Wang Jiafei was an 18-year-old girl living in Yingge Village, Maozu Township, Qiaojia County, Yunnan Province—a remote area surrounded by mountains, with poor transportation and a backward economy. Her father was Wang Tingli, her mother was Chen Lijin, and she had an older brother, Wang Jiachong, and a 3-year-old younger brother, Wang Jiahong. Her dream was to leave the mountains as soon as possible and live in Kunming, the provincial capital.

Villager Li Shunqiang had three sons, and Li Changkui was his youngest. Li Changkui and Wang Jiafei had known each other since childhood, and the two had once worked together in Kunming. During that time, Li Changkui developed feelings for Wang Jiafei and pursued her persistently. The two had lived together for a period.

Li Shunqiang said that when Li Changkui and Wang Jiafei were working together in Kunming, they liked each other and established a romantic relationship.

However, Wang Jiafei’s family did not agree with Li Shunqiang’s claim that the two were in a romantic relationship. They all said that it was merely Li Changkui’s one-sided wish.

Wang Jiafei’s father, Wang Tingli, said he strongly disliked Li Changkui. He believed that Li Changkui was already thirty years old, … Read More