When Tong Hua turned twenty-nine, her family began pressuring her to get married. Several blind dates later, she still had nothing to show for it.
One night, drunk, she crossed a line with Jiang Bei, her longtime friend.
They immediately decided to get their marriage license.
Her friend Wu Siyuan once came up with a classic line to describe Tong Hua’s love life:
“You always manage to find exactly the punishment you deserve.”
Tong Hua could only laugh awkwardly at the comparison.
But even now, she has to admit that Jiang Bei really is her punishment.
As Jiang Bei sees it, Tong Hua is wonderful in every way.
There’s just one problem: she doesn’t love him.
It’s not that she doesn’t like him; she just doesn’t love him.
It’s as if she’ll never love anyone again.
As someone once said, “The one who isn’t loved is the other woman.”
