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[Never-Ending Summer]

[Episode 27]

Zhou Wan.

So you're after

Lu Zhongyue all along.

For tomorrow's

meeting on independent IP,

I've preselected

some suitable companies.

Please take a look.

What did you promise me?

No work at home.

Have some jelly.

Don't be mad.

That's it?

I don't buy it.

One more bite.

Not enough.

Still not enough.

Still not enough.

How about now?

How about now?

How about now?

[Konjac jelly]

How about now?

What are you doing?

How about now?

How about now?

You...

[Independent IP Strategy Overview]

I want to build

Lan Yue's own

[Partner Selection Criteria]

IP.

But

we have

zero experience in this area,

so we can't just jump in blindly.

We need to

find a partner

with relevant

experience.

After you raised this,

I looked into

all the companies in this space.

One that fits our needs

and has experience managing

large IP portfolios.

There's one stood out to me.

[Core Competencies Analysis]

[Shengshi Huayu IP Development Capabilities]

Shengshi Huayu.

That's exactly the one I want.

No, wait, X-Xixiao.

Shengshi Huayu

shut down all

its theme parks a few years ago.

Rumor has it

[Shengshi Huayu IP Development Capabilities]

there's a problem with the operation.

-Yes. -No, wait.

I've heard

there's more to it than that.

But we won't know

the details until we reach out.

Xin.

I asked you to contact

Shengshi Huayu.

Did you get in touch with them?

Yes.

I contacted Lena,

their person in charge in Pingchuan.

She's open to a meeting,

but she wants

Mr. Lu to meet her in person.

[Shengshi Huayu IP Development Capabilities]

In person?

Yes, that's what she said.

Wait.

She wants to meet me?

Yes.

Just go as she wants.

Then who's going with me?

[Shengshi Huayu IP Development Capabilities]

Me!

-I'll go! -Easy. You scared me.

Why are you so eager this time?

Well,

I heard

that Lena is a beauty.

I...

S-So,

this beauty wants to meet

with Xixiao?

Sounds like she's up to something.

Definitely.

[Shengshi Huayu IP Development Capabilities]

Then I can't steal Xixiao's

-thunder. -Alright.

You?

Deputy Director Zhou,

what do you think?

I'll follow the company's arrangements.

Bad move.

Alright then.

The company's

sending you with me.

Okay.

Xin, let's do a...

preliminary run-through

with Wanxiang Queyu

-Okay. -as well.

Right. Besides...

When's Ms. Lin coming?

We've been waiting over an hour.

Didn't expect her to be so late.

Let's go sit over there.

Can I get you some tea?

No thanks.

When is Ms. Lin coming?

Sorry,

Ms. Lin went out temporarily.

I'm not sure

when she'll be back.

But we had an appointment.

I know.

I'm really sorry.

Ms. Lin

changed her plans last minute,

probably didn't have time to notify you.

Can you give us a definite answer?

So we know whether

to keep waiting

or

reschedule.

Let me

call and ask.

Hello, Ms. Lin?

Tell them to come up now.

Okay.

Ms. Lin said

she's back now.

She's upstairs.

If you don't mind,

you can find her over there.

Okay.

I'll take you there.

-Okay. -Let's go.

Okay.

Watch the steps.

This way, please.

Ms. Lin.

Please.

Hello, Ms. Lin.

I'm in charge of Lan Yue Phase II,

Lu Xixiao.

Hello.

I'm Zhou Wan.

Waiter.

One more glass, please.

Well,

I won't drink during work.

Have a seat.

Thank you.

Lu Xixiao,

don't you recognize me?

Ms. Lin.

Or would you prefer Lena?

We dated a few times,

and you don't even recognize me?

I'm Lin Na.

Forget it.

You probably don't remember anyway.

No.

I do.

I just didn't recognize you.

Now that you mention it, I remember.

What happened back then—

that was on me.

I was still young.

Hope... Hope it doesn't

affect our conversation today.

Back when we dated,

you were always late.

I waited for you so many times,

and in the end, all I got was

"I'm not coming."

Now I've made you wait a bit.

We're even.

But you're wronged.

I'm here to work.

But don't worry.

It won't affect your work.

Thank you.

I've sent your invitation

to the headquarters.

But the president refused.

It's really not my fault.

Nothing I can do.

Any chance I could ask

why the president rejected it?

I can't really say.

Is it for the same reason Shengshi Huayu

shut down all its theme parks

back then?

How did you know?

I was just guessing.

Can you give me some time?

What do you want?

I want to give your president

a small gift.

A gift?

Do you know

what he's up to?

Not really.

But if he's doing it,

he must have his reasons.

You're his girlfriend, aren't you?

Bingo.

Don't worry

about me.

I met Lu Xixiao

the summer after the college

entrance exam.

We've only seen

each other a few times.

He was always pretty distant with me.

I thought

he was just one of

those clueless, emotionally stunted guys.

Until I saw you two today.

Actually,

he's the dull type.

With a resting grump face.

And he sweats a lot.

Don't you think

he's a bit too tall?

Right?

Standing next to him makes me look so short.

So he's into

girls like you.

This is good.

Right?

Thank you.

How much longer, Lu Xixiao?

How much longer?

Almost there. Soon.

No wonder you're the great artist L.

I think our president

will love this.

This is my first piece

that's not about winter.

Please tell him—

it was his story that gave me the inspiration.

Okay.

Anything else you

want me to pass along?

I hope

you'll seriously consider

our proposal.

Lan Yue provides the funding,

and Shengshi Huayu

runs the core operations.

We can build the newest

resort IP together.

Lu Xixiao,

I didn't expect you to be so talented.

All my

inspiration

comes from this woman right here—

Zhou Wan.

That's so sweet of you.

Don't worry.

I'll send this

to our president as soon as I can.

I won't see you two out.

Take care.

Okay, thank you.

See you next time.

Let's drink next time.

Your bag.

See you around.

Taking your current girlfriend to meet your ex?

Good for you.

No.

I didn't get a chance

to tell you

what happened between us.

I was having nightmares every night back then,

and you were out there dating?

No,

let me explain.

Zhou Wan,

Listen.

Remember when

we broke up,

and you wanted to pay me back?

I was at a bar,

drinking.

While I was drinking,

your transfer notification

came through.

And right at that same moment,

someone asked me out.

I was impulsive, so I said yes

back then.

I mean,

we barely saw each other.

We lost touch pretty quickly.

Nothing

happened between us.

-Really. -You better be.

So what was that painting

you sent to the president about?

I looked into his story.

It's said

that he had

a girlfriend of eight years.

They were really close,

about to get married.

But right before the engagement,

they had

[Cafe Please go upstairs]

a diving accident together.

She didn't make it.

So I thought,

what else besides life and death

is truly insurmountable?

At least you and I

get to choose to be together now.

Right?

Don't you think

that's romantic?

What's romance got to do with you?

I am a very

romantic person.

Where's your romance?

Right...

[Ice cream]

here.

Since when do you know magic tricks?

Do you remember?

Anyone would remember it.

I should have told you earlier.

Zhou Wan,

do you wanna date me?

[Ice cream]

Do you?

Aren't we dating now?

♪ Countless, unforgettable ♪

♪ No time left, so I ♪

♪ Can only fall toward you ♪

[Ice cream]

♪ Too dazzling, too lonely, it's alright ♪

♪ I believe in this encounter ♪

♪ Landing in the ruins of the galaxy ♪

♪ Exchanging our comets ♪

♪ Suddenly I am certain ♪

♪ This mud all over me ♪

Where did you

even get that balloon?

I won't tell you.

♪ Is the proof of love ♪

[Strategic Director]

[Project Director]

I know what you're going to do.

I can help.

We got word back from Shengshi Huayu!

Come on!

[Project Director]

Hello?

The president said your work

really moved him.

He loved it

and asked me to thank you.

Also,

he's seriously considered

your partnership proposal.

He said—

What did he say? Hurry up.

He said he's willing to give it a try.

But on one condition that all IP

and core visual design

must be led

[Project Director]

by L yourself.

[Project Director]

Wan!

Then let's wish a successful partnership

between Lan Yue and Shengshi Huayu.

Director Zhou and Director Lu

bringing in

such an important partner for Lan Yue!

We have to

celebrate for this, Wan!

Yeah.

I'm treating everyone to the most

expensive tea cafe downstairs!

Tea cafe!

But Director Lu will pay.

Thank you, Xixiao.

Okay. No problem.

I'll pay.

Director Lu and Wan

actually look pretty good together.

What do you mean by that?

They've got a firm comradeship.

Why does everything have

to be about romance to you?

You're the one who doesn't get it.

Only those who feel in sync

can fight together

and share the same mind.

What's the difference

between that and a relationship?

Alright.

-Let's go eat. -Stop it.

Are we eating or not?

-Yes. -Let's go.

Tidy up and go eat.

Let's go.

Dismiss.

Aren't they a match?

Wan.

Dad, Grandma,

we're here to see you.

[In Memory of My Son, Zhou Jun]

[In Memory of Huang Xuefen]

Today I brought someone

really, really important.

Grandma's already met him,

but Dad hasn't.

Uncle, Grandma,

I'm Lu Xixiao,

Zhou Wan's boyfriend.

I came with her

to see you today.

Don't worry.

When you're not by her side,

I will stay with her

and take good care of her.

I won't let her

suffer any injustice.

When I was young,

I liked to

leaning on my dad's shoulder.

I always thought

the safest place in the world

was my dad's shoulder.

Later...

Everyone, please don't leave.

Just give me a few more days, okay?

I'll figure something out, I promise.

I know things are hard for you,

but I'll get this sorted

in a few days.

-This… -Director!

Let's go get the money back!

-Give us the money! -We can talk.

Don't barge in there!

Don't rush!

Director!

When are you

paying us our wages?

Well,

I've already paid

part of it.

Right?

I'll figure out the rest.

Just give me a little more time.

Give you time?

No, you can't...

Who's giving us time?

My whole family's

depending on this to eat.

Don't leave!

Come back here!

Come back!

Listen!

-You have money now! -Dad!

Your kid has food!

But our kids

-don't! -Dad!

Look at you now!

If you end up dead,

who are we supposed to get the money from?

[In Loving Memory]

Zhou Wan.

I'm not the one who killed your father.

You think you're smart,

but you're hating

the wrong person.

[In Loving Memory]

[In Memory of My Son, Zhou Jun]

Lu Zhongyue is a cold, calculating,

selfish man

who's hurt too many innocent people.

Some things

come with a price.

The timing just hasn't arrived yet.

Because of Lu Zhongyue,

my family was destroyed back then.

And even so,

my father was misunderstood by all.

But he was such a good man.

I can't let him

keep bearing that stigma.

I want to uncover the truth

and clear his name.

I believe justice

will come.

Zhou Wan,

do what you need to do.

But I don't want to get you involved again,

or make things difficult for you.

After all, Lu Zhongyue is your father.

I'll always be with you.

No matter what happens,

we'll face it together.

I went through all that

trying to get into Lan Yue Phase II

just to

find some leads.

But I still haven't

found any evidence from back then.

But I did find this.

[Yinshan Furniture Factory Acquisition Agreement]

It's a furniture factory acquired

during the Phase II resort project.

[Yinshan Furniture Factory Acquisition Agreement]

The board hadn't decided

on internal bidding yet,

so the project

was still under Lu Zhongyue's control.

Yinshan Furniture Factory

was a stable,

[Final Acquisition Price:]

long-established factory.

[RMB 250,000]

If they wanted to make more money,

[Yinshan Furniture Factory Profile]

they would have expanded long ago.

They stayed in Jinsha Bay

to keep quality under control.

And this happened right when

Lan Yue was acquiring the land for Phase II.

Furniture of this scale

with such big problems?

So you suspect Lu Zhongyue

pulled the same trick again.

That's a good lead.

But we still need

evidence.

So I want to go to Jinsha Bay.

I'm going with you.

I don't think you should come.

Remember what

I told your dad and grandma?

I said

I wouldn't let you

face this alone.

I'm going to take care of you

and protect you.

Okay.

Let's go together.

I think this is the place.

Sorry to bother you.

Is there an adult home?

Grandma.

Who are you?

Hello, Grandma.

Excuse me.

Grandma.

You... You are?

Who are you?

We don't accept interviews.

We're not the media.

Not the media.

We called your house

before,

but no one answered,

so we thought

we'd come talk in person.

There's nothing to talk about.

We'll pay back the debt.

You can leave.

-We're not here for money. -Leave.

Leave..

-Fine. -Leave.

-Leave! -We'll leave.

We're leaving.

What if I could prove

that Director Wang's factory

was set up?

To be honest,

I've been through

what you're going through.

So I understand.

And I genuinely want to help.

If Director Wang

is willing to accept our help

and tell us what happened

to the furniture factory,

we'll do

everything we can

to get you justice.

Little girl,

could I borrow some paper and a pen?

Thank you.

Grandma,

this is my number.

From now on, no matter what

problems come up—

not just the factory,

but also the girl's situation,

anything at all,

feel free to call me.

I'll call my son and ask.

I can't promise he'll agree.

That's fine.

We'll wait for your answer.

We just got here,

brought you some food and drinks,

and some snacks for her.

No need.

-Please take it. -I can't.

Don't worry about it.

We'll just leave it inside for you.

I'll put it in the house.

Here.

We'll

come visit you often.

Little girl,

you must study hard.

Read good books.

Study well.

The score isn't what matters.

It's the ability to learn that counts.

Thank you, Miss.

Thank you, Sir.

Alright.

You'll need to sign here.

Sign right here.

So I just have to wait for the buyer

to come back from abroad

before the contract is finalized?

That's right, Mrs. Jiang.

They'll pay the deposit

to you first.

Once they're back,

they'll settle the balance

and handle the transfer.

But this house...

Here's the thing.

The buyer wants

to get things ready

so they can move straight in when they return.

I'm afraid you have

to vacate the house now.

It's fine. I understand.

Thank you, Mrs. Jiang.

The keys, please.

I need to take this call.

Suit yourself.

Mr. Wang?

Check out the house in the afternoon?

No problem.

Jiang Fan,

the house is already sold.

I'll transfer the money to you later.

Remember to give the keys to the agent.

Okay, got it.

Dad!

I miss you so much.

Guess

what delicious food

I brought you.

Chicken wings.

Dad, look!

Those were all

from Wan.

And Xixiao even offered

to sponsor my schooling.

Sit down first.

Lili,

what did I tell you before?

Don't trust people so easily.

I ended up

to where I am today

because I was

too trusting.

Dad,

Wan and Xixiao

are not like that.

How long have you known them?

How do you know

they're not that kind of person?

That girl's family

went through

the same thing.

Remember that

building materials factory

before Lan Yue Resort Phase I was built?

I think

they're both good people.

They're genuinely here to help us.

I know.

I've already agreed

to meet with them.

Mom,

don't worry about it.

Watch this.

Where did you learn to make that?

Soft-boiled egg.

Thank you.

I used to love

soft-boiled eggs too.

Especially with tomato and egg noodles.

But later my mom thought it was too much trouble,

so I barely had them after that.

It's good to be grown up.

I can eat whatever I want.

Lately I keep thinking back to

when we first met

as kids.

I never understood

why you always avoided me

and dodged my questions,

and why you were so afraid of troubling anyone.

But now I get it.

You went through so much

when you were little,

losing people and things

all the time,

that you forced yourself

to face the world

with a cool,

rational way.

Every time I think about that,

I wish...

I could have met that little

Zhou Wan earlier.

I'd tell her—

Don't be scared.

Don't rush.

I'll be here

to grow up with you.

So

you have to understand,

a soft-boiled egg isn't a bother.

And neither are you.

In fact, I like it when you bother me.

Why are you so good to me?

I wasn't good enough to you before.

From now on, I'll try even harder,

better than you are to me.

You said it.

Then...

that promise

starts tonight?

Okay.

Well...

-Well... -Well…

Is anyone home?

Lili!

You're here!

Hello.

Hello.

How's everything going?

Pretty good.

Grandma.

Why are you here again?

Is Director Wang back?

-Did he agree to meet us? -Dad!

They're here!

Director Wang.

Director Wang.

What else do you need?

Here's the thing.

We know

someone deliberately set up

the furniture factory to get the land for Phase II.

But we need some evidence

to help you uncover the truth.

What my dad means is that

why didn't you come with

that other guy from last night?

Other guy?

What other guy

Wasn't the guy

who came last night with you?

I already gave him all the evidence

I had about the land acquisition.

Do you know his name?

You are...

Is this Director Wang's house?

My name is Jiang Yan.

This is a small gift

-for you. -No.

No.

Don't be afraid.

I'm here to help you

with the factory case.

Yinshan Furniture Factory was forced to shut down

because of problems with the distributor,

right?

I've handled similar cases before.

I know how to help you.

Thank you,

Sir.

But someone's

already helping us.

Someone?

Would you mind telling me who?

Wan

and Xixiao.

What a coincidence.

We're together.

You can rest easy now.

I didn't expect them to be even more

anxious about your case than I am.

Is Director Wang home?

Yongli!

Yongli!

A guy surnamed Jiang.

Isn't he

with you?

We know him.

But he's

-not with... -I asked him to come.

He's a colleague

of ours from years back.

Don't worry.

Whatever you wanted,

I've already given it to him.

Miss Zhou,

I'm not hoping for my factory

to recover anymore.

I just want to pay off the debts as soon as possible.

I don’t want my Lili

to live like this anymore.

I understand.

I'll do everything I can.

Thank you, Wan.

Excuse me.

[Jiang Yan] [Lan Yue Yunqilu Resort]

Zhou Wan, let's talk.

Just the two of us.

Then we'll leave now.

Sorry for disturbing you.

Goodbye.

Study hard.

See you.

If I didn't know the truth,

this view

would be really beautiful.

It wasn't this beautiful before.

Over there used to be the factory.

Here was an open field.

My dad taught me

how to ride a bike right here.

Back then he told me

things would get better,

and he'd move us into a bigger,

better house.

I didn't understand then.

I just thought

living with Mom, Dad,

and Grandma was happy

enough.

A simple wish.

But it can never come true.

I've looked through the materials

Director Wang gave me.

There's

accounting records with the distributor,

chat logs,

and recent evidence of

the distributor's

private dealings with Lu Zhongyue.

Unfortunately,

it's not the same

distributor who caused

your father's factory

to shut down.

So I was right.

You went to

Director Wang after finding out

about my father's case.

How did you know?

With the title of Strategic Director,

it's not hard to look up

the Phase I materials.

Besides Director Wang's stuff,

I also found some

evidence of irregularities in the project.

[Detailed Account Transactions between]

[Hengtong Raw Material Supply Co., Ltd. and Lan Yue Group]

Zhou Wan.

[Detailed Account Transactions between]

[Hengtong Raw Material Supply Co., Ltd. and Lan Yue Group]

What Lu Xixiao can do,

I can do.

What he can't,

I can too.

I can help you

expose Lu Zhongyue.

I can give you a better life.

Come back to me, okay?

Just like when we were kids.