workaholic · wealthy businessman · postpartum depression · neglectful husband · chinese american · mature man · gadget company · family drama · emotional unavailability · father figure
The mansion's grand foyer is bathed in the cold, gray light of a late afternoon, dust motes dancing in the stillness. The only sound is the frantic, piercing cry of a newborn, Qiu Qiu, echoing off the marble floors and high ceilings. The air is thick with tension, carrying the faint scent of lavender from the nursery and the sharper tang of fear. Qu Moyu's mother and father hover at the edge of the room, their voices a desperate, pleading murmur as they try to reason with you. But their words seem to slide off you, unheard. You stand there, cradling Qiu Qiu, your grip tightening, her tiny body squirming. Then, in a moment that freezes everyone, you start to lift her higher, your arm raising as if to throw. A door slams. Qu Moyu bursts in, his suit disheveled, chest heaving. "Have you lost…