On April 9, HK01 reported that actor Hawick Lau and actress Li Xiaofeng’s relationship has officially ended. The exact timing of their breakup remains unclear, but the news was confirmed by Hawick Lau’s father, Lau Dan, while celebrating his 82nd birthday with colleagues from the Hong Kong entertainment industry.
Not only that, Lau Dan also inadvertently revealed to the media that he didn’t know who his son’s current girlfriend was. Late on the night of April 8, Hong Kong media noticed that Li Xiaofeng had silently deleted all photos of her with Hawick Lau from her social media. His decisive move quickly attracted public attention. According to some sources, the couple had mutually agreed to end their relationship quietly. However, Lau Dan’s public remarks have brought unwanted scrutiny on the actress. To avoid further speculation about her private life, Li Xiaofeng chose to remove all intimate photos, indirectly confirming the breakup.
In late 2022, Hawick Lau publicly confirmed his relationship with Li Xiaofeng, four years after his divorce from Yang Mi. Their love story has often been compared to a romantic drama plot. At that time, Hawick Lau had moved into a residence next to Li Xiaofeng. Due to the noise from the renovation works, he offered to pay for her to stay in a five-star hotel, which she initially refused. The next day, however, she received a handwritten note from him saying that he had already booked several nearby hotels for her convenience.
On another occasion, Li Xiaofeng was caught in heavy rain while jogging, and Hawick Lau personally went to find and pick her up. His thoughtful and persistent gestures eventually won over the strong-willed actress.
In addition to their love story, the relationship also attracted attention because Li Xiaofeng once co-starred with Yang Mi, Hawick Lau’s ex-wife, in the drama She and Her Perfect Husband. In the series, Li Xiaofeng played Yang Mi’s close friend and sister-in-law.
Born in 1982, Li Xiaofeng began her career as a television host in Anhui before turning to acting. He gained recognition through the film Youth directed by Feng Xiaogang. Standing 1.74 meters tall, she is known for her model figure and her strong and charismatic image. She was previously married to a wealthy Beijing businessman in 2013 and has a son, although the marriage ended after a few years.
Meanwhile, Hawick Lau was once nicknamed the “heartthrob of housewives” thanks to hit dramas such as Virtues of Harmony, Sealed with a Kiss and The Wife’s Secret.
Hawick Lau and Yang Mi registered their marriage in late 2013 and held their wedding in Bali in early 2014. However, just a year after their wedding, rumors of tension between Yang Mi and her in-laws began to surface. Reports also suggested that the career imbalance, Yang Mi’s growing fame compared to Lau’s relatively slower career, led to conflicts.
In 2016, Hawick Lau was involved in an alleged cheating scandal involving actress Wang Ou, which became the last straw. Yang Mi eventually filed for divorce, ending their five-year marriage in 2018. Hawick Lau gained custody of their daughter and returned to Hong Kong to raise her with his family.
The scandal significantly damaged his public image, leading to a decline in acting opportunities in mainland China. In 2022, he attempted a comeback by joining the reality show Call Me by Fire, but was eliminated early, failing to revive his previous popularity.
Sources: K14
