Everyone in their social fabric seemed to skirt around this truth, maintaining a facade as though all was in perfect order.
And it wasn't just her own family; almost every household she knew harbored similar dark secrets.
Keeping a mistress seemed to be almost a societal norm, compelling her to establish a strict condition for any potential boyfriend: absolutely no affairs with other women, before or after marriage.
Initially, she proposed this condition to Cheng Xin more as a jest than a serious ultimatum, doubting anyone would sincerely adhere to it.
To her delight, however, he took it seriously and agreed, which pleasantly surprised her.
As a result, through a considered sequence of events, she found herself in a steady relationship, and she was genuinely happy about it.
"You have a brother?" Zhang Wei asked, his eyebrows arching in surprise at her causal mention.
