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How is Nuan now? How's her temperament?

She-- that's not okay. I have to rush to England to see her.

I can't just...

Don't worry, Dr. Li told me

she doesn't want Nuan to have too much mental stress.

Our excessive attention

will make her anxious. Wait for a bit.

Give her some time. Let her recover.

Stressed.

Stressed, Nuan is always like this.

She holds everything inside and doesn't talk about it.

How can she not be stressed.

My little sister, always thinking of others but not herself.

Linlu.

Aren't you hiding this from her? Why did you meet with her?

I was worried about her so I followed her.

But she caught me.

She said she wanted to take it easy for a bit, asked me to go back first.

She promised me she'd keep in touch.

It seems okay this way too.

Knowing Nuan's personality, she will keep her promise.

This is good.

By the way, Linlu.

I've got something I want to talk to you about.

What's up?

Our company's accounts seem to have some problems.

The person involved, I'm afraid you have to come back and deal with him yourself.

Okay, I'll come back soon.

Bro.

The only reason

I'm even considering leaving Shallow Cosmos is because I trust you.

Now, suddenly I'm working with someone else.

Guan Ti.

The terms we negotiated before,

everything stays unchanged. Not only that.

Mr. Pan will increase his investment.

I've worked with him for many years.

This is the first time that I've seen him approve someone so confidently.

You can tell that he has faith in you.

Mr. Guan, I've always

admired people with skills, especially people like you.

Shallow Cosmos was successful because of one person's influence: yours.

That in itself is a miracle.

But it's also a pity

that it's only a secret known by people in our industry.

People outside the industry think that Zhan Nanxian deserves all the credit.

So what you are trying to say is,

you think the core of Shallow Cosmos

-is me? -Of course.

Mr. Guan, we're in the technology industry.

In our line of work, the most important thing

is to obtain the most cutting edge technology.

R&D at Shallow Cosmos has always been number one in the industry.

Only because of Guo Ruqian, did Zhu Linlu

make an exponential leap in Dai Zhong's technology.

Everyone under your wing is capable. I have faith in you.

Mr. Pan.

No one has ever told me what you just did.

But let me be honest with you.

Yes, I'm establishing my own business at the moment.

I need some funding and resources to support me.

But frankly speaking, I really can't

make a decision based on you saying a few nice words.

That's certainly true.

No matter what, Mr. Guan.

I think you have underestimated yourself.

Why don't you put yourself to good use?

It's only because you're ranked number two at Shallow Cosmos.

It will be totally different if you come to Yi Zhong.

You will have the power to make decisions.

Whatever you want, you can realize the goal in your heart.

Because you are number one.

Pass that to me, will you?

Mr. Guan, this is an agreement I drew up for our cooperation.

I know that Mr. Guan is a very reasonable man.

So, take a look.

Once you read it, you will know if it's worth it for us to work together.

AGREEMENT OF COOPERATION

DAI ZHONG TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

No, I didn't go home.

Did you settle Nuan in?

It's all taken care of.

She will visit Dr. Li regularly.

And before I came back,

I visited Dr. Li and I spoke with her.

She will take good care of Nuan.

If Nuan has any mental fluctuations, she will contact us, don't you worry.

That's good.

I asked you to rush back

because there's a big problem here at the company.

What did you find out?

Before it was shifting accounts, now it's bad debts.

And these bad debts aren't coming out of nowhere.

There's a big hole caused by embezzlement.

Now we are quite certain...

-Zhu Linghong is behind all this. -Zhu Linghong?

Financial power used to be in my uncle's hands.

He's hiding things from all of us

to cover up for his son.

It's always rob Peter to pay Paul.

When this gets out...

I really don't know what I'm gonna do.

It's not a small amount.

When this has all been verified,

I'm afraid it will have a major impact on the next annual report disclosure

and the condition of our finance and funding.

It's going to be an earthquake.

How about this?

Collect all shifty accounts. Meanwhile, I'll figure out what I need to do.

Okay.

Get some rest.

Can't you do anything right?

This is my letter of resignation.

I handed it in to Human Resources but they never replied.

So,

now I'm formally handing this in to you in person.

LETTER OF RESIGNATION

-Have you thought this through? -Yes.

And clearly.

At our company,

people that are truly willing to do things will be suppressed.

Only because our director won't admit his strategic mistakes.

And he's willing to be wrong all the way to the end.

That's okay.

I won't say anything else.

I might as well just go to another place.

And I'll prove to you who's right.

Guan Ti.

You've got your own field of research and development and your own passions.

Nanxian and I would love to see you succeed.

But now is not the time to get emotional.

Your product still has defects.

And comparing it to Professor Wang's R&D project,

his product is more suitable for our company's current situation.

Gao, do you know about R&D products better than I do?

Not really.

Forget it, I don't want to waste time on this.

You're all bosses.

You only need to give orders.

How would you know what people like us, working with our hands, know?

Doing R&D myself, I know how hard it is to actualize a project.

Guan Ti.

If you see yourself like this, then I can only say that you haven't grown up yet.

You are completely in the mindset of an employee.

You treat yourself as R&D staff.

You only consider what project you're doing. What research you're doing.

You're management.

Everything should be based on the company's best interest.

Nanxian,

when the company first started, I told myself,

"I'm best at research and development.

So I'll fully concentrate on R&D. Be your trustworthy partner."

And now you're telling me that I was wrong.

And you?

I don't even want to mention what happened in England.

With your double standards, you're not in any position to blame me.

Under these circumstances, I don't think we should focus on previous disputes.

But I need to say something fair.

You can't just blame everything that's happened from the start on Nanxian.

Originally, when we invested in Professor Wang's project,

all three of us made that decision.

Then the lawsuit happened.

The three of us discussed the legal strategy

for the hearing in England.

Nanxian didn’t come that day, that's indeed his fault.

But if we had the power to twist the outcome,

we wouldn't have lost the lawsuit either.

So after all this effort,

it's all my fault?

It's not your fault.

Now,

if identifying right or wrong would help,

I'll apologize to both of you.

But I hope...

that you can take this back.

If right or wrong is not important,

then why am I still here.

Come on Nanxian, your instant noodles are ready.

-I'll leave them here. -Thank you.

Smells good.

Guan Ti, that's mine.

You didn't say so, just now...

I've been so busy I haven't eaten for two days. Make another bowl.

Nanxian, do something will you.

Okay, make another bowl.

-One, two, three, yeah. -Yeah.

-Isn't that Mr. Guan. -Yes, why is he leaving?

Yes.

Guan Ti.

Guan Ti.

Wait.

You're just going to leave like this?

Do I look like someone who doesn't know what he's doing?

I see you're all packed up.

Once you leave

you'll never return to Shallow Cosmos, right?

I... I...

We haven't even had a farewell party for you.

Do you not want me to go?

In fact, I think you should be happy.

With me gone,

no one will bug you anymore. You don't have to hide from me anymore.

You did help me a lot,

I'm not a person who holds a grudge.

Besides, why would I want you to leave?

Speaking of upset,

I think Mr. Zhan and Mr. Gao

don't want you to go even more than I do.

The company is going through a lot of difficulties.

A lot of senior management has left too.

And you are leaving as well?

I really don't know what you're thinking.

-Isn't this... -Let's go. Don't look.

I know...

a lot of people are talking about me behind my back.

But I don't think I'm wrong, leaving doesn't mean betrayal.

If I succeed out there,

I can come back and help Shallow Cosmos.

Do you really think that?

That's great.

I didn't think you were that kind of person.

A deserter,

who doesn't value friendship.

If that's really what you think,

that's brilliant.

Xiaodai.

Thank you.

Thank you for still believing in me

under such circumstances.

Actually, what happened before,

I'm really sorry.

I hope that, although I'm leaving Shallow Cosmos,

we can still be friends.

That was...

a hug of friendship.

Mr. Guan, you will always be the best in my heart.

I will remember your smile.

And the hug just now.

This is my last

and yet happiest time at Shallow Cosmos.

Look at this.

Zhu Linlu is serious this time.

Mr. Zhu just got back in the country and he's been meeting with Miss Wen non-stop.

-Could there be something wrong? -I'm not sure.

The Finance Department froze the accounts a few days ago.

They're checking all the accounts.

-Could there be a problem with funding? -I think it's possible.

Miss Wen always has her poker face on. Mr. Zhu is even worse.

Something big is going down.

Zhu Linlu has started to go through all the accounts.

Looks like we can't dodge this one.

Why don't I just...

His dad is disappointing.

Dad, Mom.

You are not rested yet.

You're back.

We were waiting for you.

How are things with the company?

Are there problems with our accounts?

Bad news travels fast.

Did Uncle come begging?

Linghong is your uncle's only son.

As parents, no matter how big the trouble is that children run into,

they just can't stay away and do nothing.

Linghong really crossed a line this time.

Do you know how much money he embezzled to fix his bad debts?

If our shareholders knew about this, what would they think of us?

What are you planning to do then?

No matter how bad he messed up before, I always tried to turn a blind eye.

But this time I won't let him off the hook. For Dai Zhong.

Linlu,

I can understand how you feel now.

But dirty laundry should be washed at home.

After all, they are your uncle and cousin.

And Zhu Yi has already promised me

that he'll patch up the leak as soon as possible.

If he could fix up the leak, he wouldn't have embezzled in the first place.

But we are family. Bones may be severed but there's still skin attached.

Since your uncle already made a promise, how about it?

Give him some time. If he really can fix the leak,

that's good for the company, isn't it?

If they can't solve this problem,

then do what you have to do.

Justice comes before family.

You steer Dai Zhong.

It's difficult to manage a company, Dad knows it well.

All right.

Don't you worry about it.

I promise you that I will have this taken care of.

I'll save them some dignity. Don't worry.

Go to bed now.

I want to ask you,

is this Wang reliable?

After all this effort, you still don't trust me?

If we hadn't been colleagues at Dai Zhong for so many years,

I wouldn't risk offending your nephew, Zhu Linlu,

to find you such a good buyer.

Please don't misunderstand, that's not what I mean.

If my son wasn't in trouble, why would I sell the shares?

But can he honor the agreement? If I pay the interest in full,

he would give me the shares back?

He's got a variety of properties.

He doesn't have time for them all.

Okay, this is the best way, give me the contract.

Sign it.

I'll take the contract

and ask him for the money.

ZHU YI

MR PAN, ZHU YI SIGNED.

Hey.

I will await your good news.

Don't worry.

Linghong.

We've found out about your embezzlement.

You used money from our company to pay your personal debts, taking bribes.

Each one of those is a crime.

I don't want to embarrass you and Uncle.

Resign.

You want me to quit?

It can't be that serious. Our family owns this entire company.

We shall just correct our mistakes. Is it really necessary to eliminate us?

I'm preserving what dignity you have. If you don't want it, so be it.

Linlu,

I admit that it is Linghong's fault, that he misused company funds.

But we have money coming in to fill up the hole.

We are family.

Why are you making this such a big deal? Talking about termination and all that.

Exactly.

-Whatever we owe, we’ll repay it. -Yes.

Don't you take this opportunity to mess with me.

You think you can use company funds however you want

without any consequences?

Uncle.

He doesn't understand that, can't you see?

If you are still covering up for him he will be in big trouble.

Listen, Linlu.

My son, I will discipline him myself.

You don't get to teach me how.

No matter what, both of us are still shareholders.

You're not the only one in charge here.

Okay, then let's go through the board.

See how we should deal with embezzlement.

Okay, Zhu Linlu, you've got some guts.

Let's see how big a mess you can make on your own.

Linghong, let's go.

You just confronted Zhu Linghong and his father, Zhu Yi.

The whole company knows about it now.

It's actually their fault.

But they are being condescending now.

I don't understand it.

-Classic Chinese, weirdo relatives. -Exactly.

So much hatred, but you can't let it out.

I'm afraid the whole company knows about Zhu Linghong's embezzlement.

It wouldn't be appropriate if you didn't deal with this now.

My dad told me if they can repay the money,

then we shouldn’t publicly hold them responsible. But that's not what I want.

Ask them to resign and leave the company voluntarily,

that's the best way to handle this, and that's what I did.

But how will they repay the money in such a short amount of time?

I'm quite curious, it's not a small amount.

I'm not sure where they got the money from to repay it so quickly.

Find out for me, would you?

With their current assets and trust fund,

they wouldn't be able to patch up the hole so quickly.

Okay, I'll look into it.

There's never going to be an engagement.

I will clarify this publicly.

Miss.

Have you read this new script?

The heroine has a crush on the supporting male character.

And she ignores the lead actor.

I think she's like...

What's on your mind?

You think the new script is not good enough?

No, that's not what I meant. I just think--

Okay.

I know.

You just want to remind me

to not miss out on those right in front of me.

Life is like a play.

And a play is like life.

Has Mr. Zhan contacted you recently?

Shallow Cosmos is in big trouble.

He's very focused on his career.

That's normal.

But I feel...

this time Nanxian and I...

are really heading for the end.

Have you thought this through, Yi Xin?

I've been with you for so long.

There's something I've never said,

I want to be honest with you today.

Go ahead.

Mr. Zhan is really not suited for you.

When you are around him

you always have to put on a show.

Whatever you say, you have to consider it over and over again.

Would you call this a relationship?

Seems that my acting isn't that good.

You've seen through it all.

In fact, Mr. Pan has always been sweet to you.

That jade bracelet,

I just brought it up casually. With such few leads,

he searched all over the world.

He treats you like a princess and cherishes you in his palm.

A man like this,

even if he's not a prince,

he is a knight.

He can protect you and look after you.

All of this

I understand.

The only thing is, I've stuck to this for seven years.

You're asking me to give up now?

You know,

it's like running a marathon.

You're exhausted

and beaten down.

The finish line is right in front of you.

But he tells you

the race was invalid.

Can you accept that?

But it's better to reach the finish line

and then find out it's invalid.

Right.

Maybe this race,

I'll never make it to the finish line.

Because the target

was never mine.

How about it, Mr. Guan?

You've seen the Yi Zhong offices.

If it's not satisfactory, I'll find you a better place,

-as your new office. -No.

Mr. Pan, for me,

as long as staff and equipment are fully in place, I can work anywhere.

And you have been very thoughtful.

I'm very satisfied.

All because I have faith in your new R&D project.

I believe

once it's out, it will be mind-blowing.

But before then, I want you to settle down,

And focus on your R&D. I promise you,

all of Yi Zhong's resources and myself

are available to you.

I will be your strong support.

-Really? -Really.

Mr. Pan, then I'll promise you...

I promise that in one year's time, we'll make it to the top brand list.

In less than two years,

a company like Dai Zhong won't be able to compete at all.

Dai Zhong.

What do you think of Shallow Cosmos?

Right.

After all, you've invested a lot of effort in Shallow Cosmos.

Seeing it go down,

it's normal that it saddens you.

How about this?

If one day the director of Shallow Cosmos

can change his mind and open up the gates,

I'll be more than happy to support you

based on your friendship.

Mr. Pan.

Thank you.

I think you are really a loyal friend.

You're right.

From now on, you'll have anything you need help with.

Just let me know, as long as I can provide help, I will.

You don't say.

I actually

have a little problem.

Tell me, what is it?

Look, Mr. Guan, I trust you 100 percent.

But according to company procedure...

We are working together to run a company.

And we both have control over so many confidential core technologies.

Without any agreement,

it's hard for me to deal with the board.

So you are saying

we need to sign some sort of a contract?

Just ordinary confidentiality agreements and some competitive terms.

I believe as the director,

if you want to do this,

you would consider all of this in the interest of the company.

Right?

But on the other hand, we still need to go through the normal legal process.

After all, these documents will be very important once the company goes public.

You mean

the company will go public?

Of course it will.

Let me ask you Mr. Guan, how did Shallow Cosmos go public so quickly?

It's all because of your R&D success.

I will mind the finances, you will take care of R&D.

It's certain that we'll go public, right?

Mr. Pan.

I believe you, whatever procedures

and required contracts are needed, bring them all and I'll sign them.

I'll sign them all.

Let's grab the opportunity and make the best of it.

No problem.

Mr. Guan, I believe that you'll never regret the choice that you made today.

-Looking forward to working together. -Looking forward to working together.

Come in.

Nanxian.

This is the overseas sales data for this month and a list of distributors.

You did it already?

-Stayed up the whole night? -Yep.

You haven't even changed, you didn't go home, right?

You stayed up the whole night as well, right?

I don't have a choice, someone needs to take care of the R&D department.

You need to take care of yourself.

Even machines need to recharge, you're not made of steel.

As your deputy director, I'm giving you half a day off. Go get some rest.

If you don't let me work

I really don't know what to do.

Aren't you going to England to look for Wen Nuan?

What would I do if I went there?

If our issues could be solved so easily...

I wouldn't have had to wait seven years.

What do you mean?

You know in these seven years,

it's not that I didn't get any news from her.

During that time...

I often

received phone calls from her at night.

She always told me weird things

I was worried sick about her at the time.

Then I finally decided

to go after her in England.

Wen Nuan, how was the meal just now?

It's the weekend tomorrow.

I'll take you horseback riding, okay?

We're here.

Come in.

Because of Zhu Linlu, you and Wen Nuan

didn't meet in England?

Subtitle translation by Carmen Huang