A woman from Wuhu, Anhui province, China, recently accused her husband of infidelity after an online fortune-telling session claimed he had visited prostitutes and checked into hotels with other women. Shockingly, the accusation was based entirely on a 500-yuan (around RM350) fortune-telling service, prompting her husband to turn to the police to clear his name.
According to local authorities, the woman paid the fortune-teller and accepted the reading as fact, despite her husband’s persistent denials. “She trusted them easily because others claimed the fortune-teller was highly accurate,” said Zhao Xingyu, a police officer from the Guandou Police Station.
The husband revealed that his wife repeatedly contacted the fortune-teller, making daily calls since early morning. “I told her I can’t take it anymore. Life like this is simply unbearable,” he said. Feeling wronged, he sought police assistance, who criticised the woman for her superstitious behaviour and helped mediate the dispute.
The incident has captured widespread attention online, with netizens responding with both humor and disbelief. Comments ranged from sympathy for the husband to criticism of the wife’s reliance on superstition. One netizen remarked, “If you genuinely cheated, then repent. If not, just divorce a wife like that.” Another shared a personal anecdote about ignoring a husband after a dream about infidelity, highlighting the sometimes irrational nature of jealousy.
This case is not isolated. In July, a woman in central China similarly believed a fortune-teller’s claims of her husband’s infidelity. After divorcing him and receiving over 900,000 yuan (around RM630,000) in compensation, she was later scammed out of more than 800,000 yuan (around RM560,000) by the same fortune-teller.
The Wuhu incident underscores the growing influence of online fortune-telling in China and its potential to create serious real-life consequences in relationships.
