Marry Me, or Not? (2015–2016): Season 1, Episode 10 - Episode #1.10 - full transcript
Sometimes I think
love
is just like running a marathon.
At the start of the race,
you feel relaxed.
With every step forward,
you feel confident.
You'll tell yourself,
this time,
you'll make it to the end.
But then you keep running and running,
and you'd come to a struggle.
You find yourself lacking in stamina,
you start to wheeze and gasp for air,
and you can't breathe.
You start to feel tired,
and you begin to slow your pace.
You think of giving up.
You'll tell yourself,
it's easier to give up.
Especially when you see
the back of your competitor,
leaving you behind.
The word "give up"
flashes before your eyes.
But eventually,
you'll force yourself to keep running.
You'll bite the bullet and go on.
Because you realize
running a marathon
isn't a walk in the park.
You know
what you want
is at the end of the line.
You know
that even if you can't see it,
it'll be right there waiting for you.
That's
what keeps you going.
And that thing
is happiness.
Did you wait long?
No.
Do you have any plans tonight?
Tonight?
I was going to meet my friends.
But I remembered today
is our first weekend
since we got together, so...
I canceled off my plans.
Why did you cancel them?
If you've already made plans,
I'll just tag along.
-Are you sure about that?
-Yes.
They're all men.
Wouldn't that be boring for you?
How so?
Hanging out with boyfriend and friends
is the most fun thing to do.
And I'll get to see
the kind of friends you have.
Maybe,
I even get to hear gossips about you.
Sure.
If that isn't boring for you,
then let's get going.
Let's go.
Hey, do you play billiards?
Just a little bit.
You never lost to me.
You lost to Jiang Chien-yao, you know?
Do you know
what kind of person
the man of your dreams is?
Chien-yao.
Is he that kind of guy?
Miss, are you all right?
Can you drive properly?
Hao Sheng-nan.
It's all right.
I'll be fine once I've taken a rest.
It's not as bad as it seems.
No, we should go.
Let's go.
The elevator won't come any faster
if you press it that way.
Didn't you promise not to run away
when you see me anymore?
But so many things have happened.
How would I find the courage
to ask Chien-yao?
"Dating a bad boy,
invest your heart into things
and you'll lose."
"The ones who care the most
are the ones who hurt the most."
"The first impressions
of meeting a bad boy."
What impressions?
The kind that makes
your heart beat.
Makes your heart beat?
It's like...
"Ways To Tell If A Bad Boy Is Lying."
Have you been running
into bad guys lately?
Miss, you haven't paid for that.
Sorry.
She's my girlfriend.
We were just fighting.
At the spur of the moment,
she forgot to pay for it.
Sorry for the trouble.
Let's go.
I hope you know
that I didn't take advantage of you.
I was just getting you out of trouble.
And the reason I'm holding your hand
is because I'm afraid that you'll leave me
once I let it go.
So,
may I continue holding your hand?
Sure.
Are you free?
Let's find a place to sit.
I have some things to tell you.
She can play.
How about it?
Do you want to play a round with me?
Big-Mouth Tsui is probably
the worst player among us.
Let's have a bet.
Sure.
Are you going to go big or small?
Or just points in general?
Beer and dinner are on the loser.
Am I going to play with her?
-Yes.
-Yes.
You sure about that?
-Sure.
-Sure.
Buddy.
This chick...
I mean,
your girlfriend is not bad.
Do you mean that?
That's unlike you to say that.
Why are you so surprised?
Although,
I've never known the girls
that you've dated in the past,
but
the fact that you were willing
to introduce her to us
says a lot about her.
Just think about it.
She's smart,
beautiful,
elegant,
and
sociable.
She is willing to mingle with us.
You should be proud
for having a girlfriend like her.
It explains why you're doing
everything to keep her.
A word of advice?
Treasure her.
He approached you before
because of a bet.
I thought he was all talk.
Who knew he really did it to approach you.
He did it for shoes.
Why aren't you eating?
Don't you like it?
Chien-yao.
Could you tell me honestly
if deep down you think my feelings for you
are...
What?
A joke.
You got close to me
and made me fall for you
so that you could manipulate me.
Did we know each other
because of the ball incident,
and nothing else?
What other reasons could there be?
Never mind.
I must have made a mistake.
He is not what she said he was.
She?
Did someone say something to you?
Not at all.
No one said a thing to me.
Chien-yao, I have
one last question for you.
What exactly is your relationship
with Tsai Huan-chen?
Do you like her?
Tsai Huan-chen
is a working acquaintance to me.
Other than that,
I have no feelings for her.
That's nice to know.
Chien-yao, thank you
for telling me all of these.
Because I was worried
that my feelings
would annoy you.
Sheng-nan.
You're not annoying me.
Sorry.
I should have said it
from the very beginning.
To be liked by you
makes me happy.
What I'm saying is,
when I first met you,
I thought you were a likable person.
If I knew you for a longer time,
I might have fallen for you.
We knew each other for a short time
and I graduated after.
Your feelings for me
are very special.
Special?
What do you mean?
Would you give me a chance to get
to know you all over again?
Let's start as friends.
Start as friends?
I never had the time
to get to know you better,
and I regretted that.
So I'm hoping
that we can start all over again.
And get to know each other better.
If you're not willing to do that,
you can forget what I said.
It's...
I mean sure!
Hello.
My name's Hao Sheng-nan.
I'm 28 years old.
I'm the assistant manager
under Wufu Travel Agency.
A pleasure to meet you.
I thought when you said getting
to know each other as friends,
you mean starting
with a self-introduction.
Sorry. What was I thinking?
I'm Jiang Chien-yao.
I'm 31 years old.
I'm the vice president
of the Times Corporation.
It's a pleasure to meet you, Ms. Hao.
Why do you keep staring at me?
Do you remember what I said
about meeting my boyfriend's friends?
You said you'd know
the kind of person my friends are
and
you'll get to hear some gossips
about me from them.
Also...
What did Big-Mouth Tsui say to you?
He said,
having known you for so long,
you have never introduced a girl to them.
Is that true?
Not even a single time?
How is that possible?
Don't tell me you've never
had a girlfriend before.
That's not it.
I just...
You just what?
I just never had the time to date.
No time for dating?
Because I felt that dating was a chore.
Everyone lives their life in their own way
for a very long time.
But when you start dating,
you have to change your life
for your partner.
You have to compromise.
Change your ways of living.
Do something that you
probably won't enjoy doing.
And if you don't do it,
you can't say that you love them.
In other words,
if you can't change yourself
to the person she thinks you are,
it means you don't love them enough
to change yourself.
Am I weird?
But that's a part of falling for someone
and dating them,
don't you think so?
That's why I never dated.
If you feel that way,
why are you dating me then?
Even if I find dating difficult,
but falling for you?
It's the easiest thing.
Even if I'll never know
if you're ever telling the truth,
or if you're telling a lie.
And maybe I'll never know
what's on your mind.
But I know what's on my mind.
What's on your mind?
You're the one that's on my mind.
I feel the same about you.
Dating is hard but liking you is simple.
My beautiful wife!
My beautiful wife! Come here!
My beautiful wife!
Come here, what are you waiting for?
Keep it down. We're in a public area.
What are you shouting about?
What's wrong with people knowing
that I have a beautiful wife?
Huan-chen won't be home tonight.
We should buy a bottle of red wine
and have a date of our own.
This bottle costs 2000.
Two thousand?
It's a waste of money.
All right. Let's just...
Let's buy two bottles.
You get a discount for buying two.
My beautiful wife, do you have any idea
how much I love you?
You are shameless.
It's already 9 p.m.
They won't be coming home to eat,
let's just dig in.
You don't have to reply to that.
The children aren't around.
There's no point in ignoring one another.
Good thing they're not here too.
I have something to ask you.
Our neighbor Mrs. Wong told me
you have been attending classes with them.
What classes are you attending to?
Nothing.
We're just
learning how to make coffee and desserts.
We're thinking about starting a cafe.
I see.
Since when did you start
taking an interest in my life?
I'm not interested in your life.
I just think they're a bad influence.
Stay away from them, you hear me?
What's that supposed to mean?
Why would they ask you to start
a cafe out of the blue?
They're probably just looking
to con your money.
Why is it that you are
against everything that I do?
Can't you offer me
your support just this once?
How am I supposed to support you
when it's wrong?
Hao I-sheng!
I just don't get it.
In your eyes,
nothing that I, Hsia Yu-he, say
will ever be right for you.
Your family was never a natural
when it comes to business.
Your dad ran a small business
and nearly bankrupted your family.
It was the Haos who forked out money
to help your family.
Have you forgotten that?
You're right.
You Haos are the best.
You guys are always in the right.
It's us Hsias that are always at fault
and we're the rotten ones.
Since you're so embarrassed by me,
then I shouldn't be your wife
from this day forward.
I will be the Hsia Yu-he
that I'm meant to be.
Mom!
What's the matter?
-What are you talking about?
-Sheng-nan.
Forget about her, let her be.
Dad!
What did you guys fight about?
Why don't you ask her instead?
I don't get it.
You knew that you're going
to cry so much if you watched the film.
Why do you still insist on watching it?
Because I like dogs.
That's why I'm going to toughen up
and finish the film.
When humans get hurt,
they hide away from their problems
but not these abandoned dogs.
Even when they've been abandoned and hurt,
they won't run away from humans.
And you can tell from their eyes
that they do know
that they've been abandoned,
but they don't blame humans for that.
They're so silly, so naive,
and so adorable.
Don't you think that these dogs are...
Are you crying?
I was just sneezing.
You're lying.
-I was really sneezing.
-I saw that!
-Let me look at you...
-It was just a sneeze.
-I teared up because my eyes are tired.
-Let me look at you. I saw you crying!
-Let me look at you...
-It was just a sneeze!
-Let me look at you.
-Actually...
Who is that?
I'll take a look.
It's my mom.
Your mom?
-What do we do?
-Oh, no.
Son, are you home?
-The room.
-The room.
No, you should get in there.
My bag.
-Bag
-Here, take it.
My shoes...
Mom, why are you here?
I'm divorcing your father.
I'm divorcing your father.
Why?
I don't want to talk about him right now.
Whatever it is,
I want you to settle the divorce for us.
Until the divorce has been finalized,
I'll stay at your place.
I...
Did you have guests?
No, I was alone.
That's a lot of food for one.
And two cans of soda for one too?
I had friends over earlier.
Was it a guy or a girl?
A guy.
And a girl.
No.
I think it's just a girl.
And judging by the strong scent
of the perfume,
I'd say she's still around, isn't she?
Are you still together with her?
Is she in the room?
Mom.
That can't be.
I truly did feel someone else's
presence in the house.
Will you stop with your antics?
That's odd.
Would you stop being so crazy?
Crazy?
Am I crazy?
Even if I did bring a girl home,
you have nothing to do with it.
Of course, I'm worried!
You told me
that you broke up with Tsai Huan-chen.
You lied to me, didn't you?
Didn't you?
Can we drop that for now
and get out of the room?
Why can't we talk about it?
Hao Meng, I'm going
to repeat myself again.
I'm fine with any girl of your choice
but Tsai Huan-chen.
-Why is that?
-Why?
Because she's the ex-fiancé of your uncle.
Everyone knows that.
If you guys got together,
how I am explaining it to everyone?
Do you want people
to talk behind your back
that you're dating the girl
your uncle refused?
Can we just drop this for now?
Do you know why I hate her so much?
You've never spoken to me in that tone.
Whenever I talk about her now,
you raise your voice.
Okay.
I'm sorry.
Let's just calm down, okay?
-We'll head outside.
-Fine.
You said you two broke up, right?
That's good.
Starting next week,
we'll continue with the blind dates.
Don't worry.
I'll find a girl who is suitable for you.
Come out.
I'll send you out. My mom's in the toilet.
Does your mom know that we're together?
Sheng-nan told her about us
when we started dating.
But then we separated for the first time.
I got into a fight with my mom
and revealed that we broke up.
I'll find the right time
to explain it to her.
Also,
I apologize for what my mom said.
She shouldn't have said those words.
I wasn't expecting her
to show up at my doorstep,
and caused you to hide
in the closet for so long.
You don't have to apologize for that.
I wouldn't know
how to face your mom either.
I nearly became your aunt anyway.
She doesn't support our relationship.
It is normal.
I'll deal with my family.
Be it my sister or my mom,
I'll change their minds about you.
All you have to do is stay by my side.
You hear me?
Trust me,
okay?
Okay, you better get back up.
We'll talk about it when I'm home.
Okay.
Hao Meng, I'm going
to repeat myself again.
I'm fine with any girl of your choice
but Tsai Huan-chen.
Let's hear it.
What's the reason that you fought
with dad this time around?
What we fought about isn't important.
What's important is
I can't go on living like this
with your father.
Why is it that you only decided
to divorce him now?
You look a little surprised.
Since Sheng-nan and I were young,
we always watch you and dad fight
and ignore one another.
Back then, we were so afraid
that you'd abandon us
if you ever divorce dad.
Now that we're adults,
we've gotten used to it.
So whenever the both of you
talk about divorce,
it no longer surprise us.
Is that so?
So to you and Sheng-nan,
your dad and I should have had
a divorce long ago.
Maybe if I did that,
you guys would have felt more relieved.
That's not what I meant.
Thirty-three years.
I've held on for 33 years.
I wanted to
fulfill every last duty as a mother,
and that is to see you
and Sheng-nan get married
and have your own family
before I file a divorce.
But I can't take it anymore.
There are some things
that I never meant
for the both of you to hear.
It's not that I want a divorce.
I never had the thought
of marrying your dad.
I was left with no choice.
Your grandfather's business was failing.
The family needed money.
So I married your dad.
You know, lately,
I've been having the same nightmares.
Do you want to know the nightmares I had?
About 33 years ago,
on the day that I married your father,
your grandmother asked me
if I truly wanted to marry him.
Deep down,
I didn't want to do so.
I couldn't do so.
Because I wanted to marry
someone else.
But I can't say it out loud.
You were the one who decided
to marry a person that you never loved.
Now you're putting all the blames on him.
Isn't that unfair for him?
Also,
no matter what you say,
I am the son of my dad.
How do you expect me to respond to you
when you said the person that you wanted
to marry wasn't him to begin with?
I'm sorry.
I'm not a good wife.
But I've never given up
on being a good mom.
I admit
that my failed marriage is my fault.
I failed your father
because I was too self-centered.
I'm sorry
that you had to see this side of me.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
But no matter
how messed up things are for me,
more than anyone else, I still hope
to see my son be happy in his marriage.
I hope he finds
the most perfect and loving
wife in the world.
As long as you can find that happiness,
I don't mind being that selfish lady.
What matters is that you're happy.
Stop crying, okay?
It's late.
I'll prepare the room for you.
My beautiful wife.
Do you know how much I love you?
How much do you love me?
My love for you
is like the bonfire in the typhoon.
I love you
just like a flower bud in a storm
carrying me to all places,
burning me still I'm hard.
It's hard?
I'm back.
Three.
-Six joint.
-Six joint.
-Nope, don't have it.
-Chiao chiao.
A pair.
-Dui dui.
-Eight.
-None at all.
-None at all.
I'm going back to my room.
-It's just nice. Here.
-I lost my balance.
-Again.
-Again. You lose, you drink.
My beautiful wife.
What's wrong?
We're not done drinking yet.
Nothing. It's just that Huan-huan
hasn't been herself lately.
As a mom, I should check on her.
You're right.
Just check on her quickly.
This is more important.
Kiss me.
-Wait for me, okay?
-I'll wait for you.
I'll deal with my family.
Be it my sister or my mom,
I'll change their minds about you.
All you have to do is stay by my side.
You hear me?
-Hello.
-Hello?
Are you home?
Yes. I just got home.
Well.
It's nothing.
Why don't you get some early rest?
Okay.
Good night.
Good night.
Are you all right?
Not really.
What's meant to happen will happen.
Can't run away from it.
What can't you run away from?
Problems with the in-laws.
I'm not even married to Hao Meng.
What in-law problems
are you talking about?
Do you think
in-law problems only come after marriage?
Those who have yet to marry
have had it worse.
All it takes is a breakup.
Let alone a divorce.
I've dated many times,
but this problem is a first for me.
In my past relationships,
all I had to do was fake a show
and please my exes' mother.
But now,
before his mom has
had the chance to meet me,
she has cast her judgment on me.
Now I can't even impress her.
Don't forget, you nearly became
Meng-meng's aunt.
I tried very hard not to think
about these things.
But I'm afraid
that he'll come between me and his family.
And I fear that someday his family
change his mind about me,
that I'm not really that all perfect,
that I'm not a good fit for him.
Would he think that it's best for us
to end the relationship?
Don't think like that.
Mommy's smart, mommy will figure out
a way for you.
What way?
I'll tell you something.
Sometimes if things are out of your hand,
you'll just have to seek help from above.
Above?
That's right.
Starting tomorrow,
I'll conduct a 108 recital
cleansing ceremony.
All you need to do is to recite
the mantra 108 times.
And if that doesn't work,
I have an unbeatable trick.
I'll perform a ritual so that her mom
would get a boyfriend.
Ms. Wang Yue-e.
I'm serious about this,
could you stop joking around?
I'm not joking around.
I'm very serious about it.
I had a disciple
who ran into the same situation as you.
Her boyfriend's mother was a widow
and single-handedly raised him.
She gets upset
whenever she sees my disciple.
The mother thought she was going
to take her son away from her.
So,
she forbid them from marrying.
The disciple came to me for help.
And I had a sudden idea
to find a man for his mother.
So you found a man
for the boyfriend's mother
and she stopped hating your disciple?
Where is the logic in that?
That's not the point.
The point is my methods
were 100 percent effective.
After conducting the spell,
his mother met the man of her dreams.
She got married to her boyfriend
in two months' time
and went to Australia
with him to grow grapes.
After that, no one
could keep them apart.
-Is that possible?
-Is that possible?
It is possible.
I'm Wang Yue-e.
Anything's possible.
A hundred and eight recital.
I best be prepared then.
Do I have to wait till Hao Meng's
mother divorces and remarries
before our relationship
takes a turn for the better?
Wait a minute.
What am I thinking?
Are we going to find the mother a partner?
No way.
Sheng-nan.
Good morning, have you eaten?
We could have breakfast together.
I have things that I'd like
to talk to you about.
You know all these years,
-we've fought a lot--
-Are you done, Tsai Huan-chen?
I don't get why you have to try so hard.
You'd do anything to get what you want.
What are you talking about?
Stop pretending.
I asked Chien-yao about everything.
He said
it's strictly work between you two
and nothing more.
The way the both of you met
were far different
from what you described to me.
-He said that to you?
-That's right.
And you believed that?
Why not?
Hao Sheng-nan.
Just what did Jiang Chien-yao do to you?
Why would you believe everything he's said
but you wouldn't believe me?
I choose to believe him, not you.
Very well.
It's fine if you choose not to believe me.
Since you're Hao Meng's sister,
I'm going to warn you out of kindness.
Jiang Chien-yao
is not a good person.
You better stay away from him.
Well then, let me warn you one last time.
You're also not a good person.
Stay away from my brother.
I'd definitely won't let you
become my sister-in-law.
Here I was foolishly thinking
you'd change after getting back
together with my brother.
I thought I should bury
what happened between us
and offer you my blessings.
But when I noticed that you
are just the same as before,
going around and manipulating people,
I knew I was wrong.
Because no matter
how many years have passed,
you will remain the same.
Tsai Huan-chen will
always be Tsai Huan-chen.
What you've done to me in the past,
hurting me,
that is what you'll do to my brother.
You'll hurt him.
Huan-huan, here is
the information you wanted.
Huan-huan,
you have a visitor.
How many cubes of sugar
would you like, ma'am?
Ma'am, did you come
to seek my help
with any travel-related plans?
Not at all.
Sorry to have taken up
your break time, Ms. Tsai.
I'll get straight to the point.
Ms. Tsai.
I'm sure you'd like to get married, right?
Even though your previous
marriage didn't happen,
you still managed to hold
a wedding ceremony.
That shows that you are serious
about marriage.
Hao Meng doesn't believe
in marriage though.
You've been together for a while now.
I'm sure he hasn't mentioned
about being together in the future
or living together.
He hasn't talked about
having kids together too, right?
A man who plans his future
without you in the picture
only shows that
you're not important to him.
As for me, I'll just put this out there.
I don't have anything against you.
It's just...
people will talk about things.
Let's forget that you
almost marry his uncle.
But even then,
on the day of your marriage,
your exes may show up and cause a scene.
I admit it.
I don't want you to be my daughter-in-law.
Ma'am.
I can't change my past.
But I am serious about Hao Meng.
Don't worry.
I didn't come to break the two of you up.
I've been there once.
I know what it's like.
The more I try to stop the both of you,
the stronger your love
will be for one another.
I won't do that.
I just wanted to remind you.
Ms. Tsai,
you're a smart person.
You know what's best for you, right?
Besides,
you have a lot of suitors.
It's not like you
can't live without Hao Meng,
right?
And one more thing,
I don't drink my coffee with sugar.
MASTER PEACH BLOSSOM
DOUBLE PROSPERITY HALL
To all working classes,
there is a long weekend coming.
-If no family goes for picnic...
-My beautiful wife.
You're blocking my view.
Where's Huan-huan, is she back yet?
I don't know.
I called her earlier
but she didn't answer.
She must be busy.
Why are you asking?
I was thinking,
since Huan-huan will be home late,
we should finish up the wine
that we popped open last night.
What do you think about that?
What if we get drunk?
If we get drunk,
then we'll just get drunk, right?
What will you do then?
I might know something.
I'm back.
Harder.
That's right, that's the spot.
-Harder.
-You have been tired lately.
-Yes. I am so tired.
-Two days straight.
-Your relationship is good.
-Harder.
-Keep going.
-Here.
-Right here.
-Right.
Huan-huan!
Sit down.
Huan-huan already
said she's fine, didn't she?
If she told us to carry on,
we should just carry on.
No!
Our daughter has been down lately.
As a mother, I should check on her.
You already checked on her yesterday.
You checked on her for so long,
I even fell asleep waiting.
Let the dad do the checking today,
okay? I'll be back soon.
Wait for me, okay?
Kiss me.
Kiss me.
Wait for me, okay?
I'll wait for you.
Wait for me!
What do you want?
What's the matter? Feeling down?
Why don't you look after your wife?
I just want to be alone.
Got into a fight with the boyfriend?
No.
No? Then why are you feeling down?
It's nothing.
Come on.
Let's have a father-daughter moment.
Let's talk about your problems.
It's true. Everyone says
getting married and having kids...
So this single...
Welcome.
Will that be an ala carte or set meal?
-Right.
-Follow the staffs.
Don't be shy...
The chopsticks have been prepared,
this way, have a seat...
A beautiful table just for you...
He's been gone for so long.
I should check on him.
He told me to wait downstairs,
and he came up to drink instead?
Really?
You had people disagreeing
about your relationship with mom?
Knowing your mother, she wouldn't drop me,
right?
I'll tell you a story.
I, Tsai Hung-li,
was a nobody.
Many girls wanted to be with me.
Your mom was the same.
She had to get in line
and wait for her turn.
Only...
at that time, there was a girl
who was close to me.
Really?
But her dad disapproved of me.
He constantly complained about me
but I never once gave up.
The more the father disapproved of us,
the stronger our feelings became.
Until one day,
she came running to me,
she said that her father
wanted her to marry a doctor.
But she wasn't willing to do that.
She wanted me to take her away.
Take her away?
Oh, elope!
That's so romantic.
Romantic, isn't it?
Romantic my ass.
That darn ass.
Romantic? I shouldn't have treated you
so well all these years.
Did you end up promising her?
Promise?
Of course, I did!
A girl came to you.
How could I possibly ever say no?
On the day I wanted to take her away,
I went to your mom.
Did you go to mom a day before that?
I went to borrow some money from her.
Because I've always been close to her
so I'd go to her whenever I needed money.
Talking about this,
your mom usually didn't say a thing
when she lent me some money.
But that day,
not knowing what triggered her,
she asked, "Why do you need money?"
I'm an honest man
so I told her the truth.
I said I was going to elope
with my girlfriend.
I thought your mom would agree.
But the moment I said that,
her mood shifted as quickly
as the cloud in the sky.
The cloud shifted?
What do you mean by that?
Could it be that at that moment...
Did mom tell you
about her feelings for you?
If only things were that easy.
My wife, your mom.
When she heard that
I was going to elope with my girlfriend,
she got angry.
She beat my chest.
I said, why are you so angry?
She said, "Tsai Hung-li."
"You're just a bud in the wind."
-A bud?
-Right.
And here you are trying to elope
with your girlfriend,
yet you don't have a single cent.
How are you going to bring her happiness?
Mom had some sense.
What happened after that?
Did you give up because of what mom said?
I couldn't just give up.
But your mom had a point.
So what did I do?
Well,
your mom taught me a method.
Told me to do something stupid.
What was that?
Your mom said,
when you go back home,
take a piece of paper and pen
and draw a line in the middle
of the paper.
On the left,
write down the reasons
why I should elope with the girl.
And on the right,
write down the reasons
why I shouldn't elope with her.
That's so amateur, Dad!
But I tell you,
sometimes the more complicated
a matter is,
the more you need to use
a simple method to solve it.
At that point, I wrote down
a lot of reasons why I'd elope with her.
I wrote one whole page.
And on the right,
I thought for a long time
and only wrote one reason.
I was afraid she'd regret her choice.
Because you were afraid that she'd regret,
so you ended up not eloping with her?
Don't you regret watching
her get married to someone else?
No.
I heard later on
that her husband is treating her well.
She even has two kids.
She is living a happy life.
And most importantly,
I ended up with your mom.
So I had nothing to regret about.
Right, no regrets.
Dad.
Are you telling me all of this
to convince me to let things go?
Oh, no, this isn't the end of the story.
It's not the end yet?
After I got together with your mom,
I was a poor man.
I couldn't get a job.
Every day,
your mom was outside conducting rituals.
There was this one time I had no money
and I went to look for some.
I searched through the room
to see if she had any personal savings.
As I searched through the closet,
I found a piece of paper.
What paper?
It can't be.
I think
it was probably the same silly method
that your mom used before marrying me.
On the paper,
she drew a line in the middle,
and wrote a lot of reasons
not to marry Tsai Hung-li on the right.
Something about me being irresponsible
and a poor person,
and that I'm unreliable, prone to nagging,
and a whole bunch of it.
And on the left side of the paper,
the reason to be with Tsai Hung-li.
I took a look at the left.
There was only one reason.
What was that reason?
She wrote,
because he's the love of my life.
At that moment,
I thought I was lucky
to have ended up with your mom,
have an adorable daughter,
and to have such a complete
and happy family.
So I should be contented, right?
Right.
To us.
Cheers.
Dad.
You guys were so romantic
when you were young.
When it comes to love,
if you can't love a person deeply,
no matter how many reasons you have
to love one another,
no matter how many reasons
you have to be with one another,
as long one of you says you can't love
any longer and that you're tired,
you can't take it anymore,
the both of you
will separate no matter what.
REASONS TO GIVE UP:
HAO MENG'S MOM DOESN'T LIKE ME
However,
if you love someone deeply,
no matter how many reasons you have
to separate from one another,
no matter how tough it is
for the both of you to be together...
Stay away from my brother.
I definitely won't let you
become my sister-in-law.
I admit,
I don't want you to be my daughter-in-law.
But
as long as you have a reason to persevere,
nothing will be difficult.
As long as we find a reason to stay.
REASONS TO GIVE UP. REASONS TO STAY.
I should get him a gift.
This necktie will suit him.
Miss.
This is mine, I saw it first.
Do you like this tie?
I not only like it.
I also intend to buy it.
What a coincidence.
We have the same taste.
Don't worry.
There won't only be one necktie for us.
Miss,
I'd like to have this necktie.
I'd like a new one, please.
Sure, please hold on.
I'll get one for you, please head
to the counter for payment.
Thank you.
Heavenly skies and earthly spirits
I call upon your help.
The Peach Fairy has come to witness
the blossoms of the peach.
Please give me a man of my dreams.
Dear.
This spell is pretty strong.
Who are you casting it on?
Hao Meng's mother.
Why are you doing that?
I'm finding her a man.
Otherwise she won't
let Huan-huan off the hook.
That makes sense.
I am Master Yue-e after all.
Dear, you're amazing.
This chicken deity is tired,
I need to take care of his health.
Why don't you take him home
and get some groceries?
Take him home?
That's so troublesome.
If we're going to borrow him
a few days later,
we might as well keep him.
You're so bossy.
-Fine.
-I have more to do.
Please help us.
Thank you.
Thank you.
I'm giving you a man.
Otherwise,
you won't let our Huan-huan go
and ruin her marriage.
How could I let that happen?
When the time comes,
you'll meet the man of your dreams
even if you don't want to.
-This is for you.
-Thank you.
Here.
This is for you.
Why are you so nice?
A gift for me?
It's just a small gift.
Meng.
You have a nice office.
I think you're the most successful
between the two of our batches.
You didn't only start up
your own business.
When we talk about divorce lawyers,
the first one that comes to mind is you.
Meng.
Are you happy now?
Magical rooster, I'm letting you go now.
You must protect us.
I'll let you go
and you'll look after our Yue-e.
The stronger the magic,
the better it is for our Huan-huan.
Yu-he.
Hung-li.
Long time no see.
How have you been?
Hsin.
Huan-huan, you're here.
Our boss will be back in a moment.
It's all right.
I'll wait for him at his office.
Sure.
You are the future female boss anyway.
Why does this necktie
look similar to the one that I bought?
Do we have any plans for the morning?
Why are you here?
I came because I wanted to surprise you.
So how about it?
Do you have time for coffee
with your girlfriend?
Sorry, I have to take a call.
It's my client.
Hello?
Sure.
Sure, wait for me for a little while.
I'll need to meet my client later on,
I might not have the time.
It's okay. You do what you need to.
It's my fault
for not telling you beforehand.
I'll call you after work.
Hello?
Sure.
Do you like this tie?
What a coincidence.
We have the same taste.
Women are intuitive creatures.
From the very moment, I saw that lady,
I couldn't tell it,
but I had a strange feeling about her.
I felt as if
she was going to take away
the things that matter to me the most.
The second time I saw her,
my instincts had proven me right.
That junior
smells nice and she's pretty.
You can't change yourself
for the sake of others.
You need
someone who understands you
and is capable of supporting you.
I admit.
I fell him for him in the university.
I came here today
to offer you
a chance to change your future.
Didn't you say it?
Oh, so you had no idea?
I don't need her to tell me
what obstacles we have!
NEXT EPISODE
Subtitle translation by Jason Emanuel Lee
love
is just like running a marathon.
At the start of the race,
you feel relaxed.
With every step forward,
you feel confident.
You'll tell yourself,
this time,
you'll make it to the end.
But then you keep running and running,
and you'd come to a struggle.
You find yourself lacking in stamina,
you start to wheeze and gasp for air,
and you can't breathe.
You start to feel tired,
and you begin to slow your pace.
You think of giving up.
You'll tell yourself,
it's easier to give up.
Especially when you see
the back of your competitor,
leaving you behind.
The word "give up"
flashes before your eyes.
But eventually,
you'll force yourself to keep running.
You'll bite the bullet and go on.
Because you realize
running a marathon
isn't a walk in the park.
You know
what you want
is at the end of the line.
You know
that even if you can't see it,
it'll be right there waiting for you.
That's
what keeps you going.
And that thing
is happiness.
Did you wait long?
No.
Do you have any plans tonight?
Tonight?
I was going to meet my friends.
But I remembered today
is our first weekend
since we got together, so...
I canceled off my plans.
Why did you cancel them?
If you've already made plans,
I'll just tag along.
-Are you sure about that?
-Yes.
They're all men.
Wouldn't that be boring for you?
How so?
Hanging out with boyfriend and friends
is the most fun thing to do.
And I'll get to see
the kind of friends you have.
Maybe,
I even get to hear gossips about you.
Sure.
If that isn't boring for you,
then let's get going.
Let's go.
Hey, do you play billiards?
Just a little bit.
You never lost to me.
You lost to Jiang Chien-yao, you know?
Do you know
what kind of person
the man of your dreams is?
Chien-yao.
Is he that kind of guy?
Miss, are you all right?
Can you drive properly?
Hao Sheng-nan.
It's all right.
I'll be fine once I've taken a rest.
It's not as bad as it seems.
No, we should go.
Let's go.
The elevator won't come any faster
if you press it that way.
Didn't you promise not to run away
when you see me anymore?
But so many things have happened.
How would I find the courage
to ask Chien-yao?
"Dating a bad boy,
invest your heart into things
and you'll lose."
"The ones who care the most
are the ones who hurt the most."
"The first impressions
of meeting a bad boy."
What impressions?
The kind that makes
your heart beat.
Makes your heart beat?
It's like...
"Ways To Tell If A Bad Boy Is Lying."
Have you been running
into bad guys lately?
Miss, you haven't paid for that.
Sorry.
She's my girlfriend.
We were just fighting.
At the spur of the moment,
she forgot to pay for it.
Sorry for the trouble.
Let's go.
I hope you know
that I didn't take advantage of you.
I was just getting you out of trouble.
And the reason I'm holding your hand
is because I'm afraid that you'll leave me
once I let it go.
So,
may I continue holding your hand?
Sure.
Are you free?
Let's find a place to sit.
I have some things to tell you.
She can play.
How about it?
Do you want to play a round with me?
Big-Mouth Tsui is probably
the worst player among us.
Let's have a bet.
Sure.
Are you going to go big or small?
Or just points in general?
Beer and dinner are on the loser.
Am I going to play with her?
-Yes.
-Yes.
You sure about that?
-Sure.
-Sure.
Buddy.
This chick...
I mean,
your girlfriend is not bad.
Do you mean that?
That's unlike you to say that.
Why are you so surprised?
Although,
I've never known the girls
that you've dated in the past,
but
the fact that you were willing
to introduce her to us
says a lot about her.
Just think about it.
She's smart,
beautiful,
elegant,
and
sociable.
She is willing to mingle with us.
You should be proud
for having a girlfriend like her.
It explains why you're doing
everything to keep her.
A word of advice?
Treasure her.
He approached you before
because of a bet.
I thought he was all talk.
Who knew he really did it to approach you.
He did it for shoes.
Why aren't you eating?
Don't you like it?
Chien-yao.
Could you tell me honestly
if deep down you think my feelings for you
are...
What?
A joke.
You got close to me
and made me fall for you
so that you could manipulate me.
Did we know each other
because of the ball incident,
and nothing else?
What other reasons could there be?
Never mind.
I must have made a mistake.
He is not what she said he was.
She?
Did someone say something to you?
Not at all.
No one said a thing to me.
Chien-yao, I have
one last question for you.
What exactly is your relationship
with Tsai Huan-chen?
Do you like her?
Tsai Huan-chen
is a working acquaintance to me.
Other than that,
I have no feelings for her.
That's nice to know.
Chien-yao, thank you
for telling me all of these.
Because I was worried
that my feelings
would annoy you.
Sheng-nan.
You're not annoying me.
Sorry.
I should have said it
from the very beginning.
To be liked by you
makes me happy.
What I'm saying is,
when I first met you,
I thought you were a likable person.
If I knew you for a longer time,
I might have fallen for you.
We knew each other for a short time
and I graduated after.
Your feelings for me
are very special.
Special?
What do you mean?
Would you give me a chance to get
to know you all over again?
Let's start as friends.
Start as friends?
I never had the time
to get to know you better,
and I regretted that.
So I'm hoping
that we can start all over again.
And get to know each other better.
If you're not willing to do that,
you can forget what I said.
It's...
I mean sure!
Hello.
My name's Hao Sheng-nan.
I'm 28 years old.
I'm the assistant manager
under Wufu Travel Agency.
A pleasure to meet you.
I thought when you said getting
to know each other as friends,
you mean starting
with a self-introduction.
Sorry. What was I thinking?
I'm Jiang Chien-yao.
I'm 31 years old.
I'm the vice president
of the Times Corporation.
It's a pleasure to meet you, Ms. Hao.
Why do you keep staring at me?
Do you remember what I said
about meeting my boyfriend's friends?
You said you'd know
the kind of person my friends are
and
you'll get to hear some gossips
about me from them.
Also...
What did Big-Mouth Tsui say to you?
He said,
having known you for so long,
you have never introduced a girl to them.
Is that true?
Not even a single time?
How is that possible?
Don't tell me you've never
had a girlfriend before.
That's not it.
I just...
You just what?
I just never had the time to date.
No time for dating?
Because I felt that dating was a chore.
Everyone lives their life in their own way
for a very long time.
But when you start dating,
you have to change your life
for your partner.
You have to compromise.
Change your ways of living.
Do something that you
probably won't enjoy doing.
And if you don't do it,
you can't say that you love them.
In other words,
if you can't change yourself
to the person she thinks you are,
it means you don't love them enough
to change yourself.
Am I weird?
But that's a part of falling for someone
and dating them,
don't you think so?
That's why I never dated.
If you feel that way,
why are you dating me then?
Even if I find dating difficult,
but falling for you?
It's the easiest thing.
Even if I'll never know
if you're ever telling the truth,
or if you're telling a lie.
And maybe I'll never know
what's on your mind.
But I know what's on my mind.
What's on your mind?
You're the one that's on my mind.
I feel the same about you.
Dating is hard but liking you is simple.
My beautiful wife!
My beautiful wife! Come here!
My beautiful wife!
Come here, what are you waiting for?
Keep it down. We're in a public area.
What are you shouting about?
What's wrong with people knowing
that I have a beautiful wife?
Huan-chen won't be home tonight.
We should buy a bottle of red wine
and have a date of our own.
This bottle costs 2000.
Two thousand?
It's a waste of money.
All right. Let's just...
Let's buy two bottles.
You get a discount for buying two.
My beautiful wife, do you have any idea
how much I love you?
You are shameless.
It's already 9 p.m.
They won't be coming home to eat,
let's just dig in.
You don't have to reply to that.
The children aren't around.
There's no point in ignoring one another.
Good thing they're not here too.
I have something to ask you.
Our neighbor Mrs. Wong told me
you have been attending classes with them.
What classes are you attending to?
Nothing.
We're just
learning how to make coffee and desserts.
We're thinking about starting a cafe.
I see.
Since when did you start
taking an interest in my life?
I'm not interested in your life.
I just think they're a bad influence.
Stay away from them, you hear me?
What's that supposed to mean?
Why would they ask you to start
a cafe out of the blue?
They're probably just looking
to con your money.
Why is it that you are
against everything that I do?
Can't you offer me
your support just this once?
How am I supposed to support you
when it's wrong?
Hao I-sheng!
I just don't get it.
In your eyes,
nothing that I, Hsia Yu-he, say
will ever be right for you.
Your family was never a natural
when it comes to business.
Your dad ran a small business
and nearly bankrupted your family.
It was the Haos who forked out money
to help your family.
Have you forgotten that?
You're right.
You Haos are the best.
You guys are always in the right.
It's us Hsias that are always at fault
and we're the rotten ones.
Since you're so embarrassed by me,
then I shouldn't be your wife
from this day forward.
I will be the Hsia Yu-he
that I'm meant to be.
Mom!
What's the matter?
-What are you talking about?
-Sheng-nan.
Forget about her, let her be.
Dad!
What did you guys fight about?
Why don't you ask her instead?
I don't get it.
You knew that you're going
to cry so much if you watched the film.
Why do you still insist on watching it?
Because I like dogs.
That's why I'm going to toughen up
and finish the film.
When humans get hurt,
they hide away from their problems
but not these abandoned dogs.
Even when they've been abandoned and hurt,
they won't run away from humans.
And you can tell from their eyes
that they do know
that they've been abandoned,
but they don't blame humans for that.
They're so silly, so naive,
and so adorable.
Don't you think that these dogs are...
Are you crying?
I was just sneezing.
You're lying.
-I was really sneezing.
-I saw that!
-Let me look at you...
-It was just a sneeze.
-I teared up because my eyes are tired.
-Let me look at you. I saw you crying!
-Let me look at you...
-It was just a sneeze!
-Let me look at you.
-Actually...
Who is that?
I'll take a look.
It's my mom.
Your mom?
-What do we do?
-Oh, no.
Son, are you home?
-The room.
-The room.
No, you should get in there.
My bag.
-Bag
-Here, take it.
My shoes...
Mom, why are you here?
I'm divorcing your father.
I'm divorcing your father.
Why?
I don't want to talk about him right now.
Whatever it is,
I want you to settle the divorce for us.
Until the divorce has been finalized,
I'll stay at your place.
I...
Did you have guests?
No, I was alone.
That's a lot of food for one.
And two cans of soda for one too?
I had friends over earlier.
Was it a guy or a girl?
A guy.
And a girl.
No.
I think it's just a girl.
And judging by the strong scent
of the perfume,
I'd say she's still around, isn't she?
Are you still together with her?
Is she in the room?
Mom.
That can't be.
I truly did feel someone else's
presence in the house.
Will you stop with your antics?
That's odd.
Would you stop being so crazy?
Crazy?
Am I crazy?
Even if I did bring a girl home,
you have nothing to do with it.
Of course, I'm worried!
You told me
that you broke up with Tsai Huan-chen.
You lied to me, didn't you?
Didn't you?
Can we drop that for now
and get out of the room?
Why can't we talk about it?
Hao Meng, I'm going
to repeat myself again.
I'm fine with any girl of your choice
but Tsai Huan-chen.
-Why is that?
-Why?
Because she's the ex-fiancé of your uncle.
Everyone knows that.
If you guys got together,
how I am explaining it to everyone?
Do you want people
to talk behind your back
that you're dating the girl
your uncle refused?
Can we just drop this for now?
Do you know why I hate her so much?
You've never spoken to me in that tone.
Whenever I talk about her now,
you raise your voice.
Okay.
I'm sorry.
Let's just calm down, okay?
-We'll head outside.
-Fine.
You said you two broke up, right?
That's good.
Starting next week,
we'll continue with the blind dates.
Don't worry.
I'll find a girl who is suitable for you.
Come out.
I'll send you out. My mom's in the toilet.
Does your mom know that we're together?
Sheng-nan told her about us
when we started dating.
But then we separated for the first time.
I got into a fight with my mom
and revealed that we broke up.
I'll find the right time
to explain it to her.
Also,
I apologize for what my mom said.
She shouldn't have said those words.
I wasn't expecting her
to show up at my doorstep,
and caused you to hide
in the closet for so long.
You don't have to apologize for that.
I wouldn't know
how to face your mom either.
I nearly became your aunt anyway.
She doesn't support our relationship.
It is normal.
I'll deal with my family.
Be it my sister or my mom,
I'll change their minds about you.
All you have to do is stay by my side.
You hear me?
Trust me,
okay?
Okay, you better get back up.
We'll talk about it when I'm home.
Okay.
Hao Meng, I'm going
to repeat myself again.
I'm fine with any girl of your choice
but Tsai Huan-chen.
Let's hear it.
What's the reason that you fought
with dad this time around?
What we fought about isn't important.
What's important is
I can't go on living like this
with your father.
Why is it that you only decided
to divorce him now?
You look a little surprised.
Since Sheng-nan and I were young,
we always watch you and dad fight
and ignore one another.
Back then, we were so afraid
that you'd abandon us
if you ever divorce dad.
Now that we're adults,
we've gotten used to it.
So whenever the both of you
talk about divorce,
it no longer surprise us.
Is that so?
So to you and Sheng-nan,
your dad and I should have had
a divorce long ago.
Maybe if I did that,
you guys would have felt more relieved.
That's not what I meant.
Thirty-three years.
I've held on for 33 years.
I wanted to
fulfill every last duty as a mother,
and that is to see you
and Sheng-nan get married
and have your own family
before I file a divorce.
But I can't take it anymore.
There are some things
that I never meant
for the both of you to hear.
It's not that I want a divorce.
I never had the thought
of marrying your dad.
I was left with no choice.
Your grandfather's business was failing.
The family needed money.
So I married your dad.
You know, lately,
I've been having the same nightmares.
Do you want to know the nightmares I had?
About 33 years ago,
on the day that I married your father,
your grandmother asked me
if I truly wanted to marry him.
Deep down,
I didn't want to do so.
I couldn't do so.
Because I wanted to marry
someone else.
But I can't say it out loud.
You were the one who decided
to marry a person that you never loved.
Now you're putting all the blames on him.
Isn't that unfair for him?
Also,
no matter what you say,
I am the son of my dad.
How do you expect me to respond to you
when you said the person that you wanted
to marry wasn't him to begin with?
I'm sorry.
I'm not a good wife.
But I've never given up
on being a good mom.
I admit
that my failed marriage is my fault.
I failed your father
because I was too self-centered.
I'm sorry
that you had to see this side of me.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
But no matter
how messed up things are for me,
more than anyone else, I still hope
to see my son be happy in his marriage.
I hope he finds
the most perfect and loving
wife in the world.
As long as you can find that happiness,
I don't mind being that selfish lady.
What matters is that you're happy.
Stop crying, okay?
It's late.
I'll prepare the room for you.
My beautiful wife.
Do you know how much I love you?
How much do you love me?
My love for you
is like the bonfire in the typhoon.
I love you
just like a flower bud in a storm
carrying me to all places,
burning me still I'm hard.
It's hard?
I'm back.
Three.
-Six joint.
-Six joint.
-Nope, don't have it.
-Chiao chiao.
A pair.
-Dui dui.
-Eight.
-None at all.
-None at all.
I'm going back to my room.
-It's just nice. Here.
-I lost my balance.
-Again.
-Again. You lose, you drink.
My beautiful wife.
What's wrong?
We're not done drinking yet.
Nothing. It's just that Huan-huan
hasn't been herself lately.
As a mom, I should check on her.
You're right.
Just check on her quickly.
This is more important.
Kiss me.
-Wait for me, okay?
-I'll wait for you.
I'll deal with my family.
Be it my sister or my mom,
I'll change their minds about you.
All you have to do is stay by my side.
You hear me?
-Hello.
-Hello?
Are you home?
Yes. I just got home.
Well.
It's nothing.
Why don't you get some early rest?
Okay.
Good night.
Good night.
Are you all right?
Not really.
What's meant to happen will happen.
Can't run away from it.
What can't you run away from?
Problems with the in-laws.
I'm not even married to Hao Meng.
What in-law problems
are you talking about?
Do you think
in-law problems only come after marriage?
Those who have yet to marry
have had it worse.
All it takes is a breakup.
Let alone a divorce.
I've dated many times,
but this problem is a first for me.
In my past relationships,
all I had to do was fake a show
and please my exes' mother.
But now,
before his mom has
had the chance to meet me,
she has cast her judgment on me.
Now I can't even impress her.
Don't forget, you nearly became
Meng-meng's aunt.
I tried very hard not to think
about these things.
But I'm afraid
that he'll come between me and his family.
And I fear that someday his family
change his mind about me,
that I'm not really that all perfect,
that I'm not a good fit for him.
Would he think that it's best for us
to end the relationship?
Don't think like that.
Mommy's smart, mommy will figure out
a way for you.
What way?
I'll tell you something.
Sometimes if things are out of your hand,
you'll just have to seek help from above.
Above?
That's right.
Starting tomorrow,
I'll conduct a 108 recital
cleansing ceremony.
All you need to do is to recite
the mantra 108 times.
And if that doesn't work,
I have an unbeatable trick.
I'll perform a ritual so that her mom
would get a boyfriend.
Ms. Wang Yue-e.
I'm serious about this,
could you stop joking around?
I'm not joking around.
I'm very serious about it.
I had a disciple
who ran into the same situation as you.
Her boyfriend's mother was a widow
and single-handedly raised him.
She gets upset
whenever she sees my disciple.
The mother thought she was going
to take her son away from her.
So,
she forbid them from marrying.
The disciple came to me for help.
And I had a sudden idea
to find a man for his mother.
So you found a man
for the boyfriend's mother
and she stopped hating your disciple?
Where is the logic in that?
That's not the point.
The point is my methods
were 100 percent effective.
After conducting the spell,
his mother met the man of her dreams.
She got married to her boyfriend
in two months' time
and went to Australia
with him to grow grapes.
After that, no one
could keep them apart.
-Is that possible?
-Is that possible?
It is possible.
I'm Wang Yue-e.
Anything's possible.
A hundred and eight recital.
I best be prepared then.
Do I have to wait till Hao Meng's
mother divorces and remarries
before our relationship
takes a turn for the better?
Wait a minute.
What am I thinking?
Are we going to find the mother a partner?
No way.
Sheng-nan.
Good morning, have you eaten?
We could have breakfast together.
I have things that I'd like
to talk to you about.
You know all these years,
-we've fought a lot--
-Are you done, Tsai Huan-chen?
I don't get why you have to try so hard.
You'd do anything to get what you want.
What are you talking about?
Stop pretending.
I asked Chien-yao about everything.
He said
it's strictly work between you two
and nothing more.
The way the both of you met
were far different
from what you described to me.
-He said that to you?
-That's right.
And you believed that?
Why not?
Hao Sheng-nan.
Just what did Jiang Chien-yao do to you?
Why would you believe everything he's said
but you wouldn't believe me?
I choose to believe him, not you.
Very well.
It's fine if you choose not to believe me.
Since you're Hao Meng's sister,
I'm going to warn you out of kindness.
Jiang Chien-yao
is not a good person.
You better stay away from him.
Well then, let me warn you one last time.
You're also not a good person.
Stay away from my brother.
I'd definitely won't let you
become my sister-in-law.
Here I was foolishly thinking
you'd change after getting back
together with my brother.
I thought I should bury
what happened between us
and offer you my blessings.
But when I noticed that you
are just the same as before,
going around and manipulating people,
I knew I was wrong.
Because no matter
how many years have passed,
you will remain the same.
Tsai Huan-chen will
always be Tsai Huan-chen.
What you've done to me in the past,
hurting me,
that is what you'll do to my brother.
You'll hurt him.
Huan-huan, here is
the information you wanted.
Huan-huan,
you have a visitor.
How many cubes of sugar
would you like, ma'am?
Ma'am, did you come
to seek my help
with any travel-related plans?
Not at all.
Sorry to have taken up
your break time, Ms. Tsai.
I'll get straight to the point.
Ms. Tsai.
I'm sure you'd like to get married, right?
Even though your previous
marriage didn't happen,
you still managed to hold
a wedding ceremony.
That shows that you are serious
about marriage.
Hao Meng doesn't believe
in marriage though.
You've been together for a while now.
I'm sure he hasn't mentioned
about being together in the future
or living together.
He hasn't talked about
having kids together too, right?
A man who plans his future
without you in the picture
only shows that
you're not important to him.
As for me, I'll just put this out there.
I don't have anything against you.
It's just...
people will talk about things.
Let's forget that you
almost marry his uncle.
But even then,
on the day of your marriage,
your exes may show up and cause a scene.
I admit it.
I don't want you to be my daughter-in-law.
Ma'am.
I can't change my past.
But I am serious about Hao Meng.
Don't worry.
I didn't come to break the two of you up.
I've been there once.
I know what it's like.
The more I try to stop the both of you,
the stronger your love
will be for one another.
I won't do that.
I just wanted to remind you.
Ms. Tsai,
you're a smart person.
You know what's best for you, right?
Besides,
you have a lot of suitors.
It's not like you
can't live without Hao Meng,
right?
And one more thing,
I don't drink my coffee with sugar.
MASTER PEACH BLOSSOM
DOUBLE PROSPERITY HALL
To all working classes,
there is a long weekend coming.
-If no family goes for picnic...
-My beautiful wife.
You're blocking my view.
Where's Huan-huan, is she back yet?
I don't know.
I called her earlier
but she didn't answer.
She must be busy.
Why are you asking?
I was thinking,
since Huan-huan will be home late,
we should finish up the wine
that we popped open last night.
What do you think about that?
What if we get drunk?
If we get drunk,
then we'll just get drunk, right?
What will you do then?
I might know something.
I'm back.
Harder.
That's right, that's the spot.
-Harder.
-You have been tired lately.
-Yes. I am so tired.
-Two days straight.
-Your relationship is good.
-Harder.
-Keep going.
-Here.
-Right here.
-Right.
Huan-huan!
Sit down.
Huan-huan already
said she's fine, didn't she?
If she told us to carry on,
we should just carry on.
No!
Our daughter has been down lately.
As a mother, I should check on her.
You already checked on her yesterday.
You checked on her for so long,
I even fell asleep waiting.
Let the dad do the checking today,
okay? I'll be back soon.
Wait for me, okay?
Kiss me.
Kiss me.
Wait for me, okay?
I'll wait for you.
Wait for me!
What do you want?
What's the matter? Feeling down?
Why don't you look after your wife?
I just want to be alone.
Got into a fight with the boyfriend?
No.
No? Then why are you feeling down?
It's nothing.
Come on.
Let's have a father-daughter moment.
Let's talk about your problems.
It's true. Everyone says
getting married and having kids...
So this single...
Welcome.
Will that be an ala carte or set meal?
-Right.
-Follow the staffs.
Don't be shy...
The chopsticks have been prepared,
this way, have a seat...
A beautiful table just for you...
He's been gone for so long.
I should check on him.
He told me to wait downstairs,
and he came up to drink instead?
Really?
You had people disagreeing
about your relationship with mom?
Knowing your mother, she wouldn't drop me,
right?
I'll tell you a story.
I, Tsai Hung-li,
was a nobody.
Many girls wanted to be with me.
Your mom was the same.
She had to get in line
and wait for her turn.
Only...
at that time, there was a girl
who was close to me.
Really?
But her dad disapproved of me.
He constantly complained about me
but I never once gave up.
The more the father disapproved of us,
the stronger our feelings became.
Until one day,
she came running to me,
she said that her father
wanted her to marry a doctor.
But she wasn't willing to do that.
She wanted me to take her away.
Take her away?
Oh, elope!
That's so romantic.
Romantic, isn't it?
Romantic my ass.
That darn ass.
Romantic? I shouldn't have treated you
so well all these years.
Did you end up promising her?
Promise?
Of course, I did!
A girl came to you.
How could I possibly ever say no?
On the day I wanted to take her away,
I went to your mom.
Did you go to mom a day before that?
I went to borrow some money from her.
Because I've always been close to her
so I'd go to her whenever I needed money.
Talking about this,
your mom usually didn't say a thing
when she lent me some money.
But that day,
not knowing what triggered her,
she asked, "Why do you need money?"
I'm an honest man
so I told her the truth.
I said I was going to elope
with my girlfriend.
I thought your mom would agree.
But the moment I said that,
her mood shifted as quickly
as the cloud in the sky.
The cloud shifted?
What do you mean by that?
Could it be that at that moment...
Did mom tell you
about her feelings for you?
If only things were that easy.
My wife, your mom.
When she heard that
I was going to elope with my girlfriend,
she got angry.
She beat my chest.
I said, why are you so angry?
She said, "Tsai Hung-li."
"You're just a bud in the wind."
-A bud?
-Right.
And here you are trying to elope
with your girlfriend,
yet you don't have a single cent.
How are you going to bring her happiness?
Mom had some sense.
What happened after that?
Did you give up because of what mom said?
I couldn't just give up.
But your mom had a point.
So what did I do?
Well,
your mom taught me a method.
Told me to do something stupid.
What was that?
Your mom said,
when you go back home,
take a piece of paper and pen
and draw a line in the middle
of the paper.
On the left,
write down the reasons
why I should elope with the girl.
And on the right,
write down the reasons
why I shouldn't elope with her.
That's so amateur, Dad!
But I tell you,
sometimes the more complicated
a matter is,
the more you need to use
a simple method to solve it.
At that point, I wrote down
a lot of reasons why I'd elope with her.
I wrote one whole page.
And on the right,
I thought for a long time
and only wrote one reason.
I was afraid she'd regret her choice.
Because you were afraid that she'd regret,
so you ended up not eloping with her?
Don't you regret watching
her get married to someone else?
No.
I heard later on
that her husband is treating her well.
She even has two kids.
She is living a happy life.
And most importantly,
I ended up with your mom.
So I had nothing to regret about.
Right, no regrets.
Dad.
Are you telling me all of this
to convince me to let things go?
Oh, no, this isn't the end of the story.
It's not the end yet?
After I got together with your mom,
I was a poor man.
I couldn't get a job.
Every day,
your mom was outside conducting rituals.
There was this one time I had no money
and I went to look for some.
I searched through the room
to see if she had any personal savings.
As I searched through the closet,
I found a piece of paper.
What paper?
It can't be.
I think
it was probably the same silly method
that your mom used before marrying me.
On the paper,
she drew a line in the middle,
and wrote a lot of reasons
not to marry Tsai Hung-li on the right.
Something about me being irresponsible
and a poor person,
and that I'm unreliable, prone to nagging,
and a whole bunch of it.
And on the left side of the paper,
the reason to be with Tsai Hung-li.
I took a look at the left.
There was only one reason.
What was that reason?
She wrote,
because he's the love of my life.
At that moment,
I thought I was lucky
to have ended up with your mom,
have an adorable daughter,
and to have such a complete
and happy family.
So I should be contented, right?
Right.
To us.
Cheers.
Dad.
You guys were so romantic
when you were young.
When it comes to love,
if you can't love a person deeply,
no matter how many reasons you have
to love one another,
no matter how many reasons
you have to be with one another,
as long one of you says you can't love
any longer and that you're tired,
you can't take it anymore,
the both of you
will separate no matter what.
REASONS TO GIVE UP:
HAO MENG'S MOM DOESN'T LIKE ME
However,
if you love someone deeply,
no matter how many reasons you have
to separate from one another,
no matter how tough it is
for the both of you to be together...
Stay away from my brother.
I definitely won't let you
become my sister-in-law.
I admit,
I don't want you to be my daughter-in-law.
But
as long as you have a reason to persevere,
nothing will be difficult.
As long as we find a reason to stay.
REASONS TO GIVE UP. REASONS TO STAY.
I should get him a gift.
This necktie will suit him.
Miss.
This is mine, I saw it first.
Do you like this tie?
I not only like it.
I also intend to buy it.
What a coincidence.
We have the same taste.
Don't worry.
There won't only be one necktie for us.
Miss,
I'd like to have this necktie.
I'd like a new one, please.
Sure, please hold on.
I'll get one for you, please head
to the counter for payment.
Thank you.
Heavenly skies and earthly spirits
I call upon your help.
The Peach Fairy has come to witness
the blossoms of the peach.
Please give me a man of my dreams.
Dear.
This spell is pretty strong.
Who are you casting it on?
Hao Meng's mother.
Why are you doing that?
I'm finding her a man.
Otherwise she won't
let Huan-huan off the hook.
That makes sense.
I am Master Yue-e after all.
Dear, you're amazing.
This chicken deity is tired,
I need to take care of his health.
Why don't you take him home
and get some groceries?
Take him home?
That's so troublesome.
If we're going to borrow him
a few days later,
we might as well keep him.
You're so bossy.
-Fine.
-I have more to do.
Please help us.
Thank you.
Thank you.
I'm giving you a man.
Otherwise,
you won't let our Huan-huan go
and ruin her marriage.
How could I let that happen?
When the time comes,
you'll meet the man of your dreams
even if you don't want to.
-This is for you.
-Thank you.
Here.
This is for you.
Why are you so nice?
A gift for me?
It's just a small gift.
Meng.
You have a nice office.
I think you're the most successful
between the two of our batches.
You didn't only start up
your own business.
When we talk about divorce lawyers,
the first one that comes to mind is you.
Meng.
Are you happy now?
Magical rooster, I'm letting you go now.
You must protect us.
I'll let you go
and you'll look after our Yue-e.
The stronger the magic,
the better it is for our Huan-huan.
Yu-he.
Hung-li.
Long time no see.
How have you been?
Hsin.
Huan-huan, you're here.
Our boss will be back in a moment.
It's all right.
I'll wait for him at his office.
Sure.
You are the future female boss anyway.
Why does this necktie
look similar to the one that I bought?
Do we have any plans for the morning?
Why are you here?
I came because I wanted to surprise you.
So how about it?
Do you have time for coffee
with your girlfriend?
Sorry, I have to take a call.
It's my client.
Hello?
Sure.
Sure, wait for me for a little while.
I'll need to meet my client later on,
I might not have the time.
It's okay. You do what you need to.
It's my fault
for not telling you beforehand.
I'll call you after work.
Hello?
Sure.
Do you like this tie?
What a coincidence.
We have the same taste.
Women are intuitive creatures.
From the very moment, I saw that lady,
I couldn't tell it,
but I had a strange feeling about her.
I felt as if
she was going to take away
the things that matter to me the most.
The second time I saw her,
my instincts had proven me right.
That junior
smells nice and she's pretty.
You can't change yourself
for the sake of others.
You need
someone who understands you
and is capable of supporting you.
I admit.
I fell him for him in the university.
I came here today
to offer you
a chance to change your future.
Didn't you say it?
Oh, so you had no idea?
I don't need her to tell me
what obstacles we have!
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Subtitle translation by Jason Emanuel Lee