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Shin Rin, 24 years old.

Dorothy Thompson quoted : ‘Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live,’ a quote, I read every day of my hectic life. I’d living in Canada, Vancouver to be exact with my mother and step father for half year. I’d also lived in Beijing half of my life with my father and step mother as well. It was tiring moving back and forth. I hate changed. I hate the fact that I can’t really settle down and have a place where I called home.

Both of my parents were divorced when I was two years old and agreed to have joint custody of me. Why couldn’t my father just let me live with my mother? Or Vice versa. However, after I turned 18, I told my parents that I was done with going back and forth. I’ve decided to live in Canada with my mother and step father. My father was upset but because it was my decision, he couldn’t do anything as long as I agreed to spend holiday with him and the family, especially New Years.

After the divorced, my mother remarried to a Chinese Canadian man and moved there. There, they have two children, my half brother, Kris Wu and half sister, Angel Wu. I also have two step siblings as well, Wu Chun and Anna.

My father on the other hand, married a Chinese woman, whom, according to my mother, lived in the same society circle as my father. They had a daughter together, my half sister, named Mei Lin. Her English name was Mary.

At the age of 24, I felt I have everything, almost everything. I’d accepted the idea of not to be afraid of life and live life as it is. My mother taught me that, a person should make the best out of it, because life is short. Because of that, I’d agreed to visit my father and his family in Beijing. For the next six months, I’d be living with my father or until I have to go back to home. 

Lu Han, 24 years old.

My life would have been perfect if she didn’t leave me. Both of us agreed to get married but at the end, she went after someone else. She claimed if she married me, her freedoms will be over. She didn’t know that it wasn’t like that. Although I am the heir to my father’s company, it didn’t bother me at all. I know that there will be lots of expectation from me but I’m sure they will understand me.

I have two sisters and a brother who were younger than me. I am the oldest of the family. My sisters are Fei and Min and my brother’s Zhang Wei.

At the age of 24, my parents wanted me to be married and have little grandchildren for them; however, it will never happen because I don’t think I am ready of all those stuff.