Ah Lun (looking from Michelle to Dao and back again): Him But Miss He does not

Da Xin (interrupting Ah Lun): Let me. Miss. Let me do the introductions This person is not really one of our workers. Also, he doesnt know (he stops talking, looking at the way Michelle was smiling at Dao and the way Dao was smiling back at Michelle) You guys know He is your

Yi Ling (finally takes notice that Michelle and Dao knows each other): Ok Da Xin. Stop talking.

Da Xin: Oh, Ok, Ok.

Yi Ling (speaking to Dao): Ah Sing, right? Go and fry an egg for this young lady.

Ah Lun, Da Xin and Yi Ling all stand over the stove counter and watches Dao fry an egg.

Yi Ling (nods her head): Not bad.

Da Xin (smiling): Hes improving.

Ah Lun (sticking his nose in the air): Its ok.

When the egg is ready, Dao sets the plate in front of Michelle. Dao: Please try it.

Michelle smiles at him and takes a bite with everybody watching her.

Dao (looking at Ah Lun): Then can I work here?

Da Xin (answering for Ah Lun): Well, since you have such a pretty girlfriend well hire you.

Ah Lun (looking at Da Xin): Hey! Are you the boss or am I?

Da Xin: Well then?

Ah Lun: Of course not.

Da Xin: Why?

Ah Lun (flustered): Because Im the boss. Once the boss says no then its no. I cant take back what I said.

Da Xin: But hes just to help us out, thats not good? (turns to speak to Yi Ling) Yi Ling, you talk to him.

Dao: Forget it. Ya Sha, lets go.

Michelle (standing up): If they dont hire you, its ok, at least youve tried your best. Thats what matters.

Michelle and Dao gets ready to leave when Yi Ling calls out to them.

Yi Ling: Ah Sing. (Dao turns around) He doesnt hire you. I hire you. Because Im Lao Ban Niang [lady boss]. And nobody can say no to Lao Ban Niangs words. Our café needs people who are hard workers. (she stares hard at Ah Lun)

Ah Lun (giving in to Yi Lings stare): Very well. (to Dao) What are you standing there for. Go wash the dishes.

Dao (smiles and walks toward the back): Thank you Loa Bang Niang. Thank you boss.

After Dao goes over to the back counter, they wave Michelle back to the table, Sit Sit.

Da Xin (to Michelle): Do you want anything else to eat? My cooking is very delicious.

Ah Lun: Hey hey. Hurry up and go to work. (turns to Yi Ling) And you.

Yi Ling (retorts back as if daring him to order her around): Me what?

Ah Lun (softens up): Do you want to apply more lipstick?

Yi Ling (searches for her mirror): Did it come off?

Da Xin: Thats not fair!

Next morning, Dao wakes up at the crack of dawn to go to work. Michelle sits, drawing a picture of Dao working at the stove counter.

Meanwhile, Qing He drives his car up to San Cais pastry shop. Its Valentines Day and theres a lot of people buying stuff and the line was out the door. Qing He waits in line in order to have a chance to speak to San Cai.

San Cai (talking to customers): Hi, This is your cake. Thank you. $350. Hi, Happy Valentines Day, what can I help you with? Ok, please wait. (Finally its Qing Hes turn) Happy Valentines Day, what can I help you with?

Qing He: Happy Valentines Day to San Cai.

San Cai (looking up and seeing Qing He): Qing He. Stop playing. Im very busy today.

Qing He: Im not playing. I had to stand in line in order to talk to you.

San Cai: The customers are on line to buy cake. Stop wasting their time.

Qing He: But I have something to talk to you about.

San Cai (trying to wave him aside): Stop. Im really busy.

Qing He: Then you must accept my proposal for a dinner tonight.

San Cai (looking at Qing He): I feel that the way you are dressed today, is more suitable to have dinner with my mom.

Customer: Miss. How long are you going to be talking?

San Cai: Sorry. Sorry. Qing He, go away. (Qing He finally stands aside) Hi, what I can get you?

Customer: Can I have a chocolate cake?

San Cai: Sorry. Were sold out of the chocolate flavor. Mango tastes pretty good too. Its very good to give as a present to a girl. Please wait.

Qing He: San Cai then how about I go home and change then come back tonight to pick you up?

San Cai: Qing He. Theres really no need. I have to work all day today. (to customer) Thank you.

Qing He: But, todays Valentines Day, why cant two good friends go out for dinner?

San Cai: Qing He, I really dont have time today. (to customer) Sorry. Total $350. Thank you. You give $500.

Qing He: San Cai, come on. I have everything planned tonight. (with a dreamy look on his face) This restaurant doesnt have a lot of people and is very quiet. We can have a lot of fun, barbecuing hot dogs. So dont think of anything else.

Customer: So wheres this restaurant?

San Cai (smiling): This restaurant is his home. I dont think you would want to go. Heres your cake. Thank you.

Qing He (surprised): San Cai, very impressive. Howd you know it was my home? (hopeful) Then Ill pick you up tonight?

San Cai: Qing He, I really have to work all day today and dont have time to think about other things. (to customer) Happy Valentines Day, what can I get you?

While San Cai is busy with the customers, Qing He slowly walks away, planning something in his head.

Back at the Orange Café:

Da Xin and Ah Lun are sitting at a table with Yi Ling between them fixing her make up while Dao is cleaning up. Da Xin & Ah Lun seem to be arguing about something.

Da Xin: What are you saying? Dont say stuff about people.

Ah Lun: Then what do you want to do?

Da Xin: I dont want to do anything. Im not happy.

Ah Lun: If youre not happy, then leave.

Da Xin: Hey. Hey, who do you think I am? If I dont finish washing the dishes, I will not leave.

Ah Lun (slams his hand on the table and gets up): I dont want you to wash it!

Da Xin (gets up and yells back over Yi Lings head): Then I wont leave!

The two of them continue arguing and Yi Ling once again stops them.

Yi Ling (yelling): Have you two argued enough already? Now, whos going to wash the dishes?

Dao (cleaning a table, volunteers): Me. Ill go wash it. Ill wash it now so you all stop arguing.

Dao hurries toward the back to wash the dishes. Ah Lun & Da Xin both hold up a V sign smiling at each other. It was all a plan to get Dao to go over to the area where the dishes were. As Dao rolls up his sleeves, preparing to wash the dishes, he sees an envelope lying on top of the dishes. He picks up the envelope and looks inside to find money from his wages. Dao walks over to where Ah Lun, Da Xin & Yi Ling were sitting, thanking his colleagues and is very excited at receiving his first salary.

Dao: Thank you. This is my first wage.

Ah Lun: We broke the rules. If you havent worked a whole month, you shouldnt be getting any money. If it wasnt because of some sort of Valentines Day you wouldnt be getting it. I was only thinking about your girlfriend.

Yi Ling (sighs): Such a pretty couple. Why are some people so lucky?

Ah Lun: Hey, Im jealous.

Dao: But Ya Shas not really my girlfriend.

Ah Lun (hears and grabs the envelope with the money back): Ok, then.

Da Xin grabs it out of Ah Luns hands.

Da Xin: Then youre not right. You should use this chance from our nice boss, Ah Lun and make use of it. You cant throw away this good chance. Right boss?

Ah Lun: Stop talking nonsense. (he tries to snatch the money back) Give me that back.

Yi Ling (getting up out of her seat and grabs the money out of Da Xins hands): Have you two played around enough?

Yi Ling (giving the money back to Dao): Doesnt matter if you guys are lovers in the future or not. You have your wage now, you should go thank Ya Sha. Dont forget she helped you get this job.

Dao (taking the money): I will. I want to thank her too, but I dont know how to thank her. What do you guys think I should do?

Da Xin (thinking hard): Well Let me see Use your own hands and make her Ah yes, I have it. How about a Valentines Day dinner? That will (looking at Daos eager face) not work. Will not work.

Dao (crushed): Why wont it work?

Yi Ling / Da Xin / Ah Lun (at the same time): Of course it wont work for you.

Dao (still not understanding): Why?

Ah Lun: You couldnt even fry an egg.

Dao (trying to defend himself): Why? I But I can learn. Da Xin, Yi Ling, Ah Lun, dont you think?

Da Xin: Looking at you like this, I think I cant help myself. Let me, the kitchens greatest chef, Da Xin.

Ah Lun (continues): And me, the kitchens greatest master, Ah Lun.

Yi Ling (continues): And me, the kitchens greatest magician, Yi Ling.

Ah Lun (finishes up): Teach you all that weve learned.

Dao: Teach me what?

Da Xin: Italian Spaghetti!

Dao carries a bag of ingredients home, dropping it on the kitchen table. Then he takes out the ingredients from the bag one by one while checking it off from the piece of paper in his hand. As he is making sure he has everything, he comes across the term bao xiang, which is actually a term in cooking, but he thought it was an ingredient. He looks around the kitchen and cant find it of course because there is no such thing. He calls Grandma for help.
Dao (calling out): Grandma, do you have bao xiang? Grandma.

He goes to her room and knocks on her door. Grandma opens the door.

Dao: Grandma, do we have any bao xiang here?

Grandma: Bao what xiang?
Dao: That is bao this xiang
Grandma goes into the kitchen to help Dao. Grandma is holding a tomato and reading from the piece of paper that Dao was reading from before.

Grandma: Put in water to cook, then peel skin off.

Dao, wearing a mouth mask, is trying to cut an onion but he was doing it very dangerously. Grandma (after putting the tomatoes in the boiling pot turns to look at Dao): At the rate youre cutting, youll not complete the job until tomorrow morning. Let me do it. Ill take care of it.

Dao (taking the mouth mask off): What am I suppose to do?

Grandma (picking up the bag of clams and hands it to Dao): Open the shells and clean the sand.

Dao looks at the clams blankly and Grandma repeats, Open the shells and clean the sand. Go, go, go.

Dao takes the bag and walks away muttering, Open the shell and clean the sand.

Grandma takes over the chopping of the onions.

Dao walks to the backyard with the bag of clams. He puts a newspaper on the floor and pours out the clams onto a plate. He picks one up and tries to peel it open. Then he tried throwing it. When that didnt work, he looks around the backyard and noticing a hammer he gives a tiny smile as a thought comes to mind. He goes over and grabs the hammer. He hits one with a hammer and when he see that it works, he smiled happily like a little boy. Then he grab another clam and smash it up. He finds it slow to hit the clams one by one, so he pours the plate of clams onto the newspaper and wrapping the clams up, begins to smash the clams. He seemed to be having lots of fun with smashing. When hes done, he walks back into the kitchen with the cracked clams happily. Grandma is chopping onions and her eyes were tearing while cutting the onions.

Dao: Wow, Grandma. Youre very quick, chopping so fast.

Grandma takes off her glasses and wipes the tears.

Dao (turning to look at her): Grandma, whats wrong with you? Are you thinking about something really sad?

Grandma: Give me the mouth mask back.

Dao quickly takes it off and hands it to her. After taking it from Dao, Grandma sees the clams with cracked shells.

Grandma (pointing to the plate in Daos hands): Whats that?

Dao answers proudly: Clams that have been opened and cleaned.

Grandma takes the plate out of his hands to look.

Dao: Ive tried a lot of ways, but it was very hard so I used a hammer!

Grandma couldnt believe her ears and said Ill do it. Ill do it.

Dao: Then what should I do?

Grandma (moving past Dao): Wait.

Dao (with his head down): I wanted to do something to thank Ya Sha. But I didnt think I would ruin it. Im so stupid.

Grandma (hearing Daos words): What you just did was the easy part. But the rest is going to be hard. This pot of ingredients must be cooked for 2 hours. A small flame and the taste would not be rich enough. A big flame would boil it dry. So, I dont think you can do it. I think I better do it myself, ok?

Dao hurries to snatch the job with her: I can do it. Grandma, this I can do. I know how to do it.

Grandma (with a look of disbelief): You need to watch for 2 hours!

Dao: 2 hours, right.

Grandma: You need to stir it every 10 minutes.

Dao: Every 10 minutes stir once, ok ok, I can do it! I can do it!

Grandma: Stirring too hard is not good and stirring too soft is not good either.

Dao: I can do it.

Grandma nods her head and steps aside. Dao sets the timer to ring every 10 minutes and sits by the table near the stove carving coconut lanterns.

Scene changes to Xi Mens office. Hes walking with his assistant when his cell phone rang.

Xi Men (answering): Hello Qing He. What do you want?

Mei Zuo is driving his car when his cell phone rang.

Mei Zuo: (Using F4s nickname for Qing He) What are you calling me for?

Lei is playing the violin when his cell phone rang too.

F3 and Qing He meet up at a club. Mei Zuo sits down next to Qing He and pours a glass of Pepsi.

Qing He (looking at Mei Zuo): I can do it myself. Thank you.

Mei Zuo: Hows San Cai?

Qing He: San Cais ok, shes working so...

Mei Zuo grabs Qing He up suddenly and pulls him out of his seat.

Mei Zuo: So what?

Qing He (talking really fast): Hey, if you want to hit me, let me finish speaking first.

Mei Zuo lets him go.

Xi Men: Hurry up and talk.

Qing He (fixing his shirt): You guys know today is Valentines day right? Well, all the lovers are meeting today. Then you guys should know that this years Valentines day, San Cai, in the wake of Daos disappearance, should be feeling very unhappy. Who can stand being all alone on Valentines day, having their lover missing?

Xi Men (getting impatient): Can you get to the point please?

Qing He (clearing his throat): The point is that I want to get together everybodys power, to give San Cai a Valentines day gift in place of Dao. This is a very important thing.
Mei Zuo: Thats a good sincere idea.

Xi Men: From your smug expression, you must have come up with an idea for a gift then.

Qing He: Of course, Ive come up with an idea. I, Qing He and F3s gift should not be too cheap, right? Whatever diamonds, watches, things that money can buy is not good enough. The important thing is to take out our good intentions and friendship to give a gift, right? Let San Cai

Lei (interrupting Qing He): What kind of gift are you thinking about?

Qing He (standing up): This gift is not money, and not flowers or cards, its

Mei Zuo: Hurry up and spit it out.

Qing He: We call into the radio station and dedicate a song to San Cai.

Xi Men: Dedicate a song?

Mei Zuo: It seems to be

Qing He (interrupting Mei Zuo): A very good idea. Right? (picks up some pieces of paper) I have all the lines written out for you guys to say. (he hands F3 each a piece of paper) All you guys have to do is call in and follow your lines from this paper.

Qing He (clears his throat and reads from the paper): My dear San Cai. This is (he looks at Mei Zuo and clears his throat)

Mei Zuo (making a face at what hes reading): The one who loves you the most, Mei Zuo.

Qing He clears his throat again and looks at Xi Men waiting for his line.

Xi Men (gives Qing He a look of I cant believe Im doing this): The one who protects you, Xi Men.

Qing He then turns to Lei and clears his throat. Lei stares at him for a while and then pours himself a drink without saying anything.

Qing He (reading for Lei): This is the one who cares the most about you, Lei and from junior high school, always protecting you by your side, Qing He. Specially dedicating you a song. Wishing you on this no lovers Valentines day to forget about all your loneliness. Remember the brightness of friendship, bringing you our deepest good wishes to be happy, to be beautiful. We cannot be with you in the past but we are willing to promise to the sky, that in the thousands, millions of days to come, we would be with San Cai to continue to pass through the wonderful days and future ahead. (finishes his speech) Well? (looking around at F3) Is it very touching?

Mei Zuo (looking at him): This is your special gift?

Qing He: Yes, if we recite this together, San Cai would be very touched.

Xi Men (getting up out of his seat): Qing He. I feel that its TOO touching, so I think I should leave this job for you to do. I still have to attend another meeting, Ill pay for this.

Qing He: Hey, wait a minute. Youre not going to look anymore?

Xi Men (turning back): I still have to tell you one thing and that is please dont mention my name. Xi Men turns to leave.

Qing He: Hey, wait a minute. This wont work. Are we not F3 plus one? We cant be missing any one person.

Mei Zuo (standing up): If we cant be missing any one person, then you should be the one to represent us all.

Qing He: Hey, how can you guys be like this? San Cais very lonely now. She really needs our concern. (turns to Lei who is still sitting) So you guys dont care about San Cai anymore?

Lei (getting up also): Even if we care, we dont need to use this way.

Qing He: But if you guys dont voice your concern, then how will San Cai know?

Xi Men: Then you say it all by yourself. I will remember to turn on the radio tonight. Bye bye.

Qing He (standing all alone, calling out to F3): Hey, cant you guys just do this for San Cai this once? If you dont think this is touching enough, I have something even more touching.

At the pastry shop, San Cai is all alone sitting watching the couples outside and feeling sad. Then she starts to clean up the shop.
Michelle returns to an empty home and sees a note by the coconut lantern.

Note 1: Please dress formally and go out to the balcony.

She walks over to the doorway to the balcony wanting to take a look outside and finds another note.

Note 2: Please follow the rules and change into a formal dress.

Michelle laughs and walks over to the closet door and finds another note.

Note 3: Know that you dont have any formal wear.

Michelle (laughing): Right. Whats with all the rules then.

She opens up the closet and finds a note hanging inside.

Note 4: Poor soul without a dress cannot go out to the balcony.

Michelle laughs hard and then notices a nicely packaged box inside the closet. She takes it out and sits on the bed to open it. Inside the box she finds another note.

Note 5: Sponsored by Grandma.

She looks inside the box and finds a very pretty dress. She puts it on and walks out to the balcony to find Dao dressed up as a waiter. The balcony has been decorated very nicely with a table and two chairs in the middle. On the table is a bottle of wine and a coconut lantern.

Dao (seeing Michelle): Miss, how many people?

Michelle (laughing): I didnt make a reservation.

Dao: Ah, thats ok. (pointing to the chair) How about this seat?

Michelle: Ok.

Dao goes to pull the chair out for her. Dao: Please sit.

Michelle (sitting down): Thank you.

Dao: What would you like to eat?

Michelle: Um, how about a steak?

Dao: Ah, sorry but we are sold out of the steaks today.

Michelle: Then how about some Denmark pigs feet?

Dao (thinking): Denmarks pigs feet (leaning down and whispering to Michelle) Let me tell you, our restaurants pigs feet is really bad.

Michelle (laughing): Then what do you suggest I have?

Dao: Do you want to try our special for today?

Michelle: Ok.

Dao: Great. Please wait. Dao brings out 2 plates of spaghetti and sets one in front of Michelle.

Michelle (looking at her plate): Wow, very pretty. Did you make it?

Dao (pouring wine into a glass): Of course, its made by our chef.

Michelle: Then, can I meet him?

Dao (hesitates): Eh, but Oh ok, Ill take care of it. Please wait.

Dao walks away then comes out with what looks like a small white wastebasket on his head. Dao (pretending to be the chef): Miss, are you looking for me?

Michelle sees his hat and bursts out laughing again: Definitely a very handsome and talented chef.

Dao (bowing): Oh, thank you.

Michelle: Then can I ask this handsome and talented chef a question?

Dao: Yes.

Michelle: Whats the purpose of this whole plan with the romantic and pretty Italian pasta?

Dao: The explanation is very long. May I sit down and say it?

Michelle: Sure.

Dao takes his hat off his head and sits across from Michelle.

Dao (explaining): Today is a very special day. I got my first wage that I worked for with my own hands. This feeling is very special, very happy, very exciting, and also a bit touching. So, I thought of someone who is very important to me. Its her that made me want to live again. In order to save me, shes not even scared of the person whos holding a knife in his hands. She could have left me with a past that I didnt like, but she chose to be with me and waste her life. I dont know how to go about thanking her, cant even cook a simple meal for her to eat, so I

Michelle (looking very touched): This whole speech is also prepared for you by Da Xin?

Dao: No.

Michelle: Then say it again later. I want to write it down. Michelle then gets of her seat and puts her hand out toward Dao.

Dao (staring at her hand): What?

Michelle: Inviting you for a dance.

Dao: I dont know how to dance.

Michelle: Didnt you say you have to thank me? Then it should be that what I say, you have to do.

Dao: Ive already cooked for you Italian pasta to eat. What more do you want?

Michelle: I want to dance.

Dao: You would regret it.
Michelle: I wont. Come on.

Dao: Then you cant laugh at me.

Michelle: Dont worry. Ill be sure to hide my laughter.

Dao takes her hand and dances with her. They chatted while dancing, then it started raining and they ran back inside the apartment.

It was raining very hard in the city and people were running around trying to get to a dry place. The radio is playing and a DJ is talking.

DJ: My dear friends, its raining again. People say that the 7th (Chinese Valentines day) brings rain. Why does it have to rain on the 7th? Why is the sky not loving enough? I think God must have a reason for this. Because when it rains, everybody would be carrying an umbrella. Could be that underneath the umbrella, there could be a lot of new feelings developing. Let us come and see this fax that just came in. This fax is sent from someone named Xiao Ting. Xiao Ting wants to tell Ah Ping these words: Ive had a crush on you for a long time, but youve never noticed. Can you please turn your head and look careful at me, this person whos beside you? (pause) I believe Ah Ping that you always look straight ahead of you but youve never taken a look to the side of you. As a matter of fact, the best things for you, the best person for you has been beside you all along. (pause) If theres any friends who would want to express their love, apologize or breakup, hurry up and send me a fax. Ill be waiting.

Meanwhile, Qing He drives his car to look for San Cai in the rain. San Cai is running in the rain when Qing He drives by in his car calling out to her through those loud speakers that are attached to his car.

Qing He (through loud speaker): San Cai. Hurry up and get in.

San Cai runs over and gets in the car. In the car, Qing He purposely raised the volume of the radio. The radio is playing Lee Hom Wangs The One I Love is You (the theme song from the show, that Vanness was in, Peach Girl.)

Qing He: Good thing I came to pick you up.

San Cai (drying herself with a tissue): How did you know I was here?

Qing He: I estimated wrongly the time you would get off from work. So, I was late getting to the pastry shop and then it started raining. I think you must not have an umbrella and would be nearby waiting until the rain stops. I drove around to look for you.

San Cai: What are you saying? Why do you have the radio turned up so loud?

Qing He: Eh, nothing. My hearing is not too good lately, so I have to turn it up to hear it.

San Cai (concerned): Whats wrong with your ear?

Qing He: Uh, nothing. Nothing wrong.

San Cai: Qing He. Are you ok? Why are you so nervous?

Qing He: Uh, right. Why am I so nervous?

The song finishes playing and the DJs voice is back on again.

DJ: Actually, every Valentines day, most of the songs picked are between lovers who want to express their love for one another. And every listener feels that their own love is the most special, but I feel that, love, should be the same all around. However, today, Ive received a very special fax. I would really hope to share it with you after the commercials.

Back in the car:

Qing He (very nervous): Its coming, its coming.

San Cai: Whats coming?

Qing He: Eh, nothing. San Cai, suddenly I want to drink a coke. You stay in the car and wait for me ok? Qing He opens the car door and leaves. San Cai was about to stop Qing He when the DJ came on the air and started reading out Qing Hes dedication.

DJ: Just before, I was saying that Ive received a very special fax. The fax is sent by Taipeis Qing He.

San Cai, hearing this, turns to stare at the radio in surprise.

DJ: Qing He wishes San Cai will forever be San Cai. Do you feel its very special? Also, Qing He wants to say to San Cai, do you still remember our first year in junior high school? (Lei is listening to the radio and staring out at the rain through the window.) There was a time when I failed my math test. The teacher said if we fail by one point then we have to have our palms hit once. (Mei Zuo is sitting in his car listening to the radio.) I have to be hit a total of 24 times. (Xi Men is in his room sitting on the sofa listening to the radio.) I was so scared that I was shaking in my seat. When the teacher called my name, I almost fainted. San Cai, at that moment, you raised your hand and said to the teacher please give half of the punishment to you. The teacher asked why? You said you should be responsible for teaching me, so the reason why I failed the test, you should take half of the responsibility. I will forever remember that afternoon that you took on half of my punishment. (San Cai is sitting in the car with tears coming down her face.) San Cai, I really wish that I can take half of your grief for you now. I really wish I can take half of your unhappiness. I really wish, my best San Cai, my good friend, can find happiness. Forever your friend Qing He. (pause) San Cai do you know that Qing He sang a song especially to give you? Its called Close to You.

The radio then plays the song and San Cai is still crying in the car while Qing He is standing outside in the rain waiting.

San Cai (looking out at Qing He, rolls down the window): Qing He, what are you doing standing there? Come back in.

Qing He runs back into the car. San Cai takes a tissue and wipes him dry. Qing He also takes a tissue and dries San Cais tears for her.

San Cai: Thank you.

Qing He (blaming himself for making San Cai cry): How can this be? F3 was right. This was a stupid idea. I wanted to make you happy and now I made you cry. I feel so bad.

San Cai: Because Im happy thats why Im crying.

DJ: We usually dont accept call-ins, but today, we will make an exception this once. Hello?

Xi Men (calling in) : San Cai, you know I usually dont do these things. But Qing He, this kid, really have touched me this time. I feel that what he said is right. If you care, then you should say it out loud. So I want to tell you that when you are crying, you are really ugly. (San Cai laughs at this.) Only when you are smiling are you ok to look at. So now you know, from now on you have to cry less and smile more. Thats it. Happy Valentines Day. Bye Bye.

Next call is from Mei Zuo.

Mei Zuo: Dry cracker San Cai.

San Cai (smiling at Mei Zuos voice): Mei Zuo.

Mei Zuo (shouting): Jia you! Jia You! Jia You! Jia You!
DJ: San Cai, jia you. Theres still one more. Hello? How are you?

Lei is holding the phone against the speaker of a radio and plays a tape.

Little kids voice: I am Dao Ming Si. Today the topic I want to talk about is My Wish. My wish is to protect my dad, my mom, my sister, and Xi Men, Mei Zuo, and Lei and to protect my bride. I wont let them be hurt by bad people. Wont let them be sad. So I have to hurry up and grow up, thats my wish.

Back in the car, San Cai is crying non stop after hearing this.

Next morning, Michelle wakes up to find Dao gone already. She goes outside to the balcony and sees the 2 plates of spaghetti is soaked with rain. She finds a note stuck on the coconut lantern that says, Good morning lazy pig.

At the café: Dao works diligently. Da Xin keeps pestering Dao for information on the previous night.

Da Xin (nudging Dao): What happened yesterday? (to customer) Thank you for coming.

Dao (turning away, pretending not to hear): What?

Da Xin (pulling him back): Yesterday night. What happened?

Dao: Nothing. (walks away)

Da Xin (following Dao): Ah Sing, what happened yesterday?

Dao (still trying to avoid the question): What?

Da Xin: Stop playing dumb. Come on, what happened?

Dao: How do I know what happened.

Da Xin (not giving up): What happened? Talk.

Dao: Go away.

Ah Lun (looking at the two of them): Hey, whats the matter with you two? Anyway (looking at Dao and joining in with the pestering) So, what happened yesterday night?

Da Xin: What happened? Tell us.

Yi Ling comes up to the three of them. Yi Ling (giving them a hard look): Table A, one egg omelette, 2 fried eggs.

Ah Lun: Yes, at once. (looks around) Ah Sing, we dont have anymore eggs. Go across the street and get some ok?

Dao: Ok. Dao starts walking away.

Da Xin (blocking him): You can hide now, but you cant hide forever.

Dao pushes pass him smiling.

Da Xin (calling after Dao): Hey, give me a report when you come back.

Ah Lun (joining in again): Thats right.