My Destiny

“I do not believe there exists a utopia of gentlemen—this keeps me from hypocrisy. I do not believe that ‘hell is other people’—this keeps me from cunning.” Do you believe in fate? Is one’s family of origin fate? Is blood kinship fate? Do you believe that struggle can change destiny? Is personal effort for success, or simply for living each day with fulfillment? In this vast world, how do we place ourselves in peace? And if we are destined to be ordinary, what then? Abandoned by parents, forced to leave university, and struggling to survive in Shenzhen, the narrator faces anger, responsibility, love, friendship, and ultimately the demand of fate for life itself. Renowned author Liang Xiao...