I've never talked about this part of my past with anyone. Even with my closest brothers, Gu Jingxin would only gloss over it in a sentence. True brothers wouldn't dig too deeply but would instead silently support and mediate from behind the scenes.
That chapter may have passed a few years ago, but during these years, the men have become more mature and gained deeper understanding of love and life. Yet, the pain hasn't disappeared, nor even distanced itself—it lingers. This pain, however, has nothing to do with love but stems from the bond of brotherhood.
At this moment, Gu Jingxin deeply wished someone could listen to the helplessness concealed beneath his seemingly composed and indifferent exterior. Zhou Xingyan happened to be the person he trusted the most and hoped to confide in.
