Mr. Li, 31 years old, currently residing in Nanjing, China, is divorced and raising a small child. Although life is not very affluent, his passion for female streamers has led him to incur an additional debt of 500,000 yuan (equivalent to 1.7 billion VND).
Mr. Li’s unfortunate situation has sparked continuous discussions among netizens in China recently. The details of the story are as follows: Since August last year, Mr. Li joined a live streaming platform for entertainment. Here, he met a girl with the nickname “First Love.” Her sweet talk led him to continuously add money to his account to buy gifts for the female streamer. The value of the gifts gradually increased from a few thousand to several hundred thousand yuan. On some days, Mr. Li even donated 200,000 yuan (over 700 million VND).
The protagonist stated that the girl actively befriended him and messaged him to get acquainted. She introduced herself as an art student in Nanjing, studying vocal music, and hoped that Mr. Li could become a fan and support her: “She asked me to help increase her popularity to receive rewards, and then she would pay me back,” Mr. Li shared.
Not stopping there, the girl also actively flirted, suggesting that Mr. Li be her boyfriend. Thinking that a beautiful and gentle female streamer agreeing to be his girlfriend was a dream come true, Mr. Li became even more generous with his spending, even reaching the position of “top donor” multiple times.
In just six months, he borrowed over 500,000 yuan (equivalent to 1.7 billion VND), with some loans being high-interest, and on some nights, he spent over 200,000 yuan (more than 700 million VND) to gift his virtual girlfriend.
Recently, as the debt piled up, Mr. Li demanded the girl to pay him back, but she vanished. To pay off his debts, he had to quit his job with a salary of 2,000 – 3,000 yuan (about 7-10 million VND) and became a delivery driver. Despite working hard from morning until late at night, the money he earned was still not enough to cover the interest.
Currently, Mr. Li has gone to the police station to report the incident and has had his case recorded by the police.