Inside the warm room, Bai Yuanyuan doted on her two children, a pair of fraternal twins. The boy, Li Qingchen, had been named by Li Tingchen himself, while the girl was her own choice: Li Baishuang. A name meant to signify a perfect union: Li Tingchen and Bai Yuanyuan, one couple for life. “Shuang’er, come to Mommy.” The girl, more frail than her brother, lacked the sturdiness in her legs that Li