Each Other's Whole World

Name: Each Other's Whole World
ISBN: 9787551141475

乔雪言Huashan Literature and Art Publishing House · ChinaJan 2020

Rating 2.8

Word count: 120K words
Chapters: 85
ISBN: 9787551141475

Summary

A-list actress Ruan Jingli lays the news of her husband's affair before the renowned director Xi Zhuoyi and asks for a divorce. Xi refuses, believing it perfectly normal for a man to have several wives. Soon after, Ruan Jingli is in a strange car accident; Yue Haosen rescues her, her memories sealed for five years are awakened, and the door to the truth slowly opens.

More than a decade earlier, the young Yue Haosen first meets Ruan Jingli, three years his senior, in a pear blossom grove. The pear blossoms are white as snow, the girl like jade; it feels like the end of time, like a dream. He gives her the stray cat he has rescued to keep, and she happens to become his study companion. He raises a knife at his father's wedding; she gives him tenderness that could topple a city. From middle school to high school, to university, to work, ten years—the best years of their lives—the two, each other's first love, are each other's whole world, along with that cat. Ten years later, the Yue family is caught in a shocking conspiracy, their fortunes overturned. She loses him, and loses herself too. She marries Xi Zhuoyi, has a child, enters the entertainment industry, and rises to the top. But the world shifts again: Ding Meixuan, a mistress twelve years younger than Xi Zhuoyi, appears, and the love entanglement between Xi Zhuoyi and Ding Meixuan is just as fierce and tumultuous...

Editor's review

Set against the entertainment industry and the feuds of wealthy families, this novel tells a story of first love, lost memory, and reunion with constant ups and downs. The author, Qiao Xueyan, shows real ingenuity in pacing the plot: from Ruan Jingli publicly confronting her husband and demanding a divorce, to the sealed memories awakened after the car accident, to Yue Haosen drawing out the pear grove of more than a decade ago, the layers of reversal make the reader want to finish it in one sitting. The depiction of the two leads as each other's first love and each other's whole world in their youth is delicate and moving; the stray cat runs through the book as an emotional thread, adding a tender touch to this decade-spanning relationship. Meanwhile, the subplot of Xi Zhuoyi and Ding Meixuan portrays another kind of adult emotional contest; the characters are not likable but feel real. As a long urban romance, it suits weekend or commute reading: readers can enjoy the pull of the plot and also see reflections on love and selfhood in the protagonists' choices.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers of long urban romance novels about the entertainment industry and wealthy-family feuds
Readers who enjoy plot devices such as reunited first loves, amnesia, and mistaken identity
Readers looking for a tightly plotted, twist-filled diversion for their spare time
Readers interested in how women choose between marriage and career

Not a good fit for

Readers who prefer serious or purely literary fiction
Readers with no interest in entertainment-industry or wealthy-family settings
Readers seeking strongly realistic stories close to ordinary people's lives

Reading tips

Follow the main thread of Ruan Jingli and Yue Haosen's relationship first, then go back and appreciate the role of the Xi Zhuoyi–Ding Meixuan subplot.
Pause at the turns of the car accident and the recovery of memory to sort out the timeline and clarify how the events of a decade ago correspond to the present.
Pay attention to recurring images such as the stray cat and the pear grove; they serve to connect the characters' emotions.
If time is limited, treat the book as light weekend or commute reading; there is no need to read it word by word.

About the publisher

Huashan Literature and Art Publishing House China · Founded in 1982

Huashan Literature and Art Publishing House is a local literature and art publisher whose main publishing focus is literary and artistic works, covering categories such as classic works, philosophical readings, social sciences, foreign literature, Eastern philosophy, and applied psychology. Judging from the books in the database, the house publishes modern literary classics such as Xiao Hong's The Story of Hulan River, as well as Aisin Gioro Yu Yun's "Yu Laoshi Speaks" series and titles from the "People and Classics" series, including The Great Learning and The Commentary on the Xici of the I Ching, with an emphasis on interpreting traditional classics. In foreign literature, it offers Michael Cunningham's The Hours, Hemingway's The Snows of Kilimanjaro, and Dave Pilkey's Dog Man series. Its authors include Xiao Hong, Aisin Gioro Yu Yun, Chen Jiong, Dave Pilkey, Michael Cunningham, and Wang Jiaxiang. Its publishing character lies in balancing literary classics, interpretations of traditional culture, and translations of foreign literature, forming a diverse reading structure for general readers. Public information is limited, and the above focuses on the publishing directions reflected by the books in the database.

版权信息
代序：素心所向，以爱为马
Chapter 1 婚姻：你是不是拿错了号码牌
1.我们离婚吧
2.软禁
3.我专门在这里等你
4.我死了吗
5.臭不要脸的小三
6.梦醒
Chapter 2 遇见：如梨花一般的人
1.想起了最重要的人
2.重温过去
3.第一次见面就带他回家
4.高薪招陪读
5.我要她
Chapter 3 告白：你是我少年时代所有的梦
1.三年陪读合约
2.秘密
3.关于母亲
4.大闹婚礼
5.高考失利
6.梨花林的告白
chapter 4 受挫：不是爱一个人就能得到回应
1.以爱的名义努力
2.初遇席卓逸
3.奇葩养父母
4.女神的主动拥抱
5.最残忍的拒绝
6.再遇席卓逸
Chapter 5 初恋：彼此的全世界
1.席卓逸的表白
2.步步为营
3.阮岳交往
4.想勇敢一次
5.初吻
Chapter 6 幸福：身心合一，爱无反顾
1.以好故事换好茶
2.施舍者与被施舍者
3.这部电影为你而拍
4.怒吃电影票
5.第一次
Chapter 7 执念：得不到，亦忘不了
1.你就是我最美味的早餐
2.重病
3.被拒
4.开水房谈话
5.终于同居了
Chapter 8 风暴：人生绝非一马平川
1.不能再温柔地等下去了
2.唱双簧
3.为邻
4.阴谋开始
5.破产
Chapter 9 分手：爱的期限已到
1.我养你啊
2.来自朋友的力量
3.岳皓森变了
4.伤人的真相
5.我们分手吧
6.弄丢了自己的爱人
Chapter 10 套路：步步为营掠美记
1.强吻
Chapter 11 改变：世界很大，勇敢向前
1.结婚生子，物是人非
2.有情人终相认
3.丁美萱
4.寂寞的交易
Chapter 12 小三：醒来，还是继续迷失？
1.天生的情人
2.不准你爱上我
3.重获信任
4.大叔，我爱你
5.我希望他离婚
Chapter 13 重生：置之死地而后生
1.车祸真相
2.我还爱你
3.揭开伤疤
4.大叔，我怀了你的孩子
5.爱之幻觉
Chapter 14 结局：我守你百岁无忧
1.离婚
2.余生，请多指教
3.赎罪
4.新婚之夜
5.未知数

FAQ

Whose story is this book mainly about?

At its core is the decade-spanning relationship between the actress Ruan Jingli and Yue Haosen, from their first meeting as teenagers in the pear grove and their first love, to the sealed memories brought back years later by a car accident. Ruan Jingli's marriage to the director Xi Zhuoyi and the entanglement between Xi Zhuoyi and Ding Meixuan form important subplots.

Is the timeline confusing?

The book moves back and forth between the present and memories of more than a decade ago, which may feel a little jumpy at first. It helps to note what triggers each memory—the car accident, the pear grove, the stray cat—and once these threads are clear, the correspondence between the two timelines becomes much easier to follow.

Is it suitable for reading in one sitting?

The plot moves quickly and the reversals are dense, so it is better suited to continuous reading to keep the relationships clear. If you read in sessions, finish at least a complete memory passage or event node each time to avoid confusion from the interwoven relationships.

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About the author

乔雪言 Author

Qiao Xueyan is a Chinese author whose work focuses mainly on youth literature and modern romance. Public information about her is limited, and details such as her dates of birth and death, nationality, and educational background are not clearly recorded. Three of her works are included in the collection: Youth in Its Prime, Do Not Speak of Parting: I Am a Gemini Girl; When the Most Beautiful Me Meets the Best You; and Each Other's Whole World. Judging from the titles and categories, her writing tends to center on the emotional growth of adolescents and young women, often using elements such as astrology, encounters, and partings to portray the stirrings and choices of youth. Her language leans toward delicate lyricism, with attention to characters' inner feelings and the shifts in their relationships. Her works overall show a concern with innocent emotion and self-growth, and are suited to readers who enjoy campus and urban romance fiction.