‘He really is a fairy boyfriend’: millions praise Chinese man’s 6-year dedication to disfigured girlfriend he had just met at time of blaze
- Boyfriend had only been going out with woman for a month when she suffered horrific burns in blaze; six years on, he still tends to her every day
- Millions have been touched online by dedication of man who manages to take care of partner’s daily needs as well as hold down a full-time job
A “fairy boyfriend” who has been caring for his severely burned girlfriend for six years has been showered with praise by Chinese social media.
According to Shanghai-based media outlet, The Paper, a young woman, surnamed Tian, from Xinyu, a city in China’s southeastern province of Jiangxi, had burns that covered 90 per cent of her body in a fire in March 2017.
Tian told The Paper that when the blaze broke out she was caring for the children of her uncle.
At the time, Tian and her boyfriend, surnamed Yin, had only been dating for a month.
To Tian’s surprise, Yin did not leave her but chose to take care of her and has stuck around for six years.
She has undergone 13 rounds of surgery and spent more than 1 million yuan (US$ 145,500) on medical bills.
