Wen Xinshan and I agreed to go get our marriage certificate, but I waited at the Civil Affairs Bureau until well after dark, and he never showed up.
When I asked him why, he sounded a little impatient. "Marriage is a lifelong commitment. I need to get properly prepared. It's not like I'm saying I won't marry you."
But to my complete surprise, that very night I received a series of photos from his old flame.
So this was what he meant by "getting prepared."
At that moment, I gave up on trying to win him back for good, grabbed my household registration booklet, and headed straight to the Civil Affairs Bureau.
