Since announcing her break up with Joel Chan (陳山聰), Florinda Ho (何超雲) has been mending her heartbreak with expensive shopping sprees and left many cryptic messages on her Instagram. Her nearly three-year relationship with Joel was looked upon negatively, with many speculating that Joel had an unhealthy interest in Florinda’s family fortune. Earlier Florinda hinted at their source of conflict when she posted the message “Love = Money”. The message was quickly deleted, but not before its wide spread on the Internet. Earlier this week, reports surfaced that Florinda and Joel separated over disagreements about their joint fashion venture. The two were planning to set up a clothing manufacturing factory in Dongguan, China, with Florinda acting as a major investor. Joel did not put in the effort as promised, and displayed a lazy and negative attitude. The former couple argued frequently over financial issues which ultimately affected their personal relationship. This week’s issue of East Week revealed photos of Florinda and Joel during their vacation in Thailand. In the photos, the two appeared to be in the middle of an argument and looked very serious. Joel seemed like he was trying to explain himself while Florinda listened with her arms folded in front of her in a defensive pose. Since their break up, Joel has disappeared completely from social media networks. While he was previously known to “like” and comment regularly on Florinda’s Sina Weibo posts, he has not been seen online since the end of last month. With an increasing amount of credit card debt, Joel was rumored to have asked his former flame for a $10 million break up fee but he was quickly rejected. Florinda has since flown to England to spend time with her sister Laurinda Ho (何超蓮). Florinda continued to express her heartbreak on Weibo and Instagram, posting photos of cryptic quotes. Florinda seemed to have accepted the break up however, and is grateful for the lesson. On Monday, she shared, “Dear God, I wanna take a minute, not to ask for anything from you, but simply to say thank you, for all I have.” [video=youtube;o_IwzCVaGvs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=o_IwzCVaGvs[/video]
