Meteor Garden Synopsis/流星花園劇情(12)

Mei Zuo, Xi Men and Lei visit Shan Cai at her house. They chat for a while before Shan Cai gets another visitor – Dao Ming Feng. She accuses Shan Cai of using unscrupulous methods to break up Ah Si and Xiao Zi. She tells Shan Cai that both of them had simultaneously decided to cancel the wedding. She asks Shan Cai when she will stop pestering Ah Si. Feng even insults Shan Cai’s parents, condemning them for teaching Shan Cai to use underhanded measures to obtain her goals. Lei jumps to Shan Cai’s defense, reproaching Feng for going too far with her words. Feng shuts him up. Mei Zuo also tries to help Shan Cai but to no avail. Knowing that Shan Cai’s parents had gone to live at the fisherman’s village, Feng mocks her for not taking the money that she had offered them earlier. She insults Shan Cai further by hinting that she is loose for bringing the F3 into her house. 

Furious with what Feng has said, Shan Cai calls her “an old hag”. She tells Feng to buy Ah Si a dog leash if she wants to control him so much. Shan Cai is aware that in Feng’s eyes, she is nobody. However, she wants Feng to know that she (Shan Cai) condemns her (Feng) and is the worst person she (Shan Cai) ever knew in her life. In Feng’s eyes, she only sees herself and Ah Si and looks down on everyone else. Shan Cai declares that she does not welcome Feng at all and orders her to leave her house immediately. Furious that Shan Cai actually dared to speak to her in that way, Feng leaves the house. 

Once Feng leaves, the F3 cheers for Shan Cai. Lei asks what her what she will do next since Feng is bound to go after her. The F3 decides that they must definitely come up with a plan and Mei Zuo advises Shan Cai not to avoid the inevitable anymore. She tells him that she does not plan on avoiding Feng at all. The F3 warns her that Feng is not to be trifled with and thus she had better be prepared. Lei asks Shan Cai to start going out with Ah Si. Xi Men thinks that Shan Cai and Ah Si could have a baby together to spite Feng, but Mei Zuo is sure that Feng will get rid of Shan Cai and the baby if that happens. Hearing all the plans that they are trying to come up with, Shan Cai realizes that she must have said something very wrong to Feng just now. However, there is no point in regretting it now. Lei tells her that as long as Ah Si likes her, she would have to go up against Feng whether or not she said anything to Feng. He promises her that they will support her no matter what.  

Shan Cai thinks that she might actually prefer to have Lei with her instead of Ah Si. At least with Lei around, she feels secure and comforted. Yet even though she knows that Ah Si has been brought up in a rather different environment, with a very difficult mother, she still keeps getting entangled in Ah Si’s life. 

After leaving Shan Cai’s house, Xi Men wonders if things would have been very different and much easier if Ah Si had accepted Xiao Zi. Mei Zuo understands that encouraging Shan Cai might not be the best thing to do. Although the future should lie in one’s own hands, but this principle cannot really be applied to the F4.

In the meantime, at the mansion, Feng orders her assistant to buy up Shan Cai’s house, including the whole row of houses near Shan Cai’s house. 

In school the next day, Ah Si is happy when he hears that Shan Cai had gone against Feng. Mei Zuo warns him that Shan Cai is in a very dangerous position now that Feng knows where she lives. He is sure that Feng is bound to do something. Xi Men suggests that they could visit her often but Ah Si feels that he can protect her and visit her alone. 

When Shan Cai returns home that night, she receives a letter from her parents. Apparently, they are not adapting well in the village. Her father has not gotten used to life as a fisherman and vomits when he is on the boat. Thus, they have no money to send to Shan Cai.

Subsequently, the landlord appears and tells Shan Cai that he had sold the house. Thus, Shan Cai has to move out by that night. Left with no choice, Shan Cai packs and leaves. 

Meanwhile, Ah Si is devastated when he is unable to find Shan Cai at her house. He almost beats up the landlord.

Shan Cai’s hand phone is off when he tries to call her. He leaves many messages for her. 

Shan Cai sits by the roadside and wonders what she is going to do next. She decides to call Qing He/Xiao You. When she switches on her hand phone, she hears all the messages Ah Si had left for her. As she is listening to the messages (in the messages, he keeps asking her to call him once she hears the messages and also tells her that he is extremely worried about her), Ah Si appears in front of her. He hugs her tightly. She breaks down and apologizes for not calling as she only just heard the messages. He is relieved that he finally found her. She wonders why he had managed to track her down to that place. Ah Si tells her that that was the place where he slapped her (episode 10) and had regretted his actions ever since. Thus, he could only think of looking for her there. Ah Si reprimands her lightly for always finding excuses to turn away from him, putting him at a loss as to what to do. He begs her not to hide away from him anymore and face the problems together. 

Ah Si drags Shan Cai to his mansion, planning to settle things with his mother once and for all. On reaching the mansion, he is given the news that his mother had left for London to settle some business matters and would not be coming back for quite a while. Ah Si insists that Shan Cai stays in the mansion since she is homeless. However, Shan Cai does not think that that is appropriate especially after all the things that she said to Feng. 

Just as they are arguing at the lobby, Yu Sao (acted by Tang Qi) comes along and reprimands them for making so much noise. Before Feng left for London, she made Yu Sao return to the mansion to keep an eye on Ah Si, and apparently gave Yu Sao information on Shan Cai. Yu Sao tells Ah Si that Shan Cai could stay in the mansion if he insists. However, Shan Cai must work as a servant while staying there. Ah Si does not allow that to happen. Shan Cai tells her that she has no intention of staying in the mansion. Yu Sao mocks at her for leaving at the thought of having to do work. Shan Cai argues that if she is to stay in the mansion, she will definitely work to exchange for food and lodging. Yu Sao taunts her further and asks if she could really do what she says. Ah Si insists that he will not let Shan Cai work as a servant. However, Shan Cai tells him that if Feng were to come back, she wants to be there together with Ah Si to settle things with Feng. She does not want Feng to think that she (Shan Cai) is living off Ah Si. Thus, working as a servant in the mansion will at least let her feel that she is able to face Feng without feeling ashamed of herself. When Ah Si still disagrees with this arrangement, Shan Cai threatens to leave. Left with no choice, Ah Si agrees reluctantly and storms off. Yu Sao makes Shan Cai change into the servant’s uniform. 

Late that night, Yu Sao goes to have a chat with Ah Si in his room. Ah Si asks her why she had to treat Shan Cai in that way. Shan Cai is after all, Ah Si’s … … guest. Yu Sao reprimands Ah Si for not showing her respect now that he is all grown up. Ah Si is aware that Yu Sao had back problems and retired a year ago and wonders why she is back this time. Yu Sao tells him that as long as the Dao Ming family needs her, she will not retire and be back to see that things are done. Thus, Feng had re-employed her, insisting that Ah Si needs to be watched. Ah Si thinks that Yu Sao will thus be helping Feng to separate Ah Si and Shan Cai. However, Yu Sao declares that she has a mind of her own and will not be controlled by Feng. She also makes it known that she is aware that Ah Si likes Shan Cai. Ah Si asks if she has any plans for Shan Cai. Yu Sao then decides that Shan Cai will be Ah Si’s personal servant. He is happy with the arrangement. 

The next morning, Yu Sao acts extremely mean to Shan Cai. She yells at Shan Cai to do many things and warns her to return home immediately after school to continue with the housework. She also orders Shan Cai to serve Ah Si from morning till night and makes her wake Ah Si up.

Shan Cai is surprised at the arrangement. She goes to wake Ah Si up. She calls him a couple of times but he does not respond. When she moves nearer to admire his face, he grabs her and gives her a hug. Embarrassed, she scolds him and runs off. 

In school, Ah Si tells Mei Zuo and Xi Men the news that Shan Cai is his personal servant. They are happy for him. Mei Zuo had received a call from Dao Ming Zhuang (Ah Si’s sister) telling them to give Ah Si and Shan Cai all the support they can. She does not want to see anyone else in the Dao Ming family being controlled by the mother again (just like the way she was forced to marry someone she didn’t love). Xi Men and Mei Zuo advises Ah Si to do something now that Feng is not around. However, they know that he will not do anything and laugh at him. Not willing to be laughed at, he calls Shan Cai and tells her that he will go to her room at midnight. 

At 2345hours that night, Shan Cai is waiting nervously in her room. She wonders what Ah Si wants to do at that hour. Just as she was about to escape to Xiao You’s house, she runs into Ah Si outside her room. He grabs her before she could say anything. 

Ah Si brings Shan Cai to the balcony She feels stupid for having thought that he wanted to take advantage of her. Ah Si looks at the telescope for a long time before finally finding what he wanted to show her. Apparently, he had brought her up to the balcony to let her watch the meteor rain. At this moment, he also gives her a necklace, with a pendant that is supposed to represent the shooting stars. She does not want to accept such an expensive gift from him but he insists and puts it on for her. To him, you should not need a reason to give a present to the one you love. The two of them shares a passionate kiss. Ah Si asks Shan Cai to go out with him officially. She hesitates and asks if he will still go out with her if she loves him much less than he loves her. She feels that there is a need to clarify matters before starting anything. She has no confidence that she will be able to love him as much as he loves her. He agrees and promises to make her love him more as their relationship progresses. If, however, she does not love him more as time passes, he will not force her and will let her go. He decides that they will try out the relationship for 2 months and asks her to give him an answer the next morning. 

The next morning, Shan Cai tells Ah Si that she is willing to go ahead with the plan and will date him for 2 months. When she leaves his room, Ah Si starts dancing happily. 

Qing He complains to Xiao You about Ah Si and Shan Cai’s deal. Ah Si had warned him to stay away from Shan Cai. Xiao You thinks that it is weird that a relationship should have an “expiry date” placed on it. Qing He is upset and thinks that they are not suited for each other at all. He asks Xiao You to help him break Shan Cai and Ah Si apart but she disagrees and feels that they should support Shan Cai in whatever she does. She calls Shan Cai and asks Shan Cai and Ah Si out on a double date with her and her boyfriend.  

At the mansion, Mei Zuo and Xi Men tells Ah Si that Shan Cai is nervous and uncertain about their relationship. They feel that it is rather obvious from the way she acts and speaks around Ah Si. They warn him to buck up or she will definitely leave him at the end of 2 months. 

Shan Cai asks Ah Si to go out on the double date with Xiao You and boyfriend. Although Mei Zuo and Xi Men are skeptical about it, they feel that Ah Si should be happy that Shan Cai took the initiative. Shan Cai tells Ah Si that this is how poor people date and hope that he is willing to get used to her habits and way of life at times. Ah Si blows up and refuses to go on the date. He does not see the need to accommodate Shan Cai. She is upset that he is so stubborn. 

On Sunday, Xiao You and her boyfriend, Zhong Ze, meets Shan Cai at the amusement park entrance. Shan Cai is surprised when she sees Zhong Ze as she does not think that he is Xiao You’s type. She tells Xiao You that Ah Si is busy and unable to make it and decides to leave the couple alone. However, the couple wants her to join them. At that moment, Ah Si appears. Shan Cai is happy that he is making the effort. After the introductions, the 2 couples decide to eat their lunch first. Shan Cai asks Ah Si why he decided to come. Ah Si brushes her off and simply tells her not to do it again. 

Zhong Ze suggests to them to eat Taiwan sausages. Ah Si comments that he has never eaten it before. Zhong Ze is shocked and laughs at him for being such a spoilt brat. Ah Si is offended. While eating, Zhong Ze laughs at Ah Si even more when he hears that Ah Si does not like to perspire. Ah Si is furious. Shan Cai tries to change the subject and decides to move on without finishing the food. Knowing that Ah Si cannot get along with Zhong Ze, Shan Cai suggests playing at the amusement park separately. 

When Xiao You and Zhong Ze leave, Ah Si starts yelling at Shan Cai. He would have beaten Zhong Ze up if he had been any other guy. Shan Cai asks if he wanted to leave early and keeps apologizing. She had thought that Xiao You’s boyfriend would have been rather easy to get along with. However, Ah Si tells her that he will stay, keep his cool and will not put to heart what Zhong Ze says. 

At the end of the day, the 2 couples meet back together. Zhong Ze offers to buy drinks for them, claiming that Ah Si would only have credit cards and big notes and thus will not have the small change to buy the drinks. Ah Si is furious but keeps his cool for Shan Cai’s sake. He excuses himself to go to the toilet.  

While the guys are gone, Xiao You apologizes to Shan Cai for Zhong Ze’s behaviour. She tells Shan Cai that Zhong Ze does not behave like that normally and comments that the atmosphere is extremely awkward. Although she accepts Xiao You’s apology, Shan Cai secretly feels that Zhong Ze is not suited for Xiao You at all. After that, the two girls decide to go to the toilet together. 

Meanwhile, while buying drinks, Zhong Ze sees some girls he know and reveals his true, flirtatious personality. He behaves intimately with the girls and Ah Si sees him. Knowing that he cannot hide the truth from Ah Si, Zhong Ze offers to introduce the girls to him. He also tells Ah Si that since he is so good looking, he would definitely be able to hook up with those girls without difficulty. Zhong Ze also says that he will not give up the other girls just for a girl like Xiao You. He comments that Ah Si will get bored of Shan Cai one day. Disgusted, Ah Si punches Zhong Ze. Xiao You and Shan Cai sees them and rushes to them. Shan Cai yells at him for punching Ah Si. Ah Si tells her that he cannot control himself any further. If this is what Shan Cai meant by “poor people’s date”, Ah Si swears that he will rather die then go on such a date again. He also tells Xiao You to get a better guy and storms off. Zhong Ze pretends to be the victim in this and explains that all he did was put his hand on Ah Si’s shoulder and was punched for nothing. He screams at Ah Si. When Shan Cai tries to apologize, he scolds her too. Zhong Ze turns away and walks off. Shan Cai feels bad and keeps apologizing to Xiao You. 

That night, Xiao You is unable to contact Zhong Ze. She keeps calling his hand phone but he switched it off.

Back at the mansion, Shan Cai demands that Ah Si apologizes to Zhong Ze. He refuses and Shan Cai is furious. Although she dislikes Zhong Ze, and actually felt a bit happy when she saw him punch Zhong Ze, she still knows that Ah Si is in the wrong for punching someone. Ah Si declines to tell Shan Cai why he punched Zhong Ze but is happy to know that Xiao You and Zhong Ze had broken up because of the incident. He claims that this is better for Zhong Ze. Shan Cai is furious and stomps off.   

The next day, Xiao You and Shan Cai meet up and the former tells Shan Cai that Zhong Ze did not turn up in school and did not return her calls. Xiao You explains that if Zhong Ze and her are to break up over such a small matter, then perhaps the relationship is not worth it at all. She is sure that Ah Si is a good person, especially since he turned up for the double date despite the fact that he was “busy”. Shan Cai feels that if Ah Si didn’t turn up and caused all the trouble, Zhong Ze and Xiao You would still be all right. 

After the talk, Xiao You has to go back to the cake shop while Shan Cai has to return to the mansion to do housework. As they are walking, they see Zhong Ze walking towards them with his arms around another girl, behaving intimately. The girl asks Zhong Ze about Xiao You. Zhong Ze tells her that he is tired of Xiao You and that going out with Xiao You was extremely unexciting and boring. Xiao You and Shan Cai hears what he said.

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