Okay…how do I explain this one?
You’re an entrepreneur in China, successful, filthy rich, and then one day, you fall head over heels for your younger employee. He’s hardworking, handsome, and understands you like no one else.
Except there’s one tiny catch: he’s married.
But don’t worry, you’ve got money to throw at the problem. So what do you do? Write a fat check.
That’s exactly what Zhu, a businesswoman in Chongqing, did. She handed over 3 million yuan (about $420,000) to her lover He, so he could divorce his wife, Chen, and sweeten the deal with compensation for her and their child.
Sounds like a Hollywood movie plotline, right?
But love stories that start with bank transfers rarely end well.
After living together for a year, Zhu realized that she and He weren’t compatible.
I guess she realised the honeymoon phase died. So she marched into court demanding the money back from both He and Chen.
The first trial actually sided with her, calling it an invalid gift. But the appeal court flipped that, basically saying, “Lady, you paid for his divorce knowingly, deal with it.”
Now the internet is having a field day, roasting Zhu for trying to buy love like it was a Birkin bag.
Look, if it were purely about feelings, she would’ve just waited for him to make his own choices. Instead, she threw money at the wife to fast-track her fantasy life.
When her feelings toned down, she tried to claw her money back, because deep down, this wasn’t a gift to her love, it was a transaction. That’s why the court called her out on a lack of integrity.
Maybe the husband and wife planned it. Who knows….it is possible, but even if they didn’t, the moment Zhu treated marriage like a business deal, she walked into a minefield.
Love wasn’t the reason here. It was a desire to control an outcome with money, and that never ends clean.
THE WHY: POWER
I say don’t mix money with love, keep it business-like, or don’t expect repayment. That’s the practical, no-nonsense rule of relationships. So, I’ll hand out 3 stars for this one.
“Look, most of us want a normal life without any drama, but life in this world is always strange, and uncertain.
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That’s it. No strings. Just you, me, and this stupid world.”
