The Long Road to Marriage: President Lu, Please Divorce Me

All my life, I longed for someone to treasure me, give me a safe place, and keep me carefully. To spare me fear and pain, to spare me the wandering, the loneliness, and the lack of anyone to rely on. But I know, I’ve always known, that he will never come back..., Gong Yue

Gong Yue once thanked fate for bringing Lu Sheng into her life. He gave her the most intense devotion, and his tender trap held her fast. But when the clouds cleared and the truth came to light, she realized it had all been no more than a dream, an illusion as insubstantial as the reflection of the moon on water.

People said how lucky the young mistress of the Lu family in the capital was to have met Lu Sheng and received his lifelong devotion. What they didn’t know was that none of it was what she wanted. They said the capital was a city for dreamers, but at least it was better than Shanghai, not quite so cold and indifferent. If she could, she would rather never have come to this city. Then her life would not have been filled with so many twists and turns.

After three years in exile, he thought that as long as he kept their home safe, she would see a light always burning for her among the countless lights whenever she turned back. He never expected the thing that awaited him to be a divorce agreement.

After three years apart, she thought time could wash everything away and she could live a quiet, ordinary life. Once everything had settled, she could wave goodbye to the past.

Before he turned twenty-seven, Lu Sheng believed the family’s interests came first. After twenty-seven, he felt life was short. When he finally met happiness, all he wanted was to hold on tight. He never realized that some people are like sand in your hand: the tighter you clutch, the faster they slip away...