01x21 - Episode 21

[bunniefuu]

I just got this tea. Try it.

I heard you've been butting heads
with those old fossils again.

Not really.

It's just normal talk.

Enough. Don't give me that.

I'm telling you, you
should go along with them.

Shareholders' meeting soon.
The board'll be reshuffled.

At a time like this, you know what
matters most and what doesn't.

Dad.

Since when did our family have to
sacrifice a woman's career dreams

to shore up our footing
at the shareholders' meeting?

No.

Aren't you also going to marry her?

If that's the case, get it done sooner.

Once you're married,
she can't fly, can she?

But if she can't fly after marrying me,

what makes me think
she'll definitely marry me?

You should leave this matter to me.

The tea's good. It's just a little hot.

You drink it.

You're still too young.

[Episode 21]
[Some Periods Precede a New Chapter]

Hello, everyone. I'm Lu Zheng Yang, an
investigator with Hengshi's Safety Committee.

Here are my credentials.
These three are on the investigation team.

We called this emergency meeting today
to investigate Hengshi Air Flight 5123,

which failed to stop
within the landing distance.

I'm Ruan Si Xian.

Flight 5123 was flying to Jiang City.

I was in the right seat.
I was the pilot monitoring.

After the captain became incapacitated,
I declared an emergency.

Then I took over the controls
and became the pilot flying.

At the time, the weather was extremely bad.

Strong winds and moderate rain showers.

So...

What would it take to change your mind?

When the sun rises from the west.

No wonder you're the kind of woman
who can send people flying.

I can send people to the grave.

You don't want to be my boss,

but want to be my boyfriend instead?

In your dreams.

To judge how well a refrigerator works,
do I have to freeze inside it for two days?

Mr. Fu.

Mr. Fu.

They're all here.

Hello.

Fu Ming Yu.

Can my mom meet Ruan tonight?

Otherwise, she won't stop worrying.
We're almost there.

Okay.

- Got it.
- Okay.

Well? What did he say?

Go to Hengshi Air.

Well, I'll turn around and head back.
Handle things at the airport for now.

Okay. You can count on me.

Turn around.

Auntie Dong. Over here.

Ming Yu.

Didn't she make a successful emergency
landing and save everyone on board?

Why does she have to face an investigation?

She won't get into trouble, right?

This is all standard procedure.
Don't worry, Auntie Dong.

I rarely get to see her in uniform.

She looks incredible.

Beautiful and commanding.

It's hard to believe
someone so petite can fly such a huge plane

and carry passengers around the world.

She can even step up
and save the day in a crisis.

She's remarkable.

You know what?

Her name was meant to be Ruan Guang Zhi.

Isn't that strange?

I remember when I was pregnant,
she was kicking up a storm in my belly.

The old folks with experience all said
that it had to be a boy.

So her father was in a
rush to give her a name.

Guang Zhi, meaning a steady heart,
broad ambitions, and nothing to fear.

So why did you end up
giving her the name she has now?

When I was carrying her,

her father was sent to the frontier
to teach at a school.

It was a tiny, remote place.

There was only one phone in the village.

So her father
and I wrote letters to each other.

So many years have passed.

I can't remember what
we wrote about anymore.

I only remember that every letter was
signed with the characters for Si Xian.

I thought those two
characters were beautiful.

When she was born, I gave her that name.

It sounds lovely.

So, what happened after that?

After that,

I got divorced from her father,
so I could study painting abroad.

She never would accept me.

She wouldn't take the
child support I sent her.

She's stubborn. I guess she takes after me.

Then her father died.

She was left on her own,
studying and working at the same time.

She was so young.

Yet she grew up stumbling along.

I know she must have suffered a lot.

So, Ming Yu, please be
good to her from now on.

She really hasn't had it easy.

Don't worry.

If anything had happened to her today,
I would never forgive myself.

Okay. Let's not talk about it.

I'll head back first.

Auntie Dong.

Aren't you waiting for Ruan?

No need.

I saw her sitting there,
and that was enough for me.

Besides, she must be exhausted today.

Have her go back and get some rest.

Okay.

It's done, right? Thanks for your
hard work, everyone. Thank you.

Ruan.

How are you? You're holding up okay?

It's fine.

How's Captain Yue doing?

He's fine. He's always
had vasovagal syncope.

The flight doctor has records of it.

This time, it was probably triggered
by a sudden nosebleed.

Vasovagal syn...?

Vasovagal syncope.

You can think of it as
fainting at the sight of blood.

Then can he keep flying in the future?

Once he recovers, he'll be fine.

But from now on,
he'll be under closer medical watch.

All right.
Stop worrying so much. Get some rest.

Thanks for your hard work, everyone.
I'll walk you out.

Ruan.

Come on, stop crying.

I understand why Xiao Zhen cries,
but why are you crying too?

I'm not crying.

I'm just... I'm happy.

Otherwise,
I'd think my bar lost a free pair of hands.

Now that you're here, I'm really happy.

All right. Go back and rest.

You've had a long day.
Get some real rest at home.

Hurry back.

- Mr. Fu.
- Mr. Fu.

Go back.

- Bye, brother-in-law!
- Bye, brother-in-law!

Should I call him brother-in-law?

I should call him my sister's husband.

The boss already said so.
He told us to call him brother-in-law.

Fine, then "brother-in-law" it is.

- Let's head back and rest.
- Let's go.

Stop laughing, Ruan Guang Zhi.

Seriously? She told you that too.

That's a nice name.

And it has meaning.

I'll call you Guang Zhi from now on.

I tried to hide this name,
but I guess that's not working.

Well, I really didn't think she'd come.

At parent-teacher conferences
or graduation ceremonies,

even though I knew she wouldn't come,
I still hoped she might surprise me.

But every time, I was disappointed.

So I stopped expecting anything.

Captain Ruan, in those last few minutes,
what were you thinking?

How to land the plane safely.

But once I'd landed,
the first person I thought of was you.

I'm flattered.

I wondered if you were still mad.

I held a plane for you
and saved you from a major loss.

I don't know if this'll win you back.

What?

I'm apologizing.

You're pretty self-aware.

I won't ever do it again.

Won't do what?

I won't storm out of the house again.

I won't let our problems
follow you onto the plane.

I won't let you board that plane
with any regrets or sadness.

What if we're still
in the middle of a fight before I board?

I'll surrender unconditionally.

No way. That's not fair.

Whatever the case,
I'll take full responsibility.

You just need to bring me back souvenirs
from every city you pass through.

Anyway, not like today.

You got it wrong.

The mighty Captain Ruan won't be at fault.

You'd better watch it.

Haven't you checked your phone?

I'm a big deal now.

Let's break up.

I'm going to find my guy.

Your guy?

Your guy is me.

No, you aren't.

You are what they call a "brother-in-law."

What? Tired from driving?

I've got endless stamina.
I can go on even after getting home.

What are you talking about?

Visual reference in sight.
Autopilot disengaged.

Spoilers. Reverse green. Brakes!

If not me, then who?

I'm the captain in command.

The day you're sitting in that seat,
you'll do the same.

As pilots, we put our passengers' lives
and safety above everything else.

I'd do it again without hesitation.
And I don't regret it.

Sorry for waking you.

I wasn't sleeping deeply.

I need to go to the office today.

Will I be grounded?

Don't worry about that yet.
Get some rest today.

Don't hide it from me this time.

Whether I'm grounded, tell me right away.

No matter what happens,
remember that I'm here.

Go on. Get some sleep.

What a joke!

Since when do online commenters
set our flight safety standards?

You should be grateful
that this didn't turn into a disaster.

Should anything happen,
the public would tear us apart.

Our office would've
been drowned in backlash.

This isn't about doubting
this female pilot's flying skills.

It's about the fact that, in that situation,
she could've woken the unconscious captain.

That would've been a safer bet
for a smooth landing.

He just faints at the sight of blood.
It wasn't a big deal.

Then why did she insist on
handling the landing herself?

Was she just overconfident?

Or was this female pilot
trying to clear her own name?

I heard that recently,
she failed the left-seat check.

The examiner was Captain Yue Yang.

If you put it that way, then where
does that leave passenger safety?

Is that all?

I have one question for all of you.

Did any of you look at the flight data?

Since when do we judge flight standards
without data,

but by your assumptions?

As for what was going through her mind, we
judge a person by their deeds, not motives.

We care about the final result.

And the result is that

this pilot landed safely
in such severe weather conditions.

She kept everyone on board safe and sound.
There was nothing wrong with that.

"We judge a person by their deeds,
not motives."

Well said.

You went so hard to
defend this female pilot.

Is it because
of your special relationship with her?

Our relationship has nothing to do
with this incident.

Since you two are in an intimate relationship,
then you're biased in this matter.

So I think you should step aside.

Does being my girlfriend mean
she deserves unfair treatment from you?

This is easy to handle. Ground her.

It's not a permanent suspension.

Once this storm blows over, she can
retrain and take the evaluation again.

But today, this grounding notice
has to be issued by you, Mr. Fu.

This can prove
that you're not biased in this matter.

I can state very clearly that
I won't issue the grounding notice.

First,
issuing a grounding notice would be unfair.

Second,
not issuing one is what the public wants.

"Anyone who said women can't drive,
please stand up."

"Let's see
how hard that slapped you in the face."

"I thought this had to be a man."

"Turns out it was a woman."

"How do I win you over?"

"I thought you were gorgeous
the last time I saw you."

"I didn't expect you to be this good."

"I read the report."

"You made an emergency landing
in strong crosswinds and torrential rain."

"The runway was wet, and the plane skidded,
but you stopped it just in time."

"That's insane."

I'm done reading.
There are too many good comments.

How about you, Captain Ruan?

How do you feel
with all this praise flooding in?

I feel nothing.

Because that's just what I should do.

I don't care about that. All I know
is "Captain Ruan" is trending again.

You should say something.

To be precise, I'm making a comeback.

Because I was famous before.

As for what I can say about this...

Well, tonight's drinks are on Captain Ruan.

So the internet was right after all. The
richer people get, the stingier they are.

We're only drinking these few glasses.

What's wrong with a few drinks?

Drink up. Have as much as you want.

Why do I feel like you're not that happy?

Because I don't know
if this is a blessing or a curse yet.

Did you forget what happened to my mentor?

After what you pulled off,
why is the Safety Committee investigating?

I have no idea. Now I
just wait for the result.

It should be soon.

We aren't celebrating
your company's review or rating.

And it doesn't matter
whether you're a hero.

So what are we celebrating today?

That we're lucky. That
we survived another day.

That's surviving a close call.
Ladies, isn't that something to celebrate?

- Exactly.
- Cheers.

Cheers.

Well said.

Tong Le, music. Let's
get this party started.

Come on.

Come on.

Let's jump in. Let's get started.

So where should we start?

We need to improve efficiency.

The QAR reform is urgent.

What do we need?

We need them to feel and believe
that we can make a difference.

Think about it. We need pilots,
and pilots are human beings.

I heard the board is forcing Mr. Fu
to issue your grounding notice.

Mr. Fu has been holding the line.

It's also tied to the
shareholders' interests.

He's been under great pressure lately.

Okay. Got it.

You have to trust him.

I'm a good example.

Being grounded may not be a bad thing.

The sooner you're grounded,
the sooner you might be back in the air.

Don't wear yourself out over it.

If you've got nothing going on, come
by the house and help me watch the kid.

Yes.

The board is just making a big deal out
of your relationship.

But don't worry. Mr. Fu will handle it.

That's all for now. Don't worry.

Okay. Got it.

I'm a little busy today. I'm not done yet.

Don't wait up for me. Get some rest.

[Are things not going well?]

Okay. You get some rest too.

Just meeting someone like you
is more than enough for me.

But...

if we weren't together,
wouldn't you have to struggle like this?

You look at me every day.
Aren't you tired of it yet?

I can't get enough.

I could never get enough of you.

When did you get back?

If I remember right, it was around 4 a.m.

Something like that.

Did everything go smoothly?

You promised me.

No matter how it turned out,
you'd tell me the truth.

It didn't exactly go
smoothly, but it's okay.

Give me a little more
time. I can handle this.

Trust me.

Do you have any plans today?

Today,

I want to go on a date with you.

A date?

Like a real couple.

We've been too busy before
and never had time for a proper date.

Then no work today.

Let's go on a date.

Where do you want to go?

The amusement park.

Slow down. Watch your step!

This isn't exciting enough.

Let's go ride the roller coaster.

The roller coaster?

Are you okay?

Not really.

The sunset today is beautiful.

Hi there!

Do you want to take a picture?
You'll get it right away.

The lighting is perfect right now.

Are you dating? You'll
look great in photos.

- Well...
- Let's take one.

Take one.

- Okay.
- Okay!

This way.

Come here. Get a little closer.

Three. Two. One.

- Here you are.
- There, that's the shot.

- Do you want another one?
- That's good.

- Okay. One more.
- Okay. Change your pose.

Three. Two. One.

- You look amazing. Okay, thanks.
- Let me pay.

Sure.

Thanks.

- There it is.
- Wow.

- Looks good.
- Not bad at all.

I don't have anywhere
to put it. You keep it.

The sunset is beautiful.

I haven't seen a sunset this beautiful
in a long time.

I always feel like I'm rushed every day.

Though I can still see
the sunset while flying,

without the sea breeze and waves,
it just feels ordinary.

Maybe someday, when I can't fly anymore,

I'll miss those days
when I watched the sunset from the c*ck.

Why are you suddenly saying this?

I'm talking about retirement.

Or do you want me to work for you
for the rest of my life?

What's with the nerves?

No.

I'm not nervous.

I'm very laid back.

Very relaxed.

Good. You're as laid-back as they come.

Fu Ming Yu.

After the sun goes down...

The sun hasn't set yet.

The sun has set.

- We...
- I know what you want to say. I don't agree.

I've told you that I can handle this.

I need you to trust me on everything.

I'm the one who's tired.

Do you know how hard my early life was?
How much I struggled to get by?

Do you know how hard I've worked for this?
I gave it everything I had.

Maybe heaven is telling us

that we just don't fit.

Actually, I think breaking up is better.

You don't have to be so torn up.

And I don't have to be, either. Really.

Whether we fit or not should be up to us.

Ruan Si Xian.

You don't need to care about anyone
or anything besides our relationship.

Why are you still not getting it?

If we're not together,
these problems of ours wouldn't even exist.

I love my flying career.

Compared with our relationship,
I love my flying career more.

I want to start over.
I don't want this to end like this.

Actually,
this is a pretty good way to part in peace.

Look.

Look how beautiful the sunset is.

It's like it's bringing our story
to a perfect close.

Issue the ground notice early.

The earlier you issue it,
the earlier I can get back in the air.

Didn't you promise me
that you'd never just throw me away?

Don't be childish.

I toss aside anyone or anything
that keeps me from flying like trash.

Si Xian. Ruan Si Xian.

Hello, Auntie.

Just wait a bit!

Ruan.

What took you so long? Come in.

Help me tidy up.

What's with that face?

Shouldn't you be congratulating me
on my new place?

Congrats on moving from a luxury apartment
to this old dump?

No matter how fancy Mingchen
Residences was, it wasn't mine.

But this place is mine.

I finally bought
back the apartment my dad left me.

I guess I've achieved
a little goal of my own.

I get the logic,
but I still can't smile about it.

You worked so hard,
yet this is where you ended up.

That's why I asked you to come
and help me set it up.

I think my place is pretty great.

It may be an old apartment,
but its layout and lighting are good.

And...

ever since I got back,
I've felt especially close to it.

It's like my dad is right here with me.

Your dad?

Is your dad with you?

Hello, mister.

You seem like a nice guy.

You wouldn't give me jump scares, right?

Why are you so tense?

I was just making a comparison.

You really got spooked. Get back to work.

I thought you called me over
because something good happened.

So Xuan bosses me around, and you do too.

I'm just your workhorse.

That's right. It's good that you know.

Actually,

I've always felt
that Lu Ming is right beside me.

The other night,
I was so scared when you almost got hurt.

I kept telling Lu Ming,
if you can hear me, please keep Ruan safe.

Tell me, do you think he heard me?

Thank you.

Am I being ridiculous and stupid?

Clearly, it's because you
have amazing flying skills.

I believe a lot of people
must have helped me.

Maybe it was my dad.

Maybe it was Lu Ming.

I plan to move on, too.

People can't live in the past forever.

I need to look ahead for Lu Ming,
to see what the future looks like.