The Bamboo Dancers

Irene Linardo dijatuhi hukuman tiga tahun penjara atas kecelakaan lalu lintas yang membunuh calon istri Michael Yunata, orang terkaya di Kota Cena.Setelah Irene dibebaskan dari penjara, entah bagaimana, dia menarik perhatian Michael.Dia berlutut sambil memohon, "Michael, lepaskanlah aku."Michael malah tersenyum dan berkata, "Kak, aku nggak akan melepaskanmu selamanya."Michael terkenal sebagai orang yang berhati dingin dan tidak berperasaan, tetapi dia malah melakukan segala hal untuk menyenangkan hati seorang petugas kebersihan yang merupakan mantan narapidana ini.Namun, kenyataan dari kecelakaan lalu lintas pada saat itu malah menghancurkan segala rasa cinta yang Irene miliki terhadap Michael, sehingga dia melarikan diri dari sisi Michael.Beberapa tahun kemudian, Michael berlutut di hadapan Irene sambil berkata, "Irene, aku bersedia untuk melakukan apa pun asalkan kamu kembali ke sisiku."Sedangkan Irene hanya menatap Michael dengan tatapan dingin dan berkata, "Kalau begitu, mati saja kamu."

Our wedding anniversary also happens to be our son's birthday. A month in advance, I carefully plan a family trip for the three of us—me, my husband, and our son. But right before we're supposed to leave, both of them suddenly disappear on me. I'm left standing alone in the pouring rain, dialing their numbers. On the other end, my son's young voice comes through, sounding cold and impatient. "Dad's having dinner with Ms. Moore. We don't want to go anymore." The call ends, and I'm blocked. Later that night, they intentionally lock me out of the house. I'm left standing in the freezing cold all night long. Soaked from the rain, I come down with a high fever and develop pneumonia. Meanwhile, my husband and son are off vacationing with Sophia Moore, smiling for a happy family photo with just the three of them. And in that moment, I know this marriage has truly come to an end.

Ling Yiran dijatuhi hukuman tiga tahun penjara akibat kecelakaan mobil yang menewaskan tunangan Yi Jinli, orang terkaya di Kota Shen. Ketika dibebaskan dari penjara, wanita ini entah bagaimana membuat Yi Jinli penasaran. Ling Yiran berlutut di tanah dan memohon padanya, "Yi Jinli, bisakah kau membebaskan aku?" Tapi Yi Jinli hanya tersenyum dan berkata, "Aku tidak akan pernah membebaskanmu." Yi Jinli adalah orang yang sama sekali tidak peduli pada siapapun dan pada semua orang, tetapi entah mengapa, dia melakukan apa saja untuk menyenangkan gadis tukang bersih-bersih yang telah dipenjara selama tiga tahun ini. Namun, peristiwa kecelakaan mobil itu telah merampas semua cinta Ling Yiran kepada Yi Jinli dan dia berusaha untuk melarikan diri. Beberapa tahun kemudian, Yi Jinli tersungkur memelas, "Yiran, selama kamu kembali di sisiku, aku akan melakukan apa saja untukmu." Ling Yiran hanya menatapnya dengan dingin dan berkata, "Kalau begitu, mati sajalah."

During a competition, my wife's childhood friend switches my climbing chalk out for flour. When I'm about to win the competition, my hands slip, and I fall from a rock climbing wall that's several feet high. I'm covered in blood. My wife doesn't care about my survival, though. She tells the doctor to prioritize her childhood friend, who's feigned a fainting spell from the blood. Later, I discover that my wife condoned her childhood friend in switching out the chalk. Why did she do it? Because she was worried that her childhood friend, who was never good at physical activities, would be sad if I were to win. Yet, when I lose hope in her and ask for a divorce, she cries and tells me I'm the one she loves.

Alessandra tak menyangka malam itu adalah malam nahasnya. Sorot tajam kamera beberapa media serta kelompok kuli tinta turut menyertai langkahnya yang dikawal ketat beberapa polisi. Dia terlibat skandal yang diatur oleh orang dekatnya, konspirasi. Padahal, dia sedang berada di puncak popularitas sebagai model papan atas, orang menyebutnya sang supermodel. Semesta seperti memainkan hidupnya. Skandal malam itu membawanya bermuara dalam jerat dan dekap hangat pria paruh baya, pria yang lebih pantas menjadi ayahnya; Tuan Aroon. Siapa pria itu sebenarnya? Ada misteri yang belum teruangkap. Dalam aktivitasnya Alessandra selalu mengandalkan sang bodyguard--Mervile yang tak diketahui asal-usulnya. Mervile begitu overprotective memperlakukannya, lebih terlihat seperti memperlakukan wanita yang amat dicintainya. Tak jauh berbeda dengan Tuan Aroon, Mervile pun menyimpan suatu misteri. Siapa dia sebenarnya? "Sudah semenjak kau jadi wanitaku, aku menobatkan diriku sebagai bentengmu. Apapun yang terjadi." Tuan Aroon. "Nona cinta tidak dengan saya?" Mervile. Pada siapa Alessandra akhirnya menambatkan hatinya, menyerahkan cintanya??!

Hindi man lang ako hinawakan ng aking asawa sa aming honeymoon. Sabi niya, masyado siyang pagod at nakiusap na maghintay ako. Pero tuwing madaling-araw, palihim siyang bumababa sa basement. Kapag bumabalik siya, agad siyang naliligo para mawala ang hindi maipaliwanag na amoy. Tinanong ko siya kung ano ang ginagawa niya roon, at ang sagot niya, nag-eehersisyo siya. Pero sino namang mag-eehersisyo sa kalagitnaan ng gabi? Hindi ko na kaya. Isang gabi, nagdesisyon akong sumilip sa basement para alamin ang totoo. Hinabol niya ako at hinawakan ang pajama ko, saka pasigaw na sinabi, "Bumalik ka rito! Hihiwalayan kita kapag bumaba ka dyan!"

I need to drive to and from work due to a change in my job scope. However, my father-in-law hoards my car and refuses to return it. My husband stands up for him. "How can you be so materialistic? So what if you have to take an electric scooter to work?" So, I sell the car. My husband points at me and snaps, "What right do you have to sell Dad's car?" I look at him calmly. "I've sold the one you drive too."

My husband doesn't touch me on our wedding night. He claims he's too tired and asks me to wait. Then, he sneaks into the basement in the wee hours of each night. Whenever he returns, he needs to shower to wash away an indescribable smell. I ask him what he does down there, and he tells me he works out. Why would anyone work out in the middle of the night? I can't take it anymore. One night, I decide to sneak into the basement to see what's going on down there. He chases after me and grabs my pajamas, roaring, "Come back up here! I'll divorce you if you step foot down there!"

I had everything planned a month in advance for our holiday. I was going to take my wife and daughter on a trip to see the country's beautiful landscapes, but just before we were supposed to leave, they both disappeared. I ended up standing alone in the pouring rain, trying to call them. My daughter's voice came through over the phone—it was cold and impatient. "Mommy's having dinner with Uncle Skyler. We don't want to go anymore." Right after that, the call was cut off. I had been blocked. They locked me out of the house on purpose and left me to freeze out there all night. The rain had already drenched me, and I was running a high fever that turned into pneumonia. Meanwhile, the two of them were off enjoying a vacation with Skyler Shire. That was the moment I knew—this marriage was well and truly over.

Scarlet blood trickled from my thigh as I clutched Arvin Owen's hand. "My belly... It hurts so much..." He shook off my hand indifferently. "Come on, I know it's chicken blood you are using. Debby just suffered abuse from her husband and is now in the hospital without anyone to care for her. Don't be so spoiled!" But what flowed from me was not chicken blood. It was my life slipping away.