I Won't Take Another Beating!

Lu Chen has known one thing since he was a child: he has to run.

When he was chased, beaten, and pinned to the ground so he couldn't get up, all he could do was cover his head and wait for them to get tired and leave.

But one person's arrival changed his situation.

When that person left, though, she gave him only one thing.

He never saw her come back.

That thing stayed by his side as he endured the bullying. Later, he learned many things. He learned what to protect when someone kicked him down, how to fight so the other person would let go first, how to listen for sounds and pinpoint their source in the dark, and how to stay clearheaded in the worst chaos.

He sewed and mended that thing again and again. One alley, one classroom, one vocational school, one city. One brother after another came along, and one problem after another was dealt with. Some people along the way, some never walked again, and some left his world.

Then one day, a big sister he'd never met blocked his way. She said nothing, only stared at him for a long, long time. Then she asked, "Where did you get this?"

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.