His mother could not remember much about that day. When she gained consciousness next, Song Menghwa was already sleeping beside her. At the time, she had been the first to wake up. Her initial reaction was one of shock. She rolled out of bed, skipped even the convocation, and left the university without much notice.
The next time his mother met Song Menghwa, it was twenty years later.
His mother, in her hurry to escape the university, did not claim her graduation certificate. She wasted four years of university life. It was hard finding a job without a degree, so she ended up as a salesgirl in the mall.
Su Zhinian's grandparents were very traditional in the sense that they believed the purpose of having a daughter was to get her to marry. Therefore, after his mother's graduation, they kept pushing her toward that direction. There was a person living in his mother's heart, but unable to resist her father's orders, she went on one date after another.