Some places with strong privacy are often more sensitive to everyone. Exposing privacy in these places can cause tremendous harm. Ms. Wu, a young woman, recently encountered such an embarrassing situation. According to Ms. Wu, on the morning of January 29th, while she was showering in the women's bathroom of a bath center located on Nanchang Road, she suddenly found herself being stared at by an old man standing at the door of the bathroom. This made her both embarrassed and angry. "At that moment, I shouted and ran into the locker room," said Ms. Wu, who was greatly shocked by the incident.
An old man looked into the women's bathroom
On January 30th, Ms. Wu told the reporter about her embarrassing experience while crying. For her, this matter was truly hard to talk about.
"January 29th, as the Spring Festival was approaching, I wanted to take a shower to relax. My husband said we've been busy all year, so why not go to a bath center for a shower and a back scrub? So, I went to a bath center on Nanchang Road. I was in the women's bathroom, everything was fine at first, and I was just taking a shower when I suddenly felt something strange."
Ms. Wu said that when she looked up towards the entrance of the bathroom, she saw an old man in his 60s staring at her. "I was directly scared stiff, screamed, and quickly ran into the locker room."
After calming down in the locker room, Ms. Wu immediately went out to argue with the staff of the bath center. "Do you know what they said? A female supervisor told me, 'It's just an old man in his 60s, not a young man.' Is there anyone who talks like that?" Ms. Wu told the reporter that afterward, a female staff member who was guarding the door claimed that she was going to get the key at that time, which resulted in the man entering the women's bathroom. "No matter what excuses, I feel very upset about this matter, and I want an explanation."
The foot massage room connects the men's and women's bathrooms
At noon on January 30th, the reporter went to the bath center on Nanchang Road and found that near this bath center, there was an elderly apartment. Ms. Wu speculated that the old man who had been looking at her might have come from the elderly apartment to take a bath.
Why did the old man enter the women's bathroom? Apart from the temporary neglect of the staff, Ms. Wu mentioned that the men's and women's bathrooms of the bath center were connected by a foot massage room. "Once you enter, one side is the men's bathroom, and the other side is the women's bathroom. Both the men's and women's bathrooms are connected to the foot massage room. This old man likely came through the men's bathroom and the foot massage room."
Ms. Wu believed that such internal structure was also an important reason for this embarrassment. "No matter how you say it, this matter has greatly affected me. Any woman would find it unbearable." However, the response from the store owner made Ms. Wu extremely dissatisfied. "When I complained to their boss about what their employee said, the boss instead asked me, 'Who said that?' demanding me to point out the person. Is there anyone with such an attitude?" As a result, Ms. Wu reported the matter to the police.
The boss compensated 800 yuan
Due to the unsatisfactory attitude of the other party, Ms. Wu called the police. "The police said it was difficult to gather evidence for this matter and suggested I mediate." The result of the mediation was that the boss compensated Ms. Wu with 800 yuan, but Ms. Wu still felt uncomfortable. "Their attitude remains the same; what use is giving this money?"
On January 30th, the reporter met the staff at the bath center, but the staff claimed they were unaware of the situation.
"I'm sorry, I wasn't on duty that day, and I don't know the details of the situation." A female staff member said that since Ms. Wu had already accepted the 800 yuan in cash, "What else is there to be dissatisfied about?" The staff then told the reporter that the boss was not present but could call the reporter when he returned. The reporter left their contact information, but by the time of the deadline, the reporter had not received any calls from the bath center.
Reporter Tian Ye