In a quiet, insular county town, Sun Qian walked through the gates of No. 1 High School. She had just graduated from university last year, and her family had pulled some strings to get her a job that, in their eyes, was very stable and respectable. All she had to do was teach for a year or two, then find a promising young man from a similar background to marry. After getting married and having children, her life would be considered complete.
But that was all her parents' point of view. Over the past year, Sun Qian had grown weary of this predictable, ripple-free existence. Most importantly, this kind of life seemed to be taking her further and further away from her dreams.
