I am Lu Yuan, former vice president of Lanhe Hospital. I retired last year.
She is Xiao Ya, formerly a doctor in the hospital's Department of Internal Medicine. She resigned ten years ago and is now the CEO of Shenzhen Yaluyuan Group.
Ten years ago, I helped Xiao Ya without giving it much thought. She never forgot it, and fell in love with me.
Under the strain of work and family troubles, I took up outdoor activities.
That year, I signed up for a trek across Laotudingshan. When Xiao Ya heard about it, she secretly signed up too.
A blizzard hit during the trek, leaving us stranded on the mountaintop.
My tent and sleeping bag saved us both.
It was on that mountain that our relationship became more than just colleagues.
Three months later, Xiao Ya discovered she was pregnant and left without a word.
She blocked me everywhere: phone, WeChat... She sent only one express package, addressed to a fake address. Inside was an ultrasound report showing she was three months pregnant.
I knew that the seed I had sown that night on Laotudingshan had sprouted.
Xiao Ya didn't want to drag me down or make me take responsibility.
I found an introduction to Yaluyuan Group online.
The CEO's photo was Xiao Ya.
I had to see her.
She gave me two choices: be her personal physical therapist or her husband.
Ten years had passed, and she was still single.
As for me, my son was already married.
The truth couldn't stay hidden forever.
My wife kicked me out with nothing.
My son wanted to cut ties with me.
Xiao Ya laid out her terms: an annual salary of two million yuan as her physical therapist, or a one-time payment of fifty million yuan to be her husband.
I placed the promise she'd signed in front of my wife and son.
