Based on a true story. Gu Qing enters a marriage that is supposed to be “stable.” The daily grind, friction with her mother-in-law, and her husband’s silence gradually wear their love down until they are little more than silent roommates. Her child’s cries, the loneliness of the night, and the feelings no one ever listens to are like fine chains, trapping her in a home that only seems warm.
The thought of divorce takes root in her heart, but time and again, pleas to stay “for the child’s sake” push it back down. Until that day...
This emotional story has little over-the-top melodrama, yet anyone who has experienced marriage will recognize themselves in it. It turns life’s little frustrations into sharp blades and pushes the everyday to its breaking point, leaving you unable to stop asking: Do we marry for happiness, or pretend to be happy just so we can be married?
It suits my situation very well