Just A Little Fondness

When Yu Huan left her small town, she barely had 200 yuan to her name. No diploma, no experience, no job, couldn't even afford rent. If she hadn't left, she could've lived comfortably for the rest of her life. But if she hadn't left, she'd have to marry Wang Dazhu and become a stepmother to two kids. Yu Huan didn’t want to marry Wang Dazhu, and she certainly didn’t want to be a stepmother. When university teacher Gu Luoya divorced, she walked away with nothing. Thirty, divorced, with a child, and she couldn’t cook or clean. If she hadn't divorced, she’d be the picture of stability—steady job, perfect family. But if she hadn't divorced, she’d have to pretend not to know her husband had another family. Gu Luoya wasn’t blind, so she chose divorce and raised her child alone. Later... Gu Luoya couldn’t handle parenting alone, so she brought someone home. Yu Huan still ended up a stepmother, but now she also had to take care of the child’s biological mom. Yu Huan: *"Professor Gu, what does it feel like to love someone deeply?"* Gu Luoya: *"I don’t know. I don’t love deeply."* Yu Huan: *"Why?"* Gu Luoya: *"Intense love does not last."* Yu Huan: *"Professor Gu..."* Gu Luoya: *"Hm?"* Yu Huan: *"I kinda like you. Just a little."* *If intense love doesn’t last, then I only have a little love for you.*