I'm blind. Yet by chance, I became the only witness to a murder in my residential complex. The security guard had been making continuous announcements over a loudspeaker during the day, reminding residents to stay safe, and Captain Zhang had even called specifically to tell me I should avoid going out for a while. I hung up, unconcerned. My husband, Shen Sen, wrapped his arms around me from behind and rubbed his face against my neck and shoulder like a kitten. I told him I still wanted a child of my own. He said, "All right." But the person holding me at that moment wasn't Shen Sen.
01. Shen Sen and I have been married for six years, but he's never once called me his wife. And as for the child, that night, Shen Sen and I