It's an episode with more travelling. However, the spotlight disperses on a couple of side characters rather than simply Yi Chen and Mo Sheng, but don't worry these two are as blissful as ever.
After learning about INSO’s imminent troubles, the lawyer Yi
Chen requested for help in the States for Mo Sheng’s divorce matters advises
him that this is the best opportunity to file the lawsuit against Ying Hue. Sort
of like taking advantage of the weak. However, Yi Chen refuses to.
It doesn’t seem like Ying Hue is in imminent danger in this
scene as he has time to waste with Xin Ying. She gifts him her homemade chicken
that he used to love back in their university days to thank him for the job he
recommended. She comments that everything’s great about the job except her
husband’s feelings towards it. Her husband thinks that she’s having an affair
with her Ying Hue; as she says that, she looks down pitifully. Oh, what a
boring and predictable character. Ying Hue doesn’t seem very impressed with Xin
Ying and her act but luckily Linda comes in to save him. When Xin Ying leaves,
he orders Linda to throw away the chicken.
For some reason, romance comes before business because his
company matters only take the spotlight after we deal with Xin Ying. Not that I
agree don’t agree with this order but both stories regarding Ying Hue is boring.
Basically, there’s three important parts for the next few minutes: Ying Hue’s
in deep water if they lose; he needs to return to the States right now (yay!);
his divorce needs to be hidden because that will affect their company image
even more (whatever). So, I guess we’re supposed to understand Ying Hue because
now he has a legit reason to hold onto Mo Sheng shamelessly.
Returning to our impenetrable couple, Mo Sheng’s preparing
for Yi Chen’s breakfast tomorrow. He casually asks her whether it’s because she
can’t afford to pay anymore. LOL. However, Yi Chen gets serious when he tells
her he might not be able to eat breakfast before he leaves for work because the
office is pretty busy lately. Mo Sheng doesn’t care as she emphasizes the
importance of breakfast. Yi Chen, agreeing with breakfast’s importance, tells
her instead that he’ll cook so that she won’t have to wake up so early. Seriously,
this guy does not exist. However, so as not to be such a romanticist, he adds
in that he’s not too sure about her cooking anyways.
And Ying Hue’s finally going to the States! Only Linda
accompanies him but they’re stopped by Xin Ying. It doesn’t seem like Ying Hue
wants to dally in the airport any longer because of all the reporters so Linda
steps in to help him deal with Xin Ying. Xin Ying wants to tell Ying Hue to
have a safe flight and that she would be waiting for his return. Linda points
out that this isn’t something someone’s wife should be saying. She warns Xin
Ying that Ying Hue’s kindness (what kindness?) has a limit and if she were to
continue neglecting her family, Ying Hue wouldn’t want to see her anymore. With
that, Linda leaves her.
Xin Ying returns home all
depressed. We finally get to see her husband and he seems so adorable! I mean this
guy prepares her favourite dishes, pulls out the chair for her, and complies to
all her wishes when she’s giving all that attitude. She contemplates whether
she’s really satisfied with a life like this in such a small house with such a
normal husband. WOW.
Xin Ying returns to her parent’s
home because she claims she doesn’t want to stay in the house when it’s
renovating. However, the moment Xin Ying returns home, her mother is
complaining about her daughter because compared to her friend’s daughter, she
married such a poor man. Xin Ying bites back at her for making her leave Ying
Hue in the past. So, like mother like daughter, the mother is regretting losing
Ying Hue as a son in law. (Mother, I liked you much better when you were Shan
Shan’s mother in Boss & Me) Xin Ying’s mother asked her whether there’s
still a possibility between her and Ying Hue and if there is, make sure to grab
hold of it. Xin Ying finally speaks human as she reminds her mother she’s
married. However, her mother proudly asks what’s wrong with being married when
divorce is so easy to obtain. Xin Ying is reminded
of Linda’s words and misinterprets it as Ying Hue will possibly care for her if
she divorces. Uh…well I guess there’s something good about this; you’ll be
freeing your husband.
So is this an episode of rounding
out boring bad characters? Mi Fei comes barging into Yi Chen’s law firm
demanding for Yi Chen. And of course, Yi Chen doesn’t care at all as he lets
her wait endlessly. With Mi Fei’s personality, it was only about time until she
invited herself right into Yi Chen’s office. With Lawyer Yuan’s expression like
that in the above screen cap, it’s obvious even his smooth talking skills
couldn’t handle her. Mi Fei releases her anger for making her wait and this is
all overheard by Mo Sheng on the phone.
On the other end, Mo Sheng becomes
so worried that she immediately heads to Yi Chen’s office. When she’s arrived,
Yi Chen has not only refused to take Mi Fie's case but also made her scream angrily
in the public. Mo Sheng continuously tells him how angry she is about Mi Fei acting
so rude towards Yi Chen. Yi Chen jokingly tells Mo Sheng that she won’t be very
good in arguments because she’s just repeating the same words over and over
again. He tries to change the topic by suggesting lunch. However, Mo Sheng brings
up another topic: she wants to go to the States.
Yi Chen’s totally calm after
hearing that (which is a huge change from that HK incident, a testament to their impenetrability). She tells him it’s
because she wants to settle the divorce matters with Ying Hue before they hold
their wedding. Wait, Yi Chen decided not to take advantage of the weak but Mo
Sheng wants to strike while the iron’s hot? It doesn’t make sense why Mo Sheng
would do this to Ying Hue when he’s at his worse… Anyways, Yi Chen’s smiling
at that and compliments her for wanting to handle the matter on her own with
such assertiveness, “Our Mo Sheng has finally grown up.” However, before
agreeing to Mo Sheng’s idea, he asks her, “If you’re going to America for a law
suit, how can you not bring your lawyer?”
And off they go to America. (So this is where they spent all
their production money, from the States, to Hong Kong, to Mauritius and back to the
States). On the airplane, Mo Sheng can’t sleep and is reminded of her flight to
the States seven years ago. However, at that time the person sitting beside her
was a fat old man. She reminisces how she wished it was Yi Chen back then. Intending
to lighten the mood, Yi Chen assures her he probably won’t be fat, but he’ll be
old. So, I guess this is his way of guaranteeing that they'll be together forever.
After landing, they’re greeted by this weird looking foreigner who’s
supposed to be a lawyer (the one handling the divorce case in the States). He’s
called Jason. Yi Chen introduces his wife to him. However, Jason makes a pun
out of her name as he comments on how weird the Chinese are to find a stranger
to marry (Zhao is homonymous to “find” as Mo Sheng is to “stranger”).
It’s a fun ride from the airport as Jason is actively dancing
while driving. I’m not too sure that’s a great combo but Mo Sheng is
complimenting Jason although doubting his identity as a lawyer. She playfully
compliments how much charm and fashion sense Jason has compared to how dull and
monochrome Yi Chen is. Yi Chen comments that he never knew Mo Sheng was interested in that type.
It’s back to work. With a little dancing. I’m not sure if it
was on purpose that they found a secretary taller than Jason for him to flirt
with for fun or that was the best female foreigner they can get… Anyways, it’s
really back to work and Jason explains the case and brings up a new name we haven’t
heard: Tom Wolf. Apparently, they need to find this Tom Wolf because he signed
as a witness to her divorce but it’ll be difficult getting him to testify
because that means he’ll be admitting he was part of the forgery.
It doesn’t seem like Yi Chen wants Mo Sheng directly finding
Tom Wolf herself as he redirects her questions about what will happen after
they find him. He tells her he’s going to beat him up and Mo Sheng takes that seriously. Yi Chen stares at her incredulously for believing that. Mo Sheng then
comments that Yi Chen should bring her along when he’s solving other cases
because it seems so intriguing, like a detective at work, and being a photographer herself, she can
even snap cool shots of him. Yi Chen raises both his hands to protest against
that idea but then he realizes his mistake as he explains that it’ll be wasting
her talents. Luckily food comes in right at this moment.
However it’s not the food that distracts Mo Sheng, it’s the
waitress’s outfit. She tells Yi Chen that she once wore it too because she
worked at this very restaurant seven years ago. She reminisces how bad her
English was that she was demoted to washing the dishes. Yi Chen listens attentively
to Mo Sheng’s every word as she recalls her grim past.
Yi Chen finally asks the million dollar question: “Why didn’t
you return to Shanghai then?” I remember how this question was repeatedly asked
in the first few episodes that even I got annoyed of it. Now, I actually forgot
about it until Yi Chen asked it. To be honest I thought the question was
already solved with her father forbidding her to return for the next three
years then plus another three years for taking care of Xiao Jia and then the
final year with Ying Hue because he asked for that favour.However, the first three years is actually a mystery as to why she stayed because although her father forbade her, it was still possible for her to return.
She tells him she didn’t return because she was afraid: she was
afraid to face her father’s death and she was afraid to face Yi Chen who wanted
to break up with her. Yi Chen is speechless to learn that just because of their one argument, she left to the States without any warning. Mo Sheng clarifies
that she believed he was that type of person, a person who doesn’t take back
their words. Yi Chen tells her that no matter how assertive he is, there will
be times his emotions can take the better of him. Mo Sheng smiles at that
because she knows now.
It seems that the show likes evening things out because after Mo Sheng reveals everything about her, Yi Chen
lets out a little secret of his own. Last year, he had planned to immigrate to
the States and we all know why: to find Mo Sheng.
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