01x09 - Episode 9

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THIS STORY IS FICTIONAL - ANY

SIMILARITIES TO REALITY ARE COINCIDENTAL

Pull me up!

It was you. You k*lled Mom!

Why was she so stupid

as to trust a useless man like you?

Mom died because of you!

Hey!

Why are you in a daze? Pull me up!

ARTHUR THNG AND OIL HEIRESS JUDY FOONG

ENGAGED IN INDONESIA

I heard the photo was posted online

by that woman called Judy.

Who knows if the news is true?

Whether it's true or not,

a rich man's son like him

is no decent man.

Better tell your sis to beware of him.

If only she'd listen to me.

My sis has been defiant

since she was little.

Even my mom can't take her in hand.

My sis hates being bullied.

You're worried she'll get back

at that rich man's son?

I don't know if she might

do something reckless.

We can't afford to provoke the rich.

Who cares if he's a rich guy or not,

I'll kick his butt all the same.

I'm worried sick,

yet here you are talking nonsense.

What's there to worry about?

She'll hurl vulgarities at him

and slap him at most.

What can that fella do?

He deserves it.

You're worried your sis

will stab him with a knife?

When my sis was in primary school,

there was a girl who kept bullying her.

In the end, my sis cut off the bully's

ponytail with a pair of scissors.

My parents had to plead with

the principal for a long time

not to expel her.

Both you and your sis

have strong personalities.

Worry not.

I regard her as my sis too.

I won't let anything happen to her.

Dig in. The food's turning cold.

Here.

Don't you have work?

Huh?

Did you quit your job?

Quit my job?

I'd love to,

but my boss would never let go of

an exceptional talent like me.

What makes you think that?

You smell different.

You haven't smelled of sweat

for three days straight.

Oh.

Well, I was in "Hokkaido."

Come again?

A cold storage facility is moving

and I've been working there.

The sub-zero temperature there

makes me feel like I'm in Hokkaido.

Be glad I wasn't frozen to death.

Of course I wouldn't sweat.

Is there enough to eat?

Want to order more?

It's enough.

Wear warmer clothes. Don't catch a cold.

Got it. Eat up.

Hey.

What?

Has anyone been to the stall

to look for me recently?

No.

Did you see any news online?

No mention of it in the newspapers.

The police didn't look me up either.

Maybe I didn't k*ll him after all?

What a pity!

What do you mean?

It's a pity I didn't take the money.

Tens of thousands of dollars, mind you!

You're incorrigible.

Don't say that about me.

People like us will never become rich

unless we get a windfall.

You know nothing!

Hi, Mr. Liu.

-Hi.

-Welcome.

These young girls are my employees.

They brought me here to have fun.

They said I'd feel like a young man again!

Come on, Mr. Liu. You still look so young.

Let me know the next time you're coming.

I'll make the arrangements.

Okay, sure! Thank you.

Hello, Bro Musen?

Jiahui, how's Zhenting?

It looks like she's okay.

She was even cracking jokes.

Is she really all right

or just putting on a brave face?

How should I know?

Keep an eye on her. Don't let her drink.

Erm

Don't give me that. Did she drink?

Bro Musen, you know full well

Zhenting isn't one

to do other people's bidding.

Huh? Louder, I can't hear you.

I said, you know full well

Zhenting isn't one

to do other people's bidding.

Why is it so noisy over there?

Just keep an eye on her.

Don't let her drink too much, okay?

Okay.

LIU MU

Yes, Liu Mu?

Have you closed your stall for the day?

I'm doing that now. What's the matter?

I'm tied up here.

Check on Zhenting for me.

Zhenting? What happened to her?

You're a spy!

-Give that to me.

-No!

Give it to me My liquor!

Yuck, what kind of liquor is this?

It tastes awful!

Zhenting, you haven't found out

what exactly happened.

Don't jump to conclusions.

You said his family wanted him

to return to Jakarta.

Maybe they forced him into it?

We're not in a Korean drama, okay?

A forced marriage in this day and age?

If your parents forced you

to marry someone you don't like,

would you do it?

Over my dead body!

If you won't say yes,

who can make you do it?

But he's from a wealthy family.

Their world is different from ours.

Zhenting, have you called him?

No. Why should I call him?

I don't care at all.

Right.

If he cares about you,

he should call you first.

Surely he knows you'll see the photo

that woman posted online

and sent her friends.

Did he call you?

No idea.

Where's your phone?

-I turned it off.

-Why?

I don't want to take any calls.

ARTHUR THNG

It's Arthur.

Should I answer the call?

He's calling you, not me. You decide.

You know he's calling me

only because he can't reach you.

What do I do?

I'm not taking the call.

Zhenting.

Nobody's stopping you from answering.

Okay.

Zhenting?

Yeah, she's with me.

She's turned off her phone.

She's feeling really down.

Hang on.

-He wants to talk to you.

-I don't want to talk to him.

Zhenting.

Tell him I'm drunk.

Okay.

Jiahui.

Where's Zhenting?

Over there.

What happened to her?

She's drunk.

We'll get going.

Hold it.

Is anything the matter?

Where are you taking her?

To my condo.

Did she agree to it?

He Jianzhi, right?

Who are you to her?

I'm her friend.

Well, I'm her boyfriend.

Some boyfriend you are.

You got engaged to another woman!

This is between Megan and me.

Stay out of it.

You're not taking her away.

-Hey

-Huh?

Stop them!

Stop Jianzhi!

-Go on

-Okay.

Bro Jianzhi, stop fighting!

Arthur, take Zhenting home.

Lunatic.

Zhenting's just pretending to be drunk.

You okay?

I'm fine.

You're drunk?

Nah, I only had two glasses of liquor.

A glass of liquor is usually

enough to make you drunk.

I'll take you home.

No! My mom will k*ll me

if she sees me like this.

-Who are you calling?

-Liu Mu.

No way! He'll give me a dressing-down.

Where do you want to go then?

Take me to

a hotel.

Here you go again.

Bro Jianzhi.

Are you afraid?

You're afraid.

Those who know Mr. Liu

call him Braggart Liu.

He only had a few years of schooling,

yet he's the CEO of a listed company.

Do you know what made him rich?

Pirated CDs.

CDs, VCDs and DVDs.

He sold CDs for S$10 each.

Any idea what the production cost was?

S$5?

You got the right digit but wrong figure.

-It was 50 cents.

-Only 50 cents?

Whoa, such huge profits.

Yup. He sold at least

a few million pieces a year.

Guess how much he made?

Remember Mr. Li who berated me

at the golf course that day?

Of course.

He called me

an unscrupulous businessman and a cheat.

What a joke.

Out of ten businessmen,

nine are unscrupulous.

The remaining one that is honest

will end up bankrupt.

Everyone knows Mr. Li

uses inferior materials

for the houses he builds.

No wonder he's afraid of snakes.

A snake would easily enter his house.

You know, Lin Musen,

gold is everywhere in this world.

You just have to know

how to get hold of it.

Smuggling, drug trafficking,

m*rder, robbery -

those are the most stupid ways

of making money.

You have to be able to spend the money

you make freely and merrily.

That is what a smart person does.

Boss, you make it out to be so easy.

But how many people can achieve that?

That's why you have to use your head.

Do you want to be rich?

Of course I do, Boss.

My daughter is the apple of my eye.

I'm willing to lose everything for her.

You saved my daughter's life.

That's akin to saving my life.

I will help you realize your wish.

But I want to know

what you'll sacrifice for money.

What price are you willing to pay?

Boss, what price do I have to pay?

Who knows?

It could be something insignificant,

or it could be something you treasure.

Take Braggart Liu for instance.

He may be rolling in money,

but his wife divorced him

and his children are wastrels

who squander his money.

He made money, but he lost kinship.

Oh, I get it.

It's like buying a lottery ticket.

You must be prepared to lose the money

you used to buy a ticket.

Such is life.

So, no regrets?

No regrets.

Good.

The first step to getting rich

is to understand how greed

is part of human nature.

In the face of temptation,

few people are able to resist.

Have an early night.

Hold on.

Help me take them off.

Huh?

Take my shoes off.

I can't get up.

You're drunk as a lord.

Your mom will give you an earful

if she sees you.

Enough.

Stop talking about my mom.

I'm an adult.

Nobody can stop me from drinking.

Get it?

Got it.

-Go to sleep.

-I don't want to.

Why do I have to do as you say?

From now on,

I don't want to be a good girl anymore.

I want to be willful.

I want to be willful!

Not so loud, or people might complain.

Bro Jianzhi.

Take it off for me.

I already did.

I'm talking about my top.

Don't joke around.

I'm not. I feel hot.

You're hot? I'll crank up

the air-conditioning.

Okay, done.

Remember to check out

before noon tomorrow.

I've already paid for the room.

Coward.

-Who are you calling a coward?

-You.

Aren't you a coward?

You keep running away.

When did I do that?

I asked you to help me take off my top,

but you wanted to run away.

I bet you don't have the guts

to take my top off.

It's just taking off a top.

He Jianzhi, come out.

Come out!

You have some nerve!

Liu Mu, hear me out.

I told you to keep an eye on Zhenting,

yet you let that fella take her away.

Bro Musen, I told you

it wasn't Bro Jianzhi's fault.

Zhenting wanted me to stop Bro Jianzhi.

I haven't settled the score with you.

Are you colluding with him?

I'm so disappointed in both of you.

-Why, you!

-What?

-I'm disappointed in you.

-What do you mean?

You care more about Zhenting

than your cousin.

You're fine, aren't you?

Why should I be concerned?

Says who?

I drank two glasses of liquor

in Zhenting's stead.

Had it not been for Bro Jianzhi,

I wouldn't have made it home.

I still have a hangover, you know.

That's because you're stupid.

Serves you right

for going drinking with her.

She was in low spirits.

Of course she'd drown her sorrows.

Zhenting isn't such a person.

So how is Zhenting? Is she okay now?

We haven't heard from her at all.

Have you found Arthur?

Do you know where he lives?

Zhenting stayed out all night.

She didn't call home either.

You're-so-Pretty is worried sick,

but she's putting on a brave face.

She even came up with an excuse

to keep it from her mom.

I promised You're-so-Pretty

I'd take care of her sis.

But I don't even know where she is now.

Jiahui, call her again.

Okay.

Call me once you have news of her.

I'm going to look You're-so-Pretty up.

I still can't get through.

You

You okay?

I'm good. Why wouldn't I be?

Last night

Last night?

Oh, about my getting drunk last night?

I told my mom I was doing my project

with a classmate.

It was too late

and the taxi fare was exorbitant.

So we stayed the night at the library.

She only nagged me for a while.

Looks like she cares more about money.

About last night

I'm sorry.

I'll answer for my actions.

It's burning!

The sauce is burning.

How are you going to

answer for your actions?

I'll marry you.

Bro Jianzhi, let me ask you a question.

Do you

love me?

I do have feelings for you.

But I've never thought of marrying you.

I get it.

I'm just a satay seller.

I also have to repay my dad's debts.

It's nothing to do with that.

You don't make

my heart race.

I don't feel the urge

to want to marry you and no one else.

You seem relieved.

Not having to be responsible for me

seems to put your mind at ease.

No.

Liu Mu confronted me just now.

I thought he'd found out.

I'll make a move.

Bro Jianzhi, don't worry.

This is a secret between us,

I won't tell another soul.

Someone will be here

to view the stall later.

I'm giving up the stall.

Bro Hai comes here

to collect debts all the time.

The money we make

isn't enough to pay him back.

Might as well give up this stall

to someone else.

After someone else takes over the stall,

I'll go into hiding in Muar.

You can rent another stall

or find a job. Up to you.

You're-so-Pretty, stop worrying.

Your sis is smart, she'll be all right.

She's a smart Alec.

She's been like this since she was a kid.

She always does unconventional things,

and she has tons of excuses

if you ask her why.

Her exam results were good.

Her classmates went on to JCs

to prepare for college.

But she chose to go to a poly.

She said she'd be able to start working

earlier than her classmates

and that it was the smartest idea.

The early bird catches the worm.

Nothing wrong with doing that.

But a diploma is different from a degree.

That's what I said too.

But she said she wasn't looking

to pursue a career.

It's to marry a rich guy, right?

She said a highly-educated woman

would scare off suitors,

and that going out to work

at a younger age

would allow better chances

of meeting an ideal man.

She ended up meeting a rich man's son

before even starting work.

But I can't help feeling

that rich man's son

is no decent person.

She could get toyed with

or taken advantage of.

Your sis is streetwise.

Not so easy to toy with her.

Cheer up, okay?

She may have gone home for all we know.

Sis.

What were you thinking?

That man is engaged, isn't he?

You shouldn't even meet him,

yet you went home with him.

Even a judge would give a suspect a chance

to defend himself in court.

I only wanted him to make things clear.

So did he make things clear?

A playboy like him

must be full of excuses.

He must've shifted

the blame to that woman.

Did he tell you it was her decision

and he knew nothing?

Nope. He admitted they got engaged.

But he was forced into it.

You believe such hogwash?

I didn't.

But after hearing him out, I did.

What did he tell you?

He said both his and her parents

had made the decision.

They never asked for his opinion.

They asked him to go back out of the blue.

He thought some family matters

had cropped up.

But the moment he got off the plane,

the chauffeur

whisked him off to the hotel.

Their parents and that woman

were all there.

Then they announced

the engagement straight away.

He said he doesn't love that woman at all.

The person he loves is me.

Wow.

So what if he loves you?

The woman he's marrying isn't you.

You want to be his mistress?

I'll only be the wife.

I'll never be a mistress.

Who cares if she is a banker's daughter?

She's no match for me.

So you believe his honeyed words?

I'm not so immature, all right?

Lin Musen.

Read this out for my sis.

What is it?

Arthur wrote and posted this online?

"I'm engaged? How come

I don't know about it?

Did April Fool's Day come early? Ha ha!"

Scroll down for part two.

"I hereby declare that

my true love is this girl."

You're-so-Pretty, there's a photo

of your sis and Arthur.

Sis, honeyed words are not to be trusted.

He had to prove his sincerity

with his actions

and he did it.

And you believe him?

More like,

I choose to believe him.

That's why I slept with him.

Huh?

Why are you so naive?

Naive?

Sis, I was moved by him.

He knew his parents would

take him to task for doing that.

But he still went ahead

and made his feelings for me public.

Still, you needn't have

offered yourself to him.

Lin Musen, can you control

this kind of thing?

When the feeling is right,

it happens naturally.

Don't you agree?

You're asking me? I How would I know?

Don't tell me you're still a virgin?

Li Zhenting.

Have you any sense of shame?

What's so shameful about

this kind of thing?

Intimacy between a man

and a woman is normal.

Sis, don't be a fuddy-duddy.

You're only older than me by a year or so.

-Hey.

-Mm?

How long have you been with my sis?

Three months and eight days.

Don't tell me you haven't

held her hand before?

Don't be absurd. Of course I have.

-Have you kissed?

-Kiss

-Have you touched?

-Touch

Calm down.

Cool down, Sis.

Don't say any more.

Okay, I'll stop

I'll go cook.

Break up with him.

Excuse me?

I said, break up with him.

Come on, Sis.

I told you I slept with him

because I wanted you to know

I'm serious about him.

Now you want me to break up with him?

It'll be a huge loss for me!

Li Zhenting.

This isn't a business deal.

If someone isn't suitable

for you, leave him.

Absolutely right.

A misstep could lead to eternal regret.

You think we're in a period drama?

It's the wisdom of people

from ancient times.

It'll do you good to take the advice.

Your sis may not be as experienced as you,

but she's older,

more mature and more sensible.

She must have her reasons

for asking you to break up with him.

Reasons? Fine, let's hear them.

She hasn't even spoken to him before.

How could she ask me to break up with him?

On the grounds of her gut feeling?

Yup, it's her gut feeling all right.

Oh, now you're in a sci-fi series?

Don't be so skeptical.

They say there's a telepathic connection

between family members.

She must've felt something is amiss.

That's why she wants you two to break up.

-You're good at making up stories.

-Don't say that.

Sis.

I know you care about me.

But this is my personal matter.

Let me handle it myself.

Regardless of the outcome,

I'll bear the consequences.

FIVE DAYS AFTER HE JIANZHI WAS SHOT DEAD

Zhenting.

How do you feel today?

You should've listened to me.

I don't blame you,

I blame myself.

It was my fault.

Anyone there?

Who's there?

-Sis.

-Weihao.

Go after that person.

Who? I don't see anyone.

Someone was in Zhenting's room.

I asked who it was,

but that person left without replying.

It's a woman. She couldn't have gone far.

-Go and see who she is

-Okay.

Miss, wait up.

Did you visit my sister?

My sister is Li Zhenting.

She's in ward No. 3 on the first level.

Sorry.

It was her.

I remember her footsteps

and the scent of her perfume.

Who are you?

You were already in the ward

when I went in.

Why did you keep quiet?

I entered the wrong ward just now.

Sorry for imposing on you.

Did someone ask you to come?

As I said, I went into the wrong ward.

Mo Xuemin?

You're Mo Xuemin, aren't you?

Don't ever come again.

-Don't come again, you hear me?

-Sis.

-Don't you ever come again!

-She's gone.

Let me see you home.

Weihao, tell the nurse

not to allow anyone besides family

to visit Zhenting.

Will do.

I'VE DONE WHAT YOU ASKED

Li Zhenting.

Lin Musen asked me to tell you

he'd taken revenge for you.

He's taken revenge for you.

Every time Mom visited you,

she'd cry her eyes out at home.

So I stopped her from coming.

She's been getting weaker of late.

She feels dizzy frequently.

Sometimes, she even gets pale

from making coffee.

I try to talk her into

going home and resting,

but she never listens.

She says the shop keeps her busy

and the day passes quickly.

If she stays home,

time passes slowly.

She's afraid of being home alone

because she'll think of you.

You know you're Mom's favorite.

You know best how to please her,

although you also upset her

most frequently.

Zhenting.

Mom's having a really hard time.

Sis.

You're having a hard time too.

You need to run the shop,

look after Mom

and take care of your family.

Hear that, Zhenting?

I'm not as patient as Sis.

If you don't wake up soon,

I'll sever ties with you.

Li Weihao.

Sis, you know how Zhenting

threatened me when we were kids.

"Li Weihao,

get out of the bathroom now,

or I'll sever ties with you."

"Li Weihao,

if you're so careless

in your math exam again

and get 99 instead of 100 marks,

I'll sever ties with you."

"Li Weihao,

if you bully Sis again,

I'll sever ties with you."

Sis, who's Mo Xuemin?

You asked her whether

someone got her to come.

Who were you referring to?

I know you keep

a lot of things to yourself.

You can confide in me. Maybe I can help.

So what if I told you everything?

Zhenting is still in a coma.

If I told you, would all this

not have happened?

Sis.

-You okay?

-I'm okay.

Sis, what's done cannot be undone.

But perhaps we can find out

the reason why all this happened,

and the truth.

The truth?

Yes, the truth.

Back when Zhenting got hurt,

I was at university

and stayed at the hostel.

So I don't know much about the incident.

I later did some investigating.

Apparently Arthur Thng

and she, got into a dispute

and both fell from the second floor.

That was what Lin Jiahui told the police.

Lin Jiahui was Zhenting's buddy.

She went with Zhenting

to meet Arthur Thng,

but they got into a conflict

for some reason.

Lin Jiahui tried to

break up their argument,

but she got pushed over and passed out.

When she woke up, Arthur Thng

and Zhenting had disappeared.

Stop it.

The odd thing is,

Lin Jiahui went missing after that.

It was six months later

when her body was found.

Sis, I'm a police officer.

Many things about this case

are very suspicious.

If we avoid talking about it,

the truth will never come to light.

I don't need to know the truth.

I just want heaven

to give Zhenting back to us.

I want her to be safe and sound.

Then let's not talk about it.

You want to know what happened?

I'll tell you the truth.

The truth is, it was me.

It was all my fault.

I got together with Lin Musen

against Mom's advice.

As the oldest sister, I didn't set

a good example to you two.

Yet I tried to assert my authority

over you and run your lives.

Zhenting wouldn't listen to me.

I could do nothing but tell her off.

When she encountered problems,

all I did was talk nonsense,

instead of rendering actual help.

It was my fault! That's the truth.

I'm not fit to be your older sis, Weihao!

Cry it out.

Cry your heart out.

Miss Mo.

Your brother Richard Mo

sent us to pick you up.

To go where?

Please come with us. You'll find out soon.

Why should I believe you?

Let me check with my brother.

He didn't pick up. I can't leave with you.

Hey.

What do you want?

Miss Mo, please don't

make things difficult for us.

Look who's talking. Get lost.

-Miss Mo, get in the car.

-Let go!

What are you doing?

I'm Li Weihao. Investigating Officer, CID.

Miss Mo, we met

at the nursing home yesterday.

Who are they?

They want me to leave with them.

They said they're taking me to my brother.

But I've never seen them before.

Miss Mo, we were really sent

by Richard Mo to pick you up.

Pick her up?

But why did it look like

you were abducting her?

Sir, don't malign us.

Do you want to go with them?

I turned them down,

but they wouldn't take no for an answer.

She's not maligning you, then.

You two, turn around.

Legs apart, hands on the car

I'm going to search you.

-Sir

-Follow my instructions.

Turn around!

Hello.

Hello?

Bro Richard?

There are two men

who claim to have been sent by you.

Just call me if you want to see me.

Why send two men over?

I thought they wanted to abduct me.

Where are you?

Out at sea?

What's the matter?

My brother really did send them here.

Officer Li, did you happen to pass by

or did you come with an agenda?

I do wish to talk to you.

Is now a convenient time?

Get in the car.

MALAYSIA

SIX DAYS AFTER HE JIANZHI WAS SHOT DEAD

Hi Hi.

I'm looking for Mota.

Mota should be over there

Did anyone see Mota?

His wife is giving birth. He's gone home.

Hear that?

You want to go fishing at sea?

Yes. Then we're going to Koh Lipe

for scuba-diving.

Koh Lipe? That's in Thailand.

Mota said there are

fewer tourists over there,

so it's a good place for scuba-diving.

That's quite far away.

-Never mind. Thanks.

-Hey.

Hang on.

Have you agreed on a price with Mota?

Yes, over the phone.

Did you bring your passports?

I can take you there.

Wait for me at the pier.

Let me fuel my boat first.

How do I address you?

Call me Cheng.