Selina Jen, once a pop star in S.H.E., now lives a casual life as a mom free from public expectations after going through huge life hardships.
Ren Jiaxuan Was Photographed Picking Up Her Child; Passersby Stared in Awe but Still Didn’t Recognize Her
Ren Jiaxuan, the sweet-faced singer who debuted
as a member of the group SHE and rose to fame across mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong with the line “You are electricity, you are light” from the song “Super Star,” is someone few people would associate with the ordinary middle-aged woman casually picking up her child on the street—let alone the idol who once stood in the spotlight.
Later, during filming, she was unexpectedly caught in a fire and suffered severe burns over her entire body. It took several surgeries before she was out of life-threatening danger. After recovering, she went through marital troubles and, at the “advanced” age of 42, gave birth to her son, Xiao Yaoguo. Because her sweat glands were damaged in the fire, her metabolic functions never fully recovered,Taken individually, any one of these hardships would be enough to crush an ordinary person.
While others might have long remained trapped by the trauma of the past, Ren Jiaxuan managed to move forward.Today, she has long shed the airs of a former superstar. She mostly wears loose, comfortable casual clothing, and her daily routine consists of picking up her child from school, meeting friends for a manicure, or learning to play pickleball with the younger people around her—doing whatever makes her feel at ease.
A passerby
once snapped a candid photo of her, openly remarking that she had gained weight and no longer possessed the star quality she once had. She has never directly addressed these comments, choosing instead to let them go in one ear and out the other.
There are far too many people in this world who, by the time they reach middle age, remain bound by external expectations; the standards set by others become their own yardstick for life, and they dare not stray even slightly from them. Ren Jiaxuan has long since navigated the darkest depths of her life; there is simply no need for her to continue living according to a template dictated by others.
When one reaches middle age, having devoted most of one’s energy in the first half of life to family and the expectations of those around them, living the second half according to one’s own heart is the only way to truly do oneself justice.
