Yue Hongyan deliberately arrived at the meeting place a little early and took the specially reserved window seat, presenting her most beautiful side toward the entrance.
The moment Lin Shen walked in, he would be able to see Yue Hongyan at her most perfect—makeup, condition, lighting, posture, gaze. Yue Hongyan had everything firmly under control, determined to let Lin Shen feel the impact of beauty at first sight.
Yue Hongyan did this not because she had any interest in Lin Shen. On the contrary, it was precisely because she had no interest in him that she needed such preparations.
Although marriages were decreed by heaven, marriage was not simply one-to-one. One person might have several destined bonds, while the other might have only one.
Even if both sides had only one destined bond, there was still a distinction between weight and lightness.
The one with greater weight was the party who had it easier in the relationship, and might even benefit from it.
The one with lighter weight, to put it plainly, was the lovesick lapdog—their devotion and sacrifice would far exceed the other party's.
From the perspective of the Marriage Law, the Marriage Red Line of the heavier party was relatively easy to sever. In contrast, the Marriage Red Line of the lighter party was difficult to cut.
If the heavier party unilaterally severed the red line of their proper bond, the other person's Marriage Red Line would still cling to the heavier party, but it would no longer itch or hurt them, nor would it retain any binding force.
The lighter party was the miserable one. The other person's red line had been cut, while theirs still clung to the other. With their marriage bond left without anything to rely on, they could not reconnect with anyone else.