A Second Life: I Won't Be Anyone's Stepping Stone

In her previous life, she was trapped by family ties and muddled into the push and pull between Zhang Jianjun and Zhao Shuya, becoming a casualty of their ambiguous relationship. Married life was an absolute mess, and she regretted it bitterly.

Grandma wanted to trade her for a bride price? Her second aunt wanted to climb the social ladder by forcing her to marry? Not a chance!

"I'll live my own life. No one gets to tell me what to do."

Li Xiulan acted decisively. First, she called off her engagement to Zhang Jianjun, then she shot down her family's unreasonable demands. She watched the two of them stir up a commotion in the village and treated it like a joke. When elders tried to pressure her, she would neither yield nor compromise.

In this life, she wanted neither to marry up nor to rely on anyone to survive. She just wanted to get her life in order, stay away from rotten people, break free of her shackles, and live a clear, upright, and bright life of her own.