the souvenirs.

I think my friends would love them.

This is just so delicious, Boss.

Boss,

why aren't you eating?

My metabolism

doesn't work as quickly as you youngsters.

I dare not indulge.

This is Merlot.

It goes well with steak.

How particular.

Different red wines

enhances the different characteristics of different types of steak.

This steakhouse serves grass-fed steak.

Grass-fed steak is known to be

less fatty

firm.

And, because it's less fatty,

so you'd taste a slight acidity.

Merlot has a rich fruity aroma,

which compensates for the lack of fat

and make the overall taste more substantial.

How impressive, Boss.

Unlike me,

I could only tell

if the food tastes good or not.

I'll try it.

The Merlot's good, Boss.

It's my first time

getting such extraordinary staff benefit.

Good. Have more.

Take your time and enjoy.

(When are you guys coming back?)

(I miss you guys, Bin.)

(Yeah)

(Captain,)

(My body-building plan has been going strong.)

(I'll show you my results when you are back.)

Okay.

I'll check on your results first thing once I'm back.

Hear me?

By the way. In the future,

when I return to China,

please take care of Siqi for me.

Sure. Don't worry.

Bin,

I won't be seeing you off this time.

Be careful, okay?

Text me when you've touched down.

Okay.

Promise me you'll live well.

(By the way, Monkey,)

(Did you go through)

(the suggestions for revision I sent you recently?)

(I applied for an award for you guys.)

Make it a spanking-good app

and strive to win the award.

Got it?

Sure, Boss. Don't worry.

We log into the chat group daily.

(And, the working drawings we sent are also real ones)

(We also held a seminar in the past two days.)

(Yes. We did all that.)

(Yes. We did all that.)

I trust you guys.

That's all for now.

Bye.

Bye.

Bye.

Sophia,

you don't have to send me off.

Thank you.

Qiao Bin,

"thank you" isn't what I want to hear.

♪You always♪

♪Wait for my forgiveness♪

♪I sacrificed everything♪

Qiao Bin.

♪From day to night♪

♪My heart is too exhausted to pursue it♪

♪What I want is too perfect♪

♪It can be destroyed easily♪

♪If you are taking a step back♪

I love you.

♪My love can't be perfect♪

♪But maybe that's the perfect love♪

(Sophia,)

(I'm sorry.)

(Thank you.)

(I will take good care of the warmth you've given me.)

(Bye)

♪But maybe that's the perfect love♪

♪As they say♪

Please, come in.

This is it?

Follow me upstairs.

Come.

Okay.

Young Master.

Uncle Quan?

Uncle Quan.

Your restaurant's business is doing well.

Thank you, Uncle Quan.

I'll let both of you talk.

I'm leaving.

Why don't you stay and have a meal with us?

It's okay.

Bye.

Bye, Uncle Quan.

This way, please.

Your business is doing really well.

No wonder, Xia Yuan's no where to be seen since morning.

Xia must be at

Hui's place now.

Oh you, Peter Pan.

How ungenerous of you.

You see your son as everything,

and I'm nothing in your eyes.

You should've at least told me

so I could go there too.

There, there.

Don't blame me, kid.

Since Hui moved out,

us father and son

haven't seen each other.

Sometimes, I even doubt

if my relationship

with my son

could be salvaged in this lifetime.

You know,

the relationship between fathers and sons

needs to be regulated and lubricated.

Hui's mother played such a role

when she was still alive.

Now that

Xia has appeared,

my hope has been reignited.

Well, I can't

always let Xia Yuan be your hope.

Okay, okay.

Don't be so stingy.

I'm just borrowing her for a while.

Besides, please understand my feelings

as a father.

Please?

Well, okay.

We're good pals.

I treat your son as mine too.

That's right.

What? You treat my son as yours too?

Hui,

do you know

why are we at the winery?

It's because of Mr. Xu.

Mr. Xu saved me

and placed me at the winery

in order to protect us.

Before this,

I worked at Loris' company.

Unexpectedly,

I got caught up in a business conflict

and even got kidnapped by him.

It was Mr. Xu

who saved Hao Weilai and I.

I've been wondering

how did we get

to such vast difference

between our perspective of Mr. Xu.

Perhaps, others view him

as one who's heavy with sentiment.

But in my eyes,

he's still an irresponsible father.

For my mother,

he's an even more irresponsible husband.

Of course,

I'm thankful to him for protecting you.

But this can't be the reason to forgive him.

I understand how you feel.

You can't.

You can't understand how hopeless

and helpless I was.

I apologise, Yuan.

Anyway, this is my family matter.

I'll settle it.

Let's not allow it to affect us.

Eat up.

Okay.

Mr. Xu,

I've been there.

Young Master's restaurant was crowded.

It wasn't too late when we arrived.

But there weren't many empty seats left.

I also heard

that the restaurant got good reviews.

And, there were many returning customers.

Every calls

Young Master

owns the best Chinese restaurant.

That's good to hear.

How do Hui's dishes taste?

Not bad.

But they don't look like

traditional Chinese dishes.

Instead, they look like European-styled Chinese dishes.

I'm not used

to such taste.

You should be contented.

I haven't even gotten the chance

to taste my son's cooking.

Mr. Xu,

it's easy

if you'd like to do so.

I'll order take-out for you.

No, no.

That's different.

I hope that my son

would invite me

to taste his cooking one day.

By the way,

I heard from Xia

that Hui's not willing to reconcile with me.

Mr. Xu,

please don't blame Young Master.

Xia said

he needs some time.

Take it slow.

Okay.

Got it.

By the way,

how do Hui's dishes taste?

I just told you just now.

I'm getting old.

Yes, yes.

"Harmony in the family leads to prosperity in all undertakings".

Such a tacky name.

(Old man,)

(how have you been?)

(I...)

Forget it.

Little brat.

Boss, it's late.

Why aren't you asleep?

Are you hungry?

No.

It's not healthy eating this in the middle of the night.

Who said so?

This is non-fried instant noodle,

and I added vegetables.

Look.

Non-fried instant noodles?

I see that you've added vegetables.

Why don't you taste it?

I think

I should.

I'm getting some water.

Remember to do the dishes.

I'm going to bed.

Thank you.

Wei Xuesong.

What are you doing?

Cooking.

Why are you here?

Cooking?

For who?

For me?

Let me help.

You'll just mess things up.

And I don't think you're much of a chef.

Have you forgotten what happened the last time?

Go on out.

What are you doing here?

Remember to leave out the spice.

I don't take spicy stuff.

What?

By the way,

from now onwards,

I'll need you to purchase some things.

Remember to get

only organic vegetables.

What's wrong?

Nothing. I'm just hungry.

I've been hungry from last night until now.

How petty.

It's just a bowl of instant noodles.

Okay.

To compensate you,

you're allowed to buy to your heart's content today.

Go wild.

Really?

Boss,

it's just a bowl of instant noodles.

Do I look like one who's petty?

Just tell me if you feel like

having instant noodles.

I'll cook for you anytime.

And now,

it's showtime for me.

Go.

♪In the arcade upstairs♪

♪Although it's tacky, I'll still say it♪

♪At that time, I was attracted to you♪

♪That midnight premiere♪

♪That careless act♪

♪That careless act♪

♪Imprinted in my heart♪

♪Honey, honey, honey♪

♪I'll wrack my brain♪

♪Honey, honey, honey♪

♪I'll make it seem unintentional♪

♪Honey, honey, honey♪

♪Please be determined♪

♪I love you♪

This car

has always lingered about the entrance of the winery.

You guys have to be extra watchful.

Let me see.

Something smells really good.

I could smell your cooking from afar.

Taste them.

Delicious.

They taste like how I remembered them.

This is the taste of Mum's cooking

when I was little.

Have some lemon water.

It refreshes the palate.

Yuan,

this isn't greasy at all.

But this dish

tastes different than the one served in my restaurant.

It evoked so many beautiful memories for me.

Maybe it's because

you grew up abroad.

The Chinese cuisine you had

is all localized abroad,

which doesn't have the essence of Chinese cooking.

I have enjoyed this dish since I was young.

But I haven't enjoyed

such a familiar taste in a long time.

Yuan,

I have a favour to ask.

I want to be your student

to learn cooking

your Gong Bao Chicken.

Sure.

That's a promise.

Dig in.

Boss,

I'm carrying so much.

Aren't you helping me?

Why can't you be a gentleman?

What did you just call me?

"Boss".

That's right.

Your my staff, and I'm your boss.

That's about right.

You think being rich makes you great?

Where are you going?

I'll be back in a minute.

Where have you been?

For you.

For me?

It's so small.

It's not even suitable to be used as a pillow.

What are you doing?

Getting a bigger one for you.

It's okay.

You'll just

be abandoning it.

It'd be sad.

Right?

Get in the car.

Hui.

You must be wondering

why I do that.

My mum hadn't received any flowers from him when she was alive.

What the use doing that now

when she's already gone?

Hui,

I don't know what happened

between you and Mr. Xu.

But since

I came to the winery,

Mr. Xu

would place a fresh bunch of purple forget-me-nots

on the grave every day.

It represents long-lasting appreciation

and long-lasting love.

My mum

lived her life for him.

When he said he wanted to make a living away from home in Europe,

my mother came with him without saying a word.

But as we got through the toughest times

and life got better and better,

he came home less.

The smile on Mum's face gradually disappeared.

I wish

that he had spent more time with us.

I still remember at every mealtime,

my mum would make a table full of his favourite dishes.

But in the end, it was always the two of us who ate them.

Since then, I have been hating him.

But my mother had never complained.

On the day my mother passed,

it happened to be her birthday.

Mum waited for him the whole day.

She waited till it was late.

But he didn't even show up.

It wasn't until Mum passed

that he remembered to come home.

But I'm the only one left at home.

He even forgot such an important day.

He has no heart.

I apologise, Yuan.

I shouldn't be telling you this.

It's just that the dishes you've made today

reminded me of my mum.

I started Zhen's Chinese Restaurant

to remember the taste of my mum's cooking.

But it seems like something's still missing.

Hui,

I'm happy

that you felt the warmth

after tasting my dishes.

I do hope

that you could be happy every day.

But I could only teach you

the techniques in cooking

but not the soul it needs.

The reason

your mum's dishes carry warmth,

is because her heart

is filled with love for you

and Mr. Xu.

If you'd want to keep such taste,

you heart

must also be filled with love toward family.

I think your mum

would be very pleased

if she could see it, right?

Xia Yuan,

thank you.

It feels so much better to let it out.

That's good to know.

I'll head back.

I'll learn cooking from you another day.

Sure.

Xia Yuan.

What's up?

I like you.

Boss,

you're impressive.

You practiced?

You did.

Boss, you resemble a polar bear.

Why do you say so?

Your build and your aura is like that of a polar bear.

And, polar bears lives in solitary.

Wait.

Polar bears are carnivores

but you're a herbivore.

But polar bears eat plants

in summer.

It's a mix of meat and plants,

like me.

You're knowledgeable.

All done.

So?

Did I treat you good today?

Boss, I'm very contented.

Boss, you're impressive.

Did you operate a restaurant before?

Your plating

is exceptional.

My motto is,

you could fail at cooking

but not plating.

You're much better than me.

We'd be lucky

if my dishes were edible.

Wait.

We're lacking the most important accompaniment.

There's still something else?

You've got to

spice things up in life.

Alright. Everything's served.

Let's dig in.

Okay.

Listening to music while dining

makes it a special experience.

This is a famous British piece.

It's composed with irregular melody.

The whole piece is full of optimism

and candidness.

I think it suits you very well.

Boss,

are you praising me?

A toast.

Thank you for your instant noodles.

Thank you for your steak.

(After today,)

(Gong Bao Chicken will be off the menu.)

(I apologise)

(for serving unauthentic dishes to my customers.)

Nah.

Don't overthink it.

I might just be talking nonsense.

Perhaps,

your European customers

love

European-styled Chinese dishes.

(I'm hanging up.)

(I need to attend to matters.)

Alright. Get busy.

Rest early.

Goodnight. Bye.

What are you doing

sneaking around?

Are you eavesdropping on me?

Who were you on the phone with?

It was

Hui.

You cooked the those dishes

specially for him today?

Yes.

Hui said he hasn't had authentic Chinese dishes before.

So I made some

specially for him.

He said he liked them.

What else did you guys talk about?

There's a lot.

We talked about the conflict between him and Mr. Xu,

and, his future plans,

ideals in life,

and much more.

What else?

Why are you asking?

He's confessed his feelings for you,

and you're not even telling me?

What do you think of it?

What should I think of it?

How would I know

what do you think of it?

Anyway, I don't think you two make a good pair.

And?

Get over here.

So?

Well, I'm thinking,

he's so young

and you're so much older than him...

I don't mean it that way.

I just think the age gap

between you two is vast.

He

isn't that matured yet.

If you force yourselves into a relationship,

it's possible

that you'll be arguing half of the time.

So,

I think,

you two aren't suitable for each other.

Do you get it

if I put it in this way?

Nope.

In that case, I'm going to bed.

Hao Weilai.

What's up? Is there anything?

Next time,

just say what you intend to.

If you haven't thought about it well,

then just keep quiet.

Are you not leaving? I need to go to bed.

Neither did you cook specially for me.

What happened?

The internet's down.

Boss,

what happened?

I've turned off the switch to your room.

The key to the electrical box is with me.

Rest early. Goodnight.

How cruel.

Customers are demanding for a lower price again.

Compared to the quality of the wine,

they care more about the profit.

Times have changed.

Plus,

our approach is more traditional.

And, without young people to expand our business,

the winery's sales will definitely be affected.

Yeah.

If there's no new blood in the company,

it'd be hard for us

to go on in this market.

So that's the case.

It seems that the situation at the winery

is tougher than we imagined.

Yeah.

I used to hear about

the challenges the winery faced,

but I didn't expect it to be so bad.

I really didn't expect

that Mr. Xu would be so devoted to the winery.

I showed him the wine label I designed.

He gave me quite a few suggestions.

In fact, the difficulties the winery's facing

are somewhat similar to those of my family.

Fixed staffing,

fixed mindset,

only focusing on production,

not having their self-owned brand.

Lack of core competitiveness.

Yes, lack of core competitiveness.

So,

we need to help the winery

enhance its core competitiveness

and take it far and wide.

Any idea how?

Of course.

While you were busy,

I didn't stay idle.

I am planning

to set up an open house

for people from all walks of life

to come and experience

and tour our winery.

First, we can take them

to our vineyard,

and then to see our grape trees.

Then,

we can take them

to our winery

to taste some wine,

but not our wine.

We can have

various brands of wine

and let them taste

and pick the best.

I believe our wine

would be the best.

Yuan.

Hui, you wanted to see me?

I made a dish for you to try.

Really?

I can't wait for you to taste it.

What dish is it?

Gong Bao Chicken?

Yes.

Hui, we are about to have lunch.

Would you like to have Mr. Xu to taste your dishes as well?

No.

I made this just for you.

Xia,

it's lunch. You don't need us to invite you to the table, do you?

Hui,

you're here.

What are you two up to?

I made a dish

and wanted Xia Yuan to taste it.

A dish-tasting?

Peter Pan happened to be hungry.

Why don't you try some too?

Yes. It's a dish-tasting.

Let's get everyone to taste it

to get an accurate feedback. Here.

Uhm...

Have a seat.

Mr. Xu, please taste.

Okay.

Hui made this Gong Bao Chicken.

Yuan, you try some too.

Thank you.

Xia Yuan.

Get over there.

You try some too.

It's so aromatic.

♪I know it's not good♪

♪A weird silence♪

♪There are things I don't talk about because I don't want to♪

♪You know that you are losing when you try to ask someone to stay♪

♪Should I just laugh at myself♪

♪The best thing in life is that you have had it♪

♪I know it's not good♪

♪Just happen to have a breakdown♪

♪But I can't take it anymore, not even a second♪

♪Who'd have thought that damages would come at this time♪

♪I can't even hide from it♪

♪I'll just have to forget about you and run away tomorrow♪

♪I met you on the street corner that year♪

♪I let go of the hand that I held so tightly♪

♪The memories are silent, the promises are clamouring♪

♪I don't know if it's a good ending or not♪

♪Dry the tears and hide the pain♪

♪It's too early to say such a cruel thing♪

♪Walk away from each other quietly♪