The Way We Were (归去来)

The Wat We Were

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The Way We Were

Episode 3

Are there any other variables involved?

Many variables can affect the outcome

both before and during the proceedings.

Such as?

Such as evidence being overturned, witnesses backing out of testifying

or even not showing up in court.

It's possible for witnesses to not show up?

Yes, there are many instances of such.

Let's say the arresting officer

didn't show up to the hearing.

The case would be missing its key witness.

The case against the suspect would then be dropped immediately.

Lawyer Kang, I need a small favor from you.

It has to do with that highway patrol officer.

I already prepared for that.

This is his information.

I only prepared a hard copy to stay safe.

That is smart.

It's nothing.

First, get him out on bail. Let me know when the hearing date is set.

Don't worry.

Also, we'll be seeing each other more often in the future. In front of the two kids..

I don't know who you are.

Sister, I'm here to check up on you.

I'm more concerned about how you're doing.

I slept in the room next door last night.

That's as close as we've ever slept.

Please tell me how in the world you ended up getting married in secret.

It's just what it looks like.

It's hard to fight some people's oppressive ways.

Who are you calling oppressive?

Are you still in denial?

No one forced you to marry me.

Even if you weren't ecstatic, you were in on it with me.

A deal based on equality and mutual cooperation.

Isn't that what you like to say all the time?

What kind of deal?

See, you hear that? You didn't hear wrong.

Yes, this is just a formal arrangement, like a business deal.

It isn't a real marriage.

What is a real marriage? Is a marriage registered with the local government not real?

It's legal in American law.

So which is it, marriage or a business deal?

-Marriage. -Business Deal.

Who am I suppose to listen to?

She's not wrong either. If you put it together, it's a contract marriage.

She gave me $150,000 to marry her.

Why?

Her family came across some issues getting their investor green cards. She wanted a green card as soon as possible.

So she came up with the idea of marrying me. Then she could get a green card as my spouse.

So we exchanged money and rings..like a business marriage.

Cheng Ran, how could you accept other people paying you just to get married with you?

Because...I lack money.

Will you lack money?

Sister, you don't know that our dad has controlled my finances

for a year. Say, how could anyone believe a rich son

telling them that he's broke?

That's why, my business deal-marriage was forced by her and by our father.

Dad

That's right, him, who else can it be.

Dad, why are you here?

Who..Whose Dad?

Your Dad.

Jeez...oh, my god...

My head hurts... It hurts...

Your eyes are recovering very well.

He can be discharged from the hospital.

Come on Doc, I can't be discharged.

Everything is spinning around in front of me. I feel very dizzy.

Are you sure my body doesn't have any internal injuries?

How about you let me stay in the hospital for another few days?

Or let me have a MRI and check me thoroughly.

I'm 100 percent sure it's not necessary.

You only have minor cuts and bruises.

Come on Doc, double check please.

You're going to be all right.

Thank you.

Immediately process his discharge.

Jeez, dad, I really can't get out of this bed. I feel unwell all over and my legs are so weak.

I really can't get up.

Get up yourself. Or do you need me to do it for you.

Get up!

Come back with us.

Okay, dad. I was just thinking of finding the right time to have a talk with you.

My head hurts.

Oh, my...

You even gave her the keys to our house?

Dad, isn't your house my house.

Cheng Ran.

I can't, my head is starting to feel dizzy.

Sir, you're back.

Maid Ma, yes, I'm back. Just go back to what you're doing.

Okay.

Cheng Ran. Where are you going?

I'm going up to lie down for a while.

If you want to lie down, lie here.

Dad, can we talk some other time? Why must you make things difficult to a patient?

You can dodge faster than me and you call yourself a patient? Come over here!

Oh, my! How come my ears are ringing?!

What did you say?!

If you keep pretending to be silly with me,

I'll punch you! You hear me?

Come here!

Dad, what would you like to drink? -Don't call me Dad.

Uncle, your house has the high-grade Chinese tea sent to me by my father. Let me prepare one for you.

Thanks. This is our house. No need for you to entertain anyone.

Sit down.

I have something to ask you guys.

Your name is Jin Lu?

You can call me Luca.

You can call her "green card". It's easier to remember.

Uncle, I'm guessing that you want to see our marriage certificate. I've brought it for you today.

What kind of marriage certificate is this? There's not even a photograph.

US marriage certificate is like that.

On it are my name, Cheng Ran's name, and the stamp of the local government.

This doesn't look so formal. How come it looks fake?

This is real.

Our marriage is recognized by the US law.

How did you two...

...meet? Who suggested to have a marriage deal?

We were introduced by a friend at a party around October of last year.

I'm the one who suggested the marriage deal. But the two of clicked upon first meeting. No one forced anyone.

Ms. Jin,

there are a lot of routes in emigrating.

Why must you choose a marriage deal?

My parents have actually applied to migrate here as investors, but they encountered some problems and couldn't temporarily proceed with it.

As a skills immigrant, I completely won't pass.

Only migrating via marriage is the fastest route.

But let me ask you first. $150,000

is several times higher than the usual market price.

Why were you willing to accept it?

I'm willing to give that much money.

Honestly, Uncle, I really don't mind getting that green card.

My family has already bought a house here.

I will come here with a tourist visa and stay for several months every year. Eat, play, and shop.

I can stay here or return as I want. I'm very free to do anything.

I don't really care about some immigration green card.

If not because I met Cheng Ran, I wouldn't do a lowly move like a marriage deal.

You already had an evil ulterior motive upon meeting me, is that it?

Dad, did you hear that? I got tricked.

I indeed tricked you, but you could have refused it.

Not only did you not, you continued to cooperate with me.

I understand now.

Your motive wasn't the Green Card. It was Cheng Ran.

Yes, Uncle. It's because I like him.

I married him because of love.

Cheng Ran. Did the both of you get married because of love or a business transaction?

- Love. - Business transaction.

A business transaction is also love. There is no contradiction between these two.

How can it not been contradicting? Since it's a business deal, don't inject any love into it.

Dad, she is misleading you.

Based on the American law, how long will it take for her to get the Green Card?

The interview at the Citizenship and Immigration Services is in two months. Once I have passed the interview, I will get the Green Card very soon.

This means the both of you can get a divorce after two months.

We can't.

Why?

Getting the Green Card is part of the conditions.

If I get a divorce within two years, my Green Card will be cancelled. We need to be married for two years

so that I can replace it with a ten year long term Green Card.

Cheng Ran, is this the American law?

- Yes. - Yes?!

You can't get a divorce within two years and you still dare to accept this business transaction?

Anyway, it won't affect me. It's unlikely that I would marry anyone else within these two years.

You still say that it wouldn't affect you?

How old are you, idiot?

Once you are divorced, you are considered a divorcee.

This won't happen, Uncle. I guarantee that I won't divorce him after two years.

We need to get a divorce. We had this in black and white.

I'm telling you. If we don't get a divorce, I will go to the Immigration department and report you.

I will let your Green Card be invalid.

I don't care if you cause it to be invalid. Even if you report me, I won't divorce you.

That's called swindling, do you know that?

Cheng Ran, look at this absurd thing you have done.

Aren't you shameless or not?

Doing a business transaction for money. Do you really lack money?

I do.

What do you lack? Didn't I give you living expenses?

Dad, you have been controlling my finances for a whole year.

Do you know how I have lived for the past year? I was just like a zombie.

I gave you living expenses of US$10,000 a month and you lived just a zombie?

US$10,000? It was a great difference from the past.

From the past? You still don't feel bad talking about this?

By the way, if you know what he was like in the past,

would you still dare to marry him? Talk about what rotten thing you did in the past.

- During high school? - That's right.

I used my own means to play shares. What's wrong with that?

What shares?

What did you invest in?

Cannabis.

You bought cannabis?

I bought it at a low price. I'm an investor.

I had a black student brother who was selling cannabis in school. It was extremely lucrative.

I gave him the funds for it. When he made profits, he returned the money to me at a high interest.

So, you are considered a high interest loan person.

Dad, did you hear that? She understood it in an instant.

I was doing business as a loan person.