With a ripple, Gu Yao turned the page and continued, "In this foster family, you experienced your first instance of bullying. You reported it, but they didn't think you were being bullied; they just thought it was children playing around."
Then you called your parents back home for help and expressed your desire to go home. However, your mother did not agree and insisted that you finish your studies here before you could go home.
So, with nowhere else to turn, you could only continue to endure it. Until several of the boys drugged and assaulted you, and you became infected with...
"Enough! Shut up!" Zhang Xiaonuan shouted, covering her ears.
He looked like he was crying very hard.
Zhou Chunhua looked at Gu Yao with concern, but Gu Yao showed no intention of stopping.
He pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses and continued, "What will make you despair is that what actually happened was covered up simply because of their coordinated cover-up."
Those boys who assaulted you not only didn't receive the punishment they deserved, but even your request to change temporary guardians was rejected.
So you called your parents again for help, but your mother thought it was just a made-up excuse to avoid studying and scolded you severely.
Finally, you're forced to live under the same roof as these people who hurt you. And as a result, the boys' abuse of you becomes increasingly brazen.
After suffering a series of traumas, you fled your foster home in despair and began your life on the streets. So, do you really want your daughter to take a gamble here?
Do you know how many adopted children have experienced far worse things than you have?
After speaking, Gu Yao took out a thick stack of documents from his briefcase.
In June 2001, a nine-month-old girl was adopted. The little girl went from being a frail orphan to becoming the apple of the eye of an elite family.
However, thirteen years later, she suddenly disappeared and was eventually found dead in the wilderness, her clothes disheveled. An investigation revealed that she had been given sleeping pills before her death. And the perpetrators were none other than his adoptive parents.
In December 2004, a four-year-old girl was adopted. Her adoptive parents already had three biological children.
However, simply for breaking a vase, she was imprisoned in a dark, damp basement of less than ten square meters. Her adoptive parents would occasionally give her some leftovers, and sometimes they would even forget to feed her.
Her crying and pleas only resulted in more beatings and verbal abuse. Even more appalling, she was forced to do all sorts of heavy housework and farm work during the day, and at night she was required to massage her adoptive mother.
Physical abuse was commonplace. Punches and kicks were the mildest punishments. More often, her adoptive father would whip her with a belt, leaving her body with shocking scars.
Her adoptive mother, once unhappy, forced her to eat an entire bottle of expired chili sauce, the spiciness causing her to vomit uncontrollably. Her adoptive mother even forced her to eat her own vomit, claiming it had soiled the floor. Do you know what true despair is?
Gu Yao stopped and looked at Zhang Xiaonuan, who was covering her ears and shaking her head.
"She ran away at such a young age, just like you, but when she found the police and showed them her injuries to prove what had happened, the police here didn't take any real action. They even scolded her for causing trouble for her adoptive parents."
But what's truly chilling is that even when this matter was eventually exposed and went to court, there was ample evidence to show that she had been subjected to abuse.
However, her adoptive father was only sentenced to six months in prison, and her adoptive mother only received a warning. What I have is just the tip of the iceberg.
According to a report by the World Children's Fund, half of the hundreds of thousands of children adopted over the past few decades have now disappeared or gone missing. Can you still be sure that the path you chose for your daughter was the right one?
When Gu Yao stopped, not only Zhang Xiaonuan, but even Zhou Chunhua was still in shock.
If she hadn't seen the documents Gu Yao was looking through, each one accompanied by pictures and sources, she would never have believed that such an unimaginable side of the world existed.
She strode forward and took Zhang Xiaonuan's hand.
"Bring the child back to China with us, that's where the child should be! I know you're afraid your daughter will be controlled by your mother like you are, but don't forget, you are Lulu's mother!"
As long as you're strong enough, even if the sky falls, you'll be there to hold it up for her! Believe in yourself! You can do it! I also have Attorney Gu, he'll help you.
The saying "A mother's strength is boundless" is not just an empty phrase.
Zhang Xiaonuan stared at her for a long time, then looked at Gu Yao.
Gu Yao nodded, and Zhang Xiaonuan nodded in response.
“Okay. We’ll take care of the rest. Is there anything else you need to pack?” Gu Yao asked.
Zhang Xiaonuan just shook her head blankly and said, "I have nothing but Lulu."
Gu Yao nodded and said to her, "You stay with her, I'm going out to make a phone call."
Zhou Chunhua knew, of course, that Gu Yao meant that Zhang Xiaonuan should not be allowed to get into any more trouble in the coming days.
Gu Yao returned in about half an hour.
She quickly asked, "How is it?"
Zhang Xiaonuan also looked at Gu Yao expectantly.
Gu Yao casually remarked, "Someone has already taken care of it."
After saying that, he turned around and said, "I'm going to handle the discharge procedures. Help her pack. I've already booked the plane tickets. Once the child arrives, we'll head back to China tonight." Then he went out again.
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