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Preface 5A Determined Singleton 7Interview location: a cafe in Haldian District, BeijingInterviewee: Liu YueAge: 28Profile: head of the administrative office of a real estate company. FromSichuan, bachelor's degree, previously a personnel secretary and officemanager.Love with a Shelf Life 18Interview location: a restaurant in Chaoyang District, BeijingInterviewee: Wang MengmengAge: 28Profile: boss of a culture company, bachelor's degreeIs It Wrong to Be Prudent? 28Interview location: a pub and a restaurant in Sanlitun, BeijingInterviewee: Cao XiaoqiAge: 33Profile: a high school teacher, MA degree, from Northeast China,columnist for some Beijing newspapersProof-Reading Error Leads to a Love Affair 36Interview location: a teahouse in Chaoyang District, Beijing, and QQmessagingInterviewee: Liu QingqingAge: 29Profile: from Hubei, junior college graduate, worked for a Beijingnewspaper, now a freelancer.All Men Are Promiscuous 44Interview localion: McDonald's in Zhongguancun, Haidian District, BeijingInterviewee: Deng NaAge: 29Profile: from Chongqing, teacher at a Beijing beauty school.An Unwilling Dependant 50Interview localion: a care in Pudong District, Shanghai, and MSN messagingInterviewee: Pan YanmeiAge: 30Profile: from Zhejiang, formerly a postage stamp dealer in Suzhou, now acompany employee in ShanghaiMystery and Innocence 60Interview localion: a restaurant and cafe in Jingtian in Futian District, ShenzhenInterviewee: Yang XiaohuiAge: 27Profile: from Hubei, associate degree, formerly an administrative clerk andsecretary to a company general manage, currently a freelancerBeautiful Marriage Obsession 69Interview localion: a Hakka hotel in Luohu District, ShenzhenInterviewee: Xu ZijuanAge: 29Profile: bachelor's degree, from Guangdong, formerly a computer trainer,now staff member of a public institutionA Single Mother 75Interview localion: MSN messagingInterviewee: Chen QingAge: 25Profile: bachelor's degree, administrative clerk of a companyFrom Fairy Tale to Myth 92Interview localion: a meeting room in Shenzhen TimesInterviewee: Zhong HaiyanAge: 26Profile: owner of a garment shopWoman of Fierce Desires 97Interview location: the offices of Shenzhen Evening NewsInterviewee: Jiu-meiAge: 28Profile: from Hubei, formerly owner of a garment store in Shenzhen.Living with Two Men 107Interview location: the offices of Shenzhen Evening NewsInterviewee: Qin XiangyuAge: 28Profile: enterprise employee; currently living in Shenzhen.Loves that Led Nowhere 116Interview location: the meeting room of Shenzhen TimesInterviewee: Ma XiaofeiAge: 36Profile: from Heilongjiang Province; BA degree; living in Shenzhen as acompany clerk for over 10 years; cosmetics saleswoman; now running herown company.The Dazzling City 123Interview location: meeting room at the Shenzhen TimesInterviewee: Xu JiamingAge: 30Profile: from Shandong Province; BA degree, living in Shenzhen for almostfour years; a website editor in Shenzhen until late 2004; now an enterpriseemployee in Shanghai.Looking for a Holiday Lover 128Interview location: the offices of Shenzhen Evening NewsInterviewee: Cao ZimeiAge: 29Profile: from Hunan Province; formerly a website chief information officer;now a company branch managerUnited Hearts but Separate Lives 134Interview location: UBC Coffee House, Futian, ShenzhenInterviewee: Xu XiaotingAge: 27Profile: from Zhejiang Province; once lived in Xiamen, Dongguan, Shenzhenand Beijing; now a care manager.Lovers in Heaven 151Interview location: The meeting room of Shenzhen TimesInterviewee: Liang CuiyeAge: 36Profile: director of teaching and guidance office in a Shenzhen schoolFruitless Loves 160Interview location: the offices of Shenzhen Evening NewsInterviewee: Zeng MiaoAge: 26Profile: university graduate; living in Shenzhen; enterprise employeeMy Life is Like a Screenplay 168Interview location: numerous e-mail messagesInterviewee: MarryAge: 21Profile: from Wuhan; a company employee.In Flight from the Wealthy 176Interview location: a Western-style diner in GuangzhouInterviewee: MayAge: 27Profile: graduate of a prestigious university; on the staff of a publicinstitution.