In the summer of 1975, my closest family drove me into a corner, leaving me no choice but to marry Lu Chenzhou, the man with the worst reputation.
We signed an agreement and laid down three rules. I thought it would be a marriage of convenience, with neither of us interfering in the other's life. But when I realized he went out every night and kept his whereabouts a secret, I saw that this “hoodlum” husband was hiding a secret beyond anything I could have imagined.
We went from suspicion and testing each other to entrusting our lives to one another during a crisis on the black market. He protected me in dark alleys, and I became his only accomplice.
When news came that the college entrance exams would be reinstated, he placed a bundle of precious study materials in front of me. “Take the exam. I'll be right there with you.”
What had once been a joke became a legend: the wildest guy on campus and the woman forced into marriage both got into Peking University, stunning the whole city.
From Yan Yuan to Zhongguancun, from having nothing to going public with a tech company. Rumors and gossip gave way to awe and admiration.
Everyone says my marriage began as a scheme, but they don't know it was the best investment I ever made: he gave me my entire future.
