"You know what happened after that," Wu Xiaoli said, finishing her story.
"Yes," Sun Dasheng reassured her. "Don't worry. Now that you're with me, you can just relax and live the life you've always wanted."
Sun Dasheng understood. She's carried too many burdens that weren't hers since she was a little girl. Whether out of avoidance or just sheer exhaustion, she's done with that kind of life.
Sun Dasheng's situation was different; his family life had always been happy and fulfilling. His only pressure had been academic, and that was only up until university. Since he didn't plan on further studies, he tossed even that aside and spent his time eating, drinking, and having fun with his classmates.
His real pressure began when he entered the workforce and got married. That's why he now loathed both the office and the institution of marriage. It was the same principle Wu Xiaoli was talking about.
Different paths, same destination.
