Fight Side-by-Side
No one knew how long had passed before Hua Shengjie finally escaped.
He was thrown out of the courtyard, landing hard on his butt.
At that moment, he had lost all desire to live.
After climbing to his feet, he walked out.
He staggered down the road on unsteady feet.
Swaying from side to side, every step felt as though he were walking on clouds, yet also sinking into a swamp.
His eyes were hollow and lost, as if his soul had been ripped away.
The humiliation he had just endured was like a sharp blade stabbing viciously into his heart.
It utterly shattered his self-respect and pride.
After wandering for who knew how far, he had left the villa behind and reached the street.
Only then did he dare vent.
He cried and laughed at the same time.
"I ate it, I ate it, I ate so much!"
"I couldn't swallow it, and they actually made me drink dog piss, but I..."
Tears streamed down his face as his whole body trembled. "But I... actually asked for a refill. I actually wanted another cup!"
"A refill! Aaaahhh!! No, it wasn't what I meant! I really couldn't swallow it, I really couldn't swallow it!"
His hoarse cries were swallowed by the abyss of despair.
The shadow of shame wrapped tightly around him like thick ink, leaving him unable to breathe.
As he howled like that, the pedestrians on the street all looked at him.
Though those passersby had no idea what had happened.
To him, however, every pair of eyes was like a sword piercing straight into his heart.
He did not dare raise his head, afraid others would see through his humiliation.
From then on, his world had lost all color, leaving only endless darkness and pain.