Zhou Wan married Chi Ying for the resources and protection of the Chi family.
Chi Ying married Zhou Wan because of her.
On the first day of marriage, Zhou Wan drew clear boundaries: live in separate rooms, not interfere, cooperate externally, and alienate internally. Chi Ying said yes and turned around to change all the slippers at home - her heels were red and he noted it.
Zhou Wan thought this marriage was perfect. Her husband is cool, dignified and not clingy. He is unambiguous when it comes to supporting the occasion and never looks at her twice in private. She thought Chi Ying was thinking the same thing as her - each taking what he needed without disturbing each other.
She didn't know that Chi Ying got up at 6:30 every morning just to spend fifteen minutes with her at the dining table. She didn't know that the blueberry jam at home was replaced by strawberry, but she frowned after taking a bite of the blueberry. Little did she know that there was a black notebook locked in the safe in the study, with her name written all over it.
Until that day, she took Shen Si home for dinner.
Chi Ying was polite and considerate throughout the whole process, and even poured Shen Si a cup of tea with his own hands. After the meal, he stood at the door of the restaurant, looked at her back and asked, "Are you happy?"
Later, Zhou Wan realized that the real meaning of that question was——
How long can I continue to lie to myself.
(Realistic themes, most of them are more realistic and not particularly exaggerated)
