Fireworks Surround the City

Su Yujin looked at the man who had once made her heart burn and whom she had believed she would spend her life with. Now, all she felt was a cold calm. Ten years of weathering every storm together, all their love, struggles, and grievances, had turned into a crushing exhaustion. She knew clearly that the gulf between them could no longer be crossed. Nan Qiao's refusal to let go no longer felt like protection. It was a shackle. Their marriage had reached its end, and Su Yujin no longer wanted to stay in this lifeless, joyless home. She wanted nothing to do with this house or this man.

There was no hysterical outburst, only the resolve of someone who had run out of strength. Su Yujin calmly asked for a divorce. Nan Qiao was shocked, furious, and bewildered. He tried to win her back and pressure her as he always had, even accusing her of ingratitude. But this time, Su Yujin's gaze was unshakably firm. The warmth in her heart that had once stirred for him had long since frozen over. She insisted on leaving with nothing, asking only for custody of the child.

In the end, exhaustion overcame their attachment. With a lawyer as witness, they signed the divorce agreement. That moment years ago, when she had fallen for him at dusk over a lunchbox and a tissue, and his domineering vow, "Once I've chosen you, I'll never let go," had become a distant, blurred footnote in the long story of their ten-year marriage. At last, they parted ways as strangers. What remained was their child, and a love etched deep in her heart.