Chang Jing, having successfully extorted seven boxes of playing marbles in one go, finally felt like he could hold his head high.

There were no playing marbles on the island.

There had been, in the beginning, but when Chang Jing was three years old, he accidentally swallowed one and nearly died. After that incident, Chang Kun and Chang Jing's seven older sisters never allowed him to touch such a dangerous toy again.

Even after Chang Jing grew up, the psychological shadow that event had cast on them never truly went away.