You Are Not Unwanted

A troubled childhood home can feel like being caught between fire and ice. Deeply affected by her family, Li Yan developed a string of traits, including insecurity, sensitivity, and indifference. In some ways, she became avoidant in her attachment style... She could be the funny one around friends, but when alone, she was quiet and timid. She often felt she was surplus to requirements. Conversations she couldn’t join, an attitude that made her feel overlooked, and the loneliness of drifting outside the group... Then, in the year she graduated from high school, Li Yan met a confident, carefree, and slightly ridiculous boy during one of the lowest points in her life. Her otherwise dull and colorless days seemed to gain a touch of brightness...