For three years after marrying Gu Shi'an, he laid down many rules for me. I wasn't allowed to touch him, sleep with him, or act like Mrs. Gu in public. I carefully obeyed, afraid of angering him. But on the day his beloved returned from studying abroad, he broke those rules for the first time ever, embracing me tightly. At that moment, I knew it was time to leave. When I handed him the divorce papers, Gu Shi'an scoffed, "Don't think you can attract my attention with a feigned retreat. Even if you die, I will never love you." But later, I really did die, and he went mad holding my ashes.
