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Standing here,

I saw the vast sunset.

For the first time, I prayed in my heart.

That in Hongyang that day,

it had to be

an overcast day with no sunset.

Cherry must not see the sunset.

That way, she wouldn't think of me,

and she could be a little happier.

Even just a little bit.

Maybe you were right.

Perhaps that day,

I just didn't see the sunset.

Actually, a lot of the time,

when I was in the library or

in an evening class,

I couldn't see the sunset anyway.

I know I was just fooling myself.

You don't think of me

because you see the sunset.

You go to see the sunset

because you think of me.

So your sadness...

what does it have to do with the sunset?

I'm the one to blame.

Actually, sometimes,

I really hate myself.

I don't know why,

when I was leaving back then,

I had to tell you,

"Don't forget me, Cherry."

The people I care about,

whether they are near

or far,

I never had

the strength to take care of them.

All my emotions were bottled up inside my chest,

about to burst.

For the first time in my life,

I wanted to find a place

to cry my heart out.

I hid behind a pillar,

but tourists were taking pictures.

I went under the stairs,

and a couple was kissing.

After that, I just held it all in.

I held it in until about

ten o'clock at night.

There were very few tourists left.

So I bought

a ticket for the Ferris wheel.

I sat in an empty cabin

and had a good, long cry.

That was in 2008,

September 6th.

The Jiang Qiaoxi of that day

was so pitiful.

Because he didn't know

that 639 days later,

I would be here again,

with Lin Yingtao standing beside me.

Silly Jiang Qiaoxi.

You should have called Lin Yingtao!

You should have told her

that you were heartbroken,

and she would have been there for you.

But it's okay that you didn't call.

Because 639 days later,

Lin Yingtao

will come find you.

No matter where you are,

I will find you.

You shouldn't look down on yourself.

Because you did

something truly remarkable.

And from now on,

I will always be with you.

You can't escape.

You can never escape again.

If only at that moment,

I could have been there.

That way,

the moment you got off the Ferris wheel,

I could have held you.

You weren't late.

It was me

who couldn't find my way home.

Jiang Qiaoxi.

Where in Hong Kong can we see the sunrise?

Let's go watch the sunrise.

It's so beautiful.

Come on, let's go forward.

Over there.

Jiang Qiaoxi.

Just now at the pier,

you told me

you really hated yourself

for telling me

not to forget you back then.

You must never think that way.

All these years,

even though I had no news from you,

that sentence

at least let me know

that you needed me.

That's the reason

I kept holding on.

So you didn't do anything wrong.

Cherry.

Have you heard

the story of Wei Sheng clinging to the pillar?

Once, there was a man

named Wei Sheng.

He was in love with a woman,

but her parents opposed it.

So the two of them

planned to elope.

They agreed to meet at dusk

at a bridge outside the city.

But when the day came,

Wei Sheng waited and waited,

but the woman never arrived.

Before long,

a flash flood began.

Wei Sheng's life was in danger.

But he never forgot

his promise to the woman.

He clung tightly to the bridge pillar.

By the time the woman arrived,

she found he had already drowned.

He never let go.

Well, I'm nothing like Wei Sheng.

If I'm waiting for someone and they don't show up,

I'll go find them.

If that person runs,

I'll chase them.

If I can't catch up,

I'll corner them.

Either way, you can't escape.

As long as I find the slightest hint

that you love me,

I will take action.

You can't get away.

Your hair,

your eyebrows,

your eyes,

your nose,

your mouth...

All of you,

you're all mine.

You're awake.

Do you know

why I wanted to come

see the sunrise?

Three years ago,

in the mountains,

when everyone was seeing me off,

you said that

the sunset never really disappears.

It's just

on its way back.

And when we

see it again,

it has become the sunrise.

Welcome home,

Jiang Qiaoxi.

I'm back,

and I'm not leaving again.

Say that again.

Say it one more time.

I want to record it.

I want the sunrise

to be our witness.

I'm back,

and I will never leave again.

I, Jiang Qiaoxi, promise.

Nothing

can stop me

from staying by Lin Yingtao's side.

Not a financial crisis,

not a volcanic eruption,

not a tsunami,

and not a heavy suitcase.

Not a water-stained wall,

and not a broken air conditioner.

Not an overcast sky,

not my pride,

not my shame,

not my ego.

Not falling leaves,

and not a rusty fence.

And also,

not the morning dew.

Not a moss-covered stone path,

not an anthill.

And also,

a plastic bottle

not thrown in the trash can't either.

Not thrown in...

Jiang Qiaoxi.

I think

I shouldn't have taken you

to see the sunset.

Even though the sunset is beautiful,

it disappears too quickly.

I should have taken you to see the sunrise.

But in that case,

your name wouldn't be Jiang Qiaoxi.

It would have to be Jiang Qiaodong.

Hello, sister-in-law?

Vincent, your cousin is missing.

Hello, where's my sister-in-law?

Qiaoxi.

Sister-in-law.

Your cousin's leg just healed.

He was just able to walk.

I'm afraid he'll do something foolish.

Don't worry.

I'll go find him right now.

Let's go.

Where would my cousin go?

Jiang Qiaoxi.

Look.

Cousin.

Cousin!

Is that our cousin?

Jiang Ruocheng!

Cousin!

We just came here

to sneak some ice cream.

You didn't need to send so many people

to catch us, did you?

I'm wrong?

Let's go.

I'm at the Victoria Harbour Mercy Hospital.

A patient has gone missing.

Male, 37 years old.

Around 178 centimeters tall.

He's wearing a hospital gown.

It was about

an hour ago.

Yes, I'm his family.

Ruocheng is home.

Okay, thank you for your help.

He doesn't have any money on him.

It seems my cousin has gone home.

Excuse me,

it looks like we've found our person.

I'm so sorry to have bothered you.

Ask him

if he knows how worried we were about him.

Jiang Ruocheng.

How did you find this place?

I was in the hospital for so long.

Most of the time,

I was stuck in bed.

I couldn't even get up.

Night after night, all I could do was stare at the ceiling.

Sometimes I wondered,

without me at home,

how you all managed to get by these years.

I just never imagined

that you would be living

this kind of life.

No matter what kind of life it is,

we can get through it.

You call this living?

If I had known it would come to this,

it would have been better

if you hadn't saved me.

You should have just let me die.

What are you talking about? That's nonsense!

Do you have any idea

how hard it's been for Yalin these past two years?

You don't even know what she's been through.

Now you're mostly recovered,

why are you saying such depressing things?

Mom, it's because I know it hasn't been easy for her.

Look at me now.

How have I ended up like this?

I have nothing left.

The house in Repulse Bay is gone.

The money for Qiaoxi

to study abroad is gone.

We have no money now.

We have nothing left.

All because you saved me.

You're all now

living in a place like this.

I'm the one who dragged you all into this.

Don't you understand?

Mom.

Stop talking.

Ruocheng.

You haven't dragged me down.

I was counting on you.

If the doctor hadn't said

that you would slowly get better,

I wouldn't have made it this far.

You are very capable.

Things are no different than before.

How am I capable now?

How can you possibly count on me?

I have nothing now.

I try to walk over,

but I can't even hold my own daughter.

Look at my feet.

When I came back and saw my dad,

I couldn't even walk over to him.

I have nothing now.

Look at what I've become.

I'm just a cripple now.

Jiang Ruocheng!

I've waited for you for so long.

I've taken care of you for so long.

Not so I could see you get better

only for you to say such hurtful things.

If you're going to be like this,

you might as well have stayed in the hospital.

At least then there was hope.

With you like this now,

I have no hope left at all.

Please don't be like this.

I'm sorry, my wife.

Let's go.

It's okay.

Boss.

I'd like two bottles of beer.

Coming right up.

I don't usually like you drinking.

But I think today,

we can have a little.

For you two.

Here's your beer.

Thanks.

Thank you.

Today is the first time

I've met your cousin.

He's actually a lot like

what I imagined.

An extraordinary presence,

and he's very handsome, too.

It would be great if you're still

that handsome

when you get to his age.

You should have seen him before.

Back then,

if you just looked into his eyes,

you would feel

that there was nothing

in this world he couldn't do.

He could build

a very successful career.

He could take

perfect care of his family.

He could even...

he could even pave the way

for his cluelessly

ambitious younger cousin.

I know that since you were little,

you've really admired him.

The jacket he gave you as a child,

you wouldn't throw it away even after you got it dirty.

I wanted to be a person like him.

Responsible,

dependable,

and very smart.

And yet, a person like that...

a person who did nothing wrong...

in a single day,

lost everything.

Are you afraid?

Are you afraid

that you'll suffer

the same fate as him?

No.

Back when my mom had her car accident

and was lying in her hospital bed,

she told me,

"Jiang Qiaoxi,

you don't understand this world at all."

I didn't believe her back then.

But just six months later,

my cousin had his accident,

and that's when I knew...

My mom was right.

People don't really have a choice.

The only real choice

is seeing if the world

is on your side or not.

Classmate Jiang Qiaoxi.

You shouldn't fall into this

vortex of nihilism.

How can people have no choice?

We make choices every day.

Look,

today we chose to eat congee,

so we didn't go out

for clay pot rice.

We chose to drink beer,

so we didn't get to have iced lemon tea.

I...

Sorry, my bad, my bad.

I'm so sorry.

I'll get you a new one.

A new glass.

It's okay.

Sorry, my apologies.

It's perfectly normal.

Wipe it up.

You can have mine.

I have some.

I have some.

I should have come to see you sooner, Manager.

It's just that the market was so bad before,

it took me a long time to get back on my feet.

In the blink of an eye,

this is the only chance I've had.

It's alright.

If you had come to see me earlier,

I was still paralyzed in the hospital playing Sleeping Beauty.

Cousin, Sister-in-law.

Qiaoxi.

Sister-in-law.

Cherry.

These flowers are for you.

Hello, Cousin.

Hello.

Hello.

You must be Cherry, right?

Yes.

Actually, today

is the first time we've officially met.

But I feel

like I've known you for a long time.

Because this kid here, since he was little,

has mentioned you often.

Jiang Qiaoxi also mentions you all the time, Cousin.

Is that so?

Really.

Really.

I... I...

I bought some snacks for you, Cousin.

It's nothing too expensive,

but I thought,

since you're in the hospital,

you might be craving something

with more flavor.

So I bought a little bit of everything.

You're too kind. So sweet.

No wonder Qiaoxi is always praising you.

Qiaoxi.

Cherry...

as sweet as her name implies.

Manager, this must be your family's

little genius, right?

I didn't expect

him to be so tall and handsome.

That's how the Jiang family is.

Good genes, you know.

Can't be helped.

This cousin of mine,

he's at the University of Hong Kong now.

He's double majoring in Finance and Mathematics.

His grades are excellent.

Isn't that the same

as the Manager's credentials?

If he enters the financial market

in the future,

I'm sure he'll achieve great things too.

Remarkable!

He'll definitely surpass me.

This one here...

I've never worried about him.

Cousin,

if you have any good stock tips in the future,

you have to tell me.

If I can make another killing,

my children will be set for life.

Deal.

Manager,

do you remember that

time you told me to buy that

new energy vehicle stock?

Thank you.

Thanks to you saying back then

that the stock definitely had potential,

I convinced my wife

to bet all our savings on it.

Just two years later,

that stock went up fourteen times.

That's great.

Smart.

He's so pitiful now,

paralyzed in bed,

like a useless man.

I still remember

when we were laborers at the printing factory,

he yelled at us for a whole night

over a single word.

He's not so mighty anymore.

When he heard I was going to Singapore,

the look in his eyes...

like a beaten dog.

His wife,

though, is as beautiful as ever.

Jiang Qiaoxi.

Jiang Qiaoxi!

What did you say?

Let go!

Don't hit him, Jiang Qiaoxi!

Let go!

Come here.

Jiang Qiaoxi!

Don't be impulsive!

Qiaoxi!

Jiang Qiaoxi!

Qiaoxi!

Let go!

You can't hit people!

How has Ruocheng treated you?

Have you even visited him once all these years?

How did he help you in the past?

Sister-in-law.

Don't let me see you again!

Hello? Hello?

What's up?

What's wrong on your end?

Drop dead!

Sister-in-law.

Are you okay?

I'm fine.

Are you okay?

I'm fine.

Don't hit people.

Let's go.

I didn't scare you just now, did I?

Of course not.

What kind of person you are...

I've known for a long time.

I was just surprised

that Sister-in-law would do that.

She was like a...

a warrior heroine.

Cherry.

Don't you think

that here in Hong Kong,

I'm different than before?

You are indeed different than before.

What should I do, Cherry?

The flaws on Jiang Qiaoxi

and his wounds...

are growing more and more numerous.

Don't talk as if you

used to have fewer wounds

and flaws before.

The way you're different now...

is that you no longer put on a brave face in front of me.

It's the kind of different

that doesn't hide from me.

It's

the kind of different where you can

close your eyes

and open your heart to me.

It's the kind of different where you no longer stubbornly

go off and do things

you think are good for us on your own.

Just like how you once...

Well, let's not talk about that.

Anyway,

I prefer the you that you are now.

Hello? Sister-in-law?

Okay.

What is it?

Is she asking us to go up?

No. She said

she's taking us out.

Out?

Welcome.

Excuse me,

I have a reservation for a private room.

This way, please.

Watch your step.

Don't worry.

My cousin has a card here.

There's money in the account.

Australian lobster, three ways.

Steamed crab.

Premium abalone.

Okay.

Leopard coral grouper.

And morel mushrooms with asparagus.

For dessert...

Little Sister Lin,

for dessert, would you like the stewed bird's nest

or

The black truffle chocolate cake?

The desserts here,

both Chinese and Western style, are excellent.

Actually,

I'm fine with anything, Sister-in-law.

We'll have both.

Certainly.

Thank you, that's all for now.

Okay.

I'd like a take-out box, thank you.

Little Sister Lin,

I've been so busy these past few days

with Ruocheng's affairs,

I haven't had a chance to properly

sit down and have a meal with you.

I'm truly sorry.

Not at all, it's okay.

Then let's consider this meal today

as a welcome dinner for you.

Ruocheng should have been here,

but because he tried to sneak out before,

the doctor absolutely

won't let him out.

I'm so sorry.

Of course not, Sister-in-law.

Please don't say that.

I should be thanking you and Cousin.

I forgot to order wine.

You usually don't

drink much, do you?

I don't drink much.

At most, I'll have some at home

or at school gatherings,

just a little beer.

What about red wine? Do you drink red wine?

Is there

a particular red wine you like?

I don't really drink red wine.

I see.

Sister-in-law.

Expensive red wine,

expensive restaurants...

there will be plenty of opportunities.

Qiaoxi.

Perhaps it's precisely at times like these

that we should be drinking expensive red wine

and eating at expensive restaurants.

Perhaps it's precisely at times like these

that we must hold our heads high

and live with dignity and style.

Let's do as Sister-in-law says.

Let's drink the expensive wine.

Let's drink the expensive one.

When I was your age,

I used to read a lot of novels.

There's one,

Yi Shu's "City of Sadness."

Back then,

the final ending...

I could never understand it, no matter how I looked at it.

But today...

I think I'm beginning to understand.

I've read that novel.

I know that story.

What story?

It's about...

a person

who was shot in the back with an arrow.

And then,

he just went on living

with that arrow.

When people asked him if it hurt,

he would say,

"Only when I remember

that there's an arrow in my back

do I feel the pain."

I brought you two out for dinner today

because I wanted to give us some dignity.

To make you not forget

the good days

we once had together.

But now, looking at all this...

at our former good days...

is when I remember that arrow.

These two years since my cousin's accident,

I haven't felt it was hard on me.

But Qiaoxi,

you're the one whose life was held back the most.

You couldn't study abroad.

And now, for the sake of

your cousin's medical bills,

you have to work like three people,

taking on so many jobs.

Sister-in-law.

With something this major happening to my cousin,

even if you had told me to leave,

I would not have gone.

But if it weren't

for our family's situation,

you and Cherry wouldn't have been

separated for so many years.

Looking at you two now,

I feel so bad for you both.

No, Sister-in-law.

Please don't think that way.

Actually, when I first met Jiang Qiaoxi,

back then,

I already knew that his cousin

was the most

important person to him.

So if at that time,

he hadn't stayed,

then he wouldn't have been the real Jiang Qiaoxi.

I'm sorry.

Sister-in-law.

Thank you both.

Jiang Ruocheng.

Ruo...

as in 'if' or 'seemingly'.

And Cheng, as in 'sincerity'.

I'm sorry,

our restaurant

changed ownership once before,

and the system is acting up today.

The soonest we can check

your balance is tomorrow.

I'm sorry.

It has to be tomorrow?

I'm very sorry.

Fine.

I'll use cash.

That'll be four thousand, five hundred and twelve.

Can you take UnionPay?

UnionPay...

No, no, I have a card.

I have money.

And besides, I also wanted

to treat Sister-in-law to dinner.

Don't move.

Thank you.

With...

Is it done?

It's all paid, Sister-in-law.

Thank you for dinner, Sister-in-law.

It was delicious, and the wine was great too.

I'm so full.

Should we go for a walk?

I'll get it.

Please come again.

Thank you.

Please come again.

Qiaoxi.

Cherry.

Wait for me a second.

I'm going to buy something.

I'll be quick, really quick.

Are you going by yourself?

Sister-in-law.

Mark Six lottery.

The draw is tonight.

One for each of us.

Why the sudden urge

to buy lottery tickets, Sister-in-law?

For the past two years,

every time I felt that life

was getting too difficult,

I would...

buy myself a Mark Six ticket.

To give myself something to look forward to.

Cherry,

you treated us tonight.

But all I can do

is give you a Mark Six ticket.

You pick first.

I get to pick first?

I'll...

Then I'll just grab one randomly.

This one.

This ticket...

it would be great if it actually won.

The odds of winning the Mark Six

are smaller than the odds of being struck by lightning.

What are you doing?

Why do you have to say something so discouraging?

Don't rain on my parade

and Sister-in-law's, okay?

I think Sister-in-law is right.

This isn't a Mark Six ticket.

This is hope.

Sister-in-law,

I just remembered,

Jiang Qiaoxi told me the other day

that he feels

people don't have a choice.

That the only real choice

is whether the world is standing

on your side.

And that...

maybe there's some truth to it.

But I think,

even if the world isn't standing

on our side,

we still have a choice.

We can choose

to hope.

Because hope

is something no one can steal from you.

So thank you, Sister-in-law,

for giving me hope.

Thank you, Cherry.

It's been a long time

since I've heard words like that.

Sister-in-law.

Don't you worry.

All the painful things

will pass.

All the bad things

will eventually turn into good things.

That's what my dad told me.

Besides, your cousin's health

is already starting to recover.

So things will only get better from now on.

Thank you, Cherry.

I still find it incredible.

That a simple Mark Six ticket like this

can bring people so much hope.

But what if it doesn't win?

Doesn't it just become

a worthless piece of paper?

But until nine-thirty tonight,

this is

a voucher for hope.

But what if after nine-thirty,

you don't win?

Your hope is crushed.

Isn't that even more painful?

Well,

then you just buy another one.

Wait for the next draw.

And live with hope for another day.

Are you really not

the least bit curious

if your Mark Six ticket

could actually win?

Even if it's just a tiny possibility?

The odds of winning the Mark Six

are one in tens of millions.

But the odds of me meeting Lin Yingtao

are one in hundreds of millions.

So,

I already have

my own Mark Six.

Jiang Qiaoxi.

Since when did you learn to talk like that?

You've become so cheesy.

Say it again.

No way. Good words are only said once.

Say it again!

I'm not saying it.

Let's see what time it is.

It's forty-five past.

We can check the results then.

Let me see.

Check mine first.

Here.

You hold it, I'll check.

01.

29.

06.

22.

Wait.

01, 29, 22.

06.

06!

44.

45.

45!

27.

27!

36.

The last one...

36!

Just missed two.

I got five numbers!

Missed two numbers.

That's such a pity.

Isn't five numbers

a lot of money?

I don't know.

That's enough, enough, enough!

As long as there's money!

How many times have you counted it?

Stop counting.

Five of the basic numbers match.

Fourth prize.

Nine thousand six hundred Hong Kong dollars.

There's no mistake.

See, I told you.

Even God feels sorry for me.

And you didn't believe me.

God may feel sorry for you,

but if you keep counting like that,

not even God

can save you from being robbed.

Jiang Qiaoxi.

My mom says

that this kind of money,

money won from playing cards or the lottery,

is considered unearned money.

It should be spent quickly.

While we're in Hong Kong,

let's spend it all.

Alright.

What do you want to buy?

There is something I want to buy.

Ray-Ban sunglasses.

You're buying them for Yu Jiao?

Who else?

Let's go. Come on.

Take me there.