After 8 years of secret relationship, she thought she was soon to be a bride, until she caught her boyfriend kneeling to propose to someone else. Wiping away her tears, she turned around and took the marriage invitation handed to her by her mother. For the last 72 hours, she acted as if nothing had happened, serving tea and handing over documents, so obedient it hurt. Only she knew that the red circle on the calendar marked the third day — the day he thought she would beg to renew their contract, the day she would throw the ring and all their old grievances back in his face in front of everyone.