Investment expert Chen Ke is accustomed to using data to measure everything - the rate of return of projects, the valuation of assets, and the gains and losses in life. He was divorced and remarried, with a happy family and a successful career, but ten years later he fell into an undefinable relationship. The female assistant Lin Shu is calm, precise, and has clear boundaries, like the most convenient ruler in his hand. But as the project progressed, he found that this ruler could not measure his loss of control, conflicts, and late-night drunken phone calls. When the project came to an end and the assistant asked to leave, he finally had to face a problem: some things cannot be stopped and can only be put away. This is a modern story about business rationality and human weakness.
Intention: Love is not a measure. True love is seeing the other person as a whole person, not just a usable tool.
And true freedom is when you find yourself being instrumentalized, you have the ability to turn around and leave without negating everything you have given.
This novel does not defend anyone, but only presents one possibility: how a sober woman can hold on to the invisible line in a complex relationship, and ultimately turn it into her own outlet.