A Slender Waist

When Jiang Zhi was at the end of her rope, Zhou Jing Yan told her, “You’re better off praying to Buddha than begging me.”

But she staked everything on him, clinging on and refusing to let go. “You are my Buddha. You’re the only one who can save me.”

When adults face off, they speak only of interests and refuse to give their hearts away.

Later, the man who had raised Jiang Zhi like an ungrateful wolf held her in his arms, five knife wounds in her body, and his eyes reddened for the first time.

He said, “Sweetheart, look at me one more time.”