A couple's break-up went viral and led to a bizarre investigation by a local television channel in China's Chongqing recently, according to a report in South China Morning Post. It all started when the man, who the outlet has not identified, dumped his girlfriend because her phone had automatically connected to a hotel Wi-Fi, raising his suspicions that she had cheated on him in the past.
According to the SCMP report, the couple had gone to Chongqing for a holiday and were trying to check into the hotel when all hell broke loose. As per the woman, surnamed Li, when the couple was attempting to check in, Ms Li could not find her physical ID card and tried to download her digital identity card. It was then that both of them noticed Ms Li's phone had automatically connected to the hotel's network.
The man quizzed Ms Li if she had been to the hotel with someone else before. Ms Li replied that it was her first time at the hotel, but could not explain why her phone automatically connected to the Wi-Fi. As the argument intensified between the couple, the man ditched Ms Li, thinking she had cheated on her.
A heartbroken Ms Li confided in her friends, who also could not believe the reason for the breakup. Feeling insulted, Ms Li started looking for a reason for the wi-fi's connection to prove her innocence.
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Li seeks vindication
After some research, Ms Li realised that another hotel in Chongqing, where she used to work, offered Wi-fi with the same username and password.
Armed with the answer, Ms Li contacted the angry ex-boyfriend to explain the situation, but he refused to talk to her and deleted her account on a chat app.
In an attempt to clear her name, Ms Li contacted a local news channel to explain her side of the story. To test the theory, a TV reporter went to Li's former workplace and connected to Wi-fi at the reception desk and later went to the hotel where she and her ex-boyfriend had visited.
As it turned out, the reporter's Wi-fi also automatically connected to the hotel Wi-fi, further vindicating Li. But she told the channel that she did not intend to get back together with a man who did not trust her.
