1. The prologue revealed the birth of her daughter and her childhood, revealing the whole process of Gong Li and Huang Hexiang from acquaintance to love
The story kicked off one night in 2022! Gong Li stared at her daughter sleeping on the soft bed, and her mind couldn't help but recall that scene many years ago.
"I did have a father once", this sudden question deeply touched Gong Li's heart. She gently held her daughter in her arms and gently comforted: "Mom once had a person she loved deeply, but then she ...... We had to separate.
When she mentioned this past, Gong Li's voice stopped abruptly, she didn't want to recall too much about that painful past, her daughter's clear and innocent eyes looked at her quietly, as if silently asking for more details.
At the same time, a dignified and personable young businessman, Huang Hexiang, also quietly entered her life. They met at a grand cosmetics launch event, when Mr. Huang was running his own real estate company.
When they first met, they were deeply attracted to each other and quickly fell in love.
Huang Hexiang is 15 years older than Gong Li, his demeanor is overwhelming, and his temperament is extraordinary. He is warm and humorous, and always has a big smile. Gong Li is deeply infatuated with the masculinity in him, and she firmly believes that it will be extremely happy to be able to spend the rest of her life with such a man.
So, after a love process full of twists and turns, on February 15, 1996, Gong Li and Huang Hexiang finally held a wedding in Hong Kong. However, who would have expected that this seemingly loving newcomer had already begun to have a stormy life.
Second, the episode depicts their wedding in 1996, followed by flashbacks to the divorce of Huang Hexiang and his ex-wife in 1988
Time passed, and on February 15, 1996, Gong Li and Huang Hexiang held a grand wedding in Hong Kong. However, who would have expected that this seemingly loving newcomer had already begun to have a stormy life.
Let's go back to December 1988, eight years ago. At that time, Huang Hexiang and his first wife Zhang Lili ended their short marriage that lasted only 3 years.
It all started with a novel called "We Can't Be Friends". When Zhang Lili read the book, she found that the plot in it had a striking resemblance to her own life, so she began to wonder if her husband had betrayed her.
She found the heroine of the novel and asked her about Huang Hexiang, although both parties insisted that they had never met, Zhang Lili couldn't bear the doubts in her heart, and finally chose to leave angrily.
That nominal marriage finally broke down, and instead of struggling painfully, it was better to say goodbye cleanly and just turn away. However, Huang Hexiang did not make any reservations about this, and allowed his ex-wife to leave with their daughter.
This unbearable marriage process is like an iron hook that pierces deep into his heart, and it is destined to involve him and drag him down in the years to come.
Perhaps this is the reason that Huang Hexiang has become extremely cautious and sensitive in dealing with emotional situations. Regarding Gong Li's deep friendship, his initial attitude towards this emotion was more like a cautious and difficult explorer.
On every date, he will be that suave gentleman, with just the right words and deeds.
In the face of Huang Hexiang's thoughtfulness, Gong Li was naturally happy and fell in love with each other.
The hearts of these two people are indeed compatible with each other, and their love is incomparable. However, who would have expected that their originally happy marriage would suddenly disappear like Huang Hexiang's previous marriage.
13 years later, in 2009, Gong Li and Huang Hexiang reluctantly decided to end this entangled marriage.
3. Begin the narrative with the divorce of Gong Li and Huang Hexiang in 2009, and insert the ups and downs of their married life for more than ten years
Although their love story seems so thrilling, who would have thought that the marriage between Gong Li and Huang Hexiang would come to an end in such a hurry. In 2009, after 13 years of ups and downs, they chose to break up and ended this marriage full of twists and turns.
At the beginning, the two of them were indeed an enviable couple. Gong Li admires Huang Hexiang's masculinity and thinks that being able to spend the rest of her life with such a man is the greatest blessing in life.
Huang Hexiang was also attracted by Gong Li's talent and beauty, and loved her very much.
Although the time of the newlywed Yan'er is short, it is full of sweetness. However, the good times were short-lived. Soon after the marriage, Huang Hexiang's career suffered a heavy blow, and the company went bankrupt and was on the verge of bankruptcy.
Gong Li, who originally expected to achieve financial independence through her acting career, also had to make a choice between family and career, choosing to return home to take care of her husband.
Since then, the contradictions between the two have gradually escalated, quarreled constantly, and finally broke up unhappily. Life is becoming more and more difficult, depression is everywhere, and the sound of quarrels and cold war often echoes in the home.
Gong Li, who was physically and mentally exhausted, often lost control of her emotions on the set, had heated arguments with the staff, and even threatened to resign many times.
At one time, life seemed to be stuck in a muddy predicament. Huang Hexiang lost his job in the turbulent layoffs in the British company, and had no choice but to stay at home and wait for the future; And Gong Li is not only burdened with the rumors that "broken shoes are not worn", but also has become a down-and-out star.
However, it was not until 2002 that Gong Li regained her strength, reborn with hope for her career, and her financial situation improved. However, the problems in the marriage were not completely resolved because of this, but became more intense at the moment of the birth of the daughter.
The daughter has become the only buffer zone between the two, and Gong Li regards her as a treasure, hoping to use her to fill the vacancy left by Huang Hexiang. However, Huang Hexiang is unconcerned about this, and he firmly believes that money and power are the whole meaning of life.
There is an atmosphere of cynicism and tension in the home, and the warm emotions gradually disappear.
Finally, in 2009, the two reluctantly decided to break up, ending 13 years of conflict. Gong Li took on the responsibility of raising her daughter alone, while Huang Hexiang quickly entered the marriage hall with a foreign man and started a new chapter in his life.
In the fourth part, we rewind the timeline to the first meeting between Gong Li and Bauer in 2018, and then to their wedding and the birth of a new life in 2019.
The starting point of the story goes back to a fashion dinner party in 2018. It was on that night that the fates of Gong Li and Bauer converged.
At that time, Bauer, who was dressed in formal clothes, looked heroic and extraordinary, and his presence immediately attracted Gong Li's attention. He was a burly man, with a handsome face and a wild and uninhibited charm between his eyebrows.
The two hit it off at first sight, had a good conversation, and developed a deep affection for each other.
A few years older than Gong Li, Bauer was a war correspondent who had gone through vicissitudes and had a bold and straightforward personality. Gong Li appreciates this masculine beauty very much, and is convinced that spending the rest of her life with such a man will definitely make up for the shortcomings of her ex-husband Huang Hexiang.
So, in just a few months, their relationship heated up like a rocket.
In 2019, they officially entered the palace of marriage. Soon after marriage, Gong Li became pregnant, and a beautiful seed was quietly growing in the depths of her body. Bauer was overjoyed by this, and pleaded with Gong Li to be his only partner and never leave him.
As an expatriate, he was deeply fascinated by the talent and temperament of this oriental woman.
Before giving birth, Bauer had experienced major changes in his family. He and his ex-wife, both from China, have two sons together. In order to create a flawless family environment for Gong Li, Bauer resolutely gave up family affection and entrusted the two children to his ex-wife to take care of.
Gong Li felt a little guilty about all this, and she tried to dissuade her husband many times, but Bauer was a steadfast and stubborn person, and she could not shake his determination.
When a new life is quietly conceived in the womb, the daughter is also growing up unconsciously and carefree. Sometimes, she would curiously ask her mother if the unborn "little one" in her womb was the younger brother or sister she once loved.
Gong Li just shook her head slightly, and then hugged her daughter tightly into her arms.
5. Intersperse the past of Bauer and Gong Li who knew and fell in love with each other, and then flashback to the reality of 2022
Since then, Gong Li and Bauer have started their new married life full of warmth and love. Bauer is a quintessential Western man who pampers his wife in a unique way: with graceful manners and with great care.
At home, he dutifully undertakes household chores like a good husband who can be called an example.
Gong Li was soon attracted by Bauer's romantic and gentlemanly demeanor. The two were inseparable and had nothing to say. Gong Li often stares at her husband's side face, full of gratitude, glad that she finally found such a compatible partner.
Despite their age and cultural differences, both are struggling to understand and accept each other.
However, good times are always short-lived, and soon after marriage, some troubles quietly surface. Gong Li's biggest regret is that her body is born with a lack of uterus and is destined to be unable to conceive a child in person.
Their son was born with the help of a surrogate mother. Whenever he saw his wife frowning at pain, Bauer would always feel endless self-blame in the depths of his heart.
Therefore, in order to fill this shortcoming, Bauer took care of his wife wholeheartedly and did his best to meet all her needs. However, as the years passed, Gong Li's physical and mental condition gradually declined, and sometimes it was even unbearable.
She often misses her daughter's innocence and loveliness when she was young, and thinks that having her is the greatest happiness in life.
Now, today in 2022, her daughter has grown into a slim girl. She is passionate about music and is studying at a prestigious music institution. As a single mother, Gong Li pays attention to her daughter's future development.
She is convinced that as long as she treats life with sincerity, she will be able to reap happiness.
And Bauer and Gong Li's lives are still as happy as ever. The two often walk hand in hand, or drink together and talk about their hearts. The haze of the past has long since vanished, and they are only left with great gratitude for the quiet and comfortable life of the present.
Although she is 57 years old, we can still see that Ms. Gong Li and her partner Bauer still maintain a deep friendship and meticulous care.
Their love, like an old wine, is timeless and touching.
At the same time, not far away, we noticed that Gong Li's ex-husband, Mr. Huang Hexiang, was also trying to control the rhythm of his life. Now, this old man has entered the old age, full of silver hair, alone.
The relationship between his daughter and Gong Li was deep, even more than the respect for him, which made him feel helpless.
However, Mr. Wong Wo Cheung understands all this in his heart, and although he sometimes laments the vagaries of life, he has learned to let go of his past grievances and no longer indulge in them.