Chapter 76 Witnessing Pei Yu’s violence.

Xu Zhouxing's body, addicted to alcohol and sex, could not withstand Pei Yu's force at all. He was stunned for a moment, dizzy and unable to react. He still used the same excuse to excuse himself, "I really didn't--"

"Oh!"

He was kicked hard in the abdomen, and the force was so great that Xu Zhouxing flew away. His back hit the TV cabinet hard. He twitched uncontrollably twice, curled up his body, and kept wailing.

"I was wrong, I was really wrong," Xu Zhouxing panted in pain, begging for mercy, not daring to say any more sophistry, "I can apologize, I will go abroad and never come back..."

His eyelids were stained with blood and his vision was blurred. Amid the persistent tinnitus in his ears, Xu Zhouxing heard Pei Yu's approaching footsteps. He curled up even more, not daring to raise his head, and repeated words that might make Pei Yu calm down.

Cigarette ash fell, and Pei Yu's hand holding the cigarette hung at his side. Because of the previous action, his shirt had a few wrinkles. He brushed it off carelessly, "You know you are wrong... If the person standing here was Shen Zhiyi, would you say this?"

He squatted down beside Xu Zhouxing, his fingertips slightly bent, and the half-burned cigarette was broken into two pieces. He laughed expressionlessly, "You use such a despicable method because you are sure that Shen Zhiyi can't do anything to you. Xu Zhouxing, the person you are asking for mercy is not me."

After vaguely hearing his words, Xu Zhouxing tried to speak, "I can apologize to her, really, I will ask her to forgive me——"

Dealing with Shen Zhiyi is much better than dealing with this person. Xu Zhouxing almost wants to crawl to Shen Zhiyi now.

"Really?" Pei Yu lowered his eyes, glanced at him indifferently, and grabbed his collar nonchalantly, "Unfortunately, I don't want to dirty her eyes."

Despair enveloped his head in an instant. Xu Zhouxing closed his eyes, but before he could utter the next word, he was forced to raise his head. As the severe pain came, the blood flowing to his eyelids became more turbulent and thicker, and a choking sound came from his throat, like a dead fish lying on the ground.

Through the cat's eye, one could see Xu Zhouxing's face, which was no longer recognizable. Old and new wounds overlapped, and it was mostly covered with blood. Shen Zhiyi could not hear the voice inside, nor did she recognize that the person was Xu Zhouxing. Her focus was on Pei Yu.

The cat's eye had a narrow field of vision and could only see Pei Yu's unclear silhouette. Every time he threw someone down from the ground, he revealed a skillful gesture as smooth as flowing water. Even though one could not see the expression on his face, one could imagine that he should be nonchalant at the moment. Shen Zhiyi was very familiar with him as this, but this was the first time he saw him so violent.

She stepped back in a daze, out of the peephole's sight. In front of her was a heavy door, isolating her from everything that was happening inside.

Although they were not similar at all, she inexplicably thought of another person who also used violence, her father.

Shen Zhiyi raised her hand and touched her smooth forehead, where there used to be a crescent-shaped scar, which was later removed through surgery. The scar was caused by her hair being pulled and she hit her head against the ground repeatedly.

She suddenly shuddered, pursed her lips tightly, and stared at the door in front of her for a long time, but she didn't have the courage to raise her hand to knock.

Xiao Dong was waiting outside and got impatient, so he sent her a message to remind her.

"Sister Zhiyi, are you guys done talking? The crew is about to start work."

I had originally taken time out during lunch break, but I couldn't delay the afternoon shoot and had to get there on time.

Shen Zhiyi clenched his phone and returned to the elevator.

Minghua has strict management of people coming in and out, so Xiao Dong could only stay in the parking lot, checking the time and looking at the entrance from time to time. When he saw Shen Zhiyi, he breathed a sigh of relief and stuck his head out of the car window, "Sister Zhiyi, here!" Shen Zhiyi looked up at her, her face pale. After taking a few steps, she suddenly ran quickly to the trash can in the corner. Under the intense emotional impact, she bent over uncomfortably and kept dry heaving.

Xiao Dong was so scared that he ran over quickly, "What's going on?"

She didn't eat anything for lunch and couldn't vomit anything. Shen Zhiyi knew that she had such a big reaction because she was scared. To be more precise, she was afraid. Pei Yu's violence aroused the deepest fear in her heart, even though the person who caused her pain was dead.

She raised her tearful eyes and smiled at Xiao Dong's worried and confused gaze, "I'm really useless."

The reason why she has been living in the past may be related to this lingering nightmare. The fear and pain are still vivid in her mind. She can even recall the smell of alcohol when the man spit on her face and the feeling of blood flowing on her face. She clearly cannot forget these. If she cannot forget these, how can she move towards a new life?

Xiao Dong panicked, "What are you talking about? How can you be useless?"

She was at a loss, "Are you feeling unwell? Let's go to the hospital. I'll tell Director Meng."

"No need," Shen Zhiyi said, "I'll be fine after a short nap."

She smiled a little reluctantly, "Don't worry too much."

The sound of the racing car's engine completely subsided. Every time Xu Zhouxing felt that he was about to pass out, he would be awakened by another sharp pain. He covered his chest, tears and blood all over his face, "It's broken, it hurts, it hurts——"

He could clearly feel that the ribs in his chest that had not yet healed were broken again. Pei Yu was not his father, and he was even more ruthless. He was really afraid that he would die here.

Pei Yu walked back to the table. The cup of hot tea had already gone cold. He poured it all over his bloody hands. After washing his hands, he called Secretary Qin.

A moment later, Secretary Qin brought people over and dragged the unconscious Xu Zhouxing away. From now on, Xu Zhouxing would never appear in the public eye again. If the Xu family were smart, they would cut ties with this son.

He saw Pei Yu's finger bones were bleeding because he rubbed them too hard, and he was about to say something but stopped himself.

He has been with Pei Yu for many years and has seen him at his most embarrassed and ruthless. But as the dust has settled in the past few years, it has been rare to see Pei Yu taking action himself, and he still fights in this purely venting style.

He personally discovered all the dirty deeds of Xu Zhou bit by bit. After finding out the whole story, he finally understood why Shen Zhiyi appeared in the lounge that night - it was mostly coincidence. Pei Yu was not on the list of attendees at the banquet that night, and few people even knew of his existence. He went to Nanyuan on a whim, and even Secretary Qin didn't know the reason. It was just a coincidence that the lounge Pei Yu went to was the one that Xu Zhou had tampered with.

If he could take one step at night, Xu Zhou would be able to succeed.

He handed over a clean handkerchief, Pei Yu took it and wiped the blood from the wound casually, his fingers trembling slightly without being noticeable.

I don’t know if it’s because I used too much force just now, or because the wound hurts too much, or because I’m constantly afraid.

(End of this chapter)