Xia Yu decided to go all out. She threw herself at Pei Ziheng and cried, "I love you!"
Pei Ziheng was furious and pushed her away again. This time, he used more force such that she fell over and knocked her forehead on the corner of a hardwood coffee table. Blood started to flow from the open wound, and her hair and clothes were in disarray. Ignoring her disheveled state, Xia Yu crawled over to Pei Ziheng and grabbed onto his leg in tears. He kicked her away and willed himself to walk out of the room with what remained of his rationality.
He walked straight to the bathroom in his bedroom.