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Why are you wrapped in a towel?

I forgot my underwear.

Are you naked?

You have broccoli on your head.

- You're too much! How could you hit me? - You were even worse.

It took you all day to clean up the table and you never washed the dishes.

You didn't ask me to.

Are you a soldier that can only follow exact orders?

How'd you know to buy toys when I didn't ask you?

You didn't even clean up the soda you spilled.

I didn't see it. If I had, I would've cleaned it.

You didn't see it?

And no one puts pizza

straight into the fridge.

That's gross!

The box was too big.

You could use a plate.

The fridge is too full.

And you could just tell me.

Why did you hit me?

Why didn't you mention that it's our anniversary today?

I knew you'd forget.

You forget every year.

You said you wanted to watch a movie. I rushed to shower, and then what?

I thought you remembered.

It's not like that.

You know I don't like the ritual of anniversaries.

Just remind me next time.

It's really weird.

You can forget your underwear

but remember our anniversary?

I have yearly reminders set on Google.

That's not romantic. Can you make it sound more romantic?

Honey,

how can I be romantic?

You always forget. How can I be romantic?

Okay.

Sorry.

It was my bad. It bad of me to act like that.

- I shouldn't have hit you with pizza. - Or with any food!

Okay, listen.

I, Lin I-ling, swear

I won't hit Mr. Zeng with pizza

or any other food anymore.

Sorry!

Thanks to my no-underwear,

and very talented hubby.

Wake up, Xiu Yan, don't leave me.

Why are you crying?

If I die one day,

would you remarry?

Why the weird question?

Of course not!

Don't be fooled by movies.

Only movie characters stay single.

In real life, 99.9% remarry.

I don't want to. Getting married is a hassle.

You could make it easy.

There's no need for a banquet,

or wedding photos.

- Just sign the license. - I don't want to.

Why?

Remarrying won't make me happier.

Oh really?

Why's that?

Because I just want to be married to you.

I should ask you if you want to move too, right?

So,

do you want to move?

Honestly, I don't care if we move out or not.

I just feel fine

staying here.

But if moving out makes you happy,

then let's move out.

Okay.

When your uncle pays you back,

we'll move.

- Once my uncle pays, we'll move. - Promise?

Promise.

Break your promise and you'll lose the pecker.

Can I lose something other than my pecker?

Such as?

I'm not sure.

But I just think it'd be nice to…

keep my pecker.

Yeah?

Yes, honey.

Is that right?

Yes.

You sure?

Babe, what are you up to?

Guess!

Wait!

Babe, wait!

Wait!

Come on.

- Wait! - Come on.

Babe, wait!

You're on me, babe.

Move down a bit, please.

- You-you? - Shit!

Move!

You-you.

Move!

Mom.

Why are you back so soon?

Auntie's fine now.

There was nothing I could do, so I came back early.

What's up with the light?

I'm not sure.

Maybe it got scared.

LOVE IS EASY,

HARMONY IS TOUGH.

Hey, Mr. Wang!

- Excuse me. - Senpai.

Why didn't they send someone who can handle this?

- Sorry. - What a waste of time.

- Sorry. - Sorry.

- It's okay. - Sorry, Director.

They're fixing it.

- Sorry, but thanks for coming. - No worries.

You'll be able to handle this soon. So, the machine won't turn on?

The indicator light's fine, so it's not a hard drive issue,

but the machine keeps beeping.

Let's listen to the sounds it's making. One, then three, then one short beeps.

For Phoenix, one short beep followed by three or four short beeps

means it's a memory issue.

I'm impressed by how you nail it just by the sound.

You'll get it if you keep practicing.

Each brand makes different sounds.

You can take notes.

Award makes a long "beep" sound

AMI is like…

If it's eight short beeps…

- then it's a graphics card issue. - Okay.

Do you want to go pick up Shu first? I can handle things here.

It's alright.

My mom's been helping out recently.

This is my job.

- I can't let you do all the work. - No worries.

Let's find the issue now, swap in a new memory, then run a test.

It'll take about 20 minutes.

Alright.

I'll tell them.

Wait.

I'll leave this to you.

- I'll do the talking. - Alright.

Your company's process sucks.

It's been down for a long time,

and you sent someone unprofessional.

It was fine during the test, now there are tons of issues.

What exactly needs replacing?

Sorry, we need to swap the memory.

How long will it take?

Twenty minutes.

Twenty minutes?

Sorry.

You've wasted a whole fucking day.

How can I explain this to the director team?

I'm really sorry.

What the heck?

Sorry, Mr. Wang. I'm really sorry.

Sorry, within 20 minutes, I believe we can fix this.

Sorry.

Where should I massage?

Between the thumb and index finger.

- You do it so well. - This is the acupuncture point.

Press here to relieve headaches and shoulder pain.

Will you massage my hand if I say I can't breathe well?

- If you're having trouble breathing, here. - Your hands feel so strong.

It feels so good!

What do you think this is, a deli?

Listen.

People nowadays are complicated.

Be careful when making friends. Many girls just love to have fun.

It's hard to find a girl as good

as my daughter.

Listen, my daughter teaches at a nursery school.

She's pretty great!

- Thank you. - I want go home.

Sure, I'll take you home.

Hey, little man. This is for you.

Bye.

Stop by our place sometime!

- Sure. - Bye.

Don't talk in a baby voice.

Last time was awkward. Sorry!

I'm here to pay you back.

Thank you.

No worries.

This is green tea.

- Do you want some? - Yeah, thanks!

How's that wound?

It's fine. It's healed now.

I hope it'll heal quickly. Take care of it.

Why are you being shy?

You're not a girl, you're a married woman!

That teacher…

at the nursery school…

She is great.

The women in the neighborhood

are more eager than I am to find me a match.

Aren't dating apps all the rage now?

You should give one a try.

There's this dating app that recently went viral. It's called Soul Mate.

Have you heard of it?

Are you using it?

I met a girl on there.

She has a unique point of view. I had a great chat with her.

But…

What?

Well…

she's already married,

so I'll just be pen pals with my soulmate.

- What do you talk about? - A lot of things.

Sometimes we talk about movies. Sometimes about marriage.

- Married? - Not yet.

You?

Married.

Do you like movies?

We recently talked about prose.

About prose?

"When you meet the one among the millions,

when amid millions of years, across the borderless wastes of time,

you happen to catch him or her,

neither a step too early nor a step too late…"

When you meet the one, seize the moment.

Once lost,

it's gone.

What?

Nothing.

I have to go.

Bye.

It still won't open?

Strange, they fixed it this morning. It's broken again?

The power's out?

Watch out for the cables. Don't move yet. Wait.

Careful, here.

- Are you alright? - Yeah.

- Thanks. - Let's go outside.

Watch out for the ramp.

It's dark outside. The power's out.

- I'll go check. - Check the computer?

The power's out. It's dark outside.

"Kaohsiung power plant failure causes nationwide outages."

He writes using Zhuyin.

So, what now?

I guess we wait.

Is it stuck?

It derailed this morning Now I'm not sure what's wrong.

Is it dangerous if you push it?

Are you in a hurry?

No.

It's a blackout. Everywhere else is dark anyway.

Hold on.

How did you come up with this?

I learned survival skills when I went camping.

But honestly,

this is all I know.

No signal.

No power.

No signal.

This feels like a doomsday movie,

like zombies are out there.

Good thing the door's stuck. We're safe.

Good thing we have drinks. We won't die of thirst.

Good thing we have food.

Sweet and savory too.

Perfect.

Too bad it's a bit hot now.

You can stick this on the back of your neck to cool down.

You've reached the voicemail of…

Not going through?

No.

Is Shu alright?

My place has power.

He's doing homework.

Great.

Lu…

Come with me.

Look at all the stars!

There's no light pollution.

Have you always been into computers, Senpai?

I…

I majored in Chinese.

Chinese?

Yeah.

That's so impressive!

Impressive?

Why?

My mom thought it was a good idea for me to be a Chinese teacher.

That's why I majored in Chinese.

How did you learn to fix computers?

One of my roommates studied electrical engineering.

He liked a junior in our faculty.

I said, "Teach me how to fix computers. I'll write your love letters."

I copied a lot of Eileen Chang and Xu Zhi-mo's works.

Shu writes love letters, too.

Really?

To whom?

To the girls in his class.

He writes with Zhuyin.

"You're as pretty as this flower."

Then he drew

a flower beside it

and wrote,

"To my wife, I love you."

He has a wife already?

Yeah.

It makes me sad as a mom.

He said he'd marry me the other day,

but then got a wife right away.

He's growing up so fast.

At this rate,

you'll have a grandchild by the time Shu finishes nursery school.

He'll soon say,

"Mom,

leave me alone."

I'm gonna be a lonely old lady soon.

Come on.

You won't be alone.

You're so kind.

You'll find someone soon.

You think so?

I won again.

You suck.

No way. One more game.

I really want ice water.

I put it in the freezer right after the power cut,

so it's probably not that cold.

Thanks.

It's so quiet outside.

It feels like camping.

- How many people usually camp with you? - About three or four. All college friends.

After everyone started working, it got hard to find time to go again.

Sometimes I go alone,

and when I see the stars,

I think would be nice

to share the moment with someone.

Haven't you met anyone?

I had a girlfriend. We dated for three years.

We planned to marry two years ago,

but broke up during the preparations.

What happened? Why?

Maybe I wasn't good enough.

My family sells bentos. Her folks are both doctors.

They had different views on weddings.

My family wanted a local Liushuixi banquet feast. Hers preferred a hotel banquet.

We fought a lot

over small things.

On the day of our engagement photo shoot,

she never showed up.

And that was the end.

So I decided to go work in Australia.

I just wanted to exhaust myself, so I couldn't think about it.

It's not that you're not good enough.

If she loved you,

a local feast or hotel banquet wouldn't have mattered.

So, why did you open a pharmacy?

This has been my dream since high school.

I think

it's pretty cool to help heal people's pain.

You should thank your ex-fiancée,

because not getting married back then gave you the chance to chase your dream.

Sometimes when bad things happen,

I think maybe

it's for the best later.

Right.

I should thank her

for backing out before the wedding.

That's how I ended up meeting you here.

I just won again.

Why do I always win?

Then I guess I'll need you to stay and play with me until I win.

Let's go. One more round.

You go first.

Marriage is the most irrational contract…

It's one signature to last a lifetime.

But how is it possible

to not to feel attracted to others for 50 or 60 years?

"When you meet the one among the millions,

when amid millions of years, across the borderless wastes of time,

you happen to catch him or her,

neither a step too early nor a step too late,

what else is there to do except to ask softly: "So you're here, too?"