Shen Zhinian had been gentle and obedient since childhood. Everything she said and did had to follow the rules. Her clothes, food, lodging, and travel all had to be proper and elegant, and her academic performance was expected to be excellent.
But three years ago, her younger brother got into serious trouble. To seek protection, her parents sent her to Gu Jingchuan's bed. In three years of marriage, there was no affection, only her husband's coldness and her in-laws' mistreatment.
She never complained or fought back.
Because her parents had taught her that a woman should obey her father at home and her husband after marriage.
That was, until a doctor told her she had terminal cancer, with no treatment available. All she could do was wait to die.
Since she was going to die anyway, she might as well live for herself for once. If someone crossed her, she'd clap back; if someone picked a fight, she'd fight back. She'd settle grudges on the spot and vent her anger right away, never turning it against herself. She'd go wild and drive everyone else to their limits.
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After Gu Jingchuan and Shen Zhinian got married, they only spoke to each other in bed. They never communicated outside of it. He thought they would spend their whole lives in this dull, uneventful marriage, until one day the woman planted a foot on his heart and said, "Gu Jingchuan, let's get divorced."
She tried everything to get away from him, and he panicked.
After that, whenever he went out, he would hold her hand. She complained, but he insisted, "If I don't hold on to you, you'll run away."
