When I was eighteen, my family went bankrupt, and my mother sent me to the Lu family to pay off our debt.
To keep from being thrown out, I did everything I could to please Lu Jinnian.
He liked bungee jumping. I was so afraid of heights my legs went weak, but I still closed my eyes and jumped.
He liked racing. I steeled myself, climbed into the driver's seat, and floored the accelerator.
Later, following Mrs. Lu's wishes, I married Lu Jinnian.
After giving birth to our son, I thought I could finally stay with the Lu family for good.
But Lu Jinnian still didn't like me. He even moved out of the old family home with our son.
I didn't cry or make a scene. I just clutched our marriage certificate and told myself,
As long as I still had the title of Mrs. Lu, I hadn't lost.
Then I noticed Lu Jinnian showing up on Central Avenue again and again, so I followed him.
I happened to see him gazing adoringly at a young woman singing in the crowd.
