They say true love shows itself in time of need and this is a story about such love.

Li Fangdong, a villager from a county in Jinan, Shandong province, was diagnosed with uremia in July last year. His 28-year-old wife, Sun Guofang went to the hospital, unbeknown to Li, to take a test hoping to save her husband's life.

She finally got the approval from the hospital to donate her kidney to him on Valentine's Day this year. 

The couple, once pessimistic about their life, feels optimistic about the future with the wife's successful operation.

Sun Guofang gives a thumbs-up at a hospital in Jinan city, Shandong province on March 10, 2015. [Photo/IC]