Chapter 1: The Supermarket
My boyfriend Lu Shiyu and I were shopping. I wanted a bottle of mineral water. He said it was a waste. Then he filled the cart with expensive fruit and imported snacks for his "dry sister," Lin Chuchu. At the checkout I added a two-yuan pack of spicy strips. "Chuchu does not like those." He did not even look up as he took them out. I put them back. "I am eating them." "Still no. Chuchu cannot stand the smell. Last time you ate them, she felt sick for days. Besides, they are bad for you." He tossed the packet aside again. I looked at the cart: durian, mangoes, beef jerky. Then I looked at Lu Shiyu, carefully checking the shopping list. I lost my appetite. I did not whine or act cute or beg him to pay this time. On the way home I said nothing. He thought I was sulking. Then his phone rang. He braked so hard the car stopped at the curb. "Chuchu is not feeling well. I am going to see her." "You know her health is poor. We need to take care of her. Take a taxi home. I will be back after a quick look." He left me in the rain and drove in the opposite direction. Standing there, I felt something go out. Perhaps the wedding should not happen at all.