Borrowed Wife

[Tentative] That summer vacation, something happened to Xue Na's family. Her mother had a sudden psychotic episode, left the house, and injured someone. On top of paying compensation, she was sent to prison. Her father bought her a train ticket and coaxed her into going to the city to stay with their wealthy relatives. After seeing her onto the train, he took the last of the family's money and ran off. You wouldn't meet a psychopath like that even among a hundred thousand people, yet several of them just happened to turn up in that gloomy, oppressive place, so steeped in class divisions. Xue Na knew she was ignorant and narrow-minded. She also had a bit of trouble hearing and often couldn't make out what people were saying. Those wealthy young masters found a poor girl like her so amusing that, once they set their sights on her, they treated her like a toy and a lackey, playing her for a fool. Living under someone else's roof, she was careful every day. She cried, pleaded, and was afraid, having nightmares night after night. She stopped hoping they would ever let her go. All she wanted was for those vile rich people to get tired of playing with their little lackey one day, then kick her aside. And just as Xue Na had expected, that day came soon. Half a year later, Xue Na and her boyfriend were discussing marriage. She thought she had finally found a lifeline. Until one day, as she was coming home, she heard her boyfriend talking with his boss outside the living room: