“Alishan” Film Screenplay6
Scene 41 – Day Scene
Characters: Zhou Tianyou, Gao Huijun
Time: Afternoon
Location: The photography studio Zhou Tianyou borrowed
△ Gao Huijun arrives at the photography studio Zhou Tianyou mentioned, holding a business card.
Huijun: (hesitating) (OS) “A business card with only an address on it… could it be fake? I came here behind my brother’s back. I wonder if he’ll blame me in the future?”
△ Tianyou comes out from inside the building.
Tianyou: (pleasantly surprised) “Hui… Miss Gao, you came. I can’t believe you actually found this place. I was planning to pick you up at the station, but I didn’t expect you to arrive so quickly.”
Huijun: “Do you work here?”
Tianyou: “Yeah. This studio belongs to a friend of mine and his partner. Business has been slow lately, and he went overseas for a vacation, so I’m taking care of the place for him.”
Huijun: “Oh.”
△ Tianyou pulls down the outer iron shutter door.
Huijun: (nervous and wary) “What are you doing?”
Tianyou: “A friend has come from afar, so of course I should do my best to entertain her. Come inside and take a look at the studio.”
△ They walk into the photography studio.
Huijun: (curious) “Is this where you photograph big celebrities?”
Tianyou: (preparing the equipment) “Of course not. This place is for photographing regular print advertisement models. Real celebrities usually shoot on location outdoors.”
Huijun: “So that’s how it is.”
△ Without warning, Tianyou snaps several photos of Huijun.
Huijun: “Why are you taking pictures of me like this? I’m not even wearing makeup, and I’m not dressed up at all.”
△ Huijun looks down at her clothes.
Tianyou: “I’m not very good with sweet words, but I still have to say this. The moment I first saw you, your natural elegance and purity deeply attracted me. That’s why I want to capture the real you.”
△ Huijun notices a large poster on the wall.
Huijun: (pointing at the poster) “Is that a celebrity?”
Tianyou: (looking lonely) “She’s my girlfriend.”
Huijun: “Oh, she…”
Tianyou: (dejected) “The night before our engagement, she told me she had decided to obey her father and go abroad to study, so…”
Huijun: “I’m sorry!”
Tianyou: “It’s alright. It’s been five years, and I still can’t forget her. Even though… even though she married someone else after finishing school, I don’t blame her at all, because… I love her.”
△ Facing the talented and deeply devoted Tianyou, Huijun gradually lowers her guard.
Huijun: “I never thought city people could have a boy as devoted as you.”
Tianyou: (smiling) “I only want to bless her with happiness.”
Tianyou: (staring at Huijun, then at the large poster) “You… you resemble her a little.”
Huijun: (looking at the poster as well) “Not at all. She’s much prettier than me.”
Tianyou: “No. It’s your hearts. Pure, kind, and also your flowing long hair and fresh, refined temperament.”
△ Tianyou takes out some cosmetics and several dresses from a cabinet and hands them to Huijun.
Tianyou: (scratching his head awkwardly) “Would you mind if I call you Huijun?”
Huijun: “Not at all.”
Tianyou: “Huijun, you can put on some makeup and change into these dresses. I’ll take a few photos for you.”
Huijun: “But…”
Tianyou: “It’s okay. If you don’t want to, I won’t force you.”
△ Tianyou places the dresses and cosmetics on the table.
△ Huijun considers it for a moment.
Huijun: (OS) “He doesn’t seem like a bad person, and he’s so devoted.”
Huijun: (looking at the beautiful dresses, OS) “It’s only a few photos. Nothing bad should happen.”
Huijun: “Alright. Wait for me a moment. I’ll go get ready.”
△ Tianyou nods and adjusts the camera.
Tianyou: “Ever since my girlfriend got married, I’ve stopped hoping for love anymore, because I’m just a small-time photographer.”
Huijun: “Brother Zhou, don’t be sad. I believe you’ll definitely meet someone even better in the future.”
Tianyou: “Thank you… for calling me Brother Zhou.”
Tianyou: (patting Huijun’s shoulder and pointing toward the dressing room) “Little Sister Huijun, let your big brother take some glamour shots for you. Maybe I can even help you enter the entertainment industry.”
Huijun: (happily) “Okay, I’ll go change clothes.”
△ After changing into several outfits and taking some glamour photos, Tianyou plays soft music and suggests that Huijun take a break.
△ Tianyou drinks a glass of wine first, then takes a cup of water and approaches the prop sofa where Huijun is lying down.
Tianyou: “Huijun, have some water. You must be tired too. I’ll take you out for dinner later.”
△ Huijun is about to sit up properly.
Tianyou: “Wait, let me take one more shot.”
Tianyou: (brushing aside Huijun’s bangs) “You… are really beautiful.”
△ Tianyou’s hand moves from Huijun’s waist to her chest and neck.
Tianyou: “Huijun, you… you’ve made me forget everything. You also make it impossible for me to control myself…”
△ Tianyou kisses Huijun’s expressive eyes.
△ Under the dim yellow lighting, the two are alone together, and the innocent Huijun momentarily loses her sense of judgment.
Huijun: “Zhou…”
△ Zhou Tianyou gently kisses Huijun. Huijun is teased and seduced by Tianyou until she can hardly resist.
Huijun: (frightened, blushing, half resisting and half yielding) “Brother Zhou… I…”
Tianyou: (embracing and kissing her) “Call me Tianyou. After all these years, you’re the only girl who has moved my heart.”
Huijun: “Tian…you…”
Scene 42 – Night Scene
Characters: Wu Tianliang, Zhou Tianyou
Time: Night
Location: Wu Tianliang’s mansion and Tianliang’s study
△ Wu Tianliang is in the study when Tianyou knocks and enters.
Tianliang: “Tianyou, sit down.”
△ Wu Tianliang pours Tianyou a glass of wine. Sitting opposite Tianyou, he leans against the sofa, thinking silently before slowly lighting a cigarette.
Tianyou: “Boss, you wanted to see me because…”
Tianliang: “Lili… recently she… forget it, let’s not talk about that.”
Tianyou: (putting out his cigarette) “You want me to go find Gao Yingxiong…”
Tianyou: “Find Gao Yingxiong?” (surprised) “Could it be Miss Lili…”
Tianliang: “I want you to bribe Gao Yingxiong. If he’s willing to work with me, I’ll let Lili return to Lulin Mountain for a few days.”
Tianyou: “Boss, you mean buying him over so he can ‘work from the inside and outside together’ with us?”
Tianliang: “Mm. Can you do it?”
Tianyou: (smiling mysteriously) “Don’t worry, Boss.”
△ Tianyou takes out a large manila envelope.
△ Tianliang opens the envelope and looks through several photographs.
Tianliang: (calmly) “What’s this? Who is this girl?”
Tianyou: (sinister grin) “Her surname is Gao. She’s Gao Yingxiong’s older sister, Gao Huijun, a little nurse.”
△ After looking through several glamour photos, Tianliang bursts into laughter.
Tianliang: “Well done. I didn’t teach you for nothing. From now on, you’re unquestionably going to be my successor, Zhou Tianyou.”
△ Tianliang thinks silently for a moment, then clinks glasses with Tianyou.
Tianliang: “Tianyou, if Gao Yingxiong refuses, use Gao Huijun’s glamour photos to threaten him. Give him three days to reply to me.”
Tianyou: (smug, sneering) “Yes, Boss.”
Scene 43 – Night Scene
Characters: Zhou Tianyou, Gao Yingxiong
Time: Night
Location: Gao Yingxiong’s living room
Tianyou: “Brother Gao, our councilman sincerely wants to invite you to join our company…”
△ Yingxiong is about to speak, but Tianyou raises his hand to stop him.
Tianyou: (mocking) “Don’t say the word ‘no’ just yet. During these days, our Miss Lili has missed you terribly. She spends every day practically washing her face with tears.”
Yingxiong: (worried) “Lili… is she doing alright?”
Tianyou: “Brother Gao, think about it. Being confined all day long, how could she possibly feel happy? She’s lost a lot of weight.”
△ Yingxiong lowers his head in thought, and Tianyou seizes the chance to persuade him.
Tianyou: “Brother Yingxiong, what kind of good life can you live deep in the mountains? The councilman is giving you an opportunity. You should…”
Yingxiong: (waving his hand) “Enough. You people don’t understand Miss Lili at all. I could never go back with you, and I definitely won’t join your company.”
Tianyou: (angrily) “Gao Yingxiong, don’t refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a penalty drink. Look at this.”
△ Tianyou takes out a large manila envelope.
△ Yingxiong takes the envelope and pulls out the photographs.
Tianyou: (grinning viciously) “Honestly, the Alishan girls of your Tsou tribe really are ‘beautiful as water.’ These are some revealing photos of your sister. Take a look.”
Yingxiong: (furious) “You… you’re such a scumbag!”
△ Without warning, Yingxiong punches Tianyou in the face and tears up the photographs.
Tianyou: (wiping blood from the corner of his mouth as he stands up) “Tearing up the photos is useless. I still have the negatives…”
Yingxiong: (roaring furiously) “You bastard Zhou, get out! Get out of Alishan! Go as far away as possible, and never let me see you again!”
Tianyou: “Fine, I’ll go. But our councilman is merciful. He’s giving you three days to think about it.”
Yingxiong: (angrily) “There’s nothing to think about.”
Tianyou: “Don’t forget, Miss Lili is still waiting for you. And besides, your sister’s negatives are still in my hands.”
△ Yingxiong rises to grab the curved hunting knife hanging on the wall. Seeing the situation turn dangerous, Tianyou immediately runs away.
Scene 44 – Night Scene
Characters: Gao Minghui, Gao Yingxiong, Gao Huijun
Time: Night
Location: Gao Yingxiong’s living room
△ Gao Huijun sees the torn photographs scattered across the table and breaks down in tears.
Huijun: (heartbroken, crying) “Father, little brother… I…”
Minghui: (comforting her) “I told you long ago to be careful of city people, but you were still lured in. Sigh…”
Huijun: “Father, I… I wanted to persuade him to turn back…”
Yingxiong: “Sis, don’t be sad. There’s no need to hold any hopes for a person like him.”
△ Yingxiong turns to go back to his room but is stopped by Minghui.
Minghui: “Yingxiong, we should gather the tribesmen for a meeting. Everyone should think of a solution together.”
Yingxiong: “But Sis’s photographs…”
Minghui: (calmly) “I don’t think this matter is simple. Why are that Councilman Wu and Zhou Tianyou so determined to make you join their company?”
Yingxiong: “I saw Yabu in their company.”
Minghui: “Yabu? You saw Yabu?”
Minghui: (thinking for a moment) “If it were only because of Miss Lili, they wouldn’t use Huijun’s photographs to threaten you. They must have another motive. Yabu is now working with them, and I suspect they are so eager to win you over because they want your help in illegally logging even more valuable timber in the future.”
Yingxiong: “Father’s analysis makes perfect sense. Otherwise, why would their company need a mere forest ranger like me?”
△ Yingxiong and Huijun both gradually calm down.
Yingxiong: “Alright. I’ll go notify the tribesmen right away.”
Minghui: “Hmph! These city people really think we mountain people are so simple-minded that all we know is hunting?”
Huijun: (OS, sorrowfully) “Tianyou, you shouldn’t have lied to me. I trusted you so much, and I’ve already fallen in love with you. I must find a chance to persuade you to turn back before more innocent girls are deceived and harmed.”
Scene 45 – Day Scene
Characters: Gao Minghui, Gao Yingxiong, Pu Guangrong, Pu Tianxiang, Shi Weide, Shi Ziqiang, several elders
Time: Day (Afternoon)
Location: Kuba of Tefuye Village
△ The meeting is held in the Kuba of Tefuye Village. (All dialogue in this section is spoken in the Tsou language.)
Minghui: “Fellow tribesmen, Yabu has already joined Wu Tianliang’s gang of timber thieves. In order to buy over my son Yingxiong and have him help them illegally log our precious mountain forests, they have resorted to every possible means. First they used his daughter Wu Lili as bait to lure my son, and then they used my daughter’s photographs to threaten him. If we do not unite and come up with countermeasures quickly, we may later be divided by them and even defeated one by one!”
Tianxiang: “Chief Gao is absolutely right. The strategy this gang led by Wu Tianliang is using against us now is division and defeating us individually.”
Weide: “What happens to Tefuye Village concerns our Dabang Village as well. Today these criminals are targeting Yingxiong; tomorrow they will target us too. We Tsou people share one common destiny. We will never allow the Han people to divide us.”
Minghui: “They said that in three days, my son must personally meet them and give them an answer.”
Guangrong: “Chief, your daughter’s negatives must be retrieved first. I propose we stay calm and wait for the other side to arrange negotiations. Then we can act when the opportunity comes.”
Elder A: “We shall follow the village chief’s suggestion.”
Ziqiang: “Get the negatives back quickly, and then arrest all of them.”
Tianxiang: “Yingxiong, when they ask you to negotiate, I’ll go with you. I’ll carry my gun and protect you personally.”
Guangrong: “Tianxiang, protect Yingxiong. If there’s an opportunity, capture Zhou Tianyou alive and find out what their real objective is.”
Tianxiang: “Yes, Father.”
Scene 46 – Night Scene
Characters: Gao Yingxiong, Pu Tianxiang, Zhou Tianyou, Li Xiaodao, Jian Dafa, Yabu
Time: Evening
Location: A pavilion somewhere in the forest
△ Three days later, Zhou Tianyou arranges to negotiate with Gao Yingxiong.
△ Tianyou waves his hand, signaling Li Xiaodao and Jian Dafa to stand aside first.
Tianyou: “You’ve got guts, coming here alone.”
Yingxiong: (looking at Tianyou’s men) “A Tsou warrior doesn’t need helpers when hunting.”
Tianyou: (throwing away his cigarette butt and grinding it out hard underfoot, sneering) “No wonder our boss admires you…”
Yingxiong: (angrily) “Cut the crap. Hand over the stuff.”
Tianyou: “Great hero, why are you in such a hurry?”
Tianyou: (spreading his hands) “As long as you agree to join our company, you can have anything you want. If you want Miss Lili, then you’ll get Miss Lili.”
Yingxiong: (furious, gripping the knife at his waist tightly with his right hand) “How dare you insult Lili?”
△ Jian Dafa steps forward and reveals a handgun.
Dafa: “Savage, what are you trying to do? Is your tribal knife faster than my bullets?”
Tianyou: (pretending to scold him) “Put the gun away. Yingxiong is our boss’s future son-in-law. Don’t be rude. Step back.”
Xiaodao: “Savage, don’t refuse a toast only to drink a penalty drink…”
Tianyou: (pretending to be angry) “Dafa, Xiaodao, call him Mister Gao. Don’t be disrespectful.”
Xiaodao: “Yes. Mister Gao, as long as you nod your head, our boss will immediately fulfill things between you and Miss Lili. Why insist so stubbornly?”
Yingxiong: (firmly) “I love my homeland. If you expect me to help you illegally log the forests in our mountains, forget it.”
Tianyou: (angrily) “Oh, so you already know what we’re planning? Don’t tell me you don’t even care about your sister anymore?”
Yingxiong: (furious) “You…”
△ Gao Yingxiong rushes forward like he is grabbing a wild boar and begins wrestling with Zhou Tianyou.
Dafa: (drawing his gun) “Stop right there! If you don’t stop, I won’t hold back anymore!”
△ At that moment, Pu Tianxiang jumps down from behind a tree and fires a shot at Dafa. Gao Yingxiong seizes the chance to dodge beside a tree and roll down a small slope.
△ Li Xiaodao quickly drags Dafa by the collar beneath a nearby tree.
Xiaodao: “Dafa! Are you alright? Damn it, there’s another savage!”
Dafa: “My finger’s injured and bleeding.”
Xiaodao: “It’s only a small wound. You won’t die from it!”
△ Li Xiaodao pulls out a long gun from behind him and fires several shots in front of Pu Tianxiang’s feet. Tianxiang’s body recoils backward.
Xiaodao: (coldly sneering) “Kid, at least you know what’s good for you. Drop your weapon immediately and raise your hands high, or your body’s going to turn into a hornet’s nest!”
Tianxiang: (putting down his handgun) “Yingxiong, run! Hurry and go…”
Yingxiong: (shouting loudly) “Alright! I’ll find a way to save you!”
Tianyou: (angrily) “Take this guy back and deal with him.”
Yabu: (shocked, frightened, patting his chest to calm himself) “Holy hell! When these city people fight for their lives, they’re even fiercer than us hunting wild boars!”
Scene 47 – Dusk Scene
Characters: Pu Tianxiang, You Tianmei (Zhou Tianyou’s mother), Zhou Tianyou, Li Xiaodao
Time: Dusk
Location: The Zhou family woodshed
△ You Tianmei is feeding pigs in the pigpen near the woodshed.
Tianmei: “Little pig brothers and little pig sisters, time for dinner!”
△ The piglets are eating. Tianmei looks up and sees Tianyou leading a group of people toward the woodshed. Worried that her son has done something bad again, she secretly follows them outside the woodshed.
Tianmei: (eyes widened, OS) “What in the world is going on now?”
Tianmei: (peeking around furtively) “This Tianyou just refuses to learn anything good.”
Tianmei: (thinking deeply, nodding, OS) “Tomorrow morning I’ll come back and take another look.”
Scene 48 – Morning Scene
Characters: Tianmei (Zhou Tianyou’s mother), Pu Tianxiang, Gao Tianyou
Time: Early morning
Location: The Zhou family woodshed
△ Early the next morning, Tianmei comes to feed the pigs as usual. As she passes by the woodshed, she hears intermittent groaning from inside. Tianmei pushes open the door and enters.
Tianmei: “Hey, young man, who are you?”
△ Tianmei studies Tianxiang’s face carefully and finds it somewhat familiar.
Tianmei: (OS) “He… he looks so much like Tianyou.”
Tianmei: “Young man, wake up, wake up. I need to ask you something.”
Tianxiang: “I… I… cough…”
Tianmei: “You’re hurt? Let me take a look.”
Tianmei: (taking out medicinal herbs mashed from vines) “This is what we use for first aid. But right now I can’t take you outside either… oh dear, you’re bruised all over.”
Tianxiang: “Cough.”
Tianmei: “Were you beaten by my Tianyou?”
Tianxiang: “Cough cough.”
△ Tianmei pats Tianxiang on the back and notices half of a jade pendant hanging from his chest. The pendant perfectly matches the half that Tianyou carries.
Tianmei: (surprised and anxious) “Young man, can you tell me where this jade pendant came from?”
Tianxiang: (speaking with difficulty) “My father told me that when he picked me up, I was already wearing it.”
Tianmei: (tears gathering at the corners of her eyes) “Your father isn’t your biological father?”
Tianxiang: (swallowing hard) “No.”
Tianmei: (slightly excited) “Then did your father ever tell you who your real parents were? Or where you were found?”
Tianxiang: (in pain) “May I ask… who are you?”
Tianmei: (supporting Tianxiang) “Your half of the jade pendant… our Tianyou also has one. Together they form a complete piece. That… that was the token left behind by our Zhou family.”
Tianxiang: (crying out while enduring the pain) “What? If that’s true, then Zhou Tianyou and I are… and you are his mother, which means you are also my…”
Tianmei: (moved, crying) “Yes, my son. Do you know how hard Tianyou and I have searched for you all these years?”
Tianxiang: “How could this happen? Zhou Tianyou and I are mortal enemies!”
Tianmei: “Sigh… forgive your brother. He followed the wrong people. But his true nature isn’t bad. He just wanted to earn more money so he could find you and someday bring the three of us into the mountains to live a good life together.”
Tianxiang: “Really? You’re not lying to me? All these years, I’ve been searching for you too…”
Tianmei: “What’s your name?”
Tianxiang: “My name is Pu Tianxiang.”
Tianmei: (helping Tianxiang up) “Come, I’ll help you outside. I’ll tell Ayou that you are his biological younger brother and tell him not to do anything reckless.”
Scene 49 – Morning Scene
Characters: Gao Yingxiong, Zhou Tianyou, Li Xiaodao, Pu Tianxiang, Tianmei
Time: Early morning
Location: The Zhou family woodshed
△ Zhou Tianyou arrives with Li Xiaodao. Tianmei quickly hides behind the door.
Tianmei: “Tianxiang, shhh!”
Tianmei: (opening the door slightly) “Someone’s coming.”
Tianxiang: “Mm.”
Tianmei: (whispering softly) “Axiang, don’t blame your brother. He had no choice.”
Tianxiang: (softly) “As long as Brother can turn back…”
△ Li Xiaodao unlocks the padlock and forcefully kicks the door open.
Xiaodao: (angrily, drawing his gun) “Damn it, savage! You dared to shoot my brother. Today I’m paying you back double.”
Tianyou: (raising his hand to stop him) “Boss said to keep him alive.”
Tianxiang: (filled with mixed emotions) “Zhou Tianyou… you…”
Tianyou: “Little brother, if you and Gao Yingxiong both join us, then you’ll be our brothers. From then on, we’ll all enjoy the good life together.”
△ Li Xiaodao searches Tianxiang and pulls out a police identification badge.
Xiaodao: “Second Brother, so this punk’s a cop. No wonder he was carrying a police-issued ninety-caliber handgun. We can’t leave him alive.”
△ Li Xiaodao draws his gun and prepares to shoot Tianxiang.
Tianyou: (angrily pulling Xiaodao away) “Who’s in charge here, you or me?”
Xiaodao: “Second Brother, if this kid escapes, there’s no guarantee we won’t end up ruined by him later.”
Tianyou: “Bah! Before we’ve even acted, you’re already cursing us. Damn it!”
Xiaodao: (raising his gun) “Let me finish him off.”
△ Tianmei rushes out from behind the door and stands in front of Tianxiang.
Tianmei: (sternly) “Tianyou, you absolutely cannot kill him. He’s your long-lost biological younger brother.”
Tianyou: (shocked) “Mother, what did you say? This kid is…”
△ Tianmei pulls the necklace out from Tianxiang’s neck.
Tianmei: “Look. You should recognize this jade pendant.”
△ Tianyou yanks the necklace from Tianxiang’s neck and stares at it silently for several seconds.
△ Li Xiaodao sees that the situation is turning bad. One more living witness means one more problem. He quickly fires his gun, but Tianyou knocks his aim aside. Even so, the bullet still strikes Tianxiang in the right elbow.
Xiaodao: “Second Brother, you…”
△ Before Li Xiaodao can finish speaking, Tianyou knocks him unconscious with a punch.
Tianyou: “Xiaodao, you’ve really gone too far!”
Tianyou: “This belongs to you?” (holding the necklace while asking Tianxiang again)
Tianxiang: (gripping his wounded elbow with his left hand) “It’s mine, Brother.”
Tianyou: “Little brother, you’re hurt.”
Tianxiang: “I can still hold on.”
Tianyou: “Leave quickly. I’ll take care of the aftermath here.”
△ Tianmei and Tianyou help Tianxiang to his feet.
△ Li Xiaodao groans twice and tries to get back up, but Tianyou punches him again and knocks him flat once more.
Tianyou: (returning the handgun to Tianxiang) “Go quickly. Hurry and leave!”
Scene 50 – Day Scene
Characters: Gao Yingxiong, Pu Tianxiang, Doctor, Gao Huijun
Time: Morning
Location: Health clinic
△ Gao Yingxiong supports Pu Tianxiang as they rush to the clinic.
Yingxiong: (anxiously) “Doctor! Doctor! Hurry, come save my friend!”
△ Nurse Gao Huijun comes out from the registration counter, and the doctor follows from the examination room.
Huijun: (shocked) “Little brother, how did Tianxiang get hurt?”
Yingxiong: “Sis, he was injured by Zhou Tianyou’s gang.”
Huijun: (suspiciously) “What? Tianyou? That’s impossible, isn’t it?”
Yingxiong: (angrily) “Why impossible?”
Doctor: (looking at Tianxiang’s injuries) “Mister Gao, please go with your sister and complete the registration procedures first.”
Huijun: “Little brother, come register with me.”
Yingxiong: “Sis, you still want to defend that bastard Zhou Tianyou!”
Huijun: (pretending ignorance) “Impossible, impossible. Tianyou would never do something so immoral and harmful.”
Tianxiang: “Yingxiong, you misunderstood Zhou Tianyou. It was his subordinate who shot me, but it was Tianyou who let me go.”
Yingxiong: “Tianxiang, what nonsense are you talking about? How could Zhou Tianyou possibly let you go?”
Tianxiang: “Tianyou is actually my biological older brother from whom I was separated for many years.”
Yingxiong: (unable to believe it) “What? Zhou Tianyou is your biological older brother?”
Tianxiang: “I’ll explain everything to you later.”
Doctor: “Miss Nurse, please help me bring the injured patient into the examination room first.”
△ Another nurse and the doctor help Tianxiang into the examination room.
Huijun: “Little brother, see? Tianyou isn’t as bad as you imagine.”
Yingxiong: “Really? Do you know what kind of work Zhou Tianyou actually does?”
Huijun: (righteously) “Tianyou is a professional photographer.”
Yingxiong: (dismissively) “A photographer? Is that what he told you? What a joke!”
Huijun: (nodding) “Mm! I even went to his studio, and then…”
Yingxiong: (interrupting) “And then you were deceived by his sweet talk.”
Huijun: (shaking her head, looking pained) “Impossible, impossible. He wouldn’t lie to me.”
Yingxiong: “Wouldn’t? Tianxiang was injured because of you.”
Huijun: “Little brother, you mean Tianxiang was injured because of me? What happened?”
Yingxiong: (hesitating) “This… let’s not talk about it for now.”
Doctor: (calling out from the examination room) “Huijun! Huijun! Hurry and come help me.”
Huijun: “Oh! Coming.” (glancing at Yingxiong before walking into the examination room)
