The phrase "burning down the granary" has been getting some attention lately. I think one side is seeking pleasure, while the other is after profit. They each get what they want, so it's not as if one is more precious than the other. If there's anything to condemn, it's the fact that they brought "love" into it. But can that really be called sacred love? I used to think not. It was just an emotional connection, something fleeting. If you drift apart, you move on. The next one will be better. Later, I realized it wasn't that I'd become more open-minded after going through so much. It was that I'd once fallen from the clouds to the bottom of the abyss, so it didn't take much to make me content. But being easily satisfied also means being uncertain. After long enough, you have to break free...
The story follows a man and a woman who pass each other by, then become entangled for one reason or another, revenge included. It's basically a modern romance where they fall for each other at first sight, then decide to be together for good the second time they meet. But a story like that alone would be too simple!
Behind the story is actually a long-planned "accident." Everyone makes a big deal seem small, and the victim rationalizes the whole "accident" because of its suggestive undertones... It could all have been left to fade away, but after the male lead enters her life, the female lead's days become livelier. So break free, and start over.
The story has two parts: the first is a lighthearted romance, while the second has a heavier plot. It deals with many kinds of relationships, such as a love triangle, a provider arrangement, and being someone's possession... The plot draws on scraps from social news stories, and its logic may be strained, so there's no need to read too much into it.
This story is linked to the author's previous novel through its emotional groundwork.
