Gan Shuling saw him for the first time at home, and back then Dad also favored him.
Not being in the best of health, she liked tall and strong men. Kong Demin was particularly good-looking, so she fell for him at first sight.
Her father asked for her thoughts, and a month later, they got engaged—married three months after that.
However, she had only seen him three or four times. In her heart, there was some bitterness; this was a man who didn't value her. Yet, her mother said it didn't matter if he didn't appreciate her, as long as he obeyed.
So she happily married him, thinking she'd lead a blessed life with someone she loved.
But life turned out to be quite different. She had spoken to her mother, who urged her to endure, saying no man wouldn't want such a life.
Listening to the long, drawn-out breathing beside her, he was already asleep.
