01x11 - Episode 11

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SAY NO TO PIRACY, SUPPORT ORIGINALS

Shouldn't you be swamped by the project?

How do you have time to come back
and space out here?

I wasn't spacing out. I was thinking.

I'm just organizing some materials.

Celestial doesn't have a place
for me to work,

so I came back to the office.

-Looks like what they're saying is true.
-What's true?

You and Yang Rui
made a huge fool of yourselves

in front of the Celestial client.

You threw away all the goodwill

we built with the client
after they accepted the overall plan.

Now they won't even give you
a workstation.

Don't talk nonsense!

Who told you that?
Don't go spreading that around.

I'm just giving you a heads-up.

You've been in the spotlight too much.

A lot of people at the company
are waiting to see you fall.

Just now at the meeting,
someone told Sha Sha you're too arrogant.

They said you argued with Tianna
in front of the client at Celestial.

I didn't argue with her.

I was just bickering with her.

I know. But other people don't.

So I'm just reminding you.

One, tone it down.

Two, if something
goes wrong with Yang Rui,

don't take the fall for him.

He doesn't listen to me at all.

And he's my boyfriend.

I can't go complain about him to Ma Ke.

That's it then.

You believe gossip like that?

That's not like you.

If you feel uncomfortable
being at the office alone,

I'll come back
to keep you company next Monday.

I don't need you to keep me company.

I want to draft a new proposal
for their IT Department,

so they can see
our sincerity and capability.

At least so they don't think
Maxmise is all talk and no action.

Ma Ke said to put it on hold.

He'll handle it.

Can you not go off on your own like this?

Sorry. I sounded harsh just now.

Don't take it to heart.

I just think you shouldn't
keep butting heads with Ma Ke.

-After all, last time--
-I know.

Alright.

Celestial is having a team-building event
this weekend, isn't it?

We can go out together on our day off.

How about Huanying World?

Sure. We'll figure it out later.

YE XINZHI

Tonight at 8:30. J Center, 120th Floor.

I'm meeting with the MD
of Morse Investment Bank

to broker a deal for Tianhe Air.

Can you come be my temporary secretary?

Your first time here?

Yeah.

So I just took a bunch of photos
and posted them on Moments.

Once you've been here a few dozen times,

you'll only complain
about how long the elevator takes.

But even then,

face-to-face time
with Morse's MD is still rare.

We're here to discuss
the Tianhe plan today.

Isn't your outfit a bit too casual?

I've known him for a long time.

Dressing too formally
actually feels a bit odd.

But what you're wearing is just right.

Relax.

Relax, and you'll be at your best.

Relax.

Don't forget how you bragged to Tianna.

How come the moment you meet,
you're the only one freaking out?

Thank you for the postcard you sent me.

The small building in the picture
is exactly the same as I remember.

-Happy?
-Yeah.

Then I'm even happier.

Foul. That's just foul.

What would you two like to drink?

-Jiwa.
-Jiwa, thanks.

You two are so in sync.

-I'll have an Americano.
-Sure, sir.

-Mr. Deng.
-Mr. Ye.

Let me introduce you.

This is my assistant, Chi.

-Hello. I'm Xu Chi.
-Hello.

If this deal goes through,
I really have to thank you.

Why be so formal with me?

I happen to be consulting for Tianhe.

I know they have investment needs,

and I know you've got plenty of capital.

It's just a small favor.

Tianhe really hit the jackpot
hiring you as consultants.

Miss Xu, please organize
the meeting minutes when you get back.

Once I receive them tomorrow,
I'll reach out to them right away.

Already sent to your email.

I trained her personally.

Very fast.

And her accuracy is just as good.

I'm not worried about that.

Because just now,

many of Miss Xu's points
really impressed me.

Miss Xu, would you consider
joining my company?

I've long heard that the chef
at Morse's Beijing headquarters

elite staff restaurant
was hired from a top five-star hotel.

If you'd like to take me along
for a good meal,

I can leave right now.

Let's go.

Deng. Poaching in front of me, huh?

Joking aside.

You know, I really admire you guys.

No matter what industry you consult for,

you're always so professional.

Consultants are supposed to know
the industry better than the clients.

You can't just pull a random case
from the files and churn out a proposal.

Fooling the client and fooling yourself?

That's not how I do things.

That's what makes you impressive.

Maxmise isn't magic.

How could we possibly know
every company's technical details?

Just showing them a tiny bit
is more than enough.

Let's wish us success.

Success.

You're not still thinking
about Celestial's IT Department, are you?

No.

I… I was moved by the movie.

This is a comedy.

Laughing through tears
is what makes it really touching.

I'm going to the restroom.

So embarrassing.

Xu Chi.

Lin? What a coincidence.
Are you here to see a movie too?

I saw you earlier.

I wanted to thank you
for helping me find that agent.

I've finished moving,
and the divorce is done.

I feel totally free.

So I wanted to catch a few movies
before my leave ends, just to relax.

That's great.

I think I saw you
come in with Yang Rui earlier.

Yeah.

We haven't been together long.

I thought I was seeing things.

How did you end up with Yang Rui?

Is there something wrong with him?

No, that's not what I meant.

He joined the company two years after me,

but he's a good consultant.

He's a decent guy with a good personality.

Then why…?

I just thought you and Ye Xinzhi
were pretty close before.

I assumed you two…

No, no. You've got it wrong.

My family and he are friends.

Actually, years ago,
Richard was my mentor.

He really is charming.

I even had a little crush on him once.

But looking back now,
it was probably just admiration.

I interned under him at Boen
for over half a year,

so I know him very well.

He's very cautious.

So cautious that he'd never

go to dinner alone
with a female colleague.

So that night when I saw him drunk
and leaning on you,

I got really angry.

But that proved

he'd already let you
into his inner circle.

And I could tell
you have feelings for him.

-Lin, I…
-You don't have to rush to deny it.

The fact that I can say all this openly
shows I've long since let it go.

His type is what young girls fall for.

I'm way past liking that type now.

You should get going.

See you at the office.

FISH SPINNERS

Look at that.

BEIJING HAPPY VALLEY

LONG TIME NO SIP, TIPSY BAR

-Let's buy some water.
-Sure.

Here.

This water is pretty expensive, isn't it?

I grabbed the wrong one.

Which one do you want?

Hello. Two bottles of this, please.

-That's 20 total.
-Okay.

-Let me.
-I'll pay.

Let me.

Alright. Thanks.

Thank you.

Lin.

Back then,

how did you control your feelings for him?

I left Boen and joined Maxmise.

Yang Rui is my "Maxmise".

I get it.

I won't try to talk you out of it.

After all, you know only

if a relationship is worth it
once you've been in it.

But as someone who's been divorced,
let me share one piece of experience.

If you're with someone you like,

no matter how busy or tired you are,

you'll be happy.

But if you're with someone
you don't like that much,

you won't last long before you get tired.

Yang Rui.

-I--
-Let's break up.

Actually, I've been wanting
to say this to you.

I just didn't know how.

Honestly, when we first got together,
I was really happy.

But over time, I realized
there was no real spark between us.

We're just not meant to be together.

Because we're interested
in different things.

And every time we go on a date,
we're not on the same page.

We were always just trying it out anyway.

But I figured if one day

you dumped me first,
that'd be pretty embarrassing.

So I might as well beat you to it.

Where are your manners?
Whatever happened to "ladies first"?

We're both corporate drones.
Let's not bother with gender.

-We're still good colleagues.
-Of course.

And friends.

Good breakup.

You and Yang Rui
never had any chemistry anyway.

And you getting publicly criticized

by Mr. Sun from Celestial's IT Department
was all thanks to him.

We talked it over. Since we broke up,

staying in the same project team
would be awkward,

so I want to apply
for a transfer to another team.

Come to our team.

Let's really join forces
and do something big together.

Sure.

I think there's too much dust

in your router, so it's overheating,
and the WiFi keeps dropping.

Let me wipe it down. That should fix it.

Now

you've broken up with Yang Rui.

You're single again.

How are you moving things
forward with Ye Xinzhi?

Move what forward?

Just go back to how things were.

{\an8}Once you've had the best,
nobody else compares.

{\an8}Since I like him,

{\an8}I won't force myself
to be with someone else.

I'm just not good enough
for him right now.

Then I'll work for it.

I'll learn from him
while keeping things flirtatious.

Maybe one day I'll deserve him.

Then I'll have both career and love.

"Once you've had the best,
nobody else compares"?

Have you even had him?

Have you even been through anything?

That's just a secret crush.

Don't flatter yourself.

Let me tell you,

after we met with Mr. Deng
from Morse that day,

Ye Xinzhi drove me back to the hotel.
He sat in the back seat with me.

I have a feeling if he knew I broke up,
he'd be pretty happy.

What are you laughing at?

The two of you are worlds apart in status.

He's way up there.

Should he sit in the front
instead of the back?

Besides, if some young girl were putting
herself on a silver platter for me,

I'd be loving it too.

I'm not fixing your router.

Just leave it. Let the WiFi stay broken.

-I'm done.
-Can't handle…

Can't handle facing reality?

Anyway, he's not the kind
of textbook scumbag you described.

He hasn't made a move
because he has feelings for me,

but he's just not in love with me yet.

But just you wait.

One day,

I'll become a woman he can't resist.

How exactly "can't resist" are we talking?

Do you really want to know?

Gross.

You sure you don't want to know?

I'm just wondering…

What if you don't become that woman?

And even if you do,
what if he won't commit to you?

Don't blame me for raining on your parade.

I looked it up. He's been divorced.

He's been divorced!

I know. I know. I looked it up too.

Miss Bu, why are you such a pessimist?

First of all, nothing's
even started between us yet.

Why think about the ending?

Second, in love,

the dopamine only lasts
about three months on average.

Maybe by then I'll be the one
who gets bored first.

Then he's only good
for what I can learn from him.

Once I've squeezed him dry,
it'll be my turn to…

And how exactly are you going
to squeeze him dry?

Bu Tianna.

-Will you cut it out?
-Will you…

What are you doing?

Is this how you squeeze him?

Bu Tianna, you… I'm going to hit you.

Is this the squeeze?

I…

Help! Do you still want me
to fix your router or not?

What are you doing?

So you can make dirty jokes about me,
but I can't do that to you?

You're no fun.

Okay, fine.

Then hire a repair guy to fix it.

Don't ask me to do it.

-Because you don't charge.
-Are you short on money?

Yeah.

I just don't want strange men in my place.

And most people
who fix this stuff are men.

But Zhao Heng
came by the other day, didn't he?

Is he not a stranger, or not a man?

He…

Who is it? Who's there?

Who is it?

-It's me.
-What are you doing here?

Didn't your WiFi go down?
And your computer too?

Last time, I noticed

the property management
gave you an old router.

The signal's bad.

This one's better.

Did I ask you about the router?

I asked why you came to my place
without my permission.

Because of love.

What's wrong?

Who's there? Do you have someone over?

Speak of the devil.

Devil? Are you two talking about me?

Putting on a show?

Yeah.

Fine. I already fixed it for you.

I'm heading out.

I'll leave you two to it,
whether it's just talking or full action.

Either way.

-I'm off.
-Wait.

-I'm leaving with you.
-Where are you going?

Home.

Home?

You're going home,
given how bad things are with your family?

What do you mean, bad?

I left quietly last time.

I didn't burn any bridges.

And I'm not going
to just follow their script.

They're stringing me along.
I can string them along too.

I'll play the loving daughter

while slowly seizing control
of Siwei Group.

Besides, Bu Tianjie is just a kid.

By the time he's old enough to take over,

who knows who Siwei Group will belong to.

It'll belong to the Bu family.

-Let's go.
-Wait.

You still haven't said
how you're going to tell Ye Xinzhi

you broke up.

I've got an ace up my sleeve.

Accidental run-ins work best.

Why are you sitting down?

And with your shoes on?

Aren't I marrying into the family?

From now on, just call me "Bu Shoes-On"!

Alright. Your license plate
is restricted today.

I promise I won't stay a minute longer
after dropping you off.

Stop doubting fate
when it brings us together, will you?

What fate?

Don't flatter yourself.

There is no fate between us.

So cold-hearted.

Zhao Heng, listen.

Even if I used your shoulder once
when I was down, so what?

We are never taking this any further.

I never said
I needed us to take it further.

I actually think
we're great just like this.

Zhao Heng, I'm telling you this
for the very last time.

Stop wasting your time on me.

It's never going to happen between us.

And I'll tell you this one last time too.

Relationships take two people.

It's not your decision alone to make.

How can you be so thick-skinned?

I made myself crystal clear,
and you're still clinging to me? Why?

I don't even like you!

I know every single trick
you scheming guys like to pull.

You're just trying to take
advantage of my vulnerability.

How would you know so well?

Have you been burned
by a scheming guy before?

You've got looks, talent,
and family background.

But at your age,
you have zero interest in relationships.

And you're completely on guard
whenever a man gets close.

And when you saw
Xu Chi and Ye Xinzhi getting close,

you kept warning her.

I remember you always told us
your family favors boys over girls.

But I've never heard you

mention them pressuring you
to get married.

I get it now.

You must've been deeply hurt by a gentle,
mature, scheming guy.

Hurt so bad that even your parents
don't dare bring it up.

Hurt so bad
that you're once bitten, twice shy.

What does the down payment
on your old house have to do with me?

What right do you have
to have my jewelry appraised?

Do you know that was a birthday gift
from my dad?

Get lost.

And he probably got close to you

right around when you came back
from abroad and found out

you had a little brother. Am I wrong?

So you're really afraid of me
taking advantage of your vulnerability.

Pull over.

I don't have time for your stories.

-I didn't even say anything…
-Are you pulling over or not?

If you don't, I'll grab
the steering wheel right now,

and we'll both go down together.

You want to die with me? That works too.

-One, two…
-How can you be so shameless?

Didn't your mom teach you any manners?

Say whatever you want about me.

Just leave my parents out of this.

It must take
a special kind of toxic parents

-to raise someone as shameless as you.
-Apologize!

Or I'll never talk to you again!

You…

You better mean it!

I've got plenty of simps.

One less won't matter.

Miss, you're back.

No, I'm not going!

I'm not getting that shot!

So noisy.

-Xiaojie.
-What's all the racket?

Bad guy! Let me go!

Mrs. Bu told me to take Xiaojie
to get his vaccine before she left,

but he just won't cooperate.

-Xiaojie, be a good boy.
-No!

Xiaojie, it really doesn't hurt.

-Just go.
-Move.

Get up!

-Miss.
-Miss, you…

Stay right there. Don't move!

You two, step back.

So you don't get hurt.

-Are you going or not?
-No!

I'm asking you one last time.
Going or not?

Not a chance!

Are you going or not?

Yes. I'll go.

There. Nice and easy.

This is the place.

Based on his habits,

he should come at a fixed time every week.

-Why is she here?
-No idea.

Aren't you gonna go say hi?

-Okay. Give me a sec.
-Alright.

-What are you doing here?
-I should be asking you.

What are you doing here?
I've always worked out here.

I've been wanting
to try some equipment lately.

I saw on WeChat
that they offer weekend trials.

And it's close to my place.
Thought I'd check it out.

Working hard, huh.

It's Saturday.

Not out having fun with friends?

Um…

I broke up.

Really?

Sorry to hear that.

So,

I just wanted to come sweat it out today.

Yeah.

Sweating it out is good.

Sweat it all out and you forget
all your troubles.

For you.

I'm going boxing.

Ran off.

Go boxing?

That's it?

Can't look back.

And I can't leave now either.

If I leave, he'll definitely notice.

PRIVATE, DO NOT ENTER

What is it now?

Coming.

You tattled again?

Tattled about what?

I just got home
and saw him squirming by the car,

refusing to get in.

He said he'll only get the vaccine
if you take him.

I'm not going.

I'm busy.

You're clearly not working right now.

What's the big deal about
taking Xiaojie out?

It's rare he's so attached to you.

Your dad and I both want you two
to get along.

Just go with him.

You really want me to take you?

Can I hit him if he doesn't behave?

Of course. You're his sister.

He's all yours.

Just get along, you two. I'm off.

Sit.

What is wrong with you?

Are you alright?

I… I'm fine.

It's okay. Don't be scared.

I… I'm not scared.

Oh my. Scared me to death.

You really wanted me
to come with you that badly?

Why?

Because shots hurt.

You broke wooden boards
and didn't feel a thing.

I wanted to borrow some of your courage,

so it won't hurt as much.

Come on.

She's gone.

Your little girl's gone.

She looked so down.
Aren't you gonna go after her?

No.

Let's keep training.

Did you take some kind of power pill?
That hurt like crazy.

You're off today.

She leaves, and you take it out on me?

Do you keep training or what?

Let's… Let's take a break.

My hand hurts.

What did you two talk about?

Nothing much.

She just told me

she broke up with her boyfriend.

Well, that's great!

That's good news.

She's single,

so she'll have more time for work, right?

So that gives you an opening. Right?

Wait, what opening?

-Am I that kind of guy?
-Wait. What are you doing?

-Hey, am I that kind of guy?
-What are you doing?

W-What did I say? I…

An opening. Like,

more chances for you two
to work together. What?

What were you thinking?

What were you thinking?

What were you thinking?
What were you thinking?

Okay, stop. Let's get back to training.

-Come on.
-Yeah.

You really should work out more.

Exercise keeps you young.

That way, the age gap
between you and your little girl

won't show as much.

Do I look that old?

See for yourself.

-Don't move. Stay still.
-No!

-Stay still. Hands down.
-I don't want it!

Don't move.

-Stay still!
-Trust me. It won't hurt at all.

He's moving so much,
I can't give him the shot.

Then…

Just pretend.

Don't actually stick me.

Look at me. Watch closely.

See that? Doesn't hurt at all.

-Did you hear that?
-Yeah.

Then let's do it.

Tianna, did it hurt just now?

I'm a karate expert.

What's a little pain?

Here. Have some candy.

I don't like candy.

You take it.

Even if you're not afraid of pain,
shots still hurt.

In cartoons,

girls feel better after eating candy.

Mom won't let me eat candy.

She says it'll rot my teeth.

I worked so hard to hide this one.

What's so great about candy?

You keep it.

I'll take you for ice cream.

Really?

You're not lying to me?

Ice cream! Ice cream!

Stay still.

If you move again, I won't take you.

I also want donuts.

And cotton candy.

Tianna, you're my favorite.

My favorite!

Tianna.

Will you be the CEO for me?

I don't wanna be a CEO.

Dad always says when I grow up,
I'll be the CEO.

But I don't wanna be busy
like Dad every day.

I just wanna play.

Silly.

When you grow up,
you won't think that way anymore.

What's wrong?

No luck with Ye the Legend either?

I waited all afternoon
just to tell him I'm single now,

and he just went, "Oh, really?

Well, I'm going boxing."

I bet you've never met anyone
as delusional as me.

There's another one right here.

Come on.

Fellow losers in love. Come on, forget it.

YE THE LEGEND

I'm at a meeting by the lake tonight.

The moonlight is beautiful.

Just wanted to send it to you.

Good night. Sleep well.

THE MOONLIGHT IS BEAUTIFUL TONIGHT

Scumbag.

He ignores me,
then sends me stuff like this.

What does he want?

What's wrong?

Are you okay?

Here, drink this. Tomato juice.

I'm fine. I'm not drunk.

SONGFENG RESTAURANT

Just drink it.

Anyone who's drunk says they're not drunk.

It's got fructose.

It'll make your stomach feel better.

Chi.

How come I never noticed
how caring you are?

Oh my God.

I…

I'm taking care of the guy
who's pursuing my best friend.

Do you think I'm not acting
like enough of a pick-me?

What are you doing?

Let me run something by you, Chi.

Actually, I've always thought
we'd be a good match.

Look, you've got nothing going on.
I'm hopeless too.

Let's just get together and piss them off.

Go away.

Just think about it.
Hey, let's talk about it.

Go home and sober up.

Come on.

Go, go, go.

Water.

Easy.

I hope you'll be a new man
in 32 hours, okay?

How about this?

Let's take a photo

and post it on Moments.
Only they can see it.

Piss them off.

Get in the car.

Just one photo.

I'm closing the door.

I'm leaving.

Bye!

Approved. Effective immediately,

Xu Chi is transferred to the actuarial
team for the Celestial project.

MA KE

Back then,

I suddenly remembered Su Su's WeChat bio.

"Love comes and goes,
but work is forever."

Tomorrow is always a new day.

I need a performance measurement tool
for the Actuarial Department.

Do you have one?

Balanced Scorecard or KSF-based
total performance compensation?

I've seen Lian'an Insurance's
in our files. Hold on.

Lian'an uses BSC. I'll send it to you.

I need the big data utilization rate
for Celestial's Actuarial Department.



You can check data table two.

-It has more details.
-Okay.

By the way, we have a video meeting
with external insurance data experts

tomorrow at ten.

Ma Ke said anyone who wants
to ask questions live is welcome to join.

Are you guys going?

-Yeah.
-Yeah.

Oh my God.

It's only eight in the morning
and there's already such a long line.

This is the limited-edition black truffle
milk tea that's going viral right now.

They only sell 200 cups a day.

I heard every girl loves it.

-Let's go line up. Go.
-Let's go.

Which flavor are you getting?

Black truffle, of course.

That's what everyone's here for.

Zhao Heng?

You're not lining up?

Someone bought it for me.

Lucky you.

Can you save me a spot?

Take it.

I don't like milk tea.

Didn't you say
you'd never talk to me again?

Then why did you…?