This novel tells the story of how Bing Mei, the heroine, and her husband, Zhang Weiwei, squander the promising lives they were dealt. Zhang Weiwei unwittingly meets a group of crooked, scheming people who claim to have made fortunes through speculation, and step by step, he falls into compulsive gambling. After countless failed attempts to persuade him, his wife decisively ends their decades-long marriage. Only when he has lost his wife and children does Zhang Weiwei finally come to his senses. Determined to quit gambling for good, he sets out to start a new life. Life is full of choices. If you could do it all over again, what would you choose?
