Life After Marriage

Paying Respects to Father-In-Law

Han Lei: Honey, you dare to hug another man on our first year anniversary?!

As winter and spring passed and summer came, I was surprised to find out that I had been living with Han Lei for a whole year already!

Looking back a year ago on that night before today, I had unprecedented courage to actually dare to go to a club alone to find a one-night stand as a birthday gift to myself. Now that I thought about it, hats off to me.

To have met Han Lei that night, I really think it was fate. It was fate that led me to walk up to him and said that first word, letting him choose me to roll in bed with, letting his mum caught us in bed and then her tricking me into selling myself, uh, marrying myself out...

Although it still feels inconceivable up to this day, but I couldn't deny my luck. I guessed I must've been Lei Feng* in my past life for me to have such a good man.

Lei Feng – a soldier in the People's Liberation Army and is a communist legend in China, he was characterized as a selfless and modest person devoted to the Communist Party, Mao Zedong and the people of China, subject of a nationwide posthumous propaganda campaign, "Follow the examples of Comrade Lei Feng."

There are countless men in this world and it's not a big deal to have encountered a rich man. The problem was, he was still young. It's not a big deal to have met a young man who's rich but the problem was, he was also handsome. It's not a big deal to have met a young man who's rich and handsome but the problem was, he was also loyal.

And Han Lei was exactly that, a rich, young, handsome and loyal man.

Love is incomprehensible and magical. It allows two strangers to meet then secretly intertwine that invisible red string of fate on their pinkies together, quietly binding the two of them.

Han Lei was a mysterious man with many faces. The more I got to know him, the more I was attracted to him. He was addictive like poppies*. This also made me realize that my heart would only throb and pound for him.

poppies – opium was made from poppy flowers

I remembered he once said, "As long as I set my mind on a woman, I would only look, embrace and love only her. So in equivalent, as the woman that I had set my mind on, you can only look, think and love only me! Of course, I'll give you a huge present, which is the privilege to unearth my true colors." Every time I recalled his declaration, I couldn't help but be ecstatic to the point of having an internal injury. This was supposed to be a very happy thing but I felt that this happiness was somewhat unreal.

Han Lei was a very interesting man. He would only show his captivating qualities and true colors to people whom he wished it to be shown to. And I was fortunate to be able to witness his true colors at all times. From time to time, this man became domineering, gentle, romantic, stupid, devious, and childish. But it's never a boring moment with him and I believe that a whole lifetime with him won't ever be boring.

Looking at the calendar, it was the first time that I had felt time went by too fast. It seemed that time would never be enough when you spend it with your lover.

On the first anniversary of our marriage, we went to work as usual and planned to celebrate it later at night. I wonder what kind of surprise Han Lei would give me?

However, things often don't follow as desired. Before I had the chance to receive Han Lei's surprise, I had inadvertently given Han Lei a big surprise.

While at work in the afternoon, I was obviously absent-minded and daydreaming. With a sweet smile on my face and eyes crinkling, everyone couldn't help but start guessing what caused this pink atmosphere around me.