♫ Once upon a time, I wished with all my heart ♫
♫ Alone, I walked across the vast world ♫
♫ Later, I realized that as long as I’m by your side, ♫
♫ even the most desolated days have romantic night skies ♫
♫ I am strolling about the distant starlight ♫
♫ The light radiating at the moment we meet is brighter than the galaxy ♫
♫ I am strolling about the dazzling look in your eyes ♫
♫ Even if our love is a dream, we won’t mention the sadness of parting ♫
♫ The corner of my heart shines the brightest hopes ♫
♫ With you in my heart, I don’t fear years of turmoil ♫
♫ I am strolling about the dazzling look in your eyes ♫
♫ Even if our love is a dream, we won’t mention the sadness of parting ♫
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The Starry Night, The Starry Sea
- Episode 10 -
I didn't want to fight with you bastards!
But you're being too much! You're forcing me to attack!
Today, I'll let you all see some real martial arts!
Don't blame me for not having eyes on my fists!
Run if you know what's good for you! Or else, you're all dead!
Regulus!
Regulus' body has probably recovered now.
Wu Julan!
Wu Julan! Wu Julan!
You weren't really abducted by those brats, were you?
Wu Julan!
Where did you run off to? I was so worried!
I thought you were in trouble!
Look! Here, here, and here!
It's all your fault! Pay up!
Ouch! Ouch!
Now you know that it hurts.
Why didn't you go when I told you to go last night?
Go and ask around what kind of person I am.
I am a very righteous person. I would never do something like that.
Are you not afraid of death?
I'm afraid, but I can't abandon you either.
We were happily celebrating your birthday last night.
But who knew such a scary thing would happen? Ouch!
Just hold on. If I don't disperse your bruise, it'll keep hurting.
Ouch! Not so hard!
Is this the way you pay back your life savior?
Are you helping me or killing me?
Wu Julan! You're taking advantage of me!
The more you move, the more I'll see.
Wu Julan! In order to save you, I got my face scarred!
What you see in the mirror is only your outer appearance. It's shallow and fake.
The reality will only exist in the heart.
In my heart, you are the most beautiful woman in this world.
Yeah, right!
I've always had a beautiful face.
Lots of men were pursuing me! Now they'll run away!
Isn't there still me?
Wu Julan, why is your heart beating so quickly?
Your body is very truthful.
Don't think I don't know. You intend to live at my place forever!
Let me tell you. After your body gets better, hurry and get to work. Got it?
I say. Why don't you have a cellphone?
Even the neighboring old lady, Mrs. Wang, has a phone.
You made me work so hard to personally search for you!
That's right. Where did you go last night?
I...
I took him away last night.
He was very sick, and it was a bit rushed, so we didn't let you know.
Oh. It was like that?
Wu Julan!
What are you looking at?
You got discovered!
While we weren't paying attention, you tried to sneak a peak at our Xiao Luo, right?
Let me tell you. Our Xiao Luo saved you multiple times!
She put her life on the line every time! Were you moved?
Are you starting to secretly love our Xiao Luo?
Do you want to pay her back with your body?
Talk. Are you in love with our Xiao Luo?
Jiang Yisheng, oh, Jiang Yisheng, can you get your mind out of the gutter?
Why is your brain filled with inappropriate thoughts?
That hurts! I was just joking!
What are you joking about?
- You're getting shy?- I'll go feed the sheep.
Why are you leaving?
Our Xiao Luo saved you multiple times!
She put her life on the line every time. Were you moved?
Are you starting to secretly love our Xiao Luo?
Do you want to pay her back with your body?
Who are you? How can I repay you?
It was just a couple bottles of water, it's not a big deal. I was just helping out.
- Hurry and go!- I won't leave!
I won't be disloyal like you!
Wu Julan, you just wait to apologize!
There's no feeling.
I wonder if I'll have some feeling if I give you a kiss?
Boss An, um... the plan yesterday failed.
Last night was the time when Wu Julan was at his weakest.
How did you fail with such a perfect chance?
Who says it was?
Originally, the plan was working just fine.
Who knew that a woman would appear halfway?
She was very skilled, too. She ruined all the plans.
Did you leave behind anything that could be used against us?
Don't worry! The mission failed,
but I personally dealt with all the matters afterward.
I won't leave behind any clues.
Boss An, yesterday I discovered that something had grown on Wu Julan's hand.
Just what is he?
Curtail your curiosity; otherwise, it'll get you killed.
- Yes.- Big brother!
I made you breakfast!
- What's wrong?- Nothing!
What game are you playing?
I'm playing Gobang.
Last night, it was all thanks to your timely arrival.
How do you feel today?
A lot better.
But last night, I was too weak. I couldn't feel the spiritual pearl.
We can only wait until the fifteenth next month.
Was the Black Wizard behind this kidnapping attempt?
But... I personally saw An Zuo leave while heavily injured.
It's possible that he still has his lackey on the island.
I will hurry and investigate.
You don't suspect Shen Luo any more?
I won't suspect someone who put her life on the line to save me.
Perhaps saving you was just for show.
- She might be lying--- Wu Liangliang!
I don't want to hear you suspecting Shen Luo again.
Coming!
Da Tou! Why is it you?
I came to see you. You're hurt?
Come in.
How is it? Is it serious?
It's nothing! A few petty thieves can't hurt me.
How could it be nothing?
Look! Look at your injury!
Your hand is this hurt, too!
It's nothing, it's nothing!
Let me tell you. You can't be so careless!
It's okay! I'm thinking,
it was just a few thieves who wanted to steal money like last time.
But it looked like those thieves had planned it out.
They had to pick the time when Wu Julan was weakest.
Was he also this weak when you were attacked last time?
Yes. The last time his depression acted up, he became very strange.
He kept insisting I put poison in his wine.
Does he usually get this sick?
He's not always the same as ordinary people.
If his illness acts up, he doesn't recognize anyone!
He even said I poisoned his wine!
If I wanted to kill him, it would be so easy. Why would I waste such efforts?
He even wanted to throw away my grandpa's most valuable wine!
Honestly! Thankfully, I already quickly brought it back!
Will he get angry if he finds out that you brought it back?
I didn't think about that!
How about this? Give me the wine. I'll deal with it for you.
Don't be sad. It's just some wine!
Okay, okay. Who told you to be my creditor? I'll let you gain this advantage.
Where is it?
That wine? It's in my grandpa's library book drawer.
Go and get it yourself.
It smells so nice!
Wu Julan! Come!
Here.
The sashimi feast earned ¥10,000 that day.
You provided the sea phoenix and you were the chef.
But the location, drinks, and snacks were all from me.
So let's split it half in half! You won't be losing out!
This is enough.
Take this to pay off your debt.
You don't want that much money?
I don't like money.
If you don't like it, I do! This is a good habit! Keep it up!
Wu Julan,
I have some bad news for you.
Our island has just ended its fishing season.
I don't think the sashimi trick will work anymore.
But our debt is so huge.
We can't just do nothing.
We can make some seashell necklaces and wind chimes to sell!
My handicraft skills aren't that great.
Luckily, I'm beautiful.
I believe customers will be attracted to my looks.
They'll buy all of our products!
Wu Julan, are you laughing at me?
Why did you bring me to the ocean?
To get seashells. Didn't you say you wanted to make seashell necklaces?
You don't understand.
Our island has started opening up to the tourism business.
The entire island is covered with people!
Where are we supposed to find good seashells?
Look over there.
Amazing!
When it comes to sea shells, I really need to educate you.
This is a tiger cowrie shell.
They often live in coral holes or under rocks.
They only come out to forage during dusk and dawn.
And this one! These are called spider conchs. As the name suggests, they look like spiders.
There were a lot of them when you were young.
But now, due to over hunting, there are very few now.
How do you know everything?
This is exotic. What is this?
This is a rose-branch murex (a kind of sea snail).
They are extinct in this region of the ocean. It's normal that you don't see them often.
How do you know everything?
There's thousands of seashell types that humans know about.
In ancient times, they were grave goods and symbols of wealth.
Later on, they slowly became decorations.
In Europe many years ago, seashells were the symbol of nobility.
Of course, now there are a lot of people who treat them as tokens of love.
♫ In the ocean's dream, ♫
It looks like I'm really lucky today.
♫ The stars' turbulence, rising the wind ♫
♫ Like the strands of zither strings ♫
Wu Julan, you know everything!
You feel like an old man that lives by the sea!
Are you praising me or scolding me?
Depends on my mood.
That means you're complimenting me.
♫ Love never holds back ♫
Wu Julan, how can you be so shameless?
♫ Having met you in this life, I am satisfied ♫
♫ I'm willing to wait ♫
♫ and accept it all ♫
♫ Maybe one day, I can finally stay with you forever ♫
♫ I will be satisfied ♫
♫ Maybe one day, I can finally stay with you forever ♫
How is it? Are you happy? Are you excited? Are you startled?
Don't worry! I won't affect your work.
See you at the island bar after work! I won't leave until I see you!
[Chengzhen Electronics]
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Next!
Where do you feel unwell?
Liangliang?
It's work time right now!
Didn't we say six thirty? You're in such a rush?
Did you grow up under very strict teaching?
How did you know?
This has nothing to do with our date.
Your parents probably have very high hopes for you.
They also have very high requests.
They often strictly criticized you, and rarely complimented you.
So, after you grew up, in other people's eyes, you are very successful.
But your personal self value is very low.
Then... if you say that... do I have an illness?
The childhood trauma resulting from a strict upbringing wasn't treated in time.
So, after you grew up, this sort of inner trauma became playfulness.
You consistently look for new things to play with. You depend on these sort of actions
to obtain self-confidence and respect.
You're wearing an ever thicker mask, and have lost your way in life.
So... it's not that I wanted to be a playboy?
It was an illness torturing me?
No! How can I treat this illness?
First, besides being a playboy,
you are actually a very talented man.
You don't have to depend on obtaining various women to get support and affirmation.
Secondly, your character and morals can control your lust.
The most important thing is that I'm not your prey.
You definitely cannot get the confidence you need from me.
Please remember that.
After all these years, I've finally met someone who understands me!
Liangliang! I'm announcing right now that I'm in love with you!
Hello? Who is it?
It's me.
Why are you making calls at home? Do you have too much money?
This way, you have my phone number.
So you took that money to buy a cellphone?
From now on, you won't be unable to find me any more.
You do have a conscience!
The last time his depression acted up, he became very strange.
He insisted that I had poisoned his wine.
Brother Tou, you needed me?
I can't look for you if I don't need you?
How could you say that?
I, Zhu Yiyang, work for you twenty-four hours a day. How about it?
Okay. You've worked hard.
I'll drink a cup to you.
Brother Tou, you're the most loyal person.
We are childhood friends who peed and played in the sands together.
That's what our affection is! Let's drink this cup!
- Come!- Come! Bottoms up!
- Are you okay?- I'm okay. This wine is a bit strong.
It's too strong.
Brother Tou, do you remember that one time by the ocean,
we were singing Lang Hua Yi Duo Duo. "I want you to stay with me
as we watch the turtles swim in the ocean waters." Then suddenly, there was a fart!
Nobody admitted to it. I knew the fart belonged to you.
Back then, your whole face turned red from trying to hold it in, right?
Where are you going? Didn't you say we were going to catch up?
Buyan!
Zhu Yiyang! Zhu Yiyang!
What was Zhu Yiyang poisoned by?
The poison is from Angel's Trumpet.
Angel's Trumpet?
It's a type of poison that is very complicated.
The main effect is that it'll block a person's nerve system.
It will make people see hallucinations, vomit, and go into a coma.
Then, do you think this poison could change someone?
What kind of changes do you think there would be?
Could it change the skin?
He might grow chicken feet? Do you think this is a sci-fi movie?
I'm perplexed. Why did Zhu Yiyang
suddenly go eat Angel's Trumpet?
Yes, he always eats the wrong things.
Dr. Jiang, the family of the patient in bed eight is looking for you.
Okay, I'll be right there.
- I'll get to work.- He's coming over. Okay.
Stop!
Don't run! Give it back to me!
Stop fighting! Give it back to An Zuo!
Give it back to An Zuo!
Stop fighting, stop fighting!
Dad, I'm sorry.
I broke your cane. Punish me.
It's okay, child.
Ever since I had you, I don't need a cane anymore.
From now on, you will be my little cane, okay?
- Dad.- Child, here.
Drink your milk and rest early.
Dad, I'm almost done writing. I must finish this essay today.
Your body is important. Don't overwork yourself.
Child, if you're not busy tomorrow, come take a walk with me in the park.
The two of us haven't taken a walk in a long time.
Dad, what's wrong? Are you okay?
It's nothing, it's nothing.
Okay, I won't bother you any more. Rest early.
Okay, good night.
Hello?
What?
I'm sorry. When the patient arrived, his condition was already too serious.
There was nothing we could do. The patient has passed away.
His illness had been dragged out for too long.
If he could have been taken to the hospital in time,
we could have had a greater chance of saving him.
Please do not be too sad.
Dad, I'm sorry.
It's all my fault!
If I had discovered it sooner, you wouldn't have died.
Father, you took me in.
But I didn't get to pay you back. I'm sorry.
Don't worry.
I will definitely bring the spiritual pearl back and bring you back to life.
On the night of the fifteenth, Wu Julan
gets very weak. That means he doesn't have the spiritual pearl.
The only person who might know the location of the spiritual pearl
is Du Xiaolin's descendant, Shen Luo.
Father, I won't let you wait for too long.
Do you like it?
- Take it.- But I don't have money.
You don't need to pay. It's my gift to you.
Thank you, Uncle!
If you sell things like this, not only will you not make a profit, you might lose money, too.
If Shen Luo knew, she'd get angry.
Although Shen Luo is stingy with money, she's kind.
It seems like you know her very well.
If we spend enough time together, then I'll know more about her.
Hello? I saw that you were asleep,
so I came out to sell the wind chimes with Liangliang.
I'll be back in a bit.
Grandma said you were very against this century's things.
When you had just arrived, you even asked her for a nineteenth century suit!
Now, you've actually bought a cellphone on your own accord?
You secretly took pictures of Shen Luo while she was asleep?
Shen Luo is also the only person on your phone?
I didn't have enough time to add other people.
That's not the problem. This concerns your subconscious.
In your heart, you only have Shen Luo.
I was afraid she would be worried if she couldn't find me this morning.
Regulus, I'm telling you, as a professional psychologist,
you're in love with Shen Luo.
You refuted me when I said this in the past.
The thing I worried about still happened.
You've overthought things.
Don't forget what you came to do.
I'll go up first, and then you go.
Hurry and go up!
Who is there?
I'm here to record the water meter!
Coming in!
- I got in!- Jiang Yisheng!
- I got in!- Get up!
Liangliang! I came just to find you to tell you,
that I've thought things through!
In the past, it was my fault for being a playboy.
But from today on, I've decided to treat my illness and change!
Why did you come looking for me to do that?
I lived such an ignorant past.
But I'm finally awake now!
I didn't think that the one that made me wake up would be you!
You really are the person who understands me best in this world!
I understand all of my patients.
No! The one you understand best must be me!
In the past, I did have a lot of girlfriends,
but you are the only one that understands me!
I do have an illness! But you are my medicine!
All my words this morning went to waste.
Get out before I get angry.
Liangliang!
Is this your boyfriend?
No.
Look at your panicked face. It must be your ex-boyfriend!
Get out!
I won't go! I won't go!
Get out!
Liangliang! I will let you see my sincerity!
Liangliang!
Big brother, hurry and try some!
This is the braised pork belly I learned from Mom!
Does it taste good?
It tastes good. But it's still not up to Mom's level yet.
It's already very difficult to make! I purposely learned from Mom before I came!
It tastes pretty good, right?
- Give it a try.- I'll try it.
That's right. Did you get the books I wanted you to borrow?
I did!
Are these them?
Yes, these are the ones. Thank you.
Why are you being so courteous with me?
But... why are you interested in these things now?
People in the antique business need to read books to understand history.
Okay, let's eat dinner.
Tianzhu has a peculiar flower
called Angel's Trumpet, the natural enemy of mermaids.
These are poisonous to mermaids and make them physically weak.
If this poison is not treated, the mermaid will die within one day.
[Binhai Province Biography Series]
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♫ Droplets of tears from the sky transform into fallen stars ♫
♫ Open your eyes and drop your gaze ♫
♫ The meteors say that there’s no regret ♫
♫ Deeply sleep in the embrace of the ocean ♫
♫ Droplets of tears from the ocean transform into a transparent mermaid ♫
♫ I never close my eyes ♫
♫ More clear-headed than the islands, ♫
♫ I swim towards you ♫
♫ Alone, I watch the northern stars, ♫
♫ until I met you at the most beautiful age, inch by inch ♫
♫ The healing years unpredictably change the future in your palm prints ♫
♫ I have witnessed ephemerality and eternity together at this moment ♫
♫ All love has finally received an echo ♫
♫ Droplets of tears from the ocean transform into a transparent mermaid ♫
♫ I never close my eyes ♫
♫ More clear-headed than the islands, ♫
♫ I swim towards you ♫
♫ Alone, I watch the northern stars, ♫
♫ until I met you at the most beautiful age, inch by inch ♫
♫ The healing years unpredictably change the future in your palm prints ♫
♫ I have witnessed ephemerality and eternity together at this moment ♫
♫ All love has finally received an echo ♫