▁life ▁are ▁ever ▁so ▁dram atic . ▁Being ▁a ▁per fection ist ▁makes ▁her ▁life ▁tor ment ing . ▁Y ao ▁Ji angu o ▁( Gu o ▁Li ang ), ▁K ang li ' s ▁husband , ▁is ▁a ▁well - known ▁pl astic ▁sur geon ▁who ▁often ▁che ats ▁on ▁her . ▁K ang li ▁is ▁aware ▁of ▁Ji angu o ' s ▁phil and ering ▁ways ▁but ▁puts ▁up ▁with ▁it ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁he ▁lov es ▁only ▁her . ▁They ▁have ▁a ▁six - year - old ▁aut istic ▁son ▁Na ona o . ▁To ▁save ▁face , ▁K ang li ▁h ides ▁his ▁condition ▁from ▁everyone ▁and ▁be ars ▁the ▁br unt ▁of ▁Na ona o ' s ▁un predict able ▁behavior ▁by ▁herself . ▁K ang li ▁strugg les ▁to ▁jug gle ▁her ▁career ▁with ▁her ▁respons ib ilities ▁as ▁a ▁wife , ▁mother ▁and ▁daughter - in - law . ▁Her ▁only ▁source ▁of ▁comfort ▁is ▁her ▁elder ly ▁mother - in - law ▁who ▁is ▁apolog etic ▁over ▁her ▁son ' s ▁behavior . ▁ ▁Un known ▁to ▁K ang li , ▁Ji angu o ▁has ▁felt ▁like ▁a ▁failure ▁due ▁to ▁Na ona o ' s ▁condition ▁and ▁sub cons ci ously ▁push es ▁responsibility ▁for ▁car ing ▁for ▁Na ona o ▁onto ▁his ▁wife . ▁His ▁extr amar ital ▁affairs ▁were ▁merely ▁a ▁ve iled ▁attempt ▁to ▁escape ▁his ▁unh appy ▁home ▁life . ▁K ang li ▁suff ers ▁a ▁break down ▁when ▁she