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♫ My thoughts are transparent and my words are clear. My racing heart is the answer. ♫

♫ Your smile can light up the wishes under the night sky. ♫

♫ It might be because I don’t know how to express myself. ♫

♫ My fingertips replace the hidden words that I wanted to say. ♫

♫ My fingertips replace the hidden words that I wanted to say. ♫

♫ I wrote you down in my years of youth. ♫

♫ Over the mountains and to the ends of the earth. ♫

♫ I’m thinking about you ♫

♫ during this minute, this second, this period of time. ♫

♫ I’m used to having you beside me, ♫

♫ looking for your direction in life while carrying dreams. ♫

♫ I’m used to having you beside me, looking for your direction in life while carrying dreams. ♫

Fifteen Years of Waiting for Migratory Birds

Episode 9

Li Li, with my current self and your outstanding self, can we still be friends?

Pei Shangxuan,

I can't like you in such a simple manner anymore.

Cook it well, it's Li Li's favorite dish.

- Okay. - I'm going to set the silverware, okay?

Who is it?

Is it you, Li Li?

Li Li!

Why didn't you pick up my phone calls?

What happened?

Didn't we agree to take Qianren to the airport together?

Mom.

What is it? Are you not feeling well?

Are you okay? Your eyes are red.

What is it? What happened?

Do you want to talk to me about it?

I feel like we live too far away.

I want to move out.

Move out?

Why do you always go about things without planning beforehand?

What happened?

Mom, I've grown up.

I want some personal space.

Plus, Mr. Liu can take care of you well.

I feel at ease with that.

What personal space? You're still a child.

That... Li Li wants to move out

because of her own reasons.

Moreover, she just wants to be independent. That's not a bad thing.

We should support her as parents.

But she's still a child, how can I feel relaxed?

- Li Li— - Mom.

I'm going to move in with Xiao Jun. We can take care of each other.

You are both children, who's going to take care of who?

Think it through again, Li Li.

Mom.

I'm coming!

Welcome to my small and cozy house.

What do you think? Do you like the feeling of warmth and petit bourgeois?

You can tell it's good quality at first glance.

By the way, where's the roommate that you wanted to introduce me to?

Where is she?

- She's already here. - What? She's here?

Why didn't she come in with you?

I'm the one that wants to share the rent with you.

Oh my God! Am I dreaming right now?

You want to share the rent with me?

We're going to be roommates from now on. Hello, roommate.

That's great! Now we can be together everyday.

Year of 2005

♫ One person's heartbeat can't become noisy ♫

♫ no matter how quick it is. ♫

♫ While sprinting at midnight, ♫

♫ the silence is just right ♫

♫ One person's afternoon nap ♫

♫ won't be disturbed, no matter how long it is. ♫

♫ I'm already used to ♫

♫ the beauty of loneliness ♫

♫ A world of two people ♫

This year, I don't want to like Pei Shangxuan anymore.

♫ Unconsciously, ♫

♫ the pace is disrupted ♫

♫ Higher anticipation ♫

♫ will only lead to self-created worries. ♫

♫ Since we once deeply loved, ♫

♫ I want to ask you once again ♫

♫ to hold me tight, to forget me. ♫

♫ I didn't say ♫

♫ but that doesn't mean I didn't cry, I didn't love. ♫

♫ Since in this life I'm not fated to hold your hand, ♫

♫ your hand... Let you go ♫

Li Li!

I'm coming in. Li Li.

To celebrate the start of our wonderful times together as roommates, let's go and eat!

What's going on, Li Li?

Why is it so hot?

Pei Shangxuan.

Pei Shangxuan. Pei Shangxuan.

Hello? Pei Shangxuan.

Li Li. You left me hanging.

I came here for revenge, since you ditched me.

Where's Li Jun? Why did she leave you here after calling me?

The river incident that day...

I'm sorry.

There's nothing you have to be sorry for.

It's all my fault for pretending to be a hero at the bar.

But don't worry, I already resigned from that job.

I won't work there anymore.

And... I don't like to receive

the gifts I gave to others, so take this back.

It was your amulet in the first place.

It has already protected me for a long time.

You should just keep this to protect yourself.

That was for before.

Now I don't need this amulet.

Because you are my amulet.

Everyday I was in prison, I thought about

going to see the migratory birds with you when I got out.

It was only because I thought about this

that I was able to get myself together.

Abbess Miejue, we

are still in a mutual assistance group.

Are you willing to see the migratory birds with me?

Go, Pei Shangxuan! Go, Pei Shangxuan!

Go, Pei Shangxuan! Go, Pei Shangxuan!

Go, Pei Shangxuan! Go, Pei Shangxuan!

Go, Pei Shangxuan! Go, Pei Shangxuan!

Go, Pei Shangxuan! Go, Pei Shangxuan!

Go, Pei Shangxuan!

Even though many things have changed, and everyone has gone off in different directions of life,

but Pei Shangxuan is still a hero in my eyes.

There should be no problem with a job Teacher Gao recommended.

Go to work well. Once you end your shift,

Daniel, Xiao Jun and I will come and pick you up for dinner. Is that okay?

What is this? Are you afraid of me running away to work at the bar?

Don't worry. I'll definitely do what I promised you.

Hurry and go to class. Don't interfere with my first day reporting to work.

You promised.

I'm going now.

You can't back out!

Da Qiang, Susu, this is Pei Shangxuan.

He's going to be working at our store from now on.

He's still young. If he doesn't know anything,

take care of him. You got it?

Xiao Pei, this is Da Qiang.

He's worked at our store for a long time. Ask him if you have any questions.

This is Susu. She is a university student working here as a part-timer.

Go back to work, you two.

Xiao Pei, come follow me for a second.

- He's just here because of connections. - Xiao Pei, as you've seen,

this place is quite small

and we aren't in need of new workers, but your Teacher Gao

is an old classmate of mine. He asked me for a favor, so I'll try my best to help you.

I'm willing to give you youngsters a chance to change, is that clear?

Boss, don't worry. I sincerely appreciate this job.

I will definitely get along with everyone.

I will not let both Teacher Gao and you be disappointed in me.

It's good that you understand. I have some business to attend to.

Change into the uniform first.

Ask Da Qiang anything you have a problem with, okay?

- Okay. - I'm going now.

Newbie, record everything that is here.

- Stack this behind the store later. - Okay.

Susu!

It's okay. They're all expired things anyway.

But some of them might have gone bad already.

- Are you sure you still want them? - I've already looked at the expiration dates.

It's a shame to throw them away. It's been less than a week since they've expired.

I can save up on some living fees like this.

Please don't tell anybody else, okay?

I won't.

Thank you.

I heard the manager say that you are a college student. What year are you?

I'm a freshman.

That's the same as my high school classmate.

So you're also a freshman here on a part-time work and study basis?

I'm doing full-time here, like the store manager said.

I'm going to have to look for a job after graduating college anyway,

so I graduated a little earlier on my own.

Daniel.

You waited in line for so long just for this?

Pei Shangxuan likes to eat this, so I just bought it on the way.

Why isn't Xiao Jun here yet?

Xiao Jun said she'd be late for 5 minutes. How many 5 minutes has it been already?

You're a girl, yet your understanding of girls is less than mine.

What do you mean?

When girls say that ''they're on their way',' it means that they're still at home.

And when they say that they need another 5 minutes, it means that they just left their house.

However, there is still a 99.99% chance that she's lost if she did leave her house.

How many girls' devastations did you have to suffer through

to be able to come up with such a conclusion?

- Li Li! - She's here.

What do you think of these little white shoes I just bought?

Alright, they suit you. Quick, let's go, otherwise we won't catch up in time with Pei Shangxuan after he leaves work.

Don't get too excited.

We will be late for his own good.

Girls like to be late so that boys can arrive early.

This way, on one hand we are giving them the chance to express their gentlemanly demeanor,

and on the other hand, we are leaving an adequate amount of time

for them to think about how to shine in front of us.

It is mutually beneficial, killing multiple birds with one stone, so why not do it?

Do you think what she said is reasonable?

From the sound of it, it's just pure false reasoning.

But I have to admit, it does have the slightest bit of logic.

Right?

That smells so good. Li Li, you really love me as expected, and you know my taste.

Sorry, Xiao Jun, these aren't for you.

You don't understand? Don't imagine yourself as other people's favorite. It's for Pei Shangxuan.

Ah. Big mouth. Watch out, it'll make you ugly. Let's go.

Let's go.

I'm going first. Watch the store, you two.

Hey, Brother Qiang—

What's wrong?

This machine isn't printing out the receipts.

I was going to ask Brother Qiang, but he just left.

It's not even the end of his shift yet. Does he leave work early everyday?

It isn't a big deal for new people to work a bit more.

Let me see.

There's probably some paper stuck in here.

Try it.

You're awesome. Thanks.

There's nothing impressive about that. The store manager taught me a bit in the morning.

How come you guys are here?

Have a look around. If there's any food or drinks you want, I'll treat you.

The environment's not bad.

There's food, there's beverages,

and your co-worker seems nice, too.

Why don't you introduce her?

I almost forgot. This is Susu. She's a freshman working part-time here.

This is Li Li, Daniel and Li Jun.

They're all my good friends.

- Hello. - Hi.

This is for you.

Li Li bought them especially for you, they're still warm.

They were the last ones.

Eat it slowly, don't choke.

Sweet chestnuts with lemonade water.

How come I don't receive this kind of treatment?

They're really tasty. Do you guys want one?

- Taste some. - No, that's okay.

Susu, you didn't have any lunch today, have some.

I'm fine.

Hey, Pei Shangxuan, Li Li bought them for you.

It doesn't matter. I bought them to share with everyone.

Eat them while they're still hot. You'll get a stomach ache if you eat them cold.

Thank you.

Don't you think Pei Shangxuan

is a bit too caring towards that Susu?

It's a good thing to be able to get along with co-workers.

That depends on who they are.

Even though Susu isn't as pretty as Han Yichen,

she still seems like a cute and pretty girl.

By comparison, Li Li, don't you think you need to take more initiative?

We are all good friends. What is the initiator act for?

Do you really think this way?

If you have the time to gossip about other people, why don't you go and study some calculus?

Who cares about calculus?

Don't you have any other things to think about?

Recently, I've had some small complications.

What is it, what is it? Tell me, I'll analyze it for you.

I enrolled for the intermediate oral interpretation examination.

The written examination section should be okay, but I'm a bit worried about the oral part.

I want to find someone to practice my oral part with.

I though you actually had some big thing going on.

But wait, I know a really suitable candidate for you.

He's not only good at English, but if you practice your oral part with him,

you will also be getting sidelong glances of admiration casted at you, with a high rate of second glances.

Really?

Excuse me, are you the one wanting to practice your oral part?

- No. - Sorry.

Do you need anything?

No need, I'm here to look for someone, thank you.

Excuse me, are you the one wanting to practice your oral part?

Sorry, I'm not interested in English tutoring.

Excuse me, are you here for oral practice?

Are you Qiu Zi'an?

Yes.

Hi, my name is Li Li.

Hi.

Sorry, there was a huge temperature drop last week. I didn't wear enough,

so I caught a cold, and I still haven't recovered yet.

I hope I don't infect you.

It's okay. You're willing to help me with my oral part even though you're sick.

I should be the one saying sorry.

Let's continue.

We will start from...

Thank you for today.

You're welcome. You have a really good foundation, so you'll definitely pass the exam.

Let me help you.

Okay.

Sorry.

It's okay. The weather's cold, take care of your body. Bye-bye.

Bye.

Thanks for coming.

Thanks for coming.

Thanks for coming.

Come here, Pei Shang Xuan. Carry these in.

These things sell really quickly, so be fast.

Brother Qiang, there's a lot of things. How about we carry them together?

It doesn't look good either, having this many boxes in front of the store.

Susu!

- You can help him. - Wait.

Heavy work is not suitable for a girl to do.

What do you mean by that?

I'm not trying to imply anything.

Brother Qiang, Susu is slow and doesn't have much strength,

so how about we both carry these instead? It'll be much quicker.

Can't you see I'm ticking off goods?

Plus, the monitor in our store is broken.

There's no one to watch as guard. What would we do if someone shoplifts?

Girls are careful. Isn't Susu more suitable for ticking off goods?

Furthermore, how can we let a girl do strenuous tasks for two men?

You are a new employee, you haven't done anything yet

and you're already starting to lecture people.

Didn't you hear what our boss said?

I'm the most experienced staff here, so you will listen to me!

I can manage it.

Go in and keep guard. The monitor's broken

and we can't afford to lose anything.

- Check out. - Okay, coming.

Good work. Drink some lemonade water.

It's very fresh.

It's not out of date. I'm treating you.

Thanks.

I'm the one who should thank you. You have been the kindest person to me since my time here.

Really?

How was it?

Pretty good. I think I should have no problem with the exam.

I'm saying how was my cousin Qiu Zi'an?

He's a nice person, and his English is even more fluent than a native English speaker's.

He's completely different from you.

Li Li, don't destroy the bridge after crossing the river. (Chinese idiom: to abandon one's benefactor once his help is not needed)

But I want to!

Stop making me laugh! I can't laugh with my face mask still on!

Who is it?

I'll go see.

Who is it?

You scared me to death.

You're the one who scared me.

Cousin, what are you doing here?

It's you.

You two can chat, I'll go wash my face.

My face mask cracked because of you.

Come in.

This is for you.

It was the textbook I used when I had oral interpretation tutoring lessons.

Even though it was from a while ago, but the key examination points should be similar.

- By the way, I'm free tomorrow afternoon. - What?

What I mean is, don't you have your exam in the morning the day after tomorrow?

I can help you revise and prepare for your exam tomorrow afternoon.

Really? That's great.

I need to go now,

so tell Jun Jun I left.

Take care on your way. Bye.

- Bye-bye. - Bye-bye.

Where's my cousin?

He didn't even say a few words to his cute litte cousin before leaving?

He was busy, so he left. He told me to tell you.

What beautiful cursive writing.

Of course. My cousin is a genius.

He's much better than Pei Shangxuan.

Do you want to be my cousin-in-law?

Xiao Jun! Stop pairing people up.

Don't let one's own fertile (fat) water flow into others' field. (Benefits should always be kept for one's own people)

You're fat! You're fat!

You're fat! You're fat!

- How much do you weigh? - You're fat!

Da Qiang, Susu, Xiao Pei, stop what you're doing for a moment.

Help me carry the out-of-date drinks outside.

Okay.

- Sorry! -Let me, let me.

Go on.

Here.

This guy, really.

Here, put this here first.

Carry that outside, quickly.

Where is it?

-Boss, what are you looking for? -Who's seen my wallet?

I think I've seen a wallet on the counter just then.

It is a long brown one?

Yes, how could it disappear in the blink of an eye?

Did it drop in the corner somewhere?

Help me look for it.

Just then, it was only us. There wasn't anyone else in the store.

Could it be we have a thief?

Susu was the first one to carry the things onto the truck.

The wallet was still there.

The last one was Pei Shangxuan, I think. I didn't see it after that.

What do you mean by that?

I didn't say anything. Why are you so stirred up?

There's a monitor in our store.

If you really want to know if I did it, then go look at the videotape.

You're smart, aren't you? The monitor's broken.

Did you take that chance to swipe it?

You say you didn't do it, but where's the evidence?

Our manager is generous, so we won't mention this incident.

But I know very well that you have a criminal record.

Say that again!

That's enough, stop arguing.

Quick, help me look for it. If it's nowhere to be found, I'll call the police.

Hurry, hurry, look for it.

Hello? Teacher Gao.

What? Oh, okay.

I'll go there now.

Thank you.

Stop wasting our time. Store Manager, call the police. Let them investigate!

- Wait a moment! - Pardon.

We're taking care of some business right now, we're not open today.

Teacher Gao called me to come.

He's working out of the city and can't come right now.

You even called for a helping hand?

I'm telling you, that's still useless!

The only way of taking care of you people with dirty backgrounds

is to call the police directly.

Store Manager, you have to trust Pei Shangxuan. He's loyal and keeps his promises.

If it's a job Teacher Gao introduced,

he'll definitely appreciate the opportunity and never make mistakes.

Is there is a misunderstanding somewhere?

If there is, can we clear it up first?

Actually, it's not that big of a problem.

If you can find the wallet, then we won't have to call the police.

But if there really is a thief,

how will we trust and work with each other

in the future?

It's fine. I'm not afraid of you calling the police.

If you can clear the problem today, then it's fine.

Don't be rash. I believe that you're being wrongly accused.

Rubbish. Store Manager, I finally remembered.

The store needed to take care of some shampoo or something.

They were supposed to bring back the empty bottles,

but he didn't bring even one back.

Who knows if he took it out and sold it secretly?

Is that so?

Yes, because they were expired, so I thought it was okay.

Who knows if they were really expired

and you just sold it?

That's why you weren't able to bring it back.

This is a different situation.

Store Manager, can you give us some time?

We promise that we will find the wallet back for you.

Fine, you guys go find it.

I'll try to find it myself, too. If we still can't find it,

then tomorrow I can only call the police.

Okay, thanks.

Okay. Everyone, get back to work.

Li Li!

Xiao Jun!

- How was it? - What right do they have to think it's you? I'll go talk to your boss.

The Store Manager was already very generous.

The important thing now is to find it first.

Is someone using you as a scapegoat?

Did you see anyone touch the wallet?

The boss put the wallet on top of the counter.

No one would steal it in daylight.

Then, recall

before the wallet went missing. What was everyone in the store doing?

I don't remember. I was moving boxes.

Right! Could it be possible that the wallet fell in the boxes

and got taken away by the car?

That's possible.

Where did the car drive the boxes? We can look through each one of the boxes.

There is a warehouse especially used for storing expired drinks.

At the end of every month, we would send our drinks there.

But if the wallet really did end up there, we wouldn't be able to find it. It's too big there.

We still have to try looking for it even if there's a 1 in a 10,000 chance of finding it.

Li Li's right. We have to hurry.

What if it still hasn't been sent to the warehouse?

Okay. Let's go look.

Wait, don't lock the door!

Hello, was there a car that came to drop off expired goods today?

Yes, but they left after dropping off the goods.

Great. I left something important in there. Can you open the door?

- Thanks. - Keep the inside clean.

When you're done, leave.

Do we really have to look through all of this?

Li Li, Li Jun, forget it.

Let's stop searching for it. Go back and rest.

We only have a little left to search.

You still have a test tomorrow; I can't take up your time.

- But— - I can take care of this myself.

I don't have time to chit chat with you guys. I'm going.

Let's go. We can't find it.

Here.

Sorry. Sorry I'm late.

How is it? Did you find it?

Are you a dinosaur? I called you hours ago.

Your reaction time is a bit too long, isn't it?

I already said sorry on the phone.

I really couldn't come. So what happened?

Do you still have to ask? Isn't it obvious enough?

How can we find it in such a large storage?

It's fine. We'll find it. Let's find another way.

What other way?

Anyway, thanks everyone.

Some day, I'll treat you guys to food.

Really? Okay.

How are you going to take care of this problem?

What problems would I have?

I've already gotten myself into so much worse.

I was joking with you guys. What are you being nervous over? You guys have no sense of humor.

How about this? I'll accompany you to the store tomorrow

and discuss this with the boss.

You don't have to. I already told you guys that I'd take care of this by myself.

Don't worry about it. Go to sleep early.

I'll go and check on him.

Brother, don't give up.

We're all going to support you till the end.

What? Are you scared I'll commit suicide?

Even if it's to avoid you guys annoying me to death, I'll live with a positive attitude.

Plus, if I don't work hard, how could I live down all that alcohol you guys drank with me?

There's something I don't know if I should tell you about.

Tell me.

Don't you think that Li Li treats you differently compared to others?

What do you mean by that?

Maybe the kindness she gives you isn't just simply brotherly love.

Wait, I'm really tired today.

I don't know what you're talking about. Can you repeat that in simpler terms?

Li Li is interested in you.

You're kidding. How can that be?

Based on my experience, no girl would ever treat a guy nicely for no reason.

If she doesn't have an ulterior motive, that means she likes you.

That only says how little dating experience you have.

My relationship with Li Li is one that asks for nothing in return.

It avoids vulgarity while surpassing stereotypical boy-girl relationships.

Fine. Go and think this through alone.

Bye-bye.

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Li Li likes me.

No way.

I'm about to collapse from fatigue.

Li Li, what are you thinking about again?

Where do you think the wallet is?

Please, Li Li. That storage is so big.

We've looked through every single nook and corner.

We can't help it if we can't find it.

But we still haven't looked through half of the boxes. What if it's still there?

Shower and sleep. Stop looking for it.

I want to look for it again.

Are you crazy? You still have to take a test tomorrow!

Don't worry about me. Go shower and sleep.

Hey... I'll go with her.

Wait for me! I'll go with you!

Hurry, you two.

Thank you.

So bothersome.

I'm so tired!

Xiao Jun!

The wallet!

- Li Li. - Is Pei Shangxuan here?

He didn't come. Why are you looking for him?

How about this, you can tell me and I'll relay it to him.

Okay. I have to take a test later. Give this to him.

Isn't this the store manager's wallet?

I came here to give this to him. I'm going now.

Okay, bye-bye.

Pei Shangxuan! Look at what this is!

- The wallet is finally found. It was found by— -Thank you Susu!

This is so great. I finally found it.

Thank god, thank god.

I finally don't have to lose my job. This is so great. Thank you.

Li Li.

What a coincidence.

Why are you here?

The teacher wanted me to help out with setting the exam room.

What a coincidence that I meet you here.

Sorry about yesterday.

It's fine. I needed a place to study anyway.

Why are your dark circles so heavy?

Did you not sleep well last night?

I... I had some business last night.

Oh, yeah.

Drink this. I would drink this every time I got tired during my study sessions in the past.

You're going to be more focused after drinking this.

- Thanks! - No problem.

- I'm going to head in now. - Good luck.

Yes!

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♫ The hours tick by every minute and second. ♫

♫ The migratory birds fly past the sky together. ♫

♫ Can the late dreams from these past years restart? ♫

♫ Can the late dreams from these past years restart? ♫

♫ I’m afraid to hear the turning of the clock. ♫

♫ It’s reminding me. ♫

♫ I, who is dull, ignorant, and has no concept of fear, ♫

♫ really want to tell you: ♫

♫ Please don’t disappear like the migratory birds do. ♫

♫ The love I want to give you is like fire. ♫

♫ I’ll keep you company during the winter ♫

♫ to watch the newly awakening spring. ♫

♫ No matter how pitch-black the night is, ♫

♫ even the dark sky can hear it. No matter how far away, ♫

♫ you must hear ♫

♫ my promise to love you. ♫

♫ The hours tick by every minute and second. ♫

♫ The migratory birds fly past the sky together. ♫

♫ Can the late dreams from these past years restart? ♫

♫ Can the late dreams from these past years restart? ♫

♫ I’m afraid to hear the turning of the clock. ♫

♫ It’s reminding me. ♫

♫ I, who is dull, ignorant, and has no concept of fear, ♫

♫ really want to tell you: ♫

♫ Please don’t disappear like the migratory birds do. ♫

♫ The love I want to give you is like fire. ♫

♫ I’ll keep you company during the winter ♫

♫ to watch the newly awakening spring. ♫

♫ No matter how pitch-black the night is, ♫

♫ even the dark sky can hear it. No matter how far away, ♫

♫ I am afraid you can’t hear ♫

♫ my promise to love you. ♫