The Hong Kong immigrant community in the UK is a tangled web of relationships. A family of three moved to the UK and bought a house, but less than a year after settling down, the husband discovered his wife was having an affair. However, under the pressure of living costs, they couldn't afford to sublet, so they were forced to continue living together, eventually ending in divorce.
But the twist is that the two later got back together. Many netizens, watching with popcorn, mocked, "Cuckolded twice." "She's no longer a wife, he sees her as just a casual fling." "Divorce to dodge taxes?"
A Hong Kong immigrant working in property sales in the UK shared stories of fellow immigrants he had encountered on the social platform Threads. He mentioned one male client who discovered his wife's infidelity after moving to the UK, describing it as "probably the saddest yet most... indescribable immigration story I've ever heard."
The immigrant said the male client moved to the UK with his family of three, planning to restart their lives. "He sold his flat in Hong Kong and brought his wife and daughter to buy a 3-bedroom house in Warrington, intending to start over from scratch."
He became good friends with the client, "With not many friends in the UK, he'd ask me out for lunch whenever he was free, and before I knew it, I had become one of his closest confidants."
But then, misfortune struck. "Less than a year after they arrived (two years ago), he found out his wife was cheating. The worst part was that they were jointly paying the mortgage, and under the pressure of living costs, they couldn't afford to sublet. So they were forced to keep living together; three people, each in their own room." At the time, there were really only two options: divorce or stay together. In the end, they divorced.
However, the story took an unexpected turn. When the poster met the client again recently, he learned a surprising development.
"Last week, I met him for dinner again... he told me he was dating... and the amazing part is, he said his girlfriend is his ex-wife."
The immigrant couldn't help but say, "If you can move your home all the way to the UK, and restart your life, then why can't you restart a relationship?"
The post attracted many netizens who came for the drama, leaving comments, "Chaos, T-O-T-A-L chaos~" "Not surprised it's Warrington," "Cuckolded twice by the same woman..." "Am I just seeing the same person over and over, or are there really that many affairs in Warrington?" "Give one woman two chances, or give two women one chance," "She's no longer a wife; he treats her like a casual thing. Good." "What did I just read?"
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