Long Jie had been coming home late at night, not eating the dinners Song Luli left behind for him.
She wondered what was up with him. She was frustrated that he wasn't talking to her when she attempted to initiate a conversation. He was blunt, brief, and seemingly hurried.
It felt as if he were a stranger again, and she wasn't sure how she felt about it. She went into the marriage knowing that there was no possibility of love, but she wanted a friend, some partnership so that she didn't feel confined in a house with someone she didn't know.
But perhaps she had been too hopeful. If Long Jie wasn't going to put in the effort, then why should she? She wasn't someone to wait around for anyone. She wasn't one to allow herself to feel hurt, though she does feel a tinge of pain whenever he ignored her. But still, couldn't he rely on her if something was wrong?
