On the way to the hospital because of an abnormal fetal heartbeat, I curled up in the passenger seat, clutching my cramping stomach. My husband’s old flame insisted on driving to a remote mountain, only for a tire to get punctured. I stopped my panicked husband as he tried to turn the car around, telling him we could call roadside assistance. He slapped me across the face. Usually so calm, he shouted at me hoarsely, “Lin Nuan, are you even human? Zhou Lu is stranded somewhere unfamiliar, scared out of her mind, and you’re still jealous?” “I’m telling you, Zhou Lu matters more to me than my own life. She can’t lose a single hair!” Then he left me by the roadside and drove off without looking back. I stood in the blazing 40-degree heat, trying to flag down a car, my consciousness already fading. If that’s what he wants, I’ll make sure he and his old flame can stay together forever.
