TWO identical twin sisters who were separated at birth 30 years ago have cut ties after deciding they don’t like each other.
Zhang Li and Cheng Keke, from Henan, China, met by chance on social media in 2021 after noticing they looked very much alike.
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While exchanging texts, the women learnt through a DNA test that they were identical twins, with their families later admitting they had been separated at birth 30 years ago.
After reconnecting, the pair said they immediately experienced an amazing sisterly bond.
But this would soon become a rivalry between the siblings.
After their story went popular online in China, Li and Keke made the decision to capitalise on their notoriety and launch an online business.
But arguments and confrontations went on to taint the sisters’ partnership in the several years that they worked together.
Li and Keke’s sisterhood ended up lasting just three years, and the twins haven’t spoken in six months.
Keke claimed her sister would often disappear without warning – sometimes going missing for two or three days – whenever they live-streamed to sell their items.
She said: “She never said anything when she left, and I could never find her.
“That’s not the kind of work attitude I like.”
After Li secretly removed all of their shared possessions from their rented flat one evening while Keke was out, the situation deteriorated and they got into a heated clash.
Even after the disagreement was settled, tensions continued to exist.
According to Keke, whenever they flew for live-streaming events, she was always responsible for paying the rent, meals, and other everyday costs.
This was in spite of her sister’s assurance that they would divide expenses equally, which was never fulfilled.
The two, Li claims, had quite different personalities: she was direct, whilst her sister tended to keep things to herself and practise “silent treatment.”
Li also said that Keke was to blame for the failure of many of their live-streaming projects, claiming that they had lost up to 600,000 Chinese Yuan (£65,000) over the years.
“So I told her directly that I wouldn’t be doing live-streaming with her anymore,” she said.
Li made the decision to create a physical store in her hometown of Dengfeng following their live-streaming disaster.
Keke went there to help her sister, but their relationship came to an end after a major argument took place over the administration of the store and the amount of money each had contributed.
After yet another argument at work in January 2023, the already tense relationship between the sisters ultimately collapsed.
According to reports, Li lost her temper and screamed at Keke.
She later regretted it, but Keke was unable to forgive her and never came back.
The two sisters have not seen each other since falling out months ago.
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