[Clear-Eyed About the World, Yet Swept Into Its Depths]
Gu Ting is Guan Juxin’s little secret, one she has carried for more than a decade.
She thought she would never see him again, but after waking from a drunken night, she found herself married to him. Just as she was beside herself with happiness, he told her the whole thing had been an elaborate trap.
If he didn’t love her, then fine. She planned to walk away, only to realize she was already caught in the undertow. After finally managing to climb ashore, he cornered her against a wall. Fighting back her anger, she warned him with red-rimmed eyes: “You already called me your husband. Don’t think you can take it back!!!”