BMSUB【Api Malap 微暗之火 】EP02: Lelaki yang menyelamatkan jiwaku✨ | YOUKU Malaysia
[Episode 2]
[We pretend to be calm,
light-hearted and soothed]
[Hunting between triumph
and disappointment]
[Without temptation or snares]
Officer Lin.
This is Nan Ya’s clothing store.
[ZIJIN]
Nan Ya?
I didn’t see her.
I wasn’t there
during the countdown to midnight.
And we’re not close.
So I didn’t pay attention
to what she was doing that night.
I went to see Zhou Luo.
But I didn’t find him.
I guess we missed each other
on the road.
Why would I pay attention to her?
We know what kind of woman Nan Ya is.
She’s got a bad reputation here.
Why would I get involved with her?
Nan Ya?
I don’t know her very well,
so I can’t make any judgments.
But I do think
she’s very pretty.
Really, really pretty.
Since we couldn’t live a happy life,
we got divorced.
Nowadays,
divorce is not a big deal.
It’s all about money.
Xu Yi isn’t a good person.
But honestly,
when he was with me,
he never abused me.
I do know them quite well.
I am Wanwan’s attending doctor.
Chen Ling and I
work at the same hospital.
It was the chief’s idea
for us to go on a blind date.
However,
I care about my reputation.
I attended it
so as not to embarrass the chief.
Chen Ling,
a middle-aged woman,
is eccentric.
In terms of personality and appearance,
anyone would choose Nan Ya.
Nan Ya would sleep with anyone.
I heard
that as long as you pay her money.
Zhou Luo?
He could make tons of money
by running the video store.
He was kicked out of the university.
If there’s nothing wrong
with his character,
why would a smart student like him
be kicked out?
He deserved to die.
I’ve…
I’ve seen him hit Nan Ya
several times.
He hit her hard.
Very hard.
It’s why Wanwan had to come to my place.
That night,
if he hadn’t slipped,
Nan Ya would probably be dead.
Then I was thinking
if someone came after me with an axe,
what would I do if I got a knife?
[Open]
[Tender Light]
[Eight months ago (April, 1994)]
Isn’t that Zhou Luo?
Why is he back?
He hasn’t graduated yet, right?
No idea.
Hang on.
Wait! Wait for us!
Guixiang.
Is Zhou Luo back?
What’s his disease?
Isn’t it better to treat it in Shanghai?
It’s said he quit school
due to illness,
but who knows?
Zhang.
Is there any
decocting-later medicine today?
No.
Okay.
When the Zhou Luo’s results
were announced,
Guixiang had held banquets
for three days.
A smile
was plastered across her face
the whole time.
Why did Zhou Luo come back?
I don’t know.
He’s doing nothing
but playing billiards all the time.
He’s been back for a while, right?
Yeah.
His mom must be so worried about him.
I bet he did something bad
and got kicked out.
Something shameful.
Yeah.
– Destroy!
– Destroy!
Have you heard
that he was kicked out?
He slept with a girl
and got her pregnant.
Guixiang went there
probably to take the girl
for an abortion.
The higher you climb,
the harder you fall.
Zhuangyuan.
[*The student with the highest grade]
Zhuangyuan.
This is not the university library.
You can’t read here for free.
If you want to read,
go home and read.
– Shame.
– Shame.
It’s because Zhou Luo was using drugs
and soliciting prostitutes.
Back then, it was a sham
that he got the highest grade.
He cheated.
So the school kicked him out.
I can’t believe he did that.
That’s immoral.
Anyway,
he won’t be able to go to university.
Even if he was admitted
to a national key university, so what?
I can take it myself.
Luo.
What are you doing?
Let me help you with these.
No need.
I can do it myself.
I mean,
I have nothing to do anyway.
No need, really.
Luo.
Can you tell me
what
your plan is for the future?
I’ll take care of the store.
You have to go to university.
Taking care of the store is just
wasting your talent on a petty job
Then what isn’t petty?
He is talented,
but he stays at home, doing nothing.
Other children
who are around his age
have gone out to work
if not studying.
My son is not going to work outside.
I actually have an idea.
I’ve been wanting to tell you,
but I’m worried you might think
it’s humiliating.
Just say it.
What is it?
Tell us.
Repeat a year.
Take the exam again.
Send him to Huashan Cram School.
I’ll take care of his student status.
The school
only told him to quit.
So it’s still possible for him
to continue studying.
My son
is talented.
If he retakes the exam,
he will be admitted
to a national key university again.
But the problem is
that it’d confirm
that it wasn’t because of his illness.
Well then, what do you think
is more important,
reputation or future?
Without a bright future,
reputation just means nothing.
Come on. Come on.
Come on.
One’s reputation depends on one’s future.
[Huashan Cram School]
Tsinghua!
Go to Tsinghua University!
Peking University!
Go to Peking University!
Fudan University!
Go to Fudan University!
Chiao Tung University!
Go to Chiao Tung University!
Renmin University!
Go to Renmin University!
Zhejiang University!
Go to Zhejiang University!
It’s time for class!
Zhou Luo, right?
Come in.
There’s a vacant seat.
You can sit there.
Zhou Luo?
Time for class.
We’re having a quiz today.
Student representative, Liu Xun.
Come and distribute the quiz papers.
Quiz again?
Stop whining.
Zhou Luo.
Zhou Luo!
It’s me.
Chen Jun.
Why are you here?
Scoot over.
My dad sent me here.
He said I’d have to repeat the grade
until I pass the exam.
How annoying.
Chen Jun.
Go back to your seat.
I’ve given up arguing with him.
I’m taking it as a vacation.
Chen Jun.
You know what?
Sir.
[Math Quiz]
Chen Jun!
Where is your seat?
Go back.
What are you doing?
Sit down.
What are you braiding your hair for?
Take it off.
What are you doing?
Hey!
Get out if you don’t want to study.
Read the questions carefully.
Don’t make any careless mistakes.
I didn’t sleep well last night
and woke up late.
Let me do it.
I’ll do it.
It’s okay.
We’ve already had breakfast.
Your food is being reheated.
Did Luo also eat?
How come he woke up so early?
He had to go to school.
What did you say?
He went to school.
Really?
I’m making baozi for lunch.
Put more meat.
[Try your best to study hard
for the college entrance exam]
[Math Quiz]
Good.
Bye-bye.
Get back here.
You haven’t written anything.
Go back to your seat.
Finish the quiz.
Considering your current situation,
try to keep a low profile.
They’re all students
who flunked the exam.
They’re working their heads off.
The way you’re breezing through
comes across as obnoxious.
It’s not very appropriate.
Plus,
do you know what they said about you?
I don’t care
how others think of me.
This is who I am.
I’ve never learned to put on an act.
Zhou Luo.
Zhou Luo!
Principal.
Zhou Luo is…
Leave him be.
His reputation is already ruined
and yet he doesn’t keep it low.
He wants to become privileged.
If this goes on,
the class discipline will be ruined.
I took him in as bait
to spur competitiveness among them.
A lot of people don’t like him.
It doesn’t matter.
In the future,
you need to praise him to the skies.
Always give him compliments.
Give him privileges.
When the rest are envious,
they’d compete with him in studies.
It’s a good thing.
Listen.
After finishing this year,
I’m done with studying.
I don’t want to go to university.
I feel sleepy every time I read books.
If my dad hadn’t forced me to repeat,
I’d have left this year.
Fine.
Leave then.
With you gone,
I will make a new friend.
How dare you?
Why wouldn’t I dare?
Don’t you dare make a new friend?
You wouldn’t dare.
That’s enough.
Miss,
I’ll take it myself.
You guys are pretty audacious
despite being
under Zhang Huashan’s watch.
You have a lot of nerve.
Actually, all three of us
are sick of studying.
When you live in this world,
you have to follow the norms.
Unlike you,
I’m not good at studying.
Me neither.
I’m just going to finish the year
to make my parents satisfied.
My dream is to follow in their footsteps
and be a businesswoman.
Being a businesswoman means
I’ll have more freedom
than what I have now.
But doing business means
you’re still going to leave.
Come on. Let’s drink.
You guys are lucky to be free.
My dad said,
I’ll have to keep repeating the grade
until I’m admitted to a top university.
Well, your dad is weird.
You’d already been admitted
to one university,
but he refused to let you go.
Otherwise,
you’d now be dating someone
in university.
Why didn’t he let you go?
My dad said
it wasn’t a first-tier university.
It was not worth it.
So he wanted me to repeat the grade.
What does he take me for?
It’s only because he runs a cram school,
he sees my unsatisfactory grade
as humiliating.
I’m just like a prisoner.
But, the more he pushes me,
the less I learn.
Now you know
why the three of us hang out together.
Because none of us likes studying.
Come on.
Welcome to the club.
Oh, right.
Why did you come back?
Yeah.
Why did you come back?
Bingbing.
Why?
I’m just asking.
We’re all friends now.
Actually, I didn’t quit
because of illness.
I was kicked out.
Kicked out?
Why?
Why did…
he get kicked out?
Even if you were kicked out, so what?
If you don’t stay here,
there’s a place for you to stay.
Just go to a better school.
I bet 100 yuan.
You’ll definitely get the highest grade
in the province this year.
You have my bet.
Me too.
A toast to the zhuangyuan
of this province.
A toast to the zhuangyuan
of this province!
♪We’re on the road♪
♪We’re on a roll♪
Slow down!
Idiot.
♪So kiss me right♪
♪Just kiss me right♪
♪Because kissing you is all that’s left♪
Hurry up.
Qingli, you’re too slow.
You talk too much.
The exam results are out.
This time,
a student has scored full marks.
♪Waking up with you by my side♪
Zhou Luo.
150 marks.
Good work, keep it up.
150.
♪Can’t stop feeling a little anxious♪
♪Waiting for you all this time♪
♪But I keep on trying♪
♪To put a ring on your hand♪
♪I’m thinking about you♪
♪On and on, never stop, no way♪
You’ve been to a big city,
and you have never seen this stuff?
Chen Jun.
♪And a love that I promise
will never change♪
What are you guys looking at?
These are for guys, not girls.
Faster, Qingli!
♪We’re on the road♪
♪We’re on a roll♪
♪Nothing’s going to stop our faith♪
♪So kiss me right♪
♪Just kiss me right♪
♪There’s nothing else♪
♪But kissing right♪
♪We’re on the road♪
♪We’re on a roll♪
♪Even though there’s rain ahead♪
♪I’ll be yours♪
♪Till the day I die♪
♪It’s all that I ever want♪
♪I guess I’m kinda lucky♪
♪Waiting for you all this time♪
♪A woman like you♪
♪Is a fortune♪
♪That favors only the brave♪
♪I’m thinking that I’ll keep on talking
about us till the day we’re old♪
Chen Jun.
I want a Coke.
What do you want, Zhou Luo?
I’ll have an ice pop.
Okay.
Qingli.
Ma’am.
Look.
A puppy.
You look like you’re going
to devour it.
Come here.
Come.
[Open]
Let’s go.
Let me see.
Where’s mine?
Does it hurt?
What are you doing?
Gosh.
Let’s go, Zhou Luo.
He’s so annoying.
Chen Jun.
Whose shop is that?
It’s Nan Ya’s.
How could you not know?
Let’s go.
So cute.
Come on.
Qingli.
You’re back.
Go and wash up.
Where have you been?
Well…
I had a few questions I couldn’t solve.
So I went to ask Zhou Luo.
He taught you how to solve them?
That’s good.
In the future,
you should communicate
with students like Zhou Luo.
Man struggles upwards, you know?
Don’t waste your time
with people like Chen Jun.
What’s he good for?
That’s enough.
Go wash up. Go.
I’m not wasting my time.
Don’t always be nagging at her.
Zhou Luo
is able to bear such a big thing
at his age.
He’s really something.
All right.
You’re always saying Zhou Luo is awesome
and capable.
You might as well take him as your son.
I have a duty to send him
into a prestigious university,
the top university in Beijing.
If Zhou Luo once again
gets a good grade on the exam,
then Huashan Cram School
will be known far and wide.
Then, I’d ask the government
for a piece of land
to build our own campus.
Nice try.
Who’s going to invest in you?
Well, Xu Yi is interested in it.
Xu Yi?
Really?
Nan Ya came to see me today.
She said,
when I restock in the future,
get her some needles,
threads and fabrics.
Don’t get too close to her.
We wouldn’t want to get into trouble.
I just feel bad for Wanwan.
She’s still a kid,
yet she’s very ill.
So poor.
What kind of trouble
will buying goods cause?
You don’t know.
The word in town is
that she’s making clothes
for women who are involved
in that kind of business.
Did they see it themselves?
Why would she know those women?
That’s true.
If you ask me,
she and her daughter
are quite polite.
It’s no trouble at all helping them
buy some goods.
For a woman
to have such a bad reputation,
I reckon someone is deliberately
smearing her name.
I think so too.
Nan Ya
is so shameless.
She would
hook up with any men.
Her clothing store
can barely sell any clothes.
I wouldn’t wear such clothes
even if they were free.
Indeed.
I mean,
those clothes are for women
who seduce men.
You’re right about that.
Do you know Xu Yi’s friend?
His wife went to Nan Ya’s shop
to get custom-made clothes.
While the wife
was getting changed…
I’ll take this.
She grabbed the man’s hand.
She even seduced her husband’s friend?
Unbelievable, right?
She’s just like Pan Jinlian.
[*A notorious woman in a Chinese novel]
That’s right.
I won’t be surprised
if she poisoned Xu Yi one day.
Exactly.
How shameless.
Yeah.
That Nan Ya…
She’s so shameless.
She really has no shame.
Nan Ya.
Where did you go?
I went to the market
to buy some vegetables.
Did the fruit stall’s owner, Liu,
give you freebies again?
Alas, we’re not that fortunate.
He complained a lot
just because I asked for free coriander.
Liu won’t allow himself
to suffer losses.
He wouldn’t give stuff for free.
Do you think she heard us?
Even if she did, so what?
Just look at her being coquettish.
Who is she doing that for?
Yeah.
Sir.
Sir, is mine done?
Sir!
Oh my god!
What’s going on?
This tape you’re playing.
Is there more in the store?
That’s the only one.
And it’s very old.
Next time when you restock,
could you help me get another one?
Do you like the song?
Do I not look like the type
who would like this song?
No,
it’s just…
Not many people in this town
like rock music.
It sounds good
when I hear you playing it.
Well, I really like this band.
The music they write,
the style and the lyrics are all…
special…
Is there anyone who can fix this?
Well…
Let me try.
Does it often get stuck?
Not really.
Just a few times.
When it starts sounding weird,
I quickly take it out.
Or else it’s going to get all tangled.
I’m sorry.
It’s nothing serious.
But I can’t fix it right away.
Why don’t you leave it here for now?
You can get it back later.
Okay.
Thanks.
You’re welcome.
Wanwan.
Mommy is calling you.
Time to go home.
Mommy.
I gave Wanwan two lollipops.
Did you say thank you to Guixiang?
Thank you, Guixiang.
You’re welcome.
We’re off now.
Alright.
Bye, Wanwan.
Goodbye.
You think I won’t kill you?
You dare run?
You wench!
Speak up.
Were you two fooling around?
Were you fooling around with him?
Did you sleep together?
How dare you?
How dare you cheat on me?
Wench!
I’ll satisfy you.
I’ll give you what you want.
Let…
Let go of me.
– Silence.
– Silence.
Got it?
Yes.
Dismissed.
Did your dad answer
a police call last night?
About Xu Yi and Nan Ya?
Yeah.
As an officer,
he’s been resolving marital conflicts
in Qingshui Town all day.
Why did he need to solve it?
Because they made a big scene.
How did he solve it?
They probably managed to calm them down.
Do you know what she said
at the police station?
She accused Xu Yi of rape
and wanted him in jail.
Are you serious?
Maybe it’s a joke
between husband and wife.
I’ve got to hand it to Nan Ya.
A martial conflict led
to a visit to the police station,
and she adamantly called
for her husband’s arrest.
A woman can’t possibly overpower a man.
Was she supposed to just take it
and be beaten to death?
I’ll say this.
It’s wrong for a man to hit a woman.
I agree with this.
But,
if the woman
had cheated on the man,
I don’t think
any man would be able to bear it.
I guess Xu Yi was already
sent over the edge.
Does your sister know
you’re taking Xu Yi’s side?
What does this have to do
with my sister?
Quiet down.
Time for class.
Turn to page 34.
Today, we’ll be learning binary numbers.
[Injury Assessment Report]
[Zhou Luo, male, 21 years old]
[Materials for Reporting]
You’re back, Chen.
[Three days after the incident,
(January 3, 2000)]
The test result for the stuff found
in the gas cap
of Xu Yi’s car is out.
It’s a fabric remnant.
The preliminary conclusion shows
it’s clothing.
Your guess was right.
It was arson.
Who could have
so much hatred for Xu Yi?
I heard
you moved into Zhou Luo’s house.
They happened to have a vacant room.
It’s more convenient
to look after Wanwan.
Are you suspecting Zhou Luo?
He was missing for an hour and a half.
No.
That’s impossible.
I know that boy very well.
Nothing wrong with his character.
If you’re talking about
the most promising resident in Qingshui,
Zhou Luo has to be the one
in his generation.
He was top of the class every year.
At the college entrance exam,
he got the highest grade
in Yishan County that year.
The student with the highest grade?
Why did he repeat a year, then?
He was asked to quit.
On the surface,
he quit because of illness.
But in fact,
he was kicked out.
Just that the school gave him a way out.
What was the reason?
I don’t know the reason.
Nobody knows why.
The school dealt with it quietly.
And then people in Qingshui Town…
Good lord.
They were saying
a lot of bad words about it.
Jealousy, I say.
He didn’t refute,
nor explain anything.
You’ll know when you get to know him.
He’s kind-hearted and righteous.
The point is
he’s one of the rare good kids.
This case
has nothing to do with him.
Aren’t you suspecting Nan Ya?
I’m still suspecting her.
There’s something fishy about her.
Then why can’t I suspect Zhou Luo?
Medicine, law, business, engineering:
these are noble pursuits,
necessary to sustain life.
But poetry,
But poetry,
beauty, romance, love…
these are what we stay alive for.
To quote Walt Whitman,
"O me!"
I couldn’t sleep.
So I thought to borrow a book from you.
It’s getting cold.
It’s pretty cold outside.
Watching a movie?
Yeah,
just to practice my English.
This is a nice photo.
You’re smiling so brightly.
Seems like you really like
detective stories.
I like things with logic.
[Mystery Stories]
Logic is like
a dense path in the forest.
Overgrown branches
lead to unknown destinations.
But there are always traces to follow.
Then what kind of a man
do you think Xu Yi was?
A coward.
Why?
Men who hit women
are essentially weak.
I like detective stories too.
But I like them
for a different reason.
I like to dive into the dark side
of human nature.
Every person has something
they desperately wish to hide.
How a person become a criminal
is much more thought-provoking
compared to the crime itself.
What do you think?
"Deception is an exact science".
This one looks good.
Sleep early.
You dare escape?
No way!
Believe it or not,
I’ll drown you right here!
You want to escape?
I was only gone for two days
and you couldn’t stand it?
Did you sleep with him?
Couldn’t stand being lonely, huh?
Get over here.
I’ll satisfy you.
I’ll give you what you want.
Speak up.
Were you two fooling around?
Were you fooling around with him?
You can sleep with others,
but you don’t want to sleep with me.
I did not!
Let me go!
Let me go!
♪Dear, my beloved♪
♪Believe me at least♪
♪Without you, languishes my heart♪
♪Dear, my beloved♪
♪Without you, languishes my heart♪
♪Your faithful one sighs always♪
♪Cease, cruel one♪
♪So much severity♪
♪Cease, cruel one♪
♪So much severity♪
♪So much severity♪
♪Dear, my beloved♪
♪Believe me at least♪
♪Without you, languishes my heart♪
♪Dear, my beloved♪
♪Believe me at least♪
♪Without you, languishes my heart♪