In her own words, she was a cheerful girl at the time.
Life is always like that, always striking when she least expects it.
It was when she was 15 years old.
Her father was diagnosed with a brain tumor.
With the mainstay of the household fallen, her mother spent all their savings on his medical treatment.
In those two years, not only did they sell their house, but they also accumulated a massive debt, and in the end, her father didn't make it; he passed away the year she turned 16, leaving her forever.
For a girl, that should have been an especially dark time because as she spoke these words, Chen Fang noticed her eyes were moist.
To support her education and to pay off the debts,
her mother married a divorced man.
At first, this stepfather treated both her and her mother well.
