The wedding date drew near. Out of consideration for her fiancé’s family finances, Xu Zhiyi voluntarily returned the 60,000 betrothal gift. Yet her future mother-in-law spread malicious rumors, her sister-in-law seized the wedding gold jewelry. The Song family also schemed to add her name to the marital property while hiding pre-marital debts, exploiting her relentlessly. Having woken up to the truth, Xu Zhiyi refused to back down. She collected thorough evidence and called off the engagement resolutely at the engagement banquet. Faced with the Song family’s hysterical smearing and refusal to return her belongings, she sought legal support to safeguard her rights, cleared her name, recovered all assets, severed the manipulative engagement, and embraced an independent new life.
