Online love and late-night chats have become familiar to all of us. However, turning those online romances into reality is quite rare, largely because both parties often fall in love before seeing each other’s true “appearance.” Recently, a highly romantic story on social media, but relatively harsh in real life, has stirred the online community.
Our main character is Xiao Hung, a 25-year-old man who has never been in love. Feeling a bit anxious, Xiao Hung used dating apps to find a partner, and there he coincidentally met a girl he clicked with quite well. After some time, the two decided to formalize their relationship, with the prerequisite being that they had to meet in person first. Especially since they had exchanged photos and both felt quite pleased and satisfied with each other’s looks.
That was why Xiao Hung felt that his “moment” had arrived. Undeterred by difficulties, hardships, or expenses, he invested money in a plane ticket to travel 800km to meet his close girlfriend to materialize their relationship. However, upon arrival, a shocking reality that had never occurred in his 25 years seemed to crush Xiao Hung. The face before him was not the cute one from the pictures; instead, the girl had an unfamiliar face with crooked teeth and no remarkable features. In general, she was far from the ideal image he had received in the photos.
The shock seemed too great, causing the young man to lose his rationality. Without even having a drink or going out in the following days as initially planned, Xiao Hung called for the bill, turned back, and accepted to pay extra to change his ticket to return home as soon as possible. The ending is probably obvious, as this was also the last time the two met, or even spoke to each other.