Sou Chao: fidgets with his hands I-I have a s-secret, something... powerful. It's to p-protect you.
looks at him with curiosity and concern What do you mean by powerful? You're making me nervous.
takes a deep breath, reaches into his pocket Look, you may not believe this, but I need you to trust me. pulls out a small charm
watching him intently Alright, show me. But remember, this could change everything.
holds the charm in his hand, closes his eyes, and begins to chant This charm... it holds a powerful curse.
raising an eyebrow Curse? What are you getting yourself into?
opens his eyes, looks determined I'm sorry, Aquatically. I didn't mean for any of this to happen. clenches the charm tightly
nervously You're scaring me, Sou. Just tell me what's going on.
takes a step closer, voice filled with urgency Aquatically, I've been involved in something... dangerous.
whispering Dangerous? What kind of danger are we talking about here?
grabs Aquatically's shoulders, his voice filled with urgency Look, Aquatically, I need you to understand.
swallowing hard Understand what, Sou? You're really starting to scare me.
gulps, his eyes darting around nervously It's... it's about my real girlfriend. She's... she's not who she seems.
looking pale Not who she seems? What does that even mean?
grabs Aquatically's arm, leading her towards the edge of the rooftop She's not just anyone, Aquatically. She's... she's the most powerful woman in China.
staring at him, mouth agape The most powerful woman in China? Are you kidding me, Sou?
No, Aquatically, I'm not kidding. She's... she's a member of the Chinese parliament. And she's connected to some very dangerous people.
laughs nervously This is a joke, right? Tell me this is just one big, twisted joke.
grabs Aquatically's hand, his voice filled with desperation I wish I was, Aquatically. But I'm not.
backing away So what you're saying is, the person you love is a powerful politician with dangerous connections? How did you get involved with someone like that?
runs a hand through his hair, sighs heavily It's a long story, Aquatically. I grew up in her district, and she helped me when no one else would.
softly So you owe her your life? Is that it?
pauses, his gaze distant Not just my life, Aquatically. She saved my sister too. She's like a mother to me.
softening I...I don't know what to say, Sou. That's...that's a lot to take in.
takes a deep breath, his voice filled with determination We have to find a way out of this, Aquatically. I can't live like this anymore, always looking over my shoulder.
putting a hand on his arm We'll figure it out together, Sou. We're in this together.
grabs Aquatically's hand tightly Thank you, Aquatically. I knew I could count on you. We're going to expose her and break free from her control.
softly But how, Sou? She's the most powerful woman in China. Do you really think we stand a chance?
paces back and forth, thinking quickly We need to gather evidence, Aquatically. We need to show everyone the truth.
softly Okay, Sou. What's our first move?
snaps his fingers I know just where to start. We'll go to my old college roommate, Zhang Wei. He's always been sympathetic to my cause.
softly Zhang Wei? Is he trustworthy?
Trustworthy? Absolutely, Aquatically. Zhang Wei was my roommate during college. He knows everything about me, including my past with Mei Ling.
softly Okay, Sou. Let's go see him then. We need to act fast before she finds out we're onto her.
grabs Aquatically's hand and rushes out of the room Right, let's go. We don't have a moment to waste.
They arrived at the school
quickly walks up to Zhang Wei, pulling him aside Zhang Wei, it's me, Sou Chao. We need to talk. It's urgent. Zhang Wei: raises an eyebrow Sou Chao? My old friend? What brings you here in such a hurry?
nervously fidgeting Sou, what's going on? Why did you bring us here?
pulls out a folder filled with documents and photos Zhang Wei, I trust you more than anyone else.
gesturing urgently Take a look at these, Aquatically. They prove everything.
whispers Jesus, Sou...this is serious shit. Are you sure you want to be doing this?
grabs Aquatically's hand, his eyes filled with determination I have no choice, Aquatically. This has gone on for too long.
I nod as I look at the evidence
paces back and forth, his mind racing We need to get this evidence to the media immediately. We can't let her silence us anymore.
looking around nervously Okay, Sou. But how do we get this to the media without her finding out?
grabs Aquatically's hand, pulling her towards the exit Leave that to me, Aquatically. I've got a plan.