Man causes girlfriend's paraplegia in car accident, goes missing after 2 months, man speaks out for the first time in response

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“From the moment he started avoiding responsibility, he and I went from being boyfriend and girlfriend to the party at fault and the victim, the defendant and the plaintiff.” In April 2025, Ms. Bai became paraplegic after a car accident caused by her boyfriend driving her vehicle. Her boyfriend had promised to take full responsibility, but after 2 months he went missing. Due to a dispute over responsibility for a motor vehicle traffic accident, Ms. Bai sued Mr. Zhang, and the related case was heard in court on April 7. “The reason I sued him is very simple. I’ve already paid the price, so it’s impossible to say the driver won’t take responsibility, because the main responsibility is all on him.”

When the reporter contacted Mr. Zhang, he said he would pay attention to the court’s judgment at that time. When the reporter asked further about the specific situation, the other party hung up. After that, the reporter made repeated attempts to contact him, but received no response.

Left to face the sudden turn of events on her own, Ms. Bai also suffered a second round of harm from online harassment. “Before the incident, there was talk of a backup boyfriend; after the incident, there was the boyfriend; and there were also those ‘fairy girls’ saying that my feet were placed on the center console. The most painful part is being called a ‘gold-digger.’” Ms. Bai said she was not what people online claimed, and she presented all the evidence to respond, but no one paid attention to the truth. After Mr. Zhang went missing, Ms. Bai was unable to afford the ongoing treatment costs. On top of that, after experiencing online harassment, she was reported to the hospital. In the end, she left the hospital and returned to her hometown to rest and recuperate.

Over the course of a year, Ms. Bai endured phantom limb pain, fought against accompanying complications, and, while sitting in a wheelchair, worked to rebuild her life and find more meaning in it. Rarely going out, she communicated with the outside world through live streaming. Besides the rumors and slander, what she felt more of was support and encouragement. “I feel like I’m just a blade of grass. Whether it’s on concrete pavement or under the eaves, I’m always willing to push myself to the limit, force my way up, and live a good life.”