Hong Kong superstar Sammi Cheng sparks debate about Chinese traditions by forgiving husband Andy Hui for fling
- Queen of Canto-pop reconciles with Hui after video shows him kissing actress
- ‘Men cheat; women forgive’ – on social media, Cheng’s followers hit at traditions
Sammi Cheng has sparked a heated discussion about why Chinese wives are indulgent after she publicly forgave her husband for cheating on her.
The Hong Kong superstar and “Queen of Canto-pop” posted a conciliatory statement on social media on Thursday, two days after an online video showed her husband, singer Andy Hui, kissing and cuddling TVB actress Jacqueline Wong in the back of a taxi.
“Happiness doesn’t mean everything has to be smooth, there will be tests,” Cheng wrote in Instagram. “I believe this experience will help us get back on the right track and that our lives will be reborn.”
Weibo users expressed disappointment in Cheng’s approach and vented their anger at Hui, saying he did not deserve her.
“I found that this is the norm now, the men cheat, most women choose to forgive, and after a few years it’s like nothing ever happened,” one wrote on China's Twitter-like microblogging service. “But when the women cheat, most end in divorce and the women keep getting bombed by the public.”
“Her message was full of tolerance and understanding,” another wrote. “She talked about being a couple, talked about her parents, her family. She talked about a lot of things, but there's nothing about how she feels.”