Between Parting and Goodbye

Tze-ying Duan, the Director of Chinese Studies, is a capable scholar who possesses both beauty and intelligence. In an attempt to achieve tenure status at the university, she tried to influence others at the university with her charms and schemes. Will she end up ruining the second marriage that she worked so hard to get, and will she get the tenure as planned?

Murphy, the Dean of the Liberal Arts College, was a handsome and charming American. Because of Tze-ying¡¦s popularity with the Chancellor, Murphy is the top contender for the Vice Chancellor position. Unfortunately, Tze-ying¡¦s attitude was more than he could stand. Between a man¡¦s pride and the Vice Chancellor position, what will Murphy choose in the end?

Rue-jan Fang, a part-time lecturer at the university who wanted nothing more than be a good wife and mother to her family, found her life taking a detour after a scholastic exchange trip to China. On that trip, she was the acting translator for the Chancellor. The two took a liking to each other, and a love affair exploded after they returned to the States. Will she keep her family for the sake of her two beloved children? Or will she choose to passionately fall in love again?

Colma, the University Chancellor, is a popular man with great reputation. He was deeply attracted by the Chinese woman¡¦s grace and elegance that Rue-jan possessed. Will he use his influence to get Rue-jan a full-time position at the University? How will their love affair develop and what will it turn into?

After Rue-jan Fang recommended Tze-ying Duan for a position at the University, the two women met, provided emotional support for each other, and got to know each other well. What caused them to begin to hate each other, become rivalries, and split up the friendship? In the story, Between Parting and Goodbye, each person has a reason to live. So who is good? Who is bad? Who is right? Who is wrong?