Dao Ming Si is inside his apartment all by himself. He’s sitting on the sofa with the tin box that San Cai left behind on the table in front of him. He slowly opens up the box and takes out the first item that was on top. He picks up the red tag and stares at it for a long time. Then he drops it on the table and takes out the picture frame that has framed the birthday cracker. He stared at that for some time before putting it down also. The next item in the box was a pair of white canvas sneakers the ones that Dao Ming Si cut a hole at the toe of the shoe in order to fit his feet into back in MG1. He looked at that for a few seconds before putting it down. Then Dao Ming Si picks up the meteor necklace that he gave to San Cai. He was staring so intensely at it that the hand he was holding the necklace with, started shaking. Suddenly, he threw the necklace back inside the box and scrambled to put the cover on top of the tin box again. After he covered it up, he sat there thinking and then his head started hurting him again.

A little later, Dao Ming Si is sitting aside with the phone in his hands. He sighed deeply and then started dialing a number.

Dao Ming Si: Grandma, I am (pause) Right. (pause) I want to say I’m sorry to you because I can’t help you look after your house in Taiwan anymore. (pause) Right. But don’t you worry, I will give the keys over to that Auntie. (pause) Yes, sorry. Then when you are coming back to Taiwan with Grandpa, you have to remember to get in contact with me. Ok, good. Ok, I understand. Ok, then that’s it. Good, bye bye.

Dao Ming Si hangs up the phone and then dials another number.

Dao Ming Si: Hello, Mei Zuo. It’s me.

Next morning, Xi Men is in a room with his assistant, a client and the client’s assistant. The client is looking at a contract and nodding his head as he is looking at it. The client then slides the contract across the table to his assistant for him to put a stamp of approval on it.

Client (turns to speak to Xi Men): I think this contract doesn’t have any problems at all. We’ll agree to this collaboration to work together between us.

Xi Men: Thank you Mr. Lin. I believe this collaboration will bring a great deal of interest and benefit to both of our companies.

The client’s assistant hands the stamped contract over the table to Xi Men’s assistant.

Client: Xi Men, the plan this time I am very surprised over your ability. You really did a great job at it this time. I believe that your father must be very proud of you. (laughs slightly) It’s definitely, like father, like son. You are really worthy of Xi Men Enterprise’s second generation smarties. I think, Xi Men President, could actually retire early.

Xi Men: You are over praising. I, the younger generation, still have a lot to learn from my father.

They all get up from their seat and Xi Men shakes hands with the client.

Xi Men: Thank you Mr. Lin.

After the meeting, Xi Men and his assistant are walking out of the building.

Assistant (walking beside Xi Men): Manager, the car will be here right away.

Xi Men nods his head and stands there waiting. His assistant suddenly turns to the back and starts wiping his tears. Xi Men turns to look at him.

Xi Men: What’s wrong?

Assistant (turns to face Xi Men): Manager, we we finally did it.

The assistant starts crying again and Xi Men looks at him smiling.

Xi Men: Xu Xiao Yang.

Assistant (wiping his tears again): Yes, Manager.

Xi Men: Thank you.

Assistant: Thank you manager.

Just then Xi Men’s cell phone starts ringing. Xi Men reaches inside his jacket to get the phone.

Xi Men: Hello, Mei Zuo. (pause) Ah Si is looking for us? (pause) Ok. Ok I know. Ok, bye bye.

Next scene Xi Men and Mei Zuo are both looking around Dao Ming Si’s apartment. Mei Zuo picks up a coconut lantern that was cut with a big smile and laughs at it. Xi Men seeing the lantern starts laughing too. Lei is standing all by himself out on the balcony area when Xi Men and Mei Zuo walks out to join him. While F3 was outside by the balcony area, Dao Ming Si was inside the kitchen, frying eggs. He was frying 3 eggs in the same pan all at once. Afterwards, he brings the 3 plates outside to the table that is set on the balcony area. Mei Zuo and Xi Men was sitting down by the table and Lei was standing with his back facing the table, looking out at the scenery. Dao Ming Si sets a plate in front of Mei Zuo and then sets another in front of Xi Men.

Dao Ming Si (to Xi Men): So you are saying that we’ve known each other for more than 20 years but you have never tasted the eggs that I’ve fried?

Lei turns around quickly when he hears Dao Ming Si’s voice and slowly walks over to the table and sits down.

Dao Ming Si (sitting down): Sorry, this should be breakfast and not something you eat in the afternoon. But I

Mei Zuo (interrupting him): Who said? This is F4’s afternoon lunch.

Mei Zuo then picks up his fork and tastes a bite.

Mei Zuo (chewing): Not bad. Very good.

Xi Men: Really? Lei, then let’s give Ah Si’s cooking a try.

Xi Men puts a piece of egg inside his mouth and chewed very slowly.

Dao Ming Si (looking at Xi Men): Did I forget to add salt?

Xi Men (laughs slightly): Actually I would have thought that you would not be able to tell the difference salt and sugar in this life.

Dao Ming Si: Huh? Did I put sugar in it?

Lei (smiling, shakes his head): No. It tastes just right. It’s just that in our heart, all the five tastes are there. [Means that they feel very happy that they are able to taste Dao Ming Si’s cooking.]

Xi Men: I can’t believe that I’m able to eat the cooking that Ah Si made with his own hands. Thank you for serving us.

Dao Ming Si: It wasn’t anything. I should be the one to say thank you. (pause) Thank you all for being willing to come into my life. (pause) Doesn’t matter what happened in the past, I am me. It won’t change. So, don’t know if you guys are willing to accept the present me be friends with me all over again.

Lei: It doesn’t matter what you change to. You are still our good brother.

Xi Men: That’s right.

Mei Zuo: I have a small request. (smiling) I really miss your old saying. Can you say it one more time?

Dao Ming Si (with a blank face): Old saying? What old saying?

F3 together: Did I ask for your opinion?

F3 laughs.

Dao Ming Si: Huh? That’s it?

Xi Men: Each time that you didn’t want to apologize, you would say that phrase.

Dao Ming Si (small laugh): I would say something like that?

Lei (smiling): So, very childish right?

Dao Ming Si: It’s very childish.

Mei Zuo: Truthfully speaking, I really like the present Ah Si but I really miss the Ah Si that refuses to ever apologize too.

Xi Men (looking at Mei Zuo): Don’t be crazy. Little rabbits are always easier to handle than dinosaurs.

Dao Ming Si (looks up): Did I ask for you opinion?

Everybody started laughing at that. Then they all opened up their drinks and had a cheers.

At night, Qing He walked into a restaurant and is looking around for someone. Mimi, sitting at one of the tables, sees him and gets up to call out to him.

Mimi (waving): Qing He Senior.

Qing He waves back and goes over to the table. They ordered some food and is eating.

Qing He: “So you have to remember the following important points and you would have a good time at Ying De University.

Mimi (nods her head): “Yes, please advise Qing He senior.

Qing He: “First, you have to study diligently. If there’s anything that you don’t understand, you can come ask me. If I don’t even know it, then I can take it to San Cai and ask her. San Cai is so smart. She can definitely help you solve many difficult/hard problems.”

Mimi: “Qing He Senior, you really are taking good care of me. You thought of everything for me.”

Qing He (eating and thinking): “Second, your body must be in very good shape. Even though, I, Senior, would help you whenever I can, but there are lots of times that you can meet up with some unreasonable students. So you should know when to get away from them and start running really fast. San Cai is very good at it, so you can go ask her to exercise with you and help you get into shape.”

Mimi: “In order to hide away, so that’s why there’s a need for a good health. Qing He Senior, what you said is so right!”

Qing He: “Third… um… third. I can’t think of any now. I’ll ask San Cai if there is anything that is missing and will let you know.”

Mimi: “I am so lucky to be able to meet Qing He Senior.”

Qing He (embarrassed): “Aiyo, it’s really nothing. Don’t worry. I and San Cai will take good care of you.”

Mimi: “Qing He Senior kept on talking about San Cai Senior. Can it be that you… have a crush on San Cai Senior?”

Qing He (chewing): “I don’t have a crush on her. If it wasn’t because of her boyfriend…”

Mimi (excited): “It is F4’s very handsome, very rich, very powerful leader, Dao Ming Si! (recognizing her own outburst) Oh, sorry, I like talking about nonsense. Qing He Senior, please don’t mind me.”

Qing He: “I don’t mind. Everybody says that he and San Cai are so good together.”

Mimi: “Qing He Senior is such a good person, you must have a girlfriend.”

Qing He (boasting): “Aiyo, there are lots of girls that are after me but I don’t like any of them.”

Mimi: “Then… what type of girls does Qing He Senior like? Maybe… maybe I can keep an eye out for Senior.”

Qing He (thinking): “What type?”

Mimi: “I think she must possess an optimistic, kindhearted, positive, always forging ahead spirit. And she’s not the kind of girl that would easily have any social contact with guys. Am I right?”

Qing He: “That should be it.”

Mimi: “Is there anything else?”

Qing He (thinking): “And…”

Mimi quickly puts down her fork.

Mimi: “Qing He Senior, hold on just a minute.”

Then Mimi reaches inside her bag and pulls out a little organizer. Qing He looks at her in surprise.

Qing He (eyes wide): “What are you doing? You’re writing it down?!”

Mimi: “Yes. (pause) I’m afraid senior, you might be speaking too fast so… (she takes out a small voice recorder) I think we better record it down instead.”

Qing He: “Do we really need to be that serious?”

Mimi: “Of course. In order to repay Qing He Senior’s help to me, I have to be extremely serious. (she hands him the recorder) Please start.”

Qing He (taking the recorder): “She should have a justice nature.”

Mimi: “Justice nature?”

Qing He (nodding his head, continuing): “Treats friends better than she treats herself. Is more kind to poor people than rich people.”

Mimi: “Exactly.”

Qing He: “When faced with a problem, she will not back away from it. The bigger the problem, the bigger her ambition. That’s the kind.” (Qing He is smiling very widely after saying this.)

Mimi: “Really? (pause) Oh, what I mean is that Qing He Senior’s foresight is very good.”

At this Qing He starts grinning crazily and as he has this dreamy look on his face, images of San Cai working at the pastry shop, working at the little restaurant at the fishing village floats into his mind.

Qing He (very, very happy look): “Also, she’s very diligent, not afraid to work hard, works everyday, and never complains that she’s tired.”

Mimi (looking up from her writing): “Work? (pause) Have to work?”

Qing He: “Eh… No, not that. I mean working can help build up the work ethic.”

Mimi: “Oh… Ok. Then I’ll start working tomorrow.”

Qing He (with a confused look): “Huh?”

Mimi: “Oh, I meant that every word that Qing He Senior said, I’ve written it all down. Then… Qing He Senior, where are we going after this?”

Qing He is driving Mimi back to her home in his car. When they get there, Qing He stops the car.

Qing He (looking at Mimi): “Is it here?”

Mimi (nods her head): “Qing He Senior, thank you very much for bringing me back today. Drive carefully.”

Qing He: “Then we’ll see each other when school starts.”

Mimi (nods her head): “See you when school starts.”

Mimi gets ready to open the car door, but then looks at her watch and stops.

Mimi (sitting back in her seat): “Qing He Senior, actually there is something that I don’t know if I should say or not.”

Qing He: “Doesn’t matter. Say it.”

Mimi: “The time now is 9:57 and 28 seconds.”

Qing He (looks at his watch): “Almost 10:00 o’clock.”

Mimi: “My dad use to say that if a guy brings a girl home before 10:00 o’clock on their first date, then this guy is a guy that you can spend the rest of your life with. (pause) Good night Qing He Senior.”

Mimi opens the door and quickly gets out. Qing He just sat there staring at her seat confused.

Qing He (talking to himself): “Go home before 10:00 o’clock? There’s really a saying like that?”

Qing He shrugs it off and starts driving. Mimi is calling out to his car.

Mimi (waving): “Qing He Senior, thank you for giving me such a romantic night!”

Mimi then walks away and Qing He stops his car and sticks his head out the window.

Qing He (talking to himself again): “Romantic? A guy that you can spend the rest of your life with? She doesn’t mean… (calls after Mimi) Hey! Junior!”

But Mimi has walked away already. Qing He quickly pulls his head back into the car and pulls the rearview mirror to look at himself in it.

Qing He (talking to himself in the mirror): “These past couple of days I’ve become quite handsome. Starting to get some luck with the peach flowers. (pause, smiling widely) Hmmm, should find some time to get closer to San Cai.” [peach flower in Chinese culture represents, love, romance, couples… so in this sentence it means that he thinks that the cupid is starting to help him out.]

Sha Ge is in the hospital going to see Michelle again. He’s holding two bags of things, probably food.

Sha Ge (running into Michelle’s room): “Ba bo, ba bo. Taiwan’s very own ice cream cone is here! Taro flavored. And also, delicious flavored meat too. It will make you want to eat… eat… eat…”

Sha Ge looks around the room and notices that Michelle is not there.

Sha Ge: “Where...”

He quickly puts down the two bags on the table by the bed.

Sha Ge: “Where did she go?”

He was just about to run out of the room to look for Michelle when she skips back in happily.

Michelle: “Hey, why did it take you so long to come back? (holds up a folder and walks toward the bed) I’ve already taken care of the paperwork for leaving the hospital.”

Sha Ge (following behind her): “What did you say? You want to leave the hospital? You can leave the hospital already?”

Michelle pops down on the bed.

Michelle: “You agreed to it yourself.”

Sha Ge (stuttering): “I… I… I… I… I did agree, but I had hoped that you would stay for a couple more days and gain your strength back first. After you have gained your strength, then leave the hospital. Isn’t that better?”

Michelle (spreads her arms wide): “My strength is all back already. (Sha Ge sits down next to her on the bed) Don’t need to rest anymore. I have to hurry up and go laugh, go feel, go live. I have to go see the world that God has made.”

Sha Ge stares at her, gives a big sigh and doesn’t know what to do.

Michelle: “What did you bring?”

She jumps up and gets an ice cream cone from the bag and starts eating.

Sha Ge: “Ya Sha.”

Michelle: “You’re not going with me anymore? Hurry up and come.”

She picks up one of the bags that was on the bed and carrying it over her shoulder starts to walk out of the room with the ice cream cone in her hand. Sha Ge is still sitting on the bed and calling out to Michelle’s back.

Sha Ge: “I’m not going. If you want to go, then go by yourself. (He lies down on the bed) Go by yourself! (he turns over to the other side of the bed with his back to the door) I’m not leaving.”

After a couple of seconds, when he sees that Michelle was not coming back, he quickly gets up from the bed, grabs the other bag and runs after Michelle.

Sha Ge (whining and running): “Ya Sha.”

Michelle and Sha Ge is going back to the first apartment that she and Dao Ming Si stayed at when they first came to Taiwan.

Michelle (opening the door): “You are so slow. Don’t you ever exercise?”

Sha Ge (coming in behind her): “Don’t exercise? You’re the one to talk. You come and carry these bags then.”

Michelle walks into the room slowly, then sits down on the sofa. Sha Ge comes in, puts the bags on the sofa and then goes to open the windows. Michelle is looking over at the wall and notices that all the writing is gone.

Sha Ge: “The window won’t open.”

He walks back over to Michelle.

Sha Ge (looks around): “How can anyone live in this place? This kind of place.”

Michelle (looks over at him, smiling): “You are the one that introduced it.”

Sha Ge (pointing to himself): “Oh, sorry, sorry. (Michelle turns back to look at the wall) Next time, we’ll live at a better place. I forgot that I still have a lot of other relatives. Sorry.”

Sha Ge notices that Michelle keeps on staring at the wall so he gets close to her face.

Sha Ge: “What are you looking at?”

Michelle (sad): “The words are missing.”

Sha Ge: “What words?”

Michelle (looks at Sha Ge and smiles): “It’s stuff from the past life. Forget it.”

Sha Ge: “Stuff from the past life? Then I… I have a present here from the past life.”

He takes out a small round box from one of the bags and holds it out.

Michelle: “What is it?”

Sha Ge: “It’s an antique that we need to sell.”

He sits down next to her with the box in his hands.

Michelle (holds out her hand): “Let me see.”

Sha Ge starts pulling back.

Michelle: “Let me see.”

She takes the box out of his hands and opens it. Inside the box, she takes out a meteor star ring, exactly like the one that Dao Ming Si bought San Cai.

Michelle (looking at the ring in her hands): “Ah Si’s ring. (turns to look at Sha Ge) Why do you have it?”

Sha Ge: “One time I was at this marketplace. The moment that I went in, I saw this ring. And I suddenly remember the time when Ah Si was in the hospital, when he saw the ring and had such a violent reaction to it. So I asked the seller. The seller said that actually there are two of these rings. So I was thinking that Ah Si has so much feeling toward the ring, then it must be that the ring has some sort of special meaning. That’s why I brought it back with me this time and hoped to give him a surprise. But now it’s…”

Michelle: “Even if I and Ah Si did not separate, the rings still can’t be together.”

Sha Ge: “Why?”

Michelle (staring at the ring): “The first day we got to Taiwan, Ah Si’s ring was stolen by a thief. (pause) It was right here. (pause) It’s the same place. It’s the same ring. It’s also from Barcelona to Taiwan. (pause) So, it’s also still all alone by itself.”

Sha Ge: “No wonder. This seller said that if you only have one of the rings, then this person’s relationship is fated to be separated.”

Michelle slowly puts the ring back in the box looking very sad. Sha Ge sees the look on her face and takes the box from her hands.

Sha Ge: “I think I should take it and sell it to afford having it affect me in the future.”

Michelle (holding out her hand): “It doesn’t matter. Just give it to me.”

Sha Ge (looks at her out stretched hands): “That’s not good.”

Michelle (still holding out her hand): “Sha Ge.”

He reluctantly puts the box back into Michelle’s hands.

Michelle: “At this time, who is more suitable than me to have this ring? (pause) This is a gift to me from God. (looks over at Sha Ge) You better not fight for it with me. Or else if you can’t find a wife, then you would blame it on me.”

Sha Ge: “I feel that I’m very crazy already, but you are even more crazy than me.”

Michelle: “Don’t you always say that the crazy ones are usually the lucky ones? That’s why I met you, right?”

Sha Ge gives a big sigh.

Michelle: “What else did you bring over? Take it all out.”

Sha Ge gets up and goes over to one of the bags. He takes out a big bottle of red wine.

Sha Ge (holding it out for Michelle to see): “Look!”

Michelle (she quickly grabs it happily): “My favorite, Mas La Plana! (she hugs Sha Ge happily) Sha Ge you are a genius!”

Sha Ge (laughing): “You’re right. You’re right. Actually I have everything planned out already. If you want to learn about this treasure island, then you would definitely need me, a native from Taiwan, to show you around. Our first stop is to go to Ping Dong!”

Michelle: “Why?”

Sha Ge: “Do you know that in Ping Dong, they have Wan Lun pig’s feet?”

Michelle (makes a face): “What a weird name for a place.”

Sha Ge (excited): “It’s not a name of a place. It’s really pig’s feet. Do you know that if we go there, we can have a sip of Mas La Plana and a bite of pig’s feet. A sip of wine, a bite of pig’s feet. A sip of wine, a bite of pig’s feet. That feeling is… (raises both hands up in the air and shouts) Oh, Mama Mia!”

Michelle (laughing): “Then what are we waiting for? Let’s go now!”

Sha Ge: “Go!”

Michelle (stands up from the couch): “A bite of pig’s feet! (Sha Ge joins in, shouting) A sip of Mas La Plana! Mama Mia!”

Back in Dao Ming Si’s apartment, he just finished putting an X on one of the dates on the calendar. He is keeping track of when the one week would be up. Then he is picking change up from the sofa and putting it in his jean pockets. He had his bag in one hand and turned around. Just as he turned, he looks down at the table and sees all the things from San Cai’s tin box. As he was reaching for the red tag that was on the table, he had a flashback of the words that San Cai said to him last night. Dao Ming Si slowly pulls his hand back, sighing. Then he grabs the phone and dials a number.

Dao Ming Si: “Hello. I am Dao Ming Si.”

At San Cai’s home, San Cai is on the phone.

San Cai: “Ok. I understand. Ok, then it’s settled. Bye bye.”

San Cai hangs up the phone and just stood there staring down at the floor. Just then her parents walked through the door and saw her.

Mom (calls out hesitantly): “San Cai, you look very pale. Did something happen?”

Dad: “Aye, who was that on the phone before?”

San Cai (slowly looks over at her parents, with a shocked, happy look on her face): “It’s Dao Ming Si.”

Mom: “You found him! You must be very happy!”

Mom starts to walk over to San Cai but Dad reaches out and pulls her back.

Dad (speaking softly): “Mama, did you forget? Ah Si Master has lost his memories.”

Mom (looking over at San Cai): “Don’t worry. This is only temporarily not remembering you. You just need to think of some way to wake up his memories, then that would be good.”

San Cai (staring down at the floor again): “I’ve already did that. So that’s why he just called me and asked me to go meet up with him.”

Dad: “Then… then isn’t that good?”

San Cai (turns to look at her parents with no _expression on her face): “It’s not good. (suddenly, her face turns to one of complete happiness) It’s VERY good! Very, very good! It’s so good that I thought I heard wrong!”

Mom (running over to San Cai, very happy): “San Cai!”

San Cai (holds out her arms): “Ma!”

Mom (hugging San Cai): “I’m so happy!”

Dad runs over and they have a group hug, putting their arms on each others shoulder and hopping up and down and round and round in a circle.

Dad: “San Cai, I’m also very happy!”

San Cai (very happy): “I really want to go mad!”

Dad: “Papa and mama will go mad with you, ok?”

They continue jumping around for a couple more seconds, laughing all the while, then stops jumping, but still continuing to laugh crazily.

Dad: “Then that means Ah Si Master has started to remember you. Right?”

San Cai (shakes her head): “Not yet.”

Both dad and mom is taken back from San Cai’s comment and stopped laughing and smiling.

San Cai: “He said that no matter what, he still couldn’t remember. (looking at her parents face) But, I’ve been trying for so hard, so long, this is the first time that he made a move to call me. This proves that he is improving. And I have hope again, right? It must be that he wants to get to know me all over again. Right?”

San Cai’s parents are looking very skeptical through all this, like they don’t believe that it would happen at all. They looked around not knowing how to answer her.

San Cai (looking from her dad to her mom and back again): “Pa, ma, please, I need a definite answer.”

Mom & Dad (very reluctantly): “Right!”

Dad: “Right. Definitely. San Cai, especially when Ah Si Master loves you so much, he will definitely remember you.”

Mom: “Right. If not, then Mama could help you out. I have some very good memories with him also. Like when he was leaving the country that day, I especially went to the airport and gave him a lucky charm.”

Dad: “No, no. I’m more suitable to go then you. We men talk with men. That’s how it is. What do you women know?”

San Cai is smiling on the side as her parents continue to argue.

Mom: “I’ll go. You, pig head, always messes things up!”

Dad: “You are the one that always talk about nonsense!”

Mom: “I gave him a lucky charm!”

Dad: “What are you talking about lucky charms for? You went to the temple and won’t even help me to light the lantern. What lucky charm?”

Mom: “I was thinking that nothing can help you now.”

At the Dao Ming mansion, Dao Ming Feng is slowly walking down the stairs. When she got to the living room area, she walked around restlessly. Just then, Yu Tian walks into the room.

Yu Tian (walking up to Dao Ming Feng): “Madam, you were looking for me?”

Dao Ming Feng (with her back to him): “I think I don’t need to remind you that the time limit that I gave you is almost up.”

Yu Tian: “Madam, you don’t have to worry at all. I have found all the information that I need on the whereabouts of Miss Ya Sha.”

Dao Ming Feng: “Then you should be very clear on what the next step is.”

Yu Tian: “Of course, Madam. Please rest assure.”

At the place that Michelle and Sha Ge is staying at, Michelle quickly runs down the stairs with the bottle of red wine in her hands. Sha Ge is downstairs putting all their bags into the trunk of the taxi.

Sha Ge (pointing to the trunk): “Red wine. You can leave the red wine here.”

Michelle (hugs the wine to her): “No. I’m afraid you will steal some to drink when I’m not paying attention.”

Sha Ge: “It’s a long way to Ping Dong.”

Michelle: “How long?”

Sha Ge (making weird movements with his hands): “This far. Especially since you persist on sitting in my car, then this travel would be even more far!”

Michelle: “Sha Ge, before we leave Taipei can we go buy a cake first?”

Sha Ge: “Huh?”

Michelle: “I want to see San Cai’s face now one last time. If I can see a smile filled with happiness on her face, then I would not have anymore regrets.”

Sha Ge (pats Michelle on the head, smiling): “Ok, let’s go.”

Michelle: “Ok.”

Sha Ge closes the trunk then gets into the taxi with Michelle.

The taxi stops a couple of feet from the pastry shop and Sha Ge opens the door to get out.

Michelle (calling out from inside the taxi): “Sha Ge.”

Sha Ge stops walking.

Michelle (sticks her head out the window): “Sha Ge, remember, you can’t…”

Sha Ge (interrupts her): “Let San Cai know that you are still in Taiwan. Oh, this phrase, you’ve reminded me for 1800 times already.”

Michelle smiles and looks as Sha Ge walks away toward the direction of the pastry shop.

Michelle (to the driver): “Can you please drive a little forward?”

The taxi moves forward so that Michelle has a better view of what is happening inside the pastry shop. Sha Ge walks through the doors.

San Cai: “Welcome.”

Sha Ge: “I just want to look at the cakes.”

Sha Ge walks up to the display case and San Cai follows him.

San Cai: “What flavor would you like?”

Sha Ge stares at the little chocolate cakes first, then looks over to the mango one right next to the chocolate ones.

Sha Ge (pointing to the mango one): “May I ask what kind of cake is that?”

San Cai: “That’s the mango cheesecake. But I’m sorry someone has already reserved it.”

Sha Ge: “But I really want that cake and I have to buy it.”

San Cai: “I’m really sorry sir. Maybe you can come back early tomorrow?”

Sha Ge: “Then that means you want me to give up? But if you were me and you really like this cake and there’s also someone else that really wants this cake, what would you do? Also give up?”

San Cai: “I… guess so. If the other person really likes it and will do anything to have it.”

Sha Ge: “Then how would you know how much this other person likes the cake and what this person will do to have the cake?”

San Cai: “Of course I would know. If you look at the way the eyes of the person buying the cake is staring at the cake, then you would definitely know. (she points to the chocolate cakes) Mr. would you like to try the chocolate ones? It’s not bad either.”

Sha Ge (looking at San Cai in surprise): “How did you know I wanted to buy…”

San Cai (smiling): “Because you have been staring at the chocolate cake from the beginning till the end.”

Sha Ge looks a little embarrassed that he can be so easily read by San Cai.

San Cai: “Would you like me to pack it up for you?”

Sha Ge smiles and nods his head. San Cai then walks around to the back of the display case.

Sha Ge: “It must be very miserable being your boyfriend then.”

San Cai: “What do you mean by that?”

Sha Ge: “Because if another girl likes him and really, really likes him… Then… would you treat it as a cake and let her have him?”

San Cai (a little upset): “A person is not a cake. I would definitely not give up on him that easily!”

San Cai looks away in embarrassment at her sudden outburst.

San Cai: “Sorry.”

Sha Ge: “Sorry. I’m asking too much. Do I look like those kind of boring, with nothing to do, and always looks for young girls to talk to, this type of perverted old man?”

San Cai (smiling): “No you don’t. You look more like those kind that are born being over zealous, which is more annoying than those perverted old men.”

Sha Ge (a little taken back, but smiling): “Aren’t you a little too straight forward?”

San Cai (smiling): “Actually I feel that being a person, you don’t have to be so serious. This is something that I learned from my new friend. When you share your unhappiness with her, then your sadness will be decreased by half. But when you share your happiness with her, then your happiness would increase by multiples.”

Sha Ge smiles lightly at the things that San Cai is saying. San Cai wakes up from the stupor that she got into as she was talking.

San Cai: “Oh, sorry.”

Sha Ge: “I… I take back the words that I said before.”

San Cai: “What words?”

Sha Ge: “I feel that not only is your boyfriend not miserable, moreover, being together with you, he must be very relaxed and very comfortable. I think you two must be very happy being together.”

San Cai: “Happiness is something you have to strive for yourself. I’m trying very hard. If only he can feel my sincerity, then I would be very satisfied.”

Sha Ge: “Does he?”

San Cai (hesitating slightly): “Yes. Yes he does.”

San Cai looks down, smiling to herself.

Michelle is still sitting in the taxi and she saw San Cai smiling.

Michelle (talking to no one in particular, smiling): “She’s smiling! (turns to the driver) Did you see? She was smiling very happily. It must be that she’s talking about Ah Si. That’s why she has that _expression on her face. So that would mean that she and Ah Si is getting along very well. (turns to the driver again) Am I right? Right?”

Driver (quickly agrees): “Right. Right.”

Michelle: “Then I can be at ease now.”

At this moment, a guy in a black suit walks up to her window.

Guy 1: “Miss Ya Sha.”

Michelle (looks at him): “How do you know my name?”

Another guy in a black suit opens the car door on the other side.

Guy 2: “If we don’t know, then why would we come here to find you?”

Back inside the pastry shop, San Cai hands Sha Ge the pastry box.

San Cai: “Thank you.”

Sha Ge (taking the box): “Thanks.”

As Sha Ge turns to walk away, San Cai calls out.

San Cai: “Mr. I wish you happiness. Because you bought our shop’s most famous “happy cake.” It means that if you can share it with the person that you like, then the taste of the cake is a taste of happiness.”

Sha Ge (laughs): “Thank you. Then I’ll also wish you to continue trying hard and be very happy.”

San Cai (smiling): “Thank you. Bye bye.”

Sha Ge: “Bye.”

Sha Ge goes back outside and looks around, finding the taxi missing. He got anxious and ran around calling out, “Ya Sha!” Sha Ge runs around the streets frantically trying to find Michelle.

Meanwhile Michelle has just arrived at the Dao Ming mansion. Her hands were tied behind her back and her mouth was taped close. The two guys in black suits, pushes her down to sit on the sofa and unties her hands and pulls the tape off. Once she was free, she got up and tried to run away, but the two guards blocked her off and hold on to her. Michelle struggles with them

Michelle: “Let me go!”

Guard: “Stop running!”

At this moment, Dao Ming Feng and Yu Tian walks in.

Dao Ming Feng: “Who told you guys to treat my special guest so unreasonably? Leave!”

Guards (bows): “Yes.”

The guards walk away leaving Michelle with Dao Ming Feng and Yu Tian. Michelle looks over to Dao Ming Feng and recognizes her.

Michelle: “You are Ah Si’s mom.”

Dao Ming Feng (walking over to Michelle): “Sorry Miss Ya Sha. My people had no manners and made you scared. (points to the sofa) Please sit.”

Dao Ming Feng walks over to the sofa and sits down.

Michelle: “Why did you bring me here?”

Dao Ming Feng: “You are mistaken. Actually the person that is looking for you is not me. It’s my son.”

Michelle: “Ah Si?”

Dao Ming Feng: “Speaking of which, I should thank you. Miss Ya Sha, if it wasn’t because of you, then Ah Si would not have accepted my request to come home. (pause) Did you know that he went as far as to discuss conditions with me? And said that no matter what I do, I have to find you back.”

Michelle: “I’m very sorry, Dao Ming Madam. What you and Ah Si discussed about is no business of mine because I will absolutely not stay here. My friend should be frantically looking for me now. Sorry.”

Michelle turns around to leave, but Yu Tian steps in front of her and blocks her.

Dao Ming Feng: “Miss Ya Sha.”

Michelle turns around and Dao Ming Feng walks up to her.

Dao Ming Feng: “I think maybe you didn’t understand what I was saying. Ah Si is my only son and he has suffered so much outside. Being his mother, how can I let him be disappointed?”

Michelle: “What exactly do you want?”

Dao Ming Feng (walking closer to Michelle): “Since Ah Si loves you so much, then I wish you could hurry up and get engaged to him.”

Michelle: “Don’t you think you are too funny?”

Dao Ming Feng: “Getting (she turns around and starts walking away with her back to Michelle) engaged to one who is part of the imperial family of the Bu Dan Kingdom, who hides her identity, crosses the ocean and follows a strange guy living the kind of simple life that only beggar’s live – my funniness is nothing compared to yours.”

Michelle: “I have no idea what you are talking about.”

Dao Ming Feng (smiles and turns around to face Michelle): “You don’t have to act in front of me anymore, Miss Ya Sha. Or maybe I should call you Princess Ya Sha?”

San Cai is waiting for Dao Ming Si at the ice cream place. The one that has those cars as seats and a table inside the car. She sees him looking in from the window area, so she runs out to get him.

San Cai: “Dao Ming Si. You really came.”

Dao Ming Si: “I’m the one that ask you out, no?”

San Cai didn’t answer but just smiled shyly.

Dao Ming Si: “Why do we have to come here?”

San Cai: “Just go in and you’ll see.”

Inside the shop Dao Ming Si is looking all around. San Cai brings an ice cream sundae to the table and sits down.

San Cai: “Sit. It’s rare that I get to treat you to ice cream even though you are still like before, fighting to pay.”

Dao Ming Si sits down and smiles.

Dao Ming Si: “Even a poor person has dignity.”

San Cai swallowing her ice cream looks at him excitedly.

San Cai: “That’s the phrase! You finally understands how I feel! In the past, we always argue about things related to money. You felt that money is not a problem at all and that I’m just giving you lots of trouble. Every time you make me so mad…”

She realizes her outburst and stops talking and goes back to eating her ice cream.

Dao Ming Si: “You don’t have to be so nervous when talking to me, ok? (pause) Actually, I know that my attitude use to be really bad in the past.”

San Cai: “It’s really not. It’s just that for things that you’ve never done before, you would tend to… repel against it. It’s like what you called “The common people’s date.” Like going to that park to hang out with my good friend and her boyfriend. And also like when my mom made you wear that lucky charm.”

Dao Ming Si: “Lucky charm?”

San Cai (nods her head): “She got it from Lung Shan Si.”

Dao Ming Si: “Oh.”

San Cai: “Hey, your ice cream is melting.”

Dao Ming Si takes a bite of his ice cream while San Cai just stares at him.

Dao Ming Si: “Why is it so sweet?”

San Cai (getting excited again): “You said that in the past too! In the past, you took one bite and said that it was very sweet! (pause) I’m not saying that it’s anything special. I only want to say that a person’s taste really doesn’t change. There are some things that can never be the same, but there are some feelings that, no matter what happens, it still won’t change.”

Dao Ming Si (looks up and stares at San Cai): “San Cai. (pause) My past self can never understand what you are thinking about.”

San Cai: “Actually, I’m the same way.”

Dao Ming Si (his eyes are downcast): “Even though I understand now, (he looks straight at San Cai) I still have to say to you that… (pause, swallowing) I’m sorry.”

San Cai looks at him with no _expression on her face. Dao Ming Si reaches inside his bag and takes out the tin box that is filled with memories from their past together. San Cai’s face suddenly has this really scared look, like she doesn’t want to hear what is going to be said next. Dao Ming Si slowly slides the box across the table until it is in front of San Cai.

Dao Ming Si (looking down at the box): “Thank you for all the happiness that you have brought to me in the past. But now, all I can do is to return all the memories back to you. (he slowly looks up at her) Because I no longer have those memories. Please give up on me.”

Just as Dao Ming Si is starting to take his hands away from the box and off the table, San Cai reaches out with her left hand and holds onto his right arm.

San Cai (starting to cry): “Why do I have to give up? If I wanted to give up, then in the beginning, I would have given up already. That’s what you said in the past. You said that we will definitely be together. At that time, you wouldn’t let me give up. And now I will absolutely not give up!”

Dao Ming Si stares at her crying face, with a sad look on his face.

Dao Ming Si: “Do you know... (pause) that the lucky charm you mentioned before, I have already given it to Ya Sha?”

San Cai is looking at him with tears rolling down her face.

Dao Ming Si: “There are some things that cannot change. And there are some things that once changed, it cannot go back to the way it used to be.”

He pulls his arm out of her hand.

San Cai (crying): “Dao Ming Si! Ya Sha has already left!”

Dao Ming Si (speaking loudly): “I will definitely find her! It doesn’t matter where she is, I will definitely find her and bring her back.”

Hearing these words from Dao Ming Si, San Cai has nothing to say and only stares at him, crying. Dao Ming Si then opens the door to the car and gets out. San Cai just continued sitting there crying silently.

Back at the Dao Ming mansion, Michelle is still talking with Dao Ming Feng.

Michelle: “You spent all this time trying to find information about me, it should not be just for Ah Si.”

Dao Ming Feng: “Good. I don’t want to waste any time. Dao Ming family’s wealth compared with a tiny little kingdom is really not that much of a difference. So, if I want to get the Dao Ming family to become even more powerful, then I must do something about a title.”

Michelle: “Title?”

Dao Ming Feng: “For example, becoming in-laws with Bu Dan Kingdom will help me in the market place. Doesn’t matter if it’s with position or power, it will be good to me.”

Michelle: “So that’s the real reason behind all this.”

Dao Ming Feng: “I, of course, also cares about Ah Si. But this is what’s called killing two birds with one stone. So if you are firm on asking between one or two, which one is more important, then I think that it is all a useless question.”

Michelle: “Right. So it doesn’t matter if it’s one or two, my answer is still no.”

Dao Ming Feng (walks to stand in front of Michelle): “Miss Ya Sha, you think highly of friendship, right?”

Michelle: “What do you mean?”

Dao Ming Feng (crosses her arms): “You’ve only known San Cai for such a short time but you’ve already become very good friends. Moreover, you used to live a very happy life with Ah Si but now you are firm on leaving. I think… it’s also because of San Cai.”

Michelle: “Don’t you dare do anything to San Cai.”

Dao Ming Feng: “This is the only chance that I will give San Cai. You would understand. (she walks over to sit down on the sofa) With San Cai’s status and background, she definitely cannot come into the Dao Ming family. But if you are willing to get engaged with Ah Si, of course, it’s in name only, I can make an exception and let San Cai get in contact with Ah Si. At that time, I can get what I want and maybe San Cai can also get what she wants. And of course, that would also include your imperial family.”

Summary of MG2 Episode 17:

At the Dao Ming mansion, Dao Ming Feng and Ya Sha are still continuing with their discussion.

Dao Ming Feng: “This is the only chance that I will give San Cai. You would understand. (she walks over to sit down on the sofa) With San Cai’s status and background, she definitely cannot come into the Dao Ming family. But if you are willing to get engaged with Ah Si, of course, it’s in name only, I can make an exception and let San Cai get in contact with Ah Si. At that time, I can get what I want and maybe San Cai can also get what she wants. And of course, that would also include your imperial family.”

Ya Sha: “What does that mean?”

Dao Ming Feng: “Your country’s financial difficulties are no longer a secret in this world. I believe your father and your country’s king should be very pleased to be able to work with Dao Ming Corporation, no?”

Ya Sha: “What if I still don’t agree to it?”

Dao Ming Feng (has an angry look on her face): “Then San Cai can forget about seeing Ah Si during this lifetime!”

Ya Sha turns suddenly to look at Dao Ming Feng at that threat.

Dao Ming Feng: “It’s no rush. Miss Ya Sha, you can still think it over slowly. It’s all up to you, if you have the heart to be a disobedient daughter or to be the person that destroys San Cai’s last hope for happiness with your own hands.”

Ya Sha: “Three months. I’ll give you 3 months time. After the 3 months, I will cancel the engagement with Ah Si and you will agree to let him be with San Cai.”

Dao Ming Feng: “I cannot guarantee to that. The only thing I can give San Cai is a chance. The final decision is all up to Ah Si himself.”

Ya Sha: “The least you can do is to arrange for them to see each other everyday.”

Dao Ming Feng: “Then you will also have to guarantee to me that, within these 3 months, you will not leave Dao Ming family and also cannot tell anyone about our conversation today.”

Ya Sha: “Rest assured. This kind of deceiving people, playing with other people’s feelings shameful matter, is not a type of splendor to be said out loud. (pause) Then may I be excused now, Dao Ming Madam?”

Dao Ming Feng (speaking to Yu Tian): “Tell the Butler to come and bring Miss Ya Sha to her room to rest.”

Yu Tian (bowing): “Yes.”

Ya Sha slowly follows Yu Tian, but stops in the middle of her stride toward the door.

Ya Sha (with her back to Dao Ming Feng): “I finally understand why Ah Si doesn’t want to come home. Because his whole life of happiness is only a tool that his selfish mother uses to seek the dream of power.”

Dao Ming Feng (forces a smile on her face): “I am very happy to be able to work with you, Ya Sha Princess, Your Excellency.”

Ya Sha walks out of the room and Yu Tian walks over to Dao Ming Feng.

Yu Tian: “Madam, 3 months time might be a little short.”

Dao Ming Feng (crosses her arms): “If it’s to increase Dao Ming family’s prestige, then I might not have much assurance. But, in 3 months, to plan Ah Si and Ya Sha’s wedding then there’s ample enough time.”

Yu Tian: “But Miss Ya Sha might not agree to it.”

Dao Ming Feng: “She will. (pause) Because she really has fallen in love with Ah Si. She probably never would have thought that the words that she just used to harm me, would in turn be against her.”

Yu Tian: “So Madam is only just using San Cai to discharge Miss Ya Sha.”

Dao Ming Feng: “It doesn’t matter if Ah Si will come around to the correct way of thinking. A weed is always a weed. And can only be stepped upon on the ground by people.”

San Cai is walking around, holding the tin box in her hands and not paying much attention to where she’s going. She was thinking so hard that she suddenly drops the box to the ground. She stood there staring at the box for a couple of seconds before bending down and picking all the things up.

Meanwhile, Qing He and Mimi is at a park setting out to have a picnic. Qing He is standing aside while Mimi is spreading the blanket out.

Mimi (getting a can of Pepsi): “Qing He Senior, sit.”

Qing He: “Oh.”

Mimi kneels down on her knees on the blanket and gets the basket with the food. Qing He is looking around at the blanket, not sure how to sit down. So, finally he gets up and brings a little chair over and sets that on the blanket to sit.

Mimi (starts taking out the containers with the food from the basket): “Senior, are you hungry? Today I’ve made ‘Ai Xin’ sandwiches, sweet frozen fruit, and a chocolate cake. What do you want to eat first?”

Qing He (points around to all the food and speaks with an incredulous tone): “You made these all by yourself?”

Mimi: “Right. Please give it a try. If it doesn’t suit your taste, then I’ll try harder to change it next time.”

Qing He (hesitant): “Oh, I’m sure it’s ok.”

Qing He looks around at all the containers and then points to a box.

Qing He: “I’ll try that first.”

Mimi (picks up the container and holds it out for him): “Oh, Senior, please.”

Qing He reaches inside the container for a sandwich. He takes it out, smells it, takes a bite and starts chewing. Mimi is looking at him to see what sort of reaction he might have.

Qing He (after swallowing): “Wow, this is really good.”

Mimi (pleased): “Really? (she gets a tall glass with a straw and pours some Pepsi into it) If you have this with it, then it would be very good. (she hands him the drink) I always eat like this too.”

Qing He (reaches for the drink): “Oh.”

Qing He takes a sip and finishes up his sandwich while Mimi just looks at him happily. After he finishes eating, he looks down at the container with the sandwiches again.

Qing He: “May I have another one?”

Mimi (reaches for the container and holds it out): “Oh, just as long as Senior likes it, then I will prepare it for Senior everyday.”

Qing He (taking a sandwich): “Good. Good. Mimi, you eat too.”

Mimi: “Ok, Senior.”

She pours herself another glass of Pepsi and looks at Qing He while she’s drinking. Qing He, with a sandwich in one hand and a glass of Pepsi in the other hand, chewing, suddenly wipes his forehead and looks up.

Qing He: “Why is there water?”

Mimi (looking up at the sky): “Senior, is it about to start raining?”

Qing He (looking at Mimi): “How can that be? The weather said there would be no rain today.”

As soon as he finishes his sentence, it started raining.

Mimi (puts down her Pepsi and holds up her hand in an effort to block the pelting rain): “Senior. It’s raining.”

Qing He and Mimi is standing underneath a tree with the picnic blanket covering their heads.

Qing He: “What kind of place is this? There’s not even a covering to hide from the rain.”

Mimi: “Right, Senior. This is really bad. I am soaked through from the inside out. What are we going to do?”

Qing He: “How am I suppose to know what to do? I’m also soaked through from the inside out.”

Mimi thinks for awhile and then makes a suggestion shyly.

Mimi: “Then Senior, shouldn’t we find a place and take these wet clothes off?”

Qing He (turning to Mimi): “Right! We should find a place immediately and take off these clothes.”

Mimi (with a shy look): “Find a place and take off these clothes?”

Qing He (grabbing Mimi’s hands and pulling her along): “Let’s go.”

Qing He and Mimi, both are wrapped in some sort of big towel, is sitting at a Laundromat, bare feet, waiting for their clothes to dry in the dryer. All the while that they were sitting there, Mimi kept on sneaking little shy peaks in Qing He’s direction. After they got their clothes back, they were walking in the street.

Qing He: “Why do you keep staring at me like that?”

Mimi: “Qing He Senior, I… feel very touched.”

Qing He: “What’s there to be touched about getting soaked all of a sudden?”

Mimi: “My dad said that a guy who can overcome a hardship of natural disasters and still can resist a powerful temptation, then that guy is definitely a guy that one can have faith and trust in. Qing He Senior, after everything that has just happened, I can absolutely guarantee that you are a good guy.”

Qing He (confused): “Overcome a hardship of natural disaster? (thinking) I think that did happen. But where’s the resistance of a powerful temptation?”

He doesn’t understand, shrugs his shoulder and keeps on walking. Mimi smiles slightly and follows him.

At the Orange Café, Dao Ming Si, Yi Ling, Ah Lun and Da Xin are sitting around a table while it was raining very hard outside.

Da Xin: “Amnesia? No wonder sometimes you are called Ah Sing, then called Dao Ming Si, and then called Master. But then what should we call you from now on?”

Dao Ming Si: “It doesn’t matter what I am called, I am still me.”

Ah Lun: “Then when your mom finds Ya Sha, you will have to go back to your old world?”

Dao Ming Si: “It doesn’t matter where I go, we will always be friends.”

Dao Ming Si is riding his bike home and he sees Butler Lau waiting beside a car.

Butler (holds out his arms to stop the bicycle): “Master. Master.”

Dao Ming Si (stops his bicycle): “What do you want?”

Butler (standing very straight): “Madam told me to come and bring you back.”

Dao Ming Si (gets off his bicycle): “There’s no need. When it’s time to go back, then I’ll go back.”

Butler (holds onto Dao Ming Si): “Master. (he quickly lets Dao Ming Si go) Reporting to you. Madam and Miss Ya Sha is waiting for you at home.”

Dao Ming Si stands there for a couple of seconds, then looks over at the Butler. The Butler holds out his arm to show Dao Ming Si to the car. Dao Ming Si then grabs his bag from the basket in front of the bicycle and gets into the car.

When they get to the mansion, Butler Lau is showing Dao Ming Si to the room where Ya Sha is. The Butler knocks on the door for an answer but Dao Ming Si just rushes straight into the room instead. He opens the door and Ya Sha turns around from where she was standing near the window. Dao Ming Si sees Ya Sha and runs to her happily.

Dao Ming Si: “Ya Sha!”

Dao Ming Feng and Yu Tian walks into the room behind Dao Ming Si.

Dao Ming Si (happy, standing in front of Ya Sha): “My mom really did find you! She didn’t lie to me! She really did find you!”

Dao Ming Feng: “Ah Si. (she walks up to Dao Ming Si and Ya Sha) Mommy has finally looked forward to your return.”

Dao Ming Si: “I should thank you. You really do have the ability.”

Dao Ming Feng: “I told you I would absolutely not let you be disappointed. Moreover, in order to welcome you back, Mommy will give you a present.”

Dao Ming Si: “There’s no need. (looks at Ya Sha) There’s nothing else I would need.”

Dao Ming Feng (smiling): “Except for an engagement ceremony.”

Dao Ming Si (his head swivels around to look at her quickly): “What did you say?”

Dao Ming Feng: “Sorry, Mommy did not ask for your agreement first and proposed to Ya Sha for you. But I believe that you would definitely not blame me because Ya Sha has already agreed to it.”

Dao Ming Si quickly looks over at Ya Sha, surprised.

Dao Ming Feng: “I believe that all the questions you want to ask, we can have Ya Sha slowly explain everything to you. Because Mommy is busy with handling your party. After all, Dao Ming family and Bu Dan Kingdom becoming in-laws, (Dao Ming Si looks over at his mom in shock) the ceremony cannot be too simple.”

Dao Ming Si turns back to stare at Ya Sha with a look filled with questions on his face. Ya Sha just looks back at him with a smile on her face.

Dao Ming Feng: “Ya Sha, do you think I’m right?”

Ya Sha looks over at Dao Ming Feng with a smile and then Dao Ming Feng turns around and leaves the room.

Outside the room, Yu Tian is waiting for Dao Ming Feng.

Yu Tian (bowing): “Madam.”

Dao Ming Feng (closing the door and turns to Yu Tian): “Watch them carefully for me. Especially Ya Sha. I will absolutely not allow any mistakes to happen before the engagement ceremony. Understood?”

Yu Tian (bowing): “Yes.”

Dao Ming Feng then walks away with Yu Tian looking at the closed door with his hands behind his back.

Inside the room, Dao Ming Si and Ya Sha is still standing near the window. Ya Sha is staring out the window and Dao Ming Si is standing beside her, looking at her.

Dao Ming Si: “Ya Sha. Exactly what is this all about? Why did my mom say that you are…”

Ya Sha (turns her head to look at him): “Sorry, Ah Si. I lied to you. (turns back to look out the window) The king who is on the throne of Bu Dan Kingdom is my dad’s brother and also my uncle. I was brought up under the rules of the imperial family and was always made to act out the character of a good princess. I hated this kind of disguise. And hated the bindings that came with this kind of disguise even more. (pause) So two years ago, I ran away. I wish to use my own self to learn about this world.”

Dao Ming Si (thinking): “No wonder you never talked about your relatives. (pause) Moreover, you hated people who use force and power against you. (pause) No wonder you like to leave without a word. You didn’t want anybody to know about your identity.”

Ya Sha: “Only Sha Ge knows. My things, Sha Ge knows all about it.”

Dao Ming Si: “If that is the case, then you shouldn’t have come back. Even if my mom found you, she… (pause) My mom forced you, is that right?”

Dao Ming Si roughly grabs Ya Sha’s arm and turns her to face him.

Dao Ming Si: “She wanted me to come back, so she blackmailed you to marry me, right? (no answer from Ya Sha) Right?”

Ya Sha (looks at Dao Ming Si straight in the eyes): “She did blackmail me. She used you to blackmail me.”

Dao Ming Si (confused): “Me?”

Ya Sha (she smiles slightly): “You still don’t understand, dummy? She used your whole life’s happiness to blackmail me. So you tell me, how can I not accept?”

Dao Ming Si looks at her with a big smile on his face.

Back at the first apartment, Sha Ge is sitting outside the door looking very dejected and worried.

Sha Ge (talking to himself): “It’s a whole day and night already. Ya Sha, where did you run to? (pause) Where else can I go to find you?”

He sits there thinking for another couple of minutes, then suddenly remembers something and jumps up to quickly close the door.

Sha Ge quickly runs back to the pastry shop to find the boss working at the shop today.

Boss: “Welcome.”

Sha Ge: “Miss, may I ask you if you have another girl that sells pastries but it’s not you?”

Boss (thinking): “Are you talking about San Cai?”

Sha Ge: “Yes, yes. Where is she now?”

Boss: “San Cai has already left for the day.”

Sha Ge: “Left already? Then do you have her home phone number or address?”

The boss looks at him not sure whether to tell him or not.

Sha Ge (frantically): “Please. I really have something very urgent to find her about. Please!”

Back at San Cai’s home, mom is cooking in the kitchen when the doorbell rings.

Mom (inside the house): “Coming! (the buzzer keeps on going) Ok, already! Ok! Who is it?”

Mom walks out with a Chinese spatula in one hand and a wok cover in the other.

Mom (calling out): “Stop the constant buzzing! The electricity doesn’t need money? (the buzzer keeps on going) Ok, coming!”

Mom opens the door and finds an out of breath Sha Ge standing there.

Sha Ge (breathing very hard): “I want to ask if San Cai is here?”

Mom (looks at Sha Ge and mimics his actions, breathing hard): “She hasn’t come back yet. May I ask who you are?”

Sha Ge (wipes his forehead): “I’m her friend. May I ask where she went?”

Mom: “She is out on a date with her boyfriend.”

It’s night time and San Cai is still walking aimlessly on the streets. She comes upon a glass window and sees her reflection on the window. She walks slowly up to the window and stares at her pale, lifelessly face that’s without any expressions.

San Cai (holds up a hand slowly and waves at her reflection): “Hi. Are you the pig head that was dumped by Dao Ming Si? (pauses, glaring at her reflection) Look at your ugly crying face. How can you compare to Ya Sha? (getting loud) Of course he won’t want you! (pause, still looking at her reflection) What? You’re not satisfied? Come and hit me! (starting to shout) You come and hit me! Hit me!”

A girl slowly walks up to San Cai.

Girl (touches her arm): “Miss, are you ok?”

San Cai (turns to look at the girl): “What?! You also want to hit me? (grabbing onto the girl’s arm) Then you help me and hit me! Hit me!”

The girl gets scared, pulls her arm from San Cai’s grasp and quickly runs away.

San Cai (thinking to herself): “Everybody thinks that I’ve gone crazy now. Actually I really wish that I have gone crazy. That way, I don’t have to be this clear headed now. And also don’t have to feel how much pain my heart is feeling now.”

San Cai is walking around and around a place with lots of bamboo trees.

San Cai (still thinking to herself): “What should I do? Pa and Ma should be home waiting for me now and waiting to hear my good news. But if I don’t go home, then where else can I go?”

She suddenly takes out her cell phone to make a call but then stops.

San Cai (thinking): “Never mind. (she sits down on the side of a ledge) I shouldn’t find Lei. Lei shouldn’t be my garbage can.”

She continues to sit there for a couple more minutes and then her cell phone started ringing. She looks at the caller id and sees that it’s Lei calling. Suddenly she has this really relieved look on her face as she stares at the phone.

Lei and San Cai is sitting on a big rectangular piece of stone in a park somewhere, staring up at the night sky.

San Cai (looking up at the moon): “No wonder.”

Lei (also looking up): “What?”

San Cai: “Don’t people say that a full moon will bring people together? If I knew this early, then I wouldn’t have met with Dao Ming Si today.”

Lei (looking straight ahead): “San Cai, if you want to cry, then cry.”

San Cai (looks at Lei and smiles): “Why didn’t you tell me to do a handstand?”

Lei: “If you want to do a handstand, then you…”

San Cai (interrupts him): “I don’t want to. Because I don’t want to cry. I’m annoyed, tired and sick of crying anymore. I’ve cried so much that I hate myself. I will not cry again. Because crying will not help. Not help at all.”

Lei: “San Cai, Ah Si is a broken up piece of puzzle. Even though there are many pieces, but there are different ways to put it together.”

San Cai (looks at Lei): “Please, Lei. I don’t want to hear anymore analysis that are related to Dao Ming Si’s way of thinking. (pause) The person who broke the puzzle isn’t me. And now the person who is putting the puzzle together is also not me. And no one even asked for my opinion on the way the puzzle used to look, no? (she sighs) So now, can I just do something that is not related to the puzzle?”

Lei (looks over at her): “What do you want to do?”

San Cai (shrugs): “I don’t care.”

Suddenly she thinks of something and turns to look at Lei with a smile.

San Cai: “Lei, let’s go bowling. How about that?”

Lei (looking at her): “Why? You don’t know how to play bowling.”

San Cai: “It’s because I don’t know, that’s why I have to learn.”

She gets off the stone ledge that they were sitting on and pulls Lei down with her.

San Cai (grabbing Lei by the arm): “Let’s go. It’s your responsibility to teach me today. Let’s go.”

Lei (stands there not moving): “I’m not going.”

San Cai (pulling): “I don’t care. Let’s go.”

Lei (still not moving an inch): “San Cai. (she stands there and lets his arm go) Bowling is not your forte.”

San Cai (getting upset and starts to talk loudly): “So what if it’s not my forte? If it’s not my forte then I should give up on it? Why do all of you ask me to give up? I’m still trying very hard! I’m really trying very hard! Why won’t you all give me a chance?! Why?!”

She kneels on the ground with her arms hiding her face and resting on her knees. Lei stands there for a few seconds then slowly kneels down next to her.

Lei: “I’m not telling you to give up. (pause) If this love has not ended, then you shouldn’t give up.”

San Cai (slowly raises her head): “I can’t go on anymore. I don’t have any more strength. I have reached the end already and can’t go on any longer.”

Lei (looks over at San Cai): “I’ll go on with you.”

San Cai (looks at Lei): “Why do you want to go on with me? I am so annoying and heavy and continues to drag you along. (pause) Actually, you couldn’t go on anymore right? You kept on comforting me, understanding me, but today, you only just sat there and didn’t say anything. Because even you can’t move on anymore right?”

Lei doesn’t answer her. Suddenly he just grabs her hand and pulls her up.

San Cai (being dragged behind Lei): “Where are you taking me? Lei!”

Lei and San Cai are in a car, driving along a highway.

San Cai (turns to look at Lei): “Where are you taking me? (no answer) Lei!”

Lei: “Didn’t you say that you have reached the end already? We are now going to the end of this road.”

San Cai: “What is called the end of this road?”

Lei: “This road is very long and very straight. I will not speed up the car but I also cannot step on the brakes. Unless you tell me to stop. Or else maybe we will find the end of the road.”

San Cai (loudly): “Are you nuts?! This is very dangerous do you know? If we continue to drive on like this, what if we hit the side of a mountain or a cliff? We could crash and die! Do you know?!”

Lei just looks over at her and smiles. As Lei continues driving, San Cai looks over at him and starts having flashbacks. She remembers the time when they set fireworks in Ying De and the time when he did a handstand in front of her after she was being harassed by the two guys that Dao Ming Si sent after her.

San Cai (looking away): “I understand. I’m not firm enough. I still have the energy to yell for help, so that’s why I haven’t reach the end. (she sighs) So, Lei. Stop.”

Lei stopped the car somewhere and they got out and leaned against the side of the car, staring out at the scenery in front of them.

Lei (leaning against the car next to San Cai): “San Cai, do you know what that dark thing behind the light is?”

San Cai (guessing): “I think maybe it’s a mountain.”

Lei: “Then what’s behind the mountain?”

San Cai: “I don’t know. My geography is the worst.”

Lei: “Actually it should also be light. Is that right?”

San Cai (looks at Lei): “Right.”

She smiles at him and he smiles back.

San Cai (looking ahead again): “Lei. I have determined on one thing.”

Lei: “What?”

San Cai: “Even though I don’t know what the end looks like, but I have determined that if I get there, you would also be there.”

San Cai slowly rests her head on Lei’s shoulder.

San Cai: “Moreover, Lei, do you know. Actually I just want to get a good night’s sleep tonight?”

Lei smiles lightly and San Cai goes to sleep on his shoulder.

Back at San Cai’s home, Sha Ge is sitting there patiently waiting for San Cai to come home with San Cai’s parents, who are watching TV. Both of San Cai’s parents are laughing their heads off from the TV show that they are watching.

Mom (laughing): “This is so funny.”

Dad gets up to fill his cup with water, but once Mom starts laughing again, he quickly sits back down to watch the show.

Mom (laughing and pointing to the screen): “Look at the one that’s wearing the hat, it’s so funny!”

Dad (laughing): “I love watching him!”

Mom is laughing so hard that she’s holding her tummy. Sha Ge, sitting behind San Cai’s parents, reaches over and taps Mom on the arm.

Sha Ge: “Excuse me. Sorry, do you know when your San Cai would back?”

Mom (laughing, waves her hand): “I don’t know.”

Sha Ge (raises his voice over their laughter): “It’s so late already.”

Mom suddenly stops laughing and looks over at Dad.

Mom: “Oh right. It’s so late, Papa. (she starts to laugh crazily again) San Cai is still not back yet! (Dad hits his hand on the table, smiling) Then that means…”

Dad (smiling): “She won’t be back tonight!”

Mom and Dad gives each other a high five with both hands, all the while laughing.

Sha Ge (yelling): “What kind of parents are you! Your daughter doesn’t come home for a whole night and you are this happy!”

Dad (laughing, talks to mom): “Let me tell you, this means that our San Cai and Ah Si master, is... (Mom and Dad are hitting their hands together again) getting along very smoothly!”

Mom: “Congratulations Papa!”

Dad: “Congratulations! Congratulations! (picking up his cup and standing up) I’m going to get a cup of water.”

Dad walks away saying, “Very good, very good.”

Sha Ge sits over at the seat that Dad just got up from and grabs onto Mom’s arm.

Sha Ge: “Do you know where they went to for a date?”

Mom doesn’t answer but stares at his hand which was holding onto her arm.

Sha Ge (shaking her and shouting): “DO YOU KNOW?!?!?!”

Dad turns back with his cup of water and points to Sha Ge’s hand holding onto Mom’s arm.

Dad (loudly): “I only know that you better let go of my wife’s arm!”

Sha Ge slowly lets go of Mom’s arm.

Dad (pointing at Sha Ge): “You, buddy, who’s face looks like a ‘ma tong.’ Hey, I’m watching TV. Get up, get up. (Dad tries to make Sha Ge get out of his seat) What are you doing in my seat?” (Note: ‘ma tong’ is a term for toilet in Chinese in the ancient times.)

Sha Ge (refusing to move): “No, I really have something urgent that I need to find San Cai.”

Dad pushes Sha Ge out of the seat all the while saying, “Get up, get up, get up.”

Dad sits back down and mom looks at Sha Ge. Sha Ge walks around until he is sitting right in front of the TV set.

Mom: “You kept on saying very urgent, very urgent. So what exactly is so very urgent? You won’t say anything.”

Sha Ge suddenly remembers Ya Sha’s words saying that he can’t let San Cai know that she is still in Taiwan. So therefore, he kept his mouth shut.

Mom: “This Mr., being a human being, you should have some sense. If you sit here, then how can we watch TV?”

Sha Ge looks behind him at the TV and then slowly gets up to get out of the way and walks back to sit down in his original seat behind SC’s parents.

Mom: “You have to first tell us what the matter is, then we can see how urgent it is and decide if we need to phone San Cai now and ruin her happiness.”

Dad: “Right.”

Sha Ge (looks at Mom suddenly): “Phone? San Cai has a phone?”

Dad (chokes on his water): “I think you, buddy, must be from outer space. (mom giggles) You don’t know that there is something called a cell phone?”

Sha Ge: “I’m such a pig head! I really am a pig head! Why didn’t I think of that? (he gets up from his seat and grabs mom’s arm again) Then can you… (mom stares at his hand and dad makes a sound, so Sha Ge quickly lets go of mom’s arm and grabs dad’s arm instead) tell me San Cai’s number? (he shakes dad’s arm) Can you please give me San Cai’s number?”

Dad (pulling his arm out of Sha Ge’s grasp): “Calm down a bit! Why should I tell you? We let you come in through our door, sit here, watch TV and wait for San Cai, we’re being very nice to you already.”

Sha Ge sits back down.

Mom: “Exactly!”

Dad: “Don’t ask for more than you can get ok? What a weird guy.”

Mom and Dad turns back to watch TV and starts laughing again. All of a sudden, Sha Ge starts yelling really loud.

Sha Ge: “I WANT THE PHONE NUMBER!”

Mom and Dad turns around in surprise to stare at him. Then they look at each other.

Mom (leans toward Dad, speaking softly): “Papa. I feel that this person is very weird. He said that he knows San Cai and also knows Ah Si Master, but we have never heard San Cai mention him before.”

Dad: “Right.”

Mom: “Can he have some bad intentions?”

Dad (leans closer to Mom and whispers): “Let me tell you. He looks so unreasonable/harsh. Doesn’t look like the type that are born looking with good intentions.”

Sha Ge gets impatient and stands up and pushes Mom and Dad apart.

Sha Ge (yelling): “YOU TWO FAT ONES LISTEN CLOSELY! I WANT THE PHONE NUMBER!”

Next scene, Sha Ge was being kicked out of San Cai’s house. He landed on his back on the ground outside.

Sha Ge (seating up on the ground slowly): “Believe me. I’m not a bad person! I don’t have any bad intentions!”

After seating there for a few seconds, he slowly gets up.

Sha Ge (standing up): “Give me San Cai’s phone number!”

There was no answer so he starts to slowly walk back over to the house.

Sha Ge: “I beg you! Give me San Cai’s phone number, I beg you!”

Still no answer, so he steps on some bricks and hosts himself up the wall and starts to call out toward San Cai’s home to her parents.

Sha Ge: “I beg you! Please! Give me San Cai’s phone number!”

When there was still no answer, Sha Ge gets down from the wall, leans against the wall and sits down on the bricks with his head down.

Morning comes and Lei slowly wakes up in the car. He turns and sees San Cai still sleeping. He looks at her for a few seconds and then smiles.

Sha Ge is waiting outside of the door for San Cai to come home. Lei drives San Cai home and when they reached home, Lei got out of the car and closed the door. When Sha Ge hears the noise, he wakes up and looks over.

Sha Ge: “You’re back! (running over to stand in front of the car) You’re back!”

He starts to walk over to the passenger side of the car where San Cai is still sitting.

Sha Ge (upset): “You come back now? Did you know that I waited a whole night by your front door?”

San Cai gets out of the car and Lei walks over to stand next to her.

Sha Ge: “And how many mosquitoes I killed?”

He begins to start scratching his back.

San Cai (recognizing him): “It’s you! How did you know where I lived?”

Lei: “San Cai, who is he?”

Sha Ge (looking at Lei): “I want to ask who YOU are. (turns to San Cai) Did you know that I’ve guarded a whole night, waited a whole in front of your door and in the end, what I’m waiting for is not your happiness? (he looks at Lei, but speaking to San Cai) Were you not on a date with Ah Si? (points to Lei) How did it become this buddy? (speaking to Lei) Who are you?”

San Cai: “What exactly are you talking about? (pause) Moreover, how do you know Ah Si?”

San Cai’s dad comes out to get the newspaper and sees them standing there.

Sha Ge (stuttering): “Ah… Ah Si, of course I know him.”

Dad (walks over): “Aye, San Cai. Why are you together… (sees Sha Ge standing there) with Lei?”

Sha Ge: “Who’s Lei?”

Dad (looks at Sha Ge): “Hey, what are you doing here still?”

San Cai: “Pa, (points to Sha Ge) you know who he is?”

Dad: “How would I know? Weren’t you the one that knows?”

San Cai: “I don’t know. I don’t even recognize him.”

Lei (looks over at Sha Ge): “You said that you know Ah Si.”

Dad (grabs Sha Ge’s shirt in his hand): “Huh? Is there such a thing? Then, then you tell me. Who are you? What is your name? (he starts to shake Sha Ge) Who exactly are you?”

Sha Ge: “Actually… actually I’m Ya Sha’s friend.”

San Cai (surprised): “Ya Sha?”

Sha Ge: “San Cai, Ya Sha is missing.”

Lei, San Cai and Sha Ge is at Dao Ming Si’s apartment looking for him.

Sha Ge (yelling out): “Ah Sing!”

San Cai: “Ya Sha!”

Sha Ge (yelling out): “Ah Sing!”

San Cai (looking up): “Dao Ming Si!”

Sha Ge: “Ya Sha! (looks at San Cai) We are shouting this loud, they can’t not hear us. Ah Sing!”

The three of them continue looking around the streets.

Sha Ge (looking around frantically): “There are fortune tellers here. (looks at San Cai) Why don’t I just get a reading first.”

San Cai (trying to calm him down): “Sha Ge, please don’t be this anxious. Maybe Ya Sha is only…”

Lei: “I think we should go back first. Maybe Ya Sha is already back.”

Sha Ge: “Right!”

They started walking quickly. A big screen TV is making some sort of announcement by an announcer.

Announcer: “This is the scene of the press conference that the Dao Ming family is holding.

Dao Ming President will be making an announcement to everyone in a little bit (San Cai, Sha Ge and Lei are running up some stairs) regarding Dao Ming Corporation’s only son. (The 3 of them hears this and stops in their tracks) Mr. Dao Ming with one of Bu Dan Kingdom’s imperial family member, Princess Ya Sha (San Cai turns around and stares at the big TV screen on the side of a building.) will be making an announcement on the news of their engagement.”

On the big screen TV, Dao Ming Si, dressed in a black suit and Ya Sha, dressed in a white dress is walking through a crowd of lots of reporters and audiences. San Cai and Lei is staring at the screen in shock. Sha Ge turns and stares at San Cai’s face then looks back at the screen. Lei looks away and turns to San Cai to see her reaction and then looks back at screen.

At the place where the press conference is being held, Dao Ming Feng, Dao Ming Si and Ya Sha is slowly walking pass all the people that are standing there. All the while, lights are flashing everywhere from the cameras.

Announcer: “The person on the screen now is today’s hostess and also the groom’s mother, Mrs. Dao Ming Feng.”

Yu Tian: “Thank you, thank you all. Thank you.”

Announcer: “And the two that are next to Mrs. Dao Ming Feng is today’s male and female main characters, Mr. Dao Ming Si and Princess Ya Sha.”

Yu Tian is standing up on stage and addressing the crowd of people.

Yu Tian: “Guests, let us now welcome Dao Ming Corporation’s President, Dao Ming Madam. Thank You.”

Yu Tian steps away from the podium, clapping his hands. He walks to the side of the stage and leads Dao Ming Feng up to the podium.

Dao Ming Feng (standing in front of the podium): “Thank you all for making time in your busy schedules to attend this press conference officially announcing, my son, Dao Ming Si will be becoming Dao Ming Corporation’s third generation successor.”

Everybody starts clapping their hands.

Dao Ming Feng (smiles and continues): “Besides this, the thing that I am too impatient to wait, being the mother that I am, is announcing to everybody, one very happy news. (pause) My son, Dao Ming Si and Bu Dan Kingdom’s Prince Zuo Meng’s own daughter, Princess Ya Sha, (Dao Ming Si is holding to Ya Sha’s hand tightly) is about to be joined together. Please welcome my future daughter-in-law, Princess Ya Sha.”

Everybody starts clapping again and Ya Sha and Dao Ming Si slowly walks on stage.

Dao Ming Feng: “Thank you.”

Sha Ge, San Cai and Lei is still standing there on the street looking up at the big screen TV.

Sha Ge (unbelieving tone): “That’s impossible! That’s just not possible! This Ya Sha is suppose to go traveling with me. Why would she run and go get engage to Ah Sing? It’s also not possible that she would reveal her identity. This is too strange! This is too baffling! This is too weird!”

Lei (looks at San Cai): “San Cai.”

San Cai (forcing a smile): “We’ve searched for half a day and it seems that Ya Sha is hiding within the TV and getting engage to Dao Ming Si.”

Sha Ge (turns to San Cai, trying to explain): “No, San Cai. Actually Ya Sha, she continuously… she… aiyo! I don’t even know how to explain to you.”

Lei (looks at Sha Ge): “There’s no need for an explanation. This is the truth already.”

Sha Ge (stuttering): “No, no. Ya… Ya… Ya Sha, she… she… aiyo!”

San Cai is standing there like a statue staring down, still in shock and trying to digest all the things that she just heard and saw. At this moment, Lei’s cell phone starts ringing.

Lei (answering his cell phone): “Mei Zuo.”

Mei Zuo’s voice (sounding out of breath): “Lei, did you see the news?”

In Xi Men’s company, his is also talking on his cell phone.

Xi Men (surprised): “Engaged? (long pause as he absorbs the information) Ok, I understand. I’ll be right there.”

F3, San Cai and Sha Ge is all sitting around a table at a café. No one is speaking and San Cai looks up and around to find everybody staring at her.

San Cai: “Why are you all staring at me like that? Like I have suffered some injustice.”

Xi Men (looking at her): “San Cai.”

San Cai: “I’m not the one who is suffering from some injustice. (pause, looking down) I’m just being played for a fool. Being fooled by a car accident. Being fooled by an accident. In the end, even my friend…”

She didn’t finish her sentence and there was complete silence at the table.

Sha Ge (breaking the silence): “San Cai, you can’t blame Ya Sha.”

San Cai (raises her head and looks at Sha Ge): “I know I shouldn’t blame Ya Sha because the one that Dao Ming Si loves is her. Basically, I don’t have any right to blame her. (pause) It’s just that I don’t understand. She told me undoubtedly that she was leaving Taiwan. (turns to Sha Ge) Why would she get engaged to Dao Ming Si today?”

Sha Ge: “Originally, she was really planning on leaving Taiwan. (pause) There’s a reason that she didn’t get to leave.”

Lei: “Sha Ge. What’s the reason?”

Sha Ge (wanting to say but can’t): “It’s…”

He sighs and grabs his soda to drink instead.

Xi Men: “Sha Ge, hurry up and say it.”

Mei Zuo: “I’ve seen her before. (Xi Men turns to look at him) I saw this Ya Sha before.”

Xi Men: “What’s this all about?”

Mei Zuo: “When I was looking at the news before, I kept on thinking that this princess looks very familiar. I finally thought of it now. (pause) Before I met Ah Si, she said that she was our Ying De University’s junior. Always inquiring about our things. (pause) She must have intentionally tried to get close to me.”

Sha Ge (defending Ya Sha): “Don’t talk about nonsense. Ya Sha is a dignified princess. Why would she intentionally try to get close to you? (pause) She must have wanted to help Ah Sing get his memory back.”

Mei Zuo (turns to Sha Ge): “Then why did she get close to San Cai?”

Sha Ge: “She…”

Mei Zuo: “Say it!”

Sha Ge: “I don’t know! In any case, I know that Ya Sha is not that type of a person.”

Mei Zuo: “The problem is that the truth is in front of our eyes. She really did deceive San Cai.”

Sha Ge: “She..”

San Cai (interrupting him): “Sha Ge is right in what he said. The Ya Sha that I know is also not that type of person.”

Sha Ge: “Exactly. The matter is not that simple. Why don’t you also use your knee to think. With Ya Sha’s identity, getting married to someone with Ah Sing’s brain is already not a simple matter. Why would she be wasting all her energy to deceive San Cai?”

Xi Men: “You’re right. Bu Dan Kingdom’s princess. Being able to become relatives with the imperial family through marriage – the empress dowager should of course, be very happy. (pause) She really has become an empress.” (Note: Xi Men is referring to Dao Ming Feng in the last two sentences.)

Back at the engagement party, inside a room, Ya Sha sits down on a one seat couch with a huge sigh and then pulls her legs up to the couch.

Dao Ming Si: “Ya Sha, what’s wrong? (he sits on the armrest of the couch) Are you not feeling well?”

Ya Sha: “It’s nothing. It’s just that I’m sick of answering those boring questions. (pause) You don’t have to mind me. Hurry up and go entertain those reporters.”

Dao Ming Si (holding onto Ya Sha’s hand): “I don’t want to. I want to be here with you.”

Ya Sha: “There’s really nothing wrong with me.”

Dao Ming Si: “But these occasions are so awkward. I don’t want to go.”

Ya Sha: “You are Dao Ming Corporation’s successor, these kinds of occasions you would have to get use to it.”

Dao Ming Si: “Then, you are my finance so why shouldn’t you get use to this kind of occasion?”

Ya Sha (getting annoyed): “Because I want to be by myself!”

She pulls the hand that Dao Ming Si had in his grasp all this time.

Dao Ming Si (looking down at her): “Ya Sha, what is wrong with you?”

Ya Sha (brings her left hand up to rub her temple): “Nothing. Can you just stop annoying me?”

Dao Ming Si: “I only want to ask why you are not happy.”

Ya Sha (getting louder with each word): “Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, NOTHING.”

Dao Ming Si: “Ya Sha.”

At this moment, Dao Ming Feng walks into the room and stands by the doorway.

Dao Ming Feng: “Ah Si.”

Both Ya Sha and Dao Ming Si looks up at the sound of her voice.

Dao Ming Feng: “Ya Sha has been very tired this whole day. Yesterday night, she must have been nervous and couldn’t sleep. And you still don’t let her rest a little?”

Ya Sha (looks at Dao Ming Si, smiling): “Right. You don’t want me to start regretting from the first day of the engagement, right?”

Dao Ming Feng: “Ah Si, if you don’t hurry up, learn how to be a good husband, be in charge of Dao Ming Corporation’s business affairs, then what are you going to give Ya Sha for her whole life’s happiness? (pause) A good daughter in law like Ya Sha, even if Mommy has the abilities, I don’t think I would be able to help you at that time.”

Ya Sha (looking straight at Dao Ming Feng): “Exactly. Ah Shi should be very clear on how stubborn my temper can be. The things that I’m asking for, if the other person doesn’t get it done, then I might just turn against that person. Right Ah Si?”

Dao Ming Si: “Ok, ok. Then I’ll go and entertain these reporters now, ok?”

Dao Ming Si gets up and walks toward the door. He turns back from behind Dao Ming Feng and smiles nicely at Ya Sha, but when he looks at Dao Ming Feng’s back, the smile is gone. Once Dao Ming Si is out the door, Dao Ming Feng takes out her cell phone.

Dao Ming Feng (on cell phone, staring straight at Ya Sha): “Yu Tian, you can call San Cai.”

After she made that call, she turned around and left the room, leaving Ya Sha sitting there all by herself.

F3, San Cai and Sha Ge is still sitting at the café. There is complete silence at the table and no one is talking. Suddenly, Sha Ge, who was standing up and leaning against his chair, grabs his hat from the table and puts it on.

Mei Zuo: “I feel that we should go and find Ah Si.”

Xi Men: “Find Ah Si for what?”

Mei Zuo (turns to Xi Men): “See him face to face and ask him to clear everything up.”

Sha Ge: “Ok. (Mei Zuo turns to look at him.) I’ll go with you.”

Mei Zuo: “Let’s go.”

Mei Zuo then pushes his chair back and stands up, getting ready to leave when Xi Men calls out to him.

Xi Men: “Mei Zuo. (Mei Zuo turns back to Xi Men.) Did you forget what Ah Si said to us that day?”

Mei Zuo hesitates, thinking.

Sha Ge (sees Mei Zuo’s face, turns to Xi Men): “It doesn’t matter what he said. In any case, there is no way that Ye Sha would agree to get engaged with Ah Sing.”

Xi Men: “You kept on saying that it’s not possible, not possible. Exactly why is it not possible?”

Sha Ge: “It's because...”

Sha Ge looks at Xi Men, looks at Mei Zuo, then turns away hesitating to go on.

Sha Ge: “Because...”

San Cai (answers for Sha Ge): “Because Ya Sha doesn't love Dao Ming Si. (pause) Ya Sha told me from her own mouth that she doesn’t love Dao Ming Si. She really did say it.”

Lei: “So that means... that this engagement is not just an engagement.”

Sha Ge: “That's right. Ya Sha must have been tricked into it. But... who would have tricked her?”

No one has an answer to his question. Just then San Cai's cell phone starts ringing. She picks it up and answers it.

San Cai: “Hello? (pause) It's you. (Everybody looks at San Cai’s face as she uses that tone of voice.) Is there such a need? (she thinks, sighing) Ok, I will go.”

She hangs up the phone and looks at everybody.

San Cai: “Dao Ming Feng wants to see me.”

San Cai is brought to a Japanese restaurant to meet Dao Ming Feng. Yu Tian is showing her the way to the room where Dao Ming Feng is waiting. As she is walking after Yu Tian, there are also two guys in suits walking behind San Cai. Two guys in suits opens the door to the room when San Cai reaches the doorway. San Cai hesitates at the doorway for a couple of seconds before going in. Inside the room, Dao Ming Feng is sitting on one end of the long table while San Cai is sitting on the other end. One of the waitresses, in a kimono, is serving San Cai some tea.

San Cai: “Thank you.”

The waitress bows and leaves the room. Another waitress, in a kimono, comes to the table and places a dish of food in front of San Cai.

San Cai: “Thank you.”

San Cai just sits there staring at the table of food while Dao Ming Feng looks at San Cai.

Dao Ming Feng: “San Cai, did you eat yet? Take a look at the food on this table and see if the food here is to your liking.”

San Cai: “Thank you. I am not hungry now. If there is anything you want to say, just be straight forward with it.”

Dao Ming Feng: “That's good. Then I will say it as it is. San Cai, you understand very clearly that I have never liked you. (pause) And now I STILL don’t like you. (San Cai’s face is averted to the right, but she slowly turned her head to look at Dao Ming Feng.) Ah Si is engaged.”

San Cai: “I know that already.”

Dao Ming Feng: “The one that Ah Si loves now is Ya Sha.”

She picks up her little cup and hits it loudly on the table. Yu Tian, sitting on a bench behind Dao Ming Feng, claps his hand and a waitress comes to fill up Dao Ming Feng’s cup.

Dao Ming Feng: “Being able to be relatives with an imperial family, I, of course, am very happy. For the Dao Ming family, it is truly a good thing. (pause) As for Bu Dan Kingdom itself, its not very wealthy. Simply put, this engagement, on one hand, is for fame and on the other, is for money. It could be said that it benefits both sides.”

San Cai: “Why are you saying all this to me?”

Dao Ming Feng: “Because Ya Sha doesn't love Ah Si. She is only doing this to help both families. That’s why she agreed to this engagement contract with me.”

San Cai: “What does that mean?”

Dao Ming Feng: “It means that when Dao Ming Corporation gets the imperial family’s glory, Ya Sha’s father gets the financial support, then this engagement contract’s time limit is up.”

San Cai (looks at Dao Ming Feng with a look of disgust): “All that you are doing is for your own interest, then what will happen to Dao Ming Si?”

Dao Ming Feng: “Of course, I really don't want to see them cancel the engagement. Ah

Si lost his memory, fell in love with Ya Sha, is a very unusual situation. (pause) But Ya Sha doesn't love Ah Si – that is also the truth. So, to avoid Ah Si from resenting me in the future, I just only hope that before the engagement is over, he can regain his memory. (pause) And besides, give you one last chance. (pause) Before, I had promised that I owe you a chance.”

San Cai looking very suspicious and was silent for a couple of seconds before talking.

San Cai (speaking carefully): “What kind of chance do you want to give me?”

Dao Ming Feng: “From now on, I can let you come into Dao Ming Corporation and work there. (pause) That way it would allow you to come in contact with Ah Si and get along with him.”

Dao Ming Feng picks up her cup to take a sip of the water, letting San Cai digest the words that she just said.

Dao Ming Feng (putting her cup down): “As for whether you can get back Ah Si’s feelings, then that would all depend on what you do.”

San Cai: “I don't understand. Wasn’t I what you thought of as a weed that hurts your eye, as a rock that trips your feet? (pause) Why are you giving me this chance?”

Dao Ming Feng: “I have said it already. I STILL don't like you. (pause) But, the kind feelings that you have for Ah Si, in these past days, I admit that I have seen it. (pause) I think you are the only one that would sacrifice anything for Ah Si. (pause) That is the answer. (pause) I’m giving you a chance, but that doesn’t mean I accept you. (pause) One chance is ONLY just one chance.”

San Cai thinks for a few seconds and then takes a deep breath.

San Cai: “Thank you for giving me this chance, but I don't want to become a tool for you to use in deceiving Dao Ming Si.”

San Cai gets up out of her seat and walks over to the door. Yu Tian also gets up from the bench and walks forward to stand behind Dao Ming Feng.

Dao Ming Feng (calls out to San Cai): “I will still give you one days’ time to consider. Because the main point of this matter is not for me, but it’s for the innocent Ah Si. (pause) If you still decide to give up, then there’s no need for you to reply to me. I, Dao Ming Feng, really don’t have this much time to deal with a loser.”

San Cai continues to stand in front of the door until the 2 guys in suits opens the door to let her out.

That night, San Cai is slowly walking on the street on her way back home. Meanwhile, F3 and Sha Ge is waiting for San Cai at her home. Mom takes some drinks out to give to Sha Ge.

Mom (handing Sha Ge the drinks): “Here, this Pepsi is for you guys to drink.”

Sha Ge: “Ok. Then Auntie, you go and eat something.”

Sha Ge takes the Pepsi out to F3. He hands Xi Men, who is sitting on a chair, a can. Then gives a can to Lei who is standing and leaning against the window. Lastly he sits down on the steps and hands Mei Zuo a can, who is also sitting on the steps. Just then San Cai opens the door and sees the four of them there.

Sha Ge (puts his Pepsi on the ground and gets up): “San Cai!”

San Cai just stood by the door, looking very beat up and didn’t come in.

Xi Men (seeing the way that she looks now): “San Cai, are you ok?”

San Cai closes the door and slowly walks in. Sha Ge starts to walk over to San Cai.

Sha Ge: “Did you see Ya Sha?”

Mei Zuo also gets up from the steps and runs over to her.

Mei Zuo: “What did the dowager empress say to you?”

Sha Ge: “Did she show off, threaten, or did she…”

San Cai (interrupting him): “It’s none of that. (she looks around at the four of them) Thank you all for you concern. But I am really very confused now. Really very, very confused. (looks at Sha Ge) Can you let me think it over before I tell you guys?”

Sha Ge (upset): “But we have waited bitterly for a whole night – then we waited for nothing?!”

Lei: “Sha Ge. (pause) Just let San Cai rest a bit.”

Sha Ge (takes a deep breath): “I just don’t believe that you guys don’t want to hurry up and know the answer.”

Xi Men: “San Cai has hold up for a whole day already. We should let her face her own feelings.”

Lei puts his Pepsi on the ground and slowly walks toward the door, followed by Xi Men.

Xi Men (as he is passing by, calls out): “Mei Zuo.”

Mei Zuo (speaking to San Cai): “If you can’t figure it out, then just get a good sleep. If your brain is all tied up, remember that there is still us.”

Lei opens the door and steps out. Mei Zuo turns and starts toward the door.

Sha Ge (calling out to the back of F3): “Wei! (Xi Men and Mei Zuo stops, Sha Ge turns to look at San Cai’s back) San Cai.”

San Cai turns around to look at Sha Ge.

Mei Zuo starts to drag Sha Ge away.

Sha Ge (being pulled by Mei Zuo): “Did she say anything to you?”

Mei Zuo: “Let San Cai rest now. Let’s talk about it tomorrow.”

Sha Ge (calling out to San Cai): “Did she?”

Mei Zuo pushes Sha Ge out. Xi Men turns his head to San Cai.

Xi Men: “Sleep early.”

San Cai stares as they all left through the door. Meanwhile, Mom is standing behind San Cai staring at San Cai with a sad and worried look on her face.

San Cai is in her bed at night and couldn’t fall asleep. She replayed the words that Dao Ming Feng said to her earlier that day.

San Cai (thinking to herself): “What should I do? What should I do? Ya Sha doesn't love Dao Ming Si. Dao Ming Si doesn't love me. They are engaged but I have one chance. What should I do? What exactly should I do?"

San Cai rolls over to her side on the bed and pulls the blanket up and over her head.

Meanwhile, Sha Ge is slowly walking up the stairs back to the apartment, looking very dejected. When he reaches the top, he sees Ya Sha sitting by the door with a big smile on her face.

Sha Ge: “What's wrong with you? Are you trying to test and see how strong my heart is? Is that right? On one hand, you are missing, then on the other, you are engaged. And now you ran back here to scare me. (pause) Ok. What exactly do you want? Tell me.”

Ya Sha (smiling): “What kind of good friend are you? You know that I am engaged and you

still don't congratulate me?”

Sha Ge (upset): “Congratulate? You really think that I am so stupid that I can't even see that you are not happy? And then joking around with your own marriage and still congratulate you?”

Ya Sha (happy face): “Who said I am not happy? I am very happy! (looks at Sha Ge) Really. I’ve just finally figured it out. Since I like Ah Si so much, why not have this short time of happiness? Anyway... anyway... anyway, I will…”

Sha Ge (interrupts her): “Say it! Say it... why won’t you say it? (Ya Sha doesn’t answer.) You just don't know how to lie. You can go out there and lie to everybody in the world. But don't come back here and speak lies to Sha Ge!”

Ya Sha: “So, I need you, Sha Ge. (pause) When you are not beside me, I feel like I will lose myself anytime. Will you help me, then? Go back with me to that place that is like a cold palace?”

Sha Ge (smiles): “Ok. If you say the truth.”

Ya Sha then remembers her deal with Dao Ming Feng, that she is not to let anyone know of the conversation that they had that day.

Ya Sha (looks away and smiles): “What I said is the truth. I am engaged. I am very happy. And very fortunate.”

Sha Ge stares at Ya Sha and starts to cry.

Sha Ge: “Then there is really no need for me to be beside you, no?”

Ya Sha: “Sha Ge.”

Sha Ge: “I have an illness. And the illness is that I don’t wish to see other people treating themselves badly. Especially when this is the person that I have carefully protected and cared for in the past. (Ya Sha’s eyes were getting a little watery.) So… I don't want to see it. (He gets up and walks past the sitting Ya Sha and into the house.) You leave!”

Ya Sha smiles sadly and calls out to inside the house.

Ya Sha: “Then I will go now. (pause) Going back to the cold palace all by myself. (no answer) Maybe you will never see me again. (looking very sad) Sha Ge, it doesn’t matter where I go, you must remember, that you are the best of my friends.”

Ya Sha then gets up and leaves. After she walked away, Sha Ge, comes out with a sad look on his face to watch her go.

Next morning, in San Cai's home, San Cai's mom is holding up a newspaper, reading and bawling at the same time, while dad is getting ready for work.

Dad: “Can you just stop reading that newspaper? Mama, you should hurry up and put the newspaper away, or else if San Cai sees it, she will surely be sad.”

Mom (crying): “This Dao Ming Si is so heartless.”

Mom slowly puts the newspaper down on the table.

Dad: “He’s getting married to a princess. We are just commoners. What’s the use of a good heart? What can we use to compare with them?”

Dad is putting on his suit jacket and Mom is sitting by the table eating.

Mom (with her mouth full): “What princess? I don’t care about Bu Dan. It could be that if we emigrate over there, you can become a king and I can become a queen!”

Dad: “Anyway, they are native inhabitants. Even if there are no natives, everyday over there would be… (He makes noises with his mouth, not sure what he is talking about.) If Dao Ming Si wants to get married to that native, then let him! He will… he will… he will…”

Dad looks up and sees San Cai standing there, so he quickly looked away. Mom is eating, so she turned her head to see what the problem was.

Mom (seeing San Cai): “San Cai! (gets up) San Cai, you’re awake.”

Mom walks over to her and takes her hand, wanting to lead her to the table.

Mom: “Come, come. Let’s have breakfast together.”

San Cai (staying where she is standing): “Ma, Pa. I have something that I want to say.”

Dad (gets his stuff together): “If there is anything you want to say, then say it your mother ok?”

Mom: “Yes, yes, yes.”

Dad: “Papa has to go to work now.”

Dad starts walking out the door.

Mom: “Actually Dao Ming Si…”

San Cai (interrupting her): “I have decided to quit school.”

Dad quickly turns back around in surprise.

Mom (stands there shocked): “Quit school?”

San Cai: “I have decided to go work at Dao Ming Corporation.”

Dad (hesitantly): “Are… you so sad that you have gone insane or is your brain damaged?”

San Cai: “Pa, this could be my last chance. Even though Dao Ming Si is engaged, but I still want to fight for my feelings one more time.”

Dad: “At… at that…”

Mom (interrupting): “Don’t talk nonsense. (to San Cai) Don’t give up. Don’t give up is right! (puts both her hands on San Cai’s shoulder) Our human’s life only has one lifetime. We must fight to the end for our own happiness. Mama will support you in fighting with it. (turns to look at Dad) Right Papa?”

Dad (looks up slowly): “Papa doesn’t have anything to be proud of in other things. But there is only one thing that even when I’m sleeping at night that I would dream about smiling. And that is that we have a strong daughter. In my heart, she is a real true princess.”

San Cai (feeling very touched): “Pa.”

She goes over to hug him and Mom comes over for a group hug.

Mom: “San Cai.”

San Cai: “Thank you both.”

At Ying De University, people around the school grounds are discussing the news about Dao Ming Si and Ya Sha's engagement and also about San Cai quitting school.

Student 1: “Heard that Dao Ming Si got engaged to a Princess. So cool.”

Student 2: “Hey, then what’s going to happen with San Cai?”

Student 1: “Heard that she’s quitting school.”

Student 2: “Aiyo, I said that she would be dumped sooner or later.”

Qing He is frantically running around looking all over for San Cai. He finds her sitting on a bleacher of some sort.

Qing He (running over): “San Cai!”

As he was running he dropped a book, so he skidded to a stop to pick it up then ran to stand in front of San Cai.

Qing He: “What's wrong with you?”

San Cai: “Qing He..”

Qing He runs up the bleacher seats to sit down beside San Cai.

Qing He (breathing hard): “Why did you quit school? Why are you giving up yourself for a Dao Ming Si that lost all his memories? Why?”

San Cai: “Because I want to fight. I want to make my last efforts.”

Qing He (with his head down): “Last efforts? (looks over at San Cai) Ok. Since you are quitting school, then I’m quitting school too. The two of us can go beat up Dao Ming Si until he wakes up.”

San Cai (looks at Qing He): “Qing He, I’m quitting school because I am going to be working at Dao Ming Corporation.”

Qing He (shocked): “Huh?!”

San Cai: “So, the reason I’m quitting school is not a decision to give up but it’s a beginning for my hope.”

Qing He: “But… if you quit school, that means I will not be able to see you in school.”

Qing He looks away with his head down.

San Cai (puts her hand on his knee): “Just as long as we know that the other person is living very good, even if we can’t see each other everyday, we can still think of each other.”

Qing He: “But…”

The ringing of Qing He’s cell phone interrupts what he was about to say. Qing He reaches in his pocket to get his cell phone.

Qing He: “Hello? (pause) MiMi? (pause) Have dinner tonight? (San Cai stands up from her seat.) Aiyo, I am very busy now. I don’t have time to talk with you. Bye bye.”

Qing He hangs up and stands up from his seat to look at San Cai.

San Cai: “Qing He, even though I am not at school, but you still have Mimi. I can feel that she really likes you a lot. You have to treat her good, understand? (pause) Don't be like me. I use to reject Dao Ming Si all the time. Now that everything has fallen through, I finally know how much I like him. I have something to do. I’m leaving first.”

San Cai walks down the bleacher seats and Qing He calls out to her.

Qing He: “San Cai.”

San Cai (turns around and looks at Qing He): “Qing He, please don’t think that if a person is good to you, then it’s a matter of fact. You have to seize the opportunity. (pause) Remember to seize the opportunity!”

San Cai turns and walks away, while Qing He stands there staring at her back.

Qing He (talking to himself sadly): “San Cai, but do you know what? (pause) There is someone who have always been very good to you.”

San Cai is slowly walking around the rooftop of Ying De University. She stood there to look out at the scenery one last time. Then the next scene, San Cai is standing in front of the Dao Ming Corporation’s office building. She stood there staring at the building for a long time before walking in. In the lobby, San Cai walks up to the reception area.

San Cai (speaking to one of the receptionists): “Miss, how are you? I want to see your President. Can you please help me inform her?”

At this moment, Dao Ming Feng and Yu Tian walks over. The three receptionists stands up and calls out, “Hello President.”

Dao Ming Feng stops walking and Yu Tian walks over to San Cai.

Yu Tian: “Miss San Cai. Do you need any help?”

San Cai: “I have something to say to your President.”

Yu Tian backs up to Dao Ming Feng and San Cai walks forward.

Yu Tian: “Madam, Miss San Cai is…”

San Cai (interrupting him): “I have decided to accept your chance to work at Dao Ming Corporation.”

Dao Ming Feng: “San Cai, as expected, you really haven't let me down. Very good. With your education, I will arrange for you to work in ‘zhong gong chu.’ You will report to work officially tomorrow. Any problems?”

San Cai (shakes her head): “None.”

Dao Ming Feng: “Good. Then you should now report to the Personnel Department. I have already explained everything.”

San Cai nods her head.

Dao Ming Feng: “San Cai, welcome to the company.”

San Cai: “I will do my best.”

Dao Ming Feng and Yu Tian walks away from San Cai.

Yu Tian: “I would never have thought that San Cai would really be willing to work at the office. Her will power is not something that normal girls would be able to have.”

Dao Ming Feng: “Even if she has the willpower of steel, I only have one daughter in law. And that is Ya Sha.”

Qing He is sadly and slowly walking in the streets. He stops in front of Mimi’s house and waits for her to open the door. When the door opens, Mimi sticks her head through the crack and her face is stuck with cucumber slices and her hair is up in curlers.

Mimi (opening the door wider): “Qing He Senior. (When he doesn’t answer, she walks over to him.) Qing He Senior?”

Qing He looks around to see who was calling him and sees Mimi.

Mimi: “I’m very happy that you have come to see me.”

Qing He: “Huh? Weren’t you the one that called me and told me to come?”

Mimi: “Yes. Senior, please come in.”

Qing He slowly follows Mimi into the house.

Inside the house, QH is standing aside, while Mimi goes to get him a drink.

Mimi (hands him a glass of Pepsi): “Senior, have a drink.”

Qing He (taking the drink): “Thanks.”

Qing He slowly takes a sip and Mimi looks at him.

Mimi: “Senior, you don’t seem to be in a good mood. (touches her face) Is it because of my face?”

Qing He (looks over at her): “Mimi, San Cai has quit school. My best friend has left Ying De. I feel very sad.”

Qing He then downs the whole glass of Pepsi in one gulp, while Mimi stares at him.

Mimi (staring at the empty glass): “Senior, I understand what you are feeling. Such an outstanding and talented person like San Cai Senior, leaving the school. It’s not only a pity to Senior, but it’s also Ying De University’s biggest lost. So, Senior, please tell me, how can I comfort you?”

Qing He (looks over at Mimi): “Mimi, San Cai was right, you really are a good person.”

Mimi (smiles shyly): “Even though my face is like this now, do you still feel that I’m very good?”

Qing He: “A person’s outside, does not reflect his/her inner most being. San Cai always says that we can’t judge a book by its cover. (pause) Do you know?”

Mimi (nods her head): “San Cai Senior really has a lot of good merits that I should learn from.”

Qing He: “Of course. San Cai has a lot and a lot of merits. Her strong will. Her kind heart. And also her ever bright smile. (sigh) I think I won’t ever find a girl that is as good as San Cai in this lifetime.”

Qing He walks away toward the couch.

Mimi (thinks for a few minutes, then calls out): “Senior!”

She walks over to where Qing He is sitting down on the couch.

Mimi: “Senior.”

Mimi starts to pour more Pepsi into Qing He’s empty glass that he put down on the coffee table.

Mimi: “Senior, if you meet a girl that is as pretty as San Cai Senior. Despite the fact that her face is full of pimples and cucumbers, would you also not care about it?”

Mimi sits down on the other end of the two seat couch.

Qing He (resting his head on his two palms): “Of course I won’t care. It doesn’t matter what things will grow on San Cai’s face, I still won’t care.”

Mimi doesn’t talk but just smiles shyly. Qing He looks over at her and she smiles at him. Qing He gives her a silly smile back. All of a sudden, Mimi takes a deep breath and stands up. Qing He sits up straight in surprise at her sudden movement.

Mimi (standing): “Qing He Senior, please accept first, before marriage, to officially go out with me.”

Qing He (startled): “Huh?!? The person who is getting married is Dao Ming Si. What does that have to do with me?!”

Mimi (sitting down): “My dad said…”

Qing He (exasperated): “What did your dad say now?”

Mimi: “A man who do not depend on a girl’s looks, means that he is a good man who emphasizes on inner most being and moral character. This kind of man, once married, will absolutely not be of two minds, will absolutely not abandon a terrible wife, an old wife. My dad said that this kind of man is a good man that one can be worthwhile to give her whole life to.”

Qing He (stammering): “Mimi… eh… uh… I think you are mistaken. I am the most shallow and most emphasizing on outer beauty, kind of man.”

Mimi (sits closer to Qing He): “Qing He Senior, you don’t have to be so modest. Today I went through a lot of untold hardships to cover up my beautiful looks just so that I could carry out this last test for Qing He Senior. (pause) Congratulations Qing He Senior!”

Qing He (confused): “Congratulate me for what?”

Mimi: “You have passed my three nape strict tests.”

Qing He (still confused): “Three nape? Exactly what tests have I passed?”

Mimi (reciting): “First, bringing a girl back home by 10 p.m. Second, not being able to be tempted by temptations. Third, don’t use looks as a way to judge people. Senior, from now on, let’s start to officially go out.”

Qing He (startled): “Huh?!?!”

Mimi (moves even closer to sit next to him): “Starting from now on, may I call you my dearest Qing He Senior?”

Qing He (with a look of do you have to on his face & a reluctant tone): “Ehhhhhh… Ok.”

Mimi is smiling very happily.

Qing He: “In order to be fair though, I will also test you.”

Mimi: “I am willing to accept all the tests from my dearest Qing He Senior.”

Qing He (nods his head): “Good. Then… from today on, you must… (thinking very hard) you must learn all of San Cai’s good merits!”

Mimi (answering quickly): “Ok.”

Qing He has this look on his face like he didn’t really believe she would agree to do it and like he couldn’t believe what is going on.

Mimi: “Then I would ask that my dearest Qing He Senior to wait patiently. I will absolutely not let you be disappointed.”

Qing He has this bewildered look on his face, reaches for his glass of Pepsi and downs it in one gulp again.

Meanwhile, F3 is in a red convertible on their way to Dao Ming Si’s mansion. Mei Zuo had called Lei early and asked if he heard that San Cai is going to Ah Si’s company to work. When they reached there, they waited in the living room for Dao Ming Si to show up.

Dao Ming Si (walking in): “You guys are here?”

Then they all sat down on the sofa area with glasses of red wines on the coffee table.

Mei Zuo: “What exactly do you want us to do with you?”

Dao Ming Si (looks around at them): “What?”

Mei Zuo: “A week ago standing at the balcony area, you told us that you like your new life - is a whole new Ah Si. Ok, we accepted that. But then a week later, you are back to Dao Ming Si’s identity. Moreover, got engaged too!”

Xi Men: “You didn’t even tell us the news of your engagement. And have to wait until we see the news and then found out.”

Dao Ming Si (smiling widely): “Ok, ok. It was my fault. But it was because it all happened so fast. And I don’t know why my mom and Ya Sha wanted me to hold some sort of engagement press conference so suddenly. I didn’t even have any time to react and she…”

Lei (interrupting): “So you’re saying that the person who was leading this engagement press conference is Ya Sha.”

Dao Ming Si nods his head and Lei slowly looks over the coffee table to the other side where Mei Zuo and Xi Men are sitting.

Xi Men: “Although you didn’t inform us of such an important day but we still have to congratulate you.”

Dao Ming Si: “It’s because that time was so pressing. (he picks up his wine glass) I’m wrong. (he raises his glass up) This is for you.”

Dao Ming Si then takes a drink and F3 also reaches for their own wineglasses and drinks.

Lei (speaking to Dao Ming Si): “You’ve been back for a few days. Are you getting use to it?”

Dao Ming Si: “Truthfully, I’m still not that use to it. (pause) If it wasn’t because my mom found Ya Sha back, then I wouldn’t have came back. But… seeing Ya Sha… (He suddenly has this really happy, big smile on his face.) I really am very happy.”

Mei Zuo (staring at the glass of wine that he’s holding): “You are very happy. Your mother is very happy and that princess should also be very happy. (sarcastic tone) How great. How very great.”

But all the while that he was talking, Mei Zuo didn’t look like he was happy about the whole situation at all.

Mei Zuo (takes a big sigh): “But then why would your mom help San Cai to get a job to work at Dao Ming Corporation?”

Dao Ming Si: “Is that not good?”

Lei (turns to look at Dao Ming Si after his words): “I don't feel that this sort of arrangement is very appropriate.”

Dao Ming Si: “I thought that San Cai is willing to come to our company to work because she is willing to accept the me that I am now. I also wish that I can care about her like a friend does. Then am I not right in thinking like that?”

He looks around at F3 for an answer.

Xi Men: “Actually it’s right. I believe that you two can become good friends all over again. (pause) But I am now warning you buddy. Forget about the mysterious engagement. But you better not run away secretly and get married. (pause) We have agreed before that it doesn’t matter who marries first, the other 3 has to be the best man.”

Dao Ming Si (smiling): “Really? (laughs) If you didn’t tell me, I would have forgotten. Then I must hurry up and go tell Ya Sha about this good news.”

Lei: “Then we’ll treat today as your bachelor’s party.”

Lei reaches for the bottle of wine to pour some for everybody.

Xi Men (reaching for his glass): “Right. Then let’s give a toast to Ah Si who would no longer be a bachelor anymore.”

Dao Ming Si (holding up his glass): “Thanks.”

F4: “Cheers!”

Ya Sha is in her room putting stuff away in her bag, when there was a knock on the door.

Maid (through the door): “Miss Ya Sha. Madam wants me to inform you that starting tomorrow, Miss San Cai would officially become an employee of Dao Ming Corporation.”

Ya Sha sits there and digests the information.

Ya Sha (sitting on her bed with her head down and talks to herself): “Sha Ge, what should I do?”

There was knocking on the door again, but Ya Sha just covers her ears with her hands to block out the noise. The knocking continues and then Dao Ming Si’s voice is heard through the door.

Dao Ming Si: “Ya Sha. (she slowly lowers her hands) It’s me. (he knocks again) Ya Sha. You’re probably asleep now. But I still want to tell you that I am really very happy today.”

Dao Ming Si is standing outside her door with a very happy and big smile on his face.

Dao Ming Si: “Good night.”

Dao Ming Si walks away and Ya Sha is lying on her bed thinking.

F3 is in the red convertible again driving away from Dao Ming Si’s mansion.

Mei Zuo (in the driver’s seat): “No! No matter what, we can’t let San Cai go to work in Dao Ming Corporation.”

Xi Men (in the passenger’s seat): “Mei Zuo, this is San Cai’s decision. We don’t have any right to change it.”

Mei Zuo: “But at least we have the right to protect San Cai from getting hurt. (pause) Lei, what do you say.”

Lei (sitting in the back): “I will support San Cai.”

Next morning, San Cai is getting ready for work. She is in front of the mirror fixing her blouse and skirt.

San Cai (speaking to her reflection in the mirror): “San Cai, jiao you!”

At Dao Ming Corporation, San Cai is speaking to her boss on the first day.

San Cai: “I will do my best Ms. Liu.”

Ms. Liu looks up from reading San Cai’s profile and looks San Cai up and down and then turns away. Ms. Liu doesn’t acknowledge San Cai. She just picks up her cup of water and drinks from it then takes her vitamins while San Cai continues to stand there. Finally she picks up San Cai’s profile again.

Ms. Liu: “You are called San Cai?”

San Cai (smiling): “Yes.”

Ms. Liu: “What kind of weird name is that?”

San Cai doesn’t say anything but just gives a forced smile at her boss.

Ms. Liu: “There is a lot of miscellaneous work here in ‘zhong gong chu’. If you stand there like an idiot, then will you remember all the work that I’m going to give you?”

San Cai quickly grabs a little notebook and pen.

San Cai: “Yes.”

Ms. Liu (picking up the 1st file on her desk): “We need the price of this batch of commodities immediately. Remember, you have to compare the prices of at least 3 companies.”

San Cai (writing, then taking the file): “Yes.”

Ms. Liu (picking up a 2nd file): “This is 1999’s warehouse stock information that needs to be updated.”

San Cai is writing quickly then takes the 2nd file.

Ms. Liu (picks up a 3rd file): “Also, this is records on the Mid Autumn Festival Employee Gifts Conference notes over the years, you must make it into a reference form for reporting to the Manager.”

San Cai (writing as fast as she can): “Yes.”

Ms. Liu: “The Mid Autumn Festival is almost here, you better not hinder everybody’s bonus.”

San Cai (taking the file): “I understand.”

Ms. Liu (picks up a 4th file): “Oh, this is autumn season’s uniform plot drawing plan which needs to be priced by today.”

San Cai (takes the file): “Ok.”

Ms. Liu (picks up a 5th file): “This is this month’s list of stationery items that was distributed to each unit within the organization – it’s also very urgent.”

San Cai takes the file from her.

Ms. Liu (picks up the last file on her desk): “This is information that is needed for an important meeting tomorrow morning - need 30 copies. Get them copied before you leave and leave it on my desk.”

San Cai (takes the file): “Yes.”

Ms. Liu: “Ok, that’s your work for today. That’s all.”

Ms. Liu turns away to get back to her work. San Cai bows to Ms. Liu and some of her files fell to the floor in a clutter. Ms. Liu looks at her and San Cai quickly bends down to pick them up. San Cai gets up after picking up all the files.

San Cai (bowing): “Thank you Ms. Liu.”

Ms. Liu sighs louder, shaking her head as San Cai walks back to her desk with all the files.

Meanwhile, Dao Ming Feng is introducing Dao Ming Si and Ya Sha to some employees.

Dao Ming Feng (speaking after the clapping has died down): “Thank you all for your hard work. Today I am very happy to introduce to everyone my only son, Dao Ming Si (San Cai is walking on the 2nd floor upstairs carrying a box of files and sees the commotion below.) and also my future daughter in law, Ya Sha.”

Everybody is clapping and Ya Sha is looking very bored. She is not paying any attention and when she looks up, she sees San Cai standing there.

Dao Ming Si: “Hello, everybody.”

San Cai sees her and walks quickly away with her head down.

Dao Ming Feng: “Dao Ming Si will become Dao Ming Corporation’s 3rd generation successor. (Ya Sha sees San Cai walking away and she starts thinking.) In the future, I hope that everyone will continue to support Ah Si and the future Mrs. Dao Ming, Ya Sha, like you have supported me.”

Ya Sha quietly sneaks away and runs after San Cai. San Cai is walking up a long winding staircase with her box of files in her hands. Ya Sha is following behind and runs up quickly to catch up with her. When San Cai gets to the top, she sees an elevator that just open its door, so she quickly runs to get in.

Ya Sha (calls out from behind): “San Cai! San Cai!”

Ya Sha runs into the elevator with San Cai. The elevator door closes and they both stood inside the elevator looking very uncomfortable.

San Cai (smiling): “Haven’t see you in a long time.”

Ya Sha smiles back. There was silence for a few seconds as both Ya Sha and San Cai try to gather their thoughts together.

San Cai / Ya Sha together: “I...”

They both laugh.

Ya Sha: “You first.”

San Cai: “Eh… do you know that Sha Ge is looking for you?”

Ya Sha: “Oh, I know. Thank you.”

Silence again.

San Cai: “What did you want to say before?”

Ya Sha: “I… I forgot.”

The elevator door opens and San Cai is getting ready to walk out.

Ya Sha (holds onto San Cai’s arm): “San Cai. I remember what I had to say to you. (She takes the box of files from San Cai’s hands.) Come with me.”

San Cai: “But I… I…”

Ya Sha (pulls her along): “No buts. Let’s go.”

San Cai and Ya Sha is back at the restaurant that they were eating slushies at when they first met on the bus. They are both eating mango slushies.

Ya Sha: “This is great. We are eating our mango slushies again. It seems like old times.”

San Cai: “Right. It all seems to be like old times.”

Ya Sha: “San Cai. I am very happy that you accepted this job. You must jia you. That way you can help me get my freedom back. So. (She holds onto San Cai’s hand that was on the table.) I will give you my braveness. With your braveness and my braveness, we can overcome anything.”

San Cai: “Ya Sha, we are friends, is that right?”

Ya Sha (nods her head): “Right.”

San Cai: “So, you will never tell me any lies, is that right?”

Ya Sha (smiles): “Right.”

San Cai: “Then you tell me. Why are you sacrificing your freedom and agreeing to this hoax? Is it because Dao Ming Feng put forward some sort of threatening conditions?”

Ya Sha: “No. No.”

San Cai: “I don't believe you. This is not like you.”

Ya Sha: “What is not like me? Where is it not like me?”

She goes back to eating her slushy. Then she puts down her spoon and looks around for some napkins.

Ya Sha: “I am born liking to have fun. Those adults play their politics. We little kids would play our games. (San Cai is eating her slushy.) Ever since I escaped from Bu Dan, I have played hide and seek with my father while traveling around the world. Now that I am caught, I will just have to find a good time. When the time comes, then I will run away again. (pause) But before I leave, I hope to return Ah Si’s memories to him. (pause) I wish to see the two of you return to the sweet way that you use to be. (pause, wiping her mouth a napkin) That’s all.”

San Cai: “But…”

Just then San Cai's phone suddenly started ringing, so she picks it up.

San Cai: “Hello?”

Ya Sha picks up her spoon and then drops it suddenly as she started to feel pain in her right hand. San Cai was busy talking on the cell phone so did not notice.

San Cai: “Yes. Manager.”

Ya Sha quickly holds her hand and turns to the side away from San Cai, hiding her right hand under the table.

San Cai: “Eh… I… I went with a friend… Sorry, sorry. Ok. Ok. I will come right back and take care of it.”

San Cai hangs up the phone and turns to Ya Sha.

San Cai: “Ya Sha, sorry. The Manager is looking for me. I have to go back right now.”

San Cai starts to gather her things together on top of the table. She reaches for her wallet to pay but Ya Sha stops San Cai with her left hand.

Ya Sha: “I’ll treat you this time.”

San Cai: “Ok, then you’ll treat this time. I’ll be leaving first.”

Ya Sha nods her head.

San Cai gets up and walks toward the door. Ya Sha sat at the table for a few seconds before calling out to San Cai.

Ya Sha (turns her head toward the door): “San Cai!”

San Cai stops and turns around. Ya Sha slowly stands up from her seat and smiles slightly.

Ya Sha: “Next time, let’s eat mango slushies together again.”

San Cai: “The mango season is almost over. Next time we can eat the strawberry slushies.”

Ya Sha: “Ok. Eat the strawberry slushy.”

San Cai (waves her hand): “Bye bye.”

Ya Sha (waves back): “Bye bye.”

As San Cai leaves, Ya Sha continues to stare at her disappearing back.

Back in the office, Dao Ming Si has a file in his hand as he walks up to the copying machine. As he stood in front of the machine, he took out a piece of paper from inside the file and sets the file aside. He tried to get the machine to start working, and at this moment, SC comes in with a file in her hands too and sees Dao Ming Si there.

San Cai: “Dao Ming Si.”

Dao Ming Si (looks up): “You need to make copies? No problem, you first.”

San Cai: “No that’s ok. I’ll come back later.”

San Cai turns to leave and Dao Ming Si calls out to her.

Dao Ming Si: “San Cai.” (she stops and turns around)

Dao Ming Si (sheepishly): “I’ve tried for a long time and can’t figure out how this machine works.”

San Cai (walks over to him): “I’ll help you.”

Dao Ming Si: “Thanks.”

San Cai (opens the cover of the machine and puts the paper on the top): “Why didn’t you ask your assistant to help you?”

Dao Ming Si (standing closer to watch what San Cai is doing): “Anyway, I had nothing to do.”

San Cai (closing the cover of the machine): “How would you like to copy it?”

Dao Ming Si: “I want to make it bigger so that I can stick it on top of my book.”

San Cai: “Ok, then you should maximize it to about 50%.”

San Cai is pressing a button on the machine and Dao Ming Si is watching what she is doing.

San Cai: “Like this. And then just press this button.”

They both wait will the copy comes out and Dao Ming Si smiles slightly at San Cai. When the copy comes out, Dao Ming Si picks it up and looks at it.

San Cai (pointing to the copy): “Is that ok?”

Dao Ming Si (nods his head): “About right. Thanks.”

San Cai smiles at him slightly and then Dao Ming Si picks up his file and walks away from the copier. San Cai stood there for a couple of seconds doing nothing but staring. Then she picks up her file to make copies.

San Cai (thinking to herself): “Pig head San Cai. Why are you shaking for? Did you forget your purpose in coming to Dao Ming Corporation?”

San Cai started hitting her head with her right hand while scolding, “Stupid, stupid, stupid.”

At this moment, Dao Ming Si comes back and San Cai quickly stops her hitting and looks up at him.

Dao Ming Si: “San Cai.”

San Cai: “Is there… is there anything else?”

Dao Ming Si: “Eh... No. I just want to say welcome to our company.”

San Cai (small smile): “Thank you.”

Dao Ming Si smiles back and then walks away.

San Cai (smiling and thinking to herself): “This is a good start. That's right. As long as I don't give up, then everyday could be a good start.”