Xiao Liu's heart was burning as it had never burned before. Blood rose from her throat and she held it in. Her knees grow weak and she staggered to a wall. Sobbing tears fell from her eyes, blurring her vision. It didn't hurt this much when Shao Luo was trying to tear her heart out, but now it was unbearable. Dong Hai was about to trick her into forgetting him and destroy his love for her. She closes her eyes, crying at the thought of him thinking of her as someone he could simply let... go of. Just like that. She gathers herself and runs straight up to his study, where she comes to a halt.
The attendant outside bows to her "Lady Liu."
"I want to see the Lord... Dong Hai," She says, shuddering and looking away from the guards outside, so they wouldn't see the tears in her eyes.
"My lady, his lordship is beside the lotus pond," the guard informed.
