Why did Ye Qingli become a tower controller instead of a pilot?

She gave up her pilot dream to keep her life intertwined with Mu Huaiyuan.

What triggers the divorce?

Ye Qingli sees Mu Huaiyuan having an affair with flight attendant Jiang Shiyao.

Love’s Grounding

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Love’s Grounding — An airline heiress trades the cockpit for the control tower to stay near her husband, only to watch him stray from the very skies she monitors.

Ye Qingli, daughter of Yunting Airlines' chairman, once aimed for a pilot's wings but chose a tower headset instead so her life could stay bound to high-school sweetheart Mu Huaiyuan. Seven years into marriage she still clears his approaches from the ground while he pursues flight attendant Jiang Shiyao in the corridors she watches. The betrayal shatters their shared sky and drives Ye Qingli toward divorce, leaving her to decide whether the career she surrendered was ever truly hers.

Quick answers

Why did Ye Qingli become a tower controller instead of a pilot?: She gave up her pilot dream to keep her life intertwined with Mu Huaiyuan.
What triggers the divorce?: Ye Qingli sees Mu Huaiyuan having an affair with flight attendant Jiang Shiyao.