8 Years Old Part 3

"You and your brother are funny." Wu Shang Jing commented as he watched Tianwei's retreating back. 

"Thanks," Jingwei said awkwardly. Whenever he and Tianwei bickered, his father didn't find it amusing at all. "How's your cheek?"

"Fine, it doesn't bother me," Wu Shang Jing said, shrugging cooly. "I actually can't feel any pain, because I have some problem with my nerves. So it doesn't matter how many times my father hits me."

Jingwei stared back at him, half-horrified. Then he turned to Zi Long, hoping that this boy was joking. But no, Zi Long merely stared back at him evenly, a silent agreement to his words. 

"Oh my god," Jingwei said, stepping back in shock. "How can that be? That's so… sad? Or cool, I guess, depending on how you think of it. It's like your superpower."