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"I come from an orphanage, and I remember staying in more than one. Because the orphanages were often full, there wasn't enough food, and there weren't enough beds. Being from another orphanage, as soon as there was a bed shortage, I'd get sent to a new one. I was passed around like a piece of merchandise. Until one day someone was willing to adopt me." Xia Zhisu recalled, with a smile still on her lips.
"I was so happy then! Only to find out that I had simply jumped from one pit into another. My adoptive father was a drug addict, a gambler too! He would beat me after getting high each day, and again if he lost at gambling," Xia Zhisu said, "Actually, I remember a lot from my childhood, I just don't want to reminisce anymore."
Pity and shock were in Xiaodong's eyes.
