
Brooke Linden quit her job to care for her mother, Zhao Lan. On her birthday, her mother publicly read her teenage diary, mocking her. Her uncle's family and cousin spread the diary's contents. Grievances welled up, and Brooke left home. She cuts off financial support, hires a lawyer to refuse her uncle's family expenses, and is determined to take back the family house, leaving her demanding relatives in a helpless predicament.