91（Night Scene）
Time: Evening
Setting: Outside the men’s dormitory
Characters: Shen Tingting, Yu Renjie, Jiang Muya, Students
▲ Jiang Muya, dressed in a light goose-yellow one-piece dress with a small vest over it, stands in the slightly cool evening breeze, watching pairs of student couples passing by.
Jiang Muya (OS): “Simple happiness—this is probably what I should be pursuing…”
▲ Shen Tingting walks over from a distance, linking arms with Yu Renjie.
Jiang Muya (OS): “Isn’t that Renjie? There’s already a girl by his side…”
▲ Muya quickly moves into the shadow of a tree.
Shen Tingting: “Which two songs do you think I should prepare for the competition, Renjie?”
Yu Renjie (sign language): “Just decide for yourself.”
Shen Tingting: “Every song you write sounds so good—it’s really hard for me to choose.”
Yu Renjie (sign language): “Pick the ones you feel the most when you sing them.”
Shen Tingting: “Alright! After I go back to the dorm, I’ll think it through carefully.”
▲ Tingting gives Renjie a kiss on the cheek.
Shen Tingting: “Sweet dreams, senior.”
▲ Tingting watches Renjie walk into the dorm before turning and leaving.
Jiang Muya (OS): “Sigh… Renjie already has a girlfriend. I’m so foolish…”
▲ Muya steps out from the tree’s shadow and leaves the dorm area.
92（Night）
Time: Evening
Setting: University auditorium, Hongye Elementary School teacher dormitory
Characters: Shen Tingting, Yu Renjie, Jiang Muya, Host, Contestants, Teachers and students, Talent scout
▲ Inside the National Taiwan University auditorium, a campus folk song competition is being held. Contestants sit behind the stage, being called one by one to perform at center stage.
Host: “Next contestant is a future female doctor. Please welcome Contestant No. 7, Shen Tingting, performing the Taiwanese original song ‘In the Next Life, I Wish to Be Your Wife.’”
▲ Shen Tingting walks to center stage and picks up the microphone. Renjie’s piano prelude begins.
“When the autumn wind rises, leaves fall, birds cry outside the window,
Lonely and solemn in the dark, the autumn rain lingers endlessly.
Secret longing, no sense of delay, raindrops outside the window,
I recall the first time I met you—it was also in autumn.
Love entangled, I did not know the taste of sorrow.
Misunderstandings led us to quarrel, careless words tore us apart.
A sorrowful song, verses like threads of affection,
Each line a strand of longing, hoping you’ll return to my side.
Frosty wind chills, rain won’t stop, I feel no mood at all,
Dim streetlights in a foreign land, a drifting half-life.
Thinking back to when we were together, sweet moments,
Your figure before my eyes—now just a dream.
Bitter wine down my throat, joys and sorrows no longer matter,
Hearing the wind howl outside, tears fall at the sight.
A pillow for two, yet no fate to stay together till old,
If I leave first in this life, in the next life I wish to be your wife.”
▲ The entire audience listens in rapt silence, utterly absorbed.
▲ In the audience, a talent scout quickly turns on a recorder and stands up, taking several photos of Tingting as she sings.
▲ Only at the end of the song does thunderous applause suddenly erupt.
△ Scene transition.
▲ In the teacher dormitory, Jiang Muya watches the broadcast of the competition. The camera shows the side profile of Renjie at the piano.
Jiang Muya (OS): “Oh my God! Isn’t that girl the one with Renjie? Why does her voice sound so much like mine? Could it be that Renjie is with her because her voice resembles mine…”
△ Scene transition.
▲ The host walks to center stage. Renjie stands up and leaves the stage.
Host: “Miss Tingting, this original song is very similar to Jiang Hui’s ‘Jia Hou,’ but the lyrics and artistic conception seem even deeper. I noticed the audience was deeply immersed. How did you interpret this song?”
Shen Tingting: “First, I want to explain that the composer of this Taiwanese song is Senior Yu Renjie, who just accompanied me on piano. He is very shy and has written dozens of beautiful and moving songs. Secondly, the original singer of this song is actually Miss Jiang Muya, who just won the annual championship in the singing celebrity rankings this year. Although my tone is very similar to Miss Jiang’s, I expressed the song based on my own understanding.”
Host: “This is indeed a delicate and deeply moving Taiwanese song. Please return to the rest area, Miss Tingting. Next up is…”
93（Night）
Time: Evening
Setting: University campus café
Characters: Shen Tingting, Yu Renjie, Zhang Zongxiong (talent scout), Students, Waiter
▲ Inside a university café, a talent scout is speaking with Shen Tingting and Yu Renjie.
Zhang Zongxiong: “Miss Tingting, I personally admire your singing ability very much. On behalf of the company, I sincerely invite you to join us as one of our artists.”
Shen Tingting: “Really? I’ve only sung one song, and the competition results haven’t even been announced yet!”
Zhang Zongxiong: “I have great confidence in your performance. Competitions like this are just a small test of your abilities. Your tone resembles that of Jiang Muya, the current top-ranked singer. I expect that once you release an album, you will be well received by listeners.”
Shen Tingting: “You flatter me too much. But I only treat singing as a hobby. In the future, my main profession will still be being a doctor. Besides, my family and my boyfriend don’t support me entering the entertainment industry.”
Zhang Zongxiong: “In any case, I still hope you will seriously consider this and seize the opportunity. Here is my business card—feel free to contact me anytime.”
▲ The talent scout stands up and takes his leave.
Yu Renjie (sign language): “I’m not forbidding you to sing. I just don’t want you to lose sight of what matters.”
Shen Tingting: “I know—you want me to keep singing as a hobby.”
94（Day Scene） (Three months later)
Time: Morning
Setting: Hongye Elementary School, Taitung
Characters: Jiang Muya, Wagang, Colleagues, Students
▲ In the teachers’ office, several colleagues are whispering among themselves.
Colleague A: “Teacher Jiang’s belly is already so big—why have we never seen her husband or boyfriend?”
Colleague B: “I’ve been wondering the same thing, but it’s her privacy—it’s not appropriate to ask.”
Colleague C: “Could it be that she suffered some kind of setback and came to a rural place like this? Otherwise, with her reputation, she should be developing her career in Taipei…”
Colleague B: “Teacher Wagang has been very concerned about her. I heard he even accompanies her to prenatal check-ups.”
Colleague C: “Could it be that Wagang has fallen for her?”
▲ Muya and Wagang walk past in the corridor.
Colleague A: “Stop talking—the main character is here.”
▲ The colleagues stop their discussion.
Wagang: “After work, I’ll come pick you up.”
Jiang Muya: “Wagang, thank you.”
95（Day Scene）
Time: Morning
Setting: Obstetrics and gynecology clinic, inside a car
Characters: Jiang Muya, Wagang, Doctor, Nurse, Patients
▲ Wagang supports Muya as they walk into the clinic.
▲ In the clinic, Muya lies on the examination bed while the doctor performs an ultrasound.
Doctor: “The fetus is developing well. The due date is next month.”
Jiang Muya: “Doctor, I’d like to ask— I have epilepsy, and the child’s biological father has Tourette syndrome. Will these two conditions be inherited?”
Doctor: “Is your epilepsy congenital?”
Jiang Muya: “No. I had a car accident when I was young and suffered a head injury. The epilepsy appeared after that.”
Doctor: “In your case, it is acquired. Unless there is a hereditary history in the family, this condition will not be passed down. However, in the past, there have been cases where difficult labor caused oxygen deprivation in the birth canal, leading to brain damage and potentially triggering epilepsy. As for Tourette syndrome, if the father has a dominant form, there is a possibility of inheritance. However, it cannot currently be predicted through prenatal screening. We will need to wait until the child is born and observe over time to determine whether the child has inherited Tourette syndrome.”
Jiang Muya: “Doctor, thank you for your explanation.”
△ Scene transition.
▲ In the car on the way back, Muya sits in the back seat, gazing out at the open countryside.
Wagang: “Muya, what did the doctor say just now?”
Jiang Muya: “The doctor said the fetus is developing well, and the due date is next month.”
Wagang: “Then after you get back, you should apply to the principal for maternity leave, right?”
Scene 96
Time: Afternoon
Setting: Teachers’ Dormitory, Hongye Elementary School, Taitung
Characters: Jiang Muya, School Nurse, Wagang
▲ Inside the teachers’ dormitory at Hongye Elementary School, Muya is in intense labor pain, groaning.
Wagang: “We need to take Teacher Jiang to the hospital immediately.”
School Nurse: “Given her current condition, I’m afraid there’s no time.”
Wagang (anxious): “Then what should we do?”
School Nurse: “I have experience delivering babies, but I’ll need your help.”
Wagang: “Just tell me what to do.”
School Nurse: “Help me boil a bucket of hot water.”
Wagang: “Alright, I’ll go right away.”
▲ Wagang turns and heads to the kitchen.
△ Cut.
▲ Muya is holding a newborn baby boy in her arms. The infant is asleep.
School Nurse: “What a handsome baby.”
Wagang: “Muya, I’ll go down the mountain later to buy baby supplies.”
Jiang Muya: “Thank you, Wagang.”
Scene 97 (Six years later)
Time: Afternoon
Setting: Teachers’ Dormitory, Hongye Elementary School, Taitung
Characters: Jiang Muya, Jiang Sijie (6 years old), Yu Renjie, Female Reporter, Sign Language Interpreter
▲ Inside the dormitory, the mother and son are eating while watching TV news. On the screen, a reporter is interviewing Doctor Yu Renjie.
Female Reporter: “Dr. Yu, you are a specialist in treating epilepsy in this country and have achieved remarkable results in surgical treatment. Do you have any advice for patients with epilepsy and their families?”
Yu Renjie (sign language): “If epilepsy patients do not improve after taking anti-epileptic medication, brain surgery may be performed. These patients can usually stop having seizures.”
▲ As Renjie signs, a sign language interpreter beside him voices the content.
Jiang Muya (OS): “Renjie, in order to cure my chronic illness, you worked hard to become an authority on epilepsy. It shows that you still keep me in your heart.”
Scene 98
Time: Afternoon
Setting: Kindergarten Classroom, Hongye Elementary School, Taitung
Characters: Jiang Muya, Jiang Sijie (6), Chen Yunru (Kindergarten Teacher), Wagang, Children
▲ In the kindergarten classroom, Sijie is fighting with another child over a toy.
Jiang Sijie: “This toy was bought for me by my mom.”
Child: “But you brought it here, and you didn’t say I couldn’t play with it.”
Jiang Sijie: “But now I don’t want you to play with it anymore.”
▲ The two children struggle over the toy. Suddenly, Sijie’s facial and neck muscles twitch, and he emits a sharp shrieking sound. Teacher Chen immediately comes over.
Chen Yunru: “Sijie, what’s wrong again?”
Jiang Sijie (pointing): “He grabbed my toy.”
Chen Yunru: “Let him play with it for a while. He’ll return it to you.”
Jiang Sijie: “But I don’t want to lend it anymore.”
Scene 99
Time: Afternoon
Setting: Teachers’ Dormitory, Hongye Elementary School, Taitung
Characters: Jiang Muya, Jiang Sijie (6), Chen Yunru, Wagang
▲ In the dormitory, Teacher Chen is making a home visit. Sijie is playing with building blocks nearby.
Chen Yunru: “Teacher Jiang, recently Sijie often makes sharp shrieking sounds, and his facial expressions suddenly become tense. Could it be…”
Jiang Muya: “Sigh… what I feared has finally appeared…”
Wagang: “Muya, does Sijie have some kind of problem?”
Jiang Muya: “The child’s biological father has Tourette syndrome. The doctor told me before that this condition may be hereditary.”
Wagang: “Tourette syndrome? What kind of illness is that?”
Jiang Muya: “I can’t really explain it clearly either, but I plan to take Sijie to Taipei to find his biological father. He is a doctor.”
Chen Yunru: “Teacher Jiang, Sijie really should see a doctor, otherwise he’ll be hard to manage in the future…”
Wagang: “I see. Do you want me to accompany you to Taipei?”
Jiang Muya: “No, I’m not even sure whether I can find his biological father on this trip.”
Wagang: “Then I’ll take you to the station.”
Scene 100
Time: Afternoon
Setting: Taitung Railway Station
Characters: Jiang Muya, Jiang Sijie, Wagang, Passengers
▲ Wagang’s car arrives in front of the station.
▲ Jiang Muya leads Sijie out of the car. Wagang opens the trunk and takes out the suitcase.
▲ Wagang pulls the suitcase as the three walk into the station hall.
Jiang Muya (taking out a songbook): “Wagang, over the years you’ve taken care of us mother and son. I don’t have much to repay you. This songbook was written by the child’s father, and I’ve treasured it all this time. I know you like singing, so take it with you.”
Wagang (flipping through it): “Muya, so the songs you often sing and play come from here.”
Jiang Muya: “Yes. Wagang, you will like the songs in this book.”
Wagang: “Mm. After you settle down in Taipei, remember to call me.”
Jiang Muya: “I will. Take care of yourself.”
Wagang: “Sijie, let uncle give you a hug.”
▲ Wagang picks up Sijie and rubs his bearded cheek against Sijie’s little face.
Jiang Sijie: “It tickles, uncle!”
Wagang: “Sijie, once you go to Taipei, uncle won’t be able to play with you every day. You must remember uncle.”
Jiang Sijie: “Uncle, you can also come to Taipei to see me and mom.”
Wagang: “I will. I’ll definitely visit you when I have time. Be good and listen to your mother.”
▲ The train arrives at the station. Wagang waves goodbye to Muya and her son.
