Vitreous anniversary

Author: Anning
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Publish Date: 2006-02-01
Features: Han Yushun and Jiang Xiaowen have been married for seven years, and their love remains, but passion has faded. Because they didn’t have a house, the couple had been living in Jiang Xiaowen’s parents’ home. The caring but overly talkative Jiang mother unknowingly put psychological pressure on the young couple. Jiang Xiaowen is a doctor at a hospital and is facing job changes due to hospital reforms. While she is worried about her career, her husband Han Yushun is also dealing with two troubles: whether he can get into the last batch of welfare housing and whether he can bring his seriously ill father to Beijing for treatment. With their meager resources and the detached attitude of intellectuals, the couple struggles, but the outcome is not satisfactory. Unwilling to fall behind others, Jiang Xiaowen grows resentful of her honest husband. Due to someone else’s mistake, Jiang Xiaowen unfairly bears the responsibility for a medical accident. The harsh reality, combined with Jiang Xiaowen’s dissatisfaction with her current situation, creates a rift in the relationship between the originally deeply loving couple. At this time, Dong Mingwen, Jiang Xiaowen’s first love, returns from abroad. He feels heartbroken about her current state and tries to get close to her to comfort and care for her, even foolishly believing that his status and wealth can make Jiang Xiaowen happy. Dr. Chen Shasha, who divorced her husband abruptly due to his infidelity, is noble and aloof. After meeting Han Yushun by chance, she discovers his valuable qualities that stand out from the ordinary and gradually develops feelings for him, who has been hurt in his emotional life. Mutual misunderstandings between the couple make their marriage, already in its "seven-year itch" phase, ultimately dissolve. Dong Mingwen, driven by sympathy, proposes to Jiang Xiaowen, but they can no longer recapture their old feelings, leaving them both awkward. After Han Yushun’s divorce, Chen Shasha proactively expresses her love for him. However, Han Yushun always thinks of his wife Jiang Xiaowen and repeatedly avoids Chen Shasha’s affections. The complexities of his own marriage, his parents’ marriage, and his friends’ marriages make Jiang Xiaowen mature.