56 INT . YUN ESTATE STUDY DAY Mr Hua takes a ruler and slaps it down on the table . MR HUA Yun Xing Tong, why are you having such difficulty playing today? Yun Xing Tong just looks sheepishly at Mr Hua . FLASHBACK ENDS EXT . YUN ESTATE COURTYARD DAY Yun Xing Tong, Shui Liu Can and the handmaiden are now seated in the pavilion overlooking the pond with water lilies . YUN XING TONG Yes, I still remember it, the moment that girl came into the room, the sunlight just seemed to stream in with her . (Beat) I have never remembered any afternoon since where the sunlight was suddenly so dazzling . Then Yun Xing Tong turns to Shui Liu Can . YUN XING TONG Did you remember that afternoon? SHUI LIU CAN I think I did . YUN XING TONG She was a remarkable one, she made me recall some of the finest days of my youth when she stayed with us . I remember that day where both our fathers disappeared mysteriously for much longer than usual . And we just took time off . (Beat) Ah yes, those days of our youth, filled with so many illusions . I will tell you that your Master and I just could not get enough of Hua Zhong Ai at all . We schemed around her just so we could see her as often as we could … there was once your Master stuck me downtown just so he could be near her … HANDMAIDEN Just what were you doing stuck downtown? YUN XING TONG Well, I drank too much and fell asleep . FLASHBACK EXT . YUN ESTATE COURTYARD NIGHT