Everyone Thought Him The Prey, Until The Final Moment They Found He Was The One Holding The Knife Ranked

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00:00:01Chloe, just tanking Ethan's grades isn't enough.

00:00:05Professor Jang is a top-tier tech mogul in the country.

00:00:08Ethan wants to be his grad student.

00:00:10You can't let that happen.

00:00:16Have you seen his grades this term?

00:00:18He's always at the bottom.

00:00:20No way he gets into Professor Jang's program.

00:00:23Chloe, you have no idea.

00:00:25He's actually brilliant.

00:00:26Once he...

00:00:27Whatever.

00:00:28Even if he aces it, which school he goes to, whose program he joins, I decide all that.

00:00:35Hey Sean, the way Ethan worships Chloe.

00:00:38I bet if she told him to drop out right now, he'd do it in a heartbeat.

00:00:42Totally.

00:00:43Everyone saw him trailing after Chloe like a lost puppy.

00:00:46Now his grades went from first to dead last.

00:00:49A guy like him, never been with a woman.

00:00:52Chloe just bats her eyes, and he'd do anything.

00:00:55Gotta say, Sean's plan is genius.

00:00:58Sean, what if Ethan finds out this is all your revenge?

00:01:01He'll lose it.

00:01:03So what?

00:01:04Once I'm in Professor Jang's program, I'll have a huge backer in tech.

00:01:08That spot is mine.

00:01:10But I really want to see his face when he finds out the truth.

00:01:13It'll be priceless.

00:01:23Sean, the opportunity to be with a great beauty like Chloe was something you handed to me yourself.

00:01:29This past year, playing along was fun.

00:01:31But my future's on the line.

00:01:35Professor Jang's saw it as mine.

00:01:37As for you guys, I'm out.

00:01:42I've known since I was a kid that I poured all my skill points into studying.

00:01:46Texts that took others' ages to memorize, I could recite backwards after one glance.

00:01:50I got concepts in a snap.

00:01:54Unfortunately, I was born into a messed up family.

00:01:57My mom married an alcoholic stepfather.

00:02:00And had his precious daughter.

00:02:03Ethan!

00:02:04Ethan!

00:02:11Tests!

00:02:12All you ever do is study!

00:02:15I'll show you!

00:02:19Didn't I tell you to get a job to help out with the bills?

00:02:23I just got back from my shift.

00:02:26Sweetie, come on.

00:02:27Let's get you into your new clothes and shoes and Mommy will take you out.

00:02:31Okay.

00:02:35One year.

00:02:37Just one more year of enduring this.

00:02:40And I can leave this hellhole.

00:02:42But just then, Chloe showed up out of the blue.

00:02:55Excuse me, are you okay?

00:02:57I'm sorry.

00:02:58My bike.

00:02:59Something's wrong with it.

00:03:00The brakes failed.

00:03:05You okay?

00:03:12This was the first time I met Chloe Jo.

00:03:15Even I could tell that Chloe was up to something.

00:03:18But so what?

00:03:19My first 21 years were drab.

00:03:22Pretty bleak.

00:03:23Just my stepfather's fists.

00:03:25My mother's schemes.

00:03:26And the endless grind of studying.

00:03:41What do you think you're doing?

00:03:48Chloe would never have noticed on her own someone like me.

00:03:52Do you need me to take you to the infirmary?

00:03:54In books, you'll find a house of gold.

00:03:57In books, you'll find a jade-like beauty.

00:04:00The house of gold, I'll get that myself.

00:04:02Sean, as for the jade-like beauty you handed to me yourself, I'm keeping her.

00:04:07All right, thanks.

00:04:16After that, I happily savored every single one of Chloe's chance encounters.

00:04:26I knew it was all a trap dripping with honey.

00:04:29But I savored every last drop.

00:04:33She spent more and more effort on me.

00:04:35She stopped for me longer and longer.

00:04:38I knew.

00:04:39Their long-awaited moment.

00:04:42Was finally here.

00:04:45Come into my world and be a slacker with me, okay?

00:04:53Fine, I'll play along.

00:05:05I pretended not to see her, my obvious disdain.

00:05:09Because all I ever wanted was to keep her for just a little while to brighten up my bleak reality.

00:05:15I figured she'd end this little revenge game soon enough.

00:05:21Dump me in public to get revenge for her childhood friend.

00:05:24Or maybe she wanted to drag it out.

00:05:27Let me fall deeper and deeper before putting an end to it.

00:05:31But what I never saw coming

00:05:38was that Sean sent this jade-like beauty to come into my life

00:05:42with the intention of smashing my house of gold to pieces.

00:05:53Why did you come out with me if you were just going to study?

00:05:56Well, then I won't study.

00:05:59I feel like there's just too big of a gap between us.

00:06:02I hate it.

00:06:07So what do you want?

00:06:10Ethan, slack off with me, okay?

00:06:13Don't go to grad school.

00:06:15Let's stay together forever.

00:06:17In that moment, I fought like hell to hide the wild joy in my heart.

00:06:21Sean!

00:06:22So this is what you were after.

00:06:24So.

00:06:25So this is what you want?

00:06:26Yes, Ethan.

00:06:27Promise me, okay?

00:06:29So, Sean still won't give up, huh?

00:06:32Before, he tried to force me with violence, but that didn't work.

00:06:35Now he's switched to a honey trap.

00:06:43What do you want?

00:06:44Think you're tough, huh?

00:06:46You just got here and already got first place.

00:06:50This time, I'm going to teach you a lesson.

00:06:53You hear me?

00:06:54Aren't you afraid that I'll report you to the teacher?

00:06:58Tell the teacher?

00:06:59My dad is the principal of Riverside University.

00:07:01How are you going to tell on me?

00:07:05Let's go.

00:07:11What a shame.

00:07:13Even the principal can't control my grades.

00:07:16For the next mock exam, I'll still be number one.

00:07:20All right, settle down.

00:07:22This time, the top scorer in our class's mock exam...

00:07:29...is Ethan.

00:07:36You asking for a beating?

00:07:39Hit me!

00:07:41Sean, a wise man waits for his moment.

00:07:43All these years of grievances, I'll make you pay for it all with interest.

00:07:48What are you thinking about?

00:07:50If you don't agree to this, then you don't really like me.

00:07:52Don't go.

00:07:55I'll do it, but...

00:08:02Kiss me.

00:08:04What?

00:08:05I know Chloe could never really like me.

00:08:09Before this, I couldn't make any bold moves either, afraid she'd rebel and call off this game.

00:08:14But now, she wants me to give up my future.

00:08:18So for her to make a trade is also fair and necessary, isn't it?

00:08:22What?

00:08:22Not willing?

00:08:23Then I'm going back to study.

00:08:30I'm going back to study.

00:08:33I'm going back to study.

00:08:39Ethan Chen.

00:08:40Heaven really is looking out for you.

00:08:44For this exam, you aced the grad school entrance mock exam.

00:08:50Sean Zhang.

00:08:51Whoa, Sean, you're a legend.

00:08:57Thank you, sir.

00:09:06Ethan Chen.

00:09:07You've been nodding off in class every day lately and got caught skipping class multiple times.

00:09:13What the heck is going on with you?

00:09:15Looks like Ethan really got totally ruined by Chloe.

00:09:17Of course.

00:09:18Chloe drags him out every single day.

00:09:19Clubbing, ditching class, hitting up bars.

00:09:22The bar they go to is owned by my cousin.

00:09:23My cousin told me they're out partying almost every night.

00:09:26Stop talking.

00:09:27After school, write me a written apology.

00:09:30Understood?

00:09:31Understood.

00:09:44Chloe, since I've already ended up in last place, what kind of reward do I get from you?

00:09:54Ethan, where are you going?

00:09:58You're in a really good mood today.

00:10:00My piano rehearsal went off without a hitch.

00:10:02I'm thrilled.

00:10:04The piano rehearsal is next Wednesday.

00:10:07You're happy because you helped your childhood friend mess up my grades, right?

00:10:11Well, congratulations.

00:10:13But I still have to write that written apology.

00:10:17Huh?

00:10:19Don't be so upset.

00:10:20Let me cheer you up a bit.

00:10:24Today is my 21st birthday.

00:10:26Can you celebrate with me?

00:10:28Okay.

00:10:31Everyone should get the life they want.

00:10:34Happy birthday.

00:10:42I, Ethan Chen, starting on my 21st birthday, will once again live toward the sun.

00:10:49They say that after a man's first intimate experience with a woman, he gets a taste for it and always

00:10:55wants more.

00:10:56But I've learned from experience that it's actually women who are more likely to get hooked on the first man

00:11:03they're with.

00:11:04Once they're hooked, they usually call him.

00:11:19Physical closeness can break down barriers.

00:11:22Just like that.

00:11:24Chloe didn't even realize she'd stopped avoiding our physical contact.

00:11:28Nor did she realize that the bond between us had already gone way beyond anything she had with Sean.

00:11:36But Sean being a guy picked up on it right away.

00:11:40That subtle shift.

00:11:43What's your problem?

00:11:45Changing in front of a girl?

00:11:46Just like that?

00:11:47It's not like you haven't seen me before.

00:11:50Anyway, I've got a nail appointment.

00:11:52Gotta run.

00:11:54Let's grab dinner after you're done.

00:11:56Okay.

00:12:02Ethan, you and Chloe are pretty lovey-dovey.

00:12:04Attached at the hip every single day.

00:12:07Don't you get sick of it?

00:12:09Spending time with the one you love, doing what you love.

00:12:11Why would I ever get tired of that?

00:12:16Plus, if I'm not spending my time with my girlfriend, what else am I supposed to do?

00:12:21Study?

00:12:22Prep for grad school?

00:12:25Her or your grades?

00:12:27Sean.

00:12:28You can only pick one.

00:12:30Ethan, one day I'll wipe that smile right off your face.

00:12:36Sean's face wasn't just angry.

00:12:39There was something else.

00:12:40A smug confidence in his little scheme.

00:12:45Today must be the day Sean planned to wipe the smile off my face.

00:12:50The very day he promised.

00:13:03Chloe, it's been so long since we've hung out.

00:13:06Once Ethan turns in his applications, you dump him the second he does.

00:13:10We already agreed on this.

00:13:12After we ruin Ethan, we'll...

00:13:16Chloe.

00:13:18Chloe.

00:13:18You're avoiding me.

00:13:19Chloe herself probably didn't even realize it.

00:13:22That day at the clothing store, I gained the leverage to make her fall deeper into my trap.

00:13:32Whenever she got cozy with another guy, I just bury myself in my books.

00:13:47Chloe gave in little by little.

00:13:51From avoiding every male classmate who admired her, all the way to avoiding her childhood friend Sean.

00:14:00Sean, and I.

00:14:02I returned the favor in kind.

00:14:05Made sure I came in dead last on every mock exam.

00:14:10Chloe.

00:14:11Her most beautiful, vibrant years belonged completely and solely to me.

00:14:15And I loved every minute of it.

00:14:18Sean.

00:14:19And you?

00:14:22When Ethan was around, you avoiding me was bad enough.

00:14:25But now he's gone.

00:14:26And you're still acting like you're saving yourself for him.

00:14:29Chloe, you're not actually into him, are you?

00:14:33Wasn't that all your scheme?

00:14:35If it weren't for me?

00:14:36How do you think you got that first place?

00:14:39Now that you've got your bone,

00:14:41you're trying to bite the hand that fed you?

00:14:43I never asked you to stay loyal to him.

00:14:45It's been two weeks since the exams.

00:14:48You two have been together every single day.

00:14:51Chloe, don't think for a second I don't know.

00:14:53What you've been doing for him.

00:14:56Say something.

00:14:58What did we do?

00:15:00Of course, what a man and a woman are supposed to do.

00:15:04Think whatever you want.

00:15:37Now it's time for the main attraction.

00:15:56Didn't we agree to check our scores together today?

00:15:58Why are there only two of you?

00:16:00What's the rush?

00:16:01So what if not everyone's here?

00:16:03But you, on the other hand,

00:16:04the guy who's second to last,

00:16:06why are you here so bright and early?

00:16:09Well, things can't get any worse.

00:16:12Might as well get it over with.

00:16:14Looks like you're totally comfortable

00:16:16being a loser.

00:16:18I heard.

00:16:20You estimated your score at over 400.

00:16:23That would make you first in the department, wouldn't it?

00:16:25Then your principal dad?

00:16:27Must be over the moon.

00:16:29So you called us all here to check our scores together

00:16:32just to witness your big moment?

00:16:34Is that it?

00:16:35What?

00:16:36Jealous?

00:16:36Just say it.

00:16:37Jealous?

00:16:45Chloe, your lipstick's smudged.

00:16:53Come on, hurry up.

00:16:55Get over here.

00:16:56Come here.

00:16:56The camera, the spot,

00:16:59and the live stream all set.

00:17:01Everything's ready to go.

00:17:03Sound?

00:17:03Everything.

00:17:04All good.

00:17:05No issues.

00:17:06Good.

00:17:08Why are you just standing there?

00:17:10Get in.

00:17:10Sit down.

00:17:11Now.

00:17:12Scores come out at nine.

00:17:14So the principal doesn't just want us to witness Sean's moment of glory.

00:17:18He wants to broadcast it to the whole world.

00:17:22Ethan, I told you sooner or later I'd wipe that smug grin off your face.

00:17:27Tonight, when the scores drop at nine, you just watch.

00:17:30I'll show you how I grind you into the dirt.

00:17:33This setup is even bigger than I thought.

00:17:36Makes me look forward to it even more.

00:17:38It's starting soon.

00:17:39Let's have a seat.

00:17:40All right.

00:17:47Everyone, the moment of truth is here.

00:17:50Today, all our students are checking their scores together.

00:17:54Please come up to the podium in order of your student ID numbers.

00:17:58Your results will be displayed on this big screen.

00:18:01For this exam, the student who places first will be chosen by our professor Zhang for direct admission.

00:18:07So, everyone will witness your triumphant moment.

00:18:17Without further delay, let's get started.

00:18:36So, everyone will witness your triumphant moment.

00:18:48402 points.

00:18:50Dad, that's two points higher than I estimated.

00:18:58Son, with this score...

00:19:01I'll definitely be chosen by Professor Zhang.

00:19:03Directly admitted.

00:19:09Next up, Ethan Chen.

00:19:11Ethan, what's the holdup?

00:19:13We're all waiting.

00:19:15Fine.

00:19:21Ethan, don't worry.

00:19:23You failed this time.

00:19:24There's always next time.

00:19:25You may have failed, but I passed.

00:19:29Oh, there's always a next time.

00:19:31But you probably won't pass then, either.

00:19:35You're fine.

00:19:54See you later.

00:20:13That's absolutely impossible.

00:20:15This system has a bug.

00:20:18I'm from Crestwood University's admissions office.

00:20:21At the request of Professor Zhang,

00:20:23I'm here to recruit a student.

00:20:25Excuse me, which one of you is Ethan?

00:20:31That's me.

00:20:33Hello, Ethan.

00:20:34I'm Mr. Lee from Crestwood University.

00:20:37Hello, Mr. Lee.

00:20:39Are you really from Crestwood University admissions office?

00:20:42What proof do you have?

00:20:44Something like this.

00:20:45It's not easy to fake, is it?

00:20:51Quick, get the camera on, Ethan.

00:20:53Ethan, what on earth is going on?

00:20:56Did your grades drop because you were dating Ms. Joe?

00:20:58Or were you manipulating your scores on purpose?

00:21:01You skip class and hang out at bars every day,

00:21:03yet you still get such high scores.

00:21:05Are you a genius, or do you have some secret study method?

00:21:08You can interview me.

00:21:09I know what's really going on.

00:21:12Chloe Zhou is Sean's girlfriend, the campus bell.

00:21:15Sean resented Ethan for stealing his top spot and his grades.

00:21:18He was even more afraid Ethan would take his spot as Professor Zhang's student.

00:21:22So he had Chloe seduce Ethan.

00:21:25Chloe took Ethan out every day, skipping class.

00:21:27The goal was to make his grades plummet.

00:21:29So this is the story of a top student who saw through a villain's revenge plot,

00:21:33played along with the scheming girlfriend sent his way,

00:21:35and then got into Crestwood University.

00:21:37And it's all live.

00:21:39Mr. Zhang, is what Nina just revealed true?

00:21:42Did you really go to such lengths to ruin Ethan?

00:21:45I-

00:21:46Principal Zhang, answer our questions.

00:21:48No, no, no, no, stop filming.

00:21:51Stop filming.

00:21:52Let's go.

00:21:55I didn't expect everyone to be so interested in my story.

00:21:59Actually, I've been wanting to compile my study methods

00:22:01and review notes from these past few years

00:22:03into a book for publication.

00:22:05Any interested publishers can contact me.

00:22:07Ethan truly lives up to being number one.

00:22:09His vision is even broader than most people's.

00:22:14Mr. Li, let's talk somewhere else.

00:22:15All right, follow me.

00:22:28Ethan, I need to talk to you.

00:22:30Ethan!

00:22:35Ethan!

00:22:37Ethan, wait for me.

00:22:47Ethan, your family situation.

00:22:49We are aware of it prior to your enrollment.

00:22:51You'll stay here for now.

00:22:52We've purchased a laptop for you to use.

00:22:54Thank you, Mr. Li.

00:22:56No problem.

00:22:57Then we'll see you at school.

00:22:59Okay, thanks for your hard work.

00:23:02Earning something through your own hard work feels so good.

00:23:10Perfect timing.

00:23:12I've received contact info from over a dozen publishers.

00:23:15So I can start comparing their offers.

00:23:35Hello?

00:23:36It's ringing, it's ringing.

00:23:38Put it on speaker.

00:23:39Put it on speaker.

00:23:40Oh, right, right, right.

00:23:42More dial pad.

00:23:43Ethan, it's dad.

00:23:45Did you get the scholarship this time?

00:23:50Yeah.

00:23:51At least $500,000.

00:23:53$500,000.

00:23:56Plus.

00:23:56And there are a lot of publishers.

00:23:58They're fighting to sign me for an autobiography with an advance of at least a million dollars.

00:24:03Oh my, we're rich, we're rich.

00:24:05Does that mean you can buy me concert tickets?

00:24:07All you think about is concerts.

00:24:08We have so many things to buy for the house, what's the rush?

00:24:12The Chens have really hit the jackpot.

00:24:14Exactly.

00:24:15Why don't I have that kind of luck?

00:24:17From now on, the Chens are going to be strutting around here.

00:24:20Quick, ask Ethan when he's coming back.

00:24:22We're waiting to do a feature on your whole family.

00:24:25Ethan, when are you coming back?

00:24:27These reporters are waiting to interview you.

00:24:29Come back soon.

00:24:30Mom's going to cook you a whole celebratory banquet.

00:24:35What did you say?

00:24:36Which home?

00:24:38What did you say?

00:24:39Which home?

00:24:40Oh, you silly boy.

00:24:41What nonsense are you spouting?

00:24:43How many homes do you have?

00:24:45Our home, of course.

00:24:46That hellhole?

00:24:48That's not my home.

00:24:49I'm never going back there.

00:24:51What?

00:24:52Ethan Chen isn't coming back.

00:24:53He's not coming back?

00:24:57You silly boy.

00:24:58What are you spouting now?

00:25:00Where else can you go if you don't come back?

00:25:01Jack, you've got your mom and dad right here.

00:25:03And your sister.

00:25:05Dad?

00:25:05Mom?

00:25:09That, the one who came home drunk every day and beat me senseless, then forced me to drop

00:25:13out and work.

00:25:14That father.

00:25:15Or you, who couldn't wait for me to sign that kidney donation agreement.

00:25:20The reporters.

00:25:21Just so you could make a huge profit.

00:25:23Or maybe that sister who never saw me as her brother.

00:25:26Spoiled rotten by you.

00:25:28That sister, Amy.

00:25:30Oli!

00:25:31Ethan.

00:25:32Ethan Chen?

00:25:33Need a daily beating to keep you in check?

00:25:36Don't you know your place anymore?

00:25:38Calm down, calm down.

00:25:40What's wrong with you?

00:25:40You beat him often, don't you?

00:25:42Obviously.

00:25:43No.

00:25:44Ethan.

00:25:45My dear boy.

00:25:47All that is in the past now.

00:25:48It was mom and dad's fault.

00:25:50But no matter what, we're still your parents after all.

00:25:54This will always be your home.

00:25:56If you don't come home, where else could you go?

00:25:59I'm a grown man now.

00:26:01What's more, I got into the top university and the hottest major.

00:26:05My hard work and talent are going to bring me countless successes.

00:26:09Just like today, you're begging me to come home.

00:26:12Let me tell you something.

00:26:13I'm going to expose your abuse to the whole world.

00:26:16You'd better watch your backs.

00:26:20Ethan.

00:26:22Hey.

00:26:23Hey.

00:26:24Ethan.

00:26:26Alright, alright, alright.

00:26:27That little bastard.

00:26:29I'm going to drag him back right now and break his legs.

00:26:32What?

00:26:33So Ethan was telling the truth.

00:26:35You've been abusing him this whole time.

00:26:37No, no.

00:26:39The Chens really don't know how good they had it, huh?

00:26:41Yeah.

00:26:42They had it coming.

00:26:43I knew something was off with that family.

00:26:45They've always favored their own daughter.

00:26:48How could they treat Ethan well?

00:26:51No.

00:26:52Keep filming.

00:26:53Stop.

00:26:54Stop filming.

00:26:55I said stop filming.

00:26:57Get out.

00:26:57You hear me?

00:26:58Get lost now.

00:27:00Everyone out.

00:27:01Out.

00:27:01The farther you go, the better.

00:27:03Don't ever come back.

00:27:04Get lost.

00:27:05Get out.

00:27:06Get out now.

00:27:08How dare you defy me?

00:27:09Ethan.

00:27:10You have to keep moving forward.

00:27:12Always have the courage and guts to make your own choices.

00:27:19Who's there?

00:27:21Who's there?

00:27:23Ethan?

00:27:24It's me.

00:27:25Chloe, open the door, please.

00:27:27Ethan?

00:27:28I've been searching everywhere for you.

00:27:30Finally tracked you down here.

00:27:32Ethan?

00:27:33Please, just open the door.

00:27:44Ethan, I finally get to see you.

00:27:46I don't care if you lied to me before or if you're a good student or not.

00:27:50I just want to be with you.

00:27:53You want to go to Crestwood?

00:27:54I want to go to Crestwood too.

00:27:55Let's stay together and never be apart, okay?

00:28:02But by doing this, aren't you afraid Sean will be furious?

00:28:06The bet.

00:28:06You lost.

00:28:08Chloe.

00:28:10So you did hear everything.

00:28:13No, it's not like that.

00:28:14Back then, I didn't know you.

00:28:16I didn't understand you.

00:28:18I was provoked, so I agreed to that bet with Sean.

00:28:20But I really regret it now.

00:28:22I regret it so, so much.

00:28:25Every day I spent with you, I slowly came to understand my own heart.

00:28:29I like you.

00:28:30I really, really like you.

00:28:33Let's just leave the past behind.

00:28:35Can we start over?

00:28:41Did you catch all that?

00:28:43Sean.

00:28:46You hear that?

00:28:48Sean.

00:28:49Ethan.

00:28:50You poor dog.

00:28:52You really think you can beat me?

00:28:54Let me tell you something.

00:28:55Don't get too cocky.

00:28:57You got into Crestwood University.

00:28:58Became Professor Zhang's student.

00:29:00Big deal.

00:29:01You're just an aunt.

00:29:02I have plenty of ways to crush you.

00:29:05And Chloe.

00:29:06Do you really think you and that guy actually have a future?

00:29:09Let me tell you something.

00:29:10Ethan's known the whole time about our plan.

00:29:12He's just using you to get back at me.

00:29:14You're just a tool for his revenge on me.

00:29:17Now that he's done with you,

00:29:18he'll toss you aside like trash and cast you aside.

00:29:20No, that's not true.

00:29:23You hear me?

00:29:24Ethan, I don't believe it.

00:29:30Ethan, you like me too, don't you?

00:29:37No.

00:29:38You're injuries.

00:29:38What happened?

00:29:39You mean...

00:29:41Here?

00:29:42Right here?

00:29:44Your childhood friend burned me with a candle.

00:29:51Sean said I was born unlucky,

00:29:53dreaming of things I didn't deserve.

00:29:55So he brought his goons and cornered me in the bathroom and beat me up.

00:30:02Sean set his dog on me.

00:30:04It ripped a chunk of flesh right off.

00:30:06Of course it was a bloody mess after that.

00:30:08Why would he do that to you?

00:30:12Why?

00:30:13For the same reason you're cozying up to me.

00:30:16Chloe.

00:30:17Ever think about that?

00:30:19Sean's family is rich and powerful.

00:30:21And his father is the principal.

00:30:23He had so many ways to make an aunt like me give up the top spot.

00:30:26Then why the hell would he send you,

00:30:28his campus bell childhood sweetheart,

00:30:30to my side?

00:30:31Ever wonder?

00:30:33Why?

00:30:35Fine, I'll tell you.

00:30:36Because every other move he made,

00:30:38I put my life on the line to block his path.

00:30:41You risked your life to stop him?

00:30:43What happened?

00:30:46Chloe.

00:30:48Ready to meet the real me?

00:30:59Man, that was intense.

00:31:01It's actually pretty hard to watch, right?

00:31:04Ethan?

00:31:06You there?

00:31:07Don't look so shocked.

00:31:09This time around,

00:31:10I wanted Sean to hit me.

00:31:18Ethan, get ready to get expelled.

00:31:20I'm done playing.

00:31:22Sean,

00:31:23what are you talking about?

00:31:25My dad said,

00:31:27for someone like you who can't take a hint,

00:31:29out of sight,

00:31:29out of mind,

00:31:31why get my hands dirty?

00:31:32Since over and over again,

00:31:34you just won't take a hint,

00:31:36I'll find any excuse to expel you.

00:31:47See?

00:31:48Life's just this hard when you're poor.

00:31:52All these years,

00:31:53I've taken all those beatings from Sean,

00:31:55all because I wanted to study hard

00:31:57and find a way out.

00:31:59But people like him,

00:32:01with just a single word,

00:32:03blocked my path.

00:32:04But I refuse to accept that.

00:32:06I'm going to make Sean lay hands on me

00:32:08one more time.

00:32:09To get Sean to make the first move,

00:32:11I went all out on that exam

00:32:12and beat him by over 40 points.

00:32:33Ah, Sean.

00:32:35If we keep hitting him,

00:32:36something bad's going to happen.

00:32:37Fine.

00:32:38Then let's play a more interesting game.

00:32:40Strip off his clothes.

00:32:48My little fools.

00:32:50Why strip his clothes?

00:32:51Strip his pants.

00:33:01Enough.

00:33:04Boring.

00:33:05Tomorrow, I'll have my dad expel you.

00:33:17Young man, what happened to you?

00:33:18You...

00:33:19Were you robbed?

00:33:20Ma'am?

00:33:21Can you help me?

00:33:23Okay.

00:33:24I'll call an ambulance right now.

00:33:26Ma'am, I can go to the hospital myself.

00:33:29What I want is this.

00:33:30So you want the USB drive from the dash cam.

00:33:33The whole thing was recorded.

00:33:34It's all on here.

00:33:37Okay, I'll go get it for you.

00:33:39Okay.

00:33:47I'll go get it for you.

00:33:48Mind if I ask you something?

00:33:50Do you even know who attacked you?

00:33:54Look at you.

00:33:55You're just a student.

00:33:56You got beaten up this bad.

00:33:57Why isn't your school stepping in?

00:34:02Then just tell me who did this to you.

00:34:05It's Principal Zhang's son.

00:34:08Principal Zhang's son?

00:34:11Young man, I feel so bad for you.

00:34:14But Principal Zhang, in a small place like ours, is incredibly well connected.

00:34:20I...

00:34:21But I just can't take that risk.

00:34:25It's okay, ma'am.

00:34:45Young man, I have kids too.

00:34:50Here's the USB drive.

00:34:51Take it.

00:34:54You need to save yourself.

00:35:00Thank you, ma'am.

00:35:02This video here.

00:35:04I risked my life for it.

00:35:06Scheming to get it from a soft-hearted mother.

00:35:09Scheming?

00:35:10Oh, right.

00:35:12Forgot to mention.

00:35:13Before it all went down, in that alley, I checked every single car.

00:35:17One by one.

00:35:19In the end, I picked that kind lady's car.

00:35:23Because she had photos with her daughter in the car.

00:35:26Pictures in the car.

00:35:28A whole bunch of them.

00:35:30The most recent one, you could tell her daughter was only a few years older than me.

00:35:34This mom probably updates the pictures in her car every few years.

00:35:37A mom who loves her daughter that much and has to have a soft heart, right?

00:35:42So when Sean started swinging, I fought like hell to put myself right in front of her dash cam.

00:35:48Right in the frame.

00:35:50See?

00:35:52See how twisted I am?

00:35:54I took advantage of an innocent, soft-hearted mother.

00:35:57Don't say that.

00:35:58It's not your fault.

00:36:00What else could I have done?

00:36:02Guys like us.

00:36:04What have we got left to risk?

00:36:06Besides our own lives?

00:36:08But luckily, even though fate never favored me, it was still intimidated by my ruthlessness.

00:36:16After that, things were simple.

00:36:19The dash cam caught Sean assaulting me, clear as day.

00:36:23I told Sean that if he dared to lay a hand on me again or if I got expelled,

00:36:27then this video would be posted on every website and ruin his reputation.

00:36:33But by doing that, aren't you afraid you'll ruin your own life too?

00:36:40Your reaction and Sean's are exactly the same, just like I thought.

00:36:44But I'm different from you.

00:36:46I'm not afraid to drag myself through the mud.

00:36:49Is he?

00:36:51Are you?

00:36:52Sean doesn't dare.

00:36:54But he can't accept it either.

00:36:56So he sent you to deal with me.

00:37:00But I didn't know anything.

00:37:03Of course I knew.

00:37:04Otherwise, dating the accomplice of my abuser would be...

00:37:08Pretty disgusting, right?

00:37:10Ethan, are we really?

00:37:11But you were aiding a tyrant.

00:37:13That's just as despicable and vicious.

00:37:20Sean was right.

00:37:22I do want revenge on him.

00:37:24Why should the victim be trapped for life while the abuser gets to live carefree?

00:37:30I'm going to personally put Sean behind bars.

00:37:33I want him to spend his time in there every minute, every second, remembering everything he's lost.

00:37:39For every slap he landed on my face.

00:37:42For every scar he left on my body.

00:37:45It's what goes around, comes around.

00:37:48He's getting what he deserves.

00:37:50And you were just one of my tools for revenge.

00:37:54Ethan, you mean you never had any feelings for me?

00:37:59Of course.

00:38:00I liked your body.

00:38:01I liked your face.

00:38:03But I never cared about you.

00:38:08Please leave.

00:38:11Ethan, no, I'm not leaving.

00:38:13Get out.

00:38:15Get out.

00:38:58Don't worry, Ethan.

00:38:59The video evidence you gave us is enough to charge Sean Zhang for his criminal actions.

00:39:04We've already sent officers to pick him up.

00:39:06Leave the rest to us.

00:39:07You just focus on your studies, alright?

00:39:09And get some rest.

00:39:10The law will see that justice is served.

00:39:17Go home and get some rest.

00:39:19Try to stay positive.

00:39:22The sun's come out.

00:39:25Ethan Chen.

00:39:26Even if storms keep raging in the future,

00:39:29you've got to keep living toward the sun.

00:39:32Thank you to all the members of the press for coming to Bright Sun Publishing's new book signing event for

00:39:37Ethan Chen.

00:39:39Let's give a warm round of applause as we welcome Ethan to say a few words.

00:39:47Hello, everyone.

00:39:49I'm Ethan Chen.

00:39:50I'm very grateful to all of you for coming to support me today.

00:39:53To be here today, I'm so excited and happy.

00:39:56This book tells my own story, along with the lessons from my years of study.

00:40:00But I believe there must be many people like me with similar experiences.

00:40:05Who will see themselves in it?

00:40:07Ethan, I've read the sample the publisher sent.

00:40:10After finishing it, I truly couldn't sleep all night.

00:40:13It's hard to imagine that at such a young age, you've already weathered such huge storms.

00:40:18Me too.

00:40:19I stayed up all night to finish it.

00:40:22As I was reading, I went through two whole boxes of tissues.

00:40:25When you wrote about your family of origin, I really related to it.

00:40:29I grew up in an unhappy family, beaten by my dad, and neglected by my mom.

00:40:34I believe your book will definitely inspire others with similar experiences.

00:40:40I think... Dad? Mom?

00:40:42It's right here.

00:40:44Ethan!

00:40:46Ethan!

00:40:55You ungrateful jerk!

00:40:57You liar!

00:40:58We raised you for what?

00:41:00Wait, now...

00:41:01What are you doing?

00:41:02Security!

00:41:07Ladies and gentlemen, we are Ethan's parents.

00:41:10Today we are here to expose his lies.

00:41:13Lies?

00:41:14What lies?

00:41:17Everything in this book is a lie.

00:41:19Not a single word is true.

00:41:22It's all garbage.

00:41:26Everyone?

00:41:27At home.

00:41:27We did spoil our daughter a little.

00:41:29We admit that.

00:41:30But all that stuff about abuse?

00:41:32Forcing him to donate a kidney?

00:41:34Never happened.

00:41:35It's all Ethan's doing.

00:41:37He just wants to cash in.

00:41:39So he won't support us, his own parents.

00:41:41Or help out the family.

00:41:42He cooked up this whole scheme himself.

00:41:44We raised you for nothing.

00:41:47Exactly, Ethan.

00:41:49So you've made it big now.

00:41:50You can't just turn your back on mom and dad.

00:41:52We're family.

00:41:52You're breaking your mother's heart.

00:41:54Ethan, what do you have to say for yourself?

00:41:56Here's what I have to say.

00:41:58You need proof for everything.

00:42:00In this book, I've laid out everything.

00:42:02The records from my part-time jobs to pay for living expenses.

00:42:05The injury report from when my dad beat me.

00:42:07And from my mom, there's her forcing me to sign a kidney donation agreement.

00:42:11All in the chat history.

00:42:13It's all right here.

00:42:14You say I'm lying?

00:42:15Where's your proof?

00:42:16The evidence in Ethan's book is very detailed.

00:42:19Are you suggesting he'd risk his own future and reputation just to slander you?

00:42:23That would bring him absolutely no benefit.

00:42:25Proof?

00:42:26Of course I have it.

00:42:27I have solid proof.

00:42:28Got proof?

00:42:29Then prove it.

00:42:30If you hadn't deleted all our contact info, we wouldn't have had to come here.

00:42:35Making such a scene.

00:42:36You're lying and slandering us.

00:42:39If you apologize to us now and come home with us quietly, mom will pretend like nothing

00:42:44ever happened.

00:42:45That proof, of course, I won't show it.

00:42:47We don't want to go that far either.

00:42:49Think it over carefully.

00:42:50That's right, Ethan.

00:42:52We're family.

00:42:53Go back with you?

00:42:54So you can leech off me again?

00:42:56What?

00:42:56Am I supposed to hand over every last cent of my scholarship money for you to squander

00:43:00again?

00:43:01You have proof?

00:43:02Then show it now.

00:43:03You're forcing my hand.

00:43:06Everyone.

00:43:07This is my husband's, Ethan's father's medical report.

00:43:10He has heart disease and high blood pressure.

00:43:12He's been on long-term medication.

00:43:14He can't get angry or drink alcohol.

00:43:16Otherwise, it could trigger a cerebral infarction.

00:43:19How could he be a chronic alcoholic?

00:43:21And as for what you said about patient trafficking and kidney donation records, I know nothing about

00:43:25any of that.

00:43:26This is my phone.

00:43:27If you don't believe me, go ahead and check it all.

00:43:30Check for yourselves.

00:43:31Friends from the media.

00:43:34Take a good look.

00:43:35Look.

00:43:38These medical reports are real.

00:43:40Heart disease.

00:43:41High blood pressure.

00:43:42He really couldn't be out drinking and beating people up every day.

00:43:45But in the chat history, there's no mention of donating a kidney.

00:43:48Maybe he deleted all the related content.

00:43:51Well, Ethan could have photoshopped it too.

00:43:56Ethan, I'm begging you.

00:43:57If you're mad, take it out on me.

00:43:59Just let mom and dad go.

00:44:01This is all because of your book.

00:44:04We're getting harassed online by tons of people.

00:44:06Not just the neighbors.

00:44:08They're all cursing mom and dad.

00:44:10Even people at school are yelling at me too.

00:44:12Well, mom and dad, they did raise you.

00:44:15They just favored me a bit more.

00:44:17Precious daughter, come on.

00:44:19Get up.

00:44:20We're not begging him.

00:44:22Ethan, what more do you want from us?

00:44:23Just to satisfy your selfish desires?

00:44:25So it seems Ethan Chen's book does contain some exaggerations.

00:44:29Favoring a younger daughter isn't a crime.

00:44:31What family can treat everyone equally?

00:44:33He's the older brother.

00:44:34What's wrong with giving in to his sister?

00:44:37Mr. Chen, if today's commotion can't be settled,

00:44:40then this book.

00:44:42I'm afraid we can no longer publish it for you.

00:44:46What a performance.

00:44:48If it were someone with weaker mental fortitude,

00:44:51they might have really let you pin the blame on them.

00:44:54Are you saying all this evidence is fake?

00:44:56That's exactly the point.

00:44:58This whole act and all this evidence

00:45:00isn't something you could have come up with.

00:45:02There's got to be someone pulling the strings.

00:45:05After thinking it over,

00:45:06someone who has it out for me and has the means,

00:45:09there's only one person.

00:45:12Our esteemed Principal Zhang.

00:45:14As the mastermind.

00:45:16Aren't you going to come out and say hello?

00:45:20It really is Principal Zhang.

00:45:21So is what Ethan said true?

00:45:23That Principal Zhang put the Chen's up to this act?

00:45:25Sean Zhang is in prison,

00:45:27and Principal Zhang and Ethan have a deep-seated grudge.

00:45:30So he's definitely capable of doing something like this.

00:45:33Principal Zhang,

00:45:34are you here today because of the Chen family?

00:45:37I'm...

00:45:38did indeed help the Chen family.

00:45:40Then may I ask,

00:45:41is this retaliation on your part?

00:45:42The Chens are disgusting.

00:45:45They actually teamed up with the man who abused their son.

00:45:47They got in bed with him.

00:45:49Everyone, please calm down.

00:45:50Let me say a few words.

00:45:53Indeed.

00:45:54My son deeply hurt Ethan.

00:45:56He is now facing legal consequences.

00:45:59As a father,

00:46:00I...

00:46:01I failed in my duty.

00:46:03But precisely because of that,

00:46:05as a principal,

00:46:07it's even more imperative that I don't fail in my duty.

00:46:10Ethan is a fine young man with a bright future.

00:46:13I can't bear to see Ethan go down the wrong path.

00:46:17After investigating the Chen family's actual situation,

00:46:21I resolutely decided to help them.

00:46:25I simply hope Ethan realizes it's not too late to turn back.

00:46:29That brat Ethan dared to use me to deal with his heartless parents

00:46:33and got my son thrown in jail.

00:46:36And my grudge...

00:46:38Today.

00:46:39I'm going to settle it all with you.

00:46:42Everyone,

00:46:43setting aside our positions,

00:46:45the Chen family did present concrete evidence.

00:46:50Everyone,

00:46:51take a look at this medical report in my hand.

00:46:53Let me ask you,

00:46:54how could someone with AE,

00:46:57long-term history of hypertension and heart disease,

00:47:00possibly drink heavily and beat people every day?

00:47:03Therefore,

00:47:04this is an outright lie.

00:47:06From that perspective,

00:47:07it really is possible.

00:47:10These medical reports,

00:47:11my friend,

00:47:13the hospital director,

00:47:14helped me get them.

00:47:15No one.

00:47:15No one could tell the difference.

00:47:17If Ethan would lie about something like this,

00:47:20then it's possible he lied about other things too.

00:47:23Let's wait a bit longer.

00:47:24I still believe in our genius.

00:47:26Dad,

00:47:27you said you have hypertension and heart disease.

00:47:30So you can't get angry, right?

00:47:34What is it?

00:47:35Is there a problem?

00:47:39Ethan,

00:47:40what are you doing?

00:47:41Finally.

00:47:41I've been wanting to do this for a long time.

00:47:44Quick,

00:47:45stop him.

00:47:46Honey.

00:47:51You,

00:47:51you little...

00:47:54You little...

00:48:06Weren't you the one saying

00:48:08you had high blood pressure and heart disease?

00:48:11I see you're pretty worked up.

00:48:13Yeah,

00:48:14yeah,

00:48:14that's right.

00:48:16Look at that energy.

00:48:18Sure doesn't look like someone with high blood pressure and heart disease.

00:48:21Honey,

00:48:21he's...

00:48:22He's...

00:48:22He, uh...

00:48:23He took his meds before coming.

00:48:26Right,

00:48:26right.

00:48:27I...

00:48:27I just took my pills today.

00:48:29Ugh,

00:48:30I'm still not feeling well.

00:48:33Really not well?

00:48:34That's right.

00:48:35Enough!

00:48:36Cut the act.

00:48:37I just...

00:48:38It was just to get it out of my system that I hit him a few times.

00:48:42Whether I'm lying or not,

00:48:44just watch this video

00:48:45and it'll all be clear.

00:49:00Seriously?

00:49:01You were secretly filming at home?

00:49:03Seriously?

00:49:04A hidden camera?

00:49:05I just put a camera in my own room.

00:49:07That's all.

00:49:08This camera has recorded years of you beating and kicking me on tape.

00:49:13I was afraid that before I even turned 18 you would beat me half to death.

00:49:18This video,

00:49:19this evidence,

00:49:19all this evidence,

00:49:20I kept it.

00:49:21So I could give it to the police?

00:49:22I could hand it over to the police.

00:49:24Never thought I'd need it right here,

00:49:25today.

00:49:27What kind of parents do that?

00:49:30Surprised,

00:49:30huh?

00:49:31Only now do I get it.

00:49:33Only by making all this evidence public can I really make you face the music.

00:49:37Now everything's out in the open.

00:49:39You need to leave.

00:49:40Now.

00:49:40And don't disrupt the book signing.

00:49:42Security.

00:49:43Now everything's clear.

00:49:44Get out now.

00:49:45And don't you dare disrupt this signing.

00:49:48Call security.

00:49:49You're not going anywhere.

00:49:51Everything you did today,

00:49:53we're going to expose every last bit of it.

00:49:56Principal Zhang,

00:49:57admit it now.

00:49:57You helped the Chen family.

00:49:59Retaliate against Ethan,

00:50:00didn't you?

00:50:01Mr. Chen,

00:50:03in the video Ethan took,

00:50:04you were clearly drinking.

00:50:06So then,

00:50:07that medical report for hypertension and heart disease,

00:50:10who helped you forge it?

00:50:11Answer the question.

00:50:14Stop filming.

00:50:15Stop it right now.

00:50:18Whoa,

00:50:19what,

00:50:20what is this?

00:50:25Enough.

00:50:28Ethan Chen,

00:50:30you think we ever actually wanted you?

00:50:33Huh?

00:50:35Aren't you the big shot?

00:50:37Why don't you go find your real father?

00:50:40You clung to our family like a leech for so many years.

00:50:45If it weren't for the fact that your mom was pregnant with Amy back then,

00:50:49how could a brat like you have gotten into our family so easily?

00:50:54You came into our family when you were two.

00:50:56You ate my food,

00:50:58lived under my roof,

00:51:00spent my money.

00:51:01Huh?

00:51:03Shouldn't you be kissing my feet in gratitude?

00:51:07Fine.

00:51:08Even if I gave you everything,

00:51:10you think you deserve any of it?

00:51:12Oh,

00:51:13Ethan.

00:51:14Bet you still don't know,

00:51:16is show,

00:51:17how your real father dumped you.

00:51:20Let me tell you.

00:51:21Your real father,

00:51:23back then,

00:51:24waited until our whole family was out.

00:51:27And dumped you right on our doorstep.

00:51:30So,

00:51:32Ethan,

00:51:33your own father threw you away,

00:51:35and I,

00:51:36your stepfather,

00:51:38raised you,

00:51:39put you through school,

00:51:40and made you valedictorian.

00:51:43And you have the nerve to feel wronged?

00:51:46You never should have

00:51:48been born.

00:51:51That's too much.

00:51:52What kind of people are you?

00:51:55Security,

00:51:56take him away!

00:52:01Ethan Chen!

00:52:03Take him away.

00:52:05This isn't over,

00:52:06Ethan.

00:52:15Ethan,

00:52:16what happened today was on us,

00:52:18at the publishing house.

00:52:19Our security wasn't up to par.

00:52:22Really sorry about that.

00:52:23It must have been a real shock for you.

00:52:25Here's an idea.

00:52:27How about we just reschedule today's signing?

00:52:30Today,

00:52:30you just relax and enjoy a valedictorian's feast.

00:52:33To calm your nerves,

00:52:35all right?

00:52:36Ah,

00:52:37you're too kind.

00:52:39Don't worry about it.

00:52:40We can proceed as scheduled.

00:52:42Are you sure?

00:52:44But in a bit,

00:52:44you're giving that live online speech.

00:52:47It could be seen by millions.

00:52:51Trust me,

00:52:52I've got this.

00:52:53Got it.

00:52:54I'll get everything set up right away.

00:52:56All right then,

00:52:56Ethan.

00:52:57Why don't you head backstage and freshen up?

00:52:59All right,

00:52:59thanks for everything.

00:53:20Hello everyone,

00:53:21I'm Ethan Chen.

00:53:22Spend $500,

00:53:24get $200 off.

00:53:24A lot of you already know my story.

00:53:30If you're stuck in the mud right now,

00:53:32remember to cut through the thorns,

00:53:34be your own life raft.

00:53:36Trample all your burdens underfoot,

00:53:38turning them into stepping stones.

00:53:39I am Ethan Chen.

00:53:41Not chasing the sun,

00:53:43nor just looking up at it.

00:53:45I am the dawn that darkness can't hide,

00:53:48the sun that only shines after hardship.

00:53:51I hope that you and I can all rely on our unbreakable spirit.

00:53:55To chase the stars,

00:53:56to journey far,

00:53:58to see the wilderness,

00:53:59and to be our own sun.

00:54:05The road ahead is long.

00:54:07I'll take that first step.

00:54:18Ethan.

00:54:20That was a brilliant speech.

00:54:21The viewer count just now has already surpassed 10 million.

00:54:25That book of yours is going to be a bestseller for sure.

00:54:29I need to use the restroom.

00:54:31I'll be right back.

00:54:32Okay.

00:54:40Wait.

00:54:45So it's really...

00:54:47Oi, you.

00:54:48I knew I wasn't seeing things.

00:54:49I didn't mean to bother you.

00:54:51I just wanted to see you from afar.

00:54:54At the very beginning,

00:54:56I always thought that as time went by,

00:54:58even the strongest feelings would fade away.

00:55:01Maybe there was still a chance for us.

00:55:04But just now,

00:55:05seeing you deal with Principal Zhang

00:55:07and the trouble your family caused

00:55:09and that brilliant speech,

00:55:11I finally realized

00:55:13you're a bird soaring in the sky.

00:55:15You should fly back to your own forest.

00:55:18Someone like me

00:55:20isn't worth you looking back for.

00:55:22That's poetic,

00:55:23but I prefer to be practical.

00:55:27There's $20,000 in this card.

00:55:30This is for all the money you spent

00:55:32while we were together.

00:55:33In the past year with you,

00:55:35you covered most of the expenses

00:55:37so I could focus on my studies.

00:55:40Wait, no.

00:55:41I mean study in secret.

00:55:44Here, take this.

00:55:47You don't have to.

00:55:48I spent every bit of it willingly.

00:55:51Besides...

00:55:51Chloe, don't get me wrong.

00:55:54Giving you this money

00:55:56isn't about feeling indebted.

00:55:58Back then, I was just borrowing

00:55:59against my own potential.

00:56:01Now, I'm just here to pay it back.

00:56:04This money

00:56:05is to make things right for the man I was.

00:56:08The one who could only swallow his pride.

00:56:14Wait.

00:56:17Hold on.

00:56:20Ethan...

00:56:21I'll never find anyone like you again.

00:56:26I know you'll find someone way better than me.

00:56:34Chloe.

00:56:36Goodbye.

00:56:39We will meet again.

00:56:41No matter how long,

00:56:42I will win you back.

00:56:46After graduating from a top grad program,

00:56:48I worked for two years.

00:56:52Then I got headhunted

00:56:54by StarTech,

00:56:55the top firm in the field,

00:56:56as vice manager of R&D.

00:57:00Today's my first day on the job.

00:57:06This is the manager's office.

00:57:08All right.

00:57:28Hello.

00:57:29I'm Ethan Chen,

00:57:30the new vice manager of R&D.

00:57:32I'm your new deputy.

00:57:34I look forward to working with you.

00:57:42Long time no see.

00:57:44Ethan Chen.

00:57:45Sean,

00:57:46what are you doing here?

00:57:47Taking your seat.

00:57:48Is it not obvious?

00:57:49You just got out of prison

00:57:51not that long ago?

00:57:52How could you possibly

00:57:53have become a manager

00:57:54at StarTech so quickly?

00:57:56Your dad must have connections

00:57:57at StarTech, too.

00:57:59So,

00:58:00now you should understand

00:58:01the gap between us.

00:58:02Only an aunt like you

00:58:04needs to climb up

00:58:04step by step.

00:58:06But as for me,

00:58:07even though you framed me

00:58:09and sent me to prison,

00:58:10in the end,

00:58:11I'm still riding high above you.

00:58:17Sean,

00:58:18what are you doing in my seat?

00:58:20Uh, nothing.

00:58:21Just having a little fun.

00:58:23With the new vice manager.

00:58:27So you're the new vice manager,

00:58:29Ethan Chen?

00:58:32There's a change

00:58:33regarding your position.

00:58:34Our department only needs

00:58:36one vice manager,

00:58:37but we have two candidates now.

00:58:38One is a top student

00:58:40with an impressive resume,

00:58:41and the other...

00:58:42Well,

00:58:42let's just say he's

00:58:43the boss's pet.

00:58:44I think we all know

00:58:46who's who.

00:58:46I don't need to name names,

00:58:47do I?

00:58:48After a discussion

00:58:49with senior management,

00:58:50we've decided to put you both

00:58:51on a one-month probation.

00:58:53Coincidentally,

00:58:54the company is currently

00:58:54trying to secure a collaboration

00:58:56with Eastern Group

00:58:56worth $50 million.

00:58:58So,

00:58:59within a month,

00:58:59whoever can secure this deal

00:59:01gets to stay.

00:59:11Eastern Group.

00:59:13I'm going to win you over today.

00:59:30That covers everything

00:59:31in my proposal.

00:59:32Please review it,

00:59:33Director He.

00:59:34Vice Manager Chen,

00:59:35as the person in charge

00:59:36of this key project

00:59:37for Eastern Group,

00:59:38as for me,

00:59:39I won't beat around the bush.

00:59:41Your proposal,

00:59:42I think,

00:59:42is excellent.

00:59:44I will submit your proposal

00:59:45to the company leadership

00:59:46as soon as possible

00:59:47for further discussion.

00:59:49Thank you,

00:59:50Director He.

00:59:51Rest assured,

00:59:52I won't let you down.

01:00:00Director,

01:00:01hey,

01:00:01take a look at this.

01:00:20Vice Manager Chen,

01:00:21I'm sorry.

01:00:22I won't be adopting

01:00:23the proposal you submitted.

01:00:24Please leave.

01:00:25Director He,

01:00:26why is that?

01:00:28Director He,

01:00:29we were just having

01:00:30a great conversation.

01:00:31What made you suddenly

01:00:33change your mind?

01:00:33Did something go wrong?

01:00:35Vice Manager Chen,

01:00:36you know exactly

01:00:37what you've done.

01:00:38You know it perfectly well.

01:00:39There's no need for me

01:00:40to spell it out for you,

01:00:41is there?

01:00:41Wait,

01:00:42Director He.

01:00:43Since you're dead set

01:00:44against this proposal,

01:00:46mind telling me why?

01:00:47At least let me understand

01:00:49where the problem is.

01:00:54Take a look for yourself.

01:00:58Sean,

01:00:59you still haven't grown up.

01:01:01Director He,

01:01:02this presentation

01:01:03is slander against me.

01:01:04I can explain everything.

01:01:06Save your explanations.

01:01:07Vice Manager Chen,

01:01:09a scandal like this,

01:01:10true or not,

01:01:11is nothing but trouble.

01:01:12Even if I believe you personally,

01:01:14do you think the higher-ups will?

01:01:16Vice Manager Chen,

01:01:18in business,

01:01:18we avoid trouble

01:01:19whenever we can.

01:01:20This collaboration is over.

01:01:23Wait,

01:01:23Director He.

01:01:25Excuse me,

01:01:26Director He,

01:01:26would you please hear me out?

01:01:28Chloe.

01:01:29Ms. Joe.

01:01:30Director He,

01:01:31I heard the whole thing

01:01:32outside the door

01:01:33about that presentation.

01:01:34It's clearly malicious rumors.

01:01:37Ethan and I go way back.

01:01:40Given his character and skills,

01:01:41you can trust him completely.

01:01:43You have my word.

01:01:45With Ms. Joe's guarantee?

01:01:47Well,

01:01:47that does change things.

01:01:50In that case,

01:01:51Ethan,

01:01:52your proposal,

01:01:53I'll submit it to the company

01:01:54for evaluation as usual.

01:01:55As for the presentation issue,

01:01:57we still need to clean up this mess

01:01:58and fast.

01:02:00Director He,

01:02:01rest assured,

01:02:02by the end of today,

01:02:03I'll make sure that presentation

01:02:04is gone for good.

01:02:05Good.

01:02:06I'll leave you two to talk.

01:02:07I've got work,

01:02:08so I'll get going.

01:02:18Ethan,

01:02:19surprised?

01:02:20You said we'd never see

01:02:21each other again.

01:02:22And yet,

01:02:23here we are,

01:02:23meeting again.

01:02:25In any case,

01:02:26thanks for your help.

01:02:28You don't seem the least bit surprised

01:02:29to see me here.

01:02:31Or even curious about

01:02:32who I am now.

01:02:33Chloe,

01:02:34to be chosen by StarTech

01:02:36to lead this project,

01:02:37I always do my homework

01:02:39on our potential partners.

01:02:40When I was analyzing

01:02:41Eastern Group's internal structure,

01:02:43I noticed a board member

01:02:44with your last name

01:02:45who looked like you.

01:02:46I followed that lead

01:02:48and traced it,

01:02:48cross-referenced it

01:02:49with the company's

01:02:50recent personnel announcements.

01:02:51I knew you'd been promoted

01:02:53to vice manager ages ago.

01:02:57If you wanted to partner

01:02:58with Eastern Group,

01:02:59why not just come to me?

01:03:01I could have helped.

01:03:03I'd rather rely on my own skills

01:03:04than pull strings.

01:03:05And right now,

01:03:06your clouded Eastern Group

01:03:07can't be that great.

01:03:09It would have been

01:03:09a waste of time.

01:03:13You haven't changed a bit.

01:03:14Still as sharp as ever.

01:03:15Still brilliant.

01:03:17Thanks.

01:03:18Well then,

01:03:19about the presentation.

01:03:20You don't need my help

01:03:21with that,

01:03:21do you?

01:03:22No need.

01:03:23I'm getting back now

01:03:24to deal with it.

01:03:35Ethan.

01:03:38I hope you win this bid.

01:03:40Looking forward

01:03:41to working with you.

01:03:45You can count on it.

01:03:49Chloe,

01:03:50you've waited four years.

01:03:52You've got to hold it together.

01:03:54Sean.

01:03:55You're just unbelievable.

01:03:56Once your presentation dropped,

01:03:58Ethan doesn't stand

01:03:59a chance against you.

01:04:00He's done for.

01:04:01That vice manager spot

01:04:02is yours, Sean.

01:04:03Vice manager?

01:04:05Please.

01:04:06I came to StarTech

01:04:07to be the CEO.

01:04:10Absolutely.

01:04:11In that case,

01:04:12I've got a little gift

01:04:13for our future CEO.

01:04:17Ethan Chen.

01:04:18You're dead.

01:04:20Sean,

01:04:21calling you a simpleton

01:04:23is putting it mildly,

01:04:24don't you think?

01:04:25I can see your ceiling

01:04:27is right about here.

01:04:28Today,

01:04:29you're going to explain

01:04:30this presentation business

01:04:31to me.

01:04:33Clearly.

01:04:34What proof do you have

01:04:35that I did it?

01:04:35How dare you order me around?

01:04:37Proof?

01:04:39Do I need proof

01:04:40it was you?

01:04:42What's that supposed to mean?

01:04:43Sean,

01:04:44your slander against me

01:04:45is just hearsay.

01:04:46But the fact that you did

01:04:47time in jail

01:04:48for assaulting me,

01:04:49that's solid evidence.

01:04:51You get that?

01:04:52The great Mr. Zhang?

01:04:54I'm sure the great Mr. Zhang

01:04:55wouldn't want

01:04:56the whole company,

01:04:58let alone the entire industry,

01:04:59to find out about

01:05:00your glorious past, right?

01:05:02Want to guess?

01:05:04If everyone in this industry

01:05:06found out there's a

01:05:07good-for-nothing ex-con

01:05:08sitting in an office

01:05:09trying to do business

01:05:10with them,

01:05:11what do you think

01:05:12they'd do?

01:05:13Ethan.

01:05:15Ethan.

01:05:16Don't forget.

01:05:18You dare expose my past?

01:05:19My past is just

01:05:20you bullying me.

01:05:22But there's nothing

01:05:23shameful about that.

01:05:24Why should I feel

01:05:25ashamed or guilty?

01:05:27The one who should

01:05:28be condemned

01:05:28is the abuser.

01:05:30Sean,

01:05:31with that pea-sized

01:05:32brain of yours,

01:05:33maybe you should

01:05:33eat more walnuts.

01:05:34These dirty tricks

01:05:35of yours,

01:05:36aren't you sick

01:05:37of them yet?

01:05:38Sean?

01:05:39You've got one hour

01:05:40to wipe that presentation

01:05:41off the face

01:05:42of the earth.

01:05:43If I see it

01:05:44being shared again,

01:05:46then that presentation

01:05:47of your glorious past

01:05:49will immediately

01:05:50go viral.

01:05:51You too.

01:05:52Get back to work.

01:05:56Hey you,

01:05:57go get me a coffee.

01:06:00Sean,

01:06:01what are we supposed

01:06:02to do?

01:06:03Sean,

01:06:03maybe we should

01:06:04have some friends

01:06:04from the streets

01:06:05rough him up.

01:06:06Yeah,

01:06:06that's right.

01:06:07You too,

01:06:07my little fools.

01:06:08Just do your jobs.

01:06:09Get lost.

01:06:10Let's go.

01:06:11Let's go.

01:06:13Ethan Chen,

01:06:14I promise you

01:06:15won't be smiling

01:06:15for long.

01:06:20Congratulations

01:06:20to both of you.

01:06:22Both of your proposals

01:06:22have made it

01:06:23to the final round

01:06:24of evaluation

01:06:24at Eastern Group.

01:06:26According to

01:06:26reliable sources,

01:06:27Eastern Group

01:06:28will make its decision

01:06:28tomorrow morning

01:06:29on the final winning

01:06:30proposal,

01:06:30and the winner

01:06:31will be one of you too.

01:06:32One of you.

01:06:33You've both done

01:06:34outstanding work.

01:06:35Thank you,

01:06:35Manager Wen.

01:06:36I was just doing my job.

01:06:38Management has decided

01:06:39to host a grand banquet

01:06:40tomorrow.

01:06:41It'll also double

01:06:42as an awards ceremony

01:06:43to celebrate

01:06:43landing the partnership

01:06:44with Eastern Group

01:06:45worth $50 million,

01:06:46a real cause

01:06:47for celebration.

01:06:49We'll also be recognizing

01:06:50the key contributors

01:06:52behind the winning proposal.

01:06:54Now,

01:06:55I know for you too,

01:06:56this is good news

01:06:57and bad news.

01:06:58All I can say

01:06:59is good luck

01:07:00to you both.

01:07:00Thank you for your

01:07:01well wishes,

01:07:02Manager Wen.

01:07:03However,

01:07:03I don't believe in luck.

01:07:04I believe in skill.

01:07:07Manager Wen,

01:07:08if Ethan loses it tomorrow

01:07:10when his hopes are dashed,

01:07:12I'd be happy to handle

01:07:13the cleanup duty for you.

01:07:15Manager Wen,

01:07:16I'll get back to it.

01:07:18Manager Wen,

01:07:19I'll be going too.

01:07:26Hey, Dad.

01:07:28How's everything

01:07:28coming along?

01:07:29Don't worry.

01:07:30Son.

01:07:31It's all taken care of.

01:07:32Thanks, Dad.

01:07:44Don't worry.

01:07:45Everything's under control.

01:07:47Yeah, done.

01:07:49Tomorrow at the banquet,

01:07:50we'll see how it plays out.

01:08:02You wanted to add me

01:08:03on WeChat.

01:08:04Why not just ask me

01:08:05to my face

01:08:06instead of adding me

01:08:07sneakily afterwards?

01:08:07I was afraid you'd reject me.

01:08:09Now I've found a good excuse.

01:08:12I asked a friend

01:08:13to trace the source

01:08:14of that slanderous presentation.

01:08:15We found an IP address,

01:08:17but it was fake.

01:08:18So the rumor monger

01:08:20is very careful.

01:08:21It'll probably be hard

01:08:22for you to find

01:08:23direct evidence to sue.

01:08:24Doesn't matter.

01:08:25It's handled.

01:08:26But thank you anyway.

01:08:31Ethan Chen, I...

01:08:38Chloe Zhou.

01:08:39Four years,

01:08:40and you still can't get over me.

01:08:49I don't have time

01:08:50for affairs of the heart

01:08:50right now.

01:08:51Whether I stay

01:08:52or leave tomorrow,

01:08:53the celebratory banquet

01:08:53is crucial.

01:08:54I'm calling it a day

01:08:55and going to bed.

01:08:59Time flies.

01:09:01Chloe,

01:09:02this is goodbye.

01:09:04We will meet again.

01:09:05No matter how long it takes,

01:09:06I will make my way

01:09:07back to you.

01:09:08Dad,

01:09:09I want to work

01:09:09at Eastern Group.

01:09:10Please help me.

01:09:12With your lazy,

01:09:13unambitious attitude,

01:09:14you still want to

01:09:15join the corporation?

01:09:18Dream on, Dad.

01:09:20I'm serious.

01:09:21Tell me what I need to do

01:09:22and I'll do it.

01:09:23Are you serious?

01:09:24Yes.

01:09:24All right.

01:09:25I'll help you.

01:09:26But if you give up

01:09:27on this halfway through,

01:09:28then from now on,

01:09:29never bring this up again.

01:09:33Ethan,

01:09:33I've worked very hard

01:09:34these past few years.

01:09:35I studied abroad

01:09:36and came back

01:09:36to build my career here.

01:09:38I'm not a bad student anymore.

01:09:40Now,

01:09:40am I qualified

01:09:41to enter your world?

01:09:43I've seen your resume.

01:09:45Welcome to

01:09:46To the World of A Students.

01:09:48Ethan,

01:09:48I owe you too much.

01:09:50For the rest of my life,

01:09:51I'm truly under your thumb.

01:09:53The purpose of today's

01:09:54victory celebration

01:09:55should be clear

01:09:57to everyone here.

01:09:58It's about whether

01:09:58we land the deal

01:09:59with Eastern Group

01:10:00and the selection

01:10:01of the vice manager.

01:10:03Now,

01:10:03before the celebration begins,

01:10:05let's all give a warm

01:10:06round of applause

01:10:07to welcome today's

01:10:08guest of honor,

01:10:09Mr. Liu.

01:10:12Mr. Liu came in person.

01:10:14Looks like the company

01:10:14really values this partnership.

01:10:16You said it.

01:10:17Chairman Howard

01:10:17has been on sick leave

01:10:18for a year.

01:10:19Mr. Zhao is already

01:10:20the one in charge.

01:10:21I think it's only a matter

01:10:22of time before Mr. Liu

01:10:22joins the board of directors.

01:10:26Thank you for the welcome.

01:10:28Today,

01:10:29I'm very pleased

01:10:29because StarTech

01:10:30has landed the partnership

01:10:31with Eastern Group.

01:10:32Of course,

01:10:33that's thanks to

01:10:34everyone's hard work.

01:10:35At the same time,

01:10:36today is also

01:10:37heartbreaking for me

01:10:38because today

01:10:39is also the day

01:10:40we decide the fate

01:10:41of our two outstanding

01:10:42young talents.

01:10:43Who stays

01:10:44and who leaves?

01:10:45Losing either one

01:10:46would be a tragedy.

01:10:47The company simply

01:10:48doesn't have enough

01:10:49management positions

01:10:50to offer.

01:10:51And neither of these

01:10:52young people

01:10:52should have to settle

01:10:53for less.

01:10:54Therefore,

01:10:55these two young people

01:10:56must prove themselves

01:10:57with their abilities.

01:10:58Mr. Liu,

01:10:59the result from Eastern Group

01:11:00should be coming in

01:11:00any minute now.

01:11:01Okay.

01:11:06Don't worry, Sean.

01:11:08Everything's set.

01:11:09We'll make sure

01:11:09Ethan is utterly humiliated.

01:11:15Ethan.

01:11:16Tell me,

01:11:17doesn't this feel

01:11:18just like back

01:11:18when we got our exam results?

01:11:21Yeah,

01:11:21it really does.

01:11:23And today's outcome

01:11:24will be exactly the same.

01:11:27This time,

01:11:28you're definitely

01:11:29going to lose.

01:11:31Mr. Liu,

01:11:32from Eastern Group,

01:11:33Director He is on the line.

01:11:35Hello,

01:11:35this is Leo Liu.

01:11:36To think it's Mr. Liu

01:11:37himself taking my call,

01:11:38I'm truly honored.

01:11:40I'm from Eastern Group,

01:11:41the person in charge

01:11:42of this bidding process,

01:11:43Don Hai.

01:11:44I'm calling to inform you

01:11:45that after evaluation,

01:11:46one of your proposals

01:11:47has been selected.

01:11:48We at Eastern Group

01:11:49are very much looking forward

01:11:50to working with StarTech.

01:11:52Excellent, Director He.

01:11:53So,

01:11:54which proposal

01:11:54did you ultimately choose?

01:11:56Let me see.

01:11:57It's the one code

01:11:58named the RY proposal.

01:12:00RY is my proposal.

01:12:03But whose proposal

01:12:04is the RY one?

01:12:06What are you so worked up about?

01:12:07We don't know,

01:12:08but surely management knows, right?

01:12:10All right, thank you.

01:12:11All right then.

01:12:12We'll stay in touch.

01:12:15The dust has settled.

01:12:18The RY project has won the bid.

01:12:22The person in charge

01:12:23of the RY project

01:12:24is a great asset to the company

01:12:27and logically should be promoted

01:12:29to vice manager of the department.

01:12:31So, let's congratulate

01:12:33the person in charge

01:12:34of the RY project.

01:12:36Sean, you lost again.

01:12:39Sean.

01:12:44Ethan,

01:12:45you're the one who lost.

01:12:48Ms. Jo,

01:12:49you're here.

01:12:50Don,

01:12:51you're in charge of the proposal.

01:12:53Any word on the bidding results?

01:12:54The results are in, Ms. Jo.

01:12:56You're so invested.

01:12:57Is it because of

01:12:58Vice Manager Chen?

01:12:59Something like that.

01:13:01So,

01:13:02so,

01:13:03which one won?

01:13:03It's RY.

01:13:06RY?

01:13:08So,

01:13:09it's Ethan's proposal.

01:13:11Excellent.

01:13:12Right.

01:13:12I know,

01:13:13it's Vice Manager Chen's proposal.

01:13:14However,

01:13:15I heard that at StarTech,

01:13:16the person in charge

01:13:17of this project

01:13:17is listed as

01:13:19Sean Zhang.

01:13:21As long as it doesn't

01:13:22affect implementation,

01:13:23we at the Eastern Group

01:13:24won't interfere.

01:13:25What?

01:13:27How can it be Sean?

01:13:32RY is clearly my proposal.

01:13:34How did it end up as Sean's?

01:13:35Mr. Liu,

01:13:37Manager Wen,

01:13:38what on earth is going on?

01:13:39Did something go wrong?

01:13:41Ethan,

01:13:42you said that for the RY project,

01:13:43you were the one in charge.

01:13:45But it clearly states here

01:13:47that the project lead

01:13:48is Sean Zhang.

01:13:50Manager Wen,

01:13:52explain this.

01:13:53Mr. Liu,

01:13:54I've made myself

01:13:55perfectly clear to you.

01:13:56I'm not willing to cooperate

01:13:57with you in telling this lie.

01:13:59The proposal is Ethan's.

01:14:00But you're giving

01:14:01all the credit to Sean.

01:14:02There's nothing

01:14:03I can do about it.

01:14:04You really are ungrateful.

01:14:06That's why,

01:14:07after all these years,

01:14:08you're still just

01:14:09a junior operations manager.

01:14:11For a measly

01:14:12vice manager position,

01:14:13you're throwing away

01:14:14your own future.

01:14:15Is it worth it?

01:14:16So that's it.

01:14:17Sean,

01:14:19so you're the boss's pet.

01:14:21So Ethan's proposal

01:14:22really was stolen by Sean.

01:14:24That's outrageous.

01:14:25So Sean really

01:14:26is the boss's pet.

01:14:27It seems the vice manager position

01:14:29was just a stepping stone

01:14:30for him.

01:14:31What's all the noise?

01:14:32Since that's the case,

01:14:33there's no need

01:14:34to pretend anymore.

01:14:35Ethan,

01:14:36pack your things immediately.

01:14:38You're fired.

01:14:39Sean,

01:14:40this is a setup by you.

01:14:41This open competition

01:14:43from the very beginning

01:14:44was your means of revenge.

01:14:46Ethan,

01:14:47I told you,

01:14:47this isn't the ivory tower.

01:14:49It's not like back then

01:14:50when exams were simple.

01:14:52Mr. Liu is my own uncle.

01:14:55Back then,

01:14:56Ethan bullied you so badly.

01:14:57As your uncle,

01:14:58of course I have to

01:14:59help you get even.

01:15:01With just one word from me,

01:15:03the entire industry

01:15:04will blacklist him.

01:15:05Leo,

01:15:06you're just a company's

01:15:07general manager.

01:15:08You haven't even set foot

01:15:09in the boardroom.

01:15:10By doing this,

01:15:12aren't you afraid

01:15:12that if word of this

01:15:13gets to the chairman

01:15:14of StarTech,

01:15:15you won't be able

01:15:16to handle the consequences?

01:15:18Anyone who tries

01:15:19to take this to the chairman

01:15:21will be fired.

01:15:25Ethan,

01:15:26you see,

01:15:26no one is willing

01:15:27to help you

01:15:28as a lowly employee.

01:15:30What can you possibly

01:15:31do to us?

01:15:33Not necessarily.

01:15:36I wouldn't be so sure.

01:15:40You're the vice manager

01:15:41at Eastern Group,

01:15:42Ms. Jo.

01:15:42I'm surprised you know

01:15:43who I am,

01:15:44Mr. Liu.

01:15:45Exactly.

01:15:46Your little chat with Sean

01:15:48just now,

01:15:48I heard the whole thing.

01:15:49Let me cut to the chase.

01:15:51About the RY proposal

01:15:52you won this time,

01:15:53I know full well.

01:15:54That it was done

01:15:56by vice manager Chen.

01:15:57But you went and replaced

01:15:59the follow-up contact

01:16:00with Sean.

01:16:01I'm fully aware

01:16:02of Sean's past.

01:16:03He's not capable

01:16:04of handling this project.

01:16:07As the representative

01:16:08of Eastern Group,

01:16:09I'm deeply concerned

01:16:10that your actions

01:16:11will hurt the interests

01:16:12of Eastern Group.

01:16:13If you don't correct

01:16:14this right now,

01:16:15I'll inform the board

01:16:16of directors

01:16:17at Eastern Group

01:16:19and get them

01:16:19to cancel

01:16:20our cooperation

01:16:20with you.

01:16:22Chloe,

01:16:22are you out of your mind?

01:16:23That Ethan Chen

01:16:24used you

01:16:25and then dumped you?

01:16:26And you're still

01:16:27on his side?

01:16:29Ms. Jo,

01:16:30do you realize

01:16:30what consequences

01:16:31this could have

01:16:32for both of us?

01:16:33I know exactly

01:16:34what I'm doing.

01:16:35This is the right thing

01:16:36to do.

01:16:39And it's a choice

01:16:40I should have made

01:16:40a long time ago.

01:16:43Since you see it

01:16:44that way,

01:16:46then I get it.

01:16:47I trust you,

01:16:48Mr. Liu.

01:16:49We'll make

01:16:49the right choice.

01:16:50So here's my choice.

01:16:52Even if the deal

01:16:53falls through,

01:16:54I won't keep

01:16:55that fool Ethan

01:16:56in the company.

01:16:57What?

01:16:58What?

01:16:58Mr. Liu,

01:16:59do you have any idea

01:17:00what you're saying?

01:17:01Mr. Liu,

01:17:02don't forget,

01:17:03this is a $50 million

01:17:04contract.

01:17:06As the company's

01:17:07general manager,

01:17:08instead of protecting

01:17:09the company's interest,

01:17:10you're covering

01:17:11for your relative,

01:17:12Sean,

01:17:12costing the company

01:17:13a fortune.

01:17:14That's gross misconduct.

01:17:17Ethan,

01:17:18the company's losses

01:17:19are none of my concern.

01:17:21StarTech isn't

01:17:22my private property.

01:17:23Even if the deal

01:17:24falls through,

01:17:25it doesn't affect

01:17:26my stable income.

01:17:27The real problem

01:17:28is you,

01:17:29Ethan.

01:17:29You're staying on

01:17:30because of this contract.

01:17:31How does that make me

01:17:32look as the general manager?

01:17:35How am I supposed

01:17:36to lead this entire

01:17:36company from now on?

01:17:40Quite the power play,

01:17:41Mr. Liu.

01:17:42Ethan,

01:17:42and as for you,

01:17:43get out of here.

01:17:44Now.

01:17:45If you have a problem

01:17:46with my decision,

01:17:47you can get out as well.

01:17:50StarTech doesn't

01:17:51lack for talent.

01:17:52Vice Manager Chen,

01:17:54at Eastern Group,

01:17:55we'd welcome talent

01:17:56like yours.

01:17:57Wendy,

01:17:58if you're interested,

01:17:59we'd welcome you too.

01:18:00I'll put in a strong

01:18:01word for you.

01:18:03Let's go.

01:18:06Chloe,

01:18:07I appreciate the offer.

01:18:09Really.

01:18:10But the real show

01:18:11is about to begin.

01:18:13Leaving now

01:18:14would be far too early.

01:18:15Show?

01:18:16Leo,

01:18:17quite the show

01:18:18of authority.

01:18:20Mr. Liu,

01:18:21quite a show

01:18:22of authority.

01:18:23Chairman Howard,

01:18:24what brings you here

01:18:25all of a sudden?

01:18:26Huh?

01:18:27Not happy to see

01:18:28this old man?

01:18:29Of course not,

01:18:30Chairman Howard.

01:18:31Chairman Howard,

01:18:31this is your company

01:18:32after all.

01:18:33How could we not

01:18:34welcome you?

01:18:34It's just that

01:18:35for the past year,

01:18:36you've been on medical leave

01:18:37and all company affairs

01:18:38have been handled

01:18:39by your special assistant.

01:18:40Your sudden arrival

01:18:41took me by surprise.

01:18:43Mostly,

01:18:43I'm just worried

01:18:44about your health.

01:18:45Next time you come,

01:18:46give me a heads up

01:18:47so I can have someone

01:18:48receive you.

01:18:49All right.

01:18:50I'm getting old.

01:18:51I've been on medical leave

01:18:53for over a year

01:18:54and now coming

01:18:55to my own company,

01:18:57my presence here.

01:18:59Well,

01:19:00it doesn't carry

01:19:01quite the same weight

01:19:01as yours,

01:19:02Mr. Liu.

01:19:03Oh,

01:19:04Chairman Howard,

01:19:04you must be joking.

01:19:06Ah.

01:19:07So,

01:19:08about this celebratory banquet,

01:19:10what's the plan?

01:19:11And them,

01:19:12why is everyone

01:19:13so on edge?

01:19:14Mr. Liu.

01:19:15I,

01:19:16these are relevant people.

01:19:18I tried to kick them out

01:19:19but they refused to leave.

01:19:21Security,

01:19:22get these people out of here.

01:19:24Get them out

01:19:25of the chairman's sight.

01:19:26Chairman Howard,

01:19:27I'm Chloe Jo,

01:19:28Vice Manager

01:19:29Manager at Eastern Group.

01:19:30I wish to report

01:19:31Leo Liu

01:19:32for his despicable actions

01:19:33which have infringed

01:19:34upon the rights

01:19:35and interests

01:19:35of Star Tech.

01:19:37Chloe Jo,

01:19:38cut the crap right here.

01:19:40This is Star Tech territory,

01:19:42not your Eastern Group.

01:19:44Chairman Howard,

01:19:44please just hear me out.

01:19:46Oh,

01:19:46so you must be

01:19:47Ms. Joe.

01:19:48Mr. Liu is right.

01:19:50You are an outsider

01:19:51after all.

01:19:53It's not your place

01:19:54to comment on our company's

01:19:55internal affairs

01:19:56and point fingers.

01:19:57Chairman Howard.

01:19:59This old fool,

01:20:00he's truly losing his mind.

01:20:02Security.

01:20:03Leo,

01:20:04what's the hurry?

01:20:05I'm not done.

01:20:07Chairman Howard,

01:20:08what else do you need, sir?

01:20:10If an outsider

01:20:11can't speak up,

01:20:12then our own people

01:20:13should be allowed to,

01:20:14shouldn't they?

01:20:16Hmm.

01:20:16You speak.

01:20:17Now,

01:20:18Chairman Howard,

01:20:19he is even less fit to speak.

01:20:21He's an employee

01:20:22of the company,

01:20:23one who is just fired.

01:20:25He's in a dispute

01:20:26with the company right now.

01:20:27Hey.

01:20:28What did you just say?

01:20:29You said that he

01:20:30was fired?

01:20:32That's right.

01:20:33Oh, come on.

01:20:34That's nonsense.

01:20:35What gives you

01:20:36the right to fire him?

01:20:37Assistant Chen,

01:20:38didn't you tell Mr. Liu

01:20:39who you are?

01:20:40You're the assistant

01:20:41I sent here.

01:20:42My personal assistant.

01:20:44Chen,

01:20:45Assistant Chen.

01:20:46Chairman Howard,

01:20:47have you forgotten

01:20:48that I'm the employee

01:20:50you planted inside

01:20:51the company

01:20:51to conduct

01:20:52an inspection?

01:20:53That's right.

01:20:54I must be getting

01:20:55forgetful in my old age.

01:20:57Ethan Chen was here

01:20:58on an internal inspection,

01:21:00so of course

01:21:01he couldn't introduce

01:21:02himself right away.

01:21:03Chairman Howard,

01:21:04but I think

01:21:05the inspection is over,

01:21:06so it's time for me

01:21:07to introduce myself

01:21:08to everyone.

01:21:10Hello, everyone.

01:21:12I'm Ethan Chen,

01:21:13the chairman's

01:21:14special assistant.

01:21:15For the past year,

01:21:17I've been working here

01:21:18at StarTech,

01:21:19assisting the chairman

01:21:20with corporate affairs.

01:21:22Today is my first

01:21:23official introduction

01:21:24to you all.

01:21:25I look forward to

01:21:27working with you.

01:21:29You're the mysterious

01:21:30special assistant?

01:21:31Ethan,

01:21:32how the hell

01:21:33could you be

01:21:34StarTech's chairman's

01:21:35special assistant?

01:21:37Sean,

01:21:38surprised?

01:21:39After eight long years,

01:21:40you're still dancing

01:21:41to my tune.

01:21:42Around in circles.

01:21:45Ethan, you...

01:21:46Assistant Chen,

01:21:47look,

01:21:48we've had our share

01:21:49of misunderstandings.

01:21:50Let me make it up

01:21:51to you with a dinner.

01:21:52We can clear the air.

01:21:53How about it?

01:21:55Mr. Liu,

01:21:56that's generous.

01:21:56But right now,

01:21:57I need to report

01:21:58my findings to the chairman.

01:22:00Go ahead.

01:22:01Tell us what you found

01:22:02during your inspection.

01:22:04I found that

01:22:05General Manager

01:22:05Leo Liu

01:22:06within the company

01:22:07has been acting

01:22:08like a tyrant,

01:22:09completely lawless.

01:22:10He should be removed,

01:22:11from his position.

01:22:13Seriously?

01:22:14Chairman Howard,

01:22:15there's got to be

01:22:16a big misunderstanding here.

01:22:17Don't you dare

01:22:18try to deny it.

01:22:19Every single person

01:22:19here is a witness.

01:22:21In order to place

01:22:22your relative Sean,

01:22:23you bullied your colleagues,

01:22:25stole their credit,

01:22:26and even harmed

01:22:27the company's interests.

01:22:29Every single one

01:22:30of these things

01:22:30is right here

01:22:31in black and white.

01:22:32The company

01:22:33won't just fire you,

01:22:35we'll also hold you

01:22:36accountable for embezzling

01:22:37company funds.

01:22:38Chairman Howard,

01:22:39I can testify.

01:22:41What are you

01:22:41standing around for?

01:22:42The chairman's right here?

01:22:43Why are you still

01:22:44scared of Leo?

01:22:45Chairman,

01:22:46I can testify.

01:22:47I can testify too.

01:22:49Well, well, well.

01:22:51With the tiger

01:22:52gone from the mountain,

01:22:53the monkey thinks

01:22:54he's the king,

01:22:56Leo.

01:22:57You've completely

01:22:58betrayed the trust

01:22:59I placed in you.

01:23:00Is this how you

01:23:01repay me for my patronage?

01:23:03Effective immediately,

01:23:04you're fired.

01:23:05Sam,

01:23:06get him out of my sight

01:23:07and have everything

01:23:09in his office sealed.

01:23:10It's all evidence.

01:23:11He is not to take

01:23:12a single thing.

01:23:14Yes, sir.

01:23:17You old fool.

01:23:19I'm the general manager here.

01:23:21You can't just fire me

01:23:22without a board vote.

01:23:24Leo Liu,

01:23:25are you deaf?

01:23:27Ethan just laid out

01:23:28so much evidence.

01:23:29Which one isn't enough

01:23:30to get you fired?

01:23:31So I hired a relative.

01:23:33I admit it.

01:23:35As the GM.

01:23:36Bringing a relative

01:23:38into the company.

01:23:40What's the big deal?

01:23:41Who on the board

01:23:42hasn't done the same?

01:23:44You think that's enough

01:23:45to convince the board

01:23:46to fire me?

01:23:47Dream on.

01:23:49Leo Liu.

01:23:50And for Sean,

01:23:51you sabotaged

01:23:52StarTech's deal

01:23:53with the Eastern Group.

01:23:54A $50 million partnership

01:23:55harming our company's interests.

01:23:58Where's the proof?

01:23:59We are all witnesses.

01:24:01You're all connected

01:24:02to Ethan and

01:24:04suspected of collusion.

01:24:06You think your so-called evidence

01:24:08is enough to pin this on me?

01:24:10Dream on.

01:24:11Well, well, well.

01:24:12Leo Liu.

01:24:13You've got some nerve.

01:24:15Ethan,

01:24:16what do you suggest we do?

01:24:18Chairman Howard,

01:24:19don't you worry.

01:24:20I've got proof.

01:24:22Just now,

01:24:23everything Leo Liu said

01:24:24and did,

01:24:25every single word and action

01:24:26has been recorded.

01:24:27Ethan,

01:24:29cut the crap.

01:24:29This celebratory banquet

01:24:31was arranged

01:24:32by my trusted people.

01:24:34You think you could sneak

01:24:35in a hidden camera

01:24:36to film me to scare me?

01:24:38You're not even close.

01:24:40Mr. Liu is right.

01:24:41Before this meeting started,

01:24:43I did indeed

01:24:45go to a lot of trouble.

01:24:47Ha ha ha.

01:24:48See?

01:24:48I told you you can't touch me.

01:24:50I wasn't finished.

01:24:53But I did indeed

01:24:54get the video evidence.

01:24:55If Mr. Liu doesn't believe me,

01:24:57please look at the screen.

01:25:03Ethan,

01:25:04what does the company's loss

01:25:05have to do with me?

01:25:07StarTech isn't my private property.

01:25:09Even if the deal's dead,

01:25:10it doesn't affect me.

01:25:12I have a stable income.

01:25:13But you, Ethan,

01:25:15you stayed because of that contract.

01:25:16How am I,

01:25:18the GM,

01:25:18supposed to save face?

01:25:21How can I manage

01:25:22the entire company

01:25:23from now on?

01:25:25How did you do it?

01:25:27You can thank

01:25:28your dear nephew.

01:25:31Sean for that.

01:25:32Sean,

01:25:33what's going on?

01:25:35I...

01:25:36Allow me.

01:25:38Sean,

01:25:38before this meeting

01:25:39even started,

01:25:41sent his two goons

01:25:42to plant a hidden camera

01:25:43and live-streamed

01:25:44everything that happened here.

01:25:46His little scheme

01:25:47was simple,

01:25:48to broadcast my angry reaction

01:25:50after he stole my credit

01:25:51and stream my angry face

01:25:53live for revenge

01:25:55for that time

01:25:56during the big exam

01:25:57when I humiliated him

01:25:58on a live stream.

01:26:00But he miscalculated

01:26:02two things.

01:26:03First,

01:26:04I'm not just

01:26:05some regular employee.

01:26:06I'm the chairman's

01:26:07special assistant.

01:26:09Second,

01:26:10I've had my eyes on him

01:26:11and on his two little

01:26:12lapdogs all along.

01:26:13So the moment

01:26:14the stream started,

01:26:15I knew.

01:26:16Getting my hands

01:26:17on this evidence

01:26:19was a piece of cake.

01:26:20Uncle,

01:26:23I...

01:26:23I didn't mean to.

01:26:24You fool.

01:26:26Utterly useless.

01:26:27And only good

01:26:28for messing things up,

01:26:28you fool.

01:26:31Chairman Howard,

01:26:32we just received word.

01:26:33The board has

01:26:34unanimously voted

01:26:35to fire Leo Liu

01:26:36and to press charges

01:26:36for dereliction of duty

01:26:37and embezzlement.

01:26:38Well done.

01:26:39Sam, do it.

01:26:40Get them out of my sight.

01:26:42Yes.

01:26:43Yes.

01:26:46Chairman Howard,

01:26:47Chairman Howard,

01:26:47please, have mercy.

01:26:48Chairman Howard,

01:26:49please, I'm begging you.

01:26:50I can't lose my job.

01:26:51Chairman Howard.

01:26:52You old fool.

01:26:53You can't touch me.

01:26:54I've been a pillar

01:26:55of this company.

01:26:56I've earned my place here.

01:26:57Old fool,

01:26:57let's go.

01:26:58You can't do this.

01:26:59Chairman Howard,

01:27:00give me another chance.

01:27:01Chairman Howard,

01:27:01I can't lose this job,

01:27:02Chairman Howard.

01:27:03I can't.

01:27:10Ethan, are you okay?

01:27:12I'm fine.

01:27:13Sean,

01:27:15how much lower

01:27:16can you possibly sink?

01:27:17Ethan Chen,

01:27:19for the rest of my life,

01:27:20I will never spare you.

01:27:21Even if I go to hell,

01:27:22I'm taking you with me.

01:27:24You won't get that chance.

01:27:25This is intentional assault.

01:27:27Take him to security.

01:27:31Everyone listen up.

01:27:33Ethan Chen has done

01:27:34an outstanding job.

01:27:35Ethan,

01:27:36if it weren't for you,

01:27:38our company would have been ruined

01:27:39by that fool,

01:27:40Leo Liu.

01:27:42Completely ruined.

01:27:43I was just doing my duty.

01:27:45Chairman,

01:27:46after this inspection ended,

01:27:48I had a very pleasant surprise.

01:27:50Faced with Leo Liu's pressure

01:27:52and bribes,

01:27:53Manager Wen still stood her ground firmly

01:27:54and refused to yield.

01:27:56After a month of observation,

01:27:58I am certain that Manager Wen

01:28:00is a courageous

01:28:01and determined employee.

01:28:03As a department manager,

01:28:04it's a bit of a waste of her talent.

01:28:06With your recommendation,

01:28:08Manager Wen,

01:28:08I'll have a word

01:28:09with the HR department.

01:28:11I'll take care of it.

01:28:12We'll promote you

01:28:13to General Manager

01:28:14of a branch office.

01:28:16In due time,

01:28:17you will take over

01:28:17Leo Liu's position.

01:28:19Thank you, Chairman Howard.

01:28:20I won't let you down.

01:28:22I promise.

01:28:22Ethan Chen.

01:28:23Oh, right.

01:28:24Assistant Chen,

01:28:25I should thank you even more.

01:28:27Manager Wen,

01:28:27you earned it.

01:28:29And your mother

01:28:30did a great job raising you.

01:28:32What?

01:28:33You know my mother?

01:28:35What?

01:28:35You know my mom?

01:28:36Just once, briefly.

01:28:38Not a big deal.

01:28:39Ethan,

01:28:39your injuries.

01:28:40Want to go get checked out

01:28:41at the hospital first?

01:28:43Okay.

01:28:53Ethan,

01:28:53I'll get back to work now.

01:28:54If you need anything,

01:28:55just let me know.

01:29:02Not leaving.

01:29:03Not saying anything either.

01:29:09I was thinking,

01:29:11if I went to the hospital with you,

01:29:13would that be too pushy?

01:29:14A bit, yeah.

01:29:18You know,

01:29:19I'm ruthless.

01:29:21I'm good at turning people down.

01:29:27What?

01:29:28Scared to follow?

01:29:33What's to be afraid of?

01:29:36This time,

01:29:38it's your turn to enter my world.

01:29:45The road ahead is long.

01:29:47No need to rush your decision.

01:29:49Ethan,

01:29:51you just enjoy your life.

01:29:53I can't do anything like this.

01:29:53I'll take your lawyers.

01:29:55I'm sorry.

01:29:55You oh?

01:29:56You're 300.

01:29:57I won't.

01:29:57I was going to school around this.

01:29:57I'm ready.

01:29:57You're that way.

01:29:58I won't.

01:29:58You

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