"Also..."

Han clearly felt the urge to vent, continuing to talk about his past with his girlfriend.

"We’re about to get married, you know, and all the miscellaneous costs are coming out of my pocket alone."

"When we were taking wedding photos, we needed to pay a deposit for the studio’s dresses, and she insisted I pay."

"After the shoot, the deposit was refunded in full, but she took it directly."

"This whole wedding affair has nearly drained all the cash I had."

"I really don’t have much money. After much persuasion, she finally gave me two thousand, but still kept a thousand."

"Just a week ago, after our families had agreed on the wedding plans, she suddenly asked me for a dowry of 188,800."

"This money was provided by my parents; it’s already been transferred to my bank account."

"But on her side, they haven’t prepared a penny for the dowry; instead, they prepared a house and a car for her brother."

"This double standard treatment really frustrates me."

"At that time, I suggested that the 188,800 dowry should be considered as the startup fund for our new family, and if possible, we should avoid asking both sides’ parents for money in the future."

"I said we should create a joint account for both of us to use."

"But she was very unwilling, even scolded me..."

Han shook his head again at this point.

After a long sigh, he continued, "Two days before the wedding, she asked me for some money to change the way I addressed people."

"This time it wasn’t much, only a thousand."

"But when I think about it, I’ve spent more than a thousand on her in a month."

"Everything’s given, this and that, but your family hasn’t prepared any dowry at all. What’s going on here?"

"The day before the wedding, I also took out the three gold items I prepared, but they’re small stuff—necklace, bracelet, ring—and certainly not much."

"On the wedding day, with all sorts of expenses for changing the term of address and other random things, it was roughly twenty-one thousand in total."

"Then she told me she wanted to buy a bangle."

"I said you have twenty-one thousand in your hand, if you want it, go buy it."

"But she insisted on picking out a bangle priced at twenty-five thousand, and demanded I add another four thousand."

"With the wedding accumulating all kinds of fees, it has emptied my savings."

"I truly couldn’t afford those four thousand."

"I made it clear to her at the mall."

"But she still forced me to come up with those four thousand, making things awkward and embarrassing for everyone."

"Ultimately, it was my cousin who wired me five thousand, barely resolving the matter."

"After experiencing this series of pre-wedding events, I feel that the emotional connection between us is growing weaker..."

Han licked his slightly parched lips, forgetting to drink water.

After a moment of silence, he continued softly, "Now I’m somewhat hesitant, unsure whether I should break up with her?"

"I’ve always thought I’ve treated her well, taking responsibility for her daily expenses, and I manage meals and chores myself."

"Whenever she has requests, I try my best to fulfill them."

"But if I’m slightly unsatisfied with her, she would pick a fight, and call her parents to complain about her ’grievances’."

"Then her parents would call me, lecturing me on this and that."

"This way of interacting is really wearing me out."

"For the past three days, I’ve just been at the office and haven’t gone home at all."

"She’s called me several times to return. After much thought, I decided to talk to her about my thoughts. If we can continue, then we continue, if not, then so be it."

"When I returned home, I found some things inside were already smashed."

"I didn’t erupt right then, but instead, I held in my anger."

"The next day, while she was at work, as I tidied up the house, I discovered all the gold jewelry was gone."

"I quickly called her to ask, but she told me the jewelry had been taken to work..."

After recounting the situation with his girlfriend, Han scratched his hair.

His gaze was somewhat blank, with a slightly gloomy expression.

"Old Dao Zhang, I truly can’t take it anymore."

"I treated her so well, yet she doesn’t appreciate it, and even guards against me."

"We only held a wedding banquet, and haven’t registered the marriage."

"Old Dao Zhang, do you think this relationship should continue?"

Before Lu Heng could speak after hearing Han’s account, viewers in the chat started filling the screen with displeasure.

"Bro, you’ve said so much; haven’t you already figured it out in your heart?"

"Han, let me ask you, with her like this, what exactly are you after? Her looks? Her hot body?"

"What the hell! Are you a dog? Can you even lick this all the way to marriage?"

"The ultimate foul-mouthed joy!"

"Hey Brother, this is outrageous!"

"I think marriage should be about both people; it shouldn’t be one-sided endless giving."

"Feelings are mutual; there should be mutual understanding, trust, and support. If there’s no trust between you two, what’s the point?"

"If one side is always giving in a relationship while the other simply enjoys, it’s meaningless!"

"Love needs both sides to make an effort!"

"After hearing your story, Han, all I can say is, being a servant is really something!"

"Hesitating causes more trouble!"

"Seriously, what are you waiting for? Did you marry a god? What is it about her that keeps you holding on? Or is there something you’ve not disclosed?"

"Just saying, isn’t it scary to have a ticking time bomb around you?"

"If my girlfriend was like this, I’d send her packing!"

"Han, are you even a man? Enduring all these random things? I’m telling you from experience, this is just the beginning, there’s more suffering ahead!"

"I’m burning up just seeing all this mess!"

Seeing the viewers’ comments, Han became even more silent.

He took a big gulp from his cup.

When the viewers’ criticisms subsided a bit, he finally explained, "When we first met through a blind date, she was quite mature."

"Back then, she often bought things for my mom and granny."

"My thoughts were simple: money isn’t that important, as long as she’s mature."

"But now, I don’t understand why she’s changed so much."

"Even though she’s still nice to my mom and grandma, I can still feel her attitude changing."

"And another thing..."

"She is indeed very beautiful, and I truly like her from the bottom of my heart!"