Three years ago during flood relief efforts, Victor Lin fell into the water and was rescued. He mistakenly identified Ruby Shen as his savior, and decided to marry her in a low-key wedding to repay the kindness. On the wedding day, the Shen family used the "wedding banter ritual" as a pretense to repeatedly make things difficult for Victor Lin. Victor Lin kept backing down, but his concessions only emboldened them to act more aggressively. When Victor Lin could no longer tolerate the mistreatment, he publicly called off the wedding. Subsequent investigation revealed that the real person who saved his life was nurse Sue Sullivan.
