Girl is Dumped by Boyfriend for Being Too Fat, Takes Revenge Through Weibo

A girl named Xiaoxiao became trending on Weibo when she posted a public message to her former beau on the social media platform. After her boyfriend broke up with her for being too fat, she underwent liposuction and presented him with a piece of soap made from her removed fat.

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11 years ago

January 9, 2016

Manya Koetse

A young woman from Zhengzhou, Henan Province, posted a picture of herself on her Weibo account with a text saying: “Yang Xiaolei, do you…

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Manya Koetse is a sinologist, writer, and public speaker specializing in China’s social trends, digital culture, and online media ecosystems. She founded What’s on Weibo in 2013 and now runs the Eye on Digital China newsletter. Learn more at manyakoetse.com or follow her on X, Instagram, or LinkedIn.

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Jason Lan

March 25, 2016 at 11:28 pm

I love what she did. Creative and twisted. <3

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xfeng

January 6, 2018 at 7:20 pm

Whatsonweibo is on Weibo:
http://weibo.com/ttarticle/p/show?id=2309404193212775410609

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