“Silent Romance” – Youth Inspirational Idol Film10

81 夜戲
Time: Late night
Scene: A nightclub, outside the nightclub
Characters: Jiang Muya, bartender, nightclub patrons, Yu Renjie, passersby

▲ In the nightclub late at night, night owls linger about. On the dance floor, men and women dressed in flashy colors sway their bodies to the music.
▲ Jiang Muya sits by the bar counter, drinking alone in gloom. Three slick-looking playboys approach her.

Man A: “Hey, beauty, won’t you be bored being alone?”
Muya: “Let me alone! I want to be quiet by myself.”
Man B: “Miss, don’t ignore us. If you come here to have fun, you’ve got to loosen up. Get her a cocktail.”
Bartender: “Alright, coming right up.”

▲ The bartender prepares a drink and places it on the counter.
▲ Man B, using his fingers, secretly flicks white powder into the drink with his ring finger, then signals the other two men with his eyes.
▲ Man B brings the drugged drink to Muya. The three men raise their glasses toward her.

Man B: “Drink up, we toast to you.”

▲ Muya takes two sips.

△ Cut.

▲ Slightly drunk, Muya staggers out of the entrance. The three playboys follow behind her.

Man B: “Miss, let us help you walk.”
Muya (pointing): “Don’t touch me. You men are all no good!”
Man A: “Heh! This girl won’t yield to soft or hard tactics.”

▲ Man A gives a signal; the three men tacitly surround her, supporting her from both sides and forcibly carrying her along.

Muya (waving her arms): “Let go of me with your dirty hands!”

▲ At this moment, Renjie drives past and sees this scene through the car window.

Renjie (OS): “Why does that woman look so much like Muya…?”

▲ Renjie reverses the car and indeed finds Muya being held by the three men, about to be pushed into a nearby sedan. Renjie touches the surgical knife in the back pocket of his trousers, casually grabs the car lock bar from under the passenger seat, opens the door, gets out, and walks toward the three men.

▲ Muya recognizes Renjie.

Muya (pointing): “Renjie, it’s you! These three bad guys want to take me away.”

Man A: “Kid, I advise you to mind your own business.”

▲ Renjie points at the three men with one hand, signaling them to let go.

Man B: “What? On our turf, you still want to play the hero and save the beauty?”
Man C: “Stop talking nonsense. Grab the weapons.”

▲ Seeing the situation turn bad, Renjie decides to strike first. He swings a heavy blow at Man A. The man raises his hand to block, but his arm is struck by the car lock bar and instantly broken. Man A clutches his arm, bending over in pain. Man B kicks the lock bar out of Renjie’s hand and moves in close. Renjie pulls out the surgical knife from his back pocket, concealing it in his palm. Man B throws a punch, hitting Renjie’s cheek. Enduring the pain, Renjie slashes back, cutting Man B’s arm before he can withdraw. Blood gushes out, and Man B grabs his wound and retreats.

▲ Renjie pulls Muya and runs toward the car. Man C chases after them with an aluminum rod. Renjie opens the car door, pushes Muya inside, then turns and throws the surgical knife toward Man C’s lower body. Man C screams as the knife lodges into his thigh and stops. Seizing the moment, Renjie jumps into the still-running car, shuts the door, and speeds away.

82 晨戲
Time: Late night
Scene: On the road, inside the car, Renjie’s home
Characters: Jiang Muya, Yu Renjie

▲ Late at night, the car drives along the street.
▲ Muya, having witnessed the fierce fight, is mostly sobered by fright.

Muya: “Thank you, Renjie.”

▲ Renjie wipes the blood at the corner of his mouth with his right hand, turns his face, and responds with a smile.

Muya: “Your mouth is bleeding. I’m sorry.”

▲ Muya takes a tissue from her handbag and moves to wipe it for him.
▲ Renjie gestures in sign language.

Renjie (sign): “Just a small injury, it’s nothing.”

Muya: “Let me help you.”

▲ Muya reaches over and wipes the corner of his mouth.

Muya: “Your cheek is bruised. I’ll apply a warm compress for you later.”

▲ The car turns into an alley and drives into the garage of a townhouse. Muya has been here once with her mother and recognizes the place.

▲ The two enter the living room.

Renjie (sign): “My mother isn’t home.”

▲ This time Muya understands the sign language. She goes into the bathroom, brings out a towel and a basin of hot water.

Muya: “Sit on the chair. I’ll apply a warm compress for you.”

▲ Muya repeatedly presses the hot towel against Renjie’s face.

Muya: “You can hold my waist, so your face won’t keep moving.”

▲ Renjie obediently wraps his arms gently around Muya’s waist. His heartbeat quickens, and his cheeks gradually flush.

△ Cut.

▲ Muya walks to the piano, flipping through the sheet music on the stand. Inside the cover is written:

“These songs are all written for Muya. Although she does not like me, I remain faithful to my own feelings of love, even if all of this is merely my own imagination…”

▲ Holding the sheet music, Muya is deeply moved.

Muya (OS): “So all these years, Renjie has always kept me in his heart…”

▲ Muya suddenly feels dizzy and weak all over; her chest begins to heat up, and she can hardly stand.

▲ Renjie asks in sign language: “What’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?”

Muya (barely holding herself up): “At the nightclub just now, those three men gave me a drink. I may have been drugged. Renjie, I don’t want to deceive you. Not long ago, Yuetian came to see me. He was very depressed. I let him stay overnight, and then I… I had… with him… I’m sorry…”

▲ Muya collapses weakly into Renjie’s arms. Renjie gently strokes her long hair, feeling both love and pity.

Renjie (OS): “Muya, you’re so foolish, knowing that Yuetian is not sincere toward you…”

▲ Muya murmurs: “Renjie… be intimate with me… I really want it…”

Renjie (OS): “Muya, you…”

▲ Renjie is caught in an inner struggle.

83 晨戲
Time: Early morning
Scene: Yu Renjie’s home
Characters: Jiang Muya, Yu Renjie

▲ Early in the morning, Muya wakes up and sits by the window combing her hair. Renjie is still very drowsy. Muya writes a few lines on a note.

▲ Muya goes into the dining room, toasts bread, prepares a breakfast, and then quietly leaves.

▲ Renjie wakes up groggily and sees the note on the desk.

“Renjie, thank you for saving me last night. Being intimate with you was my own choice; I don’t need you to take responsibility. I want to find a place to stay alone quietly for a while. Don’t come looking for me. Our fate ends here.”

Renjie (regretful, OS): “Muya, am I dreaming?”

▲ Renjie walks back into the bedroom, looks at the pillow Muya slept on, and picks up a strand of golden hair from it.

Renjie (OS): “This isn’t a dream. Muya, why are you always like a drifting cloud…”

84 昏戲
Time: Evening
Scene: Boys’ dormitory
Characters: Shen Tingting, Yu Renjie

▲ After class in the evening, Shen Tingting comes to the boys’ dormitory to wait for Renjie.

▲ Renjie has just finished an experiment and returns to the dormitory, where he sees Tingting.

Tingting: “Let’s go eat together.”

▲ Renjie signs: “Wait for me a moment. I’ll go upstairs to put away my books.”

Tingting: “It’s only two books. Put them in my backpack first.”

▲ Tingting takes the books and puts them into her backpack. With one hand hooking onto Renjie, the two walk toward the student cafeteria.

Tingting: “Renjie, the school is going to hold a campus folk song competition. I want to sign up and sing the songs you wrote.”

▲ Renjie signs: “You’re not thinking of asking me to accompany you on piano, are you?”

Tingting: “That’s exactly what I had in mind.”

▲ Renjie signs: “Singing as a hobby is good, but I don’t want you to have the idea of becoming a singer.”

Tingting: “A singer? When I was younger, I did fantasize about it. But since I’ve always done well in my studies, for my parents’ expectations, I applied to medical school.”

85 日戲
Time: Morning
Scene: Jiang Muya’s living room, Taiwan Railways Taipei Station, on a train to Hualien–Taitung
Characters: Jiang Muya, passengers

▲ Jiang Muya sits at the table writing a letter.

“Dear Daddy and Mommy: Recently some things have happened, and I feel very troubled. I plan to go out to relax for a while… I will come back after some time…”

▲ Muya leaves the letter at home, explaining the situation to her parents and asking for their understanding. She then picks up her luggage and leaves home.

△ Cut.

▲ Muya buys a train ticket at the ticket counter and walks toward the underground platform.

▲ On the train, Muya gazes out at the Taipei cityscape through the window.

86（Day Scene）
Time: Morning
Setting: Jiang Kefeng’s home, living room
Characters: Vivian, Jiang Kefeng

▲ Jiang Kefeng and his wife have just returned home. As they turn on the living room light, Vivian immediately notices the note left behind.

Vivian (alarmed): “Daddy, our daughter left a letter—she’s run away from home…”

Jiang Kefeng (calmly, taking the note): “Let me see… Muya says she’s just going out to relax. No need to make a fuss, right?”

Vivian (worried): “What if she never comes back?”

Jiang Kefeng: “If it comes to that, we’ll report it to the police for assistance. She’s already an adult—she knows when she should come back.”

87（Day Scene）
Time: Morning
Setting: Hongye Elementary School, Taitung
Characters: Jiang Muya, Zhuo Shengli (Principal), Students

▲ Inside the elementary school music classroom, Jiang Muya plays the organ while the students sing along.

“After the sun sets, it will still rise again tomorrow;
When flowers wither, they will bloom the same next year…”

▲ Principal Zhuo passes by during his rounds, stands in the corridor watching for a moment, then turns and leaves.

▲ Muya suddenly feels her stomach churning and vomits acidic fluid. She hurriedly withdraws one hand to cover her mouth while continuing to press the keys with the other hand.

Jiang Muya (OS): “My period is already two weeks late, and I’ve started vomiting acid these past couple of days… Could I really be pregnant? No, tomorrow I have to go to the gynecology clinic for a check-up.”

88（Day Scene）
Time: Morning
Setting: Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic
Characters: Jiang Muya, Doctor, Nurse, Patients

▲ In the clinic, Muya lies on the examination bed while the doctor performs an ultrasound.

Doctor: “About how long has it been since your last menstrual period ended?”

Jiang Muya: “About a month.”

Doctor: “That means it’s about two weeks overdue. The embryo is still too small right now, so it’s not easy to detect. Have you had any morning sickness these past few days?”

Jiang Muya: “Yes, for the past two or three days.”

Doctor: “A preliminary assessment suggests you’re a little over four weeks pregnant. I’ll have the nurse do a urine test to confirm.”

Nurse: “Please come with me.”

▲ Muya follows the nurse toward the restroom.

△ Scene transition.

Doctor: “The urine test confirms it—you are indeed pregnant. From now on, you’ll need to return regularly for prenatal check-ups.”

▲ Muya feels no sense of joy at all.

Jiang Muya (OS, hesitating): “Should I get rid of the baby as soon as possible? Or go back to Taipei to find Renjie?”

89（Day Scene）
Time: Morning
Setting: On the train to Taipei
Characters: Jiang Muya, Passengers

▲ Inside the train, Jiang Muya gazes out at the coastline and the deep blue sea.

Jiang Muya (OS): “Renjie, you’re going to be a father. It’s this child that has bound the two of us together…”

90（Day Scene）
Time: Morning
Setting: Police Station
Characters: Vivian, Jiang Kefeng, Duty Officer

▲ Jiang Kefeng and Vivian are inside the police station.

Officer: “How long has your daughter been missing?”

Jiang Kefeng: “More than two months. She left a letter saying she was going on a trip to relax, and we haven’t heard from her since.”

Officer: “Has your daughter called home at all?”

Vivian: “No. That’s why we’re so worried.”

Officer: “Sigh… young people these days really don’t understand filial piety. Please leave your information. I’ll file a missing person report. If there’s any news, we’ll notify you.”

Jiang Kefeng: “Thank you, officer.”

▲ Jiang Kefeng fills out the form with the required information.