Ode To Joy 2 (Huan Le Song / 欢乐颂)

You really couldn't be stopped.

Was it appropriate for you to track down Andie in Shanghai?

What is there to question?

Our son has fallen under her spell and lost his sense of reason.

Who would look after him if I don't investigate her?

Our son is tall, rich, and handsome.

He hasn't caused any trouble for us all this time.

Don't you agree he is careful?

What are you worried about?

When a man has been mesmerized by beauty, he has no intelligence to speak of.

Andie said she has a gathering with colleagues in the industry today.

I'll get a clear look at who she is.

I've seen plenty of these gatherings.

A group of bigshots with a floozy dressed to the nines at the center of attention.

It's said to be a gathering, but it's really not fit to be seen.

With women, don't look at the facade she shows you.

You must look at how she is when you have your back turned.

Then you'll know whether she is genuine.

I'm off.

The central bank has approved the Foreign Exchange Trading System, CFETS

but I personally believe

the bilateral exchange rate of the Chinese renminbi (RMB) to the U.S. dollar

is still the most important indicator.

Hello, how may I help you, Ma'am?

Hello. Which room is SX International Group in?

- Please come with me. - Thank you.

This way.

Please wait.

Don't bother them yet.

I have a friend who isn't here yet. We'll go in together.

Okay, please have a seat over there.

Thank you.

I think it's more pressing to invest in the foreign exchange market now.

The renminbi exchange rate may exhibit greater bidirectional volatility

but there won't be substantial devaluation.

And after further elimination of the gap between onshore and offshore RMB rates

SDR's (Special Drawing Rights) operation will continue to improve.

Add on the effect of Brexit

I believe it's only a matter of time before the RMB becomes

the world's second largest reserve currency.

I agree with CFO He.

Going by the current situation, the renminbi will grow even stronger.

Here, here.

CFO He, SX International Group's business will be improving even more.

- This is all under your leadership-- - What are you doing?

Andie, I've missed you so much.

I arrived at the hotel, dropped off my luggage, and came straight to see you.

I'm sorry, Mrs. Bao. I am still in a meeting.

Why don't you go eat something over there? I'll foot the bill.

Darling, I just wanted to see you.

I was truly worried about you before I got to see you.

How about this? I'll go inside with you.

Take it as a family member sitting in. I'll just sit quietly off to the side.

No, that won't work.

- Why not? - Excuse me.

Please take this madam to get some food.

- I'll pay the bill. - Okay.

Go eat or drink something.

That's not necessary. You don't need to go through the trouble or pay.

I'll just wait at the entrance.

Since you're so busy, go ahead and do your work.

Okay, I'm heading in then.

Mom.

Son, I'm in Shanghai right now to see Andie.

When did you decide this? How come I didn't know?

If you knew, would I have been able to come?

I came to Shanghai just to see her.

She couldn't even care less.

From this, it can be seen how unimportant you are to her.

Mom, you're really one to talk.

Without me there and without a suitable reason

what were you going for?

The next time you want to see Andie, can you at least

tell me ahead of time?

If you just show up suddenly, nobody would feel comfortable about it.

You're on her side?

I'll tell you I saw a man fawning all over her at the gathering.

He poured her drinks and spoke into her ear.

I couldn't stand to see anymore so I barged in to stop them.

Otherwise, who knows how far it would have gone?

Guess what happened? Andie treated me coldly when she saw me.

She pulled a long face, as if I owed her money.

I'm considered an elder.

I'd sit inside with her. She said that wouldn't work.

She had me wait for her outside of the room.

Son, what kind of reasoning is that?

How can Andie have such poor manners?

She doesn't even have a basic respect for elders!

All right, Mom.

She's at an official business gathering, a formal setting.

You barged in so abruptly. Andie must not have been ready.

She must have been caught unprepared.

It wasn't appropriate for you to do that.

Mom.

I'm still working overtime at the office.

Can you show some concern for me first

and let me finish my work so I can go home and get a good night's sleep?

If there's a problem, can we talk about it at home?

Madam, can you call me when you're not busy?

I miss you.

Madam, you're done with work?

Hello. Your mom came to see me just now.

However, I was busy.

I asked her to wait at the door for a bit

but when I came out, she was already gone.

So, please tell her I'm sorry.

Sorry for what? For what reason do you have to apologize?

I already told her. She shouldn't have gone.

She was disturbing you from your work.

But, my mother was probably impatient to see you. You know that.

But it seems what I know is different from what you're saying.

She did not treat me with goodwill

and was asking around about my private business.

This is not the way to gather information on someone.

You are our clients.

There will be some who worry or suspect we have done something to wrong a client.

I'm not afraid of being undermined

but I am extremely disgusted.

What cannot be discussed in the open and warrants such snooping?

No, she doesn't have that intention.

Trust me, she has no ill intention.

She's just overly concerned about our relationship.

In addition to Mrs. Wei's malicious instigation

she may be over-analyzing some things and be a bit jittery.

She doesn't mean to offend.

You've already explained Mrs. Wei's accusations.

I am purely the technological type.

I have no need to fool around with Wei Guo Qiang.

Even if I did, it would have been classified as a division of labor.

Any further interpretation of it would be ill-intentioned.

It would be an insult to my integrity.

I believe she also over-analyzed today's gathering.

When she rushed into the room

her vigilant expression made me feel very awkward.

No... she's... she's like that.

My mom sees that I'm obsessed with pursuing you.

When she sees another man fawning over you, she's jealous on my behalf.

Why should she be jealous for me? Right?

Hello? Andie?

Say something.

Are you angry?

I apologize to you on my mother's behalf. Okay?

If I were with you right now, I'd kneel and bow.

Don't be mad.

I'm not mad.

I just think that for a normal gathering to be misinterpreted in this way

I am just speechless.

You're thinking too much.

I'm not.

This is a very clear logical relationship.

She believed Mrs. Wei's gossip and took action.

She didn't believe your explanation and didn't cease her actions.

I believe she interpreted today's gathering as my meeting with men.

She would interpret my colleague speaking to me as him fawning over me. Right?

Actually, before speaking with you

I hadn't thought of this so obscenely.

No, it has nothing to do with being obscene.

Yes, anybody would get angry if this happened to them.

But consider this from another angle.

It's a mother's unique way of thinking. It's like this.

A tiger is fiercely protective of its children.

If something comes near the tiger, it would surely attack, right?

Just pretend my mother is the tiger

and I'm the calf-- no, I'm the tiger cub!

It's an extreme animal instinct.

She can protect you, but she doesn't... doesn't need to think of me as a vixen.

There is that possibility.

Any woman who has had that experience will probably jump to that conclusion.

But that's not my fault. Go see my dad about that.

Okay, all right. I can understand.

What did you say?

My dear, I'm so grateful to you

for understanding my difficulties at this time.

How about this?

It's not late yet. Go have tea with my mom.

I'll give her a call and book a nice place

close to you.

No!

Wait, you're not understanding?

It doesn't mean I accept her attitude.

Precisely because she is your mother

I'll treat her with due respect when I see her

but I won't take the initiative to make nice.

Putting aside that she isn't my mother-in-law

even if she were, I would only respect the in-law relationship.

What about doing it for me?

This already is for you.

Otherwise, I wouldn't even be understanding.

I can't talk any longer. I still have work to do.

Bao Yi Fan never expected the backlash from Andie would be so fierce

and for her to make no exceptions for him.

He felt like a mouse in the bellows, pressured on both sides.

However, these two were the most important women in his life.

In the future, they would be family.

He could not allow them to continue quarreling.

At the bottom of it, the conflict was caused entirely by his mother.

Has she apologized?

Mom, you have the nerve to ask that?

Why should she apologize?

I had told you not to ask around.