Crime of Love

Author: Shang Xue
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: The story of a Chinese woman who is imprisoned in the United States due to an interethnic love; an excellent textbook for understanding the U.S. judicial system in the form of documentary literature. The series "Overseas Wanderers · Excellent Reading" primarily collects original literary works, essays, and by overseas Chinese writers and scholars, reflecting the real lives of overseas Chinese. This series values quality over quantity. He stood up, came over, hugged me, and then pulled me into the restaurant, where Miss Jin Huai looked at me. In the U.S., I had grown accustomed to the gaze of American women—curious, displeased. An Asian woman walking with an American man, a respectable middle-aged American man, naturally drew more intense attention. They were displeased, even angry, angry that the Asian woman was "stealing" their gentleman. Usually, we sat together, added food for each other, fed each other, and embraced one another. At first, I felt uncomfortable, but gradually, I grew to enjoy it. It was pure romance, the kind of date-like atmosphere between lovers. Now, sitting face-to-face, neither of us was surprised or displeased by this unusual politeness. We acted as if we had just met, maintaining a distance—this was considered proper etiquette. I was very clear about why I maintained this distance. I wanted to break up with him, but in front of this American boyfriend, who was tall (1.8 meters), bald, and blue-eyed, I didn’t know how to say "no." It wasn’t that I was reluctant to part with his attractive face and the strong physique, refined demeanor that had captivated me. Rather, I was afraid that breaking up with him would deeply hurt him. The hurt would make him hate me, and his hatred would fill me with fear.