For many people, spending money on grinding through various games seems to have become a hard-to-break habit. In fact, there are quite a few cases where young kids even use their parents’ accounts to play games, effectively draining their credit cards. In such cases, game developers often show leniency and use refund features on the grounds that these gamers are underage and not fully capable of being responsible for their actions. However, the case below is not as fortunate. A husband is currently burdened with a massive debt, all due to his wife’s reckless spending on games.
Specifically, the man surnamed Cheng, currently living in Qingdao, is the victim in this story. According to his account, his wife is a true gamer, to the point of being almost addicted and has poured quite a bit of money into the games she plays. Recently, she spent about 500,000 RMB (around 1.6 billion VND) on in-game purchases. Even more concerning, this was nearly all the savings that the couple had accumulated over the years. Not stopping there, she even borrowed an additional 15,000 RMB (about 50 million VND) to satisfy her passion. It’s worth noting that since last year, this wife also borrowed 130,000 RMB (over 400 million VND) on credit cards, which her husband had to grit his teeth and pay off. But perhaps he never expected that this year, everything would turn even worse.
It is known that gaming companies, upon learning about the situation through social media and news outlets, have issued their official statements. They believe that this woman is an adult and can be responsible for her actions, and thus, there will be no refunds like in many previous cases. The only one to suffer is the husband, as their financial situation is dire, and it will be even more challenging with their child about to start school. Furthermore, it has been revealed that the wife frequently threatens to commit suicide, which prevents him from fully focusing on work and forces him to spend time caring for her. It is indeed a tragedy.