There's an old saying: "You can run, but you can't hide" in Ann's case, she had been hiding from her mother, but she couldn't run too far.
All her life she had been anticipating the moment when she would meet her in person, and the day had finally arrived, but instead of a happy reunion, why did it become very awkward?
She had long dreamt of this day. Now that it happened, why did she feel so dissatisfied with the outcome?
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Flashback:
When she was a child, her classmates would tease her and call her names "Orphan! An orphan, she was an orphan!" Likewise, kids at school would tease her.
Others would join in teasing her, "ah-ah! She's not an orphan; she's just a little mushroom that popped out from the ground."
"Grandma Wen just found her by the side of the road and plucked her out of the ground and took her home!" For Ann, who was at a tender age, it hurt her feelings. She would run home crying to her grandmother.
