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00:02My ex-boyfriend, whom I once supported, is now a Wall Street elite.
00:06Now he walks in, glamorous and successful.
00:10Waiter, slice these oranges for me.
00:12I'm a waitress at this nightclub.
00:14I turn around and start slicing the oranges.
00:17With him is Doris, the campus queen from back then.
00:21They make the perfect couple together.
00:23Back in college, I supported him.
00:25I paid for all his college expenses and a large sum of money when his family member was ill.
00:32Back then, Ethan would slice oranges for me.
00:35I thought he loved me, but later I realized I was wrong.
00:39I didn't exist in his world at all.
00:42He stayed with me in humiliation for four years, until my family went completely bankrupt.
00:48He broke up with me, cold as ice.
00:51Now I am miserable and down and out.
00:54Hey guys, remember when we used to sneak into the old library after hours?
00:58You gonna mix out pretty?
00:59How could I forget?
01:00We thought we were so cool.
01:02They talk about their college years.
01:04I heard Ethan had a girlfriend back in college.
01:07My hand freezes mid-slice.
01:10Yeah.
01:11Wow, four years of college!
01:13It must be unforgettable, right?
01:14After a long while, he gave a faint smile.
01:17Not really.
01:20He couldn't stand that girl.
01:22We went to the same college.
01:24She was a total nightmare.
01:26Spoiled, arrogant, self-centered.
01:29If she hadn't been in the way, Ethan and I would be together.
01:33Her ex is old news.
01:34The room filled with laughter again.
01:37Suddenly, the knife slipped.
01:39It sliced my finger.
01:41Ow!
01:41I gasped in pain.
01:43Everyone looked at me.
01:44What's wrong with you?
01:45Can't you cut fruit right?
01:47I'm sorry.
01:48I'll get a new one.
01:50Wait.
01:51Ethan's voice stopped me.
01:53He spoke slowly, word by word.
01:56Turn.
01:57Around.
01:57I froze.
01:59Stuck to the floor.
02:00Just then, the manager came.
02:03I'm so sorry.
02:04She's new here and still getting the hang of things.
02:08Get a fresh one on.
02:09I finally escaped the room.
02:11Be careful next time.
02:13If they complain, you work for free.
02:16That VIP room has big shops.
02:18We can't offend that young tycoon.
02:21I'm a little scared.
02:22Could you help me take the oranges over?
02:25Sure.
02:26She said and left.
02:28I stood in the hallway, heart bitter.
02:31I'm the nightmare ex they talked about.
02:33I still remember freshman year.
02:36Ethan stood in the crowd, wearing old faded clothes.
02:39He was an outsider, but I saw him.
02:42He was poor, but proud.
02:44I loved his cold, calm voice.
02:47I loved how he looked at me.
02:49Ethan needed money badly back then.
02:52One night after class, I grabbed his hand.
02:54I like you, Ethan.
02:56Be with me.
02:57I have money.
02:59I'll help you.
03:00You must are rising.
03:02When my due is help.
03:03I'll pay your mom's bills.
03:06He said no, of course.
03:08But I was young and spoiled.
03:10I didn't know how to lose.
03:12The more he said no, the harder I chased.
03:15Everything changed when his mom got worse.
03:19I paid all bills.
03:21Hired a nurse.
03:22That's when Ethan gave in.
03:24I was stupid.
03:25Thought I was a hero.
03:27Later, I finally realized.
03:29I got his company.
03:31Crushed his pride.
03:33Even dating.
03:34He worked everyday.
03:36He barely touched my money.
03:38But rumors spread about him.
03:41People said he sold himself.
03:43I was naive.
03:44Told him to ignore it.
03:46They're just jealous.
03:47I lived in my own little world.
03:49Never knew he fought alone.
03:51Senior year, my family lost everything.
03:55I didn't tell him the truth.
03:57Let's break up.
03:59Why?
04:00I'm bored of you.
04:02Fine.
04:03As you wish.
04:08Just like that, we broke up.
04:10I thought he was happy to be free.
04:12The day we broke up, I changed my number.
04:15I left New York to pay debts.
04:18I moved back three months ago.
04:21Ethan looks great now.
04:23He was always a genius.
04:25Top of our class back then.
04:27Four years after graduation, he's on Fortune's cover.
04:32And Doris, a famous socialite now.
04:36I never thought they'd be together.
04:39They look good together, I whispered.
04:44They look good together.
04:48They look good together.
04:49I stood by the elevator, heart sore.
04:52I finished work at 4am.
04:54I was the last one out.
04:56Lights off.
04:57Elevator not working.
04:59I kept hitting the button, hoping.
05:02A voice said behind me.
05:04Call security.
05:05I turned back.
05:06It was Ethan.
05:07I called, hands shaking.
05:09The elevator opened.
05:11We stood together.
05:12You always get off this late?
05:14He asked casually.
05:15You always get off this late?
05:18We leave when guests leave.
05:25Does it pay well?
05:29It's okay.
05:31Working late?
05:32No boyfriend to pick you up?
05:34Working late?
05:36No boyfriend to pick you up?
05:37I live nearby.
05:41The elevator doors opened.
05:42I tried to run away.
05:44But Ethan grabbed my arm.
05:46Why do you keep running, Elaine?
05:48Where else can you go?
05:50He looked like the boy I knew.
05:52But his eyes were colder, harder.
05:55You walk away, vanish into thin air.
05:57Fun was it, Elaine?
05:59Phone disconnected.
06:01No one could reach you.
06:02Nice going, Elaine.
06:07You know everything, don't you?
06:10My family went bankrupt.
06:12I'm in debt.
06:14I work here to survive.
06:16Why not tell me?
06:20I fell speechless.
06:23Is it because you can't swallow your pride, princess?
06:27More important than us?
06:29Was your pride that important?
06:33No.
06:40Elaine?
06:41After all these years, you still haven't given up?
06:44Where have you been all these years?
06:47I moved away.
06:49With your family background?
06:51How come you're here?
06:52Are you working as a waiter slash waitress now?
06:55She wanted to embarrass me.
06:57Show how far I'd fallen.
07:00It's fine.
07:01At least you'd be living a worry-free life.
07:06Take this.
07:07No need to pay back.
07:08I looked at her.
07:09It's just my pocket money.
07:11Then at Ethan.
07:12He was in her arm.
07:13No thanks.
07:15I can pay my own bills.
07:18I'm getting married next month.
07:20I hope you two can come.
07:22He never saw it coming.
07:24He gripped my arm tighter.
07:33The club job is just my side gig.
07:35I have a real office job by day.
07:39Monday morning, a big client came.
07:41Office was full of whispers.
07:43I heard this client is a genius.
07:47And it don't interpret things.
07:50He originally built this system to find someone.
07:53Huh?
07:54Who?
07:54His ex.
07:55Probably.
07:56My heart skipped a beat and I had a vague bad feeling.
08:01A familiar voice came from inside.
08:03I want to develop a set of precise positioning and research system, regardless of cost, with the sole purpose of
08:11finding someone.
08:12As long as your technology can be implemented, the price is negotiable.
08:17Our technical team is fully capable of undertaking it.
08:23But I just wonder who the person you are looking for is.
08:27I pushed the door open quietly.
08:30Ethan's eyes locked on me at once.
08:33What are you doing here?
08:35Working.
08:36I answered shortly.
08:38My boss looked shocked.
08:39Elaine, you know Ethan Carter?
08:42We've met before.
08:43I said carefully.
08:45Just met?
08:46Ethan snapped coldly.
08:47He was upset, but I didn't know why.
08:50I'll sign on one condition.
08:52I want Eleven as my assistant.
08:53My boss agreed right away.
08:55He made me run coffee all day.
08:58They talked business till sunset.
09:00At five, I grabbed my bag to leave.
09:03Ethan stepped in my way.
09:05Where are you going?
09:06Not done yet.
09:08Nothing is more important than work.
09:10I can't work late today, sir.
09:12I have another job to do.
09:13I have to deliver food now.
09:15Ethan stared at me in shock.
09:17Back then, Ethan delivered daily.
09:20His meal was usually cheap free lunch.
09:23I used to be really delicate.
09:25I never touched takeout before.
09:28One day, I went to find him.
09:30He squeezed in a tiny driver room.
09:33That food is unhealthy.
09:35He looked uncomfortable and low.
09:37Come on, I'll buy you steak.
09:44I dragged him to a fancy diner.
09:46A meal cost over $100.
09:49He stood at the door for long.
09:52I knew his shame today.
09:54Now, I live his old hard life.
09:56I feel his pain deeply at last.
10:09I fell off my bike.
10:11Goods spilled.
10:12I called the customer to apologize.
10:16Hello, this is your delivery partner.
10:18I fell down and might be a little late.
10:21No excuses!
10:23No excuses!
10:24You're late!
10:25I'm sorry.
10:27I'm so sorry.
10:29I'm sorry.
10:29I kept saying sorry repeatedly.
10:32Ethan showed up.
10:33I hid my hands behind me fast.
10:35I had no time to treat the wound.
10:39Don't hide them.
10:41Go wash your hands right now and take care of your wound.
10:43I must deliver the goods to the customer first.
10:45Get in my car.
10:46I'll drive you there to deliver the order.
10:48When I handed him the order, he looked shocked.
10:51Oh.
10:53Okay.
10:54A luxury car driver delivering takeout?
10:56I have another order to take.
10:59Stop delivering.
11:01No.
11:03I didn't earn nearly enough money tonight.
11:06Then I'll buy all your deliveries tonight.
11:08He took out a thick stack of cash.
11:11He didn't count it at all.
11:13He pressed cash to my bleeding hands.
11:17I'll buy your rest of the night.
11:19I was totally shocked.
11:29His car pulled up to his penthouse.
11:42Doris won't like this.
11:44You're still worried about her?
11:45Look at this house.
11:47Does it look like a woman lives here?
11:49You two aren't living together?
11:52I was never with her at all.
11:54Ethan took out a paper contract.
11:58She came to me six months ago.
12:00She wanted a fake boyfriend shield.
12:05I wanted to stop gold biggers too.
12:09We signed a no interference deal.
12:15He treated my wounded hands gently.
12:20I saw unopened creams on shelf.
12:23It was my favorite old brand.
12:26I asked your cowards today.
12:28You have no fiancee at all.
12:32You lied about getting married.
12:37Tell me the truth, Elaine.
12:47There is no wedding at all.
12:50You're wrong.
12:52It's real.
12:56Show me your photo together then.
13:02We...
13:02We have no photos at all.
13:06You love taking pictures so much.
13:09You have no photo with him?
13:12You reminded me.
13:18I'll take one and show you later.
13:21Ethan laughed in cold frustration.
13:23He suddenly leaned over to me.
13:28I could not move an inch at all.
13:31He pushed me down on the couch.
13:39I bought your time tonight.
13:43You know what that means, right?
13:45I'll pay you back right now!
13:46I panicked.
13:49He noticed the old bracelet on me.
13:52You're getting married, but wear this?
13:54That doesn't seem right, does it?
13:59At his words, I looked down at the bracelet.
14:02Years had passed, and it had long lost its shine.
14:06Just like its owner.
14:08This was the first gift Ethan ever gave me.
14:11I was 19 then, and the world was nothing like it is now.
14:14When I was 19, there was a week I hardly saw him except during class.
14:21He rushed between odd jobs, working harder than ever.
14:28On my birthday, my parents held a fancy party.
14:32I invited Ethan, but he didn't come.
14:35I waited and waited.
14:41Finally, at night, his call came.
14:44He called and said he was outside.
14:51I complained he was too late only.
14:54Had a birthday present for you?
14:58He smiled and rubbed my hair softly.
15:01He said he had a birthday present for me.
15:03It was a simple bracelet, cheap but still way out of his budget.
15:07I loved it so much that I never took it off.
15:10Ethan!
15:12Ethan, what are you doing here?
15:19I thought I told you to stay away from my daughter.
15:22You're not good enough for her.
15:24They never approved of Ethan.
15:26They said he was too poor for me.
15:29When I turned around again, Ethan was already gone.
15:34I was finally sure he had loved me back then.
15:36The bracelet was his true heart.
15:39Did he rush through the wind and snow just like me tonight?
15:43Falling down for a gift, but getting back up again?
15:46But now he traps me on the couch again.
15:49Does he still love me deep down?
15:52Or he just wants to humiliate me?
15:55Tears rolled down my cheeks slowly.
15:58Ethan froze and panicked at once.
16:00He never could stand my tears.
16:03He wiped my tears hurriedly and softly.
16:07Don't cry.
16:08I'm so sorry, Elaine.
16:10Today is your 26th birthday.
16:18I bought a new bracelet.
16:20For you.
16:22I gasped.
16:23I forgot my own birthday completely.
16:27What?
16:28Ethan held a gift box in his hand.
16:31Open it and see if you like it.
16:39Elaine, can we try again?
16:42The doorbell rang sharply suddenly.
16:44Richard stood at the door with a smoke.
16:48I'm here to pick up my fiancé.
16:50Who are you?
16:51I'm her fiancé, didn't she tell you?
16:53Ethan's face turned pale and cold.
16:56The new bracelet fell on the floor.
17:00I left with Richard silently quickly.
17:07He smoked one after another in the car.
17:10Smoke choked me and made me cough.
17:13I had known Richard for a long time.
17:16He once confessed to me long ago.
17:19I rejected him for Ethan at that time.
17:22Last week, he came to me suddenly.
17:25Marry me and I'll pay off all your debts.
17:31Marry me and I'll pay all your debts.
17:36Why do you want to marry me?
17:38I'm gonna prove you picked the wrong man back then.
17:41I'm the only one who can save you.
17:44That poor guy will only drag you down.
17:46He wants to marry me just to feed his own hero complex.
17:50It's just a way to corner me.
17:52It's ridiculous.
17:53Today, I had no choice but to ask him for a favor.
17:57I tried to make an excuse to get away.
18:00I had no idea how he tracked me down.
18:03Why are you pretending to be my fiancé?
18:06What difference does it make?
18:07We're getting married soon anyway.
18:09I haven't said yes to you yet.
18:11Do you really have any other choice?
18:14Wake up princesses.
18:15You're drowning in debt.
18:17Any man who marries you is just a fool.
18:19Who else would want you besides me?
18:21That guy from just now?
18:23Isn't he that poor boyfriend of yours from college?
18:26Let me tell you something.
18:27He only came back to humiliate you.
18:29He didn't dare to fight back when you were on top back then.
18:32Now that you've fallen on hard wines,
18:34who knows how hard he's laughing at you inside.
18:38He stole my girl back then.
18:42I have to knock him down a peg or two now.
18:45Richard, I am not your possession!
18:47I never said yes to you before!
18:49And I never will in the future!
18:51Do you really get to decide whether you agree or not?
18:55Elaine, think about your family.
18:57His frivolous face.
18:58Somehow it brought the past flooding back to me.
19:01The people who spread Ethan rumors and mocked.
19:04They were just like this.
19:05Does Ethan think of me the same way too?
19:08Am I just like them in his eyes?
19:10Everyone knows I left because my family went bankrupt.
19:14News that I'm back has spread.
19:16My old roommate Mabel reached out.
19:19Would you be my bridesmaid?
19:20She asked.
19:21It was our old promise long ago.
19:24Whoever got married last would be the bridesmaid.
19:28Four years with no word!
19:31I was so mad at you!
19:35I'm so sorry.
19:37I promise I'll never disappear again.
19:40Why did you leave without saying goodbye?
19:43My world fell apart back then, Mabel.
19:46I didn't want anyone's pity.
19:48Staying hurt too much.
19:50So I left and cut off all contact.
19:52Ethan was looking for you like crazy.
19:54But my body should be right.
19:55I'm sorry.
19:55I'm sorry.
19:55I'm sorry but the problems were.
19:55I'm sorry.
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