At thirty, saddled with 83,000 yuan in debt, Shen Wei struggled to survive in the cracks of the city.
Her credit cards were maxed out, Huabei was frozen, and being blocked by exes had become routine.
She lived off having her expenses covered by lovers. When each relationship ended, money reliably hit her account.
By chance, she gained a golden finger: heartbreak meant cashback, and the more it hurt, the more she received.
Men were expenses, love was a transaction. She only wanted her deposit back, not a promise of forever.
Others cried over love; she smiled at the money coming in. Her balance was more real than her tears.
While the rest of the city was still worrying about rent, she had already earned three months' rent through heartbreak.
From getting by on oden to saving her first bit of capital in a personal finance class.
She no longer waited for anyone to save her. Heartbreak wasn't weakness, but survival capital.
One day, every couple in the city would learn: love should come with a clear price tag.
