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[The White Olive Tree]

[Episode 16]

[This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to reality is purely coincidental.]

Ran,

delete that comment.

And write a clarification statement.

This way…

I was just expressing my feelings.

I didn't make any conclusions.

The school shut me out.

The TV station wants me to apologize.

The victim's parents don't understand me.

I spent the whole day outside fighting them.

Do you know how I feel?

Do you even care

if I was wronged out there?

You're my family.

Why can't you support me?

Fighting?

Fighting who?

You young people who just

stepped into society

still cling to your student mindset,

always ready to fight.

Having ideals is good,

but you need to see reality too.

All you do is shout slogans.

You keep talking about

fairness and truth.

What do they really mean?

I doubt

you can answer that.

I've been writing and keeping records

since I was little

just because I like it.

I don't have any big dreams.

But you—

you keep filling my head with big ideas,

saying writing can change society,

and I have to stick to what I think is right.

You said that, didn't you?

Is all that

just a way to gain fame?

And once you have it,

you'll just sit back and reap

the benefits?

You…

Ran,

ever since you got sick,

you've become weirder

and more extreme in your views,

refusing to listen.

The doctor said in your condition,

you shouldn't work.

I was too careless.

You've been hiding it from the TV station for so long.

It's time to let them know

so you can take a proper break

and focus on recovering.

Hello,

the person you are trying to reach

is currently unavailable.

Please…

Hello,

the person you are trying to reach

is currently unavailable.

Please try again later.

[Jiang Yu]

Sorry…

Song Ran.

Where are you?

Why are you calling?

I care about you.

Baixing Road Tunnel.

Aren't you cold

sitting here?

You must have been exhausted these past few days.

I figure you've been running around,

interviewing people,

and trying to uncover the truth.

I saw

a lot of people

supporting you in the comments.

They're just online strangers.

No one around me…

supports me.

Have you found Jiang Yu?

No.

Jiang Yu…

acts tough on the outside,

but deep down, he's sensitive and fragile.

When you saw him,

he appeared completely unreasonable.

But I could tell that

inside,

he was really hurting…

and scared.

Are you saying…

I hurt Jiang Yu?

That my comment hurt him?

That my comment was wrong?

No.

There was nothing wrong with your comment itself.

And I know your intention

was to protect Wang Han,

not to hurt Jiang Yu.

From your perspective,

Jiang Yu

does have a lot of issues.

But, Song Ran,

having the right intention

doesn't always lead to the right outcome.

Li Zan.

I trust my own eyes.

I saw what happened

outside the school that day.

I saw that video too.

I clearly saw how Jiang Yu

treated Wang Han.

You didn't see what Wang Han was like

when he came to me.

He was shaking the whole time.

Yet when he talked about Jiang Yu hitting him,

he sounded so sure.

Even so,

I never wrote anything

to take a clear stance.

I'm still waiting—

waiting to see Jiang Yu

and hear him explain what happened himself.

But now you're telling me not to believe Wang Han,

not to trust my own eyes,

but to trust your judgment instead.

You want me to believe that I was wrong

and I hurt Jiang Yu.

Song Ran,

I'm not trying to force you

to believe or disbelieve anyone or anything.

I just want to find the truth.

I want Jiang Yu to have a chance to speak for himself too.

But right now, that video

and your comment

have put Jiang Yu

in a vulnerable position.

Now, he doesn't even dare

to step forward and face this.

At the end of the day,

he's just

a teenager.

And that's my fault?

Isn't it all because

he hit someone first?

Li Zan.

Don't let Jiang Lin's death

cloud your judgment.

Don't view Jiang Yu through a distorted lens.

The pain caused by Jiang Lin's death…

shouldn't be something Wang Han has to carry.

I've always known…

this is the kind of girl you are.

What do you mean?

You seem soft,

but inside, you're strong.

I just never thought…

you'd see me this way.

♫We're at the farewell station again♫

♫I wait with you but don't want the train to come♫

♫I can't find you♫

♫You don't belong to me anymore♫

♫We look at each other from afar♫

♫Far away from each other♫

♫Now, on other ends of the earth♫

♫How many places do you want to go?♫

♫When the flight and distance♫

♫Are no longer problems♫

But Song Ran,

♫Unfortunately♫

having the right intention

♫We lost contact long ago♫

doesn't always lead to the right outcome.

And that's my fault?

♫When love is buried deep♫

Don't let Jiang Lin's death cloud your judgment.

♫The castle piled up on the beach♫

The pain caused by Jiang Lin's death

shouldn't be something Wang Han has to carry.

♫Time washes it away♫

I've always known…

♫Let me guess♫

this is the kind of girl you are.

♫Have you ever walked into♫

♫The castle you built for me♫

♫And disappeared at dawn?♫

♫Let me guess, have you ever walked into♫

This is Wang Han's notebook.

Every time he was hit,

he wrote it down in detail.

♫The castle you built for me♫

♫And disappeared at dawn?♫

Mr. Luo.

[Hengsheng Construction]

You're the most rational person I know.

Can you tell me

whether Li Zan's judgment of Jiang Yu

has been influenced by his emotions?

I can't give you

an answer

because when it comes to Li Zan,

I'm influenced by emotions too.

If you think Li Zan is emotionally affected

when it comes to Jiang Yu,

then aren't you the same

when it comes to Wang Han?

You want to help him

and speak up for him.

Isn't that also an emotion?

And could that emotion

have been influenced by something else too?

Do you feel a sense of guilt too?

Then what am I supposed to do?

Keep searching for the truth.

Emotions aren't wrong.

They can even drive you to find the truth.

Wang Han,

I know you can see my messages.

I want to meet you again.

I have too many questions to ask you.

I'll be waiting for you on the bench in the neighborhood

until you come out.

Jiang Yu.

I found the ones

who bullied Wang Han.

Stop!

This jacket…

The baseball jacket Jiang Lin gave you…

isn't yours, is it?

I got it back for you.

I'll be waiting for you at the usual place.

I'm alone.

You said Jiang Yu kept bullying you,

and I did see you two arguing.

I don't know what really happened between you,

but as long as you promise me

that every word you told me is true…

then even if Jiang Yu is the younger brother of my late friend,

I'll still do whatever it takes to protect you,

speak up for you,

and make those who hurt you pay.

Can you promise me that?

I thought I was making amends.

But it turns out…

Sorry, Ms. Song.

I was really scared back then.

Jiang Yu and I used to be really close.

Stop!

He was the one

who saved me from

those bullies.

Don't run!

Stop!

-Don't run! -We used to go to school

and go home together every day.

At that time,

I felt like as long as Jiang Yu was around,

I had nothing to be afraid of.

But one day, a few months ago,

he suddenly stopped talking to me.

I went to him,

but he kept pushing me away,

telling me to stop bothering him.

So I started following him in secret.

I wanted to know the truth.

Get lost!

I just wanted to know why.

Jiang Yu, why are you crying?

Let go of me!

So you came to me and said he was bullying you?

But what about that video?

I saw him hitting you.

I provoked him on purpose.

Where's my jacket?

They said if I didn't give them your jacket,

they'd beat me up again.

You gave my jacket to those punks?

That kid shouldn't have acted tough.

With this video, he will never be able

to clear his name.

Just do your job.

Do you know

why Wang Han listened to those punks

and stole your jacket?

Because he's weak.

No one was there to protect him.

Alone, he didn't dare to do anything.

He didn't dare to fight back,

so he just gave in.

That's not it.

I think it's because he felt…

you abandoned

and betrayed him.

He was very angry,

but he didn't know what to do,

so he made mistakes.

Just like how I felt Jiang Lin betrayed

and abandoned me.

I'm no different

from Wang Han—just as weak.

There's nothing wrong with being weak.

Humans are fragile by nature.

But I'm not like Jiang Lin.

I got angry, and I lashed out.

He had every reason to blame and hate me.

But Jiang Lin…

Jiang Lin is dead!

How can I still blame him like this?

Am I a horrible person?

Am I awful?

You're not awful.

You're just hurting too much.

He'd forgive you.

He'd forgive us.

Jiang Yu…

Jiang Yu suddenly changed

because of his brother?

Why didn't he tell me?

I was his best friend.

Yeah,

why didn't he say anything?

Humans are such strange creatures.

Sometimes they do evil for no reason,

and sometimes they do good things

without any clear motive.

They insist on doing the hardest things,

yet when it comes to the simplest words,

they struggle to say them to the people closest to them.

Song Ran.

I have something to say…

I lied.

These past six months have been awful.

I haven't been doing well at all.

The smiles I gave you were fake.

When I said I was happy, that was a lie too.

All that talk about my family being great

and my job going smoothly—

none of it was real.

I was pretending!

Just like now,

look,

I can tell you I had a great day and I'm really happy.

But that's a lie.

I've told so many lies.

Today…

I feel like I could die from how sad I am.

Every day, I feel like I'm drowning in sadness.

I…

I lied to you too.

I told you…

I was doing fine,

that I felt at ease,

that bomb disposal was too dangerous

so I didn't want to be a volunteer anymore,

and that I didn't care anymore.

All lies.

♫She is a white island♫

The truth is…

♫The colorful wind rushes past♫

♫Lonely waves, starlit glow♫

♫Quietly leaning together♫

♫Autumn reflects in the water♫

I'm a wreck now.

♫He is a blue sailboat♫

♫Sailing alone♫

♫Through the boundless night♫

♫His sails dancing in the wind♫

♫Silently by her side♫

I'm sorry.

♫Heading toward her shore♫

I was too harsh yesterday.

I just wanted so badly to protect Jiang Yu.

♫The sky turns a deeper blue♫

I should've seen things from your perspective.

I should've supported you all along.

♫The brilliant night♫

I'm sorry, Song Ran.

No.

♫Has never shone so bright♫

No.

I'm the one who should be sorry.

I said things that were way too harsh.

♫A white island♫

Please don't be mad, okay?

♫Blooms in the vast sea♫

♫I wish I could pick it♫

I failed to control my emotions

♫And give it to you♫

and was too stubborn to listen.

That's what led to all this.

But please, don't be angry.

Let's not fight, okay?

Now…

♫She is a white island♫

Now, you're all I have.

You're all I have.

♫Maybe the world has long forgotten her♫

♫Lonely waves, city lights♫

♫Drifting softly apart♫

♫Longing lingers in the reflection♫

I know.

♫He is a blue sailboat♫

I know.

♫He once lost♫

♫The warmth of the harbor♫

I know you can't talk to anyone about it.

♫No more words are needed♫

Because I can't either.

♫Just quietly gazing♫

Because in this world,

there's no such thing as true empathy.

♫Heading toward her shore♫

Because when you say it out loud, it feels like—

why am I the only one this fragile?

♫The sky turns a deeper blue♫

Why am I the only one this useless?

♫The brilliant night♫

Other people will either

gawk in curiosity

♫Has never shone so bright♫

or scoff in disdain.

They can't see

the excruciating pain beneath that scar.

♫A white island♫

♫Blooms in the vast sea♫

They don't know

that even when it looks healed,

♫I wish I could pick it♫

it still causes me intolerable pain on rainy days.

♫And give it to you♫

And after all this time, tonight,

♫A white island♫

I finally met someone

with the same scar,

♫A blue sailboat♫

who feels that same pain night after night.

♫Heading toward her shore♫

♫The sky turns a deeper blue♫

Just like that white olive tree we saw that day.

People who've never seen it

♫The night has never been so dazzling♫

will never believe

such a breathtaking sight ever existed in this world.

And they'll never understand

the gentleness in that fleeting moment.

♫A white island♫

♫Blooms in the vast sea♫

♫I wish I could pick it♫

♫And give it to you♫

Please, come in.

♫And she will remember you and me♫

No need to change your shoes.

You…

live alone?

This was my grandparents' house.

They passed away.

Come in.

Sit on the sofa for a bit.

Warm yourself up.

Alright.

I'll go wash my face.

Did you wait long?

I couldn't get through to your phone.

I waited for a while.

My battery died.

What brought you here today?

I found the ones who bullied Wang Han.

I've turned them over to the police.

I wanted to let you know.

How did you find them?

Based on the times and locations

in Wang Han's notebook,

I checked those places one by one and found them.

You read his notes once that day

and remembered everything?

Not everything.

Just parts.

Maybe I got lucky.

Honestly, I've always believed in Jiang Yu.

It's not only because I don't think he's that kind of person,

but also because of that notebook.

It helped me a lot.

I remember

one note about him being beaten

on March 7th at 5 PM.

But at that time, Jiang Yu was at the police station

for causing trouble.

I picked him up with Mr. Fu.

So there's no way

Jiang Yu could have hit Wang Han then.

Why…

didn't you tell me?

I'm sorry.

By then, you had already posted your comment.

And with just that one contradiction,

I couldn't be sure.

Besides…

you were really mad back then.

So was I.

Even if I had told you,

you might not have believed me.

So I kept it to myself.

I didn't handle it well.

So,

I made you really mad, didn't I?

Yeah.

I'm usually pretty good

at keeping my emotions in check.

But with you…

it feels impossible.

You ear…

Is it okay?

Besides your ear,

do you feel unwell anywhere else?

I can still hear fine,

but I occasionally get tinnitus and muffled sounds.

Is it serious?

Not really.

It's just that

I probably can't handle explosives anymore.

What did the doctor say?

Post-traumatic stress disorder.

After being caught in a blast,

my body developed a natural aversion to it.

Does it…

have to do with Jiang Lin?

I think so.

But I didn't tell the doctor

anything about Jiang Lin.

Why not?

I feel like Jiang Lin's death…

might have something to do with me.

Maybe I caused his death.

But now, I don't remember anything.

Zan.

Do you want to remember?

I don't know.

The doctor told me

about a theory that

if you want to get better,

you have to stay away from the trigger.

Stay away?

Pain comes from wanting something but not getting it.

If you stop wanting, you can escape the pain.

But if you stop wanting,

then the pain disappears,

but so does the joy.

I also think that's nonsense.

The fact that you said that

means you already have your answer,

right?

You're just…

a bit scared,

right?

Very scared.

It's okay.

No matter what happens, good or bad,

I'll be here.

I'll face it with you.

I want…

I want to keep volunteering.

I want to work at Luo Zhan's company.

I want things to go back to how they used to be.

I really…

really want that.

Everything will be fine.

That reassurance sounded half-hearted.

I mean it.

If you truly, truly want something,

you can

definitely get it.

Says who?

You?

I speak from experience.

Everything I really, really wanted…

has come true.