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Paralysed Chinese woman falls for ‘doctor’ during rehab, he disappears with US$420,000 loan

  • Writer: Chris McMillan
    Chris McMillan
  • Jun 9, 2025
  • 1 min read

South China Morning Post


7th June 2025


Paralysed Chinese woman falls for ‘doctor’ during rehab, he disappears with US$420,000 loan


A paralysed woman in China who fell in love and married a “doctor” she met during rehabilitation has been left distraught after he disappeared with a loan of more than three million yuan (US$420,000).


Li Shangxuan, 31, from Hebei province in northern China, shares her life as a single mother with 220,000 followers on a popular short video platform.


Li’s family was once well-off, with her parents working in business.


Paralysed from the waist down  in a 2013 car accident, she has used a wheelchair ever since.

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