On the day they registered their marriage for the sake of an alliance, Zhu Qingxia and Xie Jingci went their separate ways. She went abroad to study ballet, while he stayed in Hong Kong, beginning two years of living apart.
Outsiders speculated that their marriage was on the verge of collapse, and even placed bets on when they would split up.
When they met again at the ballet theater, Xie Jingci gazed at her dazzling figure onstage. Someone leaned over to ask what his wife looked like. He slowly turned his wedding ring, his gaze fixed on the stage. "I forgot. She should look just like the leading lady."
Later, when divorce papers arrived, the usually arrogant Xie Jingci rushed to the capital overnight. To him, the capital was a barren desert of thorns, while Zhu Qingxia was the rose that bloomed in it.
