Di Li had loved Xu Nian for years and years.
She stood by him through their years of poverty, shouldered the little burdens of daily life for him, and gave him her whole heart as she helped him rise from obscurity to a thriving career.
She thought that having him was all she needed for the rest of her life. Little did she know that he and his family had been weighing the pros and cons from the very beginning:
No pregnancy, no marriage certificate;
No dowry, no respect;
Her patience was something he took for granted, and her sacrifices meant nothing to him.
Only when her sister-in-law exposed the truth, and the naked reality of her friends' marriages shattered her illusions one layer at a time, did she finally see clearly:
This hollow marriage, from beginning to end, was nothing but her own willing descent into love.
Even after discovering that he might be cheating, she never thought of walking away, not until she caught him in the act...
