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Do you believe in love?

Yes, I do.

Yes.

Yes, very strongly.

Yes.

Yes.

No, I don’t.

Pardon?

Yes, I do.

What is love to you?

It’s a different time now.

For people of our age, I just feel...

From our acquaintance to marriage,

we don't really talk about love.

It's inessential

at that time.

You know, after a match-up,

when you two liked each other,

you would get married, have kids.

And then...

Love means when you give him an out,

he’s willing to accept it.

Honesty and trust.

Even with frictions, we are still together.

Mutual trust.

We were having barbeque, talking about everything till the restaurant closed,

and the restauranteur said, just get married.

I heard that it only cost

30 thousand yuan for wedding plan services

We doubted it at first,

so we did the math.

It turned out to be true.

Getting married is not expensive.

We already went through the math anyway.

Get married then.

What were you doing when that light appeared?

Preparing for a company's assesment.

I was on the way to school.

I just woke up.

In a class.

I was driving to work.

I was on a bus.

We were at the Civil Affairs Bureau to get married.

Nothing particular.

I was getting divorced.

I was teaching a class.

What time is it?

Just past six.

Have more sleep.

You have today off, right?

How can I sleep with this smoke?

This one's just lit.

Alright.

What do you want?

What else could it be?

What date is it today?

28th.

I see.

Have you invited Headmaster Kang?

I was thinking about it just now.

He promised me already,

so there's no need to treat him to dinner.

It's my turn to be promoted to senior title.

Don’t be so sure.

You'd better do something.

A dinner won't help,

it’s really up to Director Huang from the education bureau.

Invite them both, then.

It's not very suitable.

Not suitable?

You don't understand.

Are you stopping?

Stop here. Xiaolei is up.

Remember to invite him.

Right.

Do it as soon as possible.

Not again.

Xiaolei, get up.

Xiaolei.

I am up.

I’m sorry, my bad.

I went to sleep early last night. Didn't see your message.

Thank you so much for the hard work.

Wu Wenxue,

this is how you wash dishes?

Bits of food are still on them.

Still so greasy.

Have you called grandma?

Did you hear me?

What?

Alright. I will call her.

Mom.

Yes?

Where are my rubber bands?

I don't know.

Heading to classes, Mr Wu?

Yeah.

Had breakfast?

Yeah.

Ms. Zhang

Mr. Wu

Mr. Wu

Ms. Han

You have a demo class again, Mr. Wu?

No.

To be promoted to senior title,

you'll do a demo class for the education bureau, will you?

Can I audit it?

Don't kid me.

I might not have the luck this time.

You certainly will.

You are such a good teacher.

I heard it’s gonna be you.

Gotta go.

Wait.

My book.

Song Before Drinking

What does it mean?

Does anyone know?

An Invitation to Wine.

As simple as that.

This title is a common Yuefu poetry format

in Han Dynasty,

like a melodic formula.

But recently on the internet,

there's a popular interpretation saying that...

Li Bai charges with the drunken sword

in the targeted direction,

and in passing

causing 120-240 physical damage

to enemies

and stunning them.

You know what I'm saying?

Yep.

What is it?

King of Glory

Right?

I'll remember those who just laughed.

Anyway, let's go on.

The waters of the Yellow River

come from upon Heaven,

and surge into...

into the ocean.

Where is he?

How did he possibly disappear?

Zhang Haoxuan disappeared.

What happened?

Zhang Haoxuan disappeared.

Stop messing with me.

Cheng Lin disappeared too.

Our teacher disappeared.

What's wrong?

What is going on?

Some classmates disappeared all of a sudden.

They are like vanished.

Instantly, they vanished from sight,

including our teacher.

What shall we do?

This is weird.

Move.

Brother Kuaizi,

I am really a broke man now.

Please give me more days.

How many days?

Three days.

Can you afford three days’interest?

You know that?

I don't have any money at all.

You can take away

all the store inventory.

I can barely read.

Why do I need your damn pens?

Get out.

Where is the driver?

There’s no driver on the car.

Come on.

A driverless one?

Huzi?

He disappeared.

Come home with me.

No.

Go back.

Can you go home now?

Come and help me.

Don't try to embarrass me here.

Please.

Don't play disobedient.

This is my own life.

Jiayi...

Jiayi...

I can give you money.

But stay away from my daughter,

or I'll break your legs.

Hello.

I'm still in the bank.

OK, got it.

I'll do it for you when I go back.

Bye.

I waited for you until ten o'clock.

You are the one who is late.

I'm back to work.

I’ll be very busy next few days.

We'll do it next week.

Are you alright?

Get out of the car.

Get out.

Where is the driver?

There’s no driver on the car.

Come on.

A driverless one?

Huzi?

He disappeared.

Hurry up.

Don't run away.

Middle front.

Don't you know how to cover me?

Don't transport yourself.

Why did you do this?

I'll save you.

Come on.

What are you doing?

Go home with me.

Let's go.

Go back home.

Come and help me.

Go back with me.

Don't try to embarrass me here.

Please stop.

Don't play disobedient.

Go home.

This is my own life.

Let's go home.

Jiayi...

Jiayi...

I can give you money.

But stay away from my daughter,

or I'll break your legs.

Jiayi,

don't scare me, alright?

Let's go back home first.

We can talk later.

Let her go.

Jump if you like.

I will never allow you

to marry that bastard.

We can always have another child.

You have spoiled her.

I spoiled her?

What have you been doing?

What could I have done?

Nothing but playing Mahjong.

Are you blaming me?

What about you?

You’re doing business around?

I know your dirty secrets.

Dirty...

This morning,

a lot of people have witnessed

a miraculous phenomenon in the sky.

Around 10 am,

a mysterious light beam

covered much of Yijiang City.

Security cameras from different districts

have captured that light.

What’s surprising is that

no one in those lit areas

saw the light beam.

Just in this morning,

the police have received

a great number of missing person reports.

And according to the police,

reports were received

soon after the light beam appeared.

Currently,

It's unclear

whether there's a connection

between these two events.

Whether there is a connection?

Of course there is.

God is calling people back.

What kind of people?

Bad people.

What about us?

We are the good ones.

Boss,

can I use your phone?

Who do you want to call?

Qin Shan,

a close friend of mine.

Use your own phone.

Out of battery.

I'm angry.

Very angry.

I was walking to the market,

when the car hit me.

After I got up,

no one was there.

He ran away.

It's so unfair.

The subscriber you dialed is power off.

You're avoiding me.

I'll kick the shit out of you when I find you.

He must owe you a lot of money.

Wu Wenxue and I are fine.

Xiaolei is fine.

My mother-in-law is fine.

Don't worry about us.

You still haven't fixed it?

Something wrong with this, I guess.

Isn't that obvious?

Forget it.

Tomorrow,

I'll contact the customer service.

Mom, I don’t think

you should go for a walk today.

I just want to see

how is everything.

It's a total mess.

Let's go.

Come on.

Let’s walk.

Calm down.

we will do our best to find them.

Please trust us and the government.

We will do our best.

What on earth is that light?

Where does it come from?

Who knows?

People vanished with no cause.

There must be a reason.

Headmaster Kang disappeared too.

What about your promotion?

After something terrible like that,

you're still thinking about the promotion?

You don't seem worried at all.

This is exciting for you, isn’t it?

What’s exciting?

You and your mother,

always eager for the fray.

They're gone?

I want to go back to sleep.

Mom,

Let's call it a day.

Shall we go back?

Not now.

You're really energetic.

And it's a bit chaotic out here.

I'm fine.

Xiaolei has homework to do.

Okay.

Are you alright?

Take a look at Xiaolei.

I'm fine.

Xiaolei...

Xiaolei...

Zhang Yan...

Are you Okay?

Are you Okay?

Alright?

Are you alright?

119?

Are you alright?

There is an explosion.

Someone disappeared,

leaving the gas open.

It exploded.

Please come and help.

International news agencies

have reported the same phenomenon

from 153 cities and regions around the world,

including five in China.

The affected areas include major cities

and unpopulated oceans and deserts.

China has jointly cooperated with international organizations

to tackle...

Sorry.

The subscriber you dialed is power off.

Sorry.

The subscriber you dialed is power off.

Reconstruction will soon take place in the affected areas

to ensure people's wellbeing and social harmony.

Must be a kind of laser.

Whoever it reaches

will vanish,

and evaporate.

This must be...

a secret weapon of the Japanese.

They're terrified

after Eight Years' War of Resistance.

You know.

No guts for any overt acts.

Believe it or not.

Check online.

Everyone’s reposting it.

Li Nan,

you have a guest.

Let's talk outside.

No such a need.

Let's talk outside.

Have you divorced or not?

Where are you hiding him?

Where is Hu Jianping?

Don’t be so shameless.

Let's talk outside.

Don't touch me.

Bitch!

Don't touch me.

Stop it.

Stop fighting here.

Stop it.

Don't hurt her.

Calm down.

Headmaster Kang is not here.

So I’ll be acting headmaster for now.

I guess you all have seen the news.

This is

one of the calamities for the whole world.

No organization or individual

can take any responsibility

for a disaster like this.

This is the shared belief we all have to know

before we talk to the public.

To ensure the safety and stability

of our school and society,

the City Council and Education Bureau

have announced an emergency plan

that all elementary and middle schools in our city

will suspend classes starting from today.

To suspend classes?

But it's really weird.

And our task today is

to send all of our students

back to their parents safe and sound.

Ge Zhou?

Here.

What's going on?

They've been robbing stores

saying the end of the world is coming.

They said there's no need to pay anymore.

Stop there.

Stop there.

Song Kai, hurry up.

Okay.

Everyone,

once you get home,

ask your parents to text me.

Catch the thief.

Catch him.

You bastard!

How dare you steal my cigarette?

A thief, right?

Song Kai, come back.

It's none of your business.

Nothing to be scared of.

Come on.

Let's go.

Nothing to be scared of?

If you're taken away by that light next time,

you'll know how scary it is.

We're not afraid of it.

Those who disappeared are in pairs really.

What do you mean in pairs?

Those are all couples.

Who are you talking about?

Wang Binbin and Yang Xin.

Zhang Haoxuan and Fu Jing from Class 4.

Does anyone else know this?

Mr. Zhou does.

And so do we.

What about the others?

All those who vanished?

They were all dating someone.

Get going.

Come on.

What happened to your face?

He robbed me

and beat me.

What about you?

I was trying to help.

Are you alright?

Get up.

Go with us. Three of you.

Get up.

Come on.

Just go.

Stop it.

Stop fighting.

Sir?

Sir?

When can I go?

I still have classes to attend.

Sir?

Just a second.

Too many cases reported right now.

The offices are all packed.

Please wait for a while.

Sir, I have something to report.

Sir, I have something to report.

Hey.

What are you doing here?

Tell me about it.

Answer me.

I killed someone.

A book can't be judged by its cover.

Who did you kill?

My wife.

What happened?

Tell me.

Man up, don’t cry.

Tell me what happened.

Yes?

Mr. Wu

Hey.

Have you had supper?

I had a little.

I made some spicy chicken.

Want to try?

You cook?

Come on.

I cooked the one you tried last time.

You cooked that one?

Yeah.

That one is yummy.

What's this?

Hand pilaf?

Oh! I forgot to bring chopsticks.

I'm joking. I have chopsticks here.

Are you reading the news as well?

The one about Huang Lei getting disappeared.

Actually,

it's my mom.

She was asking me about it the other day.

I was just checking for her.

Your mom keeps up with

celebrity gossips, doesn’t she?

My mom is doing nothing at all.

Is it good?

Could be better.

I'm joking. It's very nice.

Try this one.

What is it?

Why did you draw lines between these names?

I found those students that disappeared

are mostly couples.

Mr. Sui...

disappeared together with his wife.

Ms. Yao...

disappeared together with her husband.

Headmaster Kang disappeared,

but his wife didn't.

I saw her on the street this morning.

Did you?

Yes.

Let me see.

Well.

If we haven’t lived through this,

I wouldn't have known

how mystic the world could be.

But recently,

I have been wondering...

you know....

it might be us who disappeared

instead of them.

Headmaster Kang

What do you do?

I'm a researcher in the Academy of Social Sciences.

Okay.

You're a scientist.

Why did you kill your wife?

Starting from the day before yesterday,

the government

had summoned experts in different fields

from universities and institutions

including our Academy of Social Sciences

to discuss what happened.

We talked for several hours,

but still didn't conclude what that light is.

We were all expecting

those experts in Beijing would know.

What we can do is mainly

check on the list of names who disappeared.

As scientists,

we believe there must be some pattern.

Gradually, we realized that

among those disappeared,

a lot of them were couples.

Some are married.

Some are dating each other.

Three out of four are like that.

Hello.

Who are you looking for?

Is Director Huang at home?

Director Huang Qiaoshan.

She disappeared.

And you are?

I am...

a teacher from No.3 Middle School.

We met before.

You are her secret lover?

I saw her disappeared.

Mom didn't disappear.

Mom is on a business trip, isn't she?

Are you done with homework?

Go do your homework.

Thousands of others seem to

have disappeared individually.

Their relationships are still unrecognized.

The cops are so busy,

so we've petitioned the government

to conduct a census with social workers.

They can check on every household

to map out the disappeared.

This apartment's registered under Hu Jianping.

So you're renting it?

He's my husband.

Is someone missing at home?

Hu Jianping is probably missing.

What do you mean by probably missing?

He doesn't live with me.

Is he on a business trip?

I was going to divorce him,

so he moved out.

Where did he move to?

To live with his mistress.

How do you know he's missing?

She came yesterday

and told me

she can’t find him.

So I guess he disappeared.

Did you try to find him?

I was about to divorce him.

I don't care where he is.

The investigation hasn't reached any conclusion yet.

But I've got my own.

As a scientist,

I believe things follow patterns.

Those taken away have true love.

Those who stay haven't.

You're tricking me.

This is not scientific at all.

Do you know Quantum Mechanics?

No.

The term entanglement is to describe

the connection between quantum systems.

However far away,

two lovers will remain entangled.

Everyone is like having a string on his head.

But only the strings of two lovers

can connect.

When one is taken away,

so is the entangled pair.

That's impossible.

It's a hypothesis based on the statistics.

As far as I'm concerned,

this is the best explanation.

My boss noticed I didn't look well.

He thought I was tired

so he let me go home.

I went home,

saw my wife,

I told her to cook something for me.

She refused.

That made me a bit cross.

She did cook for me eventually.

She made a shredded pork with green pepper

and a fried rice.

Then she put green onion in the rice.

I hate green onion.

At that moment, I knew...

I knew that I really love her.

Probably she doesn't love me anymore.

No wonder our love

didn’t endure the test of God.

Then I...

I forgot what happened next.

I strangled her to death.

You’re crazy.

I hope I was.

I've got it.

Your wife must have been cheating on you.

So you killed her.

To get away with it,

you made all this up

to give people the idea that you're crazy,

and avoid a death sentence.

I'm not afraid of death at all.

Actually we are all the same.

We don't have love.

None of us does.

I should have had a hot pot before I came here.

Her corpse won't run away.

Sir,

I'm here to give myself in.

I killed someone.

What did you say?

I killed my wife. I'm here to give myself in.

I can show you her body.

Is it possible for me to have a hot pot?

Follow me.

The crimes you committed

are all misdemeanors.

The stolen items have been returned.

We don't have time for you all.

You've learned your lesson.

No need to detain you.

Thank you so much.

But I have to warn you all.

Our government has announced

the whole city to be in a state of emergency,

with armed police patrolling the streets.

Our area is severely affected by the natural disaster.

Whoever...

fishes in troubled water

will be severely punished.

Come on, you guys.

Follow me and sign your names.

Go and sign your name.

More and more investigations on human disappearance cases...

Does that mysterious light have anything to do with...

those who have disappeared?

My friend Qian Shan is missing.

I strongly suspect Zhou Hao murdered him.

Zhou Hao,

that television host, Zhou Hao.

More and more investigations on human disappearance cases...

Most disappearances happened to couples

that are proven to be in relationships of true love.

The wall of his apartment

is stained by blood.

Why is it so?

Isn't it obvious?

It's a murder.

We believe that the Earth has come into contact with dark matter,

such as fragments from the fourth or even fifth dimension.

We also believe that the missing people,

they disappeared into one of those dimensions.

Then what about the burst of light?

The debris from higher dimensions

would't stay long

in the three-dimensional space.

So it will collapse and shrink,

while releasing a very bright burst of light energy.

Is there any possibilities for the missing people to come back?

I don't think there is.

Love is something...

that we can hardly define.

But now this light beam

has given us a definition.

Plus,

it has given us a standard.

For the rest of us,

we can certainly lie to ourselves

by saying we have true love.

However,

on a quiet night,

just ask ourselves.

Am I one of the helpless

or one of the liars?

I think this is

what that light

has been calling us to reflect on.

Do you think that light took away those who are in love?

Does my opinion matter that much?

I don’t love anyone.

I don't trust that shit.

Isn’t it just normal?

Love itself is si-fi enough.

My parents fight every day.

I’ve never seen a slight of love between them.

But they disappeared together.

Isn’t that ridiculous?

It's already proved there’s no love. End of game.

Break up then.

I know myself clearly.

My colleagues are all laughing at my divorce.

I don't blame them.

It’s pretty normal.

But after that light,

I find that no one is better than me.

I don’t think it’s very scientific.

It's only us can define our love.

Not anyone else.

My wife and I don't believe that rumor.

It doesn't affect us at all.

Ms. Han

You really scared me.

I'm sorry.

I didn't know you're here.

Got to fetch something.

What about you?

I'm on duty.

How is your wife recently?

She's fine.

I have to explain it to you.

Okay.

Those taken away by that light are believed

to have true love.

People can certainly say that.

But it doesn't necessarily mean

the rest of us don't have affections,

does it?

That is not logical reasoning.

Do you envy those

who are taken away by the light?

Gotta go.

How long have you two

been married?

17...

17 years.

Almost 18 years now.

Who is bored

with the other?

Don't believe the nonsense on the Internet.

Isn't that your finding?

My finding?

I'm not a scientist.

Though scientists haven't got a clue yet.

I think,

she doesn't love you anymore.

That's not true.

She doesn't.

No way.

You don't love her anymore, then.

Don't say that.

Or you don't love each other.

Mom, stop it.

Only these combinations.

I think she doesn't love you anymore.

Does He Xiaofen live here?

She's not at home.

And you are?

I need to talk to her.

I see.

She's replenishing inventory.

Come in please.

I'll get you some water.

No, thanks.

I'm fine.

Please.

Have some water.

I'm cooking,

Stay and have lunch with us.

What are you doing here?

What do you want?

Calm down.

Can I have a word?

What the fuck are you doing here?

What did you tell my mom?

Please mind your manners.

I need to ask you something.

I don't want to see you. Piss off.

Stop being so aggressive.

Did sleeping with him work for you?

Hu Jianping doesn't love you.

He has other women.

You’re at best a bed toy.

You're even not as good as a bed toy.

When Hu Jianping and I were together,

he didn't know how to unhook a bra.

And he didn't even know

there are front closure styles.

Who the hell do you think you are?

Get out of here.

He didn’t know the pleasure being a man.

Didn't you hear me?

Out.

Your daughter is having an affair,

with my husband.

What did you teach her?

What a loser.

You think you can win his heart?

This bitch ruined my marriage.

Aren’t you ashamed of it?

You know what's funny?

My husband disappeared.

But this bitch is still here.

How cheap you are.

Calm down.

Don't fight.

Mom, are you alright?

Don't worry.

Your mom has no big problem.

She should be fine.

Thank you.

I'll pay the medical bills.

Tell me if it's not enough.

Whatever.

Hu Jianping told me he will get divorced.

After that, I never heard from him.

I tried to call him but failed.

I thought probably you refused to divorce,

and did something bad to him.

That's why I went to you.

I agreed to get divorced.

What could I have done to him?

He disappeared.

He didn't.

He doesn't love anyone else,

except me.

You've humiliated me,

and vented your anger.

What else has kept you here?

I didn't intend to fight.

I just wanted to ask you

do you have his ID card?

I need it to try filing for divorce.

I don’t have it.

He must be carrying it with him.

Hey.

Wait a moment.

Can you do me a favor?

Without his ID card,

I can't check his call history.

You have his residency card.

Can you check it for me?

Why should I help you?

Where are you? Call me back.

Didn't you give this tooth brush to Qin Shan?

Why did you bring it back?

Where are you going?

Keep an eye on that bastard.

What for?

He must have killed Qian Shan.

Why couldn't Qin Shan have disappeared?

Do you like me or not?

Not at all.

I'm here. You are here.

Of course I don't like you.

Do you like Qin Shan?

Stop the bullshit.

What are you doing?

It was me called the police.

That guy killed my friend.

Have you found anything?

Qin Shan was your friend?

Yeah.

Do you know what relationship he had with Zhou Hao?

Qin Shan was quite handsome,

He’s surrounded by some witched guys.

He'd complain to me about them.

Zhou Hao kept bothering him.

So I just wanted to give him a lesson.

That bastard Zhou Hao must have found out

and killed him.

Any evidence?

There's a huge blood stain in his living room.

Didn't you see that?

I told you in my report.

How do you know about the blood stain?

I went in Zhou Hao's house.

Qin Shan told me the password to unlock his door.

We're still investigating.

No more questions.

We can't tell you anything.

And we won't tell you anything.

Let's go.

Mr. Wu,

I understand that

your teaching skills

are certainly known to us all.

I'm flattered.

But the situation

is a bit different.

So our school has decided

to give priority to Mr. Zhu,

regarding the senior teacher title.

His wife disappeared, you know.

This doesn't make sense.

He's the one that is left behind,

which is a heavy blow against him.

But my wife and I are both left behind.

Isn't it a heavier blow to us?

It’s not just a matter of caring those in need.

There's a moral issue as well.

His wife disappeared,

which means

his wife was cheating on him,

not vice versa.

His morality is solid.

How could you unreasonably

jump into such an unfair conclusion?

The couples who were left behind

are all morally bad?

Are you expecting all the couples to doubt each other?

You know what?

Even if

a marriage is going through a rough period,

it's a private family issue, isn't it?

You can't...

You can't overstate the case

by turning it into a moral issue.

Please calm down.

What's wrong with the society?

This is the way people see this problem.

What else could we do?

Headmaster Wang, the point is...

you know this doesn't make any sense.

You and your wife both stayed.

You can’t say that.

My situation is totally different.

My wife was in Chongqing City, her hometown.

She didn't experience that light.

My wife wasn't in town that day either.

Honestly.

Hello. I've arrived.

Why is the door closed?

You called?

Yes.

Come in.

Look.

Tickets to Wuchang,

Hanzhong,

Chongqing,

Shashi,

farther away...

Beijing,

Northeast China...

I even do Moscow.

What about Shashi?

That would work.

You're gonna print two photos, right?

Yes.

2500 Yuan in total.

Two photos and one ticket only,

you're charging me 2500?

That’s way too expensive.

This is daylight robbery.

Didn't I tell you the price on the phone?

Real tickets are cheap.

Go buy the real ones.

I'm just bargaining.

Do it or not.

If not, get out and pull down the roller door.

What a trader you are.

Alright.

This is 2500.

Here.

In cash?

Can't you pay with your phone?

Not enough balance in my WeChat or Alipay.

Do you have the photos?

Does this work?

Old fashion as you are,

I'm impressed you know it can be photoshopped.

Come back on Tuesday.

Can you do it now?

I need to have the photo back.

Not because I don't trust you.

But you know...

Actually...

Everyone is getting a bit sensitive nowadays.

Don't want it to get lost.

My wife and I are getting along pretty well.

We were just fine,

until this shit happened.

Everyone is chatting about it.

Isn't it absurd?

A lot of pressure on everyone now.

Are you treating me

as a midnight hotline for emotional support?

I'll show you.

So many customers of mine

have spent so much money on fake tickets

just for a lie to save thier faces.

We are the unchosen ones.

No one is better than the others.

Nice coat you're wearing.

Where did you buy it?

Don't cotton up to me.

You're annoying.

No wonder Hu Jianping doesn't want you.

I'm the one who want a divorce.

You take in my trash

and treat as treasure.

Xiaowei..

Xiaowei..

Yang Ziwei...

Who did he disappeared with?

Go back to work.

Why didn't he love me any more?

Hu Jianping,

you bastard.

You fucking son of a bitch.

Why did you give money to another woman?

You are in no position to say that

in front of me.

Huihui,

can you do me a favor?

Help me check up on someone called...

Xue Yan.

I have her bank account.

I just want to know whether she disappeared.

Okay.

What a loser.

What does Hu Jianping like about you?

You shamelessly forced him

to divorce me?

What if he refused?

Kill him?

Stop crying, will you?

Are you Xue Yan?

I am.

What's your relationship with Hu Jianping?

Who are you?

This is his ex-wife.

We haven't divorced yet.

Why did Hu Jianping give you so much money?

He lent it to me.

Lent it to you?

Where is he?

I don't know.

He must have disappeared.

No, he hasn't.

You've come for the money?

Why do you need to see me?

Where are you hidding Hu Jianping?

I will give the money back to you in the future.

If you keep following me,

I'll call the police.

Is that a guilty conscience?

Call the police.

Go and check by yourself.

Mom.

Xiaolei,

your dad and I need to see some friends.

Eat before it gets cold.

Okay.

Oh right,

I will send you two photos.

What photos?

You know, the light incident

is really driving me frantic.

During the dinner later,

I'll divert the conversation

and talk about the health issue.

You’re gonna cut in

and say...

on the day when that light appeared,

you were in Shashi checking on your auntie,

because she's sick.

Take the ticket.

Wu Wenxue,

what do you mean?

Are you saying

we two not taken away

is because of me?

No.

I just don't want to be questioned again.

It's so annoying.

Why don't you say you were away?

Why you're making me the liar?

I was at school that day.

Everyone saw me.

What should I say?

You two should divorce.

Nonsense.

Your lies...

make me ashamed.

Are these lies?

Tell me.

Are these lies?

Which road you’ve taken is a straight line?

You know, most problems in our life

have more than one solution.

Alright,

Mr. Wu.

Mind your attitude.

Do you love me then?

What do you think?

Why are we not taken away?

I...

we are family....

We love as a family.

Got it.

You know how we get along.

Why did you say something like that?

How do you know each other?

We were middle school classmates.

I know you.

Hu Jianping mentioned you before.

You're his first love.

I didn't know you are still in touch.

We didn't at first.

In a reunion party two years ago,

we met again

and added each other on WeChat.

We send messages only,

not a lot though.

After my husband had cancer,

we were in debt for a lot of money.

When Hu Jianping learned it,

he lent me 50,000 Yuan.

I refused to accept it at first.

But what else could I do?

Did you sleep with him?

No.

I'm not that kind of woman with no shame.

Did Hu Jianping tell you

he's divorcing me?

He did.

What did he tell you?

He said you two...

are not in love anymore.

Did he tell you ...

he's going to marry you

after the divorce?

He said...

your job is good

and have great abilities.

Even without him,

you can take good care of yourself.

-So I am the one who deserved to get... -Can I have more?

Did Hu Jianping mention me before?

No.

Whatever.

It's 50,000 Yuan.

How could he be so generous?

He is usually very tight.

Surprisingly, he can be so charming.

Being such an ordinary man,

he's got three women so hooked.

I'm not hooked.

I just wonder...

I wonder which woman did he disappear with.

Hu Jianping didn't disappear.

Haven't you given up?

I'll prove I'm the one he loves.

Dose it still matter?

I'm not an adulterous woman.

Hu Jianping and I are in true love.

Justice has been served.

I don't care who she disappeared with.

I believe

one of the three blessings in our life

is to be a middle aged widower.

You know what?

I think ...it is quite true.

Speaking of alcohol,

we shouldn't drink too much.

Honestly.

At our age,

we'll soon develop types of diseases.

There are old and young at home.

When the time comes,

We can’t afford to die.

You know what I mean?

An example is...

Zhang Yan's auntie.

Old Wu is right.

Recently I haven't been...

feeling very well.

I underwent a test in the hospital.

The doctor told me I have breast problems,

need more time to confirm.

But I don't know how.

It's been a while now.

Actually on the day when that light appeared.

I went for a check-up that day.

I can't even read this.

Old Dong, can you take a look for me?

I'm very good at breast problems.

You are not a doctor!

I really am.

I used to work as a milk agent.

Pervert!

Hey.

All jokes aside.

Hey.

All jokes aside.

You know what?

Life is full of uncertainties.

You know,

Zhang Yan's auntie

was a solid old lady,

very healthy.

In a snap of a finger,

she fell very sick.

Isn't it sad?

You can't do anything about it.

This is not her.

This is Zhang Yan, on the day that light appeared.

She happened to visit her auntie in Shashi that day.

That day?

Hey, Old Dong.

You went to Shashi the same day, don't you?

Stop peeking his phone.

The same picture.

Come and take a look.

Really.

Something is going on.

Old Dong fancied Zhang Yan back at school.

Secretly though.

They two must have traveled togther

without his knowledge.

Explanation needed now.

Don't mess with me.

I'll tell you.

Very honestly.

Recently the light incident has really annoyed me.

So I got a picture

and photoshopped it.

I didn't go to Shashi that day.

Old Wu,

don't read too much into this, Old Wu.

What are you doing?

Don’t get tricked.

Alright? Cheers.

Bottoms up.

Nice.

I don't play tricks.

I've emptied it.

Alright.

But,

Zhang Yan did go there.

She went to Shashi.

When?

She went to see her auntie,

on the light day.

Who would visit a relative on Thursday morning?

Hey.

Zhang Yan took a day off.

She didn't have to work.

So she went to Shashi.

A day off?

On Thursday?

Come on.

You think I'm lying?

Well.

All right then.

Ticket.

Give me the ticket.

Give me the ticket.

It's Okay.

Come on.

Take a look.

No need for that.

Taking ticket to a get-together,

how wierd it is.

I don't want to see it.

Am I lying?

Isn't this Shashi?

Am I lying?

Am I lying?

Want to check the CCTV in the train station?

Let's go.

Let's go then.

Let's go.

Come on.

Let's go.

Put your coat on and go.

He’s a man who’d rather

lose his life than his face.

That’s what he cares.

Love? What era do we live in?

How old are you now? Love?

What is true love?

Love is the two of you still make love.

You're still the old bastard.

You...

You answer me...

All of you.

In the past month,

whoever made love to his or her partner,

has true love.

I did.

I did.

Did you really?

You can't make love with head erect.

Hey.

On the day when that light appeared,

did I do it?

I did, that day.

Believe it or not.

In the morning.

Am I lying?

In front of you all?

Zhang Yan...

Old Yu, you basterd.

You talk too much.

Are you asleep?

Actually, ...

Today, I...

I wanted to...

Well...

I'm sorry.

Honestly.

I'm really sorry.

I...

I'm really sorry.

I really am.

From Zhao Feng: Don't worry. Sleep early. Tomorrow is a brand-new day.

You're Yuqing's dad?

Yes.

And you are?

I'm Xiaolei's dad.

Hello, Mr. Wu.

We finally meet each other.

Hello.

Xiaolei often speaks of Yuqing to me.

Right.

They're good friends.

Xiaolei's mom

often speaks of you to me.

Sometimes I'd ask myself...

as a teacher,

why I don't spend time with my daughter?

Her mom is quite willing to come here though.

I don't smoke.

Thank you for helping them

to carry the violin up and down.

Not at all.

Where do you work?

I work in the Art Museum.

I also paint.

So you're an artist.

Not really.

An educator as you are.

Is Mr. Wu here to ask...

about my relationship

with Zhang Yan?

What kind of relationship is it?

What relationship

are you expecting it to be?

Get to the point.

Just answer my question.

What do you want to ask?

You want to know

whether I have slept with your wife?

Don't you dare say that again.

You won't want to hear it again.

What do you want?

Want a fight?

Why don't you understand?

My relationship with Zhang Yan is not the point,

but your relationship with her.

It really had become strained

before she came to talk to me.

You may as well

talk to her about it,

and solve your own problem first.

I don’t want your lesson.

My marriage was all fine until

that light has exposed you in front of us.

Mr. Wu,

don't be emotional.

You don't want to escalate the scene here.

Our kid would be...

embarrassed.

Dad.

If you think

there is any problem,

go find me in the Art Museum.

Let's go.

I talked to him before the police arrived.

I wasn’t angry for him rear-ending my car.

Hu Jianping is not a good driver.

But he has a sense of humor.

I could leave the insurance claim to my driver.

But I did it on my own,

because every time he would tell jokes

and make me laugh.

I didn't know he could tell jokes.

In front of me...

Never mind.

How is he in front of you?

Just as always.

Did he tell jokes?

Never.

He once told me that

it's too intense with you two.

He couldn't relax.

How could he say that?

Is he relaxed with you?

His life at home is a boring cycle

with nothing new or exciting.

He's just bored.

He has to please you all the time,

or you will be too clingy.

From his first love,

he’s got weighty responsibilities.

There are other women as well.

Everyone is putting pressure on him.

I’m not clingy!

You're not putting any pressure on him?

Probably not,

otherwise he wouldn't have told her

about every one of his women.

Did Hu Jianping ever tell you

who he loves most?

After the light incident happened,

I wanted to see...

all the women Hu Jianping mentioned.

I wanted to know...

with whom he disappeared.

and see whether I guessed right.

Who’s Hu Jianping to you truly?

Sometimes men would stay as boys.

They want to act childish in front of you

exposing their vulnerability

before falling asleep on the sofa.

Does your husband act like a boy in front of you?

We are here to let you know

the result of the investigation.

We interrogated Zhou Hao.

Under our pressure, Zhou Hao finally...

admitted it.

He found out that...

you and Qin Shan had an ambush.

On the morning of that day,

he had a fight with Qin Shan.

During the fight,

he stabbed Qin Shan with a fruit knife.

He killed Qin Shan?

He said he didn't kill him.

Qin Shan wasn't hurt too bad.

Some minor bleeding only.

He was quite regretful.

When he called for an ambulance,

Qin Shan suddenly disappeared.

He's lying.

We searched Zhou Hao's apartment.

The scene

is consistent with his description.

So...

basically,

we eliminated

Zhou Hao's murder suspicion of Qin Shan.

We believe

Qin Shan did disappear.

Could he disappear after he died?

Well,

We thought about this possibility.

But we never had a case like that before.

And...

there’s no evidence to support that.

What if Qin Shan was alive when he vanished,

but Zhou Hao stabbed him so bad,

and he's only seconds away from dying.

Then he's vanished.

Is Zhou Hao still not guilty?

Still, there’s no evidence.

Where is Zhou Hao?

We let him go this morning.

You let him go like that?

Without evidence, we can't detain him.

He's an evil guy.

But not a murderer.

Investigations on this case will continue.

If we find anything new,

we can arrest him for another interrogation.

I've made an appointment with Hou Li tomorrow.

Here at ten o'clock.

I won't come tomorrow.

What?

You're busy tomorrow?

I'll stop searching.

After meeting Xue Yan, I decided to stop.

Thank you.

Without you, I wouldn't

dig so deep into Hu Jianping's life.

We've been together for seven years.

I thought I knew him well.

But after all this,

I realize I don’t know him at all.

When I first learnt about you two,

I couldn't sleep all night.

I kept asking myself.

Have I done anything wrong?

I still remember when I first met him.

He told me...

he likes girls who are modest, decent and independent

someone who gives him freedom.

He also told me...

he's found his dream girl.

I trusted him.

And I tried to be the girl he likes.

All men are liars.

He didn't lie.

What he told us

is true.

After this,

I think I understand him now.

He loves and he doesn’t.

After knowing this, I don't blame myself.

I'll stop searching.

No.

I can't live without him.

Of course you can.

I'll call you later.

Why are you here again?

We need to talk.

No such needs since we were not taken away.

I can't accept it.

I don't want to give up.

Just go away.

Liu Jiayi,

I can't live without you.

What shall I do...

to make you believe that I love you?

Since then,

whatever we do is wrong.

Only those who disappeared are right.

I really love you.

Go away.

I'm willing to die for you.

Leave me alone.

Go ahead then.

I really love you.

Can I have one?

Here.

More than 5500 scientists around the world

issued a joint statement,

rejecting the hypothesis that

those taken by that light have true love.

Scientists claim that

there's no scientific evidence to support it.

Therefore we can't conclude by saying

those who are not taken away do not have true love.

Morning, teacher.

Mr. Wu,

Finally you come.

Something to drink?

No.

We'd better make things straight first.

Allow me to introduce

my wife Zou Li.

Mr. Wu.

Hello.

What do you want to say?

I want to tell you that...

Zhang Yan is

in great despair.

What you've been doing

pushes her further away,

instead of fixing anything at all.

Broken soul need ways to express.

That's why she told me what's deep inside her heart.

Well, I'm speechless.

It seems that your wife

is quite clear what's going on.

I''ll be straightforward then.

I've been a teacher for most of my life.

No one ever talk to me

in such a self-righteous manner.

Whatever problem

I have with Zhang Yan...

is our own issue.

Nothing to do with you.

Got it?

You are a married man.

Can you please stay away from Zhang Yan?

I understand.

Calm down.

Take your time.

Why are you still...

trying to shrug off your responsibility?

Blaming me for your marriage problems?

You only care about

whether I have slept

with your wife.

Why don't you accept the fact

that you don't love each other anymore?

How do you know that we are not in love?

I used to be a hypocrite as you are,

thinking that admitting no love between us

will make us difficult to face each other.

Before that light appeared,

my marriage with Zou Li

had already become in name only.

On the one hand,

we were both

having an affair.

On the other hand,

in front of ...

our parents,

kid,

and relatives,

we had to pretend nothing's wrong.

And...

the masks we wore

had frustrated us a lot.

It hurt our mentalities.

So we fought quite often...

until...

that light appeared.

Then I had an epiphany.

That light

is the last judgement.

It warns us

no more lies.

It tears off all of our masks.

Everyone is equal.

Everyone is real.

After admitting there's no love,

the relationship between Zou Li and I

has got much better.

These people

are like us.

They've all figured it out.

How do we feel in the institution of marriage

is known to us all.

So...

we all decided

not to lie to ourselves.

Instead of the sneaky way,

we would act openly

by following whatever our heart desires.

What do you mean?

You might see it as a way

to help and comfort each other.

We've created this light.

We can decide on our own

what love is.

It's about time.

Think about it.

You're welcome to join us anytime.

I was just talking to Xiao Liu.

He shared a very good idea.

If there's...

a rebirth...

If one could have several lives...

What was it?

we could choose different characters in those lives...

Yes, we could choose different characters in those lives...

But no one knows it for sure.

That’s why we have to live in the present.

And try to

pursue and trust

the love and happiness we believe in.

Is that right?

Let's get started.

Xiaolei, where is your dad?

What's wrong?

What's the matter?

Who is Zhao Feng?

You checked my phone?

I'm asking you a question.

What's going on?

What kind of answer do you prefer?

I'll give you a version that you want.

Close the door. It's cold.

See?

That's five minutes before the light appeared.

The video is vague.

We didn't clearly see...

the number plate of that truck.

Recently we've been very busy.

Yesterday,

in the lower stream,

we got the car and body out of the water.

You have identified the body.

This is the cause of the accident.

We're seeking the hit-and-run driver.

If no more questions,

you can just sign here.

What happened to Hu Jianping is so unexpected.

Don't be sad.

Take good care of yourself.

Stay healthy.

Alright.

Take care of yourself as well.

Are you Hu Jianping's wife?

Your husband

has a message for you.

He said the person he’s most sorry to

is you.

In fact,

he doesn't want to get divorced.

He wants you to remember

the time when he's nice to you.

1500 for that.

do you prefer WeChat or Alipay?

Oh.

I’ll do it.

Done.

Take a look.

Thanks.

Thank you for taking me here.

Now I feel relieved.

Hu Jianping didn't abandon me.

If he hadn't had the accident,

he would have

disappeared with me.

Mr. Wu,

have you had lunch?

I had a little bit.

I've got something nice for you.

You shouldn't.

Spicy chicken again.

Try it.

Thanks.

This Spicy chicken

is very numbing.

So after trying it, I think you would

you would be laughing then.

Don't be troubled by the rumor.

The government has already refuted it.

It doesn't matter anymore.

Refuted or not,

the result is...

the same result.

We can’t go back where we were.

I didn't know whether it's her fault

or my fault.

I don't know.

But I'm very confused and frustrated.

At the beginning I felt that...

it is very ridiculous to say...

that light took away those in real love.

But I really don't know what I should do now.

I understand.

Where is Xiaolei?

Tutorial class.

Right.

Mr.Wu, I'm in love with you. There's no shame to admit it.

We should face our true feelings after the light. Don't be hypocrites.

I'll cook now.

Please don't.

I'm not hungry.

Oh right,

I just realize I have work to do at school.

Heading out right after coming back?

Yeah.

Come back soon.

I will.

We also

have hourly rate rooms.

80 Yuan for 4 hours.

Standard room with shower.

One room please.

Yiling Ave 131, Golden Island Holiday Hotel, Room 402. I'll wait for you.

Just saw it. Give me 30 minutes.

I was going to buy a pack of cigarette.

So...

Let's go upstairs then.

Need a shower?

I had one.

I'm sorry. Can you come out for a second?

I had been thinking about

what I told you this afternoon.

I think I’m clear now.

Subconsciously

I wanted to say...

the reason my wife and I are not taken away

is not my fault.

I invited you out,

without knowing what for.

I probably wanted to revenge on my wife.

Or maybe...

for other reasons.

Anyway, I’ve only been thinking about myself.

I'm a hypocrite.

When I had a fight with Zhang Yan,

I would hate her.

Sometimes my mind would wander off,

and imagine some bad things

would happen to her.

Of course I don't really mean it.

It's just an

uncontrolled sub-conscience.

Actually these years, I know you like me.

I like you too.

Sometimes when I see you,

I fantasize indecent things

without knowing.

When I came to my senses,

I put those thoughts away.

When I was young,

I had more filthy fantasies,

I felt pretty bad about myself then.

And I ...

And I worried that

people would notice my thoughts

and look down upon me.

I gradually learned to forgive myself

by using the id, ego, and super-ego to explain everything.

Because of those bad thoughts, I guess,

God has failed me.

Are we all too self-confident?

Hell is other people.

What about ourselves?

Hell won't controll itself.

What is that light?

If we had sex,

would you have loved me?

When I was waiting for you earlier,

I thought I would be excited

Instead,

I felt scared,

uneasy,

and nervous.

I suppose that feeling is not what love should be.

I've been thinking on my way here.

If we had sex,

I probably wouldn't love you anymore.

Maybe I don't love you already.

My parents didn't allow me to marry you.

They thought you're after our money and factory,

and will ruin our family.

My dad had mistresses out there,

a number of them at least.

My mom gambles everyday, never willing to come home.

Even they haven't ruined our family.

How come I will ruin my family so easily

only by loving a man?

Sir,

how long should we tail him?

I don't know.

Not long probably.

Do you think Zhou Hao is innocent?

In a world where people can vanish in the air,

being innocent or not...

is not that important.

In the past,

my parents told me we don't have true love.

Now,

God is telling me

we don't have true love.

Then just tell me,

what is true love?

How come they have the right to judge us?

I could break up with you,

or still be with you.

But it's not important.

What's important is...

the decision is mine to make.

Who are you?

Get off him.

Stop it.

We two

are willing to die for each other.

If this is not true love,

what else should I care?

I just want to marry you,

make love to you,

and have babies with you.

Hang in there.

Hang in there.

What is love?

A shared belief.

A shared asthetic standard.

A shared value.

I think love means...

if you want to go, I will let you go.

But if you are coming back one day,

I'll always be here waiting for you.

Everyone born in this world

is an ordinary person.

But when love comes, he becomes...

a unique individual in the universe.

Even if you screw up this time,

you should still believe in a better one.

If that light appears again,

I want to experience it.

That light won’t give us any answer.

It's a test,

a projection of oneself,

to let us truly face ourselves,

and then move on in our lives.

Please don't.

Don't cry.

Why?

I've changed everything as you told me.

What else do you expect me to do?

What on earth do you want me to do?

Tell me.

Say something.

I'm willing to change.

What do you want me to do?

Tell me.

Say something.

What's wrong?

Xiaolei,

what's the matter?

He doesn't like me any more.

What shall I do?

Don't cry.

It's alright.

You will know it in the future.

Go wash your face.

Have you eaten?

No.

Nothing is going on between me and Zhao Feng.

I know.

Nothing is going on between me and anyone else either.

I love you.