The man posted a photo of the blade he intended to use to cut his wrists. (Photo/dahe.cn)

A lovelorn man from Shangqiu in Henan province recently posted information and photos of his own attempted suicide on a Baidu message board.

At about 1 a.m. on April 24, a man posted a message saying, "I have seen through it. I choose to escape. I will show you the whole process of wrist-cutting." At 2:30 a.m., the man posted a photo of his wrist bleeding. He said, "It feels numb, and I am crying."

As soon as the man posted the first photo, hundreds of netizens began leaving messages, hoping to persuade the man not to harm himself further. However, he didn't respond and instead continued to broadcast his suicide. 

He Peng and Chen Long, two webmasters of the message board, also left messages for the man. Answering the pleas of many netizens, the man finally gave his phone number to He Peng. He called at once and stayed on the phone with the man to stabilize him. Meanwhile, both He and Chen hurried to the scene of the suicide. When they arrived, many netizens were still talking to the man and attempting to dissuade him from his plan. 

He and Chen took the man to the hospital for treatment; after he was stabilized, they also accompanied him back home. 

At about 4 a.m. on April 24, the man posted a new message: "Thank you all. Thank you so much. We met and we talked a lot. Now I am feeling much better. My online friends, although we don't know each other, you cared about me so much. I will live a good life and not let you down…"