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That night in June 2017, Ha Ri-so sat alone in a quiet rental house in Seoul. The faint light barely reflected her haggard eyes, and the scars of time left a deep imprint on her face.
Tears welled up in her eyes, rushing across her wrinkled face, her eyes hollow, as if she were hopeless about what life had to offer.
Just a few years ago, as the "transgender diva" that focuses on the entertainment industry, she easily conquered countless fans with her slender figure and exquisite "S-shaped" curve.
But now, those delicate faces have disappeared. The side effects of hormonal drugs were like an invisible shackle that completely bound her. Her bones became slender and weak, her skin began to sag, and her whole person seemed to age dozens of years in an instant.
In the dead of night, she is always immersed in endless memories. In the past, she and Jung Young-jin were extremely affectionate, and Jung Young-jin almost became the only pillar in her life.
However, now, Jung Young-jin has left her and disappeared from her life. She painfully recalls that one night after her marriage, Jung Young-jin suddenly woke up in the dark, frightened by the gradually emerging "masculine characteristics" of his bedside wife.
Since then, Ha Ri-so has deeply felt that the once fiery love between them is rapidly cooling down. Zheng Yingzhen looked at her eyes, and he could no longer find the lover who made him obsessed with back then.
In this way, trivial things snowballed and got bigger and bigger, and finally one day in 2017, Ha Ri-so was arrested by the police on suspicion of domestic violence. At that apocalyptic moment, her decade-long married life with Jung Young-jin came to an end.
The heavy blows that followed made Ha Lixiu completely fall into a low point in her life. She used to live in the spotlight, but now she is questioned and condemned by public opinion.
The glory and glory of the past faded away, and she seemed to have become the most unpopular marginalized figure in this society.
On an ordinary day in 1975, Ha Ri-so was born into an ordinary family in Seoul, the capital of South Korea, and came to the world with a masculine and powerful name called "Lee Kyung-ye".
However, since she was a child, her behavior has been completely different from that of boys of the same age, showing a special softness and delicacy, which undoubtedly aroused the great attention of her parents.
When Ha Lixiu speaks, she always speaks softly and her steps are light, as if she is a petite and cute girl. Initially, her parents thought it was just because their son was introverted and didn't pay much attention to it.
However, as time goes on, this "feminine" trait becomes more and more pronounced, especially after entering secondary school, and the family can no longer ignore it.
What's even more shocking is that one day, Ha Li-so turned out to be very close to a handsome and dashing male classmate, and the two were almost inseparable. When the parents learned of their "relationship", they were furious.
The mother burst into tears, unable to accept this harsh reality, while the father reacted even more violently, angrily saying things like "I should have beaten you out in the first place."
At home, Ha Ri-so endures endless pain, and at school, she is also bullied and ridiculed by her classmates. Her classmates gave her various nicknames, laughing at her for walking in an overly feminine manner, and even laughing at her soft voice when she spoke.
In the face of such a huge humiliation, Ha Lixiu chose to endure it silently, as long as she had her boyfriend by her side, she could feel extremely satisfied.
However, at the moment when this relationship ended without a hitch, Ha Ri-so fell into unprecedented despair. The former boyfriend told her indifferently: "You are not a real woman, why do I need you?" This sentence was like a thunderbolt from the sky, instantly shattering Ha Lixiu's inner world.
It was then that Ha Ri so secretly decided to become a real woman, no matter what the cost!
Time is like an arrow, the sun and the moon are like a shuttle, and in the blink of an eye, it was the hot summer of 2007, and a rare "peculiar" couple caused a sensation in the Korean entertainment industry. That year, Ha Ri-so was 33 years old and became a high-profile transgender actor.
And Jung Young-jin, who fell in love with her, is a new singer in his prime, who is a full 6 years younger than Ha Ri-so.
The encounter between two outstanding people stems from countless accidents and fate. After watching Ha Ri-so's dazzling stage performance in Jung Young-jin, he felt a strong shock in his soul, and then ignited a fiery desire to pursue.
The stark difference in identity did not stop the confident and determined Ha Ri so from revealing her traumatic experience to the world. She unreservedly recounted to Jung Young-jin, who was already an avid suitor, "I used to be a boy, but unfortunately I lost the ability to have children.
Surprisingly, Jung Young-jin was unusually calm about this, and he quietly listened to Ha Ri-so's heart.
It is this peaceful state of mind that makes the ice in Ha Lixiu's heart gradually melt. She was touched by Jung Young-jin's sincere emotions and broad-mindedness, and finally decided to open her heart to this man who was six years younger than herself.
Therefore, these two seemingly completely different people came together by chance. Their love shines like a candle in the darkness, lighting a light for each other's future path.
In 2007, with the blessing of many relatives and friends, Ha Ri so and Jung Young-jin held a grand wedding in Seoul, and since then they have promised each other to live together in life.
At the wedding scene, Jung Young-jin affectionately said to Ha Lixiu: "Even if you can't have children, I will still love you to death!" Ha Lixiu responded with emotion: "I am grateful to my husband for always supporting me on our life path and never giving up."
These touching words deeply touched everyone present. Those who had been skeptical about the "unique couple" were also moved by their sincerity and began to accept and understand the right of the "transgender" community to pursue happiness.
In the first few years of their marriage, Ha Ri-so and Jung Young-jin lived a sweet and loving life. Despite all the gossip and skepticism from the outside world, as long as they are with each other, they have nothing to fear.
Ha Ri-so often stares at Jung Young-jin's eyes full of tenderness, lamenting how lucky she is to marry such a man who loves her deeply. She sincerely hopes that this love will be eternal and endless.
So, for Ha Ri-so, when did she make up her mind to completely change her fate?
All the mysteries can be traced back to the eighteen-year-old boy, the rebellious and determined youth. In order to raise enough money for the incomparably expensive sex reassignment surgery, Ha Li Xiu decided to leave her hometown, put down her studies, and left her hometown to come to Japan, where she began a difficult and lonely part-time job.
In the bustling and unfamiliar city of Tokyo, she shuttled between major exhibition venues and bars, selling drinks as hard as she could, just in exchange for a meager living expenses.
Although the hardships of life are like a mountain weighing her breathless, Ha Lixiu's inner determination has never wavered. She deeply understands that this is a difficult hurdle that she must overcome in her life, and only by completing sex reassignment surgery can she live the life she dreams of.
So, she gritted her teeth and persevered, and finally at the age of twenty-two, she successfully scraped together all the expenses required for the operation.
As she lay on the operating table and watched the doctors expertly operate the scalpel to free her from the male body, Ha Ri-so couldn't help but burst into tears. She recalls all the hardships she has gone through over the years, all in order to wait for this moment to come.
For the deep love in her heart, she is willing to give everything, even her life.
After 14 hours of arduous surgery, the operation was finally completed. The moment the nurse handed the mirror to her, Ha Ri-so's eyes sparkled like never before.
Her dream has finally come true! She laughed out loud and hugged her new self tightly.
Then, Ha Ri so happily looks for her ex-boyfriend with a new female image, hoping to be reunited. However, reality hit her hard, far more than she expected.
These words were like a thunderbolt from the sky, instantly knocking Ha Lixiu into the abyss. She felt the whole world crumble before her eyes, and she had done anything to transgender for this man, but he treated her like a mustard.
Despair looms over Ha Ri-so like a dark cloud, she is confused and helpless, and life seems to have lost all meaning.
That's when a well-known entertainment company came to her aid, and they took a fancy to Ha Lixiu's tall figure and delicate "S" curves. In this way, Ha Ri-so once again found the direction of her life, and officially debuted as an "idol singer" in 2000, starting her new life journey.
Life after marriage seems to be as calm as water, but in fact, the dark tide is turbulent. The source of the crisis first stemmed from the fact that Ha Ri-so was unable to have children.
As her husband, Jung Young-jin is also burning with the ardent desire to continue the family bloodline in his heart. At the same time, the parents of the Cheng family made no secret of their ardent expectations for their children's offspring, and directly confided their expectations to the couple.
Although Ha Ri-so tried to fulfill this wish through adoption, the resolute opposition of her parents and elders put her in a difficult situation.
As a result, the contradictions between husband and wife gradually emerged, and the quarrels became more and more intense. Ha Lixiu felt extremely aggrieved, she gave everything for this relationship, but she couldn't get a simple wish to come true.
However, Ha Ri-so did not expect that a bigger crisis awaited her. As a transsexual, Ha Ri-so had to rely on hormone drugs for a long time in order to maintain her appearance and posture.
However, the side effects of these drugs are unavoidable.
Time flies, and when Ha Ri-so suddenly wakes up, she has found that her face has changed drastically. Her bones have become slender and fragile, and her skin is visibly loose and aged.
What's even more cruel is that her beautiful face, which has been carefully sculpted by countless surgeries, is now gradually returning to "masculine characteristics".
Whenever he wakes up in the middle of the night, Jung Young-jin is always frightened by the increasingly "masculine" face of his bedside wife. Since then, the flame of his love for Ha Ri so has begun to cool down rapidly.
In Zheng Yingzhen's eyes, the once beautiful and moving wife has long been gone, replaced by a "manly" image.
In this way, one trivial thing after another accumulated, making the contradictions between the two more and more intense. It wasn't until 2017 that Jung Young-jin finally couldn't bear it anymore and asked Ha Ri-so for divorce many times.
In desperation, Ha Ri-so angrily slapped Jung Young-jin, and the next day, the domestic violence incident caused an uproar in the major South Korean media.
In this way, this couple, who was once known as a "model couple", ushered in the breakdown of their marriage amid the doubts of the outside world. The decade-long loving life has come to an end.