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[Forever and Ever]

[Episode 14]

Have you told her?

The sooner I tell her,

the more I'd worry.

I won't say anything until the delay is confirmed.

And you?

What's going on?

Are you drunk again?

Everybody has his own problems.

You can’t help with mine.

So, don’t ask.

Let’s go.

It happened all of a sudden.

I don’t think it was a coincidence.

It boils down to one thing,

to stop you from going back home.

I even skipped my lunch

for your live streaming.

Thank you so much!

I’ll take you out for something nice after you are back!

I’ll count on that!

You bet!

Bye-bye!

Miss Shi Yi.

What a coincidence!

Not quite.

I’ve been in Bremen for a week.

And I hoped I could meet you.

Your brother didn’t mention anything.

He didn’t?

Maybe he was afraid that you’d misunderstand.

I’d misunderstand?

About what?

He and my wife…

Your wife?

You may not know

that my brother was once engaged

with my wife Tong Jiaren.

It a was long time ago.

And because of that,

Jiaren had been following my brother’s steps

during her schooling years.

They were like

childhood sweethearts.

But for some reasons,

their engagement got canceled later.

And then

she married me.

The things happened in between

were quite complicated.

You can ask my brother

if you wanna know.

My wife is as devoted into science

as my brother.

Honestly,

I don’t quite understand them.

I’m as lonely

as you are.

I’d usually take a walk

in this neighborhood when I’m alone.

This

should belong to you.

I cherish

my marriage very much.

I don’t want to ruin it

because of their relationship in the past.

So, I hope you can also keep it

to yourself.

Don’t make a big deal out of it.

But it’s got to be solved.

See you.

See you.

[April 7]

And that column, too.

Excuse me.

Is it here to pay the parking fee?

-Yes. Please register first. -Yes, it’s here.

Register first, please.

Take a seat.

What a small world!

Here. I’m done.

Please scan this QR code

after registration.

Okay.

[Du Feng, Room 1106, Building No. 4]

Just got off work?

You haven’t had dinner yet, have you?

You cook yourself?

Yes.

Then I’m leaving.

Go ahead.

Don’t make your family wait.

Nobody’s waiting for me.

My roommate isn’t home.

I’ll eat by myself today.

You share an apartment with your friend?

To be exact, it’s her apartment.

She’s my landlord.

What about you? Live alone,

or with your girlfriend?

I share the apartment with my buddy.

See you.

Could I have your WeChat?

You can contact me

if you need any help,

since we live so close.

Sure.

I’ll scan your code.

Okay. Bye-bye!

I forgot to tell you

that my name is Du Feng.

As an old friend,

I need to remind you

that your husband…

I’ve signed a separation agreement

with him.

I haven’t told others.

I don’t think he did that.

But an investigation

is still necessary

according to the rules.

It’s an absurd accusation,

but he’s willing to cooperate

and accept the financial investigation.

You are back.

You are eating?

I met your younger brother today.

He came to you?

Did he give you

this ring?

Did he also tell you the relationship

between Tong Jiaren and me?

How much did he tell you?

Should I

tell you more?

You are not afraid that I’d be upset?

I believe

that you can make the right judgment.

Is this the ring you lost?

Yes.

No one would be that stupid

to give the ring engraved with a wedding date

to someone as a gift.

Perhaps someone found it and gave it to Tong Jiaren,

and then your younger brother misunderstood.

I’m glad you can think of it this way.

Don’t you wanna explain it to him?

No need.

There’s nothing that I should explain to him.

I’ve known Tong Jiaren

since childhood.

We went

to the same school

and studied overseas together.

Then we became colleagues at the same institute.

We worked together

once in a while.

Later,

her elder sister married my uncle,

so our engagement was canceled.

After that,

I don’t know

what happened,

but she got married with Wenchuan.

Her elder sister?

She’s Ren’s mother.

But I’ve never seen her at home.

Ren’s mother

passed away when Ren was only

a few years old.

Shi Yi.

Before, I didn’t give much thought

to my marriage.

I only followed my family’s arrangement.

If I did anything wrong,

or I made you unhappy,

please forgive me.

It’d be unreasonable to have you

apologize for the things happened in the past.

My grandma called me last night and told me

love was much more important

than reasoning

between a couple.

She reminded me

that if I made you angry,

upset, or sad,

it’d never go wrong

to apologize first.

She knows that I’m here?

Yes.

Why are you staring at me?

You are really not angry?

I’m really not!

Who’s your

best friend in Germany?

My best friend

in Germany

is my former roommate.

Why don’t we invite him over?

I wanna meet your friend.

Sure.

Does he like Chinese food?

Have you cooked any for him before?

He does.

I used to cook

all kinds of noodles for him.

You make our Chinese cuisine

sound so monotonous!

Wait for me.

Shopping list!

[Beef, tomato, potato, onion, peanuts, green pepper, pork belly, carrot]

Are they hard to find?

They are all common groceries.

I just noticed

that your handwriting

is really nice.

I asked you to check the items,

not my handwriting!

Let’s go! Come on!

Let’s go shopping!

Mr. Zhou.

All the documents that you signed

have been rejected.

All of them?

Yes.

They won’t proceed the payment

unless they are signed by Mr. Mei.

But

today is the due day for the payment.

Where’s my brother?

In his apartment.

This is from Mr. Zhousheng.

He said

the documents must be signed by Mr. Mei

no matter how urgent the project is.

There’s no room for negotiation.

This

should belong to you.

[April 7]

Don’t you wanna ask me

something about him when he was in school?

We were taught

by the same professor.

And he taught me Chinese.

No wonder your Chinese is so good.

It’s made of meteorite, isn’t it?

You can tell?

This is our expertise.

I can tell that at one glance.

It’s a gift from Zhousheng Chen, right?

He told you about it?

Nah.

There’s no way

he’d tell anybody about this.

But as his old classmate,

I can guess it.

Why?

The graduation gift

that his most respected professor gave to him

was a piece of meteorite.

He even made a joke and said

his Chinese wife often told him

that one of the most romantic

lines in China was

“I’ll pick a star for you

as a gift.”

So, the professor asked him

to save it

for his future wife.

Here. Have some fruit.

Alright! Thanks!

What is it?

Your friend said

you were a very popular

playboy in the college.

We have a guest now.

But I need an explanation tonight!

Here’s something else about him.

Before graduation,

he buried himself in the lab every day.

He only stayed at school

and completely isolated himself

from the outside world.

I helped him

find this apartment.

Watch out.

It’s a new apartment building.

The rent is cheap,

and it’s close to the institute.

The only problem is

that we have to pay six months’ rent in advance.

It’s okay.

I’ve never used my scholarship.

It should be enough.

Really?

Good for you!

Which room do you want?

I don’t care.

Then I’ll have this room.

You take that one.

Okay.

Alright?

Okay.

Let’s go unpack.

See you later.

From bachelor’s degree to master’s degree,

none of your family has ever visited you.

I think at least

someone should come for your doctorate.

I’ll lend you the travel fee.

Seriously! I have money.

Though you’ve never said anything,

everybody can see

that you aren’t well off

since you seldom go out for fun.

Thank you for seeing me as a friend!

But I really don’t need your help.

I have my scholarship.

Alright! Cheers!

To friendship!

To friendship!

We thought

he didn’t date

because of his financial situation.

But Tong Jiaren told us later

that he’s actually from

a wealthy family.

He just has no material desires.

Well, it’s time to go.

It’s rare for you to be together.

I’ll disturb you no more.

I’ve told her

about the meteorite story.

No need to thank me.

Why did you give me this that day?

Anything special about it?

Nothing special.

It’s just a gift?

Just a gift.

If there’s anything

special about it,

it’s that the first iron tool

was made from meteorite.

Is that special

enough?

What?

You want me

to keep the origin of the Iron Age in mind?

Come on. I’ll take you to a place.

Where?

You don’t have to work tonight?

I want to

take some time

and spend with you today.

[Welsh Black Beer]

Wait here for a moment.

[Welsh Black Beer]

Shi Yi! Are you okay?

It’s alright! It’s alright! Don’t be afraid!

I’m here!

Don’t be afraid!

She fell asleep?

She must have been terrified.

She was alone

in the car.

If I had been with her,

it could’ve been better.

It happened so suddenly,

and it was a strange place to her.

Of course she’d be scared.

I’ve sent a lawyer to the police station for some information.

She’s only been here for a few days,

and something happened to your lab work.

Have some warm water.

Still thinking about things happened earlier?

I don’t want to,

but it keeps coming to my mind.

It was just an accident.

There was a mansion

near the florist we went to.

Two logistic companies

holding standing contracts

with the stores

in the mansion had a conflict.

It was just wrong place,

wrong time for us.

I was going to buy you

a dried flower bouquet

to thank you for cooking dinner.

I have never thought

something like that would happen.

You’ve been trying to comfort me for a whole night.

Say something else.

There’s something

I was going to tell you

after giving you the flower bouquet.

What is it?

The work handover

is harder than I thought.

So, you may

have to fly back home on your own this time.

Then when will you go home?

I’m not sure.

Work comes first. It’s okay.

A.S.A.P.?

I promise!

Seems like today is all about bad things

and bad news.

What can I do

to cheer you up?

Sweet talk.

What sweet talk?

Say something sweet to make me happy!

Okay.

That’s it?

I’m thinking what I should say.

I’m very pretty, right?

Among all the people

you know,

am I the prettiest?

Or, if you know someone who’s prettier than me…

No.

There’s no one

who’s prettier than you!

♫ One more day with you ♫

♫ Love gets deeper ♫

♫ Making it a poem ♫

♫ Kissing through the long years ♫

♫ Wrapping love around my fingertips ♫

♫ Make a vow in silence ♫

♫ Embrace again ♫

♫ A few forever ♫

♫ Nothing will change ♫

♫ With the same warm sunny day ♫

♫ Give you my true love ♫

♫ Thank you for being there ♫

What are you thinking?

Why didn’t you dry your hair?

I had a lot of meetings lately

and I’m way behind in my work.

I’ll have to stay up

for work again.

You big nerd!

I’m going to bed.

Alright. Goodnight!

Shall I close the door for you?

No.

Won’t I disturb you?

Of course not.

I can hear you

with the door open.

And that makes me

feel relieved.

He really slept in the study?

You are cooking spaghetti?

You get up!

I’m cooking oil-splashed noodles.

With this?

It’s all I have at home.

And I’m short of ingredients.

But I’ll do my best.

I stayed in an industrial park

for two months

in Xi’an before.

Back then that area was still under construction,

so there weren’t any restaurants nearby.

Sometimes when I was busy,

I’d miss my meal,

so I learned how to cook this

from He Shan’s mother.

But I could

only learn it over the phone.

As a result,

I failed quite a few times.

But now, I can pretty much

do it right every time.

Wouldn’t you be tired of eating this every day?

I can make different flavors of noddles.

I’ve mastered them all.

Actually,

I learned all these

from the parents

of my students.

None of my students

knows how to cook.

Your cooking looks like an experiment.

Some people would really do experiments

in the kitchen.

What kinda experiments can you do in a kitchen?

There was a chemist

who did experiments in the kitchen.

And he knocked off sulfuric acid

and saltpeter powder by accident.

In fear of being yelled by his wife,

he picked up

the nearest apron,

cleaned everything up,

and hung the apron outside to dry.

He thought he could easily

cover it up,

but his wife

found out anyway.

Because the apron exploded into pieces.

But because of this accident,

he discovered

the first explosive fiber,

cellulose nitrate.

Watching you cooking is so fun!

It’s pleasing to the mouth and to the ear!

When you told me you’d cook noodles yesterday,

I thought it’d be instant noodles.

It’s true that I used to cook

instant noodles a lot.

But later,

I learned how to cook all kinds of noodles.

Is it because you love

eating noodles?

I just thought it was convenient.

In my opinion, noodles

are the most continent food.

Not only can they

satisfy our appetite,

but also take the shortest

time to prepare.

How pitiful!

Pitiful?

Eating the same food all the time

will lead to nutritional imbalance.

When we go back to Shanghai,

let’s eat more vegetables

instead of noodles.

I’ll cook for you.

Okay.

Let’s go.

Here. Have a taste.

Yummy!

If you weren’t a researcher,

you could open a noodle restaurant.

I’m well aware

of my own cooking skills.

You are flattering me.

I like it!

When I…

When I go back home,

let’s move in together.

I’ll get you a bottle of water.

Here.

Did I put

too much chili?

I’ll put less next time.

Uncle Lin said we need

a ceremony to make our marriage formal.

I agree.

Then how about I put

a camp bed for you in the study?

You won’t mind, right?

No.

I won’t.

You didn’t cook anything for yourself?

I’ve had breakfast.

I usually get up three hours

before you do.

How do you know when I get up?

I paid attention to it when you stayed

at my home.

Makes sense!

Your family eats breakfast at 5 a.m.

When I got up,

they’d already had breakfast.

So tasty!

Here. Your hair drier.

You keep it.

You don’t have one here, right?

Hold on.

I’ll take this with me.

Is the car here?

Yes.

Then let’s go.

Let me help you.

I have something to talk to him.

He told me you’d leave today.

I can give you a ride.

Let’s go.

Let’s drive her to the airport.

Come on.

Every time I go through the security,

I’d think of the first time we met

at the airport in Guangzhou.

You had nothing else

but one laptop bag,

yet they asked you for a recheck.

That was

the first time ever

I’d been asked for a recheck.

Thank you, security check!

The security check at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport.

Are you thirsty?

A little.

Wait a sec.

I’ll go get you a bottle of water.

It’s okay, there’s…

Why the rush! I haven’t finished yet.

Here.

Thanks!

I could just buy one inside.

I just had a sip and I can’t bring it in.

It’s a waste.

It’s okay. I can take it

and drink it on my way back.

We are talking

about a bottle of water before I leave.

I’ll save the special words

for the next time when we

get together.

Then I’m leaving.

I’ll let you know when I land.

Come home A.S.A.P.

I’ll miss you!

♫ Those familiar eyes ♫

Bye-bye!

♫ Lost the past when we shed tears ♫

♫ It won’t change ♫

♫ Our fate of encounter ♫

♫ The poem I’ll continue to write ♫

♫ With your name in each line ♫

♫ If it started all over again ♫

♫ I’d still remember our love ♫

♫ It took ♫

♫ Hundreds of centuries ♫

♫ For our love to begin ♫

♫ There’s no way it’d end ♫

I should have given her a hug.

But I haven’t found a chance.

Why am I always like this?

Is the guy on the same flight with her

trustworthy?

Rest assured.

He’s been my assistant for years.

He’ll make sure she gets back home safely.

My man

has went to the police station for information.

Unfortunately,

there was nothing wrong about it.

All the evidence

suggests that it was

only a random fighting.

You guys were just

two of the victims who happened to be there.

But my instinct tells me that it wasn’t that simple.

You must go home immediately.

There are too many

uncertainties if you stay abroad.

When’s the earliest can we

get the result of the financial investigation.

30 something working days.

More than a month?

If you want to go back,

I can arrange it for you at any time.

I can’t go back without knowing the truth.

I need to wait till the result

of the investigation comes out.

Otherwise,

it’d not only be unfair to myself,

it’d also affect the institute’s attitude

toward the future recruitment

of Chinese students.

As a lawyer,

I don’t agree with you.

But as your friend,

I respect your decision.

Let’s go.

[After the Eastern and Western Jin Dynasties, the imperial authority…]

After the Eastern and Western Jin Dynasties, the imperial authority

during the Southern and Northern Dynasties became even shakier.

The real power was in the hands of the generals

with military leadership and the prestigious clans.

Due to the strategic importance of Chang’an,

those who stationed there were seen as a threat to the capital city.

Hanging a tea bag in the closet can keep moths away.

A bachelor like you wouldn’t know about this!

Sir.

Would you like to change the sheet?

No need.

Okay.

Thanks.

What are you

puzzling over?

No puzzle, but no answer either.

About natural science

or social science?

How do I put this?

“Marital science,” maybe?