The Painted Veil

The Painted Veil

Transcript

00:00The man accidentally found his wife warmly entertaining another man in their room.

00:04But he didn't expose her right away.

00:05Instead, he planned a secret and cruel revenge.

00:08He lied to her, saying he wanted to take her on a trip to China.

00:12After saying goodbye to her lover, she followed him with excitement.

00:15The scenery along the way was beautiful, like a painting.

00:18But once they arrived, she realized he had tricked her.

00:20There was a massive cholera outbreak in Guizhou, China.

00:23Jack, a bacteriologist, volunteered to go to the front line.

00:26He was secretly hoping the virus would finish his wife for him.

00:28Emily felt the danger around her and grew anxious.

00:31She sat down and wrote a letter to her lover, Mark.

00:33Every word was filled with longing, but reality kept them apart.

00:37Because of the outbreak, no couriers dared enter the area.

00:40She had to ask a British officer stationed nearby to send the letter.

00:43Coincidentally, the officer knew Mark.

00:45He casually mentioned that Mark was a notorious womanizer and married.

00:48At his peak, he dated over a dozen women at the same time.

00:51And his wife never cared, saying only low-class women liked her husband.

00:55Emily froze.

00:56Then she quickly walked away.

00:57Back home, she tore the letter to shreds.

01:00Her last bit of hope was completely crushed.

01:02It felt like all the color drained from the world.

01:04That night, Jack returned after fighting the epidemic.

01:07Still cold toward her.

01:08Maybe it was exhaustion.

01:10Maybe he just didn't care anymore.

01:11When a servant brought local food, Jack warned her it might be contaminated.

01:15But Emily gave him a blank look and kept eating.

01:17They both chose to hurt themselves to punish each other.

01:20Inside, Emily was collapsing.

01:21From being abandoned and ignored, the weight of it all was suffocating.

01:24She finally snapped and ran out of the house.

01:27With empty eyes, she walked toward a body infected by cholera.

01:30She was ready to end everything.