Chinese man’s bid to woo ex-girlfriend with watermelons proves damp squib
Ex-girlfriend fails to show up to see display of 99 fruit and security guards order watching crowds to disperse, newspaper reports
A student’s attempt to woo back his ex-girlfriend in northern China by publicly offering her 99 watermelons and a cake was thwarted after security guards on campus ordered the crowds to disperse, according to a newspaper report.
The watermelons were then given to the watching crowd and the ex-girlfriend failed to show up, the Dahe Daily reported.
The stunt was arranged by a student at the Henan University of Engineering in Zhengzhou, according to the article.
He got a friend to transport the watermelons to the campus in a small van on Monday night and place them on a sports pitch.
There was also a cake with candles lit near the pile of fruit, according to pictures taken by students watching the event.
