Accompanied by the lady

Author: Hai Hui
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Gao Shaoyun, naturally beautiful and artistically inclined, is supported by a wealthy foreigner and becomes a "caged bird." To pass the time while her wealthy lover is away, she hires Wei Yining, a highly educated and steady individual, as her companion. One, due to their distorted status and lifestyle, develops a warped mentality and eccentric personality; the other, though employed, possesses a strong sense of self-respect. As a result, they constantly clash, yet through these conflicts, they also deepen their understanding and empathy. Gao Shaoyun remains immersed in a fantasy of love until she is forced to have an abortion, when Wei Yining finally awakens her to the truth: her wealthy lover only desires her beauty and body. After the illusion shatters, Gao Shaoyun loses her once adorable, dependent nature. The wealthy lover then shifts his affections to Wei Yining, though Wei rejects him, he remains unwelcome to Gao Shaoyun, and Wei's companion career ultimately ends. The novel offers a unique perspective and portrays its characters with meticulous detail, vividly and profoundly revealing the helplessness, sorrow, and inner world of the "caged bird"—a person materially wealthy yet spiritually tormented.