"But the side effects of this Forbidden Ruin are also quite obvious," Yuan Gang continued.
"Side effects?"
Lin Qiye frowned slightly. This was the first time he had heard that Forbidden Ruins could have side effects.
"The Glass-like Pure Heart gave him the purest of souls. He would never interpret others' intentions with malice, which made him very prone to trusting people too easily.
And such a pure heart was not a good thing in modern society.
As the saying went, the kind-hearted were easily bullied.
Because he was too kind and simple, he was deceived, exploited, and bullied again and again as a child... pranks, scams, borrowing money, slander, spreading rumors—he had suffered through practically every form of school bullying imaginable. Later, he was forced to drop out before even finishing middle school.
His parents were gamblers and owed a mountain of debt outside. Eventually, they simply abandoned little Zhou Ping and secretly fled north. The debt collectors came looking for him, but luckily, his Third Uncle found him in time, rescued him from them, and brought him back to his rustic restaurant.
After that, homeless little Zhou Ping stayed with his Third Uncle. His Third Uncle treated him very well, carefully raising him to adulthood. Later, he began helping out at the restaurant, both to repay his Third Uncle and earn himself a little spending money..."
When Yuan Gang finished speaking, Lin Qiye and the others all fell silent.
"How could those people be so awful?!" Jialan angrily slammed her fist on the table, nearly overturning it.
"If an ordinary person had gone through so much, their personality would have changed beyond recognition long ago. Perhaps they would begin taking revenge on society, perhaps they would sink into darkness, perhaps they would become extremely selfish and set foot