Wéi Wéi's Passionate Years

Author: Wang Xueren
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: "The Passionate Years of Wei Wei" exclusively reveals the details of Wei Wei and Swedish musician Michael Smith's relationship from love to divorce over their ten years of marriage. The book includes the fact that when Wei Wei was in love with Michael, who was already married, Michael's wife was unaware of it. Later, Wei Wei became pregnant out of wedlock and could not bear the pressure of being an "unmarried mother," which led Michael to divorce his wife and marry Wei Wei. With nearly 100,000 words, the book provides a detailed and clear description of Wei Wei's situation and psychology at the time. On December 23, 1992, during a visit to China, the musician Mike was invited to watch a performance by the Central Song and Dance Troupe. On stage, Wei Wei was passionately singing "Love's Offering." Mike was captivated by Wei Wei's beautiful voice and extraordinary demeanor. Mike had a "rich" love life; his second marriage occurred in the United States, and after divorcing his first wife, Mike moved to Europe. He met and fell in love with his second wife in Paris, France, married, settled in Sweden, and had two daughters. Unaware of this, Wei Wei attended Mike's music salon as scheduled and was deeply attracted to this mature man, deciding to collaborate with him. After returning to China, Mike frequently contacted Wei Wei via phone and fax. During their intimate phone conversations, Wei Wei learned of Mike's married status and fell deeply in love with him, though she was torn by the conflict. As their relationship deepened, Wei Wei flew to Sweden in 1993. Upon arriving in Sweden, Wei Wei moved into Mike's suburban villa with him. Mike's wife and two daughters warmly and honestly welcomed the Chinese guest. Mike's second wife was the daughter of a Swedish judge, but his feelings for her gradually faded. Since Wei Wei moved in, Mike launched a fierce love toward her. Influenced by traditional Chinese thought, Wei Wei initially struggled to accept the love of a married man. She tried to suppress her feelings and focused more on music creation, but in the end, she couldn't resist her strong emotions and embraced Mike, soon becoming pregnant. For the sake of the child and to escape public speculation, the "unmarried mother" Wei Wei secretly moved to her sister's home in the United States to give birth quietly. Wei Wei did an excellent job of keeping her pregnancy a secret, and only a few close friends like Liu Huan in China knew about it. Mike stayed by Wei Wei's side in the United States. On April 1994, Wei Wei gave birth to their first son. Although she was carefully cared for by Mike, as a woman, Wei Wei still longed for a formal status. Mike's career was based in Sweden, and in the end, he gave up everything for Wei Wei, divorced his wife, but this also sowed the seeds of conflict between them later.