Wu Xiao (a pseudonym), a 14-year-old third-year junior high school student at the Third Middle School of Shiquan County, discovered she was pregnant on the afternoon of April 23 and suddenly started bleeding from her lower body, showing signs of miscarriage.
On April 25, after enduring a month of physical and mental torment, Wu Xiao, feeling utterly hopeless, handed over her mobile phone to the person she trusted most in the world — a teacher in his fifties. Wu Xiao told this "teacher-grandpa" that in the past month, in order to secure her household registration and ensure her right to education, she had no choice but to repeatedly submit to the sexual demands of Li Huaishong, the 51-year-old principal of her school, until her body became exhausted and her mind collapsed.
It wasn't until the child she had invested all her emotions and hopes for revenge was permanently gone that this 14-year-old girl felt she could no longer support her own life. Before writing her will and preparing to end her life, she chose to use the law to punish the "demon" in her heart.
On May 3, according to legal procedures, the public security organs temporarily granted bail to Li; on May 5, the Discipline Inspection Commission, Supervision Bureau, and Education and Sports Bureau of Shiquan County made the decision to expel Li Huaishong from the Party, revoke his administrative position, and cancel his teaching qualifications.
Some local residents speculated that Wu Xiao would change her testimony based on the situation, admitting that the relationship was actually a consensual romance between teacher and student. However, they were surprised to find that this young girl had resolved not to endure silently any longer, insisting on reporting that she had been raped and choosing to publicly disclose all the secrets that had tormented her for a month.
Wu Xiao's determination shocked the public who thought the matter would be quietly resolved. Wu Xiao placed herself and the principal at the center of public scrutiny, facing the judgment of the entire city and the verdict of morality and law.
Shiquan, this beautiful small city in southern Shaanxi, is being swept into a storm...
I Must Reveal That Ugly Truth
A 14-year-old girl named Wu Xiao (a pseudonym) who suffered repeated rapes by the principal within a month is filled with pain and disappointment in both body and mind. Half a month after the miscarriage, she remains caught in anguish and conflict, still lacking the courage to face the various gazes of the public.
On May 7, this third-year junior high school student who should have been actively preparing for high school entrance exams fled her hometown again, wandering aimlessly alone in the deep mountains of the Qinling Mountains. She hid for two whole days at a relative’s house who was unaware of the situation.
Facing repeated meetings with family and relevant personnel, Wu Xiao carefully weighed whether to publicly disclose the past month, those 30 unbearable nights and days.
At 9 PM that evening, Wu Xiao finally called this reporter, firmly stating: "I've decided, I want to see you." The reporter immediately drove more than twenty kilometers to the meeting location deep in the Qinling Mountains.
The Qinling mountain valley was silent at night, occasionally hearing wind passing through the valley. The lush green mountains during the day were covered under the darkness, resembling a giant black hand. The winding mountain road was empty of people.
Half an hour later, a little girl wearing sunglasses emerged step by step from the darkness, dragging a shadow that seemed to lengthen and shorten. She stood under a lonely and dim street lamp. After verifying identities, the little girl told the reporter that she was Wu Xiao.
Facing the reporter, her gaze was firm as she answered: "It's me, Wu Xiao. I want to reveal that ugly truth." Subsequently, she locked herself in the hotel and wrote a detailed 13-page statement to the reporter, recounting her misfortunes and the transformation of Principal Li Huaishong's image in her heart.
Newly Transferred Student Without Household Registration
My name is Wu Xiao (a pseudonym). I was born on May 16, 1996 (lunar calendar). I currently attend the Third Middle School of Shiquan County, Ankang City, Shaanxi Province. Here is my explanation regarding my being enticed by Principal Li (Principal of Shiquan No. 3 Middle School):
In September 2009, I transferred from a middle school in a neighboring province to Shiquan No. 3 Middle School because I do not have a household registration yet, requiring the school to issue a student certificate. In March this year, I sought help from Principal Li, who agreed to provide me with the student certificate.
Wu Xiao's hometown is in a rural area of a certain county in Ankang City. Her father, coming from a poor family, moved with his wife to work in a coal mine in a neighboring province, hoping to improve their impoverished living conditions through hard work. However, their efforts did not pay off as expected. This farmer eventually became the adopted son of a local widowed elder. After having two sons, they unintentionally welcomed a daughter - Wu Xiao.
Wu Xiao has never had a household registration, but her academic performance has always been excellent. Her usual grades are among the top three in her class, with the lowest being the 31st in the entire school. Wu Xiao told the reporter that it was her "good grades" that kept her in the classroom; otherwise, any school would have expelled her due to her being a "black person without a household registration." "I can't imagine what result that would bring me! If I don't go to school, I don't know what hope I have left in life," Wu Xiao said.
When talking about studying, Wu Xiao's face lit up with joy. She explained that she likes reading, loves learning, and hopes that education will create a bright future for her. In a diary entry written on August 28, 2010, this young girl wrote: "School starts today, I'm going to enter a new grade - third year of junior high school. Time flies, years pass like lightning. We all grow up, slowly taking one step at a time. It's great to be back with classmates and teachers. School starts, I will learn new knowledge, understand the world better. Everything is interesting and fun, but there are also many homework assignments and books to read. But schooling is good, I like school, I enjoy studying with classmates and playing with them."
When Wu Xiao was five years old, her father passed away from a serious illness. This rural man, who wandered far from home hoping to revitalize his family through hard labor, instructed his wife on his deathbed to let the children change their fate through education. The mother supported the family independently, hoping each child would not drop out of school due to poverty. However, her two sons soon left school after their father's death, continuing their father's old job, working as miners in Shanxi to supplement the family income. Wu Xiao became the only hope to fulfill her father's last wish.
But since she didn't have a household registration, after transferring to Shiquan No. 3 Middle School, she was constantly reminded to quickly obtain proof of household registration, otherwise, she wouldn't be able to continue her studies, as issues with filling out examination forms would arise. With the help of acquaintances, Wu Xiao's household registration was almost secured, but required her school to issue a certificate proving her status as a current student. Moreover, she was reminded that if she dropped out, the certificate would automatically become invalid. Those helping her stressed they would not take the risk of falsifying documents.
"I Regarded Him As My Father"
That day, I went to the school with my family to seek help from Principal Li. In his office, I detailed my family situation and the reasons why I still don't have a household registration to Principal Li. By chance, I obtained his QQ number. Afterwards, whenever we saw each other online, we would politely greet each other. Gradually, we chatted more often, and I began to regard Principal Li as a friend, someone worthy of my respect (before anything happened between us, he gave me a positive impression).
During one conversation, I casually mentioned that I couldn't cook. Principal Li then suggested I call him master and half-jokingly agreed. He also casually mentioned letting me come to his place to learn cooking, which I didn't take seriously at the time. Until the evening of March 25 when I was chatting with Li, he once again mentioned that I should come to his place to learn cooking on the weekend, and I agreed (by then I already regarded him as my father).
While issuing the certificate in Principal Li's office, he warmly contacted relevant people by phone and even inquired about Wu Xiao's family and study situation in detail. He even recommended a very funny QQ chat picture to Wu Xiao. On that day, Principal Li showed Wu Xiao pictures from his space while talking about his unfortunate marriage that had broken down. Wu Xiao said that for convenience in contacting to handle the household registration certificate, she actively added Principal Li's two QQ numbers, "Warm Sun" and "Green Sun".
Prior to this, Wu Xiao had studied independently in another place for more than half a year. Her two brothers would only send her money, and her mother rarely contacted her. Wu Xiao had gotten used to living alone. She said she could no longer feel the warmth of a family, and fatherly love had become a beautiful memory. Even when she was sick, she would go to the hospital alone and still suffers from myocarditis, often needing to take leave due to fever, experiencing shortness of breath and weakness after physical labor, leaving her body abnormally weak.
After becoming "chat friends" with the principal, they talked quite well. Wu Xiao indicated that Principal Li spoke very gentlemanly, never crossing boundaries, and most often asked about her health condition, urging her to study hard. The principal's care made Wu Xiao increasingly feel a familial warmth, saying that apart from the father who held her on his lap and stopped her two brothers from arguing with her, no one else had cared for her so attentively. In Principal Li, Wu Xiao saw the shadow of her father. She said, "I regarded him as my father."
Learning Cooking, I Was Stayed Overnight at the Principal's House
On the weekend of March 26, after school, I went home and logged onto QQ on my phone, where Li was also online. I politely greeted him, and he once again mentioned teaching me how to cook, so I agreed. Around 2 or 3 PM on March 26, I arrived at Li's residence. After exchanging a few words, I noticed his place was unusually messy. Out of concern for a friend and personal habit, I helped him clean up the room. Later, Li said he had something to attend to outside and asked me to do some housework and wait for him to return.
He was gone for about two hours. Around 5 PM, after I finished cleaning the room, Li returned. I proposed to leave, but he said it was early and invited me to eat dinner at his place and learn cooking. Since my purpose was to learn, I stayed.
Principal Li Huasong cooked vegetables that had been bought for a long time and were already wilted, but they weren't tasty, Wu Xiao said the flavor was so bad that she couldn't swallow them. Wu Xiao secretly laughed inside: "With these skills, he dares to call himself a cooking master?"
After dinner, I helped tidy up the dishes, and Li went to the study to play cards online, saying he would send me home later. After tidying up, I entered the study to read a book and waited for Li to send me home. Around 8 PM, I suggested I could find a ride home myself, but he said it wasn't necessary as he had a car and it was convenient. He would send me home after finishing a game. So, I waited a bit longer, but he continued to play game after game endlessly, completely forgetting that I wanted to go home. As a junior, it wasn't appropriate for me to tell him to stop playing and send me home. However, time dragged on and it was nearly 10 PM. I proposed to go home, but he said it was too late, and I wouldn't know how to explain to my family. It would be better to rest at his place while he went out to sleep. Coincidentally, there was no one at my place that day, and since I forgot to bring my keys, I wouldn't be able to get in anyway. I agreed with his suggestion.
I Kept Telling Him I Am Still A Child
He turned off the computer and went to prepare foot-washing water for me. After I finished washing up, it was already late, but he had no intention of leaving. I thought even if he didn't leave, it didn't matter. I could chat with friends or watch TV, sitting in the living room until dawn and then leave, so I sat on the sofa and chatted with friends on QQ.
After a while, he sat next to me and asked why I wasn't resting yet. I said I wasn't sleepy and wanted to chat with friends. He asked why I didn't chat on the computer. I said my phone could log in, so it wasn't necessary to bother. Then he said I was unwell and should rest earlier, suggesting I sleep in his bedroom. I refused (his residence only had one bedroom), saying it wasn't proper, I couldn't be the guest who takes over the host's room. He said it was fine and pushed me into the bedroom, pressing my shoulders and making me sit by the bed, telling me to rest assured.
Wu Xiao recalled to the reporter that although she knew Li Huasong was her principal, she had never had close contact with him until one day shortly after the start of the semester when she needed to go to the hospital after evening self-study. On the way, Principal Li discovered her situation and voluntarily drove her and her companion to the hospital entrance. Wu Xiao's first impression of Principal Li was that he drove too slowly at night; a taxi ride that normally took five minutes took him nearly twenty minutes. Principal Li's snail-like speed made Wu Xiao and her companion secretly laugh. The second time was when Wu Xiao got into an argument with her roommate and neither wanted to enter the dormitory. Principal Li discovered this and instead of criticizing them, he ran back and forth to understand the situation, kindly persuading both to be magnanimous until they shook hands and reconciled. From then on, Principal Li left an amiable and approachable impression on Wu Xiao and all the girls in her class, as a respected elder.
I said there was no need for such treatment, I was fine staying in the living room. As I got up to walk towards the living room, he suddenly hugged me. I was scared and momentarily didn't know what to do. After about ten seconds, I reacted and pushed him away while telling him: "I know you're lonely and need someone to keep you company, but not someone like me, a little girl."
He didn't respond, just tightly embraced me, the close contact allowing me to hear his rapid breathing. I kept pushing him away, but he picked me up and carried me to the bed by the window and laid me down, starting to undress me. I was terrified, never imagining he was this kind of person. I tried my best to hold onto my clothes, hoping to prevent such a thing from happening.
I kept emphasizing to him that I was still a child and had always respected him as an elder, one could say he was the person I respected the most. He even said I was very sensible for offering my first time to the person I respected the most.
Hearing this, I almost broke down, trying my best to resist, but it was futile. He forcibly stripped me naked and threw my clothes on a stool at the foot of the bed. I immediately pulled the blanket over my body, wanting to get up and put on my clothes. But he had already stripped himself naked, his weight pinning me down. I used all my strength to push him away, but I couldn't avoid what happened next.
The Person I Respected Most Humiliated Me
After having relations with me, he fell asleep nearby. Seeing him asleep, I quietly got up to put on my clothes. I hadn't finished putting on my coat when he woke up, tore off my clothes again, and humiliated me once more. Facing my crying pleas, he remained unmoved.
That night I was completely sleepless, crying all night: the person I respected the most had humiliated me.
On the night of March 26, it happened four times forcefully. I tried to escape several times, but failed every time. I kept emphasizing to him that I was still a child and had always respected him, but he paid no attention. At that moment, I was disappointed and hated myself for being so foolish and trusting him. Fear