"Did you resent me for not saving you?"
Lin Shuguang stood at the entrance to the alley beside the restaurant.
Zhong Xinkai's face was bruised and swollen. The arm that had just been forcibly broken had already been set by the man he unilaterally called his master.
"No. I wasn't as good as him," Zhong Xinkai said glumly.
His voice was low and dejected, though it was not directed at Lin Shuguang.
After all, he had just taken a beating. Anyone would have felt bad.
"Tell me about it," Lin Shuguang said casually.
Zhong Xinkai looked up at him. He had thought Lin Shuguang was the stern, unsmiling sort who did not care about such trivial matters, so the question caught him somewhat by surprise.
He lowered his head and fell silent for a moment.
"Ding Yuchen insulted my mom today. He said my mom... My mom went missing after an accident a few years ago..."
Although Zhong Xinkai left some things unsaid, Lin Shuguang, who had already learned the truth from Zhong Tong, understood that feeling very well.
His mother was missing, yet blood relatives were cursing her... All that could be said was that this warped fellow had not provoked Lin Shuguang. Otherwise, it would not have ended with a simple beating.
Then Zhong Xinkai continued, "I couldn't stand it, so I hit Ding Yuchen. That's why Ding Yujie came to get even for his little brother... I got beaten because I'm not strong enough right now. But once I'm strong enough, I won't just beat Ding Yuchen. I'll beat Ding Yujie too."
Lin Shuguang listened quietly.
The more Zhong Xinkai thought about it, the more indignant he became. "Ding Yuchen doesn't play fair. He insulted my mom first, and only then did I hit him. Now he's