Chinese sisters expose father's decade-long affair with former student
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Two Chinese sisters, aged 20 and 15, published an 86-page exposé revealing their father Fu Lei, a former Wuhan University professor, had a decade-long affair with his former student Zeng Mengqi, now a professor at the same university, sparking widespread social media discussion.
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Why It Matters
The affair between Fu Lei and Zeng Mengqi began in 2016 when Zeng was his doctoral student at Wuhan University. The sisters discovered the relationship in 2018 through online avatars from the anime Detective Conan, which their father and Zeng used to conceal their identities.
A pair of Chinese sisters, aged 20 and 15, have exposed a decade-long affair between their father, a former professor at the prestigious Wuhan University, and his student, who is now a professor at the same institution.
Recently, they published an 86-page exposé of this affair online, sparking heated discussions across social media platforms.
The sisters are targeting their father, Fu Lei, a 47-year-old former professor and doctoral supervisor at Wuhan University’s College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, who currently serves as the vice principal at Anhui University and is a member of the Party Committee’s standing committee.
According to circulating materials, Fu’s former doctoral student, 35-year-old Zeng Mengqi, has been involved with Fu since 2016.
The sisters experienced a shocking revelation about their father’s affair in 2018 when they discovered the online avatars he and Zeng used from the popular Japanese anime Detective Conan, while they were aged 12 and 7.
Fu allegedly used the character Conan as his avatar, while Zeng portrayed Ai Haibara. In the exposé, the authors noted: “Ai Haibara is a fictional character, but the family that Zeng destroyed is real.”
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Wuhan University will launch an internal investigation into the alleged ethics violations by Fu Lei and Zeng Mengqi
Likely · Within weeks
Anhui University will face pressure to review Fu Lei's appointment given the ongoing controversy
Possible · Within months
Open Questions
- What disciplinary actions, if any, will Wuhan University or Anhui University take?
- Will legal proceedings be initiated regarding the professor-student relationship?
- How will this affect the sisters' relationship with their extended family?
- Has Zeng Mengqi faced any professional consequences at Wuhan University?
