"Have you ever blamed me for not saving you?"
Lin Shuguang stood at the entrance of an alley beside the restaurant.
Zhong Xinkai's face was swollen and bruised. His arm, which had just been broken by force, had already been reset personally by the master he had unilaterally acknowledged.
"No. I was simply inferior in skill," Zhong Xinkai said gloomily.
His voice was depressed and low, but he was not directing it at Lin Shuguang.
After all, anyone would feel terrible after taking a beating.
Lin Shuguang said casually, "Tell me about it."
Zhong Xinkai looked up at him. He had thought Lin Shuguang was the sort of person who never showed emotion and simply did not care about such trivial matters, so he was somewhat surprised to hear him ask.
He lowered his head and fell silent for a moment.
"Ding Yuchen insulted my mother today. He said that my mother... My mother disappeared several years ago because of an accident..."
Although Zhong Xinkai had not said everything outright, Lin Shuguang, who had already learned the truth from Zhong Tong, understood that feeling all too well.
His mother had gone missing somewhere outside, yet relatives who shared his blood had cursed her... All he could say was that if such a morally twisted bastard had not provoked Lin Shuguang, this would not have ended with a mere beating.
Zhong Xinkai continued, "I couldn't stand it, so I hit Ding Yuchen. Then Ding Yujie came to stand up for his younger brother... I got beaten because I wasn't strong enough, but once I have enough strength, I won't just hit Ding Yuchen. I'll beat Ding Yujie too."
Lin Shuguang listened quietly.
The more Zhong Xinkai thought about it, the angrier he became. "Ding Yuchen doesn't play by the rules. He