The first 200 lines.
What were you about to say?
I don't know how to say it.
Take your time. You can tell me later.
The doctor's exam just ended. Did you just wake up?
Yes, I'm up. I took a three-hour nap.
Let's watch a movie tonight.
A movie?
"Love in the Time of Cholera" is showing in the the Art Cinema.
That's such an indie film. I'm afraid I'll doze off.
Can we watch "Iron Man" instead?
That's all business. I'm not watching it.
All right, I'll go with what you want.
Have you completed all the formalities?
It's frustrating. I need two more signatures.
I took a nap after you left.
Once I closed my eyes, you floated around in my mind
like a cloud of haze.
Really?
Me, too.
Qiu Dong, I'll call you later. I'm getting a call from the doctor.
Okay.
Hello, Dr. Fang.
Hello, are you with Bai Li Qin?
No, he returned to the studio. I'm heading back to school.
Is there anything else?
The 15 salespeople for World Arcade...
aren't needed anymore.
What happened?
It was Manager Song's housemaid who leaked the information.
Her commission must be quite considerable this time.
Even if she only got 50 yuan per person, she would receive 750 yuan for 15 people!
There's really no line she won't cross.
She won't even spare the small fry.
This is such a dead-end job.
Yes, it is very unfortunate.
I suggest you come to the hospital right away.
From the CT scans and radioisotope scans
his cancer cells have begun to spread.
Are there any other options?
Yes.
However, it must be discussed with his direct family members.
After all, you two are not married.
How much time does he have left?
One year.
Is there anything else I can do?
His parents are in the countryside and in poor health.
He doesn't have anyone else.
I've seen what you've done for him in the past year.
You've done a lot. What else can you do?
I've seen too many people pass away here.
Many of those related by blood have not been as dedicated as you have been.
From an altruistic standpoint
you have already done far more than I can comprehend.
You are still young and about the same age as my daughter.
I wouldn't allow her to love someone as you are now.
You are in your prime.
I'm just afraid you...
Thank you.
Thank you.
What's the matter?
What's wrong?
It's ridiculous.
Ridiculous? What do you mean?
Four years ago, we broke up for no good reason.
Last night, we got back together for no good reason.
Why do you say it's for no good reason?
It's time to stop.
What?
We need to...
put a stop to the thoughts we began to have yesterday.
What happened?
Bai Li Qin...
He already...
He already doesn't have much time.
His cancer has spread.
Last night, a dream began to take form.
And today, reality has made itself known.
I wish these two days could have happened in the reverse order.
Then I wouldn't have had such improper desires.
This must be punishment.
Yi Ren, don't say that.
What punishment?
When one person doesn't love the other
it isn't a matter of morals.
Bai is very unlucky.
However, a breakup is merely the end of a relationship that has run its course.
Don't--
Don't turn it into a matter of conscience.
In my opinion
it wasn't a coincidence that these happened at the same time.
God knew you would be in pain
so He sent me to you one day in advance to keep you company.
Please don't say it's punishment.
It's hard to feel no guilt.
We should break up.
I need to be with Bai in his last days.
Of course you should be there for him.
I will also do my best to help him.
But why do we have to break up?
Can you really erase what happened from your mind
and pretend it didn't happen?
We'll pretend it didn't happen.
What would you have me do?
Tell him he's going to die soon and we should part ways?
How could I?
- Of course you can't. - What else can I do?
Pretend I'm still with him while we fool around behind his back?
I don't want to think about any of it.
I just want to go back to two days ago when we all got along easily.
I'm sorry.
Yi Ren.
You haven't done me wrong.
You're just hurting yourself.
This is a high-end residential block.
You'll deliver water and you'll be a janitor.
You two can work together every day.
- Chairman Zheng? - Hello.
Boss, this man is in human resources. I'm not too familiar with that.
- Have a seat. - Okay.
Hello, Chairman Zheng.
I work in Human Resources at Te Hui Executive Search.
Te Hui Executive Search?
You've heard about us?
It's a well-known headhunting firm. Of course I know about it.
What brings you to our tiny recruitment agency?
It's like this.
We've conducted a market survey.
We randomly chose 300 recruitment firms from across the nation.
Your agency is among them.
There is a fee for the survey.
I don't have any money.
Don't misunderstand. We pay your agency.
Future plans?
Your big headhunting firm is conducting a survey on our tiny recruitment agency.
It's not to humiliate us, is it?
- No. - Listen up.
My agency is about to close up shop. There is no future.
Close up shop?
Why?
I can't even afford rent!
Goodbye.
- See him out. - Okay.
I'll be leaving, then.
Boss, your phone!
It's my phone!
Get in. It's important.
Where are we going?
Let's talk on the way.
This is such a wreck.
It belongs to the girl who works for me.
I broke hers so I have to get her a new one.
I'm going to introduce you to a friend, President He, who is in chain sales.
He's wealthy, imposing, and very generous.
If you work for him, you'll earn much more than what you're earning now.
What use would he have for me?
Don't undervalue yourself.
You have a talent that President He needs.
What is it?
Pep talks.
You can also call it speeches.
Yi Ren said you have a dream.
Every valley shall be exalted, every mountain made low.
You want to purchase a house in Beijing with a parking spot.
Thank you for remembering what I once said, Yi Ren.
Those were insane delusions of the past.
I can't even afford to pay rent, much less think about buying a house.
You're wrong there.
If President He leads you across the bridge to riches
a house will be waiting on the opposite shore.
Bai isn't exaggerating.
Two days after the stock market plunge in May of last year
President He bought six houses in Beijing all at once.
They were all premium properties in sought-after locations.
He's wealthy.
I don't know anything about chain sales.
You don't need to. It's never too late to learn.
Even some who are learned are useless.
Like me.
There's one more.
H is for health.
S is for security and safety.
H.S. rest is for healthy and safe rest.
Even children miles away can give their parents a helping hand.
Our health and wellness store was opened for mothers and fathers.
You can now come in for free
to experience the world's most advanced Res micro-electrotherapy
for detection and recuperation.
Cures aches and pains in the back, prostate, or elsewhere
constipation, insomnia, and so on.
Detection and therapy...
Does Bai know about his condition?
He can't know.
No wonder he's still in the mood to find me a job.
What business is this man actually in?
You can ask him.
Watanabe isn't like me at all.
He's such an idiot.
I looked it up online.
It's strange.
It's such a famous novel.
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