Zhang Xiaoya listened, pursing her lips.
'From now on, I don't want to get married either.'
'I'm going to work hard to make money and become as strong as Xu Shengxia.'
'Romance is okay. Kids are okay. But marriage is a definite no.'
Coming from the countryside, she knew better than anyone how shameful her recent ordeal was in the eyes of conventional people.
Marriage is an affair between two families. To avoid her future in-laws giving her trouble if they ever found out, she decided she would live her life freely and unattached.
Zhou Shiman hadn't thought that far ahead. Her world was still limited to a pure appreciation for good-looking men... She hadn't given any thought to real relationships yet.
But Xu Shengxia's words left a deep impression on her. So much so that later in life, when a boyfriend cheated on her, she broke things off cleanly and decisively.
As for Feng Jiaqi... while she couldn't quite be like Xu Shengxia, she could at least agree to disagree.
