After dating for eight years, my fiancé, Zhang Heng, volunteered to drive my newly bought Porsche to the countryside and bring my elderly father home for New Year's Eve dinner.
I waited at the door for hours, full of anticipation, but he never showed up.
Before long, I received a call from the hospital with the news of my father's death.
He had frozen to death by the roadside, lying there for hours before anyone found him.