San Cai is once again back at Grandpa’s company. An assistant is showing her into Grandpa’s waiting room outside the office.
Assistant: “Miss San Cai, please.”
San Cai: “Thank you.”
San Cai steps in to see Dao Ming Feng sitting on the sofa putting down her cup of tea. Dao Ming Feng looks up and sees San Cai standing there and her face turns very unfriendly. San Cai stood by the doorway and was afraid to walk in.
Assistant: “Please go in and have a seat.”
San Cai gives a small smile, nods her head and walks into the room. She sits down on the seat next to Dao Ming Feng’s with only a little table between them. Dao Ming Feng was picking her cup of tea up again when the assistant brings San Cai a cup of tea.
Assistant: “Please have some tea.”
San Cai: “Thank you.”
Dao Ming Feng finally couldn’t take it anymore and forcefully puts down her cup.
Dao Ming Feng: “What are you doing here again?”
San Cai: “I… Gao Grandpa asked me to come.”
Dao Ming Feng (nasty tone): “Gao Grandpa? Are you worthy to call Gao President that way? Just what are you planning to do? It’s always at the last minute that you come and ruin everything for me.”
San Cai: “I don’t know what you are talking about.”
Dao Ming Feng (turns to look at San Cai): “You can stop acting dumb. You must have said something in front of Gao President that would have hinder Dao Ming Corporation and Gao Corporation’s merger plans.”
San Cai (looking at Dao Ming Feng): “Merger plans? What connections do I have with the merger plan?”
Grandpa (coming out from his office, over hearing San Cai’s words): “Of course there is a connection.”
San Cai (gets up from her seat): “Grandpa.”
Dao Ming Feng (also gets up, putting on a smile and walks over to Grandpa): “Gao President, Good morning to you.”
Grandpa: “Sorry I was late.”
Dao Ming Feng: “It wasn’t any problems.”
Grandpa (looking over at San Cai): “San Cai, I really want to thank you. In these past 20 years, yesterday night was the best night of sleep that I have had so that’s why I overslept. (turning back to look at Dao Ming Feng) You two know each other so I don’t need to make introductions. Good. I will stop beating around the bushes. Our Gao Corporation’s success is all because of me and my employees’ hard toil and hard efforts. (walks over to San Cai) So its future, we’ve all been trying to look for someone who we can turn the business over to.”
Dao Ming Feng: “Gao President. Please don’t listen to that girl’s talk…”
Grandpa (interrupting her): “Dao Ming President. I have already accepted the merger plan.”
Dao Ming Feng (surprised): “You have finally come to your senses?”
Grandpa (turning to face Dao Ming Feng): “It’s not because I came to my senses, it’s all because of San Cai. She helped me find the most important thing in my life and made me decide to have an early retirement. So the person who we should thank for the success of this merger plan is San Cai.”
Dao Ming Feng stood there with her arms crossed looking at San Cai.
As San Cai was leaving the company, a car with Dao Ming Feng inside stops right beside her. Dao Ming Feng rolls the window of the car down and stares straight ahead.
Dao Ming Feng: “I will not owe you a favor. So you can give me a request.”
San Cai (looking at Dao Ming Feng): “A request?”
Dao Ming Feng (looking at San Cai): “You can ask for anything you like, no matter what request you make, I will accept it.”
San Cai: “Coming from you, there is no request that I would want to make.”
San Cai turns to walk away and Dao Ming Feng calls out after her.
Dao Ming Feng: “Just a minute.”
San Cai stops walking with her back to the car.
Dao Ming Feng: “I will absolutely not owe you this favor! When you have figured out what you want, then tell me anytime.”
Dao Ming Feng rolls up her window and the car drives away.
At the pastry shop, Michelle is working when San Cai comes running in.
Michelle (hearing footsteps): “Welcome.”
San Cai (breathless): “Sorry, I came late.”
Michelle: “It’s ok. Take your time. I’ll wait for you to get off from work today.”
San Cai: “You’re waiting for me to get off from work? You don’t have a date tonight?”
Michelle: “I have a date with you. He’s coming over tonight, so let’s go see stars together ok?”
San Cai: “Not ok. Taking such a big ‘light bulb’ to watch stars, how can you see it?” (San Cai is referring to the fact that she doesn’t want to be in the way between Michelle and her boyfriend.)
Michelle: “It doesn’t matter. You have to come, have to come.”
San Cai: “Oh, ok. Then I’m going to change into the uniform first.”
Michelle: “Ok.”
San Cai goes to the back, Michelle goes to clean up the table and that’s when Dao Ming Si showed up.
Dao Ming Si: “Ya Sha.”
Michelle (surprise to see him): “Didn’t we say that you would come pick me up at 10 o’clock tonight?”
Dao Ming Si (holding a basketball): “I have something to say to you. Da Xin is playing basketball with a bunch of people tonight. But one of the guys was injured so he asked me to help out.”
Michelle: “But I’ve already told San Cai.”
Dao Ming Si: “I’m sorry.”
Michelle: “How can it be like this?”
Dao Ming Si: “I know I’m not right. Tomorrow, ok? Definitely tomorrow. Please?”
Michelle (un-reluctantly): “Ok. But you treat us tomorrow.”
Dao Ming Si: “Ok. Then be careful when you come home alone tonight, ok?”
Michelle nods her head and Dao Ming Si takes off.
Dao Ming Si: “Bye bye.”
Michelle slowly walks over to the counter feeling sad and San Cai comes out of the back.
San Cai: “Who were you speaking to before?”
Michelle: “Ah Sing. He’s so hateful. We’ve already agreed, but now he has something to do tonight.”
Michelle takes the plates to the back, San Cai is searching for something and that’s when Dao Ming Si runs back in with the basketball.
Dao Ming Si: “Ya Sha.”
San Cai turns around and she is surprised and shocked to see Dao Ming Si.
San Cai (her eyes widening): “Dao Ming Si.”
Dao Ming Si smiles slightly at her and nods his head but his face shows no sign of recognition at all. All San Cai could do was stand there, looking at him, her face was filled with happiness and she looked like she was trying very hard not to cry. At this moment, Michelle comes back out from behind the shop.
Michelle (happy): “San Cai, so you know Ah Sing? Eh, no, Dao Ming Si.”
Dao Ming Si: “Really? Do we know each other?”
San Cai’s face of happiness turns to disappoint and disbelief.
Michelle (trying to explain to San Cai about Dao Ming Si’s situation): “San Cai, please don’t take it to heart. After he had a car accident, he doesn’t remember any of his friends from the past. When did you two know each other?”
San Cai (trying to calm herself down): “I… I’m Dao Ming Si’s… schoolmate.”
Michelle: “So you go to Ying De University also? God, what a coincidence.”
Michelle walks out from behind the counter and over to Dao Ming Si.
Michelle: “Ah Sing, you can’t. You can’t go to play basketball tonight. It’s so rare that you two schoolmates meet again, we have to go and talk. Right San Cai?”
San Cai is still trying to control her emotions.
Michelle (with her hand on Dao Ming Si’s shoulder): “How about this? I’ll look after the shop and you go with San Cai to buy some snacks. Tonight we’ll go up to Yang Ming mountain, ok? (Dao Ming Si slowly looks over at San Cai) So that’s decided then.”
Both Michelle and Dao Ming Si look at San Cai, while San Cai looks at them for a while then turns her eyes away.
San Cai and Dao Ming Si is walking around a convenience store buying junk food. Dao Ming Si is carrying a basket and putting stuff into the basket, while San Cai just follows behind him, staring the whole time. Dao Ming Si kneels down and picks up 2 packages of a type of snack.
Dao Ming Si (happy): “Hey, these are Wang Wang. Ya Sha will have all she can eat this time.”
San Cai (standing next to him, looking at him): “Dao Ming Si.”
Dao Ming Si (looks up at her): “Aye, whatever you want to eat, just help yourself. No need to be so courteous.”
San Cai just looks at Dao Ming Si then she started to kneel down next to him.
San Cai (thinking in her head): “The one that Dao Ming Si loves now is Ya Sha. The one that Dao Ming Si loves now is Ya Sha! God, what should I do? Dao Ming Si and Ya Sha. What should I do?”
San Cai is still staring at Dao Ming Si. He grabs a bag of beef jerky and turns to her.
Dao Ming Si: “Hey, do you want to eat beef jerky?”
San Cai nods her head at him.
Dao Ming Si: “Good. Then I’ll help you get a few more bags.”
Dao Ming Si continues picking stuff off the shelve and San Cai just keeps looking at him.
Meanwhile, Xi Men is sitting somewhere staring out into the river ahead looking like he has a lot on his mind. Mei Zuo is in the background walking to where Xi Men is sitting. When he gets to him, Mei Zuo hands Xi Men a drink and then sits down next to him.
Mei Zuo: “Busy man who’s been missing in action for 800 years, why the sudden urge to come out and sit around?”
Xi Men (solemn looking): “In the past, it was always the 4 of us sitting here and now, it’s just the two of us. (long pause) Mei Zuo, did you ever think that maybe one day this place would be torn down and changed?”
Mei Zuo turns to stare at Xi Men for a while.
Mei Zuo (looking at Xi Men): “There’s something wrong with you. Why did you suddenly became so perceptual?”
Xi Men doesn’t answer, just looked really sad and then popped open his soda.
Xi Men (after taking a sip): “A couple of days ago I saw Ah Si.”
Mei Zuo (turning to Xi Men): “A couple of days ago? Why are you just telling me now?”
Xi Men: “I’ve been debating if I should tell you. (pause) Because Ah Si’s…”
Mei Zuo (interrupting him): “Where is he? Does he remember you?”
Xi Men shakes his head slowly.
Xi Men: “He’s changed. He’s no longer the stuck up master anymore. He’s now working at a breakfast café. (turning to look at Mei Zuo) I actually saw him moping the floor.”
Xi Men picks up a coin from the floor.
Xi Men (holding the coin up to Mei Zuo): “He even seriously picked up a coin that was on the floor.”
Mei Zuo (disbelieving what Xi Men was telling him, snatches the coin out of Xi Men’s hand): “Nonsense! The person you are speaking about can’t be Dao Ming Si. Are you sure it was him?”
Xi Men: “But this Ah Si who’s not like Dao Ming Si, told me from his own mouth that he likes the life he has now. He wishes that we will not go to bother him.”
Mei Zuo (holding onto the coin): “What does he mean don’t go bother him? Then he doesn’t want to find out about his past at all?”
Mei Zuo throws the coin away angrily.
Xi Men: “You’re right. I think that’s what he means.”
Mei Zuo (shaking his head, upset): “I don’t believe it.”
Xi Men: “I also don’t believe it, but I heard it with my own ears. (pause) At the time when Ah Si told me these words, I suddenly feel that he has became a stranger. It seemed like there was an invisible wall between us.”
Mei Zuo takes his cell phone out from his pocket.
Xi Men (looking at him): “What are you doing?”
Mei Zuo: “Tell San Cai.”
Xi Men: “Are you not afraid that Ah Si will run away again?”
Mei Zuo: “So he doesn’t want us to bother him, but I don’t believe that he doesn’t want San Cai.”
At the pastry shop, Michelle is closing all the lights and closing shop when a phone rang. It seems that San Cai left her cell phone at the shop when she left with Dao Ming Si. Michelle searches for the phone and upon finding it, answers it.
Michelle: “Hello, how are you? (pause) I’m not San Cai. San Cai went out to buy something. I’m her friend. Do you need me to tell her anything for you?”
Mei Zuo: “Tell her that it’s Mei Zuo. Listen carefully. This is very, very important. I have information on Ah Si. (Michelle’s face turned from happy to suddenly very serious.) Tell her to return my call immediately.”
Michelle: “Ah Si? (pause) The Ah Si you are talking about, is it Dao Ming Si? (speaking slowly) Then Dao Ming Si is San Cai’s…”
Mei Zuo (getting impatient): “Her boyfriend. Her boyfriend who is missing. Do you understand?”
Michelle stands there holding the cell phone shocked. Mei Zuo is on the other end calling out, “Hello? Hello?”
Dao Ming Si and San Cai is walking back to the pastry shop together after their shopping.
Dao Ming Si (trying to make small talk): “Didn’t know that this world is so small.”
San Cai: “Right.”
Dao Ming Si: “Then you should also know about F4, right?”
San Cai doesn’t answer him and just stops walking. Dao Ming Si stops walking and turns around to look at her.
San Cai (thinking to herself): “Should I tell him? How should I tell Dao Ming Si?”
San Cai had her head down trying to figure out what to do. Dao Ming Si slowly walks back and stands in front of her.
Dao Ming Si: “San Cai, are… you ok?”
San Cai looks up suddenly.
San Cai (wiping her tears away): “I’m ok. It must be the contacts.”
Dao Ming Si looks like he doesn’t believe her but didn’t know what to do.
Dao Ming Si (a little uncomfortable): “Oh.”
Dao Ming Si starts walking ahead of San Cai a little.
San Cai (thinking to herself): “No. I can’t give up. Even though the one that Dao Ming Si loves now is Ya Sha, I can’t not do anything and choose to give up. Right. I can’t give up.”
San Cai runs the couple of steps to close the gap between her and Dao Ming Si.
San Cai: “Dao Ming Si…”
Dao Ming Si (at the same time): “I have something that I want to ask…”
San Cai (slowly walking beside Dao Ming Si): “Ask.”
Dao Ming Si: “Were we really close in the past?”
San Cai (happily grabs onto Dao Ming Si’s left arm): “You remember!”
Dao Ming Si (looking at San Cai’s arm on his arm): “We were really close, huh? (slowly) I want to ask you if I had a girlfriend in the past. Or someone that I like?”
San Cai (slowly letting go of his arm and still looking at him): “Why do you ask? Did you think of something about this girl?”
Dao Ming Si (quickly denies): “No, no. I didn’t think about anything. It’s just that I… saw a message that was left for me. So I…”
San Cai: “What message?”
Dao Ming Si: “She… she… actually it wasn’t anything at all. Let’s talk about it later. Let’s go back first. Ya Sha is waiting for us.”
Dao Ming Si turns to start walking away. San Cai stood there and called out.
San Cai: “I know. (pause) You are on the road back home. (starting to cry) I will wait for you. Forever wait for you. Is it this message? She wrote her wish all over the whole wall. A wall filled with Dao Ming Si’s. (Dao Ming Si is standing there shocked. San Cai slowly walks toward him.) She couldn’t find you from Barcelona to Taipei. (San Cai stops behind Dao Ming Si) She put her wish/hope up on the electronic billboards all over the city of Taipei, but still couldn’t stir up your memory. Are you asking about this girl? (pause) Dao Ming Si, can you please turn around? The answer is just behind you.”
Dao Ming Si slowly turns around to face San Cai.
San Cai (crying): “It’s me. It’s me. I’m your San Cai, Dao Ming Si.”
Dao Ming Si just stares at her then looks away, not knowing what to think, what to say.
San Cai (calling out loudly to get his attention, and still crying): “Dao Ming Si! (he looks up quickly) I’m your San Cai! (she grabs onto his right arm shaking him and he drops the bag of stuff that they bought.) Dao Ming Si!”
Dao Ming Si (gets scared all of a sudden and trying to pull away from San Cai’s grasp): “I have to go find Ya Sha. (San Cai shakes her head frantically at him, crying.) I have to go find Ya Sha.”
Dao Ming Si pulls her hand off and quickly walks away.
San Cai (runs a couple of steps after him, calling out): “Dao Ming Si!”
San Cai stood there crying after Dao Ming Si walked away. Then she was walking alongside the river, silently crying while the images of the past scenes runs through her head. She stops alongside the river and starts shouting.
San Cai (crying and shouting): “Dao Ming Si! You can’t forget! Our things! Your birthday cookies and the meteor necklace that you gave me! And also the strawberry that you owe me! You can’t leave! You come back now! You come back! Dao Ming Si!”
She continues standing by the river staring out at the bridge and crying.
Michelle is standing out on the balcony of the apartment, looking up at the sky and searching for her star.
Michelle (looking very un-sure and sad): “Hurry up and come out Brave Ya Sha. I really need you. Hurry up and come out.”
At the car showroom, where San Cai’s dad works, he is talking to his manager.
Dad: “Manager, if it wasn’t because that my family is really having problems, why would I ask this from you? I really don’t want to. The conditions are so bad outside now, I really need the money – there are so many bills.”
Manager is walking away, inspecting the cars and Dad follows him.
Dad: “Manager, can you just help me out this once?”
Manager (looks at Dad): “Help you out? (pointing to the file in his hands) In three month’s time, you only sold one car. This sales record is the lowest record ever recorded in the company. You still ask me to give you an early salary?”
Dad: “Manager, please give me more time. I’ve been working very hard lately and constantly trying to improve my working habits. And when I get off from work, I go home and practice with my wife on how to sell cars. Tomorrow is my wife’s birthday…”
Manager (interrupting him): “We don’t want to see your hard work. We want to see your sales record.”
Dad (bowing): “Yes.”
Manager (pointing to a car): “Also, there is still so many fingerprints on the surface. Didn’t I just tell you to clean it up before?”
Dad: “Ok, I will clean it again. I will make sure it’s very clean.”
Manager walks away, inspecting more cars. Dad walks up to him again.
Dad: “Manager, I…”
Manager (turning to look at him): “The upper management has told me to keep an eye on you. Don’t talk about getting an early salary. (pause) Also, I can only give you a month’s time. If within this month, your sales record still doesn’t increase, then there’s nothing I can do.”
Dad (bowing): “Yes. Thank you Manager. Please walk slowly Manager. Good night. Thank you Manager.”
The manager leaves, closing all the lights to the showroom and leaving San Cai’s dad in the dark. He stares out the window sighing. Then he picks up the remote control for the cars and pushed the button to turn on the headlights for the cars, but when he tried to turn off the lights, he accidentally turns the alarm on and all the cars started making lots of noise.
Dad then goes to a pub and drinks beer.
Dad (drinking a glass of beer): “Cheers!” (talking to the bartender)
Bartender: “Mr. should I call a car for you?”
Dad (drunk): “Call what car? Do I need to take a car? You don’t even know the situation. They are very strict now. If you are driving, then don’t drink. If you drink, then don’t drive. Yeah, maybe you should call a car for me. Ok?”
Dad gets up out of his seat to search for money. He couldn’t stand straight and backs up into the table behind him. The guy at the table stands up, looking like he wanted to hit San Cai’s dad but his girlfriend grabs onto him.
Dad: “No, no. Sorry. I was just getting money to buy some drinks.”
The girlfriend pushes the guy back to sit down in his chair.
Dad drops a whole bunch of coins on the counter top.
Bartender: “Mr., the car is on its way. About another 5 minutes.”
Dad: “Five minutes? Good. Very good. Give me another one. (pushing the coins to the bartender) Hurry, hurry.”
San Cai’s dad is really drunk and as he’s making his way home, he’s singing loudly. He manages to wobble pass the front door of the apartment but then he backs up.
Dad (slurring, talking to no one in particular): “I’m telling you, I’m not drunk. At least I know, that my home is here. That’s right. (wobbling over to the front door) I’m coming!”
He leans against the door and searches for the keys in his pocket. When he have the keys in his hands, he tried opening the door, but because he’s too drunk, he couldn’t stick the key into the keyhole.
Dad (knocking on the door): “Hey, what’s the big deal. Who changed the locks? (knocks on door) Open up! Wife, open the door.”
Mom opens the door and sees dad sitting on the side.
Mom (kneeling down beside dad): “Pa pa, why did you get so drunk? Pa pa? Are you ok?”
Mom helps dad stand up.
Dad: “I’m not drunk. I tell you. It’s because I was with the boss. You have to know that to be a successful man, he has to socialize with the boss. Then he will have money.”
Dad then turns to the side and throws up. He continues to talk nonsense and wobble around. At this time, San Cai comes home and helps mom to bring dad back into the house.
Next morning, Grandma is saying her goodbyes to Dao Ming Si and Michelle.
Grandma: “Remember to take good care of my car and home.”
Dao Ming Si (smiling): “Grandma, you said that 28 times already. Don’t worry.”
Grandma smiles and nods her head.
Michelle (with tears in her eyes): “Grandma, you have to be happy.”
Grandma: “You too.”
Michelle: “Right, I also have to be happy.”
Grandpa walks up to Grandma.
Grandpa (eating sponge cake): “Ok, stop talking. Let’s go. (to Dao Ming Si) Bye bye. (to Michelle) Bye bye.”
Grandpa turns Grandma away and they both walk over to the limo. Before getting into the limo, Grandpa takes a bite of the sponge cake and then gives Grandma a bite too.
Michelle (looking at Grandma and Grandpa): “San Cai, is afraid to see reunions, and I’m afraid of farewells.”
Grandpa and Grandma gets into the limo and drives away. Dao Ming Si and Michelle stood there watching the limo drive away.
Dao Ming Si (grabbing a hold of Michelle’s hand): “We will never be apart. Don’t worry.”
Michelle (trying not to cry): “Hurry up and get to work.”
Dao Ming Si (turns to look at Michelle): “Ya Sha. (pause) Because I met you, I’ve became very happy, do you know?”
Michelle (smiles lightly): “I only know that you are late already. Hurry up and go. (she pushes Dao Ming Si away) Hurry up.”
The minute he walks away, she couldn’t control her tears anymore and started crying. When Dao Ming Si walks back out with his bike, she quickly wipes her tears away with her hands, putting on a fake smile. Dao Ming Si gets on his bike and took off. Michelle stood there staring at his back crying again as he rode away. Then she walks back into the house slowly. She picks up the phone and looks at it, then takes it over to the rocking chair and sits down.
At San Cai’s house, mom is on the phone with one of her friends/neighbors.
Mom: “Right. Recently, his sales record has been very good. His boss has decided to really look after him. So every night, he comes home very late. Socializing and drinking. (pause) Oh, don’t worry. Even if all the men in the world are having affairs, our Pa pa would definitely not. Oh, Mrs. Lee, sorry, there’s another call coming in. Oh, sorry. (picking up the other line) Hello? Sweet San Cai’s home. How are you? Oh, Ya Sha. Here, here, here… wait a minute. (calling out) San Cai, phone for you. Hurry up and get it. Mom still has a very important call.”
San Cai comes into the living room.
Mom (handing San Cai the phone): “It’s Ya Sha.”
San Cai: “Hello? Ya Sha. (pause) I’m good. (pause) Now? Oh, ok. See you later.”
San Cai hands the phone back to mom.
Mom (taking phone): “Oh, you’re finished? Mrs. Lee, sorry. Our San Cai has a very social able life. (San Cai sat there thinking for a few seconds with a sad face before getting up from the seat.) Right. She has a lot of friends. Everybody likes her. Oh, did you go to the newly opened supermarket? There’s a big sale going on, buy 3 and get 10 free.”
San Cai and Michelle met at some sort of coffee shop. Both were sitting at a table with a drink in front of them, no one talking, with very solemn looks on their faces. Michelle looks over at San Cai and sees her sad face staring at her drink.
Michelle (trying to break the silence): “This morning Grandpa and Grandma left for Canada.”
San Cai (looking up at Michelle): “Grandpa and Grandma? I’m really very happy for them. They’ve waited for more than 20 years and now it’s finally here.”
San Cai lowers her head and takes a sip of her drink. Michelle just kept looking at her and seeing her sad face. Suddenly, she picks up her bag and takes out San Cai’s cell phone and puts it on the table.
Michelle: “You forgot this yesterday. Made me answer the phone for you all evening.”
San Cai (reaching for it): “So it was with you? Sorry usually I don’t have too many phone calls. Didn’t know that once I forgot, I would get so many calls.”
Michelle (smiling): “I was just kidding. I only picked up one call. (pause) San Cai, I noticed that you rarely ever forgets your cell phone. When we are at the pastry shop, you always put it in a spot that you can pick up easily. You must be waiting for a very important call.”
San Cai: “I’m not.”
San Cai picks up her backpack to put her phone away.
Michelle: “Of course you are. Because the phone call that you were waiting so long for, I’ve picked it up for you yesterday.”
San Cai (turns her head to Michelle in surprise): “That’s not possible.”
Michelle: “Why is it not possible?”
San Cai: “Because… never mind.”
San Cai lowers her head and takes a sip again.
Michelle: “Ok, I’m not going to fool around with you anymore. (long pause) The person who called you yesterday is named Mei Zuo. He said that he had something very urgent to tell you.”
San Cai (looking up again): “Urgent? Did something happened to Xi Men?”
Michelle shakes her head and takes a sip of her drink.
San Cai: “Then, it is Hua Ze Lei?”
Michelle shakes her head again.
San Cai: “Then what urgent matter can it be?”
Michelle: “It’s something very, very, very important. (pause) He has information on Dao Ming Si.”
San Cai looks a little shocked and lowers her gaze to stare at her drink.
Michelle: “Too bad he was a little late.”
San Cai (looks up at Michelle): “Ya Sha.”
She doesn’t know what to say and looks down again.
Michelle: “San Cai, I’m mad at you. Why didn’t you tell me? I tell you whatever thoughts or worries that I have. Why didn’t you tell me this very important thing? (pause) But actually, I’m not mad at you at all. I’m just mad at myself. Thought I was really smart but I couldn’t see what your heart was worrying about.”
San Cai (looking at Michelle): “Ya Sha, you don’t have to blame yourself. I choose not to tell you.”
Michelle: “Why?”
San Cai: “Because…”
She looks away and was very quiet. Michelle stares at her and there was total silence at the table.
Michelle: “San Cai, did you forget how we became good friends? (San Cai looks up at her.) It’s because we are both brave. If you can be brave for other people, then why can’t you be a little brave for yourself?”
San Cai doesn’t answer, just keeps her head down again.
Michelle (picking up her bag): “Let’s go.”
San Cai: “Where are we going?”
Michelle (smiling at her): “Just come with me.”
Michelle stands up from her seat.
San Cai: “But we haven’t finished our drinks yet.”
Michelle (reaching over and pulls San Cai): “Come on. Hurry.”
San Cai picks up her bag and follows Michelle out.
At a bowling alley, Michelle hits a strike.
Michelle (with a big smile on her face, turns to San Cai): “Yes!”
She sees San Cai sitting there staring off into space and walks over to her and pokes her head.
Michelle: “Hey.”
San Cai (looking up): “Wow, another strike?”
Michelle (taking San Cai’s hand): “Come, it’s your turn.”
San Cai: “I don’t know how to play. Ya Sha, you play.”
Michelle: “I’ll teach you.”
Michelle looks over at the bowling balls and picks one up, then hands it to San Cai.
San Cai (taking the bowling ball): “I really don’t know how to play.”
Michelle (turning San Cai to face the lane, standing in back of her): “Listen to me. (San Cai puts her fingers into the bowling ball) Focus your attention in the front, don’t be nervous, don’t be scared. Pretend those bowling pins are the barrier that’s between Ah Si and you. And then when you are ready, just push the ball out and knock down that barrier.”
San Cai slowly walks up to the lane and rolls the ball away. She stands up and both she and Michelle stared at the ball rolling away.
Summary of MG2 Episode 14:
Scene opens with San Cai and Michelle at the bowling alley. San Cai has just rolled the bowling ball out toward the pins and both San Cai and Michelle are staring at the bowling ball. The ball kept on rolling toward the pins but at the last minute, it rolled off the lane and didn’t knock down even one pin at all. San Cai just stood there staring at the pins, disappointed yet again.
Michelle (calling from behind San Cai): “Don’t worry, I’ll help you.”
San Cai steps aside and Michelle picks up a bowling ball and gets another strike.
Michelle (turning back to walk toward San Cai): “See, the obstacle is gone. (puts both her hands on San Cai’s shoulders) Ah Si is yours.”
San Cai: “Ya Sha, you can’t sacrifice yourself just because you pity me. The one that Dao Ming Si loves now is you.”
Michelle: “This is not sacrificing. I don’t like him.”
Michelle turns to walk toward the chairs.
San Cai (walking after her): “You’re lying.”
Michelle (sitting down): “Why would I lie to you? Think about it, if because of you, someone loses his memory and because of loneliness, because of feeling helpless, tells you that he likes you, what do you think you would do? In order to make up for the wrong that I have done, I can only try to like him. ‘I know you are on the road back home. I will wait for you. Forever wait for you.’ These are the words that you promised Ah Si. Did you forget? (pause) It was only because I saw the words that you left behind that I decided to stay by Ah Si’s side. Because I was thinking, if I can find the person that left those words and return Ah Si to her, then I can go fulfill my wish to travel around the world. (pause) Now, I have finally found you. I have finally got my freedom back. I’m really very happy. Happy for you and happy for myself.”
Michelle starts laughing crazily.
San Cai (confused look): “Ya Sha?”
Michelle (still laughing): “Can you imagine the look of Ah Si with nose hair growing out of his head?”
San Cai smiles along with Michelle’s laughter.
San Cai: “Ya Sha, thank you.”
Michelle: “You don’t have to thank me. He was yours originally. It was me that was driving the car that hit him. It was me that made you go through all this pain. I should say I’m sorry to you.”
San Cai: “Don’t say that.”
Michelle: “Right. I should wish you good wishes. Will you give me good wishes too? Early tomorrow morning I can fulfill my wish of traveling around the world.”
San Cai doesn’t say anything. She just looks down at the floor with a sad face.
Michelle: “San Cai, wish me good wishes.”
San Cai (looking at Michelle): “I not only have to wish you good wishes, Ya Sha, I will miss you.”
Michelle (reaching over to hold both of San Cai’s hands): “I will also miss you.”
That night, Michelle and San Cai is standing on a bridge, both staring out over the water.
Michelle: “We have to say our goodbye soon.”
San Cai (nods her head): “Right.”
Michelle (looking over at San Cai): “San Cai, jiao you.”
San Cai turns her head and looks at Michelle, nodding her head. Then they stood facing the water again. Michelle couldn’t control her emotions anymore and turned to the side trying not to cry. San Cai sees her and turns to face her. Michelle gets her emotions under control, turns around and stares up at the sky.
Michelle: “Look, the stars are out.”
San Cai turns her head up and stares at the sky.
San Cai (turning to look at Michelle): “Ya Sha, jiao you.”
Michelle nods her head and they both stare up at the sky again.
Michelle: “It was agreed upon. We can’t cry. (looks at San Cai again) You go that way. I’ll go this way. We can’t look at each other’s back and can’t be sad. Have to be happy for the other person. (pause) Ok?”
San Cai (taking a deep breath, turns to face Michelle): “Ok.”
Michelle: “I count one, two, three and we both turn around. (pause) One, two, three.”
They both turned at three. Michelle walks away, but San Cai stood there and she turn around to stare at Michelle’s back. After a couple of seconds, San Cai calls out.
San Cai (calling out): “Ya Sha! Ya Sha!”
Michelle just keeps on walking, crying uncontrollably.
San Cai (still calling out): “Ya Sha! Ya Sha!”
When Michelle still doesn’t answer, San Cai, crying, runs after her. When she reaches Michelle, both of them stood there crying.
Michelle (crying): “Look at you. You didn’t do what you said you would do.”
San Cai (crying): “Didn’t you say not to cry?”
Michelle (wiping her tears): “I didn’t know it was like this.”
San Cai (wiping Michelle’s tears): “Stop crying.”
Michelle (wiping San Cai’s tears): “You are still crying.”
They both stood there crying and laughing at the same time.
Next morning at the Orange Café, everybody is very busily working.
Da Xin: “Hey, Ah Sing. Why didn’t you come yesterday?”
Dao Ming Si: “Some accident happened with us yesterday.”
Da Xin: “Accident?”
Dao Ming Si: “Right.”
Da Xin: “What happened?”
Ah Lun (sliding a plate with a sandwich toward Da Xin): “Table A’s sandwich. (putting a drink in front of Dao Ming Si) “Table B’s tea.”
Da Xin (taking the plate): “Ok, I’ll take the tea too.”
At this moment, a Benz pulls up outside the café and Mei Zuo gets out of the car. He slowly walks up to the café.
Da Xin (seeing Mei Zuo): “Welcome!”
Dao Ming Si (looking up from the table that he was cleaning): “Wel…”
Da Xin (talking to Mei Zuo): “Mr., one person? Please come in. (no answer) Mr.?”
Ah Lun and Yi Ling both stood there and stare at Mei Zuo.
Da Xin: “Mr.?”
Mei Zuo still doesn’t answer and starts to take off his shirt.
Da Xin: “What are you doing?”
Dao Ming Si just stares at Mei Zuo and Mei Zuo stares back.
Da Xin (in the background): “What are you doing?”
Ah Lun seeing the commotion, quickly runs out from behind the stove counter. Mei Zuo starts to slowly walk up to Dao Ming Si.
Ah Lun (running over): “Hey, Mr. (blocks Mei Zuo and stands in front of Dao Ming Si as though protecting him) What do you want to do?”
Mei Zuo takes off his sunglasses and looks at Dao Ming Si.
Mei Zuo: “If you don’t want to return to your past, then I’ll join you in your present life.”
Dao Ming Si doesn’t say anything but just looks at him. Then Mei Zuo picks up the dirty plate from the table that Dao Ming Si was working on. As he was picking it up, Dao Ming Si grabs hold of the plate on the other side, stopping Mei Zuo.
Dao Ming Si: “You don’t have to do this.”
Mei Zuo: “But I want to.”
Then Mei Zuo proceeds to take the plate from Dao Ming Si’s hand and goes to the other tables and cleans up. Just then another customer walks in.
Da Xin: “Welcome!”
Ah Lun: “Welcome!”
Yi Ling just stands aside watching Mei Zuo clean the table and bring the dirty dishes back to the counter.
Da Xin (to customer): “Please sit. One person?”
Mei Zuo after taking the dishes to the counter, grabs a pad and pen, then walks over to the customer.
Mei Zuo: “Mr. What would you like?”
Customer: “One glass of orange juice and then one sandwich.”
Ah Lun, Da Xin and Yi Ling is still standing there looking at Mei Zuo taking the order while Dao Ming Si goes back to cleaning the table.
Mei Zuo (looking at Ah Lun): “One glass of orange juice and one sandwich.”
Ah Lun (still standing there): “Oh.”
Da Xin seeing Ah Lun as still as a statue, pokes at him to get him moving and Ah Lun runs back to the stove counter. Then Da Xin walks over to the counter where Ah Lun is oiling the stove. Da Xin, Ah Lun, and Yi Ling are all staring at Mei Zuo working.
Da Xin (looking at Mei Zuo, but talking to Ah Lun): “Hey boss, what’s the situation now?”
Da Xin looks from Mei Zuo to Dao Ming Si then back to Mei Zuo.
Da Xin (thinks that Dao Ming Si asked Mei Zuo to come help out): “Oh, I know. It must be that Ah Sing wants to apologize for an offence, so that’s why he’s taking the first step to apologize early. Right?”
Ah Lun: “Then Ah Sing, this fellow, is very impressive. Even the helper that he’s calling for comes in a black Benz?”
Da Xin: “Right.”
Yi Ling (looking over at Mei Zuo): “And he’s very handsome too.”
Ah Lun (looks over at Yi Ling, seeing her dreamy face): “Hey, hey, hey, I’m jealous.”
Mei Zuo (looks over at the three of them): “Is the orange juice and sandwich ready yet?”
Ah Lun (quickly getting back to work): “Oh, oh, oh… Please wait a minute. Almost done.”
Dao Ming Si looks at Mei Zuo some more and then everybody gets back to work.
After work, the four guys, Dao Ming Si, Mei Zuo, Da Xin and Ah Lun all go play basketball together. Mei Zuo and Dao Ming Si were teamed up against Da Xin and Ah Lun. They all seemed to be having a great time together. When they were finished playing, Ah Lun runs over to the grass field where Yi Ling is sitting on a blanket and looking into the mirror.
Ah Lun (running over to Yi Ling and standing there with his chest puffed up, laughing): “Ha, ha, ha. I am the Champion of getting lots of points! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.”
He looks over at Yi Ling but Yi Ling’s not paying any attention to him at all.
Ah Lun: “Quick, call my MVP.”
Yi Ling continues to pay him no mind. Ah Lun picks up a towel and sits down behind Yi Ling, while the other three guys are slowly walking toward them.
Ah Lun (to Yi Ling): “So are you tired from putting on make-up? Let me give you a massage.”
Da Xin (to Mei Zuo): “Hey man, you played pretty good. If that’s the case, then next month’s prize cup is going to be ours, right? However, our tacit agreement, should be… I’m afraid… not going to help us.”
Mei Zuo: “Not a problem. I’ll take care of it. I’ll even take care of the basketball celebration party.”
Ah Lun & Yi Ling: “Wow.”
Da Xin (shocked): “Wow, you’re going to pay for the celebration party too? (turning to Dao Ming Si) Hey, Ah Sing, your friend is so cool.”
Mei Zuo: “Ah Sing?”
Next scene, the five of them are someone in a very grassy field. Dao Ming Si is sitting on a bicycle, Mei Zuo is standing there and the other three are sitting on the grass.
Mei Zuo (with his back to Dao Ming Si): “Ah Sing, seems like the life you have now is very care free.”
Dao Ming Si: “In the past we… I’m talking about F4… would it be like this? Everybody come out and hang around?”
Mei Zuo: “We wouldn’t come here out in the open. (laughing a little) Because you don’t like to sweat. But this is much more fun. (pause) Did you know that at first I thought that what Xi Men told me was too ridiculous? But now, I finally realize that you are living a very happy life. Not at all like in the past. But Ah Si, I still doubt how are able to do this.”
Dao Ming Si (smiling): “I learn. If you are willing to learn, you can do anything.”
Da Xin (calling out to Mei Zuo): “Hey handsome, you wouldn’t be able to understand. Our Ah Sing’s biggest good point is that he is willing to learn. Aye, you don’t know, the first time that he came to our breakfast café, he made our boss’s anger explode, made him go crazy.”
Ah Lun is laughing crazily as Da Xin was talking.
Mei Zuo (smiling): “Why do you say that?”
Ah Lun (explaining): “Someone wanted to come to the breakfast café to find a job, but he doesn’t even know how to fry an egg. So what else can he do?”
Da Xin (laughing): “Right. And in the end, the 2nd day, he brought along a beautiful girl to demonstrate. (Dao Ming Si rides his bike over to Da Xin, almost running into him, before stopping next to Da Xin.) Hey, hey, hey.”
Dao Ming Si: “At least, I learned.”
Ah Lun: “Who knows how many eggs you wasted in order for you to learn. (sarcastically) You are really very good.”
Da Xin: “Right. What a waste.”
Mei Zuo: “Maybe to you guys, it didn’t have any meaning/significance, but to him, it was really something. (pause) Because his name used to be Dao Ming Si.”
Ah Lun sits up quickly from lying down on the grass on Yi Ling’s leg.
Ah Lun and Da Xin looks at each other in shock and said at the same time, “Dao Ming Si?”
Ah Lun (lying back down): “No wonder you changed your name to Ah Sing.”
Da Xin (making a face): “That name sounds very weird.”
Ah Lun (agrees): “Right.”
Dao Ming Si: “Really?”
Mei Zuo: “Actually, I really envy all of you. I’ve known Ah Si for more than 20 years, but have never seen him fry an egg.”
Ah Lun: “Well of course. He just learned a couple of days ago.”
Dao Ming Si (to Mei Zuo): “If you want to eat, I can fry one for you to eat next time.”
Mei Zuo gives Dao Ming Si a playful punch, smiling.
Da Xin (bouncing the basketball): “Are we still playing?”
Mei Zuo: “Of course.”
Yi Ling: “Ok.”
Da Xin (to Mei Zuo): “Hey handsome, what if I team up with you?”
Mei Zuo: “Ok.”
Ah Lun: “Hey, hey, hey.”
Yi Ling: “My turn to play. My turn to play.”
Next scene in a conference room, Xi Men and his co-workers are in a meeting.
Co-worker 1: “Hey, don’t you guys doubt it. Every year, the 3 holidays bring in a huge amount of cash, so don’t understand estimate the buying power of this year’s Autumn Festival.”
Xi Men is turned away from the table reading a report.
Co-worker 2 (to the first co-worker): “Little kid, you’ve spoken for the better half of the day, and the main point of all of it, is to remind the manager not to forget to hand out Autumn Festival’s bonus money, right?”
Everybody around the table bursts out laughing. Xi Men turns back to the table with a smile.
Xi Men: “After the two of your “reminders”, I guess this time I really can’t forget.”
Everybody: “Thank you Manager.”
Xi Men: “And the fact that the Autumn Festival helps to increase the buying power is a good idea. But I feel that it is still not good enough. After all, our products are not that easy to relate with gift-giving holidays. (pause) It doesn’t matter. Everybody just try and come up with something.”
At this moment, the door opens and Xi Men’s dad comes in. Everybody gets up from their seat and calls out, “Hello, President.”
Xi Men’s dad: “Sit, sit. I just got off the plane and decided to drop by. You all must be working really hard.”
Everybody is still standing. Xi Men’s dad walks over to the table and sits down.
Xi Men’s dad: “Everybody sit.”
Uncle (telling the president): “Xi Men was just holding a meeting. Like father, like son. President, Xi Men only just started working, but he is doing very well. For this quarter’s marketing plan, he has come up with 3 different plans but he’s still not satisfied. He works overtime everyday and is very hardworking.”
Xi Men’s dad (face with no _expression): “Really? Hope that he’s not wasting everybody’s time and strength. Everybody who sits here today has more experience than him. I have confidence in you all. Don’t let him show his ‘master air’. I’m not going to bother you guys now.”
Xi Men’s dad gets up from his chair. Everybody gets up and says, “Thank you President.” Xi Men is still sitting in his chair, not looking very happy at all. After the president leaves, everybody sits back down, but the atmosphere has became very awkward.
Xi Men walks into an Uncle’s office.
Xi Men (opening the door): “Uncle, you are looking for me?”
Uncle is sitting on the couch with a file in his hands.
Uncle (calling out to Xi Men): “Come, come. Sit.”
Xi Men walks over to sit on the couch with his back to the door.
Uncle: “I’m looking at this plan of yours. Uncle knows you are very hardworking. But sometimes, working hard will not get you the results that you would want immediately. After all…”
Xi Men (interrupting him): “Uncle, just say what you want to say.”
Uncle: “I’m talking about this case. I’m afraid that it would be too hard to implement.”
Xi Men: “Why?”
At this moment Xi Men’s dad opens the door and walks in.
Xi Men’s dad: “Because you don’t have enough experience.”
Uncle (stands up): “President.”
Xi Men’s dad: “I’ve already looked over your plan. I think you are looking too much into it.”
Xi Men (with his back to his dad): “Really? So it was because I was looking too much into it? I was thinking it was because you are bias.”
Uncle (defending Xi Men): “Actually, this plan is really not that bad. It’s only because Xi Men is so new at this, that’s why there are flaws.”
Xi Men’s dad: “You don’t have to say good words for him. Marketing does not only rely on good ideas. You should follow a person with more experience and learn more. Don’t think just because you are a manager, then everybody will have to listen to you. The people that are below you have more abilities than you do. If it wasn’t because you have me as a dad, did you really think you can become a manager?”
As Xi Men’s dad is saying all this stuff, Xi Men’s hands started knotting into a fist on his knee.
Xi Men’s dad: “Stop wasting other people’s time to dawdle with you. (to Uncle) Come into my office, we have something to discuss.”
Uncle starts to walk over toward Xi Men’s dad. Suddenly Xi Men stands up, facing his dad.
Xi Men: “Then why did you give me this position? If it’s because your other little wives can’t help you born a couple more wiser kids, then I should advise you not to make yourself do something you don’t like.”
Xi Men’s dad: “You don’t have to say those words. If you really have what it takes, then show me a plan that can prove that I saw you wrongly.”
Xi Men: “Give me two more days. If I can’t fix this plan up, then I will give you my resignation letter.”
Xi Men then picks up the file and walks out. He’s standing in the hallway somewhere staring at the plan.
Assistant: “Manager, black coffee.”
Xi Men: “Thank you.”
Assistant: “Manager, I heard about the things with the plan. I… I only want to say… to say… please don’t give up. Let’s… Let’s put more work into it. Also, I can work overtime any time. I… I…”
Xi Men (smiling): “Why are you so nervous?”
Assistant: “Actually… actually, I really want to say thank you to you. (he bows) Thank you Manager for looking after me. If it wasn’t because of you, even if I work my whole life, I would not be in the position that I am in now. At first, I was always thinking that you second generation masters, would never make any progress. But these past few days, I saw Manager’s hard work and I’m more and more happy that I get to work with you. So… so, please don’t give up. I will support you. I will back you up. Even though, my support and back up is not much, but I… I…”
Xi Men: “Thank you.”
Assistant: “You are welcome. No, I meant to say…”
Xi Men (gives him a pat on the arm): “Your support and back up has a lot of meaning to me now, but I want to ask you to do something that has even more meaning.”
Assistant: “Not a problem. What do I do?”
Xi Men: “First call home and say that you have to work overtime tonight. Then search and bring me all the marketing plans for the past five years.”
Assistant: “Not a problem. We will fight with him this evening! (pause) I’ll go get ready now.”
That night at San Cai’s home, the phone is ringing and Mom goes to pick it up. As she gets near it, the phone stops ringing. Then the door bell started ringing so she goes to get the door.
Mom (calling out): “Coming!”
She opens the door and sees a man wearing a very nice suit standing there.
Mom: “Eh, who are you sir?”
Dad’s Manager: “I am your husband’s manager.”
Mom: “Manager? Oh, you are very welcome here. You really are a very caring and loving manager. You even come to our home to ask about us. I really want to thank you. Come, please go in.”
Manager: “It’s like this Mrs. Dong. If there wasn’t something that I need to say, then I wouldn’t come here.”
Mom: “Well, of course. I will remember each and every word that you tell me and when my husband comes back from work, then I’ll repeat it to him. I would repeat it, remember it and have it memorized in my head.”
Manager: “Actually, there is only one thing. Your husband stole the company’s car.”
Mom (shocked): “Stole car?”
Manager nods his head.
Mom (laughs): “Manager, you must be telling a joke. How can that be? You must be joking.”
Manager: “This is not a mistake, Mrs. Dong. The showroom’s keys are looked after by your husband and also the security cameras at work have recorded the whole procedure of how he took the car very clearly.”
Mom (loudly): “No! That cannot be! Even though my husband doesn’t have any improvements in his whole life, but he will definitely not do anything to embarrass our family. Especially if it’s against the law, because he wouldn’t dare! Manager, you must have made a mistake! You cannot wrongly accuse an innocent person. YOU CANNOT! My husband will absolutely not do something like that.”
Manager: “Mrs. Dong, just tell your husband to hurry up and drive the company’s car back or else the company will call the police. That’s all I have to say. I’m leaving now.”
Mom: “Call the police? (calling loudly after the manager’s back) Manager! Manager! Our family’s pa pa will absolutely not do the thing that you just said!”
The phone inside the house starts ringing again and Mom runs back in to answer the phone.
Mom (on phone): “Hello? Pa pa! Where are you now? (pause) Meet in front of Warner Village Store? (pause) Pa pa. I have something to ask you. (he hangs up) Pa pa! PA PA!
Mom (hangs up the phone, upset and talking to herself): “What is going on?”
Dad is driving the car around the Warner Village Store area looking for mom and Mom is running over to the store as quickly as she can. When she gets there, she looks around frantically for Dad. Dad sees mom standing there and calls out to her from the car.
Dad: “AYE! MA MA! MA MA! (mom looks over and sees dad) It’s me! Hurry up and get in the car. I can’t stop the car here. Hurry! (mom looks around and runs over to the car) Hurry and get in the car. Hurry.”
Mom gets into the car.
Dad (laughs): “Look. Isn’t this car great? Put on your seatbelt and let’s get going. I’m bringing you around for a drive.”
Dad is driving mom around and talking.
Dad: “Aye, this is definitely a good car. It feels very steady right? Sitting in this high class car, makes one have a high class feeling, right ma ma? Comfortable? Enjoying yourself?”
Mom hasn’t spoken a word since she got in the car.
Mom (breaking her silence): “Pa pa. Where did you get this car?”
Dad: “Eh… Ma ma. I remember the time when I proposed to you, I said that I would make you be a very happy Mrs. Dong. But after you married me, I only made you live such a hard life and not have any bit of good days. So tonight, I want to make you enjoy the feel of a high class car. I’ll drive you around and enjoy the scenery. (sighs) I always think, even if I have a good for nothing future, at least I have made you happy for this one day.”
All the time that Dad’s is talking, Mom is looking very touched and there are tears in her eyes too.
Dad: “It’s been so many years, at last today, I’m able to make this dream come true. (sigh) Ma ma, Happy Birthday.”
They stop for a red light and Mom finally starts letting her tears fall.
Mom (crying, reaches over for dad’s hand): “Pa pa. Thank you.”
Dad takes mom’s hand and gives her a kiss on it. Mom takes dad’s hand and holds it to her heart.
Mom and Dad had drove to a mountain somewhere and they are standing there, looking out at the night scenery of Taipei.
Dad: “Ma ma, are you happy today?”
Mom nods her head.
Dad: “I feel that today has been a wonderful day.”
Mom: “Pa pa. Actually it never matter to me, what kind of life we live. And it never matter to me, if Pa pa gave us good days to live. Because I know that Pa pa you are very hard working. So, just as long as I’m with you, everyday to me, are happy good days.”
Dad (hugs mom to him): “Ma ma. I wish that you will always be this happy.”
Lei is back in Taipei from Japan and he is waiting outside of San Cai’s home. As he is waiting on the side, he sees San Cai’s parents driving the car home.
Mom: “Pa pa. Let’s just park the car here. Our home’s road is so small, if we drive it in, and scratched it, then how are we going to pay for it?”
Dad: “Right.”
Mom: “Then you hurry up and drive the car back and return it.”
Dad: “Right, I was thinking about returning the car. I was driving you back first so that this evening can be perfect and bring you good memories.”
Mom: “Thank you Pa pa.”
Dad then gets out of the car and runs over to open the door for mom to get out. At this time, the manager walks up to them with two policemen with him. Dad tries to explain that he didn’t steal the car.
Dad: “No, Manager. It’s like this. I wanted to be able to sell lots of cars, so today, I drove the car out and give it a try to better learn about it’s performance and functions. That way, after I examine each of the car’s performance and functions then I will drive the car back to the company.”
The manager doesn’t listen and stands aside with his arms crossed. One of the policeman walks over to Dad and takes the keys out of his hands, then he looks inside the car.
Policeman (turning to Dad): “Please come with us.”
Dad: “Go with you? You want to try the car? Ok, I’ll bring you. This car’s performance is very good.”
Policeman: “Stop playing dumb. Please come with us to the police station.”
Dad: “Is it really that serious? Manager, it’s really not necessary.”
Mom: “Manager! Please forgive my husband. This is the first time my husband steals a car.”
Dad: “Don’t say stuff like that! Who’s stealing the car? Do I look like someone who would steal a car? (turning to the policeman) I’m only borrowing the car.”
Mom: “Right, this is the first time he is borrowing a car.”
Manager: “Lao Dong, the car is the property of the company. Do you think you can borrow it that easily? The company would not accept this sort of behavior and I would also have to be responsible. (turns to the policeman) Mr. Policeman, sorry for the trouble.”
The policemen goes over to arrest Dad and at this moment, San Cai is standing in the background and seeing all the commotion.
Mom (holding on to dad’s arm): “There must be some mistake, Mr. Policeman!”
Policeman: “This Mrs., please don’t get in the way of our work.”
Mom (trying to get the policeman’s hands away from dad’s arm): “You are making a mistake. Don’t arrest my husband!”
San Cai starts running over to where they were all struggling.
San Cai: “Ma, what are you doing? Ma. What’s going on?”
Mom (crying): “San Cai.”
The policemen finally was able to get dad away from mom. Mom’s is in the background crying loudly.
San Cai (holding onto mom and calling out to the policemen): “Wait a minute. What did my dad do? Why are you arresting him?”
Mom: “San Cai, hurry up and tell them that Pa pa would not steal a car.”
San Cai (looking at mom): “Steal a car?”
Dad: “San Cai, please believe in Pa pa. I didn’t steal the car. I just borrowed it.”
San Cai: “You said my Pa stole a car. Do you have proof?”
Manager: “Miss, your dad stole the company’s car and now the evidence is here.” (he points to the car parked on the side)
San Cai (looking at the car): “That can’t be. There must be a misunderstanding.”
Lei suddenly walks out from where he was standing before.
Lei: “Sorry.”
San Cai (surprised): “Lei.”
Lei (speaking to San Cai’s dad): “Uncle, is this the car that I ordered from you?”
San Cai: “Lei, when… when did you…”
Manager (walking up to Lei): “Master Hua Ze. You are saying you ordered this car?”
Lei: “Yes.”
Manager (turns to Dad): “Lao Dong, what’s going on?”
Dad (stuttering, not knowing how to answer): “Eh… I…”
Lei: “Because I needed a car immediately tonight, so I asked Uncle to help me drive it here.”
Mom (suddenly knowing that dad is going to be alright, happily calls out): “Pa pa!”
Dad also understanding, happily runs back over to Mom’s side.
Lei (to Dad): “We’ve agreed to bring the car here, right Uncle?”
Dad: “Right, right, right.”
San Cai turns to look at Lei and Lei smiles at her.
On a little arch bridge in the park, San Cai and Lei is standing there talking.
San Cai: “Lei, thank you.”
San Cai is crying and Lei takes out a pack of tissues and hands it to her.
Lei: “Do we need to be so courteous to each other?”
San Cai wipe her tears while Lei turns and stares out at the water.
San Cai: “Why do you always appear when I am at the weakest time?”
Lei (still staring at the water): “San Cai, have you ever think about (pause) if Ah Si never regains his memory, (he turns to look at her) then how would this world change? (pauses) The earth will still turn. (pause) The sun will still rise every day. (pause) The star will still be seen in the night sky. You still work hard for a living and I will still sleep 12 hours each day. (pause) Nothing has changed.”
San Cai: “Right. Nothing has changed. The only thing that changed is that Dao Ming Si has left me.”
Lei: “Don't worry, Ah Si only wants to forget. Who knows which day he will remember everything.”
San Cai sits down on the ledge and Lei sits down next to her.
Lei: “San Cai, there are still many tomorrows waiting for you in this world.”
San Cai (looking at Lei): “It is good that you are back... (crying and puts her head on his shoulder) It is good that you are back...”
Lei places his hand on her back and slowly rubs it to give her comfort.
Next morning at Dao Ming Si and Michelle’s apartment. Dao Ming Si wakes up and suddenly sits up on the floor. He looks around and jumps up on his feet. As he was about to walk pass the wall, he stops and turns to stare at it. On the wall was a picture of Michelle’s back with a note that says, ‘Take care’ attached to the side. Dao Ming Si slams both hands on the wall and then grabs the note in his right hand and crumbles it up. Then he quickly runs out of the room.
Michelle is walking on the street all by herself. She stops at the side of the street and thinks back to the time when she first got to Taipei with Dao Ming Si. Suddenly, as she was crossing the street, she drops down on her knees in pain. Someone standing next to her, seems to want to help her when she falls down on the ground.
Meanwhile, San Cai is standing at the airport, seeming to waiting for someone. At this moment, Dao Ming Si walks into the airport and frantically searches around. As he was walking around, he sees San Cai. San Cai turns and notices Dao Ming Si also.
San Cai (surprised): “Dao Ming Si.”
Dao Ming Si (walking quickly over to her and grabs her right shoulder roughly): “Where’s Ya Sha?”
San Cai: “I don’t know. I’ve waited for a long time, but haven’t seen her yet.”
Dao Ming Si (suspicious): “Why are you here at the airport? (he grabs at her other shoulder roughly) Did she tell you she was going to Barcelona?”
San Cai (scared of the Dao Ming Si in front of her, shakes her head): “She said she was going to travel around the world.”
Dao Ming Si (not believing her): “She… What exactly did you say to her? Why did you force her to leave? (starts to shake her roughly) Why are you so selfish?! Why are you so selfish! (pause) I will never forgive. I will never forgive you!”
San Cai frees herself from Dao Ming Si’s hold and then gives him a slap on the face.
Dao Ming Si turns back to look at her with anger on his face.
San Cai: “I just only wanted to see if I can wake you up.”
Dao Ming Si looks angrily at San Cai and then turns to leave.
San Cai (calls after him): “Dao Ming Si!”
Dao Ming Si is standing at the riverside and staring out. Then he’s back at the first apartment where he and Michelle lived when they first came to Taipei. He had a paintbrush and a bucket of paint in his hand. He proceeded to paint over the words that San Cai had written on the wall. Back at the Grandma’s apartment, Dao Ming Si is in a bad mood and is throwing a tantrum. He started kicking the coconut lanterns around. Then he picks one up and runs out to the river with it. He wants to throw the coconut away, but in the end, he couldn’t do it and threw it on the ground instead. He sits by the river calming himself down and then goes over to the coconut and picks it up. He goes home and sits up on the rooftop with the coconut in his hand.
Dao Ming Si: “She should have already arrived in Barcelona. (pause) Maybe she is at the winery now. Too bad you never went over to the winery there. (pause) Sha Ge’s food is different than he himself. (pause, looking out at the sunset) Also, the sunset over here is so different than over there.”
Summary of MG2 Episode 15:
At Ying De’s school grounds, San Cai is walking by herself when Qing He runs up to her from behind.
Qing He (calling out): “San Cai!?#060;/font>
San Cai (turning around): “Qing He.?#060;/font>
Qing He: “You don’t have to work today??#060;/font>
San Cai: “There’s someone working for me today.?#060;/font>
Qing He (very happy): “Very good. Then today we can finally talk with each other.?#060;/font>
Mimi (calling out): “Qing He Senior!?#060;/font>
Qing He looks around to see who was calling him.
Mimi: “Qing He Senior!?#060;/font>
She runs over to where Qing He and San Cai was standing.
Mimi: “Qing He Senior, remember me??#060;/font>
Qing He (looks at her, confused): “You are?
Mimi: “Did you forget??#060;/font>
Qing He thinks for a while but then turns to her with a blank face.
Mimi: “How about if I give you a hint? In the early morning of Ying De University’s registration day, there was a poor girl who was being humiliated. (looking at Qing He) Suddenly, at this time, a hero showed up. This hero not only helped this girl to solve her problem, but he also helped her to get her confidence back. From that day on, this girl kept on thinking about this hero’s back.?#060;/font>
Qing He: “Back??#060;/font>
Mimi: “Qing He Senior, you remembered??#060;/font>
Qing He: “Ohhhh, you are this hero, right??#060;/font>
Mimi: “Qing He Senior, you are very humorous. This hero is of course you.?#060;/font>
San Cai has been listening the whole time and she gets an amused look on her face when she turns to look at Qing He.
Qing He (surprised, pointing to himself): “Me??#060;/font>
Mimi: “I’m the one who accepted the money that you paid for the tuition, your junior, Mimi.?#060;/font>
Qing He: “Mimi? (pause) Oh, now I remember. I’m sorry. I forgot before.?#060;/font>
Mimi: “It’s no problem. ‘To help without meaning to.?My dad says that this is what a real hero’s character is like. (pause) Oh, I almost forgot to say. Please accept my deepest gratitude. (bowing) Thank you.?#060;/font>
Qing He is looking very smug and pleased with himself.
San Cai (smiling): “Qing He, why didn’t you tell me about this good deed that you did??#060;/font>
Mimi (looking from Qing He to San Cai): “Qing He Senior, this is?
Qing He (smiling widely): “This is my most beloved, very good, very good student? San Cai.?#060;/font>
Mimi (turns to San Cai with an amazed look): “Ah, you are the legendary person who is said to have the weed power’s diligent/hardworking virgin. And the girlfriend of F4’s most handsome, most wealthy, most powerful leader, Dao Ming Si. San Cai Senior??#060;/font>
San Cai: “Eh, I?I?
Mimi: “I’m so lucky! I just came into Ying De University and I met two very famous people! (pause, very happy) San Cai Senior, may I shake your hand??(she sticks out her hand to San Cai)
San Cai (looks at it): “Oh, ok.?amp;nbsp;
San Cai puts her hand into Mimi’s and Mimi was so happy that she hold onto San Cai’s hand with both hands.
Mimi (looking down at their clasped hands, amazed): “I really am very lucky. I’m actually holding onto San Cai Senior’s hand. I’m so touched that I want to cry!?#060;/font>
San Cai looks at Qing He then looks back at their clasped hands and pulls her hand back.
San Cai: “Eh, I’m also very happy to have met you?um?
Mimi: “Mimi.?#060;/font>
San Cai: “Oh, Mimi.?#060;/font>
Mimi: “From now on, have to ask Qing He Senior and San Cai Senior to look after me.?#060;/font>
San Cai: “You don’t have to say that. I believe that your hero, Qing He, would definitely look after you.?#060;/font>
Mimi (looks at Qing He): “I will do the best I can to repay Qing He Senior you.?#060;/font>
Qing He (waving the matter aside): “Aiyo, stop being so courteous.?#060;/font>
Mimi (looking down at her hands): “Qing He Senior, then I have a very small problem.?#060;/font>
Qing He: “Ok, ok. Just say it, don’t be so courteous.?#060;/font>
Mimi: “Please accept my deepest gratitude and accept my proposal to have dinner with me.?#060;/font>
Qing He (shocked): “What?!?! Have dinner?!?!?amp;nbsp;
After this San Cai is walking around the school grounds all by herself and then she slowly walks inside to her locker carrying her books. When she gets to her locker area, she stood there for a few minutes staring at the locker.
San Cai (thinking to herself): “School is starting soon. Even Ying De University’s air smells so differently. Is it really because of the fact that there is no F4??#060;/font>
San Cai slowly walks up to her locker and upon opening it to put her books away, she sees a real frog inside. San Cai got scared and quickly backs up and bumps into someone. She fell to the floor and her books scattered around.
San Cai (looking up to the girl that she bumped into): “Sorry.?#060;/font>
San Cai sits on the ground rubbing her knee when someone walks up next to her.
Lei (looking down at San Cai): “Do you like your new opening school present that I gave you??#060;/font>
San Cai (surprised): “Lei. Why did you pull such a trick on me??#060;/font>
Lei (smiling widely): “I just want to remind you that when there is F4, then there would be hard days. That way, you can cherish the changes now.?#060;/font>
San Cai: “Don’t worry. I will make sure I live even better.?#060;/font>
Lei (nods his head): “Why are you still sitting on the ground for? Hurry up, get up and go after your happiness.?#060;/font>
San Cai smiles at Lei and Lei smiles back, holding out his hand to help her stand up. She stood up and Lei patted her arm with his hand. She smiled at him for a few seconds, then hits him on the arm.
San Cai: “Use a frog to scare me.?amp;nbsp;
That night San Cai is standing outside of Dao Ming Si’s house, ringing the doorbell. After ringing for a long time with no answer, she was just about to leave when Dao Ming Si opens the door. When she heard the door opening, San Cai quickly runs back.
San Cai: “I’m here to apologize to you. (bows) I’m sorry I hit you at the airport. I was not thinking and acted on impulse. (pause) I also have to tell you that it doesn’t matter if you welcome me or not, I will not give up. I will use all that I have to wake up your memories. (she reaches in her pocket for a piece of paper, holding it out to Dao Ming Si) This is my telephone number. You can find me anytime. Even if you don’t want to find me that’s ok. I will come see you everyday.?#060;/font>
When Dao Ming Si makes no move to take the piece of paper from her, San Cai’s head and hands both started lowering. That’s when Dao Ming Si takes the piece of paper from her hand and goes back inside and closes the door. San Cai then slowly walks away. Dao Ming Si is leaning against the door, staring at the piece of paper in his hand.
Next morning, Xi Men is walking into the lobby of the company’s building when his assistant runs out to meet him out of breath.
Assistant (gasping for breath): “Manager! Ten?ten o’clock. This morning?this morning ten o’clock.?#060;/font>
Xi Men: “Speak slowly. What’s the rush??#060;/font>
Assistant: “Yes, Manager. (takes a couple of deep breaths) I just received a notice for a meeting for this morning at 10 o’clock. The President and all the other department’s managers want to go over your plan.?amp;nbsp;
Inside the conference room, preparations for the meeting is taking place. Xi Men’s assistant is sitting next to him, very nervous.
Xi Men (looking over at him): “Why are you so nervous for? Don’t worry.?#060;/font>
Assistant: “Yes, Manager. I?I’m not nervous at all.?#060;/font>
Just then Xi Men’s dad walks into the conference room. Everybody stands up and calls out, “Hello, President.?Xi Men’s dad sits down and tells everybody else to sit.
Uncle: “Then let’s not waste anymore time. Let’s ask Xi Men Manager to present the plan that he made on this Fall quarter’s marketing plan.?#060;/font>
Xi Men gets up from his seat and goes up to stand in front of the big screen.
Xi Men: “Good morning everyone. I’m sure I don’t need to inform everyone how important a company’s marketing plan is. But for the marketing concept, I only have a very simple explanation. (pause) A good marketing plan all comes from a good attitude towards the customers.?#060;/font>
Xi Men nods at his assistant and his assistant starts the presentation up on the screen behind Xi Men.
Xi Men (turning to point to the screen): “This is my 2002 Fall Quarter Market plan that I’m going to present to all of you in this meeting. First let’s take a look at the first slide. This is our 2002 Fall Quarter report.?#060;/font>
Xi Men’s dad is not paying attention to what Xi Men is saying. He is looking around at the other people that is in the room.
Xi Men: “Here we can see the difference between the first quarter, second quarter, third quarter, and fourth quarter.?#060;/font>
Xi Men’s voice then trails off with the continuation of the presentation. In the middle of the presentation, Xi Men’s dad suddenly stands up and leaves the room.
Xi Men (still continuing with his presentation): “So, I believe that if we follow this plan of mine, then we can definitely? (Xi Men sees his dad getting up and pauses, looking a little disappointed.)
After the presentation, Xi Men was cleaning up the papers with his assistant sitting next to him. The assistant stares at Xi Men not saying a thing.
Xi Men (feeling his stare, turns to him): “What’s wrong??amp;nbsp;
Assistant: “Manager, no matter what, please let me follow you.?#060;/font>
Xi Men: “Thank you for your kindness. But I can’t accept that. Anyway, just do your best. I hope that after I leave this office, I can still come back and see you.?#060;/font>
Assistant: “But...?#060;/font>
At this moment, a voice comes over the loudspeaker.
Loudspeaker: “Xi Men Manager, please go to the general manager’s office.?amp;nbsp;
Xi Men (after hearing the announcement, gets up from his seat): “If you need to face it, then face it.?amp;nbsp;
Xi Men leaves the conference room and heads over to the general manager’s office. Upon opening the door, he walks into the office.
Xi Men: “Uncle.?#060;/font>
Uncle (clapping his hands): “That was very well done, Xi Men.?#060;/font>
Xi Men (smiling): “Uncle, aren’t you over praising me??#060;/font>
Uncle: “No, no, no. Ever word that Uncle said is true. It was definitely very well done. No wonder early this morning the President was in such a hurry to call me and said that he spent the whole night looking over your plan. He was admiring it very much and kept on saying good. (Xi Men’s smile disappeared from his face as he listens to this.) But he was afraid that because he loves his son, he might be biased toward the plan. So that’s why he told me to set up this meeting today. He was so nervous over your presentation that he delayed his flight to Singapore. (Xi Men is looking very touched.) After he heard half of the presentation and saw the satisfied look on all the managers?faces in the room, then, was he at ease to go catch his flight. On his way, he even gave me a call and told me to tell you something. He wanted me to say 5 words to you: ‘Do the best you can.?
Xi Men stood there next to the Uncle, listening and not knowing what to say.
Back at Dao Ming Si’s apartment, he is sleeping and dreaming about Sha Ge and Michelle back at the winery. When he wakes up, he sat on the bed for a couple of minutes. Then he sees the phone and gets up to pick it up and dials a number. But the number he dialed just kept on ringing and ringing.
Dao Ming Si: “Sha Ge pick up the phone. (more ringing) Pick up the phone! (no answer and Dao Ming Si gets impatient) PICK UP THE PHONE!?#060;/font>
When there was still no answer, he hung up and then just lay there on the floor.
At the Orange Caf? Dao Ming Si is helping to open up shop, but he is not really in a good mood. In the middle of flipping all the chairs back on the floor, he sits down on one and just stares off into space. Ah Lun, after cleaning the counter, comes over to help with the chairs.
Ah Lun (pokes Dao Ming Si to get him moving): “It’s very late. Hurry. Customers should be coming soon.?#060;/font>
Dao Ming Si gets up and continues putting the chairs down. Then Ah Lun asks Dao Ming Si to clean the tables, and he walks around like a zombie with no _expression on his face. Once the shop opened, lots of customers came in. When a table clears, Ah Lun runs over to pick up all the dirty plates then brings it toward the back. Dao Ming Si is slowly bringing a plate of food to a customer. At this moment, a guy walks in to the caf?and over to a table.
Guy (standing beside the dirty table, turns to Dao Ming Si): “Mr. Can you please clean this table for me??#060;/font>
The guy then sits down at the table. Dao Ming Si picks up all the dirty plates and was going to bring it to the back when the guy calls out to his back.
Guy: “Hey, the table has not been wiped yet.?#060;/font>
Dao Ming Si backs up a little and throws the towel down on the table.
Dao Ming Si: “Wipe it yourself.?#060;/font>
The customer gets mad and stands up.
Guy (loudly): “Aye! What kind of attitude is that??#060;/font>
Ah Lun quickly runs over to calm the customer down.
Ah Lun: “Sorry, sorry, sorry. Very sorry. (guy slowly sits down) Sit, sit. (he starts wiping the table) In our shop, cleaning the table is the boss’s job. He doesn’t know how to do it. Very sorry. I’ll take your order for you. Don’t be mad ok? What would you like to have today??amp;nbsp;
Da Xin sees this and goes over to pull Dao Ming Si into the storage room in the back. He pushes Dao Ming Si into the room. Dao Ming Si rights himself and tries to walk back out, but Da Xin holds onto his arm as he was walking by. Dao Ming Si gets angry and pushes Da Xin aside.
Dao Ming Si (angry): “What are you doing??#060;/font>
Da Xin: “You really don’t have any gratitude.?#060;/font>
Dao Ming Si: “What do you mean no gratitude!?#060;/font>
Da Xin: “That’s what I mean, no gratitude. Why did you throw a temper at Ah Lun’s customer? Was it Ah Lun that forced Ya Sha to leave or was it the customer? Don’t you feel that what you did was very selfish??#060;/font>
Dao Ming Si is looking at Da Xin with an angry face.
Da Xin: “What? Do you want to fight? Come on. If you have the guts, then take it out on me. Don’t take it out on our breakfast shop.?#060;/font>
Dao Ming Si suddenly pushes Da Xin and he fell against all the boxes on the side. Da Xin then takes one of the boxes and throws it at Dao Ming Si. They started grabbing at each around the neck and Dao Ming Si pushes Da Xin against a rack on the side of the wall where all the extra glasses and plates were placed. Da Xin slams into the rack and knocks down all the plates and glasses. He then falls to the floor and sits there looking at Dao Ming Si. Dao Ming Si is standing on the side, breathing hard and staring down at the floor. Da Xin slowly gets up and kneeling on the floor, starts to pick up all the plates and cups that fell.
Da Xin (talking as he is cleaning up): “Do you know the reason why every morning we call out, ‘welcome, thank you for coming? working so hard, weighing all our petty little gains and losses from this little shop??#060;/font>
Dao Ming Si slowly kneels on the floor to help clean up too.
Da Xin: “We always think that being able to see the sunrise every morning is a very lucky thing. If three people around the world, can say good morning to the sunrise at the same time, that is the most luckiest thing ever. The three of us agreed, to go to the other places in this world and see all the different types of sunrises, listen to all the different types of sounds of good morning. (pause) Because of this thinking, Ah Lun took his father’s insurance money and opened this shop. (pause) We never thought about making big money. We just want to make this dream come true.?#060;/font>
Dao Ming Si stops picking up the stuff and sits on a chair on the side. Da Xin also stops picking up the things and sits down next to Dao Ming Si.
Da Xin: “I know you don’t want to listen to my words but it’s all the truth. I also know that after hearing these words, you would feel bad. (pause) But we are very worried. We don’t know how to help you. (pause) Yesterday we already went out with you to drink, but it’s all useless. (pause) Think of a way to make yourself feel better, feel happier. (pause) If you have the guts?if you have the guts, then go bring her back.?#060;/font>
Dao Ming Si slowly starts to turn his head toward Da Xin’s direction after hearing that last sentence to look at Da Xin.
Da Xin: “Did I say something wrong??#060;/font>
Dao Ming Si doesn’t answer and gives Da Xin all the stuff that he was holding, then quickly runs out of the storage room.
He makes his way to the phone and is speaking to someone.
Dao Ming Si (on phone): “There’s nothing tomorrow? What about the day after tomorrow? Ok?thank you, thank you. (pause) There’s nothing the day after tomorrow too? Why isn’t there any?It’s the peak season now? Who cares about peak season?! (pause) No, that’s not it?well, then is there any seats left in the back? Can you please check for me? Thank you. (pause) The next, next day has one? (happy tone) Good! Then I want that one.?#060;/font>
Yi Ling is standing aside, counting money and listening in to Dao Ming Si’s phone call.
Dao Ming Si: “Can I reserve it first? (pause) I can’t? Why? (pause) You need $40,000?!?#060;/font>
Ah Lun is bringing a dirty dish to the counter and also hears the phone conversation.
Dao Ming Si: “Up front? (pause) Ok, thank you.?#060;/font>
Da Xin also came up to the counter and he sighs loudly behind Ah Lun. Dao Ming Si hangs up the phone, mumbling $40,000.
Da Xin, Yi Ling and Ah Lun is all sitting around a table. Yi Ling is counting money and Ah Lun is writing something in a book.
Yi Ling (counting softly): ?7, 38, 39, 40.?#060;/font>
After counting she puts the money into an envelope. Dao Ming Si slowly walks up to the three of them, while they were whispering to each other. Dao Ming Si clears his throat slightly. Ah Lun looks up and sees him standing there, quickly reaches over and takes the envelope of money out of Yi Ling’s hands and hides it behind his back.
Dao Ming Si: “I only want to ask you guys, if you know of any way that can make $40,000 in 2 hours??#060;/font>
Ah Lun (looking away): “There is no way to make $40,000 in 2 hours. (pause) But?
He takes the envelope of money from behind his back, looks at it and then gets up and stuffs the money into the pocket in Dao Ming Si’s apron. Dao Ming Si looks over at Ah Lun.
Ah Lun: “Aye, this is to lend to you. You have to return it. (turns to face Yi Ling and Da Xin) If it wasn’t because of these two?
Dao Ming Si happily grabs Ah Lun around the waist, picks him up and spins around with Ah Lun.
Dao Ming Si (happily spinning): “Thank you!?#060;/font>
Yi Ling and Da Xin also happily stands up. Dao Ming Si lets Ah Lun go and gives Yi Ling a hug.
Ah Lun (trying to pull Dao Ming Si away): “Hey, hey, what are you doing? Borrowing money from me and want to hug my treasure too??#060;/font>
Yi Ling: “What’s the big deal? It’s just a little hug.?#060;/font>
Da Xin (playing around, puts his arms around Yi Ling): “I’ll help Ah Si hug her.?#060;/font>
Ah Lun (hitting Da Xin arms): “Go away!?#060;/font>
Da Xin: “I’m just helping Ah Si to hug her, that’s all.?#060;/font>
Yi Ling (squeezed between Da Xin & Ah Lun): “Ok, you two?
Da Xin & Ah Lun (seeing someone walk into the shop): “Welcome!?#060;/font>
It is Dao Ming Fung’s personal assistant, Yu Tian. He walks up to Dao Ming Si with a smile on his face.
Ah Lun: “Sorry, Mr. but we are closed now.?#060;/font>
Yu Tian (standing in front of Dao Ming Si): “Master. Master, I am your mother, Madam Dao Ming’s personal assistant. Madam asked me to come over and see how Master is doing. (Dao Ming Si looks at him.) Master, you must be surprised over my abruptness here. Please accept my apologies. But Madam is really worried about your conditions now. She has been searching everywhere to find information about you. (pause) She wants to see you. (pause) I know that you must be really worried about Miss Ya Sha’s whereabouts. (pause) But Miss Ya Sha has not left Taiwan yet. (Dao Ming Si turns to look at him in surprise.) To find Miss Ya Sha is not a difficult job for Madam ?if only Master would ask. Master, I have said the words that Madam wanted me to say, I’ll be leaving now. (looking at Da Xin, Ah Lun & Yi Ling) I won’t disturb you anymore. I’ll be on my way now.?#060;/font>
He bows and then leaves the shop.
Da Xin & Ah Lun (standing there shocked): “Thank you for coming.?#060;/font>
Da Xin (turns to Dao Ming Si): “Master??#060;/font>
Ah Lun (looks at Dao Ming Si): “Who are you exactly??amp;nbsp;
At a patient’s room in a hospital, Michelle slowly wakes up.
Nurse: “Are you feeling a little better today??#060;/font>
Michelle nods her head and gives a little smile.
Nurse: “Your body check examination report has not come out yet. You should rest during these couple of days and don’t move around too much.?#060;/font>
The nurse leaves and Sha Ge comes in with flowers.
Sha Ge (sitting down on the side of the bed): “This hospital doesn’t have any concepts. How can Ya Sha’s room be so empty, without even one flower??#060;/font>
Michelle (smiles): “Not only does it not have any concepts, but the doctors here are all so ugly.?#060;/font>
Sha Ge: “Then it’s their luck that you are so pretty.?#060;/font>
Michelle laughs and hugs him, “Good thing you are here. I really missed you.?#060;/font>
Sha Ge: “Me too.?amp;nbsp;
Back at Dao Ming Si’s mansion, Butler Lau is on the phone.
Butler: “What? Yes, Ok, good?I will be out right away.?#060;/font>
He hangs up the phone and quickly walks out. At the front entrance of the house, Butler Lau is standing by the door, with 4 servants each lining up on the side. Dao Ming Si walks up to the entrance.
Butler: “Master, you have finally come back. Welcome master.?#060;/font>
All the servants standing on the side bows: “Welcome Master.?#060;/font>
Dao Ming Si (looks at Butler): “I want to see my mom.?#060;/font>
Butler (turns to two servants): “Hurry up and go get Madam.?#060;/font>
The two servants quickly walks away and Dao Ming Si slowly walks into the house. As the two servants were running up the stairs, Dao Ming Fung was coming down from the upstairs staircase. She stops when she gets to the balcony of the second landing.
Dao Ming Fung: “Ah Si, you’ve finally come home.?#060;/font>
Dao Ming Si stops walking and looks up at his mom.
Dao Ming Fung: “Butler Lau, bring Master to his room to rest.?#060;/font>
Butler: “Yes. Master this way.?#060;/font>
Dao Ming Si: “No need. (looks at his mom) I only have one request.?amp;nbsp;
Dao Ming Si and his mom are standing inside a room.
Dao Ming Fung: “To find a person is not a difficult task for our Dao Ming family. I definitely can help you find Ya Sha back.?#060;/font>
Dao Ming Si: “You are really that certain that you can do it??#060;/font>
Dao Ming Fung: “I have all the information from Taiwan’s customs regarding the people that departs the country everyday. It’s very obvious that Ya Sha did not leave Taiwan. From this point, you should be able to trust my ability, right??#060;/font>
Dao Ming Si: “Ya Sha really didn’t leave??#060;/font>
Dao Ming Fung: “Trust me Ah Si. I definitely can help you find Ya Sha. But, I have one condition. (she turns to look straight at Dao Ming Si) Come home, Ah Si.?#060;/font>
Dao Ming Si: “Whenever you find Ya Sha, then that’s the time that I’ll come back.?#060;/font>
Dao Ming Fung (crosses her arms): “Ok. Then let’s set a time limit for one week.?#060;/font>
Dao Ming Si: “Ok. I will come back to find you in one week.?#060;/font>
After that Dao Ming Si leaves and Dao Ming Fung takes out her cell phone and calls her personal assistant, Yu Tian.
Dao Ming Fung: “Yu Tian, you only have one week’s time.?amp;nbsp;
That night, San Cai is waiting for Dao Ming Si outside his apartment. She is sitting on the ground with her knees up. A tin box is on her knees and her head is resting on her arms, sleeping. Dao Ming Si comes home and finds her there. He slowly walks up to her and clears his throat lightly to wake her up. San Cai wakes up, a little surprised.
San Cai (still sitting on the ground): “Sorry, I actually fell asleep. I was only worried about you. It’s good that you are back. I’ll be leaving now.?#060;/font>
She gets up and the tin box falls to the ground at her feet. San Cai kneels down and started picking up the things that had fallen out of the box. Dao Ming Si also kneels down to help her. He picks up the red tag that F4 uses to put in people’s lockers. He looked at it for a bit and then hands it back to San Cai. She slowly reaches out to take the red tag from him.
San Cai (looking at the red tag): “It’s all because of this red tag that we became enemies. And then from enemies, we became?
She didn’t finish her sentence, but just puts the red tag back inside the tin box. She then stands up with the box in her hands.
San Cai: “Inside this box there are a lot of things that represent our past. Actually, I have already thought about it. To you, this past is not important anymore. But I really want you to please give it another try. (she slowly holds the box out to Dao Ming Si) After you have seen these memories and you still decide to live the present you, then at least, I would be willing to accept it. Dao Ming Si, can you please just take a look at them??#060;/font>
Dao Ming Si doesn’t answer and doesn’t look at San Cai. San Cai then shoves the box into his hands.
San Cai: “It doesn’t matter. I beg you. (she turns to pick up her backpack from the ground) Goodbye.?#060;/font>
As San Cai is walking by Dao Ming Si, he calls out to her.
Dao Ming Si: “Hey. (San Cai stops walking.) Come in.?amp;nbsp;
Dao Ming Si then walks over to open the door and San Cai follows him into the apartment. They go upstairs and San Cai sits down on the sofa while Dao Ming Si walks around the room, restlessly. There is a little table off to the side of where San Cai is sitting. On top of the table are a whole bunch of things that reminds Dao Ming Si of Michelle. There’s the picture of her back that she left behind on the wall, the note that was attached to the picture that said ‘take care? the lucky charm that she got Dao Ming Si from the temple, the notes that he put up all around the apartment on Valentine’s Day when he made her dinner to thank her, and also the coconut lantern. After a while, Dao Ming Si finally stops walking and sits down on the seat opposite to San Cai. He slowly pushes the tin box across the table back in front of San Cai.
Dao Ming Si: “These are all your memories. (he turns to look over at the little table on the side) That is all of my memories.?#060;/font>
San Cai turns her head and looks at the little table.
Dao Ming Si: “San Cai.?#060;/font>
She slowly turns back to look at him.
Dao Ming Si (looks away from San Cai): “I only want to let you know that I don’t want to hurt you. (pause, looking over at the little table again) But I only have these memories left in my head right now. (he turns back to look at San Cai) So, I can only say to you that?(he looks away again) I’m sorry.?#060;/font>
San Cai: “It’s not like that. (she looks down at the box) All the things inside this box is also yours. (looks back at Dao Ming Si) Dao Ming Si, you can like everything that you have now but you cannot deny everything that happened in the past. Can you please try again? Maybe the things that are inside this box can help you wake up your sleeping memories.?#060;/font>
Dao Ming Si (slowly turns to look at San Cai): “What happens if it will never wake up? (pause) Then shouldn’t you also try to wake up??#060;/font>
San Cai hears his words and looks away from him, trying to control the tears that are starting to fall.
San Cai: “This is so unfair.?#060;/font>
San Cai opens up the box and pushes it back to Dao Ming Si.
San Cai: “If you don’t open the box, then of course, they will be forgotten. Maybe forgetting them, to you, is not such a big deal, but at least, you can try to get to know me again.?#060;/font>
San Cai suddenly stands up and Dao Ming Si looks over at her.
San Cai: “Hi Dao Ming Si. I am San Cai. San Cai is a type of weed. It is those that even if someone steps on it, tomorrow it will continue to grow. So, I am the type of person that would definitely not give in to unfair comprises. That’s it for today. See you tomorrow.?#060;/font>
After saying those words, San Cai picks up her backpack and quickly walks out. Outside the apartment, after closing the gate, San Cai leans against the side of the wall, hugging her backpack to herself, with her head down, crying. At this time she remembers the words that Lei spoke to her when they were sitting on the ledge of the little arch bridge in the park.
Lei: “Ah Si forgot today. Who knows which day he will remember everything. San Cai, there are still a lot of tomorrows in this world that are waiting for you.?#060;/font>
San Cai calms herself down and stops crying.
San Cai (speaking to herself): “Lei is right. Maybe tomorrow, Dao Ming Si will remember again. (speaking in a firmer tone) Dao Ming Si will definitely remember tomorrow.?#060;/font>
She wipes her tears and walks away.
Next morning Michelle and Sha Ge is at the hospital sitting and talking in front of a lake.
Sha Ge (sitting down next to Michelle): “Wait a minute, let me simplified what you just told me. You fell in love with him. Ah Sing also loves you. And then because of this girl, San Cai, you decide to step away. (pause, sighing) Ya Sha, I just don’t understand why you have to put yourself in all this grief.?#060;/font>
Michelle: “If it wasn’t because Ah Sing and I got into a car accident, he and San Cai should be a very happy couple. San Cai is the one that is feeling all the grief.?#060;/font>
Sha Ge: “So now you are returning him to her, but will Ah Sing be happy? He has forgotten about San Cai already. The person he loves is you and you love him. If you do this, won’t everybody be in pain??#060;/font>
Michelle: “But the fact that Ah Sing loves me will bring him pain later on anyway. Isn’t that right??#060;/font>
At this moment a nurse comes up to Michelle and Sha Ge.
Nurse: “Miss Ya Sha, the director would like to see you in his office.?amp;nbsp;
Michelle and Sha Ge is sitting across from the doctor in his office.
Doctor: “Miss Ya Sha, from the report of your body check examination, we find that you suffer from a disease that has to do with your immune system. The medical term is called ‘Duo Fa Xing Ying Hua Zheng.?
Michelle: “Duo Fa Xing Ying Hua Zheng??#060;/font>
Sha Ge: “Doctor, what does that mean??#060;/font>
Doctor: “It is a very rare disease. The symptoms are very difficult to grasp and there are also many different types. It can damage your nerve endings and muscles until they wither/shrivel and you are paralyzed. It can also damage your brain nerves and your eyesight. But it would all depend on each individual’s illness conditions. And within the medical world now, the only thing you can do is to have a bone marrow transplant or else, there’s no medicine that can treat it.?#060;/font>
Michelle has been silent all along when the doctor is explaining all this.
Michelle (finally breaking her silence): “So what you mean is that I would remain lying on a bed forever or become blind??#060;/font>
Doctor: “That’s right.?#060;/font>
Sha Ge: “Doctor, so what you mean is that if she have the bone marrow transplant operation then she will be ok? Then I’ll do it. I’ll give mine to Ya Sha.?#060;/font>
Doctor: “The problem is that to find a marrow that is suitable is not that easy. And even if the marrow transplant is implemented, her chance of a full recovery is limited.?#060;/font>
Michelle: “Then when would I start to lose my sight? When would I start to not be able to move? How much time do I have left??#060;/font>
Doctor: “From the looks of your illness now and the rate that it is developing, there’s approximately 3 months.?#060;/font>
Michelle is sitting there shocked with tears rolling down her face and Sha Ge is starting to cry next to her.
That night, Sha Ge is sleeping on the sofa of Michelle’s hospital room. He wakes up to find her gone from the bed. She couldn’t sleep and was standing by the window staring out. He slowly walks up to her.
Sha Ge: “You’re awake.?#060;/font>
Michelle (turning to look at him): “Sha Ge, I want to leave the hospital.?#060;/font>
Sha Ge: “Ya Sha.?#060;/font>
Michelle: “I don’t want to waste my life. Sha Ge, you understand me the most. I don’t have much time left. How can I stay here? I want to go travel around the world. I want to see the whole world, remember it, draw it. (she walks over to sit down next to the bed as she was talking) Before I go blind, before I can’t move, I want to live happily. (turns to look at Sha Ge) Sha Ge, I want to leave the hospital.?#060;/font>
Sha Ge is standing with his back to Michelle and crying.
Sha Ge (crying): “Ok. We will leave the hospital tomorrow. We will go travel around the world tomorrow.?#060;/font>
Michelle stands up and goes up to Sha Ge and hugs him from the back.
Michelle: “Sha Ge is the best. (with her head resting on his back) Sha Ge you are the best.?amp;nbsp;
At the Dao Ming mansion, Yu Tian and Dao Ming Fung is in the living room. Yu Tian is standing next to Dao Ming Fung, who is sitting on the sofa.
Yu Tian: “Madam, so that’s why it was so hard for us to find information about this Miss Ya Sha before. It is because she’s not an ordinary person.?#060;/font>
Dao Ming Fung: “So, now you have all the information that you need??#060;/font>
Yu Tian (bowing): “Yes, madam.?amp;nbsp;
Outside Dao Ming Si’s apartment, San Cai is standing there with a whole bunch of red balloons. She calls out to him from below to get his attention.
San Cai: “Dao Ming Si!?#060;/font>
Dao Ming Si is standing on the balcony of the apartment when San Cai started letting go of the red balloons one by one. He stood by the edge of the balcony and looked down at San Cai letting go of the balloons. As one of the balloons flies by him, he reaches out and grabs onto it for a few seconds, then lets it go. When San Cai has let the last balloon go, she stood there and looked up at Dao Ming Si.
San Cai (thinking to herself): “Dao Ming Si, I really miss you. I really, really miss you. You are right in front of my eyes, but why do I still feel that I miss you even more??amp;nbsp;
San Cai then slowly turns and walks away. Dao Ming Si stares after her disappearing back and as he continued to stand there, an image of himself holding a whole bunch of balloons in Barcelona floated across his mind. He saw the balloons that he was holding flying away and he saw himself frantically searching for something. As those images flooded into his mind, he grabs his head with his right hand as though in pain. After a few seconds, he looks up and sees a red balloon caught in some sort of net. He slowly walks over to get it. Once he had it in his hand, he turns and looks up at the other balloons that are becoming smaller and smaller up in the sky. Then he slowly looks back at the balloon in his hand and walks back into the apartment with it.