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The debt manifested through a cycle of maxed-out credit cards and loans from friends, accompanied by exorbitant interest rates. Each month passed with hope that business would revive, but instead, reality delivered a crushing wake-up call. Now facing multiple court enforcement notices, their sense of personal dignity has been stripped, feeling humiliated not just in front of colleagues but in their family’s eyes as well. Leaving Shanghai with a young child became a bittersweet choice.