Xia Luozhi, pregnant with her second child, miscarried.
Her five-year-old son and her husband left her, fresh from a uterine curettage, to go on a date with his mistress.
She simply left a divorce agreement and her resignation letter behind, then walked out of their home.
A naturally gifted writer, she had a bestseller that had sold for ten years and had been nominated for the Mao Dun Literature Prize several times. After serving as her husband Gu Huainan's secretary for years, she had also taught herself to code and become the legendary account holder "Zero" on a hacker forum. Because Gu Huainan loved fragrances due to his obsessive cleanliness, she had even taught herself perfumery and become an anonymous judge for the International Perfume Association.
With her family behind her, she had a whole host of careers to pursue.
But no matter how long she waited, her divorce certificate never came.
Instead, her son arrived, wrapping his arms around her leg and saying he wanted Mom to have a second child with Dad.
She glared at Gu Huainan and said she wanted a divorce, but he replied, "Divorce is impossible. I would die without you."
