At least, I know that you are safe now.
James, will I be able to see you again?
Jocelyn, how are you now?
[Panjia Jewelry]
Time to eat. Time to eat.
Xiao Jia, stop doing those things.
You just came back. Just get some rest.
Don't cook so many dishes. It's exhausting for you.
Quickly, quickly come and eat.
Cousin, time to eat.
Okay.
The last dish, Eight-Treasure Rice.
So delicious.
I stir-fried this red bean paste myself.
It is not too sweet.
You won't get fat even if you eat a bit more.
Are you talking about me?
No, she's talking about me.
I have high blood sugar.
Are you siding with her again?
I'm trying to gain favor with Auntie.
Grandfather,
I've caused all of you to worry about me this time.
Actually, when it comes to work,
our family really disregards their own well-being.
Look at Cousin that time...
and me as well.
We are all the same when it comes to working.
Actually, work is just work.
You are just a hired hand.
Why do you need to try so hard?
The key is to know
how to look after yourself, okay?
It's good that you came back safely.
Why did you have to go to such a dangerous place?
I don't want you to experience so much hardship.
Grandfather, it's not hard for me at all.
With all your love for me,
why would I feel any hardship?
Come. Eat some more.
Mom, please eat first.
You can look at them later.
The drawing is really nice.
What is that? Let me have a look.
Is this designed by you?
It's my new design
task for the internal speculative work
for the new summer designs.
Auntie, what do you think?
I think,
at first glance,
it appears very eye-catching.
However, if you scrutinize it closely,
I feel the materials and the design
don't mesh too terribly well together.
Look.
Because I think that for the traditional jewelry of China,
their style tends to be more delicate and graceful.
However, a diamond is a very hard material for making jewelry.
So I think it is really
not easy to bring them together.
Isn't it so, Uncle?
You make sense.
I also feel that is an issue.
Actually, I've looked at many designs.
I still think that
the Dance of the Butterfly made by Wu Xiaoci that year
best integrated the diamond
into the Chinese style.
That is...
Yue Yue, let's eat.
Let's eat. Le's eat.
This is the one.
Mine. This is mine.
I just want to show this to Grandfather.
Yue Yue. This is mine! This is mine!
I just want to take a look at it.
All of you are bad people!
All of you are bad people! Yue Yue! Yue Yue!
Bad people! Bad people!
Yue Yue! Yue Yue! Cousin!
You stole my things.
All of you are bad people.
[Panjia Jewelry]
Rascal, you are back at last.
Come.
Let me look at you.
Still just as handsome.
What do you want?
Don't pretend to be ignorant.
You know what I want.
I'll give it to you.
Give it to you.
The agency contract for the mines
of Astor red rubies in Southeast Asia.
Beautiful.
From now on,
Rui Hua will have a steady supplier of gemstones.
This is the first step in the counterattack by our Setting Group.
What is it?
What about the second step?
What second step?
What happened?
You couldn't have lost it, right?
Such a valuable item.
This is...
something important for us to convince Wu Xiaoci to collaborate with us
Rascal.
Let me tell you this.
In order to get this red ruby,
I was almost finished off in that place.
Nicely done.
I did everything you asked me to do.
And what about you?
Wu Xiaoci is already back,
but she is playing Tai Chi (stalling) with me now.
It seems things were really tough
for you to play Liu Bei to recruit help. (Legend of his taking three visits to recruit Zhuge Liang)
How could it be that easy to get Zhuge Liang?
Moreover, we aren't the only ones trying.
Your stepmom, Mu Ziyun,
has gained control of over 80%
of the flesh and blood of the company.
Furthermore, Grandmother thinks
very highly of her right now.
If we do not produce some exceptional results,
I think I don't need to bother about becoming the successor.
I understand; otherwise,
I would not have returned to help you.
If not for Mu Ziyun,
my mom would not have left at such a young age.
I would not have been falsely accused either
and have had to go overseas to study.
No matter what,
I can't swallow this grievance.
That is why I am helping you.
I'm helping myself, too.
I have decided to change the strategy.
We'll go through her daughter, Gao Hui.
She's already agreed to meet with us for a talk.
You'll go with me when the time comes.
Okay.
Let's go.
I'll give you a treat, to welcome you back.
Perhaps another day.
I want to make a trip to the old shop on East Street.
Is your mom asleep?
She is.
It's so strange.
She was fine in the beginning.
Why did she become unhappy suddenly?
I have never seen her
have such a big temper before.
In the future,
don't mention Wu Xiaoci at home again.
Why?
Is there anything wrong?
Is she related to our family?
No.
Whatever it is,
just listen to what I say. Okay?
Auntie,
my mom was never like this in the past.
She became so agitated suddenly.
Is this related to Wu Xiaoci in any way?
It has nothing to do with her. Don't make blind conjectures.
Oh right, Uncle,
I have to check the shop in the afternoon.
Go ahead.
Xiao Jie caused you to worry again.
Look. We are in the same family,
why worry about that?
I'm leaving now.
Send your Auntie off.
There is no need. Please rest early.
I'm going out.
Take care.
Grandfather...
are you keeping something from me?
Keeping things from you?
Since when have I kept anything from you?
Stop making blind conjectures.
[Rui Hua East Street Shop: Model Store of the City. Awarded to recognize your achievement. January 1999]
[Rui Hua Jewelry]
Sister Lin, how is the business lately?
You see it yourself.
We only had one
transaction the whole morning.
The environment has changed a lot these last few years.
The other stores are all trying to catch up
with the latest fashion trends.
But our Rui Hua
still has the same old three items:
We are unable to keep up with fashion trends gold rings, gold bracelets, and gold necklaces.
We are unable to keep up with fashion trends
The business was better
when your mom was around.
Handsome boy, what do you want to buy?
I want to buy a gift for my mom.
It's her birthday today.
We agreed to go to the amusement park
to ride the carousel on her birthday.
Ah Zhi, I am so sorry.
I am so busy I forgot about it.
It's okay, Mom.
I'll help you remember.
This is my pocket money.
Choose the one that you like.
I will pay the bill.
Little Fool,
I don't need your money to buy a gift.
Why don't we do this?
You can give me a kiss and we will treat it as your gift.
Okay?
Come.
Good boy.
Wait a moment.
Take a look.
I know my Little Zhi loves the carousel best.
So, I made this for you.
Look. This little star represents Mom.
This little horse represents Ah Zhi.
Come. Try it on.
In the future,
when I'm busy,
let the little star and little horse keep you company.
How about that?
Okay, okay.
What a good boy!
That year, our store was publicly recognized
as a model for sales in the industry.
We were even issued a model store recognition
plaque by the city.
Now, our sales have hit the bottom in the company.
General Manager Mu is very dissatisfied
with our sales.
Get into the car!
Get in!
Thank you.
Sister Lin.
Yu Zhi?
Yu Zhi, why are you here?
Look. Why didn't you tell anyone that you were back?
Also, why didn't you stay at home?
Is my house still here?
I thought it was General Manager Mu's house.
Look.
Why are you so hesitant?
We are all one family.
Isn't my house your house, too?
I still get them to clean your room every day.
You can come back there to stay anytime.
Thank you for your trouble, General Manager Mu.
And for thinking of me as well.
What are you talking about?
Look. You were gone for such a long time
and didn't even call once.
I, your dad, and grandmother
were all worried about you.
Now that you are back.
Don't go wandering outside anymore.
Let's go. Come back with me and let Grandmother look at you.
Forget it.
It's office hours now.
I won't be disturbing General Manager Mu's work.
You are the famous workaholic of Rui Hua.
Anyway,
I will definitely come back for dinner during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
You will see me then.
Perhaps,
I will stay at home for a while this time.
It's possible you might even find me bothersome.
Yu Zhi,
you treat me like an outsider when you talk like that.
You are Guanghua's son, so you are mine, too.
Although, I'm your stepmom,
I have always treated you like my biological son.
Of course, I wish for you to stay at home more often. That would be best.
With this statement from General Manager Mu,
then I will be able to stay long term.
Okay, I won't disturb your time anymore.
I'm going now.
Yu Zhi... Yu Zhi! I...
General Manger Mu.
You didn't achieve your sales target again last month.
If you still don't achieve it this month,
be prepared to close this shop.
[Caffe Pascucci]
Are you shooting a Hollywood romance movie?
You really have to walk
ten thousand miles before you can turn life into a library of material.
This experience is too romantic.
If I don't use it, it's really wasted.
What are you writing?
Documenting this material.
Don't worry.
Just leave it to me to look for James.
Last month,
I wrote an article titled,
"Meeting Thirty-six Handsome Young Men."
When I get back,
I will start writing this immediately. Title: "Romantic Encounter in the Countryside."
I will write everything about you
and James in this story.
Do not underestimate me.
Currently, my writing is really popular.
Perhaps James is also reading it.
In this way, he'll be able to find you. Right?
You are really full of imagination.
You should have chosen to study Chinese Literature in college before.
Why did you study jewelry design instead?
Let's return to the topic at hand. Gao Jie,
are you interested in James?
Why don't I mobilize my book fans,
The Little Angels, to help you look for him?
How about that?
With your sketch of James
No, please don't!
Don't you know
the situation in my family?
To me, dating will turn
into something very troublesome in the end.
Gao Jie, you are really too pessimistic.
Is it still because of your mom's illness?
You can't lose all hope for love
because of the situation in your family.
In the beginning, love is pure.
However,
as it continues to evolve,
you must still face what you need to face.
So, I've been thinking about it these past two days.
Perhaps Heaven made the best
arrangement for me
and James
by ending it all at the most appropriate moment.