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[Fireworks of My Heart]

[Adapted from the novel "A City, Waiting for You" by Jiuyuexi]

[Episode 36]

Here. Have some water.

You called me all of a sudden and said that you were staying here.

I was pretty surprised.

After all, we aren't that close.

And, according to my understanding,

you're someone who distances yourself from strangers.

I must've bothered you.

I'm sorry. And, thank you.

I'm speechless.

You said everything you could, huh?

You're a doctor. What's with the messy house?

You're just borrowing one night here. Why are you complaining?

It's called the hustle and bustle of life.

If I must say, you're just a cleanliness freak.

People say that cleanliness freaks are born from a messy heart.

That's why they need to make sure their environment is neat and tidy.

It's a sickness. You should get it cured.

My dear princess,

are you starving? Do you want to have something?

Yeah.

Wait here.

Let's have some dumplings.

I'll cook them for you. Wait for me.

Okay.

Where did you go?

My colleague's house. What's the matter?

Which colleague?

What are you up to?

I want to pick you up.

Why are you picking me up? Have you thought of a way to explain yourself?

It's been a long time since I saw Qin. What has she been doing lately?

Aren't you her elder brother? How could you know nothing about her?

Your sister is something else.

It's not easy for her to persist until now

under the tremendous pressure your mother has been giving her.

Do you think

she will keep persisting?

Most likely?

What else do you think will happen?

So,

how have you been doing lately?

I know what you did.

You had a meal with that girl a few days ago, right?

Listen, I'm being serious here.

I'm happy if you're willing to get into a relationship

and start a new phase of your life.

However, you must never date the girl who worked in my bar.

You're overthinking it.

I just don't want her to take the wrong path.

When all is said and done,

that person has nothing to do with me.

Our income for last month is 19,046 yuan and 40 cents after tax deduction.

I'll transfer half of it to you.

Alright. I'm done. Check your account.

Hey, say something.

I was always the only person who was dealing with this.

Now, you're being wishy-washy even when you're just receiving money.

I received it.

Did we make 1,000 yuan less compared to last month?

Our sales were stagnant.

I had no choice too. I already ran out of ideas.

I don't think I can come up with best-selling proposals every time.

Are you sick?

What's wrong with your back?

I exercised too much during the last PE class.

If so, you should lie down.

Say, did I hurt my spine?

I won't become crippled, will I?

This won't do. I need to go to the hospital.

I'll keep you company.

- Come down slowly. - Okay.

Get up.

You're fine. You just strained your muscles.

I'll prescribe a cure-all ointment to you.

Apply it three times per day. You can stop when it no longer hurts.

It's that simple?

Don't I need to go for an X-ray scan or something like that?

Don't tell me my bone was broken?

You're as lively as ever.

It would be a miracle if your bone was broken.

It's almost lunchtime. Do you want to join me for lunch?

No thanks. I feel terrible. I should go back and lie down.

Take this. Head to the pharmacy and get your medicine.

Okay. Thank you, Qin. I'll make a move first.

Alright. Go now.

Give me the prescription. I'll get the medicine for you.

Okay.

Yan Chen?

I told you it was unnecessary.

I was treating my partner to a meal nearby.

I was just bringing them to you on my way back.

So, did Mom tell you anything about your future?

No.

Are you sure this incident won't affect you and him?

Are you saying that you want us to be affected?

I just hope that you won't make yourself suffer

to compromise with him.

I'm not.

Alright, Yan Chen. Stop worrying about it.

Go now. I'll resume my work.

Mr. Meng?

It's you. I thought I was mistaken.

You don't look too good. Are you sick?

That's not it.

If so, are you very busy lately?

Do you need anything?

It's nothing. Don't misunderstand me. I don't like to owe people favors.

You treated me to a meal last time. I wanted to repay the favor.

I've been doing pretty good with my live streams. And, I just received my wage.

- Why don't we... - It's fine.

I'll make a move first.

Hello?

Okay. Wait for me. I'll be there in a second.

Ge.

Captain?

- Captain. - Come down.

Yes, sir.

Captain.

How have you been doing lately?

I...

Captain, I didn't commit any mistakes, did I?

How's it going with your girlfriend?

It's going well.

Really?

Don't tell me she complained to you?

We just argued last week.

But I definitely coaxed her.

How did you coax her?

I apologized,

called her,

bought presents for her, kissed her, and hugged her.

So, why do girls get angry usually?

Captain, speaking of that, girls change their moods constantly,

especially when...

Captain,

did you make Dr. Xu angry?

I was asking you a question.

What did you do to make her angry?

What do you think I can do? I did nothing.

Captain, that's the wrong attitude.

You can't say that you did nothing.

Your girlfriend is already mad at you. You can't say that you did nothing.

Does Dr. Xu get mad easily?

Nonsense. She's a nice girl.

That does it then.

That means it's our fault. You just need to apologize.

Yeah, just apologize to her.

You just need to apologize. It's not that big of a deal.

I was talking about Ge.

Why are you guys causing a commotion?

Get back to training.

So stubborn.

Keep being stubborn then.

You're a firefighter, and you can't even put out the fire at home.

He ran away.

Why are you still standing there? Come and tell us about it.

Hurry up.

[Have you taken lunch?]

[I'm taking lunch now.]

Is there nothing else he wants to say?

Requesting social assistance.

You guys, follow me.

- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.

What's wrong with you?

Doctor.

My head hurts.

Give me codeine.

It's controlled medicine. I can't prescribe it to you casually.

What about this? I'll arrange a test for you.

- You should do the test first. - I'm fine.

It's just a headache.

Just give me some codeine.

But there are rules we need to follow here. We're being responsible for your health too.

You should do the test first, okay?

Doctor, the others prescribed it to me. Why can't you do the same?

I want codeine!

Codeine!

Calm down.

It's not that I don't want to prescribe it.

- But there are rules I need to follow. - Will you prescribe it to me or not?

- It's not that I don't want to... - Will you give it to me or not?

- I can't give it to you! - Someone's stirring up trouble.

Call the security. Hurry.

Will you give it to me or not?

Calm down. Put down your knife first.

I!

I'll look for it myself. I'm sure there's codeine in here.

I'm sure of it.

Call the security!

Stop it! There's no codeine here!

Give me codeine!

Don't move!

Where is it? Where's the codeine?

Put down your knife!

I know where you can get codeine.

Nobody moves!

On your knees!

Get down!

Dr. Xu, bear with it.

Over here.

Dr. Guo is here.

Dr. Guo?

I told you already. I'm fine. No need for the trouble.

Even if you're a doctor, you need to obey the professionals.

Dr. Guo, please examine her wound.

Okay.

Contract.

Extend.

Look. I'm fine.

Luckily, it's not serious. Her median nerves weren't damaged.

I'll anesthetize you and do some suturing.

- Bring the anesthesia here. - Okay.

Dr. Guo, sorry for the trouble.

The temperature outside is pretty low. And, the weather is quite dry.

Your wound won't get inflamed easily.

But you have to take anti-inflammatory medicine just to be safe.

Do not come into contact with water.

Do not move your wrist and cause the wound to rupture. It'll get infected.

Thank you. I will take note of that.

You must listen to her.

Do not come into contact with water.

Yeah, yeah.

Oh yeah, do you still have enough anti-inflammatory medicine?

Why don't I prescribe some to you?

I do. Don't worry.

Dr. Xu.

You're a surgeon. Do you know how important your hands are?

You're not being responsible for yourself at all.

I was always cautious.

It was just an accident.

What did Dr. Guo say?

She said the wound was shallow. I will be fine.

She wants me to look after it so that it won't get infected.

You should apply for leave these few days.

You can come back once your hands are fully healed.

You can come back when we need to fill in the details

for the research team.

Can I join the research team now?

You deserved that spot.

You don't need to be surprised.

Dr. Xu, I know you must've helped me out.

Thank you.

Don't thank me.

You're a rare talent.

Our hospital wishes to nurture you too.

But you need to remember this.

No matter what field you're in,

the only thing that can make things work for you is your ability.

I'll remember that.

That was quick.

Of course I have to be quick in picking you up.

Come on, get in.

What happened to your hand?

I was hurt by a glass shard.

It's not a big deal.

Not a big deal?

Are you sure about that?

Yeah.

I even got a day off because of this.

I wouldn't be in this state if it was a big deal.

I don't think you're in the best of state either.

What's wrong?

I have nowhere to go.

Did you argue with your boyfriend?

Come on.

Tell me about it.

Hey, can you drive first?

Stop.

What's going on? Just tell me already.

Let me ask you this.

If someone you wish to spend the rest of your life with is hiding things from you,

will you be able to accept that?

You have to ask my marriage partner about that.

If I were to get married, I'm sure I would hide plenty of things from her.

I won't let her know.

If she finds out, I'm sure the marriage will break apart.

Hell will break loose.

It was my fault for believing that you had useful advice for me.

I'm telling you the truth.

It's from the bottom of my heart.

You said he was hiding things from you?

What is it? Did he cheat on you?

That's not it. What nonsense are you saying?

I guess you're right. That kid isn't someone like that.

What's the reason then?

He didn't tell me a single word about his past.

Whenever I ask him about it, he'll brush me off.

In that case,

it's either there's something shady about his past

or the past is too excruciating for him to relive it.

Everyone has their own secrets.

Why do you insist on finding out?

That's not it.

I just think that he's adopting the wrong attitude.

Why must he hide things from me?

Is our relationship not enough for him to be honest with me?

If he's doing this now, what'll happen to us in the future?

You just feel insecure, huh?

How am I insecure?

From your perspective,

you went against your parents even though they objected to your relationship.

And, you sacrificed a lot of things in order to be with him.

But now, you're starting to have doubts because of his attitude toward you.

Coming.

You're back.

Let me introduce her.

This is my colleague, Yang Si Jia.

This is my friend, Xiao Yi Xiao.

He insisted on sending me back.

Dr. Yang, we met before.

So, it's you.

What's wrong? Are you worried about Xu Qin because she's staying with me?

That's not it.

I'm relieved to know that she's staying with you.

Don't worry.

You can head back later.

I'll leave you to your own now.

I'm exhausted.

I'll rest in my room.

Rest well.

What's wrong? Is she okay?

She's fine.

She'll be living with you for some time, huh?

Sorry for the trouble.

Dr. Yang, let me add you on WeChat.

You can contact me anytime if anything happens to Qin.

Okay.

Let me scan your profile.

Alright.

She's staying with me. You can rest at ease.

- Alright, I'll make a move then. - Okay.

Yan, do you want to take the day off and check on Dr. Xu?

Take the day off? That's a bit much.

Don't you think it's serious?

Is it that serious?

Yan, I'm not criticizing you here,

but if I were Dr. Xu, I would be mad at you too.

She's hurt, you know?

She needs all the love and care she can find.

How could you do nothing as her boyfriend?

What did you say?

She's hurt?

Didn't Dr. Xu tell you?

Xi called me and told me that she injured her wrist.

What happened?

Someone caused a commotion at the ER department this afternoon.

He hurt her wrist with a knife.

She even went through surgery because of it.

Give me Xu Xi's phone number.

Okay. I'll look for it.

Hello?

My phone was in silent mode.

How's your hand?

It's broken.

I'm fine. That guy didn't have steady hands.

It was only a scratch.

I'll be fine after some rest.

Xu Qin.

We...

We're just arguing. We haven't broken up yet.

Did we even argue?

Yang Chi!

Hurry and give me Xu Xi's phone number.

- You still need it? - Send it to me.

Did you forget to bring your keys?

How's your hand?

It's fine now.

- Let me see. - Don't touch me.

Alright, I won't touch you.

Does it still hurt?

No. What are you doing here?

I'm here to visit my girlfriend.

Look.

I bought cakes, milk tea, and fried chicken for you.

So, you're here just to deliver food?

I...

Let's go home.

Which home?

Our home.

Our home?

Does it still exist?

Xu Qin,

I'll apologize to you officially.

Why are you apologizing?

Just like what you said,

I was too full of myself.

I made a lot of decisions before discussing them with you.

To put it nicely, I just didn't want you to be worried or feel pressured.

But to be honest,

I was just avoiding reality.

I didn't want to be put on the spot

when facing you.

Continue.

I've been single for so many years.

I'm already used to being single.

I have plenty of bad habits. I didn't think they were bad.

However, now that I'm your boyfriend, I have to change.

I will change.

I will definitely change.

In the future, I'll discuss everything with you before I make my decisions,

okay?

I promise.

Is that all?

What about this?

Can we stop dwelling on this issue?

It's not that I want to dwell on this issue.

It's just that I think you don't trust me like how I trust you.

I laid myself bare to you. But you?

I have to abandon everything I have in order for us to be together.

But you? You made me...

Xu Qin.

Let's give ourselves some time.

No matter how mad you are, you still have to eat, okay?

Call me if anything happens.

We haven't broken up yet, right?

Scram.

Yes, ma'am.

Did you forget what happened in the past?

You finally earned yourself a spot in the military academy after your excellent services.

However, something cropped up during the assessment.

What's with you failing your exam again?

What's with you being a soldier?

And, what's with you being a firefighter?

What about this?

Since you've chosen to repeat your grade, you should do your best.

I can't get into your university even if I do my best.

You can get into another university.

Which university do you want to get into?

It's a secret.

How could you hide secrets from me?

I'll leave this to you.

- Consider it done. - I'm begging you!

Please spare my son!

You guys can't just ruin his future like this!

Get him away from me.

- I'm begging you! - Security.

I'm begging you! Please spare my son!

You guys can't just ruin his future!

I'm begging you!

You did great this time.

We gave you second-class merit.

Once you recover from your injuries, we'll promote you to a cadre.

By then, you can marry her gloriously.

Dad.

It's been a long time since I visited you.

It's not that I don't miss you.

It's just that I was on a mission before this.

The mission location was very far away from our home.

It was humid and hot.

Did I become tanner?

By the way, I have good news for you.

I rendered a second-class merit during this mission.

I'll be promoted to a cadre soon.

In the future, you don't need to worry about me anymore.

Your son is going to be successful.

Yan, you're here too?

What are you doing here?

It's Yong's anniversary. Of course his brother-in-arms has to be here.

What kind of brother-in-arms are you?

He stood up for you, but you backstabbed him instead.

Yan, that was so long ago.

What? Do you still hold a grudge against me?

Here.

Yong, I know you love this liquor.

I brought it here just for you.

How could you prepare such inferior liquor for your father?

This is good liquor.

I'm sure you never tried it before.

What are you doing?

You don't deserve to serve him liquor.

Yan.

You can't blame me for what happened to your father.

We could've gotten more out of it if it weren't for your father.

He was incapable, yet he wanted to stand up for the others.

Your mother wouldn't have run away with someone else if he was capable enough.

Yeah.

I'm sure your father died because of your mother.

No men can live in peace after their wives cheat on them.

So, if you have to hate someone, don't hate me.

You should hate that vain mother of yours.

Mom!

Your father died because of her.

This has nothing to do with me.

Mr. Wu, you see, in order to frame him for beating me up,

I got my face injured.

I even got my arm broken.

I hired someone to beat me up.

Now that my arm is broken, I can't work for at least six months.

How can we survive with no income?

Has Song Yan's uncle looked for you lately?

Don't worry. Forget about his uncle.

Even if someone from the military was here, I would never settle for mediation.

I will make sure he gets kicked out of the military.

Song Yan.

Why do you want to be a firefighter?

Sir, no matter if it's the Special Forces or the fire station,

all of them have a mission and responsibilities to uphold.

Both are noble occupations.

I wish to produce value.

I want to be a decent human being.

I welcome you on behalf of Shili Tai Fire and Rescue Station.

Xu Qin, wait for me.

I will present myself officially in front of you one day.

Wait for me.

Why hasn't Qin Qin been home for the past few days?

She wasn't around for the past few days.

Now that you're back, where is she?

She's been busy lately.

Is she busy that she has no time to go home?

What about this? I'll make some soup.

You can deliver it to her later.

Yan, don't tell me you made Qin angry again?

Don't spout nonsense.

I'm sure that's the case. Tell us What did you do?

Listen.

If you make her angry, you'll regret it when she runs away.

I'm done. You guys can enjoy your meal.

Don't tell me you guys did argue?

It's common for youngsters like them to argue.

Let them resolve the issue themselves. We should stay out of this.

Strange.

Yan usually treats Qin like his treasure.

He should've apologized to her.

Just eat.

So, what do you need?

What are you doing here?

Your injury should've recovered by now.

Qin, it's pretty difficult to look for you.

You didn't answer my calls too.

I saw that you were on outpatient duty today. That's why I took a number.

You're wasting medical resources here.

Qin, I know my fault now.

But just let me tell you this. It'll only take a few minutes.

Did your brother tell you to come?

No. I came here of my own accord.

Did you guys argue?

It's working hours.

Since I'm already here, you should examine me.

What's wrong with you?

I couldn't sleep due to lovesickness.

My brother didn't sleep for the past few days. He looks like a panda now.

If he did commit any mistake, please don't hold it against him.

Please forgive him, okay?

Next.

Qin, don't do this.

If so, I'll wait for you at the park.

You must come later, okay?

You have to!

Qin, over here.

Zhai Miao.

Qin.

Here, have a seat.

Qin, I heard from my parents that you didn't go home for some time.

Did Yan make you angry?

Why don't you tell me about it? I'll teach him a lesson.

It's not that I'm ignoring him or going against him here.

I just feel like

he's hiding a lot of things from me.

He shoulders everything by himself.

For example, I have no idea about the gunshot on his body.

All of you know the story behind it.

But you guys are hiding it from me too.

I'm sure Yan has his own reasons for not telling you.

He's doing it for your sake.

Zhai Miao, could you accept such an explanation if you were in my shoes?

Actually, it's nothing special.

Yan served in the Special Forces before.

He rendered merit.

If so, why did he choose to become a firefighter then?

Qin, was that the reason you argued with Yan?

Forget it.

Anyway, I'm already tired of it.

I'm so tired

that I want to end this relationship.

Qin, is it that serious?

Yan didn't mean it.

Do you know something?

I think your brother is unreliable.

How could my brother be unreliable?

He!

He did a lot of things for you.

It's just that he didn't want to tell you about them.

Qin, he loves you with his entire being. I'm serious.

You're his cousin. Of course you'll say that.

But to me, he stopped cherishing me after I became his girlfriend.

I almost fell out with my family because of him.

But what has he done for me?

Forget it. Say no more.

I'll make a move first.

Qin!

Qin!

I'll tell you!

I'll tell you!

I'll tell you everything.

You broke up with Yan when he was repeating his grade, right?

After that, he studied and trained hard

so that he could get into the military academy.

He thought that he would become a somebody after becoming a military officer.

After that, he'd be good enough for you.

But for some reason,

his medical examination report didn't pass.

That's why he didn't get into the academy.

My father doubted the validity of the report.

That's why he brought Yan to the hospital for another medical checkup.

They realized that his index was normal.

My father made appeals everywhere in order to help Yan get another opportunity.

After that, he went to beg your mother.

What did you say?

My father said your mother bribed the doctor in charge to tamper with the report.

Yan didn't receive a second chance until the enrollment was over.

Qin, are you okay?

Yan didn't want me to tell you

because he was afraid that you might feel terrible.

So, what's with his gunshot wound?

He wanted to be a soldier.

Due to his excellent physical capabilities,

he was recruited by the Border Defense Special Forces.

He was wounded on his mission.

Just when he finally got a chance

to be promoted to a cadre after risking his life,

everything was ruined after someone reported on him.

After that, he joined the fire station.

And, you knew what happened after that.

As for the person who reported on him,

I'm sure you know who it is even if I don't tell you.

Qin,

now you know why Yan wasn't willing to tell you the truth.

When Yan was at his lowest moments,

when he was desperate,

you were his only reason to live.

Dr. Xu, are you done with work?