That was also the young me, facing the pressure of the old social customs for the first time.

Liu Xingzhi had a big fight with his parents.

After studying abroad for many years, his parents secretly arranged a marriage for him.

In Beijing, Liu Xingzhi had no idea that he had a wife of three years in Wuxi.

He drank heavily, not only for me but also for his ideals.

"I've been out there, preaching new ideas, talking about new theories, but when I return to Wuxi, I'm still living the life of a young master. Isn't that ridiculous?"

What Liu Xingzhi pursued was equality, freedom, labor rights, and the elimination of oppression.

What I deeply admired was Liu Xingzhi in Beijing.

I comforted him, "Don't be sad, the spring breeze of liberation hasn't reached Jiangnan yet."

Liu Xingzhi took me and ran away.

However, the Liu family in Wuxi had complicated relationships. We were caught when we tried to escape to the train station, the dock, and even the rugged mountain roads.

Master Liu pointed at me and said, "Miss Yu, I can have someone send you back. But you must marry and hold the wedding ceremony. You can't keep the concubine waiting any longer."

The concubine had already been recorded in the Liu family's genealogy. Liu Xingzhi proposed to divorce her and let her remarry.

She was terrified and bumped her head on the water jar under the eaves, fainting.

When she woke up, she seemed to have lost all courage.

She was willing to let me be the legal wife and take Liu Xingzhi back to Beijing, promising to never disturb us.

She just wanted to stay in the Liu family in Wuxi.

"Don't say such things. If he hears it, he'll only get angrier."

The concubine didn't quite understand. "Miss Yu, don't you want to?"

Without hesitation, I replied, "No, I don't want to."