Chen Nanjin, a 12-year-old, eats at Guangzhou protection center for homeless children, on Aug 20, 2014. He often dodges questions about his home and parents. What he disclosed is that he, as the only child of ailing parents, left home after he dropped out of school due to poverty. He said he wants to go back to the home of his alleged friend instead of his parents' home. [Photo/CFP]