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BASED ON A NOVEL BY DOK MAI SOD

You should come have dinner with us sometime.

We can get to know each other better as neighbors.

You're asking for trouble.

You must let her see your flaws,

so you know how much she can take.

This magic ring can turn tears into smiles

and vice versa.

No one can have the best of everything all their lives.

You can't even look after yourself.

You're no different from that cripple Prasit.

You can't protect anyone.

Where did you drop Prasit off? He's not home yet.

There's another thing which I love the most.

It's…

Do not wander off by yourself like this again.

It's your brother-in-law.

I've never realized that one person

can have the power

to make you laugh and cry because of them.

Choy.

Mom.

You must stay strong.

You'll be fine. Trust me.

All right.

Gosh.

Damn it.

Hey.

Is that the charcoal I ordered?

How much do I owe you?

It's fine. Don't worry about it.

Don't be crazy.

Anyway…

Well…

Can you put the charcoal in the kitchen?

Sure.

And here.

Use it to wipe your face.

Chut, here you are. I've been looking all over for you.

Wait.

This is Chut, my youngest brother.

This is Chantorn, Samarn's sister.

I'm sorry. I thought you were…

A delivery boy.

No delivery boy is this well dressed, you know.

That really hurt my self-esteem.

I'm really sorry.

I see.

So you're Chantorn, Samarn's sister.

I thought you were an angel.

Hey. Knock it off.

They should be divided into different piles.

Mom, Ms. Anong is here.

This is Anong.

She's my friend.

Thank you for coming.

If there's anything I can help you with,

please don't hesitate to let me know.

Thank you.

Let's go say hi to my mom.

Who is that?

That's Anong, Chut's girlfriend.

She's a socialite and a millionaire.

-Hello. -They met back in England.

She's the angel that turned a tiger like Chut into a kitten.

Eeny, meeny, miny, moe.

Catch a tiger by the toe.

If he hollers, let him go.

Eeny, meeny, miny, moe.

My mother told me

to pick the very best one.

I'm giving this to you because you're a good girl.

Do you know how good girls should behave?

Good girls should listen to adults and do as they're told.

That's right.

There's one more thing.

Good girls should try to be helpful.

Look over there.

Your uncle is so tired that he can barely keep his eyes open.

Nid.

Can you take this tea bag

and put it on your uncle's eyes?

Okay.

-Put it on his eyes. -Okay.

Uncle.

Yes?

What is it?

Thank you.

Tons of people asked me who you are.

So I told them you're the daughter-in-law.

Your mom is so protective of you.

I might end up with Wichai instead of you.

You'll definitely end up with me. You'll never be with Wichai.

Let me tell you.

You're not Wichai's type at all.

You have no chance with him.

You'd have to be born as someone else

for him to like you.

Why? What's wrong with me?

Nothing's wrong with you.

It's just that you're like a princess

while Wichai is more into commoners

because there's no competition.

1 WEEK LATER

Goodness.

Must we prepare so much food to give to the monks?

I knew this would happen when Anong said she wanted to give alms.

-Goodness. -Look at all this food.

Auntie.

Why isn't he out yet?

He'll probably be out in a bit.

Wichai!

You're not giving alms today?

I didn't prepare any food this morning.

That won't be a problem.

I've prepared some for you.

Thank you.

May those who pay homage to the Buddha

and give respect to their elders

be blessed with a long life, good health,

happiness, and energy.

I rejoice in your merit.

Please excuse us, Wichai.

-Goodbye. -Goodbye.

Do you think it's true

that if we make merit or do good things

together in this life,

we'll meet again in our next lives?

I don't know.

There's no way to prove it.

You know, maybe we've done this together before in our past lives.

In this life, we went from being strangers

to being neighbors and friends.

And maybe we'll get to become even closer in the future.

Maybe we can share our…

We can share our…

We can share our…

We can share our…

We can share our merit with Samarn, right?

That's right.

Well,

since you're kind enough to share your merit with the dead,

won't you share some of it with the person next to you?

Since I still owe you for the food,

I'll go visit your store today like I once promised.

Really?

I'll go there after work.

It seems my prayer has been answered.

See you this evening.

See you.

Boi!

Boi!

Where the hell is he?

He's probably slacking off while his master is at work.

That lazy pig.

I wonder where he's hiding. Go find him.

Boi!

Boi!

Come out right now!

Boi!

Where are you hiding?

You'll get in trouble for this.

Boi!

Boi!

Help! It's a ghost!

I saw a ghost! Help me!

There's a ghost in the closet!

Help me!

Somebody help me.

Boi, what's the matter?

-Stay away from me! -Boi!

-What's gotten into you? -Get away from me!

-Leave me alone. -What's wrong?

I'm scared. Please leave me alone.

Please don't hurt me.

Boi.

What's the matter?

There's a ghost upstairs.

She's in the closet!

That's what she was wearing.

She was wearing that dress!

That dress belongs to Wichai's late wife.

Welcome to Deco Plaza.

How can I help you today?

What's with the grand welcome?

You can just greet me normally.

I want to buy a gift for someone,

but I don't know what women like.

You've come to the right person.

Women like everything men buy for them.

It doesn't have to be expensive.

It just has to come from the heart.

If you don't mind me asking,

can you tell me a little bit

about this woman?

Well…

She's well-mannered.

She's a serious person.

And she likes to read.

Some women don't really need you

to buy anything for them.

They just want you to say nice things to them.

Write them a card.

Compliment them and say you appreciate them.

That's enough for them.

Sometimes

women also appreciate it

when you express your love through your actions.

Wichai, look.

Do you see that?

You can hold a woman's hand.

Carry things for her.

Take care of her.

That's enough to show her that you care.

All right.

But it all depends

on who that woman is

and how important she is to you.

Can you tell me?

Well…

She's…

Yes?

So what's your relationship with this woman?

She's just someone I know.

I'm asking because

if you two are close,

you might want to give her something extra special.

You know,

a lot of people who come to our store

aren't here to shop at all.

They come to spend time with their loved ones.

Sometimes

the best gift you can give someone

is to spend time with them.

Do you know what else

women want from men?

This perfume?

Yes. It smells nice.

That's not what I mean.

Women want physical intimacy.

You can stroke her hair

or hold her close to you.

Well, have you decided

what you'll give to your lady friend?

I'll take this perfume.

All right then.

So you're buying her a gift.

That's good.

It means you're not intimately involved with her.

I'll wrap this up for you.

There's a new restaurant near Ratchawong Pier.

Anong said she wanted to go eat there.

Are you free tomorrow? Please come with us.

Well…

I already have plans tomorrow.

Wichai.

You're the first person to turn down a date with Anong.

Listen.

I really can't make it tomorrow.

You've got some nerves, Wichai.

Anong helped you choose a gift. You need to thank her properly.

Okay.

Very well then. When I'm not too busy,

I'll treat her.

You promised.

Thank you.

Lamoon.

Do you believe what Boi said?

I think he could be telling the truth, ma'am.

Are you out of your mind?

Maybe Boi was right about…

Madam.

Open the door.

Do it.

Everything looks fine to me.

It's been so long. Why is she still here?

Madam.

Gosh. These are all her things.

Why would Wichai keep them?

Don't tell Wichai about what happened today.

The matter with Soon is over and done with.

No one should dig up the past.

Yes, ma'am.

It's a shame you have to go back to your hometown.

A pretty lady like you

can easily make it as a movie star.

This is from Wichai.

Wichai secretly took your photo.

He wanted you to have these.

We may be apart, but you'll always be in my heart.

With all my love.

Wichai.

It's a pity

you didn't get to take any photos with him.

Poor Wichai.

He has no luck with women.

Prasit, I'm ready to go.

Wait.

We have to wait for Wichai.

Did you invite him to join us?

We're going to surprise him.

Surprise him?

How do you know where to find him?

For today's Folk Law,

we have Pra Atthakadee Wichai in the studio with us.

He is a young judge

who will answer all your questions.

And here's a letter

that we've received from a listener at home.

Here's what Ms. Jintana wrote to us.

"My husband is a civil servant. He's a loyal man.

He's never cheated on me, but he's never helped me with housework

or helped take care of our kids.

When I asked him, he said it wasn't his job.

He thinks he's done his part in providing for the family.

The other day, we took a train to visit my parents out of town.

He bought himself a first-class ticket.

When I asked why he wouldn't sit with his family,

he said to me that

he already went to the trouble of coming with me.

I'd like to know

whether this is an acceptable reason

for me to divorce him?"

According to the law,

women have the right to file for divorce from their husband.

But from what you wrote,

I don't think you really want to divorce your husband.

You just want him to not take you for granted, right?

Someone recently taught me about love languages.

For both men and women,

besides telling your partner that you love them,

there are five other ways that you can express your love.

I'd like every couple

to try and do the following things.

When you've been married a long time,

most men tend to forget to say nice things to their wives.

It's little things

like complimenting her or saying you appreciate her.

I said those words to him.

Those were my words.

He remembers.

Or you might tell her she looks beautiful today.

Prasit! Did you hear that?

Those words can let your partner know that you love them.

Besides sweet words and gifts,

you can also show your love through small gestures

like cooking for your partner,

ironing their clothes,

or taking nice pictures of them.

These actions might be

even more touching than saying, "I love you."

There's one more thing that we tend to dismiss.

It's physical intimacy.

These little things can keep your love alive.

But people often forget to do those things after a while.

Wichai.

Wichai.

Yes?

Ultimately, do you think Ms. Jintana should divorce her husband?

Right. About that.

I just want to say that

women shouldn't feel like

they need to have a partner.

You can live your life and be happy without a husband.

Marriage isn't the answer for every woman.

Some women are strong and independent.

Don't live your life revolving around what society expects of you.

Right on, Wichai.

Very well said.

Hey.

You look very sharp today.

Anong was so thrilled

that you quoted what she said on the radio.

Come on. Let's go celebrate.

I'm sorry I got here late.

I just finished work.

It's okay.

Where's Wichai?

I was listening to you on the radio earlier.

Urai said you were brilliant.

She said it's no wonder you managed to become a judge at such a young age.

Luang Turakit who is Chantorn's brother-in-law

once set her up with a merchant in Sawankhalok,

but Chantorn didn't want to get married.

She told him she wanted to come to be with Samarn.

She's probably out of excuses now that Samarn is gone.

She'll have to go back and get married.

Prasit.

What happened?

This new guy must be special.

Anong is so into him

that she wrote a guidebook on herself for him.

This means that

Anong is serious about this guy.

A guidebook?

What do you mean?

It's a book that contains facts

about the things she likes and doesn't like.

We must find out

who this man is.

You promised that you'd help me screen the men who approach Anong.

But Anong isn't stupid.

If this man is the one she loves, maybe he's a good guy.

But we agreed to help Chut eliminate the competition.

We've managed to expose several guys.

We can't let some random guy snatch Anong away.

Wichai.

If you want Anong to be your sister-in-law,

you must help me get this man out of her life.

We've managed to expose several guys.

We can't let some random guy snatch Anong away.

If you want Anong to be your sister-in-law,

you must help me get this man out of her life.

I thought you meant me well.

So this is the real reason why you're doing this.

YOUR SECRET ADMIRER

I want to have a birthday party this year.

What do you guys think?

Sure. Let's do it.

We haven't had a big party in a while.

I'd like to invite a special guest to join us.

Is he the one that you wrote a guidebook on yourself for?

A guidebook?

What guidebook?

So you're really seeing someone?

The only one Anong has eyes for is--

This guy.

I…

I wrote that guidebook for this guy.

"Secret Admirer."

That's my nickname for him.

Secret Admirer?

Yes.

Anong said he's the son of a millionaire in the south

and that he owns a mining company.

I met him on a ship to England.

We immediately hit it off.

The other day,

I had a dream about him, so I want to see him again.

I think that

this guy is perfect in every way.

I believe you won't find anyone

who is as perfect for me as this man.

I don't know if we can trust this guy.

Who knows?

Maybe he's already married.

ALREADY MARRIED

Wichai.

Can you help me find out who this guy is?

So from everything you've told me, the only thing we know for sure is that

he has a mining company in the south.

I'm really worried for Anong.

I don't want this guy to snatch her away.

Let's talk once we have more information. I have to go.

Wichai.

Chut, I need to talk to you.

I'm late. Let's talk this evening.

Did you go to see Chantorn?

Did you give her the photos?

I had no idea

that you took these photos of me.

It's like I get to see myself

through your eyes.

Why did you give her that note?

To let her know that you have feelings for her.

You're into her, right?

Who said I'm into her?

I can tell from the way you look at her and how you act around her.

You've never been interested in anyone since your wife died.

If you like this woman, you should hold on to her.

Don't let her slip through your fingers.

Who gives you the right to decide things for me?

Did it change her mind?

Does she still want to go home?

Just focus on your own problems.

What I did made her stay.

I told you to mind your own business.

You don't know how to approach women anymore.

I don't want to commit to her and end up hurting her.

You're already hurting her by leading her on.

You give her no clarity,

so she thinks she has a chance with you.

If she has false hope,

it's because you won't tell her how you really feel.

Do you want her to make the first move?

You don't know what I'm feeling!

Don't try to make me a hopeless romantic like you.

What are those two fighting about?

I don't know.

You haven't seen him in ages. How do you know he's still single?

If he agrees to come to the party,

it means I have a chance with him.

But it's been so long.

Maybe he's changed.

Let's wait until he gets here before you judge him.

How do you know where he lives?

I'll send the letter to his company in Penang.

I heard that he's running a business there.

I'll take the letter to the post office and post it for you.

But if it doesn't reach him,

then it's not meant to be

and you'll have to move on.

This is Anong's guidebook.

"Prapat Watsiri."

Should we just rip the letter up?

So they can't find each other.

Just post the letter.

If they're meant to be together,

a small issue like this won't be able to keep them apart.

If Anong decides to marry him, what are you going to do?

You know,

Anong is serious about this guy.

She even made this for him.

Anong is falling head over heels for him.

I DON'T LIKE LIARS

I DON'T MIND MAKING THE FIRST MOVE

I appreciate you looking out for Chut.

You're the one I'm rooting for.

It's all right.

If he's really a good guy, then we should be happy for Anong.

Let's find out where this Prapat guy is,

so we can see for ourselves if he's worthy to be with Anong.

I believe that

if you want to get to know someone,

you should spend at least three days with that person.

Only then will you see each other's true colors.

Otherwise,

you'll never truly know each other.

I don't mind getting into arguments. To be close to someone,

you need to see them when they're furious at least once.

I don't like liars. If you're going to lie to me,

don't ever let me find out.

If I find out you're being dishonest with me,

I'll never fully trust you again.

Why didn't you tell me you wanted to play tennis?

I heard that you're here, so I came to play with you.

Give me a second.

I'll go get changed.

I'm done playing for today. I'm about to head home.

Then let's go grab food at Ratchawong Pier together.

What's that for?

I ordered this.

I can pay for my own drink.

You don't need to act all generous when you barely have money.

Anong.

Anong.

Anong, what's the matter?

Why are you mad at me?

Maybe you've never seen me mad,

so you don't know what I'm really like.

But here's the thing.

I no longer care if I hurt your feelings

since you betrayed me first.

Wait a second.

When did I betray you?

You're the guy that Pong chose for me, right?

I didn't know,

so I asked you to help me keep other guys away.

When in truth, you're the one that Pong wants me to marry.

Is this a misunderstanding?

Your brother has been trying to get every guy out of my life

to make you the best choice for me.

I was completely fooled.

I thought he did it because he cared about me,

but he did all of that so I would end up with you.

If that's true, what's so bad about it?

It means I won't get a chance to be with a good guy.

A good guy?

-You mean a better guy than me? -Yes.

You're the reason why

he only sees me as a friend.

Throw them all away. I don't know why he keeps them.

They all belong to a dead woman.

Goodness.

-Wait! -Let me go.

Where are you going?

-Take these clothes downstairs. -No, I'm scared.

Let go of me.

They are in your master's room. Take them.

This room is haunted. I'm not going in there.

Let me go!

If you don't come in,

I'll take these dresses and put them in your room.

Gosh. Let go of me!

-Let me go! Let go! -Come on.

I'll go get the dresses!

My gosh.

I'm out of here.

Why didn't you tell him Soon didn't die here?

He's scared senseless.

Do you like paper dolls, Nid?

I do. I like to cut out paper dresses for them.

These dresses look nice.

Goodness.

I'm so sorry. I sat on your stuff.

Let me see.

Is this your paper doll?

Gosh.

I like this dress.

TO RATREE WARATHABUT

FROM WICHAI WARATHABUT

How could you do this to me?

Anong thinks I'm a liar because of you.

She now thinks I'm two-faced.

Do you know how it feels

to have people decide things for you?

I meant you well.

I'm also doing this to help you.

Anong thinks we're working together

to stop her

from being with a good guy.

It's probably that man

that she's inviting to the birthday party.

Which man?

Whose birthday party?

Anong's having a birthday party.

It's next month.

She didn't even invite me?

At this point,

she'll probably want to break up with me.

FROM WICHAI WARATHABUT TO RATREE WARATHABUT

I arrived in Lampang five days ago.

The provincial court is quite big.

It rains quite a lot here, which makes traveling difficult.

The people here warned me of a malaria outbreak,

but my house looks secure enough.

I'll try not to get sick while I'm here.

It's freezing here at night.

The only good thing about the rainy season is that

the rain lilies are all in bloom.

You would've liked them.

I picked one for you in case you want to dry it.

Back home when it's nighttime,

the air is usually filled with the scent of night-blooming jasmine.

You can smell them from our bedroom.

I hope they can help ease your loneliness.

Please tell my family not to worry.

I'm doing fine here.

After the termination of the forest concession agreement,

I don't have to deal with many complicated cases.

I'll try to find time to write to you regularly.

Miss you always, Wichai.

I'm sorry I had to ask you for help.

The men in this house are no help at all.

Is this the room that you're cleaning up for Wichai?

Wichai isn't home much,

so others often put their things in his room.

That's why I want to tidy up his room for him.

Will you also throw these books away?

Feel free to take the ones you like.

Thank you so much.

Can I take some time to browse through them?

Be my guest.

I have to go prepare dinner for Nid now.

Sure. I'll be fine here.

He only talks about work.

How boring. There's nothing romantic about these letters.

Boi!

Is Nid back from school?

Not yet, sir.

Choy hasn't picked her up yet.

Tell Choy I'll pick Nid up.

Just let me shower and get changed first.

Here we go again.

Hey! Boi!

Hey. Boi.

Boi.

-What happened? -Boi passed out.

-Boi. -Boi.

Boi.

-Hey. -Boi, wake up. Boi.

My goodness.

How did you get in there?

I didn't mean to be in here.

Anong, wait!

Wait.

Where are you going?

I just went up there to help Choy tidy up the room.

Please don't be mad at Chut.

Sompong asked me to help him.

Chut knows nothing about it.

What makes you think you know love well enough

to make decisions for me?

I'm sorry I poked my nose in your business.

But every guy who has approached you

all has an ulterior motive.

I also used to think that

you did everything you did because you truly cared about me.

But it turns out you only care about Chut.

I stand by what I said.

If you meet a better guy than Chut,

I won't get in your way.

I've already met that guy.

He just isn't interested in me.

If you mean the guy in Penang,

he doesn't really exist, right?

I did some digging.

You just used him as an excuse

to break things off with Chut.

So Pong did tell you about that guy.

You guys must've been busy trying to find fault with him.

Your dream guy doesn't exist.

He's not real.

You only wrote this guidebook

to make your lie more believable.

I can't tell anymore if you're smart or stupid

since you really can't seem to tell who I want as my husband.

I promise to stay out of this from now on.

I'll let you make your own decisions.

I hope you can keep your word.

No matter who I choose to love,

you do not get to stop me.

I won't stop you.

I'll even be happy for you if you end up with the man you love.

You'll find out soon enough

who that man is.

I won't let him get away from me.

Once you know who he is,

I hope you'll help me get my happy ending.

I don't mind making the first move on a guy.

I've found that being secretly in love with someone

can actually make me happy.

That feeling of having a secret crush on someone

makes me feel younger and prettier than I've ever been.

Warathabut's residence.

You told me Wichai's wife died when she was young.

When did she pass away?

Is that you, Anong?

I think she passed away eight years ago.

Eight years?

I found a letter in one of the books.

In that letter,

it seemed like she was saying goodbye.

I also found letters that Soon wrote to Wichai, but she didn't post them.

I found them all piled up

in the storage room.

Something feels off about this.

Nid!

Give me that dress, Nid.

Its owner died a tragic death.

It's bad luck.

Give it back to me.

It's Wichai.

He is Anong's soulmate.

Wichai will never put anyone before his family.

You should let Anong decide.

Then I suppose you won't mind

if I find another guy for her.

Since you want to marry her so much,

let's see if she would be willing

to stick it out with you.

Mom will keep pressuring Chut

until he changes his mind.

Chut has a girl he loves.

You can't force him to love someone you choose for him.

You're just like your dad.

You just have to be the good guy.

Isn't that right?

I plan to propose at the theater.

Will you come with me?

If she says yes, please ask her brother for her hand in marriage for me.

Subtitle translation by: Pannapat Tammasrisawat