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Timing and Subtitles done by the ♡ Once Upon in Love♡ Team @Viki

♫ Misty dawn and tender dusk, the whole world seems gentle ♫

♫ A young boy in uniform gallops under the blinking stars ♫

♫ His eyes are so loving, determined, and happy ♫

♫ Looking back, what transient beauty ♫

♫ Winter, the season when snow falls ♫

♫ But you have spring in your arms ♫

♫ The fragrance of sweet flowers fills the world ♫

♫ During the sunny summer days ♫

♫ Our feelings grow stronger ♫

♫ I'm so in love with you in autumn ♫

♫ Every falling leaf speaks of my love ♫

♫ Dancing and swirling in the air ♫

[Fall in Love]

[Episode 7]

Please come in. [Supervisor's Office]

That room is the Supervisor's office.

This way. Please.

[The Firearms Room]

These are the archives. Most of the documents will be here.

This way, please.

- This one? - No, it's the further one.

Not this one either. Please follow me.

[The Commander's Office]

This way.

Okay. Here we are.

Commander Tan,

is this my office? [The Secretary's Room]

Yes. Miss Mu, are you satisfied with it?

Commander Tan,

this office is next to yours.

But it's far from mine.

Miss Mu is my secretary.

I don't think this is convenient.

Supervisor Xu, the room next to your office is the archives.

And the one opposite to it is Deputy Commander Wu's office.

There were no suitable rooms.

Miss Mu, can you make do with this for now?

- It's not a problem. I can make do. - I knew it.

Wanting didn't even have an office when she was working here.

So I don't want to make it special.

I can work in Supervisor Xu's office.

It also makes my work much more convenient.

Am I right, Brother Guangyao?

Uh, wait...

Miss Wanqing is right. Don't trouble yourself.

Let's go.

Wait… Wait… Then this room…

I…

Oh, Commander. I'm not criticizing you.

I have told you before. Putting the room here was not an appropriate choice.

She is Supervisor Xu's secretary.

Why arrange for her office to be so close to yours?

Go away.

[Japanese Dictionary]

[Defense Command of Shanghai]

Commander, here are some documents delivered from the consulate.

This one is the original and this is the translated version.

Please take a look.

[Documents]

[Documents]

The translation office has worked so hard these days.

You can tell them to take a break. Send them home to rest.

Commander, the translation office is the most relaxed office here.

We, the Adjutant Office, are the busiest ones.

Our legs are almost broken after running around so much.

How about... I move you to the Translation Office?

Commander, there is no need.

I said they worked hard and I meant it.

Just send them home to get some rest.

Okay.

Hurry up!

Yes, Sir!

- Hello? - Brother Guangyao?

Commander Tan.

Can I borrow Wanqing for a second?

I want her to help me translate some documents.

- Of course. - Thank you.

Wanqing,

Commander Tan asks you to go over and help him translate some documents.

Okay.

Come in.

My coming to work today was part of your plan, right?

So, why did you keep it from me?

Your younger sister gave me free money. Why would I not want it?

I am helping you ease the burden, too.

You're such a schemer.

You took money from me and my sister.

Do you really think our Mu family is your cash cow?

It's different.

You are the one I carefully selected.

And she can only be considered a complimentary gift.

But Miss Wanting gave me fifty thousand silver dollars for a day and I had her switched out.

I treat you quite well.

Do you want me to thank you for that?

What do you want from me?

Please translate this document for me.

Sit here.

Commander Tan still needs me to translate documents?

The translation office is on leave.

And I need those documents.

Hurry.

You are the private secretary of Xu Guangyao.

As the saying goes, even those servants who work for prime ministers hold some power.

You must be so popular among those who want to

fawn in the military governor's mansion.

Yet you're bossing me around, even though I'm popular.

We're different.

I am a new broom sweeping things clean. (T/N: An idiom saying how he is a newly appointed official wanting to make big changes)

I have to bring in some new blood and greet the local authorities.

And I have to settle some debt. I need money for these.

But the military governor's mansion didn't give me money.

I'm still worried about money.

You can spend Wanting's money.

She's been so generous to you.

What's the matter?

Are you jealous of your sister?

Stop being so glib.

You…

You played a trick on me again.

I did not.

I just…

I just don't want you to stay at Xu Guangyao's office.

You really are boring.

Wait.

This is for you.

Didn't you say I cast a curse on it? Just throw it away.

It's not a curse. It's a lucky amulet from Fayuan Temple.

The monk told me you had asked for two.

Just one.

Who is this for?

That's none of your business.

If it were for Xu Guangyao, you would have already given it to him.

Maybe it was for me?

Don't flatter yourself. They're both mine.

Really?

Then, why did you throw it away after fighting with me?

I do what I want to do. Leave me be.

Miss Mu.

Commander, what's going on with Miss Mu?

Don't you see? She was charmed by my charisma.

She must be shy.

Okay. Whatever you say.

Please sign here.

You purposely played a trick on me.

I should have put a curse on you.

I am a new broom sweeping things clean.

I have to bring in some new blood and greet the local authorities.

And I have to settle old debts. I need money for these.

But the military governor's mansion didn't give me money.

I'm still worried about money.

- Hello? - Hello, Mr. Li.

I'm a secretary in the Defense Command.

There's something I'd like to discuss with you.

- What is it? - Can you help us raise money?

Well… I'll think about it.

Okay. Thank you.

- Hello? - Mr. Zhang.

I'm a secretary in the Defense Command.

There's something I'd like to discuss with you.

[Keep calm and good fortune will always stay with you]

Father, were you looking for me?

Wanqing,

come and sit down.

Wanqing, have you gotten used to your job at the Command?

Yes, I am settling in well. Brother Guangyao and Commander Tan both look out for me.

Wanqing, you're a smart girl.

The relationship between Guangyao and Commander Tan is very delicate.

Now that you're in the middle of it, you have to be sure to think things through.

I know. We're old family friends with the Xu family.

I'll give priority to Brother Guangyao.

You weren't sent to the Command just to be Guangyao's little assistant.

So I ask you to think of our family first, no matter what happens.

The military governor's mansion always looks after our family's business.

To think about the Xu family is to help the Mu family. Isn't it?

As good as our relationship is, we are still two different families after all.

Wanqing, why is Commander Tan asking you to raise money?

You're the first daughter of our family.

The most profitable businesses in Shanghai belong to our family.

But you are asking small business owners.

If this was heard by Commander Tan,

he'll think that our family is trying to make things difficult for him.

It's my fault. I wasn't thinking things through carefully. I was simply thinking of our relationship with the Xu family.

I wasn't thinking about anything else.

I don't blame you.

You'll get better with experience.

Then, Father, should I call up the other bosses?

You ask Commander Tan how much he needs.

I'll set up a private account for him.

But don't tell Guangyao about this.

Okay. Thank you, Father.

Don't worry. You can open an account.

My father agreed to give you some money.

Okay, I understand.

It seems Miss Wanqing has pulled it off.

Have I ever misjudged someone?

Go and tell everyone in the army that they'll be getting paid tomorrow.

How about me? Do I get paid?

Don't you know the color of your own uniform?

You can wait to get paid by the military governor's mansion.

I don't have any money.

So after all of that, I don't get anything.

Suck it up. I'm in the same boat as you.

You're the commander. You're being taken care of.

You don't need any money.

What are you saying?

I said I'll serve you even if I don't get paid.

Move this one?

Take it.

If I had known I would get paid here, I would have joined the army.

The Command hasn't paid me yet.

We haven't been a legitimate army in years.

And we all depend on the commander. But now you're different from us.

You're staff in the Command. You're an adjutant of the king of Shanghai.

We're all envious of you.

It doesn't matter who I'm working for or that I'm an adjutant.

The most important thing is that as long as I can work for the commander,

I'm content.

Speaking of him, why didn't the commander come today?

He has a date with the god of wealth.

- The god of wealth? - The god is a woman.

Nice. That was a lot of money.

How did you convince your father?

This money wasn't free.

I have another condition.

Tell me.

I've heard that the Japanese Chamber of Commerce had purchased

many Chinese cotton mills in Qingdao and Tianjin.

And now they're trying to dump muslin in Shanghai.

If they enter the market of Shanghai one day,

I hope you can help the Mu family.

Look at that.

The poor thing has become a boss. You are shrewd now.

You're not going to start your own business

and share your wealth with the Mu family.

If one day your army has to purchase clothes and bandages from the Japanese,

would you still think of me as shrewd?

I was right about you. You're smarter than I thought.

However, you're not as honest as I thought you were.

Don't believe what a man says, but observe what he does.

But you can make things clear by just saying things out loud.

Why do you want me to guess?

What do you mean?

You kept the truth from me and tried to provoke me.

In fact, you're testing me right now.

If I told Brother Guangyao about your deal with Mu Wanting,

you wouldn't trust me anymore. Am I right?

You gave Brother Guangyao movie tickets. It was also a test.

If he found out you received money from the Mu family,

he wouldn't play with you, given who he is.

Just to be sure, you sent the translation staff home

and asked me to help you to translate.

If he knew what you were up to,

he would never allow you to get close to me.

You confirmed that I didn't betray you after these two tests.

So you told me that you were worried about money.

If I offered to help you raise money, you would trust me for a moment.

If I did not volunteer, you would do it on your own.

On the outside you smile and laugh, acting like you don't care about anything.

In truth, in your heart, you don't trust anyone.

You're not being completely honest with me either. For instance, the lucky amulet...

The lucky amulet is…

We're partners.

I pray for you and hope that you are safe.

Isn't that expected?

I'm not used to the way you speak.

Well, you'd better start getting used to it today.

Don't look at me like that.

I'm not playing any tricks.

I believe you.

[Defense Command of Shanghai]

[The Commander's Office]

Ahem.

Commander Tan.

Good morning, Commander Tan.

Good morning, Supervisor Xu.

You've had a good rest at Mu Mansion these past few days.

You're glowing.

I can have a good rest anywhere.

As for you, you're early today.

I didn't sleep well.

I have a lot of problems that need to be solved as a new officer.

And I don't have a personal assistant like Miss Mu.

I have to handle everything on my own. It's so tiring.

Commander Tan, it seems to me that you are quite lighthearted.

I still don't see any evidence regarding the settlement plan for the Tan Army.

It seems that doesn't bother you.

Give me a few more days to think about the plan.

And you know that my army is hard to dismiss.

They have a lot of opinions about how to settle. That troubles me.

And… this plan is very difficult to pull off.

Otherwise, I wouldn't have been tied down like this for ten years.

Tied down?

It seems to me that you're enjoying it.

Enough of that. I have something else I want to discuss with you today.

What is it that Commander Tan needs to speak with me about?

How can I put it…

I'm a newcomer here.

But I know the rules of Shanghai.

It doesn't matter if you have money or power.

You have to greet the local authorities.

You have to pay homage to all local authorities.

Then you'd be able to get established around here. Is that right?

Commander Tan.

How will you greet the local authorities?

There is a way.

First of all, I'm the commander now.

If I meet them one by one,

I'll lose face. I'm thinking about

holding a party at the headquarters.

I'll invite all local authorities to gather here and have a party.

If something happens later on, we can ask them for help

and make things easier.

Commander Tan,

you can decide on your own about social engagements.

You don't have to discuss it with me.

No. Your reputation is bigger than mine.

Besides, we're colleagues now.

You have to come to my party.

- I… - The most important is…

These are invitations

for the Mu family and for the other two Junior Marshals. [Invitation]

Please give these to them.

[The Supervisor's Office] That Tan Xuanlin!

It's fine if he forces us to acknowledge that he is the king of Shanghai. [December 10th, 1926]

But now he wants us to come to his stupid party.

He is showing off after just gaining an undeserved advantage.

Don't worry.

It's a good thing that he is holding this party. [Invitation]

I'll ask him in front of the bosses of Shanghai.

About why he hasn't

dismissed the Tan Army yet.

- What's going on? - Commander.

Second Brother.

- Get off me. - No.

- Get off me. - I won't.

Tan Si, get her off me.

- Yes. - Don't you dare.

I dare not.

Second Brother, did you miss me?

You're heavy.

Second Brother,

are you still mad at me?

I know I was wrong.

But think about it carefully.

I just lost my mind to lust.

But I don't think...

it counts as a great sin.

You're a girl.

Stop saying things like that. I…

I don't want to talk to you.

Second Brother,

you're now the Commander of Shanghai.

Do you think it's very embarrassing to

have a younger sister like me?

You're really saying yes?

I'm telling you! In this lifetime…

In this lifetime, I will never change.

Unless…

Unless you send me to school in another city.

I knew that you were up to no good.

Fine. I'm listening.

Second Brother,

I want to transfer to another school in Beijing.

Second Brother. Second Brother, you have to listen to me.

Stop bugging me!

Second Brother.

[The Commander's Office]

I'm not your soldier. Why are you so mean to me?

Fourth Young Miss, forget it.

Commander won't agree to that.

Will it trouble you if I go to Beijing? All you do is lecture me.

Junior Marshal Pei is going to attend the party in Shanghai.

Why do you want to go to Beijing?

He is going to attend the party?

Um, no…

No…

Where… Where are you going?

I'm going back to school.

[The Dancing Hall]

He's fishing for praise!

[New Defense Commander of Shanghai, Tan Xuanlin, celebrates new position]

Everyone has his own ambition. When someone gets power,

he wants to show it off.

It's human nature.

When will these small newspapers stop reporting this nonsense?

The current situation is turbulent. It's war.

Strikes organized by the Communist Party are becoming bigger and bigger.

Newspapers always report tidbits.

The moral degeneration of society is getting worse.

Since when did people like you

start to concern himself with state affairs.

What kind of person do you think I am?

I'm telling you! I'm always a patriot.

Get to the point.

These are the invitations to Tan Xuanlin's celebration party.

He invited you all to come.

He got this position by launching a coup.

I can't believe he is holding a celebration party.

Guangyao,

aren't you uncomfortable about that and not feeling like attending the party?

Guangyao, if you're not going to the party,

we're not going either.

[Invitation]

We're not only going to the party,

but the more that go, the better.

[Far East Hotel]

Commander Tan is so young but so successful.

It's so admirable for you to undertake this responsibility.

Congratulations!

You flatter me.

I still need to rely on Mr. Mu's support

to gain a firm foothold in Shanghai.

I'm just a businessman.

I only know how to run a business.

However, whoever can keep Shanghai safe

and allows us to peacefully run our businesses,

has my support.

You're right. I'll keep that in mind.

- Please. - Thank you.

Madam.

Miss Wanting.

You don't look like mother and daughter,

but sisters.

You're making fun of us.

You're in your prime.

I'm old.

Please come in.

Miss Wanqing,

why did you leave home in your pajamas today?

That's still better than some people wearing clothes that make them look like they're a part of the military parade.

Commander,

Miss Wanqing looks really nice.

Is there something wrong with your eyes?

You have really good eyes, right?

They're… They're better than yours.

Is Fourth Young Miss still staying in the dormitory?

Yes.

You better keep an eye on her.

If she runs away again, you'll be her sidekick.

[Striving to be an outstanding dormitory]

- Welcome! - Commander Tan.

Please come in.

[Far East Hotel]

Executive Director Fay. Nice to meet you.

- Nice to meet you too. - I hope you can

take care of me while I'm in Shanghai.

Commander Tan, I've heard so much about you.

Let me introduce you to Mr. Joseph.

He is a very famous businessman in the Far East.

He owns nearly half of the Bund.

- It's nothing. - Pleasure to meet you, Mr. Joseph.

Commander Tan, please take care of me.

Of course, please come on in.

Look at his uniform.

He's just a puppet commander.

There's nothing to be proud of.

A peasant is also going to be a peasant.

He's never seen the world.

He dressed poorly.

That uniform is only for a military parade

or for the inauguration ceremony of the Commander-in-Chief.

He may not know that he's dressed inappropriately.

You think he is holding a party.

But for him,

he is showing off his glory.

Although he is a commander in name only,

he wants everyone to know that

he... is the king of Shanghai.

My Supervisor Xu!

What took you so long?

I stood here to greet the guests. It was tiring.

I'm new and young here.

I'm so afraid that they'll bully the stranger.

If they put me in an awkward situation, you have to help me.

Of course.

You're one of the men from the military governor's mansion.

Don't worry.

As long as you save face for the military governor's mansion,

I'll take care of you.

That's a relief. Please, come in.

Commander.

What he said…

Tan Si,

sometimes you have to

fight for your face. (T/N: Face in Chinese can also mean reputation.)

Welcome!

Commander Tan, congratulations!

- Please come in. - Thank you.

[Far East Hotel]

[Republic of China]

[Store] Is that a good one?

- Let's go there together. - Okay.

- I'll take you there. - Really?

Let's go.

[Dormitory of Chongde Girls' High School] We need to keep an eye on her.

They're coming out.

[Dormitory of Chongde Girls' High School] See you tomorrow.

Let's go.

Bye-bye.

I'm going now.

- See you. - Bye.

See you tomorrow.

- See you tomorrow. - See you.

See you tomorrow.

Come a little closer, please.

- This way, please. - That's nice.

Mr. Mu.

It's been a long time. This way, please.

Please.

You see over there?

Let's go there and have a look.

I did my own makeup today.

If I knew that Mr. Xu would come,

I would have asked a makeup artist to do my makeup.

No matter how good your makeup is,

Brother Guangyao won't look at you at all.

I'm the only fiancée of Brother Guangyao.

I'm the only one in his heart.

Keep your voice down.

Thank you.

What are you doing here alone?

Why don't you go and talk with the other women here?

I don't know them well enough.

And they love to talk about jewelry.

I don't know anything about it.

It's not necessary to talk

if you don't have much to say.

It's quite nice to listen to the music.

Mother, come here.

Look at her!

- Cheers. - Look at her. She's intent on pissing me off.

Are you out of your mind?

Don't talk nonsense.

Keep calm.

Wanting keeps looking this way.

If she can kill with her eyes,

I would have died 800 times.

You're my secretary.

Of course, I have to stay with you.

You... You can talk to her at least.

Otherwise, she'll hold a grudge.

She's surrounded by women.

It's not appropriate for me to go there.

Why don't you stay with Junior Marshal Pei and Junior Marshal Su?

You stood by me the whole time.

That makes me a public enemy.

A public enemy? Stop exaggerating.

Should I ask them to come here?

Don't.

If all three of you come here and surround me,

the situation will get worse.

You have no idea how scary a woman's jealousy can be.

Why do I feel like you do not get jealous like them?

You're always pushing me away.

You're an elder brother of mine. Why should I be jealous?

I'm not like them.

What are you doing here?

I'm warning you, Mu Wanqing.

You'd better stay away from Brother Guangyao.

You may not need respect, but Guangyao does.

What am I supposed to do to stay away from him?

I'm his secretary. I can't just ignore him.

Don't assume you are something just because you work as a mere secretary for Brother Guangyao.

Those people are nice to you because they're showing respect to him.

If you put it that way,

you couldn't even be a secretary.

What is up with that?

I suggest you keep your mouth shut

to avoid accidentally cursing yourself.

Mu…

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I'm so happy about this.

Give me that.

Young Uncle,

you asked me to keep you company at the party.

Aren't you afraid of gossip?

I wish it were so.

Since I became the commander,

many bigwigs in Shanghai

have asked me to marry their daughters.

I invited you here today to put all of that to rest.

To turn them away.

Are you saying that

I'm just a puppet for you?

I didn't mean that.

When I find my footing here and bring stability,

I'll find you a good husband.

I'll hold a perfect wedding for you.

I don't want to get married. I haven't had enough fun yet.

Beautiful.

So beautiful.

It's just that the man next to her really is an eyesore.

Miss Gu and Commander Tan are old friends.

They were childhood sweethearts.

You wouldn't stand a chance. I'm warning you.

Even childhood sweethearts don't work out sometimes.

Aren't you and Miss Mu also childhood sweethearts?

In the end, you're just brother and sister.

Mind your words.

What do you mean by brother and sister?

Why are you losing your temper?

Fine.

I'm sorry.

What I meant to say is

maybe I still have a chance.

I think you're wasting your breath.

- Mr. Mu. - That's not true.

Please forgive me for the inconvenience.

Let's go.

Don't forget our business tonight.

I won't.

Miss Gu, nice to finally meet you.

You damn fool!

I can't believe you're trying to flirt with someone.

Miss.

Why is it you again?

Isn't it boring just to drink by yourself?

Let me stay with you.

This wine tastes so good

after toasting with you.

This wine is overly sweet.

It does not suit my taste.

You keep a good distance from me.

It seems that we can't be friends.

How about...

we be lovers instead?

Junior Marshal Su.

Do you know what you need?

What?

A beating.

♫ Tears turn into heavy rain ♫

♫ We went back to when we first met ♫

♫ I immediately saw your charming face♫

♫ To the endless sky and ocean ♫

♫ I made a promise ♫

♫ Let’s let the mortals fall down with us ♫

♫ If I forget your profile ♫

♫ How would I put back together ♫

♫ The memories that revived me ♫

♫ Let’s embrace either during the sunrise of sunset ♫

♫ I have exhausted myself in this life ♫

♫ My whole life has become lonely ♫

♫ Even if my vision is blurred and I can’t clearly see ♫

♫ I’ll still sing with you on horseback ♫

♫ Tears turn into heavy rain ♫

♫ We went back to when we first met ♫

♫ I immediately saw your charming face♫

♫ To the endless sky and ocean ♫

♫ I made a promise ♫

♫ Let’s let the mortals fall down with us ♫

♫ If I forget your profile ♫

♫ How would I put back together ♫

♫ The memories that revived me ♫

♫ Let’s embrace either during the sunrise of sunset ♫

♫ I have exhausted myself in this life ♫

♫ My whole life has become lonely ♫

♫ Even if my vision is blurred and I can’t clearly see ♫

♫ I’ll still sing with you on horseback ♫