The movie tells of the story of a TV talk show anchor, Yan Shouyi, who uses various tricks with his mobile phone to betray his wife. When he is on a date with another woman, he answers a call from his wife as if the connection is too bad to hear her voice or makes excuses like being in a meeting. To better cover his affair, he even plucks out the batteries in his mobile phone to make him "not able to be reached". In the end, the records and messages in his mobile phone betray him and his affairs are exposed.

All of a sudden, after watching the movie, spouses across the nation are eager to check their partner's mobile phone for call records or to browse through messages.

According to the Tianjin-based News Daily, one woman immediately wanted to check her husband's mobile phone after they saw the film. When he refused, she grabbed the phone but was knocked senseless by her angry husband.

Undoubtedly, the husband must take responsibility for his violence. However, it may be more necessary for the wife to reflect on her action. Although she may claim that her possessive behaviour arises from her love, there might be a need for her to realize that love must be sustained by trust.

Trust is an amazing thing. As a matter of fact, trust is the foundation of a deep relationship because it creates a safe environment for intimacy to grow. The more we trust, the closer the relationship becomes.

Hence, love and trust must go together. Love can grow and bloom well if it is blessed with full and strong trust. On the contrary, mistrust, which very often goes with misunderstanding, can easily blind us to the truth. As a result, it only brings about jealousy, alienation and unhappiness. How can a relationship flourish under this circumstance?

Perhaps people mistrust for fear of losing. But love, somehow, is willing to risk and let the past be the past. In this sense, trust can be the proof of love.

Perhaps people mistrust because they do not want to get cheated or hurt. It is true that love should not be easily tricked and manipulated. But think how you would feel if your partner told you that they did not trust you? What kind of emotions would that trigger? Pain, anger, hurt, to name a few.

Or perhaps some people mistrust because they wish to keep their love in control. In the name of love, those people may question their partners on every detail of what they've done without them. As a matter of fact, this kind of behaviour can no longer be called love. Instead, it is control.

Love cannot survive without trust. Without trust, there is no sense of safety and the foundation of love is shaken. Mistrust can only contaminate and twist love.

So, give full trust to your loved one if you want the relationship to last long. Believe it or not, armed with trust, love can dominate all of the disappointments of life.

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