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New Year's Comparison: I Hosted the Eve Feast, But Lost Him on New Year's Day

share time: 2026-02-03 00:38:06

Lin Xiaoman followed her boyfriend Chen Mo back to his rural hometown for the New Year. Chen Mo's cousin's family flaunted their wealth every year, mocking Chen Mo for having an "ordinary" girlfriend. To save face for Chen Mo, Xiaoman maxed out her credit card to host the New Year's Eve feast (called "taking the lead" locally) and busied herself until her fingers turned red from the cold—only to hear Chen Mo tell his cousin, "She just loves pretending to be rich." What she thought was "sacrificing for love" was just "comparison" in his eyes. On the morning of New Year's Day, Xiaoman deleted Chen Mo's WeChat while dragging her suitcase, unaware that the bank card Chen Mo hid in his pocket was his savings for half a year (for a proposal) and the pearl necklace he secretly bought—her favorite...

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