Lost Romance (Lang Man Shu Gei Ni / 浪漫輸給你)

"Can't Bear to Forget You" by Ariel Tsai

How could the woman that I, Situ Aoran, fall for be an ordinary woman?

To me, you're the most special person in the world.

Aoran still has dreams even now.

Then, that means He Tianxing is still unconscious.

If He Tianxing wakes up...

will Situ Aoran die?

I think I'm the happiest right now.

If only time could freeze at this very moment, that would be great.

I know you like Zheng Xiao'en.

Don't you want to know what place you have in Zheng Xiao'en's heart?

Are you willing to lose her like this?

I backed off because Xiao'en likes you,

not because you're my friend.

Is there anything I can do for you?

Besides Xiao'en.

What's going on with you today?

You seem like you're not in a great mood.

Are you free tonight? Could you keep me company?

From the first day I came here, Qingfeng took care of me the most.

So, seeing that he's in a bad mood,

do you really think I should put dates before mates?

If you want to go comfort Qingfeng, then go,

but you have to come to the restaurant.

I will wait for you no matter how late it is.

Remember, a marriage proposal isn't a fleeting moment of bliss.

It's something touching.

Don't do anything that will embarrass the other person.

Even if it is something very expensive.

As long as you show your sincerity,

even plain Yangchun noodles will be more heartwarming than caviar.

Understood.

Thank you.

It's almost time.

Just leave the rest to me.

Aren't you guys leaving?

We really can't watch from the sidelines?

No.

- We definitely won't make any sounds. - No.

The CEO is really assertive.

But it's so annoying!

Zheng Xiao'en, I have faith in you.

Don't disappoint me.

I'm telling you. Today, I'll be the one paying instead.

Besides time, food is the best way to heal the pain.

Usually you're the one who comforts me.

Now, I'm comforting you instead, but it seems like it's useless.

It's okay. You can just keep me company.

I also want to keep you company, but...

Aiyo, it's Aoran.

He kept refusing to reschedule and insisted on meeting today.

I couldn't say to his face, "You're being such a big baby!"

You guys are not happy because of me?

No, no, no. I didn't say all this to upset you.

Anyway, cheering you up today is the most important.

- Is that so? - Yes.

I suddenly have no appetite. I don't feel like eating anymore.

Let's go outside for a walk.

Huh?

Hey...

This place is really not bad. Your mood will improve.

I also know that no one can cheer up just from someone telling him to do so.

But just be sad for a while; don't be too hard on yourself.

Out with the old, in with the new.

The best way to get over a heartbreak

is to quickly find the next person, isn't that right?

I should just organize a social gathering.

You definitely don't know this.

Our company has leaderboards

for the most loved and the most hated people.

You've always been ahead.

- Is that so? - Of course.

If I say that you want to participate in the social gathering,

half of Royal Group's female employees will ask for leave on that day.

I will go and discuss with the director.

Our company's female employees are famous for being smart, pretty—

[Aoran: I've been here for a very long time.]

Aoran is looking for you, right?

He hates being ignored the most.

To be able to wait this long for you means that he loves you very much.

I'm sorry. I really have to go.

However, my leaving doesn't mean I'm ignoring you.

If there's any issue in the future, you can look for me anytime.

No matter what kind of unhappy situation it is,

don't carry the burden by yourself.

Then... I'm really leaving.

Don't go.

Don't go to Aoran.

Otherwise, you'll disappear.

What's going on?

I am in a role in which I drift from one world to another.

Role?

That's right. Role.

At first, I didn't know who I was.

Today, I'm Duanmu Qingfeng.

Tomorrow, I could be Huo Shaoqing.

And on another day, I could be Leng Ziqing.

From what I remember, the first time I appeared

was during the late Qing dynasty

as the heir of a traditional Chinese medicine family,

Chen Qing.

Chen Qing!

One day, my childhood sweetheart and fiancée, Liu Mushuang, went missing.

In order to find her, I accidentally got on a cruise ship bound for the west.

I started a series of risky adventures.

So... you found Liu Mushuang?

No.

In a foreign country, I met the daughter of a diplomat.

Did the two of you fall in love?

Only she liked me.

Female supporting role?

There were other people as well.

A pirate's daughter,

a widow of a declining noble clan,

and a female business partner who dressed up as a male.

All of them liked you?

This is a novel for boys.

During painful times, there is a girl with him.

When he's struggling, there is also a girl with him.

But no matter what, at the end of the story,

he'll finally take his heart's most important white moonlight as his wife.

In the end, Chen Qing finally found Liu Mushuang.

They planned to return to their country together.

Right at the moment when they set foot on their cruise,

flames colored the entire sky red.

Everything that was before their eyes

seemed like it was burning.

This story has no ending.

When I woke up,

I became another person.

I started another story again.

But from the second story on,

I became like a bystander.

I couldn't do anything.

I also think there are no reasons behind my actions.

I must have come here with the thought

that no matter what happens between Aoran and Chuchu,

I want to see it for myself.

Then, maybe I can give up.

It's useless for a kind guy like you to come here.

You're not destructive at all.

You can only watch helplessly

and silently give them your blessings

as they confirm each other's feelings.

At first, I didn't understand what you were saying.

I thought you were like me, a bystander in all the stories.

But as I got to know you more and interacted with you more,

I slowly came to understand your words.

I am a character in a book.

A character that can only be a silent guardian.

And because of you,

I realized for the first time

that I don't have to do what the writer planned.

Zheng Xiao'en, don't go to Aoran.

Otherwise, you'll disappear. For real.

What do you mean?

Why would I disappear?

Just like you said,

I am a character that can only

watch helplessly as the main characters find their happiness.

I've seen it over and over again.

The main characters blissfully welcomed their happy ending.

The story is finished, and then...

And then?

And then they disappeared.

No one would know where they went.

Why?

Because I never got an ending of my own.

If I can never get an ending of my own,

why can't I be like you and fight for what I want?

Xiao'en, don't go to Aoran.

Come wander with me in a different story.

That way you won't disappear.

We can live as ourselves forever in different books.

What does it mean to disappear?

Will I vanish forever?

Or is it like a movie,

where I come out to act whenever an audience comes to watch?

After I reach the happy ending in the book,

will I die in real life?

Then, what happens to Aoran?

What will happen to He Tianxing?

Always wandering around

from one story to another

is like being a lonely ghost.

What will happen to Qingfeng?

Will it take much longer?

Why is the director and Qiutian there too?

We usually meet at the house.

Why did he specifically ask to go out to eat?

He was also persistent about not changing the date.

If I still don't know what's happening today after seeing these clues,

then I wouldn't be living up to my title as romance novel queen.

The story is almost ending.

There's just the ceremony and the words "I love you" left.

Then it'll be the traditional happy ending.