Marry Me, or Not? (2015–2016): Season 1, Episode 15 - Marry Me or Not? - full transcript
Have you ever wondered
if we've never met one another,
what would we have become today?
You mean,
if
I've never met you?
If I never met you,
I'd
be like any other woman,
hoping to find a man
who loves me more than I love him.
To have a
-stress-free relationship with him.
-Mom, can you stop forcing me?
Mom, can you stop forcing me?
And you?
If you hadn't met me,
what would you be like right now?
Hello, I'm Hsiao-min.
Hello, I'm Hao Meng.
I...
might be the same as you.
I would have done what every
other man would have done.
I'd find a lady
who would think more about me
than she would for herself.
A kind, honest lady.
Nothing really great about her.
Just one that would fill in my gaps.
If you'd like to take a photo...
Perhaps I'd never have
the urge to marry her.
Really?
But I wouldn't think
of breaking up with her either.
Even if I don't feel loved anymore,
I would have told myself
that I'd be happy when I'm stress-free.
Deep down, even if I felt
like something's missing,
I would tell myself that
having no regrets is a form of happiness.
-Because...
-Because...
-We were never together.
-We were never together.
What are you doing here?
I texted you using my dad's phone.
Aside from him, I bet you
wouldn't want to meet anyone else.
Believe it or not,
your dad and I are not
what you make us out to be.
That sounds like something
a mistress would say.
Ms. Tsai.
Are you trying to humiliate me now?
I don't intend to do that.
Why would I do that?
Didn't you say
that you and my dad have nothing going on?
That's exactly what he said too.
He said,
even if you're his first love,
the one that he loves
deeply now is my mother.
You and him are just friends.
What he said is true.
He and I are just
old found friends.
He truly does love your mother.
Is that so?
Of course, it is.
He told me personally
how much he loves your mother
and how much he loves you.
You can choose not to believe me,
but you have to believe him.
Okay, if it's like what you said,
prove it to me.
MASTER PEACH BLOSSOM
DOUBLE PROSPERITY HALL
That's right.
You better prove it to me.
What is your relationship
with Tsai Hung-li?
-We're really just...
-Kneel!
I'm sorry.
Lately, I've been living apart
from my husband,
we're in the midst of divorcing.
But my son and my daughter
won't respect my decision.
I was frustrated about it
and needed someone to talk to.
That's how I got Hung-li
to come out to talk to me.
It's true.
Please don't get the wrong idea.
Hung-li and I really
don't have anything going on.
I really wasn't trying
to be a home wrecker.
And I can see
that Hung-li is sincere about you.
You and your daughter are the most
important things in the world for him.
In fact, before I even met Hung-li,
I had already seen
the both you in a grocery store.
I remember seeing both of you
pushing a cart
and talking about buying red wine.
You guys look happy together.
I'm envious just looking
at the both of you.
Because...
-My husband and I used to...
-All right.
We still need to get
to the bottom of this.
-Tsai Hung-li.
-Yes!
-Go get some alcohol.
-What?
-What?
-What are you waiting for?
-You going to continue kneeling or what?
-Yes, madam! I'll get the alcohol.
Tonight is...
No going back until we're drunk.
What?
You're telling me that our moms
are drinking together?
Are you for real?
I've never seen my mom drink alcohol.
It's true, she not only drinks,
but she handles her alcohol pretty well.
She even joked with my mom.
Who knows, they might make
a good drinking buddy.
Just a few hours ago,
so many bad things have happened.
And now, she's happily drinking away.
What is she thinking?
I'm starting to think
that I don't know my mom at all.
Maybe she's not upset about
the whole misunderstanding today,
but the fact that nobody
truly understands her.
People who seem strong on the outside,
are actually pretty lonely.
You mean just like
what happened between us in the past?
Probably.
Whatever it is, don't worry.
I'll take care of her.
When she's feeling better,
you can swing by to get her.
I have a question a for you.
What question.
Why is it
the moment you knew my mom
had no money with her
and she had nowhere to go,
the first person that you decided
to contact was me
and not my brother?
We've already broken up,
it wouldn't make sense to contact him.
Well since you've broken up,
why are you doing so many things for him?
I'm not doing it for him.
-I'm doing it for you.
-Me?
That's right.
Don't forget,
I'm not just your brother's ex-girlfriend,
I'm your best friend too.
Any family of yours is a family of mine.
It better.
Tsai Huan-chen.
Coming!
I'm going to hang up, mom's calling me.
Talk later.
Okay.
Who were you talking to on the phone?
I was...
What are you trying to do now?
Ms. Yu-he.
Ms. Yu-he, are you all right?
I'm fine.
Pour another cup.
She's not doing so well.
Hsia Yu-he.
I thought you drink well.
Here, another cup.
Let's cheers again.
Ms. Yu-he.
Ms. Yu-he, why don't you take a rest?
Come to my room for some rest.
Don't pull that trick on me.
You must be happy seeing me
in this state, aren't you?
Don't think just because you got
on my good side,
I'd give my blessings to you and Hao Meng.
No way.
It'll never happen.
Wait a minute.
Wait.
I'm laughing because it's fun
to drink with you.
Ms. Yu-he.
Ms. Yu-he...
Get up.
Hello, Sheng-nan?
Where are you? Why can't I see you?
I'm arriving soon...
I'm on the road.
Be there soon!
Wait for me at the gate!
Okay.
Tsai Huan-chen.
I'm sorry.
I didn't do it on purpose.
After all,
I'm not just your best friend,
but I'm Meng's sister too.
Why are you here?
My sister told me that mom's drunk.
She wanted me to pick her up.
Come in.
Why are they so drunk?
Actually, your mom
drank most of the alcohol.
Maybe she's just really stressed out.
That's why this happened.
Even my mom and dad got drunk too.
She never drinks right in front me,
I never thought this would happen.
I'm sorry.
I promised I'd take care of her,
and I ended up letting her drink too much.
I should be the one apologizing.
I never thought of her feelings,
and let her walk away alone.
Thank god you're here.
Thank you.
-No.
-Let's go.
No going...
I'm not going back.
Why don't you just leave
your mom here for tonight?
You can get her tomorrow morning.
Would that be too troublesome?
I'm just thinking,
she needs more time
before she's ready to return
to her home and to the people she loves.
This will do.
Once she's up tomorrow,
I'll give you a call.
Thanks for the help.
Hao Meng...
You tell him.
I, Hsia Yu-he,
will never go back home.
I'm never going back home.
Tell him not to find me.
It's useless even if he begs.
I'm telling you, I'm never going back.
You tell him I'm not going back.
Ms. Yu-he, Hao Meng isn't here.
It's me, Huan-chen.
Ms. Yu-he.
-Why don't you lie down, okay?
-I'm fine.
I'll tell you something.
For the past decades,
I've had a pretty tough life.
I...
I tried really hard to be
Hao I-sheng's wife,
to be Hao Meng's...
to be Hao Sheng-nan's mother.
But what's the point anyway?
My husband thinks I'm invisible,
my daughter fears me,
and my son avoids me.
Everyone thinks Hsia Yu-he
is someone who cares
about her pride and integrity only.
You're all wrong.
What I really care about
is whether Hao Meng is happy or not.
Did you know?
Hao Meng insisted on becoming
an environmental lawyer
when he graduated from school.
And look at what happened!
He incurred so much debt.
His dad said,
he has to fall in order to learn.
If Hao Meng personally begs him,
he wouldn't help him.
I couldn't bear to see Hao Meng suffer,
so I went to beg him instead.
I really did kneel in front of him.
As long as he helped Hao Meng,
my pride didn't matter.
Because to me,
Hao Meng
is the best child in the world.
No woman
will ever be good enough for him.
Honestly speaking,
I hope he doesn't get married.
Because I'm afraid
that he'll forget about me
when he has a wife.
So I have to be the one
to decide his girlfriend.
I'm going to find a daughter-in-law
whose obedient
and wouldn't take him away from me.
What's the matter?
Why are you looking at me?
You must think this is scary, isn't it?
That this mother is scary.
Not at all.
It's not scary at all.
I know how you feel.
Do you?
I do, I really do.
Because I'm just like you.
Always afraid of making
others worried about me.
So I kept putting on a strong front,
pretending that I'm a know-it-all.
Deep down, we're really
just idiots.
We love them very much,
but we don't know how to express that.
The things that we care about,
we hold it tightly in our hands.
Sometimes even when it's already broken,
we continue to hold onto it,
protecting it.
Meng and Sheng-nan are lucky
to have a mother like you.
You're not scary at all.
Really?
Do you really think they're lucky
to have a mom like me?
I do.
They're really lucky.
Your mom's asleep.
What are you thinking about?
I was thinking about
how I never knew my mom.
I just remembered,
I never ever did what you had done,
which is to sit by her side
and listen to what she has to say.
Now that I think about it,
I don't recall doing it at all,
not even once.
If being together forever
with the love of my life
is something worth being happy
and looking forward to,
then what about my mom
whose bounded to a man that she
doesn't love for the rest of her life.
Isn't that just unfortunate and helpless?
I think
your mom loves your dad
more than you could ever imagine.
How is that possible?
Sheng-nan and I basically
grew up watching them fight every day.
Compared to your parents,
they're more like roommates who can't
see things eye to eye.
From a lady's perspective,
your mom might have fought with your dad
in hopes that he would pay
more attention to her.
Just like my mom.
She fights with my dad all the time,
but that's because she cares about him.
They came from a generation of women
who don't know how to express their love.
So they use such methods to
communicate with their partners.
"I care about you,
could you care about me
a little more too?"
It sounds silly
and comes off a little forced,
but that's their way of loving someone.
If you carefully observe
their lifestyle patterns,
you'll notice a lot of traces
of love in their relationship.
What is it?
Did I say something wrong?
No.
I just thought
It's nice to talk to you like this.
Me too.
It's late,
I should get going.
Good night.
When we first got together, I had a dream.
I dreamed that the both of us
woke up under a huge tree.
In my dream,
it's like we've been together for so long.
We brushed our teeth together,
we had breakfast together,
we sat on the sofa together
watching a movie that we've watched
so many times before.
Good night.
Hao Meng.
MASTER PEACH BLOSSOM
DOUBLE PROSPERITY HALL
Be careful on your way back.
Dad,
didn't I say it's not
what you think it is?
Why do you have to do this?
What's going on again?
Dad took out all of mom's stuff.
Told me to send it over to you.
Did you tell him that it was
all a misunderstanding?
I did but he wouldn't listen.
What are we supposed to do?
If he wants to have a divorce,
let him have one.
Go put the clothes on the car first.
Meng, if they get a divorce,
will the both of us be...
Ms. Yu-he.
I've made a honey drink.
It's good for hangovers.
Because I'm afraid
that he'll forget about me
when he has a wife.
I'm going to find a daughter-in-law
whose obedient
and wouldn't take him away from me.
I've placed the toothbrush
and the towel at the toilet.
You can have your meal before leaving.
Is this your room?
That's right.
Is something wrong?
How could a girl let her room
be this messy?
I don't understand why my son likes you.
Well...
Last night, I drank...
a little too much.
So I ended up staying here for the night.
I've given your mom
and you so much trouble.
I'll leave in short while.
Oh, it hurts.
Ms. Yu-he, are you okay?
I'm fine.
May I know where the toilet is?
It's just right outside.
Why don't you stay for dinner?
It's really all right, I'm sorry,
I should really get going.
Mom, before heading back home,
I want you to come with me somewhere.
Did you guys bring me here
for him?
Hao Meng.
I told you already.
If she wants to leave, let her leave.
I have nothing to say to her.
Don't get the wrong idea.
I brought you here
to settle the divorce agreement.
These are five sets of divorce agreements.
One copy each for the husband and wife.
One copy of each for the witnesses.
And another copy
for the government's record retention.
Under the guidelines of the divorce law,
you can have one copy
of the signed agreement,
and you didn't have any witness.
That way, you can't proceed
with the divorce.
As for the witness,
Sheng-nan and I will be your witness.
We've already signed the papers.
As for the attribution of property
as well as the payment of alimony,
I've arranged that according
to your requests in a manageable
and fair and square manner,
so it shouldn't be a problem.
Here.
Just divorce him.
Sure.
Since you put it that way,
it's best we make it clear.
No hesitation and no one
owes anyone anything.
I agree.
I'll sign.
Let's sign then, I'm not afraid of you.
Good, once you're done signing,
Sheng-nan and I will go with you
to the household registration office.
When that's done, your marriage
will end with immediate effect.
Meng, wait a minute.
On the inventory,
when both of their assets were checked,
there's one more thing
that has yet to be checked.
What is it?
This one isn't checked because,
in terms of assets,
it stands on a gray area.
So I'll need the both of you to check
this on the spot.
Just a moment.
This jewelry box is my wedding gift.
It has nothing to do with him.
That's true, the box belongs to you.
But what's inside of it
doesn't only belong to you alone.
Since you're going to get divorced,
you might as well make things clear.
Let me see. What are you trying to hide?
Dad.
These aren't things
that can't be seen by other people.
These are
memories of you and mom.
"It's raining today,
remember to carry an umbrella with you.
3rd of November, 1996."
"I see you coughing the entire night,
I've brought some medicine for you.
Take it after dinner.
I-sheng.
12th of March, 2001."
This box of medicine
is the medicine mentioned on the note.
Mom couldn't bear to eat it,
and kept it until now.
Before this day ever happened,
to be honest,
I believed in you when
you said you never wanted to marry dad,
in fact when you said you never loved him,
I believed all of that too.
But the girl that you hated the most,
Tsai Huan-chen told me
to look into the smallest details
of your lives
to find traces of your love.
She was right.
I, Sheng-nan,
or even dad,
maybe even you were fooled by your pride.
But deep down you still love dad,
otherwise you wouldn't
have kept all of this.
Dad.
When mom married you,
she might have had
someone else in her heart.
But you chose to resort to indifference
to handle your love and marriage.
You've caused a lady
to suffer unbearably.
But she found love and care
within your indifference.
This box here contains
all of mom's love towards you,
and your indifference towards her.
This is the proof of you
making her suffer while loving you.
If you choose to remain indifferent
towards your marriage,
forgive me for saying this,
but are you even a man?
As your son,
I couldn't just sit idly and keep quiet.
But as your divorce lawyer,
I believe your marriage
can still be saved.
I hope you'll give yourself,
and one another
one last chance.
Let them have their time together.
Well then,
what do you plan on doing now?
I never knew
that you kept all these things all along.
And these tickets,
1997,
Titanic.
That was the last film we ever watched.
Yu-he,
we haven't seen a movie in 20 years,
how about we go catch one?
Are you free later?
I am.
I think it worked out well.
Do you remember when was
the last time they held hands together?
Please, I've never
even seen them like this.
-What's next for you and Tsai Huan-chen?
-What?
Mom and dad are back together
after 30 years of argument.
How about you and Tsai Huan-chen?
-I...
-You're a guy.
Could you please take the initiative?
It's not the right time yet.
What do you mean the right time?
You'll know when the time comes.
Huan-huan, the mayor
of Busan city just called.
He asked if you've made the amendments
to the partnership plan.
I'm doing it now, tell them
I'll send it over before the day ends.
Sure, no problem.
Are you okay?
I'm fine.
Has my brother called you
in the past few days?
No.
I don't know what's on his mind.
He really wants to make up with you,
but all he does is stand there
without saying anything.
I doubt he'd want to make up with me now.
Or should I say, maybe you'd like
to make up with him too?
I didn't say that.
Huan-huan, you have a visitor.
Ms. Yu-he.
What brought you here?
Huan-huan.
I came to ask
if you've found a suitable partner,
or if you're still single.
Do you have a boyfriend now?
Mom, you didn't really come here
just to ask Tsai Huan-chen about
not being together with brother
and all that, did you?
Will you please be quiet?
I'm asking Huan-huan, not you.
Well? Do you have a boyfriend?
No.
That's good.
I know a decent guy,
he happens to be single too.
I'd like to introduce him to you.
Mom, am I hearing things?
You want to arrange a blind date
for Huan-chen?
You're so weird and annoying.
I came for Huan-chen,
what are you doing here?
Be a good girl and go back to work, okay?
Mom, you're really horrible.
It's not like you don't know
what happened to Huan-chen and Meng.
How could you set her up for a blind date?
Huan-huan, let's just ignore her.
Here is the guy's photo and profile.
Why don't you take a look at it?
If you're happy with it,
I'll set a lunch appointment
for the both of you.
Thank you, Ms. Yu-he.
But at this point in time,
I don't have any plans for that.
Are you sure?
This guy is pretty decent, you know?
-It's fine, thank you.
-No, why don't you take a look?
If you're not happy,
you could decline later.
Okay, I'll take a look at it.
Let's see just how good this guy is.
You weirdo, this is not for you!
What are you doing?
Why are you opening that?
-It's not that.
-Just let go, okay? This is weird.
He's not even your type,
why are you stealing it away?
Stop arguing!
I'll look at it.
Well?
He's probably your type, right?
Huan-chen.
Relax, don't be nervous.
Okay.
Carry on, I won't disturb
the both of you now.
You guys have a good date.
I'll leave now.
Son,
I've done the things that you requested.
The rest is up to you.
Don't forget about what you promised me.
Don't let me down.
You asked your mom to ask me out?
That's not the point.
The point is you're sitting right
in front of me.
In my mom's eyes, you're the girl
that's the best fit for me.
When we separated,
there were a lot of things
that I didn't understand.
Why can't we be together
even if we're in love?
Why is it that I did so much for you,
and yet you kept pushing me away?
Is it because you're not in love with me?
It's not that I'm not in love with you.
I just think
that we're not meant for each another.
In order to look for an answer,
I went back to the place
where we broke up.
I stood at the streets of Busan,
just thinking about everything you said.
At the moment, I understood
no matter how much we loved one another
or how much we wanted to be together,
there are problems that we can't overcome,
am I right?
Deep down, you're most afraid of
losing those things.
So I told myself,
if I can't resolve the problem between us,
if I can't cast away your fears,
I can't say that I love you.
In Korea,
you said my sister hates you.
Now you guys are on good terms.
So you have no reason to reject me.
You said mom hates you,
so we're not meant to be.
Now, she no longer forbids us
to be together.
So you can't reject me with that excuse.
Lastly,
the thing that you fear the most
is that you're afraid you'll
make me lose a lot of things.
REASONS TO GIVE UP
How did you get this?
Master Yue-e gave it to me.
This piece of paper allowed me
to understand what you're really feeling.
What I want to say is,
I've never lost my dreams
for being with you.
Compared to losing those things,
I'm more afraid of...
losing you.
Now that you have
no other excuses to reject me,
can you please return to my side?
Did you remember
the dream you had
when we first got together?
In your dreams, we
were long-time lovers,
we watched an old movie repeatedly,
we slept together and woke up together.
I do.
I remember it too.
Because I had the same exact dream.
It was a beautiful dream,
but for some reason,
I was scared when I woke up.
That version of me in my dream
was not a Tsai Huan-chen
who kept failing in love.
Instead, she was
a really happy Tsai Huan-chen.
Suddenly, I feel scared.
I'm afraid that for the sake
of that dream, we'll work hard for it.
But what if one day we wake up,
and we realize
that the real thing isn't
as perfect as the dream?
What do we do then?
Not that I don't want to come back to you.
I'm just not sure
if I can have that kind of happiness.
Wouldn't it be unfair to you if I couldn't
give you the assurance
that you've given me,
that we'll be happy forever?
Give me a little more time.
Let me compose myself
until I have an answer, all right?
And what if you don't have one?
You just don't have an idea
of what I want, do you?
It was a beautiful dream,
but for some reason,
I was scared when I woke up.
That version of me in my dream
was not a Tsai Huan-chen
who kept failing in love.
Instead, she was
a really happy Tsai Huan-chen.
I'm afraid that for the sake
of that dream, we'll work hard for it.
But what if one day we wake up,
and we realize
that the real thing isn't
as perfect as the dream?
What do we do then?
Wouldn't it be unfair to you if I couldn't
give you the assurance
that you've given me,
that we'll be happy forever?
Give me a little more time.
Let me compose myself
until I have an answer, all right?
You just don't have an idea
of what I want, do you?
Tsai Huan-chen.
Aren't you going to work?
It's getting late.
I'm already awake.
What are you doing then?
Are you on the phone with Meng-meng?
No, I'm not.
Tsai Huan-chen.
I'm going to tell you something important.
You must listen to me.
I've just done a fortune-telling
on your relationship with Meng-meng.
Your luck in relationship
is very bad today.
Not only your relationship's stake is
high,
there's chance of you both having
a great argument too.
But the scariest thing is,
your true desire.
Your situation is far worse
than you can imagine.
So today, you're not taking your phone
with you to the office.
I'm going to work, if you take
my phone how would I--
You'll survive a day without your phone.
Whatever it is, you guys can't
contact one another for the day.
Who takes away a phone like that?
You got the phone!
Don't worry, I'll do according
to the plan.
Give it to me, we're running out of time.
You said,
you couldn't be with me not because
you didn't love me.
But because...
you're afraid that we won't find our
happiness if we keep going on like this.
Honestly,
I don't have an answer for that.
Because that answer
has to be found by the two of us.
What happens if
we still can't find it at the very end?
What if I'm not supposed to be the person
who seeks the answers with you?
No way.
I believe we'll find the answers together.
Our encounter
was fated from the very beginning.
It was all fated
before we even met each another.
Even since the first time,
my heart beats from seeing you.
I don't want it.
No harm in trying it.
I don't want to, I'll fit it.
I don't care.
I'll bring that dress to you tomorrow.
No!
What are you doing here?
-Who's that girl?
-Even on the second time,
you made my heart beat.
Why are you so dumb?
Or even on the third,
so much that I forget about myself.
The uncountable times
a girl made my heart beat,
has always been one person alone.
Will you marry me?
Be with me,
and let's go seek for our answer.
I do.
I know, he's famous.
-He even had a match yesterday.
-Did you guys see his match?
I did.
I'd like a sandwich
and a milk tea.
All right, please hold on.
Tsai Huan-chen, let's go.
Let's go.
-We still have an exam later.
-Hurry!
Tsai Huan-chen.
Maybe we're not perfect,
but it doesn't mean we can't have
a perfect love,
because you are meant to work
for the happiness that you want,
dedicated to all must-marry ladies.
THE END
Subtitle translation by Jason Emanuel Lee
if we've never met one another,
what would we have become today?
You mean,
if
I've never met you?
If I never met you,
I'd
be like any other woman,
hoping to find a man
who loves me more than I love him.
To have a
-stress-free relationship with him.
-Mom, can you stop forcing me?
Mom, can you stop forcing me?
And you?
If you hadn't met me,
what would you be like right now?
Hello, I'm Hsiao-min.
Hello, I'm Hao Meng.
I...
might be the same as you.
I would have done what every
other man would have done.
I'd find a lady
who would think more about me
than she would for herself.
A kind, honest lady.
Nothing really great about her.
Just one that would fill in my gaps.
If you'd like to take a photo...
Perhaps I'd never have
the urge to marry her.
Really?
But I wouldn't think
of breaking up with her either.
Even if I don't feel loved anymore,
I would have told myself
that I'd be happy when I'm stress-free.
Deep down, even if I felt
like something's missing,
I would tell myself that
having no regrets is a form of happiness.
-Because...
-Because...
-We were never together.
-We were never together.
What are you doing here?
I texted you using my dad's phone.
Aside from him, I bet you
wouldn't want to meet anyone else.
Believe it or not,
your dad and I are not
what you make us out to be.
That sounds like something
a mistress would say.
Ms. Tsai.
Are you trying to humiliate me now?
I don't intend to do that.
Why would I do that?
Didn't you say
that you and my dad have nothing going on?
That's exactly what he said too.
He said,
even if you're his first love,
the one that he loves
deeply now is my mother.
You and him are just friends.
What he said is true.
He and I are just
old found friends.
He truly does love your mother.
Is that so?
Of course, it is.
He told me personally
how much he loves your mother
and how much he loves you.
You can choose not to believe me,
but you have to believe him.
Okay, if it's like what you said,
prove it to me.
MASTER PEACH BLOSSOM
DOUBLE PROSPERITY HALL
That's right.
You better prove it to me.
What is your relationship
with Tsai Hung-li?
-We're really just...
-Kneel!
I'm sorry.
Lately, I've been living apart
from my husband,
we're in the midst of divorcing.
But my son and my daughter
won't respect my decision.
I was frustrated about it
and needed someone to talk to.
That's how I got Hung-li
to come out to talk to me.
It's true.
Please don't get the wrong idea.
Hung-li and I really
don't have anything going on.
I really wasn't trying
to be a home wrecker.
And I can see
that Hung-li is sincere about you.
You and your daughter are the most
important things in the world for him.
In fact, before I even met Hung-li,
I had already seen
the both you in a grocery store.
I remember seeing both of you
pushing a cart
and talking about buying red wine.
You guys look happy together.
I'm envious just looking
at the both of you.
Because...
-My husband and I used to...
-All right.
We still need to get
to the bottom of this.
-Tsai Hung-li.
-Yes!
-Go get some alcohol.
-What?
-What?
-What are you waiting for?
-You going to continue kneeling or what?
-Yes, madam! I'll get the alcohol.
Tonight is...
No going back until we're drunk.
What?
You're telling me that our moms
are drinking together?
Are you for real?
I've never seen my mom drink alcohol.
It's true, she not only drinks,
but she handles her alcohol pretty well.
She even joked with my mom.
Who knows, they might make
a good drinking buddy.
Just a few hours ago,
so many bad things have happened.
And now, she's happily drinking away.
What is she thinking?
I'm starting to think
that I don't know my mom at all.
Maybe she's not upset about
the whole misunderstanding today,
but the fact that nobody
truly understands her.
People who seem strong on the outside,
are actually pretty lonely.
You mean just like
what happened between us in the past?
Probably.
Whatever it is, don't worry.
I'll take care of her.
When she's feeling better,
you can swing by to get her.
I have a question a for you.
What question.
Why is it
the moment you knew my mom
had no money with her
and she had nowhere to go,
the first person that you decided
to contact was me
and not my brother?
We've already broken up,
it wouldn't make sense to contact him.
Well since you've broken up,
why are you doing so many things for him?
I'm not doing it for him.
-I'm doing it for you.
-Me?
That's right.
Don't forget,
I'm not just your brother's ex-girlfriend,
I'm your best friend too.
Any family of yours is a family of mine.
It better.
Tsai Huan-chen.
Coming!
I'm going to hang up, mom's calling me.
Talk later.
Okay.
Who were you talking to on the phone?
I was...
What are you trying to do now?
Ms. Yu-he.
Ms. Yu-he, are you all right?
I'm fine.
Pour another cup.
She's not doing so well.
Hsia Yu-he.
I thought you drink well.
Here, another cup.
Let's cheers again.
Ms. Yu-he.
Ms. Yu-he, why don't you take a rest?
Come to my room for some rest.
Don't pull that trick on me.
You must be happy seeing me
in this state, aren't you?
Don't think just because you got
on my good side,
I'd give my blessings to you and Hao Meng.
No way.
It'll never happen.
Wait a minute.
Wait.
I'm laughing because it's fun
to drink with you.
Ms. Yu-he.
Ms. Yu-he...
Get up.
Hello, Sheng-nan?
Where are you? Why can't I see you?
I'm arriving soon...
I'm on the road.
Be there soon!
Wait for me at the gate!
Okay.
Tsai Huan-chen.
I'm sorry.
I didn't do it on purpose.
After all,
I'm not just your best friend,
but I'm Meng's sister too.
Why are you here?
My sister told me that mom's drunk.
She wanted me to pick her up.
Come in.
Why are they so drunk?
Actually, your mom
drank most of the alcohol.
Maybe she's just really stressed out.
That's why this happened.
Even my mom and dad got drunk too.
She never drinks right in front me,
I never thought this would happen.
I'm sorry.
I promised I'd take care of her,
and I ended up letting her drink too much.
I should be the one apologizing.
I never thought of her feelings,
and let her walk away alone.
Thank god you're here.
Thank you.
-No.
-Let's go.
No going...
I'm not going back.
Why don't you just leave
your mom here for tonight?
You can get her tomorrow morning.
Would that be too troublesome?
I'm just thinking,
she needs more time
before she's ready to return
to her home and to the people she loves.
This will do.
Once she's up tomorrow,
I'll give you a call.
Thanks for the help.
Hao Meng...
You tell him.
I, Hsia Yu-he,
will never go back home.
I'm never going back home.
Tell him not to find me.
It's useless even if he begs.
I'm telling you, I'm never going back.
You tell him I'm not going back.
Ms. Yu-he, Hao Meng isn't here.
It's me, Huan-chen.
Ms. Yu-he.
-Why don't you lie down, okay?
-I'm fine.
I'll tell you something.
For the past decades,
I've had a pretty tough life.
I...
I tried really hard to be
Hao I-sheng's wife,
to be Hao Meng's...
to be Hao Sheng-nan's mother.
But what's the point anyway?
My husband thinks I'm invisible,
my daughter fears me,
and my son avoids me.
Everyone thinks Hsia Yu-he
is someone who cares
about her pride and integrity only.
You're all wrong.
What I really care about
is whether Hao Meng is happy or not.
Did you know?
Hao Meng insisted on becoming
an environmental lawyer
when he graduated from school.
And look at what happened!
He incurred so much debt.
His dad said,
he has to fall in order to learn.
If Hao Meng personally begs him,
he wouldn't help him.
I couldn't bear to see Hao Meng suffer,
so I went to beg him instead.
I really did kneel in front of him.
As long as he helped Hao Meng,
my pride didn't matter.
Because to me,
Hao Meng
is the best child in the world.
No woman
will ever be good enough for him.
Honestly speaking,
I hope he doesn't get married.
Because I'm afraid
that he'll forget about me
when he has a wife.
So I have to be the one
to decide his girlfriend.
I'm going to find a daughter-in-law
whose obedient
and wouldn't take him away from me.
What's the matter?
Why are you looking at me?
You must think this is scary, isn't it?
That this mother is scary.
Not at all.
It's not scary at all.
I know how you feel.
Do you?
I do, I really do.
Because I'm just like you.
Always afraid of making
others worried about me.
So I kept putting on a strong front,
pretending that I'm a know-it-all.
Deep down, we're really
just idiots.
We love them very much,
but we don't know how to express that.
The things that we care about,
we hold it tightly in our hands.
Sometimes even when it's already broken,
we continue to hold onto it,
protecting it.
Meng and Sheng-nan are lucky
to have a mother like you.
You're not scary at all.
Really?
Do you really think they're lucky
to have a mom like me?
I do.
They're really lucky.
Your mom's asleep.
What are you thinking about?
I was thinking about
how I never knew my mom.
I just remembered,
I never ever did what you had done,
which is to sit by her side
and listen to what she has to say.
Now that I think about it,
I don't recall doing it at all,
not even once.
If being together forever
with the love of my life
is something worth being happy
and looking forward to,
then what about my mom
whose bounded to a man that she
doesn't love for the rest of her life.
Isn't that just unfortunate and helpless?
I think
your mom loves your dad
more than you could ever imagine.
How is that possible?
Sheng-nan and I basically
grew up watching them fight every day.
Compared to your parents,
they're more like roommates who can't
see things eye to eye.
From a lady's perspective,
your mom might have fought with your dad
in hopes that he would pay
more attention to her.
Just like my mom.
She fights with my dad all the time,
but that's because she cares about him.
They came from a generation of women
who don't know how to express their love.
So they use such methods to
communicate with their partners.
"I care about you,
could you care about me
a little more too?"
It sounds silly
and comes off a little forced,
but that's their way of loving someone.
If you carefully observe
their lifestyle patterns,
you'll notice a lot of traces
of love in their relationship.
What is it?
Did I say something wrong?
No.
I just thought
It's nice to talk to you like this.
Me too.
It's late,
I should get going.
Good night.
When we first got together, I had a dream.
I dreamed that the both of us
woke up under a huge tree.
In my dream,
it's like we've been together for so long.
We brushed our teeth together,
we had breakfast together,
we sat on the sofa together
watching a movie that we've watched
so many times before.
Good night.
Hao Meng.
MASTER PEACH BLOSSOM
DOUBLE PROSPERITY HALL
Be careful on your way back.
Dad,
didn't I say it's not
what you think it is?
Why do you have to do this?
What's going on again?
Dad took out all of mom's stuff.
Told me to send it over to you.
Did you tell him that it was
all a misunderstanding?
I did but he wouldn't listen.
What are we supposed to do?
If he wants to have a divorce,
let him have one.
Go put the clothes on the car first.
Meng, if they get a divorce,
will the both of us be...
Ms. Yu-he.
I've made a honey drink.
It's good for hangovers.
Because I'm afraid
that he'll forget about me
when he has a wife.
I'm going to find a daughter-in-law
whose obedient
and wouldn't take him away from me.
I've placed the toothbrush
and the towel at the toilet.
You can have your meal before leaving.
Is this your room?
That's right.
Is something wrong?
How could a girl let her room
be this messy?
I don't understand why my son likes you.
Well...
Last night, I drank...
a little too much.
So I ended up staying here for the night.
I've given your mom
and you so much trouble.
I'll leave in short while.
Oh, it hurts.
Ms. Yu-he, are you okay?
I'm fine.
May I know where the toilet is?
It's just right outside.
Why don't you stay for dinner?
It's really all right, I'm sorry,
I should really get going.
Mom, before heading back home,
I want you to come with me somewhere.
Did you guys bring me here
for him?
Hao Meng.
I told you already.
If she wants to leave, let her leave.
I have nothing to say to her.
Don't get the wrong idea.
I brought you here
to settle the divorce agreement.
These are five sets of divorce agreements.
One copy each for the husband and wife.
One copy of each for the witnesses.
And another copy
for the government's record retention.
Under the guidelines of the divorce law,
you can have one copy
of the signed agreement,
and you didn't have any witness.
That way, you can't proceed
with the divorce.
As for the witness,
Sheng-nan and I will be your witness.
We've already signed the papers.
As for the attribution of property
as well as the payment of alimony,
I've arranged that according
to your requests in a manageable
and fair and square manner,
so it shouldn't be a problem.
Here.
Just divorce him.
Sure.
Since you put it that way,
it's best we make it clear.
No hesitation and no one
owes anyone anything.
I agree.
I'll sign.
Let's sign then, I'm not afraid of you.
Good, once you're done signing,
Sheng-nan and I will go with you
to the household registration office.
When that's done, your marriage
will end with immediate effect.
Meng, wait a minute.
On the inventory,
when both of their assets were checked,
there's one more thing
that has yet to be checked.
What is it?
This one isn't checked because,
in terms of assets,
it stands on a gray area.
So I'll need the both of you to check
this on the spot.
Just a moment.
This jewelry box is my wedding gift.
It has nothing to do with him.
That's true, the box belongs to you.
But what's inside of it
doesn't only belong to you alone.
Since you're going to get divorced,
you might as well make things clear.
Let me see. What are you trying to hide?
Dad.
These aren't things
that can't be seen by other people.
These are
memories of you and mom.
"It's raining today,
remember to carry an umbrella with you.
3rd of November, 1996."
"I see you coughing the entire night,
I've brought some medicine for you.
Take it after dinner.
I-sheng.
12th of March, 2001."
This box of medicine
is the medicine mentioned on the note.
Mom couldn't bear to eat it,
and kept it until now.
Before this day ever happened,
to be honest,
I believed in you when
you said you never wanted to marry dad,
in fact when you said you never loved him,
I believed all of that too.
But the girl that you hated the most,
Tsai Huan-chen told me
to look into the smallest details
of your lives
to find traces of your love.
She was right.
I, Sheng-nan,
or even dad,
maybe even you were fooled by your pride.
But deep down you still love dad,
otherwise you wouldn't
have kept all of this.
Dad.
When mom married you,
she might have had
someone else in her heart.
But you chose to resort to indifference
to handle your love and marriage.
You've caused a lady
to suffer unbearably.
But she found love and care
within your indifference.
This box here contains
all of mom's love towards you,
and your indifference towards her.
This is the proof of you
making her suffer while loving you.
If you choose to remain indifferent
towards your marriage,
forgive me for saying this,
but are you even a man?
As your son,
I couldn't just sit idly and keep quiet.
But as your divorce lawyer,
I believe your marriage
can still be saved.
I hope you'll give yourself,
and one another
one last chance.
Let them have their time together.
Well then,
what do you plan on doing now?
I never knew
that you kept all these things all along.
And these tickets,
1997,
Titanic.
That was the last film we ever watched.
Yu-he,
we haven't seen a movie in 20 years,
how about we go catch one?
Are you free later?
I am.
I think it worked out well.
Do you remember when was
the last time they held hands together?
Please, I've never
even seen them like this.
-What's next for you and Tsai Huan-chen?
-What?
Mom and dad are back together
after 30 years of argument.
How about you and Tsai Huan-chen?
-I...
-You're a guy.
Could you please take the initiative?
It's not the right time yet.
What do you mean the right time?
You'll know when the time comes.
Huan-huan, the mayor
of Busan city just called.
He asked if you've made the amendments
to the partnership plan.
I'm doing it now, tell them
I'll send it over before the day ends.
Sure, no problem.
Are you okay?
I'm fine.
Has my brother called you
in the past few days?
No.
I don't know what's on his mind.
He really wants to make up with you,
but all he does is stand there
without saying anything.
I doubt he'd want to make up with me now.
Or should I say, maybe you'd like
to make up with him too?
I didn't say that.
Huan-huan, you have a visitor.
Ms. Yu-he.
What brought you here?
Huan-huan.
I came to ask
if you've found a suitable partner,
or if you're still single.
Do you have a boyfriend now?
Mom, you didn't really come here
just to ask Tsai Huan-chen about
not being together with brother
and all that, did you?
Will you please be quiet?
I'm asking Huan-huan, not you.
Well? Do you have a boyfriend?
No.
That's good.
I know a decent guy,
he happens to be single too.
I'd like to introduce him to you.
Mom, am I hearing things?
You want to arrange a blind date
for Huan-chen?
You're so weird and annoying.
I came for Huan-chen,
what are you doing here?
Be a good girl and go back to work, okay?
Mom, you're really horrible.
It's not like you don't know
what happened to Huan-chen and Meng.
How could you set her up for a blind date?
Huan-huan, let's just ignore her.
Here is the guy's photo and profile.
Why don't you take a look at it?
If you're happy with it,
I'll set a lunch appointment
for the both of you.
Thank you, Ms. Yu-he.
But at this point in time,
I don't have any plans for that.
Are you sure?
This guy is pretty decent, you know?
-It's fine, thank you.
-No, why don't you take a look?
If you're not happy,
you could decline later.
Okay, I'll take a look at it.
Let's see just how good this guy is.
You weirdo, this is not for you!
What are you doing?
Why are you opening that?
-It's not that.
-Just let go, okay? This is weird.
He's not even your type,
why are you stealing it away?
Stop arguing!
I'll look at it.
Well?
He's probably your type, right?
Huan-chen.
Relax, don't be nervous.
Okay.
Carry on, I won't disturb
the both of you now.
You guys have a good date.
I'll leave now.
Son,
I've done the things that you requested.
The rest is up to you.
Don't forget about what you promised me.
Don't let me down.
You asked your mom to ask me out?
That's not the point.
The point is you're sitting right
in front of me.
In my mom's eyes, you're the girl
that's the best fit for me.
When we separated,
there were a lot of things
that I didn't understand.
Why can't we be together
even if we're in love?
Why is it that I did so much for you,
and yet you kept pushing me away?
Is it because you're not in love with me?
It's not that I'm not in love with you.
I just think
that we're not meant for each another.
In order to look for an answer,
I went back to the place
where we broke up.
I stood at the streets of Busan,
just thinking about everything you said.
At the moment, I understood
no matter how much we loved one another
or how much we wanted to be together,
there are problems that we can't overcome,
am I right?
Deep down, you're most afraid of
losing those things.
So I told myself,
if I can't resolve the problem between us,
if I can't cast away your fears,
I can't say that I love you.
In Korea,
you said my sister hates you.
Now you guys are on good terms.
So you have no reason to reject me.
You said mom hates you,
so we're not meant to be.
Now, she no longer forbids us
to be together.
So you can't reject me with that excuse.
Lastly,
the thing that you fear the most
is that you're afraid you'll
make me lose a lot of things.
REASONS TO GIVE UP
How did you get this?
Master Yue-e gave it to me.
This piece of paper allowed me
to understand what you're really feeling.
What I want to say is,
I've never lost my dreams
for being with you.
Compared to losing those things,
I'm more afraid of...
losing you.
Now that you have
no other excuses to reject me,
can you please return to my side?
Did you remember
the dream you had
when we first got together?
In your dreams, we
were long-time lovers,
we watched an old movie repeatedly,
we slept together and woke up together.
I do.
I remember it too.
Because I had the same exact dream.
It was a beautiful dream,
but for some reason,
I was scared when I woke up.
That version of me in my dream
was not a Tsai Huan-chen
who kept failing in love.
Instead, she was
a really happy Tsai Huan-chen.
Suddenly, I feel scared.
I'm afraid that for the sake
of that dream, we'll work hard for it.
But what if one day we wake up,
and we realize
that the real thing isn't
as perfect as the dream?
What do we do then?
Not that I don't want to come back to you.
I'm just not sure
if I can have that kind of happiness.
Wouldn't it be unfair to you if I couldn't
give you the assurance
that you've given me,
that we'll be happy forever?
Give me a little more time.
Let me compose myself
until I have an answer, all right?
And what if you don't have one?
You just don't have an idea
of what I want, do you?
It was a beautiful dream,
but for some reason,
I was scared when I woke up.
That version of me in my dream
was not a Tsai Huan-chen
who kept failing in love.
Instead, she was
a really happy Tsai Huan-chen.
I'm afraid that for the sake
of that dream, we'll work hard for it.
But what if one day we wake up,
and we realize
that the real thing isn't
as perfect as the dream?
What do we do then?
Wouldn't it be unfair to you if I couldn't
give you the assurance
that you've given me,
that we'll be happy forever?
Give me a little more time.
Let me compose myself
until I have an answer, all right?
You just don't have an idea
of what I want, do you?
Tsai Huan-chen.
Aren't you going to work?
It's getting late.
I'm already awake.
What are you doing then?
Are you on the phone with Meng-meng?
No, I'm not.
Tsai Huan-chen.
I'm going to tell you something important.
You must listen to me.
I've just done a fortune-telling
on your relationship with Meng-meng.
Your luck in relationship
is very bad today.
Not only your relationship's stake is
high,
there's chance of you both having
a great argument too.
But the scariest thing is,
your true desire.
Your situation is far worse
than you can imagine.
So today, you're not taking your phone
with you to the office.
I'm going to work, if you take
my phone how would I--
You'll survive a day without your phone.
Whatever it is, you guys can't
contact one another for the day.
Who takes away a phone like that?
You got the phone!
Don't worry, I'll do according
to the plan.
Give it to me, we're running out of time.
You said,
you couldn't be with me not because
you didn't love me.
But because...
you're afraid that we won't find our
happiness if we keep going on like this.
Honestly,
I don't have an answer for that.
Because that answer
has to be found by the two of us.
What happens if
we still can't find it at the very end?
What if I'm not supposed to be the person
who seeks the answers with you?
No way.
I believe we'll find the answers together.
Our encounter
was fated from the very beginning.
It was all fated
before we even met each another.
Even since the first time,
my heart beats from seeing you.
I don't want it.
No harm in trying it.
I don't want to, I'll fit it.
I don't care.
I'll bring that dress to you tomorrow.
No!
What are you doing here?
-Who's that girl?
-Even on the second time,
you made my heart beat.
Why are you so dumb?
Or even on the third,
so much that I forget about myself.
The uncountable times
a girl made my heart beat,
has always been one person alone.
Will you marry me?
Be with me,
and let's go seek for our answer.
I do.
I know, he's famous.
-He even had a match yesterday.
-Did you guys see his match?
I did.
I'd like a sandwich
and a milk tea.
All right, please hold on.
Tsai Huan-chen, let's go.
Let's go.
-We still have an exam later.
-Hurry!
Tsai Huan-chen.
Maybe we're not perfect,
but it doesn't mean we can't have
a perfect love,
because you are meant to work
for the happiness that you want,
dedicated to all must-marry ladies.
THE END
Subtitle translation by Jason Emanuel Lee