Scene 51 Time / Night Location / Jin Meiren’s Luxury Mansion Bedroom Characters / Jin Meiren, Wu Yuetian

▲From inside the bedroom comes the sound of an intense argument between a man and a woman.

Jin Meiren: Listen carefully, you surname Wu. You eat my food, live in my house, use my things—don’t even think about eating the “return grass” (going back to your old flame)! If I find out you and that ginger duck woman have rekindled your old relationship, just you wait. I will make both of you wish you were dead…

Wu Yuetian: Where are you getting that idea? I only accidentally shared the stage with her at the event. There was no private contact…

Jin Meiren: Then tell me, when the results were announced, why were you making faces and eye signals at her? Don’t think I don’t know what you are thinking!

Wu Yuetian: I didn’t! Don’t be so paranoid, okay?

Jin Meiren: You know very well in your heart. Don’t wait for me to expose you!

Wu Yuetian: I really didn’t know she would come back to Taiwan and sign up for this singing competition. Can you stop making trouble without reason?

Jin Meiren: I am not making trouble. You suddenly changed your self-chosen song and sang that Tony Leung song. I already sensed something was wrong. You were clearly provoking me!

Wu Yuetian: This… what are you talking about? I changed the song mainly because it can fully express the singer’s emotions and would significantly improve my ranking result. How did you interpret it like that? What else can I say?

Jin Meiren: You don’t need to say anything. It is obvious you have something guilty in your heart!

▲Their argument is so loud that even passersby downstairs can hear clearly.

Scene 52 Time / Night Location / A Coffee Shop Characters / Jiang Muya, Yu Renjie

▲Inside the coffee shop, the two are drinking coffee. Renjie communicates with Muya by writing.

Yu Renjie: (writing) Muya, congratulations on taking the first step and successfully advancing.

Jiang Muya: Thank you. Your song surprised the judges.

Yu Renjie: (writing) I saw the program yesterday.

Jiang Muya: How are you doing in university? Do you have a girlfriend?

Yu Renjie: (writing) I am used to being alone. At night I work as a musician in a folk music western restaurant.

Jiang Muya: Oh? That’s good. That suits your specialty.

Yu Renjie: (writing) Just some pocket money.

Jiang Muya: Actually, I joined this competition somewhat out of impulse.

Yu Renjie: (writing) Mm, I understand. You want to prove your ability.

(10 months later)

Scene 53 Time / Night Location / Girls’ Dormitory Characters / Shen Tingting, Tang Wanyu

▲In the girls’ dormitory, Shen Tingting is watching the “Singing Celebrity Ranking” competition. Roommate Tang Wanyu just returned from the bathroom, her hair wrapped in a towel.

Shen Tingting: Tang Wanyu, come listen. This female singer sounds just like me.

Tang Wanyu: I know her. She has advanced step by step into the finals, very strong. Her voice really is quite similar to yours. At first I even thought you were copying her.

Shen Tingting: I am not. It’s just a coincidence. This song “Since I First Met You” has a very good melody and lyrics.

Tang Wanyu: This melody feels familiar. I remember—there is a folk western restaurant near our school. A pianist wearing sunglasses and a tailcoat has played this piece before.

Shen Tingting: (curious) Great, take me there tonight.

Tang Wanyu: My intuition tells me the composer of that song the singer just performed might be that pianist…

Shen Tingting: (excited) Great, then even more reason to meet this pianist.

Scene 54 Time / Night Location / Folk Music Western Restaurant Characters / Host, Yu Renjie, Shen Tingting, Tang Wanyu, Customers

▲In the corner of the restaurant there is a grand piano. A pianist wearing sunglasses and a black tailcoat is playing Richard Clayderman’s “Für Elise.”

▲Tang Wanyu and Shen Tingting enter and sit down.

Tang Wanyu: (whispering, pointing) The pianist I mentioned—it’s him…

Shen Tingting: I see him. He looks very mysterious.

▲After Yu Renjie sees the two school-uniform-clad girls, he finishes “Für Elise” and hands a note to the host.

▲A waiter goes to serve them.

Host: The pianist says the next piece he will perform, his original composition “Blue Tears,” is dedicated to the two female students who specially came to support.

▲The two girls look at each other, both startled.

Tang Wanyu: (whispering) Oh my god, is he talking about us?

Shen Tingting: (whispering) How does he know we would come tonight?

Tang Wanyu: (whispering, suspicious) And he called us “two female students”—could this pianist be from our medical school?

Shen Tingting: (whispering) Possible! Very possible!

▲Yu Renjie begins playing “Blue Tears.” Tang Wanyu listens in shock.

Tang Wanyu: (whispering) That’s right! The female singer’s first stage performance was this song.

Shen Tingting: (whispering) Why don’t we wait until he gets off work and block him at the door to ask directly?

Tang Wanyu: (whispering) Is that okay? If he is not our classmate, wouldn’t that be embarrassing?

Shen Tingting: (whispering) I’m getting more and more curious. Tonight we’ll play detectives.

▲Yu Renjie plays “Red Dust Has a Dream,” and the two girls are stunned again.

Tang Wanyu: (whispering) I’ve never heard this song before. It must be another original.

Shen Tingting: (whispering) It sounds nice. What’s the title?

Tang Wanyu: (whispering) It’s written on the screen subtitles—you can see for yourself.

Shen Tingting: (whispering) With such a beautiful melody, why hasn’t anyone released an album for him?

Tang Wanyu: (whispering) I’m not a talent scout. Don’t ask me.

▲Cut.

▲The two wait at the restaurant entrance. Yu Renjie changes into a shirt and jeans and walks out after closing. The two hesitate and then approach.

Tang Wanyu: Excuse me, are you the pianist who works here?

▲Yu Renjie gestures in sign language.

Tang Wanyu: (whispering) Oh no… he’s mute!

Tang Wanyu: Sorry, we got the wrong person… sorry!

▲Yu Renjie shows a faint satisfied smile, puts his hands in his pockets, and walks away quickly.

Tang Wanyu: Why do I feel his side profile looks like that pianist?

Shen Tingting: Don’t guess. I understand his sign language—he said he is not. Let’s ask the staff inside.

Tang Wanyu: Okay, let’s go.

▲They enter the restaurant which is closing.

Tang Wanyu: Excuse me, the pianist who works here…

Shen Tingting: Him! He just got off work—the guy in shirt and jeans.

Tang Wanyu: (regretful) It was him… what a pity…

Shen Tingting: May I ask, when he saw us earlier, why did he use sign language?

Waiter: Because he cannot speak, of course he uses sign language.

Tang Wanyu: (curious) Why can’t he speak?

Waiter: He is mute.

Shen Tingting: May I ask, is he a university student?

Waiter: Yes. I heard from the manager he will become a doctor in the future.

▲The two girls look at each other in confusion.

Tang Wanyu: He is from our department, it must be.

Shen Tingting: But he is mute! Do we even have a mute senior in our department?

Tang Wanyu: Maybe we do. Let’s ask seniors tomorrow.

Shen Tingting: Okay. I’m also curious about this guy.

Scene 55 Time / Day Location / NTU Medical School Student Cafeteria Characters / Tang Wanyu, Shen Tingting, Zhu Jinglun, Zhang Heping, Students

▲In the NTU Medical School student cafeteria, two boys are eating buffet. Tang Wanyu and Shen Tingting walk over and sit down.

Tang Wanyu: Senior, we want to ask you about a senior in our department.

Zhu Jinglun: In our department there are humans, not insects, reptiles, birds, or beasts.

Shen Tingting: Senior, we are serious. Don’t joke around.

Zhu Jinglun: Alright then. Who do you want to ask about?

Shen Tingting: Is there a senior in the department who is mute?

Zhang Heping: The one you mean should be our class’s “Priest.”

Shen Tingting: Priest? Can he play piano?

Zhang Heping: This… I’m not sure.

Tang Wanyu: These clues are enough.

Zhu Jinglun: You two “Eastern Evil and Western Poison,” why are you asking about the Priest?

Shen Tingting: Just curious…

Zhu Jinglun: He is a weirdo. He is always alone and rarely interacts with classmates, so everyone calls him Priest.

Zhang Heping: And everyone suspects his sexual orientation may have problems.

Shen Tingting: Sexual orientation problems?

Zhang Heping: I mean homosexual.

Shen Tingting: But I don’t think he is effeminate?

Zhang Heping: Some homosexuals are very proper-looking. Otherwise why would he be called Priest?

Zhu Jinglun: Forget it. You better not investigate him unless you want to learn sign language from him.

Zhang Heping: We also have another weird guy in our class called “Seventh Mister,” Zhong Qiu-jie. This era has all kinds of weird people.

Zhu Jinglun: The Priest often appears in the library.

▲The two girls exchange a look; they already have an idea of what to do next.

Scene 56 Time / Day Location / NTU Medical School Library Reading Room Characters / Tang Wanyu, Shen Tingting, Yu Renjie, Students

▲Tang Wanyu and Shen Tingting enter the library and find the “Priest” buried in books by a window. They choose a seat suitable for observation.

▲After a while, Renjie leaves his seat, leaving books and notes on the table, attracting their curiosity.

Shen Tingting: Let’s go check his seat.

▲They approach and see two notebooks.

Shen Tingting: (flipping through) Calculus… wow, is he from Mars? Look, every chapter is organized so clearly, even clearer than textbooks. His handwriting is more neat than mine!

Tang Wanyu: This General Chemistry book is also impressive! There are even summaries of different scholars’ versions. Who exactly is this Priest?

Shen Tingting: He must have spent a lot of time on this.

Tang Wanyu: No wonder we rarely see him in department activities.

Shen Tingting: Compared to him, we are just lightly dipping sauce when studying. Hey, there is a small booklet here.

▲Shen Tingting opens it.

Shen Tingting: It’s a handwritten songbook!

Tang Wanyu: (takes it) Let me see… yes, it looks like he wrote it himself. It matches the handwriting in the notebook. Look, these songs are the ones we heard at the folk restaurant last time.

Shen Tingting: Then the Priest is that pianist. He is really deeply hidden…

Tang Wanyu: Let’s go back to our seats. If he finds out, it’ll be hard to explain.

▲They return casually. Renjie returns holding unsweetened tea, nods politely at them, sits down, drinks, and continues studying. They nod back and smile.

以下為逐字逐句、完整、不縮減、不意譯英文翻譯（場58–60）：

Scene 58

Time: Day
Location: Girls’ Dormitory
Characters: Tang Wanyu, Shen Tingting

▲Inside the dormitory, Shen Tingting is online, using a search engine.

Shen Tingting: Fishball Soup, come quickly and take a look at this short video. I found information about the Priest.

▲Tang Wanyu leans over.

Tang Wanyu: That’s right, “Deeply Affectionate Pain-Enduring Brother.” This is the interview I watched.

Shen Tingting: Who is the woman who collapsed in the Priest’s arms?

Tang Wanyu: If you keep watching, you will know.

Shen Tingting: Oh! It is a female classmate from the Priest’s same school. So the Priest actually has this deeply unforgettable emotional history. This shows that the rumor saying he is homosexual is a huge misunderstanding!

Scene 59

Time: Day
Location: Library
Characters: Yu Renjie, Shen Tingting

▲In the book storage area, Shen Tingting, carrying a backpack, holds two books in her hands. She finds Yu Renjie, who is taking a short nap in the corner. Tingting sits opposite Renjie and opens her book.

▲After a while, Renjie wakes up and sees Tingting.

Shen Tingting: I didn’t disturb you, did I? Senior.

Yu Renjie: (sign language) No.

Shen Tingting: My name is Shen Tingting. At the folk song western restaurant, I heard senior play the piano.

Yu Renjie: (sign language) I remember now. Thank you for you and your classmates coming to support.

Shen Tingting: Senior, were those songs you played written for that red-haired female classmate? Sorry, please forgive me for asking so abruptly.

▲Although Renjie is surprised, he still smiles and nods.

Shen Tingting: Last night I saw online the video of a reporter interviewing you a few years ago. I am just curious, not intentionally trying to pry into your personal privacy.

▲Renjie nods.

Shen Tingting: Do you like that girl?

▲Renjie nods, takes out paper and pen and writes: “A girl who is in the process of pursuing her dream.”

Shen Tingting: No need to write it for me to see, I understand sign language.

Yu Renjie: (sign language) You have learned sign language?

Shen Tingting: My mother is a teacher at a school for the deaf and mute. I have learned it since childhood.

Yu Renjie: (sign language, smiling) So that’s how it is. I only started learning after I could no longer speak. I was not born mute.

Shen Tingting: Mm, I can feel that. So now, you are not together with that girl anymore?

Yu Renjie: (sign language) I respect her choice.

Shen Tingting: “Actually, there are many girls around you. You do not need to close yourself off and lock yourself into an ivory tower.”

▲Renjie is silent. He understands the meaning in Tingting’s words.

Shen Tingting: “There is no need to give up an entire forest for a single tree.”

Yu Renjie: (sign language): “Thank you. Besides Teacher Yuqing, very few people have truly cared about me.”

Shen Tingting: “Listening to you play songs, I know you have suffered emotional wounds.”

Yu Renjie: (sign language): “It was my own wishful thinking. That girl did not hurt me.”

Shen Tingting: “I read this saying: the affectionate are always troubled by the unfeeling. Why don’t you try to walk out of that shadow?”

▲Renjie is silent.

Shen Tingting: “If you have worries, you can come find me. I am willing to be your listener, just like listening to you play the piano.”

Scene 60

Time: Day
Location: Vegetative Patient Care Home

Characters: Yu Renjie, Vegetative patients, Family members, Nurse

▲Inside a vegetative patient care home ward, Renjie plays violin for a vegetative patient. A nurse beside him records the process with a mobile phone.

▲This nurse uploads this video to the internet and Facebook, and writes the title: “The Silent Angel of Love.”

▲Netizens and Facebook users all press “like” and leave messages of praise.

▲Some netizens use internet manhunt (doxxing) and find the male lead: NTU Medical School student Yu Renjie.