Together for a Long Time starts with Jian Yan leaving a marriage that has lasted three years. She has loved Ji Yunxin for much longer, but their private life has become cold. Now Jian Yan wants to return to work and make her own choices.
This complete baihe novel by Yu Shuang is listed in Chinese as 合久不分, or He Jiu Bu Fen. The author’s story page presents a divorce followed by a difficult effort to win a wife back. Its entertainment industry setting gives Jian Yan a career to rebuild alongside that relationship.
Jian Yan wants her work and home back
The opening chapter begins just after the divorce paperwork. Jian Yan refuses a ride from Ji Yunxin and takes a taxi to see her friend Gu Cai. She has left the marriage’s property behind, but still has money of her own.
Her next plans are practical: find a place to live and return to the entertainment industry. Before the marriage, she had work there. During it, she stopped accepting jobs and left her agency.
That makes the first chapter useful for judging the story. You can see what Jian Yan has given up, what she wants back, and how she speaks when she finally refuses her former wife. Her friend’s blunt jokes also give the opening some humour amid the hurt.
If adult characters rebuilding their lives interest you, our Middle-Aged Love Patch guide offers another route into that theme through a virtual world.
Know about the pregnancy premise
The official summary reveals that Jian Yan discovers she is pregnant after the divorce. It also identifies Ji Yunxin as the other parent. This is part of the advertised setup, rather than a late-story detail hidden here.
The author explains that the pregnancy trope uses medicine within the fiction. Keep this story device in mind if you want a GL romance with a pregnancy plot, or if you prefer to avoid that theme.
The same author note warns readers to expect familiar tropes and heightened drama. The novel also carries sweet romance and light tone tags. Those tags sit alongside an opening built on emotional neglect and the end of a marriage. They do not mean that every chapter will be comfortable.
Decide what you want from the reunion
This setup asks you to consider a former partner’s return. Before starting, think about what would make that plot satisfying for you:
- Do you want the hurt partner to regain a life outside the relationship?
- Do you enjoy an apology and pursuit plot?
- Are you comfortable with a pregnancy connecting the former couple?
The original main story ends at chapter 128. Six extra chapters follow, numbered 129 to 134. The Chinese text enters its VIP section at chapter 20. These details describe the original web novel, not the length or availability of any English edition.
Read the first chapter to meet Jian Yan at the point when she chooses to leave. If her return to work and Ji Yunxin’s need to change interest you, continue with the author’s complete chapter list.
