Clochi listened quietly to Yang Yu's story, with each image gradually materializing before his eyes.
...
"Big sister, what's wrong?"
"Clochi, listen to me, Lux has been holed up in his room for three whole days now. The person he respects the most is you, please go and have a chat with him."
Walking into the dimly lit room, a frail little boy curled up in the corner.
Hearing the sound, the little boy faintly lifted his head, his gaze blank, and as soon as their eyes met, he shrank back into the corner.
"Lux, I want to talk to you."
"..."
"I heard they found a body on the outskirts of the village..."
The little boy clutched his head tightly, burying it even deeper into his knees, trembling,
"It's not my fault, definitely not my fault, it's all that guy's fault, acting all high and mighty even though he's barely older than me, and he keeps calling me a runt...
What's more infuriating is... he bullied Little Hua and even claimed to be..."