In 2017, Simon, a young man from the Northeast, got carried away for love and decided to leave everything he had in the country and come to Italy to live with his wife Seonmi. Simon agreed to his wife's various ideas, including being a Dink, doing everything AA, etc., and so on. He believes that as long as he can spend the rest of his life with Seonmi, everything else is not important.
In the end, this aggrieved approach did not bring Simon the happiness he expected. Six years later, Simon suddenly publicly announced on social platforms that they had broken up. This news caused an uproar among netizens, who speculated about what happened between Simon and Seonmi, and what Simon's life would take next.
Simon's Chinese name is Ding Xiaochen, a handsome young man from the northeast, whose parents both work within the system and live a stable and decent life. He chose to major in English during his time at school and was successfully admitted to a major university in China. Due to his work, he has more and more opportunities to deal with foreigners, and his feelings have begun to favor foreign girls.
In 2015, Simon attended a party hosted by a friend, where he met his muse, Seonmi. Zenmi is an Italian born in 1989, a year younger than Simon. Since her father used to do business in China, she developed a strong interest in ancient Chinese culture. During her college years, she made up her mind to study in China, so she began to study hard XiChinese. Eventually, she came to Beijing Language and Culture University as an exchange student and stayed in China to work after graduation.
Coincidentally, Simon fell in love with Seonmi at first sight. They have a great time at the party, and Simon ends up with Seonmi's contact information. After that, they kept in touch and both had a crush on each other in their hearts. Finally one day, they agreed to meet at a bar, but they didn't expect the two to burst out emotionally during the drinking, so they developed into a romantic relationship.
The two began to live together, and despite the differences between Eastern and Western cultures, Simon has been accommodating for the sake of love. He agreed to the AA system proposed by Seon-mi and took care of her intimately. In order to follow Seonmi back to Italy, Simon quit his job in China and gave up his parents' expectations. After getting along with Seonmi, Seonmi's father is also very satisfied with Simon. So, after some time, they got married in Italy, and they shared the cost of the wedding according to the AA system.
After getting married, Seonmi proposes the idea of not wanting children, and Simon agrees. After living a stable life in Italy, Simon had the desire to start a business. So, with a few friends, he opened a travel agency specifically for Chinese. Travel agencies were doing well until 2019, when the sudden coronavirus pandemic hit the travel industry hard, and Simon's travel agency was also affected. As a last resort, they had no choice but to suspend business for rectification.
When the travel agency went out of business, a rift began to appear in Simon's relationship with Seonmi. Due to the epidemic, the two were forced to stay at home, and found that their problems with each other began to be gradually exposed. Seonmi begins to gradually feel Simon's Chinese-style patriarchal thoughts, and Simon feels Seonmi's dissatisfaction with the AA system and her attitude towards the uncertainty of life. Communication between them began to become increasingly difficult, eventually leading to their official breakup at the end of 2020.
Although the breakup was painful for both of them, they still kept in touch, especially when the travel route they had built was still tied to Airbnb, and they still had to work together to keep the project alive. The relationship between the two has also changed from lovers to friends, and Seonmi once publicly appealed for Simon on social media to "don't let dreams give up on you".
Simon has shifted his focus back to China and embarked on a new entrepreneurial path. Together with a few friends, he founded a new travel company dedicated to bringing local Chinese culture to overseas markets. Although the love between him and Seonmi did not come to an end, Simon learned a lot from this experience, and became more mature and rational. He knew what he wanted and began to focus more on pursuing his dreams.
Starting in 2021, Simon's travel company has gradually achieved success. Through well-planned tours and a team of professional tour guides, they have managed to attract many tourists from China and other countries. Simon has also begun to actively participate in domestic and international tourism exchange activities, sharing his experience and insights.
Outside of work, Simon also began to re-examine his life and values. He began to focus more on his inner needs and personal development, and stopped blindly changing himself for the sake of others. He actively participates in various training and Xi activities to enhance his skills and knowledge. In addition, he began to resume his hobbies, such as playing table tennis and reading.
Simon also started his love life again. He met a girl from Shanghai named Lili. Lili is an independent professional woman who is very supportive and understanding of Simon's career and dreams. They built a good relationship based on shared interests and values and decided to work together to build a better future.
Although Simon's life wasn't always smooth sailing, he learned to look for growth and opportunity in the unsatisfactory. He believes that only by persistently pursuing his dreams and fulfilling his life can he truly achieve happiness and fulfillment. Moreover, he has not forgotten his friendship with Seonmi, who still supports each other and respects each other's choices.
Simon's story teaches us that love is not the only purpose of life, and that everyone has the right to pursue their own happiness. Sometimes, letting go is about getting a better future. The important thing is to be true to yourself and others, to face challenges and not give up chasing your dreams.