Ming-fu and Lee met at a party where Ming-fu fell in love with Lee at first sight due to her attractiveness. They talked all evening and continued to see each other weekly for a year, going to restaurants or parks together on weekends. Ming-fu proposed marriage to Lee at a romantic restaurant one night, but Lee said she wasn't ready. In response, Ming-fu wrote Lee a love letter every day for two years, totaling 700 letters, until finally Lee said she was ready to marry him.