The educated youths froze for a moment before they reacted.
By the time they pulled the two apart, they saw Gu Yuwei's face was covered in several scratches, some of which were bleeding. She had marks on her neck too, and her hair was so disheveled she looked like a madwoman.
Li Jie had scratches on her face as well, though they weren't as severe as Gu Yuwei's, and her hair was also a mess.
Both of them had tear-streaked faces, especially Gu Yuwei. She had never suffered such an ordeal before and was sobbing so hard she could barely breathe.
"What is wrong with you two? We're supposed to be educated youths, for crying out loud! Have you no shame? If you drag your own reputations through the mud, how do you ever expect to return to the city?" The speaker was Zhang Tong, one of the first educated youths to arrive here.
