I recently saw the long post that Ma Rong posted, and it really is quite heartbreaking.

It's been almost nine years since the divorce, she moved from a villa to an old, run-down apartment in Xi'an, and there are only four digits left in her bank card, she doesn't even dare to attend parent-teacher meetings for her children.
Looking at the transfer records she posted, life seems pretty tight, even takeout orders are combined to get discounts.

Ma Rong herself also admitted that she was too young back then and chose the wrong person.
Since Song Zhe was released from prison, they've only met once, and he doesn't want to go back; she can't go back to Wang Baoqiang either.
It seems she is truly regretful now.

But if you think carefully, Ma Rong's biggest mistake wasn't actually the affair, but overestimating her value in that relationship.
She was only somewhat famous because of Wang Baoqiang; she spent her husband's money every day.
No matter how fancy her outfits were, what does it matter?
Without Wang Baoqiang's star power, she became just an ordinary person.

That guy Song Zhe isn't exactly a deeply emotional person either.
He was after the boss's wife’s status and resources, but Ma Rong mistakenly thought that was love, that her charm attracted him.
As a result, once Wang Baoqiang was gone, even Song Zhe didn't want her anymore.

Looking at Wang Baoqiang, he’s long no longer the naive guy he was back then.
He has developed in multiple fields—film, TV, variety shows—and his directed film "In the Octagon" broke 2.2 billion yuan at the box office, with a good reputation rising all the way, making him a big star.
Standing beside him is Stanford graduate Feng Qing.
No matter what, Ma Rong can never go back to the way things were.

Some netizens also have a point—back then, the woman's family was too dominant.
When her daughter made a mistake and was caught, instead of educating her and making her admit fault, they stubbornly fought to the end.
The Wang family might have had some room for reconciliation because of the two children, but they were pushed onto an irreversible path.
Sometimes, a good hand is just played apart like that.

Ma Rong has her faults, but there is also a lot of helplessness in this matter.
No matter what, the current situation has already become a fixed reality.