Chinese → English transcript

We already finished the divorce registration today.

We rushed to do it this afternoon before the Civil Affairs Bureau got off work.

Then, around a little after two in the afternoon, he drove to my workplace.

I took the marriage certificate from him and went back with him.

After we finished the registration,

they told me to return all the bride price and money to him, and then…

According to what we agreed before,

I had to return every cent from the time we met. Every time we almost broke up,

he always demanded this, because that was his“ wife money.”

And I agreed to return it while we were leaving, because that cash was the money I

brought to his family last week, it was my dowry.

So I wanted to grab it back, of course I felt

terrible inside.

Then during the struggle to grab it back,

there was some pushing and pulling.

I guess these are all just some soft- tissue abrasions.

That part doesn’t really matter. I just don’t know how to move on.

It’s already three thirty now, and no matter how I try, I can’t sleep.

No matter what you try, you just can’t fall asleep. It’s almost four.

The worst part is I have to accompany a very important leader tomorrow to take

care of something.

I haven’t washed my hair, I haven’t showered.

I can’t sleep, and yet I can’t fall asleep. I really don’t know what to do.

And right now I can’t go wash my hair or shower either,

because my roommate is asleep. If I go wash my hair and shower, I’ll wake her up.

So I can only wait until morning. In the morning, probably a little after nine.

After our leader finishes the meeting, I have to go over there with him.

And tomorrow, in a few hours, my eyes will definitely be swollen.

But everyone at our workplace knows I just got married,

so they’ll definitely say some things to me about the wedding.

Like,“ What does your husband do?”“ What kind of person is he?”

They’ll definitely say those kinds of things. I don’t know what to do.

Today I even received a wedding gift someone gave me,

and then so many things happened.

Overall, it was a divorce caused by one video.

I really never imagined this would happen.