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Our society
is prejudiced against men.
In the past, women called for equality with men.
But that was the old society.
Now I think we men should
call for equality with women.
Take for example.
Stay-at-home moms
are fine women.
But stay-at-home dads are not man enough.
Men have to fight with other men for resources
in this jungle of a society.
Women are one of the resources
and they tend to flow upward.
Gone are the times when 'love or bread' were in question.
Now the balance has tipped
towards a handful of people that
own the bread.
Being a woman is so difficult.
You've got only those few best years.
Not like men with no expiration date.
It's like gambling for a woman to pick a guy.
Maximizing those few short years
to find the right guy to spend the rest of her life with.
That's hard.
But a man can bid his time to make his pick.
For men, age is a plus.
For women, age is a panic-trigger.
You've know about Big Brother?
But have you ever heard of Big Sister?
It's still a man's world at the end of day.
So in this day and age, what would make a woman bet her future on a man?
Is it money or status?
No.
It'll come down to how much the man loves her.
Is it true that all women in the world feel insecure?
Yes they do.
You are required to prove you love them all the time.
Men bust their asses off everyday outside.
All they want to come back home to is
a hot meal
and a warm bed.
Not another battleground.
What builds a good relationship?
It's communication, talking to each other
putting yourselves in each other's shoes.
Not just endlessly putting up with the other person.
I only see him a couple of hours everyday.
He's all over the place outside
but looks dead the moment he steps in the door.
Can't he just spare a little bit of energy
to spend on me?
Whether it's material or psychological.
What we women care more about
is not one absolute value.
It's a percentage value.
Like I account for how much percentage of your being is.
It's so exhausting.
Being a man is so exhausting.
It's so hard.
Being a woman is so hard.
So it's a fight
or you guys are breaking up this time?
I said I wanted to break up.
Really?
She said it.
So be it.
[The Ex File 3]
I'm in the middle of a breakup.
Can you be more serious.
So tell me
what you two were fighting about.
I forget.
I kind of forgot what started it.
Then how did it get so serious?
He was lecturing me.
That's so typical of women.
They never just deal with the now.
They drag you through things that happened years ago.
Five years.
Every time I caved, I apologized.
Back in the days when we fought
he'd try to make up with me within two hours.
You'd think she'd say sorry once in a while.
Never.
Now it's a day already.
Not a word from him yet.
It's so exhausting, I'm done.
Excuses.
Those are all excuses.
He's just sick of me now.
He doesn't love me any more.
You're not worried that she might move out?
Why?
I'd be surprised if she moves out
I'd like to bet.
If I move out this time, I don't think he's gonna let it happen.
Meng Yun.
Is there anything you want to say to me?
You've made your decision.
There's nothing left to say.
Okay.
Please send me the rest of my stuff.
Not the company address.
I'll send you the address later.
Okay.
Whose fault do you think it is this time?
I don't know.
You women are hard to please.
I just hope when you're at Lin Jia's age, you're not gonna ride me hard like that.
But I feel sorry for Lin Jia.
She's been with Meng for five years.
From when you two just started the company
till now you've got a sizable business
she's always been there for him
I feel that.
Meng's a bit too focused on work.
I disagree.
You women keep saying that men don't have to have money
and that they just need to have talent.
But nowadays
people use money to measure talent.
So to prove we have the talent you so care about.
We have to keep making money.
Well.
There's also one thing you men like to say.
That the reason I work so hard
is for our future.
Yu Fei.
So here is a question for you.
If there is no me
you don't need to work hard?
That's a good question.
There is always somebody else if not you.
What?
What I meant is that
a man is always working hard for a woman.
No?
You don't think
they're really gonna just split up like that?
No.
It's just a fight
only it got a bit out of hand this time.
They've been together for years. No way this is the end.
- Yu Fei. - Huh?
Who keeps texting you.
It's all company stuff.
Meng asked me to set up a business dinner
I don't believe you. Let me see.
Ding Dian.
We've been together for how long?
You still don't trust me.
You may take a look.
But if there is nothing there.
But if there is nothing there
you need to apologize to me.
Okay.
If there is nothing there # NAME?
Oh no.
There was a message coming in
and it spooked me!
Get it out.
Where did it go?
# NAME?
Where did it go?
Where?
You did that on purpose.
What are you doing?
Yu Fei.
This is where we first met.
Now we're back to where it all started
I'm not over what just happened with the phone yet
I admit I did
play around a bit.
But that was before I met you.
And I've been a changed man ever since.
- Changed? - Huh.
Okay.
I'll let the phone thing slide today.
We need to learn from Meng and Lin Jia's mistake.
We need to talk more and communicate more.
So we'll talk today.
What do you mean?
A confession.
What kind of confession?
Of the things we've hidden from each other since we got together.
I say one thing, you take a shot.
Then you say your thing and I take a shot.
Nobody gets angry.
You in?
I'm in if you are.
Great.
Here we go.
The other day
I told you I was working overtime.
But in truth
I went playing video games with my pals i bar.
Yu Fei.
Grow a pair.
Seriously?
Say something real.
Something real?
So we're talking about the juicy stuff.
How about you give me an example.
Fine.
Listen carefully.
Those girls' contacts in your phone.
Lucy, Jessica, Christine.
I deleted them the other day when you were asleep.
I put your thumb to the screen to unlock it.
What?
No getting angry.
That tattoo on my leg
is not really my mom's name and birthday.
It's my first girlfriend's.
I was wondering why your mom's name was Coco.
Impressive.
How do you feel? Enjoying the game?
Very much.
Then we continue.
Bring it on.
That bag I got on my birthday
I told you
I asked my girlfriend to buy it from America.
That's not true.
It was a gift from that guy who liked me.
That time the company hosted a movie screening?
Not really, that was my ex. She was back in town and hit me up.
That time I told you I was going to Floral Water Baywith my girlfriends
with my girlfriends for a few days.
It wasn't just a girls' trip.
There were also two young rich guys and they paid for everything.
The same time when you went on that trip
I went to a female friend's party.
All of us got drunk, three guys and three girls.
And no one made it home that night.
Six months ago
you had a hot girl add you on WeChat.
You two were hitting it off.
Then she suddenly dropped off.
Let me tell you.
That girl was my spy and that was a test.
Then no drink for me this round.
Let me tell you too.
She didn't disappear.
She added me from a different account
I put her in my phone with a man's name.
She's pretty into me now.
What can I do?
Your good friend Monica.
- Right? - Go to hell!
Monica.
Put it down.
You're awake.
Why are you here?
Sisters sync up their periods.
Brothers go through breakups together.
Am I a good friend or what?
What happened?
You broke up with Ding Dian?
Who got caught?
You or her?
You know I'm in charge
of the company's PR.
There are time-honored steps for business entertaining.
Like after-dinner parties.
To party you'll need
girls.
Exactly.
Last night at dinner.
One of my hustler guys messaged me.
Of course I can't let her see the messages.
So I accidentally
dropped my phone into the hot pot.
Then she got this idea of having us
confess stuff to each other.
And I went along with it.
You and I went to two extremes.
You didn't talk at all
I said everything.
I told you to be careful.
You think she has no dirty laundry?
She's like a female version of me.
Soulmates.
- Mr. Meng. - Yes?
- We're leaving. - Okay.
Bye.
Thanks.
What movie are we watching tonight?
There is a sci-fi movie that should be good.
Okay.
Sorry.
What's wrong with you?
The movie's already over.
- It may not be in theaters next week. - I know, but you know
all that construction that's going on at the company.
There is nobody else to keep eyes on things.
This is like the only fun I have, you can't even indulge me.
Okay okay.
My fault, my fault.
It's all my fault okay?
One day when we don't have to worry about money
we'll watch movies whenever.
No. Only cheap matinees.
No matter how much money you make.
We'll only watch movie half-off.
Good girl.
Okay, we'll only watch movies on Tuesdays.
[Send my stuff to 6-2-908, Fangcao Street.]
[Okay.]
I should have done what you did.
Left some stuff behind
so that I'd have an excuse to call him
and yell at him.
You don't need an excuse to yell at him.
Just call and yell at him I can't.
Whoever contacts the other first loses.
Didn't you give Meng your address
so that he'll know where to find you
when he comes around?
No.
Of course.
You'll never admit it
I see all those little wheels
turning in your head.
Come stay at my place tonight.
I don't want to be alone.
What are we doing tonight?
I didn't plan anything tonight.
Your rule Tuesday nights are off limits.
How about the two of us go watch a movie?
Kind of weird, right?
You had a five-year relationship.
Me two years.
Don't you miss the days
when we ruled the Chengdu night scene?
Listen to me whenever you and Lin make up
before that happens
there is a golden window of bachelor-dom.
A rare opportunity.
We were pretty young back then
I'm too old for that shit
I have this WeChat hookup group.
There are some new girls
21, 22 tops.
Let's go.
Hurry.
Hey.
What?
They dance like that these days?
Yeah.
What's with all the masks?
In case they shoot their spit everywhere.
Weren't you like the dance king of MIX back in college?
Show them.
No.
We bobbed like this back in the days.
You're not doing it right. Yo yo.
Yeah.
Pass it out.
For the big one.
Take it.
What for?
Just do what I do.
This is tonight's theme.
FOR FREEDOM!
Mrs. Deng.
I don't know how to get a courier.
Please help send all this stuff
to Lin.
Okay.
You went all out last night.
Lin's gone?
So this is?
What's the plan today?
Keep rocking.
What?
Keep
rocking.
Right.
Fresh air.
Fresh games.
Fresh girls.
I'm back again.
Haven't felt this relaxed in a long time.
I've figured it out.
Bachelor-dom suits me.
This is what my life's supposed to be.
These past few days
I felt like a bachelor again and it felt good.
Exactly.
After me and Ding Dian started dating
since she doesn't play video games
I had to give up video games.
Just like Lin Jia doesn't go to clubs so you had to give up clubbing.
True!
It feels like just because we are men we're obligated to bend to their wills.
Anyway.
Suppose they agree to hang out with us here today
will those ever be here?
No.
I feel sad for men.
You are somebody's employee at work.
Then you're somebody's boyfriend off work.
When can you ever be yourselves?
Now.
Meng Yun and I have come back to being single again
almost at the same time.
Couples
should give each other some space.
That's exactly what Ding Dian said to you
the first time when you two met.
Yeah I don't cook.
But I'll learn to make some good soup
to nourish my man
when he comes back home everyday.
She said that too.
Where is the soup now?
All went down the drain.
You girls
always pull the wool over our eyes
with all that sweet talk
before we realize it's too late
I think that's what people say about you men.
Right I guess we're even then.
Yeah. Come on. Cheers.
First contact after break-up?
Guess she cracked first.
Must be
I'm still savoring my new bachelor life.
If she wants to get back together
I'll need to think about it.
Women.
You need to ignore them
so they'll realize they're unreasonable.
Answer it. See what she says.
Hello.
Who...
are you calling a jerk?
You've been having fun huh?
Feeling liberated?
You stopped loving me long time ago, didn't you?
Are you with Monica now?
I don't put that past you.
You're a jerk.
Scumbag I wasted my best years on you.
You owe me.
She's...
Don't mind it.
She sounds obviously drunk.
Drunk for sure
so the truth comes out.
Said she wasted her best years on me
I invested my damn time too.
It's okay I know.
Let's have another drink.
Don't get worked up.
The hell I ever talk to her again!
Where is the soup you promised?
You didn't lie to me?
You said you spied on my phone.
And you deleted my contacts.
Who has crossed the line?
I may like to have fun sometimes.
But I don't have a thing going on with other people.
Have you cheated on me or not?
I want you to be straight with me.
Who's the bad person here?
Are you dumb?
I said I wanted to break up and you just went along with it.
You could just try to be nicer to me.
For you, it helps you wake up.
Thanks.
Honey tea for you. Helps with the hangover.
You're making fun of me too.
It's okay.
Has to be one person that cracks first.
Who are you saying cracked?
I was drunk!
I just want to make sure.
I really was the one who
called him first last night?
Uh-huh.
Then he called back.
Will he think he's won
because I called him first?
# NAME?
Oh no.
There goes my pride.
No!
I have to think of a way to salvage it.
You love him right?
That is bigger than your pride no?
What about you?
Why haven't you contacted Meng Yun?
Or he didn't answer?
Chloe.
You can stop talking now.
Why are you here so early today?
My boss saw me not really myself recently
and gave me some time off
I was thinking about using the time
to go traveling.
How about you two come along?
I can't
Chloe is going back home in a few days.
There is just me tending the shop.
Yes.
My mom is marrying.
Again?
To... I don't know.
You know
I've been rotating between being rich
and being broke.
It all depends on my mom's performance.
When I'm away
don't do anything else stupid.
Don't worry I feel that both of us
really need to make some adjustments.
Why would we punish ourselves
with how heartless the other party is?
I look at his social media posts.
It's like watching some wild captive thing
being released into the wild.
That just pisses me off.
I guess.
That's part of the reason
that I lost it last night.
He made my life miserable
I'm not gonna let him get off easy.
What again?
Since we already broke up
we should finish all unfinished business.
Let's give each other's stuff back today
as a proper sendoff.
A closure.
So this is closure.
Yes.
A closure.
Okay.
Here's to closure.
There you go.
Cheers.
Now tell me.
How should we do this?
You hand back a gift from me and I call its price.
Then I return a gift of a similar price from you and so on.
We'll settle the difference in the end.
Then that's it.
Let's do it.
This one.
How much?
2000 something yuan.
Okay 2,500 yuan then.
Let me find something about the same price.
Yeezy Boost 350 V2.
Black. How much?
480 yuan including shipping.
What?
2480
Too late
I was wondering
why my feet stink when I wear them.
Don't mind the details.
Didn't you wear them all the time?
2,480 it is
I'm minus 20..
How about I just drink a shot?
Your turn.
This wallet.
How much?
5700
Wait.
This is the first wallet I bought you.
Look how worn it is.
You're giving me back that?
Where's the one you're using now?
Now?
I could still use the one I'm using now.
Come on. Your turn.
This SLR camera.
How much?
That is the real thing 7800
Subtract it.
You are minus 2,000 now.
No. Wait.
When you gave me this camera, didn't we agree.
That you'd use it to capture my strong athletic moments
in the basketball court?
But it ended up with
me taking your photos most of the time.
Those are all your photos in it.
What about the sexy lingerie you bought me?
Who got the benefit of that?
6666666666
Next.
This matching mug.
This...
Let's just exchange it.
No need to count it.
Here. Cheers.
Hey, Chuck!
Tiger.
Pan, what's up?
Let's call the old gang out.
Have a drink.
You're with your folks?
Man.
It's been a bit too much recently.
Maybe chill for a couple days
I bought you
all your skincare products.
Maybe you should tear your skin off.
Funny.
What about
all your video game character add-ons and skins?
I bought them for you.
And the power-leveling too.
Give them all back.
Each and every one of your underwear and socks
was bought by me.
Take them off.
Tell me a single time
that you paid for our eat-outs?
Spit all the food out.
It happens all the time.
Honey I know I can't cook
but I have my secret recipe for making instant noodles.
You do?
Look.
How all the broth gets sucked up by the noodles.
Good?
Delicious.
No matter
how much money I make in the future
I'm eating your noodle at least once every day.
Deal.
Honey.
Huh?
Can we get a dog?
When we move to a bigger house in the future
I'll definitely get you one.
We're just not ready yet now.
So the first time together since we broke up
led to this.
A bit too intense.
Yeah.
- So we are... - not back together!
Okay.
So?
You go shower first.
Or I go first?
You go. I wanna lie here for a bit.
[Welcome to Manado.]
Can I have a look at that one?
How was last night?
I was calling to say that I arrived
you didn't pick up the call.
Something happened?
No no.
We got a bit drunk and then parted ways.
But
I just realized.
Yu Fei had actually bought me a lot of stuff.
He's a penny-pincher usually
but is quite generous when it comes to you.
He has to.
How can a man prove his love to you?
Number 1, spend real money on you.
Number 2, put a ring on you.
Think about it.
They could work their asses off
for that bit of money.
They'd want to spend only on people that are worth it.
Anyway, men who are willing to spend money on you
don't necessarily love you.
But men who can't even shell out for you
definitely don't love you
I guess.
But
seeing the things we had bought for each other
did make me feel quite sentimental.
Yeah.
For two persons who lived together for this long
you can divvy up stuff
but you can't just switch off the memory.
How are you?
From the look of your account posts
you're in a good mood.
This vacation is five years overdue, something Meng Yun promised
but in the end it's just me.
Enjoy the trip.
Stop thinking too much.
You met any cute guys yet?
It's been five years.
You deserve some fresh meat.
Sure.
You want me to bring you back some too?
What's up?
You disappeared on me the whole night.
At one of your FBUI?
What FBUI?
Friend to Bed Under the Influence
I don't know what you're talking about.
What happened? Looking so serious.
Lin Jia's out traveling.
Dolphin Bay?
When she and I just got together
we talked about going to Dolphin Bay someday.
There you go.
She posted them for you to see on purpose.
But don't you find it strange?
Strange how?
The landscapes I get it.
The selfies.
Sure.
But who took the full-body shot for her?
Right
I have that in my friend updates too.
People saying that they're traveling alone.
Posting all sorts of photos, beaches, landscape
five-star hotels you bet.
Then voila! A full-body shot.
Aren't you traveling alone?
Who the hell took all those photos for you?
Suspicious.
Are you suspecting she's traveling with some guy?
No.
Give me some credit.
There you go.
Maybe.
Take another look. Yeah.
Let's take a look.
You can see her posts too.
How about I focus on the second photo.
See if I can see any reflection of a guy on her sunglasses.
You look at the fourth one.
See if you can see through those windows
and catch any details?
Like cigarettes or something else.
Look closely.
Okay.
[Remind me to buy coffee. Love.]
Sorry I'm late.
Old seats saved for old classmates.
Okay okay.
Are you sure you're not going out of the way?
I don't want to impose on you.
No.
It's not that far.
Today's class reunion ended pretty early.
Everyone's acting kind of awkward.
It's understandable actually.
Even people
you know intimately or are closest to at one time.
If you lose contact with them for a while.
They'll become like strangers to you.
Did I say something wrong?
Or made you think of...
It's nothing.
Are you feeling okay?
You look pale.
It's just the weather
I'm a bit susceptible when the season changes
I'm fine.
Honey.
Yes I feel I'm so weak
I may die much earlier than you.
Nonsense.
You're just more susceptible to cold when the season changes
I already made a mental note of that.
And I have all med kept at home in case you need it.
Whenever you're down with a cold or a fever
I'll be there for you.
Whenever you hurt when you have your period
I'll make sugary drinks.
Oh, one most important thing.
You're allergic to mango
I need to remember that.
Cuz that one time
I kissed you after I ate a mango.
You developed a rash all over.
But you love mango.
Yeah I'll just
eat them outside of home
and brush my teeth before I kiss you.
Sleep.
Favorites: Meng Yun.
Season changes now, are you okay?
Hello.
Ding Dian.
Meng Yun.
Why are you calling me?
How's Lin Jia doing lately?
Lin Jia
I'm worried that you looked really pale just then.
Are you feeling alright?
Lin Jia catches cold easily this time of year.
The drug that works for her is not always available
I have some kept at my place.
How about
I give it to you.
And you give to her?
Why don't you give her yourself?
Fever is serious
I'm coming over to take you to the hospital.
Huh?
Don't I'm fine.
Wang Xin?
Fine.
You two just keep staying on your high horses.
But I'm busy at a friend's birthday party now
I'll give to you another day.
Okay.
Bye.
You really fell sick?
Meng Yun did call me and asked me to pass you some medicine
I was totally buzzed
so I forgot to tell you.
Not your problem.
He probably has long forgotten
those things he said.
Don't trust men with their words.
But at least he called.
Why didn't he just call me directly?
If he couldn't even talk to me directly
I'm not counting on him to salvage this relationship.
An old classmate that I haven't seen in ten years
would care to call to make sure that I was okay.
Did this old classmate of yours
have a crush on you back in school?
It doesn't matter.
We were all kids back then.
People grow out those youthful crushes.
When you are young love is spontaneous.
When you grow up
love is like a joint effort.
What does he do?
He's just a normal guy.
Some manager at a company.
He's not really my type.
Not good-looking.
Is he?
It doesn't matter.
My birth father is good-looking.
What did that help me?
Nothing.
After that I just wanted to find
a man like my first stepdad.
A successful man.
You know.
You'd need to be a lot tougher
to be the woman behind a successful man.
But a successful man has his nemesis.
The guy next door.
My first stepdad was ousted
by a guy who's just like your old classmate
who showed up at the perfect time
Chloe.
You said you've never been in a relationship.
Where do you get all these theories?
She may not have been in a relationship.
But she has an experienced mom.
Now I think about the state I was in earlier
it's kind of ridiculous.
And I almost lost my job over.
With Meng Yun or not
I shouldn't have lost sight of myself.
Understood.
Come on.
A group selfie.
One. Two. Three.
Yay!
What are you doing?
Post it. Caption Moving on.
Feeling good?
Liberated?
So are we.
See how they had themselves surrounded by
those hot babes lately.
Why can't we get ourselves some pretty boys?
Thanks for reminding me
I don't think that's what I meant.
No?
Ever since Ding Dian posted that moving on post.
Man! She's been having fun!
How do you know?
Her social media posts
I thought you already blocked her.
What happened to out of sight, out of mind
I did block her
but I ended up wanting to check out her posts more
I'm obsessed with checking what she posts everyday
as if I'm afraid I'd miss some crucial information.
You're impossible.
I kind of feel
I can't say about Ding Dian but Lin Jia
looks like she's totally ready to move on
I don't think she's gonna reach out to me first.
She's totally had me cornered you know.
Over here.
Come.
Let's me introduce a buddy of mine
Marco a.k.a. Magic Marco.
A pickup artist I asked him
to get me info on Lin Jia and Ding Dian.
Pleasure to meet you.
Pleasure is all mine. We're all friends.
Hitting on friends' girlfriends
is right up my lane.
Sorry.
Testing, testing.
Whatever.
You go on.
Based on the info Yu Fei provided me
I scouted through more than 30
hot local WeChat dating groups.
Finally, in an account group called
Singles Bang Bang
I located your two girls. What?
Bang Bang? Name's not important.
What's important is whether they are easy to bang or not?
Sorry. Easy to get picked up or not.
So I sent private friend requests to both of them.
They accepted your requests? Of course
I'm not called Magic Marco for nothing.
Both profile pics have been photoshopped nicely.
So how did it go with Lin Jia?
Lin Jia was polite.
But I felt that she was a bit too cool.
She dropped out after only a few words.
What about Ding Dian?
You talked to her?
Ding Dian was exactly as you guessed.
So responsive
I spent all of last night chatting with her.
She didn't need to sleep.
We talked all the way till dawn.
She's hyperactive.
And she was close to coming over
to bring me breakfast.
There was a moment
that I was really tempted.
But thinking that she's your girl
I reined myself in.
That girl knows exactly what strings to pull.
It was mind-blowing I've met my match.
You two just started talking
and you were going on like that.
Don't you feel you were a bit jumping ahead?
No, you've no idea.
She led me on I wanted to sleep.
So tell me, bro.
What's next?
Asking them out for you to catch red-handed or what?
Hell no.
The next step is that you lay low.
What kind of state are they in now?
Based on my experience
I think both of them
have passed the first stage of women post breakup.
The stage of collapse.
Now they are in the second stage.
Rebirth.
And you two
after going through the initial stage of liberation
and are now in the stage of nostalgia.
Who? Us?
Nostalgia for what?
That's ridiculous! Seriously!
You know I asked for your expertise
so that I can see
if I've made the right decision of breaking up.
Now it seems
that I couldn't be more right.
And breakfast? What the hell?
Now she's ruined breakfast for me.
What do you think, Meng?
They just want to show that
without us their lives are much better.
They completely denied the significance of our existence?
Fine.
Keep denying.
There'll always be someone else.
The replacements are lining up.
That's the talk I've been waiting for. Dudes.
Are we talking about girls?
I have a lot here that aren't tapped yet.
Clean ones.
Before
we've been meeting girls in big group settings.
We had numbers but not results.
We'd have better luck
with a smaller operation.
Marco hooked us up with a pair of twins
I've got everything set up.
No kidding?
No kidding.
Twins are the ultimate dream of every man.
You for real?
For real.
Whose cars are these?
Ours I rented them.
It's time we splurged on ourselves.
Just think about all those few hundred yuan
per box of face masks we bought the girls
for supposedly super moisturizing effect?
Super how?
Can they make you look twenty again?
Without them
we have enough money to spend for ourselves.
That's true.
But money can wait.
Girls can't.
They're not growing any younger
I'll take this one.
Let's go I picked that one for myself.
Keep in turns.
When the twins arrive
how can we tell them apart?
You're right.
We should have a game plan first.
Since they are twins
the looks are the same.
So that leaves personality.
From what I heard.
The older sister is more easygoing.
The younger one is more shy.
Lin Jia is too hard-headed and uptight
I'll go for the easygoing one
I'll take the older sister.
Ding Dian is too crazy
I'm in need of a gentler touch
so I'll go for the younger sister.
Perfect!
What if we get drunk later
and confuse them two?
Confuse.
You two are...
twins?
Uh-huh.
There are two types of twins.
Identical twins and fraternal twins.
We are the latter type
I take after our dad.
Your dad must be pretty good-looking.
Uh-huh I take after our mom.
Your mom
must be loaded.
Uh-huh.
So of you two
which is
the bigger sister?
And which is the younger one?
I'm
the big sister
I'm the little sister.
Hi there
I thought the younger sister was the shy one?
You'll see when we get to know each other more.
Yeah you'll see.
Something must have gone wrong
at the time of their conception
I mean.
The contrast is kinda overwhelming.
Yours is alright.
Mine is a bit too much.
Bro
you know what beer googles mean?
What do they mean?
You'll find her attractive when you're boozed up enough
I don't think I can ever booze up enough for that.
Dear.
It's time to divide and conquer.
Little Sis.
A break?
Here.
Let's have a drink.
Here, let's have a drink.
There you go.
Careful. Slow
I wanna go home I don't wanna go home
I'm starving.
Let's go eat.
Whatever you want.
Let's go eat.
You take care of my sister.
Baby, let's go.
Yeah.
Let's go eat.
Good man.
Let's go. I got you.
Not my clothes. Not yet.
We're still in public.
In there.
Careful of your head.
So drunk.
What are you looking at?
I'm just wondering
where you're gonna sit?
Man.
Follow that car in front.
Quickly.
You say.
Follow?
Okay.
Man.
How much is it? Let me pay you.
You're the man.
No need to pay.
Kinda too wasted to tell who's who.
Here, man.
Here is my card.
In the future
call me whenever you need my service
in situations like this.
How was last night?
A disaster I want easygoing
not easy
I know I know.
We'll get it right.
How did you get back last night?
Designated driver.
But there were three of you? The little sister was with you?
She passed out and I put her in the trunk
I hope she's not dead.
I'm afraid
I can't do the double-date with you tonight.
My date suddenly backed out on me.
Besides maybe it's better not to go on
an important rendezvous like that.
Okay. But besides
the look
I'm also kinda curious about
what makes your date suddenly back out on you.
Beats me
I don't know what's the matter lately.
A lot of girls I hit on when hearing my name
gave me a laugh and then unfriend me.
I need to find out why.
You must have messed up with the wrong girl.
None of your business.
Fine. Spit it out.
What do you want?
Last time we met
you said you wanted closure with me.
You've got your closure?
Yes.
Good.
Today I'm gonna have my closure.
Let me ask you.
Have you been out there telling everyone
that I dumped you?
No.
No?
You listen to me.
We parted in peace.
Nobody owes nobody nothing.
There's no one to blame.
If you want to blame then blame
fate or whatever.
But now you are saying that I dumped you.
That's totally different.
You painted yourself as the victim
and me as the bad guy who walked out on you.
What good does that do you?
So that people would despise me
and pity you?
Even worse is
that you wrote up this lengthy message
and sent it to not just one
but ten biggest local WeChat dating groups
along with small incentives to encourage people to repost it.
There are only so many young eligible people
in this city.
You basically had them all covered.
You're the one who started that whole confession thing.
Then you couldn't handle it
said you were done with me
told me to pack my bags.
You wanted to break up.
And then you wanted closure.
Let me ask you
from that confession thing till today
did I ever say one word
of wanting to break up with you?
How did I suddenly become the jerk that jumped ship?
You tell me
did I or did I not?
If I did
you can drag my name through the mud
you can drag my name through the mud.
And I won't stand in your way.
I'll just take it.
So say it.
Did I or did I not?
Say it!
What are you doing?
You're being mean to me.
I was just
talking about facts here.
You are being mean.
I'm not even your girlfriend any more.
You think I'm stupid.
You got that Marco dude to bait me.
Wasting my whole night to play along.
How did you find out?
Mutual Friends, hello?
All those likes and comments you've given each other
I'm not blind.
Kinda forgot that.
Let me ask you.
Besides Marco.
Are there any guys who have hit on you?
Of course.
But.
Not as many as the girls you've hit on.
How about we see about that?
From this moment on whenever a message comes in
if it's from an opposite sex the recipient drinks a shot
I'm in.
Speak of the devil.
You don't need to see if it's a guy or girl?
Let's cut the crap.
We both know.
It's the middle of the night.
Time for hookups.
People wait to text otherwise.
Right.
See how quiet my phone is.
Your speculation goes poof in the air.
What the hell?
Who starts a group chat at this hour?
Count how many girls in that group and there you go.
You wanna kill me?
It broke.
You're too heavy-handed.
What should I do with this?
Just...
leave it I'll do another one.
Again.
Yeah.
You sober?
Still a bit hazy.
Go back to sleep?
Umm.
Let's just sleep.
Just sleep?
I mean...
I've hooked you up with plenty of new girls lately.
Why haven't I seen any real progress?
New girls were fun
but I always feel that something's missing.
Something called an ex-girlfriend?
No no.
I just have this bad taste in my mouth.
Taste?
Are we still talking about dating?
Not something else?
I'm still eating okay?
Now I'm getting pictures
I know what your problem is.
You were mistaken
in your overall game tact.
You've been
using Lin Jia as some kind of a red flag.
Whatever there is in her personality
you went for the opposite.
But for someone who's used to a Mac
you have them suddenly switch to Windows
they'd feel things are not quite right
I have a problem for you then.
What would you think if those twins from the other day
were your daughters?
I'd die before I let them grow up like that.
Sons are so much easier.
You'd worry all the time with daughters.
You see
I think differently.
From a long-term perspective.
Daughters are better.
Why?
Your daughter's child is definitely your grandchild.
But your son's child.
Maybe someone else's.
What do you mean?
Sorry that you had to give me a ride.
I wasn't doing anything anyway.
Thank you
Marco.
You sure?
Okay.
Got it.
What happened?
He's saying.
Lin Jia and Ding Dian are
at a party tonight.
A pretty rough one.
Hell.
I need to go.
Ms. Lee hooks up girls with rich boys
in exchange for some business advantages.
And a lot of girls are eager to have her as middleman
to get to meet with those rich boys.
But it's a high-class gig.
That means your two girls
are definitely up to standard.
Excuse me?
You didn't raise suspicion?
No I know one of the guys.
And I was just dropping by and happened to see them.
So I snuck out to call you guys
I should be fine.
They haven't met me in real life any way.
But who are the people in there?
Besides solid family backgrounds
everyone there is a force to reckon with.
There is Chief, a Northtown top player.
Karaoke hookups are his home game.
Dude's a mood maker
especially with male-female duets.
D-Blade, Southend bar wiz.
Fortune telling is his game.
Horoscope, palm reading.
The usual destiny spin.
Lil' Three, Eastside royalty.
The Dice King.
You don't even see it coming.
The whole city's his hunting ground.
Has never missed a catch.
Things are not looking good.
What's the situation now?
How many bottles have they ordered?
Is there champagne?
Yes.
That's why it's serious.
Those rich boys are definitely
going in for the kill tonight.
What are you doing?
I'm going in to get them out.
Who do you think you are now? You barge in like that.
What if Ding Dian says buzz off. What you gonna do?
Then what should we do?
We use our brain.
Who?
Where did they go?
Hello Ashley?
Are you cutting in on my scene now?
Huh?
You're not here?
Who can it be then?
Amy's been around here lately?
Found it.
That's him Marco.
One of Yu Fei's home boys
I thought he looked familiar.
He just popped in and out.
Then all the guys were gone.
You're saying Yu Fei is here?
He's definitely here.
Stealing away guys from right under our noses.
This is vile.
But when does he get to be so clever?
Maybe Meng Yun is here too?
Come on.
Let's go find out.
What a coincidence.
You girls are here too.
Yu Fei.
Stop I recognized Marco.
Fine.
Do you know who
you've been hanging out with?
Those guys are a bunch of wolves.
Unless you want to be taken advantage of
after they get you drunk?
Wow.
So you're actually looking out for me?
But didn't we already break up?
I mean.
Meng Yun is totally right.
He's here?
No.
No?
No.
You can see for yourself.
Lin Jia.
What's the matter?
You and Chloe stay and have fun
I'm gonna go first.
Don't mind them.
We can just hang out ourselves
I'm not feeling it.
You and Yu Fei are fine.
Lin Jia.
What a blowout.
This is not gonna be cheap.
I have the feeling
that Lin Jia would want you to show up.
You're already here anyway.
Why not
just let her know
that you care.
What's the worst that could happen?
Pal.
I was just walking a friend out
and saw your girl
sitting outside on the steps alone.
Looks pretty upset.
[Wang Xin: You're out?]
[How do you know?]
[I didn't leave]
I mean she's got
a new apartment, a new bed, a new life.
Right
I should have known there'd be a new guy.
I bet that is the guy
who went traveling with her
who was there with her
and took all those photos for her.
I'm so stupid.
I was still waiting for her to come around.
Give me my phone.
Don't I wanna ask her.
Don't.
Was that guy already in the picture
before we broke up.
Don't.
Phone I told you don't.
Lin Jia.
Tell me.
Who's that son of a bitch you went off with?
You get back here now.
- Now! - No.
Now!
No.
Recall it.
[Meng Yun recalled a message.]
[Were you in that KTV?]
[Lin Jia recalled a message.]
Don't.
Come on.
Don't.
Okay okay.
It's okay.
Getting drunk is kind of a good thing.
It'll make you forget what you do afterward
while it will make you never forget
the feeling you felt that moment.
What happened that night in that karaoke place
feels unreal as if it had not happened.
But at the same time I can feel
a real heartache.
I never imagined
the first time Lin Jia and I met after we broke up
would turn out like this.
I quite envy Yu Fei and Ding Dian actually.
All those run-ins after their breakup
feel to me a kind of cranky, coy expression of
how much they miss each other.
Hello.
What?
Another closure?
I mean.
This is way too frequent.
Even more frequent than before
I don't think my body can handle it.
Don't.
Don't drink it by yourself.
Got it.
You go I'll be fine on my own.
Drink with the man.
What are you guys waiting for?
Come on.
Some of you drinkers need to show it.
You hear me?
Here.
Cheers. Here, Mr. Zhou.
Cheers.
Mr. Zhou.
Yeah?
Next should I proceed to draw up the design plan?
You guys are working fast.
And I see how hard working you are.
Do proceed please
I feel
that I can totally just sell my apartment
and move in to live in the office.
And I'll have more space.
Funny.
The man is implying something I got it
I didn't.
You're implying that you're still single.
Am I right?
Now all you girls have to
seize this opportunity.
Just misunderstanding.
That's not what I meant.
It's okay to have the need.
No I don't I'm so so so sorry.
Too much traffic today.
What's going on sweetheart?
Too much traffic.
Sorry, everyone.
Sorry.
How about I introduce you to someone.
This is Meng Yun.
This is my... Hi, my name is Wang Zi.
Zi spells Z-I.
- Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you.
This is...
Wang Zi.
Wang Zi I'm sorry.
Okay, well
about the design
I'm not gonna be involved personally.
Wang Zi is authorized to act on behalf of me on everything.
Okay.
Sure, no problem.
About the design I'm pretty picky
I'll look at every detail.
Looking forward to it. Let's drink to that.
- Here. - Sure.
You two drink.
Cheers.
Eat some food, sweetheart.
It's gonna get cold
I'm not eating this.
Why.
It's too oily.
How about that?
That's even worse.
Everyone get ready.
A representative from the client
will be attending our design meeting today.
Okay.
Hello Meng Yun.
Wang Zi?
What? Think I'm not dressed official enough?
No.
Casual is good.
You're the boss.
Meng Yun I'll call you old man.
Old man?
How old are you, kid?
I won't tell you.
It's a secret.
Mr. Zhou is your uncle?
Yes why?
Who else do you think he is?
Nothing.
You're bad.
We have different people
in different stages of our lives.
There are always some people coming
and some people leaving
some friends
that come close somehow
and some lovers
that somehow drift away.
Thank you.
Loneliness
is a common symptom in big cities.
People get together not because they enjoy each other's company
but because they're afraid of being alone.
What about the dozen dating groups you're in?
I'm quitting all of them.
What about all those girls you befriended?
I'll delete them all.
Yu Fei and Ding Dian continue with their never-ending breakup
while I'm drifting towards another direction.
Where did you get it?
I stopped asking for any news about Lin Jia
I have faith in your company.
It's young, lively, and full of energy.
Wait!
So pleasure doing business with you.
Same here.
Uncle, let's go!
Okay, let's go.
Bye. Bye, Mr. Zhou.
Bye.
Watch the steps sweetie.
We're here.
Wang Xin?
You came?
Boss.
Same as usual, but make it two.
Sure.
Isn't that the same boss
who had that diner outside our old school?
Uh-huh.
But that one's demolished.
It took me a while to find his new business here.
But the food still tastes the same.
It was such a tiny shop.
It's kinda sweet of you to even bother looking.
But I never forgot it
I just go to work everyday.
Not much to do besides that.
And I don't go out that much.
So I'm pretty free.
So I just walk around and check out stuff.
I actually think it's kind of a nice way to live.
It feels very grounded.
Or you can say I have no ambitions.
Right?
You don't have to have much to be happy.
Here you go.
You two enjoy.
Thank you.
Taste it
I'll start then.
It is the same.
I'm really jealous of all you kids growing up in a rich family.
You're so carefree everyday.
Not like us
we have to make it out all on our own.
Do you still think of her, Old Man?
Sometimes.
Then do you like me?
Yeah.
Then let's be together.
Actually you two are just waiting.
Waiting for what?
Waiting for the other person to let go first.
Old Man.
Are you taking what I said seriously?
I'm just messing with you.
Never mind.
Now you make me feel embarrassed.
I'm really curious.
What is Lin Jia really like?
Tell me.
I'm not telling my relationship stuff to a kid.
Just tell me please.
Welcome. How can I help you?
What's that?
A pre-ordered coffee for a guest.
I'll have the same.
Sure.
- Thanks. - You're welcome.
Hello.
Your coffee.
Thanks.
That girl over there is kind of weird.
Do you know her?
Her drink's on me.
Hello.
Meng Yun.
Today
your little girlfriend ambushed Lin at my shop.
She didn't talk to the girl.
But she knew I've never seen her so upset
I don't know
how that girl managed to upset her so much
without even saying anything.
Maybe only you would know.
Meng Yun.
You two are torturing each other.
If you feel there's no going back
then let her go.
If you don't want to let it go
then tell her.
Why don't you pick up?
After we broke up
I know Meng Yun had been around with .other girls
But whenever Ding Dian showed me those girls' photos
I never felt threatened.
Because I knew those girls could never get to him.
But when I saw that girl today
you know what I saw?
What?
A fearlessness
all too familiar.
She is me
when me and Meng Yun just met.
That pure adoration for the person you love.
That sureness and confidence.
She reminded me of the time
when Meng Yun was pulling all those all-nighters at the office
I wasn't even worried.
I'm afraid of the dark.
But I'd rather sleep with the light on
than make him come back home to me.
But I failed to grow with him
as he became more and more successful
I became less and less confident.
So I needed him to constantly spend time with me
and do all sorts of things
to prove he loves me.
I lost the ability to trust
without a second thought.
Where did that me go?
No point in indulging in the memory and the drama.
No point in ruining what we had with what we've become.
No point in ruining what we had with what we've become
I don't want to be alone.
Now I watch the lights
go out like an actor exiting a play.
If this is the end of our story
I'll keep my dignity.
Exiting at my cue with
no regret having loved you.
There should be dignity
and no need to say sorry
I wasn't afraid to love
and now I'm not afraid to lose.
We were the stars of our story
and we laughed and we cried.
Now that story deserves
a dignified ending.
When we loved, we loved with all our hearts.
I'm sorry, Old Man.
But holding on to that memory will drag me down.
And a good goodbye to all the times we had
I was just curi...
There should be dignity.
Once there was true love in front of me.
Honey.
What if we end up
not being able to be together
like the Joker and the Fairy in the movie?
That's not possible.
What if you don't want me anymore?
Then I'll have to dress like the Joker
and go stand in the middle of the busiest street
and shout ten thousand times.
Lin Jia, I love you!
Good?
What if you don't want me any more?
Then I'll have to eat a ton of mango and let my allergies kill me.
No no no, don't say that.
I was kidding.
Don't take it so seriously.
What I dreamed for the future
made me blind to the needs right in front of me
I had been painting Lin Jia a perfect picture of our future
but it never occurred to me that
what she was caring more and more about was the present.
She's not getting younger.
So she wanted to be sure of a future on the basis of her present.
But I
missed out on her present.
That pair of men's shoes at the door that night
woke me up like a slap on the face.
Made me realize how important here and now is.
If I were to be given a second chance
I would definitely be with Lin Jia
the way I'm being with Wang Zi now.
But there is no second chance.
Let's just stop here, Old Man.
Why?
You wanna go back to your own home tonight?
What we've had lately has been great.
Old Man.
You've been so sweet.
But I can't shake off the feeling
that I've ripped off from somebody else's benefit.
That it was Lin Jia
who has turned you to be so sweet
I know why you like me.
It's because I'm a lot like her isn't it?
We both like puppies.
Like to break the egg into the noodle
while cooking instant noodle.
And most importantly
we both like that focused look you have when you're working.
What's so sad is that
the more you like me
the more it means that you can't forget her.
You two still haven't
said a proper goodbye to each other.
Right?
I was thinking maybe
things would've turned out better if I had showed up a bit later
then I wouldn't have known who Lin Jia is.
And I wouldn't have felt that
you've been nice to me as a way to make up to her
I thought about just leaving without saying anything
but I still had this tiny bit of hope that
what if
you aren't seeing me as a replacement for her
then I would be giving up on such a good man for nothing.
Can you give me an answer?
How about this.
Old Man
I'll give you an opportunity for a romantic gesture.
Before I
turn that corner.
If you call out
that you love me...
I'll immediately run back to you.
I'm starting now.
I want you to think clearly.
Lin Jia's moving away
to live in a place without you.
With Wang Xin?
Yeah.
You two
one thought the other wouldn't leave
one thought the other wouldn't let her leave.
Naturally things have run their course.
Will you go say goodbye to her?
I will in a way.
Lin Jia
I love you.
Lin Jia
I love you.
Lin Jia
I love you.
Lin Jia
I love you.
Lin Jia
I love you.
Lin Jia
I love you.
Lin Jia
I love you.
Lin Jia
I love you.
Lin Jia
I love you.
Lin Jia
I love you.
Lin Jia
I love you.
Lin Jia.
[One Year Later]
Maybe this is the so-called fate.
My job is to travel some road with her
until a person who could
make her his whole world showed up.
And her job is
to make me grow.
And our breakup
was the final lesson.
It took the entirety of my early adulthood
to finally understand that one movie.
Only when the Fairy leaves the Joker
the Joker can grow to be the Monkey King.
Growing is painful.
Mr. Meng.
The designer of the posters is here.
When you've grown up
you don't necessarily have gained things
but you definitely have lost things.
You designed all these?
Yeah.
Honey.
Today's the first day of you building up your own business.
You go out there I've got your back.
Don't worry, babe.
I will conquer the world.
And you'll be my queen.
Bye, honey.
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