Chapter 2

EP 02

Zhou Bai’s first marriage was with the daughter of the Han family, Han Qing, and it was a union that strengthened the relationship between the Zhou and Han families. They were an unparalleled couple1. Although Zhou Bai and Han Qing did not have deep feelings for each other, they did not look down on each other as well. Since the marriage was arranged, they just went through with it. However, on the third day after receiving their marriage certificate, Han Qing got into a fatal car accident.

The second marriage was with an actress that Zhou Bai’s film company supported. She was a smart woman – even though she had spent a lot of effort to climb into his bed, she did not have any unreasonable demands afterwards and was very obedient towards him as well. She even glamourized their relationship from a one-night stand into being a couple . Zhou Bai’s father had seen too much gossip about them and started to believe that they were true. Thus, his father began to nag at him about marriage. Feeling annoyed from the constant nagging, Zhou Bai took advantage of the situation and married her. However, before they could even go on their honeymoon, the elevator that the actress was riding suffered a fault, which resulted in her falling from the twenty-fourth floor.

The death of the female celebrity was tragic. The news caused a big stir, and the situation about his first marriage was dug up as well. Following that, there was a saying that his life was cursed, and whoever was to be his wife would be jinxed.

His “wife jinx” reputation traveled far and wide, and Zhou Bai sunk into a delicate situation.

He did not lack lovers, but he could not get married.

1Unparalleled couple: An idiom was used here, 郎才女貌 (láng cái nǚ mào), which directly translates to talented man and beautiful woman.