Gu Fan, watching Jie's grief-stricken, throat-wrenching sobbing made him feel very guilty, wishing to say something but found himself unable to utter a word as the grave mistake had already been cast.
"Jie... you have to believe me... I really didn't know..." Gu Fan wanted to reach out to Jie but was met with Jie's angry glare.
A punch, this was the first time Jie had struck Gu Fan, hitting him squarely in the face.
Gu Fan was full of guilt, he didn't dodge or avoid the punch; if enduring this could win his friend's forgiveness, he would take not just one punch but a hundred, but would it even help?
"Why, why?" Jie grabbed Gu Fan by his shirt and loudly demanded answers.
Gu Fan turned his head away and looked down, unable to face Jie's resentment.
Jie threw another punch, knocking Gu Fan to the ground, then violently kicked him repeatedly.
