♫ Love has started to play a role in our story ♫
♫ Bit by bit, it has written down the emotional chapters ♫
♫ I want to collect for you the most beautiful moments ♫
♫ Quietly accompany you in waiting for that day ♫
♫ This love is too strong, it allows no hesitation ♫
♫ Whether my heart can fill all the emptiness ♫
♫ Love is a promise in the wind ♫
♫ The promise made is eternal ♫
♫ Will never be broken ♫
♫ When I gaze into your eyes ♫
♫ Can you see that ♫
♫ Happiness has always been quietly keeping watch by your side? ♫
Boss & Me
Episode 5
I've come a long way from home to Shanghai, joined Feng Teng Group and met Qi Shuai.
Is this considered fate?
He's a director, I'm an assistant.
We are like a star in the sky and an ape on the ground. (Word play: "xīngxing" can mean "star" or "ape)
Him fancying me would truly be a miracle.
I believe in miracles, but I don't believe that miracles can happen to me.
Xue Shan Shan! What are you thinking?
Why am I thinking of Boss?
Although being able to sit in Boss's sports car is a miracle,
Boss is so cold-blooded and heartless, definitely not my type.
Xue Shan Shan, wake up!
Don't ever think about such nonsense!
The reality is that you are just a lowly Finance Assistant -- a Finance Assistant and acting vegetable picker.
"The Universe of Three Kingdoms" (game)
Let me beat the devil to vent my anger.
Found the costumes for my character.
Now to choose a name that will vent my anger...
Got it!
"Sleep Well after Beating the Boss"
Very fitting.
Big moves! Big moves!
Every lunchtime, he makes me go to his office and pick vegetables.
The entire company knows about it.
Do I still have to behave myself?
Done picking.
Can't die. Can't die...
Boss
I'm just a lowly Finance Assistant.
You have so many secretaries, like... for example, Ah Mei, who is very smart and efficient.
For difficult tasks that require skilful handling -- such as picking your food -- she is most suitable.
This vegetable picking task needs remarkable finesse -- must be steady, accurate, relentless and ruthless.
But Ah Mei is a Harvard graduate.
Between you and her, who do you think is better-suited to vegetable picking?
I am. I am more suitable.
Carry on.
I'm dead! I'm dead! ...
Can't die. Can't die... Hurry, hurry, ...
You don't eat soybeans, but still let your family chef cook black beans (fermented soybeans).
It's a pity for a Harvard graduate to be picking your food, but it's not a pity when I have to do it?!
These ten precious fingers of mine should be used for greater plans and grander causes.
Making me come here to pick your food...
I won't accept this fate. I won't accept this fate...
Linda
Help me find a lip-reading teacher.
Yes, sir.
So fun!
Yes! Yes!
Boss, Miss Xue has got a bad cold today so she won't be able to come for lunch.
Okay.
Feng Teng
Here's the information you asked for.
I heard you've been having lunch with Xue Shan Shan these days.
So what?
You still need to ask "so what"?
You haven't been a good enough buddy.
I've been admiring your family chef's skills for a long time.
How come you don't bring me packed lunch?
You are never lacking in terms of girls to eat with.
I am guessing if we were to line them up one girl a day, the line would reach the end of next month.
If you want to eat our family chef's dishes that much, come and eat at our house.
A lot of girls have lunch with me.
But only one girl has lunch with you, and that's Xue Shan Shan.
You really like her, don't you?
Alright! I won't ask. Asking too many times would just make things worse.
If you wanted to tell me, you would have told me already.
But let me remind you...
You two having lunch together is too unusual.
So much so that the whole company is gossiping about it.
Xue Shan Shan has not yet passed her probation period.
Have a little restraint.
My guess is... Xue Shan Shan having a cold today is all because of this mess.
Just wanting to enjoy a good meal...
Is it so problematic?
Shan Shan, why don't you go to Boss's office for lunch today?
- I have a cold. - A cold?
It won't be good if I spread it to Boss, right?
- I think this cold will last at least 10 to 14 days. - Is that so?
You all had better stay away from me, okay? Else, you might get infected too.
God bless me, please let Boss find a good vegetable picker to replace me,
someone so much better at it that Boss would completely forget about my existence.
Then this cold would be worth it.
Fresh air!
Smells so good!
I haven't eaten noodles that smell this good for so long.
Wearing so little clothes...
Aren't you afraid of catching a cold?
I haven't eaten such delicious noodles for so long.
Such happiness for just being able to eat instant noodles...
You're truly carefree.
Smells so good!
At last, I've said goodbye to the pork liver.
I'm full!
I want to become a little sun
Head to toe, full of positive energy
I want to become a little sun
Head to toe, full of positive energy
I want to become a little sun
Head to toe, full of positive energy
She sure can act.
Cheng Juan
You want to resign?!
Yes, I've passed my CPA exam, and I'm about to join an accounting firm.
You passed the CPA exam? How long did you prepare for it?
Two years.
- Amazing! - Congratulations, Cheng Juan!
This is too sudden!
Don't worry, Chief, I will work here until the end of the year so that you have plenty of time to find a replacement.
Cheng Juan, congratulations! You are truly awesome!
I know.
I've always relied on my own strength, not on connections.
Shan Shan
Cheng Juan has always been a cold fish, with a particularly sharp tongue.
You shouldn't take it to heart.
I'm alright! I didn't take it to heart.
Anyway, I also didn't rely on connections, I relied on my own blood.
Also true. Passing the CPA exam is every accountant's dream!
But Shan Shan, in my mind, you are already so awesome!
You were able to forge a very good relationship with Boss,
which indicates that you have a talent for forging interpersonal relationships at work.
That's not something everyone can accomplish.
Besides, even the shareholders and managers and so on, they get to meet Boss only a few times a year, right?
That's true!
I have to thank my dad and mom for giving me this uncommon blood type.
By the way, Shan Shan, where are you going?
I'm taking the bus to go back home.
You've been having lunch together with Boss.
Why don't you let him send you back as well? Even if not that, you could get his driver to send you home.
- I don't really have lunch with Boss. I'm just... - Just what?
I am just a vegetable picker, how do i say that out loud?
No, I can't say that.
The fact is... Boss makes use of my lunchtime to give me a secret task.
A secret task? What secret task?
It's a secret task, so of course I can't tell you!
In short, this task is... regarding... a huge secret of Feng Teng Group!
So I can't tell you even if you beat me to death. I've got to go.
Shan Shan! Wait for me!
I'm now at the bookstore, I'll go back after this.
Don't drink too much at the dinner party, okay? Okay, love you, bye!
- Erm... - What is it?
Oh ya! Ah Jia!
The thing is... I already have plans to have dinner today with my cousin in this neighbourhood.
Let's hang out another day, okay?
Okay then, I'll see you tomorrow.
- Okay, bye! - Bye!
I'm sorry, but we're not open yet.
- I'm... - Miss Xue!
Ms. Feng, long time no see.
You just got off work?
Do you love to visit bookstores?
Sort of.
Actually, I saw you come in here, so I followed you in.
What a coincidence.
Next time when we hold the bookstore opening, you must come and show your support, okay?
This is Ms. Feng Yue's bookstore?
My best friend and I work together to open this bookstore.
Including this one, we now have three stores.
I actually only invest, I play no part in managing them.
My best friend has gone to Germany to select new books. She'll be back in two days.
We've just started renovating so I'm here to help supervise.
You see, this place is quite big, so I intend to have a cafe here too.
So the purpose of Ms. Feng's trip to Europe was to settle stuff concerning this bookstore.
Of course, successful people like you have to travel all over the world.
Europe?
Boss told me that you went to Europe.
Of course! I was in Europe, I got back only yesterday. You see, the jet lag really makes me...
- Ms. Feng, I've been really anticipating your return every day! - Really?
I think it's probably because you've been so busy that you haven't...
... the thing is... actually, it's still regarding what I told you about last time.
Ms. Feng, can you please don't send me lunch anymore?
I'm just a lowly Finance Assistant.
I really can't bear to take more from you.
Okay, understood. I was so busy that I forgot.
Before I go abroad, I should have told the chef to stop preparing lunch for you.
It must've been hard for you during this time, not being able to hang out with your colleagues during lunch, right?
Kind of.
In fact, our company's staff canteen serves very good food, very healthy and nutritious.
Okay, I'll make sure to speak to the chef when I get home.
Thank you, Ms. Feng.
Brother, you're here!
B-Boss
Why are you here?
Shan Shan was just passing by, I invited her in to keep me company.
If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving first. You both enjoy yourselves.
See you, Boss.
- You guys... - Wait a moment.
Xue Shan Shan!
Boss
You've recovered from your cold?
No, I haven't recovered.
Can you stand a little further away from me?
I don't wish to spread it to you.
If you catch a cold, it will be all my fault.
So... the thing about picking vegetables...
I get it.
Starting tomorrow, you can come to work in peace.
No need to help me pick vegetables anymore.
Take good care of yourself.
Which means to say... I don't need to go to his office for lunch anymore?
Also, I don't need to pick vegetables anymore?
I am so relieved!
So what happened the last time I picked vegetables for Boss?
Whatever you like, just take my portion for yourself too.
You're trying to say, you don't want to mix our portions?
Then let me mix them for you.
Sorry.
Whatever you need to say, say it slowly, no need to rush.
The beef dish today is quite good.
The beef is not to your liking today?
Boss
Erm... how can I bear to hijack your food?
The beef is so delicious, then you should eat more.
Never mind, you eat more.
Okay, then I'll just help myself.
Boss
If I eat myself to death, can it be claimed as workplace injury?
So, can it be claimed or not?
Xue Shan Shan
Sorry!
Apparently, that's the last time I would ever help Boss pick his food.
The feeling of freedom...!
... feels like an emptiness.
Why are you still sending lunch to Miss Xue?
Isn't that what you made me do?
During my baby's one-month birthday, I introduced you to so many eligible young ladies.
You were not interested in anyone. Instead, you chose Miss Xue to sit by your side, hmm?
That's because she is your benefactor.
You're so great!
My brother devotes his life to his sister, always repaying her debts on her behalf.
How touching!
Ever since I joined Feng Teng, I've never seen such a sloppy report!
Even if you intend to quit, so long as you're still here even for one more day, you must do a good job.
Is this the standard of someone who passed her CPA?
Xue Shan Shan didn't pass me the data so the report, of course, could not be completed.
Shan Shan, did you not send Cheng Juan the information?
I did.
You sent it to me only at midnight, how is that useful?
Do you expect me to get up at midnight to work on the report?
That's because...
I'm sorry... sorry, sorry...
Do you think saying sorry would let you get away with everything?
Don't you know that Feng Teng values efficiency?
If your educational background is not as good as others, why don't you work hard to keep up?
Slow work and also full of mistakes, how long did you think I would put up with it?
I am about to leave the company, but you still intend to dump your responsibilities on me?
Do you think you can make me your scapegoat?
- Cheng Juan, don't say it like that. - Chief, I am leaving soon.
But after working here for four -- nearly five -- years, I feel attached to this company so I have to say this.
Xue Shan Shan is still on probation.
It's not as if you don't know that she solely relied on connections to get this job.
You should consider very carefully whether you should keep such an unsuitable employee in your team.
The reason why I'm leaving here and joining another firm is
because I feel that our company's employee hiring criteria is not as rigorous as it used to be.
Chief, you've done outstanding work for 15 years, but you're still just a Section Chief.
But an assistant, relying on her connections, can relax and neglect her work, and get away with it.
If the company values connections more than qualifications, then if I stay on this job, I'll be worrying about my future.
If there's nothing else, please excuse me.
Xue Shan Shan?
What's the matter? Why are you crying like that?
What happened?
Tell me... Who bullied you?
Alright, alright... Don't cry, don't cry...
It'll be alright.
Okay, okay... Don't cry, don't cry, okay?
Don't cry.
Okay, I won't ask.
If you keep crying, you'll turn into a giant panda.
No problem, I will let Linda know that the report will be submitted one day late.
Seriously! Shan Shan simply suffered this unfairness in silence!
Not all the data Cheng Juan needed was supposed to come from her anyway.
And she went too far by actually scolding her in front of everyone...
- What report? - The finance report, of course!
Boss, it's regarding the Finance Department's report. They were just asking for one-day extension of the deadline.
Boss, Qi Shuai was looking for you just now.
Got it.
Be more attentive next time! Don't gossip at work.
You know how much Boss dislikes gossip.
But I have to speak up against unfairness.
Then shall I present you with "Gossip Girl of the Year" award?
How about I write you a recommendation so that you can go work for Gossip Weekly?
Alright, don't cry, don't cry...
Alright, alright...
(Feng Teng:) Whatever or whoever I, Feng Teng, like... do I need you to allow me to have it?
(Qi Shuai:) You said you don't like her, right? Alright then, I will pursue her.
Stress level is high at work.
Sometimes, colleagues may quarrel, and harsh words may be exchanged without much thought.
If you take everything personally, then you are just being foolish.
Qi Shuai
Do you know why Boss made me pick vegetables?
When I first started this job, I got scolded by Chief.
He said, I look as stupid as a pig.
And that I would not even last until the end of probation.
Tell me... is it that, just because I donated blood for Ms. Feng, Boss felt sorry to fire me,
so he came up with this weird task to make me useful?
How did you get such a weird idea?
Yes, you did Ms. Feng a huge favour.
But there are so many ways to repay your kindness.
Feng family has wealth and ways and means.
Why would they hire you just to repay you?
Besides, as a Big Boss, why would he be the one deciding the fate of a lowly assistant?
If other people hear you say these words, they would think that you are acting humble to cover up your self-importance.
In fact, even if I was asked to donate blood for a stranger, I still would have given it without hesitation.
I would never demand anything in return.
I didn't expect that Ms. Feng would send me lunch, and that it would attract so many rumours.
I know that I should not blame Boss or Ms. Feng for this.
People have their own mouths, I have no way to shut them up.
It seems, what my Chief said was right.
People like me who are missing one part of the brain really cannot survive in such a workplace.
Are you sure that you're missing only one part of your brain?
Alright, alright, don't be so gloomy.
Being simple-minded also has its own advantages.
Yes, you are very simple and kind-hearted.
There are some people who like simple-minded and kind-hearted and especially nice girls -- exactly like you.
You just need to be yourself and be confident about yourself.
Is Qi Shuai implying something?
Then... then you think...
- that I'm special? - Of course, you are! ♫ Sometimes you wonder ♫
- In this world, there are no two identical leaves. Of course, there are no two Xue Shan Shan either. ♫ What if you could rewrite the moment ♫
- You are unique! ♫ Sometimes you figure out ♫
- Sorry, I have to take this call. ♫ There's another luck in imperfection ♫
- Hello? ♫ Always be amazed ♫
♫ Always take a risk ♫
- What's the matter? ♫ Always keep the pace ... ♫
♫ ... in a lifetime game ♫
Hey! Wait for me!
- Why are you cycling so fast? What's up with you today? ♫ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ♫
- Hey! Hey! ♫ Life is rolling the dice, babe ♫
♫ While you're lost in the dark ♫
♫ Close your eyes ♫
♫ You'll find the lights ♫
♫ Shine in the other side ♫
Did you think you were in Tour de France?
I nearly had a heart attack while chasing after you.
What were you doing in the stairwell at noon?
Stairwell?
You saw that!
Even though Feng Teng is a company that demands high efficiency,
an employee feeling pressured to the point of weeping... this is the first time I've seen such a thing.
Did she feel so wronged that she had to cry in your arms?
- You're jealous! - Jealous?!
That's ridiculous.
I'm just curious...
why people would be cuddling in the company's stairwell.
We didn't stop at cuddling.
We even went out to grab a coffee, just the two of us!
If you didn't call me, we would now be chatting about life, then about dreams, then about love...
You're serious!
We actually talked about you.
Let me say this though...
Who pursues a girl the way you do?
Let me tell you, there are so many old-fashioned but well-tried ways to pursue a girl.
And which method did you use?
Ordering Xue Shan Shan to come to your office every day and have lunch with you...
Apart from attracting tons of gossips about Shan Shan, what did you achieve from it?
- Now, you've pressured Shan Shan almost to the extent that she can't survive in the company. - What's the problem with sharing a meal?
You still have to ask that?
Do you think you are some loser that no one cares about?
You are Mr. Perfect (tall, rich and handsome), the Big Boss. Sharing a meal with you is an extraordinary thing.
Or is it that you feel... as the Big Boss, it is beneath you to have to chase a girl?
What? What I said was spot-on, wasn't it?
Shan Shan is really very special.
She's so different from any other girl around me.
She's very simple and pure, and also very adorable.
But, precisely because I am the Boss, it's harder to read people's intentions from their actions.
I don't know what sort of girl she will turn into once we start dating.
You see, we've been bros for so many years! Still, unless I pester you like this, you won't confide to me.
But back to the main point... Everyone changes, who doesn't?
You'll just have to see how she will change. Change is not necessarily a bad thing!
I understand where you're coming from.
As the sole successor to Feng Teng Group, dating should be done with some caution.
But don't be excessively cautious, you'll end up hurting the girl, do you know that?
If you really like her, then go after her!
Don't think too much.
- Mom - Shan Shan
Why haven't you called home at all for so long even to let us know you are well?
Is it that you've got a boyfriend?
Shan Shan, Dad isn't trying to scare you
but there are so many bad men out there!
A young girl like you living by yourself, you have to be very careful, don't be easily fooled!
Shan Shan, if you have found a nice boy you like, bring him home so that we can meet.
Yes! Bring him home! Your dad has discerning eyes.
Whatever demon he is, your dad will figure him out with one look!
Are you Sun Wu Kong (Monkey King)? What discerning eyes?
I'm talking to our daughter, why do you keep butting in? Go, step aside!
Okay! Dad, Mom, there's no need to worry.
Do you think your daughter is the precious Xuanzang? (The monk whom Sun Wukong protected in the legends)
... since you even mentioned the demons. (Also reference to Sun Wukong legends)
Shan Shan
The thing is... living in a big city is no easy feat.
Mom also hopes that you will find a good man who can take care of you.
Mom, my colleagues and managers... everyone at the company takes very good care of me.
Mom feels so relieved to hear you say that.
Shan Shan, living in a big city is not like at home, okay?
It takes a long time to know someone's heart, you understand?
Over here, it's just...
... it's just that...
I'm just a little busy.
I just need a bit more time to adapt.
Shan Shan, if you really can't adapt, worst comes to worst, just come back home! Your dad will feed you!
Okay!
You all must also take good care of yourselves.
Say hello to grandpa for me.
Okay, okay. Bye then.
Each day, countless words are spoken by people in this world.
Why must I care about the words spoken by people that I don't care about?
As long as people who care about me understands me, then it's all fine.
Of course, competition in a workplace is inevitable.
An honest person needs not fear false accusations. People have the right to say whatever they want.
No matter whether I can shut them up, what really matters is my own capability at work.
If I am stupid, I just have to spend more time at work to complete my tasks.
I'll kill you! Kill you! ...
You didn't come when you should and came when you shouldn't.
I'll beat you to death!
- Come on, baby! - Yeah!
- Liu Liu, you're here. - You're here.
I'm here to return the keys.
Shan Shan texted me this afternoon, it seems that her job hasn't been going well these days.
Then... then I'll give her a call. Where's the phone?
It's all my fault. So caught up the game, I forgot the time.
I... I will go and pick her up right away.
See you!
Calling her now, calling her, calling her...
Why isn't she answering?!
What stunt is he trying to pull?
He keeps saying he wants to ask Shan Shan out. Then why is he here hanging out with you?
Playing games with you until you don't know the time... How inappropriate!
Nothing... there's nothing between us. Look at me...
- I took the wrong coat. - That one is mine!
- Still no answer! - I'm coming with you!
Where's my phone?
So tired...
It's already 11 PM, she's still working overtime.
This young lady is really driven.
Shan Shan!
Xue Shan Shan!
Shan Shan
Wake up, wake up!
Why are sleeping here?
- Du Fan, how come you're here? - Hurry up, hurry up, let's go, let's go.
What time is it?
It's already midnight! Still asking, "What time is it?"
- It's already past 11 PM! Hurry, hurry! - Lights!
Door!
- Liu Liu called you, why didn't you pick up? - I didn't hear it.
Du Fan...
Let me tell you...
You donated blood for your Big Boss's sister, which means, you did your Boss a favour.
You are facing a difficult situation right now.
He can help you shut those people's mouths, why not? He would definitely help you!
That's how favours work...
You borrow, then return, and then can borrow again, no problem!
Darling, that's a complete miscalculation.
You think the Big Boss is so considerate and honourable?
Even when he was sending me lunch, I had to earn the meals with manual labour.
Don't be fooled by his quiet and calm demeanour.
In reality, the small abacus in this heart is always thumping and calculating.
A few hundred millilitres of my blood is not enough to make him feel indebted.
Let alone him owing me a favour, I'm afraid he probably thinks I owe him more blood.
Let me tell you...
If he has forgotten you did him a favour, you can just remind him, right?
No! I've already made a decision.
From now on, I'll have no association with him whatsoever!
He eats his own private-kitchen food, I eat my own simple packed lunch.
What's more, I have to live up to Qi Shuai's expectations.
Qi Shuai?
After I finished checking through the data this afternoon, I felt a unique sense of accomplishment in my heart.
As soon as I finish this bottle of blue super-energy drink, I'll be fully resurrected to my former energetic self.
Come! Let's all celebrate my success!
I feel that my body is suddenly brimming with energy again!
Xue Shan Shan, press on!
Then, I'll go sleep first.
(Notice:) "Official Employee Enrollment Notice"
- You're on the list! - You too! You too!
- Sorry! Excuse me! Please let us through! - Hey! You must treat us lunch!
- Congratulations! - Congratulations!
Xue Shan Shan. Huang Shi Jia.
So good!
So happy! So happy!
You're both on the list!
So good! Hey, you all passed as well?
(Text:) "Congratulations on officially becoming an employee. - Feng Teng"
♫ Love --- it's a complicated game ♫
♫ Once invested, you're afraid to lose ♫
♫ If the purpose from the start was to eventually separate ♫
♫ It's destined to be an ending without a conclusion ♫
♫ Knowing full well that with you, there is no winner or loser ♫
♫ But I think of you, I can't help it ♫
♫ I heart-achingly tell myself ♫
♫ I should forget about such a relationship ♫
♫ I still think of you, always involuntarily ♫
♫ Fully aware that I'm lying to myself ♫
♫ But I still can't summon up the courage ♫
♫ To say I love you ♫
♫ Love you ♫