I Gave Up on Them, and Now They Regret It

We were born in the 1970s and grew up together, the best of friends. As we slowly grew up, perhaps our dreams were different. In high school, when I was eighteen, I found a man I loved, while Zhong Yan worked hard to get into college. From then on, our lives went in completely different directions.

I raised children in the countryside, while Zhong Yan went to college. My partner and I left our children behind and went south together to make a living. During college, Zhong Yan entered several fashion design competitions and had already made a name for herself.

Just as we were starting to achieve some success, the man I loved betrayed me. I was so furious that I passed out. When I woke up, I heard my mother-in-law's thoughts. It turned out they had chosen me to get revenge on my father. I chose to divorce him. My children not only refused to support me, but said I was making a fuss over nothing. My mother and younger brother kept blaming me, too. By then, Zhong Yan had become a famous fashion designer. After my divorce, not one member of my family cared about me. My children demanded child support, and my mother demanded support from me. Just as I was losing hope in life, my best friend appeared. She took me away from that painful place, far from home. Five years later, my family and my two children wept and begged me to forgive them. But by then, I had a happy home of my own, a loving husband, two adorable little sons, and an adopted daughter who treated me like a sister.