By the time he enrolled at Taipei Fuhsing Private School, his siblings all had families of their own and his mother had been transferred to a teaching position in Pinglin. His mother only came home on weekends and holidays, so Yang lived essentially alone.
暑假過後，為了考初中頻頻惡補，考上私立復興中學時，兄姊皆已成家，母親調到坪林教書，週末假日才能回家探望他，平時獨居的他「繼續」寂寞。