On the streets of Hong Kong, the sun is shining on pedestrians. Xiang Yongheng paced alone in this rich and prosperous city, with mixed feelings in his heart. As the granddaughter of Hong Kong's famous "gangster boss" Qianqian, her life is destined to be extraordinary.
Whenever I think of my grandfather's uninhibited style of life, Xiang Yongheng will always sigh. Xiang had four wives in his life, and he had more illegitimate children than he could count.
And Xiang Yongheng's father, Xiang Huaqiang, is the tenth of the thirteen children born to Xiang Xiang and one of his wives.
Recalling his father Xiang Huaqiang's growth experience, Xiang Yongheng couldn't help but feel emotional. Xiang Huaqiang has been neglected since he was a child, and his mother is a weak woman who has been living in the shadow of domestic violence all year round.
It was this bad childhood experience that made Xiang Huaqiang make up his mind that he must choose a brave and strong woman who can give him strength when marrying a wife in the future.
When he was young, Xiang Huaqiang once met a woman who haunted him, although she was not his ideal type, but Xiang Huaqiang still chose to enter the marriage hall with her without hesitation.
She is the well-known Hong Kong movie star Miss Ding Pei.
Ding Pei was born in a prominent family in Beijing, has practiced medicine for generations, and his family is very wealthy. However, as times changed, her family had to move to Taiwan to regain a foothold.
During his time in Taiwan, Ding Pei was passionate about the film industry, but unfortunately the development of the local film and television industry was still in its infancy and lacked resources. A friend suggested that she find another job, so Ding Pei resolutely left her parents and came to Hong Kong alone.
The young and beautiful Ding Pei soon signed a contract with the famous Shaw Brothers Film Company in Hong Kong, thus embarking on a controversial road to stardom. Born with a sexy and charming temperament, Ding Pei yearns for fashionable and trendy things, and soon became a highly regarded leader among a generation of brilliant stars in Hong Kong.
Just when his career was in full swing, Ding Pei met Bruce Lee, a superstar who was in the limelight at the time. At a social gathering, Bruce Lee was deeply attracted by Ding Pei's unique charm, and the two hit each other off at first sight.
Soon after, they began frequent private contact, and eventually Ding Pei became Bruce Lee's secret lover. Despite the criticism of the relationship, the two continued to live a sweet life between 1972 and 1973.
Bruce Lee and Ding Pei's love affair
On July 20, 1973, a sudden tragedy completely crushed the sweet love affair between Ding Pei and Bruce Lee.
On that day, Bruce Lee went to Ding Pei's apartment to discuss with his boss the details of the script for the upcoming new film "Game of Death". After the meeting, Bruce Lee stayed in Ding Pei's bedroom for a short rest.
Ding Pei never expected that this short break would become the end of Bruce Lee's life.
Caught off guard, Bruce Lee suddenly had a splitting headache, and soon fell into a coma after taking reliever drugs, never waking up again. This bad news was like a thunderbolt from the blue, which shattered the entire Hong Kong, and countless fans were completely shocked.
What's even more surprising is that Ding Pei, who has always been low-key, turned out to be Bruce Lee's lover, and the two had been in love for many years.
As soon as this news was exposed, it immediately caused an uproar in Hong Kong society. Avid fans directly targeted Ding Pei, treating her as a third party and the culprit who destroyed Bruce Lee's happy family.
For a while, all kinds of abuse and threats continued to attack Ding Pei, and some people were so vicious that they demanded that she apologize with death.
In the past, she was dazzling, but in an instant, she became the target of everyone's shouting, and the whole person seemed to be in purgatory on earth. The career achievements that were once proud of them have all come to naught, and even the safety of lives has been seriously threatened.
Ding Peiche is completely in a desperate situation, and she is tormented by mental trauma when she can't figure out the way forward, and she is like a walking corpse.
At the critical moment when Ding Pei was on the verge of collapse, a figure she did not expect appeared as a guardian - it was Xiang Huaqiang, the "gangster brother" who is famous in Hong Kong.
"I came to protect you. Xiang Huaqiang said sincerely to Ding Pei. Although Ding Pei was wary of this prestigious "big brother" at first, Xiang Huaqiang's simple and sincere care made her feel warm and warm.
In the following period of time, Xiang Huaqiang went all out to protect and take care of Ding Pei. He not only arranged for her to move away from the harassment of fanatical fans, but also took care of her daily life.
Seeing that she was addicted to alcoholism, he not only did not dislike it, but personally persuaded her with actions, and accompanied her almost day and night until she completely quit her drinking habit.
What's even more touching is that when Ding Pei is tormented by withdrawal reaction, Xiang Huaqiang will hug her tightly and whisper softly in her ear, although he has been scratched by her several times, he has never complained a word.
This kind of unwavering waiting made Ding Pei deeply throbbing, and she finally began to let down the guard against Xiang Huaqiang in her heart.
The combination of Xiang Huaqiang and Ding Pei
In the face of Xiang Huaqiang's sincere and selfless dedication, the ice in Ding Pei's heart finally began to gradually disintegrate. In 1976, the two held a grand and romantic wedding in Hong Kong and entered the palace of marriage.
On the day of this grand wedding, the scene was filled with an atmosphere of blessings. Guests and friends have offered their most sincere wishes, and people seem to be sincerely grateful to Xiang Huaqiang for saving Ding Pei from danger in the first place.
The days after marriage should have been sweet and happy, but the reality is not.
Ding Pei was often awakened by nightmares, and the nightmares that made her yearn for freedom came with her, and her mental state deteriorated. Seeing his lover's illness and torture, Xiang Huaqiang was naturally worried, and he made up his mind to seek healing for his wife.
After unremitting efforts, Xiang Huaqiang finally invited a psychiatrist for Ding Pei and began to give her professional psychiatric therapy. Under the careful guidance of the doctor, Ding Pei gradually came out of the haze, and his mental condition was finally relieved.
In 1978, the crystallization of their love was finally born, and a lovely daughter came into this world——— she is our protagonist Xiang Yongheng today.
With the longing and expectation of a hard-won happy life, Xiang Huaqiang named this lovely little life "Xiang Yongheng", implying his good wishes for the future of this family.
For a moment, the whole family was immersed in a sea of happiness, as if everything was back on track.
However, after countless trials and tribulations, Ding Pei is no longer the energetic and energetic appearance he used to be. She became reserved and unassuming.
Xiang Huaqiang tried every means to please his wife, but she always maintained an indifferent look. Originally, Ding Pei's change should be regarded as a happy event, but for Xiang Huaqiang, he deeply felt that he could no longer enter his wife's inner world.
This sense of powerlessness hit Xiang Huaqiang hard, and he began to hang out in bars frequently to relieve the depression in his heart. In this difficult period, by chance, Xiang Huaqiang met Chen Lan, and this acquaintance was destined to change the trajectory of his life.
The appearance of Chen Lan
The encounter between Xiang Huaqiang and Chen Lan is really dramatic. It was an ordinary social event, and Xiang Huaqiang was at a low point in his life at that time, he was alone and listlessly raising a glass to drink, his eyebrows were full of melancholy and loneliness.
Chen Lan, on the other hand, is arrogant by nature and has always been disdainful of those mediocre ordinary men. She only longs for a life of freedom and freedom to the best of her wishes, and abhors the old-fashioned idea of arranged marriages.
So when her eyes, which were always shining with confidence, looked at Xiang Huaqiang's handsome but slightly melancholy side face, her heart couldn't help but tremble slightly.
This encounter changed the trajectory of the lives of the two men. Soon, under the recommendation of a friend, the two formed a fate. Xiang Huaqiang found that Chen Lan was the kind of female image he longed for in his heart: brave, strong, and brave to pursue his own free life.
And Chen Lan was also deeply attracted by Xiang Huaqiang's calm and majestic, sophisticated and sophisticated temperament.
So, Xiang Huaqiang let go of the last mustard in his heart, mustered up the courage to open his heart to Ding Pei, and sincerely expressed his love for Chen Lan. What he didn't expect was that Ding Pei did not hold a grudge, but sincerely thanked Xiang Huaqiang for her support and care back then, and she generously fulfilled the fate of the two.
In 1980, Xiang Huaqiang and Ding Pei officially broke up, and their daughter Xiang Yongheng was raised by Ding Pei. In the months after the breakup, Xiang Huaqiang drew courage and started a journey of passionate pursuit of Chen Lan.
In the face of this passionate love, Chen Lan was finally moved and finally married Xiang Huaqiang, becoming the second and last wife in his life.
After marriage, Chen Lan and Xiang Huaqiang went hand in hand, working together to realize their husband's entrepreneurial dream. Chen Lan understands that capital is the biggest obstacle to starting a business, so she resolutely devotes herself to the clothing industry and earns the needs of entrepreneurship with her own hands.
At the same time, she also took the initiative to visit Ding Pei and Xiang Yongheng's mother and daughter, and established a sisterly close friendship with Ding Pei.
Faced with this unique situation of friendly coexistence between the "former and the current", the outside world was in an uproar. But under Chen Lan's initiative, the three of them soon became close friends who talked about everything.
Even Xiang Yongheng respectfully called Chen Lan her mother, because her stepmother loved her like her own mother.
The family keeps each other
Chen Lan's integration into the family went surprisingly smoothly. She not only went all out to help her husband Xiang Huaqiang realize his entrepreneurial dream, but also took the initiative to shorten the distance with Ding Pei with sisterly affinity.
In the early days of starting a business, the lack of funds was the biggest obstacle. For this reason, Chen Lan resolutely devoted herself to the garment industry and used her own hands to make money, just to provide the funds needed for her husband's business.
During the day, she worked in a garment factory; At night, she will take the initiative to visit Ding Pei and Xiang Yongheng's mother and daughter, and take care of their daily life.
In this way, Chen Lan unconsciously established a sisterly and intimate friendship with Ding Pei. She regards Ding Pei as a close friend and makes friends without reservation; And Ding Pei also regarded Chen Lan as a close relative who depended on him.
When the two talked, you came and went, taught earnestly, and behaved intimately, like a pair of sisters born in a blend of water and milk.
This unique scene of "former and incumbent" living in harmony is really unbelievable to outsiders. But for Chen Lan and Ding Pei, it is a matter of course.
They regard each other as relatives, and their sincere friendship has long surpassed ordinary people's perception.
What's even more impressive is that even Xiang Yongheng, Ding Pei's biological daughter, sincerely regards Chen Lan as a motherly existence. In her eyes, her stepmother Chen Lan loves her no less than her biological mother, and the degree of cherishing and filial piety is the same.
Once, in an interview with the media, Xiang Yongheng said emotionally: "My stepmother cares for me very much, and our relationship is like that of a biological mother and daughter. It was her consistent encouragement and encouragement that gave me the courage to go all the way to where I am today.
In the face of such a sincere confession from her daughter, Chen Lan did not have the slightest arrogance, but burst into tears. She told Xiang Yongheng that she regarded her as her innate flesh and blood, and she did have a family bond with which blood was thicker than water.
With the strong care of Chen Lan, the "mother", Xiang Yongheng has lost a lot of hardships on the road to growth. After graduating from university, she bravely chose to take charge of herself and started her own jewelry brand business.
At first, Xiang Huaqiang was still a little worried, but Chen Lan gave her daughter 100% support and encouragement. She believes that as long as she works hard wholeheartedly, she will eventually achieve the desired results.
Sure enough, with his extraordinary talent, Xiang Yongheng created a jewelry brand with a very personal style, and in the first year of its establishment, he was crowned the "Queen of Jewelry" in Hong Kong and achieved the highest achievement in his career.