Summary
of MG2 Episode 13:
San Cai is once again back at Grandpa’s company. An assistant is showing her into Grandpa’s waiting room outside the office.
Assistant: “Miss San Cai, please.”
San Cai: “Thank you.”
San Cai steps in to see Dao Ming Feng sitting on the sofa putting down her cup of tea. Dao Ming Feng looks up and sees San Cai standing there and her face turns very unfriendly. San Cai stood by the doorway and was afraid to walk in.
Assistant: “Please go in and have a seat.”
San Cai gives a small smile, nods her head and walks into the room. She sits down on the seat next to Dao Ming Feng’s with only a little table between them. Dao Ming Feng was picking her cup of tea up again when the assistant brings San Cai a cup of tea.
Assistant: “Please have some tea.”
San Cai: “Thank you.”
Dao Ming Feng finally couldn’t take it anymore and forcefully puts down her cup.
Dao Ming Feng: “What are you doing here again?”
San Cai: “I… Gao Grandpa asked me to come.”
Dao Ming Feng (nasty tone): “Gao Grandpa? Are you worthy to call Gao President that way? Just what are you planning to do? It’s always at the last minute that you come and ruin everything for me.”
San Cai: “I don’t know what you are talking about.”
Dao Ming Feng (turns to look at San Cai): “You can stop acting dumb. You must have said something in front of Gao President that would have hinder Dao Ming Corporation and Gao Corporation’s merger plans.”
San Cai (looking at Dao Ming Feng): “Merger plans? What connections do I have with the merger plan?”
Grandpa (coming out from his office, over hearing San Cai’s words): “Of course there is a connection.”
San Cai (gets up from her seat): “Grandpa.”
Dao Ming Feng (also gets up, putting on a smile and walks over to Grandpa): “Gao President, Good morning to you.”
Grandpa: “Sorry I was late.”
Dao Ming Feng: “It wasn’t any problems.”
Grandpa (looking over at San Cai): “San Cai, I really want to thank you. In these past 20 years, yesterday night was the best night of sleep that I have had so that’s why I overslept. (turning back to look at Dao Ming Feng) You two know each other so I don’t need to make introductions. Good. I will stop beating around the bushes. Our Gao Corporation’s success is all because of me and my employees’ hard toil and hard efforts. (walks over to San Cai) So its future, we’ve all been trying to look for someone who we can turn the business over to.”
Dao Ming Feng: “Gao President. Please don’t listen to that girl’s talk…”
Grandpa (interrupting her): “Dao Ming President. I have already accepted the merger plan.”
Dao Ming Feng (surprised): “You have finally come to your senses?”
Grandpa (turning to face Dao Ming Feng): “It’s not because I came to my senses, it’s all because of San Cai. She helped me find the most important thing in my life and made me decide to have an early retirement. So the person who we should thank for the success of this merger plan is San Cai.”
Dao Ming Feng stood there with her arms crossed looking at San Cai.
As San Cai was leaving the company, a car with Dao Ming Feng inside stops right beside her. Dao Ming Feng rolls the window of the car down and stares straight ahead.
Dao Ming Feng: “I will not owe you a favor. So you can give me a request.”
San Cai (looking at Dao Ming Feng): “A request?”
Dao Ming Feng (looking at San Cai): “You can ask for anything you like, no matter what request you make, I will accept it.”
San Cai: “Coming from you, there is no request that I would want to make.”
San Cai turns to walk away and Dao Ming Feng calls out after her.
Dao Ming Feng: “Just a minute.”
San Cai stops walking with her back to the car.
Dao Ming Feng: “I will absolutely not owe you this favor! When you have figured out what you want, then tell me anytime.”
Dao Ming Feng rolls up her window and the car drives away.
At the pastry shop, Ye Sha is working when San Cai comes running in.
Ye Sha (hearing footsteps): “Welcome.”
San Cai (breathless): “Sorry, I came late.”
Ye Sha: “It’s ok. Take your time. I’ll wait for you to get off from work today.”
San Cai: “You’re waiting for me to get off from work? You don’t have a date tonight?”
Ye Sha: “I have a date with you. He’s coming over tonight, so let’s go see stars together ok?”
San Cai: “Not ok. Taking such a big ‘light bulb’ to watch stars, how can you see it?” (San Cai is referring to the fact that she doesn’t want to be in the way between Ye Sha and her boyfriend.)
Ye Sha: “It doesn’t matter. You have to come, have to come.”
San Cai: “Oh, ok. Then I’m going to change into the uniform first.”
Ye Sha: “Ok.”
San Cai goes to the back, Ye Sha goes to clean up the table and that’s when Dao Ming Si showed up.
Dao Ming Si: “Ye Sha.”
Ye Sha (surprise to see him): “Didn’t we say that you would come pick me up at 10 o’clock tonight?”
Dao Ming Si (holding a basketball): “I have something to say to you. Da Xin is playing basketball with a bunch of people tonight. But one of the guys was injured so he asked me to help out.”
Ye Sha: “But I’ve already told San Cai.”
Dao Ming Si: “I’m sorry.”
Ye Sha: “How can it be like this?”
Dao Ming Si: “I know I’m not right. Tomorrow, ok? Definitely tomorrow. Please?”
Ye Sha (un-reluctantly): “Ok. But you treat us tomorrow.”
Dao Ming Si: “Ok. Then be careful when you come home alone tonight, ok?”
Ye Sha nods her head and Dao Ming Si takes off.
Dao Ming Si: “Bye bye.”
Ye Sha slowly walks over to the counter feeling sad and San Cai comes out of the back.
San Cai: “Who were you speaking to before?”
Ye Sha: “Ah Sing. He’s so hateful. We’ve already agreed, but now he has something to do tonight.”
Ye Sha takes the plates to the back, San Cai is searching for something and that’s when Dao Ming Si runs back in with the basketball.
Dao Ming Si: “Ye Sha.”
San Cai turns around and she is surprised and shocked to see Dao Ming Si.
San Cai (her eyes widening): “Dao Ming Si.”
Dao Ming Si smiles slightly at her and nods his head but his face shows no sign of recognition at all. All San Cai could do was stand there, looking at him, her face was filled with happiness and she looked like she was trying very hard not to cry. At this moment, Ye Sha comes back out from behind the shop.
Ye Sha (happy): “San Cai, so you know Ah Sing? Eh, no, Dao Ming Si.”
Dao Ming Si: “Really? Do we know each other?”
San Cai’s face of happiness turns to disappoint and disbelief.
Ye Sha (trying to explain to San Cai about Dao Ming Si’s situation): “San Cai, please don’t take it to heart. After he had a car accident, he doesn’t remember any of his friends from the past. When did you two know each other?”
San Cai (trying to calm herself down): “I… I’m Dao Ming Si’s… schoolmate.”
Ye Sha: “So you go to Ying De University also? God, what a coincidence.”
Ye Sha walks out from behind the counter and over to Dao Ming Si.
Ye Sha: “Ah Sing, you can’t. You can’t go to play basketball tonight. It’s so rare that you two schoolmates meet again, we have to go and talk. Right San Cai?”
San Cai is still trying to control her emotions.
Ye Sha (with her hand on Dao Ming Si’s shoulder): “How about this? I’ll look after the shop and you go with San Cai to buy some snacks. Tonight we’ll go up to Yeng Ming mountain, ok? (Dao Ming Si slowly looks over at San Cai) So that’s decided then.”
Both Ye Sha and Dao Ming Si look at San Cai, while San Cai looks at them for a while then turns her eyes away.
San Cai and Dao Ming Si is walking around a convenience store buying junk food. Dao Ming Si is carrying a basket and putting stuff into the basket, while San Cai just follows behind him, staring the whole time. Dao Ming Si kneels down and picks up 2 packages of a type of snack.
Dao Ming Si (happy): “Hey, these are Wang Wang. Ye Sha will have all she can eat this time.”
San Cai (standing next to him, looking at him): “Dao Ming Si.”
Dao Ming Si (looks up at her): “Aye, whatever you want to eat, just help yourself. No need to be so courteous.”
San Cai just looks at Dao Ming Si then she started to kneel down next to him.
San Cai (thinking in her head): “The one that Dao Ming Si loves now is Ye Sha. The one that Dao Ming Si loves now is Ye Sha! God, what should I do? Dao Ming Si and Ye Sha. What should I do?”
San Cai is still staring at Dao Ming Si. He grabs a bag of beef jerky and turns to her.
Dao Ming Si: “Hey, do you want to eat beef jerky?”
San Cai nods her head at him.
Dao Ming Si: “Good. Then I’ll help you get a few more bags.”
Dao Ming Si continues picking stuff off the shelve and San Cai just keeps looking at him.
Meanwhile, Xi Men is sitting somewhere staring out into the river ahead looking like he has a lot on his mind. Mei Zuo is in the background walking to where Xi Men is sitting. When he gets to him, Mei Zuo hands Xi Men a drink and then sits down next to him.
Mei Zuo: “Busy man who’s been missing in action for 800 years, why the sudden urge to come out and sit around?”
Xi Men (solemn looking): “In the past, it was always the 4 of us sitting here and now, it’s just the two of us. (long pause) Mei Zuo, did you ever think that maybe one day this place would be torn down and changed?”
Mei Zuo turns to stare at Xi Men for a while.
Mei Zuo (looking at Xi Men): “There’s something wrong with you. Why did you suddenly became so perceptual?”
Xi Men doesn’t answer, just looked really sad and then popped open his soda.
Xi Men (after taking a sip): “A couple of days ago I saw Ah Si.”
Mei Zuo (turning to Xi Men): “A couple of days ago? Why are you just telling me now?”
Xi Men: “I’ve been debating if I should tell you. (pause) Because Ah Si’s…”
Mei Zuo (interrupting him): “Where is he? Does he remember you?”
Xi Men shakes his head slowly.
Xi Men: “He’s changed. He’s no longer the stuck up master anymore. He’s now working at a breakfast café. (turning to look at Mei Zuo) I actually saw him moping the floor.”
Xi Men picks up a coin from the floor.
Xi Men (holding the coin up to Mei Zuo): “He even seriously picked up a coin that was on the floor.”
Mei Zuo (disbelieving what Xi Men was telling him, snatches the coin out of Xi Men’s hand): “Nonsense! The person you are speaking about can’t be Dao Ming Si. Are you sure it was him?”
Xi Men: “But this Ah Si who’s not like Dao Ming Si, told me from his own mouth that he likes the life he has now. He wishes that we will not go to bother him.”
Mei Zuo (holding onto the coin): “What does he mean don’t go bother him? Then he doesn’t want to find out about his past at all?”
Mei Zuo throws the coin away angrily.
Xi Men: “You’re right. I think that’s what he means.”
Mei Zuo (shaking his head, upset): “I don’t believe it.”
Xi Men: “I also don’t believe it, but I heard it with my own ears. (pause) At the time when Ah Si told me these words, I suddenly feel that he has became a stranger. It seemed like there was an invisible wall between us.”
Mei Zuo takes his cell phone out from his pocket.
Xi Men (looking at him): “What are you doing?”
Mei Zuo: “Tell San Cai.”
Xi Men: “Are you not afraid that Ah Si will run away again?”
Mei Zuo: “So he doesn’t want us to bother him, but I don’t believe that he doesn’t want San Cai.”
At the pastry shop, Ye Sha is closing all the lights and closing shop when a phone rang. It seems that San Cai left her cell phone at the shop when she left with Dao Ming Si. Ye Sha searches for the phone and upon finding it, answers it.
Ye Sha: “Hello, how are you? (pause) I’m not San Cai. San Cai went out to buy something. I’m her friend. Do you need me to tell her anything for you?”
Mei Zuo: “Tell her that it’s Mei Zuo. Listen carefully. This is very, very important. I have information on Ah Si. (Ye Sha’s face turned from happy to suddenly very serious.) Tell her to return my call immediately.”
Ye Sha: “Ah Si? (pause) The Ah Si you are talking about, is it Dao Ming Si? (speaking slowly) Then Dao Ming Si is San Cai’s…”
Mei Zuo (getting impatient): “Her boyfriend. Her boyfriend who is missing. Do you understand?”
Ye Sha stands there holding the cell phone shocked. Mei Zuo is on the other end calling out, “Hello? Hello?”
Dao Ming Si and San Cai is walking back to the pastry shop together after their shopping.
Dao Ming Si (trying to make small talk): “Didn’t know that this world is so small.”
San Cai: “Right.”
Dao Ming Si: “Then you should also know about F4, right?”
San Cai doesn’t answer him and just stops walking. Dao Ming Si stops walking and turns around to look at her.
San Cai (thinking to herself): “Should I tell him? How should I tell Dao Ming Si?”
San Cai had her head down trying to figure out what to do. Dao Ming Si slowly walks back and stands in front of her.
Dao Ming Si: “San Cai, are… you ok?”
San Cai looks up suddenly.
San Cai (wiping her tears away): “I’m ok. It must be the contacts.”
Dao Ming Si looks like he doesn’t believe her but didn’t know what to do.
Dao Ming Si (a little uncomfortable): “Oh.”
Dao Ming Si starts walking ahead of San Cai a little.
San Cai (thinking to herself): “No. I can’t give up. Even though the one that Dao Ming Si loves now is Ye Sha, I can’t not do anything and choose to give up. Right. I can’t give up.”
San Cai runs the couple of steps to close the gap between her and Dao Ming Si.
San Cai: “Dao Ming Si…”
Dao Ming Si (at the same time): “I have something that I want to ask…”
San Cai (slowly walking beside Dao Ming Si): “Ask.”
Dao Ming Si: “Were we really close in the past?”
San Cai (happily grabs onto Dao Ming Si’s left arm): “You remember!”
Dao Ming Si (looking at San Cai’s arm on his arm): “We were really close, huh? (slowly) I want to ask you if I had a girlfriend in the past. Or someone that I like?”
San Cai (slowly letting go of his arm and still looking at him): “Why do you ask? Did you think of something about this girl?”
Dao Ming Si (quickly denies): “No, no. I didn’t think about anything. It’s just that I… saw a message that was left for me. So I…”
San Cai: “What message?”
Dao Ming Si: “She… she… actually it wasn’t anything at all. Let’s talk about it later. Let’s go back first. Ye Sha is waiting for us.”
Dao Ming Si turns to start walking away. San Cai stood there and called out.
San Cai: “I know. (pause) You are on the road back home. (starting to cry) I will wait for you. Forever wait for you. Is it this message? She wrote her wish all over the whole wall. A wall filled with Dao Ming Si’s. (Dao Ming Si is standing there shocked. San Cai slowly walks toward him.) She couldn’t find you from Barcelona to Taipei. (San Cai stops behind Dao Ming Si) She put her wish/hope up on the electronic billboards all over the city of Taipei, but still couldn’t stir up your memory. Are you asking about this girl? (pause) Dao Ming Si, can you please turn around? The answer is just behind you.”
Dao Ming Si slowly turns around to face San Cai.
San Cai (crying): “It’s me. It’s me. I’m your San Cai, Dao Ming Si.”
Dao Ming Si just stares at her then looks away, not knowing what to think, what to say.
San Cai (calling out loudly to get his attention, and still crying): “Dao Ming Si! (he looks up quickly) I’m your San Cai! (she grabs onto his right arm shaking him and he drops the bag of stuff that they bought.) Dao Ming Si!”
Dao Ming Si (gets scared all of a sudden and trying to pull away from San Cai’s grasp): “I have to go find Ye Sha. (San Cai shakes her head frantically at him, crying.) I have to go find Ye Sha.”
Dao Ming Si pulls her hand off and quickly walks away.
San Cai (runs a couple of steps after him, calling out): “Dao Ming Si!”
San Cai stood there crying after Dao Ming Si walked away. Then she was walking alongside the river, silently crying while the images of the past scenes runs through her head. She stops alongside the river and starts shouting.
San Cai (crying and shouting): “Dao Ming Si! You can’t forget! Our things! Your birthday cookies and the meteor necklace that you gave me! And also the strawberry that you owe me! You can’t leave! You come back now! You come back! Dao Ming Si!”
She continues standing by the river staring out at the bridge and crying.
Ye Sha is standing out on the balcony of the apartment, looking up at the sky and searching for her star.
Ye Sha (looking very un-sure and sad): “Hurry up and come out Brave Ye Sha. I really need you. Hurry up and come out.”
At the car showroom, where San Cai’s dad works, he is talking to his manager.
Dad: “Manager, if it wasn’t because that my family is really having problems, why would I ask this from you? I really don’t want to. The conditions are so bad outside now, I really need the money – there are so many bills.”
Manager is walking away, inspecting the cars and Dad follows him.
Dad: “Manager, can you just help me out this once?”
Manager (looks at Dad): “Help you out? (pointing to the file in his hands) In three month’s time, you only sold one car. This sales record is the lowest record ever recorded in the company. You still ask me to give you an early salary?”
Dad: “Manager, please give me more time. I’ve been working very hard lately and constantly trying to improve my working habits. And when I get off from work, I go home and practice with my wife on how to sell cars. Tomorrow is my wife’s birthday…”
Manager (interrupting him): “We don’t want to see your hard work. We want to see your sales record.”
Dad (bowing): “Yes.”
Manager (pointing to a car): “Also, there is still so many fingerprints on the surface. Didn’t I just tell you to clean it up before?”
Dad: “Ok, I will clean it again. I will make sure it’s very clean.”
Manager walks away, inspecting more cars. Dad walks up to him again.
Dad: “Manager, I…”
Manager (turning to look at him): “The upper management has told me to keep an eye on you. Don’t talk about getting an early salary. (pause) Also, I can only give you a month’s time. If within this month, your sales record still doesn’t increase, then there’s nothing I can do.”
Dad (bowing): “Yes. Thank you Manager. Please walk slowly Manager. Good night. Thank you Manager.”
The manager leaves, closing all the lights to the showroom and leaving San Cai’s dad in the dark. He stares out the window sighing. Then he picks up the remote control for the cars and pushed the button to turn on the headlights for the cars, but when he tried to turn off the lights, he accidentally turns the alarm on and all the cars started making lots of noise.
Dad then goes to a pub and drinks beer.
Dad (drinking a glass of beer): “Cheers!” (talking to the bartender)
Bartender: “Mr. should I call a car for you?”
Dad (drunk): “Call what car? Do I need to take a car? You don’t even know the situation. They are very strict now. If you are driving, then don’t drink. If you drink, then don’t drive. Yeah, maybe you should call a car for me. Ok?”
Dad gets up out of his seat to search for money. He couldn’t stand straight and backs up into the table behind him. The guy at the table stands up, looking like he wanted to hit San Cai’s dad but his girlfriend grabs onto him.
Dad: “No, no. Sorry. I was just getting money to buy some drinks.”
The girlfriend pushes the guy back to sit down in his chair.
Dad drops a whole bunch of coins on the counter top.
Bartender: “Mr., the car is on its way. About another 5 minutes.”
Dad: “Five minutes? Good. Very good. Give me another one. (pushing the coins to the bartender) Hurry, hurry.”
San Cai’s dad is really drunk and as he’s making his way home, he’s singing loudly. He manages to wobble pass the front door of the apartment but then he backs up.
Dad (slurring, talking to no one in particular): “I’m telling you, I’m not drunk. At least I know, that my home is here. That’s right. (wobbling over to the front door) I’m coming!”
He leans against the door and searches for the keys in his pocket. When he have the keys in his hands, he tried opening the door, but because he’s too drunk, he couldn’t stick the key into the keyhole.
Dad (knocking on the door): “Hey, what’s the big deal. Who changed the locks? (knocks on door) Open up! Wife, open the door.”
Mom opens the door and sees dad sitting on the side.
Mom (kneeling down beside dad): “Pa pa, why did you get so drunk? Pa pa? Are you ok?”
Mom helps dad stand up.
Dad: “I’m not drunk. I tell you. It’s because I was with the boss. You have to know that to be a successful man, he has to socialize with the boss. Then he will have money.”
Dad then turns to the side and throws up. He continues to talk nonsense and wobble around. At this time, San Cai comes home and helps mom to bring dad back into the house.
Next morning, Grandma is saying her goodbyes to Dao Ming Si and Ye Sha.
Grandma: “Remember to take good care of my car and home.”
Dao Ming Si (smiling): “Grandma, you said that 28 times already. Don’t worry.”
Grandma smiles and nods her head.
Ye Sha (with tears in her eyes): “Grandma, you have to be happy.”
Grandma: “You too.”
Ye Sha: “Right, I also have to be happy.”
Grandpa walks up to Grandma.
Grandpa (eating sponge cake): “Ok, stop talking. Let’s go. (to Dao Ming Si) Bye bye. (to Ye Sha) Bye bye.”
Grandpa turns Grandma away and they both walk over to the limo. Before getting into the limo, Grandpa takes a bite of the sponge cake and then gives Grandma a bite too.
Ye Sha (looking at Grandma and Grandpa): “San Cai, is afraid to see reunions, and I’m afraid of farewells.”
Grandpa and Grandma gets into the limo and drives away. Dao Ming Si and Ye Sha stood there watching the limo drive away.
Dao Ming Si (grabbing a hold of Ye Sha’s hand): “We will never be apart. Don’t worry.”
Ye Sha (trying not to cry): “Hurry up and get to work.”
Dao Ming Si (turns to look at Ye Sha): “Ye Sha. (pause) Because I met you, I’ve became very happy, do you know?”
Ye Sha (smiles lightly): “I only know that you are late already. Hurry up and go. (she pushes Dao Ming Si away) Hurry up.”
The minute he walks away, she couldn’t control her tears anymore and started crying. When Dao Ming Si walks back out with his bike, she quickly wipes her tears away with her hands, putting on a fake smile. Dao Ming Si gets on his bike and took off. Ye Sha stood there staring at his back crying again as he rode away. Then she walks back into the house slowly. She picks up the phone and looks at it, then takes it over to the rocking chair and sits down.
At San Cai’s house, mom is on the phone with one of her friends/neighbors.
Mom: “Right. Recently, his sales record has been very good. His boss has decided to really look after him. So every night, he comes home very late. Socializing and drinking. (pause) Oh, don’t worry. Even if all the men in the world are having affairs, our Pa pa would definitely not. Oh, Mrs. Lee, sorry, there’s another call coming in. Oh, sorry. (picking up the other line) Hello? Sweet San Cai’s home. How are you? Oh, Ye Sha. Here, here, here… wait a minute. (calling out) San Cai, phone for you. Hurry up and get it. Mom still has a very important call.”
San Cai comes into the living room.
Mom (handing San Cai the phone): “It’s Ye Sha.”
San Cai: “Hello? Ye Sha. (pause) I’m good. (pause) Now? Oh, ok. See you later.”
San Cai hands the phone back to mom.
Mom (taking phone): “Oh, you’re finished? Mrs. Lee, sorry. Our San Cai has a very social able life. (San Cai sat there thinking for a few seconds with a sad face before getting up from the seat.) Right. She has a lot of friends. Everybody likes her. Oh, did you go to the newly opened supermarket? There’s a big sale going on, buy 3 and get 10 free.”
San Cai and Ye Sha met at some sort of coffee shop. Both were sitting at a table with a drink in front of them, no one talking, with very solemn looks on their faces. Ye Sha looks over at San Cai and sees her sad face staring at her drink.
Ye Sha (trying to break the silence): “This morning Grandpa and Grandma left for Canada.”
San Cai (looking up at Ye Sha): “Grandpa and Grandma? I’m really very happy for them. They’ve waited for more than 20 years and now it’s finally here.”
San Cai lowers her head and takes a sip of her drink. Ye Sha just kept looking at her and seeing her sad face. Suddenly, she picks up her bag and takes out San Cai’s cell phone and puts it on the table.
Ye Sha: “You forgot this yesterday. Made me answer the phone for you all evening.”
San Cai (reaching for it): “So it was with you? Sorry usually I don’t have too many phone calls. Didn’t know that once I forgot, I would get so many calls.”
Ye Sha (smiling): “I was just kidding. I only picked up one call. (pause) San Cai, I noticed that you rarely ever forgets your cell phone. When we are at the pastry shop, you always put it in a spot that you can pick up easily. You must be waiting for a very important call.”
San Cai: “I’m not.”
San Cai picks up her backpack to put her phone away.
Ye Sha: “Of course you are. Because the phone call that you were waiting so long for, I’ve picked it up for you yesterday.”
San Cai (turns her head to Ye Sha in surprise): “That’s not possible.”
Ye Sha: “Why is it not possible?”
San Cai: “Because… never mind.”
San Cai lowers her head and takes a sip again.
Ye Sha: “Ok, I’m not going to fool around with you anymore. (long pause) The person who called you yesterday is named Mei Zuo. He said that he had something very urgent to tell you.”
San Cai (looking up again): “Urgent? Did something happened to Xi Men?”
Ye Sha shakes her head and takes a sip of her drink.
San Cai: “Then, it is Hua Ze Lei?”
Ye Sha shakes her head again.
San Cai: “Then what urgent matter can it be?”
Ye Sha: “It’s something very, very, very important. (pause) He has information on Dao Ming Si.”
San Cai looks a little shocked and lowers her gaze to stare at her drink.
Ye Sha: “Too bad he was a little late.”
San Cai (looks up at Ye Sha): “Ye Sha.”
She doesn’t know what to say and looks down again.
Ye Sha: “San Cai, I’m mad at you. Why didn’t you tell me? I tell you whatever thoughts or worries that I have. Why didn’t you tell me this very important thing? (pause) But actually, I’m not mad at you at all. I’m just mad at myself. Thought I was really smart but I couldn’t see what your heart was worrying about.”
San Cai (looking at Ye Sha): “Ye Sha, you don’t have to blame yourself. I choose not to tell you.”
Ye Sha: “Why?”
San Cai: “Because…”
She looks away and was very quiet. Ye Sha stares at her and there was total silence at the table.
Ye Sha: “San Cai, did you forget how we became good friends? (San Cai looks up at her.) It’s because we are both brave. If you can be brave for other people, then why can’t you be a little brave for yourself?”
San Cai doesn’t answer, just keeps her head down again.
Ye Sha (picking up her bag): “Let’s go.”
San Cai: “Where are we going?”
Ye Sha (smiling at her): “Just come with me.”
Ye Sha stands up from her seat.
San Cai: “But we haven’t finished our drinks yet.”
Ye Sha (reaching over and pulls San Cai): “Come on. Hurry.”
San Cai picks up her bag and follows Ye Sha out.
At a bowling alley, Ye Sha hits a strike.
Ye Sha (with a big smile on her face, turns to San Cai): “Yes!”
She sees San Cai sitting there staring off into space and walks over to her and pokes her head.
Ye Sha: “Hey.”
San Cai (looking up): “Wow, another strike?”
Ye Sha (taking San Cai’s hand): “Come, it’s your turn.”
San Cai: “I don’t know how to play. Ye Sha, you play.”
Ye Sha: “I’ll teach you.”
Ye Sha looks over at the bowling balls and picks one up, then hands it to San Cai.
San Cai (taking the bowling ball): “I really don’t know how to play.”
Ye Sha (turning San Cai to face the lane, standing in back of her): “Listen to me. (San Cai puts her fingers into the bowling ball) Focus your attention in the front, don’t be nervous, don’t be scared. Pretend those bowling pins are the barrier that’s between Ah Si and you. And then when you are ready, just push the ball out and knock down that barrier.”
San Cai slowly walks up to the lane and rolls the ball away. She stands up and both she and Ye Sha stared at the ball rolling away.
