While the scab on the back of his neck was still burning, Zhao Feng held the admission notice and stepped on the ferry. During the three years of being pushed into the mud in the small town, he learned to lower his head, give way, and quietly pick up the crushed steamed buns. It wasn't until Dao Scarqiang's nephew ran over his last bite of dry food with the sole of his shoe that he heard the sound of a bone cracking in his heart.
The gate of County No. 1 Middle School did not stop the bullying. Li Hu's fists, the textbooks thrown into the trash can, and the curses of "hillbilly" were all chasing him like the shadow of a small town. But this time, someone stood up when he was hit and said, "He didn't mess with you." Someone pushed potato chips to him and said, "You can tell me if you have anything to say." Someone slapped a basketball and shouted, "Li Hu is a paper tiger."
Chen Mo, who wears glasses, always hands over tissues at critical moments, chubby Lin dares to use a mop to shout "get out" at gangsters, and Xiao Yang, who can play basketball, is always the first to stand beside him. When the shadows of the four teenagers overlapped in the sunset, Zhao Feng suddenly understood: Strength does not come from clenching fists alone, but from someone willing to work with you to slowly straighten your bent spine.
This is not a "be the boss" story. It was the four teenagers who exchanged glances in the back row of the classroom, protected their bullied classmates in the corridor, and when they were blocked in the open space, no one turned around and ran away. The scars hidden on the cuffs, the homework written under the emergency lights, and the notes with smiling faces will eventually turn into something harder than a fist - letting everyone who has ever walked with their head down know that you don't have to be a soft persimmon forever, because there will always be someone standing behind you.
Concept: The concept of "Scar and the Boy": Real strength is never about defeating someone with your fists, but when you decide not to bow your head, there is always someone willing to stand side by side to form a wall with you - the courage hidden in the scars and the tacit understanding between brothers are the hardest bones to fight against bullying.