The Unbound Lives of the Two of Them

The Unbound Lives of the Two of Them

Song Wanting and Zhang Dongliang were college classmates and had been in a relationship for many years. Beautiful and talented, Song Wanting gave up a prestigious offer from a top 500 company after graduation for the sake of love. She married Zhang Dongliang and moved to his city, defying her parents' opposition. However, this decision did not mark the beginning of a happy life, but rather became a trap that bound Song Wanting. At home, her sister-in-law Zhang Furong and father-in-law Zhang Dahai frequently made life difficult for her. They made her hand-wash clothes, and Zhang Dongliang, dissatisfied with his low-paying job and heavy workload, quit his job that paid 5000 a month. He also became angry when he saw Song Wanting holding a photo of her late mother-in-law, forbidding her from mentioning her. Furong pressured Song Wanting to ask her family for money. Meanwhile, Zhang Dahai suggested that they quickly have children, and after drinking one night, he almost made inappropriate advances toward Song Wanting. Just then, Zhang Dongliang returned from shopping and misunderstood the situation after seeing Song Wanting push him away. One day, while chatting with a neighbor, Song Wanting shared her frustrations about Zhang Dongliang's family, where there was a strong preference for sons over daughters. She revealed that her father-in-law frequently beat her mother-in-law, which led to their divorce, and that her father-in-law’s outrageous dowry demands had ruined her sister-in-law's marriage. When Song Wanting returned home, she found her father-in-law going through her belongings and trying to take advantage of her dowry. Furthermore, he forbade her from contacting her own family. After a huge argument with Zhang Dongliang’s family, during which Song Wanting expressed her grievances, Zhang Dahai took her personal documents and refused to let her leave. At that moment, her ex-mother-in-law Li Yunping appeared, bringing her two children. They started criticizing Li Yunping, but Li Yunping was determined to take