"I have been married to him for more than twenty years. I have spent my prime years on him and I even gave birth to two daughters for him. Is he shunning me because I am old and haggard? Does he not want me anymore?"
After returning to Ping Cheng, Ding Jiayi was elated and thrilled to find out that Qiao Dongliang remained single and that he would reject anyone's offer upfront to introduce a partner to him.
She felt ashamed that she agreed to meet those possible candidates whom other people had introduced to her.
She thought that Qiao Dongliang remained single because of her. Ding Jiayi behaved like a besotted young lady. She was immersed in her romantic thoughts and dreams for days. She even smiled in her dreams about how it was like to get back together with Qiao Dongliang.
