Original subtitles

(Fate of Southern Love)

(Episode 25)

Thank you, Prince Ning.

It's getting late.

You should head back and get some rest.

Jin Zhu.

What are you really planning?

- What? - You haven't lost your memory, isn't that right?

- It's really snowing. - It doesn't matter to me if it's actual snow

or if it snows or not.

Even if it's snowing, so what?

I don't even know you. And I definitely don't like you.

If you really meant every word you said,

why were you struggling so much inside?

Why?

What are you really planning to do?

You have the Blade of Fate,

don't you?

I can't sacrifice Lou Si Yi

just to save myself.

And I can't let those who've already awakened

stay stuck in this endless cycle

just to save Lou Si Yi.

So, the answer

is pretty obvious, isn't it?

This time,

the author's consciousness exists alongside mine.

As long as I go along with the plot

and get erased by the Blade of Fate

the author's consciousness inside me

will vanish along with me.

The storyline will be gone.

When that happens,

the story's cycle will finally end.

Everyone

will be free from the constraints of this story.

No. You can't do that.

Even if you don't care about yourself,

you should at least think about

Lou Si Yi.

You two broke the rules and fell in love again and again

so that you could be together forever, right?

If you disappear,

every memory tied to you will vanish too.

Why, Jin Zhu?

As long as you follow the plot,

you two will still get to meet.

Isn't that enough?

I love Lou Si Yi.

But if I have to give in to the script for this love,

then I wouldn't be myself anymore.

I'd just be a character obsessed with marrying you.

I can't accept not being myself. Do you understand?

So, you pretend to have amnesia to fool him.

If he knew the truth,

he'd definitely try to stop me.

Since we're destined to forget each other,

why bother reuniting with him?

It would only make things more painful.

Nan Zhi.

Give me the Blade of Fate.

I'll go along with the plot.

And with the Blade of Fate, I'll die on our wedding night.

You don't want him to be sad.

But you're asking me to send you to your death with my own hands.

Jin Zhu.

Don't you think this is too cruel to me?

I...

Do you know

that my love for you

has never been less than Lou Si Yi's love for you?

He's the Fourth Prince, Zhou Nan Zhi.

Fu Gui, he's really handsome.

If only I could see him every day.

If you want to see him all the time,

you'll have to marry him, just like Madam and Master.

No matter what you do, I'll never like you.

In case you don't like it,

I also prepared a jade pendant for you.

If this breaks,

your wish might not come true.

(Why can't the lead fall for his gentle childhood friend,)

(instead of a girl from another world he barely knows?)

(But that's just how the story goes.)

(No one can fight the script.)

(You're the girl I'm not supposed to fall for.)

(I'm the lead who's supposed to ignore you.)

(Our story was never meant to have an ending.)

No!

I don't want this.

Lou Si Yi.

(But my heart can't resist you.)

(Through all these endless cycles,)

(all I can do)

(is get awakened, fall into despair, and follow the cycle over and over.)

(I give in to the script, helpless and in pain.)

If I'm doomed to watch you walk toward your end,

then this is the first time

and the last time I'll ever tell you all of this.

But Nan Zhi,

- you know I... - I'm not here looking for an answer.

Because the answer is obvious.

I've told myself countless times

that following the script is the best way to protect you.

But maybe Lou Si Yi was right.

I never thought about what you wanted.

Or perhaps,

I never wanted to face what you truly wanted.

Jin Zhu.

If I could choose again,

I still wouldn't regret my decision.

But I know

the moment I accepted my fate,

I lost the right to have an ending with you.

You once said,

we're both losers in this game of fate.

If you've never lost your memory after your awakening,

the pain you've endured

must have been unimaginable.

Nan Zhi.

I know.

I know this isn't fair to you.

But this time,

it's our only chance.

If this is what you truly want,

then this time, I'll stand by you.

Thank you.

Lady Jin, you really are loyal to him.

Do you really have that much to say to him?

You...

I've made things clear with you.

But not only didn't you back up,

but you also barged into my room at night.

If you don't believe my storybook story,

I'm sure you've read some picture books before.

Have you ever seen the villains in those stories

give up easily after just a few words?

If you call for help,

people will find out.

Lady Jin from the General of the State's Residence

is meeting a man in secret at night.

I don't really care about these bothersome plots.

But it's different for you, Lady Jin.

Once people find out,

you won't be able to enter the royal family and marry Prince Ning.

I'm not trying to make things hard for you, Lady Jin.

Within three days,

if you still can't remember anything,

I promise I won't bother you again.

I don't think that's necessary.

If you don't agree,

you might as well just kill me.

I can tell you,

this isn't real death.

With every cycle of the story, this character will still exist.

So,

you don't have to feel guilty for killing me.

The dead can't come back to life.

Young Master,

it's better not to joke about this.

I'm not joking.

Either agree to my terms,

or kill me.

Those are your only two choices.

Fine, I agree.

But you'd better keep your word.

After three days,

if I still remember nothing,

you and I should act like strangers from then on.

For these three days,

we have to stay together the whole time

for it to count.

General, you still haven't gone to the palace to see the Empress.

Your plan to get hurt at the city gate failed too.

The Empress is probably suspicious and wary of you.

- I... - You are too caught up in the act.

Stand guard and keep everyone away.

Roger that.

This is Tianren silk.

Imperial physicians use this silk specifically for pulse diagnosis.

It can precisely detect our pulse.

Lady Jin,

if you lie,

or if your heart isn't calm,

this bell will ring.

By the way,

only a sword forged from black iron can break it.

Tianren silk can't be cut by water or fire.

So Lady Jin,

don't waste your energy trying.

General Lou,

you are really giving it your all.

Every time the bell rings,

it means your heart has skipped a beat.

Even if your mind forgets,

maybe your heart

still remembers.

I bet your heart

is more honest than your memory.

I bet your heart

is more honest than your memory.

Lady Jin.

Your heart skipped a beat.

Suspended silk pulse diagnosis isn't even accurate.

If General Lou insists on believing in it,

there's nothing I can do.

I'm tired.

Good night.

We still have three days.

Twice.

The bell rings with the slightest movement.

This method is just self-deception.

It's fine.

It's a wooden hairpin with a hawthorn blossom on it.

Do you like it?

Three times.