Re:Zero Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu (LN) Episode 15 & 16

These 2 episodes are basically about Shan Shan’s doubts and insecurities over her relations.h.i.+p with Feng Teng as reflected in the rumor on Li Shu as Feng Teng’s secret lover and the Valentine’s Day celebration incidents. All these serve to strengthen their relations.h.i.+p further. By the way, I found out that the cut-off at the end of the episode for the live broadcast is different from the youtube version. Youtube version has more scenes towards the end of the episode which is why they cannot release the last episode of the day as it’ll also include part of the 1st episode for the next day.

I know most people prefer listening to their real voices including me, as they sound more natural. However, I want to complain that Zhang Han seems to mumble his dialogues quiet a fair bit. Hence, I’ve great difficulty subbing his parts as you all should know by now, I can’t read Chinese except a few words. I depend on the talking to sub so there is high probability that I could have subbed wrongly not only his parts but other parts as well. I did doubt my Mandarin listening ability but I’ve since confirmed with Hui3r who is also watching the drama that he doesn’t speak clearly. I am not being critical here but to inform you that if you found any errors in my subbing, it is all Zhang Han’s fault:P

Fast forward everything on Li Shu, Zheng Qi and the 2 nosy women who kept on saying Shan Shan is too silly to trust Feng Teng. Just because he doesn’t want to celebrate Valentine’s Day doesn’t mean he could be stepping on 2 boats. Hence, Shan Shan asks Feng Teng since your grandpa forbid your family to celebrate Valentine’s Day, your parents also didn’t celebrate. Feng Teng replies, they celebrated secretly so Shan Shan says, how about she and him also celebrate it in secret.

She thinks of how to celebrate and tells him this is her first time celebrating Valentine’s Day. Feng Teng keeps quiet until they arrive at his apartment. He says, ‘In the future, we’ll stay here to …..eat” LOL. The dense Shan Shan won’t give up and asks if they are also going to celebrate Valentine’s Day there. Finally, Feng Teng replies, we won’t talk about it now.

Because of the rumor circulating that Big Boss has a secret lover,  A Jia asks Shan Shan if she is in a relations.h.i.+p with Big Boss. She denies it but Feng Teng seems to have heard it:( While having dinner with him, she feels guilty about it and wonders if Feng Teng heard her denial. Feng Teng tells her he is going to US on a business trip next week which is Valentine’s Day and invites Shan Shan to go together but she doesn’t have a pa.s.sport.

Later, she found out from Li Shu that Feng Teng’s parents were killed in a car accident on Valentine’s Day. She feels guilty and rushes back to the company but accidentally collides with Zheng Qi and injures a foreign customer resulting in the company losing the business. While eating dinner, Feng Teng tells Shan Shan not to feel bad because the company is actually not interested to do business with that foreigner. Shan Shan thinks he is just trying to comfort her and it’ll be better if he has vented his anger at her. The atmosphere is a bit strained with him leaving for his business trip. Shan Shan continues to have self-doubt as to the real reason why Feng Teng didn’t tell her is because she doesn’t have the right to know.

Later, Yan Qing apologizes to her that the secret lover rumor is spread by his secretary who has been fired. Shan Shan is relieved that she will not be fired and gets rea.s.surance from Yan Qing on what Feng Teng told her on the foreign customer is true. He is so encouraging and supportive, telling Shan Shan ordinary people like them will encounter difficulties in their romance with the rich Feng family. But, it’ll turn out well just like his relations.h.i.+p with Feng Yue as long as she perseveres and trusts Feng Teng. Shan Shan laments: Why she always get to know the truth from other people but not Feng Teng? Their gap is too wide?

Shan Shan gets to know through her colleague that the ban on office romance has been lifted. She also gets a.s.surance from her chat with Zheng Qi that because Feng Teng cares very much about her so he didn’t tell her all those things to burden her. Moreover they’ve only started dating not long ago. Feng Teng is good in doing business but bad at wooing girls:P The exchange of sms between Shan Shan and Feng Teng still cannot wipe away her self-doubts. She is so lost to even think that Feng Teng wants to dump her since she is doing so badly during the love probation period. Shan Shan receives a sms from Feng Teng informing her that he’ll return tomorrow.

Stop asking your cousin and best friend for advice because they are just like lidge, always unsupportive and pour cold water:P This makes Shan Shan feels more depressed, as she doesn’t know Feng Teng well. Furthermore, they are from 2 different worlds. Nearly, everyone receives flowers on Valentine’s Day as poor Shan Shan can only look on enviously. Shan Shan decides to work overtime  so Feng Teng can’t find her to break up with her on Valentine’s Day. What kind of logic is that, lol? Zheng Qi gives Li Shu a big bouquet of flower but her reaction is so lukewarm because he is not Feng Teng, such an ungrateful girl:( Shan Shan, you can’t avoid him as Big Boss is here to look for you:P

Shan Shan: Feng Teng!

Feng Teng: Have you finished working?

Shan Shan: Yes, I’ve finished my work.

Feng Teng: Then, please come with me.

Shan Shan thinks: After entering this door means the moment for a heart to heart talk has arrived.  Xue Shan Shan, in this world there is the word ‘in love’, then there is also the word ‘out of love’. So, no matter how painful the heart will feel, you also must not cry.

Feng Teng: Shan Shan, I can’t celebrate Valentine’s Day with you.

Shan Shan: I understand. In future, there’ll be no silly Xue Shan Shan to pester you to celebrate Valentine’s Day with her.

Feng Teng: Do you think like this?

Shan Shan: I know you are trying to say you want to break up with me.

Feng Teng: My parents went out on Valentine’s Day and were killed in a car accident. When you gave me the Valentine gift, I already wanted to tell you this. But, when I found out that this is will be your first Valentine’s Day, I can’t bring myself to say it. I used to have a stable girlfriend who broke up with me because I can’t celebrate Valentine’s Day with her. (This woman needs to have her head examined:P) I know such a day is very important to you and her. But I can’t celebrate happily on this particular day. Xue Shan Shan, if you decide to be with me, you will never be able to celebrate Valentine’s Day. I brought you here to let you feel more at home but I realised you started to talk less and felt unhappy.

Shan Shan: Hence, you also talked less to me?

Feng Teng: When I realised what you wanted to say, that you wanted to celebrate Valentine’s Day with me. I am sorry.

Shan Shan: Feng Teng, that day when I went to the office to look for you, I wanted to tell you, we’ll not celebrate Valentine’s Day. But, I’ve changed my mind now. While, other couples have 1 day in a year to celebrate being a couple. As for us, we’ll remember your parents on this day. All the other days, we’ll live like it is Valentine’s Day, how about that?

Shan Shan takes the initiative to kiss him. Oh, such a touching speech, sob sob……….Feng Teng has the best of intention in not telling Shan Shan about his parents’ death but it backfired by making her feel doubtful and insecure. Anyhow, this is a test to strengthen their relations.h.i.+p.

 Li Shu has been trying to find the book, ‘The Great Gatsby’, which she gave to Feng Teng when they were in university. She left a bookmark with her love confession inside the book. She wants to find it before he sees it to avoid any awkwardness between them. In return, Feng Teng gave her a photo frame with the picture of the 3 good friends. This shows how much he values their friends.h.i.+p. Suddenly, Li Shu discovers a message at the back of the photo and decides to confess her love for him. Feng Yue and Yan Qing feel Zheng Qi and Li Shu are such a matching pair and it’ll be good if she can forget about Feng Teng and dates Zheng Qi.

Shan Shan: It is late, I should be going home.

Feng Teng: Why?

Shan Shan: We agreed that we are not going to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Let’s go.

Feng Teng: Let me send you home.

Shan Shan: Yay, I am going home.

Feng Teng: So happy….

After sending Shan Shan home, Feng Teng sees Li Shu in front of his apartment and she quickly hugs him and makes her confession. In reply, Feng Teng says she must have mistaken because those are not his hand writing. Then, she realises it was written by Zheng Qi who likes her. She laughs it off as an April’s Fool joke to settle the misunderstanding. Then, she goes and confronts Zheng Qi. Oh, this bad woman slaps poor Zheng Qi for misleading her into confessing her love to Feng Teng.

Shan Shan and Feng Teng are at the basketball court discussing that Zheng Qi started to like Li Shu since university days.

Feng Teng: Zheng Qi is so outstanding, of course Li Shu will like him. Just like you, initially from not liking to liking me now. A girl should be courted by a guy.

Shan Shan: Really? You said until like you pursued me.

Feng Teng: Did you pursue me? Oh, Xue Shan Shan is the one who pursued me.

Shan Shan: Hey, don’t say like this…..

Shan Shan happily goes to buy drink, knowing  that Feng Teng’s heart only has ‘Xue Shan Shan’.  Feng Teng tells Zheng Qi he wants to tell Shan Shan about Li Shu’s confession but he tells him not to do so as it will embarra.s.s Li Shu.  In the final scene, Li Shu tells Feng Yue, she doesn’t feel that bad after being rejected by Feng Teng because it is within her expectation. Feng Yue advises her to give Zheng Qi a chance.