Man Left Heartbroken After His Bride Died Minutes Before Their Hospital Wedding

What would you do if the person you were going to marry dies just seconds before you exchange your vows?

Yang Feng, a man in China, was left heartbroken when his 32-year-old fiance Xiao Hui passed on in a hospital in Zhengzhou, China moments before they married each other. She died of chronic myeloid leukaemia- a type of cancer where the bone marrow makes abnormal white blood cells.

That fateful day, guests were waiting anxiously outside the hospital room for the two to finally exchange their wedding vows.

Yang Feng also recalls that Xiao Hui's bridal gown (which was unfortunately not worn till today) was hanging by her hospital bed.

When she breathed her last on Sunday at about 5.20pm, Yang Feng fought back tears as he spoke to reporters at the hospital, in a video that has since been uploaded on YouTube channel Shi Pin San Tiao.

"The wedding can't be held anymore....Please leave, all of you."

"If only I had gotten to know her earlier."

When They First Met

Xiao Hui was diagnosed when she was 24, something she told Yang Feng when they met two years ago during a delivery trip when Xiao Hui hitched a ride.

Though he knew her days were numbered, he was determined that he wants to be with her forever, or in their case, as long as they could.

When her condition deteriorated rapidly on Friday, Aug 10, Yang Feng decided it was time to marry her- even if it means they have to exchange their vows in hospital.

According to China News Service, Yang Feng would spend about 3,000 yuan (S$600) to 4,000 yuan of his 5,000-yuan monthly pay on her treatment.

He said to the news website:

"I found her pitiful at first, but as we interacted more, I wanted to take care of her all her life, and I started to pursue her."

The heart-wrenching story thousands of netizens. A Weibo post by China Central Television (Beijing's largest TV network) generated more than 2,000 shares and 23,000 likes.

Netizen Jeremy-ZL-79900 wrote: "Maybe this is true love - not expecting to grow old together, but just being with each other until the final moment."

Another netizen WhiteRabbit0125 wrote: "If there is an afterlife, I wish you will meet again and never be separated."

Photos: Mirror UK
Text by: Girlstyle SG