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Once upon a time, there was a planet far away in outer space.

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The environment there was almost the same as Earth's.

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So, of course, there were aliens living on it.

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After a long process of evolution, those aliens

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established their own civilization.

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One day, their scientists predicted that their galaxy was going to collapse.

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To escape, they immigrated to other planets in the universe by spaceship.

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And one group of them came to Earth.

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They called themselves the Fox Clan.

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Ancient men on Earth were shocked when they saw them.

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An ancient book reads that a huge ship-like object flew above the western sea.

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The people in it wore crowns, had white feathers all over their bodies, and flew high in the sky with no wings.

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That is the first impression the Fox Clan made on humans.

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To adapt to the environment on Earth, the Fox Clan never stopped evolving.

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Finally, they began to look like humans and gradually fit in with them.

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Since ancient times, the conflict between humans and the Fox Clan never ended.

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There was a government proofreading official named Dai Fu, who was especially interested in the love between foxes and humans.

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He believed love could overcome everything.

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After Dai Fu died, his son collected all of the stories he had written.

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He called it "Guang Yi Ji" and had it published.

(The Great Book of Marvels)

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It was quite popular among its readers.

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After storytellers added more details, the stories spread even further.

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But humans began to fear foxes, instead of just being curious.

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Foxes noticed that humans were getting less and less friendly.

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They had to hide their identity in this world.

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[The Love Knot: His Excellency's First Love]

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[Episode 19]

[This story is purely fictional.]

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Subbing and Timing brought to you by the Love Knot Team @viki.com

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Both cranes and turtles have long lives. They know how to enjoy life to the fullest.

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Mayflies' lives are very short.

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They also enjoy every moment of their existence.

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Jingting.

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Take care.

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Don't be afraid! I'm here.

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I will stay with you forever.

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I told you to remind them not to wear new clothes. Did you remind them?

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Yes, I did. I told them long ago.

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Miss Guan.

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You guys are...

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Didn't I say you should wear old clothes?

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Our clothes are pretty old.

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No. I meant the kind that

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have been washed many times, like color faded clothes with lint balls.

- Oh...

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The clothes that they usually buy are not washable.

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Not washable? What if they get dirty?

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We just get rid of them.

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Throw them away.

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Poverty sure does limit my imagination.

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Never mind then. The clothes, just let them be.

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No more talking about clothes. Come and sit down first.

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Miss Guan, lately we've watched many TV dramas.

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They were mostly Chinese soap operas.

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From them, we learned that for the marriage proposal to be successful,

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the following items are needed.

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What are those?

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[Industrial and Commercial Bank of Xincheng City]

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First, the gift of money for the wedding.

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Considering inflation for the past twenty years and the bank interest rate,

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to raise a daughter in an average family would need around two million.

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The second item.

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Jewelry.

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And, of course, one final item.

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And what is this?

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These are deeds from my real estate in different parts of the world.

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New York, Tokyo, and Shanghai. Take a look, please.

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Wait, wait, wait.

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All this stuff is too exaggerated.

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None of these will work? Why won't they work?

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Miss Guan, if you need anything else, you can tell us now. We'll go get them ready.

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That's not it. Actually, there's no need to get anything special. Just keep it simple.

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Like, buy some apples or pears, something like that.

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Apples? Pears? No way!

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According to what we've learned from the TV dramas,

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with just apples and pears, your future mother-in-law will not approve, Lord Helan.

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Let's not discuss it. I just feel that none of these are appropriate. Let's just go visit first.

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- Then what should we bring?

- Don't worry, let's just go.

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Go... Go buy some apples and pears, hurry!

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Let me ask you, when you get to my house, how are you going to address my mother?

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My respectful mother.

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- No!

- Lord Helan.

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That's really ancient. What? And then you'll get on your knees?

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Did something happen in your family?

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Uncle, Auntie,

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I'm here today to ask both of you

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to allow me to marry Pipi.

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As long as you treat my daughter well.

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Marriage... no problem.

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Shut up!

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Hey!

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Mr. Helan, as you know, I do like you.

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But all of a sudden, you come to my house

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and ask us to let you marry my daughter.

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I only have one beloved daughter.

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Tell me, how can I just give her to you with no worry?

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Mom, we are both serious.

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Who is not serious?

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Uncle and Auntie, bringing up Pipi

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must have been hard on both of you.

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This is the money gift and real estate deeds.

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Mainly to show my gratitude for the love and care you gave to Pipi.

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In the future, I can promise

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that you both will never have to worry.

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I will do my very best

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to bring her happiness.

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I'll make her happy every day and every moment.

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These things are not what I want.

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Mr. Helan, do you know what I worry most about?

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Pipi... She's not like me.

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I'm very domineering, that's my character.

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I will go fight for everything.

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But Pipi... is more like him.

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She won't confront or fight against other people.

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She even has a bit withdrawn deep inside.

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But as you know, in today's world,

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people will take advantage of her because of her personality.

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I know you are very wealthy.

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But what Pipi really needs

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is not just wealth.

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What she really needs, when she is being bullied,

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is someone she can rely on,

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someone who will encourage her when she is right, and tell her not to yield.

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So let me ask you, Mr. Helan.

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Can you be this person?

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Auntie, you don't have to worry.

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Being able to be that person will be my biggest joy.

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Very good then. But first,

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you two haven't been together for that long.

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I think it's too hasty to be talking about marriage.

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You two should spend more time together.

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My suggestion is to get engaged first.

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Just get engaged.

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Good, that's good. An engagement is good.

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Bye!

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Okay, let's go in.

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Father, I didn't expect that Mom would say those words.

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Even though she usually acts a certain way,

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she always keeps her daughter's happiness in mind first

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and cares if her daughter is truly happy.

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She is definitely your real mom. Let's go inside.

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Yes.

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Wu Xinru is here! Wu Xinru is here!

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Wu Xinru!

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Miss Wu!

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Miss Wu? Did you know about your ex-husband, Liu Changming's, insider trading?

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Did you benefit from it, too? Please, give us a straightforward answer.

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Please move.

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We won't accept any interviews.

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This way.

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Make way, make way!

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Did you do that on purpose?

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Miss Wu? Please answer!

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We meet on the floor again.

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So you didn't buy a pair of better shoes?

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I was joking. So you're a reporter.

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Yes.

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How viral can the news of a top star benefiting from her ex-husband's deal be?

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Are you interested in celebrity gossip?

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Or are you just interested in Wu Xinru?

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I am interested in you.

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I don't think you can keep up with that Miss Wu.

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I suggest you go wait outside her hotel room.

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I'm staying on her floor. I think she will come back.

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This is my room card. Put it back in my room before seven.

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Thank you.

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Hello? What are you doing?

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Why are you here? I'm just wiping the cups.

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Wiping the cups? Stop that. Give me a clean one. I'm so thirsty.

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Okay.

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Calculate, calculate. That's all you know.

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Look at you. Getting angry again.

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Why do you always look so unhappy?

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It's not the first day your father's been like this.

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You don't even know you're living a great life.

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Would you want this great life if it was handed to you?

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You're rich. You can go support him.

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- Xiaoju, do you know how Kuanyong and I grew up?

- Fox orphanage.

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Right. We grew up in--

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How did you know?

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I also heard you had to work when you were young. That must've been hard.

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It was really hard, okay?

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Kuanyong and I wanted to find someone like him but there was no chance.

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Look at you. You have someone to blame, to love, and to worry about.

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So I am pouring water for him.

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Your father is so great. He's just different.

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You can accept Kuanyong and me. Why can't you accept him?

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Who told you I accepted you?

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Carry water for me. Thanks.

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What?

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Come here, young man.

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Thanks.

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You two are not people.

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No, no, you two are not human.

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Why do you say that?

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Why?

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Everything in this world has an energy.

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Energy creates radiation.

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According to Thomas Young's theory,

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in a closed system, the total energy remains the same.

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- That means in one system—

- Dad.

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Speak in human language.

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Okay, okay.

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Putting it simply, it's like this coffee shop.

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The current energy is bigger than usual.

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This happened in the hospital, too.

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Before you got there, the energy in the hospital was normal.

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Once you came there, the energy in the hospital got much bigger.

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Xiaoju and I are, of course, human.

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The only explanation now, would be that you two are not human.

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Right?

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We are not human.

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I guessed right.

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Guessed? I thought you calculated it.

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How can you calculate that?

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Why did you guess that?

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I noticed that you two are very close to Xiaoju.

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Who is close to them? It's these two who are close.

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I'm telling you,

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when Xiaoju was little, she didn't get along with her classmates.

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But she got along great with all animals.

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Like cats, dogs, rabbits.

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They all liked her.

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Humans are so complicated. Animals are purer.

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So, when I see the relationship between you,

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it reminds me of the connection she had with animals.

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It feels the same.

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So, you're just guessing.

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It scared me.

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He's not as good as I thought.

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Look at how good Uncle is.

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Uncle does not only calculate his math.

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While he calculated the problems, he also cared about you.

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I just want my baby daughter

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to know there's a normal side to her father.

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So most of the time, you are a crazy man.

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Right, right. Crazy.

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Daddy is crazy.

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Anyone here?

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Miss Reporter, let's have dinner together.

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See you at the rooftop restaurant. Zhao Song.

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You walk on the inside.

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You bought my favorite food.

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I'm sorry. I didn't know I had to suddenly work overtime.

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I need to go to another job. I can't have dinner with you.

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It's okay. The time before you go to work is all mine.

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In the future, I will hold your hand during the day and you can hold mine at night.

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You work so hard. I heard you say it's to pay back a debt?

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Who told you that?

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Xiuxian.

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That Xin Xiaoju!

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I wanted to say, we are getting married soon.

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My money is your money, too. You don't have to work so hard.

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No. Even if we get married, I have to pay the debt back by myself.

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It's my own business. I have to take care of it myself.

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Okay.

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Promise me, after this, everything else will be our business. We will face everything together.

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Pinky promise.

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All right.

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How old are you and you're still doing pinky promises?

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Before we get married, I want to prepare something for you.

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Prepare what?

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Some kind of security.

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Security? What security?

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For example?

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For example, in case I suddenly get sick.

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In case I get in an accident.

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What accident?

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You have lived for over 900 years.

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What accident will you get into now that you're marrying me?

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That's not what I mean. We all have to face sickness and death.

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Are you afraid of dying?

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I remember the first time I was on a plane.

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I got so excited, I couldn't sleep the previous night.

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But before the plane took off, I got so scared.

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I thought to myself, what if the plane falls?

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I took out my phone and sent a will to my parents.

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I apologized to my mother for arguing with her before I left.

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I told her the password to my bank card. I told my father to drink and smoke less.

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I told them a lot of other things.

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I sent the text the moment before the plane took off.

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Your parents must have been so scared.

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Of course. The moment I got off the plane, she yelled at me.

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But after I sent the text, my fear was gone.

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I saw the blue sky and white clouds outside and felt so peaceful.

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All of a sudden, I realized it wasn't death I was afraid of,

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it was my fear of having regrets.

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If the last sentence I said to my mother was out of anger,

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rather than telling her how much I love her,

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how regretful would I have been?

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Let's go get our marriage certificate.

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When?

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Right now.

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Right now?

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It's so late. Why are you in such a hurry?

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Every day we are going to spend together

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will have no regrets.

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Good evening, ma'am. This way, please.

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Thank you.

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Thank you for coming here, Miss.

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Thanks.

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I don't know what to call you yet.

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Hello. My name is Wang Xuan.

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Nice to meet you. My name is Zhao Song.

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Nice to meet you, too.

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I got you a gift that's not really anything special. Hope you like it.

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Sorry.

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The reason why I accepted your offer was because the interview this afternoon went well.

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Thank you. I'll be leaving.

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Don't you think we are connected?

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Even though we've only met three times,

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there's always a familiar feeling.

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How about sitting down for now?

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This gift is like when you go to the movies with a good friend

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and you buy the movie ticket for your friend.

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Just pretend like I bought you a movie ticket.

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I like to decide things on my own.

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If that makes you uncomfortable, I apologize.

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Next time, I will ask your opinion.

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Accept the gift this time.

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I took the liberty of ordering food before you got here.

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I also took the liberty of sending away all the patrons. Hope you don't mind.

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I know that your line of work isn't very popular among people.

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People think it's immoral or even cruel.

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But I want to say every business is the same.

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If we don't get tough on others,

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we will be the ones crying in the end.

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I want to ask you...

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Do you like your job?

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I know most people

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do not like the job itself,

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but rather the success they gain from it.

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You work so hard to study,

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to get into a good university, and to come to a big city.

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You find a job that maybe you don't like that much.

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But there's no other option. You have to do it to succeed.

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For a girl,

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it's not easy.

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A toast to you.

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To a rich boy like you,

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it must be entertaining to listen to our stories of poverty from time to time.

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You misunderstood me. I am an orphan.

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Growing up, I have always known I only have myself to count on.

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Sometimes, when you do certain things, they will think

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you are always playing some trick or you have some agenda.

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But I want to tell them, not everyone has the same fate.

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Some people are born lucky.

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They can get stuff they want or don't want.

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For people like us, we can

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only work hard for the stuff we want.

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Otherwise, who is going to give it to us?

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Here's my toast to you. Thank you for telling me that.

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Like you said, the world is cruel.

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If we don't get tough on others, we will be the ones who get hurt.

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Be careful.

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I'm not drunk. I can go back by myself.

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You can't even walk. Here.

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Be careful. You can rest here tonight.

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It's okay. I can take a cab.

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Relax. Yes, I like you and I want to keep seeing you,

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but I hope we can spend some more time getting to know each other.

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I won't do anything you don't want.

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Relax. You can rest here tonight.

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I will get another room.

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Are you okay?

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You know,

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I am a paparazzi.

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My belief is that

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I can do anything to get what I want.

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But today I realized, there are some things I need to guard.

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This is the recording of our dinner.

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I'm not a celebrity. Why did you do that?

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I won't ask who you are.

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I won't ask what's on that.

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I don't have a copy. Take it away.

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Aren't you afraid of me?

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I am.

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But maybe I am not a good reporter—

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You rest first.

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- Good morning.

- Good morning.

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I made breakfast.

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Thanks.

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I didn't know what style you liked, so I bought you some clothes.

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Thank you.

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Thank you for protecting me.

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I will tell you everything when I get the chance.

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Relax. I mean well and I won't hurt you.

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I believe you.

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Also, I don't want our relationship

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to affect your work.

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Eat your breakfast. You will find out once you get to the office.

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Xiaoju, may I ask you a question?

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Say it.

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Can your father really solve all the problems in the world with math?

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So what if he can?

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He still can't fit in.

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Xiaoju, do you know Tesla?

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Tesla? The monster?

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The car. The electric car.

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Named for Nikola Tesla. He was a great scientist.

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The cellphone, TV, and computers we use now are all related to his research.

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He invented the alternating current.

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- I thought Thomas Edison invented the lights.

- Exactly.

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Wasn't it Edison?

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I was talking about the alternating current.

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He was someone who couldn't fit in the world.

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He spent all of his time on his research.

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He didn't spend much time with his family.

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He thought up many crazy theories. He was treated like a maniac.

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You knew him?

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- Yes.

- Was he also a fox?

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He was human.

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Human?

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That's why I think he was so great.

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Oh.

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Actually, sometimes lunatics and geniuses are just an idea apart.

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But... thank you for acknowledging my father.

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If it weren't for that thing,

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he would've been considered a genius.

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You need opportunities to succeed.

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Especially for people like them, who are ahead of their times.

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- Say it again?

- I said,

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three people are in love.

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A likes B. B likes C. C likes A.

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How do you make all three people happy?

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Is there a way?

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Hey. You wait. I will calculate it.

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A...

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Pipi. Pipi. Pipi. Someone is looking for you downstairs.

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Who?

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He said his name is Tao Jialin.

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Okay, thanks.

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Pipi.

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I'm sorry for showing up at your workplace.

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I heard you are still working at night.

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You don't get to have much sleep. So I didn't go to your home.

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I was afraid I would disturb your rest.

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I am fine.

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I am so sorry my mom borrowed money from you.

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Don't talk about that.

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I will pay you back as soon as possible.

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I am here to say a few things to you.

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I won't keep you long.

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Okay. I have something to say to you, too.

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Xiaoju told me that

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you have a new boyfriend.

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Yes.

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I was worried. Last time at the nightclub,

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he scared you. Right?

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I was worried that it was because of our situation.

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- I know I don't have the right to say this, but I don't want—

- Don't worry.

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Last time it was just a misunderstanding.

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He is very nice.

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What about you and Tianxin? What happened to you two?

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Tianxin and I fought a lot.

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I don't know why. Everything changed when we got to America.

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Pipi...

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do you hate me?

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No.

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Do you still like me?

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Do you remember the letter you wrote to me when we were kids?

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I don't remember.

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It's okay if you don't remember.

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When we were kids, I always fantasized

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that you would propose to me while reading that letter.

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I thought about it hundreds of times.

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But looking at you now,

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I really can't picture it.

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I don't think I still like you.

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All right.

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Is he good to you?

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Very good.

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Do you like him?

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I love him.

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Pipi, I know maybe you don't want to see me again,

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but we have known each other since we were kids.

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I've already lost you as a lover.

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As friends, I don't want to lose you again.

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Can we still be friends?

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Let me think about it.

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I can't answer you right now.

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I will go back to work now.

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Pipi.

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If there's anything you need me to do, just tell me.

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I still want to make it up to you by doing something.

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Here. Sister Xuan, your delivery.

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Miss Wang, please sign here.

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Mine? Oh, thanks.

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Thanks.

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Once, I was so scared of goodbyes.

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It's like saying goodbye means losing someone.

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But when I met you again, I realized

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that compared to losing a relationship, I have gained something more.

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I am so much braver and more independent than before.

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I've learned to treat others in a more sincere way.

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I've learned to look at things casually.

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I can feel that I am becoming a better person.

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And I met someone better because of it.

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Although I don't know if I can continue being friends with you,

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but Jialin, I really thank you.

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Hello. This is Wang Xuan.

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I have an article here. Please put it on the front page.

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I will email it to you.

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Hello. Yes. Did you receive it?

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Okay. Thank you.

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♫ A relationship met by chance ♫

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♫ Stumbling through separation and return ♫

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♫ Everything on the mind hangs like a bright moon ♫

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♫ Longing sleeps in the night sky ♫

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♫ Perhaps as I hoped, it was just a fantasy ♫

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♫ The past is flying by

I can hear your heartbeat ♫

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♫ Reincarnated love, it was just a daydream ♫

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♫ Seeing each other again, time stops in place ♫

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♫ A thousand loves in a glance ♫

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♫ A thousand year fate

Spreading through time ♫

♫ Day and night

It’s you that loves my face ♫

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♫ Let time keep your promise to me ♫

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♫ A thousand year fate

Spreading through time ♫

♫ Day and night ♫

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♫ It’s you that loves my face

Let time ♫

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♫ keep your promise to me ♫

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♫ A thousand loves in a glance ♫