A Perfect Match (78)

The actor put down his beer can, looked hard at it, and smiled frankly. "Yes, that's right. I got to where I am by performing sexual favors. I was a kept man several times previously. You can think of me as a pretty boy or a canary in a cage. Anyway, I don't have the right to choose my own life!"

At that time, he was doing well in school. He had always hoped that by studying, he would be able to get into the university of his choice. After graduation, he would have a good job. Then, he would have a wife he loved deeply and his own family to go home to. But his hopes were dashed when his mother left home.

The endless gambling debts, the scares, the unease, the turbulent life, left him with no sense of security.

"At the time, I knew my father had sold me. But at that moment, I actually felt grateful that I could finally be free of that man!" Before he knew it, the actor had downed four cans of beer, and his voice sounded distant.