Whenever CBA players announce their relationships, couples who are also insiders receive blessings, while other couples are mostly not favored. However, only the two people in a relationship know if the shoes fit or not. The longevity of a relationship depends on the two people involved, not whether they receive external blessings. For example, the couple Li Tianrong and Hu Jingwen have been in love for 5 years despite everyone's disapproval, and this online romance is likely to have a romantic ending.
Li Tianrong has delivered his best performance in the CBA this season, averaging 15.3 points, 3 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game, with a shooting percentage of 51.5% and a three-point shooting percentage as high as 47.1%. Among them, his three-point shooting percentage ranks second in the entire league, only behind Jordan Floyd, the foreign aid from the Nanjing team. At 24 years old, he finally broke the doubts and delivered the performance that outsiders expected, allowing his girlfriend to shed the label of a femme fatale.
He entered the CBA in 2021, and his rookie season was commendable, averaging 11.6 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game, with a shooting percentage of 56.5% and a three-point shooting percentage of 40.6%. He also won the slam dunk contest championship and was hailed as the "Chinese Westbrook," making fans hopeful for his future. However, the greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment. In his second season, he performed very poorly, averaging only 4.6 points, 1.6 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game, with a shooting percentage of only 38.1% and a three-point shooting percentage of only 23.1%, far worse than his rookie season. His girlfriend, Hu Jingwen, inexplicably became the culprit for his decline in form.
It turned out that after his rookie season, Li Tianrong used the off-season to take Hu Jingwen on vacation. Hu Jingwen posted many photos of the two of them eating, drinking, and having fun on social media platforms. Some people mistakenly thought that Li Tianrong and Hu Jingwen only knew how to enjoy themselves after being together and did not train hard to improve themselves. When Li Tianrong performed poorly in his second season, it seemed to confirm this point, and he and his girlfriend were both subjected to cyberbullying.
Since Li Tianrong and Hu Jingwen announced their relationship, they have not been favored by the outside world. The main reason is that Hu Jingwen appears unreliable. She has delicate features and a slender figure, but she has many tattoos and is a small internet celebrity with over 300,000 followers, giving people the impression that she is not serious and frivolous.
Once, after a game, Li Tianrong went live with Hu Jingwen in the locker room, leaking Wang Zhelin's criticism of the Liaoning team, such as "Guo Ailun deliberately not playing, Zhao Jiwei meddling, Liaoning deserved to lose," etc. This recording incident not only made Wang Zhelin suffer attacks from Liaoning fans but also made the rookie Li Tianrong feel ostracized. If it weren't for such an internet celebrity girlfriend, Li Tianrong would not have been involved in the recording incident.
Although society's tolerance is increasing, girls like Hu Jingwen still do not receive much recognition. When Li Tianrong posted photos of his affection with Hu Jingwen, many people advised him to stay away from such women and not let a woman ruin his future.
Despite everyone's disapproval, they are very determined. When Li Tianrong was in a low period, Hu Jingwen always accompanied him in training and encouraged him. When the outside world thought Li Tianrong was indulging in pleasure and not training hard, Hu Jingwen would defend her boyfriend: "I hope everyone doesn't negate him because of a temporary state. The photos we post online are all old ones. We can only post last year's photos at the beginning of the year and May photos in September. It's not that we're enjoying ourselves and not training every day. Even if we can get together during holidays, he doesn't forget to train. Even if there's time for fun, he'll go practice basketball. He never wastes his efforts and talents."
Hu Jingwen's unwavering support gave Li Tianrong great motivation. In his third season, his form recovered, averaging 10.7 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game, with a shooting percentage of 50.2% and a three-point shooting percentage as high as 51.3%. However, after playing 28 games, he suffered a season-ending hand fracture. During his recovery, Hu Jingwen's meticulous care and attention helped him recover quickly, and he immediately returned to training. Finally, in this season, he had a big breakout, and his relationship with Hu Jingwen gradually received external blessings.
As the saying goes, you can't judge a book by its cover. Although Hu Jingwen seems unreliable, she is the most affectionate. When two people with a romantic mindset meet, their relationship becomes incredibly strong. When Li Tianrong was playing basketball in the United States, Hu Jingwen was also studying in the United States, but they didn't know each other at the time. Later, they met through the internet. However, at that time, Hu Jingwen had returned to Chengdu for school, while Li Tianrong went to play in the Australian NBL league. Two seemingly unrelated people chatted more and more投机，slowly developing from friends into lovers.
After Li Tianrong returned to China, he didn't even go home first but flew directly to Chengdu to meet Hu Jingwen. When Li Tianrong played for the Shanghai team, Hu Jingwen would fly from Chengdu to Shanghai every weekend and return to Chengdu for school on Sunday afternoon, enduring such奔波just to see her boyfriend. When Li Tianrong couldn't accompany her during festivals due to games, she also expressed understanding and support because she knew her boyfriend was pursuing his dreams. On her boyfriend's birthday, she would send a lot of gifts, including game consoles, carefully hand-painted sneakers and clothes, etc.
Li Tianrong is also very good to his girlfriend. In 2023, when Hu Jingwen graduated from university, he specially came to her school to accompany her to take multiple sets of graduation photos. During the off-season, he would take his girlfriend on overseas vacations, visiting beautiful scenic spots, tasting delicious food, and experiencing different local customs and cultures. During holidays, he would also prepare many surprises for his girlfriend. He would not alienate his girlfriend because of external criticism. He deeply knew that the more intense the external criticism, the less he could let his girlfriend suffer.
On the Qixi Festival in 2024, Hu Jingwen posted a photo with Li Tianrong and couldn't help but sigh, "I've looked at the photos taken on Qixi countless times, laughing uncontrollably and inexplicably getting teary-eyed. After all, this is our fifth year, which not many people favored." Li Tianrong's reply was only five words: "I believe in us!" Hu Jingwen replied, "Then I'll follow you forever."
This seemingly unreliable online romance has lasted for five years under everyone's disapproval, and this is not the end. On the surface, two seemingly open individuals cherish this relationship immensely. When true feelings meet true feelings, passion receives a response, and the relationship can develop healthily. I wish them a long-lasting relationship and an early entry into the palace of marriage.